MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XII, No. 017
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Saturday, June 25, 2022
NHA turns over 640 housing units to Davao gov’t workers
P15.00 P650 million underpass construction in GenSan begins By RICHELYN GUBALANI
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Work has begun for the construction of a PHP650million vehicle underpass here, an official said Friday. By CHE PALICTE Department of Public Works and Highways– DAVAO CITY—President dayaw Residences come in Bureau of Construction Rodrigo Duterte led the two options– one has a floor (DPWH-BOC) Engr. Kayawarding of 640 housing area of 42 square meters, Ar Bantayan said the ununits to qualified govern- while the other has a floor dertaking will involve the ment employees here on area of 36 square meters. tunnel connection of the Among the qualified Thursday afternoon. Mabuhay-Bulaong Road “I proudly congratulate applicants are personnel and Digos–Makar Road the National Housing Au- of the Armed Forces of Junction. thority (NHA) for complet- the Philippines, Philippine “The project is one of the ing the project despite the National Police, Bureau of first mega infrastructures of challenges faced during Corrections, Bureau of Jail the DPWH-Central Office the Covid-19,” President Management and Penology, in the Soccsksargen Reand other regular governDuterte said. gion,” Bantayan said, adding Providing low-cost hous- ment employees both from that the initiative is part of ing is one way of giving back local and national offices. President Rodrigo Duterte’s Escalada said all disto the uniformed personnel “Build, Build, Build” proand public servants, he said. posed units are duplex-type gram. Marcelino Es calada that have two bedrooms, Bantayan said the vehicle Jr.,NHA general manager, two toilets and a bath, underpass is envisioned See HOUSING, page 11 said the 640 units in Mato decongest heavy traffic LOW-COST UNITS. The completed Madayaw Residences units in Kadayawan Homes, Bangkal Davao City. President Rodrigo Duterte led the and make the transit of awarding of 640 housing units to the qualified government-employee applicants Thursday afternoon (June 23, 2022). (PNA
Che Palicte)
See BEGINS, page 11
RTC Branch 7, granted the motion for consideration filed by Prosecutor Genesis Efren, agreeing there was no denial of the procedural due process and the Court acquires jurisdiction over Castro. The decision reads: “The Motion for Reconsideration is granted. Let an E-warrant of arrest be issued against the accused, Dr. Maria Natividad Castro.” Castro, who spent at least two decades in community
health work in Agusan and was former secretary-general of the human rights group Karapatan Caraga, was arrested in her home in San Juan City in Metro Manila evening of February 18 this year for her alleged involvement in the kidnapping and serious illegal detention of a paramilitary man in Sibagat town, Agusan del Sur on December 29, 2018. The military and police claimed Castro is a member
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Agusan court reverses ruling, orders rearrest of Doc Naty By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews ) – The Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Bayugan City has ordered anew the arrest of Dr. Maria Natividad Castro, community health advocate and human rights activist, after it reversed its ruling for the dismissal of her kidnapping and serious illegal detention case. Dr. Maria Natividad Marian In his eight-page ruling, Silva Castro. Photo courtesy Judge Ferdinand Villan- of UP C ollege of M edicine ueva, executive judge of Class 1995
DA-10 fetes farm groups with best communal gardens By NEF LUCZON
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) recognized Thursday farmer-organizations in the region that showed
best practices in communal gardening. During a virtual ceremony, DA-10 Executive Director Carlene C. Collado led the awarding to the Pan-ay IPM Kasakalikasan
Farmers Association, Inc. from Clarin, Misamis Occidental. The organization bested five other finalists based on the DA-10 assessment See GARDENS, page 11
See ORDERS, page 11
BEST COMMUNAL GARDEN. The Pan-ay IPM Kasakalikasan Farmers Association, Inc. from Clarin, Misamis Occidental, winner of the search for ‘Best Communal Garden’. Launched in November 2021 by the Department of Agriculture in Region 10, the program aims to ensure food security and sufficiency at the community levels. (File photo courtesy of DA-10)