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Infrastructure Development, Social Services
New Davao social welfare office ready to provide better service to Dabawenyos

Davao City’s Social Welfare and Development Office is finally moving to its newly-inaugurated five-storey building. The P40-million building was made possible through the initiative of former Davao City second district

COVID-19
Mayor Sara sets re-opening of Roxas Night Market

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte has set the re-opening of the Roxas Night Market next month for the vendors whose livelihood has been affected since the lockdown in March.

COVID-19
Biz sector, US gov’t PPE donation boost Davao City’s Covid-19 response

More support for protective items from the private sector and the United States government boosted the Davao City government response to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. This week, Davao City

Local Government, Peace and Order
Mayor Sara orders creation of Maritime Coordinating Council

Mayor Sara Duterte on Wednesday, August 26, ordered the creation of the Davao City Inter-Agency Coordinating Council on Maritime Safety and Security, also known as Maritime Task Force. Duterte signed

Peace and Order
Brief removal of face masks at all Davao checkpoints required

As an additional security measure, the Task Force Davao is now requiring all travellers entering Davao City in any entry and exit points to remove their face masks of no

Tourism
Davao City’s new Museo Dabawenyo to open in 2021

The new Museo Dabawenyo will move to its new location in a 5-storey building constructed with the P200 million funding support from the Office of the President and the National

COVID-19
Davao City affected workers continue to get food aid

The 25,000 workers of private business establishments affected by the anti-Covid-19 restrictions continue to get food assistance from the city government. As of Wednesday, the City Social Welfare and Development

Peace and Order
TF Davao tightens security in Davao City

The Task Force Davao placed its troops on red alert to prevent a possible spillover of violence following the twin bomb attacks in Jolo, Sulu on Monday. TF Davao Commander

COVID-19
Davao City sets off contact tracing of ‘grand wedding’ party guests

The Davao City government has set off its contact tracing of the people present during the grand wedding of the scions of two well-known families in Davao City after one

Agriculture
IPs in Davao’s last frontier get P3.8-M abaca farm equipment

The 90 members of the Tapak Farmers Marketing Cooperative (TFMC) received P3.8 million worth of farm machinery from the Davao City government, the World Bank, and the Department of Agriculture