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Read more about the article Samal sets more restrictions on resorts after COVID-19 cases rise
"Pangmasa" is a term used to describe beach resorts that are affordable to the common folks. This beach in Kaputian, Penaplata, Island Garden City of Samal, aside from its affordable price, has good and clean sea water that entices beach goers especially this summer season. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Samal sets more restrictions on resorts after COVID-19 cases rise

Six week after reopening its 73 resorts, the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) will implement stricter guidelines for visitors and tourists following reports of lax measures in some establishments that led to the rise of COVID-19 infection in the city.

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Read more about the article AstraZeneca suspension worries Davao City health workers for their second dose

AstraZeneca suspension worries Davao City health workers for their second dose

Most of the 12,000 frontline health workers in Davao City who were inoculated during the first rollout on March opted for AstraZeneca over China’s Sinovac, and are supposed to receive their second dose.

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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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