MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XI, No. 055
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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Sara confirms re-election bid as Davao City Mayor By SONY SUDARIA by OSCAR LEDESMA MDNN News Bureau
FINAL DECISION. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte confirms to the media she is seeking re-election as Mayor of the city. She says she would give in to his father, President Rodrigo Duterte, who is now officially running for the second highest post in the country. PNA photo
DAVAO CITY – To stop the continuing rumors of her running for president of the country in next year’s elections, Mayor Sara Z. Duterte confirmed on Friday she will seek re-election as
mayor of this city. The presidential daughter confirmed the announcement following an interview with Mayor Christina Frasco, the mayor of Liloan, and her spokesperson. “What I am sure of is that, whatever Mayor Frasco said, I can confirm that,”
Duterte told reporters. Sara also revealed to the media that her brother, VM Sebastian Duterte, is also seeking re-election in the upcoming national and local elections next year. “As agreed between party members, Vice-Mayor Baste will be the overall organiz-
ing person for the joint campaign of Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) and Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod (HTL),” the mayor said. On Wednesday, Mayor Sara also called on the people to extend their “strongest support” to her father’s vice
By LADE JEAN KABAGANI
80 percent complete and all the rest will be completed by next year,” he said in a statement on Sunday. Marawi’s master development plan will be finished within the term of President Rodrigo Duterte, del Rosario assured. “All projects will be completed by June 30 of 2022 within the term of the President as promised,” said del Rosario. The newly inaugurated two mosques and four village complexes in Marawi City are “solid testament(s) that the TFBM’s efforts are
Marawi infra projects 80% complete THE government-led rehabilitation efforts in Marawi City is already 80-percent complete, Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) chairperson and housing czar Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario said on Sunday. Despite the challenges posed by the health crisis and inclement weather, del Rosario assured all infrastructure projects will be done according to the timeline of completion. “For all the public infrastructures na ginagawa natin (that we are doing), we are now 75 percent to RC West CDO President Cliff Roa delivered the first bottle of safe water to a member of the People’s Sustainable Consumer Cooperative using the tricycle which was newly turned over to the Coop. With this tricycle members who are residing far from the location of the Skyhydrant Unit and the vending machine can now avail of the safe water. Pres. Cliff was assisted by his supportive wife, Ann Tai Jean.
RCWESTCDO Turns Over Livelihood Project THE Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro turned over to People’s Sustainable Consumer Cooperative (PSCC) a livelihood project, its additional support on August 25, 2021 at Coopville, Mambuaya, Cagayan de Oro City. PSCC is one of the beneficiaries of the RC West CDO Skyhydrant (water filtration) project, funded by a Global Grant from The Rotary Foundation. This project aims to provide safe water to underserved communities, especially for the children.
The additional support includes one tricycle unit with carrier and several dozens of empty water bottles that were donated by generous members of RC West CDO. These will be used by the PSCC to bring safe water to members who are residing far from the location of the Syhydrant unit and the vending machine that dispense the safe water as well as to non-Coop members who are residing in the neighboring communities. The objective of this support facilities is to economically empower the
PSCC members by helping them generate more income through selling of safe water at a reasonable cost. The turn-over was led by its Club President Clifford Jose Roa. With him were: Atty. Maria Gloria Tango, Service Project-A Director; Past Assistant Governor Almarco Brito, Service Project-B Director; Dr. Dures Tagayuna, Vice President/Club Administration Director; Past Assistant Governor Ferdinand Espiritu, The Rotary Foundation Director; Past President Alain Pacatan;
Past Assistant Secretary Dahly Garcia; Rotarian JC Tangara and Rotarian Marlo Areola, Water Distribution Project Chair. The donated items were received by Ms. Cora Catalan, PSCC Vice-President. She thanked the RC West CDO for this additional support and in behalf of the PSCC she committed to take care of these items and assured that these will be used for its intended purpose. It should be recalled that on January 13, 2021, See PROJECT, page 11
See CONFIRMS, page 11
See COMPLETE, page 11
Bulua dad promises to give justice to residents affected by ‘hazardous smoke’ By JOEL ESCOL and ERCEL MAANDIG MDNN CDO News Bureau
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Bulua Barangay Chairman Arjay “Al” Legaspi, Jr yesterday vowed to give justice to his constituents affected by the alleged “hazardous chemicals” coming from the thick-dark smoke of a crematorium here. Legaspi said he had already met twice the residents of zone 7 in Barangay Bulua, including representatives from DENR, Clenro, and the crematorium. “Ato na silang gipatawag sa ikaduhang higayon ug gihisgutan ang solusyon niining reklamo sa mga
Photo shows Bulua Barangay Chairman Arjay “Al” Legaspi answers queries from the media during a short media briefing at City Hall.
residente nga lage lain ug baho ang ibuga nga itom nga aso gikan sa crematorium,” Barangay Chair Legaspi told MDNN. See GIVE, page 11