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University exec belies allegation of corruption By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City-The management of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) denied the allegations made by the contractor of its unfinished eight-storey Student Center and Education Complex accusing murdered president Ricardo Rotoras of corruption. A day earlier, Wing An Construction Corp. President Selwyn Lao accused Rotoras and nabbed Architect Rey Galua of receiving kickbacks in the course of the construction of the building which was stopped in January 2017. Galua is in jail on illegal ammunition complaints, his incarceration is not connected with the murder of Rotoras, who
was gunned down in December. In the statement sent by USTP spokesperson Anne Lorraine Sitoy, the university stated denied Lao’s allegations, saying that it was made at the time when Rotoras could no longer defend himself due to his death. “What was not disclosed by Engr. Lao is the fact that he had implicated all the other members of the Board of Regents in these allegations of corruption who were supposed to share the ten percent among themselves. The fact that the allegations only came out after the Board of Regents terminated the project casts considerable doubt on the credibility of these accusations by Engr. Lao,” the
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The unfinished Student Center and Education Complex at University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP). The architect of the building, Rey Galua, was arrested last week for illegal possession of firearms and explosives, almost a month after the murder of USTP President Ricardo Rotoras. Police have yet to establish a link between Galua and Rotoras’ murder but, Galua was allegedly fired by the university in 2016 for gross neglect of duty. Photo by Mark Francisco
Women make hamburgers from Agusan Marsh’s freshwater fishes By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur—After the worldclass Libas jam, another group of women in neighboring Rosario town have a unique way of making hamburger patties made from different fresh water fishes found in Agusan Marsh. This indigenous local The women in Rosario town in Agusan del Sur carefully version of fish burger that The world-class Libas jam by lumad women in Loreto prepares the ingredient in making fish burgers from tilapia made it different from the fish. Contributed photo town. Mindanao Daily News photo by Chris . Panganiban ground beef patties popu-
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larly used by global fast food brands was developed by some 20 women who had undergone food processing training initiated by the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources OfficeLocal Government Unit (PENRO-LGU) of Agusan del Sur. Aside f rom patties, the women belonging to Palibo Indigenous Solibao Vendors Association also produced popular Filipino See women, page 11
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