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M’nao coops formally, officially signify bid for Agus-Pulangi HEPP Volume IV, No. 044 web portal: www.mindanaodailynews.com
Thursday
July 9, 2015
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By BONG D. FABE Contributing Editor
Police on alert during T’nalak Festival
GENERAL Santos City-Police authorities placed the entire South Cotabato province under heightened alert in connection with its 49th foundation anniversary celebration and 16th T’nalak Festival that will formally open on Thursday. Sr. Supt. Jose Briones Jr., South Cotabato police director, said all police units within the province’s towns and lone city are currently on full alert to ensure the smooth and peaceful conduct of the 10-day festivity, which is slated until July 18. He said they crafted a comprehensive security plan for the festivities, which will mainly be centered in Koronadal City. The official said they have assigned police teams to secure all festival venues, public convergence sites and other vital areas within the province. See alert, page A11
CAGAYAN de Oro City-It’s official! After years of planning and strategizing, a federation of cooperatives in Mindanao has formally and officially signified its intention to acquire, operate and manage the Agus-Pulangi Hydro Electric Power Plant (Agus-Pulangi HEPP) yesterday. See FULL STORY, page A3
‘Egay’ leaves P5.5m initial losses in aggie
Representatives from the e-Education Project led by Kato Miwa (fifth from left) turn over to the City Schools Division of Cagayan de Oro through assistant superintendent Reynaldo Manuel (fourth from left) a studio and audio-visual equipment to be used to produce educational materials for the open high school program of the Department of Education (DepEd). Mindanao Daily News photo by Mark Francisco
NGO donates studio, audio-visual to DepEd Education Project donated on Wednesday a studio and audio-visual equipment to A NONGOVERNMENT the City Schools Division of organization (NGO) from the Department of EducaJapan calling itself the e- tion (DepEd) in Cagayan By MARK D. FRANCISCO Staff member
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de Oro for its open high school program. According to the Division’s education program supervisor Romeo Aclo, the P300,000 worth of equip-
Duterte’s net worth rose by P1.35m in 2014
DAVAO City––Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s net worth grew by P1.35 million last year, his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) showed. Duterte, in his sworn SALN, declared assets worth P22,971,732.62 for 2014 while his liabilities remained at P1 million. This figure is higher than the P21,618,289.73 total assets he declared for 2013. Meanwhile, his son Paolo, the vice mayor, only had a P100,000 increase in his net worth with assets totalling P24.287 million. See Rose, page A11
ment will be used to produce educational materials for adult elementary graduates who wish to complete the high school See donates, page A11
Duterte
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday placed initial losses wrought by Typhoon Egay to the agriculture sector at Php 5.5 million with Region I and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) suffering the most damages. Christopher Morales, OIC director of the DA Field Operations Service, said that rice and high value crops sector suffered the most damage with estimated losses placed at Php 2,566,221 and Php 2,499,073 respectively. Meanwhile, the fisheries sector suffered losses estimated at Php 410,000 while corn losses were placed at Php 276,777. In his report to Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, Morales said that damages on rice were in Mountain Province and La Union with Php 1,143,000 and Php 1,423,221 respectively. Losses to high value crops, in the meantime, were concentrated in the province of Abra , which is estimated at P1,986,392. pna