A print and broadcast journalist in Davao del Sur was gunned down at about 6 p.m. on Saturday inside his rented apartment in Bansalan town. Reports coming from a fellow broadcast journalist in the same town and who rushed to the crime scene said Orlando “Dondon” Dinoy died on the spot due to a gunshot wound to the head. Dinoy was a reporter for Newsline Philippines in Davao City and a volunteer anchor of Digos City-based Energy FM that did weather reports Mondays to Fridays. He was also a former correspondent of the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Sun.Star SuperBalita. Initial
New voters here increased by around 5,000 this year and almost half of it are transferees or those who were previously registered from other provinces, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday. Lawyer Julius Balbas, city Comelec officer, said there had been a significant increase of voters with approximately 84,000 individuals who will be casting their votes in the May 2022 polls. “Many new voters availed the last day of extended voters’ registration in the city,” Balbas said. The extended voter registration period ended on Oct. 30. Source: Philippines News Agency
A federation of former overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have decided to stay for good in the country, is the first recipient of aid under the Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa Pag-unlad ng Samahang OFWs (Tulong Puso) program of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Western Visayas. The OWWA awarded the first tranche, equivalent to 20 percent of the approved PHP995,925 financial grant, to the Capiz Organization of OFW Family Circle, Inc. for its business plan to buy and sell basic commodities and farm produce, OWWA 6 (Western Visayas) officer-in-charge Rizza Joy Moldes said on Friday. “Tulong Puso is part of
Some 120 volunteers, aged 18-35 from Apayao’s seven towns, have joined a 45-day basic military training in support of the government’s peace-keeping measures and as reservists in case of national emergencies and during relief and rescue operations. Organized by the 1405th Kalinga-Apayao Community Defense Center of the 14th Regional Community Reserve Group Philippine Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM), the training aims to develop participants to become mature, highly disciplined and fully capable service members of the community. Drill instructors will teach them how to care for one another and function as a member of a team in order to achieve success
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has expressed its gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the legislative measure extending for three more years the transition period of the fledgling region. “We thank President Duterte and his administration for making sure that the GPH-MILF (Government of the Philippines – Moro Islamic Liberation Front) peace process will be successful. This is our shared legacy to Mindanao and the rest of the country,” BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim said in a statement on Friday evening. The President signed Republic Act 11593 on Thursday, extending the life of the interim Bangsamoro
The Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID) here has placed all its field units in Central Mindanao on heightened alert due to possible retaliation from followers of slain Dawlah Islamiya (DI) leader Salahuddin Hassan. “With the help of the community and other stakeholders, we can defeat these terrorist groups and realize our desire for a safe and peaceful community,” Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy, the 6ID commander, said in a statement Saturday. The 6ID covers the provinces of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, and parts of Sarangani, North Cotabato, and Lanao del Sur. Hassan, touted as the emir of the Islamic State-linked
