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Volume XI, No. 119
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Peace caravan COTABATO City – A "peace caravan" composed of hundreds of vehicles kicked off from this city Thursday, aimed at drumbeating support for the transition extension period of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao from 2022 to 2025. Amai Samrod, deputy executive director of Suara Mindanao and spokesperson for the daylong peace caravan, said the vehicle convoy will circle Maguindanao and the 63 villages in six towns of North Cotabato that have joined the BARMM in 2019. “We expect more than 1,000 vehicles to join our convoy today (Thursday),” he said, adding the caravan participants consisted mostly of civil society groups.
Ban on minors GENERAL Santos City -- The city government is set to launch another round of inspections to ensure strict compliance with a prevailing protocol that prohibits minors aged 14-years-old and below from entering business establishments. Mayor Ronnel Rivera said the local government has standing orders that only allow residents aged 15-years-old and above to go out of their homes for various essential purposes and transactions. He said senior citizens or those aged 60-yearsold and above are already allowed to engage in public transactions, except for those with comorbidities or illnesses critical to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) complications.
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ORTHERN Mindanao obtained the highest rate in administering the first doses of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines in the country, data provided by the Department of Health (DOH) showed.
In a recent report, DOH said Region 10 recorded 90.2 percent vaccination rate from the 39,400 doses it received from both Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines. T h e ot h e r t op fou r
SCENIC MOUNTAIN VIEW. Visitors enjoy the view of the mountains and the relaxing feel from a tourist spot located in Talakag, Bukidnon. photo by gerry lee gorit
Support for BTA extension reaches 1M signature By BONG S. SARMIENTO, MindaNews
KORONADAL City – Peace advocates campaigning for the extension of the transition period in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have successfully gathered one million signatures, and
counting, which will be submitted to Malacañang at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 18. The submission of the signatures will coincide with the 53rd anniversary of the Jabidah Massacre, which involved the killing of at
least 23 Moro recruits by the military for “Oplan Merdeka,” an a l l e ge d cl and e st i ne Philippine government plan SUPPORT/PAGE 11
regions that achieved high vaccination rates are the National Capital Region (68.7 percent of the 278,870 doses); Region 2 (61.3 percent of 31,980 doses); Region 9 (56.3 NORMIN/PAGE 11
Davao durian finds way to big Aussie market THE Philippines has exported its first frozen durian products from Davao City to Australia, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Thursday. In a statement, the DTI said the initial shipment arrived at Port of Melbourne on March 2. Davao durian products were imp or te d by Aus Asia Produce Pty. Ltd., an importer and distributor of
exotic tropical fruits, Asian vegetables, herbs, and other products for the Australian market. Two varieties of Davao durian were included in the initial shipment —Puyat and Duyaya. “Puyat is sweet with a hint of ‘bitterness’ as desired flavor amongst new generation durian connoisseurs. Whilst MARKET/PAGE 11
ACT OF GOODNESS. One single gesture of goodness means a lot for lowly trisikad drivers plying the Abellanosa-Manuel Vega-Burgos streets in Cagayan de Oro City as they were surprisingly handed out with a gift pack containing few kilos of rice, canned goods and noodles from an unexpected philantropist, a woman they commonly call "Nanay" who owns a small store near their terminal. But for nanay Coleta Tolentino, sharing something for the less fortunate out of her small earnings especially at this time of the pandemic, was a joy that fills her heart as she celebrated her 86th birthday Wednesday, March 17. Nanay Coleta said she chose the gift-giving activity rather than spend for lavish celebration for it is more gratifying. photo by rolando sudaria
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