DAVAO CITY (April 16) — There is new scheme to facilitate illegal recruitment nowadays-use minor for a tourist visa. This scheme was uncovered by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) discovered Sunday, April 14. The Filipina recruit was with an 11-year-old child were about to board a Cebu […]
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Ex-pulis nga may kasong murder tiklo sa buy-bust
DAKBAYAN SA MATI (Abril 16)—- Sikop sa usa ka buy-bust operation sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang usa ka kanhi pulis sa Bilawan 3, Barangay Central. Gikonsidera nga numero 4 sa target list sa PDEA XI si Edilberto Panes, nga nag-atubang usab ug kasong murder, hinungdan nga siya napapha sa serbisyo. Basi sa rekord […]
Groom-to-be PDEA agent dies in car mishap on his way to meet his bride
DAVAO CITY (April 16) –– An agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) who is scheduled to marry his fiancee tomorrow (April 17) died in a car mishap Sunday night along the highway of South Upi, Maguindanao. Brig. Gen. Graciano Mijares, BARMM police director, said PDEA […]
Seized exotic birds undergo quarantine
DAVAO CITY — The exotic birds confiscated during a raid in Davao Oriental will be quarantined to prevent the potential spread of bird disease. Karen Lou Deloso, provincial information officer of Davao Oriental, said Saturday the move was agreed between Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) after consultations with veterinarians […]
4 bus drivers, 4 conductors tested positive of illegal drugs use-PDEA
DAVAO CITY (April 16) — Four bus drivers and four bus conductors of the 308 transport industry workers, tested positive of illegal drugs use in a surprise drug test yesterday at the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT). Antonio Rivera, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA XI) told Newsline.ph, “We conducted the drug […]
Duterte signs 2019 budget, vetoes P95.3-B
DAVAO CITY (April 15) — After four months of delay, Finally, President Rodrigo Duterte today has signed into law the P3.7-trillion minus the P95.3 billion. Reports have it, the vetoed budget were projects inserted by the lawmakers. Executice Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed that the President signed the budget, but not as everyone desired, Duterte vetoed […]
DFA sends team to Libya to help OFW’s as fighting to take Tripoli heightens, 121 killed
DAVAO CITY (April 15) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has sent two augmentation teams to Libya to hasten the operation of the Philippine Embassy as fighting near Tripoli heightens. According to the World Health Organization, the fight near Tripoli has killed 121 people as clashes between Khalifa Haftar forces and those of the U.N.-backed […]
Region 9 records 2,577 dengue cases with 20 deaths
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Department of Health-Region 9 (DOH-9) has recorded high cases of dengue with 20 deaths in the Zamboanga peninsula and in Basilan since January this year. Neo Walter Ted Folgo, Aedes vector-borne diseases regional program coordinator, told the Philippine News Agency Friday that they recorded 2,577 cases of dengue since January, double than […]
Mayor sa Bansalan gisuspenso sa Ombudsman
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Abril 15) — Gipakanaug na sa Ombudsman Mindanao ang kamanduan nga isuspenso sa sulod sa unom ka bulan si Bansalan Mayor Quirina Sarte. Apan, Matud ni Sarte, dili siya mokanaug, gani iyang gilakbit ang balaud sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga bawal mokuha ug motanggal ug empleyado sa goberno tungod sa election […]
Transport company donates bus to Tacurong LGU
DAVAO CITY (April 15) — The Local Government Unit of Tacurong City has finally got its own bus courtesy of Rural Transit of Mindanao, Inc. The local government led by Mayor Lina Montilla received the bus in a turnover ceremony last Friday, April 12.. The bus, manufactured by Hino Motors, was received by the LGU […]
Rape suspect in Alaska arrested in Pampanga
DAVAO CITY (April 15)— A suspected rapist in Alaska was arrested by the personnel of the Bureau of Immigration in Angeles City, Pampanga recently. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente identified the American as 57-year-old Carmen Daniel Perzechino Jr. who was arrested April 4 by members of the BI Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) at his apartment in […]
Morente orders probe on airport Immigration personnel allegedly involved in human trafficking
DAVAO CITY (April 14) — The investigation is ongoing on the reported involvement of some Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel in cahoots with human traffickers. Commissioner Jaime Morente announced that an impartial probe is underway for serious allegations against certain airport personnel. In a statement, Morente said that he will be looking into reports of […]
Immigration on heightened alert for Holy Week
DAVAO CITY (April 13) — All seaports and airport in the country has been placed under heightened alert as the nation braces for the Holy Week. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) placed on heightened alert its personnel in all the international airports and seaports, as a big leap in the volume of passengers who would […]