MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XII, No. 041
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Upland villages need P200M to address water shortage By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Nine upland villages of this port capital of Northern Mindanao needs about P200 million to address the water shortage of its over 300,000 residents, a lawmaker said Friday. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of the city’s second congres-
CM Ebrahim grateful to PBBM for continued support to peace process
sional district, said that he would include the P100 million in the department of public works and highways (DPWH) 2023 national budget for the development of a spring water that would supply water in the city’s upland villages here. Rodriguez identified these upland villages as Upper Bugo, Upper Puerto,
Balubal, Tablon, Indahag, Cugman, Upper Gusa, F.S. Catanico, and Upper Agusan, all in the city’s second congressional district. The population in the nine villages might be over 300,000 with Upper Bugo topping the list with almost 32,000 people while the smallest village F.S. Catanico has over 2,000 people.
According to Rodriguez, he already met with officials of the Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) and highway officials to address the water shortage in the nine upland villages here. He said that highway and water district officials here could develop the spring water sources in Malasag, a watershed in Cugman and
in Palalan, Tablon to supply potable water in the city’s upper villages. Apart from the spring water sources, the COWD would negotiate with the Manolo Fortich bulk water supply, a town in the border of Cagayan de Oto and Bukidnon, to connect to Balubal, Upper Puerto, and Upper Bugo.
By ASANGAN T. MADALE Contributor
DAYS AFTER after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. administered the oathtaking of the newlyappointed members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim on his first official statement expressed his profound gratitude to the President on the BTA composition and for staying true to the spirit of peace process. “We are deeply grateful to President Ferdinand Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte (left) and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap. (PNA file photo) “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. for understanding the importance of our work during the extension of the transition period and to assure that we can install a bureaucracy that can address the needs of our people for See GRATEFUL, page 11
Solons call for House to probe Mindanao Railway Project By CHE PALICTE
DAVAO CITY – Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Z. Duterte and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap have filed a House resolution (HR) calling for a congressional investigation
on the proposed Mindanao Railway Project (MRP). HR 286 specifically seeks an inquiry on the way the Department of Transportation (DOTr) carried out its right-of-way acquisitions
See CALL, page 11
P15.00 Press Statement Rep. Rufus Rodriguez August 19, 2022
RODRIGUEZ thanks DPWH for hastening lighting project along CdeO’s coastal road Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez today thanked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for expediting the lighting of the much-needed streetlights in CdeO’s coastal bypass road. Rodriguez was able to secure P50 million from last year’s General Appropriation Act for the construction and installation of 290 light posts along the said coastal road traversing the barangays of Puntod, Lapasan, and Gusa. In a report by DPWH 2nd District Engineer Gabriel Guinitaran, a total of 29 electrical posts in Barangay Gusa (Baywalk side) were energized last August 17, 2022 and additional 8 posts will be energized today, August 19, 2022. The Puntod and Lapasan segment will be energized within 2 weeks. “The construction of the posts and the purchase of the LED bulbs for the lighting program in the CdeO coastal by-pass road has been completed last July. The remaining work includes tapping of the electricity from CEPALCO, which needed the intervention of the local government unit for the processing of the electrical permit and the negotiations for bill deposit, and the rewiring of the stolen wires from the erected posts,” Rodriguez said. “I am thankful to DPWH for heeding our urgent request that the streetlights will be lit in order to deter criminality and promote safety for drivers and pedestrians,” he added. It can be noted that the CdeO lawmaker secured a total of P1.9 billion for the See STATEMENT, page 11
Madalum, Lanao Sur marks 55th Founding Anniversary By SONNY V. SUDARIA - BARMM
A Precious Token received by Hon. Yasser Alonto Balindong, Congressman of 2nd District of Lanao del Sur, from Hon. Hadji Mohammad Usman Mindalano Sarangani Jr., Mayor of Madalum Lanao del Sur It was also handed over to Hon. Sultan Usman Tantao Sarangani Sr., Municipal Vice Mayor of Madalum LDS, Paramount Sultan fo Mindanao, and President for VMLP-BARMM. (photo by Sonny Sudaria)
Marami City – Madalum town in Lanao del Sur, had a successful and meaningful celebration of its 55th Founding Anniversary. Dubbed as Araw ng Madalum, Lanao del Sur, it was held August 15-21, 2022 with a theme “Sustaining the Gains and Keeping up
the Momentum.” Delegates and dignitaries present were Hon. Yasser Alonto Balindong, representative of 2nd district of Lanao del Sur. LTC Angestal L. Angeles INF. GSC. PA Commanding Officer 51 IB. 1 ID. P.A, Hon. Amer Hussein Mclane M. Mindalano Mayor of Madamba Lanao
del Sur, Hon. Abdul Hamid Umpa Amerbitor, Lanao del Sur 2nd District Board member, Hon. Omeraida M. Sarangani-Mindalano, former Mayor of Madalum LDS, Hon. Jassma Saida Sarangani Tantao, ABC president, SB Member, Hon. Abdulazis A. Tantao, Senior See MARKS, page 11