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Briefly P10-b for Marawi rehab A PARTYLIST lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Tuesday proposed a P10billion supplemental budget to fund the rehabilitation of the besieged Marawi City. Deputy minority leader and Kabayan Partylist Rep. Harry Roque filed House Bill No. 5874 or the Tindeg Marawi Bill, which appropriates a PHP10-billion supplemental budget to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of the Marawi siege. The proposed budget shall likewise be used for the rehabilitation of destroyed infrastructures, properties, and businesses. Roque said the measure supplements the “declared intention of the Executive Department” to allot P10 billion for the rehabilitation of Marawi.
3 more power plants THE DEPARTMENT of Energy has identified three areas in Mindanao as sites to build new power plants with corresponding transmission lines to accommodate the new facilities. The three areas with a total capacity of 300 MW are San Francisco, Sultan Kudarat and Pitogo each with 100 MW and a corresponding 138 kV transmission line. Mr. Cusi said the department remains technology-neutral, saying this detail will be left for power plant proponents to offer. He also said they should be guided by the country’s requirement of sourcing 70% of power from baseload plants, or those running on coal, natural gas and geothermal power on a 24-hour basis; 20% from “mid-merit” facilities that can be switched on easily when demand jumps and 10% from “peaking” plants that run mainly on oil and renewable energy resources like wind and solar whose output peaks at around the same time that demand reaches its highest level.
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Citing peace and order problem:
Cartoon Network holds back planned themed park in Oro T By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff Writer
HE continued bloody siege in Marawi has exacted a heavy toll on prospective investment in Cagayan de Oro City after the popular children’s channel Cartoon Network reportedly pulled out its original plan of putting up a themed park in Brgy. Lumbia.
LOST INVESTMENTS. Photo above shows Thailand’s Pattaya Water Park, the world’s largest and first Cartoon Network entertainment themed park. A similar water park initially slated to be put up in Cagayan de Oro City has hit a snag due to the bloody skirmishes in Marawi. The other day, Cartoon Network’s subsidiary Amazone (Amazon Falls and Turner Broadcasting Asia Pacific) announced the transfer of their investment to Central Luzon. (Pattaya Waterpark)
DOE cites new power project sites By MYRNA M. VELASCO, Contributor
ANCHORING it on t h e “ D u t e r t e n o m i c s” infrastructure build-up paradigm, Energy Secretary A l fons o G . Cu s i h a s identified new sites where upcoming power projects could be installed for the targeted 43,765 megawatts capacity until year 2040 in which investments could reach a high of P5.4 trillion. “ We h av e a l r e a d y indicated the ideal locations
of the needed generation capacities, after considering all the important factors,” he said. At that level of targeted capacity, the scale of investments may reach as high as P5.4 trillion at the rule-of-thumb power project development cost of $2.5 million per megawatt. For Luzon grid, the best possible sites, according to the energy chief, are in the National Capital Region
(NCR) and Bicol region. In the Visayas, portended viable areas for power proj e c t de velopments would be in Cebu, Bohol, and Samar; while for the southernmost power grid of Mindanao, proj e c t siting could be targeted in Zamboanga Sibugay, Sultan Kudarat and Agusan del Sur. The energy agenda of the Duterte administration casts power capacity ramp power/PAGE 11
By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, Contributing Editor
The Libas Jam made by lumad women in Loreto, Agusan del Sur is now making headway to the local and regional market. photo by chris v . panganiban
Asia Pacific – opened in 2014 with ten exciting rides and attractions from Ben 10 rollercoasters to Powerpuff Girls aqua playground and many more. Francisco said the same g r o u p b e h i n d Pa t t a y a Waterpark was set to scout for a 111-hectare property in barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City when war in nearby Marawi City broke out. Lumbia, located in the uptown portion of the city, Park/PAGE 11
LIFE GOES ON. It’s business as usual for people in Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur even as clashes between government forces and the Maute Group continue to rage in nearby Marawi City. Photo taken on 12 June 2017. mindanews photo by h. marcos c. mordeno
World-class Libas Jam on display at Naliyagan PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur -- Even without Gina Lopez, the lumad women’s group in Loreto town which popularized the “Libas” jam will continue making it with an enhanced globally
Philippine Economic Zones Authority (PEZA) consultant to the directorgeneral Elmer Francisco yesterday confirmed the collapse of the supposed huge investment due to peace and order problem in Mindanao. In a Facebook message, Francisco said that Cartoon Network was supposed to replicate a smaller version of its Thai amusement park somewhere in the region. Pattaya Waterpark – a partnership between Amazon Falls and Turner Broadcasting
competitive product. The Libas Jam, a product of Indigenous People – Local Researchers in Agusan Marsh and Sectoral Association (IP-LORAMSECA) , jam/PAGE 11
British firms remain keen in Mindanao By KRIS M. CRISMUNDO, PNA
UNITED Kingdom-based companies remain interested in doing business in Mindanao, British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) Chairman Chris Nelson said. Nelson mentioned that
two British firms are setting up their new offices in the southern Philippines, particularly in Davao. These two companies joined a business mission in Davao in March. british/PAGE 11
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HE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10 through the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)-10 conducted a regional-wide labor and management cascading activity as part of its re-entry plan submitted to Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) and the Temasik Foundation of Singapore. The L aborManagement Cooperation (LMC) Seminar on DOLE Convergence Program was held on 17 and 19 May 2017 at the Grand Caprice Restaurant, Cagayan de Oro City and Inahan sa Kinabuhi in Iligan City, respectively.
Glenford C. Labial, a Senior Labor and Employment Officer of DOLE-10 was sent to NYP along with 15 other delegates to participate in the Productivity and Innovation in Labour Management Specialists’ Programme from 3 February-3 March 2017. T he t r ai n i ng w as on designing gain-sharing schemes and in building trust for a transparent performance-based and gain-sharing formula that will be applied during LMC discussions, as well as collective bargaining agreement negotiations. A total of 270 labor and management participants representing
45 companies attended the one-day cascading seminar. NCMB-10 OIC Director Atty. Ligaya R. Lumbay expressed that the activity aimed to orient the participants of the various functions and prog rams of t he NCMB as well as those of the DOLE’s responsible of f i c e s an d att a ch e d agencies’ programs and services. In her welcome message, Lumbay said, “ We h o p e t h a t t h e learning will strengthen capacities of program implementers in the plant level who had established labor and management partnership as well as as
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introducing mechanisms and productivity in performance-based benefits in CBA negotiations to ensure better workplace and innovative workforce”. Adding to NCMB, programs on productivity, occupational safety and health, family welfare, grievance, and employees’ compensation and benefits are converged to address decent work deficits, increase productivity
and competitiveness of enterprises and foster harmonious labormanagement relationships and industrial peace. DOLE-X Regional D i re c t or, Jof f re y M . Suyao also discussed DO 174-17, the new Rules implementing contracting arrangements. Other Singapore scholars who presented outputs include Atty. Ligaya R. Lumbay; Isobel B. Tabaniag and Junaliza S.
Aragon (all from NCMB10); Atty. Ma. Vergel B. Walag (RTWPB-10); and Zenona Ortiz (Oroport Cargohandling Services, Inc.). LMC regional best practices were also intro duced by Nestle Philippines, Inc.; ILIPCO; Oroport Cargohandling Services; Dole Philippines, Inc (South Skyland) and Del Monte Phils. Inc. (Plantation). (Glenford C. Labial/DOLE-10)
Summer Camp of Bulua Central School makes children handle school year 20172018’s academic responsibilities easier By ROMELRITA L. MAGHUYOP
Summer Reading and Journalism Camp of Bulua Central School held on April 17 to May 5, 2017 as compliance of the DepEd Order No. 13, s. 2005 or RO_7488 on the conduct of summer classes made the 380 campers handle academic responsibilities of the School Year 2017-2018 easier. Summer camp was conducted in 14 days based on the Division Memorandum released on March 20, 2017 to improve the reading and enhance the journalistic skills of the children. School Principal Mr. Jerry P. Taruc encouraged the children’s active participation in all activities during the summer camp for them to spend and to have a meaningful summer in this year at the same time
developing their mental, physical, emotional, spiritual and social aspects. Bulua Central School’s summer camps had 380 campers and 92 volunteered teachers; 65 journalism campers and 13 volunteered teachers with one invited speaker, 315 reading campers and 79 volunteered teachers. Kindergarten level had the most number of participants with 128 campers, Grade I had 44, 51 campers in Grade II level, 37 campers in Grade III level, 28 campers in Grade IV level, 27 campers in Grade V level, 26 campers in Filipino Journalism and 39 campers in English Journalism. E nj oy ab l e a c t i v it i e s introduced in every session by the teachers made the camp different from the usual set up of classes.
Picture taken during the culmination program of Summer Reading and Journalism Camps on May 5, 2017 with the camping set up done by the summer camp coordinators, attended by the Assistant School Principal Mr. Julieto Maghanoy, camp masters/teachers, campers and parents.
Summer Reading Camp Coordinator Mrs. Judith J. Neri and Summer Journalism Camp Coordinator Mrs. Romelrita L. Maghuyop worked together in making the camp relevant and in order following the DepEd guidelines.
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One With Marawi: SM Supermalls in Mindanao unite in relief operations In an effort to help people who are affected in the Marawi crisis, SM Foundation Inc (SMFI) is activating Operation Tulong Express (OPTE) booths in Mindanao malls in partnership with local partners. The donation drive is a way to encourage mall shoppers and tenants to share their blessings by sending relief assistance to affected communities who were recently displaced. The donation booth in SM City General Santos is located at the Ground Floor, Mall Atrium fronting the Supermarket. In SM City Davao, the booth is open in the ground floor of the main mall near Ideal Vision. SM Lanang Premier’s booth is in the lower ground floor near the elevator. The OPTE booth in SM CDO Downtown Premier is located in the ground floor near the SM Supermarket; while SM City Cagayan de Oro’s is at the Entrance 3 (between the SM Store and SM Supermarket) Interested donors may visit any of the booths to give cash or relief goods in kind: halal food, bottled water, blankets, clothing, toiletries, diapers, and medicine or first aid kits. All mall collections will be turned over to local partners: Mindanao Development Authority and Philippine Red Cross.
HEZ Marie Bar Café and Restaurant, the startup which became a stunning overnight success after it opened its doors in December 2014, decided to open its third branch at the newest shopping mall in the city, SM CDO Downtown Premier. And so the new Chez Marie branch at SM CDO Downtown Premier was blessed and inaugurated much to the delight of the people living nearby. Of course, there are lots of new dishes that Chez Marie is offering at its third branch. Gambas and crispy knuckles are expected
to be their bestsellers. Chez Marie started as a hobby. Proprietor Maribel Gargar used to intently view and observe the late German Moreno’s recipes in the defunct show Negosiyete. Long to be a fan of French cuisine, Gargar then infused what she had learned from the TV show and developed French-inspired recipes. And so Chez Marie was born. (Chez means “come” in French, the whole name would loosely translate “come to Marie”, alluding to Gargar’s first name.) Chez Marie’s flagship dish is their black mamba pizza,
the only pizza served in Cagayan de Oro which has a blackcolored crust. Their other favorites would be Steak Au Poivre, Greek braised pork, chicken and beef quesadillas, oxtail stew, herb-roasted chicken, seafood pasta rollups, fettuccini ala king, olio pasta, among many others. They also have a wide range of desserts including banana and almond crepe, chocolate fondue cheesecake and blueberry cheesecake. Their signature drink is a juice that is something for your taste buds to look forward to.
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Going through hot water Think a minute…“A tea bag isn’t worth much until it’s been through some hot water.” There’s a saying in boxing: “Everybody’s got a plan—until they’ve been hit!” Sooner or later, life is going to hit and knock you down. Whether you get back up or not is your choice. Almost all people’s successes are built on their former failures. A very successful man was asked if he had ever failed. He answered: “Only in life.” The fact is, even after we’ve been knocked down we can still use our past mistakes and failures to build a bridge to our success. You know that you’re the only one who can kill your dream by quitting. Remember that just falling in the water is not what drowns you; it’s staying down there that does. Just like kites fly high because the wind pushes against them, so problems that oppose you can actually help you succeed, if you choose to believe and use them that way. There was a man who was the only survivor from a shipwreck. He drifted to an uninhabited island where he built a hut for his shelter. One evening after he returned from searching for food, he found his little
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The norm has been thinking about where to dine out with family and friends for special occasions, or how to find big breaks in whatever field of discipline. Until what we least expect happens. Boholanos never expected an invasion of terrorists a few months ago. Just as the Abu Sayaff adventure in Bohol ended, we again face a war with the ISIS at Marawi City. I pity the civilians who could not get out from the conflict zone. Some of them are taken as hostages while others are not allowed to escape the battlefield. Amidst uncertainties around, perhaps we consider that writing our epitaphs is not bizarre anymore. In fact, one writer averred that one is not ready to live if he or
she is not ready to die. This exercise makes us better men and women. I should not meet a gambling addict write: “I stole casino chips and burned it all...” or “I frequently caressed my fighting cock until I lost my wife and my senses.” I hate to read an epitaph like this: “They told me that I will meet many virgins as I journey here but found none.” Do not flaunt yours if it reads: “I put my black flag in Lala Land but lost my soul.” Be not content with: “I found a way of living, raised children and grandchildren and went out from the boredom.” You might want to join this exercise; if not, how should you be remembered?
What will your crown be? Inscribe your own and never allow serendipity to direct your journey. The journey should be inspiring and meaningful. The steps must be deliberate. As I write my own, I do not consider myself better than others. But I did not withhold my pen, at times, as a column writer when sectarianism and the evils of clannish bravado, trick and pranks confronted me as they did to hundreds more. Anyway, I just proved that such clan In Iloilo City could not even wield the power of the pen to deny what it did to Christians who are non-Convention-Baptists. I could also get angry of the pretensions and perfunctory work of public servants.
lucell larawan I do not regret if my past was not so rosy. Though my circumstances did not offer much, I still graduated from college, earned my master’s degree, and later, was conferred an honorary doctorate degree. I had my own shortcomings larawan/PAGE 10
2017 freedom day: RP invaded by foreigners anew LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand, a fiercelooking nation without respect for the old or pity for the young…” (Deuteronomy 28:49-50, the Holy Bible). -ooo 2017 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RP INVADED BY FOREIGNERS ANEW: June 12, 2017 is supposed to be the 119th year of independence of the Philippines from foreign domination. Yet, 2017 is going to go down in our country’s history as the very year during which foreign terrorists, acting in concert with local terrorists and Filipino politicians, took over Marawi City, and exposed the invasion of our nation with the end in view of making it a territory of a worldwide terror organization. Just like the time during which treacherous Filipinos
collaborated with foreign powers to continue the subjugation of our country under foreigners whose only interest was to exploit the wealth and the geographical advantage the Philippines occupies in world affairs, 2017 is proving to be the year by which foreigners are consolidating their power here once again. Is there anything right thinking Filipinos could do to uphold the sovereign integrity of the Philippines against the concerted efforts of their treasonous countrymen and of ruthless terrorists who will stop at nothing, including murder, mayhem, and senseless death and destruction, to enable them to assume control of the whole country? Anyone? -ooo CONGRESS IS REQUIRED TO ACT ON MARTIAL L AW FIRST BEFORE SC CAN ACT: I stumbled upon a Supreme C our t decision written by then Associate Justice Roberto Abad (in the case of
Fortun vs. Arroyo, G.R. No. 190293, March 20, 2012) in which there is a statement--not a definitive ruling yet, though---to the effect that before the tribunal can review the declaration of martial law by the President, it is required that Congress should have convened in a joint session first to tackle the declaration. That statement never became jurisprudence or established law, however, in view of the decision of then President Arroyo to lift martial law in Maguindanao before Congress had the chance to convene and act on the declaration. I am reproducing relevant parts of that statement here, for the information of everyone. The Supreme Court said: “… Although the above vests in the President the power to proclaim martial law or suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, h e s h a re s s u c h p ow e r with the Congress… It is evident that under the 1987 Constitution the President
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Atty. Batas Mauricio and the Congress act in tandem in exercising the power to proclaim martial law or suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus. -ooo PRESIDENT & C ONGRESS EXERCISE JOINT MARTIAL LAW POWERS: “They exercise the power, not only sequentially, but in a sense jointly since, after the President has initiated the proclamation or the suspension, only the Congress can maintain the same based on its own evaluation of the situation Batas/PAGE 11
Rectifying our thoughts and intentions Jhan Tiafau Hurst hut on fire. Early the next morning he awoke to find a ship that had come in during the night. When the captain came on shore he told the man: “We saw your smoke signal so we came to rescue you.” Everything this man owned and valued in his hut had to be destroyed before he could be saved. Sometimes our Maker even uses our pain to get our attention, so we can learn our most important lessons for living well and wisely. So why not ask Jesus Christ to take charge and lead you through the hot water you’re in now? He’s the only one who can help you change your pain and problems into peace and prosperity for you and your family. The choice is yours. Just Think a Minute…
In the face of the many good developments taking place today, we have to be ready to quickly rectify our thoughts and intentions so that we avoid getting easily carried away by the passing if not false allurements that these achievements and accomplishments usually bring. This means that whatever we do wit h t hes e ne w developments, whether we are inventing them or studying them or using and enjoying them, we should refer them always to God. Short of that, we open ourselves to the possibility of getting into a spin of merely worldly forces that despite their highs and perks can get us nowhere but our own corruption. Obviously, these new developments, like our ne w te ch nol o g i e s , c an give us some advantages and conveniences. But we
should always remember that whatever advantage or convenience they give can only have a relative value. They can only acquire an absolute value if referred to God and invented, studied, used or enjoyed according to God’s providence. Otherwise, they can pose as potential danger to us, since they can spoil us or occasion in us many moral anomalies, like vanity, pride, lust, greed, envy, etc. In our involvement with them, let us quickly thank God for whatever advantage they give us. If we are amazed at what these new technologies, for example, can accomplish, let’s not forget that we should first be amazed at God’s power and wisdom that is behind all these amazing developments. We should not just stop at being amazed by the ingenuity of the inventor
concerned, or at the technical perfections the gadgets possess. We should relate everything to God as the ultimate source and goal of all these developments. More importantly, we should try our best to discern how these new developments are supposed to play or to work in the abiding providence of God. They should never just be an object of our own plans and designs. Without referring them to God’s providence, they can only become tools to our own selfish designs that we often mask with extravagant hypes and clever deceits. Let’s remember that without God, the only thing we can do is evil. Christ said it clearly: “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” (Lk 11,23) Let us explode the myth that we can do some good
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Fr. Roy Cimagala even without God’s help and providence. This, of course, does not detract from the truth of our faith that God can derive good even from the evil that we produce. But this should never be an excuse for us to do whatever we want to do, since we can rationalize that God can always derive good even from the evil that we produce. Let’s remember cimagala/PAGE 10
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BOITIZ POWER C orp. said its renewable energy subsidiary had signed up Lucio Tan’s Eton Properties Philippines, Inc. to a power supply contract covering 5.2 megawatts (MW) from its geothermal power plant in Batangas province. In a statement on Sunday, AboitizPower said the power from its MakBan geothermal power plant will be used
by the real estate company for the operations of its “Cyberpod” office buildings at Eton Centris in Quezon City. T h e Ab oit i z e n e rg y arm said Eton Properties’ decision to sign a power supply contract was prompted by its plan to create more office spaces that are environment-friendly along with continuous growth in the business process
PAL resumes ManilaKuala Lumpur routes FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) resumed its Manila-Kuala Lumpur (KL) flights on Thursday, three years after it decided to stop offering the said route. PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna told the Philippine News Agency that PAL started its Manila-KL routes in the 80s, but has decided to stop in 2014 as part of the carrier’s route capacity rationalization. “Now we have a more competitive product -- a 199-seater Airbus A21 with business, premium economy and regular economy seats,” she said.
For his part, PAL president Jaime Bautista said the resumption of this service would further strengthen the economic and cultural ties between the Philippines and Malaysia. He also noted the clamor for a direct service between Manila and KL. Bautista also emphasized that having this route can help enhance the country’s ASEAN network, since PAL flights and code-share partners can carry passengers from KL to China, Japan, as well in south Pacific and north America. routes/PAGE 10
outsourcing (BPO) industry. “BPO operations need uninterruptible, roundthe-clock power supply, e s p e c i a l l y h e re i n t h e Philippines where majority of BPO companies cater to international customers with different time zones,” Eton Properties Deputy Chief Operating Officer Josefino C. Lucas was quoted as saying in a statement. “Wit h Ab oit i z Powe r as our power partner, we are confident that we will continue to deliver on our promise of quality and efficiency in our office developments,” Mr. Lucas added.
AboitizPower said Eton Properties has two BPO hubs -- Centris Cyberpod at Eton Centris, where a fifth BPO-ready building is under construction, and Corinthian Cyberpod on Ortigas Ave. The power supply will come from the 1,200 MW net sellable capacity of AboitizPower and its partners in renewable energy projects. AboitizPower, which markets renewable energy under its Cleanergy brand, has a portfolio of geothermal, hydro and solar power plants in the country’s main island groups. inks/PAGE 10
SALES of automotive vehicles in May 2017 rose by 17 percent to 35,469 units from 30,317 units in the same month in 2016, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) reported Friday. The growth in car sales for May this year was driven by the double-digit growth in sales of commercial vehicles at a rate of 22.4 percent year-on-year while sales of passenger cars improved by 7.3 percent. Sales of commercial vehicles in May 2017 reached 23,779 units from 19,424 units in May 2016.
Sales of passenger cars reached a total of 11,690 units, higher than last year’s 10,893 units. “Sustained marketing efforts continue to push sales as reflected in May sales performance,” CAMPI President Rommel Gutierrez said. May’s figure pushed fivemonth sales of CAMPI and TMA to 158,533 units this year, an increase of 17.9 percent from January to May 2016 sales of 134,487 units. C om m e rc i a l v e h i c l e sales remained the growth driver in January to May 2017 period with sales accelerating by 25.2 percent compared to passenger cars, which grew sales/PAGE 10
Spark a lifelong love for reading By ROMELRITA L. MAGHUYOP Bulua Central School
A writer once said that after nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world. Any person particularly elementar y students knows this is true. From telling stories around the fire to the invention of the printing press to binge-watching Netflix, our culture has always revolved
around stories. It is through stories that we define our world and discover our place in it. Stories help us understand the world we live in, teach us about where we came f rom an d h e lp u s s e e possible futures. Stories are our education and our escape. They lull us to sleep and inspire us to action!
Indeed it is through the stories we tell each other that we literally create the world as a reflection of who we are. Every child by nature i s a l r e a d y h a l f w ay t o being a book lover. After all, ever y child already loves stories. Whether it’s through movies, television or video games, every child
has a preferred method of story intake. To enhance that, we must encourage each child to appreciate storytelling through the written word at least as much as they appre ciate stor ytelling through visual media. To be literate is to be on the pathway to becoming a lifelong learner.
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Moreno says Marawi crisis opens opportunity for unity, harmony THE challenge for this generation in this time of crisis is on how to build a Mindanao that is free, peaceful, harmonious and progressive. This is the calling of Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno to Mindanaoans as he stressed that any calamity or
tragedy such as the Marawi crisis has a corresponding opportunity to be united, and become one peaceful and harmonious land during the 119th Philippine Independence Day celebration on June 12 at Kiosko Kagawasan, Divisoria, Cagayan de
Oro City. At t a i n i n g s u c h means that people can “all live in peace and we can attract any investment that we please,” Moreno said. With investors lining up, the mayor said that this will eventually lead to generating jobs, improving business e nv i r o n m e nt a n d
fostering the general wel l- b eing of t he people. Taking note of these advantages once peace is attained, Moreno urged ever yone to help the government by making sure that security is the concern of all and being looked into by every Kagayanon.
The Importance of Oplan Balik Skwela (OBE) for Students By KATHLEEN A. PAIRAT Teacher I Gasi Elementary School
Divide the work and multiply success. The Department of Education (DepEd) shall launch the Oplan Balik Skwela (OBE), and the Public Assistance Station (PAS) for School Year (SY) 2017-2018 to ensure the smooth opening of classes. This year, the annual campaign will run from May 29 to June 16, 2017. Oplan Balik Skwela (OBE) is an annual campaign initiated by (DepEd), in coordination with other
agencies, communities, and interest groups, and held to prepare for the opening of the school year. The OBE and the PAS primarily aim to address the problems commonly encountered at the start of the School year to ensure that learners are already properly enrolled and able to attend school by the first day of class. The task force will handle complaints and serve as a routing mechanism
to students, parents and teachers.This is after DepEd also conducted problems may include issues about students transferring from private school to public school, classroom assignment, power and water supply, peace and order. Moreover, DepEd CO has already disseminated necessary information and guidelines to its regional and division offices, and schools nationwide for the conduct of the OBE 2017.
According to the features, the thoughts of Atty. Alberto Escobarte to all stakeholders and recipients of the efforts to improve the basic Education. ‘’Let me assure you that in the performance of my official duties and even my private acts will be guided and guarded by my Oath of Office, The Panunumpa ng Kawani ng Gobyerno, the Philippine Constitution and all the laws that govern our actions.’’
Coping with Internet addiction By JUVY J. SACLOTE Teacher III
D I G I TA L a d d i c t i o n s whether to social media, v i d e o g am e s , t e x t i ng , online shopping or p or no g r aphy m ay n ot yet be listed as official mental disorders because the list has likely not been updated yet to conform with modern times. But definitely, psychologists see the same pattern in digital addictions as in other substance abuse.
Addiction begins with intermittent to re c re at i on a l u s e t h e n progresses into daily use and then progresses into consequential use which in some cases will progress to life-threatening use. That’s followed by a pattern of consequences like insomnia, dysfunctional relationships and absent days at school. That’s the natural arc of any addiction
and the same is true with an Internet addiction. There are studies that have looked at people’s b r a i n s w h i l e t h e y ’r e online and their brains start looking like those of someone who has a substance use disorder. Similar pathways seem activated. For the moment, psycholog ists are st i l l studying whether it is
the Internet itself that is addictive to specific behaviors people engagein while online, shopping around looking for video games, pornography and gambling. These behaviors have long been known to be addictive but the Internet in part by making them so easily accessible, changes the equation and increases the likelihood that they will become addictive.
“This is our chance to rectify the mistakes of the past, the golden opportunity to show our compassion to e ver yone and t he golden chance to be united,” Moreno said. He also emphasized that independence is a two-way street; one has to recognize the independence of his or her fellow being to fully enjoy the opportunities in living free. The city’s celebration of the Independence
Day was highlighted with the parade of the Philippine flag from the Executive Buillding, City Hall passing through the different historical sites of the city to Rizal Monument, raising of the Philippine flag with full militar y colors and executive wreath-laying led by Department of Labor and Employment (D OLE) S ecretar y Silvestre H. B ello. (RTP/PIA10)
The “international school” phenomenon By MARY ANN C. MAGDALE Principal I
INCREASED demand for a “Western” education around the world has reshaped whom these institutions serve. The origins of today’s international schools can be traced to 1924 but they’ve grown exponentially in the past 20 years. Originally created to ensure that expats and diplomats could get a Western education for their children while wor k i ng i n f ar- f lu ng countries, international schools have found a new purpose – educating the children of wealthy locals for stature. The growth of international schools is indeed staggering. Twenty years ago, there were only ab out 1 , 0 0 0 E ng l ish language international schools worldwide. Most of these students in these schools were the kids of expat families working abroad – diplomats, journalists, NGO staff,
technicians and mid-level corporate types. Ac ro s s t h e w or l d , t e a c h e r s e du c at e d i n America, Great Britain, Au s t r a l i a a n d o t h e r English-speaking countries are being imported in droves to teach the kids of wealthy or even middle class families of emerging nations in Asia, the Middle East and other developing regions. Today there are more than 8,000 international schools serving 4.5 million students with 420,000 teachers. And 80 percent of students are actually from the school’s host country. That’s because the majority of the world wants a grounding in English. In the next ten years, expect the number of international schools to double to more than 16,000 schools and 8.75 million students worldwide.
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he Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) was awarded with Outstanding Development Project Award under the Human Capital Development category for its Management and Leadership Development (MLD) Program. The distinction was conferred by the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) during its 40th Annual Meeting last May 1012, 2017 in Macao SAR, China. The MLD program aims to strengthen the Bank’s Succession planning by ensuring the availability of a highly trained and qualified management pool. Programs under it include the Management Training Program (MTP), Branch Officers Development Program (BODP), Lending Officers Development Program (LODP), and Leadership Development Program (LDP). AVP Joselito Vallada of Human Resources Management Group
and AVP Emmanuel Hio Jr of Organization Development Department received the award on behalf of the Bank. “We thank the ADFIAP for the recognition that affirmed the significance of the distinct major programs under the MLD framework for the Bank’s talents,” Vallada said in his acceptance speech. Part of ADFIAP’s recognition is the integrated MTP curriculum that lets the participants immerse in LANDBANK-assisted cooperatives as a way of instilling the Bank’s mandate of countryside development. Presently, 57 graduates of MTP occupy managerial positions with 55 leading critical departments/units tasked in accomplishing the Bank’s strategic objectives. The ADFIAP Development Awards recognize and honor member-banks which have undertaken and/or assisted projects that have created a development impact in their respective countries. The Institutional Awards have nine categories
LANDBANK AVPs Joselito Vallada of Human Resources Management Group (2nd to the left) and Emmanuel Hio Jr of Organization Development Department (center) receive the Outstanding Development Project Award under the Human Capital Development Category by the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) for the Bank’s Management and Leadership Development (MLD) Program.
namely: human resource development, environmental development, SME development,
No to dengue on rainy days By ROMELRITA L. MAGHUYOP
Bulua Central School is in the red flag in the school year 2014-2015 of dengue victims based on DOH report. Red flag means the place is severe in dengue c a s e s . B u l u a C e nt r a l School is known to be as cold place because of the plants and tress inside the campus. Many dark places found anywhere inside the campus. Dark corners and cold areas are the favorite places of the mosquitoes to be their mating places. It is possible that school children are playing or may stay in the areas where the female mosquitoes are. Being bitten by the a e d e s a e g y p t i or t h e female mosquito carrying with virus that can cause d e n g u e i s s om e t i m e s cannot be noticed and the effect may take after few days. But the damage is worst that can even cause death. Being the red flag school in dengue cases, the performance of the children in school is deeply affected. Pupils’ absences are recorded as problem of some of the teachers as reported in SF 2 children’s daily attendance. Their academic performance is being affected too. To avoid this case, DOH provided the school OL Mosquito Trap since 2015 until in
the school year 2016-2017. Mosquito OL trap is used to count the numbers of trapped mosquitoes in seven days. One mosquito OL pellet mixed in three fourth part of water in a black plastic container will served as the solution. It is to be put in a dark corner of the classroom to trap the mosquitoes and to be harvested within seven days. A stick moistened with the solution dropped on the black container will attract the mosquitoes to lay their eggs on it. The eggs and the hatched larvae also called as wrigglers will die if it will be exposed in the solution. Study tells that the adult mosquitoes are not killed by the solution but the ovicidal and larvicidal effect will be prevented to re pro du c e. Fe ma l e mosquito called aedes aegypti’s reproduction of eggs will be lessened. Mo s qu ito OL Tr ap School Coordinator Mrs. Myrna Canda is checking and recording the number of eggs trapped weekly as per instruction by the DOH Department. The result is to be reported online as soon as the classroom teachers’ report is completed. School D i v i s i on Nu r s e s a l s o monitors schools’ weekly
result of the OL Trap. Based on the record, the dengue cases of the school lessened in the school year 2016-2017 compared to the previous school years. Might be the OL Trap helped the decreased of dengue victims in the school or the awareness of the children, teachers, school administrators and parents in avoiding the killer illness. Several school and classroom based orientation conducted since school year 2015-2016 until last year. Orientation on how to avoid the reproduction of the killer mosquitoes were done because of the value of health and the value of life taught to all. Now that it’s rainy season again, everyone is being reminded to be alert in avoiding dengue. Clean classroom inside and out, clean surrounding inside the campus is one of the school policy. Even in the community where the school children are living this policy is being encouraged to totally obtain the zero-dengue victim in the school. Killing mosquitoes and stopping dengue need to be done collaboratively by the internal and external school stakeholders and the community.
infrastructure development, technology development, trade development, local economic development,
development finance – led poverty reduction, and corporate governance. In July 2016, the MLDP was also awarded as the
Graduate Employment Programme of the YearPhilippines by the Asian Banking and Finance Magazine.
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and weaknesses, too, but this poem which I wrote years ago should reflect my epitaph: Bestow even the devil’s worst hammer For someone else chisels the legacy: Note this as poetry’s sine qua non- An utterance of song from brokenness Towards victory’s first flush, Of the blissful beginning, engraved: He prayed and faith became a floral kingdom To prove to us that our talents are our handicaps And our capacities are our incapacities If they hinder us from knowing the secret Of true fervent prayer That moves the hand of God
The MakBan plant is op erate d and manage d by AboitizPower unit AP Renewables, Inc. AboitizPower is currently completing the construction of two more projects -- the 69-MW Manolo Fortich runof-river hydro project in Bukidnon and the 8-MW Maris Canal hydro project in Isabela. Its first biomass power plant in Batangas through subsidiary Aseagas Corp. in scheduled to move in the commissioning phase. The contract with Eton Prop er t ies comes af ter AboitizPower last month said it had signed Nestlé Philippines, Inc. to a supply contract from the power produced by the MakBan plant.
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PAL acknowledges that Malaysia is a profit center in the ASEAN region. “Close to 800,000 overseas Filipino workers are employed in Malaysia,” the airline said. Thus, with investment opportunities in Malaysia’s service and manufacturing sectors, the PAL route will provide direct access to new business oportunities,” it added. Passengers can choose from the following daily Manila-KL flight schedules: PR 525 departs Manila every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 7:25 a.m. and arrives in KL at 11:00
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that God’s omnipotence and his love for us that is full of mercy never do away with the requirements of justice. We should see to it that we are always rectifying our thoughts and intentions, always referring everything to God who is the only one who can determine w hat is t r u ly go o d and evil, safe, and dangerous in the new developments we are having today. roycimagala@gmail. com.
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a.m. local time; the return flight – PR526 – leaves Kuala Lumpur on the same days at 12:10 p.m. local time, and touches down in Manila at 3:50 p.m. PR 527 leaves Manila on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and arrives in KL at 3:00 p.m. local time; the return service – PR528 – departs Kuala Lumpur on the same days at 4:00 p.m. local time and touches down in Manila at 7:30 p.m. PAL and Malaysia Airlines have also expanded their code-share arrangement, which include code sharing on 12 domestic Malaysian d e s t i n at i on s an d n i n e Philippine destinations. These points in Malaysia are Alor Setar, Johor Bahru, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Terengganu, Kuching, Labuan (Sabah), Langkawi, Miri (Sarawak), Penang, Sibu (Sarawak) and Tawau (Sabah). In the Philippines, the points are in Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Puerto Princesa, Caticlan. In a statement, Malaysia Airports senior general manager Zainol Mohd Isa said they are always committed to building strong relationship with partner airlines to support growth not just in Malaysia but globally. He added that Malaysia Airports will ensure PAL’s operations will get their full support in terms of any facilities and services it will be needing at the terminal. (Ma. Cristina C. Arayata/PNA)
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MIS AMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 43 Gingoog City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE File No. 225-2017 Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118, filed by PEOPLES BANK OF CARAGA, INC. ,with principal address at Sibagat Branch, Sibagat, Agusan del Norte. against GREG P. MAGARET of Rizal St, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the Mortgagee indebtedness which as of August 31, 2015 have amounted to FOUR HUNDRED FORTY FIVE THOUSAND PESOS ( Php 445,000.00) excluding interest and other charges thereon. and 10% of the total amount of indebtedness as attorney’s fee is excluded and forecloture expenses and other fees incurred in the foreclosure proceedings, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for CASH on July 31, 2017 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning to 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Dugenio St., Gingoog City, the following properties with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-11282 “A PARCEL OF LAND ( Lot 4005-A-1, Psd 10-032450 being A portion of Lot 4005- A- Psd-10-031863) situated in the Barrio Of Samay. City of Gingoog, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island Of Mindanao, “ Bounded on the NW., along line 3-4 by Lot 400-C, Psd-10-031863 (Easement)., on the NE., along line 4-1 by Lot 4005- B, Psd-10-031863., on the SE.. along line 1-2 by Lot National Highway And on the SW., along line 2-3 by Lot 4005-A-2 of the subdivision Plan Psd-I0-032450 and; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-11283 “A PARCEL OF LAND ( Lot 4005-A-2, Psd-l0-032450 being a Portion of Lot 4005-A-, Psd-10-031863) situated in the Barrio of Samay, City of Gingoog, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE., along line 7-1 by Lot 4005-A-1 of the subdivision plan Psd-10-032450., on the SE., along lines 1-2-3-4 by National Highway., on the SW., along lines 4-5-6 by Lot 4018, Cad 295. Gingoog Cadastre and on the NW., along line 6-7 by Lot. 4005-C, — - is registered in accordance with the Provisions by Section 103 of the property registration Decree in The name of ELVIRA PABIA MAGARET, Filipino, of legal Age, widow, and a resident at Rizal St., Gingoog City, Philippines. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated date and time. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on the next working day without fug her notice, posting and republication The prospective buyer/s may investigate tor themselves the title of the herein described property/properties and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Gingoog City this 29th day of May2017. FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF BY: (Sgd.) FLORA C. PEREZ Sheriff IV RTC-Branch 43 Gingoog City BWM: June 7, 14 & 21, 2017
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by 5.7 percent from the same period in 2016. Total units of commercial vehicles sold in the first five months of 2017 rose to 105,030 units from 83,878 units in the same period in 2016, while passenger cars sold 53,503 units this year from 50,609 units last year. Market leaders for January to May 2017 period were Toyota with 43.67 percent market share; Mitsubishi with 17.83 percent market share; Ford with 8.47 percent share; Isuzu with 7.02 percent share; and Honda with 7.0 percent share. (Kris M. Crismundo/PNA)
GSIS extends college scholarship application until June 23 The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is currently accepting applications for its enhanced GSIS Scholarship Program (GSP) for Academic Year 2017-2018. The deadline for submission of application is extended until June 23, 2017. This year, GSIS is offering a total of 400 scholarship slots to children or dependents of active members and permanent total disability (PTD) pensioners with the lowest annual basic salary. Of the 400 slots, 40 or 10 percent are allotted for dependents of persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and solo or single parents. Active members may nominate their children or dependents if they are permanent government employees, have at least three-year government service, have a salary grade of 24 or below (or its equivalent job level), and have paid premium contributions for the last six months. PTD pensioners who are below 60 years old are eligible to nominate their children as scholars . Active members or disability pensioners may nominate scholars if they are college students in any year level in schools accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as Levels IV and III. Active members who are single or married may nominate one child or dependent, while PTD pensioners may nominate their children only. GSP scholars are entitled to the actual cost of tuition and miscellaneous fees not to exceed P40,000 per academic year and a monthly allowance of Php3,000. Monetary incentives in the amount of Php20,000, Php30,000, and Php50,000 also await scholars who will graduate with Latin honors cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude, respectively. GSP is one of the corporate social responsibility programs of GSIS. Since 1998, the program has been helping underprivileged yet deserving scholars obtain quality education from reputable schools. Dependents of low-income members and pensioners are given priority in the selection process.
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is earmarked for more mixed use development after its spacious old airport transferred to a more modern one in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental over five years ago. That exploration immediately fell apart and Cartoon Network is now looking for a suitable spot in Central Luzon, he said. Francisco said that losing the possibility of hosting an international themed park in Northern Mindanao is a huge setback considering the impact that it could have on the tourism industry here. Francisco, whose hometown is the regional capital of Cagayan de Oro, is hoping that the state of martial law in Mindanao would speed up the resolution of the armed crisis in neighboring Marawi City which borders Northern Mindanao. “Once peace and order is swiftly restored, I’m still bullish that more investors will still come in. That is our continuing mandate in PEZA,” he said.
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up for the industrialization p at h t h at it h a s b e e n envisioning for the country – based on the 70:20:10 ratio on installations for baseload, mid-merit and peaking capacity needs of the system. As set on blueprint, this will call for increase in baseload capacity to 25, 265 megawatts within the planning horizon; midmerit capacity to be reaching 14,500MW; and peaking capacity of 4,000MW. Cusi, however, reckoned that beyond the development sphere of power generation facilities, there is another critical component of the power system that must be decisively addressed – the R.A. 10172
transmission segment of the electricity system. In particular, the energy department is batting for fast-track implementation of the Visayas-Mindanao grid interconnection project; as well as the overall reinforcements and upgrades of the country’s electricity transmission network. Others in the department’s indispensable ‘work-inprogress list’ would be putting up the alternative gas supply route and infrastructure chain with the much-anticipated decline or depletion of extractable gas reserves from the Malampaya field; and equally crucial would be addressing the round-theclock electricity service needs of off-grid areas. “To ensure the continuity of power supply from natural gas-fired power plants to anticipate the eventual depletion of the Malampaya gas field by 2024, the DOE has tasked the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) to build an integrated LNG receiving and distribution facilities with a reser ve initial power plant capacity of 200MW,” he said.
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is on display at the Naliyagan Festival 2017 at the trade booths located along the Datu Lipus Makapandong Cultural Center. M a r i l y n Tr a s m i l , c h ai r p e r s on of I PLORAMSECA, said the old folks has been using Libas fruits (indigenous mangosteen)as an alternative to vinegar to cook sour stewed fish (paksiw) or locally called inon-onan but found a way to develop it as income generating “Libas Jam”. “It took us time to research how to produce another product for Libas with a better commercial value,” Trasmil said. Aside from the Libas fruit,
Republic of the Philippines Region X Province of Lanao del Norte Municipal of Kapatagan Office of the Municipal Civil Registar NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In compliance with Rule 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that LILIAN CAIPILAN RODRIGUEZ has filed with this office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error-Change of Month/Date of Birth from FEBRUARY 40, 1989 to FEBRUARY 4, 1989 in the birth certificate of JAMESON CAIPILAN RODRIGUEZ who was born on FEBRUARY 4, 1989 at STO. TOMAS, KAPATAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents PACIFICO VILLA RODRIGUEZ and LILIAN BADANA CAIPILAN Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later 15 days. (SGD.) IVY REYES TONGCO Municipal Civil Registrar BWM: June 7 & 14, 2017 R.A. 10172 From No. (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Region X Province of Lanao del Norte Municipal of Kapatagan Office of the Municipal Civil Registar NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Rule 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ROLLY A. AMANTE has filed with this office a petition for Change of GENDER from MALE to FEMALE in the birth certificate of ROLLY A. AMANTE who was born on JULY 19, 1995 at POB. KAPATAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents ROLANDO B. AMANTE and MARILYN B. ABUNIAWAN. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later 15 days. (SGD.) IVY REYES TONGCO Municipal Civil Registrar BWM: June 7 & 14, 2017
the jam is made of other indigenous ingredients like brown sugar and turmeric ginger. Salome Acopiado, a staff of PENRO-LGU, said GIZ, said a German funding institution which has project on the development of indigenous rural system in Loreto, came to help them with an initial P60,000 fund to purchase cooking materials and kitchen wares like stove, kettles, head dress and aprons for the production of Libas Jams. Trasmil said the advent of Libas Jams would help discourage lumad residents from cutting the libas trees for the use as charcoal in making the haluan dried fish since they find the charcoal produces blue flame while some others used it as a lumber post on their building houses. Seeing the dwindling stocks of Libas trees naturally g row i ng a l ong Ag us an Marsh, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources through their National Greening Program has tapped –IP-LORAMSECA for the replanting of Libas around an identified 100-hectare area with P2 million project cost. The Libas Jam caught the attention of former Environment S e cret ar y Gina Lopez during her visit in Butuan City early this year as she vowed to help the lumad women’s group enhance their product by sending her personal chef who has wide international experience in five star hotels. Indeed, even as Lopez did not made it at the Commission on Appointments, the chef came to help them produce
several other food products with global competitiveness. Trasmil said they went into three-day training in Loreto, a follow up at DENR Caraga in Butuan and to their big surprise displayed their products in an actual cooking exhibition at Robinson’s Place. Grinded Libas were mixed with another indigenous yam locally called as ‘Unaw” were mixed as flour to produce different pastries and other food prducts. The mall goers were allowed to taste the Libas pastries and baked products like pizza, cookies, muffins and even brownies cakes to their delight.
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from page 1 “SeaGard has signed up for business, while YLF -an engineering consultancy firm -- already established its office in Davao,” Nelson said. SeaGard offers monitoring and protection service for marine asset. On the other hand, YFL Contract and Costs Solutions has presence in Manila and recently put up its newest office in Davao. The BCCP chair noted that from April to May there were seven UK companies that made inquiries and were interested to invest in the country. These companies are in sectors of body cosmetics, water waste treatment, water technology, software, and automotive vehicle lubricants. When asked if British firms remain keen on investing in Mindanao despite the declaration of martial law and
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region BRANCH 38 Cagayan de Oro City SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE EJF File Number 2017-135 UPON EXTRA-JUDICIAL PETITION FOR SALE under Act 3135 as amended, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-IBIG Fund), mortgagee, with branch office at Pag-IBIG Fund, J. R., Borja Street, Cagayan de Oro City, against ELZIE A. CABATANA married to Daniel M. Cabatana, with postal address at Lot 8, Block 7, PCS-10002661, PAG-IBIG CITY, Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 20, 2017, amounts to Two Hundred Eighty Three Thousand One Hundred Sixty Three Pesos & 46/100 (Php283,163.46) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, excluding other necessary fees and expenses of extra-judicial foreclosure and sale, the undersigned Sheriff or his deputies will sell at public auction on June 26, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter, at the City Tourism Hall, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the real property described herein-below, with all its improvements found thereon, viz: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-137-2014002097 (Registered in the name of Elzie A. Cabatana) A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 8, BLOCK 7, PCS-10-002661, BEING A PORTION OF LOTS 3594, 3596, 3597, 3598, 3600, CAD-237 & LOT 3595-1, (LRC) PSD-128619), SITUATED IN THE BARRIO OF IPONAN, CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO. XXX, CONTAINING AN AREA OF ONE HUNDRED FORTY (140) SQ. MTRS., MORE OR LESS. Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the Title of the property above-mentioned and all encumbrances thereon, if any there be. In the event said auction sale on June 26, 2017 will be declared a holiday or non-working day, the same will continue on the next working day without need of further notice, publication and posting.
Cagayan de Oro City, May 23, 2017
(SGD.) REYNALDO L. SALCEDA Sheriff IV
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the ongoing clash in Marawi City, Nelson responded “the answer to that is yes”. “There has been no specific response,” he answered when asked about the perception of British companies’ on marital law declaration. I would say rather, they are basically looking business at long term. Of course they will be guided by issues on security. But when you look at it, business is a long-term prospect. And I think what people are looking at is, what is my long term business prospect in the Philippines? What do I need to do? In any country, there will be a short term issues. Therefore, I think is, companies are looking at developments in the long term,” the BCCP chief stressed. He added that the BCCP remains supportive with the 10-point socioeconomic agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte, and the Chamber is active in promoting the government’s economic agenda to British businesses.
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on the ground, a power that the President does not have. “Consequently, although
the Constitution reserves to the Supreme Court the power to review the sufficiency of the factual basis of the proclamation or suspension in a proper suit, it is implicit that the Court must allow Congress to exercise its own review powers, which is automatic rather than initiated. “Only when Congress defaults in its express duty to defend the Constitution through such review should the Supreme Court step in as its f ina l ramp ar t. The constitutional validity of the President’s proclamation of martial law or suspension of the writ of habeas corpus is first a political question in the hands of Congress before it becomes a justiciable one in the hands of the Court…” -ooo WAT C H “A N G TA N G I N G DA A N ” AT FACEBOOK: Please watch “A ng Tang i ng D a an”, a Bible exposition and prayer session for ever yone, in Eng lish and Fi lipino, at w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / angtangingdaan. Reactions: 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.
Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch 38 Cagayan de Oro City IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF RYNNE VILLARUZ BATUIGAS WITH RESPECT TO HER GENDER FROM ‘’MALE’’ TO ‘’FEMALE’’; MIDDLE NAME OF MOTHER FROM ‘’BICOY’’ TO ‘’VICOY’’; DATE & PLACE OF PARENTS MARRIAGE ‘’APRIL 24, 1989, LAZI SIQUIJOR’’ TO ‘’NO ENTRY’’
SPEC.PROC.SP-ORD-2017-163
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CORRECTION OF ENTRY
RYNNE VILLARUZ BATUIGAS, Petitioner, -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Respondent. -------------------------------------/ ORDER Before this Court is a petition for Correction of Entry in the Certificate of Live Birth of herein petitioner as to his Gender/Sex, which is ‘’MALE’’ instead of ‘’FEMALE’’, the middle name of his mother and the place of marriage of his parents in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said Petition be set for hearing on August 23, 2017 at 8:30 in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court, on which date, time and place, all persons who may have any opposition to the petition herein sought, may appear to show cause why said petition should not be granted. Let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing. Likewise, let copies of this Order, with Petition attached, be posted by the petitioner on the bulletin boards of this Court, the Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental and City Hall of Cagayan de Oro for at least ten (10) days prior to date of hearing. Petitioner is further ordered to furnish copies of this Order and the Petition to the Offices of the Solicitor General, the City Prosecutor of Cagayan de Oro City and the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City.
SO ORDERED.
MAY 22, 2017, Cagayan de Oro City.
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(SGD.) EMMANUEL P. PASAL Judge
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CdeO Developer Takes Green Experience in Batangas “We are excited to commence the Miramonti development in Santo Tomas, Batangas before end of 2017,” exclaimed Architect Romolo Nati, Italpinas Development Corporation’s Chairman and CEO, in his excitement for the company’s first development in Luzon. Focused on emerging cities, IDC brings to Santo Tomas, Batangas its award-winning and globallycertified experience in developments that are both responsive to the local climate and responsive to the call of the
environment. IDC planned to launch the first phase of the project with an estimated 800 million investment on September 2017. According to Nati, Miramonti will feature 324 residential, 5 commercial, and 96 parking units in total. “We are very optimistic of the project. We wish to exceed expectations,” Nati added. Talking about the company’s commercially successful projects in Cagayan de Oro, Nati said, “Our foreign investors increased to 11%. They like the fact that they have
re-occurring income because of our property management and services. And this is what we will do with the Miramonti project”. As IDC’s trademark, Miramonti will harness resource efficient systems to reduce its energy consumption and enhance cooling by employing solar panels on the building’s roof. Miramonti will be located in a fresh and booming town of Santo Tomas, which is now anticipated to become a city within the year. “We are looking forward to the success of the cityhood of Santo Tomas. This will
open a lot of opportunities to businesses and to its residents at the same time”, Nati said. Sto. Tomas is part of the Philippines’ new beltway of economic growth along the expressways connecting the capital region with Batangas Port. Easily accessible from South Luzon Expressway and adjacent to the Light industry and Science Park III, Miramonti is soon to become the Sto. Tomas landmark and an essential point of reference for the expanding residential and commercial communities of southern Luzon.
Italpinas Development Corporation’s (IDC) Romolo Nati, Chairman and Chief and Executive Officer, Jojo Leviste, President, and executives during the site visit in Santo Tomas, Batangas in preparation for the Miramonti project’s launch.
SHARING YOUR EXTRAS AT THE SM STORE
Extras that go a long way – slippers and clothes from The SM Store and SM Foundation’s Share Your Extras campaign.
Representatives from the Social Action Center of Pampanga (SACOP) were all smiles when they received donations from the Share Your Extras campaign of The SM Store and SM Foundation.
JR Rivera, a 7-year-old kid from San Bartolome De Novaliches Parish, smiles as he shows off his new slippers from the Share Your Extras project.
These girls happily display their slippers courtesy of Share Your Extras.
The SM Store’s recent Share Your Extras campaign brought smiles to thousands of family members all over the Philippines as they received slippers and clothes from SM shoppers. A joint project of The SM Store and SM Foundation, Share Your Extras encouraged customers to clean their closets, and share their pre-loved clothes and slippers with the less fortunate. Booths, where they could also buy new slippers, were set up in all SM Store branches nationwide for this purpose. Each donation entitled a customer to a Php 50 coupon which can be redeemed for every minimum Php 500 single receipt purchase of regular priced items from the Children’s Shoes Department of The SM Store. Customers were very generous with their donations, and Share Your Extras was able to gather a total of 28,687 pieces of clothes and slippers from all The SM Store branches nationwide. These were in turn brought much joy to recipients when distributed to various Social Action Centers in the Metro area and in the provinces. Among these were the San Bartolome de Novaliches Association, the Lipa Archdiocesan Social Action Commission (LASAC), Jaro Archdiocesan Social Action Center (JASAC), Social Action Center of Pampanga (SACOP) and Social Action Center of Bacolod. Share Your Extras is one of the ways The SM Store reaches out to the communities. Other store based projects include Donate-A-Book, Gamot Para sa Kapwa and Share-A-Toy.