Read more about the article DAR’s Usapang Kalakalan opens marketing prospects for Mindanao farmers
A woman farmer from Barangay Waan, Buhangin District, Davao City, computes her sales for selling vegetables and banana in Rizal Park here Friday, Oct. 14. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

DAR’s Usapang Kalakalan opens marketing prospects for Mindanao farmers

The Mindanao Sustainable Agrarian and Agricultural Development (MinSAAD), a project of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), opens prospects for Mindanao farmers to sell their products on a larger scale via the Usapang Kalakalan Forum held Tuesday at the Apo View Hotel here.

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Read more about the article Normin entrepreneurs’ business skills get a boost through DTI-10’s KMME
With the launching of the Kapatid Mentor Me (KMME) business mentoring program of the Department of Trade and Industry-10 (DTI-10), entrepreneurs from all over Northern Mindanao are expected to enhance their skills on how to run their respective enterprises. Photo shows some of the products made by entrepreneurs from the region. (Photo courtesy of the DTI-10)

Normin entrepreneurs’ business skills get a boost through DTI-10’s KMME

More than a hundred entrepreneurs and aspiring business operators from all over Northern Mindanao have benefited from the Department of Trade and Industry-10’s Kapatid Mentor Me (KMME) program, a DTI-10 official said.

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Read more about the article ‘Duterte gov’t move to declare 600 persons as terrorists, a prelude to massive crackdown on critics’
President Rodrigo Duterte, in his speech during his visit to the Ozamiz City Police Station on August 17, 2017, warns those involved in illegal drugs to stop their illicit activities or they may face harsh consequences. (KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

‘Duterte gov’t move to declare 600 persons as terrorists, a prelude to massive crackdown on critics’

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has sought the declaration of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), its armed wing, New People's Army (NPA), and at least 600 progressives as "terrorists."

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Read more about the article Teacher Protection Act hurdles House committee level
ACT Teachers Representatives Antonio Tinio and France Castro (Contributed photo)

Teacher Protection Act hurdles House committee level

MANILA, Philippines - The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Culture has approved a bill that seeks to institutionalize the protection of "overworked and underpaid" public school teachers…

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