Mindanao Daily NEWS business . northmin . caraga . davao Bringing Good News of Mindanao
P15.00
SOON TO ACCEPT WE accept
TARPS STICKERS
Mindanao Daily TARPS-STICKERS-NEWS
0915-563-6246
Road-right-of-way continues to pester NGCP’s operations Volume IV, No. 042 web portal: www.mindanaodailynews.com
Tuesday
July 7, 2015
A1
P
AGADIAN City––The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the country’s grid operator, is facing a problem in the operation and maintenance of its power lines.
New jobs mostly part-time, insecure
See FULL STORY, page A2
BOC-10 intensifies drive against entry of ‘fake rice’ in Normin By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Northern Mindanao has intensified its campaign against the entry of fake rice and other imported products in this part of the region. BOC-10 Intelligence Office II Alvin Enciso said the BOC is now closely monitoring the entry of all imported products in all ports of the country. In an exclusive interview, Enciso said the BOC-10
conducted its own investigation in regard to the discovery of fake rice in Davao. “We are conducting our own investigation to rule out the possibility that the fake rice came from Cagayan de Oro City or, from the provinces of Surigao and Zamboanga,” he said. Aside from the BOC, other agencies such as the National Food Authority (NFA), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and even the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are See fake, page A11
Featured Column
The Business of Happiness “Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.” I always liked the above quotation. For me, it is so liberating and uplifting. It means that despite the trials we encounter in life, which is non-stop because every day brings its own sorrows, it is still wonderful to be alive. See FULL STORY, page A4
Girlie Gualberto-Suan
Get your BWM Loyalty Card NOW for only P350.00 valid for one year, and avail of discounts to more than 150 participating business establishments.
FREE CONSULTATION. Parents watch their children as they undergo free eyes and ears consultation conducted by the US-based Starkey Hearing Foundation and the Eye Care Surgicare recently in the towns of Libertad and Opol, all in Misamis Oreintal, through the initiative of second district Rep. Juliette T. Uy (inset) and her husband, Villanueva town Mayor Julio T. Uy. Photos courtesy of Dodo Canoy and Rose Mondejar
‘Daang Matuwid’ is the thrusts that propels the govt, says Roxas By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAMP Alagar, Cagayan de Oro City--The administration of President Benigno Aquino III derives its strength by pursuing its vow through its “Daang Matuwid” governance. “Daang Matuwid” is a vernacular for “straight path,” a political slogan of
Gunmen attack mayor’s house
Pres. Aquino when he ran for the presidency in 2010. Interior Secretary Mar Roxas made the statement during the turnover of 23 police patrol jeeps here last week. “This government derives its strength by pursuing its vow to fulfill the mandate of trust that embodies the “Daang Matuwid” governance,” Roxas said.
“Daang Matuwid” will do everything to respond to the needs of the people, not with lip service or the mere display of “tarpaulins,” he said. He said that the government draws its strength through the trust of the people. “Daang Matuwid” is one way of fulfilling the trust. See propels, page A11
THE fewer jobs created during the first quarter of the year are wholly part-time, low-wage and insecure, according to research group IBON. The increase in part-time employment even occurred amid losses in full-time work, said the group, adding, these are clear signs of an increasingly distorted economy that has become less able to provide secure jobs with decent pay. In its recent release of the April 2015 Labor Force Survey (LFS) results, the National Statistics Office reported a 243,000 decrease in the number of unemployed Filipinos in April 2015 to 2.68 million from 2.92 million in the same period last year. There is also a 495,000 increase in the number of employed to 39.2 million from 38.7 million. IBON noted that the 495,000 increase in the number of employed consists of a 544,000 increase in informal work to 15.5 million, less the 137,000 decrease in the number of fulltime work to 22.8 million. Job-generation of wholly See jobs, page A11
DATU Unsay, Maguindanao--The house of Mayor Monawara Ampatuan of Datu Unsay, Maguindanao was subjected to harassment at dawn Monday in what the mayor said was politically motivated. Unidentified men fired rifle grenade into the house of Mayor Ampatuan in nearby Barangay Labo-Labo, Shariff Aguak town Tinuy-an Falls in Bislig, Surigao del Sur. (See related story on page 11) See GUnMEN, page A11
MindaNews file photo by Bobby Timonera