In Photo: Metrobank’s Financial Markets Sector has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence in securities trading and investment and wealth management, receives multiple recognitions from the government and local and international award-giving bodies. In photo (from left): Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) Deputy Treasurers Eduardo Anthony Mariño III and Ma. Nanette Diaz; Finance Secretary…
For our first road trip this 2025, our family stayed overnight at the Catigan Mountain Breeze Resort (CMBR). Glad we agreed to the invitation of my stepson, Dante. Discovering and experiencing this hidden gem of Catigan was a welcome treat for our family as we usher in the new year. About one hour drive from…
Former House Speaker Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez publicly apologize to the people of Davao del Norte for having supported his former Chief of Staff Edwin Jubahib that resulted in his election as governor of the province. In an exclusive video interview done by broadcaster Dennis Lazo and posted online later, the remorseful Alvarez confessed that he…
Davao City – Not a single official in Davao City has come out in the open to condemn what apparently is fake news which claimed that this southern capital is the most congested city in the world. The story which made headlines in various major dailies in Metro Manila however was criticized by Davao City…
The ambition of politicians to either land or cling to power has pushed the country to the edge. In Congress the incumbent leadership did nothing but waste time to remove VP Sara Duterte, the last impediments to their insatiable lust for power and greed for money. Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. vetoed some items in…
In an unexpected development, Youth Leaders of Matalam town in my home province, asked my brother, Socrates, if they could visit my farm. Yesterday, I led a dozen Youth Leaders in a tour of my farm in Paco, Kidapawan City showing them the Soybeans trial plots, free-range chicken yards, upgrading of native goats and the…
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has implemented a new benefit package covering outpatient emergency care services, which took effect on January 1, under PhilHealth Circular No. 2024-0033. The Outpatient Emergency Care Benefit (OECB) package covers a wide range of services for patients treated in emergency departments (ED) of accredited facilities, including prehospital transport. Health…
A LIFE WITHOUT CELL PHONE? I remember the time, when one of my first Japanese friends kept on complaining, why I didn’t operate a cellphone. Believe me, during that time, sometime in 2000 or 2001, I was even typing my articles on an old typewriter from Germany. My Japanese friend then bought me a computer…
Before the filing of the Certificates of Candidacy October last year the political climate that pervades in Davao Region was uneventful and I exciting. The Duterte leadership was expected to be unchallenged with the declaration of Past President Rodrigo Duterte that he will run for Mayor. He had been egged by various sectors, including the…
Gibutyag karon sa Land Transportation Office Region 11 nga naka-istasyon karong ang ilang e-patrol on wheels sa Nccc Mall Victoria Plaza parking area sugod kagahapong adlawa kutob sa Enero 24. Sumla pa ni Yuri Lim Head sa Land Transportation Office, Regional Law Enforcement Section, usa lamang kini sa mga program sa LTO 11 nga mapaduol…
