Category: Philippines

500 join Zamboanga City Gov’t job fair

CLOSE to 500 job seekers trooped to the Philippine Red Cross Training Center for the day-long job fair despite the inclement weather condition in this city. City Social Welfare and Development officer Socorro Rojas said 520 job seekers have registered during the activity on Friday, March 10, and 476 of them were interviewed during the eight-hour job fair.

Campaign results to smooth traffic in Cebu City

A CAMPAIGN conducted by an advocate group Cebu Road Heroes resulted to most drivers cooperating and following instructions in Cebu City on Saturday, said City Transportation Office Operations Chief Francisco Ouano. The campaign, KIC , aims to educate drivers and encourage them to practice clearing intersections to help lessen the traffic problem in the city.

Supervisor gikawatan sa gika-check-in

DALING misibat ang duha ka mga menor de edad sulod sa usa ka motel dihang nakatulog ang usa ka lalaki niadtong Biyernes, Marso 10, sa kaadlawon sa Barangay Consolacion, dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro. Ang biktima usa ka supervisor kinsa kasamtangang nagpuyo sa Capistrano Street ning dakbayan ug apan lumad nga taga Davao City.

55 out of 80 Oro villages active in fight vs drugs

FIVE villages in Cagayan de Oro City have put in place measures to treat and rehabilitate as well as educate drug users in line with a Department of the Interior and Local Government’s order directing villages to actively take part in the government’s war on drugs. Ben Calibre, an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency -Northern Mindanao, said the move to encourage greater participation of village officials in the anti-drug campaign is not new as shown by a DILG memorandum circular that has been in effect since 1998.

Amnesty International urges public to drop death penalty

INTERNATIONAL human rights group Amnesty International Philippines is urging the public to pressure the Senate to drop the possible re-imposition of the death penalty. Ritz Lee II, AIPH chairperson said in Cagayan de Oro, they have so far gathered signatures and some 500 letters from residents addressed to Kagay-anon Senate President Koko Pimentel to oppose death penalty.

8 Cebu lawmakers vote – yes’ to death penalty

MAJORITY of the lawmakers from Cebu voted for the reimposition of the death penalty at the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening, March 7. Among those who voted in favor of the bill were Representatives Peter John Calderon , Wilfredo Caminero , Jonas Cortes , Ramon Durano VI , Gerald Anthony Gullas and Benhur Salimbangon . First district Representative Raul del Mar was the only Cebu lawmaker who opposed the passing of House Bill 4727, which seeks to revive capital punishment for drug-related crimes.

More flights out of Cebu

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.

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.

Priests joining anti-drug ops – awkward’

CATHOLIC priests joining the police anti-illegal drug operations would be “awkward,” a priest of the Diocese of Bacolod said. Fr. Felix Pasquin, rector of San Sebastian Cathedral, said the priests and the religious can cooperate with the drug campaign of the Philippine National Police , but in some other ways and not to join Oplan Tokhang.

Pontevedra forms team to monitor river pollution

THE Municipal Government of Pontevedra has formed a team that will monitor activities that may cause pollution to its rivers following the recent fishkill which affected three barangays in the southern Negros Occidental town. The creation of the monitoring team came after the Environmental Management Bureau released Tuesday the results of the water sample analysis conducted by a private laboratory in Bacolod City last week.

BIR targets P12-B tax collection in Negros

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue targets to collect P12.07 billion in taxes in Negros Island Region this year, which is 16 percent higher than last year’s collection of only P10.4 billion. BIR Revenue Region 12 Director Eduardo Pagulayan Jr., who spoke at the 2017 Tax Campaign Kick-Off Ceremony at the L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City Tuesday, said there are still many “potential” taxpayers the agency is looking for.

9 Koreans Nabbed on Philippines Sex Tour

Nine Korean men have been arrested in the Philippines in connection with a sex tour to the island of Cebu. They were arrested in a villa in the Central Visayas region on Saturday, according to the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Monday.

The World Bank and Partners Recognize Results-Driven Leadership in Development

Today, at the 2017 Global Leadership Forum , hosted by the World Bank Group, the first ever Jose Edgardo Campos Collaborative Leadership awards will be presented to five exceptional leaders from around the world. These leaders, from government, private sector and civil society in Bangladesh, Colombia, the Philippines, Tonga and Tunisia have helped their countries make significant progress in the fight to end poverty and boost shared prosperity.

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.

Planting, nurturing, growing tourism

THE relatively new regional director of the Department of Tourism, Camiguin-born Catalino Echaves Chan III, is no stranger to Cebu. Chan is the son of the late retired Judge Ceferino Chan and his wife Mercedes Echaves and is named after his uncle and grandfather, Catalino Jr. and Sr. He came to Cebu for his college studies at the University of San Carlos where he was a member of the university dance troupe, becoming its president in his senior year.

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.

10-hour blackout hits Oro

A 10-HOUR power outage will be implemented by Cagayan Electric Power & Light Co. Inc. today, February 26, affecting several commercial and other establishments and major streets in Cagayan de Oro.

Protesters mark Philippine revolt by condemning killings

Protesters clench their fists while displaying a black banner to protest last year’s hero’s burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos as they mark the 31st anniversary of the near-bloodless People Power revolt that ousted the Marcoses from 20-year-rule of the country Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, in suburban Mandaluyong city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte, who expressed his support for the Marcoses, skipped the celebration, the first time by a sitting president.

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.

In the know: Can oarfish predict earthquakes?

AGUSAN. An oarfish was found ashore in Barangay Rojales, Carmen, Agusan del Norte, on February 15. DAYS before and after the 6.7-magnitude earthquake that devastated Surigao City and its nearby provinces, multiple sightings of giant oarfish in Mindanao were reported.

Ex-cop says Duterte paid him, others to kill crime suspects

MANILA, Philippines – A retired Philippine police officer says President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was a city mayor, ordered and paid him and other members of a so-called liquidation squad to kill criminals and opponents, including a kidnapping suspect and his entire family and a critical radio commentator. Human rights lawyers who presented Arthur Lascanas at a news conference Monday said his allegations could be grounds for impeaching Duterte.

CPP: NPA did not attack relief convoy

The Communist Party of the Philippines has denied the New People’s Army was responsible for the attack on a relief convoy in Surigao del Norte on Wednesday. In a statement Friday, the CPP labeled as dubious the reports coming from the Armed Forces of the Philippines that the NPA ambushed the ABS-CBN relief mission in Barangay Linanggonan, San Francisco, Surigao del Norte.

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.