The Senate once again proved how dangerously shallow loud politics can be. After weeks of chest-thumping and reckless talk about declaring a Chinese diplomat persona non grata, the national government had to step in and clean up the mess—warning that such irresponsible actions carry real consequences: economic retaliation, trade disruption, tourism losses, and damaged diplomatic…
Messages of hope and assurance of government support were extended to families affected by a recent fire in Barangay Tejeros, Makati City, as Senator Christopher “Bong” Go personally led a relief effort on Wednesday, January 28. The fire, which occurred on January 24, claimed two lives and left six others injured. Prior to the distribution…
Photo courtesy: Inday Sara Duterte facebook page By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte welcomed the Supreme Court’s resolution denying the House of Representatives’ motion for reconsideration in the impeachment case leveled against her. In an official statement read by lawyer Michael Poa, spokesman of Duterte’s defense team,…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division announced that it is targeting full insurgency-free status across its entire area of responsibility this year, with seven municipalities still awaiting administrative clearance for formal declaration. Speaking during the Davao Peace and Security Press Corps briefing at the Royal Mandaya Hotel on Wednesday,…
Davao City, Philippines – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) – Region XI invites all interested parties to attend the public hearing on minimum wage determination for private sector workers and domestic workers in the Davao Region. As stipulated in Republic Act No. 6727, or the Wage Rationalization Act of 1989, the respective…
In Photo: Rep. Jude Acidre (TINGOG Party-list) QUEZON CITY — It wasn’t just a ceremonial handover; it was a reckoning with the future. On Monday, the halls of the House of Representatives fell silent as the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) unveiled “Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reforms.” More than a mere…
Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) will conduct switching power interruptions on Sunday, January 25, 2026, in the northern part of Davao City. These are necessary to facilitate pole relocation activities. To avoid a longer power interruption, the loads from the affected lines will be transferred to a nearby substation for 30 minutes…
Photo Courtesy: Bongbong Marcos facebook page If deception were an art form, the present Marcos administration would be its most accomplished practitioner. This government has mastered the politics of diversion—turning scandals into spectacles, crimes into background noise, and public outrage into exhaustion. While Filipinos are drowned in a half-baked impeachment drama, the real scandals—the ones…
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go personally visited Barangay Addition Hills in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, January 21, to deliver assistance to families displaced by a recent fire incident occurred on January 19. During his visit, Go proceeded to the ground zero of the blaze to personally assess the extent of the damage and check on the…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – In a latest bulletin from the Hague, the ICC issued a call to the public to submit additional names and information of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings relating to the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The move is an apparent indication that there is not enough evidence to…
