ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Police Regional Office-9 seized nearly P110,000 worth of illegal drugs during the one-day Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation (SACLEO) from Saturday to Sunday, April 21 to April 22, in the Zamboanga Peninsula. ALINSANGAN Police Brig. Gen. Neil...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte is the Top Performing District Representative in the Davao region according to a survey conducted by the RP-Mission Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD). Duterte garnered 81.3 percent, followed by Maria Carmen Zamora of Davao de Oro with...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Labor and Employment will conduct a job fair in four different venues in the Ilocos region on Labor Day. DOLE-Region 1 Director Exequiel Ronie A. Guzman said they have pooled a total of 14,587 job vacancies from 116 employers as of April 18....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. imposed a moratorium on the transfer of remaining regional offices from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City on Wednesday, April 19. MAYOR John Dalipe announces the moratorium on the transfer of regional offices during a press conference in...
DAVAO CITY – El Niño is expected to have a severe impact on agriculture and hydropower industries in the country if the phenomenon develops in the third quarter of this year, an official of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)-Davao said. Lolit...
DAVAO CITY – The capture of a ranking New People’s Army leader in Malaysia could be the final nail in the coffin for the communist movement in the Davao region, according to the military. POLICE escort NPA leader Eric Jun Casilao upon arrival in Davao City on April 17 after he was deported...
DAVAO CITY – Former Anakpawis party-list Rep. Ariel Casilao defended his brother Eric Jun, a suspected ranking communist rebel leader in Mindanao, saying his elder brother is not a terrorist. ERIC Jun Casilao during high school days in Assumption College of Davao. (Contributed photo) Authorities...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is requesting the government to allocate a portion of the limited sugar importation for the domestic food and processing industry, stating the high cost of sugar in the country could trigger another spike in inflation due to higher prices in...
DAVAO CITY – Local government units in Region 11 have been given the discretion to create their own policies to stem the spread of Covid-19, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Davao said. DILG-Davao Director Alex Roldan said the government would no longer reimpose the strict...
DAVAO CITY – The number of Covid-19 cases slightly increased in the Davao region from 454 in February to 803 in March. In a press briefing on Wednesday, April 12, Dr. Gerna Manatad, Department of Health-Davao assistant regional director, said that the situation is manageable and assured the public...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 has reported that index crimes in the Ilocos region went down by 44 percent during the Holy Week compared to the same period last year. Only nine incidents were reported from April 3 to 9, nine fewer that than the 16 logged from April 11 to...
Japan has called for a peaceful resolution to the issues surrounding Taiwan, saying it would affect the peace and security of neighboring countries and the livelihood of their citizens. *Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko and US Embassy in the Philippines Chargé d'Affaires...
