MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XI, No. 056
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Thu-Fri, September 23-24, 2021
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Region 10 among top contributors of accomplishments vs insurgency PRESIDENTIAL Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Tuesday bared that Region 10 is among the top contributors of easing armed conflict in the country. He said that he is proud of the accomplishments of Northern Mindanao in exercising the whole-of-nation approach to end insurgency.
Secretary Andanar is the designated Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security for Region 10. “I render my highest respect to the regional directors there in Northern Mindanao because they are very cooperative and they have the initiative to pursue this goal that we are aiming for,” he said in an interview.
By H. MARCOS C. MORDENO MindaNews
The Mindanao State University (MSU) System suffered a 73-percent cut, from P6.292 billion this year to P3.63 billion next year. The amount covers the budgets for MSU’s campuses in Marawi City, General
See CONTRIBUTORS, page 11
2022 budgets for state universities in Mindanao reduced
Chemistry graduates from Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology. MindaNews MARCOS C. MORDENO
Lanao del Norte town hopes 50% of its population can be vaccinated this year TUB OD, LANAO DEL NORTE -Almost half of the population of this town can be vaccinated by the end of this year through its intensified vaccination efforts, according to the municipal mayor of this town. During the Network Briefing News today, September 20 hosted by Presidential Communications Secretary Martin M. Andanar, Tubod Mayor Leoncio Bagol revealed that his municipality can attain population protection by December this year. But he admitted that the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines is the main concern as they attempt to vaccinate other individuals under the priority list. “Sa totoo lang Mr. Secretary ang problema natin dito
ay iyong sa kakulangan ng vaccines. Kasi nakadepende lang tayo [iyong galing] sa DOH. [Actually Mr. Secretary, our problem here is the lack of vaccines. Because we just depend on the DOH supplies.],” Mayor Bagol shared to Sec. Andanar. According to the recent data from the Office of the Mayor, the town has 51,316 constituents. Of which, 7,878 individuals (21.9 percent) received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines, while 5,314 individuals (14.79 percent) have completed their vaccine shots since the second quarter of the year. Aside from vaccine supplies, Tubod LGU has seen another factor why some of their residents don’t want to get vaccinated – vaccine hesitancy.
“We acknowledge the vaccine hesitancy. However, we have implemented strategic measures about this issue,” Mayor Bagol added. As part of the strategic measure, the local government tapped its barangay officials to be at the frontline in intensifying information dissemination of what COVID-19 vaccines can do to protect people against the virus and why it is important to get vaccinated, most especially the elders. “Lalo iyong senior citizens, pinupulong natin iyong mga lider nila para makumbinse silang magpavaccine. [Especially those senior citizens, we conduct meetings with their leaders in order to convince them to get vaccinated.],” he added. The Municipal Health See HOPES, page 11
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MALAYBALAY CITY -Except for one campus, the allocations for all state universities in Mindanao have been reduced based on the proposed 2022 national budget submitted by Malacanang to Congress.
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Yasay confirmed Bambi running for MisOr congressman By MARK FRANCISCO and GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A partymate of Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Vincente ‘Bambi’ Emano in PaDayon Pilipino confirmed that the outgoing provincial executive will run as congressman in the second district, a post that he has held from 2007 to 2013. Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member Dexter Babano Yasay said in an interview earlier this week that Emano has decided to pursue this course, believing that it is for the best interest of the party. The governor is currently on his third term as Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member Dexter Babano provincial chief executive Yasay is being interviewed by the media after the Sang- and he is barred under law guniang Panlalawigan.
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