By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
Persons who constantly change partners or are engaged constantly with different partners risk themselves to HIV-AIDS, according to their study. Most of those HIV-AIDS positive behave in such manners.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
Acef, according to Arnado, only ended in the hands of dubious beneficiaries. This, he said, was proven by the government audit firm itself.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
These lumad children long for knowledge. Not even their parents can stop them from going to school, even if it means they have to contend with their empty stomachs.
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 MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“The RH Bill wants to give adequate support to the poorest section of our society, so that they can avail of health care services. This is not anti-life but pro-life” — Atty. Carlos Isagani Zarate, Bayan Muna Vice-President for Mindanao
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
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO
Davao Today
The result is attributed to the Department of Health’s (DOH) coordination with its partner organizations and agencies to employ “key interventions with regard to malaria control.”
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 JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“If you ask the health department–because we had a dialog–the DOH admitted that is the same – corporatization is actually privatization. Right now, there are some aspects that are already privatized. If you corporatize, that means wholesale privatization.”—Rep. Luz Ilagan, Gabriela Partylist
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.
