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Happiest nation THE Palace said it is elated by a report ranking the Philippines among the top 100 happiest nations in the world, which could boost the country’s tourism campaign. The Philippines placed 90th among 158 nations ranked by the 2015 World Happiness Report. The report was unveiled in New York last Thursday. “Ikinararangal po natin na kaligayahan ang magiging karanasan ng mga dadalaw sa atin,” Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr said in a radio interview on Saturday. “Kaya ang pagvalidate po na isa sa pinakamasayang tao ay patunay po sa ating marketing campaign that ‘It’s more fun in the Philippines’ at iyan po ay pagyayamanin natin,” he said.

‘No to Mining’ MAGSAYSAY, Davao del Sur -- Mayor Arthur Davin stood firm on his earlier pronouncement that this municipality is a no mining zone. This as Davin brushed aside speculations that he already softened his stand with the impending implementation of two road concreting projects in upland barangays. “There is no truth about this report. It is my firm resolve that we would not allow mining activities here in our town,” he said during the consultative orientation and community processing in Sitio Bila in Barangay San Miguel here on Thursday night.

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MANOLO FORTICH, Bukidnon—Hedcor, Inc., the wholly-owned AboitizPower subsidiary that specializes in generating “Cleanergy” from

CLEANERGY. Rene B. Ronquillo says that run-of-river hydropower plants are “more reliable” in the long run than coal plants because coal plants suffer the volatility of coal prices in the international market. photo by bong d . fabe

GMA-7 closes reg’l channels, displaces workers

I United Way Awardees pose for posterity with newly inducted 2015 Board of Directors

run-of-river hydropower systems will “more than double” its installed capacity i n M i n d an a o on c e it s two power plants in this

municipality go online in 2016. He d cor is c ur re nt ly constructing two cascading plants in this municipality known to be the home of hydro/PAGE 15

By FROILAN GALLARDO, MindaNews

N a move that displaced at least a hundred reporters, video cameramen and drivers, a television giant closed four of its regional offices on Friday and axed morning shows in two other regional stations.

Closed on Friday were GMA 7 Network’s regional offices in Cagayan de Oro City, Bacolod City, Naga City and Ilocos. The network also closed down all morning shows of its regional offices in Cebu and Davao cities. gma/PAGE 15

Tourism-10 director Chan is new United Way prexy By MIKE BAÑOS, Editor-at-Large

R E G I O N 1 0 To u r i s m Director Catalino “Butch” Chan III was inducted the new president of the United Way Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental & Gingoog City, Inc. last April 24 at the Pilgrim Christian College Executive Hall. Inducted into office by Atty. Carlo Limjoco were the following: Ismael J. Cabegin (Vice President for Operations); Pio D. Baconga (Vice President for Fund Campaigns); Rene K. Burdeos (Vice President for External Affairs); Guadalupe J. Chu (Secretary); Elena

M. B orcillo (Assistant Secretar y); Leonara C. E j e r c i t o ( Tr e a s u r e r ) ; Dorothy Jean B. Pabayo (Assistant Treasurer); Edna R. Garmendia (Auditor) and Virgilio C. Jose, Cherry Mae L. Limbaco, Meneleo R. Navarro, Jose Mari G. Pelaez; Myrna A. Sescon and Justina T. Uy as members of the board. Jose C.Chan has also been elected board member but did not attend the induction. Standing in for Regional Health Director Aristides C. Tan, Atty. Limjoco new/PAGE 15

BACK TO LIFE. Mayor Oscar Moreno (2nd from right), releases 7,000 tilapia fingerlings as part of the 92,000 released simultaneously last Saturday at Iponan River. For the first time in decades, the river will be filled with several freshwater fauna after years of discoloration. photo by mark francisco

DENR official warns illegal miners may take advantage of rainy season By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff Writer

D E PA R T M E N T of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 10 director Raoul Geollegue last Saturday warned that illegal miners might take advantage of the

rainy season in the next few months and resume their activities at Iponan River. Speaking during postEarth Day activities last Saturday, Geollegue told the

public that Iponan River might turn brown again during the rainy season because of silt and soil erosion that would cascade downstream going all the way to the mouth of Macajalar Bay. denr/PAGE 15

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DTI releases latest suggested retail prices SURIGAO Cit y -- The Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB) under the Consumer Protection Group of the Department of Trade and Industr y (DTI) recently rele as e d t he sug geste d retail prices (SRP) of basic necessities and prime commodities, as of April 16, 2015. The new released

sug geste d ret ai l pr ices succeed the March 15, 2015 SRP released. The April 16, 2015 SRP is almost the same with the March 15, 2015 SRP except for the reduction of the prices of the Nescafe (Classic) 25g (grams) and Nescafe (Classic) 50g from the price of P20.75 down to P19.70 and P41.00 down to P38.95, respectively. dti/PAGE 13

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BFAR: Removal of illegal fishing structures needs political will By RUTCHIE CABAHUG-AGUHOB, Contributor

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ANGUB City – The removal of illegal fishing structures, p ar t i c u l arly, “s ang g ab” from Panguil Bay, needs the political will of the local chief executives (LCE’s) in the area. This was emphasized

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by Atty. Asis G. Perez, Un d e r s e c re t a r y of t h e Department of Agriculture (DA) and National Director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquat ic Res ources (BFAR), during a recent press conference in Barangay Lorenzo Tan, this city.

Pe re z w it ne ss e d t he ceremonial removal/ dismantling of a “sanggab,” in this portion of the bay, after presiding over the 2nd quarter Full Council Meeting of the Panguil Bay Development Council (PBDC) held in the nearby Ozamiz City, last April 17. “It is very important that the LCE’s themselves will be able to convince the sanggab owners to dismantle these illegal fishing structures, as of the second quarter,” Perez said. He said a good number of fishing gear structures are being illegally constructed and operated i n t h e b ay, w h i c h a re found unsustainable and c ons e qu e nt ly v i ol at i ng the Fisheries Rules and Regulations, such as, the use of fine-meshed nets in

their daily operations and non-adherence to Local Fishery Ordinance Banning the Operation of Filter Nets, etc. “The PBDC recognizes the need to protect, conserve and manage the Panguil Bay’s aquatic resources and restore it back to its productivity for a sustainable fisheries and aquatic resources, which can be done only through a collective effort of BFAR and the concerned local government units (LGU’s) surrounding the bay,” Perez, Chairperson of PBDC, said. T h e s e L G U ’s a r e B o n i f a c i o, C l a r i n a n d Ozamiz and Tangub cities in Misamis Occidental, Maigo, Kolambugan, Tubod, Baroy, Lala and Kapatagan in Lanao del Norte and Aurora and Tambulig, in Zamboanga del Sur.

Trike drivers to serve as ambassador of goodwill DAVAO C it y - - Ta g u m City Mayor Allan Rellon assured that all the amenities, billeting areas all the way to the venues of the games are ready for t he Palarong Pambansa 2015. Sp e a k ing dur ing t he He r me s C lub - Insu l are s Forum at the Waterfront I n s u l a r Ho t e l , h e s a i d even the tricycle drivers have been briefed to be hospitable given their duty to provide convenience to

the public. R e l l o n s a i d 3,200-strong tricycle drivers have undergone proper briefing and values formation to ensure that they offer the correct fare. He said a three kilometer-stretch within Tagum City has a prescribed fare at P8.00. Rellon said road wor t h i ne ss, cle an li ne ss of the unit, and proper dealing with the passengers will be strictly imposed on the units. Governor Rodolfo Del Rosario of Davao del Norte said the games will commence from May 3 with the opening ceremonies on May 4. He said May 3 also is a Pa c q u i a o - May w e at h e rB out Day which people will also have to watch. Del Rosario said that open court-games will be played in the morning until 10:00 and 3:00 pm until nighttime.

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Would PNoy’s rating bounce back?

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iberal Party Secretary G e n e r a l Me l S e n e n Sarmiento said this week that President Aquino’s fall in his net satisfaction rating is only temporary and should be expected to bounce back with the full disclosure of what really happened in the Mamasapano raid which caused the death of 67 people, 44 of them members of the elite Philippine National Police- Special Action Force (PNP-SAF). Granting that the political opposition has somehow managed to manipulate the Mamasapano issue to pin down president Aquino, allegedly on the basis of mere speculations and one-sided accounts, will the electorate be convinced? There may be vindication of President Aquino with

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hink a minute…How’s your eyesight and vision? A famous blind woman once said: “It’s better to be blind and see with your heart, than to have two good eyes and not see yourself as you truly are.” As the well-known saying goes, “No one is as blind as those who will not see.” A famous philosopher said that one of the most important priorities in life is to ‘know thyself ’, because when we’re blind to ourselves, we believe that our way is always right. Like the husband who said: “When I married her I knew she was Miss Right, but I didn’t know her first name was Always!” Many of us are like that wife. We think we see everyone else so clearly, but what about ourselves? We can’t see what we need to correct and change in our own character, so we never reach our potential and live our life to the fullest. We handle our marriage and other relationships, raise our children, and go through life never seeing ourselves as we really are. So we develop wrong thinking and bad attitudes that hurt our family members and others. Sometimes we might even believe the lie that we cannot change because that’s just the kind of person we’ll always be. But our blindness, and sometimes pride, doesn’t really want to see and admit

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Jhan Tiafau Hurst our faults. We might we even blame others for our problems and personality. You see, until we honestly admit that we don’t have a healthy character, we’ll never know we need a doctor to get healed. We need someone else with perfect, clear vision to show us what we don’t see in ourselves. Jesus Christ came to do that for us. He will start changing your heart and help you to humbly admit when you’re wrong. He’ll show you how to better treat your wife or husband and children. He’ll give you an attitude and heart that easily forgives those people who wrong and hurt you. He’ll give you the strength to always be honest, no matter how much you can get away with. Jesus will also help you not be quick to see faults in others or gossip about them. So today, if you’ll ask Jesus to forgive you of your pride hurst/PAGE 10

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editorial the findings that he had no hand in the planning and the execution of the Mamasapano raid dubbed OPLAN EXODUS. But would it boost his net satisfaction rating, which plunged anew from +34 during the 4th quarter of 2014 to +19 (percent satisfied minus percent dissatisfied) as per Social Weather Station (SWS)? Is the +34 percent net satisfaction for a president who has been relentlessly battered with vicious propaganda attacks still a positive and very good number? LP is optimistic that when the smoke clears, “people

will realize that we have a president who worked hard for a good economy-- which funded social services in an unprecedented allocation. Let’s wait and see. Several sectors are convinced that under the Aquino administration, there is unprecedented number of major public works projects ranging from massive road widening of national highways and the construction and rehabilitation of city and municipal roads and other arterial road networks. But will this be enough to over whelm the negative reactions over Mamasapano? Massive amount of funds

were also spent on poverty alleviation projects such as the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT), on education and on the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police (PNP), but these are government funds, people”s money, and not considered as a political mileage for Presidents. Do people believe that there are no fund leakages caused by graft and corruption, that is why massive amounts of public works projects are spent under the Aquino administration? There are road widening and road constructions in nearly every corner of the Philippines because without corruption, the government can have the money to spend editorial/PAGE 10

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AISING revenues which is a common mission statement in any business org an i z at i ons re qu i re s forecasting techniques and mathematical statistical figures from historical models and other parameters. I would like to share some insight in forecasting in revenue management from a hotelier’s perspective that perhaps baccalaureate graduates of statistics who are trained with scientific principles may not agree. Many Master’s Degree holders can be considered as Corporate Planners to plot the direction of the business or Certified Accountants who are tasked to prepare budgets and anticipate expense. The job of a Forecaster is independent and may not necessarily agree with the two bodies. Some scenarios in the tourism industry where I spend 38 years of my career inter-acting with hotel owners and major

property developers, I have seen how company COO’s or Chairmen are persistent with an upward forecast to impress shareholders and guarantee a safe return of their investments. How could this be done? It is too presumptuous to be understood as an expert who I am not, but handling different clients in the hotel and restaurant business has updated me of the correct i n f o r m at i o n f r o m t h e different variables. A Forecaster need not be an Economist but one who is innovative and understands perception issues. You may not agree with me but just think critically that by reducing some percentage of the government assumptions particularly on the GDP, state propaganda machineries tend to exaggerate economic growth and politics always interfere with the market, you can practice disdain to believe only on scientific

forecast. What was the segment that has given us the most? Where there individuals or organizations that were not identified from our market share? How’s the percentage of the repeat business and the most important of course for city hotels are the location? Some hypothesis also includes the weather phenomena which is subjective but may influence future travel decisions. Walkin business from air transport has the weather factor. I have written in the past and predicted in this paper that a straight line from the airport to a township or commercial center is a magnet of progressive hotel development. A classic example in the City of Cagayan de Oro is the location of three new major hotel properties along Lapasan Highway. Comparing their revenues to the other city properties, they maybe ahead by the mile. While in Davao City, the 300

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Ped Quiamjot rooms, JTC Tower along J. P. Laurel Avenue which is a right flunk from the airport is now painstakingly rushing its completion. How many new hotels are built in Butuan City along the main thoroughfare J. C. Aquino Avenue which is geographically only 15 minutes from their Bancasi Airport? This is where location plays an advantage. If you have been to General Santos in South Cotabato, the SM Mall in the city is a quiamjot/PAGE 10

Battles that changed the course of history (14)

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s we mark the 70th an n ive rs ar y of t he liberation of the Philippines, we continue with our series on the various decisive battles which were fought all over the islands between 1944 and 1945. In this 14th article, we will start to relive the monumental Battle of Bessang Pass which took place between January 8 and June 14, 1945. If we were to compare the whole Philippine campaign to a boxing match, Bessang Pass would be the equivalent of the 14th round in a classic 15-round clash between two mortal combatants. Japan, heretofore undefeated in its military history, easily took the first two rounds with decisive victories in Bataan and Corregidor. Japan continued

to dominate the next 7 rounds with its 3 year occupation of the Philippines. The tide turned on the 10th round at Leyte where the once invincible Japanese were dealt a crushing body blow by the Allies. The defeat at Leyte Gulf rendered the Imperial Japanese Navy ineffective for the remainder of the war. The Japanese were knocked down for the first time! The wobbly Japanese tried to rally by launching suicidal kamikaze attacks which bloodied the Allies under the eye. The Allies took the 11th by defeating the Japanese in Manila but not before the Japanese inflicted 100,000 casualties on the trapped civilian p opulation. The Allies responded by mercilessly

pounding Japanese positions, obliterating 16,000 Japanese defenders, but destroying the once beautiful Pearl of the Orient in the process. The Allies battered the Japanese against the ropes in the 12th and the 13th with the retaking of Visayas and Mindanao. At the start of the 14th, the Allies went for the head – Tomoyuki Yamashita – whom the Allies dislodged from his Baguio headquarters on April 19, 1945. Yamashita had retreated further north, with the Allies in hot pursuit. On ly t hre e for midable passageways: Balete Pass (since renamed as Dalton Pass), Villaverde Trail and Bessang Pass separated the Allies from Yamashita. The first two were attacked by US troops but Bessang

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Ignacio Bunye Pass was reserved for the Filipino fighters. Veteran journalist Ben Cal (“Victory at Bessang Pass”) and co-authors Cesar P. Pobre and Philipp Kimpo, Jr. (“The Freedom Fighters of Northern Luzon”) chronicled the Filipino fighters’ exploits. The burden and the Bunye/PAGE 10

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Globe Business boosts productivity APEC kicks off of IT solutions firm with Google Apps survey eyeing

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LOBE Business, the corporate ICT arm of Globe Telecom, is leading the adoption of cloud services in the PH enterprise industry as it offers Google Apps services to one of the country’s top IT solutions firms. Leading IT solutions and trusted strategic consultancy firm MDI &

Novare Technologies, which specializes in enterprise and mobility solutions specific to financial institutions, telecommunications, and retail, recently signed a partnership with Globe Business through its IT Enabled Services Group (IG) for use of over 200 Google Apps licenses that will boost work productivity

and collaboration among its employees. With Google Apps, they can efficiently manage their client base with a set of cloud-based communication and collaboration tools from Google designed to help people work from anywhere on any device. Users will also be able to use intuitive consumer

technology like Gmail and Google+ Hangouts at work. The service allows employees to create, share and work on files with the whole team in real-time with Google Docs, Sheets and Slides and store them all in the cloud with Google Drive. Globe IT Enabled Services Group Vice President Rey globe/PAGE 13

integrated auto market ASIA Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is gearing towards a unified market for the automotive sector, starting off with an exchange of information on standards, updates, and trends among its membernations. A P E C Aut om ot ive Dialogue chairperson Ma. Corazon Halili-Dichosa, said enhancing the access to information in APEC’s auto industry will enable small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to participate in global value chains (GVCs).

Halili-Dichosa, who is also the Philippines’ Board of Investments (BOI) executive director, said SMEs have poor access to information on standards and trends making it harder for them to participate in auto GVCs. To address the constraint, the Philippines and Malaysia are pursuing the GVCSME Integration for the Automotive Sector (GSAS) Project. One of the deliverables is that APEC economies will conduct a survey on SMEs survey/PAGE 13

Megawide consortium undertakes transport terminal project

Globe Business cloud solutions powers the country’s leading IT solutions firm MDI & Novare Technologies with a recent contract signing led by Rey Lugtu, Globe VP IT Enabled Services, Globe Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Business and International Markets Gil Genio, Globe Business VP for Sales Dion Asencio, Chairman/CEO, MDI & Novare Myla Villanueva, and Head, Services Delivery, MDI & Novare Rico Salgado.

MEGAWIDE Construction Corporation has sealed its f if t h public-pr ivate partnership (PPP) project. In a statement, Megawide said its consortium, MWM Terminals, signed today the contract to build and operate the P3.27-billion Integrated Transport System (ITS) Southwest Terminal. The project, which has a 35-year contract, involves b u i l d i n g by 2 0 1 7 a n d operating a terminal along the Manila-Cavite Expressway

t hat c an accommo d ate provincial and metro buses as well as other public utility vehicles. It would also have a mall and office space. “We are proud to once again partner with DOTC on such a landmark project. With the Southwest Terminal, we are able to facilitate the faster and more efficient flow of traffic carrying people and goods to and from Metro Manila,” Louie Ferrer of MWM Terminals said. megawide/PAGE 13

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Green Philippines bid bets new boost T he bid for a green Philippines is set to gain momentum this

year. From July 23 to 25, public and private sector representatives will gather in Metro Manila for the Kalikasan GP3 Expo Conference on green business and eco-conscious consumerism so they can better help undertake such bid. “It can be done,” Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) General Manager Kalikasan GP3 conveners’ committe e chair p ers on Nereus Acosta said Friday (April 24) at the event’s launch in Metro Manila, referring to the country’s green bid. He cited LLDA’s central office as a green business and

eco-consumerism model for helping bolster such bid for a green Philippines. Green business and ecoconscious consumerism aim to do more with l e ss , e nv i s i on i ng “t h at together with economic growth are protection of environmental resources and development of society at large,” noted NGO and the event’s organizer Philippine Center for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Inc. (PCEPSDI). Q u e z on C it y Mayor Herbert Bautista assured this LGU’s support for the event. “We incorporate a deep sense of respect towards the environment,” he said at the launch. He said Quezon City’s

policies on environmental protec tion and climate change reflect such respect. D u r i n g t h e l au n c h , Acosta and Bautista spearheaded signing the multi-sector memorandum of cooperation on helping address climate change through the market. According to PCEPSDI, Kalikasan GP3 Expo Conference will seek to better promote green purchasing and green productivity nationwide. The event is so far the country’s biggest publicprivate par tnership for advancing sustainable development in the country, said PCEPSDI. The conference’s theme is ‘The new green revolution: Climate-smart businesses and eco-conscious

consumers,’ PCEPSDI noted. PCEPSDI said there’ll be sessions on green pro c urement for LGUs (July 23) as well as green construction and green tourism on July 24 and 25, respectively, EO 301 series of 2004 established the Philippine green procurement program to promote in government t h e c u ltu re of m a k i ng environmentally informed decisions on purchasing and using products and services. Awarding the Seal of Approval for new National Ecolabelling ProgrammeGreen Choice Philippines (NELP-GCP) subscribers will be a highlight of the c o n f e re n c e , c o nt i nu e d PCEPSDI. Awardees gain a three-

year license to use the seal which signifies compliance w i t h t h e c o u n t r y ’s environmental protection bid.p>The Kalikasan, Kultura at Kalakalan Expo will run simultaneously with the conference, PCEPSDI also said. “S u c h e x p o t a r g e t s some 100 green industries f rom t he e c o - l i fe st y l e ; sustainable construction; green food ser vices and hotels; green information and communication technology, technology and manufacturing; eco-services sand green transportation sectors,” said PCEPSDI. To help showcase the l ate st i n nov at i ons and expand green market trade, PCEPSDI likewise said the expo aims tapping Asian overseas-based companies

and European companies operating in the country. Ecolabelling or environmental labelling is an international system of identif ying products or services with reduced environmental impact. Such activity is based on several parameters that consider the products’ or services’ respective cradleto-grave life cycle stages. NELP-GCP is a voluntar y program that aims to encourage clean manufacturing practices and consumption of environmentally preferable products and services in the country. RA 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000) is the legal basis for NELP’s establishment. (PNA)

EcoWaste Coalition backs Indonesia’s crack down on toxic lipsticks that are also banned in PHL MANILA -- The EcoWaste Coalition, a toxics watchdog, has thrown its support behind the move by the Indonesian health authorities to ban hazardous lipsticks with arsenic and lead content that were first banned in the Philippines last year. Through Public Wa r n i n g N o . HM.03.03.1.43.12.14.7870,

Indonesia’s National Agency for Drug and Food Control (Badan POM) banned 20 lipsticks for violating the arsenic and lead limits under the ASEAN Cosmetics Directive at 5 and 20 parts per million (ppm), respectively. “ These are the same l ip st i ck s t hat ou r ow n gover nment b anne d in 2014 after confirming their

arsenic and lead content as reported by our group,” said Aileen Lucero, Coordinator of the EcoWaste Coalition. Through Advisory No. 2014-031, the Food and D r u g s Ad m i n i s t r at i o n (FDA) of the Philippines banned 20 lipsticks for exceeding the arsenic and lead limits for cosmetics. The 20 banned cosmetics are variants of Baolishi,

Chanleevi, Kiss B eauty, Miss Beauty and Monaliza lipsticks; 18 were banned for containing lead and 2 for arsenic above the maximum allowable limits. . “We are delighted to see regulator y agencies in Indonesia and the Philippines taking identical action to protect consumers against unregistered cosmetics with dangerous

levels of toxic metals,” Lucero said. “Such action by Badan POM and FDA would surely bolster the implementation of the ASEAN Cosmetics Directive,” she said. “This, we believe, would make it harder for illegal traders to evade the required c o s m e t i c s n ot i f i c at i on procedures and dump their dangerous goods into the

informal market in Divisoria and elsewhere,” she added. “We hope to see more inter-country collaboration and synergy in the e n f orc e m e nt of h e a lt h regulations as the ASEAN moves towards increased market integration in 2015,” she stated. The EcoWaste Coalition belatedly learned about the Ecowaste/PAGE 13

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on these projects,” Sarmiento said. But every administration does it. Sarmiento noted that with the Mamasapano incident now fading away from public consciousness, the people would again have a better appreciation of what President Aquino has accomplished especially in the fight against poverty, corruption and in the quest to bring peace in Mindanao. Well, let’s keep our fingers crossed. Sarmiento said that the president’s unprecedented success in improving the economy, marked by a series of credit rating upgrades, has drawn in a lot of foreign nonportfolio investments, which is now generating tens and thousands of jobs nationwide. But had it eradicated the problem of widespread poverty? Transparency and high moral perch can make or unmake political leadership.

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52) Dress fancily (with “out”) 55) “___ got it!” 56) Philadelphia tourist attraction 60) Lily, in Lille 61) Copy a peacock 62) Chill-inducing 63) Affirmative reply 64) Inclines 65) Exorcist’s target ----Down 1) Gaucho’s lariat 2) Departure 3) Barney of Mayberry 4) Poem type 5) Type of dome 6) Jeweler’s measure 7) Opposed, in oaters 8) Amigo 9) Apple or lemon meringue 10) Tennis partner? 11) Women guarded by a eunuch 12) Wrist-to-elbow bones 13) Thyroid, for one 18) Suffix with “song” or

“gab” 23) Winter event 24) Type of blind 25) Locale 26) Weapon with a bellshaped guard 27) D.C. figures 28) Crazily 29) Volcano output 30) Mallet-and-ball game 32) Black ___ (cattle breed) 34) Like child’s play 35) Bummed out 36) Husky’s burden 38) Brewer’s equipment 39) Like rained-out games, usually 44) Make busts 45) Mailed 46) In an unfriendly fashion 47) Projector projection 48) One of the corps 49) They’re not to be believed 51) Scout’s good work 52) Two semesters 53) Assortment 54) Secluded spot 57) Ill temper 58) Actor Kingsley 59) Domesticated insect

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and blindness to your own faults; and ask Him to start healing and changing your heart, He will. Then, as you start living His way every day, you will start to see yourself becoming a new person who can reach your full potential. That’s the only way you can have the successful, satisfying life Jesus created you to enjoy. Just Think a Minute…

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demarcation point to position the 4-star Green Leaf Hotel. No less than boxing great Manny Pacquiao bought a big vacant property near the mall while his boxing gym is right in front of SM. While reminiscing the learning curve of my career during my stint as a Rooms Division Manager for a Golf and Country Club in the summer capital of the Philippines, I remember being summoned to appear before the Board of Directors and present a scenario of my revenue forecast for the Club. There were eye opening pointers and frightening answers from the queries of the heavy weights of Philippine business who were then the majority stockholders. How I stand before the personalities the like of the late Atty. Potenciano Ilusurio who was Chairman of

Philcomsat and President of the Club and the Honorable Francisco Del Rosario, Jr. who would later become the Secretary of Finance in the national government is a treasured memory. Accordingly, forecasted revenues determine the expense factor of the business. This is where the capital expenditures derive its funding while the administrative cost for labor and employee’s benefits depend on the revenues. Those fine gentlemen made me at ease when they summarized my speed sheet figures as a simple plus and minus encounter that must be realistic. As I analyzed later some inscription of their comments, I begun to understand that, any hotel business which may have some fall out of the forecast should go back to basic and synthesize the strengths and weaknesses of their organization which may have been identified during any of the companies previous Strategic Planning Sessions. But how many businesses go to this process? For comments, please email: sbeverage@rocketmail.com or Twitter @ gm-ped.

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honor of taking Bessang Pass belonged to the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines-Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL). After the fall of Bataan and Corregidor, this group was a ragtag band who simply refused to give up. They continued to fight with the few firearms which they managed to salvage from the Philippine Military Academy and guns and ammunition captured during subsequent skirmishes with the Japanese. In August 1944, the group received their long-awaited arms assistance when the submarine Sting Ray unloaded arms and war materiel in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Three months later, another submarine - USS Gar - made a separate landing in La Union. (A fictionalized account of the landings became the basis of a 1961 movie – Landing at Bloody Beach - starring an authentic WWII hero Audie Murphy.) Before long, the ragtag army became big enough – division size - and sufficiently battle-hardened to be formally integrated into the Allied forces. (to be continued)

The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) is a global organization of 33 national and regional Member Societies comprised of men and women who have an interest in the transfer of technology or the licensing of intellectual property rights - from technical know how and patented inventions to trademarks, copyrights and software. It is engaged in “advancing the business intellectual property worldwide”. LESI’s 10,000+ members worldwide come from very diverse backgrounds, including scientists, engineers, academicians, government officials, lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys and consultants. It is a broad community providing its members with access to a unique and valuable global business network. In addition to facilitating professional networking among its members, LESI’s mission is to set and promote consistent, high professional standards for licensing executives throughout the world and to provide quality educational content. More recently, it has devoted attention to promoting intellectual property for the public good, particularly through its Global Technology Impact Forum (GTIF). At the recent GTIF, one of the major topics was innovation & business models for financing social & humanitarian IP initiatives. In 2009, LESI held its annual international conference in Manila for the first time. Traditionally, the conference was held only in major business cities like New York, Zurich and Seoul. My daughter Patricia, who chaired the conference then, recalls that there was reluctance on the part of some delegates to come to the Philippines due to fears of security risks. After experiencing the Filipino brand of hospitality, many LESI members still refer to the 2009 Manila meeting as their favorite and most memorable one. If it is any indication that the local LES society, LES Philippines, has come into its own within the LESI community, my daughter Patricia was elected as LESI’s PresidentElect for 2015-2016 at LESI’s last annual international conference in Brussels last week. In 2017, she will become the first Filipino to hold the position of President. Note: You may email us at totingbunye2000@gmail.com.

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ALA, Lanao del NorteAgriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has reached out around 4,000 farmers and fisherfolks and other agri-stakeholders in his 2-day sortie in the province of Lanao del Norte on April 22-23, 2015. Dubbed as ‘Panagtigum s a M g a Ma g - u u m a u g Mangingisda uban ni DA Secretary Proceso J. Alcala’ (Convergence of Farmers/ Fisherfolks with DA Sec. Pro ces o J. A lc a l a), t he Secretary in a Forum was able to interact with the farmers and fisherfolks in their clamor for more inter vent ions f rom t he Department. In his visit, the Department of Agriculture region 10 (DA-10) turned over directly to Kauswagan recipients the interventions of 10 heads of carabao under Arms to Farms Project, specifically to armedafflicted areas who now returned to mainstream society as they now feel the government’s sincerity to provide them to live a normal and quality of life. T h e S e c re t ar y a l s o witnessed the ceremonial turn-over of check amounting to P1.8 million to 12 Kumander returnees o f t h e Mo r o Nat i o n a l Liberation Front (MNLF), each to receive P150, 000 for their project. Interventions turnedover to all town recipients during the two-day visit of Sec. Alcala include goats, carabaos, cattle, animal d r aw n p l ow, s e e d l i n g s (durian, lanzones, rambutan), assorted vegetable seeds, coffee, rice seeds for low and upland areas, OPV corn seeds, laminated sacks, 4WD 90HP farm tractor, rice thresher, hammer mill, and carabao for Arms to Farms Project. Ap ar t f rom t h o s e interventions mentioned above are Certificates of Award turned-over to town recipients for power tiller and infrastructure. Also, there are four towns to receive through fund transfer for organic agriculture, bottomup-budgeting, and other ser vices. A raffle draw highlighted during cluster visit, with goats, carabao with implements and cattle, awarded to lucky winners drawn. Inter ventions from att a ch e d a ge n c i e s - t h e Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), National Dairy Authority (NDA) and the Philippine C r o p I n s u r a n c e C o r p. (P C IC) tu r ne d over to recipient towns are fishing gears, distribution of fresh milk, and the indemnity checks, respectively. Its grand total cost of interventions amounted to

Php 312,589,438.00. Ac tiv iti es s et in the province The Secretary and DA-10 regional team were warmly received by the provincial government officials led by Governor Khalid Q. Dimaporo and all local chief executives from the 22 municipalities in the province. With a theme, “Pakighiusa Alang sa Kalamboan PangAgrikultura sa Lanao del Norte,” the 22 municipalities were clustered under three host towns- Matungao, Lala and Kolambugan. The f irst leg was at S u l t a n M a c a l p a n g D. Permites Central School gymnasium in Matungao on April 22. Secretar y Alcala and his entourage was warmly received by around 1,200 farmers from Cluster 1 municipalities comp os e d of L inamon, Baloi, Tagoloan, Pantar, Munai, Poona Piagapo and the host town-Matungao. Local chief executives from these municipalities were present too, except Munai. To w n M a y o r A i s h a Mangotara-Azis of Matungao expressed her g r at i t u d e t o t h e g o o d Secretar y for taking his t ime wit h t he far mers, an opp or tunity for the town’s folks to talk with the Secretary in a forum, hearing his views on the government’s program on agriculture, likewise, the town’s expression of thanks for all the interventions they received on this day. The s econd day was loaded with events, started off at Lala- the host town, held in the morning at the municipal gymnasium, with Cluster 3 municipalities composed of Kapatagan, Salvador, Tubod, Baroy, Su lt an Naga Dimap oro (SND), Sapad, Magsaysay, Nunungan and Lala, with

around 1,500 participants. Mayor Allan J. Lim of Lala cited how beautiful and bountiful Lanao del Norte in terms of agriculture, how the government’s technology on agriculture improved the lives of the farmers and fisherfolks. He revealed the recognition receivedLala, as the National Rice Achiever’s Award of the Department of Agriculture, for two consecutive years. In the afternoon, the Secretary preceded to the Municipal Civic Center in Kolambugan- the host town, for another forum with some 1,100 agi-clientelle. The Cluster 2 municipalities composed of Maigo, Pantao Ragat, Bacolod, Tangkal and Kolambugan On the other hand, Town Mayor Lorenzo V. Ma?igos of Kolambugan, said these interventions they received today would greatly benefit farmers and fisherfolks for more production and harvest. Sec. Alcala’s last stop was in Kauswagan. He was met by Mayor Rommel C. Arnado and t he town’s constituents. May o r A r n a d o s a i d t he S e cret ar y’s visit in Kauswagan was timely in celebration of the town’s Agri-Aqua & Livestock Fair on its 67th Kasikas sa Umahan, this year, falls every month of April. Meanwhile, Sec. Alcala, stressed some points that the government under the PNoy administration has allotted 30 percent in the Department of Agriculture’s program and services to Mindanao. For Northern Mindanao, DA has reported farmers served of 35,840 in 2014, an increase of 93 percent from its record in 2010 of 18,562 farmers. T h i s re f e r s t o p ro j e c t interventions like irrigation and infrastructures, farm-

to-market road, farm machineries and equipment, technolog y and product support ser vices, and barangay/municipal food terminal. Alcala encouraged farmers and fisherfolks and DA/PAGE 13

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The second leg of the nationwide Information Drive on the West Philippine Sea issue will be held on April 29, 2015, at VIP Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. A collaboration project of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Philippine Information Agency (PIA), the campaign aims to disseminate information on the issues

relating to West Philippine Sea, particularly why the Phi lippine gover nment seeks arbitration from an international tribunal, our entitlement on the disputed territory and other historical, economic and legal concerns. Foreign Affairs Spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Charles C. Jose will grace the event to host/PAGE 13

VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ LEADS THE TURN-OVER AND BLESSING OF THE NEW MISAMIS ORIENTAL GENERAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL (MOGCHS) BUILDINGVice Governor Joey G. Pelaez led the turn-over and blessing of the new MOGCHS building. The structure consists of a four story twenty-four classroom building donated by PAGCOR. The event was participated by (upper photo, from L-R) Mr. Noe D. Simene, Chief of Education Support Services Division, DepEd Region X, Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez, Mrs. Pura G. Villar, Officer-In-Charge of MOGCHS, Mrs. Josefina Dagasuan, former MOGCHS School Principal, Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Jean Veloso, Schools Division Superintendent Cherry Mae L. Limbaco, Atty. Lionel M. Maandig, Chief of Staff of the Office of the Governor, and Barangay Chairman Apolinar B. Bonete.

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Major retail establishments in the city will be provided of the latest SRP for their information and posting for information of the buying public. Consumers interested to know about SRP and other related concerns are encouraged to visit and contact the Department of Trade and Industry at the 2nd Floor, Simtoco Building, Burgos Street, this city or contact telephone number 826-6129.

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Lugtu said, “Google Apps has been one of the most sought-after solutions that we offer given the ease and efficiency it brings to companies. Now that MDI & Novare Technologies has Google Apps, employees will be able to proficiently manage their work and even promote collaboration among their teams.” “We prioritize solutions that we know will increase productivity in the company. We are always on the lookout for services from Globe Business such as Google Apps to equip our employees with the best tools to help them with their day-today operations,” adds Myla Villanueva, Chairman and CEO of MDI & Novare

Technologies. Switching to Google Apps for Work is easy for IT and for end-users. With data migration capabilities for all common legac y systems included in the telco’s deployment services, companies can transition quickly with minimal disruption. There are also hundreds of applications in the Google Apps Marketplace -- from accounting software to project management tools. Globe IG serves the IT requirements of businesses from small and medium enterprises to large corporations, empowering them with a large platform of best-in-class infrastructure such as industry-accredited data centers, cloud solutions and manage d s er v ices, a portfolio of business applications like machineto-machine and productivity tools, as well as reliable connectivity.

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to identify key challenges to penetrate GVCs. The template of questions for the survey was approved during the dialogue. The survey is set to be completed before the second Automotive Dialogue that is taking place in Cebu City this September. The compiled information will be presented during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) in

November. After identifying constraints for SMEs in participating in the GVCs, the GSAS Project shall come up with specific measures to address challenges towards the goal of integrating SMEs into auto GVCs.

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“It will benefit thousands of commuters daily. Our infrastructure is finally catching up to our growing economy,” he said, adding that MWM is looking to adopt advancements in intermodal transport made in countries like Australia. Department of Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d Communications spokesperson Michael Arthur Sagcal said MWM is given eight months from signing date or by December to begin construction. He s ai d t h e proj e c t should be completed in 18 months. Besides the ITSSouthwest project, Megawide also bagged the PPP for School Infrastructure Project (PSIP) Phases 1 and 2 in a par tnership with Citicore Investment Holdings Inc, the Mactan Cebu International Airport in a tie-up with India-based GMR Infrastructure Ltd and the Modernization of the Philippine Orthopedic Center.

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Badan POM’s initiative from Gita Pertiwi (an Indonesian environmental NGO), which provided the group with a copy of the aforementioned Public Warning last April 21. B o t h t h e E c o Wa s t e Coalition and Gita Pertiwi took part in the “IPEN Asian NGO Gathering” held in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 16-18 that, among other things, discussed and expanded the participants’ understanding of important i nt e r n at i on a l c h e m i c a l policy developments for a toxics-free future. B adan POM’s Public Warning issued in December 2014 prohibits the sale of 68 cosmetics, including lipsticks laced with arsenic and lead and facial skin whitening creams laden with hydroquinone and mercury. (PNA)

discuss the core issues, the overarching principles that guide Philippine response to the issues, and the steps that are being undertaken by the Philippine Government to address the disputes. An estimated 200 participants from the different sectors particularly from the academe, National G ov e r n m e nt Ag e n c i e s ,

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to all those who availed to share to everyone how the government’s programs and services benefit them. On his part, Governor Khalid Dimaporo invites everyone from Luzon and Visayas to experience how p e ace-lov ing p e ople in Lanao Norte are, and see for themselves the agriinterventions availed, and

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fisherfolks, Information officers, local government through barangay chairmen and the media have been invited. T he Mu lt i - s e c tor a l forum will start from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 nn which will end with a press conference with AS ec Jose. This forum is open to anyone interested. For details you may call PIA region 10 office at 856-8178. (JMOR/ PIA10)

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the first pineapple plantation in the far east: the 43.4 MW Manolo Fortich Hydro 1 and the 25.4 MW Manolo Fortich Hydro 2. Groundbreaking ceremony for these plants was held on April 22. The P12.5 billion plants will have a combined installed capacity of 68.8 MW and will generate a total of 360 gigawatt hour (GWh) of electricity every year. “This will be the biggest plant of Hedcor anywhere. Once this goes online, we will more than double our installed capacity in Mindanao in 2016,” said Rene B. Ronquillo, Hedcor president and COO. One they go online, the Manolo Fortich hydropower plants will bring Hedcor’s total installed capacity in Mindanao to 129.7 MWs. At present, Hedcor’s total installed capacity in Mindanao is 60.97 MW. Hedcor’s present Mindanao hydropower plants are the Tudaya Hydro 1 (6.6 MW) and Tudaya Hydro 2 (7 MW) in Davao del Sur and Davao City; Sibulan Hydro A (16.50 MW), Sibulan Hydro B (26 MW) in Sta. Cruz, Davoa del Sur; Talomo Hydro 1 (1 MW) in Calinan, Davao City; Talomo Hydro 2A (.65 MW) and Talomo Hydro 2b (.30 MW), Talomo Hydro 2 (.60 MW) in Mintal; and Talomo Hydro 3 (1.92 MW) in Catalunan Pequeno, Davao City. Aside from doubling its capacity in Mindanao, the Manolo Fortich plants will add to the total energy mix in Mindanao and help “lighten” the so-called Mindanao power crisis the island has been experiencing during summer since 2010. “With the incoming coal plants of AboitizPower Corp. and other developers, Mindanao should be okay as far as base load is concerned two to three years from now,” Ronquillo told this paper. Ronquillo explained that while coal plants are reliable base load plants, especially during the summer months in Mindanao when rivers and dams usually dry up due to the heat (drought) of El Nino, they are still unreliable in the long run because of the volatile prices of coal in the international market. “Indigenous plants are more reliable in that sense,” he said. The Philippines is a net importer of coal to power the country, which is why power industry players and the Energy department always say that the country’s power/energy is imported, thus it has the highest electricity rate in Southeast Asia. “In Aboitiz, we believe that the best strategy in moving forward would be through the power energy mix. That’s why aside from the coal plants that we have in Mindanao now, we are also developing more hydro and also looking at geothermal plants in other parts of Mindanao,” Ronquillo said. Fossil fuel (coal, oil, etc.) power 72 percent of the country’s electricity requirement while a measly 28% is sourced from renewable energy (RE). The Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee

(MPMC) said that by 20192020, Mindanao’s power mix will consist of 56% coal and only 24% hydro; a reversal of the present 52% hydro and 10% coal. RE sources such as biomass and solar energy will remain at 1% each by 2020 while geothermal power, which is at 5% now will be down to only 4% by 2020. Cagayan de Oro City is suffering from two to three hours of power outages daily as the present electricity supply to the grid could not cope with demand. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said in its power situation outlook as of April 24 that Mindanao’s system capacity was at 1,438 MW while its system peak was at 1,397 MW with zero reserved capacity. The Manolo Fortich power project, according to Manuel M. Orig, AboitizPower first vicepresident for Mindanao, “is the first hydropower project of Hedcor in Bukidnon which will soon help provide additional reliable supply of Cleanergy, AboitizPower’s brand of clean and renewable energy to Mindanao.” Once online, the Manolo Fortich plants will generate electricity for the whole of Mindanao as it will be sold directly to the grid and not to an electric cooperative, said Ronquillo.

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In a terse message sent to all its regional offices, GMA 7 Network said it is “streamlining its programs and manpower to ensure business competitiveness.” “This has resulted in reduction of manpower and targets more efficient operations. Severance packages are offered by GMA to all affected personnel,” the network said. “GMA Network greatly appreciates the contributions rendered by our Kapuso in the regions and we wish them all the best as they seek new opportunities outside the network,” it said. In Cagayan de Oro, the announcement came after the local station aired its “24 Oras Northern Mindanao” at 5:30 pm Friday. It would be their last airing. “Everyone was in tears when the announcement was made. We were not even given time to properly say goodbye to our loyal viewers,” a staff member said. Moreover, another staff member said security guards were posted at the doors to check their bags and pockets to see if they brought some equipment out from the office. “We were treated like we work in the malls. We are journalists and we are not thieves,” the staff member said. Most employees of GMA7 regional offices remained mum on their termination pending their final meeting with the management on Wednesday. GMA 7 Network is expecting a 30-percent acquisition of its shares by businessman Ramon Ang of San Miguel Corporation.

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cited how United Way’s efforts bring “the nurtured miracle of gradually putting in the forefront of public consciousness the greatest idea that the smallest help extended, and the most humble care given, can pave the way towards bringing back and securing the dignity of life which has been deprived to many of our brothers and sisters.” “It has thus become our fervent wish and resolve, coming from a government agency tasked to bring to our citizenry the basic necessity of an equitable and accessible quality health care and services, to continually support and participate in this great effort of All United Way,” Atty. Limjoco said. “So long as resources allow it, we step forward and take the necessary steps to take active involvement in your Medical Assistance Program, Livelihood and Calamity Assistance Programs, and all other noble undertakings deserving of full support.” The induction was preceded by the induction of new board members Myrna A. Sescon, Dr. Virgilio C. Jose and Misamis Oriental Vice Governor Jose Mari G. Pelaez by VP-External Affairs Atty. Rene K. Burdeos. The second part of the program featured the raffle draw for solicitors who assisted in the organization’s fund raising activities and awarding of plaques to partners of United Way by Past President Dorothy Jean B. Pabayo with the assistance of the directors. Cited in particular was Mrs. Paquita Adaza’s donation of P20,000 for the next 12 months for its flagship Medical Assistance Program which has assisted 7,606 indigent patients since the program started May 31, 2013. United Way originally started in the US and Canada as the Community Chest, the same name by which the local organization was known when it started. The Community Chests in the United States and Canada were fund-raising organizations that collected money from local businesses and workers and distributed it to community projects. The first Community Chest, “Community Fund,” was founded in 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio by the Federation for Charity and Philanthropy. The number of Community Chest organizations increased from 39 to 353 between 1919 and 1929, and surpassed 1,000 by 1948. By 1963, and after several name changes, the term “United Way” was adopted in 1963 in the United States, In 1948, Walter C. Laidlaw merged the Community Chest and other Detroit charities to form the United Foundation. By 1974, there were enough United Way organizations internationally to demand the kind of support provided by the national organization, United Way of America and United Way International was born. In May 2009, United Way of America and United Way International were integrated as one global entity, United Way Worldwide.

Geollegue said that the people need not worry if they notice the discoloration of the river during this period as it is normal. He instead urged the authorities, particularly the City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (Clenro), to heighten their vigilance at this point since illegal miners might use the river discoloration as camouflage for their illegal activities. Hydraulic mining in the river’s midstream would usually result to the waterway’s discoloration as such large amounts of earth are dislodged in the process. Clenro, headed by Engr. Edwin Dael, was widely credited for making Iponan River clean again the past 20 months, making it possible for residents to bathe and do their laundry there. For several decades now, Iponan River’s color at the mouth has been noticeably brown due largely to illegal hydraulic mining occurring there. But Clenro data showed that the total suspended solids in the river was significantly reduced from 2013 levels of 300 parts per million (ppm) to only 8 ppm as of March 2015. Since June 2013 when Mayor Oscar Moreno took over, Clenro has been arresting illegal mining suspects in the city and taking them on at the city prosecutor’s office. “For an entire generation, children in the riverbank

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have been deprived of their playground. For an entire generation, children were made to believe that a chocolate river looks normal,” Moreno said Saturday during the simultaneous release of 92,000 tilapia fingerlings, a first for Iponan River. “We must all be on guard to ensure that our river will remain to be this clean and useful for the next generations.” City information officer Maricel Rivera for her part your one-stop

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said that a few months from now, the public would expect a bloom of tilapia and other freshwater fauna in the river. But Councilor President Elipe is not impressed with Dael and Moreno’s pronouncements. “Ngano angkonon man nila nga sila ang nakapatin-aw sa suba when the water at its source in barangay Pagalungan is already clear. It is obvious that the downstream part is clear as well,” Elipe said.

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COHARA Exhibit highlighting the fresh ingredients needed for SINUGLAW

Story & Photos by MIKE BAÑOS, Editor-at-Large

ucky Mallers who were at Centrio Mall at Cagayan de Oro last April 18, Saturday were treated to a 3-in-1 day-long celebration of the food, music and film of Spain through The Gastronomy Festival, a celebration of the arrival of Madrid Fusión in Manila. Spain's most important international gastronomy event for progressive haute cuisine, Madrid Fusión Manila runs from April 24-26, 2015, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, the first time ever it is being held outside Madrid, through the efforts of the Department of Tourism as part of their 'Visit Philippines 2015' project. Ayala Malls partnered with DOT’s Flavors of the Philippines (a part of VYP 2015) to highlight the fusion of FilHispanic flavours and instil in the participants a better appreciation of the Spanish culture, especially how its culinary heritage is reflected in our own cuisine. The Gastronomy Festival started off with the rendition of a Flamenco dance, an art and music genre originating in Andalusia, southern Spain by Centrio Mall mixed dance instructor Malou Boluhan, as an introduction to the Film Screening of “18 Comidas”, a feature film in partnership with Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan Center for Culture and Arts and the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines. The second

feature film by Jorge Coira, “18 Comidas” features an unusual series of interconnected stories and improvised dialogues centered on the meals of the day. The film screening was designed as a prelude to Pelikula, a Spanish Foodie Film Festival that depict the rich art of gastronomy which is now being screened until April 26 exclusively at Greenbelt 3 cinemas in Makati City. The second part of the festival dubbed Fiesta! was a food and music fest that brought together the colorful worlds of gastronomy and music. The Capitol University Dance Troupe rendered a spirited rendition of La Jota Moncadeña, a famous interpretation and adaptation of the Aragonese Jota dance (better known to the people of Moncada, Tarlac as Jota Florana) originally meant to accompany a bereaved family to the burial of a loved one. The Jota Moncadeña is similar to other Filipinized versions of the Spanish jota, combining Spanish and Ilocano dance steps and music. Later in the program, the CU Dance Troupe also rendered their version of Lanceros de Tayabas, a dance originating from Tayabas (now Quezon province) that figured in their komedya performances. The name is a reference to the knights and lancers of King Arthur's court and the dance was originally performed in palace ballrooms. Fiesta!s centerpiece was

a prelude to the Cagayan de Oro Hotels and Restaurant’s (COHARA) Sinuglaw Festival, which officially kicks off Kumbira 2015, the largest culinary event outside Metro Manila. VIP Hotel Chef Isidro “Titing” Sobriano conducted a demo on how to prepare this unique Kagay-anon delicacy, after which 16 other COHARA establishments also exhibited their own versions followed by a food sampling by lucky spectators as classical guitarist Joshua Arrabaca rendered Spanish songs. Sinuglaw is a combination of sinugba and kinilaw. Sinugba refers to the grilled pork sliced into bite-size pieces which is already a dish in itself, while Kinilaw is the raw fish soaked slightly in sweet tuba and marinated with merged with onions, suwa (native lime), tabon tabon fruit, ginger, and salt. Tabon-tabon and Suwa gives the Kagay-anon Sinuglaw its distinctive taste and aroma. The participating COHARA establishments included Ah Fong Asian Cuisine, Apple Tree Resort and Hotel, Barkadahan Grill, Bigby’s Café, De Luxe Hotel, Duka Bay Resort, Hotel Conchita Kagayanon Restaurant, Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Mapawa Nature Park, N Hotel, Seda Centrio, Thai Me Up and The VIP Hotel. MADRID

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Iya Villania, Champ Lui Pio, other personalities gear up for Cebu Pacific’s Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge Five certified adventure seekers are all set to join the Cebu Pacific Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge, signing up as this year’s Adventure Coaches. TV host and actress Iya Villania, musician Champ Lui Pio, YouTube star Bogart the Explorer, travel writer Jude Bacalso, and host and DJ Joyce Pring, have signed up as mentors for the five student teams going on an all-expenses-paid trip across Cebu Pacific’s extensive network. The adventure coaches will also stay in touch and cheer for their respective teams through social media during the duration of the backpacker challenge. Travel tips from the pros The Adventure Coaches shared their excitement at being part of the Juan for Fun teams’ adventures, sharing essential tips and pointers to make the experience even more unforgettable. Returning as an adventure

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coach for the second year, Bogart the Explorer shared that the competition is a great way for the participating students to excel and find out what they are capable of. “They also get the opportunity to learn something about the places they visit, enabling them to view that destination from a unique perspective,” he said. Another returning adventure coach is Jude Bacalso, who shared that she found being a mentor intimidating at first. “You are never too sure that you are able to guide the teams to the best of your ability,” said Jude. “By the end of the competition, it became clear that learning is a two way street: I was reminded that letting loose and enjoying the moment is just as important as winning. It really is the journey, not the destination.” For singer, TV host and radio DJ Joyce Pring, being a part of Juan for Fun is a great way to spread positivity and the joys of adventure.

“I always aim to be an ambassador of good vibes and creative growth, and being a part of the Juan for Fun challenge will allow me to do just that,” she shared. “I feel like I'll be a very competitive coach, but at the end of the day, I just want everyone to have fun and experience what it's like to travel to someplace new.” Another self-confessed competitive coach is singer, producer and restaurant owner Champ Lui Pio, who believes that winning is all about learning how to work as a team while having a great time. “I really like how the Cebu Pacific Juan for Fun challenge mixes fun with adventure,” said Champ. “I look forward to meeting and bonding with the challenge participants, and I really want them to enjoy this experience because traveling, in my opinion, is food for the soul.” Completing this year’s roster of Adventure Coaches is TV personality and avid traveler Iya

Villania-Arellano. “I joined Juan for Fun as a mentor because I think it would be great to be a part of other people’s adventures, share my personal experiences, and help them make the most of their journey,” she shared. “I want my team to challenge themselves by preparing to make some sacrifices and conquering a few fears, all while having fun of course!” An adventure like no other The Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge 2015 is open to all university and college students who have an insatiable thirst for adventure and a knack for budget travel. To qualify, they must form a team of three members and upload a video that answers the question “What makes you the team to beat in this year’s Juan for Fun?” to www.juanforfun.com. Teams will only find out their destinations when the challenge kicks off on June 23, and they have until July 1 to have as many

fun experiences and exciting discoveries within a given travel allowance. To earn extra points and additional prizes, they must also complete the special fun challenges prepared by Cebu Pacific. The trio with the most number of fun activities out of their given budget, and the highest standing in the special challenges, will win the competition and score awesome prizes. This year’s Juan for Fun Ultimate Backpackers will receive 12 round-trip tickets to any Cebu Pacific international or domestic destination of their choice, plus other exciting travel gear. Don’t miss out on this exciting adventure and join the Cebu Pacific Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge now! Follow the escapades of these adventure coaches and their teams on www.juanforfun.com or Juan for Fun’s official Facebook (facebook. com/CebuPacificJFF) page for more details.

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It’s Globe’s first ever Premium Dealership in the Visayas and Mindanao was also established in partnership with CGEN2 in September 2011 at another location, but has since moved to the ground floor of VIP Hotel. “Cagayan de Oro is a market where Globe is the leader and by having Premium Dealers together with company owned stores, we will be able to reach more people in the provinces,” Velasco noted. Besides its PDs in VIP Hotel and Gaisano City Mall, Globe Telecom also operates company owned stores in the city’s other major malls like SM City and Ayala Centrio. Last December, it also opened only its second GEN3 store in the entire Philippines at Limketkai Mall. “This GEN3 Store is the first in the Visayas and Mindanao and shows Globe’s really here to reach out to its customers,” Velasco noted. "We are taking a giant leap with the new retail concept of our 2 flagship stores. Our Generation 3 stores will bring to life our customers' digital lifestyle and epitomize the aspirations of our customers,” said Globe Retail Transformation and Management Head Joe Caliro. “Our stores will be a wonderful place where customers can explore and discover exciting finds in the digital space." Are you HOOQ’d yet? Fill your world with Globe’s only other GEN3 store in the country is wonderful movies and TV series only from HOOQ. [Shaun Uy] found in SM North EDSA.

CGEN2 Corp Sec Carlo Limjoco entertains a guest as Eileen San Juan chats with another group of visitors. [Mike Baños]

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Driving the adoption of cloud services across PH enterprises

Globe Business boosts productivity of IT solutions firm with Google Apps Globe Business, the corporate ICT arm of Globe Telecom, is leading the adoption of cloud services in the PH enterprise industry as it offers Google Apps services to one of the country’s top IT solutions firms. Leading IT solutions and trusted strategic consultancy firm MDI & Novare Technologies, which specializes in enterprise and mobility solutions specific to financial institutions, telecommunications, and retail, recently signed a partnership with Globe Business through its IT Enabled Services Group (IG) for use of over 200 Google Apps licenses that will boost work productivity and collaboration among its employees. With Google Apps, they can efficiently manage their client base with a set of cloud-based communication and collaboration tools from Google designed to help people work from anywhere on any device. Users will also be able to use intuitive consumer technology like Gmail and Google+ Hangouts at work. The service allows employees to create, share and work on files

with the whole team in real-time with Google Docs, Sheets and Slides and store them all in the cloud with Google Drive. Globe IT Enabled Services Group Vice President Rey Lugtu said, “Google Apps has been one of the most sought-after solutions that we offer given the ease and efficiency it brings to companies. Now that MDI & Novare Technologies has Google Apps, employees will be able to proficiently manage their work and even promote collaboration among their teams.” “We prioritize solutions that we know will increase productivity in the company. We are always on the lookout for services from Globe Business such as Google Apps to equip our employees with the best tools to help them with their dayto-day operations,” adds Myla Villanueva, Chairman and CEO of MDI & Novare Technologies. Switching to Google Apps for Work is easy for IT and for end-users. With data migration capabilities for all common legacy systems included in the telco’s deployment services,

Globe Business cloud solutions powers the country’s leading IT solutions firm MDI & Novare Technologies with a recent contract signing led by Rey Lugtu, Globe VP IT Enabled Services, Globe Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Business and International Markets Gil Genio, Globe Business VP for Sales Dion Asencio, Chairman/CEO, MDI & Novare Myla Villanueva, and Head, Services Delivery, MDI & Novare Rico Salgado

companies can transition quickly with minimal disruption. There are also hundreds of applications in the Google Apps Marketplace -from accounting software to project management tools. Globe IG serves the IT requirements of businesses from small and medium enterprises to large corporations, empowering them with a large platform of best-in-class

infrastructure such as industryaccredited data centers, cloud solutions and managed services, a portfolio of business applications like machine-to-machine and productivity tools, as well as reliable connectivity. To know more about Google Apps for Work, contact your Globe Business Account Manager, or send an email to ig.marketing@globe.com. ph or visit googleapps.globe.com.ph

Sinulom Falls : a new tourist attraction in Cagayan de Oro

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Although nature has experienced a fair share of wreckage, Kagay-anons are still very much fortunate that there’s still a place that can still be a tourist attraction in the city of Cagayan de Oro. In her special report at a session last April 20, 2015, Councillor Candy Darimbang suggested to declare Sinulom Falls as one of the tourist attractions of the city. In line with this, Councillor Darimbang requested the City Council to allocate funds for the construction of roads that lead to Sinulom Falls. Sinulom Falls is situated at Barangay Tignapoloan. Its loveliness and beauty is

comparable to that of Pasonanca Falls in Zamboanga, Maria Cristina, and Tinago Falls in Iligan City.

Te falls is a big help in making the tourism industry of the city flourish, according to Darimbang.

The request is now being endorsed by the City Tourism Board for further review. (CDO Info)

old capital of Palawan. Madrid Fusión Manila 2015 is a joint Not the least, the festival wound up with undertaking of the Philippines’ Department of Cocinas Viajeras (the Traveling Kitchen) features Tourism (DoT) the Tourism Promotions Board Seda Centrio Chef Jimmy Navaja with his (TPB), Madrid Fusión organizers Foro de Debate Bacalao; Monster Kitchen Chefs Leonilo Mercado and Arum Estrategias de Internacionalización. For and Rodney Seraspe with their Pollo al Chilidron more information on Madrid Fusión Manila, visit and White Bean, and Chorizo Chard Bruschetta; madridfusionmanila.com. and Culinary Institute of Cagayan de Oro Chef The first Gastronomy Festival was sponsored by Anthony Troy Morales and his rendition of Paella the Department of Tourism Region 10, COHARA, Valenciana and Jamon Croquettas with Boneless Monster Kitchen Academy, Culinary Institute of Bangus Tinapa. Cagayan de Oro, AFC, Embajada de España en As an aperitif and digestif for the food sampling Filipinas, Food Network, Seda Centrio, Travel following each demo, the Xavier University Dance Channel, Xavier Center for Culture and Arts and Troupe rendered their own version of Sayaw-saXavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan. Cuyo, a dance which originated at the St. Augustine ¡Buen provecho! festival, celebrated in the municipality of Cuyo, the MADRID

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Globe opens PH’s 80th Premium Dealer at Gaisano City Mall

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The newest Globe Premium Dealer store in Cagayan de Oro is now open at the 2nd floor of Gaisano City Mall [Shaun Uy]

By MIKE BAÑOS, Editor-at-Large

Interior of the latest Globe Premium Dealer Store in Cagayan de Oro [Mike Baños]

Globe Gaisano City Mall staff. [Shaun Uy]

Globe Telecoms officially opened its 80th premium dealership in the country at the 2nd floor of Gaisano City Mall Thursday, April 23, 2015. Cutting the ribbon for the second PD in Cagayan de Oro was John G. Velasco, Globe Telecom senior director for partner sales and development, and Ms. Eileen E. San Juan, Director of CGEN2 Technology, Inc., its third party investor and partner under the firm’s Premium Dealer Program. “We are partnering with local business people like Eileen here,” Velasco said. “Through them we will be able to tap into the networks, the connections and relationships of the provinces.” Under its Premium Dealer Program, Globe Telecoms teams up with third-party investors who are accredited to operate a full-service Globe concept store. Globe offers its PDs very competitive benefits and comprehensive support, such as site sourcing and evaluation; training and development planning; business and marketing plans; and operations support and assistance. The Gaisano City Mall PD is the second Globe PD store in Cagayan de Oro and the 18th in Mindanao.

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John G. Velasco, Globe Telecom senior director for partner sales and development, and Ms. Eileen E. San Juan, Director of CGEN2 Technology, Inc. in the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon. [Mike Baños]

Globe Gaisano City Mall staff with John G. Velasco, Globe Telecom senior director for partner sales and development. [Shaun Uy]