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Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines Ephraim Ben Matityau receives a warm welcome from teachers and students of Mintal Comprehensive High School in Davao City. Matityau graces the ceremony for the launching of Capacity Building of Teachers on Project Innovation, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (iSTEAM) – a collaborative project of the Department of Education – Davao City Schools Division, City Government of Davao, Embassy of Israel, Pass It Forward Foundation, and ORT Israel Network. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano / davaotoday.com)

Davao high school to pilot Israel-model on multidisciplinary learning

About 2,900 senior high school students from Mintal Comprehensive High School here will soon benefit from a more holistic approach to learning core subjects in Mathematics and Science after their school was chosen to pilot the curriculum called Innovation, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics or I-Steam.

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Read more about the article DAR seeks to lower terms of AVAs to 5 years
SCRAP AVAs. Farmers under the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries One Movement (AOM) hold a protest outside the venue of the pubic hearing of the House of the Representatives Committee on Agrarian Reform on the impact of agribusiness venture arrangements (AVAs). Protesting farmers call for the cancellation of all AVAs to grant them full control of their lands awarded by the government. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

DAR seeks to lower terms of AVAs to 5 years

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said it is pushing to limit to five years ?the life span of the agribusiness v?enture a?greements (AVAs) between agrarian reform beneficiaries and the private contracting sector.

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Read more about the article Peace advocates: mothers play big role in countering violent extremism
WOMEN FOR PEACE. (From left to right) Nida Dans of Mothers for Peace, Irene Santiago, convenor of the National Women Peace Table, and Grace Rebollos of Zamboanga-Basilan Integrated Development Alliance, Inc. (ZABIDA) during the First Women’s Peace Table at the Marco Polo Hotel on Thursday, November 23. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)

Peace advocates: mothers play big role in countering violent extremism

A group of women peace leaders said one of the best ways to counter violent extremism here in the country is by empowering the mothers.

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Read more about the article Sara Duterte to pursue localized talks with Reds

Sara Duterte to pursue localized talks with Reds

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Thursday, November 23, announced that Davao City Peace Committee (DC-PEACE) will ??push through with ?initiating localized peace talks with New People’s Army?, or? until ?it would receive the official document from the Office of the President ?cancelling all forms of negotiations.

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Read more about the article ?Days before Duterte thrashes talks?, GRP, NDFP initialed draft documents on social, economic reforms
The peace panels of the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines sign the ground rules for conduct of the meeting of the reciprocal working committee on social and economic reforms during the third round of talks in Rome, Italy on January 2017. (davaotoday.com file photo)

?Days before Duterte thrashes talks?, GRP, NDFP initialed draft documents on social, economic reforms

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines said the possible reforms that will benefit millions of farmers is now hanging on the edge with the declaration of President Rodrigo Duterte to discontinue the peace negotiations.

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