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Davao suspends free swab tests for airport passengers

The free Real-Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction Test (RT-PCR) for arriving passengers at Davao International Airport (DIA) has been temporarily suspended by the Davao City Government as it redirects its resources to address the rising number of local transmission after the holiday season.

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Read more about the article Individuals, businesses will be penalized for violating COVID-19 protocols
More establishments reopen in GCQ with measures to ensure safety. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Individuals, businesses will be penalized for violating COVID-19 protocols

The Davao City Council has passed an ordinance that will impose fines and penalties for persons or establishments caught not observing physical distancing and other health protocols during this COVID-19 pandemic.

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Read more about the article UP cancels entrance exams for freshies this year
Graduates from the University of the Philippines Mindanao today bring umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain while waiting to get their own picture in front of the iconic oblation statue. The class of 2015 is the first batch of students to graduate on the rainy month of June in accordance to the UP System's shifting of the academic calendar from June-April to August-May in its goal of "maximizing the opportunities offered by ASEAN integration and global education partnerships." (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

UP cancels entrance exams for freshies this year

Those who want to take the admission exams for the University of the Philippines (UP) need to wait for another year.

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Read more about the article Suffer thy poor: Lockdown, economic slowdown hurt Davao’s relocation community
Gina and her family of 12 live in this shanty with no electricity and water. They need to buy water everyday for their needs. (Photo courtesy of Dexter Ogayon)

Suffer thy poor: Lockdown, economic slowdown hurt Davao’s relocation community

Her family of 12 only eats two full meals a day, and most times it is just rice doused in soy sauce or salt given to them by their neighbor.

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