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President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at the launching of the Department of Agriculture's partnership with Ayala Malls at the Abreeza Mall in Davao City on November 18, 2017, (Presidential Photo)

Palace declares state of emergency over COVID-19 outbreak

Post author:DAVAO TODAY
Post published:March 11, 2020
Post category:COVID-19 Headline Health Special Coverage
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President Duterte has signed on Sunday, March 8, Proclamation No.922 declaring a state of Public Health Emergency nationwide following the confirmation of local transmission of coronavirus disease in the Philippines.

Bureau of Customs’ Mindanao Container Terminal sub-port collector John Simon. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Coronavirus affects reshipment of Korean trash, Customs revenue collection

Post author:JIGGER J. JERUSALEM
Post published:March 5, 2020
Post category:COVID-19 Environment Headline Special Coverage
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The outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) in China that spread all over the world has played a factor in the delay of the shipment of the remaining 2,000 metric tons of trash back to South Korea, the Bureau of Customs in Northern Mindanao (BOC-10) said Wednesday.

One person left suspected of having COVID-19 in Davao

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:February 18, 2020
Post category:COVID-19 DAVAO CITY Headline Special Coverage
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Only one person left is being monitored for possible infection for COVID-19 (corona virus disease 2019) in the Davao region, the Department of Health (DOH)-Region 11 said on Monday (Feb. 17).