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City Councilor Mary Joselle Villafuerte says the doctors assigned in the city’s 17 district health centers are not enough to accommodate the people living in far-flung communities. In a press conference at the Sangguniang Panlungsod on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017 Villafuerte said the city is eyeing to have one doctor per 20,000 patients. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

In this year's Lunhaw Awards, Chinkie Pelino of the Interface Development Interventions, Inc. presents the new category dubbed, the Green Champion award which will be given to a local government unit on its initiatives on environment protection and management. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

A participant during the national convention of the Philippine Association of Water Districts poses with a standee of President Rodrigo Duterte outside the venue of the convention on Thursday, Feb. 2. Duterte was guest during the event. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Women activists condemn the new US government policy of banning entry of immigrants from seven Muslim countries during the World Hijab Day in Davao on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. (Contributed photo)

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency will head the implementation of the anti-illegal drug operation as the Philippine National Police focuses on rogue cops. Adzar Albani, director of PDEA XI says they are now coordinating with the military for the operations. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)