DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020 in a ceremony at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan at 4:12 in the afternoon on January 6. Duterte signed the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2020 that would finance the national expenditure of the government for the year that includes […]
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Bato wants projects for FR monitored
DAVAO CITY-– Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa wants the local government units to monitor the projects given to former rebels to enable government to assess their development in the mainstream society. In an interview with Newsline.ph, Dela Rosa said the projects given to former rebels means their survival and livelihood when they returned to the […]
DOH tightens screening amid ‘mysterious’ virus outbreak in China
MANILA — Travelers will face tighter screening following reports that Chinese authorities are investigating a “mysterious illness” amid concerns that the flu-like virus is linked to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday. In a statement, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said he has instructed the Bureau of Quarantine to […]
Duterte brings love and hope to children with cancer
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte visited children at the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City on December 29, 2019. This, as Duterte’s tradition to a sector close to his heart, the children cancer patients. In 2007, Duterte bequeathed his own house at Margarita Village so that children can use them, thus, a shelter called House […]
Kumander Bravo calls for lasting peace in Mindanao
ILIGAN CITY – Abdullah Macapaar, also known as “Kumander Bravo”, the MILF leader who used to lead attacks in Lanao del Norte including Kauswagan town, and now a Member of Parliament in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), said on Saturday he does not want conflict anymore and encouraged everyone to work together […]
Duterte to NHA: Build Houses for quake victims
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the National Housing Authority to build houses for the victims of earthquakes from North Cotabato to Davao del Sur. In his speech during his visit in Mlang, North Cotabato on December 30, Duterte publicly instructed NHA General Manager Marcelino Escalada to rebuild the houses of earthquake victims […]
Duterte convenes security sector to discuss safety of Filipinos in the Middle East
DAVAO CITY —- President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, January5, convened the officials from the security sector at the Malacañan Palace to discuss matters regarding the country’s contingency measures to ensure the safety of Filipinos based in the Middle East. During the meeting, Duterte ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to prepare its air and […]
Duterte orders AFP to prepare air, naval assets for MidEast evacuations
MANILA – In the wake of rising tension between the United States and Iran, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has been ordered by President Rodrigo R. Duterte to prepare it’s air and naval assets which could be used in the evacuation of overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East should hostilities erupt in the […]
AFP to utilize resources in crushing remaining Reds: Santos
MANILA — While supportive of all government efforts to bring the local communist insurgency to a peaceful end, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is more than willing to use all its assets and resources to crush the movement’s remaining supporters and members. “The AFP can now focus all its resources, manpower and firepower […]
Sleep-deprived Duterte now feeling well: Palace
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte, who has been deprived of sleep due to his heavy workload, is now feeling well, Malacañang said on Saturday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo gave the assurance a day after Duterte missed an event in Davao del Sur. “PRRD was under the weather for two days due to workload, attending events, […]
Military clarifies no lockdown in Marawi
ILIGAN CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Saturday there is no lockdown in Marawi City after the martial law in Mindanao lapsed on the midnight of Dec. 31, 2019, more than two years it was declared during the siege. Col. Jose Maria Cuerpo, commander of the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade, whose […]
Bus nahulog sa kanal, 26 samaran
DAKBAYAN SA KIDAPAWAN —-SAMARAN ang 26 ka pasahero apil ang driver, sa dihang nahulog sa kanal ang Mindanao Star bus didto sa Crossing Km. 114, Barangay Amas Kidapawan, North Cotabato kagahapon, Enero 3, 2020 sa alas dos sa buntag. Sumala ni Police Provincial director Lt. Col. Bernard Tayong, misaysay si Jimmy Jose, ang driver […]
Blessed Sacrament stolen from NegOr heritage church
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Blessed Sacrament at the Adoration Chapel of the St. Augustine of Hippo Parish Church in Bacong, Negros Oriental was stolen by unidentified thieves on Friday. The people in Bacong are asked to do penitential acts for the reparation of sins committed against God for the desecration and sacrilegious act in the stealing […]