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Cagayan de Oro PWDs Mark 34th NDPR Week

Ms. Milagros Maquiling, President of the Cagayan de Oro Persons with Disabilities Association spoke in front of City Officials and City Hall Employees during this week’s flagraising ceremony announcing the celebration of the 34th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week as mandated by AO 35. This year’s theme is “Mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities in Economic Development” which aims to promote the rights, welfare, full employment, and a barrier-free environment for persons with disabilities. (C...

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US Ambassador graces launch of USAID project in CdeO

By Jorie C. Valcorza CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY NEWS -- United States Ambassador Harry K. Thomas graced the launch of US Agency for International Development (USAID) Cities Development Initiative (CDI) on June 29, Friday in Cagayan de Oro City.  USAID Mission Director for the Philippines Gloria D. Steele and City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano forged a memorandum of understanding, witnessed by the Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya and Department of Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Austere Padadero. In his remarks, Ambassador Thomas stressed on the US government's commitment to the Philippines. “This occasion shows not only our commitment to you, but also the potential, that we believe that you have the transparency and honesty to undertake the program,” he...

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NorMin RDRRMC bares events for disaster consciousness month

By Elaine O. Ratunil CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY NEWS -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (RDRRMC) in Northern Mindanao is set to celebrate National Disaster Consciousness Month (NDCM) this July with the theme “Ligtas na Bayan, Maunlad na Pamayanan.”  This is in line with Executive Order No. 137 series of 1999, declaring the month of July every year as NDCM, said Ana Cañeda, Regional Director, Office of Civil Defense (OCD-10) and chair, RDRRMC-10. She said the celebration aims to increase the awareness of Filipinos towards disaster preparedness, mitigation and risk reduction. In order to make the celebration a meaningful one, Cañeda said government offices, national line government agencies and instrumentalities, civil society organizations, people’s organizations, and the...

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Pag-IBIG Fund urges members to register online

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- The Home Development Mutual Fund, also known as Pag-IBIG Fund, is calling all its members to comply with the Fund’s Online Membership Registration.  According to a press release by the Pag-IBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro branch, all Pag-IBIG Fund members must register online at www.pagibigfund.gov.ph. The member will then be assigned a Registration Tracking Number (RTN) as a reference for his/her successful online membership registration. After which, members must submit their duly accomplished Members Data Form (MDF) to their respective Human Resource or Personnel Officer who will in turn submit the MDFs together with a corresponding transmittal indicating the members complete name and the corresponding RTN to the Marketing and Enforcement Division of...

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Region 10 to hold Non-Handicapping Environment for PWDs forum

By Jorie C. ValcorzaCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, June 30 (PIA) -- Representatives of local government units of Regions 6 and 10 will convene in Cagayan de Oro City to attend the Forum on Non-Handicapping Environment (NHE) for Persons with Disabilities on July 4 to 5.  Organized by the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the forum aims to showcase and demonstrate before the participants the implementation of NHE being piloted in Opol, Misamis Oriental and New Lucena in Iloilo Province, of their experiences and achievements in adopting the NHE project which has been started in 2008. With the theme “Making a Path to Non-Handicapping Environment,” participants will be toured to various places in Opol with accessible...

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US Ambassador graces launch of USAID project in CdeO

By Jorie C. Valcorza CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental -- United States Ambassador Harry K. Thomas graced the launch of US Agency for International Development (USAID) Cities Development Initiative (CDI) on June 29, Friday in Cagayan de Oro City.  USAID Mission Director for the Philippines Gloria D. Steele and City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano forged a memorandum of understanding, witnessed by the Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya and Department of Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Austere Padadero. In his remarks, Ambassador Thomas stressed on the US government's commitment to the Philippines. “This occasion shows not only our commitment to you, but also the potential, that we believe that you have the transparency and honesty to undertake...

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US Ambassador Awards HACCP Certification to Qualified Companies in Mindanao

By Jorie C. Valcorza CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY NEWS – The third batch of companies assisted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) received yesterday their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Certification. U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, Harry K. Thomas Jr. personally handover the HACCP certification to eight companies in Mindanao, yesterday, here in Cagayan de Oro City.The list includes Vjandep Corporation (Cagayan de Oro), Perfectly Natural Herbs (Iligan), Lucille’s Food Products (Tagum, Davao del Norte,  Renova Food Products (Davao City), Lao Integrated Farms (Davao del Sur), Magpet...

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US assists 10 Mindanao companies to meet global export standards

By Jorie C. Valcorza CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, June 29 (PIA) -- United States Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. recognized 10 companies in Mindanao that obtained the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 certifications.  In a press statement, this recognition came following assistance from the United States Agency for international development.  HACCP is a system that ensures food production meets safety requirements to protect public health, whereas ISO 17025 makes sure that laboratories that test products meet certain requirements.  The 10 companies were Vjandep Foods, Perfectly Natural Herbs Corp., Lucille’s Food Products, Renova Foods, San Isidro Cooperative, Lao Integrated Farms, Magpet Agro-Industrial...

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Another 300 Houses for Sendong Victims In Cagayan de Oro City

Construction of 300 Houses for Resettlement Project Phase 2-B Breaks GroundThree hundred (300) houses shall soon rise out of the 3.5 hectare land in the Cagayan de Oro Resettlement and Socialized Housing Project (CDORSHP) Phase 2-B in Calaanan, Barangay Canitoan through the joint efforts of the city government and the Habitat for Humanity Philippines. (CIO)  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}...

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Pacquiao Wins!

 Written By: JOEL ESCOL The world’s greatest fighter of all time, Manny “the Pacman” Pacquiao, has won against challenger Timothy “the Destroyer” Bradley in a much contested and controversial fight of the year. Well, I saw the fight, and I was also convinced he won against Bradley but my score was quite closed. It means the fight was for Pacquiao but only in a very little margin.  Bradley won in the first three rounds in my score card if I was to be the judge of the game. From rounds 4 and until 11th I will give it to Pacquiao, then the last round was for Bradley again. I am not favoring Pacquiao just because I am a Filipino but Bradley...

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Watch Pacquiao Bradley Livestream Today

Texts: Joel Escol The much awaited face-off between two of the world most celebrated boxers of the decade will finally have their final boxing match today, June 9, 2012 (June 10 in the Philippines). Now, the question lies who among the two fighters will be knocked out, as both have claimed to knock each other out in the canvass come fighting moment? For the fans all over the world, you can see the Pacquiao Bradley live stream online, so start browsing now while the fight has not started yet. The Philippines and the world’s greatest Fighter Manny Pacquiao is highly favored in this brawl but Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley is not stunned by the...

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Turnover of permanent shelter certificates

President Benigno S. Aquino together with Vice-President Jejomar Binay led the ceremonial distribution of permanent shelter certificates to beneficiary families displace by tropical storm Sendong in Cagayan de Oro. (Noralee Denise M. Lluch/PIA 10) (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}...

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Intensity 7 Quake Hits Philippines; 5 dead, 30 People Missing

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – At least five persons were dead while 29 people were also missing, when a 7.0 magnitude quake hit central Philippines, triggered landslides and also destroyed buildings. Mayor Ernesto Reyes told reporters there were also 30 houses that were buried as a result of the strong that hit Negros Oriental.  The Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has confirmed that the epicenter of the quake was located few kilometers from Tayasan, a town with only around 30,000 inhabitants,and recorded 6.9 in the richter scale. But they also confirmed that Dumaguete was recorded of a7.0 magnitude quake. It did not...

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A Sad Story for Typhoon Washi That Hit Cagayan de Oro

Fe Chisley left her family in the Philippines 12 years ago to move to the United States, but from how much she talked and laughed with her sisters each day, you would have thought they lived next door. She knew all the details of their lives, including the meal her younger sister Naomi, “the chef of the family,” had planned for their mother’s 88th birthday. They talked Thursday night as Naomi and another sister, Sarah, prepared spring rolls for the party the next day. But the following evening, when Chisley called to wish her mother a happy birthday, no one picked up the phone. Calls to her sisters’ cellphones, which they always kept close...

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PCSO chief Checks ‘Sendong’ victims in Cagayan de Oro, Iligan

by Jumalyn J. Picato CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY NEWS - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)Chairperson Margie Juico recently visited this city to extend financial assistance to families affected by tropical storm ‘Sendong.’ PCSO has allotted Php 4.8 million worth of endowment fund for the health needs of the storm victims. “I just want to check the hospital, Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC), where we gave Php 4.8 million for us to manage and take good care of the people who became sick because of the calamity,” Juico said. Likewise, Juico personally visited sitio Cala-Cala of brgy. Macasandig, one of the evacuation centers in the...

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Actor Robin Padilla Visits “Sendong” Victims In Cagayan de Oro; Gives P500 Each

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