Q. Indigenous people A. Big problem. Smart miners got to the tribal datus, chieftains paying them, as consultants, hiring the relatives of the Datus as guards, Laborers. Some Indigenous tribes say yes (Surigao) some say no (Tampakan). The new mining policy must specify what the role...
Q. Any chance of a clearer mining policy? A. House Bill No 3763 filed on December 1, 2010 want to regulate rationally the exploring and use of minerals. Malacañang wants to get more mining royalties. The Problem is in existing mining agreements the royalty is only...
Q. What is the National Mining Policy? A. The Constitution is the guide in mining Policies. 1. Art 2, Declaration of Policies “the state shall protect and promote the right to health of the people” (sec. 5), protect and advance the right of the people to...
1. Observe If a parent talks about the same thing again and again or forgets conversations you recently had, investigate. Parents may have difficulty in making decisions, so tell all your brothers and sisters. Don’t involve in-laws. 2. Pointers Preserve the dignity of your parents. Don’t just barge...
In 1991, Alfonso Ybanez was the President and Chief operating officer. From 2003 to 2008, Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) was one of the first utilities to have a fully computerized automatic delivery system. This very technical systematic tool saved Davao City. Linked to...
Americans brought commercial electricity to Davao City in the late 1920s. The power station in Bajada (Near Redemptorist Church and Abreeza) was badly damaged during the 1945 battle for liberation of Davao. Through American tenacity, power was restored early in 1946. In 1950, the American...
Economist magazine health care writer Slavea Chankova in 2020 wrote an article about Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820 – Aug 13, 1910) and her role in the nursing profession. The story focused on the world Health Organization’s plan to make 2020 as the year of...
We remember everyone who helped in making the San Pedro Cathedral what it is today. Luzon and Visayas were Christianized in the 15th century. The church reached Mindanao only in the 16th century when Spanish Jesuits landed in Zamboanga and created the first Mindanaoan Church....
The one (1) trillion food industry is looking for ways to make profits by creating new wonder health foods with novel proteins. Gen. Mills of Minnesota thinks it found a new super food called ALT, alternative proteins. It comes from pulses, a branch of a...
SWF is surplus money that accrues overtime mainly from a nation’s foreign reserves (dollars). The SWF’s purposes are: 1. Stabilize national budgets, 2. Create savings for the people, 3. Promote economic development. The monthly family expenses are: 1. Electricity, 2. Water, 3. Food, 4. Gasoline (for...