The Department of Education here held the culminating activity of the National Teachers’ Month at the Ateneo de Davao University on Friday, September 30, honoring those who are in the teaching profession.
Ateneo de Davao University President Fr. Joel Tabora, SJ is elected as President of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines, a national association of Catholic schools in the country.
President Rodrigo Duterte reminded the United States government officials not to meddle with the affairs of the country following the criticisms of two US senators over the extrajudicial killings related to the continuing war on drugs in the Philippines.
The late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago said: “Only when we invest in people can we truly make growth inclusive.”
Julius Oxales, office-in –charge of City Cooperative Office said they are currently assisting 158 micro-cooperatives in the city, many of them have assets under P3 million.
A four-year old girl, the lone survivor of a land feud turned massacre will stay with relatives, the City Social Service and Development Office said.
The City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) insisted that former Davao City mayor and now President Rodrigo Duterte was not the reason why the city bagged the Most Child-friendly City award this year.
A local health official confirmed that a 13-year old girl in the city is the youngest person living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) here.
Philippine politicians remembered former Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago as the “Iron Lady” and one of the brightest senators in the country.
Peace consultants of the National Democratic Front said there is a need to reverse government policies to enact national industrialization, one of the issues of the comprehensive agreement on socioeconomic reform agenda that will be tackled by both the government and the NDF in the second round of talks next week.
