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CAGAYAN de Oro City-Xavier University will bestow an honorary doctorate in the humanities on Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio G Cardinal Tagle in a special academic convocation on August 1, 4 p.m. at the university’s Immaculate Conception Chapel. “The honorary doctorate is being conferred upon [Cardinal Tagle] during the Year of Faith in recognition of [his] exemplary service to the Church in the Diocese of Imus, the Archdiocese of Manila, the Philippines and Asia-Pacific,” said Fr Roberto C Yap, XU president, in his letter to the Cardinal. Fr Yap commended Cardinal Tagle for inspiring the Church with his “open, joyful pastoral attitude, solid theological expertise, compassionate concern for the poor and proficient use of the new media.” “The University is especially edified by [his] humble and listening style of servant leadership,” Fr. Yap added. Cardinal Tagle was the commencement speaker during last March’s academic convocation, with about 1,800 students receiving their degrees. The Cardinal sent his message from Rome where he was attending the installation of Pope
Francis. He was the only Filipino Cardinal-elector at the conclave. In his 30 years as a priest, Cardinal Tagle has distinguished himself as a servant of God. He lives a life of humility exemplified by his loving care for the poor. He hosts the Sunday TV program “Kape’t Pan Dasal” and teaches at the San Carlos Seminary, Loyola School of Theology, Divine Word Seminary and Maryhill School of Theology. He had already served in the Diocese of Imus in various capacities from 1982 to 2011 when he was installed as Archbishop of Manila. He is the chairperson of the Episcopal Commission on the Doctrine of the Faith of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, is a member of the Office of Theological Concerns of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences and is an elected member of the Council of the Synod of Bishops. He became a cardinal in October 2012. The conferment of an honoris causa on Cardinal Tagle is one of the hallmark activities of Xavier University’s Ruby Jubilee celebration this year. The special academic convocation will be streamed online via www.xu.edu.ph for everyone’s viewing. (Vanessa M. Gorra/XU/PIA10)
Asst editor: ROLANDO N. SUDARIA • Email: rolando_sudaria2000@yahoo.com
DILG 10 holds crash course for neophyte elected officials By Cheng Ordonez BWM editor in chief
XU to confer honoris causa on Cardinal Tagle
thursday| august 1, 2013
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Northern Mindanao is conducting a crash course on local governance to some 320 neophyte elected vice mayors and city and municipal elected officials at Dynasty Hotel in Divisoria, here, from July 30 to August 2, 2013. The crash course has been offered by DILG in two batches: July 30 to 31 batch for those in the areas of Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Camiguin and Cagayan de Oro City, and August 1 and 2 batch for those in Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon. DILG 10 director Atty.
Rene Burdeos said invited to the “Crash Course on Local Government: Introduction to Local Legislation for City/Municipal Vice Mayors and Sangguniang Panlungsod/Bayan Members” were neophyte or first-timer vice mayors, city and municipal councillors. Atty. Burdeos said the whole content course is composed of the following: An orientation on the officials’ roles, powers, duties and functions; elements of good governance; parliamentary procedure; planning and budgeting; and quasi-judicial powers. As this developed, Atty. Burdeos urged the vice mayors, city and municipal councilors, who are participants to
the crash course, to recopy the computerized sketches of the bombing suspects now available over various websites and to distribute them in strategic areas in their respective areas of jurisdictions. “We are helping law enforcement authorities by urging them (participants) to be on the look-out for the suspects in the tragic bombing at Limketkai Center and by making people aware of their presence in their communities, and to immediately report to the nearest police outpost or military camp as soon as they spot them,” Dir. Burdeos said. The Philippine National Police hierarchy has released on Monday the computerized sketches of three suspects,
burdeos resulting from the description of witnesses who said that a black bag purportedly containing the bomb was left by one of the suspects in a mono-block chair, which later exploded, killing eight civilians and injuring scores others.
Turnover of Concreted Road in Camaman-an - Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez, 2ND District, Cagayan de Oro City, formally turns over a road concreting project in Tipolohon-Indahag Road at upper Camamanan that cost P 3 million pesos. Joining this activity are Cong. Maxie Rodriguez of Abante Mindanao Partylist, City Councilors Enrico Salcedo and Teodulfo Lao, barangay officials headed by Brgy Chair Ruel Gamao and Kagawads Wendyl Princillo, Pedro Arda, Carlito Bactong and the DPWH employees.