The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday, Dec. 9, that it was seeking to improve public participation in government accountability by holding town meetings. Photo by Davao del Sur Provincial Information Office The DILG Davao Region (Region 11) recently held the "Dagyaw...
Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) Chief Mohager Iqbal (front, left) cutting the ribbon with MBHTE Deputy Minister Haron Meling (front, right) UNICEF Mindanao Field Office Chief Radoslaw Rzehak (front, 2 nd from right) at the first ever BARMM Education Summit at the SMX...
Sixty-nine former communist rebels have benefited from Tupad Pangako Program (TPP) in Davao del Sur as the government continues to encourage more of them to go back to mainstream society. Under the program, rebels who would surrender will be equipped with knowledge and skills to enable them achieve...
The bill seeking to create the Negros Island Region (NIR) has been approved by the Senate Committee on Local Government. The bill seeks to merge Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental into one region again. “Malinaw po ang pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayan sa Negros Occidental at Negros...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The 16th Padday na Lima Regional Trade and Investment Fair of the Department of Trade and Industry in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1 earned over P4 million. PHOTO shows merchandise for sale at the recent Padday na Lima trade fair in Tuguegarao...
A total of 5,493 beneficiaries from Cagayan Valley region received their salary for rendering emergency employment through Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). In a statement, DOLE Regional Office 2 (RO2)...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Ninety-nine out of 100 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and conductors tested negative in a surprise drug test conducted by the Land Transportation Office in Northern Mindanao (LTO-10) recently. LTO-10 Director Nelson Manaloto (right) supervises a surprise drug test for...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police arrested four suspected members of a robbery-holdup group preying on 24-hour convenience stores in Region 4-A on Saturday, Nov. 26, after their hideout in Taguig City was located through the Global Positioning System of a stolen cellphone. SUSPECTS are caught on...
United States Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday the Philippines must "stand up" for its principles, such as the respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, unimpeded lawful commerce, peaceful resolution of disputes and the freedom of navigation and overfly in the South China Sea and...
Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado on Monday, Nov. 21, was sworn in as the new chairman of the Regional Development Council-Central Visayas (RDC-7). BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (second from left) takes his oath as chairman of the Regional Development Council-Central Visayas before Regional Trial Court Judge...
Six suspected drug pushers were arrested on Friday afternoon, Nov. 18, during a buy-bust operation in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. Nabbed were Maria Liwayway Quiambao, 52; Jason Alamodin, 24; Jasper Tabulo, 25; Margie Ayson, 48; Vanessa Placiente,...
Philippine Army (PA) personnel trained side-by-side with their counterparts from the United States Army during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) Exercise in Oahu, Hawaii recently. Philippine Army and U.S. Army officers plan their next move during the month-long Joint Pacific...
