Davao City --- Island Garden City of Samal has registered its new confirmed case of COVID 19 today, June 20, 2020. A 4-year-old male child from Barangay San Jose who had been stranded together with his family in Bohol since March 11, this year. The family has arrived IGACOS last June 10 from Cagayan de Oro City on board a hired van and was immediately placed in a … [Read more...] about IGaCoS registered confirmed Covid-19 case anew
Poverty pandemic at the time of Covid-19
Davao City --- As the novel coronavirus outbreak placed millions under lockdowns and ravaged the country’s economy, a survey from the Social Weather Station (SWS) noted that the number of Filipino families who experienced hunger nearly doubled the first quarter of the current year. The survey of 4,010 working-age Filipinos showed that 16.7%, which translates to about 4.2 … [Read more...] about Poverty pandemic at the time of Covid-19
Rappler CEO Ressa and Santos, convicted of cyber libel
DAVAO CITY --- TIME Magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year awardee and a former researcher-writer Rey Santos, Jr. were handed the first verdict on the many court cases lodged against Rappler. Manila RTC Judge Rainelda Estacio Montesa convicted Maria Ressa and Santos, Jr. of cyber libel, and sentenced them to jail for 6 months and 1 day up to 6 years, and allowed bail. Montesa’s … [Read more...] about Rappler CEO Ressa and Santos, convicted of cyber libel
Children and play at the time of Covid19
Gadgets were all set when the first public announcement for community quarantine came due to Covid19. Short films were downloaded overtime to make sure that boredom won’t have the chance to settle when online classes are done. This is true enough among teens, but not for those aged four to seven. Kids from our neighborhood in barangay Maa -- Sally, Lilli, Amor, Peter, Danny … [Read more...] about Children and play at the time of Covid19
DCPO clarifies number coding in FM pass
DAVAO CITY --- The Davao City Police Office has issued today another memorandum correcting previous issuance regarding Number Coding in Food and Medicine (FM) pass. Such correction indicated the following. … [Read more...] about DCPO clarifies number coding in FM pass
