By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
“One-third of all cancer cases are preventable while the other one-third are curable if detected early,” said Dr. Gay Lapus, an oncologist based here in Davao City.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
“Thousands of power consumers are still waiting for our services to go back to normal as 185 out of 374 villages are still without electricity” — Benedicto Ongking, Officer-in-Charge General Manager of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“We will use part of the fund to rehabilitate the coconut industry and the welfare of the coconut farmers” — Euclides Forbes, Philippine Coconut Authority undersecretary
By CHRISTINE J. KUIZON
Davao Today
Magsuci said the water district office is providing free access to five faucets at their Matina office to the 35,000 lines — households or establishments — whose water supply has been cut off. In simple arithmetic, this would be 7,000 lines per faucet.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
Assistant City Veterinarian Esther Cherrie Rayos said during Monday’s Kapehan sa SM that their office is intensifying the campaign starting at the slaughter houses up to the display stalls in market centers “to ensure the health and safety of consumers.”
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“The kind of impact it will give in terms of our image and the branding of Davao as convention destination will go a long, long way,” Boncato said. “However, it’s not sealed yet,” he added.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
Dodong Atillo, spokesperson for the Department of Education-XI, said they already issued a directive suspending classes and announced that teachers “are not required to come to class.”
By MICK M. BASA
Davao Today
“We have to establish the learning centers as we know the Indonesians living here have limited access to basic needs such as education.” — Muhammad Nuh, Indonesia’s Education Minister
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
Sheena Duazo, spokesperson of the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-Southern Mindanao, said once Daneco falls into the hands of a private corporation, its main concern would no longer be in the service to its consumers “but for business and profit.”
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
“The plan for K+12 is not to provide higher education opportunities to the youth, but merely to create an army of semi-skilled labor for immediate employment abroad. It’s being designed to develop immediately employable youth locally for them to become underpaid, or worse, abused workers in a foreign land.” — Atty. Leah Librado-Yap, Davao City First District Councilor
