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Briefly Caraga’s tourism BUTUAN City – At least 706,677 tourist arrivals were recorded in the Caraga Region in 2022, almost double from the previous year, the regional Department of Tourism (DOT-13) reported Tuesday. Data from the agency indicated that the tourist arrivals in 2022 has almost doubled compared to the 377,441 vacationers recorded in 2021. Of the total number of visits last year, 692,515 were domestic visitors while 14,162 were foreign tourists.
Environment forum CAGAYAN de Oro City Second District Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez commended the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-10 for the conduct of its 2023 Mindanao Leg Multi-stakeholders Forum, February 3. Rodriguez talked about how the country's environmental problems, like deforestation, pollution, and climate change, have a big impact on people's health, jobs, and safety. He stressed how important it is to work together to protect the environment and natural resources through dialogue, sharing information, and working together. "We can work together to reduce our environmental footprint, protect our natural resources, and mitigate the effects of climate change. This will require a collective effort from government, civil society, the private sector, and individuals alike," he said.
Peace Institute C O TA B AT O C i t y — Bangsamoro Government thru the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) officially launched the Bangsamoro Peace Institute (BPI) on Saturday, Feb 4, here in this city. According to the Ministry, the institutionalization of BPI will create a network of peacebuilders coming from different backgrounds, who shall be trained on various subjects or skills that are consequential in peacebuilding in the region. "The Ministry sees the important role of peacemakers, peacebuilders, and peacekeepers from the law enforcement agencies, nongovernment organizations, and Bangsamoro Government agencies,” MPOS Minister Hussein Muñoz said.
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HE CAGAYAN de Oro city council is likely to conduct a committee meeting with the Foodpanda management in Cagayan de Oro and its delivery riders to discuss various concerns raised by the latter.
Councilor Malvern Esparcia presented his special report containing various concerns of the delivery riders, who recently conducted a unity motorcade and silent protest to the company. Esparcia said the group of delivery riders just wanted the company to reopen their hub in this city for them to raise their concerns and have personal responses directly from the Foodpanda management here. “That’s the only thing they (riders) want. At least they can defend themselves if there’s termination, if there’s a complaint. At least there’s someone [they can talk to] and
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BIODEGRADABLE. Workers load biodegradable wastes into a dumptruck in Bankerohan Market, Davao City on Monday, February 6, 2023. Mindanews Photo
Norte welcomes NEA eyeing P29B for Davao filing of bill expanding electrification projects Davao Light’s franchise By MYRNA M. VELASCO Contributor
THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) will be knocking on the doors of the Executive Branch and Congress to secure up to P29.542 billion budget to bankroll the country’s multi-tiered electrification rollout until the end of the
Marcos administration in 2028. According to NEA Ad m i n i s t r a t o r A n t o n i o Mariano C. Almeda, the country has yet to accomplish the energization of more than 10,000 on-grid sitios – and that fraction alone will need financing allocation of P20.794 billion.
The other project funding to be earmarked would cover those on: barangay line enhancement program for P2.378 billion; s ol ar photovolt ai c ( P V ) m ai nst re am i ng pro g r am at P568 million; as well as microgrid/hybrid installations which will be requiring P900
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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 theATOP. premier A VIEW FROM Alamada town in North Cotabato is fast becoming a property developer andfor realtourists and travelers. Added to the number of camp weekend getaway estate in Davao City. Mountain View and Resort in barangay Rangayen. sites pioneer in the area is Salukot Alsons Dev isphoto the real estate MindaNews taken on February 4, 2023 by JULES L. BENITEZ.
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV MindaNews
DAVAO City — The provincial government of Davao del Norte lauded the filing of House Bill 6740 seeking to expand the franchise area of the Aboitizowned Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) to eight additional areas. Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the proposed measure is a “necessary piece of legislation” to address the perennial problem of power supply and exorbitant power rates encountered by residents of the province. “HB 6740, if enacted into law, is a major milestone for the province of Davao del Norte as the expansion of the energy services provided by Davao Light will bring about a positive change to the lives of our constituents, providing them with reliable and efficient power supply,” he said. He added that this would lead to a more sustainable and productive environment, driving economic growth and development in the province. The new bill, authored by Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Partylist representative Margarita Ignacia B. Nograles, was filed last January or just six months after President
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed HB 10554, which sought to amend Republic Act 11515, extending for another 25 years the franchise granted to DLPC. HB 10554 would have placed Tagum City, Island Garden City of Samal, and the municipalities of Asuncion, Kapalong, New Corella, San Isidro, and Talaingod under the franchise area of DLPC. These areas are being serviced by the North Davao Electric Cooperative Inc. (NORDECO), which has an existing franchise for the mainland until 2028 and Samal until 2033. In her explanatory note, Nograles said HB 6740 would seek to expand the franchise of DLPC by including those same areas in the vetoed bill, and the municipality of Maco in the Davao de Oro in the jurisdiction of DLPC. DLPC currently services Davao City, Panabo City, and the municipalities of Carmen, Dujali, and Sto. Tomas in Davao del Norte. “Over the years, NORDECO has suffered from losses and conflicting factions within the cooperative which have led to inadequate infrastructure, pi l i n g d e bt s t o s e r v i c e providers including power
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