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Read more about the article (PART 1/2) Plug In: How electric taxis are rewriting the economics of driving in Davao City
EV TAXI. Vehicles, both electric and gasoline-powered, travel along a busy street in Davao City. The cyan/tea green EV taxi stands out. As the government aims to promote cleaner transportation systems, fuel-powered vehicles still dominate in the streets of Davao. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Lucelle Bonzo)

(PART 1/2) Plug In: How electric taxis are rewriting the economics of driving in Davao City

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Every day for 32 years, Sergio Andaya Jr. started his work the same way — waking up and pulling into a gasoline station to refuel before…

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Read more about the article Davao Anti-Bullying Law Stalled Amid Campus Policing Split
ANTI-BULLYING ORDINANCE. Councilor Lorenzo Villafuerte (left) gives updates on the anti-bullying ordinance during a press conference at the Sangguniang Panlungsod on June 30, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Renier Cornelio, MSU Marawi Intern

Davao Anti-Bullying Law Stalled Amid Campus Policing Split

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Davao City’s anti-bullying ordinance cannot be fully implemented because the city mayor’s office has not approved its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), leaving key provisions—like barangay…

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Read more about the article Livelihoods shattered, trauma lingers in Gensan weeks after 7.8 quake
LOW SALES. Vendors at the General Santos Public Market earn less since the powerful quake struck on June 8. Their income has been cut in half as fewer customers get inside fearing the building might collapse should another tremor occurs. Photo taken June 29, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Kath Cortez)

Livelihoods shattered, trauma lingers in Gensan weeks after 7.8 quake

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines - On the morning of June 8, vendors prepared their stalls, tricycle drivers waited for passengers and children hurried to school as they did every day here.  At…

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Read more about the article Vendors wary of P2.3B Gensan market plan via PPP
LOOMING DISPLACEMENT. Rows of fresh fish are laid out for sale as a vendor prepares to start the day at the General Santos Public Market. Once, redevelopment is completed, vendors face uncertainty about their future: Will they be displaced or prioritized?Photo taken June 29, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Reeham Taib, UP Mindanao Intern)

Vendors wary of P2.3B Gensan market plan via PPP

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines - For 40 years, Editha Payas has watched the tides of General Santos City's public market rise and fall from her fish stall, a place she…

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