MINDANAO DAILY MINDANAO’S LEADING NEWSPAPER
Volume VII, No. 069
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Jealous lover kills 2, hurt 4
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August 11, 2017
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CAGAYAN de Oro City--A man, in the fit of jealousy, went on a stabbing rampage Wednesday night, killing a neighbor and 16-yearold girl, and hurting three others including his live-in partner in Lapasan, this city, the police said here. Police investigators identified the fatality as Renel Bautista, 39, of Lapasan who suffered a fatal stab wound in the chest and Trisky Bautista, 16, the niece of the Renel, all of Lapasan. Injured were Renel’s younger brother Carlo, 37, elder sister Mitchi Bautista , 40, and Mitchi’s two children Janene, 19, and Lance, 3. Trisky , who was seriously injured Wednesday night died of the stab wound Thursday noon, SPO3 Ronnie Donasco, the investigator of the case told the Mindanao Daily News. Donasco identified the suspect as Ernesto Tagucon, 44, a laborer and the live-in partner of Mitchi . Tacugon tried to escape after the incident, but pursuing lawmen cornered him in a grassy portion in Dacudao Village, Lapasan. Initial investigation disclosed that Tagucon, who was a bit tipsy, arrived home about 8 p.m. Wednesday after a day’s work. See
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Solon nix CHEd plan to close BSU campuses
LECTURE ON FIRE SAFETY. Above, Fire Office 1 Mark Lester Cabilao of the Cagayan de Oro Fire District conducts lecture to the employees of Sudaria Group of Newspapers on Thursday afternoon as part of their regular inspection to residential and commercial establishments in the city. Left, Anabelle Conde of Mindanao Daily News Tarpauline department sprays chemical to a mock fire after the lecture. Photos By Mark Doña Francisco for Mindanao Daily News
THE House committee on higher and technical education moved to stop the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) from implementing its plan to close down extension campuses of the Bukidnon State University (BSU). House members said the closure will displace some 5,000 students in Misamis Oriental and deprive the youth, who come from poor families, in acquiring a college education, thus denying them an opportunity to build a better future. The lawmakers approved a motion calling on the CHED to abandon its abolition plan during the inquiry conducted by the House committee on higher education, chaired by Rep. Ann Hofer (2nd District, Zamboanga Sibugay), on the issue. The inquiry is being done based on House Resolution No. 957 filed by Rep. Juliette Uy (2nd District, Misamis Oriental). The resolution seeks to determine the dire consequences of the CHED order to close the various Bukidnon State University-External Studies Centers (BSUESCs) to students and communities in Misamis Oriental. Hofer, in her opening statement, said the CHED was established to ensure that quality higher education is accessible to all particularly those who could not afford it. HOUSE INQUIRY. Misamis Oriental second district Rep. Juliette Uy stresses a point during the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education nquiry into the consequenc-
“Even before CHED was created (in 1994), the learn- es of CHED Resolution No. 338-2015 that ordered the closure via phase out of all 11 Bukiding institutions have already been there,” Hofer said. non State University External Studies Centers (BSU-ESCs) in Misamis Oriental. MDN File See
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