MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume X, No. 143
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
RTMI opens CDO-Cotabato City route amid pandemic By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI) on May 7 formally launched its new route (Cagayan de oro-Cotabato City) aid the pandemic brougth about by Corona Virus Disease. Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Regrional Director Allan Guro said the RTMI has deployed 15 new air-conditioned and non-aircon buses initially to serve Cagayan de OroCotabato City passengers. Guro said the fare rate for the 5-6 hours of travel time is Php541.00 excluding the privileged fare given to students, senior citisens, and Persons with disabilities (PWDs). He said the RTMI is also required to strictly follow the “seven commandments” for public transportation such as wearing of face masks, face whield, frequent disinfection, social See OPENS, page 11
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DPWH worker busted in illegal drug entrapment By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Local police collared a high value target (HVT) who reportedly sells “Shabu” (Methamphetamine Hydrochloride), an illegal drug substance, during a “buy bust” entrapment in the coastal village of Bonbon here, the police said Sunday. Pol/Col. Henry G. Dampal, the City’s Chief of Police, identified the HVT suspect as Mark S. Ranullo, 37, married, a resident of Zone 5, Bonbon, Cagayan de Oro City. Dampal said that Ranullo, an employee who holds a regular position with the DPWH regional office, has been an object of surveillance as among those listed as HVT suspects. A law enforcer, posing as the buyer, arrested Ranullo who delivered the illegal Shabu in exchanged of the P 500.00 bill serving as “decoy” money Dampal said. Seized from Ranullo were the P 500.00 bill, four LTFRB Regional Director Allan Guro (fourth from left) talks with Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno who grace pieces small elongated shape the launching of the new route Cagayan de Oro City to Cotabato City of RTMI on May 7. With Moreno and Guro are and two pieces medium RTMI Legal and Media Relations Officer Celer Estologa (left), RTMI Bulua Branch Manager John del Castillo, both square shape of alleged carrying the fare matri, and Jessie Lentorio, RTMI-Yacapin Branch Manager.
photo by gerry lee gorit
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70M target for PhilSys registration Cong. Uy, wife, by end 2021 ‘attainable’ COVID positive with the Land Bank of the of the 2.2 million, 806,000 have successfully opened Philippines (LBP). See TARGET, page 11 He also confirmed that
By JUDY QUIROS
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) is gaining ground with up to 6.4 million Filipinos – mostly from low-income families – have already completed the Step 2 phase of the registration process. This was the report of National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua to President Rodrigo Duterte during the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) meeting Monday evening (May 3), live-streamed over the government-run PTV net-
National Economic Development Authority Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua.
work. Chua said of the 6.4 million Step 2 finishers, 2.2 million have submitted their documents required for the opening of a bank account
By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Cagayan de Oro First District Cong. Rolando Uy and his wife, Lorna, the incumbent Barangay Chairperson of Carmen, were hospitalized after they tested positive for Covid-19 virus. Uy, disclosed their medical condition in his Facebook account, after rumors spread that his family, including his son’s, the incumbent City Mayor, contracted the COVID -19 virus. I’m a statement, Uy said, “We are in good status right now and we hope to recuperate from this deadly malady, but I am worry about my
wife who have previous medication.” Uy said that he has also instructed all his congressional staff and barangay employees to isolate themselves for closely monitoring by the barangay and congressional health team. He said that his office is closely coordinating with the local government of Cagayan de Oro City on the fight to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus here. “We are reiterating our call to the “Kagayanons and Misamisnons” to please cooperate with the government in keeping yourself and your family safe from COVID-19.”