Author: Paulo C. Rizal

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ABSTAINED. Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta abstains from voting on the Anti-Unattended Bag Ordinance, which the 18th City Council passed on Tuesday, July 11. Acosta said the final draft was "unreasonable" as it fines even those whose act of leaving bags unattended in public did not cause undue panic. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta abstains from voting on the Anti-Unattended Bag Ordinance, which the 18th City Council passed on Tuesday, July 11. Acosta said the final draft was "unreasonable" as it fines even those whose act of leaving bags unattended in public did not cause undue panic. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Davao City Council approves anti-unattended bag law
IN FAVOR. Majority of the 18th City Council members vote to pass the Anti-Unattended Bag Ordinance penned by Councilors Bernard Al-ag and Nilo Abellera on Tuesday, July 11, with the exception of Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta, who abstained. Acosta said she is in favor of the original ordinance but she finds the final draft "unreasonable" as it also fines violators whose act of leaving unattended bags did not cause panic to the public. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Davao City Council approves anti-unattended bag law

The city's 18th council passed on the third and final reading on Tuesday, July 11, an ordinance prohibiting and punishing the act of leaving bags unattended in public places.

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Read more about the article Lingap Para sa Bayan: One-stop shop for health services opens in Davao
ONE STOP SHOP. The Lingap Para Sa Bayan, a one stop shop facility to cater to indigent patients was introduced to the public on Friday, July 7. (L-R) City Mayor's Office Chief of Staff Atty. Raul Nadela Jr., Southern Philippines Medical Center Medical Chief Dr. Leopoldo Vega, and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio attend the launching of the project at the Southern Philippines Medical Center where patients would no longer have to troop to different government agencies to avail of assistance. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Lingap Para sa Bayan: One-stop shop for health services opens in Davao

Indigent patients in the city and nearby provinces will no longer have to go to different government offices when trying to access government health services with the opening of a one stop shop at the Southern Philippines Medical Center here Friday, July 7.

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Read more about the article Farmer complains of low buying price of goods, Martial Law in countryside
CYCLE OF DEBT. Banana farmers from Montevista, Compostela Valley are plunged into cycles of debt with their buyers, who pay a meager price for their produce. In this photo, a farmer shows the computation of his indebtedness, saying he net?s? only P12,000 per harvest ?at ?a single hectare, against the combined total of P69,960 capital that he put?s?into the whole planting and harvesting process. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Farmer complains of low buying price of goods, Martial Law in countryside

Farmer Jimuel Taipen, chairman of Montevista Farmers Association says he and his fellow farmers are facing two kinds of calamities: the low buying price of their sellers, and ?increased militar?y activities? brought about by Martial Law.

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Read more about the article File formal complaints against erring soldiers, militants urged
CHALLENGE. Army spokesman Capt. Alexander Cabales challenges militant groups to file formal charges against erring military or police personnel to prove their allegations of human rights abuses. In a press conference on Wednesday, July 5, Cabales said no formal complaint were filed against them after President Rodrigo Duterte placed the Mindanao under martial law. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

File formal complaints against erring soldiers, militants urged

An army spokesman challenged several progressive groups to file formal complaints against erring military and police officials to prove their allegations of human rights violations.

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