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COVID-19
Davao City sets up temporary quarantine facility for LSIs

Expecting a surge of Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) under the national government’s Hatid Tulong Initiative, the Davao City government of Davao has readied a public school as a temporary quarantine

COVID-19
Returning non-Davao LSIs told to arrange travel with own LGUs

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte has urged non-Davao City residents entering through the Francisco Bangoy International Airport to coordinate their travel itinerary with their respective local government unit (LGU)

Education
Davao City, CHED open 9,500 slots for tertiary education scholarship

The Davao City government and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) opened 9,500 scholarship slots for all tertiary education students interested to avail of the High Priority Bus System (HPBS)

COVID-19, Peace and Order
TF Davao tightens anti-Covid protocol at Davao checkpoints

The Task Force (TF) Davao has tightened anti-Covid measures in all entry and exit points of Davao City, reminding Davao-bound air passengers travelling via other airports and ports in Mindanao

COVID-19, Social Services
Davao City extends help to 25K workers affected by pandemic

Over 25,000 workers of offices and business establishments and vendors affected by the lockdowns and movement restrictions since the past months continue to receive food ration from the Davao City

COVID-19, Health
Davao City offers free RT-PCR test for arriving passengers at Davao airport

Davao City-bound air passengers now have two options when complying with the required 72-hours Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) negative test results imposed by the City Government of Davao.

COVID-19, Local Government
Holding area for RT PCR test at Davao airport is ready

A holding area for arriving passengers with expired Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT PCR) swab test results — and those who failed to have themselves tested — has been

Agriculture, Health
Lechon, meat sellers reminded to get supply from ASF-free farms

The Davao City Veterinarian’s Office has called on all lechon house owners and meat sellers to get hogs or meat supply from legitimate swine growers and African Swine Fever (ASF)-

Economy
Davao City posts high revenue collection in first half of 2020

The Davao City government has posted a high revenue collection in the first six months of 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, exceeding collection in the same period of 2019. City

COVID-19
Davao City also imposes stricter Covid-19 screening for land travelers

The Davao City government has also strengthened the health screening at the entry and exit checkpoints for land travellers entering and exiting the city. Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte