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Agriculture
Backyard gardening in Davao subdivisions pushed

The Davao City Agriculturist’s Office (CAO) is rolling out a new project for subdivisions to engage in backyard vegetable production. The project “Enhanced Magtanom” which is under the city’s Urban

COVID-19, Economy, Poverty Alleviation
Davao City offers more tax relief for the biz sector

The Davao City government has offered more tax remedial measures to help the business sector cope with their losses during the coronavirus pandemic. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, the Chairman of the

COVID-19, Poverty Alleviation
Davao City releases P3.29-M first Work for Davao payout

The Davao City government has released over P3.29 million in funds for the first payout of the beneficiaries of the Work for Davao program. They are those who lost their

COVID-19
Davao may revert to GCQ; Dabawenyos told to prepare

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte called on Dabawenyos to prepare for a return to the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) on July 15, 2020 — with stricter health and movement

Local Government
Mayor Sara forms city’s steering group for Metro Davao initiatives

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte has formed a steering body for the Metropolitan Davao Development Initiatives – a single direction towards developing the coastal cities and towns along the

Local Government
Mayor Sara creates city government’s anti-Red Tape Unit

To further improve services and streamline bureaucracy, Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte has designated the Internal Audit Service as the Anti-Red Tape Unit of the city government. The Anti-Red

Uncategorized
Dabawenya wins FHFI, NCCA essay writing tilt

A young Dabawenya bagged the top prize in the first Online Essay Writing Contest organized by the Filipino Heritage Festival Incorporated and the National Commission for Culture in the Arts

COVID-19, Health
Mayor Sara says it’s about time to penalize non-wearing of mask

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte expressed support to penalizing the non-wearing of face masks in public places as some people continue to defy guidelines on the minimum health measures

COVID-19, Health
Davao City checks sports facilities’ compliance with health standards

The Davao City Sports Development Division Office has started inspecting establishments or facilities for indoor and outdoor non-contact sports and other forms of exercise to see their compliance with the

Disaster Risk Reduction & Mitigation
Davao City tests newly-installed alert, warning system

In time for the celebration of the National Disaster Resilience Month, the Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) conducted city-wide simultaneous testing of the city’s newly-installed Public