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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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Read more about the article Family, supporters bid farewell to Rene in Talacogon burial
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Family, supporters bid farewell to Rene in Talacogon burial

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Family, friends, local officials and residents gathered on June 24 to bid farewell to student-athlete Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia, laying him to rest in his hometown.…

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Read more about the article Angara, Davao groups push for school security after attacks
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Angara, Davao groups push for school security after attacks

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara called for stronger school security measures and closer monitoring of students following a series of violent incidents in schools across the country,…

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Read more about the article MASIPAG flags biosafety concerns over approval of iron-zinc enriched rice
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MASIPAG flags biosafety concerns over approval of iron-zinc enriched rice

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Farmers' network MASIPAG warned that the approval to propagate a genetically modified rice enriched with iron and zinc (HIZ039) could pose serious health and environmental risks,…

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