DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Hunyo 15) — Posas ang giabot sa usa ka empleyado sa Governor William “Bill” Villegas Memorial Hospital sa Guinhukngan City, Negros Oriental, human kini nasakpang nagraket ug paninda ug shabu, niadtong Huebes sa gabii, Hunyo 13. Gi-aresto gilayon si Dominador Seguera Antique Sr. human iya gibaligyaan ug shabu ang usa ka ‘under […]
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Bong Go celebrates birthday with Davao communities
DAVAO CITY (June 15)— Senator-elect Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go spent his birthday today with his fellow Dabawenyos as he visited three districts in the city to extend his sincerest gratitude for their support to the Duterte administration. “Gusto ko ibalik sa tao itong blessing na ibinigay sa akin. Pasasalamat na rin sa mga taga Davao […]
PRRD wants cleansing of party-list system: Palace
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte wants a cleansing of the party-list system in the country, Malacañang on Thursday said. Responding to queries from the media in a briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte may be keen on abolishing the party-list system or on putting in marginalized sector representatives in the organizations. “Baka papunta roon (abolition) kung […]
PRRD again offers shelter, livelihood to rebels who will surrender
DAVAO CITY (June 14) — Again! President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his call to the New People’s Army (NPA) to surrender as he offers shelter and livelihood on Thursday (June 13). In a speech before the recipients of certificates of land ownership awards (CLOAs) in Soccsksargen (Region XII), Duterte said his government is ready to accept […]
S. Korean officials to meet with gov’t panel on waste shipment
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Representatives of the South Korean government are scheduled to meet Filipino officials and private sector representatives Thursday morning (June 13) at the Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental Province, where the remaining 5,000 metric ton wastes have yet to be sent back. Misamis Oriental 2nd District Rep. Juliette Uy said she […]
Duterte vows to run after big, powerful landowners
DAVAO CITY (June 14) —President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday expressed dismay over the continuous ownership of vast tracks of land by wealthy landowners despite the implementation of the government’s land reform program. The President named some powerful landed elites in the country who circumvent the law to continue taking hold of huge agricultural lands, depriving […]
PNP-12 warns illegal investment operators anew
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 (Soccsksargen) on Thursday warned various entities and individuals operating illegal investment schemes to stop their activities or face the “full force of the law”. The police issued the warning in the wake of the ongoing crackdown by the national government against various pyramiding or Ponzi-like investment schemes […]
Get permit first, Mayor Sara tells investment firms
DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sara Duterte said she remains firm against investment solicitations unless the companies involved have government permits to do so. Mayor Sara clarified she has not prohibited Dabawenyos from shelling out their hard-earned money into financial schemes that promise high returns of as much as 400 percent. However, she made it clear it […]
Kapa a continuing crime, should be stopped-Duterte
DAVAO CITY (June 13) — Contrary to what the officers of Kabus Padatuon (KAPA) Community Ministry claimed, President Rodrigo Duterte asked the “donors” or investors to stop it, saying it is a continuing crime. Duterte even warned to have Kapa founder, Pastor Joel Apolinario, eat his dentures. In his speech during the distribution of the […]
Comelec to candidates: SOCE deadline today
DAVAO CITY (June 13)— The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday reminded winning and losing candidates and political parties, who participated in the May 13, 2019 mid-term polls, that the last day for the submission of their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) is today Thursday, June 13. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said all SOCE […]
3 women with four minors yield P1.3-M shabu in Cotabato City buy-bust
COTABATO CITY – Three women, with four minor children in tow, were arrested by anti-narcotics operatives after they handed over 200 grams of shabu to a poseur-buyer during a drug buy-bust operation here Wednesday morning. Director Juvenal Azurin of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) identified the suspects as Raihana M. […]
Floods swamp 3 Maguindanao schools
COTABATO CITY — Three public elementary schools in Maguindanao have been underwater due to torrential rains affecting the province and the rest of Mindanao the past few days. The flooded schools are the Pagatin Elementary School in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town; Sambulawan Elementary School (Shariff Saydona Mustapha); and Barurao Elementary School (Sultan sa Barongis). Alibai Benito […]
10 arrested for disrupting Independence Day rites
KAWIT, Cavite — Police operatives here arrested 10 suspects, including 3 minors, who were in the act of disrupting the 121st Independence Day celebration at the Aguinaldo Shrine, in Kaingen village here at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. In a spot report from Kawit Municipal Police Station sent to the PNA, policemen from various units arrested 10 suspects […]