DAVAO CITY, May 31 (PIA)- Secretary Jesus Dureza who served six Philippine Presidents in various capacities launched his 478-page autobiography titled “Walked with the Presidents: An Autobiography” last May 28 at the Guillermo E. Torres Auditorium, University of Mindanao campus in Matina, this City. With around 200 people mostly family members, relatives, colleagues, friends and supporters gathered at the auditorium for a short program which was capped by a book signing by the author. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, a high school classmate of the book author and Senator Christopher Bong Go delivered their recorded congratulatory messages. “It’s a long walk for about 32 years with six Presidents kaya di na ako tumakbo ng Senator, senior citizen Jess nalang ako para maalagaan ko ang aking asawa, mga anak at aking mga apo (That is why I didn’t run for senator I will be just senior citizen Jess so I can take care of my wife, my children and grandchildren),” Dureza said during his s
DAVAO DEL NORTE, 31 May (PIA)—The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently turned over the P1,072,690.00 worth of indigenous people’s building called Tog’gan Center for the IPs in Barangay Carcor in the municipality of New Corella. Done in just 72 construction days, the Tog’gan Center was funded through the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan (KALAHI) - Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) subay sa Indigenous Peoples Community Driven Development (IP-CDD). In a recently held turn-over rites, Datu Jolito Manabogan, barangay Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) expressed his happiness saying, the Tog’gan Center “is a valuable” facility of the IP community. During the same occasion, Punong Barangay (Barangay Captain) Filbert Dawal of Brgy. Carcor vowed to support the IP community and help its members take care of the facility, and to organize events and activities for the IPs. "Sa ingon mapreserba ug mapasundayag nato ang ilang kultura . (This will