It was rather curious what an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 11 – the area worst hit by Typhoon Pablo (international name Bopha) – said about the cause of the huge impact the typhoon created on Compostela Valley Province and Davao Oriental last week. DENR regional director Joselyn Marcus Fragada said the blame was not on illegal logging and mining activities but on climate change, which has suddenly placed Mindanao in the path of typhoons.
Nilunsad ng Ottawa ang three-years pilot project na ang layunin ay matulungan ang mga bagong dating na internationally trained professionals na makakuha ng mga trabahong katugon ng kanilang tinapos na kurso. Ayon sa press release from the office of Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, ang gobyerno ay naglaan ng $18 million sa 2011 budget for the Foreign Credential Recognition Loan program.