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Volume II, No. 059
Rody plans to postpone Kadayawan ‘highlights’ DAVAO City––With the series of bombings in Mindanao and the imminent threat of terrorism worldwide, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte may postpone the celebration next week of the highlights of the “28th Kadayawan sa Festival.” In a hastily-called press conference at the Yellow Fin Restaurant Wednesday afternoon, Duterte said he would decide by August 13 if the Davao River Parade, “Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan” and the “Floral Float Parade” should push through on August 16, 17 and 18, respectively. See plans, page 11
See wounded, page 11
August 8, 2013
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By PAT SAMONTE, CaragaRegional Editor
UTUAN City -- Director Diosita Andot, assistant head of the Mindanao Coordinating Committee (MCC) of the Office of the President, has recognized the government’s bottom-up Budgeting (BUB) as an “effective initiative” in alleviating poverty in the country READ FULL STORY/p.2
7 soldiers wounded in bomb explosion COTABATO City–Seven soldiers from 12th Mechanized Company were hurt when a roadside bomb reportedly exploded in crossing Datu Kilay-Datu Bakal, Barangay Nabundas, Shariff Saydona Mustapha in the province of Maguindanao at around 9:35 in the morning on August 7. But Abu Misry Mama, spokesperson of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) claimed responsibility for the attack and said they did not use a roadside bomb but M-79 grenade launchers and a volley of gunfire. He said he received reports that at least five soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in the ambush they initiated. Col. Dickson Hermoso, spokesperson of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said the soldiers are all
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EXHAUSTED. This Agusanon Manobo family sleeps off their exhaustion in Bankeohan Gym after riding eight hours to Davao City to seek refuge. Some 500 Manobos fled their village in Loreto, Agusan del Sur from military troops 24, and were not welcomed by their governor when they sought his help. Davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani
Lumads feel safe in Davao City By CHERYLL D. FIEL of DavaoToday.com
NEW 4TH ID HEAD. Philippine Army commanding DAVAO City––Seeking refgeneral Lt. Gen. Noel A. Coballes (right) hands over a sword to Brig. Gen. Ricardo R. Visaya who assumed on Wednesday morning as commander of the 4th Infantry Division based in Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City. Coballes, the presiding officer during the assumption of command, arrived at the camp by helicopter. Mindanao Daily News photo by Gerry Lee Gorit
uge after having failed to get the support of provincial government authorities in Agusan del Sur, some 500 Agusanon Manobos arrived here in the wee hours of
dawn Tuesday. The Lumads endured an eight-hour travel in an elf truck from Prosperidad, capital town of Agusan del Sur. Women, children and infants comprised the majority of the evacuees at the city’s Bankerohan Gym. Manobos were angry
that Agusan del Sur Governor Adolph Edward Plaza ordered them to return to their villages to dialog with the military. “Unsaon namo pag-uli nga naa pa may gyera didto sa amoa?(How are we going home when there’s still See safe, page 11
Army has new ERC urged to hold public hearing 4ID commander in Oro on Cepalco-Minergy deal
By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Brig. Gen. Ricardo R. Visaya is the new commander of the Philippine Army 4th Infantry Division based in Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City.
Visaya filled his new post on Wednesday morning during formal assumption of command ceremonies presided by Philippine Army commanding general Lt. Gen. Noel A. Coballes who arrived at the camp by helicopter. See army, page 11
INSTEAD of holding the public hearing regarding the petition for power supply agreement between the Cagayan de Oro Electric Power and Light Company (Cepalco) and Minergy Coal Corporation in Manila, councilors urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to hold the activity in Cagayan de Oro City. This was contained in Resolution No 11454-2013 adopted by the 17th City
Council during its regular session Monday presided over by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas. The resolution was authored by Councilor Teodulfo Lao, chair of the committee on energy. He said the public hearing was supposed to be held August 2 but was rescheduled on August 16. See deal, page 11
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