MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.
Volume IX, No. 376
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Philippine population to hit 110 million this year
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Military airlifts wounded NPA rebel for treatment
By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
AGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The number of Filipinos will hit an estimated 110.8 million in 2021, the Commissions on Population and Development (POCOM) here reported Wednesday.
Broken down by sex, there will be more males in this group at 36,139,866 than females at 35,138,630. This implies the need for the country to create at least a half a million new jobs next year, posing a huge challenge for labor sector in the midst of the pandemic, the POPCOM report said. It said that that the population growth in 2021 would grow gradually to 1.31 per-
BY CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
cent, up from the previous 109,480,590 at the onset of 2020. However, the disruptions of the delivery services on family planning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 110 million population is estimated to swell at the 111.1 million in 2021. A m o n g p o p u l at i on groups, the most notable in- The Cagayan de Oro chapter of the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the crease was observed within Philippines led by chapter president Engr. Ferdie Bernasor (leftmost) lights up 18 the working-age or Filipinos households in Barangay 18 as part of its Balik Liwanag outreach together with the See POPULATION, page 7
Office of the City Building Official. Receiving the symbolic lighting on behalf of the beneficiaries is city administrator Teddy Sabuga-a (rightmost). photo by mark francisco
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City: Military authorities airlifted a wounded New People’s Army (NPA) rebel for treatment in a military hospital here after an armed encounter in Bukidnon Tuesday. Major Rodulfo S. Cordero, Public Affairs Chief of the army’s 4ID, said that a military gunship airlifted the wounded Aman Bilayong, a.k.a “Nen” who was found in the encounter site in the village of Silo-o, Malitbog, See AIRLIFTS, page 7
MSU Marawi implement new policy on ‘MSU VEHICLE PASS for 2021’ BY ASANGAN T. MADALE
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, Marawi City: In line with the announcement of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte that Metro Manila and nine other areas country including Lanao del Sur is placed under General Community Quarantine Build, Build, Build. On a holiday and a year that just ended, others still have to earn (GCQ), AL-Hadj Normin their keep and build our community, as in the case of these workers in Tugbungan, Marmay Beston announce Zamboanga City on Wednesday (30 December 2020). mindanews photo by jules l. benitez to the public that starting
January 2021, we will be implementing New Rules and Regulations inside the Campus for Traffic Order and other Public Safety Measures. These rules and regulations will be implemented with the assistance of Philippine Army and Philippine National Police. Moreover, we wish to inform the public about the New MSU VEHICLE
PASS for the year 2021. All private vehicles of all kinds entering the campus must secure this New Vehicle Pass at the MSU-Security Headquarters. As for the MSU Campus will be imposing a “NO NEW VEHICLE PASS, NO ENTRY POLICY”. Requirements/Application for the 2021 Vehicle Pass can be obtained from the Office of the Chief Security for more details enhancSee POLICY, page 7