Davao

[dah-vou, dah-vou]

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noun

a seaport on SE Mindanao, in the S Philippines.

Davao

/ daˈvaːo /

noun

a port in the S Philippines, in SE Mindanao. Pop: 1 326 000 (2005 est)

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"Some buildings were reported to have been damaged," Edwin Jubahib, governor of Davao Oriental province, told Philippine broadcaster DZMM.

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Reporters observed a frenzy outside a hospital in Davao City, near the quake's epicentre, as patients were being treated outdoors in a carpark and crowds thronged the corridors.

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The first count laid against Mr Duterte concerns his alleged involvement in the killings of 19 people in Davao City between 2013 and 2016 while he was mayor there.

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In May, the former president was again elected mayor of Davao, despite being in prison.

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Even from his prison cell in The Hague, former President Duterte ran for mayor of Davao, and won easily, even though all voters got to see of him was a life-size cardboard cutout.

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D.A.V.Davao Gulf

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