MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XI, No. 141
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Sec. Andanar supports wife’s bid for Congress party-list seat SURIGAO CITY – Presidential Communications Secretary and Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday has announced his support for his wife’s bid for a seat in Congress through the Bisaya Gyud (BG) party-list. Alele Aguilar-Andanar is
vying for a seat as the first nominee of the Bisaya Byud (BG). The partylist’s main thrusts are in food security, education, shelter, and security concerns of the nation.. Aguilar-Andanar works as a full-time entrepreneur in Las Pinas City, while heading a foundation that
his father, former Las Piñas mayor Vergel “Nene” Aguilar, initiated. She is also supporting other affiliated non-government organizations, including the Philippine Cancer Society. “Saksi ako kung paano magmahal ng Bisaya si Alelee. Mula nang ikinasal
kami, nakatali na rin ang puso niya sa mga Bisaya,” Secretary Andanar said as he recalled the pioneer advocacy that his wife has organized for youth in Siargao Islands in early 2000s. The PCOO chief shared that Alelee’s persistence helped build mini-libraries
in barrios where there was little to no access to information and books for young Bisayans to learn from. “Dito ko nakita ang kanyang malasakit at pagmamahal sa mga kababayan nating Bisaya. Kaya nang magdesisyon siyang tumakbo, hindi
Gov’t forces arrest suspected NPA finance officer in C. de Oro See SUPPORTS, page 15
‘Dangerous’ if 2022 bets allied with CPP win: Duterte
By JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL Managing Editor
C AG AYA N D E O R O CITY - Joint elements of the government forces in Northern Mindanao arrested a suspected finance officer of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) Northern Mindanao Regional Command, reports reaching MDNN said yesterday. Led by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CDEU) based in Cagayan de Oro, the arrested suspect was identified as Aldeem Abroguena Yañez, while his companion Francisco Pagayaman eluded arrest. Both were suspected members of the NPA rebels and
By RUTH ABBEY GITA-CARLOS
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte warned Tuesday that it would be “dangerous” if the candidates for the May 9, 2022 elections who are in alliance with the communist movement get elected to public office. “Delikado iyan kasi pag nandiyan na, kung manalo man sila (It’s dangerous if they win the elections),” Duterte said during the joint meeting of the National
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo)
Task Force (NTF) and the Regional Task Force (RTF) See DANGEROUS, page 15
Mosques are allowed to be used as vaccination hub after congregation prayer during Ramadan By DIVINA M. SUSON
ILIGAN CITY -- The Bangsamoro Darul Ifta (BDI) issued Tuesday morning, April 12, religious guidelines regarding the continuous vaccination of Muslims in the Bangsamoro after seeing the decline in anti-COVID 19 vaccination the region. This even if Muslims are observing the holy month of Ramadan starting April 2 where they pray five times a day with their prayers being known as Fajr (dawn), Dhuhr (after midday), Asr (afternoon), Aghrib (after The Jameo Al-Islamie Islamic Center of Marawi. (Divina M. Suson)
sunset), and Isha (nighttime) facing towards Mecca. During Ramadan, Muslims are fasting from start of sunrise until sunset. Signed by Bangsamoro Mufti Abuhuraira Udasan, the Religious Guidelines No. 32 said that gathering in the places of worship is an “opporunity for the vaccination team to have more to be vaccinated after performing their prayers.” “They may do so in specific room beside or at the back part of the mosque or the place of See ALLOWED, page 15
See ARREST, page 15