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VOL. 7 ISSUE 198 • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2014
EDGEDAVAO Serving a seamless society
CHRISTMAS ‘LOOT.’ Excitement is written on the face of this young Lumad while she takes a peek into the “loot bag” she received during yesterday’s “Pinaskuhan sa Lumad” 2014 at Task Force Davao headquarters in Sta. Ana wharf. Lean Daval Jr.
DEATHS IN THE CITY
Report: 3 lumads died of illnesses while in city for ‘pamasko’ By CHENEEN R. CAPON
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he City Health Office (CHO) has recorded a total of three deaths among Lumads from different parts of Mindanao who have been in Davao City for about three weeks now for the Christmas season. CHO officer-in-charge
Dr. Samuel Cruz told reporters in an interview that the first death of a Lumad was recorded in the Toril shelter area which houses a total of 1,057 Lumad families. Cruz said the Lumad, whose name he did not disclose, was from Sta, Cruz,
Davao del Sur and died of suspected acute pancreatitis. “Based on the report, the victim was seen well in the afternoon before the death. Some said that he was still sweeping in the afternoon, only to be discovered dead
while sleeping,” he said. The second and third death cases were those from the shelter area in Shanghai, Matina Aplaya. He said one died due to cerebrovascular accident or stroke while the other one
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