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AS of 4 a.m. yesterday, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 560 km East of Southern Mindanao (7.0°N, 132.0°E). It is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Visayas and Mindanao. Visayas and Mindanao will be cloudy with occasional light to moderate rainshowers or thunderstorms. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northeast with slight to moderate seas. source : pagasa

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Steag’s ‘unit 2’ now back online

THE Unit 2 of Steag State Power, Inc. (SPI) that owned the Mindanao Coal-Fired Power Plant in Villanueva in Misamis Oriental has officially been synchronized to the Mindanao grid at 8:58 in the morning on November 10.

The Steag managed to restore its Unit 2––the 105 megawatts (MW)––15 hours ahead of the schedule following the 12-day planned prevention maintenance shutdown that started on October 29.

On Sunday last week (4 November 2012), the Steag’s Unit 1 also came online 10 hours ahead of schedule, boosting power supply in Mindanao. Unit 1 underwent a relatively long scheduled preventive maintenance shutdown from October 6 to November 4.

Steag officially declared

Villar Foundation Managing Director and former Las Pinas Rep. Cynthia Villar thanks the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) for endorsing her as one of its “Six Senate Champions” for the 2013 senatorial elections.

Also in photos are (from left) Makabayan President Satur Ocampo and five other senatorial candidates, namely, Grace Poe-Llamanzares, Sen. Francis Escudero, Rep. Teddy Casino, Sen. Loren Legarda, Atty. Gwenn Pimentel representing Sen. Koko Pimentel and Makabayan Co-Chairperson Liza Masa.

Makabayan endorsement to boost Villar’s candidacy

the 200MW power availability at 10:02 a.m. on November 10. The precarious power supply condition in Mindanao is expected to substantially improve with the full capacity operation of Steag’s power plant, it said in a press statement.

The PMS activities were successfully carried out as planned and completed approximately 25 hours ahead of schedule for both units.

Carrying out the necessary preventive maintenance as planned and scheduled will bring long-term benefits

for Mindanao power consumers in terms operational reliability.

During its first six years of operation, SPI’s Mindanao Power Plant sustained an availability rate of 93.3 percent and a low unplanned online | page 10

Senatorial candidate Cynthia Villar believes inclusion in the “Magic 6” of Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan), which extols almost 4 million membership nationwide, will boost chances of winning in the 2013 midterm elections.

Aside from Villar, Makabayan also endorsed the candidacy of re-electionists Senators Loren Legarda, Francis “Chiz” Escudero and Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, and former MTRCB chairman Grace Poe Llamanzares.

“Yes, they will reinforce our candidacy rather than us reinforcing their candidacy,” said Villar.

She noted that Makabayan has several organizations and partylist groups campaigning all over the nation.

“Of course, we hope to get the support of members and supporters of the organizations under Makabayan,” said Villar.

Makabayan is a political coalition of 11 party list organizations namely: Bayan Muna, Anakpawis, Gabriela Women’s Party, Migrante, Courage, Akap Bata, Kabataan, Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), Piston, Katribu, villar | page 10

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Brunei mission explores site for Phividec LNG

By Mike Baños of Mindanao Daily News

THE energy mix in Mindanao could be further diversified with natural gas if plans push through for its introduction by the next six years.

The Phividec Industrial Estate-Misamis Oriental hosted an exploratory mission from Brunei Darussalam late last month which visited the area to take a closer look at the proposed location for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility.

The 3,000-hectare Phividec in the Municipalities of Tagoloan and Villan-

n Terminal to help Mindanao energy shortage

ueva, Misamis Oriental is the largest industrial estate in the Philippines.

Misamis Oriental is being eyed as the hub of the Mindanao market through a Floating, Storage and Regasification Unit (FSGU)

Project Turn Over in Agusan. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez formally turns over a pathway project in Zone 1, Barangay Agusan to Chairman Marvin Gontiñas. Photo also shows Butch Doruja and Boyd Ormita, Misamis Oriental Sales Officer of Holcim Cement Phils.

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TAGUM City––Local officials in Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley have said there is nothing wrong with so-called dynasties in local politics “as long as they have the support of the voters.”

Tagum City Mayor Rey Uy, whose son De Carlo is running to replace him in next year’s elections, said it is the voters who still decide whether to put a certain clan or family into office through an election.

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THE state-run Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) is keeping watch over a low pressure area (LPA) in Mindanao.

Weather forecaster Bernie De Leon said that as of 4 a.m. Sunday, the LPA was spotted at 560 kilometers east of southern Mindanao (7.0°N, 132.0°E) which was embedded along the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Visayas and Mindanao.

De Leon said the LPA has small chance to turn into tropical cyclone but the agency continues to monitor this weather disturbance.

But once it develops into tropical depression, De Leon said the first storm of the month will be locally

members to various elective posts,” Mayor Uy said.

Compostela Valley 1st District Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora, on the other hand, said everyone is given by law an equal opportunity to choose his or her would-be leaders as well as the chance to run for public office.

The lady lawmaker, whose father, former Rep. Manuel “Way Kurat” Zamora Jr., guns for the vice gubernatorial seat in the province, said they are not creating a dynasty.

“We are simply presenting ourselves as candidates. It’s the choice

of the people whether to vote for us or not,” she said.

The younger Zamora is running without an opponent.

Compostela Valley Gov. Arturo “Chiongkee” Uy, who is the ruling Liberal Party’s standard-bearer and also unopposed, has a son, Tyrone, who is running for the provincial board.

Last-termer Davao del Norte Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario’s son, Antonio Rafael, is running for second term as representative for the province’s 1st congressional district.

4 kidnap-for-ransom suspects collared in Gensan n Suspects are reportedly plotting to kidnap prominent families in the region

a homemade shotgun and assorted bullets.

On Thursday, the Sultan Kudarat Police Provincial Office filed illegal possession of firearms and explosives charges against the suspects before the Prosecutor’s Office in Isulan town.

Law enforcers warned local businessmen and other possible kidnapping targets in the area to remain vigilant and take the necessary security precautions.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Police have foiled an alleged kidnapping plot on several prominent families in Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region with the arrest on Wednesday of four suspected kidnapfor-ransom gang members in Isulan town in Sultan Kudarat.

Sr. Supt. Rolen Balquin, Sultan Kudarat police director, said Friday they received reports that the suspected kidnappers led

by its leader Ismael Lintangi were out to get one of their alleged targets when they were nabbed at a checkpoint in Barangay Kenram in Isulan.

T he of f i c i a l s ai d a prominent family, whom he refused to identity for security reasons, informed them that they earlier re-

ceived kidnapping threats from the group. “(The family) coordinated with us after they were given some warning that they will be kidnapped and that (the suspects) will be asking a big amount of ransom,” Balquin said.

He said they are pres-

ently looking into the possible involvement of the suspects in recent kidnapfor-ransom incidents in the region, specifically the case involving a gasoline station owner in Libungan town in North Cotabato last month.

Lintangi and alleged cohorts Kaharudin Kasan,

Jimmy Lambayong and Benjar Salik were on their way to Tac urong City aboard a blue Tamaraw FX with license plate UKB 849 when they were arrested.

The suspects, who were all residents of Maguindanao province, yielded two fragmentation grenades, a .357 Magnum revolver,

COTABATO City––Literally, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is now just a text away with the launching of “ARMM TXT Hotline” on Friday.

Acting ARMM Governor Mujib Hataman launched the text hotline aimed at bringing the regional government close to the people.

The ARMM TXT hotline or 391- ARMM (2766) is

a new mobile service that lets ARMM constituents or the general public to obtain information about activities, upcoming events, and services in the region using Smart or Talk-andText mobile services.

“This is intended to cater to those who do not have access to the Internet yet but have the mobile phones,” ARMM cabinet secretary Norkhalila Mambuay-Cam-

pong said. Services include access to the latest news and happenings and weather forecast in the region.

Aside from being an information provider, the texting hotline can also serve as a reporting hotline where valid concerns, complaints and requests can be directed to and will be given appropriate action.

“It is your ARMM government made more acces-

sible,” Mambuay-Campong added.

For Globe and other network users, the hotline will also be made available to their network soon.

In launching the hotline, Hataman said reforms will continue to take place in the regional government which have been making headlines due to genuine reforms long overdue in the regional bureaucracy.

DAVAO City––The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) here has padlocked a hardware store for under declaration of sales.

BIR Revenue Region No. 19 regional director Glen Geraldino said they closed on Thursday the Davao Datan Hardware located at the Atlantic Export Bldg. at the corner of Sta. Ana Ave. and Lizada St., this city.

BIR records show the store had under declared their sales in 2010 and 2011, the value of which reached to a total of P59 million.

The establishment was also found out to have no cash register and cash machine. The store is accepting payments manually which is in violation of BIR rules and regulations, he said.

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SSS exec faces criminal raps with Ombudsman MEDICAL specialists and nurses from the Social Security System Friday filed criminal and administrative complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against SSS president and chief executive Officer Emilio De Quiros, Jr. for allegedly depriving them of their Magna Carta benefits after they were declared not public health workers.

advantage or preference in the discharge of his official, administrative or judicial functions” and “for neglecting or refusing, after due demand or request, without sufficient justification to act within reasonable time on any matter pending before him for the purpose of obtaining, directly, indirectly from any person interested in the matter some pecuniary or material benefit or advantage or for the purposes of favouring his own interest or giving undue advantage in favour of or discriminating against any other interested party.”

They added that De Quiros should also be held administratively liable for being unreasonable, unfair, oppressive or discriminatory and for acting without justification.

In their 11-page complaint, docThe complaint arose from the tors and nurses led by Dr. Oscar S. May 30, 2012 Office Order issued Villaroman, Jr. told Ombudsman

by De Quiros regarding the guideConchita Carpio-Morales that De lines in granting additional comQuiros violated Republic Act No. pensation to Public Health Workers 3019 or the “Anti-Graft and Corrupt following the provisions of Republic Practices Act” particularly Sections Act No. 7305, or the “Magna Carta 3 (e) and (f) for “causing any undue of Public Health Workers”. injury to any party, including the Based on the said guidelines, government or giving any private the doctors and nurses assigned in party any unwarranted benefits, branches of SSS cannot be consid-

ered public health workers.

The Office Order provides that only those personnel assigned in the Health Care Department of SSS’ main branch and in clinics which will be established in the future are considered health workers.

It took effect on June 1, 2012 that resulted in the cancellation of Magna Carta health benefits to 170 doctors and nurses of SSS. These benefits include hazard, subsistence and laundry pay.

The complainants said that on June 20, 2000, the Commission on Audit already classified all medical units of SSS as public health workers.

“The act of Mr. Emilio De Quiros Jr. as President of SSS, of arbitrarily declaring that the undersigned and all other medical specialists/physicians and nurses of SSS branches are not public health workers and therefore not entitled to Magna Carta benefits without approval of the Secretary of Health was done in utter bad faith, contrary to the Magna Carta for Public Health Workers, its implementing rules and jurisprudence interpreting it,” the complainants said.

ARMM execs declare war against human smuggling COTABATO City––The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) started on Friday a comprehensive campaign against human trafficking with the launching of the ARMM Council Against Trafficking (ACAT).

The ACAT was formed in response to the high incidence of human trafficking in the ARMM. Lawyer Anwar Malang, ARMM executive secretary, said a strategic plan specifying actions to address different facets of human trafficking in the region has been adopted by the ACAT following the signing of the executive order formally creating it.

In addition to being home to some of the most

susceptible groups such as women and children in conflict, ARMM has under its jurisdiction a leading jump-off point to human traffickers – the islands of Tawi-Tawi, which long serves as backdoor entry to Sabah, Malaysia.

The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), the national counterpart of ACAT, reported that as of August this year, 157 of the 850 repatriated Filipino migrant workers come from the ARMM. Malang said the council will coordinate, monitor and oversee actions intended not only to stop human trafficking and prosecute violators but also help victims get rehabilitated and regain a

healthy life.

Majority of victims in the ARMM come from the province of Maguindanao, ICAT records show.

During the 1970s armed conflict and uprising of Moro rebels in southern Philippines, hundreds of thousands of Mindanaons migrated to Malaysia and nearby countries to avoid hostilities.

When the host governments decided to run after illegal aliens, many Filipinos who were illegal aliens were rounded up, jailed and beaten up.

Many of them decided to stay in Malaysia, Indonesia and Borneo while some were sent back home and became jobless.

THE Social Security System (SSS) said it has not violated any policy on lending nor overcharged its member-borrowers contrary to reports that came out in media recently.

SSS Assistant Vice President for Lending and Asset Management Ma. Luz C. Generoso in a statement said emphasized that the computation, which the SSS uses to calculate the interests on loans is based on a policy that

was approved by the Social Security Commission (SSC) in 2000.

“In compliance with the SSC resolution, we started deducting in advance the payments for interests of salary loans in 2000 to improve the yield of our investments on member loans.” Generoso said.

“The interest computation was a regular and accepted method in credit-granting,” she added.

In a previous statement, Generoso said that the statepension fund has now revised its guidelines to keep the fund in-step with the prevailing interest rate environment.

“We wanted to align our loan interests with the market so we reviewed and made necesssary amendments in our salary loan guidelines.

We forwarded this to the SSC, which they approved last April,” Generoso said.

SSS denies allegations of overcharging on members’ loans

Fratmen in hazing not off the hook: Escudero

By Jelly F. Musico

THE 27 members of Lex Leonenum Fraternitas from the San Beda College of Law will still have to “face the music” even after their school expelled them.

“Their expulsion is only the administrative consequence of their actions.

Their responsibility does not end here. It’s just the beginning,” Sen. Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero said.

The senator said the filing of appropriate criminal charges against the 27 persons will be handled by the Department of Justice.

They were implicated in the death of 21-year-old freshman law student Marc Andre Marcos caused by hazing last July 30.

Marcos underwent initiation rites by the fraternity on a farm in Cavite province. He succumbed to severe injuries while being treated at De L a Salle University Medical Center.

Earlier, Escudero condemned the death of Marcos. “It cannot be business as usual anymore when it comes to fraternity violence. Senseless deaths such as Marcos’ from hazing goes against the very grain of the brotherhood that fraternities should exemplify and in fact contradict it,” he said.

Escudero chairs the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The senator renewed his call for stricter monitoring of fraternities, especially those that have a track record of excessive initiation violence.

He said his committee is now studying possible measures to address fraternity hazing including amendments to the AntiHazing Law and reviewing the budgets of state colleges and universities to see how the institutions can help curb such activities perpetrated by recognized fraternities.

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Aboitiz Foundation facilitates Butuan City venue for export info seminar school infra rehab TACURONG CITY - Pupils of San Rafael Elementary School are now happier, with their newly rehabilitated comfort rooms. Thanks to Aboitiz Foundation, pupils of one of Tacurong’s most distant barangays can now enjoy a more sanitary abode.

Aboitiz Foundation Tepresentatives Theodore U. Bisnar and Kenneth Manzano graced the turnover ceremonies, November 7, this year.

The Rehabilitation of School Infrastructure project is one of Aboitiz’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies that prioritize the needs of ‘depressed’ and distant communities.

Aboitiz Power, through the Aboitiz Foundation, had closely worked with the Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO), DepEd-Tacurong, and the local government unit for

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the project to materialize.

DepED Tacurong is convinced that the project will not only benefit the students, but the community as well.

“In DepEd, we advocate for transformation not only in schools, but in the whole community.

That is why we tap external stakeholders, who are also concerned with the improvement of school infrastructure and ser-

vices,” said DepEd’s Jesus de Gracia.

The city mayor also agreed that the project is a ‘useful and sensible gift’.

“Of course, we thank Aboitiz not only for this project in San Rafael, but also to the recently installed weather station that they donated to the city,” the mayor said.

The weather station, w or t h $ 2 5 0 0 , a l l ow s Tacurong to send weather

Saint Jude Optical Clinic at the Centrio Mall - (L-R) Dr. Jores Jo, Dr. Jennifer Vergara-Dy, Dr. Stephanie Dy, Dr. Joy Dy-Rodriguez, Dr. Lino Dy, and Dr. Estelita Dy takes time to pose for the camera during the busy opening day of Centrio Mall, November 9, 2012, Cagayan de Oro City. Saint Jude Optical is established since 1989 from the humble clinic located near Carmen market, this City. (CDO TIMES Photo)

data to PAGASA’s Project NOAH (www.noah.dost. gov.ph).

School Principal Melanie delos Santos assured the project stakeholders that the school will maintain the cleanliness of the comfort rooms. She looks forward to more partnerships not only with Aboitiz but with other organizations as well. (Tacurong City Information Office/ asf )

BUTUAN CIT Y - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-Caraga), in cooperation with the Bureau of Export Trade Promotion (BETP) and the Philippine Trade and Training Center (PTTC), will conduct a two-day Export Information Seminar on November 14-15, this year, at the Prince Hotel, this city.

DTI-Caraga Director Brielgo Pagaran said, the activity is part of the continuing activities of BETP Regional Interactive Platform for P h i l ippi n e E x p or te r s (RIPPLES), which aims to develop new exporters and expand the country’s supply base of globallycomp et it ive pro duc ts and ser vices in order to increase Philippine exports.

BETP Assistant Direc tor Jas on L ao will lead technical experts from BETP and PTTC in discussing and presenting to the producers of food and gifts/decors/ housewares in the region and updates on access to foreign markets, market trends, product development and design trends, among others.

“Knowing these t re n d s an d ot h e r i n formation will greatly help Caraga producers in gaining knowledge and skills in pro ducing quality and trendy products for export to foreign markets,” Director Pagaran said.

He Pagaran enjoined media in Caraga to participate and take part in this event. ( JPG/PIACaraga/asf )

CELLPHONE SELLERS’ DIALOGUE - Cellphone Sellers OF Butuan City and representatives from government line agencies are shown here during the ConsumerNet and Cellphone Sellers’ Dialogue cum Workshop. The activity was spearheaded by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga at the Barangay Imadejas Hall, Butuan City. (Danilo S. Makiling & Robespierre C. Tradio/PIA-Caraga/asf)

Zamboanga Norte rubber cluster team organized

By Franklin P. Gumapon

PROTECTION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED – Participants to the Training Workshop on the Protection of IDPs are seen here, identifying the priority actions for the target beneficiaries.

They come from various government agencies, non-government organizations, civil society organizations, indigenous people’s organizations and focal persons of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Caraga Link. The workshop was held recently at the Paradise Island Resort, Samal, Davao City.(JPG/PIA-Caraga/asf)

DIPOLOG City––In keeping wit h the nat i o n a l g o v e r n m e n t ’s goal of doubling rubber production by 2016, the provincial office of the Depar tment of Trade and Industr y (DTI) in Z amboanga del Norte has organized the Z aNorte Rubber Cluster Team.

A f t e r pre s e nt i n g t h e issues and opportunities involving r ubber production, DTI Provincial Director Noel B a z an f a c i l it ate d t he

c re at i on of t h e t e a m w it h t he D ep ar t me nt of Ag r i c u ltu re ( DA ) , as chair with three vice chairs, representing the, traders and processors.

Team members are the Department of Science and Technology, Technical Education and Skills Development Aut h o r i t y, D e p a r t m e n t of Agrarian Reform, D e p ar t m e nt of E nv i ronment and Natura l Resources, Philippine In f o r m at i o n A g e n c y, Jo s e R i z a l Me m o r i a l

State University, Dipolog Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other stakeholders in t h e r u b b e r i n d u s t r y.

D T I s e r v e s a s s e c re tariat.

Z amboanga del Norte has around 1,200 hectares planted to rubber.

DENR is targeting to cover 100 thousand he c t ares to b e pl ant ed with rubber, under its National Greening Program (NGP). (JPA/ F P G / PIA- Z amb o ang a del Norte/asf )

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20 participants undergo basic meat processing training Nearly 20 participants have recently undergone a three-day Meat Processing Training on November 6-8, 2012, held at Chali Beach Resort Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City.

This provision of a value-adding activity is the fourth batch being conducted by the Livestock Sector Division of the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10.

Wherein, it intended to impart various procedures and technologies in making familiar processed meat products such as longganisa, embutido, tocino, tapa and siomai.

Serving as the resource person is Mr. Willie D. Nacalaban, who stressed that in cooking, there are no fixed proportions as to the amount of ingredients to be used as this is reliant on an individual’s preference.

Moreso, he pushed for the employment of high standards on personal hygiene and habits to shun from contaminating food.

On the last day of training, a sensory evaluation was undertaken to assess the food that the participants have prepared, noting the flavours, odours, among others to improve the taste and quality of the said products.

Meanwhile, Mr. Rosalio M. Lorono, Supervising Agriculturist of LSD, DA-10 conveyed that they should have a feasible entry plan, so as to achieve the foremost goal of venturing into the meat processing business, which is to reap additional income. A report from Joanne L. Olson, DA-10

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Of Korean noodles, FDA, and tall condos

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’…” (Job 37:5-6, the Holy Bible).

-oooFDA DID NOT CHECK THE KOREAN NOODLES FIRST? The real i ssue that the Food and Dr ugs Administration (FDA) must resolve over the entry into the Philippines of cancerous Korean noodles is this: how come those cancerous noodles managed to find their way in our malls and markets in the first place, and then sold everywhere in the country without any hitch later? Did not the FDA check those noodles first before they were allowed to be sold to Filipino consumers, as mandated by law?

-oooIS FDA JUST INEFFICIENT OR WHAT? And talking about toxic and cancerous foods and drinks flooding Philippine mar-

kets especially now that Christmas 2012 is upon all of us, what is the FDA doing to protect Filipinos from embalmed (read this, processed), thoroughly salty and overly sweet, food and drink products which, in reality, cause grave illnesses among consumers? Is the FDA merely inefficient in its job of screening food and drink products to weed out the undesirables, or its inaction is caused by some other reasons?

-oooIS FDA THAT INUTILE? Of course, FDA officials may say this inability to protect Filipino consumers is not the problem of the Philippines alone, because the proliferation of toxic and cancerous foods and drinks is being experienced in a much larger scale in China, as shown by the questions propounded by an 11-year old student reporter to officials of the Chinese Communist Party Congress last week. That notwithstanding, the question remains: is the FDA really that inutile in

Any regrets THINK a minute.

In 1974, a retired U.S. soldier sent a note to the U.S. government that read: “I’m sending $10 for blankets I stole in World War II. My mind cannot rest until I do this.” He went on to say, “Sorry it’s late, but I want to be ready to meet God.” The U.S. government put that retired soldier’s $10 into what is called the Conscience Fund.

This Conscience Fund receives about $45,000 each year from different soldiers who have finally been forced by their own guilty conscience to pay back money to the government for the things they had stolen. So far, this special fund has received more than $3 million of returned stolen money!

Regret is a powerful thing. The people who returned this stolen money were so happy and relieved

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst to finally be free from their guilt. Feeling guilty is actually a good sign, because it means our conscience is healthy. But then we must follow our conscience and do the right thing to try and right our past wrongs.

Otherwise, we will keep living with our painful guilt and regret.

Maybe it’s apologizing and telling someone you’re sorry because you wronged and hurt them. Or paying back money and things you’ve stolen.

You might need to forgive

someone else who wronged and hurt you, because you realize now that being right is not as important as your friendship with that person, or worth living with anger and unforgiveness in your heart.

But just as important as it is to try and right our past wrongs with others, doing these things alone cannot make us right and give us peace with our Maker, God. Just like drinking Diet Coke doesn’t take away all the calories in the French fries and ice cream we just ate.

This is why Jesus Christ is our only hope. Jesus Himself said that the only way anyone can get completely free from their guilt and regrets to have peace with God their Maker, is we each must ask Jesus for His gift of forgiveness.

Since you and I on our own cannot make all our past wrongs right by trying to be a good, even religious person.

If we could, then God the Son would not have needed to become a human being to die and pay the penalty for all our wrongs.

So won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you and set you free from all your guilt and regrets? Then ask Him to take full control of your life, so you can start living with a clear conscience and peace of mind for the rest of your life.

Just Think a Minute.

LP faces credibility problem Editor’s Note: We are reprinting the column of Mr. Cris Diaz following a headline mixed up when it was published Friday.

AFTER sometime discussing about politics in the province of Misamis Oriental, it is time to take a glimpse at Cagayan de Oro City. Of course, we are not through with the province.

From time to time, we will drop a visit Cris Diaz there. This time, let us have a quick look at the city’s political weather.

For a time, we tried to measure various considerations noodles | page 10 of local candidates – their acceptability and appeal to city electorates.

Aside from looking at personalities, we also take into consideration the candidates’ political party. A political party is very important because it is one of the bases www.mindanaodailybalita.com to deliberate on the candidates’ chances in winning an electoral contest.

There are two important political parties in Cagayan The Mindanao Daily NEWS (mdn) de Oro that will slug it out in the scheduled mid-term newspaper is published daily at Door 2, elections next year. These are the United Nationalist Tanleh Building, Abellanosa St., Brgy. ConAlliance (UNA), an alliance of opposition leaders and solacion, Cagayan de Oro City. It is regpolitical parties and the Liberal Party-NP coalition. istered with the Department of Trade and A third political party, the Centrist Democratic Party Industry (DTI), Region 10 with Certififcate Philippines, a newly formed national political party, has No. 01791042, and with Business Permit a lone candidate in Cagayan de Oro City in the person No. 02275, TIN No. 209-980-927 of Rep. Rufus Rodriguez.

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Incumbent City Mayor Vicente Emano is standardbearer of UNA-Padayon Pilipino political party in the city. Gov. Oscar Moreno of Misamis Oriental is the candidate of the Liberal Party-NP coalition. We have no idea on how to address Moreno. Is he a former Governor of Misamis Oriental or a resigned Gov. of the province? Is it not awkward to address Moreno as governor while at the same time he runs for the mayoral post in Cagayan de Oro City? Calling Moreno former Governor of Misamis Oriental would probably give justice to his mayoral candidacy in Cagayan de Oro City. However, Moreno has not resigned his post as Governor in Misamis Oriental.

Is Moreno running for mayor in Cagayan de Oro City fair to the people of the province? That is another issue.

At this time, discussions on the chances of candidates to win an election in the city are exciting. A random interview of local residents had candidates of the UNAPadayon alliance enjoying an upper hand over candidates under the Liberal Party-NP ticket. LP-NP candidates might quick to say that the observation is discriminatory.

Well, ‘truth hurts.’ The truth is most candidates of LPNP ticket in Cagayan de Oro City are facing credibility problems. The problem started when the LP hierarchy in Manila picked out candidates to complete their slot in the city. It is of public knowledge that candidates of the current LP-NP ticket in Cagayan de Oro City are not authentic LP members. A maxim in Latin said ‘committitur eam iniuriam, eam concludit iniuriam’ (start wrong, ends it wrong). React: crisguardian@yahoo.com

Optimizing revenues this November

HOTELS in Cagayan de Oro this November are showing MINDANAO DAILY NEWS modest occupancy figures Publisher higher than the previous MER M. SUDARIA months and perhaps a preManager lude of how Christmas will ROSE MARY D. SUDARIA Finance Manager spell business? With deRUEL V. PELONE ALLAN M. MEDIANTE mands back to pre-recession Editor-in-Chief Executive Editor levels, hoteliers are focusing JOE DEL PEURTO FELICILDA melanie rivera on the best ways to capitalize Managing Editor Advertising and drive revenues for every CRIS DIAZ available room in the city.

Associate Editor albert molit The local hotel industry SHAUN ALEJANDRAE UY Circulation Sports & Lifestyle Editor players are now shifting BEN ARCHE jun escuadro from reactive to proactive Regional Editor-DAVAO RIZA O. ARES that focus on items that pat samonte LIEZL A. DELOSO are not really urgent but Regional Editor-Caraga JOE PALABAO AL JACINTO important. This introduces Rene Michael BaÑos Regional Editor-Zamboanga the business process of conMarketing Consultants gerry lee gorit necting relationship with Photo Journalists ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI hotel guests and connecting Uriel C. Quilinguing atty. roberto a. cantago jr. with them throughout their Editorial Consultant Legal Counsels

Traversing the Tourism Hi-way Ped T. Quiamjot stay. Maintaining relationship is an industry practice with no written rules but to optimize revenue potentials.

Relationship is patterned after the banking industry practice of cultivating a wider base of clients to increase transactions for loans and deposits.

Periodic weekly reve-

nue meetings among team members are conducted to make sure at least a great percentage is focused on finding solutions to guests needs to overcome historical trends on negative guests’ comments that may affect possible repeat business.

Facilitating weekly meetings create fusions of the minds

among team members. It’s collaborative and not just one person speaking out.

This strategy form part of revenue management team.

Night Clerks find it easy to print revenue reports from the day transactions.

Hotel owners can read it and be amused with the recovery prospects. But whether it can be of value is to talk about the why and how?

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New US citizen savors first vote

By Kate Woodsome of voanews.com

SILVER Spring, Maryland–– Katrina Dizon says she has not been sleeping well this week. She’s been anxious about the U.S. elections and her role in them.

“I set my alarm for 6 a.m. but I’d been up since 5:00, just kind of lying there waiting for my alarm to get off,” she said Tuesday outside her polling station in Silver Spring, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC. The 29-year-old Philippine American says she was worried she would break the voting machine when casting a ballot for the first time, just three months after becoming a U.S. citizen.

“But everything went smoothly. And I’m definitely very excited, especially since I worked so hard on this campaign. I knocked on doors. I made phone calls with my friends. And just the fact that I got to be a part of it, it means so much to me. I’m very, very happy,” she said.

Dizon, who supports D e mo c r at i c Pre s i d e nt Barack Obama’s reelection, moved to the United States from the Philippines when she was three years old. Her family came on a tourist visa and spent several years as undocumented immigrants before attaining legal permanent residency and, later, citizenship.

Dizon says it was that

Katrina Dizon says she feels her new U.S. citizenship is more official now that she’s voted. Photo by Kate Woodsome

experience that propelled her to work in the labor movement, becoming a voice for immigrants, and to vote for Obama.

“I think overall [Obama] shares the values that I’ve been brought up with. I’m very close with the work I do with the Asian-American community. I think he’s worked hard for us to earn the rights and a voice in the

workplace and the country,” she said.

The opinion of AsianAmericans is gaining new weight in U.S. politics, since they’re one of the fastest growing racial groups in the United States.

Dizon says other members of the area’s Philippine community, many of whom are Catholic, are voting for former Massachusetts

Governor Republican Mitt Romney for president because he shares their values.

Whoever wins, Dizon says she plans to remain an outspoken labor advocate, especially now that she feels the added confidence of being a U.S. citizen.

“Not being a citizen, you kind of feel like you’re a second class citizen. You definitely don’t have as

many rights. So when I finally naturalized in August, I feel like it was a great weight off my shoulders.

Like I finally made it; I’m free,” she said.

Standing outside her polling station, wearing an Obama T-shirt and an “I Voted” sticker on her blazer, Dizon said she feels that voting somehow made her citizenship more official.

“It was a great feeling of accomplishment because I feel like I earned it, and I feel like my parents earned it for me, too. And it’s something I’m grateful for and will never ever take for granted,” she said.

That is an accomplishment she wants other immigrants to the United States to understand, regardless of who wins the presidency.

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Centrio mall houses Robinsons and Rustan stores AYALA’s C entrio Mall opened with a bang, November 9 with an estimated 8,000 crowd of shoppers who were curious enough to what an Ayala proJect contains.

Located at the heart of the City, the mall is an ul-

timate convergence center for residents and tourists.

Retail brands that are “firsts-in-Cdo- like Dockder’s, are among the 300 stores that opened . New and home-groown dining concepts, basic shopping and dining destinations, sprawl all over the malls 64,000 sqms gross floor area.

It also includes Robinsons and Rustans as anchor department store and supermarket. It has 4 state-of-the-art cinemas, Tmezone anbd a vibrant activity center which will be home to one of a kind shows and events. Lined-up are Ann Curtis Nov.10 and Penumbra Nov. 11.

Centrio is an integrated mixed-use complex composed of a shopping mall, a

hotel, a BPO/office building and a condominium tower located along Capt. Vicente Roa St.-Corrales Avenue Cor. C.M. Recto Avenue in Cagayan de Oro City in the Philippines.

The entire complex occupies 3.7 hectares right in the city’s central business district. It also sits in front of Gaisano City Mall and a few blocks away from homegrown Limketkai Mall.

Centrio is owned by Ayala Corporation and has an estimated cost of Php 4.7 billion.

The 3-storey mall has a 44,000 sq.m. gross leasable area. Ayala executives also decided to preserve the 2 old acacia trees which were believed to be 60 years old.

The mall is built around it and served as its mini-park.

An Alpha among men Dockers Alpha Khaki one of the recent khaki evolution that is created for a new generation of men is now available in the newly opened Dockers Store. It is essentially for the men who wish to gravitate towards a more casual look but with the feel and versatility of wearing jeans.

“Dockers Alpha Khaki is one of our best selling product, and it is meant for the real men of action” said Ms. Rhea Akil, Senior Marketing Executive for the Dockers brand. She added, “It comes in various colors that appeal to a fashion forward crowd that is not afraid to be seen in the latest khaki evolution”.

Fall Holiday Collection 2012 Dockers Fall Holiday Collection 2012 has arrived. Still inspired by the message Save the Day Every Day, showcasing – color hues like browns, reds blues and gradually changing to darker shades of blue, violet, and deep brown.

Broken In Khakis, Clean Casual Pants, and Iconic 5-Pocket are definite must buy if shopping for great looking pair of khakis.

Also featured is Dockers Wearever Series introducing Stain Defenders in D2 fit and the Mobile Khakis. This series offers a khaki pants that resist staining and will keep men dressed to impress pretty much the entire day. It is a pair that should be part of any men’s wardrobe.

And for those looking for a more formal look Dockers Signature and SF Khakis fit the bill.

Check out the latest Dockers Store at the newly opened Centrio Mall and enjoy the fit, form and styling of the world’s no. 1 khaki brand -- Dockers.

About Dockers® The Dockers® Brand has embodied the spirit of khaki for more than 25 years. Since their introduction in 1986, Dockers® has been perfecting k hakis—and the essential goods to go with them—for men and women all over the world. No compromises in quality. Just versatile, essential style. Day to night. Monday to Sunday. Wearing the pants has never looked so good. For information on Dockers® and its products, please call +632-889-9301 or visit www.

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Abensons at Centrio Mall is DOCKERS opens first-ever firm’s first store in Mindanao branch at Centrio Mall CdO Abenson is one of the most famous appliance store chains in the country.

It has opened its first N. Mindanao branch at the Centrio Mall in this city.

Abenson has changed the appliance industry when it established its first store inside the newly commercialized Greenhills Shopping Center.

Soon after, Abenson rapidly expanded in major malls and shopping centers. This concept then evolved to stand alone home centers in the metropolis.

Today, Abenson has over 70 stores nationwide.

Abenson is the Philippine's largest appliance network.

It is the leading appliance retailer, having been consistently awarded Top Dealer of appliance top brands like Sony, Samsung, Philips, Carrier and Sharp. In 2005, Abenson is proud to have been ranked

by Retail Asia Magazine as the Top 10 retailers in the Philippines.

Through the years, Abenson has serviced companies' needs for appliances. Either appliance used to furnish the office, employee incentivation programs or external consumer marketing needs, Abenson has provided solutions such as delivery and installation to implementing back-end processes for a number of corporate clients.

It offers the BEST BRANDS at BEST VALUE. Abenson is a one stop shop.Not only offer appliances but also the latest electronics, gadgets and furniture through affiliate companies.

Abenson provides different claim options such as Abenson Gift Certificates or Redemption Certificates. With Abenson's wide network of stores,it also

accommodate pick up and delivery of items to any point within the country.

WARRANTY Abenson gives a warranty up to 5 years. Abenson Extended Warranty offers 100% product protection where they cover parts and labor service so the customers are protected against unexpected bills.

REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT With Abenson Extended Warranty the product will be replaced with a brand new unit of similar kind and quality when the original unit is irrepairable or beyond economical repairs.

Abenson Extended Warranty can be applied to an appliance bought for domestic or personal use and it is applicable on a wide selection of appliances.

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Steag Unit 2 is back on line -

Mr. Jerome Soldevilla of Steag’s Corp. Communications, has announced that Unit 2 (105MW) of STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) Mindanao Coal-Fired Power Plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental was officially synchronized to the Mindanao grid at 8:58am 10 November 2012 [approximately 15 hours ahead of schedule], following a 12-day planned preventive maintenance shutdown beginning 29 October 2012.

Steag officially declared the 200MW power availability at 10:02 am on November 10. The precarious power supply condition in Mindanao is expected to substantially improve with the full capacity operation of Steag’s power plant.

Soildevilla said that the PMS activities were successfully carried out as planned and completed approximately 25 hours ahead of schedule for both units.

Carrying out the necessary preventive maintenance as planned and scheduled will bring long-term benefits for Mindanao power consumers in terms operational reliability.

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CAG. DE ORO - Dockers the most-loved khaki brand in the world is now available for the multitude of fashionable men of Cagayan de Oro as it opens its first-ever Dockers Store located in the newly opened Centrio Mall.

Gracing the opening of the store last November 9, was actor Sid Lucero who drew raves from thousands of wailing and yelling fans, with his Dockers outfit. The blessing of the store was also led by one its owners, a beauteous Salima Macahilig of SMATCH Inc. and Maan Ambayec, operations manager.

When asked why they have chosen Centrio Mall as the house of its first store in Mindanan, Salima said Ayala has been its usual partner in business. Salima said she believes her company’s Dockers store would cater to the discriminating tastes of millionaires and highend fashion advocates of Northern Mindanao.

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Globe posts Q3 growth despite highly competitive market Globe Telecom, Inc. closed the nine-month period with consolidated service revenues of P61.3 billion, up 6% from last year’s P57.7 billion.

Sustained topline growth was underpinned by strong performances of the mobile, broadband, and fixed line data businesses which grew 6%, 14%, and 9% over last year’s results, respectively.

Mobile revenues outperformed previous year’s levels to end the nine months of the year with P49.9 billion.

Growth was largely driven by the success of the Company’s revolutionizing customizable postpaid plans, supported by rising demand for mobile browsing and voice services that continued to thrive with the prevalence of unlimited and value promotions.

To date, Globe has a total of 32.1 million mobile subscribers, up by 10% from 29.1 million in the same period last year.

Increasing demand for internet connectivity, fueled in part by the popularity of social networking sites, coupled with technological advancements that bring about improved internet connection speeds continue to drive growth in the Company’s broadband business.

Globe has officially launched its LTE broadband service this period to further trigger sales and enhance its line-up of Tattoo Broadband products.

As of end-September, Globe has total broadband subscribers of over 1.6 million, up by 20% against 1.4 million in the same period in 2011.

Against the second quarter, Globe extended its gains to once again deliver a record-breaking performance despite a traditionally lean period. Consolidated service revenues improved by about P36 million from the second period to settle at P20.6 billion in the third quarter.

While mobile business fundamentals remained intact, unrelenting pressures from competition coupled with capacity constraints on the existing network held off mobile revenues at P16.6 billion, slightly lower by 1% from the second

quarter peak of P16.7 billion.

Fixed line data and broadband revenues, on the other hand, increased by 4% and 7% to close the third quarter with about P1.1 billion and P2.2 billion, respectively, and countered the decline in mobile and traditional fixed line voice revenues.

Consolidated EBITDA for the nine-month period improved from last year’s level by about P129 million to P27.2 billion with revenue gains from both the mobile and fixed line and broadband segments outpacing the overall rise in expenses.

Operating expenses and subsidy increased by 11% year-on-year from P30.6 billion to about P34.2 billion mainly due to sustained investments in subsidy and marketing to acquire and re-contract new and existing postpaid subscribers as well as to support the various product and service launches.

Network-related costs were also up year-on-year to support an expanded mobile and broadband network.

This year’s operating costs likewise included additional charges related to the network modernization and IT transformation program. As a result, consolidated EBITDA margin as of September stood at 44% compared to 47% in the same period in 2011. Coupled with the increase in depreciation charges arising from ongoing efforts to upgrade the networks, net income after tax declined by 15% from about P8.0 billion a year ago to P6.8 billion this period. Excluding foreign exchange and mark-to-market gains and losses, as well as non-recurring items such as the accelerated depreciation charges, however, core net income was up by 7% yearon-year from P8.2 billion to about P8.8 billion.

On sequential basis, consolidated EBITDA was up 5% from P9.0 billion in the second quarter to P9.5 billion following a 4% decline in operating expenses. Third quarter operating expenses and subsidy were down by about P400 million from last quarter to P11.1

billion primarily due to lower marketing and subsidy costs.

Congestion and capacity constraints on the existing network triggered by the surge in voice and data traffic prevented the Company to push services that partly resulted to a slowdown in subscriber acquisitions in the third quarter. As a result, consolidated EBITDA margin in the third quarter improved to 46% from 44% in the second period.

However, with higher depreciation charges stemming from the larger scale network modernization initiatives, net income after tax declined by 19% from P2.3 billion to P1.8 billion in the third quarter. Excluding foreign exchange and markto-market gains and losses as well as non-recurring items, however, core net income in the third quarter increased by 6% to P3.1 billion from P2.9 billion last quarter.

“Despite the very challenging competitive environment, our business remains fundamentally strong. We were able to build on our earlier triumphs with customer focus being our key differentiator,” Ernest L. Cu, President and CEO of Globe Telecom, Inc. said.

“Going against a traditionally lean season, we sustained our growth momentum once again in the third quarter. We still managed to post another record quarter considering that we had to confront capacity constraints on our existing network due to the spike in voice and data traffic, which only reinforced our drive to modernize our entire network and IT infrastructure.

We expect competition to escalate especially after the gains that we have realized, but we are prepared for the challenge and will be in a much better position to deliver overall enhanced value to our stakeholders upon completion of our network upgrade and with the new capacities coming on- stream,” added Mr. Cu.

In the third quarter, Globe stepped up its efforts in delivering value to its loyal subscriber base through the various innovative service offerings across the domestic and international fronts of the mobile business, supported by the launch of its latest broadband service utilizing the LTE technology as well as exploring new channels for its mobile commerce business, GCash.

Amid an intensely competitive environment, Globe remained focus and committed to its thrust of providing the best service offerings anchored on differentiating customer service. In the third quarter, the Company announced its initial and exclusive line-up of smartphones that will run on the mobile LTE network in the fourth quarter. The LTE-powered smartphone devices consisting of the Samsung Galaxy S III LTE, HTC One XL, ZTE T81, and Huawei Ascend P1 LTE, which provide subscribers with faster mobile browsing speeds as well as better quality SMS and voice experience, will be available starting at Plan 999 and will come with bundled services such as unlimited surfing, consumable amount for calls and texts and other freebies.

The Company also started offering the revolutionary Nano-SIM in its Globe Stores in anticipation of the high demand from subscribers especially when the latest generation of smartphones that run with Nano-SIMs is launched in the market. Globe is offering the Nano- SIM to both Globe Postpaid and Globe Prepaid subscribers.

To counter competition and respond to subscriber preference, Globe Prepaid introduced its strongest unlimited promo to date, GoUnli30, which provides unlimited all-network SMS, unlimited on-net calls, and unlimited Facebook browsing for an affordable rate of only P30 for one day. On the other

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Meanwhile, for the mass market brand, TM, the Company boosted its value offerings with Combo 10 which gives subscribers unlimited text and 10-minute bucket voice services within the TM and Globe networks as well as 50 all-network SMS for as low as P10 for one day subscription.

On the international front, Globe enhanced its services to now include an unlimited data roaming plan, Bridge Data Roam Unlimited and Bridge Data Roam Unlimited Plus, whenever Globe Postpaid subscribers are logged on to Bridge Alliance operators’ networks in the Asia Pacific Region as well as in partners’ networks in USA, China, and Europe.

For Globe Postpaid roamers in Thailand, on the other hand, the Company launched a special all-unlimited roaming service which is available in three denominations: US$10 for 1 day of unlimited mobile internet browsing, US$30 for 1 day of unlimited mobile internet browsing and voice service, and US$40 for 1 day of unlimited mobile internet browsing, voice and text services.

Alternatively, to get 7 days of bucket international call and text services, Globe Postpaid subscribers may subscribe to the Bridge Voice SMS Roam service while traveling across Bridge Alliance operators’ and partners’ networks. Bridge

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outage rate of less than one percent.

Despite the relatively long PMS conducted for Unit 1 beginning last month, SPI is confident it can still achieve an availability rate of 92 percent by the end of 2012.

SPI’s power plant has two identical power generating units each with a net capacity of 105 MW each. The power station is considered as the most modern and the biggest in Mindanao on a per unit capacity.

More than 8.3 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity had been delivered so far to the Mindanao grid since November 2006, representing about 20% of the island’s generation mix.

SPI is a special purpose company established to build, operate and maintain Mindanao’s first coal-fired power plant. The company is principally owned by Steag GmbH which is one of the largest electricity producers in Germany and a market leader in clean coal technology and biomass power plants.

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hotels that double as a resort and the hotels located in the downtown areas which enjoys easy accessibility to restaurants and shopping. Business class hotels adjacent to malls or shopping centers have the advantage for the walk-in short haul market.

While sales and marketing executives are continuously surfing the net for the latest on-line booking placed by web based travel. com or government portals announcing conference schedules and out of town meetings. Various discount schemes are made favorable to corporate business which has been supporting the industry. Travel agencies that sells inbound destination like the Philippines in general and Cagayan de Oro in particular have contracted arrangements earning for the agency percentage of rebates for booking the business. While airline companies integrate hotels and breakfast meals to their passage tickets as come-on promotions to sell more destinations.

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines have pioneered on tours although they have left the city, their Palakbayan Tour Program has been in existence for the last decade earning loyalty patronage from the business community and the returning Filipino residents from abroad. For travelers to the islands destination, like Bohol and Palawan or Boracay, Palakbayan Tours simplify an all in booking arrangement for the passenger at a cost attractive to the budget. On the other hand, Cebu Pacific Air has made their forwarding destinations convenient with their Go Hotels tie up. A

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program supported by the hotel properties owned by sister company, Robinson Land, which is into business class hotel venture.

Not to be outdone with competition, Air Philippines Express, recently launched their Adven Tours in collaboration with the Philippine Hotel Reservations systems. Pryce Plaza signed up for this tie-up to become the exclusive booking partner hotel of Air Phil Express in Cagayan de Oro City. Air Phil Adven Tours is anchored on the White Water Rafting attraction of the city which elevated the Cagayan de Oro ecotourism product for more international exposure.

A new player in the airline industry, Air Asia which now flies the Clark to Davao destination and soon the Asian cities in the BIMPEAGA region developed attractive travel packages tied up to their Red Planet Hotels Limited of Malaysia under the brand of Tune Hotel which is making their presence in Clark, Manila, Cebu and Davao. Final stages for their Cagayan de Oro entry is in progress at the Tune Hotel construction rising along Lapasan highway right smack at three downtown business class hotels expected to slug it out for market dominance.

Mallbery Suites 300 rooms or more, Lim Ket Kai Hotels 224 rooms and Ayala Kukun’s 150 rooms by local standards are now the biggest hotels in the city.

Bench marking the business for growth comes with the pudding and with more hotels and property development; there is no turning back but to raise the bar of luxury in the city.

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in Macajalar Bay off the proposed site.

The mission visited the proposed site in Sitio Balacanas, Bgy. Villanueva, Misamis Oriental upon the invitation of the national government to “have a serious look at the LNG prospects in Mindanao” during the 20th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ summit held in Vladivostok, Russia last September.

The energy ministry of Brunei Darussalam has expressed interest to put up LNG facilities in Mindanao, including the construction of a 300-megawatt gas-fired power plant at the country’s largest industrial estate to serve as an anchor load.

Should the proposed investments push through, the LNG project in Mindanao would be Brunei’s first LNG power generation facility in the Asean region.

Industry sources said the energy minister of Brunei not only wants to supply LNG but also expressed interest in downstream initiatives.

A World Bank feasibility study identified Davao, General Santos, Iligan, Cagayan

de Oro and the Phividec industrial estate in Misamis Oriental as parallel markets that would also use natural gas for industrial, commercial and transportation applications sector to help sustain the proposed LNG terminal since the power demand in Mindanao is not yet big enough to serve as anchor market for the LNG facility.

Former Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said DOE was eyeing LNG as one of the solutions to the Mindanao power shortage by encouraging more people to put up generating capacities in Mindanao.

“They are looking at investing in natgas facilities even for Mindanao. I proposed to them power generation projects for Mindanao. I hope that we can interest them into a natgas power generation for Mindanao,” Mr. Almendras said.

The Department of Energy (DOE) is targeting the construction of satellite liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Davao by 2018-2020 that would supply markets the General Santos-South Cotabato area through a 53-kilometer pipeline.

The facility aims to serve end-users through pipeline systems via a 27.4-kilometer pipeline to Cagayan de Oro and the PHIVIDEC area; and a 2x2 distribution pipeline in Iligan City.

In addition, Liquefied compressed natural gas (LCNG) refueling stations are also planned for the Iligan, Cagayan de Oro, Phividec/Misamis Oriental, General Santos and Davao.

Natural gas has become Brunei Darussalam’s major revenue earner with over than 6.71 million tons of LNG exported annually to long-term customers in Japan and South Korea in an operation that has remained on schedule for over 30 years, delivering approximately 193 million tons of LNG “What is more important is if they don’t decide to build the power plant, if they will invest into an FSRU and storage area capacity, we have identified the area before for the most ideal location for this, then maybe somebody else who is interested in building power plants using natgas will come into that,” Mr. Almendras said.

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and Kalikasan.

It is fielding just one official candidate, former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino who is running as an Independent candidate for senator in next year’s polls.

Villar also stressed that the so-called “6 Senate Champions” of the Makabayan share the same advocacies.

“They laid down their advocacies. We read them.

We agreed to support in varying degrees certain advocacies of Makabayan. We saw no problem since they

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MAKABAYAN proclaimed its six (6) Senate Champions for 2013 senatorial election, namely , MTRCB chairperson Grace Poe Llamanzares, Sen. Francis Escudero, Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino, Sen. Loren Legarda, former Las Piñas Rep. Cynthia Villar, Sen. Koko Pimentel represented by Atty. Gwenn Pimentel . Also in photo are Makabayan President Satur Ocampo and Makabayan Co- Chairperson Liza Masa.

are good,” she said.

Sharing Makabayan’s advocacies was the reason cited by the group’s president, former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, in taking in the five as guest candidates.

Ocampo said they adopted the candidacy of the five based on a history of cooperative relationship with each of them on people’s issues and advocacies.

Among the Makabayan advocacies shared by Villar are lowering the prices of oil products, water, power and other basic commodities and services; pushing for genuine agrarian reform, pro-people mining policies and environmental protection; equitable minimum wage and salary adjustments in the public and

private sectors and subsidy for farmers and fisherfolk.

Villar also vouches for increasing budgetary allocations for essential social services; asserting national sovereignty and pepole’s interest; working for the passage of the Freedom of Information and Whistleblowers Act; seeking an end to extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearances of activists and journalists and amnesty to political prisoners and repealing or amending the Cybercrime Law and decriminalizing libel and pushing for resumption of peace talks.

Villar s ees nothing wrong in the Makabayan endorsement since all of them are running under the ticket of the ruling Lib-

eral Party and its coalition partners.

Except for Villar and Pimentel, Legarda, Escudero and Poe are also guest candidates of both LP and the United Nationalist Alliance, a coalition of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) of former President Joseph Estrada and PDP-Laban of Vice President Jejomar Binay.

The former congresswoman has likewise maintained that having several endorsements would not prejudice chances of winning of a candidate due to alleged ‘overexposure.”

“The more, the better,” added Villar, as she reminded the electorate to focus on issues and not on personalities.”

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nent personalities.

I am sure that the word war increased all the more JV’s chances of being elected senator in 2013. Propaganda-wise, therefore, I suggest that Jinggoy and JV continue their spat, but on more sober issues this time---like the issue on RH Bill, political dynasty, and ways to govern local governments more effectively.

President Estrada can join this spat---or discussions in media, if you will---for good measure.

-oooWHY THE RUSH IN THE RH BILL? Why are proponents of the Reproductive Bill in the House of Representatives so in a hurry to compel a vote on it in the next few days?

Choose the best answer: one, Filipinos have become so numerous now that there is no more space for them in this country. Two, food and other basic necessities have become so scarce in the Philippines that there is a need to limit the number of Filipinos being born. Three, proponents of the bill are now agitating for its passage as soon as possible.

-oooQUERIES ON HIGH

CONDO UNITS IN METRO: Here is a very valid question from my driver about the virtual skyscraping condominium units being feverishly built in and around Metro Manila these days: with the condo units literally reaching up to the high heavens, with some of them soaring up to forty or fifty stories tall, do our fire departments have the capacity and the instrument to put our fires that will hit these structures, say at their upper floors?

If there is no fire truck that can reach up to the highest levels of these condo units, what happens to their occupants when fire strikes, God forbid?

Also, can these condo units withstand the so-called “big bang” in earthquakes that are projected to hit Metro Manila real soon? Is anyone monitoring the capability of these condos against earthquakes? I am asking these questions now, at this point that nothing has happened yet.

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along ITCZ would bring occasional light to moderate rainshowers in Visayas and Mindanao while Bicol region will have light rains.

He said the rest of the country including Metro Manila are expected to have sunny skies in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon or evening with light passing rains

due to localized thunderstorms.

In its advisory, the weather bureau said that moderate to strong winds blowing from northeast to east will prevail over Luzon and Eastern Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough.

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safeguarding the health of Filipinos?

-oooASSURING WELL BEING OF PINOYS ABROAD: With almost a million Filipinos working and living in Canada, the visit of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the Philippines last week is a good indication that our countrymen will continue to enjoy good treatment in that country in the years to come. I am convinced that these kinds of visits---either by the heads of governments of other countries, or by our own President Aquino---will go a long way in assuring the safety and well-being of Filipinos in foreign soils.

-oooESTRADAS’ PUBLIC SPAT, GOOD FOR JV’S RATINGS: If former President Estrada is not amused by the word war between his sons, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and San Juan Rep. JV Ejercito, Filipino voters are delighted and titillated by it. Filipinos, after all, are naturally inquisitive and interested in the affairs of others, especially of promi-

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named “Pablo”, the 16th tropical cyclone to enter the country this year.

He said that Pagasa is expecting two to three storms that may affect the county this month.

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Meet global standards to tap into overseas market, exporters told Export industry players need to meet global standards to thrive in a very competitive international market and achieve doubling exports by 2016.

Senen Perlada, executive director of the Exports Development Council (EDC), identified this area as among the key challenges facing the exporters.

“Because now it’s no

longer tariffs, it is really to be able to meet the requirements of the market. It’s a new normal. We really have to teach people to compete.

It’s a very competitive field now especially with our ASEAN neighbors,” he said.

Perlada said they have to keep on informing the exporters of what are the global standards and requirements of the export

market.

“Otherwise, we will really lose out to our competitors,” he said.

Perlada, also the director of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Export and Trade Promotion, believes that the country has somehow been able to boost up its market intelligence initiatives.

“We are doing promo-

Food safety certification seen to spur overseas expansion Meat processing company Mekeni Food Corporation (MFC) has received a world-class certification for food safety management as it eyes expansion at home and abroad.

The firm’s hotdog processing plant located in Porac, Pampanga is the first in the country certified to Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000.

Recognized by benchmarking organization Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), such certification allows MFC to use FSSC 22000 standard to meet the requirements of several global retailers or major branded food companies under one, internationallyrecognized food safety management system.

MFC president Prudencio Garcia shared how the Mekeni team has continued to search for improvement and its desire to surpass previous achievements.

He acknowledged how important people in the success of the business and keys to achieving a world-class certification seen to boost the company’s expansion plans.

“Instead of sending Filipinos outside (of the country), we’ll send our products outside,” he said.

MFC, during the recent awarding of food safety certification, also presented its newest tagline, “Masarap na, World Class pa!” which sets its vision in exporting Mekeni products around the world.

SGS managing director Rosario Cajucom-Bradbury said bestowing the FSSC award on MFC is even higher standard than its previous certification under ISO 22000, otherwise known as food safety management system.

The company already made history in 2006 when it was conferred with the ISO 22000, a first in the Philippines and in Asia, and second in the world.

Bradbury confirmed that MFC is the first company that they would be awarding the FSSC 22000 certification in the meat processing industry specifically in the hotdog category.

Agriculture Asst. Secretary Salvador Salacup, for his part, expressed gratitude for Mekeni for its leadership in food safety and quality and for upgrading the quality level of Filipino products in the global market. -- Danielle Venz, PHILEXPORT News and Features

tions with more brains and budgets so we are really getting a lot of very focused information of what products to sell,” he said.

Perlada likewise urged exporters to continue diversifying and innovating to become competitive.

Apart from the traditional markets United States and Europe, he said, the Philippines hopes to

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despite the expected below 10-percent growth this year due to the continued weakening of electronics exports.

Philippine total export earnings for the January to August period rose by 5.4 percent to $35.28 billion from last year’s $33.48 billion. -- Danielle Venz, PHILEXPORT News and Features

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increase prospects of entering emerging market BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China). “(And) we are still looking at East Asia, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan,” he added.

Moreover, Perlada said that focusing on these strategies can help the country achieve a doubling export to $120 billion by 2016

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Agusan del Sur cooperative signs with AboitizPower Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (Aselco) has signed up to buy 10 MW of power from the 300-MW coal-fired power plant project of AboitizPower in Davao which is set to be completed in 2015.

With distribution utilities Davao Light and Cotabato Light already signing for a combined 105 MW, there are around 185 MW of capacity left for other Mindanao DUs and electric cooperatives to sign up for.

As e l c o ge n e r a l m an age r Emmanuel B. Galarse said their

signing with Therma South ensures the cooperative will have power not only at present but also for its future needs especially that Therma South has already started construction.

“Our franchise area is experiencing very encouraging economic growth. Our role as the electric cooperative is to ensure that this growth is supported by reliable and affordable power,” Aselco board president Joel Q. Jumonong said.

With construction in full

swing for the circulating fluidized-bed power plant project in southern Davao, the project of AboitizPower subsidiar y Therma South Inc. is seen to provide the solution to ongoing Mindanao power crisis soonest.

The signing was held in Butuan City with Jumonong and Galarse representing Aselco and Jay Gatmaitan, AboitizPower AVP for sales and marketing representing Therma South.

As elco has an est imate d daily peak demand of 24 MW as it serves Bayugan City and

1 3 ot h e r mu n i c ip a l it i e s i n Agusan del Sur. “We are happy to have earned the confidence of Aselco and will do our best to build and deliver our p ower pl ant as scheduled by 2015,” Therma South chief operating officer Benjamin A. Cariaso Jr. said.

“We have t he advant age of hav i ng a l re a dy st ar te d ou r construction and we will ensure we will build a world-class power plant that the people of Mindanao will be proud of.”

TSI is employing the lat-

est circulating fluidized-bed technology to ensure the power plant meets stringent Philippine environmental standards.

Aselco has been awarded as one of the countr y’s best operating electric cooperatives in the recently concluded NEA Lumens held in Davao City, April 2012. Other awards Aselco harvested during the said event were the Special Awards for Category A+ EC, the Special Awards for Sitio Energization, the Sunshine Region Award, and the Sunshine Award.

SEC-Davao registers 540 new firms in 8 mos DAVAO City––The Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC)-Davao Extension Office has registered 540 new corporations during the first eight months of this year.

SEC-Davao regional director Lawyer Javey Paul D. Francisco also said about 70 percent of the newlyregistered corporations are based in Davao City.

As of August this year, he said the commission also registered 89 new business partnerships and 616 non-

stock groups.

Francisco said the total capital of those new corporations invested reached to P3.2 billion. The data show there are now more corporations that applied before the commission compared with the same period last year with 476 firms, he said.

Francisco said majority of the newly-registered corporations are into wholesale and retail trade business, mostly family-owned corporations.

He explained the com-

mission also monitors the existing corporations, business partnerships and nonstock groups.

“In Davao Region alone, there are about 30,000 active corporations that are registered before the commission. Of the total number, SEC already revoked the registration of about 1,000 corporations for failing to comply with the requirements set by commission based on its monitoring from 2002 to 2010,” he said.

Meanwhile, SEC-Davao

Extension Office will soon relocate to a two-level building along its 1,000 square-meter lot at Juna Subdivision, Matina, this city. The office is seen to be constructed early next year with a proposed budget of P30 million.

Francisco said the commission is also upgrading its computerization system.

SEC-Davao is catering to stock and non-stock applicants from Regions 11 and 12, Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Surigao del Sur.

President Benigno S. Aquino III and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada, review the honor guards at the Malacañang Palace Grounds during a welcome ceremony for Harper’s State Visit to the Philippines on Saturday.Photo by Lauro Montellano Jr.