ZAMBOANGA CITY — Joint government forces successfully rescued the 64-year-old Filipino-American on Wednesday at around 10:30 in the morning after a gun battle with armed men believed to be members of the Abu Sayyaf Group in the hinterlands of Barangay Pisa Itom, Sirawai town, Zamboanga del Norte. During the firefight, the armed men left Triplitt which […]
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Catholic faithful urged to pray rosary amid pandemic
MANILA – As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Catholic faithful have been urged to pray the rosary in October, a Holy Rosary Month. “Praying the Rosary is very crucial during these troubled times of Covid-19 which our medical experts have yet to develop a vaccine,” Fr. Kit Ramirez said […]
SC dismisses 3 graft cases vs. NCot Guv Catamco
DAVAO CITY — The Supreme Court dismissed three (3) criminal charges filed by the Sandiganbayan against businesswoman Nancy Catamco, who was elected North Cotabato Governor in the 2019 elections, citing violations to her Constitutional rights to speedy disposition of cases. In a 10-page decision rendered by Supreme Court Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin A. Caguioa, which […]
Lanao del Sur Guv recovers from Covid-19
COTABATO CITY—Lanao del Sur Regional Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong and parliament member Marjane Macasalog have recently recovered from Coronavirus Disease. Mohd Asnin Pendatun, Bangsamoro Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) spokesperson, on Monday said the recovery of Adiong and Macasalog is “A reminder that these officials risk their lives to deliver services to the public in light […]
PNP-SAF arrests local terrorist in Zamboanga City
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A member of a local terrorist group was arrested by operatives from the 82nd action company of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force here on Sunday, September 27, in Barangay Recodo. Authorities identified the suspect as Hajili Banah, a.k.a. Hashim Saripada was arrested by virtue of the two warrants of arrest docketed […]
Education loan for students, anyone?
DAVAO CITY — The Land Bank of the Philippine has announced that families in need of financial assistance to be able to continue sending their students to school amid health pandemic impact resulting to the current economic crisis, may now avail of a lending program recently rolled out by the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) […]
Panabo City launch virtual zumba
Panabo City — The City Government of Panabo recently launched a virtual Zumba in celebration of the 120th Civil Service founding anniversary. The activity which started on September 18, was participated by city government employees and their respective department heads, which was conducted live via social media on the Facebook Page of the City. Following […]
Go helps freed OFW charged with murder, pushes for Department of OFW
DAVAO CITY — Senator Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’Go has extended assistant to Rose Policarpio, the overseas Filipino worker who had just returned to the country after being acquitted of murder in Saudi Arabia. The Manila-based radio station DZRH facilitated the conversation between Go and Policarpio where the later thanked Go for extending assistance and support to […]
Disaster department pasado na sa Kongreso
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Gipasar na sa Kongreso sa ikatulo ug katapusang higayon ang usa ka balaud nga maghimo og Department of Disaster Resilience kon DDR. Sa gihimong pagboto sa mga membro sa Kongreso, 241 ka Kongresman ang misuporta sa House Bill 5989 o Disaster Resilience Act. samtang 7 ang wala kauyon ug usa ang […]
Gihimo nato ang tanan aron batukan ang Covid-19, Duterte
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Gihimo sa gobyerno ang tanan angay’ng himuon ug gikinahanglan aron nga batukan ang sakit nga Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19), kini ang gibutyag ni President Rodrigo Duterte isip tubag sa iyang mga kritiko nga nanaway sa mga pamaagi sa pagresponde sa maong health pandemic. Sa mga nanaway, matud ni Duterte “Ilang gibaliwala ang […]
933 ka permit aprobado na alang sa bag-ong TELCO towers
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Mokabat na sa 933 ka mga bag-ong permit ang nahatag gikan sa nagkadaiyang lokal nga panggamhanan sa nasud aron sa katukuran sa Teco towers, kini sumala sa taho sa Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA). Sa nahisgutang ihap, ang PLDT-Smart, adunay 661; samtanga ang Globe adunay 272. Ang mga permit nga nahatag molangkob […]
Teacher cum Solicitor
Teachers are considered the second mother of the learners during normal times as students spend a longer time inside the classrooms than their houses. But the pandemic changed the entire teaching-learning process, the parents has a new role to play — the tutor cum teacher and mother. The teachers role has also changed, they are […]
40 plane passengers tested positive upon arrival at Davao Airport
DAVAO CITY —- A sweeper flight which landed in Davao City International Airport carried passengers with 40 coronavirus disease-19 positive. In a radio interview with the City Government-owned DCDR radio, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday, September 25, revealed “Adtong September 21, kabalo mo dunay isa ka plane nga dala niya 40 nga positive, diri na […]