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City looking for alternative ways to solve garbage woes

SunStar April 22, 2021 THE city government of Davao has been intensifying the clearing of its waterways and drainage system to prevent flooding in the city. On April 10, 2021, we saw how several areas in the city were flooded after heavy rains. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said on April 12 that based on the reports of the Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), one of the causes of the flooding were clogged waterways and drainage system. “Barado ang drainage. Ang monitoring report sa street flooding akong giingnan na ipasa sa City Engineer’s Office (CE...

Environmental groups push for disaster-resilient policies

February 01, 2021 IN RESPONSE to various calls from different environment groups, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is set to certify the proposed "Single-use Plastic (SUP) Ban" ordinance in the city as urgent. "We are intent on writing the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) on saying na urgent ang ban of single-use plastic," the mayor said in a radio interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio on Monday, February 1, 2020. She said that she was requested to submit a letter to the council intending to have the proposed ordinance as one of their priority legislative measur...