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Read more about the article SWEET TRADITIONS
SWEET TRADITIONS. A street vendor prepares taho, a traditional Filipino snack made of warm, silken tofu, arbinal (brown sugar syrup), and sago pearls, for a young customer outside Plaza General Santos. (Photo by Reeham Taib, UP Mindanao Intern)

SWEET TRADITIONS

SWEET TRADITIONS. A street vendor prepares taho, a traditional Filipino snack made of warm, silken tofu, arbinal (brown sugar syrup), and sago pearls, for a young customer outside Plaza General Santos. (Photo by…

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Read more about the article Groups march in Davao to press support for VP Sara impeachment
BANTAY IMPEACHMENT RALLY. A BAYAN–SMR streamer reads, “CONVICT SARA DUTERTE NOW! HOLD MARCOS JR. ACCOUNTABLE!” as attendees hold anti-corruption placards amid noontime heat. Photo taken July 6, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Shane Banzon, UP Mindanao Intern)

Groups march in Davao to press support for VP Sara impeachment

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — In a show of dissent from the very heart of Duterte territory, Davao critics and progressive groups staged a protest on the first day of Vice…

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Read more about the article Davao Anti-Bullying Law Stalled Amid Campus Policing Split
ANTI-BULLYING ORDINANCE. Councilor Lorenzo Villafuerte (left) gives updates on the anti-bullying ordinance during a press conference at the Sangguniang Panlungsod on June 30, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Renier Cornelio, MSU Marawi Intern

Davao Anti-Bullying Law Stalled Amid Campus Policing Split

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Davao City’s anti-bullying ordinance cannot be fully implemented because the city mayor’s office has not approved its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), leaving key provisions—like barangay…

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Read more about the article Livelihoods shattered, trauma lingers in Gensan weeks after 7.8 quake
LOW SALES. Vendors at the General Santos Public Market earn less since the powerful quake struck on June 8. Their income has been cut in half as fewer customers get inside fearing the building might collapse should another tremor occurs. Photo taken June 29, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Kath Cortez)

Livelihoods shattered, trauma lingers in Gensan weeks after 7.8 quake

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines - On the morning of June 8, vendors prepared their stalls, tricycle drivers waited for passengers and children hurried to school as they did every day here.  At…

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Read more about the article Prayer, not drills: GenSan quake victims’ instinct 
MARKET. Kakanin vendor Nenita Coroña sits at her stall inside the General Santos City Public Market, where she remained during the June 8 magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Coroña said she stayed seated and prayed, believing the open market was safer than fleeing as the ground shook. Photo taken June 29, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Shane Angela Banzon, UP Mindanao Intern

Prayer, not drills: GenSan quake victims’ instinct 

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines - General Santos residents still tremble from two consecutive quakes: a magnitude 7.8 on June 8 and a 6.5 on June 26.  Panic and trauma linger…

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