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DAVAO DE ORO, March 22 (PIA) - - Security will be beefed up in the province of Davao de Oro for the National and Local Elections on May 9, 2022. In an interview, Police Colonel Leonard Luna, provincial director of Davao de Oro Provincial Police Office (DDOPPO), disclosed that at least two security personnel will be deployed per voting center or school in the province for the election. According to the data from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Davao de Oro has 508,221 registered electorate to vote in 791 clustered precincts located in 287 voting centers or schools. “Together with COMELEC and AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines), we have a workshop para mapag-usapan ang personnel na ideploy naming especially those in the high-risk areas in terms of insurgency, doon sa mga GIDAs (geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas,” Luna said. Police Col Luna added that AFP personnel will be assigned in conflict-affected areas.   Data from the 1001 st  Infantry Brigade shows that mi

DAVAO DE ORO, February 23 (PIA) - - Davao de Oro jumped 16 notches higher to rank 11 th  among 76 provinces in the National Competitiveness Index 2021. According to the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index, Davao de Oro placed 27 th  in 2020 with a score of 38.5470. The webpage underscored that the provincial rankings are based on population and income weighted average of the overall scores of cities and municipalities under a province.   In the region, Davao de Oro remains second in the Over-all Most Competitive Province that was presented on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, during the 5 th  Davao Region Competitiveness Awarding. In his speech, Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy said that the province has seen and turned the pandemic brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 into openings, and opportunities. “By working harder and striving for development, we raise the living conditions of our people,” the governor added. In the municipal level, Laak gained the recognition of the most

DAVAO DE ORO, February 22 (PIA) - - Some 91 banana plantation workers who are member of the Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Suyapa Farms (NAMASUFA) surrendered recently to the authorities in the province of Davao de Oro. During the ceremony held at the Davao de Oro Police Office complex, the workers revealed that their group has been used by the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army – National Democratic Front (CPP-NPNA-NDF) to create chaos in their working field, and even organize movement against the government.   Vicente Barrios, president of NAMASUFA, bared in his speech that their group was infiltrated by the communist group and have been exploiting their social issues to agitate them against the company, their employer, and the government.  “Among narealize nga walay pulos ang tanang kalihukan nga amoang nahimo ilabina ang kalabanon ang atoang tinood nga gobyerno; ila (CPP-NPA-NDF) lang kaming gilingla og gigamit ang amoang kahuyang,” Barrios said. (We have realized tha

DAVAO DE ORO, Feb. 21 (PIA) - A total of 32 persons were arrested during the weekend in the simultaneous anti-criminality and law enforcement operations of the Philippine National Police in Davao de Oro. According to the report from the Davao de Oro Provincial Police Office (DDOPPO), the police nabbed eleven individuals from seven towns through search warrants, buy-bust and checkpoint operations. The identified municipalities were Mabini, Maco, Mawab, Monkayo, New Bataan, and Nabunturan. Along with the nabbed persons, the police also seized 2.5308 grams of white crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine or shabu loaded in 25 sachets, and one pack 30.2 grams of marijuana dried leaves. The street value of the drugs confiscated is at PhP 20,833.44. In its operations in Laak, Mawab, Pantukan, and Nabunturan, the police also apprehended four persons with five loose firearms, and 12 live ammunitions. Aside from that, the police also captured 17 most wanted persons; seven of which

DAVAO DE ORO, February 2 (PIA) - - A total of 1,090 farmers in the province of Davao de Oro received Certified Rice Seeds from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Philippine Rice Research Institute (PHILRICE). Distributed by the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAGRO), the farmers in Nabunturan, Montevista, Compostela, Mawab, and Laak received 853 bags of 40 kilograms rice seeds from DA, and 3,000 bags of 20 kilograms rice seeds from PHILRICE. According to reports from the PAGRO, the agricultural grants aim to lessen the cost of production of the farmers, especially since the weather conditions in the province in the past few weeks were not suitable for farming. The seeds are also expected to produce 4.5 metric tons of fresh palay per hectare for the harvesting season this April to June 2022, the agriculture office said. Reports also showed that in the latest cropping season, Davao de Oro produced a total of 59,258 metric tons of fresh palay on 12,397.06 hectares of rice farms or an a

DAVAO DE ORO, January 31, 2022 (PIA) - - An Infectious Disease Specialist and consultant of Davao de Oro Provincial Hospital urged the public, who are fully vaccinated, to get booster shots against COVID-19. During the Virtual Forum on Omicron, Dr. Kathryn Uy Roa stressed that booster shots are needed to replenish the depleting antibodies against COVID-19 that were injected from the primary dose or doses. “Nakita man gud sa studies nga after some time, nagamubo na ang antibodies (against COVID-19) sa atong lawas, so kinahanglan nato na isaka napud ang mga antibodies para ang atong level of protection taas lang gihapon against severe disease and death,” Dr. Roa said. (It was discovered in the studies that after some time, our antibodies (against COVID-19) in our system deplete, so there is a need to increase the antibodies so that we will have high level of protection against severe disease and death.) Roa also explained that as of this moment, only one booster shot is recommended in t

Atty. Lucky Seigfred Balleque, prov'l director of DTI Davao de Oro, inspects the biomass furnace SSF facility  DAVAO DE ORO, January 21 (PIA) - - The Department of Trade Industry (DTI) distributed on Thursday shared service facilities (SSF) totaling to more than PhP 2.5 million to three groups in Davao de Oro. The identified cooperators of the SSF projects were VPI Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (VPI ARBCO), VPI Employees Cooperative (VPIEMPCO), and Maco Centro OFW Family Association (MACOFA).   A banana flour producing cooperative, VPIARBCO, received a biomass furnace (mechanical dryer) worth Php 1.68 million. VPIEMPCO obtained the first Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for a shared service facility in the province worth PhP 677,980. The ICT equipment consists of 20 desktop computer sets with noise cancelling headsets, keyboards, mice, uninterruptible power supply, swivel chairs and web cameras. Meanwhile, MACOFA acquired additional equipment to their Coc

DAVAO DE ORO, January 21 (PIA) - - Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy turned over 27 generator sets to the Davao de Oro Provincial Police Office (DDOPPO) for the Revitalized Police sa Barangay (RPSB) teams. The generator set with 1,000 watts capacity each were among the equipment that were sanctified during the Blessing Ceremony on Monday. According to the DDOPPO, the gen set will be distributed to the RPSB clusters, who are deployed in 77 geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas.  Governor Uy stressed that the portable equipment will help not just the RPSB teams in rolling out their peace initiatives, but also the communities which as of now, do not have proper source of electricity.  “Dinhi sa Davao de Oro, dili lang bantay-kalinaw ang kapulisan apan partner usab sila sa paglambo ug pagtubag sa panginahanglan sa atong conflict-affected areas,” the Governor said. (Here in Davao de Oro, our police is not just for protecting our people; they are also our partner in the development and in

DAVAO DE ORO, January 13 (PIA) -   Davao del Oro Provincial Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy inaugurated on Thursday three Barangay Development Program (BDP) projects worth PhP 6.5 million in Barangay Calabcab, Maco. The projects launched were PhP 3-million Flood Control Project, PhP 3-million Sitio Street Electrification Project, and Cattle Livelihood Project worth PhP 500,000. Governor Uy congratulated the residents of the barangay for keeping their community, free from insurgent, which caused them to have PhP 20-million BDP projects from the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte through the National Task Force To End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC). Aside from the inaugurated projects, a total of 265 persons benefited last year from the Cash for Work program worth PhP 2-million. Also, two projects are still ongoing, namely, PhP 1.5-million Improvement of Health Center, and PhP 10-million Water System Project. The governor also stressed that there is no reason for the commun

Provincial information officer Fe Maestre distributes relief goods to the families in Surigao City NABUNTURAN, Davao de Oro, January 4 (PIA) - - After sending help to Surigao City, the provincial government of Davao de Oro is now preparing relief goods for the people of Bohol, who are devastated by Typhoon Odette. Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy disclosed during the Monday Convocation that a second wave of assistance for Typhoon Odette victims is now being readied and will be transported anytime within this month. The Governor jokingly said that they chose Bohol since ‘daghan mag Bolanon dinhi.’ (there are many native of Bohol, who are here.) Last December 23, the provincial government sent ten trucks to Surigao loaded with rice, bottled water, canned goods, used clothes, medicines, face masks, blankets, sanitary items, condiments, utensils, and trapal. “We have used our Quick Response Fund amounting to almost PhP 3-million, and more than 50 individuals ang nagtabang sa atoa,” he said referri

Pastor Roberto Habagat of God's Family Fellowship decides to get vaccinated against COVID-19 DAVAO CITY, Nov.16 (PIA) -  “When I have problems with my spirituality, I go to my religious leaders. When it comes to the stability and aesthetics of my house, I consult the engineers and architects. Now, I do hope na sa kabahin sa panglawas (on matters of health), you will believe us, the doctors and scientist.”   Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Antoino Ybiernas Jr. appealed to the leaders of the different churches in Nabunturan to put their trust in the doctors on matters of health, especially in this time of the pandemic.   Dr. Ybiernas stressed the forum was a great avenue to debunk false information that the participants may have gotten from different sources.   The health officer also encouraged the religious leaders to get vaccinated and help the government to generate more demands on the vaccine from their church members.   A total of 103 religious leaders from the different church

NABUNTURAN, November 19 (PIA) - - Davao de Oro Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy appealed to the senators to pass the original PhP 28.1 billion budget for the Barangay Development Projects (BDP) for 2022.   “Atong ginapanawagan sa atong mga senador ang pag balik sa orihinal nga budget sa BDP nga 28.1 billion pesos kung asa apil ang pondo para sa 41 barangays sa Davao de Oro,” Governor Uy stated in his official statement through social media. (We are calling the senators to restore back the BDP to its original budget of PhP 28.1 billion, which includes funds for 41 barangays in Davao de Oro.  The local chief executive stressed that the fund will answer the issues of the communities, which triggered them to support or even be part of the communist insurgency. “Pinaagi niining mga proyekto, mahatagan nato'g kasulbaran ang dugay na nga mulo sa atong mga komunidad ug sa dili madugay, makab-ot nato ang malahutayong kalinaw ug kalambuan nga lakip ang tanan,” Governor Uy said. (Through these proj

DAVAO CITY- Nabifilmex 8 (8 th Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition) successfully held its virtual film festival which ran from October 25 to October 29. There were 45 official competition films of which 11 were made by Davao de Oro filmmakers while 10 were from overseas. Nabifilmex is a regional film festival hosted by Nabunturan Municipality in the province of Davao de Oro. The film festival was known for conducting open air film screenings at the town plaza made possible by a donate giant inflatable screen. In 2019 the film festival had its cinema screening at the newly built Cinematheque Nabunturan which was constructed by the Film Development Council of the Philippines. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the organizers to go online. Where it was streamed over the Facebook page of Nabifilmex and was also shown at the website of the Nabunturan Municipality. “The original plan was for a hybrid event, we do it online then limited screenings at the Nabunturan Cinematheque but during the m