MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.
Volume IX, No. 377
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Mon-Tue, January 4-5, 2021
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Villanueva mayor seeks to balance agri, industrial dev’t in 2021 By JASPER MARIE OBLINA-RUCAT
MISAMIS ORIENTAL -- “There are two sides to the Villanueva economy: one where large locators of the Phividec Industrial Estates are situated; while the other depends on agriculture.” Mayor Jennie Rosalie many industries have exUy-Mendez, guest in the isted, Mendez said, “It has first episode of Commu- such a positive influence nications Secretary Martin in our community in terms Andanar’s Network Briefing of giving employment opNews, January 4, shared portunities to our people, there needs to be a balance but I also want to develop between the industrial and our agricultural sector together with the industrial agricultural sector. The choice to become sector. Our products are industrial, she said, was rice, corn, banana, mangoes, not from the local govern- cacao, and these products i ment unit but in the 1970s believe can also be used in and 1980s when Villanueva food processing.” and Tagoloan was chosen The mayor added that to become Phividec areas they have two public marnow known as Phividec kets that are in the works for 2021. One is the existing Industrial Authority. Meanwhile, since then See SEEKS, page 11
Villanueva Mayor Jennie Rosalie Uy-Mendez, the first guest of Communications Secretary Martin Andanar’s Network Briefing News for January 2021, discusses plans and projects of the local government units for 2021. (Network Briefing News)
Remove my name from choices of prexy bets, Sara to poll firms By JUN LEDESMA
DAVAO CITY – Despite topping the recent Pulse Asia yearend survey results on possible Presidential 2022 candidates, City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte remained impassive. “The Presidential Elections of 2022 is farthest from the minds of many Filipinos as we focus firmly on how to survive the economic and humanitarian crisis still in front of us as we continue to battle the effects of Covid-19 on our people and our country. Nevertheless, I respectfully suggest to survey organizations to remove my name from the choices,” said Duterte on Friday when asked to comment on the results released shortly before New Year’s eve. The President’s daughter, who bested 10 others on See REMOVE, page 11
Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte (Davao CIO
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GSIS to subsidize education of 5K members’ kin THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is subsidizing the college education of 5,025 of its members’ kin for School Year 2020-2021 under the GSIS Educational Subsidy Program (GESP). The grantees were selected from 5,427 nominees. Priority was given to children of GSIS members with the lowest annual basic salary. The grantees will be notified via email and text message. The list will be uploaded to the GSIS website at www.gsis.gov.ph. GSIS will give a Php10,000 yearly financial assistance to the grantees to augment their educational fund. They will continue to receive the subsidy until they finish their college course provided they meet the 80% general weighted average with no failing grade or incomplete mark in any subject in the previous semester or term of the See SUBSIDIZE, page 11