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Rep. Emano nag-‘walkout’? VOL. I
No.183
Cagayan de Oro City
Thursday
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February
28, 2013
Sinulat ni Jun Felicilda, City Editor
AGAYAN de Oro City – Gibiyaan sa grupo ni Rep. Bambi Emano ang ‘unity walk and peace covenant’ kaniadtong sayo sa buntag sa Martes diha Gaston Park ning dakbayan.
Nakurat ug natingala ang mga nanambong gumikan sa mao nga aksiyon ni Rep. Emano ug mga kauban atol sa naasoy’ng kalihokan nga gi-organize sa PNP-Misamis Oriental ug civil society organization. Sa interview sa Mindanao Star Daily (MinStar), si Rep. Emano namalibad nga wala sila nag’walkout’. Wala sila mipirma kay wala mitunga ang ilahang mga kaatbang sa politika. “Akong gikasakit pag-
ayo ang nahitabo nga kita ra ang mitunga, unya wala man gani kami hatagi og pagtagad,” pulong niya. Hinoon, wala niya gitumbok, kung kinsay wala mitagad sa iyahang panon niadtong higayona. “Sa sunod, kung dunay mangimbitar alang sa susamang kalihokan, dili na ako motambong bisan pa og ila akong pugson. Bahala na og ila akong tangtangon, di na gyod ko motampo sa ilang emano /P7
MINPRESSDEV - Station Manager Armando Benabaye of DXIQ FM Love Radio Malaybalay presents the re-entry plan of the broadcast workshop group during the 1st Membership Assembly of the Mindanao Press Alliance for Sustainable Development (MinPressDev), February 22, at Pryce Plaza Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City. Mr. Benabaye was elected to the 15-man Board of said organization. (Photo by R olando N. S udaria )
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Tap OFWs as tour guides and tourism ambassadors, Villar asks DOT, DFA
Cynthia Villar
Senatorial candidate and former congresswoman Cynthia Villar (NPTeam PNoy) called on the Department of Tourism to tap returning OFWs as tour guides to welcome international visitors from such countries as Korea, Japan, Malaysia and the Middle East. “This can be part of our reintegration efforts for OFWs since they are familiar with the customs, culture and even languages of countries that send a lot of tourists our way. It will also help put our tourists at ease since those looking after their needs are former workers in the countries that they came from,” Villar, a noted social entrepreneur, explained. She also noted that OFWs in different parts of the world could also be harnessed as tourism ambassadors by both the DOT and DFA. “Equip our OFWs with promotional materials and develop a program where
they can speak to the business community and other sectors in the countries where they work. These OFWs are very patriotic and many of them are loved by their employers and co-workers,” she stressed. Known by her campaign monicker “Misis Hanepbuhay”, Villar said that the tourism industry is a fast-growing sector and both the national and local governments must work together to outbeat other rival countries in terms of tourist arrivals. According to the DOT website, the Philippines welcomed over 4-million foreign visitors in 2012, marking the first time for the country to go over the 4-millionth threshhold. Korea continues to be the country’s largest visitor market with 1,031,155 arrivals, accounting for 24.13% share of the total visitor volume. The said market rose by 11.45% from its arrivals of 925,204 in 2011. Another record was achieved by the tourism industry as it is the first time that a source market of the Philippines reached its 1 millionth visitor. “Many OFWs from Korea are able to speak the language fluently. They can be trained to become professional tour guides and interpreters,” Villar pointed out.
R10 campus journalists prepare for national contests By Uriel C. Quilinguing, Contributing Editor
CAGAYAN de Oro City - - Campus journalists from Northern Mindanao are now preparing for the annual National Schools
Press Conference (NSPC) in Ormoc City, April 7-12, this year. This, after the Department of Education
(DepED-10) confirmed the list of NSPC qualifiers in a Regional Memorandum, dated February 21, 2013 that DepEd 10 Regional Director Allan G. Farnazo issued.
To prepare for the region’s participation in the NSPC, Farnazo is calling for a planning conference, today, March 1, with division superintendents and journalism coordinators.
The newly-installed DepEd 10 regional head graced the closing and opening ceremonies of the Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) at La Salle University Integrated
School, Ozamiz City, Janunary 24-26, this year. He personally awarded the trophies and medals to the top performing schools divisions and campus campus /P7
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