CITY hall has gone on red alert even as Mayor Oscar Moreno mobilized the local government’s disaster preparedness, traffic, and health personnel in time for religious activities during the remaining days of the Holy Week. Moreno directed city hall’s Incident Management Team to prepare for the activities in Malasag and ...
Read More »COWD borrows P425m from DBP to fix pipes
By NITZ ARANCON Correspondent . THE Cagayan de Oro Water District sought a P425-million loan from the Development Bank of the Philippines some two years ago so it could rehabilitate its network of water pipes. This was done in order to reduce the utility’s losses due to underground leaks, said ...
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Read More »‘Reporter’ linked to drug trade, caught
By JOEY NACALABAN and NITZ ARANCON Correspondents . POLICE caught a “volunteer reporter” of the FM station Marian Radyo Bandera suspected of involvement in the local drug trade during an operation on Sunday. The suspect, identified as 29-year old Lodymer Jagos, of Zone 2, Barangay Tagpangi, this city, was arrested ...
Read More »Rains not due to storm, says Pagasa
By NITZ ARANCON Correspondent . THE rains here since weekend have nothing to do with the storm that may enter Philippine territory today. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the rains experienced in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental were brought by a “localized thunderstorm.” But ...
Read More »Misor mayor drives to Oro hosp’l, parks, then dies later
By Edwin Iyo Correspondent . MAYOR Gregorio Jonathan Po of Jasaan, Misamis Oriental drove to a hospital, parked and then rushed to the emergency room because he wasn’t feeling well. He died of cardiac arrest shortly, on Sunday. The 51-year old Po reportedly rushed to the Madonna and Child Maternity ...
Read More »City hall reviewing Dahino’s ordinance
By NITZ ARANCON and JOEY NACALABAN Correspondents . MAYOR Oscar Moreno over the weekend said city hall’s lawyers were reviewing a new city ordinance that authorizes the police and social workers in the city to confront adults with children on the basis of “reasonable genuine suspicion” of child trafficking. The ...
Read More »Imee bares plans to run for senator in 2019 polls
By SHIELA MAE BUTLIG Correspondent . ILOCOS Norte Gov. Maria Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos on Friday revealed her plans to run for senator next year. During a brief visit to Misamis Oriental, Marcos said she was thinking of seeking a Senate seat because it was unlikely that her brother, former ...
Read More »Beja is source of story on privatization, says Salcedo
By LITO RULONA Correspondent . COUNCILOR Enrico Salcedo over the weekend pointed to dismissed Cagayan de Oro Water District general manager Rachel Beja as the source of the city council’s public utility committee’s information that the COWD is going to be privatized. Salcedo said this after COWD chairman Eduardo Montalvan ...
Read More »Misor, Oro raise alert, security levels for Holy Week
By SHIELA MAE BUTLIG and LITO RULONA Correspondents . OFFICIALS in Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro have raised the alert level even as they prepare security measures in time for the Holy Week. Destura said the aim of the provincial police is to prevent any disruption of peace and ...
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