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Read more about the article Lack of speed guns, breath analyzer cuts traffic apprehensions
An officer of Land Transportation Office (LTO) here catches a white cab violating the speed limit along Quimpo Boulevard Street. Only 37 kph speed limit is set along Quimpo Boulevard. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Lack of speed guns, breath analyzer cuts traffic apprehensions

Davao City is known for its very stringent traffic rules. Through Executive Order 39 signed by then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on 2013, drivers currently have to stay within the speed limit of 30 kph in downtown areas, 40 kph along roads leading to downtown areas, and 60 kph on national highways.

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Read more about the article Poll watchdog welcomes findings of NPC on ‘Comeleak’
?Some 416 Precinct Count Optical Scanner machines are delivered in Sangguniang Panglungsod in Davao City on Thursday morning, April 28. These are part of the 1,280 PCOS machines to be used in the city for the upcoming polls in May 9. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Poll watchdog welcomes findings of NPC on ‘Comeleak’

Poll watchdog Kontra Daya welcomed on Friday the findings of the National Privacy Commission on the liability of Commission on Elections chairman Andres Bautista to the massive data breach of voters' data last year.

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Read more about the article NPA owns up to disarming, killing tribal chieftain, 2 others in Caraga town
Guerrilla fighters of the New People's Army prepare their formation at the start of the ceremony for the release of its two captive police officers in a village in Lupon, Davao Oriental on Friday, August 26, 2016. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com file photo)

NPA owns up to disarming, killing tribal chieftain, 2 others in Caraga town

A tribal Mandaya tribal chieftain and two other members of a paramilitary group were killed by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Caraga town, Davao Oriental province on Dec. 30 last week.

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Read more about the article Labor NGO says SSS can finance P2,000 pension hike
Cecilio Carog,72 years old, narrates his life as SSS pensioner way back in 2004 Cecilio was receiving P1,200 until 2013. After nine years, the pension increased by P200. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com file photo)

Labor NGO says SSS can finance P2,000 pension hike

The Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research, Inc., a labor non-government organization, said that Social Security System can wholly finance the P2,000 pension increase.

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