CEBU. AirAsia officials, along with Department of Tourism-Central Visayas Director Catalino Chan III , launch new routes for Cebu in time for the summer. LOW-COST carrier AirAsia Inc. has committed to add more domestic flights to various Philippine destinations moving forward, said a company official.
Category: Southern Mindanao, Philippines
4 cops ambushed by suspected NPA rebels in Davao del Sur
FOUR policemen were killed Wednesday morning in an ambush staged by suspected members of the New People’s Army in Bansalan, Davao del Sur. Commander of 39th Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Harold Argamosa, said the policemen were ambushed by still unidentified members of the NPA while en route to a shooting incident.
Ledesma: Of extrajudicial killing & extramarital affair
I SHOULD not be the one writing this but it behooves upon me to do so. As a community journalist who witnessed and survived the vicious cycles of martial law era, the reign of terror of the CPP/NPA and its deadly “Sparrow” liquidation squads that ruled over Davao City with impunity I owe it to my young readers to write about certain events in the past that have something to do with the present.
Ex cop links Philippine leader to killings in Senate inquiry
Retired police officer Arturo Lascanas holds documents as he testifies before a Senate inquiry Monday, March 6, 2017 in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. Lascanas has linked President Rodrigo Duterte when he was mayor, and his men to nearly 200 killings including foreign drug suspects, that the officer and other members of a so-called death squad allegedly carried out.
Army: NPA numbers dwindle
THE presence of the New People’s Army , the armed group of the Communist Party of the Philippines , continues to dwindle in Davao Region, an army official said. “The CPP-NPA is losing its mass base support.
Does an oarfish predict an earthquake is about to hit CDO?
ABOUT two weeks before the 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Surigao City, two oarfish have been found in the beaches of Butuan City and another oarfish was washed ashore in Misamis Occidental and in Agusan del Norte days later. Residents near the shores took selfies and posted the sightings on social media networks without looking into the cause of this sighting.
Leading critic of Philippine leader arrested on drug charges
A senator who has been a leading critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly anti-drug crackdown was arrested Friday on drug charges but professed her innocence and vowed she would not be intimidated by a leader she called a “serial killer.” Sen. Leila de Lima was arrested a day after the Regional Trial Court in Muntinlupa city in the Manila metropolis issued the warrant for her and other officials who have been charged by state prosecutors for allegedly receiving bribes from detained drug lords.
Leading critic of Philippine leader arrested on drug charges
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures with a fist bump during his visit to the Philippine Army’s Camp Mateo Capinpin at Tanay township, Rizal province east of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine opposition senator and leading critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly anti-drug crackdown was arrested Friday on drug charges but professed her innocence and vowed she would not be intimidated by a leader she called a “serial killer.”
Duterte, Widodo eyed to launch Davao-GenSan-Bitung sea route
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo are being eyed to launch the Davao-General Santos-Bitung Shipping Route this April 30, 2017. “We are looking into having President Widodo and Philippine Duterte to jointly launch the maiden voyage here in Davao City,” said assistant secretary Romeo Montenegro, Mindanao Development Authority Deputy Executive Director, on Tuesday at the sidelines of the press briefing of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market at Pidoks, Davao City.
PIA to launch 3 Asean info kiosks
THE Philippine Information Agency -Davao is set to launch three information kiosks in Davao and Tagum City for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2017 on Wednesday, February 22. Efren Elbanbuena, PIA-Davao director said the kiosk is set up to equip the public about the necessary information in line with the country’s hosting of the 50th Asean celebration. The information kiosk will be installed at the hallway of the pre-departure area of the Davao International Airport and at Big8 Corporate Hotel and Robinsons Mall in Tagum City where the launching will be graced by PIA Director General Harold Clavite and PIA deputy director general Gelo Villar.
Calinan, Paquibato now back to normal
THE situation is now back to normal for residents in Calinan and Paquiabato districts in Davao City after Thursday’s heavy firefight between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the New People’s Army. City Social Services and Development Office head Maria Luisa Bermudo said residents are now back home.
Floods, landslides threaten Caraga due to continuous rain
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains since Wednesday are threatening parts of the Caraga region which is still reeling from a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that jolted Surigao City last week. The Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported around 100 families evacuated along the city’s rivers when heavy rains threatened to flood homes.
Federalism prevents diaspora of rural people to urban centers
A shift to federalism may prevent the diaspora of people from the rural areas into the urban centers like Metro Davao, an official of Davao City Planning and Development Office said. Noraisa Casan, 29, attends to her sari-sari store that transforms into the family’s home by night.
Regus Davao’s sales surpassed by 90%
DAMOSA Land Inc.’s service office spaces, Regus Davao, surpassed its sales targets, beyond what was expected since it opened last September 8, 2016. Regus itself is in 3,000 locations worldwide in 120 countries and has 25 locations in the Philippines of which 21 are in Metro Manila.
Velez: Kwentong Love and Peace
IS LOVE in the air? Maybe more on the airwaves, as love is the theme of TV ads like Jollibee, making kilig at the same time making a killing us with cholesterol. Nakakataba ang pag-ibig .
10 Korean food processors coming in May
TEN Korean food processors from the South Korean Foreign Trade Service Corps will come in May to help improve food processing and branding of Philippine products. Department of Trade and Industry Regional Director Maria Belena Ambi Wednesday, February 8, said the Koreans will also talk and mentor local food processors willing to learn more about food processing technologies.
Nephew of Philippines presidential advisor nabbed for drugs
A nephew of one of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte’s inner circle was caught selling drugs in a sting operation in the president’s home city, the anti-narcotics agency said on Friday. John Paul Dureza, the nephew of Duterte’s political adviser and peace negotiator Jesus Dureza, was caught selling 15 grams of “shabu” methamphetamine to an undercover Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agent in Davao City on Thursday.
Duterte calls off peace talks with communists
Manila: Peace talks with communist rebels will no longer continue, unless there’s a compelling reason to do so, President Rodrigo Duterte told reporters during his visit to his parents’ graves in Davao City. “Peace talks will remain cancelled unless there is a compelling reason that will benefit the interest of the nation,” Duterte said yesterday, a day after he lifted the government’s unilateral ceasefire with the New People’s Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines.
PNP still probing death of Bucor whistleblower
DAVAO. A shattered glass in the bus where Bureau of Customs officer Kabunsuan Makilala was gunned down by men riding in tandem.
DAVAO. The gorgeous mother of two Jacky Tan Yamuta.
AS CONSUMERS have become more selective with the products they use, a number of businesses have also been conscious of offering what they truly prefer. One of them is Green Options.
Philippine president says he won’t resume talks with rebels
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday he would scrap peace talks with communist rebels and asked several rebel leaders who were freed for the negotiations to return to prison or face arrests in the latest blow to efforts to peacefully settle one of Asia’s longest-running rebellions. Duterte said at a late-night news conference in southern Davao city that he would ask government negotiators not to participate in talks with the Maoist guerrillas scheduled to resume this month in Norway, repeating that “peace with the communists might not come in this generation.”
Rebel slain in Army-NPA clash in Makilala
A member of the New People’s Army was killed in a clash with government troops in a remote village in Makilala, North Cotabato over the weekend. The January 21 clash came on the same day the government and National Democratic Front peace panels signed in Rome, Italy the Supplemental Guidelines for the Joint Monitoring Committee which shall “additionally guide the work” of the Joint Monitoring Committee in its task of “monitoring the implementation of, and achieving, the objectives of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law.”
Duterte orders troops to blast militants and their hostages
Filipino hostage Glenn Alindajao, left, talks to Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Jesus Dureza prior to boarding a plane for Davao city following his release along with South Korean hostage Park Chul-hon… . South Korean hostage Park Chul-hong, center, is greeted by unidentified officials as he prepares to board a plane for Davao city following his release Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, from his kidnappers in the volatile island of J… MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he has ordered his troops to bomb extremists who flee with their captives in a bid to stop a wave of kidnappings at sea, calling the loss of civilian lives in such an attack “collateral damage.”
Abu Sayyaf militants free S. Korean captain, Filipino crew
South Korean hostage Park Chul-hong, seated right, and Filipino hostage Glen Alindajao, left, prepare to answer questions after being flown in Davao from Jolo following their release Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 from their kidnappers in the volatile island of Jolo in southern Philippines. Park and Alindajao were released Saturday after almost three months in captivity.
Japanese leader arrives in Australia to talk security, trade
In this photo provided by the Presidential Photographers Division Malacanang Palace, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, second right, and his partner Honeylet Avancena, right, chat with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie at the President’s residence at Dona Luisa Village in Davao City, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in the southern Philippines. Abe capped his two-day official visit to the Philippines by having breakfast with Duterte at his home in Davao city.
Former Davao City vice mayor joins Duterte admin as new DBP board member
Former Davao City vice mayor Luis Bonguyan has joined the Duterte administration as a new board member of the Development Bank of the Philippines . Bonguyan, who was Duterte’s vice mayor in early 2000, told reporters during the regular Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City on Monday that DBP’s mandate for this year is to focus its support to the local government units , the electric cooperatives and water districts in the country.
Editorial: Disturb us
DECEMEBR 24, 2016, on the eve of Christmas, President Rodrigo R. Duterte visited the Children’s Cancer Center at the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City. Busy as he is, he made sure that the visit to the children with cancer is fitted into his calendar.
Maglana: A different kind of Silent Night amid PH anti-drug campaign
The song written by Fr. Joseph Mohr and set to music by Franz Gruber, first performed by them on December 24, 1818 at the St. Nicholas Church in in Oberndorf, Austria, and translated into different languages have been enjoyed by many as part of Christmas traditions around the world for 198 years now.
Delightful Dahilayan
DAVAO. The Dropzone is a heart-pounding 120-feet freefall ride touted to be the Philippines’ first extreme pendulum swing of its kind.
Philippines’ Duterte to US over aid issue: ‘Bye-bye America’
President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Saturday to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines, saying “bye-bye America” as he reacted with rage to what he thought was a U.S. decision to scrap a major aid package over human rights concerns. A U.S. government aid agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, said earlier in the week that its board deferred a vote on a renewal of the development assistance package for the Philippines “subject to a further review of concerns around rule of law and civil liberties.”