‘Pablo’ destroyed 200-million worth of coop’s electricity equipment

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “Thousands of power consumers are still waiting for our services to go back to normal as 185 out of 374 villages are still without electricity” -- Benedicto Ongking, Officer-in-Charge General Manager of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative

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Water district to provide five faucets for 35,000 customers with no water supply

By CHRISTINE J. KUIZON Davao Today Magsuci said the water district office is providing free access to five faucets at their Matina office to the 35,000 lines -- households or establishments -- whose water supply has been cut off. In simple arithmetic, this would be 7,000 lines per faucet.

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City vet warns against ‘double-dead’ meat

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Assistant City Veterinarian Esther Cherrie Rayos said during Monday’s Kapehan sa SM that their office is intensifying the campaign starting at the slaughter houses up to the display stalls in market centers “to ensure the health and safety of consumers.”

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NEA’s bid to reclaim Daneco prelude to private take-over, groups say

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Sheena Duazo, spokesperson of the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-Southern Mindanao, said once Daneco falls into the hands of a private corporation, its main concern would no longer be in the service to its consumers “but for business and profit.” 

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