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Volume VII, No. 093 Website: www.mindanaodailynews.com
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September 8, 2017
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PCCI: More investors coming to Mindanao By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) President George Barcelon yesterday said that he has convinced a team of high-level entrepreneurs from Singapore to visit Mindanao in Octo-
ber and scout for possible investment opportunities. At the opening plenary of the three-day event of the 26th Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon), Barcelon said that based on his own personal assessment, Cagayan de Oro City is the fastest growing See investors, page 11
Gingoog mayor dismayed at NPA’s sabotage of devt projects By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City-Gingoog City Mayor Marie L. Guingona has expressed dismay over the moves of the New People’s Army (NPA) to sabotage the development projects and delivery of basic services to that city’s
hinterland villages. This, as the military has said support for the Communist rebels has declined in Gingoog. Speaking before members of the City Peace and Order Council third quarterly meeting held on See dismayed, page 11
The Divine Mercy Shrine in El Salvador, Misamis Oriental will celebrate the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8. 2017 The shrine also features the 15.24 meters high statue of Jesus as the Divine Mercy as the focal point of the Divine Mercy Hills. photo by gerry lee gorit
DARIMBANG VS UY
Electoral tribunal okays manual recount of Oro’s contested votes Gingoog City Mayor Marie L. Guingona (right) listens as Lt. Col. Francis Carandang, commanding officer of the Phil. Army’s 58th Infantry Battalion, stresses a point during the 3rd quarterly meeting of the City Peace and Order Council held at the Gingoog City Hall on yesterday. photo by gerry lee gorit for mindanao daily news
By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent
THE House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) has ruled to proceed with the opening of ballots
used in the 2016 elections for the first legislative district of Cagayan de Oro City as contested by losing congressional candidate Lourdes Candy Darimbang.
In a three-page decision dated August 17, the HRET quashed the appeal of respondent Rep. Rolando Uy praying to reconsider the tribunal’s earlier May
25 decision ordering the custody of ballot boxes from the 24 barangays in the first district containing around 13,000 challenged votes. See okays, page 11
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