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By JOEL ESCOL of Mindanao Daily News

CAGAYAN de Oro City––Police authorities yesterday arrested the alleged suspect behind the killing of a mother and father and their two children in a remote village here.

Investigators from Bulua Police Station identified the victims as Christopher Lastimosa, father; Lea Lastimosa, mother; and their siblings Christian and Chanly Lastimosa, 9, and 6 years old; all residents of District 7, GSIS Village in Barangay Canitoan, this city.

Police said the victims’ bodies were dumped in a septic tank at the back of victims’ house.

Police arrested a certain Armand Abuyin, a resident of Tagum City. Abuyin

found traces of wounds and bruises in his hands when arrested by responding policemen, who immediately called the Scene of the Crime Operatives (Soco) to conduct investigation on the brutal slaying of the Lastimosa family.

Chona Pepito, Lea’s sister, in an interview with a local radio station, said her last contact with his sister was on November 4, 2012. SUDARIA Group of Newspapers (SGN) Head Mr. Dante Sudaria (standing third from right) strikes a pose with the technical “I contacted my sister people of Global Chips Technologies CDO, Inc. and the editors of Mindanao Daily News, Mindanao Star Balita, Businessafter November 4 but they Week Mindanao, Cagayan de Oro Times, and BWM Magazine after the nearly 3-hour demo on iPod 2 held at the BWM FAMILY | page 10

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Villar Foundation ‘Cepalco, Moresco-1, NGCP petition ERC repatriates 10 OFWs to pass-on to consumers Sendong damages’ from Riyadh, KSA TEN distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), some of them endured maltreatment and other forms of abuses from their employers, returned to the country on Monday from Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through the help of the Villar Foundation.

The OFWs, who arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) 1 aboard Gulf Air 154 at 10:10 a.m., expressed their profound gratitude to the Villar Foundation led by its Managing Director, former Las Pinas Rep. Cynthia Villar.

Villar personally met the OFWs and assured to help

A LAWMAKER and members of civil society are dismayed over the petitions of various utilities to pass on to consumers the cost of damages inflicted on their facilities by Tropical Storm Sendong last December 17, 2011.

In three separate petitions filed with the Energy

them and their relatives start a new life as part of her advocacies.

Since the Villar Foundation was established in 1992, it has endeavored on the repatriation of OFWs, particularly those who had encountered harrowing VILLAR | page 10

Regulatory Commission (ERC), the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (CEPALCO), Misamis Oriental Rural Electric Service Cooperative-1 (MORESCO 1) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) are seeking the approval of ERC to pass on to consumers the

portion of the damages to their respective facilities not covered by insurance.

In their respective petitions, CEPALCO declared P30, 190,606 in damages suffered from Sendong, MORESCO-1 around P10million and the NGCP 727,088.64.

“This is unconscionable,”

declared Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez in a phone interview. “We will oppose this at the ERC and Congress.

How can they pass on these damages to the consumers who already suffered the floods of Sendong? There is no legal and moral basis for this claim and we will PETITION | page 10

Amon Jadid falls on November 15

By LORRY V. GABULE

ILIGAN City––Amon Jadid or New Year of Hijrah Calendar first day of Muharram, falls on 15th November this year.

Muharram (Forbidden)

is one of the four months during which it is forbidden to wage war or fight.

Amon Jadid is one among the recognized Muslim Holidays in the country by virtue of Article 169 of Presidential Decree

(PD) No. 1083 or the Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines, dated February 4, 1977.

Muslim holidays will be officially observed in the provinces of Basilan, Lanao del Norte, Lanao

del Sur, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and in the cities of Cotabato, Iligan, Marawi, Pagadian,

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Governor pushes aggressive fight vs drug addiction TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte—Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario pushed for more aggressive stance in the fight against drug addiction in this province as the Provincial Drug Abuse Prevention and Rehabilitation Board (PDAPRB) started the AntiDrug Abuse Prevention Week on Monday.

“Drug addiction is a very dangerous problem but we are trying our best to prevent it and make people aware of the menace. There is no leniency for this crime,” he said.

The governor said there are millions of Filipinos suffering from drug addiction and “it is very frustrating to see them waste their talents and potentials.” However, he said, victims of illegal drugs deserve a second chance and this is what the province is providing them, a second chance.

“We should never let our guards down in our fight against the drug menace,”

n Victims deserve a second chance Del Rosario said.

Dr. Arthur Suico, chief of clinics of the Davao Regional Hospital, said there are at least 44 drug rehabilitation centers in the Philippines, with one each in Davao City in Tugbok, Abong-Abong in Zamboanga City and the Regional Luntiang Paraiso Drug Rehabilitation Center in Davao del Norte.

The Center provides free services for indigent drug and alcohol dependents from the province who seek rehabilitation.

Up to 17 dependents graduated from the Center in 2010. The graduates have completed the six-month rehabilitation period and 18 months aftercare.(PNA)

COMPLETION OF NAZARETH GYM. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez leads the pouring of cement in the groundbreaking

for the completion of the barangay gymnasium in Barangay Nazareth amounting to 2.5 Million. With the Congressman are barangay officials headed by her sister Brgy Chairwoman Jocelyn “Bebot” Rodriguez, Kagawads Rodney Quiblat, Henry Madria, Felipe Abrogar and Rommel Pimentel

Manhunt launched against suspects in grenade attack

Konsumanteng Kagayanon Inc invites you to join a briefing on CEPALCO’S ERC petition to pass on to consumers that portion of the P30 million damages caused

by Sendong not covered by insurance, 10 a.m.

Monday, November 19 at Cepalco conference room. T. Chaves Street, CDO.

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao––Police operatives in Sultan Kudarat have launched a province wide manhunt against a group of men believed to be responsible for the grenade attack on a farmer’s home Tuesday dawn that left one dead.

Tuesday’s attack was the third in the province in the past week with the two previous grenade explosions left a total of eight people wounded.

Chief Inspector Celestino Daniel, chief of the Columbio municipal police station, identified the fatality as Tuansi Payot Dilangalen, 60, who was asleep when the suspects tossed a fragmentation grenade in his house through an open window.

The blast mangled the farmer’s body.

According to Daniel the blast was so powerful that it tore Dilangalen’s house made of light materials.

Land dispute was the possible motive of the grenade attack, according to Daniel.

He said Dilangalen had a long standing land dispute with a certain Monsod Mangelen, also a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Columbio, Sultan Kudarat.

The duo was locked in a squabble for a patch of land in a hinterland area in Columbio.

Daniel said Bilaan tribal leaders in Columbio have settled the conflict through traditional method and ordered Dilangalen to relocate but he allegedly refused.

Workers of Korean-owned banana firm stage strike

COMPOSTELA Valley––At least 60 workers of a banana plantation here staged strike after the management of the Korean-owned firm failed to give in to the demands of the workers for salary increase and other benefits.

Members of the Freshmax Employees Union stop working starting round 4:00 Tuesday morning and established a picket line at the roadside leading to the

firm’s office in Sitio San Miguel, Compostela, Compostela Valley Province.

Union President Erwin Canalda said they had decided to pursue the labor strike after the management refused to give in to their demands of P30 daily wage increase and other benefits such as sick leave, union leave and a sack of rice per month.

During the strike, the firm’s Korean owner talked

to the workers together with representatives from the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) but no negotiations happened due to the absence of the management’s lawyer.

The striking workers are determined to pursue the strike to the end unless the management would negotiate and their collective bargaining agreement concluded

10 victims of human trafficking rescued ZAMBOANGA City––Ten human trafficking victims were rescued while a suspected illegal recruiter was arrested by the police in a west coast barangay in this city.

The local police’ Women

and Children Protection Desk (WCPD) reported that the victims were rescued Monday afternoon at a rented house in Barangay Baliwasan, 3.5 kilometers west of this city.

The victims were re-

cruited from the cities of Davao, Pagadian and Zamboanga to work on a palm oil plantations in Malaysia, the police said.

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5 hurt in Agusan Sur road mishap

By PAT SAMONTE and JOEL PORTUGAL of Mindanao Daily News-Butuan City

BUTUAN City--Five people including a police officer were injured when a Mitsubishi Montero sports car fell on the slope of a road after the driver lost control of the vehicle in Bayugan City Tuesday.

Authorities identified the victims as driver Arandy Domingo Silva, 35, and his passengers, SPO4 Ronaldo Baclot Cañada, 49, of the Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte police, Eduardo Ritunalta Cayabyab, 51, Ternoliano Molina Deliso, 58, and Ronald Velonta Cañada, 21.

Caraga police spokesperson Supt. Martin Gamba said the sports car was heading here from Barobo, Surigao del Sur at around 4 pm when Silva lost control of the vehicle as he tried to overtake a vehicle.

The Mitsubishi sports swerved to the left and fell on the sloping portion of the road, Gamba said.

The victims were rushed to the New Bayugan Medical Hospital where they are now recuperating, Bayugan City police said.

Mayor brokers ‘Wiki’ meeting with victims KIDAPAWAN City––City Mayor Rodolfo Gantuangco admitted in public that he allowed the meeting between the lawyer of New Zealand national David William Wakefield and his alleged victims and their guardians.

Gantuangco, in an interview over Catholic-run DXND, said there was a request from his friend, who happens to be Wakefield’s lawyer in the Philippines, to facilitate such meeting.

He said the meeting took place in his own resort at Barangay Sikitan, this city, on Saturday, a day before Wakefield was released from detention in Davao City.

The mayor said the meeting was

about the amicable settlement of the case.

Gantuangco denied reports there were pressures from the government of the New Zealand to release their national who was locked in Davao City jail after complaints of child trafficking, statutory rape, and child abuse were filed against him by two minors from Kidapawan City.

The mayor was told that Wakefield was released from detention due to some technicalities, especially on the manner of the arrest.

He, however, disclosed he gave mobilization funds to arrest Wakefield.

“The police used my own car.

I gave them mobilization funds to arrest Wakefield. But the arrest was not done properly so the case was dismissed,” said the mayor.

The meeting took place despite strict orders from the Department of Justice (DoJ) in Region 11 not to allow meetings between the lawyer and the victims.

Wakefield, accused of molesting two children from Kidapawan City, was arrested on October 25 inside his hotel room in Davao City. The victims were reportedly recruited by two women and were brought to Wakefield’s room where were they allegedly abused, along with other minors.

Forum on ‘Bangsamoro Framework’ in Basilan MULTI-STAKEHOLDERS composed of key officials and representatives from local government units, government agencies, nongovernment organizations, the military and police, including the media in Basilan will hold a forum on the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement on Nov. 24.

Except for Isabela City, which is the capital town of the province, the entire province with 11 other municipalities are already a part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or ARMM. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has established camps, mostly in the hinterlands of the

island province.

Basilan Provincial Administrator Tahira Ismael said the forum will address misconceptions on the celebrated agreement entered into by the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) last Oct. 15.

The forum will be held

in partnership with the Basilan Communicators Network Inc. and the Nagdilaab Foundation Inc. Ismael has expressed concern on the growing misconceptions about the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement.

She said that “our people have a wrong understanding

of the agreement,” fearing this might lead to further division among Basileños if not corrected.

She admitted that she herself is not very knowledgeable about the agreement.

Myra Alih, president of the Basilan Communicators Network Inc., said that the

“MILF (followers) has a wrong understanding of the framework, which will lead to more frustrations among our people if the agreement implementation will fail.”

Alih is the provincial director of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Basilan FORUM | page 10

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NPA rebels ran from fierce fight By: 1st Lt. Joe Patrick A. Martinez

AGUSAN DEL NORTE A clash between the troops from the 3rd Special Forces Battalion, Special Operations Command, Philippine Army and 10 members of the NPA Guerilla Front 16, North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee sparked in Upper Bangonay, Jabonga, this province, morning of November 12, this year.

After a 15 minutes fire fight, the NPA withdrew carrying with them their wounded comrades away from the encounter site.

This is the same group of rebels, whom the troops have encountered on November 3 where an AK47 rifle was recovered.

Lt Col. Potenciano C. Camba CAV (GSC) PA, 3rd Special Forces Battalion com-

mander has ordered his men to continue the pursuit operation against the withdrawing NPAs to put an end to their terroristic activities in the area.

Col. Ronald N Albano PA MNSA, 402nd Brigade commander, described the NPAs as hindrance to the development of that side of Mindanao even as he called on all

the stakeholders, especially the LGUs and LGAs in his area of responsibility to take the lead in facing what he described as very unfortunate situation in the community.

“We, as your soldiers for peace will always be around and will confront all threats that make our people lives miserable,” he added. (JPAM/asf )

Philhealth launches MOVES in Ramon Magsaysay By: Gideon C. Corgue PAGADIAN CITY, –- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Zamboanga del Sur Service Office on Friday distributed checks for the Per Family Payment Rate (PFPR) to the local government unit of Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur. PhilHealth chief Estrella Manantan said PFPR checks amounting to P802,750.00 were distributed to the LGU of Ramon Magsaysay during the launching of the Mobile Orientation Validation and Enrollment Schemes (MOVES) in the 26 municipalities of the province.

Manhattan said MOVES, a flagship program of President Benigno S. Aquino’s administration, was conceived by the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) to service the sponsored members of PhilHealth identified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR).

Further, the PFPR checks are intended to augment the funds of LGUs in the operation of health units.

“It serves as an augmentation fund for health services to answer the cost of preventive aspect of health needs of NHTS/DOH-sponsored beneficiaries,” she added.

A total of 3,285 beneficiaries received the long awaited PhilHealth PVC (ATM type) card with 2 years availability which covers from January 1, 2012 up to December 31, 2013.

RM has sponsored 1.035 indigent beneficiaries, while the provincial government has

8,500 beneficiaries and 1st district representative Victor Yu has another 98 beneficiaries..

During the activity, Manantan said an information and education campaign was conducted which included orientation on the NHIP and the profiling and enlistment of members to the Primary Care Benefit (PCB) providers.

PhilHealth also distributed updated Member

Data Records and entertained queries especially on the documentary attachments and Phihealth benefits.

A total of 11,443 PhilHealth cards will be distributed to the indigent beneficiaries of Zamboanga del Sur. “We started distributing the cards to the 26 municipalities and we hope to finish the distribution on the 29th of this month,” Manantan reported. (ALT/ GCC/PIA,PagadianCity)

Army renews support to agricultural production in Davao Oriental

By Joey Sem G. Dalumpines

BAGANGA, Davao Oriental, -- The military has affirmed its support to the establishment of the Cateel Agricultural Production Center in Barangay San Alfonso.

Lt. Colonel Krishna Murti Mortela, commanding officer of the 67th Infantry Battalion said making the CAPC operational manifests the commitment of the soldiers to peace where members

of the military contingent strengthen partnership with the farmers.

“The soldiers of the 67th IB will be the solid partners of the farmers,” he said.

The CAPC is equipped with activity hall, wormbin house, farm equipment and vegetable nursery.

Corazon Losentes, officer-in-charge of the Municipal Agriculture Office said the CAPC serves as a techno demo farm, learning site,

research and development extension area and a point of convergence where various agricultural projects on crops, livestock, fisheries and recommended technologies will be showcased.

Vice Mayor Isidro Castro thanked the interventions of major stakeholders and committed to sustain this LGU-owned facility that will cater to farmer needs from the

different barangays and even the whole province of Davao Oriental.

Josefe Madanlu said he was able to send his children to college by engaging in vegetable production with the help of his wife.

He encouraged his fellow farmers to follow his lead in diverse agricultural production. (PIA XI, 1Lt. Raable Ymas, community development officer, 67th IB/ JSGD)

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27 micro enterprises undergo DOLE TAV seminar By: Apipa P. Bagumbaran CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Twenty-seven local establishments have participated in the Technical Assistance Visit (TAV) seminar conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Western Misamis Oriental Provincial Office, recently.

DOLE Provincial Head Rodrigo A. Deloso said that during the seminar, owners and top management of the 27 micro enterprises wrote their action plans and indicated their commitment to make their establishments better, in terms of productivity and profitability.

Mr. Deloso said the seminar was aimed at orienting micro-enterprises on labor, health and safety standards and work improvement in small enterprises (WISE).

He further said establishments that undergo the TAV Program will have temporary “immunity” from regular inspection, provided they have developed worked strategies within six months to one year, leading to labor standards compliance.

The certificate of participation in the TAV warrants inspection on the conditions

and benefits of workers.

DOLE inspectors will act as acting Labor Compliance Officers during monitoring visits. They will advice and closely supervise establishments to apply good practices and standards, he said.

Participated firms were the Golden Era Food Chain, Inc.; Snowpy Ice Cream; RL Pharmacy ; Joy Ann Drugstore; Centro Photo Shop; Claritas Enterprise; Printpage Enterprise; D’ Shoppers; International Star Jewelers Pawnshop, Inc.; Brewberry Café; Jonathan Marketing; Lovely Emms Kakanin; Cyberclub Carmen; Punchbowl Music and Booze; Mighty L & K Food’s, Inc.; Prito De Oro, Inc.; New Leaf; Ambria Pawnshop; Ban Sabai Thai Massage; Lokal Grill and Seafood; Abrillo Furniture; Business Depot; Waphi Pharmacy; Cagayanon’s Lechon; Michael Ann Bakeshop; Mars Internet Café; and Bro’s Grill Sisig and BBQ. (Aloha Balhon-Jaudian, DOLE-MisOr West/APB, PIA-10/asf )

NPA ‘rebel’ s u r r e n d e r s to 30IB By: 1st Lt. Joe Patrick A. Martinez

BANCASI, Butuan City– One member of the New People’s Army (NPA), whose name is withheld for security reason, has returned to the folds of the law, through the 30thInfantry Battalion, Philippine Army, based in Brgy. Sta Cruz, Placer, Surigao del Norte, noon of November 11, this year.

The returnee admitted to have been convinced to cooperate with government after a series of Community Organizing for Peace and Development (COPD) operations, conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Surigao del Norte.

“I am happy that we were given the right answers to current issues against the government.

I thought that the COPD operation of the AFP is same as the anti-NPA encounter-type military operations.”, the returnee state, adding that “I am

happy that the AFP has brought to with the concerned agencies, giving answers and solutions to problems in our community.”

Lt. Col. Vincent Iringan, 30IN commanding officer, said, “giving the right information to the people is the best way to empower and enlighten them. After the series of COPD operations in the area, we are expecting more NPA members to return to the folds of the laws and will choose to live a peaceful life”.

He disclosed that “in my area of responsibility, we are gaining more enlightened NPAs now cooperating along our with peace advocacy.”

For his part, Col Ronald N. Albano, 402nd Brigade commander, said “we assure the people in our area of an enjoyable and peaceful life towards sustainable development.”

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63 OFWs, dependents complete Capability Building Training ZAMBOANGA CITY, -A total of 63 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and dependents from Isabela City and Zamboanga City completed the training course on Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Entrepreneurship and Franchising organized by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Welfare Office No. IX. The training, held on November 8-9, 2012 at Max’s Restaurant, Zamboanga City was aimed at recognizing roles, forging alliances and networking with partners that will be of help to the agency for effective delivery of programs and services.

“We are challenged to set-up and step-up our programs and services to provide better options to our would-be OFWs and returning OFWs. We will cease from asking what better employment can our country provide so as not to send out OFWs abroad, instead, how can we capacitate our OFWs

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to meet and compete with technical skills and expertise globally, ” DOLE Assistant Regional Director Virginia L. Bonbon said.

On the other hand, OWWA-9 Regional Director Hassan Gabra T. Jumdain challenged the participants to take part in every OFW-related activity, “OWWA has the programs and services but these can serve its purposes only when you yourselves will act as our partners.”

Meanwhile, Noel Tarrazona, chief trainer of the NOTACOR Philippines Inc., was the resource speaker during the training. He disclosed the ten secrets of

Leadership such as: Integrity with People, Nurture other People, Faith in People, Listen to People, Understand People, Enlarges People, Navigates for other people, Connects with People, Empowers People & Reproduces Other Influencers.

The training paved the way for the election of new set of officers for the Federation of OFW Family Circles in Region IX which was organized by Director Jumdain in 2008. The new set of officers will be inducted on the last week of November 2012 .

Heads and representatives of the different government agencies, non-

government organizations and banking institutions such as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), PhilHealth, PAG-Ibig Fund, Mindanao Commission on Women, Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc., Silsillah Dialogue Movement, Land Bank of the Philippines and Bank of the Philippine Islands attended the opening program.(Mary Jane R. Amarado/OWWA9/ PIA9/alt)

DILG names Tacurong as National Gawad Pamana ng Lahi finalist The LGU-Tacurong family was elated when a letter from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) dated October 15, 2012 informed Mayor Lina O. Montilla that the city had been shortlisted among the Top 5 National Gawad Pamana ng Lahi (GPL) finalists for the City category.

Mayor Montilla was invited for a panel interview by the GPL National Board of Judges on October 18, 2012. The said interview was said to focus on local good governance and innovations. This is the final step in the process of selecting the GPL national winner.

“To be recognized as one of the most excellent units is a great blessing for the City of Goodwill. I salute everyone in the LGU and all Tacurongnons for a job well done,” Montilla said.

On-site national validation was conducted by Mr. Cresencio B. Velasco, Dean of the Open University-University of Northern Philippines in Vigan

City. Velasco had earlier congratulated the City as he was impressed by its compliance to the Full Disclosure Policy, system of governance, innovations, and of course, its people.

According to DILG, Gawad Pamana ng Lahi is a total award concept designed by the department and is conferred to the most deserving provincial, city, and municipal governments for reason of exemplary in Administrative Governance, Social Governance, Economic Governance and Environmental Governance.

Among the criteria are: Local Government Performance Management System (LGPMS) score; national and international awards; record review of core outcome indicators (NSCB on poverty incidence, DOH on health, BLGF-DOF on financial status, etc); and result of on-site validation.

LGPMS assesses LGUs’ institutional capacity in various areas of governance.

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Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio

Why is Brillantes being singled out?

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves…”

(1 Peter 2:15-16, the Holy Bible).

-oooCAUSE OF HEINOUS CRIMES IN RP: Someone w ho reads my columns and listens to my radio broadcasts sent me a text message, complaining about how some trike (or, padyak, in the vernacular) drivers at the Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) in Pulung Cacutod, Angeles City would smoke marijuana while waiting for passengers at their terminal located right infront of the Zone’s main gate.

The Zone guards are just ignoring them, no policemen or any other law enforcement officer is keeping watch over them, much less arresting them for publicly violating the dangerous drugs law. The texter told me that this is

the reason why trike drivers, tricycle drivers, and other by-standers manage to commit heinous crimes--they are drug crazed, in full public view yet.

I wonder if Angeles City Mayor Ed Pamintuan or the police in the city are even aware of this. Perhaps, they are not, so the illegal practice is unchecked.

Woe to Filipinos if they are aware of it, but are not doing anything about it. I guess that, if this can happen in a very busy city like Angeles City, which is literally just a stone’s throw away from Metro Manila, it is also happening in other cities and municipalities in the Philippines.

-oooSCTEX SPEED LIMITS, ONLY FOR THE HAPLESS MOTORISTS: Someone should tell the van-ridingsecurity guards manning the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) in Central Luzon to be more consistent in applying the speed limits. Some motorists are starting to feel that

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Decide your destiny THINK a minute.

A man was cleaning his car with a special brush when a little girl who had been watching him said, “My daddy has a brush like that to clean his car too.”

“Really!” said the man.

“What kind of car does your daddy have?”

The little girl answered: “Oh, he hasn’t got the car yet, but he’s got the brush to clean it.” Well, I suppose you have to start somewhere!

The important thing is that you do get started. And to do that, we first have to decide what kind of life we want.

It’s strange how many of us want to live forever, when we can’t even decide what to do with our life now!

Like the guy who said: “I’m going to stop putting things off, starting tomor-

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst row.”

You see, even if others have made decisions for you, you can still decide how you’ll respond and handle the life that’s been handed to you. You still have control of your own attitudes.

Happiness is an attitude and choice, no matter what situation you’re in.

Remember, you can always find someone worse off than you whom you can help. It’s only when we stop looking at our own problems

and reach out to make others happy, that we ourselves can be truly happy. But if you choose not to make a decision, that also is your decision you’ll live with.

There are many smart, talented people who have never enjoyed the success they could have, simply because they could not make a decision and discipline themselves to follow through with it.

Remember, if your life doesn’t change, it’s going stay

the same! It’s that simple. So to move on from where you are, you must first decide where you’d rather be. If you can’t change your mind, you can’t change your life. “The moment you’re through changing, you’re through!”

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A candidate, a gambling lord?

A CANDIDATE for town mayor in Opol, Misamis Oriental reportedly maintains a gambling den in downtown Cagayan de Oro City. Actually, the candidate ran for mayor in Opol in past elections but did not make it.

Perhaps, to compensate his misfortune in that mayoral contest, he opted to run for the barangay’s top post.

He won as barangay chief of one of Opol’s villages.

Cris Diaz Again, this barangay chief is running for mayor is Opol. Supporters said that the candidate is good and approachable. He owned, or partly owned, a resto bar in downtown Cagayan de Oro City. However, there are reports that the resto WHY | page 10 bar has its other side – it allegedly operates an illegal gambling den for card games.

An informant said that gamblers at the resto bar are locally known personalities. The informant means that patrons of the gambling den are executives. Some even swear that top government officials gamble in that resto www.mindanaodailybalita.com bar. Is this owner cum candidate a gambling lord?

One could hardly believe that the resto bar would The MINDANAO DAILY NEWS (MDN) become favorite hang out of government officials newspaper is published daily at Door 2, patronizing gambling. There had been insinuations Tanleh Building, Abellanosa St., Brgy. Conin the past that the candidate-owner of the resto bar solacion, Cagayan de Oro City. It is regis untouchable. Aside from being well connected, the istered with the Department of Trade and candidate reportedly maintains some media personali-

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Whether this information is legitimate, the city government must investigate. Local officials know that people in Cagayan de Oro City frown on gambling. The city is not ready to host a gambling casino else, this would have been here 20 years ago. The operation of a gambling den in the resto bar is, therefore, illegal. On the other hand, has anybody issued a permit for its operation?

Local law enforcers may have knowledge of the gambling den. However, the local police are adamant to institute measures for fear that they might step on swollen toes. Notwithstanding, it is the duty of the law enforcers to act on activities they believed illegal and prohibited.

While the city and local law enforcement agencies are up against all forms of illegal activities, the continued operation of the illegal gambling at the resto bar is despicable. If we turn a blind eye on unlawful activities, we simply accede to accusations that our law enforcement is useless - our city officials are incompetent!

One thing, the mayoral candidate is currently an elected barangay official. With all candors, this mayoral candidate should uphold the law at all cost. He should order a stop to the operation of the illegal gambling at the resto bar. If not, he (candidate) would be sending wrong messages to the Opolanon that they would have to elect an undeserving candidate.

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HEALTH is not just the absence of disease. Health is the totality of a person: mental, physical, emotional, spiritual. Once a break occurs in any of these, then a MINDANAO DAILY NEWS disorder or illness is presPublisher ent, which may hamper MER M. SUDARIA one’s ability to live a full, Manager ROSE MARY D. SUDARIA quality life. Despite our Finance Manager claim that we are in the RUEL V. PELONE ALLAN M. MEDIANTE 21st century, which makes Editor-in-Chief Executive Editor this generation to be more JOE DEL PEURTO FELICILDA MELANIE RIVERA open and accepting to the so Managing Editor Advertising called freaks , there seems CRIS DIAZ Associate Editor to be a hesitance as yet to ALBERT MOLIT SHAUN ALEJANDRAE UY admit that we, or a family Circulation Sports & Lifestyle Editor member may be suffering BEN ARCHE JUN ESCUADRO from a mental illness. The Regional Editor-DAVAO RIZA O. ARES tendency is to deny such PAT SAMONTE LIEZL A. DELOSO Regional Editor-Caraga existence, which, can be JOE PALABAO AL JACINTO hazardous to the patient, RENE MICHAEL BAÑOS Regional Editor-Zamboanga as help becomes delayed Marketing Consultants GERRY LEE GORIT or denied.

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Anti-illegal logging checkpoints to A home for a family be established in Northern Mindanao

SIXTEEN CHECKPOINTS will be established by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Region 10 (DENR 10) in strategic areas in Northern Mindanao to detect and apprehend illegal forest products.

DENR 10 Regional Executive Director Ruth M. Tawantawan, chair of the Regional Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force said the move is part of the implementation of Executive Order No. 23 which declared a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests and creating the anti-illegal logging task force. The Regional Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force is composed of officials from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Army (PA).

The composite checkpoints will be named as Regional Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force Checkpoints.

In the province of Bukidnon it will be established in Libertad, Quezon; San Isidro, Talakag; and Pamutulon, Kalilangan. In Lanao del Norte the composite checkpoints will be established in Dalipuga, Iligan City; Nunocan, Iligan City; Libertad, Kol-

ambugan and Butadon, Kapatagan. In the province of Misamis Occidental it will be established in Taboo, Jimenez; Lapasan, Clarin; Tangub City and Calamba. In Misamis Oriental it will be established in barangays Bulua, Lumbia, Kibaluyot and Balubal.

Director Tawantawan disclosed that the composite checkpoints will help seal the entry of illegally cut logs from the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao and Caraga region. The composite checkpoints will be manned by personnel from the DENR, PNP, PA and DILG through the local government units in the respective areas. “We need the support and assistance of our partners in our campaign against illegal logging in the region”, she added.

This agreement is contained in a resolution passed during the meeting of the Regional Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force held at the DENR regional office recently now for the approval by all its members.

The members of the Regional Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force present during the meeting were DILG Regional Director Rene Burdeos, PNP Regional Director Gil Hitosis and officials from the Philippine Army. The regional task force also

came up with a resolution requesting the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to include the detection of illegal forest products in the training of K9. Another resolution was made by the regional task force requesting the Bureau of Customs to share their X-ray machines for the detection of illegal forest products in the port areas.

Also present during the meeting were DENR Regional Technical Director Agustilo Obsioma, Regional Director Rex Monsanto of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau with the Provincial and Community DENR officers. A staff from the national task force was also present during the meeting.

Meanwhile, the DENR 10 also strengthened the management, monitoring and control of various ports particularly on the shipment of illegal forest products. DENR 10 personnel that were assigned at the Port Integrated Clearance Office (PICO) shall be reshuffled every month.

It was gathered that forest officers with the support of volunteers, communities and the local government units shall continue to patrol forest areas in the region as part of the campaign against illegal logging and timber poaching.

BUTUAN City––According to Vice Mayor Law Fortun, family is the real treasure of oneself, the sense that makes sense and the wealth that pushes us to do the impossible simply because they give us the motivation to stand up for the things we believe in, the inspiration to make a difference and the driving force to never be afraid to be who we are.

This is the legacy he would like to inculcate not only to his children but also to every individual that we are what we are because of our family.

To further strengthen the advocacy and the belief in the power of the family to guide and enlighten, the Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved SP Resolution No. 595-2012 focused in facilitating the upliftment of families towards a better quality of life through a land and housing program.

This is made possible thru a Memorandum of Agreement between the City Government of Butuan and iHome Butuan, Inc., for the implementation of socialized land and housing projects in this city by which the City Mayor of Butuan was given legal authority to enter to and sign into such honorable deed under the effective leadership of Vice Mayor Law Fortun.

Sociologists firmly believe that family plays an important role in our society especially in the upbringing and development of an individual to becoming upright individuals.

This resolution will certainly pave the way to a more established city as it realizes its humble purpose of giving families a better Home to live in.

A vision of the present government of this city to make Butuan a more stable City through a strong family bond.

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Globe, PLDT interconnect landlines in GenSan, SoCot Leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom has completed its landline interconnection with Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) in General Santos City and the whole province of South Cotabato over the weekend.

This follows the activation of their commercial wireline interconnection in Tarlac province barely two weeks ago.

Both firms are also working on similar arrangements in Pangasinan, Zambales, Davao del Sur, and Davao del Norte.

Aside from GenSan/ South Cotabato and Tarlac,

Globe and PLDT already have existing landline interconnection in Metro Manila, Cavite, Iloilo, Capiz, Maguindanao, Batangas, Cebu, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Bohol, Leyte, Davao City, Pampanga, Bulacan, Zamboanga, Laguna, Quezon, La Union, Nueva Ecija, and Benguet.

Interconnection allows subscribers of both firms to call each other locally within the same area.

In the past, a Globeline user calling a PLDT landline subscriber next door will be charged for long distance calls amounting to P6.50 per minute since

there was no direct connection between the two companies.

This time, Globelines customers can simply dial the seven-digit telephone number to connect with PLDT and vice versa.

“The ones who will benefit from this cooperation and healthy competition are the Filipino consumers, both residential and commercial, as they can now realize substantial savings in their phone bills as well as gain greater access to telecommunications,” said Atty. Froilan M. Castelo, Head of Globe Corporate and Legal Services Group.

The move is in compli-

ance with the compulsory interconnection of authorized public telecommunications carriers under Republic Act 7925 which aims to create a universally accessible and fully integrated nationwide telecommunications network to encourage more infrastructure investments from the private sector that would benefit the consumers.

“This only proves that even industry competitors can work together to serve public interest and spur the domestic economy with cost-effective services,” he added.

Development of microfinance NGO in the country pushed The participation of microfinance institutions in the development of the country is being pushed so that there will be greater financial opportunities to the marginalized sectors.

Rep. Maria Evita Arago sought themeasure through House Bill 6655, saying microfinance can provide financial assistance and other services to the poor including, but not limited to, savings, insurance and loans.

Arago said microfinance as defined under the bill is a credit and saving mobilization program exclusively for the poor to improve the asset base of household and expand the access to saving the poor.

“It involves the use of viable alternative credit schemes and saving programs including the extension of small loans, simplified loan application procedures, group character loans, collateral-free arrangements, alternative loan repayments, minimum requirements for savings and small denominated saver’s instruments and insurance

schemes,” Arago explained.

Arago said the measure will provide the qualified microfinance NGOs with tax incentives that contribute to their institutional growth.

“It is crucial that microfinance institutions be accorded the policy support and framework that would provide them the encouragement to enhance their service to finance deserving individuals or groups,” Arago said.

Arago said it is the declared policy of the State to prioritize the alleviation of poverty in the country.

“It is vital that financial services be made accessible to the disadvantaged in our country. A liberalized and market oriented economy through entities such as non-government organizations play a significant role in alleviating poverty,” Arago stressed.

Under the proposed “Microfinance NGOs Development Act,” all nonstock, non-profit Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) accredited non-government organizations (NGOs) or foundations engaged pri-

marily in the provision of microfinance services are covered by this Act, provided that these NGOs or foundations are qualified to gain a donee institution status.

A donee institution as defined under the bill, is a non-stock, non-profit corporation or non-government organization, to which donations are wholly tax deductible from gross income of the donor or exempt from donor’s tax in accordance with Section 34(h) and 101 of Republic Act 8424 otherwise known as “Tax Reform Act of 1997″.

Arago said to automatically be given a donee institution status, microfinance NGOs or foundation shall be first accredited by the Philippines Council on NGO Certification (PCNC) and the BIR. Under the bill, a general amnesty on all taxes past due and unremitted, including penalties, as of the date of approval of this Act, shall be granted to non-stock, non-profit BIR accredited microfinance NGOs or foundations.

The Department of Finance (DOF) is mandated to set the guidelines for screening evaluation and approval of tax incentives for microfinance NGOs based on established industry standards for microfinance operations.

Likewise, the DOF shall determine performance criteria which serve as con-

CEBU CITY - Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. - Kool Adventure Camp (RAFI-KAC) will inaugurate the Philippines’ first fully dedicated adventure education center next year.

This initiative is to continue transforming the lives of the youth and professionals for leadership and team development through expeditions, kayaking, ropes courses, service learning, adventure camps, and backpacking challenges.

As of November 2012, the buildings and facilities in the center are close to completion.

Aside from the buildings, the center features 28 kinds of Challenge Ropes Course (CRC) High Elements. CRC is an experiential adventure activity that offers groups and individuals the opportunity to participate in a series of activities involving mental, physical, and emotional risk taking.

This gives individuals the opportunity to increase their communication skills while becoming effective at group problem solving. Attempting and succeeding in this type of activity often gives one a feeling of accomplishment, self-worth, elation, and recognition that is quite possible in seemingly impossible situations.

“The center located in Balamban is a first for our country and a major initiative of RAFI. It is also a big responsibility we assume .There are other institutions in the Philippines involved in team building and adventure. Many also just for entertainment and leisure. Kool Adventure Camp is a serious attempt to build leadership attributes in the Filipino youth,” explained Roberto E. Aboitiz, president of RAFI. Edvan Loh, KAC camp director, stressed that besides the technical equipment, training structures and facilities that have been built, the high level of quality and safety that has been designed into its curriculum, program and systems are what distinguishes the KAC centre.

“Our team of passionate and professional instructors are highly trained and competent in both outdoor leadership skills and facilitating learning through the outdoors,” added Loh. KAC has been offering adventure education programs for leadership and team development for youth and professionals for the last decade. It is one of the programs under RAFI’s Leadership & Citizenship focus area where future leaders are nurtured to prepare them to take an active role in affecting change. Other focus areas of RAFI are Integrated Development, Micro-finance & Entrepreneurship, Culture & Heritage, and Education. ditions for withdrawing the tax incentives as well as the donee institution status from microfinance NGOs. Furthermore, it may deputize private sector tertiary organization for assistance in carrying out its functions.

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The BIR shall issue a certification of donee institution status, as well as a certificate of tax amnesty/ exemption from liability as may be applicable to these NGOs or corporation arms. (lvc)

Together with Congressman Anton Lagdameo (left), Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano, cuts the ribbon during the opening of the House of Travel, Inc. at the Ayala Centrio Mall, November 8, 2012. Present during the occasion are HTI Chairman of the Board Ambassador Antonio Lagdameo (2nd from left), his wife Ms. Maria Linda Floirendo Lagdameo (3rd from right), and Ma. Dulce Pelaez (rightmost). CIOPHOTO

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Industry, Vice Mayor Law Fortun, along with the agreement of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Butuan, has approved a resolution giving authority the City Mayor to enter into and sign, for and in behalf of the City Government of Butuan, a Memorandum of Agreement by and between the MASICAP Development Foundation, Inc. and the City Government of Butuan, for the implementation of Medium and Small Scale Industries Coordinated Action Program II. This resolution has been approved for the continuation of its program since its successful MASICAP Program previously held which on the concept of harnessing the idealism, volunteerism and service orientation of graduat-

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MSMEs within the jurisdiction of the City of Butuan with the funding support. This is not only for the development of the MSMEs in Butuan but this is also for the development of the said graduating students to fully equipped and polished them in applying the theories of the business world will offer and how to overcome the same.

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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES ERL PJ F. DELA CRUZ AND ELVIE T. REMEDIOS-DELA CRUZ,

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District lligan City EDSIL T VALESCO,

- Petitioner,

CIVIL CASE No.2012-091

For Judicial Decree of Divorce.

- Versus -

NOBEL YN Y. LOSENADA,

Respondent. x-----------------------------------/ ORDER

This court received petitioner and respondent’s Memorandum of agreement and letter’s manifestation of No Objection to the petition. Herein parties requested the Court tor the hearing of the case as soon as possible.

That petitioners are husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage performed under Civil riles on January 28, 1999 at lligan City, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were Registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and notices at the address lligan City;

That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated, they decide to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other’s affairs; petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on January 28, 1999 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden: reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this joint petition to be sufficient Inform and substance set the initial hearing of this case on December 11, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at winch time, date and place, any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of lligan one week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

lligan City, Philippines, November 14, 2012.

HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge MDN: Nov. 15, 22 & 29, 2012

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES ROBERT E. AGDA AND RONNA D. JAMANDRON-AGDA,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2012-092

ERL PJ F. DELA CRUZ AND ELVIE T. REMEDIOS-DELA CRUZ,

Petitioners. x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER

Before this court is verified Joint Petition for the approval and Registration of the Divorce filed by their counsel and alleging among others:

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively, in a marriage performed under Civil rites on January 26, 2010 at Pagadian City, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversion to Islam were Registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and notices at the address of the undersigned counsel at Zaide Law Office, 2nd floor Pafs Mejia Bldg.. Roxas Avnue, Iligan City;

That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated, they decide to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other’s affairs; petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on January 26, 2010 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden: reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this joint petition to be sufficient Inform and substance set the initial hearing of this case on December 11, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place, any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan one week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED

Iligan City, Philippines, this 13th day of November, 2012.

CIVIL CASE NO. 2012-093

ROBERT E. AGDA AND RONNA D. JAMANDRON,

Petitioners x-----------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER

Before this court is verified Joint Petition for the approval and Registration of the Divorce filed by their counsel and alleging among others:

That petitioners are husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage performed under Civil rites on December 29, 2006 at Tetuan, Zamboanga City, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversion to Islam were Registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and notices at their residence at Zamboanga City and Iligan City respectively, but they can be reach with summons and other legal processes at c/o Zaide Law Office, 2nd Flr., Pafs Mejia Bldg., Roxas Avenue, Iligan City,

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated since early part of 2009, they decide to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Memorandum of Agreement or Divorce by Talaq to make their separation permanent, that reconciliation between petitioners is no longer possible or a remedy, thus divorce is sought by them in order to free themselves from the marital burden;

WHEREFORE, finding this joint petition to be sufficient Inform and substance set the initial hearing of this case on December 11, 2012 at 900 a.m. at which time, date and place, any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan one week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED

Iligan City, Philippines, this 13th day of November, 2012.

HON. OSOP M. ALI

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and Zamboanga. This is under Article 170 of the said Presidential Decree.

Article 172 of the same P.D.1083 provides that ‘all Muslim government officials and employees in places other than those other than those enumerated under Art. 170 shall be excused from reporting to office in order that they may be able to observe Muslim Holidays.

The Civil Service Commission has also issued CSC Resolution No. 81-1277 dated November 13, 1981 recognizing the above-cited Muslim holiday.

HJ. Kadatuan P. Endaila, regional director, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), Region 12, Cotabato City, said all Muslim employees nationwide are excused from reporting to office in observance of the above-mentioned holiday.

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oppose this petition in every forum it is brought up.”

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“Binuang naman na ila ipasa ang damyos sa Sendong sa ato. Na double dead man ta ana,” said a former director of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club (COPC) who preferred to remain anonymous. Dawbe kadtong apektado ug namatyan sa Sendong? Pabayran pa giyod sa damage? Ka hayahay ba sad nila!”

“Consumers shouldn’t be made to suffer additional burden especially on disasters and natural calamities,” said former Oro Chamber President Elpidio M. Paras.

“Perhaps the most, utilities could ask for, is some tax relief from government.

Maybe we just need to expand insurance coverage the next time.”` In their respective petitions, all three entities are asking ERC to declare a Force Majeure Event (FME) which would entitled them to charge their customers a Force Majeure Pass-through Amount for the costs their incurred for the restoration, rehabilitation and repair of their facilities damaged by Sendong. This would entitle them to recover the full amount not indemnified by their insurers from additional charges collected from their customers.

The NGCP petition proposes to charge an additional 0.0331 per kilowatt hour (kWh) incurred by each customer starting Sept 2012, 0.0074 for 2013, 0.0073 (2014) and 0.0072 (2015) while CEPALCO proposes to bill an additional 0.0075 for 2013, 0.0079 for 2014 and 0.0074 for 2015.

MORESCO-1 which is covered by a different rate setting scheme, has instead opted to petition ERC to allow it to borrow P10,024,669.98 from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) at 7% per annum interest, payable in seven years.

This will have a rate impact of 0.0228781 per kWh in 2013 to P0.0163454 per kWh in 2019.

“Absence of utility insurance should not be blamed on the power consumers who themselves are already the victims of being not covered by insurance wrought by fury of Sendong,” said Oro Chamber Trustee Cerael C. Donggay.

“Obviously, not fair to the end Consumers and Juan de la Cruz.”

CEPALCO has scheduled a briefing for members of Konsumanteng Kagayanon, Inc. (KKI) on Monday, November 19, 2012 starting 10:00AM at their conference room in Toribio Chaves St. to explain how their petitioned FME pass through amount will affect the customer’s electric bill.

KKI has made similar requests for briefings with NGCP and MORESCO-1.

The former has endorsed the request to its head office in Manila while there has been no response to date from MORESCO-1.

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were nowhere to be found. So I decided to go to the school and check with her kids but their adviser said the siblings were absent since Monday,” added Pepito.

Pepito added that she went immediate to the victim’s house at District 7, GSIS Village, Barangay Canitoan. A man, she said, who was later known as Armand Abuyin was in the house and told her Christopher and the kids were in Manila processing some papers. He did not elaborate.

Pepito smell something fishy on the statements of Abuyin thus she sought the help of police authorities since Abuyin denied her from entering her sister’s house. Abuyin also claimed the house was leased to him at P5,000.

Later, Pepito and some policemen entered the house and saw traces of blood going at the back of the house, where a bad smell came from.

Authorities then found the bodies of the family dumped in a septic tank, and already in advance state of decomposition.

The victims’ bodies bore multiple stab wounds.

The father’s hands were all chopped in pieces. The mother was also topless naked. Investigators had yet to establish the mother was raped before being killed.

Investigators also found a jungle bolo and kitchen knife bathed in blood.

Abuyin attempted to escape from the crime scene but police probers arrested him and placed him as the suspect of the brutal killing of the Lastimosa family.

Drug paraphernalia and residue were found at the possession of the suspect.

Police investigation also disclosed that Christopher was an auto mechanic in said area where the suspect also worked as a helper.

The two became friends which made the suspect had access to the family’s house. Abuyin was also a suspect in the slaying of a school security guard, police probers said.

Neighbors heard invective shouting of a man on a rage on Monday midnight but didn’t mind them. They thought the couple was only having quarrel.

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disorganized, claim to hear voices like someone is talking to them, controlling their minds or plotting against them.

When this happens, the patient may withdraw and sit for hours without moving, losing touch with reality. At other times, hallucinations or delusions may occur. If one were in the hallucinatory stage, he/ she would claim seeing, hearing feeling or sensing things or voices that

others do not see, hear or feel. Delusions on one hand are false beliefs, wherein the patient may be believe that his/her neighbour can control their behaviours through magnetic waves.

These false beliefs can vary, but nonetheless is present.

Schizophrenics often say meaningless words “ neologisms”. Their emotions are usually “flat” meaning they have no facial expressions at all: may profess to be happy and yet the face doesn’t reflect it at all! The patient likewise shows no pleasure at all for everyday living and usually are so quiet, keeping to himself/ herself. There is no attempt to even dress up or clean themselves. Not to forget, that a schizophrenic has agitated bodily movements or may be catatonic: staying still with no sign of any movements at all.

If one were diagnosed as such, with treatment, there may be improvement, but the prognosis is really is difficult to tell. Religious taking of the medications and a strong family support, are most needed by patients not just with schizophrenia but for all mental disorders.

Labels or name calling is nothing but a show of ignorance. An evidence based, scientific approach to diagnosis is important in helping a patient or a loved one. Caring for the mentally ill takes a lot of courage and compassion, and, if they are left on their own, they may not make it through in the jungles of life.....

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Akbar Mayor Alih Sali disclosed that he received information that the MILFs are already recruiting the young, luring them to join the group in view of the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement.

He also said that the MILFs are allegedly applying for integration in the armed forces and the police.

“This is the reason why we need to have people from the GPH panel and the MILF to enlighten us on the framework. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to understand the framework agreement if we talk by ourselves,” she said.

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ordeal in the hands of their employers.

The Villar Foundation also provides medical assistance to ‘sick’ returning workers and help them be equipped with skills to find new employment.

The former congresswoman cited the need for the OFWs to have new skills to easily land a job and get them reintegrated in the society.

“In coordination with the Ople Center, we will teach them new skills for their livelihood,’ said Villar who is running for senator under the ruling Liberal Party and its coalition partners.”

“We also hold yearly OFW Summits – this year it is set on

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Nov. 22 at World Trade Center, Pasay- to uplift the lives of our OFWs through business opportunities, especially to those who have not been lucky in their bid to find greener pastures abroad. We want to give them another option other than being a worker abroad, that is, being an entrepreneur in our own country,” Villar said.

Stressing that OFW programs are among the advocacies closest to their hearts, Villar said they are happy that they are in a position to help our countrymen especially OFWs who endured leaving their families hoping they can uplift their economic situation but did not get good treatment from their employers abroad.

“We cannot rescue them all so it is good that both the private sector and the government are extending similar help to OFWs,” she said.

The Villar Foundation has repatriated thousands of OFWs, with assistance from the Office of Sen. Manny Villar and other related government offices like the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Labor and Employment and the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) as well as the Blas Ople Center and Migrante.

The repatriated OFWs are Roselyn Polo, Inopocan, Leyte; Sally Castillion, Cotabato City; Baingan Sumael, Sultan Matsura, Maguindanao; Elin Aidala, Jolo, Sulu; Merly Muay; Dalisay Ebio, Tanza, Cavite; Virginia Ocampo, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija; Evangeline Arcena, Davao City; Pilar Melendres, Lamita, Basilan and Charlita Mamporte, General Santos City.

They all fled from their employers and sought refuge at the Bahay Kalinga, a shelter for OFWS under Philippine Overseas Labor Office/OWWA in Riyadh while awaiting their repatriation to the Philippines.

Thirty-two year Polo, a domestic helper, was initially deployed in Kuwait, but her employer sent her to Riyadh on August 19, 2012. She escaped and asked help from POLO-OWWA on September 19, 2012. She was immediately admitted at the Bahay Kalinga where she underwent treatment for some psychological problems.

She was reported to have suffered from hallucinations due to unknown reasons.

Castillion, Sumael and Aidala who worked as domestic helpers were victims of maltreatment.

Employed through Active Manpower Agency since December 31, 2008, Castillion ran away from her employer, and was endorsed in Bahay Kalinga on August 25, 2012. She was given an exit visa through the Saudi Social Welfare Administration (SSWA) on October 2, 2012.

Aside from the physical and emotional abuses incurred, Sumael who went to the Middle East country on June 20, 2009, also complained of delayed and unpaid salaries. She stayed at Bahay Kalinga since September 17, 2012 until she was sent back to the Philippines.

Aidala arrived in Riyadh on May 12, 2012 but was admitted in Bahay Kalinga four months later. Aside from maltreatment, she likewise had to withstand the poor working and living conditions in her employer’s house.

Muay also bore the fate of Aidala—the poor working and living conditions, but unlike the latter, she held on to her job.

Coming to Riyadh on March 11, 2012, she left her employers’ house without their permission

after over a year. She escaped and went to Bahay Kalinga on August 18, 2012. She obtained her final exit visa through SSWA. On the other hand, the employers of Ebio, Ocampo and Arcena refused to give them their final exit visa which drove them to escape and begged for assistance from authorities.

Melendres objected to her contract substitution having arrived in Riyadh only on January 17, 2012. She ran away from her employer’s house and stayed at Bahay Kalinga since July 21.

The SSWA gave her exit visa on September 19, 2012.

Mamporte finished her one and half year contract on July 28, 2012 but her employer declined to send her back home.

The airfares of the OFWs were provided by the Villar Foundation through its Sagip-OFW helpline program. Likewise, the Villar Foundation also arranged for their trip back to their hometowns.

For more details about OFWrelated activities and other programs of the Villar Foundation, please visit its website:www. villarfoundation.org ###

Why... from page 6

when the guards could not withstand oppressively hot temperatures in the area, they closet themselves inside their vans and enjoy the vehicles’ air-conditioning systems, never mind the speed limit-violators.

However, when the temperatures are cooler and the guards become motivated, for reasons of their own, to track the speed of vehicles running at the SCTEX, they flag down anyone they fancy, confiscate drivers’ licenses, but only the licenses of those who refuse to either beg for their mercy, or to shell out something. This is the reason why more and more motorists are shying away from SCTEX already.

-oooWHAT DID THE LADY GUARD AT THE LRT DO? I commiserate with the lady guard of the Light Rail Transit who was caught on camera as she was being berated by a very irate English-speaking commuter, especially because the guard refused to answer back. But then, the real question here is this: what would have prompted the English-speaking commuter to turn wild with rage against the lady guard? If the guard did not do anything offensive in the first place, could the commuter have even started the fracas?

-oooWHY IS BRILLANTES BEING SINGLED OUT? Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. of the Commission on Elections is correct: why pin the blame solely on him for the disqualification of previously-accredited party lists and for the rejection of the accreditation of new applicants since the decision to disqualify and reject came from the whole Commission itself? I hope his critics can come up with an explanation as to why he is being singled out, especially those who claim that Brillantes actually dictates what his co-commissioners’ decision should be.

-oooSENATE URGED TO TACKLE LAND USE BILL: Here is a press release sent to me through batasmauricio@ yahoo.com.: “As the Senate continues to debate the Sin Tax Bill and the 2013 National budget, leaders of farmers, fisherfolk, and urban groups are growing anxious whether the Senate can deliberate the 20-year old Land Use Bill in plenary before it adjourns on December 17.

“According to Campaign for Land Use Policy Now! (CLUP), by 2015, the number of Filipinos will almost hit the 100 million mark and yet lands used for food production are continuously threatened by conversion to industrial, residential and entertainment purposes…”

-oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com

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Cagas wins in Comelec recounting

By BEN D. ARCHE of Mindanao Daily News

DIGOS City––After more than two years of contesting on the true winner in the gubernatorial race of Davao del Sur in the May 2010 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Fifth Division finally resolved the issue recently.

In a 27-page resolution dated November 7, 2012, t h e C om e l e c d e cl are d D ou g l a s R a . C a g a s a s

du ly - el e c te d gove r nor in the province of Davao del Sur with a margin of 3,668 votes over Claude Bautista.

The C omelec relied on the digital images of the ballots fed in the precinct count optical scan (PC OS) machines and the Electronics Returns and Statement of Votes disregarding the doubtful results of the manual counting.

Bautista was the former representative of the

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S econd District of the province.

C om e l e c d i s m i s s e d the protest for failure of the protestant to prove his allegations of alleged “marked ballots, ballots c l a i m e d t o h av e b e e n shaded by two or more persons, ballots with ambiguous votes, spurious ballots, over-voting and rejected ballots.”

After the canvassing in May 2010 elections, the Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed Cagas

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illegal recruiter and the victims, the youngest of whom is a 16-year-old girl.

Those rescued included eight males and two females, the police said.

They were rescued after the owner of the rented house reported to the police after noticing that the number of occupants in-

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norship in the 2013 elections against the son of Cagas, First District representative Mark Douglas C. Cagas. The elder Cagas will run as mayor of Digos City.

Comelec commis-

sioner Rene Sarmiento, as the presiding officer, Commissioners Armando Vel as co and C hr ist i an Robert Lim signed the resolution declaring Cagas as the duly-elected governor of the province.

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TUBOD, Lanao del Norte––Police authorities have yet to arrest the suspects reponsible for the killing of a bank official here Tuesday night.

On November 13, at around 7 in the evening, Motorcycle riding in tandem gunned down 47-year-old Jose Anthony “Tony” N. Agito, Check Account Verifier of LandBank-Tubod branch.

Police blotter showed, Agito was about to go home when the suspects shot him on the forehead and on the different parts of his body.

The report said Agito was driving home onboard his Honda Civic when the suspects, coming from the victim’s behind, shot him.

The suspects were riding in tandem on an XRM125, said the police blotter. The report however did not specify whether someone was able to get the suspects plate number.

The report said the suspects have made a “U-turn” on the victim’s car after reaching the national highway of Tubod town and then fired at Agito.

Agito, who was born on October 2, 1965, is survived by his wife Clairedelon “Clair” M. Agito––and his two young children, Michael Anthony M. Agito, 14 years Old, and Jacob Anthony M. Agito, 10 years Old. The couple is supposed to celebrate their 15th Wedding Anniversary on December 17, 2012.

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as winner who garnered a total of 163,440 votes over Bautista’s 159,527 votes with a margin of 3,913 votes.

The over-all result of recounting in protested areas, Bautista got 68,000 votes while Cagas reaped 59,259 votes. In the unprotested areas, Cagas got 8 4 , 0 4 9 vot e s ove r Bautista’s 51,417 votes.

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he Philippine Press In s t itut e ( P P I ) i n c o op e r at i on with Philippine Ai rl i ne s Fou nd at i on and the BusinessWeek Mindanao Advertising and Promotions holds a seminar on excellence and ethics in journalism with the theme “Making S e ns e of Jou r na l is m To d ay ”, O c tob e r 2 5 , Cagayan de Oro City at the BWM Media Center.

The seminar is part o f P P I ’s S c h o l a s t i c Outreach Program.

Participating students from the region enjoy a whole-day of learning as key speakers from Manila gave them s e vera l s essions and workshops.

Allan Mediante, Executive Editor o f B u s i n e s s We e k Mi nd ana o wel c ome s t he p ar t icip ants and guests, while Ariel C. Sebellino, PPI Executive D i r e c t o r, g a v e t h e participants an overview

of the Philippine Press Institute.

The participants are journalism and communications stu d e nt s f rom L i c e o de Cagayan University – Mass Communications Department, Bukidnon S t a t e Un i v e r s i t y, St. Mar y’s S cho ol in Cagayan de Oro, Central Mindanao University, and MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology.

The morning sessions included talks by national personalities in the media industry.

Session 1: Excellence is the Key is handled

by G M A- 7 P ro g r a m Manager Joseph Alwyn T. Alburo and Session 2: Going the Way of Ethics by Rowena C. Paraan, Secretar yGeneral, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP).

This is followed by an open forum and a workshop, a chance for the student journalists

to participate and share their thoughts.

A special visit b y C y n t h i a Vi l l a r, Chairman & Managing Director of the Villar Foundation also gave the participants her insights on journalism ethics and entrepreneurship.

Villar is in the city for t he unvei ling of t he Sendong Memorial at Golden Haven Memorial Park, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro. A lunch forum on C or p orate S o ci a l Responsibility (CSR) is then facilitated

by Mi g u el Vi l l are a l, P h i l i p p i n e Ve t e r a n s B an k Vice President on Corporate Communications.

The afternoon session tackled on visual communications. The talk on Photography vs Photojournalism is delivered by Cagayan de Oro TIMES Editor-inChief, Shaun Alejandrae Yap Uy.

PARTICIPANTS COMING FROM DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES IN NORTHERN MINDANAO SHOWING THEIR SEMINAR CERTIFICATES.

ARIEL C. SEBELLINO PPI Executive Director

JOSEPH ALWYN T. ALBURO GMA-7 Program Manager

ROWENA C. PARAAN Secretary-General, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP).

MIGUEL VILLA-REAL Phil. Veterans Bank Vice President on Corporate Communications

SHAUN ALEJANDRAE YAP UY Cagayan de Oro TIMES Editor-in-Chief

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CYNTHIA VILLAR inspires the student journalists to practice on journalism ethics and entrepreneurship

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