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Velez: Films to learn about Marcoses and post-EDSa

Tyrone Velez / from 9 hours ago

As the pandemic hits, people have tuned in more to online movies to have a fix of entertainment or escape.But for these filmmakers, Daang Dokyu, this also serves as a time for remembering and reckoning.This week, they are extending their Never Again series featuring five documentaries on the Marcoses and ...

Editorial: A delicate balance

/ from September 20, 2020

THE construction of large-scale infrastructure projects is always seen as a big step in the development of the country. These infrastructures are not merely being constructed for scale or legacy. These projects are there to usher in progress in the localities around it.Goal 9 of the 17 United Nations (UN) ...

Mendoza: Official enrolment prior to school opening

Lorenzo E. Mendoza / from September 20, 2020

LESF or the Learner Enrollment and Survey Form was the main enrollment tool used for the remote and dropbox enrolment for school year 2020-2021. The tool is an expanded version of the regular enrolment form which captures not only the basic profile of learners but also relevant survey questions for ...

Editorial: Being responsible plant lovers

/ from September 17, 2020

THE coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has led to the growth of plant lovers, colloquially called “plantitos” or “plantitas.” With people working or studying from home, some have found a new hobby by attending to their garden or rearing plants. Others have also made a business out of it.However, this ...

Editorial: Caution over pre-prints

/ from September 16, 2020

SOME have been sharing news articles of virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan claiming that the coronavirus causing Covid-19 was created in a lab.The paper, "Unusual Features of the Sars-CoV-2 Genome Suggesting Sophisticated Laboratory Modification Rather Than Natural Evolution and Delineation of Its Probable Synthetic Route," is authored by Yan and three ...

Lizada: Face shields

Rene Lizada / from September 16, 2020

THE first time I wore the face shield, I felt like I was a teenager in the 70s. When I looked at myself, I realized that my shield was shaped like the bell-bottom pants of my youth. The top part seemed fine but the trouble began when it started to ...

Editorial: A designate Covid-19 hospital

/ from September 15, 2020

ONE of the first responses of the City Government of Davao to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic was to designate a hospital that will handle and treat positive cases.This strategy of the city can be traced back to March 23, 2020 when Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio signed ...

Editorial: Only time will tell

/ from September 14, 2020

THE Roxas Night Market reopened on September 12 with a low turnout of both visitors and vendors. However, this was not surprising. With the ongoing threat of the pandemic, people would want to be cautious where they go.Earlier, Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio said there was a need to ...

Mendoza: Bayanihan 2 now a law

Lorenzo E. Mendoza / from September 13, 2020

FINALLY, it can be told.President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or the Bayanihan II, a law that provides ₱165.5 billion fund to sustain the efforts in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery.It can be recalled that the law was ratified ...

Rene Lizada / from September 10, 2020

"And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters." Genesis 7:18WHEN this pandemic began, I heard someone say that we are in the same boat, all of us. I disagreed with that. We are in the same ocean ...

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