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History relives:

Moreno inaugural at Plaza Divisoria

By Antonio J. Montalvan II

OUTGOING Governor Oscar S. Moreno has personally chosen the most historically apt venue for his inaugural, as the new Cagayan de Oro City mayor.

The kiosko at Divisoria was known in the early days as the Tribuna, a forum for addressing big assemblies of the Cagayan citizenry. Its location at the center of the city is not unintended.

As the heart of the 1901 Plaza Divisoria, it is also the city’s soul.

Here lies the posterity of momentous events of the past that shaped the moreno/PAGE 11

Incoming Mayor Oscar Moreno

TOP PHOTO: Oct. 5, 1924, the stage along Calle Mindanao where General Emilio Aguinaldo stood during his visit to Cagayan de Misamis. Later that day he was given a dinner in the house of Apolinar Velez. Photo from the late Carmen Almendrala Torres. ( courtesy of cagayan de oro history & heritage ) BOTTOM PHOTO: Mrs. Emilia Tiano, mother of the heroes Tiano Brothers, receives an award in behalf of her fallen sons during National Heroes Day rites at the Divisoria Kiosk from former Misamis governor Juan Roa, August 31, 1952. (courtesy of cagayan de oro history & heritage )

OATH-TAKING CEREMONY. Congresswoman-elect Juliet Uy of the 2nd District (Jasaan to Lugait) takes her oath of office before Court of Appeals Justice Lloren. Prssent during the ceremony are Villanueva Mayor Julio Uy and all other municipal mayors, municipal board members, barangay officials, representatives from NGOs, POs, supporters and constituents of the 2nd District. (Left photo) Villanueva Mayor Julio Uy takes his oath of office before Judge Yacapin at the Villanueva Gymnasium, at 9:00 am on June 29, 2013.

JR Borja takes his oath as CDO’s 2nd appointive mayor in 1954 before Pres Ramon Magsaysay and Rep Emmanuel Pelaez. (photo courtesy of christine borja)

Fr. Albert Alejo, SJ, gives a talk on the Mindanao situation during the Northeastern Mindanao Religious Leaders’ Peace Summit held in Cagayan de Oro City on June 27, 2013. The summit, which pushed for the resumption of peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front, was organized by the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform. mindanews photo by h. marcos c. mordeno

‘Local peace talks good, but…’

By H. Marcos C. Mordeno

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – They heard inspiring stories on local peace initiatives, from sitio Lantad in Barangay Kibanban in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, a former New People’s Army stronghold, to a village in Sultan Naga Dimaporo town in Lanao del Norte that serves as the base of a breakaway rebel group.

But participants to the two-day Northeastern Mindanao Religious Leaders’ Peace Summit which ended Friday expressed reservations on the efficacy of local peace initiatives vis-à-vis the imperiled peace process between the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF).

Outgoing Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno said the provincial government achieved peace in Lantad by pouring in development projects that the people themselves asked for. He stressed that they did it not as part of counterinsurgency but to show government sincerity.

“Serbisyo lang,” he said, adding that even the military learned from what the local government did in Lantad.

During the 1980s, Lantad became the seat of the revolutionary movement in Northern Mindanao.

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Vice Governor-elect Jose Marie Pelaez takes his oath of office before Representative Yevgeny Vincente Emano, governor-elect of Misamis Oriental, on June 27, 2013, at the San Isidro Parish in Medina, Misamis Oriental. VG Pelaez vows to pursue his programs in education during his first 100 days in office and beyond, even as he said that hewill be in support of the programs and projects of Governor-elect Emano.

(Photo courtesy of the Office of Vice Governor-elect JM Pelaez)

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Albay forms world largest human Korean students ‘no smoking’ sign for Guinness on ‘Voluntourism’ in Samal Island

By Mar S. Arguelles and Rhaydz Barcia

LEGAZPI CITY –- Some 13,892 Albayanos, out of 17,000 who registered from all walks of life led by Gov. Joey S. Salceda showed determination to form the world’s largest human no smoking sign for the Guinness World Records Friday at the Bicol University football grounds here.

Braving the heat of t he mor ning sun and amid an atmosphere of fun, thousands of highly s pi r i t e d p e o p l e f rom the academe, national government agencies, local government units, private establishments, religious groups and civil society organizations converged as early as 6 a.m., Friday, in two designated assembly points – one at the Albay’s Penaranda Park and the other was in the BU oval grounds.

S a l c e d a p e r s on a l l y supervised the province’s attempt to form the world biggest human anti-smoking sign.

He said he was optimistic that Albay’s endeavor to get the world record for the purpose would officially get the GWR not as they have complied with all the requirements set by the world records recognizing body.

The GWR confirmation would dep end on the submission of written, photo and video documentation, including the validation of designated witnesses.

The release of the official confirmation, Salceda said, would take two to three weeks from to date.

Based on the GWR present record, the first biggest human no smoking sign was formed by only 250 individuals.

Salceda said the successful outcome of the event would put the province as a record holder for forming the world largest no smoking sign.

“We were privileged to be given an opportunity by the Guinness World Records to prove that we indeed can produce the world largest human no smoking sign,” the governor said with full enthusiasm.

Salceda, UN global

champion on dis aster risk reduction for local government unit, said what the Albayanos have done will convey a strong message that “living a tobacco-free life is more healthful these days in any community such as Albay.”

He s ai d A lb ay has survived volcanic eruptions, massive flash floods, lahar flows, earthquakes and super typhoons and has gotten more resilient against all types of natural and man-made disasters.

“This time, we also want to tell the whole world that we can, at the same time, conquer the deadly habit of tobacco smoking in our communities,” Salceda said.

Vi d e o me n and photographers on board two helicopters provided by the Philippine Air Force Tactical Operations Group 5 documented the historical event.

An automated counting system was used to validate the number of participants clad in hooded long-sleeved shirts divided into three colors: red, white and black.

These three colors were based on the internationallyrecognized no-smoking sign featuring a lighted and smoking cigarette inside a red circle and backlash with a white background.

Salceda said the original plan was for only 13,000 people--7,263 of them to wear white shirts to form the background, 3,605 in red for the circle and backlash and 892, black for the cigarette and smoke images.

“We used the bar-coded identifying system, which is among the acceptable counting methods based on GWR’s guidelines,” he said.

It t o o k t h e e v e n t organizers four hours to fully put in place the 13,892 participants that

enthusiastically formed the no smoking sign, occupying the 5,033-square-meter space within the BU football grounds.

Herbert Borja, Sangguniang Panlalawigan board member and SmokeFree Albay Network chair, said there had been glitches but they were not that serious to hamper the whole event as remedial measures were immediately done.

The event, organized by the province through the Smoke-Free Albay Network, is an advocacy campaign initiated by province against smoking.

It w a s h i g h l i g ht e d by the public signing by Salceda of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Albay Smoke-Free Ordinance, signaling its full implementation in the province.

To date, the cities of Legazpi, Ligao, and Tabaco and the towns of Daraga and Guinobatan are in the forefront of implementing and enforcing the local antismoking laws.

Salceda stressed that with the signing of the I RR , a prov i nce- w i d e implementation will take

effect even in other towns that have not passed a local ordinance against smoking.

The Philippine National Police rerouted the traffic flow along the J. P. Rizal St, a national road network that links the town of Daraga and this city, as early as 4 a.m. Friday.

The event ended at 10:30 a.m.

Though it created a huge traffic jam with hundreds of vehicles stalled along the J. P. Rizal Street for about an hour, everybody went home satisfied and fulfilled.

(PNA)

By Anthony Allada

ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, Davao del Norte -- About 30 South Korean students from Sun Moon University are extending “Voluntourism” (volunteer tourism) community work in Kinawitnon Elementary School, Barangay Kinawitnon, Babak District here.

Their voluntourism duty started June 23 and will end on July 4.

T h e Vo l u n t o u r i s m program for foreign students is a marketing program initiated by the Dept. of Tourism where students from other countries come

to the Philippines to do a community exposure and volunteer work, and to also enjoy the tourist spots in the place.

Island Garden City of Samal is one of the chosen destinations for the program in Mindanao while the other areas are in Visayas.

“We teach the students Taekwondo, balloon arts, drawing, mask-making, Ko r e a n L a n g u a g e a n d tradition,” Kwang-Seok Choi, Sun Moon University –Social Service Center Social Worker and group team leader said.

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Tacloban City postpones Sangyaw’s Parade of Lights

By Perla Lena

TACLOBAN CITY -- The city government here and the Sangyaw Foundation postponed Sangyaw Festival’s Parade of Lights slated Saturday night with tropical storm Gorio signal number 2 still hoisted over the region.

“It’s saddening we have to come up with the resolution, given that we have to consider the safety and security of the general public,” announced Atty. Tecson John S. Lim over a local radio station here.

Lim said that based on

their monitoring of the weather bulletin at the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration and update from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council it might be that heavy rains will again be experienced Saturday afternoon amid less rains and winds felt in the morning.

Instead, the parade of lights will be held Sunday evening including all other

activities slated Sunday in line with the Sangyaw Festival.

If the weather remains unfavorable all floats will be brought to the Tacloban Astrodome grounds for display and the performance of contingents will be held inside the dome.

He added they are also closely monitoring if it is safe to push through with the fluvial procession, otherwise they will have to talk to the religious sector not to proceed with it.

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The week-long photo exhibit “War of our Fathers” that started 28 June 2013, at SM City, Cagayan de Oro, is drawing crowds. The exhibit about World War II includes pictures of Filipino guerilla resistance in Mindanao. mindanews photo by froilan gallardo

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Moreno Inaugural binds historical links between Kagay-an and Misamis

By Mike Banos

With his inauguration as the 14th Mayor of Cagayan de Oro City, Oscar Seriña Moreno becomes the fifth governor of Misamis Oriental to become city mayor of what used to be its capital town.

Moreno was first served as representative of the 1st District of Misamis Oriental from 1998-2004 in the 11th and 12th Congress. He next served as Governor of Misamis Oriental for three terms (2004-2013) before his recent victory as city mayor of Cagayan de Oro. Previous to this, he had 20 years in the corporate legal profession.

However, even before Cagayan de Oro became a chartered city on June 15, 1950, former governors of the province already became municipal presidents of its capital town then known as Cagayan de Misamis and vice versa.

Apolinar Velez y Ramos (1865-1939) was Governor of Misamis province from 1906-1909 and became municipal president of Cagayan de Misamis in 1928-1931. He led the Mindanao Battalion to the Filipinos only victory over the Americans in the Battle of Makahambus during the Philippine-American War. Segundo Gaston first became municipal president of Cagayan de Misamis in 1916-1919 before becoming governor of Misamis Oriental on 1923-1925. Gaston Park in Cagayan de Oro City is named in his honor.

After Cagayan de Oro became a chartered city in June 15, 11950, Pedro Sa. Baculio, who was governor of Misamis Oriental during the Japanese Occupation on 1941-1945, became the first provincial governor to become mayor of the new city from March-December 1952. Previous to this, he also represented Misamis Oriental in the first congress from 1946-1949 Pedro N. Roa Sr., who served as Misamis Oriental governor in 1968-1969 followed in his footsteps, becoming Cagayan de Oro City Mayor in 1978-1980.

Although Concordio C. Diel preceded Roa as Cagayan de Oro City Mayor in 1976-1979, he followed the latter as provincial governor in 1969-1974 in what became the first instance of musical chairs between the two LGUs. Outgoing Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano became the fourth governor in the Misamis Oriental era to become mayor of the city, first being appointed provincial caretaker in March 1986-Dec. 1987 following the EDSA revolution, before serving for three consecutive terms from 1988-1998. After being elected for another three consecutive terms as mayor of the city in 1998-2007, he came back to win another term in 2010-2013 after being elected vice mayor in 2007.

However, the tradition of provincial governors serving as mayor and vice versa is not only the historical link that connects Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro. Perhaps today is an opportune time to recall, give thanks and celebrate those ties that bind these two places as the “heart and soul” of Northern Mindanao, as Cagayan de Oro celebrates today the inauguration of

former Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno as its 14th City Mayor: In 1818, the Spanish Government divided Mindanao into three politico-military districts, the largest of which was the Segundo Distrito de Misamis. This area was composed of today’s Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Camiguin, Bukidnon, Lanao, Zamboanga del Norte, and the northern part of Cotabato and Maguindanao.

It was named Misamis after its capital town at the mouth of Panguil Bay (present day Ozamiz city). Here, the Spanish Jesuit Jose Ducos built the Fuerza Real de la Virgen del Triunfo (better known nowadays as the Cotta) as a fortress against Moro raiders who had to pass through the narrow bay in their raids against Spanish and Filipino towns along the coast.

The Misamis district was further subdivided into four: the Partido de Misamis, Partido de Dapitan, Partido de Cagayan, and Partido de Catarman.

On February 27, 1872, the Spanish Governor General Carlos Maria de la Torre issued a decree declaring Cagayan the permanent capital of the Segundo Distrito de Misamis.

All Spanish politico-military governors of Misamis, who were all lieutenant colonels, lived at the Casa Real de Cagayan, built in 1831, the site of today’s Executive House of Cagayan de Oro. During this era, the town was called Cagayan de Misamis.

Misamis was the only region in Mindanao which actively joined the Katipunan revolt against Spain. On September 27, 1896, 350 revolucionarios, overwhelmed the Spanish garrison in Calaganan (present-day Balo-i, Lanao del Norte) raided the armory of the Fuerza Nueva Victoria in Iligan. Cagayan de Misamis (as Cagayan de Oro was then known) played a key role in suppressing this so-called ‘Mutiny at Calaganan’ when the Spanish soldiers based here repulsed the rebels in Sta. Ana, Tagoloan with the help of Kagay-anon Voluntarios led

by Apolinar Velez. The revolucionarios proceeded to Sumilao where they were joined by 50 Higa-onons and marched down the coast where they commandeered a boat and landed in Balingasag. From there the group stormed the Tercio Civil outpost in Gingoog where the uprising was finally put down in January 1897 with the help of reinforcements and the gunboat Mariveles from the Tercio Distrito de Surigao.

Misamis was the first region in Mindanao to join the new Philippine Republic under Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo.

On December 10, 1898, the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Peace. Immediately, the Spanish governor relinquished his authority to two Filipinos elected by Aguinaldo: Jose Roa y Casas, who was appointed first governor of Misamis; and Toribio Chavez, appointed first Filipino mayor of Cagayan de Misamis.

On January 10-11, 1899, Cagayan de Misamis celebrated independence by organizing the so-called Fiesta Nacional. The people held a parade, played music, presented speeches and fired cannons outside the Casa Real. The first set of local officials was elected and the Filipino flag officially rose for only the second time ever in the island (the first was in Surigao).

Pedro N. Roa Sr.

Apolinar Velez Y Ramos

During World War II, Misamis became a part of world history when Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) successfully evading the Japanese Navy blockade from Corregidor in a flotilla of PT Boats and landed in Macabalan port in Cagayan de Misamis on March 13, 1942. He laid over at the Del Monte compound in Bukidnon until March 17, 1942 when he, his family and some of his staff were airlifted to Australia in two B-17s. A week later, Phil. Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon and Vice President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. also used the same route to escape from Corregidor to Australia.

The United States Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) under Col. Wendell W. Fertig based in Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental, was the rallying point for the guerrillas in Mindanao. This was historically significant because Oroquieta was considered to be the capital of the entire Free Philippines, the only time in Philippine history when its capital was in Mindanao, in the region then known as Misamis.

Misamis is also significant in Philippine pre-history through the discovery of the Huluga caves in Cagayan de Oro city in the early 1970s. A fragment of a skull sent to the Scripps Institute in La Jolla, California for a dating technique known as acid racemization showed it dated back to the Late Neolithic Period or 377 A.D., making it the oldest archeological site in Mindanao.

Starting 1946, Misamis Congressman Pedro S. Baculio lobbied in the Philippine Congress so that Cagayan de Misamis would be declared a city. On December 17, 1949, the new Congressman Emmanuel “Maning” Pelaez of Medina, Misamis Oriental introduced House Bill No. 54, entitled An Act Creating the City of Cagayan de Oro. President Elpidio Quirino signed the city charter at 11:30 am, June 15, 1950. (based on Antonio J. Monvalvan II’s paper Resurgence of Identity: The Heritage of Misamis, 1818-1945. Montalvan is a Mindanao anthropologist and ethnohistorian. He is a Ford Foundation scholar and has a doctorate in anthropology on Mindanao Studies with the Mindanao Anthropology Consortium. He has written articles about Mindanao history and culture in academic journals, and contributes a monthly column to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. He is the author of “A Cagayan de Oro Ethnohistory Reader”, launched on March 8, 2004.)

Concordio C. Diel

The Old Kiosko was previosuly called the Tribuna

Pedro Sa. Baculio

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Dureza elected PPI head, Macasaet is chair emeritus Wi t h o n l y t w o p u b l i s h e r s c o m i n g from the provinces who were elected chairman and president since 1964, Atty.

Jesus Dureza, publisher of Mindanao Times based in Davao City where he also writes a regular column, is now the third one to be elected head of the Philippine Press Institute after Atty.

Zoilo Dejaresco Jr. from Bohol in 1989 and Leonilo Claudio from Davao 1993.

Dureza was former cabinet secretary d u r i n g G l o r i a M a c ap a g a l - A r r o y o’s administration. Now on his third year as member of the PPI Board, he was first elected trustee for Mindanao in 2011.

He now joins the illustrious list of past PPI leaders such as Ramon Roces, Chino Roces, Raul Locsin, Zacarias Nuguid, Eugenio Lopez Jr., and Isagani Yambot.

For his contribution as long-time chairman-president of the Institute, A m a d o ‘ Ja k e’ M a c a s a e t , p u b l i s h e r of Malaya has been bestowed the re cog nit ion chair man emer itus, t he first-ever title for a past president. He

was chairman and president for sixteen years. He still represents Malaya in the PPI Board.

Also during the Annual Membership Me et ing of t he 17t h Nat iona l Press Forum on June 14, two other positions in the PPI Board are now in the hands of Ruevivar Reyes, publisher of Southern Leyte Times from Maasin City as vicechairman and trustee for Visayas, and May Anne Cacdac, editor-in-chief of Sun.Star Baguio from Baguio City as c or p or ate s e cre t ar y and t r uste e for Luzon. Al Pedroche, editor-in-chief of Pilipino Star Ngayon representing The Philippine Star, is the only officer from the NCR. He remains treasurer.

The other members of the PPI Board are representatives from the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Standard Today, Bu s i n e s s Wor l d , Jou r n a l Group an d executive director, Ariel Sebellino.

The PPI, also known as the national association of newspapers will celebrate its 50th year in April 2014.

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54th Araw ng Lanao del Norte As part of GMA Network, Inc.’s continuing expansion, GMA Northern Mindanao reaches the province of Lanao del Norte, as it partners in the celebration of the 54th Araw ng Lanao del Norte on June 28 to July 4, 2013.

Last June 19, 2013, GMA Northern Mindanao Station Ma nager, Ms. A r m i E .

Sobremisana and Provincial Governor of Lanao del Norte, Hon. Moha mad K ha l id Quibranza Dimaporo, with the presence of GMA Northern Mindanao representatives and LGU, signed the Memorandum of Agreement for its partnership of the Araw ng Lanao del Norte.

The 54th Araw ng Lanao del Norte officially opens on June 28 with a Grand Parade, booth competition and Agriaqua, Livestock and OTOP Fair.

Highlights of the week long festivities includes Search for Miss Lanao Del Norte 2013; PGDLN Run for a Cause and Fireworks display.

The Kapuso Network on the other hand will bring in guest artists to further liven up the festivities. R&B prince Kris Lawrence and Ms. Philippines World 2006 Anna Maris Igpit will grace the Ms. Lanao Del Norte Coronation Night on July 2. Kapuso Star Ryza Cenon will run for the PGLDN Run for a Cause activity on June 30. And, the people of Lanao del Norte will have a fun-filled night on

June 29 as GMA Network Inc. stars stages at the KAPUSO NIGHT with Kapuso Stars Katrina Halili, Ryza Cenon, Mike Tan and Carl Guevarra at the MCC Gymnasium.

These series of events aim to showcase the people and the products of the province.

The partnership will further promote Lanao Del Norte as an interesting destination in Northwestern Mindanao.

GCASH pioneers payment for Pag-IBIG via mobile phone GLOBE Telecom subsidiary G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI), the operator of mobile commerce service GCASH, was recently tapped by Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or the Pag-IBIG Fund, to allow its over 12 Million members to transact with Pag- IBIG via GCASH, making it easy and more convenient for them to facilitate their Pag-IBIG transactions.

With the tie-up, Pag-IBIG members can now pay for their monthly mandatory savings and housing loans anytime, anywhere using their GCASH wallets linked to their Globe or TM phones, eliminating the need to go to a Pag-IBIG office or an accredited Pag-IBIG payment center.

“Our partnership with GCASH is truly a milestone for Pag-IBIG. Using GCASH as a safe and secure payment channel, we expect to grow our membership base further as well as the volume of our membership savings premium payments as it gives our members an alternative, especially the Kasambahays, an option to send in their monthly mandatory savings and loan payments minus the hassle of queuing,” said Atty. Darlene Marie B. Berberabe, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pag-IBIG Fund.

“We hope that this new service will provide our kababayans especially those in the low income bracket like househelpers or their employers a more convenient way of paying their Pag-IBIG contributions,” Berberabe added.

GXI President Paolo Baltao is likewise excited to venture into another relevant use of mobile money and technology to deliver public service. “This validates and strengthens our thrust to make the lives of Filipinos easier by providing access to a hassle-free and secure payment technology via the mobile phone. Using GCASH, subscribers can conveniently remit their PagIBIG monthly mandatory savings and pay their housing loans in seconds without having to leave their homes or travel distances just to pay Pag-IBIG. As long as they have enough funds in their GCASH wallets, payments will be swift and easy, something that’s very apt for the mobile and dynamic lifestyle of business owners, kasambahays or their employers.”

In order to get GCASH, a subscriber just needs to dial *143# and select ‘GCASH’ then choose ‘Register’ using their Globe or TM SIMs. Converting cash to GCASH wallets is equally easy. Funding may be done via online bank transfers (www.globe.com.ph/gcash), mobile banking with BPI (by dialing *119# after enrollment) and Unionbank, BancNet ATMs with minimal fees or through any of more than 7,000 GCASH outlets nationwide FREE of service charge.

To remit Pag-IBIG payments, members can pay either P100 (Monthly Mandatory Savings) or P500 (Modified Pag-IBIG II) by dialing *143# on their mobile phones, selecting ‘GCASH’ and choosing ‘Pay Bills’. For housing loan, just include the 20-digit payment reference number. Members can also pay using their smartphones via the GCASH Mobile App available on iTunes, Google Play, and Blackberry World. All Pag-IBIG payments are processed within 2-3 banking days.

Paying Pag-IBIG contributions and housing loans via GCASH is FREE of charge up to December 18, 2013. A

A breakthrough service that allows easy payment of contributions and housing loans via GCASH

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minimal service fee of P5.00 will be charged per PagIBIG transaction via GCASH afterwards.

To know more about Pag-IBIG, visit their website at www.pagibigfund.gov.ph or call their 24/7 hotline at (02) 724-4244 (Pag-IBIG). To learn more about GCASH, enjoy free browsing access to www.globe.com.ph/gcash using your mobile phone.

About Pag-IBIG Fund The Pag-IBIG Fund, established by the Philippine Government in 1980 as a provident fund for Filipino workers, focuses on its twin mandates of provident savings and home financing for its members, the Filipino workers. Its name signifies synergy among different stakeholders – Pagtutulungan sa kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industriya, Gobyerno [Working towards the future: You (members and partners), Banks (and other financial institutions), Industry (including real estate, business), Government (central government, local government, government agencies)].

The Fund received a boost in its membership when its new charter was signed into law last July 2009. Republic Act No. 9679, or the “Home Development Mutual Fund Law of 2009,” mandates the universal membership of all Filipino workers, whether they are located within the country or overseas, whether they belong to the formal or informal sector, whether they work in government or in the private sector. Basically, starting January 1, 2010, all Filipinos earning at least PhP 1,000 a month are mandated to register as Pag-IBIG Fund members.

One of the remarkable effects of the universal coverage of Pag-IBIG membership is the inclusion of informal workers such as household service providers, transportation workers, market vendors, and other minimum-wage earners into the Fund.

As Pag-IBIG members, the Filipino workers receive access to the Fund’s savings program and loan programs.

The loan programs include housing loans for retail buyers and institutional loans for partners such as developers, local government units, employers, employee associations, and other member associations. Housing loan proceeds can be used by retail borrowers to finance the purchase

or repair of their chosen residential unit or lot property.

Institutional housing loan borrowers may use their loan proceeds in the development of a housing project for their chosen market or beneficiaries. A second loan program, the short-term loan program, includes multipurpose loans and calamity loans. Multi-purpose loan proceeds can augment the finances of the members and can be used for education, health and wellness, business capital, among others. Calamity loans are released among member-borrowers residing in areas affected by calamity such as typhoons and earthquakes.

The Pag-IBIG savings program requires the memberworker to remit a monthly savings worth PhP 100 and the member’s employer to remit an employer counterpart of the same amount worth PhP 100. Self-employed members may shoulder the employer counterpart, to maintain the total monthly savings of PhP 200. The monthly savings may also be higher than the minimum, as desired by the members and their employers. The monthly savings add up throughout the membership period of the members and comprise their Total Accumulated Value or TAV. The TAV determines the amount to be loaned for the short-term loans and the dividend amount to be credited at the end of each year a Filipino worker is an active Pag-IBIG member.

The Pag-IBIG Fund, with current membership level numbering to 12 million Filipino workers worldwide, recently updated its Vision and Mission to be more attuned to the changing needs of its members and partners.

Guided by its Vision – “For every Filipino worker to save with Pag-IBIG Fund and to have decent shelter” – and Mission – “To generate more savings from more Filipino workers, to administer a sustainable Fund with integrity, sound financial principles, and with social responsibility, and to provide accessible funds for housing of every member” – the Pag-IBIG Fund exemplifies a government agency which has maintained its sustainability throughout its 33-year history. About G-Xchange, Inc. and GCASH G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI) is a pillar in m-commerce and a fully-owned subsidiary of Globe Telecom, which is a leading full service telecommunications company in the Philippines. GXI pioneered the mobile commerce service called GCASH which was launched in the Philippines in October 2004. GCASH is an internationallyacclaimed mobile commerce service of G-Xchange, Inc. which allows Globe and TM subscribers to send and receive cash conveniently anytime and anywhere. It delivers over one single platform the three major cash transactions made by consumers today: purchase and payments, person-to- person or P2P transactions, and domestic and international remittances.

Globe Telecom recently sealed a deal for a $700-million mobile network modernization program to further improve its services, including its mobile commerce product GCASH. The modernization program, considered the most significant Globe Telecom investment in the last two decades, includes an all-IP infrastructure, pervasive 3D coverage, double fiber optics capacity, 4D and LTE readiness, and overall quality and resiliency. The program will be rolled out nationwide within the next five years. Visit www.globe.com.ph for more information.

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Gov’t readies P6.9M emergency relief as Gorio enters PHL MANILA -- The government readied P6.9 million worth of emergency relief resources with the entry of Typhoon Gorio into the country, Malacanang reported Saturday.

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and As t ron om i c a l S e r v i c e s Administration upgraded Tropical Depression Gorio into a Tropical Storm and raised public storm warning signals in different areas affected by the weather disturbance.

Among provinces encouraged by PAGASA to carr y out necessar y preparations are Northern Samar, Western Samar, Eastern Samar, Dinagat Island, Siargao Island, and Surigao del Norte.

Residents in these areas are advised to monitor weather developments and wait for further PAGASA storm warnings.

In a radio inter view over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan Saturday, Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the government started assessing preparedness of these areas with entry of the new storm.

In Eastern Visayas, Valte said Dept. of Social Welfare and Development activated its Quick Response Teams.

DSWD’s field offices will be open 24 hours, Valte said, adding repacking of family food packs also started.

DSWD readied 1,040 family fo o d packs and PhP263,920 standby funds including other food items amounting to PhP1.7 million.

There is also an available standby fund of P270,350 for non-food items in Eastern Visayas.

In CARAGA Region, local DRRMCs have been activated, she said.

There are 2,000 family food packs available in case of emergency and a standby fund amounting to P300,440.

T he re is a s e p ar ate P1,042,000 for other food items and P2.7 million for non-food items, she said.

All in all, t he total prepositioned food packs, standby funds and other food

Thousands join 3rd Tree-Growing fest in Koronadal City

KORONADAL CITY -- Thousands of residents braved the early morning drizzle here Saturday to plant anew “hundreds of thousands” of tree seedlings as part of the city’s third Tree-Growing Festival.

Mayor Peter Miguel said around 20,000 volunteerplanters, mainly students and village residents, joined the festivity, considered the biggest tree planting activity in Southwestern Mindanao.

He said the volunteers converged at the city hall grounds here as early 4 a.m. and almost simultaneously trooped to various planting sites located in two critical mountain ranges -- Roxas and Quezon -- that straddle the city.

The city government earlier targeted to plant around 500,000 trees in 2,000 hectares of planting sites for this year’s festivity but the mayor said they extended the planting period through the end of the year due logistical problems.

“We’re very overwhelmed with the outpouring of support from various sectors. Around 10,000 volunteers have enlisted for the activity as of Friday but the number of people who actually showed up has doubled,” Miguel said.

Malacanang earlier declared June 29 as a special nonworking holiday in the city in support of the third treegrowing festival.

The declaration was issued through Proclamation No. 593 dated June 6 that was signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. This year’s tree planting sites are in 11 of the city’s 27 barangays straddled by the Roxas and Quezon mountain ranges.

The planting areas are located in Barangays Saravia, Carpenter Hill, San Isidro, Mambucal Assumption, Paraiso, San Jose, Mabini, Esperanza, Cacub and Topland.

As of noon Saturday, Miguel said 90 percent of the volunteers have already completed their planting assignments and returned to the city hall grounds, where a free lunch was served by the local government.

Miguel said they have yet to account for the exact number of trees that have been planted but noted that the feedback so far from their field coordinators were “very encouraging.”

The mayor said there were no major untoward incidents recorded during the activity but 12 of the volunteers have either fainted or suffered some injuries, mostly minor.

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items and non-food items for the two regions amount to PhP6.9 million, she said.

O n t he f l o o d i ng i n some parts of Mindanao, particularly North Cotabato, Valte said the government continues to mobilize its resources to help affected communities.

“Yung sa North Cotabato, patuloy ang pagtulong natin sa kanila by way of emergency relief resources. Kasama dito yung standard na mga family food packs at pagtulong doon sa mga naapektuhan ng bagyo na nasa loob ng evacuation centers,” she said.

“On-going naman ang mga assets natin when it comes to search and rescue. That is standard already kapag hinihingan ng tulong ay nagpapadala tayo agad.”

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A member of the PNP (Philippine National Police)-Special Boat Unit stands before the crew of M/L Nursamsi, a motor launch vessel with 160 Hp Hino engine, loaded with illegally cut logs allegedly to be smuggled to Sabah. Authorities seized from the motor launch vessel were 260 pieces of assorted lumbers worth P780,000 at the wharf of Bataraza town in southern Palawan recently. (pna photo palawan bureau)

Swarm of flies invades Bulacan public market

By Emil Gamos

BALAGTAS, Bulacan -- Traders and consumers at the Balagtas public market are pestered by a new menace -- swarm of flies.

Rommel Ramos, anchor of the radio program “Rommel Ramos Po!”, said his daily program is also being swarmed by callers calling the attention of officials to act on the matter before it becomes a health hazard to the public.

He said the swarm became ominous shortly after a big fire gutted a major portion of the public market last month.

Bobby Alonzo, a butcher, said his customers have dwindled in the past days because of the swarm.

“Most of my customers transferred to another market because of the swarm of flies,” Alonzo lamented.

Upon learning of the plight of traders, consumers and residents during the weekly radio program “The

Governor’s Hour” , Gov. Wilhelhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado immediately called and instructed Provincial administrator Jim Valerio and provincial health officer Dr. Joy Gomez to go to the area and act on the problem.

He told the two provincial officials to coordinate with their counterparts at the municipal government to swiftly address the situation.

Traders said that after the fire last month, most of the burned goods, including meats have not been totally cleared out from the premises.

Diosdadao Libiran, OIC market master, said thay have tried to remedy the problem but the flies just keep on coming back.

Residents also said that garbage being dumped at the streets beside a creek at the public market is also being seen as one of the factors why flies are invading every nook of the public market. (PNA)

Palawan environment council to sue nickel mining company

By Celeste Anna R. Formoso

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY -– The policy-making body Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) is set to sue the Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation (RTNMC) in the southern town of Bataraza for alleged quarrying outside the Strategic Environmental Plan (SEP) clearance they were issued.

In a media interview, Alex Marcaida, spokesperson of the PCSD, said their recent monitoring revealed that the RTNMC is quarrying outside

the SEP clearance they were issued in Barangay Rio Tuba, Bataraza.

“In the findings of the staff, there was quarrying outside the approved area of the PCSD, or without clearance of the PCSD. But according to RTNMC, the area is included in their mining claim,” said Marcaida.

He added that following the discovery of the quarry operations, the RTNMC was given one month to explain but it only sent its lawyer to the executive committee

meeting of the PCSD in Barangay Irawan at the Department of Agriculture ( DA ) - Prov i n c i a l Ru r a l Center.

T h e l a w y e r, s a i d Marcaida, did not explain but instead requested for a time extension to give their side of the issue.

The PCSD, headed by outgoing Governor Baham Mitra, reportedly did not give the RTNMC any extension, and inform the lawyer that it will pursue the case against the illegal quarrying operation.

In reaction to the

findings, Environmental Legal Assistance Center (ELAC) lawyer Grizelda Mayo-Anda said in a local television interview that the NGOs look forward to the filing of the case.

She said that despite their many complaints in the past regarding mining violations, which were unable to merit positive outcomes, they are happy that it is now the PCSD that came to realize the violation of RTNMC. The RTNMC is one of the largest nickel mining companies operating in southern Palawan. (PNA)

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Honest Love

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hink a minute…There’s a story about a man and A Minute woman who had been married

By Jhan Tiafau Hurst for over 60 years.

They had shared and talked about almost everything. But the wife had kept a special box in her closet.

She had asked her husband never to open it or even ask her about it.

Then one day, the old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would never recover. Her husband began to sort through all of his wife’s belongings.

When he found the box, he brought it to his wife’s bedside.

She agreed that it was finally time he knew what was in the box.

Her husband opened it and found 2 little handkerchiefs and a stack of money totaling $25,000!

His wife explained: “When we were married, my grandmother told me that the secret of a happy marriage was to never disagree or argue.

She told me that if I ever got angry with you I should just keep quiet and sew a handkerchief.”

The old man was so touched and moved he had to hold back the tears. Only 2 handkerchiefs were in the box.

He almost burst with joy and pride that in over 60 years she had only been angry with him 2 times!

“Dear,” he said, “that explains the handkerchiefs, but what about all of this money?

Where did it come from?” She answered: “Oh, that’s the money I made from selling all the other handkerchiefs.”

Well, that’s definitely an interesting way to keep peace in your marriage, and make $25,000 at the same time!

But that husband probably wondered what he had done to make his wife angry so many times!

He’d always thought they had a close marriage.

But it wasn’t based on the truth.

Obviously, they had not been completely honest with each other.

Instead of sharing their real feelings, they had built a wall between them—a wall of handkerchiefs.

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n 1955, British author and historian Cyril Northcote Parkinson first made the observation in The Economist that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” This became known as Parkinson’s Law. An important economic corollary to this law goes: “The demand upon a resource tends to expand to match the supply of that resource.” Stated much simpler for the layperson, “expenses rise to meet income.” Such occurrence is so commonplace that not doing so may be tantamount to avoiding the bandwagon. However, if somebody would say that indeed, some laws are meant to be broken, then this law should be at the topmost!

If financial security is summarized by learning the appropriate cycle of earning, saving, investing and protecting your wealth and assets (the E-S-I-P paradigm), then ascribing to Parkinson’s law may be taken as one of the biggest culprits responsible for breaking this cycle.

Someone gets overjoyed getting a raise. And with that raise comes the hope of expecting a much bigger breathing space, with money not anymore limited just “to make ends meet.” Life seems to get a little better but a few months later, it’s all back to basic and budget gets tight as how it used to be. A very common story that befalls almost every Tom, Dick and Harry.

We might ask the big “why”? Why did it happen?

Where did all the extra money go? But as science would say, “nature abhors a vacuum.” Psychology and human

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nature kicks in. When funds are lacking, needs are needs Financial D octor and wants are wants. But when

By Adonis Agcopra some extra funds come in, new expenses are created and wants become sugar-coated “needs.” With the extra money, many people would get the immediate urge to say: “Let’s burn it!” So long as there’s money in their pockets, there is always a thousand and one ways to spending it.

Discipline is an often used word. But when it comes to money, the temptation to enjoy short term gain easily erodes the value of discipline. Attaining long term security and stability gets pushed aside when the icing on the cake seems more luscious than the cake itself.

But people often get a hazy vision of their future when long term gain is blurred by the sparkle of what’s fun and easy now. Delayed gratification can be a conscious choice of looking forward to a life of long-term gain with less worries while initially sacrificing with short-term pain.

When rewards are genuine, they necessarily come later.

Be a lawbreaker for once. Doing so perhaps can even agcopra/PAGE 7

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Part 2: Transfusion Transmitted Diseases

n Transfusion Transmitted Diseases, Donors ( as discussed last week ) have a significant role to play. They need to be honest during the interview and in filling up the forms.

History of a past or present illness, drug or alcohol intake, tattoo, ear piercing ( for the males ), and even the last date of blood donation. Vaccines, and relevant health issues like presence of hypertension, blood disorders , should be reported.

Previous histories of significant laboratory test results for infectious diseases are important as the Blood Bank Personnel is now guided as to one’s fitness to become a donor.

Once the Donor passes the first step which is history taking, physical examination is done and laboratory testing is then performed.

A set of examinations are requested and if negative on all the tests, with a normal haemoglobin, then, one can start donating a unit of blood. `The Laboratory performing the tests is as important as that of the Donor.

The choice of test kits particularly in screening blood samples for diseases that are transmissible through blood, must be approved by the Department of Health.

The importance of the sensitivity and specificity of the test kits cannot be over emphasized.

False positive or false negative results should be kept at a minimum.

Should there be positive results in the screening stage, a confirmatory test must be performed, to make sure that the test result is truly positive. The expertise of the staff

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performing the tests is another factor to consider.

I n Focus In cases of uncertainty of By Dr. Mary Jean Loreche test results, performing it a second or third time ( with no extra charge to the patient ) is a MUST, and a confirmatory testing or referral to a higher category diagnostic centre is standard procedure .

The donor with a positive re s u lt for t he s c re e ne d infectious agents like malaria, he pat it i s B ,C , H I V a nd syphilis should be referred to a Specialist for proper treatment. And, to be diagnosed through an incidental Laboratory testing is beneficial both to the donor and the prospective recipient.

Imagine the horror if one were to get a disease after having been given that much needed blood!

Transfusion transmitted diseases is a risk that may not be totally eliminated as yet. But, with increasing awareness and educating donors on what is expected of them, and instilling responsible blood donation, one problem is solved.

This, coupled with better diagnostic tests in capable and competent staff in the performing laboratories, the probability of being afraid that the unit of blood that is supposed to save is UNSAFE, becomes nil to non-existent.

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BSP checks on the stock market and property sectors

wo sectors very closely watched by the Bangko Sentral, as it performs its price stability mandate, are the equities market and the real estate sector.

For good reason.

Historically, these two sectors have experienced major swings in prices, causing economic and financial imbalance.

For this purpose, the BSP periodically holds Environmental Scanning Exercises (ESE) with key players from the public and private sectors to discuss trends in these important areas.

One such ESE was conducted early this month with Atty. Roel Refran of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),D avid Young of Colliers International Philippines and Prof.

Enrique Soriano III of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, as resource speakers.

Invited as reactors were Mr. Claro G. Cordero, Head of Research, Consulting and Valuation Advisory Services Department, Jones Lang LaSalle; Ms. Ma. Theresa M. Javier, Head of BPI’s Asset Management and Trust Group and Mr. Justino Juan R. Ocampo, SVP of the Investment Banking Group of First Metro Investment Corporation.

The forum was held against a backdrop of rapidly rising stock prices, fueled mainly by foreign portfolio investments, and higher value rates for land, capital and rent during the first quarter. These developments were beginning to

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be a source of concern.

Why worry, one may ask, O ut if all seems to be going well.

By Ignacio Bunye The short answer is that these markets are really unpredictable. Gains now may become losses tomorrow.

The transitory nature of the foreign portfolio investments made in the stock market, for instance, makes the equity market vulnerable to reversal of flows as what is happening now as we write. It is not without good reason that such investments are also referred to as “hot money”.

Lessons should also be learned from the 2007 U.S property market meltdown.

Here are some of the insights shared during the recent ESE, which was attended by BSP Gov. Amando M. Tetangco Jr., Monetary Board Members (MBM) Alfredo C. Antonio, Peter B. Favila, Dr. Felipe M. Medalla, and Atty. Armando L. Suratos, BSP Deputy Gov. Diwa C. Guinigundo, and former MBM Dr. Vicente B. Valdepeñas. bunye/PAGE 7

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Att y. R e f r an of t h e Philippine Stock Exchange talked ab out the sto ck market, recent developments (e.g. PSEi levels, market capitalization, capital raised, alternative investments, etc.).

Atty. Refran’s message: the current economic and market situation are not the same as in those years leading to the property bubble burst in 2007. Atty.

Refran then presented the efforts of the PSE to improve the market, including new projects (e.g. offering an online trading platform for retail brokers, having its own depository, establishment of a new issuer disclosure system to improve provision of data to investors, as well as implementing short selling locally) as well as offering new products to expand the menu of investment choices for investors (e.g. exchange traded funds or ETFs, PERA accounts, and having index options and futures contracts similar to that in Singapore).

In his presentation, Mr. Young of Colliers gave the participants a view on the recent developments in the property market.

Generally, Mr. Young thinks there is no property bubble yet. For him, asset price bubble is characterized by rapid price increase. The market is unsupported by affordability hence demand is increasingly speculative.

Clearly, there is no office supply bubble. There is low vacancy rates which is driven by supply shortfalls. As far as prices are concerned, rental rates are seen to grow by 5-10% in 2014. Lastly, office rental rate in Manila is still the cheapest in Asia, signifying that we have not been rerated yet by market players, which is an indication of the absence of a bubble.

Also, Mr. Young said it is not accurate to say that foreigners are to blame in the perceived build up of the property bubble, since foreigners play a very small

part in the Philippines commercial property market.

In the latter part of his presentation, Mr. Young shared how other countries intervened to prevent bubble build up. Most interventions, he said, were in the form of taxation of properties and transfers of properties to discourage speculative purchases.

Prof. Enrique Soriano III of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business also said there is no cause for panic at the moment in the property sector. However, supply of mid-rise and high-rise building should be monitored.

He said the challenge now is in sustaining the momentum, and this can be done by extending the development beyond Metro Manila, ensuring those who borrow from banks f u l ly comply wit h re a l estate requirements, and monitoring of new borrowing by inexperienced property builders/developers.

True to its mandate, the BSP will continue to conduct similar exercises with concerned sectors and stakeholders. Maintaining price stability is - and should be - a group effort.

Agcopra... from page 6

help you avoid spending a life of long-term agony and pain because of the short-term gains you’ve opted to prioritize early on. Break Parkinson’s Law. Do it now!

---- (Dr. Adonis Agcopra, MBA, CIS, RFC® is with the IARFC and is portfolio director of AFIC Meridian Consultants. URL: www. aficfinancialconsultants.com.

Email: aficfinancialconsultants@ outlook.com.)

Loreche... from page 6

More than the fear of a transmission related infection, is the positive side of donating and receiving: benefits far outweighs the possible risks or complications.

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Aspiration gone awry: a case of trademark infringement

A lighting brand that was never qualified to be a Superbrand and will never be, but aspires to be, despite a court action, is what trademark infringement is all about.

Sometime in 2005, Superbrand Marketing International, Inc. (SMI) published its Volume V. Akari, which produces electrical lighting products, aspired to be awarded as a “Superbrand.”

It was of the impression they signed up to be a Superbrand only to realize they signed on to a bogus corporation not authorized by SMI. In fact, the very same group that duped Akari was the defendant in a court case filed in Hong Kong by Superbrands Ltd. which settled in a compromise agreement wittingly.

Interestingly enough, realizing that their lighting brand was never registered in the Superbrands program, Akari nevertheless insisted on using the international award seal for close to six years, though it never really qualified to be a Superbrands.

When finally (and officially) invited to participate, Akari decided to decline the invitation while slyly and silently removing from the marketing shelves its packaging, which showed the international Superbrands award seal.

This must have been a costly strategy. Instead of legitimizing its use of the Superbrands trademark, this company instead dealt with a forked tongue.

While it is almost unaffordable to participate in the Superbrands program for most, brands should never advertise that they are a Philippine Superbrand when they simply don’t quality. The perennial question we ask is, “Do you have what it takes to be a Superbrand?”

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To this date the brand was never authorized to use the B randing award seal. Nevertheless, they By Harry Tambuatco used it for six long years, duping the public into thinking that they are a Superbrand.

In fact, there is a pending case with the Intellectual Property Office against this lighting brand for trademark infringement and unfair competition.

The brand was never in any of the biennial books published

by Superbrands since Volume V (2005 to present day) nor in any of the Certificate Award events.

It was never invited to any formal gala Tribute night, where the qualified Superbrands were formally awarded with their trophies.

It is interesting to note how brands persist in unfair competition and trademark infringement only to promote what they are not. The aspirational value ofAkari is not surprising.

Many, many brands ask to join the Superbrand program, but very few can qualify.

In serving and protecting the public, it is a fact that Akari was never a Superbrand and will never qualify to be one. Misrepresentation to the public is an offense that must be dealt with accordingly.

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“We Grow Minds” TESDA programs address employment concerns, generation for underemployed and ‘needing skills’

By CHENG ORDONEZ, NewsCon Director

BWM MEDIA CENTER, Cagayan de Oro – The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the region has continued to successfully embark on schemes to measure the impact on regional development in both training and employment, said Engr. Edgar Sales, OIC-regional director of TESDA 10 during the weekly BWM Media Center’s News Conference (NEWSCON), held last June 21, here.

Dir. Sales was accompanied by Ms. Kotie Bax, TESDA 10 Regional Operations Division chief, and Ms. Honey Analou Dona, TESDA 10 SMAC Focal.

TESDA, is an agency of the government under the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) responsible for managing and supervising technical education and skills development.

Dir. Sales identified the measures as (1) Private Education Student Financial Assistance (PESFA) Program, (2) Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) and (3) Cash for Training Program (CTP).

PESFA Program has been established through Section 8 of R.A. No. 8545, otherwise known as the Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education

(GASTPE) Act. PESFA offers educational grants to qualified and deserving college freshmen both in degree and non-degree courses.

Engr. Sales said the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and TESDA handle the administration of the program for degree and non-degree courses, respectively. The program seeks to extend financial assistance to marginalized but deserving students in post secondary non-degree TVET courses; promote technical vocational education and training (TVET); contribute to the development of a competent skilled workforce; and assist private institutions in their development efforts by assuring a steady supply of enrollees to their course offerings.

TWSP is a facility to provide the necessary supply to address the skills demand of

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the industries. Specifically, it aims to provide skills and competencies to job seekers through appropriate training programs that are directly connected to existing jobs for immediate employment.

It also seeks to empower private education and training institutions to offer relevant training programs that meet job requirements.

“Remember that we focus on food, shelter and clothing, which are the basic needs, and our role is to address employment concerns and generation,” Dir. Sales said.

To realize the objectives of this program, TESDA works with other government agencies to provide the funds for either full or partial scholarship grants to high

school graduates, those employed but ready for a career change, underemployed or unemployed, with or without experience and ready to undergo training in the selected priority sectors and other sectors with identified highly critical skills requirements namely: Agribusiness, Cyberservices, Aviation, Metals Engineering, Construction (Heavy equipment Operators); Health and Social Services (Massage Therapists, Spa Therapists, Pinoy Hilot, Biomedical Equipment Technician); Hotel and Restaurant Management (Barista and Cooks/Chef); Support Programs (National TVET Trainors/Assessors Qualification Program, Pre Assessment of CCAs and Medical Transcriptionists); and Special Programs (Special employment Program for Mindanao, Disabled Soldiers (DND), Livelihood or Training Program for OFWs) On the other hand, Dir. Sales spells out TWSP through the program’s two objectives: (1) To provide skills and competencies to job seekers through appropriate training programs that are directly connected to existing jobs for immediate employment and (2) To empower private education and training institutions to offer relevant training programs that meet job requirements.

TWSP is a joint project of government agencies spearheaded by TESDA, DoLE and Office of the Presidential Adviser for Job Creation (OPAJC), private sector organizations, industry associations, labor unions and public and private education and training institutions.

“While TESDA focuses

on education, it also addresses employment generation through programs and services. However, there are parameters that we have to consider. These are ‘working age population’ and ‘post secondary’ in our effort to address both employment generation and the needs of those living under the poverty line, the underemployed and those needing skills,” Dir. Sales said.

TWSP, he said, is a program that should provide work immediately after graduation or six months after, even as it helps jobless individuals to go abroad. Lately, 14 people managed to leave for Australia through the said program.

As for CTP, some 4,695 slots have been provided for Region 10, including the areas of Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental while the areas of Camiguin and Lanao del Norte are still undergoing processing.

At least 68 schools in Misamis Oriental are TESDA-accredited with some 6,000 annual graduates.

Also at the NEWSCON were Cyril Ranile, TESDA coordinator for 1st District, and Nanny James Munalem, admin officer of International Labor Force Mastery, Inc./ Skills Mastery Institute.

Other topics discussed during last Friday’s NEWSCON were the following: Role of TESDA in providing employment to returning OFWs economically displaced as a result of global economic crisis; major activities/events which TESDA is undertaking relative to the TESDA anniversary celebration on August 2013; and Holcim Galing Mason Awards.

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CHANANTHON BED & BREAKFAST CM Recto Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. #: 856-81-89 / 309-3095 / 231-2103 Email ad : chananthonbb@yahoo.com Room @ P800.00

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NEW DAWN PENSIONNE Velez-Macahambus Sts, CDO Tel Nos. 8571776, 721776 email : gchreservation@yahoo.com

ASIA WORLD PAWNSHOP

Main: Osmeña-Cogon Market, Cagayan de Oro Branch: Ipil,Carmen , Cagayan de Oro NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE Starting June 21, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. to 5P.M., this establishment will set an Auction Sale on all pledges since January 2013 . Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

MANAGEMENT PAHIBALO

Sa Hunyo 21, 2013 sa may 9:00 sa buntag paingon da alas 5:00 sa hapon, ang Tanan nga penirenda nga wala malukat sa bulan sa Enero 2013 maapil sa subasta.

Giawhag ang tanan suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

BWM: June 8, 2013

ANG TAGDUMALA

June 30 - July 6, 2013

CDO Branch: National Highway, Zone 1, Igpit, Opol, Misamis Oriental

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-24899

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO PROVINCIAL SHERIFF:

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Direct Importer of All Kinds of Japanese Surplus QUALITY and AFFORDABLE PRICE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under ACT 3135 as amended, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND or PAG-IBIG FUND, Mortgagee, with office address at J.R. Borja Street, Cagayan de Oro City, against LEOCARDI E. IGARAN, Mortgagor, married to LORMA P. IGARAN, with postal address at Block 5, Lot 16, Villa Mila Subdivision, Aplaya Jasaan, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the mortgaged indebtedness which as of September 12, 2012 amounts to THREE HUNDRED FORTY TWO THOUSAND EIGHTY THREE PESOS & 40/100 ( P 342,083.40) inclusive of interest and penalty charges, attorney’s fees equivalent to ten (10%) percent of the total indebtedness plus the foreclosure expenses, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on July 18, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Branch 25, Arch. Hayes Street, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency the following property described below, to wit :

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ZAINZAID TRADING

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF SECOND NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF File No. 2013-015

“A PARCEL OF LAND ( Lot 16, Block 5, Psd-10-023903 being a portion of Lot 5225 Cad-367 Jasaan Cad) situated in the Bo. Of Aplaya , Mun. of Jasaan Prov. Of Mis. Or., Island of Mindanao . Bounded on the SE., along line 5-1 by Road Lot 5, (6.00 m. wide) on the SW., along line 1-2 by Lot 15, on the SW., along line 2-3 by Lot 10., on the NW., along line 3-4 by Lot 11, on the NE., along line 4-5 by Lot 17, all of Block 5, of the subd. plan Psd-10-023903.

Containing an area of EIGHTY TWO (82) square meters, more or less, and all other improvements existing thereon, registered in the name of LEOCARDI E. IGARAN, married to LORMA P. IGARAN.’’

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 above date stated, it shall be on the next working day without further notice.

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

Cagayan de Oro City, June 6 , 2013.

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Kimberlite Pawnshop will be having an AUCTION SALE on all items that expired on April 2013 AUCTION DATE: JUNE 20, 2013 Estrada Bldg., Fortich-Don Carlos Sts., Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

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 SUPREME COURT 10th Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE JUDGE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 28 MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN IN RE: Petition for Re-Issuance of Owner’s Copy of Title in lieu of one already lost, JEAN CARMELITA DELA RIARTE MABELIN Petitioner x-----------------------------------------------------------/

NOTICE OF HEARING Notice is hereby given that a summary hearing on the petitions for Notarial Commission of the following Notaries Public shall be held on July 8, 2013 at 2:00 in the afternoon at the Office of the Executive Judge. Any person who has any cause or reason to object to the grant of the petition may file a verified written opposition thereto, received by the undersigned before the date of the summary hearing.

1. ATTY. DIONEL O. ALBINA 2. ATTY. LAWRENCE LEO K. PELAEZ 3. ATTY. JUNALD J. RUBINO 4. ATTY. ED LEO S. TANDOG

Let a copy of this notice be published once in a newspaper of general circulation prior to the hearing, per A.M. No. 03-802-SC, at the expense of the petitioner/s.

Given this 21st day of June 2013 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) HON. GIL G. BOLLOZOS

1st Vice Executive Judge

MISC. CASE NO. 126

ORDER

Petitioner, Jean Carmelita Dela Riarte Mabelin, of legal age, Filipino, married and resident of Catarman, Camiguin, thru counsel, states that she bought a parcel of situated at Binaliwan, Mahinog, Camiguin denominated as Lot No. 1908-B covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-1710 in the name of Macaria dela Riarte, duly registered in the Office of the Registered of Deeds of Camiguin.

That the owner’s duplicate copy of the TCT of the aforesaid parcel of land was in the possession of his uncle Teodoro dele Riarte who was the designated Administrator of the dela Riarte properties. Sometimes last January 2011 his uncle Teodoro went to Cebu City to visit some relatives. Normally his uncle carries with him all his important documents wherever he goes for he is alone in his house in Mahinog. Unfortunately he suffered a stroke while in Cebu and he died as a result thereof last January 12, 2011. The aforementioned Owner’s duplicate of the said parcel of land was in his custody during that time and the same cannot be found despite exhaustive search.

That there exist no deed or instrument affecting the said property have been presented by anyone else for registration in the Register of Deeds

It is the main thrust of the petition that after hearing the Owner’s Duplicate of the aforesaid Transfer Certificate of Title which was lost be declared null and void and a new Owner’s Duplicate copy be issued in lieu thereof under the same terms and conditions as contained in the original on file.

The petition being sufficient in form and substance is hereby set for hearing on August 21, 2013 in this Court’s Session Hall, to start at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.

Let copy of the petition together with all its annexes and of this Order be furnished The Register of Deeds at Mambajao, Camiguin; The Administrator, Land Registration Authority at Quezon City; and Provincial Prosecutor of Camiguin.

The Process Server of this Court is directed to post copies of Order in the 1.)Bulletin Board-Public Market, Mahinog, Camiguin; 2.) Bulletin Board- Municipal Hall, Mahinog, Camiguin; 3.) Bulletin Board-Provincial Capitol, Mambajao, Camiguin; and 4.) Bulletin Board- this Court.

Let copy of this Order be published at petitioner’s expense once a week for three consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing in any newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Camiguin.

Any person or entity whose interests might be adversely affected by this proceeding may file written opposition within a reasonable time prior to the date of hearing and appear personally during the hearing to substantiate the same.

SO ORDERED.

Done at Mambajao, Camiguin, this 18th day of June 2013.

(Sgd.) RUSTICO D. PADERANGA Judge

BWM : July 1, 2013

BWM: July 1, 8 & 15, 2013

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City Branch 22 OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE File No. 2013-156

Upon Extra-Judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filed by BDO UNIBANK, INC., mortgagee, with principal office address at 10th Floor , BDO Corporate Center, 7899 Makati Avenue corner H.V. dela Costa Street, Makati City, Metro Manila against SPS. CARLOS AND LIZ MARIE YCARRO, mortgagor/s, of legal age , Filipino/s with postal address at (1) Purok 8 Upper Sugod, Valencia City, Bukidnon, (2) Lot 1063-C2-B-14 & 16 Unnamed Road Lot, Brgy. Cabangahan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, (3) Lot 3 Fortich Street, Brgy. Sumpong, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, (4) Lot 6592-A-9-G & 6592-B-1 Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, (5) c/o Provincial Government of Bukidnon, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, (6) c/o Blue Hills Marketing, Purok 8, Upper Sugod, Valencia City, Bukidnon, (7) c/o Sunlife Financials, Valencia City, Bukidnon, to satisfy the mortgaged indebtedness which was as of December 5, 2012 amounts to FOUR MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TEN PESOS AND 01/100 (P 4, 124,910.01 ) Philippine Currency including interest, penalty charges excluding attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned sheriff will sell at public auction on August 12, 2013, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the RTC Branch 22 office, Arch Hayes St., Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the herein described property and all improvements thereon to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-63026

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 6592-A-9-G, Psd-10-001694, being a portion of Lot 6592A-9, Psd-10-001600) situated in the Barrio of Iponan, City of Cagayan de Oro , Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of THREE HUNDRED NINETEEN (319) SQUARE METERS more or less.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-150311

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 6592-B-1, Psd-104305-019395, being a portion of Lot 6592B, (LRC) Psd-247490) situated in the Barrio of Iponan , City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of FIVE HUNDRED (500) SQUARE METERS more or less.

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

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

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

Cagayan de Oro City, June 19, 2013.

FOR THE PROVINCIAL EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

BWM : July 1, 8 & 15 , 2013

(Sgd.)JOEL LYDVEL G. PAKINO Sheriff IV

OFFICE OF THE NOTARY PUBLIC ATTY. ANTONIO L. AMARGA ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 16 Pabayo St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. No.: 72-30-90 RURAL BANK OF GITAGUM (MIS. OR.), INC. Mortgagee # D-2013-357

RE : Extrajudicial Foreclosure of

- versus - Real Estate Mortgage Under Act 3135

as amended in relation to Section 78

of RA No.337 as amended JEAN APDIAN EMAR and RUBY APDIAN Mortgagor x------------------------------------------------------/ NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE BY NOTARY PUBLIC

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended filed by Rural Bank of Gitagum (Mis. Or.) Inc., with office address at Poblacion, Gitagum, Misamis Oriental, against Jean Apdian Emar and Ruby Apdian, all of legal ages, Filipino citizens and residents of Lourdes, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of March 30, 2013 amounted to Php 128, 633.33 excluding attorney’s fees equal to 10% of the outstanding balance and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on AUG 21, 2013 at 9:00 AM or soon thereafter in front of the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Initao, Misamis Oriental to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency, the following property/ies described below, to wit ; Transfer Certificate of Title No. E-8966 Tax Declaration No. 0817001400173, PIN: 052.17.0014.014.08

A parcel of agricultural land including all improvements thereon, located at Taparak, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental containing an area of 30,6801 square meters, more or less, under Lot No.293, Gss-10-0009,Bounded on the NE., SE., along lines 2-3-4-5-6-7-8, by Alubijid River; SW., along line 8-1 by Lot 294,Gss-10-009; NW., at point 1, by Provincial Road along line 1-2, by Lot 295, Gss-10-0009.

Should there be no other bidder or only one (1) bidder, the auction sale scheduled above shall be held again on SEP 20 2013 at the same time and place.

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

Cagayan de Oro City, June 10, 2013 (Sgd.) ATTY. ANTONIO L. AMARGA

Notary Public

Until December 31,2013

PTR No. 5206438 (12-18-12, Mis. Or.)

IBP No. 875245 (12-18-12, Mis. Or.)

MCLE Compliance No. IV-0007647 (3-11-12)

Roll No. 34718

TIN No. 151-202-335 BWM : July 1, 8 & 15, 2013

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES OFFICE OF THE NOTARY PUBLIC MARIO T. JUNI Attorney-at-Law Rm. 103, G/F Obenza Bldg., Pabayo-Cruz Taal Sts., Cagayan de Oro City Telephone No. (088) 857-3599 * Cell Phone No. 0935-2379999 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> E.B. VILLAROSA & PARTNER CO. LTD., FILE NO. _________________ Represented by its successor-in-interest/ Assignee, MARY JANE P. BETE Mortgagee/Assignee,

-versus- Re: Extra-judicial Foreclosure of

Real Estate Mortgage under R.A

3135, as amended by Act 4118 SPS. ARTURO & ADELAIDA ARAGENIO,

Mortgagor. x------------------------------------------------------x NOTICE OF SALE Upon verified application for sale under Act no. 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee, E.B. VILLAROSA & PARTNER CO. LTD., represented by its successor-in-interest/assignee, MARY JANE P. BETE, of Lot 21, Block 23, Villa Trinitas Subd., Ph- II, Bo. Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City, against the mortgagor, SPOUSES ARTURO and ADELAIDA ARAGENIO, of Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness in the total amount of TWO HUNDRED SEVENTHY FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P275,000.00) excluding the 25% as attorney’s fees, cost and expenses for foreclosure and sale and all other incidental expenses which are likewise secured by the said mortgage, the undersigned notary public will sale at PUBLIC AUCTION , to the highest bidder, FOR CASH and in Philippine Currency, on July 26,2013 at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon or soon thereafter at the Entrance of the Hall of Justice, Cagayan de Oro City, the following described real property together with all its improvement existing thereon, to wit : TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-82006

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 21, Block 23, Psd-104305-015867, being a portion of Lot 2, (LRC) Psd-157430) situated in the Barrio of Bugo, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 22; on the SW., along line 2-3 by Lot 19 , both of Block 23; on the NE., along liner 3-4 by Road Lot 23 (6.50 m. wide) on the NE., along line 4-1 by Lot 23 also on Block 23, all of the subdivision plan Psd-104305-015867. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SIX (126) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

The undersigned auctioning notary hereby gives further notice that if on July 26, 2013 the minimum requirement of two(2) bidders/buyers will not participate in the auction sale pursuant to the Supreme Court EN BANC Resolution under Administrative Matter No. 99-10-05-0, the sale shall be postponed and re-scheduled on the next working day July 8, 2013 at the same time and place without republication.

This Notice of Sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in three (3) of the most conspicuous public places where the subject property is located and in the Entrance of the Hall of Justice, Cagayan de Oro City, where the sale shall take place, and likewise, a copy will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Misamis Oriental, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the auction sale.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title to the property and the encumbrances, if there be any.

Cagayan de Oro City, June 12, 2013.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI

Auctioning Notary Public

Until December 31, 2014

IBP No. 875235 12-14-12

PTR No. 2327981-A 1-07-13

Roll of Attorney No. 35240

MCLE Compliance No. IV-0008350 (10-02-12)

Cagayan de Oro City BWM : June 16, 23 & 30 ,2013

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12TH Judicial Region, Branch 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE BIRTH RECORD OF ROMMEL CAJITA TERO OF HIS DATE OF BIRTH FROM JANUARY 25, 1973 TO JANUARY 25, 1974 ROMMEL C. TERO, Petitioner,

- versus -

SPL. PROC. NO. 21-480

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR, LALA, LANAO DEL NORTE. Respondent. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - // ORDER

A verified petition for Correction of Entry in the Birth record of Rommel Cajita Tero in the Local Civil Registry of Lala, Lanao del Norte, was filed by petitioner Rommel Cajita Tero on May 23, 2013, praying this Honorable Court that after notice, publication and hearing an order shall be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte, to: 1) CANCEL and CORRECT the entry in his birth record of the petitioner in column – DATE OF BIRTH from JANUARY 25, 1973 to JANUARY 25, 1974. 2) ISSUE the Petitioner a correct copy of his birth certificate; and 3) FORWARD a copy of the corrected birth certificate of petitioner to the National Statistics Office, Manila.

The verified petition being sufficient both in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing to July 19, 2013 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.

Let this order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Lanao del Norte once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

The Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte, and any person who has an interest in the petition may file his/her opposition thereto within fifteen (15) days from notice of this petition or from the last day of publication of this order.

Further, let this Order be posted for fifteen (15) consecutive days prior to the date of hearing on the bulletin board of the Municipal Hall of Lala, Lanao del Norte; on the bulletin board of barangay Lanipao, Lala, Lanao del Norte where the petitioner is residing, and on the bulletin board of this court.

The petitioner is directed to notify this Court of the publication of this order three (3) days before the scheduled hearing date.

Furnish copy of this Order to the Solicitor General, Makati City, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Lanao del Norte, the Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte; Atty. Dorothea Saligan-Basalo, Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Rommel C. Tero, Lanipao, Lala, Lanao del Norte.

SO ORDERED.

May 31, 2013.

Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte.

(Sgd.) ALBERTO P. QUINTO

Acting Presiding Judge BWM: June 19, 28 & July 3, 2013

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history and culture of the Cagayan de Oro people.

Mo r e n o’s i n a u g u r a l Sunday, June 30, takes place near the same spot where the country’s first president Emilio Aguinaldo addressed the great throng that welcomed his visit to Cagayan de Misamis on October 5, 1924.

On that day, Cagayan citizens came out in droves to listen to the man whose cause they fought for only a quarter of a century earlier during the Philippine-American War in Cagayan in 1899-1901.

The men of Cagayan who came to listen to Aguinaldo talked from a make-shift stage that faced Calle Mindanao (Tiano Brothers Street today) came dressed in what was de rigueur of the day – white suits and hats. After Aguinaldo’s Divisoria rally, he retired to the house of Apolinar Velez where luncheon was served in his honor.

It was also from the Tribuna on National Heroes Day of November 30, 1955, that the three Tiano Brothers were officially recognized by the city and given honors for their individual valor, for a country that they did not die in vain for. Here their bereaved mother, Emilia Bacarrisas Tiano, received the posthumous honor for her three fallen sons. The Tribuna is sacred ground rendered from the heroism of the brothers Tiano.

From the great Tribuna echoed the orations of the city’s historical titans – Emmanuel Pelaez who became Vice President, Justiniano R. Borja who remains the city’s greatest mayor, Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel, Jr. who became Senate President, to join with the cause of the common folks whose aspirations and dreams for a beloved city they continue to cherish. Moreno re-lives history.

The inauguration of Oscar S. Moreno Sunday is not just the inauguration of a new mayor.

With this event, Kagayanons restore back the glory of the old Divisoria and the Tribuna, so that the people of Cagayan de Oro will enjoy the benefits of this open space of history and culture as intended by those who designed it for that noble purpose.

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The NDF even issued “land titles” to local farmers and

formed a shadow government complete with a “mayor”.

Paquito Daao, village chief of Kibanban, said the delivery of social services and development projects has brought back peace to Lantad. He added the present situation is a far cry from the time that the area became a “no man’s land” owing to the armed conflict between the military and the New People’s Army (NPA), armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).

“Lantad is a good story, but how many Oca (Moreno) will emerge? And is Lantad the only area with this kind of problem? What about the other areas?” Bishop Antonio Ablon of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) in Misamis Occidental said.

“Naay padulngan ang ginagmayng paglihok, ang problema inig hawa sa usa ka opisyal (Small initiatives produce results, the problem is when an official leaves),” Ablon said.

He, however, maintained that local initiatives cannot be a substitute for national level ones.

“A go o d example is President Aquino’s executive order on mining which has stripped local officials of any role in it,” he said.

Fr. Chris Ablon, of the IFI in Libona, Bukidnon called the development of Lantad a rare case. “Many areas outside Lantad are still suffering.”

He said that for development to be more encompassing there is a need to institute national level initiatives such as pursuing the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms, the second item in the fourpoint Hague Joint Declaration signed by GPH and the NDF in 1973.

Pastor Nasali Silava of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches said that what applies to a barangay where problems are more physical may not be applicable in a national setting. “This is an ideological problem… this is about worldviews.”

For his part, Col. Jessie Alvarez, chief of staff of the 4th Infantry Division, said he believes the local government prioritized Lantad because “it is a symbol of resistance, and we don’t have many resources.”

Charlito Manlupig, president of Balay Mindanaw Foundation Inc., shared their experience as independent secretariat in the peace process between the government and the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa sa

Mindanao (RPMM).

The group broke away from the mainstream communistled armed movement at the height of the internal debate that wracked the Left in the early 1990s.

Manlupig said it was the first localized peace process that reached an agreement. “However, the new administration (Aquino III) decided to suspend this process saying it wanted to focus on the talks with the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) and the NDF.” “It (GPH-RPMM peace process) is no longer in the OPAPP (Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process) website,” he added.

Pastor Cobbie Palm, who works in the secretariat of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), said that while localized talks may be enough with groups like the RPMM, it’s a different thing with the NDF. “They have a chain of command. What is resolved locally may not be binding on the top. There is a need not to cut off that bigger picture [in trying to resolve conflicts at the local level],” he cautioned.

Fr. Emman Silvosa of Siargao said local negotiations are not needed if both parties at the national level are sincere.

But he emphasized that the government should not be the first to withdraw from the talks.

UCCP Bishop Modesto Villasanta meanwhile said that church people can contribute to the peace efforts by acting as a third party in securing the release of soldiers who may be held by the NPA as “prisoners of war.”

He said they have done this in Compostela Valley province where the NPA has captured a number of soldiers.

“We helped because we know that their families are really anxious [over their safety].”

He said they have done the same thing for rebels captured by the military. “Some were released on condition that they would go back to their families.”

GPH-NDF peace negotiations began in 1986 under President Corazon Aquino. Aside from the national level talks and the nationwide ceasefire observed by both parties, regional NDF leaders and government officials held local talks usually with Church personalities as facilitators, until the January

1987 Mendiola Massacre which led to the collapse of the negotiation.

Talks resumed in 1992 under President Fidel V. Ramos. This time the NDF explicitly stated it would n o l o n g e r a l l ow l o c a l negotiations and scrapped the idea of a ceasefire as a precondition [to the talks].

The Aquino government has raised the possibility of pursuing localized talks. But the CPP has insisted that only the NDF negotiating panel is authorized to engage the government in peace negotiations.

The summit, held at the San Jose Minor Seminary, this city was organized by PEPP, a group composed of various Christian churches and groups in the country, including t he C at holic Bishops Conference of the Philippines and the National Council of Churches of the Philippines.

Fest...

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to the convergence site, he said.

“Overall, this is another big success for the city because we were able to rally our residents to volunteer and work as one for our environment,” he said.

The city government d e c i d e d t o l au n c h t h e tree-growing festival in 2011 to highlight the local celebration of the International Environment Mont h held e ver y June and support for Aquino’s National Greening Program.

L a s t y e a r ’s a c t i v i t y covered around 1,000 hectares of planting sites in five barangays along the Quezon mountain range and with around 250,000 tree seedlings planted.

During its launching t w o y e ar s a g o, arou n d 25,000 lo cal volunteers planted a total of 131,028 tree seedlings in 522.78 hectares of idle lands along the Roxas Mountain Range covering six barangays.

(PNA)

caring, and friendly to the children.

“We are lucky to be the chosen barangay because this helps promote our place, provide more opportunities and help our less-fortunate families,” Punong Barangay Bobby R. Charcos said.

The Korean students will build seven houses made of cement and light materials for the seven indigent families identified by the barangay officials at the barangay relocation site.

The voluntourism program was also a venue of culture sharing where Korean students also stay with 15 chosen families in the barangay for a night.

The Koreans will also have a cultural program on July 1 where they will present their cultural dances and prepare simple Korean food for the community, school officials, and the host families.

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The community is also happy in the presence of the Korean volunteers since their children have learned some of their arts, games and practices as well as a bit of the Korean language. (PNA)

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Sangyaw Festival’s 2nd Parade of Lights will be joined by 15 creatively formed lightemitting diodes themed floats conceptualized by school, barangay and communitybased contingents.

Meanwhile, Lim announced that Mayor Alfred Romualdez has convened the city disaster risk reduction management council for the continuous monitoring of tropical storm Gorio.

So far, based on their monitoring the water at V & G, one of the flood-prone areas in the city, has subsided.

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“They teach the kids some Korean ethics, arts, games and Korean Language and they will also donate bookshelves to the school,” Ammic P. Baron, Kinawitnon Elementary School head, said.

Baron said the group conducted 12 classes a day for two hours per class in a day for five days. She said the Korean volunteer students are providing all the needed materials and are very patient,

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July 5, 2013

WAR OF OUR FATHERS. The Veterans Bank travel exhibit dubbed as War of our Fathers "A Tribute to the Filipino Freedom Fighters". This is an exhibit dedicated to the World War II Veterans. War of our Fathers was launched at the 2nd Floor of the SM City Cagayan de Oro, June 28. The ribbon cutting ceremony is led by Misamis Oriental Governor and Cagayan de Oro City Mayor-Elect Oscar "Oca" Moreno (center), Veterans Bank VP Miguel Angelo C. Villa-Real (right), SM City's Constantine Arce (left), together with Col. Jose Paler, VFP district Commander (2nd from right) and Mr. Lino Gacus, Branch Manager of Philippine Veterans Bank, CDO. photo by ronald mastail

UP Pep is driven to excel The UP Pep Squad has been in the headlines recently after receiving accolades in the latest local and international competitions that they’ve participated in. From a number of awards in the 7th Cheerleading Asia International Open Championships in Japan to a clean sweep in the 2013 Philippine National Games Cheerleading Competition, the UP Pep Squad is truly inspired and driven towards excellence.

The UP Pep Squad sees their partnership with Sun Cellular as a strong testament to the trust and credibility that the team holds.

“The mere fact that Sun could place their trust in our team to be their brand ambassadors is a big responsibility. It reminds us that we should always strive to be better. Apart from striving for excellence for our University, it’s also striving for that excellence because of our partner, Sun Cellular,” says UP Pep Squad coach Lalaine Pereña.

Sun Cellular has also been helpful in touching base with fans and followers.

Assistant Coach NJ Antonio shared, “Ngayon ang ginagawa naming announcement, hindi nalang verbally. We also use our mobile phones. Also, through the internet, nakakapost kami. Ilalagay mo na sa Facebook, makikita na ng lahat. Mas napapabilis yung dissemination

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ng information namin. Malaking bagay yun.”

The team also sees the importance of staying connected with their families, especially when they were away for the competition. UP Pep Captain Lian Melegrito recounts how her connectivity enabled her to give her parents peace of mind. “Syempre sobrang important na palagi kong inaupdate yung parents ko – kung anong oras kami matatapos, nasan ako exactly, kung tapos na ba yung training, pauwi na. Kahit nung nasa Japan kami, kailangan natetext ko sila or nachchat. So for me, importante na, kinikeep in touch ko sila kahit gaano ako kapagod, alam pa rin nila kung anong nangyayari sa training ko at sa acads ko.”

With the virtues of discipline, dedication and excellence, the UP Pep Squad stands to be a Good Choice as one of Sun Cellular’s brand ambassadors to the youth. “We are happy to have them as our brand ambassador as they exemplify the values that we believe the youth should have. And with our products and services, we believe that the youth will be able to do just that – much more easily,” says Sun Cellular Assistant Vice President for Marketing Services Jocel Adorable.

Sun Cellular is a member of the PLDT Group.

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