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Volume II, No. 045
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Friday
July 19, 2013
Duterte taps brgys v human trafficking By Joey Sem G. Dalumpines of PIA-11
DAVAO City––Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has ordered barangay captains to lead the campaign against human trafficking in the communities as he likens human trafficking to illegal drug trade which impacts severely on the Filipino family. Speaking to reporters after the launching of the in-
formation campaign against human trafficking in Region 11 last Tuesday (July 16), he ordered the barangay chairs to do police work in their respective areas of responsibility and take the lead in the campaign against this social problem. “They have to arrest immediately anybody recruit-
surely question barangay chairs about widespread illegal-job recruitment and trafficking in his area when on the higher level a widespread campaign is in effect spearheaded by many agencies of government. “It is mandatory for barangay captains to determine if there are illegalrecruitment in their respective areas of responsibility
and to report these incidents to the police and for the police to gather the pertinent evidence and then file the case in court,” he said. Duterte stressed that human trafficking is a nonbailable offense. He told human-traffickers and illegal job-recruiters to leave the city and do their trade elsewhere. See trade, page 11
‘Go on leave, Miriam tells 5 senators SENATOR Miriam Defensor Santiago, in a speech on July 15 before the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, reacted to the news that five senators are implicated in the P100 billiob scam by urging them to go on leave of absence pending investigation by a special presidential panel of prosecutors to be appointed by President Aquino. “Out of delicadeza, the five senators should go on leave, to erase any doubt that they might use their power or their money to pressure the investigators,” Santiago said. See senators, page 11
Tourism industry welcomes Tune Hotel opening in Oro By Mike Baños Editor-at-large
OFFICIALSs of the tourism industry in Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao are rolling out the red carpet for the scheduled soft opening of Tune Hotel Cagayan de Oro today (July 19). “Tune Hotel’s arrival as the first international hotel chain in Cagayan de Oro underscores the vast potential of the city for the hospitality industry,” said Dorothy Jean B. Pabayo, chairperson of the Cagayan Greece’s current energy de Oro Tourism Council and policy is a testament to the former tourism regional dipower of activists fighting rector. “I am sure the guests dirty power in favour of clean energy. Through a series of joint lobbying and demonstration activities, the Greek “Coalition Against Coal” was victorious in 2009 when the Greek government declared that all previous plans for new brown coal factories were cancelled. The coalition proved
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ing women and children in their barangays,” he said. Duterte said the barangay chairs will be answerable to him once a resident is trafficked and is able to slip through either the airport or the wharf. He pointed out that barangay chairs must have a good grasp of the affairs in his barangay. Duterte said he will
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n Cagayan de Oro continues to be a favored destination for the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) market with a 30.4 percent increase in the number of events from 2012 (902) to 2013 (1,176 partial date), according to the Department of Tourism, Region 10 (DOT-10). who have experienced Tune Hotels hospitality abroad will patronize the new hotel when they visit us here.” The 159-room Tune Hotel Cagayan de Oro opens on July 19 in the heart of the Lapasan Central Business District and will take the group’s portfolio of hotels
in the Philippines to five. Tune Hotels have quickly gained a strong foothold and acceptance of the brand’s concept in the Philippines with the first hotel opening in Angeles City (165 rooms) in February 2012, followed by Cebu (150 rooms) See tune hotel, page 11
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