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Panguil Bay bridge OFFICIALS of the Regional Development Council of Northern Mindanao (RDC-X) and major stakeholders of the Panguil Bay Bridge (PBB) Project met with Secretary Rogelio L. Singson of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on January 30, 2014 at the DPWH Central Office to facilitate funding and early implementation of the Panguil Bay Bridge (PBB) Project.

Singson expressed full support for the implementation of the PBB project within the term of the Aquino Administration in consonance with the government’s efforts on enhancing agriculture and tourism development in the region.

Latest developments include the completion of the new business case study with grant assistance from the Government of Korea. The civil works and approaches are proposed to be implemented through a combination of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Government of the Philippines (GOP) funding that shall include the acquisition of the road right-of-way.

Fullbright scholarship THE Department of Education Region 10 (DepEd-10) through the Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAFF) announces the opening of 2015-2016 Fullbright Philippine Agriculture Scholarship Program (FPASP) for advanced research awards in agriculture and fisheries in the United States.

According to Esmeralda Cunanan, PAFF executive director that this Agriculture Scholarship Program aims to modernize the agriculture and fisheries sectors of the Philippines by developing their human resource base through bilateral educational exchanges between the U.S. and the Philippines.

Further, she said that the objective of the grant is not only to enable recipients to pursue particular fields of study research but also to develop leaders in agriculture and fisheries who can contribute to promoting better understanding between the Philippines and United States.

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AVAO City -- Five business chambers in Mindanao urged the Department of Energy to modify portion of the controversial Electric Power Industry Reform Act to prevent monopoly in the energy sector.

The business chambers from Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro City, Iligan City, General Santos City and Davao del Sur voiced out their concern over the provision on the law that clip on extent of ownership in the power generation sector.

During the consultation here on Thursday on “the proposed amendments to Republic Act 9136 or the Epira Law, Roderico Bioco

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of the Bukidnon Chamber of Commerce, warned that a monopoly of the power industry might happen if the provision would not be changed or modified on limiting ownership of up to 25 percent of the installed generation capacity of the grid.

While the chamb ers agreed that the percentage epira/PAGE 11

FRESH CATCH. Fisher folk sort tabilos or slender ponyfish (Equulites elongatus) for sale in barangay Loyongbonbon, Opol town, Misamis Oriental. The fish were brought by fishing vessels. mindanews photo by erwin mascarinas

RELIEF GOOD. More than 1,000 relief packs were distributed by power barge operator Therma Marine to more than 1,000 families displaced by typhoon Agaton in Agusan del Norte provinces. The relief effort was made in response to calls by Gov. Maria Angelica Amante-Matba of Agusan del Norte as well as Nasipit Mayor Enrico Corvera and Nasipit Vice Mayor Dick Carmona. The distribution of the packs were held in affected towns of Naspiti, Magallanes and Jabonga in Agusan del Norte. Therma Marine, a subsidiary of AboitizPower, operates one of its two 100-MW oil-fired power barges in the municipality of Nasipit. It supplies peaking power to more than 20 electric cooperatives and distribution utilities in Mindanao. (Photos Supplied)

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South Cotabato allots P5M for Lake Holon tourism development GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The provincial government of South Cotabato has allocated an initial P5 million for the construction of various tourism facilities at the famed Lake Holon (formerly Maughan) in T’boli town.

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Cesar Sulit Jr., South Cotabato tourism officer, said Wednesday such funding is part of the investments approve d by t h e l o c a l government for this year to facilitate the development of the crater-lake as a premiere tourism destination.

He said the funds will mainly be utilized to fund the construction of a lakeside view deck, the improvement of its camping area and the introduction of several

tourism activities in the area.

“We have adopted Lake Holon as one of our top priorities this year in terms of tourism development,” he said in a media forum.

Sulit said the construction of the lakeside view deck was earlier pushed by Gov. Fuentes to provide additional attraction for visitors to the area.

He said the view deck will be built in one of the allots/PAGE 10

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The True Happiness of being a Teacher Jocelyn E. Azcona Master Teacher – I Tangub City Central School District

A teacher is created in order to teach and to serve.

They are every child’s guide light in traveling to the future and through him, they will have a good one. It is a teacher’s duty to equip skills and knowledge to students mind because these are their instruments to have the best future they want to have.

The happiness of being a teacher is to see his students march in the aisle, wearing each of their toga to get their diploma. It is when he see engineers, accountants, scientists, journalists and the like along the way and remember they are his students years back.

A teacher’s happiness is to serve and see that all his sacrifices, patience and teachings has resulted to a very good outcome.

Eve r y stu d e nt h a s e n c ou nt e re d v a r i ou s k i n d s of te a ch e rs i n w h ich s ome of t hem are hated and some are loved. Howe ver, it is

pretty sure that they love even those teachers who disappointed, scolded and insulted them because it is where learning came from. After all, they are teachers whose aim for students is to learn from them.

Being a teacher is not simply being a teacher by profession but is all about being a ser vant to the public she doesn’t even know one by one. A teacher is also, at the same time, a parent to children who are not from her own home and a leader to students who could possibly her own leader someday.

Teachers are people who do a lot of jobs. They are entities who correct wrongs and scold once mistakes are committed.

Further, they are also the ones who comfort students when they felt bad and congratulated them when they succeed.

Teachers educate the p e opl e of t he f utu re world.

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Kia Motors global sales rise 2.6% in January KIA Motors Corporation announced today its January 2013 global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 216.606 units sold. This figure represents a 2.6% year-on-year increase compared to the same month of 2012.

In January, Kia posted year-on-year sales increases in China (8.5% growth with 40,173 units sold), Europe* (2.7% growth with 39,093 units sold), general markets** (2.4% growth with 40,173 units sold) and North America (2.3% growth with 40,894 units sold).

Kia’s bestselling model in overseas markets during

Ja nu a r y 2 0 1 3 w a s t h e C-segment Cerato (known as ‘Forte’ or ‘K3’ in some markets) with 38,104 units sold. The B-segment Rio (known as ‘K2’ in China) was the second best seller with 36,400 units sold, while the Sportage compact CUV, Optima D-segment sedan and mid-size Sorento CUV followed with 33,315, 18,144 and 13,860 units

sold, respectively.

Thomas Oh, Executive Vice President & COO of Kia Motors Corp., said, “It is encouraging to kick-off 2014 with positive sales momentum in all of our major overseas markets. The Kia brand has truly evolved into a major mainstream player in the industry in recent years. With suprising new products that cover the entire spectrum, from our recently launched K900 luxury sedan in the US to our first global full-electric vehicle – the Soul EV – which will go on sale later this year, we are excited about continuing to delight the world’s auto consumers in 2014.”

Lower sales, foreign exchange losses trim SMC’s 2013 profit THE country’s biggest beermaker today reported a drop in earnings last year, blaming the decline on foreign exchange losses and lower sales brought about by higher excise taxes.

In a statement, San Miguel Brewery Inc (SMB) said its earnings dropped by 17 percent to P12.5 billion in 2013 from P15.2 billion the previous year.

Less the impact of forex fluctuations on the company’s dollar-denominated term facility and other nonrecurring items in 2012, SMB’s

consolidated net income would have decreased at a slower pace of 3.4 percent.

Net sales revenue slipped to P75.1 billion last year from P75.6 billion in 2012, as beer sales took a hit on the first year of the Sin Tax Reform Law, which increased excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products.

“Higher excise taxes imposed in January 2013 took a toll on beer sales volumes resulting in a nine percent decline for the year as SMB was forced to raise selling prices on its major

beer brands,” the beer-maker said.

Total sales volumes reached 204 million cases in 2013.

Operating income fell 3.5 percent to P21.6 billion last year from P 22.3 billion in 2012.

“Despite the drop in volumes, SMB managed to maintain operating income margins within last year’s levels due to efforts to manage the company’s fixed costs and improve operational efficiencies for both domestic and international operations,” the company said.

Cebuana Lhuillier eyes expansion in Middle East, Asia-Pacific CEBUANA Lhuillier plans to expand its presence in the Middle East and AsiaPacific region this year.

“We are looking at the right par tner in Saudi Arabia and if we will open our own branches, we are looking at Oceania and Asia Pacific region,” Cebuana Lhuillier president Jean

Henri Lhuiller said in a lunch briefing today.

At present, Cebuana Lhuillier has a branch in Hong Kong. The Cebuana Pera Padala Hong Kong branch offers real-time transactions for its clients.

Lhuillier said the company expects growth in remittances to be “very,

very strong” in the first quarter of the year because of the peso’s depreciation.

“Remittances are expected to grow because if you have a weak peso a lot of people are remitting dollars to the Philippines,” he said.

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Philippine forex reserves plummet at start of 2014 THE country’s foreign exchange reserves fell to an 18-month loaw at the start of the year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Saturday.

In a statement, the BSP said gross international reser ves (GIR) declined by 5.16 percent to $78.9 billion in January from $83.2 billion last December. Yearon-year, reserves dropped by 25 percent from $10.302 billion in January 2012.

Despite the decline, the country’s forex reserves can amply cover 11.3 months’ worth of imports of goods and payments of services and income. The January figure would also allow the country to pay 7.9 times over its short-term external debt

based on original maturity and 5.6 times based on residual maturity.

Residual maturity includes principal payments on long-term debt falling due within the next 12 months.

“The decline in reserves was due mainly to the foreign exchange operations of the BSP and payments by the national government of its maturing foreign exchange obligations,” BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said.

“These outflows were

partially offset by the foreign currency deposits of the Treasurer of the Philippines, income from investments of the BSP and revaluation adjustments on the BSP’s gold holdings,” he said.

Gold reserves reached $7.731 billion last month, higher than the $7.498 billion December last year but lower than $10.302 billion in January a year ago.

Foreig n invest ments dropped to $67.932 billion from $72.191 billion in December last year and $72.129 billion in January last year.

An ample GIR helps prop up the peso and keep domestic inflation at bay.

Inflation hit a more than

two-year high last month, while the peso closed at P44.95 against the US dollar today, appreciating from P45.180 yesterday following data showing jobless benefits claims in the US fell.

The peso traded to a high of P45.150 and low of P44.290. Trading volume reached P972.2 million.

The local currency has been Asia’s worst-performing since the US Federal Reserve began winding down its economic stimulus.

The BSP however has maintained that the peso’s weakness is temporar y, adding that this would correct once investors saw that the Philippines’ macroeconomic fundamentals remain robust.

BSP policy space ‘narrowing’ amid market volatility, Tetangco says THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday said its elbowroom to keep interest rates steady may be narrowing amid price pressures and the shift in financial market sentiment.

“We still have room to keep rates steady, but given how these factors play out, that room may be narrowing,” BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said, referring to the flight of portfolio funds from emerging markets like the Philippines that has caused financial markets to swoon.

Tetangco’s statement comes after the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported that inflation last month accelerated to its fastest since November

2011. With last month’s uptick, inflation was near the upper end of the BSP’s forecast range of 3.4-4.3 percent.

“We will see if any adjustments to the stance of policy are warranted based on the balance of these risks to the inflation outlook over our policy horizon,” Tetangco said.

He said the BSP would continue to closely monitor global developments, including new data from the US, Europe and emerging markets like China to check for possible demand pressures building up. Also on the BSP’s radar are domestic developments including any possible price surprises from ongoing talks

LAMBO MISAMIS ORIENTAL. GOVERNOR BAMBI EMANO shared “How are you?” with Second District Representative Juliette Uy during the Coronation Night of the Binibining Tagoloan 2014.

on utility rates.

The BSP’s policy-setting Monetar y B oard meets tomorrow, marking its first meeting since the US Federal Reserve decided to trim its economic stimulus, a key driver of financial market rallies around the world. Philippine monetary authorities have maintained the overnight borrowing and lending rates at record lows of 3.5 percent and 5.5 percent, respectively, since October 2012.

Februar y inf lation important The market also expects the BSP to keep rates steady tomorrow, even as the case for tightening has become

stronger.

“We expect the central bank to hold rate tomorrow but a hike is coming,” HSBC said in a research note, citing higher utility prices, the supply shock from Typhoon Haiyan (local name: Yolanda) and a weaker peso.

“While the central bank will be more vigilant on inflation and will probably raise rates, it is still too early to discern whether the recent pickup in inflation is due to temporary factors, which will abate, or a result of underlying inflationary pressures,” HSBC said.

It forecasts two rate hikes in the second half of the year, taking the main policy rate to

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Stock rights issue to boost BPI’s capacity to absorb losses, Moody’s says BANK of the Philippine Islands’ (BPI) recent stock rights offering will boost its capacity to absorb losses, Moody’s Investors Service said.

Ay a l a - l e d B P I l a s t Tuesday raised P25 billion in fresh equity from a stock rights issue, increasing its common equity tier 1 ratio to 17.8 percent by the end of this year, and to 16.9 percent by end of next year.

At end-September last year, the bank had a tier 1 ratio of 14.7 percent. “ This will make BPI among the best capitalized banks in the Philippines and Asia-Pacific,” Moody’s said.

M o o d y ’s s a i d t h e additional capital will better position the bank to pursue business expansion.

The higher capital level is also well above the Basel 3 minimum of 8.5

percent, including a capital conservation buffer for the local banks.

Moody’s said BPI’s ability to sustain its high capital levels will depend primarily on f utu re a c qu i s it i ons and how it funds those acquisitions.

The third-largest bank in the Philippines by assets, BPI had been in talks to acquire Philippine National Bank (PNB), the country’s fifth largest, but discussions ended last year.

After the failed acquisition of PNB, BPI has continued to be vocal about its intentions on further expansions, both domestically and regionally.

Even with no acquisitions, BPI maintains 15 percent loan growth and similar levels of core profitability and earnings retention it has over the past five years.

four percent from the existing 3.5 percent. HSBC said the February inflation reading, which is due on March 5, will be an important figure to watch as it will indicate how soon the BSP will move to hike rates.

Hike in reserve ratio Jonathan Ravelas, BDO chief market strategist, said a hike in reserve requirements is expected even as policy rates would most likely be retained.

“Although I’m not expecting a rate hike, but following the recent release of the January [consumer price index], they could make a calibrated preemptive response, a reserve hike could be one of them,” Ravelas said in a text message.

The BSP’s reserve ratio has been kept at 18 percent since since it decided to reduce required reserves

by three percentage points in February 2012 to ensure adequate liquidity in support of economic growth.

Earlier, Tetangco hinted that the BSP is unlikely to adjust policy rates tomorrow despite the Fed’s taper.

T h e c e nt r a l b a n k’s primary focus for any policy adjustments remains the outlook on domestic inflation over the policy horizon, he said.

The BSP has set a 3-5 percent inflation target for 2014, but forecast inflation nearing the upper end of its target band at 4.5 percent.

The Fed last week decided to trim its bond purchases by another $10 billion as it stuck to a plan to wind down its economic stimulus despite recent turmoil in emerging markets.

GOVERNOR BAMBI EMANO graced the coronation night of the Search for Binibining Tagoloan 2014 in celebration of the feast of Nuestra Senora dela Candelaria in the municipality of Tagoloan. With the Governor also is Second District Representative Juliette Uy.

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The Night Stalker:

Valentine’s Day at Seda Centrio: When nothing less than the very best will do For lovers to whom money is not an object of contention, only a day at Seda Centrio will do.

For a mere P5,100 nett, a couple can enjoy an overnight stay in a Deluxe Room wth upgrade to the next room category (subject to availability). They will also enjoy buffer breakfast and dinner for two at Misto, in room massage for two persons, welcome amenity and late check out as late as 4PM. There’s also a choice of an in-room DVD movie.

And wait, that ain’t all: couples can also enjoy 3 options of their meal for the romantic evening: Buffet at Misto with live music for only P750 nett per person; Set Menu at Sinamay on Feb 14-15 at only P999 nett per person with free screening of romantic movies) or a sixcourse menu at the exclusive Club Lounge at P1,200 nett per person with live music.

Couples who elect to take the high choice at the 11th floor Club Lounge, an even more romantic ambience awaits with candle lights and an unparalleled view of the city lights by night.

Only a maximum of ten (10) tables for 20 persons will be accommodated on a reservations only basis.

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Balancing Act THINK

h i n k a m i nu t e … Yo u remember the first time A Minute you tried to ride a bike? It

By Jhan Tiafau Hurst can b e quite t r icky. The bike shakes and wobbles everywhere until you finally learn how to balance your weight. Balance is important in everything. So eating only fattening snack food every day is not a balanced diet.

Being active in sports and exercise is good for us, but we can even overdo that too, if we don’t balance it with work, rest, and other activities.

In raising our children, we parents must be fair in the things we expect from our kids. Our children need balance in their life. So if you and I expect our kids every day just to study and work, then we’re not giving them a healthy, happy childhood. Our kids also need to play and just be kids. We know that the stress and pressures of school work and adult life will hit them soon enough.

If you work too much, you may be admired and respected by some people for being strong, successful and hardworking. But are you successful in your marriage and family? Is your wife or husband and children happy while with you’re gone from them working so many hours everyday? And even when you are home, are you usually tired, cranky and hard to live with?

Our Creator made our bodies, minds and feelings so that we live and work best only when our life is balanced. Consequently, any time we do too much of one thing and too little of another, we get out of balance and in trouble. Our marriage ends in divorce.

Our children are not close to us. Our bodies get sick, tired and worn out.

Today, if you realize that your life is out of balance, you can ask Jesus Christ to forgive you for living your own wrong way, and God the Son will show you all the things you need to do differently to change. It’s only with Jesus’ wisdom and help in your life every day, you can finally start enjoying a balanced, happy life.

Just Think a Minute…

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Hotels: Keeps Tradition for Natural Food Ingredients

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AMOUS cuisines known all over the world are prepared with natural food ingredients that make use of edible plants and herbs and other organic sources for food materials. It has not departed in the advent of multinational thrust to manufacture ingredients and other seasoning. Culinar y scene from real life stories to fiction tells of legendar y, King Arthur hosting dinner and banquets for the Knights of the Round Table with abundant natural food ingredients. Red potatoes which were once a staple at the farmland of rebellious Lord Cromwell of England were the garnishing for roasted Turkeys marinated with grape wine and berries. The delta of River Nile in Eg ypt where medieval battle between the soldiers of the Pharaohs and the Roman invaders took place has once grown a variety of watercress regularly harvested for the breakfast diet of Princess Cleopatra.

Tales of men’s virility in the orient were often associated with drinking snake blood or eating the brains of the monkeys to produced hormones and increase the levels of men’s testosterones. It has been stopped of course since modern civilization has c ome up w it h l e g i sl at i ons on an i m a l r i g ht s and protection of the diversity of nature and the environment. Food supplements now widely used for the libido are formulated from chemical concoction of compounds and substances as modern alternative so that snakes and monkeys and other reptiles may no longer be hunted. Not that it is unlawful to kill these animals but through scientific discoveries by a Swiss drug company of the successful market brand known today as Viagra and Cialis, it has made life after 60’s more invigorating. What do you think of the take of Sen. Miriam Santiago on the life and sexuality of her arch enemy S en. Johnny Enrile?

How old is JPE? France which is known as the world capital of gastronomy is considering today legislation of Fait Maison for more consumers’ protection that would require restaurant and hotels to designate fresh dishes as home made. Fait Maison means fresh and organic.

Meaning no chemical fertilizers or insecticides was used in growing the harvested product. In the Philippines, a restaurant in Tagaytay City owned by a company called Gourmet produces fresh salad har vested only from the farm lots nearby once orders are punched in the

POS. They are pioneering enterprise making headway in organic food. While in the Tourism H i - way Davao City, Philip Dizon

By Ped Quiamjot who owns Dizon Farms sells salad vegetables and exotic f r u it s to Me t ro Man i l a’s high end super market. His endeavor has continuously expanded his plantation to as far as Tagum and Mt. Ap o t o f i l l t h e g r ow i n g demand. Philip owns also the Crocodile Farm along the Diversion Road (C. P. Garcia Avenue) which is offering to the public the rare young crocodile meat touted as cure for various skin and internal infections. His farm which doubles as a zoo has also other attractions that ever y Davao visitor should include in their itineraries.

Health options are becoming multimillion industries in the Asian countries. The benefit of natural food ingredients must be distinguished with commercial concoctions passed on as organics. Advertising labels s afely t ags “no t herap eut ic claims” but brazenly discuss its benefits. In the Philippines, the Food and Drug Administration is helpless in stumping out the pseudo and the genuine. It has also succumbed to the pressure of multinational companies to stamp approval of their products citing trade liberalization where our country is a signatory. Corporate influence and well funded advertising campaigns sometimes are misleading. Is there a truth in advertising? How many times did we hear of pull out products from supermarket counters? Late discoveries of pollutants or chemical toxics were lately discovered long after the product was out in the market.

Like France, will the Philippines which is a fast growing economy in Asia, distinguish its natural products from its imported chemically concocted ingredients mostly coming from China and Taiwan.

Many Filipinos are dying young from cancer disease as a result of synthetic dose of chemically processed foods.

Are there stringent laws to protect the Filipino consumers? L egislation is easy but the scientific prevention is more complex. The easiest solution perhaps is go organics.

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Portfolio Investment Hotspot (First of Two Parts)

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s we go deeper into the first quarter of 2014, the final figures on the economic performance of the countr y in the past year are coming out and providing us a clearer picture of what made 2013 one for the books.

One highlight of last year, definitely, is the amount of foreign portfolio investments (FPI) made into the country - a record high in the Philippines according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

Net inflows from FPI, which are purchases by foreigners of securities such as bonds or stocks in our equity market, reached US$ 4.2 billion, eight percent higher than last year and highest ever in histor y.

T h i s m e a n s t h at m a ny f ore i g n i nv e s t or s put money into our corporations last year, giving the latter more funds to enhance their businesses and in effect, boost our economy.

What made the Philippines a sudden hotspot for this kind of investment? The Central Bank mentioned four factors that gave foreigners the confidence to invest in our market.

It cited our sound macro-economic fundamentals, our investment grade ratings from Fitch, Standard & Poor, and Moody’s, and the sustained high growth in the first three quarters of the past year.

The fourth reason, the only one that we totally

have no control over, are the crises in the Eurozone a n d t h e Un i t e d S t a t e s .

O ut Since their economies are

By Ignacio Bunye struggling, many investors move d t he i r f u nd s f rom these markets to emerging economies such as ours The re as on is simple.

These investors intend to grow their money in the quickest and easiest manner, r e l y i n g o n i nt e r e s t r at e differences and changes in exchange rates.

Keeping their funds in a weak economy would only devalue their investments a n d b r i n g t h e m l o s s e s . Me a nw h i l e , d e v e l o p i n g countries tend to have quicker economic growth so the value of their financial assets is more likely to rise faster.

Por tfolio investors can earn in two ways – as shareholders, they get dividends from the companies’ profits. They can also opt to sell their stocks or bonds to other investors in rates higher than when they bought them.

(To be continued next week)

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INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS HOLDS THE KEY TO QUALITY EDUCATION Lino S. Chavez Jr., SP-I Bugca ES, San Fernando II District

Administrator in every school are given the task of giving quality education to our clienteles, which is the nucleus of the educative process. One of the element that makes the task of the administrator very challenging is the diversity of teachers in the school with different instructional needs.

Managing such a work force is not an easy task. To run such organization we need capable administrators with vision and with adequate managerial and leadership skills taking into consideration to the rapid increase of enrolments and the demand of more resources.

There seemed to be a pressing need for the school manager to be more skillful enough to match the supervisory models with teachers instructional needs through the ( T SNA ) . A f t e r d i a g n o s i s t h e instructional supervisor determine what supervisory model would fit to the need of the teacher.

To put every plan into black and white, a school head is expected to craft a supervisory work plan which show and answer the what, who and how the instructional supervision done. On the other wing, to asses the implementation of such

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program it would be reflected on the monitoring chart. These would serve as assessment and guide to what should be done and what are those effective , need to do and redo.

It is always preferable that a d m i n i s t r at o r s h o u l d f o l l o w standards of performance and criteria for evaluation. With the implementation of the CB PAST, evaluation and monitoring is based on this instrument were teacher is credited in every competency that he develops with his self, the pupils and the community.

These time, the administrator is urge to conduct regular class observation in each teacher under his care. At this point, the teacher is keen enough to compile hard documents in all significant undertakings in his classroom and linkages to the community and partners.

The bottom line is, achieving quality education lies on how the instructional leader effectively implements the thrust and programs of the Department of Education at the grassroots level. The skill to address the educational needs of the pupils and teachers and capability to touch the heart of the community and stakeholders.

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MATURING AND NURTURING LEADER Lino S. Chavez Jr., SP-I Bugca ES, SanFernando I Dist.

GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY Misamis Oriental Vice Governor JOEY G. PELAEZ, Sugbongcogon Vice Mayor Mildred Lagbas and Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) Diocesan Bishop Rt. Rev’d Felixberto L. Calang led the groundbreaking ceremony of the IFI Center Building in Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental last February 2, 2014. Sugbongcogon will be made as the IFI Center in the First District of Misamis Oriental and the entire Province of Camiguin.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12TH Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF WAYNE RAYNE BACALSO DILOY; CASANDRA BACALSO DILOY; KRISTINE IZZY BACALSO DILOY; CHRISTIAN DIOR BACALSO DILOY; ODESSA BABY BACALSO DILOY and ELLAINE DANNIELLE BACALSO all UNDER ENTRY-DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE OF PARENTS: MARCH 04, 1993, NAIC, CAVITE to NO MARRIAGE, AND FOR THE CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF ODESSA BABY BACALSO DILOY UNDER ENTRY – BIRTH ORDER FROM 4th to 5th.

PABLO D. DILOY,

Petitioner.

SPL.PROC. NO. 282-07-2014

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Growth is a continuous and never ending process. We can never attain perfection in this life, but that is no excuse for refusing to grow without continuous and steady growth in our profession, administrator may find themselves incapable of fulfilling one’s obligations.

The process of meaningful and goal directed growth begins with an attempt to systematically assimilate knowledge followed by using the acquired knowledge in transforming our personalities and our society.

T h e a d m i n i s t r at o r s outlook on growth, action and achievement has a great relationship on the choices of styles of responses that a school head should employ in a different situation and in different person.

Every human being needs to feel that he is of some value of some worth to the world. It is right for us to feel this for we are created by God, and therefore, have the capacity to grow into valuable people.

To feel oneself “no good, a nonentity” is acute misery. It makes a person think, since I am nothing, of no worth to anyone, I should never have been born.

Administrator should distinguish between feeling of value and feeling superior.

The latter implies that I feel myself better than others, that I wish to be able to look down on them. Usually the man with a strong feeling of superiority makes very little contribution to the organization, he deludes himself with imaginar y achievement or he is actively destructive.

Mature administrator respects the pace of he’s teachers . He does not become impatient with the person who is temperamentally, a slow mover. He tries not to be disturbed by the extreme speed with which some other act when activity has been completed, he evaluates result, which were thoroughly satisfactory? Which could be improved, in drawing ?

If most of the result were unsatisfactory , then were the mistakes made in defining the goal, in drawing up the plans or in putting the plans into effect.

Nurturing the people under our care is a sign of Maturing, in the same way that a sign of a maturing administrator knows how to nurture the people in the organization.

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For: Correction of Entry

-versus-

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BAROY, LANAO DEL NORTE,

Public Respondent.

VILMA C. BACALSO,

Private Respondent.

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A verified petition for correction of entry in the Certificates of Live Birth was filed before this Court on January 24, 2014 by the herein petitioner praying among others that after notice and hearing an Order be issued directing the Respondent to effect the correction of entries sought for.

The petitioner is of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Palangue 3, Naic, Cavite and temporarily residing in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental. Public respondent is sued in his capacity as the Municipal Civil Registrar of Baroy, Lanao del Norte. Private Respondent is of legal age, Filipino who was a live-in partner and mother of the children whose birth record is the subject of the petition. Petitioner and Private Respondent had cohabited sometime in 1993 and out of their cohabitation were born the following; a. WAYNE RAYNE BACALSO , who was born on March 28, 1994 at Baroy, Lanao del Norte; b. CASANDRA BACALSO DILOY who was born on January 3, 1996 at Baroy, Lanao del Norte; c.

KRISTINE IZZY BACALSO DILOY who was born on December 13, 1997 at Baroy, Lanao del Norte. d. CHRISTIAN DIOR BACALSO DILOY who was born on January 28, 2000 at Baroy, Lanao del Baroy, Lanao del Norte. e. ODESSA BABY BACALSO DILOY who was born on June 04, 2002 at Baroy, Lanao del Norte and f. ELLAINE DANIELLA BACALSO DILOY who was born on April 11, 2006 at Baroy, Lanao del Norte.

The facts of birth of the aforementioned children were all recorded in the office of the Public Respondent . However, Petitioner and Private Respondent were not legally married from the time of their cohabitation until their illicit relationship ended sometime in the year 2009 due to irreconcilable difference.

Prior to the cohabitation of Petitioner and Respondent, the former contracted a valid marriage to one EDNA VELDOSOLA. Their marriage were celebrated and officiated by the then Mayor William P. Ong of Baroy, Lanao del Norte and bore a child named RUBBY JANE VELDOSOLO at the Lanao del Norte Provincial Hospital, Baroy, Lanao del Norte. That at the instance of Private Respondent, despite knowledge that she and Petitioner were not legally married, she caused the registration of the birth of all their children and entered thereon under Category 18 DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE OF PARENTS – MARCH 4, 1993, NAIC, CAVITE, although in the Certificate of the youngest child ELLAINE DANIELLA, Petitioner affixed his signature as Informant but it was Private Respondent who caused the preparation of the Certificate of Live Birth making him only signed the same. Petitioner only contracted one marriage the one with EDNA VELDOSOLA and such marriage is still valid and subsisting. Furthermore, in the Birth Certificate of ODESSA BABY BACALSO DILOY, the entry under BIRTH ORDER – 4th is erroneous as said child is the 5th child and the entry 4th should be corrected to 5th. Petitioner is a retired member of the Philippine National Police, of good moral character and has not been convicted of any crime especially those involving moral turpitude. Petitioner acknowledged his paternity to his children with Private Respondent.

Despite this petition, it is his earnest desire that they shall continue to use DILOY as their surname. That the petition is filed in good faith and is not intended to conceal the commission of a crime and/or defeat the investigation and prosecution of the same but with the sole intention to straighten the record of birth of the aforementioned children so as to reflect their true civil status being ILLEGITIMATE children of Petitioner. That Petitioner is likewise desirous of correcting the entry under the DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE OF PARENTS from MARCH 4, 1993 to NO MARRIAGE so as to avoid confusion and future inconvenience it may cause when the aforementioned children might be required to show proof of the marriage of their parents but can never produce one as there is a no record of marriage of Petitioner and Private Respondent. For a simple truth that there was no marriage between Petitioner and Private Respondent.

Set the initial hearing of this petition to March 31, 2014 at 8:30 in the morning before the sala of this Court. Private Respondent is hereby directed to submit her Comment/Opposition if any, within 10 days from receipt of this Order. Petitioner is hereby directed to publish copy of this Order to a newspaper of general circulation within the province of Lanao del Norte for three (3) consecutive weeks, at his expense.

Let copy of this Order be furnished to the Office of the Solicitor General, Office of the Public Prosecutor in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, the Local Civil Registrar of Baroy, Lanao del Norte, to Atty. Dorothea Basalo, counsel for the Petitioner, and to the petitioner, Pablo R. Diloy, at his known address stated in the petition.

So ORDERED.

Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

February 7, 2014.

(Sgd.) DENNIS P. VICOY

Acting Presiding Judge BWM: Feb. 10, 17 & 24, 2014

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 44 Initao, Misamis Oriental APPLICATION FOR THE REGISTRATION LRC CASE NO. 2013-54 PURSUANT TO CHAPTER III OF THE PROPERTY REGISTRATION DECREE (PD1529) AND ISSUANCE OF DECREE OF REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST OF THE PHILIPPINES Represented by: HENRY DEJARME, Applicant.

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Finding the verified application for registration pursuant to Chapter III of the Property Registration Decree (PD 1529) OF Lot 250 Cad 529, situated at Poblacion, Naawan,Misamis Oriental Island of Mindanao, containing an area of 1,102 square meters, particularly described as follows: “A parcel of land, known as Lot 250,Cad 529 located at Poblacion,Naawan,Misamis Oriental. Bounded on the North by Lot II, Sec 018; on the East by Lot 43, Sec. 018 on the South by Lot 52; and on the West by the National Highway; containing an area of One Thousand One Hundred Two (1,102) square meters, more or less, and Covered by Tax Declaration No. 22-0001-01554”. filed by applicant United Church of Christ of the Philippines to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is set for INITIAL HEARING on July 16,2014 at 8:30 0’clock in the morning at this Court, sitting at the Hall of Justice, Initao, Misamis Oriental. Persons interested in this petition are required to answer and appear before this Court on the aforesaid date and make known their opposition thereto.

The Administration of the Land Registration Authority is hereby directed at CAGAYAN of DEthe ORO MAIN of BRANCH the expense of the applicant to cause the publication Notice Hearing P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Sts., in the Official Gazette and once in a newspaper Tel. ofKalambagohan general circulation in the # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947 Province of Misamis Oriental.

CAMIGUIN Further, the applicant is hereby directedB. to furnish copyBRANCH of the applicaAranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel.copies # (088) of 387-0491 tion and its annexes to the Solicitor General. Lastly, Let this Order CORRALES BRANCH be furnished to the concerned offices of the Department of Environment and Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City Natural Resources (DENR) of this city and of this province.

DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A.

SO ORDERED. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City

November 30, 2013, Initao ,Misamis Oriental. Tel. # (088) 857-3631 LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City

Tel. MARISSA # (088) 231-6739 (Sgd.) P. ABAYA CARMEN BRANCH

Presiding Judge Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City

BWM: Jan. 27, Feb. 3 & 10, 2014

Tel. # (088) 231-2011

CDO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947

DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631

CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491

LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd.,Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

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Adopting more key ASEAN measures to benefit more Filipino SMEs Overall, the Philippines has shown its commitment to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint as indicated in the relevant measures it has implemented from 2008 to 2011, but there is still room to speed up its progress as 2015 nears.

These are the findings of a paper assessing the rate of Philippine compliance with the AEC program.

The study titled “The ASEAN Economic Community and the Philippines: Implementation, Outcomes, Impacts, and Ways Forward” was conducted by the think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

It said there would be benefits for

the Philippines if it could accomplish more of these AEC measures that address key institutional weaknesses bridling the competitiveness of the private sector.

The paper indicates that priority measures due for implementation focus mostly on the free flow of goods, particularly speeding up services liberalization, customs integration, ratification of transport protocols, and setting of standard and conformance measures and harmonized regulatory regimes for certain products.

At the same time, the study evaluated the implementation of the 2010-2015 ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SME Development which

aims to improve the business and investment-enabling environment for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Of these measures, services liberalization is expected to be the most difficult to undertake since it entails changing certain Philippine laws or constitutional provisions.

Critical measures for customs integration include developing advance ruling systems for tariff classification and value assessment, and implementation of the ASEAN Customs Declaration Document.

Finalizing transport protocols and pacts refers to those under the ASEAN Framework on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 44 Initao, Misamis Oriental CONSUELO TAC-AN AGO, CIVIL CASE NO. 2013-1180

Petitioner,

- versus- FOR : DECLARATION

PRESUMPTIVE DEATH ABEDNEGO BURMER AGO,

Respondent.

X-------------------------------------------/ ORDER In her verified petition,Consuelo Tac-an Ago thru counsel, states that she is a Filipino citizen, of legal age, married with postal address at Purok Zinnia, Cabalantian,Manticao, Misamis Oriental ; that on February 27,1981,she got married to respondent Abednego Burmer Ago at City Court of Manila; that petitioner and respondent were blessed with two (2) children, SER JOVETTE T. AGO, who is now 34 years old and SIR JORDAN T. AGO, who is now 24 years old; that petitioner and respondent used to live at Block 44,Lot 16,Phase 3,Casimiro Town Homes, Barangay Deparo, Novaliches, Callocan City; that respondent worked at AVESCO Marketing at Cubao,Quezon City from 9am to 6 pm for six (6) times a week ; that despite their share of ups and downs,they were able to work it out and made a happy home; that despite his busy working schedules,respondent made it sure to be home to join the family’s dinner together ;that the income of the respondent from his job,however, was barely enough for the family; that in order to augment his income, he and his wife, the petitioner operated a security agency named New Ventures Security Services at Project 8,Quezon City; that sometime in August 2004,the respondent went to Laguna for a possible venture; that petitioner did not ask the respondent about the nature of the venture as she trusted her husband; that respondent’s visits to Laguna became frequent and he incurred many absences from his work at AVESCO; that petitioner started asking about the said venture but the respondent would just answer that it was a surprise and that he would be earning big for this particular project ;that he would escape from the office in order to visit the project in Laguna and if he could not return in the afternoon and not able to come to the office the next day, he would then call the petitioner; that he would instruct the petitioner to call the office and tell them he was sick; that because of this, petitioner bugged the respondent to tell her about the project ,this time respondent told her he was looking for foreign buyers of gold bars; that respondent did not tell petitioner about his contacts, nor allowed the petitioner to get involved in the negotiations; that on August 15, 2004,the petitioner learned that her husband submitted his resignation effective August 30, 2004; that respondent told the petitioner that it was necessary for he was needed in Laguna on a daily basis; that on September 17, 2004, respondent told petitioner that he would be in Laguna to monitor the transactions and in three months it would be finished; that respondent would come home every Friday, but it turned out, he would be out of the house most of the time as he had to attend meetings with agents and aspiring buyers; that it became the new routine of their married life ,until then when petitioner noticed that the respondent was sad and it seemed that he carried the problems of the world; that was the time when petitioner found out that the project of the respondent turned out to be treasure hunting and he was the one who managed the digging; that petitioner was devastated when she found out the truth but still she supported the respondent; that the three months deadline of the respondent passed, still no progress in his project; that respondent continued looking after his treasure hunting venture to the extend that the family suffered financially; that the respondent seldom came home ,and most of the time ,he would just stopped by for a few minutes and then went out again and this time he manifested erratic behavior; that there was a time when a bird appeared in the window of their house, the respondent was startled and told the petitioner that he was being fetched by the bird to go back to Laguna ;that there came a time that he would be awake for twenty four (24) hours, stay awake all night praying with candles of different colors in front of him as it was what was being asked from him by the guardian of the treasure; that sometime in the early part of September 2005, respondent came home despondent and confided to the petitioner that he had been threatened by his financiers because the diggings had not yielded any treasure and that they had already spent millions of pesos to finance the diggings; that the petitioner begged respondent to stop his treasure hunting for the sake of his family but respondent replied it was too late to stop as his financiers would kill him if there would be no treasure; that on September 17, 2005,respondent went back to Laguna to resume his diggings but that was the last time she saw her husband ; that his family waited for him but there was

It also requires upgrading the country’s infrastructure.

On SME development, the review said: “Simply put, the overall business environment in the Philippines is still not conducive to SME development. Costs of doing business are still high in the Philippines, and they are likely to be even higher for SMEs. But that also means that any improvement in the country’s business environment would yield even more substantial benefits to SMEs.” Aut h or Me l an i e S . Mi l o recommended to increase SMEs’ access to finance, allow them to penetrate new markets and maintain and expand existing ones, and

raise their level of productivity and efficiency.

She urged increasing the pace of implementation, noting that further delays would be “costly for the country,” since AEC measures are designed to be applied progressively over time, building one on top of the other.

T h e A E C B lu e pr i nt w a s adopted in November 2007 to serve as the master plan to guide the establishment of the AEC by 2015, particularly the trade bloc’s key characteristics and elements, as well as the action plans and strategic schedules to achieve them.

-- Romelda Ascutia, PHILEXPORT News and Features

no sign of the respondent,petitioner started to worry as she did not know where to look for him as Laguna is too big; that she was devastated by his absence ,and she started to have depression and it came to a point when she contemplated on ending her life; that her half-brother , Carlito, Cantarona, who happened to live in Cabalantian,Manticao,Misamis Oriental went to Manila and brought her to Manticao to recuperate ;that petitioner was taken cared of by her halfbrother’s family and a year after ,she regained her mental composure; that petitioner started to look for her husband,and she asked her husband’s siblings in Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte but none of them had knowledge about his whereabouts ;that she went back to Manila to continue her search ,together with her son Ser Jordan to Laguna; that they went to his other siblings in Caloocan ,his brother Paquito in Sampaloc and around Cubao area where the treasure hunting agents stuck around,hoping to get new information about the about respondent; that despite that, they failed to get any news from them about the respondent; none of them knew of his whereabouts; that petitioner’s hope was lifted when someone in his previos office told her about a certain MYRNA DE LA VEGA, his partner in negotiations and they were able to locate her house but she too, was not able to give petitioner positive information about her husband; that petitioner came to the point of bringing a picture of the respondent and started showing it around Calamba, Laguna but to no avail; that respondent’s disappearance caused petitioner a lot of problems, and that petitioner worried about her family’s daily needs ,the monthly bills and the monthly amortization of their mortgaged house, that the petitioner’s only means of income was a small sari-sari store the security agency folded up because the respondent was no longer around; that her search for her husband was interrupted as she had to save money for her family; that one time, petitioner read the name Ka Peling from Calauan, Laguna from respondent’s file, so she went back to Laguna to look for Ka Peling,but still to no avail; that did not stop the petitioner to continue looking for her husband at Calabuan, Laguna until some answers led her to a deep dig where supposedly a treasure was found ; that petitioner was told by a certain Aling Del that the said dig was abandoned sometime in 2005 because the diggers and the financiers quarreled, and one night gunshots were heard by her and the morning after that there were no signs of the diggers, that on August 1,2007,the petitioner and her son went to Los Banos Police station to report a missing person; that petitioner waited for any development from the police but the authorities were faced with a blank wall and cannot come up with any information regarding the respondent ; that petitioner, after waiting for several years ,went back to her half-brother’s family in Cabalantian ,Manticao,Misamis Oriental; that she tried to follow every trail of information that she believed could lead her to her husband ,but he was nowhere to be found; that after years of vain search and waiting, petitioner now accepts the inevitable-that her husband is long dead; that in the best interest of all parties that the issue relative to the fate and existence of Abednego Burmer Ago be forever put to rest by declaring his death for purposes of opening his estate including claiming his pension , insurance and other related benefits under Article 391 paragraph (3) of the Civil Code, hence, this petition.

Finding the said petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for hearing on February 26,2014,at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, at which hearing, any interested person may show cause why the petition should not be granted.

Let copy of this Order be published in any newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing and be posted on the bulletin boards of the Hall of Justice, Initao, Misamis Oriental and at the Municipal Hall of Manticao,Misamis Oriental at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnish copy of this Order the Office of the Solicitor General and the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office at Hall of Justice, Initao, Misamis Oriental.

Further, send a copy a copy of this Order to the last known address of ABEDNEGO BURMER AGO at Block 44,Lot 16,Phase 3,Casimiro Town Homes, Barangay Deparo, Novaliches,Caloocan City, Philippines.

SO ORDERED,

December 16,2013, Initao, Misamis Oriental.

(Sgd.) MARISSA P. ESTABAYA

Presiding Judge BWM: Jan. 27, Feb. 3 & 10, 2014

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ceiling was meant to spread ownership, Bioco said that previous discussions made by different chambers would rather have the percentage ceiling slashed to allow more players to join.

Section 45(a), Chapter IV of the Epira Law states that “(n)o company or related group can own, operate or control more than thirty percent (30%) of the installed generating capacity of a grid and/or twenty-five percent (25%) of the national installed generating capacity”.

“We have already discussed this (in our chamber). This should be brought down similar to ship operators who cannot own more than 10 percent of port operations.

Just the same, distribution utilities should be limited up to 10 percent, not 30 percent percent,” Bioco said.

Reducing further the ceiling to 10 percent would “give space for at least 10 players and to clearly define the word ‘grid’ to pertain to Luzon, Visayas or Mindanao grid”.

“Otherwise we should spell it G-R-E-E-D not G-RI-D,” Bioco said.

“For example a group may reach the 25 percent ownership of the total in the whole country if the one-grid plan will push through. But if these are all located in Mindanao, so that would mean they would control electricity for the whole island,” said Bioco.

The other chambers, like the Oro Chamber of Commerce and Region 10, or Northern Mindanao, also wanted modification in the second sentence of the second paragraph of Chapter IV, SEC. 45, (c) which states that “(t)he ERC shall have the authority to modify or amend this definition of a grid when two or more of the three separate grids become sufficiently interconnected to constitute a single grid or as conditions may otherwise permit.”

“What I said about the section where ownership of grid is discussed or in Chapter IV, SEC. 45, (a), is that there is a provision in (c) of the same section which states that when two or more grid are connected, they will be as one grid,” Bioco said.

“This must be removed.

The intention of the law is that there should be no cross-ownership, if there is, only up to a reasonable level only,” he said.

Bioco said that “(c)” was just “inserted” just as many other provisions were, and would include another controversial item, labeled as Sec 45, (b) of the same chapter, that he believed, would be interpreted as “distribution utilities are allowed to own up to 50 percent of their source of power from affiliated firms.” “ That is conf lic t of interest. That 50 percent is very significant. The most reasonable level is 10 percent

only. If you buy from your own you can come-up with a very high rate which we do not want,” he said.

“I’m very disappointed on how this law was crafted, there are a lot of insertions like the budget of NEA (National Electrification Administration),” he said.

Erlinda Pilapil-Suario, chairperson of the Mt. Apo – Davao del Sur Chamber of Commerce Chair said that “even before the approval, we are against that Epira Law. I have nothing to discuss about this because (it) seems to kill the end-user.”

“When I was 12 yrs old, this was in 1958, my father is a government employee earning P120 per month but NPC (National Power Corporation) employees were already enjoying free house, free car, free everything and they are receiving a very high salary. So what the government should have done is to control their salary their bonuses, everything,” she said.

Pilapil-Suario said that Congress “must restudy this Epira or even repeal or abolish” it.

“Back to the NPC, improve everything then ask for an investor. It is up for the electric cooperative in your locality if they will buy from that Alcanta group, Aboitiz group, or the National Power group,” she said.

Bioco also said that they are against the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market contained in Article II, Section 30 of the Epira Law. WESM as defined in the Epira law intends to “provide the mechanism for identifying and setting the price of actualvariations from the quantities transacted under contracts between sellers and purchasers of electricity.”

Bioco said in Luzon, the “trading rules are very prone to abuse” and there is “mechanism to temper the greed of traders.”

“There is no trading cap, there is no suspension of trading,” he said.

Bioco said that “there must be suspension when there is a spike in prices” but such is not a “feature” of WESM. In Luzon, t he pr ice reached as much as P62 per kilowatt hour (kWh) late last year while in Mindanao, the price is only P11 per kilowatthour (kWh). (davaotoday. com)

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1,000 automated weather instr uments to various cities and provincial capitols nationwide in 2014.

Most of the instruments consist of automated weather stations (AWS) which are capable of determining t e mp e r atu re , pre s s u re , humidity, wind speed and direction, solar radiation and rain locally. Localized weather data is then processed to provide the localized weather forecasts.

WPF completed 402 AWS in 2013 and conducted training on the use of these

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hardware as well as related software found in weather. com.ph. The provinces, cities and various media as well as private individuals relied on the AWS and its website for the latest forecasts during the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda. “ This is in line with the foundation’s thrust to contribute in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Tools in the website, for instance, assist and provide complimentary information to LGUs in planning and decisionmaking during severe weather situations,” said WPF General Manager Celso C. Caballero III. To complement its initiative, the foundation trained about 358 city and provincial risk reduction personnel, public information officers and administrators nationwide to maximize use of tools on its website www. weather.com.ph.

WPF reported installation of 205 AWS in all cities and provincial capitols of the League of Cities of the Philippines and League of Provinces of the Philippines last year.

The roll-out of another 197 AWS were made possible by private donors and site partners such as mall chain SM and Pilmico Foods Corp.

Rappler, Globe Telecoms, Primer Group, iAcademy, Geiser-Maclang and Cebu Pacific.

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sides of the lake, which is nestled atop Mt. Melebingoy (formerly Parker), that offers an “extraordinary view” of the area’s wildlife. “ Us i n g a t e l e s c o p e , visitors may catch a glimpse of the area’s abundant wildlife like monitor lizards, snakes and wild monkeys,” he said.

Sulit said part of the funds will be utilized for t he i mpl e me nt at i on of conservation and protection measures for the area’s forest cover.

He said Mt. Melebingoy, which is part of the 92,450-hectare Allah Valley Watershed Forest Reserve, has around 5,000 hectares of still intact forest cover.

The official said they will also introduce adventure activities that will not much affect the natural state of the area, especially the lake.

In coordination w i t h t h e A l l a h Va l l e y Landscape Development Alliance (AVLADA) and the municipal government of T’boli, he said they are working on introducing kayaking and other nonmotorized activities at the lake.

AV L A DA i s a l o c a l government-led body that leads the management of the Allah Valley watershed and its environs.

For prospective visitors, Sulit said they are set to include the area for its “g lamping” or g lamour camping activities.

He said “glamping” is an outdoor adventure package that is mainly offered to more affluent or “high-end” visitors and tourists.

“In glamping, we will manage and provide all the basic needs of the visitors like food, accommodation, transportation and activities for a reasonable fee. Visitors will only need to bring their personal items and we will take care of the rest,” he added.

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Thestart: non-renewable utilities it owns Expected date of Marchportfolio 2014 consists of plants throughout the country. The distribution and operates are located in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.  Excellent communication, presentation & Therma South Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp and is responsible in building and operating a 300-MW circulating-fluidized bed coal –fired power plant in Davao interpersonal skills City andassistance Sta. Cruz, Davao Sur. The power plant will provide reliable, dependable and affordable power to the Mindanao grid, while adhering to the AboitizPower’s principles on responproviding anddeltechnical Warehouse Supervisor sibility to the community and the environment.  Proficient in MS Office visor for the efficient / effective AboitizPower is the holding company for the Aboitiz Group’s investments in power generation, distribution, retail and power date services.

It is a major producer  Expected of start: March 2014of renewable energy in the and corrective maintenance of Thecountry Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for coordinating and Station Manager Chemistand geothermal assets in its generation portfolio. The non-renewable portfolio Warehouse Supervisor with several hydroelectric consists of plants throughout the country. The distribution utilities it owns The Station is responsible the overall supervising management of the power position is and responsible the conductengaged of laboratory in and field testing, The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for coordinating and supervising quipment andManager electrical systemsforfor warehouse processes and for activities and operates are located inThe Luzon, Visayas Mindanao. plant operations, site employees and facilities. This position ensures that the analysis and other processes related to power plant following applicable warehouse processes and activities engaged in receiving, issuing, and stocking, CSR Assistant of the generating units. receiving, and policies, stocking, filingprocedures, and monitoring stock records power plant generates electrical power to its optimum capacity inissuing, accordance standard laws and regulations, to support the safe, filing and monitoring stock records of the warehouse; providing supervisory Therma South Inc. is a wholly-owned Aboitiz Power andplant is responsible in building and operating a 300-MW bed coal –fired power plant in Davao City with established systems and procedures. reliable andsubsidiary compliantof operations of theCorp power direction to ensurecirculating-fluidized customer satisfaction of the warehouse; providing supervisory direction to ensure • Licensed Electrical or Mechanical Engineer, preferably a Professional Licensed Chemist • Graduate a Bachelor’s preferablyprinciples in commerce, accountingto and Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. •The power plant will provide reliable, dependable and affordable power to the Mindanao grid, whileofadhering to thedegree AboitizPower’s on responsibility Engineer (PEE) or Professional Mechanical • With 3 years of relevant experience in a coal-fired power plant or engineering the Engineer; community and the environment. customer satisfaction The CSR Assistant is responsible for the implementation of the l vocationalElectrical course in electrical preferably with MBA • With experience in the use of and application of universally accepted • With at least 5 years of relevant experience in warehouse function, 2 Control Room Engineer Laboratory Supervisor • With at least TESDA 10 years of relevant experience in a coal power plant laboratory instruments as well as methods and procedures, specifically years ofResponsibility whichChemical in a supervisory role Corporate Social (CSR) projects and programs nce, preferably with Station Manager The jobinis Warehouse responsible for the directSystem supervision and coordination of generation facility as Power Plant Manager; 5 years of which in for the analysis of water , wastewater, oil and coal • Strong background Operating position is responsible for the operation of the•to Boiler, created respond tofield, theplant, needs the  Graduate of a Bachelor’s degree preferably commerce, supervisory and 5 years in managerial capacity • With excellent analytical skills Thein Has good communication andofinterpersonal skillsstakeholders, laboratory and various environmental analysis and test following Turbine-Generator and related auxiliary equipment• through the • With strong background in Power Plant Safety and • for the Proficient in MS Officeof the Proficient in MS Office parameters for work processes, equipment and safety TheEnvironmental Station Manager is responsible overall management established monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the programs in accounting or engineering relevant experience in a power System • Expected date ofThis start : March 2014 • Expected dateconditions, of start: March 2014 Distributed Control System (DCS). power plant operations, site employees and facilities. position laws and regulation. Area of responsibility is the • With technical competence in management of a power generation ensures the at power plant generatesofelectrical power to its coordination with theChemical local government units and other Laboratory. ry  that With least 5 years relevant experience in warehouse Licensed Electrical or Mechanical Engineer facility, people management, asset and financial optimum performance Unloader Warehouse Assistant capacity in accordance withOperator established systems and  operation With 3 yearsand of relevant inThe a power • transformers, Proficient in MS Office The Unloader Operator is responsible for the minor experience routine jobgovernment is responsible in agencies. issuing materials, supplies and equipment requested concerned function, 2 years of which in a supervisory role und in HV HV procedures.

Licensed Chemicalqueries Engineerand or Chemist • Expected date of start: March 2014 maintenance of the Unloader and its auxiliaries plant in accordance company end-users. Jobholder is expected to address needs of end-users. operation ofwith a coal-fired plant asbycontrol  Withdegree 5 years of relevant experience in a power policies, standard operating procedures, established rules and regulations, and • Graduate of a Bachelor’s preferably in commerce, accounting itchgears, large motors,  Strong background in Warehouse Operating System room operator  Licensed Electrical equipment or Mechanical Engineer, preferably a safe, reliable, and efficient coal unloading Administration Services Manager specifications to facilitate or engineering generating plant or similar facility in a supervisory  Must be a able to read and understand plant  • Graduate of2Community or Social UPS The system  ofProfessional Has communication interpersonal skills Electrical (PEE)and orship.

Professional position is responsible for the coordination and direction the good support fromEngineer the coal delivery With at least years ofcapacity relevantDevelopment experience in warehousing function logic diagrams allowing the operations to operate efficiently. The jobholder performs • Graduate of technical vocational course inoperations heavy equipment; Engineers • Science Has goodcourses understanding inventory principles and Mechanical Engineer; preferably with MBA  With of strong background in water,inoilaccounting and coal edge services of plant safety system  Proficient in MS Office  With extensive knowledge of plant mechanical or a broad range of duties in the areas of purchasing and distributing withexperience license isinana coal advantage perform inventory counts (cycle and annual physical)  With atsupplies, least 10 years of relevant power analysis, analytical procedures, laboratory electrical system and DCS operations directing the work of administrative and clerical staff, maintaining the security and facility•as Power Holder ofManager; a Certification Working knowledge in experience the use Computerized Maintenance  • With 3 years working in community ng & calibrating electrical generation Plant 5 yearsas ofNC2Heavy Equipment Operator  toplant Expected March 2014 techniques, equipment and safety of the facilities and making sure the organization adheres governmentdate •of start: With working knowledge of plant safety Management System (CMMS) andlaboratory Oracle ismonitoring an advantage  system With excellent analytical skills in managerial capacity analyzers,and various chemicals used in power generation relations, sustainability environmental works regulations and carries out approved programs for the community.which in supervisory and• 5 years With two (2)years of relevant experience in the operation and • Proficient in MS Office  Proficient in MS Office  With strong Power Plant and • College graduate with a degree preferably in behavioral science,background inmaintenance of Safety coal-handling equipment and sixdate (6) months training Expected date of start:industry March 2014  Expected of start: March 2014  • With excellent communication skills, Environmental System rt: March 2014 Warehouse Assistant business management or engineering in the operation and maintenance of an Unloader With excellent analytical skills community • With at least 8 years of relevant experience in providing administrative • With excellent documentation skills & keen to details Fireman/Safety Technician Proficient in MS Office  With technical competence in management of a power organizational skills, presentation skills, and withofkeen Mechanical Supervisor services, contract administration, facility management, generation receiving facility, and people • management, Expected date start : March 2014 The Safety Technician is responsible correct implementation the assetofand financial  Expectedfor datethe of start: March 2014 warehousing, supply, inventory and distribution; 5 years of which in a government health and safety regulations and standards as well the company’s attention to details performance echnician relevant managerial capacity The job is responsible in issuing materials, supplies and equipment The position is responsible for the implementation of all Coal Stacker / Reclaimer Operator overall H&S programs.  Proficient in MS Office Chemist • assistance Excellent communication skills, people management, analytical, detailThe Coal Stacker/Reclaimer Operator ismaintenance responsible for the operation equipment and  and • With Graduate of any Bachelor’s degree, or technical trainingprocess course in fire activities of mechanical all other strong background in data collection and providing to the Control requested by end-users.

Jobholder is expected address queries and position is responsible for the graduates conduct ofwith laboratory  Expected date of start: March 2014 maintenance oriented, flexible and decisive. minor routine of theto Coal Stacker/Reclaimer and its auxiliaries in protection or The safety related field, engineering licenseand is power plant auxiliaries. field testing,growth analysis andsystem other processes related to power environmental management in the •efficient andin effective Proficient MS Office accordance with company policies, standard operating procedures, established an advantage for career needs of end-users. plant following applicable policies, standard Fire procedures, laws • Expected date of start: June 2014 rules and regulations, and equipment specifications, to facilitate safe, reliable, Holder of government certificates as Firefighter, Protection  Licensed Mechanical Engineer  • Proficient inand MS Office nd corrective maintenance of the and efficient coal storing and reclaiming.

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His/her area of responsibilitycovers all areas inside the Plant • With at least two (2) years of relevant experience in power plant or Expected date of start: March 2014 company policies and procedures. plant Coal safety system management, receiving and warehousing, supply, inventory Yard Supervisor building and its outside premises, as handling andisthe Fire-fighting heavy industry as pollution control staff Maintenance Management System (CMMS) andsystem Oracle Unloader Operator The Coal Yard Supervisor is responsible for the direct supervision and coordination Station.

• With extensive of environment and plant and safety and distribution; 5 years of which in a relevant managerial Theknowledge Unloader Operator is responsiblecodes for the operation minor asic electronics and industrial Electrical Supervisor anshall advantage of the plant’s coal handling operations during a shift. The position ensure • Graduate of technical vocational course system capacity routine maintenance of the Unloader and its auxiliaries in Responsible for providing support to the management, that there is reliable and stable supply of specified coal for boiler operations.

• With one (1) year of relevant experience in an industrial facility or • Highly analytical, with excellent problem solving skills communication people management, accordance with company policies, standard operating procedures,   Excellent Proficient in MS skills, Office Theincludes Electrical Supervisor for the efficient • Licensed Electrical or Mechanical Engineer construction environment which the skilledis responsible use of small • and Proficient in MS Office analytical, detail-oriented, flexible and decisive. established rules and regulations, and equipment to of the facilities and other departments, andspecifications the effectiveequipment maintenance of the electricaloperations systems, control systems, rt: March • 2014 With 5 years of relevant experience in a coal handling plant operations; maintenance power tools and cleaning • Expected date of start: June 2014   Proficient Expected March 2014 in MSdate Office •of start: facilitate safe, reliable, and efficient coal unloading from the coal equipment and fixtures.

3 year of which in a supervisory role Expected date of start: March 2014 controllership in the areas of financial control, financial Expected date of start: June 2014 delivery ship.

• Highly analytical, with excellent operational planning skills, coordination Training Officer  Licensed Electrical Engineer reporting, skills and with good people management Electrical Technician The Training Officer responsible for the development of general andispayable accounting, payrolland anddelivery taxation.  With years of relevant experience power plant Technician • With strong background on Permit-to-WorkFireman/Safety System and Computerized The position is responsible for providing assistance and5technical support to the inapproved training programs on of technical of in the station’s Operations Shift Supervisor  focused Graduate technicalcompetencies vocational course heavy Maintenance Management System (CMMS) Electrical Supervisor for the efficient / effective implementation of preventive personnel through the in-house experts or outsourced domain experts for or heavy industry electrical maintenance, 3 years providing assistance and technical equipment; Engineers with license is an advantage The position is responsibleand forcorrective the directmaintenance supervision of and • Proficient in MS Office major and auxiliary electrical equipment and various technical trainings, assessment of the training impact and management of which in a supervisory position  Holder of a Certification as NC2Heavy Equipment  Must be a Certified Public Accountant coordination of the Boiler and Turbine-Generator operations ineer for efficient/effective • the Expected date of start : March 2014 electrical systems for the safe and, reliable operation of the generating units. of the training facilities  With strong background on Permit-to-Work OperatorElectrical or Mechanical Balance of Plant and related auxiliaries during theof shift following The Safety Technician is for the correct implementation of •responsible Graduate technical vocational course in electrical repair and • Licensed Engineer, preferably Systems and Computerized Maintenance  • With at least five (5) knowledge years and corrective of With working ofexperience plant safety systemin as established procedures in the generation.

Control Roommaintenance Engineer maintenance, preferably with TESDA Accreditation With 5 years relevant experience in a power plant operations Management (CMMS), the Turbine-Generator government health and regulations and standards wellSystems the The position is responsible for the operation of the Boiler, and • safety With two (2)years of relevant experience inas a power plant or heavyplant safetyAccounting Engineer; 3 years with equivalent teaching experience of which With two (2)years of relevant experience in the or as Management l equipment and other related system related auxiliary equipment through the Distributed Control System (DCS). industry Line Trainer . operation and maintenance of coal-handling  Licensed Electrical or Mechanical Engineer company’s overall H&S programs.  With work exposure in HV transformers, HV lines • Licensed Electrical or Mechanical Engineer • With strong background in HV transformers, HV Lines and HV/MV • With relevant experience on the use of different facilitation  With extensive knowledge on taxation and iable operation of generating units. equipment and six (6) months training in thenewand  With 5 years of relevant experience in a power plant • With 3 years of relevant experience in a power plant operation of a coalSwitchgears, large motors, control systems system large motors and control training methodologies and knowledge in the conduct training needs andand HV UPS Switchgears, operation and maintenance of an Unloader operations and knowledge of plant maintenance in coalaccounting standards fired plant as control room operator • With working knowledge of plant safety system analysis, systems  With excellent documentation skills &skills keen to details fired power plant ; 3 years of which in a supervisory role • Must be a able to read and understand plant operations diagrams of any • Bachelor’s With skills indegree, operating or & calibrating instruments • Excellent communication, presentation & interpersonal  logic Graduate technical training electrical With excellent skills in work planning,  scheduling Proficient inMSthe of MS and echnical vocational course,of plant mechanical or electrical  use Expected dateApplication of start : March 2014  Strong background roomdate and balance • With extensive knowledge system and in DCS, • control Expected of start:ofMarch 2014 • Proficient in Office detailcourse in fire protection orandsafety related field, and budget preparation, highly-analytical• &automated DCS operations Expected datefinancial of start: March 2014 plant operations, high voltage isolation switching, systems Plant •Mechanic oriented With excellent analytical skills Control & Instrumentation Technician Coal Stacker / Reclaimer Operator Permit-to-Work System and Computerized Maintenance engineering graduates with license is an advantage for  assistance Proficientto in MS Office • Proficient in MS Office The position is responsible for providing the Control and CSR Assistant  Excellent communication, presentation and for the The Coal Stacker/Reclaimer Operator is responsible Management System (CMMS) rs of relevant experience in a  Expected date of start: March 2014 The CSR Assistant is responsible • Expected date of start: March 2014 Supervisor forminor the implementation of the Corporate career growth operation and routine maintenance of the Coal Social  Highly analytical andInstrumentation excellent coordination skills in the efficient and effective implementation of interpersonal skills preventive and corrective maintenance of the control and instrumentation Responsibility (CSR) projects and programs created to respond to the needs ance Stacker/Reclaimer and its auxiliaries in accordance with company  Proficient in MS Office Mechanical Supervisor system of the plant for safe and reliable operation of generating of the various stakeholders, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the   Expected Holderdateofof start: government certificates as Firefighter, Fire units standard procedures, established rules and Proficient inpolicies, MS Office March 2014 oundThe in position maintenance is responsibleofforlarge the implementation of all maintenance activities • Graduate of technical vocationalPerformance course in instrumentation and control programs in coordination with the localoperating government units and other concerned Engineer Protection Specialist, OHSA, basic EMT or paramedic of mechanical equipment and all other power plant auxiliaries. technology government agencies.regulations, and equipment specifications, to facilitate safe, reliable, of start: March 2014 es and• its Licensed auxiliaries and Engineer plant and efficient coal storing andor reclaiming.

Mechanical • With three (3)years of relevant experience in a power plant or heavy  • Expected Graduate ofdate Community Development Social Science courses Coal Yard Supervisor training is an advantage The position is responsible for the implementation•of theWith 3 years working • With 5 years relevant experience in power plant or heavy industry industry community relations,  experience Graduate of in technical vocational coursesustainability on heavy The Coal Yard Supervisor is responsible for the direct supervision approved plant processes efficiency movement, and conditionmechanical maintenance and troubleshooting, 2 years of which in a driver’s • With strong background in DCS, plant operations logic /diagrams, and and environmental works equipment ; Engineers with license is an advantage With valid license to be eligible to drive fire truck and coordination of the plant’s coal handling operations during a based/preventive and predictive maintenance program.

The supervisory position plant safety system • With excellent communication community organizational skills, ical skills and keen to details  Holder of askills, Certification as NC2Heavy Equipment shift. and The or position shall ensure •that there reliable and stableelectronics position also responsible for gathering, consolidating, presentation skills, and with keen attention to details • With strong background on Permit-to-Work Systems Computerized With is knowledge in basic andisindustrial automation ambulance Operator supply ofshop specified coal for boiler •operations. rt: March 2014 Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), machine operation, Expected date of start: March 2014 • With strong background in data collection process and environmental monitoring and reporting results of plant operations:  With working knowledge of plant safety system  With at least two (2) years relevant experience in power Plant Safety System, management system  With two (2)years of relevant experience in the • With skills on work planning, scheduling and budget preparation Mechanical Technician • Proficient in MS Office  Licensed Electrical or Mechanical Engineer  Licensed Electrical or Mechanical Engineer plant or heavy safetyfor engineer and maintenance of coal-handling • With excellent analytical skills and with keen attention details Thisindustry position isinas responsible providing assistance and technical support to the • Expected date of start:operation June 2014  to With 5 years of relevant experience a coal handling  With 3 years of relevant experience in plant • Proficient in MS Office Mechanical Engineer for the efficient/effective implementation of preventive equipment and six (6) months training in the  Highly analytical, with excellent documentation skills, plant operations; 3 year of which in a supervisory role performance testing, combustion and Manager and engineering Applicant must be willing to work in Binugao, Toril, Davao • Expected date of start: March 2014 and corrective maintenance of major and auxiliary mechanical equipment Accounting operation and maintenance of a Coal  Highly analytical, with excellent operational planning rotating machinery diagnostics other related accessories for the safe and reliable operation of generating units.

The Accounting Manager is responsible for managing the Accounting functions problem-solving skills and with keen eye to details Stacker/Reclaimer City. skills, coordination skills• and with good people for performing administrative, Electrical Supervisor Graduate of a technical vocational course, preferably Certified Plant and operations, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial information,  With excellent aanalytical skills and detail-oriented With excellent documentation skills & keen to details Mechanic & interpersonal skills ascertain the propriety of financial transactions in accordance with accounting  management With good communication  Proficient in MS Office ationThe technology (IT) works,  Expected date of start : March 2014 Electrical Supervisor is responsible for the efficient and effective maintenance With three System (3) years in of a start: power plant  With strong background• on Permit-to-Work and of relevant experience Expected date March 2014 standards, company policies and procedures.  Proficient in MS Office of the electrical systems, control systems, equipment and fixtures. maintenance Responsible for providing support to you the management, operations  Kindly indicate the position/s are applying for. of the Computerized Maintenance Management System ity of all IT Licensed resources and services • Electrical Engineer • With strong background in maintenance of large boilers, steam facilities and other departments, and the controllership in the areas of financial (CMMS)  or heavy Expected : March 2014 and plant safety system • Withbusiness 5 years of relevant experience in power plant industrydate of start turbines and its auxiliaries control, financial reporting, general and payable accounting, payroll and nfrastructure, software  Proficient in MS Office • electrical maintenance, 3 years of which in a supervisory position With excellent analytical skills and keen to details taxation.  Send CV or resume  Expected date of start : March 2014 n, technology mapping • With solutions strong background on Permit-to-Work Systems and Computerized • Expected date of start: March 2014 • your Must updated be a Certified Public Accountantand application letter to: Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), plant safety system • With at least five (5) years experience in Accounting Management or to Pollution Control Assistant sherry.tripole@aboitiz.com or donna.azul@aboitiz.com • With work exposure in HV transformers, HV lines and HV Switchgears, IT Specialist • With extensive knowledge on taxation and new accounting standards large motors and control systems The IT Specialist is responsible for performing administrative, technical and tsi.recruitment@aboitiz.com • Proficient in the use of MS Application and automated financial Pollution is responsible for the and availability • With excellent skills in work planning,The scheduling and Control budget Assistant analytical information technology (IT)implementing works, ensures reliability systems highly-analytical of regulations all IT resources in andthe services critical to site operations o IT infrastructure, • Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills ated coursepreparation, Computer Science, & detail-oriented environmental laws and company.

• Proficient in MS Office business software applications, system integration, technology solutions • Proficient in MS Office ogy or Computer • ExpectedEngineering date of start: March 2014 mapping and user education.

• Expected date of start: March 2014 • Graduate of an IT related course Computer Science, Information nt experience in Network and  Licensed engineer Performance Engineer Technology or Computer Engineering position is responsible for the implementation of the approved plant • With 3 years relevant experience in Network and System Administration, Important things to remember: tion,The Lotus  Holder and of EMB Accreditation as Pollution Control, processes / Notes efficiency Domino, movement, and condition-based/preventive Lotus Notes Domino, wireless email synchronization predictive maintenance program. The position is also responsible preferably for gathering, Level • I With strong background in MS Operation System, basic IT Security, • Applicant must be willing to work in Binugao, Toril, Davao City. onization consolidating, monitoring and reporting results of plant operations: Web Applications, Microsoft Office and deployment practices ElectricalSystem, or Mechanical Engineer knowledge in Computerized Maintenance und in• MSLicensed Operation  With at least •twoWorking (2) years of relevant experience in Management • Kindly indicate the position/s you are applying for.

• With 3 years of relevant experience in plant performance testing, System (CMMS) is an advantage Web Applications, Microsoft power plant or heavy industry as pollution control staff combustion engineering and rotating machinery diagnostics • With excellent problem solving skills, planning & organizing • Send your updated CV or resume and application letter to: • With excellent analytical skills and detail-oriented • Expected date of start: March 2014 sherry.tripole@aboitiz.com or donna.azul@aboitiz.com ent practices  With extensive knowledge of environment codes and • Proficient in MS Office or to tsi.recruitment@aboitiz.com • Expected date of start: March 2014 Procurement Supervisor in Computerized Maintenance plant safety system The position is responsible for the evaluation of canvass data, preparation For more information, please visit Chemical Supervisor of necessary documents, problem and coordination with suppliers regarding the www.aboitizpower.com m (CMMS) is Laboratory an advantage  Highly analytical, with excellent solving skills The job is responsible for the direct supervision and coordination of field, plant, procurement of goods and services in conformance to the specifications set blem laboratory solvingand skills, planning & environmental analysis and test following established parameters in MS by theOffice requisitioner.  Proficient for work processes, equipment and safety conditions, laws and regulation. Area • Licensed Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical or Electronics and  Expected date of start: June 2014 of responsibility is the Chemical Laboratory.

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