CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --- Lanao del Sur First District Congressman-elect Zia Adiong on Tuesday said they will try to do their best to stay connected to the Mindanao power grid despite the recent order of the Department of Finance to cut off the power line for Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (Lasureco) due unpaid bills which now amounted to P12.8-Billion. The … [Read more...] about Lanao Solon wants power coop to stay connected with Mindanao grid
About 2K makeshifts vanish as occupants believe they occupy ancestral domain land
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --- Close to 2,000 families were rendered homeless after the police and demolition team swooped upon the legal orders of the court to clear the 27-hectare property they occupy on June 14,2022 in Sitio Zayas, Barangay Carmen. Demolished residents claim a certain Amir "Datu Lawlawan" lumatao Alibug invited them to put up their structures in a … [Read more...] about About 2K makeshifts vanish as occupants believe they occupy ancestral domain land
Group asks Marcos Jr. to get next DOE chief focused on renewable energy
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --- A group advocating for renewable energy asked President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to get the get Energy Sectary who will focus on renewable energy sources to power up the country. Gerry Arances Jr., convenor of the group called Power for People Coalition (P4P), an energy consumer advocacy group is asking Marcos, Jr. to get a chief of the … [Read more...] about Group asks Marcos Jr. to get next DOE chief focused on renewable energy
Child labor in the Philippines highest in Northern Mindanao
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --- The Department of Labor and Employment in Northern Mindanao (DOLE-10) on Thursday said that the region still has at least 20 thousand child laborers. DOLE Region 10 Director Albert Gutib said that child labor is still rampant in the region despite efforts of stopping the illegal use of children in the work force.Child labor refers to children 5 to 17 … [Read more...] about Child labor in the Philippines highest in Northern Mindanao
Congressman’s son killed in Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --- – A son of Cagayan de Oro First District Congressman Rolando Uy, Roland Sherwin “Tawi” Uy, and his quarry site caretaker Samuel Pabalan were killed inside their quarry stockyard on Thursday afternoon, November 11, 2021. Tawi Uy , served as councilor of Barangay Carmen where his mother Lorna serves as Barangay Captain. His brother Rainer Joaquin … [Read more...] about Congressman’s son killed in Cagayan de Oro