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Oro solon urges Congress to start hearings on ABS-CBN franchise
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AGAYAN de Oro City’s 2nd District Representative Rufus Rodriguez has now urged the House Committee on Legislative Franchises to set the hearings for the biggest television network ABS-CBN, which seeks to renew its franchise for another 25 years.
This, even as President Rodrigo Duterte has been threatening to deny the renewal of the country’s biggest media conglomerate and to stop operating. Rep. Rodriguez has already expressed his desire for ABS CBN to continue its operation with the renewal of its license which is set to expire on March 30, 2020. In the event that the
DA boost agri prod’n in LDN with 3 new projects
LANAO del Norte— Aimed to boost agricultural production of local farmers in Sultan Naga Dimaporo town, here, the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte, turned over three tangible projects to Barangays Calibao, Pandanan and Ilian, January 6. Barangay Calibao re-
country’s giant television network will cease to operate, thousands of its workers nationwide will also be displaced. The Cagayan de Oro representative has called on Committee Chair and Palawan Rep. Franz Alvarez to start initiating hearings to tackle the renewal of ABS CBN franchise. See HEARINGS, page 11
Children of jeepney operators, drivers to get educ’l assistance from gov’t By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews
DAVAO CITY – The college education of children of jeepney operators and drivers who will be displaced by phase 1 of the Davao Public Transport Modernization Project (DPTMP) this year will be shouldered by the national government, Davao City mayor Sara Duterte said on Thursday. Duterte said in a press conference that the Commission on Higher Education had allotted P300 million for this purpose as
part of the social packages the city government had proposed. Aside from the scholarship, she said the Department of Trade and Industry would also provide livelihood kits worth P95 million. This is on top of the support from Department of Labor and Employment and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, she added. She said the budget was included in the 2019 General
Appropriations Act (GAA), approved during the term of former House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from whom she had sought help to create the social packages. The mayor said the local government had prioritized the social packages in light of the implementation of the DPTMP, also known as the High Priority Bus System. She said drivers and operators could access government assistance provided that their names are in the master list of the Land
See AGRI, page 11
Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Land Transportation Office, and City Transport and Traffic Management Office. She said the city government has lined up orientation schedules for operators GMA star Dingdong Dantes got this photo somewhere in Tagaytay. and drivers: January 14 in Toril, January 21 in Calinan, January 24 in Bunawan, January 30 in Poblacion. “Maminaw sila sa lecBy MDN Digital News Team ture on how to access this portions sa ilahang social MANILA, Philippines - recorded in history since package, which is i-enroll The once tourist attraction, its last eruption in 1911, nila ilang anak sa college Taal Volcano, has erupted the Philippine Institute of See ASSISTANCE, page 11 Sunday, the newest eruption See TAAL, page 11
Taal volcano erupts; gov't orders evacuation in danger zones