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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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Read more about the article Mindanaoan students join petition for Duterte’s resignation over pandemic crisis
President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his speech during the 102nd Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Mason in the Philippines at the SMX Convention Center in Davao City on April 26, 2018. (Malacañang photo)

Mindanaoan students join petition for Duterte’s resignation over pandemic crisis

Student leaders from the University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao are among those who signed an online petition calling for President Rodrigo Duterte’s resignation over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Read more about the article Davao City councilor appeals suspension of biz permit for food delivery riders

Davao City councilor appeals suspension of biz permit for food delivery riders

To acquire this business permit a rider must pay more than P4,000 a year which will cover the following fees: electronic, garbage, mechanical, plumbing, sanitary permit, signboard, sanitary inspection, solid waste and zoning.

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Read more about the article Amid speculation, Mayor Sara denies knowing president’s health status
President Rodrigo Duterte extends his hand to his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte prior to his departure at Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City on April 10, 2017 for a series of state visits to three countries in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar. (Simeon Celi Jr./Presidential Photo)

Amid speculation, Mayor Sara denies knowing president’s health status

Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio denied rumors surrounding the health condition of her father President Rodrigo Duterte during her regular Special Hour program on the city-government owned Davao Disaster Radio Monday.

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