MINDANAO DAILY
THE NATION’S ADVOCATE FOR TRUTH, JUSTICE AND PROGRESS Volume XII, No. 20
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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Adiong finally speaks in the recent ambush BY JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL, Managing Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Ambush victim, Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal "Bombit" Adiong, Jr, who is still confined in one of the hospitals here, finally spoke on the ambush incident last week in Maguing town. The governor said at first he didn't know they were ambushed while traversing a secluded place in Barangay Delimbayan in Maguing, a third class municipality of Lanao del Sur. "Akala ko patak ng ulan. NO POLITICS. Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal "Bombit" Adiong, Jr Sabi ko naman bakit ang dismisses the possibility of politics behind the ambush, saying all those lalaki ng patak ng ulan? who ran during the elections against him are considered friends of See FINALLY, page 11 the family.
PHilMech initially allocates P500 million to empower coops to produce value-added coconut products The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) will empower coconut cooperatives to produce value-added products from coconuts, including coconut oil. This, as the agency will be spearheading the establishment of shared processing facilities (SPFs) for qualified coconut farmer cooperative that has a P500million budget for the next 12 months. PHilMech Executive Director and Scientist IV Dr. Dionisio Alvindia said that the agency is eyeing
the production by coconut farmer cooperatives of the following value-added products: Crude coconut oil; processed coconut oil; virgin coconut oil; desiccated coconut; coconut coir; and coconut sap. He added that PHilMech has set requirements for coconut farmer cooperatives that will qualify under the program for SPFs that will be distributed at no cost to them. Their counterpart will only be the land where the SPF will be established. “ To qu a l i f y, t arge t beneficiaries or project proponents should be a
duly registered coconut farmers’ cooperatives at the Cooperative Development Authority with more than 100 members, and has a total of 5,000 coconuts daily production,” Director Alvindia said. The P500 million for the establishment of SPFs will be disbursed per region as follows: - P8.63 million for Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon - P58.61 million for CALABARZON - P25.49 million for MIMAROPA - P43.65 million Bicol
Region - P27.13 million for Western Visayas - P25.01 million for Central Visayas - P50.15 million for Eastern Visayas - P52.66 million Zamboanga Peninsula - P53.84 million for Northern Mindanao - P51.74 million for Davao Region - P32.51 million for SOCCKSARGEN - P29.74 million for Caraga - P40.84 million for BARMM See PHILMECH, page 11
Davao City fire leaves P9-M worth of damage By Che Palicte
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Sunday said the Saturday fire that razed a residential area here destroyed an estimated PHP9 million worth of property. The fire broke out at 1:05 pm in Purok 8-A, Barangay 21-C. In an interview, Davao City Fire District spokesperson Senior Fire Officer 4 Ramil Gillado said at least 1,200 houses were destroyed and that they were still investigating its cause.
“We are assessing the reports that there were children who were burning some wires in the area to get the bronze in it and will eventually sell them. We are still verifying and conducting an investigation,” he told the Philippine News Agency. No casualties were recorded. The city government here has already set up donation drop-off points for those who wish to send help and assistance to the affected families. (PNA)
BRAVING THE FIRE. Firefighters try to stop the blaze from spreading in Purok 8-A, Barangay 21-C, Davao City on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 25, 2023). An estimated PHP9 million worth of properties were damaged, including 1,200 houses. (PNA photo by Robinson Niñal Jr.)