MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.
Volume IX, No. 381
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Flash floods hit Camiguin, Lanao Norte CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Continuous rains due to a low-pressure area (LPA) brought flash floods to parts of Camiguin and Lanao del Norte provinces on Tuesday. In its 11 p.m. bulletin, the weather bureau placed the two provinces, along with Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, and Misamis Oriental, under “Yellow Warning” due to the rains caused by the LPA as a result of the “tail end of a frontal
system.” Under the weather bureau’s rainfall advisory, a yellow warning is raised when the expected rainfall amount is between 7.5 mm. and 15 mm. within one hour and likely to continue. Capt. Arnold Gaabucayan, municipal police chief of Mambajao, Camiguin, said water from canals and creeks overflowed, flooding the streets and houses in at least five villages, with
Barangay Poblacion as one of the hardest hit. Gaabucayan said the persistent rain and high tide caused the flooding, forcing 95 residents to seek shelter at the Mambajao evacuation center shortly after noontime. Photos and videos posted on social media showed people walking in knee-deep water while shoppers were stranded outside a mall in downtown Mambajao.
“So far, there were no reports of damage to properties and houses,” he said in a phone interview, adding that residents in affected areas were quick to evacuate as it was daytime. A team from the provincial disaster risk reduction and management office gave out food packs and bedding materials to the evacuees. When the floodwater subsided at about 2 p.m.,
DISASTER RESPONSE. Rescue teams assist residents affected by the flash flood in some villages in Mambajao town, Camiguin province on Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 12, 2021). Parts of Camiguin and Lanao del Norte were affected by flash floods brought by continuous rains due to a low-pressure area. (Photo courtesy of the Mambajao Municipal Police Station)
M’nao seen to recover from economic lag By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV MindaNews
DAVAO CITY -- A prominent business leader here expressed optimism that Mindanao will slowly recover in 2021 from the economic lag it suffered last year due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Maria Lourdes Monteverde, who will again be president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII), said in a statement that Mindanawons must learn to “adapt and live” despite the threats of COVID-19 although she believes that the year 2021 will remain a challenging year, with or without the vaccines. Monteverde, president
of DCCCII from 2011 to 2012, will again take helm of the business community of the city starting January 23. She said businesses should optimize their digital presence for their operations or marketing amid the pandemic, emphasizing the need to upscale the skills of the workforce to thrive under a new normal. She encouraged the flourishing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to register with the Department of Trade and Industry and Business Bureau. “There is really a need to reboot the economy, and the government is giving measures – to support the See RECOVER, page 11
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Mayor Sara aware of “hard-headed” barangays DAVAO City -- Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio revealed that she is aware of some populated barangays in the city which are not keen in implementing the health protocols with the observation that some people continue to defy the face mask ordinance. She said the Public Safety and Security Command Center has been ordered to look into this observation especially that some barangay chairs are adamant to implement the ordinance for fear of reprisal like the consequence of not voting for them on the coming elections. Duterte-Carpio urged barangay chairs to do their job and not to care on the effect of their work to the elections. She warned that barangay chairs will no longer be See AWARE, page 11
Malling in Davao City circa 2020. MINDANEWS PHOTO
CDO adopts zero contact policy
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- As provided for in Ordinance No. 13992-2020 or the Ease of Doing Business Ordinance of the city, all departments and offices of the city government are now required to adopt a zero-contact policy. Such is observed through limiting the interactions of officials and employees with an applicant or requesting party in the preliminary assessment and evaluation of Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin V. Uy, Councilors Ian Mark Nacaya, George Goking, Edna Dahino and Yan Lam Lim authored the Ordinance No. 13992-2020 or the Ease of Doing the sufficiency of submitted requirements of an applicaBusiness Ordinance of the city. (SP)
tion or request. This policy will be implemented unless such interaction is necessary for the processing of the request or application. Chapter 3 of the ordinance further mandates the observance of transparency to encourage the honest and efficient delivery of government services and discourage wrong perceptions of graft and corruption. Departments shall require electronic submission of applications, requests
and/or payments for the effective implementation of the zero-contact policy whenever applicable and communicate with applicants through email and other electronic means of communication or the websites of the government agencies concerned whenever practicable. Interactions that are strictly necessary such as payment of applicable and other fees and complex or highly technical See ADOPTS, page 11