DAVAO CITY— The wife of Bansalan Davao del Sur village chief died after a grenade exploded inside their elf truck along the national highway in Panabo City yesterday evening was recently released. Panabo police identified the victim as Loreta Abapo, wife of Arnulfo Abapo, the barangay captain of New Opon, Magsaysay, Davao del Sur. A […]
Where's Our Money
Marcos appoints retired CA Justice Sadang as PCGG Chief
DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed retired Court of Appeals (CA) Justice Melchor Quirino Sadang as the new chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG). The Presidential Communication Office on Monday announced Sadang’s appointment to replace John Agbayani. The PCGG is a quasi-judicial government agency whose primary mandate is to […]
Marcos wants old Malacañang buildings to become “new tourism assets”
DAVAO CITY — The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has started an initiative of renovating old buildings in Malacañang to turn them into venues for conferences, becoming the newest additions to the tourism assets of the Philippines. In his latest vlog, President Marcos said one of the programs that the government is implementing […]
GSIS allots P2.5-B to help members hit by El Niño, pertussis
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) on Thursday said it has set aside nearly PHP2.5 billion in emergency loan to help members and pensioners affected by the pertussis outbreak in the province of Cavite and the El Niño phenomenon in the province of Occidental Mindoro. In a news release, the state pension fund said deadline […]
Tribal Council of Davao del Norte declares Tagum Mayor Persona non grata for calling them lazy
DAVAO CITY-— Eighteen Tribal leaders from five towns and one city Davao del Norte on Wednesday declared d Tagum City Mayor Rey Uy persona non grata for discrimination and called them lazy. The tribal leaders from the municipalities of Talaingod, Kapalong, News Corella, San Isidro, and Sto. Tomas and Tagum City in a resolution passed […]
DOJ orders investigation for possible sedition case vs Alvarez
DAVAO CITY —Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has ordered an investigation if a sedition case can be filed against the former speaker and Davao del Norte First District representative Pantaleon Alvarez. “I have ordered an investigation on the statements of Congressman Pantaleon Alvarez to determine whether it has risen to the level of Sedition, Inciting […]
PBBM on Duterte’s tirades: I have no time for ‘ad hominem attacks’
DAVAO CITY —President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. says he is not interested in dealing with the tirades of former president Rodrigo Duterte who called him a “cry baby” supposedly for his leaning towards the United States. “You know, to be a crybaby, you have to cry. Did you see me cry? I don’t want to […]
Jubahib’s suspension order null and void-Duterte
DAVAO CITY –The 60-day preventive suspension order issued to Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahib is considered null and void, says former President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night. “The preventive suspension order must be received by the party or parties involved or their lawyers or it should be posted in the building where the […]
Palace justifies Jubahib’s preventive suspension
DAVAO CITY —The Office of the President (OP) on Saturday said the 60-preventive suspension order handed down against Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib follows the due process of the law. The Palace issued a clarification after former president Rodrigo Duterte criticized the order saying it violates the right to due process. In 2018, Duterte […]
Jubahib’s suspension shows Malacañang abused its power-Duterte
DAVAO CITY ––Former president Rodrigo Duterte came to the rescue of Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Juhabib who was ordered suspended for 60 days by the Office of the President, saying the Palace abused its power and due process was not followed. The order signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin was docketed as OP-DC Case […]
Marcos donates P150M for Veterans hospital
DAVAO CITY — Recognizing the sacrifices of Filipino war veterans and retired personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited on Tuesday the Renal Dialysis Center of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) and donated P150 M for the procurement of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine. VMMC’s […]
Marcos signs law creating new engineering district Zamboanga City
DAVAO CITY —President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday signed the law creating another engineering office for Zamboanga City. Thew new district will be the second engineering district of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Zamboanga City. The new office was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 11994 and shall be […]
Indigenous communities condemn communist insurgents during NPA’s Anniversary
DAVAO CITY – Hundreds of individuals led by the leaders from the various indigenous communities condemned and denounced the Communist Terrorist Group – Communist Party of the Philippines and New People’s Army during simultaneous rallies held in the far-flung barangays of Bukidnon province, Davao del Norte, and Davao City on March 29, 2024. Barangay officials, […]