House-to-house food delivery is govt’s task, says community pantry organizers

Community pantry organizers questioned the city government’s latest order that suggests they do house-to-house delivery of food aid to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, as they cite logistic issues and ask the government to address the people’s hunger in the pandemic.

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Read more about the article Davao City Council approves ordinance to aid workers’ woes
CHURCH CONSTRUCTION. Two workers brave the midday heat while working on the reconstruction of the San Pedro Cathedral Bell Tower along San Pedro Street, Davao City on Thursday, April 6. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Davao City Council approves ordinance to aid workers’ woes

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the workers protection desk of Kilusang Mayo Uno in Southern Mindanao has been receiving complaints with an average of three workers seeking assistance on unjust labor practices every week.

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Read more about the article PDEA in Northern Mindanao burns down P61M worth of ‘shabu’
INSPECTION. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-10 laboratory technicians check the shabu prior to its incineration at a mortuary in Cagayan de Oro on Monday, May 10. (Jigger Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

PDEA in Northern Mindanao burns down P61M worth of ‘shabu’

Despite the thousands of persons reported killed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA 10) in Northern Mindanao burned down more than P61 million worth of crystal methamphetamine or locally known as ‘’shabu.”

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