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‘Shoes Parade’ highlights World Refugees Day in Marawi By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent
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ILIGAN City--Hundreds of pairs of shoes and slippers were displayed in a kilometer stretch along Sarimanok-Sagonsongan diversion road in Barangay Sagonsongan,
Marawi City, Thursday morning (June 20) in observance of World Refugees Day. Several civil society organizations (CSOs) based in Marawi organized the event they dubbed as “Shoes See PARADE, page 15
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DTI eyes ‘entrepreneurial revolution’ through village services Outgoing Mambajao mayor and Camiguin governorelect Jurdin Jesus Romualdo (left) leads other officials in doing “duck, cover, hold” during the conduct of the National Synchronized Earthquake Drill (NSED) held at the municipal grounds of Mambajao town, Camiguin, June 20.Thursday afternoon. With Romualdo are, from left, his son and Camiguin Rep. Xavier Jesus, and the mayor’s wife and outgoing governor Maria Luisa.
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OCD-10 urges LGUs to be ready for disasters By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
Sulu governor blinks, vows support for Barmm
MAMBAJAO, Camiguin--To ensure the safety of residents during earthquakes, the local government units must see to it that they are prepared for any disaster that might occur in their area, the Office of Civil Defense, Region 10 (OCD-10) said. Aside from regular earthquake drills that would remind people how to react in case there is a tremor, OCD-10 regional director Rosauro Arnel Gonzales Jr. said the LGUs must also put in place disaster management mechanism, most especially in the training and deployment of responders and procurement of equipment. He said residents might have already been trained on the basic duck-hold-cover move, but to save lives, the local officials must also be equipped to handle disaster response.
GENERAL Santos City--Changing his stance, Sulu governor-elect Abdusakur Tan now pledged to support the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), noting the “people have spoken.” “Since nandirito na, hindi pwede na hindi namin suportahan kasi (Since it is here already, it is not right for us not File photo shows a policeman guarding to support it because) we will suffer. We ballot boxes during the plebiscite to ratify cannot afford to suffer for the next three the Bangsamoro law in Buluan, Maguinyears, six years or nine years,” said Tan, danao on January 21, 2019.
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LGU Tagum feted for excellent collection efficiency
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