DAVAO CITY – Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib has defied the 60-day preventive suspension order issued by the Office of the President on April 8 but served on Thursday, April 11. DAVAO del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib speaks before his supporters following his suspension on Thursday. (One DavNor...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Davao del Norte Rep. Alan Dujali offered a P500,000 cash reward on Wednesday to anyone who can provide information on the gunmen of newly elected Barangay Datu Abdul Dadia, Panabo City Davao del Norte Captain Paul Albert Saquian. “This culture of violence must be...
Criminal and administrative complaints were filed on Wednesday, Oct. 11, before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Panabo City, Davao del Norte Mayor Jose E. Relampagos in the appointment of the city's budget officer as officer-in-charge when he travelled abroad from Sept. 21, to 23, 2023....
TALICUD ISLAND, Davao del Norte – A group of elderly Moro women belonging to the Sama-Laminusa tribe is seeking assistance to market their traditional hand-woven sleeping mats. LAPID Adlawan checks Romblon leaves in Talicud Island, Davao del Norte, the raw materials for weaving traditional...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of former Davao del Norte congressman Arrel R. Olaño for the misuse of his P7.72 million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) in 2007. Olaño had been convicted of three graft and three malversation charges together with...
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino led the groundbreaking of the Microgridterprises project, a biomass power plant that aims to provide electricity for Manobos in Sitio Mambago, Kapalong, Davao del Sur. Together with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Tolentino launched the project...
The Philippine Navy (PN) has intercepted a “jungkung” vessel or fishing boat (FB) which carried P13.8 million worth of allegedly smuggled cigarettes off the Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte over the weekend. (Photo: *Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, Philippine Navy) * Commodore...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has lauded the local government of Davao del Norte for successfully purging insurgents from its locality. Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go (Photo courtesy of O/S Sen. Bong Go) Go, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense, earlier participated in...
By Henrylito D. Tacio With the high cost of living these days, it pays not to depend only on your main job. Try to do something on the side. That is what Wilbert C. Galo, a 47-year-old aide of Ricky Inodioan, the vice mayor of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, does. “Even though I have a job at the...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (left), and her husband, House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) The two new "Alagang Tingog Centers"--a social service center brainchild of Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez and her husband, House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin...
DAVAO CITY – The military transported the remains of communist rebel Didi Andel, alias ‘’Sisoy,’’ who died in a recent skirmish in Santa Margarita, Baggao, Cagayan to his hometown in Davao del Norte. His body arrived on Friday, Feb. 24, at the Tactical Operations Wing Eastern Mindanao in...
DAVAO CITY – The filing of House Bill 6740 seeking to expand the franchise area of Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) to eight additional areas is a necessary piece of legislation. No less than Davao del Norte governor Edwin Jubahib issued the statement, saying this new effort to...
