COTABATO CITY – Some 64 hospital staff of Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) are on quarantine over suspicion that coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) could have infected the staff. Because of this, the management of the hospital had decided to limit admissions for emergencies and life-threatening cases only. Dr. Helen Yambao, CRMC chief, said the staff workers are […]
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Korte Suprema: Mga bag-ong dinakpan ibalhug sa istasyon sa pulisan og dili sa prisohan
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Gimanduan karon sa Korte Supreme ang administrator sa korte nga ingnan ang mga Huwes nga ang mga bag-ong dinakpan sa kaulohan ibalhug sa istasyon sa kapulisan ug dili sa prisohan . Ang kamanduan i-implementar sukad Hulyo 21 hangtud sa Agosto 31, ning kasamtangang tuig. Matud ni Court Administrator Maida Marquez, ang […]
PH Consular Office in Manado repatriates 51 distressed Filipino Fishermen
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine government repatriated 51 distressed fishermen from Manado on 17 July 2020. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in a statement said, everyone underwent COVID-19 testing in Manado and also in General Santos City; providing protective gear to the repatriates, including transportation to the airport; and, facilitating immigration and quarantine process. […]
DMB released P3.78-trillion of the 2020 national budget
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released in June the P3.78-trillion or 92.3 percent of the P4.10-trillion program of appropriations for 2020. The Department of Budget and Management in a statement said “This is a marked improvement when compared to the 85.5 percent of allotments released from January to June […]
DepEd sticks to August 24 class opening, but RA 11480 allows Duterte to set any date
DAVAO CITY — Education Secretary Leonor Briones stuck to the August 24 date as the official opening for School Year 2020-2021 will start on August 24 despite the new law allowing the President to set the date beyond schedule. In a briefing on Tuesday with President Rodrigo Duterte, Briones said all the department’s preparations were […]
NBI arrests PSC employee over P14.4-M fraud
DAVAO CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) last Tuesday arrested an employee of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for falsifying the payroll register of the athletes and coaches and credited their allowances into his own bank account. NBI Officer-In-Charge Eric B. Distor identified the subject PSC employee as Paul Michael Padua Ignacio. The […]
NBI files crime complaints vs. cops involved in Jolo shooting of soldiers
DAVAO CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday filed criminal complaints against members of the Philippine National Police assigned in Sulu, suspected to be involved in the June 29 shooting that killed four Philippine Army soldiers in Jolo. The NBI personnel led Western Mindanao Regional Director Moises Tamayo as they filed complaints […]
PH Consulate General in Jeddah repatriates another batch of stranded OFWs
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah repatriated another batch of Filipinos based in Jeddah and other parts of the Western Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 17 July 2020. The newly repatriated were brought home via a Philippine Airlines (PAL) chartered flight. The chartered flight landed in Manila on 18 […]
P5-million refrigerated centrifuge inaugurated in Kidapawan City
DAVAO CITY — The city government of Kidapawan on Monday inaugurated its P5-million worth of refrigerated centrifuge and temporary blood center. This, despite the ongoing debate over the Supplemental Budget No. 8 at the City Council. Mayor Joseph Evangelista on Monday led the Blessing and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, the facility will serve as the blood […]
DOH-10 nag-awhag sa APOR nga mosulti og tinoud sa ilang travel history
DAKBAYAN SA OZAMIZ — Gipasidan-an karon ni DOH Regional Director 10 Adriano Suba-an ang tanang Authorized Person Outside Residence kon APOR nga gikinahanglang responsabli ug matinud-anon sa ilang kaugalingon subay sa ilang history of travel alang sa pagtuman sa ilang bulohaton subay niining paningkamot sa pakigbatok sa COVID-19. Gisaysay ni Suba-an nga ang pagkahimong APOR […]
Kidapawan inaugurates P4.2-M Covid-19 facility
KIDAPAWAN CITY–The city government inaugurated Monday a PHP4.3-million Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility (TTMF) here for locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “It is the first-ever facility in Region 12 funded solely by the local government unit (LGU) through its local risk reduction management fund,” Mayor Joseph Evangelista told reporters. Evangelista said […]
Media not allowed inside Batasan during SONA
MANILA – No members of the media will be allowed inside the premises of Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City during President Rodrigo Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday (July 27). In an advisory sent to reporters, the House of Representatives said only members of the Presidential Broadcast Staff-Radio Television Malacañang (PBS-RTVM) will […]
Ambulance driver, helper arrested for carrying ‘shabu’ in Maguindanao
DAVAO CITY – The ambulance driver and an aide of Parang town in Maguindanao were arrested after police authorities in Talitay town discovered their possession of prohibited drugs on Sunday afternoon. In a report published by NDBC, Major Michael Tinio, chief of the Datu Anggal Midtimbang municipal police, identified the two as Mohaimen Ali, 32, the […]