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ALI leadership forum set on June 1 in Rome Volume VI, No. 265
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HE African Legacy International (ALI) will host a symposium on cultural diplomacy (Culture in Leadership) on June 1-2, 2017 at Marriot Hotel in Rome, Italy.
ALI President and CEO Innocent Ogu said the two-day symposium will focus on providing civic, business, media and government leaders insights on the complexities underlying good governance based on cultural diplomacy to achieve cultural leadership, global understanding
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and building lasting relationships. Globalization has been breaking down borders across continents, culture being the lifeline of governments and civil society in the attainment of good governance and sustainable development, Ogu said. He said the symposium will bring together leaders in the diplomatic corps of various nations and international groups to champion the socioeconomic and socio cultural relations that would positively affect the people of all races regardless of beliefs, traditions, principles and color. Cultural Diplomacy 2017 linkhttp://africanlegacyinternational.com/cullead/ will also
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involve representatives of great cultural heritage of different ethnic groups of the African/ European continents to share new ideas about all aspects of culture, make practical decisions on the challenges at hand and agree on possible solutions, Ogu stressed. The primary goal is to enlist top government functionaries, legislators, diplomats, top business executives, investors, consultants, and all other stakeholders. He explained the objectives of the event which include the strengthening of cultural values and as well give voice to academics and other shareholders that will contribute to the promotion of cultural diplomacy globally.
Ogu also said discussions will focus on length subject matters on how cultural diplomacy can successfully guarantee good governance and leadership and how culture can act as a medium for the interchange of ideas amongst leaders and nations from different cultural backgrounds. The forum will also deal on the effects of culture in education, security, finance, health, agriculture and technology; examine the roles of cultural artifact custodians in Africa, Asia and Europe, and hear from industry leaders from across the continents cultural practices and beyond, he said. African Legacy
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Engr. Innocent Ogu President & CEO African Legacy International
Crime in Normin plummets as anti-illegal drug drive continues By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
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CAGAYAN de Oro City-The Department of Trade and Industr y (DTI) in Northern Mindanao this week warned businessmen against an illegal activity perpetrated by unscrupulous individuals masquerading as Secretary Ramon Lopez who asked money purportedly to help the displaced Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Linda O. Boniao, the DTI regional director, said that her office has received calls from the local businessmen about a certain Ramon Lopez, who introduced himself as the DTI Secretary asking donations for the displaced OFWs. She said that the caller used a mobile phone number to access the personal line of the business tycoon
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Pfc Samuel Garay (2nd from R) of the 39th Infantry Battalion are reunited with their wives after the two soldiers were turned over and released to government officials and peace advocates in the hinterlands of Matanao, Davao del Sur on April 19, 2017. Garay and Calocop were abducted by the New People’s Army on February 2, 2017 in Columbio, Sultan Kudarat while they were on their way to Makilala, North Cotabato. MindaNews photo by Manman Dejeto
CAMP Alagar, Cagayan De Oro City--The total quarterly crime volume in Northern Mindanao plummeted as the “Double Barrel Reloaded” gained momentum from January to March 2017, Superintendent Lemuel Gonda, the regional police spokesperson, said Thursday. He said that the police regional command has recorded a total 10,307 crime incident during the first quarter of 2015, which drastically dropped to 6,250 crimes in 2016 during the same period.
and Pfc Samuel Garay, who were captured by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Columbio, Sultan Kudarat, were released to their wives and relatives somewhere in
Matanao, Davao del Sur. Garay’s wife Jessa Mae and Calocop’s wife Normalia wept as they embraced their husbands when they were presented and released to
CAPTIVES NO MORE. Sgt Solaiman Calocop (2nd from left, partly hidden) and
In the January to March 2017 this year, the regional police command registered a total crime volume of 5,780 or a 3.7 percent dropped compared to crime volume registered during the first quarter in 2016, Gonda said. “Overall the total crime volume during the first quarter of 2017 dropped to 32.5 percent compared to the combined total crime volume registered in 2015 and 2016 during the same period,” Gonda said. He said that the decline of the crime volume in 2016 compared to 2015 was attributed to the nationwide “Tokhang” (Knock See drug, page 7
NPA releases 2 Army soldiers in Davao del Sur Army regained their freedom on Wednesday, after almost three months of MATANAO, Davao del Sur- captivity in the hands of -Two non-commissioned communist rebels. officers of the Philippine Sgt Soliman Calocop By Manman Dejeto MindaNews
local government officials. Both sat on the laps of their husbands wiping their tears and then thanked the custodial unit of the See ARMY, page 7