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CDO’s Black Nazarene Feast draws more devotees CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Thousands of devotees joined the Black Nazarene procession that snaked around major streets in Cagayan de Oro City late Thursday afternoon, marking the growth of the annual feast as a major religious event in the region. Hundreds of policemen formed a tight ring around the Black Nazarene and the yellow-clad barefoot marshals separating the thousands of devotees who followed the procession. Chief Inspector Lemuel Gonda, operations chief of the Cagayan de Oro police said more than 10,000 people joined at the start of the procession, but the crowd grew as it passed the streets leading to the Nazareno parish, its destination. “The crowd just grew
bigger especially after the offices closed at around 5pm. This religious event is getting bigger and bigger every year,” Gonda said. The Black Nazarene procession started in Cagayan de Oro only in 2009 after the Quiapo church gave the Nazareno parish here a replica of the icon. Though the marshals who guard the statue also wear yellow and go barefoot like their counterparts in Quiapo, the Black Nazarene procession in the city is a much tamer version of that in Quiapo. Local devotees yell “Viva Nazareno” and wave white and maroon handkerchiefs and towels to honor the replica of the centuries-old DEVOTEES. Devotees raised miniature replicas of the Black Nazarene statue of a suffering Christ. NAZARENO during a procession that coincided with that in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 9. Started only But the conduct of the in 2009, the Black Nazarene procession in Cagayan de Oro has drawn thousands of See feast, page 7
devotees in Mindanao.
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Froilan Gallardo
SP: No intention to delay approval of 2014 budget THERE was no intention to delay the approval of the 2014 executive budget. Councilor President D. Elipe stressed this in his special report during January 6 regular session presided over by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas, as he vehemently denied that politics is the reason for such “delay.” “I say no,” he reiterated, in response to accusations regarding the matter, which he said is so unfortunate. Councilor Elipe chairs the committee on finance and ways and means. By virtue of Resolution No. 11497-2013, he was tasked to preside over budget deliberations. According to the councilor, after the City Coun-
MisOr solon pushes bill to help fight child malnutrition photo by
See delay, page 7
A neophyte solon from Northern Mindanao is pushing a bill that will create a mandatory national child nutrition program to help combat malnutrition in the country.
GLOBE Philippines Launch Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez speaks before fellow legislators and other stakeholders including representatives from the British Embassy and the European Union during the recent launch of the Global Legislators Organization (GLOBE International) Philippines chapter. GLOBE is an international organization comprising national parliamentarians from over 70 countries that are committed to finding legislative solutions to the challenges posed by climate change and sustainable development. Cong. Rodriguez was one of the founding members of GLOBE Philippines and is one of the most ardent supporters of initiatives to combat the harmful effects of climate change.
Oro dads ask solons to file bill to ensure sea passengers’ welfare THE experiences of stranded passengers onboard the TransAsia- 5 when it encountered engine trouble at sea should not happen again,
said Councilor Ramon G. Tabor, author of Resolution No 11544-2014. The resolution, which was adopted by the 17th City
Council during its regular session Monday presided over by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas, requests Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd dis-
trict), Abante Rep. Maximo R. Rodriguez, Rep. Rolando Uy (1st district) and Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel See welfare, page 7
In filing House Bill 1548 titled An Act Providing for a Mandatory National Child Nutrition Program in all Public Elementary Schools and Barangay Day Care Centers, Congresswoman Juliette Uy (2nd District, Misamis Oriental) said that “malnutrition is still one big public health problem for our people, affecting seven out of 10 children based
on the national nutrition survey in 2008.” The said survey, conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), revealed that there is a prevalence of underweight children aged 0-5 years (3.35 million); a 27.9 percent rate of under-height
THE City Council committee on social services chaired by Councilor Enrico Salcedo this morning tackled the program of works of the City Social Services and Development (CSWD), which will be submitted for review and recommendation during the budget hearing, which will resume on January 15, 2014. The proposed programs of the CSWD with program
of works of several offices submitted by Mr. Teddy Sabugaa, OIC-City Social Services, are: Child Development Program (P3.3 M), Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances (CEDC) (P4 M), Social Development Center (SDC) (P3.8 M), Boy’s Town of CDO (P5.4 M), Tahanan ng Kabataan (P3.3 M), Women Development Center
See bill, page 7
Salcedo cmte endorses CSWD’s 2014 budget
See budget, page 7