thursday | february 7, 2013 Editor: JOE DEL PUERTO FELICILDA Asst editor: ARJAY S. FELICILDA • Email: msbmdn@yahoo.com.ph Editorial : mindanaodailynews@gmail.com Advertising : mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com
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General Santos builds new hospital CALUMPANG, General Santos City – Another priority project of Hon. Darlene Magnolia Antonino-Custodio will soon rise inside the sprawling Antonio Cahilsot Acharon Sports Complex in Barangay Calumpang, this city. A 1.4 hectare lot, as required by the Department of Health (DOH) will be allotted for the purpose. DOH Assistant Secretary Romulo Busuego, assisted Mayor Custodio, Chief of
Hospital Benjamin Pagarigan and other barangay and city officials led the groundbreaking ceremonies, January 31, this year. The four-storey, 75-bed capacity Calumpang Com-
munity Hospital is expected to decongest the patient admissions of the General Santos City Hospital in Lagao. Some P120 million will be needed to complete the
COTABATO City – The city government, in partnership with other stakeholders, is now preparing for the Chinese New Year Eve 2013. On its 3rd year of observing this event, a simple program will be held at the City Plaza, with the City Tourism Office tapping the Cotabato City Institute in choosing students to entertain the guests with Chinese
songs and dances. Members of the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce have expressed willingness to support the activity. In a meeting with the City PNP, Philippine Marines, Liga ng mga Barangay, Fil-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and other groups, each was given specific task during the
celebration. The Philippine Marines and the City PNP are tasked to check the area and make sure that no untoward incident happens for the duration of the celebration. Members of the Traffic Management Unit have also been given the rerouting map to avoid congestion of traffic. (cotabatocity.net. ph/asf)
Cotabato City prepares for Chinese New Year
25 by 50 meters per floor health care facility. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) already funded P35 million pesos to start the construction, which can be completed in six months time. Only the first floor will be initially operational and the bed capacity maybe expanded to cater to the growing population of the
city, according to Mayor Custodio. Archtect Neil Elbert Mones and Assistant District Engineer Elsa Urmenita, both from DPWH South Cotabato Sub-District Engineering Office, provided the specific technical data on this report. The four-storey hospital building was designed by Architect Mones. City Executive Assistant
for Health and Social Services Jose Orlando Acharon started working the concepts last June 2011 and integrated all the events, including the groundbreaking of the hemodialysis center and the soft-opening of the hospital information system of the General Santos City Hospital in the one day three-in-one ceremonies. (ww2.gensantos.org/ arjaysfelicilda)
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CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM PACT - A historic signing of an agreement between Christians and Muslims was signed, January 31, this year in Sitio Lacobe, Malabuan, Makilala, Cotabato. Dubbed as “Kanduli” for Peace and Development, the pact was aimed at ending the four-decade land conflict between Muslim and Christian settlers of the locality (makilala.gov.ph/asf)
Governor lauds barangay officials for vigilance NORTH Cotabato - As she led the recent distribution of gill nets to 1,000 fishermen, Cotabato Governor Emmylou “Lala” J. TaliñoMendoza has lauded the barangay leaders for remaining vigilant against lawless groups that are out to sow terror again in the province. “The provincial government continues to implement programs like the Cotabato Inland Fishing Development Project because we want to provide not only livelihood for our barangay residents but also help promote peace in their respective communities”, she said. The governor has highlighted the support that her
administration has been getting from the officials and residents of the different barangays in the province. “I am thankful that barangay leaders and residents have been very supportive of our peace initiatives. Most of the beneficiaries of the gill net distribution are Muslim fishermen because we want our Muslim brothers to feel that the present provincial leadership cares for all-Christians, Muslims and Lumads”, Governor Mendoza said. Fishermen from the towns of Pikit, Carmen, Kabacan, Midsayap and Pigcawayan were recipients of the most recent distribution of gill nets held at the provincial gymnasium.
Most of these beneficiaries were from the barangays of Balong, Macasendeg, Kolambog, Talitay, Langayen, Pamalian, Katilakan, Punol and Buliok in Pikit town. Others were from the barangays of Damatulan, Sambulawan/Tugal, Kapinpilan, Macasendeg, Kadingilan, Nabalawag, Kudarangan, Olandang and Tumbras in Midsayap town; Libungan-Toreta, Cabpangi, Datu Mantil, Balacayon, Sinsiman, Datu Binasing, Lower Pangankalan, Matilak, Lower Baguer, Buricain, Upper Pangakalan and Kadingilan in Pigcawayan town and barangays Pangankalan and Cuyapon in Carmen and Kabacan towns, respectively. (ozg/idcd-pgo/asf)
“During my training at the BWM Media Center in Cagayan de Oro City, I have learned a plethora of ideas about radio broadcasting. Thanks to my teacher adviser, Ms. Jinny A Luminhay, for helping me know what radio broadcasting really is, through Mr. Joe del Puerto Felicilda, the source person and training facilitator. It never came to me the radio news model, the types of straight news (advance coverage, or continuing news), data gathering, kinds of news events, radio news writing, and the things that should be avoided or should not be used in broadcast news writing, among others. I should also mention the length of the script, and how each segment is critically measured. So, I greatly honor and thank you Teacher Jinny for bringing me to this very educational and worthwile seminar/workshop.”
- Art Gerald A. Ranque Regional Science High School, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City
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