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Volume II, No. 249
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THE FOUR-WAY TEST of the things we think, say or do
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See story P15.00 on Page 12 May 7, 2014
Wednesday
Construction of P2.6b Oro ‘skyway’ pushed By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN de Oro City-A law maker here is pushing for the construction of a 2.4 kilometer Skyway that would cost P 2.6 billion to ease the traffic congestion in the central district of this trading hub in Northern Mindanao.
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The regular session of the City Council this week was conducted with no power on as rotating brownouts in Cagayan de Oro City have been effected beginning last week. The brownouts last for at least 3 hours in one area but could go for 6 hours. The scheduling of the brownouts, however, is not clear as to which hours per area causing confusion among consumers. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit of Mindanao Daily News
Power outages worsen as water levels in Lake Lanao, Pulangi dip By Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews
CAGAYAN de Oro City-Water in Lake Lanao and Pulangi River, Mindanao’s main sources of electric power, had reached record-
low levels on Monday forcing power utilities to enforce six-hour to 10-hour rotational brownouts in almost all major cities in the island. Ralph Paguio, vice president of the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company
MILF armed forces stay despite passage of BBL CAGAYAN de Oro City-The Bangsamoro Armed Forces, the military arm of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), will continue to exist even if Congress passes the Bangsamoro Basic Law, a senior MILF official said. Second Vice Chairman Ustadz Ali ‘Solaiman, of the MILF Central Committee, said that once Congress passed the BBL, the MILF armed component and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will adopt a
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Misortel manager gets threats
See threats, page 11
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CAGAYAN de Oro City-Misamis Oriental Telephone Company (Misortel) General Manager Fernando Vincent Dy Jr. has confirmed reports that he has received anonymous prank calls and threats sent through text messages. Dy said someone in his position would naturally become a target especially because of the recent arrests made against cable wires thieves. However, he considered the threats as job-related and not personal. He added that has reported the matter to the police. “Dili malikayan nay
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“status of mutual respect.” Under the status of mutual respect, the MILF will join forces with the AFP in running after criminals within the confined Bansamoro territory. Solaiman said that the AFP and the MILF will, at all times, coordinate with each other in the execution of military operations within the Bangsamoro homeland. At the moment, the MILF armed forces are on standby after the government negotiating panel and the MILF signed the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement (BFA) in Oc-
(CEPALCO) said they were informed that the water level in Lake Lanao fell to 699.4 meters Monday, dangerously close to the critical level of 699.15 meters. Paguio said this has forced CEPALCO, Cagay-
an de Oro’s major power distributor, to impose a 7.5-hour daily rotational brownout across the city starting Tuesday night. The Pulangi River in Bukidnon, Mindanao’s
See worsen, page 11
By IRENE ANIBONG and DODO CANOY Contributors
VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental––The local government of Villanueva, under the administration of Mayor Julio Uy––and his wife second district Rep. Juliete Uy, will host a Mini Flyweight Division Boxing Tournament on June 16, coinciding with the town’s “Araw ng Villanueva.” Harry del Puerto, boxing promoter and organizer of the Games and Amusement Board (GAB), said See BOXING, page 11
tober last year. He said that the signing of the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law on April 20, 2014 signaled the start of the transition period as embodied in the annexes of t he B angs amoro Framework Agreement. The predominantly Moslem community in Mindanao is pushing for Congress to pass the BBL to pave the way for the implementation of the BFA annexes that focus on transition government, wealth sharing, and security LETTER REQUEST. Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano issues, Solaiman said. reads the letter request from residents of Naawan town during his municipal visit on The elusive Solaiman, Monday. As his administration values people, the governor goes to barangays to perSee stay, page 2
sonally attend to their different concerns.
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