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DAVAO City -- The Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCom) is eyeing several growth areas in Mindanao for its expansion. “We are supportive of new businesses so if we find new growth areas even in Mindanao whether or not we already have a branch there then we will make our presence felt,” Wilbert T. Lim, Head of PBCom for Visayas and Mindanao said in an interview. Lim said they are looking at putting up branches in Butuan since it is a good growth area. Among the factors that will determine the choice of an area for the setting up of a PBCom Branch are liquidity and money flow in the area and the existence of new businesses that need financial support.
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ALAYBALAY City – Making all agriculture-related inputs and services exempt from the valueadded tax will make local agricultural products competitive in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which starts next year, the Bukidnon Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (BKCCII) said.
In a report given to members last week, BKCCII president Roderico Bioco said the chamber continues to push for preferential tax policy which he considered important for local competitiveness. “In most AEC members,
unlike the Philippines, all inputs and ser vices for agricultural production are VAT exempt, including fuel, transportation, and toll services (toll milling, toll breeding, etc.),” Bioco’s report said. He adde d t he move
would make their (other AEC members) agricultural products highly competitive when sold in the Philippines. Bioco said that while the proposed tax amendment would be difficult to implement, it is “a test of resolve for our government to truly help our industries compete in a new economic environment.” He cited that the chamber is working with Senators Juan Edgardo Angara and Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV on the proposal. He said the chamber has conducted an awareness drive on the Asean Free Trade Agreement and is now leading reforms/PAGE 11
ITSI to make VisMin IT at par with rest of PHL By BONG D. FABE, Correspondent
ONE of the leading information technology companies in the country has vowed to make the IT highway in the Visayas and Mindanao regions at par with the rest of the Philippines and spur g rowt h, st abi lit y and pro duc t iv it y in t hes e regions. Benjie Esquivel, president and chief executive officer of the Infinite Group of Companies, said that his company is introducing a new trend in the data and information dissemination industry so as to maximize and effectively use the technology to spur growth and progress. E s quivel, sp e a k i ng during the “Unified Data C e n t e r Te c h n o l o g i e s (UDCT)” seminar Friday at the newest posh hotel in this Northern Mindanao capital
city, said that Infinitecare Technology Solutions, Inc. (ITSI) is “here to provide our expertise to design, build and operate data center infrastructure to the next level so make it at par with other data centers in the country.” “I believe that Mindanao with its progress will catch up in the advancement of the IT to spur development on the island. And this is where ITSI and the Infinite Group of Companies can help,” he said. With various private companies now locating in Mindanao, there is a need to make individual company’s network harness the power to data centers, which is “a critical facility” in any institution such as power companies, banks, hospitals, among others, stressed Engr. itsi/PAGE 11
Another sofdrink firm opens plant in Misamis Oriental ARC Refreshments Corporation (ARC), the licensed bottler of US-brand RC Cola in the Philippines, has opened a new fivehectare, state-of-the-art plant in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental recently to address
Rice sufficiency PITCHED to attain rice sufficiency in 2015, the Department of Agriculture 10 (DA-10) is going fullscale with its Agri-Pinoy Rice Program. From the 70 percent rice sufficiency rate in 2011, it swelled up to 90 percent the following year and then took another leap to 94 percent in 2013. DA-10 Regional Executive Director Lealyn A. Ramos attributed the success to the receptiveness of the local government units (LGUs) and farmers to agricultural modernization. Assistance in the procurement of hybrid seeds, machines, drying, storage and milling facilities were just some of the approach employed to help the farmers.
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Power supply in Davao seen in better shape by 2015
House probe into arms smuggling in CDO pushed
AQUARIUM FISH. A vendor of aquarium fish waits for buyers along the main road of Malaybalay City. Each bag sells for P20. mindanews photo by h. marcos c. mordeno
DAVAO City -- The entry of additional load in 2015 could make the power supply of Mindanao in better shape. R ome o Monteneg ro, director for investments and public affairs of the Mindanao
Development Authority (MinDA) said additional megawatts would be available next year for the island. By the first quarter of 2015, about 300 megawatts power/PAGE 11
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Malls top Davao City’s taxpayers DAVAO City -- Two of the biggest malls here might as well be tagged as model business establishments after they made it to the top five real property taxpayers (RPT) List of the Davao City Treasurer’s Office (CTO). Victor Ranada of the CTO said the top spot for the past
several years has always been held by Holcim Philippines. The company which was previously known as the Davao Union Cement, has remained the top real property taxpayer of the city with a paid RPT of P30,091,142.80 as of December 31, 2013. malls/PAGE 10
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DOLE-X approves 62 livelihood projects in first quarter of 2014 By GLENFORD C. LABIAL and MILDRED E. DABLIO, Contributors
THE Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office X (DOLE-X) has approved the release of 62 livelihood projects for the first quarter of this year. The projects will be funded through the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) under the Workers
In c o m e Au g m e nt at i o n Program (WINAP), Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) and Bottom-upBudgeting (BUB) These projects, 46 under the WINAP, 15 for the BUB and one for TUPAD, are expected to benefit 8,718
c on s t it u e nt s f rom t h e informal sectors like skilled workers, farmers, fisherfolks, women, and youth. DILP aims to reduce poverty through the promotion of livelihood and entrepreneurship and transforming vulnerable sectors into community
enterprises through convergence of services. “All DOLE programs are implemented today because of the government’s policy on inclusive growth and alleviating poverty,” said DOLE-X Regional Director Atty. Alan M. Macaraya during DOLE/PAGE 10
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Honda Cars sees PH setting pace of Asean sales growth HONDA Cars Philippines Inc (HCPI) has announced it will set the pace of the Japanese carmaker’s growth across Asean this year. “Philippines [is] where we can expect the biggest growth in the region supported by the strong GDP,” newly appointed HCPI president Toshio Kuwahara told reporters during a briefing. The Philippine government aims to grow the country’s gross domestic product by 6.5-7.5 percent this year. Domestic car sales so far this year have outpaced that of other Asean
markets, with a local industry group announcing a possible upgrade in its target for 2014. “We want to grow at least 10 percent this year,
in line with the growth of the industry, to around 15,000,” Kuwahara said. The local unit of Honda honda/PAGE 10
Megaworld sets P5B to build SMI to 10 office towers in Iloilo build more China malls
MEGAWORLD C or p is spending P5 billion to build 10 office towers in its Iloilo township project. In a statement, the upscale condominium developer owned by billionaire Andrew Tan said it is offering about 100,000 square meters of office space in the 72-hectare Iloilo Business Park, the biggest in Western Visayas. The office cluster will generate approximately 30,000 jobs in the information technology-business process
outsourcing (IT-BPO) sector. “Iloilo Business Park is positioned to be Western Visayas’ biggest cyberpark and a major hub for IT-BPO outside of Metro Manila. More and more BPO companies have already expressed strong interest to set up operations in Iloilo Business Park. Most of them are first-time locators,” said Megaworld first vice president Jericho P. Go. Three office towers – One Global Center, Two megaworld/PAGE 10
SM Investments Corp.will speed its expansion in China and build more shopping centers in the country. SM Prime Holdings Inc., the company’s mall unit based in Manila, plans to build two shopping centers every year beyond 2016, up from one project a year currently, SM Prime Chief Finance Officer Jeffrey Lim said yesterday. Two will be planned for 2016 smi/PAGE 10
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The Court of Appeals recently stopped field trials of Bt eggplants. Also known as aubergine, Bt eggplant is genetically modified to contain a ‘built-in’ quantity of bacillus thuringiensis, a pesticide and consumer advocates and environmental groups opposed the plant as its effects on human consumers were not demonstrated to be safe and it kills pests that are necessary for other living organisms to flourish in soil.
from completely ignoring the challenges to sustainable food supply, these issuances spell the death for technology and innovation in agriculture, and essentially, for human civilization, which is largely dependent on sustainable food source to flourish,” the petitioners said. The assailed CA decision, they said, dismissed “the tremendous potential of Bt technology in improving crop productivity.” The farmers said the Bt talong is a product of the collaborative efforts of the International Service for t he Ac qu is it i on of Agri-Biotech Applications Inc., the University of the Philippines Los Baños, the UPLB Foundation, and the University of Mindanao Foundation and that it is a “cost-effective” and “safe” solution to their dilemma with the eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB), being the most per vasive and destructive pest of eggplants. The farmer-petitioners said roughly 40 percent of total eggplants they harvested are rejected for being unmarketable due to the damage caused by the EFSB. farmers/PAGE 10
P134.5-B budget earmarked for agriculture for next year THE multisector National Agriculture and Fisheries (NAF) Council recently approved the proposed P134.5-billion budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for 2015, the DA said in a statement on Monday. Higher by 68 percent than last year’s budget under the General Appropriations Act, the DA hopes to achieve its subsector outcomes based on the Philippine Development Plan and DA performanceinformed budget indicators, the statement said. budget/PAGE 10
DAR, DENR issue new rules on land distribution THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have issued new guidelines for the orderly distribution of untitled privately-claimed agricultural lands (UPALs) under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). The joint DAR-DENR Administrative Order No.03, Series of 2014 will clarify four significant points in the rules/PAGE 11
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Inflation ‘manageable’ but BSP vigilant BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. yesterday said while inflation continues to be manageable, they remain vigilant of domestic money supply trends and global developments which could shift anytime. “ We w i l l c o n t i n u e to be watchful of global developments — shifts in the US Fed stance, geopolitical risks, growth prospects and financial market developments in China,” said Tetangco. “We will also continue to monitor domestic liquidity to ensure there are no financial stability risks building up.” Mo n e y s u p p l y g r ow t h continues to be in the highs after unwinding the special deposit account (SDA) facility
last year, unleashing over P1 trillion of funds into the local financial system. In the first three months, inflation rate averaged 4.1 percent. The inflation in March of 3.9 percent was lower than February’s 4.1 percent and falls within the BSP’s forecast for the period. “Lower inflation for the month was due to slower annual hikes posted in select indices including in housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels,” noted Tetangco.
“This is consistent with our assessment and supports our manageable inflation outlook.” During last week’s BSP Monetar y B oard polic y meeting, the central bank decided to keep rates steady for the 11th meeting, with overnight borrowing still at 3.5 percent and overnight lending at 5.5 percent. The price of SDAs were also maintained, however as an adjustment measure, the BSP raised banks’ reserve requirements by one percentage point as a liquidity management move. The BSP said that in keeping policy rates unchanged, it noted that the future inflation path is likely to stay within the target
ranges of three percent to five for 2014 and two percent to four percent for 2015. “Inflation expectations also remain broadly aligned with the target over the policy horizon,” said the BSP, explaining that the inflation outlook “continues to be skewed to the upside, with potential price pressures emanating from pending petitions for adjustments in utility rates and from the possible increases in food and oil prices.” Te t a n g c o h a s t w i c e hinted that gradual policy adjustments are coming. The consensus was that the BSP will adjust all three monetary tools – overnight rates, SDA and reserve ratios — once every quarter this year.
BPI thirft arm revamps lending website PH banks fail THE thrift arm of Bank Ana said the lender will get its retail loan portfolio with to comply with of the Philippine Islands a boost from robust demand the launch of its revamped credit quota (BPI) expects to grow its for its housing, automotive website BPILoans.com, a one-stop online shop that loan portfolio by a fifth this and business loans. year, tracking the expansion “There is really demand. will allow clients to assess for MSMEs: ADB of its parent firm. In a briefing today, BPI Family Savings Bank senior vice president Jocelyn Sta
All t hree pro duc ts are expected to grow by 20 percent,” Sta. Ana said. BPI Family aims to expand
their financial capacity to buy a car, home or business based on schemes and offers bpi/PAGE 8
DESPITE official paeans to the economic contribution of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), their access to bank credit remains miniscule in the Philippines, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In a report, the Manilabased lender said the Philippine banking sector’s compliance with a law mandating credit quotas for MSMEs stands at 6.09 percent as of June last year, or short of the eight percent minimum required. Over the past six years, universal banks, which corner at least 90 percent of the Philippine banking sector’s resources, have failed to comply with the law, the ADB said. quota/PAGE 8
PRISAA REGION-10 GEARS UP FOR THE 2014 NATIONAL GAMES In its bid to move up in the medal standings, the member schools of the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) of Region 10 are fielding more athletes in the latest edition of the annual PRISAA National Collegiate Games this coming April 6-12, 2014 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. This year, a 274 strong contingent will comprise the delegation of athletes, coaches, staff, officials and school representatives. Heading the Region 10 delegation is PRISAA Regional President Dr. Mariano M. Lerin. Fueled by their passion and dedication towards excellence,
PRISAA Region-10 continues to bring forward their mission of providing opportunities for young students to excel and become recognized not just in academics but in sports as well. Region 10 boasts of a growing membership in the PRISAA with current members of 14 schools and universities and aims to become even bigger in the coming years. Schools include Liceo de Cagayan University, Misamis University, Pilgrim Christian College, Christ The King College –Gingoog, G i n g o o g C it y C o l l e g e s , Gingoog Christian College, St. Peter’s College – Iligan, Iligan
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Don’t Burn Yourself
h i n k a m i nute… It’s b e e n s a i d : “Hat i n g people is like burning down your whole house to kill a rat.” You’ve also heard the expression, “Cutting your nose off to spite your face.” When we hate someone, we hurt ourselves far more than the person we’re trying to hurt. That’s why when you’ve been hurt by others, a bad memory is your best weapon to stop it from hurting you more. Forget it, and get on with your life. “Never carry a grudge, since it only weighs you down while the other guy is getting ahead. You’ ll never get ahead while you’re trying to get even.” You’ll reach your goal of success much quicker if you forgive and forget your enemies. Getting even with someone just puts you on their level; but if you forgive that person, it puts you ahead of them. So make peace quickly with your enemies. “Some people forgive their enemies—but not until they’re dead and it’s too late.” Remember, people need love the most when they deserve it the least. It takes a much stronger person to forgive. A person’s strength is measured by how many times he can forgive the
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admire people, who take of our environment. I admire especially politicians in this country, who do so. A lawyer - a real Mother Nature’s lawyer came across my way several years ago. I am speaking about Attorney Antonio Oposa Jr., who became the recipient of the Environmental Law Award 2008 from the USbased Center for International Environment Law (CIEL). Oposa was the first Asian and Filipino to win the award. I am sure, the Philippine nation was and is still proud of you. As one could learned then from several press releases:
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same person. You see, when our heart is full of kindness, there’s no room in it to hold a grudge. Hating someone is easy. Anybody can do that. So if you want to be unhappy and miserable, go ahead: don’t forgive that person who wronged you. But don’t forget, “Anger and unforgiveness is like fire: if you hold on to it, it will burn you.” However, “If you choose to forgive someone, you’ll be setting a prisoner free… and discover the prisoner was you!” Yet real forgiving takes your Maker’s kind of love and strength. So why not ask Jesus Christ to forgive you for all the ways you’ve hurt and wronged Him? Then, you’ll have His power to forgive others like He did for you. Just Think a Minute…
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Together with volunteer fishermen, divers, scientists, and ordinary citizens, Antonio Oposa organized the Visayan Sea Squadron to protect marine life in he Visayan seas, one of the world’s richest marine sanctuaries. At Bantayan Island in Cebu, Oposa founded the School of the SEAs (sea and earth advocates). The award for Attorney Oposa recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the effort to achieve solutions to e nv i ron m e nt probl e ms through international law
and institutions. The world needs more people like Oposa. His workshops at the schools of the SEA’s, which he calls ‘an experiential learning center of sustaining living” have been unique and amazing. Commercial (dynamite) fishing? Many people (and count me in!) really hate it! Oposa also loved to set limits to commercial fishing. I strongly agree with him, quoting the anthropologist Margaret Mead: “Never doubt for a single moment that a handful of thoughtful and committed men and women
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can change the world!” But where are they??? We need Mother Nature, but she doesn’t need us!
Will Jinggoy & Bong Return?
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IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Whoever says, `I know him,’ but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person… and all liars… will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death...” (1 John 2:4 and Revelation 21:8, the Holy Bible). -ooo DELFIN LEE’S CONTRIBUTION: LIBELOUS: It was a good question really: whether detained businessman Delfin Lee gave a hefty campaign contribution to then presidential candidate Benigno Aquino III? But it was malicious and libelous, considering the admitted lack of proof of the man who asked it. From all indications, the man who posed the question was just a “KSP”---in other words, lacking in attention, craving for recognition---and need not be taken seriously. -ooo PACQUIAO MAY LOSE BY DEFAULT: If, as boxing coach Freddie Roach warned, Sarangani R ep. Manny Pacquiao gets sick before
his April 13, 2014 fight due to sheer exhaustion and fatigue on account of his non-stop entertainment of his fans and friends visiting him in his Las Vegas, USA training camp, will his fight against Timothy Bradley be postponed, or will Pacquaio be simply declared to have lost by default? -ooo WHY WERE JINGGOY & BONG OUT OF THE COUNTRY? Was it merely by a c c i d e nt t h at b ot h Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla were out of the country when the Ombudsman announced that plunder charges were being filed with the Sandiganbayan against them and several others, including Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile and Janet Lim Napoles, in connection with the P10 billion pork barrel scam? -ooo BETTING GOING ON: WILL JINGGOY & BONG RETURN? Some wise guys are now going around asking people to bet on whether or not Jinggoy and Bong will still return to the Philippines,
now that they are sure to be arrested and detained without bail, while they are being tried by the Sandiganbayan for the plunder case against them. The odds now favor the bet against the return of the two. How about you, our readers here, what is your bet? -ooo VHONG’S “IMPOSSIBLE CRIME”? If Vhong Navarro’s sex organ is truly “very, very, very tiny and appears uncircumcised”, as a lesbian who is now the third complainant against Vhong for rape is saying in a formal complaint against the actor, is it even possible that oral sex can really be performed on him? I doubt it, and my answer is based on my dictionary’s definition of “oral sex”. I mean, if we are to go by the definition of “oral sex” found in my laptop’s dictionary, this means a “sexual activity in which the genitals of one partner are stimulated by the mouth of the other.” Now, if it is true that Vhong’s organ is “very, very, very tiny”, it would be as if it is non-existent, so that
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the definition of oral sex as pleasuring more than one genital is not really satisfied. Maybe, what happened here could be classified as “an impossible crime”, Vhong? -ooo ETERNAL FIRE FOR PLUNDERERS IN PORK SCAM: I am wondering: if only the P10 billion pork barrel allocations that our congressmen and senators got in the past were devoted to projects that were aimed to help our poor and suffering countrymen, like providing free hospital equipment and medicine for chemotherapy, would Angeles City’s six-year batas/PAGE 8
Finding Joy
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e all know that we are meant to be happy. Whe n we are s a d, for whatever reason, we know that it is not supposed to be. And when that sadness is kind of stable, then we usually consider that situation as illness. We have to learn how to find joy then, its true source, the one that can be attained and felt whatever setting we may find ourselves in. Joy should not be based only on some shallow and shifty ground, like our physical, emotional or social conditions. They are very unreliable foundations, and can be very dangerous. Joy and happiness can only be found in God. That’s for sure. He is the source of all good things, the creator and foundation of all reality. And when we mess up things that obviously will lead us to trouble and sadness, He
will fix things, heal what is sick, repair what is damaged, recover what is lost. This is a truth that needs to be emphasized again. Many have forgotten it, or worse, are ignorant of it. Especially the young who obviously need to be properly taught things, they easily fall into a very restricted and distorted understanding of joy, associating it with some bodily pleasures, emotional highs, or favorable social standing. Many others have sourced it on the possession of good health, wealth, fame, worldly power. This conception of joy is notoriously biased and one-sided. It cannot stand the test of time with all its varied situations. It prospers only during fair weather, not in bad. We need to go to God to find joy. As a psalm says it very well, “To be near
God is my happiness.” (72) We have to strengthen this conviction. Those without God will surely perish and get destroyed sooner or later. That much the same psalm warns us. And God is neither far nor hidden nor ignorant. That sensation or attitude that we can sometimes have toward God is at best apparent. It’s false and without basis, since the truth is that God is at the very core of our life. And if we have faith we can actually see him everywhere. And we know he is a father who always cares for us. We just have to little by little level up with the reality that governs us, a reality that is not ruled only by physical laws but also and most especially by spiritual, moral and supernatural laws, that is to say, by faith, hope and charity. Religion has to come in for
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us to find happiness not only later but also even now and always. We just cannot allow ourselves to be dependent on some purely human and worldly conditions for this. Our life and everything in it has dimensions that go beyond the purely human and worldly. We have to go to God. E sp e c i a l ly w he n we meet difficulties, problems, cimagala/PAGE 8
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CONSULTATION WITH FABRICATORS, SUPPLIERS & CONTRACTORS ON THE DA AGRI-PINOY PROGRAMS In the desire of the agency to draw more bidders for the provision of farm machineries, post harvest facilities and equipment to agricultural stakeholders, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) recently conducted a Consultation with Fabricators, Suppliers and Contractors on the department’s AgriPinoy programs. According to Larry Er. Paraluman (top right), DA-10 Regional Corn Coordinator, the said meeting was held to provide solid information for the fabricators, suppliers and contractors
throughout the region to involve themselves in the procurement activities of the government. He added that through the activity the department will be able to craft a comprehensive procurement plan through an increased participation of the bidders. To this end, DA-10 Finance Division Chief Lester A. Jaducana (bottom right) also informed the body of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9184 or otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act, which stipulates in detail the technical
and financial components set forth by the government that the fabricators, suppliers and contractors need to comply in delivering the goods and services from their end, which are vital in the implementation of the agency’s various programs, including Rice, Corn, High Value Crops, Livestock and other special projects. One of the salient issues that transpired during the consultation was the challenge of the bidders to break in the procurement activities of the government due to testing cost entailed by the Agricultural Machinery
Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC), which is required in supplying majority of the DA’s farm mechanization needs. In attendance also is DA-10 Regional Technical Director for Research and Regulatory Constancio C. Maghanoy, Jr., (top photo, standing) who also serves as the Bids and Awarding Committee Chair who urged the participants to develop more technologies so as to showcase local talent in the upcoming 10th National Corn Congress in October, this year. # (JLOlson, DA-10)
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accessible through the online platform. BPI Family vice president Ramon Noel S. Altamirano said the lender now receives a tenth of its loan applications online and this can further go up to more than 50 percent or more in a couple of years. “This is a channel we’re excited about because people are into it,” Altamirano said. BPI’s online portal features a loan calculator that will compute income and assess if a buyer’s resources are adequate to make a purchase. The website has a gallery of vehicle brands with a corresponding line up of features and prices as well as over 100,000 property options available in its real estate directory composed of newly developed and up-and-coming condos, properties being sold by private individuals, and the acquired properties of BPI. It also has a franchise finder which helps narrow the search for possible brands and companies that individuals can franchise. Ayala-led BPI grew its loan portfolio by 21 percent to P635 billion last year, as lending to the corporate and consumer market segments grew by 23 percent and 13 percent, respectively. BPI recently raised P25 billion through a stock rights offer, increasing the bank’s capital to fund its growth strategy.
old cancer patient, Ashley Ann Nepomuceno, still be sick and facing death today? Not anymore, I am sure. But then, Ashley is dying of cancer, largely because there is no hospital equipment and medicine she could avail of for free, so she can be treated. I am convinced that the erring lawmakers involved in the P10 billion pork scam will have to be held accountable for this somehow, if not today, then at some other time appointed by God for judgment. For it is written, in Ecclesiastes 12:14 of the Bible: “For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” And for those who did evil, like plundering billions of government money intended for the poor, the sick and the oppressed, Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, promised each plunderer an eternal life in hell, as is written in Matthew 13:4950. -ooo REACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96. Email: melaniolazomauriciojr@outlook. com, batasmauricio@yahoo.com and mmauriciojr111@gmail. com.
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MISAMIS ORIENTAL – Vice Governor JOEY G. PELAEZ attended the 92nd Commencement Exercises of Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School (MOGCHS) at The Atrium, Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City. In his message, Vice Governor Pelaez emphasized that each and every student should continue to dream, pursue it and to never give up. Vice Governor Joey Pelaez is the former Executive Director of the Center for Students and Co-Curricular Affairs of the Department of Education (DepEd). Currently, he is the Chairman of the Committee on Education of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
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“According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), some large banks, particularly international banks, opted to pay a fine rather than set aside funds for lending to risky borrowers such as MSMEs,” the report said. Under the law, banks are penalized P500,000 a year if they don’t set aside credit for MSMEs at all. Under-compliance is fined commensurate to the amount that banks fall short of the required minimum. As a result of the undercompliance, MSMEs resort to other sources of credit, including informal lenders, failing which these small enterprises would be hard up earning their keep. “MSMEs need to be able to tap a wider range of non-bank financing options in addition to bank loans, including capital markets if they are to realize their potential,” Noritaka Akamatsu, deputy head of the ADB Office of Regional Economic Integration, said. In light of this, governments should look into crafting policy for non-bank financing options, including asset-based finance and capital market instruments, Akamatsu said. MSMEs account for 99.6 percent of enterprises in the country, with almost half of them engaged in trade and repair. Those in the services sector also employ 46 percent of the workforce in MSMEs.
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miseries and failures in our life, we have to learn to find God to be able to find joy in these situations. In this regard, it might be useful to be reminded of what St. Peter said in his letter. “Christ suffered for you, and left you an example to have you follow in his footsteps. He did no wrong, no deceit was found in his mouth. When he was insulted, he returned no insult. When he was made to suffer, he did not counter with threats. “Instead, he delivered himself up to the One who judges justly. In his own body He brought your sins to the cross, so that all of us, dead to sin, could live in accord with God’s will. By his wounds you were healed.” (1 Pt 2) It’s good to go over these words many times and touch base with their true meaning, substance and purpose, for in them is spelled the formula we need to live to find joy in our suffering that is unavoidable in our life. We have to develop the proper attitude and skills that apply these words into our life. We should discipline ourselves so as to know how to properly deal, without suppressing them, our emotions that often muddle things. We have to learn how not to be unduly affected by our human and worldly conditions so as to give full play to the impulses of faith, hope and charity. These latter elements see and understand things globally, and would enable us to see beyond our restrictive feelings and worldly views. Let’s develop a culture that would firmly put in place this conviction of where to properly find joy.
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DOLE-X supports Regional Nutrition Council’s MELLPI By: GLENFORD C. LABIAL, LEO III
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agayan de Oro City--The Department of Labor and Employment-X together with the Department of Health-X (DOH-X) as the lead agency and other national office council members converged for a meeting in the implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) on March 20, 2014 at the Conference Hall, DOH-X, Carmen, this city. This develops after said lead agency called the active participation of the Regional Nutrition Council-X (RNC-
X) members to identify ongoing nutrition efforts and actions addressing prevailing nutrition problems among children and pregnant mothers conducted by the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET). RNET aims to encourage prioritization of nutrition by Local Government Units and advocate local implementation of Barangay Nutrition Scholars. MELLPI is a system for monitoring and evaluating the local level plan implementation of the nutrition programs which was established by the National
Nutrition Council in 1979. It assesses the efficiency of the local level plan implementation by determining the outreach of activities indicated in the local nutrition action plan. The activity included the review of the summary of agreements and action taken during the previous meeting; updates on nutrition initiatives and calendar of activities and the creation of evaluation teams. Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator, Marissa D. Navales discloses that no less than 30 areas of Northern Mindanao region are
identified within this year. This includes the key municipalities in the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Oc-
cidental, Misamis Ori- persons from its member agencies coming ental East and West. Northern Mind- from the DA, DepEd, anao MELLPI is spear- DILG, DOLE, DSWD, headed by the RNC-X PIA, PopCom, NSO and together with the focal TESDA.
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blank space that can make anyone receiving it smile, with pride. San Miguel Pale Pilsen celebrates everyday successes, admiration, recognition and everything that would uplift one’s sense of pride via its BilibCan campaign. From passing a mind-boggling exam, getting a sweet “yes” from someone so elusive, to surviving nature’s wrath, San Miguel Pale Pilsen’s Bilib campaign is an effective tool to show someone that somebody out there is with him in all of his nakakabilib moments. It also hopes to get the consumers involved in identifying the people around them that they can look up to. “It is a celebration of excellence and nakakabilib in each one of us—just like San Miguel Pale Pilsen, a product that is well-loved and looked up to not only here but also abroad,” says Elaine Minoza, San Miguel Brewery Inc.’s Group Product Manager. “This will likewise help them feel more engaged with the brand and feel stronger affinity towards the campaign. It aims to make San Miguel Pale Pilsen the brand that
marks the relationship between the consumer and the person he looks up to,” she added. The San Miguel Pale Pilsen Bilib cans are limited and exclusively-packaged with a dedicated space for writing nakakabilib messages for anyone. In a recent courtesy call of the returning San Miguel Beeermen to SMB Inc. President Roberto N. Huang, each of the players and coaching staff were given bilib cans with customized messages of commendation and acknowledgment in their efforts to bring PBA’s oldest franchise back into the track. The Beermen recently had a back to back win at the start of the Commissioner’s Cup. SMB Inc.’s chief lauded the Beermen’s top center June Mar Fajardo who will soon be training along with the other Gilas members in the country’s comeback bid to the world basketball map via the FIBA World Cup in Barcelona, Spain later this year. The San Miguel Pale Pilsen Bilib cans are available nationwide. For interactive promos and inquiries, you may visit www.sanmiguelpalepilsen. com.ph
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The growth and expansion of the city’s shopping malls is gleamed from the emergence of three shopping malls on the list of top real property taxpayers. Accendo Commercial Corporation which owns the three-storey Abreeza Shopping Mall on J.P. Laurel Avenue is the top three RPT payer of the city. The shopping complex sits on a four-hectare lot within a 10-hectare complex. Accendo, which is a joint venture of Anflocor and Ayala Land, has allocated at least three hectares for residential and commercial purposes. Accendo has paid P13,090,934.32 in taxes. The Halifax Davao Hotel, Inc. which owns Marco Polo Hotel on C.M. Rector Avenue has always been one of the top taxpayers of the city. It paid a real property tax of P10,306,348.20 last year. At Number 4 is SM Prime Holdings, Inc, which paid taxes worth P8,407, 953.06. SM Prime Holdings, Inc., owns SM Supermalls with two stores in Davao City namely the 13.2-hectare SM Davao in Ecoland and the 10-hectare SM Lanang Premier. Another mall, the New City Commercial Corporation or NCCC also made it to the top taxpayer’s list at Top 8. The CTO has yet to come up with a list of the top taxpayers in 2014 considering that March 31, 2014 was the last day for the payment of real property taxes sans surcharges. Meanwhile, a 20 discount was offered to those who can pay their real property taxes in full for the year on or before the deadline based on Section 10 of the 2005 Tax Code. The Code also provides a 10 percent discount for quarterly payments made before deadline. Discounts howe ver apply on ly to proper ties without any delinquency. The RPT is one of the main sources of funds for Davao City especially now that its Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) share for 2014 has been reduced by P13,830,536 million from P2,912,320,115 billion to only P2,898,489,579 billion due to the creation of a new city in Laguna. The basic real property tax is 1.5 percent of the assessed value of the property plus 1 percent for the Special Education Fund (SEF). (PNA)
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the release of the projects to identified beneficiaries on Wednesday, April 2, at the Marianne Suites, this city. Meanwhile, Panglingkawas Multi-purpose Cooperative (PMPC) in Kausawagan, Lanao del Norte and its 92 women beneficiaries were thankful for the approval of their project. Blenda M. Desierto, PMPC Executive Chief Officer, said DOLE has changed the lives
of women in their area. “We are so grateful to DOLE-X for responding to the needs of our marginalized people in Kauswagan and we commend its personnel for their tireless efforts to serve,” she said. PMPC is an accredited co-partner and proponent in their community store expansion project amounting to P800,000. Fruto Dandasan, municipal mayor of Dangcagan in Bukidnon, also expressed appreciation to DOLE for giving them livelihood projects. “We always hear about DOLE but have never felt their presence, but now we are already beneficiaries of SRS and the DILP. We are grateful of the opportunity,” he said. Feliciano H. Unabia, President of the Union Plywood Corp. Employees Association, was also grateful to DOLE. His co-workers were displaced by typhoon and have received P900,000 worth of starter kits.
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sold 13,356 units last year. Kuwahara expects Honda’s lineup of four new models to boost sales in 2014. HCPI already launched the latest Accord, and will unveil this month the all-new City, which the company assembles in its Santa Rosa, Laguna plant. B esides new models, HCPI also will expand its dealership, adding three to its existing network of 32. Despite brisk sales, the Japanese carmaker expects no similar expansion in local assembly, as the industry awaits the government’s roadmap. Earlier, Trade Secretar y Gregor y L. Domingo said four auto industr y manufacturers would set up shop in the country in light of the robust car sales.
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Global C enter, and the Richmonde Tower – are set to be completed this year as part of the first phase at the IT-BPO cluster of the township. Colorado-based StarTek Inc will be the first company to start operations in Two Global Center tower by August this year. The four-storey tower has a total of 9,000 square meters of office space that could accommodate around 2,600 workers. “With StarTek coming in to jumpstart our cyberpark operations, we see Iloilo City rising fast to become a major BPO hub in the region,” said Go. The country’s biggest of f ice space de velop er, Megaworld has 27 corporate office towers across its various township projects. Ten more office towers are expected to be completed this year in Uptown Bonifacio, The Mactan Newtown, Iloilo Business Park and McKinley
Hill. Megaworld is cementing its dominance in the office space categor y with the expansion of its office space inventory to 712,000 square meters this year.
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and 2017 in Yangzhou and Changzhou City, eastern China’s Jiangsu province. “China will provide us the long-term growth path as we continue to focus on the Philippines,” Lim said in a media briefing in Hong Kong yesterday. “Once we have set up the organization, we could move into two malls every year.” An expansion in China, the world’s second-largest economy, will help reduce SM Prime’s reliance in the Philippines, where growth is forecast to slow to 6.5 percent this year, according to economist estimates surveyed by Bloomberg. The economy expanded 7.2 percent in 2013. SM Prime, which currently has five malls in China, will open a shopping center in Shandong’s Zibo city this year and its biggest in Tianjin in 2015. It operates 48 malls in the Philippines. Sy, 89, has a net worth of $11.3 billion, making him the richest man in the Philippines, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The company’s existing malls in China posted a profit of 958 million pesos ($21.3 million) last year, or about 6 percent of its 16.27 billion peso total net income, according to its annual earnings statement.
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“To emphasize, apart from the benefits that will accrue to farmers, such as higher crop yields and lower cost of inputs, which translate to higher profits, Bt technology will address the need for an ever-larger food supply for human consumption, and thus, contribute toward food security,” the petition noted. They said the Bt technology would allow farmers to make profits from farming, considering that higher costs for farm inputs have made eggplant farming less profitable. In its ruling in September 2013, the CA denied with finality the motions for reconsideration filed by respondents led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) seeking the reversal of its decision issued last May 17. The appellate court, in the said ruling, issued a writ of kalikasan ordering the DENR and other respondents in the case, the Bureau of Plant Industry, the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority of the Department of Agriculture, UP Los Baños Foundation Inc., UP Mindanao Foundation Inc., and the
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications-Southeast Asia Center to permanently “cease and desist” from further conducting field trials of Bt talong (eggplant) in the country. T he app el l ate c ou r t held that the Bt talong field trials violate the people’s const itut i ona l r i g ht to a balanced and healthful ecology. Aside from the issuance of the writ of kalikasan, the CA also directed the respondents to rehabilitate and restore the environment affected by the field testing. The government, according to the CA, has failed to adopt sufficient biosafety protocols in the conduct of field trials and feasibility studies on GMOs to protect the environment and the health of the people.
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The 2015 plan and budget proposal was approved in a meeting on Thursday by representatives of the different government agencies, pr i v at e e nt it i e s , c i v i l society organizations, nongovernmental organizations, people’s organizations, farmer associations and women groups that compose the NAF Council. The budget, the DA said, will be concentrated for increased productivity, for ward linkage to the industry and services sector, and sectoral resilience to climate change, “especially in light of the onslaught of Supertyphoon Yolanda last year.” The statement said the allocation was formulated keeping in mind President Aquino’s inclusive-growth agenda and the country’s preparation for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations economic integration. For next year, the DA also proposes to spend P360 million for agriculture and fishery policy services and P20.8 billion for technical and support services which include production-support services, market-development s er vices and extension support, education and training services, and research and development. With rice self-sufficiency still a major component of the program, the DA has proposed P10.3 billion for the rice program, while the corn program got P3 billion. Livestock was alloted P2.9 billion, P2.7 billion was allocated for high-value crops, and organic farming will have some P1.4 billion. For agricultural equipment and facilities, the DA is allocating P9.2 billion, with agriculture and fisher y regulation services getting P3.2 billion, while creditsupport services expect to receive P2 billion. Coconut-industry stakeholders also called on the DA to order the creation of a TWG of experts that will tackle the worsening problem on scale-insect infestation.
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programs to mitigate the “ill effects of AEC”. He said there are creative g o v e r n m e nt f i n a n c i n g programs that should be offered in Bukidnon such as the Department of Trade and Industry’s Shared Service Facilities, the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Guarantee Fund Pool as well as other programs of the Departments of Agrarian Reform and Science and Technology. He noted that while these programs “ironically have very low utilization in most parts of the country”, Bukidnon was able to harness the funds through close working relationship between the chamber and government agencies. (Walter I. Balane/ MindaNews)
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Ed Villanueva, technical manager of ITSI. Villanueva said that data centers are the company’s “mission critical site.” “Most companies put their important data on servers without knowing the right infrastructure that is needed to secure and protect them. And that we are here to educate the would-be users of the technology and get their money’s worth,” said Armand G. Fulache, ITSI vice president for Sales and Operation. Fulache warned of the proliferation of so-called technology experts in the industry who promise better solutions to automation but deliver poor quality data center infrastructure. “We are seeing today that companies are consolidating ser vers, moving into virtualization with the endin-view to lowering costs,” he said as he explained that ITSI’s UDCT infrastructure is very much needed by Mindanao companies to enable them to be at par with the best in the country. “Most of the big companies rely on the technology mostly coming from IT companies based in the capital [Manila]. And most often, thes e companies do not question the integrity of the infrastructure or the systems used. With the right infrastructure in-place and the right technologies, we make these things happen because we will be building the right IT infrastructure for them,” he said. Fulache also said that right decision-making is very critical in the growth of a company, which is why ITSI is also providing customers the use of new services that will lead to business analytics. Harnessing the power of analytics will enable business managers to make the right decisions at the right time.
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transshipment origin of arms trafficking in Asia, a Cagayan
De Oro Solon said on Friday. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, of the city’s second district, said that he will file a House Resolution on Monday urging the House Committees on National Defense and Ways and Means to hold an inquiry into the allegation in aid of legislation. In a telephone interview with the PNA on Friday, Rodriguez said that the reported arms smuggling involving a California State Senator Leland Yee have put Cagayan De Oro City and the province of Misamis Oriental in the bad light. He said that the high powered firearms purportedly sourced out from the Muslim separatist group valued at more than US $ 2 million were discreetly smuggled out of the country to the United States through the International Container Port Terminal in Misamis Oriental. “The report was very disturbing considering that various smuggled sports cars and motor vehicles from the US were traced to the Port of Cagayan De Oro City some time ago,” Rodriguez said. He said that the House also held a congressional inquiry into that issue and this time another congressional inquiry is appropriate. Rodriguez said that the proposed resolution would summon the Bureau of Customs, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to shed light on the matter in an inquiry next month. “We will require the FBI to provide members of the House Committees on National Defense and Ways and Means copies of the official report pertaining to the arms smuggling incident,” Rodriguez added. (PNA)
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officially started operations in February and has the capacity to produce the fullline softdrink products of ARC including RC Cola, the century-old international brand with headquarters in Columbus, Georgia, U.S.A. Apart from meeting the market demand for affordable softdrink beverages in the region, the new plant is also expected to provide additional employment opportunities in the area. Additionally, the onsite facility will help drive down the cost of distribution in the area for the company’s business partners. “We prioritize hiring employees [for the new plant] from the same area. This way, we would also be able to help generate local employment,” says Gerry T. Garcia, ARC Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “Retail outlets of RC Cola can also gain quick, convenient access to the plant while benefiting from the reduced distribution costs since it is conveniently located right within the company’s distribution area.” With a partner bottler i n C e bu , t h e M i s am i s
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Oriental plant is the eighth in the company’s planned expansion this year, with ARC continuing to provide more business opportunities for existing and potential softdrink dealers, sub-dealers, retailers and suppliers in many regions across the country. Executives of ARC recognize that a big part of its overall business sustainability is maintaining a dynamic, positive relationship with the communities they operate in. “Just as in Manila, Antipolo, and Davao where a lot of people now depend on RC Cola for their livelihood, we’d like our plant in Misamis Oriental to also positively impact the lives of our workers and partners,” adds Garcia.(PR)
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would be available from the coal power plant in Davao by Aboitiz Power while the 200 megawatts from Conal coal plant of Alsons is expected by the fourth quarter of the same year. Another 405 megawatts would be available starting 2016 where Filinvest Development Corporation is expected to deliver 270 megawatts once the coal plant it has put up at the Phividec Industrial Estate in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental becomes operational by then. Part of its plan is an expansion by 2018 for an additonal 135-megawatt There is also the 1,200 megawatts coal plant project of San Miguel Corporation in Malita, Davao Occidental, he said. He said while the move is working towards enticing ad d it iona l inve st me nt s for power generation, the direction of our campaign for renewable energy is not stopping. He said this is in line with the goal of attaining energy mix of 50-50 by 2030, meaning there will be a balance of energ y consumption of renewable energy and by fossil fuel. “We are pushing for more investments in renewable energy projects like hydro, biomass and solar to keep our ideal 50-50 energy mix of renewable energy and fossil fuel by 2030,” he said. MinDA he said supports the development of renewable energy sources, consistent with Mindanao 2020 strategy on diversification of energy mix. Right now, Montenegro said our current mix is 70-30, which is 70 percent hydro and 30 percent fossil-fuel. But this will change in 2016 of still 70-30 of reverse ratio of 70 percent fossil and 30 percent hydro. Meanwhile, Montenegro said in order to respond to the current power situation here several electric cooperatives are looking at acquiring or on a rental basis modular generating sets. He said purchases or on rent scheme for power
generating sets could be guaranteed under the P4.5 billion Malampaya Funds. On the other hand, he said the power sector of the Mindanao he said continue to discuss with the authorities on how to improve the supply of the island. (PNA)
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ownership of public lands. DAR Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes said the objectives of the joint administrative order (JAO) are to define the limits of authority of DAR and DENR in the coverage of UPALs under CARP and its distribution in excess of the applicable titling limit on the ownership of public lands, and to clarify the procedure in the validation and documentation of vested rights of the landownerclaimant. Also under the JAO, the conduct of subdivision survey and disposition of areas will be retained under DAR’s jurisdiction for distribution under CARP, while DENR will retain jurisdiction over those in excess applicable titling limit. The order also clarified the rules for the speedy disposition of UPALs by DAR under the applicable titling limit. De los Reyes noted that the maximum titling limit of 12 hectares under the 1987 Constitution will be observed in the acquisition and disposition of identified UPALs covered under the Operation Land Transfer (OLT) program and the CARP. He said the applicable titling limits of 24 hectares as prescribed under the 1935 and 1973 Constitutions will also be respected provided that the vested rights of the landowner-claimant over the land had accrued during the effectivity of these Constitutions. De los Reyes also explained that the criteria for the determination of whether or not a person has already acquired a recognizable private right over an untitled landholding will be the continuous occupancy and cultivation for at least 30 years, classification of the land as alienable and disposable, payment of the real estate tax, and absence of any adverse claims on the land. He added that the areas in excess of the applicable titling limit will be retained under DENR’s jurisdiction and surveyed as one lot to be designated as public land. He pointed out that the JAO is not applicable to untitled privately agricultural lands already issued with certification of deposit prior to its effectivity and provided that the validity of any and all acts already undertaken on land acquisition and dist r ibut ion of pr ivate agricultural lands will still be governed by the rules and procedures governing at the time of the said acts were undertaken.
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