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Read more about the article (PART 1/2) Plug In: How electric taxis are rewriting the economics of driving in Davao City
EV TAXI. Vehicles, both electric and gasoline-powered, travel along a busy street in Davao City. The cyan/tea green EV taxi stands out. As the government aims to promote cleaner transportation systems, fuel-powered vehicles still dominate in the streets of Davao. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Lucelle Bonzo)

(PART 1/2) Plug In: How electric taxis are rewriting the economics of driving in Davao City

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Every day for 32 years, Sergio Andaya Jr. started his work the same way — waking up and pulling into a gasoline station to refuel before…

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Read more about the article Poor Filipinos hardest hit by inflation under Marcos Jr. administration, experts say
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Poor Filipinos hardest hit by inflation under Marcos Jr. administration, experts say

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - Lower-income households bore the brunt of the Philippines' inflation crises under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., with experts highlighting that economic classifications mask the harsh realities facing…

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Read more about the article Poverty remains key driver in Davao Region child exploitation cases
Talikala shares a screenshot of a Facebook conversation that involves trafficking of minors in Davao City. (Mick Basa / davaotoday.com)

Poverty remains key driver in Davao Region child exploitation cases

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Poverty remains a driving force behind the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in the Davao Region, and unless families are economically empowered, awareness campaigns…

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Read more about the article KATUNGOD 2026 renews calls for justice for Talaingod 13, Indigenous rights 
CALL FOR JUSTICE. More than 300 delegates from Mindanao and across the Philippines attend the KATUNGOD Conference 2026 at the University of the Philippines College of Law in Quezon City on July 15. The conference renewed calls to reverse the Talaingod 13 conviction and pushed for stronger protection of Indigenous rights, Indigenous education, humanitarian action, climate justice and democratic freedoms. (MINDANAO CLIMATE JUSTICE Photo)

KATUNGOD 2026 renews calls for justice for Talaingod 13, Indigenous rights 

MANILA, Philippines — Human rights advocates and Indigenous leaders renewed calls to reverse the Talaingod 13 conviction during the KATUNGOD Conference 2026 at the University of the Philippines College of…

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