Author: KEN E. CAGULA

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Read more about the article Three Davao hospitals readied in case of Covid-19 surge
Two health workers who finished their night shift at a local hospital waited for nearly an hour at for their ride offered by the city government as the city started its enhanced community quarantine to control the spread of Covid-19.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Three Davao hospitals readied in case of Covid-19 surge

Three hospitals in Davao Region have been identified by the Department of Health Region 11 to cater Covid-19 patients in case a surge of positive cases will happen to the region.

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Read more about the article TV Patrol, Maayong Buntag Mindanao ends with memories and thank-yous
(Photo courtesy of Patrick Roque/Wikimedia Commons)

TV Patrol, Maayong Buntag Mindanao ends with memories and thank-yous

n Friday, August 28, ABS-CBN Davao aired its final episodes online of its local programs, the morning show Maayong Buntag Mindanao (MBM) and TV Patrol Southern Mindanao. Its local radio station MOR and DXAB also bid farewell.

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Read more about the article Zara’s burial sparks call for probe into state accountability in activists’ murders
Negros-based activist Zara Alvarez (Photo courtesy of Karapatan)

Zara’s burial sparks call for probe into state accountability in activists’ murders

As slain human rights worker Zara Alvarez was buried in her home town in Cadiz to an emotional mass, calls are raised for an independent probe to see if State forces are complicit in her murder.

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Read more about the article UN body seeks Independent probe on Echanis, Alvarez’ murders
Peasant leader Randall Echanis and Human Rights worker Zara Alvarez (Photos courtesy of Anakpawis and Karapatan)

UN body seeks Independent probe on Echanis, Alvarez’ murders

A United Nations rights body urged the Philippine government to conduct an independent probe on the killings of activists Randall Echanis and Zara Alvarez, who were murdered over the past two weeks.

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