MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XII, No. 083
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Saturday, December 3, 2022
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MDN starts Search for Governance & Leadership Excellence awardees
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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Mindanao Daily News in cooperation with Veterans Bank has announced the start of the Mindanao-wide Search for nominees to the 4th Mindanao Governance & Leadership Excellence Awards. Deadline for nominations will be on January 23, 2023, while the tentative schedule for the 4th MGLEA Awarding Ceremony is on February 18, 2023 at the LimKetKai (LKKS) Center, this city. Mr. Dante Sudaria, President & CEO and publisher of Mindanao Daily News, and chairman of the MGLEA Awards has urged the various government offices and academe, and civic organizations to stasrt sending their respective nominations. Mr. Allan Mediante, the MGLEA Awards director and Editor in Chief of Mindanao Daily, bared that for the 4th MGLEA episode the following categories will be: 1. National Government –a: Executive b: Legislative
c: Judiciary; 2. Legislative - a: Senate b: Lower House; 3. Civil Service; 4. Law Enforcement (PNP, NBI) & AFP; 5. LGU Barangay 6. LGU Cities; 7. LGU Municipality; 8. LGU Province; 9. Government Academe & Universities; 10. Youth & Civic Organizations. The MGLEA awards project which is an annual event gives honor and recognition to the excellent governance and leadership of Mindanaoans. “Their continued efforts to seek greater heights in governance is promoting a good image of Mindanao”, Sudaria said. The prominent Mindanao leaders who were See STARTS, page 9
( The awardees of the 3rd MGLEA) file photo
DOH backs audit of Davao residents told to get vaxxed amid Omicron presence Covid-19 vax deals By Che Palicte
Vergeire disclosed they have requested the CommisMANILA – The Departsion on Audit (COA) to ment of Health (DOH) conduct a special audit of said Friday it supports the the procurement deals for conduct of a special audit Covid-19 jabs. of loans granted by lending "We will support and cooperate with this audit process," she said. "We just need to ensure that we won't violate the signed non-disclosure agreement". Earlier, COA chairperson Gamaliel Cordoba said they might issue a notice of disallowance on the Covid-19 jabs procurement if the DOH keeps related documents confidential. He added that the state DOH officer in charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire audit body is not bound by By Ma. Teresa Montemayor
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firms for the procurement of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid)-19 vaccines. In a media forum, DOH officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario
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DAVAO C I T Y – T h e Davao City Covid-19 Task Force urged the Dabawenyos on Friday to get their two-dose primary series and booster shots amid the presence of new and highly-infectious Omicron subvariant in the country. In a radio interview, Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force, said the detection of the BQ.1, a subvariant of Omicron has posed a threat, especially to those who are not yet vaccinated. “Of all the Covid-19 variants, the Omicron subvariants are more trans-
missible and can infect more people, which is why we are putting weight on the vaccination,” she added. Schlosser cited that the Omicron is already more infectious than other variants, and its subvariants are even more infectious. “Those who live with high-risk individuals at home should all the more get themselves vaccinated and boosted,” she added. Schlosser said one’s behavior and risk assessment when attending social activities or going to crowded places are vital, considering that social distancing has already
been lifted, and face mask is voluntary indoors and outdoors, except in medical and health facilities. From Nov. 20 to 26, at le ast 155 C ov id-19 cases and seven deaths were recorded in this city. Three of the casualties were vaccinated but did not receive any boosters while the other four were unvaccinated. “We are all vulnerable to death from Covid-19 if we are not protected. There are more seniors, immuno compromis e d, and persons with comorbidities if we don’t have prote c t ion,” S ch loss er added. (PNA)