BusinessWeek Mindanao (January 9, 2017)

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Shared service BUTUAN City -- “The Department of Trade and Industry has extended 156 Shared Service Facilities for the use of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Caraga.”

This was the statement of Director Brielgo Pagaran of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga during a briefing held recently at the regional office here.

Pagaran bared that from 2014 to 2016, the department has approved and release P85-Million worth of Shared Service Facilities (SSF) to enhance business operations of the region’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

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HE maiden voyage of the DavaoGenSan-Bitung Roll on-Roll off (RoRo) Service will highlight the BruneiIndonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) senior officials meeting in Davao City in April.

Department of Trade and Industr y in Region 11 (DTI-11) provincial head for Davao del Norte

Romeo Castanaga, who is the country head of BIMPEAGA SME working group, said they are pushing the

op ening of t he D avaoGeneral Santos-Bitung route with the President Duterte and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia leading the ceremony.

Castanaga said everything is being finalized including the registration of vessels in time for the first voyage in April 2017. ro-ro/PAGE 11

ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF. Opening up the roll-on roll-off ferry services similar to the one above linking Mindanao to neighboring countries is expected to spur development in the BIMP-Eaga growth region. (Mindanews file photo)

Solon wants protection of native sharks, stingrays

Inclusive growth WITH government peace efforts gaining headway under the administration of Pres.

Rodrigo Duterte, all roads lead to inclusive growth and equity in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) local officials said.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Board of Investments (BOI) launched the Industry roadmaps and AEC Game plan: Roadmap Localization for Competitiveness on December 13 at EM Manor Hotel here.

Repr e s e n t a t i v e s f ro m different sectors participated in the said activity that primarily aims to understand the Asean Economic Community and its implications , its extent of use, policies and the important benefits.

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SENATOR Juan Miguel Zubiri of Bukidnon has filed a legislation that would prohibit the catching and trading of native sharks and stingrays in the country’s native waters.

In a statement released Thursday, Zubiri said that he has filed Senate Bill 1245 aimed at banning the “catching, sale, purchase, protection/PAGE 11

CHEAP BANANAS. Iranun fruit vendors attend to buyers at their stall in Wao town in Lanao del Sur. They sell tondan bananas at 15 pesos per kilo. MindaNews photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno

ASEAN 2017 launched set on Jan 15

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

DAVAO City -- President Rodrigo Duterte’s home city, Davao, will host the official launch of ASEAN 2017 under the chairmanship of the Philippines on January 15, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar announced

Thursday.

Andanar said the Presidential Communications O p e r at i ons O f f i c e h a s partnered with different agencies including t he Department of Tourism “to create a memorable event

that will set the tone to this important year-long commitment,” Andanar said.

The launch will be held at the Davao SMX Convention Center.

The Philippines is chairing the ASEAN this year, the 50th year since its founding. asean/PAGE 11

MAKING A LIVING. Tarpaulins have become the medium of choice of many people. But Bimbo, an artisan in Kidapawan City, still paints objects like this eagle statuette in this photo.

He also makes mudguards and other accessories for vehicles, a skill he learned from his father when he was still seven years old. MindaNews photo by Geonarri Solmerano

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EVENTY Three (73) ne w business name registrants have applied through the Negosyo Center located at Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 10 office for January 3 and 4 this year.

Given this initial volume of business name applicants, DTI reiterates it is not advisable to submit requirements on the last minute.

Hence, DTI 10 Consumer Welfare Division Chief and Lawyer Fel Lester Brillantes urges ent repreneurs to renew their Business Name Registration early at DTI

to avoid getting caught in the rush to beat the January 20 deadline set by local government units for the renewal of business permits.

The trade department’s business name registration is one of the requirements needed by business owners to complete their business permit. Entrepreneurs also need not to worry about long queues days before the deadline.

Brillantes assures business owners that the renewal of DTI Business Names can now be acquired in a span of only 30 minutes.

Ne w bu s i n e s s n am e applicants need to submit

duly accomplished application form and to present one valid government-issued Identification card (ID) complete with the registrant’s name, photo and signature.

Varied fees also apply to different categories.

For B a r a n g ay l e v e l , registrants need to pay P200; P500 for City/Municipality level; P1,000 for Regional level; and P2,000 for businesses which extends up to the national level.

Applicants also need to pay P15 for the documentary stamp.

Entrepreneurs who wish

to modify their business ownership should surrender their original Business Name certificate and submit an affidavit of waiver.

For business owners who wish to cancel their businesses, they need to s u r re n d e r t h e or i g i n a l Business Name certificate and to submit an affidavit of cancellation.

M e a n w h i l e , representatives who are tasked to file in behalf of the owner need to bring with them an authorization letter; one original valid ID bearing the owner’s signature; and his or her own original valid ID. DTI/PAGE 11

ILIGAN City -- Eight out of 10 Filipinos know their consumer rights.

According to the latest Pulse Asia survey, the level of consumer awareness for the month of September was recorded at 78 percent, the highest recorded since 2012 for the months of September.

“The result should not be a source of complacency, but instead a motivation to improve even more our service to our consumers,” said Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez, adding that recent findings are a good testament that DTI is on the right track in fulfilling

its mandate.

Respondents in the same survey were asked whether or not prices of basic goods like canned fish and bread have been reasonable so far.

In September 2015, only 32 percent found the price of canned fish reasonable. This figure rose to 41 percent in September 2016.

There was also notable increase in the percentage finding the price of bread reasonable from 34 percent in September 2015 to 49 percent in September 2016.

For all months of September since 2012, this year’s figures have been the consumers/PAGE 11

Importance of Mother Tongue in Teaching Reading among Grade 1 Pupils

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THE Department of Education (DepEd) explicitly states that mother tongue should be used in teaching Reading among Grade 1 pupils.

In this case, the mother tongue here in Region 10 is Cebuano. Mother tongue is the government’s banner program for education because earlier research stresses the fact that children with a solid foundation in their mother tongue develop stronger literacy abilities in the school language.

Their knowledge and skills transfer across languages.

This bridge enables the learners to use both or all their languages for success in school and for lifelong learning.

Wit h t h e go a l of making Filipino children lifelong learners in their own Cebuano dialect, the learners should be more than prepared to develop competencies in the different learning areas. This will serve as their passport to enter and achieve well in

the mainstream educational system and in the end, contribute productively to their community and to the larger society as well as being multilingual, multiliterate and multicultural citizens of the country.

A story track is then used through reading with understanding to apply, analyse, evaluate and create new knowledge by decoding and recognizing parts of words and sentences in Filipino.

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World Vision and Citi Foundation partner to support community savings groups

As one of the poorest communities in Manila, BASECO is home to families who continue to struggle against poverty. Few children make it to high school.

Adults are usually involved in unskilled work. Because of this, many parents in the area earn only enough to make ends meet for their families, making it hard for them to save money for future use.

To help families become more financially literate, child-focused organization World Vision introduced the Community Managed Savings and Credit Association (CoMSCA) to several communities in the Philippines in 2009. The first CoMSCA group in BASECO started with only 11 members. Today, there are around 3,000 families in the area benefitting from the program.

CoMSCA is a community savings and lending system that allows its members to save and multiply their finances by regularly buying shares and borrowing money.

Wi t h t h e v i s i on t o improve the local value chain development across World Vision communities in BASECO, Malabon, Palawan,

Isabela, Batangas, and Cavite, World Vision approached Citi Foundation for support to organize financial and business trainings, support market research for possible livelihoods in the community and engage more people to handle their money wisely through CoMSCA financial modules.

As one of the poorest communities in Manila, BASECO is home to families who continue to struggle against poverty. Few children make it to high school.

Adults are usually involved in unskilled work. Because of this, many parents in the area earn only enough to make ends meet for their families, making it hard for them to save money for future use.

To help families become more financially literate, child-focused organization World Vision introduced the Community Managed Savings and Credit Association (CoMSCA) to several communities in the Philippines in 2009. The first CoMSCA group in BASECO started with only 11 members. Today, there are around 3,000 families in the area benefitting from the program.

Officers of Citi Philippines, World Vision staff, and CoMSCA group members in BASECO during the launch of World Vision and Citi Foundation’s partnership, which aims to support and further develop the financial literacy of CoMSCA group members to make them more financially stable.

CoMSCA is a community savings and lending system that allows its members to save and multiply their finances by regularly buying shares and borrowing money.

Wit h t h e v i s i on t o improve the local value chain development across World Vision communities in BASECO, Malabon, Palawan,

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Isabela, Batangas, and Cavite, World Vision approached Citi Foundation for support to organize financial and business trainings, support market research for possible livelihoods in the community and engage more people to handle their money wisely through CoMSCA financial modules.

Citi Foundation’s positive response led to the launch of the program, and a partnership was formally launched on November 15, 2016 in BASECO. Representing Citi Foundation, Citi Philippines Director for Public Affairs and Corporate Citizenship Aneth Ng-Lim addressed

members of the CoMSCA group during the launch.

“We are investing in you and we hope you will honor that investment by committing to save, and growing your savings. Right now, the urgency of this program is about making sure that you will have a fall back when support/PAGE 11

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Muslims in 2017

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Statisticians warn anew that Filipinos will increase to as high as 105 million in population. In this mass is the community of Muslims who have the highest fertility rates. It is normal here to have 7-10 kids despite poverty.

Demographics also show that a rising middle class is spending on more leisure and lifestyle investment such as diet and travel.

What is in store this New Year for them?

More energy in various activities as the ARMM budget doubles (totalling 45 billion pesos) is expected this new year. More MNLFMILF interphase activities and civil society intra-Moro dialogues will happen aside from usual peace summits now called roundtables. One all-Moro summit will be held in January says a kibitzer. And an interfaith youth summit in Northern Mindanao in

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How to Change Others Think a minute…Someone said: “You can always get what you want, if you help other people get what they want.” Frank Bettger started selling life insurance as a young man. By the time he was 29 he was a miserable failure and in terrible debt.

He says he finally realized what he needed to do was to help other people know what they want, and then help them decide how to get it. Frank Bettger went on to be so successful that he was able to retire at age 41!

A great leader puts it this way: “If you want another person to see something your way, you must go over to his side and see it his way first; then guide him back over to your side. Don’t stand across the room and shout at him or call him stupid! Don’t command or order him to come over to your side. You must start where he is and work from there. That’s the only way to get him to truly change his mind.”

So when our kids are feeling down and discouraged, it doesn’t work or help when we yell or tell them just to be smarter or tougher and do better. In fact, many times by doing that we only hurt our kids

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undergo massive reforms as the impending controversy of the past continues. Sheikhs will be trained more and professionalization maybe privatization of services will be reinforced.

Private initiatives will continue to be asserted as well as political movements on federalism. The peace talks will find new face i n a re d r af t i ng of t he Bangsamoro Basic Law by a new Bangsamoro Transition Commission.

High profile arrests of drug personalities might continue thereby decreasing the influence of narcopolitics in the political cavans of would-be candidates of 2019.

Mayors and political leaders will have to get their books ready for audit as President Duterte focuses on LGUs after a massive drug campaign .

The young and zealous will

samira ali gutoc-tomawis continue to grab headlines in random acts of terror against security forces or public places. Violent extremism will be a by-word.

Ms. Samira Ali GutocTomawis is the former Sectoral Representative (Women) in the Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA), Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Cotabato City, Philippines. You may reach her through http:// samiragutoc.webs.com

Mother of all processions

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time for World Interfaith Harmony Week this February Professionals are travelling abroad as United Kingdom (UK) Chevening grants and various scholarships continue t o i nv it e m ore Moro s to exposure . Graduates will increase in higher studies on Islamic Finance , environment and more specialized fields that are in need in the Bangsamoro and the Philippines. Incidentally, there are only a handul of back-back Islamic scholars who are experts in Islamic finance.

Lifestyle investment by Muslims will continue to rise as youtube influences their taste most visibly made on their cellphone either in ringtones to remind them of prayer times, Qur’an reading etc. Halal food is in demand as businesses reinforce their halal labels.

Hajj pilgrimage will

In terms of sheer crowd size and duration, no Filipino one-day religious event comes close to the annual staging of Traslacion.

If previous events are any indication, today’s (January 9) re-enactment is expected to attract almost 12 million devotees from all over. It will take the sea of maroon and yellow some 20 hours on the road as it moves the anda bearing the image of the Black Nazarene, inch by inch, from Luneta through the streets of Quiapo district and finally to the Quiapo church.

Towards the end of the procession route, the Black Nazarene will stop briefly at Plaza del Carmen, alongside the San Sebastian Church.

The image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel will be taken down from the high altar and will be brought as close as possible to “meet” the Black Nazarene.

After the brief meeting, reminiscent of the Virgin Mary meeting Jesus Christ on His way to Calvary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel is returned to the altar as the procession departs for its final destination.

Reported threats from terrorist groups are not expected the dampen the interest of devotees many of whom strongly believe in the miraculous healing powers attributed to the image.

A good number of the participants - estimated by police at close to 500,000 are expected to walk barefoot, jostling close to the image, in an attempt to physically touch the image or have their towels wipe at least a part of the image.

Similar, albeit smaller, processions replicating the Traslación are also held on January 9 in other parts of the country. One of the bigger celebrations has been held in

Cagayan de Oro City since 2009. Two years ago, devotees in Catarman, Northern Samar initiated their own Traslacion.

Overseas, our compatriots in some parts of the US and Australia observe a similar tradition. As in Quiapo, a copy of the image is paraded through the streets or within the parish bounds, with devotees reciting prayers in its wake.

In p ar t s of C e nt r a l America, devotees observe a similar practice to honor their Christo Negro.

The Black Nazarene was commissioned by Spanish Agustinian Recollect friars in Mexico and then transported t o Man i l a v i a g a l l e on around 1600. According to Monsignor Sabino A. Vengco, Jr., from the Loyola School of Theology, the unknown Mexican sculptor must have used mesquite, a dark wood, popularly used by

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Ignacio Bunye early Spaniards.

For almost two hundred years, the Black Nazarene transferred residence from one church to another within Manila. The penultimate residence of t he Black Nazarene was a church in the neighborhood of Luneta.

It was not until 1787 when it finally and permanently resided in Quiapo church.

The Tr a s l a c i o n commemmorates the transfer bunye/PAGE 11

Florida airport shooting not just “insanity” Jhan Tiafau Hurst more and make them do worse. We just make them angrier and want to rebel against us. So if we want to change our wife or husband, our children, or someone with whom we work, we’ve got to let them know we understand what they want.

Then we must care enough to try and help them get it.

It’s only then that they will want to change and do what you want also.

This is why Jesus Christ teaches that we must love others as much as ourselves, that is, care about their needs and desires just like our own. It’s only then that we end up finding our own needs for happiness and success being satisfied. It’s simply a law of life that always works. You always hurst/PAGE 11

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “...

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, `Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus’...” (Matthew 1:20, the Holy Bible).

-ooo BIBLE SAYS JESUS IS NOT A HUMAN BEING: T h e a c c ou nt g ive n by Matthew 1 of the Bible on how the birth of Jesus, our God and Saviour, came about makes it clear that He is not a human being. The angel that announced the birth or the coming of Jesus to Joseph, the man who was to marry Mary, the mother of Jesus, explained quite clearly: Jesus is from the Holy Spirit.

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FLORIDA AIRPORT SHOOTING MORE THAN JUST “INSANITY”: One of the theories being considered in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, airport shooting that killed five people and injured a dozen others on January 06, 2017 was that the shooter, identified as of now as “Esteban Santiago” through a military ID that was captured from him, was mentally deranged. Well, it could be that the man was deranged, but there is more to this than simple insanity.

Indeed, how could a man who is of confused mind carry a gun in his carry-on luggage and then manage to enter international airports undetected? Every traveller knows he could be arrested at anytime by very strict airport authorities if he had items considered as contraband, particularly a gun, stashed somewhere in his luggage.

Many of us who have gone through airport entrances, especially in international airports, also know that it is a virtual “mission impossible” to carry a gun in a carryon luggage without being detected right away.

So the question here is: how was “Esteban Santiago” able to avoid the x-ray machines and the eagleeyed security personnel in the airports which he passed through before arriving at Fort Lauderdale? There could be a thousand and one possibilities here, and all are scary, particularly for travellers around the world.

-ooo HOW C A N W E BE PROTECTED FROM SENSELESS VIOLENCE? The drill had always been the same---airports, particularly those catering to international travellers---are supposed to be the safest places anywhere

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Atty. Batas Mauricio on earth. No one who had anything that could be used to cause harm to the airports themselves, or to the planes travelling through them, and most especially to the travellers themselves, would be allowed entry. In fact, even a simple bottled water is not allowed to be brought in after a passenger has checked in.

It is therefore highly disturbing, to say the least, batas/PAGE 11

CorporateWorld Ayala-Anflocor venture plans Davao expansion

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AVA O City -Accendo Commercial Corp., a joint venture between Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) and Anflo Management and Investment Corporation (Anflocor), is expanding its 10-hectare complex by an additional two hectares, where it will build another residential project.

Antonio Luigi C. Escano, company operations manager, said they will soon launch Patio Suites, a two-tower 20-floor condominium project, for the middle to upper income market.

Mr. Escano said the investment would b e a

“substantial amount,” but declined to give an estimate for now on the capital outlay.

“We are quite bullish about Davao, we’ve been quite bullish in this area since we opened Abreeza (in 2011),” Mr. Escano told the media.

The ALI-Anflocor p a r t n e r s h i p ow n s a n d operates the commercial complex here that houses the Seda Abreeza Hotel, condominiums Abreeza Residences and Abreeza Place, and the Ayala Abreeza Mall, which also has a corporate center for business process outsourcing (BPO) companies and other offices.

Patio Suites, to be located

on a property across the road from the existing complex, is planned for groundbreaking early this year.

Mr. Escano said Avida Land, Inc., another Ayala subsidiary, is also planning to build a residential tower in the area.

Aside f rom the ne w condominium, Accendo is also building another corporate center in the Abreeza complex with eight floors and about 11,000 square meters in leasable area.

“The first BPO tower is 100% o cc upied. The first three floors are being occupied by Converg ys.

The top floor is occupied by several traditional offices,” said Mr. Escano, adding that

Phinma Energy moves to boost TAREC’s capital base PHINMA Energy Corp. on Friday said it subscribed to the preferred shares of subsidiary Trans-Asia Renewable Energy Corp.

(TAREC) to boost the latter’s capital base.

In a disclosure to the stock exchange, Phinma Energy said it is acquiring 750 million TAREC shares, equivalent to 15% of the total outstanding shares of the company. The shares are valued at P1 each.

Phinma Energy said the subscription involves full payment in cash of P187.5 million covering a 25% subscription of the shares under the 25% increase in the authorized capital stock of TAREC. The payment of the balance is subject to the call of Phinma Energy’s board.

Phinma Energ y said the transaction was aimed to “provide funds to the subsidiary and build up its capital base.”

The deal is still subject to the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

TA R E C , w h i c h i s involved in the development of renewable energy sources, is one of several units of Phinma Energy.

Formerly Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development C or p. , Ph i n ma E ne rg y changed its name to reflect it s m ai n bu s i n e s s an d revenue source -- power generation and supply.

TAREC’s capital increase comes after it disclosed in September plans to expand its wind farm project on Guimaras Island by 40

megawatts (MW) as soon as the Energy department releases a new installation target for wind energy.

The company has a 54MW San Lorenzo wind farm project on the island province in Western Visayas.

The expansion would be in Sibunag municipality, which is about 15 kilometers away from San Lorenzo town.

TA R E C o f f i c i a l s previously said the Sibunag expansion would entail the construction of around 16 to 20 wind turbine generators, or fewer than the 27 towers for the San Lorenzo project.

If the company decides to install a bigger capacity for each tower, from the current 2 MW for the San Lorenzo towers, the number of wind turbines would be 16 at most.

there is continuing demand for BPO space in the city.

“We’re just responding to that demand,” he said.

For Abre e za Ma l l, Operations Manager Meliza Tanduyan said among the new locators coming in are toy maker Lego and the Cambridge School for Toddlers.

In another part of the city, Mr. Escano said several small retail projects are also in the pipeline.

Among these is the standalone retail development within Azuela Cove, ALI’s new township project in Lanang district.

Azuela C ove will be a 25-hectare mixed-use complex under the Ayala Land Premier brand.

CebuPac is looking for 300 cabin crews

LEADING airline Cebu Pacific wants to hire as many as 300 cabin crew to add to CEB’s growing family of nearly 4,000, and has set recruitment fairs in Manila, Dumaguete and Tagbilaran this January.

The fairs are set in: Manila (Cebu Pacific Building, Pasay City) on Januar y 14; Dumaguete City (La Residencia Almar Hotel, Rizal Blvd., Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental) on January 28; and Tagbilaran City (Metro Centre Hotel and Convention Center, C.P. Garcia Ave., Tagbilaran City, Bohol) on January 29.

The airline said more opportunities for interested applicants will be made available all throughout 2017, as it will hold more recruitment fairs on later cebupac/PAGE 10

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BM issues guidelines for second tranche of compensation adjustment for civilian personnel, military and uniformed personnel.

Starting January 1, 2017, teachers, health workers, soldiers, policemen, and all other civil servants will receive a bigger take home pay as part of the Duterte administration’s pledge to raise the compensation of the country’s public sector civilian workers and military and uniformed personnel (MUP).

Pursuant to Executive

O rd e r No. 2 0 1 s . 2 0 1 6 (EO 201), which grants a compensation adjustment for government workers and additional allowances for MUP in four tranches, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) issued National Budget Circular No. 568 and Local Budget Circular No. 113.The circulars will implement the second tranche of compensation adjustment for the said public servants.

National Budget Circular No. 568 outlines the guidelines, rules, and regulations for the

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte led the Joint AFP Command Conference at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan on Friday, January 06.

It was attended by the top brass of the Armed forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) as well as some members of the President’s Cabinet.

The command conference was attended by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Secretary Ismael Sueno of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año, Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon.

In his invocation, PNP Chaplain Service director Police Sr. Supt. Eligio Mativo said the joint PNP and AFP Command Conference will “discuss, evaluate, and make important decisions and actions which are relevant to the present issues and concerns of our country in general” and specifically for the welfare and security of the people “especially those who dream to live in a healthy, peaceful and harmonious community.”

On the same day, the President visited the wake of a policeman at the victim’s

residence in Tanza, Cavite before 7:00 p.m.

PO1 Enrico B. Domingo, 38 years old, was killed in action on Januar y 4, Wednesday during an antidrug operation in Pasay City when one of the drug users resisted arrest and opened fire at the arresting authorities.

The slain policeman’s family received financial assistance, educational plans for the children, and job assistance for the victim’s widow.

The President was accompanied by Philippine National Police DirectorGeneral Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa and Special Assistant to the President Christopher ‘Bong’ Go. President Duterte also visited the wake of the deceased son of his Chief Presidential Legal Counsel to express his condolences.

The President arrived at the Cosmopolitan Memorial Chapels and Crematory at Araneta Avenue in Quezon City a few minutes before midnight.

Salvador Carlo Panelo lll, son of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, succumbed to a heart ailment. He was only 27 years old.

After a moment of silence before the deceased at the altar, the President exchanged pleasantries with the guests at the wake.PND

President Duterte leads joint AFP command conference

implement at ion of t he second tranche of EO 201 for civilian personnel in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches, the Constitutional Commissions and other Constitutional Offices, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and government-owned-andcontrolled corporations

(GOCCs) covered by the Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS), under Republic Act No. 6758.

Local Budget Circular No. 113 on the other hand covers all positions for salaried local government unit (LGU) personnel and all positions for barangay personnel which are paid monthly honoraria.

With the second tranche implement at ion of t he compensation adjustments, government workers are set to have more money in their pockets as their salaries will increase in addition to the mid-year and year-end bonus.

In addition, an enhanced Performance-Based Bonus will be grantedto those who

meet their agency targets.

For instance, a Teacher 1 will get an annual compensation package of P324,962 while a Nurse 1 will get P398,822, bringing their total compensation to twice that of their private sector counterparts.

Meanwhile, the MUP are increase/PAGE 10

The hidden beauty of Libona…Mantaboo

By JINE MELODY S. PARISTA Libona National High School

True beauty can’t be seen through the naked eye. It can only be felt by the heart.

It was a sunny day, the sun shone through the cotton like clouds. I sat at the bus seat and gazed upon the messy view. 36 people were on the same bus with me. Students were shrieking and laughing for excitement. Others were busy singing and some were busy taking pictures.

The rackety bus continued to journey through the muddy road, while I busied myself with the astounding green sight.

The bus appeared to be like an island. For it was surrounded with oceans of pineapples and bananas.

The moist soil was still visible despite the zippy vehicle, due to the slight touch of green mosses. Tall bamboo grasses stood elegantly at the road sides producing the fresh, welcoming air.

With just a blink of an eye, we arrived at our destination. We got off the yellow painted vehicle and got literally speechless. Mantaboo is indeed flabbergasting. The place served the perfect view of Mt. Kitanglad. The mountain stood grandly in front of us.

The sight was simply marvelous. The purple topped mountain was garnished with different trees and plants which filled my eyes with wonder. The calm firmament gently kissed the peak of the “sleeping giant”, causing the romantic and fresh ambiance of the place.

Despite the stupendous view, the tour guides pointed one part of the mountain. Unlike other parts of the mountain, it was bald. It is easily noticed by many due to its difference.

That part there seemed to be out of place. Dead. Indeed, a melancholic sight. That part seemed to be our mission. A mission to regain not only its beauty, but also its life.

To reach the area, we have to descend a few miles from where we are, cross a river and climb another

mountain. Walking seems easy, but with the steep, slippery, and rocky road, it is effortful.

Our company started to descend.

It wasn’t easy. We battled both the gravity and the slippery road. Some of us tripped. Some, fell. It was indeed tiring, but it never stopped us to persevere and fulfill our mission.

We walked a few miles more and got anxious upon hearing the gushing sound of the river.

We hurriedly ran and saw the famous Bobonawan River. The water was the perfect definition of cleanliness. It was crystal clear and almost translucent. Its sound was music to anyone’s ear. We continued our journey and fought the urge to jump at it. It was disappointing though that we haven’t had the chance to enjoy the water because of the time and also the weather.

After crossing the river, we started to ascend to another mountain. If descending was tiring, ascending got even more exhausting. Besides the steep and slippery slope, the striking heat of the sun added more torture as it started rising. Every step got heavier.

The company became quiet, until all we can hear was each other’s heavy breathing.

I can already hear my heart’s rapid beat. Breathing became difficult and my view began to dance. My hands were cold as ice and my head started to produce a stable beat. I just shook my head and drank plenty of water.

I was lucky that I felt better quickly.

Some of my companions didn’t survive the exhausting trip and passed out, but with the help of some teachers and some first aiders, they all got better.

We continued to ascend a few miles more and reached our destination.

Some thought that our trip ended just there. And I thought so too. But, I was wrong. We have to climb another tall hump to finally fulfill our mission.

I took two seedlings in my hands and started to climb. My knees were

shaking already. If my knees could talk, they could’ve complained and left me for abusing them. I looked up and took a deeper breath upon realizing how far I still need to go.

My throat was parched, my back was aching, my knees were trembling and my hands were shaking. I was tired, and annoying big black ants added torment as they started biting my legs, but my will to help Mother Nature was more powerful. I continued climbing and reached the top. I took a full 360 turn and was astonished by what I saw. The whole Mantaboo can be seen up there. I forgot every pain I felt. The blue skies served as water for my parched throat. The mountains became the pain reliever for my back pain. Everything sat harmoniously.

Indeed, a welkin. A celestial abode of God. I gently planted my seedlings, and foolishly whispered, “grow… grow for me, and for my future grand kids.”

After planting, we descended and went to Mantaboo Elementary School.

There we took rest, ate our lunch and at the same time did a little outreach program. We watched the kids play with some of our companions. Their smiles were priceless. Their laughs indicated true happiness. With the simple life they have, and with their difficult situation, they are still able to produce such pure smiles. There, I realized why Mantaboo is a really special place. It’s not because of the scenery, but because of the people living in it. People with simple lives, yet abundant with happiness.

We started our journey back to our bus. The trip back was much easier. Not because we ate lunch and had a couple of minutes to rest, but because we fulfilled our mission despite everything we’ve been through. We still traveled with heavy steps, yet with lighter hearts. Because we didn’t just saw the beauty of Mantaboo, we felt it within.

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PHL forex reserves reach $81.04-B THE Philippines gross international reserves (GIR) reached USD 81.04 billion in December 2016, slightly lower than the previous month’s USD 81.05 billion but higher than the USD80.67 billion in December 2015, data released Friday by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) show.

L ast year’s full-year

foreign reserves failed to hit the central bank’s revised assumption of USD 83.7 billion, a cut from the previous assumption of USD84.8 billion.

However, BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr., in a statement, said the current GIR level of the country “remains adequate” as it can still cover 9.2 month’s worth

of imports of goods and payment of services and primary income.

He attributed the lower GIR level to withdrawals by the national government to pay its maturing foreign c u r re n c y - d e n o m i n at e d debt, the foreign exchange operations of the central b an k , an d re v a lu at i on adjustment on the BSP’s

gold holdings after price of this commodity fell in the international market.

During the same period last year, net international reserves (NIR), which is the difference between the GIR and the central bank’s total short-term debt, ended at USD81.03 billion from the previous month’s USD81.43 billion. (PNA)

Borromeo is new DBP President and CEO VETERAN banker Cecilia C. Borromeo will assume her post as the new president and chief executive officer of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) on Monday.

Borromeo was sworn in by Finance Secretar y Carlos Dominguez III in simple ceremonies at the DBP headquarters in Makati City.

B orromeo brings a wealth of experience in banking and management from Land Bank of the

Philippines (Land Bank) to her new post in DBP. She started her banking career in Land Bank in 1989 and rose through the ranks to serve as Officer In Charge from Aug. 1, 2016 to Nov. 10, 2016.

She previously served as Executive Vice President of the Agricultural and D e v e l o p m e nt L e n d i n g Sector of LBP where she managed the delivery of financial services for farmer organizations, MSMEs, local government units, GOCCs,

corporations, other financial institutions, and consumer clients.

S h e a l s o p e r for m e d oversight functions over LBP Insurance Brokerage, LBP Leasing Corporation, and Masaganang Sakahan, Inc. She also supervised the treasury, investment banking and global banking operations as EVP of LBP Institutional Banking Sector.

Borromeo obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Agribusiness from the University of the Philippines,

and underwent the Master of Business Administration program of the De La Salle Business School. She is a graduate of the Advanced Bank Management Program of the Asian Institute of Management and the Pacific Rim Bankers Program of the University of Washington Executive Education Foster School of Business. She likewise attended the International Study on Rural Banking and Finance at the Massey University in New Zealand. (PNA)

Landbank to open 10 new branches S TAT E - O W N E D L a n d Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) is planning open more branches this year, with the lender also looking poised to have a robust lending business and solid deposit base after the bank already surpassed its loan and deposit targets for 2016 last October.

T h e c ou nt r y ’s t h i rd largest commercial bank in terms of assets as of September 2016 is looking to set up 10 more branches this year, bringing the lender’s total to almost 400 branches nationwide.

“Landbank has 365 banking units as of 15 November 2016, and plans t o op e n 1 0 a d d it i on a l

branches in 2017,” Erwin Rommel A. Almacen, corporate planning officer of Landbank, said in an e-mail when asked for the bank’s expansion plans this year.

Landbank, the biggest credit provider to small f ar m e r s , f i s h e r s , l o c a l gover nment units, and micro, small, and medium enterprises among government financial institutions, has established its presence in all provinces in the Philippines.

Aside from its branches, as of September 2016, the st ate-cont rol le d lender had 1,607 automated teller machines (ATMs) located across the country.

ROBUST LENDING, DEPOSITS Mr. Almacen said that with a wider footprint in the country, coupled with the bank’s current momentum, L andb an k is p ois e d to remain strong this year, with its core businesses like lending and deposit-taking expected to be robust.

“Landbank measures its target loan portfolio and deposit levels in terms of volume. As of end-October 2016, its gross loan portfolio amounted to P495 [billion] and its outstanding deposit level is at P1.15 [trillion], which already exceeded the targets for 2016,” he said.

Landbank saw an almost flat growth in its income

as of September 2016, but moved closer to its fullyear target following steady expansion seen throughout the year.

T h e s t at e - r u n b a n k reported a net income of P10.3 billion for the first n i n e m o nt h s o f 2 0 1 6 , almost unchanged from the comparable year-ago p e r i o d’s P 1 0 . 2 7 - bi l l i on earnings but still bringing it closer to its P13.5-billion full-year income target.

The tally also exceeded the period’s target of P10.13 billion in earnings.

Growth in loans and investments buoyed total assets to a 17% increase to P1.3 trillion from the P1.1 landbank/PAGE 10

Deadline for Champions for Health Governance entries on January 31 The Champions for Health Governance (CHG) Awards once again will recognize local government units (LGUs) that have efficiently implemente d ef fe c t ive health programs. These initiatives are aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #3 of ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all and the DOH Philippine Health Agenda framework of “All for Health towards Health for All”, which aims to achieve universal health care for all Filipinos. The deadline for submitting entries to the CHG Awards is on January 31, 2017.

Organize d by Kaya Natin! Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership, in partnership with Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) and the Jesse M. Robredo Foundation, and with the support of the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Department of Health, t he CHG Awards w i l l recognize five municipal and city local governments.

Each winner will receive a cash grant of Php100,000 to fund their best health programs and continue their outstanding initiatives in health.

Now on its third run, CHG past winners include:

Tayabas City, Quezon, for promoting enhanced maternal health, as well as ante-natal to post-natal care; Carmona, Cavite, for addressing lifestyle-related diseases, such as diabetes; San Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur, for implementing a bottom-up approach in health programs; Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, for their system enhancement of health and medical records of every patient; Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, for innovations implemented to address malnutrition, as wel l as cont inuous enhancement of their health personnel’s capacities in areas such as maternal

healthcare, nutrition, and prevention and treatment of communicable diseases; and Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, for providing sea ambulances for patients living in island communities.

Interested LGUs may download the application kit at the CHG Awards website www.healthgovernance. weebly.com or contact Shylynne C astillo at (02) 256 1446 or email healthgovawards@gmail. com. Inquiries may also be coursed through the Aw ard s’ s o c i a l m e d i a accounts: www.facebook. com/HealthGovernance o r w w w. t w i t t e r. c o m / healthgovawards.

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DTI Region 10 urges early registration of biz name C AGAYAN DE ORO C I T Y – S e v e nt y Three (73) new business name registrants have applied through the Negosyo Center located at Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 10 office for January 3 and 4 this year.

Given this initial volume of business name applicants, DTI reiterates it is not advisable to submit requirements on the last minute.

Hence, DTI 10 Consumer Welfare Division Chief and Lawyer Fel Lester Brillantes urges entrepreneurs to renew their Business Name Registration early at DTI to avoid getting caught in the rush to beat the January 20 deadline set by local government units for the renewal of business permits.

The trade department’s business name registration is one of the requirements needed by business owners to complete their business permit. Entrepreneurs also need not to worry about long queues days before the deadline.

Brillantes assures business owners that the renewal of DTI Business Names can now be acquired in a span of only 30 minutes.

Ne w bus i ne ss name applicants need to submit duly accomplished application form and to present one valid government-issued Identification card (ID) complete with the registrant’s name, photo and signature.

Varied fees also apply to different categories.

For B ar ang ay l e ve l, registrants need to pay P200; P500 for City/Municipality level; P1,000 for Regional level; and P2,000 for businesses which extends up to the national level.

Applicants also need to pay P15 for the documentary stamp.

Above all the requirements already mentioned, entrepreneurs who wish to modify their business ownership should surrender their original Business Name certificate and submit an affidavit of waiver.

For business owners who wish to cancel their businesses, they need to

RTA's candle lighting. The Task Force Hapsay Dalan, Road and Traffic Administration (RTA) personnel, City Hall employees and supporters on January 4 light a candle on the site where the late Cris Cabingas fell down after being shot on a fateful night, December 30, 2016, just before New Year's eve.(CIO/PIA10) Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that DANILO F. MAGBANUA has filed with this Office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s date of birth from ‘’OCTOBER 5, 1965’’ to ‘’OCTOBER 15, 1965’’ in the Certificate of Live Birth of DANILO F. MAGBANUA who was born on OCTOBER 5, 1965 in CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY and whose parents are ANDRESITA G. FLORES and DONATO MAGBANUA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than December 18, 2016.

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su r re nd e r t he or i g i na l Business Name certificate and to submit an affidavit of cancellation.

M e a n w h i l e , representatives who are tasked to file in behalf of the owner need to bring with them an authorization letter; one original valid ID bearing the owner’s signature; and his or her own original valid

ID. Registrants residing in Cagayan de Oro can also submit their requirements to DTI Misamis Oriental Provincial Office Negosyo Center located at the Ground Floor of State Investment Trust Incorporated along Tiano-Hayes Streets, Cagayan de Oro City. (Maria Sozina Alamban/DTI10)

DTI says LanaoNorte local govt viable for PHL Business Registry connectivity ILIGAN CITY -- Licensing System (BPLS) automated and ready to be connected to the Philippine Business Registry (PBR) system.

This was validated during a BPLS Computerization Conference spearheaded by t h e D e p ar t m e nt of Trade and Industry (DTI) in coordination with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) held at Negosyo Center Training Room of DTI Provincial Office in Iligan City.

The conference was conducted for the three LGUs of the province which include Linamon, Lala and Kapatagan, including Iligan City. These LGUs are the first LGUs to be BPLS streamlined and now potential and viable to be connected to PBR system.

T h e d i s c u ss i on w a s focused on sharing BPLS experiences as well as the Enhanced Tax Revenue Assessment & Collection System (ETRACS) which these LGUs are using.

DTI Iligan representative Elizabeth Buna also discussed on the PBR requirements for LGU to be connected to the system and the 2014 Results of Customer Satisfaction Survey, BPLS Updates and Milestones.

She meanwhile said that it is a great challenge for Iligan City to improve and increase its competitiveness ranking.

However, she said Iligan is booming.

It w a s e m p h a s i z e d during the conference that computerization is the second component of BPLS Streamlining Reform Program following the simplification and standardization of BPLS process for new registration and renewals.

Under Joint Circular Memorandum (JMC 01 s.

2016) among DTI, DILG and Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT), the end goal of this joint endeavor, is an online system of registration for the country.

(Minda M. Usman, STIDS/ DTI-LDN/ PIA-10 LDN)

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late Gilda La Victoria Chavez, married to Abe Chavez, who died in October 22, 1986 and June 30, 2014 respectively, covered

by TCT numbers 137-2013004358 and 137-2013004359 located in Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City has been the subject of extrajudicial settlement among their heirs.

The heirs Anna Victoria Chavez Bodine and Crestina Chavez Hardie are the legitimate children of spouses Gilda La Victoria Chavez and Abe Chavez hereby adjudicate among themselves the above described properties made and executed before Atty.

Rachel Holland, with Notary ID # 125464556, Commission Expiry March 28, 2020, Notary Public of the State of Texas, U.S.A. BWM: Jan. 9, 16 & 23, 2017

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

CDO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947

DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631

CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491

LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

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

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR 12TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 10 Hall of Justice, Marawi City SPL. PROC. NO. 2411-16 IN RE: CHANGE OF NAME [SURNAME] IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF FATMAH BAGONTE DAMPAC UNDER REGISTRY NO. 2005-3662 REGISTERED WITH THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MARAWI CITY FATMAH BAGONTE TAMANO, Petitioner, -versusLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MARAWI CITY, LANAO DEL SUR and CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY, (PSA),

Respondents.

X----------------------------------------------X ORDER Before this court is verified petition for change of name in the certificate of live birth of FATMAH BAGONTE TAMANO dated 13 September 2016, and which reads in part: 1. Petitioner is a legal age, Filipino, single and presently a resident of Tuca Ambolong, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, where she may be served with notices, orders and other court processes of the Honorable Court; 2. Respondent Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City is the custodian of all records of birth of persons born in Marawi City and, is impleaded as nominal party in order to accord complete relief to petitioner pursuant to Section 6, Rule 103 of the Rules of Court. It may be served with notices, orders and other court processes at the Ground Floor, Marawi City Hall, City Hall Complex, Tubacan Street, Bangon, Marawi City; 3. Respondent National Statistician and Civil Registrar General of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), is impleade as the central custodian of all records of birth in the country and, may be served with notices, orders and other court processes by the Honorable Court at the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), NSO Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City; 4. Petitioner is the daughter of Tamano B. Minalang and Emmah Minalang Bagonte. She was born on 18 January 1999 at Tuca Ambolong, Marawi City and, was named by her parents as FATMAH BAGONTE DAMPAC. A copy of her Certificate of Live Birth is attached as ANNEX ‘’A’’; 5. Petitioner’s parents are all overseas Filipino workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Copies of their respective passports are attached and marked, ANNEXES ‘’B’’ and ‘’C’’, respectively; 6. Since birth up to the filing of this petition, petitioner had been bearing the name Fatmah Bagonte Dampac under a difficult circumstance owing to her ridiculous surname. Her surname sounds ridiculous and dishonourable as it denotes irrelevant connotation, such as, wild beast, among others. Petitioner is always the subject of an extreme prank and practical joke on account of her surname by her friends and classmates; 7. Besides, a change of name will erase such an impression that her surname connotes. It is also to her best interest as will facilitate her parent’s intended petition to have her join them in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where its Islamic law requires a child to bear the first name of his/her father as the surname or family name; 8. The petitioner’s desire to adopt the first name of her father as her surname is made in good faith and without prejudicing anybody, not to mention that her present surname causes embarrassment; 9. There is no showing that the desired change of name was for a fraudulent purpose or that the change of name would prejudice public interest. It will rather enhance parental lineage rather than deviate from ancestry; 10. Petitioner has been bonafide resident of Marawi City, Province of Lanao del Sur, since 1999 or, for a period of eleven (18) years prior to the filing of the instant petition; 11. This petition is filed without any slightest intention to defraud the government or any individual person, but solely for the purpose of setting the record straight of the petitioner. Neither petitioner is charged of administrative, civil and criminal offense.

Finding the aforesaid petition to be sufficient in form and substance, it is hereby ordered that the same be set for hearing before this Court on JANUARY 24, 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in LANAO Del Sur or Marawi City or Iligan City for three (3) consecutive weeks.

The Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City and the Civil Registrar General, or any person or party who has an interest in the petition, may file his/her opposition thereto within fifteen (15) days from notice of this Petition or form the last day of publication of this Order.

Further, let this Order be posted for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of hearing in the Bulletin Board of the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City and the Bulletin Board of this Court, also at the expenses of the petitioner.

The petitioner is directed to notify this Court of the publication of this Order not later than three (3) days before January 24, 2017.

Furnish copies of this Order, together with the copies of the petition to the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City, the Hon. Solicitor General, Makati City; and the Hon. Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office (NSO), Santa Mesa, Manila.

SO ORDERED.

Marawi City, Philippines. November 24, 2016

BWM: Jan. 9, 16 & 23, 2017

CebuPac... from page 5

dates.

“Last year’s recruitment fair in Manila alone was visited by about 1,000 aspiring Juans. This year, we aim to make the fair even bigger by reaching out to more areas in the Philippines. We encourage everyone to take on the challenge to be part of the Philippines’ leading airline and contribute to bringing people together through safe, affordable, reliable and fun-filled air travel,” said Atty. JR Mantaring, CEB Vice President for Corporate Affairs.

CEB will process the applications on the same day, between 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. Acceptance of updated curriculum vitae (CV) with 2x2 photo will be until 1:00 P.M. only.

Applicants must possess a dynamic personality, height of at least 5’3” for female, and 5’7” for male, weight that is proportional to height, clear complexion, good eyesight and a catchy smile, among others. Responsibilities include guaranteeing the safety of guests on board the aircraft, and ensuring that guests have a fun and pleasant flying experience.

With its 57-strong fleet, CEB currently offers flights to a total of 38 domestic

Increase... from page 6

now entitled to a provisional allowance, mid-year and year-end bonus, an enhanced Performance-Based Bonus subject to accomplishment of performance targets, as well as an increase in the hazard pay from P390.00 to P540.00 per month.Certain ranks will also receive augmentation in the form of officers’ allowance.

Thus, in 2017, the total annual compensation for a Police Officer 1 (PO1) and a military Private will be P399,396. This represents a 14 percent increase in compensation for a PO1 and a 10 percent increase in compensation for a Private.

The substantial increase in allowances will more justly rewardour brave policemen and soldiers who put their lives on the line for the country.

Managers and executives will also receive substantial pay increases of 15 to 27 percent so the government may attract and retain the best talent. A Division Chief will receive an amount ofP1,097,863annually ; a Director IV-level position

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE File No. EJF-2016-542 Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135 as amended

by Act No. 4118. Filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-IBIG Fund), a government financial institution duly organized and existing under and by virtue of Republic Act No. 9679, with principal office at The Atrium of Makati, Makati Avenue, Makati City, and with branch office at Pag-IBIG Fund Bldg., J.R. Borja St., Cagayan de Oro City, against ALLAN K. FLORES married to CHARITO A. FLORES, both of legal age, Filipino citizens, with postal address at Lot 3, Block 2, Greenville Subdivision, Suntingon, Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of October 28, 2016 amounts to FIVE HUNDRED FORTY SIX THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN PESOS and 41/100 (P546,387.41) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, exclusive of attorney’s fees and other necessary fees and expenses of Extra-Judicial Foreclosure and Sale the undersigned Sheriff will SELL at Public Auction on January 27, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the main entrance of RTC Branch 40, A. Luna St., Capitol Compound, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the real property mortgaged together with all improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-137-2011004059 Registered in the name of ALLAN K. FLORES married to CHARITO A. FLORES

Lot Consolidation-Subd.

As Surveyed for

Location Land Use Boundaries

Area

: Lot 3, Block 2, PCS-10-003614 : Lots 16-0-1, 16-0-2, 16-0-4, all of PSD-10-048495 : Trinidad R. Pineda, et. Al. : (Greenville Subdivision) : Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City : Residential : E., Line 1-2 by Lot 4, Blk. 2, S., Line 2-3 by Road Lot 1, (10.00 M. Wide), W., Line 3-4 by Lot 2, Blk. 2, N., Line 4-1 by Lot 1, Blk. 16 : NINETY (90) 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.

(Sgd.) WENIDA B.M. PAPANDAYAN Presiding Judge

and 30 international destinations, operating an extensive network across Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and USA.

Cagayan de Oro City, December 20, 2016.

P1,659,491 annually ; a S e c re t a r y - l e v e l p o s t P2,595,137 annually; and a General, P2,144,283 per annum. This scheme intends to position their compensation packages closer to that of the private sector, in line with the principle of “equal pay for work of equal value.”

The compensation and allowances will be adjusted in accordance with the schedule provided in EO 201.

Funding for compensation adjustments of national government agencies is provided for in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for FY 2017. For covered GOCCs and GFIs, funding will be sourced from their respective corporate operating budgets.

While for LGU personnel, the amount shall be sourced from LGU funds authorized by their respective sanggunian.

To learn more about the compensation adjustment for MUPs and Civilian Personnel, visit www.dbm.gov.ph.

Landbank... from page 7

trillion booked for the same period last year.

Broken down, Landbank’s gross loan portfolio grew by 9% to P481.9 billion from P441.1 billion, while investments grew by 55% to P471.9 billion from P303.6 billion.

As of September 2016, the country’s largest local government credit provider received P1.2 trillion in total deposits, a 18% increase from the P991 billion posted for the first nine months of last year.

The bank’s total assets at end-September hit P1.335 trillion, putting it at third place among the country’s banks in asset terms.

BWM: Jan. 9, 16 & 23, 2017

(SGD.) ALAN M. BANAAG Sheriff IV

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: Notice is hereby given that the estate of the deceased Lourdes Ababon Jaca-Dosdos who died on july 12, 2016 in Cagayan de Oro City; That the deceased, Lourdes Ababon Jaca-Dosdos, left the following properties: Lot 12, block 60, PSD-10-038635, located in Xavier Estates, Upper Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City, covered

by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-170880 registered in the Register of Deeds of Cagayan de Oro City and covered by Tax Declaration No. G-135987, consisting of six hundred forty-three (643) square meters; A 50.52 square meters Condominium Unit described as Unit No. 2006 located at the 20th Floor of Grand Cenia Hotel and Residences, Archbishop Reyes Avenue corner Kamagong Street, Brgy. Camputhaw, Cebu City, covered by Condominium Certificate of Title No. 107-2015001262 in the Register of Deeds of Cebu City; Per GIS (Document ID 101292016002904) filed on January 29, 2016 in Cagayan de Oro City, thirty-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-eight (39,998) shares constituting forty percent (40%) of Tri-Star Paints Center & Construction Supply, Inc., a stock corporation with SEC Registration CS93000438. EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE; is made and executed by and among, namely; MICHAEL VINCENT J. DOSDOS, of legal age, Filipino, single; NICOLE THERESE J. DOSDOS-LU, of legal age, Filipino, married; JOSEPH MATHIEU J. DOSDOS, of legal age, Filipino, single; and NATHAN PAUL J. DOSDOS, of legal age, Filipino, single, all parties having permanent address at c/o Tri-Star Paints Center, OsmeÑa Street, Brgy. 24, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

Under Notary Public of ATTY. CHRISTIAN C. PELIÑA; As per Doc. No. 8; Page No. 2; Book No. 5; Series of 2017.

BWM: Jan. 9, 16 & 23, 2017

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 16, Tangub City NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF-2016-004 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended

by Act 4118 filed by PSBANK CENTER, 777, PASEO DE ROXAS corner Sedeño Street, Makati City against Michael Glenn Tumamak and Sheila S. Tumamak to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 23, 2016 amounts to Six Hundred Twenty Three Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Five Pesos and 49/100 only (Php 623,435.49) excluding interest, attorney’s fees, and other lawful fees for the service of foreclose, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on February 20, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Br. 16, Tangub City, To the highest bidder in cash, Philippine Currency the herein mortgage properties to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 14911 “Lot 2275-D-2-B, Psd-10-040954: Portion of Lot 2275-D-2 (LCR) Psd-66349, situated at Digson, Bonifacio Misamis Occidental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 2275-D-6, (LCR) Psd-66349, on the E., along line 2-3 By Existing Road Lot 2275-G (LCR) Psd-50583, on the SW., along line 3-4 byLot 2275-D-1 (LCR) Psd-66349, On the W., along line 4-1 by Lot 2275-D-2-A, Psd-10-040954. Containing an Area of THREE HUNDRED (300) Square meters more or less.

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

In the event that the public auction should not take place on said date or there is only one bidder, it shall be held on February 24, 2017 at the same time & place without further notice.

Bidders are enjoined to investigate for themselves any encumbrance on the herein property if any there be.

December 22, 2016 at Tangub City, Philippines.

FOR THE PROVINCIAL EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

FOR THE EX-EFFICIO SHERIFF:

BWM: Jan. 9, 16 & 23, 2017

(Sgd.) WILLIAM C. ARANIEGO Sheriff IV

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Ro-Ro... from page 1

Castanaga did not give further details on the preparations for the launch but he said the Ro-Ro service is part of the connectivity project within the EAGA region.

He said that the sea linkage will ease transport of goods and other cargoes between member-countries through the international ports in Davao at Sasa, the General Santos International Port and the Bitung International Port.

This sea transport service will be for both passengers and cargoes, he said.

C a s t an ag a s ai d t h i s linkage will support small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) and help them in bringing their goods to other foreign markets.

In using this Ro-Ro service, the shipment of goods and farm products will be containerized and the travel time takes about three days.

The sea route is part of the strategic pillars adopted by BIMP-EAGA that falls under Connectivity through the Improvement of Air, Sea and Transport Linkages. (PNA)

Protection... from page 1

possession, transportation and exportation of all sharks and rays or any part thereof ” all over the country.

“No effort must be spared to protect the biodiversity of our waters as well as the natural balance of our marine ecosystem, for the enjoyment and economic benefit of future generations of Filipinos,” Zubiri said.

Once passed into law, the proposed Sharks and Rays Conservation Act will penalize violators with up to 12 years imprisonment or a fine of up to PhP 1-million, or both.

Those who inflict injury on sharks and stingrays would also be punished under the proposed law.

Citing data from the Marine Wild Fauna Watch of the Philippines Inc., the lawmaker said there are at least 60 species of sharks and 32 species of rays existing in the country.

One of the most wellknown sharks in the country,the “Butanding” or the whale shark, a slowmoving, filter-feeding animal regarded as the largest fish in the countr y’s water, measuring 40 feet or more.

It is believed that whale sharks may actually have breeding grounds, not just feeding areas, within the country’s territorial waters.

The value of global trade in shark commodities alone is estimated at almost U.S. $ 1-billion, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization.

Zubiri said that the proposed bill would put a stop to the hunting and trading of native sharks, which has seen a decline in population in recent years, due to demand driven by the fin soup trade in Hong Kong and China.

The bill would also protect

the manta and mobula rays which are at risk due to soaring demand for their gills, which are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Under the prop os ed legislation, t he Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources would be mandated to issue the requisite orders to categorize all native sharks and rays as endangered species. (PNA)

ASEAN...

from page 1 This year’s ASEAN theme is “Partnering for Change, Engaging the World.”

Andanar said the PCOO will be the lead committee on media affairs and communications to spread awareness and educate the public about the ASEAN, Andanar said, adding 81 percent of ASEAN citizens have heard of the regional grouping but only 24 percent have a basic understanding of what it is and its purpose.

ASEAN comprises the P h i l i p p i n e s , Ma l ay s i a , Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Vietnam, Other ASEAN events this year are the 30th ASEAN Summit in April, the 50th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting a n d R e l at e d Me e t i n g s coinciding with ASEAN’s 50th anniversary celebration in Metro Manila by August and the 31st ASEAN Summit in Clark, Pampanga in November, Andanar said The Communications Secretary said his office plans to conduct roadshows all over the country throughout the year.

He said representatives from PCOO will deliver talks, conduct seminars, and even distribute comics and other reading materials written in different Philippine languages.

Among ASEAN 2017’s priorities are peopleoriented and peoplecentered initiatives, peace and stability, maritime security and cooperation, inclusive and innovative-led growth, ASEAN resiliency and ASEAN as model of regionalism. (MindaNews)

Consumers... from page 2

highest recorded percentages.

“The challenge is for us to continue the momentum, if not improve the positive trajectory,” said Sec. Lopez.

An average of 73 percent of respondents also said that products and services available in the market today are safe, according to the same survey.

The DTI has been commissioning Pulse Asia to monitor public perception on prices, and safety standards, as well as level of consumer awareness since 2012 as part of the Ulat sa Bayan survey.

Survey period was from September 25 to October 1, with a margin of error of +/- 3 % at the national level, at 95% confidence level. (Angelo A. Devero, STIDS-DTI/PIA-10 LDN)

DTI... from page 2

Registrants residing in Cagayan de Oro can also submit their requirements to DTI Misamis Oriental Provincial Office Negosyo Center located at the Ground Floor of State Investment Trust Incorporated along Tiano-Hayes Streets, Cagayan de Oro City. (Maria Sozina Alamban/DTI10)

Support... from page 3

an emergency happens, but the ultimate goal is for each of you to have Financial Independence,” she explained.

“It’s never too late or too early to start saving and securing your financial future.”

During the meeting, Sylvia, one of the CoMSCA group leaders, shared how the program transformed her from being a gambler to being an active member of her community. “I used to spend my husband’s earnings to play cards with my neighbors.

When I was introduced to CoMSCA after I became a World Vision volunteer, I stopped gambling and grew our savings instead.”

Sylvia is now a CoMSCA leader who teaches and encourages other members of her community to handle their money wisely. “I’m grateful to World Vision’s CoMSCA because it helped me manage our finances and brought me closer to my neighbors,” she said. “I hope more people will know more about it.”

After the start of the par tnership, World Vision’s communities in Isabela, Cavite, Batangas, Puerto Princesa, Manila, and Malabon have begun conducting market research to identify the local value chain development areas that they want to focus on.

Some of the areas identified include hog raising, vegetable production, bag production, and rice trading.

CoMSCA members will be invited to join trainings on market literacy, financial literacy, product and market d e ve l opm e nt , re s ou rc e mobilization and business plan development so that they can use their savings and try their hand on more livelihood opportunities. The next step involves working with potential buyers and suppliers to come up with more market opportunities for the participants.

Aldwin Jamora, World Vision’s Program Manager

in Luzon, says that World Vision’s goal is to make CoMSCA more than just about saving. “We want CoMSCA members to eventually discover livelihood opportunities by using their savings as capital. We pray that this will help them be financially stable for the rest of their lives. We are grateful for the partnership of Citi Foundation that will allow us to introduce CoMSCA to more locations and also expand its advocacy.”

Hurst... from page 4

end up happier and more blessed by giving and putting others first. But you also find that those other people end up wanting to start changing because of your powerful influence and help in their life. If today you realize that you’ve been putting yourself first before others, why not ask Jesus Christ to forgive you today? Then ask Him to start changing your character every day, so you can start enjoying the success that only comes from helping others succeed.

Just Think a Minute …

Bunye... from page 4

from Luneta to Quiapo.

Pope Innocent X approved the veneration of the statue in 1650 while Pope Pius VII gave it his apostolic blessing in 1880, granting plenary indulgence to pious devotees.

Over the years, the image began to deteriorate. The original image is said to have lost several fingers. To preserve it, the Archbishop of Manila reportedly decided to have two replicas made.

One replica is said to consist of the original head attached to a body sculpted by a local “saintmaker”. The second replica is said to consist of the original body and a head which was likewise sculpted locally.

True or not, the difference hardly matters to the devotees.

Participation in the Traslacion is the devotees’ once-a-year way of sharing in the agony of Jesus Christ as he carried the cross to Calvary. It is also a way of possibly being healed of some ailments or to have some personal or family favors granted.

Unfortunately for some, the Traslacion does not always have a happy ending. The police reports, year in and year out, multiple injuries, and occasional deaths, due to heat stroke, hyperglycemia, dehydration and trampling.

Republic of the Philippines Region X Province of Lanao del Norte Municipality of Kapatagan Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Rule 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JOEY D. ZALDE has filed with this office a petition for correction of date of birth from May 25, 1992 to May 23, 1992 in the birth certificate of Joey D. Zalde who was born on May 23, 1992 at Bagong Silang Kapatagan L. 14 and whose parents are Juan R. Zalde and Lolita D. Dela PeÑa.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later 15 days.

BWM: Jan. 9 & 16, 2017

(SGD.) IVY REYES TONGCO Municipal Civil Registrar

Quite a number go home sans their wallets because of thieves wearing devotees’ clothes.

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Batas... from page 4

to read or listen to reports that one traveller managed to bring in his gun, in his carry-on luggage yet. How could this have happened?

Did the x-ray machines malfunctioned? Or were the security personnel simply inefficient and were not paying attention to what their screens were showing?

Or, was the traveller with the gun allowed to travel with his gun?

Maybe we will never know anymore what truly transpired here, in much t h e s am e f a s h i on t h at nobody ever came to know what truly happened in the other incidents that caused the death of many people. But that is not what is important here anymore.

What is important is that, for you and me who have been given the chance to frequent airports somehow, the care and protection of God is always invoked by us all the time.

-ooo-

JESUS IS FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT: The debate on whether Jesus is a man or is the ver y God who created the whole universe could be resolved if one looks thoroughly enough at Matthew 1:18-25. In these verses, we will see the announcement of the angel to Joseph that Jesus is from the Holy Spirit. Surely, there is no man who had been identified as having come from the Holy Spirit all throughout the history of humanity, isn’t it?

The fact that the Bible, in Matthew 1, confirms that Jesus is from the Holy Spirit, and whose birth was in fulfilment of the prophecies that God Himself will come down from heaven, in human likeness and form, in flesh and blood, should be enough proof that Jesus is God and Saviour, and is God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF Tubod, Lanao Del Norte NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF No.: 208-07-2016 Upon the Extra Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135/1508, as amended, filed by the UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, UCPB Executive Building, Makati Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila against SPOUSES DORIS C. BETACURA and MARK LUTHER BETACURA, Baroy, Lanao del Norte to satisfy the indebtedness which as December 13, 2016 amounting to FOUR HUNDRED NINETY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED & 25/100, (Php 493,540.25) excluding penalties, changes, attorney’s fee and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at Public Auction on 7th day of February 2017 at 10:00 AM or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Provincial Capitol of Lanao del Norte,Pigcarangan, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, to the highest bidder for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all its improvements, to wit: LIST OF MORTGAGED PROPERTIES ORIGINAL CERTIFICATION OF TITLE No. P-19, 410 A parcel of residential lot situated at Poblacion, Baroy, Lanao del Norte containing an area of Six Hundred Two (602) square meters.

Bounded on the SW, along line 1-2 by Lot 2250, Pls 13; on the NW, along line 2-3 by Road; on the NE, along line 3-4 by Road; and the SE along line 4-1 by Lot 2227, Pls 13. Together with all the improvements found thereon. ‘’All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date.

In the event that the Public Auction cannot take place on the said date, it shall be held on February 13, 2017 without further notice.

Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, this 27th day of December, 2016.

For the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Sheriff

BWM: Jan. 2, 9 & 16, 2017

(Sgd.) CONRADO V. HINGCO, JR. Sheriff IV

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