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MindaNow
JUNE 8-14, 2013
Compiled by News Editor Arjay S. Felicilda ndo_sudaria2000@yahoo.com
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DOST-9 assists metal and engineering industry By Alma L. Tingcang
REGION 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) -- The Department of Science and Technology IX has approved a P440,000 project in the municipality of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. Called the “Upgrading the Roll up Facility of the Ruby Grills Shop and Glass Center," the project is under the agency's Small Enterprise Technology and Upgrading Program (Setup).
It aims to provide technology interventions including system and process improvement, and manpower development to the metals and engineering industry. The Ruby Grills Shop and
Glass Center is the first to offer fabrication services of roll up doors and windows in Zamboanga Sibugay province. This will complement the firm’s current business. The equipment to be acquired is the same equipment adopted by another Setup beneficiary in Dipolog City which so far, has been working efficiently. The said project aims to provide additional income
to the firm by enabling it to fabricate its own roll up doors/ windows instead of outsourcing the same technology from Dipolog or Zamboanga City. Hence, it will provide additional employment opportunities for locals in the area and strengthen the metal industry in the province which is one of the priorities of Setup. At present, it is the only business operating in terms of roll up installation in the
province with workforce of adequate training and experience gained from working with big companies in similar line of business. The business focuses on roll up doors installation, glass and aluminum installation, and iron works. Due to outsourcing of supplies (fabricated roll ups) from Dipolog and Zamboanga City, the firm cannot compete with the market
price. This prompted them to avail DOST’s Setup program to acquire roll up fabrication facility. Setup is designed to boost productivity and competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and to encourage them in implementing technological innovations and improvements in their operations. (FPG/ALT/PIA9/DOST-IX/ jdelpf )
NorthCot quake affects 204 families By Bong S. Sarmiento of MindaNews
REGION 10 (Northern Mindanao) – Two firefighters from Ozamis City, Fire Sr. Insp. Glen Chua and Fire Officer-1 Reymondo T. Magallanes, were injured while trying to help contain the May 20 fire that gutted down the copra warehouse of Granexport Manufacturing Corporation in Barangay Kiwalan, Iligan City. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP-10) confirms the fire started at the company warehouse millions of metric tons of copra, stocked to be processed into a cooking oil. Granex produces crude oil and coco pellet for export to USA, Europe and Japan. (Photo by Jun P. Felicilda of MinStar)
REGION 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) - At least 204 families or 1,216 individuals have been affected by last Saturday’s 5.7 magnitude quake in Carmen, North Cotabato that triggered 198 aftershocks until early evening Tuesday, the Office of Civil Defense Region 12 (OCD-12) reported. Citing the OCD-12 report, Eduardo del Rosario, executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said that of the 198 aftershocks recorded by the Philippine Volcanology and Seismology Institute (Phivolcs) as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, 11 were felt in Carmen town and neighboring areas. He said the affected residents were from barangays Kimadzel, Kibudtungan, Liliongan, Aroman and Ranzo in Carmen town. Seven persons were injured
in last Saturday’s tremor, del Rosario added. Of the 141 houses affected by the earthquake, 53 were totally damaged and 38 partially destroyed, the OCD-12 report showed. The quake also damaged 24 elementary and high school buildings, a covered court, three churches, a factory, an apartment, a health center, a multi-purpose building and a mosque in Carmen town, it added. Two bridges in Carmen town connecting North Cotabato to Bukidnon province and Cagayan de Oro City—the Mutian and Upian bridges— were also damaged by the earthquake that also caused cracks on paved roads, OCD12 said. Local media reports said here that only vehicles weigh-
Deputy Director General Capt. John Andrews told reporters in Manila. Businessman John Gaisano described the landing of Cebu Pacific Flight 5J971 Sunday night as “very rough” he thought they would die. “We could have died when we landed,” Gaisano told MindaNews on Monday. He said he felt like “we did not land on the runway.” “I think we landed on the soil,” he said. Gaisano said Flight 5J971 was supposed to have left Manila at 4:50 p.m. but the flight was delayed and they took off only at 5:30 p.m., expecting to land at the Davao International Airport at around 7:30 p.m. He said there was no announcement at all from the
cockpit or the crew about what was happening. “It was strange. There was no announcement at all for so long, maybe 15 to 20 minutes or longer. The pilot said nothing. The flight crew did not come out.” Lance Gokongwei, Cebu Pacific President and Chief Executive Officer apologized for the mishap at the Davao airport. He told ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) Business Nightly on Monday that the incident was “most unfortunate” but said it was too early to speculate why it happened. He explained to ANC that the pilot opted for “precautionary disembarkation” rather than “emergency disembarkation” to avoid panic and injuries. (MindaNews)
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Ours are the masses!... Advertise in Mindanao STAR REGION 13 (Caraga) - Photos show 41 live ammunitions of mortar, assorted explosives with charges, a landmine assembly, electric detonating cord, subversive documents and several live rifle ammunitions recovered by personnel of the Bravo Company, 75th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army in Barangay Wasian, Rosario, Agusan del Sur. These war materials are believed owned by the New People’s Army. (AFP photo)
DAVAO CITY — Operations at the Davao International Airport resumed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, 49 hours after a Cebu Pacific aircraft veered off the runway on Sunday night and caused the closure of the airport, cancellation and diversion of flights and losses to the local economy of at least P250 million.
“Conservative estimate of losses to the local economy since yesterday is around P250 million,” Jason Magnaye, head of the Davao City Investment Promotion Center said. The amount includes “losses from cargo, allied industries, hotel cancellations, airport concessionaires, airport management, among others.” The airport alone lost about P1 million a day as 80 flights were canceled that could have carried about 2,000 to 3,000 passengers, he said. Terminal fees alone are a major source of losses as each departing passenger pays P200. Initial investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has pointed to “pilot error” as the cause of the mishap, CAAP