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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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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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