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Spot market snag THE Department of Energy (DoE) has put on hold the acceptance of comments for the draft rules covering the launch of a wholesale electricity spot market in Mindanao, citing “recent developments.” Energy Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella did not immediately respond to a request for details on what transpired recently to prompt the DoE to “temporarily discontinue” accepting comments. The circular, entitled “Declaring the Launch of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao and Providing for Transition Arrangements” was posted last week. The draft placed the market’s launch on June 26, 2017. A source familiar with the matter said the DoE was awaiting the submission of an “annex” covering a power dispatch protocol and would post the amended draft circular shortly. The notice on the DoE web site called on the industry to disregard the previous draft as the agency “will be uploading the revised version soon.”

Registration extended THE Cagayan de Oro City Council voted Monday afternoon to extend the renewal of business permits to February 28 this year. Councilor George Goking reported that the councilors voted 9-3 in approval of the measure to give a chance to local entrepreneurs time to recover from their losses in the massive flooding that hit the city last January 16. The earlier deadline was January 20. Meanwhile, city treasurer Glenn Bañez maintained that those who will fail to meet the new deadline will be meted 25 percent surcharge and two percent penalty.

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NLY four cities in Mindanao would be eligible for infrastructure funding by the Japanese government, the Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno said Monday.

VILLAGE POWER. Morning Mist Village residents to owner, drivers of noisy, overspeeding cars: “Enough is enough!”

The cities are those of Davao City, General Santos City, Butuan City, and Cagayan de Oro, he said. Moreno said he had the privilege to talk to Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the latter’s visit in Davao City last week. The Japanese official promised to extend financial assistance to various

infrastructure projects in four Mindanao cities, which include Cagayan De Oro City, Moreno said during Monday’s flag ceremony here. According to Moreno, the Japanese government has now also adopted a new policy of releasing funds through direct dealings with the local governments fund/PAGE 11

Village residents mount protest, lament noisy, overspeeding cars By BONG FABE, Contributing Editor

ANGRY and finally have enough, residents of one posh subdivision at the Pueblo de Oro Township in Cagayan de Oro City came out of their homes early Monday morning and held a picket

rally at the village’s main gate against a resident and other overspeeding vehicles that disturb the peace and quiet of the subdivision. “Today, we say enough is enough!” they said in a

statement released in time for the picket, three days after they officially filed a petition at the office of Regional Director Oscar Salcedo of the Land Transportation Office-X (LTO-10) against a resident, a certain Juan Miguel Arroyo protest/PAGE 11

Asean cultural body meeting set in Oro By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff Writer

CAGAYAN de Oro will host a huge meeting of the Association of Southeast Nations (Asean) from July 10 to 11 this year. The special meeting of the Asean Socio-Cultural Community Council will

be part of the country’s responsibility in hosting the Asean for the whole of 2017. In a post on Asean website, the meeting will be a run-up leading to the 50th anniversary of Asean

celebrations which will be held in November at Clark. The Asean Socio-Cultural Community Council is f o c u s e d on nu r t u r i n g the human, cultural and n at u r a l r e s o u r c e s f o r sustained development in a harmonious and peopleasean/PAGE 11

UNLOADING. A crew member of the 170-meter bulk carrier True Faith supervises the unloading of cement bags at a port in Buhisan, Tibungco, Davao City on January 17, 2017. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

ARMM sets standards, protocol of Bangsa specific investments C O TA B AT O C i t y - Investment officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are prep ar ing business investment standards and

protocols for the Bangsamoro specific investments. Lawyer Ishak Mastura, ARMM Regional B oard of Investments (RB OI) protocol/PAGE 11

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EPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) has doubled the number of Negosyo Centers (NC) in Northern Mindanao for 2016. DTI had only nine NCs in 2015 while in 2016, 20 were launched. With Northern Mindanao having six new Negosyo Centers in the province of

Bukidnon, one in Camiguin, four in Lanao del Norte, three in Misamis Occidental, and six in Misamis Oriental, entrepreneurs can now expect more seminars. Northern Mindanao’s trade department advises existing and potential MSMEs and young entrepreneurs to keep posted of Negosyo Center training and seminar

set in their respective areas so they can get the most out of the modules and topics provided. In Bukidnon, 16 participants have attended seminar on Frontline Quality Service held at NC–Manolo Fortich on 17 January aimed t o p rov i d e k n ow l e d g e and overview of excellent customer service concepts

to members of the ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), potential entrepreneurs, and employees of several local government units. As of January 18, the Trade Department in Bukidnon has concluded four seminars. Three other seminars were NC Malaybalay’s “Packaging dti/PAGE 11

Power-firm intensifies massive tree-growing VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental -- Energy firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) intensifies its 25year forest development and conservation program by growing endemic tree species within a 1,200 hectare Mapawa Carbon Sink project in Cagayan de Oro City.

Since start of the project in 2004, more than 200,000 seedlings have been grown. The project is considered one of the largest industrysponsored reforestation initiatives in the country and is undertaken jointly by Department of Environment and Natural Res ources

(DENR)-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) region 10 and E. Pelaez Ranch Inc (EPRI). Project includes timber stand improvement of a 500-hectare forest plantation, forestation of 500 hectares open land and the protection of an existing 200-hectare

natural forest. The project is boosting efforts in mitigating impact of torrential rains and floods that hit Cagayan de Oro and neighboring areas of Northern Mindanao. (SPI)

THE National Food Authority (NFA) Misamis Oriental has assured the public that there is enough supply of rice for the province of Misamis Oriental which was affected by the recent flooding. Provincial Manager Marla E. Santos said that the agency closely monitor the market for sufficient supply of rice to the consuming public and has dispatched price monitoring teams in the province and all major markets of Cagayan de Oro City to ensure that the agency’s low-priced good quality rice is continuously available. However, there will be no speculation to drive the price of rice in the markets. Prices of rice have normalized

despite the recent flooding. The agency, meanwhile, has released 2,300 bags of NFA rice for stocking purposes by the Department of S o c i a l We l f are an d D e v e l opm e nt ( D S W D ) before the occurrence of the calamity and another 500 bags withdrawn on January 19, 2017. Santos has visited the offices of DSWD Field Office in Northern Mindanao, Cagayan de Oro City Mayor’s Office, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Governor’s office of Misamis Oriental to make a courtesy call and informed these agencies that NFA have sufficient stocks of rice to address the need during calamities. (NFA)

The Rise of Baungon District: The Redistricting Proposal By Jerry Exchaure Tangara School Principal I Balintad and Salimbalan Elementary School

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Baungon district has its own bearing of producing another district. These are namely : Baungon I of the West and Baungon II of the East. Baungon I compromis es of nin (9) schools; Kalanganan Elementar y S cool, San Vicente Elementary Shool, Mabunga Eleentary School, Balintad Elementar y School, Liboran Elementary S chool and Baungon National High School. Baungon I run by a PSDS- Mr. Charles Tabian Mahistrado, Ph.D. newly promoted in rank, a very young bot age and physique as well as his leadership and

managerial skills. Assumed in the District of Baungon last August 31, 2016. Meanwhile, Baungon II will be run by a DIC – District- Incharge. This ne w ly cre ate d dist r ic t compromises of eleven (11) schools; namely Lacolac Elementar y School, Kalilangan Elementary School, San Miguel Elementary School, Danatag Elementar y School, Langaon Elementar y school, Pualas Elementary School, Mabuhay Elementar y School, Buenavista Elementar y School, Danatag Annex (H.S.),

Nicdao Elementary School and Lingating Elementary S cho ol as t he C ent ra l School. On the other hand, this redistricting is imitated by our OIC, Schools Division Superintendent, Mr. Jesnar Dems S. Torres, Ph.D., in his capacity and manifold changes, innovations in the parlance of the Department of Education particularly in the Division of Bukidnon brought to us challenges to improve, higher and better in our respective avenue. Nevertheless, the coming-to be of brother Dist r ic t of B aungon I comes 2017.

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China’s President Xi Jinping made a credible case for free trade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Yet, there is nobody who protects his market more rigorously. German TV-commentator Fran k Sieren, liv ing in China permanently since more than 20 years is very correct in his opinion. Chinese President Xi Ji np i n g , s o b e s t s t e l l e r au t h o r a l s o i n C h i n a , should actually thank US President-ele c t D ona ld Trump. With his piecemeal reflections about how he can protect the US from the disadvantages of free t r a d e , Tr u m p h a s l e t uncertainty loose in the world. Xi decided to use the occasion to position himself as a pioneer of g l ob a l i z at i on an d t hu s spoke not only to the hearts of p e opl e i n t he We st . The same president who just weeks ago had been accused of protectionism and of flooding the Western markets with statesubsidized steel. The same president whose country on whom the EU refuses to grant market economy status. I really strongly agree with Frank Sieren in saying that while Trump is regarded negatively as a champion of total protectionism, Xi is now being considered

an advocate for fair globalization. But neither is Xi the Che Guevara of a free global economy, nor is Trump the avenger of those US citizens who have lost out with globalization. Put simply, the two have different interests. Trump will have to see how he can reduce an $800 billion trade deficit and create jobs at home. While Xi has to defend his trade surplus by selling as many goods as possible to the rest of the world. Xi’s position is much more in tune with Germany’s interests for instance. China, the possible new all-over partner (?) of the Philippines and the US are still suffering Ddffering interests. Should we like it when Xi insists that protectionism does not help anybody, that ever yone is in the same boat, that nobody could win a trade war and that economic globalization is not responsible for all the refugees, terrorism and poverty in the world. We also like hearing him say that “in a philosophical sense, nothing is perfect in the world,” not even free trade, and making calls for constant improvements, with rules that are adhered to. “One should not just retreat to the harbor when encountering a storm, for

this will never get us to the other shore of the ocean,” he said, speaking of Trump without mentioning his name. Tr u m p , a n d t h a t ’s not only Sierens and my opinion, could retort that if a ship risks going under in the storm it makes sense to retreat to the harbor when he makes his first speech as US president yesterday (Friday, January 20, 2017). The world looks different from the perspective of a rising power like China than from that of a declining power such as the US. What links the two is that neither Beijing nor Washington will stop fighting for their countries’ interests. They will only make compromises when this makes sense to them. This actually goes without saying and yet it can be forgotten in these crazy times. Many people are doing everything to consider Xi as their new hero and to criticize Trump. One thing is for sure: nobody benefits from a trade war. A global trade war. In my opinion, it is ve r y u n l i kely t hat t h is could really lead to a war. The political and economic costs would be too high for China. Donald Trump has also made it clear that he thinks that launching the Second Iraq War was one

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of the worst decisions in US history, “like throwing stones into a bees’ nest.” What he has not said, but knows, is that to get into a fight with China would be like provoking a herd of bulls with a red cloth. As of Monday, January 23, 2017, the new US president’s first work day, the phase ought be over and done with, where the one side crows that it has stuck it to the other and insisting that it has the right worldview. The time of painstaking compromises in a multipolar world order will then begin. And neither Donald Trump, nor Xi Jinping, are to be envied for this task! +++ Email: dor ing klau s@ g mail.com or follow me in Facebook or Twitter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www.klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot.com .

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The End of the World Think a minute…Recently the biggest-selling book in America was about the end of the world. Sometimes watching the world’s news is like watching a horror movie, isn’t it? You know that the 20th century had more people killed in wars than all the other centuries of history combined! Besides all the wars, we’re seeing an increase in many kinds of natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes; plus totally new weather patterns that never existed before such as El Nino and La Nina. T h e n , t h e re are t he terrible diseases, plagues, and new mystery viruses. AIDS, the worst disease in history, is killing millions of people worldwide with still no cure in sight! In Africa, entire towns have no adults because they’ve all died from AIDS, so just babies and children are left to survive alone. According to a new United Nations report, we now have the worst world hunger and famine in history. Hundreds of millions are starving with countless thousands dying every day. You know that Jesus Christ told us that all these things would happen and

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Jhan Tiafau Hurst that they’re like labor pains just before a mother gives birth. These terrible things are the sign that He’s getting ready to come back. Only this time, He’s coming to judge all this world’s evil and wrong. Jesus said we can’t know the exact day of His return, so it will be sudden and here before we know it. But Jesus explained it’s because He loves us so much that He’s waited as long as He can for more of us to choose to receive His gift of forgiveness and eternal life, before it’s too late! But if you know the world’s Judge personally as your friend, then His return is good news because you’re going home with Him to live forever in paradise, just as He promised. hurst/PAGE 11

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world… S o Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child…” (Luke 2:1, 4 and 5, the Holy Bible). -ooo ADOPTION AS A KEY FIGURE IN THE BIRTH OF JESUS: The birth of Jesus Christ is not only a Biblical and spiritual wonder. It is also a highly legal event designed to fulfill the prophecy that Jesus was to be a descendant of King D avid t hroug h the instrumentalities of adoption. Adoption? Yes, adoption. It is amazing that God allowed a human institution such as adoption to fulfill His prophecies. -ooo JUST EXACTLY WHAT D I D L A C S O N WA N T “BATO” TO DO? Just what exactly did Sen. Panfilo L acson want Director General Ronald Dela Rosa of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to do to rid the police organization of rouges, scalawags, murderers, and misfits? I raise this question

b e c au s e L a c s o n w a s a former PNP chief himself, and, despite his wellpublicized campaign to instill discipline in the force during the time of former President Joseph Estrada, policemen remained rouges, scalawags, murderers, and misf its, cap able of murder, kidnapping, and many other heinous crimes. Lacson owes it not only to Dela Rosa but to the entire Filipino nation as wel l to s ay sp e cif ica l ly what would be required to instill discipline, and even the most basic good manners and right conduct among policemen, so that change can really come. As it is, however, Lacson wou ld not b e qua lif ie d to say anything since he clearly failed in his own efforts to truly cleanse the PNP of criminals. -ooo MINDS OF FILIPINOS CONTROLLED BY THE DEVIL: The criminal and devilish mind seems to afflict almost all Filipinos nowadays. It is apparent that almost all of us have become capable of criminality, at its most heinous forms yet. So the q u e s t i on t h at mu s t b e addressed by the citizenry i n ge ne r a l, and by t he p olice organizat ion, in particular, is this: what i s m a k i ng F i l ipi no s s o criminal-minded today?

Criminal mindedness is to me the root cause of p olice br ut a lit y and criminality, as it is also the cause of corruption and abuse in government, and even in the private sector. To br ing ab out change therefore---to stop police brutality and criminality, as wel l cor r upt ion and abuse in government and everywhere---it would be greatly necessary to address criminal mindedness. Why are Filipinos capable of being criminals at t his p oint? Why are their minds concededly controlled by evil? The answer is that, many of us grew up without God in our minds, hearts, bodies, and souls. Since God was not with us as we were growing up, the devil has gleefully taken control of most of us. Is there a remedy to this? Yes, and it is by going back to God, listening to, and obeying, Him, once more! -ooo HOW DID JESUS BECOME A DESCENDANT OF DAVID? For a l l its spi r itu a l g r and e u r, t he Bible uses legal concepts to bring to fruition even its most important prophecies. In the prophecy about God the Father becoming man, for e x ampl e, t h e Bi bl e m a n d at e d t h at G o d i s supposed to descend from the line of King David. Yet, a reading of Matthew 1 of the Bible will show

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Atty. Batas Mauricio that there is no direct line between David and Jesus, our God and Savior. In detailing the genealogy of Jesus, Matthew 1 started off with Abraham and ended up with Joseph, the fiancée of the virgin, Mary. Any Bible believer would have thought that Jesus would be the direct descendant, in flesh and blood, of David, through Joseph. But this was not to be so because from Joseph, the line jumped to Mary. Are you following? Read the next installment of this subject, please! -ooo PLEASE LISTEN: “Ang Tanging Daan” (The Sole Way): a Bible Exposition and prayer session online, could now be heard 24/7 (24 hours a day), in the Philippines and the world at w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / angtangingdaan. Phone: 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.

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Poor. Hungry & Clueless in Mindanao

he Palace press is crowing about how fewer Filipinos considered themselves poor in 2016 than any other year on record. “Change has indeed come, and it is being felt by our people,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in report recently published in a national daily. The S o ci a l We at her Stations (SWS) said the average self-rated poverty for Filipinos hit a record low 44% in 2016-- the lowest in the SWS survey history. Ironically, more poor people in Luzon outside Metro Manila rated them poorer compared to people in Mindanao where poverty is actually getting worse compared to the rest of the country. The self-rated poverty in Metro Manila dropped five points from 36% in September to 31% in December. Mindanao dipped two points from 49% to 47%. The survey also showed 34% of respondents- or an

estimated 7.7 million familiesconsidered themselves “food poor,” i.e., they believe the kind of food they eat is for poor people. However, it also placed the average self-rated food poverty rate for 2016 at 32%, another record low from the previous record at 35% in 2015. The SWS report also reported Mindanao residents who rated themselves poor said they would need at least P10,000 per month to not to be considered “food-poor”. This bolsters figures we received recently from the Food and Agriculture O r g a n i z a t i o n ( FA O ) : Some three-fourths of the population of Mindanao (12.6 million people) falls under levels 2 (mild chronic food insecurity), 3 (moderate chronic food insecurity) and 4 (severe chronic food insecurity), on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. Of these, 1.96 million were found to be suffering from severe chronic food insecurity in 2015. The PSA says about a

A scavenger sifts thru garbage at the sanitary landfill in Cagayan de Oro City. Photo by Froilan Gallardo

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Internally displaced children scavenging at a garbage dump in Datu Piang, Maguindanao (photo by Froilan Gallardo)

quarter of the country’s 100 million people are poor. As of the first half of 2015, 26.3 percent of Filipinos live below the poverty line. During our previous column on ‘The Magnitude of Poverty in Mindanao’ we noted how the magnitude and share of the total poor families nationwide dropped by 1.6 percent in the last 10 years (62,770 households) from 3,809,283 in 2006 to only 3,746,513 in 2015. Thus, the total population of the poor in the country declined by -3% or 716,917

(from 22,643,981 in 2006 to only 22,927,009 in 2015). Unfortunately, these same figures also reveal that poverty magnitude and share to total population actually increased by 8 percent or 112,737 households in Mindanao, and the percentage share of total poor to total population increased from 36.8 in 2006 to 40.4. Thus, the population of total poor in Mindanao over the last 10 years actually increased by 616,421 individuals (from 1,401,719 in 2006 to 1,514,457 in

Seasonal women workers toil sugar cane fields for P150 daily instead of the mandated minimum wage. (photo by Froilan Gallardo)

Women vendors selling calamansi at a wharf in Mindanao (photo by Froilan Gallardo)

2015) and the share to total population likewise increased from 36.39 in 2006 to 40.39 in 2015. As a ratio, four out of every 10 families, and four out of every 10 individuals residing in Mindanao are living below the poverty line. In plain language, 86 percent of that decline over the last 10 years in the number of total individuals living below the poverty line nationwide has almost come to naught by the increase in the number of individuals in Mindanao who are now considered poor. The PSA figures show 11 of the 20 poorest provinces in the Philippines are in Mindanao: Lanao del Sur (74.3%); Sulu (65.7%); Sarangani (61.7%); Ma g u i n d an a o ( 5 9 . 4 % ) ; Bukidnon (58.7%); Sultan Kudarat (56.2%); Zamboanga del Norte (56.1%); Agusan del Sur (54.8%);Lanao del Norte (50%); North Cotabato (48.9%); and Zamboanga Sibugay (44.9%). That’s 8 of the top 10 poorest provinces (80%!) and 11 of the top 20 (55%

!) or over half of the 20 poorest provinces in the whole country! And that’s not even going into the nitty gritty of all those families in Mindanao living below the poverty line in the other provinces of the island which are not in that list. To further verify this point, we consulted the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) National Household Targeting System Database. Known as the Listahanan, it is used to identify the beneficiaries of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program (CCTP or 4Ps, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) In 2015, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) had the number of 4Ps targeted beneficiaries with 44,8757 while Maguindanao was the province with the most number of families enrolled in the program. The 11 Mindanao provinces included in DSWD’s top 25 provinces with most number of beneficiaries are: poor/PAGE 11

THE HANDS THAT FEED US. For lack of drying facilities, a farmer dries corn on a highway in Maguindanao. (Photo by Froilan Gallardo)

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DA chief opposes hike in tobacco tax AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Pinol opposes a Lower House measure that introduces big increase in tobacco tax on the ground that it would burden much farmers. “The DA supports the position of the tobacco farmers,” Pinol said in a text message to reporters. “I will direct the NTA (National Tobacco Administration) administrator to explain why the agency is taking a position which is not supported by stakeholders,” he added. T h e D A c h i e f ’s pronouncement came after reports said that the NTA, an attached agency of the DA, supports House Bill

4144, which seeks to impose a higher sin tax on cigarettes by amending provisions of the Republic Act of 10351 or the Sin Tax Reform Law of 2012. House Bill 4144, authored by Rep. Eugene Michael de Vera of Arts, Business and Science Professionals Partylist, proposes to keep the present regime of two tax rates on cigarettes based on their retail prices. HB 4144 proposes a new tax rates of P32 per pack for cigarettes with a retail price of up to P11.50, and P36 for those selling above P11.50 per pack. The proposed measure was approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives on Dec.

13, 2016. At present, the gove r n me nt imp os e s a unitar y sin tax rate on tobacco of P30 per pack regardless of brand, with an annual 4-percent adjustment thereafter, as indicated in the Sin Tax Reform Law of 2012. Around 50,000 tobacco farmers belonging to the Philippine Tobacco Growers Association (PTGA) and the Philippine Aromatic Tobacco Development also oppose HB 4144. “Tobacco farmers are struggling with the decline in demand for tobacco because of the huge 340-percent excise tax increases introduced in 2013, with annual increases of 20 percent or more,” said

Saturnino Distor, PTGA leader, in a statement. Other government agencies such as the Department of Finance ( D OF ) , t h e B u re au of Internal Revenue (BIR), the National Tax Research Center and the Department of Health (DOH) have also expressed opposition to the proposed bill. The DOF said a two-tier tax system on tobacco would be difficult to administer compared to a unitary one. Both the DOF and DOH noted that a two-tier tax system would not generate more re venues for t he government as consumers would just shift to buy lowpriced cigarettes from the expensive ones. (PNA)

IC chief stresses need BPI forecasts PHL Q4 for insurance protection ‘16 GDP at 6.6% NOTHING beats having an insurance in times of disasters. This was stressed by Insurance Commissioner (IC) Dennis Funa Monday after noting the recent weather disturbances in the country that highlighted the importance of having insurance protection. One of these events is the heavy rainfall in Eastern Vi s ay a s a n d Nor t h e r n Mindanao that claimed the lives of more than six people. In a statement, the IC s aid t he World He a lt h Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) have repeatedly warned of worsening weather conditions as a result of climate change. The UN has confirmed that 2016 is so far the worst year on record and the third consecutive year of warming of the Earth. This, Funa said, was a big reason to expect more devastating disasters, which raises the need for people to be insured to protect their social and economic situations.

” We c a n n o t s t o p worsening climate conditions, but we have tools to mitigate or reduce the risks,” he said. The IC chief said there were more than 100 hundred life and non-life insurance firms in the country as well as mutual benefit associations (MBAs), such as cooperatives and credit unions, that offer micro insurance, or those that amount to an average of P25 for a three to four month coverage amounting to around P10,000, as well as comprehensive coverage for people and property. ” Ty p h o o n Yo l a n d a brought record destruction to Leyte but the hundreds of thousands of pesos in insurance claims helped thousands of families get back to their feet faster,” he said. Typhoon Yolanda, which hit the Visayas area on Nov. 8, 2013, is considered one of the worst typhoon to date in the world. R e c ord e d c a su a lt i e s number to more than 6,000 while more than 1,000 are insurance/PAGE 11

AYALA-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) continues to see a robust growth for the Philippine economy despite a bleak export, with the last quarter output for 2016 projected at 6.6 percent. The bank’s latest forecast is lower than the 7.1 percent output, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), in the third quarter of last year but within the government’s six to seven percent target for 2016. In a re s e arc h n ot e , the bank attributed its projection to strong domestic consumption, which accounts for 65 percent of overall growth. “Alt houg h t he t rade gap continues to widen to pose a viable drain on the overall growth number, the consumption momentum appears potent enough to compensate,” it said. The study also considers as additional boost to the GDP the improvement of government spending and capital formation. “On top of the traditional

g r o w t h d r i v e r s , w e’v e seen President (Rodrigo Roa) Duterte indeed hit the ground running on the expenditure side, up 12 percent for the period October-November, while investments are expected to sustain their torrid expansion with importation of capital goods still posting double digit growth,” it said. “The end result will be the Philippines retaining pole position in the ASEAN region in 4Q although whether or not we sustain this pace may rely on our ability to balance our external position and fiscal position in the mediumterm,” it noted. The research note also cite d t hat b e c aus e t he Philippine economy relies mainly on domestic factors to drive growth, any impact from the “American first” policy of US president Donald Trump will be limited. It explained that although the US is the Philippines’ s e c ond l arge st t r a d i ng partner, “the full effect of Trump may be felt more so BPI/PAGE 9

Dealing with Bullies in School by Aren Mae A. Hernandez Teacher lll of Kalilangan National High School

Why does bullying happen at school? Bullying, like harassment, discrimination and violence can occur to some extent in all primary and secondary schools. S ome reasons why children might bully someone include: they think it's fun, or that it makes them popular or cool. They feel more powerful or important, or they want to get their own way all the time. It is a big problem that affects lots of kids. Threequarters of all kids say they

have been bullied or teased. Being bullied can make kids feel really bad, and the stress of dealing with it can make them feel sick. Even so, approximately 160,000 teens reportedly skip school every day because they are bullied, and 1 in 10 teens drops out of school due to repeated bullying. 83 percent of girls, and 79 percent of boys report being bullied either in school or online. Why Do Bullies Act That Way? Some bullies come from

families where everyone is angry and shouting all the time. They may think that being angry, calling names, and pushing people around is a normal way to act. Some bullies are copying what they've seen someone else do. Some have been bullied themselves. Bullies know that what they're doing or saying hurts other people. Sometimes bullies just pick on a kid for no reason at all. How can teacher prevent bullying in school? Teachers must create a safe and supportive environment,

m an a g e c l a s s ro om s t o pre ve nt bu l ly i ng , stop bullying on the Spot, find out what happened and support the kids Involved. DepEd Order No. 55 s. 2013, entitled Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 10627 Otherwise Known as the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, took effect on January 3, 2014, fifteen days after its publication on December 19, 2013. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

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EBU PACIFIC is set to launch two ne w routes from its Cagayan de Oro hub in March, as it further expands its domestic network. In a s t at e m e nt , t h e G o k on g w e i - l e d bu d g e t carrier said it will start four weekly flights (Monday, Wednes day, Friday and Sunday) between Cagayan de Oro and Tagbilaran on March 15. Three week ly f lights (Tuesday, Thursday and S at u rd ay ) w i l l a l s o b e launched between Cagayan de Oro and Bacolod on March 16. The ne w routes w i l l utilize Cebu Pacific’s new ATR 72-600 aircraft which will be delivered in early March. “C e b u Pa c i f i c s t ay s

committed in providing the best connectivity options for our valued passengers at the lowest fare available in the market... At the same time, passengers from Tagbilaran and Bacolod will now be able to explore Mindanao

without the hassle, through the gateway that is Cagayan de Oro,” Alexander Lao, Cebgo president and chief exe c ut ive of f icer, was quoted as saying in a statement. Cebu Pacific is offering

a P799 all-in fare for the two routes for travel from March 15 to May 31, 2017. The regular, one-way fare from Cagayan de Oro to Tagbilaran is P1,235, while Cagayan de Oro to Bacolod is at P1,806.

Local parts makers bewail Toyota, Mitsubishi for ignoring small firms T O YO TA M O T O R S Philippines Corp. (TMP) and Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) have ignored Filipino-owned parts makers “in favor of the Japanese companies” based here for the localization requirement under the government’s auto industry resurgence program, the Philippine Parts Makers Association, Inc. (PPMA) said on Monday. “What happened to the objective of boosting the local production and supply of SMEs (small and mediumsized enterprises)? It seems that the local car assemblers have totally ignored the local SME supply chain and have just focused on their own Japanese-affiliated suppliers,” the PPMA statement read,

which was signed by PPMA President Ferdinand I. Raquelsantos. T he C omprehe ns ive Automobile Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program is an initiative established under the Aquino administration that would incentivize three car makers to locally produce three car models with a production volume of at least 200,000 units for up to six years, or an average of 33,333 vehicles per year. MMPC and TMP are the two companies registered under the program. Since being awarded as participants of the CARS program, the companies have announced late last year a handful of initial partnerships with local suppliers in preparation for the start of

their volume production. Mitsubishi would begin volume production in April this year while Toyota would do so in August 2018. “Noteworthy is the fact that, none of these local suppliers are registered under the SME category. Mostly are Japanese locally established companies, with the rest having TL A (te chnical licensing agreement) with local Filipino large companies,” the statement read. PPMA said they asked the car makers for a timeline for the phase-in of local parts makers in the supply chain. In the case of Mitsubishi, PPMA said that they were told of a scheduled “Wave 1 to 3 phase-in” next year. However, “no plan for local

development of SME suppliers is apparent or forthcoming.” PPMA said that they asked Japanese suppliers visiting Mitsubishi in March last year to enter into joint venture agreements or TLAs with local parts makers, especially those considered SMEs. Instead, PPMA said that the suppliers only worked with either “Japanese comrades” in the local industry or large Filipino companies. On the other hand, PPMA noted that Toyota said it would take four years for the development, and depending on whether or not it would be approved, SME firms would enter the supply chain “in the middle of production life which will be sometime by the end of 2021.” bewail/PAGE 9

Victorias Milling sees lower sugar output in 2017 LARGEST sugar producer Victorias Milling Company Inc. (VMC) expects lower sugar production for crop year 2017 due to the El Nino phenomenon which affected the quality of sugar cane seeds. VMC President and Chief Operating Officer Eduardo Concepcion, in an interview, said the company expects to mill about 3.1 million tons of sugar cane. This is a bit short of VMC’s earlier projection of 3.2 million tons of cane for the current crop year as a result of the dry spell which may deprive canes of optimum soil moisture for maximum growth. “This year, the sweetness of sugar cane is less compared in the previous year and on issues of prices, we had a

good start during the milling season but now, it is slowly declining,” said Concepcion. V M C ’s r a w s u g a r production is also seen to decrease to 5.27 million 50-kilogram bags (LKG) from 6.21 million LKG in 2016 due to expected lower quality of canes to be milled. “It is the peak season of the milling. There’s huge supply so prices are slightly down,” he noted. “We expect a drop in production (of raw sugar) because of the quality of cane and cane variety because of the recent El Nino. Last year, it was dry and then rain started coming in so maturity of the canes were affected resulting to a lesser sugar content,” he explained. C onception said net income this crop year is also

anticipated to be down due to decrease in productivity coupled with the unstable prices in the market. He said the company is looking at around P700 million in net income, down 12 percent from the Php798 million earnings in 2016. The company has originally targeted to reach about P1 billion, same as its net income in 2015, but eventually decreased it since prices have softened. “We don’t expect so much growth from last year since sugar recovery will be much lower,” said VMC Chief Finance Officer Tess Ilagan. For the first quarter, VMC’s net income dropped almost 60 percent to P119 million from P292 million recorded for the same period last year.

Production data showed that ending November 2016, total canes hauled decreased by 283,810 tons or 28 percent, while raw sugar production decreased to 1.23 million LKG from 1.89 million LKG due to late startup this crop year and aggressive cane supply sourcing by other mills. Me anw hi le, VMC is spending P300 million for its capital expenditures which will be allotted for factory efficiency improvements and new technologies this year. The company has an almost 14 percent market share in the total production of sugar in the country. There are 27 sugar mills and 13 sugar refineries operating in the Philippines, more than half of which is located in Negros. sugar/PAGE 9

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SM reaches out to flood victims in CDO O

n January 16, heavy rains flooded the major streets of Cagayan de Oro, rendering most areas unpassable to motorists.

BPI...

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if the US looks to stifle its trade relations with China.” “ T h e P h i l ippi n e s i s part of the global supply chain, with China its main trading partner and any tariff slapped by the US on China will undoubtedly cause the entire gravy train to slow, the Philippines included,” it said. “It’s a good thing that the Philippines relies less so on trade and more so on our domestic consumption momentum,” it added. (PNA)

Bewail... from page 8

While the local parts makers group recognized the employment gains under the CARS program due to in-house production among others, they noted that there is a “noticeable downsizing” in SME operations which the group fears is “tantamount, if not near, to closure.” “Our large companiesmembers are preparing and looking forward in making true forecast of increase in production of about 55%. They will definitely be benefitted from this CARS Program while the SMEs will

As the rains and floods continued, the SM Group quickly found ways to reach out to affected communities. SM Prime, together with SM Foundation,

continuously strive for their existence,” PPMA said. Trade Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo has previously said that the government cannot require the car makers to pick SMEs for the CARS program, noting that the companies should have the space to choose which local parts makers they would like to partner with. Toyota and Mitsubishi officials were not available for comment as of press time. However, in separate interview in November, they said that the matter is still under discussion. Froilan G. Dytianquin, MMPC first vice-president for marketing, said late last year that Mitsubishi is still studying whether or not SME firms could be picked as Tier 1 suppliers, but noted that SMEs could later come in as Tier 2 and 3 suppliers. Tiers point to the level of commercial distance between the supplier and the manufacturer. Tier 1 firms are direct suppliers to a company, while succeeding tiers indicate an indirect relationship that could stretch further along the supply chain. On the other hand, TMP

SM Markets and SM City Cagayan de Oro, then worked on packing goods for relief bags. Each bag contains food that could easily be consumed – rice,

First Vice-President Rommel R. Gutierrez said in a chance interview in November that this is still subject to an ongoing discussion that is in the process of filtering the list for those that are qualified under the CARS program.

canned goods and noodles. As soon as the evacuation centers were set up, the SM Group immediately distributed bags to 1,100 families in

Sugar... from page 8

VMC is engaged in integrated raw and refined sugar manufacturing with plant facilities in Negros Occidental. It operates mill and refinery facilities for sugar and allied products and engineering services. (PNA)

Education leads to realization of dreams in life By FLORIZA ARIATA DELOS REYES Teacher I Kibalagon Elementary School

Every child has a dream in life. That someday he will be able to taste a cone of ice cream in his preferred flavour, to buy his pair of shoes or snickers and to visit Enchanted Kingdom and shout in happiness. These are small dreams that make the difference – small dreams that encourage each child to row the challenges of education. Education is the ladder to the attainment of dreams. These dreams are not just simply mere dreams for behind that cone of ice cream is the dream to provide food for the family, behind that pair of shoes is the dream to have a sustainable career and behind that dream of visiting Enchanted Kingdom is the dream to see happiness all around because finally, goals and targets are achieved. Through completing education, all that are possible. Education has been very significant matter to humanity. To many, attaining education is something that an individual could call as

his valuable property, for no one can overtake it. E d u c at i o n p r ov i d e people opportunity to explore several great things. Learning gives them the basic building blocks that will serve as foundation to succeed in later life. These building blocks – knowledge, talents and skills – then will be their guide to improve their selves, which include economic status. Education is necessary to get better jobs and further strengthen financial stability among families. Further, education leads to a better quality of life. Having an education is similar to taking water, the more one drink every drop, the more his thirst would be healed. It is not just actually what people learned from four classroom c or n e r s but on t h e i r everyday encounters. Each encounter will bring new learning, filling his thirst of knowledge. Education boosts thinking skills, brings opportunities and realizes dreams, both small and big dreams.

Barangay 31, Bulua, Carmen, Canitoan and Cugman Elementary School. SM hopes to be able to extend more help and encourages

mallgoers to do their share. Operation Tulong Express booth has been set up at the Atrium of SM City Cagayan de Oro for shoppers to donate goods or cash.

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Mugnah... from page 12

took him a long time to decide and continue to work his first love- art. Though, he work, managing the business but for him it was a work which lack the touch of love and commitment. Indeed his first year was turmoil and grueling year. He started from scrap and revolutionize the business essence founded by his beloved father. He admitted that during the time of hungry and empty pocket, he used it as a channel of creative painting-the artistry in him sank in. He went into commercial sculpting – kept on discovering, exploring, innovating, transforming him into arts process. He was successful then in processing his creative thoughts and expressed himself to be one of the successful artist dominating in the industry today-the best sculpture artist in the Region. In 2016, he received L amb ago A r t Aw ard e e for Visual Arts given by Xavier University Center for Excellence in the Arts. For particulars of your art needs please call him Cell No. 09357888387 or visit his shop at # 312 6th Division, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City.

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instead of with the national government. The Japanese government through the Japan International Coordinating Agency (JICA) has been implementing major infrastructure in Cagayan De Oro, the latest of which was the multi-billion river dike. The JICA approved the funding of the ongoing construction of the eightkilometer flood dike along the stretch of the Cagayan De Oro River during the incumbency of former City Mayor Vicente Emano. At present, JICA has e x pre s s e d t h e i nt e re s t of funding the first 100-kilometer of the first phase of the Mindanao railway that would start from Tagum City to Digos City in Davao. The proposed 4,000-kilometer Mindanao railway project would traverse the Davao-Butuan, Cagayan De Oro, and Iligan City route. (PNA)

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Araneta who drives a loud and noisy modified sportscar. “Mr. Araneta drove his car in a speed beyond the legal speed limit. Likewise, he altered its muffler by using a booster-muffler without proper authority from LTO, this created a loud sonicboom-like sound that is so irritating and annoying even at a radius of 1 km. By its nature, it is injurious to the health and comfort of the community as well to the safety of pedestrians. It alters the quality of life and peace of mind as disturb the peace and tranquility of Morning Mist community,” main petitioner,

former Sugbongcogon Mayor Jerome Lagbas alleged in the petition that was also signed by 57 aggrieved MMV residents. “Early in the morning and even late a night, he revolution his car with engine in full throttle that sounds like a jet plane. Every then and now, he passed the streets of MMV and Pueblo de Oro with supersonic boom sound that disturbs residents and students that are studying at home and even to the extent of disrupting classes at Xavier University Grade School. Even Mass the St. Joseph the Worker and at St. Francis Xavier Church were not spared. Our rest and sleeping time were greatly affected. Countless times, we have been unduly vexed by this irritating and annoying noise coming from his car. We have suffered so much stress already, and if this will continue, our health will deteriorate fastest,” the petition added. This writer also had a brush with Mr. Araneta last year. In that “encounter,” he showed his true colors— arrogant, boastful, no respect for others, no respect for traffic rules and regulations, etc.—when he revved his very loud engine and cut us off, causing a near-collision with us while we were slowly (because of heavy traffic) turning left towards the JR Borja Bridge at Vamenta B oulevard. Not content with cutting corners and endangering the lives of motorists, Mr. Araneta, who at that time was driving his modified alpine-white BMW with plate number JMA48, rolled down his and flashed the dirty finger sign at us. It was learned that Mr. A r an e t a ow ns an ot h e r modified sportscar, a Porsche GT3 with plate number JMA38. According to the residents, they have talked with Araneta many times and asked him to show respect to the residents and the law but to no avail. “We have asked him many times, but all proved unsuccessful as he remained adamant, boastful, and without consideration to the feeling of others,” the petition said. MMV Homeowners Association officers also ordered the guards at the main gate not to let his car enter so that the loud noise will not disturb the residents. But he allegedly confronted the guards and arrogantly and boastfully identified himself as a member of the Arroyo and Araneta clans. In their statement, the MMV residents said that they “have suffered long enough from the noise and threats to our health inflicted by the noisy and overspeeding cars driven as if the village and the surrounding streets are a racetrack.” While Araneta was not identified in the MMV residents’ statement, the meaning was clear. “We call on the Land Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n O f f i c e (LTO), the Road and Traffic Administration (RTA) and

other government agencies t o a c t on t h e v ar i ou s complaints already lodged against violators of laws and regulations protecting the rights of citizens from irresponsible vehicle owners and drivers,” they urged. “We also call on these agencies to exercise political will in the implementation of laws, and not to be intimidated by some rich, powerful and influential individuals,” they added. It was learned that just hours after receiving a copy of the petition against him, Araneta showed the MMV officials an injunction from a court here in the city.

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This would entail promoting a c u lture of tolerance, understanding and mutual respect for religions and interfaith dialogue, showcase Asean to the outside word using various approaches e.g. arts, film festivals and heritage programs, project a common Asean voice in global socio-cultural for a, promote cooperation in sports and develop comprehensive and inclusive sports programs to encourage healthy and active lifestyles, encourage and support creative industry and pursuits such as film, music and animation; among others. Special attention is given to 20 Unesco-listed world cultural heritage sites which are found in Southeast Asia. The council is mandated to document many more cultural sites for possible Unesco enlistment in t h e f utu re . As e a n h a s promoted these sites of historical importance not only as markers of the people’s achievements through the ages but also to highlight the many cultural similarities and the shared histories of member-states.

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chairperson, said ARMM is embarking on the project “Brokering Business Investments in the Bangsamoro to achieve Inclusive Development and Growth” (BRIDGe) aimed at developing a Bangsamorospecific business investment standards and protocols that will empower both the communities and businesses to engage into sustainable business enterprises. Mastura said the Philippine Business for Social Progress

(PBSP) and Hineleb an Foundation in collaboration with the RBOI-ARMM will be implementing the BRIDGe Project which is being funded by the Australian Government – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The formal partnership among the players of the project was sealed today at the ARMM Manila Liaison Office in Makati City through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the ARMM Regional Government (ARG) through RBOI and PBSP. The MOU cites the roles and areas of cooperation of the project implementers for the successful implementation of the project. Last week, PBSP conducted a Development Partners’ Meeting with the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) to generate inputs on the formulation and finalization of the Business Sustainability Framework in Bangsamoro (BSFB) and how to improve project implementation. The BSFB seeks to define the role and behavior of corporations and partner communities who wish to make sustainable and responsible agribusiness investments in the Bangsamoro. Mastura said part of the project outcome is to strengthen the capacity of RBOI to facilitate business Investments in the ARMM, help capacitate local communities to engage in business development and to promote business investments in the region among local and international investors. “ The project is ver y relevant and timely because this will prepare us especially on the business aspect from a possible transition from the present form of government to federalism which what the Duterte Administration is pushing now in Congress,” Mastura said in a statement. ARMM Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman witnessed the MOU signing, saying the partnership is expected to fuel more investments in the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, the provinces that comprise ARMM. “In line with the initiative of President Duterte to promote and encourage business investments from big businesses and tycoons to the ARMM, this project will enhance the capacity of our communities to receive those investments,” Hataman said. (PNA)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE EMPERARIZ F. ADECER WHO DIED INTESTATE AND WITHOUT LEAVING WILL ON FEBRUARY 8, 1995 AT CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, CONSISTING OF A PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATED AT BARRIO GRACIA,, MUNICIPALITY OF TAGOLOAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, IDENTIFIED AS LOT 8, Ccs-104326-000342 (AR), BEING PORTION OF LOT 2018 AND 2182, PLS-799 CONTAINING AN AREA OF NINETEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY ONE (19,941) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS AND COVERED BY ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. E-2522 OF THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT BY AND AMONG HER HEIRS, AS PER INSTRUMENT EXECUTED ON DECEMBER 5, 2016 AND NOTARIZED BEFORE NOTARY PUBLIC, AUDIE G. PADAGUNAN AND ENTERED IN HIS NOTARIAL REGISTER AS DOC. NO. 309; PAGE NO. 59; BOOK NO. 54; SERIES OF 2016. BWM: Jan. 11, 18 & 25, 2017

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and L abeling” seminar, Valencia’s “Fiscal Incentives for MSMEs thru Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBE) Act of 2002” seminar, and Maramag’s “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” seminar. DTI Bukidnon has scheduled another 17 seminars for the month of January. Three will be in NC Manolo Fortich, five in Malaybalay, four in Valencia, three in Maramag and two in Don Carlos. (Maria Sozina Alamban/DTI10)

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That morning of September 11, those people who went to work at the World Trade Center in New York had no idea they would never see their family again. And neither do we know if we’ll live to see tomorrow. Jesus made it clear that we all live forever—either in heaven or hell. The choice is ours. So why not ask Jesus to forgive you and take charge of your life every day? Then you’ll have absolutely nothing to fear—neither your sudden death, nor even the end of the world. Just Think a Minute…

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(Province/Number of Target Household Beneficiaries) Maguindanao (with Cotabato City) 200,537; Zamboanga del Sur (140,804); Zamboanga del Norte (110,790), Sulu (107, 368), Lanao del Sur (99,269), Cotabato/North Cotabato (83,392), Bukidnon (81,895), Misamis Oriental (78,211), Lanao del Norte (70,394), and South Cotabato (65,831). Eleven of the top 25 provinces with the highest number of targeted beneficiaries included in the list of priority areas identified by the Aquino government in its 2015 memorandum under Aquino’s Social Contract come from Mindanao. These priority areas were based on data from the DSWD and the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA) using two indicators: high poverty magnitude and high poverty incidence.

Three of the remaining 5 priority areas with low 4Ps beneficiaries (compared to other provinces) included due to individual context also come from Mindanao: Davao del Sur is the highest in Region XI, while Camiguin, and Sarangani were included in the 2014 list of poorest provinces in the Philippines. To e n a b l e t h i s administration to deliver on its campaign promise of development by inclusion, all agencies should be on the same page regarding the magnitude of the problem which remains to be addressed, instead of depending on the people’s perceptions, especially in the chief executive’s home island. Isn’t in a tragedy that there are even more people in Mindanao who are hungry and poor, yet don’t consider themselves as such? Perhaps the SWS are surveying the wrong people in Mindanao.

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still missing. Damage to properties was placed at around P571 billion. The IC chief also said some P622 million worth of insurance was paid by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) to farmers after typhoons Karen and Lawin hit Luzon areas in October 2016. The Philippines is among the high risk country when it comes to natural disasters since it is located along the Pacific Typhoon Belt and is within the Pacific Ring of Fire. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TREIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE JUDGE NOTICE OF HEARING Notice is hereby given that a summary hearing on the petitions for Notarial Commission of the following Notaries Public shall be held on January 30, 2017 at 3:00 in the afternoon at the Office of the Executive Judge. Any person who has any cause or reason to object to the grant of the petition may file a verified written opposition thereto, received by the undersigned before the date of the summary hearing. 1. ATTY. GREGORIO R. ALENTON, III 2. ATTY. PRIMITIVO S. BELLA, JR. 3. ATTY. JEWELA MABEL B. ESPINAR-BOISER 4. ATTY. ROY I. MACUA 5. ATTY. EMMY LOU A. LOMBOY-PORSUELO Let a copy of this notice be published once in a newspaper of general circulation prior to the hearing, per A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC, at the expense of the petitioner/s. Given this 23rd day of January 2017 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. BWM: January 25, 2017

(Sgd.) DENNIS Z. ALCANTAR Executive Judge

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Mugnah Fountains and Sculptures

“It is always refreshing to wander in your beautifully landscaped gardens, complete with a flowing water fountain listening to the trickling and splashing as if you are lost in nature specially after coming from a tiring day at work.” - Junnie Dwight Dalmacion Junnie Dwight Dalmacion is an artist extraordinaire in Region X as he is into the making of the Retablo of the Shrine of Black Nazarene and its grand pieces altar embellishments. The grandiose architectural Greek and Roman columns of the Shrine of the Divine Mercy-El Salvador, the bas relief of

the Church of San Antonio de Padua-Nazareth, and the beautiful artworkgrand entrance of the Church of the Immaculate Conception of AlubaMacasandig. These are the church art works of JD Damacion that took amazing recognition in the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro City. He is into fountain

By Joe P. Palabao

sculpting of the Plaza of Malaybalay City, the amazing fountain of the Municipality of Maramag, Pangantucan Plaza and other places where local officials recognized his art beyond compare. He is also into making garden fountains and embellishment of excusive residences of known personalities and businessmen in the Region. He is also specializing into water bearers, portable water fountains-

medium steel reinforced cast stone and many other beautiful art works that are used as gifts to special and business people in the industry who admire the work of JD Dalmacion. In general his art pieces include home embellishments, church retablos and columns, office improvements, plaza beautification, business establishment embellishments and improvement services. At a glance-JD Dalmacion is a graduate

of BS Chemistry at Xavier University and worked in a big Japanese Company in the Region as a Chemist. But he was bored for his inkling and love is into arts-his soul belongs to the world of art. He was supposed to take up Fine Arts but his father told him that there is no money in arts. Out of his frustrations he went to Manila and work anywhere –even as helper of a Salon and somehow honed his talent as hairdresser and make-

up artist of a known artist Aboy Ocampo, until he became a production manager of a fashion designer. He was sitting on his laurels for two years until he had to be home because of the sudden stroke illness of his father which at the that was already having a concrete pre-cast manufacturing business which caters prefab balcony and railings. The wish of his father is that he would take over the business – it mugnah/PAGE 11