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President Rodrigo Duterte visits the blast site early morning Saturday, September 3. Duterte declared a state of lawlessness following the blast that killed at least 13 individuals in Davao City’s Roxas night market on Friday night, September 2, 2016. (Robinson Ninal/PPD)

Seven convicted of murder in Roxas Night Market blast

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:September 29, 2020
Post category:DAVAO CITY Headline Politics
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Seven suspects of the September 2016 Roxas Night Market bombing were convicted by the Taguig Regional Trial Court for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Mandatory Covid-19 testing for hospital admissions draws flak

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:September 28, 2020
Post category:DAVAO CITY Headline Politics
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Neraya (not her real name) has to travel with her 12-year old daughter from Hagonoy, Davao del Sur to Davao City twice a month to treat her lupus through kidney dialysis and steroid medication in the government-ran Southern Philippine Medical Center.

QR Code sought for contact tracing in Davao City

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:September 7, 2020
Post category:COVID-19 DAVAO CITY Headline Politics Special Coverage
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The Davao City Government is eyeing the use of Quick Response (QR) Code to improve contact tracing and health-related information in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mayor dismayed over illegal cockfight staged by village chief

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:September 7, 2020
Post category:COVID-19 DAVAO CITY Headline Politics Special Coverage
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Two barangay officials in Davao City were arrested with 27 others for holding a cockfight last Sunday, which was illegal and this dismayed Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.

The Davao City Hall. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

22 Davao City Hall employees had Covid-19, says Mayor

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:September 1, 2020
Post category:COVID-19 DAVAO CITY Headline Health Special Coverage
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22 employees of Davao City Hall were found to have been infected with coronavirus (Covid-19), but details were not divulged how and where they got infected.

Seven convicted of murder in Roxas Night Market blast

Mandatory Covid-19 testing for hospital admissions draws flak

QR Code sought for contact tracing in Davao City

Mayor dismayed over illegal cockfight staged by village chief

22 Davao City Hall employees had Covid-19, says Mayor

Family, supporters bid farewell to Rene in Talacogon burial

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