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.
A group of farmers and scientists challenged the Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol to support the farmers call on developing sustainable and safe agriculture.
Roxas Avenue was cleared of street venders mostly food, used clothing and massage therapists by Wednesday night, August 3 after Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio ordered its closure upon the recommendation of traffic and transport chief Rhodelio Poliquit.
The City Health Office (CHO) sees the establishment of public lying-in centers in communities as a strategy to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate.
To accommodate the huge pack of tourist coming in and out in the city, Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre said the City Council would seek additional local and international flights in Francisco Bangoy International Airport here.
Nineteen-year old Mylene Labuca usually argues with her husband about breastfeeding their 11-month old son after a stressful work like doing their laundry.
The Davao City Mt. Apo Lions Club announced a three-day medical mission as a joint project with the Maharlika Lions Club of Sacramento, California,which aims to help more than 3,000 patients in the city from August 4-6.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) presented a new career guidance program in a bid to address the job and skills mismatch which the government said is the cause of unemployment.
City Mayor Sara Duterte warned that she will “find new people” if there will be no decrease in dengue cases from July to December.
The National Nutrition Council-XI said child stunting in the region has reached 13.85 percent, with a 30 percent estimate of people who are suffering long-term malnutrition.
