MANILA – The House Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday deferred the deliberations on the proposed PHP1.59-billion 2021 budget of the Presidential Communications Operations Office’s (PCOO) over the supposed “red-tagging” of Makabayan bloc lawmakers by one of the agency’s officials. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro raised the motion to suspend the PCOO’s budget hearing due to […]
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Communal eating and smoking noted to cause Covid-19 spread
DAVAO CITY — A top health official says Communal eating and smoking together in chambers are seen to open opportunities for COVID-19 to spread as these require masks to be taken off. A report published by the Philippine Information Agency stated that no less than Health Undersecretary for Vis-Min Field Implementation Office, Dr. Abdulla B. […]
P13-B allocated for Covid-19 response under DOH 2021 budget
MANILA – Around PHP13 billion has been allocated in the proposed budget of the Department of Health (DOH) for the government’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) response efforts and health system resilience programs for next year. During the hearing of the House Committee on Health on DOH’s proposed budget for 2021, Health Undersecretary Mario Villaverde said the PHP13.03-billion […]
Cezar Mancao named cybercrime center chief
MANILA – Former police officer Cezar Mancao II has been named chief of an attached agency in charge of all functions related to cybersecurity, Malacañang said Wednesday. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed that Mancao was appointed as Executive Director V of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center (CICC) of the Department of Information […]
Negosyante sa Tagum napusilan atol sa drug bust operation
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Naigo sa tiil ang usa ka negosyante sa dihang misulay kini og sibat sa gihimong drug bust operation sa Tagum City, alas 5:30 sa hapon niadtong Martes, Septiembre 8. Sumala ni Police Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Lao, Hepe sa RPDEU-RSOG XI ug sa Talomo Police Station, ang suspetsado nga si Ringo Calzada […]
Tagum City to enforce tighter Covid-19 measure in public market
DAVAO CITY — With the recent case involving a fish vendor in Tagum City, the city government will introduce measures to further tighten measures to prevent coronavirus disease infection. Mayor Allan L. Rellon in an interview with Newsline.ph said “We will review our existing health protocol and will re-implement the one-entrance-one-exit policy and this time, […]
Soldiers kill 4 Abu Sayyaf bandits in Zambo-Sibugay
ZAMBOANGA CITY (UPDATED) — Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines killed four suspected members of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group in today’s dawn raid in the sub-village of Limuno, Barangay in the municipality of President Rojas R. T Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay. But the AFP in a statement said, one more ASG member was […]
28 couples in NoCot seal love with a kiss
DAVAO CITY — Despite restrictions set by the Department of Health to avoid mass gatherings to prevent coronavirus-19 infection, a Barangay Captain held a mass wedding and even allowed the newlywed couple to seal their union with a kiss, this time with face mask. In celebrating its 66th founding anniversary on Monday, September 7, Makalala […]
It’s not time for Duque to resign: Duterte
DAVAO CITY — Despite repeated calls from various political leaders of the country for President Rodrigo Duterte to fire Health Secretary Francisco Duque, the President continuously vouched for him saying it is not time. On Monday, Duterte again said he still trusts Duque saying it is not time for the health chief to leave his […]
GenSan restricts entry of frontline essential workers
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Frontline and essential workers coming from areas with confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) local transmission are now required to present negative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test results before they can enter the city. City Mayor Ronnel Rivera directed its strict enforcement effective Tuesday through Executive Order (EO) No. 42-B, which […]
Tagum City closes public market after stall owner tested positive for COVID-19
DAVAO CITY — Tagum City Mayor Allan L. Rellon has ordered the closure of the city’s wet and dry market for seven days starting today September 8, after a fish vendor was tested positive for Coronavirus-19. In an interview with Newsline.ph, Rellon said, “We decided to close because we need to decontaminate the market as […]
PH Covid-19 cases flattened-Duterte
DAVAO CITY — The cases of coronavirus-19 in the country has flattened, this was the declaration of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night, September 7, as he faced the nation on a televised address. “The coronavirus curve flattened. Meaning to say that there are now fewer people with a contaminated disease called COVID-19. Recent scientific […]
Tagum City ready for the P82-billion Mindanao Railway
DAVAO CITY — The city government of Tagum is now preparing for the much-awaited P82-billion Mindanao Railway Project which is set to take off in the second quarter of 2021. The project when completed, according to Tagum City Mayor Allan L. Rellon, will shorten the travel time among key cities and provinces in Mindanao, “It will […]