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Read more about the article No stricter protocols as Davao City cases increases
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s as she delivers her speech State of the City Address (SOCA) 2020 on Monday, November 16, 2020 via Facebook Live. (Screenshot from Davao CIO's video)

No stricter protocols as Davao City cases increases

Data from the City Government of Davao’s Facebook page showed that cases in the city has recorded 588 COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks.

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Read more about the article SEC in NorMin warns public on 28 entities engaged in investment scams
The SEC national office has recently issued a cease-and-desist order against KAPA and its subsidiaries “after finding substantial evidence that it has been offering and selling securities in the form of investment contracts without the necessary license.”

SEC in NorMin warns public on 28 entities engaged in investment scams

The Securities and Exchange Commission in Northern Mindanao has warned the public of the proliferation of at least 28 groups and individuals allegedly engaging in fraudulent activities.

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Read more about the article Davao City Council approves ordinance to aid workers’ woes
CHURCH CONSTRUCTION. Two workers brave the midday heat while working on the reconstruction of the San Pedro Cathedral Bell Tower along San Pedro Street, Davao City on Thursday, April 6. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Davao City Council approves ordinance to aid workers’ woes

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the workers protection desk of Kilusang Mayo Uno in Southern Mindanao has been receiving complaints with an average of three workers seeking assistance on unjust labor practices every week.

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Read more about the article Broadcast media coverage of suicide cases in Oro criticized
FOR KRISTEL. Students of the University of the Philippines (UP)-Mindanao light candles Wednesday as they mourn the death of fellow UP student, Kristel Tejada, who committed suicide after the UP-Manila administration advised her to file a leave of absence for failing to pay her earlier obligation. Students across the country launched a nationwide protest against “anti-student policies” as they fight for higher State subsidy and other reforms in the education sector. (davaotoday.com photo by John Rizle L. Saligumba)

Broadcast media coverage of suicide cases in Oro criticized

Covering suicide cases delving too much on personal details including identities of the victims and their families has been criticized for its extreme stigmatization and lack of sensitivity.

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Read more about the article PDEA in Northern Mindanao burns down P61M worth of ‘shabu’
INSPECTION. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-10 laboratory technicians check the shabu prior to its incineration at a mortuary in Cagayan de Oro on Monday, May 10. (Jigger Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

PDEA in Northern Mindanao burns down P61M worth of ‘shabu’

Despite the thousands of persons reported killed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA 10) in Northern Mindanao burned down more than P61 million worth of crystal methamphetamine or locally known as ‘’shabu.”

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