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Read more about the article Councilors accept Duterte’s veto on green space provision 
HOUSE TENSION. Davao City Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta turns emotional after being questioned by majority floor leader Councilor Bernard Al-ag for inviting Ateneo president Fr. Tabora to speak in the session regarding the 10% green space requirement for development projects in the city. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Councilors accept Duterte’s veto on green space provision 

The City Council decided not to override the veto message of city mayor Rodrigo Duterte on the 10 percent green space allocation.

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Read more about the article Half of all Pinays live below poverty line – study
It's an exhausting day for this young girl who bikes off with her brother looking for useful trash as they navigate the tight road along C. Bangoy corner Palmagil, Davao City.

Half of all Pinays live below poverty line – study

Half of all Filipino women live below poverty line, according to a study conducted by the Center for Women’s Resources.

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Read more about the article Group pushes for independent probe on Mt. Diwata tragedy
LANDSLIP. The landslide in this part of Masara mountains in Maco town, Compostela Valley last year, according to locals, was caused by the continuous excavation of Apex Mining Corporation, a foreign large-scale mining firm. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Group pushes for independent probe on Mt. Diwata tragedy

A non-government organization said they received reports that at least 40 people were killed during the mining tragedy in Barangay Mt. Diwata, Monkayo town Compostela Valley on Sunday, February 28.

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Read more about the article No closure yet for kins of Pinoys killed in Iraq fire
IN GRIEF. The families of the four female overseas Filipino workers killed in a fire in Iraq on February 5, lament the delay of the assistance given to them by the employer during their meeting with Episcopal Diocese of Davao bishop Jonathan Casimina. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

No closure yet for kins of Pinoys killed in Iraq fire

Several kins of Filipino workers killed in a hotel fire in Iraq refused to sign documents sent by the victims' employer as they doubt that by doing so would mean an unresolved closure.

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