Edge Davao 5 Issue 72

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EDGEDAVAO

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VOL.5 ISSUE 72 • JUNE 13, 2012

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Mayor Sara says

Drainage plan to cost billions By Jade C. Zaldivar

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ONSTRUCTION of three main drainage canals will cost Davao City billions of pesos, according to Mayor Sara

n Construction to take over a decade n System to cost P20M a kilometer Duterte-Carpio. The lady mayor confirmed an announcement of the City Planning and

Development Office (CPDO) last week that the city is mulling to invest a huge amount of money in building a comprehensive drainage system as a long-term solution to the perennial flooding problem.

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WAR VETERANS. War veterans pay tribute to comrades who sacrificed sweat and blood for the liberation of the country from foreign oppressors during yesterday’s commemoration of the country’s 114 Independence Day. [KARLOS MANLUPIG]

As of 1p.m., only 2,000 applied for 24,300 vacancies

Most job-seekers snub job fair

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By Lorie A. Cascaro

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RE job fairs becoming less attractive to job-seekers? This question was asked by observers upon learning

that as of 1 p.m. yesterday, a measly 1,957 job-seekers applied for 24,301 supposed vacancies involved in the Kalayaan job fairs held the Abreeza Mall and NCCC Mall in Davao City where the Department of Labor

and Employment (DOLE) 11. As of that time, only 853 of the applicants qualified--497 for local employment , and 356 for overseas deployment. The total registered job applicants inter-

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