Mindanao Daily Caraga (November 25, 2013)

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Mindanao Daily NEWS

Volume II, No. 137

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November 25, 2013

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Workshop held to fortify coops for agricultural devt Police heightens security in Misor

By PAT SAMONTE Regional Editor-Caraga

BUTUAN City–– Members of farmers’ cooperatives and associations attended a two-day Interface cum Planning Workshop organized under the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phase III (ARISP III) at Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center here recently.

By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The provincial police office in Misamis Oriental has heightened security measures in Villanueva following reports that the New People’s Army might attack four large business establishments in the municipality. Sr. Insp. Rogelio Labor Jr. of the Villanueva Police Station said the provincial command has increased police visibility with checkpoints and nighttime patrols as well as reviewed the security plans of the establishments. Labor also said they are coordinating with the Philippine Army which has a detachment nearby as well as monitoring areas of possible entries from both Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon. He said these measures came about after the recent attack by the NPA of a piggery farm in Bukidnon, which followed an earlier attack at Del Monte in Camp Phillips. “We can not confirm however if the reported threats come from the NPA or bandits using the name of the NPA,” Labor said. But he confirmed that the Philippine Sinter, Steag State Power, Coca Cola, and Iligan Alloy had received letters “from the NPA” asking donations. The letters, however,

Eleven barangay chairmen and 68 barangay councilors of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, took their oaths of office on Friday at the municipal gym. The chairmen were sworn into office by Misamis Oriental 2nd District Rep. Juliette Uy, and the councilors were sworn into office by Villanueva Mayor Julio Uy. In her message to the officials, Congresswoman Uy urged the barangay officials to be united for the betterment of their barangays and the municipality. Uy assured the officials that despite the abolishment of the Priority Development Assistance Fund she will be able to get projects as

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OATH-TAKING. Misamis Oriental second district Rep. Juliette Uy swears in the 11 barangay chairmen of Vil-

lanueva town during an oath-taking ceremonies held on Friday at the municipal gym. Uy called on the barangay officials to unite for the development of the entire municipality. Mindanao Daily News photo by Gerry Lee Gorit

Solon, mayor swear in barangay officials By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CHED to handle scholars funded by ‘pork’

THE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has assured that students whose scholarships were supported by the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), which the Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional, will be able to continue their education. The agency will be looking into other possible sources of funding so that the studies of these students will not be affected, Chairperson Patricia Licuanan said in a statement. CHED is currently asVillanueva Mayor Julio Uy swears into office 68 barangay councilors during sessing the situation of oathtaking ceremonies held at the municipal gym last Friday. There were PDAF beneficiaries enrolled supposed to be 69 barangay councilors to be inducted but one died recently. in private higher educational Mindanao Daily News photo by Gerry Lee Gorit

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2 XU grads top chemical engineering board exams notchers in the November 2013 Chemical Engineers Licensure Examinations. Belarmino was No. 2 (82.90% ) while Arniel L. Belarmino and Sugar R. Estrada, both graduates of Xavier University, Estrada was No. 4 (82.40%), based on Cagayan de Oro City were among the topSEE EXAMS/p.A11 By Uriel Quilinguing, Editor-at-large

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