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Contributed photo December 26, 2020 THE Philippine Association of Japanese Government Scholars (Philajames)-Mindanao Chapter, an organization of scholars who successfully finished their program in different fields in prestigious universities all over Japan, partnered with the Department of Education (Deped)-Davao in providing mathematics learning materials to public school students.
With its commitment to serve as a bridge to strengthen the good relationship between Japan and the Philippines through its various programs and activities, Philajames-Mindanao donated Sansusetto (number set), a set of Japanese manipulatives which has been used by Japanese teachers in primary level to strengthen conceptual understanding of the learners in Mathematics, to identified beneficiary schools. These Japanese manipulatives were donated by some public schools in Akita in collaboration with Akita University, Japan, through the initiative of Professor Du Wei, professor of the
Published December 17, 2020, 1:56 PM
DAVAO CITY – Local tourists may not be able to spend their holidays in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) which is famous for its white-sand beaches in Davao del Norte province.
The local government of IGACOS announced on Thursday that the island will prohibit tourism or leisure activities from December 18 until January 4.
“Only the transport of essential goods and services for work in offices or industries permitted to operate under IATF Guidelines shall be allowed for movement,” the city’s Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) COVID-19 said in a statement.
The prohibition was contained in Executive Order (EO) No. 269 which places the city under the general community quarantine (GCQ).