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WESM support

GIVEN the excess in power generation capacity in Mindanao, preparatory activities for the launch of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao are being undertaken by the Department of Energy (DOE).

This is in coordination with the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

The DOE has already completed two public consultations this month in Cagayan de Oro and in Zamboanga City. It focused on a draft circular that will govern the operation of WESM Mindanao in fulfillment of the DOE’s mandate to ensure the security, reliability, and availability of transparent and reasonably-priced electricity in the country.

The above-mentioned mandate of the DOE, under the stewardship of Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi, is underlined in Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.

Emergency loan THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is allotting almost Php1.2 billion in an emergency loan for its active members and old-age pensioners who were affected by a low-pressure area in Misamis Oriental; rat and bug infestation and flash flood in Kabacan, Cotabato; and tropical depression Auring in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. A total of 34,685 active members working or residing in the calamity-declared areas, as well as 6,100 oldage pensioners, may apply for the loan until February 26.

To qualify, active members must not be on leave of absence without pay, have no arrears in paying premium contributions and have no unpaid loans for more than six months.

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AVAO City -- The financial capacity of electric cooperatives remains the biggest concern in the planned opening of the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) in Mindanao, according to the head of the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC).

BUSINESS AS USUAL. One of the oldest nickel mining companies in Surigao – Taganito Mining Corporation – operates in the mountains of Claver, Surigao del Norte, as can be seen in in the background in this photograph taken Monday, February 20. The subsidiary of Nickel Asia Corporation has been in business for decades, causing the water bodies nearby to turn rusty-red with laterites. It is not among the 14 erring mining firms in the Caraga Region ordered closed by Environment Secretary Gina Lopez as it is reportedly among those who passed the audit. MindaNews photo by Roel N. Catoto

Region-wide transport strike looms in Northern Mindanao TRANSPORT organizations in Northern Mindanao are preparing to join a planned nationwide transport strike on February 27, a transport leader said Wednesday.

Jo e G a b at an of t h e Solidarity of Transport in Region 10 (STAREX), said that the STAREX would join the local Pinagkaisang

Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) in the nationwide strike that might last for three days.

He said that all transport organizations in Northern Mindanao that include taxicab drivers and operators, public utility jitneys, passenger strike/PAGE 11

Melinda L. Ocampo, president of PEMC, the governance arm of WESM, said in a news conference here Tuesday that the government must ensure that there is “discipline among electric cooperatives.”

“We are asking the government to ensure that there is a policy (on cooperatives participating in the WESM),” said Ms. Ocampo, noting that payments in the spot market are usually one of the main burdens in implementation.

Energy Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella, in the same news conference organized by the Department of Energy (DoE), admitted that there are power generators that have yet to be paid by cooperatives for concern/PAGE 11

Local miners vow to fight closure order

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, Correspondent

TAGANAAN, Surigao del Norte--- Residents of the mining island village of Talavera with a population of about 3,000 people will fight tooth and nail if the operations of a mining company would be closed for good since it has been the source of their economic livelihood for more than two decades.

The island villagers, some of them plastering fight/PAGE 11

NOT GIVING UP MINING. Mine workers of Hinatuan Mining Corp. plastering laterite muds on their faces mimics their protest against the closure of the company. CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN

Public warned of nationwide ECC scam

By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff Writer

MADE IN BAROBO. A blacksmith sharpens the blade of a custom-made hand weed slasher in the town of Barobo, Surigao del Sur on February 22, 2017. Photo by Jun Ayensa

THE Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) on Wednesday warned the public of a nationwide scam initiated by people purportedly connected with

the ECC, an executive said Wednesday.

Stella Banawis, ECC executive director, said that a letter is now circulated nationwide, asking ECC

beneficiaries to pay a certain amount in exchange for ECC benefits.

Banawis said that the letter reportedly bears the signature of a certain Arnold Magalong who claimed to be scam/PAGE 11

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DOE moves to ensure viability of e-vehicle charging stations

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U T UA N C i t y - Energ y Secretar y Alfonso Cusi underscored on Tuesday the need to ensure the viability and safety of e-vehicle charging stations in gasoline stations.

Cusi cited the importance of the ground-laying work being done by an Ad-Hoc Technical Working Group (TWG) on the installation of the e-vehicle charging stations.

“We want the TWG to study the technical viability of the infrastructure, evaluate its safe operations

by assessing the necessary protocols and standards, and to determine required policies and its supporting legal basis,” said Cusi.

T h e D e p a r t m e nt of Energy (DOE) stands at t he foref ront of the government’s promotion of alternative fuels and energy technologies, he added.

“The Technical Team must make recommendations on the advancement of e-vehicle charging stations and related infrastructures, such as other viable options for locations like malls and other establishments.”

Cusi said safety and accessibility are also major considerations on where to put up e-vehicle charging stations.

Cusi created the TWG to determine the suitability of gasoline stations as charging areas for electric or e-vehicles with the emergence of the electric vehicle industry in the Philippines.

The TWG is co-chaired by the DOE-Energy Utilization Management Bureau and t h e D OE - O i l In du s t r y Management Bureau.

The DOE is in the process of drafting a circular for

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the policy guidelines in the overall development and increased utilization of alternative fuels and energy technologies, which includes the e-vehicle industry.

“I have to stress that this venture should be in compliance with existing environmental, safety and

other relevant rules and regulations,” he added.

“Apart from increasing public awareness, the DOE in coordination with relevant government agencies will create an environment for the equitable and nondiscriminatory access for alternative fuels and energy

technologies with preference for indigenous ones. In the end, we seek the support of our kababayans to look into this endeavor and look into ways to enable our country to ably compete and create wealth for every Filipino,” Cusi concluded. (DOE/PIACaraga)

DTI to install e-price billboard in Iligan City public market ILIGAN City -- Electronic price billboard will soon be installed in a public market in Iligan City.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Lanao del Norte Provincial Director Ruel B. Paclipan bared during the 1st Quarter Meeting of the Local Price Coordinating Council (LPCC) of the city that the e-price billboard is temporarily installed at DTI-LN Office and pilot tested for viewing by the LPCC members.

Paclipan said the e-price billboard is the first in Northern Mindanao and is a joint project of DTI and the local government unit of Iligan through the LPCC. He also said it is deemed to help and guide consumers in their purchases and marketing activities. The price billboard will show the prevailing prices of basic and prime commodities for agricultural and aqua marine

products, manufactured goods and liquid petroleum products (LPP) including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Moreover, the prevailing prices are computed from the monitored prices at Pala-o Market for agricultural and aquamarine products and from grocer y stores for the manufactured goods.

Prices for agricultural and aquamarine products as seen in the billboard reflect the range of monitored prices for the week, lowest and highest price of the commodity.

Sources of the prices in the e-billboard are from the price monitoring reports of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and City Agriculture Office for agriculture and aquamarine products while City Permits and License Division for the LPP and liquid petroleum, and gas products, and DTI for the manufactured goods.

LPCC Iligan is chaired by the city mayor and his alternate representative, DTI’s provincial director as the vice chairman, and members are composed of heads or designated representatives from the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Permits and License Division, City Agriculture Office, City Health Office, City Information Office, City Veterinary’s Office, Economic Enterprise & Development Management Office, City Prosecutor’s Office, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, National Food Authority, Labor and Consumer Organization/FDLO, Batch ’83 of the Iligan City National High School Inc., and the Philippine Information Agency. (Elvira Redublado, CWD-DTI LDN/PIA-10 LDN)

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Understanding GOD’s Kingdom: Seed, Time, and Harvest

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The Gifts That Count Think a minute…I know a woman who gets sad when her husband sends her roses!

She says: “The only reason my husband gives me flowers is because it’s Valentine’s Day and he thinks he’s expected to. I’d much prefer for him to show his love in the way he talks to me and treats me every day. I wish he’d do the little things like helping me with the kids, taking me out on a date, or just spending some time alone together. I’d be happy if once in a while he’d thank me for all the daily work I do like cooking his favorite food or washing his clothes.”

Another woman’s husband was absent-minded and always forgetting her birthday as well as their wedding anniversar y. When her friends asked her what she did on her birthday, she told them that he forgot again.

However, then she added: “But last evening we took a long walk together and talked; and that meant much more to me than getting a gift just because it’s my birthday and he was expected to.”

Many children buy or make Mother’s Day cards and presents. The mother tells her children how much she likes them; but she remembers how disrespectful and rude

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“He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.

A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. “ - Mark 4:26-27 Miracles, no matter how little, are miracles that matter, especially to the one who prayed for it. In a Christian’s life, miracles are very normal.

It happens even to Christians who are not very active. How much more for Christians who are practicing their faith?

GOD has performed great feats, as it can be read in the Old Testament. In the New Testament, JESUS inherits this ability and performs it in the very eyes of believers and nonbelievers alike. The best part about it, if you come to think about it, is that GOD is truly practical. He promises miracles – and NOT magic.

The difference? Miracles come from understandable and tangible sources, results by magic are questionable in origin. Literature greatly attributes “miracles” to GOD. Magic on the other hand is attributed to works by man’s attempt to bypass GOD’s power. Miracles are determined by GOD’s hand; magic is a shorthand of that.

What does this mean to us, Christians? If we want to see true results, we can count on GOD’s promises.

But no shortcuts. If it were up to GOD, he could magically create anything. But we need to do our part. We need to plant the right seed to see fruits of miracles. To plant this seed, we need the right soil.

In the Parable of the Sower (MAT T 13:1-23), (MARK 4:1-20), alternately, called the Parable of the Soils; we learn that there are

four kinds of soil. The soil along the pathway, the rocky soil, the soil with thorns growing, and the good soil.

This parable is very rich in symbolism. The seed is The Word. The four kinds of soil are pictures of what kind of Christians we can be toward The Word. One Christian is still learning The Word, but as he/she is unreceptive, The Word can be easily snatched away from him/her by the enemy. Such are seeds thrown along the road, birds come and take it away. Another Christian accepts The Word with a glad heart, but it doesn’t stay long.

Just as seeds that fall on a rocky path, there isn’t enough soil for roots to grow. Here is another Christian who takes The Word with them, but as they go out into the world, he/she is carried away by its cares and deceitfulness. The picture of seeds falling on

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a ground with brambles, or thorns is very appropriate for this. Lastly, there is a truly good Christian heart. A very good soil, that produces a crop a hundred times than what was sown.

So if we are Christians expecting miracles as results, have we made sure our hearts are good soil for GOD’s word?

This interpretation is based on Ptr. Ron Bayron’s preaching.

Repost: EDSA 1986, US made, not Filipino LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except t hat w hich G o d has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. C ons equently, w ho e ver rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves…”

(Romans 13:1-2, the Holy Bible).

-ooo EDSA 1986: NOT A REAL “PEOPLE POWER”: From February 25, 2016: “Hav e y ou re a d , or at least heard, of the book `An Annotated Pictorial History of Clark Air Base: 1899-1986’, particularly its fourth edition? I haven’t,

and I le ar ne d ab out it o n l y n ow f r o m m e d i a a c c ou nt s app e a r i n g i n some major newspapers in the Philippines, but it reinforces my belief that the 1986 EDSA uprising was not really a `people power’ revolution, after all.

“Me d i a a c c ou nt s on the book, written by the US 13th Air Force which was a military unit of the US Pacific Force, indicate that `people power’ was a sham, and was in reality an American interventionist operation to remove a leader no longer usable for US interests, not really the peaceful Filipino revolution that many, including the A q u i n o F a m i l y, h a v e presented it to be for the last 30 years.

“When placed side by

side with events that led former President Marcos to suddenly call for the so-called `snap’ elections in 1985, and with other events which took place before then Lt. Gen. Fidel Ramos and then Defense Minister Ju an Ponce Enrile supposedly brokeoff with Marcos, the US book certainly conjures up images of the 1986 EDSA e v e nt a s a n A m e r i c a n inspired or orchestrated rebellion, similar to its interventionist actions in other countries, solely to protect its interests.

-ooo E D S A 1 9 8 6 : AMERICAN-MADE, NOT FILIPINO: “It would appear to me, therefore, that the c on c e pt of a ` F i l ipi n o people power’ was a mere

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Atty. Batas Mauricio tactical strategy to make it appear that our people acted on their own to overthrow a corrupt and ruthless regime.

“Using this kind of a strategy, with the willing assistance and active participation of people who either opposed Marcos or salivated to replace him batas/PAGE 11

When the ego gets bruised Jhan Tiafau Hurst her son was to her the day before. Or how many times she wishes her children would help her with the work around the house without her having to ask them. When love is expressed ONLY on special days that it is expected, it almost can hurt the person receiving it if there is no thoughtfulness and kindness every day. If there are no words of appreciation and love the rest of the year.

That’s why Jesus Christ said He would rather have us love Him by obeying and living for Him every day than for us to give a gift to the church once in a while, so we can try and make up for the way we live the rest of the time. Jesus loves us all very much! He always listens to us and forgives us, no matter Hurst/PAGE 11

How would we know if we have a big ego? One w ay i s t o s e e h ow w e react when our ego get bruised, that is, when we are insulted, mocked, ridiculed, humiliated, or when we commit mistakes, suffer failures, get misunderstood, etc.

If we happen to feel very bad because of these occurrences, we already have some signs that indicate we have a big ego.

When we spend a lot of time lamenting and complaining about them, brooding and ruing-that’s another sign we can have a big ego.

It can mean that we do not want to suffer, as if suffering has no purpose at all in this life. It can mean that our understanding of our life and its purpose is ve r y l i m ite d, and is a lmost exclusively t ie d to good things only and nice feelings, victories and successes.

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we are hooked to a very subtle anomaly called perfectionism or triumphalism. The disorder of perfectionism usually af f l ic t s s ome s o- c a l l e d “good” and “pious” people, those who are regarded as rightists and conservatives.

T h e y a re u s u a l l y s e e n as being ver y strict and fastidious, but the truth is they often have a scrupulous conscience that leads them to be narrow-minded and rigid in their ways.

They are prone to make rash judgments and end up bitter and irritable. It would be no wonder that they feel isolated like an island detached from the continent, and any show of s o ciability is simply just that, a show, an act, a performance, devoid of the proper substance and spirit.

Another sign of a big ego is when we start calculating what we have done to others who seem not to appreciate

our good deeds and in fact appear to be ungrateful and even hostile to us.

In other words, we keep some kind of scoring card, which means that our good deeds are not actually done gratuitously. They go with a price.

This is truly unfortunate because the patience and endurance, which we so far may have gone through, have broken. We did not make the full course. We did not go the distance.

Still another sign is when we find it hard to forgive and forget, and to move on.

What is worse is when we have great urges to make revenge. In other words, we are keeping grudges and resentment. We wallow in bitterness and hatred.

We should do all to fight against our tendency to develop a big ego. And the way to do it is simply to identify ourselves more and more with Christ who went through all the

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Fr. Roy Cimagala abominations of human misdeeds and yet continues to love us, to forgive us and to be magnanimous.

It would be good if we are constantly meditating on the example of Christ, especially on his passion and death, and to pray for grace so we can manage to contain our egos and be truly humble. We cannot deny that deep within us still lurks the ‘old man’ whose ego just wants to grow and grow endlessly. roycimagala@gmail.com.

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Globe inks P7-B term loan with BDO

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LOBETELECOM, Inc. is taking on fresh debt worth P7 billion to finance p a r t o f i t s c api t a l expenditure program this year, mainly for its network expansion and data-related projects.

The Ayala-controlled t e l e c om mu n i c at i ons c o mp a ny s a i d i n a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday that it signed an 8-year, P7billion term loan with Syled BDO Unibank, Inc., which will also be used to fund the firm’s general

corporate requirements.

“Globe expects to spend capital expenditures for 2017 of around $750 million, of which majority will be invested in datarelated projects, including spends for deployment of LTE mobile and LTE @ Home, increased network capabilities and coverage, modernisation of fixedline data infrastructure f o r c o r p o r at e s a n d requirements for transmission facilities,” the network said in its statement.

Globe Chief Finance Officer Rizza Maniego-

Eala earlier said the company will need to tap other sources to fund its capex -- including tapping the banks for bilateral loans. It also secured board approval to file for a shelf registration for Philippine retail bonds.

T h i s y e a r, G l o b e is planning to deploy around 1,800 LTE (longterm evolution), 700 sites and 1,000 LTE, 2600 sites.

It will also add 1,800 LTE, 1800 sites “in order to boost LTE capacity and coverage.”

The telco company

ended 2016 on a high note, posting a 6% rise in its core net income -- which excludes foreign exchange, mark-tomarket gains and losses, and non-recurring items -- to P16.014 billion for 2016, from P15.126 billion in the previous year, an “all-time high” performance for the company.

It s c o n s o l i d a t e d service revenues during the period seen at P120 billion, also outpaced the previous record level of P113.7 billion in 2015 by 6%.

ABOITIZ POWER Corp. is aiming for what it called a “balanced mix strategy” this year with the completion of several power generation projects that use sources including coal and hydroelectric, it said on Tuesday.

“That has always been part of strategy -- to tap renewable energy as long as it is available and costeffective for the consumers, but at the same time utilize the reliability of thermal power plants,” said Antonio

R. Moraza, AboitizPower president and chief operating officer, in a statement. “ We s u p p o r t t h e government’s efforts to bring in more supply from different technologies. At the end of the day, this will encourage more options and competition for the lowest price and better service. The end consumers will be the winners,” he added.

This year, AboitizPower expects to finish the 69-megawatt (MW) Manolo

Fortich hydro power plant in Bukidnon and the 8.5-MW Maris Canal hydro project in Isabela through its subsidiary SN AboitizPower.

Together with partners, it is also completing the 340MW Therma Visayas baseload power plant in Toledo, Cebu and the 400-MW Pagbilao power plant expansion. It is commissioning the 8.8-MW biomass power plant in Lian, Batangas.

“AboitizPower has one of the widest portfolios of

energy sources in the country.

It has a significant array of renewable power plants -- geothermal, large hydro, run-of-river hydro, and solar power plants,” the company said.

It operates several coal power plants for baseload power and oil-fired plants for peaking supply. It is pursuing projects using coal, geothermal and biomass technologies to meet its target of achieving 4,000-MW net sellable capacity by 2020.

AboitizPower aims for ‘balanced mix strategy’

Reproduction of instructional materials for the k-12 classroom By: MENCHO S. MORENO, T-III Dagumbaan Integrated School

Instructional materials can help provide background knowledge on the subject the teacher is planning for, and it is a tools used in educational lessons which includes active learning and assessment. Basically, any resource a teacher uses to help him teach his students is

an instructional material. It is very useful for us teachers to assess the knowledge of our pupils. We often assess pupils by assigning task, creating projects, and administering exams.

Instructional materials are essential for all of these activities.

Last December 7, 2016 we had our one Day Training for Reproduction of Instructional Materials in our school, One Alive Teacher, ten teachers from Elementary and seven teachers from high school.

Teachers rely on instructional materials in every aspect of teaching.it is hard to imagine any teacher who is capable of teaching effectively without the accompaniment

of instructional materials.

In addition to this, any teacher who is deprived of instructional materials most likely experience stress and anxiety on a daily basis.

Instructional materials are big help for the teacher to facilitate the teaching -learning process. These visual aids are important in motivating and arousing our student’s interest.

AirAsia reconnects Clark – Davao with 4x flights weekly AirAsia today announced it will reconnect flights from Clark International Airport in Pampanga with four flights weekly to Davao starting 22 April. The airline which has been awarded the World’s Best Low Cost Carrier for eight consecutive years has earlier said it will also restart Clark-Kalibo flights on 27 March.

“We are re-affirming our commitment to make air travel more affordable, convenient, and accessible to travellers outside Metro Manila. We are thrilled to be painting Clark skies red again and connect Central and Northern Luzon to domestic cities and to the country’s best island destinations,” Captain Gomer Monreal, Director for Flight Operations said at the formal launching ceremonies held in Midori Clark Pampanga.

AirAsia launched commercial flights from Clark in March 2012 before transferring its hub to Metro Manila following a strategic partnership with a local carrier

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in 2013. AirAsia has since been operating on a much larger scale with a fleet of 14 aircraft from Metro Manila and has expanded its domestic and international network with flights from hubs in Manila, Cebu, and Kalibo.

AirAsia also flies to Davao from Manila while flights from Cebu, Boracay, and Palawan to Davao will commence on April 22.

To celebrate its return to Clark, AirAsia is offering promo fares to Davao from as low as P1,299, all-in, and up for grabs now until February 26 at www.airasia.com for travel period between April 22

to August 31, 2017.

Keep up-to-date with AirAsia’s latest promotion and activities via Twitter (@AirAsiaPH), Facebook (facebook.com/AirAsiaPhilippines), Instagram (@AirAsiaPh), and on Viber public chat (@AirAsiaPh).

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SCOUTING TIME

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

By: MENCHO S. MORENO, T-III Dagumbaan Integrated School

Participation in Boy Scouting means enjoying a lot of things together with other scouts.

The B oy S cout of the Philippines (BSP) movement op e ns many d o ors to adventure and freedom for the young and growing Filipinos. With sincere dedications, the new Boy Scout has a chance to live useful experiences for him and others, know more about the world and gain further insights into her own self.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City FIDENCIO M. ABUTOG, JR. CASE NO. 2017-10-338

(2012-10-502)

Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 44 Initao, Misamis Oriental

ORDER This petition seeks for the adoption of minor Carmelle Antoinette by the petitioner Gil Vencent Tan Illana.

Finding the petition sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby given due course. Let the hearing be set on June 5, 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, at this Court sitting at the Hall of Justice, Poblacion, Initao, Misamis Oriental.

At the expense of the petitioner, let a copy of this Order be published once week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental.

ROGER A. BAUTRO

CASE NO. 2017-10-345 (2012-10-469)

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City MARILYN G. BIONGCOG CASE NO. 2017-10-331

(2017-10-1603)

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for approval of Extension of validity of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ service along the line: PUERTO TO BALINGOAN AND VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This application /petition shall be considered by this Board on MARCH 2, 2017, 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicants(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party (ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies).

N.B FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

Issued this 22nd day of February, 2017 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for approval of Extension of validity of Certificate of Public Convenience with Change of mode of service from SHB to UV Express to operate along the line: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO MANOLO FORTICH VIA CAMP PHILIPS AND VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This application /petition shall be considered by this Board on MARCH 2, 2017, 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicants(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party (ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony (ies).

N.B FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

Issued this 22nd day of February, 2017 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for approval of Extension of validity of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ service along the line: COGON MARKET TO BUGO/PUERTO AND VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on MARCH 2, 2017, 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

Issued this 21st day of February, 2017 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO OIC Regional Director BWM: Feb 24, 2017

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO OIC Regional Director

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO OIC Regional Director BWM: Feb 24, 2017

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE EJF File No. 2017-016 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, filed by BANGKO RURAL NG TAGOLOAN (MIS. OR.), INC., Mortgagee, with address at Jacinto St., Poblacion, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, against SILVERIO N. DAGASUHAN, Mortgagor, with residence address at Zone 3, Sta. Ana, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the mortgaged indebtedness which as of January 31, 2017 amounts to THREE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN PESOS (P304,267.00) as outstanding balance, and interest, excluding incidental expenses thereafter and twenty percent (20%) of the total amount of indebtedness as attorney’s fees plus other expenses of the foreclosure proceedings, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on April 24, 2017, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at Regional Trial Court, Branch 25, temporarily holding office at the City Tourism Hall, City Hall Compound, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the property mentioned in the said mortgage which is described as follows: KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO BLG. P-35310 ‘’A PARCEL OF LAND, Lot No. 4510, CAD. 847 (Lot No. 242, CSD-10-016097) situated at Barrio Rosario, Municipality of Tagoloan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on The NE., along lines 11-12-1-2-3 by Lot 243; on The SE., along lines 3-4-5-6 by Creek, along line 6-7 by Lot 246; x x x. Containing an area of FIVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY TWO (5,322) SQUARE METERS, more or less, including all existing improvements found thereon.

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

Let copy of the Order and the Petition be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor, the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City and the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Regional Field Office X, Cagayan de Oro City.

In the event the public auction should not take place on April 24, 2017, for whatever reason, the same will proceed on the following day, without further notice, posting and publication.

SO ORDERED.

January 30, 2017, Initao, Misamis Oriental.

Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the title of the herein above-described property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Cagayan de Oro City, February 8, 2017.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO PROVINCIAL SHERIFF:

BWM: Feb. 24, Mar.3 & 10, 2017

(Sgd.) MARISSA P. ESTABAYA Presiding Judge

BWM: Feb. 17, 24 & Mar. 3, 2017

RUEL P. BARDON

CASE NO. 2017-10-344

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for ISSUANCE of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH-TRUCK service along the line: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO, ACCESSIBLE TO ANY MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on MARCH 9, 2017 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Application(s)/Petitioner shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

Issued this 22nd day of February, 2017 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO OIC Regional Director BWM: Feb 24, 2017

E X TRA J U D ICIA L SETTLEMENT OF PNB DEPOSIT KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: We, HEIRS OF LATE ANTONIO G. TAN, namely: That We, DIANA VALDOC TAN (widow) and DAVE ANTHONY VALDOC TAN (minor) represented by: DIANA VALDOZ TAN, of legal age, Filipino citizen, widow and a resident of Dist. 4, Agora!, Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, hereinafter referred to as the HEIRS. WITNESSETH:

BWM: Feb 24, 2017

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 25 Cagayan de Oro City

The Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Regional Field Office X, Cagayan de Oro City is hereby directed to conduct a home and child study on the adopting parents, the natural parents and the child to be adopted. He or She is also directed to conduct counseling session with the biological parents of the child to be adopted. The reports thereof shall be submitted to this Court within sixty (60) days from the receipt of this order.

Petitioner is directed to make arrangement with the Court Social Worker for the scheduling and incidental expenses in conducting the case study.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

and realize the value of peace and unity, equality and respect, adventures and experiences fostering coexistence, cooperation and brotherhood.

Scouts will understand the importance of balance development and ecology.

Scouts will also learn and enhance skills in unit activities through active involvement in skills and development for a better world.

NOTICE OF HEARING

IN THE MATTER OF PETITION SPEC. PROC. NO. 2017-1405 FOR ADOPTION OF MINOR CARMELLE ANTOINETTE CADUYAC AND TO CHANGE HER NAME TO FOR: ADOPTION AND CARMELLE ANTOINETTE CADUYAC CHANGE OF NAME ILLANA GIL VENCENT TAN ILLANA,

Petitioner’s, X-----------------------------------------------/

Scouting can be a key to good bringing, through this movement, the scout gets a chance to develop their social, mental and physical traits which are useful as he grows up. This happens through interacting with other young boys and with society as a whole.

In connection with these activities the Scouts will be able to overcome the barrier of difference in culture, creeds and ideologies

(Sgd.) LOVE M. VERDADERO Sheriff IV

That the above-named PARTIES are the legitimate sole and exclusive HEIRS of late ANTONIO G. TAN, who died without any will on January 2, 2010 at Sampaloc, Cabatuan, Isabela, leaving a PNB, Carmen Branch, Cagayan de Oro City Savings Deposit with Saving Account No. 319108900012 and with a remaining balance of P52,706.14; That said deceased, ANTONIO G. TAN, died intestate without leaving any known debt which has remain unpaid or unsettled up to the present, and all the obligations incurred during his deaths were all paid and/or settled; That the deceased ANTONIO G. TAN, at the time of his death left the above- mentioned regular savings deposit at said abovementioned; WHEREFORE, and invoking the provisions of Rule 74, Section 1, of the Rules of Court, herein PARTIES, does hereby extrajudicially settle, unto themselves, as the surviving heirs of the late ANTONIO G. TAN, the herein above-mentioned Saving Deposit at PNB, Carmen Branch, Cagayan de Oro City is subject only to the labilities to creditors, heirs and other persons who might have deprived of their lawful participation in the Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement in accordance with Rule 74, of the Rules of Court, That by these presents, herein HEIRS do hereby EXIRMILIDICIALLV SETTLE and PARTITION as they actually and EXTRAJUDICIALLY SETTLED and PARTITIONED among themselves the above-stated Savings Deposit in accordance with law; Under Notary Public of Attorney MACODI M. AGUS; Doc. No. 535; Page No. 107; Book No. 424; Series of 2017.

BWM: Feb. 24, Mar. 3 & 10, 2017

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S&P targets 6-6.5% GDP growth for PHL this ‘17 D EBT rater Standard & Po or ’s ( S & P ) forecasts an average growth of between six to 6.5 percent for the Philippine economy this 2017 g iven the strong expansion of consumption and investments.

“GDP growth of six percent to 6.5 percent is still easily achievable for the Philippines,” it said in report released Wednesday.

The upper end of S&P’s growth projection is the lower end of the government’s 6.5 to 7.5 percent target for this year.

In 2016, GDP grew by 6.8 percent, near the upper end of the government’s six to seven percent target.

The report said gross domestic product (GDP) continues to be fueled by “solid consumption and investments.”

“A g r o w i n g m i d d l e class continues to support domestic demand,” it said.

Private consumption is seen to get additional support from the weakness of the peso against the dollar since depreciation of the local unit against the greenback translates to higher peso value of remittances.

However, S&P said risks from the “potential decline in confidence due to global market and/or geopolitical uncertainty, on top of the previous risks related to

a sharper-than-expected downturn in China’s growth” remain.

In f l at i on is s e e n to “significantly” rise this year due to strong domestic growth and the possible approval of the government’s proposal to hike excise taxes on fuel and vehicles. ” B ut g i v e n t h e l ow starting point, it is not a big concern,” it said.

Rate of price increases in the first month this year rose to 2.7 percent from month-ago’s 2.6 percent.

Monetary officials expect inflation to sustain its rise partly due to increases in oil prices in the international market but it is not expected to exceed the government’s

two to four percent target.

Inflation went up back to within target levels starting in September last year when it jumped to 2.3 percent from the previous month’s 1.8 percent because of continued increases in oil prices.

With the expected rise of inflation “we expect the BSP to begin raising interest rates in response,” the report said.

To date, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) overnight borrowing or reverse repurchase (RRP) rate is three percent, the overnight lending or repurchase (RP) rate is 3.5 percent and the rate of the special deposit account (SDA) is 2.5 percent. (PNA)

Landbank’s 2016 net income up 2% DOUBLE digit increases in assets and deposits slightly pushed Land Bank of the Philippines’ (Landbank) net income by 2 percent last year.

In a s t at e m e nt , t h e government financial institution said it posted P13.6 billion in net income in 2016, up from the

previous year’s P13.3 billion.

It said assets grew by 17 percent to P1.4 trillion from the previous year’s P1.2 trillion.

This resulted in the improvement of return on equity (ROE), a gauge of the bank’s operations, to 16.4 percent, higher than the industry average of 9.97

percent.

L ast year, its capital totaled P85.4 billion, 7 percent higher than the P80 billion in 2015.

During the same period, deposits reached P1.24 t r i l lion, an 18 p ercent expansion from the previous year’s P1.05 trillion due to higher private deposits.

Employees’ Compensation Program. To intensify awareness of workers and employers about the Employees’ Compensation Program, the benefits that may be availed of under it and other ECC projects and activities, the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) holds a pre-seminar press conference on February 21. The ECC is set to conduct its first Employees’ Compensation Program Advocacy Seminar in Bukidnon on February 22 in Valencia City.(RTP/PIA10)

“We are grateful to close the year with a strong and s olid p er for mance t hat enables us to further expand our ser vices, reach and support to our mandated and priority sectors, particularly the farmers and fishers,” Landbank president and CEO Alex Buenaventura said.

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SSS expects Palace directive on P1,000 pension hike this month THE Social Security System (SSS) is expecting official directions from Malacañang by this month on the approved P1,000 pension hike, its chief executive said.

“We are still waiting for the formal instruction from Malacañang which we expect to be released this month,” SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc said, referring to the approved first tranche of the proposed P2,000 across-the-board pension hike.

President Rodrigo R. Duterte had given the go signal for the initial P1,000 pension hike for retired SSS members last month, backed by a 1.5 percentage point increase in the SSS contribution rate that will be implemented by May, hiking the current monthly contribution rate of 11% to 12.5%.

Under the Social Security Law or Republic Act 8282, a monthly contribution rate of 11% is deducted from a members’ maximum salary credit (MSC) not exceeding P16,000 where the rate is being shared by the employer at 7.37% and the employee at 3.63%.

Asked what kind of instructions will the Palace be releasing before the end of the month, Mr. Dooc said, “It may be an EO (Executive Order) or a memo/instruction by the president or the ES (executive secretary).”

Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea did not respond to BusinessWorld when sought for comment regarding the pension

hike directive.

The state-owned pensioner had said it is eyeing to raise its members’ contribution rate to up to 17% by gradually increasing the current rate of 11% by 1.5 percentage points yearly to hit the 17% threshold by year 2020.

Aside from hiking contributions, SSS had also proposed hiking the MSC to P30,000 from the current P16,000 to support the P2,000 across-the-board pension hike.

MSC is the compensation base for contributions and benefits of members.

The second tranche of the pension hike, which will be another P1,000 bump, was projected to happen by 2022, but to which Social Security Commission Chairperson Amado D. Valdez had said the second tranche could be implemented as early as 2019 should the SSS “get favorable results.”

As of September 2016, SSS’ investment portfolio amounted to P470.14 billion, of which 39% or P180.46 billion was government securities, while 24% or P111.22 billion was comprised of equities, and 18% or P85.93 billion in member loans. SSS data showed there were 34.2 million SSS members as of June 2016, of which an estimated 2 million are pensioners.

The joint resolution of Congress proposes that SSS implement the P2,000 pension hike in two separate parts, as doing so will enable SSS funds to last until 2032.

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transactions under the shortlived interim Mindanao electricity market (IMEM) that was set up in late 2013.

“Some companies who joined the market have yet to get paid,” said Mr. Fuentebella.

The DoE official said the National Electricity Ad m i n i s t r at i on ( N E A ) will have to strengthen its monitoring of electric cooperatives, noting that NEA is “mandated to ensure that they comply with the policies.”

Under the draft guidelines on the Mindanao WESM, NEA is mandated to offer assistance, both technical and financial, to electric cooperatives, particularly those that will find themselves in difficulty adjusting to the market.

HYDROPOWER PLANTS Another issue related to the WESM is the fate of the Agus and Pulangi hydropower complexes, currently still government-owned under the National Power Corp.Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Co., and whether or not the output from these facilities will be included in the spot market.

“We are still studying this major issue,” said Energy Undersecretary Redentor E. Delola.

T h e E l e c t r i c Pow e r Industry Reform Act of 2001 mandates the privatization of all government assets and the two hydro plants, which used to be the main power sources in Mindanao, are the only remaining facilities under public ownership.

There were several proposals filed in Congress to keep these assets under gove r n me nt ow ne rsh ip through the creation of the Mindanao Power Corp., but all remain pending.

In the meantime, Mr. Fuentebella said rolling out the WESM with the available excess supply would be beneficial to Mindanao in terms of attracting more investment.

“The suppliers are saying we have more supply,” he said, “This will even result in new industry players and new customers.”

The DoE said Mindanao had surplus generating capacity of 782 megawatts (MW) in 2016 and an additional 1,208 MW is expected this year with the commercial operation of new coal-fired power plants.

PEMC Market Development and Studies Assistant Manager Jonathan B. dela Vina, in a presentation at the forum, said the price cap in the Mindanao WESM would still be P32 per kilowatt-hour, same as in the IMEM. B a s e d on t h e d r a f t guidelines, the PEMC will start the trial operation of the spot market on Feb. 26, with market participants joining by March 24. The WESM launch is planned for June 26.

Members of the local

business sector, meanwhile, stressed that the government should ensure that consumers understand the impact of the spot market on them.

“At the end of the day, the end-consumers should feel that the market is helping them by way of reduced amounts in their [electric] bills,” said Antonio F. dela Cruz, chair of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. The Mindanao Power Monitoring Council (MPMC), a multi-sectoral body created about five years ago when the southern island started to have supply deficiencies, welcomed the development as this would provide competition among suppliers. “[The WESM] should provide consumers with better power rates as suppliers will compete with one another to sign a contract with the distributors,” said MPMC Chair Vicente T. Lao, who is also head of the Mindanao Business Council.

Assistant Secretary Romeo M. Montenegro, deputy executive director of the Mindanao Development Authority, said the market is necessary because “with the Mindanao economy growing, we need to find ways to address the growing needs of power as well as the growing supply.”

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buses, and all other public utility transport vehicles would join the mass action here.

Aside from demanding the rollback of the prices of oil, the local transport group would also demand the reconsideration of the phasing out of old public utility vehicles, Gabatan said.

He s a i d t h a t L a n d Transportation Office (LTO) has earlier pushed for the elimination of the old PUJ, which the drivers and jitney operators are vehemently resisting.

“What would happen to our livelihood, if the old PUJs would be eliminated?”

Gabatan asked.

He said that all PUJs, running in the streets and elsewhere in the city of Cagayan De Oro and in Misamis Oriental, would certainly be abolished if the new LTO directive would be implemented.

Gabatan said that the t ransp or t g roup wou ld conduct a city and a region wide information campaign on Saturday to persuade all transport operators and drivers to join the transport strike Monday next week.

The information campaign would also urge the commuters, workers, employees, and students to support the transport stoppage and ask them to stay home during the duration of the strike.

The strike might last for two or three days, depending on the consensus of the transport operators, drivers, and stakeholders that would be known in a scheduled meeting on Saturday, Gabatan

said.

Gabatan, however, assured the public that emergency vehicles like ambulances and those engaged in rescue operations would not be affected by the transport strike.

“We would also discourage and disallow any attempt to throw ‘spikes’ and blunt objects on the street that might cause flat tires that mig ht hamp er vehicles for emergency transport,” Gabatan said.

He said that the wives and family members of the transport groups in Northern Mind anao had a l re ady expressed support of the transport strike after receiving calls and communication that the nationwide transport strike would push through Monday next week. (PNA)

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muds of laterites from the mine site on their faces and upper part of their bodies , staged a march rally on Wednesday with the front liners displaying a large black streamer with a dramatic message printed in white that says “Paano na ang aming kinabukasan, No to mining closure ( What about our future, no to mining closure) as if their survival hinged on Hinatuan Mining Company (HMC).

HMC , a subsidiary of Nickel Asia Corporation, which has been extracting nickel on an mountainous island a kilometer away adjacent to Talavera has been operating since 1981 but its permit on Mineral Production Sharing Agreement was recently cancelled by Environment Secretary Gina Lopez due to reported environmental violations.

Earlier at the P8 million community gym constructed through the Social Development Management Program of HMC, a component of the company’s corporate social responsibility, rally speakers from different community sectors took turns in lambasting Lopez, vowing to join the snowballing moves to block her appointment as cabinet secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources while tearfully expressing their disdain on the HMC closure.

The speakers include a college student scholar, physically disabled dynamite fishing victim and a highly emotional leader of the women sector who cried with invectives in most of her speech as the crowd responded with loud chants angrily asking Lopez to reconsider her move to stop the operations of HMC. No wonder, the advent of HMC which turned their once fishing village into a vibrant mining community had seen many concrete twostorey homes mostly owned by village officials, a multimillion peso barangay hall, a birthing clinic complete with facilities and a long sea wall constructed along the small concrete passenger sea port. “ Ms. Gina Lopez asa na

kami pasingod ?( Ms. Gina Lopez where would be going now?) wailed Estela Beberino in Surigaonon dialect who spoke for the religious sector “I don’t want to go back fishing again. It’s hard, look what happened to me,” said Cosme Alpajando whose right leg was decapitated by the blast of dynamite fishing.

Both Mayor Cesar Diaz Jr. and village chairman Marvin Tapuyo agreed that cancellation order to HMC

by Lopez did not go to due process since the residents were not consulted before the decision was carried out.

During the march, however, some of the young boys were overheard silently mumbling in jest “ What is the use of this rally when the mountain is already mined out?” as the protesters stopped at the open view of the mined mountain while some rubbed laterite muds on their faces, necks and hands to dramatize their sentiments against HMC’s closure.

But an environment group Caraga Watch based in Surigao City said in a statement that the mining companies that have been operating for more than a decade raked billions of profits yet spent so little to mitigate the damage to the region’s environment and its people.

“The speed and method by which these operations extract minerals from the mountains of Caraga is deplorable and it will take more than a decade to rehabilitate these areas,” the statement said.

Caraga Watch supported Lopez’s order to shutdown “abusive” 23 large-scale mining companies, 14 of which are in Caraga region.

The green group refuted the claims of the mining industry about the loss of at least 1.2 million jobs saying most of the mine workers are low-paying contractual , employed only for 3-6 months a year and work under hazardous working condition.

Caraga Watch cited a report by militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno which disclosed for ever 8 mine workers, only one is regular while the rest are contractual workers.

Pastor Pio Mercado, Caraga Watch spokesman, said the mountain operated by HMC in Talavera has already mined out and it is just timely that Lopez has issued the closure of the company apart from serious violations of the MPSA. Mercado said Talavera has been a rich fishing village which serve as one of the main supplier of quality fish and sea foods to Surigao City while others were gainfully engaged in coconut farming before HMC came.

“Who were better off now there? It’s only those who benefited the business from the operations of HMC,” Mercado said as he singled out the village chairman as the one who became rich for monpplizing the mooring ser vices of commercial products transported by big passenger pump boats from Surigao City.

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the secretary of ECC Board of Directors.

She said that the letter also mentioned a certain Atty.

Arnold Ford as the alleged chair of the ECC international board of directors.

“The letter alleged that in order to be entitled to the ECC benefits, a beneficiary has to attend to all paid ECC seminars, meetings and conventions,” Banawis said.

She said that the names of Magalong and Ford did not appear on the records of the ECC. Besides, the ECC never sends letters to its beneficiaries, requiring them to attend seminars, meetings and conventions, Banawis noted.

She said that there is no need of any letter because the beneficiary could file application to claim sickness benefits, and other work related injuries or death to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) or the Social Security System (SSS).

Banawis urged the public to contact the ECC office or through Facebook anytime about compensation and benefits of workers. (PNA)

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in Malacanang or simply wanted to please the US, wou l d s omehow sh i el d America from charges of intervention in the affairs of other countries, which had been thrown its way many times over before EDSA 1986.

“But the handwriting on t h e w a l l a b out t h e American hand in the socalled `peaceful Filipino revolution’ is quite plain and

easy to see. The evidence proving this US hand, like the book written by the US 13th Air Force, had been hidden under tight guard for so long, for obvious reasons, but truth, indeed, has a way of coming out.

-ooo NO REASON TO COMMEMORATE EDSA 1986: “There is therefore nothing for Filipinos to celebrate, as far as I am concerned, about EDSA 1986, most especially in t he l i g ht of t he s e ne w revelations. The fact is that, EDSA 1986 would now appear to be an event that our countrymen could never be proud of, because the real credit for ousting Marcos should go to US. “What is more, EDSA 1986 was a mere subterfuge for a naked power grab by p eople w ho did not really have the interest and welfare of the Philippines in their hearts, and who were motivated with nothing but their desire for revenge, for recovering lost economic opportunities during Marcos’ 20-year rule, for themselves and their own cronies.

“Thirty years after EDSA 1986, the country and its people remain mired in graft and corruption, criminality, chaos, illegal gambling, s mu g g l i n g , d r u g s , an d treason on the part of many officials who have no qualms about giving foreigners many of our territories for one consideration or another….”

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Modern Nanays of Mindanao bags prestigious TAYO award

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RIVEN by their untiring love for their little ones, the Modern Nanays of Mindanao (MNM) continuously advocates for breastfeeding, babywearing and cloth diapering changing over 4,000 lives and eventually earning a spot in the 14th Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) on February 16 in Pasay City, Manila.

TAYO, spearheaded by the National Youth Commission (NYC), aims to recognize youth organizations in the country that show selfless act of heroism, volunteerism and creativity to promote meaningful change.

From the 443 entries this year, only 20 emerged to reach the finals and after series of deliberations, interviews and actual immersion in the organizations’ activities, TAYO awarded the Modern Nanays of Mindanao, Guguinto Scholars Association, Go2Virtualahan, Team Dugong Bughaw, HiGi Energy, IngatKapandayan Artist Center, Food Rescue ASEAN, UP Industrial Engineering Council, Youth for a Livable Cebu and Voice

of Chameleon’s Children.

“I bring along with me the stories of the Modern Nanays back home. I pride in the success of each Nanay in raising their children. Stay at home, work at home and full time working moms all deserve to be in the spotlight today. And we are already winners by sharing our story to these influential people,” said Nadine Angelica G. Casiño, founder of MNM who also bagged the Georgina P. Nava Women’s Leadership award.

The MNM was established four year s ago and fr om three, the group grew to 3,000 members.

“Ang kailangan lang kasi talaga ng baby is food, warmth, movement and touch (What the baby really needs is food, warmth, movement and touch),” Casiño shared as she noted how the group came up with the advocacy and practice on breastfeeding, babywearing and cloth diapering.

As to helping mothers and families Casiño said, “We meet up to gather milk for premature babies and have hands-on guidance for mothers who have problems

or just have simple play dates and meet ups for children to socialize together.”

Even before the nomination for TAYO, the group has been aiming to change lives and boost the families’ confidence

in taking care of babies by simply creating an avenue where families can get practical answers to various questions on proper care of babies.

The MNM is also trying develop a program that the

government can adopt to really bridge mothers from the community to support groups so that they can continue breastfeeding and choose healthier practices to lay the best foundation for the little ones.

Furthermore, with the group’s inspiring story, they are now up for a discussion with the officials from the Office of the President on how the modern parenting practices can be adopted throughout the country.PIA