EDGEDAVAO
VOL. 6 ISSUE 249 • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
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MUTYA FINALISTS. The 15 Mutya ng Dabaw finalists wave to the crowd after they were chosen during the Talent Showcase held at Gaisano Mall of Davao on Monday evening. The 2014 Mutya ng Dabaw will be crowned in the Grand Coronation Night on March 14 at the Davao City Recreation Center. Lean Daval Jr.
NEDA: BACK TO GEN SETS Back up power needed to ease effect of power crisis By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net
They’re old-fashioned, noisy, and yes, maybe even costly. But who cares if it works to ease the power crisis?
To address the current rotating brownouts some parts of Mindanao, an official of the National Economic Development Auhority suggested the use of em-
bedded generator sets. “There are built-in generation modalities like generator sets embedded in establishments like hospitals, hotels, and malls.
This refers power that can be tapped during time of outages,” NEDA 11 regional director Ma. Lourdes Lim said. “It’s a matter of sched-
uling. If the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), our main transmission facility, could predict when these ro-
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IPs urge GRP, MILF: ‘Respect our rights’ By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
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HE Aromanon Manobo tribe, an indigenous community in the town of Carmen, North Cotabato, is urging the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to recognize the territory of the Indigenous Community if the Bangsamoro state is approved.
In a statement, the tribe wants the Bangsamoro and the government to determine and identify territories in accordance with the peace pact agreement. The ancestral domain and lands within territories should be recognized as these are the core elements
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EXECOM MEETING. Davao City Administrator J. Melchor V. Quitain presides one the Araw ng Dabaw executive committee to discuss preparation of the 77th Araw ng Dabaw celebration at City Hall yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.