National Grid Corporation of the Philippines communication officer Milfrance Capulong announced that the power supply has improved in Mindanao thereby reducing the threats of power outages in Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Department of Public Works and Highway Region 11 Engineer Alvin Cabuenas said the possibility of closing Generoso Bridge connecting to Matina once the next phase of heavy repairs would begin next week. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Activists staged a picket at Davao City’s Department of Energy regional office along Magsaysay Avenue in protest of the 13th year Electric Power Industry Reform Act that has hiked power rates and privatized production of power in Mindanao. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Two killings including a lawyer and a restuarant owner in Davao City prompted Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to issue a warning on criminals and guns-for-hire believed to be hiding in the city.
The labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (May One Movement) said it finds it ironic that the labor department holds a jobs’ fair on Independence Day.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte wants strict supervision of the police on the operation of the civilian “auxiliary police” to counter akyat bahay (burglars) to avoid abuse and “colored partisan politics.”
Joel Maglunsod (right) of the labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno joins workers of Superstar Coconut Products in demanding the Department of Labor to enforce occupational safety standards following the factory accident that killed one worker. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Youth activists staged on Friday a picket at University of Mindanao, Davao City’s biggest tertiary school, for hiking tuition by ten percent at an amount of 435 pesos per unit. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
The brothers and two other siblings have dropped out of school. “Our brother earns so little, we don’t have a chance to finish school,” said Rick in the vernacular. Like other families living under the bridge, parents work in the nearby public market as cart pushers or porters, where earnings could barely sustain their daily food and basic needs. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Health conscious Davao residents find organically-grown vegetables and fruits every Friday afternoon at Rizal Park through the initiatives of health and environment advocates with the city government. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
