Hero dog draws sympathy, visitors with gifts
By: Julie S. AlipalaThe one-year-old dog here whose face was horribly disfigured when she saved her young masters from being hit by a speeding motorcycle two months ago, has become a celebrity of sorts.
The one-year-old dog here whose face was horribly disfigured when she saved her young masters from being hit by a speeding motorcycle two months ago, has become a celebrity of sorts.
Flash floods triggered by rains left one dead and displaced some 25,000 people in two regions in Mindanao, officials said Tuesday.
Northern Mindanao officials have asked President Benigno Aquino III to impose a price ceiling on basic and prime commodities sold in the region as families severely affected by floods spawned by storm Sendong struggle to recover their livelihood.
The banana plantation worker kidnapped from General Santos City on February 16 was found dead inside a banana plantation in Malalag, Davao del Sur, on Sunday, the police said.
The city government has been talking with the private sector for a joint development of a 20-hectare property in Barangay (village)Lasang into a relocation site for informal settlers, a city hall official said.
Three people were killed and 13 others were wounded when alleged followers of a detained robbery suspect staged a daring rescue here about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.
Northern Mindanao leaders on Friday urged the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) to recall mineral exploration permits (EPs) it issued to mining firms eyeing the hinterlands of this city and nearby Iligan City for mineral extraction, specifically for gold and iron.
Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman said on Sunday she would order an investigation into reported anomalies behind the government’s cash doleout program for the poor called the Programang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino (4Ps).
The verbal tussle between the military and groups seeking justice for slain Italian priest Father Fausto Tentorio has continued, four months after the priest was murdered and even after the arrest of Jimmy Ato, whose confession had somewhat cleared the military of responsibility for the murder.
His is no ordinary collection: over 200 skeletons of animals, including that of a rare 41-foot sperm whale.
Dark nights in one of the city’s remotest villages ended early this month as lanterns—powered by solar energy—started to shine in houses there.
One of the suspected killers of the Rev. Cecilio Lucero of the Catubig parish in Northern Samar in 2009 might have thought he could run forever from justice by hiding in the sleepy town of Sta. Cruz in Davao del Sur.
The story of Kabang is one more heartwarming take on the familiar theme of the pet dog as lifesaver. Cousins Dina Bunggal, 11, and Princess Diansing, 3, were walking across Nuñez Extension on Dec. 14 not knowing that a speeding motorcycle was bearing down on them. At the crucial moment, Kabang, the Bunggal family’s dog, emerged from nowhere and jumped into the motorcycle’s path.
