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Volume IX, No. 188
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Thursday, January 9, 2020
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DPWH MisOr blinks, modifies Claveria street lights project By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) modified its own street lights project in the Gingoog-Claveria national highway in Misamis Oriental after residents in the area discovered Tuesday that the erected street posts encroached within the 15-meter radius from the centerline that must be free from obstructions. In an interview, DPWH 10 information officer Vinah Maghinay said that Misamis Oriental second engineering district head Lilibeth Aparecio – whose jurisdiction includes the municipality of Claveria – immediately went to the construction site Wednesday morning and ordered the contractor to modify the specifics of the project and align it with President Duterte’s directive. Late last year, the President ordered that 15 me-
ters from both sides of all highways nationwide must be cleared of obstruction to make way for widening and to be used as sidewalks momentarily. On January 7, Mindanao Daily online posted pictures of a newly erected street post along the GingoogClaveria national highway in barangay Patrocinio on what seemed to be less than 15 meters from the road. Maghinay said that Aparecio saw the viral social media post and immediately took action, reprimanding the contractor Venray Construction and ordering its engineers to transfer the erected posts beyond the 15-meter limit on both sides. Maghinay added that Venray Construction was using the old 10-meter radius limit, which was the standard before Duterte Department of Public Works and Highways, Misamis Oriental District II workers dismantle the newly intalled street issued his directive last year. light post project located at Sitio Bangonbangon, Barangay Patrocinio, Claveria, Misamis Oriental after the said The P92-million project project was hit by the netizens for placing the street light post too close to the road considering the massive widSee DPWH, page 11
ening program of the government.
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Angkas service in Oro gone after arrests made by LTFRB CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Angkas operation in Cagayan de Oro and other areas in Northern Mindanao may have already stopped after several arrests last week of its drivers plying the Cagayan de Oro routes. Angkas app users were worried yesterday as the online app is not operational anymore. Passengers of Angkas in this city could no longer use the app as it
would only respond with “Sorry, no service available in this area.“ MDN tried to contact Angkas office in Cagayan de Oro but they aren’t available as of this writing. Last week, members of the apprehending team of the Land Transportion Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Northern Mindanao arrested several Angkas drivers for viola-
tions. The LTFRB said in its FB account, Angkas drivers were arrested for operating as taxi service outside of the designated area, as stipulated in the guidelines for Motorcycle Taxi Service Pilot Implementation Study area (MTSPIS) The LFTFRB said they conducted crackdown after receiving complaints from See ANGKAS, page 11