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Read more about the article Mayor Sara Duterte warns establishments to follow liquor ban ordinance
LECTURE. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte discusses to establishment owners to open up their stores as early as 5 pm to avoid violating the ?liquor ban that starts at 1 am to 8 am during the information drive at the Grand Men Seng Hotel, Tuesday. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Mayor Sara Duterte warns establishments to follow liquor ban ordinance

City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio told operators and managers of clubs and bars in the city to follow regulations on ?the selling of liquor or face closure.

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Read more about the article Chamber of Mines denies hand on supposed destabilization plot vs. Duterte

Chamber of Mines denies hand on supposed destabilization plot vs. Duterte

The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines denied Thursday the claim of President Rodrigo Duterte that several mining firms were funding the supposed destabilization plot against the president.

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Read more about the article Cabinet execs bypassed by CA will be reappointed: Palace
ANOTHER DUTERTE SPOKESPERSON. Ernesto Abella will be sitting as one of the designated presidential spokespersons of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte. Abella, a native of Davao City is the president and founder of the Southpoint School. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Cabinet execs bypassed by CA will be reappointed: Palace

Malacañang said that President Rodrigo Duterte would reappoint three Cabinet secretaries which were bypassed by the Commission on Appointment.

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Read more about the article BJMP’s jail decongestion programs underway 
DECONGESTING. Jail Chief Insp. Pio Rosero, of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Region 11 said they are reviewing their records to look for cases of inmates that are already eligible for release but continue to languish after their cases went unnoticed by the courts, as a way to decongest jails?. ?The City Jail in Davao City, As of Nov. 2016, for example was housing 2,983 inmates against its 384-man capacity. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

BJMP’s jail decongestion programs underway 

An official of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology here said they are looking at different ways to address the congestion of the city's prisons.

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