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Land disputes may delay return of displaced Maranaws

Marcos presumptive win divides PDP-Laban stalwarts in Oro

“Under this new administration, will we still celebrate the 1986 Edsa Revolution? Shall we now celebrate the September 21, 1972, Martial Law proclamation rather than remember the atrocities during that period and honor its many victims?” Jaudian asked yesterday.

Marcos presser in Oro draws flak

She also said those invited were “intelligent enough not to ask questions that have been repeatedly asked, and answered before” by Marcos.

Oro extends tax deadline but...

Councilor George Goking, chairman of the city council’s trade and commerce, and ways and means committees, said the most that the local government could do was give business owners more time to settle their tax obligations. City hall’s position, he said, was that it cannot legally condone penalties and surcharges retroactively.

Oca: ‘Covid-19 cases must be isolated’

Moreno’s order applies to the asymptomatic and those found to have mild, moderate, and severe symptoms, especially the immuno-compromised.

RC schools, IFI diocese formally declare opposition vs Opol casino

The Cagayan de Oro Network of Archdiocesan Schools (Conas) and the IFI Diocese of Libertad simultaneously released their position papers on Wednesday, two days before Misamis Oriental’s legislature resumes its investigation into the operations of Grand Imperial casino in Barangay Taboc, Opol town.

Covid-19 surge forces Opol casino to stop operations

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) included Misamis Oriental in the list of provinces under the higher alert level category from January 16 to January 31 because of the surge in the number of Covid-19 infections in the country.

Misor officials kept in dark about Opol casino

“But there are realities in life that go beyond legalese. We cannot restrain Opol from allowing that, but the people can… I would wear the hat of a Catholic and would be happy to join mass actions led by the Church,” Moreno added.

Oro dads to probe crematorium complaint

“This suggests that not only is this a mere environmental concern. It looks like the cremation ashes of people who died of Covid-19 are mixed with PVC and other foreign objects. I don’t know how the loved ones of the dead would react to this,” said Goking.

‘Faith’ fans vaccine hesitancy

Pastor Roa, who estimated Cagayan de Oro’s evangelicals to comprise at least 10% of the city’s population, somehow shared the position of the Nigerian preacher. “Mas gamhanan pa ang Ginoo kaysa sa vaccines,” he said.

Oro worsens after ECQ classification

“The government approach is simply not working in Cagayan de Oro and elsewhere. Quarantine measures alone won’t get the job done. As we have seen and as the data have shown, these measures are just band-aid solutions to the bigger problem,” said Councilor George Goking, chair of the city council’s trade and commerce committee.

Oro ramps up vaccinations

Quarantine measures and efforts to quickly identify and isolate Covid-19 carriers and those they had been in contact with have done very little to keep the virus from spreading in Cagayan de Oro and elsewhere in Northern Mindanao. Officials have now pinned their hopes on the prospects of herd immunity by speeding up mass vaccination.