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BICOL: CAMARINES SUR
‘GOCC development body in Camsur abolished for consistent losses
PRESIDENT RODAIGO R Duterte Fs boshed the Partido Development Adinsraton (PD), a Goverment- Owned ard
Conta Corpration (GOCC create to boost development inlging exons, “or cosstety operating ata es for
seer years Signed on Sept. 28, Me Duta Memorandum Ode No.29 ects the bolton ofthe POA afte the Sang
‘gniang Palawan of Camarines Su, trou resokion, urge the resident andthe Govemnce Commision or
{Go¢esto cause its"inneiat boli or ang to "seve the aul pupose for whit was ete" Te PDA, esta
she in?984 theugh Repub Act 720, was intended tas the Cau 4” Dist towns of agra, Te, Go, San
se Lagonoy, amb, SrumaPresniacon, Gacitorena and aroan. The memorandum notes that "despite the
‘pectin ofthe PDA for anos 20 yeas th dstricthas "the highest poverty incdence level crgaredo cher dss,
ands ahah poverty incidence compared tthe average forthe entire iclRepon” Aj Balnbln
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tng eared the Deparment of Pubic Works and
igre COPA) inthe atterath of typhoon Opn.
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(CAR), and oe inParanea
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION: BAGUIO CITY
Infrastructure damage from Ompong at almost P78
"TYPHOON OMPONG (tematial name Mang), the
storgestto ht the country so fais yer eft behind ames
Pblicnninesrcure dames, based on the pata
«etimat of the Department of Pubic Werks ard Highways
(OPI. na statement yesterday DPW sade destruction
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bulins Overte past wa weeks. DPWH recon dd
tr offices were abet har 7 rads th were sede to.
‘pong andthe southwest mnssen ais
EVENING SKYLINE ofthe developing new commercial area
of ol iy.
WESTERN VISAYAS: ILOILO CITY
ECO network improved in ast 8 years,
butstillagsin delivery ~ Singapore frm study
PANAY ELECTRIC Company, c's (PEC) operations inthe
lot ht years has improves, according toasty comms
slot ta Singzoare-baced fin bu te reve i oti
Clue the cistomer service aspect. The business sector group
la Eonanc Development Foundation (LED) whi co
missoned he sty sina sateent that tas rece
‘he fnalepor of rotessional serves corsutany frm
\WSPonthe sale of ECO’ dstruaton network. The WSP
2018 report conc hat: PECO' network perermance
has improved significant since 210; however he sevice
rovdedoitstanchses lags behind what cistron
tates iney Phipine cies - Metro Mania Coby, Davoo
poi: the gan widens een ere when comcered with
thas in the ASEAN rein recommendations made 2010
havebeenimpemented but natn ful LED Eeatve Dre
to Francsco Genoa si th studs crxial a5 "fers an,
Mangosteen island
AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO: SULU
EDITOR MARIFIS. JARA
‘Smartmatic among bidders
for voter verification project
THE COMMSSIONon Elections (Comes) announced yesterday
that SMMT-TM 2086 nc/Smartmatclnterational Kolding BY
(Gmartmatic sone af the nerested loge inthe veer
iscation veritation project for net years mid-term elections
Asie ged aeration in the 2016 pole, "hey haere
been lackistegandthere sno proceedings bicisting therm
sothey ae sil elite to partcate subject othe contions
2 provided in te TOR (Terms Reference)” Comelec Spec
ids and Awards Commitee Chaparson Thad Hernan
sai duting apres conference nthe openingafbits ther
Cexmpanisthat submited bd documents were Meqadata
Corporation, Next nc and Gemato Ph, and Dermaog SHS.
~ Glan H Corter
Marquez downplays Davao mayor opposition
tohisS¢ application
COURT ADMINISTRATOR Jose Midas P.Narauez, wha isin the
Tnep of ppcants or Supreme Court (SC) associate justi,
has downplayed the opaston led by Davao City Mayor Sara
Duterte-Carpio agaist he, Ms. Cro, davgreer of Present
FodigoR. Dutt cams tat Marquez was tying to fd
Favrby mating inher bare case “The algation that
tale to the compat, the wineses, |i something,
rmaiplte, I manewered actualy, yourhoor, thal due
resp, not acca esac — Vann Marl Viegas
diet su cay ne ew ae
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‘CENTRAL VISAYAS: CEBU
‘Cebu PENRO says quarry suspension to stay
until companies’ operations proven safe
“THE SUSPENSION order sued the Cebu
governor lst week nal quary operations with
berms unde the prvincal goverment wi
‘Say unt companies areprovenin an etalon
“hat ther operations ae sae according to
Provincia oom and Naa Resources
Ofce (PENRO) head JeysonP Lozano. na tate
‘ment, Mc Lozano si the temporary stoppage
intended to avoid ary incident sila tote
lanes in Baangey Tina Noga Gy ast Sot.
20 Quang isbeeved toharetigered the
tragedy that bured mere than 60 houses ling
60 peonl and 28 stil sings of Wednestay.
Me Larano expan hat tose overedy the
‘sisperson are smal-sale operas with permits
for an area coverage of upto armaximum of ve
cae. "Large stale operator those that
‘00s beyond fe hectares at under the Depart-
‘ment of Envronment ana Natural Resouces
Nines and Geosciences Bureau” Mi Lozano si.
‘hegovemorha ar sil tht hase 0
‘hut cow mining companies that wil be found
tohave violated reustins. The PENRO che said
_arult-setral ean wilcondct the assessment
{neath company, along with tecnial experts
whowilcheck operational procedures.
SOCCSKSARGEN: GLAN, SARANGANI
Migration season: Glan to hold
Raptor Watch Festival
THE IRST Aur Minato actor Watch Festival
willbe held on Get the town of ln, Saran
none ofthe toposes fis making the
Jourey ro Taiwan and Japan towards indonesia.
The mgrtory bs have been oservedin the ast
Couple of years to ake alayvera Rodel,
acoing tthe Department of nvrcomet and
Natur Rescrces-Region 2 (DENA), as yea,
theSrangan rovincl goverment though the
vianmental Conservation and Protection Ce
te recorded 132.95 bid composed of Chinese
Sazrowhank (OER), Gry faced Buzzard 3%),
Peregrine Flan and Western Osprey The
montoing and study continues this ear sad
inepenert, object, ad alba vew of PECO netwerk
performance andthe qulty ofits ase and system plat
fer” Me Gerral ae, “TLD, nine wth ts isin to
amotio a prefered investment destination erohe-
‘srs te urgency for word-das an not jst etter lecic
iy service Inthe egg sek forthe ul and mediate
implementation ofthe recommendations a aot inthis
\WSP 2018 repr, recogni that what te report recom
mend ar just temineru tps a distibton tity
shoul taketo serves takahoides”PECO' ranches
due to exp in 2019 and ts appcation for renealisup or
revow in Cangess — Louie Hope U conserva
AMID continued peace and secu concersin al,
the province celebrate on Sept. 25 theft Sulu
Mangosteen Festival, highlighting the frutthat
abundant onthe sand and the many processed products
‘hat are ready for enpnded marketing. Sulu Governor
Abdusaur A Tan in his speec, appealed to regional
‘andational goverment agenciestoelp the province
‘romote and bring the mangosteen goods to consumers.
Provincial Agriculture fcr Mercian Aspsaid the
‘evelopment an tapping int the health benefits and
‘otheruses of mangosteen wllbea good lvethood
sour orloca farmers.
DNR, "to gente scent dt that wile
authats understand cata aspects fenton
biology. migration beavers and to el identfy
cea tes for cansrvaton” This year's monitor
Ing season ince areoresation tative of one
oftheroostng sites Mt. Tata, panes with
Restorwath Network Philppines dhe Japnese
Sci fr the Preservation of Bits The Raptor
Wath Festal ainstohgtight te importance ot
maintain the enrnmental ea ofthe ae o
ep the apis coming