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SIKAT solar car is in Cagayan de Oro City

cdo — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:27:16 +0000

The Philippine Solar Car Challenge Society, Inc., launched its second Philippine-made solar car aptly named SIKAT on Dec. 19, 2009.

This year, the Society aims to engage the youth in taking part in the Solar Car story as SIKAT makes a tour around the nation’s top universities, in key cities of the country.

With each stop, and each public event, SIKAT will highlight ingenuity, the will to lead, and commitment to the use of clean, renewable energy.

Capistrano – T. Chavez St., Cagayan de Oro

cdo — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:11:50 +0000

Capistrano – T. Chavez St., Cagayan de Oro City near Lourdes College at night

“Paki-lugar lang manong”. “Please, ayaw hunong tunga sa kalsada”.

cdo — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:30:16 +0000

“Barya lang po sa umaga”. Cagayan de Oro Jeepneys.

“Paki-lugar lang manong”. “Please, ayaw hunong tunga sa kalsada”.

Mindanao Railways Cagayan-Iligan Corridor Line Stations Identified

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:07:09 +0000

The proposed Cagayan-Iligan Corridor Line of the Mindanao Railways project will have main terminals at Linamon and Jasaan. According to the proposal, Express Stations will be put up at Iligan Port, Laguindingan Airport, and Agora Terminal in Cagayan de Oro City. Intermediate stations will be constructed in each municipality along the corridor.

In previous gatherings, Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Constantino Jaraula said the proposed project will construct elevated railways in both Iligan and Cagayan de Oro because of space limitations. In Cagayan de Oro City, from Opol, it will pass beside Westbound (Bulua) Terminal acorss Ayala Property then proceed towards and along the 5th bridge then another elevated railway up to Agora Terminal similar to the MRT/LRT system in Metro Manila.

Trains to be used will be Diesel-Electric Multiple Units with maximum speed of 160 kph, 6-car trains, and seating capacity of 400 passengers. The final feasibility study was submitted last August 10, 2009 and is now under review by DOTC. The following months will have field works focusing on environmental, traffic and geodetic surveys as well as railway planning and engineering studies. by damarre

$800 Million Mindanao Railways to start before 2010

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:13:18 +0000

A local daily has quoted Rep. Rufus Rodriguez saying that the Mindanao Railways project would commence before the year-end. This after the Project Management Office was recently established in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City to oversee the preparation and implementation of the project.

The project which is estimated to cost around $800 million with the first phase of the project from Cagayan de Oro City to Laguindingan in Misamis Oriental has been approved by the Committee on Infrastructure and Urban Development of the House of Representatives. From the website of DOTC, it is stated that the revision of the Feasibility Study of the project is being finalized.

The approved Mindanao railway project will be implemented in four phases. The first phase is from Laguindingan to Cagayan de Oro City; second phase is Laguindingan to Iligan City; third phase is Cagayan de Oro to Phividec area in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental and the final phase from Iligan City to Linamon town, Lanao del Norte.

Accordingly, the facilities to be used in the railways system are modern equipment used in Europe with the first phase expected to be finished in time for the opening of the Laguindingan Airport.

Certainly, this will be Mindanao’s first and soon to further boost the island’s economy. by Damare

Patakarang nagapuga sa mga Draybers ug Operators, BATUKAN!

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:22:28 +0000

Transport Strike ang Tubag sa Katawhan.

Karong adlawa, kusganong ipalanog sa Solidarity Of Transport Alliance in Region X (STAREX) – PISTON, ang kasuko ug singgit sa nagkalain-laing grupo sa mga draybers, gamayng operators ug katawhan dinhi sa rehiyon aron protestahan ug batukan ang dili makatarunganong patakaran ug pagpangilkil sa rehimeng US_Arroyo, dungan sa NASUDNONG HUNONG PASADA nga ginahimo usab sa tanang mayor nga syudad sa Pilipinas sama sa Metro Manila, Baguio City, Davao, Bicol, Bacolod ug Cebu.

Atol sa pangkalibutanong krisis sa ekonomiya ug pinansyal, imbes nga proteksyunan sa gobyerno ni Gloria ang iyang katawhan sa grabeng epekto niini, mas nataranta pa kini sa pagluwas sa kita sa mga langyawng korporasyon samtang maoy gipapas-an ug gihimong gatasan ang katawhan aron mosalbar sa nahiagumang krisis.

Pinaagi sa Oil Deregulation Law, padayong gitagaan og ligal nga lisensya ang mga higanteng kartel sa industriya sa lana, ang BIG 3 (Shell, Petron ug Caltex), sa pagpasirit og pagtaas sa presyo sa produktong petrolyo ug pagkawkaw og dagkong tubo gikan sa mga draybers. Dili ra sa Cagayan de Oro halos P5 na ang umento niini sa lima (5) ka beses nga pagtaas sukad Mayo niining tuiga samtang hinay ang pag-rollback sa presyo niini taliwala nga barato nalang ang presyo sa pangkalibutanong merkado.

Samot pa ang pagkalubong sa mga draybers sa daghang balayronon sa pagpatuman sa Department of Transportation and Communications Department Order 38 ug 39 (DOTC DO 38 & 39) niadtong Oktubre 7, 2008. Ang DO 38 nagtakda sa dugang nga minimum 43% sa singil sa pagkuha sa lisensya sa tanang klase nga drayber ug bisan pa konduktor sa bus. Samtang, ang DO 39 nagalangkob sa pagpadako sa mga multa sa mga nakalapas sa palaod trapiko – “reckless driving”, simpleng “wearing slippers”, disregarding traffic sign, pag-angkas sa pasahero ug bisan unsa nalang nga rason aron himuong gatasan ang mga draybers.

Dili na bag-o ang mga multa sa draybers. Dili na maihap sa kadaghan ang mga balod trapiko ug daghanan pud ang mga gitukod nga ahensya aron sa pagpatuman niini. Ginagamit kanunay nilang rason ang pasulbad sa problema sa trapiko apan sa kanunay pakyas kini tungod kay wala man niini gitagad ang ubang problema sama sa guba-guba nga kalsada samtang nagapadayon and kaylap nga pangurakot sa mga proyekto sa gobyerno.

Mao nga klaro nga ang pagpataas sa multa kabahin sa “money-making scheme” sa gobyerno aron masalbar ang bangkrap nga ekonomiya sa nasud. Dugay nang ginahimong gatasan pinaagi sa uban pang mga balyronon susama sa Road User’s tax o Motor Vehicle User’s Charge diin mikita ang gobyerno og P51 bilyon sulod sa pito lamang ka tuig. Anaa pa ang 12% EVAT nga ginapatong sa mga produkto sa lana. Sakwentada sa STAREX, pinaagi sa gipayungang mga lokal nga asosasyon sa mga drayber sa rela diri sa Cagayan de Oro, mukabat og P54,928 matag adlaw ang moadto sa bulsa sa lokal nga pangagamhanan pinaagi sa EVAT ug sa mga jeepney drayber adunay P576,900 ang mohothot niini matag adlaw.

Apan taliwala nga dako ang kotong nga nakolekat gikan sa mga draybers, wala mibalik ang pondo sa katawhan ug sa mga draybers sa porma sa batakang serbisyo ug tarong nga programa alang sa sektor sa transportasyon.

Mibarog ang STAREX nga dili makalmpos sa bulok nga sistema sa transportasyon ang katawhan hangtod dili mawala ang batakang problema sa ekonomiya sa atong nasud.

Karong umaabot nga SONA, ipagarpar na pag-usab ni Arroyo ang mga bakak ug ilusyon sa kuno “kalambuan sa ekonomiya” taliwala nga ang tinuod nga kahimtang sa katawhan mao ang pag-ilad sa grabeng kagutom, kalisod ug kawad-on. Ang mga draybers muuban sa katawhan sa pagprotesta sa unsa mang desperadong lakang sa Malacanang sa pagpalungtad sa gahum ni Gloria ug mga alipoes niini pinaagi sa CHA-CHA o di kaha sa papag deklara og EMERGENCY POWER (MARTIAL LAW) aron kunuhaykgangon ang hulga sa terorismo atol sa serye sa mga pagbomba nga gakahitabo sa Mindanao nga klarong ang nagpaluyo ug utok niining tanan sila ra sab sa Malacanang.
Batakarang serbisyo sosyal sama sa pabalay, edukasyon ug panglawas ang gikinahanglan sa mga drayber, gagmayng operators ug katawhan dili ang dugang paglisod-lisod ug pagpahimulos.

Labaw sa tanan, padayon ang pakigbisog sa mga draybers sa pagpatuman sa nasudnong industriyalisasyon ug tinuod nga reporma sa yuta alang sa bagang ihap sa katawhang nag-antos ug gipahimuslan.

Ibasura ang mapahimuslanon nga DOTC Dept. Order 38 ug 39!
Drayber ug katawhan: salmot sa hunong pasada!
Undangon ang pagpangotong sa rehimeng US-Arroyo sa katwhan!
Makigbisog alang sa tinuod nga kagawasan ug demokrasya!

Solidarity of Transport Alliance in Region (STAREX – PISTON)

Tinnex belittles Monday’s transport strike

Sun.Star — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:15:28 +0000

JUDGING from past strikes, Cagayan de Oro Mayor Constantino Jaraula said he was confident today’s transport stoppage will not paralyze public transportation in the city.

“I don’t think it will cause trouble to our operations at City Hall. All departments are business as usual,” Mayor Jaraula said of the transport strike, to be spearheaded by the militant Solidarity of Transport Alliance in Region X (Starex).

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Past transport stoppages in Cagayan de Oro have not been known to cause trouble to commuters, Jaraula observed, saying drivers and operators would rather earn than lose a day’s income.

The moderate Transport Federation of Cagayan de Oro (Trafeco) said it will not join in the stoppage.

Trafeco and Starex have been at odds over policy differences, each refusing to cooperate any transport strike initiated by the other. This has polarized the local transport sector, with majority of drivers and operators not opting to join transport stoppages by both groups instead.
Despite this, the mayor said he was not taking chances.

“We have transport vehicles on standby to ferry our employees,” he said, adding transports strikes should not be made an excuse for employees not to report to work. However, he said those reporting late may be “excused.”

Jaraula said he sympathizes with the demands of the transport sector, but hopes that the protesters and the government would reach compromise so as not to prolong the conflict.

At the heart of the disagreement between the transport group and government is the Department of Transportation and Communications’ (DOTC) Order 39 and 38, which will substantially increase the fines for traffic violations.

“Mosamot kapait ang kahimtang sa mga draybers tungod sa pagpatuman sa Department Order 38 ug 39 sa Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC),” said Sonny Hinosolango, a coordinator of Starex, which is affiliated with the Pinag-isang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytors Nationwide (Piston).

Hinosolango said they are expecting an 80 percent participation of public utility drivers and other selected areas in Mindanao.

The identified protest centers where the protesting drivers will congregate will be Puerto, Ororama Mega Center, Licoan, KSY and Bulua.

Piston, which claimed to have about 200,000 members nationwide and its affiliate groups, is protesting the continuous price hike of oil products.

They also denounced the recent price rollback of Petron Corporation, Chevron Philippines and Pilipinas Shell. The group said the rollback was too small to alleviate the hardship in the transport sector.

Piston is also calling on the government to immediately implement the order of Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 26 for an audit of the three oil players by the Commission on Audit, Bureau of Internal Revenue, and the Bureau of Customs.

Carmen Area, near KSY junction

Piston and its affiliates in different regions are also protesting the Department of Transportation and Communications’ (DOTC) Order nos. 39 and 38, which will substantially increase the fines for traffic violations.

They want the government to scrap the DOTC orders, which they said will spawn more corruption, particularly extortion by traffic personnel.

George San Mateo, secretary general of Piston, said simultaneous transport stoppages will also be held in Southern Tagalog, Baguio, Panay and Guimaras islands, Davao, General Santos City, Legazpi, and Cebu. (DVAIII/Sunnex) Published in the Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro newspaper on July 13, 2009.

LBC – Transforming into a multi-service company

Arbacs — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:15:35 +0000

Incorporated in the 1950s as a brokerage & air cargo service provider, LBC had been evolving into a variety of organizational transformations to catch up with current market trends. In the early 1960s, J. Antonio Araneta purchased the company and operated as an air cargo forwarding business.

In the early ’70s, his son Carlos R. Araneta, responding to market movements that had revolutionized the forwarding business by introducing the principle of time sensitive service.

The service or another term for 24-hour courier service, which also included money remittance services, was offered for delivery anywhere in the country. It was during this period that LBC expanded and increased its Branches from the initial 13 to the current 543, covering practically every city and municipality of the country.

These developments stemmed from LBC’s expertise as a modern courier company with an instinctive commitment to express delivery. With its proven experience in supplying requirements for courier and money remittance services domestically, LBC eyed to serve the essential needs of overseas Filipinos.

Traffic Decongestion and Widening of CDO-Airport Road, Cagayan de Oro City

cdo — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:55:17 +0000

Traffic Decongestion and Widening of CDO-Airport Road, Cagayan de Oro City

Due to the recent flashflood calamity that severely hit several barangays of Cagayan de Oro City, have brought about huge economic losses and damages to producers of agricultural products, bulk transport operators and cargo handlers. There is a growing public clamor by the Local Government Officials of Cagayan de Oro for the speedy and immediate implementation of the said projects in order to accelerate economic activities and to provide safety to the traveling public.

Approved budget: PHP 9,550,000.00
Delivery period: 120 Day/s
Source: http://www.dgmarket.com

“Within this year, the entire radius of Divisoria road will fully cemented,” Rodriguez said.

cdo — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:00:01 +0000

“Within this year, the entire radius of Divisoria road will fully cemented,” Rodriguez said.

The congressman said the initial breakdown of the P72.6 million funds will be as follows: P53 million for Highway Development and Management-4 (HDM-4) Butuan City-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan City; P16 million for concreting and additional two lanes of Sayre Highway in Barangay Puerto; P3 million for cementing national road-south Divisoria along R.N. Abejuela street; P600,000 for construction of the multi-purpose buildings in Barangays Gusa, Bugo and Tablon. (see earlier report)