DAVAO CITY — Given the threat of a pandemic, the Philippine educational system adopted a blended learning approach for the second year on Monday September 13, the start of the school year 2021-022. The Education Department has registered over 6.3 million learners for the year, but the figure is still insufficient, prompting the government to […]
DavOr approves Covid-19 response plan
DAVAO CITY —The Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Davao Oriental has approved on September 21, the provincial COVID-19 Response Plan to strengthen the government’s fight against the pandemic. The plan was presented and approved during the 3rd Quarter meeting of the PDRRMC with Chairman Governor Nelson L. Dayanghirang. Among the highlights of […]
Bonsai is life
DAVAO CITY — “Bonsai is Life” This how Asia’s multi-awarded Bonsai master Marcel “Bebot A. Calungsod described his life. His journey to Bonsai world started when his family went to Japan for a vacation “I started to appreciate Bonsai at the age of 14,” says Calungsod and until now it remains his world. “I was […]
No overpricing, ghost deliveries in gov’t deal with Pharmally-Duterte
DAVAO CITY — Government’s contract with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. for the purchase of medical equipment was aboveboard and there were no overpricing and ghost deliveries, President Rodrigo Duterte insisted during a public address aired Thursday. “There was no overpricing which some senators are so desperately trying to establish. Ayun. Everything was delivered. There was no […]
Shortage of medical oxygen hits major areas in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY —Key cities and provinces in Mindanao now struggled to secure supplies of medical-grade oxygen while Covid-19 cases as plant source reportedly temporarily shut down for a repair. Medical oxygen is administered in medical facilities like hospitals and clinics. It’s used during anesthesia, first aid resuscitation for emergencies, life support for patients who can’t breathe […]
56 court personnel in Davao City tested positive for Covid-19
DAVAO CITY –— Fifty-six (56) court employees from different courtrooms of the Hall of Justice Building here tested positive for Coronavirus Diseases (Covid-19), as the court was placed under total lockdown starting September 6, 2021. Based on documents obtained by Newsline Philippines, the infected employees are from MTCC, RTC, and the Regional State Prosecutor’s Office […]
Davao village sets up own vaccination hub
DAVAO CITY — As Coronavirus cases snowballs, a village here is trying to catch up in the city’s vaccination effort and puts up a site where villagers get vaccinated. On Saturday, September 4, 2021, 530 residents registered but only 430 showed up for its first dose of Sinopharm vaccine, while many of those who failed to […]
Mahilak falls in Davao del Sur opens
DAVAO CITY — With the tribal dance highlighting the culture of the indigenous peoples in Davao del Sur, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI allowed the opening of Mahilak Falls in Sitio Manikan, Brgy. Goma, Digos City, on Wednesday September 1, 2021. The opening of the falls to tourists was not easy, […]
Kabacan Massacre suspects scot-free despite warrants of arrest
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine National Police in North Cotabato have filed 9 counts of Murder against the suspects in the August 29, 2020, daylight massacre killing nine people in Kabacan town, the court has issued warrant of arrest but after one year, no one is arrested. In a press statement dated August 30, North […]
Rice farmers to DA : stop importing rice during harvest season
DAVAO CITY — North Cotabato rice farmers want the government to stop importing rice during the harvest season, making the later as their own competitor. Ramon Macaraeg, a rice farmer and certified seed producer in an interview with Newsline said, farmers are always at the mercy of rice dealers “The government imports rice just in […]
PH implements One Health Pass on Sept. 1
DAVAO CITY –— The Bureau of Quarantine starts to implement the One Health Pass for travelers and returning overseas Filipinos on Wednesday September 1, 2021. Director Roberto Salvador Jr. of the BOQ on Monday said, the One Health Pass will ensure the smooth processing of documents among travelers and those returning home as it is […]
IP’s inside UCCP Haran to return home
DAVAO CITY ––The ‘bakwits’ of UCCP Haran Compound in Davao City began to return home after the government blocked all incoming funds and questioned the bank accounts of nongovernment organizations suspected of assisting left-leaning groups. The last batch arrived in Talaingod, Davao del Norte on August 9, 2021. The most recent batch consisted of 97 […]
Hunger pushes indigenous peoples of Haran to return home.
TALAINGOD, DAVAO DEL NORTE — On Monday, August 9, 2021, 95 individuals, mostly children from the Ata-Manobo indigenous peoples, left the UCCP Haran Compound in Davao City after spending six years there. Of the 95, 37 are adults and the huge number are children, says Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahib. In 2014, over […]