MINDANAO DAILY
THE NATION’S ADVOCATE FOR TRUTH, JUSTICE AND PROGRESS Volume XIIl, No. 141
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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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Bangsamoro Darul Ifta sets moon sighting today By Johaira N Didato
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ARAWI CIT Y, L anao del Sur (PIA)-- The Bangsamoro Darul Ifta is set to hold its crescent moon sighting activity in strategic points in Mindanao on April 20 to determine the end of Ramadan. According to Abdulrauf Guialani, the sighting will be held in Parang and Datu Odin Sinsuat towns in Maguindanao; PC Hill and Timako Hills in Cotabato City; Iligan Bay area in Iligan City; Sunkist Seaside Pahut in Bongao, TawiTawi; Jolo port in Sulu; and Isabela in Basilan. If the moon is sighted on April 20, Eid'l Fitr will be observed on the following day. If not, the breaking of the month-long fast will be
set for Saturday, April 22. Eid'l Fitr, or the Feast of Ramadhan, is considered one of the festive occasions in Islam. It is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month in the Hijri calendar. Among the activities that are carried out in this festivity are attending the early morning Eid prayer, visiting relatives and friends, family gatherings, and giving of charity to allow the less fortunate to partake in the festivity as well. Meanwhile, to promote religious unity and cultural awareness, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared Friday, April 21, a regular non-working holiday in the country in observance of Eid'l Fitr. (JND/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur). The Grand Mosque in Marawi City's ground zero at dusk. (MJP/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)
Buildia completes structural works of TH Mall Puerto By MARK FRANCISCO
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HE construction of TH Mall Puerto in eastern Cagayan de Oro City entered a significant new phase Tuesday with the topping off ceremony, signaling the completion of its structural works. Buildia is the main contractor of TH Mall Puerto construction headed by president Caraig and project manager Manuel Bugayong with F Baron Construction & Supply and First Pilipinas Power & Automation as its main suppliers. The project, the first mall-type venture of local retail pioneer TH Cagayan, is also undertaken with the following auxiliary suppliers: principal designer and architect Ernel Bustamante, structural designer Engr. Alex Thomas III, FPPA,
Meredith ElectromechTech for the waste water treatment plant, Glazinum Glass Corporation for the glass works, LYL Dev’t. Corp. for the ready mix, Terms Concrete and Materials Testing Inc. for the soil testing/boring and MegaKonstruk Dev’t. Corp. for the piling.
In his speech, TH Cagayan president Jerry Yu said the pandemic was a blessing in disguise for the company as they could focus more on the project while the whole city was in quarantine in the early days of Covid-19. The company finally acquired the lot in barangay Puerto in Cagayan de Oro
City adjacent to Gaisano Puerto in 2017 after three long years of negotiation from the previous owner. Things stalled until finally, construction kicked off in April 2022. The topping off ceremony Tuesday also marked the company’s 300,000 man hours with zero accident,
considered an enormous feat under the labor standards in the country. A man-hour is the amount of work performed by the average worker in one hour. In construction parlance, the number of man-hours is computed vis-à-vis the number of workers in a shift for the entire duration of
the construction phase. Caraig and Yu praised the management team and the workers alike (who were all present during the topoff ceremony) for achieving the zero accident status for the past 11 months. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) considers zero accident in the workplace as a form of social accountability. With this development, construction of TH Mall Puerto is expected to be finished this October. After the topping off ceremony, more auxiliary works such as utilities are now underway followed by both exterior and interior finishings. TH Mall Puerto is a four-level structure with a department store, a rentable space and a basement parking for customers and workers alike. It will form part of TH Cagayan, a local pioneer in lower priced goods.