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Read more about the article Widened bridge to ease traffic congestion in Davao City
President Rodrigo Duterte listens to the briefing on the Davao City Coastal Road project of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar on the sidelines of the inauguraton of the Davao River Bridge widening project at Carlos P. Garcia Highway in Davao City on Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Malacañang photo)

Widened bridge to ease traffic congestion in Davao City

The newly-rehabilitated and widened Davao River Bridge is now open to the public and is expected to ease the traffic congestion in the city.

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Read more about the article DOH urged kids to undergo anti-measles vaccination
Evelyn Hauac, National Immunization Program Manager of DOH-11 during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City on Monday, May 21, 2018. Hauac bared that the health department aims to immunize around 288,501 individuals under its “Ligtas Tigdas” program after the declaration of measles outbreak in the region during the last quarter of 2017 where most of the fatalities were recorded in Davao City.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

DOH urged kids to undergo anti-measles vaccination

The Department of Health in Region 11 has emphasized the need for children to undergo anti-measles vaccination after 39 patients died of the viral disease from November 2017 to May 2018.

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Read more about the article Makabayan scores ‘too much’ incentives for the rich in TRAIN 2
Progressive groups on Wednesday, January 17, protest against the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law in Bankerohan public market in Davao City. The TRAIN Law is expected to reduce the income taxes of employed Filipinos enabling them to receive higher take-home pay. But the law is feared to affect low-income families as increased excise tax on goods pulls up prices of basic commodities. (Kenneth Paul P. Senarillos / davaotoday.com)

Makabayan scores ‘too much’ incentives for the rich in TRAIN 2

The proposed second package of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law is a “social injustice” and only serves the interests of giant corporations at the expense of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), progressive lawmakers lamented on Tuesday.

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Read more about the article Ph-Aus celebrate 72 years of friendship
Mat Kimberley, deputy head of Mission of Australia to the Philippines, presents the week-long activities in celebration of the Phil-Australia Friendship Day slated on May 22 during Monday's (May 21, 2018) Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM Ecoland, Davao City.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Ph-Aus celebrate 72 years of friendship

In celebrating close ties and friendship between the Philippines and Australia, the Australian Embassy hopes for many more years of good cooperation between the two countries.

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