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Davao City coronavirus lab starts recruiting after resignations
Mayor Sara Duterte downplays the resignations
Davao hospital reports first 2 coronavirus relapse cases
(UPDATED) They are the first recovered patients who were re-admitted to the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City after testing positive again for COVID-19
Davao City hospital lists 26 new coronavirus cases
The Southern Philippines Medical Center website posts the details early Saturday, but took this down later
4 more PH laboratories to start coronavirus testing on March 19 – WHO
(UPDATED) The World Health Organization also gives additional test kits to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, increasing the laboratory's daily testing capacity from 300 to 450 tests
4 more Philippine laboratories may soon test samples for coronavirus – DOH
Secretary Francisco Duque III also says the health department still won't use rapid diagnostic testing kits that have not been accredited by the World Health Organization
IN PHOTOS: Duterte visits kids with cancer days before Christmas
President Rodrigo Duterte visits a foundation for Mindanaoan children with cancer, listening to them by their bedsides and gamely posing for photos with the center's staff
COA calls SPDA's attention to properties listed at P1-value
The properties, acquired from 1975 to 1997, range in size from 1,644 square meters to 24,000 hectares, according to a Commission on Audit report on the Southern Philippines Development Authority
Senators condemn killing of university president in CDO
Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, who hails from the city, calls for swift justice for the killing of University of Science and Technology of Souther Philippines president Dr Ricardo Rotoras
University president killed in Cagayan de Oro
(2ND UPDATE) Dr Ricardo Rotoras is the president of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines in Cagayan de Oro and the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges
USC Warriors clinch 5th CESAFI collegiate football title
The USC Warriors take home the CESAFI football title and 3 individual awards including Yves Caballero's MVP trophy
CESAFI College Football El Clasico: USPF Panthers face off with USC Warriors for 4th time
The Kicking Panthers are gunning for their first ever CESAFI collegiate football
Bizarre ending to CESAFi game after player attempts to hit ref
There was 1:17 left in the game when the opposing team and league officials cleared the court
USPF Panthers win commotion-marred game vs USC Warriors
Four key players of the University of San Carlos were ejected from the game against the USPF Panthers
CESAFI: USPF closes first round with win over SWU
USPF finishes its first round with a 2 4 record
USJR keeps CESAFI slate clean with comeback win over USPF
The USJR Jaguars come back from a 14 point deficit in the third quarter to top the USPF Panthers and remain unbeaten
USC Warriors pound USPF Panthers for 2-0 record
University of San Carlos dominate the Panthers by 29 points to remain the early CESAFI leaders
Magis Eagles make quick work of Baby Panthers in CESAFI juniors
The defending champions Magis Eagles open the season strong as they gun for their fourth straight title
USPF Panthers '80% ready' for 17th CESAFI Men’s Basketball Tourney
The team will finalize its lineup after the 2017 Kim Lope Asis Mayor’s Cup Basketball Invitational which kicks off Tuesday June 27
3 Indonesian fishermen missing off Philippines – gov't
The spike in abductions sparked Indonesian warnings that the region could become the next Somalia
IN PHOTOS: Duterte visits young cancer patients on Christmas Eve
President Rodrigo Duterte shows his affectionate side as he spends time with patients at the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City
CESAFI: UV Green Lancers, USC Warriors advance to semis
UV and USC join Southwestern University Phinma in the CESAFI semis after winning their respective quarterfinal games
Lacson questions Mindanao GOCC for failing to earn revenues
The Southern Philippines Development Authority has repeatedly incurred losses and has failed to remit revenue to the national government since its reactivation in 2006
CESAFI: USJ-R Jaguars finish first round with blowout win over USPF
The USJ R Jaguars move to 4 2 while the Panthers drop to 1 5
Southern Philippine waters not a new Somalia – gov't
The foreign secretary s comments come after armed men suspected to be from the Abu Sayyaf group this year abducted 25 Indonesian and Malaysian sailors in the Sulu Sea
Davao gov't websites defaced by Pinoy Hackers group
Calling themselves Pinoy Hackers the group tells people not to allow their votes to amount to nothing
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Alsons Renewable to spend $650M for hydro, solar projects
Alsons Renewable will construct a hydroelectric plant along the Siguil River in Maasim Sarangani
Vatican to Aquino: Ensure peace in Mindanao
The Vatican hopes that parties involved can guarantee stable and lasting peace in the southern Philippines
Kidnapped foreigners in the Philippines appear in video
The 3 foreigners – Canadian and Norwegian nationals – who were kidnapped from a resort in Mindanao appear in a video posted online asking that assaults against the Islamic militant captors be stopped
CESAFI: USC downs UV to grab solo lead
University of San Carlos defeats University of the Visayas while Cebu Institute of Technology – University beats University of Southern Philippines Foundation for their second win
CESAFI: Wildcats clinch first win in OT, Magis Eagles extend streak
Joshua Romelle Dela Cerna leads Cebu Institute of Technology University with 34 points and 11 rebounds
Defending CESAFI champions SWU Cobras survive USPF Panthers
Southwestern University ekes out character win; University of Visayas dominates Don Bosco Technology Center by 39 in the juniors division
University of Cebu spoils Panthers CESAFI return
USPF s senior and junior teams suffered losses as the Webmasters and Magis Eagles earned victories
[Part 2] The MNLF and the United States
When it comes to economic assistance communities see US aid as a better and reliable source compared to the Philippine government that had been notorious in breaking promises of bringing development and growth to Muslims
[Part 1] Moro Mindanao rehabilitation: Lessons from the past
It was not American soldiers who made the most transforming impact on the war zones of the southern Philippines; it was their civilian counterparts who had brought about these profound positive changes
US renews travel warning vs southern Philippines
The US State Department cites the high threat of kidnapping…linked to insurgency and terrorism
Philippines to let displaced residents return after fighting eases
The BIFF – which originally numbered about 300 – lost an estimated 140 of its fighters although the military only recovered 5 of their bodies
Explosion hits Basilan church
No property damage or casualties have been reported
More Mindanaoans approve of peace pact – poll
A survey commissioned by The Asia Foundation shows that the farther people are from the proposed Bangsamoro Core Territory the more likely they are to disapprove of the agreement
DOH: Filipino nurse tests negative for MERS
2nd UPDATE The Department of Health says ‘all activities for contact tracing will be terminated’
DOH still waiting for nurse’s MERS test result from Saudi
The health department is already in touch with at least 60 passengers of Saudi Airlines flight SV870 which the nurse took in her return trip to Manila on August 29
PH-based abductors demand $11M for Chinese victim
Malaysian Home Minister Zahid Hamidi says the abductors of a Chinese tourist kidnapped in a dive resort in Borneo are negotiating from Mindanao through an intermediary
Philippine kidnap ordeal going into my book, says Jordanian
Journalist Bakr Atyani says he will include in his book his experience being kidnapped in the Philippines by the Abu Sayyaf
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3 explosions rock Southern Philippines Coast guard personnel who shot Taiwanese fisherman face homicide charges How Janet Napoles got away
DFA sends envoy to end Sabah standoff
Undersecretary Jose Brillantes will coordinate with local authorities to help resolve peacefully the crisis
Malaysia, Filipino gunmen in standoff
The Philippine government however could not confirm if the 80 100 gunmen in Sabah are indeed Filipinos
