MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.
Volume IX, No. 347
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Adlay seed production seen to boost income of farmers in Region 10 By PCOO
M A L AY BA L AY C I T Y, Bukidnon – Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday expressed his support on giving spotlight to adlay as an alternative staple food on Filipino table, noting that introducing more variants of food will
boost the income of farmers and former rebels engaged in farming and food production programs of the government. During his visit to the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC) here, Secretary Andanar committed to help promote the agricultural products of Region 10, while
reiterating next year’s plan of conducting broadcast auction of farmers’ produce. “This initiative of cultivating adlay will help diversify the source of income of our farmers. And, of course, we will help promote the adlay because we are planning to have a broadcast auction of agricultural products by January. With this, we are See SEED, page 9
Andanar to SKs:
Become better youth leaders, learn from COVID-19 pandemic M
ALAYBALAY CITY--”The way that you have been molded today through your experience in the pandemic, you will carry this all throughout your political career as you move forward in the future. This experience will even make you better leaders in the future.”
Camiguin eyes 2 RT-PCR testing means by December
MAMBAJAO, Camiguin-To further strengthen the province’s initiatives to mitigate the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID)–19, Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo said they are planning to establish two reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing machines by December 2020 or January 2021. “Ku ng ma abl i han na nato ni, gusto nako sigurodahon nga bantayan gyud nato nga dili magka-local transmission or localized lockdown,” Romualdo said during See TESTING, page 9
UNICEF turns over supplies as part of the UK Government’s assistance to BARMM to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the region. From left: Director Andrew Alonto, Bureau of Public Information BARMM; OIC Minister Ameril Usman, Ministry of Health BARMM; Andrew Morris, Chief, UNICEF Mindanao Field Office; Minister Raissa Jajurie, Ministry of Social Services and Development BARMM; Minister Mohagher Iqbal, Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education BARMM. photo courtesy of unicef
Presidential Communications Secretary and Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS)-X Martin Andanar cites the great role of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) especially in addressing the current health crisis during his engagement with Malaybalay City SK, October 19. Andanar added that it is important for the government to talk to the youth since the implementation of community quarantine in most parts of the country
has greatly affected their lifestyle and the youth leaders have the influence to convince the sector to foster resilience and become the solution in today’s crisis. Noting the opportunities to prove existence and implement plans to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the secretary said today’s pandemic could be viewed by SK leaders as an opportunity to serve better. He further underscored the significance of the youth’s strong support for See LEARN, page 9