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Briefly Solar dryer MARAWI City -- Two hundred units of direct solar dryers were constructed in different barangays of Marawi City and the 39 municipalities of Lanao del Sur by the provincial government of Lanao del Sur. This is a 12 x 12 concrete pavement for exposing crops to direct sunlight under the open sky. “In a province that is rich in agricultural lands and where growing and harvesting crops, such as rice and corn, is the main source of livelihood, a solar dryer is very useful,” Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Alonto Adiong, Jr. said. “Farmers in various municipalities now have a place to dry their crops for free,” he further said.
Halal fest MARAWI City -- To address malnutrition problems in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the region’s Department of Health (DOHARMM) and the National Nutrition Council (NNCARMM) tapped members of the Regional Nutrition Committee to promote programs on proper nutrition. Dayang Jumaide, DOHARMM assistant secretary, encouraged members of the Regional Nutrition Committee to emulate programs such as ‘Pinggang Pinoy’ and ‘10 Kumainments’ in their respective offices. “These programs will help combat the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adults in the region,” said Asec. Dayang.
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3rd Regional Competitiveness Summit
5 Normin LGUs made it among Top 10 overall F
By MIKE BAÑOS, Editor-at-Large
IVE Local Government Units from Northern Mindanao have broken through the ranks of the country’s Top 10 most competitive local governments.
Recognized among the top 10 in their respective c ate gor i e s for “ove r a l l competitiveness” during the 3rd Regional Competitiveness
Summit hosted by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) last week at the PICC were Mambajao, Camiguin summit/PAGE 11
The Laguindingan Airport has helped make Misamis Oriental as the No. 2 Most Competitive Province in the country for 2015. photo by mike baños , npn
2015 Outstanding Mindanao biz leaders, entrepreneurs to be feted on July 25 By IRENE DAYO, Staff Writer
ORGANIZERS of the 4th Mindanao Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs of the Year Awards has finally sealed the winners of this annual search following the official judging by the Juries held last week, July 15, under the auspices of BusinessWeek Mindanao, the mother publication of BusinessWeek Mindanao C or p orat ion, t he main organizer of the event. Now on its 4th year, the Mindanao Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs
awards, is the brain-child of BusinessWeek Mindanao
president and publisher Dante Sudaria, aimed to recognize homegrown businesses and leaders/PAGE 11
Mambajao Municipal Mayor Ma. Luisa Romualdo trying on the electronic services offered by the Job Search Kiosk during its recent turnover to the municipal government.
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