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Read more about the article PCIJ REPORT| Inside a Chinese gambling entity: What happens, who works, how?
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PCIJ REPORT| Inside a Chinese gambling entity: What happens, who works, how?

In the bustling offshore gambling industry in the Philippines today, a conservative estimate of 100,000 people work. About 90 percent of them are mainland Chinese. In this interview, a Chinese customer service worker talks about how and why they came to the Philippines; their living and working conditions; incidents of misbehavior; and how the shops run and raise revenues from operations.

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Read more about the article All set for midterm polls in Davao City
PREPARATION. Board of election tellers (BETs) sort the ballots before counting. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

All set for midterm polls in Davao City

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and other support line agencies of the government have assured the constituents of Davao City and other provinces of its readiness for the conduct of the midterm election on Monday, May 13.

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Read more about the article Davao drug den raid nets 7 suspected users
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Davao drug den raid nets 7 suspected users

Seven individuals were arrested by the joint forces of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Davao Region (PDEA-11) Philippine National Police (PNP) in a recent buy-bust operation against a suspected drug den in Davao City.

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Read more about the article Davao City gov’t to carry out “No Backpack” rule during midterm polls
A member of the Task Force Davao inspects every individual's things for security reasons at the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Davao City gov’t to carry out “No Backpack” rule during midterm polls

The city government of Davao together with the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) and Task Force Davao (TF-Davao) will strictly implement the “No Backpack” policy during the conduct of the midterm election on Monday, May 13.

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