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Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) regional director, Eduardo Bellido speaks about global disease outbreaks and its implications to Filipino migrants during a forum commemorating the International Migrants' Day held at the Ateneo de Davao University, Thursday. (Hanz Realista Garado/davaotoday.com)

OWWA scores undetected entry of 8 OFWs from ebola-stricken country in Davao

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA – XI) Regional Director Eduardo Bellido urged the local government to strengthen the monitoring system and quarantine policy

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Read more about the article Firecracker ordinance has no exemptions – Duterte warns
PRACTICE FOR TOROTOT FESTIVAL. These kids practice with colorful horns for Davao City’s goal for the world record of gathering 10,000 people for the Torotot Festival to welcome the new year. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Firecracker ordinance has no exemptions – Duterte warns

A week before welcoming the New Year, Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte made it clear to the public that the city’s firecracker ordinance has no exemptions.

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Read more about the article Group says POWs release is NPA’s compliance to CARHRIHL

Group says POWs release is NPA’s compliance to CARHRIHL

An interfaith group which served as the third party facilitator and was instrumental for the release of two prisoners of war (POWs) on Sunday said that such act is the New People’s Army's compliance to Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL).

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NPAs release POWs to Duterte

Five days before the 46th year anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines, its armed wing, the New People's Army, released its two "prisoners of war" to Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte somewhere in the hinterlands of Montevista, Compostela Valley Province Sunday afternoon.

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