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BJMP foils escape plan of detained Sayyaf members Volume III, No. 187
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January 21, 2015
By Teofilo P. Garcia Jr.
Drug buy-bust in Zambo yields bomb materials
ZAMB OANGA City--The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has foiled a jail break attempt Monday by suspected Abu Sayyaf brigands detained at the BJMP-administered Zamboanga City Reformatory Center (ZCRC). See STORY, page A6
Comelec prepared for SK polls on Feb. 21 By MARK FRANCISCO Staff member
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cagayan de Oro City is now prepared for the February 21, 2015 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) special elections. City Comelec Officer Palmer Palamine said the Comelec will suspend starting February 1 the registration of new voters for the 2016 local and national elections to give way for the month-long SK elections. Palamine said the local Comelec has already tapped the services of the Department of Education (DepEd), the local government of Cagayan de Oro, and the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo). During the SK elections, reshuffling of Comelec officials is prohibited. Candidates can submit their respective Certificate of Candidacy (COC) starting February 7 and will end on February 10. The campaign periods are scheduled from February 11 to February 19. On the eve of election on February 20, the liquor ban will be in place and implemented by Cocpo. Palamine emphasized See polls, page A9
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LAND Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Regional Director Mandangan P. Darimbang (left, inset photo), and Aminoden D. Guro (right, inset photo), LTFRB chief transport development officer, spearhead the public hearing on the petition to reduce the fare rates for tax nationwide with the local transport operators (above). Photos by Genevieve Cantor of Mindanao Daily News
ZAMBOANGA City––It was supposed to be a drug buy-bust operation, but aside from confiscating suspected shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride police also said they seized bomb-making components and guns. Sr. Supt. Angelito Casimiro, city police director, said the buy-bust operation was carried out by Police Station 9 operatives around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Zone 3, Barangay Cawit, this city. Casimiro identified the arrested suspects as Kadafy Wahi, 40, and his two brothers, Nurshdi, 36 See bomb, page A9
Transport groups buck petition to cut taxi’s flag down rate to P30 By GENEVIEVE G. CANTOR Staff member
DRIVERS and operators opposed to the petition for reduction of fare rates have until Friday (January 23, 2015) to submit their written petitions before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Cagayan de Oro City. This after Rep. Manuel M. Iway of first
district of Negros Oriental filed petition for reduction of fare rates for public utility taxi services nationwide. In his three-page petition letter, Iway said that on December 14 last year, six oil companies rolled back diesel prices by as much as P1.60, P1.90 for gasoline, and P1.80 for kerosene. “This rollback came a week after major oil
See groups, page A9
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‘Safety protocols’ for Cagayan de Oro journalists tackled By GENEVIEVE CANTOR Staff member
MEDIA practitioners yesterday signed a covenant with the local police, military, and religious groups after a roundtable discussion on Media Safety held at the Archbishop House in Cagayan de Oro. The roundtable discussion, spearheaded by the Cagayan de Oro Press Media practitioners from various media outlets in Cagayan de Oro attend the roundtable Club, Inc. (COPC) and other discussion on the Media Safety Dialogue spearheaded by the Cagayan de Oro Press media organizations, was Club, Inc. (COPC) on January 20. Photo by Genevieve Cantor of Mindanao Daily News centered on safety proto-
cols––and the recent alleged death threats received by Junel Ucat of dxIF Radyo Bombo. On December 15 last year, Ucat said three unidentified men were stalking at him at around 9 a.m. while he was riding his motorcycle at the midpoint of Everlasting Funeral. On January 12, 2015, he said he received a text message during his program at around 7:55 in the morning. The text See tackled, page A9
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