DAVAO CITY–The Salugpongan Ta’tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center Inc. (STTICLCI) remains in operation despite the suspension order served by the Department of Education (DepEd) on July 12. In an interview Friday, STTICLCI executive director Maria Eugenia Nolasco said the 55 schools around Davao Region whose permit to operate was suspended by DepEd-11 will still hold […]
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GenSan all set for 5th Blaan Day celebration
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The local government will showcase anew the rich culture and traditions of the Blaan tribe, the city’s first inhabitants, during the 5th Blaan Day celebration on July 22. City Councilor Lucio Cawayan, the city council’s Indigenous People’s Mandatory Representative (IPMR), said Friday the three-day event will include cultural activities such as the […]
7 pupils, 2 others dead in Boljoon, Cebu mishap
CEBU CITY — Seven elementary pupils and two other passengers were confirmed dead in a road accident in Boljoon, Cebu, Friday morning, July 19, 2019. Sixteen other passengers were also rushed to nearby government hospital for various injuries. The victims were onboard a government-owned dumptruck when the accident happened. Boljoon Mayor Merlou Derama said the […]
7 fishermen floating at sea for 11 hours rescued in S. Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY — Seven fishermen from Surigao City were rescued Wednesday afternoon off San Francisco, Southern Leyte after strong waves whipped by Tropical Storm Falcon overturned their fishing boat. The Philippine National Police (PNP) regional office here said the sea mishap took place between the coastal villages of Marayag and Pinamudlan in San Francisco town. The […]
Opisyal sa pulis gipatay sa usa ka hubog atol sa lamay
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Hulyo 19) — Patay ang usa ka Sarhento sa pulis sa dihang gilabni sa usa ka hubog ang iyang pistula, sa usa ka lamay didto sa Barangay Poblacion sa Kiamba, Probinsya sa Saranggani, niadtong milabayng Huesbes. Giila ni Lt. Col. Teody Condesa, tigpamaba sa Sarangani Police Provincial Office, ang biktima nga si […]
DOH pushes for parents support on immunization
DAVAO CITY—The Department of Health in Region 11 (DOH-11) on Thursday called on the parents to allow their children to get vaccinated in next month’s school-based immunization. DOH-11 officials admitted that many of the parents still fear getting their children immunized because of the Dengvaxia controversy in 2017. In 2017, the DOH suspended the school-based […]
OPAV clarifies PUV modernization program
CEBU CITY — Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Lloyd Dini intervened on Thursday, July 18, in the issue on the implementationof the Public UtilityVehicle (PUV) Modernization Program that is being implemented in Mactan Island. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan earlier rejected the additional deployment of 75 units of e-jeepneys in Mactan Island. Mayor […]
Pile of garbage in a box alarms Iligan residents
ILIGAN CITY (July 19) —– Residents and vendors along Mercardo Street in Barangay Poblacion panicked upon discovery of an abandoned box which turned out to be a pile domestic garbage early yesterday morning. Alarmed residents immediately called the police, a team from the Explosive and Ordnance Division (EOD) discovered, an abandoned large box which contained […]
Duha ka sundalo patay sa ambush
DAKBAYAN SA KIDAPAWAN (Hulyo 18) —Duha ka miembro sa 19th Infantry Battalion sa Philippine Army ang namatay sa dihang gi-ambush sila sa gituohang miembro sa terroristang New People’s Army didto sa Sitio Bukatol, Kinawayan, Arakan, North Cotabato, kagahapon alas 4:50 sa hapon, Hulyo 17.. Sa imbistigasyon nga gihimo sa Arakan PNP, nahibal-ang nagmotor ang duha […]
Rehab for ComVal’s Naboc river underway
DAVAO CITY–Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu led on Tuesday the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the rehabilitation of Naboc River in Monkayo town, Compostela Valley province. A major part of the MOA is the desilting and quarrying of the 24-kilometer stretch river, Cimatu said, as he acknowledged […]
PRO-9 deploys ‘hijab PNP contingent’
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) has formed a “hijab PNP contingent” to undertake community affairs programs across the region. Brig. Gen. Froilan Quidilla, PRO-9 director, said Wednesday the contingent is part of the 692 new policemen they deployed to undergo a six-month on-the-job Field Training Program (FTP) in the different parts of the […]
Duterte to only face PH court
DAVAO CITY (July 18) — President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he would only answer to the Philippine courts stressing he has no intention to face the international tribunal. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution seeking to look into human rights violations in the Philippines in relation to Duterte’s war on illegal […]
Palace ‘seriously considering’ cutting ties with Iceland
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte is “seriously considering” cutting ties with Iceland after it sponsored a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to look into the human rights situation in the country, including deaths in the campaign against illegal drugs. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte personally told him that he […]