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Read more about the article NZ earmarks $2.5-M for agri project in Mindanao
YULETIDE HARVEST. Farm-workers harvest rice in Pigkacawayan, North Cotabato to catch-up with traditional Christmas feasts and save-up for next year. Farmers say they will have difficulty finding farm-work for the next six months as the area will suffer water supply shortage for the first half of 2015. (Kenette Jean Millondaga/davaotoday.com)

NZ earmarks $2.5-M for agri project in Mindanao

The New Zealand government has allotted US$2.5 million (P127.79 million*) to support Mindanao’s food production and agricultural development.

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Read more about the article Police officer killed by men who hitchhiked on his bike
Police Officer 3 Wilfredo Garol Jr of the Baguio District Police Station in Davao City. (Photo from Davao City Police Office)

Police officer killed by men who hitchhiked on his bike

A police officer here was shot dead on Monday morning, November 13, by men whose identities are yet to be uncovered by authorities.

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Read more about the article What the gov’t is missing in helping women survive violence
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What the gov’t is missing in helping women survive violence

On November 7, the Davao City Council passed on third and final reading on Tuesday, November 7 an ordinance establishing violence against women (VAW) desk and protocol in handling VAW cases at the barangay level. Establishing a VAW desk in barangay is not new since the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Magna Carta of Women under Republic Act 9710 already provides for its establishment in every barangay.

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