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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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Read more about the article Aggressive tracing and citizenship cited for low COVID-19 cases in Davao
At the checkpoint in Lasang, a composite team of health workers, traffic officials, local security and Task Force Davao personnel conduct temperature checks and verification of IDs of people coming in to Davao City from the northern side of Mindanao. Those coming from Tagum City are barred from entering, as the first Covid-19 patient of Davao Region is confined in that City. (Ken E. Cagula/ davaotoday.com)

Aggressive tracing and citizenship cited for low COVID-19 cases in Davao

DAVAO CITY – Despite projections of a ‘mega-surge’ in Davao City during the onset of Holy Week, COVID-19 cases continue to drop as the City Health Office recorded more recoveries…

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Read more about the article Labor group to Davao City: ‘Ensure assistance gets to those who needs it most’
Labor groups led by Kilusang Mayo Uno Southern Mindanao filing a petition in the Regional Tripartite Wages and Regulatory Board XI for an emergency wage increase of P100 for non-agricultural and agricultural workers (Photo from KMU-SMR).

Labor group to Davao City: ‘Ensure assistance gets to those who needs it most’

Amid huge funds poured into the COVID-19 response in Davao City, labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno-Southern Mindanao Region (KMU-SMR) criticized the distribution of the assistance shelled out last year as it failed to reach the most affected population.

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Read more about the article Oil spill in Jasaan town in MisOr worries fishing community
Barangay volunteers of Lower Jasaan, Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental, clean up the oil spilled when a cargo ship sank Saturday morning, April 3. (Photo by Sabas Tagarda Jr.)

Oil spill in Jasaan town in MisOr worries fishing community

An old cargo ship docked five years ago in a shipyard in Barangay Lower Jasaan town in Misamis Oriental sank early morning on April 3 which resulted to oil spill affecting the fishing community there.

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Read more about the article [Analysis] Why are cases soaring in the Philippines, one year into the pandemic?
Police officers on a checkpoint in Barangay Alae, Manofo Fortich request passengers to subject to thermal check, foot bath and identification check as Bukidnon's enhanced community quarantine in response to Covid-19 goes under way. Those who cannot establish their residency are then asked to turn back. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

[Analysis] Why are cases soaring in the Philippines, one year into the pandemic?

On April 2, new cases surged to 15,310, the highest reported single-day tally in the country and in Southeast Asia since the start of the pandemic. Although the Department of Health (DOH) said this included the backlog of 3,709 cases from March 31, these figures look worse still. How did we get here and what are the ways forward?

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