Tag: Davao
Philippine chairmanship of ASEAN launched in Davao City
(Eagle News) — The Philippines, under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte, officially launched the hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the SMX Convention Center in Davao City on January 15, 2017. Bearing the theme, ‘Partnering for Change, Engaging the World,’ ASEAN 2017 aims to focus on the further development and enhanced cooperation of the ASEAN community. As the Philippines assumes chairmanship, the year-long meetings and activities will highlight several […]
Police braces for full deployment on ASEAN confab and the Miss U events
DAVAO CITY, January 13 (PIA) – The Davao Region Police Office braces for the full deployment of personnel Saturday during the eve of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Golden Launch in the city Sunday and the Miss Universe engagement on January 17 here. Chief Inspector Andrea de la Cerna, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office XI said a pre-deployment of police personnel was conducted prior to the visit of Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe […]
Japan-PHL friendship strengthened as Abe caps PHL visit with Duterte’s Davao hometown tour
(Eagle News) – From eating local Filipino-style breakfast that featured President Rodrigo Duterte’s favorites to a tour of the Philippine leader’s hometown of Davao City, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visibly enjoyed a more casual and laidback second day of his two-day official visit in the country which Malacanang said helped strengthen the friendship ties of the two leaders. In Davao, the Japanese leader adopted a young female Philippine Eagle who was earlier found […]
News in photo: Japan PM Abe at the eagle-naming ceremony in Davao
Lawmakers criticize De Lima’s impeachment claims against Duterte
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Lawmakers criticized Senator Leila De lima for claiming that President Duterte can be impeached for his statement before business leaders recently that hinted he had personally killed a criminal while still the Davao City Mayor. According to House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, the President cannot be impeached by the alleged statement because there is no evidence backing it. https://youtu.be/7Ui_4-STyaU Alvarez even called De Lima ”stupid” for claiming that the President […]
Groundbreaking at time capsule-laying ceremony sa bagong Rehab Center sa Davao, isinagawa
DAVAO CITY (Eagfle News) – Isinagawa ang groundbreaking at time capsule-laying ceremony ng bagong Drug Rehabilitation Facility sa Malagos Village, Calinan, Davao noong Martes, December 6. Ang 1.9-hectare Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Drug Dependents (TRCDD) ay may total budget na P200 million pesos. Makakapag-accommodate ito ng hanggang 224 katao at inaasahang matatapos sa Disyembre sa susunod na taon. Ang bagong rehab center ay pinondohan ng Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) sa pakikipagtulungan ng Travellers International Hotel Group […]
Troops fire artillery at Islamic militants in southern Philippines
by Agence France Presse BUTIG, Philippines (AFP) – Troops Sunday fired artillery at positions held by an Islamic militant faction in the southern Philippines as more soldiers deployed against the group, which staged a deadly bombing in President Rodrigo Duterte’s home city. Troops used 105 mm artillery to blast the positions of the Maute group in the nearly deserted town of Butig in the second day of fighting since the gunmen — who claim allegiance […]
Promise to God: Duterte says no more cursing in public
(Eagle News) — Philippine President Rodrigo said he would try not to “curse” or use “cuss words” in public. The President said he had made this promise to God on the flight back from Japan to Manila, when he heard a voice while everybody else in the plane was asleep. “I promised God not to express cuss words,” he told the audience at the Davao International Airport lounge after reading his arrival speech, and […]
Philippines set to roll out tough no-smoking law
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign a regulation this month banning smoking in public across Southeast Asia’s second-most populous country, rolling out among the toughest anti-tobacco laws in the region. Public health campaigners who have long battled against the country’s hefty tobacco lobby welcomed the push to end smoking in public places and said they believed Duterte, with his tough anti-vice record, was […]
Two Davao City police officers claim Matobato “lied” in his Senate testimony
(Eagle News) – Two police officials, who had been earlier named by witness Edgar Matobato as being involved in the alleged Davao Death Squad, denied all his allegations claiming that Matobato was a “liar” pointing to specific inconsistencies in the latter’s statements. In the continuation of the Senate hearing on extrajudicial killings, the former head of the Davao Ctiy police’s heinous crime division, retired Supt. Dionisio Abude, and SPO3 Arthur Lascanas who was assigned […]
Magnitude 6.5 quake shakes Davao
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News)—A strong 6.5-magnitude offshore earthquake hit the southern Philippines early Saturday but seismologists said there was no threat of a tsunami. No casualties were also reported The offshore quake hit at 6:53 am and woke people from their sleep in Davao, a major city of about 1.5 million located 100 kilometres (62 miles) to the northwest of the quake’s epicenter. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the quake measured at magnitude 6.5 and […]
