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on Page A1 12 October 1, 2014See story P15.00
Priest died of dengue; 15th victim in Misor
Increase in govt’s financial aide eyed
GENERAL Santos City–– The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is studying the possibility of increasing the financial grants under By GERRY LEE GORIT the national government’s Correspondent flagship conditional cash transfer (CCT) program in AGAYAN de the wake of the rising prices Oro City-of various commodities. Bai Zorahayda Taha, The deadly DSWD Region 12 director, dengue claime d said the DSWD central ofits 15th victim in fice may adjust the monthly health and education grants Misamis Oriental of the program’s beneficiaon Tuesday mornries to help them cope with the increasing food prices. ing who happened She said the agency has to be a priest. yet to determine the exact See FULL STORY, page A5 figures as to the proposed increase in the cash grants that would likely be implemented next year. “Prices of food products have swelled these past months so we’re working to address that,” Taha said in a statement. DSWD-12 currently Women legislators. (Right to left) Representatives Juliette T. Uy (second district, Misamis Oriental serves a total of 222,366 SURIGAO City––The Bu- and Ruby Sahali (Sulu) share favorable insights on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) being tackled by “poorest of the poor housereau of Immigration (BI)- an ad hoc committee in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (September 24, 2014). The two Mindanaoan holds” under the CCT on the BBL. Surigao office will launch lawmakers are both members of the said 75-member committee that is deliberating See increase, page A7 Photo courtesy of Vincent Borneo the Alien Registration Program this October to account all the foreigners in Surigao del Norte. Carlos F. de Peralta, acting alien control officer of BI-Surigao said the registration process will start on October 1 and end on By Roel N. Catoto mindorensis, considered September 30 next year. of MindaNews one of the most threatened “This program aims to in the world. account, register, re-register, JABOY, Pilar, Siargao Island, But at least two of those capture information, update Surigao del Norte––Some crocodiles died either in BI alien data base and would residents fish in Paghunga- January or February this provide assistance for visawan Marsh in this barangay, year after they got entangled related problems,” he told but Philippine freshwater in a fisherman’s net, village MindaNews. crocodiles also hunt for chair Narda E. Trego said. Peralta admitted there food in the same environs, She added the marsh had are a few overstaying aliens setting off a competition plenty of water at the time in the province. that appears to have put since it was rainy season. He said aliens registered the endangered predators During the rainy season under this program may beat a disadvantage. Paghungawan Marsh would come primary beneficiaries Thir t y-six ye ar-old have at least 600 hectares of future social integration crocodiles, comprising 30 covered with water. Its area and legalization programs females and six males which would shrink to around 120 of the government. were bred in captivity, were hectares in the dry season. In a statement, BI Com- Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez, together with CHED Chairperson Patricia Licuanan, MUST freed in the marshland on Trego said a few villages missioner Siegfred Mison President Ric Rotoras and Congressman and House Committee on Higher and Tech- March 22 last year. still fish in the marsh, but said there are around 1.5 nical Education Chairman Roman Romulo, lead the ribbon cutting ceremony for the The crocodiles belong they have regulated fishing million foreigners in the inauguration of the University’s brand new and state of the art Engineering Complex to the species Crocodylus See compete, page A7 and the blessing of its cafeteria. Photo supplied country but only about 200,000 are registered with the BI. Mison said foreigners staying beyond the allowable 59 days are required by By CRIS DIAZ Councilor Prexy Elipe, as part of the committee’s De Oro would not be far a P 3.8 billion proposed law to register with the BI. Executive Editor from the budget approved budget for 2015. The City chair of the city council special report. With the new Alien RegElipe said that the letter by the Department of Budget Council earlier said that committee on finance, ways istration Program, Mison CAGAYAN de Oro City–– and Management (DBM) Moreno’s proposed budget and means, said he pre- was significant as the city said they will be giving The City Council here has for 2014. would undergo a tough sented the DBM’s review council now embarks on overstaying aliens in the hinted that the proposed Mayor Oscar Moreno review before it could even letter to the members of the the proposed 2015 See ALIENS, page A7 2015 budget for Cagayan has reportedly submitted get into the plenary. See BUDGET, page A7 local august body last week
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Aliens urged to register at BI or face deportation
Crocs, humans compete for food in Siargao’s Marsh
Council likely to push DBM approved budget
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