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Editorial: Stay alert, follow health protocols

/ from 11 hours ago

ON SUNDAY, July 25, two health officials confirmed the first recorded Delta variant cases in Davao Region.Tagum City Health Office Chief Dr. Arnel Florendo confirmed on Saturday evening that based on information they received from the Department of Health (DOH), the city now has its first confirmed case of the ...

Valderrama: Embracing Ubuntu

Maria Gemima C. Valderrama / from July 25, 2021

UBUNTU. Unfamiliar word, right?I came across that word again last week from Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Director (RD) Allan G. Farnazo when he was sharing about the essence of being human. That’s ubuntu (oo-boon-too).This is an African word and philosophy that best translates as “I am because of who ...

Editorial: Laban, Pilipinas!

/ from July 23, 2021

THE 2020 Tokyo Olympics has officially opened Friday, July 23, 2021 after a year of postponement due to Covid-19 pandemic.As the Summer Olympic Games begin, hopes are high that the Philippines will finally grab the elusive Olympic gold medal since the quest started in 1924 Paris Olympics - the time ...

Editorial: Mental health check this pandemic

/ from July 21, 2021

CONGRATULATIONS to us Filipinos for being through the pandemic for a year and four months now (and counting) and we’re still here. Perhaps barely making it to the next few days without bruises, but we’re still here and that counts. While some of us have family members and friends who ...

Estremera: Surviving and thriving

Stella Estremera / from July 21, 2021

I’VE been receiving messages inquiring about how to get vaccinated against Covid-19. My reply is consistent: Register with your barangay, with safedavao, and with whatever other group is offering. That’s what I did, by the way. I registered with the barangay, safedavao, and Red Cross and grabbed the first opportunity ...

Abrigo: Highway choke and the Hijack

Danilo Abrigo / from July 19, 2021

NEGLIGENT bureaucrats, sidewalk obstructions and narrow roads made Tibungco’s choke point an ugly spot for motorists entering and leaving Davao City.The distance between Panabo and Davao cities is only 34.4 kilometers, apt for a 30-minute travel at a typical highway speed. But for two decades the motorists are obliged to ...

Editorial: Congratulations, graduates!

/ from July 19, 2021

BECAUSE of the hullabaloo brought by the pandemic, the celebration for the graduation of our learners has been set aside with almost all schools conducting their graduation ceremonies via online.As Department of Education Secretary Lionor Briones said through the department's youtube channel, "this year has not been very easy, has ...

Valderrama: What ALS can give

Maria Gemima C. Valderrama / from July 19, 2021

THE school year (SY) 2020-2021 ended on July 9, and it was announced that the opening of classes for SY2021-2022 will be on September 13 - that’s nine weeks after the end of the previous school year.For those who are asking if resumption of limited face-to-face classes in areas considered ...

Editorial: Flip-flops on the vaccination cards

/ from July 14, 2021

FOR several fully vaccinated individuals, the issuance of Resolution 124-B by the Inter-agency Task Force for the management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) came off as a relief.In a nutshell, Resolution 124-B eases the travel requirements of fully vaccinated individuals. It defines fully vaccinated persons as "someone who has more ...

Abrigo: Electricity and politics in DavNor

Danny Abrigo / from July 12, 2021

POLITICAL crosscurrent is electrifying to the more than 300 thousand population of Tagum City and its nearby settlements in the First District of Davao del Norte.Both parties are craving to control the half century-old electric cooperative Daneco, now Nordeco that serves the district; and maybe the province by and large.According ...

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