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Vol. II, No. 40 | Mar. 18-24, 2022 (Shaban 15-21, 1443)

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March 17, 1957:

Remembering Senator Cabili and President Magsaysay By ARNOLD A. GARVANZOS

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arch 17, 1957 was the day President Ramon Magsaysay and 25 of his companions died in that tragic plane crash at Mount Manunggal, Cebu. Among them was Iligan’s most illustrious son, the late Senator Tomas L. Cabili, President Magsaysay equivalent to today’s “Bong Go” and close confidant. There was a poignant twist to Senator Cabili being in President Magsaysay’s entourage on that fateful day in Cebu because he was not supposed to be there. (Full story on Page A2)

By MYRNA S. TEPADAN

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OTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim welcomed Philippine Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Wednesday, March 16, as she paid a courtesy visit to the regional government’s seat here. Ebrahim was joined by Senior Minister Abdulraof Macacua, Interior and Local Government Minister Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo, Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal, Public Works Minister Archt. Eduard Guerra, Social Services and Development Minister Atty. Raissa Jajurie, Bangsamoro Attorney General Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba, and Cabinet Secretary Mohd Asnin Pendatun.

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“We are grateful that you are the men and the women at the helm of the BARMM administration,” Robredo told the Cabinet officials. Talking about the peace process, Robredo said, “I know this is a continuing struggle, but what you have achieved so far is the most difficult already.” “Everyone who has been yearning for this [peace] are in very good hands,” she added. On the other hand, Chief Minister Ebrahim said that for more than two years since BARMM’s establishment,

BARMM bureaucracy Let’s not be complacent Hotel guests from difundergoes performance even if alert level ferent households may review placed to the lowest share rooms: DOT BARMM ministries and offices have been subjected to a comprehensive performance review meant to ensure their efficient service deliveries and administrative operations envisioned in a regional thrust called DAPAT...

Iligan City and Lanao del Norte remain under Alert Level 2 as they were declared from March 1 to 15, 2022. This means the situation did not improve so that the present Alert Level 2 remains with the same health protocols...

The Department of Tourism (DOT) reminded hotels and accommodation establishments in areas under Alert levels 1, 2, and 3 to allow guests to share rooms, even if they come from different households.

MSU system has new president

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OTABATO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte has named a lawyeracademician as new president of the Mindanao State University (MSU) Sys-

tem, a premier government academic institution in Southern Philippines many concerned people

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Mama-o named

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“we have achieved so much already in fulfilling our priorities during this transition period but admittedly we still have a lot to do.” “The other aspect of the Bangsamoro peace process, the normalization process also needs to catch up to ensure the smooth transition of our fighters from combatants to civilian and productive members of our society,” he added.

including alumni want to be rid of non-academic ills. MSU | A5

maiden migrant workers department chief

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OTABATO CITY – President Rody Duterte has named another Muslim lawyer to serve as pioneer secretary of the newly -established Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), ostensibly bolstering his administration’s byword about a need for correcting “historical injustices” among Muslim Filipinos. Full Story on Page A2

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