VOL. 7 ISSUE 68 • THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014
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RICE HOARDING? Consumers monitor prices of rice which have increased by as much as P5 per kilo after dealers claimed that there is a current supply shortage in the country. Here, an elderly woman checks the quality of rice on display at Agdao Public Market in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.
RODY FAVORS LRT Train system is better, could lessen air pollution
By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
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AVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte will push for a light railway transport (LRT) system to decongest the city from worsening traffic problems. Duterte said that by 2020, the city is seen to experience heavy traffic congestion with the number of vehicles expected to increase dramatically. He said a train system is better than a bus system since it could also lessen air
pollution because it has only one machine that conveys many passengers. “Sa pollution, ang train usa lang an makina og buses basta daghan-daghan og mo andar daghan gyud ng magbuto-buot na gas emission
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Watershed council probes declining Sibulan water
RAINY SEASON. Motorists brave the heavy downpour and strong winds as they cruise along E. Quirino Avenue in Davao City. Rainy season officially started as Davao City and other provinces of Mindanao experience heavy downpour almost everyday. Lean Daval Jr.
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HE Davao City Watershed Management Council (WMC) yesterday decided to look into reports about declining supply of fresh water coming from the upper portions of Barangay Sibulan, Davao City, including the drying up of a number of natural springs in some sitios.
The action was decided during the regular monthly meeting of the WMC, presided by Assistant City Administrator Jhopee Avancena-Agustin, after Sibulan Barangay Captain Rosita Abalayan reported the matter to the watershed council. Abalayan actually came
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