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Volume III, No. 061
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Phoenix prexy named most outstanding business leader P
hoenix Petroleum President and CEO Dennis Uy has been named Most Outstanding Mindanao Business Leader for the 2014 Mindanao Business Leaders & Entrepreneur Awards. See FULL STORY, page 2
Bangsamoro Basic Law’s approval likely in August By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Congress would likely approve the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in August once the panel would submit the BBL final draft, a lawmaker from this seaport capital of Northern Mindanao said on Wednesday. Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez, of Cagayan De Oro City, said that the panel composed of the legal team from Malacañang, the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are now reviewing the BBL to make sure that all its provisions will conform with the Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Corporate Affairs Manager Ben Sur receives the Most Outstanding Mindanao Busi- Constitution. ness Leader award for President and CEO Dennis Uy from BusinessWeek Mindanao Publisher and Chairman Dante Rodriguez made the Sudaria on July 26, 2014 at the Ayala Centrio Mall Atrium, Cagayan de Oro City. statement to downplay
335 landless families get lots
Progress must be inclusive of rural folks - Gov. Emano
MISAMIS ORIENTAL -“Ever since I was a Mayor of Tagoloan, I have always admired the beauty of our By PAT SAMONTE province. And I vowed Caraga Regional Editor then, if given the chance, everyone in our province BUTUAN CITY – Some 335 must see this beauty and landless families received share in its bounty,” Gov. their own lots during an awarding ceremony in Barangay Baan Covered Court here last week. Led by City Councilor CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Jaime Cembrano, Jr. and City -- The people of MindanHousing and Development ao are still optimistic that O f f i c e p e rs on nel, t he President Benigno Aquino affair saw the beneficiaries III remaining two years in profusely thanking Mayor office would offer more Ferdinand Amante, Jr. as they opportunities in the island. were handed their certificates The statement summaSee landless, page 11 rizes the frustrations of
Yevgeny Vincente Emano of Misamis Oriental said on Wednesday. In his plea for support on his initiatives to invite partnership with the private sector before a group of businessmen over the weekend, the governor said
he welcomes their ideas and if they too are willing he can present to them his own. He vowed to keep his office open to whoever will come with an offer to develop any of the eight tourism spots of the prov-
ince earlier identified as having the best potentials for world-class tourism. However, he asked the potential investors that whatever they propose, it should take into special consideration the lives of See progress, page 11
‘Mindanaoans’ expect more during Aquino’s 2 yr. term many Mindanaoans on the failure of President Aquino to give equal emphasis on developing Mindanao during the President’s 2014 State of the Nation (SONA) address last Monday. Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano
said on Tuesday that while the President mentioned Laguindingan airport in passing, Aquino did not schedule a timeline on when the actual installation of digital navigational facilities would be completed. The state-of-the-art
equipment is essential for the airport to operate roundthe-clock. “For over a year now, Laguindingan airport can be used only during daylight,” Emano said. He said that while many airlines have already exSee expect, page 11
the doubts expressed by some Moslem leaders that Malacañang is not doing anything to fast track the submission of the BBL as an “emergency measure” with the Congress. “Although President Aquino did not give a timetable for the submission of the BBL draft in his SONA last Monday, Aquino indicated that the Transition Authority will have onea-half-year to perform and initially implement the BBL before the May 2016 elections,” Roldriguez said. He said that the Transition Commission and the panel of negotiators will have enough time to study the salient provisions of the See law, page 11
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