Volume II, No. 016
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June 10, 2013
Mindanao Daily Your Mindanao-wide Network Newspaper
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Half a million trees to be planted in SoCot l
Biggest tree-planting set for Koronadal’s mountain ranges
KORONADAL CITY -- The city government here is targeting to plant around 500,000 trees for the city’s third tree-growing festival slated on June 29 along two critical mountain ranges in the area.
Cyrus Urbano, Koronadal
City administrator, said Fri-
day the local government has identified around 2,000 hectares of land along the Roxas and Quezon mountain ranges as sites for the upcoming festivity, which is considered the biggest tree planting activity in Region 12. He said the planting sites are situated in 11 of the city’s 27 barangays that are
Oro Customs official survives gun attack By GERRY LEE GORIT
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The chief of the X-Ray Inspection Division of the Bureau of Customs-10 assigned at the Mindanao International Container Port survived a slay attempt on her life Friday afternoon in barangay Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City. Alma Lomondot, 46, of barangay Bulua was shot at
by motorcycle-riding gunmen around 4 p.m. and was hit in the right leg. Lomondot was brought to the ICU of a private hospital where she was later declared out of critical danger while under heavy guard by policemen. Her family members who came to the hospital said they don’t know why Lomondot was shot at. Her coworkers at the Bureau of
Customs in Region 10 have likewise said they don’t know the motive behind the shooting. Police have yet to identify suspects. At the time of the shooting, Lomondot’s bodyguard was not with her. BOC-10 collector Atty. Lourdes Mangaoang, who has ordered a tight watch on smuggling in the MICP official | page 11
straddled by the two mountain ranges. “The preparations for the 500,000 seedlings are ongoing and we’ve also started a city-wide campaign for the enlistment of around 30,000 volunteers for the activity,” Urbano said. The official said Mayor Peter Miguel earlier created trees | page 11
Start of water rationing in Surigao irks consumers By Roel Catoto
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews)—Some water consumers in the city got mad Friday on the first day of water rationing by the Surigao Metropolitan Water District (SMWD). The city’s lone water utility scheduled the water rationing beginning at 12 a.m. due to the water crisis consumers | page 11
The bald mountains of Bukidnopn (see background photo) has prom pted the government to fastrack DENR’s target to plant 8 million trees in Bukidnon in 2013 (walter i . balane )
Hedcor takes care of watersheds to protect investments By BONG D. FABE
THE power company that operates 19 run-of-river hydropower plants in the Philippines yesterday said that part of its service commitment to the community is the protection of watersheds in its areas of operation. Engr. Boy Jabonillo, vice president for Business Development of Hedcor, Inc., said that taking care of the watershed is part of the company’s business as it is only in protecting the watershed can it ensure the protection of its investments in the power industry.
“A big part of the components of hydro system is we have to manage the watershed since we rely on the watershed. Thus, we always make sure that we take care very good care of the environment,” he told the Business Daily in a recent interview. “Since our business relies on water, we have to make sure that we have adequate water supply to run our turbines to produce electricity for our customers. The only sure way to ensure that is through the protection of watersheds,” he added. Jabonillo disclosed that watersheds | page 8
Villar bats for protection of migrant workers SENATOR- elect Cynthia Villar renewed her call to the Philippine government to always protect and promote the welfare of over 10 million Filipino migrant workers as the nation commemorates Migrant Workers Day. “It is fitting to celebrate the day of our Overseas Filipino Workers to remember and acknowledge their significant contributions to nation-building,” said Villar.
She said OFWs are worthy of being called our ‘modern day heroes’ because of their immense assistance in saving our economy through their remittances. “We draw a lifeline from their remittances being sent to the country. The dollar remittances provide a big boost to our economy,” said Villar. “We should address all the concerns of our OFWs, starting from their recruitworkers | page 11
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Bureau of Customs-10 collector Atty. Lourdes Mangaoang, deputy collector Adolfo D. Mondigo and Jetti operations manager Engr. Edwin E. Baday lead the inspection team at the Jetti depot in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. The yesterday visit was conducted to determine the quantity of the oil in the depot as part of training for BOC personnel on how to calibrate the tanks. photo gerry lee gorit
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