DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Army and local police authorities are eyeing the filing of a case against leaders of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) for violation of children’s rights. “The NPAs are still recruiting minors to become child soldiers despite the universally accepted moral obligation under the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) that children must […]
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Ritual sa Igorot himoun sa lawak ni Trillanes
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Hunyo 27) — Usa ka ritual nga makapahawa sa dautang ispiritu, ug magbendisyon ang pagahimoun sa lawak nga gigamit kanhi ni Senador Antonio Trillanes sa Senado. Si Senadora Marcos, ang musunod nga mogamit sa lawak ni Trillanes, nakadesisyon nga una niini gamiton ang lawak, mohangyo siya sa mga kaigsoonang Igorot nga maghimo […]
Mga eskuelahan mohatag ug lingkuranan sa mga estudyanteng sa nasunogan
DAKBAYAN SA KIDAPAWAN (Hunyo 26) — Nagkasinabot ang mga magtutudlo sa distrito nga mohatag ug mga plastic nga bangko alang sa mga estudyante sa Isidoro Lonzaga Memorial Elementary School (ILMES) didto sa Barangay Magsaysay. Kini ang nasabutan sa mga magtutudlo human gilamoy sa kalayo ang kuarto sa Grade 4 og 5 niadtong Biernes alas kuarto […]
TESDA director arrested with bomb materials
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police arrested a government official and seized bomb-making materials in a law enforcement operation in Basilan province Tuesday. Maj. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, identified the arrested official as Muida Hataman, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) provincial director of Basilan. Galvez said Hataman was arrested after a […]
Duterte to children: Stay humble
DAVAO CITY (June 26) — President Rodrigo Duterte told his children to stay humble even if they are now occupying top position. Duterte advised his children as he witnessed his youngest son Sebastian ‘Baste’ took his oath as the Vice Mayor last Friday afternoon, June 21. “Kaya ito sinasabi ko sa inyo mga anak ko, […]
Garma is new PCSO boss
CEBU CITY — Cebu City Police Director Royina Garma is the new general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech Monday night, June 24, 2019 announced Garma’s appointment as the new PCSO general manager replacing retired Marine general Alexander Balutan. Duterte fired Balutan in March due to corruption […]
2 farmers, minor hurt in N. Cot ambush
COTABATO CITY — Policemen are hot on the trail of gunmen who ambushed and wounded three persons, including a minor, in Pikit, North Cotabato over the weekend. In a report, Capt. Mautin Pangadigan, Pikit police chief, identified the victims as Omar Delna Akob, 26, and Tala Maulana Matabalao, 30, both farmers; and Manyara Akob Buka, […]
Bato hopes Kapa returns donations
DAVAO CITY — Senator-elect Ronald Dela Rosa wished that investment schemes like Kapa Community Ministry, Inc. will return the hard-earned money to the people. Dela Rosa who said he pitied the people who invested or donated their money on shady investment schemes. “Naluoy ko sa mga miyembro nga wala mabalik ang kwarta pero kung muingon […]
San Juan celebrates water fest amid water shortage
MANILA — The San Juan City government on Monday celebrated Wattah Wattah Festival, in honor of its patron St. John the Baptist, amid water shortage in some areas of the metropolis. Randy Parkucho, a fireman, said the dousing of water every June 24 has been a tradition and is impossible to stop even when there […]
Duterte calls for aggressive investment in people
BANGKOK, Thailand—President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Saturday, June 22, highlighted the need to invest in people if the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) wants to achieve a sustainable regional development. In his intervention at the 34th ASEAN Summit (Plenary) at the Athenee Hotel here, President Duterte described the region’s people as the “greatest resource.” […]
PNP asks porn site to remove students’ sex videos
MAMBAJAO, Camiguin – The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group-10 (ACG-10) on Saturday said it has already requested a pornography-streaming website to remove from its server self-made videos of teenage students of a private school allegedly doing sexual acts that have been circulated online. ACG-10 investigator Staff Sgt. Ritchel Tesoro said they have forwarded the request […]
Cop, 4 others nabbed in Pagadian City drug bust ops
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Four people, including a policeman and barangay councilor, were arrested and PHP3.4 million worth of suspected shabu were seized in an anti-drug operation here on Friday. Agent Cesario Judilla Jr., Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Zamboanga del Sur head, identified the arrested suspects as Police Senior Master Sgt. Ricky Usman Sabturani […]
Davao biz meet draws more foreign delegates
DAVAO CITY — The two-day Davao Investment Conference (Davao ICon) drew more participation from foreign businessmen with half of the 600 total delegates, particularly the European Union member countries and members of the diplomatic community. Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCCI) president Arturo Milan said this only indicates that Davao City has become an […]