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Volume IX, No. 296
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Mon-Tue, June 22-23, 2020
Piñol seeks lifting of ‘no backride’ policy in M’nao By CHE PALICTE
DAVAO CITY – Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Saturday the government’s ‘no backride’ policy snags the economic recovery of the country. “In as far as Mindanao is concerned, this policy is impractical, unrealistic and counter-productive and Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will officially request InterAgency Task Force (IATF) that this be rescinded,” he said. As Chairman of the MinDA, Piñol said he will officially transmit on Sunday to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) a communication requesting that Mindanao be exempted from the policy which bans people from riding tandem in a motorcycle. He said the policy, which is being implemented by See POLICY, page 11
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31 new COVID cases up in Caraga bringing to a total of 87 By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur— Another 31 persons in Caraga region were tested positive with COVID-19 bringing to a total of 87 cases or a rapid 10 times increase since June 1. The Depar tment of Health’s Center for Health Development-Caraga (DOH CHD-Caraga) reported the dreaded disease has afflicted eight mining workers in Claver town in Surigao del Norte while the remaining 23 were distributed in different parts of the region. The DOH-CHD noted the new cases confirmed with results from reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests, 22 are locally stranded individuals (LSIs), a returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and the eight mining workers. Dr. Jose R. Llacuna Jr., DOH regional director for Caraga,, however, disclosed there is no new local transmission recorded in the recent COVID-19 laboratory results from Southern Philippines Medical Center. FIRE AT DAWN. Some residents salvage what’s left of their houses after a large fire struck Mabolo Street, Carmen In area distribution, three at dawn on Monday. Fire authorities say the fire destroyed at least Php12 million worth of property and last about new cases are from Butuan 30 minutes before it was put out.
Poe: Connectivity A Must
REMISS government officials must be brought to account for any further delay in setting up crucial infrastructures across the country to digitally connect the citizenry amid the pandemic, Sen. Grace Poe said. Citing the Ease of Doing Business Act and the Poe Department of Information nology (DICT) Circular 8, and Communications TechSee MUST, page 11
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P12m worth of property destroyed in Carmen fire By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City— Fire authorities are still investigating the Monday dawn fire that struck Mabolo Street in Barangay Carmen
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at dawn on Monday. District fire Marshall Supt Allan Cabut said his investigators are still trying to investigate the fire that leveled 80 houses in Mabolo Street in Barangay
Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City at dawn on Monday. Cabut said the fire that lasted about 30 minutes before firemen put out the fire destroyed Php12 million worth of property.
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“Some 80 houses were destroyed and our fire investigators are still investigating the cause of the fire. Although, Cabut said the fire started from the house of a See FIRE, page 11
