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on Page A1 12 October 23, 2014See story P15.00
Top military, police execs to ‘face the people’ of Sulu T
Bus fare in Misor back to normal
MISAMIS Oriental––The bus fares for Cagayan De Oro-Iligan City route in this regional capital in Northern Mindanao would be back to its original fare rates next week. Mandangan Darimbang, head of the Land Transportation and Franchising Board (LTFRB) in Northern Mindanao, said on Wednesday that the Cagayan De Oro-Iligan City and vice versa fare rate was originally P145.00 for air-conditioned buses. He said that two competing transportation companies are plying the Misamis Oriental-Lanao Del Norte route – each have lowered the approved rate in a bid to get the largest chunk of commuters in the area. “At the moment, the airconditioned buses collect only P 85 for the Cagayan De Oro-Iligan City route while the non-air conditioned buses collect as low as P 70.00,” the LTFRB official said. With the imposition of the approved rates, the buses will now collect P 85.00 for air-conditioned and P 70,00 for non-air conditioned, Darimbang said. CRIS DIAZ, Exec Editor
COVERED COURT. Rep. Juliette T. Uy of the second congressional district of Misamis Oriental turns over
to the Barangay Council of Rizal in Claveria town, also in Misamis Oriental, the Multi-purpose building (Covered Court) worth P2 million and funded under the lawmaker’s Rural Local Infra Project (RLIP). Joining Rep. Uy are Engr. Jim Ramos of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) second engineering district, Claveria Mayor Redentor Salvaleon, Vice Mayor Miraluna S. Abrogar, and Rizal Punong Barangay Marina Gumaling. Photo courtesy of Dodo Canoy
op Philippine militar y and police officials will have their hands full when they attend a public dialogue Friday, October 24, in Sulu province to answer all allegations that authorities facilitated the payments of ransom to Abu Sayyaf militants in exchange for the release of two kidnapped German yachters. See FULL STORY, page A6
GPH-NDF meet in Utrecht won’t take up release of soldiers By Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews
THE release of two Army soldiers held captive by the New People’s Army in Bukidnon will not be taken up in a meeting between the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF) in Utrecht in the Netherlands this week, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles said Wednesday. Deles said the meeting DELES in Utrecht will be “low-key” “There is no ceasefire. CAVE. Tourists from Russia join others in swimming into the pool inside the Hinag- and will focus on finding danan Cave in Bingag, Dauis, Bohol. A few years ago the entrance fee was P6 but this ways to resume the stalled The release of the POWs has jumped to P25 with an additional P75 for swimming. The pool is said to be 15 feet peace talks between the will not be taken up in See soldiers, page A7 deep and the water cool. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit of Mindanao Daily News government and the NDF.
Scrutinize and debate on Bangsamoro Bill to ensure ownership: Deles to CSOs DAVAO City––Merely urging Congress to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is not enough, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles told a gathering of more than 30 civic society leaders in this city as she challenged them to scrutinize the Bangsamoro bill being discussed in Congress and encourage debate among fellow stakeholders. The BBL “has to be a law that passes scrutiny,” Deles said, urging attendees to raise the bar of the discourse to achieve an all-inclusive law. “The call should be: Let’s scrutinize and debate it,” she said in order to ensure “that there is ownership” of the law among the stakeholders and the public. Deles encouraged peace advocates to beef up their See debate, page A7
Solons seek amendment of retirement benefit system for military personnel
By Rowena B. Bundang
TWO Mindanao lawmakers are seeking an amendment of the retirement and separation benefit system for military personnel of the armed forces to ensure their surviving spouses married to them after their retirement and surviving children born out of such marriage, adopted or acknowledged after retirement shall be entitled to benefits. Reps. Rufus Rodriguez
(2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City) and his younger brother Maximo Jr. (Party-list, Abante Mindanao) sought the amendment of Presidential Decree No. 1638, as amended by P.D. No. 1650, otherwise known as “Establishing A New System Of Retirement And Separation For Military Personnel Of The Armed Forces Of The Philippines And For Other Purposes.” The law covers military See solons, page A7
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