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Briefly Delayed bid POTENTIAL BIDDERS for the first seaport public-private partnership (PPP) project under the Aquino administration have one more month to prepare their bids after the Transportation department moved the auction date. “Please be advised that the bid submission is moved from 26 February 2016 to 28 March 2016 in order to give the Pre-Qualified Bidders more time to conduct technical, financial and legal due diligence,” Undersecretary for Planning Rene K. Limcaoco, who also chairs the Pre-qualification, Bids and Awards Committee, said in General Bid Bulletin No. 17-2016 dated Feb. 12. Four groups are still in the running to bag the P18.99-billion deal to modernize the Davao Sasa Port, after one of the five qualified bidders backed out.
Budget guidelines THE Regional Development Council of Northern Mindanao (RDC-X) approved the Regional Policy Guidelines in the Preparation of the FY 2017 Budget Proposals during its meeting last week. This is to ensure that proposed programs and projects of government agencies for the fiscal year 2017 are aligned with the region’s priorities. The said guidelines reflected the existing national policies related to the Public Expenditure Management and Public Financial Management reforms, and espoused for development interventions in the region’s focus areas. Agency programs and projects shall be inclusive to consider the poorest areas (areas with the most number of poor households), lagging areas (areas with the highest rate of poverty incidence) and most climate vulnerable areas (areas that are highly susceptible to flooding).
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HE Department of Energy (DOE) will be seeking the help of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure power supply in Mindanao during the election period.
Primarily, the department noted that it will need the “deputized power” vested upon Comelec so the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) can finally have access to repair bombed transmission tower 25 which has been adversely impacting on Mindanao power supply. “We wrote to them (Comelec) that when feasible, there should be focus on the repair of tower 25,” she told reporters in a press briefing. Bringing that particular tower back to service is seen critical because it supports the wheeling of capacity of Agus 1 and 2 power plants – which will then supplement the grid’s capacity by 80 megawatts. She noted that Mindanao grid is seen as the one that will have probable dilemmas especially if the El Niño weather phenomenon will strike hard during the summer season, which unfortunately also falls on the election period. secure/PAGE 11
Executive panel during the Annual Meeting of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Philippines: (L-R) Atty. Alexander Cabrera, Isla Lipana /PwC Member; Edgar Sia II, DoubleDragon Properties; Bernard O. Dy, AyalaLand Inc.; Dennis Montecillo, BPI; Eric Manuel, Daiichi Properties; Carlos S. Rufino, ULI Philippines, The Net Group; Ariel Shtarkman, ULI Asia Pacific; Rick Santos, CBRE Philippines. The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Philippines unveiled the 10th edition of the “Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2016” survey, which showed that the Philippines held steady in the investment rankings, with overall positive for major real estate sectors. Dennis Montecillo, BPI Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Segment Group said that the Philippine market in general is “sentiment-driven”, but has excess liquidity that would allow it to withstand external shocks such as the current economic unrest in China and interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve.
House bill seeks to prohibit trees, structures along transmission lines By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff Writer
REP. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro City recently filed a bill in Congress
LIKE AUTUMN. Street sweepers collect trash beside the Rizal Park in Malaybalay City amid the fallen flowers of trees called golden shower. The trees have become a local attraction during the dry months when they shed their leaves and produce flowers from which they derive their name. mindanews photo by h. marcos c. mordeno
prohibiting the planting of trees and construction of any structure under or within the
right of way clearance of all power transmission lines. Rodriguez noted that incidents of power outages prohibit/PAGE 11
Govt workers to get pay hike PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has signed the DBMproposed Executive Order modifying the salary schedule
and authorizing the grant of additional benefits for both civilian and military and uniformed personnel (MUP).
“ This ac t ion by t he President leverages the benefits package in order hike/PAGE 11
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Subanen tribe members receive cash grants MISAMIS Occidental -Hundreds of indigenous tribe members belonging to the Subanen tribe here have received their cash grants for the education and health of their children. The Subanen tribe members who have 0-18
years old students and were validated to be eligible of the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for Indigenous People (MCCT-IP) are residents of the Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA). In Clarin town in Misamis
Occidental province, 145 beneficiaries are living in the hinterland villages of Bitoon, Guba, Penacio, Bernad, Dalingap, Sebasi, and C anibungan Putol while in Jimenez town, the 362 grantees are from the hinterland villages of Carmen, Mialem, Guintomoyan, Matugas Alto, Matugas Bajo, Seti, and Sibaroc. T h e M C C T- I P i s a
program designed for the indigenous people resulting from a series of policy and pro g r am p ar t i c ip at or y reviews. The program is designed to harmonize with the socio-cultural-political and geographic setting of IP communities. The program serves the beneficiaries who are in vulnerable and disadvantaged areas as identified during
social preparations. The beneficiaries are those IP families with 0-18-yearo l d c h i l d re n or t h o s e beyond 18 years old who are still currently enrolled in Elementary, High School, Alternative Learning System, School of Living Tradition, other indigenous learning systems, IPs living within or outside their ancestral domain, and those who
are in the geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA). The objective of the MCCT-IP program is to empower, promote, and protect the IPs from any unavoidable adverse effects caused by the development process. To d a t e , n o r t h e r n Mindanao has 18,924 active IP grants/PAGE 11
CAGAYAN de Oro City -- The Rapid Damage and Needs Analysis (RDANA) team in Cagayan de Oro c onve n e d on Fe br u ar y 17 to map out mitigating measures against the crippling effects of drought due to El Niño phenomenon.
City Social Welfare and D e v e l o p m e nt ( C S W D ) officer Teddy Sabuga-a, Ret. C ol. Mario Verner Monsanto of Cagayan de Oro City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), Dr. Hector San Juan of Agricultural Productivity
Office and Edwin Dael of City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO) and team were alarmed over reports after drought validations were done on affected barangays. Last year, the RDANA team declared some barangays under state of
calamity due to drought so as to ensure that farmers can cope up with the situation. For now, the RDANA team is looking for ways and alternative solutions in order to help farmers sustain their livelihood on farming.(CIO/PIA10)
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AirAsia inks agreement for Visit Davao Fun Sale 2016 AIRASIA, the World’s Best Low Cost Carrier for seven consecutive years, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Davao Tourism Council for the forthcoming Visit Davao Fun Sales 2016 (VDFS). The agreement was signed by VDFS Vice Chair Fides Bernabe and Department of Tourism (DOT) Region XI Director Roberto Alabado III. The partnership aims to establish Davao as a premiere tourist destination in the Philippines with abundant resources for eco-tourism and available facilities for sports and outdoor competitions. As airline partner, AirAsia is offering low fares for its Manila-Davao flights to encourage more and more tourist to visit and enjoy Davao’s latest attractions. Among the major activities
Pepsi PHL to start local production of Cheetos PE P SI - C OL A Pro du c t s Philippines Inc. (PCPPI) formalized its entry into snack food manufacturing with the inauguration of a facility in Cabuyao, Laguna last week. Located at the Light Industrial Science Park, the plant will initially produce Cheetos branded snacks for the local market. “We are delighted with this opportunity to produce internationally-renowned snacks products for the Philippine market, as we move towards our vision of becoming a premier food and beverage company in the Philippines,” PCPPI President Furqan Ahmed Syed was quoted in the statement as saying. pepsi/PAGE 10
Colgate-Palmolive targets double-digit sales growth COLGATE-PALMOLIVE Philippines, Inc. is aiming to achieve at least a doubledigit sales growth this year, driven in part by the increase in consumer spending usually seen during an election year, an official of the company said. “When we look at history, whenever there is an election year, the personal care category -- including oral care and personal care -- grows more than 15%, higher than the normal market growth, which is only a single digit,” Stephen Lau, vice-president and general manager f o r C o l g a t e - Pa l m o l i v e Philippines, told reporters sales/PAGE 10
that will happen this year include, Visit Davao Fun Sale, Let’s Meet in Davao: MICE Davao program and the 9th Mt. Apo Boulder Face Challenge, which were launched at the recently held travel and expo tour in Manila. Scheduled from March 25 to May 31, the Visit Davao Fun Sale is a city-wide sale and events extravaganza that offer affordable tour packages and big discounts to over 250 participating
stores and restaurants. MICE which stands for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions is also a key tourism project in Davao according to DOT with affordable hotel rates and incentives to be offered for groups with one thousand or more participants. Me a nw h i l e , f a n s of extreme sports should visit Davao in April 23 for the official start of the 9th Mt. Apo Boulder Face Challenge which features a 24-hour race
to the Philippines’ highest peak. AirAsia services ManilaDavao route with 3x flights daily departing from Manila’s NAIA Terminal 4 at 6:20AM, 3:35PM and 8:10PM. The airline also offers multiple flights daily from/to Cebu, B ohol, Palawan, Kalibo (Boracay) and Tacloban. International AirAsia flights include direct services to various points in Malaysia, China and Korea f rom Manila, Cebu and Kalibo.
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(L-R) Philippines AirAsia Commercial Head, Gerard Peñaflor; Visit Davao Fun Sales (VDFS) Vice Chair Fides Bernabe; and Department of Tourism (DOT) Region XI Director Roberto Alabado III at the signing ceremony held recently at the Mall of Asia SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. photo by ben briones
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Free from fault or stain? At the younger age of one of my nieces here in the Philippines, whenever she felt, she was wronged, she cried out, “It isn’t fair!” Fair has many meanings, such as light-colored, not cloudy, hopeful, plausible, middling ... .How about “fairly”? Justly, tolerably, wholly ... My niece’s father, whose patience was always exhausted responded grimly, “LIFE is NOT fair!” In my opinion, that is not really a satisfying answer. Even adults often have troubles with the idea of fairness. The government b o dy t aske d to ensure fair competition, is investigating power firms as well as scr utinizing telecommunication services
in a bid to protect consumers against monopolies, cartels and unfair trade practices. We all can very well experience the monopolies of electricity o r t e l e c o m mu n i c at i o n services...! How about our workplace surroundings? How do we deal with our business partners? Yes, even adults have troubles with fairness. The laborers in the vineyard certainly did. They received exac t ly w hat t he y had bargained for, yet they complained when others got the same pay for less work. If this parable were a story about earned wages, the grumblers would have been quite right to complain. But this story is about the way
God deals with us, and how can we say that God is not fair? Fairness requires people to be put into categories. Anyone who fulfills certain requirements will receive a certain reward - regardless of any differences in the situation. God knows that categories only outline the sort of people we are. He knows that each of us is unique. He gives each of us according to our individual needs. In our everyday life, do we practice the idea of fairness in our work or in our dealings with others? How? Analyze yourself. You are the only one with our dear Lord above, who knows the right answer. May we learn what it means
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The Wealthy Poor Think a minute…Imagine this rich, successful young man. He’s well educated and owns a big, beautiful house. He lives and travels first class! Yet even with all his success he still goes to church and is a humble, good person. Of course, he’s not perfect. But he’s definitely no murderer. Adultery? Nothing any redblooded boy wouldn’t do once in a while. Stealing? Only a little cheating like everyone else does to survive. Honors his father and mother? Definitely. He sends money home all the time. Sounds like a good person doesn’t he? But do you know what Jesus Christ said to a young man like the one we just talked about? Jesus saw right through this nice, church-going young man. Jesus knew that this man really loved his good life and religious reputation more than he loved Jesus. Yet this man thought he was a Christian and right with God just because he went to church, and was kind to other people. But Jesus said he’s not even close! Harsh words, aren’t they? Jesus taught that there is absolutely nothing that any person can do, whether it’s going to church or giving money to the poor, that is
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Jhan Tiafau Hurst good enough to reach God’s standard of perfect goodness from the heart. You see, if God can forgive and accept me into heaven just because I’m a good person, then Jesus was either a crazy lunatic, or a liar! Because Jesus Himself said that He, God the Son, He had to die and give His own perfect life to pay the penalty for all our wrongs, so He could forgive us and make us His children. So friend, just going to church cannot save you and me. Giving money to the poor cannot earn us God’s gift of forgiveness and new life. There is nothing or no one in this world who can make us good enough and acceptable to our perfect Creator…only God the Son Himself. Jesus alone can hurst/PAGE 10
Honoring the young writers of Muntinlupa and environs Cheers to the young essayists, poets and story tellers from Muntinlupa and environs. They received last week their appropriate recognition during the 10th Cesar S. Tiangco Memorial Literary Awards. The young writers were chosen from high school and college student participants from the cities of Muntinlupa, Las Pinas, Pasay, Taguig, Pasig, Makati and the Municipality of Pateros. The Cesar S. Tiangco Memorial Literary Awards annually gives cash prizes and medals to winners in the following categories: essay, poem, and short story. Teacher-endorsers of the awardees receive certificates of appreciation. All winning entries will be published in Tiangco Memorial Literary Awards Anthology 2011-2015. An earlier anthology published the winners from 2007 to 2010. The annual award was conceived by his former students to honor the memory of Cesar Sioson Tiangco, the pioneer principal
of the Muntinlupa National High School. Tiangco served as principal from 1945 up to 1976 . He was a writer and novelist. His early works were published in the pre-war Sun Tribune; Agricultural-CommercialIndustrial Life, Philippine Free Press, Mr. and Ms. and Women’s Magazine. His novel – Message of the Apparition – was posthumously published in 2007. A former student, Romeo P. Virtusio (retired public relations professional and himself a prolific writer) had fond memories of Tiangco. “He wrote other things than short stories--poems, plays, essays-- while he was running a school, raising a family, helping the community. He was the best kind of hero, the unsung one, who, unmindful of reward or renown, goes on with his work, quietly.” Lawyer Rolando Justo and Engineer Romy Navarro, Chair and Executive Director, respectively, of the annual literary awards, said the winners were chosen by a panel consisting of Juaniyo Arcellana , Placido Parcero,
Ma. Shiela Abejo and Rolando Justo. Professor Ramila Cruzado, President of the University of Makati, (represented by UMak Communications Director Cynthia Jose) keynoted the award ceremonies. The awardees for the different categories were the following: High School Division Essay (English) 1st – Chelsea Mikaela E. Quiambao (Southernside Montessori School) 2nd – Lyca Joy Alba (St. Bernadette School) Joint 3rd – Rexcel del Rosario (Sto. Nino School of Muntinlupa), Raphael Matthew Aquino (Southernside Montessori School) and Ma. Lourdes E. Tonido (Muntinlupa Science High School). Tula 1st- Robert Juan del Rosario (Muntinlupa Science High School) 2nd – Bea Amir Abrique (Pedro E. Diaz High School Joint 3rd – Jennalyn A. Cruz (Rizal High School), Janine L. Ape (Muntinlupa Business High School), Alexander de Villa (Pedro E. Diaz High School).
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Choose candidates who are true to their spouses LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved usand gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God…” (Ephesians 5:1, the Holy Bible). -ooo ELECT ONLY THOSE WHO FEAR AND LOVE GOD: A post from the past, but modified to suit the 2016 elections: “Let’s continue talking about who we should vote for in the forthcoming May 2016 elections, regardless of family names, personalities, political affiliations, or any of the other usual standards in assessing candidates running for any position. Our main thesis
here is this: Filipinos should elect only the candidates who are godly---that is, those who have genuine and sincere fear and love of God. “These are the candidates who will be true to the faithful discharge of their sworn duties and responsibilities, if and when they get elected, re g a rd l e s s o f w h e t h e r they come from a family of politicians, or whether they are rich and famous, or whether belong to any political party, because when they have fear and love of God in them, they will not steal, plunder nor abuse their power and position. “So, how do we concretely measure whether or not a candidate has fear and love of God? Well, a candidate who knows and obeys the Word
of God---the Bible---will surely have fear and love of God in his heart. A candidate who does not know, or only pretends to know, in many cases, and does not obey the Word of God, will not have fear and love of God in his heart. -ooo C A N D I DAT E S AND THEIR MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS: “One word of God that is going to be a good measure whether the candidate, of the male or female specie, has fear and love of God pertains to his marital relationship with his or her spouse. In Mark 10:6-9 of the Bible, Jesus explains how a man should treat his wife, in a clear and direct manner which leaves on room for any interpretation
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The Sustainable Livelihood Program is a multistakeholder program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development that aims to improve the standard of living of poor households by facilitating opportunities for development and management of resources viable for micro-enterprises, community empowerment through skills trainings and employment facilitation. It gives significant priority to the Pantawid Pamilya b enef iciar ies in all its interventions since they are considered to be the poorest of the poor as signified by the National Household Targeting
System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). One of the modalities of the program provides Technical Skills Training, a capacity-building strategy to prepare program participants to better manage livelihood opportunities and proactively ensures optimum quality performance in managing their livelihood activities. In 2015, the program pro du c e d a b out 3 , 5 0 0 graduates of technical courses with NC II certifications as assessed by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). One of the notable
recipients of this program is Mrs. Aida A. Papel, a 50 year old mother of six children, a Person with Disability (PWD) and a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiar y of Barangay Pahindong, Medina, Misamis Oriental since 2011. Realities of life Medina is a forth class municipality located in the coastal and eastern portion of the province of Misamis Oriental, 106 kilometers drive from Cagayan de Oro City, with a population of 38,969 and home to 2,059 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries. Mrs. Papel is leaving in a neighborhood close
Mrs. Aida A. Papel, a certified Massage Therapist from Barangay Pahindong, Medina, Misamis Oriental
to her relatives with his husband whose only source of livelihood is farming. “Life was difficult then, but we worked it out together to survive our daily needs”, she says. However, their simple living was challenged because of an accident that burned Mrs. Papel’s hands, almost burned their home as well and eventually cost her marriage. “Gibiyaan ko sa akong bana tungod kay wala kaagwanta og atiman sa ako panahon sa kalisod (my husband left me when I was terribly ill, he couldn’t take care of me)”, she adds. S e p ar ate d f rom he r husband, Mrs. Papel has to work harder and face life’s challenges alone, for her children’s welfare, she took every livelihood opportunity she could despite of her disability. Neglected at first but eventually finds her way forward, she works more than anyone, from a sales agent to a community volunteer and later a community leader. Well ahead, she was enlisted as one of the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in the area, which
immensely made an impact to her family particularly her children who are still in grade school. Gears toward success At the beginning of the skills training provided by the department in partnership with the Skills Master y Institute for this particular a r e a , M r s . Pa p e l w a s discouraged to partake due to her disability. Her burned hands which resulted to deformity may seem unsuited for massage therapy. However, Mrs. Papel’s perseverance and determination to learn aided her to participate and complete the 25 days theoretical and hands-on training, which eventually earned her the National Certificate II on Massage Therapy along with her groupmates of 29 other beneficiaries. Since then, the group has established their very own Massage Center, through the support of their local executive. They also have an exclusive contract of service with Duka Bay Resort which earns them P200.00 each per client apart from extra tips. “Isip usa sa mga nagdumala
sa among Massage Center, nalipay gyud ko nga ang akong giiskwelahan kay nagamit gyud nako sa akong panginabuhi (being part owner and manager of our Massage Center, I feel glad that I have used my learning for living)”, she says. Each member of the group shares part of their income to their group fund for the maintenance of their business. Although, the building and electricity is covered by the local government, they also anticipate the future operations of their business if there will be a change of government leadership in their municipality. Beyond this junctures, Mrs. Papel’s now harvest the fruits of her hard work. She has not only restored their house but also the status of their family to the community. Her children can now go to school with new clothes, schools supplies and reasonable allowance. Above all, her experiences brought her self-worth and boosts her confidence and strength to move farther. pwd/PAGE 9
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Globe empowers students thru Global Filipino Schools By Cheng Ordoñez, Executive Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- “Empowering communities has long been at the heart of Ayala Foundation, and education is one of the ways for us to do this,” said Ruel Maranan, president of Ayala Foundation. “Through education, we hope to pave the way for students and teachers able to reach their full potentials, not only for the benefit of their families, but for their communities and country, as well,” he added. “Globe believes in the importance of providing quality education to the Filipino youth to give them a brighter future. Thus, in bringing innovative education to public schools through GFS, we could help both teachers and students further improve their skills and be globally competitive,” Yolanda Crisanto, senior vice president, Corporate
Communications, Globe Telecom, for her part said. The Globe Telecom officials issued these statements during the turnover ceremonies held for two Global Filipino Schools (GFS), here. Crisanto said, “Ang hinihingi lang po namin, sana po pangalagaan natin ang ating equipment. God help us. kasi ang dami nating millenials, di ba? We will be ruled by millenials with a very young population here in the Philippines. So, I hope, all of us working together, we can make a wonderful Philippines.” Global Filipino School program has long-term educational initiatives that seeks to transform select public schools into centers of excellence in innovative teaching methods and information and communications technology. GFS seeks to provide public schools with
support systems that meet global standards. These include sustainable ICTproficiency training for teachers, an ICT-equipped school environment and committed education stakeholders. Part of being a GFS is for the school to be fully utilized as a teacher training hub for the corresponding division in the Department of Education (DepEd) it is under. Both the selected school and DepEd are tasked to conduct teacher training to neighboring public schools within their division. Each school has a collaborative learning area for group activities and is also provided with a newly constructed ICT laboratory equipped with computers, Internet connectivity and other multimedia tools. Global Filipino Schools is being supported by Ayala-long-time-partners, Mitsubishi Corporation and Far Eastern University. “This is really for
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GLOBAL FILIPINO SCHOOL. From right, Ruel Maranan, president of Ayala Foundation, Yolanda Crisanto, senior vice president for corporate communications of Globe Telecom, Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno, and Corporate Division Head of Mitsubishi Corporation Kazumasa Sakakura are all smiles during the ceremonial turnover of the 24 sets of Personal Computers to Indahag Elementary School on February 11, 2016 in Cagayan de Oro City. Indahag Elementary School and Fr. William F. Masterson, SJ Elementary School are the first two schools in the city to benefit under the expanded Global Filipino School program of Globe Telecom this year. photo by gerry lee gorit
you, because you are our future,” Crisanto told students during the
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Monster Kitchen Academy Immersion at Thai Me Up Centrio
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ne of the most popular life lessons drawn from Stephen Covey’s seminal book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” is “Sharpening the Saw,” perhaps best described by U.S. president Abraham Lincoln when he said, “If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my axe.”
Monster Kitchen Academy, undoubtedly Cagayan de Oro’s most popular and successful culinary school, is a firm believer in this proven adage. Before any of their Culinary Arts or Baking & Pastry Arts students are allowed to finish their course, they undergo mandatory immersion where the batch is tested in the field by hosting a real-life event which they themselves plan, finance and execute. “This is to give our students first-hand experience on how it is to run an actual business, and not just learn how to cook or bake,” said Jan Uy, MKA and Monster Kitchen CDO President. “This is a very useful exercise once they venture into their own business as some 75-80 percent of our graduates actually do.” The latest MKA batch to undertake immersion was Baking & Culinary Arts Batch # 26 which conducted an “Afternoon Tea” at Thai Me Up Centrio branch last 8 February 2016. Charmaine Shepard, batch president and a nursing graduate who operates Chef ’s Diner in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, said immersion gives MKA students like herself who had no formal training in baking and management. “We do the menu, the planning, invitations, promotions, posters, target sales and organized ourselves into committees tasked with specific jobs,” she said. “Very good exposure.” Even students with an academic background like Christian Woo, a Hotels and Restaurant Management Graduate of Lourdes College, find the MKA immersion program worthwhile, being assigned to do the liquidation and post-event financial report for her batch. “I already experienced planning in Lourdes College before but more on the management side, so this goes to the basic level where you factor in all expenses like transportation and the like which add up over time,”
she explained. Batchmate Ayesa Katerina Garingo of Iligan City, a B.S. Special Education graduate who currently teaches English online, agrees. “Immersion is very helpful to me. It’s my first time to work with a team and when you go on to business, you need to manage the people. With this activity, when you’re engaged with the public and you’re engaged with the team, it helps to teach you how to work with them, how to cooperate with them. It’s very useful to learn people interaction,” she shares. Ayesa enrolled in MKA to learn how to develop her line of cakes and pastries which are healthy and diabetes-friendly, for people like her mom who loves sweets but has been denied it by her doctors due to her ailment. To attain her dream, she understands it takes more than one person to successfully run even a home-based enterprise. “My most important learning from MKA is people relations, especially with your staff, you need to have good, open communications kasi if you treat your staff right, they will also work well and your business will do good,” she said. MKA won the overall Championship (Student Category) in the 18th edition of Kumbira, the country’s largest culinary event outside Metro Manila, following up on its unprecedented threepeat as the Kumbira Overall Champion in the Professional Category from 2012-2014. Besides garnering the overall championship, MKA also won golds for Creative Cake Decorating, Salads & Sandwiches, silvers in the Artistic Bread Showpiece and Chef Wars (where students and professionals competed on the same playing field for the first time), and bronzes in Pica-Pica Platter, Plated Dessert, and a diploma in Sugba de Oro Platter with Condiments, It was a worthy followup to the MKA Silver Medal finish in the overall
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championship in the 17th Kumbira with 2 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze and 1 diploma in the hotly contested Student Division. Headed by Chef Geni Labadan as program head, MKA Baking & Pastry Arts boasts of a blue ribbon faculty with the likes of award-winning chefs like Cathy LopezDano, Rachel BaclayNg, Joy Arcenal, Mon Cardenas, Dio Raphael Ratunil, Queenie Subrabas, and Carsten Radke of Berlin, Germany.
MKA has also hosted prominent chefs like celebrity chefs Jackie Ang-Po, Pank Ching, international chocolatier Chef Joy Pelo, Wilton Chef Albert Chiu and just last Feb 12-13, celebrity chef Sandy Daza of Foodprints (aired on Lifestyle Channel). Upcoming short courses include a Parade of Special Cakes Workshop with Chef Geni Labadan on Sunday, Feb. 28 (9am4pm) at MKA Cathedral Branch; a 12-day Intensive
Cake Decorating Workshop starting March 14 and every Monday and Tuesday thereafter; and a 12-day Intensive Bakery Workshop starting March 16 and every Wed-Thu thereafter. Enrollment is also ongoing for MKA’s flagship Baking & Pastry Arts and Culinary Arts courses. Available skeds are Monday & Tuesday (4 months), Wednesday and Thursday (4 months) and Sunday only (6 months). Maximum class size is 16
though the average class size ranges from 10-12 students. For more details, contact 0917-707-1245/ 8512019 or visit Monster Kitchen Academy at its main kitchen at its Cathedral Branch at the 2nd floor, Jardiniano Building, San Agustin-Rizal Street (Facing Gaston Park) or at its satellite kitchen at Mortola St. (facing Ororama Supercenter). Follow MKA on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ monsterkitchenacademy.
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Penonia, principal of Indahag Elementary School, during the ceremony, which sealed the covenant of partnerships among Globe, Indahag Elem. School and Ayala Foundation, the lead implementing arm of the Global Filipino School program, which earlier trained teachers to handle the module component for, at least, 11 schools under the program. Also present during the turnover was City Mayor Oscar Moreno. “A first small step of a long journey,” the local chief executive said. City schools division superintendent Elena Borcillo also witnessed the turnover. Moreno said: “No one can imagine what will happen in the information and communications technology
sector ten years from now – the innovations that will come our way. What we’re doing is capacitating our young to be global players.”
Pamilya, to develop and improve our lives through their programs. Sana magpadayon kini nga mga programa (I hope these programs will continue),” she says. “Nanawagan ko sa akong mga kauban nga PWD nga dili mawad-an ug paglaum ug magpadayon kita sa pagpaningkamot alang sa kalambuan sa atong pamilya (I am appealing to other PWDs not to lose hope and strive farther for the betterment of your families),” she pleas. “Hindi hadlang ang iyong kapansanan para maabot mo ang iyong pinapangarap na magandang buhay (disability is not a constraining factor to achieve your dream of a beautiful life),” she affirms. Written by Jamila M. Taha, DSWD
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Aside f rom Indahag elementary School, another Global Filipino School has been set up through the Fr. William F. Masterson, SJ Elementary School. The two public elementary schools have been designated and called Global Filipino Schools, for being more advanced in terms of modules and quality of the facilities being used for educational learnings in Mathematics, Science and Technology and other related sciences. The two schools benefit under the expanded Global Filipino School program of Globe Telecom. At least, 24 laptop units were turned over to Alma
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“Nagpasalamat ko sa DSWD pinanguluhan ni Secretary Dinky Soliman, sa gihatag nga oportunidad sa ako isip usa ka kabus ug benepisyaryo sa Pantawid Pamilya, nga makabakod og mulambo ang panginabuhi pinaagi sa mga program niini (I am thankful to the DSWD through the leadership of Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman for the opportunity they gave me being one of the poor and beneficiaries of Pantawid
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The Cabuyao snack food plant is designed to be a worldclass food manufacturing facility, fully compliant with the quality and safety standards set internationally by PepsiCo, Inc., one of the company’s key shareholders. Construction of the snacks plant, with a land area of 9,800 square meters, started in March 2015. It is only the second PepsiCo snacks franchise operation in the world, after Bangladesh. PCPPI announced in September 2014 that it would invest P650 million in a snack food manufacturing facility. PepsiCo, through Quaker Global Investments B. V., owns 25% of PCPPI. The New York-based firm is also behind the snack brands Lay’s, Doritos, Ruffles, Tostitos and Fritos. “ The creation of the snacks-and-beverage franchise operations in the Philippines reflects PepsiCo’s ongoing drive to ensure the integration of its food and beverage portfolio across multiple platforms, including manufacturing and go-tomarket execution,” PCPPI said. Mr. Syed had said its foray into snack foods is part of its efforts of “future-proofing” its business and capitalizing on the growth prospects in the country. PCPPI also manufactures and sells beverage brands such as Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, 7-Up, Mirinda, Mug, Gatorade, Tropicana, Lipton, Sting, and Premier.
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during the launch of the company’s partnership with medical charity Operation Smile. This year, he said the company targets at least a double-digit growth, without disclosing specific figures. He compared this with the growth of the Philippine oral care and personal care products, which he said “continues to grow on a high single digit.” “This year the growth will be even better because a c c o r d i n g t o h i s t o r y, interestingly when election year comes, people have more disposable income to buy rice, food and personal care products,” Mr. Lau said.
On its 90th year in the country, Colgate-Palmolive has launched new products, including a sugar acid neutralizer Colgate toothpaste that promises to reduce oral cavities by more than 25%. Mr. Lau described the Philippine market as “very unique.” Colgate-Palmolive brands in the country include Colgate, Palmolive, Gard, Tender Care, Axiom and Ajax. T h e o t h e r d ay, t h e company has agreed to tie up with Operation Smile Philippines Foundation, Inc., the volunteer-based international medical charity dedicated to providing free reconstructive surgery and related health care to children afflicted with oral cleft. The charity estimated that 1 in every 500 newborn babies in the Philippines has oral cleft. Puregold Price Club, Inc. is the retail partner in helping raise funds for surgeries, dental check-up and fluoride treatment. When Puregold shoppers buy participating Colgate products from Feb. 15 to April 17, P5 from every product bought will be donated to Operation Smile. “ We h av e a l l o c at e d significant resources for this year-long campaign of giving back to the Filipinos. I am proud to see that the entire organization is extremely dedicated towards keeping the Philippines smiling more each day,” Mr. Lau said.
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f l e s h .’ S o t h e y a re n o longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” “Now, the question is: is the candidate presenting himself or herself for election in May obedient to the foregoing admonitions of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior? Has a male candidate really left his father and mother, and got united to his wife, so that, until eternity, they are no longer two, but considered one flesh? Or is the candidate playing out the song of post-war-era singer Patty Page entitled `Changing Partners’, and very often yet? -ooo C A N DI DAT E S NOT OBEYING GOD CANNOT SE RV E M A N : “O n t he
other hand, the Bible, in its Ephesians 5:21-23, has t his de cre e for women insofar as their respective husbands are concerned: `… Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior…’ “In considering t his admonition from the Bible in assessing a woman candidate, can it be said that the woman obeyed this principle and therefore subjected herself to her husband, as she should subject herself to the Lord? Or is the woman the ruler of her husband, such that, even in the field of politics, it is she who is running and not her husband? “My point of view here is that, if a candidate cannot obey these simple rules as required by God, it would be clear that they could not even serve God, the One Being who gave them their lives, their fortune and their abilities. If these candidates cannot even serve God, from whom they owe everything, can they be expected to serve mere mortals---you and me?
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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 43 Gingoog City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 16, Tangub City IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF THE BIRTH OF JOYMAE D. SORIANO SPECIFICALLY IN HER YEAR OF BIRTH FROM “1975” TO “1995” SP. PROC. CASE NO. TC-2015-005 FOR: CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CIVIL REGISTRY JOYMAE DELOSA SORIANO Petitioner /---------------------------------------------/ NOTICE OF HEARING WHEREAS, after alleging certain facts in a verified petition filed on December 8, 2015, petitioner prayed that after notice, publication and hearing, an order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental to make the following correction in her record of birth, to wit:
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE File No. 215-2016 Upon Extra-Judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUTAL FUND (otherwise known as PAG-IBIG Fund) with Principal address at the Atrium of Makati, Makati Avenue, Makati City, against FRANCISCO R. OPENIANO married EVARISTA RAMOSOLA OPENIANO, both of legal age, Filipino citizen, with postal address at Brgy. 2, Guanzon St., Gingoog City, to satisfy the Mortgage indebtedness which as of October 30, 2015, have amounted to ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FOURTEEN PESOS AND 70/100 (P119,714.70) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges as of October 22, 2015, excluding foreclosure expenses and other monetary obligation. The undersigned Sheriff will sell at Public Auction on April 18, 2016, to the highest bidder for CASH at 9:00 o’clock in the morning to 4 o’clock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Branch 43, Regional Trial Court, Dugenio St., Gingoog City, the following properties with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-11931
Year of birth from “1975” to “1955”.
WHEREFORE, finding the petition in due form and substance, the hearing of the same is hereby set on MARCH 22, 2016, at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, at the Session Hall of this Honorable Court, at which date, time and place, any concerned and interested person may appear and show cause, if any, why said petition shall not be granted. The Sheriff of this Honorable Court is hereby ordered to post copies of this Notice in three (3) conspicuous places, preferably in the Bulletin Board of this Court, the Municipal Hall of Bonifacio, and the Barangay Hall of Migpange, Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental. Moreover, let a copy of this petition and notice be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Misamis Occidental, all at the expense of the petitioner, for the information and guidance of all concerned. Also, let a copy of this petition and notice be furnished the petitioner, the Office of the Solicitor General, and the Local Civil Registrar of Bonifacio, Mis. Occ. Any person having or claiming any interest under the entry whose correction is sought may, within fifteen (15) days from notice of this petition, or from the last date of publication of such notice file his opposition thereto. WITNESS, the Honorable SYLVIA A. SINGIDASMACHACON, Presiding/Executive Judge, this 8th day of January 2016.
A Parcel of Land (Lot 1066-A-2-B-2-N. Psd-10-031395. Being a Portion of Lot 1066-A-2-B-2, Psd-10-026563) situated in the Barrio of Kahulogan, City of Gingoog, Province of XX, Island of Mindanao, Bounded on the NE., along line 8-9 by Lot 1066-A-2-B-1, Psd-10-026563., along line 9-1 by Lot 1066-A-2-B-2-N., on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 1066-A-2-B-2-N, along line 2-3 by Lot 1066-A-2B-2-I., along line 3-4 by Lot 1066-A-2-B-2-J., along line 4-5 by Lot 1066-A-2-B-2-K., on the SW., along Line 5-6 by Lot 1066-A-2-B-2-K., on the SW., along Line 5-6 by Lot 1066-A-2-B-2-O., all of the subdivision plan Psd-10031395., on the NW., along line 6-7 by Lot 1066-B,(LRC) Psd 197171., on the NW., along line 7-8 by Lot 1066-A-2B-2-Q, of the subdivision plan Psd-10-031395. Containing an area of SIX HUNDRED NINETY (690) square meters more or less. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated and time. In the event the Public Auction should not take place not on the said date, it shall be held on the next working day without further notice. The prospective buyer/s may investigate for themselves the title of the herein described property/properties and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.
Gingoog City, Febraury 17, 2016
FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF BY:
(Sgd.) ATTY. MARCELINO D. NATIVIDAD, JR. Clerk of Court VI
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(Sgd.) FLORA PEREZ Sheriff IV RTC-Branch 43 Gingoog City
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“Shortfall is mainly on reserves for Mindanao grid,” she stressed, noting that if the Agus 1 and 2 plants will revert to operation, this problem can be eased. At this point though, the energy chief noted that several measures are already being explored on how they could shore up capacity – both for energy and reserve – in the months leading to the national polls and the rest of the summer season. For one, she noted that the government is considering the deployment of modular generating sets (gensets) in areas or in the domain of electric cooperatives that will likely experience power supply dilemmas during the period. Monsada noted that inventory of the ECs’ power supply requirements as linked to the polling precinct areas, is currently being undertaken so the gensets’ deployment could be strategically targeted. The proposal will be for the ECs to tap into the unused component of the P4.5-billion Malampaya fund that had been allotted for gensets since 2013. The outcome of the propounded inventory of power requirements along targeted areas is expected in
the next ‘power supply task force’ meeting this February 26. Additionally, the energy chief has indicated that water use at the Agus plants is being managed so their operations can be stretched during the more critical summer season. (www.mb.com.ph)
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are mostly due to fallen trees and other structures near transmission lines. “Power interruptions have adversely affected the government’s efforts toward attaining sustainable economic development and have undermined the people’s faith in the government and the latter’s ability to pursue its economic development programs,” he said. Rodriguez, who is running for mayor of the city, said that the recurrence of obstructions yearly along the power transmission lines is exacting tremendous losses from government’s coffers. The proposed bill prohibits the planting or construction of any structure above three meters height from the surface of the ground. It also authorizes the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), which owns the towers, to prune any hazardous
improvements t hat are found within the clearance as stipulated in the bill if it becomes law. The bill recommends P100,000 fine to the individual or entity which caused the planting of trees or construction of structures in the transmission lines vicinity.
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to increase the take-home pay of government employees as stipulated in the proposed Salary Standardization Law (SSL) bills,” Budget Secretary Butch Abad said. The EO effects compensation adjustments for this year as an interim m e a s u re to i mpl e m e nt Tranche 1 of the proposed SSL, the full year requirement for which has already been provided in the National Budget. “For civilian government personnel, the EO effects the adoption of the same proposals in House Bill 6268 and S enate Bill 2671 for salary increase, the grant of the mid-year bonus equivalent to one month’s basic salary, and the Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) at P 5,000.
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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICO SHERIFF
GOCCs not covered by the Governance Commission for GOCCs may implement the aforementioned compensation adjustments charged to their corporate funds. LGUs may implement the compensation adjustments subject to the Personnel Services limitation under the law. As for MUP, the EO effects the increase of Hazard Pay, and the grant of a substantial Provisional Allowance and an Officers’ Allowance in lieu of Base Pay increase. The implement at ion of t he s e c omp e ns at i on adjustments provided in the EO shall be effective January 1, 2016 with respect to all civilian and MUP personnel. With respect to regular members of the Cabinet, the effectivity is on July 1, 2016. For the President, VicePresident, and Members of Congress, the compensation adjustments shall take effect only after the expiration of the respective terms of the incumbents. The budget department hopes that the SSL, which is to bring the compensation of all government workers to at least 70 percent of the market rate. will be passed in Congress.
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE File No. 212-2016
“Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118 filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG) against ENRICO P. CAPITON married to ROMALEN A. CAPITON of Lot 12, Block 6, Bloomingdale Subdivision, Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of December 16, 2015 amounts to ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND FIFTY FOUR PESOS AND 09/100 (₱ 1,273,054.09), including interests and penalty charges, but excluding expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned will sell at public auction on April 6, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. AT THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, TOURISM HALL, City Hall, Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property described below including all existing improvements found thereon, to wit:
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118, filed by RURAL BANK OF CABADBARAN INC, with principal address at corner Garami & Cabeltes Streets and a branch office at San Francisco Street, Butuan City against SPS. JOSE ELCID & MELECIA LADICA of Kibungsod, Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of December 29, 2015 have amounted to FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-NINE THOUSAND FIVE-HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT PESOS and 90/100 (Ph 449,528.90) PESOS, including principal, interest and penalties but excluding ten percent (10%) of the total indebtedness as attorney’s fees, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for CASH on April 4, 2016 at 8:00 o’clock in the morning up to 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Hall of Justice, Dugenio Street, Gingoog City, the following properties with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit:
TCT NO. T-137-2012008396
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-53180
Certain land situated in IPONAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, bounded and described as follows: LOT: 12, BLOCK 6, PCS-10-003948 PORTION OF LOTS: 3615-B, PSD-10004675, 24178- A, PSD-10-009444,3614-A-1-B, PSD-10009566,24178-B-1, PSD-010320,2417-B-2-A, PSD-10052968, 24178-B-2-B-1, PSD-10-054199, 24178-B-2-B-6, PSD-10-054199,4178-C-1, PSD-10-054997,3605, CAD.237, CAGAYAN CADASTRE AS SURVEYED FOR: LIBERTY LAND CORPORATION LAND USE: RESIDENTIAL AND CONTAINING ANA AREA ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX (156) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS AND REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF ENRICO P. CAPITON married to ROMALEN A. CAPITON.
Parcel of land including all the improvements found thereon, Lot 312-A, Psd-10-25178 being a portion of Lot 312 & 506, Cad-556-D, Carmen Magsaysay Cadastre xxx situated at Cabubuhan, Magsaysay, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded SW., along line 1-2 by Provincial Road W., along line 2-3 by Lot 226, NW., along lines 3-4-5 by Lot 221, on the E., along 5-1 by Lot 312-B of the Sub. Plan Psd-10-025178 xxx containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE (4,161) SQUARE METERS, more or less, registered in the name of Melecia Chiang Ladica.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date. In the event auction sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason, the reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication. Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein-above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.
Cagayan de Oro City, February 12, 2016.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated date and time. In the event that the public auction will not take place on the said date, it shall be held on the next working day without further notice and republication. Prospective bidders may investigate for themselves the Title herein-above described properties and the encumbrances therein, if any there be.
Gingoog City, February 1, 2016
FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF BY: (Sgd.) DAN E. LABADAN Sheriff IV RTC-OCC Gingoog City
(Sgd.) AL PONCIANO R. DATU Sheriff IV
BWM: Feb. 22, 29 & Mar. 7, 2016
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beneficiaries who are mostly living in the provinces of B u k i d n on , M i s a m i s O r i e nt a l, and Mi s am i s Occidental. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional director Ne s t or R a m o s s a i d I P beneficiaries deser ve to receive equal opportunities like those who belong to the regular CCT. “They play a significant part in our community. We support them through our services and interventions like providing them resources for their livelihood activities, capability building training, promotion of IP rights, or any collective engagement that will enhance self-determination, and through community family development sessions,” Ramos added. (Oliver B. Inodeo/DSWD/ PIA10)
(University of Makati) 2nd – Alfonso Inigo Yusingco (Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa) 3rd – Berna Lisa Carpio (St. Bernadette College) Fiction 1st – Rome Allisandra Sigua (Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa) 2nd – Rodela Mariz Padin (Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa) 3rd – Hanna Grace San Esteban (Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa) Poetry 1st – Amina A. Tan – (Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa) 2nd – Alfonso I. Yusingco (Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa) 3rd Deborah L. Edos (Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa) This year’s event was hosted by Muntinlupa National High School Batch 1966 led by Evangeline Woldemariam, Norma Polon, Benita Macabeo and Normalita Nofuente. Note: You may email us at totingbunye2000@gmail.com.
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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Gingoog City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE File No. 211-2016 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118, filed by RURAL BANK OF CABADBARAN INC., with principal address at corner Garami & Cabeltes Streets and a branch office at San Francisco Street, Butuan City against SPS. FERDINAND & JOSEPHINE FABE of Barangay Artadi, Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of December 29, 2015 have amounted to SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND & ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO PESOS (Ph 661,162.00) PESOS, including principal, interest and penalties but excluding ten percent (10%) of the total indebtedness as attorney’s fees, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for CASH on April 4, 2016 at 8:00 o’clock in the morning up to 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Hall of Justice, Dugenio Street, Gingoog City, the following properties with all the improvements existing thereon to wit: ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. E-6782 A Parcel of land including all the improvements found thereon, Lot 2117, Cad 556 situated at Artadi, Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental, and Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the N., along lines 1-2-3, by Lot 2116, Cad-556 along lines 3-4, by Creek along line 4-5 by Lot 2120, Cad-556,S., along line 5-6, by Lot 2119, Cad -556 along lines 6-7-8, by Lot 2118, Cad -556 on the W., along lines 8-9-1, by CREEK, xxx, containing an area of TWELVE THOUSAND THREEHUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT (12,358) SQUARE METERS more or less, xxx, registered in the name of Ferdinand Fabe. ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. E-6970 A parcel of land including all the improvements found thereon, Lot 2314, Cad-556-D Magsaysay Cadastre, situated at Barangay kandiis, Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by Lot 2313, Cad-556,D, on the NE.., along line 2-3 by Lot 2312, Cad-556-T, on the SE., along line 3-4 by Lot 2315, Cad556-D, along line at point 4, by Lot 2316, Cad-556-D, on the SW., along line 4-1 by National Highway, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-SIX (11,846) SQUARE METERS, more or less xxx registered in the name of Ferdinand Fabe All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated date and time. In the event that the public auction will not take place on the said date, it shall be held on the next working day without further notice and republication. Prospective bidders may investigate for themselves the Title herein-above described properties and the encumbrance therein, if any there be.
Gingoog City, February 1, 2016
FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF BY:
(Sgd.) DAN E. LABADAN Sheriff IV RTC-OCC Gingoog City
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Rotary Club of Carmen Valley conducts career orientation “Grade 10 Students of Bonbon National High School-Cagayan de Oro City”
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By Joe P. Palabao, Editor at Large
ast February 17, 2016 members of the Rotary Club of Carmen Valley conducted a Career Orientation to the sixty three (63) Grade 10 students of Bonbon National High School, Bonbon, Cagayan de Oro City.
The much needed career orientation of the Grade 10 students of Bonbon National High School was actively led by the dynamic and service oriented Rotary Club of Carmen Valley President Joyce ‘Joy’ Ortezuela -Libot. The Career Orientation Program is focused on Education and Literacy which is one Area of Service of Rotary
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International. The invited Guest Speaker was Past Assistant Governor Edcel Salvaña from the Rotary Club of Bay Area Cagayan de Oro-a successful businessman who spoke of the successes of his business enterprise based on hard work, determination and seeking guidance from the God orientation/PAGE B3
The Rotary Club Members who conducted the Career Orientation Left to Right: Immediate Past President (IPP) Jose Antonio ‘Toni’ D. Estrella, Past President (PP) Gaspar Gonzales, Jr., President- Elect Secretary Susan P. Delas Alas-Lonkey, President Joyce ‘Joy’ Ortezuela-Libot, Speaker of the Orientation-Past Assistant Governor Edcel Salvaña-Rotary Club of Bay Area, Past President Ann Linda Basanes, Bonbon National High School Principal-Ruel Lamberte, Past President Edgar ‘Ed’ R. Rulona, Past Assistant Governor Luis ‘Boc’ Pineda, Rotarian Ceasar ‘Boyen’ L. Tacbas 11 and Rotarian Mario Cuarez.
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The Night Stalker:
Surprise Birthday Greetings for CDO’s Queen Maker
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ot one. But two suprise parties in a night for Cagayan de Oro’s certified Queen Maker Mary Gean Tulang-Cesar last Tuesday, February 16, 2016 a couple of days before her natal day on the 18th. The first one at Mesa Filipino Moderne Restaurant at Centrio Mall was primarly organized by Gean’s former colleagues from ABS-CBN Northern Mindanao in coordination with Mesa owner Mags Cue. Among them current ABS-CBN Northern Mindanao Area Manager Donna Ocampo, ABS-CBN Iligan, Dipolog
and Butuan Manager May Lynn Cainhog and former ABS employees Marebec Cagalawan, Troy Amplayo, Bambi Barolome and moi. Also caught in the conspiracy was Gean’s constant buddy JCI Sen. Gigi Go. After an evening of pigging out and hilarious opening of gifts, I stealthily brought the celebrent (don’t ask how!) to Illest where the second surprise party of the night was awaiting with the Mags Family and friends. Organized with clockwork efficiency by Mags Cue and her staff: Vash Babia (Operations Manager for
A Surprise Party at Mesa by former colleagues at ABS-CBN Northern Mindanao for CDO’s Queenmaker
VisMin), Mark Edison Pagaspas (Marketing Officer), Hazel Mari Go (Area Manager for CDO) and Sydney Streegan (Mgt Trainee), it was another hilarious and fun filled evening as DJs DJ Justin Un and Red Maningo keep Ileste rocking all night long. Also present to greet the celebrant were friends Phillip Vallespin, Mark Yaranon, John Mark Magallanes, Elton Batinga, Robbie Pamisa, Leigh Rioux, Shine Casiño, Joshua Yu and reigning Miss Cagayan de Oro Charrina Barro. Happy Birthday Tsong!
Xavier Philharmonia holds post-Valentine show Story and Photo by MARK FRANCISCO, Lifestyle Editor
XAVIER Philharmonia, the orchestra arm of Ateneo de Cagayan University, held a postValentine show for two days in three – from February 16 to 17 at Xavier University Little Theater. There will also be an encore presentation on February 26 at 6:00 p.m. for the benefit of the high school students at XUHS Quadrangle. Hearts Full of Love musical is all about Valentine rush and everybody is making the best out of it. Glances were exchanged, photos were taken, servings of ice cream were eaten,
ridiculous jokes that made no sense were shared and maybe along the way – between them – a bit of an overrated romantic story took place. What happened? Did they end up together or died they find love with somebody else? Xavier Philharmonia made sure that they whipped up the musical to the satisfaction of the audience. Of course it is expected to be since Xavier Philharmonia is a professional Filipino orchestra that nurtures a culture of music appreciation,
creative education and artistic excellence for Xavier University and Mindanao 2033. The following were the pieces that they performed – Alan Menken’s piece from Tangled, Dance with Me
(Orleans), Love Me Like You Do (Ellie Goulding), How Deep is Your Love (Bee Gees), FantaisieImpromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 (Chopin), Photograph (Ed Sheeran), Let Her Go, Sad Romance (Over the Green
Fields soundtrack) and Sa’yo (Silent Sanctuary). The artistic director of Xavier Philharmonia is Francis Joshua Arrabaca and the concert master is Alfretch Kristov Ebuña. There are ten violnists, two viola players, one
flutist, six pianists and one guitarist in the group who took part in the performances. Hearts Full of Love is part of Panaghugpong Festival, the National Arts Month celebration of Xavier University.
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Certificate of appreciation was given to the speaker; Past Assistant Governor Edcel Salvaña of the Rotary club of Bay Area, by Past President (PP) Gaspar Gonzales, Jr., witnessed by Immediate Past President (IPP) Jose Antonio ‘Toni’ D. Estrella (left) and President Joyce ‘Joy’ Ortezuela-Libot (right).
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Circulo de Arte holds exhibit for National Arts Month 2016 Story and Photos by MARK FRANCISCO
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S part of Panaghugpong 8 or the National Arts Month 2016 celebration of Xavier University, Circulo de Arte staged an exhibit of 56 mixed media artworks done by students and alumna of the organization. In fact, the exhibit titled Juxtaphoria was so thrilling that the founder of Circulo de Arte, retired Xavier University resident artist Nonoy Estarte graced the occasion and appreciated the works of the younger generation who have continued the quest that he started decades ago. A collection of fresh
works, Juxtaphoria is a portmanteau of juxtapose and euphoria. Juxtaphoria would run in two months at the Fr. Francisco R. Demetrio SJ Gallery. It would be superseded by another exhibit that also opened last February 18 which features paraphernalia on folk cultism in Northern Mindanao zeroing in on the Sagrado de Corazon Señor or the Tadtad which was famous or notorious in this part of the island in the 1970s and 1980s. The folk cultism is expected to be a semipermanent exhibit at the gallery.
to help his growing businesses-one of which is a Gasoline Station and other businesses that helps the growth of the economy of the Region. His talk really gave inspiration to the students and were encouraged to pursue their dreams to be successful in their respective field of future works as they face the world of business. Past Assistant Governor (PAG) Luis Ramon ‘Boc’ M. Pineda owner of San Guillermo Funeral Homesnow a funeral home franchisee of St. Peters Plans and Chapels gave his talk on Entrepreneurship. He started as a coffin maker and sell quality coffins to known funeral homes of the city. In a joking way he told the students that the funeral home owners became rich because of his coffin products. Anyhow, he strove hard to improve his craft. He became a licensed embalmer, sold more coffins and now he has his own funeral homes. He now enjoys the fruits of his hard labor with love-and his gift to the world. He owns properties, cars and serves, helps people and the community for continued development. Past President (PP) Gasper Gonzales, Jr., talked about his career as a successful Engineer. His dreams, his hard work to become one has paved the way to be a former General Manager of Cagayan de Oro Water District and now has his own Water Management Consultancy firm. He encouraged the students to dream big and be somebody in the future and take the challenges in life. There was in depth interactions, questions raised from the students were answered and cleared their of the career they wish to pursue in life. President Joyce ‘Joy’ Ortezuela-Libot in her sharing of her best chosen career in life, she told the students that she took a semester in Engineering but after that she dreamt of becoming an accountant. So she followed her dreams and took up Accountancy in one of the very prestigious Universities in the country. After
graduation, at a young age passed the Board Exams and became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and now for more than thirty years has worked as a fulfilled Executive in the pre- need industry of the country today. She also told the students that just like the Promised Land full of milk and honey, they will be able to reach that place in our present context as long as we work for it. As part of the advocacy of the Club, she also encouraged the students to participate in the ‘END POLIO CAMPAIGN’ which is “too close” to an end for a 100% eradication of the Polio Disease Worldwide. Indeed, this is one campaign that will catapult President Joyce as one of the Most Dynamic Presidents of the Rotary in the District of Cagayan de Oro City. Jerome V. ManriquezSenior TSED Specialist of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) of the Province of Misamis Oriental talked about opportunities of technical vocational short term courses that can help the students to pursue their career and earn and be part of the development of our growing economy. Vocational education and training is moving up towards higher level and forms of Quality Skills Training and Education which is part of the track implementation and the 2015 ASEAN Integration for economic growth. He encouraged the students to be part of the K to 12 Technical Vocational Education Training Program of the government and take vocational courses and be an NC 1 and NC 11 certified and be qualified for work in the growing industry of the country. Scholarship Programs like Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP), Private Education Student Financial Assistance (PESFA) Programs are available at TESDA and the students can take the short courses at the different Registered TESDA Technical Vocational Schools of the City. Qualified students can have their NC I and NC 11 Certificates on different
Career orientation speaker in the field of engineering; Past President Gaspar Gonzales, Jr.
Entreprenuership speaker Past Assistant Governor Luis ‘Boc’ Pineda
Jerome V. Manriquez-Senior TSED Specialist of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, talks about technical and vocational training courses of TESDA.
Grade 10 students of Bonbon National High School listening to the career orientation speakers of Rotary Club of Carmen Valley.
short term courses and programs and be gainfully employed after their respective training. Ruel LambertePrincipal of Bonbon National High School, Teacher Julie VerneAdviser of Grade 10 Students together Guidance Counsellor Cheryl General
were thankful and pleased of the Career Orientation given by the Rotary Club of Carmen Valley. It helps boost their morale, confidence, interest and enthusiasm of the Grade 10 students to choose their respective career to be what they are in the future after Grade 10.
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Suzuki Philippines posts 52 Y-o-Y growth S uzuki Philippines Incorporated (SPH) zooms into 2016 with an upbeat outlook, as it announced today an overall robust 2015 performance, achieving its highest record sales of 10,000 units with 52% year-over-year sales growth, massive increase in visibility and market share, and aggressive network expansion, as well as bagging several awards for its vehicles. This cements the company’s position as one of Philippines’ best performing car brands in terms of year-on-year growth. Almost half (46%) of total 2015 sales was contributed by the Subcompact and Mini
Subcompact Category comprised of Suzuki Swift 1.2, Suzuki Celerio, and the Suzuki Alto.
These models embody the Suzuki automotive philosophy: sleek and stylish, with powerful
engines at the core. Innovative design and fuel-efficiency features also hike up the
popularity of these mini cars. The seven-seater compact MPV Suzuki
Ertiga, on the other hand, pitched in 30% to the total 2015 sales figures of Suzuki Philippines. This powerful, cost-efficient car option for the whole family boasts of folding rear seats, which can easily accommodate large objects that cannot fit in a regular sedan. Suzuki Philippines expects to repeat or even outperform its impressive 2015 performance in 2016, with strategic marketing and sales activity implementations already in the pipeline. Numerous dealership inaugurations nationwide and new car launches are on its 2016 calendar as early as now, starting with the mostawaited debut of the allnew Suzuki Ciaz sedan.
MMPC starts strong in 2016 with Montero Sport sales Mitsubishi Motors Philippines (MMPC) started the year strong with January 2016 sales at 14% above December levels and 50% more than January 2015 sales. A total of 4,867 units were sold last month, of which almost a third were accounted for by the all-new Montero Sport with 806 units and the previous generation Montero with 816 units. “In spite of the issues that hounded the Montero Sport last year, we are truly
Carmudi partners with Rapide In its bid to protect clients from buying defective vehicles, Carmudi Philippines has recently forged partnership with Rapide Auto Service Experts, one of the biggest names in auto repair services in the country. Under the memorandum of agreement, the buyers and sellers will have the option to have their vehicles inspected by Rapide professionals so that Carmudi could issue a certification describing the actual state of the vehicle. This system would reduce—to a great extent—the
gap in information between seller and buyer. Signing the agreement were Carmudi Philippines
Managing Director Abhishek Mohan and Rapide Auto Service Experts General Manager Byron Lat.
delighted with the outcome of total reservations received as well as actual sales turn out last month. It confirms the market’s confidence in the Montero Sport brand” said MMPC First Vice President
for Marketing Froilan Dytianquin. “We believe that apart from its strikingly attractive and exciting styling, other features such as the new powerful and efficient 2.4 MIVEC Clean
Diesel, class-leading 8 speed automatic transmission, advances four-wheel drive system and safety features convinced our customers to consider the all-new Montero Sport” he added.
MDPPA pushes road safety practices amid rise in accidents due to drunk driving Following the alarming findings from the Global Report on Road Safety 2015 released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association (MDPPA), an organization of motorcycle manufacturers championing the promotion of road safety in the Philippines, strengthens its advocacy on road safety in a bid to lessen road deaths attributed to drunkdriving. The WHO Global Report on Road Safety 2015 study reveals that 2- and 3-wheeled vehicles are responsible for 53% of road deaths from 2004 to 2013 in the Philippines, with over a thousand of these deaths attributed to drunk-driving. A Metropolitan Manila
Development Authority (MMDA) incident report covering January to July 2015 echoes the same findings, citing that one of the leading causes of accidents in the country is driving under the influence (DUI). Furthermore, the MMDA report reveals that majority of those involved in these accidents are motorcycle riders, with a total of 11,721 recorded motorcycle accidents during the abovementioned period. With the increasing number of accidents related to alcohol intoxication, MDPPA reinforces its road safety advocacy by conducting a series of seminars to remind the public of safety precautions to be observed especially when on the road. “While it is difficult to avoid drinking alcoholic
beverages, it should not be an excuse to drive intoxicated. Remember to appoint the sober one as the designated driver, or not to drink if you know you’re driving. This holds true whether you are driving a motorcycle, or any other type of vehicle,” MDPPA President Rodel Pablo shares. In 2014 alone, the Metro Manila Accident Recording and Analysis System (MMARAS) Traffic Accident Report shows that there were 90,258 recorded road crash accidents – 418 of which were fatal, 16,665 were non-fatal injuries, while 73,175 involved damage to property. The report further shows that these accidents involved human errors such as drunkdriving and inattentive or sleepy drivers, among others.