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SUVs for Oro cops CAGAYAN de Oro City Mayor Rolando Uy led Wednesday the turnover of 10 sports utility vehicles (SUVs) worth PHP18 million to the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (COCPO). Uy said he hopes that the new vehicles will further strengthen good relations with the public and the local government unit, especially in the timely enforcement of peace and order in the city. "We are open to listening (to what the police may need) so we can add more services to the public," he said during the turnover ceremony.
Job fair
DAVAO City — Job seekers in Davao region were encouraged to join the two-day Tourism Job Fair where 2,541 vacancies we r e u p fo r gra b s f r o m September 22 to 23 at the Abreeza Mall, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Davao said on Wednesday. Paul Cruz, chief of technical services and support division of DOLE-Davao, said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) that the job fair were participated by 35 companies, including hotels and other tourism-related establishments. The two-day event dubbed “Trabaho, Turismo, Asenso” is a nationwide simultaneous event in Manila, Cebu, and Davao organized by the DOLE, Department of Tourism, and Public Employment Service Office to help workers find e m p l oy m e n t a f t e r b e i n g displaced by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to him.
IP desk BUTUAN City – To enhance the services for the indigenous people (IP), the Agusan del Norte provincial government has approved an amendment to its IP Code requiring the establishment of assistance desks for tribal residents in key government offices. “The amended IP Code now requires police stations, public hospitals, and rural health centers to provide assistance desks for the IPs in the province,” the Provincial Information Office (PIO) said in a statement We d n e s d ay. G o v. M a r i a Angelica Rosedell Amante approved the amendment on Sept. 16, PIO said, adding that the amendment also mandates municipal halls and other government centers to afford assistance desks in ensuring efficient services to IP residents.
POST-LOCKDOWN. Having no fiesta celebration in the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Iliganons go back to the streets with a vengeance as thousands join the procession in honor of their patron saint, Michael the Archangel, on September 20 during the “pagpakanaug” ritual, wherein the statue is brought down from its pedestal at the Cathedral and paraded around city streets. MindaNews photo by RICHEL V. UMEL
CDO inmates give ‘light’ on Christmas with their ‘parols’
THERE is no doubt the Christmas season in the country is the longest on earth, with the month of September – the first in the so-called ‘ber’ months – serving as the harbinger of joys and fun everyone could hope for.
The long season is also a perfect time for the Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in Cagayan de Oro City Jail in Barangay Lumbia who have started to give light on the holiday season with their finely-crafted ‘parols’ GIVE/PAGE 11
HE $150-mi l li on Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN), the country’s longest domestic submarine fib er c abl e project, has landed on the shores of Siargao to boost the island’s recovery after Typhoon Odette and the prolonged pandemic. The 2,500 kilometer PDSCN, a project of Globe Te l e c o m In c . , E a s t e r n C ommunications, and InfiniVAN, reached Siargao on Thursday, September 22, with the promise of better connectivity for residents, tourists and businesses. Siargao is one of the landing points of the PDSCN, which is meant to improve both mobile and broadband connectivity and fiberize previously unserved areas across the country’s three main island groups. The project partners marked a new milestone this month with the arrival of fiber cables in the Municipality of CABLE/PAGE 11
DRYING COCONUT. A resident sun-dries coconuts in Barangay Alubijid in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte on Wednesday, Sept 21. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
CEB expands flights to Malaysia Cebu Pacific (CEB) continues to expand its international network with the resumption of flights to Kota Kinabalu, bringing the number of its international destinations to 19. Apart from Kota Kinabalu, CEB also flies to the following international destinations: Bali, Bangkok, Brunei, Dubai, Japan (Fukuoka, Narita, Nagoya, Osaka), Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi). In a statement, CEB said that starting October 31,
2022, CEB’s flights to Kota Kinabalu will operate two times a week, every Monday and Friday; while its return flights will fly every Tuesday and Saturday. 5J 733 is scheduled to depart Manila at 11:25pm and arrive at Kota Kinabalu at 1:50am the next day. Its return flight, 5J 734, departs Kota Kinabalu International Airport at 2:35am and arrives at the NAIA Terminal 3 at 4:40am. “We invite ever yJuan to experience another side of Malaysia. Adventure seekers are up for a treat
– from island hopping to nature tripping to trekking – our flight resumption to Sabah, Malaysia’s capital, will make all these within reach,” said Xander Lao, Chief Commercial Officer at CEB. All guests bound for Kota Kinabalu must download and register for the MySejahtera mobile app to indicate their COVID-19 risk status. All guests exiting the Philippines are required to print and fill out the Bureau of Immigration form before departure. “As more destinations FLIGHTS/PAGE 11
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