DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (April 2) — Usa ka nars nga namaligya ug buaya gi aresto sa mga operatiba sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) dinhi sa dakbayan alas-3 sa hapon kagahapon, Abril 1, didto sa Victoria Plaza, car park sa Bajada. Giila sa NBI ang nars nga si Mark Lester Bringas, 30 anyos nga taga […]
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Immigration revamps staff at detention center, surprise inspection yields cache of contraband
DAVAO CITY (April 1) — Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente announced the revamp of the BI Warden Facility Protection Unit (BIWFPU) in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig, after the surprise inspection which yielded contraband. In a statement, the BI said the surprise inspection was conducted after they received reports that a number of detainees have […]
Gov’t to help rehabilitate celebrities in the narcolist if help is sought – Palace
DAVAO CITY (April 1) —- Malacañang on Friday, said the government is always ready to extend rehabilitation help to celebrities named in the narcolist. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and Presidential Spokesperson Salvador S. Panelo relayed this to Palace reporters in a press briefing, saying the government has the means to help in rehabilitating these people. “Certainly [the […]
Dead whale found, dynamite fishing cited
DAVAO CITY (April 1) — A dead whale was found floating along the shoreline of Barangay Budbud, Bunawan this city, Sunday morning, March 31. Darrell Blatchley, director of D’ Bone Collector Museum Inc., said the 10.4ft long Pygmy Sperm Whale, could have been hit when fishermen used dynamite in their fishing activity. The Necropsy showed […]
PDP-Laban DavNor wants to bail out province from the NAPC ’40 poorest province’ list
TAGUM, Davao del Norte – Candidates Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) Davao del Norte want to bail out of their province from the list of National Anti-Poverty Commission as among the 40 poorest province of the country. Re-electionist 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, carrying the banner of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan […]
Student activist-turned Army scholar gets college diploma
DAVAO CITY — A 24-year-old supporter of the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) who surrendered to government forces and became a scholar of the Philippine Army’s 71st Infantry Battalion (71IB) was among the successful graduates of the Liceo de Davao Tagum College. Identified only as alias Peter, he received his diploma on Bachelor of Science […]
Duterte to Moros : Take advantage of BARMM ‘to correct’ historical injustices
DAVAO CITY (March 31) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, March 29, urged the Moros to take advantage of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to ‘correct’ the historical injustices in the region. During the inauguration of BARMM, President Duterte said that the new autonomous entity would address the injustices of the past […]
3 of 297 taxi drivers tested positive of shabu at Davao Airport
DAVAO CITY (March 29) — Three of the 297 taxi drivers were found positive of using illegal drugs while on duty, this was revealed when the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and and Transportation Office conducted a surprise drug test yesterday. Antonio Rivera, PDEA XI director said, […]
Immigration blacklist Omani for luring 2 Pinays into prostitution
MANILA — An Omani who allegedly enticed two Filipino women to travel and meet him abroad to perform sex acts in exchange for money will be banned from entering the country. This after the Bureau of Immigration (BI) Port Operations Division (POD) recommended the blacklisting of a certain Khalid Khalaf Gharib Al Shuraiqi following the apprehension […]
Police arrest Maria Ressa at NAIA over dummy account, claims she is ‘treated like a criminal’
DAVAO CITY (March 29) — Maria Ressa, CEO of an independent news website Rappler was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport early this morning, March 29, over her alleged violation of the Anti- Dummy Law. Two lady police officers approached her while she was entering the airport. Ressa, in an interview with ABS-CBN said […]
Prelates wish PRRD good health, strength on 74th birthday
MANILA — Two Catholic Church officials have offered prayers for President Rodrigo Duterte who is celebrating his 74th birthday on Thursday. Bishop Ruperto Santos, head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care for Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI), said they asked God to give the President strength and bless him […]
2 PIA officers resign over ‘financial irregularities’
MANILA — Two personnel of the state-run Philippine Information Agency (PIA) have reportedly resigned from their posts after an internal fact-finding inquiry launched by the office revealed irregularities involving its Finance Management Division. Denying information that he had fired key finance personnel in PIA, Director General Harold Clavite, in an interview on March 26, confirmed that […]
3 Dutertes, 60 local bets to kick off Davao campaign
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte, her siblings Paolo and Sebastian or “Baste” and 60 other local candidates will kick off the campaign trail here as the campaign period for the local positions starts on Friday. Mayor Sara, who has been making the rounds to campaign for the senatorial bets of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), […]