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Wars of ancient history were about possessions, territory, power, control, family, betrayal, lover's quarrel, politics and sometimes religion.

But we are in the Modern era and supposedly more educated and enlightened .

Think about this. Don't just brush off these questions.

  • Why is RELIGION still involved in WARS? Isn't religion supposed to be about PEACE?
  • Ask yourself; What religion always campaign to have its religious laws be accepted as government laws, always involved in wars and consistently causing WARS, yet insists that it's a religion of peace?

WHY??

There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance:
  1. The Bullies. They want you to tolerate them so they can continue to maliciously deprive you. Do not believe these bullies teaching tolerance, saying that it’s the path to prevent hatred and prejudice.
  2. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.
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Aerial View of Cagayan de Oro City

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Misamis Oriental remains with 'Padayon' dominion

By Alwen Saliring

THE regional party Padayon Pilipino still dominates in Misamis Oriental after majority of its candidates in the towns and provincial positions were hailed victorious in the recently concluded midterm elections.

All Provincial Board members-elect for the second district and reelected congresswoman Juliette Uy were proclaimed by the Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16. The rest of the winners were proclaimed around 9 p.m.

Governor-elect Yevgeny Emano won his third and final term with 248,847 votes, a difference of 51,641 votes from his rival Julio Uy.

Padayon bets Saysay Emano, Nancy Madjos, Boboy Sabal, Dexter Yasay, Win Militante and candidates from allied party Erik Khu, Bebing Dumadag, and Enteng Pelaez made it in the Provincial Board.

Jerry Khu and Jessa Mugot are likely to seat in the opposition in the Capitol's legislative body.

Sabal said the Provincial Board needs improvement and its house rules must be revisited and reviewed like attendance of the members, among others.

"Dunay kailangan i-improve sa SP (Provincial Board) ug dunay angay usabon sa house rules (there's a need to improve in the Provincial Board)," he said.

Yasay, for his part, has assured that the checks and balances will be maintained.

He said one of the committees he wanted to hold is peace and order.

Saysay Emano, another administration board member who topped the race in the Second District, said she will not fail the people who trusted her by making good of her promises during the campaign.

"Bisan bag-o kita sa SP pero maningkamot kita nga maserbisyohan ang katawhan (Even if we are new in the Provincial Board, we will do our best to give service to the people)," she said.

Meanwhile, congressional candidate in the First District, Christian Unabia, whom the Padayon Pilipino supported, won against Joey Pelaez with a difference of 17,268 votes.

However, Padayon's bet for vice governor, President Elipe, lost to his opponent, Jigjag Pelaez, by 28,633 votes, while the party's candidate for congressman in the Second District, Benjo Benaldo, lost to Uy with a wide margin of 84,343 votes.

Of the 23 municipalities and two component cities, eight mayors under the party won, six from allied party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, while 10 from opposing party National Unity Party.


Database for planning development pushed

By JO ANN SABLAD

THE Mindanao Migrants Center for Empowering Actions Inc. (MMCEAI) is pushing for a comprehensive profiling and sustainable database for local migrants in the country that would help in planning development strategies in Northern Mindanao.

MMCEAI executive director Inorisa Elento said that according to the figure provided by the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) regional office, Northern Mindanao has a population growth rate of 1.92 percent, a bit higher than the country's growth rate of 1.84 percent.

Local migration, Elento said, plays a part in the increasing number of population in the region.

"If there are more people coming in to Northern Mindanao, it affects the host region. Kung pag-usapan natin yung (if we talked about) in-migration, people outside the region coming to Northern Mindanao. So meaning daghan na kaayo ang tao dinhi sa (there are many people in) Northern Mindanao. So what are they doing here?" Elento said.

"It's also a competition now of resources, job opportunities, facilities and services of the government," she said, adding that in a congested area, criminality rate will also be a consideration.

Another concern are the Indigenous Peoples (IP) or the Lumads.

Elento said the IP communities in the region are starting to dwindle.

At present, there are no available data for local migrants coming in and going out of each regions.

"Data is very powerful. If you really would like to deliver good services, effective services, create mechanisms to be more effective in terms of governance," Elento said.

"We have to look at migration not just a problem but it's also a solution of the problem. What is a challenge now is how do we make migration safe. How do we make migration as issue of development, not just a problem," she added.

The MMCEAI executive director said it is now a challenge how to make migration a safe option to people who would like to be developed or survive in other areas.

She said if people are so keen to ensure the safety of the migrants translating the movement of people into development, the government should have numbers, figures or data.

"It's not just an issue of peace and order. It's an issue of the whole development context. To come up with a data on how many people are coming in and migrating out of the city or region is to look into safe migration," Elento said.

DOST to hold food safety seminar for 30 street vendors in CDO

By Ma. Cristina Arayata (PNA)

MANILA -- The Department of Science and Technology - Region 10 (DOST-10) will organize a food safety seminar for 30 street vendors on May 28, a project assistant told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Wednesday.

This will be held at SEARSOLIN, Masterson Avenue, Cagayan De Oro City.

"The slots are limited, and we have tapped the municipal government for the invitation," said Stephanie Ibarra, DOST-Food Safety Human Resource Development Project (DOST-FS HRDP) assistant.

She added that a letter was already sent to the City administration, and that DOST-10 is just waiting for its response.

"Through this workshop, DOST-10 aims to provide the street food vendors more knowledge on the principles of food safety, requirements of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), and the importance of providing safe food to consumers," Ibarra explained.

Those who will train the street vendors are the participants of the food safety workshop that DOST-10 also organized last April 29-30.

With 39 attendees, the workshop last month aimed to produce food safety trainers that DOST can tap to train micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

The participants were from DOST-10 Food Safety Team, as well as one participant each from 20 stakeholders from the Northern Mindanao- Food Safety Regulation Coordinating Board (NorthMin- FSRCB), according to Ibarra.

"We wanted to enhance first the capacity of the NorthMin-FSRCB and the DOST-10 Food Safety Team to become trainers of the MSMEs, street vendors, restaurants and other food handlers to improve the compliance and competitiveness, and increase the awareness of street vendors about food safety," she added.

Ibarra noted that 80 percent of MSMEs assisted through DOST's Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) in the region are engaged in food processing. However, only 20-30 percent of them have a license to operate from the Food and Drug Administration.

"Food borne and water borne illnesses continue to be a concern in Northern Mindanao," she added.

Meanwhile, Ibarra said this was not the first time that DOST-10 held a workshop on food safety.

"DOST-10 has been doing food safety trainings as early as 2002. This (particular) project, the DOST-FS HRDP, just started last February."

The project's goal is to have a harmonized training manual that will capacitate food safety stakeholders in the use of science and risk-based analysis in compliance to food safety regulations, she added.

Aside from food safety workshops, DOST-10 has been conducting workshops on cGMP for Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP) to help MSMEs get their license to operate, Ibarra said.

JCI Kagayhaan brings smiles to SpED children

By JO ANN SABLAD

MORE than 45 children under the Special Education (SpEd) class of Bulua Central School benefited from the community programs of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Kagayhaan Gold last Saturday, March 9.

In partnership with CFC Singles for Christ, JCI Kagayhaan Gold, through Camp Pag-ibig program, has showcased the talents of children with different special needs including those who were hearing impaired, those with autism, and others, through organizing various activities.

Camp Pag-big, according to JCI Kagayhaan Gold former president Owen Jaen, is national program adopted by JCI Philippines. It’s a program wherein they will be spending time with children with special needs, acknowledging their importance and also providing them an avenue to socialize.

“This is the first time our chapter is implementing Camp Pag-ibig because it has been adopted this year. It’s been going around for so long in Luzon but it’s the first time that it’s been institutionalize by JCI Philippines and adopted. So we are implementing it in our chapter because as a local organization, we are mandated to implement national program,” Jaen said.

JCI Kagayhaan Gold, under Project RAW (Read and Win), also donated books for the children’s special Library “so that they will also have their own set of books aside from those in the Central Library of the school.”

Project RAW is a recently implemented project by JCI that promotes education and improving the children’s academic performance through reading.

JCI will also be conducting a 3-hour self-defense training this coming Saturday, March 16, in celebration of the Women’s Month.

“[Through] Krav Maga, we would like to empower young women to take up self-defense and also for men who would like to defend women,” Jaen said, adding that the lessons will be done by a certified trainer from the International Krav Maga Federation Philippines.

The activity is in partnership with Anytime Fitness and will be held at the fifth floor of SM CDO Downtown Premier.

JCI Kagayhaan Gold is a non-profit organization composed of young professionals and businessmen in Cagayan de Oro City.

NorMin entrepreneurs to undergo DTI's mentoring program

By Apipa P. Bagumbaran (PIA10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) -- Some 108 entrepreneurs from Northern Mindanao are a step closer to achieving their dream businesses as the Kapatid Mentor ME (KMME) program rolls its 18th round in the region.

Through the program, entrepreneurs will be equipped by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE) with the right mindset and knowledge to scale up their business operations and fare better in domestic and international markets.

DTI Region 10 Director Linda O. Boniao said the KMME is the most expensive training program of the department but it is also the program that reached the biggest return of investment for government in terms of sales of the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), their scaling-up, and their business success.

KMME is a coaching program that seeks to help micro and small businesses scale up through mentoring sessions on different areas of entrepreneurship.

For this round, 23 mentees from Bukidnon, 20 from Camiguin, 22 from Lanao del Norte, 21 from Misamis Occidental, and 22 from Misamis Oriental will undergo a ten-module mentoring to be conducted by 36 accredited successful business owners and local subject matter experts.

After completing the 10 modules, packets of services will also be provided to the mentees like access to finance, access to market, capacity building for the owners and workers, access to technology and innovations, and ease of doing business.

KMME has produced 399 graduates since the beginning of its implementation in 2016.

Boniao said the program is effective as it is now driving the entrepreneurial revolution all over the country.

Building Official earns P37M thanks to tech support

By JO ANN SABLAD, PJ ORIAS

THE Office of the City Building Official (OBO) of Cagayan de Oro City collected P37.9 million in building, occupancy, electrical and related permit fees in the first two months of 2019, an official from OBO reported.

According to engineer Isidro Obligado of OBO, during a discussion in the City Government's television program called “Ang Cagayan de Oro... Kagahapon, Karon ug Ugma,” the collected P37.869 million from the months of January and February comprised the 43.83 percent of their total collections this year.

Obligado said the increase in the collection is due to the upgraded and fully-operational electronic Building Permit Management System (e-BPMS).

The e-BPMS, developed by the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, is an automated and computerized system where applicants can easily apply without getting into long queues and the tedious submission of requirements in the OBO.

They can also redeem their building permit sooner than before as the process are made easier and faster.

In 2018, the OBO, according to Obligado, collected a total of P86.4 million while in 2017, the said office collected P81.9 million.

Oro, DICT ink agreement for ‘Tech4ED’

By PJ Orias

THE Cagayan de Oro City Government is set to ink an agreement with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for the turnover of the “thin client equipment” to the City Library.

The Technology for Education to gain Employment, train Entrepreneurs towards Economic Development or the (Tech4ED), is a DICT project that seeks to establish community e-Centers in different public libraries across the country.

According to DICT, recipients of the Tech4ED platform will receive the equipment package, which consisted of a server, desktop computers, among others. The thin-client equipment package is made available only to public libraries.

The center will serve as a knowledge area promoting digital literacy, business hubs and delivery channels of government services targeting out-of-school youth and adults, senior citizens, overseas Filipino workers and relatives, persons with disabilities, teachers, students, women, indigenous people and the general public.

The Tech4ED platform will be installed at the City Library which will undergo renovation this year.

UHC law expedites healthcare process - Philhealth

By Jasper Marie O. Rucat (JMOR/PIA10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) – The newly signed Universal Health Care (UHC) law will expedite health care process and will provide 100 percent coverage to all Filipinos.

Merlyn Ybañez, Public Relations Officer of Philhealth Region 10, during the Talakayan sa PIA explained that as of December 2018, coverage of Philhealth in Northern Mindanao is at 98 percent.

Through this new law, there is assured Philhealth coverage to all Filipinos.

Under the law, no more IDs needed and can be availed of anytime.

Dr. Jonathan Ortigoza, Chief of Health Care Delivery Management Division of PhilHealth-10, said there is no perfect policy.

This means, he said, along the way, there may be some things that need to be tweaked or enhanced in the law.

“Nalipay mi nga napirmahan na. Wala pa ang IRR, makig dialogue pa mi sa different stakeholders nato (We are happy that it has been signed. There is no Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) yet, we are still going to talk with various stakeholders),” said Dr. Ortigoza.

IRR will be released 180 days after the effectivity of the law.

This law, he said, will cover all Filipinos but with certain qualifications.

Right now, Philhealth implements 9/12 paying scheme, which means that for the past 12 months, the member should have paid at least nine months to avail of the benefits.

With the new law, Ortigoza explained that for one to avail of the benefits immediately, he or she needs to just pay the missed contribution plus 3 percent penalty.

This is challenging because it needs a big budget and one source will be the Sin Tax, according to Ortigoza.

“Is this sustainable? For how many years? We are really hoping this can be sustained,” he said.

Philhealth aims to address these issues once IRR will be released.

Because we are a social health insurance, this should be equitable for all, he added.

There is a tendency that contribution will increase because of factors like inflation, but Ortiga assured that this will be gradual and affordable to members.

Right now, contribution is still at 2.75 percent.

Ybañez said one good thing about Philhealth is it has its Customer Service Management System that addresses all complaints nationwide.

Philhealth has to address complaints within three days.

There is also a portal or online system in hospitals, said Ybañez.

Members no longer need to go to Philhealth to get their Member Data Record (MDR).

Through e-claims, the turnaround time for PhilHealth to pay the hospitals have improved.

Ortigoza said the turnaround time before was 77 days, and now it is 51 days.

“We have the second fastest turnaround time in Mindanao, since the implementation of electronic claims,” he added.

"Philhealth is the premier health financing insurance industry in the country today, meaning it is a social health insurance. The goal is financial risk protection. We say, 'bawal magkasakit' or we cannot get sick but in case it cannot be avoided, at least when you go to the hospital, there is Philhealth to help with your expenses," Dr. Ortigoza said.

MisOr school board earmarks P9-M to improve techvoc

(PNA)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The provincial school board of Misamis Oriental has allocated at least PHP9 million for the improvement of school facilities and equipment for technical, vocational, and livelihood (TVL) education.

Dr. Randolph Tortola, head of the Department of Education's (DepEd) Misamis Oriental Division, said TVL is a skills-based training for students, which in the senior high school level is considered a concentration or a strand.

"There are existing ones (facilities and equipment) but, it cannot accommodate all population of students, and schools may end up just teaching the theories," he said on Wednesday.

Tortola, also the co-chairman of provincial school board, said the budget aims to improve in the development of students' skills as he admitted that not all who graduate from senior high school.

"All secondary schools have technology livelihood education, but not all are senior high school implementers because some have inadequate breathable space and school buildings," he said.

Jerome Mundo, secretary of the school board, said most requests they receive from public schools in the province are usually for classrooms and covered courts.

"There were requests that were disapproved because the projects they asked have already been listed by DepEd," he said.

Tortola said the provincial school board's priority projects are those that are not covered in DepEd's priority list.

He said the school board funds are sourced from the Special Education Fund, which totaled more than PHP161 million in 2018.

Skills training slots to open for PH youth

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor (PNA)

MANILA -- At least 370 slots for skills training that may lead to employment will soon be available for Filipino youths who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).

The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), an advocacy group providing opportunities for Filipino youths, signed five agreements with schools and organizations to provide technical-vocational education.

In a statement on Wednesday, PBEd said it signed memoranda of understanding with Miriam College, the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Punlaan School, and three Cebu-based organizations: Primary Structures Corp., School of Knowledge, Industrial Labor, Leadership and Service (SKILLS), and the Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise.

Under the agreements, Youthworks PH, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and partner schools and organizations will hold skills training programs in Manila and Cebu to the youth, especially those who are classified NEET, leading to employment.

PBEd said Punlaan School will open its doors to train at least 40 women in hospitality and culinary courses.

Miriam College will develop an Alternative Learning System Senior High School diploma in partnership with a leading construction company for training and employment.

Cagayan de Oro Chamber member companies will participate in the project’s work-based training program while Cebu-based organizations will support 330 youth in engineering technology and construction-related skills.

Launched in 2018, YouthWorks PH is PBEd’s five-year PHP1.7-billion workforce development project in partnership with the USAID. It will run until 2023.

It aims to make education and training more responsive to the needs of the economy by working with the government, industry and academe.

“Education must adequately prepare people for the 21st century workplace. Workforce development challenges, while global in nature, also have local nuances that require local solutions, and industry-academe-government collaboration is a key success factor in working global models of workforce development programs,” Brian Levey, director of the USAID Office of Education, said.

Karol Mark Yee, YouthWorks PH chief of party, said the partnerships show that the academe and industries can work together in developing the country’s workforce.

“Improving the state of our education is a task that is no longer exclusive to government and academic institutions, and workforce development is not the sole responsibility of the business sector,” he added.

The project will begin its recruitment drives in April nationwide, starting with Cagayan de Oro City.

There will be outreach programs and career caravans in the Greater Manila Area, Zamboanga City, Cebu, Iloilo, Gen. Santos City, and Davao City.

“YouthWorks PH will improve access for youth to training and employment opportunities, and engage the private sector in workforce development. Our partnership will create over 4,000 work-based training positions for youth and these positions will be complemented with classroom-based skills training and competency certification,” USAID Deputy Mission Director Patrick Wesner said.

Women's Day in Oro set on March 8

(SP/JAO, CdeOSP)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The city is all set for the celebration of the International Women’s Day on March 8 at the City Hall Quadrangle.

The whole day activity aims to honor all women by giving them the opportunity to express themselves and make known their basic needs.

It will also be the proper time to recognize the vital role of women not only in community-building but most importantly in nation-building, said Councilor Edna M. Dahino, chair of City Council Committee on Women and Family Relations.

As the light of the family, every woman must be given a room for continuous education as this will give her a moral boost and will eventually develop in her four essential dimensions of life: spiritual intelligence, intellectual intelligence, emotional intelligence and physical intelligence, Dahino stressed.

She called for the support and participation of the public for the success of the event, which will give honor to women from all walks of life.

Anchored on this year’s theme for the Women’s Month of March: “We Make Change Work for Women,” the city government lined up some activities for the celebration which include Women’s Livelihood Display, Women’s Summit, Photo Exhibit, Personality Development and Search for Exemplary Women 2019.

There will also be a Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) Orientation in four relocation areas, youth forum, and film showing about the celebration.

New boxing org keen on continuing boxing traditions

By Ercel Maandig (PNA)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- A newly-formed international boxing organization is aiming to expand and continue to promote boxing in the Philippines, as it organized events here Sunday.

The Global Boxing Organization (GBO), although based in the United States, is run by a Filipino -- Reynaldo Rodis, its chairman. He just concluded five amateur fights and two main events at the Limketkai Mall on Sunday

Rodis, who started his boxing promotions in the city during the '90s, said that Sunday's event was its inaugural and launching fight for the Philippines and Asia Pacific, and also a preview in their Philippine Caravan in search of a new boxing hero after Manny Pacquiao.

"Manny Pacquiao probably changed the image of Filipinos abroad. But after Pacquiao became a boxing icon in the world, it created a big bang to the image of Filipinos not only in boxing but in general as a competitive country in sports and entertainment," said Fred Lumba, GBO chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Lumban is also a sportswriter and columnist.

He said that after the Cagayan de Oro launch fight on Sunday, they will be preparing for a big event dubbed as "Thrilla in Davao" in Davao City on May 25 as a tribute to international boxing promoter "Don King", who has been invited to grace the event, or a representative to receive his Life Achievement Award spearheaded by GBO and is expected to be presented by President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

The "Thrilla in Davao" will feature a Filipino undefeated heavyweight who has a 17-0 record against a Chinese opponent.

Davao, Mati, CDO part of 57-day journey of St. Camillus de Lellis’ incorrupt heart relic

By Antonio L. Colina IV (MindaNews)

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews) — The incorrupt heart relic of St. Camillus de Lellis, patron saint of the sick, doctors, nurses, and other health workers, will visit the cities of Davao, Mati, and Cagayan de Oro this month as part of the 57-day Journey of the Heart 2.0 in several cities and provinces in the Philippines from February 2 to March 31, 2019.

The heart relic will be brought to the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City on March 13 from Bacolod City, according to the itinerary posted on the Facebook page of The Camillians.

The relic will be at the San Pedro Hospital on March 14 and San Pedro Cathedral on March 15 for Eucharistic masses and public veneration for the devotees.

The heart relic will depart for Mati City where it will be displayed at the Cathedral of San Nicolas de Tolentino on March 16; St. Camillus Hospital on March 17; and St. Camillus Chaplaincy Community in Davao City on March 18.

In 2013, the heart relic arrived in the country and the cities of Davao and Mati were also part of its journey.

This year, Cagayan de Oro will be added to the Mindanao journey.

The relic will leave Davao City for Cagayan de Oro City onf March 19 where it will be venerated at the Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral until March 20.

The relic will return to St. Camillus Provincialate, Loyola Heights in Quezon City on March 21.

The nearly two-month journey of the heart relic will conclude on March 31 at the Manila Cathedral.

Enshrined at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, the relic will return to Rome, Italy on April 1.

In October 2018, Filipino devotees welcomed the heart relic of Padre Pio, an Italian priest and a mystic known to have received the gift of stigmata or the wounds of Christ.

CDO hometown hero Jalalon stars in Magnolia breakthrough vs Meralco

By JR Isaga (Rappler.com)

MANILA, Philippines – The Magnolia Hotshots finally broke through the win column in the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup after a hard-fought 92-86 win over the Meralco Bolts in Cagayan De Oro City on Saturday, March 2.

Despite the win, however, the Hotshots are still entrenched at the bottom of the standings while Meralco stays at 10th with a 2-5 slate.

Still, hometown hero Jio Jalalon gave the CDO fans something to cheer about after netting a team-high 19 points plus 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Star backcourt partner Paul Lee chipped in 15 markers off the bench while Mark Barroca added 11 points and 4 dimes.

Meralco was in control until midway through the 4th, where Baser Amer drove to the cup for the 82-78 lead. However, that advantage evaporated after a crucial 11-0 run by Magnolia, capped off with a deadly Jalalon triple at the four-minute mark for an 89-82 advantage.

The Bolts managed to bridge the gap to 3, 86-89, after a Nard Pinto pull-up, but Ian Sangalang cut the power to Meralco’s run after a dagger layup, 92-86.

Chris Newsome saw a 22-point, 7-board and 7-assist game go to waste in the loss. Amer churned out 18 markers and 7 rebounds while Cliff Hodge had 13 points and 5 rebounds.

300 'lambago' seedlings planted on CDO riverbank

By Nef Luczon (PNA)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--At least 300 seedlings of "lambago" trees were planted on Friday by different government agencies and city government departments to mark the 19th anniversary of the City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (Clenro) here.

Engineer Armen Cuenca, head of Clenro, said that the seedlings were donated by Rhona Canoy, daughter of former city mayor Reuben Canoy, who is currently running for a city council seat.

The "lambago" (Hibiscus family) trees were planted along the banks of the Cagayan de Oro river fronting Duaw Park, beside the City Hall.

The "lambago" tree is widely considered as an important symbol in the city's history. Before the city was named Cagayan de Oro, it was known by the natives as "Kalambagohan."

"We are hoping that we can plant more (lambago) trees all throughout the banks of Cagayan River... let's hope that these trees will be back in the river and would again thrive here," he said.

Meanwhile, Clenro, in partnership with Nestlé Philippines, will launch later this month a facility for "eco-bricks", which are made of plastic wastes as a core component. It will be operated in the old sanitary landfill by a cooperative composed of former garbage scavengers, Cuenca said.

MisOr offers projects for barangays

By Nef Luczon (PNA)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Misamis Oriental provincial government's Office of the Barangay Affairs (OBA) said it still accepts project proposals from barangay local government unit (BLGUs).

OBA officer-in-charge Jener Alaba said Thursday most of the projects from BLGUs seeking funding consist of water system and covered courts. Misamis Oriental has 424 barangays.

Each BLGU can avail of PHP300,00 worth of project, but Alaba said the provincial government can fund more than that on a case to case basis.

"The funds come directly from the province, but their own municipalities can add (the amount) if the project has reached its funding limit," he said.

Engr. Tessie Gales, assistant provincial engineer, said the annual subsidy for barangays started in 2014.

But Gales recommends that a BLGU seeking funding must accomplish pending projects first to ensure prompt completion.

"There are still barangays (villages) that have not yet availed of the program. That's why we made an initiative to visit their sessions and explain to them about it," she said.

Under the Provincial Barangay Infrastructure Projects department, Capitol has already implemented 408 projects amounting to almost PHP150,731,145 between 2015 and 2018.

For 2019, at least 25 projects amounting to PP12.3 million are ongoing, while 46 projects are up for implementation amounting to PHP21 million.

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