By KENETTE JEAN I. MILLONDAGA
Davao Today
“What we are trying to do is to encourage people to use what we have, to protect ourselves. Most of us hide what we are innovating. And by the time we make it public, someone had already patented it,” Dr. Warlito Vicente, chairperson of the Regional Health Research Development Consortium (RHRDC) warned.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
Previously, the Bureau of Investments has set a ceiling of a billion pesos (USD 23.9M) as capital in order for a firm to avail of incentives. Now, with its lowered threshold capital, the government attempts to solve problems in the agriculture industry, a move criticized by farmers groups.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
Channel assignments are now grouped in genres ranging from local, kids, education, sports, movies, news, entertainment, high-definition, international and religious.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
On the NSCB declaration that Davao City is the least poor in Mindanao: “(That’s) good news, but it doesn’t mean that there are no more poor people in Davao. Many are still in need of work and (decent) income, especially that the city’s rate of in-migration has increased” — Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
The decline was attributed to the sluggish performances of the service, industry and agriculture sectors, the NSCB said.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“Affordable computing, if properly harnessed, can help in the delivery of public services and enable the people to participate in governance.” — Rick Bahague, Computer Professionals’ Union
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
Davao is considered low in rice sufficiency level, with palay production lessened at an average of 3.5 percent yearly from 2005 to 2010. In contrast, production of Cavendish bananas increased to over 2.8 million metric tons with a growth rate of 14.3 percent in the last four years.
By MICK M. BASA
Davao Today
The ban is stifling small traders with how they can make ends meet. Now they wonder whether the law is there to help the environment — or just to single out people who struggle to put food on their table by selling what they can at the wet market.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
With the number of mining firms under exploration concessions, gold, nickel and copper in the rocky mountains of Davao region continue to be up for grabs. But government earnings from the excise taxes paid by mining firms are small.
