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Power plant repair TNB Repair and Maintenance Sdn. Bhd. (TNB-Remaco), a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s largest energy company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), is securing the power plant repair and maintenance service contract of Mindanao power plants.

In a statement, Embassy of Malaysia Trade Office (MATRADE Manila) Commissioner Nyaee Ayup said TNB has been in discussion with power plant operators in Mindanao.

TNB Remaco business development and marketing Region II head Mohamad Izharudin Ahmad Wahiddin confirmed their interest citing the economic growth in Mindanao.

Industry roadmaps DAVAO City – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Board of Investments (BOI) will conduct a forum entitled “Industry Roadmaps and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Game Plan: Regional Roadmaps for Competitiveness” on December 4 in Davao city.

Trade Secretary Gregory L. Domingo is expected to deliver the keynote address.

The Forum will focus on the crucial role of industrial development in the integration process of ASEAN. Likewise, the forum will inform stakeholders of the opportunities and challenges in ASEAN. The AEC aims to establish a single market and production base with free movement of goods, services and investments across the ten ASEAN member countries.

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By MIKE BAÑOS, Editor-at-Large

LECTRIC cooperatives are actively helping address the power shortage in Mindanao contrary to earlier allegations by energy officials they are partly responsible for bringing it about.

“We have been unjustly accused of being responsible for the power crisis in Mindanao by not forecasting correctly and not providing for future increases,” said Rep. Edgardo R. Masongsong (1CARE Party List). “But the coops by themselves have already provided 101MW additional peaking capacity even before the new capacities from coal-fired baseload plants are rolled out by 2015.”

Masongsong was the keynote speaker during the Monday’s inauguration of the

5.2 megawatt (MW) peaking power plant of Peakpower San Francisco, Inc. (PSFI) at the Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ASELCO) compound, Bgy. San Isidro, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. E a r l i e r l a s t m o nt h , Mas ongs ong cited how Peakpower Energy Inc. (PEI) also inaugurated another 20.9MW peaking power plant for the South Cotabato II Electric C ooperative (SOCOTECO II) through power/PAGE 7

THIS SHOE GLITTERS. Christmas lights adorn a giant replica of a shoe at the “Luneta Park” in Surigao City on Tuesday evening. Built in the 1970s, the structure houses a power generator that services the city hall, police headquarters, fire department and public market during blackouts. It also has a siren that sounds off every day and night and during emergencies. mindanews photo by roel n . catoto

Power supply in Surigao Norte to worsen after Christmas eve

By ROEL CATOTO, MindaNews

POWER DEAL. Signing of the Power Purchase and Transfer Agreement for the 5.2MW expansion. L-R: ASELCO General Manager Emmanuel B. Galarse, ASELCO Board Chairman Corazon Cullantes and PEI President & CEO Roel Z. Castro.

(Photo by Mike Baños, NPN)

SURIGAO City – Onto the two-hour daily blackouts in nine towns of Surigao del Norte, the power situation in the province is expected to worsen some more after Christmas as the National Power Corporation-Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (NPC-PSALM) will reduce the energy it will supply to the Surigao del Norte Electric

AirAsia returns, flies twice daily to Cebu AIRASIA Philippines sees tremendous potential for growth and expansion in Mindanao following the launch of its newest route between Cebu and Cagayan de Oro. With two flights daily starting today, December 12,

AirAsia will service this route using Airbus A320s departing Laguindingan International Airport in the afternoon at 2:05PM and 4:20PM to Mactan Cebu International Airport.

When asked if the airline has plans to field early

Cooperative (SURNECO) by 27 percent.

But the rest of Mindanao may be affected, too, as the “decrease in the power supply from NPC-PSALM” effective Dec. 26 “would result to a 27-percent reduction in the equivalent demand and its corresponding contracted energy of the Mindanao customers on the average,” according to the Nov. 5 letter

from Beatriz Irina Denise C. Alazas, manager of Electric Trading Department of NPCPSALM, to SURNECO. Engr. Narcisco I. Caliao Jr., general manager of SURNECO, said that in the case of SURNECO, reduction will be 3.6 megawatts from the current supply of 13.4 MW from NPC-PSALM. SURNECO’s contract with NPC-PSALM covers the period Dec. 26, 2012 to Dec. 26, 2016. supply/PAGE 7

morning or red-eye and night flights to this destination, AirAsia Philippines CEO Joy C añeb a s aid, “ The consideration for a time schedule is market, what are available slots in the airport.

So even if we want a morning airasia/PAGE 7

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continue vigilance Multi-sectoral governance Retailers in selling iron pipes, tubes coalition formed BUTUAN City – In line with the implementation of the “Vision 2020: Towards Becoming the Premiere Forest City in the Country,” t h e c it y g ov e r n m e nt here led by Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. has created a MultiS e c tor a l G ove r n an c e Coalition (MSGC) that will encourage each member to align with the objectives as the city envisions to become a model of a sustainable forest-based economy, thereby, giving its people the highest per capita income in Mindanao by 2020.

The MSGC is the core group of well chosen representatives from key

sectors comprising the academe, business and religious, among others. “ The magnitude of effort required to realize the vision calls for a unified action and pooling of resources among the government and private sectors. We encourage our partners to work with us collectively and assist us in the implementation of the various programs and feedback the development of the strategic initiatives in pursuit of the Vision 2020,” said Amante.

The mayor pointed out that the MSGC is an e ss e nt i a l el e me nt o f t h e Pe r f o r m a n c e Governance System (PGS), particularly for

the local government units (LGUs). It was regarded as an important strategy to e nsu re c ont i nu it y of the transformation agenda because unlike the elected leaders who are serving in specified term, the stakeholders of a particular sector do not change as often.

Ac c ord i ng a l s o to mayor Amante, the MSGC shall identify, recommend and establish policies and/ or legislative measures to safeguard interest and concern of all stakeholders enrolling a particular project, and to keep track of the status of the vision.

“MSGC members are also enjoined to participate in the preparation of

Commodity Development Road Map and assist in identifying sub-strategic programs, projects and actions in realizing our goal,” bared Amante.

T h e p re s e nt l o c a l administration is enrolled in the PGS under the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) as its strategic action to optimize resource mobilization and poverty reduction.

Thus, the city propels to implement communitybased foresty projects, m a n a g e a n d c o nt r o l communal forests, e st abl i s h t re e p ar k s , and other similar forest development projects like industrial tree farming and agro-forestry projects.

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur -- Retailers of galvanized iron [GI] and black iron [BI] pipes and tubes of this province are now strictly checking if their inventories are product standards-compliant.

This has been observed during the recent conduct of monitoring activities by the Department of Trade and Industry-Agusan del Sur Provincial Office (DTI-AdS) this quarter.

In an information drive campaign organized by DTI-AdS and the Industry and Philippine Association of Galvanized Iron and Black Iron Pipes and Tubes manufacturers, Inc. in Agusan del Sur last September 2014, it was emphasized to both retailers and consumers that steel pipes used in water, steam, gas and air lines are subject for mandatory product certification under Philippine National Standard No. 26:2003 which requires

strict adherence to the safety requirements in the manufacture of these pipes and tubes as well as the mandatory markings and labeling.

This measure aims to help improve the manufacturing and production standards of the manufacturers, educate wholesalers and retailers on the mandatory markings and labels, and at the same time, ensure that consumers are provided with safe and quality products.

Consumers are reminded that when buying pipes and tubes, they must ensure that product standard markings are evident with Philippine Standard marks if locally manufactured, and Import C om m o d i t y C l e a r a n c e (ICC) marks if imported with the logo/brand of the manufacturer, the type of pipe, the length and diameter and the corresponding color requirements.

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The Right to Choose

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hink a minute…A proud man who thought he knew it all, liked to say: “You can disagree with me. After all, you have the right to be wrong!”

Freedom is probably the most valuable thing we can have. Many of us are free to choose our own leaders and government. We’re free to choose to study hard and get a good education. We don’t like to be forced to do anything, do we? We don’t want someone to marry us just because their parents forced them. We want our husband or wife to choose to marry us because they love us and want to live their life with us.

God could easily have made us like robots or machines, so we’d have no choice but just do exactly what He wants. It’s because God loves us that He wants us to freely choose to love Him in return, and to enjoy living His right way. But we all rejected God’s love and His right, happy way of living. We chose to live our own way. We’ve chosen to do many things wrong: wrong thoughts and words, wrong attitudes, and wrong living. Just look at all the problems around us because of people’s greed and selfishness, vicious gossip, angry, hurtful words, violence, immorality and lack of self-control, as well as dishonesty and corruption.

When you and I choose to live our own way, Jesus said that we’re also choosing where we’ll live after we die: separated from God in Hell. In Hell, evil, pain and suffering will never end. You see, just like light and darkness

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cannot be in the same place together, God, who is perfectly good and right, simply cannot live together with any kind of wrong. Otherwise He wouldn’t really be God! Would you believe in a God Who says stealing, rape and murder is OK? Of course, not!

It’s not God who sends us to hell, it’s you and I who send ourselves to Hell by rejecting God’s gift of forgiveness and new life. We condemn ourselves by refusing His right way of living, which He made for our own happiness and good. In fact, God loves you and me so much that He gave His own innocent life on a criminal’s cross, just so He could save us from living in Hell forever—away from Him. So won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you right now and choose to start living for Him everyday, for the rest your life? You can do it, with His help and power. Remember, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

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Miracle from God needed for Roxas prexy run

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IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…` Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm.

Nothing is too hard for you’…”

(Jeremiah 32:17, the Holy Bible).

-ooo DEFLATING NUMBER OF VICTIMS, OFFICIAL PNOY POLICY? The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) must now be totally amused at the December 11, 2014 report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on the number of people who died from Typhoon Ruby. Why? Because NDRRMC’s most recent report said that it has now recorded at least 18 casualties from the typhoon, a number very close to the PNRC figure of 21 or so fatalities.

This will show that the PNRC was correct, after all, when it announced that it counted 21 or so people who died from Ruby. The NDRRMC actually jeered at the PNRC report, saying that that report was unverified and so did not represent the truth. Now, it is clear that the PNRC is more truthful than the NDRRMC when it comes to reporting death and destruction from typhoons.

The question in many people’s mind is this: why is the NDRRMC trying to deflate the number of fatalities arising from natural calamities? Is this deflating of the number of

victims from tragedies now the official policy of the Aquino government, considering that it was President Aquino himself who tried to pull heaven and earth to hide the real number of those who died from Yolanda in 2013?

Oh well!

-ooo MIRACLE FROM GOD NEEDED FOR ROX AS PREXY RUN: The recent Pulse Asia survey on our countrymen’s preferences on who they would vote as the next president, if elections were held today, should not, as Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice said, be considered as the final choice of Filipinos. I agree with Erice that between now and 2016 is still a mighty long time where perceptions and choices could change, either for the worse or for the better, of course.

And yes, the 2016 presumptive presidential candidate of the Liberal Party (LP) where Erice belongs, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, may still recover from bad ratings, and overcome what is now a very clear dislike of Filipino voters for him.

But, at the rate things are happening now with the LP and with Roxas himself, a miracle is needed for Roxas to turn around this dislike of Filipinos for him.

What sort of miracle does Roxas need to overcome his bad ratings? A miracle from God no less, because, if we

read the Bible which is God’s Word, it is clear that “nothing is too hard for God” (see Genesis 18:14, Jeremiah 31:17 and 27), and that “nothing is impossible with God” (see Luke 1:37). The only problem here for Roxas, of course, is finding God’s will for him, and obeying that will carefully and sincerely!

-ooo GUIDELINES FROM GOD ON PEOPLE WANTING TO BECOME LEADERS: What is God’s will for those who would like to be installed as officials? Through His Bible, God laid down his will for those wanting to be officials, in effect giving out guidelines for installing them.

The first guideline is taken from Genesis 41:38 of the Bible, where the Pharaoh of Egypt was inspired to install a man in whom the Spirit of God dwells, to save his country from destruction as a result of a seven-year famine that Joseph, son of Jacob, warned about.

The second guideline is from Exodus 18:21, where Jethro was telling his sonin-law Moses about who he should install as leaders of the people. Jethro told Moses he must chose the people who are capable, “men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain.”

The third guideline comes from Mark 10:43-44, where Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, was telling John and James, the sons of Zebedee,

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what a leader should do, according to the will of the Father. Jesus said: “… whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all…” Roxas must find a way to comply with all of these guidelines, I suppose, to turn around his bad ratings.

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Finding Christ in the little things

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e have to learn to f i nd C h r i st i n t he litt le t hings w hich comprise most of our day, if not of our whole life.

This is not a gratuitous, baseless assertion, an act of fantasizing, of hunting lions in the corridors of the house.

This is as real and true as can be. Of course, it requires faith, but if we care to listen to faith, we will, in fact, find it reasonable and practicable, not something quixotic, cocooned in the realm of the abstract, the absurd and the impossible.

Christ is God made man.

As God, he is involved in our creation, in our getting into existence. As such, since it’s existence that is involved in creation, he cannot withdraw from us, since by doing so would be like God withdrawing our existence. Since we obviously exist, ergo, he is in and with us by the very fact of our existence.

As God and man, he is our redeemer, the one who, in a manner of speaking, would re-do or re-create us after our original state of humanity has been damaged by our sin.

As such, since we all need to be redeemed at all times, he neither can withdraw from us, since by doing so would be like

this God-and-man, Jesus Christ, withdrawing from our redemption. Since we need to be redeemed always, Christ is also always with us. He actually cannot help but redeem us, because of his great love for us.

We need to be more aware of this reality about ourselves, since we often do not realize it, dominated as we are with the merely material and sensible realities and with what is the here-and-now and what is immediately felt.

We many times fail to go beyond this level.

This is not to mention that our sins themselves make us insensitive to this reality which is also a truth of faith. And our sinfulness can be such that we would not even feel the need for conversion, thus putting ourselves in some state of invincible insensitivity to the truths of our faith.

This is the truth of faith that serves as the basis for our belief that Christ is also everywhere and all the time, and especially in the little ordinary events and circumstances of our day.

Not only that but also that his omnipresence in our life is anything but passive and indifferent. He is always actively intervening in our life, which we can safely deduce if we also believe

that he truly loves us.

Of course, that love can never be doubted if we also consider that he offered his life on the cross. As he himself said and as we can easily agree, “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lays down his life for his friends.” (Jn 15,13) Since Christ is God, his presence can continue in us and in our life in ways that are impossible for us to do. To his disciples, he said: “I am with you always, to the close of the age.” (Mt 28,20) We therefore have to learn to f ind Christ in everything, doing so not in some generic, theoretical way, but i n a sp e ci f i c, practical way, one that is abiding and active. This, of course, is a great challenge to all of us, but if we believe in this truth and we try to conform ourselves to it and to persevere in it, for sure we can achieve a certain degree of success.

It should be something normal to all of us to feel Christ’s presence in all things, especially in our little ordinary events of the day, and to correspond to that presence as actively as possible. This ideal is not only for some people who we usually regard as mystics and very special people.

This is for all of us, but

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obviously to be pursued in stages and in other human ways that would involve l e a d e r s a n d f o l l ow e r s , t e a ch e r s an d s tu d e nt s , masters and disciples.

We can a lways st ar t anytime, for what it takes is only an act of faith that we try to pursue as far as we can. If we persevere in this effort, for sure, sooner or later we can find Christ even in the most ordinary and even ugly things of life.

This is so because Christ identifies himself with all things, and he has assumed e v e r y t h i n g hu m a n , n o matter how that humanity tu r ns , e xc e pt s i n . And even when we are in sin, he precisely gives special attention to us.

Let’s start by finding Christ in the little things of our day. roycimagala@ gmail.com

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Moody’s lifts PH’s credit rating further into investment grade THE Philippines has gone fur ther into unchar ted terrain after one of the world’s three leading credit rating firms delivered yet another upgrade.

In a statement, Moody’s Investors Service said it raised the Philippines’ debt score by a notch to “Baa2” from “Baa3.” The debt watcher assigned a “stable” outlook, which means the new score will remain in the next 12-18 months.

Moody’s latest move comes more than a year

after it first elevated the Philippines to investment grade pushing a country that had been dubbed the “sick man of Asia” further into uncharted territory.

According to Moody’s, the government’s success in reducing its debt was one of the key reasons for the fresh upgrade. Since the Arroyo administration, the Philippines has been trimming its debt, particularly the foreign component, which has been a source of instability in

the past given the country’s erratic foreign exchange earnings.

From more than half of its gross domestic product (GDP), the Philippines’ debt has slipped to less than 40 percent so far this year.

The foreign component of the country’s debt also has slipped to about a fifth this year from a third a decade ago.

Besides an improving fiscal profile, the country’s strong economy and limited vulnerability to financial risks that usually infect emerging markets like the Philippines also called for the increase in its debt score,

the rating firm said.

Desptie headwinds in the global economy that has pulled Japan and the Euro zone back into recession, the Philippines has been growing above trend, making it one of Asia’s fastest-growing in the last two years.

Adjustments by advanced economies to the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 also has created financial market volatility, but the Philippines has remained less vulnerable than its emerging market peers given the country’s strong current account, which has been in surplus for more than half a decade.

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Residential property market seen to weather new BSP lending restrictions

THE Philippine residential property market is expected to survive stricter lending requirements set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

In a briefing today, Jones Lang LaSalle head of research Claro Cordero said the BSP controls on the real estate sector could slow down project launches and tighten credit standards.

“I think the demand is still there. What we are likely to see in the reduction is in the speculative demand because banks would have to be careful in giving out loans,” Cordero said, referring to the BSP’s cap on the loan-to-value ratio from 80 percent to 60 percent. “[But] overall, it’s a very healthy outlook. The way we see all these interventions by the government, specifically the BSP, is a preventive measure to help the market become resilient and sustainable. We don’t

see that very negative impact in the sector,” Cordero said.

He expects about 204,300 units to be completed in Metro Manila this year, of which 98 percent is aimed at the mid-range market. Another 145,400 units are expected to be completed by 2020, with 58,800 units done by 2015 alone.

Cordero said the majority of the future supply is covered by SM, Megaworld, Ayala Land and DMCI. As of the third quarter this year, residential sales of the developers totaled P238 billion.

Cordero said remittances will continue to grow, sustaining the demand for residential products.

Data from BSP show that remittances reached $17.65 billion in the first nine months of the year, a 6 percent increase from the $16.64 billion in the same period of 2013.

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its wholly-owned subsidiary Peakpower Socsargen Inc. (PEI) and is set to roll out another 10MW peaking plant for the Bukidnon II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BUSECO) by 2015.

“All distribution utilities (DUs) whether private or electric coops, should emulate what ASELCO has done by contracting for embedded generation of peaking plants to address the shortfall during peak demands,” the party list solon said. “Mindanao already has 101MW capacity of diesel/bunker fueled peaking plants which will be operational by year end.

This proves electric coops in Mindanao has been helping government address the power shortage in Mindanao.”

Masongsong cited how embedded generation plants for DUs cut down on transmission costs and cushion the rate impact on the consumer.

“Peaking plants with a load factor of 30 percent running 5-6 hrs a day during peak demand does not significantly affect the price of power for the consumer.”

He further cited how the state-of-the art Wartsila units of PEI in General Santos and San Francisco are capable of “flexible baseload” and can

operate 24/7 during times of crises using cheaper and cleaner bunker fuel, thus minimizing the impact on the people’s health and the environment.

“We chose the Wartsila because of two major things,” said Roel Z. Castro, president and chief executive officer of PSI and PSFI. “It is very fuel efficient and environmentally compliant with uses cleaner Euro 4 compliant bunker fuel from Shell.”

“Bringing power to one of your municipalities here, enhancing the investment here, cannot but lead to the development also of the hinterlands,” said Dr. Walter W. Brown, PEI/PSFI Board Chair. “The long range future of this country is not just the development of power projects. Malls are good, but they are not the most important aspect of our country. Most important is to develop the countryside to remove the constraints that provide support for those that fight progress and private sector development.”

Another highlight of the inauguration rites was the signing of a power purchase and transfer agreement for the next 5.2MW expansion between PSFI and ASELCO which is expected to be rolled out in the next 10 months to address the coop’s growing demand which has averaged

20 percent during the last 3 years.

“We value and appreciate the support we’ve gotten and we dedicate ourselves to looking not only at this project, but other projects that will develop this community, this province, and Mindanao in general,” Dr. Brown added.

1st Consumer’s Alliance for Rural Energy (1-CARE) Party List represents rural electricity users and seeks to protect them from abuses by power distributors and generators, was granted partylist status by the Comelec on Jan. 10, 2010.

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But “the contract energy may be changed by supplier [NPC-PSALM] annually due to a change in the projected available capacity of supplier’s power plants and at any time during the duration of the contract due to the privatization of any of the assets of supplier pursuant to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act or EPIRA Law,” Alazas further said.

Alazas also said that the decrease in the power generation is due to these factors: 1. privatization of the Mt. Apo Geothermal Plant in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato; 2. scheduled privatization of Power Barge

104 in the first quarter of 2015; and 3. scheduled shutdown of NPC MINGEN power plants due to planned maintenance, uprating and rehabilitation projects.

Aside from its 13.4 MW supply from NPC-PSALM, SURNECO also gets 8 MW from Therma Marine, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation.

SURNECO has a total power supply of 21.4 MW against a power demand peaking at 25.9 MW, and thus a deficit of 4.5 MW, Caliao said.

With the current power deficit, nine municipalities in Surigao del Norte under SURNECO’s service have been experiencing two-hour daily power curtailment since the last week of November.

Surigao City and the municipalities of San Francisco and Malimono, however, have been spared from the blackouts so far. But the 27-percent reduction after Christmas will surely affect the city and all municipalities, Caliao pointed out.

SURNECO has a total of 78,472 member-consumers as of October this year.

To avert the possible prolonged brownouts, SU R N E C O of f i c i a l s i s negotiating to get at least 5 MW power supply from FDC Misamis Power Corp., a unit of Filinvest Development

In response to EFA

DepEd Mis. Or. beefs up ALIVE program implementation

By Rudy O. Magdugo ES1 Division ALIVE Coordinator

In response to the call for global commitment on Education for All, the Department of Education Division of Misamis Oriental is intensifying the implementation of the Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) Program in public schools through initiating support mechanism to Asatidz (teachers) and other program implementers.

In line with the implement at ion of t he Madrasah Education Program (MEP) as mandated through DepEd Order No. 51, s.2004, t h e d iv i s i on h a s b e e n continuously providing and initiating support mechanism like trainings and capability building for Asatidz and other implementers handling ALIVE classes, for the said program to be continually adopted in public schools with Muslim learners.

The division has three implementing schools, all from Tagoloan District, namely: Gracia Elementary School; Sta. Cruz Elementary School; and Tagoloan Central School. These implementing schools have expanded to three other schools namely: Balingasag Central School, Barra Elementary School

of Opol District and Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School (MOGCHS). To date, around 400 Muslim learners are enlisted in the program.

In the integration of ALIVE program in the basic education curriculum, Muslim learners will be provided with relevant and appropriate learning and educational opportunities considering their cultural identity and lifeworks.

The implementation of the ALIVE Program in the division is very essential as far as addressing the need for education regardless of culture and tradition. This peace initiative through education is a way of reaching out Muslim children as a significant unit in the mainstream.

The Division of Misamis Oriental has been conducting capability building and workshop to ALIVE teachers and implementers annually.

D u r i n g t h e i r r e c e nt l y conducted capability building and workshop for Asatidz, school administrators and other program implementers held at Hotel Koresco in Cagayan de Oro City on Dec. 1-2, the implementing guidelines in the utilization of

Corp. owned by the Gotianun f am i ly, w h i ch re c e nt ly emerged as the highest bidder for the right to manage the output of Mount Apo 1 and 2 geothermal power plants.

Caliao said that he and some SURNECO officials will be attending a coordination meeting with FDC in Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday (Dec. 11) to ensure they would get the 5 MW contract.

Caliao added they already successfully negotiated a 5 MW contract with Therma South, Inc., which has a coalfired power plant in Davao City expected to operate in the first quarter of 2015.

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flight and it is already taken by other airlines we can’t. Another consideration is operational efficiency.”

“Of all the airlines, we are following a different Flight Duty Time Period (FDP),” Cañeba explained.

AirAsia’s policy is more restrictive than what is allowed under the Philippine regulation, which ensures that our pilots and crew are well rested for their flights.

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Special FDP is used by other carriers worldwide, especially in Europe, and AirAsia adheres to the strictest standard of safety.”

AirAsia Philippines also implements a 25-minute turnaround time. However, she stressed the airline doesn’t force it “if the weather will not permit it or there are circumstances in the aircraft that will not allow it. I will not dispatch an aircraft if I know it’s not safe to fly.”

Captain Giselle Bendong, AirAsia Line Captain stressed that safety comes first and foremost when their pilots make decisions regarding landings under adverse conditions.

“We have higher standards, when it comes to safety. We have to follow the restrictions set by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines for that particular airport.”

“We are thrilled and excited to be in Laguindingan airport again and with the improved facilities and newly completed air navigation system, Asia sees a huge potential in Mindanao and will add more flights to/ from Cagayan de Oro City and other parts of the country once we get additional aircraft.”

Cañeba added.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12TH Judicial Region Branch 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte IN RE: PETITION FOR THE CORRECTION AND / OR CANCELLATION OF ENTRY IN THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF CRISPINA TRAYA PALANAS JUMAWAN, OF HER PLACE OF BIRTH FROM SALONG, SALVADOR, LANAO DEL NORTE TO SALONG BAROY, LANAO DEL NORTE

SPL. PROC. NO. 291-07-2014

CRISPINA TRAYA PALANAS JUMAWAN,

Petitioner,

- versus – THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BAROY, LANAO DEL NORTE AND NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE,

Respondents.

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ORDER

Dr. Cherry Mae L. Limbaco, CESO V, Schools Division Superintendent of DepEd Misamis Oriental posed with Asatidz and other ALIVE Implementers of her Division.

funds for Madrasah Education were articulated. Based on the guidelines, fund support for the program shall continue to be provided.

The support fund as stated in the implementing guidelines includes allowance for Asatidz (teacher) pursuant to DepEd Order No. 40, s.

2011; financial assistance to qualified private Madaris (school/institution); Program Support Fund (PSF) for the regions and selected divisions with public elementary and secondary schools offering ALIVE classes; and policy support mechanism.

Workshops on assessing learners, teaching-learning strategies and lesson planning were also conducted during the capability building.

Guided by the Roadmap

for Upg rading Muslim Education, ALIVE teachers and other implementers are challenged to continue advocating the program in their respective communities.

Strengthening the ALIVE Program in our division means continuously providing access to culture sensitive education to our Muslim learners.

Moreover, the future of the program and the quality of service that is provided to the learners lies not only on the hands of the learning facilitators but also on the learners’ acceptance and understanding about the program. ALIVE is seen very instrumental towards laying a foundation of a peaceful community bounded by respect amidst diversity. #

A verified petition for correction and/or cancellation of entry in the Certificate of Live Birth of CRISPINA TRAYA PALANAS JUMAWAN in the office of the Local Civil Registrar of Baroy, Lanao del Norte was filed before this Court on November 14, 2014, by the herein petitioner, praying among others that after notice and hearing, an Order be issued directing the Respondent to effect the correction/cancellation sought for.

Petitioner alleges that she is of legal age, Filipino, married to Eduardo M. Jumawan, and a resident of Sto. Niño Village, Baroy, Lanao del Norte. The First Respondent is a government entity charged with the custody of documents pertaining to birth records. The Second Respondent is likewise a government entity. Petitioner is the daughter of Jose Palanas and Conchita Traya. She was born on May 30, 1960 at Brgy. Salong, Baroy, Lanao del Norte. On April 14, 1983, petitioner married to Eduardo M. Jumawan where thereafter and sometime in 1998, they moved and transferred to Brgy. Sto, Niño, Baroy, Lanao del Norte.

Recently, petitioner was checking all her records including her service records with the Department of Education and her Certificate of Live Birth, for future purposes, particularly for her retirement. She noticed that in her Certificate of Live Birth her “place of birth” is erroneous. Written thereat is “SALONG, SALVADOR, LANAO DEL NORTE”. The fact is, there is no Barangay Salong, in Salvador. But Barangay SALONG belongs to BAROY, LANAO DEL NORTE. Prior to the filling of the petition, she coordinated with the Local Civil Registrar of Baroy, Lanao del Norte and was issued the necessary documents for the transfer of her birth records which was wrongfully registered in Salvador, Lanao del Norte instead of Baroy, Lanao del Norte. In all her scholastic records and documents of importance, she used “SALONG, BAROY, LANAO DEL NORTE” as her “place of birth” and not SALONG, SALVADOR, Lanao del Norte. She filed the petition in utmost good faith to straighten her records in order to conform to the facts of her birth, and not to evade from the hands of the law or any entity.

Set the initial hearing of this case to January 30, 2015 at 8:30 in the morning before the sala of this Court. Furnish copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General of Makati City, Office of the Public Prosecutor in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Baroy, Lanao del Norte, National Statistics Office of Manila, Atty. Rodulfo Dacalos of Junquera Extension, cebu City and to the petitioner, Crispina Traya Palanas Jumawan, at her resident in Sto. Niño Village, Baroy, Lanao del Norte.

The petitioner is hereby directed to publish copy of this Order to a newspaper of general circulation for three (3) consecutive weeks, at his expense.

So Ordered.

Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

November 21, 2014.

(Sgd) DENNIS P. VICOY

Acting Presiding Judge BWM: Dec 12, 19 & 26, 2014

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Owen Jaen, Liceo de Cagayan University’s Director for the Office of Cultural Affairs and Dragonoids team manager, said “We are really thankful that the event went well as planned. We are so grateful that all the teams came amidst the threat of bad weather”.

Davao’s Hiraya Minokawa Dabaw took home the overall championship

title while the newly inaugurated Liceo U Dragonoids, Cagayan de Oro’s first dragon boat team, takes home the 2nd overall title, followed by Butuan City’s FSUU (Father Saturnino Urios University) Blue Dragons taking 3rd overall.

The Dragonoids are formed by the Liceo de Cagayan University to engage students in alternative team sports as well as help promote the sustainability and protection of the Cagayan River where they regularly train almost every day.

(from Left) Ms. Jec Hernaez (National Race Official), Ms. Pinky Castillo(Dragonoids Coach),

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Corporate Team and sponsor Recreational Outdoor eXchange (ROX) completes all the heats of Bugsay Mindanao - the first Northern Mindanao Dragon Boat Race, December 6.

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The Sendong Memorial Marker at Gaston Park, Cagayan de Oro City.

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Their advocacy for the river is solidified as they invited paddlers from all over Mindanao join them in Bugsay Mindanao and donate funds to purchase Lambago seedlings to be planted along the river banks.

This Campaign is in support to the efforts of Safer River, Life saver Foundation, Inc. the outreach unit of Liceo U. The breathtaking heats at the Cagayan de Oro River gave the audience heart stopping moments as they supported for their respective teams paddling it out on the waters.

Bugsay Mindanao’s corporate sponsors also took part in the events as teams from Zealep Inc., RedLemon Digital Media, R.O.X., and the Oro Rescue paddled out 3 heats with the latter taking home 1st place in the corporate fun race.

Oro Rescue finished 1st place with an overall time of 3.14.30, followed by Zealep Inc. – 3.23.15, R.O.X. – 3.35.89, and RedLemon – 3.47.77.

This will be the first of many races as the Liceo Dragonoids will help spearhead the awareness campaigns of the Liceo University and the Safer River, Life Saver Foundation in Cagayan de Oro City.

Jaen says “We are looking forward to a bigger and much grander dragon boat race soon”.

Bugsay Mindanao. One Race. One Mindanao.

Bugsay Mindanao is organized by Liceo de Cagayan University thru the Liceo Dragonoids and co-presented by Smart Communications in partnership with Kendle Boats, BusinessWeek Mindanao, 99.1 iFM, R.O.X., RedLemon Digital, PARASAT HD, ABS-CBN, Hon. Oscar Moreno, and Fit Republic CDO.

he local government has lined up several activities to highlight the third year Commemoration of Typhoon Sendong on December 16.

This will be headed by Ramon L. Fernandez, chairman of Shelter and Housing Development Multi-Sectoral Task Force.

A mass celebration at Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral and wreath laying” at the Gaston Park Memorial Wall will serve as kick off activities.

Likewise, the Shelter and Housing Task Force will hand over 131 housing units to the relocatees in Pagatpat Habitat Resettlement Site and another 84 units in Indahag Habitat Resettlement Site.

Highlighting the activities is a Ceremonial Candle Lighting at 5:00 p.m. to be held at the Cagayan de Oro River.

On the same juncture, the relocatees also displayed various products of their livelihood projects at the “CDO X’mas Bazaar” now being held at the Gaston Park from December 1 to 30.

By December 18, a video presentation will feature families expressing their gratitude to those individuals who have helped them rose from the tragedy and a singing contest to be participated by the relocatees from the different relocation sites.

Wrapping up the commemorative event is a Free Zumba at the mini park of City Hall on December 20.

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OFFICIAL List of Winners for BUGSAY MINDANAO 200m Men’s Open 1.Team Bakunawa 2. Liceo Dragonoids 3. Hiraya Minokawa Dabaw

Team RedLemon Digital Media

200m Mixed 1. Hiraya Minoka Dabaw 2. Liceo Dragonoids 3. FSUU BLUE Dragons 200m Women 1. FSUU BLUE Dragons 2. Liceo Dragonoids 3. Hiraya Minokawa Dabaw 1600m Open 1. Team Bakunawa 2. Hiraya Minokawa Dabaw 3. FSUU BLUE Dragons 1600m Mixed 1. Liceo Dragonoids 2. FSUU BLUE Dragons 3. Hiraya Minokawa Dabaw

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OVERALL Champions 1. Hiraya Minokawa Dabaw 2. Liceo Dragonoids 3. FSUU BLUE Dragons

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