COTABATO CITY – Some members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament filed on March 24, a bill seeking to upgrade the provincial hospital in Sulu province. BTA Bill No. 90 seeks to upgrade Level I Sulu Provincial Hospital into a Level II hospital, increasing its bed capacity to 200, upgrading its professional healthcare services […]
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Former NPA-infested community goes through community healing, reconciliation and transformation
Lupon, Davao Oriental –— Aiming to uproot the decades-long dark and violent history of the community in the hands of the Communist Party of the Philippines — New People’s Army — National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), a 6-day community healing, reconciliation and transformation was recently held at Sitio Malig, Barangay Don Mariano Marcos in Lupon, Davao […]
Congress folds housing controversy in MisOcc
Ozamiz City — After all the fracas and roar over a property in barangay Lam-an Ozamiz City, the House of Representatives Committee on Governance finally folded the three committee hearings on Monday, March 23, which highlighted the narrative of Ozamiz City Mayor Sancho Oaminal who provided the academic and legal details of the project before […]
PNP ordered to regionalize processing of death claims
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, March 22, ordered Philippine National Police (PNP) to stop the practice of requiring dependents of deceased policemen to go to the police headquarters in Camp Crame to process death benefits. In a televised weekly public address, President Duterte reiterated the implementation of his previous order to make […]
12 Units new patrol cars for PNP DavOr
DAVAO ORIENTAL — Governor Nelson L. Dayanghirang led the blessing and turnover of the 12 units of Auto Rickshaw (Baobao) Patrol Cars to the Davao Oriental Police Provincial Office (DOPPO) on Wednesday. Acting DOPPO Provincial Director Police Colonel Efren Orlina, who received the auto rickshaw vehicles during the ceremony at the Provincial Capitol Covered Court, […]
Marawi Fire Station stays without a fire truck
MARAWI CITY — A fire station is always with a firetruck, fire equipment and firefighters. But in the case of Marawi City, everything is present except for a fire truck. The fire truck was among those razed to the ground during the May 2017 Marawi Seige and since then, the fire truck was never replaced. […]
Sandigan convicts mayor, execs in irregular deals
MANILA – The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court has found a former Mountain Province mayor and other officials guilty of graft in connection with anomalous government contracts in 2009. The anti-graft court’s Third Division, in a decision penned by Associate Justice Ronald B. Moreno dated February 26 and recently made available online, sentenced the accused to up […]
Troops to pay for other vax if they don’t want Sinovac: AFP
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday said coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) inoculation is mandatory for all of its personnel but they have the option to choose among vaccine brands other than Sinovac at their own expense. “Thus, to get inoculated or not is not an option for the members of the […]
P400-M town hospital to rise in MisOr
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Local and national officials led the groundbreaking of the P400 million public hospital that will serve mostly residents of the eastern part of Misamis Oriental in Villanueva town, Misamis Oriental, on February 18.. The Northeastern Misamis General Hospital is level two 100-bed capacity health care facility located in Barangay Looc, Villanueva, just […]
‘Balik Probinsiya’ to resume early this year
DAVAO CITY – Suspended in June this year, the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program is set to resume early this year , the National Housing Authority announced Wednesday, December 30, In an interview, Marcelino Escalada, executive director of the program and general manager of the National Housing Authority, said it was put on hold to […]
Mga Kongresista nga nalambigit sa korapsyon gi-nganlan ni Duterte
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO— Bisan pa man wala pay klarong ebidensya ginganlan ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ang mga pangalan sa mga Kongesista nga nakasulat sa listahan sa Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission’s (PACC) nga nalambigit kuno sa korapsyon. Gihimo ni Duterte ang pag-anunsyo una niya gisugdan ang iyang public address sa telebisyon niadtong Lunes sa Gabii, Disyembre 28,2020. […]
Duterte signs P4.5-Trillion 2021 national budget
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed into law Monday the P4.5-trillion 2021 national budget that allocates money for the government’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and infrastructure development. Attending the signing ceremony in Malacañang were select members of the Senate and the House of Representatives. “I stand before you today happy and proud to sign the 2021 […]
PNP: Challenged but not demoralized
The recent controversy involving Police Senior Master Sgt. Jonel Nuezca tarnished the still recovering image of the Philippine National Police, that even his own colleagues condemn. The country was shocked when the video of the cold-blooded murder of Sonia and her son Frank Anthony Gregorio went viral on social media and other online platforms showing […]