Mindanao Daily Northmin (May 16, 2014)

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Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Regional Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

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Solon wants IRA granted to brgys created by sanggunian Volume II, No. 256

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L A D Y lawmaker from Mindanao has proposed the granting of internal revenue allotment (IRA) to barangays created by local Sanggunians to enable them to continue the deliver y of government socials services and projects.

Regional Top Stories CARAGA

CEB adds Tandag City in Surigao del Sur to domestic network u 2 westmin

Philippine National Police in Region 9 conducts inventory of pensioners u8

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Magnitude 6.3 quake jolts Negros Occidental THE government-run Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs) on Thursday afternoon said a 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Negros Occidental. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at 6:16 p.m. with its epicenter traced 49 kilometers southwest of Hinoba-an in Negros Occidental wherein Intensity 5 was also felt in the area. The agency said the quake was felt at Intensity 4 in Iloilo City; Bago City; Pandan, Antique; and Basay and Sipalay in Negros Occidental; The temblor, which See quake, page 10

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Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano attends to the concern of a father from Brgy. Beray, Kinoguitan who seeks assistance to help his five-year old daughter diagnosed with cleft lip and palette. The child will undergo free operation at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center after series of thorough check up and assessment. Governor Emano assures Misamisnons specifically indigents of free hospitalization and other benefits under the new health care system of the Province, the Misamis Oriental Care System or the MisOr Cares. Photo supplied

Misor releases P550,000 cash aid to public schools Oro dad calls for support on Balik Eskwela program

MISAMIS Oriental––The provincial government of Misamis Oriental will release a total of P550,000 financial assistance to 11 public elementary schools here on Friday, said provincial Governor Yevgency Vincente Emano on Thursday. Emano said that the fund for each public elementary school would form part of

the province’s assistance under the “Brigada sa Eskwela” program. He said that the money would be used to repair and refurbish schools and classrooms in order to provide a conducive environment for learning. “I value the education of our pupils and students in the province and one factor

for them to succeed is we provide them convenient classroom environment,” Emano said in a statement released to the media here. He said that the Brigada sa Eskwela is an annual activity of the Department of Education (DepEd) that promotes volunteers among pupils and students, parents, teachers and different civic organizations. The program also encourages volunteers See SCHOOLS, page 11

Communist rebels demand release of arrested leader u9

Palace to Ched: monitor unreasonable tuition hike THE Palace on Thursday directed the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ensure that there will be no unreasonable tuition fee increase in private universities and colleges. In a press briefing, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said that while some tuition fee hikes are inevitable, the CHED should ensure that the guidelines and requirements provided by the law on tuition fee increase

should be met. “Kaya ang titingnan nating katuwiran, paano ba ‘yung level of tuition fee compared to the quality of education being given by the college or university, be it state-owned or private. Iyan ang mga mahalagang batayan ng CHED sa pagapprove o pag-disapprove ng tuition fee hike,” he said. The commission has reported that 353 private universities and colleges, 74 of which are in Metro See tuition, page 2

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