MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XII, No. 096
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DHSUD holds talk with causeoriented groups on housing issues
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ommitted to ensuring the success of their c enterpiece housing project, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar has engaged community and cause-oriented groups in an open dialogue for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program. Leaders and representatives from various cause-
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 30) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed real estate businessman Jose “Jerry” Acuzar as the new secretary of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). Acuzar took his oath before Marcos at Malacañang on Friday.
See HOUSING, page 11
NDRRMC: 29 reported dead in flood-hit areas BY JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL, Managing Editor MDNN NATIONAL – The national office of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has tallied a total 29 persons to have died in flood-hit areas in the country during the aftermath of the shear line-driven storm, reports reaching MDNN National said. Of the 29 fatalities, the highest number of casualties was recorded in Misamis Occidental with 18 people dead, while other casualties were also recorded in the Bicol Region with 6 fatalities; 3 in Region 8; and 2 in Region 9.
Businessman Jose Acuzar named new Housing secretary
oriented groups namely Renato Reyes Jr. of BAYAN, Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna, Estrelita Bagasbas of Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay), Mar y Joy Guevarra of Gabriela, Jaime Valdez of Anak Pawis, Maria Fe Hullipaz of Samahang Maralita sa Temporar y Housing-Tondo Chapter, and Andrea Trinidad of Urban Poor Coordinating Council-National Capital Region attended the meeting at the DHSUD Central
In a progress report made by the Office of Civil Defense – RDRRMC Operations Center based in Cagayan de Oro City and furnished to MDNN by Regine James, Operations Center Duty Personnel – the identities of those who died in Misamis Occidental were already known, and they were: Fe Sencil, Jimenez, Misamis Occidental; Felicidad Dangcalan, 68, Jimenez, MisOcc; Mark Lester Dampas, 20, Tudela, MisOcc; Jestoni Lapat, 27, Tudela, MisOcc; Elenita Calamian, 43, Brgy Mialem, Oroquieta City; and Mario Sambiog, 70, Brgy Mialem, Oroquieta City. See FLOOD, page 11
Gingoog City is one of the affected areas in Northern Mindanao. As of December 28, the NDRRMC situational report says there are more than 20 recorded deaths but they have to be validated first by the concerned local government units (LGUs).
He is the chairman of the real estate company New San Jose Builders, Inc. (NSJBI) whose projects include residential and commercial condominiums, as well as the Philippine Arena in Bulacan, the largest indoor arena in the world. Acuzar is also the owner
Oroquieta’s commercial district flooded By FROILAN GALLARDO CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews) – Flood waters overflowed the banks of Layawan River, spreading a wide path of destruction in the commercial district of Oroquieta City on Tuesday. “The river rose by more than four feet and resulted in the closing down of the commercial district of Oroquieta City,” Misamis Occidental Governor Henry Oaminal was quoted by the Philippine Information Agency as saying. Oaminal said the flood waters in Layawan River continued to overflow its banks for the second straight day since Christmas Day as torrential rains continue to batter Misamis Occidental. In Misamis Oriental, local officials find it prudent not to send home more than 7,185 families or 38,410 individuals who have sought shelter in various evacuation camps in Gingoog City. “We are constantly moni-
See BUSINESSMAN, page 11
Flooded streets in the municipality of Tudela in Misamis Occidental. Photo: MisOcc Provincial Police Office toring the weather and we think there will be more rains in the coming days,” said Fernando Vincent Dy Jr., head of the Misamis Oriental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the shear line, or the point where warm and cold air
meet, will continue to dump more rains over Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao in the following days. Oaminal said the death toll in the Misamis Occidental floods has climb to seven even as heavy rains continue to batter Oroquieta City and four municipalities – Aloran, Jimenez, Tudela and Clarin. “All of our flood control system has collapsed. We
did not expect so much rain,” the governor said. Oaminal said the only good news is that the highway linking Ozamiz and Oroquieta cities is now passable to all types of vehicles as of 8 a.m. Tuesday. Shaina Nagtalon, of the Philippine Information Agency in Misamis Occidental, said communication is down in Oroquieta City and the See FLOODED, page 11