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Read more about the article PH is losing farmers in the era of climate change, study says
WINDY RICE FIELD. December winds sweep past a farmer tossing a sack of newly harvested rice to his head in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato. (Kenette Jean Millondaga/davaotoday.com)

PH is losing farmers in the era of climate change, study says

The number of farmers in Davao City is decreasing in the midst of high demands on crop production for local and international consumption.

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Read more about the article Why do workers push for P750 national minimum wage?
Workers wear shirts with their calls to raise the national minimum wage to P750 for the private sector and P16,000 for the public sector.

Why do workers push for P750 national minimum wage?

Workers have expressed eagerness to push for the legislation of national minimum wage in time with the celebration of Labor Day on May 1. Amid the rising prices of basic commodities and services, how significant is it for the workers to gain a significant wage hike?

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Read more about the article Unemployed, underemployed to receive assistance from DOLE-11
SWAMPED. Hundreds of job seekers try their luck at the Kalayaan jobs fair in a Davao City mall, Tuesday. Most recent data from the National Statistics Office recorded an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent and an underemployment rate of 18.8 percent. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Unemployed, underemployed to receive assistance from DOLE-11

The Department of Labor and Employment in Davao Region (DOLE-11) will allot P4.9M for Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced (TUPAD) program for the month of May this year.

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