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DepEd-Region 11 admits first year of K-12 might be difficult By Antonio L. Colina IV of MindaNews
DAVAO City--The Department of Education (Deped) in Davao Region said it could not assure a smooth implementation of the K-12 program this year even if the schools are ready for the opening of classes on June 13. “We are ready for the opening of classes. We do that every year so we know the potential situa-
tion we’d face. It’s quite exciting and suspenseful as far as the senior high school is concerned since it’s our first time to make it happen. We will not say that we will be very successful [in] one year of operation,” DepedDavao spokesperson Jenielito Atillo said in mixed English and Cebuano in Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Monday. He admitted that the first year
of K-12 would still be experimental. “We are just starting. The first year will always be the guinea pig.” He said they are projecting a total of 1,109,874 enrollees for the school year 2016-2017. Of the number, 814,767 are elementary pupils and 295,107 are secondary students. Based on Deped-Davao’s records, the region has a total
of 1,630 public elementary schools, 303 public secondary schools, 527 private elementary schools, and 261 private secondary schools. Atillo admitted the additional two years in high school is a burden but encouraged parents to look at the benefits like making their children jobready after the six year-program.
Greenpeace urges Duterte to hasten shift from fossil fuels RESPONDING to REN21’s “Renewables 2016 Global Status Report,” which showed a record-breaking past year for the renewable energy sector in terms of new installations, policy targets, investments and jobs, Greenpeace urged the incoming administration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to fast-track the shift from fossil fuels in order to ensure sustainable national development for the Philippines. “The Philippines should Duterte should champion take advantage of renew- the country’s shift from able energy (RE), which is fossil fuels to renewables, outpacing dirty oil, coal, which would give his adminand gas in terms of growth istration the higher moral worldwide. President-elect See full story, page A2
Normin now has 4.69 million population
2 cops nabbed after being found positive of shabu use By Antonio L. Colina IV of Minda News
DAVAO City--Two police officers in Mati City, Davao Oriental were arrested after they tested positive for using shabu in a surprised drug test over the weekend. Suspects SPO4 Nollo M. Barsaman and PO2 Jesus Mante Jr. were immediately placed under preventive suspension after laboratory examinations on urine samples showed that they were positive for the use of
shabu. In a telephone interview, Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 spokesperson Andrea dela Cerna told MindaNews that Barsaman, a chief executive senior police officer, went under inquest proceedings before the City Prosecutor’s Office Monday. In a press statement, PRO-11 said assorted illegal drug paraphernalia were found inside the room of See cops, page A11
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START OF RAMADAN. Muslims pray inside a mosque at Quimpo Boulevard, Davao City to mark the start of the Holy month of Ramadan in this photo taken on June 6, 2016. MindaNews photo by Toto Lozano
Cagayan de Oro City needs to revise 1994 curfew ordinance on minors
CAGAYAN de Oro City -- A 1994 ordinance imposing curfew for minors is now being implemented by the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) and the
Cagayan de Oro Police Office (COCPO) starting June 1 but the law needs to be amended, Teodoro Sabuga-a Jr., CSWD chief said. “Actually every opening
of the classes every year we’ve launched the 10 p.m. curfew for minors on June in preparation for the start of classes. This June the See revised, page A11
CAGAYAN de Oro City-The Census of Population (POPCEN) results show that the population of Northern Mindanao was at 4,689,302 in 2015 up by 391,979 compared to the recorded count in 2010 at 4,297,323. The region had the 8th biggest population size among the 18 regions in the country. Its population is 4.64 percent of the total population of the country at 100.98 million. Moreover, the population in the region grew by 1.68 percent annually, on the average, from 2010 to 2015. This means that there were almost two persons added per year for every 100 persons in the population. Among the five provinces and two highly urbanized See normin, page A11
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