Forum tackles women’s role in the peace process
Women and children are often caught in the r of crossfire between armed groups in times of armed conflict. Women are also at the...
Davao bishops nix aerial spraying ban
THE archbishop and auxiliary bishop of Davao and the bishops of Digos, Tagum and Mati (DADITAMA) have issued a joint pastoral statement on the...
Is there a way to change the ‘sex’ entry in your birth certificate?
The Supreme Court had two rulings on this. In the 2007 case of Rommel Silverio, who was born a male and now wants to...
USDA turns over P1.5M equipment
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently turned over post-harvest equipment worth P1.5 million to small cacao enterprises and cooperatives in different parts...
Villar tells youth: Be entrepreneurs
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar challenged the youth to imbibe the entrepreneurial spirit in anticipation of the upcoming end of classes when some 400,000...
DTI 11 to set up NERBACs in all provinces
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11 will be establishing satellite offices of the National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (NERBAC) in...
Davao City Council okays organic farming ordinance
A group advocating organic agriculture lauded the City Council on its approval last week of the Organic Agriculture Ordinance. Go Organic Davao City (GODC),...
Party-list groups nominees should also resign: Comelec
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday that appointed government officials who will be chosen as nominees of party-list groups participating in the...
NEDA maintains GDP target for 2010
Despite the expected longer negative impact of the “El Nino” phenomenon, the government is maintaining the 2.6 to 3.6 percent growth target for 2010,...
Bello pays tribute to ‘media heroism’
Former Cabinet secretary Silvestre “Bebot” H. Bello III paid tribute to valiant media men and women for performing excellently in the coverage of such...