Mindanao Daily NEWS
Volume II, No. 169
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Monday
January 13, 2014
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Mayor wants to open more roads this year
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A M B OA N G A City––Mayor Ma. Isab el le Climaco-Salazar has identified the opening of new roads within the city limits as among her priorities to be implemented this year. This was announced by City Engineer Luis Despalo citing they have already received an advice from Salazar to conduct survey in areas where the new roads will be opened. See FULL STORY, page 8
What DepEd’s ‘Pass’ is all about By Lily O Ramos
THE Department of Education (DepEd) is deeply concerned with contagious diseases (measles or dengue fever) affecting school children, students and education employees so it has started operationalizing the Preventive Alert System in Schools (PASS) on Friday. It is a systematic relay of information on a child’s or teacher’s state of health to appropriate personnel and/ or agencies in the locality. According to DepEd Assistant Secretary Tonesito Umali, all school heads have been tasked to operationalize PASS in their respective schools. See PASS, page 11
LONGEST TRAM LINE. The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Northern Mindanao turned over to the local government of Claveria in Misamis Oriental its longest Tram Line. The Tram Line can carry 500 kilos and connects barangays Luna and Malagana, all in Claveria. It is now being managed by 20 farmers beneficiaries. Contributed photos by Ercel Maandig
4 cops in B’non sacked By Walter I. Balane of MindaNews
MALAYBALAY City––Four chiefs of police in Bukidnon province have been relieved last week as crime incidents in the province increased by almost half in 2013 from the previous year. Chief Insp. Rene Berico, provincial police information officer, said the four officials were sacked for apparently not accurately reporting crime incidents in their jurisdictions. There was a “huge discrepancy” in the actual crime figure and what they have reported, according to Berico, who declined to give any figures. Chief. Supt. Catalino Rodriguez, Police Regional Office-10 director, issued Special Order 324 last January 6 relieving the four police officials, which was implemented by Senior Supt. Glenn de la Torre, the provincial police director. Relieved were police chiefs Supt. Oscar Jacildo of Malaybalay City, Supt. Roy Magsalay of Valencia City, Supt. Dexter Paje of Manolo Fortich town, and Supt. Tirso Refugio of Sumilao town. They were called back to the provincial police headquarters, Berico said. See sacked, page 11
2014 projects to push through despite PDAF abolition: solon ILIGAN City––Despite the abolition of the controversial Priority Development Assistance Fund, popularly known as “pork barrel,” Rep. Imelda QuibranzaDimaporo of the 1st District of Lanao del Norte assures her constituents that she is working doubly hard to ensure that priority infrastructure projects will still be implemented in her district this year. She said earlier that she is doing her best to ensure that the 1st District gets its equitable share in the national budget.
“With PDAF gone, I am so sad that I can no longer accommodate all the requests from our various officials from the barangay up to the provincial level. What we are trying to do now is to propose projects for funding by the national government, but there are a lot of limitations to what we can get. The guidelines now are very strict, which to me is good to ensure the prudent use of public funds. However, there are a lot of requests See SOLON, page 11
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