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Briefly Airport authority DAVAO City -- The city council has endorsed the call for the creation of a government-run airport authority independent of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to manage the Davao international airport.

As early as two years ago, the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry proposed the creation of such an agency. The renewed call by the business chamber was contained in a letter from its president, Daniel O. Lim, to Vice-Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte, urging the city council to pass a resolution to support a bill on the proposal, filed by the city’s Rep. Mylene G. Albano (2nd district).

The law, if passed, would create an autonomous airport authority to control, manage and supervise the Davao airport and other similar facilities within the region, including the abandoned airport in Mati City, Davao Oriental.

Aid for Zambo THE government of the United States of America has allocated US $ 600,000 (P25 million) to acquire food, medicines, and basic necessities to the some 16,000 displaced individuals in the southwestern city of Zamboanga.

Sarah Matalam, site contact person, of the United States of Agency for International Development, said on Friday that the five-day intermittent armed clashes in Zamboanga Cit y has made life there miserable.

“The present condition in Zamboanga City was very difficult to bear considering that food, water supply, and basic necessities became scarce in the area,” Matalam said.

IN-DEPTH

Power rate hike looms as forex, fuel cost surge

J POWER RATE HIKE. A meter reader records the power consumption of a residential customer in Cagayan de Oro City. The continued weakening of the peso against the dollar and high fuel cost are expected to push power rates upward. (www.cepalco.com)

September 16, 2013

By LOVELY MAE CASENAS, Staff Member

UST as the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) lately announced the impending refund that would soon be reflected in the electric bills of consumers in Luzon and Mindanao regions, the state-owned National Power Corp (Napocor), on the other hand, is seeking an increase in electricity rates across the country to recoup higher costs brought about by a weak peso and more expensive fuel.

Napocor, in its petition filed with the Energy Regulatory

C om m ission (ERC), sa id it incurred P4.21 billion in

additional costs because of an increase in the price of fuel used to operate its generating plants in off-grid areas in 2012.

Off-grid areas are those not connected to the power grid operated by the National Grid Corp of the Philippines (NGCP). Consumers within the grid subsidize rates in these far-flung areas because residents there cannot afford to pay for power on their own.

Napocor contends that in order to recover the amount it power/PAGE B11

Typhoon-adaptable green shelters help Pinoys adapt to climate change AN Italian-Filipino company advocating green architecture has designed houses and buildings that can cope with typhoons, floods and other calamities brought by climate change.

Italian architect Romolo V. Nati, Executive Chairman and CEO of ITPI (Italpinas Euroasian Design and Eco-

Development Corporation (ITPI), has put presented his coral-inspired designs to encourage Filipinos to build typhoon and flood-adaptable shelters in the aftermath of destructive calamities sweeping the country.

“O u r role mo d e l i s nature and its ability to adapt to drastic changes

in the environment,” Nati said of his design based on the Voronoi Diagram, a mathematical way of dividing space into regions or cells, a characteristic present in the structures of corals.

ITPI’s coral design bagged the “Special Energy Award,” besting 200 entries from shelters/PAGE B11

Panabo says yes to aerial spraying PANABO City (MindaNews ) – While Davao City is against aerial spraying, with its ordinance banning it now hanging at the Supreme Court, banana growers and exporters in this city staged a march and rally Wednesday to push for its use despite claims by opponents that it is hazardous to people’s health. panabo/PAGE B11

Mindanao Daily NEWS

Top executives of the city’s first green condominium Primavera Residences pay a courtesy call on Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno last Aug. 14. (L-R) Atty. Jose D. Leviste III, president; Arch. Romolo V. Nati, chairman and CEO; and Atty. Jose P. Leviste Jr., non-executive chairman of Italpinas Euroasian & EcoDev. Corp. ITPI is heading the uptown Cagayan de Oro initiatives to bring in Italian investors in the city and Northern Mindanao.

Govt to assist manufacturing sector to boost job creation THE country will further develop the manufacturing and other labor-intensive sectors in an effort to create more job opportunities.

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan underscored this initiative following the release of data assist/PAGE B11

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Hotel workers, farmers get P1.176M livelihood aid KORONADAL City -- An association of hotel workers and a group of farmers early this week received assistance amounting to P1,175,894.35 from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 12.

Charmaine Daw n Ladot – Sonsona, labor communications officer, said the assistance in the form of grants were given to the beneficiaries to improve

their income-generation capabilities.

On Monday, DOLE 12 turned over a check amounting to P788,865.35 to the East Asia Royale Hotel

Employees Association under the department’s Workers Income Aug mentat ion Prog ra m (WINAP) East Asia Royale Hotel is one of the leading hotels in General Santos City. “ T he orga n i z at ion s’ membership is exclusive to said hotel’s employees who are earning minimum wages,” Sonsona said. “For many of them, especially those having five or more children, the wages they earn are not enough to support family needs.”

The 99-member organization will spend the grant as capital fund to establish consumer store,

which they will run like a cooperative.

Most likely, she added, the store space is being prov ided by t he hotel management, which DOLE has encouraged to participate and provide guarantee.

“DOLE only releases grants to labor groups w hen t he ma na gement provides a guarantee,” she explained. “Before they are given the funding, DOLE has to ascertain that there a strong relation between the management and the labor group.”

W I NA P i s a D OL E program that assists workers in t he forma l economy to engage in business to

BoC Davao posts P488.5-M collection in August 2013 DAVAO City -- The Bureau of Customs Port of Davao has collected a total of P488,494,281.57 worth of customs taxes and duties for the month of August 2013.

BOC Davao OIC District Collector lawyer Edward James Dy Buco said the figure is four percent or P19,956,281.57 up from the agency’s target for the month, which was P468.53 million.

In the same month, he said BOC Davao City ports have the highest cash collection totaling P428.89 million, which is 95.91 percent of the total collection.

BOC General Santos port followed with collection of P49.605 million, while and its Mati port collected P903,394.

These figures were as of August 30.

Buco expressed confidence of the continuing target hits of BOC Davao Port for the next months ahead.

For the past five years, he said the BOC Port of Davao has consistently surpassed its assigned collection even as boc/PAGE B9

augment the salaries and wages of the workers.

The business activity will provide the workers with additional sources of income from their profit as well as facilitate employment to their family members.

Examples of businesses are, but not limited to, consumer store, canteen, school and office supplies and pharmacy.

DOLE 12 also turned over on Monday another c h e c k a m o u nt i n g t o P387,029 to Demamis Abaca Farmers’ Association in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.

The assistance, also a grant under the Community Based Enterprise Project, is

intended for the construction of a warehouse that the abaca farmer group could use to store their produce before these are marketed to traders.

Earlier this year, these abaca farmers in Lake Sebu expressed their need for a postharvest facility trough the Industrial Tripartite Council for plantations.

Sonsona further explained that as grantees of DOLE assistance, the beneficiaries are not required to repay the government for any amount given to them.

“The benef iciaries’ obligation is to present proof that they funds were used aid/PAGE B9

CAGAYAN de Oro Cit y Vice Mayor Caesa r Ia n E. Acenas referred to the City Council committee on environment chaired by Councilor Zaldy Ocon the proposal that barangays be empowered to collect garbage in their respective areas of jurisdiction.

In his specia l repor t during the regular session Monday, Councilor Enrico D. Sa lcedo sa id t h is is provided for in the Local Government Code and in R.A. 9003, otherwise known

as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. He said ma ny urba n ba ra ngays a lready have dumptrucks. The city can provide for other barangays t hat dont have t hese equipment, he said.

Barangays can earn as much as P1.2 million for every two dumptrucks they have, he added.

Through this scheme, the city can effectively implement garbage segretation at source, accord ing to Cou nci lor Salcedo.

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Smart DPSA urges youth Philex Mining pushing through to take pride in their with P13.81-B stocks share sale respective communities AS an archipelago, the Philippines boasts of multiple ethnicities, delicacies, dialects and traditions that make each town in the country unique.

As netizens, we proudly share via social networking sites the nice vacation spots, hotels, restaurants, food, activities and events and the “likes,” “shares,” and “retweets” we get encourage more Pinoys as well as other nationalities to visit the Philippines, making the country one of the growing tourist destinations in Asia today.

Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), launched Doon Po sa Amin (DPSA) in 2008 to promote Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in schools and at the same time, have students tell stories about places, activities, plants, animals, people, food and products that are unique to their hometowns.

DPSA, which is now on its 6th year, is the biggest annual school-based online mapping and content crowd sourcing activity in the country that challenges primary and secondary (public and private) students to go out, know more about their hometowns, present these stories using online tools such as videos, flipbooks, slideshows, and timelines, and pin them on an online map, powered

by Nokia’s Here.

“When you search the web, almost all information you need are there but the problem is that the information is cluttered,” said Smart Public Affairs Group Head Ramon Isberto. “With Doon Po Sa Amin, we develop a resource site aggregating all engaging stories about the Philippines presented in an online map. Because these stories are told by the locals, you get more substance and heart.”

Students who participated in the previous years of DPSA found fulfillment in being able to come up with stories published online that promoted their hometown and enhanced their ICT skills. As the students go out of their homes and schools to interview townspeople, including local government officials, their people skills were also enhanced. smart/PAGE B9

Ph i l e x M i n i n g C o r p ’s shares fell yesterday after the company announced that it will push through with a plan to raise P13.81 billion through a stock rights offering.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Ph i le x s a id it a l re a d y registered such a plan before the Securities and Exchange C om m ission (SEC) last March.

Each Philex shareholder of record as of October 16, 2013 can avail of the right to subscribe to additional shares commensurate to their existing holdings.

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San Miguel again defers IPO of power-sector subsidiary SAN Miguel Corp (SMC) again is deferring the initial public offering (IPO) of its power generation unit, as the diversifying conglomerate gears up to sell more shares in its food subsidiary to finance its expansion.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, SMC said the postponement of SMC Global Power Holdings Corp’s maiden share sale was due to “prevailing market conditions.”

Instead of tapping the equity market, SMC Global Power will raise $700 from the debt market to finance two new power plants with a combined generation capacity of 600 megawatts, according to a Reuters report.

SMC Global Power, the holding firm for the power generation assets of San Miguel, is the country’s biggest power producer. It accounts for about a fifth of the Philippines’ total supply.

In June, SMC chief operating officer Ramon S. Ang said the conglomerate may raise $150 million from the sale of at least a tenth of SMC Global Power through an IPO, pegging the company’s value at $1.5 billion.

A month later, Ang said SMC was studying the best option to sell 49 percent of its power sector subsidiary within the year.

Adverse market conditions in 2011 prompted SMC Global Power to defer

its P37-billion IPO. After a dizzying ascent to 31 record highs at the start of the year, volatility has gripped the local market as the US Federal Reserve mulls the end of its $85-billion bond-buying program, a huge driver in fuelling stock market rallies in the past several months.

After wiping out its losses and touching bear territory, the PSE index has recovered to post a gain of over seven percent year-to-date.

SMC is also planning to sell up to 25 percent of San Miguel Pure Foods Co Inc next year in a follow-on offering to raise funds for its expansion. defers/PAGE B9

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NFA rice-price reduction expected to affect farmers THE planned reduction in the price of rice sold by the National Food Authority (NFA)

by P2 per kilogram will adversely impact on palay farmers who may be discouraged to plant because farmgate prices would go down.

N FA Ad m i n i s t r at or Orlan A. Calayag said in a television interview that the government will have to carefully study calls to revert the price of NFA rice back to P25 per kilo because of its impact on farmers.

“Reducing the price of NFA rice to P25 per kilo may not be feasible as it would affect farmers,” Calayag said.

The NFA official made

the statement following calls made by various nongovernmental organizations a nd mi lita nt g roups to bring down the price of government-subsidized rice to P25 per kilo.

The price of governmentsubsidized rice was effectively raised to P27 per kilo in December 2010, after the NFA council approved the increase in the wholesale

price of NFA rice to P25 per kilo from the previous P23 per kilo.

Then-NFA Administrator Angelito Banayo said the price increase was undertaken as one of the measures “to ensure the viability of the agency and continue fulfilling its mandate of supporting farmers to produce enough for self-sufficiency.”

The food agency attached t o t he D e p a r t me nt of Agriculture buys palay from farmers at a support price of P17 per kilo to stabilize prices.

Meanwhile, t he NFA confirmed in a statement that the prices of commercial rice have started to decrease. At the Intercity in Bulacan, prices of commercial premiumquality rice were monitored to have gone down to P1,880 per 50-kilo bag from P1,920; Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City LUCIA Z. OJEDA -Vendor CASE NO; 2013-10-1559 WILFREDOB. GAITE - Vendee 2008-10-2253

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medium-quality rice to P1,780 per sack from P1,820; and imported premium rice to P1,750 per bag from P1,800.

Calayag said the food agency will continue to monitor markets, especially those with price increases, in the past weeks.

He said the NFA will ensure that no NFA rice will be overpriced or diverted and sold as commercial rice.

Market supervisors were dispatched in addition to monitoring teams that are already in place.

The food agency said it will continue to maintain its monitoring teams in these markets to ensure the presence of affordable and good-quality NFA rice. The NFA sells regular-milled rice at P27 per kilo and wellmilled rice at P32 per kilo.

Calayag warned that the government will not hesitate to file charges of economic sabotage against those who will be found manipulating the current rice market situation. nfa/PAGE B9

GENERAL Santos City -In a bid to enhance Region 1 2 ’s t h r i v i n g b a m b o o industry, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is pushing for the establishment of a regional bambusetum in Sura lla h tow n in Sout h Cotabato.

Dr. Bighani Manipula, DENR-12’s regional technical director for research, said they have signed a memorandum of agreement with the local government of Sura l la h for the joint development starting this year of the bambusetum, which will house living collections of various bamboo species.

He said the bambusetum, which is mainly a gene bank

conservation area for various bamboo species, will serve as the agency’s research and demonstration base for bamboo in the region.

It will be established within the periphery of the six-hectare cluster sanitary landfill operated by the local government of Surallah in Barangay Colongulo, he said.

“This project will have a significant role in terms of the transfer of applicable environment and natural resources technologies to industry stakeholders and adaptors,” Manipula said.

Under the agreement, DENR 12 and the municipal government Surallah will engage in collaborative works DENR/PAGE B9

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

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DENR-12 to establish regional ‘bambusetum’

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APPLICANT request authority For approval of sale and transfer with extension of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;Iligan City Proper to Green Field –Ubaldo Laya and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 26, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least TEN(10)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

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

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

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APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;City Proper to Upper Luinab via Manrique(all in Iligan City) and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 26, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

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

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 13th day of September, 2013..

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate a PUJ service on the line;City Proper to Sta.Felomena-Brgy.Acmac(all in Iligan City) and vice versa with the use of One (1)unit/s.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 26, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

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

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 13th day of September, 2013.

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;City Proper to Luinab –Bahayan (all in Iligan City)and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 26, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

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

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 13th day of September , 2012.

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This application will be considered by this Board on September 26, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

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

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 13th day of September, 2012.

MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer MDN: Sept 16, 2013

SPS. MELICIA/FRANCISCO PAPA Case No; 2013-10- 1554 Applicant/s 2008-10-2003

PIERA FE BACULIO Applicant/s

Case No; 2013-10-1553 2008-10-1908

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This application will be considered by this Board on September 26, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

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

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 13th day of September, 2013.

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;Cogon Market to Gusa/Cugman (all in Cagayan de Oro City) and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 26, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

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

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 13th day of September , 2013.

MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer

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Motoring B5 Fast Autoword’s sneak preview of all-new Mirage G4 sedan in CDO Mindanao Daily NEWS

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FAST Autoworld Philippines Corporation offered Kaga-anons a sneak preview Friday night of the all-new Mirage G4 Sedan at its Mitsubishi dealership showroom along Gusa, Cagayan de Oro.

Guests of Fast Autoworld Philippines Corp. mill around the G4 units on Friday, September 13, 2013, at its dealership showroom along Gusa highway, Cagayan de Oro City. photo courtesy of lovely casenas

Ms. Rhoda Tibayan, regional sales and marketing manager for Mindanao, said Mirage G4 is Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp.’s (MMPC) latest offering and is also ready to be previewed at select dealerships nationwide.

MMPC announced t hat t he sa me preview has been made in Iloilo and Bacolod showrooms of Avescor Motors; Mandaue, Cebu, and Cagayan de Oro showrooms of Fast Autoworld; Karasia in Bajada, Davao; Mindanao Integrated Commercial Enterprise in General Santos; and Maximotors in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

Ms. Tibayan told expectators prior to the unveiling: “Your anticipation equals our excitement to present the all-new Sedan Mirage G4,” even as she said that the packages being offered for the G4 fit those who are first-time would-be car owners, employees and even new grads, so long the car plan is coursed through their banks.

She said Mirage G4 is fuel efficient and roomy and are offered in all of Fast Autoworld’s eight branches – five in the Visayas and three in Mindanao. Aside from the CDO dealership, two others are located n Butuan and Ozamis.

Ms. Tibayan said the sneak preview gives interested buyers to take a glimpse of the exciting all-new model before its official sale in October.

“This is their (prospective buyers’) chance to take advantage of Mirage G4 by doing pre-order arrangements,” said Ms. Tibayan.

The pre-order exclusive is in the form of a P40,000 outright markdown of the Mirage G4 from its suggested retail price.

It can also be applied as reduction in down payment for financing transactions or to offset the cost of insurance of the unit.

The pre-order arrangement also comes with the payment of P10,000 reservation fee of the Mirage G4. The P10,000 is considered a refundable deposit, which entitles a buyer to a pre-order coupon that must be registered at the Mirage G4 pre-order website at www. mirageG4.ph.

Motioncars reported the Mirage G4 is the sedan version of the all-new Mirage hatchback, Ms. Tibayan explained. But despite sharing the same 1.2-liter, 3-cylinder MIVEC engine, the sedan version offers more legroom through the extra 10-centimeter wheelbase length, slightly wider front and rear track widths with an additional 1.5 cm., slightly increased turning radius by 40 cm. as well as an additional 1-cm. ground clearance.

The Mirage G4 is also designed for longer trips with more supple suspension setup, a 42-liter fuel tank (that hatch has 35 liters), a trunk space of 450 liters, which is almost double the hatch’s 235-liter capacity, and rated fuel efficiency of 21 kilometers per liter, it said.

MMPC said the Mirage G4 also offers exceptional value, as the sedan will be equipped with dual-SRS airbags, electronic time and alarm control system (Etacs) and multi-information display. The Etacs is Mitsubishi’s unique system that controls all of the Mirage G4’s electrical components.

Suggested retail price for the four G4 variants are the following: GLX Manual P578,000; GLX CVT P628,000; GLS Manual P668,000; and GLS CVT P718,000.

Frankfurt auto show offers signs of hope for world automakers FR A NK FU RT — T he world’s automobile makers are counting on the IAA auto show, which opens in Frankfurt this week, to give the sector a boost as recovery signs are becoming increasingly discernible in Europe.

Held in Frankfurt every two years in alternation w it h t he Pa r is Motor Show, the IAA opens its doors i nit ia l ly to t rade professionals on Thursday and then to the wider public two days later and runs until September 22.

And exper ts say that a f ter ye a r s of d e c l i ne , automobile sa les are stabilising and may even begin to rise again from next year.

The European market has “bottomed out and is stabilising”, said Christoph Stuermer, analyst at IHS Automotive.

His colleagues at consultants PwC similarly believe that the long years of blood-letting will come to an end in the second half of 2013.

In fact, the latest EUwide data for July actually show a r ise i n new c a r registrations in July.

Stabilising sa les “are

a posit ive sig n”, ag reed Stefan Bratzel, director of the Center of Automotive Management at the Un i v e r s i t y o f A p p l i e d Sciences in Berg ischGladbach.

“But the recovery will be slow,” he cautioned.

“It will be years yet, if at all, before we can return to the levels seen in 2007″, when European auto sales amounted to a record 16 million vehicles, he said.

In the seven months to July, a total 7.19 million new cars were registered in Europe.

Industry experts d i f fe r ove r t h e e x t e nt a nd m a g n it u d e of t h e upturn t hat is expected to materialise in western Europe.

While analysts at PwC are pencilling in a rise from 12.1 million cars in 2013 to 14.9 mil lion in 2019, A l i x Pa r t ners a re much more pessimistic and are predicting stagnant sales in the region right through until 2019.

Nevertheless, some of the automakers themselves say they are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel.

The head of US giant

Ford, for example, Alan Mu l a l l y, s a id t h at “ i n Europe, t he automobi le sector has ef fect ively re a c h e d b ot t om”. A n d while he concedes there is still overcapacity in the sector, Ford has adjusted to demand, Mulally says.

French group PSA was hit particularly hard by the crisis in Europe and like Ford and Opel (the German arm of General Motors), slashed jobs and shut down factories in response. But its chief Philippe Varin re c ent ly s a id t hat PSA would start winning back market share in its home market by the end of this year.

In addition to burgeoning sentiment in Eu rope, sa les i n Ch i na and the United States are robust, auguring well for t he g loba l c a r ma rke t , which is expected to grow by 3. 2 perc ent i n 2 013 and 4.8 percent in 2014, according to analysts at Moody’s rating agency.

As a result, “automakers s hou ld b e s end i ng out s l i g ht l y m or e p o s it i ve signals at the IAA”, said Euler Hermes analyst Yann Lacroix.

“I bel ie ve t he mood

The Frankfurt Auto Show opens on September 10, 2013.

among automakers will be rather good at the IAA,” said Stuermer at IHS. F o r t h e I A A’s 6 5 t h edition, carmakers, especially German ones, will be unveiling electric or hy br id models, w it h BMW to unveil its f irst fully electric car, the i3, as well as a rechargeable hydrid i8 sports car.

Volkswagen will show off its zero-emission e-Up! and the e-Golf.

French manufacturers

w i l l b e t here w it h t he concept car Citroen Cactus, the new Peugeot 308 or the Dacia Duster redesigned

by Renau lt. A nd Ita ly ’s Fiat will present the new seven-seater version of its 500.

Sports car enthusiasts will be able to gasp in awe at the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Squadra Corse, a limited series with 570 horse-power, or the Porsche 918 Spyder with close to 900 horse-power under its

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Another focus at this yea r’s show w i l l be t he connected car, which is capable of communicating with other cars and with the outside world.

W i t h a r o u n d 1, 0 0 0 exhibitors attending this yea r’s I A A, Cha ncel lor Angela Merkel will officially inaug urate t he show on T hu rsd ay, ju st 10 d ay s before genera l elections where she is seeking a third term as Germany’s leader.

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The Xavier Stage to Open its Season with A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by Jerry P. Acido Jr., Contributor

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he resident repertory theatre company of Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan is set to stage A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Semptember 21-27, 2013 at the XU Little Theater. Directed by Hobart P. Savior, A Midsummer Night’s Dream serves as the opening act for the company’s third theatre season titled Realizing Shakespeare.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream portrays the journey of two lovers and six players manipulated by mythical creatures that dwell in the forest.

This comedic love story shows that gods and goddesses, as perfectly portrayed and worshipped they are, can sometimes commit mistakes.

Adapted by Sining Kambayoka Ensemble of MSU-Marawi, the production is presented in pre-Islamic Maranaoperiod which features some of their famous folklore creatures such as the karibang and tonong.

Mr Roger Garcia serves as the dramaturg of the production.

The Xavier Stage embarks on the promotion of the three great works of William Shakespeare namely A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Titus Andronicus on December 4-7, 2013 and Hamlet on February 24-28, 2013.

Tickets are sold at the XU Bookstore for only Php100.00 for the Premiere Night show (7:30PM) and Php75.00 for 10AM, Matinee (3:00PM) and Gala (7:30PM) shows. For ticket reservation, The Xavier Stage can be reached through the XCCA office at 858.3116 local 2059.

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amous music maestro Ryan Cayabyab visited Cagayan de Oro City last September 10-11 to conduct music workshops. These are A Capella workshop which was conducted in Capitol University's Conference Hall and Songwriting workshop in Rodelsa Hall of Liceo de Cagayan University.

This special music activity was spearheaded by Philippine Popular Musicfest Foundation, Inc. and in partnership with various universities and corporate partners.

The activity is a rare chance for at least 100 music enthusiasts coming from different schools of Northern Mindanao. Workshops were conducted to elevate the musical creativity of young Filipinos and make them to be more appreciative of Original Philippine Music (OPM).

In the worrkshops, Cayabyab shared his experience in music industry and as well revealed tips and guidelines.

He w a s w i t h o t h e r songwriters who are finalists of a song writing competition, Philippine Popular Musicfest.

The Ryan Cayabyab Ryan C ayabyab is currently the Executive Director of the Philippine Pop Musicfest Foundation, Inc., the group behind the mentioned music festival.

This music festival is a songwriting competition for amateur and professional composers and aims to elevate Philippine Music Industry.

Cayabyab is also the composer behind charttopping and hit OPM pop s ongs. Fur t her, he has contributed his craft to notable theaters, musical and movie scores and full-length ballet. He also created choral and orchestral pieces.

He wishes that more Filipino musicians to be more schooled Ryan Cayabyab, being a legend of Philippine Music Industry, is wishing for more opportunities for Filipino musicians and that is to learn

deeper about Music.

"Sana more Fi lipino musicians are schooled because if they are schooled, they can command, mas mataas ang bayad kasi mas marunong silang mag.isip (I wished that more Filipino musicians are schooled because if they are schooled, they can command, the pay is higher because they think more.)"

He a l s o a d d e d t h at through schooling, Filipino musicians will think better and most importantly, they can create their own music.

They can do that because they would be confident in doing such.

Cayabyab discussed the topic by giving a situation regarding the status of Filipino singers. He said that most of them have this perception that it is enough when their performances are b e i ng cl app e d and appreciated by the audience.

So, schooling is not necessary anymore.

Some of these singers are assigned in cruise ships, bars and hotel lobbies where they are forced to sing songs that are basically foreign-made.

The reason behind is to make the foreign guests feel that they are at home.

According to Cayabyab, t his pr ac t i ce promote s music that are not owned

by Filipinos and further contributing to the economy of foreign countries, not of Philippines' economy.

Adv i ce to the l o c a l singers Ryan Cayabyab's visit in the city has inspired local singers who came from various parts of Northern Mindanao. Some of them are even from places that are located faraway from the city where this convergence was held.

In an interview, Cayabyab summarized the ideas that he wanted these singers to remember.

"What I want to impart to most singers is that you have to learn. They just have to learn how to sing better by understanding the lyrics, delivering it correctly and knowing what they mean and at the same time, deliver the feelings of the song. And the most important thing is for the audience to understand what the song is all about."

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Globe Telecom intensifies campaign vs signal interference G l o b e Te l e c o m h a s intensified efforts to address the unscrupulous sale of illegal repeaters or signal b o o s t er s w h ic h c au s e s network interference that results in mobile phone subscribers to experience dropped calls, garbled lines, and weak signal.

Recently, the company’s campaign to address signal i nt e r f e r e n c e h a s b e e n expanded to include the operation of high-intensity radio frequency identification (R FID), a wireless nonc o nt a c t u s e o f r a d i o frequency electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of automatically identif ying and tracking tags attached to objects. For instance, a RFID tag attached to an automobile during production can be used to track its progress through the assembly line.

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compa ny lau nched t he campaign against signal interference in 2011 following mounting incidence of signal interference cases, based on a report made by the company’s network monitoring group, which indicated the use of repeaters. High incidence of interference had been noted particularly in the metropolitan Manila area.

“This should serve as a warning to those who have resorted to selling t hese i l lega l equipment t hat Globe Telecom, in close coordination with aut hor it ie s c onc er ne d , will remain relentless in pursuing retailers peddling these illegal equipment,” said Atty. Froilan Castelo, head of Corporate and Legal Services Group. He emphasized that the company will also be relentless in its campaign against operators of high-

intensity RFIDs. The company has so far uncovered and resolved 15 cases involving the use and sale of illegal repeaters or signal boosters following concer ted ef for ts by the company and police authorities to tackle the issue.

Incidents of interference usually indicate the use of repeaters as such devices are not coordinated with other telecommunications inf rastructure of t he mobile network. In recent years, numerous incidence of interference had been noted particularly in the metropolitan Manila area.

Illegal repeaters come in the form of indoor or out do or a nt e n n a s a nd wireless adapters which boost network coverage and signal by hogging bandwidth from a legitimate network infrastructure.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City JASMIN ARENA -Vendor JOEY L. ROMENA - Vendee

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APPLICANT request authority for approval of sale and transfer with extension of certificate of public convenience to operate TAXI service on the line ;From Iligan City to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit/s.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 26, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least TEN(10)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

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

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 5th day of September, 2013.

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APPLICANT request authority for issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH FRIEGHT TRUCK service on the line ;Within Iligan City and from said place to any point in Region X accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of two (2)unit.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 26, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least TEN(10)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

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

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House bill seeks to rationalize grant of tax perks for investors A priority bill of the Aquino administration that seeks to rationalize the grant of fiscal incentives for investors has been filed at the House of Representatives.

House Bill (HB) 2765 or “An Act Rationalizing the Grant and Administration of Fiscal Incentives for the Promotion of Investments and Growth, and for other Purposes” filed by Rep. Luigi Quisumbing of the Sixth District of Cebu, seeks to attract more investors and promote doing business in the Philippines.

This was the second fiscal incentives bill filed at the Lower Chamber following

the HB 1788—another fiscal incentives bill— of Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro and his brother, Partylist Rep. Maximo Rodriguez of Abante Mindanao. HB 1788 also seeks to improve the incentive systems for investors.

Under HB 2765, t he va lue-added ta x (VAT) and Customs duty paid on imported capital equipment may be refunded provided

that the capital equipment is being used by the registered export enterprise pursuant to its registered activity.

The bill also provides that in order to facilitate the immediate processing, clearance and release of VAT and Customs duty refunds as provided for in this act, a Trust Liability Account is authorized to be established in the Bureau of the Treasury.

The bill, however, said the VAT refund shall only be granted upon obtaining a favorable endorsement from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) a nd a registered enterprise shall

POLITICAL parties will soon be subsidized by the gove r n me nt u nd er t he proposed Party Development Fund in a bid to reform the country’s political party system.

Rep. Gloria MacapagalA r r o y o (2 n d D i s t r i c t Pampanga), author of House Bill 308, said the political parties will get the funds to finance their operational expenses during and after any political exercise.

Arroyo said the proposed funding can also be utilized for pa r t y bu i ld i ng a nd development programs of the political parties.

“We must veer away from the concept of traditional politics which is confined

to p ers ona l it ie s r at her than issues and political platform. There have been m a ny a t t e mp t s i n t h e past, but the lack of legal institutiona l framework spelled their demise during the previous Congresses,” Arroyo said.

The bill, co-authored by Rep. Diosdado Macapagal A r r o y o (2 n d d i s t r i c t , Camarines Sur), def ines politica l par t y as a n organized group of persons pursuing the same ideology, political ideas or platforms of government and includes its branches and divisions.

The 2007 data on national and local elections shows that there were 18 political parties which participated

in the national elections while 93 participated in the party-list elections.

“Our histor y tel ls us that political parties in the Philippines are normally used only as political vehicles to win an election. Hence, most politica l aspirants change political parties for convenience, rather than because of conv ic t ion,” Arroyo said.

Und e r t he bi l l , a ny member of t he par t y wanting to change their party affiliation after being elected on said party’s ticket, should first resign from his elective position and must seek a fresh mandate from the electorate. subsidized/PAGE B9

file a claim for VAT and Customs duty refund within one year from the date of actual exportation.

It said all amounts paid but no longer allowed for refund shall immediately accrue to the general fund

of the national government.

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Political parties to be subsidized by the government

Turnover of Electric Patrol Motorcycle in Puerto Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez turns over one electric motorcycle to Puerto Barangay Chair Christopher Ian Achas that will be used in responding and maintaining peace and order in their area. The electric motorcycle cost P35 thousand taken from Cong. Rodriguez PDAF. Witnessing the turn over ceremony are City Councilors Enrico Salcedo, of the second disrtric; Zaldy Ocon, Candy Darimbang and Roger Abaday of first district and other barangay officials.

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from page B2 where they were intended,” she said. “Within three to six months until one year after the release of funds, they should be able to liquidate the amount.”

“They should submit financial report and documents that would prove they have purchased the needed materials, provided aids to their members, and employed some personnel as well as report their organization’s financial status.”

After a year, DOLE 12 would assess the grant recipients to determine whether they have sustained the assistance.

Before these, on August 28, DOLE 12 handed a grant amounting to P762,400 to Labor Employees Association of DolefilCalumpang in General Santos City.

In the last eight months, Sonsona reported, DOLE 12 has already allotted P10.6 million for livelihood assistance to different people’s organizations across Soccsksargen Region.

These include grants that have been turned over, about to be released as well as proposals being processed or reviewed.

Sonsona also announced that until end of October, DOLE 12 has over P4 million funds that may be allotted to new project proposals from interested parties.

She also emphasized that DOLE assures that recipients of the government assistance are authentic.

“Identification of these groups or persons are closely coordinated by the local government units as well as the agency’s accredited service providers. Before the grant is turned over, all members of the association that would receive the grant are required to undergo several capabilitybuilding trainings, which could also vouch the organizations’ legitimacy,” Sonsona said.

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the entire Bureau of Customs and major ports in Metro Manila and other parts of the country failed to reach their target.

In 2012 it collected P5.910 billion, which was 10 percent over its assigned target collection of P5.378 billion. (PNA)

Philex... from page B3

The rights offer will run from October 21 to November 4 with listing scheduled on November 12.

At the close of trading today, Philex dropped 7.7 percent to P9.12 a share from yesterday’s P9.88.

Philex tapped HSBC as the sole global coordinator and joint lead underwriter, and BDO Capital & Investment Corp as the domestic issue manager and joint lead underwriter along with BPI Capital Corp.

The company said the proceeds of the rights offering would be used to settle P5.9 billion worth of debt and finance capital expenditures, including the exploration of two mining prospects, the Silangan and Kalayaan.

Philex had borrowed P2.1 billion from controlling shareholder First Pacific Co Ltd last November.

The company had to shelve the rights offering after the government suspended operations at the Padcal copper-gold mine, which accounts for bulk of Philex’s revenue. It however registered the rights offering after the government last March allowed Philex to temporarily resume operations to speed up repair ahead of the rainy season.

To recall, Philex suspended operations at Padcal more than a year ago after accidentally spilling mine tailings or waste into nearby Agno River and Balog Creek. The government has since fined the company at least P1 billion for the pollution.

Despite the setback in

Padcal, Philex has proceeded with exploration at the Silangan project, production from which would commence by 2017. The area covers the Boyongan and Bayugo deposits.

Exploration drilling also has commenced at the Kalayaan project, which adjoins the Bayugo deposit. Both the Silangan and Kalayaan projects are in Surigao del Norte.

Ph i l ex a i m s to pr o d u c e 35,000-60,000 metric tons from the Silangan project. The company has yet to disclose estimates for the Kalayaan project.

Smart... from page B3

“DPSA does not only promote the best of the Philippines. It also helps our students to develop new skills and learn about resourcefulness and hard work even at an early age. Joining DPSA was a very memorable learning experience for them and as a bonus, they were able to wander around our community and discover for themselves the beauty it has to offer,” shared Ms. Maria Lerissa Poblete of Ilaya Elementary School, the DPSA grand champion for primary level division last year.

In their video entry, the students played the roles of news anchor and field reporters as they featured the different tourist destinations in Tanay, Rizal.

“By participating in Doon Po Sa Amin, students discover something new and good about their hometown. At their young age, they start to take pride in their community and develop a sense of responsibility to preserve and protect their town’s beauty, resources, and culture,” Isberto said.

Registration to this year’s D PS A c o m m u n i t y m a p p i n g competition is now open and will end by September 20. More than P700,000 worth of prizes are to be given away to the schools with the best stories. For more information and to register for the contest, visit http://www.doonposaamin.ph/ or like us on Facebook (http://www. facebook.com/doonposaamin).

Defers... from page B3

Anchored on the strength of the economy, Purefoods is expected to grow by double digits by end2013, faster than the four percent growth in the first half, the Reuters report said.

The conglomerate expects Purefoods shares to be sold at an “expected premium” due to the performance of the company.

Last year, Purefoods raised P6 billion from the sale of 25 million common shares, equivalent to 15 percent of the company, to institutional investors at P240 apiece.

Apart from food, beverage and power generation, SMC also has interests in packaging, oil refining and retailing, telecommunications, financial services, mining, property development and infrastructure.

It entered the aviation business last year with the acquisition of a 49 percent stake in Philippine Airlines for $500 million.

NFA...

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He said there is no shortage of the staple as national rice inventory is recorded at 1.7 million metric tons, or 34.28 million bags, enough to last for 51 days.

The NFA also reported that it is starting to intensify palay procurement in various areas in Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao that have started to harvest their main crop. This, Calayag said, will augment the current government rice stocks.

DENR... from page B4

a n d p r ov i d e ad m i n i s t r at i ve support for the establishment and maintenance of the bambusetum.

The agreement was signed

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director Datu Tungko Saikol and Surallah Mayor Antonio Bendita.

Saikol said that once fully established, the bambusetum will serve as a center for bamboo genetic resource exchange and eventually a source of planting materials in the region.

“We’re looking at developing the facility as a venue and learning site in spreading knowledge as well as increasing people’s awareness and interest on bamboo conservation, propagation and utilization,” he said.

As set in the agreement, Manipula said the DENR will be responsible for the collection and planting of the bamboo seedlings at the site.

“We’re targeting to collect and plant a total of 200 species of bamboo, both endemic and exotic, within a two-year period starting this year,” he said.

The official said the DENR central office has allocated an initial funding of P100,000 for the project while the Suralla municipal government committed to provide an additional P100,000 as counterpart.

“The site will be landscaped and may be adopted by the local government of Surallah later on as an economic enterprise. Its revenues may be generated from the entrance fees and the sale of planting materials,” he said.(PNA)

Tax...

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refund shall be processed and acted upon within 30 days after submission of complete documents while the refund shall be in a form of manager’s/cashier’s check payable to the registered export enterprise, it added.

In his Fourth State of the Nation Address, President Aquino asked lawmakers to pass and to prioritize economic bills, particularly the amendment to the Cabotage Law, the Fiscal Incentives Rationalization bill and the Land Administration Reform bill.

Mr. Aquino said these economic bills should be prioritized to help the government to attract more foreign direct investments and sustain the country’s robust economic growth, as well as to fight corruption.

Moreover, the proposed bill added that the BIR shall also register qualified micro and small enterprises as defined under the act, and shall be exempt from income tax.

The bill, however, provides that any enterprise which violates any provision of this act, its implementing rules and regulations, terms and conditions of its registration of the concerned authority, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed P1 million without prejudice to the disapproval of its application for registration or cancellation of its registration.

Quisumbing also said the HB 2765 is the answer to the challenge of the government to raise additional revenues through a healthy business environment “A primary concern in economic growth is the ‘ease of doing business’ in the Philippines. This measure proposes the rationalization and harmonization of the fiscal incentive system that will enhance the competitiveness of the country as an investment site and, at the same time, ensure that the tax incentives are cost efficient and

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attuned to the fiscal sustainability thrust of the national government,” he said.

“The revenue will go toward better government services without imposing new taxes,” Quisumbing added.

Subsidized... from page B8

Likewise, defecting persons cannot be appointed nor hold any position in any public office, till after the expiration of the term within which they were elected. “ Turncoatism or political but ter flies shoul d never be encouraged nor tolerated since it only distorts the concept of word of honor and dignity of a leader,” Arroyo said.

Meanwhile, House Bill 389 authored by Reps. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan d e O r o C i t y) a n d M a x i m o Rodriguez (Party-list, Abante Mindanao) seeks to institutionalize and strengthen political parties in the country by introducing reforms in campaign financing and provide financial subsidies to political parties to augment their expenditures for campaign.

To fur ther empower and professionalize political parties i n t h e c o u n t r y, R o d r i g u e z proposes exemption of voluntary contributions from any person, subject to a certain cap, from the payment of donor’s tax.

Rodriguez proposes penalties on giving voluntary contributions beyond the allowable limits set by law, to promote transparency and performance of mandate free from vested interest.

Rodriguez said aside from levelling the playing field or the political arena, the major intent of the bill is to institutionalize refor ms in t he finan c ing of electoral campaigns to promote accountability and transparency.

Likewise, Rodriguez said the bill provide financial subsidies to political parties to augment their expenditures for campaign purposes and support continuing voters’ education and civic literacy programs through the political parties.

The bill mandates the Commission on Audit (COA) to examine the financial reports of the accredited political parties on their use of the State subsidy.

Membership dues and voluntary c o nt r i bu t i o n s s hal l al s o b e accounted for separately under a different set of books of accounts, which shall be open to inspection by the COA. Rodriguez said party officials will be required to submit a sworn statement of their assets and liabilities to the Comelec which shall be made available to the public at least six months before elections.

Rodriguez said all accredited political parties and their candidates shall be required to submit to the Comelec and make public a disclosure of all contributions as well as expenditures incurred for the use of the State subsidy 30 days after the elections.

The bill imposes a penalty of six to 12 years imprisonment and a fine ranging from P50,000 to P5,000,000.

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Collaborating With Kanye West May Be Just What Miley Cyrus Needs Looks like Miley’s still trying to make her mark on the hiphop world. According to Mike Mill, the executive producer of Cyrus’ album Bangerz, the singer has hit the studio with Yeezus himelf, Kanye West — the two are alledgedly teaming up to work on the remix for West’s song “Black Skinhead.”

Unfortunately for Cyrus, the news comes just after the release of “23,” the Mike Will Made It track on which Cyrus makes her rapping debut and also features rappers Juicy J and Wiz Kalifa.

It’s easy to dismiss “23” as just another bullet point in the rundown of Cyrus’ recent “edgy” behavior, or analyze the lyrics for another way that

she has gone off the rails, so let’s instead look at the song itself. Objectively, it’s... not good. Despite a dancable beat and a decently catchy chorus, the song is pretty much a retread of the 2010 Far East Movement song “Like a G6.” No, seriously: listen to “23” and you’ll have Dev stuck in your head before it ends. Despite all of the hype surrounding it, the song is just really unremarkable.

In fact, even after Cyrus’ presence is factored in, there’s still not anything particularly interesting about it. Singers make guest appearances on rap songs all the time and Cyrus’ brand of “rapping” can already be found on the

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Like her performance at the VMAs, the whole situation seems like a lot of fuss over something that ultimately lacks substance. And that’s the problem: it’s as if once she decided on her new persona, Cyrus has just been throwing ideas around to see what sticks. She’s relying on controversy instead of quality — which is a shame, as she is actually very talented — and it will only harm her in the long run. By signing on to do every medicore hiphop song and sloppy, wacky performance she can, Cyrus doesn’t seem to be putting any actual thought into anything

she does.

W hich is why her studio time with ‘Ye might actually do her some good.

West is known for being a perfectionist, and no matter how well-recieved whatever he releases is, the level of thought and work that goes into his work is obvious. There’s no way that anyone will even hear whatever results from the Cyrus/West collaboration unless it meets his extremely high standards, meaning that it’s likely to be better recieved — and just plain better — than “23.” And, after all, what she really needs right now is something that’s inarguably good.

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it allegedly incurred, an average rate hike of P1.55 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) across the country, including the off-grid areas, for four years, is necessary.

Broken down, the rate adjustment will translate to an adjustment of P1.48 per kWh for Luzon, P1.47 per kWh for the Visayas, and P1.80 per kWh for Mindanao.

Also recently, PSALM has also asked the regulatory b o a rd to re f u nd s ome P1.659 bi l lion wor t h of over-recoveries to Luzon and Mindanao electricity consumers.

The payback amounts account for the true-up adjust ment of f uel a nd pu rcha sed power cost s (TA FPPC) of speci f ied power plants and true-up of foreign exchange related costs (TAFxA).

In a separate petition, Napocor asked the regulator to allow it to recover P14.48 million in additional costs arising from foreign exchange movement s . T he st ateowned company will use the additional charge to settle foreign currency debts.

To recover the amount, Napocor proposed to hike rates only in off-grid areas

by P0.02 per kilowatt-hour for 12 months.

The said petitions were filed by Napocor as part of its 10th Generation Rate Adjust ment Mecha nism (GRAM) and Incremental Currency Exchange Rate A d j u s t m e n t ( I C E R A) , which allow it to recover additional fuel and forex costs, respectively.

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50 countries in the Design Against the Elements (DAtE) global competition in 2011 supported and co-sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Climate Change Commission, and United Architects of the Philippines.

“Individual structures mimic various shaped coral cel ls, wh ich sea m lessly f it toget her to create a concise albeit varied living environment. Thus, it’s open to receive the benefits of good weather but not vulnerable to the natural variations of the elements.”

“We chose corals for their self-organizing living system, which is highly reactive and smoothly adaptable to changes and external influences. Their ring-like shape, for example, allows for structural integrity which can cope with stresses caused by typhoons or earthquakes.

They grow in colonies but in identical ‘individua l ’ (structures), taking advantage of the natural conditions of where they are located,” he added.

Lawyer Jose D. Leviste III, ITPI President and Nati’s partner, stressed the need for Philippine shelters to adapt to storms and floods that have become part of the daily routines of Filipinos.

“We need to anticipate

extreme weather conditions as the ‘new norm.’ Thus, we must approach developments with a new scale of values and principles that will be inherent in our design and real estate developments,” Mr. Leviste said.

M r. L e v i ste a l s o emphasized key role of location. “ It is not enough to build great things – we must ensure there should be synergy between the building itself and its par ticu lar location.”

According to Leviste, ITPI has already proven its capacity to design and bu i ld c l i m at e c h a n ge adaptable structures after its pioneer project Primavera Residences, a mixed-use green building comprising of two towers with 10 storeys each, withstood the fury of Tropical Storm Sendong and Typhoon Pablo which lashed Cagayan de Oro barely a year apart in 2011 and 2012.

Arch. Nati said the “Coral City” project features an integration of renewable energ y produc t ion a nd architecture.

“The sun is the basis of a l l life on ear t h; it’s only natural to tap its free energy by integrating photo voltaic (PV) panels in our architecture but as the same time using them to beautify our buildings. Like cement and bricks – they are the parte integrante (essential part) of our architecture,” he said.

Arch. Nati was graduated “summa cum laude” with an architectural degree at La Sapienza University in Rome. He has worked for numerous architectural and engineering firms in Italy, Europe and in the United States, receiving numerous awards from international green architecture design competitions in Italy and elsewhere.

Set up in 2009, ITPI net work s w it h ICCP (I nve s t ment & C apit a l Corporation of the Philippines), LBP (Land Bank of the Philippines), BPI (Bank of the Philippines Islands), H a bit at for Hu m a n it y Philippines, CARA Welfare Philippines (Compassion A nd Responsibi l it y for Animals), PGBC (Philippines Green Building Council).

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For Councilor Reynante Bangoy, who chairs the city cou nci l ’s com m it tee on agriculture, the move was to show support for the city’s ba na na indust r y, which is 70 percent of Panabo’s agricultural industry.

He said they have been a s k i n g for “a f ford a b l e alternatives” from proponents of the ban, “but so far there have been none.”

Around 1,0 0 0 people – i nc lud i n g employe e s a nd of f icia ls of ba na na g row i ng compa n ie s , a s wel l as ag ra ria n reform benef iciaries who a re members of the Philippine Ba na na Growers a nd Exporters – joined the rally to back the city’s support

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for aerial spraying.

The practice – a hot issue in cities hosting banana pla ntat ions li ke Pa nabo a nd Davao – ma kes use of small aircraft to spray fungicide on vast banana plantations.

Opponents have lobbied to ba n t he pr ac t ic e a l l throughout the country, a move that started in Davao City in 2007.

The Mamamayang Ayaw sa Aerial Spraying (MAAS), citing a study by the Philippine Society of Clinical and Occupational Toxicology (PSCOT), said t h at a e r i a l s pr ay i n g i s dangerous to humans.

The MA AS criticized Agricu lture Secretar y Proceso Alcala for the lack of official position on the part of the Department of Agriculture.

MAAS president Dagohoy Magaway has lauded actions

by Akbayan partylist Rep. Barr y Gutierrez, who reportedly directed the DA issue a ban during a budget hearing at t he House of Representatives last month.

Bangoy, on t he ot her hand, said that the fungicides being used by aerial spraying aircraft are registered with the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority.

He pointed out that a ban would affect the city’s banana industry, which has been exporting to Japan, C h i n a , Au s t r a l i a , Ne w Z ea la nd, United States, and the Middle East.

Wednesday’s rally was already on its fourth year, always scheduled on Sept.

11.

Supp or ter s of aer i a l spray dubbed the protest “Save Our Sagingan,” or SOS to stress the urgency to continue with the practice or the demise of the area’s banana industry.

PBGEA executive a s si s t a nt s a id t h at t he association accounts for 53,000 hectares of banana plantations, 36,508 of which in Region XI alone.

Romeo Manuel, chairman of the Central TA DECO Ag ra r ia n Reform Benef iciaries Multipurpose Cooperative (CTAR BEMPCO), in his defense of aerial spraying, s a id t hat t he prop os e d alternatives are simply too expensive for the industry.

“I f t he pr ac t ice get s banned, we will have to resort to manual spraying with machines like boom sprays,” he said.

Ma nuel, i n st ressi ng the safety of aerial spray, said he has been growing bananas for 31 years proves and “I’m still alive.”

“Even insects are not affected by the fungicide a s it t a rge t s a s p e c i f ic organism,” he pointed out.

According to data from PBGEA, banana exports in 2012 have dwindled to 1.87 metric tons compared to 2.05 metric tons the year before.

Ba ngoy sa id t hat t he recent ty phoons that hit the region have affected the industry, too.

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showing that the Philippine unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.3 percent in July 2013 from last year’s 7 percent despite the 620,000 new jobs created.

While positive growth in agriculture employment was encouraging, Balisacan said this was accompanied by job losses in manufacturing and accommodation and food services sectors.

He noted these are crucial employ ment-generat i ng sectors in a n emerg ing economy like the Philippines.

“This is why it is necessary to accelerate the revival of the manufacturing subsector... It generates jobs in the sector itself, as well as in several other backward-linked and forward-linked sectors,” he said.

“These include agri food processing sector, furniture and gifts, those that are highdomestic value-added. We are looking at that generator of high quality jobs,” he added.

Ba lisacan, a lso t he Director Genera l of the Nationa l Economic and Development Aut horit y (NEDA), said manufacturing is also the heaviest user of agricultural output. “(Thus) growing the sector means increasing demand for agricultural output, which means better business and more gainful work for our farmers and fishermen,” he said.

To boost t he sec tor, the NEDA chief said the government and the private sector have already developed industry roadmaps.

“These should be further reviewed and strategically implemented,” he said.

Moreover, Balisacan said they are looking at other jobs growth drivers including tou r ism, i n f rast r uc t u re a nd log i st ic s , bu si ne s s process management (BPM), agriculture and agribusiness and construction.

He sa id t hat apa r t f rom ca l l centers, BPM sector comprises medical t ra nscr ipt ion, sof t wa re de velopment , f i l m a nd animation.

“That’s still a fastest grow ing (sector) of our economy. Nice thing about this, it is also moving out of Metro Manila. Cities like Davao, Cebu, Iloilo and other urban areas are becoming hosts to this sector,” he added.

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ulti-awarded photographer Chito Vecina came to visit the (City of Golden Friendship), Cagayan de Oro with Kyle Stanley an American photographer from Minneapolis Minnesota on August 21.

Vecina the founder and the President of Travel Foto Expo Explorer originally called ‘Travel Light,’ working closely with Stanley as one of the Foto Expo speakers enthusiastically took the long ride from Davao to Cagayan de Oro to explore the Kagay-anons’ pride.

Arriving in Cagayan de Oro River (Cagayan River) that used to be called Kalambaguasasahan River, they had set up a photo shoot with both male and female model and experienced the wild, heart-stopping Whitewater Rafting.

The fun and adventure continued as they met and get to know with Kagay-anon culture, the friendliness and the cooking style they came to admire.

Stanley also shared, he did a free photo-shoot for N hotel and the picture will soon be used as the billboard advertising in Lumbia Airport.

Sneak Peek – Foto-grapher’s Echo Early afternoon on August 22, I received an invitation for a prenup photo shoot in the Missy Bon Bon Breadshop Restaurant near Limketkai Mall.

Unprepared, but still manage to grab my DSLR camera (Digital single-lens reflex) placed it on my back pack and off I go.

Whew! I was nervous and I could only smile at them. They paused for a minute to give me a warmed welcome and let me take photos of the bride and the promising groom to be.

The emotions were vivid on their faces, who would not want to capture the magical moments of the couple who I

Multi-Awarded Photographer Chito Vicena photographing Rosemarie Casinillo in a bridal gown across the Carmen Bridge. grandfather creative side collecting arts and blessed in the ability of pencil drawing.

He is an artistic photographer focusing in wedding, fashion, Architecture, landscape and sports photography once provided free training to some of the US photographers.

On 2006 he fell in love with the Filipino culture and came to Philippines, living in Cavite where now he called home.

Coming to Cagayan de Oro has added to his unforgettable adventures in life and not only the wild, energetic welcome of whitewater rafting but the Kagay-anon itself and the food.

“Tasty, I like the food a lot especially Sinuglaw. It was so nice.” exclaimed Stanley, expressing his great encounter with Kagay-anon and the food which I found genuine.

In fact, Sinuglaw is allegedly considered as one of the Visayan and Mindanao’s mouthwatering appetizer mixed with grilled pork (Sinugba) and fresh tuna (Kinilaw).

Kyle Stanley and Chito Vicena posed after the photoshoot on the center of the road in Cagayan de Oro. expected to be married soon?

Of course no one dares to miss this chance! I found myself taking candid shots proudly learned from my photojournalism professor in college, Mr. Shaun Alejandrae Yap Uy. I even got to try their expensive, long lenses. I was just there, mingling with new set of friends, unknowingly I was spending time with one of the best photographers in the world.

Honored, I was shaking hands with the multi-awarded photographer, Chito Vicena from Makati City, a journalism graduate who dedicated 35 years in photography until the present.

Humble, down to earth person, but who actually photographed the past five Philippine presidents and other prominent personalities.

Vecina also earned many awards as a staff of the Philippine Daily Inquirer won awards from the 2 leading international competitions.

His previous photographs were published in New York Times, Newsweek, Washington post, San Francisco Chronicle, Asiaweek and Canada’s Sposa wedding magazine.

In 33 years as a photo-journalist, he worked for international news agencies including Reuters, Agence France Presse, and Philippines Newspapers and recently doing a travel, wedding photography and as an event organizer.

Vecina has also shared a secret of his triumph in photography. He took extra-ordinary photos which I saw myself that didn’t even need editing at all using a D1000 camera.

“Keep on learning and learned the new technology in photography said Vecina in a sincere tone of voice during my actual interview with him.”

Out of breath? Meet the Minnesotans hometown prince, Kyle Stanley who joined military when he was 18 serving his country and using his skills and passion in photography to captured heart-melting images, candid shots.

Stanley came from blood line of artistic family with his

Stanley also added he spent 3 years taking photo-shoot with international rally cars and liked to capture images to express himself that people may smile or it may brighten their day.

Wild Road, the Bridge and the Bride Widely awaked, heading to the newly built Carmen Bridge, our next destination that made my heart dancing not of joy but of tension with the huge truck’s crossing the bridge.

Who would think I got the trembling moment? Laughing, I could only nod my head after they asked me to get on the other side of the road to take my shots.

Brave enough, the bride and the groom stood on the center of the bridge with cars, truck motor cycle passing beside them.

They became an instant celebrities, people in their moving vehicles screaming and waving their hands out of excitement congratulating them.

Thrilled passersby have asked me if they are soon to be married and I was out of words with a huge smile on my face.

For a minute, I thought to myself that this is the moment every woman’s waiting for to celebrate their last day of being single and sharing it with the man they love.

Yay, it was quiet dramatic! Just when I found out it was just a photo-shoot with the male and female model acting out as a couple to make a realistic photos.

Quiet a funny realization, but then nothing beats the sunset and our bonding, and the day end-up with many laughters with me looking at their photos with amazement!

Rosemarie Casinillo, 24, models on the Carmen Bridge

Artistic American Photographer Kyle Stanley showing the captured photos to Rosemarie Casinillo in the Missy Bon Bon Breadshop Restaurant, Limketkai Mall.