Value of PPADB awarded tenders fall

The Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) reported a reduction in the value of tenders awarded during the 2015/16 financial year.

According to the 2016 annual report, tenders awarded by the board during the period amounted to P3.91 billion as opposed to P5.04 billion for the 2014/15 financial year, which represents a 22% drop.

The board adjudicated 527 submissions in 2015/16, which was a 28% decline compared to 735 submissions during the 2014/15 financial year.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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