VOL. 7 ISSUE 168 • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014
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STATE-OF-THE-ART. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte addresses the crowd using a state-of-the-art acoustic hailing device during the turnover ceremony of P150 million worth of new equipment to the Public Safety and Security Command Center’s Central 911 at Tionko Field in Davao City Tuesday afternoon. Lean Daval Jr.
NO FUNDS FOR EBOLA AMBULANCE By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
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HE committee on health of Davao City Council is still waiting for the certification of availability of funds for the procurement of two ambulances that will be used to transport possible Ebola patients if the virus manages to enter the city.
In an interview during the strategic plan presentation on Ebola Virus yesterday, councilor Mary Joselle D. Villafuerte said the City Budget Office is still working on the request so that it can be included in the Supplemental Budget 2 for this year. “(If) they can issue the
certificate of availability of funds, we can pass a resolution under suspended rules,” Villafuerte told Edge Davao. She said the city will need P400,000 for one of the ambulances, which will be used by City Health Office (CHO). Another ambulance will
be released for the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) but Villafuerte said she is still waiting for Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) head lawyer Joy Rama for assistance. “We hope that she can
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HERO. Dabawenyo Ernie Gawilan shows the three bronze medals he won in the 2014 Asian Para Games swimming competition held in Incheon, South Korea before his courtesy call to Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte at the Davao City Recreation Center Tuesday evening. Lean Daval Jr.