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Dr. Domilyn Villareiz, head of the anti-smoking task force announce?s? the observance of the ? ?14th anniversary of the anti-smoking ordinance ?in Davao City. (Contributed photo)

Davao cops nab more violators of tobacco ban

Police here arrested more violators of the tobacco ban here, as the task force on ??a?nti-smoking ?said there would be no letup in the vigilance to enforce it.

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Read more about the article PH GDP expands 6.9% in Q1, highest growth rate since 2013
CONSTRUCTION’S MULTIPLIER EFFECT As the fourth PhilConstruct Mindanao convention opened here Thursday, its chair Ramon Allado said Davao is leading the Mindanao construction industry, which could possibly draw close to half a million workers and a 15-times multiplier in income for the local economy. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

PH GDP expands 6.9% in Q1, highest growth rate since 2013

The country’s economy grew by 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2016, the fastest in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and outpacing China for the first time in 27 years, the Department of Finance announced on Thursday, May 19.

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Read more about the article Farmers remind Duterte’s land reform promise
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) lamented that local rice farmers will be the first to feel the brunt of the effects of massive rice importation.FILE PHOTO.

Farmers remind Duterte’s land reform promise

Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) is now reminding president-elect Rodrigo Duterte of his promise to push for land reform.

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Barangays under state of calamity to use quick response fund

Barangays that declared state of calamity here can already use their quick response fund (QRF) even if the city have not declared a state of calamity yet, the ?Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DCDRRMO) said.

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