The Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) graduates are rallying behind Police Regional Office 11 Director General Nicolas Torre III after Davao City Mayor Sebastian ‘Baste’ Duterte threatened to slap him.
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Two films from Mindanao won awards in the recently concluded 20th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
The publicized family feud surrounding two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo has drawn reactions on media’s coverage on this matter.
This year’s IronMan Davao Triathlon last August 11 saw a woman breaking into the cycling lane on a motorcycle which she livestreamed and was later apprehended.
The Marcos Jr. government will not stop the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor from interviewing five former police officers who are suspects in the previous Duterte administration’s war on drugs campaign.
Vice President Sara Duterte made headlines on July 29 when she released an open letter claiming “political harassment” from the Philippine National Police (PNP) for pulling out 75 police officers from her security group.
Marcos Jr. paints an economic landscape of potentials in the SONA; jobs are now slowly being created and prices are being controlled. But the issues such as low wages, poverty alleviation, developing industry and agriculture remain blank.
The former president Rodrigo Duterte, and his camp have long relied on this playbook of playing up rumors, scandals, and hype to build their political capital, as noted by long-time observers of Davao City politics.
Newly-installed Acting Davao City Police Director Colonel Hansel Marantan indeed appeared at the Davao City Council on July 23, 2024, in response to the council’s inquiry on his controversial appointment.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City on July 22, 2024.
