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DAVAO City is planning to build a waste-to-energy facility that can produce around 12 megawatts (MW) of electricity once completed over the next four years, a city official said. “It’s planned to accommodate 600 tons [of waste] per day,” said Tristan Dwight P. Domingo, assistant city administrator of Davao City, adding that the facility can generate “somewhere around 12 MW” of electricity. “The timeline now that we are working on is, the facility must be operational before first quarter of 2022, probably April,” he said in a chance interview.
Renewed peacetalks A WEEK after meeting with Moro National Liberation Front (MILF) leaders, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he intends to talk again with Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder Nur Misuari to discuss road to “lasting peace”. Duterte revealed this in his speech during the distribution of the certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) to 1,680 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. “So this week, I would be in conference with everybody and after that I will go back to maybe Jolo to talk to Misuari again if we can come up with an arrangement to arrive at a lasting peace,” he said.
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews
HE five-province Northern Mindanao accounted for 22 percent of the total quantity of all traded commodities in the last quarter last year, the highest among all regions in the country, a preliminary report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released on March 28 said.
T h e P S A s ai d Nor t h e n Mindanao, comprising Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, and Misamis Oriental, recorded a total of 1.42 million tons of traded
commodities, followed by Central Luzon (1.35 million tons) and Central Visayas (890,000 tons). It added MIMAROPA posted 560,000 tons; Western Visayas, 500,00 tons; National Capital
Region, 480,000 tons; Eastern Visayas, 290,000 tons; Bicol Region, 270,000 tons; Davao Region, 230,000 tons; Caraga and SOCCSKSARGEN with 140,000 tons each; CALABARZON, 90,000 TONS; Zamboanga Peninsula, 80,000 tons; and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 40,000 tons. Topping the list of the most traded commodities were food and live animals with 2.50 million tons worth P41.71 billion, which accounted for 72.5 percent share of all the traded commodities record/PAGE 11
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Motorela operators cry foul over new traffic regulations By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff Writer
THE organization of motorela owners and drivers in Cagayan de Oro has expressed concern the effort of the city government to have them sign a document that would ultimately lead to stiff penalties. It can be recalled that City Hall under administrator Teddy Sabuga-a announced that motorela operators must renew their numbering in the whole month of March with scheduled separate sessions for the Consolacion, Agora, Camaman-an and Macasandig routes. But Sonny Hinosolango, spokesperson of the Macasandig Operators and Drivers Association, said that during the renumbering event, each motorela operator was told to sign an oath of undertaking which stipulates that they should not ply beyond their specified routes. “Buot ba pasabot sayon-sayonon nami’g dakop ani puhon kay nakapirma kami niini,” Hinosolango rhetorically asked. “Dugang palas-unon nga kalbaryo ang lain-laing version sa mga bawal sama sa dapat foul/PAGE 11
Normin ECCP biz council rolls out draft calendar By MIKE BAÑOS, Editor-at-Large
THE newly organized Eu rop e a n C h a m b e r of the Philippine Northern Mindanao Business Council (ECCP-NM) will be actively implementing a monthly activity in pursuit of its mandate to provide stronger support for existing European businesses in Northern Mindanao and boost the promotion of local businesses in ASEAN countries and Europe. The council’s proposed 2nd Quarter calendar starts with the Paminahawa Ridge Hike & Tree Planting (April 21), followed a training workshop on Crisis Communication (May 23) and another training workshop on Professional
Presence and 2nd Quarter Business Council meeting (June 27). Food industry pioneer Mercedes Pelaez-Mejia was elected president of the fledgling council along with the other officers during the organizational meeting held 14 March 2018 at the Xavier Sports and Country Club in Cagayan de Oro City where they were briefed on the ECCP’s objectives and functions by ECCP Executive Director Florian Gottein and on the European Union’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) by Walter van Hattum, Head of the Economic & Trade Section, calendar/PAGE 11
LOBSTER. A raiser gathers lobster at an off-shore resort-farm in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. Lobster stocks are obtained from the wild, raised in cages, cooked and sold to tourists in this part of Caraga. photo by jun ayensa
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ALAYBALAY City – Village officials in San Fernando town, Bukidnon province, are seeking to build a four-classroom building to cater to the increasing number of Lumads or indigenous people (IP) in the area. Wainwright Abatayo, a town Councilor in San Fernando, said officials of Sitio Kisayab in Barangay Bonacao are asking his help for the construction of additional classrooms for the Panoloan Te Kisayab IP School. “The location is about 10 kilometers away from the mother school in Barangay Bonacao. The locality has more than 1,000 IP students,” Abatayo said.
Edwin Gurrea, Department of Education (DepEd) focal person for the Indigenous People’s Education (IPEd), said there are 198 IPEd Schools in the entire province. The establishment of IPEd school is mandated by Republic Act No. 10533, otherwise Known as the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013. The program seeks to establish an educational tribal/PAGE 11
Vice Mayor Kikang Uy graced the gift-giving program of the Hope Channel, a Seventh- Day Adventist TV Network, which came with the theme, “Helping Juan Another”, last April 2 at Kiosko Kagawasan, Divisoria. The activity was also attended by CDO 1st District Representative, Congressman Rolando “Klarex” Uy, and Police Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido, a SeventhDay Adventist himself. photo supplied
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DAVAO City – The leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) remains hopeful on the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) before the end of the year following the commitment of President Rodrigo Duterte of its approval. This was expressed by Ghazali Jaafar, chair of the MILF-led Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) . “The President committed to us the passage of the BBL before the end of this year. God
willing,” Jaafar said in a text message when asked about the agenda of the meeting with President Duterte in Davao. Jaafar said the MILF discussed with the President the future of the BBL in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. During the meeting, Jaafar said the MILF is keen on Senate version. “In the Senate, BBL is much better than in the House,” Jaafar said without elaborating. He added that the MILF requested for
the meeting with the President to update him on the MILF’s position and concern about the situation of the BBL in the House. In February, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri filed Senate Bill 1717 with a hope for a lasting peace in Mindanao and the whole country. Zubiri said, Senate Bill, No. 1717, under Committee Report No. 255, was a product of 11 public hearings and six technical working group meetings. hopeful/PAGE 11
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AboitizPower bares rooftop solar venture
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BOITIZPOWER on Monday announced that it will enter the rooftop solar business, further expanding the firm’s renewable energy portfolio under the Cleanergy brand. The new business was named AboitizPower Distributed Energy, Inc. (APX). To date, AboitizPower has 1,272 MW of net sellable
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capacity through the Cleanergy brand. AboitizPower has a vast portfolio of renewable energy plants under Cleanergy, including its geothermal, solar, and hydropower facilities. In a statement, AboitizPower said APX is already looking at completing several projects in Luzon and Visayas this year, “with a target to integrate it
closely with the firm’s existing open access customers.” APX General Manager Ping Mendoza said the APX’s edge will be the AboitizPower’s experience in the industry. Being in the power industry for more than 80 years gives the firm both knowledge and technical capability to cater to customers who may want to shift to solar energy,
remarked AboitizPower president. Antonio Moraza. AboitizPower first entered the solar power business in 2016, via its 59-MWp San Carlos Sun project in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Distributed energy technology such as rooftop solar panels complement existing products and services of AboitizPower, added Moraza. (PNA)
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SWU PHINMA unveils new main building SOUTHWESTERN University PHINMA (SWU PHINMA) inaugurated its main building last March 20, PHINMA Hall, as part of a five-year development plan laid out by PHINMA Education and University President Dr. Chito Salazar. “In line with PHINMA Education’s mission of ‘Making Lives Better Through Education’ we are making sure that we have an environment and facilities to be able to serve the students better,”
said Dr. Salazar. That environment includes the Southwestern Town project, which seeks to integrate SWU PHINMA into the local community through various interventions. PHINMA Hall will house administrative offices, the University library, several laboratories, and the School of Medicine. Also under renovation is Sacred Heart Hospital (SHH), which will be the training hospital for
SWU PHINMA’s health and allied health sciences programs. PHINMA Corporation’s property arm, PHINMA Properties, is currently developing community housing in Sitio Pailob, Barangay Sambag Dos. The group also intends to build a business process outsourcing (BPO) tower with commercial spaces and a 560-room dormitory exclusive for SWU PHINMA students. SWU PHINMA earmarked a PhP400
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Cebu Air profit declines 19% on higher fuel prices CEBU AIR, Inc. saw its net income fall 19% to P7.91 billion in 2017, as expenses rose on higher fuel prices and the peso’s depreciation against the US dollar. In a regulatory filing, the listed operator of budget carrier Cebu Pacific said revenues went up 9.9% to P68.03 billion for the year ending Dec. 31, 2017, from P61.9 billion recorded in the previous year. Cebu Air attributed the increase in revenues mainly on a 7.2% jump in passenger revenues to P49.93 billion last year. Passenger volume grew 3.2% to 19.7 million in
2017, as the Gokongweiled company increased the number of flights by 3.6%. Cargo revenues rose by 29.2% to P4.60 billion in 2017, after higher cargo volume and yield. Ancillary revenues went up 14.9% to P13.49 billion, driven by a 3.2% increase in passenger traffic and 11.3% rise in ancillary revenue per passenger. Cebu Air attributed this to “improved online bookings, pricing adjustments and introduction of new ancillary revenue products and services.” However, Cebu Air saw
a 16.6% surge in operating expenses to P57.9 billion in 2017. “The increase was primarily due to the rise in fuel prices in 2017 coupled with the weakening of the Philippine Peso against the US Dollar as referenced by the depreciation of the Philippine Peso to an average of P50.40 per US Dollar for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017 from an average of P47.50 per US Dollar last year based on the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp. (PDEx) weighted average rates,” the company said. “The growth in the airline’s seat capacity from
the acquisition of new aircraft also contributed to the increase in expenses,” it added. The bulk of expenses came from flying expenses, which rose 21.2% to P23.86 billion in 2017. Cebu Air said this was due to a 24% surge in aviation fuel expenses to P19.6 billion, as jet fuel prices increased to $65.31 per barrel for the 2017, from $52.83 per barrel in 2016. Aircraft and traffic servicing expenses jumped 17.2% to P7.706 billion, after Cebu Air added more domestic flights and increased frequencies on declines/PAGE 10
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Ruffy magbanua SEOUL, South Korea -- Now I know why this country, despite the bellicose threat from North Korea continues to be called the Land of the Morning Calm. South Korea is indeed oozing with that irresistible appeal au naturel -- of picturesque high mountains and clear waters and splendid tranquility, particularly in the morning. Yet at a distant, there lies a closet neighbor the whole world is closely watching with extreme caution and constant fear.
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How to have it all think a minute
jhan tiafau hurst Think a minute…There was a rich English Baron named Fitzgerald who had only 1 child, a son. Fitzgerald’s only son was the love and pride of his parents. But when the son was just a boy, his mother died. He and his father became even closer. Meantime, Fitzgerald had become much richer. He collected very expensive, valuable paintings by the famous artists of the world. Then, just 2 years after losing his wife, Fitzgerald’s son became sick and died as a young boy. Before Fitzgerald himself died years later, he carefully wrote his will and instructions on how his riches were to be handled. He wanted an auction to sell all of his valuable paintings. They were worth millions of dollars, so many rich people from all over Europe came
to the auction. Among all the valuable paintings, however, was 1 cheap, poor quality painting by an unknown local artist. It was a painting of Fitzgerald’s only son. Fitzgerald had ordered that this painting of his son be sold first before any of the other expensive paintings. Yet, because it was of such poor quality no one wanted to buy it. Finally, an old servant of Fitzgerald who had known the son and loved him offered to by the ugly painting for only a couple of dollars. Then, before they continued to sell all the expensive, valuable paintings, the lawyer read out loud from Fitzgerald’s will. Fitzgerald had written: “Whoever buys the painting of my son also gets everything else that I own. The auction is now over.” That old ser vant who truly loved Fitzgerald’s son got everything! All of Fitzgerald’s valuable art, money, houses, land, the servant got it all! Remember, God said that if we love and live for Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, then we also will become God’s children and have all that God has to give us. But you all/PAGE 11
scheduled bilateral and possibly trilateral summits with China or Russia getting into picture. The denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula may seem impossible for now, and even perplexing, and complicated, yet a glimmer of hope may come at the end of the tunnel. Indeed, Kim’s diplomacy has come to this beleaguered country with a ray of hope – that of making the seemingly impossible possible despite the abundance of skepticism, pessimism, defeatism, and fatalism. The most intriguing aspect is that this instant diplomacy largely surprised the world, it being shaped by the two Koreas with Kim leading the way. For over a month now, Kim has been playing an ultra-smart kid -- from his belligerent push for nuclear weapons toward dialogue and unilateral concessions. Surprisingly, South Korea’s
Moon Jae-in serves as the willing partner of Kim with both leaders setting the table with extra caution. With the start of a great journey to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, the unification of the two Koreas is not far-fetched. On one hand, China continues to act as a diplomatic concierge by starting the ball rolling. A c c o r d i n g l y, C h i n a’s invitation of Kim and his wife to Beijing helped tone down the mentality that it is not keen on the North’s diplomatic stance. E a r l i e r, P r e s i d e n t Xi Jinping announced that China had embraced the goal of denuclearization of the peninsula with no concession whatsoever. That historic visit of Kim to China took him to make the first step -- by offering to halt weapons tests, discussed denuclearization and drop objections to U.S.-South calm/PAGE 10
Remembering Cardinal Sin Speaking out
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I asked Joey, my tour guide for four days in this city of more than 10 million peace-loving Koreans a straight question: Is the North serious of its threat? His ready answer was just a quick nod of perplexing approval. I could only read him between the lines. But just the same, I temporarily agree with some reservations as I complete my morning coffee amid the biting cold of Seoul’s spring weather. Joey’s reaction was indeed a reserved reflection of how Seoul’s newspapers here weigh-in the current see-saw diplomacy of the North with the South. The most welcome news was the sudden twist of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un temperamental diplomacy. A surprising diplomatic posture indeed. In fact, many Koreans consider Kim’s move a rare momentum for cutting the Gordian knot on the Korean peninsula with the
ignacio bunye Happy Easter! During the Lenten season, I could not help but fondly remember Jaime Cardinal Sin. This one-of-a-kind religious leader had many virtuous. But perhaps, his sense of humor (sometimes off color) is not as well known to many. Allow me to share some jokes which I heard from the good Cardinal. On the 6th commandment: An obs er vant priest could not help noticing the distinct reactions of one his parishioners who was seated in the front pew while he
delivered his sermon. The priest was talking about the deadly sins. So as soon as the mass ended, the priest made it a point to approach the young parishioner. Priest: Young man, I observed you very closely while I was delivering my sermon. When I mentioned “Thou shalt not steal”, you looked very sad. Why, my son? Par ish i one r : Fat her, somebody stole my favorite jacket. That’s why I became sad. Priest: What about when I said “Thou shalt not commit adultery”? All of a sudden, you looked happy. Why my son? Parishioner: My jacket was not stolen after all, Father. You just reminded me where I left it! On forgiveness A middle-aged businessman, a selfproclaimed atheist, all of a sudden experienced a change
of heart. He wanted to be converted. He approached the town’s priest and told the latter of his desire. Priest: When was the last time you went to church? Businessman: I don’t remember ever going to church. Priest: Do you know any prayers? Businessman: I am sorry Father. I have not prayed at all. Priest: Do you want me to teach you initially The Lord’s Prayer? Businessman: Yes, I do, Father. Please teach me. Priest: Please repeat after me. But remember to say everything with all your heart. The priest recites the Lord’s Prayer, phrase by phrase, and the businessman dutifully repeated every word, eyes closed, until they reached this part: Priest: Forgive us our debts…
Businessman: Forgive us our debts… Priest: As we forgive our debtors… Businessman, (hesitates): I am sorry, Father. I can not do that. Bad for business. Dying on the Cross On his death bed, a billionaire old bachelor was surrounded by his relatives, mostly nephews and nieces, whom he had summoned. Dying man: Is everybody here? All: Yes, Uncle. Dying man: I am dying. Don’t worry. You will all be provided for in accordance with my last will. But I just have one wish. All: What is it, Uncle. Dying man: J… please stand to my left. J obeys. Dying man: Y… please stand to my right. Y obeys. The dying man had long suspected J and Y of stealing from his business. cardinal/PAGE 10
Easter PS I: Mystery of God’s Kingdom, hidden from many Kakampi mo ang batas
Batas Mauricio LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`My God! My God! Why have you forsaken me?’…” (King David, in Psalm 22:1, the Holy Bible). -ooo EASTER PS I: IT WAS GOD HIMSELF WHO CAME TO EARTH IN THE FORM OF MAN, WITH FLESH AND BLOOD: Easter Post Script
I: Among us believers, what is the true meaning of Holy Week? Is commemorating this event on an annual basis important because of the free time it gives us which we can possibly use to bond with our loved ones, or because we can use it to visit places which we have been longing to go to? Or the Holy Week is important to us because it will give us the opportunity to ponder on the mystery of why our God and Savior, He who is both powerful and omniscient and all-intelligent, agreed to come down here on earth, in the form of man with flesh and blood, and accepted the penalty which man should receive because of his sinfulness? At this point in the history
of all people who believe in God, it is clear that many still fail to grasp the truth that it was God Himself who came down from heaven. Many still do not understand that God did this because he wanted to snatch sinners from the fire and worms of hell---that if He did not come to earth, man’s final destiny would be hell, because of their sins. -ooo GOD’S LOVE HAS A CONDITION: When God created the heavens and the earth, He also created man. But despite being a creation of the Almight One, man was imperfect and naturally sinful, according to God Himself, so that he sinned on his own volition by going against God’s commandments. Because
of man’s transgressing the commands of God, there is but one final destiny waiting for him, at the end of time, and this is the fire and worms of eternity. The only thing going for man, fortunately for him, was God’s great love for him. Because of God’s love, He immediately ordained His going down from heaven to go to this world, in the form of man with flesh and blood, to give salvation to him despite the many sins he had committed. Be that as it may, God imposed a condition so that man can receive His salvation. This condition has been put down in writing: there is a need for man to accept, receive, and believe, that easter/PAGE 10
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PAL launches Davao-Siargao flight
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AVAO CITY -- The country’s flag carrier Philippine Airlines launched its Davao-Siargao flight from Davao International Airport on Sunday. PAL’s inaugural flight to Siargao PR2379 took off 7 a.m. with 68 passengers on board to the
surfing capital of the Philippines. A sent-off ceremony was held at Davao airport Gate 5 departure area with city government, PAL officials and guests. The same aircraft -- Bombardier Q400 touched down at Davao airport from Siargao early Sunday
with 21 passengers. Rabbi Vincent Ang, Assistant Vice President for Commercial Development of PAL Express, said PAL will fly from DavaoSiargao four times weekly. He said Bombardier Q400 is a new generation
jet-like turboprop. He said the opening of the DavaoSiargao flight is part of PAL’s expansion and commitment to the government to provide inter-island connectivity to boost business and tourism activities. There is also the Davao -Tagbilaran,
A watercanon salute welcomes PR2379 as it touches down at Davao International Airport from Siargao on Sunday. PAL C orporate C ommunication
Davao -Zamboanga, and Davao-Cagayan de Oro. Ang said PAL is also finalizing plans to launch international flights from Davao. “Davao is now PAL’s Mindanao hub,” he told reporters in an interview. He said Davao is the biggest market in Mindanao and the third largest market next to Manila and Cebu. ‘We are trying to move bigger aircraft to accommodate the big volume of passengers,” he disclosed. Although, he said it still depends on the capacity of the runway. Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo thanked PAL for launching the Davao-Siargao flight and hoped that PAL will continue to provide connectivity to other destination sites but with lower fare rates. Teo also asked PAL to increase international connectivity from Davao especially Davao to any cities in Japan. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio in her speech read
by Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta also hoped for more flights and lower fare rates. The mayor cited PAL for the successful launching of DavaoSiargao connectivity. She was thankful for choosing Davao City as one of the direct linkages to Siargao. She thanked PAL for launching the maiden when the city hosts the World Triathlon Competition -- the Alveo Ironman 70.3. Duterte-Carpio said Davao and Siargao are two prime destinations in the country. “Davao Life is Here and Siargao as Surfing Capital of the Philippines are two taglines that capture how these two connectivity bridges two areas in Mindanao that are to prime destinations in the country,” the mayor said. Duterte-Carpio said the city is excited to welcome visitors who will experience the different sites in the city and other areas in the region. (PNA)
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DENR breaks ground on Bangui dev’t projects
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he Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently broke ground on the first phase of its 100-hectare enterprise development project with auto giant Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) in the town of Bangui in Ilocos Norte province. The first phase consists of a 30-hectare coffee and cacao plantation, and development of the historical Sentinella Hill into an eco-cultural tourist destination. Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the DENR-MMPC joint venture project seeks to rehabilitate 100 hectares of forestland through sustainable integrated area development (SIAD) approach, which harnesses a community’s natural wealth to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth within the local economy. “In pursuit of sustainable and inclusive growth, our government under the administration of President Duterte necessarily employs a participatory approach,” Cimatu said during the recent groundbreaking
ceremony. Under the joint venture, MMPC would provide funds for SIAD projects to be identified by the DENR which, in turn, will provide the technical requirements in terms of manpower skills and government support. Cimatu underscored the importance of DENR’s “convergence approach” with the private sector and the local government to achieve equitable growth that will “improve the ecological condition of the country as well as the socio-economic status of the community.” “Bangui’s initiatives to sustain its local tourism industry hinges well on it people’s desire to harness and protect its ecological condition,” said Cimatu, who is a native of Bangui. Meanwhile, MMPC President and CEO Mutsuhiro Oshikiri said that environmental advocacy forms the core of the company’s corporate social responsibility program with the assurance that “we, too, will be doing our part for the betterment of the environment.” “I applaud DENR for their commitment in
ensuring the sustenance of the habitats not only here in Ilocos Norte, but also in the different regions of the Philippines,” Oshikiri said. MMPC will initially release some P2.6 million for the two undertakings with some P1.9 million going to the Sentinella Hill project. The amount will cover the cost of improving its access trail and slope stabilization, establishment of a
2.2-hectare plantation site, a seedling nursery and construction of a look-out tower. The Sentinella Hill, located in Barangay San Lorenzo, gives a commanding view of the entire 9-kilometer Bangui coastline that is famous for its windmill turbines, and panoramic view of the hills and coastline of neighboring towns of Burgos and Pagudpud. It was fortified with artillery by Japanese
forces during World War II to ward off approaching American vessels. During the Spanish colonial era, the hill served as an observation post to monitor incoming sea trade vessels and to warn Bangui residents of any attack from pirates. For the 30-hectare coffee and cacao plantation, which will rise in Barangay Payac, MMPC will shell out some P700,000 to cover the production
of some 15,000 quality cacao and coffee seedlings, construction of a seedling nursery, and maintenance and operation cost of the plantation for 2018. Under the agreement, MMPC is given a chance to transform a total of 100 hectares of forestland into SIAD sites anywhere in the country within a span of four to five years. Also present during the groundbreaking rites was Bangui Mayor Fidel Cimatu Jr.
Gov’t set to launch PPP Knowledge Corner in Region X The Public-Private Partnership Center (PPPC) of the Philippines and National Economic and Development Authority Regional Office (NRO) in Region 10 will launch the PPP Knowledge Corner (PPPKC) on April 5, 2018. The PPPKC will be set up at the Cagayan de Oro Office of the NRO-10. The half-day event will be led by PPPC Executive DIrector Ferdinand A. Pecson and the NRO-10 Regional Director Engr. Leon M. Dacanay, Jr. Local government and regional line agency participants will also be oriented on PPPs during the launching. The PPP Knowledge Corner is part of the PPP Center's localization strategy to further reach out to local governments units around the country and help them implement more PPP projects with technical assistance from the agency. This is an information hub which will serve
as a coordinating unit between the PPP Center and LGUs and other implementing agencies. It is a venue where they can access accurate and up-to-date information on PPP programs and projects. This initiative will also help address the need to strengthen the capabilities of LGUs and other local implementing agencies to undertake PPPs for their infrastructure and development requirements. The PPPKS was the product of collaboration between the PPP Center and the NEDA Regional Development Office. On March 20, 2018, the first PPP Knowledge Corner in the region was launched at NEDA Davao Regional Office. After the NRO 10 launching, there will be 13 other PPPKC that will be set up at various NEDA regional offices in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. (Source: PPPC)
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Smart representatives – led by Chief Financial Officer Chaye Cabal-Revilla (center), SVP for consumer business market development Oscar Reyes Jr., and public affairs FVP Mon Isberto – receive Anvil awards last March 23 at Shangri-La Fort.
Oscars of PH Public Relations:
Smart wins Grand Prix & Grand Anvil S mart Communications maintained its winning streak at the Anvil Awards, receiving top honors for the third straight year at the Oscars of public relations in the Philippines. In a ceremony held recently in Taguig, Smart won the Grand Prix Award for having the highest number of Gold Anvils this year. The company also got the Grand Anvil recognition for SHINE OS+ (Secured Health Information Network and Exchange), an electronic medical record system that enables health facilities to provide faster and better service to their patients. The Grand Anvil is given to the most outstanding public relations program of the year. The Anvil Awards has been conducted annually for 53 years by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines. Smart received Gold Anvils for the following corporate social responsibility, employee engagement, and customer service programs: SHINE OS+, an open system that allows developers to create plugins addressing the various needs of health workers. Among the plugins created are a system that automates the sending of reminder SMS to diabetes patients, and a plugin that enables nurses in Nepal to collect health surveillance and preparedness data during and after disasters. Learning as One Nation, an effort to help improve the Department of Education’s Arabic Language and Islamic
Values Education (ALIVE) program in General Santos and Sarangani. Smart is helping develop an app that teaches Arabic language and values, while promoting independent learning among ALIVE students through the Dynamic Learning Program created by Ramon Magsaysay Awardees Dr. Christopher Bernido and Dr. Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido. School-in-a-Bag, a learning package donated to public schools in remote areas without electricity. The donation includes a solar panel, mobile devices, digital educational content, teacher training, and monitoring. TNT Tropang Ready Caravan, which inculcates disaster preparedness among college students and encourages them to promote preparedness in their respective communities Smart Saturdays, a program where employees pay a participation fee to watch blockbuster movies with their families and colleagues. The participation fees are then used to donate School-in-a-Bag units to underserved schools. Smart Chatbot, a tool on Facebook Messenger that enables Smart customers to view their billing statements and remaining balance, subscribe to promos, purchase eLoad, and request to chat with an agent Meanwhile, Smart’s Silver Anvil awardees are Smart Bro’s Bond Like Never Before campaign which encourages parents to use mobile
technology to bond with their children, Doon Po Sa Amin Storytelling Caravan which promotes local storytelling for Filipino children, the Paskong Pinoy yearend celebration for employees, the PLDT Group’s efforts to transform its corporate culture to support its digital pivot, the Smart
Communities Facebook page which provides information about Smart’s CSR programs, and Smart Millenniors which engages the youth to guide their elders on the use of mobile devices and the internet. The Silver Anvil list also includes Smart Paywall, a web tool that helps Smart
Bro customers avoid unwanted mobile internet charges; Smart TechnoCart, a donation package similar to the School-in-a-Bag that targets more urban communities and contains more devices; the SWEEP (Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program) Awards which
encourages students to create innovations solving real problems; the TNT App and TNT Online Store which make it easier for TNT customers to complete transactions; and TNT Tropa Trip, a nationwide summer road show promoting the Choose Your Tropa Apps promo.
AboitizPower launches rooftop solar venture AboitizPower is set to enter the rooftop solar space through a new business unit aimed at further expanding the company’s growing renewable energy portfolio under its Cleanergy brand. The new company, called AboitizPower Distributed Energy, Inc. (APX), is already looking at completing several key projects in Luzon and Visayas in 2018, with a target to integrate it closely with the group's existing open access customers. “We have been in the power
industry for more than 80 years. This gives us a wealth of knowledge and technical capability that we can share to our customers who want to go into solar,” AboitizPower President Antonio Moraza said. AboitizPower first entered the solar power market in 2016 with its 59-MWp San Carlos Sun (Sacasun) project in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. To date, AboitizPower has 1,272 MW of net sellable capacity, together with its partners, through its Cleanergy brand. APX General Manager
Ping Mendoza said their main differentiator is their experience in the power industry. “The positive response from customers affirms our view that distributed energy technology such as rooftop solar complements existing products and services that the AboitizPower group provides,” he said. AboitizPower has a wide portfolio of renewable energy plants under Cleanergy including geothermal, run-of-river hydro, solar/PAGE 10
AboitizPower first entered the solar power market in 2016 with its 59-MWp San Carlos Sun (Sacasun) project in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. To date, AboitizPower has 1,272 MW of net sellable capacity, together with its partners, through its Cleanergy brand.
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Local thrift banks embrace innovations
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FFICIALS of the Chamber of Thrift Banks (CTB) are open to innovations on financial technology, citing the advantages towards further servicing their niche market. In a statement, CTB President Gregorio B. Anonas III said thrift banking players “are aware of the shift in the digital behavior of our clientele.” “Thrift banks have embraced these new technologies and are maximizing these technologies to ensure faster, better and more affordable services,” he said. Anonas said there is a need to accept the latest technological innovations,
thus, the adoption of the theme “Banking on Disruptive Technologies” for CTB’s annual convention to be held on April 10. TBs, he said, need to adopt to disruptive technologies such as robotics, blockhain, cloud-based computing as well as artificial intelligence (AI) to help their clients, especially those living in far-flung areas. Recently, CTB partnered with FINTQ’s Lendr, the financial technology arm of PLDT and Smart’s Voyager Innovations, to reach more consumers through a single online market place for loans. Lendr data showed
that about eight of its 10 borrowers are based in the province and about 26 percent of them are residing in low-income cities and municipalities. Since TBs are focused on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Anonas said using financial technological innovations will allow them to reach more clients and entice more customers for their micro consumer loans, automotive and housing loans and the like. To date, CTB has about 47 thrift bank-members with more than 2,400 branches nationwide. As of end-December 2017, the industry has served about 6.8 million deposit accounts, which has a share of about eight
percent of the country’s banking system, and has a loan portfolio accounting for at least 31.43 percent of the total or around PHP269.78 billion. Francisco A. Dizon, CTB 2018 convention chair, said tapping the opportunities being provided by latest technological innovations in finance will further boost the thrift banking industry’s stability. “By harnessing the opportunities that come with disruptive technologies, we are confident that the thrift banking industry will maintain its stability and post sustained growth in resources, lending and profitability,” he added. (PNA)
BSP set for InstaPay roll-out this month THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) says all is set for the roll-out of the InstaPay platform later this month. BSP Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier said the platform’s launch which is expected sometime in mid April, is “within the target timeline.” “So far, no problems have been enouncountered that may delay the implementation,” she added. InstaPay is envisioned to be a real-time, low-
value payment transfer system made possible through technologyenabled means. It is the second clearing house under the central bank’s National Retail Payment System (NRPS), which is intended to speed-up the electronic payment system around the country. The first clearing house -- the electronic fund transfer (EFT) also called PESO Net, was launched in November 2017. It allows for the transfer of funds
from one’s bank account to another. BSP Governor Nestor A. Espenilla Jr. earlier said PESO Net remains the prime clearing house because it facilitiates trouble-free payment transactions around the country. “It will potentially replace check payments because once people get used it, they can simply execute electronic payments by issuing a digital instruction allowing funds to move digitally,” he
said. NRPS is intended to increase electronic payment usage from the current one percent to around 20 percent of total payments by the year 2020. Espenilla said the planned electronic payment system is beneficial to the micro, small and medium enterprises because it will help them increase their customer reach, cut the cost of managing cash and provide easier access to credit. (PNA)
SSS to run after 7,000 firms for contribution payments THE STATE-RUN pension fund will chase an initial 7,000 firms that evaded contribution payments to help shore up its revenues after its profits shrank last year. “We have identified some 7,000 delinquent companies, malaki at maliit (big and small), all over the country. Sila ang aming bibisitahin or dadalawin. Padadalhan ng (We will pay them a visit and send a) notice,” Social Security System (SSS) President and CEO Emmanuel F. Dooc said. He said this will be done through the issuance of Warrant of Distraint, Levy and Garnishment (WDLG), where the pension fund will question employers’ payment records — a measure that has never been done by SSS even though it is granted under the Social Security Act of 1997. The WDLG will enable
the SSS to seize real and personal properties, subject to an auction sale, as payment for unpaid contributions resulting from unsatisfactory assessments. Mr. Dooc said this would shore up “significant income” for them once the measure is implemented “before the end of the year.” “I’ve asked our legal and large account (divisions) to give me P5 billion,” Mr. Dooc said when asked how much he expects to collect after issuing WDLGs. “We are expecting that this will bring us greater efficiency in collecting,” he said. “We are already training our account officers. We are hiring legal enforcement officers and sheriffs to serve notices and corresponding warrants.” SSS’ profit in 2017
dropped by 36.56% to P20.3 billion from the P32 billion it recorded in 2016. Moreover, the SSS official said that he remains hopeful for President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s approval of the pension fund’s proposed contribution hike by the second half this year. “I remain hopeful that we can effect the contribution increase hopefully this year. I hope it would be started on April, but that will not happen pending the request submitted to Malacañang. but we follow it up regularly,” said Mr. Dooc. “I hope that we can still do it on the second half. First half, there’s a slim chance. The earlier, the bigger our collection,” he added. He said that if the SSS were able to increase the contribution rate shared by employers and employees
by 3% to 14%, and likewise raise the maximum salary credit to P20,000 from P16,000, it would generate some P45 billion additional revenues by the end of the year. Aside from the Palace order, Mr. Dooc said they are also waiting on Congress’ amendment of the SSS Charter before they could unilaterally increase the contribution rates. The House of Representatives already approved on final reading House Bill 2158 in January this year, but its counterpart in the Senate is set to start deliberations in the plenary. The contribution hike was supposed to be a condition to the first P1,000 across-the-board pension hike in January last year. LOAN RESTRUCTURING sss/PAGE 9
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Meanwhile, the SSS will also be launching another loan restructuring program (LRP) for delinquents affected by natural calamities next month. “ This is the second opportunity to launch the loan restructuring program. This follows last year’s LRP na napakaraming nag-avail nito (which so many availed of),” SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc in a press conference yesterday in Quezon City. He said that he expects the SSS to condone P2.85 billion penalties and generate about P1.2 billion from the LRP — much lower than the P13 billion it raised during April 2016 to April 2017 from about 850,000 delinquents. Mr. Dooc said that the upcoming offer would cater to those remaining SSS memberdelinquents — about 250,000 — who were not able to avail the previous LRP, and is not intended to be a revenueraising measure. “While many have benefited from the Loan Restructuring Program implemented in 2016, we have also received numerous requests from members to extend or reimplement it. So for those who were not able to apply, this is your time to clean your outstanding loan balance and regain your good-standing with SSS,” said Mr. Dooc. Mr. Dooc said that all SSS branches will start accepting applications on April 2. Unlike the first LRP, the offer period would only last for six months. To qualify under the second LRP, the loan must be past its due for at least six months from the offer period, and must be residing or working on the date of the disasterstruck area as declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). He said this includes victims of the Marawi crisis last year and the eruption of the Mayon volcano in January. Pote nt i a l b or rowe rs under the LRP will be able to take advantage of a lower 3% interest rate payable at a maximum of five years, lower than the 10% it charges in its usual loan packages. Approved applicants may no longer participate in any future SSS loan condonation. Members that were granted with final benefit claims prior to the LRP period cannot avail the program, as well as those who committed fraud against the SSS. The LRP covers SSS’ loan programs including the Salary Loan, Emergency Loan, Educational Loan, Study Now Pay Later Plan, VocTech Loans, Y2K Loans and Investments Incentive Loan. “This is our way of helping our members to clear their obligations within their capacity, as well as making sure that they have a secured future with their entitlement to full SSS benefits because we at SSS know that a majority of our members have undergone difficulties caused by disasters and calamities,” Mr. Dooc said.
Muslims seen as big markets for Halal Congratulations to all beauty products, fashion, hospitality the 2018 Graduates! Companies engaged in production of Halal beauty products, fashion and hospitality stand to win market share over the next few years due largely to the increase in demand from especially the Muslim population. Global trend authority, WGSN, underscored the enormous spending power of the so-called "Generation M", or the Muslim millennials, which are projected to be a quarter of the world's population at 2.8 billion by 2050. An earlier global Islamic economy report indicated that Muslim consumers are projected to spend $327 billion on apparel by 2019 larger than the current combined clothing markets of the UK ($107 billion), Germany ($99 billion) and India ($96 billion). Muslim travel expenditure is estimated to reach $300 billion by 2026 and their global beauty spend is projected to reach $213 billion by 2021. The WGSN report
identified shifting effect of racial, ethnic and religious profile of popular majorities among the three global drivers set to re-shape the consumer landscape in 2020. "...Racial and ethnic identifiers are shifting, and with it so are the voices of power. As more people vote with their dollars, connecting with these new majorities needs to be a priority, not an afterthought," it said. "White space opportunities abound around the new ethnic, racial and religious majorities, but brands will need to work hard to comprehend how they can be relevant to these consumers' values and lifestyles," it added. The report also noted America's changing identity with more than half of Americans under 18 will be minorities by 2020, and more whites will be ageing than will be born. By 2040, caucasians will be the minority. It also cited statistics indicating that Europe
has been growing more ethnically and racially diverse. "For business this means new lifestyle events to design for and market too," it said. The report listed the United States' Quinceañera, a Hispanic sweet 15 party, as an untapped market for apparel, food and beverage and influencer industries. Other underserved opportunities are the two Eids and Ramadan celebrations for Muslims, it added. Apart from shifting effect of ethnic, racial and religious majorities, the WGSN also cited other drivers expected to re-shape the consumer landscape in 2020, including the domination of mobilecommerce and the emergence of crowdbased capitalism. "Retailers, brands and service providers will need to redesign their assets to live on multi-platforms (mobile, desktop) and surfaces (smart glasses, virtual reality screens)," it said.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Office Of THe nOTaRY pUBlic MaRiO T. JUni attorney-at-law
Rm. 204-205, 2nd flr. de leon Square Bldg., pabayo-cruz Taal Sts., cagayan de Oro city Telephone no. (088) 857-3599 * cell phone nO. 0935-2379999 MaRieTa T. HeRReRa, -versusSaMUel S. BOMBeO, SR.,
Mortgagee,
Mortgagor.
Re: Extra-judicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage under R.A 3135, as amended by act 4118.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Upon verified application for sale under act no. 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee, MaRieTa T. HeRReRa, of #143, Tejero Subd., Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, against the mortgagor, SaMUel S. cOMBeO, SR., of Block 11, Paris Ave., Capitol Homes, Diliman, Quezon City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness in the total amount of One MilliOn Seven HUndRed peSOS (p1,700,000.00) representing the principal amount and interest, excluding the 25% as attorney’s fees, cost and expenses of foreclosure and sale, and all other incident expenses which are likewise secured by the said mortgage, the undersigned notary public will sale at PUBLIC AUCTION, to the highest bidder, FOR CASH and in the Philippine Currency, on May 11, 2018 at 3:30 o’clock in the afternoon or soon thereafter at the Main entrance of the city Hall Building, el Salvador city, Misamis Oriental , the following described real property, together with all its improvement, to wit:
KaTiBaYan nG ORiHinal na TiTUlO BldG. p-22666 A PARCEL OF LAND, Lot No. 41861, CAD. 237, (Lot 6822-C, CSD-10-011272D) situated at Barrio Molugan, Municipality of El Salvador, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the West, along line 4-1 by Lot 6818; On the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 41862, (Lot 6822-D, CSD-10-011272-D); On the SE., along line line 2-3 by Road; On the SW., along line 3-4 by Lot 41860, (Lot 22-B, CSD-10-011272-D); All of CAD. 237, Cagayan Cadastre. Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being S. 01 deg. 36’W’., 560.50 m. from BLLM. No. 17, CAD. 237; thence: S. 74 deg. 29’E., 122.96 m. to pt.2; S. 21 deg. 41’W., 37.65 m. to pt. 3; N. 73 deg. 57’W., 113.57 m. pt. 4; N. 07 deg. 08’E., 36.77 m. to pt. of beginning, Containing an area of fOUR THOUSand THRee HUndRed SiXTY fOUR (4,364) square meters, more or less.
The undersigned auctioning notary hereby gives further notice that if on May 11, 2018 the minimum requirement of two (2) bidders/buyers will not participate in the auction sale pursuant to the Supreme Court EN BANC Resolution under Administrative Matter No. 99-10-05-0, the sale shall be postponed and re-scheduled on the next working day which is May 14, 2018 at the same time and place without republication. This Notice of Sale will be pOSTed for a period of twenty (20) days in three (3) of the most conspicuous public places where the subject property is located, specifically in the bulletin boards of: (1) Barangay Hall of Molugan, El Salvador City, (2) Hall of Justice, Opol , Misamis Oriental, and (3) in the Main entrance of the city Hall of el Salvador city, where the sale shall take place, and likewise, a copy will be pUBliSHed in a newspaper of general circulation in Misamis Oriental, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the auction sale. Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title to the property and the encumbrances, if there be any. Cagayan de Oro City, March 14, 2018.
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REUBEN ROA-DABA 1st District Cagayan de Oro City
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in Vietnam. “Higher expenses were also attributable to operating more flights using the bigger Airbus A330 aircraft for which airport and ground handling charges were generally higher compared to other aircraft types,” the company said. Between this year and 2022, the budget carrier expects delivery of 47 brand new aircraft, composed of seven Airbus A321ceos, 32 Airbus A321neos, and eight ATR 72-600s.
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existing routes. Among the domestic routes opened in 2017 were the Zamboanga-Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga-Cotabato, C e bu - Ma s b ate, D av a o Dumaguete, Davao-Tacloban, and Manila-Siargao routes. Cebu Pacific also increased frequencies in the ManilaSydney route, as well as for flights to Nagoya and Narita in Japan and Hanoi
Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12TH Judicial Region, Branch 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF RODOLFO ABISO GUMANID OF HIS BIRTH YEAR FROM DECEMER 25, 1965 TO DECEMBER 25, 1957, HIS MIDDLE NAME FROM RODOLFO ABESO GUMANID TO RODOLFO ABISO GUMANID, HIS PLACE OF BIRTH FROM MABUHAY, KAROMATAN,
SPL. PROC. NO. 21-544
KAROMATAN, LANAO DEL NORTE, AND THE FAMILY NAME OF HIS MOTHER FROM JUANITA ABESO TO JUANITA ABISO RODOLFO ABISO GUMANID
Petitioner.
- versus THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO, LANAO DEL NORTE AND OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERA, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA), QUEZON CITY Respondent. X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/
Cebu Air recorded foreign exchange losses of P797.98 million in 2017, due to the weakening of the peso against the US dollar. “ T he Group’s maj or exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations is in respect to US Dollar denominated long-term debt incurred in connection with aircraft acquisitions,” it said.
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from page 4 Korean military exercises. Seoul brokered Kim’s offer of direct talks that astounded the world – a Korean drama for now, yet it could easily pass as a real telenovela if the two countries at odds would embrace peace with finality. For now, the two Korean le aders are ac t ing li ke mountain climbers, trying to reach the peak and establish a base camp there in which they could agree on a great bargain – that of attaining world peace. What needs to be done is a bold stroke notwithstanding the big risks the two leaders may encounter on that unified base camp. But this base camp has to be high up the mountain,
SO ORDERED. Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte. March 23, 2018.
(SGD.) ALBERTO P. QUINTO Acting Presiding Judge
APQ/epp cc: Office of the Solicitor General 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village Makati City Office of the Public Prosecutor Tubod, Lanao del Norte Office of the Local Civil Registrar Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte Atty. Eleuterio M. Obial, Jr. Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte Rodolfo Abiso Gumanid Poblacion, Toledo City Cebu
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Dying man: (looks at ceiling, spreads his arms, and said his last) Thank you, Father. Now I can die like your Son. On being relatives Cardinal Sin: Mayor, do you know that we are relatives? Me (taken aback): My paternal grandmother had Chinese blood. But how are we related, Your Eminence? Cardinal Sin: What is your last name? Me: Bunye, your Eminence. Cardinal Sin: There you
are. Don’t you know that ever ybody calls me Ang Kanyang Ka-BUNYI-an. Marriage Vow Renewal (This one I heard from Monsignor Tom Gonzalez, an admirer of Cardinal Sin and our long-time former parish priest in San Roque Parish of Alabang.) During the marriage renewal of a couple, the officiating priest asked them what they liked in each other. The man said: She has a long list of traits, Father. Priest: Go on. Man: She is A. Adorable. She is B. Beautiful. She is C. Charming. She is D. Delightful. She is E. Elegant. Priest: Go on. Man: She is F. Fun. She is G. Gorgeous. Priest: Ok. So what do I, J and K stand for? Man: (Pauses… could not find the right words) replies: I’m Just Kidding, Father. Note: You may email us at totingbunye2000@gmail. com. You may also “like” us on Facebook at “Speaking Out”.
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12TH Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte
ORDER A verified petition for correction of Entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of Rodolfo Abiso Gumanid filed by him on March 21, 2018, praying the Honorable Court, that after notice, publication and hearing an order shall be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte, and the Office of the Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority to CORRECT from the Registry of Records the Certificate of Live Birth of RODOLFO ABISO GUMANID, for being erroneous and it should be corrected in the same record of birth, the following, to wit: A.) Under his MIDDLE NAME which was erroneosly entered as RODOLFO ABESO GUMANID, it should be corrected to RODOLFO ABISO GUMANID; B) Under item No. 1, his place of birth which was erroneously entered as Mabuhay, Karomatan, Lanao del Norte, it should be changed to Mahayahay, Karomatan (now Sultan Naga Dimaporo) Lanao del Norte; C) Under the FAMILY NAME of his mother it was also erroneously entered as JUANITA ABESO, it should be corrected to JUANITA ABISO; and D) Under item No. 6 his date of birth was erroneously entered that he was born on DECEMBER 25, 1965, it should be corrected to DECEMBER 25, 1957. Finding the verified petition sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing on June 29, 2018 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning. Let this order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Lanao del Norte once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner. The Local Civil Registrar of Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte, and any person who has an interest in the petition may file his/her opposition thereto within fifteen (15) days from notice of this petition or from the last day of publication of this order. Further, let this Order be posted for fifteen (15) consecutive days prior to the date of hearing on the bulletin board of the Municipal Hall of Karomatan, Lanao del Norte; barangay hall of Mahayahay, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte where the petitioner was born and on the bulletin board of this Court. The petitioner is directed to notify this court of the publication of this order three (3) days before the scheduled hearing date. Furnish copy of this Order to the Solicitor General, Makati City; the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Lanao del Norte; the Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar of Karomatan (now Sultan Naga Dimaporo), Lanao del Norte; The Administrator and Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority, 3/F, Vibal Bldg, Times Street cor Edsa, West Triangle, Quezon City; Atty. Eleuterio M. Obial, Jr., counsel for the Petitioner and the petitioner, Rodolfo Abiso Gumanid.
anchore d w it h e nou g h specific provisions to last a lifetime of bilateral talks. Strangely enough, perhaps this could lead to a very decisive achievement the world would soon rejoice. Perhaps, what needs to be done for now is a complete chemistry between the two leaders who, after all, are the descendants of one great Korean empire. Meantime, it’s all quiet and calm in this Korean capital dubbed the Dragon City. (ruffy44_ph2000@yahoo. com)
RE: Petition for the Cancellation of the Certificate Of Live Birth of JOHN KENNETH EBO DOMANICO.
SPL. PROC. NO. 335-07-2018
Likewise for the Correction of Entry in the Certificate of Marriage of JOHN KENNETH EBO DOMANICO under the entry: Place of Birth of Husband from Baroy, Lanao del Norte to Makato, Aklan. JOHN KENNETH E. DOMANICO, - versus –
Petitioners,
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BAROY, LANAO DEL NORTE, Respondent. x----------------------------------/ ORDER A verified petition for cancellation of the Certificate of Live Birth of JOHN KENNETH EBO DOMANICO and Correction of Entry in his Certificate of Marriage under the entry “Place of Birth of Husband” from Baroy, Lanao del Norte to Makato, Aklan was filed before this Court on March 26, 2018 by the herein petitioner praying that after due notice and hearing, an Order be issued directing the Respondent’s office to effect the correction sought for. Petition alleges that he is of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Purok 1, San Juan, Baroy, Lanao del Norte where he can be validly served with court orders and processes of this Honorable Court. That respondent Local Civil Registrar of Baroy, Lanao del Norte is impleaded pursuant to Section 3, Rule 108 of the Rules of Court. That petitioner was born to Spouses Sammy T. Domanico and Hazel R. Ebo at Cayangwan, Makato, Aklan on 16 June 1996, however at that time of his birth, his parents were not legally married hence his name was registered at the office of the Local Civil Registrar of Makato, Aklan. That petitioner’s parents were legally married on December 26, 1998 at Tubod, Lanao del Norte. That when he was Grade 5 he transferred school and enrolled at Baroy Central Elementary School, using Domanico as his family name. That petitioner’s aunt Edna Ebo thinking that his in Makato, Aklan was not duly recorded at the office of the Local Civil Registrar of Makato, Aklan, caused the late registration of his birth with the office of the respondent and from then on in all official records he carried the name John Kenneth Ebo Domanico with his birthplace as San Juan, Baroy, Lanao del Norte as reflected in the petitioner’s second Certificate of Birth. Likewise, when petitioner got married to Fatima Ohya David, his place of birth indicated in his Certificate of Marriage was Baroy, Lanao del Norte. That his wife petitioned him for Certificate of Eligibility with the government of japan, so he can follow her and live with her and be gainfully employed in Japan, a privilege afforded to Filipinos of Japanese descent like his wife, which was granted however when he applied for Japanese Visa, he was surprised that his application was denied without any reason given to him. However, somebody advised him to look into his birth record because usually this happened when one has double entry of Certificate of Live Birth with PSA. That when he inquired at the office of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Ozamiz City, he was confronted with the fact that his birth record was duly registered at Makato, Aklan bearing the surname of his mother EBO. His parents are now in the process of complying with the requirements for his legitimation with the office of the Local Civil Registrar of Makato, Aklan so his Family Name will be changed to Domanico. That with the knowledge of the aforementioned he is now constrained to file this Petition to cancel the second Certificate of Live Birth registered with the office of Respondent. That consequently, since the Place of Birth indicated in his Certificate of Marriage is Baroy, Lanao del Norte, he also seek remedy before this Honorable Court, to correct the said entry under Place of Birth of Husband from Baroy, Lanao del Norte to Makato, Aklan. That this petition is filed in good faith and is not intended to conceal the commission of a crime and/or defeat the investigation and prosecution of the same but the sole purpose of the cancellation of his second birth certificate is to avoid confusion and future inconvenience it may cause and in order to support the correction of entry of his place of Birth – to Makato, Aklan, in the different government agency concerned as reflected in all his documents of importance. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case to June 4, 2018 at 8:30 in the morning before the sala of this Court. Furnish copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General, Makati City, to the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, to the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Baroy, Lanao del Norte, to the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Makato, Aklan, to Atty. Dorothea Basalo and to the petitioner, in his known address. Let copy of the Order containing the petition be published in a newspaper of general circulation for three (3) consecutive weeks, at the expense of the petitioner.
So ORDERED. Tubod, Lanao del Norte. April 2, 2018.
The Office of the Civil Registrar General Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), 3/F, Vibal Bldg, Times Street cor Edsa, West Triangle, Quezon City
BWM: March 28, April 4 & 11, 2018
BWM: April 4, 11 & 18, 2018
(SGD.) DENNIS P. VICOY Acting Presiding Judge
Easter... from page 4
God Himself came down to earth from heaven; that God did this in the form of man; that God has a Name, and it is “Jesus”. -ooo MYSTERY OF GOD’S KINGDOM: HIDDEN FROM MANY: So man can have the grace of understanding the mystery of God’s coming to earth in the form of man with flesh and blood, he must ask God to remove his blindness and being deaf about spiritual matters. For spiritual blindness and deafness of man about the mystery of the Kingdom of God was given to him by God Himself. God blinded and removed the sense of hearing of many because of their hadheadedness and inclination to sin. Consequently, man must ask God to remove this blindness and deafness from him, to empower him to understand the parables that were used to explain the mystery of the Kingdom of God. D u r i ng Ho ly We e k , it would then be more important for believers to splurge on Bible reading and comprehension and prayers, rather than indulging on rituals and traditional practices which are not found in the Bible anyway, like endless processions, visitation of edifices, vacationing in beach resorts and the like. -ooo FOR QUESTIONS, REACTIONS: If anyone would like to ask me any question about what the burning issues of the day mean, or what we have discussed here, or to consult on any problem, whatever it maybe, please call 0917 984 24 68, or email me at batasmauricio@yahoo.com, or post your concerns at www.facebook.com/attybatas. Promise, I will answer right away. Thank God in the Name of Jesus, Amen!
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while animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes commodities had the least quantity with only 40,000 tons, the PSA added. However, in terms of value, machinery and transport equipment machiner y and transport equipment commodities took the lead at P59.72 billion, followed only by food and live animals and manufactured goods at P21.24 billion. Other traded goods were mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials P17.46 billion; beverages and tobacco P8.73 billion; chemical and related products P8.49 billion; miscellaneous manufactured articles P7.11 billion; commodities and transactions P5.44 billion; crude materials and inedible except fuels P4.20 billion; and Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 2.27 billion. The PSA reported that the overal quantity of dometic trade during the 4th quarter was at at 6.48 million tons, up by 4.2 percent from 6.21 million tons of the same quarter in 2016. “On the other hand, value of domestic trade declined by 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 with value amounting to P176.39 billion from PHP181.64 billion value of same quarter a year ago,” it added. Also, it said about 99.9 percent of the total value commodities that flow in the country were traded by means of water and the remaining 0.1 percent, through air. The E astern Visayas posted the most favorable trade balance in the four quarter of 2017 at P16.91 billion, followed by Central Luzon at P12.77 billion; C entral Visayas P12.55 billion; Northern Mindanao P12.54 billion; NCR P6.88 billion; Davao Region P5.41 billion; SOCCSKSARGEN P3.96 billion; and ARMM P1.73 billion. Regions with negative trade balance in the same period of 2017 were Cagayan Valley at P60 million; Western Vi s ay a s P 4 2 0 m i l l i o n ; MIMAROPA P1.57 billion; Ilocos Region P1.69 billion; CALABARZON P7.96 billion; Zamboanga Peninsula P14.10 billion; Caraga P21.59 billion; and Bicol Region P25.32 billion.
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tanggalan ang route board, bump e r, c ar r ier, d ap at i-repaint ug ang pinakabug-at nga kinahanglan usbon ang porma sa motorela bisan pa dugay na kining gadagan tungod kun okay lahi ang desinyo sa pipila samtang sukad pa kaniadto wala may tino nga official design sa motorela gawas sa iyang sukod lang sa body,” he added. In a separate statement, the Solidarity of Transport in Region X (Starex) sided with the motorela operators’ concerns. “Dako kining hagit sa mga motorela driver ug operator nga dili magpakahilom,
maghiusa ug mobarug alang sa inyong katungod nga mabuhi,” Starex secretarygeneral Ringo Lago said. It was Starex which lobbied before the City Council an increase in motorela fares from P6 to P7 (regular) and P5 to P6 (privileged – senior, students, disabled). That proposal has not yet been discussed.
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European Union Delegation to the Philippines. The ECCP is actively advocating Northern Mindanao Filipino exporters to avail of the EU’s GSP which allows exporters from developing countries like the Philippines to pay lesser or zero duties on their exports to the EU’s single market of 500 million+ end consumers. T h e c o u n c i l’s o t h e r officers include Lordilie Enjambre, Acting Area Head for North Eastern Mindanao at Mindanao Development Authority (MINDA) as Vice President; and William Malagar (Owner/President of Global Chips Technologies C D O, Inc . t he ASP Authorized Service Provider and Business Partners of HPE, HP Inc., Asus, Acer, Lenovo); Rhodora Abella (President and General Manager of The Stoneware Pottery, Inc.) and Roderico Bioco (COO of Mindanao Grain Processing Co., Inc. in Aglayan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon since 1999 and President of the Bukidnon Ka amu l an C h amb e r of Commerce & Industry) as members of the Board of Counselors. The ECCP first set up its Northern Mindanao office in the third quarter of 2017, with Cagayan De Oro as its central hub. The ECCP-NM Business Council’s draft third quarter calendar includes training on Adulting: Budgeting & Savings (July 31), Insights on Leadership Forum (August 24) and another training workshop on Brand Story and Social Media Marketing Workshop (Sept 27) to be held on the same date as its 3rd Quarter Business Council Meeting. The last quarter will feature a Golf Cup (Oct. 28), Future Cities Forum (Nov. 25) and Christmas Gift Giving and last quarter Business Council Meeting on Dec. 15. The calendar w i l l b e f ina lize d w hen the council holds its first business meeting scheduled for April 10 in Cagayan de Oro City. During the 14 March 2018 Networking and Socials on Trade and Investment Opportunities n Northern Mindanao hosted at the Xavier Sports and Country Club by the ECCP and Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), Gottein introduced the participants, which included City Mayor Oscar S. Moreno, to Europe, the European Union and the ECCP. Established 1978, the ECCP is the oldest European Chamber outside Europe
with over 800 members, it acts as the stepping stone for EU Business into PH and vice versa, with its wide range of business and consultancy services. T he E C C P has n ine European partner chambers around the ASEAN region, and is a member of the EBO Worldwide Network, the Joint Foreign Chambers, and is the Lead Partner of the EU-PH Business Network. With four offices in the Philippines (Manila, Cebu, Davao and Cagayan de Oro) the Business Council is composed of successful business leaders in the region, who contribute largely to the chamber’s advocac y, partnerships, de velopments & f uture events. The ECCP’s Business Ser vices include Market Intelligence and Scanning, Market Entr y S er vices, B u s i n e s s D e v e l o p m e nt S e r v i c e s , Tr ai n i ng and Technology Briefings. It also organizes events on Advo cac y, Memb ership Luncheons, Sports, Networking Nights, and Trainings. Gottein said the EU is the Philippines’ 2nd largest export market as well as its 2nd largest foreign investor. The Top 3 EU Imports from the Philippines are Electrical machinery and equipment, machinery and mechanical appliances, and Optical, medical or surgical instruments. The Top 3 EU Exports to the country are electrical machinery and equipment, machinery and mechanical appliances, and aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof/ The top 3 member state trade partners of the EU to the PH (as of 2016) are Germany (34%), the Netherlands (18%) and France (11%). EU Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) stock in the PH (as of 2016) stood at Euro 6.103B, growing at 11% annually while EU FDI stock from PH for the same period was Euro 1.086B, growing at 37% annually. (RMB) EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT BETWEEN HEIRS Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late RICARDO G. TABIGNE who died on MARCH 21, 2011 at 1731 Zone 3 Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City; the deceased at the time of his death left a parcel of land particularly described as follows, to wit; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-18917 “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot No. 1331-G-2, Psd-10-00053, being a portion of Lot 1331-G (LRC) Psd-120273) situated in the Barrio of Kauswagan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED (200) square meters; Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT BETWEEN HEIRS; this Extrajudicial Settlement made and entered into by and among the HEIRS/CO-OWNERS; Under Notary Public of Atty. Salvador O. Pacana; as Per Doc. No. 62; Page No. 7; Book No. XXI; Series of 2017. BWM: March 21, 28 & April 4, 2018
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system that is more culturally sensitive and responsive to the different contexts of schools and communities in the country, as well as recognize learning institutions that cater to IP learners. However, Gurrea said the lack of classrooms in IPEd schools remains a challenge for DepEd to bring the program to all IP learners in the province. In addition, some IP schools are also facing accusation as fronts for the communist rebels. Early this month, Gurrea appeared before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to confirm the legitimate status of Panoloan Te Kisayab IP School in response to the latter's request for new classrooms. As of now, Gurrea said DepEd is hiring IP teachers for IP schools in Bukidnon. “ The hire d te achers must know the language in the immediate community because they will use that language as a medium of instruction,” he said. (PNA)
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Zubiri said the new BBL gives the greatest latitude if not full autonomy to the Bangsamoro government that will be established, to assert their political and economic self-determination and pursue development programs for their people according to their peculiar historical, cultural, religious and national identities. Zubiri was eyeing the submission of the approved bicameral version of the BBL before Duterte’s state-of-thenation address in July. On the other hand, the House considers the BBL as
a “top priority legislation”. The House is consolidating four bills seeking to provide for the BBL and the abolition of the ARMM. (Lilian C. Mellejor/PNA)
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https://www.facebook.com/BusinessWeek.Mindanao Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region BRANCH 39 Cagayan de Oro City APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO THE PROPERTY REGISTRATION DECREE (PD 1529), ISSUANCE OF DECREE OF REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE,
BWM: March 28, April 4 & 11, 2018
LRC CASE NO. LRC-2016-004 Lot No. 6005 C-5
FERNANDO LEGASPI y YANEZ, Applicant. AMENDED NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING Finding the verified Application for Registration over a parcel of land situated at Zone 6, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, and containing an area of One Hundred Eighty Two (182) square meters, more or less, to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is set for hearing on 7 SEPTEMBER 2018 at 8:30 AM, hereby requiring all those who may have interest over said parcel of land to appear on such time and place, and show cause why the application should not be granted. Let copies of this Notice be published, at the expense of the applicant, in the Official Gazette, and once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Cagayan de Oro City and the Province of Misamis Oriental. Let copies hereof with the Petition attached be posted at the bulletin boards of the following offices and buildings, to wit: City Hall, Cagayan de Oro City, Barangay Hall of Bulua hall, Cagayan de Oro City, where the land subject of this application is situated, and this Court for at last thirty (30) days prior to the date of hearing. Applicant is further ordered to furnish a copy of this Notice and the Petition of the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of the Registrar of Deeds of Cagayan de Oro City, the Land Registration Authority and to the occupants and adjoining owners of lot subject of this petition at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of hearing. SO ORDERED. Cagayan de Oro City, 5 March 2018.
(Sgd.) MARITES FILOMENA B. RANA-BERNALES Presiding Judge
BWM: March 28, April 4 & 11, 2018
Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region BRANCH 44 Initao, Misamis Oriental
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF DECEASED JOSE P. GARDOSE AMONG THE HEIRS Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late JOSE P. GARDOSE, who died on July 10, 1988 in Cabanglasan, Bukidnon , at the time of his death left a certain real property, situated in Malapag, Carmen, Catabato City, Philippines and more particularly described as follows; ‘’An Agricultural Land, covered with original Certificate of TITLE (OCT) No. P29242, with an area of 7 hectares 8969 sq. meters more or less; Is the subject EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTELEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF DECEASED JOSE P. GARDOSE AMONG THE HEIRS; This ExtraJudicial Settlement made and entered into by and among the HEIRS; That the HEIRS – Parties, hereto do hereby do Assigned DATU ESMAIL D. CAMSA to follow – up the real situation of land owned by JOSE P. GARDOSE, with total land area of almost 2 hectares more or less cloth with Title No. P29242. Under Notary Public of Atty. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS; as Per Doc. No. 04; Page No. 01; Book No. 47; Series of 2018.
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IN THE PETITION FOR MISCL.CASE NO. 2017-1450 CANCELLATION OF OLD DECREE AND REISSUANCE Card Case No. 27 OF NEW DECREE GLRO cadastral Record No. No. 1592 Lot No. 12198 AYALA CORPORATION Claimant-Petitioner. X------------------------------------------------------------- / ORDER Before this court is a verified Petition for Cancellation of Decree of No. 756226, Cadastral Case No. 27 (GLRO Cadastral Record No. 1592, covering Lot No. 12198 located in Municipality of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental. Finding the same to be sufficient in form and substance the same is set for INITIAL HEARING on April 30, 2018 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at this court, sitting at the Hall of Justice, Initao, Misamis Oriental. Persons interested in this petition are required to answer and appear before this court on the aforesaid date and make known their opposition thereto. The Administrator of the Land Registration Authority is hereby directed at the expense of the applicant to cause the publication of the Notice of Initial Hearing in the Official Gazette and once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental. Further, the applicant is hereby directed to furnish copy of the application and its annexes to the Solicitor General. Lastly, let copies of this Order be furnished to the concerned office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of this province. SO ORDERED. January 5, 2018, Initao, Misamis Oriental BWM: March 21, 28 & April 4, 2018
(Sgd.) MARISSA P. ESTABAYA Presiding Judge
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41st Kaamulan Festival 2018 “The grandest, biggest, oldest, colorful and most authentic ethnic tribal festival in the Philippines”
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ith an estimated fifty thousand (50,000) foreign, domestic and local tourists witnessing the festival, sixty (60) Tri-media covering the event coming from international, national, and local outlets, one hundred fifty (150) official, accredited, non-accrredited and mainstream photographers taking photos, the 41st Kaamulan Festival 2018 is considered as the Grandest, biggest, oldest, colorful and most authentic tribal Festival in the Philippines today in the Preservation of the culture, arts and traditions of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Bukidnon and in Mindanao. Kaamulan Festival 2018 existing through thick and thin is an ethnic festival featuring Bukidnon’s Seven Hill Tribes, the Matigsalog, Tigwahanon, Umayamnon, Manobo, Bukidnon, Talaandig and Higaonon. The Authentic Festival which is now existing for the forty one (41) years is geared towards the preservation of the arts, culture and traditions of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Bukidnon and in Mindanao. It is a
festive celebration where the 7tribes of Bukidnon congregate in a gathering called “Kaamulan”. Kaamulan is a venue where the 7hill tribes of Bukidnon show their arts, culture arts and traditions through “Ikat-Ikat Ta Dadalanen” through street dancing, the parade of Beautiful and Gigantic Indigenous Parade Floats decorated with environmental-friendly materials showing their engenuity and architectural designs . This year’s vibrant 41st KAAMULAN Festival 2018 is actively participated in the two mainsty cities Malaybalay and Valencia of Bukidnon along with the participation of ten Local Government Units which congregate every other year like Don Carlos, Kibawe, Pangantucan, Quezon, Dangkagan, San Fernando, Kalilangan, Lantapan and Impasugong and another set of Municipalities will participate next year KAAMULAN 2019. Before the announcement of winners the “Inagong” a dance of fellowship in Thanksgiving for the beautiful Bukidnon with richness in Culture and traditions that they are proud of in the last 41 years of the Province continuous
Preservation of the Arts, culture, and traditions of the IPs of Bukidnon. In an interview The Hon. Governor Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. told Business Week Mindanao and Mindanao Daily News that 100 percent of the participants are real IPs which made the festival so colorful and authentic. Kaamulan Festival 2018 is graced by Special Assistant to the President of PMS the Hon. Christopher Bong Go. He urged everybody to support the President in all his undertakings for a strong and better Philippines. SAP Bong is a man of honor and a heart of gold in helping the citizens of the country. The Department of Tourism
is represented by USEC Marco Bautista of Faith and Farm Tourism Division of the Department, the superwoman Tourism Regional Director May Salvana Unchuan, the Presidential Fashion Consultant and Malacañang Office Fashion Icon Mimi Pimentel, the Tourism Officers of Northern Mindanao, the Local Executives of the Province of Bukidnon, special mention to The Provincial Tourism Officer Ms. Ma. Joe-an P. Bayona of Bukidnon for her indefatigable efforts for the success of the festival. Other personalities present were Senators Migs Zubiri, Sonny Angara,
JV Ejercito, Actor Philip Salvador, Romanian Ambassador to the Philippines, Congressman Mangundadato of Maguindanao and Congressman Carlo Nograles-of Davao City. With the Senators they were happy to announce of the free tuition of college students in all State Universities of the Philippines and the turn over of the half billion Drug Rehabilitation Center located in Casisang Malaybalay Bukidnon along with the ground breaking of the Bukidnon National Airport in Don Carlos wherein the President will personally come to Grace the event
come May 2018. Winners of the Kaamulan Festival 2018: for Street Dancing Competition, 2nd Runner Up Municipality of Quezon, 1st Runner Up Valencia City and Champion Malaybalay City. Ground Cultural Competition, 2nd Runner Up Municipality of Kalilangan, 1st Runner Up City of Malaybalay and the Champion is The Municipality of Pangantucan. Float Parade Competition, 2nd Runner Up Municipality of Libona, 1st Runner Up Municipality of Quezon and the Champion, the Municipality of Lantapan. KUDOS!