An Executive Order (EO) was recently issued by the city government of Davao that mandated the temporary ban on all live pigs, pork and pork-related products and by-products, whether fresh, frozen, processed or cooked, including but not limited to frozen boar semen, from the entire island of Luzon and the other African Swine Fever (ASF) affected areas.
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has made a call for the "total elimination" of hazing in all schools and non-school-based organizations, including military and army trainings after the recent death a Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Cadet due to hazing.
Following the positive findings of the presence of polio virus at the Davao River, health officials in this city are set to conduct massive polio vaccination this October.
The air quality in the city remains in the good to fair level but people with respiratory problems are advised to take precautionary measures, an official from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Davao Region said.
The city of Nanning in China is set to deliver two brand new buses for the city government of Davao.