City Councilor Mary Jocelle Villafuerte said she prefers an incentive-based ordinance to encourage the public to clean their homes and help the government in bringing down dengue cases.
Following the decision of the Supreme Court declaring Davao City’s aerial spray ban as unconstitutional, a councilor suggested to regulate than prohibit it.
Three organic farm restaurants can now claim that their products are 100 percent organically grown and produce after receiving the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) organic certication.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that Mindanao will get the largest chunk of the DPWH budget for next year, with 38 percent.
Around 600 fishermen here received motorized boats and other farm and fishing equipment amounting to over P21 million from the Department of Agriculture Wednesday, August 17.
The Davao City Council will implement a 90-day siren warning against dengue to remind the public of the 4 o’clock habit of cleaning their surroundings where mosquitoes possibly breed.
Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo is expected to attend the two-day social and economic development summit, which will start Wednesday, August 17 at the SMX Lanang Convention Center here.
From almost 700 venders, the city will only be allowing at least 353 venders of food and non-food items in the night market along Roxas Avenue here.
The infection by fusarium wilt, popularly known as Panama disease, and the creation of a banana research center, would be major discussion issues in the coming Banana Congress this year, a banana industry leader said.
The City Government awarded rights to only 137 venders to resume their ukay-ukay vending along Roxas Avenue here, the designated night market area that was closed last week over alleged violation of city government agreement with them.
