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Diarrhea outbreak
KORONADAL City – The Municipal Health Office (MHO) of Banga, South Cotabato confirmed on Friday, Oct. 21, the death of a senior citizen following a diarrhea outbreak in Barangay Lampari that downed 50 others. Dr. Ellen Quidilla, MHO-Banga chief, was unable to identify the lone fatality in the outbreak on Thursday, Oct. 20, but noted the patient died from dehydration. Thir ty-eight of the patients are currently admitted at the Soccsksargen General Hospital (SGH) in General Santos City while eight are at private hospitals in nearby Surallah, South Cotabato.
Davao food hub
DAVAO City – With the opening of the Davao City Food Terminal Complex (DFTC), vegetable producers and traders from remote districts of the city said they no longer worry about middlemen who buy their products and pay them at very unreasonable prices. In a statement Friday, Joseph Laborte, president of the Highland Vegetable Growers Association (HVGA) from Tugbok district, said the DFTC would help provide small farmers a direct market area to sell their products at competitive prices. ”In our area, our product is only bought for P7 to P8 but here in DFTC, it can be sold for as much as P12,” Laborte said, noting that the absence of middlemen has raised their income considerably.
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Thousands of Marawi ‘bakwits’ remain in temporary shelters By FROILAN GALLARDO MindaNews
MARAWI City — Five years after then President Rodrigo Duterte declared this city liberated from ISIS-inspired militants, residents who have been allowed to return are now trying to restore normalcy to their lives, while thousands of others are still living in temporary shelters in the outskirts. SHELTERS/PAGE 7
STREET STALL. Beverly Modasir sells fried bananas on a street stall in front of the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City on October 17, 2022. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
AMBOANGA City – Industry players and stakeholders are gathered here starting Thursday for the two-day 5th National Sardines Industry Congress to tackle looming supply shortage. Organizers said the congress, which comes after a two-year hiatus brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, aims to help ensure the availability of canned sardines in line with the food security program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos. “Through this congress, we are showing how our fishery sector, especially here in the region, are working closely TACKLE/PAGE 7
Marawi residents struggle to get their lives back; thousands remain in temporary shelters By FROILAN GALLARDO MindaNews
MARAWI City — Five years after then President Rodrigo Duterte declared this city
Caraga’s MSMEs
BUTUAN City – The Department of Science and Technology in the Caraga Region (DOST-13) has recognized five Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for resiliency and innovations. “The MSMEs, under the SETUP (Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program) of the DOST, have proven their resiliency, productivity, and innovativeness despite the challenges in their business,” the DOST-13 said in a statement T h u r s d ay. T h e r e c o g n i t i o n coincided with the opening of the weeklong Regional Science and Technology (RSTW) 2022 on Wednesday at the Robinsons Mall here which will run until Oct. 22.
DAVAO City — Former Sarangani Governor Miguel Rene Alcantara Dominguez has joined the 60-year-old Alsons Development and Investment Corporation (Alsons Dev) as its new director who will oversee the business strategy and operations of the premier property developer and real estate pioneer in Davao City. Alsons Dev is the real estate
liberated from ISIS-inspired militants, residents who have been allowed to return
MURAL PAINTING. Artists participate in the mural painting contest on October 21, 2022 in downtown Davao City. The activity is part of the Department of Trade and Industry’s celebration of Consumer Welfare Month. Mindanews Photo
are now trying to restore normalcy to their lives, while thousands of others are still living in temporary shelters in the outskirts. Mamarinta Radia, 58, stood outside his newly rebuilt hardware store in Barangay Bubong Madaya Lilod, one of the areas where residents are already allowed to resettle. Radia was lucky that his two-story building only sustained minor damage from the fighting and was able to secure a P75,000 grant from the Department of Social REMAIN/PAGE 7
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