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Oro ICT pioneer earns Eisenhower fellowship By Mike Baños Editor-at-large
Ammo explosion kills 3 teens, injures 1 in B’non
One of Cagayan de Oro’s ICT Pioneers has been selected as one of the two Filipino delegates to the Eisenhower Fellowship in the United States. See full story, page A3
DOH expects ‘high’ cases of measles in summertime By Leilani S. Junio of PNA
THE Department of He a lt h ( D O H ) h a s war ne d against t he possible increase in the number of measles cases, aside from skin problems, during the summer months. The dry season or summer in the country starts in March. According to DOH Secretary Janette L. Garin, while the agency has conducted some form of supplemental immunization program, there is a possibility See MEASLES, page A11
NEW CLASSROOMS. Misamis Oriental Congresswoman Juliette Uy (2nd District) joins officials of the Departments of Education, Public Works and Highways and local government units of Manticao, Claveria, Jasaan and El Salvador City in turning over a total of 24 classrooms recently. The said classrooms are of the latest disasterresilient designs and are in preparation for the DepEd senior high school program. Congw. Uy continues to work hard to ensure the delivery of the infrastructure needs of the district as a member of the Congressional Committees on Appropriations and Basic Education and Culture.
M A L AY BA L AY C I T Y, Bukidnon -- Three teenage brothers were killed and another youth was wounded when an ammunition exploded on Good Friday, March 25, at Kalilangan, Bukidnon. In a spot report, Cpt Lorenzo B Siobal Jr, army’s 403rd Brigade information officer said, the ammo exploded around 1:00 p.m. at Pud-ong Hill, sitio Kibaritan, barangay Malinao, Kalilangan town. Dropped dead on the spot were 15 years old Delmar Copresos and Regie Copresos, 11 years old. The third victim, 13 years old Roldmar Copresos was rushed to Bukidnon Provincial Hospital based at Kalilangan but was declared dead on arrival. Loyd P. Nanggaska, 13 years old, managed to run See explosion, page A11
Indigenous women represent PH in global leadership school SIXTEEN women from across the Cordillera Autonomous Region and Mindanao are representing the Philippines in the Global Leadership School of Indigenous Women spearheaded by the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Indigenous Women Forum (IIWF-FIMI). Implemented in Bolivia, Peru, India and the Philippines, the programme seeks
to empower indigenous women leaders and activists to advocate for human rights, food and nutrition security. FAO reports that while indigenous peoples constitute only about five percent
of the world’s population – most are in Asia – they account for about 15 percent of the world’s poor. The main causes of marginalization, explains Yon Fernandez de Larrinoa, FAO’s Global Advocacy Of-
ficer on Indigenous Peoples, are related to the violation of their rights. “It is crucial that we pave the way for indigenous women to have a strategic role in our quest to achieving zero hunger and See women, page A11
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