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 the planning, logistics and resources, as well as … [Read more...] about Class Opening 2020: A harbinger for the ‘new normal’
Opinion
Davao City’s Gen. Tagum is now HPG Chief
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 City as they know pretty … [Read more...] about Davao City’s Gen. Tagum is now HPG Chief
Teacher cum Solicitor
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 now into soliciting job, asking friends, … [Read more...] about Teacher cum Solicitor
Corruption is another pandemic
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 the money intended for poor and … [Read more...] about Corruption is another pandemic
Pandemic affects media community
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 the quarantine status of the … [Read more...] about Pandemic affects media community
