CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The deaths of two innocent teenagers in the hands of lawmen in Navotas City and Rizal last month could affect the trust rating of the Philippine National Police, said PNP chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen....
Major General Steve Crespillo, an experienced combatant who hunted communist rebels in the Cordilleras and Northern Luzon, was appointed as the 17 th commander of the Philippine Army’s (PA) Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom), the Department of National Defense (DND) bared Saturday, August 26....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A non-government and business organization in Northern Mindanao opposed the proposed P150 across-the-board daily wage increase in the country as it could be burdensome for the business sector. SENATE President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri answers questions from the media after the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Region 10 launched on Friday, August 18, this year’s Kahimunan Northern Mindanao Regional Trade Fair, one of the core activities of the month-long Higalaay Festival 2023 in this city. Almer Masillones, provincial director of...
A soldier was killed while at least seven other law enforcers were injured when unidentified assailants ambushed Vice Mayor Ahmadin Baharim of Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan on Saturday, August 12. The vice mayor was safe. Barangay Ulitan, Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan (Courtesy of Joint Task Force Basilan) Major...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. has designated Police Major Gen. Jonnel Estomo as the new head of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao (APC-WM). Estomo replaced Police Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. who bowed out of the service on Thursday upon reaching the...
DAVAO CITY – Business leaders expect a surge of business investments in Mindanao following the lifting of Proclamation 55 issued by then President Rodrigo R. Duterte that put the entire island under a “state of national emergency on account of lawless violence.” Mindanao Development Authority...
#MINDANAO Recent developments point to a steadily growing economy. Institutions such as the Asian Development Bank cite how our country’s economic growth projections remain strong at six percent. This is despite global economic headwinds such as high inflation that hamper growth. This projection...
ILIGAN CITY – The military neutralized the leader of the New People’s Army-North Central Mindanao Regional Committee in an encounter in Barangay Libertad, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental on Wednesday, July 26. Brig. Gen. Adonis Ariel Orio, 402nd Infantry Brigade commander, identified the fatality...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has lifted the state of national emergency on account of lawless violence in Mindanao, citing significant improvement in the peace and order situation on the island. *Malacañang file photos* The President made the move through Proclamation No. 298, signed...
#MINDANAO In recent months I have received many inquiries about the Davao economy, especially after my May 14 column on Mindanao's economic growth in 2022 where Davao grew at 8.1 percent. It is vital to note that the Davao economy we see is not only the local economy of Davao City but also that of...
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao has again proven its significant role in propelling the country’s economic growth, achieving a remarkable 7.2 percent Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) last year. Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) Secretary Leo Tereso A. Magno said in his closing...
