PSG: President safe despite death threats President Rodrigo Duterte remains safe despite threats to his life, the Presidential Security Group (PSG) said on Thursday.The PSG gave the assurance following the arrest of two individuals who offered reward money to any … Continue reading P150-MILLION REWARD TO KILL DUTERTE?
IN MY FISH FARM – AquaBalanza Ornamental Fish Farm – in Davao City, my menu, in these days of the new corononavirus (COVID-19) food crisis, of government- rationed odong, noodles, canned sardines and corned beef; and vegetables with bulad, guinamos … Continue reading THE DURIAN BEAT: EATING THE WILD AND EXOTIC
Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, on Friday said the version of the PHP4.1-trillion 2020 budget approved by the bicameral conference committee and ratified by both Houses of Congress contains no pork and no parked … Continue reading UNGAB: No pork in 2020 budget
Communist rebels take advantage of ceasefire to regroup, recruit The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is not inclined to recommend any Christmas truce with the remaining communist rebels, citing that the latter is using the season as an opportunity … Continue reading AFP: NO YULETIDE CEASEFIRE WITH REDS
The Archdiocese of Cebu is set to launch on Sunday (Dec. 1) the 500-day countdown to commemorate the first baptism in the country, a priest said on Friday. 500 YEARS OF CHRISTIANIZATION OF THE PHILIPPINES The Archdiocese of Cebu is … Continue reading Cebu archdiocese to launch countdown for Quincentennial Anniversary
President Rodrigo Duterte did not mention anything about taking a break from work after his participation in the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and Related Summits in Bangkok, Thailand from November 2 to 4, Malacañang said Thursday. … Continue reading PANELO, BONG GO DEFER ON DUTERTE’S WEEK-LONG BREAK
Vice President Leni Robredo accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s designation for her to be co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD). The Vice President welcomed Duterte’s offer in a press conference at the Quezon City Reception House on Wednesday, … Continue reading Robredo accepts Duterte offer to be anti-drug body co-chair
By ROGER M. BALANZA The Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) will hold a Public Forum in Davao City on its flagship programs on socialized housing as the agency attempts to cut down the number of homeless families in the home … Continue reading SHFC HOLDS DAVAO CITY PUBLIC FORUM ON SOCIALIZED HOUSING
Malasakit Centers are a step closer to being institutionalized as the Senate conducted a hearing on Tuesday on Senate Bill No. 199, otherwise known as the Malasakit Center Act of 2019, filed by Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go before the … Continue reading BONG GO’S MALASAKIT CENTER BILL BREEZING THROUGH APPROVAL
About 6,000 residents of the city and nearby communities partook in the eat-all-you-can pork lechon (roasted pig) inside the Rizal Park in Digos City in Davao del Sur on Sunday. Mayor Josef Fortich Cagas said the first-ever free lechon to … Continue reading 6,000 gobble up 800 roasted pigs in Davao eat-all-you-can lechon feast
