Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez leads the ribbon cutting ceremony during the recent turn-over of the road concreting project in Kamakawan, Gusa costing P17,392,978.85. With Rep. Rodriguez are Councilor Eric Salcedo, Councilor Bong Lao, Barangay Captain Pedro Arda and Kagawads Nilo Wagas, Salcedo, and Jabiniao.
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Volume II, No. 209
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Solons agree to suspend implementation of ‘Imem’ By Cheng Ordonez Associate Editor
THE House Committee on Energy has passed a resolution to suspend the operation of the Interim Mindanao Market (IMEM) during a public hearing held here in Cagayan de Oro C i t y T h u r s d a y, March 6, 2014. See FULL STORY, page 2
Palace: 3 new coal to operate in M’nao by 2016
PACR supports Juliette’s HB 3753 By IRENE ANIBONG and DODO CANOY Contributors
MEMBERS of the Philippine Association of Civil Registrars (PACR) are pushing for the immediate passage of House Bill 3753 which second district Rep. Juliette Uy of Misamis Oriental has authored. The PACR said: “Act no. 3753 otherwise known as the law on registry of civil PUBLIC HEARING. From right, second district Rep. Juliette Uy of Misamis Orienta, Rep. Lourdes Acosta, first status which was approved district Rep. Peter Unabia of Misamis Oriental, Rep. Rolando Uy, Rep. Maxi Rodriguez, and Rep. Vicente F. Bel- on November 26, 1930 and monte Jr. gather in Cagayan de Oro City Thursday purposely to conduct a public hearing on the Interim Mindanao took effect on Electricity Market (Imem). Photo by Gerry L. Gorit of Mindanao Daily News
See supports, page 15
By Azer N. Parrocha
Three new coal-fired plants are expected to increase the power supply in Mindanao by 2016, Malacanang said Thursday, noting that some areas on the island still experience rotational blackouts until now. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio B. Coloma Jr. said in a Palace media briefing that these plants attest to the government’s commitment to provide steady and stable power supply for the Channel NewsAsia’s Lifetime Achievement Luminary Award Filipino people. recipient John L. Gokongwei Jr. (left) with MediaCorp CEO See power, page 15
Shaun Seow. See full story on page 16
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