MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XII, No. 040
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Saturday, August 20, 2022
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DA-10 backs 2022 Mindanao food congress, Oro best expo
The Dep ar tment of Agriculture-Regional Field Office (DA-FO)-10 through Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado, has expressed its support to the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (Oro Chamber) in staging the 2022 Mindanao Food Congress and Oro Best Expo in this city, October 26-30, 2022. In a meeting with the DA-RFO 10 Management, June 29, Ruben Vegafria, regional director of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry presented the rationale and objectives of the congress and expo. Vegafria said the Oro Chamber partners with the Embassy of India in organizing the Mindanao In a recent meeting, DA-10 expresses its support to the Oro Chamber for the forthcoming conduct of the 2022 Mindanao Food Congress and Oro Best Expo, to be held in October 2022. (DA-10)
Food Congress and Oro Best Expo this year. The activity aims to gather Mindanao’s agri-fishery and food industry stakeholders in one venue to forge ways forward in transforming, improving and sustaining Mindanao’s food supply chain amid the continuing adversities of the COVID-19 pandemic and the RussiaUkraine War. For his part, Collado commits to helping Oro Chamber invite esteemed resource persons for the congress and urges DAassisted Farmer Associations/Cooperatives and partners to be among the expo’s exhibitors. The Oro Best Expo will feature the best food and agricultural products and services in the food sector, enabling micro, See FOOD, page 11
DOH clarifies PH risk classification metrics amidst Level 3 classification from US-CDC travel health notice By DOH The Department of Health (DOH) further clarifies its risk classification metrics based on national healthcare capacity, in light of the US-Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC)’s Travel Health Notice on the Philippines as a Level 3 destination due to its “high-level” of COVID-19. The Philippines uses a different set of metrics
DSWD “SIEGE” in CDO? - Thousands of people coming from barangays in this city and nearby municipalities thronged to the premises of the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare & Development (DSWD) in Uptown Cagayan de Oro trying to get their financial assistance. Reports said that 4 persons already have fainted in this rough and tumble crowd. Critiques said the DSWD should have sent field personnel to deliver the assistance to the barangays instead of having them come to their regional office. Only 400 beneficiaries can be accommodated yesterday and only those in the first lines as they were the ones who stayed overnight. (Photo Courtesy Bombo Radyo)
to determine COVID-19 risk classifications in the country, compared to the metrics used by the USCDC. Their metrics serve
to alert travelers about health threats around the world, and advise on how to keep from getting infected. US-CDC metrics
use the number of cases over the past 28 days per 100,000 population, triangulated with their testing data (which pertains to
both testing rate and testto-case ratio). In the Philippines, in addition to using Average
The PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority (PIA) hails FDC Misamis Power Corporation (FDC Misamis), owner and operator of the 405-MW FDC Misamis Thermal Power Plant, as its Top 1 Prompt Payor for consistently settling its obligations on time. The power project is the biggest investment in the area to date. PIA highlights the invaluable commitment of FDC Misamis to its success in bringing socio-economic progress to the locality. The photo above shows PIA Administrator Ret. MGen. Jesus Manangquil, Jr. (2nd from right) handing over the plaque of recognition to FDC Misamis Vice President for Project De-
velopment Luis Lagarnia (2nd from right). FDC Misamis is among the large power producers in Northern Mindanao,
providing cost-effective and reliable electricity to consumers since its commercial operations in 2016. The power firm
is part of the Filinvest group under the subsidiary FDC Utilities, Inc., its utilities and infrastructure arm.
See AMIDST, page 11
PIA hails FDC Misamis as #1 taxpayer, biggest investment