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New campus ON its 10th year anniversary, the Little Me Academy has its ground breaking on 18 January 2016 for the new campus which soon to rise later this June in Cagayan de Oro City. The launching of the said campus also took place in the afternoon of the same day at Event Center, Centrio Mall which headed by Percival N. Olandesca and Ramonette L. Olandesca, founder of Little Me Academy joined by their partners and faculty staff. Little Me Academy, a school that is built for leading the young minds grow to become morally upright, academically excellent and socially responsible citizens was founded through the initiative and determination of the real life couple Percival N. Olandesca and Ramonette L. Olandesca on June 2006 giving assurance to the parents for the solid foundation for education through their tagline that says “Where your child reads at 3.
Agri-Pinoy MARAWI City -- The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DAFARMM) will provide assistance to 64,271 farmers and 866 agriculture groups during the first quarter of 2016 under its Agri-Pinoy Program. Alexander Alonto, DAFARMM Secretary, said the department has already lined up its programs and projects for the entire year to empower farmers and farming communities in the region. “We assure all the farmers na kung ano man ang nakalineup for 2016, we will try our best na ma-implement namin sa lahat para makatulong sa kanila,” Sec. Alonto said.
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s valuation issues remain unresolved with the landowner, the repair of a transmission facility underpinning the operation of Agus plant generating units still drags.
In the latest advisory to media, system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) indicated that it was still “denied access to tower 25 by the landowners who demand payment from TransC o
(National Transmission Corporation) of their decades old claim.” The company added “the dispute remains unresolved to this day.” The landowner is of the Sambitori family. repair/PAGE 7
JUMP. Foreigners jump off the rock at Magpupungko in Pilar town, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. Tourists love the tidal pools and rock formations in the area. mindanews photo by roel n . catoto
NFA: No fake rice in Cagayan de Oro By CRIS DIAZ, Contributing Editor
THE National Food Authority (NFA) on Monday belied insinuations of “fake rice” being sold in the local public markets in Cagayan de Oro City. Victoria Duray, NFA assistant regional director, issued the statement to dispel scary reports of alleged “fake rice” being sold in the city’s major public markets here. “We sent a team to check immediately the rice last Friday after the NFA received the report that “fake rice” is
being peddled here,” Duray said. She said that the team brought samples and cook the rice at the NFA regional office to ascertain its genuineness. “We later found out that the rice was, actually, genuine.” Duray added. She said that the NFA reg iona l of f ice is now equipped with a laboratory to examine rice the genuineness of the rice, a staple food in the country. The report about the scary
presence of imported “fake rice” being sold in the local public here started sometime in August last year, Duray said. She said that all the samples sent to Manila for laboratory examination later turned out to be genuine. “The NFA did not find a single case of face rice being sold in the market here,” Duray said. She said that the imported rice looks shiny that they are mistaken to be “plastics.” “These imported rice, rice/PAGE 7
Fraternal Order of Eagles incoming national president Louie Ceniza leads the out-taking of fellow officials during the induction ceremony held January 10, 2016 at the Royal Mandaya Hotel in Davao City. photo by rene arias
ARMM board approves P1.3-B oil palm project THE BOARD of Investments in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) said it approved on Friday a P1.3-billion oil palm investment, which is expected to create 1,000 new job. On Monday, the board said it registered the plantation
project of the Gintong Agri Corp., a Singaporeancontrolled company based in Maguindanao. “For its initial operation, Gintong Agri Corporation will develop a 5,000-hectare oil palm plantation in Datu project/PAGE 7
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gov’t gives P3-M Local officials divided on allowing Spanish grant to Lanao Sur town US military station in Cagayan De Oro By CRIS DIAZ, Contributing Editor
TWO government officials in Cagayan de Oro City have expressed opposing views on the prospect of allowing a United
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referring to the Lumbia Airport here, which commercially ceased to operate after the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental opened on June 2013. “I would not allow a US military station in Lumbia Airport,” Rufus Rodriguez, of Cagayan De Oro, told the Philippines News Agency. Rodriguez said that the 400-hectare Lumbia airport has been identified as the city’s new local government center where the offices of the city government would be relocated in the future. City Mayor Oscar Moreno said in a radio interview that he is willing to lease the area to a US military station since the presence of the military forces would perk the local economy.
M A R AW I C i t y - - T h e Spanish government through the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) rel e as e d Mond ay Ph P 3 million grant to the nearby municipality of Tamparan in this province. Salma Jayne AlontoTa m a n o , p r o v i n c i a l i n f o r m a t i o n o f f i c e r, said on Tuesday that the grant will be used for the rehabilitation of the public market of Tamparan. Tamano said the PhP3 million in check was handed over by OPAPP Assistant Secretary Jennifer Oreta to Tamparan Mayor Topaan Disomimba in a simple ceremony held at the provincial capitol. She said the turnover ceremony was witnessed by Provincial Administrator
Former City Mayor Vicente Emano has hinted the relocation of the current location of the City Hall to a much wider area that could be transformed into a “local government center.” Emano has pushed for the relocation of the present site of the City Hall complex because the area is prone flood every time the Cagayan De Oro River swells. The t hre e of f ici a ls, Rodriguez, Emano, and Moreno are locked in a three-cornered mayoral fight in the scheduled midterm local elections in May this year. The Lumbia airport is currently home to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Tactical Operation Group in Northern Mindanao. The city government owns the airport. (PNA)
Mocamad Raki-in, P r ov i n c i a l Ac c o u nt a nt Norhana Sumandar and Provincial Engineer Sirad Laut. G ov e r n o r Ma m i nt a l A d i o n g J r. s a i d t h e rehabilitation of the public market in Tamparan will benefit the farmers and fishermen as well as the entire community. “O u r f ar me rs and fishermen will have a place accessible and conducive for them to sell their products while the community would be assured of purchasing fresh agricultural products,” Adiong, who is on official travel, said through telephone. Adiong and Disomimba expressed their gratitude to the Spanish government for the grant, which is of big help to them. (PNA)
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Del Monte taps more firms for share offering DEL Monte Pacific Ltd. has tapped more financial institutions for its planned sale of US dollar-denominated preferred shares. Del Monte Pacific has added BPI Capital Corp., China Banking Corp., PNB Capital and Investment C or p. a n d SB C apit a l Investment Corp. as joint l e a d u nd e r w r ite rs and bookrunners for its upcoming $360-million preferred share sale, according to a prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. They will join BDO Capital & Investment Corp., which had been tapped as issue manager, lead underwriter and bookrunner of the transaction. Del Monte Pacific is offering up to 36 million preferred shares at a maximum price of $10 per share, according to its prospectus. The preferred shares are p e r p e tu a l, c u mu l at ive, nonvoting, non-participating and nonconvertible. Depending on the timing of securing the necessary regulatory approvals, the fruit canner is targeting to set the final offer price on Jan. 21 before launching the share sale on Jan. 25. Listing of the shares will take place on Feb. 5.
The offer is aimed at ref inancing Del Monte Pacific’s $350-million bridge loan with BDO Unibank, Inc. The loan was used to repay debt incurred to fund the $1.68-billion acquisition of US-based Del Monte Foods Corp.’s consumer business, which was later renamed to Del Monte Foods, Inc., in February last year. D el Monte Pacif ic p o stp one d t h e s a l e of preferred shares in Singapore at the start of the year because of weak global market conditions. Instead of tapping the equities market, the company opted to extend the maturity of the bridge loan. The preferred shares were originally intended to be sold in the local equities market, but Del Monte Pacific eventually decided to move the deal to the Singapore Stock Exchange. The company is listed in both territories. Del Monte Pacific -which is not affiliated with other Del Monte companies worldwide -- also holds the rights to the Del Monte brand in the Philippines, in the Indian subcontinent and in Myanmar. It is controlled by the Campos family’s NutriAsia Pacific Ltd.
DENR 10 intensifies forest protection campaign The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Reg ion 10 intensif ie d its forest protection campaign in 2015. According to DENR 10 Regional Director Ruth M. Tawantawan, the efforts of DENR 10 resulted in the confiscation of 375,474 cu.m. lumber/flitches/ logs forest products and dipterocarp poles, 5,970 l.m. rattan poles, 6 chainsaws and 22 conveyances and 5 cases resolved which violated the existing forestry laws, rules and regulations. In addition, DENR 10 donated 27.27 cu.m. of logs to Department of Education District II, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon, 2,572.95 bd.ft. of lumber/ flitches to 10th RCDIG ARESCOM of Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City and 7,725.11 bd.ft. flitches to the local government unit of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon f rom t h e c on f i s c at e d and apprehended forest products in the region. Director Tawantawan thanked the partners and other stakeholders of the Anti-Illegal Logging Campaign in the region and she is hopeful that they will continue their a c t ive supp or t i n t he campaign.
The Anti-Illegal Logging Campaign is implemented in consonance with E x e c u t i v e O r d e r No. 23 which declares a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests and creates an anti-illegal logging task force. The Regional AntiIllegal Logging Task Force is headed by DENR 10 Regional Director Ruth M. Tawantawan with the Regional Director of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) as vice-chairman. The memb ers include the Regional Director of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and t he concerned Regional Brigade Commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. At present, there are 17 Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force Checkpoints in the region. Four in Misamis Oriental, 5 in L anao del Norte, 4 in Misamis Occidental and 4 i n Bu k i d non . A l s o, 6 8 c ont r a c tu a l fore s t protection officers were hired to patrol and conduct sur veillances in the areas. (with report from DENR 10-Planning and Management Division/ RPAO # 01-003-2016)
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Oro-based property developer seeks ‘green building’ certification C AGAYAN de Oro City-based property developer Italpinas Development Corp. intends to secure “green building” c er tif i c ati on f rom the Inte r n at i on a l Fi n a n c e C orp. (IFC) for all its projects in an effort to set itself apart in the crowded real estate market. Italpinas on Monday received the Excellence i n D e s i g n f o r G re at e r Efficiencies (EDGE) certification for Primavera Residences in Cagayan de Oro City, from the IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank. Primavera Residences -- a 10-storey, twin-tower, mixed used development -- is the first completed condominium project in East Asia and the second project in the Philippines to be certified by EDGE. “All our projects in the pipeline are up for EDGE cer tif ication,” It alpinas Chairman Romolo Nati said in a briefing yesterday in Makati City.
Primavera Residences in Cagayan de Oro City is Italpinas Development Corp. flagship project.
Italpinas is seeking EDGE certification for Primavera City in Cagayan de Oro and Miramonti in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, Mr. Nati said. The real estate f irm is upbeat that the green building recognition can translate to higher sales. “The marketplace has
become more and more noisy because it’s very easy to say that a project is green or environment friendly... Wi t h t h i s f r a m e w o r k available to us, we can show end users that this what we mean when we’re green,” Italpinas President Jose D. Leviste III said.
The design of Primavera Residences, combined with renewable energy that will be produced from solar panels found on the rood deck of the towers, will help bring down the overall energy consumption of the buildings. For example, green/PAGE 7
PSALM seeks buyout option for CBK, Casecnan hydro-plants THE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) is seeking a buyout option for the potential independent power producers administrators ( I P PA s ) , w h i c h w i l l operate the capacity of the 728-megawatt (MW) Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant and the 140-MW Casecnan multi-purpose
project. “We are awaiting opinion, if buyout could be an option. If its alright on the legal side, then we’ll proceed to the sale of the asset,” PSALM president and chief executive officer Lourdes Alzona told reporters. S h e n ot e d a n I P PA operator is allowed to proceed to a buyout agreement, under the IPPA contract, but within
a specific date. However, the PSALM president said Malacanang and the Department of Finance (DOF) called for a review on the legality of the buyout option. Alzona bared the review will be released this year. The CBK power plant’s capacity is currently operated by CBK Power Co. Ltd., under a build-
rehabilitate-operate-transfer scheme, with its cooperation agreement to last until February 7, 2026. Casecnan, on the other hand, is currently operated by California Energ y Casecnan Water and Energy Co. Inc., through a buildoperate-transfer agreement. Its cooperation agreement will end on April 5, 2022. (PNA)
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Being a refugee What does it mean being a refugee? Very clear: it’s someone who flees to a place of safety. Since almost one year, millions of refugees are fleeing to Europe. We all know the reasons. But Europe indeed reaches its limits. Sad to say. I am writing this as German columnist for different Philippine publications. My heart is bleeding while observing the situation in my home country. On the other side, I am also trying to understand the refugees’ motives. Fact is: Now also Austria joins Germany in sending back refugees. Austria’s interior minister has said her country will no longer allow refugees to pass freely through its borders. From next week, those who do not wish to seek asylum in Austria or Germany may be sent back to Slovenia. Austria announced on Friday (January 15, 2016) that it will begin next week to refuse entry to migrants seeking to pass through to Scandinavia. Following Germany’s lead, Vienna plans to send as many refugees as possible back to its southern border. “Right now on the Austrian-German border, only those seeking asylum in Germany are being allowed in. Those who want to go further are being turned back,” Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said in a radio interview. Hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees have streamed through Austria
and into Germany as they flee conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Afghanistan, and North Africa. Around 90,000 have applied for asylum in Austria itself, but many more wish to go on to Germany or even further north to Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. Criticism of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door policy reached a fever pitch after a mass of sexual assaults occurred in the city of Cologne on New Year’s Eve, many of them at the hands of recent immigrants. Since then, Germany has down a bit of an about-face in its refugee strategy and begun to send more and more asylum seekers back to Austria. Polls from yesterday said that Germans increasingly skeptical of refugees.A new poll has indicated Germans are markedly more pessimistic about refugees. Fifty-six percent of respondents now find Chancellor Merkel to be doing a poor job handling the refugee crisis. A rising number of Germans believe the country cannot handle the massive influx of refugees, are concerned of rising crime and a threat to their culture, and question Chancellor Angela Merkel’s policies, according to a poll by public broadcaster ZDF published also on Friday. That puts German opinion increasing at odds with Merkel, who has repeated the mantra “we can manage” in response to the 1.1 million asylum seekers who arrived
in the country last year. Still, a majority of 57 percent also do not believe a proposal to set an upper-limit on the number of refugees at 200,000 as advocated by the Christian Social Union (CSU), the sister party to Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), would work. Of course, and here I strongly agree: there is a concern over crime.The rising negative sentiment appears in part a reflection of hundreds of alleged sexual assaults on women by North African and Arab men on New Year’s Eve, with nearly one-third of respondents saying the attacks had an impact on their opinion of refugees. Two-thirds said the attacks in Cologne and other cities had little impact on their opinion on refugee issues. Also Finnland want fewer refugees. Finland last year received the largest number of refugees in its history, which has lead to growing anti-immigration sentiments. Politicians outside the conservative True Finns party have also turned against refugees. Finns demand in demonstration to not allow refugees to cross at FinnishSwedish border. Finns demand at Finnish-Swedish border in a demonstration to not allow refugees to enter.The arrival of 30,000 refugees last year in Finland - a country of roughly 5.5 million people - prompted more open manifestations of anti-immigrant feelings, from anti-migrant street patrols to
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Man to man Think a minute…Not long ago a famous football coach in America suddenly resigned and quit at the top of his very successful career. He said that the number one reason he was leaving his high-paying position was that it was time he started doing his job of loving and caring for his wife. This tough football coach said: “Nothing tells you more about a man than what you see in His wife. In her face you will often see if he makes her feel really loved or not. You can see what kind of man he is by looking at how happy his wife is.” It’s been said that you can tell a lot about a country by the character of its men. The true measure of manhood is usually ver y different than most men’s thinking. A real man loves his wife by putting her needs first, because he is the stronger one who can patiently wait for his needs and desires to be satisfied. But it is sad and embarrassing that many times it is the wife who must be stronger by putting her husband’s needs and desires first, because he is too weak and selfish. He is actually forcing her to be the stronger one who
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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God…” (1 Corinthians 10:31, the Holy Bible). -ooo CAN ENRILE PROVE C R I M I NA L R A P S VS . PNOY? Let us assume that Senate Minority Leader Ju an Ponce Enr i le can prove the “active and direct” involvement of President Aquino in the planning and preparation of the operation that killed Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli Abdhir (or Marwan) in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25, 2015. Let us also assume that Aquino did not do anything to s ave t he p ol i c e me n involved in the operation w hi le t he y were b eing butchered by the rebel-allies of the terrorist, presumably because of two things: he did not want to antagonize the rebels with whom he was trying to broker a peace deal in Mindanao, and because helping the policemen will derail his ambition to be awarded a Nobel peace prize. -ooo ENRILE SETTING UP PNOY FOR MURDER RAPS: Then what? My perception is that, Enrile is setting up
the filing of multiple murder charges (44 in all, for each of the policemen from the Special Action Force who were massacred that day) against Aquino who, after he steps down as president on June 30, 2016, can already be sued and tried by the courts for the crimes that he committed when he was president. If Aquino is sued for 44 counts of murder, there is no way he can be allowed bail while he is being tried, which means he must also be detained. Which means, Aquino will have to suffer the fate that befall the previous t wo pre s i d e nt s of t h is country---President Joseph Estrada and President Gloria Arroyo, after they stepped down or were removed from power. -ooo CAN PNOY BE SUED FOR MURDERS OF SAF 44? Now, when is a crime like murder, committed by a person like Aquino, who was not even at the scene of the crime, or who did not even fire any single shot, or threw any single punch, or lunged at anyone with a knife or any other blooded weapon? Philippine laws indicate there are two instances where a crime can be committed by
one who did not actually pull the trigger or was not even in the crime scene. The first is by “indispensable cooperation”, a n d t h e s e c o n d i s by “inducement”. “Indispensable cooperation” means that the accused committed previous or contemporaneous acts that allowed the crime to happen even when he did not participate in the killing, like giving orders that eventually led to the killing or the crime. “Inducement” means, on the other hand, the promise of a reward, like money or some other consideration, to the actual killer so he will carry out the crime. The one who made the promise is as guilty as the person who did the killing. I believe that Enrile, being one of the brightest lawyers in the country, knows that Aquino can fall under anyone of these two classifications of a person who may not have pulled the trigger, as it were, and yet is as guilty of the offense as the gunman. -ooo G E N U I N E FA I T H , V I C T O RY VS . T E M P TAT I O N S : I a m hearing many people saying, “if God leads you to it, He will bring you through it”, but do they really understand
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OTABATO City -Business leaders in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) support the establishment of the country’s Islamic Banking System. Au t h o r e d b y A n a k Mindanao (Amin) Partylist Rep. Sitti Djalia TurabinHataman, House Bill 5989 is still being deliberated in the House of Representatives.
Muslim and Christian business leaders in the region attended last week’s first roundtable discussion on the proposed measure here. Aside from Hataman, speakers included Salem Ghandour of the Maybank Islamic Berhad in Malaysia and Isidro Sobrecarey of the Amanah Islamic Bank. All cited the advantages of an Islamic banking system to operate in the country. Hataman said under her
BSP: ‘cooling off ’ will empower financial consumers THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued an Advisory to the public on their right to the so-called “cooling off ” period, as part of the fair treatment standards of the BSP Financial Consumer Protection (FCP) Regulations. “C ooling-off ” is the right of the BSP-supervised financial institution (BSFI) client to cancel his contract without penalty, the central bank explained. Under the concept, BSFIs should give their clients at least two banking days from the signing of the contract to cancel. This right to cooling-off, BSP noted, is one of the key requirements of the new
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proposed Islamic banking system law, banks do not rely on high interest rates to sustain operation but push for moderate to socialized interest charges. Anchored on Islam, the banking system prohibits usury or high interest on cash loans, and caters mostly to the poor as well as rich traders. Officials of the autonomous region said many Muslim thraders prefer
Anak Mindanao (Amin) Partylist Rep. Sitti Djalia TurabinHataman (left) authored the bill for the establishment of an Islamic banking system in the country.
Peso seen to continue slide against US dollar THE PESO is expected to continue its slide against the dollar this week on exp e c t at ions of upb e at US data, while lingering concerns over China could further drag sentiment in the region and prompt safehaven buying. The local unit dropped to its new trough in 2016 and in over six years, closing last week at P47.74 against the greenback, 10 centavos weaker than its P47.64-perdollar the previous session. The peso’s latest close is its worst finish since ending at P47.76 a dollar on Sept. 17, 2009. Week on week, the peso was weaker by 57.5 centavos compared to its P47.06 finish
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Islamic banking system and hope Hataman’s bill will hurdle Congress. Ghandour explained that while Islamic banking system offers low interest rates it has no conflict with conventional and commercial banks. After lauding the warm reception of ARMM business leaders, Hataman said she will continue dialogue through roundtable discussions with other stakeholders relative to her proposed bill.
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versus the foreign unit last Jan. 8. A trader inter viewed on Friday said persistent worries about global economic growth and a deepening slowdown in China will continue to weigh on market sentiment this week. “Investors will tend to shy away from risky assets given the deepening slowdown in China affecting sentiment in the region... There’s also concerns on volatility in financial markets and oil,” the trader said. “Bullish sentiments on US data on CPI, housing starts, jobless claims and existing home sales will also boost demand for the
dollar, while expectations of weaker Chinese data will cause risk aversion,” the trader added. Guian Angelo S. Dumalagan, market economist of the Land Bank of the Philippines, said: “The dollar may appreciate again [this] week amid exp e c t at ions of upb e at US inf lat ion and we ak Chinese economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2015. These two significant economic data as well as the declining trend in global oil prices may cause wide swings in the dollar-peso exchange rate.” “The dollar’s movement on Monday, may take its cue from the plunge in US
and European stocks last Friday. The decline in global equities might trigger safehaven buying, resulting in the dollar’s appreciation,” Mr. Dumalagan said in his outlook this week. He noted the dollar’s appreciation may intensify f r o m Tu e s d a y u n t i l Wednesday, as China is widely expected to release weak data on economic growth, retail sales and industrial production. “The possible increase in US inflation might also support the dollar’s strength by fuelling views of more US rate hikes this year,” he added, noting however, that an unexpected improvement peso/PAGE 7
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wednesday|January 20, 2016 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12TH Judicial Region, Branch 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR JOEL PHILIP SANTELLAN, SPOUSES CRISPIN R. RAGMAC AND CASAMERA B. RAGMAC, Petitioners.
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- versus THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR, Lala, Lanao del Norte, Respondent. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/ ORDER Before this Court is a petition for adoption filed by petitioners Sps. Crispin R. Ragmac and Casamera B. Ragmac on January 7, 2016. The petition alleges, that:
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RBPMS a Strategy to Quality Education By Roy H. Lumban Lapasan NHS Teacher – 1
What is a Results-Based Performance Management System (RBPMS)? A lot of people may hear this term, but not e v e r yon e u n d e r s t an d s the underlying purpose behind this program. The RBPMS serves a strategy in resp ons e to quality education. It’s also in line with the K to 12 curricula in improving quality education in all public schools. The objectives of Administrative Order No. 25 aims to rationalize, harmonize, streamline, simplif y, integrate and unify the efforts of government agencies. The intervention delivery of RBPMS serves as a basis in determining entitlement
t o p e r for m an c e - b a s e d allowances, incentives, or compensation of personnel. From the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of our President Benigno C. Aquino III states that “Dati, miski palpak ang palakad ng isang ahensya, very satisfactory pa rin ang pinakamababang rating ng empleyado… Nakakawawa tuloy ang mga mahusay magtrabaho… dahil parehas lang naman ang insentibo ng mga tamad at pursigido.Simula ngayong taong 2012 magpapatupad tayo ng sistema kung saan ang bonus ay nakabase sa pagtupad ng mga ahensya sa kanilang mga target para sa taon. Nasa kamay na ng empleyado ang susi sa
kanyang pag-angat.” Indeed the intervention of having the RBPMS would focus on improvement of individual based on PerformanceBased Incentive System. According to R alph T. C ourage, Education Program Super visor of Malaybalay Division stressed that “ The key message of the RPMS is to ensure a fair and objective way of assessing individual p erformance bas ed on the agency’s target and acknowledges meritorious performance with a reward and incentive system as a basis for productivity bonus, scholarship, training and development. Since recognizing the important role of the employee and teachers in meeting the DepEd mandate and organizational goals.” The RBPMS will ser ve as a
motivation and a challenge to all of us to strive more for development both personal and professional. I realized that there is always room for improvement, when we strive for development it should start from within ou rs e lve s ; we h ave to compete within ourselves to come up with better results. Indeed, the RBPMS is a great challenge because the incentives and meritorious reward would be based how you work hard for it based from performance based evidence. It shows justice and fairness to those who work hard for t heir lab or. By having these approached, it also i mp rov e d o u r q u a l i t y education as we are looking forward to have functional literate Filipinos in the 21st century.
“1. That petitioners are 53 years old and 52 years old, respectively, spouses and residents of Panoloon, Sapad, Lanao del Norte, where they may be served with the notices and processes of the Honorable Court; 2. That respondent is the Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte, wherein the birth, marriage, death and other status of the residents of Lala, Lanao del Norte are being recorded and its office is at the Municipal Hall of the municipality (Lala) where it may be served with the notices and processes of the Honorable Court; 3. That the petitioners are spouses as they contracted marriage on December 28, 2004 in Panoloon, Sapad, Lanao del Norte, a copy of the Certificate of Marriage is hereto attached as Annex “A” hereof; 4. That after the lapse of about eleven (11) years from the time of their marriage, the petitioners have no child of their own; 5. That the petitioners have expressed their desire and interest to adopt as their own child, JOEL PHILIP SANTELLAN, who was born on September 18, 2010 in Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte and who is now five (5) years old, a copy of the child's Certificate of Live Birth is hereto attached as Annex “B” hereof; 6. That the above-named child is the illegitimate son of MELISA GESTOPIA SANTELLAN as shown in the Certificate of Live Birth (Annex “B” hereof), and the child's putative-father is unknown; 7. That the mother of the child, MELISA GESTOPIA SANTELLAN, at first entrusted the care and custody of the child to the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office in Baroy, Lanao del Norte sometime in 2010; 8. That the Social Welfare and Development Office in Baroy, Lanao del Norte contracted the petitioners of the availability of the child for adoption as the mother had already abandoned the child; 9. That the case of the child had been reported to the main office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Quezon City and said office later issued a Certification of A Child Legally Available for Adoption, a copy of the certification dated October 5, 2012 is hereto attached as Annex “C” hereof; 10. That the petitioners are in possession of full civil capacity and legal rights to adopt and they are in a position to support and care for the child; 11. That the petiitioners have possessed all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications to adopt and the child is qualified to be adopted; 12. That as the mother abandoned the child and the putative father of the child is unknown, the written consent of the parents to the adoption can no longer be obtained by the petitioners; 13. That the adoption will surely serve the best interest and well being of the child. Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing to APRIL 18, 2016 at 8:30 o'clock in the morning at the session hall of this Court, RTC, Branch 21, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte. Let this order be published before the hearing at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Lanao del Norte at the expense of the petitioners. The Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, of the Municipality of Lala, Lanao del Norte as well as the Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Sapad, Lanao del Norte are directed to submit their respective report relative thereto on or before the scheduled initial date of hearing. Any interested party is hereby directed to come to Court on the hearing of the petition and bring proof why the same should be denied. Furnish copy of this Order to the Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, of the Municipality of Lala, Lanao del Norte; the Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Sapad, Lanao del Norte; the Office of the Honorable Solicitor General, Makati City; the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Lanao del Norte, the National Statistics Office, East Avenue, Quezon City; The Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte and the petitioners.
SO ORDERED. Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines January 15, 2015.
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NGCP reiterated “Tower 25 located in Ramain, Lanao del Norte, was bombed December 24, 2015 and still remains unrepaired as NGCP awaits the resolution of the ROW issues between landowner Sambitori and government-owned TransCo.” Tower 25 is linked to the Agus 2-Kibawe transmission l i ne t h at supp or t s t he operations of Agus 1 and 2 hydro generating facilities of t he Nat i ona l Power Corporation. The impeded access of NGCP for the tower’s repair had isolated that portion of the Agus hydropower complex for some time already, hence, worsening the power interruptions dilemma of Mindanao grid. The concerned landowner is taking an adamant stance despite an earlier directive of President Benigno S. Aquino III that Malacanang will form a task force primarily to address the zonal valuation issues relating to the ROW problems affecting power transmission facilities. On a brighter note, NGCP reported that it already completed over the weekend the repair of bombed tower #63 along the Kabacan-Sultan Kudarat 138-kilovolt line. “ R e p a i r f o r t u n at e l y proceeded unhindered as NGCP encountere d no resistance from landowners,” the transmission firm said. The tower was downed just last week because of continued bombing acts orchestrated by lawless elements. Even at this time, NGCP is repeatedly appealing to the public and all relevant stakeholders “to help monitor the safety of the towers so that transmission services remain uninter r upted.” --www.mb.com.ph
Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao then expand up to 20,000 hectares over the next decade in several municipalities in the ARMM particularly in Talayan and Guindulungan,” the RBoI-ARMM said. “The company is investing into sustainable oil palm production and in due course build and operate palm oil mill facilities in Maguindanao to produce crude palm oil and palm kernel oil,” it said. L ast year, the board recorded P6.5 billion worth of investment, up 70% on the preceding year. Livelihood opportunities also increased by 43% to 4,894 jobs in 2015. Ishak V. Mastura, the b o a r d’s c h a i r m a n a n d managing head, said that the agency is conservatively aiming for P900 million worth of investment this year and 900 additional jobs. For this year, Mr. Mastura expressed concern on the possibility of a law that will water down the autonomy of the proposed Bangsamoro region which is set to replace ARMM if passed. Mr. Mastura said that the concern of the business sector and investors in the region is policy instability and the changing of rules mid-stream with an autonomy framework lessening the current powers of the ARMM. “[T]he heart of autonomy is affected by the lack of exclusive power with those powers being subject to national law. The creation of a deputy or assistant solicitorgeneral for the Bangsamoro under the national Department of Justice is an affront to autonomy because mere administrative ruling or legal opinion [and] the national government can stop any project,” he said. “[I]magine if you are investor -- you don’t know when national government will interfere after dealing with regional government officials for your project so your tendency will be to shy away for lack of clear lines of authority,” he added.
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particularly from Thailand, is so “well-milled” with only 5 percent crash rice,” Duray said. However, the NFA is still cautioning the consuming public to immediately report to the NFA on any suspected “fake rice” being sold in the public market for immediate and appropriate action, Duray added. (PNA)
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Primavera Residences saw a 30% reduction in the use of air-conditioning units, Mr. Nati said. EDGE is a green building
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certification system for emerging markets created by IFC. It is described to be a “measurable way for builders to optimize their designs, leading to a more invest ment-wor t hy and marketable product.”
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you and I can start changing today and become real men if we want to. So why not ask Jesus Christ to forgive you for your selfish, uncontrolled way of living? Then ask Him to take full charge of your character every day. He will give you His power and strength to change more and more into the better, stronger man you want to be for your wife and children. Just Think a Minute…
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about his/her intention to terminate the agreement w it h i n t h e c o ol i ng - of f period. The client shall shoulder only reasonable amount of processing or
administrative fees plus any mark to market costs from the signing of the contract up to its cancellation. BSFIs should disclose these costs, including the benchmark from which market value of the financial instrument will be determined, prior to the signing of the agreement or in the agreement, the BSP said.
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in Chinese economic data and lower-than-expected US inflation may reverse t h e d o l l a r ’s p r o j e c t e d weekly trend, although “the likelihood of these events happening, is quite slim.” A n ot h e r f a c tor t h at may temper the dollar’s appreciation this week, Mr. Dumalagan said, is the possible intervention by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to prevent a potential drastic depreciation of the peso.
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR SPL. PROC. NO. 2298-15 CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE LIVE BIRTH OF SHARIFA MAGLANGIT PANDACA AS ENTERED IN THE RECORDS OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MARAWI CITY SHARIFA PANDACA DOMAUB Petitioner, -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MARAWI CITY And THE ADMINISTRATOR and CIVIL REGISTRAR OF PHILIPPINES STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA), Respondent, X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - / ORDER Before this court is verified petition for correction of entry in the certificate of live birth of SHARIFA PANDACA DOMAUB dated 23 November 2015, and which reads in part: 1. Petitioner is 42 years old, married to EKSHAN B. DOMAUB, and a resident of 035 Barangay Datu Saber, Marawi City where she may be served with the orders and other processes of this Court; 2. Respondent is the incumbent Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City whose office is located at City Hall Compound, Bangon, Marawi City where it may be served with the orders and other processes of this Court; 3. Petitioner was born on 26 November 1973 in Marawi City but her birth was belatedly registered by her mother on January 14, 1985 under Registry No. 85-14 personal copy of which is hereto attached as Annex “A”, 4. Just recently, she applied for the issuance of an NSO copy of her certificate of live birth (COLB) with Registry No. 85-14 and she was very surprised to learn that her birth entry therein is erroneously entered as 26 12 84 or 26 December 1984 instead of 26 November 1973. A copy of her NSO Certificate of Live Birth is hereto attached as Annex “B”; 5. Petitioner went to the Office of the Respondent City Civil Registrar to see the other copy on file with their office; however, she was informed that her file no longer exist in their office and that the only files records that exist in their office are those from 2000 and up; 6. Petitioner has been consistently using the date of birth 26 November 1973 in all her transactions and dealings as evidence by the following attached documents with their markings, to wit; a. Certificate of Eligibility from CSC marked Annex “C”; b. Identification Cards (IDs) issued by PRC, GSIS, BIR and COMELEC marked Annex “D”; c. Members Data Form from Pag-IBIG marked Annex “E”; d. Certificate of Compensation Payment/Tax Withheld or BIR Form no. 2316 marked Annex “F”: e. Service Record from Department of Education marked Annex “G”; f. Certificate of Membership from GSIS marked Annex “H” and g. Official Transcript of Records from MSU for her Masteral Degree marked Annex “I”.
Finding the aforesaid petition to be sufficient in form and substance, it is hereby ordered that the same be set for hearing before this Court on MARCH 9, 2016 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.
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 Mrs. Elena S. Casas has filed with this office a petition for change of First name from “Nicklyndon” to “Johnlyndon” in the birth certificate of Johnlyndon Saraum Casas”, 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
Republic of the Philippines Region X Province of Lanao del Norte MUNICIPALITY OF KAPATAGAN
The Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City and the Civil Registrar General, or any person or party who has an interest in the petition, may file his/her opposition thereto within fifteen (15) days form notice of this Petition or form the last day of publication of this Order. Further, let this Order be posted to fifteen (15) days prior to the date of hearing in the Bulletin Board of the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City and the Bulletin Board of this Court, also at the expenses of the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to notify this Court of the publication of this Order not later than three (3) days before March 9, 2016. Furnish copies of this Order, together with the copies of the petition to the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City, the Hon. Solicitor General, Makati City; and the Hon. Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority, Santa Mesa, Manila. SO ORDERED. Marawi City, Philippines, January 4, 2016
(Sgd.) WENIDA B.M. PAPANDAYAN Presiding Judge
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In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. Act No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that MARIVIC MESADA as filed with this Office a petition for correction of clerical error in his /her COLB from August 1, 1960 to July 04, 1960 and the ____ from ____ to ____ of Live Birth MARIVIC MESADA who was born on July 04, 1960 at Kapatagan , Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Ananias Mesada and Liticia Binayas. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than _____________.
In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. Act No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JERALDE E. BRANDINO as filed with this Office a petition for correction of clerical error in his Female from ______ to _________ and the Gender from Female to Male of Live Birth Jeralde E. Brandino who was born on January 30, 1994 at Kapatagan, Lanao Del Norte and whose parents are Eduardo Brandino and Regina Enojada. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than ________.
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Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in Lanao del Sur or Marawi City or Iligan City for three (3) consecutive weeks.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR 12TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 10 Hall of Justice, Marawi City
7. All the above documents indubitably prove that the correct date of birth of the petitioner is 26 November 1973 and not 26 December 1984 which is even improbable considering that she finished her college education in 1995 (see Annex “I”); 8. Petitioner submits that nobody will be prejudiced by granting this petition.
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In compliance with Rule 7 of R.A. Act No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JOVELIE CLARABAL ENTERONE has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF GENDER from MALE to FEMALE in the Birth Certificate of JOVELIE CLARABAL ENTERONE who was born on MAY 23, 1994 at KAPATAGAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL, KAPATAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE whose parents are CESAR AVARQUEZ ENTERONE and FELIPA BARTOLIN CLARABAL. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than _____________ BWM: Jan. 20 & 27, 2016
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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Beneficiaries under the Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) have increased by 67.5 percent this year, bringing the number of indigent senior citizens into the program to a total of 75,003 from 50,593 beneficiaries last year.
20, 2016, at the Pearlmont Hotel, here. Invited to the annual review were 40 Municipal and City Social Welfare Officers (MSWOs/ CSWOs) from the municipalities and cities within the Provinces
This was revealed by Rosemarie Conde, head of the Protective Services Unit (PSU), DSWD-10, during the conduct of the “Project Implementation Review on Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens, on January 19-
of Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental along with their 40 accountants. The increase in the number of social pensioners this year is considered the biggest leap since the Social Pension Program started
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ach new year is an exciting and rejuvenating odyssey of transformation. New years and resolutions go together, like love and marriage, horse and carriage. In the clueless days of my youth, I usually face the new year armed with a list of resolutions. Feeling brave and wise, I would check them twice and study them thrice. But by February, new year's resolutions are like scraps of paper blowing in the wind. They are merely litter and garbage. Just like promises, resolutions are doomed to be broken and forgotten. With age comes disappointments, so I'm now a little jaded but a lot wiser. No more resolutions for me. Instead of writing a list, I choose to walk the journey of selfimprovement. The month of January is named after the Roman
god Janus. He is the god of beginnings and transitions. Janus is depicted as having two faces, one looking to the future, the other to the past. That is a clue on how we should start the new year. With a discerning glance at the past, and a hopeful look to the future. We look backward to see where we have stumbled and missed to hit our Goliath. We scruitinize why we fearfully trembled when a tiny mouse challenged us, even though we are as huge as an elephant. But we also fondly reminisce over our triumphs, when we generously gave, consoled and helped those in need. We may have no affinity to the caped crusader named Superman, but we are not lacking in random acts of kindness. Growth is not a straight line. Its like an ECG monitor, with peaks and valleys. Or like a woman's body, full of curves. It is one step backward, then two steps forward. It is a tumble now, but a jump later. If you are not yet in the place where you want to be, take heart. You are growing. At the moment, you are simply positioning yourself for the mighty leap forward. Envisioning a bright new year brimming with hope, these questions should jolt us from our
fantasy and bring us back to reality: Am I fulfilled and happy? Am I with people whom I love and who love me back? Is my faith strong and do I spend time with God? Am I living my highest purpose or at least moving towards that goal? Some of us have more down-to-earth and practical aspirations for the future. A new car or house. Maybe a new body, or even a new spouse. But why settle for less, if you can have the very best? Seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you. Yes, the money and possessions, the healthy and sexy body, even that new object of your affection. If the Lord sees that these things are needed to complete you, it shall be added unto you. But the catch is, seek Him first. God is the key that will unlock the treasure chest of happiness. So isn't it an advantage to us, if we follow Him and serve Him? We can fast-track our goals for happiness and success this year, by rearranging our priorities. Let us make a 180-degree turn, and use our talents and energy in accumulating treasures of the kind that lasts, and never rusts. Let's do it now. Don't postpone it tomorrow. We are only assured of a few tomorrows.
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Maryville Labitad, DSWD-10 resident auditor, listening to a query from one of the participants to the Protective Services Unit’s annual review for Municipal and City Social Workers in Northern Mindanao, dubbed as “Project Implementation Review on Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens,” held on January 19 and 20, 2016, at the Pearlmont Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. (Cheng Ordonez)
An indigent senior citizen in Munai, Lanao del Norte, who is a beneficiary of the Social Pension Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Develelopment, is being attended to by DSWD-10 Project Development Officer Miralyn S. Imam during a pay-out on the last quarter of 2015.
DSWD-10 social pensioners increased by 67.5% in 2016
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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY -Beneficiaries under the Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) have increased by 67.5 percent this year, bringing the number of indigent senior citizens into the program to a total of 75,003 from 50,593 beneficiaries last year. This was revealed by Rosemarie Conde, head of the Protective Services Unit (PSU), DSWD-10, during the conduct of the "Project Implementation Review on Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens, on January 1920, 2016, at the Pearlmont Hotel, here. Invited to the annual review were 40 Municipal and City Social Welfare Officers (MSWOs/ CSWOs) from the municipalities and cities within the Provinces of Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental along with their 40 accountants. The increase in the number of social pensioners this year is considered the biggest leap since the Social Pension Program started in 2011 with only 9,000 beneficiaries. Conde said Misamis Oriental has the most number of beneficiaries with 13,967 followed by Misamis Occidental with 13,387, then Lanao del Norte with 12,820. Bukidnon has 8,340 while Camiguin has the least number with 2,179 beneficiaries, consisiting of senior citizens with
ages ranging from 65 years old and above. "In 2011, the senior citizens enrolled into the program were those aged 77 and up. It was only last year that we managed to include those whose ages 65 years old and up," Conde said, the reason for being is budgetary allocation. Conde said given priority in the waitlisting by concerned local government units (LGUs) are those senior citizens who are considered "frail, sickly, bed-ridden and without support." Conde assured that together with the additional beneficiaries, DSWD-10 is bound to serve them 100 percent this year, even as she said that preparations for the pay-outs for the first quarter is underway with the conduct of money transfers to the different LGUs in the region. Senior citizens under the Social Pension Program receive P500 per month for a total of P1,500 released per quarter. As this developed, Daisy Ramos, social welfare officer III, said the annual review revealed concerns affecting the delivery of the program. Ramos said among the concerns brought out by the MSWOs and CSWOs were delated liquidation and some technical aspects, concerning double entry in the names of the beneficiaries and late submission of replacements for those who passed away. Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman, in a memorandum dated
December 2, 2015, addressed to all regional directors, stated that "the social pension for previous quarters for indigent senior citizens who were alive at the time the social pension was supposed to be given but had already died at the time of the scheduled payout -- may not be given to their representatives." As stated in the law,
Republic Act No. 9994, otherwise known as the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, the Social Pension is an additional government assistance to augment the daily needs of the senior citizens. Ramos said the increase in the number of beneficiaries this year is a big challenge to the PSU to hurdle, having limited staff to monitor the pay-
outs in the entire region. Ramos said the regional office is taking the initiative of tapping the Municipal Action Teams assigned in the different LGUs to help out the only eight personnel the PSU has in the regional office. Ramos said technological systems are also being developed to ease out the process of
synchronization of the list of beneficiaries taken from the Listahanan program of the DSWD coupled with some proposed enhancements. Another PSU-initiated review will take place on January 21 to 22, 2016, for the MSWOs and accountants from the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon and Camiguin.
English reading program steps up school children performance Villanueva, Misamis Oriental - Grade schoolers in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental now stand to gain competitive edge in their academic performance after going through a comprehensive three-year English Reading Proficiency Program sponsored by energy-firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI). In a report submitted to SPI recently, program implementer Synergeia Foundation cited a significant drop in the rate of non-English readers among grade schoolers from 93% to 53%. Former Finance Undersecretary and Synergeia Foundation President / CEO Dr. Milwida Guevarra said sizeable improvements have been realized especially in the performance of children in the
National Achievement Test or NAT. “On the average, grade six children are now able to answer 8 out of 10 questions correctly in English, Math and Science, and the reading skills of grade one children have dramatically improved” Guevarra said. Moreover, the ratio of grade one students with advanced reading skills increased more than ten folds from a measly two percent to 21 percent while the number of pupils who have reading competencies appropriate to grade one increased from three to ten percent. “Its success is anchored on the active involvement of the whole community. Through Steag’s support, the community positively responded to several interventions
such as reinvention of the local school board, training of Grade One to Three teachers, training of parent leaders, and provision of children’s workbooks and teachers’ manuals” Guevarra added. The program is a joint undertaking between SPI, Synergeia Foundation, DepEd and LGU Tagoloan designed to help improve the children’s learning performance and reduce drop-out rate. It is a a component of SPI’s Social Empowerment through Education (SEEd) Program, which is one of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives designed to help improve quality of life of the people in its host communities in Misamis Oriental.
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