Mindanao Daily NEWS special SUPPLEMENT
Bringing Good News of Mindanao
Duterte’s inauguration to reflect Filipino pride Volume VI, No. 031
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June 30, 2016
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ODRIGO Roa Duterte will take his oath today as the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines. The ceremonies will be less of a spectacle than tradition requires but bellowed of the Filipino pride. See full story, page B2
DU30’s inauguration ‘barong’ with Mindanao ethnic touch By Antonio L. Colina IV, Mindanews
Digong’s fight against drugs yields brimful rehab center By CHENG ORDOÑEZ, Associate Editor
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental -- The openness of President Rodrigo Duterte against illegal drugs is filling up to full occupancy the only rehabilita-
tion center in this province due to strong responses it is getting from illegal drug users who come out to seek rehabilitation, even as authorities have yet to find
ways where to accommodate hundreds of them. Ozamiz City fatherdaughter tandem of Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog and Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog-Echavez said the openness of Duterte to
DAVAO CITY – Chardin, a four-decade old haberdashery here, has prepared a dozen Barong Tagalog made from a synthetic non-itchy fiber just for the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte on June 30. Designer Bonie Adaza said in an interview on Thursday that each barong, which costs about P6,500, is inspired by the embroidery designs of the unique patterns of traditional costumes of ethnic tribes in Mindanao. “What we are preparing are customized embroidery. It has a Mindanawon touch
for the reason that we will showcase where we are from and to show that we are proud Mindanawon,” he said. Adaza said he and his fellow Chardin designer Chad Pulache designed each barong in such a way that would fit the modest fashion sense of the incoming president, who is mayor of Davao City for 22 years. He added he had chosen only three colors for Duterte’s barong – beige, ecru, and darker brown – to match his modest fashion sense. See barong, page B11
address the illegal drugs problem in the country encourages everyone to rid this city and other druginfested communities in the Province of Misamis Bonie Adaza (left) and Chad Pulache, of CharOccidental of the stigma. Designers din in Davao City, made Duterte’s Barong Tagalog for the See rehab, page B11
inauguration. MindaNews photo by Antonio L. Colina IV
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