MINDANAO DAILY
THE NATION’S ADVOCATE FOR TRUTH, JUSTICE AND PROGRESS Volume XIIl, No. 159
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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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Holistic approach needed to address increasing water demand in Normin By Mike Baños
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n integrated, holistic and multisectoral approach is urgently needed to address the increasing water demand in Northern Mindanao. “For us here in Cagayan de Oro City, we have recognized the magnitude of our challenges with regards to all four aspects of the water security discussion,” said Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy in his message at the recently concluded Northern Mindanao Integrated Water Security Summit held May 25-26 at the Seven Seas Waterpark & Resort at Opol, Misamis Oriental. “We recognize that we need to secure and distribute clean potable water for our households and inhabitSee WATER, page 9
Water Demand Forecast
Cops nab QC village chair, 20 others for intruding into a mining company in Agusan By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN
ROSARIO, Agusan del Sur- - Local police arrested the barangay chairman from Metro Manila and about 20 other men who intruded the administration building of the gold mining company in this town. Capt. Kristopher Niel Nono, police chief of the Municipal Police Station here, said a certain Joseph Mahusay, known as the chairman of Barangay Pansol in Quezon City, led some 11 convoy of cars to sneak through the gate by tailing the dump trucks carrying ores to forcibly gain
The administration building of Philsaga Mining Corp. where the 11 cars led by Quezon City Barangay Chairman Joseph Mahusay gate grashed . Photo courtesy of Bryan Galaraga entry going towards the present their clearance. another case of firearms Lawyer Luis Sy, Phil- use violations against the façade of the building even as company guards tried to saga Mining Corp. (PMC) gun owners. stopped and asked them to legal counsel, said they will Sy said Mahusay’s forccharge Mahusay and his co- ible entry is illegal since the horts intially with tresspass- court order that he brought ing to private property case to serve to PMC executives while further investigation inside the building was just by the company’s security a plea for the pending case personnel is going on. against PMC President Raul Mahusay and his men C. Villanueva to be transwere brought to the police ferred to an appropriate station where they were court. interrogated for hours as The order stemmed from investigators found out in a writ of injunction at a their cars, three concealed Davao City court filed by Glock 17 pistols with re- Mahusay against Villanueva served magazines of bullets, for continuing to act as one belonged to a policeman PMC president and member The three Glock 17 pistols with reserved maga- who failed to present an of the board of directors zines of bullets discovered in one of the 11 authority to act as escort even if he already sold to Mahusay his shares of stocks cars that intruded the administration building of or security detail. Rosario police investi- with Philsaga Management Philsaga Mining Corp. in Rosario town in AguSee NAB, page 11 san del Sur. Photo courtesy of Bryan Galaraga gators are also preparing
3 examinees from Misor top teachers board exam BY JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL, Managing Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Three of the examinees from Misamis Oriental Province topped the recently concluded Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) The three top board passers were known as Ms. Gee Marriel Lozano Gaputan from Gingoog City, top 3 with 91.80 percent rating; Ms. Judilyn Lumajang, Top 6 of Opol town, with 91.20 percent. Both of them took the board for elementary education. While another top board passer was also known as Nelkhin Vios Gongob from Molugan, El Salvador City, Top 10 for
secondary education board exam, with 91.00 percent. Ms Lumajang graduated Summa Cum Laude at Liceo de Cagayan University in Cagayan de Oro, while Mr Gongob also graduated as Cum Laude at Cagayan de Oro College - Phinma Education network. The three topnotchers from Misamis Oriental were among the 72,824 board exam takers for both elementary and secondary levels it was learned. Meanwhile, Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia thanked the successful examinees from the province, and especially those who topped the board exams for teachers. See TOP, page 11