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DAVAO CITY STARTS 18-DAY ANTI-VAWC CAMPAIGN ON NOV. 26

Friday 23rd of November 2012

DAVAO CITY, Nov. 23 (PIA) – Women leaders and advocates here will once again come together to call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women in the 18-Day Anti-VAWC Campaign set to be launched on November 26 in the city. The City Government of Davao through the Integrated Gender and Development Division, in partnership with various stakeholders will hold a Launching Program on Monday at 2:00 pm onwards at the Rizal Park Ground, San Pedro Street, this city. IGDD Officer-in-Charge Lorna Mandin said the 16 days of activism against gender violence is being observed globally from November 25 to December 10. However, Mandin sa...

DAVAO CITY, Nov 16 (PIA)- Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio welcomed the need for the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to intensify its probe on the possible participation of people in government on the series of carnapping incidents linked to Ryan Yu alias Baktin. She said that an investigation by another law enforcement agency like the NBI is important to show the extent of the carnapping syndicate operating in Davao City. “An investigation will determine the extent and possible c...

DAVAO CITY, Mar. 7 (PIA) --Davao’s women leaders and gender advocates have pushed for the creation and assurance for the full operation of the Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) desks or offices at the barangay level. In a resolution presented to the recently-held 13th Citywide Women Summit, the women called on the local government to further strengthen the efforts of institutionalizing VAWC desk in every barangay in the city. The resolution also asked for ...

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City sees need to rehabilitate 9 public cemeteries

DAVAO CITY, Feb 20 (PIA) --The City Government of Davao is eyeing to rehabilitate nine more public cemeteries in the city following the completion of the first phase in the rehabilitation of the Wireless Public Cemetery. Davao City has ten public cemeteries located in Ma-a, Panacan, Tibungco, Bunawan, Toril, Mintal, Calinan, Tugbok, and Paquibato. Jose Elmaro P. Guintadcan, chief of the City Economic Enterprise and Economic Planning Services (CEEEPS), explained in Monday's Kapehan sa Dabaw...