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Disaster Risk Reduction & Mitigation
Thousands duck, cover, hold in Davao City Shake Out Drill

Thousands of Dabawenyos did the duck, cover, and hold as Davao City conducted the city-wide drill on Friday to kick off the National Disaster Resilience Month. Students, teachers, and employees

Davao City completes P20.3M worth of road projects

The Davao City Engineer’s Office (CEO) has reported the completion of City Government-funded road constructions and rehabilitation projects worth P20.3 million and these are now providing accessibility to the residents

Health
Dabawenyos urged to practice the ‘4 O’clock Habit’ vs dengue

The City Health Office (CHO) on Friday urged Dabawenyos to practice the 4 O’Clock Habit, noting the increase of dengue cases in Davao City. Although the number is still manageable,

Peace and Order
Peace 911 hails Paquibato villages stand against NPA

Davao City’s Peace 911 on Tuesday hailed the move of the officials and residents of two villages in Paquibato District in declaring the communist New People’s Army (NPA) as persona

Local Government
‘Gender-neutral’ uniform for Davao City Hall employees

Proving to be an LGBT-friendly workplace, City Hall will soon implement a gender-neutral uniform for all city government rank and file employees. This after Mayor Inday Sara Duterte gave her

Economy
Mayor Sara creates ‘Construction One-Stop Shop Team’

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte has created the city government’s “One-Stop Shop for Construction Permits (OSSCP) Team” for the efficient and effective public administration, particularly on issuance of construction

Local Government
IPMR seat in SP still vacant until Codilla case resolved

The seat reserved for the Indigenous People’s Mandatory Representative (IPMR) will remain vacant until the case of the Bagobo Klata tribe selected representative is resolved by the court. Vice Mayor

Environment
VM Baste to back policies on environment sustainability

Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte will back policies pushing for environmental sustainability as he vowed to keep an open line between the City Council and groups pushing for the preservation

Transportation Planning & Traffic Management
Dad Pushes for ‘no parking space, no new car policy’

The worsening traffic situation in many parts of the city has prompted Councilor Conrado Baluran to push for the passage of the “no parking space, no new car” ordinance ahead

Kadayawan 2019, Tourism
Mayor Sara officially opens Kadayawan 2019

Mayor Inday Sara Duterte formally launched yesterday the 34th Kadayawan Festival at Dusit Hotel, one of the event partners of the city, almost a month before the festival kicks off