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Briefly Camiguin water expansion CAMIGUIN Water Co. will invest up to P400 million for the development and expansion of water services in the province, a company official said on Friday. Zenon Dimaranan, lead for water at Camiguin Water, said in a virtual briefing that a water system masterplan will be undertaken to serve 47% of the provincial population without access to clean and safe water. “We are committed to investing P400 million for the development of the existing [water] system including the expansion,” Mr. Dimaranan said.
Makar port upgrade GENERAL Santos City -- More major projects are lined up at the Makar Port here in the coming months in line with the continuing modernization of the country’s port operations. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the development plans are being finalized for the further upgrading and expansion of the existing facilities at the port, which is a key part of the country’s domestic and international shipping routes. Tugade personally led on Thursday afternoon the inauguration of the wharf’s new PHP62.8 million Port Operations Building (POB) and other support facilities implemented by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA).
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HE Cagayan de Oro city government on Friday acknowledged the contribution of laborers working either locally or overseas in the growth of not only the local economy in Northern Mindanao but also in the country.
City Mayor Oscar Moreno, in a speech during the event organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said the labor sector is very important to national growth and prosperity. "We cannot imagine as a country growing without the strong labor sector," he said. DOLE Sec. Silvestre Bello III led the turnover of P6,540,000 worth of programs and assistance to 1,358 beneficiaries in this city. This was part of the two-day aid distribution FRIDAY RELAXATION. Residents relax on the white beach of General Luna, Siargao Island, the country's conducted by the agency throughout surfing capital in Surigao del Norte. mindanews photo by roel n . catoto HAILED/PAGE 11
Marawi rehab Asian countries urged to adopt '85 percent' completed tobacco harm reduction strategies – del Rosario By FROILAN GALLARDO, MindaNews
THE reconstruction of wartorn Marawi City is “about 85 p ercent” complete d almost four years after it was ruined in the five-month fighting between government troops and the Islamic Stateinspired Maute Group in 2017, Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) chairperson Eduardo del Rosario said. Speaking before the Senate Special Committee on Marawi Rehabilitation chaired by Senator Ronald de la Rosa on Tuesday, Del Rosario said they have completed the construction of five mosques, major road systems and facilities like barangay halls in the most affected
area (MAA) in Marawi City. Del Rosario said residents of Sectors 4 to 7 in the MAA “would be allowed to return and build their houses next month” in time for the fourth anniversar y of Marawi’s liberation from the Islamic State-inspired Maute Group, which seized the city on May 23, 2017. He said that residents of Sector 1 to 3 have already been allowed to return and construct their homes early this year. Del Rosario said that at least 4,916 temporary shelters have been completed and occupied by 4,214 families REHAB/PAGE 11
Policy experts urged Asian countries to follow the path of Japan, New Zealand and the UK in adopting tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies to deal with the smoking epidemic, saying it is a very good example of how to cut smoking prevalence. THR is a public health strategy to mitigate cigarette related harm by using less harmful alternatives like e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs). Among the HTPs is IQOS, which heats without burning tobacco-filled sticks wrapped in paper called HEETS to release a water-based aerosol. IQOS does not burn tobacco and produces no smoke and
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no ash unlike cigarettes. It was made available last year for adults 21 years old and above in the pilot area of Metro Manila. The online store IQOS.com now also covers delivery of the device and heat sticks to Davao City, General Santos City, Palomok, Cagayan de Oro City, Opol, El Salvador, Tagoloan and Villanueva in Misamis Oriental. THR is regarded as an international best practice in public health strategy for
Asian countries that aim to reduce smoking rate, said academicians and experts who scrutinized the merits of innovative approaches during the recent Property Rights Alliance policy webinar where the white paper, “International Best Practices for Tobacco and Nicotine Public Policy” was also presented. The Property Rights Alliance is an international research and advocacy TOBACCO/PAGE 11
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