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NPCO bares okay of P11.3B rural development projects Heavy penalties await erring fishers
By FRETCHER MAGATAO
NASIPIT, Agusan del Norte--The National Project Coordination Of f i c e (NPC O) announced that of the P26.7 billion worth of Intensified Building Up of Infrastructure and Logistics for Development (I-BUILD) subprojects in the pipeline, P11.3 billion.worth of 190 subprojects has been approved.
By Jorie C. Valcorza of PIA-10
CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Following the amendment of the Fishery Law, all illegal, See FULL STORY, page A9 unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing will now be meted heavy penalties. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) region 10 Director Visa Tan-Dimerin said it is too big that it might drain their resources from the penalties alone as indicated in the new implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 10654. INSPECTION. Personnel from the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, prepare AS early as April 2014, the “Under financial for inspection one of the four container vans with Sodium Cyanide inside the MCT compound, Wednesday, October Department of Agriculture See fishers, page A13 21, 2015. Mindanao Daily News photo by Gerry Lee Gorit (DA) has started preparing for the impacts of El Niño on the country’s agriculture sector. “We will seed all [of the] seedable clouds; we will waste no opportunity,” Agriculture Secretary Proceso By Mike Baños with local government’s Alcala said. Editor at large Cloud seeding is a weathcommitment to best serve all stakeholders through er modification method THE Cagayan de Oro City the empowerment of the where chemical “nuclei” People’s Council has been citizenry; humane, efficient, such as silver iodide or recognized by the Office and transparent participa- calcium chloride are introof the City Mayor through tory governance, and the duced in the atmosphere See council, page A13 See combat, page A13 an executive order in line
Efforts to combat effects of El Niño fortified
Oro recognizes people’s council
Stalwarts of the People’s Council of Cagayan de Oro pose for posterity with Mayor Oscar S. Moreno and Council Chair Bishop Jeolleh Petallo (seated) following the signing of an executive order 09 Oct 2015 at the City Mayor’s Office recognizing the Council as the LGU’s partner in development.
‘Bambi’ hopeful on approval of P2 billion 2016 budget of Misor By CRIS DIAZ, Executive editor
MISAMIS Oriental--Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano has expressed the optimism that the provincial board would approve the proposed P2 billion budget for 2016. “It is a lean budget: An honest reflection of what the province can afford without sacrificing basic services,” Emano said. He said that the Local Government Code mandates that the last day for the submission of the proposed budget is
every October 16 of the year. Called the “executive budget” until approved by the legislative body of the province, it has a total appropriation of some P2,031,553,096, Emano said. He said that the top five budgetary allocations are still on the priority programs that include infrastructure development, economic enhancement programs, health and social services, staff development and livelihood promotion programs. See HOPEFUL, page A13
COWD HOSTS PHILWATER 2015 The Cagayan de Oro City Water District, the first water district in the country, takes pride in hosting PHILWATER 2015 : 23rd PWWA International Conference and Exhibition on Water Resources Management from October 21 to 24, 2015 at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel. With the theme “Water, Energ y, Food Nexus: Challenges of the Century,” the conference is organized and managed by
the Philippine Water Works Association (PWWA), the umbrella organization of the country’s water supply industry. Around 500 delegates, mostly water industry professionals and experts as well as water and waterworks suppliers and consumers from here and abroad, are expected to attend. Registration of guests and participants, as well as the Ingress of Exhibitors, started yes-
terday while the Opening Ceremonies, Opening of Exhibits and Technical Sessions are slated today . On the 23rd, technical sessions will continue until the egress of exhibitors. San Pablo City Water District General Manager Roger F. Borja is currently the president of PWWA while Valencia City Water District Chairman Romeo V. Garcia is Convention Chair. press release
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