DAVAO CITY — Poor families in Davao City Poblacion and District 2 in Compostela Valley are the winners in paying loans provided through the Self-Employment Assistance Kaunlaran Program (SEA-K) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
Arlene L. Morpus, DSWD project development officer revealed that Davao City Poblacion East and West tied with ComVal?s Maco, Mabini, Nabunturan and Mawab at a high 95% repayment rate.
TAGUM CITY—-Girls Scout Davao del Norte Council is finding it hard to recruit and renew members this school opening as most Parents-Teachers Community Associations (PTCAs) have refused to get payments for Girls Scout membership during enrolment.
Leah Joy Gonzaga, council executive in an interview, said the council has felt this problem especially in Tagum City where PTCAs are no longer requiring enrollees to pay Girls Scout membership fees.
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DAVAO CITY — Davao chapter of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) will host this year?s Nationa Midyearl Convention scheduled June 14-16, 2007 at the Grand Men Seng hotel, Davaoa City.
PICE National President Engr. Juanito P. Abergas announced that the 2007 National Midyear convention carries the theme: ?PICE at 70: Civil Engineers Facing the Challenges of the New Millennium.?
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is ?quite disappointed? and ?exasperated? over the outcome of the senatorial elections and blames the alleged failure of local government units to deliver at least five Team Unity (TU) candidates to the Senate, an administration candidate said on Tuesday.
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DAVAO CITY — The heat from the May elections may not have dissipated yet, but the arrival of the month of June brings potent reminders for Filipinos to rally as one nation. Philippine Independence Day is traditionally celebrated on June 12, while the lesser known but perhaps increasingly significant Philippine Eagle Week is held June 4-10 of each year.