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Briefly Contracted power THE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp (Psalm) has put up for auction the one-year fuel supply requirements of government’s contracted independent power producers (IPPs) and power barges (PB).

In separate invitations to bid, Psalm sought offers for the supply and delivery of industrial fuel and diesel oil to Southern Philippines Power Corp’s 55-megawatt (MW) diesel plant in General Santos City and Western Mindanao Power Corp’s 100-MW diesel plant in Zamboanga.

Psalm set the budget for the fuel oil contracts at nearly P1.98 billion and P3.78 billion; and for diesel oil at P3.87 million and P1.28 million, respectively.

Psalm likewise put up for bidding the industrial diesel oil requirements of the SPC Power Corp-operated 153.1-MW Naga power complex in Cebu; KEPCO Philippines Corp’s 1,200-MW Ilijan combined cycle plant in Batangas; and PBs 101 in Iloilo and 104 in Davao.

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By MYRNA VELASCO, Contributor

OWER generation firms which are participating in the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) are complaining of deferred payments from government-led operator Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) starting in their December 2013 billings.

PEMC admitted that there had been a letter from Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla seeking to temporarily defer payments to power suppliers in the IMEM as billing reconciliations are still being worked on.

PEMC president Melinda L. Ocampo claimed that the deferred payments to power suppliers have been part of the “birth pains” of the Mindanao spot market.

She noted that her team was in Mindanao last week “to settle everything and our three-day meetings with the

participants turned out to be successful.”

Some generation companies (GenCos) and power suppliers indicated though that there had been no categorical outcome yet on when the IMEM arrears will be settled with them.

Department of Energy (D OE) director Mylene Capongcol explained that the payments being made to the GenCos and power suppliers are just being based on the actual collections of PEMC from the IMEM buyers, power/PAGE 11

SUNRISE WALK. A picturesque sunrise is a perfect backdrop for an early morning walk in the town of Carmen in Agusan del Norte. mindanews photo by erwin mascarinas

Aboitiz gears up sustainability program for 2014 Aims for GRI-checked Level B Sustainability Report

By GRACE BEBER, Staff Writer

WITH close to three million trees in its inventory, a newly launched Cleanergy Park, and a strengthened sustainability agenda, the Aboitiz Group is gearing up its sustainability program for 2014 as it levels up its sustainability reporting with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – one of the world’s generally accepted

Contractor’s licenses DAVAO City – The Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) here has called on contractors to renew their licenses soonest to avoid rush, delay, and penalties.

At the start of February, PCAB, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has already been accepting renewal applications for the fiscal year 2014-2015.

Based on schedule, contractors holding licenses ending in 0-1 must file their application by February; 2-3

by March; 4-5 by April; 6-7 by May; and 8-9 by June, including new applications approved from January to June this year.

DTI-Davao officer-in-charge Ma. Belenda Q. Ambi said the Board has issued Resolution No. 408 series of 2013 “Enjoining all contractors to file their applications for license renewal on schedule filing months and providing for an additional processing fee (APF) for noncompliance therewith starting CFY 2014-2015.

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standards.

It is currently at Level B self-declared, while target is to accomplish GRI-checked Level B Sustainability Report.

T h i s e nt ai l s re p or t i ng fully on a minimum of 20 performance indicators set

by GRI with at least one on each area namely economic, environment, human rights,

labor, society, and product responsibility.

L ast year, the group developed a sustainability p o l i c y, c h a r t e r, a n d framework as well as focus areas. The intent is to establish measurable objectives, set achievable targets, and track them year on year.

Through its ‘BetterWorld’ c a m p a i g n , A b o i t i z ’s aboitiz/PAGE 11

Agus to add 90MW for Mindanao grid Misor government

By MYRNA VELASCO, Contributor

THE rehabilitation and integration of the Agus 1 and 2 hydropower generating units into the P1.9 billion Balo-i Plain Flood Control Project

could beef up Mindanao grid supply by additional 90 megawatts.

In a statement to the agus/PAGE 11

pushes for organic farming

MISAMIS Oriental -Misamis Oriental governor Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano on Tuesday encouraged farmers to adopt organic farming as a major thrust of the province’s agricultural program.

Emano made the call during the three-day training on wholesome and acceptable agriculture practices in a seaside hotel here. organic/PAGE 11

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Oro dad reviews proposed farm-to-market road projects

T H E C a g ay a n d e O ro City C ouncil here was reviewing the proposal of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to construct farm-to-market roads in eight farming villages here, a city councilor said on Tuesday.

City Councilor Alden Bacal, chair of the city council’s committee on public works, said that the project costing P40 million would require a P4.4 million counterpart from the city government. reviews/PAGE 8

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DILG strengthens efforts on disaster preparedness in NorMin THE Department of Interior and Local Climate Change Adaptation municipalities of Bukidnon, Government (DILG) gears up efforts to ensure and Disaster Risk Reduction two municipalities in Misamis (DRR-CCA),” Anayron said Oriental, two highly urbanized “zero casualties” during disasters.

Hence, DILG conducted activities for disaster preparedness in Northern Mindanao underscoring the importance of being ready and taking action to strengthen risk management will local partners.

These activities mark a significant step to put on firm footing communitybased disaster risk reduction

and management planning based on science, Foster N. Anayron, DILG-10 said during the 2nd Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council –Technical Working Group (RDRRMC-TWG) meeting.

B a s e d o n D I L G ’s comprehensive program on Enhancing local government unit (LGU) Capacity on

among those conducted star ting last year were technical assistance on understanding hazard maps to selected punong barangays from 20 towns and two cities of Bukidnon, five towns in Misamis Oriental and five municipalities of Lanao del Norte. These areas are all within major river basins (MRBs) in the region.

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cities (HUCs) were provided with technical assistance on preparation of hazard map using Quantum geographic information system (GIS)—a free software.

Likewise, hazard mapping using GIS were provided to Bukidnon—Malaybalay City, Valencia City, Quezon, San Fernando, Talakag, B au n g on , an d L i b on a ; Misamis Oriental—Claveria and Tagoloan; and HUCs— Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. dilg/PAGE 8

Agrarian reform chief visits beneficiaries in Bukidnon MAL AYBAL AY Cit y -Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio De los Reyes recently visited the Cabanglasan Networking Community Association (CNWCA) in Poblacion, Cabanglasan, Bukidnon together with DAR-10 Regional Director Felix Aguhob and Provincial Agrarian Reform Officers Julio Celestiano, Jr. and Norberto Paquingan.

T h e C N WC A i s a federation with 12 people’s reform/PAGE 8

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seals acquisition Mining firm cleared to resume Max’s of Pancake House Compostela Valley operation APEX MINING Company, Inc. has secured clearance to resume operation of its mine in Compostela Valley following a spill that took place last month, the listed miner said in a disclosure on Friday.

Apex said “the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has approved the request of the company on the lifting of the temporary suspension issued on the company’s operations in Maco, Compostela Valley.”

The approval came after Apex determined the cause of the spill and worked on mitigating the problem, according to t he f ir m.

Apex is also “undertaking engineering measures to prevent recurrence of the same.”

“A ls o, t he cle arance granted by the MGB to lift the suspension was subject to the following conditions: submission by the company of a long-term plan to finally address the matter; allow the unimpeded continuous monitoring by MGB-Region XI of the mining operations, particularly on tailings containment of the company,” the disclosure read.

L a s t Fe b. 1 2 , Ap e x confirmed that a tailings

spill occurred on Jan. 15 and operations had been suspended.

Apex had blamed the leak on “continuous, weeklong, downpour of rain experienced in the area.” It had said that it was already working on a “permanent resolution and prevention of future incidents of similar nature.”

In December last year, Ap e x d o w n s c a l e d i t s

expansion plan for its mine in Compostela Valley. The firm said that instead of the initial plan of 3,000 tons-perday (tad) capacity expansion, its board of directors decided to just increase capacity to 1,500 tpd from the current 850 tpd.

The firm said the board considered the new program a s “t h e m ore re a l i st i c target considering the ore disposition in the Apex

underground mines in Maco.”

The company’s mine site straddles barangays Teresa and Masara in the municipality of Maco, Compostela Valley in Southern Mindanao.

The firm’s bottom line swung to a net loss of P352.254 million as of end-September last year from a P85.811million profit in the same nine months in 2012. Sales of gold and silver dropped 7.2% mining/PAGE 7

T H E Ma x’s Group h a s completed the takeover of Pancake House Inc (PHI).

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the Max’s Group said it completed the acquisition of 193.18 million shares from the principal shareholders of PHI and another block of 39.98 million shares from minority shareholders during a recently concluded tender offer.

“In aggregate, the Max’s Group acquired a total of 233.16 million PCKH shares representing approximately 89.95 percent of outstanding PCKH shares,” the owner of Max’s Restaurant said.

PCKH is the ticker symbol of Pancake House.

I n D e c e m b e r, t h e Max’s Group entered into private agreements with PHI principal shareholder, Pancake House Holdings, and private equity firm Aureos Group for the purchase of their combined 76.71 percent stake in the listed firm at P15 per share.

PHI remains compliant with the 10 percent minimum public float requirement of the PSE and will continue to be listed on the local bourse, the restaurant operator said.

After the acquisition was completed, representatives of the Max’s Group led

by Roberto F. Trota took

over the Pancake House management and board.

Trota replaced Martin P. Lorenzo as president and chief executive officer of the listed company. “ The Max’s Group is extremely excited about having completed another historic milestone in the Philippine restaurant industry,” Trota said. “ We w o u l d l i k e t o thank the Pancake House management team, led by Martin Lorenzo as well as its employees, franchisees and joint venture partners for their support of this transaction. We appreciate everyone’s enthusiasm for what we can do to build our casual dining brands together, execute a business strateg y that delivers consistently high quality food with exceptional customer service. Together, we look for ward to growing our businesses in the Philippines and globally,” Trota added.

BPI Capital Corp was the exclusive financial advisor to the Max’s Group for the transaction.

The Max’s Group may take steps to reorganize their existing entities and businesses to consolidate these into PHI. Market analysts see the acquisition of Pancake House as a prelude seals/PAGE 7

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PHL ready for ASEAN integration: BSP exec IS the Philippines ready for ASEAN integration Philippines namely Ayala-led “There are benefits but there in 2015? An official of the central bank said Bank of the Philippine Island are also challenges… We are in (BPI), Sy-led Banco de Oro effect expanding their market… it is.

“The Philippines is actually on track of all its commitments and targets. I’m referring to the so-called economic, and particularly financial integration, commitment by the Philippines,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo told attendees of the forum sponsored by the Mabanta, Buenaventura, Sayoc & De Los Angeles Law Offices in Makati Monday.

Guinigundo explained that members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have registered have achievements on the bid to integrate ASEAN economies.

He s aid t he region is successful in the full harmonization of the ASEAN corporate governance scorecard and the development and updating of the bond market development scorecard among others.

He, however, noted that it is understandable that not all the member-countries would be able to meet the target by 2015.

He attributed this to the wide

spectrum of initial conditions of the ASEAN member-countries.

He explained that “given this initial condition, which vary in a wide spectrum… each ASEAN member state will be able to define its own milestone.”

“The consensus is that we cannot achieve a fully or completely integrated market or financial market by 2020.

What we can hope to achieve is a semi-integrated financial market by 2020,” he pointed out.

For one, the banking sector is projected to be integrated by 2018 not by 2015, thus, he noted that banks still have time to prepare for further for the integration.

He said Philippine banks, in particular, need to further strengthen its capital base to be able to compete with the stronger banks in Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore.

He noted that Malaysia’s Maybank alone is more than twice bigger in assets at US$162 billion compared to the three major players in the

Unibank Inc. (BDO), and Tyled Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank).

What we want to achieve is precisely a systemic economy of scale,” he added.

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BDO buys Deutsche Bank local trust business

BDO Unibank Inc is acquiring the trust business of Deutsche Bank AG’s Manila branch.

In a statement, Henry Sy-owne d BD O s aid it signed a definitive agreement with Deutsche Bank. The transaction is still subject to closing conditions and applicable regulator y approvals.

Deutsche Bank has been holding a full commercial banking license since mid1995, after operating as an offshore banking unit (OBU) in Manila since 1977.

It employs over 2,000 staff and has a joint venture, Deutsche Regis Partners, and subsidiary, Deutsche BDO/PAGE 7

SCOUTING MOVEMENT- Misamis Oriental VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ, Boy Scouts of the Philippines Misamis Oriental Council Chairman, with Humberto Paurom, former Jasaan Municipal Mayor, BSP Coordinators Mr Fernando L. Vega and Ms Jocelyn M. Monteron, and BSP MisOr Scouting Executives attended the Rover Vigil and Investiture at Sta. Ana National High School in Barangay Sta. Ana, Municipality of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental last February 15, 2014. The said scouting activity was attended by 300 Rover Scouts and Scouters from different Municipalities of the Province of Misamis Oriental.

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Demonizing the DOE and the ERC

By David A. Tauli

In the third and last installment of his commentary on the EPIRA published in a national broadsheet, David Celestra Tan completes his demonization of the government’s involvement in the electric power industry by training his guns on the DOE and the ERC. He says: “The law’s imperfections are not the only reason for the soaring power rates in the country. The others are the law’s implementation by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Department of Energy (DOE) and Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).”

In summary, David Tan claims that the reasons for the high rates of electricity in the Philippines are the imperfections in the EPIRA and its faulty implementation by the government agencies regulating the EPI, mainly the ERC, or having oversight over the EPI, including the DOE and the Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC).

David Tan then goes on to recommend what the EPI stakeholders, the ERC, the DOE, and the national government should do in order to bring down what he considers “soaring rates” in the Philippines. But because his analyses of the electric power industry are full of errors and he has not identified the true reasons for the high rates of electricity in Luzon (it is not the EPIRA, not the failure of the DOE, and not the failure of the ERC), his recommendations, where these are not mere repetitions of the objectives of the EPIRA, are not likely to reduce rates, or improve the efficiency of operation of the EPI, or improve the security and reliability of the transmission grids and distribution systems in the Philippines.

The stakeholders in the EPI must look elsewhere to correctly identify the problems of the EPI, and determine the solutions to the problems.

In this last response to the denunciations by David Tan of the EPIRA and its implementation by government agencies, I will show that in pointing his guns at the DOE and ERC as accessory causes to the excessive increase in the rates of electricity for power consumers in Metro Manila, David Tan is still barking up the wrong trees, as he did in giving the blame to MERALCO and the WESM. Never mind the mix of metaphors; the meaning is clear.

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hink a Minute…There’s a story about a very poor A Minute family who inherited $100,000.

By Jhan Tiafau Hurst The mother knew this was their only chance to buy a nice little house and a better life. The daughter saw the money as her only chance to go to medical school and become a doctor.

But the older brother wanted the $100,000 to start a business with his friend. He promised his mother and sister that he would soon pay back the money.

Well, the mother decided to give her son the one chance he needed to start a business and become successful. But just a few days later, that son’s business friend took all the money and ran. That family’s only hope for a better life was completely gone.

You can imagine how terribly guilty the son felt. His sister was so angry she hated him for what he had done. She called him the worst names she could think of. But her mother stopped her and said to her daughter: “Don’t you know that the time to love somebody is not just when they’re doing well. That’s not real love. Real love is loving someone when they’re at their worst and failed. When they can’t believe in themselves. It’s now that your brother needs our love and acceptance the most! And if you haven’t learned that, then you haven’t learned anything!”

That’s the kind of love and mercy God has given you and me. There’s no possible way we can ever earn or deserve God’s love and forgiveness. We’re like the soldier in Napolean’s army who was being punished for a crime he had done. His mother begged the great leader Napolean for mercy on her son. Napolean said: “Woman, your son does not deserve mercy.” And the mother answered: “I know, sir. If he deserved it, then it would not be mercy.”

You see, it’s God’s mercy and love that Jesus Christ died to give us. Because He knows it’s our only hope for a better life both now, and after we die. So won’t you ask Jesus right now for His gift of mercy and new life? Just ask Him to forgive you for all your wrongs in the past, and to help you start changing with Him in charge of your life today, and every day.

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It should be shouted at the rooftops of Filipinos in Metro Manila that the ERC is not to blame for the spikes in the WESM prices in Nov.-Dec. 2013. The GENCOs, the DU’s, and responsible officials of the NGCP and the PEMC know this, but the power consumers and the general public do not. If the Supreme Court justices consider the issue of causation of the price spikes in the case lodged versus the MERALCO rates, they will find that the ERC does not have anything to do with the occurrence of the price spikes. However, such a finding will not be made by the SC because it is a question of fact, and not of law.

The ERC commissioners were not remiss in their responsibilities when they approved the increase in the rates of MERALCO to enable them to pass through to their customers the high costs of acquisition of power supply in Nov.-Dec. 2013. The facts considered by the ERC in coming to their decision were clear and accurate, so it did not require any investigations into the operations of the WESM to ascertain the pertinent facts.

The problem of the ERC is not lack of knowledge or competence on the part of the commissioners or the staff, but basically the imbalance between the number of commissioners and staff and the number of petitions and rate applications that are being brought to the ERC. To their credit, the past commissioners of the ERC have tried to cope with the lack of personnel by streamlining the processes for the approval of rates and the resolution of petitions and complaints that come to the ERC. But the ERC needs to increase immensely the number of lawyers, accountants, economists, engineers and other professionals who are directly handling the cases that come to the ERC. It would be helpful, but not essential, to increase the number of commissioners from the five that now constitute the Commission. If we were limited to only one amendment in the EPIRA, I would opt for increasing the number of commissioners in the ERC from five to nine.

Neither is the DOE Secretary nor the senior officers of the DOE to be blamed as accessories in the occurrence of price spikes in the WESM prices, contrary to the claims of tauli/PAGE 7

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reminiscent of the late Senator Blas F. Ople who was the Labor Minister during the Marcos Presidency brings memories of the first draft of Presidential Decree No. 442, which was later sign into law to be known as the New Labor Code of the Philippines. As a young hotel manager in 1978 in one of the 5-star hotel establishments in Metro Manila, I was one of those invited as a resource person to participate in the discussion for an important provision that will be included into the final draft by the legal panel working for fine tuning of the provisions of Chapter 111, Article 96, that intents to provide Ser vice Charge to the hotel and restaurant employees on top of the bills for the food and beverages and rooms accommodation in the entire hotels in the Philippines.

The consultation took several meetings at the board room of the Department of Labor Building in Intramuros, Manila with the presence of Lawyers w ho were s ett ing as Human R es ources Manager of the different hotels and Accountants who were CPA’s presumably because they were designated as Comptrollers of the major 5-star properties. As a service provider in the young hotel industry, I was one of those who articulated that a 10 Percent surcharge on top of the total bills be incorporated in the billing.

I have my arguments that it will legalize tipping from the customers and the employees will share equally the cash gratuities. Others made their points to prevent fraud and employees individualism in the young tourism industr y. There were bright minds in the group who proposed how the percentage is shared between the employees and the hotel management to protect hotel investors. Minister Blas F. Ople was neither a lawyer nor an accountant but he was patient to elicit ideas from the industr y leaders. Presidential Decree No. 442, was not dictated by anyone not even the long serving President Ferdinand Marcos who ordered its study. There was no Congress or Parliament at that year since the Philippines was still under a Martial Law regime. The labor and management sector groups participated in the cordial and productive brain storming to help draft the labor code. I remember the words of Minister Ople, the only Labor Minister or Secretary of Labor in the history of the Philippine labor department who was not a lawyer, which to quote, he said, “Gentlemen, the proposed labor code must stand public scrutiny and the ideas of the committees must equally represent labor and capital”.

There were known personalities in the business community and professors the Tourism H i - way from the Asian Institute of

By Ped Quiamjot Tourism in the University of the Philippines who were pre s e nt . R e pre s e nt at ive s from the political opposition acting as lawyers for big bu s i ne ss p ar t i c ip ate d i n the discussions which were cordial and productive. How Minister Ople was able to gather a cross section of the professionals who were perceived to be majority anti Marcos was a fate easily achieved by the former labor leader.

The final draft which was submitted to the President later contained in toto the agreed 85 percent sharing of the SC to be divided and equally distributed to all employees of the establishment and the remaining 15 percent of the total collection from the 10 percent service charge must be allocated to the management to answer for the breakages and losses of the operating equipment and other hotel capital equipment that needs repairs or replacements.

The Service Charge provisions in the new Labor Code represent an economic multiplier to the income of the lowly service providers in the hospitality industry.

It also gives leeway to hotel investors for a faster return of investments. In the national capital region where revenues of international hotel chains runs to billions of pesos annually, the share of the service charge per employee irrespective of rank or position would matter most as the amount could reach more than the basic salary. The collection was mandated to be made transparent by posting the total collection for the month and the percentage of distribution in the company bulletin boards. There were attempts in the succeeding Congress after the Marcos regime to remove the SC in lieu of the new VAT Law which took effect in 2004 in order to streamline customers bi l ling . But a claus e in t he S er v ice C harge law provides that should the SC be abolished, the share of the employees shall be considered integrated in their wages. It was the brilliants of Minister Blas F. Ople, who made sure such clause is appended into the law.

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Mining... from page 4

to P1.247 billion from P1.344 billion, while cost of sales grew 21.2% to P1.091 billion from P900.498 million and general and administrative expenses rose 4.5% to P406.252 million from P388.720 million.

In its latest quarterly financial report, the company cited the negative impact on its bottom line of a stronger peso and a drop in average realized metal prices that offset an increase in volume of shipments.

Seals...

from page 4 to the Max’s Group’s entry in the local bourse.

The Pancake House group operates close to 300 outlets across other restaurant brands, namely, Dencio’s, Kabisera ng Dencio’s, Teriyaki Boy, Sizzlin’ Pepper Steak, Le Coeur De France, The Chicken Rice Shop, Maple and Yellow Cab. A Filipino heritage brand that started in 1945, Max’s is called “The House That Fried Chicken Built” and has over 150 stores in the Philippines and overseas. It also brought the popular international brands Krispy Kreme and Jamba Juice to the Philippines.

BDO...

from page 5 Knowledge Services.

The Philippines’ largest bank in terms of assets, BDO has 814 operating branches and 2,263 ATMs nationwide. It also has a branch in Hong Kong as well as 13 overseas remittance and

representative offices in Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East.

BDO’s net income grew by 73 per cent to P18.2 billion in the first nine months of 2013, from P10.5 billion in the same period of 2012 on sustained growth in loans and deposits.

BDO has partnered with Nomura Holdings Inc in the area of corporate and individual banking.

BDO said it signed an agreement with Nomura to explore potential areas of cooperation to service both the Filipino and Japanese markets.

“As leading institutions in their respective fields, BDO and Nomura see the potential of expanding their products to their respective corporate and individual clients,” BDO said.

Synergies in all facets of retail, asset management and wholesale or investment banking and global markets are expected from this partnership.

Nomura is a financial services group in Japan and investment bank with a global reach.

Tauli...

from page 6 David Tan. It is not the job of the DOE to direct the day-to-day operations of the electricity market in the Philippines. (Lest anyone say that nobody is to blame for the price spikes, it needs pointing out that, under the EPIRA, its IRR and the WESM Rules, the agency directly responsible for taking action to mitigate or prevent the occurrence of unreasonable price spikes in the electricity market is the operator of the WESM, the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation,

PEMC, in coordination with the System Operator, or operator of the Luzon-Visayas Grid, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, NGCP.) David Tan says, “The WESM is too complex for a new energy secretary faced with macro energy concerns.” The framers of the EPIRA knew that (and they knew it to be true not only for a new secretary but for any secretary of the DOE), so they directed the formulation of the WESM Rules and the establishment of the PEMC to administer those rules. If there are problems in the operations of the WESM, look to the PEMC, not the DOE, to identify the problems and correct them.

Then David Tan goes on to say, obliquely, that the current DOE Secretary is not the right man for the job, and that PNOY should look for another Secretary.

Why? Because of the horrendous price spikes that occurred in the WESM. It should be shouted also at the rooftops of Metro Manila that the DOE Secretary is not responsible for the operations of the WESM, and he should be spared from trying to explain to the Supreme Court, to the legislative branch, and to the power consumers, the price spikes in the electricity market and the prevention of their recurrence. That is not his job.

It is the job of the PEMC officials, which so far have kept silent about the mess they made in the WESM in Nov.-Dec. 2013.

(The PEMC also has been keeping silent about the mess they made of the initial month of operations of the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market or IMEM. But silence is all right in this case because the

commercial operation of the IMEM was suspended while the PEMC tries to untangle the mess from their botched operations.)

There have been a number of self-proclaimed experts in the EPIRA who have come out in the newspapers and the social media since the occurrence of high rates in MERALCO, and most of them have been saying that the EPIRA is ultimately to blame for the increase in MERALCO rates.

And most of them recommend, like David Tan, that the EPIRA should be amended or, better, repealed.

Amending the EPIRA to prevent recurrence of price spikes in the electricity market is a case of using a sledgehammer where a small one would suffice. Or making mountains out of molehills. Or throwing out the baby with the bath. Never mind the proliferation of metaphors. The meaning should be clear, even to non-experts in the EPIRA. (David A. Tauli is president of the Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers/MCPC. He is a former Sr. Vice President for Engineering of the Cagayan Electric Power & Light Co/CEPALCO)

ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM OF DIVISION OF TANGUB CITY RONALD L. LOMPAYAO ALS Mobile Teacher of Southwest District

TARGET LEARNERS–ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? ALS target learners are the non-literates, functional literates, out-of-school youth (OSY) and adults, elementary and high school dropouts, qualifiers of Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT), people who opt not to go back to formal school system, and just about anybody who would want to continue learning. It primarily targets the out-of-school individuals at least 16 years old and beyond who are in need of basic and functional literacy skills, specifically in numeracy, writing, and reading. Most ALS learners reside in far-flung areas that have limited or no access to formal schooling.

Quoted from the La Sallian Motto, “ Teaching minds, touching hearts and transforming lives” , are the main things educators should advocate.

Every leader’s dream is to make change, a change that he believes a better or even a best change that eventually he would like to be his legacy.

This dream won’t be as easy as walking along the shore, looking at the sea and picking shells. As leaders, we need to cross the oceans of challenges in order to reach our dream that is being a transformational leader.

As what being said by our former secretary Jesli Lapuz, that our success as school managers depends on positive attitude towards change, we must be the catalysts who will not only accept changes and reforms but to lead and manage these changes.

To have significant change is to make ourselves to be a TRANSFORMER, not in a movie… but a transformer of life.

Let me use the word TRANSFORMER as an ACRO name for a leader to do to make a significant change.

T-Teach and Touch- a leader is expected to be knowledgeable.

Being knowledgeable does not necessarily mean that you must be intellectually excellent.

I believe that the most effective way of teaching we can give to our teachers is to teach them how to love their works. It is an undeniable that we have teachers who have less dedication in their professions. If only we can be able to teach their minds and touch their hearts, then, they would be walking at the path we set for them towards reaching our vision, an effective education.

R- Rebuild- a leader who visions for better change has to rebuild first the broken pieces in his

institution. One of these broken pieces could be your teachers.

You must rebuild their trust, love of works and morale in teaching through your leadership.

As what being written in our SBM handbook that the principles of leadership are values that leaders must adhere to in order to win the respect and trust of those under his command.

A- Act- Do not just talk, lead and pave the way.

N–Nurture- feed our teachers with love, encouragements, understanding, and recognition on doing exemplary jobs.

S-Support- The teachers are the front liners in delivering learning to pupils. Thus, whatever innovative techniques and methods they will employ in teaching, as long as they are child-friendly, support them.

F-Follow up- There are many leaders who imposed changes by introducing innovative programs in school. But as time passes by, the old and the usual activities of the school come back. These happen due to lack of follow-ups.

To follow-up is to make sure that the programs you introduced to your teachers will be sustained.

O- Observe- New leadership carries new way of management.

But, school heads must see first the needs of the school. He should observe first the behavior of teachers towards teaching and observe first the whole environment of the school to design a very good management technique.

R- React- Once the school head identified the problems in the school, then that is the time to react. To react is to make actions that would cater to the existing problems of the school. It is a must work a school head should do. It is the opportunity of the school head to introduce best solutions

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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE File No. 2014-040

WHERE AND HOW DO I STUDY?

WHAT PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE?

By Shieldon F. Honculada Elementary School Head Teacher II Capalaran Elementary School

While formal education is given on school grounds, ALS conducts its classes in Community Learning Centers (CLC) like barangay halls, Kapilya, and even at the homes of the learners and playgrounds. This makes ALS programs more accessible to these learners. Methods of teaching include face-to-face, modular, study groups, print and audio-based learning, self and interactive learning, tutorial, mentoring, and even home visits. In terms of languages of instruction, these can be local languages or dialects, Filipino, or English, depending on the programs the learners are in.

The Alternative Learning System of Tangub City Division provides three (3) major programs to its learners.

1. Basic Literacy Program(BLP) is an intensive community-based training designed for illiterates, out-of-school children and/or adults.

2. Informal Education(InfEd) is an educational activity that focuses on addressing the needs and interests of the marginalized communities and other interest groups of learners. It makes use of the life skills approach for personal development.

3. Accreditation & Equivalency (A&E) is comparable to a formal elementary and secondary education and is offers a certificate of learning for the out-of-school youth and adults who are 15 years old and above and who are incapable of attending or have dropped out of formal schooling. A clear, successful example of an A&E learner is boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.

Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3155 as amended by Act No. 4118, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-IBIG Fund), a government financial institution duly organized and existing under and by virtue of Republic Act No. 9679,with principal office at The Atrium of Makati, Makati Avenue, Makati City and with branch office at PAG-IBIG Fund Bldg., J.R. Borja St., Cagayan de Oro City, against MICHELANGELA C. RAGPALA married to KENNETH P. RAGPALA, with postal address at No. 125,Adelfa Ext., Zone 7A,Carmen,Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 22,2014 amounts to THREE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY SIX PESOS & 32/100 (P318,656.32), Philippine Currency , inclusive of interest and penalty charges, exclusive of attorney’s fees and other necessary fees and expenses of Extra-Judicial Foreclosure and Sale, the undersigned Sheriff will SELL at Public Auction on MARCH 31, 2014 at 10:00 0’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Court Room of Regional Trial Court, Branch 39, 2nd Floor, Hall of Justice Bldg., Arch.S. Hayes Street, Cagayan de Oro City, to the Highest Bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the real property mortgaged together with all improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-202341 Registered in the name of MICHELANGELA C. RAGPALA “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 3615-A-3, Block No. 1, PSD-10-005593, being a portion of Lot 3615-A, PSD-10-004675). Situated in the Barrio of Iponan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on x x x.

Beginning at x x x; containing an area of Two Hundred Fifty (250) Square Meters, more or less.”

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

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

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.

Cagayan de Oro City, February 24, 2014.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO PROVINCIAL SHERIFF BY:

BWM: Feb. 26, Mar. 5 & 12, 2014

(Sgd.) JOSEPH C. MAAGAD Sheriff IV

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MILLED rice has remained the top agricultural commodity being smuggled into the countr y, a governmentfunded study noted.

During the period 19862009, about $1.196 billion worth of milled rice were illegally shipped into the country, reported a study titled “An Assessment of Smu g g l i ng of S el e c te d Agricultural Commodities in the Philippines”.

Rice was followed by

refined sugar, valued at $448.2 million; beef, $428.8 million; onion, $259.55 million; pork, $117.45 million; chicken, $27.8 million; ginger, $7.8 million; and carrots and turnips, $6.5 million.

Technical smuggling of agricultural products has continued to be widespread to this day, as attested by the ongoing congressional investigation being conducted by the Senate.

The research project was

funded by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research (DABAR) and carried out by the Philippine governmenthosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) with the help of University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) experts.

The study was the first to bring together government entities concerned with the

smuggling of agricultural pro du c t s an d t o d r aw lessons from the experiences of regulator y agencies, producers, and traders.

Also involved were the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), Agricultural Statistics (BAS), and Customs (BOC); National Meat Inspection Services (NMIS); National Ve te r i n ar y Q u ar ant i n e Services (NVQS); and the private sector.

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GENERAL Santos City (PNA) -- The city government is pushing for the release of a P200-million grant from the national government to facilitate the modernization of the city’s thriving fishing industry.

City Mayor Ronnel Rivera said on Monday the grant will mainly be utilized to fund the required upgrading a n d m o d e r n i z at i o n o f local fishing fleets and the implementation of various support programs for the industry.

He said the local government is currently working with the office of Sen. Cynthia Villar, who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, for the availment of the financial grant.

“We will use this to develop further our fishing industry and eventually make the more than just the tuna capital of the Philippines,” he said.

Rivera said they initially tasked local tuna industry stakeholders, specifically members of the Soccsksargen Federation of Fishing and A l l i e d In d u s t r i e s In c .

(SFFAAII), to come up with sustainable project proposals focusing on the advancement of the city’s fishing industry.

He said they are specifically looking after

proposals that will help address the compliance of local fishing fleets to the regulations set by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).

“We ne e d to just i f y to the higher ups that we need the auxiliary budget to improve our standing in the global export market and eventually contribute more in the country’s economy,” he said.

The WCPFC was established through the Convention for t h e C o n s e r v at i o n a n d Management of Hig hly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, of which the Philippines was a signatory, that came into force in 2004.

The commission, which is overseeing the management of the declining tuna stocks in the Pacific Ocean, required fishing vessels operating within the area to install vessel-monitoring systems, deploy an observer and use of appropriate net size to prevent the catching of juvenile tuna.

The WCPFC cited that “purse seine net shall have mesh sizes not less than 3.5 inches starting at the midbody to the entire wing, while ring nets shall have fishing/PAGE 10

REGULAR ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOLS: Reviews... from page 2 A MUST FOR STUDENTS He said that his committee

pursuant to Republic Act No. 10121, DILG, as chair agenc y of the Disaster Preparedness Committee, is tasked in the organizing and training of Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council of provinces, cities and municipalities and barangays all over the region.

Govt sugar body expresses support for Sugarcane Bill THE Sugar R egu l ator y Administration (SRA) on Monday expressed support for the passage of the Sugarcane Bill, which seeks to allot P300 million in funds to the sugar industry and establish special economic zones for sugarcane cultivation.

“The proposed legislation shall benefit our stakeholders, including our workers,” said SRA Administrator Ma. Regina Martin.

Martin said the passage of the bill is crucial for the survival of the sugarcane industry as it would cushion local farmers from the influx bill/PAGE 10

TAO, TAGAPAG-ALAGA KA BA NG KALIKASAN Ni Richel B. Ongcol head Teacher II

Ikaw ba ay tagapag-alaga o tagapagwasak ng kalikasan?

Ang kalikasan ay sadyang ipinagkaloob sa atin ng Panginoon upang makatulong sa ating pamumuhay sa mundo.Nariyan ang mga puno at halaman na nagbibigay ng mga pagkain, ang mga ilog at dagay na bukal din ng mga isda at lamangtubig na pinakikinabangan natin, ang mga kaparangan at kabundukan na may mga mina at torso, bukod pa samga ibon at hayop na nagbibigay din ng pagkain sa atin.

Ngunit sa biyayang tinatamasan natin sa kalikasan, unti-unti nating nalilimutan na may tungkulin din tayo sa kalikasan.Walang bahala natin ang pinagkukunang ito ng ating ikabubuhay Nalimutan nating magtanim ng mga bagong puno at halaman na kapalit ng mga kinuha natin. Gumamit tayo ng paraang nakapipinsala, tulod ng dinamita at pinong lambat sa panghuhuli ng mga isda Naging dahilan ito ng pagkamatay ng maliliit na isda. Hinuli natin ang mga ibon

at hayop sa kabondukan na dapat sana ay tinulungan nating dumami ang lahi. Sinunog din natin ang kabundukan para taniman ng palay, na ang nagging kapalit ay baha at pagguho ng lupa.

Naging tagapagwasak tayo ng kalikasan sa halip na tagapagalaga. Ngayon ay nararanasan na natin ang ganti ng kalikasan.

Uminit na ang panahon dahil sa kawalang lilim ng mga puno.

Natutuyo rin ang mga sapa at ilog.

Malimit ang pagbahala. Kulang na tayo sa pagkain tulad ng mga prutas at gulay. Mahina na rin ang aning nakukuha sa ating mga palayan dahil sa matagal na tag-init at kasalatan sa tubig.

Dahil ditto, umaangkat na tayo ng bigas.

Nararapat na tayong kumilos ngayon habang may natitira pang yaman sa ating kalikasan.

Isipin natin ang darating pang henerasyon na wala nang makikitang nga puno at ibon sa paligid.

Harapin natin ang gating tungkulin bilang tagapag-alaga ng kalikasan.

to modernize fishing industry

Naomie C. Torillo T-III Balatacan Beach Primary School Southwest District Balatacan, Tangub City

Children are born having minds full of question and queries.

These minds are further developed in order for them to understand things and align their behaviors, beliefs and principles.

The child’s learning is more enhanced during School time because it is where he achieve more explanation and further understanding in regards to subject matter.

Class attendance is important for a student. In classes, there is a teacher who will teach him and there are classmate to whom he can interact with, in order for learning to be more production. In addition, there is an appropriate environment in schools that responds to a student’s learning needs likes libraries, sciences laboratories, and so many other. Moreover, a student can find peace and quiet place to study since learning is a priority in schools. Thus, learning in this place is effective and efficient.

Furtherly, a student attendance in class truly matters because when a child does, it is not just his mind that is being set but as well shape his attitude, build paradigms and principles and create passion and dreams it is in school where he further learn more on good things and bad things.

Student behaviors are also formed more in schools. It is

due to the fact that school is one of the places a student find venues where he could be corrected and reprimanded. It is also a home wherein he is punished and also rewarded.

The student attendance is important because student are more likely to succeed in academics when they attend school consistently. It is difficult for the teacher to build their skills and progress when a student is absent more often than not. In an article published online, researchers form Great School, an organization on School management and parenting, cited that aside to falling behind in academics, student who are not in school regularly are more likely to get into trouble with the law and cause problems in their communities.

Parents also play a big role in student attendance at school. From time to time, it is their responsibility to remind their children to go school and check after the day that the latter indeed go to school.

Attending school is an important activity for young people they should be reminded of this. School serve as a big help in them and their path to a good future, since it is in schooling that their knowledge, personalities and behaviors are being nurtured.

has endorsed the proposed Memorandum of Undertaking (MOU) between the DPWH and the city government to the city’s legal department for appropriate review.

Bacal said that the city council’s action would depend on the recommendation and approval of the city’s legal department.

Under the proposed MOU, the DPWH would construct farm-to-market roads in Bugo, Balubal, Agusan, Tablon, Indahag, Macasandig, Gusa, and F.S. Catanico, all outskirt villages in Cagayan de Oro City. (PNA)

DILG... from page 2

For local CCA action plan formulation – Phase 1 Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment (V&AA), two cities and seven municipalities of Bukidnon and two municipalities in Misamis Oriental (all within MRBs) were provide with technical assistance on participatory climate change V&AA. F u r t h e r, t e c h n i c a l assistance were provided to Bukidnon—Malaybaly City, Valencia City, Quezon, San Fernando, Talakag, Baungon, Libona, Impasugong and Manolo Fortich; and Misamis Or iental—Claver ia and Tagoloan.

Und e r t he R e g i ona l Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council,

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organizations. De los Reyes emphasized to them during his visit the relevance of the DAR’s programs and projects towards their total development.

DAR provides t hes e organizations livelihood assistance as well as farm implements through the Agrarian Reform Community C onnectivity Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) program where the CNWCA availed of common service facilities to include three units thresher, one unit flatbed dryer and 35 horsepower tractor in hope to increase their income.

CNWCA members have also undergone business development skills and technology training to acquire necessary competencies in managing and developing their own respective enterprises.

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My Surprise Proposal at Primavera Residences T

by Nicolo Antonio Duterte

here comes a point in a man’s life when he can either man up and decide to spend his lifetime with the woman he wants to marry or just continue being single and free.

I chose the former, and so now I will talk about how I pulled off a nail-biting and nerve-racking marriage proposal.

Most men I know don’t bother about staging a fullblown surprise proposal since it entails careful preparation and creativity.

Others would choose to be practical and pour all of that effort in the wedding itself.

But being a self-confessed true blue romantic that I am, I decided to give it my best shot and show the woman I love how truly blessed I am to have her in my life.

To those who wish to do the

same, here are some tips that just might help you.

1. Start with a Plan. No surprise there, I used up a lot of lists and notes to get this done.

I had to rack my brain for this. Planning when to propose, where to propose, what to bring, and what to leave out is really necessary.

Think about it this way: a simple camping trip needs preparation.

A proposal needs one too.

If you cannot imagine a cool concept, try to just list two important things you want to recreate or accomplish in the proposal then just go ahead and get it done.

2. Gifts? Flowers? Choose a color she loves. Red, white, blue, violet even. Remember to just

stick with what she loves.

An added touch such as a card or an item (whether a card or little gift) will do. If you have the perfect ring for this, go ahead.

For those who don’t, do not worry, you can save up for that, just give her the best that you can give without breaking the bank.

The effort behind the proposal is indicative of the effort you will give in planning for the wedding, and for the rest of your marriage. Or so they say.

3. Food. Either you can order food in a fancy restaurant or have a friend who cooks really well (my chef friend made this a nobrainer for me).

The plan you have in your mind and the energy to pull it off should include food.

Again, just make sure to choose something she really loves and stick with it. Her preferences should be your top priority.

4. Photographs. Who says the “selfie generation” made it important to take pictures?

We were doing it before they were even born. A proposal does not happen every day so better capture the moment that both of you will re-live in the future.

Ask for help from your photographer friends or hire one if you have to.

What matters is that you take pictures. And more pictures to capture all the little details.

Fifty years down the road, you will be very glad you did.

5. The Venue. At this point in your life, you may (or may not) already have an idea where to pull it off.

Restaurants are a common and easy choice. Beach proposals are cool too.

For the adventurer types, a tour and scenic view of a summit

will do.

Just pick one that is logistically possible and meaningful for the both of you.

For me, I wanted to have it done in a rooftop on a late afternoon, preferably with a great sunset behind us.

Primavera Residences was the perfect place for this.

Not only do they have willing co- conspirators to help me plan and implement the BIG SURPRISE, they also exerted a lot of effort to make this day truly wonderful for me, my fiancé, and our guests.

The view of Cagayan de Oro in the rooftop was a magnificent bonus too.

Though the weather did not cooperate to give us the usual amazing Cagayan de Oro sunset for our backdrop, it was awesome nonetheless.

Proposals are not easy to pull off but if you plan it well and put a lot of thought into it, your significant other will definitely appreciate it.

You do not have to spend a lot to propose.

We can still be practical since these are practical times however we must remember that this can happen only once in our lifetime, so better make it count.

My biggest thanks to the family and friends who made it possible.

Especially to Janey and the wonderful people at Primavera Residences.

Grazie Mille! Thank you also to Aendzo Fortich of Anjo’s Diner, Digital Ink Designs, Jeanette’s Pizza, Pasta & More, Atty. Doreen Dejarme, Paolo Cruz, Gian Paolo Duterte, and all our family, relatives, and friends who helped in one way or another.

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SUBRANG PAGLALARO NAKAKAAPEKTO Transformer... from page 7 BA SA PAG-AARAL? Ni Nancy A. Lasmarias

Tuwing recess ay napapansin natin na marami sa mag-aaral ang naglalaro.Pawis na pawis at marumi na ang uniporme dahil sa kalalaro. May enerhiya at atensiyon pa kaya silang naiiwan para sa susunod na asignatura?

Ang ilang minuto para sa recess ay inilaan sa pagkain ng snacks at para sa sariling pangangailangan. Ngunit iba ang makikita mo. Ilan sa magaaral ay naglalaro ng sipa, habulan, taksi at iba pang laro na nakapagpapawis sa kanila.

Ito ang magiging dahilan kong bakit pagod na pagod na silang making sa susunod na leksyon.

Walang atensyon sa guro dahil naiinitan at hindi komportable.

Kung ganito ang mangyari ay sana gawin nalang natin ang dapat gawin sa panahon sa paglalaro lalo na iyong malapit na sa uwian. Hindi ba ang layunin natin sa pagpasok sa paaralan ay mag-aral?

Magbasa nalang tayo ng aklat sa silid-aralan kung wala kayong magagawa sa panahong iyon.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte AIZA PUSO OGILVIE, CIVIL CASE NO. 07-751

Petitioner,

- for - versus

Declaration of Nullity

of a Void Marriage…

ROBERT CONSTON OGILVIE,

Respondent. x------------------------/ SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: ROBERT CONSTON OGILVIE

Barangay Camanjac, Dumaguete City

G R E E T I N G S!

WHEREAS, on February 17, 2014, the Court issued an order granting the petitioner’s Motion to Serve Summons by Publication, the dispositive portion of which reads as follows:

“Finding the same to be well taken and in order, let a service of summons be made in the newspaper of general circulation within the province of Lanao del Norte for 3 consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.”

WHEREAS, Petition reads: “PETITION

COMES NOW Petitioner through the undersigned counsel and unto this Honorable Court respectfully alleges: 1. That Petitioner is of legal age, Filipino, married, and with residence at Purok 4, Titunod, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, while Respondent is of legal age, American Citizen, Pensioner and sojourning in Dumaguete City, Philippines as his last known whereabouts, married, and with permanent residence at 1671 N. Virginia St., #108 Reno Nevada, United States of America, where or his last place of whereabouts he may be served with summons and other legal processes; 2. That sometime in the first quarter of year 2007, the Petitioner came to know about the Respondent thru Internet Chat or Emails while the former was still seventeen years old, and few months later upon attaining the age of majority or marriageable age, the Respondent went to the place of residence of the Petitioner afore-stated and proposed an instant marriage which thus took place barely a week upon the Respondent’s arrival thereat. Thus on August 28, 2007, the parties herein tied the matrimonial knot before the Office of the Municipal Mayor of Maigo, Lanao del Norte which is an adjacent municipality of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte.

Their marriage was duly registered as evidenced by a CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE, hereto attached as Annex “A”; 3. That after a week only upon such marriage, the Respondent went back to America and practically abandoned the Petitioner, as he did not leave any penny for the support of the latter.

And when they rejoined and lived together, they transferred to Dumaguete City, Philippines.

In the early period of their union as spouses, the petitioner started to find the respondent acting indifferently and unusually as he took for granted his obligations as a husband. He hardly provided a budget for their sustenance. And he had been nagging the petitioner, to the extent of blaming the latter of his economic misery. As often the petitioner would overhear the respondent talking in his phone and imputing his financial hardship onto her; 4. That throughout their cohabitation the respondent would never entrust any budget to the petitioner, and worse when they went out to buy foods, the former would ask an accounting of even a peso of any change thus often it was the source of their tussle and trouble. And at the thick of their marital conflict, the respondent would go out and hang with women and it was painful since he left the petitioner home penniless with no means to survive, because she has no properties much less any savings. Most of the time, she would beg from friends and mere Filipina acquaintances for sustenance and survival.

5. In the year 2009, the Respondent totally abandoned the petitioner, as they separated ways actually. The former went to somewhere and cannot be communicated, thus the latter opted to go home at Titunod, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte and rejoined with her parents. After few months still in 2009, the Petitioner learned the fact of her pregnancy with the respondent.

And still she could not trace the whereabouts of the respondent. Consequently on December 12, 2009, the petitioner delivered her only child named MEIL ARYANNA PUSO OGILVIE at her home, as shown in a CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH hereto attached as Annex “B”; 6. That up to the present, the parties herein did never find each other. In her inquiries with friends at Dumaguete City, the petitioner heard that the respondent had been sighted in the said locality with the company of different women. Thus, true to tell, the respondent had been an irresponsible husband to the petitioner, and a father to their child above-named; he had been remiss to comply with the basic and essential marital obligations of marriage as well as a father pursuant to the applicable and pertinent provisions of the Family Code of the Philippines specifically Articles 68 to 71 and 220 thereof; stated differently, the respondent is psychologically incapacitated to contract marriage particularly with the petitioner. And such incapacity is already present before marriage but manifested only after the solemnization of marriage, and such is so grave and that it is incurable; 7. That the psychological incapacity of the respondent would be established clinically and medically by the petitioner if required to do so at the discretion of the Honorable Court. And certainly the said incapacity is permanent.

8. That there is even reasonable suspicion by the petitioner that the respondent has been actually married abroad or at least husbanly bound in his country of origin as an American. Thus it is unfair for the petitioner being put in this predicament. Hence, a remedy in law should be eased up to her; 9. That the parties herein have no conjugal property of any kind whatsoever. And the child at present is in the custody of the petitioner at her stated address, which custody should remain with her due to the incapacity of the respondent.

10. That reconciliation is impossible, thus petitioner has no other recourse but to seek the declaration of nullity of their marriage grounded on psychological incapacity under Article 36 of the Family Code of the Philippines and as expounded in jurisprudence.

WHEREFORE, premises considered, it is most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Court to render judgment: 1. Declaring the parties’ marriage solemnized on August 28, 2007 at Maigo, Lanao del Norte a nullity or null and void in view of the psychological incapacity of the respondent as provided under Article 36 of the Family Code of the Philippines; 2. To enter in the Book of Marriages, under Section 19 of the Rules on Declaration of Nullity of Marriage, the decree of such nullity, with the Local Civil Registry of Maigo, Lanao del Norte; 3. Granting custody of the child above-named to the petitioner; and 4. For such other relief as may be just and equitable in the premises.

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NOW THEREFORE, the above-mentioned Respondent is hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, his ANSWER to the above-quoted petition within sixty (60) days from publication of the summons and to serve copy of the said answer upon petitioner’s counsel at his given address indicated in the petition. Respondent is further reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a Motion to Dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer.

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to the problems encountered.

M- Monitor- Monitoring is a vital role of the school head. It is a way of assessing if teachers are implementing our programs.

Monitoring is one of the feared words by our teachers. It could be done through observing classes as what our teachers hate. But we can use it as our opportunity to help our teachers in improving their teaching or even the time to give them “tap on shoulders” for the job well done.

E-Empower- Oftentimes we tend to make decisions without consulting our teachers. Are we certain that all our decisions will reap good results? We’re not.

Thus, empower your teachers.

Let them embrace your vision.

Listen to their ideas. Let them co-own the responsibilities you have. It is a way they would feel their significance. Once they feel it, they will be motivated in their works.

If the school head was able to do all these things and was able to do the teaching of minds, touching of hearts and transforming the lives of the teachers and learners as well, then he had done a huge R- Reform.

Dream and be a TRANSFORMER.

Smuggling... from page 8

Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano, who headed the project’s steering committee, described the study as “a good start as it makes it possible to talk about smuggling with evidence rather than anecdotal stories.”

“The issue of smuggling is a lot more complex than a simple trade problem because sometimes it is a combination of a lot of factors that determine the extent, flow, intensity, and nature of the illegal practice,” Dr. Serrano stressed.

SEARCA Director Gil C.

Saguiguit Jr. also said: “We hope that the study’s findings and recommendations will serve as a useful guide for instituting policy reforms toward stringent regulations and remedial options to address this important problem.”

Dr. Saguiguit said SEARCA and its cooperating institutions are now focusing on such studies as a guide in the formulation of policies that are important to agricultural and rural development.

The research team — composed of Dr. Prudenciano Gordoncillo (team leader), Dr. Cesar Quicoy, Prof. Julieta delos Reyes, and Dr. Arvin Vista — noted that as early as the mid-1980s, smuggling of agricultural commodities had evolved into a big-time illegal trade, with the value of such outlawed products estimated at $6 billion a year.

Bill...

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of cheaper sugarcane products when tariff duty is lowered next year.

Starting in 2015, tariffs on sugarcane products will be lowered to five percent from seven percent in line with the ASEAN economic integration.

“Without any financial assistance from government, the industry and the whole sugarcane value chain will shrink, leading to the displacement of workers and declining economic growth of major sugarcane-producing provinces,” said Martin.

Martin further noted that the sugarcane industry provides employment to agriculture subsectors such as processing, trading, farm and industrial input suppliers such as fertilizer manufacturers and farm machinery suppliers.

T h e House of Representatives’ version of the Sugarcane Bill (HB 00052) was approved during the 15th Congress, but was not enacted into law as the Senate failed to pass a counterpart version.

Early last year, the bill’s author, Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez, re-filed the measure. It is now awaiting approval by the House committee on agriculture and food.

In the Senate, four separate bills were filed by senators Jinggoy Estrada (Senate Bill 1229), Antonio Trillanes IV (SB 824) Cynthia Villar and Francis Escudero (SB 592) and Nancy Binay (SB 233). The bills are yet to be consolidated by the Senate committee on agriculture, which is headed by Villar.

In earlier reports Villar said they aim to approve a consolidated version of the bill by the second quarter of 2014.

Meanwhile, SRA board member Jesus Barrera said the creation of special economic zones for sugarcane cultivation would lead to the establishments of diversified industries using sugarcane as raw materials.

“This provides more employment opportunities in nearby communities and [enables] easier deployment of government support services to the producers, farmers and workers,” he said.

Fishing... from page 8

mesh sizes not less than 3.5 inches at both wings.”

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources earlier

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12TH Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte IN THE MATTER OF Pet. for Not. Com No. 028-07-2014 PETITION FOR RENEWAL OF COMMISSION AS NOTARY PUBLIC ATTY. JONATHAN M. PUNO,

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NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE is hereby given that a summary hearing on the petition for notarial commission of Atty. Jonathan M. Puno shall be on March 24, 2014 at 8:30 in the morning at RTC, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte. Any person who has any cause or reason to object to the grant of the petition may file a verified written opposition thereto, received by the undersigned before the date of the summary hearing.

acknowledged that most fishing companies in the area were facing difficulty in complying with the fishnet requirement due to their high costs.

Aside from the upgrading of the tuna fishing fleets, Rivera said the city government has discussed a potential partnership with the Mindanao State University (MSU) campus here in terms of marine and fishery education.

MSU General Santos Chancellor Abdurrahman Canacan earlier proposed to “revolutionize a new curriculum for marine and fishery courses” through the university’s College of Fisheries.

Canacan noted that only a few students have been taking interest in fisheryrelated courses and it might eventually affect the industry’s growth.

Marfenio Tan, former president of SFFAAII, agreed with Canacan’s assessment, adding that the new curriculum should be equipped with comprehensive subjects on modern fishery and fishing technologies.

Tan said that a part of the P200-million grant could be used to buy modern fishing equipment for the university, like underwater sonars and radars, to expose students in “actual fishing” methods.

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SALE EJF File No. 2013-346

“Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118,filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG) against CRISTINO R. ANG III of Block 8,Lot 6,Xavier Heights,Balulang,Cagayan de Oro City to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 14,2013 amounts to THREE HUNDRED ELEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY PESOS AND 32/100 (PHP.311,920.32), including interests and penalty, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned will sell at public auction on April 23, 2014 at 10:00 A.M.to 4:00 P.M. AT THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT,OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT,HALL OF JUSTICE, Hayes - Mortola Streets, Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property described below including all existing improvements found thereon, to wit:

TCT NO.T-50596 Lot 14, Blk. 10,Psd-10-057664 Lot 1, Pcs-10-003972 United Coconut Planters Bank (Residential) Malanang, Opol, Misamis Oriental ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) sq.m. more or less Registered in the name of CRISTINO R. ANG III

Lot Portion of Lot As surveyed for Land Use Location Area

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

In the event auction sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

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

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(Sgd.) DENNIS P. VICOY

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from page 1 which are the distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives in Mindanao.

She said “reconciliation of billings is still being done on the initial supply month,” resulting in delayed payments.

Several groups in Mindanao have been batting for the scrapping of the IMEM, with them noting that this has not been providing real solutions to the grid’s power supply dilemmas.

Petilla, however, appealed that the spot market be given a chance while claiming that some parties were not just properly apprised on how the spot market system works.

The IMEM is a net pooldesigned market with day-ahead offers from seller-participants and also underpinned by day-ahead dispatch scheduling. It has also been anchored on demand-side bidding so the procuring DUs or electric cooperatives could have the upper hand in giving signal to the market as to what prices they can afford to buy at certain volumes for their customers.

It warrants mandatory participation for the gridconnected and embedded generation companies; while it is voluntary for grid-connected and embedded end-users.

The IMEM was launched late September last year, but the actual billing cycle to participants just started in November supply month because the two months were used to address the remaining issues in IMEM’s operations, including dispatch protocol.

Aboitiz...

from page 1 sustainability program aims to increase awareness among stakeholders about its existing initiatives supporting the triple bottom line people, planet, and profit.

“We will pursue an exciting future with the mindset that we can do well by doing good,” said Aboitiz Equity Ventures Chief Executive Officer Erramon Aboitiz. This complements the

company’s “passion for better ways” as it makes the right long term decisions that balance the interests of the triple bottom line.

Aboitiz group, through its corporate social development arm Aboitiz Foundation, exemplifies the best of people initiative as it focuses on education as its flagship program. Last year, the foundation also raised over Php200 million as relief funds to help the survivors of super typhoon Yolanda (a.k.a. Haiyan) – the most powerful tropical cyclone that hit the Philippines.

Three thousand team members from across 24 business units also committed personal time in 2013 for the Aboitiz group-wide tree planting program, APARK, which aims to plant 3 million trees by 2015. To date, a total of 2.9 million trees have already been planted, and Aboitiz expects to meet its target ahead of schedule.

Aboitiz said the company has also committed to look into new businesses that are linked to its core competencies, are scalable, and with strong recurring profits and cash flow. These include the expansion of its investment portfolio as it builds the country’s first liquid bio-methane fuel plant through its joint-venture, Aseagas.

Agus...

from page 1 media, NPC president Gladys Cruz-Sta. Rita noted that the rehabilitation will result in 260MW total load for Agus 1 and 2 from the current combined capacity of 170MW for an “additional 90MW capacity for our Mindanao grid.”

At present, Agus 1 has a limited load of 120MW, but this is seen reinforced to 180MW postrehab; while Agus 2 capacity at 50MW will be increased to 80MW. “The plant management of Agus 1 and 2 intends to increase the confidence levels of the major plant components and auxiliaries such as the Marawi Lake regulation dam, Agus 2 plant spillway gates and the power intakes of both plants,” the state-run power firm has noted.

It added that the repair work

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 20 Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE EJF File No. 2014-046 Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118,filed by YUSAY CREDIT & FINANCE CORPORATION, Cagayan de Oro City, against ALFREDO S. MAGNO married to ALOMA C. MAGNO,with postal address at 1561-Bontog,Camaman-an,Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which at present amounted to THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (Php 350,000.00), Philippine currency, exclusive of interest & penalty charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on March 31,2014, at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the RTC-BR.20,Hall of Justice lobby, Hayes St., Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for CASH in Philippine Currency, the following property/ies described below with all the improvements included thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERT.OF TITLE NO. T-160541 “A PARCEL OF LAND INCLUDING IMPROVEMENT THEREON: (Lot 1-B-4, Psd-10-045946,Portion of Lot 1-B,Psd – 10-043409,As Surveyed for : Alfredo S. Magno ; Land Use : Mangoes & Bananas; Location : Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City. Island of Mindanao.

Bounded on the SE., line 8-9 by Lot 1-B-1,Line 9-10 by Lot 1-B-2,lines 10-11-12 by Lot 1-B-3,all of Psd-10-045946,line 12-13 by Lot 19708; SW., lines 13-14-15-16 by Lot 19712, lines 16-17-18-19 by Lot 19699, all of Cad -369-D,lines 19-20-21-22-23-24-25 By Lot 3, Pcs -10-001773 Dried Bolocboloc Creek; NW., lines 25-26-1 by Lot 1-A,Psd-10-043409,lines 1-2 by Lot 3,Pcs-10-001773 Dried Bolocboloc Creek, NE., 2-3 by Lot 21083, Lines 3-4-5 by Lot 19705 lines 5-6-7 by Lot 19706, line 7-8 by Lot 19707, all of Csd-369-D xxx. Registered in the name of ALFREDO S. MAGNO married to ALOMA C. MAGNO. Containing an area of NINETY THOUSAND (90,000) SQ .M. more or less.”

will cover the “upgrading of the control and protection system of Agus 2 hydroelectric plant and the present computer-based controls and protection systems.”

According to Agus plant manager Lomondaya Palawan, part of the rehabilitation is to “convert the unreliable electromechanically-operated radial gates into more reliable hydraulically-operated control gates to avoid ‘crabbing’ problems in the opening and closing of the gates which cause water wastage and frequent downtime.”

At least two prospective contractors, he said, “have already visited the structures and will soon be submitting their respective proposals.”

The government-owned firm emphasized that “the clogging of the power intake trash rack of Agus 2 caused by garbage flowing with the river has been a major problem because clogging limits the power supply going to the turbine.”

It stressed though that this dilemma “will be solved with the arrival of the trash rack cleaner in May 2014.”

The implementation of the Balo-i flood control plan moved headway following the offer of P16.7 million as financial assistance to flood victims in the past, hence, enticing the host local government units to finally issue the project’s environmental compliance certificate.

Organic... from page 1

Some 32 farmers from various municipal towns in Misamis Oriental participated in the training, which is part of a region wide program of the Agricultural Training Institute of the Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao.

Linda P. Tecson, a senior agriculture official in Misamis Oriental, said that the training covered technology in good agricultural practices in vegetable propagation.

She said that the training was a good avenue to understand further the guidelines on organic certification for vegetable growers. Tecson said that the training was timely as “people nowadays are shifting into a healthy lifestyle, some may prefer organic produce.”

Aside from assuring the consuming public about healthy diet, the farmers will also get extra income in organic farming, Tecson added.

Emano said that aside from having a favorable climate, the province of Misamis Oriental is endowed with rich and fertile soil that is suitable for organic farming and allows the growing of all kinds of agricultural crops.

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 18 Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE File No. 2014-019 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND or PAGIBIG FUND, Mortgagee, against CHERYL I. ROSETE, mortgagor, with postal address at Rural Bank of Oroquieta,Barrientos St. Oroquieta City,to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness of NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY SIX PESOS and 30/100 (Php 984,856.30), inclusive of interest and penalty charges as of December 18,2013,plus expenses of foreclosure,the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on March 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Regional Trial Court,Branch 18,Room 117,Hll of Justice, Hayes St., Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippines Currency,the following property described below including all existing improvements found thereon,to wit: TCT No. T-184247 A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 23,Block 20, Psd-104305017450,being a portion of Lot 3017-B, Psd-10-000810),including all improvements found thereon, situated in the Barrio of Carmen and Pagatpat,City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN (137) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

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

In the event Auction Sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason ,the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice,posting and publication.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein abovedescribed and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

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