DAVAO CITY — With the increasing number of Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) and defying health protocol and ordinary citizens violating the restrictions, Task Force (TF) Davao Commander advised everyone to take all these measures as a civic duty of a citizen towards his country. TF Davao Commander Yecla explained to Newsline on Thursday that, “Given […]
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Duterte declares July 31 as regular holiday for Eid’l Adha
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has declared July 31 as a regular holiday nationwide for the observance of Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. Duterte signed Proclamation 985, which states that Eid’l Adha should be observed as a regular holiday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed Thursday in separate statements. Eid’l […]
Duterte appoints LGen. Gapay as next AFP chief
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Lieutenant General Gilbert Italia Gapay as the next Armed Forces Chief of Staff. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a statement confirmed the appointment of Gapay as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines effective August 3, 2020. In statement Roque said, “We expect […]
Government to tax foreign corporations selling digital services
DAVAO CITY — Foreign corporations selling digital services in the country such as Netflix, Spotify, and others, will have to pay for and impose VAT on their services. This, after the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, approved a proposal imposing a 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on digital transactions in the […]
Banana giant donates PCR machines to hospital in Davao region
DAVAO CITY –— The Tagum Agriculture Development Company (TADECO) again donated a brand-new Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine unit worth P2.7 million this time to Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) on July 27. Zeaus C. Vadil, Human Resource Assistant Vice President of the Banana giant, in an interview with Newsline.ph said the recent donation is […]
Caraga Region-Davao City bus to operate soon-LTFRB
DAVAO CITY — Starting August, Davao City- Caraga region bound passengers and vice versa can avail the public transport. The Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) regional director Armand Dioso, said the board has allowed the Davao City-Caraga Region route but is still finalizing the schedule. LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra in an interview with […]
Davao City targets 186k kids in anti-polio drive
DAVAO CITY –— The city government of Davao targets over 186, 864 kids in the completion of the fifth round of the “Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio” on August 2, 2020. Since the start of the final round on July 20, the City Health Office (CHO) already given 174,082 children with Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) or […]
Dabawenyos gi-awhag nga himoong batasan ang pagsunod sa 4-paagi aron malikayan ang Covid-19
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Gi-awhag ni Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio ang mga Dabawenyo nga himoong batasan ang pagsunod sa upat ka paagi aron malikayan ang inpeksyon sa coronavirus-19. Ang paglikay sa matag usa gikan sa inpeksyon daku og matabang sa ekonomiya ug sa panglawas sa katawhan. Sumala sa mayor, ang simpleng pamaagi pagalangkuban sa musunod: pagpondo […]
Emperador Brandy mikita panahon sa pandemya
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Nakaganansya gihapon ang kompanya sa ilimnon nga Emperador bisan pa man dunay pandemya, kini tungod kay mikusog ang ilang halin sa gawas sa nasud. Sumala ni Andrew Tan, a bilyonaryong tag-iya sa Emperador Inc, misaka og 24 poryesnto kon P1.9-bilyon ang iyang kita sa ikaduhang ‘quarter’ sa kasamtangang tuig. Matud ni […]
Marawi LGU-DepEd tap radio Dansalan for alternative learning
DAVAO CITY — The city government of Marawi has entered into a memorandum of agreement between the Department to Education to use ‘Radyo Dansalan’ as an alternative mode of learning during the coronavirus-19 pandemic. Marawi mayor Majul Gandamra signed in behalf of the city government and the Dansalan radio while DepEd Marawi City Schools Division […]
Ex-judge to clergy: Focus on fixing Church scandals, not politics
MANILA – Former Sandiganbayan justice and Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Harriet Demetriou on Tuesday called out religious leaders for engaging in politics and urged them to focus instead on reforming the Catholic Church which has been plagued by scandals. “Instead of your non-stop politicizing, criticizing and demeaning the System which includes the judicial power of […]
Customs at NAIA increase personnel to facilitate returning OFWs
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs has increased its personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to facilitate the influx of returning overseas Filipino workers and repatriates from the international airport during the coronavirus pandemic. The Customs in a press statement said they will stand with their commitment by “Providing Government Service 24/7” […]
DFA completes repatriation of deceased OFWs
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Foreign Affairs has completely repatriated on Tuesday the remains of the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died in the Middle East. In a press statement, the DFA said the last batch of the repatriation from Saudi Arabia arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday afternoon. A chartered Philippine Airlines (PAL) […]