Davao’s City Council OKs P4.5-M cash aid for bomb victims
The assistance would be given on Tuesday. Each family of the 14 fatalities will receive P40,000, while the 70 injured will be given P30,000 each.
President Rodrigo Duterte (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Duterte proclaims state of national emergency
Two days after declaring a state of lawless violence, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation No.55 declaring a "State of National Emergency on Account of Lawless Violence,” Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said Monday, September 5.
STANDPOINT | ‘Uphold civil liberties at all times’
Let the public understand the nature and the specifics that will govern the declaration. Making this known to the public will remove fears and doubts that this will eventually lead to martial law.
Husband of slain masseuse tells Duterte: ?L?et me fight the Abu Sayyaf
Edmon, who works as a security guard at a shopping station said he is volunteering himself to fight terrorists who could possibly be responsible for the blast.
FREE HUGS IN ROXAS NIGHT MARKET
Students of the Ateneo de Davao University give free hugs to those who visit the memorial site of the deadly blast in Roxas avenue, Davao City that killed at least 14 people. The Project Free Hugs is organized by various local and media groups with a hope to uplift the morale of the local residents after the tragedy. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)