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THE Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) held a lightning rally outside the World Bank office in Taguig on April 21, to demand accountability for coal projects financed by the bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
DAVAO City ― All mayors and governors of Davao Region have agreed to extend the 15-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), which will end on April 19, for another seven days or until April 26, City Mayor Sara Duterte said.
MALITA, Davao Occidental – The Davao Occidental capitol on Tuesday declared a state of calamity in the province due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak that Gov. Claude Bautista described “as a very big problem for the province” given that thousands of families depend on backyard hog-raising to augment their family income largely dependent on agriculture and fisheries.
