Read more about the article Elderly long for family this Valentine’s Day
Bobby Alcantara, 70, says he misses his family, whom he has not seen for six years. Alcantara said he used to be an Obstetrician/Gynecologist in the Southern Philippine Medical Center. Alcantara is one of the 49 elderly residents of the city-run Co Su Gian Home for the Aged in Barangay Cabantian, Buhangin District, Davao City who was visited by members of the Davao City Police Office on Monday, Feb. 13. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Elderly long for family this Valentine’s Day

On the eve of Valentine's Day, members of the Davao City Police Office led by DCPO Chief Sr. Supt. Michael John Dubria serenaded and entertained the residents of the Co Su Gian Home for the Aged in Barangay Cabantian, Buhangin District here to show that Valentine's Day is not exclusive to couples.

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Read more about the article NDRRMC: 8 dead, more than 1,000 houses damaged in Surigao quake
Surigao City airport was greatly damaged by magnitude 6.7 earthquake that hit Surigao Province on February 10, 2017. The damage prompted the airlines to divert the flights to Butuan City. (Rey Baniquet/Presidential Photo)

NDRRMC: 8 dead, more than 1,000 houses damaged in Surigao quake

There are now eight fatalities in Surigao City after the 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the province of Surigao del Norte.

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Read more about the article Duterte on Surigao mining: ‘I will shut them all’
President Rodrigo Duterte narrates how rich the natural resources are in Mindanao as he delivers his speech while visiting the victims of the magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Surigao City on February 12, 2017. The President added that the natural resources found in Mindanao could be fully utilized if corruption and criminality brought by illegal drugs would be eradicated.(Robinson Niñal/Presidential Photo)

Duterte on Surigao mining: ‘I will shut them all’

President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would not interfere with the decision of Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez to close various mines in Surigao del Norte.

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