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Read more about the article Housing for Typhoon Pablo survivors still 15,000 units short
Engineer Carolina Angel, OIC of the National Housing Authority Region 11, explains to reporters the delay of constructing 17,000 houses for Typhoon Pablo survivors due to lengthy time to get clearances from government. (Tyrone A. Velez, davaotoday.com)

Housing for Typhoon Pablo survivors still 15,000 units short

The National Housing Authority (NHA) Davao Region admitted it is short of 13,525 housing units that it was supposed to complete by March next year for the survivors of Typhoon Pablo.

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Read more about the article ERC orders Davao Light to refund P96.2-M to customers

ERC orders Davao Light to refund P96.2-M to customers

The Energy Regulatory Commission ordered the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC), an Aboitiz-owned power distribution firm, to refund P96,209,557.96 to its customers for excess collection billed to customers from February 2004 and December 2012.

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Read more about the article Children advocates hit state negligence on child’s rights
On the commemoration of the 25th year since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Mario Castillo, executive director of Child Alert discloses a still alarming rate of absues on children. He say's that there are too many laws on the protection of the child that are not implemented. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Children advocates hit state negligence on child’s rights

On the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), various child rights advocates here criticized gpvernment for not doing its obligation as one of the signatories.

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