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Read more about the article Be courageous, compassionate to fellow Filipinos – Mayor Duterte
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte- Carpio and Senator-elect Francis Tolentino led the symbolical offering of flowers in the Jose Rizal monument along with all department heads of the local government and some dignitaries from the embassy of Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Be courageous, compassionate to fellow Filipinos – Mayor Duterte

City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio appealed to Dabawenyos to be compassionate in helping others to show they value the freedom gained by Filipinos centuries ago.

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Read more about the article Davao City BHW to continue to serve until 65 years old
DAGAYDAY SA BARANGAY. A health worker checks the blood pressure of a resident in Barangay Tambobong, Marilog District, Davao City. About 400 inhabitants availed free medical and dental services offered by different partner agencies during the "Dagayday sa Barangay", an activity held in watershed communities by the Davao City Water District (DCWD), Thursday, July 6. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Davao City BHW to continue to serve until 65 years old

Barangay Health Workers (BHW) will soon be allowed to render service up to 65 years old, with a city councilor to file the amendment to ordinance limiting the service of each individual BHW up to 60 years old.

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Read more about the article Group warns child labor is up with Davao City’s economic growth
Children scour the roads towards Barangay Santa Catalina, Zamboanga City in search of scrap wood and other things, two months after the Zamboanga standoff burned hundreds of houses here. (davaotoday.com photo by Earl O. Condeza)

Group warns child labor is up with Davao City’s economic growth

A child rights group here said it was worried with what it claimed as increasing cases of child labor as the the city is riding high on its economic growth.

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Read more about the article Davao City councilor confirms lack of classrooms
BACK TO SCHOOL. A total of 52 pupils are going to occupy this classroom in Davao City’s Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Central Elementary School for school year 2013-14. The room’s capacity should be for 44 pupils only, the teacher said Monday. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers said the country lacks 32,644 classrooms, 2.5 Million chairs and 60 M textbooks for this school year. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Davao City councilor confirms lack of classrooms

A local legislator admits the need for more classrooms for public schools and teachers in the city as the number of enrollees has increased this year.

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