MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XI, No. 027
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P55-million isolation and treatment center for coronavirus disease in Sarangani to open early By SONNY SUDARIA and OSCAR LEDESMA MDNN BARMM/Bukidnon News Bureau
ALABEL, Sarangani Province - Soon Alabel town, this province, will have the biggest and most modern facility for treating covid-19
SARANGANI COVID FACILITY. Photo shows the aerial view of the Php 350-million Regional Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehab Center. Part of this facility is converted as a Covid-19 isolation and treatment center. The P55million covid building will have 100 bed capacity for covid patients. This project is a donation by the Chinese government in Barangay Kawas, Alabel town in Sarangani. - Photo courtesy of the Provincial Govt of Sarangani
patients, as health authorities are fasttracking the opening of said facility. Dr Arvin Alejandro told the media here that the
building has been completed and they are only waiting for the installation of vital equipment, internet connection, apparatus, and security cameras to complete the covid treatment facility and
isolation lab. The doctor said the building will be equipped with close-circuit or CCTV cameras as well as equipped with the wifi system.
Mayor Sara now considers running for president in 2022
See OPEN, page 11
By SONNY SUDARIA MDNN BARMM News Bureau and OSCAR LEDESMA MDNN Bukidnon News Bureau
Independent survey cites Sara among top 3 best performing mayors
DAVAO CITY - Mayor Sara Z. Duterte, the presidential daughter and incumbent mayor of this city told the media in her recent tour in Cebu City that she is “open” to the idea of gunning for the country’s top post in the 2022 national elections. Mayor Sara and his party went to Cebu City on July 9 and made a courtesy visit at the Provincial Capitol By SONNY SUDARIA and met with Governor and OSCAR LEDESMA Gwendolyn Garcia. BARMM/Bukidnon News Bureau In an interview with CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The the media in Cebu, Mayor presidential daughter and incumSara said she is “open” for bent mayor of Davao City, Sara SARA’S VISIT. Presidential daughter and incumbent mayor of Davao City, Sara Duterte-Carpio, meets Cebu any possibilites in the 2022 Duterte-Carpio was chosen among Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on July 9th to discuss matters about Cebu’s airport operations. Mayor Sarah elections. the top 3 best performing mayors may have also consulted Governor Garcia about the people’s pulse in her rumored plan to run for president See CONSIDERS, page 11 See CITES, page 11
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Online scammer in Bohol uses dead kid’s pics to extort money By JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL and SONNY SUDARIA
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Remember the little boy Baby Yuan who just died of a rare disease? The aunt of Baby Yuan lodged her complaint and sought the help of this paper that his nephew’s images were reportedly used by a scammer who lives in Bohol to extort money from innocent and unsuspecting Boholanos. Jessa Solejon, Yuan’s aunt contacted MDNN and revealed that a scammer, identified as a certain Jhoann Ev has been contacting friends and other people on Facebook and allegedly
asked them money to help Yuan’s family. The alleged suspect has been making the rounds on the internet and chatted unsuspecting friends and other people about Yuan’s condition and later would solicit money without the knowledge and consent of Yuan’s family. Baby Yuan died two weeks ago after doctors pronounced him already incapable of sustaining the prescribed medicines, as the immune system of the 4-month-old little kid has weakened fast. His body was buried at a public cemetery in their hometown See USES, page 11
PMFTC accelerates delivery of Smoke-Free Future via nationwide e-commerce roll-out of IQOS PMFTC Inc., the local affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI), is accelerating its commitment to bring a smoke-free future to the Philippines with the nationwide commercialization of its flagship smoke-free product, IQOS, for Filipino adult smokers 21 years old and above who would otherwise continue to smoke, through its e-commerce website. The expansion of the IQOS e-commerce See DELIVERY, page 11