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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

COVID-19, Local Government
Mayor Sara to stranded Dabawenyos: we are working for your return

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte dismissed criticisms by stranded Dabawenyos that her administration neglected them, saying the city government is doing all means to arrange their safe return to

COVID-19, Local Government
Davao City helps return of non-residents to home countries

The Davao City government has continued facilitating the return of non-residents to their home countries as sweeper flights for Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) were made available on Tuesday,

COVID-19, Health
Dabawenyos with COVID symptoms urged to seek medical check-up

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte on Tuesday urged Dabawenyos who are experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus disease to voluntarily seek medical assistance immediately. Mayor Sara said that seeking a