MANILA – A party-list lawmaker from Mindanao on Tuesday emphasized the need to revive the House sub-committee on Marawi Recovery, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation to help oversee the necessary actions that will hasten the post-disaster recovery and normalization of the most affected communities in Marawi City, four years after it was laid to siege. In a press […]
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Hinterland encounter kills top rank rebel
DAVAO CITY – A leader of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a firefight with government troops in the Davao Oriental town of Lupon on Friday, the Army’s 28th Infantry Battalion (28IB) said. In a statement on Saturday, the 28IB said the encounter resulted in the death of a certain Prince Wendel Olofernes, […]
Maguindanao town mayor survives car bombing attack
COTABATO CITY — The town mayor of South Upi in Maguindanao survived an ambush-try Monday afternoon as an improvised bomb exploded at the back of the town hall past 3:20 in the afternoon. Mayor Reynalbert Insular, cheated his death as unidentified suspects set off a roadside bomb that hit his black Mitsubishi pickup, but he […]
Solo parents, trike drivers receive aid in Davao City
DAVAO CITY – The office of 1st District Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment in Davao Region (DOLE-11), distributed food packs and cash assistance to some 997 marginalized workers on Saturday. Data from the Office of the Congressman showed some 683 workers who are solo parents and 314 tricycle […]
Alert up in SoCot vs. entry of persons from Covid-hit areas
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police personnel in South Cotabato have tightened their monitoring of vehicles entering the province’s borders to prevent the entry of individuals from areas with confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Lt. Renjun Bagaman, the spokesperson of the South Cotabato Police Provincial Office said Thursday, they received reports that a number […]
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BARMM to fast-track enactment of regional budget
Cotabato City— The Bangsamoro Government will fast-track the finalization and passage of the 2020 regional budget to avoid disruption in government operation. BARMM Spokesperson Naguib Sinarimbo said “the urgency of that is if we fail to make appointments and comply with the publication requirements of the positions within December, we will have a situation […]
BARMM chief minister Ebrahim reshuffles Cabinet
Cotabato City —A revamp in the Cabinet of Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim officially took effect Monday, November 11. Ebrahim initially made the announcement of minor changes in the setup of regional Cabinet officials in a meeting on November 4, 2019. In a cabinet meeting on Monday, Ebrahim said former Environment Minister Abdulraof Macacua will […]
Police probes ambush of Lanao del Sur Mayor
ILIGAN CITY —– The Special Investigation Task Group created to probe behind the ambush of Masiu, Lanao del Sur Mayor Nasser Pangandaman is now working to determine the motive behind the incident. The convoy of Pangandaman Jr. was ambushed by still unidentified armed men, around 10:00 am Sunday, November 10, in Barangay Gata, Buadipuso Buntong town. […]
DavOr’s Dayanghirang is new RPOC chair
DAVAO CITY — Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang is now Davao Region’s new Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) Chairman. Governor Dayanghirang, along with other newly appointed government officials, took his oath during the oath-taking ceremony presided by President Rodrigo Duterte last week at the Malcañang Palace. As Governor Dayanghirang takes the challenge of being […]
Bukidnon IP parents want NPA to return their children
IMPASUGONG, Bukidnon — Three parents who belong to the Umayamnon indigenous peoples’ group have called on the New People’s Army (NPA) to return their children, whom they believed were recruited by the rebels.|The parents, known only as couple Lolita and Durno and Boy, expressed their desire to see their children again during a radio station interview […]
Bomb explodes inside town Mayor’s house in Zamboanga
An explosion struck outside the house of Pangutaran, Sulu municipal Mayor Asri Taib, in Bienvenido Drive, Barangay Canelar Moret, Zamboanga City, around 4:00 a.m Thursday, October 24. Residents of Calenar were awaken by the loud explosion. No one was hurt but a car parked outside the gate was reportedly damaged. Col. Antonio John Divinagracia, Task […]
Duterte condoles with Pimentel Family
DAVAO CITY — Straight from Japan, President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday evening paid his last respects to former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Quilinging Pimentel Jr., who passed away Sunday due to complications from lymphoma. He was 85. Duterte arrived at 11:04 p.m. at the Heritage Park in Taguig City after returning from Japan to attend […]