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Read more about the article Teachers raise issues over DepEd’s plan to open new school year
BALIK ESKWELA. Pupils from Magallanes Elementary School line up as their teacher tours them inside the school premises on June 6, the second day of the opening of classes across the country. The opening of classes on June 5 is mar with the usual problems of insufficient number of classrooms, teachers, among others. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Teachers raise issues over DepEd’s plan to open new school year

While the Department of Education (DepEd) eyes the month of August to open the school year 2020-2021, an alliance of teachers said that preventive measures should be first put in place to ensure the welfare of students and employees amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Read more about the article CPP to Duterte: Don’t blame NPA for failure in Covid pandemic
Young New People’s Army (NPA) rebels stand in formation during the recent anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in a town in Misamis Oriental province on Dec. 26, 2016. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

CPP to Duterte: Don’t blame NPA for failure in Covid pandemic

"A classic tactic to draw away the people's attention from the government's inept, incompassionate, irresponsible actions in the face of the pandemic.

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Read more about the article EcoWaste’s 20 green-friendly family activities while on home quarantine
A huge tarpaulin hangs on an overpass in Mac Arthur Highway(Matina) advising residents to stay indoors as the city implements the enhanced community quarantine last April 04 to control the spread of Covid-19.(Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

EcoWaste’s 20 green-friendly family activities while on home quarantine

Work, school, social life have been postponed because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

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Read more about the article UP Mindanao, DRMC to set up Covid-19 testing lab by June
LABORATORY TRAINING IN ACTION. Davao Regional Medical Center personnel undergo hands-on training on laboratory techniques and procedures for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics in UP Mindanao in preparation for the COVID-19 facility of the hospital. (Photo from Philippine Genome Center-Mindanao)

UP Mindanao, DRMC to set up Covid-19 testing lab by June

Mindanao's first Covid-19 diagnostic laboratory is being eyed to operate in Tagum City this June to strengthen and speed up the diagnostic capacity in Davao Region.

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Read more about the article Authorities conduct sea patrol in Macajalar Bay amid COVID-19
A team composed of personnel from the maritime police, Phil. Coast Guard, and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources have reminded fisherfolk fishing at the Macajalar Bay on Thursday (April 23) to comply with the executive orders of the city government requiring individuals to wear face mask in public spaces, maintain social distancing, and carry the barangay exit pass when they go out. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Authorities conduct sea patrol in Macajalar Bay amid COVID-19

A team composed of personnel from the Philippine National Police Maritime Group, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources conducted a seaborne patrol at the Macajalar Bay on Thursday, April 23, as part of the government’s effort to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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