By Rizza Joy R. Mananquil
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — Stop. Breathe. Contemplate. And eat samosa. Samo-what, you might ask.
Samosa is much like the Filipino empanada (pie). The only difference is the spice, which can be quite hot, and the vegetarian filling.
Samosa is not common in Davao City. In fact, we think the only place you can buy these pies is at the Indian Mini-Mart (House of Spices), just across the Saint Paul Church in Juna Subdivision, in Matina.
A Davao City-born porn star is running for governor of Nevada, in the United States. Melody Damayo, aka Mimi Miyagi (warning: adult content), is running as a Republican but shares…
By Aileen A. Cainglet and Jenifer Libres
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — They thought they could finally heave a sigh of relief when they transferred to the riverside upon receiving an earlier notice to vacate their homes.
After all, it was no less than City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte who gave residents of Lower Madapo Hills the assurance that they could stay there after being driven out of their homes, Elen Bariquit, president of Madapo Riverside Settlers Association said in an interview withdavaotoday.com.
Davao-based entrepreneurs are eyeing medical transcription as another potential industry to generate much-needed jobs. If only they can surmount the challenge posed by voice-recognition softeware.
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By Germelina A. Lacorte
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — Will medical transcription give hope to the country?s jobless? Yes, according to two entrepreneurs trying to attract students to enroll in a course on medical transcription here.
Defined as a process of typing out on a computer what a doctor dictates to a recorder, medical transcription is considered the second wave of job outsourcing available in the country after the call-center industry, according to officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Davao del Norte town scores big with cacao — and dreams of having its own chocolate factory.
SAN? ISIDRO, Davao del Norte — This two-year-old fifth-class municipality wants its cacao industry to make it big in? the local and international markets.
?We dream of having a chocolate factory in San Isidro,?? Mayor Tomas Abelita once said during? the Asaean Tourism Forum held in Davao early this year.