Government losing in Diwalwal mines ?
Government mining officials want to review service contracts and agreements with companies operating in the gold-rich Barangay Diwalwal in Monkayo, Compostela Valley.
On nat’l teachers’ month, group calls for passage of wage bill
“It’s high time that teachers will be valued for their untiring work and service and they will be feted on the culmination of World Teachers’ Day on October 5,” DepEd Davao del Norte Superintendent Josephine Fadul told DavaoToday.
Punish Agri officials over garlic cartel – farmers group
A national farmers organization said that officials of the Department of Agriculture should be investigated and punished over their likely involvement in the cartel behind the spike of garlic prices in the country.
Commission warns of extreme dry spell in Mindanao by 2020
“In Davao, trees are not enough to absorb the carbon emissions if the coal power plant in Davao will operate considering that 40 percent of carbon emissions are contributed by coal power plants.”
World-record attempt for tree-planting set
Mindanao officials are aiming this month for the Guinness world record for the most number of trees planted in a country simultaneously in one hour. But environment advocates deplore this “gimmick” for failing to address the island’s massive deforestation.