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Read more about the article Students complain of security and protocol lapse in quarantine center
The provincial government of Davao de Oro brought 35 stranded student-scholars of the Community Technical College of Southeastern Mindanao (CTCSM) in Maco, Davao de Oro to a patient care center in Nabunturan on May 16, 2020. (Photo from Province of Davao de Oro Facebook page)

Students complain of security and protocol lapse in quarantine center

A community college in Davao de Oro expressed concern of their students’ safety in a government quarantine facility after receiving reports of lapses in protocol.

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Read more about the article Moro groups blame military for deaths of two children in Eid’l Fitr
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Moro groups blame military for deaths of two children in Eid’l Fitr

Moro human rights group hold the military accountable for the reported mortar shelling during Eid'l Fitr celebration Sunday in a village in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town in Maguindanao that killed two children and injured several others.

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Read more about the article SPMC increases testing capacity as city tracks COVID-19 in barangays
LABORATORY TRAINING IN ACTION. Davao Regional Medical Center personnel undergo hands-on training on laboratory techniques and procedures for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics in UP Mindanao in preparation for the COVID-19 facility of the hospital. (Photo from Philippine Genome Center-Mindanao)

SPMC increases testing capacity as city tracks COVID-19 in barangays

The Southern Philippines Medical Center announced on Monday an increase of their testing capacity for COVID-19 cases with the addition of two Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) machines and one automated extractor.

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Read more about the article Frontliners hit with COVID-19 draws questions on safety and equipment
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Frontliners hit with COVID-19 draws questions on safety and equipment

A total of 28 health frontliners and staff of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) has fallen ill of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), their report said Monday.

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Read more about the article Lumads say reports of COVID-19 in Haran fake news
Lorena Mandacawan, head of the health committee in the sanctuary, explains to fellow Manobos the need to wear mask to protect from COVID-19. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Lumads say reports of COVID-19 in Haran fake news

Displaced Lumad families staying in UCCP Haran react to another case of “disinformation” that two infants who died was due to COVID-19 infection.

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