The rift between rival managements in Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (Daneco) has left its consumers confused and wanting of a resolution.
There’s one final court battle to settle the thorny issue of who controls the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (Daneco).
As Philippine education prepares to apply the senior high school in basic education – the Grades 11 and 12 – by school year 2016-2017, the association of private schools expressed concern over the fate of about 30,000 college teachers when private schools are expected to have no enrollees for two school years in the freshmen level.
Five officials of Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative under the wing of Cooperative Development Authority (Daneco-CDA) were suspended for violating Republic Act No. 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.
The Court of Appeals upheld that the group affiliated with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) is the only “legal and legitimate group” to supervise the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative or DANECO.
The Department of Agriculture blamed low supply brought about by crop conversion as the main cause in the price hikes in garlic and rice. Militant farmers, however, decried low goverment subsidy and rapid importation as the culprit of the current problems in agriculture.
Private school administrators have expressed alarm over the rising number of students transferring to public schools despite the increase of government subsidy for private school education.
FADC spokesperson Pedro Arnado told Davao Today that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to Paquibato farmers to embrace oil palm “may be enticing”, but warns that only businessmen may profit at the expense of farmers.
The city government thinks this could happen, as Mayor Rodrigo Duterte entered a deal with the Korean Engineering and Construction (KEC) to conduct a joint study and construction of this project.
An official of Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative under the wing of Cooperative Development Authority (Daneco-CDA) slammed its rival group, Daneco-National Electrification Administration (Daneco-NEA) affiliate for resorting to “drama and deception” due to lack of financial transparency.
