DAVAO CITY (April 6) — The Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) arrested an American national who is a string of criminal cases in the United States. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente identified the suspect as Antonio Marsonel Wilson, 38, who has been issued arrest warrant by the US district court in Warren County, Kentucky. Wilson […]
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11 ka balay naugdaw sa Dabaw
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Abril 6) — Naugdaw sa sunog ang onse ka balay alas 8:00 kaganihang buntag sa Purok 23 Talipapa Brgy Sto. Niño TugbokGituohang nagsugod ang sunog sa panimalay ni Bonifacio Lawag. Sumala ni Police Major Ricky Obenza, hepe sa Tugbok Police Station nga sa ilang gihimong imbestigasyon kauban ang Bureau of Fire Protection […]
18 Immigration personnel face suspension over extortion try
MANILA — Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to put under preventive suspension its eighteen (18) personnel allegedly involved in an extortion attempt on 15 Koreans in Angeles, Pampanga last month. Morente recommended that the operatives be suspended, pending the results of an investigation on the alleged […]
Duterte champions better protection for prosecutors
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 4, urged the Prosecutors’ League of the Philippines to work with law enforcement agencies in crafting solutions to better protect prosecutors and their families. In his speech at the 31st Annual Convention of the Prosecutors’ League of the Philippines here, the Chief Executive said, “The assassination […]
Duterte frustrated over unending efforts to end war on drugs
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte is “frustrated” that despite efforts to make his war on drugs “harsher” than ever, the entry of illegal drugs in the country still persists, Malacañang said on Thursday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after the President said, during a PDP-Laban campaign rally in Malabon City on April 2, […]
Inahan nga OFW adunay talagsaong regalo sa graduation sa iyang anak
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Abril 5) — Pirting lipaya sa bag-ong graduate nga si Alwytz Robiniol Gaoiran, 11, sa dihang iyang nadawat ang regalo sa iyang inahan nga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) , pag-uli sa ilang balay human sa iyang graduation. Tungod kay dili makatambong ang iyang inahan, iyang gutagaan ang iyang anak sa usa ka […]
Mayor, VM arrested for hot guns
DAVAO CITY (APRIL 5) — The mayor and vice mayor of San Francisco, Camotes in Cebu province were arrested Thursday morning after firearms with expired licenses and an explosive were found in their residences. By virtue of the search warrant issued by Cebu RTC Judge Leopoldo Canete, agents of the Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) of the […]
MILF to remain neutral in 2019 polls
KIDAPAWAN CITY — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will remain neutral in the 2019 national and local elections but would allow its members to vote according to their conscience. “The MILF, as an organization, will remain neutral, but will not stop its members from voting,” Chief Minister Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim of the Bangsamoro […]
BREAKING: 18 hurt in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat blast
DAVAO CITY (April 3-)UPDATED — Eighteen persons including a pregnant woman were hurt when a still unknown bomb exploded along the national highway in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat at about 3:13 in the afternoon. The Municipal Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Council has earlier recorded six wounded but the number increased to 14 as of presstime. […]
Thailand to hire PH teachers soon-DOLE
DAVAO CITY (April 3) — The Philippine government is set to sign an agreement with the government of Thailand which will open opportunity for Filipino teachers. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Thailand needs English teachers and the agreement will be signed anytime within the month. Bello emphasized, Thailand will […]
Duterte orders review of all government contracts, removal of onerous deals
DAVAO CITY (April 3) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, April 2, ordered the Solicitor-General, the Secretary of Justice, and all those in the legal departments of different government agencies to review all contracts entered into by the government. In the same order, Duterte stressed that priority for review are contracts on concession agreements and […]
2 ka bata gikan na ‘moving up’ nalunod, patay
LUNGSOD SA MIDSAYAP (Abril 2) — Duha ka estudyante nga bag-o palang nahuman sa ilang ‘moving up’ namatay human nalumos sa sapa didto sa Barangay Pentil, Aleosan North Cotabato kagahapon sa hapon. Ang mag-ig-agaw nga estudyante gikan sa ilang ‘moving up’ ceremony ug nagkasinabot nga mangaligo sa sapa, apan ,nalumos tungod sa sulog nga tubig. […]
2 ka estudyante sa hi-skul sa NCot nagpakamatay
LUNGSOD SA KABACAN (Abril 2) — Duha ka estudyante sa hi-skul sa University Laboratory School sa University of Southern Mindanao ning lungsod, ang nakit-ang patay na, kaganinang buntag sayo, didto sa barangay Katidtuan. Alas 9:30 kagahapon sa dihang nakadawat ug taho ang kapulisan kabasin sa panghitabo sa maong barangay. Ang duha ka estudyante nga nag-edad […]