Kusina
OFFERS:
Catering services: Birthdays, Wedding, Seminars, Conference Fortich St. Brgy. 7, Malaybalay City Contact #:
813-4004
NONOY LECHON SERVICES OFFERED OUT OF TOWN ORDER
www.mindanaodailybalita.com
For more details, contact Tel. No.: 309-5276 HERMILINO VILLALON
Emano’s admin case not a done deal: DILG VOL. 2, No. 100
Cagayan de Oro City
Wedesday
September 12, 2012
P10.00
By CRIS DIAZ, Associate editor, and RUEL V. PELONE, Editor in chief
THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) allayed fears that the administrative case filed against Mayor Vicente Emano of Cagayan de Oro City was a done deal. Lawyer Renee Burdeos, DILG regional director in Northern Mindanao, described the insinuation as casting doubt on DILG’s integrity. He said Ranny Spencer Palisco, of the DILG’s investigation division in Manila, would not be around if the Emano suscase was already a done deal. pects the filing In a text message, Burof charges deos said Emano is facing against him charges with dereliction of is a ploy to undermine his duty and gross negligence. The case was in connection reelection bid with Typhoon Sendong that in the coming midterm eleclashed out Cagayan de Oro tions. City late December last year, he added.
According to Burdeos, Palisco came to Cagayan de Oro City to hear personally the case on orders of President Aquino. It would be the first and last hearing of the case here since lawyers of both parties agreed to submit their respective memorandum within 30-day on whether the case should be dismissed. The lack of authorized committee from the DILG to conduct the probe prompted Emano’s lawyers and supporters to doubt the possible outcome of the case. Lawyer Francis Khu, Emano’s lead counsel, said
that a formal investigating committee should have been formed to look into the case rather than acting on a ‘personal order’ from newly installed interior Sec. Mar Roxas. The case stemmed from a complaint filed by former City Health Officer Dr. Vincent Tero, Pastor Raul Ramon Roa, ex-councilors Celestino Ocio and Teodulfo Lao, and former Gusa barangay chairperson Enrico Salcedo. In their complaint, Emano allegedly neglected warnings issued by the DEAL/PAGE 9
FLOATING SPHERE. Ferville Grace D. Tripoli of Dadiangas West Central Elementary School seems to apply magic in the ball event of the gymnastics competition for the Mindanao Milo Little Olympics 2012 held over the weekend in Cagayan de Oro. The General Santos City lass was one of thousands of athletes from several schools who participated in the biggest sports event for students and pupils. The gymnastics event was staged at the Corpus Christi gymnasium. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit
Training on broadcasting By ARJAY FELICILDA Correspondent
MORE than a dozen of pupils from Gusa Elementary School TRAIN ‘EM YOUNG. Pupils attentively listen to veteran broadcast and print journalist Joe del Puerto Fe- in Barangay Gusa in Cagayan licilda as he delivers his lecture on broadcast journalism Tuesday afternoon held at BusinessWeek Mindanao de Oro underwent training on Media Center in Cagayan de Oro City. Photo by Ronald Mastail broadcasting Tuesday afternoon.
The training was made possible through the efforts of Mr. Dante Sudaria, publisher of BusinessWeek Mindanao, and veteran radio and print journalist Joe del Puerto Felicilda––and the pupils’ advisers Romelrita L. Maghuyop TRAINING/PAGE 9
Editorial: 72-33-44, e-mail: mindanaodailynews@gmail.com • Advertising: 0917-7121424, e-mail: mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com