Mindanao Daily Northmin (October 20, 2014)

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Volume III, No. 122

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on Page A1 12 October 20, 2014See story P15.00

Solon pours in more infra projects to Misor By DODO CANOY Contributor

LOCAL residents under the second congressional district of Rep. Juliette Uy of Misamis Oriental continue to enjoy the needed basic services, healthcare, educational assistance, and infrastructure projects. See FULL STORY, page A5

Dengue in Caraga continue to swell By PAT SAMONTE Regional Editor-Caraga

BUTUAN City––Death toll from dengue has swelled to 28 in Caraga Region as cases rose to 5,887 from January 1-October 11, 2014 up by 115 percent from 2,730 cases reported for the same period last year. The Department of Health in Caraga said the fatalities came from Butuan City – 8, Bislig City – 6, Surigao del Sur – 4, Cabadbaran City – 3, Agusan del Norte – 2, Agusan del Sur – 2, Surigao City – 2, and Bayugan City – 1. It said four cases were reported from October 1-11, 2014 mostly from here where clustering of cases were detected from September 7-13, 2013 in Barangays Ampayon and Baan, Km. 3. The suspect dengue cases were reported in Butuan City with 1,304 cases, See dengue, page A7

MORE PROJECTS FOR MISOR. Rep. Juliette T. Uy (right) of the second congressional district of Misamis

Oriental with Engr. Jimmy Ramos of the second engineering district of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) turn over the Multi-Purpose Building (Covered Court) to the people of Barangay Jampason in Jasaan town. Joining her during the ceremonial cutting of ribbon are Barangay Councilor Elizabeth Lanzaderas, Association of the Barangay Council (ABC) President Charlito Eugenio, Municipal Councilor Rebecca Edos, Punong Barangay Emerlinda Agbong, Punong Barangay Roel Dael of Solana, also in Jasaan town. Photo courtesy of Dodo Canoy

PCSO’s ‘Lucky Tres’ now operates in Oro By MARK FRANCISCO Reporter

ANOTHER three-digit game has invaded the city of Cagayan de Oro. LuckyTres or Peryahan ng Bayan of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has set afoot Cagayan de Oro City few days ago––and is set to conquer the underground world of illegal Swertres operating in Northern Mindanao. Unlike the Swertres draws of PCSO, which is held in Manila and whose results the illegal Swertres operators are copying, LuckyTres draws are held locally thus eliminating the possibility of being intercepted by illegal numbers See Lucky, page A7

‘Black Shadow Gang’ lurks in the city’s public schools By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The City Council in this trading hub of 800,000 people has expressed the alarm over the existence of a shadowy gang of school children known as “Black Shadow Gang.”

City Councilor Ramon Tabor, chair of the council committee on police, fire, and public safety, said that the city government should act immediately to contain, if not, totally ban the “Black Shadow Gang” that now exists in various elementary public schools here. Citing police reports,

Tabor said that the”Black Shadow Gang” has been observed to be active in four barangays in the city’s urban center. Tabor cited the Barangay 21, Macabalan, Bayabas, Puntod and several other schools in the city to have been monitored See schools, page A7

Systems up, two months after By Samira Ali Gutoc-Tomawis, Correspondent

MARAWI City––Two months of the Taskforce Lasureco (TFL) yielded synchronized operations among several units such as surveillance, disconnection and reconnection so that meter installations are protected, updated General Manager and Energy Assistant Secretary Manatog Mapandi. Public efforts at convincing consumers

to pay up to combat the misconception of free electricity have been dealt with by an aggressive IEC (information, education communication through pulong pulongs, two-way radio and quad-media. Other efforts accomplished include the holding of household mapping of 47 of the 96 barangays of Marawi City. See systems, page A7

LUCKYTRES NOW IN CAGAYAN DE ORO.

Paul Raymund Chan (right, first row), the franchisee of PCSO and Global Tech’s joint Peryahan ng Bayan Lucky Tres venture in Cagayan de Oro, poses with the sales ladies that are deployed in outlets throughout the city. Photo by Mark Francisco of Mindanao Daily News

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