MINDANAO DAILY
THE NATION’S ADVOCATE FOR TRUTH, JUSTICE AND PROGRESS Volume XIIl, No. 137
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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Talakag veggie, coffee farmers to benefit in DOST’s tech for livelihood
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round 800 vegetable and coffee farmers are expected to benefit from the recent technology assistance in Talakag, Bukidnon made possible with the partnership of the Department of Science and Technology and the Local Government Unit of Talakag. To minimize waste and stabilize prices in times of oversupply of vegetables and to provide farmers with a reliable source of income, DOST has recently turned over a vacuum packaging technology that enables the farmer-members of Balugto Hope Agroforestry Association Inc. These sets of machines will enable the farmers to produce valueadded products with longer shelf life. The equipment pro- DOST Bukidnon provincial director, Ms. Ritchie Mae L. Guno, discussing the importance of science and technology vided includes vegetable for economic development, during the turnover cum training of Balugto Hope Agroforestry Association Inc members See TALAKAG, page 11 on February 21, 2023.
DND Executive Officials welcome the appointment of OIC's of Maguindanao Del Norte & Del; Sur BY ASANGAN T. MADALE Senior Undersecretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr of the Department of National Defense is joined by Secretary Isidro L. Purisima Acting Presidential Adviser on Peace and Reconciliation and Unity welcome the appointments of the Officer-in-Charge of Maguindanao del norte and G o v . B a i M a r i a m Sangki-Mangudadatu Maguindanao del sur. of Maguindanao del Top Officials said. See DND, page 11 sur(Contributed photo)
Fire officers representing all the fire stations in the city gathered after receiving their individual special awards and team recognition. (PIA-10)
Gov Abdulraof Macacua, Maguindanao del norte (Contributed photo)
Lumads, labor groups rally behind moves against removal of top mining firm executive By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN BUNAWAN, Agusan del S u r- - - M a n o b o l u m a d groups and mine workers here vowed to protect the embattled top executive of a gold mining company “at all cost” against the persistent moves of its Australian counterpart to remove him from his office. Some 1,000 Manobo leaders and members gathered Monday morning at the Embattled lawyer lawyer Raul Villanueva speaks Manobo Heritage Center in before mine workers against the backdrop of this town to express their full the message supporting him. CHRIS V. PAN- support to lawyer Raul VilGANIBAN See LUMADS, page 11
CDO’s outstanding fire stations hailed By Theresa Arlene Abilo Gambe CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)--The Fire Station 3 of Barangay Carmen, this city, was hailed the "most outstanding fire station" during the "DILAAB: Araw ng Parangal" ceremony held by the city government through the Oro Youth Development Office (OYDO), March 28. This awarding is after the second round of evaluation for the "Search for the Outstanding Fire Station.' According to the OYDO, the sets of awardees are determined through a series of on-site evaluations and community validation, where barangays and schools validate the fire station’s performance.
After extensive deliberation, Fire Station 3 or Barangay Carmen Fire Station, was conferred "Most Outstanding Fire Station." The award was succeeded by Fire Station 6, Barangay Kauswagan, as the first runner-up, and Fire Station 9, Barangay Lumbia, as the second runner-up. "The search for the most outstanding fire station is poised to empower the fire stations and strengthen their prevention initiatives through leadership trainings, project management, project implementations, and community empowerment," OYDO OIC Lord Saver Centina said during the awarding ceremony held at Limketkai Center. From a general accumulated performance
City Councilor and CoChairman of the Committee on Peace and Order Jay Roa Pascual shares his message of support to all the fire stations in Cagayan de Oro City. (PIA-10) score of 76.93% across all fire stations in the city in March 2022, the score has increased to 82.43% in March 2023. "Overall, our shared effort has paved the way to achieving the safety, security, and human development aspects of the 'RISE CDO' agenda; specifically, the
See FIRE, page 11