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Read more about the article Gov’t agencies eye unified move vs abuse of OFW children in Davao region
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) regional director Eduardo E. Bellido says the joint memorandum of agreement with the Department of Social Welfare and Development will uphold the full protection of children of overseas Filipino workers. Bellido announces the signing of the MOA during Monday's Kapehan sa Davao press conference. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Gov’t agencies eye unified move vs abuse of OFW children in Davao region

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a unified fight against the abuse of children who are left behind by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Davao City and the region.

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Read more about the article SSS wants mandatory coverage for OFW
Members of the country's Social Security System (SSS) transact in a new branch located in the fifth floor of a mall in Ilustre Street. The office is open from Mondays to Fridays, 10am to 7am and offers all services given by their main branch. (John Rizle L. Saligumba/davaotoday.com)

SSS wants mandatory coverage for OFW

To strengthen and expand its membership, the state-run Social Security System is eyeing to implement a mandatory membership for overseas Filipino ?workers.

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS| UP Fighting Maroons vs De La Salle Green Archers in Davao City

IN PHOTOS| UP Fighting Maroons vs De La Salle Green Archers in Davao City

The crowd fill the Davao City Recreation Center on Sunday, March 26 to watch the UP Fighting Maroons and the De La Salle Green Archers during the 80th Araw Ng Dabaw Commercial Basketball Tournament. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano)

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Read more about the article P700-million drug rehab center breaks ground in Bukidnon
President Rodrigo Duterte looks on as Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial shows the floor plan of the multi-million Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center donated by the Friends of the Philippines Foundation in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on March 25, 2017. Also in the photo is Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri. (Kiwi Bulaclac/Presidential Photo)

P700-million drug rehab center breaks ground in Bukidnon

A P700-million drug rehabilitation center will soon rise in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. The Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center has around 500-800 capacity inside a five-hectare land.

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Read more about the article Reds to declare ceasefire before 4th round of GRP-NDFP peace talks
HAMMER AND SICKLE. A young cultural performer raises his fist while being lifted up by his fellow performers during a cultural presentation for the 48th anniversary celebration of the Communist Party of the Philippines in Barangay Lumiad, Paquibato District, Davao City on Monday, Dec. 26. Beside him is the hammer and sickle, known emblem of the CPP and other communist organizations worldwide. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Reds to declare ceasefire before 4th round of GRP-NDFP peace talks

The Communist Party of the Philippines is expected to issue a unilateral declaration of interim ceasefire not later than March 31 in support of the fourth round of peace talks between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) set on April 2-6 in The Netherlands.

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