DAVAO CITY — Authorities on Monday confiscated 447 exotic birds and animals worth PHP50 million in Barangay Dahican, Mati City, Davao Oriental. Among the seized species are black palm cockatoos, wallabies, and echidna that were believed to be smuggled from Indonesia, said Col. Marcial Magistrado, director of the Davao Oriental Police Provincial Office. Monday’s operation led […]
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Bong Go maintains strong showing in survey on senatorial race
DAVAO CITY (April 12) —Former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go maintains his strong showing in the survey on the senatorial race with barely a month to go before the May 13, 2019 elections. Despite his strong showing, Go said he would continue to work harder and serve the people the best […]
Taxicab driver fatally bumped Davao cycling icon
DAVAO CITY (April 11) — A reckless taxicab driver bumped a local cycling icon while he was preparing for an event. Local cycling patron and former president of Citywide Cycling Association of Davao (CICAD) President Salvador ‘Jun’ Paholio Jr. passed away last Sunday afternoon, April 7, 2019, after he was hit from behind by a […]
Lalaking nangilkil sa kanhing uyab gamit ang naghubo niining hulagway, sikop sa NBI
DAKBAYAN SA ILIGAN (Abril 10) — Sikop sa mga operatiba sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ang usa ka lalaki nga nagsige ug pangil-kil sa babaye nga iyang kanhi hinigugma kagahapon sa alas onse sa buntag sa usa ka lodging house sa Barangay Santiago, ning syudad. Ang lalaki giilang si Chariton, 25 anyos, gidakop sa […]
DepEd XI, Davao City Government sign MOA for 2019 Palarong Pambansa
DAVAO CITY (April 10) — The Department of Education and the City Government of Davao officially signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the hosting of the 2019 Palarong Pambansa at the Davao City Hall on Monday, April 8. The 2019 Palarong Pambansa will start on April 27. Around 20,000 athletes and school officials, family […]
Davao’s durian production down by 20% due to El Niño
DAVAO CITY — A local durian fruit producer here has lamented the impact of the El Niño phenomenon to the fruit production, expecting a plunge by 20 percent. Candelario Miculob, president of the Durian Industry Association, warned that if El Niño will prolong, durian production could further go down by some 40 percent. Miculob added that […]
Duterte assures veterans of benefits due them
PILAR, Bataan — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday assured World War II veterans of getting full support from the government and that they would receive all benefits due them. “Government will not be able to repay the sacrifices of our veterans but we assure you, we will ensure to give all the entitlements to veterans based […]
Fishermen found 40 cocaine bricks floating off Surigao del Norte shores
DAVAO CITY (April 9) –— Forty bricks of suspected cocaine were found floating about two kilometers away from the shoreline of Burgos Town, Surigao del Norte, last Sunday April 7. The cocaine bricks weighing 48.575 kilos has an estimated value of P257.4 million. Fishermen Alvin Dumanjog, Abundio Dumanjog and Rodulfo Romero told police authorities, they […]
Over P1-B cocaine found in PH waters in 2 months
MANILA — More than 200 kilos of floating cocaine were recovered from the country’s territorial waters in Luzon and Mindanao for the past two months, a Philippine National Police (PNP) official said on Tuesday. PNP spokesperson, Col. Bernard Banac said since February up to April, the total gross weight of recovered cocaine is 217.3 kilos with total […]
Businessman in Duterte’s ‘narcolist’ arrested by PDEA
ILIGAN CITY (April 9) —A former barangay official and a business was arrested inside his house in a joint operation here last Wednesday, April 3, in Purok 7, Upper Hinaplanon. Police Captain Neil Mark Quipanes, city police deputy chief, identified the suspect as Al Daud Cali, a businessman, who sells construction materials, who used to […]
PRO-12 prepares charges vs. cops in P2.2-B police personnel in paluwagan scam
DAVAO CITY (April 9) — The Police Regional Office (PRO)-12 is set to file criminal and administrative charges against police officials and personnel who have been tagged as behind the nearly PHP2-billion investment scam here. Lt. Col. Aldrin Gonzales, PRO-12 public information officer, said Monday the Regional Investigation and Detection Management (RIDM-12) division is already processing the cases […]
95 election gun ban violators arrested in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police apprehended 95 violators around Region 9 since the election gun ban took effect on January 13, this year, a top police official announced. Police Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Luis Licup, The Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) 9 director, said the arrested violators consisted of 88 civilians, four members of different government security forces, and […]
Russian vessels’ visit to bolster naval cooperation with PH
MANILA — Three ships from the Russian Pacific Fleet berthed in Manila on Monday for a five-day goodwill visit to the Philippines and to bolster naval cooperation with its Filipino counterparts. “The main objective (of this visit) is to enhance our naval cooperation,” Russian head of mission, Captain Sergey Alantiev told reporters in a press conference. […]