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Volume III, No. 075

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Tuesday

‘Humanitarian heroes’ to be honored today

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AMBOANGA City–– The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and other UN agencies in the city will honor five local “humanitarian heroes” who have served during and after the September 2013 siege on World Hu m a n i t a r i a n Day, today See full story, page A6

PRO-10 marks 113th Police Service anniversary

By Cheng OrdoÑez Associate Editor

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The Regional Police Office here in Region 10 has joined the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the nationwide celebration of its 113th Police Service Anniversary Monday, held at Camp Alagar, here in the city.

Guest of honor and speaker during the ceremonies this morning was Misamis Occidental Governor Herminia De Mesa Ramiro.

Gov. Ramiro said she is pleased to note that the number of crimes considered as solved has increase in her province of Misamis Occidental, as well as in the entire region.

See marks, page A7

MEETING ON EDUCATION TARGETS. Misamis Oriental (2nd District) Rep. Juliette T. Uy shares a lively

conversation with Bro. Armin Luistro, Secretary of the Department of Education, with regard to ongoing and soonto-be commenced education infrastructure projects for 2014. The DepEd has 2014 targets of P160 million worth of classrooms and P7.083 million worth of arm chairs in the province’s second district. In the said meeting, Sec. Luistro also made a pitch for more partnerships for education in the near future. Photo courtesy of Bong Almonte.

DOH organized team to look into death of girl, 10

By PAT SAMONTE, Regional Editor-Caraga

BUTUAN City––The Department of Health in Caraga has created a fact-finding committee to look into the incident involving heart patient Yannary “Yanna” Chan, who died after she was allegedly turned away by the admission staff of Butuan Doctor’s Hospital (BDH) here.

Yanna was refused admission allegedly because her mother, Tutz Salarda-Chan, could not produce P30,000deposit. Yuma was brought here in an ambulance accompanied by Mrs. Chang and two nurses from San Francisco Doctors Hospital in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur last July 16, 2014 with a medical certificate and See TEAM, page A7

Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez and Party List Rep. Maxie B. Rodriguez (ABAMIN) leads the capsule laying ceremony for the construction of a cement dike along the Puntod River Basin. This project will cost P100 million. With the Congressmen are DPWH Engr.

Lilibeth Aparicio; Councilors Candy Darimbang, Bong Lao, Eric Salcedo, and Zaldy Ocon; and Kag. Joy Amarga of Puntod. Photo courtesy of Ken Dischaves

Lumads, businessmen met in Oro for business summit

By Sonny V. Sudaria of Mindanao Daily News-ARMM

H.R.H. Sultan Shariff Ibrahim Albani, chairman of the WPF-UNESCO, also the special envoy of the OIC to the Philippines, national chairman of the Unity for Revival Foundation, Inc. with Dr. Jonas Chau, the personal assistant of Dr. Romy Chan of Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Mindanao, grace the first Mindanao Indigenous People’s Business Summit at Grand Caprice Restaurant and Convention Center, Limketkai Center, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City, August 18, 2014. Photo by Sonny Sudaria

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Tribal leaders and businessmen gathered here on Monday for the 1st Mindanao Indigenous People’s Business Summit.

The summit, which was held at Grand Caprice in Limketkai in Cagayan de

Oro City, was conducted to discuss with the would-be investors who are willing to invest in agriculture, hydro power plants, and even in mining.

H.R.H. Sultan Shariff Ibrahim Albani, chairman of the WPF-UNESCO, also

the special envoy of the OIC to the Philippines, national chairman of the Unity for Revival Foundation, Inc. and other investors such as Mr. Mong Kok from Hongkong, Dr. Jonas Chau, the personal assistant of Dr. Romy Chan See SUMMIT, page A7

Four mild quakes jolt 3 Mindanao provinces MILD earthquakes shook the provinces of Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Ilocos Norte, Davao Occidental on Monday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the first quake with a magnitude of 3.4 occurred at 3:50 a.m.

The epicenter of the quake was traced some 18 kilometers northeast of Cortes in Surigao del Sur. The quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of one kilometer.

The second quake with a magnitude 3.4 occurred around 5:01 a.m. with epicenter traced some 15 kilometers southwest of San Luis in Agusan del Sur. The quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of 85 kilometers.

On the other hand, the third tremor with a magnitude of 3.2 occurred at 6:56 a.m. Phivolcs said its epicenter was estimated six kilometers southeast of Pinili inIlocos Norte.

Phivolcs said the temblor, which was tectonic in origin, had a shallow depth of 26 kilometers.

Three hours later, a fourth tremor with See mild, page A7

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Organic showcased in Kadayawan D

By TYRONE A. VELEZ

DAVAO City - Organic farms, herbs, and livestock that boost health and nutrition are being showcased at the Kadayawan festival starting August 13 until the end of August through an Organic Food and Product Fair.

The fair showcas ed a g r i c u l t u r a l p ro d u c t s from various small and farmer-producers of fruits, vegetables, herb vegetables and ornamental plants which were cultivated without using chemicals.

Livestocks fed with organic food were also showcased.

O n e o f t h e f a i r ’s highlights was the launching of a certification system by the City Agriculture Office (CAO) with farmers’ advocates to help boost small-scale organic production.

The system, called the participatory guarantee system (PGS), is an alternative product certification system that advocates say is less costly and pro-small-farmer.

Masipag advocacy officer Geonathan Barro said that the PGS has been a global practice that helps smallscale farmers with less costs, as compared to the more expensive standard practice of a third-party certification.

“The practice of thirdparty certification is costly for the farmer as he has to

pay 5,000 pesos annually per crop and per livestock,” Barro said.

Product certification is an assurance among the consumers that the organic product has passed the standards of organic a g r i c u ltu re . C e r t i f i e d products usually have a seal or logo from the certifying body.

“But with the PGS, the farmer would only shell out 500 pesos to have a thirdparty go to his community to certify his products,” Barro claimed.

Only minimal fees are given to the PGS team that involves a multi-sectoral inspection team composed of farmers, consumers and different sectors from the community.

“In a s e c ond - p ar t y certification system like the PGS, we are well-represented in the committee and our opinions and knowledge are recognized,” said Jose Ben Travilla, an organic

farmer and PGS inspector from Mlang, North Cotabato who visited the PGS National Conference a day before the PGS Davao launching. “Hence, PGS is more appropriate to our conditions, culture and capacities.”

Anita Morales, chair of the Davao City PGS and executive director of the METSA Foundation, said the PGS helps not only small-scale producers but also consumers.

“Having a PGS as a certification system will also ultimately help our ordinary consumers to enjoy safe and healthy organic products,” she said.

CAO officer Rocelio Tabay said they adapted the PGS to help strengthen the city’s organic agriculture program.

Barro claimed there are about 50 farm groups in Davao region that would benefit economically from this practice.

CAO also promotes the organic farmers’ products by facilitating the organic market ever y Friday afternoon at Rizal Park in San Pedro Street.

Barro said aside from Davao City, Quezon and Nueva Vizcaya provinces have officially adapted PGS where ordinances have been passed, technical committees were set-up and trained, and resources were made available.

“Majority of our farmers and producers are resourcepoor but with sustainable organic far ming, t he y may achieve food security at t he hou s ehol d and community-level,” said Dr. Chito Medina, MASIPAG n at i o n a l c o o r d i n at o r.

“Small-scale family farms have more diversity where surplus products become extra income for the family’s needs. By putting a more affordable and participatory certification system in place, these small producers can have a shot at the growing organic market.”

Another highlight of the Organic fair was the showcase of herbal vegetables such as those produced by Lourmon Garden which sells 34 varieties of organic vegetable plants that can be grown in one’s backyard.

The vegetables include celery, thai basil, parsley, oregano, rosemary, which See organic, A7

MDN: June 16-Dec.15, 2014

By Carina L Cayon

AVAO C it y - T h e Department of Energy has beefed up its advocacy effort with the local government units in the region in strictly enforcing regulations against the selling of refilled butane canisters.

DOE Undersecretary Zenaida Monsada recently sought audience with some LGUs in the region to draw up solution in ensuring that proliferation of refilling stations of butane canisters would stop as this has inherent dangers.

Monsada emphasized that the public must know that butane tin canisters which are usually imported are not refillable.

She b are d t hat t he Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) being refilled in used butane canisters is mixed with propane which is more dense than butane and has stronger explosion.

She said there have been many reports of accidents involving refilled butane canisters which are being used in cooking at home, in restaurants and in camping because of its low price and portability.

“Merong nag camping, nasabugan. Merong kumain sa restaurants, nasabugan,” she cited.

She added that in Davao City, one of the recent fires that affected 30 houses was caused by refilled butane, which pushed Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to immediately issue Executive Order No. 32.

The Order issued on July 1 this year, mandates the regulation and ensuring the safe practices of persons or entities engaged in LPG business by strictly c omp l y i n g w it h D O E regulations.

One provision of EO 32 requires the business persons or entities to secure a Standards Compliance Certificate from the DOE before they could be issued business permit by the city government’s Business Permit and Licensing Office.

Being the lead agency mandated to strictly enforce this law, BPLO has been given the directive to revoke

business permit and to effect closure of any establishment who fails to comply with the requirement.

EO 32 also authorizes BPLO to confiscate LPG products that are illegally traded, such as the refilled butane in canisters.

B P L O c h i e f A t t y.

Lawrence Bantiding said that the Order is their basis to issue business permits and to ensure that retailing of refilled butane canisters would stop in Davao City.

Bantiding assured to strictly enforce EO 32 as he warned merchandisers and retailers to only sell brand new butane canisters, and the public not to buy refilled canisters.

Individuals or business entities violating the Order could also be charged up to P6,000 in penalties and could face imprisonment, he said.

Monsada said the LGUs of Tagum City and Island Garden City of Samal have asked to pattern the ordinance of Davao City LGU during the recent meeting in the city which was also attended by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Bureau of Fire Protection.

“It’s only Davao City that has this ordinance on LPG regulations. Magiging modelo na naman ang Davao (in the entire country),” Mo n s a d a s a i d a s s h e emphasized the need for LGUs to strongly enforce DOE regulations to prevent untoward incidents in the use of LPG products.

“Kasi kung sa Davao lang, lalabas lang sila (illegal traders) ng konti, makakapag benta pa rin sila,” the DOE official stated.

She clarified that brand new butane canisters are allowed to be sold as long as the business entities and retailers have complied with the DOE regulations and LGU ordinance.

She said the public could easily distinguish a brand new canister from the refilled one by its price, noting that a brand new costs P60 while a refilled canister is only worth P30 to P35. (PIA-11)

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releases DAR turns over first CPWASH cashOWWA-12 assistance to 5 OFWs repatriated from Libya project in Lanao Norte CAGAYAN DE ORO -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Region 10 has recently completed and turned-over the facilities of the community-managed potable water supply sanitation and hygiene (CPWASH) project in Barangay Maliwanag of MACATIN-AO ARC in Baroy, Lanao del Norte.

It is the first CPWASH project in the province.

The facilities included two (2) iron removal filters (IRF), one (1) biogas digester, two (2) rain water collectors with one IRF inside and four (4) bio-sand filters were turned over to the Maliwanag MultiPurpose Cooperative.

The total project cost amounted to PhP 160,000 which covers the construction of water and sanitation facilities as well as trainings for selected members and para-engineers. About 210 households in the barangay benefited from this project, of which 132 households are agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).

By Allen V. Estabillo

Mayor Rosa Olaffson (left) of Baroy, Lanao del Norte beams while she holds a miniature replica of a CPWASH facility from Ester Salas of DAR-10 regional office and DAR-Lanao del Norte officials PARPO I Alibasa Andig and CARPO Alexander Lomondot during the turn-over ceremony in Barangay Maliwanag recently. Witnessing the occasion is Barangay Chairman Cesario Almerol (partly hidden,leftmost). supplied photo

During the turnover ceremony, Baroy municipal Mayor Rosa Olaffson expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the DAR for choosing Barangay Maliwanag as the pilot site of the project.

Furthermore, CARPO for PBDD Alex Lomondot

exhorted the members to properly maintain the facilities so it will continue to provide them with safe and clean drinking water.

He also said that the project could be the beginning of more projects to come.

CPWASH was conceptualized by the Department

of Agrarian Reform to install low-cost water supply technology and sanitation systems that primarily address the requirements of safe, clean and potable water for the ARBs and nonARBs in the agrarian reform communities. (Florence A. Ramos/ERS)

Pangantucan, Malitbog, Manolo Fortich and Sumilao, all from the Province of Bukidnon; and the Municipalities of Baloi, Linamon, Matungao, Pantao Ragat and Pantar from the Province of Lanao del Norte.

To date, 26 municipalities and five (5) cities were trained on Geographic Information System (GIS) since last year.

On the other hand, thirty six (36) cities and municipalities of the region which are not traversed by the major river basins will also undergo the same training on September 8-12, 2014. They will come from the Provinces of Lanao del Norte, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental.

GIS is a tool used to map the location of natural hazards and vulnerable sec-

tors and infrastructures in the society. It can also be utilized to analyze natural hazards and determine the options available to mitigate them and present the findings of these analyses and communicate plans.

DILG, under Republic Act No. 10121 otherwise

known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010, is mandated to capacitate local government units in the form of training activities under the thematic area on disaster preparedness. (FENDER RHODES B. LUMBATAN, DILG 10)

DILG to conduct training on risk map preparation Cagayan de Oro City - A week long free training on Risk Map Preparation through the Utilization of Geographic Information System (GIS) will be conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 10 for Mindanao River Basin (MRB) enclosed municipalities this on August 18-22, 2014 at VIP Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City.

Twenty (20) MRB-LGUs in the Region will be extended with technical assistance by DILG-10 in coming up with their own multi-hazard and risk maps on a community level. Target local government units include the Municipalities of Cabanglasan, Damulog, Dangcagan, Don Carlos, Impasugong, Kadingilan, Kalilangan, Kibawe, Kitaotao, Lantapan, Maramag,

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, - The Overseas Workers' Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Region 12 has released an initial Php 50,000 in financial assistance to five overseas Filipino workers (OFW) from the region who returned home earlier this month following their repatriation from Libya.

Marilou Sumalinog, OWWA-12 officer-in-charge, said on Monday the returning OFWs received cash grants of Php 10,000 each as part of the emergency assistance package set by the national government for the repatriated overseas workers.

She said the five OFWs, who were mostly from this city, were among the 79 active OWWA-registered workers from Region 12 who agreed to undergo repatriation following the escalation of conflict last month in parts of Libya.

Also known as Soccsksargen, the region comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.

“We’re currently waiting for the arrival of the other returning OFWs. Some of them are in Manila while the others are still in Libya and awaiting repatriation,” she said in a radio interview.

Sumalinog said they expect that the 74 other OFWs, especially those who are still in Libya, will be able to return home in the next few weeks as the governmentled evacuation of workers from the strife-torn Middle Eastern nation is presently

ongoing.

The Department of Foreign Affairs ordered the mandatory evacuation of OFWs in Libya last July 20 after raising the area’s situation to alert level 4 in response to its “extremely unstable political and security situation.”

As of Sunday, the national government already repatriated a total of 2,727 OFWs Filipinos from Libya.

Sumalinog assured that they have enough funds to cover for the emergency cash assistance of the returning OFWs in the region.

But she said only workers who were repatriated or returned home after July 20 are eligible to avail of the Php 10,000 financial assistance.

“Once they report to our office, we will immediately process their financial assistance and release them within the day,” she said.

Aside from the immediate cash grant, the official said the repatriated workers may also avail of other assistance packages under its OFW reintegration program.

She cited specifically the business loan program that is being implemented by the agency in partnership with the Land Bank of the Philippines.

Sumalinog said they may avail of livelihood assistance in the form of starter kits for their preferred or chosen small business ventures under the “Balik Pinay-Balik Hanapbuhay” program.

“We can also refer them to some local employment opportunities and possible deployment abroad through the POEA (Philippine Overseas Workers Employment Administration),” she added.

(PNA)

THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF BUKIDNON PROSECUTORS OFFICE WISHES THE PEOPLE OF THE PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON A VERY MEANINGFUL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AND A VERY HAPPY KAAMULAN FESTIVAL GREETINGS COMING FROM:

Fiesta Fun - Residents of Purok 2A, Linamon, Lanao del Norte, play a parlor game, Maria Went to Town, a race where boys wear a dress, carry a basket, and walk like a woman. It is one of the activities held outside the chapel to celebrate the feast of Sr. San Roque.

(MindaNews photo by Aubrey Llamas)

FISCAL JOHN S. MAGDARAOG Provincial Prosecutor Province of Bukidnon

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Ombudsman orders probe on solon, mayor

Bukidnon • Camiguin • Lanao del Norte • Lanao del Sur • Misamis Occidental • Misamis Oriental

By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

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AGAYANde Oro City–– The Office of the Ombudsman in Manila this week has ordered a probe on the various transactions of Cagayan De Oro City Mayor and the city’s Congressman of the first district here.

Mayor Os c ar ‘O c a’ Moreno is now being investigated for alleged illegal implementation of various projects and purchases of the City’s Executive Department which reportedly occurred just as Moreno started to hold office in 2013.

City Councilor Prexy

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MORENO

Elipe, Chair of the City Council’s Committee on Finance, Ways and Means, said that the order signed

by Ombudsman Jose Ronald Bersales, Graft Investigation and Prosecution Office, has directed the Ombudsman in Mindanao to determine whether Moreno’s various transactions involving the disbursements of government funds were in order.

The Ombudsman has acted on the Resolution No. 11690-2014, passed by the

City Council last May 12, 2014, for an investigation of Moreno along with the City Bids and Awards Committee and the Local Finance Committee, Elipe said.

In his many an interview with the local radio, Moreno has been saying that it is the responsibility of the City Council to approve budgets while it is the City Executive that determines on how and where the budget should be spent.

Congressman Rolando

‘Klarex’ Uy, of Cagayan De Oro’s First District, is also under probe in connection with the alleged illegal disbursement of the P 35 million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

Uy reportedly channeled the PDAF fund to NABCOR, a non-government organization (NGO) owned by Janet Napoles, which also re-channeled the fund to the KAKAMPI, another NGO under the umbrella of NABCOR. The Ombudsman in Mindanao has reportedly sent a graft investigator to Cagayan De Oro City to examine the transaction of Uy which reportedly involved the distribution of 382 sets of Livelihood Technology Kits to 24 barangays of the city’s first district here.

During the initial investigation conducted by Graft Investigator Liwayway Redonia, the list of the names of beneficiaries have been jumbled and were

not actual residents of the barangays in a certification submitted and signed by Congressman Uy. For instance, the name of Alex Dacer, the barangay captain of Puntod, who reportedly received the kit was already living in barangay Mambuaya in the Congressman’s report.

Dacer said that aside from changing his current address to Mambuaya, he was no longer a barangay captain at that time because “I am already a member of the city council.”

Dacer said he has already submitted an affidavit to the Ombudsman denying acceptance of the kit and involvement with Cong. Uy projects. “My signature was apparently forged,” he said.

Uy, however, said in a radio interview here that he has documents which he would present to the Ombudsman. “These accusations are politically motivated,” Uy said.

No ‘hilot’ without supervision skilled birth attendants TRADITIONAL birth attendants, known as “hilots” are prohibited from performing birth deliveries without the supervision of skilled birth attendants.

This, after the 17th City Council headed by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas on Monday enacted Ordinance No. 128242014, otherwise known as the Safe Motherhood Ordinance of Cagayan de Oro. The ordinance, authored by Councilor Dante Pajo, chair of the committee on health, aims to reduce maternal and child mortality in the city.

Councilor Pajo cited the increase in maternal mortality in the past years due to birth deliveries in homes performed by traditional birth attendants.

He said the enactment of the ordinance is also in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of the country.

PENALTIES The ordinance provides that traditional birth attendants who are caught performing birth deliveries without direct supervision of a skilled birth attendant will be meted with a fine of P2,000 or community service for the first offense; P5000 for the second offense or imprisonment of not less than five days but not more than 15 days. In case of death or other complications resulting from the act, liability shall be determined in legal proceedings by the court.

To ensure the safety of mother and child, family members, with the support of barangays, are required to refer the pregnant mother to the nearest facility or to her facility of choice for antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care.

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Graft charges slapped against NFA manager

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Regional Editor-Caraga

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AN Francisco, Agusan del Sur--The police’s Criminal Investigation Detection Group (CIDG) in Caraga has filed graft and malversation charges against the chief of the National Food Authority provincial office here and another official.

The charges against NFA provincial manager Gil Tabor and NFA warehouse supervisor Melvin Pacaña stemmed from the disappearance of some 1,800 bags of rice from the NFA inventory. The disappearance was discovered last month.

Supt. Randy Glenn Silvio, CIDG Caraga regional chief, said the charges against the two NFA officials were filed at the Ombudsman Mindanao in Davao City on Tuesday last week.

It was only Pacaña, who was initially linked to the NFA rice mess. Tabor was included in the charge sheet after warehouse guards at

the NFA warehouse in Bayugan City; and at least six laborers claimed seeing both officials at the NFA warehouse on June 29, when 550 sacks of rebagged NFA rice were taken from the warehouse and brought to Davao City.

According to the investigation, a logbook from the security guards showed that Tabor was at the NFA warehouse that day, Silvio said.

After an inventory of the NFA stocks in the province was conducted, it came out that a total of 1,800 bags could not be properly accounted for.

On his own Earlier, the NFA provincial manager said Pacaña acted on his own in ordering the withdrawal of the rice from the warehouse that he oversees.

“He did it on his own and he will face administrative and criminal charges,” Tabor told reporters in Butuan City following the discovery of the rice anomaly.

He said during that time that the withdrawal was unauthorized and that Pacaña admitted it in a verbal statement made to the CIDG. Tabor said Pacaña also admitted that the rice – worth P2.4 million - went to “unknown traders.”

Tabor has not officially

commented on the filing of the case against him, but his younger brother, Cagayan de Oro Councilor and lawyer Ramon Tabor was incensed and accused the CIDG of extortion.

The younger Tabor said his law office was criminally and administratively suing Silvio and other CIDG operatives, including Senior Insp. Dick Cale who headed the team of investigators that looked into the rice mess.

He said the CIDG “fabricated lies” to implicate his brother in the disap-

pearance of the 1,800 bags of rice from the Bayugan City warehouse.

Extortion Speaking to reporters in Cagayan de Oro City on Monday, Councilor Tabor accused a CIDG operative of extorting money from his elder brother.

He said the CIDG operative obviously included his brother so that he would be forced to shell out money in exchange for the dropping of the charges.

In an interview with reporters in Butuan City last

week, the NFA provincial did not categorically said the CIDG was asking money from him so that he will not be prosecuted.

But he said he and SP01 Nelson Yu Frias, a member of the CIDG Caraga, recently met at a bar.

“During our conversation, he offered to help me. He also told me that the CIDG has no money.

I told him the NFA has no money either,” Tabor said in the vernacular.

Harassment Silvio said the extortion

yarn was aimed at deterring the CIDG to pursue the charges against the NFA provincial manager.

“It’s a lie. It’s purely harassment,” he said.

Silvio said Tabor’s allegations came as a surprise because in their mobile phone conversation on August 1, the NFA provincial chief had assured him that none of his men came to ask for financial support.

“I asked him (Tabor) if there was any of my men came to ask money from him and he said no,” Silvio said.

He believed Tabor spun the claim to counter the graft and malversation charges the CIDG had filed against him at the Ombudsman.

Silvio said the CIDG would not be coerced by the planned filing of the extortion raps because they did not commit wrongdoing.

“He’s entitled to file a counter charge against us, but we are ready to face it.

It’s part of our job,” he said.

THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF MALAYBALAY CITY PNP WISHES THE PEOPLE OF THE PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON A VERY MEMORABLE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AND A HAPPY KAAMULAN FESTIVAL GREETINGS COMING FROM:

PSUPT. HENRY G. DAMPAL City Police Director Malaybalay City

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UN-OCHA to honor Zamboanga ‘humanitarian heroes’ today

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AMBOANGA CITY – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) and other UN agencies in the city will honor five local “humanitarian heroes” who have served during and after the September 2013 siege on World Humanitarian Day, today

UN-OCHA Zamboanga Hub head Ben Pickering told the media Thursday, Aug. 14, that aside from honoring five local humanitarians, the event further seeks to trigger more discussions on humanitarian work especially among the youth.

“The point (of the activity) is to start an awareness (on humanitarian work).

This is just a start (to get the discussions going),” Pickering explained.

According to Pickering, students from the Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU), Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) and the Universidad de Zamboanga (UZ) were engaged to nominate five persons who, from their perspective have demonstrated outstanding performance in humanitarian work for the internally displaced persons here. Criteria for selection include the four principles of humanitarian work: neutrality, humanity, independence and impartiality.

Asked why only students were engaged considering the possibility of partiality and biases for their nominations, Pickering

replied that “this is a modest activity, one that we can actually manage”. However, he stressed that they welcome disagreements over the nominations, since this is an indication that people would have become more interested in humanitarian work. Pickering believes that through this first-time event in Zamboanga, the interest and discussions would spread especially in the social media.

World Humanitarian Day has been celebrated every year in commemoration of the 2003 bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad where 22 people were killed. “It is a day to honor humanitarians who have lost their lives helping others and to those who continue to serve,” Pickering explained.

In 2013, fifty million people were displaced as a result of violence and other disasters. This is six million more compared to 2012.

Thousands were displaced in Zamboanga alone last year. “We need to reach out and gain more supporters for humanitarian work since the need for them continues to increase,” Pickering furthered.

He pointed out that

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of CONSORCIA VDA DE ARIOLA, who died on January 7, 1978, CONCORDIA ARIOLA, who died on January 2, 1986 FRANCISCA ARIOLA-FABILO, who died on December 5, 2005, and ESPERANZA ARIOLA-DUMAGO, who died on July 24, 2002, consisting of undivided portions of land identified as Lot No. 71 of the Cadastral Survey of the Butuan Town Site situated at Butuan City under Tax Declaration No. 08-01-0007-00073 PIN No. 162-01-0007-001-35 covered

by Transfer Certificate of Title No RT-948 containing an area of 188 square meters, is the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF THE INHERITED SHARES AND OWNED PORTIONS executed by deceased Consorcia Vda de Ariola, Concordia Ariola, Francisca AriolaFabilo, and Esperanza Ariola-Dumago’s heirs, namely, Olimpia Ariola-Estacion, Nicanora Ariola-Villasor, Cruza AriolaRosales, and Maria Cristina Ariola Dumago, selling, conveying and transferring the shares they respectively inherited, totaling 147.7142 square meters of above-described property unto vendees Agustin Ariola Villasor and Jean Senodivila Villasor for and in consideration of P357,142.90 and, selling, conveying and transferring a total of 40.2855 square meters of above-mentioned property unto Agustin Ariola Villasor and Jean Sinodivila Villasor for and in consideration of P142,857.10, per Doc. No. 214; Page No. 43; Book No. 29; Series of 2014 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Vincent Jose C. Fortun, Notary Public for and in the province of Agusan del Norte and in the city of Butuan until December 31, 2014 with PTR No. 0712823/ 1-02-14/ Butuan City.

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of spouses CONDRADO VERTIDO and SUSANA L. VERTIDO, who both died intestate at Kauswagan, Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte on April 19, 1976, and Yutiamco Clinic, Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte on February 16, 1991, respectively, consisting of a parcel of land (Cadastral Lot No. 610-PART CAD 121) located at Panaytayon, RT Romualdez, Agusan del Norte, covered by Tax Declaration No. 120-A, containing an area of 30,000 sq .m., more or less, is the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE made and entered into by decedents Condrado Vertido and Susana L. Vertido’s compulsory heirs, namely, Cesar L. Vertido, Vedasto L. Vertido, Carlos L. Vertido and Rodolfo L. Vertido, agreeing to settle and partition among themselves in equal shares above-described property, and, as heirs-vendors, selling, ceding, conveying and transferring unto vendee Raymondo G. Timtim, married to Candelaria R. Timtim, a portion of above-described property containing an area of 14,000 sq. m., more or less, for and in consideration of P50,000.00, per Doc. No. 300; Page No. 60; Book No. X; Series of 2013 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Jose B. Guibone, Notary Public for and in Butuan City.

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NOTICE

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) Zamboanga head Ben Pickering briefed local media today (August 14) on the significance of the World Humanitarian Day to be commemorated on August 19. The UN-OCHA, in coordination with other UN agencies here have engaged local students to nominate five (5) "humanitarian heroes" who served during and after the events of September 9, 2013. The five will be honored on August 19. (PIA-9)

humanitarians work in extremely difficult conditions, and many are subjected to violence themselves. “ The spotlight

is on the humanitarians on August 19. We honor them and recognize the very important work that they do.”

Pickering invited netizens to join the online discussions and use the following hash tags “#TheWorldNeedsMore

#HumanitarianHeroes” in social media, which is also this year’s World Humanitarian Day theme.

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Singson inspects Z3R project implementation ZAMBOANGA CITY - Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson visited the City Friday, August 15, to check on the status of projects being implemented under the Zamboanga City Roadmap to Recovery and Reconstruction (Z3R).

“The instruction of the president is to fast track the projects,” Singson said during the inter-agency meeting at the conference room of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Tumaga where he proceeded upon arrival at the airport.

In his state of the nation address (SONA) last July 28, President Aquino discussed about the ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the areas affected by the 2013 siege in Zamboanga.

He disclosed that residents of Martha Homeowners Association Inc. in Sta. Catalina can already return to their homes this August, while other projects under the Z3R program are under various stages of implementation.

Mayor Beng Climaco, who was present in the meeting along with Congresspersons Celso Lobregat of District I and Lilia Nuño of District II and heads of clusters under the rehabilitation coordination structure presented issues and concerns related NOTICE

Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson Fridays presides the inter-agency meeting to discuss the status of the Zamboanga City Roadmap to Recovery and Reconstruction (Z3R) projects. Attending the meeting are Mayor Beng Climaco, Congresspersons Celso Lobregat of District I and Lilia Nuño of District II, cluster heads, UP PLANADES representatives and other officials.

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to the Z3R implementation.

These include possible delays in reconstruction works for school buildings, health and other related facilities; the need to clarify how government funds may be given to private institutions; need to determine which agency may have access and how to the contingency funds component of the budget and the need to strengthen institutional arrangements and capacities for implementation.

During the meeting, the Cabinet official was also briefed on camp coordinaNOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Late RAUL C. VELOSO, who died intestate and without will or testament, leaving a One Half Portion of Parcel of Land, identified as Lot No. 562, w/ TCT CLOA-1790. Containing an area of 7,242 sq. meters, Located at Kilambon, BonBon, Catarman Camiguin, is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE. (Sold in Favour of MA. DUFFYNE B. VENDER and MARK DARYL B. VENDER) executed

by Heirs, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. GLYNMAR C. BALANGKIG, CPA, per Doc. No. 115; Page No. 15; Book No. 4; Series of 2014.

Notice is hereby given that the intestate of the Late EMEGDIO GALOCHINO, who died without any will, leaving A parcel of Land known as denominated Lot No. 728, w/ T.D. No. 0009448, under OCT No. P-3731, with an area of 2,193 sq.m., located at San Jose, Mahinog Camiguin, is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE (Portion Only). Sold in favor of Felix Dagani, executed by HEIRS, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. VITO M. CARILLO, Per Doc. No. 212; Page No. 45; Book No. 81; Series of 2014.

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tion and camp management by the Department of Social Welfare and Development regional director Araceli Arevalo and City Social Welfare Officer Socorro Rojas; temporary shelter by Assistant City Administrator Elmeir Apolinario, Ph.D.; permanent housing by National Housing Authority (NHA) Zamboanga head Engr. Al Indanan and road and drainage packages

by DPWH regional director Engr. George Sebastian.

After the meeting, Mayor Climaco and the two congresspersons ushered Sec. Singson to the project sites specifically in Rio Hondo, Mariki, Sta. Catalina, Kasanyangan, Mampang and Sta. Barbara to personally see for themselves the progress in the implementation of the project.

Singson urged all the implementing agencies— the DPWH regional office which undertakes the road and drainage projects, the National Housing Authority which is in charge of the housing projects, the DSWD

and the local government unit and all other agencies concerned to collaborate with each other to ensure the timely implementation of the project.

He also expressed hopes that the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex, RT Lim Boulevard and two schools being used as evacuation centers would be cleared of internally displaced persons the soonest possible time.

The secretary said the clearing of the evacuation centers could not also be done hastily as the government has to be sensitive to the cultures of the people and that the consequences should be properly addressed.

He disclosed that funding for the housing and the road packages are released on time and what is being awaited is the utilities component.

On the other hand, Singson said the president’s SONA promise to have the Martha, Sta. Catalina residents returned to their places this August will be realized as the project is right on track.

(Sheila Covarrubias)

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owner Lourdes Cue said are imported from the United States but were grown organically in her garden.

“You just water them once in the morning and give them enough sunlight, and they will grow,” she told Davao Today.

She had also stevia plants, whose sweet-tasting leaves serve as an alternative sweetener for diabetics.

Cue said she started this practice through the prodding of her daughter, an agriculture and veterinary graduate from University of the Philippines Los Baños, after her first venture in ornamental plants flopped.

But she said with this herbal garden, she had a steady stream of customers, mostly foreigners or expats who had settled in Davao City, and Chinese restaurant owners.

Cue has also taught and helped her friends in cultivating and doing business with organic herbs.

A s t h e K a d ay a w a n originated as an indigenous t r i b e’s c e l e b r at i o n o f harvests, the fair highlights efforts of health-conscious and farmer-oriented groups to earn and live green. (davaotoday.com)

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referral.

Her appeals falling on deaf ears, Mrs. Chan decided to look for another hospital for her critically-ill daughter who passed away while on the way to Davao City.

In a media release, DOHCaraga Regional Director Minerva Molon said she created the probe team in response to posts “which circulated in social media” adding that DOH-13 “has already conducted initial dialogues with the involved hospital’s administration to probe into the said incident which led to the death of Jannary “Yanna” Chan.”

Last week, Agusan del Norte First District Rep.

Lawrence Lemuel Fortun filed House Resolution No. 1379 directing an investigation on the alleged failure ot the Department of Health to implement, monitor and ensure strict compliance by hospitals and medical clinics with the provisions of Republic Act 8344 prohibiting the imposition of any deposit or down payment as prerequisite to a patient’s confinement, or admission, or the administration of medical treatment.

“Prior to this incident involving Yanna Chan’s death, there have been accounts and reports of hospitals and medical clinics’ rejecting or refusing medical treatment and support on account of patients’ inability to pay the required deposit or down payment,” Fortun said.

The solon also wrote DOH-Caraga to immediately conduct an inquiry on BDH’s alleged refusal to admit Yanna, “I respectfully urge you to act on this concern with haste and urgency as part of the mandate of the Department to monitor and enforce the provisions of the law (RA 8344).”

According to Molon, the DOH Regional Office had initial discussion on the matter on August 14, 2014 with BDH hospital administrator Dr. Maria Charia Estacio. “It was revealed that the administration only knew of the alleged incident at the height of the issue on 12 August 2014. The administration assured the DOH Regional Office XIII Fact-Finding team that an in-depth investigation will be done at the soonest time and that the DOH will be informed of these findings,” Molon said.

Dr. Glenn Tiangha, OIC of DOH-13 Regulation Licensing and Enforcement Division and head of the probe team, said that according to RA 8344, “In

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emergency or serious cases, it shall be unlawful for any proprietor, president, director, manager or any other officer, and/or medical practitioner or employee of a hospsital or medical clinic to request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment as a prerequisite for confinement or medical treatment.”

Molon said the factfinding committee would “scrutinize the events relating to the alleged incident.

The result or findings of the committee will be submitted to the DOH Central Office, specifically the Bureau of Health Facilities for appropriate actions to this incident.”

Molon assured that the public will be updated in due time.

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of Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Mindanao, Mr. Kaniko Takaaki of CocotecJapan, Mr. Kondo Yasushi, whose company is engaged in Chicken processing, and Mr. Buly Chaw Dhurey.

In his speech, Sultan Albani said that tribal leaders and landowners are behind with their other counterparts in Asian countries due to alleged manipulation of some erring big businessmen. He, however, did not name names.

He added that the problems on kidnapping, drug trafficking, artificial economic crisis, and unstable peace and order are driving away potential investors to invest in Mindanao.

“Now is the right time to wake up,” Sultan Albani told the delegates and participants to the summit.

“Let us move on and let us work together to counter those sabotage,” he said adding, “we will take this opportunity to sit down

and discuss on how we can restore quality of living, decent and worry-free environment.”

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She said this is a tangible indicator of the hard work that the police force has done to advance the welfare of the general public.

The celebration was also made as a venue in giving recognition to police units that performed well in their field of assignments.

The Unit Awardees under the Regional Director’s Streamer category are as follows: Iligan City Police Office for Achievement Award in the Campaign Against Organized Crime (PPO and CPO Level); Misamis Oriental Police Provincial Office for Achievement Award for the Solution of Sensational Criminal Cases (PPO and CPO Level); Regional Criminal Investigation and Detection 10 for Achievement Award in the Crime Against Organized Crimes; Regional Crime Laboratory Office 10 for Achievement Award for the Solution of Sensational Criminal Cases; and Regional Health Services 10 for Achievement Award for General Support Services.

For Special Unit Awards, the awardees are Lanao del Norte PPO for the unit with

the most number of firearms accounted (PPO Level); and Misamis Occidental Police Provincial Office for unit with Notable Accomplishment in the Campaign Against Illegal Drugs (PPO Level).

Special Awards was also given to Camiguin Police Provincial Office.

The awards were presented by Gov. Ramiro, assisted

by Police Chief Supt. David Ombao, deputy regional director for administration.

Police Chief Supt. Isagani Genebe Jr., regional director of PRO-10 is in Manila for to represent the region in the same celebration at Camp Crame.

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a magnitude of 3.3 was recorded in Davao Occidental around 9:09 a.m. and its epicenter was located at 16 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos and had a depth of 179 kilometers.

Meanwhile, Phivolcs said there was no casualty or damage reported from the four tremors.

It added that no aftershocks are expected as well.

The Philippines lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where 20 to 25 earthquakes per day -- mostly imperceptible -- are common, Phivolcs said. (PNA)

HAPPY 19TH FIESTA CELEBRATION! ST. EZEKIEL MORENO PARISH BAAN RIVERSIDE, BUTUAN CITY FR. STEPHEN M. BRONGCANO Parish Priest

FR. JOESILO C. AMALLA Asst. Parish Priest

FR. BONG P. ALAAN Res. Priest

THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MALAYBALAY CITY PROSECUTORS OFFICE WISHES THE PEOPLE OF THE PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON A VERY SPECIAL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AND A SUCCESSFUL KAAMULAN FESTIVAL

Case No; 2014-ARMM -001W

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For Issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH–Freight Truck service along the line ;Within Wao Lanao del Sur and from said place to any point in the Island of Mindanao, accessible to any motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of Four (4)unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on September 4, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s) Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

WITNESS THE HONORABLE PAMA P. DIMAPANAT, Regional Director IV, this 15TH day of August, 2014.

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Acceptance Special Gospel of the day: Luke19:110(Augsut19, 2014-Tuesday)Luke 19:1-10-And [Jesus] entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, [there was] a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that [way]. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore [him] fourfold. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, for so much as he also is a son of Abraham.

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State-of-the-art a​ erial survey redefines b​uilding p​rocess Volume III, No. 075

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AGAYAN de Oro City - Barring extreme abnormalities of today’s prevailing “new normal” weather condition, construction czars could have placed structures in safer places and evaded disaster-prone areas had they possessed the technology in the past and even before bridges, road networks and the metropolis had risen up to where they are now -- threatened by landslides and flashfloods, submerging them in deep waters and affecting hundreds of thousands of lives and billions of pesos in properties.

But nothing is too late Department of Public works when it comes to resiliency and Highways-10, commisand, much more, mitigation. sioned the team from the Thanks to the Depart- University of the Philipment of Science and Tech- pines’ DREAM program nology and the University to conduct aerial survey of of the PhilNorthern ippines special report Mindanfor bringao from ing up the May 1 9 state-of-the-art Light Detec- to July 10, 2014. tion and Ranging (LiDAR), Dir. Barroso’s office through the Disaster Risk shouldered the expenses of and Exposure Assessment the survey team, including for Mitigation (DREAM) fuel of the service vehicles, program. food and accommodation Soon, expect an evolu- of the team, “making sure tion of structures that are that tax-payers money will disaster-resilient with miti- go to the right projects​,​“ gating plans, and major proj- Sandra Flores, designated ects, involving movements information officer, quoting of bridges and highways to Dir. Barroso, said.​ safer grounds, which are Director Barroso assures about to unfold in Northern that with the result of LiMindanao.

DAR survey in their hands, The plan includes re- identification of safe areas directing or opening up of for infrastructure, especially​ new road networks through construction of roads and the aid of LiDAR airborne bridges, ​will​ subsequent​ly technology, which, practi- be treated with resiliency cally, redefined the map and mitigat​ion​. of the region for future Director Barroso reconstruction. quested for the aerial mapEngr. Evelyn Barroso, ping to also pinpoint areas regional director of the See aerial, page B7

Processed LiDAR data, from left: Orthophoto, Flood Hazzard Map and Digital Surface Model.

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Smart fires up LTE-Advanced Philippines goes ‘5G’

Two years after it pioneered the deployment of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) or 4G technology in the country, wireless services leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) announced that 5G wireless technology LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), is now running in the Philippines’ largest and strongest network.

Smart switched on LTEA at the Smart Jump Center in Mandaluyong City recently, setting the next phase of mobile communication technology beyond 4G LTE standards.

LTE-A, referred to as ‘5G’ by reports on leading global mobile operators AT&T and T-Mobile, delivers data from between 100 megabits per second (mbps) to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), or ten times faster than 3G services and more than twice as fast as 4G services.

By firing up LTE-A technology on its network, Smart joins only a handful of carriers around the world with an LTE-A network,

Co-founder and Chief Wireless Advisor of Smart Orlando B. Vea (first from left) during tests of 5G LTE-A in Smart, last year, where speeds reaching 209.66 mbps were recorded.

along with leading mobile operators in South Korea, United States, Singapore, Australia, and Hong Kong.

“Even as our 3G and 4G networks continue to be unrivaled, Smart becomes the first operator to leap into the future and put the Philippines at par with the world’s most ad-

vanced countries in terms of mobile communications technology,” said Orlando B. Vea, founder and Chief Wireless Advisor of Smart.

With LTE-A, a 10MB file takes less than a second to download, YouTube videos no longer have to buffer, and video calls are almost lag-free. But beyond speed,

LTE-A’s main feature is also its capability to allocate more network resources to users when the need arises.

Smart started testing LTE-A across the country in August last year, delivering results of more than 100Mbps in Makati City, in Boracay, and in Davao City during the See smart, page B2

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LaNor women’s groups receive livelihood assistance TUBOD, Lanao del Norte – Women’s organizations from the coastal towns of Sultan Naga Dimaporo (SND), Kapatagan, Baroy and Tubod in this province received livelihood assistance from the provincial LGU and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

The women’s groups belong to the Rural Improvement Club (RIC) organized by the provincial government aimed at providing skills training and livelihood assistance to home-based mothers to enable them to augment their daily income.

The livelihood assistance given were supplies and materials for their Bangus Deboning Project.

The assistance was received by the President and Coordinator of each of the recipient RIC chapters during a simple turn-over ceremony on August 12, 2014, at PAO Compound, Barangay Pigcarangan, Tubod.

Among the pilot RIC chapters that benefitted from the Bangus Deboning Project include SNDPigkalawag, SND-Sugod, Kapatagan-Poblacion, Baroy-Poblacion and Tubod-

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Tubod-Poblacion RIC President Maricel Buctuan receive the supplies and materials for their Bangus Deboning Project from Provincial Fishery Officer Nerio Piola during the turn-over ceremony on August 12, 2014.

Poblacion.

“We are thankful to Governor Khalid Dimaporo and BFAR for giving us this livelihood project complete with training and materials so we can immediately

start in this business”, said RIC Federation President Maricel Buctuan.

On hand to witness the distribution of assistance were Provincial Fishery Officer Nerio Piola, Kapa-

tagan Agricultural Officer Francisco Bihod, Provincial Aquaculture Coordinator Raquel Ensano and Provincial RIC Coordinator Rosalinda Ecot.

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Internet for all Ramon Isberto, Public Affairs head for Smart and its parent company the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), said that the recent development is part of the company’s multi-pronged approach in addressing the various needs for internet and data services in the market.

“The PLDT Group’s strategy has always been to create solutions that address the varying needs of all segments of our customers, to bring fixed, wireless and mobile broadband services where they really matter.

They may be delivered at different speeds and volumes, using a variety of technologies, and meant to respond to a wide range of needs of the market – but all of it is aimed at bringing the benefits of the internet to every Filipino,” explained Isberto.

This strategy meant deploying a combination of Fiber-to-the-Home, Next Generation Net-

work, Time-Division Duplex LTE, FrequencyDivision Duplex LTE and vDSL to bring internet to every Filipino home, and 3G, 4G, and 5G or LTE-A for mobile subscribers, according to Isberto.

“We are able to deliver all these high-bandwidth services and applications on the strength of our transmission backbone network, which is the most extensive and most resilient in the country. Aside from allowing us to commit to speed, our unmatched network resources give us the edge in terms of efficiency and reliability,” added Isberto.

Smart’s nationwide coverage is backed by PLDT’s fiber optic cable connection which has now reached nearly 90,000 kilometers, or more than four times than competition. To further strengthen this domestic fiber optic network (DFON), PLDT also set up third legs in its fiber loops in key areas nationwide, the latest of which is the Bohol DFON project that provided redundant links between the Visayas and Mindanao

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BARANGAY 25 MULTI-PURPOSE HALL. The new multi-purpose hall of Barangay 25 is finally completed. It is

worth P 3.6 million. A blessing and ribbon-cutting was done August 16, 2014 led by former Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano (center in the photo). In the photo, beside Emano are Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas (left), City Councilor Nadia Emano-Elipe and Barangay 25 Chairman Noel S. Ilogon. Barangay Chairman Ilogon said during an interview that he is thankful that his barangay already have a hall because in the past they only do rentals in different places.

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CEB’s 1H net profit surges to Php 3B

The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), reported its net income for the first half of 2014 at PHP 3B, an increase from Php 257M for the same period last year.

CEB’s Q2 2014 total revenues increased 33.7% year on year to P14.95 billion. Passenger revenues grew 36.3% to P12 billion as passenger traffic was up by 19.7%.

“Cebu Pacific Air’s net income growth in Q2 2014 was driven by increased passenger traffic backed by industry rationalization.

Yields also increased as we now fly longer sectors to more destinations including Dubai and Japan. As we served more passengers, we also noted a significant increase in ancillary revenues,” said Atty. Jorenz Tañada, CEB VP – Corporate Affairs.

The airline achieved notable Q2 2014 passenger carrying 4.7M passengers, an increase of 19.7% in the same period last year. CEB carried a total of 8.5M passengers in the first half of 2014, with flights approximately 88% full.

Ancillary revenues grew 27.4% to P2.2 billion driven by 6.4% increase in ancillary revenue per passenger and increased passenger traffic.

Cargo revenues also posted an increase of 15.7% as CEB carried 37 million of kilos of cargo, an increase of 17.7% for the same period last year.

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ficair) and Facebook pages. 30 Airbus A321neo, and 3 CEB’s 50-strong fleet Airbus A330 aircraft. is comprised of 10 Airbus A319, 28 Airbus A320, 4 Lot for Sale Airbus A330 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. It is one of the most modern aircraft fleets 1). 5.6 hectares with 2 hectares quarry with approved in the world. Between 2014 permit. and 2021, Cebu Pacific will

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Weeping and gnashing of teeth in 2016 CAGAYAN de Oro City–– We’re going through a period of voter anguish these days, frustrated about the erratic behavior of the leadership class, angry with plunder on a scale previously unimaginable, and sick of Epal (credit-grabbing) and other unchecked venality.

Faced with this frustrating drift in the national condition—about which there’s little or nothing we can do as plain citizens— the least we can do is mind our immediate jurisdiction, our barangay, which is the primary unit of our government and the foundation of our Republic.

To do so will strengthen and improve the dynamism of at least one of the 42,078 barangays that make up the basic foundation, the pillars, of our Republic. If enough Filipinos do the same in their own community, society’s stresses or problems will be mitigated if not solved entirely.

Practically every one of these pillars of our Republic is unstable and unreliable now for lack of tending by its constituents: the wrong people are minding its affairs while the rest neglect its governing processes, making it susceptible to hostile infiltrators and outand-out traitors. ***** The enemies of our Republic are many, known and others yet unknown. Their depredations are exacerbated by well-meaning but incompetent functionaries of barangay governments

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that milk their resources for selfish ends.

How is it, for instance, that as many as one-fourth of all barangays are reported to be rebel-influenced or controlled? And why are the rest of the barangays blithely trespassed by Communist insurgents, outlaws, and bandits, especially in Mindanao?

Too many Mindanaons are beleaguered by insecurity, disorder, or displacement because of this runaway situation.

Of the more than 11,000 barangays in Mindanao, how many are secured by their inhabitants? And how many are in disarray, incapable of coping with threats due to disorganization, neglect, or lack of leadership? ***** No community or barangay should feel helpless.

It has its own government, plus reinforcements at its beck and call—if not from the poblacion, then from the province or the region or the national capital.

But it seems armed ma-

rauders—of every persuasion, ethnic or ideological—can freely move into or around them without clearance, consent, or a squeak from the constituents.

And yet every barangay is properly the concern of its constituents—with the right to manage and control its affairs, to oversee its security, and to assure the welfare of every man, woman, and child within its jurisdiction.

The constituents are the stakeholders of the barangay’s economy, the stockholders of its government (which is a public corporation), and the citizens in whom reside the sovereignty of the state and the authority of the government. ***** But as I keep repeating, no one except trapos with vested interests are paying attention—exploiting its economy, free-riding on the community’s share of national taxes (IRA), manipulating its neighborhoods, especially the voters during elections.

All this takes place under the very noses of supposedly educated “concerned citizens” and “cause-oriented” civil society including churchmen. Are they blind or simply don’t care that their community is being bastardized and gutted by malcontents of their own community?

This frustrating, pathetic situation obtains in practically all of the nation’s barangays that collectively make up the base of our

Republic. It is a dysfunctional base for a democracy because only the people who know little or nothing about governance are attentive to its operations while the rest take matters for granted.

It is so wrong that the citizens who constitute the backbone of our economy—taxpayers, the majority stockholders of the public corporation we call government—are remiss in their duty to mind the governing process of their community at the grassroots. ***** As a result, the policies and operations of the community are determined by its dependent sectors—mostly undereducated, mostly nonpayers of income taxes, mostly under-productive, and many squatters—who account for much of our Republic’s overhead burden.

Thus the primary level of our Republic is weak, unstable, and ill-equipped to cope with the complex requirements of self-governance and local development. Worse, this weakness is exploited by political predators (traditional politicians, trapos) that thrive on the misery of the poor and ignorant, manipulating them while subsisting on communal resources, treating the barangay government as a sinecure or family enterprise.

This terrible situation persists because those who can check or neutralize their depredations surrender local governance to them, See weeping, page B7

Daily Inspiration “Life is an echo; what you send out comes back.”

Chinese proverb

Juvy Sarraga

Echo

Is this true? Is life really an echo of the messages we send out to those around us? Consider the checkout clerks in a grocery store, which one would you choose: the serious, grumpy or smiling one? I’ve notice that I tend to go out of my way to checkout with a clerk who is friendly and personable. Avoid grumbling, complaining, and gossiping in your daily thinking and interactions.

They’re the toxins tainting the poison darts coming back to you.

Catch yourself and monitor teh quality of the messages you’re sending out. How would you like to be showered with laughter and happiness? Send it out in boatloads today.

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Jail awaits Mayor Moreno WITH the anti-graft body, acting on the complaints of the Cagayan De Oro City Council has alleged questionable transactions of City Mayor Oscar Moreno, there are insinuations that the incumbent City Mayor would be the first City Mayor to sleep in jail in the future.

City Councilor Prexy Elipe, the chair of the City Council’s influential Committee on Finance, Ways and Means, said that more graft cases are up against Moreno in the coming days.

In one of his local radio programs, Elipe said that the Ombudsman has finally acted on the city council’s Resolution No. 11690-2014.

The resolution sought to probe the City Mayor, the members of the City Bids and Awards Committee and the Local Finance Committee relative to the various purchases of the City

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Cris Diaz Executive that did not reportedly complied with the procedural requirements.

“If and when, the filthy prison walls would be Moreno’s next home. Our battery of lawyers is making sure that all the cases filed against Moreno would be airtight,” Elipe said.

Elipe cited many instances where Moreno implemented projects without corresponding Ordinances and approval by the local

legislative body. The renovation of the city executive office amounting to P 3.4 million, the upgrade of the backyard of City Hall and the public Gaston Park, and the useless “Duaw Park” are among instances that Elipe made mention.

Certainly, the Ombudsman investigation would drop the “can of worms” involving dubious transactions at the City Hall, Elipe said. For instance, the procurement of “luxury cars” by Mayor Moreno has caught adverse public criticisms.

The unnecessary Consultants drain the city coffers of over P 600,000 a month for salaries alone. The sloppy garbage collection services have also incensed the city residents. There is a clamor to investigate the contractor, too.

Who is afraid of the prison cell, anyway? More-

no, whose background as a corporate lawyer, has adequate knowledge on how to spend funds. As a former corporate lawyer of a banking institution, Moreno also knows where and how to source out funds. Moreno is simply applying his financial expertise in the way he is spending the people’s money at the City Hall.

As far as lawyers are concerned, Moreno has nothing to worry at all. He has a son who just passed the bar, a legal counsel of the local finance committee that he sent to study in Australia while he was governor of Misamis Oriental. Besides, a quick look at the names of dozens of Consultants at the City Hall proved that these Consultants are also lawyers. These people would definitely fight “tooth and nail” in defense of their employer - Moreno.

Encourage employees to compliment each other.

Your example is a good start, but, pass on good comments that employees make about each other and encourage them to express appreciation on their own.

Keep it small and simple.

It’s easy to get overwhelmed and think that you need to start a new program or do something for every single employee at once, but you don’t.

Gratitude can be as simple as a handshake and a sincere thank you. Stop complaining and ban gossip.

Negativity drives out gratitude and will suck the life out of your team.

Don’t complain excessively in front of other.

Don’t gossip about coworkers, competitors, or business associates. These behaviors emotionally tax

everyone and create a culture of negativity in your office. Stop them now.

Don’t forget other rules of etiquette. Effective gratitude infuses everything you do. Remember to be polite.

Don’t interrupt.

Say, “Please.” Hold doors open for people. Include as many people as possible in activities and meetings.

All of these behaviors communicate your gratitude to those around you.

A popular axiom says, “Encouraged people achieve the best; dominated people achieve second best; neglected people achieve the least.”

Gratitude is the place to start building up your team—and your business— for success. How do you show gratitude for your employees? What have you done to build up your team?

I AM 61 now. I travelled all around the world. I met innumerable leaders in different companies and institutions. I experienced “good” and “bad” leaders.

My “good” leaders, just a handful, became my mentors. Each one in his or her own very special way. The others I sorted out. Forgot them.

Quitters never win and winners never quit! Basta!

My first leader’s motif --a publishing house manager, whom I met during my college time. This saying has been imprinted in my mind till today. As a result, when I started teaching German language in the Institute of Languages at University of Southeastern Philippines, almost seven years ago, I used this and other sayings to help my students remember the key points.

As I said before: a handful great leader crossed my path. In Germany, in the U.S. and lately also here in the Philippines. I learned a lot from them and their behavior. I also learned from negative leaders, those, catching people doing things wrong. Why don’t leaders spend at least an hour a week wandering around their operation catching people doing things right AND wrong?

Many leaders wait to praise their people until they do things exactly right.

Problem: one waits forever.

Up to now, I see a lot of unmotivated people at work or students at school, but I have never seen them after work or school! When office is done and school is over, people race to do such things that provide them with positive feedback on results.

My students in USEP are getting tired many times. I try to tell them, that learning is more important today

“second death” in hell with the murder of his brother.

Then, while this was happening in Vitas, Tondo, Manila, a lady-guard in Ilagan City in Isabela Province, Nelia Estrada, was being gunned down by a fellow security guard, Carlo Manuel, on account of an argument over Manuel’s P500.00 allegedly being stolen by Estrada. In Lucena City in Quezon Province, JO2 Eddie Esmeralda, a jail guard, was gunned down by two motorcycle-riding gunmen, for no reason at all.

-oooKILLING FIELDS THAT IS RP: In Caloocan City, Jose Umbaga, a 47-year old tricycle driver, was assaulted and killed with a knife by his fellow driver, Mamerto Regal. The reason? Umbaga resented Regal’s having enticed away two passengers who were supposed to ride with Umbaga already, so an

altercation ensued between them, resultin in Regal stabbing Umbaga several times.

In Plaridel, Bulacan, a 24-year old cellphone technician, John Peter Francisco, was murdered with a big nail in his left temple and then abandoned in a rice field. Attached to Francisco’s lifeless, but severely beaten, body was a sign, saying he was a drug pusher, and that his companion in his illicit drug trade would also be killed soon.

Then, in Bgy. Rosary Heights, Cotabato City, Mindanao, Engr. Oliver Samonte, 54, an employee of the Commission on Audit (COA), was peppered with bullets by armed motorcycle riding gunmen while he was on his way home. No motive has as yet been established by police probers.

-oooCAN NOT PNOY DO SOMETHING AB OUT

CRIMINALITY? Then, Ernie Antigua Jr., a call center agent from Mandaue City, Cebu, killed himself after his girlfriend left him. This suicide streak also claimed the lives other people. Sixteenyear old Jeric Lim hanged himself inside their house in Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat, after his father scolded him for failing to cook noodles as the father ordered him to do.

Then, a 47-year old pastor, Arthur Gillesania, also hanged himself inside their house in Banga, South Cotabato, after finding out that his wife was impregnated by another man, while he was working as an overseas Filipino worker in Kuwait.

There are more stories of killings and suicides around the country in just a matter of the last 24 to 48 hours.

The media reported many of them, but I am sure there are other crime stories that

Power of gratitude Gratitude is one of the most talked about and researched emotions. The benefits of gratitude range from psychological to physical to spiritual.

Having an attitude of gratitude can be good for your business, too.

Gratitude is the first step on the road to employee empowerment and motivation.

When was the last time you were sincerely thanked for something you did?

Think about how it made you feel about yourself.

Think about how it made you feel about the other person.

All those positive feelings can be present in your business and help you build a strong team. Gratitude doesn’t just have to be a bonus check or extra time off. Its true power lies in incorporating it into every-

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Bob Bare day business interactions.

How can you use gratitude to your benefit?

Compliment someone every day. Find someone who does something laudable and tell them how grateful you are for their efforts. Do this at least once a day. Make sure the compliments are specific so they don’t come off forced or fake.

A leader’s heart Have my say

Klaus Doring

than ever before. In the past, if a person was loyal and worked hard,his or her job was secure. Also during my time in the 1960s and 1970s or even early 1980s.

Today, the skills you bring to the party constitute the only available form of job security. When you stop learning, you stop growing.

In one of my previous write-ups, I mentioned: Dream hard but work harder. I have to rethink this.

How about this: Don’t work hard - work smarter. This saying is common sense, but not common practice as America’s best-selling business author Ken Blanchard voiced it out. If you don’t take time out to think, strategies, and prioritize, you’ll work a whole lot harder, without enjoying the benefits of a job smartly done.

As an ordinary worker or as the Big Boss.

Leadership and communication are two areas in which we can continue to develop virtually forever. +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me on Facebook or Twitter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or tune in to “Classics with Klaus Doring”, Sundays from 9 to 11 AM and 7 to 9 PM on 104.3 FM “Edge Radio Davao” or via www.myradiostream.com/edgedavao.

no longer saw print. Indeed, the question that we must all ask now is: what is happening to the Filipino people, Mr. President? Are we playing out the Biblical prophecy in 2 Timothy 3 and 1 Timothy 4? Can you not, as President, do anything?

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Can not PNoy do something about criminality?

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God…” (2 Timothy 3:1-4, the Holy Bible).

-oooCRIMES IN OUR MIDST: It was a tragic story, of course, the younger brother killing his older brother simply because the older brother refused to allow the younger brother to use the older brother’s house for a drinking spree with his buddies, but it was made more deplorable by the fact that the younger brother did not even see the

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Atty. Batas Mauricio need to repent for what he had done to his own flesh and blood.

Instead, Jesus Balachica, 32, fled from the crime scene presumably to go into hiding, leaving his bachelorbrother, Alberto, 45, bleeding to death, after he cut him off with a knife Jesus had been using to butcher pigs and other animals. Alberto died later, but, from the looks of it, Jesus actually “died” ahead, sealing his

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AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18) - You and a friend or colleague are so close you’re practically married -- and your great energy helps you to make incredible progress today! It’s a great time for you to see about making big plans.

PISCES (February 19 – March 20) - You feel totally overcome with emotion or exhaustion -- but you should also have some time and space for relaxation. Try to carve out a space that feels like home, even if you’re far away.

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When his off-the-grid best buddy Ben Baker (Zach Galifianakis) inherits his estranged father’s fortune, womanizing local weatherman Steve Dallas (Owen Wilson) joins forces with him to battle the legal challenge brought by Ben’s formidable sister (Amy Poehler), in the hilarious big-screen directorial debut, Are You Here, from the creator of Mad Men, Matthew Weiner.

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ARIES (March 21 – April 19) - Something small is easier than it appears -- so get it out of the way first and then build on your momentum!

It’s a great time for you to step up and ask for help from friends, too.

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TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) - You don’t feel quite right today -- but it’s just that you’re a bit out of sync with your usual feelings. Let them slide for the time being, as you need to make sure that you’re facing up to reality.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) - It’s not the best time to follow through on old commitments -- though you do have to do that eventually, of course!

It may be that you’ve got to tackle issues that pop up today before you can move on.

CANCER (June 22 – July 22) - You’ve got a lot going on inside you today -- and that may manifest as a kind of internal dialogue that you can’t shut off. Don’t bother trying! It should be enlightening and maybe even entertaining.

LEO (July 23 – August 22) - Your best friends are all lined up to help out today -- so make sure that you’ve got stuff for them to do! It’s a good time for you to drag out old projects that once seemed like pipe dreams.

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22) - Your fast mental reflexes help you to get a leg up on the competition today -- and it may actually persist long after you go to sleep tonight. It’s a good time to make plans for the future.

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LIBRA (September 23 – October 22) - Your big brain is shaking things up in a good way -- so make sure that you’re dealing with all the issues that you think are most important. Things are sure to get a lot more interesting as a result!

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21) - You need to move carefully today, especially where business is concerned. Things may not add up quite right until you look at the big picture. Try to get a new perspective as soon as you can.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21) You feel philosophical today -- so spend extra time pondering the big issues in your life. Don’t worry if you don’t make it too far, as sometimes making the effort is more important than reaching a destination.

CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19) - It’s the best time to communicate with your people -- so make sure that you’re in touch! Your energy may be a bit shaky at first, but you should be able to make yourself heard soon enough.

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prone to disaster in an effort to upgrade those structures that are often hit by flashfloods and landslides and for future development works.

According to Director Barroso the aerial mapping done in the Northern Mindanao is the first​nationwide, courtesy of UP DREAM through the DOST. The D ​ PWH-10 is said to be satisfied with the result of the LiDAR aerial survey, even as it, primarily, eliminates survey time being done on the ground.

UP-DREAM has three aircraft operating in priority areas nationwide. Two of the aircraft are here in Mindanao (Davao and Surigao) while the third aircraft, which was used to survey Northern Mindanao, is currently surveying Cebu.

The LiDAR acquisition team here in Northern Mindanao was able to cover Northern Mindanao coastline from Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental to Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental; the flood-plains and part of the watersheds of the major river basins: Tagoloan, Cagayan de Oro, Iponan, Mandulog, Iligan, as well as Agus river; key cities and municipalities of Gingoog,Tagoloan, Cagayan de Oro, Manolo Fortich, Iligan, Laguindingan, Lala, Kapatagan, Tangub and Ozamiz.

Jasmine Alviar, senior science research specialist for Data Acquisition Component, UP-DREAM Program, said Bukidnon has not been fully-covered by the survey due to frequent bad weather condition during the conduct of the aerial survey.

Dir. Barroso said they can already expedite plan work for having immediately available four major components in mapping out its project areas in the region. The four components consist of (1) Data Acquisition through aerial survey; (2) Data Processing

by UP; (3) Data Validation (survey of rivers); and (4) Flood Modelling (simulation of incoming floodwaters for early warning).

Barring major earth movements, the DREAM survey will

be the basis for DPWH project direction from now onward.

Efforts to survey the region started off in 2012 after Typhoon Sendong hit Cagayan de Oro and Iligan Cities, mapping out major plains, flood-prone coastal areas and Bukidnon, where the rainwater that rushed to and flooded both cities mostly came from.

DREAM Project undertook the survey with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), DOST-Advanced Science and Technology (ASTI), Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Astronomical, Services Administration (PAGASA), and the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD), the University of the Philippines-Diliman, through the Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry, undertakes the Nationwide Disaster Risk Exposure and Assessment for Mitigation Program (DREAM) Program.

DREAM aims to acquire a national elevation and resource information dataset in threedimensions or what is known as 3D at sufficient detail and resolution from which various base and thematic map features can be extracted; it also intends to operationalize the development of flood hazard models that would produce updated and detailed flood hazard maps for the major watersheds and river systems in the country; develop the capacity to process, produce, and analyze various proven and potential thematic map layers; and transfer product development technologies

to government agencies with geospatial information requirements.

The program can produce an up-to-date and detailed national elevation dataset at 1:5,000 scale with 50 cm. horizontal resolution, and 20 cm. vertical resolution. This is being achieved through the use of the state-of-the-art Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) airborne technology.

Aldrin S. Albano, planning and design engineer of DPWH-10, said with these information available on their drawing table, they can now expedite plan works, particularly in reviewing existing bridges and road networks, plains and elevations and, practically, what should be moved to safer grounds.

The Aircraft used in the aerial project is installed with one GPS, one LiDAR system, and one IMU instrument.

Airborne LiDAR system can collect point cloud data at a rate of 100,000 to 500,000 points per second.

It is expected that at the end of the two-year program, the need for LiDAR-based technology increases as development programs are provided to the people. In fact, the program is now expanded to Phil-LiDAR 1 - Hazard Mapping of the Philippines Using LiDAR Program: Data Acqusition, Integration, Archiving, Distribution and Capacity Building. This program is still being undertaken by the University of the Philippines with the DOST and the PCIEERD, said Nicolle S. Timoteo, research associate of the DREAM Program.

Acquisitions of LiDAR data is embarked by the Data Acqui-

sition Component on priority areas of the Philippines.

Moreover, Engr. Albano said the LiDAR mapping can also help DPWH in opening up new roads since the needed data is “immediately available” not to mention its effect on the aspect of sustainable construction for contractors.

“For instance, it is for us now to spot access road that will connect Bukidnon (province) to Laguindingan (in Misamis Oriental and where the news airport is now located),” according to Engr. Abano.

LiDAR made use of sophisticated and advanced equipment in its survey. The ALTM Pegasus (Optech Inc.), for instance, is a laser-based system suitable for topographic survey. It has dual output laser system for maximum density capability. The LiDAR system is also equipped with an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and GPS for geo-referencing of the acquired data. The camera of the Pegasus sensor is tightly integrated with the system. It has a footprint of 8,900 pixels across by 6,700 pixels along the flight line.

Plans were made to acquire LiDAR data within the flood plain. Each flight mission has an average of 15 flight lines and run for at most 4.5 hours including take-off, landing and turning time.

A total of 29 flight missions were conducted over Northern Mindanao -- Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental -- for a total of 111 hours and 46 minutes using RP-C9022 aircraft. All missions were acquired using the Pegasus LiDAR system.

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Feature “I-DALI Mo” Advocacy Campaign aspires for “Stroke-Smart” Region X

By Mike Baños, Editor-at-large

One in six people will suffer a stroke in their lifetime. With changing lifestyles, stroke has become more prevalent in developing countries like the Philippines and around the world, with stroke as the second leading cause of death. It is the leading cause of chronic disability in adults and the second leading cause of dementia.

Lower national income has been associated with higher relative mortality and burden of disease from stroke. One third of stroke survivors are left permanently disabled for life and three quarters are vocationally impaired. Such is the burden of stroke.

Last August 8, 2014, the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) launched a three-pronged counter attack on stroke with the inauguration of its 11-bed Neuro Intensive-Acute Stroke Unit and 10-bed Stroke Ward, dedication of the “AGPAS” (Active Group of People Against Stroke) Team , and the launching of the “I-DALI Mo” early stroke recognition advocacy campaign.

“I-DALI Mo” aims to ramp up public awareness about stroke and make Northern Mindanao a strokesmart region, with the capability to effectively prevent, treat and rehabilitate stroke patients,” said Dr. Arturo F Surdilla, MD, president of the Stroke Society of the Philippines (SSP) Northern Mindanao Chapter as he launched the Stroke Public Awareness Campaign.

“Every stroke patient deserves the best functional outcome,” he noted. “Thus, our “I-DALI Mo” (A Bisayan acronym for “I-dali mo ang pag-atiman ug pagtambal sa pasyente na na-stroke”) campaign will focus on four important messages: Prevention, Early Recognition, Effective Treatment, and Rehabilitation.

Figures from the DOH-CHD, NM (FHSIS) show while there was

a 5-year average of 15,868 cases in Region X (1999-2003) or 528.42 cases per 100,000 population, the leading cause of deaths for the same period was “Diseases of the Circulatory System” with 2,945 cases or an incidence of 98.07 per 1,000 population. Even more ominous, the number of cases had climbed to 3,842 by 2004 with a higher rate of 101.63 cases per 100,000 population.

Risk factors of stroke are often related to lifestyle changes: dietary changes leading to hypertension, obesity, hypercholesterolenenia, and diabetes; physical inactivity, cigarette smoking and alcoholism.

A rise in the systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure (hypertension) increases the risk of developing heart disease, kidney disease, hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis), eye damage, and brain damage following a stroke.

Dr. Surdilla, who is also the Director of Stroke Services and founder of AKBAY Stroke Care and Neurological Rehabilitation Center, said stroke is preventable through identification and modification of risk factors (Prevention); it is a brain attack emergency where early recognition and timely intervention is absolutely imperative (Early Recognition); it is treatable with specific and proven means (Effective Treatment) and not the least, the best functional outcome after stroke is achievable with optimal rehabilitation (Rehabilitation).

Dr Ma. Cristina Z. San Jose, in her first official function as national president of SSP, acknowledged in her keynote address that despite these significant advances, gaps exist between what we know about and what is done for stroke.

“Lack of knowledge of stroke signs and symptoms and the urgency of seeking medical attention by patient account for a major cause of delay in hospital presentation,” she

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The AGPAS team takes up the pledge to serve stroke patients.

noted. “Our mantra that Stroke is Brain Attack, Stroke is an Emergency, Stroke is Treatable and Stroke is Preventable has yet to be reach far flung areas. We need more stroke champions in the Philippines.”

Dr. Surdilla said even in advanced countries like the US, stroke statistics indicate that adults for 50 years old and above, 38 percent do not know where a stroke occurs, 50 percent do not know when a stroke occurs, 40 percent did not know the warning signs of stroke, 12 percent did not know of any risk factors, only 40 percent will call an emergency number when they experience stroke-like symptoms; and only one percent is aware of stroke as a leading cause of death. (source: www.stroke.org/ Stroke_Facts.html) Stroke statistics are even more depressing for developing countries where the incidence of stroke is on the rise due to decreased physical activity and dietary changes arising from a more affluent lifestyle and 60 percent of all strokes occur in low and middle income communities.

“The prognosis is poor,” Dr. Surdilla admits. “Some 30-35% of all stroke victims die, 35-40% will suffer a major disability and 10-18% will have another stroke within one year.”

Even in the US where advanced medical and health care is more prevalent, stroke statistics show that of those patients who suffer a stroke, 71% are vocationally impaired after 7 years; 35% are unemployable below 65 years; 31% require assistance with care; 20% need help with walking and 16% are institutionalized. (source: Framingham Study Cohort, 1991).

“SSP has taken steps to raise public awareness through advocacy and provision of health care services nationwide through the establishment of various chapters,” Dr. San Jose said.”While there are victories, much remains to be done.”

As a start, SSP is pushing the imperative to “Think Globally, Act

Dedication of the Brain Attack AGPAS Team with Dr. Ramon Moreno.

Locally” in implementing the following principles: acknowledging that Stroke is a “BRAIN ATTACK” needing emergency management, including specific treatment and secondary and tertiary prevention; Stroke is an EMERGENCY where virtually no allowances for worsening is tolerated; Stroke is TREATABLE optimally, through proven, affordable, culturally acceptable and ethical means; and most important perhaps, Stroke is PREVENTABLE in a manner that can be implemented across all levels of society (First Stroke Congress, 1999).

“The setting of care is important, hence the guidelines for establishment of stroke and critical care units,” Dr. San Jose noted. “Many hospitals are ill – equipped or unprepared to handle hyper acute stroke. We cannot undermine economics and lack or limited resources as major barriers to access and provision of standard of care in a country such as ours.”

Thus, the NMMC sought to address this crying need with its 11-bed Neuro Intensive-Acute Stroke Unit and 10-bed Stroke Ward, ably staffed by the “AGPAS” (Active Group of

People Against Stroke) Team.

“We aim to provide the best possible outcome for every stroke patient with our Stroke Services in NMMC,” said Dr. Surdilla. “Our mission is to decrease the incidence and morbidity from stroke in the region through clinical excellence, research and education with the establishment of the Stroke Unit & Stroke Ward.”

The Stroke Ward was established by simply designating some beds in a ward, where stroke patients go straight from the Emergency Room (ER) to avert any delayed stay in the ER which predisposes them to secondary complications like pneumonia and bedsores.

At present, stroke patients face a dismal 10:1 patient to nurse ratio and very often, nurses have no expertise in dealing with stroke, have no knowledge of routines, standardized tools or protocols, and have no facilities or equipment such as monitors.

Thus, the dedicated AGPAS Team was organized to fill the gaps in stroke care: meeting the patient and family upon arrival at the ER; assist with the ER assessment;

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coordinate and communicate with the team; screen inclusion/exclusion criteria for possible intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA)* ; update and educate the family; ensure stroke nursing for the patient from the ER to the Acute Stroke Unit/Stroke Ward; respond to in- hospital stroke alerts; and audit and communicate outcomes of the stroke services.

“The task to reduce the burden of stroke in the Philippines is formidable. With an aging population and increasing urbanization, we foresee a rise in the number of cases in the coming years,” Dr. San Jose stressed. “The burden of stroke does not only translate to a socio-economic burden on society as actual health care costs and productivity losses but also disability and impact on the quality of life (QOL) of the survivor and caregiver.”

She cited the “Life After Stroke” program of St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City where patients and caregivers are re-educated about stroke, taught of the importance of compliances and adherence, and coping mechanisms.

“Change and commitment should begin from within as expressed in the theme for the 2009 World Stroke Day “What I can Do,” Dr. San Jose said.

“As an individual, as a health care provider, as member of a team or a community, as a voter fighting for legislative change, there is no limit to the many roles as your imagination, time, and resources allow.”

“Aside from individual efforts, partnership and concerted efforts of both private and governments agencies and sectors, and institutions is needed if we truly want to achieve a stroke free Philippines. A perfect example of partnership and teamwork is what we are witnessing in NMMC,” she added. (*Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA), a specific clot-busting drug now available in Cagayan de Oro City, is used to treat ischemic stroke within the crucial first 3 hours (in some eligible patients, up to 4.5 hours) from onset of acute stroke symptoms).