DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO — Nanawagan ang Philippine National Police (PNP) sa publiko nga maghuna-huna una sa pagpaambit sa wala pa matino nga impormasyon human kini makadawat og pito ka bakak nga taho sa hulga sa bomba sulod lang sa usa ka adlaw. Sumala ni Col. Jean Fajardo, ang tigpamaba sa PNP, unom na ka buhatan […]
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S. Kudarat guv offers P1-M bounty on MSU-Marawi bombers
DAVAO CITY – In an effort to unmask the perpetrators behind the Mindanao State University gymnasium bombing in Marawi City on Sunday, Sultan Kudarat Governor Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has offered a PHP1 million reward for any information that will lead to the arrest of the suspects. In a statement released on Monday, “We condemn […]
Mindanao LGUs suspend classes, work after magnitude 7.4 tremor
BUTUAN CITY – School classes and office work are suspended in at least three Mindanao areas as a precaution to aftershocks and assessment of structures following the magnitude 7.4 quake that hit the island-region over the weekend. In Caraga Region, successive aftershocks were felt Monday following the strong temblor that hit Surigao del Sur province, whose […]
AFP heightens ops vs. Daulah Islamiyah units in Lanao Sur
MANILA – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Tuesday said the military has launched intensified operations against the Daulah Islamiyah (DI) local terrorist group operating in Lanao del Sur. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Brawner said they are also looking into reports that the terror group ISIS (Islamic State […]
Cutoms nab illegal drug consignee with P67 M worth of illegal drugs
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), intercepted a parcel containing approximately 9,898 grams of shabu (methamphetamine) with an estimated street value of P67,306,400.00 at the Paircargo Warehouse, Pasay City. The shipment, […]
Marawi teacher goes home in coffin
DAVAO CITY — The remains of Mindanao State University-Marawi teacher Evangeline Amorin went home to her family in Barangay Clarin, Bansalan, Davao del Sur in a coffin, Wednesday morning. Amorin, a physical education teacher of MUS-Marawi was among the four fatalities of the December 3 bombing nside DImaporo Gym inMarawi City. Her family and a […]
PRO-13 on full alert following Marawi bombing, magnitude 7.4 tremor
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) is on full alert following the magnitude 7.4 tremor that struck the province and the deadly bombing in Marawi City over the weekend. Maj. Jennifer Omiter, the PRO-13 Information office chief, said the heightened alert status was to ensure the readiness […]
Davao Light bags ASEAN Leadership Award
As a testament to Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light)’s contribution and commitment to the development and empowerment of the communities the distribution utility serves, it was awarded the 6th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Rural Development and Poverty Eradication Leadership Award (RDPELA) for the Philippine private sector. The Award recognizes outstanding […]
Mindanao LGUs suspend classes, work after magnitude 7.4 tremor
BUTUAN CITY – School classes and office work are suspended in at least three Mindanao areas as a precaution to aftershocks and assessment of structures following the magnitude 7.4 quake that hit the island-region over the weekend. In Caraga Region, successive aftershocks were felt Monday following the strong temblor that hit Surigao del Sur province, whose […]
Authorities Eye Involvement of foreign terrorist in Marawi blast
DAVAO CITY — Government authorities suspect that foreign terrorists were involved in a bomb attack in Marawi City on Sunday morning, December 3. Although investigators are still collecting pieces of evidence and conducting post-blast investigations to piece together clues from the crime scene. After the National Security Council meeting on Sunday, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro […]
11 airports operating normally-CAAP
DAVAO CITY —The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reports that there are no damages observed at the airports it operates in Mindanao following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that jolted Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, on Saturday, 2 December. Initial report from CAAP Area 12 Manager Evangeline Daba said that only minor damages was incurred […]
Marawi bombing fatalities rise to 4, 35 wounded
DAVAO CITY — Only four were killed while at least 35 were wounded when a still undetermined explosive went off at about 7:15 Sunday morning December 3, inside Dimaporo Gymnasium, MSU -Marawi City while a Catholic Mass was ongoing. On Sunday, December 3, Major General Gabriel Viray III of the First Infantry Division in Marawi […]
Over 200 aftershocks recorded after magnitude 7.4 quake off Surigao del Sur
DAVAO CITY —- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Sunday morning said they recorded almost 200 aftershocks after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur at 10:37 on Saturday night. The strong quake was also felt and its aftershocks in different areas in Mindanao. PHIVOLCS director Dr. Teresito Bacolcol in […]