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37 killed in fresh fighting in Lanao Sur COTABATO City--The death toll in the military campaign against a terrorist group in Lanao del Sur rose to 37 as the Army pressed its offensive against the group which pledged allegiance to an international terrorist group. Colonel Roseller Murillo, commander of the 103rd In-
EcoWaste urges schools to also spruce up MRFs THE EcoWaste Coalition urged the participants of the ongoing Brigada Eskwela nationwide to also spruce up the materials recovery facilities (MRFs) in schools. MRFs, also known as “ecology centers,” serve as repository for segregated discards that can be reused or recycled, as well as a place to turn biodegradable discards such as food and yard waste into fertilizer or soil conditioner. “The annual pre-school opening makeover naturally focuses on improving the classrooms and other common areas where pupils spend most of their time,” said Ochie Tolentino, EcoWaste Coalition Zero Waste campaigner. “In this year’s Brigada Eskwela, we hope volunteers will also get assigned to spruce up the school MRF or to construct one if there is none yet,” she said. MRFs are generally consist of a redemption area for the recyclables, a composting area for the biodegradables, an ecology garden and a display area for recycled or repurposed items from discards. Functional MRFs, the See urges, page A11
fantry Brigade, told DXMS-AM Radyo Bida the number of fatalities could even go higher as the military intensified its offensive in the mountains of Butig, Lanao del Sur. Murillo said the same group was also blamed for destroying vital transmission lines of the National Grid Corporation
of the Philippines in Lanao provinces. He said the Maute brothers, which has about 300 armed followers, first harassed government forces securing a village captured by soldiers following skirmishes last February. Fighting is still raging in Barangay Ragayan in Butig,
with the military using its air assets to flush out the armed men deep into the forest. Murillo said the group was behind the beheading of two innocent civilians before the fighting erupted last week. He said the group was engaged in extortion and
Up to 500,000 expected to attend thanksgiving event See fresh, page A3
DAVAO City -- Up to 500,000 people from all over the Philippines are expected to flock in droves to the Davao Crocodile Park on Saturday, June 4, for the 12-hour thanksgiving event of President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte. See full story, page A2
Number of illegal vendors drops due to night market By Mindanews
DAVAO City--The number of illegal vendors – ambulant sellers who used to block the sidewalks of downtown Davao – has ropped in the past two years since the “Tiangge sa Katawhan,” also known as the night market
along Roxas Avenue, was established, an official said. Retired Col. Yusof Jimlani, chief of the city’s Drainage and Management Unit (DMU) told Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao on Monday that his office noted a significant decrease See drops, page A11
Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez and provincial board member Jigjag Pelaez attend the 46th Annual General Membership Assembly (AGMA) of Moresco (Lower Photo: MORESCO I Board of Directors President Mr. Nonito M. Labis (center) and General Manager Julie B. Real (rightmost) present a token of appreciation to Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez) photo supplied
Royal Council of the Sulu Sultanate to present stand on Sabah, Federalism soon By Mindanews ate will present its final posi- on June 4 or 5 in Jolo, Sulu, and legal counsel said. DAVAO City--The Royal tion on the Sabah issue and Mehol Sadain, the interim The Royal Council was Council of the Sulu Sultan- Federalism after its meeting head of its media bureau See present, page A11
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