MINDANAO DAILY T H E P U RV E YO R O F T R U T H , J U S T I C E , A N D D E V E LO P M E N T
Volume VI, No. 242
Website: www.mindanaodailynews.com
Monday
March 20, 2017
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DRUG REHAB IN EXCHANGE FOR CASINO?
Bishop thumbs down Pagcor offer for help By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro Archbishop Antonio Ledesma has turned down the alleged offer of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) to help fund the archdiocese’s drug rehabilitation program. Ledesma said Pagcor sent unofficial “feelers” to his office saying that it is willing to fund the construction of a building that will be used in its drug rehabilitation program. In his reply, Ledesma told the Pagcor’s liaison that “you cannot stop an addiction by creating another addiction,” referring to drug intoxication in the former and gambling in the latter. He said the archdiocese is firm in its stand to protest against the establishment of a casino saying that Cagayan de Oro has been See bishop, page 6
Rains more likely today, tomorrow, says Pagasa
LADY MAYORS OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL. Mayor Marietta Roa Abogado of Balingasag town,
Mayor Meraluna Salvaleon Abrogar of Claveria, Villanueva Mayor Jennie Rosalie T. Uy, also the chapter president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) in Misamis Oriental, and Mayor Mildred Lagbas Mondigo of Sugbongcogon along with more than 1,300 municipal mayors attended the recent General Assembly of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) at the Manila Hotel.
Emano lifts tourist ban in towns east of Misor By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
MISAMIS Oriental--Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano, of Misamis Oriental, has lifted the ban of tourist visits in the eastern district of the
province following the announced resumption of peace talks with the National Democratic Front (NDF) in April next month. Emano said that he has lifted the ban on tourist visits, See BAN, page 7
Strict enforcement of ‘retention pond’ pushed projects as a measure to counter flooding, a member of the city council here said. CAGAYAN de Oro City--The City Councilor Teodulfo E. city government should strictly Lao said that a retention pond implement the required “reten- serves well if a flood takes tion pond” in all subdivision See pushed, page 7 By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
Alejo Gratico, a local raiser, is sizing-up his lobster if it is ready for harvest in Day-asan, Surigao City on March 17, 2017. A kilo of live lobster fetch a price ranging from P2,600 to P3,200. The watersurrounded village is known to be one of the lobster producing area in Caraga. Photo by Jun Ayensa for Mindanao Daily
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More areas in Mindanao may experience rain until early next week. Such scenario is likely if the low-pressure area (LPA) in the Pacific enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility and nears Mindanao landmass, noted weather forecaster Robb Gile from Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). “If that happens, the LPA will bring until around Monday (March 20) or Tuesday (March 21) light to moderate rain and thunderstorms to Caraga, Davao, Northern Mindanao, Northern Cotabato, Automous Region in Muslim Mindanao and even westlying Zamboanga del Norte all in Mindanao,” he said. The LPA may also bring rain to the Visayas and Luzon’s Bicol Region, he noted. PAGASA said the LPA’s trough or extension was affecting only Mindanao’s eastern seaboard at present, bringing rain there. “Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolatedthunderstorms are expected over CARAGA and Davao regions,” PAGASA also said in its 24hour forecast released Saturday (March 18). Gile said latest available model outputs indicated higher chance for the LPA not to dissipate early but to bring rain across See land, page 6
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