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Bottoms up no more: Pulong files measure vs underage drinking

y Tejano, Ivy (2022-07-13)

DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Z. Duterte, along with ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Eric G. Yap, has 몭led House Bill (HB) No. 1753 forbidding access to alcoholic drinks by underage people.

What went down during Duterte’s meeting with Australian envoy

Antonio, Raymund (2022-07-14)

Australian Ambassador Steven J. Robinson paid a courtesy call on Vice President Sara Duterte in a bid to further strengthen ties between the Philippines and Australia, especially in the area of education.

Former President Duterte’s net satisfaction rating rises to +65 in April SWS survey

A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from April 19 to 29, 2022 has found that 78 percent of Filipinos were satisfied, 9 percent undecided, and 13 percent dissatisfied with the performance of former President ...

Davao City councilor proposes anti-bullying ordinance

MINDANEWS (MindaNews, 2022-07-13)

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 July) – Councilor Enzo Villafuerte is calling for enacting an anti-bullying ordinance in Davao City during his first privilege speech on Tuesday.

Russia and Ukraine near grain deal in 몭rst talks since March

Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday made substantive progress in their first direct talks since March on a deal to relieve a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain exports.

Novavax Covid-19 vaccine authorized for use in US

WASHINGTON, United States — The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Novavax’s Covid-19 shot for use in people aged 18 and over, expanding Americans’ options for vaccination against the disease.

BSP: OK to fold new P1,000 Bills

Unknown author (2022-07-13)

MANILA, Philippines — The new P1,000 bill remains legal tender and should be honored even if folded, contrary to complaints by netizens on social media about their folded polymer banknotes being rejected by malls and ...

Climate change advocate picked as next DENR chief

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday nominated climate change advocate Ma. Antonia “Toni” Yulo Loyzaga as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Remains of 19-year old victim in Davao shooting incident exhumed

Colina, Antonio IV (2022-07-12)

DAVAO CITY – The remains of 19-year-old Amierkhan Mangacop, the Grade 9 student who was brutally killed in a shooting incident at a bar in Davao City on July 2, were exhumed on Tuesday, July 12

4.7-magnitude quake hits Davao Occidental province

BUTUAN CITY – A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Occidental province in Southern Mindanao region Tuesday afternoon, July 12, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said

WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near over’

GENEVA, Switzerland – Fresh surges of Covid infections show the pandemic is nowhere near over, the World Health Organization’s chief lamented Tuesday, warning that the virus is running free.

Queen gives UK’s health service top award, praises Covid vaccine rollout

LONDON, United Kingdom -Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday awarded the George Cross to the state-run National Health Service (NHS) for its work over the past 74 years and praised its Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Fuel prices drop by P5.70 up to P6.30 per liter

Do you have a polymer P1,000 bill? Don’t fold it and other dos and don’ts

A netizen shared dismay online after a popular mall in the country allegedly refused to accept a folded 1,000-peso polymer banknote that she used for a transaction.

35-km virtual race in 35 days set for Philippine eagle conservation

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 July) – The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) is organizing a 35-kilometer virtual race for 35 days starting next month to raise funds for the establishment of a new facility in Barangay Eden, ...

2nd Mindanao Book Festival opens in Davao City on June 13

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 June) – The 2 Mindanao Book Festival opens here on June 13 with a collective launch of Mindanao books published from 2020 to 2022, in the time of COVID-19.

Japan holds Shinzo Abe's funeral

The funeral of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is taking place today in Tokyo, following his assassination last Friday in the city of Nara.

President Biden reveals the James Webb Space Telescope's stunning first image

Diesel prices cut by P6.10/liter, gasoline by P5.70/liter

Oil companies similarly announced that effective Tuesday, July 12, the price of kerosene products, the base for aviation fuel used by airlines, will be trimmed by P6.30 per liter.

Marcos admin keeps P5.268-T 2023 proposed budget

The Marcos administration is sticking with the proposed 2023 national budget approved by former President Duterte, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.