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Briefly Magnitude 6 AN official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has reminded those residing near the epicenter of the magnitude 6 earthquake that jolted Davao de Oro Wednesday to be cautious of structures and tension cracks. In the Laging Handa briefing Thursday, Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol said aftershocks from the earthquake that struck 9 kilometers southeast of the municipality of Compostela may last for days or even weeks. Bacolcol said Phivolcs is expecting small to moderate aftershocks to occur near the epicenter.
Device vs fake, expired licenses AS part of the agency’s modernization program, the Land Transpiration Office of Northern Mindanao (LTO-10) is set to digitalize the issuance of traffic citation tickets against traffic violators next week. Santino Aguilar, LTO10 law enforcement section officer-in-charge, said in a phone interview on Tuesday, Jan. 31, that the Law Enforcement Handheld Mobile Device will be used for issuing electronic Temporary Operators’ Permit (e-TOP) in order to hasten the submission of violators’ details to the LTO system. Apart from that, the carriers of expired and fake drivers’ licenses have also been warned as the said device can easily detect expired and counterfeit licenses.
Tourism linkages DAVAO City – Davao Oriental officials have expressed eagerness to link with more strategic associates like Central Luzon (Region 3) and the National Capital Region (NCR) as the province seeks to expand tourism partnerships. Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon said the linkages would strengthen the tourism industry, as shown with the province recently hosting a two-day familiarization tour with Central Luzon and NCR tour operators, stakeholders and officials. “This is a great help for our tourism industry as this partnership will surely open a lot of opportunities,” she said.
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HE Cagayan de Oro city government is seeking anew for foreign funding of its reclamation master plan after it failed to secure a loan from the World Bank, an administration official said on Thursday. “We learned from our acting City Planning and Development Officer Ramil Balquin that the city was unable to qualify for funding f rom the International Finance Corp., (IFC) the financing window of the World Bank. So the City R e cl amat ion Aut hor it y decided to seek funding from other institutions like JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) or the Export-Import Bank of South Korea for our reclamation master plan,” Councilor Edgar Cabanlas said. Cabanlas, who cochairs the City Reclamation Authority with Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando JICA/PAGE 7
FUNDING RECLA PLAN. Cagayan de Oro City Councilor Edgar Cabanlas (clad in white polo shirt) presides over Thursday morning’s (Feb. 2) meeting of the City Reclamation Authority./CIO Photo by Stephen Capillas
358 tons of relief goods for flood victims arrive in Iligan By RICHEL V. UMEL MindaNews
ILIGAN City — Thre e hundred fifty-eight tons of relief goods for families in Northern Mindanao and Caraga Region that were displaced by floods spawned by heavy rains in the two areas in December last year and January this year have
arrived at the local port, an official said on Wednesday. Antonio Sugarol, Regional Director of the Office of Civil Defense Region 10, said the goods came from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office and arrived on board the Philippine Navy’s BRP Davao del Sur
on Monday. Sugarol said the goods will be temporarily stored at the DSWD-10 warehouse in Barangay Dalipuga prior to distribution to the flood victims. Martesha Maive Veloso, Disaster Response Management Information RELIEF/PAGE 7
DAVAO City — Former Sarangani Governor Miguel Rene Alcantara Dominguez has joined the 60-year-old Alsons Development and Investment Corporation (Alsons Dev) as its new director who will oversee the business strategy and operations of the premier property developer and real estate pioneer in Davao City. RELIEF GOODS. Unloading of the relief goods at the port of Iligan City. Alsons Dev is the real estate Photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense Region 10
Palace appoints members of Marawi Compensation Board By FROILAN GALLARDO MindaNews
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed the nine members of the Mar aw i C omp e ns at i on Board (MCB) who would facilitate the tax-free payment of reparations for residents who lost properties and lives during the five-month fighting in 2017. The appointment came more than six months after the deadline to promulgate the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic
Act 11696 or the Marawi Siege Victims Act of 2022. “The long wait is over,” said Drieza Lininding, chair of the Moro Consensus Group, who has been lobbying for the past five years for the compensation of Marawi residents who were affected during the siege. P r e s i d e n t i a l C ommunic at ion Of f ice (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil confirmed their appointment on Tuesday as Executive Secretary Lucas MARAWI/PAGE 7
No hand in gov't projects, Mindanao presidential aide clarifies DAVAO City – Presidential Assistant for E astern Mindanao Secretary Leo Tereso Magno clarified We d n e s d a y t h a t h i s of f i c e c a n n o t ap prov e projects or government contracts, especially in Mindanao. Magno issued the statement after receiving information and requests from several Mindanao
officials asking for his intercession or approval on government projects. "I hope this clarifies everything; and to all government contractors I am appealing to you to simply follow the legal processes of doing business with the government," he said. He said the matter has dragged the name of his MINDANAO/PAGE 7
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