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ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – For students in geographically isolated communities across Mindanao, free internet access is helping break long-standing barriers to learning. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Region IX has distributed 2,324 free SIM cards to public school students in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) inContinue Reading
TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay — Mayor Angelito Aniñon is earning cheers from Tungaweños for his steadfast support of the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) campus in the municipality, the town’s only higher education institution. For the faculty and staff of WMSU-ESU Tungawan, Aniñon’s victory in the last mayoral elections was aContinue Reading
TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay – The recent elections in this small farming town carried consequences far beyond politics: they determined the fate of a local college campus. For many residents, a win by mayoralty candidate Lalay Climaco, daughter of outgoing mayor Carlnan Climaco, would have meant the eventual shutdown of theContinue Reading
A storm is brewing over Vice President Sara Duterte as public school teachers rally behind impeachment calls, citing damning revelations from the House of Representatives about her public spending as vice president and former education secretary. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) has emerged as a vocal critic, urging theContinue Reading
