Former lawmaker and incumbent Davao del Sur governor Douglas Cagas passed away Thursday due to complications from the coronavirus disease, his family disclosed. He was 77. Cagas’ tenure in politics spanned more than three decades, first as an assemblyman in the 1980s. From there, he went on to […]
The Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), the key housing agency implementing the government’s socialized housing program through its flagship Community Mortgage Program (CMP), released on May 31, 2021, a P11.04 million housing loan for lot acquisition of the Marasat Pequeno Dwellers Homeowners Association, Inc. in San Mateo, Isabela […]
June 9, 2021 MANILA – About 87 percent of surrenderers from the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mindanao are members of indigenous peoples (IPs), according to an official of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).Lawyer Marlon Bosantog, the spokesperson for Legal Affairs and IP concerns of… Read More […]
GORDON: Claiming esponsibility for the attack makes communist rebels liable for war crimes June 9, 2021 MANILA – Senators condemned on Wednesday the death of collegiate football player Kieth Absalon and his cousin after an anti-personnel mine exploded in Barangay Anas, Masbate City on Sunday.In a statement, Senator […]
Infection cases surging in Davao City, W. Visayas  June 9, 2021 MANILA – The OCTA Research Group considers Davao City and Western Visayas as among the epicenters of Covid-19 cases amid a surge in infections.The National Capital Region, with an average of 1,000 cases per day, is still […]
June 10, 2021 MANILA – The Philippines and China celebrated 46 years of bilateral ties on Wednesday, with Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. touting the “unbreakable ties” between the Filipino and Chinese people.In a message during a virtual conference hosted by the Federation of Filipino Chinese… Read More […]
