MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.
Volume IX, No. 274
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RTMI deploys buses in Oro-Misor; Donsals: Earnings ‘abnormal’ By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
Personnel of the Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI) make sure that the riding public follow the needed protocol before boarding a coaster bus plying the Cagayan de Oro City to Gingoog City, a component city in Misamis Oriental, route. poto by gery lee gorit
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-The Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI) which owns a fleet of buses plying Northen Mindanao region started to deploy coaster buses effective May 1, a bus official said yesterday. “Initially, we deployed six non-airconditioned coaster buses to serve our riding public,” said Mr. Jessie Boy P. Lentorio, branch manager of the Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI) Yacapin Branch. Mr. Lentorio said that RTMI had 2 buses to serve the riding public in the city of Gingoog, and Balingoan in Misamis Oriental, and in the boundary of Alae town in Manolo Fortich in
PCOO chief urges to verify news before sharing on social media MISAMIS ORIENTAL -Fake news does not help in this time of COVID19, as discussed during a Network Briefing hosted by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar, urging the public to think first before sharing any unverified information on social media. In an update shared by PCOO Assistant Secretary Ramon Cualoping, he said
an average of five or six fake news are spotted by his team on a daily basis over social media. He explained, the latest issue is around the implementation of PhilHealth on the increase of contribution to 3 percent. Among the most affected by this are the Overseas Foreign Workers (OFWs), he said, a lot of people have come up to him and asked him about this.
Bukidnon. He said the 39-seater coaster buses is only allowed to accommodate 14 passengers to ensure that proper Social Distancing is strictly enforced. Likewise, Mr. Lentorio urged the riding public to observe discipline by wearing face mask, use hand sanitizer, and register with the bus firm’s logbook for documentation. Meanwhile, Donald Rey Ellarina, chief executive officer of Donsals Transport Corporation, said that he had 14 units available to serve the riding public in Cagayan de Oro to the town in Lugait in Misamis Oriental. Over a phone interview See DEPLOYS, page 11
As GCQ in AgSur starts, 5 Davao derby-goers tested positive in rapid test By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor
SAN FRANCISCO, Agu The increase was implesan del Sur -- Just as this mented last year, the first province started to downincrement was 2.75, this year grade on May 1 its status 3 percent. He explained, into General Community this increase is not just for Quarantine, five Davao OFWs but for all employed. derby-goers were tested The goal of PCOO, Cuapositive to a rapid test from loping said, is to simplify Coronavirus Disease 2019 communication. Informa(COVID-19) conducted tion is not meant for just a by the Provincial Health few individuals but for all, Office (PHO). that is why they have made Dr. Jacqueline Frances social cards of a five-page Network briefing on May 4, hosted by PCOO Secretary F. Momville, provincial resolution, See URGES, page 11
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Martin Andanar and PCOO Asec Ramon Cualoping talking about dismiss disinformation.
See STARTS, page 11
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