Filipinos have a ‘very high’ optimism level under the Duterte administration. The 3rd Quarter 2016 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, conducted from September 24 to 27, found many Filipinos anticipate an improved quality of life and better economy in the next 12 months. Net personal optimism posted a score of +43 as more respondents felt …
The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) is proud to announce the birth of the 28th eaglet from the PEF conservation breeding program. The eaglet has hatched, with minimal assistance, on November 4, 2016 after 56 days of incubation. It is 4 to 5inches tall and weighs 488.3g as of this writing. The new chick is the …
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Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte apologized to the mother of the 2-year-old boy who died following severe physical abuse at the hands of his guardians. “I asked for forgiveness because had we known, maybe we could have saved him,” the mayor told the media after the burial of Jhon Earl Cagalitan Wednesday afternoon. Duterte …
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On the 2nd of December 2016, Sweden celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Freedom of the Press Act – the first of its kind in the world, and a precedent to be followed by all democracies. In the spirit of the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Fojo …
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Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte was thankful for the surrender of 35 cadres of the New People’s Army (NPA) recently. In a ceremony last week, the mayor said the surrender was a proof that there is life outside the armed revolution of the NPA. This, she said, was the reason why the city government …
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LIMA, Peru — President Rodrigo Duterte had a hectic schedule before the formal opening of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting when he made two separate bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jin Ping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The President first met with Chinese President Xi who requested for the meeting to …
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DAVAO CITY- THE lady judge who administered the oath of then Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in 2013, is the first judge the President appointed from the Davao region.
Militant and martial law victims are protesting the burial of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng ma Bayani, but the Marcos family is now preparing his tomb. Along with this, police authorities are preparing the necessary security plans for the internment in Taguig City. The plan is being mapped out for the …
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HIV-AIDS rise in Davao recorded an increase of 71 Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV-Aids) cases in Davao City from April to June, for a total of 234 cases since January this year. From the 234 cases, 194 were found to have been afflicted with HIV while 40 others have full-blown Aids, of which 11 …
Populist businessman Donald J. Trump won the United States Presidential elections with 276-218 against Hillary Clinton. Describing his victory a historic journey for the American people, Trump in a speech in New York said he did not engaged in an election campaign “but a movement for hard work for the country, to build a nation …
