Mindanao Daily NEWS
Volume II, No. 151
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December 12, 2013
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Induction of new Oro Chamber officers for 2014 held
‘Yolanda’ death toll now at 5,959: NDRRMC
THE death toll from super typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) has reached 5,959, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Wednesday. The running total of the death toll is broken into at the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon provinces), 3; Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan), 19; Bicol, 6; Western Visayas, 250; Central Visayas, 74; Eastern Visayas, 5,605; Zamboanga Peninsula, 1; and
By Cheng Ordonez, Executive Editor
DEMO FARM. Misamis Oriental second district Rep. Juliette Uy spearheads the ceremonial cutting of ribbon during her visit to techno demo farm in Claveria town on December 10, 2013. Rep. Uy is joined by Claveria Mayor Redentor N. Salvaleon (fourth from right) and Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Executive Director Lealyn A. Ramos for Northern Mindanao. Photo courtesy of Dodo Canoy
Seventeen new officers for the year 2014 have been sworn in to steer the prime business organization here in Cagayan de Oro -- the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc., also known as Oro Chamber – during its 4th Quarter General Membership Meeting and Christmas Gathering recently, at the posh Pryce Plaza Hotel in Carmen Hill. Sworn in as new officials were re-elected Chamber President Efren Uy, Ruben Vegafria - VP for Agriculture, Fishery and Mining Sector, Dr. Mariano Lerin - VP for Business Support Organization Sector, Engr. Cerael Donggay – VP for Manufacturing and Industry Sector, Jeffrey Ang – VP for Services Sector, Antonio Uy – VP for Trade and Commerce, Edmundo Chaves, Jr. – Treasurer, Eriberto Gualberto – Corporate Secretary. Also inducted before hundreds of Oro Chamber members and guests were Trustees Ma. Teresa Alegrio, Rodolfo Menes, Jaime Rafael Paguio, Roberto Ansaldo, Eduardo Alaba, Colbert Rabaya, Manuel Boniao,
Exec: ECC process to start at local govt See death, page 11
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Radical economic reforms needed, says Ibon
THE virtually unchanged poverty By Walter I. Balane of MindaNews incidence and growMALAYBALAY City––Companies should ing numcomply with requirements set by local govber of ernment units, including social acceptability, poor debefore they may be granted environmental spite rapid economic compliance certificates (ECC) by the Departgrowth ment of Environment and Natural Resources and multi(DENR), an official said. billion Read the full story on page 2 peso conditional cash transfers (CCT) affirm the need for a radical change in socioeconomic policies, said the independent research group Ibon Foundation. By MART D. SAMBALUD of Davao Today Poverty will remain if TAGUM City––A radio was shot past 9 in the mornthe revised Philippine Debroadcaster in Tagum City ing. No description on the velopment Plan (PDP) that was shot dead this morning perpetrator was given. the government will release by unidentified gunman. Police are still investibefore the end of the year Rogelio ‘Tata’ Butalid, gating the motive behind remains more of the same a block-time commentator the killing of the broadprofit-driven, pro-foreign for Radyo Natin Tagum, caster. investor and pro-elite poliwas shot dead at Sobrecary Butalid’s colleagues said that have worked against HOMELESS ON CHRISTMAS. A young boy sleeps near the Christmas lights cies Street. that in his broadcast, he the majority of Filipinos in Divisoria in Cagayan de Oro City on December 10. See dead, page 11 Witnesses said Butalid for decades, the Ibon said MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo adding, “official poverty incidence is not improving and the number of poor has been growing amid increasingly rapid economic growth.” It said the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) 2012 full-year poverty report shows statistically unchanged family inquire at MAX’S RESTAURANT. Robinsons Mall, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY poverty incidence of
Another broadcaster shot dead in Tagum City
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