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MisOr town promotes community resiliency Volume II, No. 19
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ILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental - Community leaders and stakeholders in Villanueva town, Misamis Oriental have bound themselves to aggressively pursue no nonsense Disaster Risk Reduction Management Program in the light of heightened vulnerabilities to both man-made and natural hazards and calamities. See misor, page 7
July 26-27, 2014
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Disaster Risk Reduction Management Program - Private-Public Partnership on Disaster Risk Reduction: Local government officials of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental led by Acting Mayor Edwin Dagasuhan (seated center), OCD Regional Director Ana Caneda, Steag Comrel Manager Ghaye Alegrio, PHIVIDEC Officer Fledo Resma sign a joint statement of support for the implementation of the Villanueva Disaster Risk Reduction Management Program benefitting all the eleven barangays of Villanueva. The program aims to strengthen the LGUs capability to plan, coordinate and implement disaster risk reduction programs and projects in the area. The project is organized by LGu Villanueva and supported by energy firm STEAG State Power Inc. as part of its EGOLD (Enhancing Governance in Local Development) Program. (Supplied Photo)
PIA, DENR launch climate change advocacy drive By IRENE JOY B. DAYO Staff Reporter
CAGAYAN de Oro City - THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 10 (DENR-10) and the staterun Philippine Information Agency (PIA) launched on July 22 its Climate Change Advocacy campaign in one of the hotel here. Carr ying the theme “Nagbabago na ang panahon, panahon na para magbago,” the campaign was aimed at increasing the public awareness on the ill effects of climate change. Regional Director Thelma B. Oliver of PIASee climate, page 7
DENR region 10 Head, Special Program Coordination Ester Olavides (left) and Environment Management Bureau (EMB) region 10 director Sabdullah C. Abubacar unveiled on Tuesday, July 22, in Cagayan de Oro City the newest climate change thematic advocacy brand logo carrying the slogan “Nagbabago na ang Panahon, Panahon na para Magbago.” (PIA-10)
CDO’s City Treasurer to start collecting ‘envi. fees’ CAGAYAN de Oro City - The Cagayan De Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Oro Chamber) welcomed the move by the city government here to collect from business establishments the P1 that they pass on to customers for the purchase of nonbiodegradable plastic bags. Efren Uy, Oro Chamber president, said that they pose no objection to the measure since it is already embodied in City Ordinance No. 12-240. See fees, page 7
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