Mindanao Daily (May 14, 2018)

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Volume VII, No. 287

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May 14, 2018

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NGCP, Cepalco on standby alert for today’s elections

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Mindanao-wide grid monopoly National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and local utility Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (Cepalco) are all set for the barangay elections today. In a phone interview, NGCP Mindanao District 3 communications Mae Curiano said that they have activated their overall command center as early as Friday. Mindanao District 3 comprises Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Camiguin and North Cotabato. Curiano added that none of the provinces mentioned are “election hotspots” which would possibly trigger an intentional electricity outage, adding that the company is constantly in touch with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) See alert, page A11

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Comelec to deploy 150 cops to Lanao

for harassing local government workers to vote for the administration bets or else they will lose their jobs. But Reynaldo Cuyos, the mayor’s elder brother and village chair of Bayugan 3 which is the richest village of Rosario having hosted the big mining company

Cagayan de Oro City-One hundred fifty police would be deployed, mostly in Lanao del Norte, to replace teachers who would back out during the 2018 Barangay and Sanggunian Kabataan (SK) elections in today’s (May 14), an election official here said Thursday. Rene Magbutay , regional director of the Commissions on Elections (COMELEC) in Northern Mindanao, said that the 150 policemen underwent special training to serve as the member of the electoral board if the need arises. He said that the police would be trained to be acquainted with the manual election process and the other election rules and policies. Magbutay said that the policemen came from the regional police command in Cagayan De Oro City who would be deployed to Lanao Del Norte on Monday. Lanao Del Norte is among the five provinces of Northern Mindanao. Magbutay said that there were cases in the past elections where the

See money, page A11

See Comelec, page A11

The Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro led by president Tonyboy Fernandez showing their awards received from the Rotary International during the District 3870 DisCon 2018 held at Luxe Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City, May 12.

Money politics seen in proxy war in Agusan Sur town By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor

ROSARIO, Agusan del Sur--The election in the 11 villages of this mining rich town will be a proxy “battle royal” among multi-millionaire small[-scale gold tunnel miners where money is expected to flow to buy votes on election day.

The bitter rivalry between Mayor Jose Cuyos and new-found nemesis Jupiter Abulog whose family operates many tunnels in the “high grade” gold mining areas of this town erupted when eight of the incumbent village chairs jumped to the other side of the political fence. Former vice mayor Julie Chua, leader of the Abulog camp who

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