MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.
Volume IX, No. 348
www.mindanaodailynews.com
Fri-Sat, October 23-24, 2020
P13-B subsidy for employers sought By MARK FRANCISCO
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agayan de Oro 2nd District Representative Rufus Rodriguez has urged the national government to subsidize distressed employers in the amount of P13.7 billion to enable them to pay their workers their 13th-month salary or Christmas bonus. Our workers in the micro, small and medium enterprises have suffered so much since March 15 from layoffs or reduced working days up to now, and it will be cruel to deny Christmas See SUBSIDY, page 11
DOLE SEC. SILVESTRE BELLO III
Oro council hears complaints on muddy water
Go expresses support for DHSUD budget * urges housing agencies to finish projects to improve access of poor Filipinos, victims of crises and calamities to affordable quality housing
S e n at or C h r i s t o p h e r “Bong” Go expressed his support for the proposed 2021 budget of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development. In his manifestation during a Senate budget hearing on Wednesday, October 21, Go said that the proposed budget for the DHSUD and its attached agencies will be a big help for homeless and less fortunate Filipinos. “Malaki po ang maitutulong nito sa ating mga kababayan. Patuloy po tayo sa pagtatrabaho para sa pangarap natin na magl-
the Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) and the proponent barangay to discuss the issues in aid of legislation. Macasandig barangay kagawad Nixon Baban, chair of the committee on environment, gave details of the complaints clarifying that this predicament of poor water service has been going on for months in the barangay, referring to muddy water and weak water pressure or no water See COMPLAINTS, page 11
agay ng bubong sa ibabaw ng ulo ng bawat Pilipino. At sana po, walang squatters sa sariling bayan,” Go said. Go added that the need for proper and adequate housing cannot be overemphasized by the government as he, himself, witnessed the struggle of the poor during his visits to victims of fire and other calamities. See SUPPORT, page 11
2ND DISTRICT REP. RUFUS RODRIGUEZ
JTIP warns of more cigarette smuggling via backdoor during holiday season
By MARK FRANCISCO
THE committee on public utilities of the Cagayan de Oro City Council headed by Councilor Teodulfo E Lao Jr. held a public consultation on the numerous complaints about thr poor quality of water in Macasandig and other barangays in the city last Friday. Acting on a resolution endorsed by the barangay council of Macasandig on complaints about the turbid water which flows from the faucets, Lao invited representatives from
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STUDENT BAKWIT. Shaika D. Bago, 14, Grade IX, is studying her module inside a classroom of Datu Aliman Ampatuan Elementary School in Barangay Tuayan Mother in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao on Tuesday (20 October 2020). The school has been converted into an evacuation center for over a month now. She and some 120 families fled Sitio Pamibingan of the same barangay due to military operations against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. mindanews photo by jules l. benitez
JAPAN Tobacco International (JTI) has appealed to law enforcement agencies to intensify its anti-smuggling efforts in the country’s regions, particularly in Visayas and Mindanao, as more contraband cigarettes are expected to enter the country’s backdoor during the yuletide season. JTI Philippines (JTIP) General Manager John Freda said key areas in Mindanao and Visayas have been traditional backdoor channels for illegal cigarettes and a series of seizures in the ports of Visayas and Mindanao over the past weeks are indicative that smuggling See WARNS, page 9
