Mindanao Daily Business (October 3, 2014)

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ARMM to undertake P100M dev’t plan for Polloc Port Volume III, No. 111

Editor : Cheng Ordoñez

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OTABATO City – The working government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is set to implement a P100-million development plan to turn Polloc Free Port in Parang town, Maguindanao into a fully operational special economic zone.

The plan includes the relocation of informal settlers within the premises of the port and the construction and rehabilitation of key facilities, according to Mimbalawag Mangutara, Polloc Free Port manager.

In a radio interview, Mangutara said they have already started talks to facilitate the transfer of around 500 families to a 10.9-hectare lot procured by the ARMM government. The dialogue involved port officials, local government officials and leaders of the setters.

Mangutara assured the settlers that basic amenities like water and electricity will be made accessible to them in the proposed relocation site.

“We appeal to everyone to support these initiatives

to revive the once thriving economy here in Polloc,” he said.

Mangotara said a number of investors have already signified interest in putting up business in Polloc once its development is complete.

The Polloc Free Port development plan will include the construction of perimeter fence, fullyequipped control tower, a warehouse complex and a separate building to house a power generator and the repair of the docking area.

“We need to upgrade Polloc port to make it favorable to the booming business climate in ARMM, where local and foreign investments will generate income and jobs for our constituents,” said Mangutara. (Bureau of Public Information)

PhilRice Agusan to hold annual Farmer’s Field Day

By VENUS L. GARCIA

BUTUAN City - The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Agusan Experiment Station is set to hold an Annual Farmer’s Field Day and Forum on October 16, 2014 at the station in Basilisa, R. T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte.

According to PhilRice Agusan branch manager Abner Montecalvo, the event is chiefly focused on the promotion of profitable and market-driven enterprises in the rice environment.

“We have field set-ups that that feature locationspecific technologies and multi-media presentations that will surely enrich and delight our participants.

We have invited 1,000 stakeholders composed of students, farmers, project implementers, and policymakers from the three regions under our area

of coverage,” bared Montecalvo.

A press conference will be held at 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. and national and regional officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its line agencies will share their initiatives. DA Asec. Edilberto De Luna, national coordinator for rice and corn program will also grace the event.

Included also during the event is an information clinic on new technologies released by PhilRice Agusan followed by an open forum.

“This year’s affair is anchored on the theme, ‘Sa Integrated Rice-Based Agri-Biosystem (IRBAS) Milyonaryo Ka, Sakay Na!’ Agriculture and fisheries specialist Wilfredo Santander of DA will give his keynote address,” said Montecalvo.

The IRBAS program being carried out by PhilRice See farmer, page B3

Filinvest One Oasis holds CDO Investors Night

PhilHealth 10 regional vice president Datu Masiding Alonto Jr. welcomes participants to the regional multi-sectoral anti-fraud awareness forum held yesterday at Limketkai Luxe Hotel.

(Photo By Mark Francisco)

AMRECO chair questions emergency powers as Luzon power shortage looms

By JOEY SEM G. DALUMPINES of Philippine Information Agency11

DAVAO City - An officer of the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives (AMRECO) questioned the move of the Department of Energy seeking emergency powers for the president due to the looming power shortage in Luzon.

Sergio Dagooc, president of the AMRECO said the power crisis has been

experienced in Mindanao for the past five years and no recommendation to that effect has been sought to ease the island’s power situation.

He said he could hardly get satisfactory answer to this question.

“Are you telling us that the Filipinos in Mindanao are second-class citizens?”

Dagooc stressed.

He said a Mindanaobased solon also raised this issue with the Department of Energy on several public hearings in the committee on energy in the lower but also got no answer from the agency concerned.

Dagooc stressed that the DOE is the agency mandated to ensure energy reliability See amreco, page B3

Filinvest’s One Oasis Cagayan de Oro held a successful Investors Night last September 24, at its Office Showroom located at Ground Floor, Bo’s Coffee Club Building, Velez Street.

The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the 1-BR model unit that boasts of a spacious 28.42sq.m. liveable area with additional balcony and drying cage.

For a monthly down p ay m e nt a s l ow a s P11,000, zero interest for 18 months, unit owners can enjoy their own condo unit by 2015.

Even more exciting, the first of the five buildings shall be delivered along with the complete amenities of the very first mid-rise residential condominium project with resort-style community concept, located in

See oasis, page B3

Davao Oriental shifting to oil palm ental province will take the tion to address the concern lead in the Davao Region in of coconut farmers whose DAVAO City – Davao Ori- shifting to oil palm planta- livelihood were hit hard

by Typhoon Pablo in 2012.

This was revealed by Provincial Governor Corazon Malanyaon during the Regional Development Council press briefing last week.

Malanyaon announced that the province has identified and could allot 4,000 hectares as minimum requirement for oil palm production as set by Agusan Plantation Inc. (Agumil) Philippines, a leading oil palm exporter based in REGIONAL GOVS MEET - Rodolfo del Rosario (right), gover- Caraga Region. nor of Davao del Norte and chair of Region 11 Development She said the areas are Council presented economic and peace updates during in the three towns of Boslast week’s media briefing in Davao City. To his far left is ton, Baganga and Cateel, Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon Malanyaon and government chief peace negotiator with the MILF Miriam Colonel-Ferrer. the hardest hit areas of the typhoon. (davaotoday.com)

By TYRONE A. VELEZ

The Land Bank of the Philippines will extend financial assistance though loans payable in five years, the governor said.

The shift is made to find stable and faster sources of income after Pablo hit and left farmers wanting for livelihood, Malanyaon said.

Davao Oriental is the country’s leading producer of coconuts with an average yield of one billion nuts annually covering area of 156,837 hectares, according to its provincial government website.

Typhoon Pablo destroyed the province’s agriculture at a cost of P450 million, according to a post-disaster report.

See palm, page B3

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P270M earmarked for completion of 2014 ARMM-HELPS program

By PERLITA D. CHANGCO

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OTABATO City As part of the regional government’s commitment to improve the quality of life of the marginalized including the farming and fishery sectors, ARMM Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman has allocated P270 million to fast track implementation of its priority projects under the HELPS (health, education, livelihood, peace

and synergy) program.

The allocation is earmarked for the implementation and completion of HELPS program that include the 300 ongoing infrastructure projects in targeted 53 barangays in different provinces under the autonomous region for this year.

ARMM-HELPS executive director Anwar Upam said, some of the ongoing infrastructure package projects such as barangay hall, multi-purpose building, bagsakan (trading) center, health center, children’s park will be completed, inaugurated and eventually to be turned-over to the local government units before the year ends.

“This is one-stop shop which means a community will have a barangay hall, multi-purpose building,

health center, birthing clinic, market, children’s park at many others that would prove a working government center,” Upam said.

Over the weekend (Sept 27), Hataman entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Panabo City-based ACES Polytechnic College in Davao del Norte as partners in undertaking capacity building/training in the organic farming livelihood projects of target beneficiaries-cooperatives under the HELPS program from barangay Basal, Basilan province.

According to Hataman, in consonance with the program of the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) promoting organic farming, some 50 farmers/fisherfolks are undergoing training on tilapia,bangus and poultry (chicken) production using organic feeds, and food

processing at the ACES Polytechnic College.

Part of the training is the production of organic feeds using readily available materials which the trainees will share and re-echo to other farmers and fisherfolks upon completion of their training by early October, this year, he said.

Alongside the training, is the construction of a small-scale processing plant in barangay Basal through the technical assistance of ACES Polytechnic College to sustain the organic livelihood venture of the farmer-fisherfolks cooperative.

The regional governor expressed confidence that this project would not only help provide sustainable livelihood to many fisherfolks and enhance economic activities of rural communities but also boost campaign in patronizing organic food for health benefits. (PBChangcoPIA-Cotabato City)

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In child development: Books are important

By Maria Liezle S. Fiel Sto. Rosario Elementary School Molave West District Division of Zamboanga del Sur

This era is time that modern technologies such as computers and internet exist. These have become the source of people’s entertainment and means of attaining knowledge, but it is a fact that still, books is still alive and used.

During the earlier years of child’s life, parents are providing lots of different stimuli. B ooks are considered as numb er one educational tool, and as young as few months old, little ones could get fascinated in the colours and textures of a book.

Fact be told, the role of books is vital along the start of child development. There are several circumstances that children might chew a book, throw or play with it, but this is the first step to becoming a successful reader.

In an article published in an online site, Hubpages, it is said that a book provides a child with valuable vocabulary, starting from simple basic words all the way to making sentences and expanding their ‘word bank’.

Children’s imagination is stimulated and they can understand better the world they living in.

Social skills are also developed through story books and children are

learning about relationships and emotions.

The routine of reading a book with your child, at bedtime or at any other time, is emotionally nourishing and creates a long lasting bond. In addition, a parent can give examples of everyday life to the child that relates to the story.

In this way, the child can recognize different situations as it grows up, and be better prepared to deal with or understand them.

Different types of books offer the child a more wide knowledge and experience. This can help children be better prepared for school and enhance their curiosity for deeper subjects or abstract ideas.

A book as a source of entertainment is very important and can replace the TV and computer for part of the day. It can be the time when a child builds castles and runs through forests in his/her head. A time to be alone with its imagination and create the scenery and characters as they please. A story that can be told in a million different ways.

Lastly, books should be considered a treasure and if parents provide their children with treasures, then their children will cherish and love them forever.

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will create farm employment in rice areas aside from increasing the income of rice farmers.

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not only for Luzon but also nationwide.

He said he is already satisfied that the AMRECO has made its stand about the power situation in Mindanao.

Dagooc assured that their organization supports the government’s effort to come up with a balance power energy source in Mindanao citing 50 percent dependence on renewable energy source and 50 percent on fossil fuel.

“We do not want to ex-

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perience the predicament in Luzon where electric rates are dependent in the prizes of coal, bunker and diesel” he said.

Dagooc said compared to other renewable energy sources, mini-hydro power plants can generate more capacity and consequently lower rates.

Romeo Montenegro, communications director of the Mindanao Development Authority (MINDA) said that they are closely working with the AMRECO for the Mindanao Congress for the Advocates of Renewable Energy Advocacy and Rural Electrification Development.

He projected that there will be a more sustainable power source in Mindanao in 2015 with the operation of more coal-fired power plants.

Montenegro explained that sustained power does not necessarily mean lower power rates.

He said energy sourced from fossil fuel like diesel and coal will remain costly compared to the electricity sourced from hydro-power.

“Mindanao is currently served by 60 percent renewable energy with 54 percent hydro and six percent geothermal and 40 percent fossil fuel consequently offering a competitive rate compared to Luzon,” Montenegro said.

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“I t h ou g ht we h ave enough with coconuts. It seemed it promoted farmers not to strive hard to do something else,” Malanyaon said.

The governor said she is “sold out” to oil palm production after seeing how this agro-industry product helped boost the economy of Malaysia.

In its website, theprovincial government said it consulted early this year local farmers, mayors and head secretary of the Provincial Oil Palm Development Council Pablito P. Pamplona.

Pamplona said oil palm has a yield potential of over 60 tons of fresh fruit bunch per hectare.Oil palm produces yield in three years as compared to the seven-year growth of coconuts, and is viable for inter-cropping.

Malanyaon said other provinces will be joining in this venture.

“We talked with Governor del Rosario (Davao del Norte) and Governor (Compostela Valley Arturo ) Uy, and we agreed that the region will be an oil palm area,” she said.

In the RDC meeting, Del Rosario said the venture into oil palm is also part of the region’s readiness for the

Southern Mindanao Growth Corridor as outlined by the Mindanao Development Authority.

Davao del Norte however, will focus in rice and chocoloate production, as he bared the three towns to be the center of chocolate production for the local and Asian market.

He said the province can seek assistance in the ASEAN community to boost its rice production.

“Davao del Norte is the biggest rice producer in Region 11, and has been self-sufficient in its rice production, and is helping feed Davao City, and we like to improve on that,” del Rosario said.

Chocolate production will be in San Isidro town, dubbed as the province’s “chocolate capital” for producing tabliya to five-star hotels.There will also be planting processing of chocolates in the neighboring towns of Kapalong and Asuncion as areas for cacao plants and chocolate processing.

The national coconut farmers group Kilusang Magniniyog appealed to government.

Meanwhile, to go beyond its copra-industry framework and to fund an integrated coconut processing hub to utilize more coconut-based products. (davaotoday.com)

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R.A. 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Province of Lanao del Norte Municipality of Lala OFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048 a notice is hereby served to the public that ERLINDA R. RAMAYLA has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “BENGILEN” to “EVANGELINE” in the birth certificate of BENGILEN RABAGO RAMAYLA who was born on NOVEMBER 21, 1967 at Lala, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are SIMPLICIO RABAYA RAMAYLA and ERLINDA LAMORA RABAGO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file written opposition with this Office not later than 15 days.

MDN: Oct 3 10, 2014

(SGD) MARICHU M.SANCHEZ, MBA., MA. Municipal Civil Registrar

R.A. 9048/10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Province of Lanao del Norte Municipality of Lala

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City

OFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MERGEL ANTHONY BATE PLAZA has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “MERGIE ANTHONY” to “MERGEL ANTHONY” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MERGIE ANTHONY BATE PLAZA who was born on Oct. 22, 80 at New Asia, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte and whose parents are TEODULO VILLAMOR PLAZA and EVANGELINE CAPONPON BATE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 20 October 2014.

In compliance with Rule 7 R.A. Act No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that RUSSEL N. MICULOB has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of GENDER from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RUSSEL NISNISAN MICULOB who was born on 13 AUGUST 1984 at Raw-an, Lala, Lanao del Norte whose parents are ROBERTO MICULOB and JULIETA NISNISAN.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file written opposition with this Office not later than 15 days.

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(SGD) MARICHU M.SANCHEZ, MBA., MA. Municipal Civil Registrar

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LANAO DEL NORTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. LANECO Sagadan, Tubod, Lanao del Norte

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY TO BID SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND LABOR OF ELECTRICAL MATERIALS FOR 49 SEP 1. The Lanao Del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LANECO) through its BIDS & AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC), invites suppliers to apply for eligibility to BID for the supply, installation and labor for the construction of line for 49 sitios/puroks including supply of housewiring materials and installation of 970 households for the NEA Approved Subsidy Projects.

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PRE-BID SUBMISSION OF OPENING-OF CONFERENCE BIDS BIDS

49 Sitios/Puroks Electrification Php. 19,027,591.57 October 9, 2014 Project with 970 (10:00AM) households

October 21, 2014 “October 21, 2014 (10:00AM) (1:00PM)

2. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in the Eligibility Requirements - Annex B. 3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail criterion as specified in the implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of the Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”. Bid prices that exceed the ABC shall be disqualified outrightly. There shall be no lower limit to the amount of the award.

4. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from BAC Secretariat and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during office hour, Monday to Friday on or before Pre-Bid Conference.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Nineteen Thousand Pesos (Php 19,000.00).

6. LANECO will hold a Pre-Bid Conference (date and time stated above) at LANECO Boardroom, LANECO, Sagadan, Poblacion, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, which will be opened to all interested parties who have purchased bidding documents.

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Philippine, Germany ink pact for social security

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ilipinos abroad are more assured of their protection after another bilateral agreement was signed, adding Germany to the list of countries that guarantee the payment of social security benefits to migrant workers.

Social Security System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio S. de Quiros, Jr.in a statement said the Federal Government of Germany and the Philippines agreed to ensure equal protection for Filipino and German nationals working in each other’s country in a social security agreement (SSA) signed on September 19.

De Quiros and other SSS officials, in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Philippine Embassy and other government agencies traveled to Berlin recently to sign the agreement, which was initiated in March 2013.

“The agreement will strengthen and further deepen the ties between Germany and the Philippines with regard to promoting social security,” De Quiros said. “It eliminates dual or burdensome coverage under two social security systems of contract workers deployed in either of these countries,” he added.

The bilateral agreement on social security between the Philippines and Germany, which will undergo ratification by President

Benigno Aquino III and concurrence of the Senate, will benefit about 55,821 Filipinos in Germany, of whom 45,647 are permanent and 10,174 are temporary residents, according to De Quiros.

Aside from fostering equality of treatment in the workplace, Aquino said that the bilateral agreement “will also improve the processing of claims and prevent dual coverage. This will consequently redound to the benefit of both Filipino and German nationals,” he added after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.

Among the highlights of the Philippines-Germany agreement are the “totalization” and export of social security benefits.

With totalization, Filipino workers who have divided their career time between the Philippines and Germany will be able to combine the contributions they made in both countries to meet eligibility requirements for social security benefit or pension in either or both countries.

“So if a Filipino worker in Germany has not met the required number of contributions to qualify for a benefit, the concerned German institution will take into account the contributions of that worker in either the SSS or GSIS,” De Quiros explained.

He also said a covered

Filipino worker in Germany, including his dependents and his survivors shall be eligible for social security benefits under the same conditions as German nationals in Germany.

In addition, a worker will continue to receive his benefits wherever he decides to reside in the Philippines, Germany, or another country.

“Workers covered by this agreement are assured of administrative assistance from designated liaison agencies, such as the SSS and GSIS in the Philippines, and select key agencies administering pension and steelworkers’ insurance, farmers’ old-age security, and health insurance funds in Germany,” De Quiros said.

A Filipino worker residing in Germany does not have to return to the Philippines to file a claim.

The German liaison agency will transmit his claim to its Philippine counterpart institution.

The Philippines has also entered into similar bilateral agreements with Austria, Canada France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, and Spain which are now being implemented. Bilateral agreements with Portugal and Denmark have also been signed and submitted to the Senate for ratification. Salient features of the agreements are consistent with the International Labor Organization conventions.(SSS)

“Gulayan sa Paaralan and Tahanan Project”

By Kaye A. Luis-Morales

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before (date and time stated above). All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in* Item No. 8 Bidding Documents.

8. The Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award on any of the grounds enumerated under R.A. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

9. Prior to the signing of the Contract, the winning bidder shall post a performance security as specified in the Bidding Documents.

For further information please contact: Bids and A wards Committee Secretariat LANECO

Sagadan, Pob., Tubod, Lanao del Norte

Tel# 063-341-5231; fax# 063-341-5210

(Sgd.) ENGR. DANILO G. EBARLE

BAC Chairman MDN: October 2 & 3, 2014

The Gulayan sa Paaralan and Tahanan Project of Kiara Elementary School Don Carlos 11 District was being recognized as the Best Implementing School for Gulayan sa Paaralan and Tahanan Project in the Division of Bukidnon, Rank 4 in the Regional Level and just recently they were visited by National Evaluators of the Gulayan sa Paaralan Project to validate the results. The recognition given to the school was a great achievement and at the same time a reward to the efforts exerted by the internal and external stakeholders towards the realization of the said project.

The Gulayan sa Paaralan Project at Kiara Elementary School primarily was being initiated to help those elementary school children who were reported as severely wasted and wasted as indicated in their nutritional status. It is assumed that those children had experienced hunger, thus through the project problems were being solved. The vegetables and other crops produced

from the project were used for feeding. Moreover, the project had extended to the homes of the school children. There were information drive undertaken through Parents-Teachers meeting. The parents were informed about the importance of the program, thus they were able to gain knowledge about the Gulayan and applied such learnings in their respective homes. These activity addressed hunger problems in the family and later would attain food security in their homes.

The success of the project was the result of the cooperation and collaboration of efforts of the internal and external stakeholders of the said school spearheaded by the active and very supportive School Principal Mr. Panfilo D. Tusoy. The parents of the learners had rendered incomparable services towards the realization of the project. The external stakeholders play a great role by contributing financial and in-kind support for the success of

the project. The following stakeholders were DAVCO, INC which gave drums to serve as Water Container; LGU- Municipality of Don Carlos gave materials for the making of Nursery Stock Room amounting to 7,330.00; Barangay Council gave faucet and hose headed by Ho. Bobby Enad; Department of Education and NOMIARC gave/supplied for the Gulayan; and Mr.& Mrs. George Geron gave cyclon wire, bamboos and vegetable baskets from Barangay Captain Ho. Elena de Garcia.

The Gulayan sa Paaralan and Tahanan Project of Kiara Elementary School envisioned to provide nourishment for those learners who are nutritionally at risk. Its purpose of implementing the project is to create a healthy learning environment so learners will be fit for learning. The recognition and honor received by the school is secondary, what is important is the stable HEALTH AND NUTRITION for the school populace.