‘COMMUNITY’ Archives
Mayor expresses hopes salary increase will help meet needs of city workers
CAGAYAN de Oro MAYOR Vicente Y. Emano yesterday morning expressed hopes that the implementation of the 4th tranche of salary increase at City Hall will help meet the needs of employees. In a program over Magnum Radio, the mayor said the increase takes effect starting today, but will be retroactive January 2013. According to the mayor, the [...]
VILLAR SAYS THEY JUST WANT TO SERVE
THREE-term Las Pinas Rep. Cynthia Villar has asserted that their running in an election is merely all about public service and not building a political dynasty. “We just want to serve,” said Villar, whose husband, Sen. Manny Villar was a former Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senate President. Senator Villar’s term [...]
Organic farming urged nationwide
Organic farming urged nationwide PAGADIAN City -- The Department of Agriculture is pursuing its organic agriculture campaign by trying to reach out to organic farming practitioners in the country. The National Organic Agriculture Board (NOAB), together with the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards (BAFPS), is visiting major [...]
DPWH infrastructure projects in Tawi-Tawi to propel economy
DPWH infrastructure projects in Tawi-Tawi to propel economy COTABATO City -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to implement major infrastructure projects to boost socio-economic development in Tawi-Tawi under its infrastructure program for 2012. On Sept 27, a ground breaking ceremony was held to signal the start of [...]
Balay Mindanao, MisOr bid MGen Felix farewell
Balay Mindanao, MisOr bid MGen Felix farewell By BONG FABE, Correspondent THE provincial government of Misamis Oriental and the Balay Mindanao Group of NGOs (BMG) have recently tendered a testimonial dinner as a send-off to their peace and development partner, Major Gen. Victor Felix, outgoing commander of the 4th Infantry “Diamond” [...]
Antis won’t agree to give contraceptives only to poorest families
Antis won’t agree to give contraceptives only to poorest families AFTER a meeting with House leaders on Wednesday, lawmakers opposing the reproductive health (RH) bill still refused to accept a version of the measure that would give contraceptives only to the poorest families in the country. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said he [...]
Sun Broadband revenues up by 46%
Sun Broadband revenues up by 46% SUN BROADBAND, the wireless broadband service of Sun Cellular, soared in the first half of the year posting a healthy increase of 46% in revenues and 54% growth in subscribers versus the same period last year – cementing its claim as the fastest growing broadband service in the country today. Sun [...]
DA 12 shows off rice harvester-thresher
DA 12 shows off rice harvester-thresher By DANILO E. DOGUILES Contributor KORONADAL City -- The regional office of the Department of Agriculture here showed to farmers and local officials a machine that could harvest and thresh rice in single operation. The machine, called rice combine thresher, can harvest at the same time thresh at [...]
Misor town hosts first agro fair
Misor town hosts first agro fair By GERRY L. GORIT Reporter MISAMIS Oriental -- For the first time in Talisayan town and in the entire first congressional district here, a business forum and trade fair for the farmers of the province is being held this week. The 1st East Misor Business Forum and Trade Fair opened Monday at the public [...]
MY TEACHER, MY HERO!
MY TEACHER, MY HERO! By: Glenn B. Añora Quantities of entity are said about her, but do we inquire from her which is bona fide? She pays attention to many of our life and personal stories, but do we ever have the nerve to ask of her own story? She conveys exculpation, but do we exonerate her when she’s at imperfection? She nurse [...]
