VOL. 9 ISSUE 165 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016
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DOWNPOUR. A pedestrian braves the heavy downpour along E. Quirino Avenue in Davao City yesterday afternoon. Davao Region is experiencing unusually strong tropical rains for the past days which caused flooding and landslides in some municipalities in the province. Lean Daval Jr.
CITY UNVEILS ROXAS MARKER By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA
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ORTY days after Roxas night market bombing that killed 15 people and scores of others, the City Government of Davao on Tuesday unveiled a marker to honor the memories of the victims and survivors of the tragic incident. The unveiling of the marker was led by Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio who personally designed it. In her remarks at the unveiling ceremony, the mayor explained the marker’s three layers symbolized heaven, man and earth. She said the city government wanted the marker’s design to be “labored” to celebrate the memories of those who have passed away.
“We want a marker that is labored so that we will never forget what happened, we put a living plant there because every day we will take good care of it, we will always remember what happened so that we will always be vigilant,” the mayor said. “The tree symbolizes those who died during the incident,” she noted. Mayor Duterte-Carpio said the marker will serve as reminder to the people of Davao not to be complacent so that such senseless attacks can be prevented. Meanwhile, the marker has also become a symbol of hope for the blast victims and their kin who have started to pick up the pieces of their
shattered lives. According to Angie Laura Grecia, the marker will encourage the city’s residents not to be cowed by the terror attack, and instead rise above the incident. “I hope that this marker won’t remind us of the pain, but how we stand up as one. Let us continue to pray for the souls of the victims and their family to help them move forward,” she said. On the other hand, Dennis Larrida, who wife Melanie Faith and 12-year-old Deniel Josh perished in the blast, said he continues to pray for those who lost their loved ones for the victims who are still recovering from their injuries.
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City prepares for Undas
By TIZIANA CELINE S. PIATOS
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HE City Transport and Traffic Management Group (CTTMO) is proposing a traffic rerouting scheme that aims to prevent gridlock during the city’s commemoration of Undas or All Saints Day and All Souls Day.
Rhodelio Poliquit, CTTMO head, said in Wednesday’s AFP-PNP press briefing the re-routing scheme will be carried out in order to address the expected heavier flow of vehicles and pedestrians in the city’s cemeteries.
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Poliquit recalled that among the routes the CTTMO focused its operations on last year were Fr. Selga Street, Sarenas, and the Buhangin-Cabantian road, while the entry of vehicles along
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