DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte strongly denounced the attempted assassination of former United States President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 13. In a statement, Duterte said that the shooting of Trump as he was speaking in a rally...
By Hannah L. Torregoza Senators on Tuesday, July 16 expressed alarm over the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) recent discovery of some 1,200 fake birth certificates in Davao del Sur. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he believes the fraudulent practice...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla answers questions from the media during a press conference at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on July 16, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG The conviction of ACT-Teachers...
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV and IVY C. TEJANO DAVAO CITY – ACT-Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro, former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, and 11 others were convicted for child abuse by a Tagum City court for exploiting 14 Lumad students of the Salugpongan Ta Tanu Ingkanogan Community Learning...
From left to right: Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong, Zambales Rep. Jay Khonghun, Ako Bicol Rep. Jil Bongalon (Facebook) Members of the "Young Guns" bloc want the House of Representatives to investigate and get to the bottom of the alleged "fake...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – More than 200 families displaced by a fire here on Saturday, July 13, received immediate assistance from Davao City Rep. first district Rep. Paolo Duterte. The lawmaker’s son, Rigo, led the distribution of food packs, bottled waters, and hot porridge to 545...
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV DAVAO CITY – Two persons were killed and one was injured in a fire in Purok 2, Barangay 2-A, this city, on Saturday night, July 13. A FIRE hit Purok 2 in Barangay 2-A, Davao City on Saturday night, July 13. One-hundred fifty houses were destroyed and 203 families...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte is puzzled over three Davao City Police Office chiefs who were appointed and removed within a day on Wednesday, July 10. DUTERTE (PDP-Laban FB) “Nalilito ako (I am confused),” Duterte said in his short video message posted on TikTok...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – The legal counsel of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy on Friday questioned the late declaration of the arrest of Paulene Canada, one of the pastor’s co-accused in the case. CANADA (Mark Balmores) Interior and Local Government...
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV DAVAO CITY – Mayor Jose Nelson Z. Sala Sr. of Santa Cruz municipality in Davao del Sur province vowed to cooperate with the investigation on the controversy regarding the spurious birth certificates issued by its Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO). In a statement,...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – A Regional Trial Court here has rejected the motion for reconsideration filed by former Mindanao Development Authority chairwoman Maria Belen “Mabel” Acosta contesting the dismissal of her quo warranto petition against MinDA Chairman Leo Tereso Magno. In an 18-page...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – A city councilor criticized the reorganization of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) that she said was carried out by authorities without consulting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte. BRAGA (FB) Committee on Education, Culture and Arts, and Science and Technology...
