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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2016
CDO market undergoes redevt, stall holders consulted
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The City Economic Enterprises Department (CEED) now explains the changes that will take place in the redevelopment of Cogon Market in Cagayan de Oro City to the current stall holders.
Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya, chairman of the economic enterprise, together with the heads of the CEED spearheaded the consultation with the vendors and stall holders especially those who are affected in the implementation of the project. There are already designated places for the vendors to continue with their business and temporary stalls will be built for the affected stall holders.
CEED assures the stall holders and vendors that they will not be placed outside the market if the temporary stall will not be in place. In the redevelopment plan of the Cogon Market, the construction of the mall-type food court will be a priority so the section will be cleaner and customers will be more confident in eating in the area. This will also boost the sales of the vendors.(ALRCIO/PIA10)
ARMM holds conference on resolving clan conflicts
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur – The Regional Reconciliation and Unification Commission of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RRUC-ARMM) held a conference on ‘rido’ settlement on October 19-21, 2016 to generate insights and recommendations from different actors to resolve ridorelated problems in the region. The participants of the threeday conference are representatives from local government units, line agencies, civil society organizations, government security forces, and revolutionary groups specifically the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Moro National Liberation Front. These groups have different data on rido and have different approaches in settling clan conflicts. Romeo Sema, chairman of RRUC-ARMM, said there’s a need for
a better way to settle family conflicts. “We want to have a consolidated data on the number of rido cases and we aim to have coordinative mechanisms to settle these ridos,” Sema said. He also noted that the regional government will be able to have a complete look at the rido situation in the ARMM and that RRUC, being an advisory body to the regional governor, will be able to recommend policyrelated solutions to this problem. The book ‘Rido: Clan Feuding and
Conflict Management in Mindanao’ written by Wilfredo Magno Torres III defined rido as a conflict characterized by sporadic outburst of retaliatory violence between families and kinship groups as well as between communities. Abdulbasit Benito, RRUC-ARMM executive director, said rido causes problems not only between conflicting families but in the community as well. “Rido causes much suffering, numerous casualties, destruction of properties, and it cripples the economy and displaces the community,” Benito said. Data from RRUC-ARMM showed
there were 269 cases of rido in the ARMM from 2012 until October 2016. But the ARMM’s Police Regional Office reports there were only 209 cases during the same period in the region. Benito said the main causes of rido are election-related conflicts, land ownership conflicts, crimes against chastity, personal grudge and theft. He added that even jesting, suspicion, and mere misunderstanding could also cause rido. “We will continue working with these actors to help settle rido and prevent it from recurring,” RRUCARMM chairman Sema said. (BPI/PIA10)
DOLE cites creation of sugar tripartite body MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon – The Bukidnon Provincial Field Office (Buk PFO) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) conducted the 3rd Quarter District Tripartite Council (DTC) meeting, participated by the different sectorial representatives in the sugarcane industry on 6 September 2016 in Malaybalay city. Buk PFO Head Raul L. Valmores said that the DTCs were created by the Secretary of Labor upon the recommendation of the Sugar Tripartite Council (STC) in each milling district of the country.
and workers in the social and economic programs in the sugar industry, and in policy determination,” he said.
The council is required to conduct quarterly meeting every year as mandated by Department Order No. “The creation was to ensure greater 114-11. It is composed of different participation by its planters, millers, sectorial representatives such as
mill sector representatives, mill worker plant, and field worker sector representatives. Every quarter the council tackles different agenda of the industry. Presided by OIC-Assistant Regional Director Lucila S. Pulvera, in lieu of the DTC Chairman/Regional Director Raymundo G. Agravante, the meeting discussed the unclaimed cash bonus funds; maternity and death benefit disbursements; resolution/ petition of the Ogyon-Uma re: Cash Bonus Funds; Department Order No. 162 or otherwise known as Suspending Registration of New Applicants as Contractors or Subcontractors under D. O. No.18-A and the labor Advisory No. 10-Prohibition against Labor-Only Contracting. Valmores added that the Social Amelioration Program of the Department in the sugar industry started in the early 1970’s when some sugar planters voluntarily contributed to set-up a fund that they can utilize
to uplift the living conditions of their workers and their families. It was institutionalized in 1974 thru Presidential Decree No. 621 and enhanced thru the enactment of republic Act No. 6982 in 1991. The latter expanded the sugar workers benefits and established the tripartite mechanisms for the participation of the planters, millers and workers in policy decision making. This program is very beneficial to our sugar workers since it aims to augment the income of sugar workers; finance socio-economic programs/projects geared to provide additional livelihood and employment opportunities to the sugar workers and their families; promote sugar workers’ welfare and social protection; and increase stakeholders’ participation in decision making, particularly on policies related to workers’ development under the Act. (Reyna L. Tagailo/DOLE-X/Bukidnon Provincial Field Office)