Community Sense

USAID marks milestone

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has reached its 1,100th matching grant in partnership with the Parents-Teachers Associations across Mindanao totalling over...

Phoenix donates books to schools hit by floods

Not long after the Davao River overflowed its banks last June, killing thirty people and resulting in the suspension of classes in 12 schools,...

Suawan High School goes techie with new computers

The students and teachers of Suawan High School in Marilog district were in high spirits when the Antonio O. Floirendo Foundation, in cooperation with...

San Pedro College launches mobile clinic

“Together we can make a difference…One barangay at a time.” The long-time service of San Pedro College (SPC) to reach out to and...

BPI’s Share a Life program benefits cancer patients

As a way of saying “Thank you” to God and the community for reaching 160 years and beyond, the employees of Bank of the...

Sarangani donors step up fight for education

Sarangani’s partners in education reforms turned over more donations and pledged to continue supporting the fight against poverty through quality education. Donors’ representatives...

Hedcor, Aboitiz in group-wide tree planting

The leading producer of clean and renewable energy, Hedcor, Inc., planted  400 rubber trees at Brgy. Malagos, Talomo District recently during the  Aboitiz  group-wide...

BSP honors partner Davao institutions

The Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas recently honored some of its partner institutions from the private and government sectors in Mindanao that provided outstanding support...

Davao’s outstanding SMEs honored

TO give due recognition to outstanding small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Davao region, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) conferred the...

Micro-enterprise financing transforms rural areas

Former President Corazon Aquino was in her final speeches the most determined voice in calling for the advancement of microfinance to end poverty. ...