DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II commended his alma mater, University of Mindanao, for upholding its core values of excellence, honesty, integrity, innovation, and teamwork. Duterte, during the general assembly on Saturday, July 26, where UM President Dr....
A newly-built rock shed in Tuba, Benguet, collapsed due to tropical cyclone ‘’Emong." Baguio City Mayor and Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan Tuba-Tublay chairman Benjamin Magalong visited and lamented the condition of the infrastructure in Millsite, Camp 4, Kennon Road. The Department of...
DAGUPAN CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Sunday assured disaster-hit communities that there is a sufficient supply of relief goods to support ongoing local government efforts. During his visit to the evacuation center in Bonuan Gueset here,...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte downplayed the one percent reduction of the 20 percent tariff imposed on Philippine goods to 19 percent as an empty gesture, calling it “consuelo de bobo” or a false consolation. Duterte questioned the importance of the announcement and...
Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte publicly withdrew from the charity boxing match against Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Nicolas Torre III on Sunday and criticized the event as overly theatrical and questioned its motives. Speaking at the Basta Dabawenyo Episode 2 podcast...
DAGUPAN CITY – The body of an eight-month-old baby boy was found floating on flood water in Sitio Bayanihan, Barangay Caranglaan, this city, on Friday, July 25. The baby’s mother, Mary Joy de Guzman, left the baby to Mike Pelicano, father of the child, to run errands. She returned home to...
CEBU CITY – A truck helper was pinned to death by a backhoe in a freak accident in Barangay Sapangdaku here on Friday, July 26. Police identified the victim as Mark Vincent Latayad, a resident of City of Naga, Cebu province. Investigation by the Enforcement Unit of the Cebu City Police Office...
DAVAO CITY – It’s all worth the time and effort of over two-hour trip from Kidapawan City for 11-year Nikko Rones Nacario. Nacario topped the Kiddie Category of the Davao leg of the 14th edition of the Manila Bulletin’s Sketchfest on Saturday, July 26. He is a Grade 6 pupil of Amas Central...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) is working closely with the Department of Education (DepEd) and school medical officers to track cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in this highly-urbanized city. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the CHO Environment and Sanitation Division, reported...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte brushed aside Makabayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima opposition to Sen. Robin Padilla’s proposal to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15- to 12-years-old. In a media interview on Friday, July 25, Rep....
ILOILO CITY – Neophyte Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu and her father, former Mayor Jerry Treñas, are allegedly undermining the mandate of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with the latest stoppage order of ongoing DPWH waterway projects. “Evidently, this pattern of...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) will strictly enforce a liquor ban on Monday, July 28, in line with the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. The liquor ban will be take effect from 12:01 a.m. to 6 p.m., in pursuant to Executive Order No. 9,...
