DAVAO CITY — Good news to Dabawenyos whose livelihood has been affected by the implementation of the community quarantine, the City Government will be distributing food starting today, March 23 until March 27, 2020. The food rationing will be rolled out to 50,000 families whose livelihood has been affected by the restrictive measures adopted to […]
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2 new Covid-19 cases in Davao City confirmed
DAVAO CITY – Health authorities confirmed two news cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Davao Region bringing the total number of cases to three. The two new cases are both 47-year-old, male and female, residents of Davao City and both have travel history to Metro Manila. The first Covid-19 case is Patient 130, a […]
Duterte seeks ‘more powers,’ urgent measures vs. Covid-19
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to grant him “for a limited period and subject to restrictions” authority to exercise powers necessary to meet the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) national emergency amid the rising number of cases in the country. “Pursuant to the powers vested in me under Section 15, Article VI of the […]
Mga adunahang tig-gama og alak ug pahumot mamahimo nang ‘Alcohol Kings’
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Ang mga adunahan sa nasud nga tig-gama og mga alak ug mga pahumot, nagkasinabot nga maghimo sila ug alcohol, hand sanitizers ug uban pang mga produkto ug ila kining ihatag sa gobierno aron makatabang nga malikayan ang pagkaylap sa novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Sa taho nga gipagawas sa Philippine Star, gibutyag […]
P5M halfway house for FRs to rise in DavNor
TAGUM CITY — The provincial government of Davao del Norte has started the construction of the PHP5 million Halfway House for the former rebels. The proposed structure will rise in inside the compound of the 60th IB Philippine Army, Doña Andrea, Asuncion. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG 11) Assistant Regional Director Abdullah Matalam […]
Quake-hit Eva Hotel undergoes demolition
DAVAO CITY — The management of the quake-hit Eva hotel in Kidapawan City has started to demolish the structure. Eva hotel was the face of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in North Cotabato as the edifice used to reflect the hotel and tourism industry in North Cotabato. Kidapawan City tourism officer Joey Recimilla said the management […]
Quarantine checkpoint gibanggaan, 3 ka health volunteers patay
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — GIBANGGAAN sa usa ka 10-wheeler truck ang COVID-19 quarantine checkpoint didto sa Campo Uno, Maramag, Bukidnon Biernes sa Gabii, nga miresulta sa kamatayon sa tulo health volunteers. Ang taho nga midangat sa Newsline, nagbutyag nga bandang alas 10:47 sa gabii, samtang nagbatany ang mga bearangay health workers ang giilang sila si […]
Some LGU’s implement lockdown over COVID-19 without DILG clearance
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) called out many local government units for issuing their own guidelines on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) without the clearance of said agency. In a press briefing, Friday morning, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said “Many LGU’s implemented their own guidelines without the clearance from us or […]
Duterte to LGU: Implement a lockdown
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte wants all local government units to implement a loackdown and ask people to strictly implement social distancing “juts to cut the virus chain.” In his address to the nation just minutes ago, Duterte stressed “The social intercourse that is bad at this time, I hope you can understand us.” […]
Duterte wants LGU’s to strictly implement enhanced community quarantine
DAVAO CITY –— President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all local government units to strictly impose the enhanced community quarantine as reports reaching his office reveal some local leaders are lightly taking the COVID-19 protocol. Here is the full message of the President released by Malacañang few minutes ago: PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE I want to […]
March 22 as National Day of Prayer
MANILA – The leadership of the House of Representatives has requested President Rodrigo Duterte to declare Sunday, March 22, a “National Day of Prayer” amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak. In a letter dated March 16, Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, Majority Leader Martin Romualdez, and Minority Leader Bienvenido Abante said the pandemic has hampered gatherings […]
Liquor ban in Davao Region
Starting from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. Thursday, March 19, 2020, and until the public health emergency is lifted, liquor is banned in Davao Region. In an order issued Thursday, the manufacture, transport, and trading of methanol-based products are also prohibited in Davao Region, aside from the regionwide liquor ban. The order signed by Davao […]
Sara reminds public on ‘stay at home’ rule
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte ordered all members of the Armed Forces and the Philippine National Police to ensure that the community quarantine is strictly implemented. Duterte is chairperson of the Davao Region Covid-19 Task Force, issued Order No. 2020-004 on the prohibition and exemption on the movement of persons within the Davao Region. The […]