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Briefly Convergence approach MARAWI City -- Regional and local officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and this province met here to roll out the focal convergence system approach in Lanao del Sur province. Laisa Masuhud Alamia, ARMM executive secretary, presided the meeting that was attended by the provincial heads of different ARMM agencies and the newly appointed ARMM convergence focal person for Lanao del Sur - Assistant Secretary Amenodin Cali. ARMM’s focal convergence system is designed to bring the ARMM government closer to people in the grassroots and optimize interagency collaboration in the implementation of government programs and projects in the region. Alamia said the meeting included discussions of the status of cluster approach strategy in the province and challenges that can be worked out with the introduction of the focal convergence system.
Malnutrition MARAMAG, Bukidnon -- Policymakers of Maramag local government unit (LGU) has crafted an ordinance that would help address the country’s problem on malnutrition. This, after the Department of Education (DepEd) sounded the call of National Nutrition Council (NNC) to discourage elementary pupils and high school students from buying non-fortified food and beverages sold in school premises. Krisynthia Raquel Cabinta-Pader, chairman of the Committee on Health and Sanitation in Maramag’s “Sangguniang Bayan (legislative body)” who proposed the law, said this intends to help reduce the problems on malnutrition among elementary pupils in town.
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HE blame-game on the threatening power crisis may have already travelled a million miles away, but the problem apparently re-traces still its roots with the failures of the Department of Energy (DOE) and Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on the energy planning milieu and the regulatory fronts.
The latest on the power crisis saga had been the move of Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima pointing fingers at the Supreme Court being accountable for the electricity supply crisis because of its Writ of Kalikasan ruling on the proposed 600-megawatt Redondo power plant project in Subic. But Representative Neri Colmenares of the Makabayan bloc had been quick to dispute that, conversely pointing out that “President Aquino and his Cabinet should crisis/PAGE 11
MISS CDO. Newly-crowned Miss Cagayan de Oro 2014 Beatrice Alvarez Pohl and her court waves to the adoring crowd after winning the beauty pageant on Saturday evening at the Limketkai Atrium in Cagayan de Oro City. mindanews photo by froilan gallardo
MSME Summit set to tackle AEC readiness
Muslim Ulamas pushes for early approval of BBL By CRIS DIAZ, Associate Editor
THE religious leaders of the Muslim community in Lanao Del Sur has pushed for the earliest approval of the Bangsa Basic Law (BBL). The group led by Ulamas (Muslim religious leaders) converged at the provincial capital grounds in Marawi City yesterday to encourage the local Muslim community to support the passage of the BBL, said Ahmad Lao, the spokesperson of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF) in Lanao Del Norte. Commissioner Sheik Said, a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Committee, said that the government panel and the MILF have already ironed out some kinks in the BBL that would be submitted to Congress for approval into law. He said that the final draft of the BBL is now being reviewed by the Office of the President pending the bbl/PAGE 11
HOLDING ON. A cowboy refuses to let go of a calf even as he is being dragged by the animal during the carambola of the Kaamulan rodeo competition in Malaybalay City on Saturday. mindanews photo by h . marcos c . mordeno
THE National MSME Summit is set to tackle matters that will further prepare the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) implementation next year. Slated at SMX Convention Center here on August 20-21, the conference will feature msme/PAGE 11
Samal bridge, airport proposals up for review By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent
D AVA O C i t y - - T h e Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) has agreed to review the proposals of the Davao R e g i on a l D e vel opme nt Council (RDC) to construct a bridge that will connect the Island Garden City of Samal to this city and for a
new international airport in Samal. The Mindanao Development Authority said that the DoTC will focus on determining whether to proceed with the feasibility study for either the bridge or the airport, or both. Among the main
considerations for giving the go signal for the feasibility studies are the sources of funds for these studies alone. Another consideration is the initial assessment on the viability of the proposed bridge and airport. G ov. Ro dolfo P. del Rosario of Davao del Norte, where Samal belongs, has review/PAGE 11
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Maternal, child health care in ARMM improve M A R AW I C it y - - T h e Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOHA R M M) have gat here d government and private health workers engaged i n m at e r n a l an d c h i l d health care in the region
to e va lu ate t wo of t he Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets of the ARMM government. MDGs are eight international development goals set by the United Nations to be attained in 2015 following a summit of
UN member states in 2000. It includes the reduction of chi ld mor t a lit y and improvement of maternal health. Dayang Jumaide, DOHARMM assistant secretary, said maternal and child health care have greatly improved in the ARMM w i t h t h e re d u c t i o n o f the maternal and infant mortality rate. In 2008, maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the region was at 245 per 100,000 live births. This was brought down to 66 per
100,000 live births in 2013, far lower than the national rate of 152 per 100,000 live births. Fu r t h e r, t h e i n f a n t mortality rate (IMR) of 55 per 1,000 live births in 2008 in the region was reduced to 16 per 1,000 live births in 2013. ARMM Health S e c r e t a r y D r. K a d i l Sinolinding Jr. attributes the improvement to the wide use techniques such as Active Management of Third Stage Labor (AMTFL) and Essential Intra-partum
Ne w b or n C are ( E I NC ) and on the deployment of additional health personnel, rehabilitation and construction of health infrastructures, delivery of equipment and enhancement of skills through training. “The ARMM pioneered techniques which greatly reduced the IMR and MMR without the use of ver y sophisticated machines.” Jumaide said the twoday workshop, held August 19-20, was meant to assess maternal and child health care in the region in
preparation for the MDGs evaluation survey set in 2015. “We would like gauge how far have we gone in achieving our commitment to the attainment of MDGs for ARMM. We want to pool together stakeholders from the government and our partners in private institutions to strategize convergence efforts and set priority areas for mutual support and program implementation.” (Bureau of Public Information/PIA10)
Lugait town vying for 2014 Kabalikat Awards REGIONAL Director Edgar A. Sales of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Region 10 (TESDA-10) and the Regional Screening C om m itt e e h e a d e d by Arsenio L. Sebastian of the Regional Technical Education
and Skills Development Committee have endorsed the municipality of Lugait under the Local Government Unit (LGU) Categor y – Municipality of the National Search for the 2014 TESDA Kabalikat Awards. The Kabalikat Award
is one of TESDA’s reward mechanisms in giving due recognition and honor to its outstanding partners in the promotion and enhancement of technical education and skills development (TESD). The award is conferred to outstanding institutions,
private firms/companies, L G Us , a n d l e g i s l a t i v e partner cognizant of their good practices and contribution in the promotion and development of the country’s technical and vocational workers in awards/PAGE 9
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T H E P E S O’ S g r i p o n inflation has weakened “quite significantly,” according to the chief of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), so that the currency’s recent weakness is unlikely to further contribute to price pressures. Currencies and inflation generally have a direct relationship in that a weak domestic currency means imported goods, like oil, cost more. But BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. said the central bank’s series of measures to liberalize foreign exchange and to boost competitiveness made
the impact of one on the other now more subdued. “The impact of exchange rate on inflation has been reduced quite significantly over the years because of g re ater comp et it ion in the economy. Second, we have liberalized our trade regulations,” Mr. Tetangco told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of the Quezon City Credit Surety Fund last week. The central bank chief was responding to a query on how the peso’s being tossed to and fro the P43-to-P44per-dollar level changes the inflation dynamics. “It’s not very significant.
There’s some effect but it’s no longer as significant as before,” Mr. Tetangco said. The peso’s best finish for the year so far was P43.235 per dollar hit on July 23, but the local currency had since been volatile, returning to P44-per-dollar territory amid mounting geopolitical t e n s i on s ov e r s e a s a n d encouraging data on the US economy. T h e p e s o’s re n e we d weakness comes against a backdrop of an elevated inflation outlook that is mainly driven by supplyside issues such as the port congestion. Already, the BSP hiked
its key policy tool -- interest rates. Before July 31’s policy decision, the central bank’s interest rates had been untouched since October 2012. Analysts earlier said higher domestic interest rates should b o ost the peso, but with a similarly hawkish US Federal Reserve that meant prospects for a narrower Philippine-US interest rate differential, the local currency barely budged. Mr. Tetangco reiterated the central bank’s policy of allowing the market to determine the exchange rate. “We only participate in
BSP forbids 7 marketing antics of credit card companies THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) made its rules against peddling preapproved credit cards tighter. Under Circular No. 8452014, the BSP provided explicit definitions of “preapproved credit cards,” whether issued by banks or non - b an k f i nanc i a l institutions (NBFI), in the BSP-issued Manual of Regulations that govern either type of supervised entities. The definition is as follows: “Pre-approved credit cards are unsolicited credit
cards issued by credit card issuers to consumers who have not applied for such credit cards.” Furthermore, the BSP included an explicit definition for “application” in the Manual of Operations of banks and NBFIs. The definition is as follows: Application is a documented request of the credit card applicant to a credit card issuer for the availment of a credit card. The intention and consent for the availment of the credit card must be clear and explicit.”
The BSP circular also d e t ai l e d a c t s t h at a re tantamount to issuing preapproved credit cards. These acts, which are listed in appendices to the Manual of Regulations that govern either banks or NBFIs, are as follows: - Sending of credit cards to consumers with no prior application, written request and supporting documents required for prudent credit card evaluation; - Sending of unsolicited supplementary cards and other cards with added
features which are not in replacement or substitute to an existing cardholder’s initial credit card; - Unsolicited calls by credit card issuers requesting updated information from selected clients in order to be entitled to receive credit card as a reward for his/ her continued patronage of the bank’s other financial products; - Unsolicited calls by the bank to its depositors informing them that they already have a credit card bsp/PAGE 9
the foreign exchange market to smoothen the sharp
fluctuation in the rate,” he said.
The importance of learning culture, tradition and social studies in schools By Rosela Cellan Ferrer Teacher – III Sixto Maghanoy Sr. Central School Kapatagan West District Division of Lanao del Norte
Culture is an important part of a nation, race or ethnic group or simply, group of people. It is defined as a way of life, in terms of behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them. Culture is passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next. Thus, it is essential to c o ndu c t stud ies and researches regarding culture. In this manner, people of a generation would know why such culture exist, how it is began and what are the changes it undergoes along the process. This is one of the reason behind the existence of Social Studies subject in schools. Social Studies is an integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence.
In general, it discusses various topics including about family, community, history, e c onomic s, culture and traditions, religious studies and civics, among others. In schools, it is important to cover the study of social studies or in other terms, Araling Panlipunan, and for prime grades, HEKASI (Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika) because it discusses on culture, and students should be taught about their culture and as well, the culture of others. It is because the position that the ideas, meanings, beliefs and values people learn determines them as members of society. Being a member of society is abide by responsibilities, that includes learning and digging the evolution of things existing inside the society.
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Microsoft to unveil new Windows software: report SAN FRANCISCO — A news report out Thursday indicated that Microsoft is poised to give the world a glimpse at a new-generation computer operating system that will succeed Windows 8. The US software titan could hold an event as early as the end of September to provide a look at a version of what is
expected to be called “Windows 9,” according to technology news website The Verge. The introduction will be aimed at developers behind programs designed for computers powered by Windows software. Microsoft was said to be working on a separate version of Windows for smartphones and tablets.
Teacher’s : Taking a More Active Role in Your School By: Marites P. Ayuma Puntod National High School
Education has been a very significant matter to humanity, acquiring innumerable defined meanings through the years. To many, attaining education is something that an individual could call as his own achievement, neither one’s learning could not be taken from them. This is where the teacher’s plays a significant vital role to educate and equipped the students with skills and knowledge as their instruments in order to have a better future. Education is a key that make a person to be sensible in his acts, words and beliefs. It is also a driving force that improve and enhance the personality of an entity. In the absence of Education,
one may forget to take control over his intellect and as well, on his acts. It is already a cliche that when everything that resulted to success or a mess is a result of one’s actions and thinking. Having an education is similar to reaching out a goal in life. the more you learn through education the easier you meet what you wanted to get out of your life. It is not just actually what people learned from four classroom corners but on their everyday encounters. Each new encounter will bring new learning, filling his thirst of knowledge.These are some of the reasons which education has been a must-attained matter.
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Cebu Pacific tops local carriers in on-time arrivals CEBU Air, Inc. said its on-time performance is at par with world standards, ranking 99th out of 313 airlines worldwide. Citing FlightView’s global on-time performance, Cebu Pacific said it posted 81.7 percent on time arrival rating for 9,487 flights it operated last June 2014. Cebu Pacific is the only Philippine carrier to rank within the top 100 of airlines listed in the report. FlightView, a recognized provider of real-time global flight and airport information services, measures on-time performance of airlines based on flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule. The estimate average
OTP in June 2014 for AsiaPacific carriers was 68.98 percent. North American carriers’ OTP was estimated at 73.31 percent, while major and reg iona l Europ e an carriers achieved a 79.88 percent average OTP. “CEB works hard to ensure that our on-time p e r for m an c e i s at p ar with world standards. We fully support government initiatives including the NAIA runway optimization proj e c t w h i ch ai ms to d e c on g e s t NA IA . T h i s project will increase runway movements, improve slot management and also upgrade airport i n f r a s t r u c tu re ,” Jore n z Tañada, Cebu Pacific’s vice president for Corporate
Affairs. The airline is set to launch four times weekly flights from Manila to Kuwait on September 2, 2014 and thrice weekly flights from Manila to Sydney on September 9, 2014. The airline’s 50-strong fleet is comprised of 10
Airbus A319, 28 Airbus A320, 4 Airbus A330 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. It is one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2014 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 11 more brand-new Airbus A320, 30 Airbus A321neo, and 2 Airbus A330 aircraft.
Globe Telecom claims record customer base reaches 45M GLOBE TELECOM, Inc. said its total customer base hit a record 45 million users in the first half, up 19% from a year earlier, due to substantial subscriber uptake in its mobile and broadband businesses. “Aggressive acquisitions in both the postpaid and prepaid business, complemented by robust demand for data connectivity, buoyed the
company’s overall customer uptake. The company’s growing 3G and 4G coverage is expected to further support subscriber growth moving forward,” Ernest L. Cu, Globe president and chief executive officer, said in a statement released last week. Globe said in the statement that it expects its network to be “fully equipped with the more advanced 4G
HSPA+ technology, which would further boost network capacity and performance, by the end of the third quarter.” The company’s mobile customer base in the first half totaled 42.7 million, due to “sustained leadership in the postpaid segment as well as substantial acquisitions in the prepaid segment.” At the end of the first half, Globe had 2.1 million
“postpaid” customers, which it bills, up 10% from a year earlier. “The continued success of the fully customizable and best-in-class postpaid plans, together with the exclusive device offers and innovative deals helped sustain gross additions to reach 389,695 for the first six months of the year, 12% rise from 348,645 globe/PAGE 9
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hink a minute…You know that overnight success usually takes at least 10 years? One man said, “My overnight success was the longest night of my life. I spent many days and nights just getting there!” Remember, “Rome was not built in a day.” Many people are waiting for their ship to come in…when they’ve not even sent it out of the harbor. You see, winners simply do what losers don’t want to do. And they keep doing it until they get the success they want. Success is mostly just hanging on after others have let go! Or as one guy put it: “Big shots are just little shots who kept on shooting.” So the most important trip you’ll ever make is when you go the extra mile. Many people who failed did not know how close they were to success when they gave up. People don’t actually fail, they just quit too easily. One guy said: “The secret to success is to start from scratch—and to keep on scratching.” So don’t quit trying just because your trying times are hard. The great inventor, Thomas E dis on, t r ie d a cer t ain experiment hundreds of times, but it still did not work. So his assistant said to him: “It’s too bad that we did all that work without any results. But Edison replied:
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Disappointments Over DA’s Help to Yolanda Victims
n administration lawmaker has expressed disgust and disappointment over the way assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) is being extended to victims of Typhoon Yolanda in his province. Feedbacks based on the complaints of the Yolanda victims themselves include that the first complaint against the Department of Agreiculture involves the distribution of coconut seedlings to farmers. Complainants said only 50 percent of these are being used by farmers because of poor quality. S om e c r it i c i z e d t h e distribution side of the coconut seedlings as these
editorial are only being left on the streets. Because of this weak system, farmers from interior barangays are deprived of access to the coconut seedlings. Worse, the complaints say that DA employees have advised farmers to plant the coconut seedlings about 100 meters from the highway to be visible to national government officials and the media. Only for media mileage? Second complaint involves the distribution of livestock according to the lawmaker. The b enef iciaries were
only those living along the highways where media and national government officials can easily see it. Third complaint pertains to the chainsaws that were distributed. Those people trained to use the chainsaws have not been paid for their expenses, according to a lawmaker. Fourth, involves the distribution of vegetable seeds. The complainant lawmaker said there is no coherent plan for marketing the produced vegetables.
Fifth is the distribution of substandard boats. “May naibigay na mga bangka. Pagdating duon sa dagat, sira kundi muntik pang mamatay ang mga gumamit ng bangka. Nakakihiya po. Substandard na pinamimigay. For compliance purposes,” the complainant said.. DA officers and staff must tow the line. They must be on guard because the people are watching their performance. Many victims are crying for assistance, for help, yet they are getting it. Everybody in the DA family should be on their toes because the people are watching. They owe the people the service that they deserve.
About Time the BSP Charter is Amended (Part 4)
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n 3 previous articles, we started discussing proposed amendments to the 21-year old Bangko Sentral charter or R.A. 7653. We covered some of the more salient provisions which seek to strengthen 1) the corporate and financial viability of the Bangko Sentral and 2) the monetary stability capabilities of the BSP. In this concluding article, we will try to zero in on a few proposed amendments which seek to strengthen the supervisory capabilities of the BSP. With the integration of financial markets and the rapid evolution of the operations of f inancial institutions, the BSP has correspondingly stepped up its supervision of banks in the Philippines. The BSP has upgraded its supervision and
examination approaches in line with internationally accepted standards. At the core of all these are the institutionalization of sound governance, adequate risk management and clear business models. The BSP has also endeavored to promote an environment where banks and other supervised institutions can flourish and grow. But still, critical changes have to be made in the BSP charter which will enable the BSP to take banking supervision to the next level. Here in the Philippines, conglomerates have become a fact of life. Conglomerates have their advantages in terms of reducing costs by using fewer resources and also in mitigating risks inherent in operating in a single market. But conglomerates can
also become so diversified and complicated that they are too difficult to manage efficiently. And that can have implications especially if one or more of the companies in the conglomerate are banks. One of the proposed amendments seeks to address this situation through the c ondu c t of e x p and e d consolidated supervision and bank examination. This amendment seeks to authorize BSP not just to look into banks and subsidiaries but also into banks’ affiliates engaged in non-allied activities. The previous authority extends only up to banks’ subsidiaries and affiliates engaged in allied activities. The objective is to allow BSP “to obtain information for supervisory purposes on transactions between a supervised institution and
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its parent or other affiliate companies….. that have material impact on the safety and soundness of the bank and the banking system.” Enhanced consolidated supervision will promote systemic stability, institutional safety and soundness and better protection of the public. Another proposed amendment seeks to provide bunye/PAGE 9
Mind Disease With No Known Cure
L “Oh, we have lots of results! We now know 700 things that won’t work!” Never forget, delay does not always mean denial. If we hold out and hold on, we can accomplish almost a ny t h i n g . T h e B r i t i s h Prime Minister Winston Churchill said: “Never, never, never, never give up!” And the American President Calvin Coolidge made this statement: “Nothing can bring success like persistence. Talent cannot, for there are many talented people who are not successful. Education will not, for the world is full of educated losers. Only persistence and determination can give you the power to succeed.” You see, you can succeed just like anyone else. Just keep wanting it enough to keep working for it enough. hurst/PAGE 9
IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… The Lord will afflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of mind…” (Deuteronomy 28:28, the Holy Bible). -ooo HAVING A RELATIVE WHO HAS A BAD BEHAVIOR? READ THIS: The entire family is perplexed, confused, and unable to understand. All of a sudden, their bed-ridden father has become angrier for no reason at all, more unruly, more acerbic and insulting, more ungrateful, and has become more shameless in talking about perceived sins and sexual flings of everyone close to him, even in the presence of complete strangers. Not knowing any better, the father’s family members react by becoming angry with him too, meeting him head on with even wilder accusations of their own against him, bringing out his own shortcomings, infidelity and indiscretions when he was younger. As a result, family members dreaded
visiting the father, which made him even angrier, because visits meant more verbal confrontations, of course. This is pathetic, but science has a way of explaining it now, calling the behavior of the father a case of “frontotemporal dementia”. A medical journal says this “disease” is a “rare disorder that primarily affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain – the areas generally associated with personality and behavior. In some cases, brain cells in these areas shrink or die”, giving rise to the inexplicable changes in behavior. -ooo “FRONTOTEMPORAL DE M E N T IA”, A M I N D ILLNESS WITH NO CURE: In its website, the Alzheimer Society of Canada points out that persons afflicted with frontotemporal dementia exhibit the following changes: inappropriate social behavior--that is, they may say inappropriate things or come across as rude or tactless,
and loss of insight into the behavior of oneself and others (making it seem as if they don’t care). What is more problematic is that there is no available cure yet for this disease anywhere in the world. There is also no system yet to slow it down. When a family member gets afflicted with it---even young people are now known to exhibit this illness---the only recourse for relatives is to become more patient, and try to understand the disease some more. “It is important to learn as much as possible about the disease, to help understand and respond to the person’s new behavior. People around the individual will need to seek support to learn coping strategies to work around the individual’s behavior, rather than trying to get the person to change,” the Alzheimer Society of Canada explained. -ooo BIBLE: INSTRUMENT VS. DEPRESSION, PARANOIA: As I see it, with science unable to address this problem at this
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stage, it would be important to remember that mind diseases---such as insanity and confusion of the mind--have been warned about by the Bible already hundreds of years ago, particularly in its Book of Curses in Deuteronomy 28:15 and 28, where it is said that if we no longer listen to God and no longer obey Him, we will get these ailments of the mind. My view is that, if we no longer truthfully listen to God (that is, we no longer read His Bible), and if we no longer obey Him, we open up batas/PAGE 11
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lobal property portal Lamudi is now listing the first ecofriendly property in Cagayan de Oro, through a new partnership with awardwinning developer Italpinas Euroasian Design and EcoDevelopment Corporation (ITPI Corp). Primavera Residences is a new eco-friendly condo development in Cagayan de Oro, the capital city of Misamis Oriental province. Featuring high quality Italian design, the development is capable of generating its own energy, minimizing power usage and maximizing natural light and ventilation. Lamudi Philippines currently showcases 19 units from Primavera Residences on its platform. Jacqueline van den Ende, Cofounder and Managing Director of Lamudi Philippines, said the partnership with ITPI was the perfect match for the Lamudi website. “This partnership is line with our
goal to bring quality properties from our trusted brokers and developers to all Filipinos, both here and abroad. Green living issues are becoming increasingly important to local househunters. For this reason, Lamudi hopes to make more sustainable developments like Primavera Residences available on its website,” she said. Primavera Residences employs passive cooling technology which allows for shadow and sunlight control, wind cooling and shape performance. As well as offering great accessibility to schools, places of worship, transportation and commercial establishments, the tenstorey twin tower development is built to withstand typhoons and earthquakes. Architect Romolo Nati, CEO and Executive Chairman of ITPI, said sustainability is a key feature of all his company’s projects. “We look at the bigger picture and how our projects impact their surrounding environment. We have our own unique approach in
Northern Mindanao Showcases Best Products at the Kahimunan Northern Mindanao Food and Lifestyle 2014
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ore than thirty micro, small and medium enterprises from the different provinces of Northern Mindanao will showcase the region’s best products during the Kahimunan Northern Mindanao Food and Lifestyle Show 2014 slated on August 23 to 30, 2014 at the SM City, Masterson Avenue, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. The Kahimunan 2014 is a core event of the Higalaay Kagay-an Festival 2014, an annual city fiesta celebration of Cagayan de Oro. The Kahimunan Northern Mindanao Food and Lifestyle Show 2014 is being hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry which will feature the products of Bukidnon, Camiguin,
Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental – from processed food and beverages, gifts and housewares, fashion accessories, home style and living and health and organic products. One of the features of the trade fair is the recognition of Best Product Design for Housewares/ Furnishing and Fashion Categories as well as recognition of the Most Innovative Food Product. The Kahimunan 2014 is a marketing event to enable MSMEs to promote and access new markets for their products. Trade trainings and product development activities were conducted as part of the preparatory activities for the event.
property development that benefits not only our stakeholders and investors, but the local community and environment as well,” he said. Primavera Residences has unique built-in features that boost the development’s green credentials, Nati said. “Shadow control is provided by brise soleils and cantilevered edges, as well as scaling windows or terraces and adjusting them following orientation. The south-facing windows, for example, are smaller than those on the opposite side of the buildings. The internal vertical atrium found in both towers is an efficient wind cooling system that enhances the cross section layout of the units,” he added. With CDO’s growing economy and progressive energy, ITPI President Atty. Jojo Leviste explained that developers should make sound real estate and infrastructure decisions, in order to keep up with the city’s bright future. “Nature has in recent years brought
great difficulty in the form of storms and flooding. The challenge in the present is to change our thinking to envision the future CDO, which will be better equipped to withstand a repeat of these natural disasters,” he said. Lamudi recently released new research that revealed demand for ecofriendly homes and office space is skyrocketing in emerging markets. The analysis of more than half a million property listings from the Lamudi website showed that Asia and Latin America have seen a dramatic increase in the number of environmentally friendly homes available to buy or rent. Lamudi.com.ph, which started operations in January this year, has over 60,000 residential and commercial property listings from developers and PRC licensed brokers, with that number growing fast. The company has active offices in Manila, Cebu and Davao.
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Pilipinas Natin leaders join NorMin climate change advocacy strategic plan By LORRY V. GABULE
ILIGAN CITY — Addressing climate change and protecting the environment require both individual and collective action. Thus, the Regional Office of the Department of Environment and Natural R e s ou rc e s ( DE N R- 1 0 ) , in partnership with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA-10), tapped the Pilipinas Natin (PN)
youth leaders to take the lead in informing, inspiring and involving the youth to the campaign on Climate Change (CC) adaptation and mitigation. Around 60 PN youth from Bukidnon and cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, along with representatives from the National Service Training Program (NSTP) in Cagayan de Oro were
Info drive on Oro’s environment fee law pushed CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government is already 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 earlier. 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. 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 singleuse 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. (CdeOSP)
into a two-day Strategic Implementation Planning on August 9-10, in Cagayan de Oro City. The day’s activity include sharing of different topics from DENR resource speakers on Climate C h a n g e , t h e Na t i o n a l Greening Program (NGP), Geohazard Assessment and Mapping, and Solid Waste Management. After the speakers input, youth leaders come up with
an effective strateg y to make the campaign visible, strategic and noisy in the social media, and strategize efforts and activities to reach more than the targeted number of participants. Starting this August, PN targets to reach at least 10,000 participants in the different Climate Change fora and campus tours, and 500 PN leaders in the region to come up with an effective strategy for the
campaign. DENR and PIA hope that this regional campaign orientation and strategic planning would be a meaningful and venue of sharing ideas relative to the collective action on CC adaptation and mitigation. P r e s i d e n t i a l Communication Operations Office (PCOO) Pilipinas Natin is a campaign for volunteerism that thrives on the people’s continuing
response to the call for change. While all environmental concerns and agenda are in ways connected to climate change, DENR and PIA b elieve that adaptation will be the primary stance and mitigation will be the tactical support, said Lina D. Calvez, chief, Regional Public Affairs Office, DENR 10, in her message to the youth. (LVG/PIA-10 LDN/ DENR 10)
DENR kicks off environmental symposium in schools BY JORIE C. VALCORZA
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Close to five thousand students in cities of Iligan and C agayan de Oro attended recently a series of environmental s y mp os iu m on cl imate change spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natura l R es ources (DENR) and Philippine
Information Agency (PIA). Students, faculties and administration were briefed on the four major programs of DENR to include G e ohazards, Nat iona l Greening Program, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Adaptation. The environmental symposium partner schools
were St. Peter’s College in Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro Phinma (COC-Phinma). DENR Regional Executive Director Ruth M. Tawantawan said this campaign specifically needs the involvement of the youth as active advocates and partners. “We need to instill in our minds that through our active cooperation and
participation in climate change advocacy campaign, we can protect not only the environment but also ourselves,” she added. Climate Change campaign activities include campus tours, community activations, capacity building an d p ar t n e r s h ip s w it h organizations, institutions, school and local government units. (JCV/PIA)
Driven by Climate Change Commission Commissioner Na d e r e v “ Ye b” S a ñ o’s question, “If not us, then who? If not now, then when?,” Handcrafted Films travels around the world to find out who is protecting the world’s forests. Handcrafted Films, the group behind the “If Not Us Then Who?” project, is an independent UK-based production company focusing on communicating complex
contemporary issues into concis e and acce ssible formats. Using short films and photographic collections, the project aims to shed light on the enormous challenges of climate change by examining one key element of this unprecedented crisis – who is protecting our forests? In their visit here in the Philippines this month, Handcrafted Films represented by Tim Lewis, Joel Redman, and Paul Redman together with celebrity artist AG Saño, paid a visit to the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Central Office in Quezon City to shoot the “Kulayan Natin Ang Pilipinas Natin” mural on climate change. The mural was painted by AG Saño together with other artists from the Dolphins Love Freedom group as part of the climate change advocacy campaign of Philippine Information AgencyNational Capital Region (PIA-NCR) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources-National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) which was launched last August 1. For more information on the If Not Us Then Who project, you may visit http:// ifnotusthenwho.me or http:// www.handcraftedfilms.net/. You can also find them on Twitter, @IfNotUs_ ThenWho, and on Instagram, ifnotusthenwho. (RJB/JRR/ PIA-NCR)
Team behind ‘If Not Us Then Who’ project visits PIA
Miss Rosalie C. Pagulayan, weather specialist, presents assessment of the flashflood damages in Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City during Typhoon Sendong in December 2011 during the PAGASA-DOST three-day Media Seminar-Workshop at Sunrise Holiday Mansion in Tagaytay City, on Saturday, August 16,2014. (PNA photo by Joey O.Razon)
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terms of qualification and/or competencies gained. The Municipality of Lugait under the leadership of mayor Wellie G. Lim, CPA has been sustaining the promotion and implementation of TESD programs for the past 18 years using their TEF (Training, Employment, Financial) Cycle of governance which gives solution to unemployment. Meanwhile, the national winners will be declared on August 28, 2014 during the TESDA’s 20th Anniversary Celebration at TESDA Central Office, Taguig, Metro Manila.
gross acquisitions in the same period last year,” Globe said. Meanwhile, the company said Globe Prepaid had gross acquisitions of 7.9 million users in the first half, up 27% from a year earlier. The TM brand generated gross acquisitions of 5.4 million, up 6% from a year earlier, resulting in a total customer base of 21.3 million at the end of first half. Globe also reported that total customer base in its broadband business hit 2.2 million at the end of the second half, buoyed by a 27% expansion in wireless broadband and 12% customer growth in fixed broadband business. Globe Telecom sustained its growth momentum in the first half of the year, as core profit increase accelerated 18% from a year earlier, underpinned by strong performance across business segments. Mobile revenue, which a c c o u nt e d f or 7 9 % of consolidated service revenue, increased 5% to P37.8 billion during the period, supported by higher contributions from mobile data and voice. Mobile voice revenue, which accounted for 46% of total mobile service revenue, grew 9% from a year earlier.
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from the bank’s Credit Card Department due to good standing as a depositor; - Sending of mails with credit card enclosed which will be deemed accepted upon the receipt of such card by a receiver, whether authorized or not; - Sending to a consumer an unsolicited credit card which is deemed accepted unless a request for termination is promptly instructed by the cardholder to the credit card issuer; and - Sending of credit cards as free offers to consumers who availed themselves ofthe bank’s other financial products. “ T he a c t s d e s c r ib e d above and other similar acts are deemed tantamount to the act of issuing preapproved credit cards notwithstanding any contrar y stipulations in the contract,” the circular read. The tighter rules against pre-approved credit cards come amid aggressive marketing by banks and NBFIs of their consumer credit products. Consumer loans issued by banks have continued to expand, against the backdrop of t he Phi lippines’ robust economic growth, which in turn has been by and large consumer-driven. Despite the rise in household loans, the BSP said the share of consumer c re d i t t o ov e r a l l b a n k lending remains well below the levels seen in neighboring Asian countries.
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legal protection for bank supervisors. Actions performed by the Monetary Board and BSP’s officers and employees can expose them to litigations, even criminal complaints and other harassments which can deter or hinder effective supervision. The proposed amendment seeks “to hold free and harmless to the fullest extent provided by law from any liability and to indemnify them (BSP officials) from any claims and expenses that may arise
in the performance of duties done in good faith.” Needless to say, the proposed protection will not cover acts performed in bad faith, or those done with malice and/or gross negligence. Incidentally, this protection has been previously given to officers and staff of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation. Procedures are already in place for the resolution of financially distressed banks, but this is not the case with regards to other BSPsupervised institutions. Thus, one proposed amendment seeks to make explicit the application of the rules on receivership to institutions like non-stock savings and loan associations. “The authority of the monetary board to place a bank or quasi-bank under receivership … may also be exercised over non-stock savings and loan associations, based on the same applicable grounds.” But instead of PDIC acting as receiver, in such case, “any person of recognized competence in banking, credit or finance may be designated as receiver.”
All the proposed amendments have been submitted separately by House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte (together with Rep. Nelson Collantes) and Senate President Franklin Drilon. President Aquino has included them among the priority bills during the 16th Congress. After 21 years, it is about time that Congress seriously tackle the BSP charter amendments. Note: For feedback, you may email us at totingbunye2000@ gmail.com.
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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 21 Cagayan de Oro City IN RE: PETITION FOR ISSUANCE OF OWNER’S DUPLICATE COPY OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-194814 OF THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
MC CASE NO. 2014-007
TOMIANONG L. HADJI-AZIS Petitioner. x-----------------------------------------------------/ JUDGEMENT In this verified Petition1 for the issuance of the new Owner’s Duplicate Copy of the TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-194814, petitioner prays that after notice and hearing, judgment be rendered the Register of Deeds of Cagayan de Oro to issue the new owner’s duplicate copy of the said title, in lieu of the lost one under the same terms and conditions as the original, under the same name of the registered owner Naomi Jaranilla Hart. Finding the Petition sufficient in form and substance , the Court issued an Order2 dated February 10, 2014 which require for the following, to wit: 1. Publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City; 2. Posting of the Order in different places, so that the general public will be informed; 3. Issuance of Summons;and 4. Setting the case for initial hearing on April 2, 2014 On April 2, 2014, petititon proved compliance of jurisdictional requirement. In that hearing3, the following documents were marked: Exhibit A – Petition; Exhibit B – Deed of Sale [ Said to Azis]; Exhibit C – Deed of Sale [Hart to Said]; Exhibit D – Transfer Certificate of Title No. 194814; Exhibit E – Affidavit of Loss; Exhibit F – Assessment Form by the Register of Deeds; Exhibit G – Official Receipt No. 1005263527; Exhibit H – Order dated February 10, 2014; Exhibit I – Sheriff’s Return; Exhibit J – Certificate of Posting; Exhibit K – Affidavit of Publication; Exhibit L - Business Week [ March 17, 2014]; Exhibit M – Business Week [ March 24, 2014]; Exhibit N - Business Week [ March 31, 2014]; Exhibit O – Affidavit of Loss [ photocopy]; and Exhibit P – Judicial Affidavit of Witness. There being no written opposition, an Order4 of general default was issued except against the state. Petitioner was directed to present their evidence ex-parte before the Branch Clerk of Court. On June 6, 2014, Petitioner TOMIANONG ASIS, testified 5 that he is the owner of a certain of parcel of land located in Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 1948146 which contains a total area of 240 square meters, more or less; That he bought the said property from Abdul Azis Abdul Hamid Said on April 11, 2013 evidenced by a Deed of Absolute Sale7; That Abdul Azis Abdul Hamid Said bought same property from its previous owner Naomi Jaranilla Hart8; That upon payment of the monetary consideration, the title over the said land was delivered to petitioner, who is now possession of the said title; The petitioner misplaced the said title and which is now considered lost while in his possession; That in view thereof , petitioner executed before a notary public an Affidavit of Loss9, which affidavit was subsequently filed with the Office of the Registry of Deeds of Cagayan de Oro City; That the said title was not delivered to any person or entity to secure the payment or performance of any obligation whatsoever nor in any transaction or documents relating to the same. Petitioner prays that his petition be granted and an order be issued declaring that the owner’s duplicate copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. 194814, which has been lost as void and inoperative; Petitioner likewise prayed that the Registrar of Deeds of Cagayan de Oro City be directed to issue the owner’s Duplicate Copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. 194814 under the same terms and conditions as the original copy. Petitioner then identified and offered the following documentary exhibits: Exhibit A – Petition; Exhibit B – Deed of Sale [ Said to Aziz]; Exhibit C – Deed of Sale [Hart to Said]; Exhibit D – Transfer Certificate of Title No. 194814; Exhibit E – Affidavit of Loss; Exhibit F – Assessment Form by the Register of Deeds; Exhibit G – Official Receipt No. 1005263527; Exhibit H – Order dated February 10, 2014; Exhibit I – Sheriff’s Return; Exhibit J – Certificate of Posting; Exhibit K – Affidavit of Publication; Exhibit L - Business Week [ March 17, 2014]; Exhibit M – Business Week [ March 24, 2014]; Exhibit N - Business Week [ March 31, 2014]; Exhibit O – Affidavit of Loss [ photocopy] Exhibit P – Judicial Affidavit of Witness. Evaluating the testimony of the lone witness, as well as the documentary evidence of the Petitioner from Exhibits “A” to ‘’P” this Court finds preponderance of evidence that warrants for the issuance of a new Owner’s Duplicate Copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-194814. WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition is GRANTED. The Registrar of Deeds of Misamis Oriental is directed to issue the new owner’s duplicate copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-194814, but will still bear the memorandum of the fact that the same is issued in Heu of the lost duplicate copy of the afore stated title , but shall in all respects be entitled to full faith and credence as the original duplicate upon payment of the proper fees as required by law, which will be released only to the registered owner or to his authorized representative. Let a copy of this Judgment be published in the newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental and in the City of Cagayan de Oro. SO ORDERED. Done this 10th day of June 2014 in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. BWM: Aug. 25,Sept.1 & 8, 2014
(Sgd.) GIL G. BOLLOZOS Presiding Judge
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he Higalaay festival is one which shows the rich culture and tradition of the people of Cagayan de Oro. Kagay-anons are known to value friendships and the uncanny hospitality we show towards tourists and new dwellers to the city. The newly revamped festivity which will happen on the 28th of August in honor of the patron saint, St. Augustine, will be the first of its kind the city will see. The purpose of celebrating fiesta aside from the camaraderie and the fun filled entertainment from events would be to promote and help the city. In order for foreigners and
non Cagayan de Oro people to know and realize what and who the people in the city are, the Higalaay Kagay-an Festival was launched. Sean Oliver Moreno, son of Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno, said that “the term Higalaay does not only promote the city in good light but also us the Kagayanons. By establishing a credible image of us in tourists, foreigners and visitors will surely invite more investors and business tycoons to come exploring around the city. Honoring as well the notable value of St. Augustine which is unselfishness to the people, by purchasing 1 shirt equates to 1 street child to be fed on August 28”.
The project is in cooperation with JCI Juniors, JCI Macajalar 24k, Bai Lawanen, JCI Kagayhaan Gold, Primavera Residences, Mesa, Nikon, The Cagayan de Oro Rugby Club, Centrio, SM, Robinsons, Smart and The Cagayan de Oro Times with notable personalities Mr. Sean Oliver Moreno, Ms Cagayan de Oro 2013 Amadea Piatti, and Franco Catajoy (JCI KG President), are pushing and supporting this compassionate drive to our fellow Kagayanons. The shirt is available now at the Agri Fair in Gaston Park, Centrio Mall, Kumbira-Culinary Show at Limketkai Mall Atrium and at other leading stores.
Cagayan de Oro City --- A beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here revealed that she was engaged in illegal gambling that almost ruin her family life. Now she says she has turned her life around and is advocating for reform, helping other beneficiary use cash grants prudently. Marjorie Yecyec, a parent advocate of DSWD Northern Mindanao, said her life changes when her family becomes beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilya in 2008 under Set 1. Marjorie, who lives in Macabalan in this city, believes that the DSWD has taught her to work harder, to be diligent in what she does, and to be participative in community works. “The Family Development Session has changed my life dramatically,” said Yecyec, who also disclosed that she used to drink alcohol before with her neighbors. “The FDS teaches us on how we can improve our lives and protect ourselves from risks, especially when our City Link Majalalil Flores and other resource speakers discussed on various topics like disaster preparedness, family relationships and marriage, good and effective parenting, community participation, health, among others,” she said. Marjorie, a barangay police officer and community health navigator of the Department of Health, claimed that she has more time now with her four daughters despite her hectic schedule. Marjorie, along with her neighbor and fellow parent advocate, Elsa Sabellana, is a regular resource person for DSWD during interviews with media practitioners. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a human development program of the national government that invests in the health and education of poor households, particularly of children aged 0-18 years old. It provides a monthly cash grant of a maximum of P1,400 for qualified households provided that they comply with the conditions set by the program. Families who fail to comply with certain conditions will not receive the benefit corresponding to the conditions and are given reminders by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the implementing agency of the Program. “With the Pantawid Pamilya cash grants, I am no longer worried about whether I can send my children to school and provide for their health needs. I can now save some of our money, find more ways to earn more,” said Yecyec. She added that “with Pantawid Pamilya, I can make a difference in my home and in my community!”
Marjorie Yecyec of Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City during a radio and television interviews. Kagay-anons show their support for Higalaay Kagay-an Festival 2014 in a recent photoshoot in front of the iconic St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral, Cagayan de Oro City. Photos by Glenn Palacio
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COURTESY CALL – VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ and the Honorable Board Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Misamis Oriental (SP MisOr) made a courtesy call to the officials of Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental led by Honorable Mayor Rey B. Buhisan (5th from right). The SP MisOr held their 30th Regular Session in the Sangguniang Bayan Session Hall of Magsaysay as part of Vice Governor Pelaez’s advocacy of bringing the Sangguniang Panlalawigan closer to the people. SP COMMUNICATIONS
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be the ones who should be held accountable for the supposed looming power crisis and they should not blame the Supreme Court.” N o t a b l y, j u d i c i a l interventions are troublesome twists in project implementations, but the ruling on the Subic project in 2012 should have prompted the Executive Branch to be more proactive in exploring immediate options. Had the DOE’s planning and policymaking shifts been feasible and acceptable to investment yardsticks, the veritable angry mob on the looming brownouts of 20152016 could have been avoided. To top it all, the Redondo project case should not have reached the high court if Malacañang or the responsible cabinet members intervened early enough in the project d e vel op e rs’ p e r m itt i ng concerns with the host site which is under the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), a government entity well within the control and supervision of the Office of the President. Investment flows had also taken the backseat after the DOE and ERC arbitrarily issued policy and regulatory e d i c t s w h i ch i nve stors deemed countering “free market” parameters; and such matters are similarly risky in the assessment of project lenders. Many of these policymaking steps and regulatory flip-flops happened during the disturbing rate hikes of P4.00 to P5.00 per kilowatthour (kWh) as triggered by t he Ma l amp aya gas production facility shutdown in November-December 2013 – leading then to extreme supply tightness in the electricity system. At this stage, regrettably, no responsible government official still wants to sit down
seriously and work on the solutions as they are still preoccupied blaming all elements they can think of other than their own shortcomings. Colmenares was on point when he stressed that “it seems that President Aquino and his Cabinet will blame anyone except itself on the problems being encountered by the country which they themselves were remiss in addressing.” The progressive solon added “as can be seen in the energy sector now, what is happening is that the Aquino administration is washing its hands of the supposed looming power crisis and at the same time blackmailing electricity consumers with the threat of rotating brownouts if emergency powers is not granted to the President or if power rate hikes are not implemented.”
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approval and endorsement of President Aquino for Congressional approval. Lao said that religious l e ad e rs of t he Musl i m community is pushing for the early approval of the BBL in that the holding of the plebiscite that would create the Bangsamoro homeland in Mindanao could be initiated soon. (PNA)
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resource speakers, who are experts in their respective fields, who will talk about the present state of the Philippine MSMEs as well as innovative strategies to address the gaps confronting them. Tr a d e an d In du s t r y Undersecretary for Regional O p erat ions Z enaida C. Maglaya will be presenting t he Up d ate d M SM E Development Plan 2014-2016 and the current situation of the MSMEs in the country. The one-and-a-halfday event will be divided
into four sessions, to wit: Moving Up the Value Chain; Finance Operation and Better Financial Management; Fresh and Processed Foods – Strengthening the Philippines as Food Basket; and Furniture and Crafts Galore – Competitiveness thru Creativity, Ingenuity, and Innovation. For the first session, topics on Priming Industry Clusters for AEC 2015 and Innovative LGU Support to MSMEs will be discussed. For the second session, topics will be on microfinance programs. Both the third and fourth sessions will focus on the presentation and sharing of business experiences, challenges, and best practices by key experts in the fresh and processed food and furniture industries. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11 Officerin-Charge Ma. Belenda Q. Ambi said MSMEs must take advantage of this opportunity to gather sound inputs under one venue. “Our speakers are notable in their respective fields, and it’s a rare opportunity that all of them are gathered in the same venue because of their ever hectic schedules. But because they are committed in helping our MSMEs, they have managed to allocate time for them to share their ideas during the Summit,” she said. The gathering is being o r g a n i z e d by D T I , i n partnership with the National MSME Development Council.
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long been pushing for the projects, especially the bridge, in a bid to spur tourism in the province. Mr. Del Rosario, also the chair of the RDC, has also submitted the bridge proposal to the Asian Development Bank for a possible loan package when its president Takehiko Nakao visited the city last week. Five years ago, a foreign
company announced it would look for potential investors to build the 1.2-kilometer bridge, estimated to cost about $120 million, under the build-operate-transfer scheme. MCC Capital Projects Ltd. offered to look for funders among banks in the Middle East to bankroll the project, but the plan was eventually shelved. The Japan International Cooperation Agency made a cost estimate of $140 million for the bridge in the 1990s. Me a nw h i l e , f o r t h e airport, Mr. del Rosario said a 1,000-hectare area in Samal has already been identified as a possible site for the proposal.
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our minds, souls and spirits, and even our bodies, to the influence of evil and sin, which, concededly, causes insanity and mind confusion. Therefore, in the fight against frontotemporal dementia and other mind illnesses---such as depression, paranoia, and hallucinations which can cause many to commit heinous crimes or, in a growing number of cases, to take their own lives---the best weapon would be the Bible. As Joshua 1:8 said, we should read the Bible daily, meditate on it day and night, and carefully obey all that is written in it, so we will become victorious, even against mental illnesses. -ooo PLEASE LISTEN: “Tambalang Batas at Somintac”, jointly aired at 1062 kHz in Manila, 1080 kHz in Dagupan City, 711 kHz in Naga City, 1260 kHz in Lucena City, 1224 kHz in Davao City, and at www.eaglenews.ph, Mondays to Fridays, at 6 a.m.; “Kakampi Mo Ang Batas”, at 103.7 mHz in Don Carlos, Bukidnon, Mondays to Fridays, at 7 a.m.; “Kakampi Mo Ang Batas” at 801 kHz on the AM band (Panay Island), Mondays to Fridays, at 10 a.m.; and “Kakampi Mo Ang Batas” at 107.5 Win FM, Roxas, Isabela (Saturday, 5:30 a.m., and Sunday, 7 a.m.).
1. Audiocraft 2. Audio News Release Production 3. Broadcast Editorial Writing 4. Broadcast Media and the Church Broadcast News Scriptwriting \ Broadcast News Simulation 5. Communication Theory 6. Community Radio Program Production 7. Conducting Energizers/Ice Breakers 8. Coverage of Civil Disorders, Natural and Human-induced Catastrophic Situations, Wars and Conflicts, Abuse and Exploitation 9. Data Gathering 10. Dealing with Death Threats and Surveillance 11. Disc Jockeying (Disk Jokering) 12. Effective Listening and Questioning 13. Feature Writing and Production 14. First Aid During Media Coverage and Other Emergency Situations 15. Headline Writing 16. Interviewing Children 17. Investigative Reporting 18. Keeping Media Practitioner’s Family Safe 19. Lantern Lecture Techniques 20. Microphone Handling 21. Newscasting
22. Non-linear Audio-Video Editing 23. News/Press Conference Organizing and Facilitation 24. Overcoming Ambush Interview 25. Overcoming Stage Fright 26. Program Hosting/Anchoring 27. Public Journalism 28. Radio, As Community Development Tool 29. Radio Programming 30. Radio and TV Guesting and Interview 31. Securing the Newsroom 32. Specialized Writing : Sports, Business, etc. 33. Telephone Interview and Reporting 34. Television, As Community Development Tool 35. Video Camera Handling 36. Video News Release Production 37. Voice Development Others 1. Structured Learning Exercises 2. Trainers Training on Training Facilitation 3. What To Do When Abducted, Arrested, or Stopped at Checkpoints or Roadblocks 4. Zero Waste Management
GENDER AND HEALTH TRAINING MODULE
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INFORMATION, EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION (IEC) and ADVOCACY MODULES 1.
Brainstorming and Project Presentation Building a Constituency for Support Communicating with the Adolescents, Handicaps Community Organizing and Planning Community Public Address System (ComPAS) Conducting an Advocacy Campaign Designating Spokespersons Data Gathering Defending Against and Addressing the Opposition Development Communication Educating Colleagues Establishing Goals, Objectives and Activities Expanding Your Base of Support Enhancing Your Public Education Efforts Establishing Hotlines Framing Issues and Shaping Your Message Going Public/External Relations
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18. Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Communication 19. Knowing Your Community 20. Letter to the Editor Writing 21. Making Contacts 22. Media Relations 23. Networking and Coalition Building 24. Objective Setting and Action Planning 25. Organizational Communication 26. Overcoming Burnout 27. Overcoming Stage Fright 28. Program/Project Audience Analysis 29. Project Proposal Writing and Presentation 30. Public Address System Operation 31. Public Speaking 32. Reaching the General Public 33. Reaching Policy Makers, Lobbying, Legislative Approaches 34. Strategic Planning 35. Verbal and Non-verbal Communication 36. Vision, Mission and Goals Setting 37. Writing Mission Statements
VALUES AND RELATED TRAINING MODULES
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Aggressiveness and Assertiveness Coping With (Post-traumatic) Stress and Depression Dealing with Conflict Developing Positive Personal Values Discovering Interpersonal Life Emotional Quotient Etiquette and Grooming Good Passenger Handling Human Relations and Personhood Intelligence Quotient Leadership Overcoming Difficult People Prayer Writing and Delivery Public Relations Sermon Writing and Delivery Supervisor, as Formater SWOT Analysis Team-building Values Clarification
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