On September 26, Davao City was given the Presidential award for the fifth time since 1998 as the Most Child-friendly City, but Maria Luisa Bermudo, chief of the City Social Service and Development Office says that the award was a product of the efforts of the city’s various departments, civil society organizations, people’s organizations, and barangay councils.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Digna Salmasan of the City Health Office says that the dengue cases in the city have gone down through the efforts of the community down to the barangay level. The decreased number of dengue cases is good news not just to the patients and their families, but to the personnel of the CHO as well. Mayor Sara Duterte had earlier threatened to sack CHO officials if the number of dengue cases, which had reached more than 4,000 since January, would not decrease. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A four-year old girl, the lone survivor of a land feud turned massacre will stay with relatives, the City Social Service and Development Office said.
A teacher of the Lumad school Salugpongan Ta ‘Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center, Incorporated decried the alleged harassment against her by two unidentified men on Monday, September 26.
Sabil R. Laquina, basic education program coordinator for Salugpongan Ta ‘Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center announces their celebration of the Bwalawan Festival (Manobo’s harvest time) coinciding with the school’s 12th anniversary on September 30. Laquina said that this year’s celebration aims to highlight the Lumad’s struggle for their right to education.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A cultural performer welcomes a Chinese tourist who arrived at Davao International Airport Wednesday night, September 28 via Xiamen Airline’s maiden voyage to Davao City. The airline had its inaugural flight to Davao City to “test” the tourism market and to emphasize cultural ties between the two cities. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Government peace panel member Hernani Braganza (second from right), says both the government and the National Democratic Front are sincere and committed to not spoil the peace process. Braganza, who heads the government’s working group on socio-economic reforms briefed Army officials at the Eastern Mindanao Command in Naval Station Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City on Tuesday morning, September 27, 2016. He also met with members of civil-society organizations. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Committee on Health chairperson Councilor Mary Joselle Dilig-Villafuerte and Southern Philippines Medical Center medical chief Dr. Leopoldo Vega call for a review of the memorandum of agreement between the City and the SPMC for the Lingap para sa Mahirap, a program by the city that provides health, funeral, and burial assistance to indigent citizens during the regular session on September 27, Tuesday following reports of applicants using fake documents to avail of financial assistance. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Ernie Tomas Jr., Investments Promotions Division chief of Mindanao Development Authority says they will focus on five major priority sectors namely the infrastructure development, agribusiness, tourism, information technology and business process management, and manufacturing under the Duterte Administration. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Rene Dalayon, chief executive officer of the Federation of Banana Cooperatives says that even if a war breaks out between the Philippines and China, the Chinese businessmen will still continue to buy bananas from the Philippines. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
