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XU to open school with ‘new normal’ arrangements

A Catholic multi-level school here is set to start the academic year (AY) through non-traditional arrangements for its students. This is to keep up with the “new normal” resulting from the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Read more about the article Bus firm resumes operation to help medical frontliners
Workers of the Rural Transit Mindanao Inc. from all over Mindanao receive five-kilo rice pack from the bus company during the synchronized distribution at locations on Friday (May 8). (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Bus firm resumes operation to help medical frontliners

With the travel restriction still in effect in many parts of Mindanao, a bus company resumed its operations to serve mainly the medical frontliners.

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Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno (davaotoday.com file photo by Jigger J. Jerusalem)

More barangay leaders in CDO favor no ECQ

Fifty barangay chairpersons allied with Mayor Oscar Moreno issued a manifesto supporting his stand not to put the city under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

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LGBT sector tapped to lead rice distribution to barangays

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte- Carpio has assigned the city’s LGBT sector to manage the city’s next round of rice distribution after receiving complaints from residents that barangay officials have failed to provide them with rice.

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Read more about the article RT-PCR test kits considered for case findings in Davao
Dr. Adriano Suba-an (left, seated), Department of Health-10 regional director, takes a look at the rapid test kits donated by the office of Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri Monday (April 20). The senator donates more than 6,000 test kits to health care facilities in some parts of Mindanao. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

RT-PCR test kits considered for case findings in Davao

The City Government of Davao is considering using the RT-PCR test kits in their “intensified case findings” of Covid-19 cases in certain areas in Davao City.

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