Mindanao Daily NEWS
Volume II, No. 207
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Wednesday
March 5, 2014
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Zanboanga City residents benefit from 4Ps projects
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AMBOANGA City––Dozens of beneficiaries of the government Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Zamboanga city have been chosen as scholars of the so-called “Kabalikat Farmer’s Training Program,” a joint project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, SM Foundation, Harvest Agribusiness Corporation, and the Zambioanga City Agriculture Office. See FULL STORY, page 8
Measles cases in Davao up
DAVAO City––The cases of suspected measles in Davao city have risen from 226 in February 20 to 280 cases as of March 3, the City Health Office reported. Eight of the suspected cases have been confirmed, according to the monitoring of the City Epidemeology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) in hospitals, health stations and health centers. The confirmed cases are residents of Agdao, Bunawan, Sasa, Talomo North, Toril, and Tugbok districts. The data may reflect either an increase in cases of measles or an increase in surveillance reports, the The newly-hired and newly-promoted regular employees of the city halltake their oath of office before Valencia City CESU said. The Department of Mayor Jose M. Galario Jr. last March 03, 2014 during the Monday convocation. Text and photo by Den Batis and Tata Cloma.
Keep graduation rites simple––DepEd GENERAL Santos City–– The Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 12 reminded principals and administrators of public schools in the region to keep their upcoming graduation rites simple and refrain from
collecting hefty fees related to the activity. D r. A l l an Far na z o, DepEd Region 12 director, said Tuesday principals and school administrators should specifically abide by the provisions of DepEd
Order No. 8, series of 2005, which sets the observance of simple graduation rites by all public schools in the country. Citing its provisions, he said local public schools are not allowed to collect
See measles, page 11
any graduation fees or any kind of contribution for the graduation rites. “No non-academic projects shall be imposed as requirement for graduation, meaning graduating See simple, page 11
Sarangani town police chief relieved over mayor’s ambush GENERAL Santos City–– The Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 has relieved the chief of police of the coastal municipality of Maitum in Sarangani Province in the wake of the ambush late Friday night that led to the fatal cardiac arrest of the town’s mayor. Chief Supt. Lester Camba, Region 12 police director, said Tuesday he ordered the relief of Sr. Insp. Arnold Montesa as Maitum police chief for failing to properly secure the late Mayor George McPherson Perrett. Although noting that Perrett had refused to be
detailed with a police security escort since he assumed as mayor in July last year, he said Montesa should have initiated other ways to secure the official. For instance, Camba said Montesa should have coordinated the proper clearing of the ambush site in Sitio Bugo of Barangay Malalag before the mayor’s vehicle passed by the area on Friday night. “He could have called up the attention of the 3rd Maneuver Company to secure that area being part of the mayor’s route,” he said. The 3rd Maneuver Com-
pany of PRO-12’s Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) has a detachment near the site of the ambush. Perrett, his wife Elsie and five aides were on their way home to Barangay Kalaong in Maitum around 10:30 p.m. last Friday when they were ambushed by unidentified gunmen. The mayor and his companions attended an arts and culture event in the town proper of Maitum and were on their way home when the incident happened. The mayor, who was then driving their Toyota See AMBUSH, page 11
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