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Briefly Davao port TWO collection districts of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have recorded a surplus in their April collection amounting to P12 million, the Bureau announced Friday.

The BOC reported that the ports of Aparri and Davao hit their collection targets for this month, based on the preliminary figures from the Bureau’s Financial Service.

“Port of Aparri, the first port to hit its target, collected P8 million against its P4 million monthly target. The port has a surplus of P5 million, 94% higher than its April target,” it said.

“Port of Davao is the 2nd collection district of the Bureau of Customs to hit the collection target for April, collecting a surplus of P7 million,” the BOC added.

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By DIGNA BANZON, PNA

HE Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) is bullish on Mindanao’s huge market as it committed to invest on the island through medical network.

Maxicare Healthcare Corp. president and chief executive officer Christian Argos is counting on Mindanao’s big market for the company’s future growth. It has just inaugurated its first Maxicare wing outside of Metro Manila and will be opening soon the Primary Care Center in Davao City.

The Maxicare Exclusive Wing located on the 7th floor of Metro Davao Medical and Research Center (MDMRC) is a private tertiary hospital along J P Laurel Avenue.

It boasts of 10 upgraded rooms with wifi, flat screen television, electronic bed, fast admission and discharge healthcare/PAGE 11 BEATING THE SUMMER HEAT. Kids jump at a natural spring pool in Magda in Barangay San Juan, San Benito municipality in Siargao Island on Thursday (12 April 2018). mindanews photo by roel n . catoto

Bamboo processing CAMIGUIN -- To strengthen and further boost the income of the existing Bamboo Processing Facility in the province, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-10) here together with the Camiguin Chamber of Commerce and Industry are working on the commercialization of of the facility located at Camiguin School of Arts and Trades (CSAT) Campus, Lumad, Poblacion, Mambajao.

During the project monitoring of the Regional Micro Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council (RMSMEDC-10) held April 16, DTI Provincial Director Joselito Enot said that the initiative aims to address the absence of bamboo industry leaders in the area, limited private stakeholders, and low access to market opportunities.

“The industry’s productivity is dismally minimal and insignificant in the overall economic standpoint.

The farmers are still marginal and poorly organized,” Enot said.

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R-10 Customs revenue up January to March

By GERRY GORIT, Reporter

AGUSAN CORNFIELDS. Motorists pass by these fields of corn at the highway in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur. The route is an alternate road for Butuan- Bayugan via Esperanza connecting two Agusan provinces. photo by jun ayensa

ÁgSur guv back in office

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, Contributing Editor

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur--Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza has eagerly reported back to office after six months hiatus with a call to Capitol workers to continue their work diligence and excellence to serve the Agusanons. guv/PAGE 11

THE Bureau of Customs in Northern Mindanao was able to garner P4.75 billion in collections during the first three months of this

year 2018.

In an interview yesterday, Customs district collector Jamail Marohoms alic reported that it is an increase

from the last quarter of 2017 collection which was at P3.8 billion.

Marohomsalic said the biggest remittances came from the Mindanao Container revenue/PAGE 11

Innovations in Inclusive Business for Peace, Sustainability in Conflict- affected Mindanao (Part 2)

By UROOJ MALIK, Chairman Hineleban Foundation Inc.

HINELEBAN Foundation is at the center of the fight against poverty and insurgency in conflictaffected Mindanao as it

addresses these through Program for Equitable Advancement of Rural Livelihood (PEARL), an inclusive business model

for “r ai n fore s t at i on” that aims to restore the forests and watersheds by providing food security and business/PAGE 11

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Economy 2 Reg’l council for MSMEs ‘Franchise Negosyo’ opens widens biz horizons with exhibits, mentoring program opportunities for MSMEs T Advertising and Editorial E-mail : businessweekmindanao@gmail.com Contact nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

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By RECTHIE T. PACULBA, Contributor

HE Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) initiated a meet and match between franchisors and potential franchisees in apparent hopes of tapping into latent business opportunities in this southern city.

“Franchise Negosyo Para Sa Cagayan de Oro, was a business matching-expo-seminar which sought to attract mainly the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) segment, took place from April 19 to 20, at the Ayala Centrio

Mall.

“We bring Franchise Negosyo to regions to promote franchising as a tool of economic development, for generating enterprises and nation-building to as many Filipinos in the provinces,” said PFA President Richard Sanz.

He identified globalization and developing and supporting MSMEs as PFA’s priority programs for the next two years.

“We are encouraging local brands to go global by providing them with the right tools and

networks to connect to the international markets,” he explained.

Sanz said that the composition of PFA membership consists of 5 percent micro, 29 percent small, 29 percent medium and 37 large enterprises.

“Almost 70 percent of our membership belong to small and medium enterprises that we encourage to go big by way of giving them capacity-building and mentoring (programs) to have access to markets to expand,” he added.

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Thursday started off with a seminar on “How To Franchise Your Own Business” followed by a two-day expo, where 35 brands, ranging from food to retail and services, join as exhibitors. Among them are leading retail sector exhibitors 7-Eleven, Aquabest, Crystal Clear, Diana Stalder, Living Water and SOS. Representing the service sector are Bayad Center, Canadian Tourism and Hospitality Institute, Laundrybest, Phoenix Petroleum, Quickclean, Rapide and Xcess Salon.

Coinciding with the expo are “How to Invest in the Right Franchise” seminars for aspiring franchisees.

Sam Christopher Lim, president of U-Franchise and one of the speakers said, “Franchising is about replicating success and it is about time to develop local entrepreneurs not only for the national level but for the international stage.”

The event is organized in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry Regional Office 10 (DTI-10), DTI Misamis Oriental, Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the City Government of Cagayan de Oro. (PNA)

CAMIGUIN -- To support and encourage more entrepreneurs to take part in nationbuilding, the Regional Micro Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council (RMSMEDC-10) strengthened its core programs particularly on mentoring, holding exhibits, and providing shared service facilities (SSF).

During the Talakayan sa PIA on April 17 at Mambajao Negosyo Center, Ruben Vegafria, RMSMEDC member from Misamis Oriental, said that various public-private partnerships are now aiding the business sector such as the provision of SSF which encourages involvement of people in the community through a certain livelihood suited in their area.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) also continuously holds the Kapatid Mentor ME (KMME) Program that aims to help the country’s MSEs through coaching and mentoring, and linking MSMEs to large companies’ value chains.

Key MSME programs, events During the recent KMME in the region, about 218 participants were coached on entrepreneurial mind setting and values formation, and marketing mindset.

The participants came

from Bukidnon (40), Camiguin (34), Lanao del Norte (39), Misamis Occidental (37), Misamis Oriental (49) and Regional Office (19).

As for ProPak (Processing and Packaging) Asia, the biggest and most prestigious international food, drink, pharmaceutical processing and packaging event, a total of 146 delegates from the region are qualified to participate and witness how successful companies process their products on June 13-16 at Bangkok, Thailand.

The SSF implementation, on the other hand, now has 92 percent or 146 out of 159 SSFs that are operational.

From this number, Bukidnon has implemented 33 SSF, Camiguin with 17, Lanao del Norte with 36, Misamis Occidental with 29, and Misamis Oriental with 44.

Engaging the MSMEs in these events is important since “they are significant in nation building that is why DTI today is focusing programs on MSMEs for their development because without the MSMEs, the large businessmen or businesses will not be able to exist,” said Mike Amores, RMSMEDC member from Misamis Occidental.

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Mindanao’s express train on track?

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Ruffy magbanua C ON SRU CT ION of Mindanao’s express railway system may start any time soon this year. But take your excitement out for the meantime. For now, it’s still on the drawing board.

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jhan tiafau hurst Think a minute…A recent study of fathers and their children was done in America with sho cking results. The study showed t hat t he average fat her spends only 37 seconds each day actually talking and listening to his child.

Inside our family, we can live separate lives in our own world. Even though we live together, we don’t really know each other and what each of us is feeling and going through. A teenager’s gravestone read: “Couldn’t you see that I was dying?”

Dad and Mom, sometimes we can read the weather signs better than we can read our own kids. Often we don’t know what they’re facing and feeling. We don’t know their fears, hurts, or frustrations.

Are we really listening and

understanding each other?

Or do we just go through the motions every day, but actually close our ears and hearts to them?

Is it because we’re not really interested? Or do we simply not want to know the truth because we’re not sure how to handle it. We don’t want to be confused with the facts! Sometimes we parents choose to put our time and energy into our job and career because it’s easier than really dealing with our kids or our spouse.

But the more we escape from each other and our relationship challenges, the more distant and lonely we become.

Why not start a new relationship with your mate and children? Today, you can start changing. You can start tearing down the walls between you and your loved ones, and start building a new, closer relationship with them. First, we have to let go of old hurts and anger toward each other.

We must choose to forgive them and begin again. We also must stop having such unfair, high expectations of our kids, wife or husband, so they feel that we’ll only love them if they do what relationship/PAGE 11

so many reasons, political or otherwise, never, never materialized.

Railway projects have been focused in Luzon, particularly in Imperial Manila, the center of the country’s political and economic influence and also where road congestion is at its worst.

T h rou g h t h e y e a r s , Mindanao has been left on the sideline, nay, in the dark, to say it bluntly. The island has live up to its baptismal name: The Promised Land.

And now, Secretary Arthur Tugade of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is telling us that the project, a 2,000-kilometer Mindanao railway project will soon take off anytime soon -- without delay.

Wi t h t h e p r o p o s e d

P55.478-billion budget of the DOTr for the railway project, Tugade has vowed to fast-track the Mindanao railway system tagged as a priority project under the Duterte administration.

Just for the asking, where are we now? Tugade’s reply: as a priority project of President Duterte, this has been placed on a fast track.

The project plans, the design, the destination and the origin are being laid out now.

Once these would be put in place, hopefully, planners are looking at the end of next year for the awarding of the project.

Neighboring countries like China, Japan and Korea are interested in financing the project. In fact, the Japanese train/PAGE 11

The Arab and His Camel

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Davao. Travel time: one hour and 50 minutes.

We n ow h e ar, l ou d and cle ar, t he amiable hostess’ voice on the train’s loudspeakers: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard Mindanao’s bullet train. We’ll take you to Davao in less than two hours. In the meantime, sit back, relax, and enjoy the scenery, and the smooth ride.

Thank you’.

M i n d a n a o’s r a i l w ay system, envisioned to link the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Zamboanga, Butuan, Surigao, Davao and General Santos has been on the drawing board for years.

In fact, Mindanaoans had already lost count of how many administrations had already ser ved this country, but the project, for

ignacio bunye When I was young, my mother used to read to me children stories. One story I found quite entertaining was entitled “The Arab and His Camel”. The story went like this.

One day, an Arab was travelling in the desert, riding on his camel. As darkness fell, the Arab pitched his tent on

the sand and tied his camel outside. Inside the tent, the Arab spread his blanket and prepared to rest. Before long, the Arab was snoring.

But the Arab was awakened by a gentle nudge from the camel.

“It’s cold outside. Can I just put my nose in?” asked the camel.

The desert might be sweltering during the daytime but the temperature can really drop at night.

The sleepy Arab reluctantly agreed. “Ok, but only your nose because this tent is too small and there is no room for two.”

The camel’s nose soon became warm but after a w h i l e t h e te mp e r atu re dropped some more. The camel asked the Arab if he

could put his forelegs inside the tent to keep them warm.

‘Only the forelegs, and no more,’ replied the very, very sleepy Arab.

An hour later, the camel asked if he could put in his hind legs, too, inside the tent because it was already freezing outside.

The Arab merely grunted.

The camel took it as a ‘yes’ and dragged his hind legs inside the tent.

Came morning, the Arab woke up shivering. He was outside his own tent. The camel was snoring away inside.

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf ”, “The Emperor Had No Clothes”, “The Monkey and The Turtle” and other children’s stories normally have moral lessons to impart

to their young readers or listeners.

“The Arab and His Camel” carries warnings even to present-day national leaders, Philippine leaders to be more specific.

Moral of the story?

If we sleep on our rights, the Philippines, like the Arab in this bedtime story, will find itself, slowly but surely, eased out of the West Philippine Sea. But unlike in the story, the Chinese camel will not even bother to ask our consent to kick us out.

From PNP Chief to Head Jailer In a short while, recently retired PNP Chief Bato de la Rosa will be taking over the helm of the Bureau of Corrections. arab/PAGE 11

Drivers gawking at road mishaps causing slow traffic Kakampi mo ang batas

Batas Mauricio LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons…” (1 Timothy 4:1, the Holy Bible).

-ooo DRIVERS LACK DI S C I P L I N E ON T H E R OA D : T h e g r u e s o m e accident at TPLEX (or the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway in Luzon) which media reported on Monday, April 23, 2018, to have taken place in Rosales, Pangasinan, symbolizes a problem much graver than the resulting death or suffering of people figuring in vehicular mishaps: the debilitating lack of discipline among

many vehicle drivers which oftentimes had been causing the accidents.

My family and I witnessed, one more time, this unfortunate malady of ill-disciplined drivers last Saturday, April 21, 2018, while we were travelling to Ramos, Tarlac via NLEX (or the North Luzon Expressway), TPLEX, and SCTEX (or the SubicClark-Tarlac Expressway).

Road monsters who were inexplicably granted drivers’ licenses displayed their lack of discipline to the hilt once again, and gave rise to excruciatingly slow flow of vehicles at the expressways.

As we saw during that Saturday trip, the slow vehicular traffic at the expressways (NLEX, SCTEX and TPLEX) principally came about because vehicles either stopped altogether or slowed down because their drivers and passengers wanted to gawk first at vehicles that got stalled on the road after they figured in accidents. The gawkers completely ignored the fact that they were causing traffic to come to a standstill by what they were doing, their concern being to simply stare

at the misfortune of others.

-ooo DRIVERS GAWKING AT MISHAPS CAUSE TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN: If the truth be told, there is a prohibition against motorists gawking at whatever is going on at the expressways. They must continue driving even if, during the times that accidents have occurred, they must exert utmost care in negotiating the road. But on that Saturday, care was not the motive why drivers were slowing down or stopping altogether. They were trying to make an inspection of what happened!

There were about three to five of these mishaps that we passed by on Saturday, and it saddened me a lot that in all of these, the flow of expressway traffic greatly slowed down so that the trips that usually took only two hours to complete had to be negotiated three or so hours more. On top of this is the “cutthroat competition” among many drivers who wanted to outdrive others in getting into or going out of the expressways, no matter if this meant indiscriminately

cutting other vehicles off their lanes.

The drivers who engaged in this “cutthroat competition” seemed experts in wedging the front bumpers of their vehicles into any available space between the other vehicles which have patiently waited for their turn to either get entry tickets or pay their toll fees, to prevent these vehicles that have patiently queued behind other vehicles from going ahead. This has caused many road rage incidents in the past which have claimed the lives of many, or maimed and injured a host of others.

-ooo SELFISH DRIVERS MUSHROOMING IN RP: This behavioral disorder among many drivers indicates a problem that is truly more complicated than simple lack of self-discipline. It shows a worrying predisposition of selfishness and concern for one’s own welfare alone.

These kinds of people worry only about themselves, and nothing more. They are not concerned about the welfare of others, or about God’s drivers/PAGE 11

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Imported car sales down 2% in Q1 2018

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HE Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors, Inc. (AVID) registered a decline of 2 percent in sales for the first quarter of 2018, with only 22,758 vehicles sold from 23,317 units in the same period in 2017.

AVID President Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo attributed the lower sales in the country to the

impact of higher excise taxes on motor vehicles due to the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. Both passenger car and light commercial vehicle segments posted decrements in sales in Q1 2018.

Sales of passenger cars decreased by 1 percent to 9,189 units in Q1 2018 from 9,247 units in Q1

2017.

Likewise, light commercial vehicle sales fell by 4 percent to 13,569 units in January to March 2018 period form 14,070 units in the first three months last year.

Despite the decline in sales from January to March, Perez-Agudo said the AVID remains optimistic for the rest

of 2018, in light of developments in the economic front.

“Despite [the] given market challenges, we remain resolute that the stabilizing market condition and the influx of new products and services will serve as ample boost as we windup for a stronger 2018,” Perez-Agudo noted.

(PNA)

Italian firms eye PH as investment hub SOME 55 Italian companies are interested in investing in the country, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, Inc. (ICCPI) Executive Director Lorens Ziller said Wednesday.

On the sidelines of the European UnionPhilippines Business Network (EPBN) forum in Makati City, Ziller

told reporters that the interest of Italian firms in the Philippines remains high despite uncertainties generated by the proposed second package of the tax reform program.

Ziller said Italian companies would gravitate towards countries with lower taxes and where incentives are sweeter. “We believe that

some amendments can still be made. So, we wait for the final version of this,” the executive said.

“If the country is interesting, of course taxes are very important point, but so is the labor force, so is the local market, and so are the other aspects. If there is best case scenario and worst case scenario, so

worst case scenario is they have to adapt to say higher taxes if any.

Therefore, we are very optimistic and positive,” added Ziller.

He said the ICCPI and the EPBN have been active in promoting the Philippines as an investment hub for European companies in ASEAN. (PNA)

Aboitiz Equity sets P77-B capex for 2018; eyes ASEAN expansion CONGLOMERATE Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) is more than doubling its capital expenditure (capex) budget to P77 billion this year, mainly to bankroll key power projects here as it looks at opportunities to build footprint in Southeast Asia.

The Aboitiz Group allocated P35 billion in capex in 2017.

AEV Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Manuel Lozano said the bulk, or P60 billion, of its capex budget this year will be allotted to its power business.

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Lozano said the group’s food, real estate, cement and banking businesses will get the remaining P17 billion.

“We are finishing several (power) projects this year... We are a little below 3,000 megawatts (of attributable capacity), we should be around 3,500 MW by the end of the year,” he said in an interview Friday night.

Lozano bared that the first unit of Therma Visayas Inc. baseload power plant in Cebu is scheduled for completion this September, while its second unit would be done by the end of 2018.

He said the Manolo

Fortich hydropower facility in Bukidnon should be running within the third quarter of the year.

The Pagbilao Energy Corp. plant expansion in Quezon province has started commercial operations this month, he added.

“I think the prospects are good. Actually, in the first few months of this year, we saw a spike in (energy) demand, at least (in) the utilities that we are operating,” said Lozano.

As it builds footprint in Southeast Asia, Lozano further said the conglomerate is looking

for more opportunities particularly for power business focusing on Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar.

“We focus on several projects in Vietnam that are promising. We are hoping that by the end of the year, we should have already some developments there. We are looking at hydro and solar projects,” he said.

He sees growing markets in Indonesia and Vietnam, noting that both countries are looking for renewable power to make it more sustainable.

Lozano said he considers the Association aboitiz/PAGE 11

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Cimatu calls to end impunity for crimes against environment

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nvironment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu on Sunday called for an end to impunity for crimes against environment during the national celebration of Earth Day held at the Harbour Square, Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Manila.

With theme: Green the Cities, Green the Oceans, this year’s Earth Day celebration was organized jointly by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Earth Day Network Philippines.

In his State of the Environment Address, read by DENR Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Rodolfo C. Garcia, Cimatu urged Filipinos not to tolerate environmental abuse and help fill the gap in the enforcement of laws on environmental protection.

“We must cease being tolerant of environmental abuse, and take active part in the strict enforcement of environmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances,” Cimatu said.

He also said the government needs the direct participation of the citizenry in accelerating reforestation, coastal cleanups, conserving energy and popularizing lifestyles that will enable the country reduce its carbon footprint and enhance its resilience.

According to Cimatu, environmental abuse persists because there are people who allow, if not encourage, “irresponsibility to proceed with impunity.”

“Labis na mapagbigay ang Pinoy; tinatalikuran na lamang ang mga pangaabuso sa kapaligiran,” he lamented.

Cimatu cited as a classic example the case of Boracay, which had to be closed down temporarily to allow authorities to fix the environmental problems that have gone unnoticed and unresolved until they exploded into a major crisis this year.

For more than a decade, Cimatu said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had been issuing warnings

about the coliform contamination of Boracay’s waters, caused mainly by domestic and commercial wastes being discharged directly into the sea.

“If we had been warning about Boracay for over a decade now, why were our warnings not heeded?” Cimatu asked.

“If the Philippines has been celebrating Earth

Day since 1990, or for 28 years now, why do the environmental problems plaguing Boracay and other areas persist?”

Cimatu nevertheless assured that the Duterte administration will do everything to save Boracay from further destruction.

“We will not stop until we make Boracay a livable community,” he said.

The environment chief

said the DENR will make sure Boracay waters will pass the international water quality standards and that solid wastes are properly managed in the area.

Meanwhile, Cimatu said the DENR will not allow the Boracay crisis to overshadow its accomplishments for 2017.

Cimatu described 2017 as the year when the

DENR was not content to merely meet targets. “We exceeded them on many fronts,” he said.

As early as October last year, Cimatu said the DENR had already surpassed targets in some of its priority programs under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s six-year action plan called “Program for impunity/PAGE 9

Melting of Arctic mountain glaciers unprecedented in past 4 centuries Arctic mountain glaciers are melting faster than at any time in the past 400 years because of rising summer temperatures, a new study found.

The warmer temperatures are melting 60 times more snow from Mt. Hunter in Alaska's Denali National Park today than the amount of snow that melted during the summer before the start of the industrial period 150 years ago, according to the study,

published in the latest issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.

More snow now melts on Mt. Hunter than at any time in the past 400 years, Dominic Winski, a glaciologist at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire and lead author of the new study, said in a news release on Tuesday. melting/PAGE 9

GREAT VALUE SHOP V. Castro St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE OF AUCTION Starting May 4, 2018 (Friday) at 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M., this establishment will set an Auction Sale on all pledges since December 4, 2017. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

MANAGEMENT PAHIBALO Sa Mayo 4, 2018 ang (Byernes) sa may 8:30 A.M., sa buntag paingon sa alas 5:00 sa hapon, ang tanan nga penirenda nga wala ma lukat sa bulan sa Disyembre 4, 2017 maapil sa subasta.

Giawhag ang tanan suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

ANG TAGDUMALA BWM: Apr 25, 2018 NEW LIGHT PAWNSHOP Main: Gen. Capistrano Neri St., Cagayan de Oro City Branch: Don S. Osmeña St., Fronting Public Market, Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE OF AUCTION Starting May 4, 2018 (Friday) at 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M., this establishment will set an Auction Sale on all pledges since December 4, 2017. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

MANAGEMENT PAHIBALO Sa Mayo 4, 2018 ang (Byernes) sa may 8:30 A.M. sa buntag paingon sa alas 5:00 sa hapon, ang tanan nga penirenda nga wala ma lukat sa bulan sa Disyembre 4, 2017 maapil sa subasta.

Giawhag ang tanan suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

ANG TAGDUMALA BWM: Apr 25, 2018

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ovie geeks and enthusiasts can now seamlessly purchase tickets for the latest movies in one of the biggest cinema chains in the country. This has been made easier thanks to a new partnership between Robinsons Movieworld

(RMW) and the Philippine’s top mobile e-payment scheme, GCash Scan-to-Pay. Robinsons Movieworld has now embraced the GCash cashless payment system in all of its branches nationwide in order to bring added convenience

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“The push for a cashless payment system is strongly supported by Robinsons Movieworld. With Robinsons Movieworld adapting the e-payment scheme, we are confident that our customers can fully experience

convenience with this feature in all our cinema branches nationwide,” said Arlene Magtibay, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Robinsons Land Corporation’s Commercial Center Division.

“The growing number

of merchants is proof that GCash is moving towards fulfilling its vision for a cashless ecosystem in the country. With partners like Robinsons Movieworld on board, Filipinos are more empowered to maximize their connectivity and provide ease and security

From L-R: Michelle Araullo, Sr. Marketing Manager, Robinsons Movieworld; Arlene Magtibay, Sr. VP and Gen. Manager, Commercial Center Division, Robinsons Land Corp.; Anthony Thomas, President and CEO, Mynt; and Jose Rodrigo Lim, Gen. Manager, Robinsons Movieworld

in various transactions,” says Anthony Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of Mynt.

As part of the newly forged partnership, Robinsons Movieworld, together with GCash, will carry out more than the usual promos to its customers. Movie patrons who use GCash scan to pay to purchase their tickets mondays to thursdays of April and May will enjoy a 20% cashback.

To use the scan to pay GCash feature, a customer with an iPhone or an Android smartphone only needs to download and update to the latest version of the GCash App. They would need to register for an account and fund their GCash wallet at any of over 12,000 GCash Partner Outlets nationwide— which includes Robinsons Business Centers. Once funds are loaded in the GCash wallet, a customer can then swipe to the left or choose PayQR then Scan QR and point the smartphone’s camera to the RMW’s QR code to scan.

GCash is operated by Mynt, which is owned

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CafeTEAria now fully open T HE area around Dolores St. in Cagayan de Oro City is teeming with university students day and night - definitely an ideal spot to erect a cafe.

Nestled right across Win Grace Dormitory and 4Daboys Pub, CafeTEAria opened its door last December 8.

Recently, CafeTEAria has upped its ante by holding its grand opening last April 18.

It produces just the right value of affordable meals, frappes and

smoothies as they intend to cater the college market.

Among their mouthwatering dishes are baby back ribs, chicken curry, chicken express, chicken adobo and pork salpicao.

Their line of frappes include the hazelnut, macadamia, gingerbread, toffee nut, chocolate, cookies and cream, matcha, butterscotch and butternut f lavors.

They’ve got passion fruit, green apple, strawberry, lychee, peach, mango, strawberry banana

and kiwi as smoothies.

And their milk tea comes in the form of Okinawa, Hokkaido, eintermelon, matcha, vanilla and taro.

“We understand the daily needs of the students for quality gourmet to energize them while studying. And we do understand that they’re relying on budget as students. That’s where we appeal to them,” owner Jenniffer Espenancia remarked.

Indeed the formula has worked. Or so it

seems as proven by their operations the past few months alone.

Enjoyment doesn’t just stop gastronomically though.

Dazzle in their interiors and have your photo taken beside the wall. It’s like being teleported to springtime Japan.

Cafetearia is at 176 Dolores St., Cagayan de Oro City. They are open lunch through dinner everyday including Sundays and certain holidays.

SSS collects over P200k from RACE Campaign in Batangas LIPA CITY, Batangas— A month after the conduct of the Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) Campaign in a shopping mall here, the Social Security System

(SSS) collected more than P200,000 from six delinquent employers that have been issued with a Show Cause Order.

SSS President and

Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc said that the SSS is happy with the positive results of the RACE Campaign in Lipa and hopes that employer

KNHS EIM NCII 100% COMPETENT

KIWALAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HIGH EIM students are now in the last stage of their school years as the first batch for the K to 12 program. Students enrolled in the Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II course may be required to undergo a Competency Assessment before graduation. It can be taken at any TESDA Accredited Assessment Centers for Electrical Installation and Maintenance Course. A Certificate of Competency (COC) is a National Certificate issued when a candidate has demonstrated competence in all units of competency that comprised a Qualification.

Certificate of Competency is issued to individuals who have satisfactorily demonstrated competence on a particular or cluster of units of competency.

KNHS Assessment for 25 eligible EIM students was scheduled last February 16, 17 and 18, 2018. This is the time in which the student is going to test their capabilities and measures what they have learn for the past two years of struggle with personal and family problems, lack of materials, equipment and substandard tools in the field of electricity. Because of support from their family, friends and teachers, the 25 EIM students continued to pursue their dreams despite of those problems. School Head ROSEMARIE S. MACARANDAN, Ph.D., and DELIA A. PALER, our Officer In-Charge, are very much supportive to the students as to the needs of their materials during the assessment and always find ways to cop out the needs and problems of the student.

These are the names of the 25 EIM Senior High students first batch for K to 12 program of Kiwalan National High School: Ronel O. Actub, Wencilyn S. Baluno, Jeffrey T. Baynosa, Joshua M. Caliso, Jan Allan A. Canazarez, Rumeniano B. Demecillo, Emman B. Diango, Ralphmer V. Fuertes, Alfonso Y. Garcia, Camilo Hortilano, Julius R. Japos, Danny P. Lapinig, Jay S. Magsayo, Jim Clark S. Manquiquis, Kevin Jay B. Omillada, Aljhon A. Ouano, Emarck D. Pagara, Hammel F. Ramirez, Ciaden M. Ruiz, Christian S. Salvador, Rex O. Secula, Melvin Son, Khem Jovyniel L. Suganob, Kim B. Tolo, Jobert O. Villones. All passed the National Certificate Level II competency for the Electrical Installation and Maintenance.

compliance will increase more in the coming months.

“We would like to thank the employers who immediately responded to our warning. They registered their businesses and employees with SSS and paid their delinquencies as well.

We hope that this will be the start of our good partnership in providing social security protection to our members,” said Dooc.

As of this writing, six out of 11 employers have already responded to the Show Cause Orders posted by the RACE Team on their premises during a mapping operation last March 9.

Johan Marlo Food Enterprise and Redberry Trading have settled their total delinquency, with a combined amount of over P158,000, while Diandra Denise Boutique opted for an installment scheme and made a partial payment of P19,707.

Meanwhile, Charles and Patty Food Products, Maritonee’s Snack House, and Swiss Sushi Food Corner have registered with the SSS and settled their principal delinquency and accumulated penalty amounting to almost P26,500.

“We encourage our employers to continue their good practices by faithfully complying with their statutory obligations sss/PAGE 9

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Environment and Natural Re s ou rc e s Re stor at ion, Rehabilitation and Development” or PRRD. PRRD encompasses five priorities: socia l justice in land titling; good and ef fect ive governa nce in environmental protection; restoration of forest and protected areas; adaptation to cl i mate cha nge a nd sustainable use of natural resources; and conservation of c oa s t a l a nd ma r i ne resources.

Topping the DENR’s 2017 major accomplishments was its performance in solid waste ma nagement where t he target was to assist 233 local government units (LGUs) on the proper closure and rehabilitation of open and controlled dumpsites within water quality management areas and the Manila Bay region.

“We were able to assist not just 233 LGUs, but 333, or 143 percent of the target. There was a significant decrease in illegal dumpsites, from 511 in 2016 to 385 in 2017,” Cimatu reported.

Second in the DENR’s list of accomplishments was the 135 percent output in the management and protection of protected areas and in ecotourism development.

Cimatu noted that the various Protected Area Management Boards approved a total of 997 resolutions, or 261 more than the target of 736.

He also reported that t he completion rates of protected areas managed and protected, blue and green brigades and volunteers engaged, and ecotourism facilities maintained and rehabilitated, were 100, 108 and 103 percent, respectively.

The government’s flagship National Greening Program (NGP) also exceeded its 2017 target of 200,000 by 5 percent with a total of 200,544 hectares planted with over 177 million seedlings.

This raised to 1,862,773 hectares the total NGPcovered areas as of Dec. 31, 2017 since the program started in 2011, according to Cimatu.

“The NGP as of end2017 had also generated 4,438,995 jobs benefitting 628,656 individuals from loc a l com mu n it ies a nd people’s organizations,” he added.

In 2017, Cimatu said the DENR became more aggressive in forest protection with the confiscation of 2.1 million board feet of illegally cut or processed logs nationwide, bringing to 38.4 million board feet the total number of confiscated forest products since 2011.

He said a total of 222 cases were filed in court against the violators, with 16 individuals convicted.

The DENR also hired 1, 897 forest protec t ion officers and erected 61 forest ranger stations and lookout towers. It also adopted and implemented t he Law in Forest a nd Biod iversit y Protec t ion System as a

strategy to protect forests and biodiversity from pests and diseases, landslides and mudslides, invasive species, fire and typhoons, among others.

Cimatu also reported the accomplishments in other programs, such as geohazard assessment and responsible mining, clean air, clean water, and land management.

Melting... from page 6

The new study's results show the Alaska Range has been warming rapidly for at least a century. The Alaska Range is an arc of mountains in southern Alaska home to Denali, North America's highest peak.

To better understand how the climate of the Alaska Range has changed over the past several hundred years, Winski and 11 other researchers from Dartmouth College, the University of Maine and the University of New Hampshire drilled ice cores from Mt. Hunter in June 2013.

New ice cores taken from the summit of Mt. Hunter show summers there are least 1.2-2 degrees Celsius warmer than summers were during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.

Hunter has about double the amount of warming that has occurred during the summer at areas at sea level in Alaska over the same time period, according to the new research.

Researchers believe that the warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean has contributed to the unprecedented melting of Mt. Hunter's glaciers by altering how air moves from the tropics to the poles.

They suspect the melting of mountain glaciers may accelerate faster than the melting of sea level glaciers as the Arctic continues to warm.

"This adds to the growing body of research showing that changes in the tropical Pacific can manifest in changes across the globe," said Luke Trusel, a glaciologist at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey who was not connected to the study.

"It's adding to the growing picture that what we're seeing today is unusual."

Since mountain glaciers provide fresh water to many heavily-populated areas of the globe and can contribute to sea level rise, understanding how mountain glaciers are responding to climate change is important.

"The natural climate system has changed since the onset of the anthropogenic era," Winski said. "In the North Pacific, this means temperature and precipitation patterns are different today t han t he y were dur ing the preindustrial period."

(Xinhua)

SSS...

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in order for us to provide the social security benefits that our workers deserve,” said Dooc.

On the other hand, five delinquent employers namely;

PNP-10 ensures security on Brgy, SK Elections 2018

To ensure a safe and secured Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2018, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Police Regional Office (PRO)-10 conducts checkpoints during all throughout the election period, PSupt Lemuel Gonda, spokesperson of Police Regional Office 10 said during the Talakayan sa PIA on April 19, here.

Gonda said that since the start of election period up to the conduct of the media forum, they have not received any untoward incident with regard to barangay and SK election.

He further shared that the election period is peaceful as they are monitoring 57 towns and cities throughout the region.

The basis for such is the National Local Election 2016 on the proliferation of firearm incident.

PNP also checks on it from time to time for the deployment of PNP and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel.

As for peace and order, Gonda added that Commission on Elections (COMELEC) gun bun will be implemented prior to conducting checkpoint operations. The PNP also has an election watch list areas in the region called “Election Hotspots” where Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon are named to have the highest watch list areas.

Gonda also said that they have the list of those personalities involved in illegal drugs and they coordinate closely with the COMELEC to ensure that those involved in illegal drugs or crimes will not be able to run to any position in the BSKE 2018.

As for PNP’s anti-illegal drug campaign, the PNP uses the Demand Reduction Strategy that is based on Police Community Relations like Tokhang and Toktok Hangyo (Knock and Plead) and the Supply Reduction Strategy which focuses on arrest and buy bust operation.

The campaign, as stressed by Gonda, will still be strictly implemented during and even after the elections this year as this is one of priority agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte.

(Karen L. Tubbali/RTP/PIA10)

TV Llanes Lotto Outlet, Buenviaje Ana Virginia Marie Ro driguez, Four Coolitz Enterprises, Chriki Colleczione Corporation and Elisse Fashion Corporation failed to coordinate with SSS Lipa branch to settle their pending obligations despite the issuance of Show Cause Orders last month.

Dooc said that legal actions will be taken against these employers who failed to reply to the Show Cause Orders within the nonextendible period of 15 days.

“Formal demand letters were already delivered to the employers that ignored the Show Cause Order. However, our members need not worry because SSS will constantly monitor these employers until they comply with their obligations,” said Dooc.

Under the Social Security Act of 1997, employers proven guilty of violating the law shall be penalized to a maximum jail term of 12 years and will be required by the Court to settle their total delinquencies and accumulated penalties.

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The Ultimate Concert Guide to EXO PLANET #4: The ElyXiOn

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he wait is over.

South Korean boy band and worldwide phenomenon EXO is finally back in the Philippines for EXO PLANET #4: The ElyXiOn! EXO-Ls all over the country are more than excited to watch Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun, Xiumin, Lay, and Chen perform their hit songs live.

Make it a night you’ll never forget by taking note of these five essential tips and tricks as you head to the Mall of Asia Arena on April 28, Saturday.

Take note of your ticket section and important times.

Make your official ticket and special

access card the #1 item to have with you on D-DAY! For those in VIP Standing, bring your line-up sequence print-out as well. Proceed to VIP Standing Strapping Booths starting 9 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., present your tickets and printout, and claim your straps prior to queuing.

Bring your EXO lightstick or pen light.

Make the silver ocean happen and show off how much Pinoys love EXO! When the concert starts, lighten up your sticks.

For fast songs, shake the stick forward and backward. For slower songs, swing the light sticks side to side.

Juice up with a fully charged powerbank Make sure your

Get ready for the world’s biggest boy band, EXO, as they return to the Philippines for EXO PLANET #4: The ElyXiOn.

devices are at 100% battery by bringing a powerful powerbank. You’ll be needing them not only for taking photos of the awesome performances and posting them on social media, but also for staying in touch with your eomma/ appa in case you need a ride after the concert.

Go back to basics with your camera Professional cameras, video recording equipment, tripods, monopods/ selfie sticks, and tablets are not allowed,

but make sure you have a reliable point-and-shoot for taking pictures. Even better, make do with your smartphone camera so you have less items to bring.

Don’t forget to use the #GlobeKPOP and #ForTheLoveOf hashtags when posting your photos!

Refrain from bringing these prohibited items Leave your pointed umbrellas, big bags, sharp objects, laser pointers, and oversized banners at home!

These items are not allowed inside the

Arena and will be confiscated once caught.

Get ready to dance the night away to the group’s chart-topping tracks like “Monster”, “Lotto”, and “Ko Ko Bop” and create wonderful memories with the biggest boyband in the world, EXO! For more information, visit the website at http:// go.globe.com.ph/ GlobeKPop.html or follow the official Globe Facebook page or @enjoyGlobe on Twitter on Instagram.

Refer to this handy map so you know where to go on the big day!

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Healthcare... from page 1

processes.

He said Maxicare wanted to assure clients – patients and accompanying family members -- of nice facilities and good service.

There are also other things that Mindanao can expect from Maxicare because the services offered in Metro Manila will also be available in Davao City.

“2018 will be a big year for us,” Argos said. He added that new products will be offered and the new market segment will be served.

He said Maxicare is now building new products for individuals. Its healthcare services used to be available only for corporate firms for their employees.

“Prospective clients have a better set of options to secure solutions,” he said.

He cited for instance that the company has the EReady valued at P549 for an emergency coverage of up to P15,000. This is a onetime prepaid healthcard for a medical emergency.

The other products are the Prima Silver for individuals aged 0 to 59 and the Prima Gold for individuals 60 and above.

No need for enrollment form and medical certificate yet with unlimited outpatient c onsu lt at ions w it h t he Maxicare Primar y Care Center physicians, he said The company has already 1.2 million members throughout the country. Of the number, 150,000 are in Mindanao who is locally sourced members.

The members can access healthcare through available digital technologies such as the docHUGO and HugoPro.

Revenue... from page 1

Terminal in Misamis Oriental at P2.89 billion followed by the Port of Cagayan de Oro (P1.35 million), Port of Iligan (P472 million and Port of Ozamiz (P43 million).

He identified the top importers in the region as the oil companies Shell, Phoenix and Jetti as well as Nestle Philippines.

The continuing increase in the collection of Customs duties is attributed to a higher exchange rate and improved valuation and classification of imports as well as the bureau’s continuing efforts for stakeholders to declare their respective shipments rightly.

Along this line, Marohomsalic said all their offices from the main district quarters to the port offices and the huge Mindanao Container Terminal inside Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental already have security cameras installed.

Marohomsalic pointed out that the presence of CCTV cameras is a huge deterrent against corruption, bribery and extortion.

Operations at the Mindanao Container Te r m i na l w i l l l i ke w is e be expanded soon as Marohomsalic re vealed

that the Phividec Industrial Authority has agreed to donate 5,000 more square meters for the construction of an additional two-storey building at the premises.

Guv... from page 1

In his comeback appearance at the flag raising ceremony on Monday at the Capitol grounds, Plaza announced that more “surprises” will come to the province especially on project implementation.

He particularly cited his pet program , Upland Sustainable Agriforestry Development (USAD) which will have more innovations that will be introduced to further uplift the lives of the lowly farmers living in upland communities.

“The project USAD has already gained attention in the national level especially so that it already impacted our people though gradually but we are expecting it will gain success “Plaza said.

He also admonished to those who sow rumors about his long absence to move on and stop spreading lies that will create division among the people.

“I am here already as your governor” Plaza added.

Moreover, he also expressed his gratitude to those who believed in his leadership and vowed to continue his good works for the benefit of the Agusanons.

Business... from page 1

livelihood opportunities to the Lumads in the upper reaches of the four mountain ranges of Bukidnon.

Hineleban holds the philosophy that companies need to go beyond safeguard compliance and doing minimal harm (risk minimization) policies, and aim to proactively create positive “societal value”.

This requires optimizing the external multipliers of their own business operations and engaging innovative social investments, rigorous stakeholder consultations and policy dialogue, advocacy and civic institution-building, including collective action with other companies. The realization of this approach in conflict-affected areas further requires a strategic commitment at the level of the CEO or the Board of companies, alongside risk and impact analysis, to forge longer-term partnerships with those living on the margins of society.

In 2 0 1 2 , Hi n e l e b an initiated an agreement that brought together the Seven IP tribes in Peace and Unity through a “Sacred Customary Compact”.

The leaders of the Seven Tribes, Hineleban and one of its corporate partner, Unifrutti Group of Companies - an agricultural company engaged in the business of fresh fruit production in Mindanao- are all signatories to this “Sacred Compact”.

Under the C ompact, Unifrutti committed to provide annually the IP

Tribes the amount of P1, 000 per hectare for all its banana plantations and P 500 per hectare for its pineapple plantations in Bukidnon as a form of Payments for Environmental Ser vices ( PE S ) . T h is f a c i l it ate d the establishment of the Bukidnon IP Fund, which served as seed capital for food security and livelihood projects for the Lumads.

Highland Arabica coffee is the first crop choice that is grown mostly in the buffer zones of the high mountains, which is in fact the ancestral domains of the Lumads, who incidentally, constitute 90% of the constituency of the NPA. Hi n e l e b a n p r ov i d e s t r a i n i n g a n d c ap a c i t y building to coffee farmers, farm inputs, and post-harvest and transportation support to Hineleban coffee processing facilities also in Bukidnon.

Hineleban teaches the farmers methods and approaches of good production and harvest technologies, and links the farmers to the market.

As a result, farmers are now paid up to P18 per kilogram of coffee berries, from P6 which they were getting before due to poor quality, inconsistent production, and unscrupulous middlemen who keep a big margin for themselves.

This 300% increase in farm gate price is further au g m e nt e d by a m ore consistent and stable harvest cycle through more accessible farm inputs.

At t h e e n d o f t h i s value chain is coffee sold n at i onw i d e at He a lt hy Options stores and other chains, while the revenues generated by Hineleban Coffee are plowed back into the communities for scaling up and expansion to other mountain communities in Bukidnon. (to be concluded) (Ed’s note: Dr. Urooj Malik is Chairman and CEO of Hineleban Foundation - an environmental and social development organization working for e colog ica l restoration and conservation through sustainable rural development and livelihood improvement efforts on the island of Mindanao. He also holds senior advisory positions at the Unifrutti Group Philippines, Bangsamoro Development Agency, and the Provincial Government of Bukidnon)

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When it comes to other g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s’ intervention, Miriam dela Plaza of the Department of Science and Technology ( D O ST ) s a i d t h e y a re i nt ro du c i n g t h e S m a l l and Medium Enterprise Te ch nol o g y Up g r a d i ng Program (SETUP) t hat aims to help businesses particularly those engaged in manufacturing.

This is where the d e p a r t m e nt a s s i s t s on upgrading the businesses' technology to help in the productivity of MSMEs. They also have the GrantsIn-Aid (GIA) Program that

aims to harness the country's scientific and technological capabilities to spur and attain sustainable economic growth and development.

As for the manpower or skills training, Elwin Barquez of the Technical Education and Skills Development Aut h or it y ( T E SDA ) Camiguin Provincial Office, shared that TESDA introduced new services on what they are currently providing.

“So being the supplier of manpower, we also advocated through our curriculum on how our graduates, being world class, could contribute on how to preser ve our world,” Barquez said.

The Nat iona l Yout h Commission (NYC) also provides opportunities to youth entrepreneurs by allowing youth organizations to register online and enjoy benefits and assistance from NYC. Once registered, the youth organization can request a training from NYC such as activities or programs that foster economic empowerment.

For food-related business, the Food Innovation Center now accommodates MSMEs and students who want to develop and promote their food technology or product.

The center also assists those who want to pursue or boost their business from the technology they have innovated.

Training and introducing more business strategies to entrepreneurs in today’s local and global market are no longer difficult since “most of the MSMEs are getting younger and they are more knowledgeable, aggressive, and educated on business,” said Shirley Cutab, RMSMEDC member from Camiguin.

RMSMEDC-10 is encouraging all MSMEs who have not considered any intervention outside their comfort zones to grab the opportunities provided by the government and even the private sector to enhance their business and further improve their standards in doing their business. (RTP/ PIA10)

Relationship... from page 4

we want.

You see, it all begins with starting a new relationship with the One Who gave u s e a ch ot he r. In f a c t , Jesus died just so you and I could be forgiven of all our wrongs and enjoy a daily, personal relationship with Him. So why not ask Jesus to forgive you and take charge of your new life with Him? He’s the One Who can give you His kind of love and power you need every day to start building and enjoying the close, happy family you want.

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Train... from page 4

government would likely finance it through its Official Development Assistance (ODA) program.

At the local front, at least four business groups are interested in the project— Ayala C orp., Megawide Construction Corp., Metro Pacific Investments Corp. and San Miguel Corp.

Despite scant details, these business conglomerates are taking a closer look at the massive railway line linking key cities in Mindanao.

The DOTr had earlier announced it was open to accepting unsolicited proposals for the railway project.

This mode of procurement was avoided during the Aquino administration, which had a public bias against unsolicited proposals.

This refers to project proposals offered by the private sector to be eventually placed under a Swiss challenge, where rival groups are allowed to submit a better offer than the proponent for a chance to win the deal.

However, the project d o e s n ot on ly i nvolve construction. It involves massive community engagements involving various stakeholders like a f f e c t e d c o m mu n i t i e s , business groups and local government units. Where they consulted?

The proposed railway transport ser vice will play a major role toward improvement of Mindanao’s intra-island accessibility, l i n k a g e s an d s e am l e s s multimodal transport networks.

Good infra project for Mindanao. We just hope this plan will not remain a pipe dream. Worst, a nightmare.

Sigh. (ruffy44_ph2000@ yahoo.com)

Arab... from page 4

Without any doubt, Bato will be laser-focused on totally eradicating the drug trade which has continued to be controlled from inside the national penitentiary. It is a noble crusade and we really wish Bato well. We hope he succeeds where others before him have failed.

That said, I also hope, however, that Bucor Director Bato does not lose sight of the bigger picture. Bato should always be mindful of the primary objective of the correctional system.

When they changed the name of the institution – from Bureau of Prisons to Bureau of Corrections – our policy makers meant to signal the shift in focus in the treatment of offenders. Prisoners are people. Henceforth, the institution was supposed to concent rate less on punishment and more on rehabilitation. The institution was supposed to retrain and prepare prisoners for eventual re-entry into society.

Ye s , t he y m ay h ave transgressed our society’s laws, but everyone under the new penology deserves a second chance.

But how can the rehabilitation of erstwhile offenders be achieved if prisoners are confined under sub-human conditions?

The conditions we recently

saw in city jails (although not under the BUCOR, but under the BJMP) mirror what’s happening in the national prisons. Maybe even worse.

Bato does not have to be a seasoned penologist to know what needs to be done.

All he has to do is to just imagine what would happen if, heaven forbid, a loved one gets confined in any of our present day jails.

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Drivers...

from page 4 commands on loving our fellowmen.

This is a symptom that the Bible warned about, especially in 2 Timothy 3:1-4, which could only portend that, indeed, the prophesied ending of the world, and the second coming here of Jesus, are about to happen. According to this warning, these kinds of behavior and mindset will pervade the world, on account of the control that the devil has exerted on humans.

These people will be among t hos e w ho w i l l suffer the worms and fires of hell, because though they have been professing that they know God, they are not anyway obeying His commands, making them out as liars. Revelation 21:8 says liars, or those who are not obeying God’s commands even if they say they are Christians, will undergo a second death, which is being thrown down in hell.

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Aboitiz... from page 5

of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region as good and right market.

“It’s (ASEAN) proximity to the Philippines. We also believe that the ASEAN region is one of the fastest growing in the world, if not the fastest. We can add value with our expertise in geothermal and hydro and other power projects so we think that this is the right market for us now,” he added. (PNA)

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