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RTMI debuts luxury fleet in Cag. de Oro-Davao route Since
1923
By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent
THE island’s largest passenger bus firm, Rural Transit of Mindanao Inc., has debuted a new fleet of luxury buses to run the Cagayan de Oro-Davao route starting yesterday. The new state-of-the-art fleet of 12 units, aptly called as luxury buses, will ply 24 hours the 284-kilometer route in five stops – Malaybalay City, Valencia City, Maramag, Quezon (all in Bukidnon) and Davao City, its final destination. The new 2019 models of King Long buses will seat a total of 45 passengers in a 2x2 seating arrangement, luxury reclining seats, LCD monitor, fast charging USB port, folding table, cup holder, leg rest, middle arm rest, foot pedal, luxury luggage rack with cover, reading lamp, aluminum passenger See DEBUTS, page 11
3 soldiers hurt, terrorists slain in encounter in Lanao del Sur
photo by gerry lee gorit
ILIGAN City--Three soldiers of 103rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army were wounded after an encounter with the remnants of Maute-ISIS terrorist group led by Benito Owayda Marohombsar, also known as Abu Dar, in one of the towns in Lanao del Sur. They are troopers of the 55th and 81st Infantry Battalions who were im-
mediately extricated for treatment according to Col. Romeo Brawner, Jr., commander of the 103rd Infantry Brigade. He said, the encounter, that started at past 8:00 o’clock this morning, January 24, is the result of the operation the brigade conducted since evening of January 23. Brawner said they are still verifying reports from the community that there are
15 percent of adolescent women from this age group have already started childbearing compared to ten percent in 2013. With this
figure, it makes Northern Mindanao the second highest in the entire country. “Childbearing is the condition of being pregnant
with their first child or having a live birth already. Among adolescents, it is a communal problem, a family problem and a personal
By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent
Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI)-Yacapin Branch Manager Jessie Boy Lentorio (left) gestures the thumbs-up sign with Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-10 (LTFRB-10) Regional Director Allan Guro during the media presentation of the transport company’s new 12 luxury buses plying the Cagayan de Oro-Davao route.
casualties from the enemy’s side. “Initial report we received they have casualties,” Brawner said. Firefight is still ongoing. “We are calling on the public not to panic and not to evacuate because we have everything under control”, Brawner added. “The armed encounter is the result of our relentless campaign against Maute See ENCOUNTER, page 11
POPCOM : Northern Mindanao’s pregnant adolescents increasing THE number of adolescent’s age 15 to 19 years old who are already mothers or have begun childbearing has increased for the
last five years in Northern Mindanao. According to the most recent National Demographic and Health Survey (2017 NDHS), some
problem, all rolled into one. It goes hand in hand with premarital sex. Early pregnancy See PREGNANT, page 11
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