MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XII, No. 100
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PGMO officially kicks off 10th Kuyamis Festival By VINCENT PHILIP BAUTISTA
MISAMIS ORIENTAL (PIA)–The Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental (PGMO) has officially launched its 10th Kuyamis Festival, an annual celebration to commemorate the founding anniversary of the province through its week-long cultural events, contests, and sports cups at the Pelaez Sports Center, January 9. “Karong tuiga ang Lalawigan sa Misamis Oriental nagselebrar sa iyang 93rd nga founding anniversary, napulo na ka tuig ang nilabay sa pagmugna sa Kuyamis Festival ug nakita nato sa kada tuig nga nilabay nga dili lamang ang katawhan sa Rehiyon 10 o sa Mindanao, kung dili sa tibuok Pilipans naila na kung Misamis Oriental Governor Peter M. Unabia leads the formal opening of this year’s 10th Kuyamis Festival. (JAKA/ PIA-10/Misamis Oriental)
10,000 join CDO’s ‘Traslacion’, but mostly elderly people By FROILAN GALLARDO MindaNews
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Jose Cabantan expressed concern that most of the 10,000 attendees of the Traslacion or the procession of the Black Nazarene
on Monday here were elderly devotees. He lamented that the Generation Z (Gen Z) and the millennials “are shifting away from traditional religious rituals in favor of social media and activities See JOIN, page 11
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aha ang Misamis Oriental,” Misamis Oriental Board Member Gerard Sabal III said. (This year, the province of Misamis Oriental celebrates its 93rd founding anniversary. Ten years have passed since the creation of the Kuyamis Festival, and we have seen every year that not only the people in Region 10 or in Mindanao but the entire country now know where Misamis Oriental is) Coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 restrictions have been eased because of the province’s COVID-19 vaccination drive. This year’s celebrations include Cagayan de Oro City’s first-ever participation and the return of all face-to-face public activities See FESTIVAL, page 8
NIA X kicks off 2023 with ceremonial ushering
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITYThe National Irrigation Administration X (NIA X) undertakes its Ushering Ceremony bannering “NIA Para sa Progresibong Pilipinas” on January 9, 2023 at the agency compound. NIA X Regional Manager Leonila E. Tenestrante led the ceremony together with Admin and Finance Division Manager Sharon S. Baiza, Engineering and Operations Division Manager Engr. Remegio B. Ang, NIA X’s top management See KICKS OFF, page 11
PNP Chief Azurin wants to weed out scalawags in uniform By JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL Managing Editor
MDNN National News Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. wanted to weed out the PNP organizations with those known as “scalawags in uniform. Police estimate at least 10,000 devotees joined the In a press briefing at Traslacion of the Black Nazarene despite the inclement Camp Crame, the police PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo weather on Monday, 09 January 2023, in Cagayan de Oro City. MindaNews
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DOLE-10 clarifies payment for workers on special, regular holidays The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10 holds a press conference through Talakayan sa PIA at SM CDO Downtown Premier to discuss correct premiums for workers who work on a special non-working and regular holidays and the compliance of 13th month pay for employers. (RDM/PIA-10)
By JASPER MARIE O. RUCAT
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)--The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10 clarified that there are premiums for workers who work during special non-working and regular holidays, but no premiums for special working holidays. Albert E. Gutib, regional director of DOLE-10, said during Talakayan sa PIA, “Sa special non-working holiday, ang rule nato ana is no work, no pay. Kung dili mutrabaho, wala’y
bayad. Pero kung mutrabaho, naa siya’y additional 30%, meaning on top of his salary, naa’y 30%.” (On special non-working holidays, our rule is now “work or no pay,” which means that if a worker refuses to work, there is no pay. But if he or she works, there is an additional 30%, meaning on top of his salary, there is 30%) A worker can get as much as 130% for working on a special non-working holiday and an additional
50% if that day is his or her rest day. Meanwhile, for the special working holidays, it is just an ordinary day, said DOLE, meaning if the worker will work, there are no premiums or additional 30% or 50%. For regular holidays, like December 25 and January 1, if a worker goes to work a day before the holiday or the day preceding the holiday, they are considered to be paid 100%. Further, if they work See CLARIFIES, page 11