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COVID-19, Local Government
Davao City allows reentry of stranded residents

Davao City residents stranded in other areas in Mindanao can now come home starting May 6, from 8 am to 4 pm, using private vehicles. The city government’s decision was

COVID-19, Social Services
Davao City distributes 788k food packs since March

The Davao City government has already distributed a total of 788, 656 grocery packs to Dabawenyos since the lockdown in March. Now on its second round, the city government is

COVID-19, Local Government
Davao under GCQ? Manage expectations — Mayor Sara

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has cautioned Dabawenyos against expecting a different situation under a General Community Quarantine (GCQ), saying “measures limiting movements are possible”. If Davao City undergoes GCQ,

COVID-19, Local Government
120 Dabawenyos stranded in Clark fly home

The 120 Dabawenyos who have been stranded in Clark since the lockdown in March, are finally coming home to Davao City this week on board a sweeper flight paid by

COVID-19, Local Government
Davao City adopts national IATF measures on ECQ, GCQ

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte has issued a new directive adopting the national government’s Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for

COVID-19, Local Government
Davao City orders closure of 50 ‘non-essential’ stores, shops

The Davao City government has ordered the closure of more than 50 non-essential business establishments during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) period. A cease and desist order was issued to

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Davao City to bear cremation expenses for Covid-related deaths

Davao City will bear all expenses of the cremation services for up to 300 patients of coronavirus-related deaths as the city government’s support to the bereaved families. In an interview

COVID-19, Local Government
Davao City starts sending home stranded individuals

The local government of Davao City has started sending non-residents, who had been stranded in the city due to the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), back to their respective areas –

Disaster Risk Reduction & Mitigation, Health
Fire victims told to maintain social distancing

Mayor Inday Sara Duterte asked fire victims in Barangay Ilang to observe social distancing despite being in the evacuation center. About 300 to 400 families were affected by the fire

COVID-19, Local Government
22 areas in Davao City on lockdown

The total number of lockdown areas in Davao City has now reached 22 since the coronavirus disease outbreak. These areas are either street, households, compound – a lockdown of a