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ABSTAINED. Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta abstains from voting on the Anti-Unattended Bag Ordinance, which the 18th City Council passed on Tuesday, July 11. Acosta said the final draft was "unreasonable" as it fines even those whose act of leaving bags unattended in public did not cause undue panic. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

ABSTAINED

Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta abstains from voting on the Anti-Unattended Bag Ordinance, which the 18th City Council passed on Tuesday, July 11. Acosta said the final draft was "unreasonable" as it fines even those whose act of leaving bags unattended in public did not cause undue panic. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Davao City Council approves anti-unattended bag law
IN FAVOR. Majority of the 18th City Council members vote to pass the Anti-Unattended Bag Ordinance penned by Councilors Bernard Al-ag and Nilo Abellera on Tuesday, July 11, with the exception of Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta, who abstained. Acosta said she is in favor of the original ordinance but she finds the final draft "unreasonable" as it also fines violators whose act of leaving unattended bags did not cause panic to the public. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Davao City Council approves anti-unattended bag law

The city's 18th council passed on the third and final reading on Tuesday, July 11, an ordinance prohibiting and punishing the act of leaving bags unattended in public places.

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OMB IS HERE. The first satellite office of the Optical Media Board in Mindanao formally opens at the Go Negosyo Center of the Department of Trade and Industry in Magsaysay Park, Davao City on Tuesday, July 11. The opening was led by OMB Chair and CEO Atty. Anselmo B. Adriano (left), DTI Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya (right) and Atty. Elisa Lapiña (center) who represented Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

OMB IS HERE

The first satellite office of the Optical Media Board in Mindanao formally opens at the Go Negosyo Center of the Department of Trade and Industry in Magsaysay Park, Davao City on Tuesday, July 11. (More...) (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

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LESSER MINING OPERATIONS. Atty. Felix Alicer, Regional Coordinator of Program Monitoring Coordination Center (PMCC)- National Task Force Diwalwal says the number of population of residents around the areas for small scale mining operations has decreased since residents get lower income because of lesser mining activities. In a press conference in Davao City on Monday, July 10, Alicer said that since resources in mining are exhaustible, it is possible that miners are having difficulties in the operations.(Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

LESSER MINING OPERATIONS

Atty. Felix Alicer, Regional Coordinator of Program Monitoring Coordination Center (PMCC)- National Task Force Diwalwal says the number of population of residents around the areas for small scale mining operations has decreased since residents get lower income because of lesser mining activities. (More...) (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

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