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Read more about the article More than 300 Davao residents evacuate due to flooding
SAFE PLACE. Residents from the Arroyo Compound in Barangay Matina Pangi spend the night sharing hot cupfuls of instant noodles inside the Matina Crossing barangay hall on Monday evening, January 2. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

More than 300 Davao residents evacuate due to flooding

Continuous heavy rains hit Davao city starting at around middle of the afternoon on Monday, caused water levels of the river to rise at two populated barangays of the city's first district, Matina Crossing and Matina Pangi.

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Read more about the article Duterte hints at rejecting SSS pension hike; progressive solons hit cabinet execs   

Duterte hints at rejecting SSS pension hike; progressive solons hit cabinet execs   

A militant partylist group slammed three cabinet secretaries of the Duterte administration for “junking and sabotaging” Congressional measure that would grant the immediate Social Security System pension increase of P2,000 effective this month.

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Read more about the article Fast transaction of business renewal application on first day
ASSISTANCE DESK. The public assistance desk has catered more than 200 clients who renew their business permits at the Business Bureau in Davao City on Monday, Jan. 2. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Fast transaction of business renewal application on first day

It’s supposed to be a holiday, but 61-year-old Aurora Manlawe opted to renew her business permit as the city’s Business Bureau started its first day of renewal of permits for this year.

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Read more about the article Duterte’s stance on longer maternity leave lauded
While waiting for their turn for their prenatal check up, mothers at the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City listen to the discussion on breastfeeding myths by a counselor from LATCH Davao, a breastfeeding support group. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Duterte’s stance on longer maternity leave lauded

"There is a need for longer maternity leave because we are not born mothers. We become mothers. It takes time to adjust to our roles, get to know our body and our baby," said LATCH Davao founding member Alex Hao.

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