Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi ordered the auditing of 17 cooperatives, five of which are in Mindanao, just over two years ago for consistently failing to deliver improved services to their customers. Cusi promised that the audit would be fair to the cooperatives, but he also warned that those in grave situations would face penalties. The …
Fifty years, could have been a magnificent golden celebration for every member and user of the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative or Nordeco, the then Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative. If consumer complaints are to be considered, seven out of ten consumers complain about the inadequate service that the electric cooperative owes them, while some argue …
The fund’s original intention was to wage war on the Left before the 2022 elections. The anti-communist project was proposed by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon J., a retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief. The national budget of the NTF-ELCAC for 2021 is P19 billion. According to Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr., the …
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“Merry Christ mas to you, Merry Christmas to you…Ayooo!” Those were the voices right at our doorstep, making us happy as during the yuletide season reminds the Christian world of Christ birth. Growing up with toddles and adults singing Christmas song at your doorstep always remind us that Christmas is kids and those once a …
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Pandemics can be stressful. It is causing a lot of fear and anxiety about what could possibly happen, and it can be overwhelming emotionally in adults and children. Health actions in public such as social distancing, wearing of face masks and face shield always make people feel isolated and increases the anxiety of being exposed …
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Despite protestations from several sectors to scrap this school year altogether, the Department of Education went full steam ahead with the October 5 opening of classes nationwide. To some, it was a folly, even a dangerous one, but the return of over 22 million learners to their classes is no small feat, taken into consideration …
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One of Davao’s finest police officers is now faced with a challenging job after getting promotion to a star position. Police General Alexander C. Tagum, the former Davao City Police Director is now the chief of the country’s Highway patrol Group (HPG). His appointment did not surprise Davaoeños especially the people in his roots, in Kidapawan …
Teachers are considered the second mother of the learners during normal times as students spend a longer time inside the classrooms than their houses. But the pandemic changed the entire teaching-learning process, the parents has a new role to play — the tutor cum teacher and mother. The teachers role has also changed, they are …
Critics will always be critics, they say, but some quarters believe when there’s smoke there’s fire. There is no need to argue about it, the record of cases filed by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) against more than 200 local officials before the office of the Ombudsman, spells how corrupt officials siphoned …
Thousands of my colleagues in Mindanao press from electronic to broadcast, down to the print media, have lost their jobs as their respective companies closed shop due to the pandemic. The economic crunch brought about by the pandemic has affected journalists all over the world, with print and broadcast media shifting to the online platforms when …
