DAVAO CITY — Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Davao del Norte grants Scholarship Program to the people of the Municipality of San Isidro, Davao del Norte. TESDA offers 29 days training program in Organic Agriculture Production NC II and 34 days training program in Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II. The Training […]
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School Blues, School Woes
DAVAO CITY — The opening of the school year 2020-2021 in a new normal setting was a success but it also uncovered lapses that showed the Department of Education must rectify errors, especially for students enrolled under the modular distance learning. Secretary Leonora Briones said more than 23.6 million students have so far enrolled for School Year (SY) 2020-2021. The data […]
11 Filipinos among Asia’s top 100 scientists
MANILA – Eleven Filipinos were included on the 2020 list of The Asian Scientist 100 magazine’s most outstanding researchers, which acknowledges the success of the region’s best and brightest. “I am proud. Eleven out of 100 among so many Asian countries is a sizable share. Two are heads of DOST (Department of Science and Technology) agencies […]
NPC issues ‘Do’s, Don’ts’ for online classes
MANILA – The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday released a list of “do’s and don’ts” for online classes ahead of the opening of the school year 2020-2021 through blended learning in public schools next week. The guidelines, published in NPC Bulletin No. 16, aims to help students, parents, teachers, and schools at safeguarding sensitive personal […]
Catholic faithful urged to pray rosary amid pandemic
MANILA – As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Catholic faithful have been urged to pray the rosary in October, a Holy Rosary Month. “Praying the Rosary is very crucial during these troubled times of Covid-19 which our medical experts have yet to develop a vaccine,” Fr. Kit Ramirez said […]
Panabo City launch virtual zumba
Panabo City — The City Government of Panabo recently launched a virtual Zumba in celebration of the 120th Civil Service founding anniversary. The activity which started on September 18, was participated by city government employees and their respective department heads, which was conducted live via social media on the Facebook Page of the City. Following […]
Cardinal Tagle recovers from Coronavirus
DAVAO CITY — Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has recovered from the coronavirus, the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome said on Wednesday. The report said the Cardinal’s recovery came 13 days after he contracted the disease. He remained asymptomatic while he underwent strict isolation. Fr. Gregory Gaston, PCF Rector, said Tagle’s recovery “is indeed a great […]
Gov. Catamco vows to make remarkable changes in IP lives
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Governor Nancy Catamco today vowed to leave remarkable changes into the lives of Indigenous Peoples in North Cotabato and will not cease to work until it’s done. This was the statement of Gov. Catamco which she shared before Secretary Allen Capuyan of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). Speaking before the […]
Mayor accepts resignation of ailing Vice Mayor, his father
ISULAN, SULTAN KUDARAT — Gladly, the town Mayor of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao accepted the resignation of the Vice Mayor, who happens to be his father. Mayor Marop B. Ampatuan was happy to accept the resignation of his father, Vice Mayor Datu Akmad Mitra Ampatuan, who cited his health problem as the reason for leaving […]
Blaans offered Damsu for Mahklok bridge construction
MALUNGON, SARANGANI — The Bla’an tribe of Malungon town performed a “Damsu” ritual to pave the way for the construction of the P120-million worth of Mahklok river bridge in Barangay Blaan, South Cotabato. The Damsu was performed by the Tribal Chieftain and barangay Councilor Joel Corante together with Mayor Tessa D. Constantino on September 4. The Damsu, which means offering, […]
FB page to receive quarantine breach complaints created
MANILA – The Joint Task Force Covid Shield on Friday created a Facebook account where netizens could directly report blatant violations of quarantine protocols. In a statement, JTF Covid Shield head Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said the move is part of the effort to empower the people not only to help the government in the enforcement […]
28 couples in NoCot seal love with a kiss
DAVAO CITY — Despite restrictions set by the Department of Health to avoid mass gatherings to prevent coronavirus-19 infection, a Barangay Captain held a mass wedding and even allowed the newlywed couple to seal their union with a kiss, this time with face mask. In celebrating its 66th founding anniversary on Monday, September 7, Makalala […]
Lone bettor bags P49-M Lotto 6/42 jackpot
MANILA – A lone bettor from San Fernando, La Union is the first jackpot winner of the Lotto games since the start of community quarantine measures in mid-March that affected the games’ operations, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said Friday. In an advisory, PCSO general manager Royina Garma said the winner bagged the PHP49-million jackpot prize […]