MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XI, No. 104
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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NorMin guvs call on public to take preemptive steps vs Covid-19 Omicron cases may double in February: DOH
By NEF LUCZON
By MA. TERESA MONTEMAYOR
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is seeing a community transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the National Capital Region although a peak in the number of cases is not expected until next month. In a televised public briefing on Saturday, DOH Undersecretary Maria See CASES, page 11
NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 10 director Patricio Bernales (seated third from left) and his personnel pose with the newly inducted Special Intelligence Operatives of NBI 10 who were inducted last January 13 at Pearlmont Inn in Cagayan de Oro City. Standing are (not in order) president Emmanuel Victor Soloria, vice president for administration Engracio Labrador Jr., vice president for operations Welfredo Cortez, treasurer Sandro Cortez, secretary Eli Olifemes, auditor Nonito Oclarit, PRO Ferdinand Bernasor, protocol officers Giovanni Hern and Paul Michael Porpor and area representatives Paul Zaide, Ibrahim Yahya, Raul Lladas and Elpidio Sumanduran Jr.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Provincial governors in the Northern Mindanao region have called on their constituents to remain vigilant and take preemptive steps ahead of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) alert levels beginning Sunday, January 16. In a response to queries on Facebook, Misamis Occidental Gov. Philip Tan on Saturday said those travelers coming to the province, and residents entering establishments, should bring their vaccination cards especially those among the qualified population. In the absence of vaccination cards, Tan said an antigen test with a negative result can be an alternative. “Wherever you go, bring
with you your full vaccination card, or negative antigen test if there is no vaccination card. This will be the standard requirement in traveling going here (in the province), or entering (commercial) establishments. Wear your facemask always and bring alcohol with you,” he said. The Inter-Agency Task Force on January 14 placed Misamis Occidental on Alert Level 3, along with the provinces of Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental through Resolution No. 157-A. Chartered cities like Iligan and Cagayan de Oro were also placed on this level. The same resolution put the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Camiguin under Alert Level 2. Lanao del Norte Gov. See CALL, page 11
Bachelor Express Inc. holds annual stockholders’ meeting By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Bachelor Express, Inc. (“BEI”) held its annual stockholders’ meeting on January 16, 2022 with family matriarch Olivia V. Yanson heading the board election. During the meeting, Olivia V. Yanson, Leo Rey V. Yanson, Ginnette Y. Dumancas, Charles M. Dumancas, Rey C. Ardo, Arvin John V. Villaruel, Anita G. Chua, Daniel Nicolas P. Golez, Hernan B. Omecillo, Danny
O. Lorenton, and Alfredo O. Ligo, Jr. were re-elected as members of BEI’s Board of Directors. Bachelors Express is a public transport firm plying the routes of Mindanao. Following the election of the directors, the Board held an organizational meeting wherein Leo Rey V. Yanson was re-appointed as Chairman of the Board and President of BEI, while Olivia V. Yanson was re-appointed as BEI’s Corporate Secretary At the Bachelor Express Inc. (BEI) annual stockholders’ meeting on Jan. 16, 2022. Those who were reelected as BEI See HOLDS, page 11
board of directors are, from left: Arvin Villaruel, Anita Chua, Charles Dumancas, Ginnette Dumancas, Olivia Yanson, Leo Rey Yanson, Daniel Nicolas Golez, Hernan Omecillo, Danny Lorenton. (Photo supplied)
POPCOM 10 starts implementing EO 141 By MARK FRANCISCO
OMEGA
THE Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) here in Region 10 led by regional director Neil Aldrin Omega has started implementing its programs calendared for 2022 as outlined under Executive Order 141. The said executive order which was signed by President Duterte June 25 last year adopts as a national priority the implementation of measures to address the root causes of the rising number of teenage pregnancies and mobilizing agencies for the purpose. Earlier, Omega reported that births in the region have decreased during the pandemic. See STARTS, page 11