Read more about the article Hike teachers’ wage, Palace asked
FIRST DAY HIGH. A Grade 3 pupil in Davao City’s Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Elementary School submits his notebook to his teacher for checking on Monday, the first day of school year 2013-14. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Hike teachers’ wage, Palace asked

On the first day of this school year, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) called anew for the increase in salary of public school teachers.

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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. A total of 2,732 students of Mintal Comprehensive High School in Barangay Mintal, Davao City line up for the first flag ceremony of the school year during the opening of classes on Monday, June 5. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Old woes hound public schools

Another school year is set to open next week, but public schools were expected to struggle with same "age-old problems".

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Read more about the article SEC warns public vs. firm offering huge investment return
The SEC national office has recently issued a cease-and-desist order against KAPA and its subsidiaries “after finding substantial evidence that it has been offering and selling securities in the form of investment contracts without the necessary license.”

SEC warns public vs. firm offering huge investment return

Another Mindanao-based investment entity offering huge returns to its investors has been red-flagged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as it advised the public to be cautious in shelling out their money to companies dealing in financial transactions.

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