The Davao De Oro Provincial Government, led by Provincial Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy, inaugurated their COVID-19 testing lab located in the DDO Provincial Hospital Montevista on 05 March 2021. Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Mindanao director Dr. Lyre Anni Murao, associate professor of the UP Mindanao Department of Biological Science and Environmental Studies, attended. PGC Mindanao trained the personnel assigned to operate the lab and will help develop the manual of operation and provide technical assistance when needed during lab operation. The lab will also serve as an extension lab of the PGC for research into infectious diseases and become part of the network of the Mindanao Health Initiatives. (Photos courtesy of LAE Murao)