Cagayan de Oro

By Nitz Arancon Correspondent . DATU Armando Bravo, founder and executive director of Lumad Mindanao Movement for Peace and Development, Inc., has accused the New People’s Army of being behind the mass evacuation of indigenous people from Sitio Camansi, Barangay Banglay, Lagonglong town in Misamis Oriental. This, as his group, ...

COUNCILOR Edna Dahino is set to propose an ordinance declaring a particular day of every year as Arbor Day in the city. The declaration is pursuant to Republic Act No. 10176, “An Act Reviving the Observance of Arbor Day by Authorizing the Local Government Units the Responsibilities for Celebrating the ...

By LITO RULONA Correspondent . City Councilor Edna Dahino is asking the City Engineering Office to shed light over her personal observation regarding the non-availability of street lights installed by the city government within the city streets and highways. Dahino issued the statement during her privilege speech on Monday’s regular ...

The Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA) now seeks for a bigger impounding area for impounded vehicles due to traffic violations in the city. RTA Overseer Verneer Monsanto said he has observed that clamping vehicles are not effective to those who violated traffic rules since they can just get claim their ...

By NITZ ARANCON Correspondent . IT was Lim versus Lim — and the winner is the candidate that sought reelection. Councilor Yan Lam Lim yesterday retained his seat as president of the city’s Liga ng mga Barangay, frustrating efforts by Barangay 33 chairman Conrad Lim to unseat him. It was ...

By LITO RULONA Correspondent . This time, the minority bloc will not oppose the proposal of incumbent City Mayor Oscar Moreno’s planned City Hall budget amounting to P6.5 billion for 2019 as long as it will not hamper business sector operation. In an interview, Minority Floor Leader Leon Gan said ...

By JOEY P. NACALABAN Correspondent . A HUMAN rights advocacy group in the city decried the continuing harrasment and surveillance on their office and staff. Allan Khen Apus, spokesman of  Karapatan-Northern Mindanao said the latest surveillance happened at around 7 pm Wednesday. He said two their personnel, along with three ...

VICE Mayor Raineir Joaquin Uy referred to the City Council committee on police, fire, and public safety, chaired by Councilor Romeo Calizo, the letter of a concerned citizen regarding the unregulated business hours of some Internet Cafes or Pisonet Cafes in Barangay Kauswagan, particularly at St. Nicolas Street, Zone 2 ...