Author: Maria Patricia C. Borromeo

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Read more about the article City, SPMC to review Lingap MOA
A city hall employee attends to residents seeking assistance from the city government's Lingap Para sa Mahirap, a health program that gives financial assistance for indigent residents in Davao City. (FILE PHOTO/City Information Office)

City, SPMC to review Lingap MOA

The Davao City Council extended its session as they tackled the revision of the 16 –year old Memorandum of Agreement between the city’s Lingap Para sa Mahirap (Lingap) program and the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) after the alleged use of fake required documents by applicants during the process.

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Read more about the article Davao mulls creation of task force for road projects
The city is now hastening road repairs says Atty. Dominic Joseph Felizarta of the City Engineer's Office because of the rainy weather. Felizarte says asphalt paving operations are delayed during rainy days. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Davao mulls creation of task force for road projects

The Davao City Engineer’s office plans to create a task force with private and government agencies in a bid to address the city's traffic congestion problem.

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Read more about the article Foreign investors spooked by Mindanao security
Ernie Tomas Jr., Investments Promotions Division chief of Mindanao Development Authority says they will focus on five major priority sectors namely the infrastructure development, agribusiness, tourism, information technology and business process management, and manufacturing under the Duterte Administration. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Foreign investors spooked by Mindanao security

The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said the peace and order situation in Mindanao remains “a challenge” as some foreign investors back out because of security issues.

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Read more about the article Army’s peace & development troops to stay in communities
Major General Rafael Valencia, 10th Infantry Division Commander (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Army’s peace & development troops to stay in communities

Eastern Mindanao Command public information officer Major Ezra Balagtey said that since there are no records of any New People’s Army (NPA) activities, the 10th Infantry Division will continue with its peace and development outreach program.

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Read more about the article Duterte’s sister mulls charges vs Matobato
President Rodrigo Duterte's eldest sister, Eleanor, says she will file charges against Edgar Matobato, the witness during the Senate hearing who linked the President to the extrajudicial killings in Davao City when he was still a mayor. In an interview on Friday, September 16, Eleanor said the allegations against his brother are untrue. (Maria Patricia C. Borromeo/davaotoday.com)

Duterte’s sister mulls charges vs Matobato

Eleanor Roa Duterte elder sister of President Rodrigo Duterte said she would press charges against the alleged former Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato who drag her sister Jocelyn Duterte and the President into the alleged DDS killings in the city .

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