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Oro water THE water supply in the city’s western district was back to normal, the Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) here said on Tuesday.

The water supply in most part of the city’s western district was cut off on Sunday at the height of tropical depression “Agaton” when the district’s major water bulk supplier went into preventive maintenance.

Lydelle Salgado, the COWD spokesperson, said that the Rio Verde, water consortium that supply bulk water to COWD, announced the preventive maintenance as flood water swell in Kabula River, the main source of Rio Verde.

She said the normal supply of water was restored Monday night in Barangay Carmen to Opol, Misamis Oriental and in the barangays of Bonbon, Bayabas, Kauswagan, Lumbia, Balulang, Canitoan and the “elevated portions” and multistory buildings here.

E-payment THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) introduces the electronic payment (e-payment) facility for business name registrations, to make it easier for entrepreneurs to start a business in the Philippines.

“In assuring entrepreneurs of an enabling business environment, the government is gathering institutions and partners from the private sector to work on key reform areas in line with President Aquino’s policy thrust anchored on good governance and transparency,” DTI Secretary Gregory L. Domingo said in a statement.

“The e-payment facility for business name registration is one of the projects that the DTI is implementing to simplify the process of dealing with the government as entrepreneurs start and run their businesses,” Domingo added.

Domingo said that the DTI’s goal is to make the Philippines a favorable environment for both foreign and local businesses to flourish.

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Oro Chamber seeks emergency measures to mitigate Agaton damages

By MIKE BAÑOS Editor-at-Large

THE business sector has petitioned government agencies to undertake emergency measures to address damage to i nf rast r uc ture c aus e d

by Tropical Depression Agaton.

Efren T. Uy, president of the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (Oro Chamber) has requested the Department of Public Works and Highways Region X (DPWH-X) to expedite the construction of a temporary replacement for the Napo Bridge in Linamon, Lanao del Norte.

In his letter to DPWH-X OIC-Regional Director Evelyn T. Barroso, Mr. Uy requested the construction of a temporary bridge in Linamon, Lanao del Norte following the collapse of the Napo Bridge last January 13 following a flash flood.

“As the voice of business in Northern Mindanao, we are very concerned by t he inconvenience b r o u g ht b y t h e s a i d infrastructure impairment in our businesses as well a s t h e f r u st r at i on of

the commuting public experiencing heavy traffic in other Lanao del Norte towns,” Mr. Uy said in his letter.

To minimize the affected economy in Northern Mindanao and ensure the stabilization of traffic for both the traveling public and cargoes, the Oro Chamber is re commending t he construction of a one-lane bridge to be temporarily installed in place of the recently collapsed one In a related development, the Oro Chamber is also requesting the Maritime Industr y Authority in Region X (MARINA X) to allow the interim docking of the Ozamiz-Mukas Ferries in Iligan Port as another mitigating measure to allow the transport of people and goods from Lanao del Norte and Western Mindanao to Cagayan de Oro and the rest of the island.

In a letter to MARINA X Regional Dir. Emmanuel B. Carpio, Mr. Uy requested the agency to permit the docking of ferries now plying the Ozamiz-Mukas, chamber/PAGE 7

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GROUP of electricity consumers in Mindanao is taking the cudgel to question the legitimacy of the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) before the high court.

“ We a r e p r e p a r i n g the appropriate legal charges to be filed at the Supreme C our t against the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation and the Department of Energy,” said Engr. David A. Tauli, president of the Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers (MCPC).

“Distribution utilities in Mindanao are not only being charged in excess of approved generation rates, they are also being charged for power supply that was not delivered.”

In a letter to PEMC, a local utility said it has not

A coalition of power consumers in Mindanao is set to challenge legitimacy of the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) before the Supreme Court.

nominated or purchased any energy from IMEM and was protesting and rejecting the billing statement pending ratification from PEMC. Tauli said the power bills sent by the PEMC to the ECs makes it clear what the MCPC and others have been saying all along that: (1) the IMEM is pernicious to Mindanao power consumers (because the PEMC is making the consumers pa rates three times greater than ERC-

approved generation rates, for energy which wasn’t supplied or used); and (2) the IMEM cannot attain the purposes for which it was designed by the DOE, which is to enable embedded generators to supply power to the Grid in period of power shortages (none of the embedded generators injected power supply to the Grid during the November-December billing period). imem/PAGE 7

MyPhone set to invade Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival

CROPS LOST. Two farmers watched their farm being inundated by floodwaters along Iponan River. Rains brought by tropical depression Agaton have caused floods and rivers in the city and Misamis Oriental province to overflow.

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MYPHONE, the pioneering F i l i p i n o m o b i l e p h on e brand, with Panay News w i l l s e t P l a z o l e t a G ay grounds on fire for the second time as they invade t he Dinag yang Fest iva l on the nights of Januar y 24 to 26.

In 2013, MyPhone b r o u g ht t h e v e r y f i r s t MyPhone MyParty in Iloilo br inging in p er for mers from the local music industry. The crowd went crazy over former XLR8 members MM and MJ Magno and VIVA artist r ap s t ar Pi o B a l bu e n a .

The Major 7 Brand and Daniel Zedane opened the program with their song numbers.

What kept the crowds energy high, aside from the artists’ performances, were the phones that were given away as prizes and the shir ts thrown away via slingshot.

The crowd’s favorites MM and MJ Magno, who performed during last year’s MyPhone MyParty, will be partying again with t he Ilong go crowd t his ye ar. The Mag no twins will be with Kris Angelica dela Cruz, Sam Mangubat, and teen hearthrob Kyle Vergara.

Expect another three nights of partying, games, performances, and giveaw ay s f rom 8 P. M . t i l l midnight.

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DAVAO City – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao Region has bannered some milestones on micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) development it has achieved in 2013.

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In its annual report, the agency has identified major accomplishments that have helped bolster the status of local MSMEs. DTI-Davao Region O f f i c e r- i n - C h arge Ma .

Belenda Q. Ambi said various initiatives implemented by DTI with its partners last year yielded good results that made the agency hit its annual targets.

In the generation of d ome st ic s a l e s for t he assisted MSMEs, DTI-Davao Region has reaped a total of P942.78 million or 18 percent above its annual

target of P800 million.

The products that generated much of the domestic transactions include fresh and processed fruits such as banana, durian, mango, pine apple, and coconut; processed fish (tuna and pangasius); processed meat and vegetables; juice and beverages; handcrafted products; beauty and health; jewelry; and wood products.

A m bi re v e a l e d t h at the major initiatives that contributed to the increased domest ic s a les are t he conduct of and participation in local and international

trade fairs, and market facilitation.

Among the new products that showed promising potential in the domestic and export markets are chili powder, chili sauce, and chili paste produced by MSMEs in the Super Typhoon Pabloaffected areas of Davao Oriental. “ Though affected by Super Typhoon Pablo in 2012, these powdered chili makers have proven that we can really rise above the challenges,” Ambi said.

In the International Food Expo (IFEX) conducted in

Manila last May 16-19, Davao Region had 23 participating MSMEs, generating total sales of P15.4 million.

Meanw hile, in the Mani la FAME, anot her trade fair which is being spearheaded by DTI’s Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), the Davao Region MSMEs generated US$30,000 in total sales.

The Tindahang Pinoy, a ‘pasalubong center that showcases Davao Region’s authentic and sustainable products, on the other hand, MSME/PAGE 6

172 barangay officials get P2.464M for death benefits in October 2013

By RUTCHIE C. AGUHOB Contributor

OZAMIZ City -- A total of P2.464 million have been released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to settle the death claims of beneficiaries of 172 barangay of f icials, nationwide, for the month of October, last year.

Of this amount, P880,000 or 35.71percent was released for 40 Punong Barangays (PB), P1.32 million or 53.57 percent for 110 Sangguniang Barangay Members (SBM), P144,000 or 5.84 percent for 12 Barangay Secretaries (BS),

P108,000 or 4.83 percent for 9 Barangay Treasurers (BT) and P12,000 or .049 percent for one (1) Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson (SKC).

Released through the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), pu r s u ant t o E x e c ut i v e Order 115, death claims of beneficiaries of PB’s amounts to P22,000, each, for other barangay officials, P12,000, each.

Meanwhile, in Northern Mindanao, the October 2013 benefits/PAGE 6

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6th Cinemagis film fest features critically acclaimed ‘Crossfire’

By Stephen J. Pedroza

Expect a masterpiece from one of Mindanao’s prized asset in the realm of independent filmmaking.

The 6th Cinemagis Digital Short Film Festival will have a special screening of “Crossfire” by Davao City’s Arnel Mardoquio on January 23, 6pm at the Xavier University Little Theater.

The film underscores the complicated and grappling re a l it i e s l i n g e r i n g t h e Mindanao landscape namely wars, conflict on ancestral domain claims, exploitations in the indigenous communities and corruption yet it challenges the audience to take part in the solution to these problems.

Bakwits “Crossfire” chronicles the lives of bakwits (evacuees) Bae Magdas (Betya Villarojo) and her daughter Bitoon (AC Macheca), along with their community, who were forced to leave their homes and farms in the Higaonon ancestral territory and found themselves in the land owned by the antagonist Datu

Rewards and Punishment in the classroom

By Rose Mary D. Sudaria, Ph.D. Teacher 3 Tablon Elementary School

Arnel Mardoquio - Crossfire Director

Mantukaw (Perry Dizon).

The story develops as the characters get entangled in the fatal encounters between the armed forces of the government and the rebels in the countryside, with the amalgam of factors — poverty, vested interests, conspiracies, lust and love— making Mardoquio’s storytelling even more riveting.

“The film has a superb

plot; “Crossfire” proves that Arnel Mardoquio has his own cinematic language in exposing the social atrocities of Mindanao,” said Hobart Savior, director of Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts (XCCA), the host of Cinemagis.

Savior added that there is no wonder why “Crossfire” deserves to be screened by crossfire/PAGE 6

In the Bible the doctrine of reward and punishment to individual, national, and universal is of this world. It is regarded as axiomatic that God rewards the righteous by granting them prosperity and well-being and punishes the wicked with destruction.

So, even God had made this way in order to know the people and awaken from doing the good deeds and faultiness in life.

In teachers life rewards and punishment is a part of their day to day activities in the classroom. It is a way to help in disciplining the child personality to grow a better one.

Teacher really need to give rewards to those who strive hard in order to get high grades and punishment to those who do not. It does not mean teacher will punishes the childs physically or saying unnecessary words instead give

and inspiring words explore them to another activities to let them get the rewards.

A rewards is a motivational ways of praising child’s doing but we must see to it that it will not lead to child’s greediness. Every time doing such activities we let the child know the essence of doing it as a way of disciplining her wholesome personality.

When a child becomes an adult, we will no longer taught them for it is already in his foundation on how he behave, and how to weigh things, we lead them out into the world with a strong background of right and wrong.

Giving punishment and rewards in accordance with discipline is important in order to create a positive future of the world and help ensure better communities for the generation to come.

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IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`I will show you whom you should fear : Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell.

Yes, I tell you, fear him’…” (Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, in Luke 12:5, the Holy Bible).

-ooo QUESTIONS FOR BONG REVILLA: So what if President Aquino asked Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. to vote for the impeachment of former Chief Justice Renato Corona? Was Aquino not expected to have done that, even if it meant interfering with a supposedly independent legislative process?

Yes, the President was expected to ask senators to vote for Corona’s ouster, because he had several important reasons for removing him from the Supreme Court. But what was not expected was Revilla’s failure or refusal to disclose right away the request made

by Aquino. If Revilla was truly loyal to the Republic and to the Filipino nation, he should have squealed on Aquino right away.

Now, the real question is: why did Revilla remain s i l e nt o n Aq u i n o’s i nt e r f e r e n c e i n t h e C o r o n a i mp e a c h m e nt t r i a l ? T h e n , a n o t h e r q u e s t i on : i f Revilla was not included as a respondent in the P10 billion pork barrel scam, would he have disclosed his conversation with Aquino and his close allies, Local Government Secretar y Mar Roxas and Budget Secretar y Butch Abad, about Corona?

-ooo EFFECTIVE PRAYERS: WHAT ARE THEY? What benefit, if any, accrued to the country and the nation from the Aquino-led interfaith prayer in Malacanang last Monday, Januar y 20, 2014? I have not seen any yet, but then, I am worried that what Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, said in Matthew 7:21 of the Bible seemed to have been sidelined in that activity.

What did Jesus say about praying to Him or calling on God? He said that not all who call on Him “my God, my God” will be heard, or will be allowed to enter heaven. He clarified that only those who do the will of the Father in heaven will have their prayers answered, and will be allowed to enter heaven in eternal life.

Now, let us ask: is there anyone in the Aquino government who is doing the will of the Father in he aven, in t heir lives as of f icials and le aders of

Let It Be

hink a minute…There once was a village that had A Minute a very wise old man who gave By Jhan Tiafau Hurst the people answers to their problems. One day a farmer came to him and said: “Wise man, my donkey has died and I have no animal to help me in the fields. This is the worst thing that has happened to me.”

The wise old man answered: “Maybe. Maybe not.”

The next day, the farmer found a strong horse wandering close by his farm, so he caught it to replace his dead donkey. His new horse was actually a much better worker than his old donkey! The farmer was very happy and went back to tell the wise man. “You were right, wise man! Losing my donkey was not the worst thing that happened to me. I never would have caught my new horse if my donkey had not died. This is definitely the best thing that has happened to me!” The wise man answered: “Maybe. Maybe not.” The farmer was a bit irritated and thought not again! What is this wise man thinking?

A few days later, the farmer’s son was thrown off the new horse. The son broke his leg and could not help his father work on their farm. The farmer thought, “Now we’ll starve to death!” So he went back to the wise man and said: “How did you know that catching my horse was not a good thing? This time I’m sure that this is the worst thing that could happen to me!” But again, in a kind voice, the wise man answered: “Maybe. Maybe not.” The farmer was very angry at the wise man for his same foolish answer.

The next day, a war broke out. And the army came to take every healthy young man to fight as a soldier in the war. But the farmer’s son was the only young man in the village who did not have to go fight, because of his broken leg. The farmer’s son would live!

You see, if you and I will simply put our life in God’s hands and trust Him, even when bad things happen, He will work everything together for our good in His time and way. So why not ask Jesus Christ to take charge of your life today and every day of your life? Then, you can have that kind of peace and confidence.

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government? Is anyone akampi i n t h e gove r n m e nt e ve n Mo A ng Batas knowledgeable of what the

By Atty. Batas Mauricio will of the Father is? And is anyone in government obeying the will of the Father? I guess many Filipinos can answer these questions quite correctly.

-ooo F I L I P I N O S PESSIMISTIC ABOUT 2014: If, as research firm Pulse Asia is saying, nearly five in 10 Filipinos believe that their lives will not change for the better in 2014, the question that is begging to be answered is: why are Filipinos not so optimistic about 2014? Could it be because there are no opportunities in the country to make their lives a little better? Or, could it be because their minds are now greatly darkened with pessimism?

-ooo MISERY COMING TO THE RICH: Here is an advice from James 5:1-3 of the Bible for those who are blessed with riches: “Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the miser y that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire…”

-ooo UNCERTAIN LIFE EVEN FOR A RICH MAN: Relative to this, even Jesus Christ said that the rich will find it difficult to find eternal life with God. Narrating a parable about a rich man who planned to build bigger barns to store his abundant har vest, Jesus said, in Luke 12, that the life of that man was really uncertain and maybe demanded of him right away. “ Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself ?” Jesus said.

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The Plague - Relief Goods in Cebu

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elgium is far from the Philippines. The Philippines are far from Europe. An average Belgian knows almost nothing about the Philippines. News about my second home-country is rare, fragmented and anecdotal.

People know most certainly Aquino (but not which one), that the Pope John-Paul II visited you a long time ago, with a bit of luck they might even know Cebu and the fact that Magellan discovered your country traveling around the world, but they certainly know that every year, at Easter, some men let themselves to be crucified.

Every year, they show this item in the news. They do not know Durian or Marang or the everlasting taste of fresh coconuts, never heard of Tuba, never tried Balut, Bulat or Kinilaw. And they all know and think, for sure, that the Philippines are corrupt.

But recently, things changed. I thought.

The images of the earthquake in Bohol and Cebu, the typhoon over Leyte and Samar, the destruction of Tacloban, Ormoc and so many other cities and villages, it was a punch in the face for my fellow citizens. People were in need, the images of children, crying, hungry and lonely, it chocked my country. A nation was dying and needed our help. A nationwide humanitarian action started, people could donate money to big concerns like the Red Cross or Doctors without Borders. Two weeks, the Philippines were hot news.

And suddenly, the media circus slowed down, other topics became more relevant: the civil war in Syria, the Olympic Winter Games in Russia, the Belgian Soccer competition... The Philippine disaster was old news, our conscience was silenced by a fifty Euro banknote.

The world is turning faster and faster and life goes on. Our daily difficulties took over and as for now, no one talks anymore about the typhoon. As far as I know, international aid is still going on in the area, but seldom, we get news about the results of all this help.

My friend Johan sends every month a container with Balikbayan Boxes to the Philippines, to the relatives of Pinay abroad. I contacted him. Maybe we could send relief goods together, Rotary and his company? Only one container, perhaps. We started an action and three weeks later, twelve forty feet containers, 180.000 kilos

of relief goods (clothes, blan kets, k itchen to ols, food, medical materials...) left the port of Antwerp.

On the first of January of this year, the first of those containers arrived. The last one will arrive on January, 24. The Rotary District of Mindanao, D3860, is willing to accept and distribute the relief goods in the area, hit by the typhoon, trough their Rotary Clubs over there. We are ready to serve, but this story has no happy ending yet.

Our containers are blocked in the port of Cebu, due to some (not all of them, I presume) civil servants who are neither civil nor servants, due to a part of an administration that is there to block and not to administrate, due to some paid patriots who do not care about their compatriots, about people in need. For every document we complete they have another one, for every information we ask they send us to Manila or somewhere else, for every peso we invested, they ask two more. Do I have to believe that corruption is more important than help? Are all those rumors correct? Well, I refuse to believe that, till prove of the contrary. Authorities, workers and civil servants of the port of Cebu, prove to us that I am wrong!

This is an appeal to responsibility to those who have power, for those who are in need. Wake up! Your country needs you! Forget your own interests and help the typhoon victims. Only together, we can serve! Salamat po!

Jan J.I. Degeest (°1970) is an Art Historian, novelist and Rotarian – incoming president of Gent-Prinsenhof.

He worked for several Belgian Secretaries of State and is actually Director of Communications at the Institute of Frescography, official book reviewer for Medievalists.net and Secretary General of the Non Profit Organization of Belgian and Luxembourgian Rotary Clubs. He is married to Jeana (°1970) and has one son, Elias. They live in the heart of the historical city of Ghent, Belgium. Any comments on this column are welcome on jandegeest48@ gmail.com.

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Director of DILG in Misamis Occidental, said.

Except for Disolender M. Dimasimpan, PB of Pangantapan, Salvador, Lanao del Norte, who died in July 6, 2012, the two other PB’s died in 2013: Aragasi O. Bacua, Pili, Sapad, also of Lanao del Norte, July 12 and Ervin E. Pacheco, Barangay 32, Cagayan de Oro City, Sept.

16.

Three of the SBM’s were from Misamis Occidental, who all died, last year, namely: Torebio C. Benenoso of Poblacio, Sinacaban, Germano D. Dela Cruz of Yahong, Tudela, and Amador F. Marcaida of Ilisan, Plaridel, who died on April 13, August 12, and Sept. 4, respectively.

The other SBM’s, their barangays and dates of death, also in 2013 are as follows: Jesus V. Laguna, Dominorog, Talakag, May 7, and Rogelio A. Miomio, Palacapao, Quezon, August 14, both of Bukidnon and Bertito C. Legaspi of Sinalac, Initao, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 25.

Marino S. Guinabo, Pacita, Lala, Lanao del Norte, Aug. 14, Gonaranao M. Smith, Banco, Matungao, Aug. 8, Otie O. Maruhom, Payong, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Aug. 24, and Mapunod M. Liawao, Small Banisilon, Tangkal, July 18.

Mindanaoans and for the Filipinos, in general and shows us the true price of war which is the lives of those who were caught in the crossfire,” he said.

A world-class Mindanaoan Mardo quio is not a stranger to the conflict stories in war-torn areas of Mindanao. He was born and raised in Davao City that is why his home island is always the inspiration— or his raison d’etre— for his craft.

True enough, Mardoquio has reaped recognitions here and abroad. “Crossfire” had its international debut in the 8th Dubai International Film Festival in December 2011 where it garnered positive reviews from international film critics and the audience.

Mardoquio is a two-time grand prize winner of Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards, the prestigious Philippine Literary Award-giving Body (dubbed as Asia’s equivalent to Pulitzer’s award).

Mardoquio dreams of establishing “an inclusive local film industry where grassroots communities are catered.”

The other multi-awarded f ilms of Mardo quio, “ Hu n g h o n g s a Yu t a ,”

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the students, professionals and film enthusiasts, among others here in Northern Mindanao.

“This film is a precursor of peace education for the

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 17 Cagayan de Oro City

CAGAYAN DE ORO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947 CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491 CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631 LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA- JUDICIAL SALE FILE NO. 2013-391 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 filed

by LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, mortgagee, with branch office at Land Bank of the Philippines, New Bldg., 2nd Floor, Fortich St., Malaybalay City against SPOUSES DOMINICO AND TEOFILA LOJA, mortgagors-borrowers, residing at San Miguel, Maramag, Bukidnon and NENITA M. COMPASAN, DOMINICO LOJA., JR., and EDGAR LOJA, Co-mortgagors,all residing at Barrio San Miguel, Municipality of Maramag, Provoice of Bukidnon, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 30,2013, amounts to SIXTEEN MILLION NINE HUNDRED SIXTY THREE THOUSAND SEVENTY NINE PESOS & 74/100 (P 16,963,079.74), excluding penalties, charges,attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or her duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on February 12,2014 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Hall of Justice, Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency the following property with all improvements, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-99982

“ A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 19450-H, of the subdivision plan Psd-10-001105, being a portion of Lot 19450, Cad-369-D, Cagayan Cadastre Extension), situated in the Barrio of Agusan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 19450-G; x x x …. Containing an area of One Hundred Twenty Two (122) square meters, more or less.”

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on February 12, 2014, for whatever reason, the public auction will proceed on the next working day, without further notice,posting and publication.

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

Cagayan de Oro City, January 8,2014.

(Sgd.) FE O. BONTUYAN-BULARON

Sheriff IV BWM: Jan. 15, 22 & 29, 2014

“Hospital Boat” and “Sheika,” together with “Crossfire” continue to be in-demand for screening in various international and local film festivals, including Northern Mindanao’s Cinemagis.

Joining Mardo quio’s featured film in this year’s Cinemagis are 5 professional entries, 8 student films and 3 special citation pictures.

The film was shot in Claveria, Misamis Oriental with the cinematography by Arnel Barbarona, musical scoring by Popong Landero, s ound desig n by Ma k i Serapio, production design

by Bagwani Amplayo and art direction by Perry Dizon (also playing the role of the anti-hero) and produced by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Sine’ Mindanaw, Skyweaver Productions and Red Motion Media.

More than the accolades, films are powerful tools in bringing our advocacies forward and Arnel Mardoquio’s “Crossfire is a testament to that. This masterpiece of his enables us to understand not just the time-worn issues of Mindanao but ultimately, why we have to put an end to them.

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

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City Branch 22 OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE File No. 2014-001

Upon Extra-Judicial petition for sale under Act 3155 as amended filed by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORP. (NHMFC), mortgagee, with principal office at 104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makat City against NELSON D. SIMENE, married to Rachel A. Simene, mortgagor/s, of legal age/s, Filipino/s with postal address at Lot 10 Block 10,Villa Trinitas Subdivisison, Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgaged indebtedness which was as of October 30,2013 amounts to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR PESOS AND 79/100 (P 1,173,474.79) Philippine Currency including interest, penalty charges excluding attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned sheriff will sell at public auction on February 17, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon or soon thereafter at the RTC Branch 22 office, Arch Hayes St., Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the herein described property including all existing improvement therein to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-65460

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 10, Block 10, Psd-10-015600,being a portion of Lot 1-D-2-E-10, (LRC) Psd-96906) situated in the Barrio of Bugo, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao.

Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS more or less.

Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the title of the herein described property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be on the next working day without further notice.

Cagayan de Oro City , January 15, 2014.

FOR THE PROVINCIAL EX-OFFICIO SHERRIFF:

(Sgd.) JOEL LYDVEL G. PAKINO Sheriff IV BWM: Jan. 22, 29 & Feb.5, 2014

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Lanao del Norte route to instead dock at Iligan City pending the repair of the Napo Bridge in Linamon which lost one of its spans in the aftermath of rampaging floods brought by Tropical Depression Agaton.

“As remedial action in response to the collapse of the bridge, we—in the business community—are suggesting the utilization of the Port of Iligan as anchorage of ROROs from Ozamis Port which are usually bound to dock in Tubod,” said Mr. Uy in his letter. “May we request for the issuance of temporary permits to ROROs and other means of transportation of cargoes by sea to travel from Ozamis to Iligan and vice versa. Through this alternative route, the shipping of goods to Iligan and Cagayan de Oro will continue and the business climate in these cities will be less affected by infrastructure failure.”

Records from the PPA-Port District Office of Northern Mindanao show a total of 715,753 passengers traversed the Ozamiz-Mukas routes in the first quarter of 2013, up 6.21% from the 673,878 of the same period in 2012.

Commuters traversing the Ozamiz –Mukas route comprised 68% of total sea passenger traffic in the region for the first quarter in 2013, and 70.5% in the previous year, respectively.

Althoug h there were no power curtailments by the grid operator National Grid C orporation of the P h i l ippi n e s du r i n g t h e subject billing period, Tauli said the PEMC is claiming in the power bills that the IMEM supplied power to the ECs even during off-peak p erio ds, contrar y to its intended pur p os e.

Primarily the MCPC is questioning the creation of the IMEM which is not i nclu d e d i n t he E PI R A Law of 2001 but was created by an exec utive order from the DOE, thereby usurping the p owers of C ongress.

The IMEM Rules require the electric coops to obtain their power supply f rom t he IMEM whenever there is a deficit between their contracted p ower supply and their ac tual hourly demand.

This is the reason why the PEMC considered it ap pro pr i at e t o bi l l t h e electric coops for the power supply that the ECs supposedly obtained f rom t h e I M E M i n t h e p erio d Novemb er 26 to December 25, 2013, even though the ECs submitted zero nominations in that p erio d.

Earlier, DOE Undes e cret ar y R au l

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B. Aguilos assured in writing that “ The supply of p ower f rom IMEM to any electric co op erative should be voluntar y, not mandatory, on the part of the electric cooperative.”

In his letter to the Institute of Power S ector Economics of the Mindanao University of Science and Technolog y, Mr. Aguilos cited Clause 3.2.7.1 of the IMEM Rules w hich provides t hat an IMEM Customer (i.e., Electric C ooperatives, Private Distribution Utilities, Grid-Connected End Us ers) shall determine and submit to the IMEM Op erator the quantity that it intends to purchase from the IMEM. “A l t h o u g h t h e s a m e Clause provides suggested bases for determining t h e q u a n t i t y, i t d o e s not imp os e any sp ecif ic method for determining the quantity. Hence, it is still left to the discretion of the IMEM Customer if it will opt to purchase energ y from the IMEM,” Aguilos said in his letter.

“In billing the electric cooperatives for the f ic titious IMEM consumption, either the PEMC b etrayed the assurance of the DOE, or the D OE is ignorant of the intentions and actions of the PEMC. Or, most likely, b oth,” Tauli said.

School Based Management: An opportunity or a misery!

By Teresito A. Magtabog School Principal

School Based Management (SBM), an overused term for the public school teachers in the archipelago. In legality SBM is in accordance with DepEd Order No. 230 s.

1999 in the decentralization, where the transfer of responsibility for planning school improvement, raising, allocating and managing resources from the central, regional and division levels down to the school sites.

A tedious preparation of documents along with sacrifices in time, physical and financial resources for the documentation and compilation of papers. SBM, a validation of the schools practices to testify quality education in a certain school. The involvement of the internal and external stakeholders in educating the young minds of the nation.

The Department of Education has stepped up its efforts to decentralize education management. A strategy that is expected to improve the Department’s operating efficiency and upgrade education quality. School-Based Management is a key component of Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda or BESRA. With SBM, the school as key provider of education will be equipped to empower its key officials to make informed and localized decisions based on their unique needs toward improving our educational system.

Moreover, Region 10 conducted its School Based Management assessment and validation in different schools. Dagumbaan Elementary School as one of the big schools of the division undergoes series of validation from school, cluster and regional level. With the four principles in Leadership and Governance, Curriculum and Instruction, Accountability and

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Continuous Improvement and Management of Resources together with its records.

The school gain 2.32 points in Regional Validation that qualifies for the Level II in SBM practiced.

Maturing , that was the assessment of the regional validators. It is a fact that the school performs well in academics and in different activities in various levels. The teachers together with the supportive networks, the stakeholders established culture of competence, dynamic and friendliness in school. That was attested for Dagumbaan Elementary School won and participated different contest in district, division, region and national level.

In as much school’s stakeholders must sustained the positive results of SBM. A need to enhance the mental, physical, spiritual, and social capabilities of the child. Total human development of a person enhance and develop at school. With an enhance curriculum and varied strategies every learner will be given an opportunity to learn EQ and IQ. In order to achieve this, standards that characterizes effective schools should be met and the school must comply with evaluation system that identify and improve school effectiveness and foster excellence that is the accreditation.

A challenge for schools who strive for excellence is to provide performance standards for pupils, teachers, and staff.

Develop a standard-guided system to assess the schools. Establish incentive system, encourage self and peer monitoring and evaluation. Promote advocacy and social mobilization for quality education.

And that is SBM, a misery at the beginning but an opportunity to be upgraded and define the school.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region BRANCH 39 Cagayan de Oro City IN RE: PETITION FOR NO. 2013-001

NATURALIZATION CASE

DAVID BABATUNDE HASSAN Petitioner, X----------------------------------------/ ORDER (RE: Initial Hearing) On May 31, 2012, petitioner David Babatunde Hassan filed a Petition for Naturalization under Commonwealth Act (CA) No. 473, otherwise known as the Revised Naturalization Law, as amended.

Before the Court could act on the aforesaid Petition, petitioner filed an Amended Petition for Naturalization; alleging in his Petition: that he was born on June 19, 1968 at Lagos City, Nigeria; he is a citizen of Nigeria; he currently lives at Block 19, Lot-25, Phase-III-B Villa Trinitas, Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City; he arrived in the Philippines on March 29, 2005 aboard Qatar Airlines Flight QR 646; he is a pastor and is married to a Filipina named Emilie Roselle D. Ginete; he possesses all the qualifications required under Section 2 of CA No. 473, as amended; he is more than 21 years old and has resided in the Philippines continually for seven (7) years since his marriage to Emilie Ginete; he is a person of good moral character and believes in the principles underlying the Philippine constitution and has conducted himself in a proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period of his residence in the Philippines in his relation with the constituted government as well as with the community where he lives; he is able to speak, read and write English and likewise knows how to speak, read and write Filipino and any of the principal languages in the Philippines; he is not opposed to organized government or affiliated with any association or group of persons who uphold and teach doctrines opposing all organized governments; he is not defending or teaching the necessity or propriety of violence, personal assault, assassination, for the success or predominance of their ideas; he is not a polygamist and has not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude; he is not suffering from mental alienation or incurable contagious disease and has mingled socially with Filipino during the period of his residence in the Philippines and has evinced a sincere desire to learn and embrace the customs and traditions and ideals of the Filipino people; he is a citizen of Nigeria who is not at war with the Philippines and whose laws grant Filipinos the right to become a citizen or subjects thereof; he has declared his intention to become a citizen of the Philippines under oath pursuant to Sec. 5 of the Commonwealth Act No. 473, otherwise known as the Revised Naturalization Law; his intention is in good faith to become a citizen of the Philippines and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign state or sovereignty when his Petition is granted, particularly to Nigeria of which he is at present a citizen or subject and he will reside in the Philippines from date of filling this Petition up to this admission to Philippine Citizenship.

Attached to the petition are photocopies of the following: his Identification Card as a Licensed Minister under Deliverance Power Center Ministries, Inc. (Annexes “A and “A-1”) Identification Card as member of the Cagayan de Oro Evangelical Ministers, Inc., as (Annexes “B” and “ B-1”), Diploma for the Degree of Ministry by the All Nations Seminary as Annex “C”, Nigerian Passport No. A2755427 as Annexes “D” and “D-1”, Alien Certificate of Registration No. F0000102567 as Annexes “ E and “E-1”, Affidavit of Loss of all his pertinent documents as Annex “F”, Joint Affidavit of Paul de la Cruz and Crisostomo C. Zamora, Jr., regarding the fact of the loss of all documents of Petitioner as Annex “G”; Certificate of Marriage to Emilie Roselle D. Ginete on May 27,2005 at Bugo,Reyes,Subdivision,Cagayan de Oro City as Annex “H”. Certificate of live Birth of Emile Roselle D. Ginete as Annex “I”, Affidavit of the Incumbent Barangay Chairman of Barangay Bugo,Cagayan de Oro City, Raul M. Aleria and his Identification Card as such, as Annexes “J”, “K” and “K-1”, Affidavit of one of the Barangay Councilors of Barangay Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City, Ruby Jamero with her Identification Card and Community Tax Certificate; Annexes “L”, “M”, “M-1” and “N”; Sworn Declaration as Annexes “P”.

WHEREFORE, finding the instant Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, let this case be called for initial hearing in December 4, 2014 at 9:00 A.M. before this Court.

Accordingly, at the expense of the petitioner, let copy of the entire Petition for Naturalization and this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in the Official Gazette and also in a newspaper of general circulation in Cagayan de Oro City and Province of Misamis Oriental, and posted at the main entrance of the Barangay hall of Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City, the City Hall Building, Cagayan de Oro City, the Provincial Capitol Building and in the Hall of Justice, Cagayan de Oro City.

Furnish copies of this Order, together with the instant Petition and it’s Annexes, to the Office of the Solicitor General, the National Printing Office, petitioner’s counsel on record Atty. Janeth G. Jatico- Nuñez and petitioner David Babatunde Hassan.

SO ORDERED. Cagayan de Oro City, December 12, 2013

(Sgd.) MARITES FILOMENA B. RANA-BERNALES Presiding Judge BWM: Jan. 15, 22 & 29, 2014

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