DAVAO CITY – The Regional Central Gym (RCG) Strikers Tagum bagged the overall crown in the 10th Pulong Duterte Taekwondo Championship at the SM Annex in Ecoland here on Sunday, Nov. 20. TWO young taekwondo jins compete in the 10th Pulong Duterte Taekwondo Championship in Davao City. (Photo via...
The Department of Trade and Industry has identified three priority legislative measures for immediate passage by Congress to support economic growth. These priority bills are the Senate confirmation on the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Omnibus Micro Small...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - P/BGen. Neil Alinsañgan took over the helm of the Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) during turnover ceremonies on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the PRO-9 headquarters in Camp Abendan, Barangay Mercedes here. P/BGen. Neil Alinsañgan takes over the helm of Police Regional Office-9 from...
TACLOBAN CITY – It will be Brigadier General Rommel Francisco Marbil who will serve as the new regional director in Police Regional Office-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas). Photo via Tonette Marticio Marbil, a member of the Philippine Military Academy 'Sambisig' Class of 1991, replaced Brigadier...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture-Region 1 which is based in this city has a new regional executive director. Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) She is Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan, also a certified public accountant, was named to the post on Monday, August 8....
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now making rounds nationwide to prevent the selling of fake fertilizers to farmers, an official said on Tuesday, August 2. DA Undersecretary-designate for consumer and political affairs Kristine Evangelista said the agency has received several reports about...
DAVAO CITY – A day after he was indicted for homicide, Dr. Marvin Rey R. Pepino, who allegedly shot and killed 19-year-old Grade 9 student Amierkhan Mangacop in a bar here Saturday, July 2, was released after posting bail on his 32nd birth anniversary Thursday, July 21. Pepino, who was detained...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan With the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the largest trade agreement involving many countries since the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO), due to be brought up in the Senate soon, the question remains: will the agriculture sector be...
THE mother of 19-year-old Amierkhan Mangacop wipes her tears as she appeals for justice for her son who shot dead in a bar altercation in Davao City last week. (Keith Bacongco) DAVAO CITY – The 19-year-old student allegedly shot dead by a doctor of the Police Regional Office-Davao Region in a bar...
Pro-administration Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, July 5 expressed his intent to revisit, review, and, if necessary, overhaul the Labor Code of the Philippines to ensure adequate benefits, support, and protection of the country's workforce. Estrada yesterday filed...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, June 27 disclosed she has been discharged from the Manila Doctors Hospital and now feels “generally fine” after undergoing a major surgery. The outgoing detained lawmaker, likewise, thanked the supporters and friends who prayed for her health and her...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima arrived at the Manila Doctors Hospital Monday morning (June 20) to undergo a major surgery. Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branches 204 and 256, which are handling the senator’s two drug cases, granted the senator’s “extreme urgent motion for medical...
