Duterte allows final attempt to talk peace with insurgents
President Rodrigo Duterte said the resumption of talks between the government and the communist rebels, which he had ordered, would be the final straw in his efforts to make peace with the insurgents.
View ArticleDuterte admits firing Dole Usec on corruption complaint
President Rodrigo Duterte said he indeed fired Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say and another government official because of corruption allegations.
View ArticleDuterte removes quota on rice importation
President Rodrigo Duterte said he had told traders he had foregone the quota system in rice importation and they can now import the commodity as long as they pay the correct taxes.
View ArticleDuterte to drug war critics: What about lives wasted by narcotics?
President Rodrigo Duterte lamented that his critics were quick to condemn him whenever a suspected drug pusher or drug lord was killed but they did not complain about the innocent people killed by...
View Article1 soldier killed, another wounded in Army clashes with NPA rebels
Army troops on Sunday fought two battles with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Mindanao – the first one in Laak town in Compostela Valley, where no casualties were reported, and in Asuncion, Davao del...
View ArticleLet Sister Fox stay, political prisoners urge gov’t
A group of political prisoners on Sunday called on the Philippine government to allow Sister Patricia Fox, the Australian nun it earlier ordered deported, to remain in the country to continue her...
View Article4 DOJ officials passed resignation letters before Guevarra order — Usec
At least three Justice undersecretaries and an assistant secretary have submitted their resignation letters even before Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra asked all department undersecretaries and...
View Article‘Emotionally disturbed’ cop shot dead by peers in Davao City
DAVAO CITY – An emotionally distressed policeman was shot dead by his peers here on Monday evening, a police spokesperson said Tuesday. Chief Inspector Milgrace Driz, the spokesperson of the Southern...
View ArticleDuterte: Strongman? I haven’t jailed anyone
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday disputed Time Magazine’s depiction of him as a strongman, stressing that he had never jailed anyone for criticizing him.
View ArticleDuterte to Lanao folks: Do not support NPA
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday asked the people of Lanao not to support the New People's Army (NPA).
View ArticleCPP cautions gov’t vs ‘leaks’ as Duterte likens reds to Pol Pot and his men
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has cautioned government officials against prematurely releasing information on ongoing back-channel talks between the two sides amid President Rodrigo...
View ArticleDuterte’s wooden armchair prepared for his voting on Monday
President Duterte on Monday will use the same wooden armchair he sat on when he voted in the 2016 national and local elections.
View ArticlePolice find armed inmates roaming inside Pagadian jail
Police who did a surprise inspection of the Zamboanga del Sur provincial jail in Pagadian City on Saturday were stunned to find armed prisoners roaming freely outside their cells.
View ArticleNPA suspends offensives vs gov’t forces in Caraga, Southern Mindanao
The New People's Army (NPA) on Sunday announced the suspension of tactical offensives against government forces in the Caraga region and parts of Southern Mindanao from Monday to Friday.
View ArticleLOOK: Bong Go votes in Davao City
Special Assistant to the President Christopher Go voted in Precinct 1658A Cluster No. 1146 at the Buhangin Central Elementary School here.
View ArticlePaolo Duterte, wife miss barangay polls
Resigned Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and his wife, January, would not be voting in the village polls since they are still out of the country.
View ArticleSeveral hitches disrupt Mindanao, Visayas polls
Several election-related incidents were noted on Monday in various polling places in Visayas and Mindanao, causing disruptions in the conduct of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
View ArticlePresident skips voting at Davao City’s Precinct No. 1245-A
DAVAO CITY — The wooden armchair inside Precinct No. 1245-A remained empty throughout the day.
View ArticleRamadan: Dawn-to-dusk fast for Filipino Muslims starts
Muslims in the Philippines start their annual fast on Thursday, after Saudi Arabia’s moon-sighting committee failed to see the Ramadan crescent on Tuesday.
View ArticleDuterte receives 2 police officers freed by Abu Sayyaf
President Duterte on Saturday formally received the two female police officers, who were separately freed this week in Sulu, from emissaries who worked for their release.
View ArticleNCMF director decries continued proliferation of fake CTMs
A ranking official of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) said he continues to discover fake Certificates of Tribal Membership (CTM) amid the continuing war against forgery of documents,...
View ArticleCop shot dead in Mati City
A policeman was shot dead by gunmen ‘riding in tandem’ in Mati City Davao Oriental on Monday.
View Article5 soldiers hurt in Compostela Valley blast
Five soldiers were injured when communist rebels set off an explosive in Mabini town, Compostela Valley province on Monday, the Southern Mindanao police reported on Tuesday.
View ArticleMarawi folk to gov’t: Find our loved ones
MARAWI CITY — Fatima Lumabao has entertained thoughts of committing suicide in her fruitless search for her four missing children.
View ArticleMilitary caught unprepared in battle with terrorists
The five-month campaign to retake Marawi City from gunmen loyal to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group last year introduced the Armed Forces of the Philippines to urban warfare, which had caught by...
View ArticleSorry for being late, Rody says he has hyperhidrosis
By President Duterte’s own admission, he sweats so excessively it would even look like he peed in his pants.
View ArticleDuterte attends Sara’s birthday celebration in Davao
DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday evening showed up at the 40th birthday celebration of her daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Accompanied by Special Assistant to the...
View ArticleTwo alleged robbers killed in Davao City shootout
DAVAO CITY – Two suspected robbers who also sold drugs were killed in a shootout with police officers in Barangay 2-A in the Bangkerohan area here on early Saturday. Davao City Police spokesperson...
View ArticleNPA’s Mindanao top finance officer nabbed in Butuan City
DAVAO CITY – The military on Saturday announced the capture of the communist New People’s Army’s (NPA) top finance officer for Mindanao during an operation in Butuan City. Maj. Ezra Balagtey,...
View Article3 NIA execs in Bukidnon ordered sacked for bidding irregularities
DAVAO CITY – Three officials of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Bukidnon were ordered sacked by the Ombudsman over bidding irregularities in connection with fertilizer purchases...
View Article14 killed in Davao del Sur road crash
Fourteen persons were killed when a utility van ferrying employees of a coconut firm rammed into a 10-wheeler cargo truck in Barangay Astorga in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur past noon on Sunday.
View ArticleVillage councilor shot dead in Davao del Norte
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a village official in Carmen, Davao del Norte on Thursday, police said.
View ArticleInday Sara issues Father’s Day message for ‘Digong’
Like her father, Mayor Sara Duterte said Saturday her sense of humor is twisted.
View ArticleDuterte receives copy of proposed Bangsamoro State Constitution
President Rodrigo Duterte received on Saturday a copy of the proposed Bangsamoro State Constitution, which was drafted by Moro scholars, including former Maguindanao Rep. Michael Mastura.
View ArticleDuterte orders probe of ‘tanim bala’ incident at Naia
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered officials of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to investigate and submit a report on an alleged incident of “tanim bala” (planted bullet) there.
View ArticleMalacañang wishes Sereno ‘good luck’ in new life as a private citizen
Malacañang is wishing former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Serene “good luck in her everyday life as a private citizen,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday.
View ArticleImee Marcos happy at SC dismissal of PCGG civil suit vs her family
Ilocos Gov. Imee Marcos on Friday said the Supreme Court's decision affirming the dismissal of the civil suit filed against her family and their alleged cronies was welcome.
View ArticleCebu police prepare to implement anti-loitering campaign
Youngsters beware. Loitering on the streets at night would no longer be allowed in Cebu. The police in Cebu City were preparing an operational plan to implement the Oplan Tambay, the government’s...
View ArticleDuterte: Gov’t won’t spend for frequencies to be given to 3rd telco player
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said the government would not spend for the frequencies that he wanted to be redistributed to the new telco player, saying it would be given by the government for...
View ArticleDuterte intent on pursuing land reform – with or without talks with Reds
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he was determined to redistribute land to the people “with or without the talks with the communists.”
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