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Davao City continues free Covid-19 cremations

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. (File photo) DAVAO CITY - The Davao City Crematorium continues to exclusively serve bodies of those who died from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Since it started operating in February last year, the city's crematorium has granted free services to a total of 291 Covid-19-infected bodies. Vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, during her online show "Sana All For You" on Thursday, said the crematorium was built for the city to meet the requirement in the proper disposal of Covid-19-infected cadavers within 12 hours to reduce the number of bodies in hospital morgues. Dondee Eralino, head of City Economic Enterprise, cited its importance for the city as it provides a safer and more efficient compliance with the provision of the Sanitation Code of the Philippines. "This is for free. Wala itong bayad kahit one peso (This does not cost a single peso). From hospitals to the cremation facility, libre lahat (ever

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