Mindanao Daily NEWS
Volume II, No. 122
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Monday
November 4, 2013
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Illegal loggers defy mayor’s anti-hot logs drive By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Regional Editor-Caraga
STA. JOSEFA, Agusan del Sur--- Illegal loggers were still emboldened in the face of an intensified drive against hot logs that even the mayor of this town almost got killed to go after them, belated reports said. “It almost cost my life,” The boom truck carrying illegal logs now under cussaid Mayor Jann Roby Otero tody of the local government. Mindanao Daily News photo by Chris V. Panganiban referring to an incident on
Aquino’s address in defense of ‘Dap’ angers netizens By DAVAO TODAY
DAVAO City––Reactions from social media on President Benigno Aquino III’s televised speech Wednesday that centered on defending the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) were mostly on the negative. Reactions posted on Twitter and Faceb o ok slammed Aquino’s defense of the use of DAP, which came under criticism as unConstitutional for diverting funds without Congressional approval. Sherwin Desierto, graphic artist and videographer, said he wanted to hear Aquino explain why DAP was released to the senators after their impeachment trial on former Chief Justice Renato Corona. “Kung talagang mabuti ang layunin ng DAP, sana ipinaliwanag ni PNoy kung papaanong nangyari na ang perang isinuhol sa mga senador na bomoto sa pagpapatalsik kay Corona ang perang galing mismo sa DAP. Hilaw ang kanyang speech kanina.(If DAP has good intentions, PNoy should have explained why the money paid for senators who voted for Corona’s impeachment came from DAP. His speech was half-baked),” he said. Aquino, in his ten-minute statement, explained See DEFENSE/p.11
the eve of village polls when he and his driver nearly got caught in an accident when the driver of a boom truck carrying illegal logs tried to sideswipe his car during a wild chase. Otero said even they were almost hit, he risked and ordered his driver to overtake and block the over speeding truck that also almost hit four children who luckily jumped out on
the side of the road. As it turned out, the truck is allegedly owned by a top local official of this town engaged in a veneer processing plant in Sta. Isabel village. But Vice Mayor Symond Caguiat whose family is said to be the owner of the truck used for their ACES Lumber business has denied they were engaged in slipping out hot logs illegally
cut from the two mountain villages badly hit by the wrath of Typhoon Pablo in December 2012. “We never did that since the environment department only allow us to process planted tree species mostly falcatta logs,” Caguiat said. Police identified the driver as Narciso Langub, 23, a resident of Barangay
Govt starts building shelter for evacuees
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AMBOANGA City––The government is f ast-tr ack ing the construction of bunkhouses to provide temporary shelters to thousands of families displaced by last m on t h’s 2 0 - d ay standoff in this city. See needed/p.8
New Bohol ‘fault’ attracting more tourists
Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano (left) and Eastern Mindanao Command commander Lt. Gen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz III (right) confer with businessman See Hong during the formal ceremony for New People’s Army (NPA) rebel returnees. See Hong’s piggery and poultry farm in Libona, Bukidnon was recently attacked by the NPA who slaughtered some 50 pigs and destroyed property of the Mega Farm. Mindanao Daily News photo by Gerry Lee Gorit
INABANGA, Bohol––The new Bohol “fault” destroyed billions worth of infrastructure, left hundreds of lives lost, and centuriesold churches in ruins and the people still gripped in trauma due to thousands of aftershocks following the main magnitude 7.2 tremor on October 15. Now the good side of the story-- the new Bohol “fault” located in Barangay See BOHOL/p.11
Meralco Power Academy holds substation training for Cepalco inquire at MAX’S RESTAURANT. Robinsons Mall, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Tel. No.: (088) 858-6297 • (08822) 75-6297 • Cell. No.: 0917 7061147
Dubbed as the city of golden opportunities, Cagayan de Oro is fulfilling its promise to be a preferred venue for investment with its rich natural resources, sound infrastructure, a favorable
business environment and a tourist destination. It is one of the fastest growing provinces in Mindanao. With this spurt of economic growth, new infrastructure and increase
in commercial activities, additional and a steadfast power supply and service is a must. This has prompted the city’s distribution utility, CEPALCO See CEPALCO/p.11
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