By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today One of the major reasons of the localized gun ban is to ensure the safety of tourists and the Davaoeños. Since its implementation on August 1, three persons were already nabbed by local authorities and their cases were already filed in court.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “We sent about one million-peso (USD 0.02M) worth of goods and groceries and six million-peso (USD 0.14M) cash to the affected areas. These are already there.” -- Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Dawang, who is six months pregnant, according to the statement, was “arrested” in Daligasaw village and “forcibly detained” in the battalion headquarters in Sta. Cruz town while Magwan was taken on August 7 in San Isidro village and brought to the same military battalion headquarters with her two-year-old child.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza said the province has allocated PHP 12 million (USD 0.29M) for the celebration that will feature various activities affirming the province’s realization of its goals.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today On the NSCB declaration that Davao City is the least poor in Mindanao: “(That’s) good news, but it doesn’t mean that there are no more poor people in Davao. Many are still in need of work and (decent) income, especially that the city’s rate of in-migration has increased” -- Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio