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Councilor Diosdado Mahipus Jr. articulating a point in a plenary via Zoom meeting during the Davao City Council session on Tuesday, July 21,2020. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com

City Council bats for hazard pay for 1,200 barangay frontliners

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.

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Davao’s Barangay 23-C on ‘hard lockdown’ due to Covid-19

The City Government of Davao has placed Barangay 23-C, known as Mini-Forest Boulevard, under “hard lockdown” for a minimum of 14 days starting July 4, following an increase of Covid-19 cases among its residents.

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Read more about the article Mayor Sara assures Covid-19 manageable in Davao
LABORATORY TRAINING IN ACTION. Davao Regional Medical Center personnel undergo hands-on training on laboratory techniques and procedures for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics in UP Mindanao in preparation for the COVID-19 facility of the hospital. (Photo from Philippine Genome Center-Mindanao)

Mayor Sara assures Covid-19 manageable in Davao

The city government of Davao assured residents that they are managing the new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) with the entry of stranded individuals and overseas workers in to the city in recent weeks.

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Students, office workers and construction workers pour in Roxas night market in Davao City enjoying variety of street food. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Quarantine finds Roxas Night Market vendors adjusting and waiting

The city’s popular Roxas Night Market remains closed for the last 100-plus days in the coronavirus pandemic, as more than 500 of its vendors await for its re-opening possibly by end of this year.

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