During the International Asteroid Day last June 30, Ateneo de Davao University robotics engineering senior Nadine Antonette Obafial was among those honored with an asteroid named after her. This was announced by the university on its Facebook page last July 2.
Fr Rene Ocampo never fails to amaze me because I had the most intimate conversation with him on issues that the Roman Catholic Church was and has been sensitive about: sex and gender equality.
While this campaign points out coal energy as a major threat to climate and the abrupt change in weather, the university’s Dean of Arts and Sciences and astrophysicist, Fr. Dan Mc Namara, however, considers coal-fired power plant “okay” for the “short term” to meet the city’s power demand.
“The migration of survivors indicate the rising problem of people having lost trust in government,” said Prof. Mae Templa, who is also a coordinator of Balsa Mindanao.
But groups, including those in the Ateneo de Davao University, said that revenue-sharing “is not the main issue but rather about empowerment of communities and local leaders”.
Bayan Muna Representative Atty. Carlos Isagani Zarate (center) stressed the need to abolish both the legislative PDAF and presidential “pork” or special funds in order to stop the culture of patronage politics. Joining Zarate is Asst. Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao Atty. Rodolfo Elman (second, left), teachers of Ateneo de Davao University and anti-corruption advocates during Wednesday’s forum on pork barrel held at Ateneo de Davao University. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
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Kenneth Yap of the Ateneo de Davao University garnered 86 percent rating, the highest among the 901 successful examinees.
Ateneo de Davao University teacher Jess Delgado (middle) and student Giselle Escobañez (left) recall their harrowing experience with Cebu Pacific’s…
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“CAAP should make heads roll dinha sa Davao airport management and personnel. The emergency last night was poorly managed (by the FBIA).” – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte
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Tabora said the university has been a loyal customer to Cebu Pacific for many years. But its “manifest human failure” on Sunday, he said, only proved that the airline company does not “deserve our patronage.”
