Anxiety grips Dabawenyas after Davao’s twin quakes
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Anxiety is the common feeling shared by Dabawenyas - mothers, employees, students -- following the two major earthquakes in Davao Region last October 10 and the…
Davao students learning from “alternative school” in rallies and social involvement
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - A chorus of chants from young people holding handwritten placards filled Orcullo Park, which showed that a sizable number of participants in Davao's protest rally against…
Ragged holes spell negligence. This damaged section of the flood control dike alonng the river of Matina Gravahan collapsed in February 2024, just two months after it was completed. It stands unrepaired for 18 months now, as residents are forced to make makeshift barriers to prevent the river to overflow during heavy rains./Wendyl A. Geronimo(davaotoday.com)
Matina Gravahan residents frustrated over unrepaired dike
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - The dike lasted only two months. It was in February 2024, when the flood-control dike constructed along the community of Matina Gravahan partially collapsed when logs…
BALIK ESKWELA. Pupils from Magallanes Elementary School line up as their teacher tours them inside the school premises on June 6, the second day of the opening of classes across the country. The opening of classes on June 5 is mar with the usual problems of insufficient number of classrooms, teachers, among others. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com)
Teachers still adjusting to MATATAG curriculum
DAVAO CITY, Philippines -This school opening marks the second year of the phasing in of the MATATAG K-10 curriculum, but teachers are still adjusting and learning along the start of…
Davao pushes early detection campaign for dengue as cases decline
DAVAO CITY, Philippines -Davao's dengue cases have dipped in the first half of this year as compared to last year, with 1,682 cases and 12 deaths recorded from January to…