Mindanao Star (February 15-16, 2014)

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Volume II, No. 194

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Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Process confab held in NorMin CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- In pursuit of attaining the Philippine government’s goal of inclusive growth and poverty reduction, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) recently held a series of consultation on the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Process (GPBP) Implementing Guidelines for FY 2014 for the provinces in Northern Mindanao.

FIRE DANCE. A fire dancer of the Fyrotrexx gave the audience a free pre-Valentines treat at the Magsaysay Park in Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday night, Feb. 13. MindaNews photo by froilan gallardo

BSP to hold invitational peace jamboree in MisOr ental Council will hold on April 1-5 “A Happy MisOr MISAMIS ORIENTAL -- Invitational Peace Jamboree” The Boy Scouts of the Phil- in Sta. Ana, Tagoloan town ippines (BSP) Misamis Ori- here with the theme “ExBy Elaine O. Ratunil

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DOLE 10 launches Project Ray C A G AYA N D E O R O CITY -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched last Feb. 12, its convergence with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), dubbed DOLE-DOST Convergence or the Project Ray. Project Ray, which will be implemented from 2014 to 2016, is a technology driven, resource-based and See project, page 7

REUNION. It was a tearful reunion for Cristina Manicad and her mother as they tightly embraced each other when they met at the office of Senator Cynthia Villar. The senator facilitated the return to the country of Manicad, who was physically abused and even sent to jail by her employer in Saudi Arabia. The distressed OFW arrived in the country Tuesday afternoon. Villar, through the Villar-Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG), provided her plane ticket and gave her P10,000 financial assistance. The protection of our OFWs is among the advocacy of Villar.

ploring Peace in Diversity.” This is pursuant to Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 76, s. 2012 on Revitalizing Boy Scouting in Schools nation-

wide, said Misamis Oriental Vice-Governor Joey G. Pelaez, National Executive Board and Council Chairman, BSP Misamis Oriental. See jamboree, page 7

Attended by representatives from the provincial agriculture (PAO) and veterinary (PVO) offices, city/ municipal local government operations officers of the Department of Interior and Local Government (C/ MLGOOs-DILG), municipal planning development coordinators (MPDCs) and municipal engineers, DA-10 Regional Executive Director Lealyn A. Ramos said that the government is making efforts in holding consultations so as to avoid imposing programs to its clienteles. She added that the projects under GPBP formerly known as the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) primarily empower the grassroots organizations and the local government units (LGUs) See confab, page 7


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