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Briefly Strict mining rules DAVAO City – Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon has urged local government units (LGUs) Thursday to strictly enforce regulations in all mining activities in the province. In a statement, Malanyaon asserted the provincial government’s authority as an independent LGU over the mining operations in the province. In a meeting with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Wednesday, the governor examined the inventory of all existing mining tenements in the province and the status of mining operations and permits granted by the MGB.
Davao coffee DAVAO CITY – The World of Coffee (WOC) convention at the Milano Convention Center in Milan, Italy, has provided a venue for the Philippine coffee producers to shine internationally. Jeannelle Ellson, marketing specialist of the Philippine Coffee Advancement and Farm Enterprise (PhilCAFE) project, said Philippine coffee— especially the Robusta variety—received positive feedback during the June 2325 gathering. “We promoted Robusta there, although we brought various coffee varieties to the convention. Italy is known as espressobased when it comes to coffee, but they admire the taste of our coffee and have set a good impression on it,” Ellson said in an interview Wednesday.
Tribal village opens DAVAO City – The renovation of the Kadayawan Tribal Village in Magsaysay Park here has been fasttracked for its scheduled opening on August 5. One of the highlights of the 37th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival next month, the tribal village was built to showcase the rich culture and heritage of the city's 11 tribes. Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre, the Kadayawan Execom spokesperson, said the Kadayawan Tribal Village is “a way of educating the people about the way of living of the tribes living in the city of Davao.”
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Outages mar opening of M’danao biz confab By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN MindaNews
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A N DAG C i t y — Power interruptions greeted the opening of the 31st Mind anao Business Conference here on T hu r s d ay, c au s i ng embarrassment to the local business chamber as host. The outages occurred at least three times during the plenary sessions, forcing organizers to use the standby generators. Aside from the outages, delegates from the different business g roups compr ising t he local Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) organizations in Mindanao felt uncomfortable with the humid condition inside the venue—the Stadium of North Eastern Mindanao State University. “It would have been nice if there was no power interruption. Wh at h ap p e n e d t o d ay should be resolved,” said OPENING/PAGE 7
OVERSUPPLY. A vendor sorts tomatoes at Farmers Market in Bankerohan, Davao City. According to the vendors, prices of tomatoes have gone down to as low as P8 per kilo due to oversupply. Mindanews Photo
DOLE-10 posts 100% dispute resolution in 1H THE Department of Labor and Employment in the Northern Mindanao (DOLE-10) has resolved 100 percent of employeremployee disputes in the first semester of this year, an
official said Wednesday. In a statement, DOLE-10 Director Albert Gutib said through the Single Entry Approach (SEnA) system, various satellite offices in the region managed to attend to the DISPUTE/PAGE 7
IMPORTED RICE. A laborer piles bags of imported rice at a business establishment along Monteverde St, Davao City. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has recently announced that he wants to reduce rice importation in the country. Mindanews Photo
Price freeze imposed in BARMM amid calamity COTABATO City – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) announced Thursday a price freeze for basic goods across the region after it was placed under a state of calamity due to recurring floods. BARMM’s Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism (MTIT) is the lead agency in implementing the price freeze order. Hussein
Biruar, MTIT director of the Bureau of Trade and Industry, said the products covered by the order are canned fish, locally manufactured instant noodles, bottled water, bread, processed milk, coffee, candles, laundry soap, detergent, and salt. “We are closely coordinating with other government agencies, manufacturers, and retailers to ensure availability and
continuous supply of basic goods in the market,” he said. Republic Act 7581, also known as the Price Act of the Philippines, provides that “prices of necessities are automatically frozen at their prevailing prices for 60 days once a state of calamity is declared in an area.” Aside from grocery stores, the MTIT also warned small stores and retailers to refrain from CALAMITY/PAGE 7
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