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Skills training BUTUAN City -- A total of P11,941,171 worth of skills training under the Bottom Up Budgeting (BUB) has been approved for Caraga Region in 2015.

According to Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Caraga regional director Florencio F. Sunico, Jr. the budget has been approved through the stewardship of TESDA Sec. Emmanuel Joel Villanueva who has been known as the country’s Technical Vocational (Tech-Voc) champion.

“Knowing the positive effect of the massive tech-voc trainings that have been conducted in 2014 which contributed to the economic growth of the region, our government has been investing much to deliver tech-voc trainings in the country,” Dir. Sunico said.

Oil palm CATEEL, Davao Oriental -- As part of the advocacy of Davao Oriental provincial government to uplift the living condition of its constituents affected by Typhoon Pablo through the Building Back Better Program, the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAGRI) and the of Cateel local government successfully launched the first Davao Oriental Oil Palm Industry Development Project last Tuesday, (February 17).

According to Rotchie Ravelo, Provincial AgrIculturist Office head, the said project is an opportunity fo farmers to develop another crop besides coconut considering that millions of coconut trees were destroyed as Typhoon Pablo hit the province in 2012.

Based on tedious industry studies conducted by experts, oil palm is one of the most practical crops to replace coconut as it suits well to the province’s the climate, soil and topography.

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By IRENE DAYO, Staff Writer

OUR ailing electric cooperatives in Mindanao are among the debt-ridden power providers in the country that are expected to get a sigh of relief after the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced to step in to avert power outages in their franchise areas.

These include Tawi-Tawi Electric Cooperative Inc. (Tawelco), Basilan Electric Cooperative Inc. (Baselco), Sulu Electric Cooperative Inc. (Suleco) and the Lanao Sur Electric Cooperative Inc. DOE Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla said at least thirteen power coops we re i d e nt i f i e d by t he National Electrification

Administration (NEA) as ailing because of several indicators namely: debts owed to PSALM and to various service providers and power sources such as the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) and private power companies; negative net worth, and their system losses that are above the 13-percent cap set Power/PAGE 11

CHILDREN OF WAR. Children of Barangay Kabasalan in Pikit, North Cotabato play on Monday amid the ruins as they returned home. They and their families earlier left for safety as the MILF and the BIFF clashed. mindanews photo by ferdinandh cabrera

DOE offers service contracts to 17 hydro, 4 geothermal projects THE Department of Energy (DOE) is offering service cont rac ts, t hroug h t he Op en and C omp etitive Selection Process (OCSP), to 17 p otential hydropower project sites with a

capacity of 708.4-Megawatts (MW) and four geothermal prospect sites with 134-MW of estimated power.

In a re l e a s e on it s website, the DOE showed the description of 17 hydro

and four geothermal power potential sites for its second round of OCSP, which was estimated through local and foreign group studies.

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THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) region 10 will hold a multi-stakeholder briefing on ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preference (EUGSP+) on March 5, 2015 at Limketkai Luxe Hotel, here.

The activity is in line with DTI’s aim in capacitating the regional exporters and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to gain awareness and updates on international trade, market standards and certification requirements.

According to Linda O.

Boniao, DTI regional director, we are the only country among the ASEAN countries that has a concession in the European market, concession in terms of tariff. She said that most of the tariff lines in Europe are reduced to zero for 10 years for the Philippines.

Our exporters will simply deliver the products and pay the transport costs and container vans, but tariff reduced to zero.

This is the opportune time to catch that opportunity, she said.

Products in region 10

are mostly coconut products such as coco oil, refined, crude and copra mill which are exported to Europe like Amsterdam and Hamburg among others.

We have the competitive edge because of the zero tariffs, so our products are cheaper, Boniao said.

For this multi-stakeholders briefing, target participants are manufacturers, suppliers and exporters in the region.

The multi-sectoral briefing covers the sectors of cocobased, fresh and processed fruits, marine products, rubber, banana, coffee, cacao,

tourism-retail sector, and GDH / home style.

It will provide region 10 stakeholders with current information on Philippine’s international trade strategy on the ASEAN Economic Community and the overview, benefits of EUGSP+ and available traderelated technical assistance program for exporters and MSMEs. Further, it also aims to guide exporters and MSMEs on how to access the EU and ASEAN markets and maximize international trade engagements of the country.

MinDA chief graces roll-out meeting SURIGAO City – Mindanao Development Aut hor ity (MinDA) Secretar y Luwalhati A nt on i n o pre s i d e d t h e Mindanao 2020 Roll-out meeting and Dialogue with officials of Surigao d e l Nor t e on Fe br u ar y 18 at the New PGO C onference Hall Annex hosted by G overnor S ol F. Matugas.

S ec. Antonino sp oke affirmatively concerning the projected coffeecocoa industr y which t h e l a dy gove r n or a l s o share d for he r b el ove d constituents.

Economic drivers thoroughly discussed during the convergence were in line with the banner thrusts and flagship components

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of HEALS (Health, Education, AgriAquaculture, Livelihood and Spirituality) Plus D e velopment R o admap which the hands-on governor f ramed.

Among those P410 million worth of PAMANA projects showcas ed and conceptualized during t he g at he r i ng we re t he following: C onstruction of Camp Edward-FeridaP u y a w o n - Tu m u r o k Road (7.5 km) along Gigaquit and Alegria; Rehabilitation of ClaverSapa-LASICAM-Puyawon Road (10 km) in Claver and Gigaquit; Rehab. of Campo-PayapagL itt l e B ag u i o R o a d ( 4 k m ) i n B a c u ag ; R ehab. of Mahanub-Puyawon Road (10 km) in Gigaquit;

Construction of Little Baguio-Budlingin-San Ju a n - A l ip a o R o a d ( 7 . 5 km) in Bacuag and Alegria; and Rehabilitation of Cantapoy-Villariza Road (4 km) in Malimono.

The Philippine Rural Development Projects (PRDP) amounted to P928 million included the construction and simultaneous concreting of the 15 km ConsolacionSta. Felomina-MonseratDagohoy-CabawaBagakay Road, concreting of Hi g hw ay Ju nc t i on Malinao Road (13 km) in General Luna, concreting of Malimono-CantapoyPili-Karihatag Road (14 k m ) an d c on c re t i ng of Sison-Tagbayani-MayagGacepan- Cantugas Road (9 km).

DAVAO City -- The 333,680 customers of Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) still enjoy a continued supply of electricity despite the power firm’s announcement of enforcing a two-hour rotating brownouts starting last Saturday.

However, there is no reason for Davaoeños to celebrate yet. The two-hour power interruption will remain once supply cannot meet the demand in the coming days or within the period when the two units of the STEAG State Power Inc. are under preventive maintenance.

During the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM on Monday, DLPC assistant vice president Ross Luga said that since Saturday when the two-hour rotating brownouts should have started DLPC was still receiving enough supply from the National Power Corp.

(NPC), and other sources to cover the 32.8 megawatts (MW) power shortage.

Luga said that aside from NPC, which supplies 191 MW to DLPC franchise area, DLPC is also getting 33 MW from Hedcor Sibulan; 3.2 from Hedcor Talomo; 30 MW from Therma Marine; 30 MW from DLPC embedded standby power plant in Bajada; and 10 MW from the Interruptible Load Program (ILP) from 17 partners, mostly the malls and big private corporations for a total of 297.2 MW. The total demand of Davao City averages 330 MW. Engr. Mark Valencia, DLPC assistant vice president for Engineering, said the Bajada power plant was running at

33 MW as of Monday. He also cited nice weather indicating that power supply was enough from hydropower plants.

Valencia, however, said customers should still expect rotating brownouts in the coming days even worse during summer. He also said that summer, when water level at the hydro plants is low, has greater impact on the power situation.

Meanwhile, Davao City Water District (DCWD) and vital industries like hospitals will not be affected by the rotating power interruptions.

DCWD spokesperson Bernard de Lima said Dumoy was spared from the rotational brownouts. Dumoy has 195 water systems connected to it. Even if it was a one hour or a little over two hours, De Lima said it was insignificant although it might be low pressure water supply because there were water reservoirs that would still supply residences in Talomo, Sasa and Buhangin.

Last week, DLPC announced Davao City and other franchise areas would face tight power supply situation due to the scheduled preventive maintenance of STEAG Coal-fired power plant from Feb. 19 to March 16 as advised by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).

DLPC said the situation could worsen during the simultaneous maintenance service on STEAG’s two units with a capacity of 210 MW from Feb. 21 to March 2.

T h e rot at i ng p owe r interruptions are scheduled between 9 a.m and 1:00 p.m; 1:00 to 5:00 p.m and 5:00 p.m to 9: p.m. These schedules depend which group the customers belong.

DLPC has a total of 333,680 customers compr isi ng of 2 8 9 ,5 9 0 residential customers; 40,309 secondary retailers (sari-sari stores); 3,497 retailers; 176 primary establishments; two (establishments) with 69KV); and 106 flat lighting service like street lights or those have private accounts. (PNA)

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Do Yourself a Favor

hink a minute…When was the last time you do yourself a favor? You got a new job, lost weight, or quit a bad habit. There is another big favor you can do for yourself that will make your life so much happier and healthier. Do yourself a favor and forgive that person who wronged and hurt you.

My aunt lived with a selfish, critical husband for over 50 years. She was a nice, f riendly person on the outside; but inside she was full of anger and unforgiveness toward her husband. As a result, she b e c ame ve r y si ck w it h arthritis, asthma, and diabetes and eventually died from it. Doctors say these are just some of the illnesses that often come from years of bitterness and anger in a person. It actually releases a deadly poison in our body.

My aunt was the one who suffered and paid the highest price for refusing to forgive her husband.

When we refuse to forgive that person who has wronged and hurt us, we’re really hurting ourselves. That’s why Jesus that if we will forgive others, then we will free ourselves from the prison and pain of unforgiveness.

You see, “When we refuse to forgive others, we block off the same bridge we need to cross to receive our own

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forgiveness from God.” Jesus Christ warned us: “If you refuse to forgive others, I cannot forgive you.” So we not only pay the price of physical sickness and suffering, but far worse, Jesus said we will keep ourselves out of heaven and suffer forever in the most painful place that exists.

So do yourself a favor today and forgive that person who has wronged and hurt you. Maybe it’s a brother or sister. Your wife or husband.

Your father or mother. Your boss or an old friend. Just ask Jesus to forgive you for all of your wrongs and hurts against Him. Then He can help you with His love and power to forgive those people who’ve wronged and hurt you. It’s the only way you can finally be free from the prison and poison of your own bitterness and anger.

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Expensive books in schools undermines constitution

o less than a lawmaker issued an appeal to public and private colleges and universities to stop the practice of prescribing expensive books to students.

Expensive books ordered by schools for students’ use only aggravate the burdens of parents who can barely cope with the spiraling cost of college education these days.

It is agreeable that even lawmakers see it scandalous for schools to prescribe expensive textbooks and other reading materials to

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editorial their studentry. They smell something fishy because there is a possibility of corruption in the sale and production of high-priced books between businessmen and school officials.

The fact that educational i nst itut i ons have b e e n scandalously increasing tuition fees, compelling their students to use books with prices way beyond parents’

means is doubly exploitative Some books being required in a psychology subject in one school are priced at P10,000 each.

This is utterly unimaginable. It would inflict a worst financial trauma on parents. There could even be a possibility that collusion between the institutions and book suppliers is taking place in the name of profit.

The practice of schools imposing the use of expensive books and other learning materials is a big slap to the spirit of our Constitution which even mandates free education and other ways to provide Filipinos easy access to education.

The C ommission on Higher Education should conduct a non-nonsense investigation against schools doing such. It must review the schools’ respective programs or curriculum and seek alternatives for them to use books that are cheaper.

Jobs and Migration are Offseting Inequality in South Asia

ise words of Martin R am a , t he Wor l d B ank’s chief economist for this region. And yes: gender, location and in some areas caste have long limited upward mobility in South Asia. But Martin Rama, told in an interview, that jobs and migration are offsetting these disadvantages.

Despite not being the poorest region in the world, South Asia has some of the worst human development outcomes, with millions lacking access to services like clean water, electricity, vaccinations and schooling.

For c e ntu r i e s , upw a rd mobility has often depended on aspects such as gender, location, or caste. But a recent World Bank report has found that substantial upward mobility in the biggest countries in the region is now being driven by jobs and migration, even among socially disadvantaged groups.

T h e p a p e r, t i t l e d “Addressing Inequality in South Asia,” focuses on the extent, nature, and drivers of inequality in this region which includes Afghanistan,

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e are once again in the season of Lent. It’s a period of preparation for the greatest event in the history of mankind-the passion, death and resurrection of Christwhich we will celebrate within the Holy Week, from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.

It’s a period meant to purify ourselves, with the aim of strengthening us spiritually and morally, and with the view of making ourselves more and more identified with Christ, who is the very pattern of our life, “the way, the truth and the life” for us.

We cannot deny that we need some purification because in spite of our best efforts, we cannot help but get dirtied somehow with the many and multiplying things we have to handle in the world today.

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Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It credits this change largely to an abundance of non-farm jobs available in the region ever-expanding urban areas.

However, and many are agreeing with Martin Rama (and count me in!), that unless governments can raise more tax by broadening the base and spurring private sector development, South Asia will not end poverty and boost shared prosperity.

Some of these inequalities have receded over time.

For instance, the coverage of primary education has become almost universal in the region and there is solid progress in secondary education as well.

Inequalities in education are increasingly related to the quality of learning, and to access to education in the case of teenage girls.

It is the opposite in health, where the gap in out c om e s b e t we e n t h e better-off and the worse-off is widening. As for monetary i n d i c at or s , t h e m e t r i c emphasized in the report is the Mean Log Deviation,

which can be interpreted as the distance in income or expenditure between a person randomly chosen and the average person. Based on this metric, inequality is gradually increasing in most of the region, but decreasing in the richest (and smallest) countries in it.

Indeed, countries in the region spend considerably less in health and education than other countries at similar development levels.

But inequality in relation to inherited circumstances matters as well. Children born in rural areas have a clear disadvantage in access to sanitation; those whose mothers have limited education face a dis advant age in access to health; girls are disadvantaged in access to secondary education.

A strong investment climate, vibrant cities and integration into global value chains, are needed for South Asia to build on its already remarkable mobility story.

Basic services and social protection programs are thus part of the story, but they are

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Lent and its implications things coming up, and our curiosity gets aroused. We also know that our learning process to grapple with these new developments will always involve some falls, some mistakes which can either be small or big.

We need to pause and reflect on the significance of this period because with all the activities, concerns, not to mention the challenges and trials of our life, we tend to take Lent for granted and content ourselves with going through the motions of some sacrifices just to get by.

Lent is actually a very happy occasion, because in spite of the fasting and abstinence asked of us on certain days and the prodding to be generous with all kinds of self-denial and works of mercy, we are slowly being molded into another Christ, our sole Redeemer, with

whom we also have to redeem ourselves.

Let’s remember that each of us is expected to be a coredeemer with Christ. No matter how much Christ wants to save us, even to the extent of offering his life on the cross, if we do not correspond to his redeeming will and ways, we will not be saved.

St. Augustine once said: “God made us without us, but he cannot save us without us.”

We have to understand that Lent is a very good occasion to go through another conversion, another renewal, another reaffirmation of our commitment to follow Christ faithfully, so that our redemption becomes a joint effort between Christ and us as it ought to be.

We should then realize that all those fasting and abstinence, those acts of

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self-denial and works of mercy, should leave us with a growing sensation that we are becoming more and more like Christ,, thinking, choosing, doing things like him and with him.

Otherwise, all these acts would lose their purpose.

They would just become mechanical, soulless acts, a routine just to pass the time.

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RP projected as one of the 32 largest economies in2050

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HE Philippines is projected to become one of the 32 largest economies in the next 35 years, joining a list of newly emerging and established emerging economies that are helping to push the shift of economic power from advanced economies to emerging markets.

Global consulting firm PwC said the Philippines is among eight newly emerging economies to be included in the latest update of its “World in 2050” report for indic at ing sig ns of sustained rapid growth in the long term. The other new entrants are Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Iran, the Netherlands, Pakistan, and Thailand. “ The top ten fastest growing economies are all developing countries: seven are from South and Southeast Asia and three are from Africa,” according to the latest PwC update entitled The World in 2050: Will the Shift in Global Economic Power Continue?

The report with a release date of February 2015 presents long-term projections of potential gross domestic product (GDP) growth up to 2050 for 32 of the largest economies in the world, covering 84%

of total global GDP. “We project the world economy to grow at an average of just over 3% per annum in the period 2014-50, doubling in size by 2037 and nearly tripling by 2050,” it said.

The global economic p ower shif t away f rom the established advanced economies in North America, Western Europe, and Japan will continue over the next 35 years despite a projected slowdown in Chinese growth after around 2020, it further stated.

China will clearly become the largest economy by 2030, dislodging the United States, while India could challenge the U.S. for second place by 2050.

I n d o n e s i a , M e x i c o, and Nigeria could push the United Kingdom and France out of top 10.

The Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia are also set to be notable risers

in the period under review.

In fact, in global GDP ranking in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, the paper said China has already overtaken the U.S. in 2014, added the report.

In t his ran king, t he Philippines is currently in 28th place out of 32, but predicted to move up to 26th in 2030 and 20th place in 2050.

The Philippines, together with Vietnam, is regarded as a fast-rising economy in the global GDP rankings in the long term, reflecting relatively high projected average growth rates of around 4.5% to 5.5% per annum over the period.

Of the other countries in Southeast Asia mentioned in the report, Indonesia, currently in ninth place, is forecast to move up to fifth by 2030 and fourth by 2050 “if it can sustain growth-friendly policies,” said the paper.

Thailand, occupying no.

21 in the ranking, is seen to stay in place in both 2030 and 2050.

Malaysia, at no. 27, is seen to climb to 24th in 2030 and remain there until 2050. It is projected to grow

Panasonic donates solar lanterns

Solar lanterns for Philippine Business for Social Progress OSAKA-based Panasonic Corporation has donated 2,376 solar lanterns to areas in the Philippines with limited access to electricity through 18 non-government organizations (NGOs).

Panasonic Philippines vice president Masaru Toyota said in a briefing on Tuesday that providing solar lanterns to areas with limited access to power is under the firm’s global 100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project.

The project targets to resolve various social challenges faced by people living in areas with challenging electrical power conditions, especially to emerging and developing countries like the Philippines.

Goals include improving educational environment such as gloomy elementary and middle schools and literacy classes

at night; providing light in community center to support the independence of women; providing light in health centers where nighttime medical care is provided to infants and expectant or nursing mothers; and boost partnership with NGOs and social enterprises active in regions without electricity.

“Panasonic has a long history here in the Philippines -- almost 50 years -- since establishing a corporation joint venture in 1967,” Toyota said.

“With 16 million people without electricity, we hope that these solar lanterns can bring light to their lives and improve health access as well as education and business opportunities for locals,” he added.

Victims of typhoon ‘Yolanda’ (Haiyan) had benefitted to this

project in 2013.

He also cited that aside from this project, the Japanese electronics firm has been actively doing other corporate social responsibility activities in areas of environment education and scholarship programs.

Meanwhile, Panasonic’s 100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project has donated over 40,000 units globally by end-March 2015 which also include the 6,000 solar lanterns donation to Myanmar and Cambodia and 240 more units in Ebola-stricken Liberia.

Panasonic will continue this project in Vietnam, India, and Kenya.

Other beneficiaries of Panasonic’s project include Uganda, Niger, Tanzania, and some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Indonesia, China, as well as its home country Japan.(PNA)

at around 4% per annum on average in the period to 2050, “an impressive performance for what is already a middle income country.”

Vietnam is predicted to move up from no. 32 to no.

28 then no. 22.

These projections a s s u m e , h ow e v e r, t h at emerging markets will follow broadly growth-friendly policies, said the report.

“In practice, not all may do so and therefore not all of these economies will fulfill the potential indicated by the PwC growth projections, although some could also exceed the projections if they can accelerate their investment rates and institutional reforms.”

The 32 countries ranked b a s e d on G DP at P PP terms in 2014 are China, United States, India, Japan, Germany, Russia, Brazil, France, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Spain, Turkey, Iran, Australia, Nigeria, Thailand, Egypt, Poland, Argentina, Pa k i st an , Ne t h e r l an d s , Ma l ay s i a , P h i l i p p i n e s , South Africa, Colombia, Bangladesh, and Vietnam

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By Jenny Grace M. Mendoza

TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte-The Davao del Norte Investments and Incentives Board (DdNIIB) has approved the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) and other documents necessary for the implementation of the Davao del Norte Investments and Incentives Code.

The DdNIIB is composed of representatives from the public and private sectors and chaired

by Governor Rodolfo P. Del Rosario.

Private sector members of the Board are the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Tagum City and Panabo City, Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council, and Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In his message to the members of the Board, Del Rosario emphasized the role of the approved Local Investments and Incentives Code (LIIC) in generating investment, employment and revenue of the province.

“The Local Investments and Incentives Code of the province will serve as the policy support to the regional economic development and the ASEAN Economic Cooperation (AEC) Integration. It is expected that

with the approved Code, more inflow of foreign and local investments will be generated,” he said.

Moreover, Department of Trade and Industry-Davao del Norte Officer-in-Charge Romeo L. Castañaga said that the approval of the said IRR and other documents signals the readiness of the Board to hit the trail towards providing fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to qualified enterprises and working on other investments-related activities such as promotion and policy recommendation.

“This is actually a milestone for the Board. And we at DTI are definitely optimistic about the outcomes of this development,” he said. DTI is part of the DdNIIB. In 2014, the province cornered the highest amount of investments all over the region, based on the facilitated projects by the Board of Investments (BOI). Data from BOI revealed that 67.7 percent or P8.494 billion of the P12.544 billion total investments in Davao Region last year was poured in Davao del Norte. The bulk of these investments were in transportation, logistics and storage projects. (PNA)CTB/ LCM/JGMM/LDP

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Almost two months before the Mamasapano tragedy, the Trustees of Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan at its regular meeting on 29 November 2014, approved the conferral of the following commencement awards: D o c tor of Humanit ies, honoris causa to Teresita Quintos-Deles, Secretary, Office of the Presidential Ad v i s e r o n t h e Pe a c e Process (Ms. Quintos-Deles was also invited to be the Commencement Speaker); Fr. William F. Masterson SJ Award for contributions to social development to – Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, Chair, GPH Peace Panel in Talks with MILF jointly with Mohagher Iqbal, Chair, MILF Peace Panel and Bangsamoro Transition Commission.

Xavier University (XU) w ishe s to honor t he s e three leaders who have courageously walked the arduous way of peace. Xavier salutes these individuals for their conscientious and patient efforts to engage in democratic dialogue and negotiations for peace in Mindanao. Their diligent efforts, with countless others along the path of peace, have moved the nation closer to realizing the aspirations of our Bangsamoro brothers and sisters for meaningful selfdetermination to live their religious convictions and shared culture in peace and prosperity. XU wants to walk with these three leaders in the long journey to a just and lasting peace. By conferring these awards during the 2015 Commencement Exercises, Xavier hopes to inspire her graduates to be brave and bold and not be afraid to walk the demanding but necessary

path of peace in our troubled island of Mindanao.

Then, Mamasapano. It was with profound shock and sorrow that we followed the reports on the most regrettable tragedy last 25 January 2015. The XU community grieves with the bereaved families of the 70 Filipinos who perished: 44 SAF troopers, Mamasapano combatants and civilians, including one child. We weep with those who weep for the loss of their loved ones. In the silence of Pope Francis, we do not comprehend this.

In our grieving, we beg the merciful and compassionate God of peace to grant us his consolation.

After Mamasapano, some have asked, should XU still proceed in conferring the awards? We believe that answer should be yes. Despite their shortcomings, the leaders on both sides are clearly committed to peace.

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front has come to the table not seeking independence but with substantial compromis es. And t he Aquino administration is willing to test the boundaries of its powers to enact a new law that would give the Bangsamoro meaningful autonomy in a limited territory while preserving national sovereignty and national integrity. Within the framework of the 1987 Constitution, the Moro quest for a homeland where they live in prosperity as Filipinos fully integrated in the Philippine nation is possible through a path of peace.

Our three leaders are partners in peace who eschew the ways of extremism and

terrorism. They are for a negotiated political solution.

They continue to work hard to build mutual confidence and trust, coupled with mutually agreed upon processes and mechanisms. They endeavor to keep alive the hope that dialogue, negotiations, and kept agreements replace guns, violence, and war.

The draft Bangsamoro Ba sic L aw (BBL) bei ng advocated by our t hree leaders has been a collective work in progress, anchored

on 40 years of conf lict, negotiations, and lessons learned at a very high cost to ma ny. Accord i ng to Mindanao’s first Cardinal, Orlando B. Quevedo, OMI, Archbishop of Cotabato: “The future is represented by the BBL. If it falls by the wayside, the future is unthinkable.

Where else can we go without its promise of a just and lasting peace? Where else do we go after many, many years of discussion? … to throw away the BBL is like

throwing away the tub of water and the baby as well.

That would be total disaster.”

XU takes to heart the words of Pope Francis, with “eyes cleansed by our tears” we will truly see that “Peace is a precious gift, which must be promoted and protected …

Never has the use of violence brought peace in its wake.”

We follow the counsel of Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma SJ in the aftermath of Mamasapano: “All the more that we should be together behind the peace process … the strategy we must take here, despite the outbreak of violence is to move towards peace.”

Xav ier shares the conv ictions of Cardina l Quevedo who has witnessed at close range the last two major wars of Mindanao (i.e. the ‘all-out war’ in 2000 which displaced a million residents and the Buliok war in 2003 which displaced half a million people): “For me, peace is a goal for everybody — Christians and Muslims, Lumads, peoples of other faiths, government and MILF. Peace is the only solution to living together, developing

a territory together. Peace is not acquired overnight. There are ups and downs and this Mamasapano tragedy may be the worst of the downs.

But if any heart can lift itself out of the pieces of a broken peace, it would be the heart of a sincere peace advocate, with no hidden agenda but peace. The spirit of peace is the Holy Spirit of God. It can soar over ashes and shattered houses and give hope where seemingly there is none.”

As a Jesuit University, X av i e r p a r t ic ip at e s i n t he Jesu it mission of reconciliation with God, w it h ot hers a nd w it h creation; it seeks to serve the faith, promote justice, dialogue with culture and religions, and protect the environment. More than ever, especially after the M a m a s a p a n o t r a g e d y, Xavier University signifies its support for staying the course in pursuing peace by honoring three leaders: Teresita Qu i ntos-Deles, Miriam Coronel-Ferrer and Mohagher Iqbal, for their commitment to peace based on truth and justice.

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House to probe Shell’s maintenance schedule of its natural gas facility Lawmakers have called on the House Committee on Energy to conduct an inquiry on Shell’s maintenance schedule of the Camago Malampaya natural gas facility in the West Philippine Sea and its impact on the over-all power supply situation of the country.

Reps. Walden F. Bello

and Ibarra M. Gutierrez III (Party-list, AKBAYAN) sought the inquiry through House Resolution 1785, saying the public must know if Shell’s action in the Camago Malampaya gas reservoir is undermining the country’s energy security requirements.

“There is a need to

determine if the planned maintenance activities by Shell of the Malampaya facility are the single biggest contributory factor in the projection that there will be a power crisis in the summer months of 2015,” Bello said.

Bello said the Malampaya deep-water gas to power project

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is a joint undertaking between the Philippine government and the private sector to develop the Camago Malampaya gas reservoir in the West Philippine Sea, Northwest of Palawan.

He added that the Department of Energy (DOE) leads the project and Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. develops and operates the gas reservoir.

According to Bello, chairperson of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs, a few months back, the Executive announced that it is expecting to a shortfall in the supply of power during the summer months of 2015.

Bello said this maintenance schedule has been cited as one of the reasons for the projected power crisis next year. Malampaya supplies almost half of the power demand of the Island of Luzon.

“This planned maintenance at the time of the year when demand for power is at its peak greatly influences the country’s ability maintaining steady power supply for all of its consumers,” Bello stressed.

Gutierrez said Shell remains inflexible and insensitive despite the projected power supply short fall next year.

“To prevent this problem created by Shell from happening again, Congress should come up with a framework legislation that would ensure that future energy developers contracted by the government will strictly adhere to the energy security requirements of the country,” Gutierrez said. (lvc)

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‘One Billion Rising Revolution’

By Lorry V. Gabule

More than 500 participants of multi-sectoral representations in Iligan city joined last February 14 the One Billion Rising Revolution campaign to end violence against women (VAW).

This was highlighted with a campaign dance ‘Break the Chain’ and ‘Isang Bilyong Babae’ (One Billion Women) at 5:30 a.m. held at the city public plaza.

The global campaign aims to mobilize, engage, awaken and gather people worldwide to VAW. Anita T. Sescon, officerin-charge, Iligan City Gender and D e vel opme nt - C it y Mayor’s Office, and president of the Mindanao Commission on Women (MCW), said One Billion Rising (OBR) was the biggest mass action in human history.

The campaign started in 2013 as a call for all concerned to fight to end VAW due to alarming UN statistics that one to three women in the planet will

be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world population of seven billion, this adds up to more than 1 billion women and girls.

On February 14, 0f 2013 and 2014, people across the world came together to dance and rise demanding for an end to violence against women.

In each year, more than 10,000 events took place on the ground and the campaign took over media and social me d i a worl dw i de. T he wildly successful campaign was covered by media in all corners of the world including Iligan City, said Sescon.

Participation from the women’s group includes vocal solo entitled ‘Kababaihan’ (Women) and poetry reading entitled “Sa Matag Babaye’ (In Every Woman).

In another development, more than 200 students from the Department of Psychology, Department of Political Science, College of Arts Social Sciences,

‘Seal of Good Local Governance’ replaces ‘Seal of Good Housekeeping’

By Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

The Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) has replaced the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH), in recognizing the good performance of the local government units (LGU’s), starting this year.

“The SGLG is awarded to provincial, city and municipal governments, not only on financial housekeeping, but also on other areas that directly benefit the people,” Atty. Rene Burdeos, regional director of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), region 10, said.

To qualify for the SGLG, the LGU must possess the “3 plus 1” principle, meaning it must pass the first three of six core areas/criteria, plus any one of the another three, which may vary by LGU level and income class, Burdeos said.

The first three of these criteria include the following: Good financial housekeeping, formerly the SGH, exhibits compliance with accounting and auditing standards, rules and regulations.

Disaster Preparedness for disasters that include being an awardee of the Gawad KALASAG for Best Local Disaster

Risk Reduction and Management Council or having structures, plans and systems in place for disaster preparedness.

Social Protection that shows sensitivity to the needs of vulnerable sectors like women, children, senior citizens, indigenous peoples and persons with disability (PWD), among others.

The other three criteria, one of which may be picked by the LGU as additional to the three “must” criteria are: Business-friendliness and competitiveness that demonstrates good performance in business promotion as a result of having a simplified business processing and licensing system.

Peace and Order that shows considerable efforts in maintaining peace and order in the community by adopting a Local Anti-Criminality Action Plan or Peace and Order Council Action Plan.

Environmental Management that displays substantial efforts in safeguarding the integrity of the environment with the initial focus of compliance with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

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Youth Act Now, Gender & Development Center, the Office of the Vice Chancellor Research and Extension, and other participating organizations of Mindanao St ate Un ive rs it y - I l i g an Institute of Technolog y (MSU-IIT), Iligan City, along with the MCW, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), converged at the Institution’s flag pole ground, at 2:00 p.m., February 14, 2015.

This is to engage and support the global campaign,’1 Billion Rising

Revolution,’ with its theme, ‘One Revolution against Human Rights Violation.

In her message, Professor Alma G. Maranda, chairperson, Psychology Department, MSU-IIT, said she encouraged students to be aware of this campaign and the advocacy to continue, thus, their participation through poem reading and song rendition showed a great impact for girls/women to be empowered, advocacy for a just system, women not to be abused.

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a cultural dance of the Magbauanon Tribe (Lumads) from Agusan, and a rendition from the MSU-IIT Octava Choral Society.

Highlighting the activity was the Bangon OBR dance and the OBR Revolution dance, performed by all students and guests.

While in the evening of February 14, the OBRRevolution continued at the city public plaza, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., with c u ltu r a l pre s e nt at i ons , games, and countdown for the Minute of Love—a Freeze

Kiss Flash Mob, Wikilove, the encyclopedia of love, Love Life-Live Love! These were participated by nine couples; the winning couple won cash prize, gift pack and goodies.

Everybody joined a dance number ‘Break the Change’ a dance campaign of the 1 Billion Rising-Revolution.

“Change can Happen if…

We Must Act Now, And We Must Act Together, to fight and end Violence Against Women,” echoed Sescon as part of her campaign during the night’s affair. (LVG/PIA10 LDN)

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Paje: ‘TreeVolution’ a big step towards restoring Mindanao forests Department of Environment a n d Nat u r a l R e o u r c e s Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje has lauded the recordbreaking “TreeVolution: Greening MindaNow” as a big step forward in restoring Mindanao’s rapidly dwindling forest cover and fighting climate change.

“More than setting the now-confirmed world re cord, we w i l l a lw ay s consider TreeVolution as a big step taken by Mindanao residents themselves in regreening their landscape to help mitigate climate change and protect themselves against its adverse impacts,” the DENR chief said.

Records tally-keeper Guinness World Records recently confirmed Mindanao, through the TreeVolution – a massive

tree-planting activity held in various locations in the region in September last year – as the new title holder for the most number of trees planted within an hour.

Paje congratulated the DENR’s partner organizers, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) led by its Chairman Lualhati Antonino, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, and those who actively participated for the success of the activity.

“We are hoping that this move will inspire others, as collaboration and unity among stakeholders is the key to address the adverse impacts of climate change,” he said.

He noted how in recent years Mindanao had been

battered by strong typhoons and huge floods in what could only be attributed to climate change impacts, and said that the sheer number of trees planted under the Tre e Volut i on pro g r am , if properly cared for to maturity, would benefit the people of Mindanao and the environment.

Paje cited the sequestration of carbon, which greatly contributes to global warming and climate change; recharging of aquifers; stabilization of the soil; food security; and livelihood creation as only some of the benefits that the project would bring to surrounding communities and the environment.

During the TreeVolution, more than 122,000 participants simultaneously

planted 2.29 million seedlings, across 29 locations in Mindanao on Sept. 26 last year, surpassing the previous record of 1.9 million trees planted by India in 2011.

Paje lauded the commitment of Mindanao’s local government units who contributed five hectares each for the planting sites, through a resolution passed by the Confederation of Provincial Governors, City Mayors and Mu n i c ip a l League Presidents of Mindanao or ConfedMindanao.

He reiterated that the TreeVolution was in support of the government’s National Greening Program, which aims to cover 1.5 million hectares with trees by 2016.

(PNA)

Tubbataha takes on research, conservation trng to strengthen citizen science on Elasmobranchs Dive masters, operators, and other partners in the management of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) convened here Monday for the Elasmobranch (?’-lazm?b r a n g k ) R e s e a rc h a n d Conservation Training which will start Tuesday.

E l a s m o br a n c h i s “a subclass of Chondrichthyes, or cartilaginous fish that includes the sharks (Selachii) and the rays and skates (Batoidea), which resemble the true fishes in external form, but differ from them so widely in structure that they are placed in a class by themselves.”

According to a media

release posted at the website of the TRNP, LAMAVE or the Large Marine Vertebrates Project Philippines will provide the technical expertise for the research and conservation training, while Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. (PSFI) the funding, and the Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) the organization of event. “ The activity, which will run until the 25th of February, will be a mixture of academic and inwater sessions focused on strengthening citizen science on elasmobranchs, also known as the cartilaginous fishes, which include

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Proper procedures in photo-documention and interaction guidelines with this group of animals will also highlight the event.

It a d d e d t h at t h e training aims to reinforce the interest of the participants in collecting scientific information on elasmobranchs and other top predators.

As such, LAMAVE and the TMO are now soliciting and requesting for anyone who might be able to provide photos and videos of sharks and rays taken during visits to the marine park.

They will be used as m at e r i a l s “t o i d e nt i f y individual sharks and r ay s by d ist i ng u ish i ng unique features, such as scars, coloration, and skin patterns.”

The TMO said “identifying individual sharks would aid in the understanding of their movement patterns within the park, around the Philippines, and across the Southeast Asian region.” “ T he stu dy ai ms to establish shark and ray abundance and distribution in TRNP, including their migration patterns. Baited

and un-baited remote underwater videos will be used, aerial counts using d ron e s , v i s u a l c e n s u s , satellite tagging of whale sharks and tiger sharks are the methods to be used in the research.”

It furthered that “citizen science will play a crucial role in the study. Photos taken by divers will help in identifying individual sharks and rays.”

The TMO said that in the past, the photos provided by divers sufficiently helped in the identification of t wo sp e cies pre v iously unrecorded in the park. TMO and LAMAVE guarantee that photos submitted will be used for non-commercial purposes only.

Elasmobranch Conser vation Project Coordinator Ryan Murray will be the guest at the ranger station from March to June as he gathers data for the study.

He is also reportedly willing to conduct educational lectures about the results of the research and current conservation efforts for tourists and dive boat crew while there, according to the TMO statement.

(PNA)

Magnitude 4.1 quake jolts Baguio City

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MANILA -- A magnitude 4.1 e ar t hqua ke j olte d Baguio City on Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at 7:14 a.m. with its epicenter t r a c e d 1 3 k i l om e t e r s southeast of Baguio City, which also felt Intensity 4.

Phivolcs recorded Intensity 4 in La Trinidad,

Benguet while Intensity 3 was felt in Itogon, Benguet.

Intensity 2 was felt in Dagupan City and Intensity 1 was recorded in Palayan City.

The quake, which was tectonic in origin, has a depth of 13 kilometers.

The agency said there were no casualty or damage reported and aftershocks from the quake are not expected. (PNA)

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Travel at ease with the AirAsia Asean Pass!

Highly anticipated AirAsia Asean Pass is now available for sale on www.airasia.com AirAsia introduced the “AirAsia Asean Pass” and the “AirAsia Asean Pass+” in an effort to boost travel by making traveling within the region a seamless experience.

The passes are available from today at www.airasia. com, with the AirAsia Asean Pass retailing at P7,200 for 10 credits and AirAsia Asean Pass+ for P12,900 with 20 credits exclusive of terminal fees and airport taxes.

T he c o - fou nd e rs of AirAsi a; Tan Sr i Tony Fe r n a n d e s a n d D at u k Kamarudin Meranun announced the development of this product at the ASEAN Business Advisory Council Malaysia Conference held in Kuala Lumpur in November last year.

AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes said, “As a truly Asean airline, we are extremely proud to introduce the AirAsia Asean Pass, which is a product specifically designed to further liberalize and encourage travel among

the Asean community. The pass allows us to bridge communities and attract more foreign tourists to the regionit’s the perfect instrument to promote Asean integration.” “ We a re c on s t a nt l y enhancing the way guests fly with us and the AirAsia Asean Pass is another innovation that we have put in place to make flying more efficient and enjoyable. We are working on additional enhancements that will further benefit guests traveling from non Asean destinations.”

Holders of the AirAsia Asean Pass and the AirAsia Asean Pass+ can enjoy flights at a fixed-rate to over 148 routes across all 10 Asean countries. Acting like a single currency, it diminishes the hassle of different foreign exchange rates as flights are valued according to credits, allowing guests to be creative in planning their ideal trip through Asean.

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“The characters dissolved text as language and sprang the drama and humour through deep sense of intent, motivation and context,” he added.

Apart from the performance, TXS also participated in the ASEAN Performing Arts Market that allowed opportunities for

1 credit, while flights of two hours and above are valued at 3 credits. No processing fee applies for flight redemptions using the AirAsia Asean Pass and Asean Pass+. Airport charges/tax and other fees will be payable separately. The pass can also be purchased as a gift for another traveller.

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ASEAN Arts festival Pasinaya is an annual multiarts festival of CCP that allows the public to ‘pay what you can and see all you can’ from a showcase of dance, theatre, music, literature, film and visual arts all in one day.

(from left) Nadda Buranasiri, CEO of Thai AirAsia X - Sunu Widyatmoko, CEO of AirAsia Indonesia - Dendy Kurniawan CEO of Indonesia AirAsia X - Kamarudin Meranun, Co-Founder and Chairman of AirAsia X Group - Aireen Omar, CEO of AirAsia Berhad (AirAsia Malaysia) - Joy Caneba, CEO of AirAsia Zest - Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia Group - Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia - Benyamin Ismail, Acting CEO of AirAsia X. About the AirAsia Group AirAsia, the leading and largest low-cost carrier in Asia, services the most extensive network with over 90 destinations. Within 13 years of operations, AirAsia has carried over 250 million guests and grown its fleet from just two aircraft to over 180. The airline is proud to be a truly Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) airline with established operations based in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and India, servicing a network stretching across all Asean countries and beyond. AirAsia was named the World’s Best Low Cost Airline in the annual World Airline Survey by Skytrax for six consecutive years from 2009 – 2014. AirAsia is the first airline globally to collaborate with INTERPOL to implement the I-Checkit system to screen the passports of all its prospective passengers against information contained in the world police body’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database.

More than 100 shows were performed in various venues by over 3,000 artists led by CCP’s resident companies: Philippine Madrigal Singers, Tanghalang Pilipino, Ballet Philippines, Philippine Ballet Theater, Philippines Philharmonic Orchestra, UST Symphony Orchestra, Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group and Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company.

With the theme ‘Pasinaya grows ASEAN wings,’ the festival also attracted guests from ASEAN member countries and featured performances from Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia and Cambodia.

This year also saw the participation of different museums to Pasinaya, holding simultaneous activities in their own turf together with performances in and outside

CCP. With the inclusion of ASEAN performers and expansion of venues, Pasinaya 2015 has gathered more than 42,000 unique audience compared to last year’s 38,000.

Pasinaya is one of CCP’s programs to increase appreciation for the arts and to cultivate cultural identity and artistry in the face of the ASEAN integration.

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Dam Proponent claims no adverse effects to CDO’s White Water Rafting

By Mike Baños, Editor-at-Large

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here will be no adverse effects to Cagayan de Oro’s white water rafting industry from a planned hydroelectric project which will dam the Cagayan River’s flow.

In fact, the Bulanog-Batang dam would rather enhance the industry by making white water rafting possible during extreme weather with bigger and faster rapids upon request.

This was the gist of a presentation made to the Cagayan de Oro City Tourism Council (CTC) by project proponent GREENERGY Development Corp. last week at the City Mayor’s Office conference room.

“The White Water Rafting area is far below the Bulanog Batang hydro project area,” said Engr. Cerael C. Donggay, president and CEO of GREENERGY and project director of the 150MW Bulanog-Batang Hydro Project, in a presentation made recently to the Cagayan de Oro City Tourism Council at the city mayor’s office conference room.

“The nearest is Stage 3 of White Water Rafting Stretch which is still below the project area,” he added.

Engr. Donggay said the only stretch of the Cagayan River that will have reduction of water flow is the 3.8 km portion of the Power Tunnel directly below the dam to the Power House tailrace. However,

he clarified there are no white water rafting being conducted in this area.

He added further that although a substantial volume of water is diverted to the 3.8 kilometer (km) Power Tunnel, all of it is later restored to the Cagayan River within the project area after the power house tailrace.

Some members of the CTC, especially white water rafting outfitters, previously expressed fears that the city’s white water rafting industry could be adversely affected by the dam project since it would control the volume and flow of water in the Cagayan River once it starts operating in 5 years.

However, Mr. Donggay assured these fears are unfounded.

“White Water Rafting Business could be made more exciting and thrilling because of huge water volume of 82,000,000 cubic meters impounded above the Dam,” he explained.

In a slide in his presentation titled “Water Flow vs. % of time, Mr. Donggay showed that the minimum flow of water the dam would be releasing during its operations is 30 cubic meters per second (cms) whereas white water rafter outfitter concur a minimum flow of 20 CMS would be sufficient for year round white water rafting.

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Mr. Donggay explained the dam would be impounding water during night time when white water rafting tours are not allowed, thereby allowing it to pool water during times of drought climate conditions which will ensure the 24/7 operations of white water rafting outfitters during daytime.

However, he further clarified that this requires “utmost operational coordination between the plant operator, white water rafting outfitters and the system operator of the Mindanao Grid which is at present the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and the establishment of a ‘operational protocol’ agreement signed by all parties to make it work.

The 120-meter high dam is expected to be completed in five

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 41 Cagayan de Oro City PETITION FOR EXTRA JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER4 ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118 HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-Ibig), Petitioner, LEOPOLDO L. ENTOY, Respondent. x------------------------------------------/

EJF NO. 2015-008

FOR: EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORCLOSURE REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135/4118 filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-Ibig) , against LEOPOLDO L. ENTOY , of legal age, single, Filipino citizens with postal address at BLK-3, LOT-25 & 27 MINDANAO HOMES SUBD., PAGATPAT , CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 10, 2014 amounts to TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY SIX PESOS & 44/100 (P 286,656.44), Philippine Currency , inclusive of interest , penalties, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or her duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on March 30, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at the main entrance of this court , Regional Trial Court, Branch 41, Capitol Compound, A. Luna St., Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidders, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following personal properties, to wit; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-125059

A parcel of land (Lot 25, Blk 3, PCS-10-001793, being a portion of All Resultant Lots of Blocks 1 to 10 and Road Lots 1 to 9 of Psd-10-024527), situated in the barrio of Pagatpat, City of Cagayan de Oro , Island of Mindanao, Containing an area of SEVENTY TWO (72) Sq.m. more or less. And all improvement existing and to be constructed/erected thereon.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-125060

A parcel of land (Lot 27, Blk 3, PCS-10-001793, being a portion of All Resultant Lots of Blocks 1 to 10 and Road Lots 1 to 9 of Psd-10-024527), situated in the barrio of Pagatpat, City of Cagayan de Oro , Island of Mindanao, Containing an area of SEVENTYTWO (72) Sq.m. more or less. And all improvement s existing and to be constructed/erected thereon.

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

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

Cagayan de Oro City, January 29, 2015..

(Sgd) ALDEN V. SAMBAAN Sheriff IV

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White water rafting in Cagayan de Oro . Supplied Photo

years at the junction of the Bulanog and Batang Rivers which feed into the Cagayan River. A cross section of the project presented by Mr. Donggay shows that 26-million cu.m. (32 percent) of the dam’s total reservoir capacity of 82-million cu.m. Is ‘active storage’.

Active or live storage is the portion of the impounded water in a dam’s reservoir that can be utilized for flood control, power production, navigation and downstream releases.

Thus, Mr. Donggay said the dam could further contribute to preserving the white water rafting routes downstream from extreme weather disturbances such as Tropical Storm Sendong in 2011 and Typhoon Pablo and 2012 which adversely affected white water rafting operations in their aftermath.

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Power... from page 1

by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

Six of them combined arrears of P10.69 billion to Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. alone for purchased power, based on data as of end-September, Petilla said.

PSALM is the government c o r p o r at i o n t a s k e d t o privatize state-owned power assets.

Failure to settle debts may result in blackouts in the areas served by ECs as they may be cut off from their sources of power.

Petilla has stepped in to hold regular dialogues among local government units, local communities and power producers in the areas served by these problematic cooperatives.

The other ECs a r e t h e Pa mp a n g a I I I Electric Cooperative Inc. (PELCO III), Albay Electric Cooperative Inc. (Aleco), Camarines Sur III Electric Cooperative Inc. (Casureco III), Masbate Electric Cooperative Inc. (Maselco), Ticao Island Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Tiselco) and the Northern Samar Electric Cooperative Inc. (Norsamelco).

The Mindanao cooperatives are the biggest thorn on Petilla’s side with their huge amount of debts.

Of the 13 ECs, for instance Magelco in Mindanao has the biggest system loss at 41.23 percent while Lasureco in Lanao del Sur has the biggest debt to PSALM at P6.77 billion and to NGCP at P1.612 billion.

NEA, for its part, has been tr ying to improve t h e op e r at i ons of E C s especially with its charter now stronger after President Aquino approved charter amendments last year.

Republic Act 10531 or An Act Strengthening the National Electrification Administration, Further Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree 269, as

Amended Otherwise Known as the National Electrification Administration Decree, was signed on May 7, 2013.

Projects... from page 1

conducted separately by the DOE, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), National Power Corporation (Nap o cor), Shawinigan Engineering, NEWJEC Inc., New Internafil Development and Consultancy Inc, while some studies were also conducted through collaborations.

Most of the assessments for hydro-power potential was conducted by JICA, while the geothermal projects was initially estimated with the help of DOE. For hydro-power, the site with the biggest potential capacity is the future Agus 3 project in Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur -- with an est imate d p ower of 225-Megawatts.

The second largest hydropower service contract is along the river of Binongan and Tineg in Abra. It has a proposed capacity of 175MW and will be called the Binongan-Tineg project.

Talakag, Bukidnon has the third spot, for the largest estimate capacity, for its 160MW potential. The project will be called Cagayan 1N. The other 14 ser vice contracts being offered have a range of potential capacities from 1.8-MW to 21.6-MW. Per island, Luzon is offering six areas for hydropower with an estimated capacity of 217.4 MW, Visayas offers eight areas with a capacity of 88.5 MW and Mindanao is offering three areas with 402.5 MW of capacity.

Meanwhile, the four geothermal sites have a range of 10-40 MW in projected capacity.

The two offered geothermal sites are in Luzon, namely in Tuba, Benguet with a power potential of 10-20 MW and another in a huge part of Compostella Valley

with 20-40 MW. For t h e g e ot h e r m a l prospect sites in Visayas, a 26-34 MW project will be located in Anahawan, Hinundayan and San Juan Southern Leyte.

For Mindanao, a 10-40 MW project in Balut Island, Davao del Sur is offered by the DOE. The DOE will formally launch the 2nd round of OCSP on Monday, to invite interested firms to submit t heir prop os als on t he potential projects.

For both hydro-power and geothermal service contracts, an investment of not less than Php 2.5 million per MW is required by the DOE. It set the deadline for the submission of proposals on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 p.m.

From May 4 to August 4, 2015, the DOE will evaluate each proposal from the companies.

It will eventually award the ser vice contract to the winning bidders on September 4, 2015.

Both local and foreign companies, through consortiums, have formerly expressed interest on OCSP. (PNA)

Cimagala... from page 4

with God’s grace that would always require of us humility and simplicity and all the

virtues, we get the sensation that we are another Christ.

And we should not be afraid to be so. We should disabuse ourselves from the fear that by aiming to be another Christ, we would become proud and vain, feeling superior over others, and falling into a psychological disorder called messianic complex.

Obviously, all these can happen if we are not careful.

ButCAGAYAN if we make the BRANCH effort to DE ORO MAIN P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers correspond to God’s grace Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) always,Telefax then we727-829 can *be and # (088) 856-1947 we can CAMIGUIN do whatBRANCH Christ was andB. Aranas did.St.,He wasMambajao, humble Poblacion, Tel. # (088) 387-0491 and Camiguin simple, merciful and CORRALES BRANCH compassionate.

He lived the Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City true spirit of poverty.

DIVISORIA BRANCH Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg.,his #61 Don A. Atty.He also said that food Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City was to Tel. do# (088) the857-3631 will of his Father, that heBRANCH came not to LAPASAN Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan Oro Citythe condemn but to desave Tel. # (088) 231-6739 world. These would also be CARMEN BRANCH the Vamenta mind Blvd., thatCagayan we would have de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011 if we grow to become another Christ.

Like Christ, we would not to be afraid to suffer.

We would be willing to bear the burden of the others.

As commanded by Christ and lived by him, we would know how to love everyone, including those who consider themselves as our enemies.

We have to see to it that these traits and qualities of Christ are slowly taking root in our lives. We should feel the need to pray, like what Christ did also, even waking

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

CCE- 0004-2015 R.A 10172 CFN-0001-2015

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that MEDER B. GO has filed with this Office, a petition for change of first name from “MERIEL” to “ MEDER” and correction of entry in sex from “FEMALE“ to “MALE“ or correction of entry in the date of birth from “JANUARY 14, 1960”to “JANUARY 15, 1960” in the certificate of live birth of MERIEL B. GO at Initao, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are JENNY J. GO and ANITA C. BATALLA.

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

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

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

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

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This Extra-Judicial Settlement with Absolute Sale is executed by Rodrigo Acero,, of legal age,married, Filipino citizen and a resident of Agoho, Mambajao, camiguin; That Santos Balbutin remains the declared owner of a parcel known as Lot 4406 under T.D No. 3914 the whole area of which is 7,746 square meters located at Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin who died without leaving a Will, nor did he incur indebtedness during his lifetime;

That being the only heirs of Santos Balbutin we assumed ownership and possession of the said property ;

That by virtue of the Special Power of Attorney executed by my siblings in my favor, and for and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php. 100,000.00) Philippine currency, to me in hand paid by MS. MARY JOAN L. GUILLENA, , likewise of legal age, single, Filipino citizen and a resident of Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin receipt of which is hereby acknowledged to my full satisfaction, I hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY One-Half portion of Lot 4406 which is known as 4406-B which has an of 3,873 square meters to the herein Vendee, her heirs and assigns , free from any lien or encumbrances.

That the subject property has been offered to the adjoining owners but none signified their intention to exercise their right of pre-emption;

That the same property is not being tilled or cultivated by any person, hence the same is free from any form of tenancy;

That said property has not been mortgaged to any person or banking institution, thus the same is free from any lien or encumbrances;

BEFORE ME, this 12th day of February 2015 at Mambajao, Camiguin personally appeared Rodrigo Acero with Firearm Licence No. 678173 known to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged to me that the same is his free and voluntary act and deed.

WITNESS MY HAND AND NOTARIAL SEAL on the date and place above-written.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 10, 2015.

(Sgd) ISAIAS A. JARALES Municipal Civil Registrar BWM: Feb. 18 & 25, 2015

BWM: Feb. 25, March 4 & 11, 2015 EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: We, Emmanuel A. Aranas, all of age, Filipino citizen, and a residents of Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin are the owners of a parcel of land located at Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin identified as Lot 3932-T under T.D. No. G-004248 in the name the heirs of Teodoro Aranas with an area of 500 square meters which I acquired by virtue of the Judgment of Partition in SPL. No. 303 of the Regional Trial Court of Branch 28, Mambajao, Camiguin;n

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature this 9th day of February 2015 at Mambajao, Camiguin.

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

Date: February 17, 2015

We, Efren A. Bebing and Dolores A. Bebing, all of age, Filipino citizens, husband and wife and residents of Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin are the owners of a parcel of land located at Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin identified as Lot 3932-V under T.D. No. G-004248 in the name the heirs of Teodoro Aranas with an area of 500 square meters which we acquired from Leonarda A. Pascual by virtue of the a hand written document executed by said Leonarda Pascual dated April 21, 2009 which the latter acquired Judgment of Partition in SPL. No. 303 of the Regional Trial Court of Branch 28, Mambajao, Camiguin;n

That said lot subject of this sale is offered for sale to adjoining and other heirs but none signified their intension to exercise their right of pre-emption;

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

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That said property is not being tilled or cultivated by any other person for agricultural purposes hence the same is free any form of tenancy;

that reputation that Christ himself had: “bene omnia fecit,” he did all things well.

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That the subject property is not titled thus the same be registered as unregistered property under the Property Registration Decree.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature this 11th day of February 2015 at Mambajao, Camiguin.

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Initao -oOo-

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

That for and in consideration of sum of sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php. 100,000.00) to us in hand paid by MS. MARY JOAN L. GUILLENA, likewise of legal age, single, Filipino citizen and a resident of Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin receipt of which is hereby acknowledged to my full satisfaction, by these presents, I hereby absolutely SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY said Lot 3932-V unto the herein Vendee, free from any lien or encumbrance;

up early before sunrise to go a certain place to pray.

We should be able to have intimate conversations with our Father God. Like Christ, we should do our work well to such an extent that we can gain

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That for and in consideration of sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php. 100,000.00) to me in hand paid by MS. MARY JOAN L. GUILLENA, likewise of legal age, single, Filipino citizen and a resident of Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin receipt of which is hereby acknowledged to my full satisfaction, by these presents, I hereby absolutely SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY said Lot 3932-T unto the herein Vendee, free from any lien r encumbrance;

That said property is not being tilled or cultivated by any other person for agricultural purposes hence the same is free any form of tenancy;

That said lot subject of this sale is offered for sale to adjoining and other heirs but none signified their intention to exercise their right of pre-emption;

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature this 9th day of February 2015 at Mambajao, Camiguin.

This Extra-Judicial Settlement with Absolute Sale is executed by Rodrigo Acero,, of legal age,married, Filipino citizen and a resident of Agoho, Mambajao, camiguin; That Alfonso Acero remains the declared owner of a parcel known as Lot 4375 under T.D No. 3913 the whole area of which is 8,319 square meters located at Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin who died without leaving a Will, nor did he incur indebtedness during his lifetime;

That being the only children of Alfonso Acero we assumed ownership and possession of the said property upon his death;

That by virtue of the Special Power of Attorney executed by my siblings in my favor, and for and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php. 100,000.00) Philippine currency, to me in hand paid by MS. MARY JOAN L. GUILLENA, , likewise of legal age, single, Filipino citizen and a resident of Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin receipt of which is hereby acknowledged to my full satisfaction, I hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY portion of said property which is known as Lot 4375-C-5 as borne out in the sketch plan with an area of 3,567 square meters to the herein Vendee, her heirs and assigns , free from any lien or encumbrances.

That the subject property has been offered to the adjoining owners but none signified their intention to exercise their right of pre-emption;

That the same property is not being tilled or cultivated by any person, hence the same is free from any form of tenancy;

That the subject property is not tilled thus the same be registered as unregistered property under the Property Registration Decree.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature this 16th day of February 2015 at Mambajao, Camiguin.

BEFORE ME, this 9th day of February 2015 at Mambajao, Camiguin personally appeared Efren A. Bebing and Dolores A. Bebing all known to and to me known to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged to me that the same is their free and voluntary act and deed.

BEFORE ME, this 9TH day of February 2015 at Mindanao, Camiguin personally appeared Emmanuel A. Aranas with CTC. No. 26339222 issued on March 6, 2014 at Mambajao, Camiguin known to me and to me known to be same person who executed the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged to me that the same is his free and voluntary act and deed.

WITNESS MY HAND AND NOTARIAL SEAL on the date and place above-written.

WITNESS MY HAND AND NOTARIAL SEAL on the date and place above-written.

BEFORE ME, this 16th day of February 2015 at Mindanao, Camiguin personally appeared Rodrigo Acero with Firearm Licence No. 678173 known to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged to me that the same is his free and voluntary act and deed.

BWM: Feb. 25, March 4 & 11, 2015

BWM: Feb. 25, March 4 & 11, 2015

WITNESS MY HAND AND NOTARIAL SEAL on the date and place above-written.

BWM: Feb. 25, March 4 & 11, 2015

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The Xavier Stage performs at Pasinaya ‘15

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he Xavier Stage (TXS), a theatre company of Xavier University (XU), performed Mamayamban at Sameyarah at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) during Pasinaya 2015 on February 15.

Having performed in CCP thrice before, TXS is the only company from Mindanao this year to join more than 3,000 artists in celebrating the biggest annualopen-house festival in the Philippines.

“It is one of the thrusts of TXS to contribute to the development of Philippine theatre and to put XU and Cagayan de Oro in the map of Philippine theatre,” said Hobart Savior, Executive Artistic Director of TXS.

Mamayamban ug Sameyarah Four XU staff and six students flew to Manila to perform the skit, an excerpt of William Shakespeare’s A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream adapted in Maranao and performed widely in Cagayan de Oro as

part of TXS’third theatre season.

“We believe that the Maranao adaptation cuts across cultural boundaries…The story of star-crossed love becomes a language of what life’s choices lead us to,” said Savior on the choice of play to perform.

Mamayamban ug Sameyarah tells the tragic yet hilarious story of two lovers - played by male carpenters - who fell in love despite a wall separating them.

When they finally agree to meet, they each committed suicide believing the other has died.

Delivered in Cebuano, garbed in traditional Maranao dress and accompanied by live percussion music, the performance was heavily applauded in CCP by an audience composed mostly of Manileños.

“The humour became the language,” said Savior on the audience response to the performance despite the language barrier.

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