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PEI switches on 5MW power plant in Agusan Volume III, No. 160
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AN Francisco, Agusan del Sur - Peakpower San Francisco Inc. (PSFI) has inaugurated Monday a five-megawatt (MW) Bunker-Fired Power Plant to supplement the power needed by Agusan del Sur, through the Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. The 5MW Bunker-Fired Power Plant is situated inside the Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ASELCO) Compound at San Isidro, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. Peakpower San Francisco Inc. (PSFI) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peakpower Energy Inc. (PEI), which operates under the auspices of A Brown Company. In May 2013, Peakpower Energy Inc. signed Power Purchase Transfer Agreement (PPTA) with Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ASELCO). Both parties agreed on the installation and operation by Peakpower of a complete and fully operational 5MW bunker-fired power plant within ASELCO’s fran-
5mw power plant in Agusan del sur inaugurated. Dr. Walter Brown, chairman of A Brown Company, Inc. and also chairman of the board of Peakpower, leads other dignitaries during the ribbon-cutting, signifying the switching on of the power plant facility. (Cheng Ordonez)
chise area under a BuildOperate-Maintain-Transfer agreement. Wartsila Philippines, Inc. is behind the technology running the 5MW BunkerFired Power Plant, even as it supply the engine of the project. Dr. Walter Brown, chairman of A Brown Company, Inc. and also chairman of the board of Peakpower, said, this early, they are currently negotiating for an expansion for another 5MW within the area. All-in-all, Dr. Brown
said, Peakpower has committed to supply 30MW in Mindanao next year. Dr. Brown said his company is into bunker fuel and not renewable energy, because they do not want to rely on government subsidy, but rather want to be competitive purely on the private sector. Roel Castro, president and chief executive officer of Peakpower, said the 5MW power plant inaugurated today will augment the load needed in the area of Agusan del Sur, which needs around
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31MW. The entry of Gaisano will require more. Castro said the completion of the bunker power plant is timely for the power requirement of the two big establishments that are being put up in San Francisco by Gaisano, which need 5 to 6 MW. Joel Jumonong, former president of ASELCO and on whose term the plant facility has been constructed, said the construction of the plant took less than a year starting from May 2014. Jumonong, who inspected the engine at Vaasa, Finland, last February 25, said the engine can run 24/7 using the Wartsila technology.
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EAGA adopts socio-cultural and education pillar By Joann Santiago of Philippine News Agency
DAVAO City - In recognizing the crucial roles of socio-cultural links and education in the promotion of greater understanding among diverse communities, the signing ministers of BIMP-EAGA recently agreed to explore socio-cultural and education as among the strategic pillars of the ASEAN sub-region. During the 18th BIMP-EAGA Ministerial Meeting held recently in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, signing ministers from the sub-region stressed that socio-cultural activities can contribute to building strong foundation for greater understanding, good neighborliness, and a shared sense of responsibility. BIMP-EAGA stands for Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area. The initiative was launched in 1994 as a key strategy to accelerate social and economic development of less developed areas in participating countries. “Recognizing the important role of education in contributing to the establishment of an ASEAN Community that is people-centered and socially responsible, we agree to explore and promote cooperation among the higher learning institutions in developing academic and professional human resource in the sub-region,” the ministers said in a joint statement that was released after the meeting. The proposed socio-cultural and education pillar will become the fifth pillar of BIMP-EAGA with tourism, agribusiness, connectivity, and environment being the other four pillars of the sub-region. The Philippine delegation, headed by Mindanao Development Chair Luwalhati Antonino proposed the inclusion of the new pillar during the 18th Ministerial Meeting. “This pillar is founded on the fact that BIMP-EAGA is a sub-regional family kept cohesive and firmly bonded by historical ties and geographic closeness,” said Antonino while adding “the crosscutting facets of socio-cultural sharing forms the core for greater understanding.” She said that the inclusion of education in this pillar underscores the importance of promoting knowledge sharing among students, young professionals, and faculty, as well skills improvement of workers within the sub-region. A presentation of the top priorities of the new pillar will be done in April next year during the proposed BIMP-EAGA Leaders’ Summit in Malaysia. Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato Seri Setia Lim Jock Seng said the move to create the new pillar puts great emphasis on the human aspect of the sub-regional grouping. “This is in line with the ASEAN’s goal to become more people-centered, and demonstrates how BIMPEAGA can look into cooperation that involves the youth,” he added. The new pillar also aims to explore and promote cooperation among higher learning institutions in developing academic and professional human resource in the sub-region. Antonino said the past several and ongoing BIMPEAGA socio-cultural activities range from sports competitions, food festivals, student exchanges and Boy Scouts jamboree are all aimed at strengthening the growth area’s historical and cultural ties. During the recently-concluded 2nd BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT Trade Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference here in the city, a side event on technical vocational education and training was conducted to intensify exchange of skills and human resources between Mindanao and its counterparts in the subregion. A partnership was also forged between the Palawan State University (PSU) – Philippines and Jesselton College – Kota Kinabalo in July this year to facilitate workplace industry placement and education programme exchanges between the neighboring states. On December 3, a 122 Philippine contingent of young athletes and coaches from Mindanao and Palawan left for Labuan, Malaysia to participate in the 8th BIMP-EAGA Friendship games. The Philippine participation aims to strengthen cross-border links through sports with EAGA-member countries. “We pushed for this pillar as our resolve to work towards people-oriented goals, and to form a sociallyresponsible EAGA community that will harness the human dimension of the sub-region,” said Antonino.
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“Chinkee, how can I prepare myself to face life’s challenges?” This is a continuation of my earlier blog how to develop a winning mindset. If you missed it, please click here http://on.fb.me/1w2AQll Everything starts in the mind. You’re reading this blog because your mind told you so. You’re wearing that red shirt because you’ve thought of it first. Unfaithfulness, negligence, timidity, addictions, and even the good stuffs—it all starts in the mind. Whether it’s a minor or major decision, it passed through our mind. We think a lot and how we think will reflect on how we react. Our mind is the battleground. Like what I’ve said in my previous blogs, you can never win in life with a defeated mind. So we should be very careful on how and what we feed our minds. What is mental toughness by the way? “Mental toughness” is keeping strong in the face of adversity. It’s the ability to keep your focus and determination despite the difficulties you encounter. It is the voice at the back of your mind that tells you to keep going, keep pushing, and keep trying, even when the going gets tough. Developing your mental toughness can help you be more emotionally resilient; push you to go further and
harder, and build armor to persevere against the bullets that life fires your way. As you prepare for mental toughness, think of these things: Think about possibilities rather than impossibilities. When you start thinking and believing that it may be possible, then automatically it becomes possible. Then, you will start to make the impossible very possible just by believing that it’s a possibility. Don’t let the impossibilities hinder you from benefiting the possibilities. Make the impossible possible! Think about the solution rather than the problem. After thinking more of the possibility and making the impossible possible, then you’ll surely focus on the solution and not on the problem. Focusing on a problem will not help you to get rid of it, but will affect your motivation negatively. When we magnify our problems by focusing on it more, we just attract more of it. Problems are inevitable. You’ll encounter different kinds of those, but the good news is God will not give us a problem that is beyond our capability. “No trial has overtaken you that are not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it. “1 Corinthians 10:13 Think about the opportunity rather than the difficulty. I remember one story of two sales agents. They were selling slippers. They were from different companies. One day, they were asked to sell slippers on a tribe up on a mountain. Agent A called his boss and told him this; “Boss, bad news, walang nagsusuot ng tsinelas dito. Hindi uso e. Hindi tayo
MisOr recaptures 2014 regional campus journalism contest title By URIEL C. QUILINGUING
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nce again, the schools division of Misamis Oriental has emerged as Northern Mindanao's overall champion in the Regional Schools Press Conference, Department of Education's annual journalistic competitions. DepEd 10 regional campus journalism coordinator Mala Epra B. Magnaong announced this during the awarding ceremonies at Mambajao Central School, Camiguin on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. MisOr schools division superintendent Cherry Mae Limbaco said this year's performance is "best compared to previous years" but admitted regional winners "need to improve" in some journalistic areas to be competitive in the National Schools Press Conference in April next year. The last time MisOr division bagged the overall title was in 2009 during the RSPC in Clarin, Misamis Occidental. 2014 RSPC results show MisOr schools division has 20 NSPC qualifiers and 13 other winners in elementary and secondary levels, both English and Filipino, and her seven-member radio broadcasting team in Filipino in the elementary level. Meanwhile, the schools division of Bukidnon took the first runner-up slot while three-time regional champion schools division of Camiguin settled for the second runner-up. Bukidnon schools division produced 14 NSPC
qualifiers and 11 winners while Camiguin has 27-21 of them in collaborative publishing--and 17 other winners. Ozamiz and Cagayan de Oro city schools divisions took the third and fourth runner-up trophies, overall. Northern Mindanao is composed of 14 schools divisions which include El Salvador, Gingoog, Iligan, Lanao del Norte, Malaybalay, Misamis Occidental, Oroquieta, Tangub and Valencia. Based on DepEd guidelines, the top three winners in individual categories and the champion in group competitions will officially be the region's representatives in NSPC. Competitions, both in English and Filipino, which started at the division level for elementary and secondary levels, were on writing editorial, news, feature, science and health, sports, copyreading and headline writing, editorial cartooning and photojournalism. In seven-member group contests, these are on collaborative publishing and radio broadcasting. Annual journalistic competitions in public and private schools is in compliance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 7079 which is the Campus Journalism Act of 1991. National Capital Region through the city schools division of Taguig will be hosting the NSPC. (30)
makakabenta dito.” Agent B excitedly called his boss and told him this; “Boss! Good news! Lahat sila dito naka-paa! Mauubos ang mga benta nating tsinelas!” “What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude towards it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity.” - J. Sidlow Baxter When you see difficulties piled on top of difficulties, you should be looking at a mountain of opportunities! You should be looking at a situation in which you can truly make
better you as a person. Congratulate yourself for whatever growth you’ve gained from dealing with each difficult situation you encounter and each mistake you make. Remember that these things add value to life (as long as it’s not intentional) as much as the more pleasant experiences we all value. Be glad that you always have the opportunity to learn from your mistakes in one way or another. Preparing for mental toughness is a process and it’s not something you can conjure overnight. It takes a lot of patience and a
a difference. When you look at a problem, but see opportunity instead, you become a powerful source that transforms grief into greatness. “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” - Winston S. Churchill Think about learning from the mistakes rather than blaming the mistakes. Everyone makes mistake. You would learn from your mistake if you’ll not get busy denying and blaming it. Take every failure as a teaching moment that will
conscious effort to become tougher mentally. You may waiver from your own strength and knowledge, but you can be assured that with God’s strength and grace, you can never go wrong. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 THINK. REFLECT. APPLY. What has your mind been busy with lately? Are you thinking about the negative or the positive? Are you ready to think like a winner to be a winner?
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IN this Age of Information, we are bombarded every day with knowledge pieces. Sadly, they are equitably divided into sensible and nonsense information. Let’s try an example on the latter. When you encounter a shoutout on Facebook that says, “Kamahal sa manggang hilaw!” or “Sayo sa buntag nag-konsomesyon”, you are absorbing useless stuff in your brain. But they are part of life because without platforms to vent one’s feelings, one’s heart will explode. And with the proliferation of various platforms nowadays – Facebook, Instagram, Viber, etc., well you get the idea. But happily, not every-
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thing in the Information World is gibberish. You still find all of the useful stuff that will make your life easier on a day-to-day basis. When you watch Pamahaw Espesyal early in the morning, you will view certain health tips. On the way to the office while browsing Yahoo! or the online edition of Cosmopolitan in your phone, you will find varied advices about life in general. While settling down on your desk and tuning in to ANC or Bloomberg, you will absorb the latest business trends happening in your country and along the way pick up some guides on how you steer your household eco-
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nomic life for the next five years. And when you read a copy of Mindanao Daily or BusinessWeek Mindanao that is piled on your desk, you will find a lot of useful stuff ranging from local news updates to lifestyle fads. However, the best tidbits of wisdom and knowledge that you can get in a week span are found in inspirational or religious materials. Whether you’re a Trinitarian Christian or an INC follower or a Seventh Day Adventist or a Mormon or a Taoist or a New Age practitioner, there are lots of inspirational nuggets found out there in the Information World. It’s entirely up for
you which to believe as long as you have firm faith on what you believe in. Ideas and inspirations can be found virtually everywhere – from Sun Tzu and William Shakespeare quotes to Joel Osteen or Billy Graham’s sermons or even throwback episodes of 7th Heaven. Or a Bo Sanchez shoutout. Or a quotation from The Theosophical Digest. That’s why I’m happy that Fully Booked established their branch here. Because a lot of bookworms are already digging their stuff there, buying both non-fiction and fiction paperbacks and hardcovers as diverse as Jared Diamond’s Collapse, Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbro-
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AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18) - Normally, you’re attracted to the unconventional and the unexpected, but traveling unfamiliar highways may be slightly unsettling today. Thankfully, there are no immediate dangers -- just your free-floating anxiety to distract you. PISCES (February 19 – March 20) - The oddest thing about your current situation is that the more you accomplish, the more you realize how much work there is still left to do. Unfortunately, you can’t just walk away from your obligations now. ARIES (March 21 – April 19) - Your thoughts present an interesting dilemma because they seem so brilliant until you try to turn them into something tangible. Unfortunately, your goals may be so inflated that it’s unlikely you will get what you want unless you bring your fantasies back down to size. TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) - Pulling up the drawbridge to protect your castle may sound like a good idea now because you really don’t want outsiders to know what you’re feeling. However, your defensive tactics could backfire, creating more problems than they solve. GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) - A current relationship dilemma may seem larger than it really is today, and avoiding the issue won’t make it go away. This is tricky territory because turning a molehill into a mountain only wastes time and energy. Honest communication is the first step toward lasting resolution.
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Daily HOROSCOPE CANCER (June 22 – July 22) - You might be struggling to get out of a hole you dug yourself but, thankfully, you have more power and determination than you realize. Instead of wondering why others haven’t come to your rescue, make a plan to overcome the current obstacles on your own. LEO (July 23 – August 22) - You grow more contemplative as the day wears on and you might worry about your lack of energy or your current disinterest in social activities. However, this is an unexpected opportunity to recharge your batteries before the next round of roaring begins in a few days.
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ken and Seabiscuit, Elmore Leonard’s Road Dogs, Rolf Dobelli’s The Art of Thinking Clearly, Veronica Roth’s Insurgent, Liz Uy’s Stylized, Robin Sloan’s Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore and a whole lot more. In that way, Cagayanons will be mesmerized reading books and other inspirational materials rather than gallivanting or getting drunk that will sometimes result to nonconsensual and unsolicited coitus. Of course, you can find inspiration in movies and songs too. Jamie Rivera was recently commissioned by CBCP to do the papal theme once the Pontiff will visit the country in 2015. Her song
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Special Gospel of the day: John16:16-20Some of His disciples then said to one another, “What is this thing He is telling us, `A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, `because I go to the Father’?” So they were saying, “What is this that He says, `A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.” Jesus knew that they wished to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, `A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’? “Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy: This gospel reminds us to “persevere” in this life. In Matthew 24:13-”But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. This little time that Jesus disciples could
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VIRGO (August 23 – September 22) - You may experience a strong emotional charge today, but sharing your feelings openly is an entirely different matter. Your unexpressed passions could grow out of hand as you feed your fantasies with the energy of your conscious thoughts. LIBRA (September 23 – October 22) - Your preoccupation with home and family issues could put you in an awkward situation today, especially if others are expecting you to show up with a smile on your face. But you don’t necessarily feel all that positive as you contemplate the practical matters that require your attention now. SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21) - You feel the familiar stirrings of deep emotions bubble up into awareness as the mystical Moon returns to fellow water sign Cancer. But all is not perfect when the strong currents shake up enough debris to cloud your way. SAGITTARIUS(November22–December21)-Youhavebeeneagerlyanticipating this change and now that it’s almost here, it’s quite irritating that you’re still dealing with the old stuff rather than pushing off into new territory. Practicing patience helps, but it’s going to be hard to finish up your current tasks while you’re so busy thinking about the future. CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19) - Your uncertain future reflects your lingering fears. Even if you think you know what’s best for you and your loved ones, everything seems to be blown out of proportion now and you are having a tough time putting all the pieces back into perspective.
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Timeless traditions, vintage, and crystal frost
This table top arrangement showcases Timeless Traditions: poinsettias, berries and a mix of red and gold leaves.
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Expat musician to hold show at SM By MARK FRANCISCO, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
AMERICAN rapper Getto White is set to hold a show at SM City Cagayan de Oro this December 12. Born as Monte Luttrell, Getto White was raised in his hometown of Los Angeles where he played music and did penitentiary in between. But after he was rehabilitated, Getto White built a solid rap career in the West Coast and ultimately settled down in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines for the past decade. Getto White loves CDO so much that he has released an album here in 2010 which has ten original tracks – Beauty I’m Your Beast, Time Heals the Pain, Asian Girl, Angel from Above, Sara, Can’t Be Just Friends, Won’t Get to Heaven, Pretty Girl and Cagayan. For Getto White is fascinated with Pinoy culture as he consider himself as a Filipino. The 63-year-old rapper used to be a real gangster in
his youth and even up to his midlife. He has spent 17 years in federal prison but emerged fresh from an intensive 60-day therapeutic program. “But that was a thing of the past. Now I’m trying to help talented Kagay-anons shine. I hope to sharemy music with them,” he said. From then on, his life has remained uphill and concentrated on music, initially in Los Angeles and now in Cagayan de Oro. This Friday afternoon, you will hear Getto White’s unique music with the able backup of The Black Notes. The concert is being co-sponsored by L.C. Chicken, Little Star Shop, Master Tattoo, Banzaii, Lantaw, Guiding Light Fellowship and Yansco’s Eatery. With his passion for music paired with his commitment and kind heart, Getto White is definitely a welcome figure in the city’s music industry.