Around 300 Food Panda delivery riders stage a motorcade protest at Roxas Avenue on Thursday, July 15, 2021 against their company due to unfair labor. Among the issues they raise are the sudden termination of work, discrepancies in the computation of percentage per delivery and the call for salary increase.
Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has changed her tone on the push for her presidency, saying she would have consultation with the public to determine if she is running for the top position.
The head of the Southern Philippine Medical Center Davao Region’s main center for COVID-19 care, denied earlier reports that the hospital is seeing an average of five nurses resigning every day amid the surge of COVID-19 cases.
The City Council of Davao passed an ordinance this week requiring all establishments in Davao City to implement the Safe Davao QR Code for the purpose of contact tracing of COVID-19 cases
As COVID-19 vaccination for workers starts this week, the Committee on Labor of the Davao City Council is pushing for special hubs and lanes for the workers to get their jab at their convenience.
The Davao City Government has not discussed raising the city’s quarantine status to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) despite a recommendation from UP OCTA Research due to the surge of COVID-19 cases.
As COVID-19 cases in Davao City cotinues to rise, a shortage of nurses and medical staff has prompted the head of the Southern Philippine Medical Center to seek help from the City Government of Davao to address this need.
The City Health Office revealed one business processing outsourcing (BPO) company had 403 employees tested positive for coronavirus after undergoing surveillance swabbing.
Davao City will be under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting June 5 to 30 as COVID-19 cases have risen to 1,655 since last week of May, which has “overwhelmed” hospital and treatment facilities.
City Health Office acting head, Dr. Ashley Lopez earlier identified the most cases came from the City Assessor’s Office, City Treasurer’s Office, and the City Civil Registrar’s Office located on the ground floor.
