MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XII, No. 046
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Saturday, September 3, 2022
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Xavier U suspends F-F classes due to ‘rising criminality’ in CDO By FROILAN GALLARDO
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AGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / ) — Rising criminality in the city has forced Jesuit-owned Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan to suspend some of its face-to-face college classes starting Friday. Xavier University Vice President for Higher Education Juliet Dalagan said classes scheduled from 4:30pm and onwards will have to revert back to online mode starting September 1 until September 9. Dalagan said their students are at risk because of the rising criminality in the city. “In the light of the alarming criminal cases in the The sprawling campus of Xavier University in downtown Cagayan de Oro City, complete with a football field. MindaNews file See RISING, page 10
photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Maguindanao attack highlights need to boost peacebuilding efforts
By Priam Nepomuceno MANILA – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) on Friday said the death of two police officers in the ambush in Ampatuan, Maguindanao is a call to fur-ther beef up peacebuilding efforts. “The passing of Lt. (Reynaldo) Samson and Cpl. (Salipudin) Endab should serve as a clarion call for all of us to continue strengthening our peacebuilding efforts so that no one should lose their lives to the barrel
OPAPRU chief Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo)
See EFFORTS, page 10
Key deals to be signed in PBBM Indonesia, Singapore visits: DFA By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora
MANILA – Key agreements on defense, culture and other areas of cooperation will be signed during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Indonesia and Singapore. In his Sept. 4 to 6 trip to Indonesia, Marcos and President Joko Widodo will witness the signing of agreements on defense, culture, as well as the comprehensive Plan of Action that will chart the two nations’ bilateral priorities over the
next five years. Agreements on counterterrorism and data privacy will then be signed with Singapore during the chief executive’s meeting with Singaporean leaders from Sept. 6 to 7. This will be Marcos’ first state visit since he assumed office in June. “His first state visit as President will be to Indonesia from 4 to 6 September 2022 upon the invitation of Indonesian President See DEALS, page 10
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (File photo)
Cops track 5 persons of interest in probe of fake BI appointment By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan
MANILA – Police investigators are now tracking five persons of interest allegedly linked to a fake document supposedly announcing the appointment of a new commissioner of the Bureau of Immi-gration (BI). “Sa ngayon ay may limang tao po tayong naidentify, kung saan ang tatlo po ay napadalhan na ng subpeona sa kanikanilang known address. Samantala, ang dalawa pang personalidad ay patu-loy na inaalam ang kasalukuyang tirahan (So far we have identified five people, of which three have been sent subpoenas at their known address. Meanwhile, we continue to track the addresses of two other persons),” Criminal Investigation and Detection Group director Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee said in a statement on Thursday night. Lee, meanwhile, called for the cooperation of those who were initially identified to uncover
the truth through the information that they will be providing. He added that all pieces of information obtained will be subject to further evaluation and validation. “Our appeal continues for those who may have information about the said incident. Seryoso po ang pangyayaring ito at magpapatuloy ang malalim na pasisiyasat para sa ikalulutas ng mapangahas na gawaing ito (This incident is serious and a deep investigation will continue to resolve this outrageous act),” Lee said. On Tuesday, Malacañang ordered the National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police to investigate the release of the fake document. The Palace earlier said no document for the position of BI chief has so far been issued by the Presi-dential Management Staff, Office of the Executive Secretary, or the Office of the President. (PNA)