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Read more about the article NPA owns up to disarming, killing tribal chieftain, 2 others in Caraga town
Guerrilla fighters of the New People's Army prepare their formation at the start of the ceremony for the release of its two captive police officers in a village in Lupon, Davao Oriental on Friday, August 26, 2016. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com file photo)

NPA owns up to disarming, killing tribal chieftain, 2 others in Caraga town

A tribal Mandaya tribal chieftain and two other members of a paramilitary group were killed by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Caraga town, Davao Oriental province on Dec. 30 last week.

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Read more about the article Davao plans to get P8-M mobile relief equipment
STOPS AND STARTS. The government’s distribution of food packs to flood victims in Davao City’s 15 villages has been stopped Thursday for the latter to go back to their normal lives, says Maria Luisa Bermudo (left) of the Social Service and Development Office during the January 24 I-Speak. As of January 23 5PM, she added, the city has served 14,222 families or 40,968 dependents. Her office will start conducting psycho-social interventions in the affected communities. Meanwhile, Chief of Public Safety and Command Center Magno Adalin (right) said they will set up Telemetric Monitoring System at the Davao River for a faster detection of water level to alert and prepare the people from impending floods. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Davao plans to get P8-M mobile relief equipment

The city government is mulling to acquire an equipment that provides immediate relief to affected residents, including cooking equipment.

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PLAYFUL. A young child plays with pigeons in Rizal Park in Davao City on Thursday, Jan. 4. Park goers in Davao City can buy grains from a local seller for P5 to feed the pigeons who regularly fly by the park in Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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A young child plays with pigeons in Rizal Park in Davao City on Thursday, Jan. 4. Park goers in Davao City can buy grains from a local seller for P5 to feed the pigeons who regularly fly by the park in Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Nearly 500 Davao fire incidents recorded in ’16
AFTER THE FIRE. Residents try to salvage what they could still use from the remains of a fire that razed about 23 houses in Purok A, Barangay 19-B, in Davao City on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 27, 2016. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Nearly 500 Davao fire incidents recorded in ’16

The Bureau of Fire Protection here recorded 486 fire incidents last year.

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