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.