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Read more about the article Probe on stored South Korean trash that caught fire ongoing
Residents take a look of the fire that occurred inside the premises of Verde Soko Philippines Industrial Corporation in Sitio Buguac, Barangay Santa Cruz, Tagoloan, on Monday. The more than 5,000 metric tons sitting at Verde Soko’s facility are waiting to be brought back to South Korea following controversy. (Photo courtesy of the office of Rep. Juliette Uy)

Probe on stored South Korean trash that caught fire ongoing

Investigators have considered the possibility that the fire that consumed a portion of the remaining 5,177 metric tons of mostly plastic trash from South Korea that are stored within the premises of a plastic-recycling facility inside the Phividec Industrial Estate in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on Monday could be due to spontaneous combustion.

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Read more about the article City Councilor mulls requiring reflector vests for motorcyclists
RISKY RIDE Despite the city’s strict helmet rules for motorcycle riders, some incidents such as this family allowing a kid to ride without his helmet slipped past traffic management personnel that police the streets. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

City Councilor mulls requiring reflector vests for motorcyclists

A city councilor is proposing a local law that will mandate all motorcycle users, including their passengers, to wear reflectorized vests when traveling along the City's roads especially at night.

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Read more about the article Youth activists tell Bato: we learn to tell right from wrong
Youth and students were also among the participants during Monday's protest. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Youth activists tell Bato: we learn to tell right from wrong

Former police chief and now Senator Ronaldo “Bato” dela Rosa proposes to deploy police into universities and campuses following complaints from parents that their children have been recruited to activist groups and have not returned home.

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Read more about the article Davao City Council eyes another billion to City budget

Davao City Council eyes another billion to City budget

Committee Chairperson on Finance, Ways and Means, and Appropriations, Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, said during the Kapehan sa Dabaw press conference on Monday (Aug. 12) that the City Council is set to approve the P1,474,394, 612.98 supplemental budget 1 (SB1).

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Read more about the article City employees to receive performance bonuses
The Davao City Hall. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

City employees to receive performance bonuses

Local government employees here will soon be receiving their performance bonus as the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) have given their go signal.

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