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Weather Bulletin

Issued At: 5:00 p.m., 21 November 2009

  At 2:00 p.m. today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 220 kms East of Mindanao (8.0°N, 128.5°E). Northeast monsoon affecting Extreme Northern Luzon.

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Lotto Results 11/20/2009
Megalotto 6/45: 31 35 17 12 19 25
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Business

Dole to boost, preserve employment

THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has recently launched new projects that would boost its programs in promoting and preserving the employment of Filipino workers.


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Corn production in Northern Mindanao falls


CORN production in Northern Mindanao, both white and yellow varieties, decreased by almost 15 percent in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the same period last year.


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Dole launches employment projects

DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently launched new projects that would boost its programs in promoting and preserving the employment of Filipino workers.


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Develop Minda rice paddies, government agencies told

THE Anak Mindanao (Amin) party-list is urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) to prioritize the development of agriculture in Mindanao to supply the needed foo


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'Socioeconomic info at your fingertips'


THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) in Northern Mindanao is going along with the trend in technology by launching its “I text mo ang Neda” campaign.


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Airline reports growth amid global crisis


THE global economic crisis has shut down many business establishments in the Philippines and other countries but Cebu Pacific claims to have gained from it.


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Oro Chamber elects new set of officers

The country’s first Hall of Fame Most Outstanding Chamber of Commerce- the Oro Chamber, successfully held its election of officers on November 11, 2009 in Cagayan de Oro.


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CDO is next wave city for ICT

CAGAYAN DE ORO- Award eyes Cagayan de Oro City as one of the Top Ten Next Wave Cities for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) investment opportunities.


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Top businesses awarded

TOBY’S Sports-Limketkai Branch received the first ever Gold Awardee for the Certified Establishment (CE) Program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Northern Mindanao.


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Lanao farmers train on coco sugar production

TUBOD and Sultan Naga Dimaporo farmers underwent one-day training at the Lanao Aquamarine Fisheries Center for Community Development (Lafccod) office in Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte.


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Panguil Bay eyed for mariculture, tourism

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) eyed Panguil Bay as a viable site for mariculture zone/park construction and aqua tourism.


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Oro hosts EAGA ICT gab

KEY players in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) from the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippine East


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150 LDN farmers undergo training on rice production

A TOTAL of 150 farmers from the different barangays of Lala, Lanao del Norte graduated recently from the season-long Farmers' Field School (FFS) on rice production (palay check system) at Flores Cultu


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Money in urban aquaculture

FAMILIES can now simply raise hito (catfish) in their backyard with plastic drums which could be a good source of livelihood or for their own consumption.


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RX rice yield down in 2Q

PRODUCTION of palay in Northern Mindanao decreased by almost 16 percent in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the same period last year.


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