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Pawikans return to Dahican

By Lorie A. Cascaro After 25 long years, the pawikans (marine turtles) are back at Dahican Beach in Mati City, Davao Oriental. ...

Employers say – Let market forces dictate wage hike

Employers are appealing to the government to allow market forces to fully determine wage rates. “It should be (determined) on an enterprise level because...

COLA hike should be P70 or P80– Duterte

By Jade C. Zaldivar THE increase in the cost of living allowance (COLA) taking effect today is “too small,” according to Davao City...

Labor Day – Maximum tolerance by police

Expecting protesters to take to the streets in observance of Labor Day, the local police is ready to use ‘maximum tolerance.’ Davao City Police...

Tagum co-op has recruited 16T members from Davao

Forty five years in public service, Tagum Cooperative has 16,000 members from Davao City out of its total membership of 66,868 in 2011. This...

Rody hints Polong may run for city vice mayor

Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte yesterday hinted thathis son,  Councilor Paolo ‘Polong’ Duterte, could be running for vice mayor in the 2013 elections, fourteen months...

Davao City gets P50M for poverty reduction

By Lorie A. Cascaro DAVAO City is one of the six cities and 30 municipalities in the entire country tasked by the national...

14,000 jobs up for grabs in Soccsksargen job fairs

About 14,000 local and overseas job placements will be opened to job seekers in Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region during the simultaneous Labor...

Koko calls for hydro plant rehabilitation

Government should rehabilitate instead of sell the Agus and Pulangui hydroelectric power plants, since it will be “more beneficial to every one of us...

LP eyes Biazon for Senate

By Jade C. Zaldivar Bureau of Customs (BOC) chief Rufino ‘Ruffy’ Biazon has confirmed reports that he might run for the Senate in...