BusinessWeek Mindanao (February 6, 2017)

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BUTUAN City -- Amidst the increase of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices, the Department of Energy (DOE) assured that it is closely monitoring the local LPG market to make sure that only reasonably priced LPG products are being sold to consumers.

“Our Oil Industry Management Bureau (OIMB) is closely assessing the global trend of supply and demand, while also taking into consideration other factors affecting the prices of LPG,” said Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi.

He added that the DOE-OIMB reported that the root cause of the LPG price hike this month was due to the increased demand by the cold weather continents such as North America, Europe and even Northern Asia.

Ecozone summit DAVAO City – More than 200 key representatives from the government, private sector, and other institutions convened here on Thursday to finalize integral steps necessary in accelerating regional economic zone development initiatives in Mindanao.

Dubbed as the “Mindanao Ecozone Summit,” the twoday event, held at the Grand Regal Hotel will highlight the collaboration between the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) through the signing of a memorandum of agreement that will encourage concerned agencies to participate in the promotion and development of ecozones within the islandregion.

“MinDA sees ecozone development as an imperative measure that will bolster inclusive socioeconomic growth in the region,” said MinDA Chairman Secretary Datu Hj. Abul Khayr Alonto.

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P60-b budget ready for M’danao infra projects www.businessweekmindanao.com

INDANAO will get about P60 billion for infrastructure projects, particularly those that will enhance physical connectivity and address disasters, a top government official said.

Secretary Abul Khayr D. A l o n t o, M i n d a n a o Development Authority (MinDA) chair, said the

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will allocate P43 billion in budget/PAGE 11

7 ecozones eyed in ARMM

BOUNTIES OF THE MARSH. A vendor attends to the freshwater-dried-fish locally known as “tahay” which are sold at the roadside of Bayugan-3 in Rosario, Agusan del Sur. Residents near the Agusan Marsh are engaged in fishing, drying and selling their semi-processed catch as means of livelihood.” Photo by Jun Ayensa

M A R AW I C it y - - T h e Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is eyeing at least seven fully operational economic zones by 2020.

A R M M G o v. Mu j i v Hataman made the pron ou n c e m e nt i n h i s

speech during the opening ceremonies of the Mindanao Ecozone Summit on February 2.

The two-day event, held in Davao City, was organized by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) aimed at ecozones/PAGE 11

PSA: Poverty incidents in ARMM drops COTABATO City -- Poverty incidence in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has dropped based on the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), ARMM officials said Friday.

“Latest data from the PSA show poverty incidence in the ARMM in 2015 at 53.7 percent, or 2.1 percentage

points improvement from the 55.8 percent recorded in 2012,” Lisa Grace Bersales, PSA’s civil registrar general, told ARMM officials Friday.

The PSA report provides estimates of poverty incidence using income data from the first and second visits under the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES)

conducted in July 2015 and January 2016.

The province of TawiTawi recorded the lowest poverty incidence in the survey among 26 provinces in Mindanao posting 12.6 percent while Lanao del Sur has the highest at 71.9 percent. incidents/PAGE 11

IN MEMORIAM. Relatives of those who died when Cebu Pacific flight 387 crashed in Mt. Sumagaya in Claveria, Misamis Oriental on February 2, 1998, visit the marker for the victims at Oro Garden Memorial Park in Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday, the 19th anniversary of the tragedy. The crash killed 104 passengers and crew members. MindaNews photo by Aries Sandino M. Mordeno

Dinagat village chiefs warn of bloodshed if mining enters their place

By ROEL CATOTO, MindaNews

(First of two Parts) SAN JOSE, Dinagat Island— Blood will flow if mining

companies set foot on our place, the village chiefs of Gibusong Island of Loreto town in Dinagat province

warned.

The village chiefs aired the warning Tuesday during the 4th anniversary of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office

where they claimed victory in defending the island against the entry of a large-scale mining company.

They recalled how people last year brandished bolos,

spear guns and even stones to prevent the entry of Oriental Vision Mining Corporation of Cebu-based businessman Fernando Borja. mining/PAGE 11

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OLLOWING the transfer of Cagayan de Oro Negosyo Center to a new address at Ground Floor State Investment Trust Building, Tiano Brothers corner Hayes Street, Cagayan de Oro City, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) now resumes organizing a c ti v iti e s i nten d e d to empower and benefit entrepreneurs.

Among the set seminars include: Tax Tulungan with X U - S B M Ac c o u nt a n c y Department and XU-JPIA on 8 and 15 February 2017 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Consultation and tax return facilitation

with XU-SBM Accountancy Department and XU-JPIA for all entrepreneurs needing advice on matters concerning taxes and preparation of annual income tax return.

Interested MSMEs must bring their 1701Q from 1st to 3rd quarter of 2016, monthly 2550 or 2551 and 2551Q and records of income and expenses if there are no financial statements for 2016.

Meanwhile, Franchising Seminar: How to invest in the Right Franchise will be on 10 February 2017 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Learning session for possible e nt re pre n e u r s l o o k i n g

into the right franchise to invest in and Franchising Seminar: How to franchise your business February 10, 2017 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Learning session for those who are contemplating to franchise their business.

Further, Entrepreneurship Development will be on 16 February 2017 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 nn. This is a learning s ession for individuals who are aspiring to be entrepreneurs.

A ls o, Bus i ne ss Pl an Writeshop on 16 February 2017 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. will be a workshop on how to put your plans for your business into writing and

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Registering a Business on February 17, 2017 9:00 a.m.

– 12:00 nn, Learning session of the requisites of business licensing and registration.

Fina l ly, Pr icing and C o st i ng w i l l b e on 1 7 February 2017 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

All scheduled activities listed will be conducted at Cagayan de Oro Negosyo C e n t e r. C o n f i r m a t i o n is ne c e ss ar y to e nsu re allocation of slots. For reser vation and inquiry, kindly contact DTI +63 88 8574034 or email at r10. misamisoriental@dti.gov. ph. (Loraine Brillantes/DTI Misamis Oriental)

PHILHEALTH region 10 with the assistance of the Department of Trade and Industry Misamis Oriental Provincial Office, will mount an exhibit in celebration of the former’s 22nd Anniversary at the Activity Center, Centrio Ayala Mall, Cagayan de Oro City on February 15-16, 2017.

Advancing health and wellness, the exhibit will feature healthy, organic, wholesome and therapeutic products of Misamis Oriental to include coconut sugar, turmeric, virgin coconut oil, organic produce, herbs, m or i n g a , t on i c d r i n k , processed fruit, nuts and

etc. New exhibitors includes Nas Agricom Enterprises, Evorganix and Buhi Cooperative.

Exhibitors of the fair are the producers or manufacturers themselves.

Hence, prices are expected to be lower than retail prices.

The Department of Trade and Industry encourages everyone to patronize local products, especially those endorsed by the office as legitimate, credible and food safe. Accordingly, this event only features Filipino-made products that are thoroughly screened by DTI as eligible for promotion. (DTI10)

AMIDST stronger rains and urban flooding, the combined resources and leadership of the city government and the Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) are exploring ways to build redundancies in the water supply system and protect the limited and vulnerable groundwater sources of the city.

In a meeting held last week, representatives from the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Water Security for Resilient Economic Growth and Stability (Be Secure) Project presented two studies commissioned to assist the local government

unit (LGU) and COWD develop the city’s septage management program, and new and alternative water sources.

The septage management program will allow all septic tanks in the city to be desludged every five years and treated in an environmentally acceptable treatment facility that will help protect aquifers from domestic wastewater c ont am i n at i on . It w i l l provide opportunities for water re-use and aquifer recharge.

Four options were presented in terms of new water sources and how water demand can be addressed in the long term given the

exponential growth of the city and surrounding areas and the impacts of climate change.

Once the reports are finalized with comments and suggestions provided by the LGU and COWD, they will be submitted for use in moving for ward with the development and improvement of the water s u p p l y a n d s a n i t at i o n services in the city.

Mayor Oscar Moreno and COWD Chairman Eduardo Montalvan expressed their commitment to support the projects and recognized USAID for its invaluable technical assistance. (CIO/ PIA10)

COWD water supply, sanitation project gets backing from city govt

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The Rooster Child at SM and Toy Kingdom

Plush Rooster with playful patterns and adorable baby chicks at Toy Kingdom.

Adorable rooster plush toy from SM Accessories Kids at the SM Store!

Toy Kingdom’s cuddly yellow rooster with cute baby chicks.

Feel lucky this new year with Toy Kingdom’s adorable plushies.

SM and Toy Kingdom celebrate the Chinese New Year with plush toys with the Rooster Child in mind.

The Rooster child is a self-starter, selfdisciplined, and not shy about expressing his opinions. An optimistic dreamer, he hatches big plans and sets into motion a precise and meticulous plan to realize them.

Rooster kids possess many fine talents, and are often focused students and fast learners with a natural industry and regimentation that will outfit them well for academic pursuits.

They genuinely enjoy learning and will approach his studies with zest and alertness.

The Rooster loves basking in the spotlight and is gifted at selfexpression. Dauntless and chivalrous, he conceives of himself as a latter day knit with noble ideals and a shining purpose.

With his boundless energy, unsinkable optimism, and healthy self-regard, he is capable of reaching

for the stars. The late astronaut and former Senator John Glenn is just an example of how focus and selfdiscipline can take them – to the moon!

For kids and kids at heart, SM ACCESSORIES KIDS has a collection of cute, lovable, and huggable rooster plush toys and novelty that will make playtime lots of fun.

These are available at the SM Accessories Kids.

Toy Kingdom, on the other hand, has amazing rooster toys to bring lots of good luck. There are cuddly plush roosters in playful colors and fun sizes that kids and even adults would love to hug, play and have a good night sleep with.

These Year of the Rooster inspired collectibles are available at The SM Store and Toy Kingdom in SM City Cagayan de Oro and in most SM Supermalls. Say Kung Hei Fat Choi! Also visit www.toykingdom. ph; ToyKingdomPH on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Focus on the Family Think a minute…S ome parents can trace their family back 300 years, but they don’t know where their children were last night. A wise man said: “If fathers took their sons fishing when they were young, they wouldn’t have to go hunting for them when they’re older.” It has also been stated: “There are no illegitimate children—only illegitimate parents.” Just having children doesn’t make a man a father or a woman a mother.

One father admitted: “The thorns I’ve reaped are from the garden I planted.”

It’s sad that some parents spend more time raising fruits and vegetables than they do raising their own children. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis concluded: “If you fail to do a good job raising your children, whatever else you do doesn’t matter much.”

No work is more important than the work of raising our children to become happy, successful people.

The first doctor in history to successfully perform a heart transplant was the South African surgeon, Christian Barnard. But in his book, One Life, he tells about his failure as a husband and father. Dr. Barnard had gone away to America for many

THINK

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Jhan Tiafau Hurst months doing his worldfamous medical work. He tells what happened when he finally went home to his family in South Africa: “It seemed like 100 years since I’d been home. I’d not written my wife and children in months, yet I was still shocked by my wife’s greeting.

She asked, ‘Why did you come back? I could see there was no longer a smile in her eyes. She said, “Don’t look so surprised! We gave you up.

We thought you were never coming back!” I said, “But I was building hearts.” She replied bitterly, “No, you were building a family! That is, until you dumped it all on me. We no longer exist for you.” At that moment, this brilliant heart surgeon knew that even he could not heal hurst/PAGE 10

Nonong Noriega, a fellow c ont r ibutor of PL DT ’s ACCESS Magazine explained it very well several years ago: “Try tracing the information flow and you’ll find out that many leaders may not really have been amiss when it comes to directives that need to be relayed, goals that need to be cascaded or mandates that require strict compliance. But true communication suggests meaningful connection.

This is not about fancying packaging. It’s more about diverse communication!”

The Internet - boon or bane?

Email blasts... .

The year 2000 was not only a symbolic date. The “Year 2000 problem” in electronic data processing showed the world how easy it is to injure our high-techsociety. Branching out in all directions, disturbances in our daily public life have been imminent, if electronic processes that control economy, traffic and telecommunication have not been changed. The timely tracking down of software and hardware required costly measures.

Shortly after the birth pains of the new millennium -once upon a time- the computer virus I LOVE YOU created a sensation and additional financial burden in billion-fold amounts.

Virus attacks or hacking on electronic information systems in our daily life, w e re f o l l ow i n g g l o b a l damages. But, we can find global computer sabotage acts or spy networks as well as injuring of confidential data processing, electronic information systems’ removal changed dramatically also the political and economic conflict potentials.

I am an avid blogger since several years. I have been reading an old article dated March 18, 2013 with big interests. “Internet connection as blogger’s best friend” - with testimonies of bloggers Vincent Tabor of Baguio City, Ruben Licera of Cebu City and Avel Manansala of General Santos City. Yes, indeed, it wasn’t too long ago when blogging was a novelty.

Today, modern technology has enabled people to have their own little nook in the web where they can share their stories to the world. I

do the same.

But, the the modern society needs an unlimited and unrestricted possession of its technical business - and concern means (very costly) precautions against acts of technical destruction such as criminal and terrorist acts.

Digital networks, first, the entire Internet, are public and are seldom really protected against criminal motivated abuse. Advanced technology accelerates and speeds up because each new generation invents more and more potent pools. Our knowledge, which defeats and overcomes cancer for example, allow us to to produce deadly pathogens in a lab.

Internet - boon or ban?

High technology countries can use their informationsaved superiority for a faster communication and coordination of measures with international alliance partners. Such tasks will grown in future. But, allow me to share my opinion again with Nonong Noriega: Next time we preach the gospel of open communication, let’s not be transfixed with tasks that prove that we have

H ave M y Say

Klaus Doring

sent the message. Let’s be just as preoccupied with hearing people out, getting their inputs, dignifying their wealth of views to make their message meaningful to them. Best validation?

When recipients become respondents. Very well said, Nonong. Sometimes, I am still waiting for this - until now.

The mother of all concerns - communication - but not only through the Internet! +++ Email: doringklaus@gmail. com or follow me in Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www. klausdoringsclassicalmusic. blogspot.com .

Celebrate the National Arts Month Not because the schools perfunctorily told you so.

Just take it as a favor you give to yourself.

Don’t you know that t he s e ven ar ts—visua l, literar y, dance, theater, drama, architecture, and f i l m — c a n s o l v e m a ny problems in our society as they lift the human spirit?

Take poverty, for instance.

Stemming from the lack of confidence which results in a state of dependency, poverty should not just be viewed as an economic and social problem. It is about the human spirit; therefore, the intervention must deal with the human spirit—the forte of the arts.

And what is wrong with the human spirit for many Filipinos? It is washed away in a deluge of material values that, in many cases, does not

anymore know its nature or identity. It is hampered from elevating to a higher state because of the lack of soul searching. Thus, many Filipinos cannot use their native intelligence and disregard their inner potentials. They look down on themselves as inferior— even enjoying putting down their abilities, albeit they know where Manny Pacquiao and Lea Salonga comes from.

If we do something for the human spirit, it stops the purblind measurement of poverty alleviation outcomes just in terms of return on investment—why invest in what is not awakened and empowered? Why invest on the runner who still uses his crutches?

I am glad the Center for Culture and the Art Development in Bohol, in

cooperation with art groups, put up activities for the month’s celebration. Some include: a) Drama explosion of creative transformative Filipinos (theatre festival featuring Dagon sa Hoyohoy musicale drama workshops for 150 students (Feb. 9-10); b) Visual arts and literary explosion of creative transformative artworks, featuring furniture and accessories on industrial design (Feb. 16-18); c) Art fair featuring contemporary B oholano visual artists with special performances

by Joseph Gara back-toback with Brown Buds and Kaka (Feb. 18); d) Mural contest (Feb. 19); e) Cinema Explosion of creative transformative Filipino films, showing MMFF movies with artist talks; and other events fusing

lucell larawan art genres. This is a model initiative sponsored by an LGU. Iloilo also has line-ups of activities through some schools and SM City.

Each municipality, city or province should also have their own conscious efforts to elevate the human spirit and stop depending on the initiatives of a few.

Drug war turning dirty?

President Rody Duterte’s war against illegal drugs started with a bang! ( Or shall we say with a Bang…. Bang …. Bang ) But of late, the campaign is mired in so much controversy that it probably needs a systems re-set.

No thanks to those whom Bato de la Rosa collectively refers to as “mga siga, bastos at undisciplined” - the rogue cops. Poor Bato can only publicly cry in shame as he admitted this during a senate inquiry.

But didn’t he know this from the very start?

From day one, President Rody had them in his socalled drug matrix. In fact, the President flaunted several matrices before the media.

There was one list for cops, another for politicians and other persons of influence.

One list identified “narco cops” at all levels of the police hierarchy from the lowly SPO3s to the star-studded officers.

And what did Bato, as the President’s chief enforcer, do about it? Only Bato can answer that.

One can not dispute the President’s zeal when he declared his all-out war against drugs. He campaigned on a promise to rid the country of illegal drugs (in 3 months, mind you) and legions believed him.

His message was clear.

There would be zero tolerance for drugs. And woe to

anybody who would try to prevent him, or even just publicly criticize him, in his crusade. His livid reaction to public detractors was both intimidating and chilling.

As he shocked and awed the people during the initial months of his presidency, President Rody’s popularity stayed in the high 80’s. Rightly or wrongly, the President interpreted this as a sweeping mandate to pursue, in any way and in any manner, what he needed to do.

He hopped from camp to camp, reaching out to the police and army grass roots. He assured them of total support - and even immunity against undue criminal prosecution. There

SPEAKING

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Ignacio Bunye were talks of “pre-signed pardons” for those who would be wrongly charged because of their participation in the drug war.

“I will never allow anyone of you to go to jail for doing bunye/PAGE 10

CorporateWorld Parasat Cable TV boosts service with Globe connectivity solutions

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A R A S AT C a b l e T e l e v i s i o n ( PA R A S AT ) , Mindanao’s only digital television system provider, further boosts its services with connectivity solutions f rom G l ob e Business, the information and communications technology arm of Globe Telecom, in response to high demand for broadband internet in the region.

PARASAT has signed up for Globe Business’ Direct Int e r n e t w h i c h a l l ow s the company to offer its customers fast and reliable

internet access supported by a robust and broad international and domestic network.

Elpidio Paras, Chairman of PARASAT said, “We continuously improve our operations to achieve a level of excellence that is vastly superior to all others in the industry. Thus, we put our trust in Globe Business to help us strengthen our leadership in state-of-the-art cable TV and broadband services in Southern Philippines and allow us to expand our reach not only in Mindanao but also in Visayas.”

Mike Frausing, Globe Senior Advisor for Enterprise and IT Enabled Services Group, on the other hand, said: “We are thrilled and privileged to have been chosen by PARASAT. We are very excited for the partnership and we look forward to the different ways Globe Business can help grow their business through the services that they availed from us.”

To date, PARASAT has coverage in the following areas: Cagayan de Oro City and municipalities of Opol and Tagoloan in Misamis

O r i e n t a l ; M a l a y b a l a y, Bukidnon; and San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. It has also formed partnerships with other cable operators in El Salvador, Alubijid, Laguindingan, and Balingasag in Misamis Oriental, as well as in Don Carlos and Valencia in Bukidnon. It is continuously expanding its coverage to the east and west sides of Misamis Oriental.

To learn more about Globe Connectivity Solutions, visit business.globe.com. ph/solutions/connectivity or contact a Globe Business Account Manager.

San Miguel plans RE investments

By MYRNA M. VELASCO, Contributor

TO offload the punishing feed-in-tariff (FIT) subsidies being shoved into consumers’ electric bills, the energy arm of diversifying conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) indicated interest to join the “investment fray” on the renewable energy (RE) capital outlay terrain that shall be based solely on competitive bidding.

Essentially, according to SMC President Ramon S. Ang, he will be responding to the challenge of Energy Secretar y Alfonso G. Cusi that the next rounds of RE ventures shall be done through competitive selection process (CSP) or any other form of bidding

without the underpinnings of fixed and long-term subsidies.

“We will go into RE as long as there is bidding or CSP, and we will compete with anyone in the industry even without the subsidies,” he stressed.

Ang laments the reported tricker y done by s ome investors in the renewable energy (RE) sector just so they can corner a pie in the FIT system, a subsidy scheme borne by consumers via the FIT Allowance (FITAll) line item in the electric bills. “I don’t have fears or apprehensions investing in RE as long as it is not subsidy-driven so it will

not end up punishing for consumers,” he said.

Ang added that with the sudden drop in the cost of solar technologies as well as that of wind, these socalled emerging RE options can already thrive in the marketplace.

“If we will do solar and wind, we will do it via CSP and let market forces work,” he noted, adding that this is now being studied by the power group of the conglomerate.

Wit h bi d d i ng , he explained that all players would be given the chance to invest in the sector – and the tough contest will just be on price as well as the viability and reliability of the technology and equipment

used in the power plant projects.

“It’s not just because you look more handsome or prettier … that should not be the gauge of the industry’s game – everything should be bidded out or done through competitive selection process,” Ang emphasized.

He expounded “if you really want to be fair, do it through bidding, so players would no longer be fighting over FIT or subsidies…we should just beat each other on price.”

San Miguel generally invested in the power sector utilizing conventional fossil fuel technologies, and it is only this time that it has been exploring opportunities in the RE space.

Phinma focuses on retail electricity supply business PHINMA Energ y Corp. targets to be a “significant player” in the retail electricity supply (RES) business and has signed up new customers using around 171 megawatts (MW) to source their supply via the company.

“New capacity in terms of contracts is 171 MW and the total is around double that,” said Danielle R. del Rosario, Phinma Energy head of marketing and sales, on the sidelines of an energy forum on Thursday.

“We were able to switch some with the December cut-off, and then a few in January and then the bulk would be this Feb. 26,” she added, referring to the deadline for consumers with an average of at least 1 MW to switch from being a captive customers of a distribution utility to a licensed retail electricity supplier (RES).

Ms. del Rosario, who is a ls o Phinma Energ y assistant vice-president for corporate affairs,

described the profile of the company’s new customers as mostly malls, schools and manufacturing plants that switched from Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest distribution utility. “ We w a n t t o b e a significant player. RES is the area where we want to really expand,” she said. “We also have levels of our own supply and we also source from WESM [wholesale electricity spot market].”

Ms. del Rosario said the company was banking on the deadlines set by t he Ene rg y R e g u l ator y Commission (ERC) to spur the switch by customers to the “contestable” market.

“There’s deadlines that we hope would be enforced by the regulatory agencies,” she said. “There will be b at c h e s o f c o nv e r s i o n because of the deadlines.”

In November, the ERC moved to Feb. 26, 2017 the deadline for the mandatory migration of contestable consumers with an average

peak demand of at least 1 MW. The mandatory contestability for customers with an average peak demand of 750 to 999 kilowatts (kW) remains to take effect on June 26, 2017. The lowering of the threshold to cover consumers with an average monthly peak demand of 500 kW is by June 26, 2018, but subject to the review of the performance of the retail market by the ERC. The new deadline is the latest development in the ERC’s goal to enforce the rules on retail competition and open access (RCOA), one of the requirements of Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industr y Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA).

The original Dec. 26, 2016 deadline for the 1-MW user became unfeasible af te r Me r a l c o f i l e d on May 27, 2016 a petition for declaratory relief with application for temporary restraining order (TRO) and/or writ of preliminary i nju n c t i on a g ai ns t t h e

issuances of the Department of Energy and the ERC. “We definitely want to expand this segment of the business. There’s still a lot of unserved retail customers,” Ms. del Rosario said.

She said the company’s customers are mostly in Luzon, some in the Visayas, which was described as a growing market.

“If we consolidate the groups in the retail electricity s up p l y b u s i n e s s , w e’re already the third largest.

First, of course, is Meralco retaining its customer base.

If you combine Aboitiz, they’re second and we’re a close third,” she said.

F r a n c i s c o L . Vi r a y, Phinma Energy president and chief executive officer, said the retail electricity supply business is a segment that the company expects to grow after the completion of its capital-intensive projects.

P h i n m a E n e r g y ’s subsidiar y power plants are held in Trans-Asia Power Generation Corp., CIP II phinma/PAGE 10

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Environment Project NOAH: The Story

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n the a f t e r m a t h o f Tr o p i c a l S t o r m Sendong in 2011, former President Benigno S. Aquino III called for “a more accurate, integrated, and responsive disaster prevention and mitigation system, especially in highrisk areas throughout the Philippines.” In response, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) scanned all available technologies and expertise to come up with a flagship program that addressed the nation’s needs before, during, and after disasters.

At that time, there were three ongoing DOST-funded independent projects that related to disaster, namely ClimateX, Weather Sensors Development, and Disaster Risk and Exposure Assessment for Mitigation or D R E A M . Up on t h e directive of then DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo, these three projects were consolidated, and likewise three more projects were approved to form Project N OA H w h i c h h a d D r.

Mahar Lagmay as executive director. These three new projects were: 1) Storm Surge (under PAGASA), 2) Landslide, and 3) WebGIS. These projects, working together and sharing data among themselves, became the core of DOST’s flagship

program called the Disaster Risk Reduction/Climate Change Adaptation (DRRCCA) which then Secretary Montejo called the NOAH Program.

This program, with a budget of P6.4 billion, is now beefed up with 19 c omp onents , i ncluding the original six projects plu s DR E A M - L i DA R , 3-D Mapping, FloodNET, Landslide Sensors Development, and HydroMet Sensors Development, among others.

Among NOAH Program’s missions were to undertake disaster science research and development, advance the use of cutting edge technologies, and re c om me nd i n nov at ive information ser vices in g o v e r n m e n t’s d i s a s t e r prevention and mitigation efforts.

NOAH Program had a multi-disciplinary approach in developing systems, tools, and other technologies that could be operationalized by t h e g ov e r n m e nt t o help prevent and mitigate disasters. It also partnered with the academe and other stakeholders to accomplish its objectives.

As a Grant-In-Aid project of the DOST, the NOAH Program, as well as its components, all had starting and completion

dates, and deliverables, among others.

The NOAH Program started in 2011 and most component projects were completed in 2015, including Project NOAH. Project NOAH was a success, and its popularity prompted the Department of Budget and Management to l ab el a l l succe e ding DOST DRR/CCA projects as “Project NOAH/NOAH Program.”

Project NOAH Proj e c t NOA H , or Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards, was launched in July 2012 in Marikina City by no less than former President Aquino and former Secretary Montejo. Project NOAH was designed to harness technologies and management services for dis aster r isk re duc t ion activities offered by the D OST throug h D OST ’s a g e n c i e s PA G A S A , PHIVOLCS, and Advanced Science and Technology Inst itute (D OST-ASTI) in partnership with the UP National Institute of Geological Sciences and the UP College of Engineering.

During its course, Project NOAH under Dr. Lagmay was able to provide an early f lood warning system together with the country’s weather authority,

Cagayan de Oro Map on Project Noah

t h e D O S T- PA G A S A .

Project NOAH used and processed data coming from PAGASA. P r o j e c t N OA H w a s completed in December 2015 and it was expected to transfer to PAGASA all the technologies that the project developed. PAGASA has the mandate to “provide protection against natural calamities and utilize scientific knowledge as an effective instrument to insure the safety, well- being and economic security of all the people, and for the prom ot i on of n at i on a l progress.” Therefore it is the government’s prime enduser for all technologies generated by Project NOAH and similar initiatives. This is not to say, however, that only PAGASA can use the said technologies as these are open to all institutions and offices that need them.

In e ar ly 2 0 1 5 , t h e n Secretary Montejo created a committee through a special ord e r t h at s p e c i f i c a l ly d i re c t e d PAG A S A a n d Project NOAH personnel, i n c lu d i ng D r. L a g m ay, to star t the transfer of developed data and tools to PAGASA. The start of the transfer process was again agreed upon in a meeting on November 28, 2016 with Dr. Lagmay, DOST officials, and PAGASA.

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In a statement on Project NOAH released on January 30, 2017, DOST Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña said the “results are useful and should be institutionalized i n re g u l ar gove r n m e nt agencies whose mandates cover these areas.” Thus, it is not only PAGASA that can use the technologies but also other agencies concerned with disaster risk reduction to benefit the Filipino people by saving lives and property. This is science for the people.

Transition then extension In 2016, Project NOAH had yet to complete the transfer to PAGASA so Dr. Lagmay was advised to propose a transition project to facilitate the transfer of technology. Dr. Lagmay then proposed the project called ISAIAH or the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards: Integrated Scenario-based Assessments of Impacts and Hazards, which was approved in March 2016.

Up o n t h e p r o j e c t ’s ap p r o v a l i n D O S TP C I E E R D’s G o v e r n i n g Council, Dr. Lagmay was d i re c te d to t r ans fe r to PAGASA the tools developed by the Project as one of its deliverables. This included the training of PAGASA

personnel on the new tools developed. Towards the end of project ISAIAH, Dr. Lagmay was not able to facilitate the transfer so he made a request for extension dated Nov. 11, 2016 but received by DOST only on December 19, 2016.

The submitted documents did not include financial reports, proposed work plan, and target activities for the extension, among other requirements and, therefore, the request has not yet been deliberated upon.

All personnel of Project NOAH and ISAIAH are contractual staff and therefore co-terminus with the project. However, DOST, in good faith, recognizes the importance and value of the experts trained under Project NOAH and they shou l d b e re c r u ite d i n government agencies to continue the good work that they have been doing in the past.

A t ransit ion proj e c t under PAGASA will b e able to absorb many of the Project NOAH personnel.

This is in line with the recently passed PAGASA Mo der nizat ion L aw. In addition, the establishment o f t h e Nat i o n a l Sp a c e Agency will likewise require noah/PAGE 9

Banking&Finance VAT expansion anti-poor: solons

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CT Teachers PartyList Rep. Antonio Tinio and Rep. France Castro slammed the Department of Finance (DOF) proposal for the expansion of the value added tax (VAT), saying that it will heavily burden the poor and middle class. The lifting of the current VAT exemptions in effect will impose new taxes on several goods and services especially the basic necessities of the masses, the solons said.

“DOF has to call a spade a spade: This proposal is a regressive tax because the ones who will shoulder the burden are the poor and the middle class,” maintained Tinio during the hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means, Wednesday.

“DOF Undersecretary Karl Chua calls this ‘absolutely progressive’ but no amount of disingenuous labelling can cover up the fact that broadening VAT entails new taxes on items where

currently VAT-exempt. It means a higher cost of living for the public.”

Tinio noted that VAT, with the proposal for new excise taxes on fuel, will add 1.5 percentage points to the current 1.8% inflation rate, nearly doubling inflation to 3.3%. Citing DOF’s own data, he added that VAT expansion will actually slash net take-home pay by up to P1,189 for the subsistence poor under Decile 2 and P7,463 for professionals under Decile 9.

The DOF proposes to tax currently VAT-exempt goods and services such as money remittances including OFWs’; those who lease houses or apartments with less than P12,800 monthly rental; sales and lease and buy low-cost and socialized residential units; power transmission; sales, leases, and credit by cooperatives; drugs and products for rare diseases; and domestic shipping importation.

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this will immediately hit families who use inward and international money transfers or remittances including OFWs and the leasing or buying of lowcost houses or apartments.

“Electric bills and transport fares and shipping will skyrocket, meaning any activity using electricity and transportation will be expensive. The sales and loans from cooperatives including those of teachers and employees will no longer be spared from VAT,” she added.

“The entire tax reform proposal is really underhanded—it will grant income tax relief but make up for revenue losses by casting a wider tax net for VAT and excise taxes,” said Castro. “Eventually, the broader VAT will be shifted to the public in the form of higher prices of goods and services, especially the daily basic needs used by the people.” “ The reforms will

immediately hit the poor who are already having difficulty in putting food on their tables and struggling with electricity bills and other daily expenses,” Castro added.

“We vehemently resist this and will continue to register the people’s opposition in the coming hearings for this proposal until floor debates, if ever it reaches the plenary,” warned Tinio and Castro.

“Instead of imposing new and higher taxes, we urge the government to address reforms issues of corruption in the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Bureau of Customs and install measures to diminish if not eradicate the inefficiency in tax collection. We also reiterate our demand to immediately deliberate on the lowering of personal income taxes as a separate measure and approve it, instead of conditioning its approval on the other tax reforms included in Package 1,” said Castro.

BDO’s AUM IC identifies demutualization modes hits trillion for mutual life insurance companies peso-mark THE Insurance Commission Funa stressed that the mu t u a l l i f e i n s u re r i n (IC) has directed domestic entire process should be the countr y. Two other SY-led Banco de Oro Unibank In c . ( B D O ) on Fr i d ay said it finished 2016 with consolidated trust assets under management (AUM) of P1.03 trillion, higher than year-ago’s P917 billion and the first for a Philippine financial institution.

In a disclosure with the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), BDO said bulk of these funds were with the Trust and Investment Group (TIG) at P755 billion while the balance of P273 billion was with the Wealth Advisory and Trust Group (WATG) of subsidiary BDO Private Bank (BDOPB).

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mutual life insurance companies to demutualize in a bid to further protect existing policy holders.

In Circular Letter No. 2 0 1 7 - 0 6 d ate d Jan. 2 3 , 2017, IC Commissioner Dennis Funa identified three modes that mutual companies can tap to heed the directive and thes e are full demutualization, sponsored demutualization or with the help of a mutual holding company and a combination of both. ”Demutualization, t h rou g h a v ar i at i on of methods may also be employed, with the approval of the Commission,” Funa said in a statement.

transparent and publicly disclosed to fully and timely inform policyholders. ”It is the policy of the IC to afford full protection to policyholders, ensure fair and equitable treatment of members and protect the interest of the converting company,” he said.

Demutualization is a process of converting a mutual life insurance ent it y, w hich is ow ne d by p o l i c y h o l d e r s , i nt o a pu bl i c ly l i s t e d s t o c k company owned by shareholders who may or may not be policyholders.

To date, Insular Life Assurance Co. Ltd. (Insular Life) is the only domestic

players, Sun Life of Canada Philippines Inc. (SLOCPI) and Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Manulife Philippines) are subsidiaries of Canadabased insurers.

The demutualization order for domestic mutual life insurance firms bodes well for the increase in the minimum capital for d om e s t i c p l ay e r s f rom PHP250 million to PHP550 million starting this year.

IC said this order enables mutual companies to have more options for sourcing additional funds unlike in the past wherein it can only raise funds from its customer-members. (PNA)

SEDA Centrio celebrates Chinese New Year Seda Centrio, the city’s lifestyle hotel, welcomed the Year of the Rooster with timehonored traditions and a speciallyprepared buffet featuring Chinese delicacies and other culinary pieces. The hotel, decorated with Chinese lanterns, started off the festivities with a lion dance and ended with a fireworks display.

The year of the Rooster is set to bring positive events and very good news, career progress and profitable businesses.

OROBANKERS DIRECTORIES CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

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AMANAH/ISLAMIC BANK V. Neri Street Carmen, Cdoc 858988/8587965 / 722274

METRO BANK- COGON Osmeña Hayes St. Cdoc | 726438/8572057

ASIA UNITED BANK Cor.Camp Alagar Road Lapasan, Cdoc 729678 / 8568893

METRO BANK- CARMEN Max Suniel St. Carmen, Cdoc 8581722/ 8585162

BDO – VELEZ Velez-Rn Abejuela Street, Cdoc 2314246/8572075

METRO BANK- LAPASAN CM Recto Lapasan HW, Cdoc 724461/8561721

BDO – SM G/F SM City, Master Son’s Avenue Upper Carmen Cdoc | 8592623/8592637

METRO BANK- OSMEÑA Brgy Osmeña St. Cdoc | 722014 /8800924

BDO – XU XU Lib. Annex Corrales St. Cdoc 8574108 / 8573796

METRO BANK- CORRALES Corrales Avenue, Cdoc | 8572635/728731

BDO – CDO HAYES Trendline Bldg.,Hayes Street, 8568151/727405

METRO BANK- GAISANO 8561720

BDO – COGON Sky hi Bldg JR Borja St. Cogon, Cdoc 8577963/ 725209/ 725203 BDO – OSMEÑA Osmeña corner Ramon Chavez St. Cdoc 724567/8563727 BDO – LAPASAN Lapasan Highway Cdoc 8563233 /8563234 / 725178 BDO – RN- PELAEZ George Town CyberMall Rn Pelaez Blvd Kauswagan Cdoc | 8562617/729052 BDO – CARMEN Maxsuniel cor.V Neri St. Carmen, .Cdoc 8584854 /8581133 BANK OF COMMERCE- VELEZ Akut- Velez St.Cdoc | 8564371 / 726880 BANK OF COMMERCE- LAPASAN

CM Recto Ave. Lapasan, Cdoc, 8563991/727731

BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK RER kauswagan,HW Cdoc 8573733 /722519 BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK Gaston Park Cdoc | 8801518 BPI – LAPASAN Cm Recto HW Lapasan Cdoc 724076/ 8524602 BPI- VELEZ Velez-JR Borja St.Cdoc 8564213/722406 BPI – CAPISTRANO Capistrano St. Cdoc 8574264/8574263 BPI- COGON Osmeña St. Cdoc 8571297/8571298 CHINA BANK –GAISANO 745887/745880 CHINA BANK- JR BORJA JR Borja St. Cdoc 8572212/8573274 CHINA BANK- LAPASAN CM Recto Lapasan HW Cdoc 8561325 /722240 CHINA BANK – CARMEN Max Suniel, Cor. Yakal St. Cdoc 8583903/723091 CHINA BANK – DIVISORIA RN Abejuela St. Divosoria Cdoc 8575759/722641 CITY SAVINGS BANK TS Fashion Ave.Justo Ramonal Corner St.Cdoc 2316060/ 2316059 CHINATRUST Suite U&5 G/LGateway Tower Lapasan Lkk Cdoc 8521846/8521844 D’ASIAN HILLS BANK HW. Lapasan Cdoc | 8564201/ 8564201 D’ASIAN HILLS BANK Vamenta Carmen Sts. Cdoc | 8585366 DBP – CORRALES Corrales Ave., St. Cdoc | 8572087/722649 DBP – CAPISTRANO JR Borja Capistrano St. Cdoc 8567776/722819

PLANTERS DEVELOPMENT BANK

Tiano Bros St. Cdoc | 727083 /727082 PHILTRUST BANK Ramonal OsmeñaSt. CDO 8807234/2316694/2316695 PNB- CORRALES Corrales Avenue Cdoc | 729500 / 729723

PNB- LKK MALL NORTH CONCOURSE

LKK Mall N.Concourse Cdoc 8574149/8575682

PNB- CARMEN Elipe Bldg.Carmen, Cdoc | 8583158/ 8584203 PNB- LKK LKK Lapasan, Cdoc | 8564347/722872 PNB CDO– DIVISORIA Tiano Bros.Cruz Taal St., Cdoc 722861 /722816 PNB CDO– LAPASAN LKK Center Lapasan, Cdoc | 8564732 / 723992 PNB CDO– COGON LKK Center Lapasan, Cdoc 8571991/ 723992 PHILIPPINE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK, INC. bels_domingo@yahoo.com.ph Rizal Chavez Cdoc 8572194/725438 PS BANK Velez Corner A. Mabini St., Cdoc 8574183/725184 PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK Tiano-Abejuela St. Cdoc 722644/8573386 QUEEN CITY DEVELOPMENT BANK, INC. Sacred Heart Mont. Cm RectoAve., Cdoc 8562390 RCBC- VELEZ Velez-Borja St. Cdoc | 8564982/8568888 RCBC- COGON Simplex Bldg. Osmeña St. Cdoc 8562888/725863/8521329 RCBC- LAPASAN Cm. Recto Lapasan HW. Cdoc 8561888/722449 RCBC- LKK Gateway, Tower 1 LkkCenter, Cdoc 8563707/722449 RCBC SAVINGS- CARMEN Walingwaling St.,Carmen St. Cdoc 8585793/ 8586248 RCBC SAVINGS- VELEZ Velez St. Cdoc | 729083/8562460 RCBC SAVINGS- AGORA 8807891/8807892 RURAL BANK OF CABADBARAN, Inc.

#58 Tiano FernandezSt.CDO 727215/ 8563552 *805

SECURITY BANK- OSMEÑA Osmeña St. Cdoc | 8563965/ 723411/728774 SECURITY BANK- LKK Limketkai | 8801258/8801625

EAST WEST BANK #5 Juan Sia Bldg. Apolinar Velez St.Cdoc 8578801/720081

SECURITY BANK- VELEZ Velez Montalvan St., Cdoc | 728334/856632

EAST WEST BANK Cogon De Oro Constraction Bldg. LKK Drive 8500339/8500331

STERLING BANK OF ASIA Tiano Velez St. CDO | 8528171/8528168

ENTERPRISE BANK INC. Centro Mariano Bldg Osmeña St. Cdoc 723869/ 3093395 FIRST CONSOLIDATED BANK CM Recto Ave., Cor.Agudo Road Cdoc 8565360/2316678 LBP – CAPISTRANO Capsitrano St. Cdoc | 8565515/727678 LBP – VELEZ LunaVelez St. | 723549/8563198 LBP – PUERTO Puerto Cdoc | 8558858 MAYBANK JR Borja Tiano Cor. Bldg. Cdoc 8574439/726060 METRO BANK- DIVISORIA Pabayo Abejuela St. Divisoria Park, Cdoc 724783/8576999 METRO BANK- VELEZ A. Velez St. Cdoc | 8561724/726054

Seda Centrio’s Hotel Manager, Armand Angeles and Director of Sales, Carol Valdez pose together with the “lions” before their performance.

PBCOM Tiano-HayesSt. Cdoc | 726519/8571558

METRO BANK- JR BORJA JR Borja St. Cdoc | 8572999/724415

UCPB BANK- LAPASAN Osmeña Corner Lkk Drive, Cdoc 85771842/ 725135 UCPB BANK- VELEZ Velez Corner C. Pacana St. CDO 8564474/8564527 UCPB BANK SAVINGS-CAPISTRANO

Capistrano Corner CruzTaal St. CDO 8524099/722695

UCPB BANK SAVINGS- OPOL Gf forever Books Bldg.Bulua National CDO 754519/8588063 UNION BANK Lapasan Cm.Recto Cdoc | 8566847/8563805 WEALTHBANK Velez Gomez St. Cdoc | 8568942/722174 1ST VALLEY BANK Vamenta Blvd. CornerLirio St. Carmen, Cdoc 8501871/ 8584146 OROBANKERS CLUB Inc. Pnb Carmen | 09151850242

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P resent 3

rd NORTHERN MINDANAO

PARTIAL LIST OF FINALISTS: News Writing Sports Writing

Science Reporting

1. Rico C. Libling, (YNHS) Camiguin 2. Nadine Cyra Valdehuesa, (CDONHS) Cag de Oro 3. Alysza Jewel V. Buna (Kong Hua) Cag de Oro 4. Julie Marie S. Bongaos, (Cugman NHS) Cag de Oro 5. Laurence M. Pabatao (BNSHI) Maramag, Bukidnon 6. Jhoris Mea Lamigo, BNSHI, Maramag. Bukidnon 7. Rheanelyn Arquilos, BNSHI, Maramag, Bukidnon

1. Ysobelle B. Navales 1. Rico C. Libling - Kauswagan NHS, Cag de Oro -Yumbing N. H S Camiguin 2. Jerome E. Cantong 2. Gerald G. Solidor - Macabalan NHS, Cag. de Oro

MOGCHS, Cag de Oro 3. Myrette Jeshielle P. Bandoy 3. Lenmark A. Monsanto, CMSU -BNSHI, Maramag, Bukidnon

Musuan, Bukidnon 4. Earl Joy B. Lopina 4. Dave Clarion V. Daing - Yumbing NHS, Camiguin - Bulua National High School, CDO 5. Cryschia Faye C. Tayong 5. Michelle P. Balas Business Reporting - CMU, Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon - Tablon National High School, CDO 1. Mark Palad, PIO, Camiguin 6. Nerimer Grace V. Pornia 6. Ernesto B. Plaza Jr., 2. Francis Jose Luspo, Yumbing National High School - CMU, Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon

Macabalan NHS, Cag de Oro 3. Jediah Jaira Ll Bualat, Kong Hua School, CDO 7. Rowena T. Sabellita 7. Evans Jake C. Dacut 4. Justine G. Pamisa, BNSHI, Maramag, Bukidnon -Tablon NHS, Cag de Oro

BNSHI, Maramag, Bukidnon 8. Shane Erica Beniga 8. Pamela C. Noveros Bayanga NHS, Cag de Oro CMU, Maramag, Bukidnon

Feature Writing Photo Journalism 1.Kristina Casandra L. Pava - Central Mindana State University HS

2. Ivy Joyce D. Naparan - CMU High School, Musuan, Bukidnon 3. Neil John J. Jomaya -Central Mindanao State UniversityHS 4.Jade Angeline B. Flores - BNSHI, Maramag, Bukidnon 5. Alyssa Mariel C. Tagaan -BNSHI, Maramag, Bukidnon 6. Philipp Gabriel T. Casano - CMUHS, Musuan, Bukidnon 7. Troy Valdehueza, - CMU High School, Musuan

1. John Homer C. Tabas - Kong Hua School 2. Andre’ Socorro F. Doria - Yumbing NSH, Mambajao, Camiguin 3. Meybelle Rose R. Esid - Lapasan National High School, CDO

FINAL ROUNDS & AWARDING March 20, 2017

Announcement:

The Regional Qualifying Rounds scheduled in other cities andprovinces, are still on-going.

Finalists will be published in addition to the list in this page.

For inquiry, pls call 09153190138.

- The Secretariat

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RAFC Chair Professor Edgardo D. Layug sharing his thoughts on the issues that concerns the working relationship between the local government units and AFC coordinators during the AFC Congress, held in Cagayan de Oro City.

R-10 AFCs: DA’s partners in agri-fishery dev’t In its collaborative efforts of aiding farmers, the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 10 (DARFO 10) through the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) recognizes the active involvement of the Municipal, Provincial, and City Agricultural and Fishery Councils (MAFC, PAFC, CAFC) members of Northern Mindanao during the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Congress with its theme “Instilling Entrepreneurial Spirit among AFCs in Northern Mindanao”, held in

Cagayan de Oro City last January 2425, 2017.

The aim of the congress was to recognize the participation and engagement of the MAFC, PAFC and CAFC members in assisting DA in the implementation of its programs and projects in their respective municipalities and crafting resolutions that would further alleviate the lives of the farmers.

Furthermore, it paved the way in strengthening the working relationship and partnership towards DA, its attached agencies, and the local government units.

“Dako’g role

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personnel with the skill sets of some of the NOAH personnel and they should apply there as well.

P r o j e c t N OA H h a s d e ve l op e d m any to ol s , generated important data, and trained a new crop of disaster scientists.

The ser vice that NOAH provides must be made a p er manent f ixture in mandated agencies, and t h is has b e e n t he c ore objective of the project from the very start. Young and highly trained scientists must also be encouraged to join government service.

Holding back on the expected delivery or even prom i s e of te ch n ol o g y and knowledge transfer is denying the Filipino people of better weather forecasting and disaster risk assessment services.

(S&T Media Services)

for its retail investment products, particularly the Unit Investment Trust Fund (UITF), and customized portfolio for individuals and corporations.

BDOPB, on the other hand, services investment and estate planning needs of high net worth individuals using an open architecture framework.

“We are grateful to our clients whose continuing confidence in our trust and investment products and services propelled us to reach P1 trillion AUM level. This achievement will not only inspire us to work harder towards better serving our clients, it will also strengthen our resource base that will allow us to fully harness economies of scale and thereby deliver better performance,” he added.

(PNA)

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ang AFCs in the agriculture and fishery sector.

You are our major partners in agri-fishery development.

Without your assistance and efforts, I’m sure mura ug piang ang organization and sistema kay wala’y private sector or third party nga motan-aw sa gi-implement sa gobyerno,” remarked Carlota S. Madriaga, Field Operations Division Chief of DA-RFO 10.

The congress also witnessed the success stories of some farmers in the region,Nemia Penita A. Buhian of Buhian Diversified Farm and Food Service shared her success on Cocobased Integrated Organic Farming.

Buhian is a national winner of The Outstanding Farmers of the Philippines (TOFARM) as Outstanding Rural Woman of 2016.

Imelda P.

Mendoza was also invited to discuss on coffee production, utilization and value-adding, in detailing her experience behind KapeMaramag.

On the other hand, an oath taking took place where the officers from RAFC, Sectoral Committee Chairpersons, PAFC/Independent Component City AFC Coordinators and members of the private and government sector were sworn to their duties, and responsibilities.The oath taking was led

by Marlon Tabac, barangay captain of Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City.

The two-day congress was participated by the MAFCs, PAFCs and CAFCs of Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Cagayan de Oro City, and Iligan City. # (DEGabales, DARFO 10)

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE Province of Misamis Orietal Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a Notice is hereby served to the public that RUEL SHARON VIRTUD SAGUN has filed with this office, a petition for Change of first name from RUEL to RUEL SHARON in the certificate of live birth of RUEL VIRTUD SAGUN who was born on June 15, 1981 in CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY and whose parents are THOMINESCIO LADERA SAGUN and ARCELY VEGA VIRTUD. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later February 13, 2017.

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(Sgd.) NORMA S. DIPUTADA City Civil Registrar

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your job,’’ he assured his shock(ed) troops.

As if to bolster this promise, he reportedly gave instructions to Bato to take it easy on Police General Marvin Marcos and others who were implicated in the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa,

Sr. while the latter was in police custody.

This despite the fact that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) had filed multiple murder charges against Marcos and 27 other persons.

To the lowly policeman or soldier, the message could not have been any clearer. It was a carte blanche.

To the rogues in uniform,

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR 12th Judicial Region Branch 10 Hall of Justice, Marawi City IN THE MATTER OF CANCELLATION OF THE CERTIFICATES OF LIVE BIRTH OF NOAIM RANDA ABBAS NOAIM RANDA ABBAS assisted by His father ABBAS BENITO ABDULSALAM,

Petitioner,

-versus-

SPL PROC. 2420-16

THE ADMINISTRATOR AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY AND THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MAGUING, LANAO DEL SUR,

Respondent.

X------------------------------------------------X

who had been in the drug trade, it was a perfect cover to silence the competition or others who might incriminate them.

At the same , it continued to provide a lucrative opportunity to extort from just about anybody. Senator Ping Lacson has the videos to prove it.

There is talk that the minimum asking price (to be let off the hook) is P100,000 for small fries. But for high profile extort victims, the price could go up to the millions. But even after they have paid, some victims still were permanently silenced.

Any wonder then that a rogue SPO3 would have a SALN of P17 million?

The rise in body count of alleged druggies has been alarming. At least for them, that is the end of their physical suffering. But this would not be case for their families who would have to continually suffer mental anguish.

And what about the several thousands who are now detained in overcrowded, smelly jail cells for the simple reason that they could not cough up the P100,000 demanded of them by police extortionists?

I heard that even PAO lawyers are AFRAID to handle cases of these detainees lest they be branded as obstructionists in the war against drugs.

At le ast a g roup of petitioners, led by a survivor in a police drug raid, mustered enough courage to petition the Supreme Court for a writ of Amparo. The writ seeks to stop the police from using Oplan Tokhang to “skirt due process, kill unarmed suspects and scare witnesses into silence.”

Of course, it is not too late for Bato. Or is it?

Senator Ping Lacson suggests that Bato create a body that will work full time on monitoring/disciplining the rogue cops. We need to get

NEW LIGHT PAWNSHOP Main: Gen. Capistrano Neri St., Cagayan de Oro City Branch: Don. S. Osmeña St., Fronting Public Market, Cagayan de Oro City

ORDER

NOTICE OF AUCTION

Before this Court is a verified petition for Cancellation of the Certificate of Live Birth of Noaim Randa Abbas dated October 31, 2016 and which reads in part:

Starting February 10 & 11, 2017 (Friday & Saturday) at 9:00 A.M. to 5P.M., this establishment located at Gen. Capistrano Neri St., Cagayan de Oro City will set an Auction Sale on all pledges since September 2016. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

1. Petitioner is Filipino, 13 years old, single and a resident of Malungun, Maguing, Lanao del Sur. For purpose of his petition, he is assisted by his father ABBAS BENITO ABDULSALAM, of legal age, Filipino, married ad resident of Malungun, Maguing, Lanao del Sur, where he may be served with summons and other court processes; 2. Respondent is the incumbent Local Civil Registrar of Maguing, Lanao del Sur whose officeis located at Municipal Hall, Maguing, Lanao del Sur, where he/she may be served with orders and processes of this Court.

3. Petitioner was born on October 05, 2003 at Malungun, Lanao de Sur to spouses Abbas Bernito Abdulsalam and Naima Dalimbang Randa, whse birth was belatedly registered by the petitioner’s father, a copy of Certificate of Live Birth with Registry No. 2014-538 is attached as Annex “A”.

4. Unknown to the father, said birth was previously registered by the petitioner’s wife in 2004, under Registry No. 2004-183, where the petitioner’s date of birth and surname were erroneously entered as OCTOBER 07, 2003 instead of OCTOBER 05, 2003 and HADJI NAIM instead of ABBAS; 5. The existence of another Certificate of Live Birth, which contain erroneous entries, was discovered only when the petitioner’s father secured petitioner’s Certificate of Live Birth from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), a copy of said Certificate of Live Birth is attached as Annex “B”, 6. Petitioner is consistently using the name NOAIM RANDA ABBAS and is the name reflected on his school records as shown in his PROGRESS REPORT CARD issued by the Malungun Elementary School, Maguing, Lanao del Sur and IDENTIFICATION CARD (id) issued by the Malungun Elementary School, Maguing, Lanao del Sur attached as Annexes “C” and “D”, 7. The true and correct name of petitioner’s father is ABBAS BENITO ABDULSALAM as evidenced by his CERIFICATE OF MARRIAGE, PASSPORT, IDENTIFICATION CARD (ID) and VOTER’S IDENTIFICATION CARD (ID), attached as annexes “E”, “F”, “G” and “H”, responsively, 8. This petition is filed without slightest intention in defraud or prejudice the government or any person, its ultimate purpose is to rectify erroneous entries in the public records; 9. Petitioner submits that nobody will be prejudice by granting this petition nor is there a pending case filed against him.

Finding the aforesaid petition to be sufficient in form and substance, it is hereby ordered that the same be set for hearing before this Court on MARCH 8, 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in Lanao del Sur or Marawi City or Iligan City for three (3) consecutive weeks.

The Local Civil Registrar of Maguing and Civil Registrar General, or any person or party who has interest in the petition, may file his/her opposition there to within fifteen (15) days from notice of this petition or from the last day of publication of this Order.

Further, let this Order be posted for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of hearing in the Bulletin Board of the Local Registrar of Maguing and Bulletin Board of this Court, at expenses of the petitioner.

The petitioner is directed to notify this Court of the publication of this Order not later than three (3) days before March 8, 2017.

Furnished copies of this Order, together with the copies of the petition to the Local Civil Registrar of Maguing the Hon. Solicitor General, Makati City and Hon. Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSPA). Sta Mesa, Manila

PAHIBALO

SO ORDERED Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Philippines, January 10, 2017

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(Sgd.) WENIDA B.M. PAPANDAYAN Presiding Judge

MANAGEMENT

back the trust of the people, Lacson said. Another former police officer (whose name escapes me at the moment) explained it another way: “Bato concentrated too much on the operational side of the campaign. He simply neglected the administrative side.” In so many words, S enator Chiz Escudero chastised Bato: Just cut down on playing to the camera and do your job.

But Bato listens only to the President. And lucky for Bato. For the moment at least, the President’s confidence in Bato remains rock solid.

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the broken hearts of his own family whom he failed.

Many of us have failed as a spouse or parent; but Jesus Christ will forgive you if you ask Him. Then ask Him to help you start changing and doing a better job of raising your children to become the happy, successful people they were born to be. Just Think a Minute…

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Sa Pebrero 10 & 11, 2017 (Bernes ug Sabado) sa may 9:00 sa buntag paingon sa alas 5:00 sa hapon, ang tanan nga penirenda nga wala malukat sa Gen. Capistrano Neri St., Cagayan de Oro City sugod sa bulan sa Setyembre 2016 maapil sa subasta. Giawhag ang tanan suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

ANG TAGDUMALA BWM Feb. 6, 2017

Power Corp., One Subic Power Generation Corp., an d a c omp any - ow n e d

power plant in Guimaras province.

Tr a n s - A s i a P o w e r handles the 21-MW plant in Bacnotan, La Union while One Subic Power operates the 116-MW plant in the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, in Olongapo City. The plant in Jordan, Guimaras has 3.4 MW in capacity.

Strategic partnerships have also played a key role in the expansion. South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp. is the company’s joint venture with Ayala Corp.’s AC Energy Holdings, Inc. The partners built a two-unit circulating fluidized bed coal-fired power plant each with a capacity of 135 MW. The first unit of the Calaca, B at ang a s pl ant st ar te d operating last year, with the second one projected to be online within 2016.

It has also partnered with Petrogreen Energy Corp. and PNOC Renewables Corp. in consortium Maibarara Geothermal, Inc., whose expansion will deliver 12MW of power by next year.

The company has a 25% stake in the geothermal project.

The company has also ventured in wind energy through subsidiary TransAsia Renewable Energ y Corp., which operates the 54-MW San Lorenzo wind farm in Guimaras.

GREAT VALUE PAWNSHOP V. Castro St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City CAGAYAN DE ORO MAIN BRANCH

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

Starting February 10 & 11, 2017 (Friday & Saturday) at 9:00 A.M. to 5P.M., this establishment CAMIGUIN BRANCH Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, located at V. Castro St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City willB.set an Auction on all pledges since Camiguin Tel.Sale # (088) 387-0491 September 2016. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts. CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

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

PAHIBALO

Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631

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

Sa Pebrero 10 & 11, 2017 (Bernes ug Sabado) sa may 9:00 sa buntag paingon BRANCH sa alas 5;00 sa hapon, CARMEN Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. Cagayan # (088) 231-2011 ang tanan nga penirenda nga wala malukat sa V. Castro St., Carmen, de Oro City sugod sa bulan sa Setyembre 2016 maapil sa subasta. Giawhag ang tanan suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

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

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

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

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

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

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

Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12th Judicial Region, Branch 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte

ANG TAGDUMALA BWM Feb. 6, 2017

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT-10th JUDICIAL REGION Branch 42, Medina, Misamis Oriental -oOoIN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO APPROVE THE WILL OF POLYCARPO RUBIN GUMAPO-DECEASED…

SP. PROC. CASE NO. 333-M

JANE P. GUMAPO,

Petitioner. x------------------------------------/ ORDER On November 10, 2016, a petition for the approval of the alleged will of the late Polycarpo Rubin Gumapo was filed by Petitioner JANE P. GUMAPO (JANE). On December 01, 2016, the original Holygraphic Will consisting of two (2) pages was transmitted to this Court by Clerk of Court Atty. Joan D. Abucejo-Vallejos.

JANE alleged that the late Polycarpo Rubin Gumapo, a resident of Sitio Buyogon, Bgy. Duka, Medina, Misamis Oriental, died on September 22, 2016. JANE prayed that he be issued letters testamentary or be appointed as administrator of the will.

Let this petition be heard on March 2, 2017 at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Any and all persons who have any opposition to the petition for the approval of the will and/ or to the appointment of JANE as administrator, may appear and show cause why the petition should not be granted.

At the expense of Petitioner JANE, let this Order be published in Cagayan de Oro Times, Tanleh Bldg., Abellanosa St., Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro City, a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental, at least once a week for three consecutive weeks.

So ordered.

Done in Chambers on January 18, 2017 at Medina, Misamis Oriental.

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(Sgd.) JUDY A. SIA-GALVEZ Presiding Judge MCLE Exempt #V-789 10/27/15

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE: EJF NO. 21-78 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale in accordance with provision of Republic Act No. 720, as amended filed by 1st VALLEY BANK, INC., President/Chief Executive Officer, ATTY. NICOLAS J. LIM, Mortgagee, against MELITONA ROMANDE CARPIO of Corner Consunji Lluch St., Iligan City, Mortgagor, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness the principal amount of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (Php150,000.00), becomes due, exclusive of interest, penalties, publication, Sheriff’s expenses and other related incidental foreclosure expenses, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will Sell at Public Auction on April 19, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning to 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court, this Court to the highest bidder, for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the described real property with all its improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF LTITLE NO. T-12,411 Registry of Deeds of Lanao del Norte A parcel of land Lot 322-E of the subdivision plan Psd-12-009543,being a portion of Lot 322, Lala Pls-13 (H-112592) situated in the Barrio of Pinamparan (now, Tunaan), Municipality of Lala, Province of Lanao del Norte, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the N., along line 1-2 by Road; E., along lines 2-3-4 by Lot 322-F of the subdivision plan; S., along line 4-5 by Lot 323, Lala, Pls-13; W., along lines 5-6-1 by Lot 322-D of the subdivision plan. Registered in the name of MELITONA P. ROMANDI, of legal age, Filipino, married to ERNESTO G. CARPIO and residents of Iligan City.

Containing and area of TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT (24, 928) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

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

In the event the Public Auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on April 26, 2017, without further notice.

Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, January 31, 2017.

(Sgd.) ATTY. BERNARDINO M. BERING Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Sheriff

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addition to the appropriation of P17 billion this year to implement the projects within the next four years.

Among the projects, Mr. Alonto said, are road networks that will link regions as Mindanao “currently lacks about 600 kilometers of roads.”

Disaster-mitigation facilities are also a priority to protect agricultural areas as well as residential zones in view of the impact of climate change.

I n N o v e m b e r, t h e DPWH and MinDA signed a memorandum of agreement for the implementation of projects under MinDA’s Mindanao Development Corridors, a program aimed at helping the regions develop their respective economies as well as improve their connectivity.

The corridors program is also intended to improve the participation and competitiveness of Mindanao within the Brunei-IndonesiaMalaysia-Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area.

DPWH Undersecretary Ma. Catalina E. Cabral, meanwhile, said Mindanao’s infrastructure budget this year is 38% higher than last year’s.

“Ensuring funding support is not a problem.

The problem now is how to properly spend the funds,” said Ms. Cabral.

MinDA also signed an agreement with the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority in December for a collaborative effort in planning and implementing tourism-related projects.

“These joint collaborations hold greater value. In fact, more than just securing budgetar y support, these agreements c u l t i v at e i n s t i t u t i o n a l partnerships. Partnerships such as these are crucial in

propelling Mindanao rise to socioeconomic progress,” Mr. Alonto said.

The MinDA official, also a leader of the Moro National Liberation Front which has forged a peace pact with the government, said the agency is also focusing on the development of conflictaffected areas, particularly the island provinces under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

“Developing the economic potential of these areas will help solve the armed conflict... most of these provinces are among the underdeveloped areas in the country and some of them hotbeds of armed conflict,” he said.

ARMM’s island provinces are Basilan, Sulu and TawiTawi.

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completing and finalizing the ecozone masterplan in Mindanao.

“Our goal is to establish at least one ecozone in each of the ARMM provinces – Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi – as well as in the cities of Marawi (Lanao del Sur) and Lamitan (Basilan) by the year 2020,” Gov. Hataman said.

The move is designed to attract investments, help generate local jobs and enhance the region’s overall economic performance.

The gover nor s aid t he regional government is institutionalizing the operation of the Regional Economic Zone Authority, which was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act 154, as cited in Republic Act 9054 (Art XII, Sec.4).

The ARMM currently has only one operating ecozone, the Polloc Freeport and Economic Zone (PFEZ) in Maguindanao that generated an income of P27.9 million and revenues amounting to P134 million for the Bureau of Customs as of 2016.

Gov. Hataman said his declaration of the PFEZ as “halal hub” is in support to the PEZA’s “mission to expand into new frontiers” and takes advantage of the region’s “potential as a gateway of the Philippines to the multitrillion dollar halal industry.”

He said the region will focus on economic sectors where it has a competitive advantage and these include agro-industr y, tourism, trading, halal investment, and Islamic financing.

The ARMM government, he said, has already established a link with countries in the Middle East and in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to explore possible collaborations on e conomic de velopment projects that will benefit not only the region but the rest of the country as well.

(BPI/PIA-10)

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ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman underscored that poverty alleviation is his administration’s top priority this year.

He said P4-billion has been earmarked this year for various programs and projects aimed at eliminating hunger and malnutrition in the region.

Bersales said there is a gradual decline in poverty incidence in the region but the figure is lower than what was expected by the ARMM regional government.

“The basis of our poverty statistics is income, and incomes of hous eholds respond very slowly to the interventions, but I feel that it’s a good start,” said Bersales.

Subsistence incidence in the region was estimated at 21.1 percent. In 2012, it was recorded at 25.1 percent an improvement of four percentage points.

Subsistence incidence among Filipinos refers to as the proportion of Filipinos

in extreme or subsistence poverty.

PSA also releases statistics on poverty among families – a crucial social indicator that guides policy makers in efforts to alleviate poverty.

Based on the first and second survey visits in 2015 in ARMM, poverty among families was estimated at 48.2 percent from 49.7 percent in 2012.

“Poverty statistics is the most controversial because poverty is multi-dimensional, very complex situation, and our official poverty statistics, for now, focuses on one dimension, which is income,” Bersales said.

Lawyer Laisa Alamia, ARMM’s executive secretary, said the region’s target poverty incidence is to reduce the rate to 30 percent in three years.

“Our target is to improve the living conditions of our households para ma-reduce ang poverty,” Alamia said.

(PNA)

Mining...

from page 1 The company has an existing Mineral Production Sharing Agreement issued by Mines and Geosciences Bureau to mine Gibusong, which has an area of 1,150 hectares and three barangays namely, Liberty, Helen and Magsaysay.

Borja also runs Adnama Mining Resources Inc. that is operating in Claver town in Surigao del Norte.

“We don’t want the mining company to operate because we don’t want pollution that would destroy our natural resources,” said Nathaniel Dalago, the barangay chair of Liberty.

“Dili kami gusto mahisama sa mga dapit sa Dinagat ug Surigao nga nadaot na ang kadagatan ug kasubaan ug apektado ang panginabuhian sa katawhan,” (We don’t want to be like the places in Dinagat and Surigao where the rivers and seas have been damaged and the livelihood of the people is affected).

Magsaysay barangay chair Ronnie Cabas recalled they have

petitioned against the planned operation of the company.

“We made a signature campaign and forwarded it to government line agencies and to our representative Arlene ‘Kaka’” Bag-ao, who helped us in facilitating our petition,” Cabas said.

They intensified the campaign using the social media and formed a group called “Gibusong Island: No to mining”.

In its website: Oriental Vision Mining Philippines Corp. said it engages in developing and operating three nickel, chromite and other mineral mining projects in Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte, and Isabela provinces covering a total area of about 5,900 ha.

Oriental Vision Mining Philippines Corp. is a 100% Filipinoowned multi mineral mining venture chaired by Salvador B. Zamora II and Fernando S. Borja as president and chief executive officer.

In 2008, the company acquired mining properties and operating rights with major deposits of nickel and chromite in Dinagat Province, and copper, gold, zinc, sulphur, pyrite, phosphate and coal properties in Sarangani and Surigao Provinces.

Established in 2008, Oriental Vision Mining Philippines Corp., acquired Sangay, Palhi and the Hibuson Nickel Project in Dinagat Island. The Sangay Nickel Project

in Dinagat Island had been programmed to produce five million tons of laterite and saprolite nickel ores for the next five years with a partial confirmed mineable ore reserve of 5,064,216 metric tons with an average grade of 1.20% Ni 26.43% Fe and a partial probable ore reserve volume of 38,360,000 metric tons.

The Palhi Nickel Project in Dinagat Island had been programmed to produce five million tons of laterite and saprolite nickel ores for the next five years with a partial confirmed mineable ore reserve of 3,301,620 metric tons with an average grade of 1.40% Ni and more than 30.00% Fe. The Dinapique Nickel Project in Dinagat Island had been programmed to produce more than five million tons of laterite and saprolite nickel ores for the next five years.

MindaNews tried to contact Oriental Vision Mining Philippines Corp but no to avail.

MGB-Caraga Regional Director Roger de Dios said the claimed holder of the MPSA in Gibusong Island has neither been revoked nor canceled.

“There was a recommendation from the monitoring team but it’s not being acted,” de Dios said.

Dinagat province has 10 mining companies extracting nickel ore and shipping it out to China.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 42-Medina, Misamis Oriental -oOoIn the Matter of the Petition for Correction SP. PROC. CASE NO. 334-M Of Entry in the Record of Birth of MAJEAN BRYLLE MONSANTO NERCUIT in the Civil Registry, Changing his First Name from MA. JEAN BRYLLE to MAJEAN BRYLLE, And his SEX from FEMALE TO MALE. MAJEAN BRYLLE MONSANTO NERCUIT, Petitioner, -versusLocal Civil Registrar of the Municipality of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, Respondent. x-----------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER Before this Court is a verified petition filed by MAJEAN BRYLLE MONSANTO NERCUIT of Purok 2, Mimbuahan Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, born at Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental to Metchelou Monsanto Nercuit (mother), seeking to correct two (2) erroneous entries in his Certificate of Live Birth, that is (1) his name – from MA. JEAN to MAJEAN, and (2) his sex- from FEMALE to MALE.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPS. MAGDALINO AND ROSITA CIPRIANO

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND

Notice is hereby given that intestate estate of the deceased SPS. Magdalino and Rosita E. Cepriano who died on August 24, 1999 and on August 12, 1993, respectively, in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City without leaving any last will and testament; That the deceased spouses MAGDALINO AND ROSITA E. CIPRIANO, at the time of their death, are the registered owners of a parcel of land situated in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, and which is more particularly described as follows; A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 6582-B-C-1, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-181883 being a portion of Lot 6582-B-9-C, LRC Psd88836, LRC Rec. No. N-24079), situated in the District of Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) square meters, more or less. EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPS. MAGDALINO AND ROSITA CIPRIANO; is made and excuted by and among, namely; LORETO E. CEPRIANO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of #209 Water lily St., Carmen Cagayan de Oro City and the surviving son of the deceased spouses;LOLITA C. ARCAMO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of #209 Water lily St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City and the surviving daughter of the deceased spouses; HEIRS OF REBECCO E. CIPRIANO, herein represented by LUISITA M. CIPRIANO, of legal age, Filipino, widow and a resident of Linabo, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; HEIRS OF PEDRITO E. CEPRIANO, namely: EMILYN R. CEPRIANO, of legal age, Filipino, widow and a resident of kalingagan, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; KENNETH GARY R. CEPRIANO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Kalingagan, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; NEIL NIÑO R. CEPRIANO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Kalingagan, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; DEXTER JONES R. CEPRIANO, of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident of Kalingagan, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; HEIRS OF PURITA C. CONCHA, herein represented by JOHN KENNETH C. CONCHA, oif legal age, Filipino, single and a resident of Kagawasan, San Miguel, Bohol; Under Notary Public Atty. Mario T. Juni; Doc. No. 200; Page No. 40; Book No. 198; Series of 2017.

Notice is hereby given that intestate estate of the deceased Restituto T. Jamis who died on March 06, 1994 at El Salvador, Misamis Oriental; That the deceased, Restituto T. Jamis, left a PARCEL OF LAND, Lot 9927, Cad 237, situated in the Barrio of Cogon, Municipality of El Salvador, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the N. along line 7-1, by Lot 9105; on the NE., along lines 1-2-3, by Lot 9090; on the SE., along line 3-4, by Lot 9941; on the SN., along lines 4-5-6, by Lot 9925; and on the NW., along line 6-7 by Lot 9926, all of Cad 237.containing an area of NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY FOUR (9,694) SQAURE METERS, more or less. All points refer to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground as follows:

by B.L. cyl. Conc. Mons. 15x60 cm. bearing true, date of original survey December 16- January 9, 1931 executed by B. CABADING, Geodetic Engineer and approved on September 30, 1933. EXTRA –JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND; is made and executed by and among, namely; AILEEN JAMIS BONAYOG, VERCELLE JAMIS BONAYOG, RICHELL JAMIS TORNIADO, AND RHANDY ESTOQUE JAMIS, all of legal age, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at Zone 2, El Salvador City, all herein-after referred to as the Heirs/Sellers; and ALBEN MABUGNON JABLA, Likewise of legal age, Filipino citizen, married to CHARISSE G. JABLA, with residence and postal address at Zone 2, Lower Tabok, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City herein referred to as the BUYER/VENDEE; That for and in consideration of the sum of SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED PESOS ONLY (P 68,400) Philippine Currency receipt of said amount is hereby acknowledge by the SELLER/VENDOR after the amount is paid in hand by the BUYER/S or VENDEE/S the SELLER/S or VENDER/S hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY the above-described properties ONLY A PORTION OF ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN (114) SQUARE METERS, more or less in favor of the BUYER/S or VENDEE/S his/her heirs, assigns or successors-in-interest, free from any liens and encumbrances, free from any third-party claimant whomsoever and the same is non-tenanted. Under Notary Public of ATTY. EMELITO J. MARQUINO; As per Doc. No. No. 258; Page No. 51; Book No. XIII; Series of 2017.

The Court finds the petition sufficient in form and substance and sets the same for hearing on February 22, 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, (Wednesday), at Branch 42, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Medina, Misamis Oriental.

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At the expense of petitioner MAJEAN BRYLLE MONSANTO NERCUIT, let a copy of this Order beI. Posted at the (1) Bulletin Board of the Municipal Hall of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, (2) Bulletin Board of Bgy. Mimbuahan, Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, and (3) Bulletin Board of this Court.

II. Published, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in Mindanao Daily News, located at Tanleh Bldg., Abellanosa St., Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro City, the Court’s duly accredited newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental.

The Local Civil Registrar of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, or any interested person claiming interest on the entries sought to be corrected may file opposition within fifteen (15) days from notice of the petition or from the last date of publication of such notice.

Lastly, the Court grants the request of petitioner MAJEAN BRYLLE MONSANTO NERCUIT. He is allowed to litigate his petition as a pauperlitigant, hence, is exempt from payment of docket and other legal fees and be charged at cost only on the required publication.

So ordered.

Done in Chambers on January 16, 2017 at Medina, Misamis Oriental.

(Sgd.) JUDY A. SIA-GALVEZ Presiding Judge MCLE Exemption #V-789-10/27/15

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