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FARMERS. Farmers hastily put away their grain to keep them from being wet moments after a slight drizzle started to pour in Barangay Makopa, Laak, Compostela Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 10. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com file photo)

NFA to import rice due to insufficient production in Davao

The National Food Authority said on Monday that they would continue to import rice because the rice produced by local farmers are insufficient to supply the entire Davao region.

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Read more about the article City, foreign investor to sign deal for city’s monorail project
MONORAIL IN DAVAO-Jose L. Guardo Jr., spokesperson of Philtram, presents the proposed monorail project that will be constructed in Davao City during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM Ecoland on Monday , Jan.23. ( Christine Megrino, davaotoday.com)

City, foreign investor to sign deal for city’s monorail project

The local government and a Filipino-Chinese-Canadian Transport Investment Group known as Philtram are slated to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on February this year for the monorail project in this city.

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Read more about the article Miss U in Davao: Mindanao-weaved fabrics take center stage
Twenty-nine Miss Universe candidates wore Mindanao-inspired fabrics during Thursday night’s “Mindanao Tapestry Fashion Show” held SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang, Davao city. (Maria Patricia C. Borromeo/davaotoday.com)

Miss U in Davao: Mindanao-weaved fabrics take center stage

Twenty-nine Miss Universe candidates wore Mindanao-inspired fabrics during Thursday night’s “Mindanao Tapestry Fashion Show” held SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang, this city.

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Read more about the article CHO asks: What’s wrong with condom distribution in schools?
4 'O CLOCK HABIT. City Health Officer Dr. Josephine Villafuerte ?says one Davao City resident was ?confirm?ed to have contracted the Japanese encephalitis and encourages the public to do the 4 'o clock habit everyday, and destroy all possible breeding ares of mosquitoes. The victim, a 52 year old man from Bacaca, has since been discharged and recovering, but is suffering from neurologic deficit.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

CHO asks: What’s wrong with condom distribution in schools?

The City Health Office sees nothing wrong in distributing condoms in public schools, saying that it is one of the many strategies in order to reduce teenage pregnancy among the youth.

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Read more about the article Random views: ‘Duterte’s threat to declare Martial law is too much’
President Rodrigo Duterte. (Kiwi Bulaclac/Presidential Photo)

Random views: ‘Duterte’s threat to declare Martial law is too much’

Liza Madagas, 43, a daughter of a Martial law victim said that President Rodrigo Duterte’s new threat about on declaring Martial law was “too much.”

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