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CAGAYAN de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno obtained a writ of preliminary injunction Monday afternoon from the Court of Appeals Special 22nd Division here.

Pastor Temor, the legal counsel of complainant William Guialani, confirmed to the Mindanao Daily News (MDN), that his office received the resolution about 5 p.m. Monday.Lawyer Leon Gan, one of the counsels of the Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas, also confirmed the CA’s granting of the preliminary injunction to Moreno.

Gan, however, lamented the CA’s failure to hear the “petition for inhibition” filed by William Guialani and the “Motion for Leave and Intervene” of Vice Mayor Acenas.“We are appalled by the sudden issuance of the writ of preliminary injunction without the hearing the side of the complainant,” Gan said.

Mitigating El Nino TO strengthen the implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP) and protection of the forests, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Region 10 recently conducted a Trainor’s Training on “Mitigating Measures in Response to El Niño Phenomenon” in the provinces of Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental and Camiguin.

The Trainor’s Training aimed at capacitating the NGP Extension Officers, BantayGubat and other DENR 10 employees in the Provincial/Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (PENROs/CENROs) particularly in the occurrence of the forest fire which is one of the effects of El Niño phenomenon.

Topics discussed included vulnerabilities of NGP Plantation and its importance to inclusive growth, People’s Organization Mobilization/Organization of fire fighting brigade, fire fighting techniques, and reporting and documentation of NGP.

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By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO

BOITIZ Power Corp. (AboitizPower) is looking at Australia and Russia as future sources of coal for its power plants, with three projects expected to be online between 2017 and 2019.

The power unit of Aboitiz Equity Ventures, which inaugurated a 300-megawatt (MW) plant here last Friday, is currently building three other coal-fired power plants -- a 340-MW facility in Toledo City, Cebu under Therma

Visayas, Inc.; a 600-MW plant in Subic, Zambales in partnership with Manila Electric Co. and Taiwan Cogeneration Corp.; and the 420-MW Pagbilao 3 plant in Quezon, an expansion of coal/PAGE 6

SACADA. The tractor operator is the lone male among an all-women group of sacada (seasonal workers) preparing the land for planting sugarcane in Quezon town, Bukidnon on Saturday. Male workers operate the tractor or cut the canes for harvest.

Workers are paid P150 daily wage. The National Wages and Productivity Commission says agricultural workers in Quezon and other Bukidnon towns should be paid P289 daily wage plus ten pesos a day cost of living allowance. mindanews photo by froilan gallardo

MinDA says there’s no link between bombing suspects and land owners

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

THERE is no direct link between the perpetrators behind the Christmas eve bombing of Tower 25 of the

National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in Lanao del Sur and the family who has unsettled

claims with the government over this land, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said on Monday. minda/PAGE 6

Major tourism players tapped to push Halal

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

DAVAO City -- Major tourism players will be tapped to push for the development of the Halal sector in the country in a bid to attract more tourists from Islamic countries.

In a roundtable discussion at Dermpath at SM City on Tuesday, Marilou Ampuan, a trustee of the Tourism Congress of the Philippines, said that they are encouraging

business establishments to seek for accreditation from a certifier who is accredited by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF).

She said that these tourism players are in the frontline halal/PAGE 6

As shown above, the whole project costs P78 billion covering approximately 2,000 kilometers of railways connecting Mindanao’s major cities. Implementation will be done in six (6) phases with Phase 1 covering the Iligan-Gingoog link.

Revival of the elusive Mindanao railway project tops presidential campaign

By MARK D. FRANCISCO, Staff Writer

ECHOING his presidential running mate’s bid to include the Mindanao railway system as among his administration’s priority project, vice presidentiable Allan Peter Cayetano said this mode of transportation would boast the island’s economic

development.

Presidentiable Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte earlier vowed to immediately calendar the construction of the Mindanao railway system should he win in the coming election. campaign/PAGE 6

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Christmas Symbols Festival: Behind the Scene

By JUDITH TABLAN, Contributor

TANGUB City -- Fireworks exploded in the cloudless Tangub night sky on January 8, 2016. For thirty-nine days lights blazed in all corners of the city.

The twenty-third year of

Christmas Symbols Festival ended with a bang!

Systems and Policies A widely participated program would have been very difficult to sustain for more than two decades.

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But because the people already owned the program, participation in the yearly celebration became a part of the people’s culture.

Policies are in place since the city government has institutionalized the program.

After the planning meeting, all systems go which operate like clockwork. The management however, keeps a close tab of all the details through the coordinators tasked to monitor all the committees. The spirit of volunteerism is very much alive in the city.

Besides the finances, the employees and barangay folks contribute ideas, time, and labor to the completion of the symbol, arches or parol. Technical works like architecture, design, light installation, and structural

or highlight of any symbol, arch or parol. Soft drink bottles even used compact discs, corn husks, corn cobs, what-nots and everything are all possible materials.

It takes artistry, patience, even grit to finish an output.

Putting these all together harmoniously and artistically is always a challenge.

T h rou g h t h e y e a r s , patience taught the people to master and handle each material’s unique trait and character, so that they were able to come up with a neat and artistic combination of lights and materials. It has to be a labor of love, otherwise who can deliver with the rather steep criteria: creativity and best interpretation, quality of workmanship, artistic combination of lights, and overall appeal including cleanliness, orderliness and

soundness are left to the experts.

Each one understands that to make the group work successful, presentable, and above all competitive, they have to put in more time in the construction, decoration, sourcing out materials and the overall finishing touches.

Labor of Love Most of the materials that make up the symbols, arches and parols are indigenously sourced out.

Coconut husks look like bricks from afar. Corn kernel, so tiny and meticulously ass embled is t he main material for a giant parol.

Used mineral water bottles are cut and painted to look like petals of flowers.

Bleached and polished capiz shells is a class all its own. It is very versatile and elegant either as the main material

neatness.

Durable materials are kept and recycled for the next year’s symbol, arches or parol for a different theme or landmark.

The employees also man the entrance to the city hall complex where the Christmas symbols are located.

Committees are organized to oversee the traffic; others manage the judging of the seven categories for the three judging periods. That means to look for a set of five judges (in categories A, B, and C).

Further, that these judges, besides their qualification, do not have relatives or friends in the categories being judged.

Symbols have officersof-the-night to entertain spectators or answer their questions. An “immigration officer” is on hand to stamp christmas/PAGE 7

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A Scary Story Think a minute…Years ago there was a rich widow named Sarah. She inherited 100 million dollars! Sarah bought a house on 160 acres of land in California. She hired a team of 16 carpenters who continued working and enlarging her house every day for 38 years!

But Sarah’s instructions for building her house were very strange. For example, each window had to have 13 panes of glass. Each wall had to have 13 panels or boards.

The chandeliers had to have 13 crystal balls. Strange and scary pictures hung on all the walls. There were trap doors and many secret passageways.

And there was 1 blue room that only the widow Sarah was allowed to enter.

You see, this rich woman was building a home for the dead! Every night at midnight, a servant would go to a tower and ring a bell to call in the spirits of the dead.

Then Sarah would enter the blue room. This happened every night…for 38 years!

Finally, Sarah herself died at age 85. By the time of her death, her home for the dead had 160 rooms, 10,000 windows, and covered over 6 acres of her estate land.

So why did Sarah live her life for the dead? It was because she lived with

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Jhan Tiafau Hurst the terrible guilt of many deaths! You see, all of Sarah Winchester’s money and wealth came from the famous Winchester rifle.

Her company’s gun had been used to kill more Indians and soldiers than any other gun in America’s history. So because of her horrible guilt that haunted her every day and night, Sarah built her huge mansion for the spirits of all those people who had been killed by her company’s gun. Quite an amazing true story!

But the fact is we all are guilty of doing wrong, hurtful things to others. And we may try many different ways to get free from our guilty conscience. Yet there is only one way: we must admit our guilt to Jesus and ask Him hurst/PAGE 7

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New Year Resolutions We could spend all year living healthier, more productive lives, so why do we only decide to make the change at the start of the year? Why do we all make (and break) New Year resolutions?

Many of us will start 2016 with resolutions – to get fit, learn a new skill, eat differently. If we really want to do these things, why did we wait until an arbitrary date which marks nothing more important than a timekeeping convention?

British psychologist Tom Stafford asked this. And not only he. The answer tells us something important about the psychology of motivation, and about what popular theories of selfcontrol miss out.

While celebrating during New Year’s night, my family an friends found out, that what we want isn’t really straightforward. At bedtime you might want to get up early and go for a run, but when your alarm goes off you find you actually want a lie-in. When exam day comes around you might want to be the kind of person who spent

the afternoons studying, but on each of those afternoons you instead wanted to hang out with your friends.

You could see these contradictions as failures of our self-control: impulses for temporar y pleasures manage to somehow override our longer-term interests.

One fashionable theory of self-control, proposed by Roy Baumeister at Florida State University, is the ‘egodepletion’ account. This theory states that self-control is like a muscle. This means you can exhaust it in the short-term – meaning that every temptation you resist makes it more likely that you’ll yield to the next temptation, even if it is a temptation to do something entirely different.

A corollary of the ‘like a muscle’ theory is that in the long term, you can strengthen your willpower with practice.

So, for example, Baumeister found that people who were assigned two weeks of trying to keep their back straight whenever possible showed improved willpower when asked back into the lab.

But, and more importantly, that theory doesn’t give an explanation why we wait for New Year’s D ay to b e g i n e xe r t i ng our self-control. If your willpower is a muscle, you should start building it up as soon as possible, rather than wait for an arbitrary date.

Another explanation may answer these questions, although it isn’t as fashionable as ego-depletion. George Ainslie’s book ‘Breakdown of Will’ puts forward a theory of the self and self-control which uses game theory to explain why we have trouble with our impulses, and why our attempts to control them take the form they do. The virgin page of a new calendar marks a clean break between the old and new you - a psychological boundary that may help you keep your resolutions (Credit: Getty Images).

And, so to speak with Tom Stafford again, Ainslie gives us an answer to why our resolutions start on 1 January.

The date is completely arbitrary, but it provides a

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clean line between our old and new selves. The practical upshot of the theory is that if you make a resolution, you should formulate it so that at every point in time it is absolutely clear whether you are sticking to it or not. The clear lines are arbitrary, but they help the truce between our competing interests hold.

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PNoy has 3 presidentiables in 2016?

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me…” (Exodus 20:5, the Holy Bible).

-ooo P NOY HA S T H R E E PRESIDENTIABLES IN 2016? Vic Somintac, the Malacanang reporter of DZEC 1062 kHz who is my partner in the program “ Ta m b a l a n g B a t a s a t S omint ac” (aire d dai ly Mondays to Fr idays, 6 a.m. to 7 a.m.) in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, has an interesting item about Press Undersecretary Abigail Valte which tends to firm up suspicions that President Aquino really has three (3) candidates, not just one, in the 2016 presidential elections.

In our episode on January 12, 2016, Somintac disclosed that Valte is now the fulltime head of the media d e p ar t m e nt of L i b e r a l Party presidential candidate Mar Roxas, even as she was (or still is?) a part of the legal team headed by vice presidentiable Sen. Francis Escudero which has been and still is working furiously to firm up Sen. Grace Poe’s status as a natural born Filipino citizen, so she can continue her presidential run.

Then, Somintac also claimed that Valte,

w h o re m a i n s a s p re s s undersecretary of Aquino, also maintains a close relationship with Vice President Jejomar Binay, because she is his goddaughter. Our listeners reaction: this unique relationships of Valte with the three presidentiables is happening only because it is allowed by her boss, the President, who really foresees no problem with Roxas, or Poe, or Binay winning in 2016.

-ooo FREE LEGAL AID TO VICTIMS OF RUDE DRIVERS: Friends are asking me what they could do to get back at taxi (or even bus and jeepney) drivers who are rude, who collect much more than the standard fare rates, and who are part time hold-up men, or robbers, and sex offenders. My answer: sue them, criminally and administratively, and don’t agree to any compromise later, or to any offer of apology.

Sometimes, drivers (and many other Filipinos in fact) will only realize their mistakes and their bad dispositions and evil characters if they come face to face with the reality of being thrown in jail or losing their capacity to earn.

I therefore strongly urge victims of these drivers to charge the offenders in court with cases like grave threats, grave oral defamation, or

even coercion.

To start the ball rolling against erring drivers (and others) by the filing of cases against them, I am willing to sit down with the passengervictims, note down what the drivers did to them, prepare and then file the appropriate affidavits in court and in other government agencies, for free. Those who are interested to sue, they can get in touch with me at the numbers and email address listed below.

-ooo BAD PARENTS, BAD CHILDREN: Have you heard people complain about the lack of discipline among young people nowadays?

Many are won’t to say, “children are really very different now compared to the children of yesteryears”, every time they see young girls and boys misbehaving, committing mischiefs, or even engaging in crime and criminality.

The question really is, how come young people seem to be getting more bad after every generation? At present, even children who are still barely able to walk and talk are already capable of, and are actually already, spewing crisp invectives, in a manner that indicates they have been so used to verbal curses even at their young ages, or even when they were still in their mothers’ wombs.

Why is this happening?

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Atty. Batas Mauricio Because the parents have been bad mannered, and thoroughly lacking in discipline and good manners themselves, while they were young, and even now that they have begotten their own children. If parents would like their children to be disciplined and good mannered, then the parents must strive to be disciplined and to have good character first. Other wise, their children would grow up just like them, devilish, and bound for hell!

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Telco sector needs open access law to speed up broadband infra deployment: Globe chief MANILA - An open access law should be in place for the telecommunication industry to fast-track the deployment of broadband infrastructure, something vital for improving Internet speed in the country, Globe Telecom Inc. said Tuesday.

In the view of Globe President and Chief Executive Ernest Cu, the government can expedite legislation of such open access in order to cut bureaucratic red tape and other political barriers to the deployment of telecommunication and

broadband infrastructure like cell sites.

An Open Access Law is envisioned in particular to facilitate issuance of relevant permits for all telecommunications facilities at the local government level.

As t h ings st and, in t he abs ence of such a law, telecommunication companies must secure several permits, and this delays expansion of facilities needed to improve services, according to Cu. He cited the case of Globe, which has 500 cell sites waiting to be built

at any given time.

Cu said Tuesday that giving priority to the Open Access law for the telco industry “would help fasttrack fiber builds that will increase internet access and speeds in the country.”

Equitable distribution of 700 MHz band pushed The Globe chief is also pushing for the immediate harmonization and equitable distribution of the 700 megahertz of frequency to sufficiently provide for rapidly increasing data traffic amid growing smartphone

use in the country.

The use of the 700 MHz which Globe and rival Smart have been pressing regulators to auction off - will help improve internet speed in the country.

The proposed harmonization is supported

by ITU, which maintains that utilization of the frequency will help bridge the digital divide worldwide.

Smart’s parent company Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. has previously asserted earlier that the telco/PAGE 7

Globe CEO Ernest Cu speaks at the signing of the AF Consortium contract with MSI Global. The Globe Telecom chief is pushing for an open access law to facilitate deployment of broadband infrastructure in the country.

Smart aims to boost Developing teacher-student interaction: Effective way of teaching smartphone penetration in PHL with new deal

By Donah Fel G. Casas Teacher – I Puerto Elementary School

Everyday, a teacher faces many responsibilities as he does his job. In fact, all teachers have common goal which is to educate the students.

Moreover, they make sure that students will realize the essence of schooling, and one important thing to achieve this is through developing their teacher-student interaction, for this is the main path towards effective teaching.

Teachers organize everything for their students. They are also responsible for the classroom

organization and emotional support.

When it comes to classroom organization, the teacher see to it that the students will develop their skills to regulate their own behavior, maintain their learning from their day to day class and keep their interest to engage in different activities.

Teachers are also responsible in monitoring the student’s behavior, productivity and learning, and in addressing or correcting misbehavior and wrong doings in a proper way.

In terms of productivity, teachers facilitates wisely to how the students would understand well their routines and how well they participate in class activities. Further, they provide opportunities for students to engage in their activities and be more active.

Teachers should also know how to handle their students in a positive way, in a way that they should show a positive climate to students such as enjoyment while attending school. Doing so helps students’ emotional health and growth.

It is also encouraged for a teacher to be more patient when it comes to negative emotions like

anger, hostility and aggression.

They should do their best to avoid showing their temper. The teachers should be responsible towards his actions and response during hot moments.

His interaction with the students is one of the important things that a teacher should enhance.

Setting plans in achieving successful learning and enhancing a more harmonious relationship is good.

Through this, a teacher could be more effective. After all, he is not just there to be educator but to be a teacher with a heart to guide young minds towards being equipped for the challenges of the future.

SMART Communications, Inc., the mobile arm of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), has partnered with local phonemaker MyPhone to boost smartphone penetration in the mass market segment.

“Smart has teamed up with MyPhone... to launch an Android prepaid smartphone kit aimed at increasing the smartphone adoption in the country, where only around 4

in 10 Filipinos or 40% owned a smartphone as of end 2015, based on a recent report

by Swedish ICT provider Ericsson,” Smart said in a statement over the weekend.

The partnership will start by offering a handset with a prepaid SIM card and free 10 megabytes of data for a one-time payment of P888.

“Smart’s latest offer -it’s first for 2016 -- is part smart/PAGE 6

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Coal... from page 1

the existing 735-MW facility, in partnership with TeaM Energy Corp.

Sebastian R. Lacson, head of the company’s coal group, said AboitizPower is “always on the lookout for new sources” as the need for coal supply increases with its growing coal plant portfolio.

Mr. Lacson said the company -- which currently has a combined 1,000-MW in coal-fired power plants, excluding those that are under partnerships -- has been buying coal from Kalimantan, Indonesia because of the quality and competitive price.

However, he said AboitizPower foresees the need to eventually consider Australia and Russia as possible sources.

AboitizPower Chief Executive Officer Erramon I. Aboitiz, at the inauguration of the new coal plant here last week, said the company is aiming to have 2,000 MW output by 2020.

The newly-opened 300-MW coal fired power plant, located at the boundary of Davao City and Sta. Cruz in Davao del Sur and run by subsidiary Therma South, Inc., consumes about 3,400 tons of coal a day, said Mr. Lacson.

The plant’s output has already been contracted to about 20 cooperatives and distribution utilities in Mindanao.

Mr. Lacson said the plant, which was built using the modern circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology, has the first coal dome in the country.

The CFB technology is touted as the latest in coal-fired power plant technology, which ensures the lowest emissions possible.

Mr. Aboitiz said the company is ensuring that the plant would have “the least adverse effect on the environment and the community.”

MinDA... from page 1

Speaking in Monday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City, Romeo Montenegro, director for Investment Promotion, International Relations and Public Affairs, told reporters that it is not conclusive whether the owners who were recently identified by NGCP as Johnny Sambitori, Intan Sambitori, and Naguib Sambitori have hands in the incident, which resulted in the isolation of the Agus 1 and Agus 2 hydroelectric plants from the Mindanao grid.

He said Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Adiong Jr. will convince the family to allow the NGCP personnel entry so that they can start the reconstruction works on the toppled tower and construction of emergency restoration tower

(ERS) to temporarily connect Agus 1 and 2 to the grid.

Montenegro added he has no information yet how much is the Sambitoris’ unsettled claims with the National Power Corporation (Napocor), which was then in charge of generation and transmission of electricity, but it may go over millions of pesos.

He said Tower 25, located at Ditsaan-Ramain in Lanao del Sur, was built 60 years ago by Napocor.

In 2001, the year when Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) was passed into law, the grid operation was relegated to the newly created National Transmission Corporation (TransCo). When privatization came in 2007, the TransCo concession was awarded to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

Montenegro added they are yet to verify whether the land the Sambitori claimed as theirs has a title.

Energy Secretary Zenaida Monsada, in an interview with reporters during the inauguration of Therma South Inc.’s (TSI) 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Binugao, Toril, this city, told reporters that they are still verifying whether some of the claimants, including the locations of the other NGCP towers in Mindanao, have been paid already for the right of way.

She said most claims have already been paid, but they are still looking for the records for those that have not been paid yet. “We still have to check if the claims are still valid, and as to how much, and if the amount is reasonable,” she said.

Monsada said that in the case of Tower 25, the Sambitoris refused NGCP personnel entry, demanding that they be paid first with their claims.

She added that the cost of repair works on damaged towers will be passed on to the consumers through the electricity bills.

Southern Mindanao, Monsada said, will not be that affected because of TSI’s operation.

In an interview with Milfrance Capulong, NGCP spokesperson for Mindanao, she said that 16 towers were bombed in 2015, of which nine were toppled and seven were damaged, in Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Cotabato City, and Maguindanao.

She said the rest of the towers, except for Tower 25, have been restored with the construction of emergency restoration structure (ERS), a temporary foundation made of steel that is propped up to deliver the power from the sources.

Other than Tower 25, Towers 19 and 20, Tower 95, Tower 68, Tower 168, and Tower 153 were

all bombed in December. The latest was Tower 4, bombed on December 28 at Barangay Nangka in the municipality of Baloi, Lanao del Norte.

She said this was the worst in seven years since 2009, the year TransCo turned over the management and operation of nationwide transmission system to NGCP. Montenegro added that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) had been tapped to secure the towers and the safety of the personnel conducting restoration works and construction of towers in Mindanao.

Unlike before when 100 percent of Mindanao’s power was derived from the Agus-Pulangui Hydropower Complex, he said that the island’s grid will not suffer from total blackout the towers are attacked because the grid now has various sources of power – coal, diesel, and renewable energy all across the island.

“If one tower will be damaged, there are alternate redundant connectivity points that can be tapped by the NGCP,” Montenegro said.

He said that new power plants have been built in areas with high demand for power.

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who welcome the Muslim tourists when they come to visit the country.

There are only three NCMFaccredited certifiers in the country, one each for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, Ampuan added.

There are initially 10 industry players in Davao, 20 in the Visayas (10 are in Boracay Island), and 20 in Luzon who have so far signified their interest to be tapped as industry partners who will apply the principles and concepts of Halal in the production of their products and services.

Ampuan said that it would be best if the industry players will be granted with tax exemption while they are starting.

“For 2016, we want to increase the awareness of the people about Halal. We cannot tell them what to do without having the basic information about Halal,” she said.

In July 2015, the City Council amended the “Halal Ordinance” in order to advance and protect the rights, culture, and lifestyle of the Muslims.

Under the amended ordinance, food establishments that offer Halalprocessed food and beverages should secure a Halal certification from an NCMF-accredited body.

“The common misconception with regard to Halal is that it pertains to food products that have no pork or other forbidden ingredients.

However, Halal is more than a word to describe food. It is a way

of life, following the teachings of Islam to achieve a ‘holy’ or ‘blessed’ lifestyle. It goes beyond food and drink and is imbibed in everything they do,” City Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta said during the Halal Festival in July last year at Abreeza Mall.

Acosta added that NCMF provides more standardized regulations in Halal-processing that apply to all food and non-food establishments.

Ampuan said hotels in the city should have basic necessities for Muslim tourists like quibla, an arrow that points to the direction of Mecca; prayer mats during salat, a Muslim prayer which is done five times daily; and Islamic reading materials like the Quran.

“Our hotels must provide these basic necessities so that they will feel at home,” she said.

Among the hotels in the city that have agreed to comply with the basic requirements include Marco Polo Hotel Davao, Seda Abreeza Hotel, Park Inn By Radisson Davao, Grand Regal Hotel Davao, Waterfront Insular Hotel, Microtel, and El Bajada Hotel.

Davao City is poised to be a Halal-friendly city, Ampuan added.

Citing the need to develop more accredited businesses, she said that Halal is a $3.2-trillion global industry where the Philippines’s share is minuscule as compared to its ASEAN neighbors like Malaysia.

Ampuan said that there have been Halal-certified businesses in the country that are already exporting, however she pointed out that the country’s brands are not so credible in the global market.

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In a speech before local business leaders Sunday, Cayetano said the Mindanao railway system has been identified by Mr. Duterte himself as among his flagship program for regional economic inclusiveness projects.

Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez, who is the main proponent of the project which is still pending in Congress, lauded this latest development.

“The Mindanao railway system has been an elusive dream. Should they succeed to become the next President and Vice President, I hope they will stick to these sound economic platforms,” Mr. Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez is not a known Duterte nor Cayetano supporter and his local Centrist Democratic Party has not endorsed any presidential and vice presidential candidate yet.

Nevertheless, Mr. Cayetano said that the first phrase of the Mindanao railway system will be in Region 10, straddling the cities

of Iligan to the west and Gingoog to the east.

It will be a 2,000 kilometers in circumference to be built in six phases and is estimated to cost P86 billion, per initial study conducted by the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

“We will have it inked in the 2017 budget,” the senator said.

The Mindanao railway system has been proposed as early as over 20 years ago.

Along this line, Mr. Cayetano also hinted that once Mr. Duterte becomes President, all the undersecretaries and assistant secretaries in the Transportation and Communications Department that he would appoint must come from Visayas and Mindanao.

“As much as possible, we avoid a Metro Manila-centric Cabinet,” he said.

Other aspects of the political tandem’s regional economic inclusiveness are the proposed P1-billion seed capital fund per region of the country, transferring the central offices of certain Cabinet agencies outside the National Capital Region (NCR), creation of specialized medical centers (heart, lung and kidney) in Visayas and Mindanao each, and creating growth centers in the countryside.

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of the company’s two-track approach when it comes to putting the power of digital services into the hands of more and more Filipinos this year,” Smart Executive Vice-President and Head of Consumer Business Ariel P. Fermin said in the statement.

He said the company eyes to make smartphones “a lot more

attainable” through device offers and promos, and by expanding the range of its digital services.

The company cited Ericsson’s study, which estimates that 70% of Filipinos will have a smartphone in three years, “as devices become more affordable and as more digital services are introduced into the market.”

MyPhone is the first Filipino mobile phone brand, which introduced dual-SIM mobility in the country, according to its Web site. It is distributed by MySolid Technologies & Devices Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of listed Solid Group, Inc. “Smart not only expects to entice new smartphone users and Smart Prepaid subscribers, but also to sustain the mobile data usage within PLDT’s wireless segment, which grew by 139% and has led to a combined broadband and mobile Internet revenues of as much as P15.6 billion in the first nine months of 2015,” the company said.

Smart’s Prepaid Smartphone has a quad-core processor that runs the latest Android operating system Lollipop, which allows multitasking among browsing news sites, e-mailing, and using applications like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Viber, Messenger, and WhatsApp. It has a 5 megapixel (MP) main camera and 2 MP front camera, as well as an 8 gigabyte expandable memory.

The Smart-MyPhone partnership came after Smart’s rival, Globe Telecom, Inc., tied up with Cherry Mobile in Nove mber to launch a prepaid wireless service that targets almost 96% of 117.11 million mobile phone users in the country that access services on a pay-as-you-go basis.

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the “passport” of the tourists.

Other activities for fun inside the complex include train ride, calesa ride and boat ride.

These are all managed by the employees. The live band that provides entertainment at the activity center is composed of employees.

Night sweepers are on hand to keep the premises free of litters. Drivers are on duty to bring the judges back to where they came from, or to ferry employees on duty to their residences.

The activities last up to midnight but those on duty are already used to the late nights on December. And they still report to office the following day, some on flexi time, but still others have to report for important matters.

Psychic Reward If December is the most st re ss f u l mont h of t he year, this is also the most gratifying.

Seeing the symbols, arches and parols being enjoyed by both Tangubanons and out of town visitors is reward enough.

The people take pride in

their handiwork and warmly welcome tourists into their symbols.

The selfless efforts of the people enabled the program to stand the test of time because managing a festival is a herculean task. The people’s effort sustained a program that is now part of the city’s tradition.

For years, the beginning and closing of the festival is marked by fireworks. The burst of lights in myriad colors and designs always bring pride and joy that this great festival has started and ended fueled by the people’s bayanihan (communal unity and cooperation) spirit. ( Ju d it h Ta b l an / Tan g u b CIO)

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to forgive us. He’s the only One Who can! Jesus said that He’s the only way to a right relationship with your Maker and lasting peace of mind. So the good news is you don’t ever have to live with or be haunted by guilt again! So today, why not ask Jesus for His gift of forgiveness and new life? You’ve nothing to lose and everything to gain!

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 17 Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF-2015-281 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 filed by BALIKATAN PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC., mortgagee/ assignee with office AT 22/F RCBC Savings Bank Corporate Center, 26th & 25th Sts., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, against SPS. JUAN C. MANGCAO & MELINDA B. MANGCAO, mortgagors/ debtors, with known addresses at Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte and Lot 12, Blk.15, Road Lot 2, Villa Candida Subd. Brgy. Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City and San Roque Realty Dev’t. Corporation, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 21, 2015, amounts to TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE PESOS (P248, 125.00), exclusive of interest and penalty charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or her duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on January 27, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Tourism Bldg., Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager ’s check and in Philippine Currency the following property with all improvements, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO T-78787 “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 12, Block 15, Psd-104305017783, being a portion of Block 22, Psd-10-015484), situated in the Barrio of Bulua, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NW, along line 2-3, by Road Lot 2; on the NE., along line 3-4,

by Lot 13; on the SE., along line 4-1, by Lot 23; on the SW., along line 1-2, by Lot 11, all of Block 15, all of the Sub. plan Psd-104305-017783. x x x . . . .

Containing an area of Hundred (100) square meters, more or less.”

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 public auction will proceed on the next 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.

December 9, 2015, Cagayan de Oro City.

(SGD.) FE O. BONTUYAN-BULARON

Sheriff IV

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700 Mhz band is a “very powerful” frequency, because the coverage is wider and the capital spending requirement lesser.

The spectrum was previously used for analog television broadcasting.

PLDT and Globe have asked the National Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s Commission for their fair share in the 700 Mhz band which, being located above the TV broadcast channels, penetrates buildings and walls and covers larger areas.

Mobile wireless service providers in other countries have been using the spectrum to offer mobile broadband services.

San Miguel Corp, which owns the majority of the 700 Mhz spectrum, earlier rejected

the request of PLDT and Globe to share some of its frequency, despite observations by its rivals that its affilliates are underutilizing the powerful band.

San Miguel, which owns wi-Tribe Telecommunications Inc. and High Frequency, holds 80 Mhz and 10 Mhz of the spectrum in the 700 Mhz band, respectively.

San Miguel plans to use the 700Mhz frequency to roll out mobile broadband services in the country in partnership with Australia’s Telstra Corp.

The planned joint venture would see SMC holding a majority stake, in compliance with the 1987 Constitution, which limits the foreign ownership of utilities to a maximum of 40 percent.

Telstra plans to invest less than $1 billion in the Philippines to roll out the telecom network.

How can school administrators help for a successful implementation of the K-12 curriculum?

By HELEN T. BENIGA Magpait Elementary School and Balintad Elementary School Cluster Head Manticao District

• Create working conditions in which motivated teachers are provided the opportunity to work as professionals.

• Provide supportive working conditions that include a clean and safe environment, focused time for collaboration, uninterrupted time to teach, and the availability of appropriate supplies and materials.

• Consider context and equity.

• Strengthen teacher evaluation.

• Develop a school-wide vision of commitment to high standards and the success of all students.

• Ensure that the learning is conducive to learning for all.

• Offer support to attract and retain qualified teachers.

• Support socio-economically disadvantaged schools.

• Provide opportunities for all students.

• Motivate students.

• Promote a strong staff development program to allow teachers the opportunity to successfully incorporate the curriculum change.

• Transmit the interest and enthusiasm about the new curriculum by encouraging and helping faculty members on a daily basis.

• Engage students in school evaluation and teacher appraisal to improve teaching and learning.

• Evaluate and improve instruction.

• Foster shared beliefs and a sense of community and cooperation.

• Involve teachers in the design and implementation of important decisions and policies.

• Recognize and celebrate school accomplishments and acknowledging failures.

• Protect teachers from issues and influences that would detract from their teaching time and focus.

• Provide teachers with materials and professional development necessary for the successful execution of their jobs.

• Establish a set of standard operating procedures and routines.

• Establish strong lines of communication with teachers and among students.

• Inspire and lead new and challenging innovations.

• Ensure that faculty and staff are aware of the most current theories and practices and makes the discussion of these a regular aspect of the school culture by supporting their attendance to seminars/trainings relevant to their profession.

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Bukidnon Municipality of Sumilao NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of RA 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that M rs. El e n a S. C a s a s has filed with this office a petition for change of First name from “Nicklyndon” to “Johnlyndon” in the birth certificate of J oh n ly n d o n S a r a um C a s a s”, who was born on February 6, 1994 at Vista Villa, Sumilao, Bukidnon and whose parents are Auriculo Casas and Elena Saraum.

Any person affected by said petition may file his written opposition with office not later than _______

(Sgd.) ROGELIO V. PALOMAR Municipal Civil Registrar

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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 10 during the regular radio program of Philippine Information Agency, Northern Mindanao (PIA-10), dubbed Lambo Dyes on 8 January 2016, urged the hotel and accommodation sector to have their establishments accredited by the Department.

DOT Senior Tourism Operation Officer Josephine H. Roque said that in order to be accredited, the establishment should pass the qualification standard and requirements of Department of Tourism.

DOT accreditation is a certificate issued

The Higala Grooverz perform an intermission during the Miss Philippines Earth - Misamis Oriental 2016 coronation held last January 9 at the provincial capitol grounds. photo by justice broñola , contributor

Rotaract Club of Carmen Valley to hold quiz show

By MARK FRANCISCO

THE Rotaract Club of Carmen Valley presents War of the Wits – Battle of the Best and the Brightest, an interschool quiz show and poster making competition for the elementary level to be held this January 16 at Limketkai Rotunda.

The poster making contest will start at 10:30 a.m. while the quiz tilt will commence at 1:00 p.m.

Rotaract Club of Carmen Valley president Rheta Mae Eblamo said

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by the department recognizing the holder as having complied with its minimum standards in the operation of the establishment concerned which shall ensure the

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agayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental — On January 9, 2016, Saturday, Primavera Residences, a green mixed-use development in Uptown Cagayan de Oro, holds its first Product Knowledge Seminar (PKS) to its active external sales force for the year 2016.

“2015 is one of the best years of Italpinas and Primavera. These successes wouldn’t be achieved

without the help of our loyal and active external sales force and as a way of thanking them, we prepared exciting incentives and promos for them,” said Gladys Echano, IDC Sales Director.

Present during the activity were Primavera Residences’ realty partners: Green Homes Realty, Rich Home Realty, Leuterio Realty, JCA Realty, RCG Realty, Naturealty, VCG

Realty, JKS Realty, Prime Summit Realty, and ACTS Realty.

Primavera Residences sales director Gladys Echano expressed her appreciation and support for all its realty partners: “Rest assured that Italpinas will always be here for all the brokers and agents who will continue to share their time and expertise with us. They are part of our family already.”

Developed by an internationally-awarded sustainable developer, Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC), Primavera Residences is the first ecofriendly condo property in Northern Mindanao. It has two 10-storey towers with commercial and residential units that are ready for occupancy.

Primavera Residences now EDGE-certified Aside from being recognized as the Best MixedUse Development in the Philippines by the International Property Awards at the 2014-2015 Asia Pacific Property Summit in Kuala Lumpur, the green building is certified to be the FIRST COMPLETED CONDOMINIUM PROJECT IN EAST ASIA by IFC World Bank’s Excel-

lence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) certification system.

EDGE, an innovation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is a building design tool, a certification system, and a global green standard for nearly 100 emerging market countries. The platform is intended for anyone who is interested in the design of a green building.

EDGE empowers the discovery of technical solutions at the early design stage to reduce operational expenses and environmental impact. Based on the user’s information inputs and selection of green measures, EDGE reveals projected operational savings and reduced carbon emissions. This overall picture of performance helps

to articulate a compelling business case for building green.

“This is a proof that IDC delivers its commitments of being a genuine sustainable real estate developer. We maintain our propositions and we are proud to see Primavera Residences be recognized as a green building by an international rating agency which is part of IFC of The World Bank,” Arch. Romolo Nati, IDC Chairman and COO, said.

To know more about IDC and Primavera Residences, you may contact them at (088) 880-5002 or (+63) 917-794-2221 or you may visit their website at www.primaveraresidences. com and www.italpinas. com.

and make progress for the province and everybody.

Two of those Misamis Oriental aspiring tourism spots are the Agutayan White Island and Sagpulon Falls which is currently being developed.

Agutayan White Island which is located in Jasaan has its Watch tower where Giant Clamps can be seen. With the help of STEAG State Power

Inc., a power producing company in the province, the Watch Tower adds more attraction to tourists.

Another is the Sagpulon falls which is also located in Jasaan.

It is already in its 82% completion with its function rooms and cottages for the visitors.

Misamis Oriental received a National award, where it sits fifth

among the top 10 coconut producing industry in the Philippines. Also, in year 2017 Kuyamis Festival will be accredited as National Festival not only here in Misamis Oriental but also internationally.

Kuyamis Festival with Ordinance Number 13314 is the official Festival of Misamis Oriental every first week of January.

(Nelia Quijano/JMOR/ PIA10)

Misamis Oriental promotes booming tourism spots CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental continues in its campaign “Explore MisOr” by welcoming the New Year with Kuyamis Festival, an annual event which highlights the core product of the province which is coconut.

During a live interview in Lambo Dyes, a radio program of the Philippine Information

Agency (PIA) region 10 at DXIM Radyo Ng Bayan on 8 January 2016, Misamis Oriental Information Officer Allyn Auxtero Peñalosa said that this year, the province is celebrating its 86th Foundation Anniversary and 3rd Kuyamis Festival at the Capitol Grounds.

Peñalosa said that the province has two hot springs, two

white islands and 70 waterfalls. She added that Governor Yevgeny Vicnente “Bambi” Emano discovered that Misamis Oriental has potential tourism spots that will definitely make it boom in tourism.

She said that once the tourism industry be developed and become stable, even with local officials replaced, the industry will continue

CHED declares university programs centers of excellence, development XU emerges top performing operations, including provides classes on core declared a Center of CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY nursing school in PH subjects to all colleges in the the conceptualization, Development in 2009. Its -- The Commission on undergraduate and graduate development, design, educational apostolate Higher Education (CHED) with 100% passing rate improvement and levels. The department also involves “an integrated has recognized Xavier University’s Agriculture program as a Center of Excellence, and the Chemical Engineering, Literature, and Biology programs as Centers of Development.

CHED made the announcement in its Memorandum Order No. 38, Series of 2015, released on December 23.

The designation of COE and CODs qualifies the said XU programs to avail of financial assistance for projects particularly in the area of cutting-edge technology. The designation is valid for three years from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018.

XU’s Agriculture program was previously

program of instruction, research, extension and production which strives and is committed to the wholistic formation of students and rural leaders who will promote Sustainable Agriculture and other relevant technologies and a more equitable access to resources within the context and realities of ‘global liberalization’ and ‘grassroots people participation.’”

The Agriculture program of the university encompasses three major fields, namely, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, and Crop Science.

Meanwhile, the Literature program of the English department

successfully launched the Carayan Literary Journal on Dec. 3, 2015, in celebration of the XU Festival Days.

An academic and service unit of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Biology department is committed to provide students “the foundation in the biological and related sciences through introductory and specialized courses and it trains students to engage in research, pursue graduate studies and/or prepare for a medical degree.”

Moreover, the Chemical Engineering curriculum of XU provides “a challenging academic and research environment for learning the concepts of unit processes

application of safe, healthy, ethical, economic and environmentally-sound ways of utilizing materials and energy.”

“We congratulate the faculty and staff of the College of Agriculture and the departments of Chemical Engineering, English Language & Literature, and Biology for their much deserved recognition,” said XU president Fr. Roberto C. Yap SJ in his message to the academic community.

“May their designations as Centers of Excellence and Development inspire all of us toward high-quality instruction, formation, research and social outreach.

Ad majorem dei gloriam.”

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The College of Nursing of Xavier University (XU) in Cagayan de Oro CIty continues to soar high.

XU ranked number one top performing nursing school with a 100% passing percentage for the November 2015 Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) along with the University of Santo Tomas and Mariano Marcos State University.

Out of the 65 XU successful passers, two graduates landed in the top 10. May Karren T Deutzmann garnered a score of 84.60%, earning her the ninth place, while Rhea Mae G Mecisamente scored 84.40%, taking the

10th spot together with 15 other graduates.

Data from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) showed that 9,114 out of 18,500 passed the NLE administered by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Bacolod, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, Laoag, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.

PRC requires at least 50 examinees and at least 80-percent passing rate for a school to be declared as top-performing. The national passing rate is 49.

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and restaurants must create an account at http:// accreditationonline. tourism.gov.ph and follow procedures, pay fees, provide information for DOT evaluation.

A DOT inspection team will visit the establishment once all documents are submitted online.

The qualification standard and requirements include signage that can be seen in distance, clean and presentable environment, and good security services. They also must have full air conditioned areas from front desk to rooms and should also follow the standard air condition temperature.

Further, hotels and restaurants should pass the guest requirements needed from bedrooms to bathroom and Persons with Disabilities (PWD) accommodations.

DOT follows guidelines used in Asia.

Thus, every region in the country uses the same in accrediting establishments.

Meanwhile, establishments that are DOT accredited are endorsed in their publications in www. tourism.gov.ph.

These accredited establishments also enjoy perks such as automatic membership to Tourism Promotions Board and inclusion in its Marketing and Promotional Programs; endorsement to COMELEC for exemption from Liquor ban during election-related events (accommodation establishments and restaurants only), prioritiy slots to DOT training programs; issuance of DOT ID Card to Bonafide employees.

Meanwhile, for accredited Tourist Land Transport Vehicles, they will have endorsement to the Land Transportation and Franchise Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for issuance of Tourist Transport Franchise.

These establishments will also be included in DOT regional collaterals and promotion materials and in the bi-annual publication of all accredited tourism establishments and frontliners in region 10.

Roque said that DOT also accredits Tourist Land Transport Vehicles and Tour Guides. (Nelia Quijano/JMOR/PIA10)

beneficiaries because their mother club, the Rotary Club of Carmen Valley, will have its own quiz show targeting high school students later this year.

It was learned that War of the Wits will be the first ever quiz show venture of the club and Rotaract officials are already excited for the event to happen.

In fact, the following schools have already confirmed their attendance – Angelicum Learning Centre, Balulang Elementary School, Bayabas Elementary School, Bugo Central School, City Central School, Corpus Christi School, Cugman Elementary School, Iba Elementary School, Immanuel Mission School, Iponan Elementary School, Kauswagan Central School, Kong Hua School, Macanhan Elementary School, Merry Child School, Oro Christian Grace School, Puerto Elementary School, Southern de Oro Philippines College, Tablon Elementary School and Xavier University Grade School.

Eblamo said that Rotaract decided to hold the quiz show and poster making tilt to promote and develop the moral attributes, showcasing the intellectual gifts of the new generation.

For the poster making tilt, the theme dwells on New Generation, Solidarity for Peace.

Meanwhile, the quiz show will have five categories – Math, Science and Technology, History, PE/Sports and General Knowledge. It will be held in five rounds.

The Rotaract Club of Carmen Valley has recently held the Give A Hand: A Child’s Smile on Christmas in coordination with Rotaract Club of Lucena South and Rotaract Club of Banilad Metro. (These three are sister clubs.) The event was held from December 5 to 6 in two children’s foundations in Cebu City, benefiting a total of 200 children who were handed out school supplies, food and gift packs.

Meanwhile, A Holly Jolly Christmas Party and Gift Giving was also held last December 19 in sitio Iba, barangay Dansolihon, this city. There were free Jollibee meals all around, benefiting some 200 residents in the area and the Jollibee mascot entertained the kids.

The Rotaract Club of Carmen Valley was chartered in 2009. It currently has almost 50 active members. Rotaractg is a service, leadership and community service organization for young men and women between the ages 18 to 30.

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Globe brings Asia’s first-of-its kind e-commerce platform in PH to benefit enterprises, SMEs Globe Telecom is bringing Asia’s first-of-its-kind commerce platform in the country that will enable Philippine enterprises and SMEs access to cloud-based solutions and applications.

In par tnership with AppDirect, a global commerce platform for selling cloud services, Globe has launched Globe AppMarket, a portal where business customers have the ability to find, try, buy and manage essential business solutions in one place with one bill and one login. It offers a collection of Software-as-aService (SaaS) applications such as CRM, Web Conferencing, Marketing/e-Marketing and Online Storage.

“Cloud has changed the way businesses around the world distribute and use software. Partnering with AppDirect’s robust, enterprisegrade platform will securely handle every aspect of cloud services monetization and management for Globe, including provisioning, billing, product integration, identity and access, and application management,” said Mike Frausing, Globe Senior Advisor

Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu (2nd from left) seals the agreement with AppDirect Regional Director for Asia Lincoln Jack Lincoln (2nd from right) to offer Philippine enterprises and SMEs cloud-based applications via the Globe AppMarket. Joining them are Globe IT Enabled Services Group VP for Sales Rey Lugtu and AppDirect Senior Account Manager for North America Chris Messick.

for Enterprise and IT Enabled Services.

“The Asia-Pacific market is a strategic part of our business.

Local and trusted service providers in the region such as Globe Telecom will play a key role in helping Philippine businesses gain access to the software they need, and we will lead the way in powering the

cloud economy in the region and globally,” shared Lincoln J. Lincoln, AppDirect Asia Regional Director.

AppDirect is the cloud service commerce leader in making software and products accessible globally.

The AppDirect cloud service commerce platform unites providers, developers and

consumers of cloud services into a single ecosystem. This makes it easy for businesses to find, buy, manage and monitor cloud services from a central location and delivers new opportunities to distribute, sell, and market cloud services.

To know more about the Globe AppMarket, visit appmarket.globe.com.ph

Umiwas sa Fad Diets Tapos na ang holiday feasts, marami na naman ang siguradong nadagdagan ng timbang dahil sa masasarap na pagkain na dala ng

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XU president Fr Roberto C Yap SJ expressed his congratulations to the new XU nurses and his gratitude to the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing.

“Congratulations to our new XU nurses! In your healing profession, may we see reflected what Pope Francis beautifully describes as

kabi-kabilang holiday parties.

Ang idea na madadagdagan ang iyong timbang ay kadalasa’y isinasantabi na muna para sa taunang celebration na ito.

At pagkatapos ng lahat ng ito, marami sa atin ang gusto agad bumawi sa mga nadagdag na timbang – nangangako na magdedevelop na ng healthy eating habits at magse-set ng target weight. Dito na papasok ang mga fad diets o ang mga routines kung saan ang pagbabawas ng timbang ay mas madali at mas mabilis. Maaaring nakatutulong o epektibo nga ang fad diets sa pagbabawas ng timbang ngunit maaari itong maging mapanganib para sa kalusugan. Huwag basta magfocus sa pagiging payat, magfocus sa pagiging malusog kasama ang RedoXfat.

Ang RedoXfat ay isang dietary food supplement na may 350 mg na L-Carnitine at 150 mg na Green Tea Extract.

“... the tenderness of God. This same tenderness is present in the lives of all those persons who attend the sick and understand their needs, even the most imperceptible ones, because they look upon them with eyes full of love (Message for the 24th World Day of the Sick 2016),” Yap said in his message to the academic community.

“We thank once again Dean Ramona Heidi C

Ang L-Carnitine sa RedoXfat ay sinasabing nakatutulong sa pagbabawas ng timbang dahil ginagawa nitong sources of energy ang fatty acids sa katawan, kaya naman energized ka for the day. Samantala, ang Green Tea Extract naman ay may fatburning compound, isa rin itong effective antioxidant na 200 times more potent kumpara sa Vitamin E pag dating sa paglaban sa free radicals sa katawan. Mahalagang paalala, ang RedoXfat ay hindi gamot at hindi dapat gamiting panggamot sa anumang uri ng sakit.

Ang RedoXfat ay mabibili sa halagang P15.00 SRP per capsule sa lahat ng Mercury Drug stores at iba pang leading drugstores and supermarkets nationwide.

Slim down, chin up with RedoXfat.

Para sa karagdagang impormasyon, i-like ang RedoXfat FB Page – www.fb.com/ ATCredoXfat

Palad, the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing for the excellent guidance and support they steadfastly provide our students,” he added.

Since it was recognized by the Commission on Higher Education in 1992 and graduated its first batch in 1993, XU – College of Nursing continues to strive “to remain the country’s leading provider of quality nursing education to

help Filipinos both local and global clientele the best health service in the world.”

This achievement came on the heels of the declaration from the Commission on Higher Education, recognizing XU’s Agriculture program as a Center of Excellence, and the Chemical Engineering, Literature, and Biology programs as Centers of Development.

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