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Briefly BPI-Davao income DAVAO City -- Net income of the Bank of the Philippine Islands climbed 43 percent to P8.4 billion in the first quarter of 2013 from P5.8 billion same period last year. In a statement, BPI attributed its net income growth to the 21 percent growth in total revenues taking advantage of the favorable market condition to register securities trading gains. At the end of first quarter, BPI’s total resources were P940 billion, 16 percent higher year-onyear as deposits grew by the same rate to P748 billion. In addition, the Bank was able to increase its assets under management to P758 billion or 6 percent more than same period last year. Net loans hit P514 billion, 19 percent better year-on-year. Lending to top corporate was up by 25 percent, while the middle market and small and medium enterprises (SME) segments went up by 17 percent and 14 percent respectively.
PH organic rice KORONADAL City -- After the recent shipment of black rice to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Phillippines, through the Department of Agriculture, is shipping more premium rice to Hong Kong. These organic rice products are being grown by members of the Don Bosco Multi-purpose Cooperative based in M’lang North Cotabato. On May 15, DA Assistant Secretary Dante Delima and DA12 Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag -Datukan led a ceremonial send-off of a threeton shipment of unpolished, organically-grown black, brown and red rice at the Tefasco Wharf in Panacan, Davao City. Information from the B iosd ynamis, t he marketing facility of Don Bosco MPC a n d D o n B o s c o Fo u n d at i o n for Sustainable Development, Inc. indicated that the shipment comprised the initial delivery of the 40 ton-volume that should be shipped to Hong Kong within six months.
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N A BID to corner about a fourth of Mindanao’s power generation three years f r o m n o w, A l s o n s Power Inter nat iona l Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of listed Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR), is putting online an additional 282 megawatts of electricity in the island’s powerstricken grid.
T h i s add it iona l c apac it y will be put on stream by the company’s power facilities: the newly rehabilitated Mapalad Power Corp. (MPC) plant in Iligan City; the first phase of the Sarangani Energy Corp. (SEC) coal-fired plant currently undergoing construction in Maasim, Sarangani; and the prospective San Power, Inc. (SRPI) coal-fired plant in Zamboanga City which is slated to start producing 105 M W upon com menci ng operations in 2016. alsons/PAGE 11
INCREASED CAPACITY. With the newly rehabilitated Mapalad Power Corp. (formerly Iligan Diesel Power Plant) and its other power projects throughout Mindanao soon on streamd, Alsons Power is expected to double its capacity by 2016. file photo
Gov’t should provide incentives, benefits to family-owned SMEs By BONG D. FABE, Associate Editor
Rep. Maximo Rodriguez
Rep. Rufus Rodriguez
IN an effort to encourage Filipino families to venture into small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and as a way of recognizing them for their contribution to alleviate widespread poverty in the country, government must provide incentives and benefits to SMEs, two Kagay-anon congressmen said yesterday. The Magna Carta for Kalakalan
Pampamilya or House Bill 2272 compels government to give incentives and benefits to any family business enterprise with employees of not more than twenty and with assets of not more than P500,000, at the time of registration. Aut hored by t he Rod r ig uez brothers, Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus benefits/PAGE 11
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Tagum Coop picked as best in savings program TAGU M C it y - -Ta g u m Cooperative was recently ranked among the Mindanao Yout h Choice awa rdees during the Grand Nights Award of the 1St Mindanao Yout h E x p o w h ich t he National Youth Commission (NYC) held on May 05 at the Davao Recreation Center in Davao City. NYC particularly picked Tagum Cooperative as the Most Outstanding YouthBased Savings Program, and recognized its contribution “to the welfare and development of the youth society while incorporating social responsibilities.” In an interview, Tagum Cooperative Chairperson of the Board of Directors Miriam Ba loyo revea led
that Tagum Cooperative joined the ranks of Manila Bu lletin-Davao, Jol libee B o l t o n ( D a v a o) , A B S CBN Davao a nd Sma r t Communications Davao as Mindanao Youth Choice awardees. Aside from its distinct pla ns a nd progra ms for youth development, Tagum Cooperative gained edge over other Mindanao-based companies and cooperatives for having institutionalized financial literacy among youths. “While others only have leadership training, seminars and social activities, we have implemented financial literacy as our edge,” she said. coop/PAGE 11
TH E Second Nor t hern Mindanao Career Advocacy Congress will be held on May 24, 2013, at Pryce Plaza Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. This event is a venue to exchange relevant labor market information trends and updates in the conduct of career guidance activities, Atty. Johnson G. Caňete, Regional Director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), region 10, said. Among others, the event will also gather new ideas on organizational management and scheme on network
susta inabi lit y of ca reer guidance counselors and recognize the exceptional per for ma nce a nd good practices in career guidance. It also strengthens the partnership and cooperation
between and among the members of the Networks of Guidance Counselors a nd ot her sta keholders through mutual assistance and exchange of information and promote career guidance
as a relevant tool in youth development, contributing to the prosperity and welfare of the nation. The congress will make u s e of le c t u re s , p a ne l presentat ions a nd open forum as approaches in order to ma x i m i z e t he level of understanding of the participants. Meanwhile, Jose Robles, Provincial Director of DOLEMisamis Occidental has invited the Job Placement Officers, Career Guidance Coaches, t he private sectoral partners, such as the ITC-Business Process Outsourcing, and ot her government agencies to attend the congress.
MEPC pronounces amendments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions By ELAINE O. RATUNIL, Contributor
M A R I N E Env i ron ment P rot e c t ion C om m it t e e (MEPC) of the International Ma r it i me Orga ni z at ion stated t he a mend ments to Annex VI of t he International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (M AR POL), i nt roduci ng ma ndator y measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from international shipping.
At it s 62nd s e s sion from July 11-15 2011, the amendment has entered into force on January 1, 2013. It shall apply to ships of 400 gross tonnage and above engaged in international voyage. Improvements on te c h n ic a l p er for m a nc e a re ex pec ted f rom t he amendments to Annex VI and t he newly included
Chapter 4 on “Regulations on Energy Efficiency on Ships,” hopefully resulting to the reduction of emissions from the combustion process of fuel oil. T h e ne w c h a p t e r 4 mandates (1) Compliance to Energ y Ef f icienc y Design Index (EEDI) for new ships, (2) Development of a Ship Energy Efficient Management Plan (SEEMP)
for all ships; and (3) Ships to carry an International Energy Efficiency Certificate (IEE) The EEDI regulations require new ships of 400 gross tonnage and above to be surveyed first before any operation. This shall apply to bulk carriers, gas carriers, tankers, container ships, general cargo ships, refrigerated cargo carriers, mepc/PAGE 11
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Hedcor to plant at least 200,000 trees this year By CARINA L CAYON Contributor
Petron Corp. eyeing to build 1,000 stations in 4 years L E A DI NG oi l ref i n i ng compa ny Pet ron C or p. recently built its 1,000th service station in Guiuan, Samar under its four-year old network expansion program, bringing the total number of Petron stations in the country to nearly 2,100. The program is anchored on the pioneering microfilling or “Bulilit” station concept -an easy-to-build station that can start with a few dispensing pumps but easily expandable as demand
grows. “The expansion helps empower Fi lipino entrepreneurs by giving them an opportunity to partner with a company they trust. Much needed employment is also generated, especially in rural areas, where the new stations are located,” the company said in a statement to t he Phi lippine Stock Exchange (PSE). Building an average of 250 stations each year for four years is a record in the
Philippine oil industry. Began in 2009, Petron’s network expansion program is instrumental in increasing t he c omp a ny ’s m a rk e t presence and in maintaining its leadership position. Petron Chairman and Chief Executive Of f icer Ra mon S. Ang said t he network expansion program e n s u r e s t h a t Pe t r o n’s prem iu m produc t s a nd services are more accessible to Filipinos. petron/PAGE 11
DAVAO Cit y -- Hedcor reaffirmed its commitment to protect the watershed through its reforestation efforts in Davao City and Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. For the f irst quarter, close to 14,000 trees were already planted after a series of tree planting activities which covered 14 hectares in Sibulan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur and Tamugan, Davao City. Over 100 volunteers both from Hedcor and from the community took part in the tree planting. “We started early in our tree planting activities to achieve the goal of planting 200,000 trees this year. Our foresters have identified the
locations to reforest and we will partner with our host communities once more,” said Hedcor vice president for Business Development Boy Jabonillo. Last year, Hedcor planted over 600,000 trees across the country with a survival rate of 87 percent.
Now, the company targets to plant at least 200,000 trees to continue its efforts in preserving and protecting the environment. “We aim a survival rate of 90% for the trees planted,” Jabonillo said. Hedcor recognized the hedcor/PAGE 11
Puregold set expansion to Mindanao THE Retailer Puregold Price Club Inc. is set to expand its market in the Visayas and Mindanao, said Senior Vice President Aida De Guzman. In a press inter v iew during the 10th anniversary of Puregold’s Tindahan ni Aling Puring Sari-sari Store Convention, De Guzman a nd P u regold Nat iona l Operations Manager Antonio Delos Santos said they are opening stores in Mindanao
for the next three months a nd some stores in t he Visayas, which are still under construction, will also open within this year until early 2014. In June, a store in Digos City will be opened; Tagum City in July; and Davao City in August. This expansion is part of the 25 stores target to open within the year. Most of the newly added stores are
located in Luzon. De Guzman said they allotted a three billion pesobudget for opening 25 new stores. She added that the budget is internally funded by the company. The expansion is based on opportunistic approach in which they buy areas that are for lease or through asset acquisition of another store. Meanwhile, De Guzman puregold/PAGE 11
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SouthCot Rep. Fuentes favors postponing barangay polls By Allen V. Estabillo
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Saying the country is still reeling from “fatigue” brought by the May 13 elections, South Cotabato (2nd District) Rep. Daisy Avance-Fuentes expressed support on Tuesday to moves by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to postpone the scheduled barangay elections in October.
Containing thousands of tons of copra, it took firefighters until the morning to put out the fire that gutted the warehouse of Granexport Manufacturing Corporation (Granex) in Kiwalan, Iligan City, on Monday night, 20 May 2013. mindanews photo by bobby timonera
SouthCot LGU employees engaged in partisan politics to face charges By Allen V. Estabillo
Five department heads and several other career rankand-file employees of the provincial government of South Cotabato are set to face administrative charges for allegedly engaging in partisan political activities during the campaign period and in the May 13 elections. South Cotabato governorelect Daisy Avance-Fuentes said she received reports and some evidences that confirmed the participation of some local government officials and employees who were holding permanent appoi nt ments i n t he campaign activities of her defeated rival, incumbent Gov. Arthur Pingoy Jr. “Some of them openly campaigned (for Pingoy) and were directly involved
(in his) political activities,” she said in a radio interview. Fuentes (Liberal PartyN a t i o n a l i s t P e o p l e ’s Coalition), who is returning to the provincial capitol after a single term as representative of the province’s second c ong re s sion a l d i s t r ic t , won over Pingoy (United Nationalist Alliance) by around 6,600 votes in last week’s polls. She was governor of South Cotabato for three straight terms from 2001 to 2010. Fuentes said t he supposed erring officials and employees defied civil service reg u lat ions despite t he warnings issued earlier by the Civil Service Commission. Based on the implementing r u les a nd reg u lat ions Republic Act 9006 or the
Fair Election Act, partisan political campaigning refers to acts designed to promote the election or defeat of a pa r t icu la r ca ndidate or candidates to a public office. The rev ised rules on administrative career in the civil service issued on November 18, 2011, provided t hat engag ing “ d irect ly or indirectly in partisan charges/PAGE 10
Fuentes said deferring the barangay elections for several months or to a full year will give the Comelec more time to prepare and eventually help ease the tension brought about by last week’s national midterm and local polls. “Almost everyone are still affected by election fatigue and that could trigger some problems if we push through with the (barangay elections) this October,” she said. Fuentes, who was elected governor of South Cotabato in the May 13 polls, said she is not well aware of the current sentiments of her other colleagues at the House of Representatives regarding the matter but cited that several congressmen had previously pushed for such move. A total of 14 proposed bills seeking the holding of the 2013 barangay elections to earlier and later dates were filed in the 15th Congress but they remained pending
before the House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms. On Monday, Comelec chair Si xto Brillantes said he wants the October barangay elections postponed to 2014 or early 2015 so they could already start with their preparations for the 2016 national and local elections. He said such situation would allow the Comelec to make early recommendations with the Joint Congressiona l Oversight Committee in connection with the conduct of the 2016 polls. Fuentes said that while the postponement of the barangay polls needs congressional ac t ion, speci f ica l ly t he revision of Republic Act (RA) 9340, any decision on the matter would still depend upon the preference of the Aquino administration. R A 9340 ma ndates t he conduct of synchronized elections for Barangay and the Sangguniang Kabataan every
three years, specifically on the last Monday of October. “If Malacanang will back it (postponement) up and make it an urgent matter, I think Congress will support it,” Fuentes said. Should a postponement is eventually decided, she said it would be ideal to hold the elections not later than October 2014 so the Comelec can concentrate on preparing for the 2016 polls by 2015. Fuentes said deferring the barangays polls beyond 2014 will be difficult for some barangays, especially within the province, whose officials were noted to have committed alleged abuses and were into some corrupt practices. She did not name any of the alleged erring barangay officials but said they have been documenting their cases for possible f iling of c h a r ge s b e for e t h e Department of Interior and Local Government and other concerned agencies. “There are some barangay officials who have reportedly paw ned t heir MOOE (maintenance and other operating expense) funds. These people should be disciplined and removed from office,” she added. (Allen V. Estabillo/MindaNews)
GenSan’s Brigada Eskwela gets P5M boost By Allen V. Estabillo
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – T he ongoi ng Br igada Eskwela here has received a major boost with the release of some P5-million worth of assistance from the first congressional district office of South Cotabato. City Councilor Margaret h Rose Santos, chair of the city council’s education committee, said t he f und assistance was earlier committed by South C ot abato (1st Dist r ic t) Rep. Pedro Acharon Jr. to help prepare local public elementary and secondary schools for the scheduled formal opening of classes on June 3. She said the funds were specifically intended for initiatives related with the conduct of the week-long Brigada Eskwela 2013 that opened on Monday.
A mong t he ongoi ng Brigada Eskwela activities in t he a rea were t he cleanup of classrooms and school compounds; repair of damaged classrooms, chairs, cabinets and tables; repainting of classrooms; and the construction of ot her necessa r y school facilities. Sp e a rhe a d e d by t he Department of Education (DepE d), t he Br igad a Eskwela or the National Schools Maintenance Week is now on its 10th year. The init iat ive is a nat ionw ide volu nta r y effort that started in 2003, bringing together teachers, parents, and the community to do cleanup and repairs in public schools to prepare the facilities for the June school opening. Under t a ken i n a l l
public schools ever y t h i rd we e k of M ay or two weeks before classes begin, it is participated in by private organizations, individuals, national and local government agencies, loca l businesses, a nd international organizations and foundations, among others. In t his cit y, Br igada Eskwela 2013 chair Leonorita Pineda said the activ it y is presently in full swing with hundreds of volunteers contributing their time, efforts and available spare resources. She said massive cleanup activities were ongoing in schools that were used as polling centers in the May 13 elections. Aside from parents and community stakeholders, volunteers from local groups
and institutions like the Philippine National Police were also involved in the initiative, Pineda said. At t he Ne w S o c ie t y E l e m e nt a r y S c h o o l i n Barangay Apopong here, school principal EdnaVilches said their activities include t he construction of two additiona l ma keshif t classrooms. T he school emerged last year as the city’s best implementer of the Brigada Eskwela program. Vilches said the initiative was aimed at addressing the projected increase in the school’s population in the upcoming school year with the full implementation of DepEd’s K-to-12 program. “Our preparations are focused on our upcoming Grade 1 and kindergarten classes,” she said.
Can’t eat ice cream because of diabetes? The Dept. of Science and Technology (DOST)-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) made a guilt-free ice cream for diabetics. It was developed by FNRI researchers Ma. Elena G. Fernandez, Wenefrida N. Lainez
and Dahlia A. Diaz. The ice cream is low in fat and sugar but contains the same ice cream goodness as other commercialized ice creams. As stated on a September 2008 data, a 100 grams of ice cream only contains 0.46 grams of fat that is lower than 10.9 grams on commercialized ice creams.
The DOST-FNRI ice cream uses ordinary and substitute sugar as sweeteners that are less than 0.1 gram per serving. It also cost lower than other ice creams, and it only requires P1 million capital investment that includes blast freezers that is used for quickly freezing of food items.
Some ice cream companies already adopted this DOSTdeveloped technology such as Dairyman Ice Cream, a local food manufacturer based in Plaridel, Bulacan. It is sold in selected outlets in the provinces and in Metro Manila with vanilla, ube, chocolate and buko pandan flavors. (PNA)
DOST-FNRI develops low sugar ice cream for diabetics
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DTI: Prices of school supplies within SRP The prices of school supplies sold in the city and province of Iloilo are within the suggested retail price (SRP), according to Department of Trade Iloilo provincial director Wilhelm Malones.
In an interview, Malones said the observation is based on the latest monitoring of the DTI for school supplies. “In the daily monitoring of SRPs for school supplies, t he pr ic e s a re s o f a r conforming to the SRPs as agreed in the National Price Council, where the DTI, other member government agencies and manufacturers are members,” he said. Malones said those who
will be found selling way above the SRPs will be meted with penalties not more than P150,000. He said the violators will be required to submit a “show cost” order to explain why their prices are higher and these will be sou nded of f to t he manufacturers. He ex pla ined t he school supplies belong to the voluntary standards
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wherein the manufacturers are only asked to put their names and addresses in the products as references in cases of complaints against them. Meanwhile, Malones said the prices of pad papers and notebooks decreased by 25 cents up to P2 but the prices of crayons and pencils increased by P1 compared to last year. He a lso adv ised t he buying public to check the notebooks they are buying because there are notebooks labeled “100 leaves” but are actually “80 leaves” only. (PNA)
Unilever PHL strengthens programs Zamboanga Sibugay metal shop for health, environment & livelihood gets P440,000 DOST grant Beyond financial attainments, the world’s leading supplier Unilever also takes pride in the changes it has made in global health, environment and livelihood. Unilever strengthened its Unilever Sustainable Living Plan or USLP Tuesday at the Blue Leaf Pavillion, Taguig in an exhibit which presented its various projects and the results of its campaign. The USLP, launched in 2010, aims to help more than a billion people improve their health and well-being, halve the environmental footprint of products and source 100 percent of raw materials sustainably. Unilever Philippines Vice President for Corporate Affairs and Responsibility, Chito Macapagal said in a speech that it was always important to them to use resources without compromising the future resources.
“We are focused in helping the country meet some of its Millennium Development Goals,” Macapagal said, explaining how they wanted to engage not only people in the company but also everyone locally and globally. Meanwhile, Unilever Chairman and CEO Peter Cowan explained that it was sustainability that made their business model successful. The company has earned about 50 billion euros globally, which is a first-time for Unilver. This, according to Cowan, will serve as motivation for Unilever Philippines to continue to work to meet the USLP targets. In the Unilever Sustainable Liv i ng Pla n prog ress report 2012, it stated that in improving health and well-being, Unilever has for the past year, aided 10, 000 children from Batangas day
care centers in a day and night brushing activity as part of the “Batang May K Program”. They have also reduced diarrhea cases through proper toilet sanitation, cleaning toilets particularly in Metro Manila public hospitals, San Lazaro Hospital and National Children’s Hospital. About 500, 000 children learned proper hand washing in Unilever’s “Pledge Hands to Save Lives” campaign. For reducing env i ron ment a l i mpac t , Unilever as collected 10 m i l l ion post-consu mer sachets at the end of 2013 and aims to collect more until 2020. Fi na l ly, to en ha nc e livelihood, Unilever has also developed SuperStores (sarisari stores) which started in 2009. At present, there are a total of 2, 100 stores in nine different regions in the country. (PNA)
The Depar tment of Science and Technology– I X t h r ou g h t h e S m a l l E nt er pr i s e Te c h nolog y and Upgrading Program (SE T U P) h a s prov id e d P440,000 to updgrade an iron grill and glass center in Ipil town, Zamboanga Sibugay Province. DOST Information Officer Thelma Diego said the recipient of the grant, the Ruby Grills Shop and Glass Center” will use the amount to improve their process a nd t ra in more people to run the center. The project is the first to offer fabrication services of roll up doors/windows in Zamboanga Sibugay. The province is located North of Zamboanga City and South of the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur in the
Zamboanga Peninsula. It will complement the firm’s current business on fabrication of metal grills and glass center. The equ ipment to be acquired is the same e qu ipme nt a dopt e d by another SETUP beneficiary in Dipolog City which so far, has been working efficiently. A mong ot hers, t he project aims to prov ide additional income to the f i r m by ena bl i ng it to fabricate its own roll up doors/w i ndows i nstead of outsourcing the same technology from Dipolog or Zamboanga City. It w i l l a l s o prov ide add it iona l employ ment opportunities for locals in the area; and strengthen the metal industry in the province, which is one of the priorities of SETUP.
The business is the only one operating in terms of roll up installation in the province which focuses on roll up doors installation, glass a nd a luminum installation, and iron works. Due to outsourcing of supplies (fabricated roll ups) f rom Dipolog a nd Zamboanga City, the firm cannot compete with the market price. So, the firm prompted to avail DOST SETUP to acquire roll up fabrication facility. SETUP is a nationwide st rateg y to encourage a nd assist micro, sma l l and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in implementing technological innovations a nd i mprovements i n their operations to boost t hei r pro duc t iv it y a nd competitiveness. (PNA)
Mindanao’s only mental hospital burned, P2-M damaged D AVA O C I T Y– F i r e investigators placed the total cost of damage to P2-million after a huge fire razed the Davao Mental Hospital, the only facility in Mindanao, at 6:30 a.m. here. Fire Inspector Rodolfo A l o c e lj a , c h i e f of t h e investigation and intelligence section of the Bureau of Fire Protection 11, said that almost all structures made of dilapidated wood, except for the multi-purpose hall and the gymnasium, were
destroyed. Alocelja said that based on their initial investigation the fire caused by faulty electrical wiring broke out in the the female ward and spread to the adjacent buildings. Blaze was put under control by 8:30 a.m. He sa id no one was reported hurt or wounded in the incident as hospital attendants relocated their patients to safer ground. T he pat ients were a lso i mmed iately g iven
prescription to avoid any violent reaction and become hysterical. T he Davao Menta l Hospital located at the J.P. Laurel Avenue and managed by the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), used to be the former Davao General Hospital since 1917 making to be one of the oldest structures existing in the city. Since it is the only mental hospital in Mindanao, its burned/PAGE 7
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hink a minute…Some parents can trace their A Minute family back 300 years, but By Jhan Tiafau Hurst they don’t know where their children were last night. A wise man said: “If fathers took their sons fishing when they were young, they wouldn’t have to go hunting for them when they’re older.” It has also been stated: “There are no illegitimate children—only illegitimate parents.” Just having children doesn’t make a man a father or a woman a mother. One father admitted: “The thorns I’ve reaped are from the garden I planted.” It’s sad that some parents spend more time raising fruits and vegetables than they do raising their own children. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis concluded: “If you fail to do a good job raising your children, whatever else you do doesn’t matter much.” No work is more important than the work of raising our children to become happy, successful people. The first doctor in history to successfully perform a heart transplant was the South African surgeon, Christian Barnard. But in his book, One Life, he tells about his failure as a husband and father. Dr. Barnard had gone away to America for many months doing his world-famous medical work. He tells what happened when he finally went home to his family in South Africa: “It seemed like 100 years since I’d been home. I’d not written my wife and children in months, yet I was still shocked by my wife’s greeting. hurst/PAGE 7
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Economic Dividend The Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has no place for small or zerosum minds. The recently signed peace agreement points to a peace dividend and poses a likely economic bonus for Mindanao. This peace agreement has been forged in the anvil of trust and openness. These are essential developments. The public support for the FA sends a clear message from the community that it does not want a return to the past, and that its people are determined to build for the future and to stop the horror and silence of violence. When the local communities in Mindanao seriously have that strength, that determination, then the message is clear: momentum and progress are possible. This month, the 15 members of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission led by Mohagher Iqbal, concurrently the Chairman of the MILF Peace Panel, were formally introduced. Mr. Iqbal said among the preliminary steps the BTC need to undertake include crafting of internal rules and organizing the secretariat and committees. From this development, we can see the slow emergence of the political peace dividend. As the Bangsamoro Transition Commission crafts the rules
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ne news item in the States grabbed my attention recently and pushed me to the edge of disbelief. It claimed that there are now 110 million cases of sexually transmitted infections in the US. With 313 million population, that statistics is indeed high, though the report clarified that an individual can have multiple incidences. What is even more horrifying is that 50% of the new cases come from the 15-24 age bracket. I’ve read somewhere before that in many American schools, the practice and even the culture of hook-up, casual relations, the so-called flings and one-night stands, have become prevalent. The news should come as no surprise then. This is not to mention that in that country as in many others, the cases of infidelity and promiscuity continue to grow, sustained by a thriving if devouring sex industry and a legal system that is reinforcing rather than restraining this drift. Take the case of the so-called gay or same-sex marriages, now the hot issue in the States. The proponents are cleverly packaging their position as asking simply for marriage equality before the law if only to claim some rights and benefits for married couples. Their main argument is that marriage need not be between one man and one woman, since marriage need not be meant for procreation. Otherwise, according to them, many marriages of couples who have no children due to old age and other causes should not be considered as marriages.
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That’s indeed a strange argument because the very and Traces nature and main purpose of By Fr. Roy Cimagala marriage is for procreation even if no children would result from it. It can have many other secondary purposes, but its main and irrenunciable pu r p o s e i s pro c re at ion . Obviously, marriage should be driven by love in the first place. If the marriage equality trick is followed, then it would not be an exaggeration that in the near future, marriage equality between man and gorilla or any other animal that can give some semblance of love, satisfaction and relief, some semblance of pleasure, should also be legalized. Anyway, it’s not meant for procreation. That this issue has gone as far as the Supreme Court of the US only reflects the extreme degree of moral crisis the country is suffering but not acknowledging. At least, one justice said he felt the move to approve same-sex marriage is putting the country in some uncharted waters. But other political leaders, like the former president Clinton, said the country is now before another crossroad, cimagala/PAGE 7
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of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, the members also B uttresses have to keep in mind that the By Amparo Pamela Fabe Framework Agreement has to deliver the economic dividend. The economic dividend is easi ly understood by t he ordinary man on the street: the language of the stomach. Empty, disgruntled stomachs lead to the persistence of armed conflicts. The economic dividend is simple and clear: availability of jobs, accessibility of jobs, stable jobs, decent pay, job mobility, new foreign direct investments, strategic infrastructure, business incentives for small and medium scale enterprise owners, new international trade in goods and services, clear regulatory guidelines for foreign investors, reasonable costs of doing business, simplified import rules for manufacturing industries and predictable government policy on business. The Bangsamoro Transition Commission must lay the fabe/PAGE 7
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he Bankers Institute of the Philippines (BAIPHIL), one of the country’s leading organizations in the pursuit of banking excellence, celebrated another milestone last week. BAIPHIL held its annual Training and Development Week on March 12-17, 2012. It is celebrated every year pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 1248 declaring the second week of March as such. BAIPHIL’s mission is to support the banking industry in enhancing productivity and keeping abreast with relevant developments through continuing education, research, and information exchange while upholding the values of good governance, competence and integrity, service, teamwork, and innovation. This year’s theme, “BAIPHIL Beyond 70: Taking Stock, Harnessing Strengths, Forging Ahead,” was highlighted in last week’s activities, which included seminars, a General Membership Meeting, the launching of the BAIPHIL Book, a corporate governance seminar, an e-Learning Exhibit, a seminar in partnership with UK Trade and Investments focusing on Retail Banking Solutions, a Corporate Social Responsibility Program in support of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) Financial Education Program, and an art exhibit. After marking seven decades of distinguished service in the banking industry, BAIPHIL “continues to explore new avenues and non-traditional channels in the realm of continuing education, research, and informative exchange,” President Agnes Brillante Santos said. (Brillante Santos is also First Vice President of BDO Private Bank.) BAIPHIL’s other officers for 2011-2012 are: First Vice President Salvador R. Serrano (also First Vice President, BDO Unibank, Inc.); Second Vice President Ma. Estefania A. Santos (also Administrative Division Head, China Banking
Corporation); Secretary Francis M. Puzon (also First Vice O ut President, Philippine Veterans By Ignacio Bunye Bank); Treasurer Estrellita V. Ong (also First Vice President, Security Bank Corporation); Auditor Yolanda D. Velasco (also Senior Vice President, Landbank of the Philippines); Ex-Officio Member of the Board Emmanuel E. Barcena (also Vice President, Philippine Clearing House Corp.); Director Teresita I. Andres (also COO, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank); and Director Cresenciana R. Bundoc (also Senior Vice President, Development Bank of the Philippines). The Institute has registered its presence in the AsiaPacific region’s banking conferences, disseminating the Institute’s initiatives in training and continuing education. It has likewise anchored and coordinated training programs in microfinance for the State Bank of Vietnam with the objective of strengthening regulation and supervision. Together with the Bank Marketing Association of the Philippines (BMAP), Asian Banker, and Google, BAIPHIL has co-hosted a workshop for bank marketing officers on “Marketing Financial Products to the Internet Generation.” In addition to these endeavors, BAIPHIL has also pursued the sponsorship and co-hosting of programs in support of BSP’s Financial Education Program for Parents and Teachers of Schoolchildren as a Corporate Social bunye/PAGE 7
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patients do not just come f rom Davao reg ion but a lso from other regions like Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Surigao, Agusan and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Af ter t he f ire was contained, SPMC officials led by Chief of Hospital Dr. Leopoldo Vega, Chief of Clinics Dr. Ricardo Audan and Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Ricardo Justol i m med iately conduc ted a meeting to assess t he situation. Later, Vega told reporters that the 197 patients will be temporarily housed at the multi-purpose hall while others will be relocated at the outpatient building at the SPMC along Dumanlas Road in Buhangin district here. He said that they had since been asking the national government to appropriate funds for the renovation of the mental hospital but as of now nothing has been done. With the incident, he is hoping that immediate action will be taken, as it is impossible for the patients to stay long in temporary shelters. (PNA)
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Responsibility project. BSP Governor Amando Tetangco, Jr. said the central monetary authority considers BAIPHIL “as a va luable partner in enhancing the
safety and soundness of the banking system.” “Through continuously undertaking research and training projects that expand the knowledge base of the Philippine banking industry, the organization has been instrumental in promoting greater understanding of super v isor y objec t ives and the implementation of regulatory initiatives,” Tetangco said. BAIPHIL was founded in 1941 as a non-stock, non-prof it cor p or at ion under the name National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers (NABAC), primarily with the goal of increasing the efficiency and uniformit y in bank accounting, auditing, and operations among banks. It metamorphosed into the Association of Bank Audit, Controls, and Operations, subsequent ly t he Ba n k Administration Institute (Philippine Chapter) and f inally into the Bankers Institute of the Philippines. From a small circle of most ly accountants and auditors, the Institute has evolved into a prestigious and respectable bankers’ orga n i z at ion. It now boasts of 61 institutional members, mostly universal, commercial, foreign, thrift, and government banks, and more than 300 key bank executives as associates and sustaining life members.
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She asked, ‘Why did you
come back? I could see there was no longer a smile in her eyes. She said, “Don’t look so surprised! We gave you up. We thought you were never coming back!” I said, “But I was building hearts.” She replied bitterly, “No, you were building a family! That is, until you dumped it all on me. We no longer exist for you.” At that moment, this brilliant heart surgeon knew that even he could not heal the broken hearts of his own family whom he failed. Many of us have failed as a spouse or parent; but Jesus Christ will forgive you if you ask Him. Then ask Him to help you start changing and doing a better job of raising your children to become the happy, successful people they were born to be. Just Think a Minute…
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t he groundwork for t he critical conditions that will restore economic growth and greater buoyancy in t he reg ions covered by t he FA. The shor t-term economic picture in the area remains very challenging. There are minimal subsets of the private sector and individual businesses that continue to do business. At the moment, the small and medium scale businesses in the region are heavily reliant on domestic spending,
hence, the general outlook for economic growth for the next two years is broadly flat with the immediate risks clearly to the downside. The region needs foreign direct investment and aid. The possible emergence of the economic dividend to the peace agreement will result in more public support particularly from the skeptics and indifferent individuals. Shou ld t he Bangsamoro Transition Commission and the subsequent Bangsamoro Transition Authority fail to deliver the economic dividend for the people, this situation will pose a problem with respect to the high expectations of the residents in Mindanao, the MILF and the GPH. The economic dividend forms part of the substantive goal of achieving a long-lasting peace.
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a nd w it h t he cou nt r y ’s col lective experience of crossroads, he felt it is now time to legalize same-sex marriage. Ok, let’s just leave that issue at that for the moment, wallowing in legalistic and political maneuverings. What is imperative now is intensify the campaign to clarify and spread the good news about modesty and chastity. These are virtues that seem to be killed and buried by many people and countries today. These are virtues that now scream for a resurrection, obviously
requiring nothing less than God’s grace and also our all-out effort. These are virtues that are badly understood, and of course lived in ways that are worse. Many now believe that these virtues, as defined by our Christian faith, are impossible to live. In fact, many now are demanding t hat t he Church shou ld change her teaching. In short, the Church should stop being the Chu rch of Ch r ist . T he Church should rather be the church of the people, a church of consensus, a church not anymore established by Christ but rather by us. Modesty and chastity shou ld now be more deliberately and actively taught to everyone, starting with the families and with the children even at their tender age. They are actually beautiful, positive virtues that enhance our dignity as persons, as citizens of our country and as children of God. They show us who we are, what role our body and especially our sexuality play in the development of our personhood and in our relation with God and with others. They give us a complete but realistic and practicable, not a partial, distorted picture of ourselves. T he y s t re s s w hat i s essential in our sexuality, and give out the do’s and don’t’s in this delicate aspect of our life. They nourish our conscience and our spiritual life in a healthy
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REELECTED Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, CDP) yesterday promised to re-file in the incoming 16th Congress a bill that seeks to democratize quality education in the country. Rodrig uez sa id he, together with his younger b r o t h e r R e p. M a x i m o Rodriguez Jr. of the Abante M i n d a n a o (A B A M I N ) partylist, will push for the passage of House Bill 43 to enable deserving but poor students to pursue higher education. ABAMIN has 353,435 votes as of Tuesday as is assured on one representation in the 16th Congress. The elder Rodriguez said poverty should never be a hindrance to education. “Government must do
all it can to help poor but deserving students pursue their dreams of a brighter future which can only be realized by getting quality education,” he said. House Bill 43 seeks to create a comprehensive national loan program to increase the prospects of poor but deserving students for acquiring qua lit y education and training. It creates a special fund to be administered by the to-becreated Educational Loan QUALITY EDUCATION FOR POOR STUDENTS. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez strongly pushes for Fund Authority. the passage of a proposed legislation that seeks to democratize quality education pROGRAM/PAGE 10 in the country.
MisOcc solon pushes benefits for war veterans N EW LY reelec ted Rep. Jorge Almonte (1st District, Misamis Occidental, LP) yesterday urged the incoming Senate to pa ss t he bi l l mandating t he pay ment of Tota l Administrative Disability (TAD) pension to senior veterans of war and military campaigns in the country. The House of Representatives passed the TAD or House Bill 4359 as early as 2011 but it failed to get approval in the Senate. Almonte, who got 39,167 votes more than the votes of his r iva l du r i ng t he May 13 midterm elections, lamented that for more than 30 years, the law has not been fully implemented due to budgetary constraints. Almonte was referring to R A 6948 or “An Act Standardizing and Upg rad ing t he Benef its for Military Veterans and their Dependents” signed by former President Corazon C. Aquino in 1990. RA 6948 recognizes the i m mense cont r ibut ions of Filipino war veterans, who selflessly and valiantly d e f e n d e d t h e n a t i o n’s sovereignty against foreign
TURN-OVER. Rep. Jorge Almonte (R) during the recent turn-over of I.T. equipment in Plaridel, Misamis Occidental. Almonte yesterday urged the Senate to pass the Total Administrative Disability (TAD) for war veterans.
intruders during World War II. Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, CDP), a not her lead author of the bill, said that part of the cause of the unimplementation of the law is administrative i nef f ic ienc ie s w h ich i s “c au s i n g t r e m e n d ou s pecuniary losses to thousands of veterans and their beneficiaries, some of whom have died while waiting for the release of
what supposedly are legally and justly entitled to receive.” H B 4359, wh ich substituted Rodriguez’s HB 601, authorizes the release of all collections of the Bureau of Treasury from escheated unclaimed deposits as one of the sources for the payment of the TAD pension of veterans. “This measure should augment the payment of the TAD pension which has not been fully implemented,” Almonte said. sOLON/PAGE 10
Reelected solons vow to support PNoy’s legislative agenda R EELECTED lawmakers yesterday t hanked t heir supporters for their recent poll victory, as they vowed to pursue in the 16th Congress the good governance and propeople agenda of President Aquino on their third and last term as members of the House of Representatives. Rep. Isidro Ungab (3rd District, Davao City), who ran unopposed, said his reelection was an acknowledgement of his contribution to the welfare of his constituents. “I would like to thank my constituents in the Third District of Davao City for their overwhelming support and confidence. Running unopposed on my t hird and last term is a product of six years of unyielding passion and commitment to development. I would also like to thank the Lord Almighty VOW/PAGE 11
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T H E c ou nt r y ’s l a r ge s t orga nizat ion of labor federat ions a nd u nions will continue to fight for the protection of workers and t he preser vation of their jobs during mergers, consolidations or transfer of businesses. Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza of the Trade Union Congress Par t y (TUCP) Party-List said, any merger, consolidation or transfer of business should not diminish the wages, benefits and other employ ment ter ms a nd conditions of the affected employees. Mendoza filed House Bill 1557, which seeks to oblige the acquiring or transferee employers to continue the employment of the transferor employer’s employees. “An employment that has been zealously earned, industriously worked for, valued and treasured should be secured. Protection should extend to remunerations and benefits, with all the enhancements merited due to years of arduous service,” Mendoza said. Mendoza said the TUCP has consistently advocated, pUSHED/PAGE 10
REPRESENTATIVE Pedro Acharon Jr. (1st District, S o u t h C o t a b a t o) s a i d yesterday he will pursue in the 16th Congress a measure s e ek i ng to g r a nt lo c a l government units (LGUs) the power to regulate the operations of motorcyclesfor-hire in their areas of jurisdiction. Acha ron, who was reelected for a second term under the banner of the Liberal Party-Nationalist People’s Coalition-Achiever’s with Integrity Movement (LP-NPC-AIM) coalition, said he will re-introduce House Bill 39, which aims to regulate the business operation of motorcyclesfor-hire and protect both the operator and the riding public. “It is common knowledge that in many areas in the countr y, the only mode of transportation is the motorc ycle-for-hire. Although commonly accepted as a means of public transport in many areas, motorcycles-for-hire are not registered thus their business operations are illegal and are not covered by any kind of insurance,” he said. He said the proliferation of motorc ycles-for-h i re as a means to transport
pa ssengers or good s is detrimental to the riding public because passengers cannot claim any benefit or reimbursement for medical expenses in case of accidents. “Regulating the business operation of motorcycles-forhire will give operators the authority to register their motor vehicle as a public transport and are obliged to be governed by the law on common carriers,” he stressed. Under the bill known as the “Motorcycles-For-Hire Act,” the municipality or city shall receive, process and evaluate all applications for the grant of franchise to operate motorcycles-forhire within their territorial jurisdiction. Acharon said all applications, which met the requirements needed for the granting of a franchise, should be endorsed to the S a ng g u n i a ng B ay a n or Sangguniang Panglungsod for issuance of franchise and a “for hire” license plate. Motorcycles-for-hire are prohibited to operate, except to cross, along the national highway or on any road which allows a maximum speed greater than 40 kilometers per hour. The LGU with POWER/PAGE 11
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political activities by one holding non-political office” is classified as less grave offense. If found guilty, erring employees may be suspended from one month and one day to six months for the first offense and possible dismissal from service for the second offense. Paragraph 4, Section 2 (B), a nd Section 6 of Article IX of the Philippine Constitution cited that “no officer or employee in the civil service shall engage, directly or indirectly, in any electioneering or partisan political campaign.” Fuentes did not name the erring provincial government officials and employees but noted that some of them were “doctors.” In one instance, she said her campaign personnel chanced upon one official allegedly campaigning for Pingoy in a mountain village in Tantangan town. “My staff advised that official to just leave the area since he’s not allowed to do so under civil service rules but he just ignored them,” she said. Fuentes said they are presently building up the cases against the concerned of f icia ls a nd employees through the evidences that they gathered and accounts
from witnesses. She said some of the initial evidences that came up included photographs and video footages taken by concerned residents.
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This fund shall be used to finance educational loans to cover matriculation, school fees, and other expenses needed for a qua lit y education. “ T here is a pressi ng need to democratize access to quality education to all Filipinos and ma ke it a national policy to level the playing field between the haves and the have-nots,” Rodriguez said. “Opportunities to pursue higher education and relevant training in fields of study vital to the national economy, i nc lu d i n g t he n at ion’s collective national psyche, must be furnished to every citizen,” he added. One of the functions of the Educational Loan Fund Authority or Authority is to establish, develop, and implement a comprehensive program for the effective disposition of the Educational Loan Funds for loans to qualified loan applicants. It is also tasked to develop a system of collecting payments of loans granted and issue r u les a nd reg u lat ions necessary for the proper implementation of this Act.
Entertainment To q u a l i f y f o r t h e educational loan, any Filipino c it i z e n w ho g r a du at e s from a du ly recognized high school, and passes the college or university entrance examination where she or he intends to enroll in is qualified to avail of the benefits of the Educational Loan Fund. T h e b i l l , h o w e v e r, prov ides t hat t he loa ns sha l l be ava i lable on ly for undergraduate degree courses and not cover post graduate courses and that the maximum loan amount shall be equivalent to the average of the prevailing cost per academic unit at the University of the Philippines and the Ateneo de Manila University multiplied by 25 academic units. “The prospects of poor but deserving students of acquiring quality education and training needed to uplift not only their own lot but that of their family and communities as well,” Rep. Maxi said.
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from page 8 He said that the bill also includes the amount required for the continued payment of the arrearages for the TAD pension in the annual budget of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office until the same are fully paid. According to Rodriguez, the TAD “provide relief, albeit
inadequate and certainly not commensurate to what our wartime heroes have accomplished for our country.” “The proposed measure intends to authorize the release of dormant accounts under the management and control of the Department of Budget and Management in order to cover for initial pay ment to qua l i f ied veterans, who at this time, urgent ly need f ina ncia l assistance to shoulder their medical and other pressing needs,” he said. (Bong D. Fabe)
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not only for job generation, but more importantly, for job protection and preservation. “Compet it ion a mong bu si ne s se s ha s become tremendously intense that the dictum bigger is better has obtained zealous advocates the world over, including our country’s multinational companies,” Mendoza said. “This is most especially true in this interesting time and age of globalization. Because of t he need to become bigger and more competitive, the incidence of mergers, consolidations and acquisitions, including the sale or transfer of all or substantial assets, business enterprise has become very rampant,” Mendoza said. The problem is, Mendoza
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lamented, “some employers device these schemes - a corporate mechanism, not really for the purpose of obtaining competitiveness but with the end in view of violating workers’ security of tenure, among other rights of employees.” “This plethora of prev iously u nfa mi lia r corporate occurrences creates a trail of novel issues, such as the rights of employees and liabilities of the employers. This is when the issues of the security of tenure, diminution of wages and benefits and other employment terms and conditions come to fore,” Mendoza said. Mendoza has been strongly batting for his proposed measure saying it is the State’s policy to extend utmost protection to the security of tenure, wages, benefits and other employment terms and conditions of employees i n c a s e s of mer ger or consolidation of the business of their employer with other entities. The protect ion sha l l extend in case an employer acquires, transfers, sells, assigns, conveys or leases all, or substantially all assets, business enterprise or going concern to another employer or business entity. Under t he me a su re , t he transferee employer shall have the obligation to continue the employment of the transferor employer’s
employees, without loss of seniority rights and other privileges. In case of differences in the employment levels, wage and benefit scales, and other employment terms or conditions, the superior or most favorable to the employees shall prevail. The transferor employer shall be liable to money claims pertaining to the period when the transferee employer was still the employer. The measure also aims to limit t he ground for termination of employment to redundancy and shall be liable for separation pay or other benefits as prescribed under the Labor Code. “Plus it sets a presumption that if the transferee employer or new company becomes a bigger entity than the prior one, there can be no declaration of redundancy as the business can absorb the employee,” Mendoza added. The measure also requires the new company to give an employee declared to be redundant in a certain position first priority for employment in the newly created position, if qualified. Finally, the measure sets out rules on recognition of existing bargaining agents and agreements, protecting not only the unions, but also the benefits worked hard for by them as embodied in the Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA). (HoR)
Today’s HOROSCOPE AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18) - If there is a feeling you can’t shake concerning a situation you don’t feel you have all the info on pay attention to it. Chances are if your gut is trying to tell you something you should listen. Most likely there is a way to find out the rest of the story you always knew existed.
GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) - It only takes a few small changes to make a big impact on your health. You are always involved in multiple projects, so if you don’t make it a point to make wellness a part of your everyday routine chances are you won’t have time to get to it. A few minor modifications to your lifestyle can equal major results.
LIBRA (September 23 – October 22) - You may be able to delegate a few responsibilities, but you will still want to monitor their progress. When you hand over a task to someone else to complete it will only save you time if you make sure they know exactly what you expect from them. If you don’t, you may have to do the job again and that won’t save you any time at all.
PISCES (February 19 – March 20) - You may be the lucky recipient of clarification about a situation that has previously remained a mystery. Reserve your judgement until after you have heard the entire story. The next decision you make could truly change your life so you will want to make use of all your resources.
CANCER (June 22 – July 22) - You won’t always agree with everyone, but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn to appreciate a different point of view. Differences in opinion add spice to life and keep us all from becoming bored. If you switch your perspective and attempt to understand where someone else is coming from you can learn and grow exponentially.
SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21) -You are normally quite positive, but you are only human and at times may experience frustration. When life gets you down turn to your closest confidants for support and encouragement. Just being able to discuss your problems can act as a stress reliever. The only thing you’ll want to be careful of though, is sharing with the wrong person.
ARIES (March 21- April 19) - With every ending comes the chance to start over again. Instead of viewing a parting of ways as the end look at it as an opportunity. If a person or situation no longer serves the purpose you intended it to you may want to consider moving on and leaving it or them behind. Review your goals and make sure what you are doing will achieve your purpose.
LEO (July 23 – August 22) - It is smart to keep your emotions or feelings toward someone or a situation under wraps until you can be more logical. Without meaning to you can inadvertently convey a message you aren’t ready to reveal if you let your emotions show. Keep a calm, cool disposition until you are ready to communicate.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21) - Don’t panic if it seems like everything around you is changing. Change allows for progress to take place so keep that in mind. A certain amount of routine can keep you balanced amidst an altering environment, but you will need to be careful of becoming too regular. Push yourself out of your comfort zone and accept the challenges life has to offer.
TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) - With Venus in your sign distractions are easy to come by and if you don’t stay alert to where your time is going you may fall behind schedule. The best thing to do would be to handle your responsibilities first so you have some free time. When the chance to engage in an extraordinary experience comes along you will want to be able to take advantage of it.
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22) - Don’t assume the final story has come to pass. There very well may be changes that occur that alter the outcome. Unexpected events can occur instantaneously and totally rearrange the results. Hang on until you can ensure a conclusion to the matter is reached.
CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19) - If things aren’t going according to plan you may want to rethink your strategy. It’s always possible the obstacles mean you are looking in the wrong place for success, but more likely it means you need to rethink the way you’re going about it. Usually there is some sign to indicate whether or not you’re on the right course.
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Power... from page 8
jurisdiction over the roads may limit and fix the routes. A maximum fine of P5, 000 shall be meted the owner who fails to register the motorcyclefor-hire and impoundment of the motorcycle until registered. (HoR)
Vow... from page 8
for this opportunity to serve my country and my people,” said Ungab, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means during the 15th Congress. For the 16th Congress, he said he would continue what he has started in his district that will greatly benefit his constituents namely “public infrastructures, livelihood projects, medical and scholarship programs and barangay electrification.” “My leg islat ive agenda is to pursue legislation that w i l l f u r t her t he c au se of good governance as initiated by President Aquino as well as inclusive grow th of our national economy. I will pursue economic programs that will cause trickledown effect of the country’s economic gains on the grassroots,” said Ungab. Rep. Carlos Padilla (Lone D i s t r ic t , Nue v a Vi z c ay a) thanked his supporters and everyone else who helped in his campaign and ultimate election victory. “My reelection is a reflection of the great trust and confidence of my constituents in me, and their appreciation of what I’ve positively done for them through various pro-poor and pro-people programs and projects,” said Padilla. “I will work harder as it would be my last term. We will support vigorously the legislative priorities of President Aquino,” said Padilla, former House Minority Leader. Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo (2nd District, Valenzuela City), a Deput y Majorit y Leader, thanked everyone who helped in his poll victory. “I want to thank God, my loved ones, and my supporters for this sweet victory. Secondly, I salute the people of my district for their intelligence and steadfast support. The election results show how much my constituents value the program and projects we have delivered through my years of public service and the laws we crafted to move people up from their miseries. Indeed, good governance carried the day,” said Gunigundo. Gu n ig u ndo vowed to “continue to support President Aquino’s legislative agenda in the 16th Congress.” (HoR)
Petron... from page 3
“While we see our service station expansion program as a means to further reach out to our customers, we also view this as a manifestation of our commitment to nationbuilding, one service station at a time,”
said Ang. At the end of 2012, Petron had 34.5 percent of the highlycompetitive retai l market. (PNA)
Hedcor... from page 3
i mp or t a nc e of a he a lt hy watershed to its business of hydroelectric power generation. Employees are encouraged to plant at least 20 trees every year. Hedcor has been operating run-of-river hydropower plants since 1978, and started building its own in 1990. In its 35 years of operating hydropower plants, the company ha s done it s pa r t i n t he protection of the environment. Other than reforestation, the company embarks on other env i ron ment a l protec t ion activities such as river bank stabi lization, road side rehabilitation and watershed management. A wholly-owned subsidiary of AboitizPower, Hedcor has 19 run-of-river hydropower plants in the country. The company is ISO certified for Environment Management Systems and a recipient of Department of Energ y and Natural Resources’ Seal of Approval as direct result of the company’s green practices.
Puregold... from page 3
defended that they did not have conflict of market even if there are more than one branch of stores in a particular city or municipality. It is also their strategy in product support to their own stores within the area. At present, Puregold has 185 stores in Luzon and now starting the expansion in the southern parts of the country. In Q1 of 2013, Puregold increased its net profit by 105.3 percent year-on-year basis amounting to P962 million, almost twice the profit during the same period last year. (PNA)
MEPC... from page 2
and combination dry/liquid bulk carriers. An IEE certificate will be issued to all ships covered under this Regulation. To i m p r o v e e n e r g y efficiency of ship operations, the amendment obliges each ship to develop on board a specific SEEMP according to the guidelines set by the IMO. The requirements of the said amendments will involve all Philippine overseas shipping companies and other maritime entities. This move is in line with IMO’s goal to prevent marine pollution from ships.
Coop... from page 2
“ We a re t e a c h i n g t he children and youth the value of savings; how to use and spend money; and how to become entrepreneurs,” she added. Also ser ving as the chairperson of the Committee on Youth, Baloyo noted that NYC highly appreciated the
Af latoun Program of Tagum Cooperative as it equips school children with knowledge on entrepreneurship. Aside from the Social and Financial Enterprise Guide, the Aflatoun module also includes Personal Understanding, Rights and Responsibilities, Savings and Spending, Planning and Budgeting. Forming part of the four major products that Tagum Cooperative Youth Development a nd Succession Center (YDSC) offers, Af latoun is an educational program of balanced social and financial education for children that puts together social responsibilities and financial literacy into the formal system of education. As of December 2012 , Tagum Cooperative brought the Aflatoun Program to 16 new sites, bringing to a total of 29 Aflatoun accredited schools in the Davao Region with 10,148 total number of enlisted school children . Tagum Cooperative has also designed other products and services for children and youths such as Youth Laboratory Cooperative which is a schoolbased savings advocacy program training youth to manage a regular cooperative; Youth Savers Club, a savings product for kids of zero to 12 years of age; and Teen Savers Club, a savings facility for teens of 13 to 17 years of age. Tagum Cooperative puts i mp or t a nc e on it s yout h prog ra m which clusters 30,855 members that made up 37 percent of the general membership, contributing a substantial savings share of P35.49 million as of end of 2012. Meanwhile, Baloyo bared plans of Tagum Cooperative to expand the membership of it s A f latou n Prog ra m, bringing in the out-of-school youths (OSY) through linking with the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Program of the Depa r t ment of E duc at ion (DepEd). Such initiative will be called ALS Af la-Teen which is now up for approva l by Tagum Cooperative Board of Directors. Baloyo expects the ALS Af la-Teen Program to fully roll off starting June this year, taking Tagum City as its pilot area. “This will really help those teens who are working as househelps and other teen-workers to become wise in spending their money,” she said.
Alsons... from page 1
ACR bared that the SEC plant has completed the site clearing phase of construction with site grading, excavation and levelling currently ongoing in preparation for setting up the plant’s structural framework later this year. On the other hand, the SRPI facility in Zamboanga is in the last stages of securing an approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)
of its Power Sales Agreement (PSA) with the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ZAMCELCO). “The SRPI plant’s contractor is expected to receive a notice to proceed with the engineering and construction process before the end of 2013. Both the SEC and SRPI plants have signed power sales agreements with key distribution utilities in Mindanao,” ACR said in a disclosure. The 282 MW is on top of the current capacity of 181 MW from the MPC plant, the Southern Philippines Power Corp. (SPPC) plant in Alabel, Sarangani and the Western Mindanao Power Corp. plant in Zamboanga City. “The resulting aggregate e le c t r ic a l c ap a c it y to b e generated by Alsons Power in 2016 will be 463 MW –more than one-fourth of the Department of Energ y’s projected 2016 Mindanao peak power demand of 1,829 MW,” it said. Mindanao has been suffering from a power crisis because of insufficient generating capacity. Parts of the region has been experiencing persistent power outages as a result of this. (PNA)
Benefits... from page 1
(2nd District) and Rep. Maximo Jr. (ABAMIN), the proposed legislation has been pending in the House Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development since 2010. And the brotherscongressmen vowed to refile the bill in the hope that the 16th Congress will see its significance in encouraging family members to venture into business enterprises in order to provide work and sources of livelihood for other family members. “I will re-file the bill and would strongly push for its enactment in the incoming Congress to respond to the national effort of alleviating poverty in the country and accelerating economic development,” Rep. Rufus said. He said t hat t here is a pressing need for the passage of the bill because it provides solution in some way to the widespread poverty, an issue of national concern which the government should immediately address. “If government wants to minimize poverty and hasten economic development, priority prog ra ms must be gea red towards the development of the family,” the president of the Centrist Democratic Party (CDP) stressed. He explained that upon registration, the family business enterprise can own, dispose of and encumber its properties and enter into contracts on its own account, with the capacity to sue and be sued, and transact busi ness a ny where i n t he Philippines. Among the benefits and i ncent ives to be prov ided
under the Magna Carta for Kalakalan Pampamilya, any family-run business enterprises shall be exempted from all taxes, national or local, building permit fees and other business taxes, except real property and capital gains taxes, import duties and other taxes on imported articles. “Also, any and all income, receipts and proceeds derived from the business operations of the Kalakalan Pampamilya business enterprise shall be excluded from the computation of gross income of the individual income tax of the business owner or members,” the younger Rep. Maximo Jr. said. Family SMEs shall also be exempted from any and a l l gover n ment r u les a nd regulations with respect to a s set s , i ncome a nd ot her activities indispensably and directly utilized in, proceeding from, or connected to t he business enterprise. To oversee its
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i mple me nt at ion , t he bi l l a lso seek s t he creation of the Kalakalan Pampamilya Office, which shall be under the supervision of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The Office shall facilitate the financial assistance to qualified family business enterprises; assists the designated banks in the collection of payments of loan granted to family business enterprises; and monitors and evaluates on a regular basis the status of the family business enterprises. It is also mandated to help family business enterprises achieve viability and success; pursue appropriate measures to avail of foreign loans or grants; and “provide guidelines as may be necessary to carry out the mandate of this Act.” A n init ia l capita l of P1,000,000,000.00 shall be appropriated for the Kalakalan Pampamilya Fund to be sourced from the unappropriated funds of the Office of the President.
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A REVIEW OF OUR LAST YEAR’S AWARD
This year, let the Investors from outside the island who helped propel Mindanao’s economy for decades be recognized...thus, OUR AWARDEES in 2012
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CORPORATE CATEGORY * Agri-Business * Banking & Finance
- LAPANDAY FOODS CORP. - ONE NETWORK BANK
* Health Food Production & Marketing * Housing & Realty Dev’t
- AMLEY FOOD CORP. - PUEBLO DE ORO DEV’T CORP.
* Hotel/Resorts & Tourism Dev’t
- DAKAK PARK BEACH RESORT - PEARL FARM RESORT
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY * Agri-Business - MT. KITANGLAD AGRI-VENTURES INC. * Banking & Finance - D’ ASIAN HILLS BANK * Hotel/Resorts & Tourism - DUKA BAY - EDEN NATURE’S PARK ENTREPRENEUERSHIP * Mega Entrepreneur - LIMKET KAI GROUP OF COMPANIES - ZEALEP GROUP OF COMPANIES RATIONALE OF THE PROJECT - This is the 2nd Mindanao Business Leaders Awards, in a different category from the first one. The 1st Mindanao Business Leaders Awards was undertaken last year to give due recognition to the achievements of various Mindanao business leaders and entrepreneurs in various categories of homegrown corporate and individual business leadership achievements. - This year’s search is aimed at giving honor and recognition of excellent business leaders in the investors’s category. - BusinessWeek Mindanao as a forerunner of information on economic leadership and entrepreneurial achievements of non-Mindanaoan corporations and businessmen, deems it a part of its social responsibility to trumpet the achievements of these pillars of Mindanao’s economy, for others to emulate and thus propel an awareness for the business potential that Mindanao offers in every economic and business investment plan, whether small or great.
* SME Entrepreneur - SLERS * Sports & Entertainment Industry - PARAS FAMILY * Broadcast Media Industry - RADIO MINDANAO NETWORK * Transport Industry Award - YANSON GROUP OF COMPANIES SPECIAL AWARDS: DIR. CATALINO CHAN, DOT 10 VIP HOTEL for promoting local tourism in Northern Mindanao DYNASTY HOTEL for promoting local tourism in Northern Mindanao Mimi Parrel Pimentel, - for Fashion I Industry Alma Mae Roa - for Fashion Industry
-We are helping Mindanao achieve sustainable development of its economy through these humble efforts.
MISSION & VISION OF THE AWARDS - The holding of BWM Awards annually serves as catalyst to the ongoing efforts of business leaders and entrepreneurs who seek greater heights and strive for success in the noble mission of propelling Mindanao and its people towards full economic growth and sustainable development.
MECHANICS OF THE SEARCH: Duration of the Search Awards Night
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January 15, 2013 to May 15, 2013 June 1, 2013 September 28, 2013
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