World Food Program, partner assess feeding program in Cotabato town

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Pikit town received a total of 30,816 bags of rice and 444 bags of beans for the whole duration of the feeding program.  WFP has allocated a total of 124,918 bags of rice and 2,505 bags of beans for the whole province.

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“Why rush the K+12 Bill?” Youth and teachers groups ask

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Elenito Escalante, chairperson of the teachers’ group Kahugpongan sa mga Magtutudlo ug Kawani sa Edukasyon sa Mindanao (Kamkem) said K + 12 is not the answer to the shortage of classrooms, textbooks, and the problem on teachers, among others which are recurring problems of the country’s educational system.

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UP kicks off inter-connectivity project in Davao

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today “eUP’s goal is an integrated, interconnected, harmonized, inter-operable ICT system and infrastructure across all UP campuses to support its thrust for academic and operational excellence.”-- Elvie Zamora, UP’s Vice President for Development

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MAKE A MOVE. Kabataan Partylist’s Raymond Palatino (left) and Rendell Ryan Cagula urge President Aquino, the Ched, DepEd and Congress to stop increases in school fees. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Bills, bills to pay for new school year

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today To the dismay of student groups, come academic year 2012-2013, an average of 10 percent or PHP 41.52 (USD 0.98) increase in tuition per unit will be implemented nationwide.

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