Unless “explicitly stated,” candidates in the 2019 midterms election may not assume they have been endorsed by Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), a regional party co-founded by Mayor Sara Z. Duterte. HNP-Davao political officer Jefry Tupas, made the clarification amid a … Continue reading INDAY SARA’S HUGPONG WARNS VS. CLAIMS OF ENDORSEMENT
By Manny Piñol Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte was moved to tears Sunday, January 25, as a huge crowd composed of Muslim and Christian sectoral leaders from the Zamboanga Peninsula chanted his name again and again and begged that he … Continue reading Huge Zambo crowd overwhelms Rody
An official of the Zamboanga City business community supports continues military actions instead of giving safe passage “to these criminals” as the standoff enters the seventh day Sunday. “Zamboanga is eager to see a full military assault and not theatrics! … Continue reading ZAMBO businessmen want full military assault vs. ‘criminal’ MNLF rebels
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Saturday said that the stand-off between the military and rogue Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has so far displaced 69,000 persons. This is equivalent to 14,000 families, OCD Region 9 director Adriano Fuego … Continue reading 69,000 persons displaced in Zamboanga City stand-off
BY ROGER M. BALANZA If Mindanao Moro rebels can’t raise their flag at the Zamboanga City Hall, they are welcome to do it in Davao City. But Mayor Rorigo Duterte has set conditions to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) … Continue reading DUTERTE to allow MNLF flag to fly at City Hall
CAMP PANACAN, Davao City, Oct. 21 (PNA) – The military under the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) based in this city conferred arrival honors to the fallen members of the Special Forces Battalion in Al Barka, Basilan when their bodies arrived at the Davao City International Airport on board a cargo plane of the Philippine Air Force 9:30 a.m. Friday. Major Maria Rosa Christina Manuel, executive officer of the 10th Civil-Military Operations Battalion, said six of the 20 soldiers killed in the Basilan encounter hailed from Eastern Mindanao. She identified the fallen soldiers as 1Lt. Frank Junder Caminos of Cagayan de … Continue reading SLAIN BASILAN ARMY HEROES ARRIVE IN DAVAO CITY
