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Read more about the article Labor Official: Few companies hire senior high graduates
The Public Employment Service Office or PESO in Davao City admits that few companies offer employment for senior high school graduates due to lack of necessary skills and training. (Photo from Davao City National High School's Facebook page)

Labor Official: Few companies hire senior high graduates

A labor official noted that few companies in Davao City offer job for senior high school (SHS) graduates despite the assurance from the Department of Education (DepEd) that the K to 12 Program will equip students with values, knowledge, and skills needed to work in various industries.

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Read more about the article Business group sees increase in investments in Davao City
JAPANESE MAYOR. Kitahashi Kenji, mayor of Kitakyushu City in Japan presents city councilor and majority floor leader Bernard Al-ag a painting to commemorate the agreement signed between his city and the local government of Davao during the council's regular session on Tuesday, Nov. 15. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Business group sees increase in investments in Davao City

Citing the good business environment that Davao City has been showing in the past years, a business group is seeing the possibility of the rise of the number of investments in the city.

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Read more about the article More patients to be accommodated with new kidney institute at SPMC
The construction of a kidney center in Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is expected to be done within this year or in 2020. The facility will have more equipments to cater more kidney patients. (Photo from SPMC Facebook page)

More patients to be accommodated with new kidney institute at SPMC

The country's biggest government-owned hospital here, the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is expected to accommodate more kidney patients when the Kidney Transplant Institute would be completed this year or next year, an official said.

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Read more about the article Davao City councilor confirms lack of classrooms
BACK TO SCHOOL. A total of 52 pupils are going to occupy this classroom in Davao City’s Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Central Elementary School for school year 2013-14. The room’s capacity should be for 44 pupils only, the teacher said Monday. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers said the country lacks 32,644 classrooms, 2.5 Million chairs and 60 M textbooks for this school year. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Davao City councilor confirms lack of classrooms

A local legislator admits the need for more classrooms for public schools and teachers in the city as the number of enrollees has increased this year.

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