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Read more about the article Duterte to sign EO declaring Panatag Shoal a ‘marine sanctuary’
President Rodrigo Duterte said he is not a lapdog of the US, China or any other country, but only of the Filipino people. (TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo)

Duterte to sign EO declaring Panatag Shoal a ‘marine sanctuary’

President Rodrigo Duterte will be signing an executive order to declare Panatag shoal a marine sanctuary where fishing will no longer be allowed, said Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. Sunday.

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Read more about the article Davao’s ‘Lingap Para sa Mahirap’ moves to new office
A city hall employee attends to residents seeking assistance from the city government's Lingap Para sa Mahirap, a health program that gives financial assistance for indigent residents in Davao City. (FILE PHOTO/City Information Office)

Davao’s ‘Lingap Para sa Mahirap’ moves to new office

The city's Lingap Para sa Mahirap, a government program which caters to the needs of indigent patients has transferred to its new office.

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Read more about the article Councilor orders stringent review of quarry permits
QUARRY. Davao City Councilor and committee on environment and national resources chief Diosdado Angelo Mahipus said he will review the contracts of quarry permits. Mahipus said that many quarry operations are using heavy equipment, even though their permits are only for small scale operations like 10 wheeler trucks, which destroy roads in the process. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Councilor orders stringent review of quarry permits

A city councilor here has ordered a stringent review of the quarry permits in the city after what he described as a "monopoly" of quarry operations.

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