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HE National Democratic Front (NDF)Mindanao on Friday said peace talks with the Philippine government will likely restart soon as its armed wing released two Army soldiers held captive for four months in Bukidnon on Friday, five days after two soldiers were also freed in Montevista, Compostela Valley.
SMC power plant to start operation in Q1 of 2016 SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. expects its 600-megawatt environmentally compliant power plant in Malita, Davao del Sur to commence full operation by first quarter of 2016 to help boost power supply, alleviate the power crisis and make affordable electricity available to consumers in Mindanao. The plant is designed to handle locally available fuel thereby reducing logistics cost. San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president and chief operating officer and SMC Global Power Chairman Ramon S. Ang said the environmentally complaint power plant’s first unit which has a capacity See power, page A11
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Pfc. Marnel Cinches, 23, of the army’s 8th Infantry Battalion based in Bukidnon, gets a tight hug from family members during his formal release from the New People’s Army (NPA) on Dec. 26, 2014 in the outskirt of Malaybalay, Bukidnon. The NPA abducts Cinches and another war buddy Pfc. Jerrel Yorong last July 22, 2014 in the hinterlands of Impasug-ong, Bukidnon and were held captives for almost five months prior to their release. In an interview with the Mindanao Daily News, Cinches said he will first confer with family members whether he will continue his military service but promise to report to his mother unit soon. Photo by Cris Diaz
Villanueva town is top grosser in tax collection for 2014 By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
Villanueva Mayor Julio T. Uy and Jennue Rosalie Uy, chief of staff of the Office of Congresswoman Juliette T. Uy awards a television prize to a lucky raffle winner during the Christmas party of the local government unit. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit
CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The municipality of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, emerged as the top grosser of tax collections for calendar year 2014 among 2nd class municipalities in Region 10. Municipal treasurer Venus M. Echeveria received
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Senator Grace Poe and Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez were invited to the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) Christmas Party at the Century Restaurant, Malate, Manila. The event aims to pay tribute to the contributions of the Chinese-Filipinos to our country’s leadership, governance and nation building. Photo supplied
the award from the Bureau of Local Government Finance during their annual seminar held this month. Echeveria handed over to Mayor Julio T. Uy this week the award during the local government unit’s Christmas party. Uy said this is not the first time Villanueva See tax, page A11
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