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Sisterhood A DELEGATION headed by mayor Oscar Moreno left recently to Harbin City in the People’s Republic of China to strengthen the sisterhood ties between Cagayan de Oro and Harbin City. Several members of local Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and some members of the business community joined with mayor Moreno on the said foreign trip. The travel of mayor Moreno and party came after Harbin city mayor Song Xibin sent formal invitation to the city government in order to deepen the sister-city relationship between the two cities. Mayor Xibin likewise wanted mayor Moreno and the rest of the city delegation to witness the 31st China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, which cannot be seen in Cagayan de Oro.
Half-cup rice THE chair of the City Council committee on agriculture and fisheries and author of Ordinance No. 126885 2013 expressed her gratitude and lauded restaurant managements for complying with the provisions of the ordinance. The law requires food establishments to include onehalf cup serving of rice in their menu with the corresponding one-half price as an option for public customers. According to councilor Annie Daba, chair of the City Council committee on agriculture and fisheries, that she personally noticed their compliance especially during the long holidays.
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NVESTMENTS poured in the third quarter of last year in Northern Mindanao amounted to P5.42 billion, an overwhelming increase of 577 percent compared to the P800.41 million of investments generated in the same period of 2013.
In its quarterly report released recently, the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) reported t h at Mi s am i s O r i e nt a l cornered 93 percent to the total regional investments at P5.05 billion. The bulk of the investments poured BRISK SALES. Even if Pope Francis is not visiting Davao City, one can still find Pope Francis shirts or key chains for souvenirs in stalls outside churches such as this one in San Pedro Cathedral. mindanews photo by gg bueno
into the province included construction of new power generation and distribution facilities, establishment of a new steel manufacturing firm and various new commercial establishments in the metal and other sectors. investments/PAGE 7
Pope to ‘Yolanda’ survivors: Hold on to Jesus, Mary By MINDANEWS
MAL AYBAL AY City — Coming 14 months after super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) leveled Tacloban City, Pope Francis held a mass in Ground
Zero and asked the survivors to hold on to their faith in Jesus Christ and Mama Mary. Wearing the same thin yellow raincoat worn by those pope/PAGE 7
ARMM expects more than P1B investments this year M A R AW I C it y - - T h e Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is expecting to draw in more than P1 billion total investments this year. Ishak Mastura, chairman and manag ing he ad of t he R eg iona l B o ard of
Inv e s t m e nt s ( R B OI ) – ARMM, said the increasing trend in investment in the region is attributable to the favorable outcome of the peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation armm/PAGE 7
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ARMM to pass environmental code M A R AW I C it y - - T h e Auton om ou s R e g i on i n Mu s l i m M i n d a n a o (ARMM) is working on an environmental code for the region that includes a pro-people mining law, an environment official said. “ It o n g m i n i n g l a w na ginagawa namin napakaganda kasi para sa masa,” (the mining law that we are formulating is very good for the masses), said
Secretary Kahal Kedtag of the Department of Environment and Natural Res ources (DENR)-ARMM. He lauded the participation of environment groups and civil society organizations led by Fr. Eliseo “Jun” Mercado of the Foundation for Philippine Environment in a three-day consultative review on the mining law draft. He said the grassroots
consultation and a multipartite dialogue that have been conducted ensure community participation in the drafting of the bill. Among the civil society groups who took part in the review were the TawiTawi Alliance of CSOs, the Nagdilaab Foundation, SALLAM, and the Foundation for Philippine Environment. “The draft is the result of our consultations. Our
goal is to introduce a law for responsible mining in ARMM,” Kedtag said. He said Assemblyman Kahar Ibay will sponsor the proposed legislation at the Regional Legislative Assembly. The mining industry in ARMM had posted revenue of around P140 million in regional wealth tax from the 2012 to the 1st semester of 2014.
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RCDC, CDA set to hold Caraga Power Summit BUTUAN City – With the series of power interruptions that plague Mindanao which threatens to sap the region’s potential as the next growth hub, the Regional Cooperative Development C ouncil (RCDC) in coordination with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Caraga region will be holding a Caraga Power Summit on January 23, 2015, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Provincial Covered Court, Capitol, this city. The summit is anchored on the theme, “Co-own the Power.”
“As co-operators, we know that our strength is in our unity and numbers that we are able to generate the funds we need to serve best the interests of our respective members. We believe that in looking for a solution to the power outages, we need to use this cooperative strength,” stated Francis Loque, chairman of the RCDC Caraga. He recounted the power crisis experienced in 2010, 2013 and at present that is still confronting the general public. “We hear from our power distributors that summit/PAGE 7
Why monitoring children’s growth is important DO you know that the period of infancy up to age two is
a period of rapid physical growth? lnfancy is a critical period in the health and nutrition of children since food intake should match the increased requirements for energy and protein at this age. More than providing children with age-appropriate energy-dense complementary foods on top of continuous breastfeeding even at age six months and older, their growth should be monitored closely by health personnel. It is therefore alarming why/PAGE 7
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Mitsubishi aims to grow PH sales by a quarter THE Philippine subsidiary of Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors will introduce new models to set a new sales record this year. “For 2015, we estimate tot al demand is may b e around 300,000, and we would like to keep 20 percent market share. That means 62,000 is the target for us this year,” Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp (MMPC) president and chief executive officer Hikosaburo Shibata said. T h i s y e a r ’s t a r g e t represents a 24 percent increase from the record 50,085 units sold last year. Shibata said the company plans to launch three new models, adding to its stable that includes the Mirage, Mirage G4, L ancer EX,
Lancer Evolution X, L300 cab, L200 cab, L200 FB, Adventure, ASX, Strada, Fuzion, Montero Sport, Pajero, as well as trucks and buses. The company also intends to expand its network of dealers by five from last year’s 48. MMPC plans to increase production to 18,000 units this year from last year’s 16,000 from its Cainta, Rizal plant. Mitsubishi assembles the L300 van and Adventure utility vehicle in the Philippines. The company last year bought the Sta. Rosa, Laguna factory of Ford Motor Co, which shut down its local assembly a few years ago. Shibata said the new factory can produce 50,000
units a year, with provisions for doubling this. He said the company can invest a fresh P10 billion, but a lot depends on the government’s auto industry road map. “Our principal is almost ready to invest but there is nothing to trigger that. I hope the EO could be the trigger for us,” Shibata said, referring to the executive o r d e r t h e g ov e r n m e nt promised to contain its new policy for the motor vehicle industry. Froi l an D y t i ang u i n , MMPC vice president, said any production expansion would involve the local assembly of small cars, sp or t s ut i l it y veh i cl e s , pickup trucks, among others.
Nickel Asia says shipments surge in 2014 SHIPMENTS of Nickel Asia Corp. surged in 2014 as ore sales reached record volumes and mineral prices rose further, the company said in a statement disclosed on Tuesday. The listed miner said estimated value of shipments more than doubled to P23.7 billion from P10.3 billion in 2013, which was fueled by “record volume of ore sales achieved combined with much improved ore prices.” Alongside with the growth in value, the Nickel Asia also noted the increased volume of nickel ore shipped and delivered during the period. Total volume shipped from the company’s four
operating mines increased to 17.9 million wet metric tons (WMT), 28% more from the previous year’s 14 million WMT. “The growth in shipment volumes in 2014 was largely the result of increased ore deliveries to the HPAL (high pressure acid leach) plants, in particular to the Taganito HPAL facility during its first full year of commercial operations,” Nickel Asia explained. L o c at e d i n Su r i g a o del Norte, the Taganito HPAL nickel processing plant started operations in November 2012. Nickel Asia said total ore deliveries from its HPAL
plants hit 7.41 million WMT last year, 73.13% more than the 4.28 million WMT reported in 2013. Direct ore exports also posted strong performance as shipments climbed 7.72% to 10.47 million WMT from 9.72 million WMT. The company’s Taganito mine -- the largest among the four sites -- accounted for 40% of the total shipments. Nickel Asia said it shipped a total of 2.27 million WMT of saprolite ore and 4.82 million WMT of limonite ore, including 4.02 million WMT of limonite to the new plant. Accounting for 33%, the Rio Tuba mine in Palawan
had 2.27 million WMT of saprolite ore and 3.70 million WMT of limonite ore. This also includes 3.38 million WMT to the adjacent Coral Bay plant. The company’s Hinatuan mine, also in Surigao del Norte, had total shipments of 3.15 million WMT of limonite ore and 314,000 WMT of saprolite ore. Lastly, the Cagdianao mine in Dinagat Island shipped a total of 461, 000 WMT of limonite ore and 890,000 WMT of saprolite ore. HIGHER ORE PRICES Nickel Asia said the main driver of its growth was the Indonesian ore export ban,
which led to higher prices last year. The average realized price for ore sales to Japanese and your one-stop
Chinese customers (which had 10.47 million WMT of saprolite and limonite ore) shipments/PAGE 7
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hink a minute…A father was outside with his son when he saw two geese. Wanting to teach his son about true love and faithfulness, he said: “You know, son, geese mate for life.” His son looked concerned and asked: “Don’t they do anything else, Dad?” One of God’s greatest gifts to us is sex. But like everything else, there’s a right way and a wrong way to use it. So since God invented sex, He’s the One who knows the correct purpose for it. This is why we need to understand His plan for this lifelong pleasure. First, sex produces life itself. The fact that through this simple act of love other human beings are born with souls that live forever is both awesome and scary! In this way, sex is the greatest power we humans possess—so we must be very careful to use it correctly or we’ll destroy not just our life but many other lives, even generations after us. Secondly, sex is personal. No one is just a body. God made us in His likeness with a mind, emotions, and soul. So the act of sex is not just physical. Just using someone’s body to give you physical pleasure and satisfaction is what animals do. A recent study in a certain Pacific country showed that each person had an average of 57 different sex partners during their lifetime. That is not God’s plan and purpose for sex. Real, satisfying sex is expressing your deepest love to the one person in the world whom you’ve chosen
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y the time this sees print, Pope Francis shall have completed his historic four day pastoral visit to the Philippines. Millions of Filipinos would have seen him either in person, or on television, or in various social media, as he waved to the multitude from atop his Pope mobile, celebrated mass, and broke bread with victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Just to catch a brief glimpse of Lolo Kiko would have been reward enough for many, some of whom travelled all the way from the provinces, and who waited hours along his motorcade route and in various program venues. But what if one had been given a rare chance to talk to Lolo Kiko, even if only for a brief moment? What would one have said to Lolo Kiko? How would one have reacted during a close encounter with the much beloved Pontiff ? As usual, I asked my Facebook friends. Almost unanimously, the messages for Lolo Kiko were requests for his papal blessing and prayers – for the world, for the Philippines, for family, for the sick, even for political reforms. Here are some of my Facebook friends’ replies: For blessings and prayers Igan Vidallon would ask Lolo Kiko: “Pray for the whole world and peace to all mankind.” Marie Gillete E. Sangalang: “Please pray for our country. Help us to have peace, unity and love in our hearts.” Marie D. Rogelio Ramirez: “Please pray for the whole world. No more hunger. No more war. Instead, let there
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be love, peace and unity for all mankind.” Olivia Lachica Bristow: “ I will ask him to pray that someday we can all pray together as one, regardless of religion, for peace and unity.” Virginia Selmar: “Please pray for every Filipino family to be united in love and prayers.” Naomi Salamat Estrada would have asked for “healing, peace, love, prosperity… for me and my family.” Raul R. Corro: “Please meet the poor in the flesh in the slums in Metro Manila and/or Tacloban.” Similar requests for blessings and prayers were expressed by Simon A. Arlene, Neng Villanueva-Diligencia, Nadyesda Ponsones Franco, Bernardo Tensuan, Vicky Batacan Marinas, Derek Adduru, Glenda Zamora Aninon, April Salvosa Andrade, Rina Marasigan Jalotjot, Dee Taruc Bulanadi, Dorothy Duff Geminiano, DL Myra, Philip Marmeto Tagle, Marivic Macapagal, Juliet Lacson Sayas, Dheng Darasin Mirasol, Chef Rose, Gigie Orellana, Onib Nawalda, Vanessa Nica Marga Valerio, Luis Bucayon, Queng del Rosario, Noemi Perdon Gatdula, Reynaldo Samson, Airahm Ajavan Nitram, Saul Pa-a, Zenie Vera, Tess Navarro, Willy Inosa Gomez, Nelia Reyes, Ricky Gutierrez, Lydwin Noles-Daquilana, Ava Marie Almonte Marmeto, Melita Manalo Torres, Cheska Gabitan, Edwin Eusebio, and Jose Ben Noach Lazar. Messages for good governance Renz Morales Montecillo:
“I will ask the Pope to clean the hearts and conscience of all corrupt government officials… pray for world peace…” Similar requests for go o d gove r nance we re expressed by Clarissa Santos Pineda, Josephine Nazario Rogelio, Corazon Gonzales Igasan, Rodney Gabanzos Macabuhay, Richard Panzo and Jing Niehart. Me s s a g e s of l ove an d concern Excel de Villa: “Love you Pope! Thanks so much.” Romarie Penaf lor Mendoza: “Sasabihin ko po na palagi siyang magiingat. Siya ang nagbibigay inspirasyon at nagpapatibay ng pananalig sa Diyos.” Similar messages from Elyn Aracid, Tet de Castro and Noel Molera. Messages of thanks Maria Carmina Ortinez Bautista: “I will thank our Beloved Pope for visiting the Philippines and how much this means to all of us… for uniting all of us, regardless of our race, our religion and our status in life….” P i l i t a Ve n t u r a n z a : “Thank you, Holy Father. We appreciate what you’re doing in and for the Church and we are praying for you. A nt o n i o H . D u j u a : “Thank you for being our Pope in these times.” Simi lar mess ages of thanks from Mar y Ann Obinguar Wijetunge, Maria Rosita Alabado Siccion, Lala Montemayor, Chris Maglaqui, Lynne Hukom Parcon, Raquel Tolentino, Christine Intila Lim, Ethel Kasala de la Cruz, Jhanda de Lrey, Venus Salmingo-
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Cinco, Michelle B. Millama and Cirlita Tolentino. How would one react in Lolo Kiko’s presence? One would probably be speechless and star struck like Claire Mogol and Bing Miller Uy. Tessie Solicito would feel so lucky. Elvie Tulay and Eugene de la Cruz Marmeto would kiss the Pope’s hand, the latter adding: Baka maluha pa ako. Maria Ramona Santiago would have asked: “Does being a Jesuit make you more Christ-like as a priest, a better man for others?” Ji n k i e Arel l ano and Glenda Tensuan would definitely have tried to do a selfie. Simon A. Arlene and Ateng Bella Flawless would not miss the chance to hug the Pope with a little beso-beso. Something different Others would have tried something different. Dino Canlas would have invited Lolo Kiko “to have a taste of our Suman Munti” while Kristina Katalbas-Masangkay would have urged Lolo Kiko to “taste our balut”. Note: You may email us at totingbunye2000@gmail. com.
Rebukes for RP, from Francis
L to responsibly live with every day of your life. Third, sex is permanent. God’s plan for sex is not just a one-night stand, but a pleasure for a lifetime. It only makes sense that through the years of love and intimacy, the pleasure just gets better with your wife or husband because you get to know each other much better. As the saying goes: “Love is like wine: it gets better with age.” Love just grows deeper as you grow together through both the good times and the bad. That’s the only kind of love that satisfies and lasts. If you haven’t been using sex the way it’s made to be enjoyed as a lifelong pleasure that’s productive, personal, and permanent, you can ask Jesus to forgive you. Then ask Him to change you and help you to control and use your sexual desires rightly, so you’ll learn to enjoy this gift from God with the one you love for a lifetime. Just Think a Minute...
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IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts…” (Isaiah 1:23, the Holy Bible). -ooo REBUKES FOR RP, FROM FRANCIS: Maybe because of his strongly ArgentinianSpanish accent, Pope Francis was not easily understood by many when he spoke in the presence of President Aquino and of other top government officials in Malacanang on Friday, January 16, 2015. Yet, he delivered clear and stinging rebukes against the Philippines and its political and governmental leaders in that speech. The first rebuke was against corruption i n gove r n me nt and of government officials. Here was what Francis said: “The Bishops of the Philippines have asked that this year be set aside as the `Year of the Poor.’ “I hope that this prophetic summons will challenge everyone, at all levels of society, to reject every form of corruption which diverts resources from the poor, and
to make concerted efforts to ensure the inclusion of every man and woman and child in the life of the community.” -ooo RP POLITICIANS MUST STRIVE TO BE HONEST, FRANCIS SAYS: Francis premised this rebuke upon a call for all politicians, already made even before he came by “many voices in your nation”, to strive for “honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good…(so) they will (be able) to help preserve the rich human and natural resources with which God has blessed this country…” He then exhorted politicians “to marshal the moral resources needed to face the demands of the present and to pass on to coming generations a society of authentic justice, solidarity, and peace…to break the bonds of injustice and oppression which give rise to glaring, and indeed scandalous, social inequalities…which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor…” On the other, the second rebuke from his speech clearly pertained to recent
attempts to introduce a law that would enable interested individuals to freely resort to abortion. Francis said that to enable families to discharge their indispensable mission in society, there should be “respect for the inalienable right to life, beginning with that of the unborn, and extending to that of the elderly and the infirm”. -ooo “TRAIN FILIPINO KIDS IN THE CULTURE OF INTEGRITY”: The Pope also made a strong pitch against what he said was the on-going neglect by the government of the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). He said: “I will also mention the oft-neglected yet real contribution of Filipinos of the diaspora to the life and welfare of the societies in which they live.” He did not prov ide details, but it is clear that Francis was referring to the inability of the government to help OFWs who are having problems not only in the countries where they have sought employment, but even among the families they left
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in the Philippines. This is a long-festering problem that, apparently, the Aquino government is not interested in, even while it mouths praises for OFWs for their remittances. But, despite these rebukes, Francis offered a solution: “…families and local communities must be encouraged and assisted in their efforts to transmit to our young the values and the vision which can help bring about a culture of integrity – one which honors goodness, truthfulness, fidelity and solidarity as the firm foundation and the moral glue which holds batas/PAGE 7
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ADB sells $3-B global bonds M A N I L A- b a s e d A s i a n Development Bank (ADB) returned to the US dollar bond market yesterday with the pricing of a dual tranche $1.75 billion 5-year and $1.25 billion 10-year global benchmark bond issue. In a s t ate m e nt , t h e multilateral institution said proceeds of the bonds sale will be part of the bank’s ordinary capital resources and used in its nonconcessional operations. “We are pleased with the transaction and the strong
reception from investors globally,” Kazuki Fukunaga, ADB deputy treasurer said. The 5-year bond, with a coupon rate of 1.5 percent per annum payable semiannually and a maturity date of January 22, 2020, was priced at 1.543 percent to yield 15.75 basis points over the 1.625 p ercent US Treasur y notes due December 2019. Meanwhile, the 10-year bond, with a coupon rate of 2.0 percent per annum payable semiannually and
a maturity date of January 22, 2025, was priced at 2.124 percent to yield 20.7 basis points over the 2.25 percent US Treasury notes due November 2024. The transaction was lead-managed by Citigroup, Daiwa, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. A syndicate group was also formed consisting of Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, Credit Agricole CIB, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Development Bank of Singapore, HSB C,
Morgan Stanley, Nomura International, RBC Capital Markets Corporation, SMBC Nikko Capital Markets, Standard Chartered Bank, and TD Securities. The deal marks ADB’s first global benchmark issue in the US dollar global bond market in 2015. Both issues achieved wide primary market distribution with 40 percent of the 5-year bonds placed in Asia, 24 percent in Europe, Middle East and Africa and 36 percent in the Americas.
RCBC’s $200-M notes Emergency loans offered get ‘BB’ rating from Fitch ACTIVE MEMBERS of have no loans in default are G L O BA L d e b t w at c h e r Fitch Ratings has assigned Rizal Commercial Banking C o r p .’s $ 2 0 0 - m i l l i o n 4 . 2 5 - p e rc e nt note s du e 2020 a final rating of BB. “This is because the notes constitute d i re c t , u ns u b ord i n ate d and senior unsecured obligations of the bank, and rank equally with a l l it s ot he r u ns e c u re d and unsubordinated obligations,” Fitch said. This follows the receipt of final d o c u me nt s c on for m i ng to information previously received, the debt watcher said. The final rating is the same as the expected rating assigned on January 12, 2015, the issue date of the notes. Fitch said the rating on the notes is s ensitive t o c h a n g e s i n R C B C ’s Issuer Default R ating ( I DR ) , w h i ch i s d r ive n by i t s Vi a b i l i t y R at i n g of ‘bb.’ On Monday, RCBC said it will of fer b enchmarksized, dollar uns ecured notes through the drawdown off its $1 billion medium-term note program.
RCBC, partly owned by Taiwan’s Cathay Financial Ho l d i n g C o. Lt d . , s a i d it will us e the pro ceeds to finance operations and general corporate purposes, including t h e re p ay m e nt of $ 2 5 0 million notes due 2015. The lender hired Standard Chartered Bank as the sole lead arranger and b o okr unner.
the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) based in Magpet, Cotabato can apply for an enhanced emergency loan after the town was placed under a state of calamity. “Under the Enhanced GSIS Emergency Loan Program, active members who are not on leave of absence without pay, have no arrears in paying mandatory monthly premium contributions, and
qualified to apply,” the staterun pension fund said in a statement. “The enhanced features of the emergency loan for members are more attuned to their needs. The loanable amount was raised to P40,000 for those with existing emergency loans and the required payment of 12 monthly amortizations prior to loan renewal was waived.” loans/PAGE 7
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DEPED GINGOOG CITY DIVISION EDUCATION WEEK CULMINATION – (Right Photo) VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ was assisted by Former Board Member Jigjag Pelaez in the drawing of lots for a parlor game during the culmination of the Education Week Celebration of the Department of Education Gingoog City Division. Teachers actively participated in the games and some of them won electronic gadgets which were given by Vice Governor Pelaez.
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of K to 12. The education department then began to revise the curriculum beginning with Grade 1 and 7 (formerly first year high school). Further, the revised curriculum for Grade 2 and 8 was implemented on school year 2012-2013, while those for Grade 3 and 9 and for Grade 4 and 10 were due this year and 2015, respectively. Originally, the curriculum for Grade 11 along with Grade 4 was supposed to come out in 2016 while those for Grade 12 and Grade 5 were due in 2017. However, under K to 12 flagship, President Benigno Aquino III de cide d to
implement the senior high school (Grade 11 to 12) a year earlier than scheduled as he wish to see the K to 12 reform through during his term. According to Department of Education’s (DepEd) Assistant S ecretar y for Planning Jesus Mateo in an interview with a national newspaper during onset of 2013, the original plan for Grade 11 nationwide is to commence by June 2016, but the President wanted half of the Grade 11 students to already start by June 2015. In the same interview, he said that 2014’s budget includes allo cation for classrooms because for the use of first batch of Grade 11 students for 2015. T h e re a re s o m a ny feedbacks for this plan. There
are many who approved and there are also who made thumbs down. But one thing is clear: the Philippines is looking ahead. Thinking about the growing population and a budding economy, the demand for quality education is high, and making it high is the administration’s initiative. T h e e a r l i e r implementation for senior high school maybe “too early” to some. It is a fact that it would be another challenge for Philippine Education and education department, as well. But similar K to 12’s beginnings, it is not without challenges. Innumerable mazes may come before its implementation, yet Filipinos could just expect that, again, its purpose is to elevate the Phi lippine E ducat ional System.
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STRASBOURG, France EU lawmakers on Tuesday approve d cont roversi a l legislation to allow EU member states to decide for themselves whether to allow cultivation of Genetically Modified foods after years of bitter dispute. “This agreement will ensure more flexibility for member states who wish to restrict the cultivation of the GMOs in their territory,” said Liberal Democrat MEP Frederique Ries who steered the legislation through the assembly. For s ome of t he 28 European Union nations such as France, GMO foods are a potential threat to public health and the reputation and integrity of its famed agricultural produce. For others such as Britain, GMOs represent an essential technology which cannot be ignored and is essential to feed a growing world population. With neither side able to prevail since the legislation was first tabled in 2010, EU leaders thrashed out a compromise in June to hand the final decision back to member state governments. On Tuesday, the European Parliament approved this deal by 480 votes to 159. The legislation crucially allows member states to ban GMOs on environmental
policy considerations, even if the crop has already been cleared on health and safety grounds at the EU level following a manufacturer’s request. Supp or ters of GMO products and the manufacturers had argued that if the EU found no health reason to ban them, then individual member states should have no reason to prevent their cultivation. In addition, a government can cite other reasons such as in town and country planning, land use, agricultural policy, public policy, or possible socio-economic impacts as reasons to refuse permission. Critics say the compromise looks good at the headline level but in practice it will allow GMO foods in by the back door. “It is a bad measure because the EU will become a patchwork of GMO regimes when what we need is a common approach,” Green MEP Rebecca Harms said. Bio-tech industry association EuropaBio said in turn the leglislation would hurt innovation because it allows member states to challenge GMOs “on nonscientific grounds.” GMO foods have sparked widespread suspicion in the EU on health and environmental grounds even though the crops have won
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DA XI vows to continue PAMANA projects in Davao D AVA O C i t y - - T h e Department of Agriculture (DA XI) vowed to continue its support to conflict-affected areas through PAMANA (Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan at Pangkaunlaran) program in the entire Davao region. A report from the DA 11 Regional Agriculture Engineering Division (RAED) showed there were still a total of seven farm-to-market roads (FMRs) under PAMANA project that were on their pre-implementation phase. The beneficiaries are from the municipality of Cateel in Davao Oriental, Monkayo and Compostela in Compostela Valley Province, Talaingod and Panabo City in Davao del Norte, Magsaysay in Davao del Sur and Malita in Davao Occidental. Currently, three FMRs under PAMANA is being prepared for implementation in the region, one in Davao del Sur and two in Compostela Valley Province.
Ag r ic u lture reg iona l director Remelyn R. Recoter said there are still a lot of PAMANA proj e c ts li ke livelihood and FMRs to be implemented to various parts of Davao region. “To the Dabawenyos who are lucky to receive assistance like these, we hope that you will take good care and sustain the project. It is like saying that many are called but few are chosen, so you are very fortunate,” Recoter said. On the other hand, one of the successful PAMANA livelihood projects is found in Barangay Aliwag wag Cateel, Davao Oriental and its beneficiary is the Aliwagwag Fa r m e r s Mu l t i p u r p o s e Association (AFMA). Since the residents of the said barangay depends on upland rice as their source of income, the PAMANA project under the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) t o ge t h e r w it h DA an d PAMANA/PAGE 7
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Bukidnon generated P125.61 million worth of investments in the agri-based and consumer manufacturing sectors most particularly the expansion of an oil palm plantation in Kalilangan town and the acquisition of a manufacturing company’s new machineries. Misamis Occidental accounted P124.1 million of investments mostly in the realty sector including construction of new commercial buildings for rent, apartments, dormitories and a hospital. Camiguin’s total investments increased at P26.37 million with the development of a new resort and more infusion into agri-based businesses. Meanwhile, collections by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 16 in the third quarter of 2014 rose at P2.47 billion, comprising income tax and value added tax (VAT). The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in the region also improved its collections at P1.942 billion. In the third quarter of 2014, a total of 3,800 flights were recorded in Laguindingan Airport hauling in a total of 171,518 incoming passengers. In Labo Airport in Ozamiz City, there were a total of 26,068 passengers while in Camiguin Airport, there were a total of 3,754 passengers for the period.
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who attended the mass, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church consoled the faithful and assured them that Jesus Christ shares their suffering. The Pope had planned to deliver his homily in English but, apparently wanting to speak from the heart, decided at the last minute to say it in Spanish while a translator spoke in English. “So many of you have lost everything. I don’t know what to say to you. But the Lord does know what to say,”? he said. “Some of you lost families. Al I can do is keep silence. And I walk with you all in my silent heart,”? Pope Francis said. “This is what comes to my heart and forgive me if I have no other words to express this. But please know, Jesus never lets you down,”? he said. He said that Jesus “understands us because he underwent all trials that we that you have experienced,”? he added. Pope Francis told the Yolanda survivors that like a frightened child holding on to a mother, they should hold on to Mama Mary’s hand whenever they feel anguish because of what the typhoon did to them. “As a child holds the hand of her mother as when he is in fear, it is the only word to say at this difficult time – “Mom,? “mother,”? he said. Pope Francis flew to Tacloban City Thursday aboard a Philippine Airlines Airbus 320 amid stormy weather and landed at around 8:45 a.m. without hitches. The crowd who had waited and prayed for the Pope’s safe arrival cheered as he came down the aircraft.
The faithful chanted “Viva El Papa, Papa Francisco”? while hundreds of children in colorful costumes performed native dances as Pope Francis went around the crowd aboard his mobile before holding the mass. (MindaNews)
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Front (MILF). Oil depot, mining, biomass power generation, and agriculture related products such as banana, oil palm products and buckwheat plantations are the major investments expected to come into the region this 2015, mostly coming from local business players. Mastura said that peace and security is the first major reason why investors are encouraged to invest in ARMM. “The peace process sends the positive message that we are on the mend; that we are on (our way) towards stability that will allow investments to be sustained,” he said. He also said that the good governance manifested by the working government of ARMM is another reason why the region ARMM became “investor-friendly.” ARMM, according to him, is now proactive in marketing the region and catering to the needs of prospective investors. Mastura is optimistic that the transition to the new political entity will serve as gateway to even more investors into the region in the years ahead.
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According to the same report, “growth monitoring is the regular measurement of weights of children using growth charts where measurements are plotted.” Monitoring and plotting the weights of a child monthly give an idea whether the child is growing within standard or ageappropriate weights. Any deviation from the standard may be a cause for alarm, as this can demonstrate growth faltering --- either towards becoming underweight or overweight. Growth monitoring is a regular activity conducted by midwives and barangay health or nutrition workers in rural health units and by doctors in private clinics. Parents should take advantage of this free health service to ensure the normal growth of their children. It is important to determine the cause of growth faltering so that immediate remedy can be offered.
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in 2013 (covering 5.34 million WMT), the company’s realized price last year was $7.69 per pound of payable nickel on 7.41 million WMT sold. “We are extremely satisfied with our achievements in 2014. We were able to surpass our sales targets and capitalize on the strong prices which prevailed for most part of the year,” the statement quoted Gerard H. Brimo, Nickel Asia president and chief executive officer, as saying. Profit of Nickel Asia surged to P8.118 billion in the nine months ending September last year from only P1.74 billion in the same period in 2013. The sharp rise in earnings during the first nine months was mainly due to a combination of higher shipment volumes and nickel prices, the company said in a disclosed statement last November. Nickel Asia, the Philippines’ biggest nickel producer, exports most of its ores and concentrates to Japan and China.
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amounted to $45.11 “This compares to an average price of $21.28 per WMT for the same period last year on a total of 9.72 million WMT of ore sold,” Nickel Asia said. For the low-grade limonite ore sold to the Coral Bay and Taganito plants -- both of which are linked to the London Metal Exchange -- average realized price was also higher. From the average $6.70 per pound of payable nickel
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either the management of Agus-Pulangi Complex was not able to deliver its power supply commitment to the electric cooperative and private distribution utilities or that there was already a shortage in the supply of electricity which made our power woes increasing to our consternation. But, whichever, as co-operators, we cannot remain silent in apathy,” expressed Loque. Loque also said that said summit will present enormous opportunity where the strength as cooperative members can be utilized to help solve the power miseries. Energy secretary Jericho Petilla is invited to deliver his keynote speech. Finance secretary Cesar Purisima and CDA officer-in-charge chairman Eulogio Castillo are likewise expected to grace the event. In the afternoon, a time is allotted for plenary session to discuss issues and concerns.
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that the 2011 regional survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) reports that only 53.3 percent of households participated in growth monitoring activities. The FNRI report said that about half of the children was not checked by health personnel. Likewise, their parents may not have been informed of the importance of growth monitoring.
Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE File No. 2014-358 Upon Extra Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118. Filed by RCBC SAVINGS BANK, a corporation duly organized and existing under Philippine Laws, with principal place of business situated at 31st Floor RCBC Savings Bank Corporate Center, 26th and 25th Sts., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City and with branch office situated at Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, against SPS. MARJARIE N. DELA ROSA and RUDYVONN D. DELA ROSA , both of legal age, husband and wife and residents of 0795 Zone Taurus Suarez ,Iligan City , to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 14, 2014 amounts to ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE & 20/100 ( P 1,580,189.20), Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, exclusive of attorney’s fees and other necessary fees and expenses of Extra-Judicial Foreclosure and Sale , the undersigned Sheriff will SELL at Public Auction on February 6, 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the main entrance of RTC Branch 40, A. Luna St., Capitol Compound, Cagayan de Oro City, to the Highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the real property mortgaged together with all improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 137-2012001049 Registered in the name of SPS. MARJARIE N. DELA ROSA and RUDYVONN D. DELA ROSA “ A PARCEL OF LAND ( Lot 6, Blk. 9, PSD-10-060565 Portion of Blk. 10, PSD-10-042845) situated in Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, Bounded on x x x , Beginning at x x x; CAD 237; containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO (162) square meters more or less.” Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the title herein-above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated date, time and place. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date for whatever reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without day, without further notice, posting and publication. Cagayan de Oro City, December 22, 2014. FOR THE EX-OFFICIO PROVINCIAL SHERIFF BY: ALLAN M. BANAAG Sheriff BWM: Jan. 5, 12 & 19, 2015
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provincial government of Davao Oriental granted the association with upland rice production and post-harvest facilities (single pass rice mill) worth Php 750,000 in 2013. According to Marlyn Borja, AFMA president, the project has helped a lot in terms of increasing their income and it somehow alleviate the poverty rate of their community. “We thanked the national government for giving us the chance to improve our income. Rest assured that we will take good care of the project,” Borja said.
Making the Most of Teachers’ Ineffectiveness: The Making of the School By Jocelyn S. Samuya,SST-III
“The tragedy of education is played into two scenes, incompetent pupils facing competent teachers and incompetent teachers facing competent pupils.”Martin Fisher This is quite truism in our educational system. Let us pause for a while and reflect upon ourselves which side of the coin does we belong? And that we will come into a realization, what Ralph Waldo Emerson had stated that what we learned from other becomes our own reflection. Self- evaluation is an imperative to take a closer look upon our hearts and ask if we have exemplified the manifestations of ineffective teachers. Allow me to focus on the 5 C’s for us to disclose our fall short as the most important players in the educative process. These are competence, commitment, compassion, creativity, and character. According to Bloom,” Quality instruction leads to quality education”. Improving competence for quality instruction should be supported by school heads and other key officials in the educational system. That is to provide teachers with various materials and facilities which promote learning. Seminars and trainings are also of big help. Another way to enhance teaching effectiveness is to push them to take scholarship grants to enroll in the graduate school. If not, challenge them to manage their finances to enroll at their expense and surely they will reap from what they will plant. Teachers lack commitment when they teach for the stomach not for their passion. This will obtain a domino effect to consume the compassion and creativity of the teachers. This calls for re-orientation of our accountability, social responsibility and adaptability to the changes which tremendously affect the teaching-learning process. Administrators should win over these challenges by modeling and establishing good affinity and empathy.
It has to emphasize that an organization is a team – to attain the common goals. That is why proper tasking, bestowing of responsibility and tapping their specialized skills are vital to let teachers perform as expected. Giving appreciation and recognition will also facilitate teachers’ commitment, their compassion and creativity. The last C is character. This is the wish of true education. (Novalis)Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education. (Martin Luther king Jr.) Untoward character of the teachers can determine to a great extent how successful the teachers are in carrying out their duties. It is believed that effective teaching requires a certain level of personal skills. Since it is something personal that is hard to size up by the school heads, the least they could do is to be patient and considerate and be hopeful that the good deeds and relationship you have built will be the teachers ground to touch their spirit to act ethically. School heads will gaze into the human’s soul eager to learn and re-learn. As the quotation of Rumi goes:”There is a candle in your heart ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul ready to be filled.” We have read a variety of research about teaching effectiveness and its various recommendations to make up an excellent school. Yet, its bottom-line goes back to this basic 5 c ’s.Why not capitalizes from the teachers’ inefficacy? Surely we can still find, out of the box solutions if we teach by heart not by books. If we really pledge of accomplishing something, we must not accept pretext, only end results for we work to the best of our heart, mind and soul can give. Jesus Christ, the Ultimate Mentor at all times teaches us to give from a heart……If there is first a willing mind; it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have. (2 Corinthians 8:12) Soli Deo gloria!!!!!
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he region’s largest amusement park operator has started work on its bid to put Northern Mindanao in the global tourism map.
Dubbed the “Seven Seas Waterpark & Resort,” the 5-hectare complex in Barangay Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental will definitely put Region X in the bucket list of adventure tourists all over the world once it is completed in 2016. The theme park’s major attractions include a 2,500 square
meter (sq.m.) water combo wave pool; 1,000 sq.m. Aqua Playhouse Pool; 1,100 sq.m. “Slow River Ride”; 12 meter high water slide towers and splash pools; a 1,200 sq.m. Events Tent and 300 sq.m. Children’s Pool. “Our location gives us a definite advantage over countries with similar, existing attractions
like China, Korea, Japan and the ASEAN,” said Engr. Elpidio M. Paras, chairman of UC-1 Corporation, the holding company of the Paras family with interests in cable television, telecommunications, business process outsourcing and ecoadventure tourism. WATERPARk | Page B2
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his coming February, Liceo de Cagayan University not just joins in the celebration of the National Arts Month which this year coincides with the University’s 60th (Diamond) Jubilee. To mark this milestone, the Visayas Symphony Orchestra will perform in a special Gala Concert at Rodelsa Hall on February 28 under the baton of Rudolf Pelaez Golez with pianist Jose Velez Malferrari as featured soloist. The ensemble will be performing pieces from the world’s greatest classical composers namely, Emperor Waltz of Strauss, Symphony in g minor No. 40 of Mozart and Piano Concerto in c minor No. 3 of Ludwig van Beethoven. This musical fare aims
to bring classical music, featuring Cagayanons Golez and Malferrari closer to our music afficionados as a way of cultural appreciation and arts development in the locality. The Concert also serves as the platform marking the debut of international classical artist Rudolf Golez as Conductor. Tickets are available at P500, 700 and 1000 only. Proceeds of the tickets will be for the scholarship program of Rodolfo N. Pelaez Foundation, Inc. One may call 09177222479 or 09989612102 for seat reservations or visit the Office of Cultural Affairs, 2nd Floor, Rodelsa Hall, Liceo de Cagayan University, Rodolfo N. Pelaez Boulevard, Kauswagan,
WATERPARk from Page B1... “Water parks in these areas usually operate only 3-4 months in a year compared to all year round for Seven Seas,” he noted. “Compared to their 25 percent availability, we have 75 percent, which would allow more guests to visit us, the weather permitting.” The latest venture is just the latest in a growing list of adventure tourism destinations and firms pioneered by the group: Dahilayan Adventure Park, home to Asia’s longest dual zipline and a plethora of other unique rides such as Drop Zone and the Flying Lizard at Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon; Great White Water Tours, one of the city’s pioneering white water rafting outfitters; the first Duck Tour in the Philippines; and Paras Beach Resort in nearby Camiguin island, which offers scuba diving, snorkeling, banana boat and jet skiing. Although it is primarily aimed at the local market, Seven Seas has the potential to become a major
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Cagayan de Oro City. See you at Rodelsa Hall!
player in the Asian amusement water park industry which now boasts of global standard destinations such as Sunway Lagoon in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia; Adventure Cove Waterpark; Zhuhai ChimeLong Ocean Kingdom in Hengqin, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China, part of the Chime-Long International Ocean Resort vying to become the “Orlando of China;” and Waterbom Bali and Jakarta, Park and Spa in Tuban, Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia. “The basic concepts for a World Class Water Park is to have unique slides and rides which can’t be found anywhere else,” said Engr. Elpidio M. Paras, UC-1 Chairman, who has extensively visited water parks all over the world prior to starting work on Seven Seas. “You’ve got to have bragging rights to attract people to something which can’t be found anywhere else.” For Seven Seas, these include the Family Rafting/Lazy River Ride with wave generator; Family Wave Pool; Tsunami Surf Pool; Boomerang Raft Ride; Spiral Multi-Slide (four different patterns); two-man rafting slide;
Aerial view of Seven Seas Waterpark & Resort development at Brgy. Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental
Multi-Platform Aqua Playhouse; Kid’s slides and spray cannons and Lily Pad Obstacle Course for the first phase; and the multi-rider Abyss Tornado Ride; Aqualoop/body slide (the only near vertical looping waterslide); and Whizzard 3-lane Mat Racing Slide for the second phase. Initially designed to accommodate 200,000 guests annually, Seven Seas has the capacity to accommodate up to 2,000 guests daily which should make it a primary spark plug to fire up tourism in Northern Mindanao. UC-1 is optimistic Seven Seas can easily breach this volume of guests since it’s optimally situated to tap into its target domestic and international markets through the existing and emerging infrastructure of the region. The Laguindingan Airport is a mere 30-minutes drive away and is already programmed for expansion as an international standard facility. Even before the expansion gets underway, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is already expecting chartered flights of Korean tourists to start arriving this year. By land, the park is just 1.8
Overhead Perspective of Seven Seas Waterpark & Resort
kilometers (kms.) to the Bulua West Bound Terminal which is the commuter hub for land based buses and vans plying routes to Lanao, Misamis Occidental and Western Mindanao. From Opol poblacion to Barra is a mere 2.5 kms. The facility itself is directly linked to the newly opened four lane West Coastal Highway by a 300 meter access road, and sea travelers coming from Camiguin and the Visayas can take a relatively traffic free 30-minute ride through this artery upon disembarking at the Cagayan de Oro Port at Macabalan. Thus, guests have the option of hopping on a plane from Manila or a ferry from Cebu, Camiguin or Bacolod/ Iloilo and back again taking the night voyages or night flights for a day’s fun at Seven Seas. However, the planners are already looking beyond the day trips to longer weekend sojourns in the near future which would give guests a comprehensive Adventure Package including Dahilayan Adventure Park, Great White Water Tours, Paras Beach Resort and Seven Seas.
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