Davaoeño’s light up candles at Rizal Park Friday afternoon during the International AIDS Candle lighting Memorial. The activity was attended by AIDS advocates, civil society organizations, and government agencies. (Kath M.Cortez/davaotoday.com)
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The Davao City Health Office (CHO) reported a total of 2,330 cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases, figures that rose since the increase in HIV testing in all business establishments in the city.
Feeding the pigeons in Rizal Park in Davao City is an activity enjoyed by some park goers. In this photo, a girl feeds the birds on Wednesday morning. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)
he National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in region 11 supported the Sim Card Registration Act after it passed the third and final reading at the House of Representatives.
The National Telecommunications Commission XI has reported (NTC) five additional illegal radio stations operating in the region.
The local government here has designed an agricultural framework in Paquibato District under its peace and development effort.
Authorities in Davao region reported that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan 2018 elections have been peaceful despite some reported incidents before voting day.
Presidential Daughter and Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, as well as Special Assistant to the President Secretary Bong Go, cast their votes in separate voting precincts in Davao City for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday morning.
The authorities have deployed more or less 8,000 security forces in the entire region 11 for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
Children retrieve what is left of their homes including a plastic cabinet after the demolition team started to dismantle almost 80 houses at Barangay 26-C Salmonan in Davao City on Monday, May 7, 2018. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)