ILIGAN City — Three hundred fifty-eight tons of relief goods for families in Northern Mindanao and Caraga Region that were displaced by floods spawned by heavy rains in the two areas in December last year and January this year have

arrived at the local port, an official said on Wednesday.

Antonio Sugarol, Regional Director of the Office of Civil Defense Region 10, said the goods came from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office and arrived on board the Philippine Navy’s BRP Davao del Sur on Monday.

Sugarol said the goods will be temporarily stored at the DSWD-10 warehouse in Barangay Dalipuga prior to distribution to the flood victims.

Martesha Maive Veloso, Disaster Response Management Information

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed the nine members of the Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) who would facilitate the tax-free payment of reparations for residents who lost properties and lives during the five-month fighting in 2017.

The appointment came more than six months after the deadline to promulgate the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic

“The long wait is over,” said Drieza Lininding, chair of the Moro Consensus Group, who has been lobbying for the past five years for the compensation of Marawi residents who were affected during the siege. Presidential Communication Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil confirmed their appointment on Tuesday as Executive Secretary Lucas

DAVAO City — Former Sarangani Governor Miguel Rene Alcantara Dominguez has joined the 60-year-old Alsons Development and Investment Corporation (Alsons Dev) as its new director who will oversee the business strategy and operations of the premier property developer and real estate pioneer in Davao City. Alsons Dev is the real estate

Photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense Region 10

No hand in gov't projects, Mindanao presidential aide clarifies

DAVAO City – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Secretary Leo Tereso Magno clarified Wednesday that his office cannot approve projects or government contracts, especially in Mindanao. Magno issued the statement after receiving information and requests from several Mindanao officials asking for his intercession or approval on government projects. "I hope this clarifies everything; and to all government contractors I am appealing to you to simply follow the legal processes of doing business with the government," he said. He said the matter has dragged the name of his