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Councilor urges social media influencers to observe local laws
The Davao City councilor, Temujin “Tek” Ocampo, has urged social media influencers to familiarize themselves with local ordinances before promoting areas to their followers. Ocampo, who heads the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, appreciates the promotion of Davao City by social media influencers but emphasizes the importance of understanding local laws before attracting crowds to specific areas. He expressed gratitude for the promotion but highlighted the challenge of controlling the influx of people once a location is featured. Ocampo plans to collaborate with Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre, Chair of the Committee on Tourism and Beautification, to accredit social media vloggers through the local government unit. He underscored the need for accredited vloggers, recognizing their contributions to the city and addressing any mistakes they might make. This initiative aims to balance recognition for positive actions with corrective measures for any missteps. The concerns arose in November 2023 when a Davao City-based environment group criticized a travel vlogger for promoting recreational activities in a river within the Panigan-Tamugan Watershed. Following a waste dumping incident on January 11, 2024, the group urged Dabawenyos, especially vloggers and influencers, to refrain from visiting protected areas for leisure. They emphasize the importance of understanding and respecting rules and regulations before endorsing specific parts of the city......»»
Man shots dead his wife and then himself in Batangas
LUCENA CITY – A man gunned down his wife, then killed himself on Saturday, April 6, in Cuenca town in Batangas. The Region 4A police said in a report Sunday, April 7, that at around 7 a.m., one alias “Candido” and his wife, Elsa Mendaña, alighted from their owner-type jeep in Barangay Balagbag. READ: Husband.....»»
Alcoy accident: Motorcycle crashes into barrier; retired seafarer dead, wife hurt
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A retired seafarer lost his life while his wife got injured when their motorcycle bumped into a concrete road barrier in Barangay Guiwang, Alcoy, Cebu at around 5:43 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2024. The victims were identified as Tertuliano Bergantin, 66, a former seafarer, and his wife Nimfa Bergantin, 60,.....»»
Ralph Recto’s 4Ms: How to survive the Cabinet – and the role of media
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto gets wise advice on how to survive as a member of the Cabinet, and adds a piece of his own.....»»
Italy court clears man who tried to strangle sleeping wife
ROME—A court in Italy has acquitted a man who tried to strangle his wife while asleep, ruling that he was suffering from a sleep disorder, media reported on Thursday. His wife had to bite him to wake him and stop the attack, which happened in January 2021, the court in Brescia, in Italy’s northern Lombardy.....»»
Cebu Daily Newscast: Barangay Councilor, SK chairman caught inside motel in Lapu-Lapu, detained, freed
Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Barangay Councilor, SK chairman caught inside motel in Lapu-Lapu, detained, freed A barangay councilor and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman of a northern Cebu town were apprehended inside a motel room.....»»
Mikel Rama, mayor’s eldest son to run for councilor in 2025
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The eldest son of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, Lawyer Mikel Rama, will be running as a councilor in the 2025 midterm elections. This was confirmed by the mayor himself during his “Ingna’ng Mayor” program via the Sugboanon Channel on Thursday, February 15. According to Rama, his eldest son, Mikel Rama,.....»»
Multi-awarded police intelligence agent killed in General Santos ambush
A police intelligence agent based in Carmen, Cotabato province, credited for his accomplishments in locating members of local terrorist groups wanted in courts for heinous crimes, died in an ambush in General Santos City at about dusk Sunday......»»
P35 million allotted for Araw ng Dabaw
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 February)—The City Government of Davao has allocated P35 million for this year’s Araw ng Dabaw, P8 million more than last year’s celebration, a city councilor said. Councilor Myrna Dalodo-Ortiz, who chairs the finance, ways and means and appropriations committee, said that the city government’s allocation for the annual event includes […].....»»
Cotabato City LGU disaster response official dies in ambush
Gunmen killed the operations chief of the Cotabato City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in an ambush here on Friday night, an incident that saddened the personnel of different government and private volunteer emergency response contingents he was closely associated with......»»
NEWS BRIEFS | 26 February 2024
Gunmen kill Basilan city councilor Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a city councilor of Isabela City, Basilan while he was about to attend an event of the Eagles Club in Zamboanga City Sunday night. Police said two other barangay chairmen who accompanied the victim were wounded in the attack by two gunmen who later fled […].....»»
Soldier, companion hurt in Maguindanao del Sur ambush
An off-duty motorist soldier was wounded in the neck in an ambush at a stretch of the Cotabato-Davao Highway in Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur that also left his civilian companion injured on Wednesday......»»
Defunct ARMM ex-directorate staff dies in Cotabato ambush
A former senior official of a disaster and calamity response outfit of the now defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was killed in an ambush at a busy thoroughfare in Cotabato City on Sunday night......»»
Mandaue City councilor questions plan to purchase P4M van
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A Mandaue City councilor has questioned the plan to purchase a P4 million coaster van for the Mandaue Investment Promotions Tourism Action Center (MIPTAC). On Monday, March 11, 2024, the councilors passed on second reading a proposed ordinance authorizing Mayor Jonas Cortes to purchase one unit of a 29-seater coaster amounting.....»»
Councilor Javi’s FB account hacked
DAVAO City Second District Councilor Javi Campos confirmed that his account has been hacked by still unknown individuals......»»
Wife shot dead by policeman-spouse in Zamboanga City
A policeman shot dead his wife amid a heated altercation inside a house in Barangay San Jose Gusu in Zamboanga City on Saturday morning......»»
4 MILF members killed in Maguindanao del Sur ambush
Local terrorists on Sunday killed in an ambush in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur four members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, who actively supported the police and military’s anti-terror campaign in the province......»»
Rido eyed in Lanao del Norte ambush incident
Local officials are certain that Thursday’s ambush incident in Lala, Lanao del Norte that left two individuals dead and two others injured is related to a “rido” involving the victims......»»
4 dead in separate Mindanao ambush incidents
Four individuals were killed in separate ambush incidents on Thursday in the provinces of Agusan del Sur in Region 13 and in Maguindanao del Sur in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao......»»
IN MEMORIAM: Archbishop Fernando Capalla: Consistently, he embodied hope
BRISBANE (MindaNews / 08 January) –‘Blessed are the pure in heart…’ Fernando Capalla faced me from across his large desk, his elbows resting on his swivel’s armrests and his gaze softened by empathy. I and my wife Neng were there inside his cavernous study in late 2011, seeking his counsel over a moral dilemma we […].....»»