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This past Monday, July 15, the greatly anticipated opening of the College Education Behind Bars at the Davao Prison was held in conjunction with the graduation of our first six students who have been taking classes taught by Davao Del Norte State College faculty under an tin awning. Your sacrifice of prayer and contributions helped complete, furnish, and air condition the new facility, funded by the Philippine Dangerous Drug Board (DBB), the cabinet office over the others. After Dr. Aland Mizell  welcome and opening remarks,

The Probation Administration was created by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 968, “The Probation Law of 1976”, to administer the probation system. Under Executive Order No. 292, “The Administrative Code of 1987” which was promulgated on November 23, 1989, the Probation Administration was renamed “Parole and Probation Administration” and given the added function of supervising prisoners who, after serving part of their sentence in jails are released on parole pardon with parole conditions. Effective August 17, 2005, by virtue of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Dangerous Drugs Board, the Administration performs another additional function of investigating and supervising first-time minor drug offenders who are placed on suspended pursuant to Republic Act No. 9165. Continue reading →

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is the government agency tasked to manage and supervise technical education and skills development (TESD) in the Philippines. It was created by virtue of Republic Act 7796, otherwise known as the “Technical Education and Skills Development Act of 1994”. Continue reading →

Elected New Set of MCISA officers took oath and accped the challenges of serving the their Community for academic year 2023-2024 in front of the group MCISA members Last February 2024. At the MCI Weekly Study Forum , 40-50 young College Students from across the Davao city Universities come togther to explore the key issues such as , Climate change , War, Violence , Poverty, Peaace building , Human traficiking , hate, Suicide,  facing their generations , and determined their role in impplementing the Global goals. MCI’s

weekly study forum is crucial because, unlike school community. The MCI’s weekly study Forum provides a suitable global platform for young people to articulate their thoughts and ideas on current social issues  affairs that impact their lives and communities, and prepare to effectively advocate for their views at the wider. It is also a space to learn about the importance of the Seekly study forum  and how to contribute to it effectively, as well as provide a solid network of support during the Weekly study forum. Continue reading →

Caraga State university  visited the SETBI  along with the BJMP to benchmark its College Education Behind Bars (CEBB) - a program that aims to help Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) overcome personal, economic, social, and civic deficiencies by offering quality tertiary education in the Davao City Jail.The benchmarking was a response to the request of the  Butuan and Caraga  Jail to establish the same program in hope that Caraga State university  can incorporate insights from SETBI practices with the BS Information Technology as the first course offering.The CEBB which was established in Davao City in 2017 is a first of its kind in the Philippines and Asia, thus breaking stigma by dispelling stereotypes and offering new perspectives on PDLs.The University also stated that the CEBB program was originally conceived by the Social Entrepreneurship Technology and Business Institute (SETBI) in partnership with the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region XI. Continue reading →

Nowadays, violent conflicts pose the greatest development challenges in the world. Children and education systems are often on the front line of these violent conflicts. The rise in violent extremism and radicalization represent a significant threat to all of us. Members of radical groups adopt increasingly extreme political, economic, social, cultural, and religious ideologies and use undemocratic and violent means to achieve their objectives. Asian countries also face the challenge of objectively addressing deeply rooted structural causes of conflicts emanating from historical injustices, marginalization and corruption. While education is central to peace building it is important to note that it has two facets. There is evidence to the view that when equitably available, of good quality, relevant and conflict sensitive, education can help promote peace and provide safe environments. On the other hand, when its delivery is characterized with exclusion and inequity, it can exacerbate conflict. It is for this reason that deliberate effort need to be made to put in place necessary policies and strategies to maximize the positive effects of education on peace. Global citizenship education has been central to the response to violent extremism in the region, in particular through an approach known as prevention of violent extremism through education . While education alone cannot prevent violent extremism, it can limit the spread of extremist ideologies, discourse and propaganda by providing individuals with the skills to challenge them. Education has the power to teach the principals of peace , non-violence, peaceful conflict resolution, information and online literacy and social and emotional skills. When students are educated and equipped with the skills to resist harmful ideologies, the spread of extremism becomes limited. Continue reading →

In collaboration with Restoring Vision, Minority Care International sets up clinics in impoverished communities with limited access to vision services, distributing reading glasses. As a service learning project, MCI students make arrangements, secure a volunteer ophthalmologist, and lead the community clinics. MCI nursing students give eye exams and dispense the strength which restores sight immediately and improves lives. This was MCI’s  19^th  distributions of eye glasses to Barangay 36-D in Boulevard, Davao City  on November 11,2023. Special Thanks to  Attorney Susan Cariaga, MCI scholars,  and officers , Davao Doctors College ophthalmology students— Barangay Captains . This was a rewarding project for MCI students who enjoyed serving to fulfill this important community need. Thank you MCI.