MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XII, No. 102
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5 NorMin, Lanao del Sur execs among ‘top performers’ in 2022 By NEF LUCZON
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Five public officials in the Northern Mindanao region and Lanao del Sur province were named among the “Top Performers” in local governance during the second half of 2022 after the national and local elections. A statement from the data analytics firm RPMission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) on Sunday said they are Misamis Occidental 2nd District Rep. Sancho Fernando Oaminal, Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Ziaur-Rahman Alonto-Adiong, Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental Mayor Henry Oaminal Jr., Misamis Oriental Gov. Peter Unabia and Misamis Occidental Gov. Henry Oaminal Sr. Rep. Oaminal placed fifth among top performers in the House of Representatives with a 90-percent rating, See EXECS, page 11
LPA affects 17 brgys in Gingoog City By JAN ALBERT ARAÑA
TOP PERFORMERS. Misamis Occidental 2nd District Rep. Sancho Fernando Oaminal, Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Ziaur-Rahman Alonto-Adiong, Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental Mayor Henry Oaminal Jr., Misamis Oriental Gov. Peter Unabia and Misamis Occidental Gov. Henry Oaminal Sr. The five public officials in the Northern Mindanao region and Lanao del Sur province were ranked by a data analytics firm as among the “Top Performers” in the second half of 2022 in terms of “constituent service” and service to the nation. (Photos from the officials’ Facebook pages)
M I S A M I S OR I E N TA L (PIA)--Seventeen barangays in Gingoog City were affected by the low-pressure area and shear line, which caused heavy rains and placed the city under a yellow rain warning, January 11-12. The city government and city disaster risk reduction management office ordered an early evacuation. A total of 1,661 families were moved to different evacuation centers and given basic food supplies right away through the community kitchen of the Local Government of Gingoog. “Aduna kita’y 17 ka barangays nga naghimo og evacuation and pre-emptive evacuation. Aduna ta’y See AFFECTS, page 11
LPA leaves 7 dead, P22-M worth of damage in NorMin By NEF LUCZON
DavNor positioned as “ultimate island to highland destination” By JEANEVIVE ABANGAN
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte (PIA)-- Nowhere else in Davao Region can we find a place where tourists can enjoy highland to Island destinations. It’s only in Davao del Norte which has found its fitting position as “The Ultimate Island to Highland desti-
nation” in Davao Region. Guesting in the Kapihan sa DavNor, Davao del Norte Tourism Officer Noel Daquioag was referring to the Island Garden City of Samal as a complete circuit of island destination by itself, and the Municipality of Talaingod which has See POSITIONED, page 11
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The two-week rains caused by a low pressure area (LPA) in Northern Mindanao affected 59,000 individuals, left seven dead and damaged more than PHP22 million worth of properties. In the initial report by the Region 10 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC-10) on Sunday, there were 15,812 families who experienced flooding. In evacuation centers throughout the region, only 4,432 individuals or 1,227 families have remained as See LEAVES, page 11
COLLAPSE. Non-stop rains the past two weeks cause a landslide that heavily damaged a portion of the Kapalong-Talaingod-Valencia Road Barangay Kalagangan, San Fernando, Bukidnon on Saturday (Jan. 14, 2023). Heavily loaded vans, cargo trucks, buses and multi-axle trucks are temporarily taking the alternate Bukidnon-Davao Road. (Courtesy of DPWH-X)