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REWARDED. Reynante Maitim, a taxi driver for six years, is among the 19 honest taxi drivers recognized by the Davao City Police Office on Monday. He was flanked by City Tourism Officer Lisette Marques and DCPO chief Police Senior Superintendent Vicente Danao, Jr. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Davao’s ‘honest’ taxi drivers: we return things out of conscience

For 30 years, Bobby Caminero says returning things his passengers accidentally leave in every taxi cab he drives is something he won't stop doing.

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Read more about the article Buying at the Organic Market? Look for the PGS logo

Buying at the Organic Market? Look for the PGS logo

If you are among the market goers at the Friday Organic Market at the Rizal Park here in the city, start looking for the Participatory Guarantee System or PGS logo as the City Agriculturist's Office is set to enforce organic certification for the organic sellers in the weekly market.

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Read more about the article P500-P1,000 pension hike proposal ‘insults’ pensioners – groups
FILE PHOTO. This photo was taken on June 2013 showing an elderly having her pedicure in Centennial Park, Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

P500-P1,000 pension hike proposal ‘insults’ pensioners – groups

Progressive groups are not keen on accepting the proposed P500-P1,000 increase to the Social Security System pension after President Benigno Aquino III vetoed the bill seeking a higher P2,000 hike.

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Read more about the article Removal of contraceptive budget allocation seen as “backward step” for women in PH

Removal of contraceptive budget allocation seen as “backward step” for women in PH

Reproductive health advocates expressed concern over the removal of the P1 billion budget for contraceptives from the 2016 national budget, saying this will greatly affect the poor women and their families who rely on government’s free contraceptives.

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Read more about the article Food stores in Davao still unaware of proper disposal of used cooking oil

Food stores in Davao still unaware of proper disposal of used cooking oil

There is more to do for the proper implementation of the executive order (EO) instituting the proper handling and disposal of used cooking oil in Davao City after a local official bared that majority of the food establishments here are still unaware of the law which classifies used cooking oil as a “hazardous waste”.

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