Barangays that declared state of calamity here can already use their quick response fund (QRF) even if the city have not declared a state of calamity yet, the Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DCDRRMO) said.
Author Archives: Maria Patricia C. Borromeo
The City Health Office (CHO) reported a rapid increase in cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which lead to the dreaded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the city as of the first quarter of this year.
Despite being the late dictator’s son, Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. got high ratings in the vice presidential race, prompting the question, are the Marcoses forgiven?
In some polling precincts here, there were no available special precincts for senior citizens, persons with disability (PWD) and pregnant women, with some of them having to vote at the second floor of the polling precincts.
An election personnel completes data transmission using the vote counting machine’s battery as electricity is cut off as of 6:15 pm at the Don Cesario Villa-Abrille Elementary School in Davao City. (Maria Patricia C. Borromeo/davaotoday.com)
The campaign team of Presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Vice-presidential bet Senator Alan Peter Cayetano created a 24/7 media center for the May 9 election.
The Davao City Police Office said that a liquor ban will be observed during election day on Monday, May 9, citing as basis a local ordinance and a Commission on Elections (Comelec) resolution.
The city council here on Tuesday, May 3, cancelled its regular session after it failed to meet the minimum number of members needed to hold a plenary.
Although already crowded, the night market located along Roxas avenue here is still open to vendors who wish to sell their products.
A survey found low awareness of the partylist system with more than half of the voters saying they did not find partylist groups useful.
