Davao City’s 35th anniversary of the Kadayawan Festival will go digital and retrospective this year as events are cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said the city government would appeal to a national agency to consider the complaints of vehicle drivers that they need to wear face shields while commuting.
In the aftermath of the evacuation of residents along Talomo River due to heavy rain and flooding, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio reminds the public to follow the pre-emptive evacuation procedures in flooding situations to ensure their safety.
The supposed first street protest of progressive groups in Davao City since the lockdown during the President's fifth state of the nation address on Monday, July 27, was marred when Davao City Police suddenly put up barriers and requirements for rallyists at Freedom Park along Roxas Avenue.
The Davao City Council is pushing for the grant of hazard pay for 1,200 barangay health workers (BHW) who had rendered service in combating the Covid-19 pandemic in communities.