Magnitude 5 quake hits Cotabato anew November 1, 2019, 4:19 pm Retrieval ops for 2 bodies in Davao del Sur stopped November 1, 2019, 6:29 pm Mayor Duterte extends aid in quake-affected NoCot towns November 1, 2019, 4:37 pm China … Continue reading UPDATE: MINDANAO EARTHQUAKE
SC affirms CA junking of bail plea Former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan will remain in jail as the Supreme Court (SC) turned down his petition for bail on murder charges, in connection with … Continue reading NO BAIL FOR AMPATUAN
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the law creating the Davao International Airport Authority (DIAA) to manage the Francisco Bangoy International Airport and other airports in the Davao region. Malacañang on Tuesday released to the media Republic Act No. 11457 or … Continue reading Duterte signs law creating Davao International Airport Authority
WOMAN SUICIDE BOMBER BLOWS SELF IN ABORTED TERRORIST ATTACK A woman suspected of being a suicide bomber was killed in an explosion near a military camp in Sulu in the southern Philippines on Sunday, Sept. 7. The Sulu archipelago is a stronghold of the … Continue reading SUICIDE BOMBER
Mindanao has large concentration of terrorist groups DUTERTE: DAYS OF DANGEROUS LIVING AHEAD President Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted a stronger military and police force to prepare for “dangerous times ahead” in the Philippines. He urged Congress to pass measures … Continue reading TERRORISTS
The Tagum-Davao-Digos segment of the Mindanao Railway System (MRS) project is being coordinated with Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario as chairman of the Regional Development Council in the Davao Region. This developed as the Department of Transportation (DoTr) … Continue reading MINDANAO RAILWAY PROJECT COORDINATED WITH RDC CHAIRMAN GOV. DEL ROSARIO
Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario expressed elation that his province was named Third Most Competitive Province for 2018 by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Davao del Norte was awarded the honor during the 6th Regional Competitiveness … Continue reading DAVAO DEL NORTE IS 2018 THIRD MOST COMPETITIVE PROVINCE
The Mindanao Development Authority MinDA) is pushing for a higher budget share for Mindanao at PHP1.35 trillion for 2019-2020 to usher in sustainable development and the realization of the Duterte administration’s vision for the island. MinDA Chair Secretary Datu Abul … Continue reading MinDA seeks P1.35-T 2019 Mindanao budget
The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that President Rodrigo Duterte’s proclamation of martial law in Mindanao is constitutional. In an 82-page decision released late Wednesday, 11 of the high court’s 15 magistrates voted to dismiss the petitions led by Albay … Continue reading SC: Martial law in Mindanao constitutional
The 60-day Martial Law in Mindanao that President Rodrigo Duterte declared on May 23 may be extended. But Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said they need a couple more weeks to determine whether they would recommend an … Continue reading EXTENSION
11 TROOPERS, 2 COPS KILLED BY ROGER M. BALANZA At least 11 soldiers and two policemen have been killed since Tuesday, May 23 in fierce firefights with the terrorist Maute Group in Marawi City in Lanao del Sur in Mindanao. … Continue reading GOV’T CASUALTY SURGING IN MARAWI SIEGE
PRESIDENT DECLARES MARTIAL LAW IN MINDANAO The siege of Marawi City on May 23 by the terrorist Maute Group has prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to cut his scheduled May 23-26 official visit in Russia aimed to bolster trade and diplomatic … Continue reading TERRORISTS CUT SHORT DUTERTE RUSSIAN VISIT
AVOIDING MARAWI VIOLENCE SPILLOVER BY ROGER M. BALANZA Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has advised visitors and tourists to avoid her city over fears ongoing terrorist violence in Western Mindanao could spill over to Davao City. Duterte-Carpio gave out the advice past … Continue reading DUTERTE-CARPIO TO TOURISTS: AVOID DAVAO CITY
AS MAUTE GROUP ATTACKS MARAWI CITY BY ROGER M. BALANZA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law in the country’s violence-wracked southern island of Mindanao as a terrorist group attacked the southwestern city of Muslim-dominated Marawi. In Russia late Tuesday night, May 23, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella announced in a press briefing that Duterte has placed Mindanao under martial law as of 10PM Manila time, Tuesday, May 23. The President made the declaration as the the Maute Group on Tuesday afternoon , May 23, attacked Marawi City and occupied and burned several government and private establishments. Duterte, with a … Continue reading DUTERTE DECLARES MARTIAL LAW IN MINDANAO
Plans during Bangsamoro transition ready The government gives utmost importance to the protection of rights and the welfare of civil servants in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and systems have been put in place to ensure these rights … Continue reading NO JOB LOSS FOR ARMM WORKERS
What I had done for Makati, I will also do for Mindanao and the rest of the country. Vice President Jejomar Binay made the pledge to his supporters after he administered the oath on Maguindanao provincial officials of the United … Continue reading BINAY TO BAIL OUT MINDANAO FROM POVERTY
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