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Volume IX, No. 294
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CDO LGU to allocate P30-M for DepEd modular learning program Anti-terror bill nurtures ‘culture of security’: Sara By CHE PALICTE
Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte. (PNA file photo)
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Z. Duterte said Tuesday the passage of the AntiTerrorism Act of 2020 will nurture a “culture of security” in the country. In a statement, Duterte said Filipinos should be protected from an enemy “that does not have any regard for life, that only has death and destruction on their minds.” “The history of Davao City has been marred by senseless and violent terrorist acts that have cost the lives of Davaoeños. It is a painful reminder as we continue to strive for the peace and security of Davao and the people,” Mayor Sara said. She also pointed out that even as the country faced a deadly pandemic, the dangers and threats of See NURTURES, page 15
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- About P30 million will be allocated by the city government to fund the modular learning program of the Department of Education (DepEd)-10 for the city’s public schools, Mayor Oscar Moreno said, June 16.
“Superintendent Cherry Mae Limbaco mentioned the funding requirement for the program which runs up to P71 million and I told her that the city can budget P30 million (as counterpart),” Moreno said. The DepEd modular learning program will allow the country’s public schools to adopt a combination of face-to-face learning, online instruction, home schooling and distance learning to allow students to continue their education without compromising on minimum The city government will allocate P30 million to fund the modular learning program of the Department of Education (DepEd)-10 for the city’s public schools, Mayor Oscar health safety protocols like physical distancing amid Moreno says, June 16. (CIO)
COVID-19 virus infects family of 5 in Cag. de Oro By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Five family members, including the father, were confirmed positive for the COVID-19 virus after they underwent “swab testing” following the death of the 34-year-old female COVID-19 positive patient in barangay (village) Carmen here, city health officials said Tuesday. Dr. Joselito Retuya, the city’s epidemiologist, reported that the family were confined in an undisclosed isolation unit in the
city after the 34-year-old female patient, a member of the family died of the COVID-19 virus Sunday last week. The 67-year-old father, who brought her daughter to the hospital, was found positive for the COVID-19 virus, a week after her daughter died. The wife and mother of the victim was negative. Aside from the father, the other family members found positive of the virus were the 38-year-old elder daughter and sister See INFECTS, page 15
the COVID-19 pandemic. Enrolment is ongoing and the 2020 school year is scheduled to open sometime in August. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Moreno assured the LGU’s continuing support for its scholarship program which funded the education of more than 3,000 city scholars. “Support for education has never been a debatable issue for the city government. Even now there are school building projects that are scheduled for completion and turnover,” Moreno said. (CIO/PIA10)
PRRD says it’s ‘heartening’ to see more Covid-19 recoveries By AZER PARROCHA
M A N I L A – Pre s i d e nt Rodrigo Duterte found it “heartening” to see the rise in recoveries among the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients in the country. In a televised public briefing late Monday night, Duterte said the 6,252 recoveries as of Monday (June 15) was “a good record compared to other countries”. Despite this development, he reminded the public that the threat against See SAYS, page 15
President Rodrigo Duterte holds a meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on June 15, 2020. (Presidential photo )
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