The City Health Office (CHO) has confirmed that the diarrhea outbreak since July 15 is due to contaminated foods consumed by the victims.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) was said to be comprehensive in its agenda, but lacks specifics on Mindanao issues.
Two Lumad (indigenous people) brothers were arrested by the Davao City police after attending a protest rally held at the Freedom Park along Roxas Boulevard Monday afternoon, July 25.
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DSWD Sec. Erwin Tulfo on July 10 clarified that it is a violation of the law to distribute food packs and relief items to non-government associations. Food assistance and relief goods are channeled by the department to respective local government units involved.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s regional office in Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) has clarified that none of its employees are involved in illegal activities following the arrest of an alleged scammer.
The diarrhea outbreak in this city’s Toril District already claimed the lives of three persons, first a minor, then a senior citizen, and recently a teacher.
A volunteer Lumad teacher of the Tribal Filipino Program of Surigao del Sur was arrested on July 17 by the Philippine National Police in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur for allegedly participating in an ambush.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) XI reported that Mangacop sustained six gunshot wounds that have caused fatal injuries. One tore his heart’s right atrium, another damaged his liver, and another shot to the stomach and spleen. A shot also damaged his large intestines.
People living in this city’s danger zones who refuse to follow government’s preemptive evacuation order in times of disasters will soon be penalized.
An ordinance that seeks to address bullying within this city’s schools, workplaces, and other settings like cyberspace has been proposed.
