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High Priority Bus System
City, LTFRB move ahead to select operators for Interim Bus Project

The Davao City government and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRP) Region XI is moving ahead with the fourth pre-qualification conference on Sunday, October 3, 2020, to select

Infrastructure Development, Peace and Order
New Davao police stations ready for operation in October

The three (3) new police stations in Davao City are ready to operate October with a total of 175 police personnel to implement law and order and serve Dabawenyos.  These

Peace and Order
VM Baste: Davao blast decision underscores need for law against terrorism

Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has lauded the conviction of seven persons behind the bombing of the Roxas Night Market in 2016, saying, “it underscores the delivery of

COVID-19, Economy
Davao City, private firm team up to reboot local economy

The Davao City government teams up with a private company to find ways of rebooting the local economy from the adverse impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.  April Marie

Health
Davao City to roll out city-wide measles immunization drive

The Davao City government has called on parents of children age nine to 59 months to have their children immunized against measles during city-wide measles immunization from October 25 to

Education
100 additional tablets offered for Davao City indigent pupils

Additional 100 tablet units are offered for junior and senior high school pupils under the “Student Siblings’ Tablet Sharing Project” initiated by Mayor Inday Sara Duterte to help indigent school

COVID-19, Health
RT-PCR test required for patients referred to Davao City hospitals

All patients referred to hospitals in Davao City besides the Southern Philippine Medical Center (SPMC) are now required to submit results of their reverse transmission-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) taken within

Disaster Risk Reduction & Mitigation
Displaced families sheltered at Los Amigos get cash aid

The Davao City government has distributed cash assistance to families temporarily sheltered at the Los Amigos Evacuation Area since November last year. The cash was one-time assistance to the families

COVID-19
Davao cemeteries ordered closed from October 29 to November 4

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte has ordered the closure of cemeteries and columbariums for seven days from October 29 to November 4, 2020, in the observance of All Souls’

COVID-19
Newly-hired med techs boost Davao City testing capabilities

The Davao City government has hired new medical technologists to boost manpower and testing capabilities in the city’s continued fight to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The