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Misamis Oriental Gov. Peter Unabia (left, wearing black hat) on his way on Tuesday, December 27 to inspect and assess the extent of the damages brought by the Christmas rains and floods that affected Gingoog City and other parts of the province. (Photo courtesy of the Peter “Sr. Pedro” Unabia FB page)

MisOr assesses damages from Christmas floods as thousands stay in evacuation centers

The provincial government of Misamis Oriental is still assessing the extent of the damages from the Christmas rains and floods in some of its cities and towns.

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Read more about the article Phividec halts quarry operations in Misamis Oriental
Children play on the shallow part of the river in Barangay Sta. Ana, Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental, on Monday, February 22, as the Phividec Industrial Authority orders quarry operators within its estate to cease operation due to legal and environmental reasons. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Phividec halts quarry operations in Misamis Oriental

The Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA) has ordered on February 22 quarry operators in Misamis Oriental to stop their operations due to numerous alleged violations.

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Read more about the article Misamis Oriental adds attraction to Flight 387 shrine with tourism complex
The 20-foot structure, dedicated to those who died when the Cebu Pacific Flight 5J387 crashed in Mt. Sumagaya, has now become one of the attractions of the newly-inaugurated Misamis Oriental tourism complex and botanical garden. The tourist destination was inaugurated in time for the 23rd anniversary of the plane crash on Feb. 2, 2021. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Misamis Oriental adds attraction to Flight 387 shrine with tourism complex

What was remembered as a place of death and tragedy in a mountainous area in Misamis Oriental will now become a thriving tourist destination after the provincial government converted a parcel of land near the Cebu Pacific Flight 5J387 crash site into a tourism complex and botanical garden.

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Read more about the article Today’s View: The price of education

Today’s View: The price of education

By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.
Davao Today

I don’t know if I can afford one if ever I will have kids in the future given the K+12 Law and the commercialization of education.  It is a sad and infuriating fact that education should liberate us from the quagmires of poverty but it is the one thing which drives us to despair knowing that our children and our children’s children may never get one.

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