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o less than the Executive Director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines was invited by this city’s premier business organization, the Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc., to grace its 1st Quarter 2013 General Membership Meeting March 21 at NHotel, Cagayan de Oro City. Ms. Cora dela Cruz, Executive Director of the Canadian Chamber, graced the Oro Chamber meeting and induction of new members. Dela Cruz hails from Tarlac, immigrated to Canada in 1971, and has dual CanadianPhilippine citizenship. She lived in Ontario, Canada, but moved back to the Philippines upon her designation as executive director of the Canadian Chamber. Ms. dela Cruz gave the members in attendance a bright look on the business prospects that Canada offers to investors from the Philippines and other countries. She received a warm applause after the presentation, supporting and promoting Canada-
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Philippine business interests. She has outstanding experience in the private sector in both Canada and the Philippines. Ms. dela Cruz, it was learned, has her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration f ro m O s i a s C o l l e ge in the Philippines and Bachelor of Administrative Studies degree from York University in Canada. In government she held a wide range of managerial positions in the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations including those related to the real estate sector, the tourist and travel sector, and the ITC sector as well as for legislation for business CHAMBER|Page 10
THE NEWLY INDUCTED MEMBERS OF THE ORO CHAMBER. (2nd from left) Shaun Alejandrae Yap Uy, Editor-in-Chief of The Cagayan de Oro TIMES; (3rd from left) Joe del Puerto Felicilda, Editor-in-Chief of Mindanao STAR Daily; and (3rd from right) Allan Mediante, Editor-in-Chief of the Mindanao Daily News, together with other new members are inducted into the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce & Industry Foundation, Inc., March 21, at NHotel, Cagayan de Oro City during the chamber’s 1st Quarter 2013 General Membership Meeting. The event is graced by Ms. Cora dela Cruz, Executive Director of the Canadian Chamber. Photo by Rolando Sudaria of Mindanao STAR Daily
VILLAR VOWS TO HELP EMPOWER WOMEN
eam PNoy senatorial candidate Cynthia Villar assured to help empower Filipino women because 50 percent of our population are women and more than 50 percent of our Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are also women. Speaking in yesterday’s celebration of the Women’s Month in Pampanga, Villar also divulged that 95 percent of the OFWs who were provided assistance by the Villar Foundation’s Sagip-OFW were women. Villar, known as “Misis Hanep Buhay,” is the managing director of the Villar Foundation, which has been helping our OFWs from different countries in the past 20 years. Some of these OFWs, Villar said, were maltreated by their employers, and worse, sexually abused and raped. Because of this, Villar vowed she would not stop helping women and empowering them to become productive members of the society. She remains thankful to Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda and other local officials for inviting her to the
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indanao’s first leading L.E.D. lights showroom in Mindanao, opened its doors on March 18, 2013 in Cagayan de Oro City. Pacific Island Renewable Energy Solutions is the Exclusive Philippine Sales and Marketing arm in the Philippines for Udeman Lighting, offering the healthiest choice in ecofriendly lighting on the planet. The showroom is conveniently located at Touch and Heal Spa, Atty. Sam Tan Building in Limketkai Drive, Cogon, Cagayan de Oro. Pacific Island showroom carries the UDEMAN products. Since 1995, founder of UDEMAN team began operations in the lighting industry. Through 15 years accumulation of professional experience in the continually improving of our marketing, service support, research and development, production and technical processes. UDEMAN has already established itself as respected European brand and has become a leading
provider of a wide variety of lighting products, to help you use energy more efficiently, saving you money and benefiting the environment in the process. Interesting to note, that among the LED lights products in the market- Pacific Island has the most competitive price as they sell on wholesale. Their services extend from ocular of your premises (residential, business, etc) to retrofitting your existing CFL products usage to LED systemgiving you a great relief in high cost of electricity bills. They also have streetlamps that will beat price, wattage and power consumption from sodium lights to more than half. Pacific Island also sells Photo luminescent “glow-inthe-dark” safety signages that have become a hit since it came out in the market. No need to plug in your safety signs such as the “EXIT” signs to an electrical source, rather it glows in the dark or brown-outs. They also sell, “glow-in-the-dark” evacuation maps for hotels and buildings at very low price.
CEREMONIAL CUTTING OF THE RIBBON. [L-R] Al Schurch of Pacific Island CDO, City Tourism Board Officer Rhia Rita Abalos, City Vice Mayor Acenas, Atty. Sam Tan., Pacific Vice President David Poley, and Promote CdeO’s Ralph Paguio. Photo by Shaun Alejandrae Yap Uy Arch. Richard Tan and wife Liezel, Ralph Paguio, SVP Cepalco. Al and Merly Schurch of Hyperion Renewable Energy, Madame Rhia Rita Abalos, Atty. Sam Tan, Vice Mayor Acenas, Kneifou Cesar-General Manager Pacific Island CDO, Gean Cesar of Pacific Island CDO, David Poley-Pacific Island VP and members of city tourism board pose inside the LED Lights Showroom during the grand opening. Photo by Shaun Alejandrae Yap Uy
A Look at World War II in the Philippines with Veterans Bank Traveling Exhibit at SM City GenSan GENERAL SANTOS CITY – With the celebration of Veterans Week in the Philippine just a few weeks away awareness for World War II events is on the rise and the people of SOCCSKSARGEN will be at an advantage as Philippine Veterans Bank’s World War II Traveling Exhibit in General Santos City from March 26 to April 14. The multi-awarded and much traveled exhibit, entitled “War of Our Fathers”, will be on
display at the 2nd Floor of SM City General Santos to captivate viewers with its wide array of orld War II photographs, memorabilia, and artifacts that pay tribute to the bravery, patriotism, and determination of Filipinos – men and women – who fought and died for our country’s freedom during the war as well as for those who survived those dark years. Since 2006, the World War II Traveling Exhibit has been on a mission
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to share to the public, especially to the youth, the legacy of our World War II Filipino veterans and the value of freedom which they fought for decades ago. It has been displayed in schools, museums, city and municipal halls, and malls in over 40 cities and municipalities in the country. Earlier this year, the exhibit was in Koronadal City as part of the Hinugyaw Festivities and more recently, it was on display in nearby Sarangani Province.
The traveling exhibit’s stop in General Santos City is courtesy of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines in partnership with the Municipality of Polomolok and SM City General Santos. The War of Our Fathers Exhibit will be opened today, March 25, in simple inauguration rites to be led by Veterans Bank President Ricardo Balbido along with Congressman Pedro Acharon, 1st District of South Cotabato; Polomolok Mayor Isidro Lumayag
and representatives from SM City GenSan and the local VFP district. Other bank officers joining the inauguration are VP and Corporate Communications Head Miguel Angelo VillaReal, Mindanao Area Head Tranquilino Morante, and Veterans Bank GenSan Branch Head Norberta Magtajas. The Veterans Bank World War II Traveling Exhibit will be open for public viewing until April 14, 2013 with no admission costs.
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BPI HOLY WEEK ADVISORY 2013 SM Accessories Summer Sale
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ank of the Philippine Islands is fully prepared to service the requirements of our clients for the coming Holy Week. We have ATM teams on call to respond quickly to the cash needs of our customers over the four-day holiday. We expect heavy withdrawals during this time so we encourage our clients to plan their cash transactions early enough to avoid the rush. While BPI and BPI Family branches and BPI Express branches in malls will be closed from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday, you will still enjoy the convenience of our 24/7 self-service channels : ATMs for withdrawals, Express Deposit Machines for deposits in real-time, internet, mobile
and phone banking for a variety of transactions such as funds transfer, bills payment and prepaid phone reloading. You may also wish to consider making purchases using Pointof-Sale terminals to enjoy the convenience of cashless shopping. We are also reminding ATM users to always be alert and take note of the Security/ PAALALA/ Safety reminders when using the ATM: -Check the ATM area before using it. If anything or anyone appears suspicious, leave at once. -Do not use an ATM that appears to have tampered card or cash slots. -Protect your ATM card as if it were cash. Report lost or stolen cards immediately.
-Don’t give your ATM card and PIN to anyone or write your PIN in your card. -If you withdraw in the evening, do use an ATM in a well-lighted place. -Never accept any help from a stranger or good samaritan. -Get your card, cash and receipt at once. Do not count your money at the ATM in front of other people. -Call your bank if you need assistance. You may also call our 24/7 Contact Center at 89 - 100 ( Metro Manila ) or 1 - 800 188 - 89100 ( for provincial areas, using PLDT landlines ) for your concerns. A Blessed Holy Week to All !!!
MSI-ECS bags APC Distributor of the Year Award for 2012
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re you ready for summer? Beat the heat in your most dashing ensemble of accessories that will complement your summer look! SM Accessories, the only fashion accessories authority, brings in the biggest sale of the season with the SM Advantage Sale on March 22-24, 2013! Present your SM Advantage or BDO Rewards card and get an additional 10% on top of existing sale offers. You can choose from eyewear, hats, bags, jewelry, and even rain gear for that unexpected summer rainshowers! What are you waiting for? Head on to the nearest SM Store branch near you on March 22-24!
Baby Company’s Baby Sale is on!
Photo shows (L-R) Jeff De Sousa, vice president for IT Business, APC by Schneider Electric; Cherry L. Centeno, AVP, commercial group, MSI-ECS Phils Inc.; and Jimmy D. Go, president/CEO, MSI-ECS Phils. Inc. during the APC by Schneider Electric Business Partner Kick-off 2013. MSI-ECS markets and distributes the complete portfolio of APC by Schneider Electric products ranging from AC and DC-based back-up power products and services, surge suppressors, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power conditioning equipment, power management software, and DC power systems, cabling solutions as well as precision cooling equipment, and professional and consulting services.
Baby Company’s Mom Card, the Must-Have Card for every Mom Celebrate Motherhood everyday with Baby Company's Mom Card. A must-have card for every Mom, members have access to exclusive privileges and exciting treats. Moms earn reward points, get discounts or free gifts every time they shop at Baby Company. For every P50 purchase, member gets 1 point. The more you shop, the more points you earn. Mom Card can also be used to shop using earned points, VIP access to special events, symposia and educational talks. Get your Mom Card now in any Baby Company store for P100 only with 3 years validity. Connect with us on our website at www.babycompany.com.ph and Facebook at babycompanyph to know more of Mom Card.
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Calling all Moms and Dads! Great deals await you in Baby Company’s Baby Sale. From March 1 to 31, enjoy up to 50% discount on a wide selection of your favorite brands plus get a free Zoo Bin to organize toys, books and more for a minimum single-receipt purchase of P3,000 only. Hurry and shop at your nearest Baby Company store. Don’t forget your Mom Card to earn points while shopping. Connect with us on our website at www.babycompany. com.ph and Facebook at babycompanyph to know more of our promo.
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Volunteer Organizations link up in CU Medical City surgical mission
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three-day surgical mission in Cagayan de Oro City for poor Filipinos with serious health problems is now being conducted at the CU Medical City by Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines, Inc. (OB Philippines) in partnership with Tulong sa Kapwa-PhilippineAmerican Association of Connecticut (PAAC), SHARE Foundation and CUMC. Twenty two medical professionals including anaesthesiologists, electrophysiologist, pediatric ophthalmologist, cardiac surgeon, OB/ GYN, orthopedic surgeon and registered nurses from the US are performing open-heart surgeries, pacemaker insertion, orthopedic and gynaecologic procedures, and pediatric and
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adult strabismus repair for indigent patients who cannot afford the expensive medical operations. “Our partnership with PAAC and Capitol University Medical Center will surely give hope to our kababayans who have life-threatening medical conditions and are desperate for surgeries that can help them live better lives but cannot afford,” said Dr. Kim April Pascual, OB Philippines’ Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “We are deeply appreciate the enthusiasm, dedication, and commitment showed by the doctors and volunteers who are joining this event,” she added. PAAC is also thankful for the opportunity to lend a helping hand and to offer their medical
expertise to ailing Filipinos. “This is the first time that PAAC joins Operation Blessing in a major event such as this. It is extremely rewarding to help our needy kababayans, most especially in rural areas where there is little access to this kind of treatment,” said Dr. Gino Ang, M.D., chairman of PAAC. Organized over four decades ago, PAAC has contributed to disaster relief efforts following Typhoon Katrina in the US and in the Philippines. Its charity arm, Tulong sa Kapwa, extends assistance to indigent beneficiaries through scholarships and medical/surgical missions. It established the Paaralang Pilipino, an summer-long educational instruction of the Filipino language, culture and
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Officers and Members of the Joint Surgical Mission of Operation Blessing, Phil-Am Ass’n of Connecticut (PAAC), Share Foundation and CU Medical City pose for posterity following a press conference at CUMC, 18 March 2012.
Officers and Members of the Joint Surgical Mission of Operation Blessing, Phil-Am Ass’n of Connecticut (PAAC), Share Foundation and CU Medical City pose for posterity with local media partners following a press conference at CUMC, 18 March 2012.
arts. It continues to support Camp Mabuhay North, a weekend camp for American families with adopted children from the Philippines. PAAC began its partnership with OB in the Philippines three years ago through a shared mission to facilitate and coordinate humanitarian efforts to and in the country.
The Tulong sa Kapwa 2013 surgical mission is the first partnership that promotes and facilitates the leveraging of medical and surgical missions in the Philippines. OB Philippines is a non-profit organization and the humanitarian arm of CBN Asia Inc., producer of weeknight inspirational TV program
The 700 Club Asia which airs weekdays over GMA News TV. OB Philippines welcomes partnerships and linkages with reputable local and international organizations, whether public or private, to make quality healthcare service readily available to those who need it the most.
Westwoods:
A Natural Enclave in the Midst of the Metropolis Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation (PODC) is proud to introduce its latest innovation in project design: Westwoods. Westwoods is an exciting and new premier subdivision in the Pueblo de Oro Township in Cagayan de Oro. Surrounded by the Pueblo Urban Rainforest, it is a natural and eco-friendly residential environment where you may also enjoy an urban lifestyle. Westwoods offers both lots only and house and lot packages. These lots are available at an introductory price of P 4,850/sq.m. Only five (5) minutes from SM City CDO, Westwoods features the following amenities: • Grand entrance gate and guardhouse • Clubhouse with function hall, swimming pool & cabana, and basketball court • Landscaped parks, playground, and picnic grounds with lots of trees and greenery all around • Jogging, hiking, and biking trail • Perimeter fence • 24/7 Security supported by K-9 and horse-mounted patrol • Wide and well-lit concrete roads • Efficient underground drainage system • SM-Forest View-Westwoods shuttle service PODC will be holding the groundbreaking of Westwoods’ entrance gate on March 22, 2013 at the project site. To know more about Westwoods, please visit the PODC Sales Office (look for Lyn or Weng) or contact PODC at (088) 858-8976, 09177004993 (Globe), or 09209477028 (Smart). You may also log on to PODC’s website www.pueblodeoro. com, check out its Facebook page www.facebook.com/pueblodeoro, e-mail pueblosales@pueblodeoro.com, visit Pueblo de Oro’s mall exhibits (SM City, Gaisano Mall, and Ororama Cogon) or get in touch with any PODC-accredited broker or agent.
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eligion-based celebrations have always been a part of Filipino culture and festivities. These have brought prestige into both the local and international scenes of Filipino Festivals that helped sustain tourist arrivals. Handed through generations, different practices of thanks giving, sacrifice and commemoration of the passion of the Christ took part in the annual calendar of Lenten activities in country. One of the top destinations of the Philippines in Northern Mindanao, the Island Province of Camiguin, welcomes devotees and pilgrims for this year’s Holy Week. “Panaad 2013” which is organized by the Provincial Tourism Office of Camiguin, is the religious activity which has gained a large number of yearly visitors because of its unique practice in observing the Season of Lent. This serves as an annual reunion where devotees flock to the island and walk the 64- kilometer circumferential road as form of sacrifice, either in fulfilment of a vow or penance for sins. The Department of Tourism Region 10 announces another year of Christian celebration in Northern Mindanao, the Panaad 2013. Panaad, which means devotion or a promise of a penance, is a holy week activity that starts with Palm Sunday on March 24, and will end on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. For inquiries or details, please visit/call the Department of Tourism Region 10 Office located at the ground floor of Pelaez Sports Center, Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City or contact us through (088) 856-4048/ (08822) 723-696/726-394. You may also call the Camiguin Provincial Tourism Office through (088) 387-1097 loc. 119 or 120.
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Turnover of school classroom in Nazareth Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez leads the ribbon cutting in the turn over ceremony of a recently completed grade six classroom at South City Central School in Barangay Nazareth. With the congressman are school principal Emmanuel Alingig, barangay kagawads Rodney Magno Quiblat, Henry Madria, Clarissa Guidaben and teacher Joy Pangan and students. ADVERTORIAL
Congratulations to the Liceo de Cagayan University Mass Communication Graduates of 2013
The Liceo U Maskomistas. [L-R] Maria Salalah Isabella Enerio, Chiara May Maagad Damiao, Christine Hidalgo Cabiasa [Magna Cum Laude and recipient of the first BWM Award for Excellence in Feature Reporting], Roselyn P. Paglinawan, Dyon Karlo Aguillon, Rosanchu M. Blanila, Jaquilyn Dela Paz Cagampang, and Denrie Joy Puyo Cabungcal.
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or the past week, I have witnessed a resurgence of faith. For the Roman Catholics all over the world, having a new Pope to lead the flock ignites a rekindled sense of faith and a flicker of hope. Pope Francis I could be the person the Catholics need these days to remind them of their faith and their obligations to mankind and to God. For people coming from other religious denominations, the Pope may not have a direct impact to their beliefs and practices but some of them have welcomed him and embraced this new c hapter in Modern Christianity. When these Latin words were uttered, "Habemus Papam" the world felt a rejuvenation of faith. In the days that will follow, for sure young Catholics will take a keen interest on their religion and will be reconnected with their faith. Even online, faith is also celebrated
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in a different way. I stumbled upon a website that compiles and catalogues different inspiring stories that are truly worth reading. I browsed through the site the other day and I got hooked for hours! This unique website c hronicles the various depths of human kindness, compassion and selfless love. People from all over the world shared their take on philanthropy and even ordinary acts of kindness were given a moment to become a source of inspiration. Reading through those amazing stories uplifted my spirit and allowed me to realize and confirm that there is still goodness left in the world. For every hatred sown, there is still a kind spirit that blooms. Speaking of goodness, even here in the city of Cagayan de Oro where violence seems to take center stage very recently, faith and kindness still exist.
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Points of View I saw these personally as I took part in the campaign to raise awareness for the three advocacies of the university that I work in. I saw people who selflessly give a portion of their money just so they can help sustain the programs we are supporting. For a mere P50 to thousands of pesos from one donor, I saw and felt the love they are willing to impart so that others can have better lives. Charity is still very muc h alive I should say. The feeling of having been part of suc h a wonderful and worthwhile endeavor takes away all the stress and worries that I have gone through. The experience is definitely priceless and the thought of becoming a c hannel of c hange is our bliss! There is more to be done in order for the projects to become successful. There is still a substantial amount needed to be raised in order for the programs to really work to its fullest but with the help of other passionate people who are one with our project, and then everything will go on as planned. All we have to do is keep the faith. It dawned on me that even in the midst of all the c hallenges we all are facing, there is always that one person, one story or one instance that allows
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Womb Casts A Gathering of Women Artists in Mindanao March 15-31, 2013 Capitol University Museum of Three Cultures Art Gallery
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us to realize that there is nothing to worry about. An inspirational jumpstart that reminds us that Life is still good no matter what. All we have to do is believe and have faith. As we take a break to reflect during the obser vance of the Holy Week, may we all become grateful of the lives we are now living and open up our minds and hearts to the endless possibilities that life is offering us. Faith in all forms is what we all need to become better, to become stronger and become truly human.
gathering has long been decided for the women artists of Mindanao, with or without an official month blocked in the world calendar for them. For Melissa Abuga-a, artist and leader of this band of sorts, it is an occasion that is timeless and therefore, perpetually timely. She is frequently caught quoting the installation artist Ana Mendieta on the overwhelming feeling of “having been cast from the womb”. This exhibition is homage to the idea. While the experience of womb exit is not exclusive to all women-kin, the natural role of “casting” from it is anatomically pre-assigned and the burden, honor, and inspiration to shape metaphors of the material and essential utero becomes a birth right, a creative responsibility. The act, the process of creating as a woman predicts a range of treatments and the works spell it in canvases that move between two poles. There is the clean, the minimal, the obstinate methodical, and the affected, emotional, magical, and mythic, with a proclivity towards the chaotic appearing in imagemaking that is upfront, raw, or subtle, depending on the womb-man-artist. The possibilities are e n d l e s s, t h e ex p e r i e n c e intellectual and inevitably hormonal. The female for m is exhibited in stylisms so varied,
Thank you once again “Thank you for playing my music, Thank you for singing my song, thank you for sharing a moment cause with you I feel I really belong...” These are the first few lines of the graduation song for our graduating class this year. The first time our students heard of it, some already became emotional during the rehearsals how much more on the graduation day? I’m sure it will not only be the students who will be teary eyed but as well as the parents and faculty. For the lowerclassmen it’s a step forward for the next level but for the graduating class it’s a leap for the next season of your life. Before doing that, just don’t forget to close the present chapter of your life and make the most of the time that day because you’ll never know when you will see these faces again. Being grateful to everyone is a sign of appreciation because one way or another, the faculty and staff has helped you over the years. We are all blessed in the process and it’s not only the students who learn but including us the teachers we also learn so much from you. As a teacher, I am grateful for the opportunity throughout the year to share the knowledge and expertise that God has gifted me and allowed me to develop over the years. Your hard work in class is never in vain
because it’s an investment for a lifetime. The discipline, courage, perseverance, patience and humility are some of the characteristics that should be inculcated in our lives because no matter how intellectual or technically skilled you are you can never be truly successful in anything you do without developing such characteristics within. In singing, the very first skill that you should master is breathing for “correct breathing” is the foundation for other techniques in becoming a good singer likewise in life self discipline is a foundational step in acquiring courage, perseverance, patience and etc. This school year some of my students are moving up and I am excited to see them up on stage because I have seen them persevere whether in learning how to sing or finishing up their academic requirements, having the courage to stand for the recital or having the courage for oral recitations and managing the time between your academics and afterschool program was never easy, but take heart because sooner or later you will reap what you have sown. Lastly, I salute to all the parents for your full support, training your child early in life will surely give them a more solid foundation not only in academics but moreover in acquiring important life principles that they will bring wherever they will be as they move out from the four walls of their classrooms. Congratulations Batch 2013!
it is initially violent but slowly, and ultimately poetic. The naked form becomes the landscape of a man’s wor ld in F er nandez, the supple skin of sex, conflict, a territory marked by bloom and bed stains, and some time captivity. In Abuga-a’s “Fertile”, a woman turns a naked back to the room. She does not show face but shows her insides, bulbous and liquid, the stuff of creation. Secuban’s “Adam’s Apple and Desire” restates Genesis, dramatizes Eve, and places a fullness of intention and knowing in her apple, in her hand. Jumalon, on the one hand, shows the lower torso and hip of an “Acrobat” in mid-air, in flight. The charcoal image looks like a cross-section of the back-bending, hip-displacing circus act of woman-work, a task not for the faint-hearted, so metaphor-heavy, it needs dampening in black and white drawing. But there is respite for both the excited eye and the cart wheeling nude. Holazo’s “Stream of Consciousness” rests the female form down. Done in translucents and pastels, the naked for m reclines, rests her arc hes, and becomes a sunset horizon. The exhibit r uns from March 15 to 31, 2013 at the Capitol University Museum of Three Cultures Art Gallery, with an opening performance, “Trying Stillness” by Angely Chi of Davao.
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By Dr. Adonis Agcopra MBA, RFC®
What Is Your Money Behavior? Earl Nightingale once said: “Before you can achieve the kind of life you want, you must think, act, talk and conduct yourself in all of your affairs as would the person you wish to become.” In the psychology of money, the behavior of spending is no exception. Your money mindset is what you become. People are generally classified into three equations of behavioral spending patterns. Equation A: INCOME – EXPENSE = SAVINGS. Most individuals belong to this group. What is left of their income after all the expenses have been deducted becomes their savings. For most, it usually doesn’t amount to much since the discipline of strict budgeting and forced saving is dearth and in need of significant improvement. Emphasis is less on savings but more on expenses. At the very least, they are a bit better off than those who never even have meager savings to start with. Equation B: EXPENSES – INCOME = DEBT. People in this group are those who don't pay much particular attention to what their spending levels are. They think of spending first, often exceeding their budget at the month’s end only to realize that when the salary arrives, it is not even enough to pay off what was spent! The net deficit becomes a debt that often grows out of proportion in due time. This is your usual impulsive credit card shopaholic whose motto is "shop-till-you-drop." Credit card expenses steadily pile up and balloon out of proportion. And not a few are forced to find themselves in personal bankruptcy! Equation C: INCOME – SAVINGS = EXPENSE. This group consists of the true savers. They “pay themselves first,” regularly allocating a specific amount or percentage of their income as forced savings. Savings is seriously prioritized and what’s left after savings has been allocated becomes their budgeted expense. They live strictly within their means, though are consciously seeking ways to continuously increase their means. They often become the "millionaires next door." Ask yourself these questions today: “In which of the three personal behavioral spending patterns do I belong? Which one do I intend to become?” Get the proper money mindset. Act now!
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eard of a master story line that has shifted from trading exotic Durian Fruits and exporting Bananas to trading faces? Davao’s booming travel and convention market has undergone a massive shift since the Asian financial crisis that has affected the Philippines some twelve years ago. This game changing face can best be demonstrated from the skylines of the city that has seen new hotels, malls, convention centers and high rise building development. Davao City’s new age brought stabilized trading to the tourism industry with new investors assimilated into the wave, viewing new perspective in the property development started by SM Prime Properties for bringing shopping and leisure in one roof with their SMX Convention Center located at the third floor of SM Premier backstopped with a new 5-star Radisson Inn operated by the Carlson hotel brand. Other Manila based developers have joined hands with known Davao landowners to bring the Ayala Abreeza Mall into the picture with the soon to open Seda Hotel along J. P. Laurel Avenue, in Lanang, Davao City. In some other regions in
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Mindanao, both the private and public sector are struggling to keep pace with the shifting sands of time. Tourism in these areas have experienced the blow hot and cold bubbles over environmental threat and damage caused by mining, illegal logging and gravel quarrying that has destroyed natural landscape and tilted the balance of the flora and fauna in many habitat. In Cagayan de Oro, recent crime wave has hit the city that cries for Police vigilance and good governance to deter criminality. Crisis in air travel is also looming as the Department of Transportation and Communication will force the issue to open the Laguindingan Airport this April 30 sands the air navigational landing equipment and the completion of the road widening in the trajected routes. Over the last two years, passenger’s arrival and departure at the Lumbia Airport has consistently grown in numbers exceeding the eight hundred thousand mark and projected to reach one million towards the end of 2014. The deployment of more aircrafts with the low cost transport competition enabled new
travelers to travel faster by air. More than 50% of those arriving and departing passengers at the local airport availed of the airlines advance ticket sales. Price in travel is a consideration with disposable income and access to credit facilities continues to flourish. With the Philippines 6.6% economic growth last year, the tourism economic benefited in terms of domestic travelers which is growing by 15% yearly which according to President Benigno S. Aquino III in his welcome address to the Micecon Delegates in Davao City last March 7, 2013 is expected to hit 56 Million in 2016. Of course the President’s pronouncement is based on figures and economic gains attained by his administration. Through tourism in the Philippines is the leading economic indicator, it cannot be sustained without mending faces with opposing forces to fast tract peace agreements in Southern Philippines. Government has to resolve back door territorial claims that has cost the loss of many lives and driven Filipino settlers from a promised land with shattered dreams back to their obscure beginning of having nothing.
Criminology Education THE CRIMINOLOGIST in the Philippines T Dr.Gerry J. Caño
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he provisions of Republic Act 6975, the enabling law creating the Philippine National Police, r e c o g n i z e d C r i m i n o l o gy Education as one of the fields that offer lateral entry opportunities to any qualified Filipino citizen to become commissioned officer with the rank of Police Inspector. Republic Act 8551 also recognized that Graduate Studies in Criminology as one of the educational programs required for appointment to the position of Provincial Director, or Chief of Police in the cities and municipalities. National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Circulars have also recognized Criminologist for lateral entry in line or technical services of the PNP. A licensed Criminologist also has a civil ser vice eligibility equivalent among the ranks of the police from Police Officer 1 up to Police Superintendent, an eligibility e qu al l y e n j oye d am o n g Lawyers. No less than the sovereign Filipino people, the Philippine Congress (House of Representatives and Philippine Senate), and the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines, have recognized the value and relevance of criminology education in policing. Let no single servant of the people, or agent of the law, question nor circumvent
the voice and the will of the people, as manifested in the mandate of its laws.
Competence on English language The English language should not be the yardstick in measuring competence in policing and in law enforcement functions. Let us open our eyes big and wide, for we have a lot of communities in the country that have enjoyed peace and order without the help of the English language. Let us be reminded of Sir Robert Peel’s timeless policing principle, “The test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and disorder, not the visible evidence of police action in dealing with it”. The observation on the ability to communicate must be clarified. Facility in the English language is not equivalent to effective communication. Problems with the English language are not tantamount to incompetency in communication or poor communication skills. W h i l e we r e c o g n i z e the value of facility in the English language, we should not forget the importance of being verbally understood. The pinnacle and paramount importance of e f f e c t i ve c o m m u n i c a t i o n is not achieving fluency in the English language but rather the optimum use of a medium that can connect to
the peoples’ understanding and comprehension. Do graduates of education, journalism, social work, and psychology speak and write better English? Let’s not be hypocrites. No college course in the system can guarantee t h a t i t s p ro d u c t s wo u l d have no problems in English communication skills. Even lawyers, doctors, PhD’s, and graduates from academies do suffer from English language deficiencies and incompetency. The Philippine National Police adopts the Community Oriented Policing System (COPS). The very kernel of this policing concept is to establish strong partnership with the community in order to bring optimum efficiency to police service, crime prevention, and maintenance of peace and order. Po l i c e m e n m a s t e r i n g tongue-twisters, idioms and all the nuances of the English language, do not necessarily make for good COPS. In all dimensions and facets of policing, creating more partnerships, generating more cooperation, and support from all sectors and stakeholders are the most ideal thing to do. The problem concerning the English language among our police officers, commissioned and non-commissioned, should
not be used as a bias against Criminology education or in favor of any particular college courses, because the business of attaining peace and order knows no language barriers. Conduct and Discipline T h e c o l l e ge d e g r e e s earned by a person have no significant correlation or any corollary effect to his/her attitudes, character, values, ethics, and morality. Morality and ethics can be taught. No amount of training in any field or discipline can assure moral uprightness, and being true to the ethical standards set forth. Perhaps, it would not at all be far-fetched to say that corruption has crept in every nook and cranny of Philippine society- be it in government, in business, in our educational institutions, and worst, even in religion and the church- the bulwark of ethics and morality. Does it really matter what course has the corrupt and the corrupted finished? Can we really pinpoint any single course that can assure the citizenry that its graduates would be incorruptible once they have joined the ranks of the Philippine National Police (PNP)? If there is such a course, then we must be in utopia. Our conduct and discipline are the unremitting challenges as a country, as a people, as a person.
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Eleven Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) and two municipalities from Northern Mindanao were recognized by the Department of Agriculture for their commendable performance and unwavering commitment to the advancement of the rice sector. The awardees were the municipalities of Opol, Misamis Oriental represented by Mayor Dexter B. Yasay (top left photo, right) and Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte represented by Mayor Benjie Y. Baguio (bottom left photo, 3rd from left) as outstanding rice municipalities. The agricultural
extension workers hailed as outstanding rice achievers were Sagrada P. Alvarez (Oroquieta City), Agnes Gracia Sue S. Butalid (Clarin) and Bonida A. Onos (Clarin) of Misamis Occidental; Emerita P. Capaytas, Fedelina M. Cuaresma, Manuel P. Sabillo, Fe A. Enriquez, Violeta B. Florin, Ma. Luisa Q. Gabutin, Estrella M. Morilla and Josefina J. Sabillo of Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte. The awardees received their plaques of recognition with P1-million worth of agricultural projects for the outstanding rice municipalities
and P20,000 cash incentive for each of the outstanding AEWs, which were awarded to them by no less than DA Secretary Proceso J. Alcala(7th from left) and assisted by Assistant Secretary and National Rice Program Coordinator Dante Delima (7th from right), Undersecretary Joel S. Rudinas (6th from left) and Regional Executive Director Lealyn A. Ramos (6th from right) on March 15, 2013 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila. (VANESSA MAE S. SIANO, DA-RAFID 10)
VILLAR... from Page 1 momentous event to recognize the important role being played by women. “The women is the sector closest to my heart being a woman and a public servant,” stressed Villar. She said it is always a pleasure for her to interact and be with her fellow women. “A s y o u k n o w, I personally advocate for the empowerment of women across all sectors. It is my belief that women play an important role in nationbuilding,” she said. “And I am happy that the leadership of Pampanga under Gov. Pineda share my love for women,” she further said. She said the country needs more empowered women because when “we empower women, we empower families and generations of people”.
She related that when she was congresswoman of the lone district of Las Pinas from 2001- 2010, she prioritized legislations that uphold the welfare of women and family. Among these pieces of legislations are the Magna Carta of Women and the Anti-Violence against Women and Anti-Trafficking against Women and Children Law. And as managing director of the Villar Foundation, Villar said she has been pursuing programs that would redound to the benefit of women. Her “Hanep Buhay ” campaign slogan promises job opportunities for women t h ro u g h h e r l i v e l i h o o d projects. “Nanininawala kasi ako na hanep ang buhay pag may hanapbuhay,” pointed out by “Misis Hanep Buhay. ADVERTORIAL
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VILLARS VOWS TO PUSH FOR HUBBY’S ANTI NO EXAM BILL FORMER Las Pinas Rep. Cynthia Villar on has vowed to pursue the proposed measure filed by her husband, outgoing Senator Manny Villar, which prohibits colleges and universities from preventing students to take examinations over unpaid tuition and other school fees. The former congresswoman, who is running for senator under the Nacionalista Party-Team PNoy, said this will among her priorities in case she wins a senate seat in the coming May elections. Sen. Villar belongs to the so-called “graduating senators” whose term of office ends in June 2013. Sometimes in October 2011, Sen. Villar, a former House Speaker and Senate President, filed a bill to keep higher educational institutions from implementing “No permit, No Exam” policies, saying it amounts to depriving students the right to take examinations. Villar’s bill, however, allows schools to withhold grades and clearances of students, and keep them from enrolling again until they settle their accounts. But Villar’s bill was not passed in the Senate although it was referred to the Senate committee on education chaired by Senator Edgardo Angara. It’s counterpart bill was approved on third reading in the House of Representatives. The senator’s wife, widely-known as “Misis Hanep Buhay,” said it is lamentable this ‘unfortunate’ incident happened to a young “Iskolar ng Bayan” at UP Manila, who could be the ‘key’ to take out of poverty her parents and four younger siblings. “Another life was wasted due to poverty,” said Villar who has also been advocating jobs for everybody to lead a comfortable life. To avoid another case of Kristel Tejada, who committed suicide after she was forced to file a leave of absence (LOA) due to unpaid tuition fees, former Rep. Villar also underscored the need to revisit and review the policies of our State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) to which UP Manila belongs, and the other
educational institutions in the country. “What happened to Kristel is very regrettable especially since she was enrolled in a government-subsidized institution mandated to provide high quality education to “poor but deserving” students. Just like other SUCs, UP has a regular annual appropriation from the national government. So it is necessary to look into the need to expand the government’s study and scholarship programs in SUCs. Do we need to give them additional budget so that students like Kristel would no longer be burdened to cough up money for her tuition fees?” said she said. She said there should also be a review of the SUCs policies for non-payment of tuition fees. “Perhaps, it’s about time to review these policies,” she further stated. She said Tejada’s suicide also showed the lack of access to education in the country. Imagine, Kristel, considered a “Iskolar ng Bayan,” being a student of UP, a state university, killed herself as she has no money to pay her tuitions fees. It’s indeed sad and a total dismay,” she added. ADV
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anila Archbishop Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle gave the commencement address at the academic convocation of Xavier University through a video message. The cardinal was expected to grace the convocation personally. However, he is not able to return in time after attending the installation of Pope Francis on March 19. Cardinal Tagle was the only Filipino Cardinalelector at the recently concluded conclave. In his 30 years as a priest, Cardinal Tagle has distinguished himself as a servant of God. He lives a life of humility exemplified by his loving care for the poor. He hosts the Sunday TV program “Pan Dasal” and teaches at the San Carlos Seminary, Loyola School of Theology, Divine Word Seminary and Maryhill School of Theology. He served in the Diocese of Imus in various capacities from 1982 to 2011, when he was installed as Arc hbishop of Manila. He is the chairperson of the Episcopal Commission on the Doctrine of the Faith of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, a member of the Office of Theological Concerns of
the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences and is an elected member of the Council of the Synod of Bishops. He became a cardinal in October 2012. About 1,800 students received their degrees in their chosen fields during the 74th university academic convocation and commencement exercises, March 23.
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