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Read more about the article Amid speculation, Mayor Sara denies knowing president’s health status
President Rodrigo Duterte extends his hand to his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte prior to his departure at Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City on April 10, 2017 for a series of state visits to three countries in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar. (Simeon Celi Jr./Presidential Photo)

Amid speculation, Mayor Sara denies knowing president’s health status

Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio denied rumors surrounding the health condition of her father President Rodrigo Duterte during her regular Special Hour program on the city-government owned Davao Disaster Radio Monday.

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Read more about the article Progressives slam lack of gov’t aid for the poor
THE STATE OF THE NATION. As President Aquino delivers his third Sona, a poor couple watches the marching activists along Davao City’s Ponciano Street on Monday. While PNoy claims economic improvement, poverty has worsened according to progressive groups. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Progressives slam lack of gov’t aid for the poor

More than a year since the onset of COVID-19 in the country, the urban poor in Davao City continue to be hit the hardest, said Bayan Muna Davao Coordinator Rauf Sissay.

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Read more about the article Davao Norte banana workers demand P100 wage hike
Cesar Paloma and 10 other member beneficiaries of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. (MARBAI) now collectively till and enjoy the agricultural production of the 7-hectare share of banana farm in Davao del Norte. The group also plans to cultivate and develop the remaining idle lands in the area for the future of their children. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Davao Norte banana workers demand P100 wage hike

Members of the United Pantaron Banana Workers Union (UPBWU) in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte filed a petition seeking for a P100 wage increase for non-agricultural and agricultural workers in the region.

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Read more about the article Davao hog raisers, vendors want stricter measures on swine flu
Pork vendors in Davao City's Bankerohan Public Market noted a decline in their sales following the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the region. The Department of Agriculture, though, has assured the public that it is safe to eat pork as ASF cannot be transmitted to humans but only affects pigs. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Davao hog raisers, vendors want stricter measures on swine flu

Local hog raisers call on the national government to tighten measures to bar the entry of imported meat products that are contaminated with African swine flu.

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