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Briefly Lasureco takeover A NEWLY-FORMED formed task force sacked the “defiant” general manager of the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (Lasureco), and took over the firm’s management Thursday following President Aquino’s order to end finally the 15-month blackout in the energy-yielding Maranao province.

In separate national television news yesterday morning, Secretaries Mar Roxas (Interior and Local Government), Voltaire Gazmin (Defense), and Jericho Petilla (Energy) confirmed the takeover of the Lasureco operation after their visit here Thursday.

The “relieving” news sent hundreds of Maranao residents across Lanao del Sur and nearby regions into jubilation, with some households seen slaughtering goats and livestock for thanksgiving.

“Our prayers were finally answered. Hail the President and his task force,” Bapa Pendiaman, an elderly farmer in Ganassi, Lanao del Sur, told the Manila Bulletin over a phone in vernacular. (A. Macabalang)

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To stir growth, more power plants needed

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By GRACE BEBER, Staff Writer

HE business sector in Mindanao is clamoring for more generating plants to sustain the island’s growing economy.

Despite a bevy of coal plants set to be completed in the next three years, the region still needs a d d it i on a l i nve st me nt s in power generation, said Rey D. Billena, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) regional governor for Southwestern Mindanao.

“We know that is not yet enough to drive faster progress in industries in Mindanao. You’re driving investors [to] Mindanao, the 5 percent is not a realistic assumption. Putting up just 1 mall in Mindanao, the consumption of that

mall is already 4 megawatts (MW),” Billena said.

The 5 percent refers to the Department of Energy’s (D OE) energ y demand growth forecast for the region.

The government’s selfimposed deadline to end Mindanao’s power crisis is nearing its term and the lack of supply continues to slowdown growth in some regions on the island.

Among the coal plants that will be put up in Mindanao are Aboitiz Power Corp’s 300-MW and San Miguel Corp’s 1,200-MW projects in Davao del Sur; and FDC plants/PAGE 7

FASHION. A model walks the ramp wearing clothes made by a local designer at Lim Ket Kai Mall during the Mindanao Fashion Summit, Friday, August 8. The show is one of the key events of the month-long Cagayan de Oro fiesta celebration. mindanews photo by froilan gallardo

Bukidnon lumad leaders, DENR sign MOA on foreign-funded project

By WALTER I. BALANE, MindaNews

MALAYBALAY City — L e a d e rs of i nd i ge nous peoples in Bukidnon signed a memorandum

Garbage disposal THE Cagayan de Oro City Council committee on tourism is slated to look into proper ways of garbage disposal as the city fiesta celebration is approaching.

Councilor Lourdes Candy R. Darimbang, chair of the committee, said it is necessary to maintain clean surroundings and ensure proper waste disposal.

“Gikinahanglan nga adunay kalimpyo sa syudad kay usa kini sa makadani sa dumuduong ug sa mga bisita labi na kay nagsingabot na ang pangilin ni Sr. San Agustin,” she said.

Darimbang added that the cleanliness of the surroundings is necessary and important in order to prevent the public from any disease and to free the city from dengue.

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of ag re ement wit h t he Department of Environment and Natural Resources for a foreign-funded watershed

management project to ensure protection of their customs and traditions and to express their cooperation.

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Two cities, 4 towns in Mindanao among top 10 in competitiveness GATHERING FIREWOOD. A farmer and his family collect dry midribs of coconut fronds in the mountains of in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte to sell as firewood in the town center. Roberto collected six bundles of 15 fronds each that net him P25. mindanews photo by aubrey rocin llamas

By BONG S SARMIENTO, MindaNews

TWO key cities and four municipalities in Mindanao landed in the Top 10 most competitive list in the Philippines this year.

The cities of Cagayan de Oro and Davao ranked second and fourth, respectively, in overall competitiveness for the city category.

For the Top 10 “Most Competitive Municipalities”, Nabunturan in Compostella Valley, Isulan in Sultan Kudarat, Polomolok in

South Cotabato and Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon placed fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively.

Results of the Cities and Municipalities C ompetitiveness Index (CMCI) 2014 were officially released on Thursday.

The index is an annual r an k i ng of Ph i l ippi ne cities and municipalities developed by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), through the top/PAGE 6

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Information campaign on Oro’s Students urged to avail of library services environment fee law pushed THE Cagayan de Oro city gove r n me nt is a l re a dy collecting environment fees for use of plastic bags in big malls, said city treasurer Glenn Banez during the

meeting of the City Council committee on finance and ways and means, August 5.

This is in line with the implementation of Ordinance No. 12440-2012, which

regulates the distribution of single-use plastic carryout bags and requires retail establishments to collect a pass-through charge from customers requesting singleuse plastic carryout bags.

The city treasurer said in a few months or next year the ordinance will also be implemented in other establishments.

The committee, chaired by councilor President Elipe, invited the city treasurer to attend the meeting in response to the letter of a proprietor regarding the alleged “urgent demand” by employees of the City Treasurer’s Office to collect the fine imposed for violation of the ordinance.

The city treasurer said no such instruction was given as it has been agreed that an information drive will first be conducted, as requested

by councilor Elipe weeks ago.

The councilor proposed that 2014 be allotted for the campaign before its full implementation in 2015.

“Tell us what we can do in the City Council,” said councilor Elipe.

It was recommended that common posters and signages be placed in establishments for the information of the public.

PROCEEDS The ordinance provides that the proceeds of the passthrough charge or plastic carryout bag fee shall be held in trust by the retail store and remitted to the executive board created by the city mayor.

Councilor Elipe stressed that the ordinance is meant to discourage the use of plastic bags, which are environmentally hazardous. law/PAGE 6

THE City Council committee on education encourages students especially in public scho ols to avail of the services of the City Public Library.

“Bisan ang atong mga kabataan sa atong mga Day Care Center mahimong ipabisita aron ilang ma appreciate ang Children’s Library nga gilain alang kanila,” said councilor Barba. “ The public can also borrow and take home fiction books provided that they will register and pay the annual membership fee of P30.00, as provided for in Ordinance No. 8637-2003,”

councilor Barba, chair of the committee added.

Barba said the ordinance was amended

by Ordinance No. 89052003 to accommodate and exempt the indigents and poor students from paying the membership fee.

A certification from the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWD) is needed before membership cards are issued to poor students and indigent residents.

The City Public Library is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday without noon break.

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About Time the BSP Charter is Amended (Part 2)

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n my article last week, I welcomed the separate initiatives of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte and Senate President Franklin Dr i lon w ho have f i le d proposed amendments to the 21 year old Bangko Sentral charter or Republic Act 7653.

To emphasize the urgency of the amendments, President Aquino has included the proposals among the priorities of the second session of the 16th Congress.

This is as it should be considering the changes in the economic milieu, the integration of financial markets due to globalization and the speed with which the scope of operations of financial institutions has evolved.

The proposed amendments to the BSP Charter fall under three important categories. They seek to: 1 . St re ng t he n B SP’s monetary stability function 2 . St re ng t he n B SP’s monetary financial stability function and 3 ; St re ng t he n B SP’s corporate and financial viability.

In last’s week’s article, I zeroed in on the proposed measures to strengthen BSP’s corporate and financial viability. In this article, allow me to focus on the importance of measures

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hink a minute…You’ve heard of people who try to raise their standard of living at almost any cost. They’ll go without many things to get a higher education, hoping it will later get them a higherpaying job and career. Some even move their family to another country to raise their standard of living.

Still others will only let their children marry someone whose standard of living is the same or higher than theirs. Many of us spend much of our life working to raise our standard of living in terms of money and status. Then when we finally reach the standard of living we want, we still have to work hard to make sure we stay there!

But there are people whose standard of living never changes, whether they have a lot of money or not.

They always enjoy a high standard of living in their own character and daily lifestyle. They’re always honest, loving, and kind.

They’re quick to forgive others who wrong and hurt them. They’re in control of their physical desires for pleasure, so they always have great fun in life without hurting their own bodies or

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other people. They enjoy real happiness and closeness every day in their marriage and with their kids.

You see, the kind of person we are inside is what gives us our real standard of living, not material things or status! So what kind of character and daily lifestyle do you have? What kind of marriage and family do you have? What kind of friends?

There are many people who have heaps of money and status, but they have a low standard of living, because of the low level of their own personal character.

They’re dishonest, greedy, competitive, and jealous of what other people have.

They gossip and use people to get what they want. They don’t have much love and hurst/PAGE 6

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which will further enhance the ability of BSP to maintain/ promote price and monetary stability.

Simply put, this function covers BSP’s objective of keeping inflation low and stable. This task requires a c ont i nu ou s d e l i c ate, calibrated and pro-active balancing act on the part of BSP. To paraphrase a fencing instructor in a movie which I saw years ago: Like a foil, inflation is like a bird. If you hold it too tight, it will die.

If you hold it too loose, it will fly.

To use a medical analogy on blood sugar levels. Either too low or too high inflation rate will be hazardous.

To stabilize inflation, the BSP uses measures and actions (collectively termed as “monetary policy”) to influence not only the level of money supply but also the timing, the cost and availability of money and credit.

Among the tools or “monet ar y p olic y instruments” to achieve the desired level of liquidity are the following: 1. Raising or reducing the BSP’s policy interest rate (or the rate at which the BSP borrows or lends) 2.

Increasing or decreasing reser ve requirements

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Accepting or discouraging deposits in the so-called Special Deposit Account or SDA 4.

Increasing or decreasing the rediscount rate 5.

Outright sales / purchase of BSP’s holdings of government securities. This is known as Open Market Operation or OMO. 6. Of course, the BSP can also exercise its influence on banks and supervised institutions to conduct their operations in a manner that would contribute towards the attainment of monetary goals. (Moral Suasion) Any of these tools, used either singly or collectively, can either withdraw or inject liquidity into the system thus influencing the inflation rate.

One of the key proposals (in both the Belmonte and Drilon amendments) focuses on Open Market Operations or OMO. The proposed amendment seeks to give the BSP more elbow room in OMO by removing the restriction on the BSP’s capability to henceforth issue its own certificates of indebtedness.

When the BSP Charter was approved 21 years ago, the legislature limited the issuance of these certificates of indebtedness to only “cases of extraordinary movement in price levels”. Because of

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this restrictive condition, the BSP has not issued its own certificate of indebtedness since 1993, thus depriving the BSP of more flexibility in exercising effective monetary control.

Another important proposed amendment takes into consideration the shift of the Bangko Sentral to inflation targeting. The adoption of inflation targeting has rendered unnecessary the continued limitations on monetary aggregates, credit and prices as guiding principles in monetar y administration. Thus the amendment seeks to do away with these restrictions.

After 21 years, the approval of these amendments to the BSP charter is long past due.

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Understanding Ebola Gives the Cure

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IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law… and do not revere this glorious and awesome name--the Lord your God---the Lord will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses…” (Deuteronomy 28:58-59, the Holy Bible).

-ooo EBOLA NOW A WORLDWIDE EPIDEMIC: The ebola epidemic is now an international health emergency, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and more restrictive measures are being put in place to contain and limit it to the African countries where it first broke out. The reason for this international concern is that, ebola is proving to be a deadly and, at the moment, incurable, disease.

In a news release from the WHO, ebola is described as causing “severe fever and, in the worst cases, unstoppable bleeding. It is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids, and people who live with or care for patients are most at risk” and has already killed some 1,000 people.

The same news release said further: “The WHO

move comes as US health authorities admitted on Thursday that Ebola’s spread beyond West Africa was `inevitable,’ and after medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned that the deadly virus was now `out of control’ with more than 60 outbreak hotspots.”

-ooo EBOLA IS A DISEASE PREDICTED TO HAPPEN: From all indications, ebola is a disease predicted by the Bible. Let us read the Bible’s Book of Curses--Deuteronomy 28:15 to 68---to clearly see this prediction. In Deuteronomy 28:15, we are warned: “However, if you no longer listen to the Lord your God, and you no longer obey His commands… then these curses will come upon you and overtake you.”

The Book of Curses of the Bible listed about 53 curses in all, but one of them pertains to a disease which obviously refers to ebola. Deuteronomy 28:21-22 describes this disease, and let me give you the direct quotation from the New International Version.

These verses say: “The Lord will plague you with diseases until he has destroyed you from the land

you are entering to possess.

The Lord will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation… which will plague you until you perish…”

-ooo U N D E R S TA N D I N G EBOLA GIVES THE CURE: The connection between Deuteronomy 28:15 and Deuteronomy 28:21-22 is clear. It is unmistakable. If a people no longer listens to God, and no longer obeys His commands, God Himself will send diseases which will kill, with these diseases causing fever and inflammation.

WHO’s press release says ebola causes severe fever.

Understanding ebola from this point of view immediately underscores the point that, indeed as US and other world health authorities are finding out, there is no known medical cure for this sickness, and no medicine is available as of yet coming from drug makers or other medical companies.

The only solution is doing the reverse of the cause of the disease. Since ebola is clearly caused by turning away from God, because we no longer listen to Him and no longer obey Him, the cure and preventive “medicine”

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against it is surprisingly simple: listening to God by reading His Bible, and then obeying what we read. Do this now, and we will be saved,

by God’s solemn promise!

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ONB grows capital to P4 B as of first semester Rural banking leader One Network Bank, Inc. continues to deliver on its growth objective as its capital reached P4 billion in the first six months of the year. ONB also exhibited financial strength with total resources that escalated by 19% to P26.5 billion and a capital adequacy ratio stands strong at 17%, well above the statutory banking standard of 10%. The bank’s solid performance in these gauges continues to reinforce One Network Bank, Inc.’s regional TV commercial campaign tagline “Tuloy ang Paglaki, Tuloy ang Pag-unlad”.

Further, as of end June

2014, the bank beefed up its loan portfolio by 18% to P20 billion and has catered to 113,700 borrowers. Loan expansion was supported by the bank’s deposit base which increased by 6% to P17 billion. Nonperforming loans ratio stood at 3%.

The bank’s first semester bottom line of P282 million is a decrease of 24% from the P373 million year-ago level. If annualized, this net income level translates to a 24% return on average private equity and a 2% return on average assets.

Interest earnings on loans increased by 2% to P783 onb/PAGE 6

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Ranger pickup drives Ford PH sales in July FORD Philippines notched a new record in monthly sales on the back of strong demand for its Ranger pickup.

In a statement, the local distributor of Ford Motor Co said July sales climbed 35 percent to 1,723 units from a year ago’s 1,273. Last month’s sales brought the 7-month tally to 10,587 units, a 41 percent increase from last year’s 7,534.

The year-to-date performance mirrors sales growth of 41 percent for the entire 2013 when the company sold 13,286 units. ford/PAGE 6

Jollibee says sorry for limited menu, store closures JOLLIBEE Fo o ds C or p apologized for the unavailability of some of its products, which triggered the closure of some of its stores and the limited menu of many stores in Metro Manila and nearby cities.

In a st ate me nt , t he homegrown fastfood giant vowed to address this concern “in the next few days” after

its migration to new systems at the start of the month resulted in the “temporary slowdown in sales order taking, product loading and dispatch of transportation.” “[JFC] and its franchisee p ar t ne rs e x pre ss t h e i r apology to their customers for the disappointment and inconvenience caused by not finding their favorite

products in the stores or by seeing their nearby stores temporarily closed. The organization is doing its best to restore the availability of all its products to normal levels in the next few days, to re op e n te mp or ar i ly closed stores and to restore its excellent service to its customers,” the company said.

T h e Jo l l i b e e g r o u p said the launch of the new e nt e r pr i s e p l at for m i s the largest investment in information technology in JFC’s history amounting to at least P500 million for 2014 alone. It involves the central integrating system, store information systems and several other systems.

“The purpose of this major

investment is to prepare JFC for an accelerated business growth in the Philippines and abroad as it pursues its goal to become the largest Asian restaurant company and one of the most successful restaurant companies in the world,” the company said.

The limited availability of its products forced the Jollibee group to close 72

stores across its stable of brands, representing 3.2 percent of its store network nationwide of 2,244. It also reduced the menu of many stores in Metro Manila and nearby cities.

Based on the company’s estimates, it failed to serve about 6 percent of its normal nationwide sales in the first jollibee/PAGE 6

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Regional Competitiveness Committees (RCCs), with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development.

The rankings are based on data collected and submitted by the RCCs. Cities and municipalities are ranked on their competitiveness based on an overall competitiveness score.

The overall competitiveness score is the sum of scores on three main pillars, which pool data from several subindicators. The three main pillars are economic dynamism, government efficiency and infrastructure, according to the website of NCC Philippines.

Based on the results, the number one “Most Competitive City” in the country this year is Makati City, the Philippines’ financial centre, which is located in the National Capital Region.

Makati has been perennially recognised as among the most competitive cities in the country over the years.

Daet in Camarines Norte in Luzon island is the top “Most

Competitive Municipality” in the country.

For the infrastructure category, Davao and Cagayan de Oro cities in Mindanao bested all other cities, ranking first and second, respectively. Davao is the economic hub of Southern Mindanao and Cagayan de Oro for Northern Mindanao.

The CMCI 2014 featured a record number of 136 cities and 399 municipalities, up from 122 cities and 163 municipalities in the pilot run in 2013, the NCC said.

During Thursday’s Regional Competitiveness Summit in Metro Manila, Trade and Industry Undersecretary Adrian S Cristobal Jr delivered the opening remarks on behalf of Secretary Gregory L Domingo, while USAID Mission Director Gloria D Steele gave the message of support. National Economic Development Authority Director General Arsenio M Balisacan served as the keynote speaker.

The CMCI was designed to encourage local governments to regularly track data and eventually benchmark performance against other cities in the ASEAN (Association of

Southeast Asian Nations) to better manage their regions.

ASEAN countries have agreed to integrate starting next year their economies in a bid to “transform ASEAN into a region with free movement of goods, services, investment, skilled labor, and freer flow of capital”

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He said if there is no collection from environment fees since no plastic bag was used, it would mean that the campaign is a success.

He said establishments should not shoulder the passthrough charge intended for customers as it will defeat the purpose of the ordinance.

The ordinance aims to reduce the millions of single-use carryout bags currently used in the shopping malls and stores in the city and to maintain and enhance natural resources by reducing the negative environmental impact of single-use carryout bags.

AMENDMENT In view of concerns that the use of paper bags for bread

products could have chemical reactions, the committee endorsed to the committee on environment and natural resources chaired by Councilor Zaldy Ocon, the proposal to amend the ordinance.

Councilor Elipe said a public hearing on this should be held.

He said the effects of plastic to cooked food products should also be studied.

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forgiveness in their heart for people who wrong and hurt them. There are heaps of rich people who do not possess real love, peace, and satisfaction in their marriage and family!

This is why our Maker is the only One Who can give us the power, honesty, and love we need to raise our standard of living by raising the level of our character. It’s only when we ask Jesus Christ to start changing us that we can start enjoying a truly high standard of living. So why not ask Jesus to take complete charge of your heart and way of living?

It’s only then you can start climbing the ladder of REAL

success and satisfaction for August. Like any other ONB the rest of your life. branch, ONB HCDC will be able Just Think a Minute… to deliver full banking services such as deposits, withdrawals, fund transfers, loans, bills payment, remittances, PHIC from page 5 and SSS contributions and million from last year’s figure ONB’s Internet Banking facility of P770 million. Fee based called Business Online Banking. income driven by service fees on loans posted a 14% growth from page 5 to P437 million.

The second quarter of the The American carmaker said year saw ONB breach its 100th last month’s performance owed mark with the opening of Mati to the Ranger, sales of which Central, the bank’s second surged 45 percent to 650 units branch in the city of Mati, Davao from last year’s 448.

Oriental. ONB’s PeraAgad ATM “The popularity of the Ranger also breached its 150th mark across all customers in this shortly after its migration to the segment is really helping to drive BancNet consortium. As of end its success. Its class-leading June 2014, the bank now has features and versatility make it 156 ATMs, recent deployments an aspirational vehicle, whether of which reinforce the bank’s it’s for personal use, commercial expansion in Panay. ONB also needs, or sometimes both,” launched its 101st branch last said Ford Philippines managing June 17, 2014 in Estancia, a director Kay Hart. municipality in the province of “Our July success is a Iloilo with a thriving economy. continuation of an exceptional Estancia Branch is ONB’s 8th year for Ford in the Philippines, addition to its Panay branches. and demonstrates that Ford The bank has already expanded is going further to deliver a its brand of banking in Iloilo City, line-up of global vehicles that Dingle, Passi, San Enrique, La Filipinos continue to appreciate Paz, Pototan and Jordan in and enjoy,” Hart said.

Guimaras Island.

The carmaker plans to Along with fortifying its have 37 dealerships across the business objective to provide Philippines by yearend. In the modern and convenient banking coming months, the company is products and services in the opening showrooms in Alabang, countryside, ONB recently Baguio and Zamboanga. launched its expanded and renovated branches in Tagum and Quirino in Davao del Norte and San Pedro in Davao City. from page 5 These edifices are deemed seven days of August. to render clients with more “The Jollibee Group has sufficient comfortable and spacious raw materials, finished products interiors as well as additional and production capacity to meet parking space. the consumer demand for the Outlook for the third quarter entire month of August and for the of the year is geared towards months ahead, both for local and expanding the ONB footprint, imported goods, in line with its sales with the upcoming launch of and product supply planning,” the branches in the municipalities of company said.

Barotac Nuevo in Iloilo and San JFC operates the largest food Jose de Buenavista in Antique. service network in the Philippines A satellite branch will also be with 2,244 stores at end-June 2014. opened in the new building of It also operates 588 stores abroad, Holy Cross of Davao College, including Yonghe King, Hong Zhuang Inc. in Sta. Ana, Davao City in Yuan and San Pin Wang.

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Utilities Inc’s 400-MW facility in Cagayan de Oro. The government is banking on the construction of the facilities to help ease the power crisis in Mindanao brought about by the region’s reliance on aging state-owned hydroelectric facilities whose output is stunted during the summer months.

Billena however said the three plants are not enough to address Mindanao’s longterm requirements, as those facilities would hike the region’s generating capacity from 1,200 MW today to 3,000 MW in four to five years, barely meeting projected demand for that period.

“We’re looking at more investors [because] we are positioning Mindanao as sa gateway not only to the BIMPEAGA but also to the ASEAN market,” Billena said.

The region’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth accelerated from 4.2 percent in 2011 to 8.2 percent in 2012, outpacing the national average of 3.6 percent and 6.8 percent, respectively.

In 2013, Mindanao’s growth slowed down to 6.3 percent amid another bout of insufficient generation that had led to hourslong power interruptions.

Billena said the Mindanao Development Authority however has projected the region’s GDP will grow to 7.2 percent for the year.

“With the priming of Mindanao as the growth area for the Philippines, 7.2 percent is just conservative,” he said.

–with wire reports

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Saway led tribal leaders in the signing during the launching Thursday of the P6.31-billion Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project (INREMP), which covers Bukidnon and three other provinces in the Philippines.

Aside from Saway, 11 other tribal leaders acted as signatories for Bukidnon’s seven tribes.

Datu Salimbangon Magdalino C. Pandian, the IP mandatory representative to the provincial board, was listed as chieftain of the Manobo tribe.

In an earlier press conference, DENR officials said the project aims to reduce and reverse

degradation of watersheds in empowerment and rights to self- agreed” terms. four river basins in the country. determination among IPs.” The It further states that the The Upper Bukidnon River IPP is a requirement in the ADB document will serve as “free Basin covers six watersheds Safeguard Policy for Indigenous and prior informed consent” of the seven tribes of Bukidnon. with a total land area of 479,871 Peoples. hectares in 15 towns and three The signatory tribal leaders, But a source at the NCIP cities in Bukidnon and Misamis according to the MOA, must also said they have to validate the Oriental. Sixty-nine percent of create an IP advisory council MOA in the communities for it the population in those areas are from the seven tribes to provide to be considered a valid FPIC indigenous peoples, according guidance and mentoring on process. to the DENR presentation to customary laws and practices. Section 33 of the NCIP’s The council must also recommend Administrative Order No. 3 Series reporters.

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Mirasol said the IPs committed to join the project and guide the implementers, “so they (implementers) will not go wayward in their implementation.”

The local government units likewise committed to give counterpart funds for the construction of roads, he added.

The signatories further agreed to the principles of mutual recognition and respect, sharing of information, transparency and truthfulness, cooperation and costewardship, mutual protection of all life, and mutual responsibility to help each other in times of need.

The DENR led the launching rites of the seven-year project at the Kaamulan Folk Arts Theatre in Malaybalay.

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INREMP is funded by the Asian Development Bank, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Global Environment Fund Facility, Climate Change Fund, and the Philippine government.

The DENR cited that the project is community-based and will get support from other agencies.

Bukidnon will get about US$42.5 million of the US$154 million-fund for INREMP, while around US$21 million will go to Lake Lanao. The funds will be allocated to river basin and watershed planning, small holder institutional investments, capacity enhancement on river basin and watershed management, and project management and support services.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 16 - TANGUB CITY IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION SP. PROC.NO.TC-2014-002 AND CHANGE OF NAME OF FRANCIS JAY ANTHONY YBASCO TO FRANCIS JAY ANTHONY YBASCO MANTUHAC, SPS. GERONIMO N. MANTUHAC AND JOAN Y MANTUHAC, Petitioners.

X--------------------------------------------/ ORDER The verified petition seeks the adoption by petitioners of Francis Jay Anthony Ybasco, prays for the change of his name from Francis Jay Anthony Ybasco to Francis Jay Anthony Ybasco Mantuhac should the instant petition be granted and alleges that petitioners, husband and wife, respectively, residents of Migcanaway, Tangub City, who are in possession of full civil capacity and legal rights, of good moral character, have never been accused or convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, are emotionally and psychologically capable of rearing children and are not disqualified by law to adopt, desire to adopt as their own child Francis Jay Anthony Ybasco, 21 years old as evidenced by his Certificate of Live Birth (Annex “B”), who has been living with petitioners since his minority, who is 16 years younger than petitioners and who is not disqualified by law to be adopted.

NOW, THEREFORE, finding said petition to be sufficient in form and substance , let this petition be set for hearing on November 19, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court, at which date, time and place, any interested person may appear and show cause why the instant petition should not be granted.

Let this Order be published, for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of petitioners, in the BusinessWeek Mindanao, a newspaper of general circulation in the province where this Court is situated.

Further, the Chief of the local Social Welfare and Development Office of Tangub City is hereby directed to conduct a child and home study on petitioners and counseling session with petitioners on the matter of the adoption of adoptee and to submit her reports thereon before the date of hearing.

Let copies of this Order be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General , the City Prosecution of this city, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the biological parent of the adoptee and the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Tangub City, Philippines, June 5, 2014.

(Sgd.) SYLVIA A. SINGIDAS-MACHACON

Judge BWM: July 28, Aug. 4 & 11, 2014

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 16, Tangub City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF-2014-005 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed by Rural Bank of Tangub City, INC., against Sotero Manlangit and Elaine R. Manlangit to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of July 11, 2014 amounts to Two Hundred One Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Three Pesos and 33/100 Only (Php 201,333.33) excluding interest, attorneys fees, and other lawful fees for the service of foreclosure, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on September 17, 2014 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court,Br.16, Tangub City, to the highest bidder in cash, Philippine Currency the herein mortgage properties to wit: TAX DECLARATION NO. 28900 Presently Covered by TD. No. 88127 “A parcel of land (residential) and all improvements thereon; situated in the barrio of Barangay V, City of Tangub. Bounded on the North by 001; on the South by 014; on the East by 015 and on the West by 019.

Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN (211) SQUARE METERS more or less. Assessed at P 3,100.00 as per Tax Declaration No. 28900.”

TAX DECLARATION NO.21147 Presently Covered by TD No. 88126 “A parcel of land and all improvements thereon; situated in the barrio of Barangay V, City of Tangub. Bounded on the North by 013 , on the the East by 015; and on the South by 018; and on the West by 019..

Containing and area of ONE HUNDRED (100) SQUARE METERS, more or less. Assessed at P980.00 per TAX DECLARATION No. 21147.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time, date and place of auction sale.

In the event that the public auction should not take place on said date or there is only one bidder, it shall be held on September 22, 2014 at the same time & place without further notice.

Bidders are enjoined to investigate for themselves any encumbrance on the herein properties if any there be.

July 17, 2014, at Tangub City, Philippines.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: BY: (Sgd.) WILLIAM C. ARANIEGO Sheriff IV BWM: July 28, Aug. 4 & 11, 2014

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80-T Butuan students mobilized for ‘Project Green Friday’

PIA-NCR RD Riza Baldoria participating in the climate change mural activity held during the Climate Change Advocacy Campaign Launch in NCR at the PIA , Visayas Avenue, Diliman, QC. (Photo by PIA-NCR)

Pres. Aquino calls for ‘sense of urgency’ in anticipating natural disasters M A N I L A - - Pre s i d e nt Benigno S. Aquino III, in a recent Cabinet meeting, underscored the need for a “sense of urgency” among all government agencies and local government units in anticipating natural disasters, a Palace official has said.

“President Aquino emphasized the need to promote a sense of urgency among all national agencies and local government units in the aspect of capability building, considering the country’s vulnerability to natural disasters,” Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said in a note sent to members of the Malacañang Press Corps

on Thursday.

The President presided over the meeting, held on Wednesday (Aug. 6) to discuss the Climate Change Cluster Roadmap.

In att e n d an c e w e re re pre s e nt at i v e s of t h e departments of environment, agriculture, interior and local government, agrarian reform, energy, and public works, the Metro Manila Development Authority, Climate Change C om m i s s i on , Nat i on a l Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, and the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission.

The President noted that there must be broad awareness on the use of geo-hazard maps that indicate landslide

-- and flood-prone areas in each province, municipality or city, “so that the local disaster risk-reduction and management councils can respond in a timely and appropriate manner,” Coloma said.

During the meeting, the Climate Change Cluster reported the occurrence of 543 natural disasters between the years 1900 and 2014, 58 percent of which were storms and 25 percent were floods.

“R e sp ond i ng to t he challenge of climate change adaptation and disaster risk management, the cluster has adopted a strategy of improving resiliency to climate change,” Coloma said.

He said the cluster will

focus on carbon sequestration through forests and oceans, energ y efficiency and conservation, renewable energy development, and greater reliance on cleaner energy sources, such as natural gas and geothermal energy.

Climate change adaptation and mitigation is one of the pillars of the Philippine Development Plan 20112016.

Last June, the United Nat i ons’ ( U N ) s p e c i a l representative for disaster risk reduction assessed the Philippines’ disaster preparedness at between 6 and 7 or “above average,” with 10 being the highest.

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‘PH disaster rehab, preparedness plans ignore ecosystems’

By H. Marcos C. Mordeno

The country’s response to disasters like super typhoon Yolanda and its strategies for disaster preparedness have not been linked to ecosystem degradation and grassroots participation, an official said Wednesday.

Commissioner Naderev Saño of the National Climate Change Commission said climate change has given “an opportunity to pursue our country’s future”.

For example, the damage caused by Yolanda gave an opportunity to restore an area based on a new model, Saño told participants to a workshop on climate change adaptation organized by the Ecosystem Alliance Philippines.

But the response had focused only on housing and other services and did not factor in the environment or ecosystem, he added.

Aside from the absence of

an ecosystem-based approach, grassroots participation in planning had also been neglected, he said.

Ecological deficit Saño said the Philippines has experienced an “ecological deficit since the 1960s”.

“Less than one percent of our corals are in excellent condition, and less than three percent of primary forests are left,” he said.

Saño attributed the degradation of corals to the rise in the earth’s temperature, which, he said, has increased by 0.85 degrees Celsius from the 1860s to 2012.

He said that in the coming decades global temperature is seen to rise by 2-6 degrees Celsius if the current rates of carbon emissions continue.

“We have breached 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

In the last 800,000 years we had not reached 300 ppm. It can reach 900 ppm by 2100 if industrialization not addressed,” he said.

“If some species cannot adapt to this change, whole ecosystems are in danger,” he warned.

The official said the corals in El Nido, Palawan did not recover from the 1998 El Nino but Tubbataha Reef wasn’t affected. “But it doesn’t mean it (Tubbataha) can resist a twodegree rise in temperature.”

Citing his objection to the building of a coal-fired power plant in Palawan, Saño said “you have to fight your own government to save the environment”.

‘Happiness’ factor “We need to balance development with the need to conserve our environment,” he said, adding “happiness” should also be considered.

“Saan ka masaya

(What makes you happy)?

Developments like land use conversion, tall buildings and movement of farmers to the industrial sector are not the thing that bring happiness.”

“Will we still have enough food and water, peace, security and wellbeing?”

“We have been unable to solve poverty even without major disasters, how much more with disasters?” he said.

Saño also noted that disaster preparedness in the Philippines has focused much on acquiring rescue equipment and similar measures.

He said that in contrast no funds have been poured into the formulation of comprehensive land use plans. He cited a land use plan of a landlocked municipality that included prescriptions for a coastal area.

“This shows that some of our CLUPs were just cut and pasted,” he said. (H. Marcos C. Mordeno/MindaNews)

BUTUAN CITY -- The Department of Environment and Natural Res ources (DENR) Caraga, Department of Education (DepEd) and the city government here launched on Tuesday “Project Green Friday” which will mobilize some 80,000 highschool students in this city to plant tree seedlings every week.

The move was formalized du r i n g t h e s i g n i n g of the Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU) among the School Division Superintendent Dr. Joseta B. Carmen of the DepED, Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. of Butuan City and Regional Director Nonito M. Tamayo of DENR-13 in a simple rite held at the City Mayor’s Conference Hall in Barangay Doongan, this city on August 4, 2014.

The signing ceremony was also witnessed by Forester Maritess M. Ocampo, OIC, Technical Director of the Forest Management Services, DENR-13, City Engineer Lorden Vizmanos and the Punong Barangays from the different barangays in the city.

Carmen said “Project Green Friday” shall require ever y student from the various public schools to participate in the tree planting activities as part of their compliance of requirements on the subject “Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan, Technology and Livelihood Education.”

Director Tamayo said Project Green Friday is “a strong manifestation of support of the Butuanons to the National Greening Prog ram in w hich t he DENR has a goal of 30,000 hectare production land and beaches to be planted with tree seedlings and mangrove propagules and beach forest by supporters from the various sectors this year,” Tamayo said.

He said the Provincial and Community Environment Officers in the five provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur and the Dinagat province have been directed to conduct full swing of tree planting activities in their respective area of jurisdiction.

According to Mayor Amante the youths must be convinced to set aside a seed to raise and grow, in line with the vision of transforming the city into a mecca of forest resources by the year 2020.

“We will do everything possible to restore the glory of Butuan City once dubbed

as the Timber City of the South,” Amante said. Mayor Amante has challenged his constituents to support the National Greening Program and the vision.

Also, Mayor Amante has encouraged the people to collect every kind of seeds and bring them to the DENR Macrosomatic and Clonal Center at Barangay Buod or to the City Government where these seeds will be germinated using the proper technology. The different barangay chairpersons in the city, likewise have been tasked to identify planting sites that are accessible to the students where they can plant these seedlings.

As def ine d in t heir respective role to actualize Project Green Friday, the DepEd shall develop and implement a module on the value of tree growing to the place, people, community and economy with the assistance of the DENR and the city. It shall also enjoin the students to participate in a tree planting exercise every Friday of each week to include the bringing of seedlings per DepEd Order No. 5 s. 2014. Under Project Green Friday, the bringing of seedlings is contemplated to inculcate in each student the value of sponsoring life for each seedling he/she gathers and to indirectly draw the participation of parents in this tree growing exercise.

The city government on the other hand shall enjoin its LGU barangay to coordinate with the Teacher In-Charge, Head Teacher, Principal to provide support during the course of the implementation of Project Green Friday. It shall also provide policy support in the implementation of the Module that will be developed by the DEPED under this partnership to highlight the value of tree growing in its EPP and TLE subjects.

The DENR shall provide technical assistance to the DEPED in the nurser y o p e r at i o n a n d d u r i n g planting. It shall also extend support to the DepEd in the formulation of the Module that highlights the value of sustainable tree growing, provide training for the Geotagging of Planting Sites, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Mapping needs for the Project Green Friday and Certificate of Tree Planting to elementary and secondary graduating students who can plant ten trees per year. (Eric F. Gallego, DENR 13/PIA-Caraga)

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esigners coming from different parts of Mindanao island gathered and converged in Cagayan de Oro City for Mindanao Fashion Summit 2014. The event opening took place at Limketkai Mall, August 8, 2014.

The summit is the first official event anchored on CDO fiesta celebration. It is now on its 3rd leg, first organized on year 2011 through the initiation of a group of designers in CDO, the Oro Fashion Designers Guild (OFDG) and in participation of Department of Tourism and Limketkai Mall.

This year’s participants are the so-called notable and talented fashion designers and fashion brands in Mindanao, said Joshua Guibone, vice president of OFDG. The fashion event recognized the ingenuity of Mindanaoan designers, offering public with exhibits and displays of the latest Mindanaoan designers and fashion models take centerstage during the opening salvo of the MFS | Page B3 Mindanaoan Mindanao Fashion Summit 2014 at the Limketkai Mall, August 8. Photo by Glenn Palacio

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Globe Telecom executives, together with Sarah Geronimo, turn over the Globe Mobile Lab to the City Central School, Cagayan de Oro City, August 8. Photo by Glenn Palacio

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Championing 21st Century learning and ICT integration in education

lobe Telecom is championing 21st century learning and integration of Ict in education by recently introducing its Global Filipino Schools (GFS) progra, through a ceremonial turnover of the Globe mobile laboratory, the first installment of the program’s Ict equipment enhancement at the City Central School in Cagayan de Oro. Global Filipino Schools Program is a long-term educational initiative that seeks to transform select public schools into centers of ICT excellence and innovative teaching methods, in order to set thje stage for 21st Century learning.

“As part of its commitment to nationbuilding, Globe Prepaid emphasizes the importance of education among Filipino youth by introducing innovative education programs to public schools, teachers and students. We want to be able to increase their access to digital content, making learning more exciting and engaging for the students,” said Issa Cabreira, VP for Globe Prepaid Business.

Globe partnered with City Central School and DepEd Division of CDO to

train teachers to integrate technology in education and to provide Globe mobile laboratory package which includes a set of netbooks, mobile projectors, printers, and sound systems for use of Homeroom teachers at each grade level.

Backed by a brand new network that enables faster and more seamless browsing experience, the Global Filipino School program will also provide City Central School superior online connectivity for the teachers to access limitless teaching and learning engagements available on the internet as well as enhanced ICT equipment and the introduction of the 21st Century Teaching Methods which will be provided to teachers through the Global Filipino Teacher Program (GFT), a 5-day teacher training workshop on Projectbased Learning and ICT Integration in the classroom which was co-developed with Coalition for Better education, a non-profit organization committed to forwarding 21st Century learning through teacher training.

“We are very thankful to Globe for selecting us to be the first Global Filipino

Globe Telecom brand endorser Sarah Geronimo, delivers an inspiring message to the pupils of Cagayan de Oro City Central School, August 8. Photo by Glenn Palacio

School in CDO. The said program will help our teachers improve their craft through online learning resources, teleconferencing for best practices, and operate classroom management tools. They can now work faster, more efficiently and effectively. GFS will also help us inspire, motivate and engage our students to realize the value of education through technology,” said Celso Pagulon, Lead Principal, City Central School.

Also part of being a GFS is to fully utilize the school as a teacher training hub on ICT excellence in the classroom, for the entire division. Both the school abd the DepEd division need to ensure all teachers of the select schools are trained to bring 21st century learning into the classroom as well as to conduct teacher training to neighboring public schools within their division.

The success of the first Global Filipino School program which was given to Bilar National High School after an evaluation with focus on school management, teacher and student development, and ability and potential to forge partnerships and collaboration

with the community stakeholders for sustainable development projects in December 2012 empowered Globe to put up more Global Filipino Schools around the country starting off in Mindanao.

Globe Prepaid takes strides in rebuilding the nation with initiatives that will provide education opportunities for the youth which is the core target market of Globe Prepaid. In 2013, Globe introduced Tech2Teach which is an innovative mobile learning package that uses a smartphone and a specialized SIM card powered by Globe Telecome. This allows teachers to download comprehensive educational videos in Math, Science, English and Values Education for fifth and sixth grade students. The server is hosted by Globe to allow teachers even in remote areas to access educational materials to supplement their lessons. Since then, more than one million public elementary school students and almost 3,699 teachers and school officials in 1,041 school in the country are benefiting from the said project.

Globe Telecom brand endorser Sarah Geronimo,officials of the Cagayan de Oro City Central School and Globe Telecom executives in a photo op, August 8. Photo by Glenn Palacio

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MFS... from Page B1 Collection, following the theme “Local Designers – Global Impact.”

The summit aimed to broaden fashion and brand awareness of fashionrelated companies and organizations amongst the chic urban professional consumer community.

In addition, it encourages tastemakers to take active roles in setting the mold for style and trend in Mindanao.

C aga y an de O ro D esigners on M indanao inspired designs The Mindanao Fashion Summit 2014 opened through an all– Mindanaoan Collection a n d M e n ’s We a r Collection.

First shown in the opening are the designs made by Kagay-anons.

First seen was designer A n n S e m b l a n t e ’s creations. Hers are ensemble made in the context of contemporary fashion and a touch of M i n d a n a o a n ’s w o o l ethnic fabric combined with shantung silk, a thin kind of cloth, usually used for bridal gowns.

Designer Alma Mae Roa, on the other hand, give out her classic barong with wooven hinabol.

“Modern Lumad” describes the style of designer Angela Soriano.

Her design promotes Mindanao culture through continuing the living traditions of fabric weaving, in hopes of passing it to the next generation with much value and appreciation. She called it “a traditional fabric with modern take.”

Basic contemporary suit is one made by designer Benjie S. Manuel. The difference of this suit, however, is that it is combined with royal silk as accent, inspired by the suit of Muslim men in Mindanao.

Boogie Musni R i v e r a ’s d e s i g n i s a diversity of Filipino barong turned into an elegant hand-painted Higaonon serpentina.

In details, “sampaguita” is stressed of his idea that the flower connoted the women’s symbol of love and loyalty to each family.

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design featured the looks of a Muslim woman, exposing the creation title “Hegemony over Fortune: The Muslim Queen.”

J o h n M a r k Magallanes’ design is a white ensemble with blue or green hinabol accent. This partakes the merging of two kind of cultures, combining of vintage and contemporary aesthetics, inspired on geometric shapes present on most Mindanaoan culture.

The weaving of livelihood of Maguindanaoan tribe is the inspiration of designer Jonnie Navarro on his creation. It is a couture on colors red, yellow and purple. The colors are meshed together as a representation of Maguindanao’s fibrant feast.

J o s h u a G u i b o n e ’s designs are contemporary creations, having ethnic accents. It is inspired on Mindanao vintas that are common in Zamboanga province and are graphically structured and colorful.

B u k i d n o n ’ s indigenous fellowmen are the inspiration of designer Juniel Doring.

He stated that IPs are also great weavers of fabric he used in his designs, the hinabol version 2.0., a fusion of thread and abaca fiber.

There is new pattern and technique used, implying a pure Mindanaoan.

Mark Christopher Yaranon, on the other hand, used Mindanaoan sunset as inspiration of his piece. The same to a sunset seen in Mindanao, it is very structural in nature, a tri-colored gown with a double peplum accent, having hinabol details on the bodice and sleeves containing crystals and beads.

Mavy Cooper de Leon’s piece reflects Ta u s u g a r t i s t r y a n d craftsmanship, more on his used fabric. It shows transformation of Mindanaoan cultural heritage to a modern yet elegant creation.

Department of To u r i s m R e g i o n a l Director Catalino “Butch” Chan III also graced the summit and applauded CDO and City Mayor Oscar Moreno for being the second competitive city

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XCCA to present ‘Panday Kultura,’ ‘Tuklas Sining’ X

avier Center for Culture and the Arts (XCCA) together with the Central Student Government (CSG) will hold “Panday Kultura - A Cultural Awareness and Development Symposium for Student Leaders” on August 13 and “Tuklas Sining – Journey to the 7 Arts in the Philippines” on Aug 16 at XU Little Theatre (XULT).

Panday Kultura seeks to promote Filipino cultural understanding that is an integral pillar of sustainable development and governance.

It also aims to form responsible, motivated and culturally-aware leaders in the future.

in the country, next to Makati City. He said that as the same, CDO designers should not only be second, but most competitive in the Philippines; for the country is not just all about Boracay, Bohol or Baguio, for there is Cagayan de Oro to be proud of.

Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) professor and founder of the Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG), Dr Steven Patrick Fernandez will serve as the resource speaker for the said event.

The works of Dr Fernandez, who is also the current IPAG artistic director, has been anchored on cultural development and education and he has been included in the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Encyclopedia of the Arts.

In 2011, Dr Fernandez received the Fr Francisco R Demetrio SJ Award on Culture and the Arts.

Guest designers from other cities and places in Mindanao showed strong participation to the summit. There are designers from Butuan, in the name of Anthony B las Emb o y, F elis o n Cañete, Jinky Petalcorin and Joey Sendico. Davao also participated through designers Don Maki, Emi

On the other hand, XCCA, XU-NSTP and the Humanities Cluster of XU Department of English Language and Literature will present Tuklas Sining – Journey to the 7 Arts in the Philippines as Documented by CCP. Tuklas Sining, an enrichment activity for Formation and Humanities, offers documentary essays by various experts of the Philippine Arts, namely, in architecture, theatre, dance, music, literature, film and visual arts.

Both Panday Kultura and Tuklas Sining are new cultural education programs of XCCA and admission is free.

Englis, Erwin Tan, Frida Cabilis, Guji Jimenez and Kenny Ladaga.

There are also coming from cities of Iligan and Ozamis and they are Jermaine Nabong a n d Vi c t o r T u s i n g , respectively.

Prior to the opening major events, a fashion installation and exhibits,

cutting of ribbons and are also done in the morning of the kickoff day.

The summit will further continue until August 10, to where fashion make-up workshop and individual creation exhibits of each designer will be seen.

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