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Reservists Sara Duterte, Robin Padilla join PH Army advisory board
The board also includes other government officials such as Public Works Secretary Mark Villar and Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong, as well as actor and Army reservist Matteo Guidicelli

Sara Duterte warns vs spike in coronavirus cases as Davao City goes into GCQ
Public transportation operations resume in Davao City, but a liquor ban and curfew remain in place

Davao City gov't adopts procedures for sweeper flight passengers from Manila
Mayor Sara Duterte says that among others, passengers of these flights will be handed screening cards and a rapid testing kit upon arrival

Coronavirus patient sneaks out of Davao City isolation facility
Mayor Sara Duterte says authorities are now looking for the female patient who escaped on Saturday, May 9

Passenger on Manila-Davao sweeper flight tests positive for coronavirus
(UPDATED) The Davao City Health Office asks those seated near the COVID-19 positive passenger to undergo further health screening

Davao City to shoulder cost of COVID-19 cremations
‘There are many cadavers for cremation because families could not come up with the money within 12 hours,’ says Mayor Sara Duterte

Davao City residents stranded in other parts of country not yet allowed home
Mayor Sara Duterte appeals for their understanding as medical experts warn against imported coronavirus infections

Davao City to 'test more people' but still not mass testing
Random tests are done in the city in limited capacities
Malacañang lockdown order preempts Davao plan to scale down quarantine
The lockdown in Davao City is extended to May 15. Mayor Sara Duterte says the city 'cannot go against' how the national government classifies an area.

3 neighborhoods in Davao City under lockdown
(UPDATED) No one can go in and out of Purok 3, 4, and 7 in Barangay 23-C 'to pre-empt a possible massive spread of the infection in the area due to a confirmed positive case,' says Mayor Sara Duterte

Davao City residents now only allowed to move within their 'clusters'
The city government resorts to this rigorous system after the number of COVID-19 cases in Davao City jumped to 86

FALSE: Sara Duterte says 'blame LGUs' for slow disbursement of P200B
The statement did not come from the Davao City mayor nor did it reflect her views about federalism and the national government's response to the coronavirus crisis

Davao City goes under enhanced community quarantine starting April 4
(UPDATED) Mayor Sara Duterte makes the decision as the city's coronavirus cases rose to 49 on Wednesday, April 2, from only two a week earlier
Davao City orders shutting down of all malls
Exempted from the closure are supermarkets, pharmacies, and medical and dental offices

Sara Duterte says no more localized quarantines as Davao Region lockdown begins
'LGUs should no longer implement localized lockdowns. It is the regional lockdown that should prevail,' says Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, who chairs the region's development and peace and order councils

Davao Region to seal its borders for 14 days starting March 19
People are allowed to exit the region anytime, but they cannot come back within the 14-day period, says Davao Region task force chair and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte

Sara Duterte warns INC leaders of legal action if they defy quarantine order
'What kind of a church would expel a member who wants to protect himself or his family?' asks Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte

Davao City under community quarantine
Mayor Sara Duterte issues an executive order ‘effective immediately’

Sara Duterte speaks of Davao City lockdown scenario
Davao City Mayor and presidential daughter Sara Duterte says that a Health Department expert told city government officials to 'prepare' for this eventuality

Davao City closes borders due to coronavirus outbreak
But Mayor Sara Duterte's government insists the city is 'not on lockdown'

Sara Duterte on self-quarantine after lunch with Gatchalian
'She is now confined in an isolated bedroom at her residence and will continue to work through emails, messaging, and videotelecon,' says the Davao City mayor's office

'I've always supported my father,' says Sara Duterte
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte says President Rodrigo Duterte's fear of her is only 'in his mind'

CA confirms army reservist Colonel Sara Duterte
The Commission on Appointments also confirms 21 senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines led by Navy chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo

Sara Duterte's party to Cayetano: Ungab ouster ‘an insult to the President’
But Hugpong ng Pagbabago says it 'does not want to spar with Cayetano' but merely wants to 'sit and watch his show' in the House where the Speaker is crying coup d'etat

Hugpong ng Pagbabago: Ungab's ouster in House 'grossly unacceptable'
The regional party led by Mayor Sara Duterte lauds Davao City 3rd District Representative Isidro Ungab for 'being a good soldier of President Rodrigo Duterte and for doing his job with pride and principle'

Davao City bans pigs, pork products from Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental
'We do not have a case here in Davao City and we'd like to keep it that way,' says Mayor Sara Duterte

Martial law lifted in Mindanao, but guns still prohibited in Davao City
The Davao City government extends ban on carrying firearms until December 31, 2020

Duterte OK with exempting Davao City from ceasefire with NPA
The President's daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, earlier requested that her city be excluded from the ceasefire because she believes communist guerrillas 'cannot be trusted'

Sara Duterte: Exclude Davao City in ceasefire with CPP-NPA
'For these terrorist organizations, sincerity is a strange word. To believe that they desire a peaceful end to the insurgency problem would be playing ignorant of their bloody habit,' says Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte
Lifting of martial law will boost Davao City economy – Sara
The Davao City mayor welcomes the decision not to extend the Mindanao-wide martial rule

Sara Duterte slams use of 'Manila' song in SEA Games opening
Taking the stand of those in Mindanao who felt the song was inappropriate, Sara Duterte asks, 'Didn't they carry the Philippine flag? Why would you play the song Manila?'

Davao City hog raisers ask mayor to keep ban on hogs and pork from Luzon
Local producers tell Mayor Sara Duterte it would be a catastrophe if they allow the entry into the city of live pigs and products from ASF-infected Luzon

Military supports 'selective martial law' in Mindanao
The Armed Forces of the Philippines says it supports Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte's 'recommendation' that the city be exempted from martial law

Even before Dengvaxia scare, Davao City had low immunization rate – Sara
The Davao City mayor says they will conduct a massive vaccination drive on October 14 to immunize more kids against vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and polio

Duterte, Sara meet Communist Party of China's 'rising political star'
(UPDATED) Within days of each other, President Rodrigo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte hold a meeting with Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing Chen Min'er

Davao City council asks President Duterte to lift martial law
This is in keeping with Mayor Sara Duterte's proposal, which she made last June after her discussion with ambassadors and officials of other countries

Sara Duterte: 'True martial law' is when military takes over courts, gov't
'Kapag mag martial law ka, dapat the truly strict, real sense martial law,' says the President's daughter

Duterte to Cayetanos: When will our dynasties end?
President Duterte also weighs in on his 3 older children – he approves of Sara, is happy Sebastian is into public service, but he doesn't see much of his eldest son Paolo

Sara Duterte to skip her father's 4th SONA
Sara Duterte tells Rappler she will not be attending the SONA as she is on 'special medical leave for 60 days'

Sara Duterte disowns text message telling lawmakers to defy dad's choice for Speaker
(3rd UPDATE) Anak Kalusugan Representative Michael Defensor apologizes to Sara Duterte, saying it was wrong of him to drag the Davao City mayor's name into the matter

Paolo Duterte, 8 other lawmakers form 'Duterte Coalition' in House
The newly-formed Duterte Coalition urges Cabinet officials not to get involved in the speakership race

Sara Duterte throws big party after HNP poll victory
Speaker hopefuls flock to the table of President Rodrigo Duterte, the 'thanksgiving dinner' guest of honor, as the homestretch of the speakership race approaches

Sara Duterte wants martial law lifted in Davao City
The Davao City mayor will first get recommendations from the military and police before sending a City Council resolution to her father, President Rodrigo Duterte

Party-list bloc will vote for Duterte's bet in speakership race
If President Rodrigo Duterte doesn't endorse anybody in the speakership race, then the party-list lawmakers are consulting her daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for her choice

Paolo Duterte calls for investigation into Bikoy's new claims
(UPDATED) Presidential son Paolo Duterte says there should be a 'proper investigation' of the alleged involvement of some opposition personalities in a plot to unseat his father

Sara Duterte spurns Alvarez peace offer, says Cayetano made 'veiled threat'
The Davao City mayor claims Alan Peter Cayetano, another one vying for the speakership, warned her against supporting the speakership bid of Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco

Paolo Duterte for Speaker? Ask the President, says Sara
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte says the question on Paolo's interest for speakership 'should best be addressed by our father because he is the President and our patriarch'

Hugpong ng Pagbabago sweeps Senate race in Davao City
Davaoeños Bong Go and Ronald dela Rosa clinch the top two spots in the Senate race in the Duterte bailiwick of Davao City

Victory for all 3 Duterte children in Davao City
It's still Duterte domination in Davao City, where Sara Duterte is reelected mayor, Baste Duterte enters politics as vice mayor, and Paolo Duterte wins the first legislative district seat

Duterte a no-show at rainy but packed Hugpong miting de avance
All 13 HNP senatorial candidates are present for their last campaign rally with Sara Duterte. While her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, isn't there, her siblings Paolo and Sebastian are.
