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Read more about the article Officials alarmed over increasing cases of measles in Davao City
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Officials alarmed over increasing cases of measles in Davao City

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Davao City Health Office is conducting an outbreak response immunization (ORI) ?activity ?in ?several barangays ?here ?contain a possible measles outbreak. The move came after…

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Read more about the article TRAIN Law is a burden, not a gift – critics
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)

TRAIN Law is a burden, not a gift – critics

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — When President Rodrigo Duterte signed the passage of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Bill or Republic Act No. 10963 and offered it as…

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Read more about the article Davao City hits 2M tourist arrivals target
Three foreigners watch as 11 tribes take turn in culture presentations at the Rizal Park. The activity is part of the week-long 29th Kadayawan fruit harvest festival. (File photo/davaotoday.com)

Davao City hits 2M tourist arrivals target

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The city government ?here hit its two million target in tourist arrivals ?last year. Based on the Davao City Tourism Operations Office’s record, a total of…

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Read more about the article P79.7 million quarantine station to rise in Davao
Groundbreaking ceremony of the P79.7 million Quarantine Station building at the Bureau of Quarantine Regional Office Compound in Magsaysay Avenue, Davao City on Friday, January 12, 2018. (Photo from the Department of Health Davao Region Facebook page)

P79.7 million quarantine station to rise in Davao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) allocated a total of P79.7 million for the construction of the five-story Quarantine Station building in the city.

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