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Fruits for oil IN LINE with the Duterte administration’s move to extend relations with nontraditional partners, the country expressed intent to export fruits to Azerbaijan while looking at the Eurasian country as an alternative source of oil. Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez met with Azerbaijan Ambassador Tamerlan Garayev on May 31 to discuss trade opportunities between Baku and Manila. “Our meeting with Consul Garayev is part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s strategy to seek out nontraditional trading partners. We see a lot of complementation between our countries,” Mr. Lopez was quoted in a statement on Monday.
Agri exports THE agricultural sector needs to reach a point where supply is reliable and consistent before it can service the export market, food and export industry officials said. Roberto C. Amores, president of the Philippine Food Processors and Exporters Organization, Inc. (Philfoodex), said at the International Food Expo (IFEX) that achieving a surplus in produce is a prerequisite, not just by addressing the production side but also logistics. “You’ve seen (Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F.) Piñol’s presentation, showing what can be done in order to improve our supply base directed towards selfsufficiency,” he said.
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CURIOUSITY. High school students on their way to the first day of the new school year, stop curiously at the makeshift camp of evacuees at Vicente de Lara Park, Capitol Compound in Cagayan de Oro City. The evacuees were caught in a crossfire between the military and the New People's Army (NPA) in the hinterlands of Lagonglong municipality. PHOTO BY MARK FRANCISCO
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More than 1M report for school in Normin MORE than a million elementary, junior high and senior high students reported to public schools in Northern Mindanao starting yesterday on the start of the new academic year which will last until March next year. (Private schools will start their classes a week later.) O f t h i s n u m b e r, 181,357 are from Cagayan de Oro City, according
to city schools division superintendent Dr. Jonathan dela Peña. Dela Peña reported that during the five-day long enrollment last week, the Department of Education (DepEd) was able to enroll 93,522 elementary, 35,978 junior high and 5,985 senior high students in the city. The private institutions had their Report/PAGE 11
Row over franchise in posh CdO estates Moresco vs Cepalco
By MARK FRANCISCO Staff Writer
THE City Council committee on public utilities is set to tackle a complaint by the Misamis Oriental – 1
Rural Electric Service Cooperative (Moresco-1) that it’s counterpart, the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (Cepalco), had encroached into their service area. Committee chair Councilor Teodulfo Lao said that Moresco-1 board president Agustin Caberte has posh/PAGE 11
BAKWIT. A mother feeds her son with only rice, Monday morning, as more than a hundred residents of Kamansi, Lagonglong town, Misamis Oriental, seek refuge within the Capitol grounds of the Province of Misamis Oriental in Cagayan de Oro City, following an encounter, last week, between the military and the New People's Army. PHOTO BY GERRY LEE GORIT
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Children are the Future: It takes a Community to Educate a Child
Education is and always will be very important in building a strong foundation in one’s life. This is especially true in terms of looking at our future generation. Education is a strong building block in building a stronger and healthier community. IDC got the opportunity to render service to the community through taking part in this year’s Brigada Eskwela. IDC was able to participate in the activity at Batinay Elementary School, a far-flung community in
Cagayan de Oro, last May 29, 2018, and donated materials for Macabalang Elementary School and Lumbia Central School. During the activity, IDC donated school supplies, construction materials for the schools' further improvements and conducted a feeding program. This activity was in partnership with Damiani Property Management Services Inc., the official leasing and property management of IDC’s Primavera projects. “Education is the most
important tool you can receive, that can bring you the most success in society today. Education lessens the challenges you will face in life. The more knowledge you gain the more opportunities will open up to allow these children in the future to achieve better possibilities in career and personal growth." said Frances Mae R. Galvez, IDC Brand Manager. IDC has been a contributor in assisting the local community of Cagayan De Oro. IDC is fully aware that the real future
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lies in the hands of these children. This is in sync with the company’s goal to promote sustainable development. And they prioritize in making sure that these young individuals will be the next builders of our community. "This activity becomes an eye opener to me as an individual and be a part of this Brigada Eskewela. Through the company's effort, we are able to experience first-hand
what these children need to achieve their dreams. And with are simple ways we are able to assist them in reaching their aspirations hoping that they would be somebody in the future." said Lynette R. Rongo, IDC Sales Manager IDC is a leader in promoting green advocacy in Cagayan de Oro. Both projects of IDC, Primavera Residences, and Primavera City, won the International
Property Awards for Best Mixed-use Development in the Philippines. With its dedication to smart and passive green developments, Primavera Residences garnered the distinction of being the First Completed Condominium Project in East Asia to be given an EDGE (Excellence in Design For Greater Efficiencies), a global green certificate by IFC World Bank.
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DavOr hailed as Gawad Saka 2018 champ DAVAO C i t y - - T h e province of Davao Oriental was adjudged as the 2018 Regional Gawad Saka champion for its exemplary contribution to agricultural sustainability and productivity. Davao City is this year’s first runner-up, followed by Compostela Valley province. During the awarding ceremony held in Davao City on Thursday, Davao Oriental bagged six major awards out of the 13 categories and four outstanding agricultural extension workers (AEW) were recognized. Davao Oriental group category winners were the Outstanding Barangay
Food Terminal -- Non L G U - - Ta n d a n g S o r a Barangay Food Terminal, Outstanding Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council -- PAFC Davao Oriental, and Outstanding Municipal Agricultural and Fishery Council --MAFC Lupon, Davao Oriental. The individual categor y winners were t he O ut st anding R ice Farmer, Edna Deypalubos; O ut s t an d i ng C o c onut Farmer -- Betty More; and Outstanding Fisher Folk (Aquaculture Fisheries), Conde Mascardo. Outstanding AEW winners were Vincent Jun Caminero, Emma Montejo, Visitacion
BUTUAN City -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Agusan del Norte, in partnership with the local government of Butuan City, will hold a t w o - d ay D i s k w e nt o Caravan – Balik-Eskwela Edition from May 30 to 31 here. DTI-Agusan del Norte provincial director Brenda Corvera encouraged the public to visit and buy at the caravan and avail of the opportunity to save in buying grocery items, school supplies, school bags, school uniforms and other related products. Corvera also said the caravan is part of the
government’s efforts to help consumers cope with the rising cost of living particularly in time for the opening of classes for school year 2018-2019. “The caravan is one of the programs of the department to ease the financial burden of consumers by bringing to them low-priced basic ne cessit ies and pr ime commodities,” Cor vera said. The caravan will be opened from 9:00 in the morning up to 5 o’clock in the afternoon on the said dates at the city hall lobby,” Cor vera added. (NCLM/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
MALAYBALAY City -The low pressure area off Mindanao has become a tropical depression and given t he lo cal name Domeng, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. In a bulletin issued 11 am on Tuesday, Pagsasa said the tropical depression is located 675 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar and moving north northwest at 14 kilometers per hour. Domeng is packing maximum winds of 45 km/h
near the center and gustiness of up to 60 km/h. Pagasa has not placed any area under tropical cyclone warning signals, but Domeng is expected to bring moderate to heavy rains to Eastern and Central Visayas, and Caraga and Davao Regions in Mindanao. The weather bureau alerted residents of these region for possible flash floods and landslides. Domeng, the 4th cyclone to hit the Philippines this year, is not expected to make landfall. (MindaNews)
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Kuan, and Eugene Dujali. The winners received plaques and cash prizes. Governor Nelson D ay a n g h i r a n g l au d e d the efforts of the farmers and fisher folk, not only in Davao Oriental but around the region, who have contributed in securing food for every Filipinos. “We thank and salute your efforts. You have been very diligent in your agricultural endeavors, that is why you are being honored today,” Dayanghirang said. He added, “L et me
thank DA (Department of Agriculture) for continuing to inspire and encourage our partners, fisher folk, and animal growers to persevere in agriculture and make it a highly regarding industry and establish an economic pillar that the country can depend on.” DA 11 Director Ricardo Oñate Jr. commended the partnership of the department and other agriculture stakeholders, both in the local government and private sectors. “This is the right time
that we can thank all of you for your support because you have made our work light and bearable. Thank you for trusting the programs of DA,” Oñate said. He assured the farmers, fisher folk and stakeholders present in the event that DA will continue to create an atmosphere where their requests and demands will be heard and addressed. Betty More, one of the awardees, thanked the support of the government and encouraged her fellow farmers to strive hard
to improve their living conditions. More also challenged them to improve their produce to compete with the ASEAN market, as well as transform them not only as mere producers but to become agri-entrepreneurs. Gawad Saka is an annual search of DA which has become the highest form of recognition to deserving farmers and fisher folk in the country who have excelled in the various sectors of agriculture. (Cherry Mae Palicte/PNA)
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ignacio bunye Every summer, bathers still soak themselves in the poor man’s beach – Manila Bay totally unmindful of the health hazards posed by swimming in the bay’s extremely polluted waters. While swimming in Manila Bay is expressly proh ibite d, aut hor it i e s merely look the other way. “Pagbigyan na natin. Hindi naman kasi sila makakapunta sa Boracay,” an enforcer once said. Wit hout any d oubt , Manila Bay’s breath-taking sunset remains one of our
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jhan tiafau hurst Think a minute…Do you wish you were somewhere else right now? At the beach? Away on a nice holiday? At Disneyland? Many of us spend a lot of our time wishing we were somewhere else. When we’re at work we wish we were home relaxing. We wish we had a different job and career or a different boss. We wish we were rich. But we can wish our life away. The simple fact is we’re not somewhere else, we’re right here! Meantime, life is passing us by while we spend our time making retirement plans. Then, even if we finally get something we wished for, we still keep wishing for something more because it’s become our state of mind— always wishing for something else. So we don’t even enjoy the things we already do have. So don’t wait until you’re
not too busy before you get close to your kids. Enjoy them now. They’ll never be this age again. Don’t wait until you buy or build that new house or until you make more money. And don’t wait until you retire, because then you might be too tired! You see, each day is made to have its own special experiences and memories of fun, love, and lessons to learn. So grab and squeeze every bit of life you can out of today, because this day will never come back again! A very successful woman said, “Do your best this moment, so you can be prepared and in the best place for your next moment and opportunity.” That’s why Jesus promises all His followers that if we are faithful and productive with our small responsibilities now, then He will bless us with bigger opportunities later. But first, we must decide to start living for Jesus His successful, right way every day of our life. So why not ask Jesus to forgive you for living your own way and always wishing you had more? Jesus will take charge of your life and help you to fully enjoy what you already have, as well as all the more that He wants to give you. Just Think a Minute…
continuous direct exposure to these pollutants “may cause cancer, immune system disease, endocrine disruption, r e p r o d u c t i v e t o x i c i t y, congenital malformation and developmental disorders, and many other diseases.” How do you measure the quality of Manila Bay’s water? The authorities have set up monitoring stations along the shorelines around Manila Bay. These stations are located along Noveleta, Tanza, Naic, Bacoor and Rosario in Cavite, Limay and Mariveles in Bataan, Navotas Fishport and Rizal Park in Manila. These monitoring stations measure fecal and total coliform. Coliform is a bacteria found in the human and animal waste. The acceptable coliform count for “swimmable” waters is 1,000 MPN (most probable number per 100 milliliters). However, an official in the know estimates coliform count in the Manila Bay area
as “in the millions”. Years ago, alarmed bay area residents filed a petition with the Supreme Court to compel the authorities to stop the further degradation of Manila Bay. The Supre me C our t responded by issuing a c o nt i nu i n g m a n d a mu s directing 11 government agencies, led by DENR, to clean up and to restore Manila Bay back to health. The Supre me C our t wanted Manila Bay to be once again “swimmable” and fit for other aquatic activities. The Supreme Court also set a deadline, long since past, for the authorities to get their acts together. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out what needs to be done to stop the further degradation of Manila Bay. Already, there is an alphabet soup of studies and operational plans which are in place. (Eg., OPMBCS under the ESWMA) bunye/PAGE 7
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tourist come-ons. But if you know what is good for your health, don’t you try swimming in its cesspool. A research conducted by the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute confirmed what has long been an open secret about Manila Bay. “The waters of Manila Bay are the most polluted in the country, serving as a giant waste-dump for the metropolis. Here, domestic sewage, toxic industrial effluents from factories and shipping operations, leachate from garbage dumps and runoff from chemical agriculture converge into a hideous cocktail.” The research further showed that “unprocessed waste ending up in the bay has resulted in high levels of fecal coliform and the presence of heavy metals, pesticides and excess feeds in its waters.” T h e D e p ar t m e nt of Health acknowledges that
Batas Mauricio LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… `Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?’…” (Isaiah 49:15, the Holy Bible). -ooo LYNE ALANO ABANILLA, “ULIRANG INA 2018”: I am congratulating in all earnestness Madam Lyne Alano Abanilla, former Vice President for Classified Ads of the Manila Bulletin, former District Governor of Rotary International 3810 (which covers Manila, Pasay City, Cavite, and Occidental
Mindoro), and at present the countr y director of the Physicians for Peace Philippines, on account of her having been unanimously chosen as the “Ulirang Ina ng Pilipinas” for 2017. Lyne was given this “o u t s t a n d i n g m o t h e r ” of the year award by the Ulirang Ina Ama Awards Foundation, in glittering and fitting ceremonies which took place at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel on May 13, 2018, made more meaningful by the personal presence, participation, and felicitations of Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. According to an information bulletin issued by the Ulirang Ina Ama Awards Foundation, it conducts a yearly selection of women who can be considered as having shown extraordinary savvy in the discharge of their duties and responsibilities,
first as the matriarch in a Filipino home, and second, as a responsible citizen in society. The choice and subsequent awarding for Lyne coincided with the 25th year of the Foundation’s annual selection this 2018. -ooo A MOTHER THAT TOOK GREAT CARE OF HER KIDS, HER WORK, AND OF SERVING OTHERS: Records of the Ulirang Ina Ama Awards Foundation indicated that Lyne Alano Abanilla (who, like me, is a member of the Rotary Club of Intramuros Manila) was recognized as the “ulirang ina ng Pilipinas” because the Foundation saw that she raised her three children well enough, notwithstanding that she had to take care of them all by her lonesome, starting from their formative years until they have fully grown up. It didn’t seem to matter to Lyne that as her kids were growing up, she was a mere
rank-and-file employee of the Manila Bulletin in her early years with the newspaper. Despite that financial handicap, Lyne managed to send her children to college, enabling them to finish their collegiate degrees on time. Indeed, this could have been one of the reasons why the owners of the Bulletin entrusted to her greatly responsible positions in the newspaper, like being the Vice President for Classified Ads, up to the time she retired from it in 2015, And all the while that she was doing a delicate balancing act between her role as the mother of her three children and her role as an officer of the Manila Bulletin directly dealing with its greatest source of income, its classified ads, Lyne did not hesitate to take on more charitable, though clearly punishing, work for ordinary and hapless Filipinos, first as batas/PAGE 7
Always be child-like hints and traces
roy cimagala This is what Christ wants us to be. “Let the children come to me,” he said. “Do not prevent them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” (Mk10,14-15) To be sure, it’s not a
call to be childish, as in being whimsy, capricious, thoughtless. Rather we are asked to be humble and simple, full of trust in the authorities especially in the providence of God, and eager to believe in what is good, preciselylike a child whose worries are few, not deep and lasting. We must remember that Christ also said that even while we have to be simple and innocent like doves, we should also be shrewd and clever like serpents. (cfr Mt 10,16) We must find ways on how we can blend these contrasting qualities together. To be child-like is to have a lot of faith in God. It is to be led more by that faith than by our merely human estimation of things. It is to
accept whatever happens in our life but always confident that God never abandons us and is leading us to him through the ups and downs of our life. To be child-like is to have a pure and innocent heart,incapable of malice, ambition, pride and arrogance. It is to have the confidence that, even our defects and mistakes, if immediately referred to God, do not really matter much. To be child-like is to be transparent, simple and sincere,unafraid to be known as they really are, warts and all. The knowledge and vast experience they gain in life do not alter their simplicity,which negates neither prudence nor discretion.
To be child-like is to be welcoming to suggestions andcorrections. These do not make them feel humiliated, but thankful. It is to be teachable, flexible and docile. When one is child-like, he can be told anything and he tends to believe and obey. Attainments, achievements and successes do not spoil him. Neither do difficulties, temptations and failures crushthem and plunge them to sadness or bitterness. To be child-like is to be easily motivated and consoled; to be optimistic despite problems and difficulties. Falls and mistakes are easily forgotten. To be childlike is to be disposed to see things as they are,either cimagala/PAGE 9
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Call center industry sees $1-B more revenues in ‘18 THE CONTACT CENTER industry hopes to generate as much as 70,000 jobs and $1-billion additional revenues this year, amid challenges brought by the rise of artificial intelligence which threatens processdriven jobs. Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) Chairman Louie Benedict C. Hernandez said on Wednesday that the industry targets to boost revenues this year by 7% to 9% from its 2017 level, equivalent to at least $1 billion. “We have to stay at the higher single-digit range.
We want to see an annual net addition of jobs, 60,000 to 70,000. We don’t want to get stagnant neither do we want to actually start getting a lower figure. Our goal is to keep adding jobs, to add in revenues,” Mr. Hernandez said in a press briefing in Makati City. T he C C A P’s t arge t revenue growth is a slowdown from the doubledigit annual growth the industry used to record before 2015. The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, a major job generator in the country and contributor to the economy, has been
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threatened by the rise of machine-learning AI technology. Contact centers, which make up four-fifths of the country’s BPO industry, have been scrambling to come up with a new business strategy to prevent job losses. Part of this includes scaling up job requirements among its employees. “Over the years, the industry had been moving away from simple type of work,” Mr. Hernandez said, adding that he expects momentum to pick up this year. Citing a report by its partner global market consulting and research firm The Everest Group, Mr. Hernandez said that only 14% of those agents who are doing voice jobs, are engaged in low-skill tasks. Such traditional voicejob responsibilities include telemarketing, order taking, and provision of simple customer service assistance. The report showed those engaged in jobs requiring middle-level skills comprises of 51% of the respondents. Their job tasks range from
providing solutions to more complex customer problems, processing health claims, providing technical support, and business-to-business high value cross-selling or upselling. High-level skill jobs are being done by 35% of the respondents. Some of the tasks they do are decision making for troubled projects and accounts, providing level 2 and 3 technical support, complex and high value claims processing requiring clinical certification, and financial analysis, among others. The Everest Group also projected the call center industry’s revenues at $13 billion in 2017. For 2016, the CCAP said industry revenues stood at$12.77 billion. The research firm added the Philippines continues to be the biggest source of contact center services. The local industry is expected to corner 16% to 18% of the total outsourced services globally in 2018. The Philippines remains ahead of its nearest competitor in this market — India.
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PLDT sustains growth in digital service revenues THE digital enterprise unit of local telco giant PLDT, Inc. has registered a strong performance for the first quarter of the year, driven by its ongoing nationwide deployment of digital services. The information and communication technology revenues of PLDT Enterprise re a ch e d P 5 . 5 9 bi l l i on , increasing by 6 percent from P5.3 billion for the same period last year. The growth in revenues were contributed by Data Center revenues, which was higher by 14 percent, Managed IT services up by 23 percent, and Cloud Infrastructure and Software as a Service, which increased by 51 percent. Overall, data, broadband and digital platforms continue to drive PLDT’s revenue growth, increasing by 13 percent to P18.3 billion at the end of March 2018, accounting for 50 percent of total service revenues for the first three months of the year. “We continue to grow in the right places -- specifically data and digital services. We are setting the pace for industries and are building on our lead,” Jovy Hernandez, Senior Vice President and head of PLDT and Smart Enterprise Business Groups, said in a statement released Wednesday.
“Growth in this vital space is being powered by the growing efforts of companies to go digital. And it’s not just large companies. Small and medium scale companies are also making the shift. That’s why more companies are signing up for services, like Cloud and managed services. We are keen on upholding PLDT’s position as the preferred digital partner for enterprises by building up our digital infrastructure and enhancing our expertise to help clients execute their digital pivot,” he added. PLDT has recently opened its second VITRO Data Center in Cebu province, which is expected to further strengthen the delivery of data services to enterprises in various sectors, such as banking and finance, business process outsourcing, retail and small and medium enterprises. The telco has 10 data centers across the country, raising its total capacity to more than 9,000 racks. The net income of PLDT has reached P7 billion for the first quarter of 2018, which increased by 41 percent from P5 billion for the same period last year. The firm has allocated P58 billion for this year, which will be utilized for the rollout of its fixed and mobile networks. (PNA)
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Salakyag Marches Against GMO Cartel Destroying PH Agriculture By Mike Baños Editor-At-Large
FARMERSand environmental stakeholders joining a transPhilippine march to advocate for the Rights of Nature have lambasted the GMO cartel which they say is destroying the country’s agriculture. Some 400 participants from all sectors of society braved torrential rains last May 30, 2018 to join the third leg of the Salakyag Para sa Sangnilikha 2018: Samasamang Sakay-Lakad-Layag Para sa Sangnilikha TransPhilippines Pilgrimage and Caravan dubbed Salakyag 2018. Among the highlights of the peaceful protest action attended by farmers, civil s o c i e t y o r g a n i z a t i on s , church leaders and churchbased organizations led by Cagayan de Oro Archbishop A ntonio L edesma, SJ was the opposition a ga i nst t he i mpend i ng commercialization of BTTalong and Golden Rice in the Philippines.
“What’s really happening now is most of our crops are GM crops which means most farmers are getting their seeds from corporations and companies, so they really need a big capital in order for them to have a yield upon harvest,” said Roselyn Balmes, advocacy officer of Agro-Eco Philippines at the press conference held at Gaston Park following the march. “It’s not only degrading the environment but it’s also not sustainable bec au se iyong g i na stos ng mga farmers for these things is not commensurate sa anong nakukuha after harvest.” Agro-Eco Philippines is a Mindanao-based national NGO of organic farmers, scient ist s, civ i l societ y organizations, and faithbased groups asserting the right to food of the people, ending hunger in the poor farming communities, and increasing t he adapt ive capacity of farmers to climate change through agro-ecology, advocacy and lobbying, social
Eugenio Geraldo is Agro-Eco PH’s farmer-trainor teaching farmers sustainable agriculture in Malitbog, Bukidnon.
enterprise, and international solidarity. The activity has also raised the awareness of the people on t he proposed National Seed Law (R.A. No. 7308 also known as the Seed Development Act of 1992) which is perceived to curtail the rights to access of t he fa rmers to save, develop, exchange and share traditional seed varieties and farmer-bred lines in favor of a few multinational GMO corporations. Unsustainable Agriculture In an article posted in The Organic and Non-GMO Report (2013) entitled The GMO Seed Cartel, author Ken Rosboro cited how “problems resulting from escalating prices for GM seed are seen most dramatica lly—and tragically—in developing countries.” “According to a study by Consumers International, an estimated 270,000 small-hold farmers in the Philippines are being forced to grow GM corn and ending up in debt. The cost of corn seeds has risen 282% from its introductory price and accounts for 18-21% of a farmer’s total cost of production. Farmers are at the mercy of seed suppliers and lenders who are one and the same in the country and refuse to provide lending unless the farmers grow GM corn.” A local study by Magsasaka At Siyentipiko Pa r a S a Pa g-Un lad Ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG)
found that a farmer needs about P 9,800.00 to buy GM corn seeds to plant one hectare against only P4,500.00 for conventional hybrid corn varieties, thus agrochemical companies such as Monsanto earns at least P 5,000.00 per hectare on seeds a lone. In 2011 alone, it was estimated that companies earned over P3Billion in the sale of GM corn seeds in the Philippines. In a similar study done by MASIPAG in 2012 on the socio-economic impacts of GM corn among poor farmers, results showed that the expensive cost of GM corn production has driven farmers to local usurers and traders, incurring as much as 40% interest per cropping season that they are unable to pay off. The use of GM corn seeds entail the use of synthetic chemicals, and together they make up 40‐48% of the total expenses that a farmer spends per season, and all of these go to the corn traders/financiers and agrochemical companies. Unfortunately, yields of GM corn are inconsistent, with most farmers losing as much as P10, 000 after a bad harvest. GMOs impact the health and environment. In Capiz, hundreds of hectares of hills and mountains are now converted to GM corn plantations. Farmers can easily clear lands with the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup which Cartel/PAGE 11
Banking&Finance Market favors longer tenors TDF
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BANKS subscribing to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposit facility (TDF) favor 14-day and 28-day tenors, TDF auction results reflected Wednesday. Among the three tenors, the seven-day TDF was the only undersubscribed as tenders fell short to its offered amount of P50
billion. Bids for the seven-day TDF only reached P48.21 billion. The BSP awarded the short tenor TDF amounting to P48.11 billion at an average rate of 3.6930 percent, higher than last week’s rate of 3.5866 percent. Tenders for the P40-
billion 14-day and P20billion 28-day TDF were oversubscribed, prompting the central bank to award the facilities in full. The 14-day TDF fetched an average yield of 3.6883 percent, increasing from last Wednesday’s auction at 3.5783 percent. The 28-day facility
likewise settled at a higher rate of 3.6431 percent on Wednesday’s auction from the 3.5716 percent yield in the previous bidding. Meanwhile, the BSP again reduced the TDF offering to P100 billion for auction set on June 6, from this day’s offering amounting to P110 billion. (PNA)
FSCC remains vigilant vs. potential systemic risks
THE Financial Stability C o ordination C ouncil (FSCC) recently held its quarterly meeting to assess and review potential risks to the continued stability of the Philippine financial market. The latest systemic risk review highlighted the country’s strong economic performance on several fronts. In a news release issued Wednesday, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said this has been driven primarily by local sources of growth, specifically by increased consumption from individuals, which is
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fuelled by more disposable income and by government expenditures. T h i s p o s it i on s t h e Philippines well in the ASEAN and global context, where the latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows continued growth over the next few years, said the central bank. Various risks that could potentially dampen further growth momentum were discussed by the FSCC. Global issues flagged by third-party institutions, as well as local challenges were reviewed as to their likelihood and impact. was doing as a Rotarian, Lyne got the attention of Rotary International leaders from the United States, who unhesitatingly elevated her as Rotary’s public relations officer for the South Pacific. She held this position under four successive presidents of Rotary International, starting with the year 2006. Because of her outstanding performance as Rotary International’s public relations officer, she received countless awards through the years. At present, Lyne’s time is mostly taken up by her charity projects (again!) at the Physicians for Peace Philippines. She is focused on ensuring the good vision or eyesight of elementary
school students, to make sure that they could read and understand well. Lyne is literally crisscrossing the four corners of the Philippine archipelago for this project. Indeed, Lyne is the mother not just of her children at this point, but of the thousands and thousands of young kids whose vision she is helping correct. -ooo FOR QUESTIONS, REACTIONS: If anyone would like to ask me any question about what the burning issues of the day mean, or what we have discussed here, or to consult on any problem, whatever it maybe, please call 0917 984 24 68, or email me at
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in systemic risk monitoring. The council likewise looked towards strengthening its communication initiatives across various stakeholders. The FSCC is composed of the BSP, Department of Finance, Insurance Commission, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp., and Securities and Exchange Commission. Sitting on the Council’s Executive Committee are the principals and senior officials of the five agencies, including the Bureau of the Treasury. The council is chaired by BSP Governor Nestor A. Espenilla Jr. (BSP/ PR)
Notice is hereby given that ABELARDO D. JANUBAS, who died on September 7, 2000 at Sinai, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, as evidenced by Death Certificate hereto attached as ANNEX ‘’A’’ which is made integral part of this affidavit; Original Certificate Title no. 75; A parcel of land (Lot No. 13122-C, Csd10-002312 (OLT) being of Lot No. 13122, Cad-237, Cagayan Cadastre), situated in the Barrio of Sambulawan, Municipality of Laguindingan, Province of Misamis Oriental; containing an area of SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR (6,664) square meters, more or less and Original Certificate Title No. E.1208 A parcel of land (Lot No. 13122-A, Csd-10-002312 (OLT) being of Lot No. 13122, Cad-237 , Cagayan Cadastre) situated in the Barrio of Sambulawan, Municipality of Laguindingan, Province of Misamis Oriental ; containing area TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY ONE (2,231) square meters, more or less. ABELARDO D. JANUBAS is the subject EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF DECEASED ; is made and entered among CARMENCITA JANUBAS, ARBEL E. JANUBAS, BENJIE E. JANUBAS,CHARLIE E. JANUBAS, DONNABELLE JANUBAS RAFAL ,all the legal ages, Filipino Citizens, widow, single and married and residents of Sinai, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental;Under Notary Public ATTY. QUINTILIANITO S. BABARIN, JR.; Doc. No.453 ; Page No. 91; Book No. 84; Series of 2018.
Batas... the president of the Rotary Club of Intramuros and, later, as the District Governor of Rotary International District 3810. -ooo “MOTHER OF COUNTLESS CHILDREN”: As a Rotarian, Lyne Alano Abanlla led in the pursuit and eventual accomplishment of charity projects for the poor and the marginalized Filipinos---like the distribution of “Gamit Aral Bags” for thousands and thousands of elementary school students particularly in calamity-stricken areas, and the giving as well of prosthesis, or artificial legs and limbs, or hands made of wood or plastic, for Filipinos who underwent amputation. Because of what she
T he av ai l abi l it y of additional market liquidity to support the government’s infrastructure development program and the uptrend in market prices (global interest rates and benchmark currencies) were primarily considered in light of the technical models that have been designed by the FSCC Technical team. Since the notion of “financial stability” is for ward-lo oking in perspective and preemptive in nature, the FSCC highlighted the necessity for continued vigilance in the surveillance of unfolding market developments and
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Holcim Davao Corporate Social Responsibility Manager May Escalicas (middle) receives a plaque from Davao City. Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio (left) recognizing the plant’s social programs during the Pasidungog Festival
Expanding Holcim Davao cited for community programs, tax payments Amid ongoing projects to expand its manufacturing facility and strengthen its ability to support construction activity in Davao City, building solutions provider Holcim Philippines, Inc. was recognized anew by the local government for development contributions during the city’s 81st foundation anniversary in March.
Holcim Philippines’ Davao plant was cited as one of city’s top contributors of real property and business tax as well as for supporting the local government’s social services programs for urban beautification and environment conservation. Regularly recognized by the local government for its contributions
to the city, Holcim Philippines last year started a Php 1.5 billion project to raise its cement production capacity in Davao by more than half to 2.2 million metric tons to better support building activity in the region. In February, the company also signed a supply agreement with the Davao Constructors
Association Center, Inc., a leading group of builders in Mindanao as the government ramp up infrastructure investments there. The company is also set to roll out innovative building solutions in Davao and adjacent provinces to further support customers and partners in constructing new roads in the region.
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AMLC secures 55 convictions for money laundering against company secretary A liaison officer and secretary to the president of a chemical traderdistributor was convicted for fifty-five (55) counts of money laundering based on investigative findings of the Anti- Money Laundering Council (AMLC). In a fifty-six (56)-page Decision promulgated on 18 April 2018, Presiding Judge Caridad M. WalseLutero of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Quezon City, found Annabella C. Ylagan guilty beyond reasonable doubt for fifty-five (55) counts of money laundering, and sentenced her to seven (7) years’ imprisonment for each count. The AMLC, the country’s financial intelligence unit (FIU) and enforcer of the AntiMoney Laundering Act of 2001, as amended (AMLA), proved that Ylagan transferred funds from her employer’s accounts in three (3) banks to a bank account she opened under fictitious bank accounts under the name “Lourdes R. Liu” and a company purportedly created by Ylagan. Ylagan’s modus operandi involved routing faxing of forged letters of authority, instructing banks to transfer funds from her employer’s accounts to her own fictitious accounts. Ylagan amassed Php12 million over a four (4)-year period. Ylagan’s illicit scheme was exposed when an account officer of bank
where her company maintained accounts phoned the company to verify a fund transfer in favor of one of her companies. Because Ylagan was not at the office at the time, one of her colleagues took the call. Eventually, it was discovered that the company never approved the transfers: there were no documents to back up the transfers. The company president was alerted, and investigations into Ylagan’s transactions were conducted. Ylagan admitted in writing to executing the fund transfers and opening fictitious accounts. The company promptly charged Ylagan for two separate crimes: Qualified Theft, and Qualified Theft through Falsification of Private Documents. The courts convicted Ylagan guilty as charged. Moreover, she was also ordered to pay the company Php9,852,722.55, representing actual damages that the company suffered based on the evidence it offered. Executive Director Mel Georgie B. Racela of the AMLC Secretariat stated, “Fifty-five (55) convictions, by any stretch, is a sterling accomplishment of the AMLC. We commend the investigators, prosecutors and lawyers who have handled this case, and very much appreciate the cooperation extended by Ylagan’s former employer in providing the evidence to convict her. We see here a kind of shared
interest and cooperation between the AMLC and the company, which was very interested in seeing the case through. The AMLC is very committed to prosecuting money laundering as these convictions show. Crime does not pay, and should never be made to pay. Ylagan made a choice: amass wealth and use the banks to hide her wealth. Tarnishing the integrity of the financial system has a cost: Ylagan paid for it very dearly.” Ylagan is now serving her sentence at the Correctional Institute for Women. As of April 2018, the AMLC has secured convictions for no less than ninety-two (92) counts of money laundering. Those convicted include drug dealers, illegal job recruiters, fraudsters, kidnappers, bankers and corrupt officials, to name a few. Through the efforts of the AMLC, millions of pesos and US dollars, and countless properties have also been forfeited and frozen in favor of the government. At present, the AMLC has nineteen (19) pending complaints for money laundering before the Department of Justice; one (1) pending complaint for money laundering before the Office of the Ombudsman for preliminary investigation; and twenty-two (22) money laundering charges with the trial courts. More convictions are expected to be handed down within the year.
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of heart but persecuted, insulted and the like are no big problem, but occasions to go closer to God. We must reinforce our need to be child-like. We are easily carried away by today’s world forces that pressure us to leave behind our being like a child andbecome complicated to tackle complicated issues and situations of the times. That’s always a strong temptation to us because, as they say, it would take a
thief to catch a thief. Let us remember that to untangle the knots of our times, we must be simple,always going to God for any problemsolving. That’s because to be complicated to uncomplicate complicated things would just make things worse, not so much for others as for oneself. To be child-like knows how to abandon oneself in the handsof God irrespective of the sacrifices involved!
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self-evident natural truths o r h i g h l y my s t e r i o u s sup er natural re alities. What is not understood is simply accepted and believed, relying simply on there commendation of parents and elders. To be child-like is to capture the spirit of the beatitudes, where being poor in spirit, meek or in a state of mourning, pure
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Xavier Ateneo Education dean among 2018 United Board fellows
“Good leadership in higher education manifests the following qualities: clarity of goals, ability to communicate these goals to the community, ability to innovate, and lead by example,” began the profile of Dr Jovelyn Delosa in the roster of this year’s fellows of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia. Delosa, dean of Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan’s School of Education, was recently named as one of 14 accomplished leaders in higher education for the United Board’s 2018-2019 cohort, representing a wide range of academic disciplines and administrative experiences across nine Asian countries and regions. She is one of four Filipinos in the program. For Delosa, a good leader is “humble and persevering.” “Managing is difficult but leading is harder,” she said. “As a leader, one does not only bring her ideas to the organization but her values, her life. Good leaders move and inspire others to succeed together.” The XU dean is actively involved in
Xavier Ateneo School of Education dean Dr Jovelyn Delosa has been named as one of the 14 accomplished leaders in higher education for this year's United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia Fellowship. Photo by Billy Jo Macale
teacher education and was appointed a member of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) National Technical Working Group on Teacher Training and Instruction Programs. She is also a member of CHED Northern Mindanao’s Regional Quality Assessment Team for Teacher Education and chairs various committees in the university. Delosa earned her doctorate in education from Xavier University, has a masters of arts
in education from the University of Adelaide in Australia, and another master of arts in education from Xavier University’s School of Management. She was a global fellow at California State University in 2016. United Board fellowship Now on its 16th year, the fellowship sets to “work with colleges and universities to enhance Christian presence through whole-person education in higher education in Asia.” It is designed to answer
the needs of leadership development for midcareer faculty and administrators from Asian colleges and universities. The United Board Fellows Program will again collaborate with the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education (HIHE) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for its Summer Institute in 2018, following the highly successful undertaking held for the 2017-2018 class of fellows. According to the
official announcement of the United Board, the three-week program has earned high praise from fellows for its emphasis on leadership development and building effective teams; international trends in higher education; and practical matters such as financial management, strategic planning, and performance assessment. This year’s program will also feature segments on digital trends and tools impacting higher education, as well as on
ethical leadership, women in higher education leadership, and university research frameworks. Jovy’s joys Xavier Ateneo president Fr Roberto C Yap SJ, in his memo to the academic community, congratulated Dr Jovy for being one of the United Board fellows this year. Yap wrote: “Xavier Ateneo has been blessed. Dean Jovy is the third Xavier Ateneo dean who has been chosen consecutively as a United Board fellow. Dean Juliet Dalagan (College of Arts & Sciences) was a fellow in 2016-2017. Dean Herks Cascon (College of Engineering) is completing his fellowship for 2017-2018. Our prayers go with Dean Jovy and we look forward to the innovations she will bring to Xavier Ateneo.” Through the United Board Fellows Program, Jovy believes she will gain experiences that will enable her to continue contributing to quality teacher education in the Philippines. She loves to study new measurement frameworks and do online courses about Rasch measurement, and she also finds great joy in stargazing.
Soil painting: reviving a dying art at CU museum Story and Photos by MARK FRANCISCO, Lifestyle Editor
FIVE artists from Bukidnon converged together and decided to embark on a Mindanao-wide tour to showcase their soil paintings. According to art enthusiast Noah Paylaga, soil painting is an emerging medium in Mindanao that needs to be exposed. For this, 34 artworks from the five artists identified as Raul Bendit, Juan Cabaluna, Epoy Eslao, Aljade Roa and Chong Tecson are currently on exhibit at the Capitol University Museum of Three Cultures which will run until June 30. The exhibit is aptly titled as Mensahe Gikan
sa Bugta: Kinaiyahan, Kultura ug Kalinaw. The Cagayan de Oro leg is just the first pit stop island-wide. Paylaga said they intend to promote soil painting because it is economically sound (minimal use of materials), environmentally sound and financially sound. Instead of using
the usual coloring materials for painting, the artists use what is readily available and abundant in their environment: soil. Take some raw soil, mix it with a water-based medium and what do you get? Soil paint, you are correct. You’ll be surprised that our soil has rich colors of reds, browns and grays!
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e n ro l l m e nt e ar l i e r, garnering 15,677 elementary, 11,403 junior high and 18,792 senior high students. They will be studying in 72 elementary and 43 junior and senior high schools throughout Cagayan de Oro in the ten-month long school season. Dela Peña said there are 2,963 elementary, 1,371 junior high and 307 senior high teachers all over the city that will cater to these students. With those figures, there is a two percent increase in elementary enrollment this year and a 1.5 percent increase in junior high enrollment. Meanwhile, the Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA) have redeployed traffic enforcers in five schools throughout the city which have a heavy population of students. RTA head Engr. Nonito O cl ar it ident if ie d t he schools as West City Central School, City Central School, Misamis Oriental General C omprehensive High School, Phinma-COC and Liceo de Cagayan University. For his part, Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) spokesperson Supt. Mardy Hortillosa said that they have already installed police assistance desks in all public schools in the city, with the private schools not prioritized since they have their own security. At the provincial level, Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member Gerardo Sabal III reminded parents to watch out for weatherrelated ailments such as coughs, colds and fever by bringing with them weather protection wear while traveling to school. (MARK FRANCISCO)
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alleged that Cepalco has usurped their authority to serve barangay Canitoan by having their own connections in profitrich Pontefino Estates, a complex of high-end gated subdivisions. In his letter, Caberte reminded the management of Cepalco that although Canitoan is a barangay in Cagayan de Oro City, Moresco-1 has been granted under law to provide electricity in the area. Caberte said Cepalco had been erecting electric post in the vicinity, particularly at a main artery leading to St. Francis Heights, the first subdivision being developed and pushed by Pontefino Estates. He further said that Moresco-1 had already executed an affidavit from Canitoan barangay chair Joshua Taboclaon recommending to the City Engineer’s Office to demolish the said post because it “poses hazard to motorists traversing the area.”
In a separate interview, Cepalco corporate communications manager Marilyn Chavez said that Cepalco had already won the right to provide electricity in Pontefino Estates based on an Energy Regulatory C ommission (ERC) decision. However, Moresco-1 contested the ERC’s decision through a motion for reconsideration but since the appeal hasn’t been decided upon yet, Chavez said that Cepalco would proceed providing electricity in the new subdivision momentarily. Starting of residents’ occupancy at St. Francis Heights is still months away but construction of houses in the area is already in full swing.
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Monsa nto is a lso producing. Most GM corn in the Philippines is genetically modif ied to become herbicide tolerant, such as glyphosate. Glyphosate is considered a Category 2A Carcinogen of the IARCWHO. Study estimates that over 5 million liters of glyphosate was doused i n GM cor n fa r ms i n 2011 alone, contrary to the claims that pesticide use is declining due to GM adoption. Hills and mountains cleared with glyphosate are now almost devoid of topsoil due to soil erosion and becoming very acidic making such areas unproductive over time. Eugenio Geraldo, AgroEco PH Advocacy Point Person, and Farmer-Trainor for Malitbog, Bukidnon, said environmental stewardship for sustainable agriculture starts with the seeds planted by the farmers. Speaking in Visayan, Geraldo said: “If we start caring for the environment, we should start with the seeds. During these times, with seeds like Sige-Sige or RR, these require chemicals to thrive.” M A S I PAG and Greenpeace researchers previously tested samples of traditional and native corn varieties and found they were already contaminated by GM corn sold by seed companies (BT, RR, and stacked corn varieties) through cross-pollination, ta i nt i ng t he cou nt r y ’s second staple crop with GM traits. “Fa rmers ca l l t he contaminated corn varieties ‘sige-sige’ corn in Mindanao as these dangerous technologies are creeping into our food systems without our knowledge and consent”. The researchers found GMO corn presents a risk to health and the environment since these are used as livestock feeds and when their meat is processed the BT toxin could be ingested in fresh and processed foods,
posing health hazards to the human population. The return of Bt-Talong and Golden Rice “W hen we spea k of sustainable agriculture, we should talk about people’s lives and chemicals have side ef fec ts which a re detrimental to people’s lives,” Geraldo stressed. “And things are taking a turn for the worst with the impending return of Golden Rice and BT-Talong.” Farmers groups, environmental activists, scient ists, consu mer advocates and concerned sectors have challenged A g r ic u lt u re S e c re t a r y Emmanuel Piñol to uphold the rights and welfare of farmers and consumers, in the light of the reversal by t he Supreme Cour t of its decision on t he cont roversia l B ac i l lu s thuringiensis (Bt)“talong” (eggplant) case. Seven mont hs a f ter it s la nd ma rk decision permanently enjoining the field testing of BT talong, the Supreme Court on July 26 reversed its ruling on the basis of “mootness” and granted the petitions for motion for reconsideration filed by pro-geneticallymodified organism (GMO) proponents. In a similar development, the controversial genetically modified GR2E Golden Rice variety, which is still being pushed in the Philippines, recently received a positive evaluation from the United States Food a nd Dr ug Administration (USFDA), concurring the variety’s safety and nutrition. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) sa id t he prov ita min-A biofortified rice variety has completed its food safety evaluation from the USFDA, its third international nod after approvals from the Food Standards Australia New Zealand and Health Canada earlier this year. Sustainable Agriculture via Seed Banks “Ou r advocac y to f a r m e r s i n A g r o -E c o Philippines is to preserve our old seeds and crossbred them with our current varieties. The same with rice, we have preserved old seeds as rice breeders so we won’t depend on GM crops for our seeds. And this is how we in our small way can contribute to sustainable agriculture,” Geraldo said. Already, farmers from B en g ue t , Pa n ga si n a n, Aurora, Rizal, and Iloilo banded together as part of the worldwide initiative dubbed the Seed School a nd Farmers' Capacit y Building Programto create food security and cultivate food diversity by simply saving seeds of traditional varieties. Putting seeds in the control of sma l l holder farmers and sharing them at the community level is one way to contribute to future food diversity and security. The program seeks to enable organic practitioners to produce and distribute
seeds locally, and to spread seed-saving techniques through direct, farmerto-farmer exchanges. Yo l a n d a E s g u e r r a , executive director of PMPI and national coordinator of Salakyag 2018, said this situation is typical of the way the present economic system is supported by a legal structure that allows t he plu nder of nat u re under the guise of laws minimizing and managing environmental destruction. “There has to be a totally new framework that would consider the inherent rights
of nature to exist, flourish and regenerate for the good of all creation, not just to minimize and manage its destruction. And the whole capitalist economic system is profit-driven, where nature is all that we have.” Esguerra said Salakyag is a timely platform to uphold the rights of nature “as equal in importance to the rights of human beings.” “ The modern world has produced people so disconnected with nature who only see its usefulness in relation to themselves.
The natural perspective should be the ability to appreciate the links and usefulness of each of the species to each other.” “We call on government to dialogue to institute measures to protect the most vulnerable groups, from the impact of natural disaster and man-made destruction. We ask the lawmakers to pass the green bills: Alternative Mineral Management Bill, National Land Use Act, and Forest Resources Bill and the creation of the Disaster Resiliency Department.”
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0935-1613398 mdntarps@gmail.com Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY SPL. PROC. NO. 337-07-2018 IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF ANALYN ESPINOSA YBAÑEZ UNDER THE DATE OF BIRTH - for FROM FEBRUARY 17, 1997 to FEBRUARY 17, 1977. Correction of Entry ANALYN ESPINOSA YBAÑEZ – NULUD, Represented by: JOCELYN B. CALAYAG, Petitioner, - versus – THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF KOLAMBUGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE, Respondent. x----------------------------------/ ORDER This is a verified petition for Correction of Entry in the Certificate of Live Birth filed by the herein petitioner, ANALYN ESPINOSA YBAÑEZ-NULUD, represented by her sister, JOCELYN B. CALAYAG. The petition alleges that petitioner is of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Bancal, Guaga, Pampanga, represented by Jocelyn B. Calayag, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Poblacion, Tubod, Lanao del Norte. Respondent is sued in her official capacity as the Local Civil Registrar of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. Petitioner was born to spouses Processo T. Ybañez and Rebecca C. Espinosa. That unknown to petitioner, her mother caused a late registration of her birth on October 27, 2016 with Registry No. 2016-0961 and registered the date of her birth as February 17, 1997 instead of February 17, 1977 which is the true and correct date of her birth. In support of her petition, petitioner submitted the following documents to prove her allegations, a) her Certificate of Marriage; b) her Certificate of Baptism; c) her COMELEC Voter Certification and d) her National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance. She filed this petition in good faith and not intended to conceal the commission of a crime and/or defeat the investigation and prosecution of the same but with the sole intention to straighten the record of her birth. She is also desirous to correct the entry in her birth record so as avoid confusion and future inconvenience. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and in substance set the initial hearing of this case to July 13, 2018 at 8:30 in the morning before the sala of this Court. Furnish copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General, Makati City, to the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, to the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, to Atty. Dorothea Basalo, counsel for the petitioner and to the petitioner through her sister, Jocelyn B. Calayag of Poblacion, Tubod, Lanao del Norte. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation for three (3) consecutive weeks, at the expense of the petitioner. So ORDERED. Tubod, Lanao del Norte. May 28, 2018. BWM: May 30, June 4 & 11, 2018
(SGD.) DENNIS P. VICOY Acting Presiding Judge
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Seda Hotels Executives Merit Prestigious International Certification for Hotel Administrators Certification Provided by the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) Manila, Philippines -- Seda hotels executives led by senior group general manager Andrea Mastellone have been certified by the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) for their exemplary leadership and managerial abilities. The team took the Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) certification program and passed the culminating exam with high marks, receiving some of the highest scores in Asia. The CHA program is the most prestigious certification available to general managers and top executives in the hospitality industry. It was developed by AHLEI, the training and education arm of the largest hotel industry association in the world. Wilma Estaura, group director of Human Resources of AyalaLand Hotels and Resorts Corp. (AHRC), explained that the certification program ensures that top Seda executives remain familiar with the latest practices and trends in their field. Topics covered include sales and marketing, operations, leadership, revenue management and related subjects. “It’s a wholistic program that combines
experience and new knowledge to ensure that our leaders are always equipped with the skills needed to run a successful hotel business.” Mastellone and his hotel managers have been successful in leading Seda hotels in BGC, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Laguna and Iloilo to the top of their respective markets. As well, Seda’s guest satisfaction ratings register at 86 per cent, substantially higher than the industry average. Estaura adds that under their leadership, Seda’s employee engagement rate is in the high 90s, a clear indication that they are satisfied and are happy to work in the company. Seda Hotels is wholly-owned and managed by Ayala Land Hotels and Resorts Corporation. It is embarking on an aggressive expansion program that will see the opening of new hotels in various key destinations around the country, including the Lio Tourism Estate in El Nido, Palawan; Cebu; Makati; Paranaque; and addition of a second tower to its f lagship hotel, Seda BGC in Taguig, due to high demand.
Seda Centrio Hotel Manager, Armand Angeles, Merit Prestigious International Certification for Hotel Administrators.