DESPITE the effort to rectify misconceptions and myths, the stigma and discrimination on those infected with HIV and Aids in the community continue to persist which further create a barrier to prevent infection and provide adequate care, treatment, and support. Among those infected, there is difficulty to come out within their immediate family due to […]
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New year fireworks-related injuries rise to 319
MANILA — The number of fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) has risen to 319 after the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported 31 more cases recorded in various regions of the country from 6 a.m. of January 3 until 5:59 a.m. of January 5. Based on reports sent by 60 sentinel hospitals, nine cases were recorded […]
Being in the Moment
Notice how we tend to lose our focus on any given moment. The impulse to check on our phones while talking to a friend or family member, or while eating or even when working. The tendency to scroll through the status update on social media. The habit of cutting off people in mid-sentence to interject […]
Private sector workers must get double pay on Jan. 1: DOLE
MANILA (December 31)- Private sector workers reporting for work on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, New Year’s Day, will receive at least double of their salary for the day, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III reminds employers to observe the proper payment of wages for employees for the […]
7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Davao Region; no casualties reported
DAVAO CITY (December 29)– A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Davao region at 12:15 today with the epicenter at Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental. Other coastal municipalities of the province such Boston, Bangaga, Cateel, Manay, Taragona have been alerted. Ednar Dayanghirang, chief of staff of the provincial governor’s office and incident commander of Davao Oriental told […]
Ateneo kicks out student in viral bullying video
DAVAO CITY (December 23) — Days after the bullying video became viral, the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) today decided to kick out the junior high school student caught on video bullying another student in the comfort room. In a statement released on Sunday afternoon, ADMU president Jose Ramon Villarin, S.J. said the penalty forbids the […]
PRRD calls on village chiefs to resist CPP-NPA
DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte is calling on barangay officials and tribal leaders to strongly resist the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) and cooperate with the government in ending the communist insurgency in the country. President Duterte made the call and voiced concerns over the continued harassment by the CPP-NPA in […]
Peace body in DavOr asks DepEd to cancel permit of lumad schools
MATI CITY (December 18) — The Provincial Peace and Order Council here passed a resolution asking the Department of Education to cancel the permits of Salugpongan schools operating in the province which have not complied with the DepEd’s K to 12 curriculum. The decision was made after the peace body evaluated the documents of the […]
Integrating RH Rights and HIV protection
UNPROTECTED sex heightens the risk of unwanted pregnancy or acquiring sexually transmitted diseases. The recent UP Population Institute survey on sexual practices of young people shows about 5.4 million engage in premarital sex without protection. Out of 1.4 million involved in casual sex, more than half a million young men have sex with men. The […]
Former chief justice Puno points out “fatal omission” on federal charter
DAVAO CITY (December 14)- The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed on third and final reading its version of a draft federal charter which adds “lawless violence” as a ground for the declaration of martial law. It also lifts the term limits for lawmakers. However, former Chief justice Reynato Puno said the process followed by the […]
SoCot completes P500-M infra projects
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (December 14)— The provincial government of South Cotabato has completed nearly PHP500 million worth of infrastructure projects in the first three quarters of the year. Engr. Marnilo Aperocho, chief of the Provincial Engineer’s Office, said Friday the accomplished projects comprise structures that were funded by the local government and national government agencies. […]