CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s regional office in Northern Mindanao has clarified that none of its employees are involved in illegal activities following the arrest of a man who identified himself as a DSWD-10 staffer asking money from residents so they can be enrolled in the agency’s various […]
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Marcos to finish Mindanao Railway Project
DAVAO CITY — The hope for the realization of the Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) is alive, this after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his first State of the Nation Address on Monday (SONA) said his administration is committed to finish building the current portfolio of investments. In said speech, Marcos said. “Approved railway projects such […]
Marcos vows to regain PH’s glorious time
DAVAO CITY –— The message was strong and the dream is big, as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, delivered his first State of the Nation Address before the Senate and the House on Monday July 25, 2022. Looking back at the glorious years, when Filipino people enjoyed so much resources and graduates being looked up […]
Pag-IBIG Fund finances 8,471 homes for low-wage earners
DAVAO CITY — Despite the economic challenge that the world is facing now due to the pandemic, the Pag-IBIG Fund was able to finance 8,471 socialized homes for minimum-wage and low-income members amounting to P3.67 billion in the first half of 2022, an official said on recently. In a press statement, the agency said their […]
Gov wants DAR to integrate entrepreneurial skills to cushion poverty
DAVAO CITY — Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon urged the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to prioritize the integration of cultural entrepreneurship in their programs for her province as a way to cushion poverty in the midst of the world economic crisis. Malanyaon brought up the idea on Monday when the DAR officials paid a […]
Despite the fire, AFP ammo still enough : Brawner
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Enemies of the state who may have gloated when the Phil. Army’s ammunition storage facility caught fire setting off a series of explosions here Tuesday, July 12, have no reason to delight as the military still have sufficient munitions supplies in its arsenal. According to the Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID), […]
P27-M worth of ammos, properties razed in armory fire
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Over a hundred rounds of 155mm Howitzers and other ammunitions worth P27-million exploded inside Camp Edilberto Evangelista in Barangay Patag here when a fire of still unknown origin broke off dawn today July 12, 2022. The clearing operations of the aftermath of the fire and explosion of an ammunition complex […]
NEDA 10 welcomes P16.71-billion Agus-Pulangi rehab, seeks transparency
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Region 10 welcomed the rehabilitation of Agus-Pulangi Hydro Power Complex (APHPC) but asked the agency to be transparent in spending the P16.71-billion budget.. Director Mylah Faye Cariño of NEDA-10, said the rehabilitation of the APHPC has long been delayed. Her agency together with the Northern Mindanao […]
Panguil Bay Bridge done in 2023?
OZAMIZ CITY — If plans pushes through the much-awaited Paguil Bay Bridge which will connect Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte will be completed on December 2023. Misamis Occidental Governor-elect Henry S. Oaminal in his inaugural speech on Wednesday, June 29, said “I expect that the Panguil Bay Bridge will be completed on December 2023, […]
Government distributes P500 monthly subsidy
DAVAO CITY —To cushion the impact of the snowballing prices brought about by the recent oil price hike, the national government has started to distribute the cash subsidy under the Targeted Cash Transfer (TCT) Program this June 2022. The program targets ten (10) million household-beneficiaries, those who have existing cash cards received the first tranche […]
Duterte launches PNR’s Lucena-San Pablo commuter line
A railway line that will eventually connect Metro Manila and the Bicol region was opened by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Saturday, reviving a major infrastructure project that has been at the back burner for years. President Duterte arrived in San Pablo City in Laguna to join other officials for the formal launching of the […]
Davao solon recommends budget reallocation for transport “Ayuda”
DAVAO CITY — Deputy House Speaker and Davao City Third District Representative isidro Ungab is pushing for a budget reallocation of some amount in the budget to fund his proposed transportation cash subsidy or “Ayuda” to public utility vehicle drivers and the agricultural sector badly hit by the continuing oil price increase to ease their […]
Duterte hoping next administration pursues big projects
DAVAO CITY — Days before he finally bows out from office, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday expressed hope that the next administration will sustain big-ticket infrastructure projects that his government initiated to aid the country’s economic recovery. In his speech after witnessing the lowering of the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) of the country’s first-ever […]