Author: ZEA IO MING C. CAPISTRANO

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Read more about the article Negotiations between City, Roxas ?street venders set next week 
FOLLOW THE RULES. A night after the closure of the Roxas night market on Wednesday, August 3, City Transportation and Traffic Management Office Chief Rhodelio Poliquit announces to the affected vend?e?rs who converged outside the City Hall on Thursday morning, the schedule of meetings that will be held in order to resolve the issue. Poliquit said the night market can be reopened as early as Tuesday next week if the vendors commit to follow the rules set by the city government. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Negotiations between City, Roxas ?street venders set next week 

The City Traffic and Transport Management Office (CTTMO) has scheduled a series of dialogue with street venders of the now closed night market along Roxas Avenue here to resolve the issues between the government and the store owners.

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Read more about the article Duterte, Lopez to grace Mindanao’s environmental summit  
President Rodrigo R. Duterte chats with guests during the Presidential Security Group (PSG) fellowship night at the PSG Compound in the Malacañang Park on Sunday evening, July 31, 2016. Also in the photo is PSG Chief Colonel Rolando Bautista. ACE MORANDANTE/PPD

Duterte, Lopez to grace Mindanao’s environmental summit  

President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to attend the Mindanao Environmental Summit 2016 at the Ateneo de Davao University on Thursday afternoon, August 4.

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Read more about the article BREASTFEEDING MYTH
Karen Lamorena, a breastfeeding counselor from LATCH Davao, explains that the belief that a mother needs to take supplements to increase her breast milk production is a myth. She said that frequent nursing of baby is the key to increase milk supply as milk production depends on the baby's demand. LATCH Davao held a breastfeeding talk at the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

BREASTFEEDING MYTH

Karen Lamorena, a breastfeeding counselor from LATCH Davao, explains to pregnant mothers at the Southern Philippines Medical Center that the belief that a mother needs to take supplements to increase her breast milk production is a myth. She said that frequent nursing of baby is the key to increase milk supply as milk production depends on the baby's demand. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Public lying-in centers seen to curb maternal, infant mortality rate
A nurse takes the blood pressure of a pregnant mother during her regular pre-natal check up at the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City. The Department of Health says that a pregnant woman should have at least four prenatal visits throughout her pregnancy to ensure the health of the mother and the baby. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Public lying-in centers seen to curb maternal, infant mortality rate

The City Health Office (CHO) sees the establishment of public lying-in centers in communities as a strategy to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate.

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Read more about the article Duterte tells companies: stop contractualization
President Rodrigo R. Duterte answers queries from members of the media after administering the oath of office for the newly-appointed undersecretaries of different government agencies at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace on August 1, 2016. ACE MORANDANTE/PPD

Duterte tells companies: stop contractualization

President Rodrigo Duterte said that he will go after employers who will continue with the practice of contractualizing workers.

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