PIA Davao Region

D AVAO CITY, Sept. 24- (PIA)-  The City Government of Davao is set to launch Bakuna Nights, vaccination program which will be held on nighttime in a bid to vaccinate people who are not available on daytime.   In an interview at the Davao City Disaster Radio, Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of Task Force COVID-19 Davao City said they have opened Bakuna Nights on September 23.   “ Naa na tay Bakuna Nights though technically we are doing pilot testing so tan-awon nato ang reception sa mga tawo, ( we will look at the reception of the people),” Schlosser said.   The vaccination sites will be open 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with the pilot area at San Roque Elementary School located in Barrio Obrero.   Schlosser said the daytime vaccination will cater to those with schedule while 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. will be open to walk-ins belonging to A4 sector.   She said the first night of the pilot testing they were able to vaccinate 588 people. ...

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go personally visited the frontline healthcare workers at the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) in Cotabato City on Friday, September 24, to check on their welfare, respond to their needs, and recognize their contributions as they work with the government to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.    He praised the team behind the CRMC for their efforts to improve the quality of health services they provide during the groundbreaking ceremonies for a new temporary treatment and monitoring facility for COVID-19 patients, as well as a building to house its Malasakit Center.    “Naaalala ko nung pumunta ako dito para buksan ang 16th Malasakit Center sa bansa. Ako po’y natutuwa na since then meron na tayong 141 sa buong Pilipinas! Nagpapasalamat ako kay Mayor [Frances Guiani-Sayadi] and Dr. [Ishmael Dimaren] para sa inisyatibo ninyo na magpatayo ng building para maging mas komportable ang ating mga kababayan,” said Go.    He...

DAVAO CITY, Sept. 23 (PIA) – The world-class and award winning local products and travel destinations in Davao del Sur are being featured and promoted in the first DavSur Travel and Trade Expo 2021.     Despite the pandemic, the virtual edition of the provincial expo has been made possible through the initiatives of the Department of Trade and Industry of Davao del Sur and the Provincial Tourism Development and Promotion Office.   DTI-Davao del Sur Provincial Director Maria Victoria Placer explained that the expo highlights the province's globally competitive products as well as the tourism destinations, circuits and activities.                                               Since its launch on Tuesday (Sept. 21), the virtual expo has been staging several a...

DAVAO CITY, September 23 (PIA) – About 607 barangay projects in spread throughout 215 barangays in Davao region with a total amount of P4.3 billion under the Support to the Barangay Development Program (SBDP) have been started and are set to be completed by the end of this year or early next year. This was bared by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) during the One Davao Virtual Presser held Wednesday being tasked to handle the monitoring and evaluation of the said projects. The DILG Assistant Regional Director Abdullah Matalam explained that the said project funds emanated through the Executive Order 70 or the Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) by providing developmental government support to conflict-cleared barangays to ensure sustainability of development and finally ending insurgency in the community. Matalam elaborated that each identified cleared barangay gets a P20-million worth of projects which were identified by the barangay folks. M...

DAVAO CITY, Sept. 23 (PIA)- Infrastructure , ending local communist armed conflict and war on drugs/peace and order are deemed to be the backbone of President Duterte’s administration and is considered as its legacy says Philippine Information Agency head Undersecretary Mon Cualoping.   Usec. Cualoping was in Nabunturan, Davao de Oro on Tuesday (Sept. 21) to grace Pamana ng Pagbabago Information Forum.   In terms of infrastructure build-up under the Build, Build Build (BBB) program, the government had a record 5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) allocated for infrastructure Development.   "Over  the  past 5 years daghan tang makit-an tibuok pilipinas  dagko kaayo agn mga highways. Daghang bag-ong seaports, airports,bag-ong train. The golden age of PH infrastructure, nahimo na sa atong President Duterte (We saw across the Philippines very large highways, many new seaports, airports, new trains, the golden age of Philippine infrastructure done by our Presi...

DAVAO CITY, Sept. 22 (PIA) - Eighteen public schools in Davao region will be included in the pilot face-to-face classes as recently approved by President Rodrigo Roa-Duterte. The Department of Education XI spokesperson Jenelito Atillo confirmed this thru the One Davao Virtual Presser that 18 public schools in Davao Region have already been identified and included in the 100 schools identified nationwide for pilot face-to-face classes. The pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes will give the government a ground experience on the operationalization and effectiveness of the protocols and contingency measures should there be cases of exposure or infection. Further, the said agency hopes to identify the difficulties and gaps for operational refinements and assess the benefits of the blending of face-to-face classes with distance learning in terms of learning delivery and outcomes. Atillo said the 18 schools come from two provinces and one city in Davao region which wer...

DAVAO CITY- People are making their way to fourth floor of Gaisano Mall, one of the popular malls here in Davao City. The people going up are not your regular mallgoers, the fourth floor is the access way to the mall’s The Peak area which in its heyday during pre-pandemic time hosted restaurants and coffee shops.   The pandemic forced many shops to close, the mall management decided to convert these vacant spaces into a vaccination site. The vaccination site at The Peak is organized by the Stella Maris Academy of Davao Alumni Association (SMADAA) and was intended for vaccinees belonging to the A4 sector. The organizers had named the vaccination project as One Good Jab. “It was a brainchild of a Marisian and a Gaisano Mall executive. They wanted vaccines to be available to Dabawenyos, that it would be very accessible and as much as possible it would not be overcrowded,” says Ana Caguiat, the vaccination executive manager and a member of the SMADAA Vaccination Program Execut...