Economy

AIDS ALERT

AIDS ALERT

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Oct 23, 2014

Alma Mondragon of Alliance Against AIDS in Mindanao (ALAGAD) on Thursday said that the city needs P133 million budget to implement the program for awareness campaign and treatment of HIV-AIDS. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

WORLD FOOD DAY

WORLD FOOD DAY

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Oct 16, 2014

Rocelio Tabay, head of the Davao City Technical Committee on Organic Agriculture, expresses his support for the celebration of World Food Day in the city which highlights family farming and its role in achieving food security. This year’s World Food Day celebration carries the theme “Family Farming: Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth”. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

RICE

RICE

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Oct 16, 2014

Speaking before media during iSpeak forum Thursday, MASIPAG Representative Fidel O. Carpesano says that some rice traders tend to mix cheap rice, which are heavily bombarded with pesticides, to locally produced and organic rice leaving consumers unsure of food safety. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com