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Read more about the article Davao Region reports first Covid-19 case
A City Health Office worker conducts sanitation in one of the offices of Cagayan de Oro City Hall Saturday (March 4). This is part of the city’s measures to address the threat of COVID-19. About 50 teams are dispatched by Mayor Oscar Moreno to conduct the sanitation in public markets, bus stations, seaport, airport, schools, and churches in the city. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Davao Region reports first Covid-19 case

The Davao Region recorded its first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); a 21-year-old woman who traveled from the United Kingdom.

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Read more about the article COVID-19 casualty in Mindanao to be buried sans traditional Muslim rituals
A City Health Office worker conducts sanitation in one of the offices of Cagayan de Oro City Hall Saturday (March 4). This is part of the city’s measures to address the threat of COVID-19. About 50 teams are dispatched by Mayor Oscar Moreno to conduct the sanitation in public markets, bus stations, seaport, airport, schools, and churches in the city. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

COVID-19 casualty in Mindanao to be buried sans traditional Muslim rituals

The patient positive with the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) who died Friday (Mar. 13) night will be buried sans the traditional method used by Muslims, the Department of Health Regional Office (DOH-10) said Saturday (Mar. 14).

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Read more about the article CPP slams lockdown of Metro Manila amid COVID-19 threat

CPP slams lockdown of Metro Manila amid COVID-19 threat

As Metro Manila prepares for a lockdown amid the threat of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has once again criticized the government over what it perceived as another effort of the Duterte administration to repress the rights of Filipinos.

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Read more about the article Decrease in passengers seen as Metro Manila gets ready for lockdown
Fewer people are at the terminal of the Laguindingan Airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental on Friday (March 13), days before the “community quarantine” will take effect in all cities in Metro Manila on orders of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte. Flights to and from Manila are expected to be canceled once the lockdown in the national capital region will be implemented. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Decrease in passengers seen as Metro Manila gets ready for lockdown

An official of Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) in Northern Mindanao expected a decrease in passenger volume in airports in the region ahead of the “community quarantine” as ordered by Pres. Rodrigo Duterte amid the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) scare.

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Read more about the article Opposition groups blast bill allowing 100% foreign ownership of utilities
IT'S A GO. 17th Congress votes in favor of extending Martial Law until December 31, 2017 during the Congress Joint Session at the House of Representatives, Quezon City on Saturday. (davaotoday.com)

Opposition groups blast bill allowing 100% foreign ownership of utilities

The House of Representatives' approval of a bill allowing 100 percent foreign ownership in public utilities in the country like power, transport, and communication has elicited criticism from opposition lawmakers and labor groups, among others.

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