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TAGALOG NEWS: ‘OPLAN KATOK’ SA ARMM, IPAGPAPATULOY
Friday 17th of May 2013
LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 17 (PIA) -- Ipagpapatuloy ng pamunuan ng pulisya sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ang pagpapatupad ng ‘Oplan Katok’ sa lahat ng mga lugar sa nabanggit na rehiyon.
Ayon kay ARMM-PNP Director Chief Supt. Noel Delos Reyes, ito ay kasunod ng magandang resulta ng kanilang hakbang na sinimulan kamakailan.
Bagama't hindi partikular na tinukoy ng opisyal kung ilan, tiniyak niyang may ilang gun owner na silang nasampahan ng kaso.
Ang ‘Oplan Katok’ ay inisyatibo ng pulisya sa paghuhuli at pagpapanagot sa mga may-ari ng mga baril na walang lisensya.
Samantala, inamin ni Delos Reyes na...
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10May2013DAVAO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The top commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Eastern Mindanao assured the readiness of the military in providing security to ensure peaceful elections on May 13. Major General Ricardo Rainier Cruz, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command said that all Precinct Count Optical Scan machines in its areas of jurisdiction have the corresponding security by police and soldiers. He said almost all of the PCOS machines are already in the respective municipal...
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10May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 10 (DSWD FO-10) continuously implements the second cycle of the supplementary feeding that started on October 2012 and has been on-going even during summer vacation to complete the 120 days feeding program. Out of the 108,306 day care children beneficiaries, 14.4% were malnourished upon the start of the feeding program. It is expected that there would be a significant decrease of malnutrition rat...
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08May2013Cagayan de Oro City, May 8 (PIA) – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Mindanao in coordination with the Mindanao Economic Development Authority (MinDA) hosted a consultation on Monday regarding Policy Agenda Setting as preparation for their upcoming 22nd Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) to be held on August in Davao city this year. This consultation aimed to incorporate ideas and strategies to enhance competitiveness of business sector in Mindanao and ensure that t...
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07May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 7 (PIA) -- In an effort to hasten conduct of soil and water analyses and bring these services closer to the farmers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 here has upgraded its regional soils laboratory. These laboratories are situated in Cotabato City at the Central Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center (CEMIARC) in Amas, Kidapawan City in North Cotabato. A report from DA 12 said, the improvem...
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07May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Regional Office 10 posted a total collection of P5.7 billion in 2012, up by 10 percent compared to the total customs collections recorded in 2011. Records from the BOC-10 show that while there was a slowdown in collections in the fourth quarter of 2012, the annual figure still exceeded the BOC’s annual target by P181 million. The same records further show that collections in Cagayan de Oro Port and the sub-port in Iligan City we...
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07May2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 7 (PIA) -- Candidates vying for posts in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) regional government and congressional seats in the province shared their respective platforms of governance in a candidates’ forum held here on weekend. Candidates present during the forum were mostly from the Liberal Party. They were incumbent ARMM governor Mujiv Hataman for regional gubernatorial position, Haroun Alrashid Lucman for regional vice-gubernatorial, and Ziaur-...
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05May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Mayo 5 (PIA) -- Ang buhatan sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa rehiyon 10 nakarehistro ug P1.82 bilyon nga mga bag’ong puhunan alang sa ika upat ka kwarter sa tuig 2012. Gibutyag ni Engineer Cecilio Y. Clarete, chief economist development specialist sa National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) sa usa ka media forum nga 36.20 ka pursento o P659.48 milyon aning bag-ong puhunan niadto sa Bukidnon. Gisundan kini sa Misamis Occidental nga adunay bahin nga ...
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03May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 3 (PIA) -- Ituturo ng UPLOADS Jobs for Mindanao, isang non-government organization (NGO) ang isang proyektong pangkabuhayan sa mga mamamayan sa bayan ng Kabacan, North Cotabato sa Linggo, Mayo a-singko. Ayon kay Project Coordinator Sonia Almazan, ang mga partisipante sa magaganap na aktibidad ay mga miyembro ng simbahan sa bayan. Aniya, tuturuan ang mga ito ng kaalaman hinggil sa iba’t-ibang pagluto at proseso ng paggawa ng pagkain buhat sa niyog na...
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02May2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 2 (PIA) -- Mindanao State University (MSU) continues to serve as an effective instrument in capacitating Muslim communities to catch up with more developed communities in the country. This was emphasized by MSU President Macapado Muslim during the groundbreaking rites of the College of Information Technology building in MSU main campus recently. Muslim said one noticeable trend in the university today is the increasing number of top performing Muslim students a...
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01May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental cluster was the most favored by foreign tourists among the other clusters in Northern Mindanao during the year 2012, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said. Data gathered by NEDA from the Department of Tourism (DOT) in the region show that 74 percent of the 61,113 foreign tourists or 45,244 went to the Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental last year. This was followed in by Camiguin with 9,389 foreign tourist...
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30Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) during a news conference here reported that 94.4 percent or nine out of 10 persons in region 10 are employed in the first quarter of the year. Dr. Marilou B. Igdon, NSO regional director and Dr. Janith C. Aves, Misamis Oriental provincial statistics officer said it is important to do a quarterly labor force survey to monitor the employment rate in the region. NSO said Northern Mindanao has the highest Labor Force Par...
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30Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 30 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) region 10 is fast tracking the implementation of its new awards program - the Seal of Disaster Preparedness (SDP). Atty. Rene K. Burdeos, DILG 10 regional director, said SDP is an offshoot of the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) which intends to scale up a local government unit’s (LGU) performance in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRMM). Burdeos said the SDP is conferred as an official symbol ...
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29Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- Fish production in Northern Mindanao went down by almost two percent last year to 153,644.20 metric tons in 2012, compared to that of 2011. Reports gathered by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) in the region show that the decline in commercial and municipal fisheries contributed to the negative performance of the fisheries sector. Commercial fisheries dropped by nine percent, from 39,85...
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29Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 29 — A Filipino company that provides renewable energy solutions for all types of property owners said that solar energy is still the best option to solve the so-called Mindanao power crisis. Solar energy is a solution to the power crisis in the southern Philippines and in the pursuit of a lasting and ultimately cheaper power sources in Mindanao, said Engr. Winston Lorenzana Mendoza, chief executive officer of Mendoza Solar, LLC. Mendoza Solar, LLC is an energy com...
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29Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 29 (PIA) – The Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has the most number of local candidates seeking elective posts in the upcoming May 13 elections. This, as the data of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has noted that among the 17 regions of the country, ARMM records a total of 4,174 local candidates or 9.44 percent of 44,221, the country’s total number of local candidates, as of Feb. 20, 2013. Director Esmeralda Amora-Ladra of the Comelec...
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25Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional office 10 recorded P1.82 billion in new investments for the fourth quarter of 2012. Engineer Cecilio Y. Clarete, chief economic development specialist of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) disclosed during a media forum that most of the new investments went to Bukidnon with 36.20 percent or P659.48 million. Misamis Occidental ranked second with 25.61 percent or P466.59 million; follo...
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25Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has hired 400 part-time workers for the agency’s summer job program this year. DPWH-ARMM Secretary Emil Sadain said the recruits, who are mostly students, will take part in the agency’s “Oplan Linis Bayan” Program, which includes the clean-up of major roads across the region. He said the program is meant to keep roads free from distraction...
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24Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO, April 23 (PIA) - The volume of palay produced in Northern Mindanao totalled 207,446 metric tons during the fourth quarter of 2012, up by 3.85 percent compared to 2012. Data gathered from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) in the region show that major output gains were recorded for Bukidnon with 106,013 metric tons, up at about 8.64 percent, from the 97,583 metric tons production in the same quarter of 2011, said Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete, Chief Economic Development Sp...
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24Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- A top military officer ordered the soldiers to be impartial at all times in view of the May 13, 2013 national and local midterm elections. General Emmanuel Bautista, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines told reporters that the primary guidance for this election is to help the poll body conduct peaceful elections side by side with the police. Bautista said soldiers must be non-partisan in the whole electoral process. He said they still awaiting fo...
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23Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) --- President Benigno S. Aquino III led yesterday the ceremonial groundbreaking of the College of Information Technology (CIT) building of the Mindanao State University (MSU), here. The President was joined by MSU President Macapado Muslim, CHED Commissioner Ruperto Sangalang and ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman in the capsule laying rite that paves the way for the construction of the three-storey building. “Ang gusaling ito ay tagumpay hindi lamang ng M...
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23Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) -- President Aquino on Monday cited some of the government programs which aims to strengthen the education system in the country. In his keynote speech during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Mindanao State University’s (MSU) College of Information Technology (CIT) building, the President said the government has launched the K+12 program to ensure that the Filipino youth can keep up with the graduates of other countries. He also said his administr...
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21Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 21 (PIA) -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Office 10 conducted a media forum last April 18 and presented the economic performance of the Northern Mindanao during the year 2012. Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete of NEDA-10 emphasized in his presentation the positive performances noted in agricultural production, tax and customs collections) and investments. According to him, agricultural production and tax and customs collections increased by ...
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18Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The city council of Davao commended Lt. General Jorge Segovia, outgoing commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command for the peace being enjoyed by the city and all areas under his jurisdiction. Thirteen councilors agreed on a resolution authored by Councilor Bernie Al-ag citing the exemplary performance and accomplishments of Segovia as former commander of the 10th Infantry Division and eventually the chief of the Eastern Mindanao Command. Al-ag cited Segovia’s le...
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17Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 17 (PIA) -- Nagapanawagan ang mga negosyo nga ari dire sa Mindanao sa pagpatuman kag pagpadayon sang mga buluhaton sa paghatag sang madali makuhaan sang enerhiya sa manubo nga presyo para sa pumuluyo nga masami nakaagum sang kakulangon sang kuryente. Nagsinapulay ang mga puno sang Mindanao Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) upod ang mga puno sang nasyunal PCCI para sa mga pamaagi sa pagsabat sa padayon nga nagalibot nga brownout nga naa...
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15Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 15 (PIA) -- The regional secretary of the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepED-ARMM) lauded the teachers and pupils under the Marawi City School Division. Lawyer Jamar Kulayan, who graced the city’s 33rd founding anniversary on Sunday, said he is proud and impressed by the recent performance of the Marawi City School Division. He said Marawi City School Division recorded a high rating in the regional assessment in Scienc...
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14Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 14 (PIA) -- The bureaucratic reforms introduced in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) yielded unprecedented savings and have put a stop on influence peddling and other anomalous practices that have come to define ARMM. This was emphasized by ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman in his presentation during the visit of President Benigno S. Aqino III to Cotabato City, Friday. The President made his first ever visit to the seat of the ARMM government to che...
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13Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- Members of the Oro Association of Rafters, river guides and their dependents took time out from their busy schedules to participate in the tree growing activity of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Conceptualized to increase environmental consciousness to help save and protect Mother earth, the activity called “Iswag Kagay-an” kicked-off on April 11 along the riverside in Barangay Mambuaya, here. It aims to restore the aesthetic value of ...
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12Apr2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, April 12 (PIA) -- The Philippine Government has offered assistance to all Mindanao Electric Cooperative by extending financial assistance through a soft loan at National Electric Administration to purchase Modular Generating Sets at 6 percent interest per annum. Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative Inc. (ASELCO) Gen. Manager Emmanuel Galarce said, because of the power shortage that Mindanao is again experiencing this year, the National Electrification Admin...
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12Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The Department Of Agriculture (DA) and National Irrigation Administration (NIA) pledged to support peace and development initiative for Kalabugao Plain of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC), region 10, with an initial amount of P44.43M worth of projects during the Council’s April 10 meet. Dubbed Peace and Development Convergence Program for Kalabugao Plain, the RPOC-10 Technical Working Group (TWG) has conceptualized the program aimed to devel...
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10Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 10 (PIA) -- The Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (Aselco) is appealing to all member-consumers in this province to help save electric power in order to lessen the impact of electric shortage and bigger power rate increase and assuring the general public of no electric power interruption during election period from May 1 to 21, 2013. “As we all know and experience these days, we are suffering a total of four and a half hours of brown out every day, with 1.5 hours per f...
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09Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Abril 9 (PIA) -- Ang upat ka kandidato sa pagkamayor niining syudad mipirma ug kasabutan sa malinawon ug limpyo nga piniliay karung umaabot nga Mayo. Nangulo sa pagpirma sa maong kasabutan si kanhing mayor Fahad Salic ug bisi mayor Noryasmin Calandada. Milagda usab ang duha pa nga naninguha sa pagkamayor nga si Acmad Maruhom ug Punduma Sani. Isip bahin niining kasabutan, matag kandidato nanaad sa ingon nga husayon ang ilang mga kalahian ug dili pagkasinabtanay sa ...
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04Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 4 (PIA) --The Davao Region Police Office has projected a peaceful conduct of elections among rival political parties of local candidates in most parts of its jurisdiction. Chief Superintendent Anselmo Pinili, assistant regional director for administration of the Police Regional Office XI said based on their assessment no major contest is expected among the local candidates vying for public positions in Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, and Davao del Norte, except in Davao del...
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03Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 3 (PIA) -- Nagabuko ang Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) sa pag-abri liwat sang mga wala na ginagamit nga mga planta sang kuryente para matagaan sabat ang kakulangon sang kuryente sa Mindanao. Si MinDA chairperson Luwalhati Antonino nagpanawagan sa pag-abri liwat sang mga planta sa Siyudad sang Iligan kag duha nga iban pa sa gilayon paghatag sabat sa subong nga kakulangon sang makuhaan sang kuryente. Ini ang panawagan ni Antonio sining subong lang sa...
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03Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- A top military commander supported the position of the 10th Infantry Division not to suspend military operations to give in to the conditions of the New Peoples Army to release an abducted police officer. Lt. General Jorge Segovia, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command said the rebels would always ask for suspension of military operations prior to the release of a kidnapped victim. He said the military would never yield to any demand from a rebel group. “We ...
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02Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Northern Mindanao will mark this year’s Labor Day celebration with a new twist. The 111th Labor Day celebration in the region will not only be for the organized sector but also for the informal sector, DOLE Regional Director Atty. Johnson Cañete said in a press briefing Monday. He said a region-wide walk for the children dubbed, “Lakaw Ta Para Sa Bata Tibuok Amihanang Mindanao,” will highlight the Lab...
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01Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM) will deploy 68 additional midwives to different communities in the province this month as part of its Midwives in Every Community in ARMM (MECA) project. ARMM Health Secretary Dr. Kadil Sinolinding said the MECA project is designed to help address maternal and infant care in some of the depressed and far-flung areas in ARMM. The midwives will help educate women on repr...
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27Mar2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The city government here will host a Power Forum today, March 27, to present to the public the initiatives being done by different stakeholders to address the problem on power shortage in Mindanao. The forum which will start at 1 p.m. is led by the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) thru the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) in collaboration with the Department of Energy and the city government. Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla and Se...
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25Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) projected that eight power projects in Mindanao will boost the region’s power supply by 588 megawatts (MW) and help ease power shortfalls starting this year until 2016. DOE Policy and Planning Bureau Chief Michael Sinocruz disclosed during the Regional Media Workshop on Power Industry and Renewable Development in Mindanao last March 22 that three of these committed power generation projects is expected to generate additiona...
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19Mar2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 19 (PIA6) -- Five indigenous people’s (IP) communities in Jamindan, Capiz are among the beneficiaries of the first batch of school buildings project by the Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID) in the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) program areas. The project with a budget of P7-million are for the IP barangays of Jaena Norte, Jaena Sur, Agloloway , Agbun od and San Juan. ...
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19Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 19 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is aiming for ‘zero’ failure of elections in the entire province, this coming May. Lawyer Ray Sumalipao, regional election director in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) emphasized this during the recently concluded Lanao del Sur Stakeholders Conference for Peaceful, Free and Fair 2013 Elections saying that the main enemy in the province during elections is the failure of elections. To make ele...
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17Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 17 (PIA) -- Candidates running for congressional, gubernatorial, mayoralty, and other local posts in the entire province vowed to help the Commission on Elections (Comelec) administer peaceful and honest elections this May. They manifested their commitment for peaceful and clean polls by forging a covenant during the Lanao del Sur Stakeholders Conference for Peaceful, Free and Fair 2013 Elections last March 11. By signing the covenant, they pledged not to buy ...
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15Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council-10 (RDC-10), the highest planning and policy-making body in the region, is now accepting applications for membership representing the private sector. Applicants for a private sector representative (PSR) must be Filipino citizen, of legal age, not disbarred by law to participate in government and the electoral processes, and a resident of the region in the last three years. He/she must be willing and ...
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14Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 14 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC), Northern Mindanao has expressed its support to Administrative Order No. 2011-06 of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) “Prescribing the Guidelines for the Implementation of Public Land Titling in Partnership with Local Government Units.” Articulated during the 96th Full Council Meeting of the RDC last March 12, the Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC)-X pointed out that the support of the Cou...
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13Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 13 (PIA) -- Of the six regions in Mindanao, Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 has emerged as the top implementer of various development projects under the Department of Agriculture’s Mindanao Rural Development Program–Adaptable Program Loan Phase 2 (MRDP-2). Based on MRDP-2’s yearend evaluation and assessment, ratings indicated that the four provinces of the region were the program’s top performers so far in terms of project implementation and fund...
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13Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- The province of Misamis Oriental and Gingoog City are this year’s winners in the Regional Development Council-10 (RDC-10) Search for Outstanding Local Project Monitoring Committees (LPMCs). Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, and Ozamiz City are first runner ups. The LPMCs were evaluated on six areas: organization, capability building, relevant and timely reporting on the status of program/project implementation, information dissemination, participati...
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13Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 13 -- For Northern Mindanao to become the leading industrial core and trade center in Southern Philippines, the Regional Development Council (RDC) of Region X endorsed P52.9 billion worth of programs and projects proposed for implementation in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 by 23 agencies and seven (7) state universities and colleges in the region. RDC-X chairperson and Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz led the Council’s review and endorsement of the budgets presented by t...
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12Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 12 (PIA) -- A member of the Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), underscored the need to fast-track the passage of the Enhanced Basic Education Act (EBEA) of the ARMM. Samira Gutoc-Tomawis, chairperson of the Committee on Education, Culture, Arts and Sports Development, said one of the most important concerns continuously discussed by the Committee was the review of the Muslim Mindanao Act (MMA) 279 to improve ...
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11Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) Chairperson Secretary Lualhati Antonino is confident that Mindanao’s power crisis will soon be solved as the government earmarks P3.8 billion for the country’s power capabilities. “The Aquino administration has set aside P1.67 billion for the repair and rehabilitation of the country’s hydropower plants,” Antonino said. Hydropower plants are supposed to have a maximum lifespan of only 30 years, she said, but our hydro...
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10Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 10 (PIA) -- A legislator of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) underscored the multiple contributions of women in the society. Assemblywoman Samira Gutoc-Tomawis said women not only play the role of mothers but also of teachers, providers and professionals reminding the society of the need to balance modernity and tradition. She said women are innate teachers because they are the first to teach their child while some leave their families behind to...
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10Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 10 (PIA) --- The Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) will hold a Teacher Induction Program (TIP) for newly-hired teachers in the region this coming March 18 to 22. More than 140 newly-recruited teachers representing the third batch are expected to attend the five-day induction to be held at the Pacific Heights Hotel in Cotabato City. Forty-four of these inductees are from Lanao del Sur IA, IB, and II Schools Divisio...
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08Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 8 (PIA) -- Poor local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao are set to benefit from the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB) in 2014. Director Annabele M. Atillo of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in the region said 87 LGUs in Northern Mindanao are among the 1,233 focus areas that will benefit from the implementation of the BuB next year. These areas were selected based on poverty incidence, poor population, magnitude of poor population living in barangays ...
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07Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 7 -- The Police Regional Office (PRO) has ordered the deployment of more policemen in Northern Mindanao following the killing of two police officers in Iligan City on March 2. Police Chief Supt. Catalino B. Rodriguez Jr., regional director, has ordered the doubling of police operations even before the noise barrage by Xavier University students. The Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) deployed 40 police officers each in the city police offices of Iligan and Caga...
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06Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- A maiden public discussion on the wage reform geared towards the Two Tiered Wage System (TTWS) was conducted last March 4 at the DOLE-X WODP Training Center, here. The activity was part of the continuing education and orientation on the different programs and services of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) in Northern Mindanao. The discussion, attended by 12 media groups in the region, started with the current ...
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05Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 5 (PIA) -- Ginpahibalo sang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 nga ang kabug-usan nga mga P22 milyon nga kantidad sang buluthoan sa nagkalain-lain nga duog sang Sarangani ang natapos na para tagaan sabat ang pirmi problema nga kakulangon sang kuwarto sang buluthoan kag pagginutok bag-o mag-abri ang klase sa Hunyo. Si Gemma Rivera, DSWD 12 assistant regional director, nagsiling nga an pila sini ka buluthoan ginhatag na sa Department of ...
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02Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- The Gender Advocates and Women in Government Service- 10 (GA-WINGS 10) kicks off the 2013 Women’s Month Celebration with the theme, “Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan,” Friday with a mass held at the Camp Alagar Grounds in Lapasan, here. PCSupt. Catalino B. Rodriguez, Jr., CSEE of Police Regional Office 10 welcomed the participants of the event. Lynn S.F. Sicangco, COA Region 10 Director, who served as the keynote speaker of the event me...
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01Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 1 (PIA) -- Around 3,472 Asatidz (plural for Ustadz) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) who have passed the initial assessment are set to take the qualifying examination for the Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) tomorrow, March 2. The examination is a nationwide undertaking to determine the applicant’s capability in Arabic language and Islamic studies for them to qualify as ALIVE teachers in public elementary schools in ARMM ...
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27Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- The Basic Education Assistance in Mindanao (BEAM) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is set to celebrate its first year anniversary today. The BEAM ARMM is long term assistance to education of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Bangladesh Rural Achievement Committee (BRAC) and the Department of Education (DepEd) in the region which aims to improve access to quality basic education in ARMM. It has establishe...
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26Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 26 (PIA) -- Nagkaloob kamakalawa ng tulong ang pamahalaan ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) sa ilang mga barangay na apektado ng matinding pag-ulan sa lalawigan ng Maguindanao. Sinabi ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-ARMM) Assistant Secretary Pombaen Karon Kader na namahagi sila ng relief goods sa mga residente ng Barangay Bulit, Pagagawan at Tunggol. Samantala, higit 6,000 pamilya naman ang nabiyayaan ng relief packs...
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21Feb2013Erratum:Original story posted on Feb. 19 should have 50 not 550 nurses MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) here recently oriented new nurses hired under the Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service (RN Heals) project. Dr. Amanollah Bantuas, chief of the Training Division of the Department of Health in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM), facilitated the training. A background on the RN Heals project, family...
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21Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 21 (PIA) -– Andam na ang nasyunal nga gobyerno pinaagi sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) alang sa pagtabang sa mga naigo sa bagyong “Cresing” nga bag-ohay pa lamang miigo sa pipila ka mga lugar sa Mindanao, matud sa Malakanyang Sumala ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda kagahapon nga adunay kantidad P15,528,181.68 andam nga pundo ug kantidad P24,121,258 nga mga relief supplies ang nakaandam na tanan sa DSWD field office lakip ang storm path, ...
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20Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- Ang rehiyon 12 amo ang nagpanguna nga nagpatuman sang bulukuon sa anum ka rehiyon sa bug-os nga Mindanao sa nagkalain-lain nga socio-economic kag mga bulukuon sa pagpauswag nga ginpunduhan sang World Bank nga ginabuligan nga Mindanao Rural Development Program – Adaptable Program Loan Phase 2 (MRDP-2) sang nagligad nga duha ka tuig. Si Agriculture secretry Proceso Alcala, nagsiling nga ang nadangatan sang pagbana-bana kag pag-usisa sa kada kat...
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20Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) regional government has brought its convergence program on health, education, livelihood, peace and program here in a bid to bring regional government services closer to constituents. The program called ARMM Health, Education, Livelihood, Peace and Governance, and Synergy or ARMM HELPS is the banner program of the present regional government that aims to reach out to the region’s constituents by bring...
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19Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- Kalabugao what? It may not be long before the word Kalabugao is on everyone's lips since this obscure place is being supported from all sides. The local government and national government agencies in Region 10 have pledged their commitment to help Kalabugao Plain during the Bantulaay: Peace and Development Convergence Program for Kalabugao Plain held in Barangay Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, province of Bukidnon last February 13-14. Led by the Regional Peace and...
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19Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- A law allowing for easier birth registration has been passed in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman signed into law last week the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy (MMA) Act 293 otherwise known as the “Free Birth Registration Act of ARMM.” The new law enhances the usual process of birth registration in the region, including late registrations, removing the accompanying fees that often discourage parents from securing bir...
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18Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 18 – The country’s socioeconomic planning secretary has expressed optimism on Mindanao’s economic growth, saying it may still surpass other local economies in the Philippines should the island-region maximizes its full economic potentials. “Mindanao has the capacity to surpass local economies of Luzon if the region can harness its potentials to the fullest,” said Arsenio Balisacan, Director-General of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). Balisacan ci...
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15Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 15 (PIA) -- A top military commander confirmed the expansion in the area of responsibility of the 10th Infantry Division to include six municipalities and one city in North Cotabato effective March 1, 2013. Major General Ariel Bernardo, commander of the 10th Infantry Division said the plan had been approved by the national headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and would cover areas where communist rebels are present. He said part of the forthcoming changes w...
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15Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb 15 (PIA) -- Human rights lawyer Laisa Masuhud Alamia has formally assumed Tuesday as chairperson of the newly-established Regional Human Rights Commission (RHRC) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) after being sworn in by acting ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman. Hataman said Alamia’s appointment was signed by President Benigno Aquino III on February 7. The RHRC was established last year following the enactment of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act 288 othe...
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13Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 13 (PIA) -- Nilagdaan na ni ARMM Acting Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman ang “Free Registration Act” na makatutulong para mapabilis ang pagproseso at pagrerehistro ng mga bata sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Ang batas ay binansagang Mindanao Muslim Autonomy Act (MMAA) 293 na iniakda ni Assemblywoman Rahima Datumanong-Alba ng Regional Legislative Assembly, ang law making body ng rehiyon. Ang paglalagda sa batas ay naging makasaysaya...
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12Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) celebrated its four-day MUST Days last February 6-9. The event has the theme “Go forth on the fourth” in commemoration of MUST’s fourth year of universitihood. The celebration’s opening day started off with a parade and opening ceremonies in the university grounds. Following it was a lecture series from the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) which disseminated information of university’s v...
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11Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 11 (PIA) -- Nagapati ang mga tuwang sa pagpauswag sang Pilipinas , economic managers kag mga pribado nga sekta nga ang agrikultura kag turismo ang nagapanguna nga sekta para sa pagpauswag sang Mindanao sang ang 2013 Philippine Development Forum (PDF) pagsira sang programa sa Siyudad sang Davao sining karon lang. Sa paghambal sa isa ka press conference, sa pagsira sang seremonya sang 2013 PDF, si Finance secretary Cesar Purisima nagsiling nga ang mga ‘...
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09Feb2013MANILA, Peb. 9 (PIA6) -- Ginahinyo ni Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao Gov. Mujiv Hataman nga para sa natalana nga eleksyon sa Mayo, ang mga botante nga magpili sang tampad kag maayo nga mga alagad sang gobyerno nga may napamatud-an na. Suno kay Hataman, mas maayo kon magapili sang pareho nga halangdon kag tampad sa pungsod. Para sa iya, kon ang isa ka kandidato halangdon apang indi tampad, indi mangin takus ang iya pagserbisyo sa tawo. Si Hataman nagapanawagan man sa mga botante nga magp...
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08Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Peb. 8 (PIA) -- Kompiyansa ang buhatan sa Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sa Marawi City nga makab-ot ang gitinguhang koleksiyon niini sa tuig 2013. Si Revenue District Officer Aminoding Macarampat miingon nga sila maningkamot aron makab-ot ang gimandong tumong kun 'target' nga P483,066,000, adunay pagsaka nga P121,169,000 o 33.48 porsento kung itandi sa P361,897,000 nga target niadtong miaging tuig. Matud niya, ipadayon pa gihapon nila ang pagpatuman sa mga nah...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Peb. 5 (PIA) -- Magahatag ang European Union (EU) subong nga tuig sang P2 bilyon isip bulig pagpauswag sa Pilipinas ilabi na ang pagpauswag sang mga kabaryuhan sa Mindanao kag para man sa sekta sang ikaayong lawas. Si Guy Ledoux, puno sang EU delegasyon, nagsiling nga ang EU nagabulig sa Mindanao Peace Process sa nagkalain-lain nga mga paagi. Nagabulig man sa International Monitoring Team (IMT) kag nagahatag man sang mga bulig sa pagpauswag para mabuhinan ang kai...
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03Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- Kapin sa 200 nga lumulupyo sa Boston sa probinsiya sa Davao Oriental ang nakadawat ug pagtagad ug pag-atiman gikan sa Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO). Matud ni Dr. Alinader Minalang, hepe sa IPHO Lanao, mokabat sa 137 ka lumulupyo sa Barangay Poblacion ug 151 sa Barangay Nicolas ang nakapahimulos sa libreng serbisyong medikal atol sa gipahigayon nga IPHO Solidarity Medical Mission sa maong dapit niadtong Enero 29 ug 30. Kaning mga serbisyo...
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02Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Madrasah Education (BME) under the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) launched a new program on spiritual development and moral transformation. The program dubbed Da’wah and Transformation was developed to support the moral recovery thrust of the current ARMM leadership as a critical aspect of sustaining the reforms. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman said this latest program will provide leaders...
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02Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- More than 200 residents in Boston, Davao Oriental have received medical attention and care from the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) here. IPHO Chief Dr. Alinader Minalang said around 137 residents in Barangay Poblacion and 151 in Barangay Nicolas were provided with free medical services during the IPHO solidarity medical mission in the said municipality last January 29 and 30. These services include free consultations, tetanus toxoid injec...
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01Feb2013TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council, region 10 (RDC-X) supports the preparatory survey for Flood Risk Management Project of the Cagayan de Oro River (FRIMP-CDOR). During its recent meeting, here, RDC-X said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), with the technical assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is currently undertaking the survey for the FRIMP-CDOR. Deemed supportive to the realization of the constructi...
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01Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairperson Secretary Lualhati Antonino reported that Mindanao did well over the last two years but it could perform better if the constraints to its development are properly addressed. “Mindanao’s performance came as a result of improved peace condition, improved investment climate and improved macro-economic performance,” Antonino said during the Mindanao Development Forum held in Davao City Friday. She said there is a ...
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31Jan2013DAVAO CITY. Jan. 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that while the 2009 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey show 9.4 million Filipinos could not afford to lead decent lives, the number of poor people in Mindanao has greatly decreased over the years. “Malaki ang difference ng pagbaba ng poverty incidence sa Mindanao (there is a big difference in the reduction of poverty incident in Mindanao) based on the latest SWS survey,” DSWD Communication Developmen...
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30Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- Top officials of the World Bank visited Aleosan and Libungan towns in North Cotabato on Tuesday to witness how the projects of the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) have worked in the province. Leading the visiting team was John Roome, WB country director for East Asia and Pacific, who said the visit aimed to assess the on-going implementation of MRDP projects particularly in rural infrastructure (RI). “We are here to personally...
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30Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- Calls for increasing the share of Mindanao in the national budget will be among the matters to be tackled in the coming 1st Mindanao Development Forum (MDF) to be held on February 1 at the Marco Polo Davao. The MDF is touted as a high-level multilateral meeting aimed at providing the platform and public discourse on Mindanao's Development Agenda. Over 300 heads and representatives of various Official Development Assistance offices including members of the diplomatic...
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30Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 30 (PIA) -- A total of 82 houses, nine government facilities and one chapel had been repaired by the Joint Task Force Tambayayong, an initiative of soldiers to help areas hardest hit by Typhoon Pablo which struck the region last December 4, 2012. Captain Severino David, spokesperson of the EastMinCom disclosed the information based on the report of Colonel Edgardo Clerigo, commander of the JTF Tambayayong. The number of rehabilitated structures comprised of 60 houses repaired ...
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30Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The P1.9 million project rolled out by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BFAR-ARMM) on Monday targets to assist up to 400 seaweed farmers in the coastal town of Parang, Maguindanao. The project is intended to provide these fishers a more sustainable livelihood as well as boost the region’s seaweed production, said BFAR-ARMM Director Janice Musali. She said the project includes the provision ...
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28Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Jan. 28 (PIA) -- Ginaduso liwat sang Regional Development Council (RDC) sang rehiyon 12 sa pagpadaku sang bahin sang nasyunal budget kag ang gilayon nga pagsolbar sang nagadaku nga problema sa kakulangon sang enerhiya sa palaabuton nga island-wide development forum nga pagahiwaton sa Siyudad sang Davao. Si Richlie Lyndon Magtulis, chair sang RDC 12 Macroeconomy, Development Administration and Finance Committee (MEDAFC), nagsiling nga ang ginakabalak-an ang n...
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28Jan2013TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council of Region 10 (RDC-10) has endorsed the proposal to designate a Water Quality Management Area (WQMA) in the water systems of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, and Bukidnon. Designating a WQMA enables the formulation of focused interventions or actions designed to address specific water quality issues of the area, thus ensuring that Republic Act No. 9275 or the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 is enforced and w...
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25Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 25 (PIA) -- Nagpausway ug usa ka hisgutanan ang Regional Planning Development Board (RedPB) sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) niadtong Lunes. Gihimo kini matud pa aron mapaabot ang programa sa rehiyon, hingtungod sa usa ka programang pang-imprastraktura, sa ilang una nga regular session. Kini nga programa mukabat ug P1.51 bilyones. Nagtataw ang maong pulong sa usa ka pagrepaso sa mga proyekto. Ang maong lihok nag-awhag ug usa ka pagdason ug resolusyon na ...
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25Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- A national recovery plan for typhoon Pablo survivors was revised to improve a system where the international humanitarian communities can better participate. The Typhoon Bopha/Pablo Response - An Action Plan for Recovery will now outline how humanitarian organizations and other institutions can continue to provide life-saving assistance and recovery support to the people of Mindanao in the next six months. An initial action Plan, launched December 2012, required...
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25Jan2013CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan de Oro City, Jan 25 (PIA) -- The Philippine Regional Office (PRO), region 10, welcomed its new Regional Director (RD), PCSupt. Catalino Bagaslao Rodriguez Jr., in a Change of Command Ceremony on January 24 here. He replaced PCSupt. Gil Jamila Hitosis who will assume a new post at the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Rodriguez in his speech said his leadership will be marked by knowledge, attitude skills and honesty. He said he always believes...
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24Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 24 (PIA) -- Members of the Mindanao Development Authority MinDA) Board of Directors have passed a resolution for the creation of a river way task force that will look into the condition of river systems in Mindanao as initial step to rehabilitate local government units hit by flood during the onslaught of typhoon Pablo and the current weather disturbance. Speaking to reporters following the first planning session for the Mindanao Development Plan for 2013 at the office of the Mi...
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24Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- Various stakeholders coming from the different sectors here including political candidates have expressed their commitment for honest, orderly and peaceful 2013 elections this coming May. They gave their support and commitment for clean and honest elections, Wednesday, during the “Kasalimbago sa Election 2013 Summit,” an electoral reform advocacy conference which believes that participation of the different sectors is vital in promoting good gov...
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22Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Jan 22 (PIA) -- The Regional Economic and Planning Development Board of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Monday deferred discussion on the region’s P1.51 billion infrastructure program for 2013 during its first regular session this year, pending result of a motion to have some scheduled road projects realigned. The motion calls for the endorsement of a board resolution urging the central office of the Department of Public Works and High...
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20Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 20 (PIA) --- The seventh Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has approved the free birth registration bill on third and final reading last Thursday, January 17. RLA Bill No. 24, otherwise known as "An Act Establishing Free Birth Registration in the ARMM and Providing Funds thereof,” aims to ensure that every individual born in the region is registered and is issued a birth registration document. It seeks to i...
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17Jan2013TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council of region 10 (RDC-X) has endorsed the proposal for the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) Loan Package of US$500 million. Support of RDC-X, along with the other RDC’s of Mindanao and three regions each in Visayas and Luzon was sought by the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the approval of the loan. The council endorsed the proposal during the recent 95th Full Council Meeting of RDC-X, here, upon the...
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15Jan2013ASUNCION, DAVAO DEL NORTE—Living near a bridge in this town also has an advantage despite the perennial flooding. Though their houses are the first to be flooded whenever the river overflows, residents near a river in Brgy. Cambanogoy counts on the bridge near their houses as their refuge in the event flood becomes unbearable. “If floodwater rises so high that we have to leave, we will all go to the bridge,” said Virginia Baltazar having experienced the December 2012 flooding when typhoo...
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11Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 11 (PIA) -- Walang puknat na nagbabantay ngayon ang mga kawani ng Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RDRRMC- ARMM) sa posibleng pagbaha sa autonomous region dala ng sama ng panahon. Kaugnay nito, nakataas sa orange alert ang lahat ng mga low-lying areas sa naturang rehiyon. Ipinaliwanag ni RDRRMC-ARMM Dir. Loreto Rirao na sa orange alert, magiging abala ang kanilang mga operation centers, ma...
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11Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 11 (PIA) -- Ang National Youth Commission – Association of Youth Leaders in Northern Mindanao nagsaulog ug AYLINM Night: Awarding Ceremony sa City Tourism Hall aron ipadayag ang mga labing maayong mga sakop ug madayegong mga lakang ug kalimbigitan sa katilingban nga gihimo sa maong organisasyon. Ang maong panghitabo gitambungan ni City Mayor Vicenter Emano, Rep. Benjo Benaldo, Captain Christian Uy (Executive Officer 4th Civil-Military Operations Battalion, Philippine...
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10Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan 10 (PIA) -- Imagine a place where people can enjoy an atmosphere of cleanliness and happiness. This is a place where cancer patients they can go biking or just drop by the nearby mall or watch their favorite movies without worrying about how they look. No, this is not a preview of the latest high-end subdivision in town, but Davao del Norte 1st District Representative Anthony del Rosario’s vision of an ideal community for cancer patients in Davao del Norte. This vision may ju...
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09Jan2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Jan. 9 (PIA6) -- Ang bag-o nga ginpahamtang nga Direktor sang Department of Social Welfare and Development sa Rehiyon 6 (DSWD-6) ang nagpangako nga ipabilin nga bukas ang linya sang komunikasyon agud mapadasig ang ila adjustment period kag makahatag sang maayo nga serbisyo sa mga kliyente. “Aton pahanumdumon nga ini tanan nga mga butang subong, ang tanan ining tulomanon naton, ginahatag ini sa aton bilang kahigayunan, bilang oportunidad kag bilang blessing para kita ang ...
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09Jan2013TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 9 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council in Region 10 (RDC-10) has moved for the approval of the Northern Mindanao Sectoral Skills Demand (NMSSD) Plan for 2012-2016, during its 95th full council meeting. The consolidated sectoral skills demand for the region forms part of the annual updating of the National/Regional Technical Education Skills and Development Plans (N/RTESDP) during the 4-year period, Engr. Leon M. Dacanay, Jr., Regional Director of the...
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08Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 8 (PIA6) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office 6 has completed construction of the 4.3-kilometer road linking the municipalities of Altavas, Aklan and Jamindan, Capiz. In a report, DSWD-6 said the P66.9-million infrastructure project includes concrete paving which is 0.25 meter thick and 6.7 meters wide. It also includes construction of drainage structures as well as slope protection works. It also said the construction of the Altavas-Jamindan R...
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08Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 8 (PIA) -- Muling naluklok sa puwesto si Dr. Jesus Antonio Derije upang maglingkod ng apat na taon sa University of Southern Mindanao (USM) sa bayan ng Kabacan, North Cotabato. Ang re-appointment order ay nilagdaan ni Commissioner William Medrano ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) na siya ring pinuno ng Board of Regents (BoR) ng USM. Ang paglagda ay alinsunod sa Implementing Rules and Regulations ng Republic Act 8282 o ang Higher Education Mod...
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08Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- The University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, North Cotabato is headed again by Dr. Jesus Antonio Derije as he was reappointed as the president of the institution for another term. The re-appointment order was recently signed by Commissioner William Medrano of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the chairperson of the Board of Regents (BoR) of the university in accordance to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Republic...
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07Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Jan. 7 (PIA) -- The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) is encouraging the Muslim communities in Soccksargen Region to watch “Thy Womb,”. “I am highly endorsing the Filipino movie, Thy Womb, to our Muslim communities,” Atty. Guialil R. Kanda, NCMF provincial director in General Santos City wrote in his letter of endorsement dated January 4. “(Thy Womb is) "a good vehicle in communicating interfaith and ecumenical spirit...
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04Jan2013By Recthie T. Paculba CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 4 (PIA) -- The National Youth Commission-Association of Youth Leaders in Northern Mindanao held the AYLINM Night: Awarding Ceremony to laud outstanding members and exemplary initiatives and community involvements of the organization at the City Tourism Hall. The event was graced by City Mayor Vicente Emano, Rep. Benjo Benaldo, Captain Christian Uy—Executive Officer 4th CMO Battalion and Salma Jayne Tamano—Presidential Staff Officer , NYC. I...
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04Jan2013PLARIDEL, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 4 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council, region 10 (RDC-X) has endorsed to the Office of the President the proposed delineation of the Port of Plaridel as Port Zone Delineation (PZD) under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). In its endorsement, RDC-X cited that one of the major factors which contributed to the positive performance of Region X’s economy is its strategic physical advantage particularly its accessibilit...
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04Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Migulang kampiyon sa Elementary ug Secondary Division sa Northern Mindanao Palarong Pampook o Regional Athletic Associations (NMRAA) Meet sa tuig 2012 ang Cagayan de Oro Athletic Association (COAA). Kini, human makakuha ang COAA sa duolan unom ka gatus (593.50) ka puntos gikan sa nagkalain-laing paugnat sa kusog nga gihimo sulod sa lima (5) ka adlaw nga NMRAA Meet nga didto gipahigayon sa Mindanao Civic Center sa lungsod sa Tubod sa probinsiya s...
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03Jan2013DAVAO CITY Jan.3 (PIA)- Rural electric cooperatives in Mindanao have learned something after the onslaught of typhoon Pablo last December 4, which damaged hundreds of millions of electric cooperative equipment. The Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative lost about P258-million of equipment mostly poles and other electrical equipment, about P218-million of these destroyed equipment were in the hard-hit Compostela Valley Province. Sergio Dagooc, president of the Association of Mindanao Rural Elect...
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28Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Northern Mindanao’s labor force went up by 4.2 percent in July 2012, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The results of the July 2012 Labor Force Survey (LFS) showed that the region’s labor force grew from 2.018 million in July 2011 to 2.102 million in July 2012, said Engr. Cecilio Clarete, chief economic and development specialist of the NEDA in the region. In terms of employment level, he said the region posted improv...
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27Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- The province of Misamis Oriental recorded the highest growth rate in terms of investments among the provinces in Northern Mindanao during the third quarter of 2012. Report from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the region shows that investments worth P375.69 million were poured in the province during the quarter, up by 109 percent from the P179.46 million posted in the same quarter in 2011. Bulk of the investments in the province were classifi...
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22Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 22 (PIA) -- Kasabay ng isinagawang State of the Region Address (SORA) kamakailan, isinapubliko ng pamunuan ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ang mga susunod pang proyekto sa rehiyon. Sinabi ni ARMM Officer-in-Charge Mujiv Hataman na kasali sa kanyang mga prayoridad sa taong 2013 ay ang Bayanihan ng Mamamayan tungo sa Kapayapaan at Kasaganaan ng ARMM. Ito ay isang programa kung saan pag-iisahin ang lahat ng mga inisyatibo at proyekto ng ib...
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22Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Officer –in-Charge Mujiv Hataman revealed some of the projects to be implemented in the region next year. Hataman, in his recently conducted State of the Region Address (SORA) said that included in his top priorities for 2013 is the “Bayanihan ng Mamamayan tungo sa Kapayapaan at Kasaganaan ng ARMM”. This is a project, he said wherein all the initiatives and programs of different agencies, local...
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22Dec2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- The caretaker government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) continues to work towards lifting the economic status of its constituents through the implementation of livelihood projects and other poverty-alleviation programs, ARMM Officer-in-Charge Mujiv Hataman said. During his first State of the Region’s Address (SORA) on Tuesday he cited the “Fish for Peace” program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) where...
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22Dec2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 22 (PIA) --The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) recently conducted a medical mission in Buadipuso-Buntong to respond to the healthcare needs of residents affected by typhoon Pablo. The program dubbed “Medical Mission Handog ni RG Hataman Para Sa Mga Biktima ng Bagyong Pablo” was undertaken in partnership with the Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM), the 103rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, and the p...
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21Dec2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 21 (PIA) -- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman bared the concrete gains his administration has achieved to improve the quality of education in the region. In his first State of the Region’s Address on Tuesday, Hataman cited the educational reforms his administration has instituted that resulted to the eradication of ghost students and teachers and huge savings for the regional government. He said the ARMM Government boldly addr...
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18Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- All the revenue collection programs of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Region 10 are paying off, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Thursday. Data gathered by NEDA reveal that BIR had collected P1.8 billion in the third quarter of 2012, up by 24 percent from the P1.4 billion collected in the same period in 2011. Receipt from income taxes, which contributed about 65 percent of the total tax revenues, posted the highest growt...
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18Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- The aquaculture industry in Northern Mindanao continues to grow, registering a five percent growth in the third quarter of 2012. Aquaculture production, which accounts for 53 percent of the total fishery production of the region, grew from 21,191 metric tons in last year’s third quarter to 22,184 metric tons in the same quarter this year. Brackish water was the major contributor to the industry posting 11,353 metric tons or 51 percent, followed by seawe...
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17Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec.17 (PIA) -- Export of coconut commodities has earned for the region US$117.72 million during the third quarter of 2012. Records from the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) region 10 show that the value of export sales during the period was higher by two percent from the US$115.29 million earned in the same period in 2011. The volume of coconut commodities exported during the quarter, on the other hand, grew remarkably by 56 percent to 113,203 metric tons, totally reco...
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17Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 17 (PIA) --The province of Bukidnon is still the biggest corn producer in Northern Mindanao contributing 64 percent to the overall corn production in the region during the third quarter of 2012. Data gathered by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) in the region shows that Bukidnon produced 286,465 metric tons of corn during the quarter lifting the region’s production output by almost six percent to 4...
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16Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 16 (PIA) -- Palay production in Northern Mindanao grew by about five percent in the third quarter of 2012, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. A total production of 151,278 metric tons was posted during the quarter compared to the 144,805 metric tons produced in the same quarter last year, said Engr. Cecilio Clarete, chief economic development specialist of NEDA in the region in a media forum last Thursday. He said the average yield for the qu...
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15Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 15 (PIA) -- The Executive Committee (ExeCom) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) of Region 10 has recently passed three resolutions to deal with the energy crisis in Mindanao. The Committee has endorsed the request of the RDC-10 Private Sector Representative (PSR) to promote the development of solar energy pursuant to the Renewable Energy Act of 2008, said Engr. Cecilio Clarete, chief economic development specialist of the National Economic and Development Author...
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14Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 14 (PIA) --- The Regional Development Council (RDC) – Region 10 has asked the management of Philippine AirLines (PAL) to continue its operation in Northern Mindanao. The RDC-10 Executive Committee passed a resolution during its October meeting requesting PAL management to sustain its operation in the region, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) revealed in a media forum held Thursday at the RDC-10 building. NEDA-10 said the same request was reitera...
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14Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 14 (PIA) -- Kinilala kamakailan ng Department of Agriculture- Mindanao Rural Development Program (DA-MRDP) ang mga natatanging Local Government Units (LGUs) at people’s organizations (POs) sa lalawigan ng Sarangani. Ginawaran ng best performing LGU sa pagpapatupad ng mga proyekto ng Mindanao Rural Development Program-Community Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDP-CFAD) ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Maitum. Samantala, nakuha naman ng mga lokal na pam...
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14Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 14 (PIA)--The Department of Agriculture- Mindanao Rural Development Program (DA-MRDP) has honored best performing Local Government Units (LGUS) and people’s organizations (Pos) in Sarangani province. After showing excellent and proactive project management, Maitum LGU was hailed best performing LGU implementing Mindanao Rural Development Program-Community Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDP-CFAD) projects. Meanwhile, LGUs of Malungon and Kiamba bagge...
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12Dec2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec 12 (PIA) -- More than 700 people in Binidayan town was benefited from the comprehensive and integrated medical mission conducted by the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) in Unayan District Hospital last December 7. Services availed by the residents include minor surgery for cyst and other growth, circumcision, medical consultation, dental extraction and prophylaxis, vaccination for flu and rotavirus, cataract surgery and other eye disorders, as well as h...
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11Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy-Mindanao Field Office (DOE-MFO) presented solutions that will answer the long-running power problem in Mindanao. The presentation was given emphasis during the Regional Development Council (RDC)-12 4th regular meeting held last week in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat. Some of the solutions tackled were the “one-stop shop,” which can facilitate the entry of power projects, and the operation of the Iligan Diesel Power P...
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10Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 10 (PIA) -- The city government of Cotabato closely works with the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for the upcoming 14th Shariff Kabunsuan Festival. It will be the first time wherein the city local government unit collaborates with ARMM for the celebration which will kick off on December 15 and will commence on the 19th. City government sec. Aniceto Rasalan said the cooperation and coordination between the city government and the ARMM aims to a...
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10Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 10 (PIA) -- A state-of-the art clonal facility worth P3.5 million will soon rise at the government-run University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan town in North Cotabato. Information released by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12 today said that DENR-12 and USM jointly conducted on November 28 a ground breaking ceremony marking the site were a clonal facility for production of quality seedlings wil...
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10Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis.10 (PIA) -- Magkatuwang na naghahanda ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Cotabato at Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) sa nalalapit na 14th Sharrif Kabunsuan Festival. Ang pista ay nakatakdang ipagdiwang sa Disyembre 15 hanggang 19. Nabatid na ito ang unang pagkakataon na magsasama ang Cotabato City LGU at ARMM kung saan ilang mga aktibidad ang pangangasiwaan ng autonomous region. Ayon kay city government Sec. Aniceto Rasalan, layon ng pagkakaisa n...
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10Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 10 (PIA) -- Tinulungan ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng North Cotabato ang Department of Agriculture upang mas mapalago pa ang laboratoryo ng kagawaran sa naturang lalawigan. Kamakailan, ibinigay ni Gov. Emmylou Taliño- Mendoza ang halagang P4.4. milyon sa mga opisyal ng Department of Agriculture 12. Nakalaan ang pondo para sa pag-upgrade ng research outreach station ng ahensiya sa Kidapawan City. Paliwanag ...
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07Dec2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Dec. 7 (PIA) – The Search for Best Implementor on Clean, Green and Eco-Friendly Delegation is on during the 2012 Northern Mindanao Regional Athletic Association (NMRAA) Meet, from Dec. 10-14, at the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) in Tubod, Lanao del Norte. The NMRAA aims to integrate the sports and arts competition for student athletes and school administrators and celebrate achievements through camaraderie and healthy competitions among the region’s 14 schools...
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06Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- Soccksargen Region’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-12) and government-run University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in North Cotabato have agreed to establish a center that would push for the protection of the region’s biodiversity. DENR 12 regional executive director Datu Tungko Saikol and USM President Jesus Antonio Derije signed a memorandum agreement for the establishment of the facility, w...
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06Dec2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DENR-ARMM) launched on Sunday the forest land boundary assessment and delineation (FLBD) project in the region. The project aims to map areas that can be potential for agroforestry development, delineate our agricultural lands with that of forest lands, and protect our established protected area systems, said DENR-ARMM Secretary Hadji Kahal Q. Kedtag. He ...
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05Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec 5 (PIA XI) -- A top military officer has placed all units in Eastern Mindanao in “disaster response mode,” even if typhoon Pablo has left Mindanao. Lt. General Jorge Segovia, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command said the soldiers expect an increase in search, rescue, relief and retrieval operations in the next hours. He said preparations are also being done for the collection of relief goods with the arrival of assistance and donations for the affected residents. “W...
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05Dec2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 5 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is currently undertaking damage and needs assessment (DANA) after typhoon Pablo hit some parts of the region yesterday. Three teams were dispatched in the province and one in Maguindanao to determine the extent of effect of the typhoon in the areas. Initial reports from the RDRRMC said typhoon Pablo brought heavy rains and strong wi...
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05Dec2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Dec. 5 -- The Early Recovery and Rehabilitation for Central Mindanao (ERRCM) donated supplies and equipment to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) last November 26, to enable the provincial government of Lanao del Norte to respond faster and more effectively to natural and man-made disasters. The turn-over ceremony was held at the PDRRMC office at the Provincial Capitol Building, Pigcarangan, in the capital town of Tubod. Among the e...
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04Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 4 (PIA) -- Nakatakdang idaos sa Disyembre 6 hanggang 8 ang Mindanaw Youth 4 Human Rights Camp sa lungsod ng Cotabato. Ang gaganaping aktibidad ay dadaluhan ng aabot sa 50 kabataan na nasa edad 18-21 na mula pa sa mga lalawigan ng North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, at Maguindanao. Layunin nito na ituro sa mga kabataan ang mga prinsipyo kaugnay sa karapatang pantao. Inaasahan ding matututunan ng mga kabataang lider ang pagsusulong ng karapatang ito sa ka...
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04Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- The United States Embassy in partnership with the ACCESS Philippine Youth Leadership Program (PYLP) Alumni Association will be holding a three-day Mindanaw Youth 4 Human Rights Camp at Camp Siongco, Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. The activity which will start on Thursday will bring together 50 young leaders ages 18-21 from the provinces of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao who have shown outstanding involvement in community se...
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03Dec2012DAVAO DEL NORTE, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- Classes were suspended in the provinces of Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental as the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) raises public storm warning signal (PSWS) in Davao Region provinces from No 1 early today to No. 3 in Davao Oriental and to No.2 in Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley. As of 1 p.m. Davao del Norte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) executive officer Sonio Sanc...
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03Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- One of the country’s longest regional film festival will open this Tuesday night, December 4 with a screening of acclaimed indie film director Arnel Mardoquio’s film “Crossfire.” The festival which is supported by the National Commission on the Culture and the Arts under its regional cinema program is slated to run from Dec. 5-11 and will be held at the Gaisano Mall Cinema 5. Aside from Crossfire, the festival will also screen 34 short films plus two other ...
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29Nov2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Nob. 29 (PIA) -- Kasabay ng pagdiriwang ng Mindanao Week of Peace sa bayan ng Kabacan, North Cotabato na nagsimula nitong Lunes ay ang pagtatampok sa usapin hinggil sa nilagdaang Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro. Sa kanyang mensahe, inihayag ni Prof. Raby Angkal ng MILF Central Committee ang totoong kahulugan ng salitang “Bangsamoro”. Aniya, ang salitang ito ay katumbas ng mga moro sa Mindanao na dapat ay mabigyan ng sariling teritoryo bilang tug...
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29Nov2012DAVAO CITY, Nov 29 (PIA) -- Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Sonny Coloma told Mindanao communicators Wednesday (Nov 28) to celebrate the many opportunities and best practices that now abound in the Mindanao region. Coloma, keynote speaker during the opening of Mindanao Communicators Network (MindaComNet) Congress and Workshop 2012, said peace itself in the island region is an opportunity for every Mindanaoan to celebrate and be thankful for. “We are on the th...
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29Nov2012TAGUM CITY Nov. 28 (PIA)-The railway network system is proving to be a necessity for the Davao Region and has been included by the region’s development planners for consideration in the region’s area development plan. “Aaabutan ko pa yan (it may yet become possible during my term),” Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said in a press conference held at the Bulwagan Hall of the Provincial Government Center in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. Del Rosario said “kulang na ang road n...
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29Nov2012DAVAO CITY Nov. 28 (PIA)- Public information and communication officers from all over Mindanao gathered in Davao for the 2012 Mindanao Communicators’ Congress and Workshop which started yesterday (Nov 28) until tomorrow (Nov 30). The congress and workshop held at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao welcomed the presence of more than 150 delegates during the opening ceremony held last November 28, which was graced by Secretary Sonny Coloma of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (...
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29Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 28 (PIA) -- The Local Government Unit of Kabacan in the province of North Cotabato featured the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro in the town’s celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace which started on Monday. Professor Raby Angkal of the MILF Central Committee who graced the event as speaker gave emphasis on the true meaning of the word “Bangsamoro”. He explained that the word is tantamount to the Bangsamoro people in Mindanao who should be give...
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27Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The National Economic Development Authority - Region 10 (NEDA-10) spearheaded a roundtable discussion (RTD) to track down the economic performance of Northern Mindanao for the third quarter of 2012. During the RTD, selected key indicators of the regional economy were reviewed, validated, and assessed by representatives from both government and private sectors. These indicators included agricultural and fisheries production, forest production, investments, ...
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27Nov2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Nov. 26 (PIA6) – Graduation and induction ceremonies officially completing the 19-week training on the Candidate Soldier Course (CSC) of 142 new privates were held last Nov. 23 at the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) of the Philippine Army based at Camp Macario Peralta, Jr. in Jamindan town. The graduates also received their service M-16 armalite rifle in a ceremonial entrustment of firearms which was highlighted by the participation of invited civilian guests during the gradua...
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26Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 26 (PIA) -- Acting Governor Mujiv Hataman of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is proud of the various reforms his administration has initiated to push the region forward. During the opening ceremony of the ARMM Investment Forum on November 24, the governor boasted of the pockets of reform his administration had instituted which, according to him, are now being felt on the ground. “In our first 100 days, we focused all efforts on good housekeeping -...
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26Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 26 (PIA) -- Local government executives and representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) from the provinces of Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur underwent a two-day seminar workshop on planning, budgeting, revenue generation, procurement, debt and accountability. The event, aimed to enable both LGUs and CSOs to better understand the processes and intricacies of local public finance, was held in Davao City on November 24-25. “Public finance is not as comp...
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23Nov2012Davao City, Nov 23, (PIA) – A total of 53 Mindanao and Palawan companies will take part in the consumer fair among countries under the East Asian Growth area and the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle from November 30 to December 2,2012 in Melaka, Malaysia. Romeo Montenegro, chief of the communications division of the Mindanao Development Authority said the consumer fair will showcase unique products from subregions’ member countries for direct purchase by consumers and to seek pot...
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23Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 23 (PIA) --- Northern Mindanao is the most labor productive and profitable among the regions in Mindanao, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said on Monday. According to the NSO, Northern Mindanao recorded the highest in revenue per worker, value added per worker, average revenue per establishment, and average profit per establishment among the Mindanao regions as revealed by the preliminary results of the 2010 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI...
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22Nov2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- A total production of 460,230 green coconuts was noted in region 10, during the second quarter of the year. This, as coconut farmers in the region have chosen to harvest their young coconuts rather than wait for them to mature to answer the market demand for young coconuts. One of the ingredients for “buko” salad/ice cream and juice-making, young coconuts had become more popular, during the the holiday season and even summer vacation mo...
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21Nov2012COTABATO CITY, Nov. 21 (PIA) -- In just five months since its inception in July this year, 410 learning centers for the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur and Tawi-Tawi were established by the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM), Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). In a press conference yesterday, BEAM-ARMM, DepEd-ARMM, and the Office of the Regional Governor (ORG), reported that the establishment of the said learning centers in ARMM is aimed at supplementing the basic...
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21Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 21 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Northern Mindanao reported a decrease in crime volume and average monthly crime rate in the region. A total of 4,037 crimes were recorded from July 1 to October 31 of this year, down by 20 percent from the 5,055 crimes recorded in the same period last year, disclosed P/Supt. Leony Roy Ga, chief of the Regional Operations and Plans Division (ROPD), during the Regional Development Council (RDC) Ma...
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21Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov 20 (PIA) -- More than 500,000 children in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will have better access to education as the Australian government through its Agency for International Development (AusAID) poured P3.927 billion (93.5 million Australian dollars) to the region under the Basic Education Assistance for Muslim Mindanao (BEAM)-ARMM program. “Through this, the Australian government hopes to contribute to the building of better education syst...
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21Nov2012Koronadal city, South Cotabato, Nov. 21 (PIA) -- The 16th Mindanao Week of Peace will be celebrated on November 28 – December 4 in Alamada, North Cotabato. Activities in the celebration include concert for peace, fun run, livelihood training for women, peace photo contest, peace forum and many more. The framework agreement and other initiatives regarding the GPH-MILF Peace talks will also be tackled. Civil Peace Service Coordinator Elvira Angsinco said they are expecting over three thousan...
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20Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), regional office 10 continues to implement the National Skills Registration System (SRS) to maintain a database of manpower supply the region. DOLE-10 Assistant Regional Director Crispin Dannug Jr said 12 local government units (LGUs) in the region are identified for the third wave of implementation of the skills registry system. These LGUs include Valencia City and Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon; Mahinog in Camigu...
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20Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 20 (PIA)-- The Department of Education ARMM and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid) will relaunch today in Cotabato City the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM), this time for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. DepEd-ARMM Sec. Jamar Kulayan said the Australian Government has allocated P4 billion for school buildings, school libraries, teachers' training and assistance, Madrasah education and out-of-school you...
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20Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 20 (PIA) -- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv S. Hataman vowed not only to continue the reforms being implemented in the region but also to prioritize socio-economic agenda. Hataman announced this during the opening of the 23rd ARMM anniversary celebration held in Cotabato City, Monday, November 19. The ARMM governor, in his keynote message, identified economic thrust to substantiate the reform agenda forged for the region. He also und...
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19Nov2012LANAO DEL NORTE, Nov. 19 -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NCP) recently upgraded its control system for the Balo-i Substation in Lanao del Norte in a move to increase the reliability of the entire Mindanao Grid. Since NGCP and its technical partner State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) started working together in 2009, many changes have been implemented in terms of systematically improving operations and management to build a stronger power grid. The installation of state...
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16Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 16 (PIA) --- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) has called on all out-of-school youth and unemployed adults in the province to avail of its scholarship programs. A total of 2,594 scholarship vouchers for the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) and the Private Education Student Fund Assistance (PESFA) program are still up for grab this year said Tarhata S. Mapandi, Tesda provincial director. She said the 1,619 slots will b...
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15Nov2012TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 15 (PIA) – A total revenue of P1.96 billion was collected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Revenue Region 16 (BIR-RR16), in Northern Mindanao, during the second quarter of 2012. This amount is higher by P388.47 million or 25 percent compared to P1.58 billion during the same period in 2011, said Regional Director Atty. Alberto S. Olasiman. Income taxes, which amounted to P1.34 billion contributed the biggest share of 68.4 percent in the total regiona...
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15Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- A training fund of P11.70 million under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) stimulus package has been allotted for the province to finance the technical-vocational education and training of 1,619 beneficiaries. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Provincial Director Tarhata S. Mapandi said it has started implementing the scholarship training programs which is part of the Transition Investment Support Plan (TISP)...
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15Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- The Lanao Sarimanok Paddlers Association (LSPA) is inviting all sports enthusiasts to join the training on Sarimanok-boat racing. LSPA Secretary General Noroddin Maguindanao said the training will be held weekly starting this November 17. The Sarimanok-boat was introduced in the province last June when the municipality of Ganassi hosted the first dragon-boat clinic and exhibition in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The Sarimanok-boa...
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14Nov2012DAVAO CITY, Nov. 14 (PIA)-About a hundred representatives from electric cooperatives and various industries and power producers participated in the second-leg of government-led consultations held earlier today on the plan to establish the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) aimed at addressing the electricity shortfall and to meet the increasing power demand in the island. Speaking at the Apo View Hotel in Davao City, Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit of the DOE said the plan aims...
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13Nov2012VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental, Nov 13 -- Both units of StEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) are now are fully operational with an available power of 210MW with the coming in on line of the second unit (Unit 2 with the capacity of 105MW). Unit 2 (105MW) of SPI Mindanao Coal-Fired Power Plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental was officially synchronized to the Mindanao grid at 8:58 a.m. on November 10, 2012 [approximately 15 hours ahead of schedule], following a 12-day planned preventive maintenance shutdow...
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12Nov2012DAVAO CITY Nov. 12 (PIA)-The construction of the P25-billion, 300-MegaWatt (MW) coal-fired power plant owned by Aboitiz Power Corporation located at the boundary of Davao City and Davao del Sur is in full swing and is expected to start operating by 2015. “The plant will be able to meet a substantial part of the power requirements of Mindanao which is expected to have a shortfall of 484 MW by 2014,” Aboitiz Power Mindanao Affairs First Vice President Manuel Orig said. Aboitiz had the chance ...
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12Nov2012by Rene V. Carbayas ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Nov 12 (PIA) – Multi-stakeholders composed of key officials and representatives from local government units, government agencies, non-government organizations, the military and police, including the media in Basilan have agreed to organize a forum on the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement aimed at correcting misconceptions on the said agreement. The provincial government of Basilan as represented by its newly installed provincial administrator Tahira Is...
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12Nov2012TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov 12 (PIA) – Cooperatives in Northern Mindanao have accumulated a paid-up capital of P1.25 billion had been accumulated, as of the second quarter of 2012. This capitalization grew by 3.15 percent compared to P1.22 billion, in the same period, last year, Orlando Ravanera, regional director of the Cooperatives Development Authority (CDA), region 10 said. The CDA data revealed that the number of cooperatives in the region, during the period, grew from 1,405 to...
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10Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov 10 (PIA) -- More local and foreign investors are expected to set their sights on Mindanao with the full implementation of a peace deal between government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). "If we achieve a stable Mindanao, we can easily attract 25 percent more companies to establish their business in the area in the next five years," said Benjamin Kalalo Jr., Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) trustee for the Housewares sector and four Phil...
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09Nov2012TAGUM CITY Nov. 9 (PIA)-Davao del Norte District 1 Representative Antonio del Rosario is pushing for the establishment of a stem cell research and storage facility in Mindanao through House Bill 5037. “The Science and Technology Committee has already approved the Bill but is now pending with the Technical Working Group as Congressman Jules Ledesma wants to make sure the law is complete before it comes out of the Committee,” del Rosario said. He said they are asking the inputs of concerned ...
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06Nov2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Nov 6 (PIA6) -- A four-room school building was inaugurated yeterday at Barangay Pangabuan in Jamindan town to provide better learning facility among students and professors of Capiz State University (CapSU) – Buri-as campus extension in the municipality. The Jamindan extension school of CapSU-Buri-as, which is based in neighboring Barangay Buri-as, Mambusao town, offers ladderized agriculture courses since it opened in 2007, said Jamindan Public Information Officer Norma ...
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06Nov2012DAVAO CITY, Nov. 6 -- To augur influx of investments into the region, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is spearheading the conduct of business-matching activities during the Mindanao Banana Congress here on November 7 and 8. The two-day conference is a gathering of at least 500 banana industry stakeholders from all over Mindanao which will be conducted at SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang Premier here. DTI-Davao Regional Director Marizon S. Loreto said that in the business-matching,...
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06Nov2012DAVAO CITY, Nov. 6 -- At least 500 banana industry stakeholders from all over Mindanao will gather Wednesday, November 7 - November 8 at SMX Convention Center in Davao City for the Mindanao Banana Congress. The stakeholders are composed of growers, farmers, cooperatives, suppliers of production inputs, traders, exporters, logistics players, industry associations, agrarian reform communities, research institutions, academe, other support groups and participants from government agencies and lo...
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05Nov2012VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental, Nov. 5 - STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI)’s Unit 1 became operational Sunday, November 4, 2012 and started supplying 105MW to the Mindanao Grid. Unit 1 underwent a scheduled Preventive Maintenance Shutdown (PMS) starting 12 midnight of Saturday, October 6 and became operational at 1:28 p.m., some 10 hours ahead of schedule. The operation of Unit 1 is expected to improve the precarious power supply condition of Mindanao. Unit 2 is now undergoing a similar PMS sinc...
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02Nov2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov2 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Communicators Network, Inc. (MindaComNet) will hold a communicators’ congress and workshop on November 28-30 at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao City. This year’s congress theme is “Communicating Mindanao’s Opportunities and Best Practices.” MindaComNet is an organization of government public information and relations officers of national government agencies (NGAs), government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs)...
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30Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 30 (PIA) -- The notable contributions of Department of Agriculture’s Mindanao Rural Development Program in the development of rural folk in Mindanao has led to the expansion of the program to cover other parts of the country. DA 12 announced that although MRDP is coming to a close, another program, called Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP), which still follows the general format of its predecessor, takes off next y...
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30Oct2012DAVAO CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- Mindanao officials are hoping that committed power projects will be on schedule by 2014 to meet projected growth in power consumption in the region. Romeo Montenegro, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) communications division chief, said that the island’s power consumption is growing 4.5 percent every year. He said the government is targeting an additional 1,000 megawatts of power by 2020 to meet the demand. He said that by 2014 they are eyeing about 600 meg...
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29Oct2012DAVAO CITY, Oct. 29 (PIA) -- An official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) disclosed plans for Mindanao to cope with the increasing demand of electricity in many urban areas by activating other sources of electricity. Romeo Montenegro, chief of the communications division of the MinDA said after the preventive maintenance of the Iligan City diesel power plant in the next six months, it can deliver 100 megawatts to the Mindanao grid. He said that by April 2013, power supply from th...
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25Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Oct. 25 -- The Confederation of Local Chief Executives in Mindanao (Confed) will play a vital role in the framework peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Confed Chair Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said President Benigno Simeon Aquino III has asked him to help ensure the success of the GPH-MILF framework agreement. The concurrent chair of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC)-XI said...
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25Oct2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Oct 25 (PIA) -- The successful implementation of the peace framework agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) would result in the normalization of the peace and order situation in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao and will lead to the eradication of such notorious crimes as kidnapping, banditry and extortion, ARMM officials said. In a statement, Police Chief Superintendent Mario Avenio, head of the ARMM Police Regional Office, said ...
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23Oct2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Oct 23 (PIA) – A professor here said the overwhelming support reaped by the signing of the Framework Agreement between the government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signifies Mindanaoans’ long time desire for peace. Mindanao State University-Islamic Studies Professor Maulawi Calimba said people in Mindanao have reached the point of “fatigue” where they no longer wanted the classic war but peace. Calimba also warned all stakeholder...
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23Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 23 (PIA) -- Two people’s organizations (PO) in Bagumbayan town, Sultan Kudarat received livelihood projects last week from the Department of Agriculture’s Mindanao Rural Development Program (DA-MRDP). Monteverde Coffee Growers’ Association (MCGA) of Barangay Monteverde and Daluga Farmers’ Association (DFA) of Barangay Daluga of the said town each received P250,000 worth of integrated farming system rubber-based livelihood projects through MRDP’s Co...
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21Oct2012
Cebuano news: DOE mopahigayon sa public consultations kabahin IMEM, una sa Cag. de Oro sa Oktobre 22
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Okt 21 (PIA) -- Serye sa kunsultasyon kabahin sa giplano nga Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) ang ipahigayon sa Department of Energy (DOE). Mag-una niini ang kunsultasyon nga ipahigayon sa Lunes, Oktobre 22, 2012, Monday, gikan sa alas otso e media sa buntag hangtud sa ala una sa hapon (8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) sa N Hotel, Kauswagan Highway, Cagayan de Oro City. Ipahigayon uban sa pagtambayayong sa Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), k... -
19Oct2012QUEZON CITY, Oct 19 (PIA) -- The European Union is providing P312 million to boost the livelihood recovery of some 50,000 families or 300,000 persons displaced by past conflicts in Central Mindanao. In a statement, Thelma Gecolea, EU Delegation to the Philippines, said that the grant is under the project dubbed "Enhancing the Resilience of Internally Displaced Persons in Central Mindanao by Strengthening Livelihoods." "This is a concrete and strong reaffirmation of the EU's commitment to supp...
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15Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 15 (PIA) -- Secretary Luwalhati R. Antonino, chair of the Mindanao Development Community, said today’s signing of the Agreement on the Framework for Bangsamoro, “Truly ushers the dawning of peace and forging ahead of broader collaboration for accelerated progress and transformation.” In a press statement, Antonino lauded President Benigno Aquino III for pursuing lasting peace in Mindanao. She said, the Aquino administration has...
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12Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Oct. 12 --The new academic institute of the provincial government of Davao del Norte is working on a possible partnership with the University of Mindanao (UM). UM Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Eugenio Guhao, Jr. visited the province to explore potential tie-up with the Davao del Norte Learning Institute (DNLI) for the launching of flexible degree-earning trainings for undergraduate employees of the Capitol. Guhao welcomed DNLI’s proposal of enrolling its undergraduat...
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11Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 11 (PIA) -- The country brand “Dreamweave” for the traditional cloth T’nalak will be launched today as one of the highlight of the 2012 Mindanao S&T Cluster in General Santos City. Launching of the brand “Dreamweave” will be held during the Science and Culture Fashion Show, at 6 p.m. at the KCC Mall Convention Center. Dr. Zenaida Laidan, regional director of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 12 said, be...
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11Oct2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Oct 11 (PIA) -- Nagtipon simula kahapon sa General Santos City ang mga mananaliksik, siyentipiko, mag-aaral, mga taga-akademya, pati na rin ang publikong gumagamit ng mga produkto ng agham at teknolohiya sa para 2012 Mindanao Cluster S&T Fair. Ayon kay DOST 12 regional director Zenaida Hadji Raof-Laidan, layon ng naturang pagtitipon ang maipalaganap ang mga teknolohiya at mga pagbabago para maipalam, magamit at mapagkakitaan. Bukod ...
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11Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 11 (PIA) -- Researchers, scientists, academicians, students and users of science and technology products from all over Mindanao have gathered in General Santos City for the 2012 Mindanao Cluster S&T Fair. Dr. Zenaida Hadji Raof-Laidan, regional director of the Department of Science and Technology ( DOST)-12, host of the five-day event that started yesterday said the event is also in line with the celebration of the National Science and Technology Week. The...
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08Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 8 (PIA) -- South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (Socoteco 1) is implementing one to two hours of rotational brownouts in its coverage area starting today. Socoteco 1 General Manager Santiago Tudio said they needed to apportion available power supply as a consequence of the shutdown of a power plant in Northern Mindanao that has a capacity to generate 210 MW for the Mindanao grid. “Our present allocation is only 22 megawat...
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08Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 8 (PIA) -- Scientific and technology advances and innovations in the six regions of Mindanao will be showcased in General Santos this week, an official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 12 announced. Dr. Zenaida Hadji Raof-Laidan, regional director of the DOST 12, said they are spearheading the 2012 Mindanao Cluster S&T on October 10 to 14 at the KCC Mall Convention Center. “We intend to bring together lea...
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04Oct2012QUEZON CITY, Oct 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) is now part of the newly-created Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) formed to coordinate efforts of national, regional and local governments and power industry stakeholders to improve the power situation in Mindanao. The group, led by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), is also mandated to regularly monitor information on Mindanao power generation and distribution, including status of efforts to add new generating capac...
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04Oct2012DAVAO CITY, Oct 4 (PIA) -- The newly created Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) has urged the public to brace for possible outages in some Mindanao areas as the 210 MW coal-fired power plant in Misamis Oriental goes on preventive maintenance shutdown starting October 6. In a meeting convened by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), Department of Energy (DOE), and agencies comprising the committee, the MPMC moved to take on immediate and medium-term steps to stabilize the power si...
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04Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 4 (PIA) -- Farmers from Mindanao have hiked marketing of their produce with the assistance of the antipoverty program of the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA’s Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) reported the program has assisted a total of 2,544 peoples’ organizations (POs) and cooperatives with 134,078 total of individual beneficiaries. With a tripartite funding from the World Bank, national and local government units (LGUs), MRDP is a sp...
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03Oct2012DAVAO CITY, Oct. 3 --Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has proposed an additional funding of P600 million to prepare and minimize the effects of the El Nino phenomenon. “We need the additional funds as we brace against the El Nino phenomenon but if will not be approved then we just have to make do with what we have,” Alcala said in an interview Friday, Sept. 29 after the closing ceremony of the 8th Corn Congress held at the Waterfront Insular Hotel in Davao City. The El Ni...
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01Oct2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Oct 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) conducted a forum last week to tackle multi-sectoral perspectives on how to advance the tourism industry in the region. The discussions during the forum were premised on the “Path to Peace” with insights from security forces, legislators and tourism advocates in the ARMM. DOT-ARMM Secretary Nassreena Sampaco-Baddiri said while sustainable community-based tourism gen...
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25Sep2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Sept. 25 (PIA) – Department of Public Works and Highways in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DPWH-ARMM) Regional Secretary Emil K. Sadain led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Philippine Green Engineering Project (PGEP) building last September 18 in Marinaut, this city. The said building when completed will be donated to Marinaut Elementary School as one classroom school building. The construction of the PGEP building is jointly funded by Lanao del Sur ...
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20Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept 20 (PIA) -- Overall palay production in Northern Mindanao for the second quarter of 2012 reached 135,536 metric tons. The figure is higher by 11 percent from the 121,844 metric tons recorded in the same quarter in 2011. Although palay production in rain-fed areas went down by 17 percent, the 13 percent increase in production in irrigated areas pulled up the overall production, said Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete, chief economic development specialist of the Knowledge Manage...
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19Sep2012BONIFACIO, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 19 (PIA) -- The local government unit (LGU) of Bonifacio has benefitted from the implementation of infrastructure projects under the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA). Now on Cycle 2, these projects include the farm-to-market roads and some agricultural inputs, such as, hybrid seedlings, organic fertilizer and farm equipment with the 4-hectare demonstration farm as LGU counterpart, Mayor Samson Dumajug said. Dum...
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19Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept. 19 (PIA) -- A 7.83-kilometer farm-to market road (FMR) has been turned over to the city government of Kidapawan by the Department of Agriculture – Mindanao Rural Development Program (DA-MRDP). In a statement, the DA 12’s Regional Agriculture and Information Division, said P13,984,057.50 was used to rehabilitate the road traversing the villages of Junction, Paco, Meohao and Macebolig. The project should facilitate immediate and spee...
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18Sep2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept 18 (PIA) -- At least nine issues and concerns on the Mindanao power situation were submitted to President Aquino by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Copies of these issues and concerns were provided for the information of the members of the Infrastructure and Utilities Committee (Infracom), Regional Development Council-10 (RDC) during its third quarter meeting held at the NEDA-10 conference room in Cagayan de Oro City. Mayor Nova ...
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16Sep2012MANILA, Sept. 16 (PIA) -- Seeing the need for greater inter-regional collaboration in Mindanao, the Senate finance committee has approved recently and will submit for plenary deliberations the proposed 2013 budget of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). Senator Franklin M. Drilon, chair of the committee on finance cited the crucial role of MinDA being the primary planning institution of Mindanao and as the integrator of regional programs and projects. “We have far too long seen Minda...
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16Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 16 (PIA) -- About 63.3 percent of the total dependable power source in the Mindanao grid was provided by the power plants in region 10 during the second quarter of 2012. Records from the National Power Corporation (NPC) show that power plants supplied 813.01 megawatts (MW) to Mindanao’s total dependable capacity of 1,284.59MW. Cecilio Y. Clarete of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Northern Mindanao, said the 813.01MW dependable capacity was on...
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14Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 14 (PIA) --- The intensified collection efforts of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Region 10 is paying off as both tax and customs collections posted positive growths in the second quarter of 2012, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. Engr. Cecilio Clarete, chief economic development specialist of NEDA-10, disclosed in today’s media forum that the BIR reported a total tax collections of P1.96 billion du...
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14Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 14 (PIA) -- Corn production during the second quarter this year decreased by 10 percent compared to the same period last year due to the hot weather that affected Northern Mindanao, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Office X said. Records from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) in the region show that corn production went down by ten percent from 78,894 metric tons in the second quarter of 2011 to only 71,229 metric tons in the ...
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14Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 14 (PIA) -- Northern Mindanao’s aquaculture industry continued to grow in the second quarter of 2012, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in the region. Aquaculture production, which accounts for 40 percent of the total fishery production of the region grew by 7.4 percent, from 15,886.80 metric tons in last year’s second quarter to 17,059.01 metric tons in the same period this year. Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete, Chief Economic Developm...
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14Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 14 (PIA) -- A media forum was conducted today by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Office 10 to present the economic performance of Northern Mindanao for the second quarter of 2012. The forum, held at the conference room of the Regional Development Council (RDC) Building, was attended by members of the Regional Association of Government Communicators (RAGCOM), the media, and some Developmental Communication students of Xavier University. ...
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11Sep2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 11 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council of Region 10 (RDC-X) has endorsed the project “Enabling the Cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan to Cope with Climate Change,” for possible funding under the United Nation Development Program (UNDP). Also called “Project Climate Twin Phoenix,” the project was conceptualized in the aftermath of the huge devastation brought about by Tropical Storm Sendong which hit Region 10, particularly the cities of C...
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11Sep2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Sept. 11 (PIA6) – A plaque of recognition and P5,000 cash award was given to the Jamindan Police Station in Capiz for bagging third place in the regional search for the municipal category for the Most Citizen-Friendly police station. The award was received by Jamindan PNP Chief Senior Insp. Roman B. Salazar, Jr. and town mayor Ethel R. Jinon from Police Regional Office (PRO) – 6 director C/Supt. Agrimero Cruz during an awarding ceremony last Sept. 3 at the Freedom Grandst...
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10Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept 10 (PIA) -- Hundreds of disaster response volunteers and teams are expected to converge in General Santos City and Sarangani Province in December for the first Mindanao search and rescue summit. Roy Dorado, operations chief of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 12 said the summit will be highlighted by a competition simulating a search and rescue mission. “Our primary objective is to promote camaraderie among disaster response teams but what is more imp...
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08Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept 8 (PIA) -- A total of P9.81 billion was invested in Northern Mindanao for the second quarter of this year as monitored by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The amount is higher by 138 percent, compared to the P4.12 billion investments poured in the region in the same period last year. Reports from the DTI Regional Office 10 show that investment surges in the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, and Misamis Occidental pulled the overall performance of the...
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08Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept 8 (PIA) -- Selected key indicators relating to the economic performance of Northern Mindanao for the second quarter of 2012 were reviewed, validated, and assessed in a roundtable discussion conducted by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 10 on Thursday, September 6. These indicators included agricultural production, livestock and poultry production, meat and fish production, investments, exports, labor and employment, tax and customs collecti...
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07Sep2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Setyembre 7 (PIA) -- Pasok sa pangatlong puwesto ang University of Southern Mindanao (USM) sa Kabacan, North Cotabato sa inilabas na resulta ng Licensure Examination for Veterinarians (LEV). Nabatid na sa 33 mga kumuha ng eksaminasyon mula sa USM, 17 dito ang nakapasa dahilan upang makuha ng pamantasan ang passing rate na 51.52 porsiyento. Samantala, pasok naman sa pang-apat na puwesto si Dr. Julius Czar Moreno Bayan sa top ten passers ng LEV. Kabilang din sa mga estudya...
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05Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept 5 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Science and Technology announced today that the Mindanao Cluster Science and Technology Fair has been set on October 10 – 14 at KCC Convention Center in General Santos City. Dr. Zenaida Laidan , regional director of DOST 12, said technologies that are ripe of diffusion, and adoption from the six regions of Mindanao will take the center stage. Along with DOST-assisted pr...
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04Sep2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Setyembre 4 (PIA)--Kinilala ng pamahalaan ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) bilang model employee ang 70 taong gulang na utility worker na si Kado Esmail. Ayon kay ARMM Acting Governor Mujiv Hataman dapat tularan ng iba pang mga kawani ng ARMM government si Esmail na alam ang kanyang responsibilidad at may dedikasyon sa kanyang trabaho. Kaugnay ng paggawad ng parangal, si Esmail ay tumanggap ng P50,000 cash reward sa isinagawang simpleng awarding ceremony sa ...
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04Sep2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Sept. 4 (PIA) -- Almost 3,000 residents of the province received free healthcare services during the medical mission of the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) last August 27 to 30. A team of doctors, dentists, nurses and midwives provided medical attention to around 2,852 individuals, 1,188 of which were residents of Pagayawan town and 1,664 of Madamba. IPHO said these residents have availed of free medical consultation, dental services, fluoride treatment, ...
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03Sep2012DAVAO CITY, Sept. 3 -- One of the leading figures in the Mindanao business sector is bullish on the growing Philippine economy with many businesses growing under the rosy environment. Vicente Lao president of the Mindanao Business Council said the 6 – 7% growth in the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is a very good indicator considering that China’s growth is slowing down and the United States showing downturns. Lao who is also the Regional Development Council co-chair said the country is e...
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01Sep2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Sept. 1 (PIA) --- Deaf and aged, Kado Esmail, 70, still literally shakes a leg to become the model worker of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), topping over 40,000 other employees of the regional bureaucracy. Esmail was awarded a certificate of appreciation, as well as on tarpaulin to immortalize his lifetime achievement of keeping the ARMM capitol grounds in Cotabato City clean and green in over three decades. In addition, he received cash reward fro...
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31Aug2012DAVAO CITY, Aug 31 -- World Bank’s (WB) lead rural development specialist Carolina Geron underscored the need for the Department of Agriculture (DA) to look into the value chain of different commodities to boost farmers’ productivity. Speaking during recent wrap-up meeting of the WB review mission for the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP), Geron stressed the need to integrate value chain approach in agriculture sector for growth to be more inclusive and broad-based. A value cha...
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30Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Aug 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is entering into an agreement with the state-run University of Southern Mindanao (USM) for the establishment of a clonal facility. A statement from the DENR-12 today said, USM President Dr. Jesus Antonio G. Derije, signed the memorandum of agreement in behalf of the state university on August 23. The same was forwarded to the DENR Central Office for signature of Secre...
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28Aug2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Aug 28 (PIA) --The Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) celebrates today, August 28, its 60th Anniversary, serving the people on air nationwide, with the mother station RMN Cagayan de Oro-DXCC in Cagayan de Oro City. Joining its mother network is RMN Iligan-DXIC 711 (Kasama Mo) in Iligan City who celebrated the year with a medical mission. Over 1,000 individuals citywide have benefited from the health services conducted by RMN Iligan last August 25, in partnership with...
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26Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Aug. 26 (PIA) -- With the international ports in Cagayan de Oro as jumping boards, exporters in Northern Mindanao finally hit the $1 billion mark in exports last year, making it one of the few exporting regions in the country. This was reported by PhilExport Cagayan de Oro during a meeting during the region's development council. It started from a base of $300 million in 2002 which inched up yearly at a rate of 1.3 percent except in 2009 when it dived by almost half. Overa...
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24Aug2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Agosto 24 (PIA) -- Isinagawa kaninang umaga sa ARMM grounds ang necrological service bilang pagsaludo sa kabutihan ng namayapang Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Jesse Robredo. Ang naturang aktibidad ay dinaluhan ng mga kawani at opisyal ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) at iba pang mga sektor at ahensya sa nabanggit na rehiyon. Maliban sa naka-half mast na mga bandila sa lahat ng tanggapan ng gubyerno, mag-aalay din ng misa ang il...
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24Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Agosto 24 (PIA) Idtatalus pem bon su galabaken a kabpa-monitor nu tropa nu guberno kanu siguridad a sa mga lugar nu Central Mindanao labi den kanu pila a dalapa nu prubinsya nu North Cotabato endo Maguindanao pantag kanu banta kanu guligaw nu dalapa. Tigin ni Inspector Carl Jason Baynosa nu 2nd Maneuver Company nu Regional Public Safety Battalion, dala kanu kabpaganda nu kanilan a kabpanggulalan sa highway check endo kabpambantay kanu pila a mga lugar kanu end...
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23Aug2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Agosto 23 (PIA)--Nagpapatuloy pa rin ang isinasagawang pagmomonitor ng tropa ng pamahalaan sa seguridad sa mga lugar sa Central Mindanao lalung-lalo na sa ilang mga bayan sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato at Maguindanao bunsod pa rin ng banta ng kaguluhan. Ayon kay Inspector Carl Jason Baynosa ng 2nd Maneuver Company ng Regional Public Safety Battalion, walang puknat pa rin ang kanilang ginagawang highway check at pagbabantay sa ilang mga lugar kung saan namataan ang mga miye...
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17Aug2012DAVAO CITY, August 17 (PIA) -- Key government and business leaders in Mindanao welcomed the recent signing of Executive Order No. 81 by President Benigno S. Aquino III, creating the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC). The Mindanao Business Council (MinBC) lauded Malacañang for the creation of the committee, which will make way for the review of policies and processes to accelerate private investments for additional generating capacities to the Mindanao grid. “This is a welcome dev...
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15Aug2012DIPOLOG CITY, Aug 16 (PIA) -- August 15 marks the first anniversary of the first online magazine produced by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in the country, One Mindanao. It all started as an e-news service wherein news stories on government policies, pronouncements, programs, projects and accomplishments had been forwarded to the individual email addresses of public officials, businessmen, civic and religious leaders, teachers, students and others. PIA-Caraga headed by director Abner ...
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13Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 13 (PIA) -- Delegates to the recently-concluded largest annual gathering of business leaders from across Mindanao were urged to take active stance in helping save the island-region’s environment from further degradation. At the closing of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference held here recently, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Secretary Luwalhati Antonino sought the active participation of the business sector in setting industry standards for green technology. ...
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13Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, August 13 (PIA) -- The Macro and Development Administration Committee (MacroCom) has requested the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Northern Mindanao to endorse the committee resolution asking for the review and re-estimation of Northern Mindanao’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP), particularly in the construction sector. Members of the MacroCom have agreed during its meeting last week that the 2000-based GRDP estimates of the construction industry of the regio...
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09Aug2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Aug. 9 (PIA6) -- The Jamindan Police Station in Capiz has been adjudged as most citizen–friendly police station in the province by a panel of search evaluators. A plaque of recognition was received by Police S/Insp. Roman B. Salazar, Jr. during an awarding ceremony at the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) in Barangay Lanot here. Lawyer Marte S. Palomar, National Police Commission (Napolcom) regional director and S/Supt. Domingo S. Cabillan, Capiz police director, l...
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07Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Agosto 7 (PIA) -- Ang pamahalaan ay determinadong palakasin ang pundasyon ng agricultura sa bansa ani Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sa kanyang mensahe na inihatid ni Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Sec. Luwalhati Antonino. Ito ay sinabi ng Pangulo sa mensaheng binasa ni Sec. Antonino sa pagtatapos ng 21st Mindanao Business Conference na ginanap kamakailan sa isa sa mga lokal na hotel dito. Ayon sa Pangulo, ang Mindanao ay pangunahing pinagmumulan ng mga produktong ...
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07Aug2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Agosto 7 (PIA)--Magtatatag ng isang regional rescue group ang Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) na siyang magbabantay at sisiguro sa kaligtasan ng mga mamamayan na naapektuhan at maaari pang hagupitin ng mga kalamidad. Sinabi ni ARMM Executive Secretary Anwar Malang na ang hakbang na ito ay inisyatibo ni ARMM acting Governor Mujiv Hataman gayong napagtanto nitong kailangang magkaroon ng rescue group sa lalawigan lalung-lalo na sa mga calamity-prone areas. Aniya...
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07Aug2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, August 6 (PIA) -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) called-on the peace panels of both the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) not to get distracted by the on-going clash in Maguindanao. In a statement, ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman appealed to both peace panels not to allow the isolated incident to affect the encouraging gains in the process. He also urged all stakeholders to help stop this latest round of violence and prevent its po...
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06Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 6 (PIA) -- “There would be no progress if there is no peace in Mindanao,” said Senator Teofisto Guingona III in his speech during the 21st Mindanao Business Conference held recently here. Guingona said that to foster peace, we must foster trust, and to foster trust, we must have good governance. Guingona further said good governance is achieved through transparency, accountability, and people’s participation. He also called on the participants for help and challenged bo...
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06Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 6 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III, through Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Sec. Luwalhati Antonino said the government is determined to strengthen its agricultural backbone. Sec. Antonino delivered the speech of the President during the culmination program of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference held in one of the local hotels in this city. The President said Mindanao is a major source of crops, and the expansion of its agricultural production will red...
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05Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 5 (PIA) –--President Aquino pointed out that good and conscientious governance will lead to inclusive and lasting growth for the country. During Saturday’s culmination ceremony of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference held in one of the local hotels here, the President’s speech, delivered by Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Sec. Luwalhati Antonino emphasized that good governance affects the lives of the people for the better, and empowers them to fulfill thei...
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04Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 4 (PIA) -- Senator Teofisto Guingona III on Thursday lauded city Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. for having been mentioned by President Aquino during his State of the Address (SONA) last July 23. Speaking before the participants of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference during the opening ceremony held here, Guingona said the President has recognized the efforts of Amante in curbing illegal logging activities by intensifying the campaign against it. Guingona added that Amante was th...
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04Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 4 (PIA) -- Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel today said he is backing up President Aquino when the latter signed Executive Order (EO) No. 81, creating the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC). In an interview with the local press prior to his speaking engagement during the 21st Mindanao Business Conference here, Pimentel said he is happy that Malacanang has focused on solving issues and concerns of the power situation not only here in Mindanao but as well as in the entire...
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03Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 3 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) conducted today its 6th board meeting in the city. In a statement, MinDA officials said the board meeting is held for the first time here, to coincide with the largest annual gathering of Mindanao business leaders, the 21st Mindanao Business Conference. MinDA said, on the back of the country’s growth momentum highlighted in the State of the Nation Address of President Aquino last month, the board will assess Mindanao’s...
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01Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Agosto 1 (PIA) -- Kaugnay ng pagdadaos ng 21st Mindanao Business Conference ngayong Agosto 2-4 sinabi ni Konsehal Ryan Anthony Culima na ang aktibidad ay magtataguyod ng transparency sa pamamahala. Binigyang-diin din ni Culima, chairman ng Committee on Trade and Industry, na ang aktibidad ay hindi lang tutulong sa pagpapalago ng ekonomiya ng lungsod, ito rin ang magtataguyod ng transparency in governance ng mga lokal na opisyales sa Mindanao na isa rin sa mga nangungunang programa ...
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01Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Aug 1 (PIA) -- The Northern Mindanao economy grew by 2.5 percent in 2011, data from the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)-10 revealed. The service sector accounted for the biggest share of the region’s economy at 41.8 percent, followed by the industry sector at 30.2 percent while the agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing (AHFF) sector shared about 28 percent, said Brenda Lynn M. Castro, officer-in-charge of NSCB-10. Of the three sectors, only the AHFF s...
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31Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 31 (PIA) -- The 21st Mindanao Business Conference which will be held in this city on August 2-4, 2012 will highlight the promotion of transparency in governance, said City Councilor Ryan Anthony Culima. Culima, who is the chairman of the Committee on Trade and Industry, emphasized the event does not only help in boosting the economic condition of the city but also in promoting transparency in governance among local chief executives in Mindanao, which is also the flagship progr...
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26Jul2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 26 (PIA) -- A total palay production of 143,088 metric tons (MT) had been noted in Region 10 as of the first quarter this year. This volume of production, however, is lower by 1.04 percent, compared with 144,591 MT during the same period in 2011, regional director Lealyn Abellanosa Ramos of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 10, said. Data gathered by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) show that although palay production in the rain-fed ...
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26Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 26 (PIA) -- The Social Security System (SSS) has disbursed a total of P2.22 billion as benefits to members in Southern Mindanao, including Soccsksargen Region, in the first five months of this year, which was eight percent higher than the P2.05 billion released in the same period in 2011. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr., who recently visited nearby General Santos City along with senior officials to touch ba...
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25Jul2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 25 (PIA) -- Income taxes remained as the top revenue earner for Northern Mindanao, earning a total of P846.61 million for the region in the first quarter of the year. The amount is higher by 30 percent compared with P650.51 million in the same period of 2011, Lawyer Alberto S. Olasiman, regional director of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Revenue Region 16 (BIR-RR16) said. The area of responsibility of BIR RR16 covers all five revenue districts (R...
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23Jul2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, July 23 (PIA) -- Consumer groups in Northern Mindanao unanimously agreed on the creation of a regional federation of consumer organizations in Region 10. This was the result of the discussions during the Regional Consumer Assembly held recently in Cagayan de Oro City as revealed by Ruel B. Paclipan, provincial director, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Iligan City, Lanao del Norte Provincial Office. The establishment of the regional federation, which is tar...
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19Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 19 (PIA) -- The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) here will continue to work hard to further lower the infant mortality rate in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). This was the response of IPHO Chief Dr. Alinader Minalang to the results of the 2011 Family Health Survey conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) which showed that ARMM surpassed the international standard of 19 deaths for every 1,000 live births by the end of 2015 set...
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19Jul2012MANILA, July 19 (PIA) -- Mindanao, which currently has the lowest ratio of paved roads to overall road infrastructure among the country’s regions, is now set to get a larger allocation from the national government’s proposed annual budget for infrastructure. This was reported by Secretary Rogelio Singson of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), at a roundtable discussion among business leaders and senior officials on Mindanao infrastructure policy held recently at the Traders ...
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18Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 18 (PIA) -- The hosting of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) on August 2-4, 2012 will bring business opportunities in this city, said Vice Mayor Lawrence Lemuel Fortun during the press conference on Tuesday held in a local hotel here. The Mindanao Business Conference is the premier platform for fostering competitiveness and accelerating economic growth in the Mindanao region and for showcasing its trade and investment opportunities. Fortun said with some 700 b...
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18Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 18 -- A forum on road reforms, titled “Road Management Reforms for Better Governance: The Northern Mindanao Experience,” will be held on August 1 and 2 at the N Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. Good practices on road management will be shared by the provincial governments of Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental and Lanao del Norte, which are recipients of the Australian-funded Provincial Roads Management Facility (PRMF). Around 200 participants from the n...
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18Jul2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 18 (PIA) -- A total of 954.10 megawatts (MW) or 62.72 percent of the Mindanao power grid's installed capacity and 795.81 MW or 63.07 percent of its dependable capacity were provided by electric power plants from Northern Mindanao. The Mindanao power grid has an installed capacity of 1,521.08 MW and a dependable capacity of 1,261.66 MW during the first quarter this year. Data gathered by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Region 10 from...
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18Jul2012DAVAO CITY, July 18 --A back-to-back visual art exhibit will be launched on August 17 to 19 during the Mindanao Travel and Trade Expo (MinTTE) at The Atrium Annex of SM City Davao. The exhibit features the works of Lawyer Domingo “Doming” Duerme and resort owner Elizabeth Dureza, who are both from the tourism industry according to Charito Aranda, president of the organizing Dabaw Tourism Operators Association (Dabtoa), an association of tourism stakeholders, partners and suppliers in Dava...
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18Jul2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 18 (PIA) -- A total revenue of P128.07 million was collected by the Land Transportation Office (LTO), region 10, during the first quarter, this year, higher by 3.09 percent compared to P124.23 million in the same period of 2011. Lawyer Esteban M. Baltazar, Regional Director of LTO-10 said, this amount was generated from the various transactions, ranging from motor vehicle (MV) registrations, renewals, transfers, drivers’ licenses, permits, etc....
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15Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 15 (PIA) -- A boarding house owner within the Mindanao State University (MSU) campus is facing charges for allegedly coercing students to register under fictitious Maranao names during the third day of the general voters’ registration, here. This was disclosed by 103rd Brigade Commander Col. Daniel Lucero in a press conference July 14, saying that they are preparing the legal documents to file appropriate charges against the boarding house owner. On Wednesday...
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14Jul2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has invited all schools, colleges and universities in the province to attend the First Northern Mindanao Career Advocacy Congress on July 23. Jose Robles, provincial director of DOLE-Misamis Occidental, said the congress will be held in coordination with the various stakeholders at Pearlmont Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. The importance of the undertaking must be emphasized in the light of persist...
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14Jul2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 14 (PIA) -- An average inflation rate of 4.5 percent was posted by all commodity groups in Northern Mindanao, during the first quarter of the year. On top of the list of these commodity groups is alcohol, beverages and tobacco that posted an inflation rate of 9.1 percent, a report from the National Statistics Office (NSO) - Region 10 showed. This was followed by clothing and footwear, 6.5 percent, food and non-alcoholic drinks, 3.8 percent, housing, water...
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11Jul2012COTABATO CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) officer-in-charge Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman signed into law the Public Works Act (Muslim Mindanao Act 229) and ARMM's Human Rights Act (MMA 228) of 2012 recently. The Public Works Act aims to reinforce the implementation of impact projects for “connectivity of ARMM to other regions,” giving priority to road infrastructure, tourism support, peace programs and water system. The Act also provides for the utiliza...
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11Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- This city is hosting the annual Mindanao Business Conference, which will run from August 2 to 4 at the Almont Hotel's Inland Resort. Now in its 21st year of staging, the “MinBizCon” is the main multisectoral platform for fostering competitiveness and accelerating growth in the region and for showcasing investment destinations, particularly in its host city and surrounding provinces. The Mindanao Business Conference is organized by the Philippine Chamber of Com...
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10Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 10 (PIA) -- The first day of the general voters' registration in the province was normal except for isolated problems on clustering and locations of the registration centers, according to Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Armando Velasco in a press conference held this morning, this city. He said a number of the parties were not satisfied with the present location of the registration centers. The reasons are mostly attributable to "rido" (family...
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10Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 10 (PIA) -- The regional government conducted a general registration caravan last July 8, a day before the start of the general registration of voters in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Carrying the slogan "Isang Tao, Isang Rehistro, Isang Boto," the caravan kicked-off early morning in the Office of the Regional Governor in Cotabato City, passing through some towns in Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur provinces, and ended at the Provincial Capitol G...
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09Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 9 (PIA) -- The national government is pouring in some P27 billlion to pave Mindanao’s national roads in 2013, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. A statement from the office of MinDA Chair Secretary Luwalhati Antonino said Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson announced the budget at the recent top-level policy roundtable discussion in Manila jointly organized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, MinDA and th...
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07Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 7 (PIA) -- The updating of data on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries in the Northern Mindanao region is now 85 percent complete. Kenneth Haze Sanchez, Pantawid Pamilya Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and focal person of the updating of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10, disclosed that the undertaking is now 85 percent complete, adding that the field office will hit the target deadline this coming July 10. The dat...
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06Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 6 (PIA) -- A colorful cultural street dance competition highlighted the finale of the week-long celebration of the 53rd founding anniversary of the province dubbed as “Karimbaran sa Ranao 2012” on Wednesday, July 4. The competition was participated in by students from the various schools in the province clustered into five schools division, namely Lanao del Sur IA, IB, IIA, IIB, and Marawi City. The Lanao del Sur IIB contingent was awarded champion winning...
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06Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 6 (PIA) -- Multi-sectoral stakeholders in the province joined forces yesterday in a demonstration rally pushing for the conduct of honest and free voters' registration next week. Calling themselves Alliance for Ranao Reforms Today (ALERT), the group converged in Plaza Cabili in Barangay Banggolo, this city, and rallied for the campaign “One Fingerprint, One Person, and One Vote for a Better Future.” According to the group, free and honest registration is th...
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05Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 5 (PIA) -- Acting Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) signed on Tuesday the Muslim Mindanao Act (MMA) 228 to uphold and enhance respect for the primacy of human rights in the region. MMA 228 is the region’s Human Rights Charter under which the newly created ARMM Human Rights Commission will operate. It covers a wide range of national and international laws pertaining to anti-torture, genocide, inhuman treatment, driscrimin...
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05Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 5 (PIA) -- A week-long festivity and merry-making marked “Karimbaran sa Ranao 2012," the 53rd founding anniversary celebration of Lanao del Sur with the theme “Lanao del Sur: My Home, Your Home.” The celebration kicked-off June 26 with a series of shows featuring the rich Maranao culture such as “kakolintang” (playing the kolintang), “kasipa sa manggis” (a game of skills with the aim of dropping a suspended colorfully decorated cube by kicking a...
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05Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 5 (PIA) -- Lawmakers of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will effectively waive their powers over the region’s version of “pork barrel,” a privilege of allocating funds for pet projects among members of Congress in the national government. ARMM officer-in-charge Governor Mujiv Hataman met all 24 members of the Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) last Tuesday when he signed into law the Muslim Mindanao Act 229 or the region’s Public Works A...
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03Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 3 (PIA) – Various line agencies in the province showcased their respective programs and projects Sunday, declared by the provincial government as Line Agencies Day as part of its 53rd founding anniversary. A "hataw" exercise session, which is part of the healthy lifestyle program of the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), kicked-off the day’s activities. Various agencies also showcased their booth displays at the provincial capitol grounds. The Auto...
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02Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 2 (PIA) -- Checkpoints will be established in strategic places in order to discourage "flying registrants" during the general registration of voters in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on July 9-18. These checkpoints will be manned by the Special Action Forces (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP). According to ARMM officer-in-charge Governor Mujiv Hataman, the SAF will be the one to conduct checkpoints to check if passengers entering t...
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02Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 2 (PIA) -- Local chief executives here called on the Maranao people to support the “One Person, One Register, One Vote” advocacy. Provincial Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. said this campaign aims for a credible, clean, and honest registration and elections for the betterment of the province. In yesterday’s "Line Agencies Reportorial Show" attended by representatives of various line agencies in the province, Adiong emphasized that a way for good governance t...
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02Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 2 (PIA) -- The 30-day gun ban that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) had imposed for the general voters registration in the entire Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) started yesterday, July 1. Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Nasib Yasin said the gun ban that will be implemented until July 31 covers the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, and the cities of Marawi and Lamitan. But aside from the ARMM areas, the...
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02Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 2 (PIA) -- Civil society organizations led by the Lanao del Sur Peoples’ Council (LDSPC) will be holding a solidarity walk today, July 2. Dubbed "Walk for Ranao," the solidarity walk will start at the Sarimanok Station going up to the Provincial Capitol Complex at around 10:00 a.m. where a short program will be held at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall. Prior to the solidarity walk, members of the LDSPC will conduct a fish dispersal and tree planting in Puga...
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29Jun2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 29 (PIA) -- Officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) denounced the shooting of a peace activist last Wednesday night. Governor Mujiv Hataman, officer-in-charge of ARMM yesterday condemned the killing of Jesus Dillo, a peace activist turned development consultant for the regional government. ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly Speaker Rasol Mitmug Jr, along with Assemblywoman Rahima Datumanong-Alba of the second district of Maguindanao and Wo...
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29Jun2012ILIGAN CITY, June 29 -- A total of 93 barangays in 10 municipalities of Lanao del Norte will now have the chance to accelerate their development with the implementation of the Mindanao Sustainable Agrarian and Agriculture Development (MinSAAD) project. Three batches of participants that include barangay chairpersons, municipal planning and development officers, and municipal mayors participated in the barangay workshop consultations that were conducted from May 16 to June 8, 2012 in the provi...
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21Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 21 (PIA) -- The Butuan City government led by Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. together with other government agencies, Butuan Chamber of Commerce, and stakeholders stepped up preparations for the 21st Mindanao Business Conference slated August 2-4, 2012 to be held at the Almont Hotels’ Inland Resort here. This activity is anchored on the theme, “Invest Mindanao: Towards a More Inclusive, Progressive and Greener Future.” The said activity is in time with the Adlaw Hong Butuan...
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20Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato June 20 (PIA) -- For Pastor Cesar Tandog and fellow T’boli farmers the future has become brighter. “We thank God for making the provincial government, the members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Department of Agriculture, and CFAD an instrument for this blessing,” Tandog said in local dialect. He was referring to the P10 million assistance that the South Cotabato Rubber-Based Farming Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SCRBF MPC), r...
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20Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- Fish production in Northern Mindanao dipped slightly by one percent in the first quarter of 2012, compared to the 35,558.38 metric tons registered during the same period last year, the regional National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said. This came about as both commercial and municipal fishing posted decreases in production of seven and three percent, respectively, said NEDA-10 Chief Economic Development Specialist Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete. He sai...
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20Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- The number of matured coconut harvested in Northern Mindanao for the first quarter of 2012 reached 421 million, higher by eight percent, compared to the 390 million nuts produced in the same period last year. All provinces in the region showed improved production, with Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental posting significant growths at 47 and 19 percent, respectively, Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete, Chief Economic Development Specialist of the National Economic Develop...
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19Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have monitored a total of P1.06-billion new investments in Northern Mindanao for the first quarter of 2012. This amount is higher by 41 percent compared to the P755.27-million worth of investments that poured in the region during the same period last year, said Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete, Chief Economic Development Specialist of the National Economic Development Authority Regional Office 10. Except for Lanao del Nor...
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18Jun2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 18 (PIA) -- Hundreds of spectators gathered at Lake Lanao in Ganassi town to witness the first-ever Sarimanok Boat Racing in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), hosted by the municipality of Ganassi last weekend. The event, anchored on the theme “One Paddle for Peace, One Race for Ranao” and started June 16, featured a clinic on dragon boat racing, followed by an exhibition from the members of Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PDBF), who got se...
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18Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 18 (PIA) -- Northern Mindanao showed a positive revenue performance for the first quarter of 2012 according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Regional Office 10 when it presented to the members of the media the economic performance of the region last week. According to the NEDA-10, the region showed such performance during the first quarter as it posted P1.43 billion tax collections and P1.36 billion customs collections, which are higher by...
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11Jun2012COTABATO CITY, June 11 (PIA) -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) today urged the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to impose a total gun ban throughout the period of the voters’ re-registration in the five-province region. ARMM Officer-In-Charge Governor Mujiv Hataman said a COMELEC ban on firearms would prevent undue interference by partisan armed groups on the conduct of a new list-up in the region, composed of Basilan, Lanao Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. The poll b...
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10Jun2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, June 10 -- Alaska Aces to face TNT Tropang Texters in Lanao del Norte game. Two formidable teams with vast championship experience are set to do battle on June 16, 2012 at the ‘Home of the PBA’ here in Mindanao – the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) gymnasium in the capital town of Tubod, this province. With both teams hungry for a win in the on-going Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors Cup, this out-of-town game surely has the makings of another exciti...
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07Jun2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 7 (PIA) -- Preparations are well underway for the holding of the first-ever dragon boat exhibition and clinic in the Lake Lanao on June 16-18 this year. The municipality of Ganassi, under the leadership of Mayor Al Rashid Macapodi, in partnership with the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation is spearheading the three-day exhibition and clinic dubbed “Sarimanok Boat Race.” With the theme “One Paddle for Peace, One Race for Ranao,” the event aims to promote ...
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07Jun2012DAVAO CITY, June 7 (PIA) -- Various stakeholders in Mindanao have signified eagerness in considering watersheds and river basins as bases for planning the economic development in the island. This stance of almost 300 stakeholders from different government agencies, private/business sector, religious sector, civil society, and non-government organizations was conveyed during the Mindanao Economy and Environment Summit held on June 4 and 5 at Grand Regal Hotel, Davao City. “Everybody (in the s...
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07Jun2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 7 (PIA) -- More than 6,000 Lanipao and Narra tree seedlings were planted in the province on June 5 as part of this year's World Environment Day celebrationn. said that. The Philippine National Police has planted around 4,000 tree seedlings in its Municipal Police Stations, while the 103rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, together with the provincial government were able to plant some 1,000 tree seedlings within Kampo Ranao here, said Cosain Abbas, Lana...
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04Jun2012DAVAO CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is holding today until tomorrow, June 5, the Mindanao Economy and Environment Summit in the city, aiming to raise the level of awareness of Mindanawons on the importance of river basins in the quest for food security and sustainable development. The Summit, being undertaken at the Grand Regal Hotel, Davao City, also intends to provide a venue for the various stakeholders in the island to discuss and act as one in conserving ...
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02Jun2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 2 (PIA) -- Local chief executives of the five provinces of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) expressed their support to the meaningful autonomy that is being pursued by the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as they move forward with the substantive issues on the negotiating table. Governors Mamintal Adiong Jr. of Lanao del Sur, Esmael Mangudadatu of Maguindanao, Jum Akbar of Basilan, Abdusakur Tan of S...
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01Jun2012DAVAO CITY, June 01 -- A consortium of local academicians and scholars is urged to take on the role of a think tank that will help steer Mindanao’s journey to holistic development. Sixteen members of the Mindanao Studies Consortium Foundation Inc. (MSCFI) were exhorted by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to venture out of their institutions and build their mark in research and policy studies in the region. “Issues in Mindanao are integrated and call for integrated solutions that ...
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31May2012DAVAO CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- A consortium of local academicians and scholars is urged to take on the role of a think tank that will help steer Mindanao’s journey to holistic development. Sixteen members of the Mindanao Studies Consortium Foundation Inc. (MSCFI) were exhorted by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to venture out of their institutions and build their mark in research and policy studies in the region. “Issues in Mindanao are integrated and call for integrated solutions ...
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30May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato (PIA) -- Representatives from several government agencies and the business sector will gather in General Santos City on Tuesday, June 5, to tackle problems concerning the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector. In a letter to PIA 12, Director Manuel Llaneza of the Department of Energy – Mindanao Field Office said the discussions during the Mindanao LPG Summit will focus on issues and concerns, “particularly on the proliferation of ref...
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30May2012DAVAO CITY, May 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy is set to convene various stakeholders in the Mindanao liquified gas petroleum (LPG) Summit slated on June 5 in General Santos City that aims to tackle issues and concerns currently confronting the LPG sector. DOE Director Manuel M. Llaneza said the summit will particularly discuss the issue regarding the proliferation of refilling/selling of LPG using Butane canisters as containers. Another concern to talk about is the unauthorized refill...
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28May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 28 (PIA) -- To encourage wider youth participation in Mindanao’s peace-building and socio-economic development, the National Youth Commission (NYC) signed an agreement with Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to put the Mindanao Youth Agenda into action. The memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed here recently is expected to empower the Mindanao youth in realizing the changes they aspire, as the government recognizes their potential to bring about change. “The Min...
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26May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 26 (PIA) -- A five-day summer peace camp in Upi, Maguidanao held recently has urged young people to give much attention to the environment. The 7th Mindanao Summer Youth Peace Camp held at Upi Agricultural School Provincial Technical Institute of Agriculture Social Hall, Upi, Maguindanao from May 17 – 21 was aimed at educating Bangasamoro and lumad youth from different provinces of Mindanao on the role in protec...
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25May2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- “The culture of peace should start with the kids,” Rameer Tawasil, the world-renowned Tausug artist, expounded on the rationale of five-day Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Summer Art Workshop for Peace currently being held in a local hotel here. The ARMM government, through its ARMM HELPS (Health, Education, Livelihood, Political Reform, and Synergy) Program, came up with the project teaching more than 30 kids aged seven to 15 years old on cultur...
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25May2012PAGADIAN CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Economy and Environment Summit, a platform under the Mindanao Nurturing Our Waters (MindaNOW) Program of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), is slated to be held on June 4 and 5 at the Grand Regal Hotel in Davao City. With the theme, “Building Constituency towards a Green Economy,” the summit aims to gather stakeholders of Mindanao for creating champions, building constituency, and adapting change in responding to the challenge of ensurin...
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25May2012TAGUM CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- Davao Norte governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario led the launching of a level-2 water system project in Mabantao, Kapalong, Davao del Norte funded by the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP)-2. The P3.4-million potable water system, which benefits around 330 households, was part of the P260-million infrastructure project that the province was able to avail from the World Bank-funded program. Del Rosario said more projects are coming to the province once the bank...
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24May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 24 (PIA) -- Affirming its support to the peace and development initiatives in Mindanao, the US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), recently signed a bilateral assistance agreement with the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) for the implementation of its major activities in Mindanao. The agreement was signed by USAID Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg, USAID Philippines Mission Director Gloria Steele, an...
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24May2012MANILA, Mayo 24 (PIA) -- Ang Aquino administration namahayag nga wala nay rotating blackouts kon gabalik-balik nga pagkapawong sa sugang dagitab sa Mindanao human sa pag-ayo ug pagpahiuli sa Polangui hydro-power plant, usa ka opisyal sa Palasyo nagkanayon. Si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda miingon sa regular nga press briefing sa Malacanang pagka Lunes nga ang gobyerno naka-kompleto na sa repair and rehabilitation sa Polangui power plant nga nakapagaan sa problema sa kuryente sa Mind...
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23May2012PASIG CITY, May 23 -- Starting June this year, an Islamic-friendly and culturally-sensitive curriculum for Muslim learners will be implemented in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) even as the national government continues to allot resources to further train Muslim teachers. The curriculum was launched recently in Lamitan City, Basilan, attended by Department of Education (DepEd) representatives and ARMM officials and the local government unit of Basilan, a press report from DepEd...
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22May2012DAVAO CITY, May 22 (PIA) -– Child leaders from across the regions in Mindanao have come together in the city starting today until Thursday, May 24 for the 2012 Mindanao Children’s Congress that seeks to make a statement on health. The World Vision Development Foundation, Inc. spearheads the three-day Congress at Ritz Hotel Garden Oases in Davao City, in line with its Child Health Now! advocacy campaign. Crislyn Joy A. Felisilda, World Vision field communications specialist, said some 70 ch...
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21May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- Xavier University’s (XU) Philosophy Department is hosting the 35th annual conference of the Philosophical Association of Visayas and Mindanao (PHAVISMINDA) from May 24 to 26. A total of 24 scholars and professors from at least 17 universities and schools will discuss the theme, “Philosophy and Democracy: A Challenge to Responsive Governance,” and answer the question, “What universal democracy, if there is any, serves as ‘generic blueprint’ on man...
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19May2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, May 19 (PIA) -- Hedcor Bukidnon, Inc. and the municipality of Kitaotao is now working to develop a hydroelectric plant, which would help ease nagging problems on power shortage in Mindanao every summer season. Gregorio Jabonillo, Hedcor’s Vice President for Business Development, said this run-of-river hydroelectric project will harness the Sita and Simod rivers in Kitaotao town in Bukidnon, as a source of power with a combined installed capacity of 28.2 megawatts. ...
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18May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 16 (PIA) -- The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has expressed its support to the move of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) for the creation of Mindanao Power Corporation (MinPoCor). “We are one with the MinDA in this proposal,” said Ricardo C. Juliano, PCCI Vice President for Mindanao. He said the Agus-Pulangi hydro plants are Mindanao’s patrimony and it should be in government hands. MinDA Chairperson Luwalhati Antonino told members ...
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18May2012DAVAO CITY, May 18 – President Benigno S. Aquino III said that the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) is a program that promotes inclusive growth and good governance. Aquino made the statement as he addressed last May 14 the gathering of farmers, fisherfolks, indigenous peoples, and rural women during DA-MRDP People’s Organizations Congress held in Davao City. “Pagdating po sa kaunlaran, walang sinuman ang dapat maiwan—‘yan po ang bisyon na...
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17May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 17 (PIA) -- Farmers and fisherfolks in Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao used to spend more than one hour to bring their produce to Buluan town. Travel time, according to a resident, was much longer during rainy days. But with the upgraded Buluan-Pandag-Paglat-GSK Pendatun section of the provincial road, traveling from SK Pendatun to Buluan now takes only about 20 minutes. Yesterday, the United States governmen...
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17May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 17 (PIA) -- Labi a ikinadsukol-sukol ni Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Luwalhati R. Antonino kanu mga kalipa nu Growth Equity in Mindanao-United States Agency for International Development o GEM-USAID kanu kinapangumbal sa Maguindanao Infrastructure Development Forum kagay a Mayo 16 sa dalapa nu Buluan, Maguindanao. Su nadtelu a forum na inidsalangan bon kanu inauguration nu 15-kilometers road ganat sa Buluan taman sa SK Pendatun a napangumbal sa da...
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16May2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 16 (PIA) -- Taus-pusong nagpasalamat si Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Luwalhati R. Antonino sa mga kinatawan ng Growth Equity in Mindanao-United States Agency for International Development o GEM-USAID sa ginanap na Maguindanao Infrastructure Development Forum kanina, Mayo 16 sa bayan ng Buluan, Maguindanao. Ang naturang forum ay sinabayan din ng inauguration ng 15-kilometer road mula Buluan hanggang SK Pendatun na ginanap sa bayan ng Pandag ...
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16May2012ALABEL, Sarangani, May 16 (PIA) -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) governor on Tuesday commended Sarangani Gov. Migs Dominguez for his Madaris program in Sarangani. In his speech as guest speaker at the opening program of the 3rd Provincial Musabaqah or Madaris intramurals in Sarangani at the Capitol gymnasium, Governor Mujiv Hataman acknowledged the efforts of Gov. Dominguez to foster education among his Muslim constituents. “Alam ninyo, napaka swerte niyo. Inikot ko na a...
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16May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 16 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the National Youth Commission (NYC) to strengthen support for the implementation of Mindanao 2020. The agreement was inked by Secretary Luwalhati Antonino, chairperson of MinDA, and Assistant Secretary Earl Saavedra, NYC Commissioner for Mindanao during the Mindanao Economic Policy Forum held yesterday, May 15, at N Hotel, here. Mindanao 2020, or the Mindanao Peace and Dev...
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15May2012DAVAO CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III yesterday lauded the the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) in Davao City for using geotagging technology as this promotes transparency in project implementaion. “Gamit ang geotagging, nababantayan at nasusuri ninyo ang pagsasakatuparan ng ating pong mga proyekto (Using geotagging, you can monitor and review the implementation of our projects)," the President said in his speech yesterday during the MRDP Peoples’ Organization ...
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15May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 15 -- The National Youth Commission (NYC), the government institution that serves as the voice and advocate of the youth, announced the revitalization of its program for the young people of Mindanao. The Mindanao Youth Agenda (formerly known as the Kabataan sa Mindanao Natin Program) was crafted during the Mindanao 2020 planning activity held last November 2011 here. This program, which is anchored on the Philippine Youth Development Plan is also incorporated as part ...
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15May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 15 (PIA) –- Maguindanao province is gearing up for the Maguindanao Infrastructure Development Forum in Buluan town tomorrow, May 16. Information from the Mindanao Development Authority and the Growth for Equity in Mindanao (GEM)- USAID said that during the infra forum, ARMM OIC Governor Mujiv Hataman will present development priorities and stimulus program of Autonomous Region with emphasis on infrastructure improvement The forum will also showcase succes...
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15May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) formally launched today the Mindanao Peace and Development Framework Plan for 2011-2030, also known as the Mindanao 2020. The unveiling of the Mindanao 2020 Document was spearheaded by MinDA Chairperson Luwalhati R. Antonino and Australian Agency for International Aid (AusAID) Philippines Governance Adviser Sam Chittick during the opening preliminaries of the Mindanao Economic Policy Forum held at N Hotel, this city...
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14May2012DAVAO CITY, May 14 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III will hand over today the “Parangal sa mga Bosing ng Kanayunan” awards to local government units (LGUs) and peoples organizations (POs) which exude noteworthy performance in implementing Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) projects. The awarding ceremony will be the highlight of the People’s Organization (POs) Congress which will be held at the Grand Regal Hotel in Davao City. The congress will provide a venue for MRD...
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14May2012DAVAO CITY, May 14 (PIA) -- President Benigno C. Aquino III lauded today the achievements of the Department of Agriculture’s Mindanao Rural Development Program (DA-MRDP) in alleviating the living conditions of the rural and coastal folks in Mindanao. “Sa tulong ng MRDP, itinataguyod natin ang pagkakaroon ng sapat na pagkain sa hapag ng bawat pamilya, ang pagkakaloob ng disenteng trabaho, at marangal na pamumuhay (With the help of the MRDP, we can uphold the need of each Filipino family for ...
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14May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 14 (PIA) -- A group of Mindanao-based representatives from government, civil society, business, and academe will gather here tomorrow, May 15, for the Multisectoral Mindanao Economic Policy Forum to discuss constraints and enablers for greater investments in the Mindanao. The forum aims to come-up with concrete and strategic actions that will attract more investments in Mindanao and further invigorate the Mindanao economy while ensuring inclusive growth and environment...
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12May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 12 (PIA) -- The economic growth of Northern Mindanao is expected to gather steam in 2012 and shall be within the range of 7-7.5 percent. This, as more development projects and private investments are implemented in the region, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) - Region 10 Chief Economic Development Specialist Engr. Cecilio Clarete said during the Macro and Development Administration Committee Meeting of the Regional Development Council (RDC), last week. C...
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12May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 12 (PIA) -- The Regional People’s Organization Congress on May 3 here was not only the first in the entire Soccsksargen Region but also the first PO gathering in the history of the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) in Southern Philippines, DA 12 Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan said. More than 300 individuals attended the summit. Among two-thirds of them were chairmen and members of POs; other participa...
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09May2012QUEZON CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) on Wednesday lauded various local government officials nationwide for giving full support to the peace talks of the government peace panel with rebel groups, according to a press release by the OPAPP. Local executives expressed approval of the peace talks during a meeting last week with government peace panel member Miriam Coronel Ferrer held last week. “The guidelines of President Benigno C. Aqu...
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09May2012COTABATO CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- As part of the continuing aggressive efforts in instituting reforms, the leadership of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is reaching out to various sectors and groups that play important roles in government’s peace and development initiative. On May 8, ARMM-OIC vice-governor Bainon Karon gathered officials, members, and supporters of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) all over Mindanao for a consultation-dialogue with ARMM officials, civil ...
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08May2012DAVAO CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Board of Directors held a special meeting recently in Davao City to formally support the creation of a Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) and one-stop shop processing center (OSSPC). In a press release, MinDA Chairperson Luwalhati Antonino said that they are grateful to the President for the time and effort he exerted to reach out to the people of Mindanao and for providing an opportunity for various sectors to be h...
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08May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 8 (PIA) -- To institute immediate measures in addressing Mindanao’s power situation, the government is looking into tapping existing power plants in the island. In a press conference last week at the Philippine Information Agency 10 office, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Spokesperson and Head of Communications and Media Affairs Romeo Montenegro said this was one of the measures agreed on the recently concluded Mindanao Power Summit in Davao. ...
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08May2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 8 (PIA) -- Civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) launched the ARMM Watch in the province on May 3 at the Mindanao State University (MSU) this city. At the same time, they also conducted the second leg of the provincial consultations to strengthen mechanisms for the ARMM Watch engagement. "The ARMM watch is a coalition of individuals and non-government organizations who want to be part of the reform program in Mus...
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07May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 7 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 10 underlined programs and special projects this year directed towards eradicating poverty, specifically the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF), Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig sa Lahat (SALINTUBIG), Mindanao Basic Urban Services Sector Project-Millennium Development Goals (MBUSSP-MDG), and Local Government Support Fund (LGSF). In a press release, Atty. Rene Burdeos, DILG-10 Regional Director, said the SAL...
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06May2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 6 (PIA) -- May tanggapan na ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Ito matapos pormal nang binuksan noong Huwebes, Mayo 3, ang kauna-unahang ARMM CHR Field Office sa loob mismo ng Regional Government Center sa Cotabato City. Pinangunahan ang inauguration nina ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman at CHR chairperson Loretta Anne Rosales at sinaksihan ng mga kinatawan ng iba’t ibang sector sa ...
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04May2012DAVAO CITY, May 4 (PIA) -- Partnership between the Department of Tourism (DOT)–11 and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is underway in prepping up the Davao Port here as an international hub for cruise liners. Davao is among the eight ports identified as Tourism Gateways by the DOT including Bohol, Boracay, Cebu, Metro Manila, Puerto Princesa, Subic, and Zamboanga. It forms part of the nation’s major nautical cruise arteries. Following the successful maiden voyage to the country of M...
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04May2012DAVAO CITY, May 4 (PIA) -- Acting on President Benigno Aquino’s directive to address the power crisis in Mindanao, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Board of Directors held a special meeting to formally support the creation of a Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) and one-stop shop processing center (OSSPC). MPMC and the OSSPC are two of the action points identified by President Benigno Aquino III during the Mindanao Power Summit last month. MPMC will be responsible for providing...
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04May2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 4 (PIA) -- A Commission on Human Rights (CHR) official reiterated that the agency will uphold the rights of the indigenous and Moro peoples in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the context of their culture and history of struggle for human development. CHR Chairperson Etta Rosales, in a meeting here Thursday with regional officials and representatives of Moro civil society organizations, said that for the first time in 22 years of ARMM’s existe...
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04May2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 4 (PIA) -- The acting governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) said the government sees a major pact for a political settlement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) taking place during the term of President Benigno S. Aquino III, which will end in 2016. Officer-In-Charge ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman said he was being “optimistic that they can come up with a consensus to sign a peace agreement, especially if it does not take a constit...
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03May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- Members of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Board has approved the formation of the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee by way of a resolution during its meeting last week. This was disclosed by Romeo Montenegro of MinDA in today’s “Talakayan sa PIA,” held at the Philippine Information Agency, here. The committee will be chaired by MinDA and to be composed of representatives from the Department of Energy, consumer group, business sector, an...
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01May2012COTABATO CITY, May 1 (PIA) -- Newly installed head of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations for Western Mindanao PC/Supt. Manuel Barcena vows to give priority attention for more vigorous peace and security campaign to maintain law and order in the region. Formerly assigned with PNP intelligence command, Barcena assumes his new post on April 17 vice PC/ Supt Felicisimo Khu who is assigned to head DIPO-Eastern Mindanao. On April 26, Barcena held a meeting with members of the Cotabato...
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28Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 28 (PIA) -- The President is earnest in looking for a solution to the Mindanao power crisis, according to Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) Secretary Luwalhati Antonino during an interview with the Davao media last April 20. Antonino said that the President contacted her shortly after the power summit to discuss the power problem. Among the recommendations pushed by Mindanao stakeholders during the power summit held last April 13 at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao was the ...
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27Apr2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 27 (PIA) --The local power distribution utility in Surigao del Sur is optimistic that the power crisis in Mindanao can be addressed fairly. Iglorio Hinayon, General Manager of Surigao del Sur Electric Cooperative II, said the proposal of putting up a Mindanao Power Commission (MPC) under Mindanao Development Authority has already reached Malacañang, adding that the legality of the move is now under study. He cited that stakeholders, primarily the Associat...
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26Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- Speaking to delegates of the 1st Mindanaonon Environment Summit last Friday, Secretary Luwalhati R. Antonino, chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), called on Mindanawons to convene and harmonize all environmental advocacies for Mindanao. “In the same way that we successfully held the power summit last April 13, I hope we can once more gather our collective stand and unite to resolve issues on the environment,” Antonino said. Antonino point...
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26Apr2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, April 26 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has reiterated its claim that the daily power curtailment in the Mindanao grid was due to the acute shortage of power and not any transmission-related issue. Lawyer Cynthia Perez-Alabanza, NGCP spokesperson in a press statement emailed to the Philippine Information Agency said this regarding the power shortage, particularly on their alleged failure to renew their Ancillary Services Procurement A...
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25Apr2012COTABATO CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (NSO-ARMM) reported recently that the region’s population decreased by nine percent compared to population data in 2007. NSO-ARMM regional director Atty. Commando Pilimpinas said based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing, ARMM posted a population of 3,256,140 compared to 4,120,795 in 2007 or a difference of more than 864,000. The 2010 Census of Population and Housing also ind...
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23Apr2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 23 (PIA) --The Tuna Capital hosted Saturday another significant gathering of internet enthusiasts, the first ever Google Map Maker Summit Mindanao designed to “improve tourism and disaster preparedness in the country.” City Media Affairs Officer, Avelmar Manansala disclosed that more or less 150 “mappers” composed of students, policemen, bloggers, representatives of the religious sector and the academe, local government unit’s (LGU) tourism and planning offi...
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23Apr2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) -- A peace communication forum held last week in Cotabato City has emphasized the big role of media in attaining peace. “A minor skirmish can escalate into a major war because of irresponsible reportage,” said Carol Arguillas of MindaNews during the first Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Peace Communication Summit held last week in Cotabato City where she discussed the role of media in promoting peace in the coverage of armed conflict. ...
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21Apr2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 21 (PIA) -- The governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) underscored the importance of good governance in promoting and maintaining peace and order. Governor Mujiv Hataman said good governance is much related to peace and order citing that if governance at the barangay, municipal, and provincial levels is functional then peace and order problems can be addressed easily. “How will you put a stop to kidnapping and other criminal activities i...
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20Apr2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 20 (PIA) -- Three outstanding mayors in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) took the center stage on Monday as they were commended at the ARMM Compound in Cotabato City. ARMM OIC-Governor Mujiv Hataman hailed Mayors Ramon Piang of North Upi and Lester Sinsuat of Datu Odin Sinsuat, both of Maguindanao province, and Roderick Furigay of Lamitan City for showing good governance, excellent leadership, and efficient management of their respective governme...
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20Apr2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 20 (PIA) --- A plan to set up a satellite structure of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the province of Basilan to oversee the island-components of the region is now underway. The announcement was made by Officer-in-charge (OIC) Governor Mujiv Hataman in his first “Ulat sa Bayan” on Monday, a report of the initial gains in the first 100 days of his administration’s ARMM reform agenda and the policies that have been put in place. Hataman...
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19Apr2012GLAN, Sarangani, April 19 (PIA) — This prime resort town in Central Mindanao is getting ready for the 2nd Mahin Festival. The three-day festival, which features indigenous games to highlight the town’s rich cultural heritage, opens today (April 19). Organizers expect a bigger attendance after the festival’s highly successful maiden presentation last year. “Based on the very positive response to our first Mahin Festival and the great interest and enthusiasm it has generated, we expe...
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19Apr2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 19 (PIA) -- The regional government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has opened its portals of open government to the public as an affirmation of its commitment to the Open Government Partnership (OGP). The OGP is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance The launching was spearheaded by ...
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18Apr2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 18 (PIA) -- Civil society organizations (CSOs) are indispensable partners in overhauling fraudulent and wasteful practices in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). This was underscored by ARMM Officer-in-Charge Governor Mujiv Hataman as he presented last April 16 the initial gains in his first 100 days in office citing the crucial role being played by CSOs in instituting needed reforms in the region. The present ARMM caretaker administration has a bindi...
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18Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- Key airline chief executive officers (CEO) and tour operators from the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) converge in Davao City for a two-day summit which started yesterday, April 17. Dubbed the 1st Equator Asia Air Access Forum and Airline CEOs Summit, the gathering aims to bring together major players from the airline industry and tour operators from the sub-region to lay the groundwork for enhanced inter-connect...
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17Apr2012DIPOLOG CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- Gipahayag ni Presidente Benigno Aquino III nga gikonsidera karon sa gobyerno ang “pagprivatize” sa kasamtangangang mga planta sa enerhiya sa nasod sa tinguhang mahatagan ug kasulbaran ang sitwasyon sa enerhiya sa Mindanao, uban ang pag-awhag ug dugang “private investment” sa sektor sa enerhiya aron mahatag sa katawhan ang kuryente sa katawhan sa ubos nga presyo. Sa usa ka press conference sa Malakanyang niadtong Lunes, gibutyag ni Presidente Aquino ang pa...
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17Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 17 (PIO) -- President Benigno Simeon Aquino III promised to look into recommendations made by leading Mindanao leaders to solve the power crisis in the island. Among the proposals made by the Mindanao Confederation of Mayors and Governors (Confed) are the review of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) and deferment of the privatization of the Agus and Pulangi hydropower plants. He assured the multi-sectoral participants during the recent Mindanao Power Summit in D...
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14Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 14 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III yesterday said the Mindanao needs a more diverse mix of energy sources if the demand of power supply cannot rely anymore on the existing hydro-power to provide the base load of the entire island. Speaking before the stakeholders during the Mindanao Power Summit in Waterfront Insular Hotel here, the President said the Mindanao is relying on hydropower for more than half of its consistent consumption, the base load, which is not sustai...
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14Apr2012DAVAO CITY April 14 (PIA) -- Provincial chief executives in Mindanao expressed hope that the power summit can bridge stakeholders in Mindanao with the national government in addressing its power woes. “The summit is important because there is a lack of communications between the national government and the Local Government Units and the stakeholders.” Says Governor Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo of the Lanao del Norte Province. The Mindanao Power Summit held yesterday gathered about 300 particip...
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14Apr2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr. 14 (PIA) - - With the intention of building strong collaboration among government agencies, private sectors, and non government organizations (NGOs), and promote for the protection of the environment, EarthSoul Solutions, Inc. is set to conduct the first “Mindanaonon Environment Summit” this month. The three-day summit set on April 20-22 at the NCCC Mall, Davao City is in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Environment and Natural Resour...
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13Apr2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr. 12, (PIA) - - In support to the yearly observance of Philippine Earth Day on April 22, the EarthSoul Solutions, Inc., in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be spearheading a “Green Caravan” on April 17 to 19. Ibno Turabin of EarthSoul said the Caravan will be participated in by various government agencies, Local Government Units (LGUs), Non government o...
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13Apr2012DIPOLOG CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The local management of Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI), in coordination with the local police operatives, has tightened security measures on their buses following the bombing on one of their buses in Carmen, North Cotabato yesterday. Mr. Edgar Quintana, liaison of RTMI Dipolog said, despite the absence of threat received by the local management, RTMI Dipolog still the local management has adopted measures to ensure the safety of the riding public. Quintana ...
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13Apr2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Aprill 13 (PIA) -- Energy Undersecretary Ina Asirit said Mindanao needs additional generation capacity to address the power insufficiency that it currently faces. In a radio interview on last Tuesday on Meet the Press, a regular radio program of Philippine Information Agency 12 with Director Olivia Sudaria as anchor, Usec. Asirit emphasized the need for Mindanao to come up with additional power source to solve the energy crisis. Mindanao is dependent on hydropower plants ...
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13Apr2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 13 (PIA) -- The Misamis Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELCI) II, here, is hopeful that the power interruptions will stop once the government will implement measures to solve the present power crisis in Mindanao. This optimism is shared by Jemilo L. Pelimer, General Manager of MOELCI II, who said they have continued to implement the daily rotational brown-out in their service or franchise areas, starting last March 1 up to April 15, this year, as ...
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13Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III is set to meet the power industry stakeholders from different regions in Mindanao today in the Mindanao Power Summit at Waterfront Insular Hotel, this city. Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras, in a press conference held yesterday, April 12, confirmed the attendance of President Aquino in the summit organized by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) today. "The President wants to find solutions to this power problem as fast as w...
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12Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III has instructed the energy department to solve the power crisis at the soonest time possible without sacrificing the future. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jose Rene Almendras today said in press conference today in Davao City that the President has instructed him to focus on identifying and providing solutions to the Mindanao power crisis. The DOE chief stressed, however, that the President wants a solution that will not "jeopar...
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12Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 12 (PIA) -- Officials in South Cotabato hope tomorrow’s Energy Summit in Davao City would end with solutions that would address the power crisis in Mindanao. South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr., Koronadal City Mayor Peter Miguel, and South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1) General Manager Santiago Tudio said they will be attending the summit. South Cotabato First District Representative, Daisy Avance-Fuentes...
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12Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) announced today that preparations are being firmed up for the scheduled largest gathering of power industry stakeholders from all across Mindanao on Friday in Davao.MIn Secretary Luwalhati Antonino, chair of MinDA, said that based on latest confirmations, around 300 to 350 delegates are expected to attend the event. MinDA is organizing the summit in collaboration with the Department of Energy. “The Power Summit acco...
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11Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 11 (PIA) -- Education remains the best way out of poverty and ignorance, said Vice President Jejomar Binay. Vice President Binay was in Kabacan, North Cotabato yesterday as guest of honor during state-run University of Southern Mindanao’s 66th commencement exercises where he addressed 1,932 candidates for graduation. “Kung nais nating maiahon sa kahirapan at kamangmangan, edukasyon nag-iisang tanging paraan,” he t...
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10Apr2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 10 (PIA) -- Responding to the call of the National Electrification Administration (NEA), the Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) convened leader-members of the cooperative to organize the multi-sectoral electrification advisory council (MSEAC). This was to give space for the member-consumers to participate in addressing the power crises that Mindanao is now facing. In order to realize the creation of the council, a one-day congress was called. It was participat...
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10Apr2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DENR-ARMM) is engaging in a massive region-wide reforestation under the National Greening Program (NGP). “We are vigorously pursuing the implementation of the NGP which seeks to address poverty reduction, food security, biodiversity conservation, and climate change mitigation and adaptation,” said DENR-ARMM Secretary Kahal Kedtag during the 1st ARMM ...
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10Apr2012COTABATO CITY, April 10 (PIA) -- Local and foreign investments in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are seen to grow this year following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the ARMM-regional government. Signed during the 1st ARMM Economic Summit held here recently, the MOA is aimed at boosting local and foreign direct investments in the ARMM, which is among the three-pillar thrusts of the new ARMM government, alon...
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10Apr2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 10 (PIA) -- The regional government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to enhance its link to potential investors and fast-track investments in the region. The MOA, which aims to boosts local and foreign direct investments in the autonomous region, was signed during the 1st ARMM Economic Summit held recently in Cotabato City. With the MOA, MinDA and the ARMM ...
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05Apr2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 5 (PIA) -- Representatives from various sectors in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have gathered in a summit to tackle issues and concerns about the environmental protection. Members of various national government agencies, non-government organizations, peoples’ organizations, academicians, environmentalists and leaders from the five provinces of the ARMM attended the summit, anchored on the theme “Beyond Disasters: Mainstreaming Environment...
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04Apr2012DAVAO CITY, Apr. 04 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy has assured energy stakeholders in Mindanao that the government is taking its best efforts in addressing the power situation in the island. DOE Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit made the assurance in the Mindanao Energy Stakeholders Meeting on Tuesday here, as she presented DOE’s undertakings and recommended solutions to improve the power supply in Mindanao. Asirit told power distributors and electric cooperatives across Mindanao of...
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04Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- Power consumers in Mindanao may only have to pay additional 50 to 80 centavos per kWh to their electricity cost as electric cooperatives have started getting supply from power barges like Therma Marine. During the stakeholders’ meeting initiated by the Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday at the Grand Regal Hotel, this city, Energy Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit explained that consumers will only have to pay a very minimal additional amount from the gene...
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04Apr2012DAVAO CITY, Apr. 04 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing for a power generation mix in Mindanao to assure reliable base load for a sufficient power supply in the island. DOE Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit raised the need for the generation blend system in obtaining power sources, saying that 56 percent of Mindanao source is dependent on hydro power which she said is “unfortunately not a reliable base load.” Asirit explained that water could not be taken as base l...
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03Apr2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Abril 3 (PIA)---Gilunsad sa Mindanao State University (MSU)-General Santos City ang may balor Php3.7 milyones nga Nutraceutical Laboratory mismo sa campus ground niini sa niaging semana. Gipangulohan ni Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) Assistant Director Dr. Teodoro Solsoloy ug MSU Chancellor Abdurrahman Canacan ang inaugurasyon sa naasoy nga laboratory. Matud ni Solsoloy ang pag-ugmad og laboratory ang maong pinaka-thrust sa DA-BAR bu...
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03Apr2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr. 3, (PIA) -- At least 40 corn farmers who are members of a multi-purpose cooperative and women members of women’s association participated in the “exposure trip” held recently at the corn farm of Mr. Leonardo Talania in Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte where the latter shared and explained best practices in corn production . Department of Agriculture (DA) in a press statement said the “exposure trip was aimed at encouraging the participants to strengthen their corn ...
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01Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Apr. 1 (PIA) -- Mindanao State University- General Santos City launches the P3.7 million worth nutraceutical laboratory with the inauguration ceremony Thursday at the campus ground. The day was also the university’s 33rd baccalaureate services and awards ceremonies. Assistant Director of the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) Dr. Teodoro Solsoloy, who was guest of honor for the graduation ceremonies led the ribbon-cutti...
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01Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 1 (PIA) – Malampusong nagasaulog sa ika 25th anibersaryo ang Butuan City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. kon BCCCIFI. Bag-ohay pa lang nanagtagbo ang mga Board of Directors niining nga nasangpit nga hugpong pinangunahan sa sa Executive President niini nga si Joseph Omar O. Andaya ug ang lokal nga panggamhanan sa syudad sa Butuan pinaagi usab sa representasyon ni Executive Assistant Rouel A. Jamili sa City Hall, aron iplastar ang mga angayang tuki-on sa nasa...
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29Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 29 -- President Aquino will meet with power industry stakeholders in Mindanao, scheduled in Davao City after the Holy Week to firm up parallel tracks of immediate and medium- to long-term solutions to the Mindanao power problem. This was announced yesterday by Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair Luwalhati Antonino in a press release, saying that the President wants to personally convey specific measures taken by the government and the proposed steps needed to...
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27Mar2012DAVAO CITY, MARCH 27 (PIA)- The first Mindanao Environment Summit will be hosted by Davao City this coming April 20-22. The summit, is a gathering of various stakeholders and concerned citizens aimed at finding a common ground on answering the current problems brought about by climate change particularly in Mindanao. “The impact of climate change is very clear to us; one example is Sendong which hit Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.” Says Ibno Hajar Turabin, chairperson of EarthSoul Solutions, ...
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27Mar2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Mar 27 (PIA) -- Employees of the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) will soon enjoy the right benefits due to them as Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) members. This, as the GSIS inked a memorandum of understanding with the DepEd-ARMM on Thursday to update the service records of more than 24,000 DepEd employees in the region. Under the agreement, the GSIS and the DepEd-ARMM will jointly update the service record...
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25Mar2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 25 (PIA) – A total of P 498.09 million worth of projects have been implemented in Misamis Occidental under the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) Rural Infrastructure Sub-Projects, Phase 2 and the Community Fund for Agricultural Development (CFAD) last year. Of this amount, P 488.76 million was spent on some 62 road projects with a total length of 292.13 km. under the MRDP 2 while P 9.25 million was spent under the CFAD. Both programs...
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25Mar2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Marso 24 (PIA) -- Mokabat sa Php498.09M ang kantidad sa proyekto sa karsada ang gipatuman ilalom sa MRDP kun Mindanao Rural Development Program Rural Sub-Projects, Phase 2 ug sa CFAD kun Community Fund for Agricultural Development sa probinsiya sa Mis. Occ. sa miaging tuig. Niini nga kantidad, Php488.76 million ang gigugol alang sa 62 ka mga karsada nga may kinatibuk-an nga gitas-on nga 292.13km ubos sa MRDP 2, samtang Php9.25M ang gigugol sa mga proyekto ...
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22Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, March 22 (PIA 10) – Fifty-eight poor municipalities in Region 10 were prioritized in the Regional Development Council 10 (RDC 10) consolidated budget proposal for 2013. Budget allocations for existing programs, projects, and activities (PPAs) in other areas were likewise considered. National Economic Development Authority 10 (NEDA 10) Director Leon M. Dacanay, Jr explained that the RDC is responsible for the review, prioritization an...
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21Mar2012DAVAO CITY, Mar. 21 (PIA) – Representatives from the Port Management Offices (PMOs) covering Dapitan, General Santos and Zamboanga recently gathered here for the initial orientation for the creation of their respective websites. Heeding the call to incorporate Social Media (SocMed) concepts to be more interactive with port clients, the PMOs will be anchored on the template that the PMO-Davao launched since September 2010. “We live in changing times where we need t...
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20Mar2012DAVAO CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- An academic institution, the University of Mindanao (UM), formally launched today the Institute of Popular Opinion (IPO), an opinion survey center that is aimed to provide timely, relevant and scientifically-drawn survey results. Primarily, it focuses on timely issues that relate to the popular concerns of the people of Davao. IPO Director Dr. Maria Linda Arquiza said that it is the pioneering institute in Davao that makes u...
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19Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 19 -- Agreeing that parallel tracks of peace and development can be pursued better through complementation, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) teams up with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) in seeking for transformation of conflict affected areas in Mindanao. In a recent meeting that assessed the impact of peace-building initiatives under the previously completed Action for Conflict Transformation (ACT) for Peace Prog...
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16Mar2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 16 (PIA) -- The Regional Commission on Bangsamoro Women of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RCBW-ARMM) gears up women to tackle disasters, both natural and man-made, through a one-day symposium on disaster risk reduction held on Wednesday as part of the region’s celebration of women’s month. Helen Rojas-Balawag, RCBW-ARMM chairperson, said the activity is designed to capacitate women, who are among the more vulnerable sectors during...
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16Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 16 (PIA) -- Investments monitored by the Department of Trade and Industry in Northern Mindanao reached P9.97 billion last year, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Region 10. Engr. Cecilio Clarete, chief economic development specialist of NEDA-10, said P4.17 billion of the total regional investments or 41.8 percent was poured in Misamis Oriental. He said majority of these investments went into the infrastructure and ...
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16Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 16 (PIA) -- Northern Mindanao exports for the year 2011 was valued at US$1.064 billion, higher by 15 percent compared with the US$926.45 million in 2010. Thus revealed Engr. Cecilio Clarete, chief economic development specialist of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Region 10, during the media forum on the regional economic situationer held at the NEDA Conference Room, recently. He said Bukidnon posted the largest increase of 97 per...
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15Mar2012DAVAO CITY, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- Bringing attention to the contributions of women to production in Mindanao, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) expressed its support to women food producers honored during the International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration in Davao. MinDA chair Sec. Luwalhati R. Antonino conveyed the authority’s support to women in the island-region through its program for rural communities, during the “Women’s Marke...
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15Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 15 -- Northern Mindanao’s economic performance for 2011, the status of Region X’s major infrastructure projects, and recent resolutions passed by the Regional Development Council (RDC) were presented to 25 print, radio, and TV practitioners and government communicators during the March 14 media forum conducted by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) at the RDC conference room, Cagayan de Oro City. The region’s economy showed...
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14Mar2012DAVAOCITY March 14 (PIA) -- A private sector-led tourism group urged local government units in Mindanao to come up with viable tourism master plan in their localities. “There are many LGUs that have really beautiful places but they lack technical knowhow on product development, marketing and promotions,” says Jonallier Perez, member of the board representing Davao Region for the Mindanao Tourism Council. Perez cites an example, a breathtaking waterfalls is often...
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13Mar2012DAVAO CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- Electric cooperatives in Mindanao are meeting today with the Department of Energy and the Mindanao Development Authority to come up with an immediate workable solution on the problem of power in this side of the country. A representative from the Department of Energy, members of the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives (AMRECO) and Mindanao Development Authority Chairperson Luwalhati Antonino will lay down issues and possible solutions ...
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13Mar2012DAVAO CITY, Mar. 13 (PIA) -- Reaffirming the importance of Mindanao to national growth, the Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expressed support to the MindaNOW: Nurturing Our Waters Program of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) even as it reiterates commitment to Mindanao’s peace and development, MinDA announce today. “We are encouraged by the support expressed by USAID in our efforts to pursue economic and environment int...
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12Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 12 -- Reaffirming the importance of Mindanao to national growth, the Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expressed support to the MindaNOW: Nurturing Our Waters Program of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) even as it reiterates commitment to Mindanao’s peace and development, MinDA announced today. “We are encouraged by the support expressed by USAID in our efforts to pursue economic and environment integration in...
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12Mar2012DAVAO CITY, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- Officials and personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the region joined the Sports Festival 2012 of Kill Droga Club (KDC) and Junior Citizens Crime Watch (JCCW) on Sunday (Mar. 11) at the University of Mindanao (UM) Matina Campus, this city. With this year’s theme: “Drug Free Society is a Means to Ends Poverty,” the annual sports fest aimed to foster camaraderie and cooperation with students and the different school or...
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11Mar2012SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Marso 11 (PIA6) -- Pormal nga nagpangalagad na si Maj. Gen. Jose Mabanta bilang Commanding General sang 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) sang Philippine Army nga nakabase sa Kampo Peralta sa Jamindan, Capiz. Si Mabanta nga anay spokesperson sang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) amo ang nagbulos kay Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Bautista nga karon amo na ang ika-54 nga Commanding General sang Philippine Army. Samtang ginpahayag sang bag-o nga pinuno sang 3ID nga pa...
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10Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 10 (PIA) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) expects the Congress to discuss on Tuesday, March 13, issues and possible immediate actions to address rotating brownouts in several areas of Mindanao due to supply shortages. According to its press statement, M...
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08Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 8 (PIA) -- The Working Committee from the Office of the Vice Mayor and the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Butuan City have geared up its preparation for the Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines (VMLP) 3rd Mindanao Island Congress slated on June 20-23, 2012 at a convention center in the city. The conference, which will be hosted by the VMLP Caraga Regional Chapter, will espouse the theme: “Protect the Natural Environment: Preserve the Natural Wo...
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07Mar2012DIPOLOG CITY, MAR. 7(PIA)---Gimugna karon sa Regional Development Committee sa National Economic Development Authority Board ang Special Committee for Mindanao Power, atubangan sa panginahanglan nga magbutang ug malungtarong tinubdan sa supply sa kuryente para sa Mindanao. Si Socio-economic Planning Secretary ug RDCom Chair Cayetano W. Paderanga Jr., nagkanayon nga espesyal nga komiti maoy tahasan paghimo ug rekomendasyon alang sa kasulbaran sa problema sa enerhiya, ilabi na limitadong ...
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05Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 5 -- The United States will continue providing assistance to Mindanao food processors in a bid to increase their product competitiveness in both domestic and export markets at the same time penetrate more international markets. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to extend its five-year Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) program that ends this December 2012. It is implemented in partnership with the Mindanao Development Aut...
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02Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 2 -- Plans to establish a local research and policy center for Mindanao are currently being pushed by the Mindanao Studies Consortium Foundation, Inc. (MSCFI) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). Representatives from the academe comprising the MSCFI have agreed to the proposal of setting up a Mindanao Knowledge Research and Policy Center (MKPRC) that would ensure harmonization and proper utilization of knowledge resources in Mindanao for policy maki...
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02Mar2012DAVAO CITY, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- Plans to establish a local research and policy center for Mindanao are currently being pushed by the Mindanao Studies Consortium Foundation, Inc. (MSCFI) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). During a recent meeting held at MinDA, representatives from the academe comprising the MSCFI have agreed to the proposal of setting up a Mindanao Knowledge Research and Policy Center (MKPRC) that would ensure harmonization and proper utilization...
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26Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Peb 26 (PIA) – Dahil sa kakulangan sa suplay ng kuryente mula sa Mindanao grid, nagpapatuloy ang nararanasang rotating brownout sa lungsod ng Heneral Santos City, bahagi ng South Cotabato, at lalawigan ng Sarangani. Base sa power advisory na inilabas ng South Cotabato II Electric Cooperat...
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24Feb2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 24 (PIA) -- Regional policymakers are now in the process of fine-tuning development plans in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to make way for the key reforms being set up by officer-in-charge (OIC) Governor Mujiv Hataman. According to Diamadel Dumagay, executive director of the Regional Planning and Development Office (RPDO)-ARMM, officials and chief planning officers of different ARMM agencies convened in a two-day workshop at the start o...
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24Feb2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Feb. 24 -- To show the provincial government’s support to PhilHealth’s goal of improving the only pediatric cancer unit in Mindanao, Governor Khalid Dimaporo joined the Philhealth Run Mindanao Run for Hope. The Southern Philippines Medical Center-Children’s Cancer and Blood Diseases Unit (SPMC-CCBDU) is the only facility in Visayas and Mindanao that can deliver multi-disciplinary care for children with cancer. Also benefiting from the e...
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23Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) signed an agreement yesterday stipulating their joint commitment to promote investments in Mindanao and formulate the Mindanao Business Policy Agenda. The policy agenda will address immediate and recurring issues of the business sector in the island region to enhance its competitiveness and ensure a more conducive environment for business. It will also ...
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23Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala welcomed World Bank (WB) country director for the Philippines Motoo Konishi at a recent dinner meeting in Davao City, a statement said in the Department of Agriculture's (DA) website. During the meeting, the two officials were joined by WB sustainable development sector director for East Asia John Roome and sustainable development leader for the Philippines Mark Woodward. Alcala expressed his gra...
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23Feb2012DAVAO CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Seeing the need to mainstream Mindanao policy issues in national level discussions, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI) signed an agreement yesterday stipulating their joint commitment to promote investments in Mindanao and formulate the Mindanao Business Policy Agenda. The policy agenda shall seek to address immediate and recurring issues of the business sector in the isl...
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22Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- Ang mga militar sa Central Mindanao o kon rehiyon 12 nagasakdag sa proseso sang kalinong sa Mindanao nga sa subong madali na lang matapos. Si Maj. Gen. Rey Ardo, 6th Infantry Division commander, nagsiling nga ang apat ka brigada sang Army sa idalum sang iya pagdumala kag ang mga batalyon nga ara sa idalum sang brigada may daku nga ginahimo sa pagtukod sang pundasyon sang madugay na nga ginahulat nga kalinong sa Mindanao. Si Ardo nagsiling nga an...
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21Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 21 -- Seeking to generate more investments for the island, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is set to forge a partnership agreement with the Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) that would enhance mechanisms on investment promotion in Mindanao. The MinDA Board has approved during its regular meeting recently a draft memorandum of agreement between MinDA and BOI, underscoring greater collaboration in increasing capacities of MinDA in investment facili...
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21Feb2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The new leadership of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is pushing for electoral reforms through the conduct of general voters’ registration. The move is supported by civil society organizations (CSO) and the governors of the five provinces comprising the autonomous region – Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. ARMM OIC-Governor Mujiv Hataman said this is the first time in the history of...
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19Feb2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Feb 19 (PIA) -- Weeks after the tropical storm Sendong tragedy on December 17, 2011 that heavily damaged the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro in Northern Mindanao, representatives of Dompet Dhuafa, a non-profit agency from Jakarta, Indonesia made an ocular inspection of several schools in this city. The Dompet Dhuafa chose Cabili Village Elementary School as recipient of the two-classroom temporary school building project it m...
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19Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The City of Golden Friendship is hosting the first Mindanao Disaster Risk Reduction Summit (DRR) and Geo-Hazard Awareness, a two-day gathering of lawmakers, local government officials, and representatives from non-government organizations to share their experiences, insights and expertise on DRR. Supported by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID), the summi...
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18Feb2012PAGADIAN CITY, February 18 (PIA) -- “I am both happy and proud that Dumingag was chosen by Mindanao Network for Sustainable Organic Faming Systems (MINSOFS) as the venue on this Mindanao-wide farmer’s activity. Indeed, this is a welcome development on us.” This was the statement made by Dumingag Mayor Nacianceno Pacalioga Jr. as the 1st Mindanao Sustainable Organic Agriculture Congress and Agro-Eco Tourism Fair (MSOAC-AETF) will be hel...
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16Feb2012ILIGAN CITY, Feb. 16 -- As threats of flooding and related environmental incidents now taking high priority levels with the emerging effects of seemingly changing climate patterns, Mindanao leaders have cited the need to step up efforts for integration of Mindanao watershed and river basin programs. In a recent meeting of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Board, consisting of all Regional Development Council chairs, local government officials, Congress and sectoral organization...
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16Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Peb. 16 (PIA) -- Tumanggap kamakailan ng P5 milyong halaga ng tulong pangkabuhayan ang limang barangay sa lungsod ng Kidapawan sa North North Cotabato mula sa Department of Agriculture Region 12 (DA-12). Idinaan ang ayuda ng DA-12 sa Mindanao Rural Development Program-Community Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDP-CFAD). Nitong nakalipas na linggo namahagi ang DA-12 ng cattle livelihood projects na nagkakahalaga ng P2.5 milyon sa mga benepisya...
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16Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- Eight barangays in Kidapawan City recently received P5-million worth of livelihood projects from the Department of Agriculture Region12 (DA-12). DA-12’s assistance to Brgys. Amazion, Junction, Linangkob, Singao, Kalaisan, Paco, San Roque, and Macebolig were channeled via the agency’s Mindanao Rural Development Program-Community Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDP-CFAD). During the 14th foundation anniversary...
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16Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture has provided more than P78-million worth of agri-fishery projects, farm equipment and inputs to farmers, fisherfolk and local government units in Northern Mindanao, a statement posted on its website said. During a recent three-day regional visit, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala distributed the respective projects, farm implements, inputs and animals to hundreds of beneficiaries, including farm and fishing families ...
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15Feb2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- More than 300 representatives from the civil society organizations (CSOs) and key government executives converged here on Monday for the first-ever Lanao del Sur People’s Consultative Assembly. Conducted by the Lanao del Sur People’s Council with the support of the provincial government, the gathering was aimed at mapping-out productive collaboration towards a stronger CSO-government partnership for the development of the province...
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15Feb2012DAVAO CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) today announced that the Philippines will formally endorse the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Non-Convention Sized Ships (NCSS) when the Sea Linkages Working Group of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) meets next month. “The MOU aims to formalize intra-EAGA movement of non-convention sized ships through mutual recognition and m...
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11Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- Ten towns and one city in Northern Mindanao have been initially selected for the establishment of Centers for Development (CFDs). The Regional Development Council (RDC-10) supported the establishment of CFDs in these localities, particularly in areas that have persistent and pronounced youth-related problems like teen-age pregnancy, increasing school drop-outs, drug and alcohol abuse, and other health and education-related issues. The sel...
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07Feb2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 7 (PIA) --- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has resolved to resume the system of continuing registration of voters and validation of registration records in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on March 5, 2012. Lawyer Nasib Yasin, Provincial Election supervisor, said the continuing registration of voters slated from March 5 to October 31, 2012 was ordered by the Comelec en banc through Resolution ...
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06Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Misamis Oriental, Feb. 5 – The Limket Kai Center will host an art exhibition of the Biswal Mindanaw, Inc. in celebration of the Arts Month this year, February 15-23, 2012. The exhibit is entitled “Obra de Brocha” showcasing the various forms of artworks of the Biswal Mindanaw’s members/visual artists. It will highlight the many “obras” of our local artists that will surely capture the hearts of the vi...
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06Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb. 6 (PIA) -- An education student and a track and field coach reaped the top prizes of the Philhealth Fun Run – The Mindanao Run for Hope here early yesterday. James Castillo, 19, an BS Education student of the University of Mindanao in Davao City clocked the 17-kilometer run &nb...
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06Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb. 6 (PIA) -- “It was an overwhelming success,” says Dr. Miriam Cynthia Pamonag, Philhealth 12’s field operations chief, referring to the Philhealth Fun Run - The Mindanao Run for Hope held here yesterday morning. Some 3,667 runners had registered for ...
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05Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The United Nations (UN) and the Philippine government has re-launched their flash appeal for aid for thousands of families affected by tropical storm Sendong in southern Philippines barely two months after the devastating floods hit the region. This time, the global appeal will be targeting to raise at least $39 million (P1.7 billion) for the victims, according to UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Philippines Dr. Jacqui Badcock, adding that the amo...
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05Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The World Bank (WB) has seen a 15.5 percent rise in the income of poor families, particularly those who benefited from the Mindanao Rural Development Program phase 2 (MRDP2), a WB-funded program implemented by the Department of Agriculture. Carolina Figueroa-Geron, WB specialist, said DA-MRDP2 has contributed to increasing the income of beneficiaries, mostly small farmers and fisherfolk, during a press briefing January 30 in Davao. Geron said that from a...
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05Feb2012DAVAO CITY, Feb. 05 (PIA) – The Mindanao-wide simultaneous fun run organized by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) today (Feb. 05) would benefit the Children’s Cancer Center and Blood Diseases Unit (CCCBDU) of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), this city. The PhilHealth Run: The Mindanao Run for Hope kicked off early this morning in six key cities in Mindanao with around 18,000 runners from Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Koronadal, Marawi and...
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03Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- At least 390 Muslim Filipino families stand to benefit from the Bangsa Moro Pabahay Project of the President Benigno Aquino III’s administration. Under the project, the National Housing Authority (NHA) will construct houses 390 families in Sulu. The project, which is part of the commitment of the Aquino administration to address the housing needs of Filipinos in Mindanao, will also provide 110 lots for flood victims. Vice President Jejomar Binay, ...
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02Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, Pebrero 2 (PIA) --Patuloy pa ring mararanasan ng mga consumers ng South Cotabato Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO) ang tatlumpung minuto hanggang isang oras na “rotating brownout” ngayong buwan. Ang pag-ration ng kuryente sa mga lugar na sakop ng Socoteco I at II sa mga bayan ng Lalawigan ng Sarangani at South Cotabato ay nauna ng ipinatupad simula noong nakalipas na buwan at magpapatuloy pa dahil sa hindi matatag na supply ng kuryente mula sa mga hydroel...
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02Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso Alcala has turned over some P35 million worth of farm inputs and implements to DA-Caraga to improve farm production in the region. According to report, all five provinces and six cities of Caraga Region will benefit from the farm inputs composed of farm tractors, green houses, irrigation equipment, power sprayer, planting materials, seedlings, fishing paraphernalia, among others. The funding s...
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01Feb2012DAVAO CITY Feb. 1 (PIA)-- Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala bared that 40% of the Department of Agriculture budget including its line agencies will be devoted to Mindanao by 2013. Speaking before a Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) press conference here in Davao City last January 30, Alcala said that this is the first time a huge percentage of the Agriculture budget will be going to programs in Mindanao. "Our General Appropriations Act allocation is ...
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01Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, February 1 (PIA) -- Citing collaboration as a strategic direction in pursuing aid effectiveness, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have identified areas of convergence among major peace and development initiatives in mostly conflict affected areas in Mindanao. At the 2nd Steering Committee Meeting of the Early Recovery and Rehabilitation for Central Mindanao (ERRCM) Program held recently, MinD...
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01Feb2012DAVAO CITY, Feb. 01 (PIA) --Some high ranking officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police in Mindanao attended the peace consultation about the ‘Review of the Implementing Guidelines of the Ceasefire with the MILF’ on Monday, this city. Chair of the GRP-MILF (Government of the Republic of the Philippines-Moro Islamic Liberation Front) Atty. Marvic Leonen was the keynote speaker during the consultation held on January 30, 20...
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28Jan2012KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 28 (PIA)-- Nakatalana nga ipakita ni Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Acting Gov. Mujiv Hataman ang iya buluhaton sa pagbag-o sang ARMM sa isa ka pagtililipon nga gin-andam sang Institute for Autonomy and Governance (IAG) sa pakibuylog sang Notre Dame University (NDU) kag Kondrad Adenauer Stiftung sa sunod nga semana. Si Father Elesio Mercado, IAG director nagsiling nga si Hataman magaplastar sang iya plano kag buluhaton nga magdugang sa t...
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27Jan2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- PhilHealth Regional Office 10 is all set for the historic Mindanao-wide simultaneous run for kids with cancer on February 5, 2012. After a full semester preparation for a full blown Mindanao-wide run, the Cagayan De Oro and other five regional venues are ready to make history for the PhilHealth Run: The Mindanao Run for Hope. This event aims to increase the awareness on children’s cancer and the need for a Mindanao=wide collaboration to augm...
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26Jan2012KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen Region’s largest state university would soon be upgrading its mobile laboratories with help from the provincial government of North Cotabato. Just recently, Gov. Emmylou “Lala” J. Taliño-Mendoza and Dr. Jesus Antonio Derije, president of the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), whic...
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24Jan2012DAVAO CITY, JAN. 24 (PIA)-- Regional film festivals in Mindanao have contributed their share of films for the forthcoming Cinema Rehiyon 2012 National Film Festival to be held in Bacolod City this February 8 to 12. Among those to be showcased in the annual film festival of regional movies will be Zamboanga City’s “Placebo,” Cagayan de Oro’s “Carmen” and Davao’s “Atong Amigo.” "Placebo" won the best film in the last year&rs...
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24Jan2012DAVAO CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- An international conference slated on January 26-27 in the city seeks to study on the implication of mining operations in Mindanao. The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) and the Ateneo de Davao University have set the International Conference on Mining in Mindanao this week at the AdDU campus, this city. AdDU President Fr. Joel E. Tabora, SJ said the conference intends to update the delegates on and to analyze the current ...
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21Jan2012KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) –- North Cotabato’s provincial government recently donated P4.4 million to the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the upgrading of the latter’s facilities in the province. Nelly Ylanan, head of the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information Division, said DA-12 Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan and North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Mendoza signed a memorandum of agreement for the donation inte...
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20Jan2012Philippine efforts supporting the establishment of strong transport connectivity as a pillar for growth in the four-country grouping Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) are seen gaining grounds following the concurrence of Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority recently to become part of the sub-regional route. The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), which serves as the Philippine Coordinating Office for the BIMP-EAGA reported t...
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12Jan2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur Jan. 12 (PIA) -- PhilHealth Regional Office in Caraga under Regional Vice-President Johnny Sychua has embarked on a fund-raising campaign through the “PHILHEALTH RUN: The Mindanao Run for Hope.” Simultaneously slated on February 5, the event will be held in the cities of Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Koronadal, Marawi and Zamboanga. Targeting a minimum of 17,000 runners across Mindanao, the Philhealth Regional office is aiming, at least, 2,500...
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28Dec2011DAVAO CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- A non-government organization catering to migrant workers from Mindanao has considered extending its livelihood program to the abandoned families of overseas Filipino workers. The Davao City-based Unlad Kabayan Migrant Services Foundation is reviewing a proposal from another OFW advocate group to reach out to the distressed wives, husbands and children who were abandoned by their OFW spouses and parents. Benilda Rom of Unlad Kabayan said they...
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02Dec2011KORONADAL CITY, Dec. 2 (PIA) -- Some 1,600 geckos rescued in a raid in General Santos City are now back into the wild. SSupt. Albert Ignatius Ferro, regional director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG-12) in an interview with a local radio station here said personnel from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and CIDG released the geckos (tuko) in an area near the famous Seven Falls in Lake Sebu, Sou...
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30Nov2011OROQUIETA, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 30 (PIA) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has called on the participants of the Mindanao Communicators’ Network (MindaComNet) to help in the advocacy of the Mindanao Nurturing Our Waters (MindaNOW) Program. The call was sounded during the 2011 MindaComNet Congress, now on its 3rd day, from Nov. 28-30, which is attended by some 200 Public Information Officers (PIO’s) from the government agencies, government-owned and contro...
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26Nov2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 26 (PIA) --- Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines Inc. (GEPI) has chosen Zamboanga as the host-city for the conduct of its 28th Mindanao Area Assembly held Nov. 24-25. The two-day assembly attended by over 200 geodetic engineers all over Mindanao, anchored on the theme “Promoting Public-Private Partnership for effective Land Governance in Mindanao,” discussed current issues, trends and best practices in the geodetic engineering profession. City Ma...
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14Nov2011DAVAO CITY, Nov. 14 (PIA) -- A bicycling fundraising event dubbed as “Padyak Para Kay Boyd Para sa Burn Center,” is set to honor slain photojournalist Gene Boyd Lumawag on November 20 in the city. The first cycling event is to pay tribute to Lumawag who was a sports buff, and at the same time to raise funds for the indigent patients at the Mindanao Burn Center of the Southern Philippines Medical Center. In commemoration of Lumawag’s 7th death anniversary on November 12,...
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12Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov 12 (PIA) -- At least 63,000 internally displaced persons, comprised of about 10,550 farming and fishing households in Maguindanao are set to benefit from a livelihood project that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of New Zealand and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DAF-ARMM) will implement soon. The resolution approving the program...
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10Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov 10 (PIA) -- Director Felicisimo Khu of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations – Western Mindanao (DIP0-WS) today confirmed police have been placed on full alert in possible target areas in the Region 12 following the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) and recovery of five others in two separate municipalities in the past two days. “All provincial police directors of targeted areas in the region...
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08Nov2011DAVAO CITY, Nov. 08 (PIA) –- Department of Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras assured that the modern technology would mitigate the polluting effects of a coal-fired power plant as he continued to bank on it as the quickest solution to ensure sufficient power supply in Mindanao. Almendras said that power could be generated from coal without harming much the environment. “There are technology that will mitigate the polluting effects of coal that will result in a more environ...
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01Nov2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Nov. 1 (PIA) -– Sea passengers should be at the port at least three hours before departure time and refrain from bringing restricted/ prohibited items/cargo on board ships in order to avoid inconvenience and prevent undue delays of ship voyages. These reminders came from Commodore Elson E. Hermogino, Commander of the Philippine Coast Guard District of Northern Mindanao (PCGDNM), in order to ensure the orderly operation of sea transport facilit...
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30Oct2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Oct. 30 (PIA) -– All five (5) provincial governors of Northern Mindanao have upheld the decision of President Benigno S. Aquino, III for an all-out justice and peace in Mindanao. To show that they are with the President in this very important decision, Gov. Oscar S. Moreno of Misamis Oriental said they have signed the “Manifesto of Support to the President’s call for All-out Justice and Upholding The Primacy of the Peace Process,&rd...
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21Oct2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, OCT. 21 (PIA) -- Some two thousand athletes all over Mindanao will converge in this city for the conduct of the 2011 Batang Pinoy Mindanao-wide leg, October 27-30. The 3-day sports competition will bring in young delegates ages 15 and below to vie for the Mindanao-wide qualifier of the newly revived national multi-sport competition Batang Pinoy. The competing athletes will represent their respective Local Government Units (LGUs) from Regions 9, 10, 11, 12, CARAGA and ARMM. The...
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20Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA) -- The Regional Search Committee, composed of different government agencies, is now preparing for the evaluation of nominees of the 2011 Search for Outstanding Volunteers. In a roundtable discussion Wednesday at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-Caraga, Venus Derequito of the search committee said the two nominees who will be validated on Monday are from Butuan City and Surigao City. Derequito added after verification and s...
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19Oct2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Oct. 19 (PIA) -- State physicians from all over the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) province received updates on urinalysis reading and interpretation as a way to prevent or detect renal disease. Kidney specialists – nephrologists shared their knowledge to physician-participants on maximizing the use of urinalysis for diagnosis and prevention during a two day seminar held today until tomorrow. “This is our way of sharing our expertise on renal dis...
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18Oct2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Oct. 18(PIA) –- President Benigno Aquino III awarded the Zamboanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation Inc. (ZCCIFI) as the Most Outstanding Chamber in Mindanao and Most Outstanding Chamber for Advocacy in the recently concluded 37th Philippine Business Conference (PBC) held in Manila. The PBC was hosted by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, October 11-14. The award was in recognition of the ZCCIFI’s admirable efforts in hastening busine...
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17Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 17 (PIA) -- Some members of the Differently-abled Entry Pinoy, an organization of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) here received today four wheelchairs and 13 crutches from the Alyansang Lumad Mindanao (ALLUMAD) as part of the organization’s Corporate Social Responsibility. In a simple ceremony held at the ALLUMAD office, chairperson Julius Mabandos a.k.a. Datu Mamakow Makapandong personally distributed the wheelchairs and crutches to the beneficiaries. &...
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17Oct2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Oct. 17 (PIA) -- Sec. Sonny Coloma of the Presidential Communication and Operations Office (PCOO) is scheduled to arrive in the city on Oct. 18. Coloma will be the resource speaker during the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines, East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Media Forum, set from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Xavier Sports and Country Club (XSCC). Participants of the forum are Senior Information Ministry Officers and chief editors fro...
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20Sep2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 20 (PIA) -- At least 10 buses coming from two big transport companies, the Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI) and Super 5, were placed at the disposal of the Task Force Transport Strike organized by the Cagayan de Oro City Government to assist the passengers affected by yesterday’ transport strike. Engr. Nonito Oclarit, Head of the city’s Road and Transport Administration (RTA) said the use of the buses was facilitated by the Lan...
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16Sep2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 16 (PIA) -- The conduct of simulation drills and dry run on protocol was the order of the day for some 70 members of the working committees involved in the 20th Senior Officials’ and 16th Ministerial Meeting (SOMM) of the Brunei- Indonesia -Malaysia and the Philippines, East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) scheduled in the city, Oct. 19-20, this year. A Seminar on Protocol was held for the members of such committees at the VIP Hotel, last Sept. 1...
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15Sep2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 15 (PIA) – “Now you can add another moniker to your city. It will not just be the City of Golden Friendship or the City of Boom, Blossom and Bloom. But it can also be called it the “City of Protocol.” Thus said Ambassador Fortunato D. Oblena (Ret) of Cagayan de Oro City, after he labored to lecture on the different aspects of protocol during a seminar held at the VIP Hotel, this city, yesterday, Sept. 14. The seminar ...
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06Sep2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 6 (PIA) –- The presentation of candidates for the search of persons to be appointed as Officers-in-Charge (OIC) in the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will start on Monday, Sept. 12. Secretary Jessie M. Robredo of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said these appointments include those of the Offices of the Regional Governor, Regional Vice Governor and members of the Regional Legislative Assembly. Robred...
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29Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, August 29 (PIA) -- Some 9,352 bags or units of blood have been served to 6,076 patients by the Northern Mindanao Regional Blood Center, Philippine National Red Cross (NMRBC-PNRC) based, here, as of July, this year. Dr. Claire Azura-Paglinawan, Medical Officer of MRBC-PNRC, said the highest number of 1,596 bags of blood was during the month of March which was served to 970 patients. Data at MRBC-PNRC also show the following number of bags of blood an...
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27Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 27 (PIA) -- In an effort to bridge the communication and news exchange among regions in Mindanao, a newsletter sent through cyberspace technology has been born. “One Mindanao,” a name conceptualized by Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Director-General Atty. Jose A. Fabia signifies the unity of the regional offices to bring the good news and government information to the public. “The e-newsletter promotes peace, unity and progress....
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24Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 24 (PIA) -- A campaign to raise citizen’s awareness on the outstanding issues about the on-going peace process in Mindanao is taking place. “Duyog Mindanao,” an initiative led by the Mindanao PeaceWeavers (MPW) is aimed at achieving a negotiated political settlement of the armed conflict between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which is crucial in moving forward genuine development not only...
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23Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 23 (PIA) -- With the increasing number of dengue cases in many parts of the country, the regional office of the Philippine Information Agency in Caraga has partnered with Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) – dxBC Butuan in the conduct of bloodletting activity on Sunday. This is part of the corporate social responsibility of one of the oldest radio stations here in the city. In a phone-patch interview with PIA, Sasie Abastas-Babar, News Director of RMN-dxBC Butuan said the ac...
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22Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 22 (PIA) –- This year’s celebration of the 17th National Crime Prevention Week (NCPW), from Sept. 1-7, will focus on youth participation and youth development. This was revealed by Atty. Marte S. Palomar, Regional Director of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) in Northern Mindanao during a meeting in preparation for the celebration. Anchored on this year’s theme of “Pinoy Ako, Crime Prevention Misyon Ko,” compleme...
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21Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy Mindanao Field Office is inviting new players in gasoline and autogas business to avail of loans as much as P10 Million. Nilo Geroche, chief of DOE-MFO's Energy Industry Management Division said the gasoline station loan is open to new players for any of the following purposes: establishment of a new gasoline station or auto LPG station, improvement and mainteance of existing gasoline station, and re-financing loan proceeds acqu...
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20Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 20 (PIA) -- Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Northern Mindanao will now have the chance to equip themselves with proper and adequate know-how on the use of Information Technology (IT) to advance their businesses. This, after a training program have been developed by the Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST), here, Regional Director Linda O. Boniao of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), region 10, said. A joint projec...
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19Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 19 (PIA) –- The Department of Energy (DOE) will be granting a Loan Fund Assistance Program (LFAP) to new players in the downstream oil industry, after it approved Department Circular No. 2011-03-0005, last March 24. Director Manuel M. Llaneza of the DOE-Mindanao Field Office (MF) said this new circular has amended some vital provisions of Section 14 of DC-98-03-004, entitled “ Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act 8479, ...
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16Aug2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 16 (PIA) – - The first ever Renal Transplant Unit (RTU) in Zamboanga will soon be able to perform its first kidney transplant as the Department of Health (Manila) has approved the release of it’s license to operate. The RTU of the Western Mindanao Medical Center (WMMC), a private hospital here will officially open its services to the public once the hospital gets hold of the accreditation certificate from the government’s health department. DOH Regi...
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16Aug2011DAVAO CITY, Aug. 16 (PIA) -- Over a thousand young volunteers of the “Pilipinas Natin” volunteerism campaign have shown today the spirit of caring and sharing to about 1,200 kids who were treated in a grand birthday party celebration at Matina Gym of the University of Mindanao (UM). The volunteers mostly from UM’s National Service Training Program (NSTP) participated in the birthday party dubbed as “Kadayawan Para sa Kabataan,” a prelude to Pilipinas...
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07Aug2011CEBU, Aug. 7 (PIA) -– The president of a local information officers’ network of Cebu lauded the meeting of President Benigno S. Aquino III and MILF chair Murad Ebrahim in Tokyo, Japan to push forward the peace process between the Philippine government and the Muslim rebels in Mindanao. Cebu Association of Municipal and City Public Information Officers (CAOCAMPIO) president, Carlo Dugaduga said “Ako dakong uyon sa gihimo ni Pnoy nga pakigtagbo sa MILF didto sa Jap...
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14Jul2011TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental, July 14 (PIA) -– Customs procedures, including electronic procedures for e2m Phase 4 topped the agenda of today’s orientation held at the Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA) Auditorium, here. “It has been observed that several port users, particularly shippers and consignees, including their representatives, are not familiar with the proper customs procedures at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), Atty Ernelito G. Aquino, Officer-in-Charge...
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10Jul2011Zamboanga City, July 10 (PIA) -- A two-day “Region IX and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Pabahay Caravan” was recently conducted in one of the hotels here led by Philippine Vice President and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council(HUDCC) Chair Jejomar Binay. The “Pabahay Caravan’’ was anchored on the theme “Strengthening Local Government Units (LGUs) in Housing Delivery and Local Development Planning.” T...
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29Jun2011OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 29 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council of Northern Mindanao (RDC-X) has endorsed the 300 MW Pulangi V Hydroelectric Power (HEP) Project during its 89th Full Council Meeting, held here, yesterday, June 28. In her presentation to the members, Ozamiz City Mayor, Nova Princess Parojinog-Echavez, Chairperson of the RDC-X Infrastructure and Development Committees said the project is supportive of the national and regional government agenda of en...
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29Jun2011OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 29 (PIA)—Ozamiz City Mayor Nova Princess E. Parojinog-Echavez hinted that participatory and consultative democracy in planning is a key towards rightful governance as envisioned by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III. The lady executive expressed this during the 89th Full Council Meeting of the Regional Development Council in Northern Mindanao (RDC-X) held in Ozamiz City, yesterday, June 28, as she underscored the importance of planning in t...
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28Jun2011OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 28 (PIA) -– The Regional Development Council of Northern Mindanao (RDC-X) has approved the 2011-2016 Regional Development Investment Program (RDIP) Guidelines and Timelines, during today’s 89th Full Council Meeting, here. Formulation of the RDIP is in line with Memorandum Circular No. 3 which directs the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to coordinate the formulation of the Philippine Development Plan/Regional Development ...
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06May2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 6(PIA) -- They call themselves as "thunder riders" and they have been traveling to at least six cities in Mindanao on their big motorcycles in search for possible business partners while having adventure and promoting camaraderie. Yesterday morning, they had their stop here in Asia’s Latin City, Zamboanga. Twenty foreign bikers who are mostly businessmen from Malaysia were here yesterday with hopes to gain and establish contacts for business opportunitie...
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05May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 5 (PIA) -- More than 100 farmers and municipal agricultural officers from the province of Maguindanao yesterday completed a training on oil palm production inside the campus of the state-owned University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, Cotabato. DA-Maguindanao High Value Commercial Crops Coordinator Akmad Abdullah said the training was entitled “Training for Modern Farming Technologies for Smallholders in Oil Palm Produ...
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27Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- Ten barangay-based people’s organizations (POs) Midsayap, North Cotabato are set to receive assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Mindanao Rural Development Program - Adaptable Program Loan Phase 2 (MRDP-APL2). Just recently, DA Regional Field Office 12 launched Community Fund for Agricultural Development (CFAD) sub-projects intended to help POs, mostly farmers’ associations (FA) and rural i...
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26Apr2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr 26 (PIA) -- Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (ZAMCELCO) General Manager Reinerio Ramos said the city will continue to experience blackouts following the official advisory he got from the Mindanao Regional Control Center (MRCC) announcing that rotational blackout schedule of eight hours duration per feeder will continue. It can be recalled, power curtailment started April 14 with the rotational cut-off of power starting 8 in the morning. “The power rotational...
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23Apr2011Northern Mindanao’s “Pasundayag” has been a vehicle to connect the “affluent and comfortable” youth in urban areas to the “marginalized and disadvantaged” young artisans of the region. This was the assessment of Sharon Mae T. Casiño of Dire Husi Arts and Crafts Youth Social Enterprise who was among the participants of the week-long “Pasundayag,” at the Mall of Asia (MOA) in Pasay City, last April 14-19. “Pasundayag,&rdquo...
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22Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 22 (PIA) – At least three (3) persons have been successfully rescued from a flashflood when the Umalag River in Barangay Tablon, this city, overflowed at about 8:00 p.m., last night, April 21. These flashflood victims are residents of Barangay Bugo, also of the city, who came to Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel in Tablon for the Lenten visit, namely: Charmane Panatao, female, 21, Melvin Bollunguito, male, 19 and April Tompong, female, 20 ye...
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17Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 17 (PIA) - Each of the twelve municipal LGUs in North Cotabato will soon receive P500,000 each from the provincial government for rehabilitation of farm-to-market roads. The assistance constitutes 10 percent counterpart fund that LGUs need to come up for the implementation of local sub-projects under the Mindanao Rural Development Program-Adaptable Program Loan (MRDP-APL 2) in 2011, according to information from the office of North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliñ...
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05Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 5 (PIA) – The Mindanao Power Grid had an installed capacity of 1,835.48 megawatts (MW) and a dependable capacity of 1,236.60MW, last year. About 1,603.70MW or 57.95% of its installed capacity and 799.20MW or 64.65% of its dependable capacity was provided by the electric power plants from Northern Mindanao. This was revealed by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 10 Director Engr. Leon Dacanay, Jr., who said that th...
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04Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 4 (PIA) – The Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, has announced the suspension of its operations during the Lenten Season, this year. Jose Mari G. Fernandez, MICT Operations Manager, has made the announcement to all Shipping Lines, Container Operators, Brokers and Forwarders, Trucking Companies, Exporters and Importers and all other port users for them to make the necessary adjustments in their schedule during...
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03Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 3 (PIA) –= A total of P11.92 billion in investments was noted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in Northern Mindanao, in 2010, higher by 44% compared to P8.29 billion in 2009. Contributing the highest share of 45% of the total regional investments was the province of Misamis Oriental with P5.37 billion followed by Bukidnon, P3.52 billion or 30%, Lanao del Norte, P1.81 billion or 15%, Misamis Occidental, P965.32 million or 8%...
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23Mar2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Mar. 23 (PIA) – President Benigno S. Aquino III has called on the people of Northern Mindanao to continue tapping into the spirit of “Bayanihan” that runs in the blood of the Filipinos in order to finally lift the country, back to its rightful place under the daylight. The President sounded the call during his visit in Cayagan de Oro City, today, March 23, his first time to come, since he was sworn to office on June 30, 2010. Recalling h...
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20Mar2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Mar. 20 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority and the Rural Transit of Mindanao, Inc., Cagayan de Oro City Branch, will enter into a memorandum of agreement in line with the upcoming National TVET Competency Assessment and Certification (NatCAC). The MOA which will be signed by both parties, tomorrow, March 21, at the RTMI Conference Room, Yacapin Extension, this city, will subject RTMI to be an assessment venue for the Driving ...
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18Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, Mar. 18 (PIA) -- "Except for final touches on the loose ends, it's all systems go for the Mindanao Educators' Congress," an official of the regional office of the Department of Education said yesterday. Dr. Allan Farnazo, DepEd 12 OIC assistant regional director said, he met with officials of DepEd 12, Project EQuaLLS2, Notre Dame of Marbel University and other teams involved to discuss the final preparations for the congress which will be held in Koronadal City from M...
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13Mar2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Mar. 13 (PIA) - Interior and Local Government Secretary Jessie Robredo has supported the appeal of Justice Secretary Leila De Lima that the Aquino administration needs a lead time to reform ARMM government for progress and development to follow. "Kailangan po namin ng panahon para ma reporma ang ARMM. Malinis ang hangarin ng Presidente sa postponement. Ang tanging pakay ng Presidente ay mapinalmenteng maisaayos ang ARMM government. (We need time to reform the A...
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13Mar2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Mar. 13, (PIA) -- The public consultation and hearing on House Bill (HB) 4146 which seeks the synchronization of the 2011 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections with 2013 national elections turned out to what seemed to be a sensitive moment specially for ARMM folks as they are divided in their beliefs and opinions about the issue. The Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms and the Committee on Muslim Affairs spearheaded the conduct of this public hear...
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12Mar2011MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- Secretary Jesse M. Robredo of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) strongly supports the move to postpone the elections in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). “More than the conduct of an election this coming August, ARMM needs to revisit its structure of governance and improve its peace and order to bring about development within the region.” he said. During today’s consultation on House Bill (HB) No...
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12Feb2011DAVAO CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) Residents of Sulop town in Davao del Sur will no longer travel to neighboring towns to buy rice, after a P10.6 million irrigation system was constructed in said town to service an area of 100-hectare rice field. The Department of Agriculture and the provincial government of Davao del Sur recently turned over the first irrigation project to Sulop Irrigators Association Inc. (SIAI) which has a membership of 35 farmers. Fernando A. Cadiansa, Sulop information officer, re...
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31Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- Violations of Republic Act 9165 otherwise known as “The Comprehensive Dangerous Act of 2002” topped the cases of women inmates at the Cagayan de Oro City Jail, in Barangay Lumbia, this city. Thus revealed Jail/Sr. Supt. Pio P. Capistrano, Regional Director of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), region 10, who said a total of 96 women-inmates, three (3) of whom were children-in-conflict with the law (CICL)...
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29Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 29 (PIA) – Driven by a desire to collectively help improve the lives of government employees in region IX, the Regional Executives Association of Western Mindanao (REAWESMIN, Inc.) met recently to draft plans and course of action towards this goal. REAWESMIN President and Department of Labor and Employment Regional Director Ponciano M. Ligutom presided the meeting attended by multi-purpose cooperatives, representatives of a banking institution and cooperative e...
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24Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Jan. 24 (PIA) – Pot sessions at low-priced motels, use of mobile phones in almost all transactions and private vehicles and taxi in delivering illegal drugs have been among the modus operandi of the illegal drugs trade in Northern Mindanao. This is the assessment of Lt. Col. Edwin Layese, Regional Director of the Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency (PDEA), region 10, who said last year, a total of 325 persons were arrested for violating Republ...
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24Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan 24 (PIA ) -- The Zamboanga Canine Club (ZCC) was organized recently with the core objective of promoting responsible dog ownership and to unite all dog owners in Zamboanga. “Responsible ownership goes without saying that you look into the welfare of your dog” said Dr. Marcus James Arquiza -Mancao President/founder of ZCC and a dog lover and breeder himself. Mancao clarified that being responsible dog owner also means being responsible of the dog’s ...
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18Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 18 (PIA 9)- With an imaginary painter’s brush on hand, the executive officers and board of directors of the Regional Executives Association of Western Mindanao, Inc. (REAWESMIN, Inc.) met yesterday to sketch significant activities for this year. Viewing over the 2010 performance of the association, REAWESMIN President and Department of Labor and Employment Regional Director Ponciano M. Ligutom cited a number of unmet targets like raising the membership o...
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14Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 13 (PIA) -– A Technical Management Group (TMG) has been created by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) of Northern Mindanao, effective Dec. 10, 2010. Part of the functions of the RDRRMC-TMG is to formulate plans, policies and measures to reduce the vulnerabilities and risks to hazards in the community and manage the consequences of disasters, Regional Director Carmelito A. Lupo of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), region 10, ...
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10Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- The Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) 2011-2016 will serve as the blue print of the Aquino Administration. Thus, explained Socio-economic Planning Secretary Cayetano W. Paderanga, III, during the recent regional consultation workshop on MTPDP held in Cagayan de Oro City, where he called on the participants for their positive inputs in all chapters of the MTPDP. “I, therefore, encourage everyone to be serious in going through it a...
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03Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan.3 (PIA)-- People living near the mountain slopes and in low-lying areas of the river systems of Northern Mindanao and their respective local disaster risk reduction management councils (DRRMC) have been alerted for possible flashfloods and landslides. This, as the tail-end of a cold front has continued to affect Mindanao and the Visayas resulting in light to moderate winds in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Services (PAGAS...
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03Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan.3 (PIA)-- Strong to gale force winds associated with the surge of northeasterly winds commonly called “Amihan” is expected to affect the seaboards of Mindanao, the Visayas and Luzon. Thus came Gale Warning No. 23 issued by the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) at 5:00 a.m., Jan. 3, 2011, to the Chairpersons of all the Regional and Provincial DRRMC’s and Office of Civil Defense Regional Centers (OCDRC) including the Au...
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29Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (29 July) -- Northern Mindanao had a total rice equivalent (TRE) of 2,086,307 bags of rice at 50 kgs. per bag, as of March 1, this year, higher by 49.03 percent compared to 1,399,964 bags in March 1, last year. With an average consumption requirement of 27,350 bags per day, the rice inventory of the region, as of the period, was estimated to last for 76 days, said Javier P. Lozada, Jr., Regional Director of National Food Authority (NFA), region 10. The inventory alr...
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21Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (21 July) -- A paid-up capital of P3.323B had been put up by 48 newly registered cooperatives with 1,915 members in Northern Mindanao in the 1st quarter of 2010. Such amount was actually higher by 182.40 percent compared to P1.176B, the paid-up capital put up by 18 cooperatives with 477 members in the first quarter in the same period, last year. This year's figures posted a 166.67 percent increase in the number of cooperatives and 85.56 percent in membership com...
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20Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (20 July) -- Northern Mindanao had an electric power dependable capacity of 797.1 megawatts, during the first quarter of 2010, lower by 5.16 percent compared to 840.45MW in the same period, last year. The dependable capacity allows for 52 percent of safe electric power reserve on a daily basis compared to the installed or nameplate capacity of the electric power plants, Engr. Pedro Ambos, Manager of the Generations Planning Division, National Power Corp. (NAPOCOR) b...
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20Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (20 July) -- Strengthening the tribal councils will always remain top priority of the National Commission on the Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in Northern Mindanao. Thus stressed Datu Tommie J. Lobaton, Regional Director of NCIP-10, who said they found the tribal councils very effective in the campaign to inform, educate and communicate (IEC) with the members of the different tribes, especially on ancestral domain issues. "We really need to empower the indigenous...
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16Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (16 July) -- Some 10,090.25 cubic meters (cu.m.) of wood products valued at US$2.291M have been exported by Northern Mindanao during the 1st quarter of 2010. This volume of wood exports was actually lower by 17.41 percent compared to 12,217 cu.m. exported by the region in the first quarter of 2009, but higher by 6.91 percent in value compared to US$2.143M, also in the same period. Of these wood exports, finished wood products posted an increase of 19.85 percent i...
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13Apr2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (13 April) -- The relatively better peace and order condition in Northern Mindanao has continued to draw tourists to the region. "This is proven by the number of foreign and domestic tourists that visited the region, last year," Catalino E. Chan III, Regional Director of the Dept. of Tourism (DOT) region 10, said. He said tourist arrivals increased from 1,041,362 in 2008 to 1,048,662 in 2009 or 0.7 percent, with the foreign and domestic tourists posting i...
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11Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (11 February) -- The Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCO) has turned-over some P750,000 worth of equipment to the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Security (CIQS) agencies of Cagayan de Oro. These equipment include the CCTV cameras for use at the CDO seaport given to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and radar communication support for the Mindanao Terminal Container Port (MTCP) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental and one unit of digital audio recorder and o...
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12Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City, Jan. 12 -- A Joint Security Control Center (JSCC) of the Commission on Elections, Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police (Comelec-AFP-PNP) have been established in Northern Mindanao starting Jan. 10, 2010. The JSCC aims to implement a strategy to address all election-related security issues and concerns of the region to ensure honest, orderly and peaceful elections (HOPE) relative to the May 10, 2010 elections. It is composed o...
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