MINDANAO DAILY
THE NATION’S ADVOCATE FOR TRUTH, JUSTICE AND PROGRESS Volume XIIl, No. 150
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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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By Irene Joy B. Dayo
DepEd for committing to provide an alternative learning system to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under our care. With your support, we believe that we can make a significant impact on the lives of our PDLs, empowering them with knowledge and skills that they can use to rebuild their lives and contribute to society once they are released," he said. For his part, DepEd-10 Regional Director Arturo B. Bayocot said there are a lot of students who cannot pursue their studies the usual way, and ALS is giving them a second chance at education. "In DepEd, we have an alternative learning system. It is a regular component, although in its conception,
BJMP, DepEd ink MOA for learning delivery among PDLs C
AGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)--The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 10 inked a memorandum of agreement for a collaboration on the delivery of education to persons deprived of liberty (PDL) who are under the jail bureau’s custody, April 25.
BJMP-10 Regional Director Jail Chief Superintendent Cesar M. Langawin thanked the DepEd for the collaboration. The MOA signing will bring education closer to more than 200 PDLs in the CDO area alone, and BJMP-10 Regional Director Cesar M. Langawin and DepEd-10 Regional Director Arturo B. more around the region. "I would like to express Bayocot sign the MOA for the collaboration of two offices regarding the education of PDLs. our heartfelt gratitude to (RDM/PIA-10)
See BJMP, page 11
3 boxers from Mindanao assured of bronzes in 32nd SEA Games By H. MARCOS C. MORDENO MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – Three boxers from Mindanao are now assured of bronze medals in the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia on Monday. Tokyo Olympics silver medalists Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio outclassed their opponents to advance to the semifinals. Paalam, of Cagayan de Oro City, won via a unanimous decision against Malaysia’s Daeloniel McDelon Bong, 5-0, in the bantam-
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weight (54kg) division. He will face Timor Leste’s Edegar Foe Quintas da Silva on Thursday. Petecio, of Sta. Cruz town in Davao del Sur, won after the referee stopped the fight after giving her opponent, Laos’ Minavanh Oupaxa, a third standing 8-count in the first round of their women’s 57kg bout. A v i c t or y ove r Vy Sreysros of Cambodia in the semifinals on Wednesday will give her a shot for the gold. Paul Julyfer Bascon, of Davao del Norte, beat Vietnamese Thanh Dat Vu
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via a split decision, 3-2, and will face Touch Davit of Cambodia in the light welterweight semifinals. On Saturday, Arlan Arbois Jr. of Tupi, South Cotabato bagged the silver medal in the men’s marathon in his first appearance in the games while Malaybalay City’s Christine Organiza-Hallasgo, who won the gold medal in the 2019 SEA Games and silver in the 2022 edition of the games in Vietnam, settled for a bronze medal in the women’s marathon. (H. Marcos C. Mordeno / MindaNews)
Filipino boxers at the 32nd SEA Games. Photo from Carlo Paalam’s Facebook page
Professional journalists can help curb proliferation of fake news, say practitioners By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV
A student asks Adrian Adalin, senior reporter of ABS-CBN, and Ariel Sebellino, executive director of the Philippine Press Institute, during the forum on “How We Cover News” at the Holy Cross of Davao College on 06 May 2023 . The forum and photo exhibit are in celebration of World Press Freedom Day. Photo by IAN RAY GARCIA / Mindanao Times
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 May) – Several media practitioners highlight the importance of professional journalists amid historical revisionism, proliferation of fake news on social media, and rise of populist leaderships. During a media forum on “How We Cover News” at the Holy Cross of Davao College on Saturday, ABSCBN senior reporter Adrian Ayalin said they remain hopeful three years after the
country’s major television network had been shut down that it would one day regain its legislative franchise to operate on free TV. Although reaching its audience through various online platforms, Ayalin believed that there remains a big segment of the population who do not have access to the internet, particularly those in the provinces. “We cannot reach our full potential as media practitioners if there are limitations like lack of broadcast legislative franchise. Personally, See JOURNALISTS, page 11