DAVAO CITY, Philippines (February 3)—Taking the cudgels for his fallen men, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Eduardo Año today vowed to run after the communist rebels and will hit them hard. Año issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte publicly announced the lifting of the government’s unilateral ceasefire. This as the New People’s […]
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GRP to AFP and PNP: Protect the people while talk uncertain
DAVAO CITY (February 3) –Government of the Republic of the Philippines chairperson Silvestre Bello III asks the military and the police to protect the people as the communist rebels backtracks from the ceasefire agreement. In a statement issued February 1, Bello said “the last six months have given us a glimpse of the sort of […]
Duterte won’t give in to NPA demands to free 400 prisoners
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (February 3)–President Rodrigo Duterte is not ready to give in to the demands of the New People’s Army (NPA) to immediately release about 400 political prisoners . This, after the Central Committee on the Communist Party Wednesday (February 1) announced their withdrawal from the unilateral ceasefire agreement with the government. Speaking before […]
Newly-engaged junior officer killed by suspected NPAs in Davao Oriental
DAVAO CITY — A junior army officer who was engaged weeks ago was killed when armed men suspected to be members of the New People’s Army attacked the joint military and police team in Sitio Paliwason, Brgy. Lambog, Manay, Davao Oriental Wednesday afternoon , February 1, 2017. The soon to be wed soldier was identified […]
Duterte wants total log ban
MANILA, Philippines –President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of a tripartite committee that would study the implementation of a total log ban in the country. The announcement came a week after flashfloods damaged multi-million properties and crops in Davao region and major cities in Mindanao. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella in a statement announced “The […]
Duterte disbands police anti-drug units
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte disbanded the sis-month-old anti-drugs units of the Philippine National Police following the killing of a South Korean businessmen by rogue officers. Duterte emphasized that police stations would no longer have an anti-drug units. “Wala na iyon. If you violate that, I will dismiss you kung meron. Hindi lang iyon, […]
Gov. Hataman declares ARMM ecozone ‘halal hub’
Cotabato City (January 30, 2017) – Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has officially declared the Polloc Freeport and Ecozone in Parang, Maguindanao as ‘halal hub’, the first truly halal ecozone in the country. “The ARMM government is continually working to open the possibilities to the halal market in the […]
Duterte to GOCCs: No more bonuses without my approval
MAASIM, Sarangani—Government employees take note. President Rodrigo Duterte will not allow any increase of your salaries, your emoluments without his approval. “Kayong nasa (You who are in) government corporations and SSS (Social Security System), you award yourselves with the — liberally with money of the people I have issued an order. You go down, down […]
ARMM gov’t will be ‘culturally sensitive’ on the issue of condom distribution in schools
Cotabato City (January 26, 2017) – The government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will be “culturally sensitive” should the program on the distribution of condoms in schools is implemented in the region, ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman said. The governor made the statement during the ‘Tapatan sa ARMM’, a regular media forum held […]
Opening of Consulate office in Calgary, saves Pinoys hundreds of dollars
EDMONTON, Canada – For quite a good number of years, Filipinos in Western Canada have to fly to Vancouver to have their passports renewed. That would mean air fare, hotel and food expense and everybody knows that if you’ll be in Vancouver, it won’t be cheap. Three years ago, Migrante Alberta, Alpha Phi Omega Alumni […]
Erstwhile ARMM Information Chief is now Head of Office of Bangsamoro Youth Affairs
Youth advocate, journalist, and erstwhile executive director of the ARMM Bureau of Public Information, Amir Mawallil is the new head of the Office of Bangsamoro Youth Affairs. Mawallil steps into the shoes of Salic Sharief, Jr. after the former’s appointment was signed by Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman on January 12, 2016. Hataman based his choice […]
Pope Francis “Bless” Duterte
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Peace adviser Jesus Dureza says his Holiness Pope Francis will bless President Rodrigo Duterte. Dureza, Dutuerte’s chief peace adviser is among the members of the peace panel who went to Rome, Italy for the third round of the peace talks with the Communist party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF) met […]
Health dept to pilot diet supplementation among poor pregnant women under ‘First 1,000 Days’ advocacy
MANILA, Jan. 18 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) starting next month will pilot a project that will provide dietary supplements to the poorest pregnant women in two selected areas in the country, as part of its “First 1,000 Days” advocacy. The department, in partnership with Rise Against Hunger (formerly Stop Hunger Now), will […]