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Volume VI, No. 038
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NORTHERN Mindanao Peace Council will hold a Walk for Peace around Divisoria streets in Cagayan de Oro in celebration of the National Peace Consciousness Month. Set to start today, Sept. 21, which is the “International Day of Peace,” the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) and the City Peace Security and Development Council, through the initiative of 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, will hold a Peace Month Culmination Program at Kiosko Kagawasan. The program will include a Walk for Peace and will be highlighted by the Candle Light “Peace Sign” formation. Contingents from the national government agencies, local government units, civil society organizations, religious sector, students and civic organizations will be participating.
By IRENE DAYO, Staff Writer
HE world’s largest and fully automated coconut shell activated carbon plant has begun operating in northern Mindanao.
MARITIME industry stakeholders in Northern Mindanao are all set for this year’s celebration of National Maritime Week, 21-25 September 2015. With the theme, “Edukasyon at Pagsasanay sa Maritima: Kabalikat sa Patuloy na Kaunlaran,” simultaneous blowing of ship’s horn and dressing of ships, floral offering, Holy Mass and opening program will kick off the celebration, September 21. Holy Mass on board vessels, through Apostleship of the Sea (AoS), was also set for the celebration. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will spearhead a lecture/forum/ symposium on the proper disposal of garbage, and feeding program to 300 students at North City Central School in Cagayan de Oro City.
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Owned and operated by the Jacobi Group, the facility will be formally launched Tuesday, Sept. 22, at its
location in Brgy. Kirahon, Vi l l a nu e v a , M i s a m i s Oriental. facility/PAGE 11
Vegetable industry bats to increase production By JORIE C. VALCORZA, Contributor
ARABIC CLASSES. Meranaw children attend Arabic classes at the Maahad Salmonan in Barangay Mini-Forest, Davao City. On weekdays, they attend regular grade school classes. mindanews photo by keith bacongco
THE vegetable industry is pushing to increase both production and consumption here in Northern Mindanao, it
falls below the recommended 146-182 grams per day consumption set by the Food production/PAGE 11
Farmers urged to plant alternative crops to beat oncoming El Niño By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff Writer
RICE farmers in Northern Mindanao are being encouraged by the National
Irrigation Administration (NIA) to plant a third crop as a response to the dry
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conditions brought about by El Niño. Newly installed NIA Region 10 Director Ramon farmers/PAGE 11
CURBING CHILD WASTING IN SCHOOL. Energy-firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) together with its partners in the private and public sectors, launched recently a 120day school-based feeding project (SBFP) in San Martin Elementary School in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. The project is part of SPI’s continuing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program and undertaken in partnership with the local government, Department of Education, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Oriental Motolite Mktg Corp. (Photo Provided)
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