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More road projects MARAWI City -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will concrete a 7-kilometer farm-tomarket road in the town of Talayan in Maguindanao to improve the flow of goods and produce in the area.

ARMM governor Mujiv Hataman, along with Makmod Mending and Emil Sadain, the region’s agriculture and public works secretary, respectively, signed a memorandum of agreement on Tuesday, August 12, with Talayan Mayor Tungkang Midtimbang on the implementation of the project.

The seven-km., P70-millionworth road will link the barangays of Poblacion and Marader in the town. The project will be funded by ARMM’s Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program and will be undertaken by the region’s Department of Public Works and Highways.

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Pact forged to develop poor areas in M’danao

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HE Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) will forge an agreement to strategically direct investments to impoverish areas in Mindanao, thereby improve their economic condition.

Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro, Director for Investment Promotions and Public Affairs of MinDA, said that PBSP board vice-chair Paul Dominguez and MinDA Chair Secretary Luwalhati Antonino have discussed details of the partnership ag re ement and s et t he signing of the agreement on September 8.

Montenegro said the

agreement will be presented to President Benigno S. Aquino III, who is the guest of honor during the formal launch when the details of responsibilities by each party will be expounded.

According to Montenegro, the PBSP is tapped by corporations and companies to undertake their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), will undertake the programs

and projects beyond their CSR. This is not mere extending help to communities, for instance, in the form of school building, feeding program and others but this is bringing to the areas where these corporations could expand their businesses and tap members of the community for possible jobs, Montenegro said.

He however, stressed that some considerations are noted on the basis of the companies required mandate.

The collaboration with MinDa is purposely to also enable PBSP link with local government units. develop/PAGE 11

Samal-Davao bridge DAVAO del Norte -- Regional Development Council (RDC) XI Chair Rodolfo P. Del Rosario revealed that the Samal-Davao bridge could cost as much as P10 billion, contrary to the P6 billion initial projection.

In the maiden press briefing of the council held in Tagum City, Del Rosario stated that the ballooning of the number can ensure that only the best materials possible will be used in the making of a high-quality bridge.

“Hindi lang P6 billion ito. Baka beyond P10 billion. Pero, since we are talking about development, and if we want to really help out in easing up the heavy traffic in Davao City, a bridge to Samal can greatly help” he said.

Del Rosario expressed that RDC is currently preparing a proposal to the national government for the funding of a pre-feasibility study to be approved by the National Economic Development Authority.

Only then can the actual planning of the project commence.

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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. Luwalhati Antonino, chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) meets with Paul Dominguez, board vice-chair of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) during a meeting Tuesday, to discuss efforts to strengthen government and private sector partnerships and increase investments in Mindanao. Dominguez was Presidential Adviser for Mindanao from 1992 to 1998 and was chair of the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCo), the forerunner of MinDA. photo courtesy of minda

Peace negotiators vow to beat BBL deadline

By BONG S SARMIENTO, Contributor MindaNews

THE peace panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have expressed confidence they can hammer out a mutually acceptable draft Bangsamoro

Basic Law (BBL) on their self-imposed deadline on August 18.

GPH chief peace negotiator Prof Miriam Coronel Ferrer said that there are only “a few

BADJAO EDUCATION. A Badjao girl plays the role of a teacher with her neighbor along the stilt pathway of their home in an area known as Dapsa in Davao City. mindanews photo by erwin mascarinas

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turns over another Safe Motherhood Law Okayed Misor 7 emergency vehicles TO address the high maternal and infant mortality rate and to provide a safe and quality care for ever y pregnant mother, the 17th Cagayan de Oro City Council headed by vice mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas on Monday enacted

Ordinance No. 12824-2014, to be known as the Safe Motherhood Ordinance of Cagayan de Oro. The ordinance, authored by councilor Dante Pajo, chair of the committee on health, provides that every pregnant

mother shall deliver her baby in a health facility. As a policy, birth delivery at home will no longer be allowed, pursuant to the ordinance.

It also provides that every birth delivery shall be attended to by a skilled birth attendant, as the primary attendant. Traditional birth attendants are prohibited from performing deliveries without the direct supervision of skilled birth attendants.

Skilled birth attendants are those with midwifery skills who have been trained to

proficiency in skills necessary to manage normal deliveries and diagnose, manage or refer obstetric complications.

It refers only to registered doctors, registered midwives and nurses.

MATERNAL DEATHS Councilor Pajo explained that since 2002, maternal and infant deaths steadily increased.

The maternal mortality rate in the country increased from 162 per 100,000 live births in 2009 to 221 per law/PAGE 11

MISAMIS Oriental -- The provincial government of Misamis Oriental has turned another seven emergency response vehicles to barangays of the first district on Thursday, August 14.

This is part of Governor Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano’s goal of providing emergency response vehicles to all barangays of the province.

“Ako gayud isiguro nga sa panahon sa emerhensiya, adunay magamit ang mga tao nga sakyanan aron magdala

kanila, ehemplo paingon sa mga balay tambalanan,” (This is to ensure there is a vehicle that can be used by the residents in emergencies and bring them to health facilities) the Governor said.

Beneficiaries are barangays of San Juan, Dansuli, Quezon, Kibanban, and 1, Balingasag and barangays of Valdeconcha and Mabini, Binuangan.

As of press time, Capitol has turned over 34 emergency response vehicles to 34 barangays of the first district.

ARMM rolls out focal convergence strategy system in Lanao del Sur MARAWI City -- Regional and local officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and t his province met Tuesday, August 12, here to roll out the focal convergence system approach in Lanao del Sur province.

Laisa Masuhud Alamia,

ARMM executive secretary, presided the meeting that was attended by the provincial heads of different ARMM agencies and the newly appointed ARMM convergence focal person for Lanao del Sur - Assistant Secretary Amenodin Cali.

A R M M ’s focal

c onve rge nc e s y ste m is designed to bring the ARMM government closer to people in the grassroots and optimize inter-agency collaboration in the implementation of government programs and projects in the region.

Alamia said the meeting included discussions of the

status of cluster approach strategy in the province and challenges that can be worked out with the introduction of the focal convergence system.

She said the regional government wants to harmonize development interventions on the ground. armm/PAGE 11

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Lower margins drag down SM ADVANTAGE AND AIG TIE UP Puregold’s earnings in 1H PUREGOLD Price Club Inc suffered lower earnings in the first six months of the year as a drop in interest income and in margins took their toll on the Lucio Co-led retailer.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Puregold said it pocketed P1.66 billion in the January to June period, 6.6 percent lower than the P1.77 billion reported in the same period in 2013. puregold/PAGE 9

Higher passenger traffic lifts Despite distribution Cebu Pacific’s Jan-Jun income woes, Jollibee THE operator of Cebu Pacific to P26.72 billion in the first profit up by a fifth said its net income zoomed in the first half of the year because of higher passenger and cargo revenue, as well as a strong peso.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Gokongwei-owned Cebu Air Inc (CEB) said its profit surged by 124.7 percent to P3.18 billion in the January to June period from the P1.414 billion in the same 6 months of last year.

In the second quarter alone, Cebu Pacific’s net income shot up to P3.01 billion from the previous year’s P257.34 million.

Revenue grew 23 percent

half from P21.73 billion last year. In the second quarter alone, top line rose to P14.95 billion from last year’s P11.18 billion.

Cebu Pacific’s passenger business earned P20.85 billion in the first six months, up 22.8 percent from last year’s P16.98 billion.

The increase was mainly because of the 13.8 percent rise in passenger volume to 8.5 million from 7.5 million in 2013, driven by the increased number of flights this year.

The number of flights went up by 4.4 percent year-on-year as a result of income/PAGE 9

JOLLIBEE Foods Corp (JFC) grew its profit by nearly a fifth in the first semester, as the homegrown fast food giant expects sustained sales growth in the second half despite distribution issues that led to store closures and limited product offerings.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, JFC said its net income attributable to equity holders increased by 17.20 percent to P2.47 billion in the first six months of the year from P2.11 billion in the same period last year. jollibee/PAGE 9

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With this, one can now get insured at the American Insurance Group using their SM Advantage Card, and SM Prestige Card points.

Shoppers may opt- in to avail the AIG Insurance plan. SM Advantage Cardholders who have

accumulated 70 rewards points are automatically enrolled to the AIG Personal Accident Insurance Program for one year. Twenty rewards points will be enrolled to avail the Personal Accident Insurance Program for one year. The Accident Insurance Package includes Accidental death and Disability Benefit and Accidental burial expense reimbursement.

While SM Prestige Cardholders who have accumulated 100 rewards points is automatically enrolled to the AIG Personal Accident and Travel Insurance Program for one year. Forty rewards points will be enrolled to avail the Personal Accident Insurance Program and Travel Insurance program for one year. This includes and upgraded Personal Accident Insurance up to P150,000, Travel inconvenience

benefit for a maximum of 15 days and Medical Expense Reimbursement.

Members must be between 18 and 70 years old.

There are also lot of Insurance program that members can choose from such as Income Protector Plan, Hospital Advantage Plan and Prime Care Advantage Plan. Simply shop and earn points at the SM Store and other SM Retail stores including SM Supermarket, ACE Hardware, Watsons, Toy Kingdom, Sports Central, Our Home, Uniqlo, Forever 21, SM Appliance Center, Kultura Filipino, Suiteblanco, Stefanel, and L’Indochine.

For more info, visit www. smadvantage.com.ph or simply download the My SMAC mobile app on your smartphone available in App Store and Google Play.

SM Advantage recently formalized their tie up with the American Insurance Group (AIG) in a Memorandum of Agreement signed by SM Advantage President Baldwin Golangco and AIG President & CEO Mark Lwin with SM Advantage SAVP for Loyalty Program Cristina Schneck and AIG SAVP for Accident and Health Tess Caraan. The partnership allows SM Advantage and Prestige Card members to be insured with AIG using their points.

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PSBank net income down in first semester

THE thrift arm of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. reported that earnings dropped by nearly two-thirds in the first six months of the year.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) said it earned P1.1 billion in the first half, 62 percent lower than the P2.9 billion reported last year.

PSBank did not provide the reason for the drop in profit but it was in line with the performance of its peers, most of which enjoyed no hefty trading gains enjoyed compared with last year.

Net interest income climbed 21 percent to P3.8 billion in the six-month period from P3.2 billion a year ago.

PSBank’s loan portfolio expanded 14 percent to P92.50 billion in the first

semester from P81.0 billion in 2013. Total assets increased by a fifth year-on-year to P141.0 billion during the period.

Deposits went up by 22 percent to P113.1 billion, driven by the 25 percent growth in low-cost deposits.

“After our recent capitalraising activity, PSBank is well-positioned to meet the market’s aggressive demand for consumer loans. We, however, remain vigilant in our credit processes to ensure we maintain the high quality of our loan portfolio.” said Vicente R. Cuna Jr, the lender’s president.

PSBank’s capital adequacy ratio improved to 19 percent, well above the 10 percent minimum requirement for local banks, after issuing P3 billion worth of Basel 3-compliant Tier 2 notes last May.

Banks’ real estate exposure up 3% at over P1 trillion THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday reported that as of endMarch, banks’ real estate exposure increased 2.9 percent to P1.035 trillion compared to end-December 2013’s P1.006 trillion.

The BSP said the increase is attributed to the 2.8 percent rise in real estate loans which reached P866.6 billion at the end of the first quarter, from P843 billion in December. To date, banks’ real estate loans accounted for 83.7 percent of the real estate exposure of universal and commercial banks, and thrift banks.

“The real estate exposure represented 21.3 percent of the banks’ total loan portfolio in March, similar to the figure recorded at the end of last year,” the BSP noted.

“However, the exposures of universal and commercial banks to commercial real estate lending, which is subject to a cap of 20 percent (based on BSP Circular No. 600), remains at 10.7 percent.”

The BSP reported that 60 percent of the real estate loans were borrowed by land developers, construction companies and other corporate entities. About 40 percent were for the acquisition of residential properties.

Inve st me nt s i n re a l estate securities increased 3.1 percent to P168.6 billion at end-March from P163.6 billion in December. This is about 16.3 percent of the real estate exposure during the first quarter.

The BSP said the big banks’ non-performing real estate loans including the smaller thrift banks represented 2.77 percent of their real estate loans. This is lower by 2.8 percent quarter-on-quarter.

“The banks’ non-performing real estate loans have been on a downward trend since

2012,” the BSP added.

Last July the BSP assessed stricter lending requirements on borrowers applying for real estate loans and observed banks’ “reduced tolerance for risk.”

In its latest survey report on bank loans and demand, about 83.3 percent of 35 banks indicated unchanged overall credit standards for commercial real estate loans using a modal approach.

When using the diffusion index approach however, numbers show a net tightening of credit standards for the eighth consecutive quarter.

Banks also repor ted stricter collateral requirements and loan covenants, increased use of interest rate floors, reduced credit line sizes, shorter loan maturities, lower loan-tovalue ratios, and wider loan margins for commercial real estate loans, the BSP added.

“Demand for commercial real estate loans was also unchanged in the second quarter based on the modal approach. A number of banks, however, indicated increased demand for the said type of loan on the back of increased working capital financing needs of clients, more attractive financing terms of banks, and lower interest rates,” said the BSP. The 35 banks surveyed expect to maintain similar credit standards for commercial real estate loans in the third quarter, according to the central bank report.

In terms of demand for this type of loan, although most of the respondent banks anticipate generally steady loan demand, a number of banks expect that demand for commercial real estate loans will continue to increase in the next quarter, the BSP further noted.

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‘Hot money’ flows into PH THE country enjoyed net inflows of foreign portfolio investments for a fourth straight month in July, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

In a report, the BSP said net inflows swelled to $320.67 million last month from the $43.95 million in June. This as foreigners placed $1.740 billion in various Philippine financial ass ets, hig her than the $1.667 billion the month before, and withdrew only $1.418 billion as against the $1.622 billion previously,

thus the net inflow position.

Despite the net inflows in July, foreigners remain net sellers of Philippine financial assets at $1.094 billion so far this year.

Also called “hot money” because of their flighty nature, p or t folio f lows mostly went into shares of Philippine listed companies at 70 percent of the total inflows. These were invested i n h ol d i ng c omp an i e s , consumer firms, property developers and banks.

Another 30 percent of the hot money inflows went

into government securities.

Eighty percent of the hot money came from the US, the United Kingdom,

Singapore, Malaysia and Germany, while outflows mostly went back to the US.

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hink a minute…A famous man said, “Words are the most powerful drug used by mankind. Words are like nitroglycerine: they can blow up bridges—or heal hearts.” It just depends on how you use them: as a weapon to hurt or a tool to help. Our tongue really does have the power of l i f e a n d d e at h . Wo rd s have brought peace or war between nations; life and death to millions. Words can either make or break the reputations and careers of people. So an important secret to success is learning how to use our words well, to say the right thing at the right time in the right way.

Yet sometimes, the best statement we can make is our silence. It’s also a hard argument to beat.

Occasionally, the only way to be heard is to be quiet.

Those who have the most to say usually say it with the fewest words. It’s the wise, successful person who says more by talking less.

Remember, “You’ll almost never hurt yourself by what you don’t say. It’s when the fish opens his mouth that he gets caught.” So a good rule to follow is: “Don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence.”

You can often tell more about a person by what they

Amending the Bank Secrecy Law

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awmakers have filed a bill seeking to amend Republic Act 1405 or the Bank Secrecy Law by removing from its coverage depositors who issue bouncing checks, and protect the people and economy from the proliferation of worthless or bouncing checks.

Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City) and Rep. Maximo Ro dr igue z of Ab ante Mindanao, said House Bill 3693 requires the drawee bank of a bouncing check

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editorial to divulge the signatory or signatories upon written request of the payee even if the case is not yet filed in court.

B at a s Pa m b a n s a 2 2 otherwise known as “An Act Penalizing the Making or Drawing and Issuance of a Check Without Sufficient Funds or Credit was passed to

curb the issuance of bouncing checks.

Despite the passage of the law, bouncing checks continue to spread in the market and worse, used by persons engaged in pyramid scams as payments for the recruited investors either as a return of investments or commissions for recruiting

other investors.

The victims of the pyramid scams had difficulty in filing cases for bouncing checks because they did not know who are the signatories of the checks. On the other hand, the drawee banks would not divulge the signatories because of the bank secrecy law.

We cong ratu l ate t he proponents of this measure.

Once approved, this would be a big help to the legitimate businesses.

PNoy “Coup Me” Likely Possibility

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IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me…” (Revelation 3:20, the Holy Bible).

-ooo COUP ME” FOR PNOY A LIKELY POSSIBILITY: I am willing to place a bet: if the proposed amendment of the 1987 Constitution which is aimed to give President Aquino a second term does not fly among the people, Aquino and his cohorts will not be beyond resorting to grabbing government power, through a “self coup”, even before his term ends in 2016.

The signs are there for all to see---he is furiously maneuvering to stay in power, evidently to avoid being jailed after he steps down on account of the many criminal cases already pending against him. Fact is, all previous pronouncements of Aquino and his men are meant to start a bandwagon to enable him to continue being president, or to remain in power even if he is no longer the actual president.

The proposal to give him

emergency powers allegedly to address the looming 2015 power crisis, the current noise about his term extension or a second term, and now, the “opening up” of Aquino’s mind to Charter change, are all designed to test the waters, so to speak, to see if the people will object, or be in agreement with him.

If all of these maneuvers will fail, the last remaining and most appealing option would be the so-called “revolution from the top”---a coup by the President and his trusted men themselves. The pattern for this government take-over is already there, it having been perfected in 1986 yet.

But forewarned is forearmed: as the survey results from the DZEC 1062 kHz daily radio program “ Ta m b a l a n g B a t a s a t Somintac” for August 14, 2014 will show, Filipinos are already fed up with Aquino and his perceived ineptness and corrupt allies, and many of them are raring to have him removed from the presidency sooner than 2016.

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L AW M A K E R S A N D FORMER PRESIDENTS ARE TO BLAME FOR FATAL ROAD ACCIDENTS: Why are there so many road accidents happening around us today, killing scores and scores of passengers and even mere innocent bystanders? The simple reason is that our congressmen and senators and all our previous presidents were remiss in their performance of their duty as protectors of the people.

You see, in all the years that they have been in power, they talked almost about everything, but they did not see it fit to amend, modify or revise the country’s archaic laws on road accidents which do not have any capacity to send to prison any erring driver.

I am sure all of them knew that under current laws, a driver found responsible for the death of one person--or even a hundred---will be sentenced to only four years of imprisonment, which means he need not be detained because of probation. Why then did not our lawmakers and presidents do anything

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Stirrings From The Past

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eople nowadays, especially the young ones, would refer to it as a blast from the past. But I would not say about others than by go that far. My recent visit what others say about them. to a southern town in Cebu The reason we enjoy talking simply made some stirrings, about the faults of others is at once gentle and sweet, so we can feel better about that just the same left me our own faults. You see completely thankful. what you want to see and The other day, I went to say what you want to say. see a friend-priest who was It’s out of our heart that our just reassigned some days ago words come. But remember to Argao, some 68 kilometers that a good word is as easy south of Cebu City, and I felt to say as a bad one. In fact, like I stepped into the past, if we’re smart, we’ll “keep into things foundational and our words soft and sweet, rudimentary. Already used because we may have to eat to the blare and glare of the them.” Gentle words may big city, I was pleasantly fall lightly, but they carry surprised to have a feel again great weight. of what it was when I was So the sooner we learn to kid. use our words well, to build The visit reminded me of others up instead of tearing my roots, of what I consider them down, the sooner we’ll as my basic cultural and start enjoying success and social beginnings, my primal happier relationships. But identity that since then has first, we need to change our acquired layers upon layers of heart, since that’s where our conditionings. I immediately words come from. Just ask felt some sense of nostalgia hurst/PAGE 9 crawling slowly, leisurely,

into my mind and heart.

I am happy to say that such roots and beginning, while provincial and parochial in character, was open enough to accept further and even foreign influences. I believe that my own experiences and my own life itself, as it is so far, can attest to the veracity of this affirmation.

What I felt in Argao was a certain air of pristineness that certainly is not closeminded and rigid. There were also signs of modernity and contemporaneity. In other words, it is also flowing with the times, but at its own pace.

It is not stuck in the past, and much less is it inert and dead.

It has a life that glows with a certain charm and aura.

I took lunch in a little restaurant, with very simple furnishings but with splendid yet cheap food. It was clean, and the servers were so simple in their ways that they had no qualms in starting a conversation with me who must have been a complete

stranger to them. I felt immediately at home.

I then visited the church. It is old, yes, with clear vestiges of the colonial times, still in that baroque mould, but artfully made up with images, altar table and the ambo artfully gilded and faithfully restored.

I was happy to note that there was no sign of an imposed, out-of-place innovation made, now sadly common in many other churches that would seem they were being slowly emptied of their true character.

There was a funeral Mass when I went in. What I saw were ordinary people, simply dressed and without much pretension, and all showing a piety so palpable and sincere I instantly remembered my past attendance at Masses in my rural town in Bohol.

The priest who said the Mass, the friend I was visiting, delivered a homily that I thought was apt for the kind of faithful in

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attendance. It was doctrinal and exhortative, with a little bombast that I thought the people appreciated.

Finally, I was able to spend time with my priest-friend.

He happens to be a composer and he played some of his pieces on the machine. That was when I was deeply struck by something.

He actually has been giving me some CDs that contained his compositions.

I remember I tried playing one of his songs, but I Cimagala/PAGE 9

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Primavera Residences is a green, mixed-use development in Uptown Cagayan de Oro offering residential, commercial and office units for sale and rent. It is the first eco-friendly building in Cagayan de

Oro. Because of its green features, it won in the 2014-2015 Asia Pacific Property Awards held in Kuala Lumpur for Best Mixed-Use Development in the Philippines.

For any inquiries on activities and contests at Primavera Residences, call (088) 310-8173, 0917-7921078 or visit www. primaveraresidences.com.

CEB, Tigerair PHL launch new Boracay transfer product Cebu Pacific Air travel to the island para(PSE:CEB) and its part- dise of Boracay, with the ner airline Tigerair Phil- launch of CEB Transfer.

The CEB Transfer ippines make it easy to

product offers a seamless or resort.

Southwest Tours transfer service from the Caticlan or Kalibo air- provides the service, ports to the guest's hotel with earlier bookings through the website, call center, ticketing and other sales offices costing PHP450. Guests can also purchase the CEB Transfer service onboard Caticlan and Kalibo flights starting August 18, for PHP500.

The fee already includes land and ferry transfers to the Caticlan

or Boracay jetty ports, as well as government, terminal and environmental fees.

Upon arrival at the Caticlan or Kalibo airports, passengers can just proceed to the Southwest Tours service counters located at the arrival hall with their boarding passes or stubs.

"Traveling to the island of Boracay is now easier and more conven-

ient with the CEB Transfer product. Guests can book their flights and transfers through our website, for a smooth travel experience from the airport to their hotel or resort," said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

CEB flies from both Manila and Cebu to Caticlan and Kalibo. Tigerair Philippines operates flights from both Manila and Clark to Kalibo.

3 DAY SALE AT SM Catch the biggest and grandest sale at SM City Cagayan de Oro on August 15, 16 and 17 and avail up to 70% off on great selections mall wide.

Plus, get a chance to win a Suzuki Ertiga in the grand raffle draw on August 17 at 10pm.

For every P 1000 single or accumulated purchase, within the promo period from The SM Store, SM Supermarket or any participating mall establishment, a shopper can claim one (1) raffle coupon while a moviegoer can get one (1) raffle coupon with every single purchase of four (4) cinema tickets.

SM Advantage, SM Prestige, and BDO Rewards card holders can take extra 10% off during the first 2 hours at The SM Store, Ace Hardware, Our Home, Adidas, Surplus and Toy Kingdom on August 15.

What’s more? Get a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy S5 with Globe Prepaid for every P 2,000 single receipt purchase from The SM Store.

Aside from all these exciting prizes to be given away, shoppers will be treated to an afternoon of fun-filled activities such as the Campus Music Fest on August 15, 5pm and the Dance for Life event on August 16, 5pm.

All these and more are happening only at SM City Cagayan de Oro on Au-

gust 15 to 17!

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OZAMIZ CITY – More than 500 barangay leaders of Misamis Occidental attended the Provincial Summit on the Full Disclosure Policy (FDP) and Disaster Consciousness Congress held at Naomi’s Botanical

Gardens, Ozamiz City, last Aug. 7-8.

Focused on the theme: “Kalihokang Alerto sa Mis am is O c c i d e nt a l ( KA M O ) - Ka a b a g s a mga Barangay Batok sa Nagkalain-lain nga Hulga sa Atong Panahon (Alert

Activities of Misamis Occidental- Partner of the Barangays Against the Different Threats of Our Time),” the summit was participated by the 490 barangay captains from both the First and Second Congressional Districts of the province.

It was also attended

by Me mb e r s of t h e Provincial Board led

by Gov. Herminia M. Ramiro and the following officials of Liga ng Mga Barangay (LMB): Rodin M. Romualdo, Region 10 LMB President, Edmund R. Abesamis, National L M B Pre s i d e nt an d Lorenzo B. Zuniga, Jr.,

LMB Secretary General.

M e a n w h i l e , participants were given an overview of the FDP of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), as contained in Memorandum Circular No. 2013-140, by Sanivier G. Patoc, DILG Provincial Director of Misamis Occidental.

Patoc also discussed the Seal of Good Local G over nance (SGLG) and the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 10632, an “Act to Postpone the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections.”

Included in the discussions/presentations were the Smoke-Free Campaign and Nutrition Updates of the province and the enforcement of RA 9262 or “The Act on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC).”

On the other hand, Gain Paul De Barras, P r ov i n c i a l D i s a s t e r R isk Re duc t ion and Management (DRRM) Coordinator discussed the mechanics of KAMO and the salient features of RA 10121 or “The Philippine Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010.” (RCA/PIA10Misamis Occidental)

Tourism body to tackle city’s garbage concerns C A G AYA N D E O R O CITY – The City Council committee on tourism is slated to look into proper ways of garbage disposal as the city fiesta celebration is approaching.

Councilor Lourdes Candy R. Darimbang, chair of the committee, said it is necessary to maintain clean surroundings and ensure proper waste disposal.

“Gi k i n a h ang l an ng a adunay kalimpyo sa syudad kay usa kini sa makadani sa dumuduong ug sa mga bisita labi na kay nagsingabot na ang pangilin ni Sr. San Agustin,” she said.

Darimbang added that the cleanliness of the

surroundings is necessary and important in order to prevent the public from any disease and to free the city from dengue.

“Kinahanglan usab nga a du n ay k a l i mpy o aron malikayan ang mga sakit ug kinahanglan gayod nga maatiman ang mga basura ug mahakot kini sa mga gitugyanan aron mahipos sa madali nga panahon ug malikayan ang pagkatag sa kadalanan,” she stressed.

Darimbang calls for the cooperation of the public in properly disposing their garbage and encourages Kagay-anons to keep their surroundings clean.(JBD/ CdeOSP)

Disaster Preparedness and Response (DPR) took centre stage, earlier, as 150 delegates from national government, provincial, city, and municipal local government units (LGUs), academic institutions, and non-government organizations (NGOs) assembled for a national forum organized by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA). This year’s national forum – the second of its kind – focused on the achievements and challenges of DPR practitioners and setting directions for the next year. In this photo are (L-R) Assistant Secretary Raymond Liboro, DOST; Dr. Mohammad Khan, USAID Philippines; Assistant Secretary Vilma Cabrera, DSWD; Representative and Country Director Praveen Agrawal, WFP Philippines; Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes, DAR; Undersecretary Austere Panadero, DILG; Civil Defense Deputy Administrator Romeo Fajardo, OCD/NDRRMC during the DPR National Forum 2014.

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RISING CASES OF DENGUE ALARMS SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN MISAMIS ORIENTAL – VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ expressed his worries on the surging rise of dengue cases in the province.

This after the Office of the Vice Governor has received a steady stream of parents coming from Gingoog City seeking financial assistance because their children were confined in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) in the hospitals of Cagayan de Oro City.

“All of those who visit my office seeking for financial assistance are parents from Gingoog City who come from low-income families. As I inspect their hospital bills, I was shocked seeing it go beyond hundred thousand

pesos!” Vice Governor Pelaez said.

During the 28th Regular Session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, 2nd District Provincial Board Member Honorable Mercy Grace J. Acain, Chair of the Committee on Health and Education, made a report on the alarming rise of dengue cases in the Province. “There was no proclamation of outbreak yet for dengue in Gingoog City but the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, thr u the Committee on Health and Sanitation, will continue the collaborative efforts with the Health Officials of Gingoog City on monitoring, dengue/PAGE 11

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appreciation of peso against the U.S. dollar.

The peso strengthened to P43.65 per U.S. dollar for the six months from P44.40 for the 12 months ended December 31, 2013.

Cebu Pacific incurred operating expenses of P23.76 billion for the six months, 25.8 percent higher than the P18.89 billion last year.

Its flying operations expenses rose by 23 percent to P13.097 billion this year from P10.65 billion in 2013.

Aviation fuel expenses grew by 23.9 percent to P11.669 billion from P9.422 billion last year.

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As of 2 p.m., Puregold shares were down 5.71 percent to P2.40 apiece, missing out on the rally in the broader stock market.

Puregold attributed the decline in profit to the absence of the interest income realized in the prior year, coming from the short-term investment of P5 billion corporate bonds issued by the company. The debt was pre-terminated and paid in full in April 2013.

On a recurring basis, net income after tax would have increased by 0.9 percent, the listed firm said. At end-June, the grocery operator’s net profit margin slumped yearon-year to 4.3 percent from the 5 percent recurring net margin in 2013, while gross margin fell to 16.5 percent from 17.5 percent a year ago.

“The sagging in the gross margin was due to the lower sales volume generated from non-food items, which became expensive to the mass market due to the effect of the Sin Tax Law,” the listed firm said.

Consolidated net sales jumped 16.8 percent year-on-year to P38.55 billion in the first semester from P33.017 billion in the same period last year, on higher sales turnover of the 228 Puregold and S&R stores operating at end-June.

Puregold opened 15 new stores out of the targeted 25 stores targeted for roll out this year. An S&R store is set to open before yearend.

The supermarket operator had said sales would grow by a fifth this year from the P73.18 billion generated in 2013, buoyed by the opening of new stores and the acquisition of existing ones to expand its network.

Puregold had projected to sustain this year its gross profit margins of 17.4 percent and net profit margin of 5.4 percent seen in 2013.

The retailer plans to open 25 new Puregold stores annually in the next five years with bulk of the store openings located outside Metro Manila in a bid to serve more geographical markets.

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the increase in the number of aircraft from 44 in June last year to 52 aircraft this year. Cebu Pacific’s fleet includes the 4 new widebody Airbus A330 aircraft with a configuration of more than 400 all-economy class seats.

Cargo revenue grew by 17.3 percent to P1.437 billion for the six months from P1.226 billion last year.

Cebu Pacific recorded a net foreign exchange gain of P717.775 million during the period due to the

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Profit in the second quarter grew 14.80 percent to P1.39 billion from P1.21 billion a year ago.

System-wide sales, a measure of sales to consumers from company-owned and franchised stores, jumped 14.3 percent to P57.05 billion in the first semester from P49.90 billion a year ago. In the second quarter alone, sales expanded by 14.1 percent to P29.75 billion, driven by the 6 percent increase in store network and 8 percent same-store sales growth.

Same store sales growth pertains to restaurants that were already open at least a year ago.

It excludes sales growth from new store openings.

“Our latest estimate is that, despite the present product distribution issue, JFC will be able to continue to grow sales in the second semester of 2014 by the same rate of growth as in the first semester of 2014,” said JFC chief executive officer Ernesto Tanmantiong said.

Tanmationg assured the public that the company has taken immediate steps to augment delivery capability to its stores. The firm has tapped international experts and invested in additional resources to fix the systems upgrade problem “at the soonest possible time.”

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SURGING DENGUE CASES – 2nd District Provincial Board Member Mercy Grace Acain, Chair of the Committee on Health and Sanitation, delivered a special report on the surging rise of dengue cases in the Province especially in the City of Gingoog. Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez supported the findings of PBM Acain and encouraged everyone to do something about it.

JFC had said the limited availability of its products forced the closure of 72 stores across its stable of brands, representing 3.2 percent of its store network nationwide. Based on the company’s estimates, it failed to serve about 6 percent of its normal nationwide sales in the first seven days of August.

Besides flagship Jollibee, JFC owns the Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon and Mang Inasal brands, as well as the Philippine franchise of Burger King.

The Philippine business went up 14.8 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, while the international business climbed by 11.5 percent with Southeast Asia and the Middle East growing by 26.5 percent, the US by 15.3 percent, and China by 6 percent.

The Jollibee Group opened 108 new stores in the first semester, 84 in the Philippines and 24 abroad.

“Our drive to bring our brands to higher quality levels through continued product improvement, introduction of new products, more targeted marketing programs and better stores through renovation is sustaining robust sales growth. The organization is strong committed to make our brands and products even better in the future. In the next months and years, we will drive for an acceleration of our store opening in the Philippines and abroad, including our businesses in China and Vietnam,” Tanmationg said.

JFC operates the largest food service network in the Philippines with 2,244 stores at end-June. It was operating 589 stores abroad, including Yonghe King, Hong Zhuang Yuan and San Pin Wang, bringing its store network to 2,833 worldwide.

JFC has a 50 percent interest in joint ventures for Highlands Coffee (Vietnam, Philippines) at 78, Pho 24 (Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau and Japan) at 57 and 12 Sabu (China) at 12.

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immediately turned it off, since my immediate reaction was that it was out of step with the tenor of today’s world.

Not so this time when I was with him and in a place like Argao.

I immediately realized that his compositions expressed precisely what is native in us, what is indigenous to us. The beat, the melody, the pacing-somehow I knew they are the ones that would fundamentally characterize us as a people.

What I thought previously as out of step is actually an expression of what I consider as our foundational character and identity as a people.

This should never be considered as outdated.

It is part of our DNA, so to speak.

We would always have it. It is nice to realize this, because very often when I would be in the company of foreigners, like Spaniards, French, Germans, I would feel some envy because these people are happily proud of their well-defined cultural, historical and language identity.

Many times, I would not feel as much happily proud of my identity as they are of theirs.

Then it was time to go. And just like any ‘original’ Filipino, so hospitable to his guests, he gave me a dozen of the now-famous Argao “tortas.” Yes, I was deeply touched. And I learned precious lessons...

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Jesus Christ to change your heart by taking full charge of your attitudes and words everyday.

Then ask Him to give you the willpower and wisdom you need so you can win with your words.

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Xavier Ecoville opens ‘PANbag-o’ bakery

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o c ate d at the Xavier Ecoville community in Bar angay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro C i t y, X E M u l t i Purpose Cooperative (XEMPCO) opened their latest addition to their livelihood center, the ‘PANbag-o’ bakeshop on August 8.

PA N b a g - o b a k e r y is the first baker y of

XEMPCO and it opens daily at 5 in the morning to serve freshly baked bread to its customers.

The executive director of the Philippine Jesuit Prison Service (PJPS), Fr Eli Rowdy Lumbo SJ led the blessing ceremony.

Xavier Ecoville Project (XEP) coordinator Ryan Madrid and XEP enterprise development of f i c e r Ph i l ip F l ore s spearheaded the ribbon cutting ceremony afterwards.

Shirley Siarot, chairman of the XEMPCO board of directors, XE Homeowners’ As s o c i at i on ( X E HA ) led by Alexie Colipano and livelihood partner Emelinda B omb eo of Xavier University Student Entrepreneurship Center (XU-SEC) also graced the event with their support.

Bread and change PANbag-o bakery is the 6th enter prise of XEMPCO and it took two

years of planning before it was finally realized. Aside from emphasizing that its breads are baked on a daily basis, PANbag-o also connotes welcoming change. Pan means bread, and bag-o means change and freshness.

During his speech, Flores explained that PANbag-o does not only mean engaging in business and money-making but also enhancing the lives “ B r e a d s i g n i f i e s of the XE community life. PANbag-o simply members. means the new life of S endong sur vivors, a taste of change in their perspective and a fresh beginning to start new challenges,” Flores said.

Looking forward XEMPCO also dreams of establishing a PANbag-o branch outside t h e v i l l a g e . St a r t i n g up with a few support staff for its operations, XEMPCO envisions widening its scope and t hus prov i d i ng more job oppor tunities for community members.

In the meantime, XEMPCO wants to focus in improving the PANbag-o bakery.

XEMPCO management l e d b y i t s m a n a g e r, Marilou Alfabeto gives

extra time and effort in its operations and maintenance.

A l f ab e to s ai d t hat X E M P C O ’s g o a l i s not only short-term bu s i ne ss ma k i ng but the sustainability of the cooperative.

The opening of PANbag-o bakery is one milestone for XEMPCO— a sign of greater challenges to overcome with much greater opportunities for wholistic and economic growth.

Xavier Ecoville is a resettlement community for TS Sendong survivors located in Brgy Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City. It is facilitated by XU, the community members, the local government, donors and other partners for a self-sufficient and value-laden community.

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Montenegro said MinDA’s role is to identify the areas for the expansion projects of the companies and PBSP to get corporate members to invest in highly impoverished areas which are targeted to benefit the economic mainstream of the total supply chain.

MinDA, he said is working with other government agencies and local government units for the harmonization of policies making sure that these companies get the support or assistance, for example, in permit and clearances requirements.

Montenegro said there are already identified existing areas for possible expansion but the listing and documentation are still ongoing because the project areas must meet the companies’ needs and criteria.

He cited that there are companies looking for areas between 10,000 to 30,000 hectares or more for coffee, cacao, rubber and oil palm.

The infrastructure requirement is also one of the considerations, that is why the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is allocating 30 percent of its budget in 2015 to Mindanao. (PNA)

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remaining items” that need to be settled in the Bangsamoro law.

“Certain provisions that cover the Wealth Sharing and Power Sharing Annexes, precisely because they address different elements, we still have to agree on,” she said in statement yesterday.

The Annexes on Revenue Generation and Wealth Sharing, Power Sharing, Transitional Modalities and Arrangements, Normalisation, and the Addendum on Bangsamoro Waters and Zones of Joint Cooperation, along with the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro, are among the major components that form the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).

The CAB, which was signed on March 27, is the product of the more than 17 years of negotiations between the government and the MILF. The BBL is the legal instrument that will entrench the Bangsamoro region upon its passage into law and ratification in the envisioned core territory.

Last Sunday, the GPH and MILF peace panels ended a 10-day meeting in Davao City in Mindanao, Philippines that both sides said resulted to an agreement on “substantial portions of the BBL.” Mohagher Iqbal, MILF chief negotiator and chair of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC), has expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the 10-day meeting.

“Practically, we have covered the proposed [Bangsamoro] basic law from A to Z. We have covered a lot of ground, and we have settled a substantial part of it,” he was quoted as saying by the OPAPP statement.

Iqbal said the “sheer determination of the two sides to harmonize their ideas on the

draft bill was essential.”

“The parties were determined to overcome obstacles that came our way,” he said.

Both parties are confident that they can complete the draft bill a week from now.

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surveillance, recording and exchange of information for further actions to be taken,” Provincial Board Member Acain said.

For his part, 1st District Provincial Board Member Honorable Jabi I. Bernaldez who hails from Gingoog City expressed his sentiments as his two sons were victims of dengue.

“I would like to suggest that the collaborative effort will include not only the City Government and the Provincial Government but also with the Department of Education (DepEd). I believe that schools should be on alert because majority of the victims are students. Let us not wait for more victims because dengue is really dangerous!” he said.

As the alarms were raised, Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez has written a letter to Secretary of the Department of Health, Dr. Enrique T. Ona and Regional Director Dr. Aristides C. Tan seeking help in order to contain the dreaded disease. He also wrote Governor Yevgeny Vincente “Bambi” B. Emano to urgently appeal to direct the Provincial Health Office (PHO) to act expeditiously on the increase of dengue cases in the Province of Misamis Oriental.

Vice Governor Pelaez has also been making rounds of barangays and schools to discuss preventive measures against dengue.

As reported by the Regional Epidemiology, Surveillance and Disaster Response of the Department of Health – Region X, Misamis Oriental has the highest reported cases in the Region. As of 26 July 2014, Gingoog City reported a total of 233 cases compared to last year which has only 143 cases.

There is a 62% increase and there were 2 deaths recorded.

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100,000 live births in 2011.

Councilor Pajo said maternal deaths can be prevented by proper health care services.

SUPPORT To protect both mother and child, the law requires every family to ensure that their pregnant mothers are seen by a skilled birth attendant

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and to provide support for the pregnant mother and refer her to the nearest facility of her choice for antenatal care, childbirth and postnatal care.

Section 3.E. of the ordinance provides that in cases of imminent delivery, the family shall secure the safety of both the mother who recently gave birth and the baby by bringing them to the nearest facility for proper assessment and management.

Complicated pregnancies should be referred to the J.R. Borja General Hospital or any facility of choice by the patient.

Under the ordinance, barangay councils are required to provide transportation for pregnant mothers who are in emergency situation that requires urgent referral to a higher facility, to serve as local police power in their community for the implementation of the ordinance and to establish functional blood donation programs.

For its part, the City Health Office is tasked to oversee the implementation of the ordinance and provide adequate technical and logistic support in providing a safe and quality maternal and child health services. It shall also ensure adequate resources for health centers to operate effectively and efficiently. Another responsibility of the local health office is to establish a strategic Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEMONC) with the J. R. Borja Hospital serving as the Comprehensive Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEMONC) facility.

Meanwhile, the responsibility of barangay health centers is to ensure that every pregnant mother in the community is seen by a skilled birth attendant.

Each health center is required to install a pregnant tracking system and provide free and quality services for antenatal and postnatal care.

The center shall likewise provide affordable, safe and quality care for normal birth delivery.

The responsibility of the community is to participate in organizing a Women Health Team in coordination with the Barangay Council and Barangay Health Center staff to support pregnant mothers in the community, with the barangay health center as the lead agency.

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“The focal convergence strategy allows us to focus on high impact projects that are doable.”

For his part, Amenodin Cali said the system has put together ARMM agencies and establishes a process for better delivery of services.

“Under the bandwagon of reform, we duty bearers are bound to put things together, this is one big challenge for all of us,” he said.

The focal convergence system clusters regional line agencies along the following development areas: good governance and anticorruption, peace, justice and transition, economic, human development and antipoverty, and the Humanitarian Emergency Action Response Team (ARMM-HEART).

A focal person with a designation of regional assistant secretary has been assigned in each ARMM province, which includes Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi, to coordinate the implementation of ARMM programs and projects in the area.

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