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Pay rules LABOR and Employment Secretary Rosalinda DimapilisBaldoz has urged private sector employers to observe the correct pay rules and general occupational safety and health labor standards as the Filipino nation observes the country’s most cherished Christian Holy Week tradition by not working on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Black Saturday. “President Benigno S. Aquino III had issued Proclamation No. 1105, Series of 2015, on 20 August 2015 affirming Maundy Thursday and Good Friday on 24 and 25 March, respectively, as regular holidays, and Black Saturday on 26 March as a special non-working day throughout the country,” Baldoz said. “I reiterate to our private sector employers our call to observe the pay rules and other core labor and occupational safety and health standards during these holidays in the interest of workers’ welfare and protection,” she further said.

EPC contract SARANGANI Energy Corp., a subsidiary of Alsons Power, has received bids for its engineering, procurement and construction contract for its second 105-megawatt coalfired unit to be built in Maasim, Sarangani. Alsons Power vice president for Business Development Joseph Nocos said in a statement Monday that the two bidders were “global companies with extensive experience in providing turnkey EPC services for power generation projects in different countries.” Alsons expects to award the EPC contract for the second phase in May 2016, while construction is scheduled to start by the second half of 2016. The power plant is slated to start commercial operations in 2018.

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HE plan of some big-scale banana companies to expand in the Visayas is being held back by the lack of worldclass ports in the potential production areas, a top industry official said. Stephen A. Antig, executive director of the Davao-based Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association, Inc. (PBGEA), said port handling facilities are a major component of the export business.

“Two of our (PBGEA) members, notably the big ones, wanted to develop at least 2,000 hectares (initially), but they noted that there was no port that they could use to bring their produce to the international markets,” said Mr. Antig. The potential expansion area was a 25,000-hectare contiguous zone in Central Visayas that used to be a sugarcane plantation. banana/PAGE 11

Dismissed broadcasters get reprieve

Anflo’s P1-B condo project in full swing

THE National Labor Relations Commissions (NLRC) here has ordered the owner of a local radio station in Cagayan de Oro City to pay two broadcasters it dismissed reprieve/PAGE 11

DAVAO City -- Damosa Land, Inc. (DLI), the real estate arm of the Floirendoowned Anflo Management and Investment Corporation (Anflocor), is accelerating

By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent

the construction of its first condominium project here, buoyed by the brisk sales of the first four of its six buildings. project/PAGE 11

ETHNIC WEAVING. A rendition by two artists of ethnic weaving tradition in Mindanao is on display at the Museo de Oro in Xavier University on March 20 2016. On the right is a Matigsalog weaver and behind is a T’boli weaver. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

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Power firm helps eliminate child wasting V I L L A N U E VA , Misamis Oriental -- The cases of child wasting (being too thin for one’s height) in b a r a n g ay S a n M a r t i n , Villanueva town, province of Misamis Oriental had been successfully eliminated following the completion of a 10-month school-based n ou r i s h m e nt pro g r a m jointly undertaken by the local government unit, Department of Education and power producer STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI). During a recent stakeholders forum, San Martin Elementary School P r i n c i p a l Ma . T h e r e s a Delegencia reported that the cases of 174 severely wasted pupils identified du r i ng t he st ar t of t he school year in 2015 dropped to zero in March 2016. Last year, San Martin ranked 1st among the 11 public schools in Villanueva

in the incidence of child wasting, prompting SPI to adopt the school as one of the beneficiaries of its comprehensive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Ab o u t P 0 . 9 m i l l i o n worth of assistance was earmarked to cover costs of daily school-based feeding activities, conduct of responsible parenting and maternal care seminars, and the construction of a one-story building for use as Children Nourishment Center. The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) re p or t e d t h at i n 2 0 1 5 , some 21.5% of Filipino children under five years old are underweight. Wit h t his f igure, t he Ph i l ippi ne s m iss e d one of its Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of reducing by half the percentage of underweight children from 27.3% in 1990 to 13.6% by 2015. The FNRI also reported

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t h at t h e pre v a l e n c e of stunting (being too short f o r o n e’s a g e ) a m o n g Filipino children under age five increased from 30.3% in 2013 to 33.4% in 2015, while the prevalence of child wasting among

Filipino children under age five stood at 7.1%. The cases of u n d e r w e i g h t , malnutrition, stunting and wasting affect not only the physical health of children, but also their mental

development. If unabated, these conditions will cause irreversible damage which may last until adulthood, ultimately affecting their productivity in the long run. S P I ’s s u p p o r t i n

addressing communitybased social problems forms part of the company’s continuing commitment to help improve quality of life of the people in its host communities in Misamis Oriental. (SPI)

Coast Guard in Davao wish for more vessels DAVAO City -- The Philippine Coast Guard station here in Davao would wish for more sea assets to fulfill its mission. Lt. Commander Dan August Cariño, commander of the PCG Sta. Ana Station which has jurisdiction over Davao City, Island Garden City of Samal up to Malalag Bay said that currently they have two patrol vessels and seven aluminum boats. “Ideally if we could have

two Search and Rescue Vessels (SARV) and five or seven patrol vessels and at least one aluminum boat for our ten detachments.” Cariño said. Currently the station has no Seach and Rescue vessel. He said they are currently hoping that the acquisition of 10 40-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels (MRRV) from Japan could provide the station in Davao with a

modern vessel. Cariño said that the MRRV could perform a variety of missions like Search and Rescue, enforment of maritime and fishery laws and oil spill containment. The Japan-made vessels is part of the P8.81-billion Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project for the Coast Guard. About P7.37billion is funded by a loan from the Japanese official

development assistance. The initial deliveries of the ship is expected on the third quarter of this year. Maritime safety within the jurisdiction of the Philippine Coast Guard Sta. Ana Station was highlighted in when seaborne Abu Sayaff terrorists abducted three foreigner guests in a resort in Samal Island last year. The group managed to slip away to Sulu. (PIA/RG Alama)

Covenant signing. Cagayan de Oro City mayoralty candidates in the May 9, 2016 elections come together on 22 March 2016 for a unity walk and peace covenant signing to express their commitment for peaceful elections. (RDM/PIA10)

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BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN TOY COLLECTIBLES AT SM CINEMA Inspired by the much anticipated face-off by two iconic superheroes on screen, SM Cinema’s Snack Time will be offering an exclusive Batman vs. Superman hexagon toy collectible set to film enthusiasts beginning February 29. Fans of the dark knight and the man of steel can now collect toys of their favourite characters from the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie when they purchase a snack-merchandise combo meal at SM Cinema’s Snack Time counters nationwide. A popcorn tumbler & drink set, or a hotdog sandwich &

drink set, will entitle one to a mystery toy for each purchase. Fans can collect a total of seven different figurines, ranging from different versions of the much-loved title heroes, to the showstopper Wonder Woman, and even of the brilliant villain Lex Luthor. The collectible hexagon toys are on limited supply from the world’s biggest comics and collectible superstore, Comicave. SM Cinema’s Snack Time is the only brand in the Philippines carrying the hexagon collection from the international brand. For fans who prefer a wearable keepsake, Snack

Beginning February 29, moviegoers will receive a mystery mini hexagon toy for every Batman vs. Superman snackmerchandise popcorn combo meal or hotdog combo meal available at SM Cinema’s Snack Time

Time also has a limited Batman vs. Superman digital touch watch. Durable, waterproof, and lights up when touched, the watch is a perfect accessory during playtime, or when bonding with family & friends to see one of the widely anticipated action films in recent years. Batman vs Superman souvenirs are available at Snack Time in SM City Cagayan de Oro and in all SM Cinemas nationwide. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice premieres in SM Cinema, IMAX, Director’s Club Cinema and DX Laser Projection on March 26.

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Ride the Wild Horses Think a minute…Wild horses are such beautiful, powerful animals. It’s inspiring just to watch them run—fast and free. Yet their great speed and power would be of no use for transportation or anything else to mankind, if they had not been trained. But then, we humans also have tremendous natural power and passion in us. We were not created just to be boring, safe people with no colorful personalities or special abilities. Just the opposite. God made us with all kinds of strong drives, personalities and ambitions to do great things. We just have to control and channel our passions, so we’ll use their power for our good and the good of those around us. Whether its our ambition for success in our job and career, our natural ability to lead others, or our passion for fun and adventure. You see, God wants us to use the strong drives and desires He gave us to reach our full potential and make a difference in this world, which He made for us to enjoy with Him. Jesus Christ came to set us free to become all we were created to be. He wants to give us the inner strength and self-control we need to fully use the power of our passions. Jesus Himself has

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Happy Easter! To die is to live! We are always shocked when in the middle of our surroundings, somebody passes away. Our usual questions are: Why die so young? Why he or she? Why now? Natural reactions, indeed! When old people die, some relatives or friends would say: It’s good for him or her. He/she has played his/her role in life and on earth already!. When longsuffering patients pass away, relatives and friends would say: It’s better. They will not suffer any longer! When Jesus finally gave up His spirit on the cross after three hours of bitter agony, the Pharisees said: “Finally, that impostor is gone! He deserved to die that kind of death!” But for Jesus, dying was not the end of everything. It was the beginning of a new life. For three days after His burial, He rose from His grave on

that bright Easter Sunday morning, Yes, resurrection means life. Symbolically, we see that Easter Resurrection of our Lord depicted in various ways, which always point to life after death. Especially in parts of the world, where deep winter let all plants and trees “sleep” for a couple of months, people enjoy the spirit of the new shoots coming out of a big trunk of a tree. They enjoy the seedlings that protrude from the ground in spring, the violet, red, and yellow little flowers emerging from the soil; the new leaves sprouting from the seemingly dead branches and the well-known Easter egg, out of which a new life germinates. Eggs were usually symbols used in springtime long before Christianity came into existence. The egg symbolizes life, which is

causing to grow. Since Easter usually occurs at springtime (March, April, which should be already summer season in the Philippines), this eggsymbol was still in the use among the pagans of early times when Christians were celebrating Easter. The Church allowed converted pagans to retain the custom of egg during spring to symbolize germination of life, but not anymore to Ishtar, the goddess of Spring. Au s t e n H . L ay a rd e x pl ai ne d i n h is b o ok “Nineveh and Babylon II, page 629”, that the term “Easter” came from goddess Ishtar, because of dig out monuments, carrying Ishtar’s name, of him in Nineveh. But, this egg should symbolize the new life, won for humanity by the resurrection of Christ. D e at h , re s u r re c t i on and eggs. Imprisonment, humiliations, carrying the cross, cruxification, death

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Is our commemoration of Holy Week Biblical? LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me’…” (Amos 5:21, the Holy Bible). -ooo I S O U R COMMEMORATION OF HOLY WEEK BIBLICAL? Post from the past: “Now that millions and millions of Filipinos---and other believers from all over the world---are commemorating Holy Week once more, there is a question that must be answered by them and their spiritual leaders in connection with this yearly event: is this Biblical? I will not say, `it is’, or `it is not’. I will let the Bible answer this question by its own verses.

“For today’s column, I will quote Hebrews 10:118 of the Bible, while I will quote another part of the Bible in the next issue, so this matter is addressed by the one, single, authority on spiritual matters---the Bible. Here is Hebrews 10:1-18: `The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming---not the realities themselves. “ `For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer

have felt guilty for their sins. But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. -ooo D OI NG T H E W I L L OF GOD IS THE BETTER COMMEMORATION: “ `Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: ‘Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll---I have come to do your will, my God.’ “ `First he said, `Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings

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Jhan Tiafau Hurst strong passions, emotions, and a powerful personality. And He showed us how to use ours in the right way for the right purpose. Jesus doesn’t want to take all the fun, excitement and passion out of your life. He wants to help you maximize it and live your life to the fullest—through power under control. Jesus doesn’t want to take the fight out of you; He wants you to learn to fight His way for His truth and the right reasons. He wants you to use your anger for the right things, so you’ll be angry at dishonesty and lying, vicious gossip, religious pride, prejudice, immorality and lack of self-control. You’ll want to stop the abuse of women and children, and all the other wrongs that hurst/PAGE 11

That’s what Christ did, even to the extent of ruffling the sentiments of some people who considered themselves to be without sin. For example, he chose Matthew, a taxcollector, another name for big sinner at that time, as one of the apostles. He dined with Zaccheus, another rich man regarded also as sinner at that time. Fraternizing with sinners is what we all have to cultivate in ourselves also. We have to replicate Christ’s attitude towards sinners, who actually are all of us-of course, in varying degrees. We have to give special attention to the lost sheep and to the lost coin. We have to open all possible avenues to be in touch with all sinners. This capacity to fraternize with sinners is first of all a gift from God which we have to take care of and develop. It’s meant to mature us and to involve us in the continuing work of redemption of Christ. It’s not meant, of course, to dilute the teachings of

Christ and the very essence of goodness and true holiness. We need to train ourselves in this department because w e o bv i o u s l y h av e t o contend with tremendous difficulties that we have to learn to surmount. We will always have our biases and preferences and other natural and human conditionings that, if not handled well, can be divisive elements in our life. But if we closely follow Christ, if we pray and let ourselves be led by our faith more than by our feelings, we can manage to consider ever yone worthy of our attention, concern and love. Even those who, from under different criteria and standards, we consider as sinners, enemies, unlovable, etc., can command our care. So, we just have to learn how to be sport and game wit h e ver yone wit hout compromising the rules of the game, so to speak. Foul is foul, cheating is cheating, and the appropriate penalties

should be given, but the game has to go on. Just the same, we have to be ready to get dirty. There is actually no game where the sportsman does not get dirty or does not experience extreme tensions and suspense. In this regard, we have to realize more deeply that we need to be strong and flexible ourselves. Thus, we have to undergo continuing formation, just like those good athletes who never fail to practice daily and to go through endless training exercises. The world is getting more complex and complicated which, in the eyes of a true Christian believer, can only mean that things are getting more challenging and exciting. One never gives up before this prospect, chickening out easily. In fact, he would feel more stimulated to get involved, knowing that whatever be the outcome, God’s providence will always prevail. He knows

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Fr. Roy Cimagala perfectly well that all this spiritual and apostolic game is not only his to play, but God’s, first of all. We have to train ourselves to be “all things to all men,” as St. Paul once said. (1 Cor 9,19) We can always do this everyday by taking advantage of every opportunity we have to adapt ourselves to everyone as he is and to every situation that can come our way. We can always count on God’s grace for this. And even if we are conditioned by so many things like our cimagala/PAGE 10

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OME banks will have operations amid the long days of Holy Week such as EastWest Banking Corp. but others including Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Philippine Savings Bank are closed during Lent. EastWest Bank said it will have no banking operations on March 24, Maundy Thursday, and March 25, Good Friday, however it will have selected offices open to service its clients

in these areas. The bank said its mallbased stores will be open on March 26, Black Saturday, and March 27, Easter Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm. These are located in Baclaran, Cebu Park Mall, 168 Mall, 999 Shopping Mall, Greenhills Shopping Center, GreenhillsProm e n a d e ( March 2 6 only), Bicutan-East Service, Festival Mall-Level 2, and CityPlace Square. “Throughout the Lenten season, EastWest Online and all EastWest ATMs are

available to serve customers’ banking needs,” said the bank. Its 24/7 Customer Ser vice hotline at 8881700 (Metro Manila) and 1-800-1888-8600 (domestic toll-free) are open for their banking concerns. Regular banking operations will resume on Monday, March 28. PSBank, the thrift bank subsidiary of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., said all its branches nationwide will have no operation during Holy Week. “However, all our

625 ATMs will be online and PSBank Mobile and PSBank Online (Internet banking) will be available for your banking transactions,” the bank said. PSBank said its payroll crediting during the Lenten season will proceed and accounts with due dates on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday will be debited on March 28. “Payments will be valued on its original due date (and) no penalties will be charged.” In the meantime, BPI

and its thrift bank, BPI Family Savings Bank, said all branches and kiosks similar to all banks will be closed on March 24 and 25. But, regular banking operations resumes on Monday, March 28. “We encourage our clients to complete their banking transactions ahead of the holidays,” said BPI “For credit card payments, clients may pay their bills on or before March 23 to ensure posting of their payments before the long weekend.”

Payments made from March 24 to 27 will be posted to their accounts on Tuesday, March 29, said BPI. BPI said it will also perform a systems maintenance from March 24, starting at 9 p.m. to March 25, also 9:00 pm. “BPI’s 24/7 banking channels such as online, mobile and phone banking (89-100) will be unavailable during this time. Transactions via BPI’s ATMs and cash deposit machines will be available,” it added.

PHL foreign debt slightly went down in end-2015 Sin tax collection up 37.36% THE Philippines’ outstanding foreign debts fell slightly yearon-year in end-2015 to USD 77.5 billion due to preference by domestic borrowers to tap locally-issued debt papers. Data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Monday showed that the year-on-year drop amounts to $200 million, which was also due to strengthening of the greenback. “A stronger dollar results in a lower debt figure expressed in US dollar terms,” central bank Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said. Of the total, the private sector holds the larger share at 50.6 percent amounting to $39.2 billion while the balance

of $38.3 billion is accounted for by the public sector. Compared to the previous quarter, the country’s external debt went up from the endSeptember 2015’s $75.6 billion due to net availments by private banks and corporates of a total of $1.8 billion “to finance various projects arising from positive business sentiment due to encouraging domestic developments.” The central bank defines external debt as the total borrowings by Philippine residents from non-residents, in line with the residency criterion for international statistics. “Key external debt indicators remained at comfortable levels at the close of the year,”

Tetangco said. This after citing that the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) as of end-2015 stood at $80.7 billion, enough to cover 5.3 times of shortterm (ST) liabilities under the original maturity concept. The central bank, in a statement, also noted that the external debt ratio even got better to 22.5 percent from 21.9 percent in end-2014 “as a result of the country’s sustained economic growth.” In terms of debt profile, bulk of the foreign liabilities of the country are with tenors of medium- to long-term (MLT) at 80.5 percent. MLT liabilities are those with original maturities of

more than a year. “This means that FX (foreign exchange) requirements for debt payments are wellspread out and, thus, more manageable,” the central bank said. The weighted average maturity of the MLT debt is currently at 16.5 years, with public sector debt posting a longer average term at 22.5 years compared to the 7.9 years for the private sector. Debt with short-term (ST) tenors account for the remaining 19.5 percent and these include primarily of bank borrowings, intercompany accounts of foreign bank branches, trade credits and deposit liabilities. (PNA)

to P18B in first two months SIN tax collection reached P18.46 billion in the first two months of 2016, up 37.36 p ercent f rom the Php 13.44 billion during the same period in 2015. Data released by the Depar tment of Finance (DOF) Tuesday showed that total sin tax collection as of end-February this year exceeded the government’s P16.19 billion target for the two-month period by 14.05 percent. Of the total, taxes f rom tob a c c o pro du c t s registered the highest amount at P10.86 billion, 48.91 percent higher than

year-ago’s P7.29 billion. This was 9.35 percent higher than the P9.93 billion target for the period. Those collected from fermented liquors reached P5.55 billion, 29.54 percent higher than the P4.28 billion same period in 2015. It exceeded by 31 percent the government’s P4.24 billion target for the twomonth period. Taxes f rom dist i l le d spirits, or compounded liquors, rose 10.19 percent to P2.06 billion and surpassed the P1.87 billion target for the period. tax/PAGE 10

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VISTA Land and Lifescapes Inc., the country’s top home builder, is finally pursuing its plans to opening a chain of businessmen’s hotels nationwide after years of testing the market through its Crosswinds hotel in Tagaytay. In an interview, Vista Land chairman Manuel B. Villar said they have bought the 54-key Boracay Sands in Station 3 of Boracay in Aklan last December and will be marketing it as a businessmen’s hotel. “It’s just a small hotel. Then we will probably put up a second one. We will put up a new brand which I will introduce formally after a while,” said Villar. He added that they hope to get “decent synerg y” between the hotel and the company’s other businesses. Villar had said in an earlier interview that “we are looking at 18 hotels in the next few years. We have identified 18 sites already. Most of these are owned by us already.” Vista Residences, Inc. (VRI), the condominium subsidiary of Vista Land, had launched late last year its biggest project in the

Visayas called Vista Suarez Cebu which will also have a hotel. The mixed-use project will have retails spaces, offices, residential units and a hotel — a first for a Vista Residences development. Located right in the heart of Metro Cebu, it is the most ambitious vertical project yet of VRI in the Visayas. The 32-storey, twin-tower development will rise on Gorordo Avenue, right in the middle of the metro’s key hubs: Fuente Osmeña Circle, the Cebu Provincial Capitol, and the Cebu Business Park. At the street level, the building will house retail and commercial shops and restaurants for the residents’ and guests’ convenience and enjoyment. The next two levels will be allotted for offices and business centers. Vista Suarez will both be a hotel and a residential development. The sixth to the 14th floor will be run as a hotel. The rooms – offering both studio and one-bedroom selections – will be outfitted and run with the same professionalism, expertise, and customer care as are the world’s top hotels. vista/PAGE 10

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OREIGN EXCHANGE losses pulled down Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc.’s (ACR) profit by 47% in 2015, despite a robust rise in electricity sales from its three diesel-fired power plants in Mindanao, the Alcantara-led holding company told the stock exchange on Monday. ACR said its net income attributable to the parent was nearly halved to P189 million in 2015 from P359 million in the previous year, “due to the non-recurring expense caused by the depreciation of the Philippine peso.” Without the one-off expense, the figure would have been P406 million, or 16% higher than the level recorded in 2014, the company said. Consolidated net income fell by 5% to P691 million in 2015, from P727 million in the previous year, which ACR attributed to dollar denominated loans carried at the parent level that resulted in the foreign exchange losses.

ACR reported a 15% jump in electricity sales to 1.4 billion megawatthours (MWh) in 2015, from 1.2 billion MWh in 2014. Power is dispatched and sold by its three dieselfired plants in Mindanao -- the 103-MW diesel plant in Iligan City operated by Mapalad Power Corp.; the 55-MW facility in Alabel, Sarangani under Southern Philippines Power Corp.; and the 100-MW power plant in Zamboanga City under Western Mindanao Power Corp. “All three Alsons diesel plants have significantly contributed to alleviating the power shortage in Mindanao,” the listed company said. Despite the increase in electricity sold, ACR said “lower price indices resulted in almost flat revenues” last year at P5 billion from P5.1 billion in the earlier year. Still, operating profits rose 30% to P1.5 billion from P1.1 billion previously. ACR, the southern island’s first and most experienced

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independent power producer, said it was developing coalfired facilities “to help provide a stable source of baseload power for Mindanao and ensure long-term power security.” These are the 105-MW plant in Zamboanga City under San Ramon Power, Inc. and the 210-MW plant in Maasim, Sarangani under Sarangani Energy Corp., the first 105-MW section of which has completed construction and is undergoing testing. The f i rst s e c t i on is expected to begin commercial operations by the end of the first quarter of 2016 “to ensure an ample supply of power during the May 2016 elections and beyond,” the company said, adding that it will serve at least 3 million residents in the province of Sarangani, General Santos City and nearby areas. The second section is

seen to start construction by the second half of the year and is “aiming to commence operating in 2018.” Alsons said that when Sarangani Energy reaches its full capacity of 210 MW in 2018, it will be serving over six million people in population areas in Mindanao. S an R amon Powe r is forecast to start in the second half of this year and commercially operate in 2019. Alsons has marked its foray into the renewable energy with the development of a 15-MW run-of-river hydroelectric power plant at Siguil River in Maasim, Sarangani. It said affiliate power facilities “are expected to have a total generating capacity of 588 MW by 2019. The said capacity will fulfill more than 25% of Mindanao’s projected peak demand for the year.”

Apple set to unveil new iPhone, iPad SAN FRANCISCO -- New iPhone and iPad models likely to be unveiled Monday are aimed at helping Apple keep momentum in the fast-evolving mobile device market. The media gathering at the company’s intimate Town Hall auditorium in Silicon Valley will also give Apple a chance to restate its case for fighting a US government demand that it break into an attacker’s iPhone. Apple is widely expected to release a small-screen iPhone to encourage replacement of the 5s and 5c models, which have four-inch displays. The new device is to be called the iPhone SE or 5SE, reports said. This would help Apple in a traditionally slow season before the likely upgrades to the large-screen iPhone 6 family later this year. But in keeping with its practice, Apple has been

tight-lipped about what it will reveal. A message on copies of the invitations posted online simply states “Let us loop you in,” prompting some to speculate that new bands for the Apple Watch would be among the announcements. A four-inch screen iPhone which boasts improvements under the hood could help spur replacements. Such an iPhone would be “an incremental positive” for Apple, ensuring that lovers of the company’s smaller smartphones don’t switch to rival devices powered by Android software, RBC Capital Markets said in a note to investors. RBC projected that sales of a new handset would tally between 10 million to 15 million annually, giving Apple fans an option for upgrading before an iPhone 7 debuts late in the year. apple/PAGE 10

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Children Nourishment Center : SPI Comrel Manager Ghaye Alegrio (left) and San Martin ES Principal Ma. Theresa Delegencia lead the ceremonial opening of the recently completed San Martin Children Nourishment Center. Assisting them is San Martin Brgy Council Chairman Jeric Emano. The facility will serve as venue for the conduct of school-based feeding programs and capacity building activities for parents and teachers as part of an on-going drive to curb incidence of acute malnutrition and child wasting.

Villanueva, Misamis Oriental –The cases of child wasting (being too thin for one’s height) in Brgy. San Martin this municipality had been successfully eliminated following the completion of a 10-month school-based nourishment program jointly undertaken by the local government units, the Department of Education and power producer STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI). During a recent stakeholders forum, San Martin Elementary School Pr i nc ip a l Ma . T he re s a Delegencia reported that the cases of 174 severely wasted pupils identified during the start of the school year in 2015 dropped to zero in March 2016. Last year, San Martin ranked 1st among the 11 public schools in Villanueva in the incidence of child wasting, prompting

SPI to adopt the school as one of the beneficiaries of its comprehensive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. About P0.9 million worth of assistance was earmarked to cover costs of daily schoolbased feeding activities, conduct of responsible parenting and maternal care seminars, and the construction of a one-story building for use as Children Nourishment Center. The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) rep or ted that in 2015, some 21.5% of Filipino children under five years old are underweight. With this figure, the Philippines missed one of its Millenium Development Goals (MDG) of reducing by half the percentage of underweight children from 27.3% in 1990 to 13.6% by 2015. The

FNRI also reported that the prevalence of stunting (being too short for one’s age) among Filipino children under age 5 increased from 30.3% in 2013 to 33.4% in 2015, while the prevalence of child wasting among Filipino children under age 5 stood at 7.1%. The cases of underweight, malnutrition, stunting and wasting affect not only the physical health of children, but also their mental development. If unabated, these conditions will cause irreversible damage which may last until adulthood, ultimately affecting their productivity in the long run. SPI’s support in addressing community-based social problems forms part of the company’s continuing commitment to help improve quality of life of the people in its host communities in Misamis Oriental.

District I culminates School Learning Action Cell By Mrs. Noemie M. Pagayon Valencia City Central Elementary School Valencia City, Bukidnon

Valencia City District I Culminating Activity on School Learning Action Cell SLAC , relative to Early Language Literacy and Numeracy Program was held after the series of trainings dated September 11,September 25, October 9, October 23, November 13, November 27, December 11, 2015, January 8, January 22, January 29,2016 paricipated

in by Kindergarten , Grade I, Grade II and Grade III teachers of Valencia City Central School Dr. Margie M. Bayagna, public schools district super visor of Valencia District I spearheaded the said activity and one of the Resource speakers.Other Resource Speakers were Mr. Jourven B. Okit, Mr. Rober Nahini, Mrs. Noemie M.

Pagayon, Mrs. Jovy Hope P. Salceda, Mrs. Aida B. Arcojada and Miss Elditha Magto. The culmination Program was graced by the presence of the Grade level principal in Grade III Mr. Michael Suano, in Grade II Mr. Proceso Cristobal B. Torayno, in Grade I Mr. Marcos B. Chiong and in Kindergarten Dr. Barbara D. Obedencio.

Camiguin Governor Jurdin Jesus “JJ” Romualdo (3rd from left) receives the Plaque of Declaration of Mts. Timpoong-Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument as ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP) during its formal launching as the third AHP in Northern Mindanao on March 16 in Mambajao, Camiguin. The Plaque of Declaration was turned-over by ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Executive Director Roberto V. Oliva (left). Also in photo are DENR Undersecretary Demetrio L. Ignacio, Jr. (3rd from right), DENR 10 Regional Director Ruth M. Tawantawan (2nd from left), Assistant Chief Norma Molinyawe (2nd from right) of the National Park Division, Biodiversity Management Bureau, DENR and Olie Dagala (right) of the Mindanao Development Authority. (mmparagas/RPAO # 03-100-2016)

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City; and finally (d) 6th MCTC Tagoloan-Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, marked as Annexes K,L,M and N, respectively; The Registry of Deeds for Misamis Oriental has certified that the lot occupied by petitoners under Lot No. 1036, Pls923 could not be ascertained if a title or patent was in fact issued in favour of anyone based on its file due allegedly to incomplete cadastral lot listing, evidence by Certification of the Registrar of Deeds marked as Annex “O”; Defendant Chaves thru counsel, W.N. Cabuntog Law Office has sent a demand letter to petitioners invoking alleged ownership over their property as shown by a letter marked as Annex P. thus the need to settle this issue and erase some clouds of doubts on true owners of the property in question; Petitioners are invoking their lo9ng time possession from 1963 of the lot coupled with constant tax payment until which apparently has ripen already into vested rights entitling them to be declared as its absolute owner. They now sought to invite defendants to present titles and proof ownership before the honourable court otherwise be forever barred from further claiming it, without such court order petitioners could not pursue the titling of their property which they consider as theirs, from the start; Defendants are adjoining owners and known to have improvements and a long time neighbours of the petitioners whose interest might be affected if the petition is granted and the property is particularly described and bounded as follows:

TO: SALVADOR PARLECHA – Poblacion 3 Villanueva, Misamis Oriental

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North: Breccio Tamparong South: National Highway East: Municipal Road West Roberto Mortola Defendants and their predecessors-in-interest have never been in passion of the subject property; That defendant Mr. Parlecha the previous applicant of the subject lot is neither a resident in the area nor been seen in Poblacion Villanueva, Misamis Oriental and his name appeared only in cadastral records of Villanueva Misamis Oriental and apparently nobody knows how him in Villanueva and researched by petitioners produced negative results as to his whereabouts and as such by his long absence, and failure to occupy the subject property or pay realty tax in favour of the government he must be treated to have abandoned his claim and application and for the court to categorically declare him to have slept on his right never to claim it again; To bolster petitioner’s contention of possession and ownership by petitioners and Mr. Parlecha’s abandonment of decree and interest thereto, including the absence of decree holder in the subject lot coupled with petitioners’ occupation of the area, the affidavit of witnesses and 2-disinterested persons confirming their allegation is evidence by sworn statement of witnesses;

GREETINGS:

Copy of which is hereto attached as Annexes P, Q, R, and S respectively;

WHEREAS, this Court issued an Order date December 19, 2015, allowing petitioner to serve Summons to respondent, Salvador Parlecha by Publication pursuant to Section 14, Rule 14, of the Rules of Court;

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To further prove their ownership the petitioners were able to sell 300 square meters of their area to a neighbourbusinessman, a certain Lorenzo Ong who was able to secure title to the land purchased from Amado Mortola, brother of herein petitioner. It would be totally unfair and absurd for the seller and actual occupant of the land not to be issued title to their claimed land when the buyer portion of their land has already secured title in his name.

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Copy of the subdivision map of Mr. Ong is attached as Annex T including the map of petitioner marked as Annex U; Petitioner and her husband are in the twilight years of their lives and art least they wished to pursue their application for registration of their occupied area but could not do so because of the decreed issued to defendant Parlecha and the claims of Chjavez heirs to the area hence the instant petition to settle clouds as to their title and ownership and pray for the change of claimant on DENR file to enable the petitioners to be substituted as the applicant being the actual possessor of the land and declared owner of the subject area. Petitioners in the exercise of their rights as owners have introduced improvements on permanent material in their area and leased it to some commercial establishment in Villanueva for several years of four(4) more than decades now yet they have no security in the absence of clear title in their name, the final objection of this petition.

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Order the cancellation of the Decree issued in favour of defendant Salvador Parlecha and declare him to have waived, abandoned and renounced his right over the decree or any interest therein over the subject lot or portion thereof in favor of petitioner; To declare defendant Victorico L. Chaves claim over the subject lot as without basis, and order him to cease from intervening or harassing petitioner unless he can show a better title as against petitioner; To Order CENRO to issue authority to survey the subject lot to enable petitioner to define and delineate her lot for purpose of titleng and allow her to proceed with her application for titling after survey of the lot and approval by DENR pursuant to its rules and after compliance by petitioner of all legal requirements; To declare petitioner as the lawful and true owner of the lot subject of this petition;

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH Judicial Region Branch 24 Cagayan de Oro City NORMA MORTOLA ACLAN CIVIL CASE ORD.CV. ORD. 2015-110 Petitioner, FOR -versus CANCELLATION OF DECREE SALVADOR PARLECHA OR HIS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS HEIRS. REPRESENTATIVE AND OR INCLUDING TAX DECLARATION PREDECESSSORS-IN-INTEREST, BRICCIO TAMPARONG AND OR REPRESENTATIVE, ROBERTO MORTOLA AND OR HEIRS OR REPRESENTATIVE, VICTORINO LIM CHAVES AND OR HIS HEIRS, REPRESENTATIVE AND PREDECESSOR-IN-INTEREST, CENRO AND THE DENDR-REGIONAL OFFICE NO.10 MISAMIS ORIENTAL, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY. Respondents. ---------------------------------------------------/ SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

WHEREAS, quoted hereunder is Petitioner’s Petition, to wit: PETITION

PETITIONERS by counsel, respectfully aver:

1. The Petitioner is NORMA MORTOLA ACLAN of married to FRANCISCO ACLAN, Filipino citizen and with capacity to sue and be sued and resident of Poblacion 3, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; Court order and other processes may be served upon the Plaintiffs through the undersigned counsel at the address indicated herein below: Unay Law Office 2nd Floor, Causon Bldg, SBR, J.C. Aquino Avenue Barangay 12, Tandang Sora, Butuan City 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3. 4.

Defendants and their respective personal status and particulars are as follows: SALVADOR PARLECHA or his heirs or his representative, of legal, Filipino citizen and resident of Poblacion 3, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental where summon and the processes of the court may be served; VICTORINO LIM CHAVES an heir of Vicente Neri Chaves, of legal age, Filipino citizen and resident of Cagayan de Oro City and represented by his counsel ATTY. WILFREDO N. LABUNTOG with address at G/F Building Pozon Building, Capistrano-Montalvan Streets, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental. BRECCIO TAMPARONG or his heirs or representative is of legal age and a resident also of Poblacion, Villanueva, and Misamis Oriental; ROBERTO MORTOLA or his heirs or representatives is of legal age, Filipino citizen and resident of Poblacion, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; CEGRO, AND DENR REGIONAL OFFICE-Region X, Misamis Oriental with office address at CENRo B 500-B, Initao, Malasag Heights, Cugman de Oro City where all summons and processes of this Honorable Court may be served; Defendants Breccio Tamparong and Roberto Mortola were impleaded being petitioners long time neighbours in the subject lot while defendant CENRO-DENR Regional Office (10), Misamis Oriental, is impleaded as defendant being the repository of records of public land awarded to survey claimants and the party which denied petitioners request for survey authority. The defendant Chaves is included in this case having shown interest over the lot in questioned even claiming ownership over the lot of the petitioners; The property subject of this petition was owned previously by Mr. Charves Nemesio but conveyed it sometime in 1937 by sale to a certain Rodolfo Pelaez and who in turned sold it to petitioner Norma Aclan’s father Emelio Mortola sometime in 1948, petitioners’ predecessor-in-interest;

A copy of the Certification dated August 23, 1948, executed by the first owner Nemesio Chaves to the effect that he sold the lot with approximately an area of 1,993 square meters more or less for Php 1,060 (under pre-war tax declaration No. 11141), in favour of Rodolfo Pelaez which is attached as Annex “A” and a deed of sale in 1948 confirming subsequent transfer from Mr. Pelaez to petitioners’ predecessor-in-interest as evidence by Deed of Absolute Sale dated August 25, 1948, notarized by Atty. Ernesto V. Chaves (Doc. No. 1173, Page 14, Book IV, Series of 1948, hereto marked as Annex B;

The lot subject of deed of conveyance albeit approximated and with specific area in said conveyance but the same should be interpreted together with the exact boundaries stated in the certification and deed of sale as well as the result of actual survey of about 20,000 square meters, made in the year 1952 during the relocation survey four (4) years after the sale by Rodolfo Pelaez to Mr. Mortola and about 15-years before the same land was originally sold (but with right to repurchase exercise exercised in 1938) to Faustino Neri by the previous owner, Nemesio Chaves, who eventually sold it to Rodolfo Pelaez. The same boundaries and description was description was specifically mentioned in several deed of conveyance and based thereon and the survey result showed the purchased area is bigger than the area specified in the certification of sale, which boundary included as follows:

North: by the property of Bernardo Mortola South: by the property of Maria de Chaves Gandiongco East: by the provincial road West: by the properties of Bernardo Mortola & Canuto Guian

The foregoing boundaries was reflected also in the deed of conveyance from Nemesio Chaves to Faustino Neri in 1937, from Faustino Neri to Nemesio Chaves, in 1938 and the same year or onward from Nemesio Chaves to Rodolfo Pelaez and the same year onward from Nemesio Chaves to Rodolfo Pelaez and subsequently in August 25, 1948 from Rodolfo Pelaez to Emilio Mortola;

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That after the late Emilio Mortola acquired it he occupied it and declared the property for taxation purpose under T.D. No. 4636,7768 and 1401 as shown by tax declarations hereto attached and marked as Annexes C, D, and E; After their marriage petitioners decide to reside in Villanueva at her parent’s hometown and subsequently the subject lot was acquired by them from the 3rd owner Emilio Mortola as shown bya deed of absolute sale dated March 23, 1964 between Emilio Mortola and his children Norma, Roberto and Amado Mortola, notarized by Atty. Sabelano Vazques hereto marked as Annex F to form an integral part hereof including an unsubscribed “Partition Agreement” between and among the siblings-new owners hereto attached as Annex G; That the subject lot has been occupied and enjoyed by petitioners as their conjugal dwelling since 1963 and with assessed value of Php 258,300 as shown by the recent issuance from the City Assessor and the recent market value is about Php 1,033,200.00 (Vide Annexes H-1 and H-2, new and old T.D Respectively). The property including the improvements is particularly described as follows,

Location of Property; Poblacion, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental Nature of Property; Commercial Lot Lot Number; Lot 1036-A= Lot 2758, Pls-923 of Villanueva Public Land Subdivision Registered Owner (Tax declaration only) Mrs. Norma Villanueva Total Land Area; 1722 square meters Improvements; Residential and Commercial Building

8. Because of petitioner’s long time occupation and use couples with regular payment of realty taxes of the subject property since 1965 up to present they tried to apply for registration of their occupied lot by requesting for survey authority but it was declined by CENRO DENR Office, Initao, Malasag Heights, Cugman, Cagayan de Oro city after it was discovered that property subject of survey have been previously covered by (LRC) Psd-207357 approved on September 20,1974 under Lot No. 1036, Pls-923 in the name or in favour of defendant MR. SALVADOR PARLECHA, hence his inclusion in this petition; Copy of CENRO’s denial of survey authority is attached as Annex 1 including the certification of defendant Partecha’s application and lack of claimant on Lot No. 1036-B, Pls-923, attached as Annex J; 9.

The petitioners’ ownership of the lot in questioned has asted for 45-years already more or less so much so that they are known to be its absolute owner, and in open, continuous, public and adverse possession in the concept of an owner, as indicated by certifications from the the following offices namely (a) Punong Brgy, of Poblacion 3, Villanueva. (b) from the Zoning Administrator Municipality of Villanueva, (c) DPWH Rgeion X District Engineer, Cagayan de Oro

WHEREFORE premises considered and after notice and hearing it is prayed that judgement be rendered as follows:

Such other relief consistent with the law and equity are likewise being prayed for. Most respectfully submitted. June 11, 2015, Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte for Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Phil.,

(SGD.) NORMA M. ACLAN Petitioner

With my concurrence: FRANCISCO ACLAN Assisted by: (SGD.) John Gil S. Unay, Sr. Counsel for the Petitioner Roll No. 45080 (085-342-77-17) IBP No. 950971 (Jan 5, 2015) Butuan City MCLE Compliance Cert. No. IV-0000522 (09-14-10) MCLE Compliance Cert. No. V-0001802 (4-08-14) C/o Lawrence Fortun Law Office 2nd Floor, Causon Bldg, SBR, J.C. Aquino Avenue Tandang Sora, Barangay 12, Butuan City TIN No. 206-339-676 VERIFICATION/CERTIFICATION OF NON FORUM SHOPPING I, NORMA MORTOLA ACLAN, married to FRANCISCO ACLAN, Filipino citizen and with capacity to sue and be sued and a resident of Poblacion 3, Villanueva, Misamis oriental under oath depose and say; That I am the Petitioner in the above entitled case. That I have caused the preparation of the foregoing PETITION; That I have read and understood the contents of the same and that they are true and correct of my own knowledge and based on authentic records. I further certify that I have not commenced any other action or proceeding involving the same issue in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or any other tribunal or agency, and it should hereafter learn that a similar action or proceeding has been filed or is pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or any tribunal or agency, I undertake to repost that fact to his Honorable Office within (5) days from receipt of such information.

IN TRUTH WHEREOF , I affixed my signature this June 11, 2015 in the City of Butuan.

(SGD.) NORMA M. ACLAN Affiant OSCA ID NO. 1574

The affiant whose name and personal circumstances are stated above appeared in person before me this June 11, 2015, in the City of Butuan, phil’s., presented the foregoing Verification signed the same in my presence, and affirmed or swore under oath to the correctness of the contents of allegation of the same. The affiant is personally known to me and she exhibited to me sufficient proof of identity which is her valid ID abovementioned. (SGD) Doc. No. 243; JOHN GIL S. UNAY Page No. 25; NOTARY PUBLIC Book No. LVI; PTR NO 0893804 (1-5-15) BTC Series of 2015 MCLE Compliance V-0001802 (4-08-14) NOW THEREFORE, you are hereby required to answer the Petition within Sixty (60) days from the date of publication. If you fail to do so, Judgement by Default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. WITNESS THE HONORABLE, HENRY B. DAMASING Presiding Judge of this Court this 27th day of January (Sgd.) ATTY. MYLEN C. GEROY Clerk of Court V BWM: Mar. 23, 30 & Apr. 6, 2016

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temperament, our personal and family backgrounds and orientations, our cultural and social environments, let’s never forget that we have a spiritual soul that can always transcend the limitations of all thes e conditionings. We have to take the initiative to love everyone, regardless of whether they ‘deser ve’ to be loved or not. In fact, we have to give special attention, like what Christ did, to those who seem far from God-the atheists, agnostics, heretics, etc. These are the ultimate “poor and marginalized” or the real “least of our brethren,” even if they may appear rich, powerful and famous according to human standards. Obviously, in all this, we have to practice a certain prudence and discretion. In the first place, because we h ave to a d e qu ate ly prote c t ours elves. And secondly, because we have to avoid possible scandals, whether real or false, true or pharisaical, in others, especially those who are still like children in the faith. Even with those who are self-righteous, we should try our best not to scandalize them unduly. But since we are told that we cannot avoid scandals in the world, we should try our best to neutralize them as quickly as possible through the appropriate means, always giving clarifications of our motives and of our means. But the game of fraternizing with sinners has to go on!

The government has been very elated with the results of its Reformed Sin Tax Law, following its amendment in December 2012, which in turn took effect on Jan. 1, 2013. The amendment was made to align taxes with current market prices of tobacco and alcohol products as it was previously pegged against 1996 prices. It was also amended to prevent the poor and the youth from accessing the products, as data show that bulk of the people affected by diseases caused by tobacco and alcohol belong to these sectors. Part of the proceeds of the amended Sin Tax Law is mandated to be used for the government’s healthcare program and the tobacco industry stakeholders. In 2015, total sin tax collection amounted to P141.84 billion, 19.11 percent higher than the P119.08 billion target for that year. Of the total, tobacco products posted the highest contribution amounting to P100.02 billion, 29.09 percent higher than the P77.48 billion target for the year. Fermented liquors followed at P28.26 billion. This is, however, 1.01 percent lower than the P28.55 billion target. Taxes from distilled spirits and compounded liquors came in third at P13.51 billion, 3.59 percent higher than the P13.04 billion target. Wines contributed the least taxes at P0.05 billion but

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF TRANQUILINO CAPA

This DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE is made and executed this March 9, 2016 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, by and between: LOLITO SUMILE BALABAG JR. of legal age Filipino citizen, married, with residence and postal address at Poblacion, Talisayan Misamis Oriental hereinafter referred to as the VENDOR; and RUTH E. SALVAÑA of legal age Fi l i pi no ci ti zen, si ngl e with residence and postal address at Talisayan, Misamis Oriental hereinafter referred to as the VENDEE; That the VENDOR is the absolute owner and legal possessor of a PARCEL OF LAND WITH ALL ITS IMPROVEMENTS FOUND THEREIN, which are more particularly described as follows: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Tax Declaration No. 08-030001-00907 A parcel of land, known as Lot 802, Cad-326-B, situated in Sitio La Verdad, Talisayan Misamis Oriental containing an area of .2194 Hectares declared in the name of VICTORIANO LLIDO is the subject of the DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE Under Notary Public of EMELITO J. MARQUIÑO per Doc, No.189; Page No. 37; Book No. XII; Series of 2016.

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Notice of Extra judicial Settlement of the Estate of Tranquilino Capa who died on December 26, 2013 and Justiniana Capa-Canoy who died on May 17, 1957 both at Simpak, Lala, Lanao Del Norte. Agreed, made, executed and signed by the heirs namely Remedios Capa Canoy-Suan, Filipino of legal age, Married, resident of Parang, Maguindanao; Elizabeth Capa CanoyIcat, Filipino of legal age ,widow, resident of Simpak, Lala, Lanao del Del Norte, Daylinda Capa-CanoyOgcang, Filipino of legal age, widow, resident of Westfield Homes, Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City and DANILO CAPA CANOY, Filipino of legal age, married, resident of Simpak, Lala, Lanao Del Norte. Left a real property, described Lot No. 742-A, (LRC) PSD -115740, TCT NO. T-3657, containing an area of 60,012 SQM. Situated at Barrio Simpak, Lala, Lanao Del Norte, they have agreed to divide as they do hereby divide and adjudicate the said property equally unto themselves, dated February 3, 2016. Notarized by ATTY. DOROTHEA SALIGANBASALO, DOC NO. 312 PAGE NO. 63, BOOK BO. IXV, SERIES OF 2016 BWM: Mar. 23, 30, & Apr. 6, 2016

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it posted the largest excess, vis-a-vis the target after it jumped 426.4 percent against the P0.01 billion goal. Compared to the 2014 sin tax collections, last year’s total collections rose 25 percent from P112.8 billion. (PNA)

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The 15th to the 28th floors make up the tower’s condotel floor or serviced residences, allowing owners to have their units leased out to short- or long-term staying guests for investments.\ At the top four floors will be residential studios, and one- and two-bedroom flats. More spacious than the hotel units, Vista Suarez’s homesin-the-sky will provide 360-degree view of one of the most bustling, yet loveliest, cities the Philippines has to offer. The 32nd floor will be specially designed for the “privileged few,” offering penthouse suites with a touch of luxury.

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pricing for the newer iPhone.” REACHING BUYERS IN INDIA If Apple lowers the price for the new device -- existing big-screen iPhones start at around $650 -- it may be able to expand to new segments of consumers. “I suspect this is far more about boosting offseason sales than it is about introducing a new iPhone at a dramatically lower price point, for example, for emerging markets,” said Jan Dawson of Jackdaw Research in a blog post. But Mr. Dawson said the new handset could be priced as low as $450 without subsidy to help Apple make inroads in new markets. This would enable Apple to sell refurbished iPhones at $250 to $350, according to Mr. Dawson and “suddenly allows the iPhone to hit price points it’s never been able to hit before, which in turn could make it more viable in markets like India.” Reports have also said Apple is poised to introduce a new iPad tailored for use by businesses.

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The new iPhone will likely be priced to shore up the low-end of Apple’s line but not to compete in the budgetpriced smartphone market, according to analysts. “I am not expecting a ton of surprises,” Creative Strategies Analyst Ben Bajarin said of what Apple has in store for Monday. “The biggest news will be

CAGAYAN DE ORO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947 CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491 CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631 LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739

Upon extra – judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as mended by Act 4118 filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG FUND), as mortgagee against JAMES C. ALMONTE married to MARICEL PABELIC ALMONTE, as mortgagor, to which the indebtedness as of December 29, 2015, amount of SIX HUNDRED THIRTY SIX THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY SIX PESOS AND 83/100 (Php 636, 366.83) inclusive of interest and penalty charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned will SELL TO PUBLIC Auction on APRIL 11, 2016 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the entrance door Regional Trial Court Branch – 23, City Tourism Hall, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder for cash or manager’s checks and in Philippine Currency, the following described properties,to wit; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE TITLE NO. T-168421 A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 5327-B-1, Psd-10-034897, being a portion of Lot 5327- B, Psd-10-005006). Situated in the Barrio of Iponan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN (216) sq. meters more or less. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated date, time and place. In the event auction sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication. Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the title herein above-described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Done this March 4, 2016 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. (Sgd.) RICO A. REMALIG Sheriff IV

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

BRANCH Republic of theCARMEN Philippines Blvd.,Cagayan de Oro City REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Vamenta OF# MISAMIS ORIENTAL Tel. (088) 231-2011 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 38 Cagayan de Oro City

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

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

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

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SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE EJF File Number 2016-052 UPON EXTRA-JUDICIAL PETITION FOR SALE under Act 3135 as amended, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-IBIG Fund), mortgagee, with branch office at Pag-IBIG Fund, J.R. Borja Street, Cagayan de Oro City, against AVELINO L. ESMEDINA, JR., married to GINA O. ESMEDINA, with postal address at Lot 2, Block 51, Johndorf Subd., Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental or Block 4, Kabina, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 4, 2016, amounts to One Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty One Pesos & 23/100 (Php185,751.23), Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, excluding other necessary fees and expenses of extra-judicial foreclosure and sale, the undersigned Sheriff or his deputies will sell at public auction on APRIL 19, 2016, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter, at Regional Trial Court, Branch 38, temporarily holding office at the City Tourism Hall, City Hall Compound, City Hall, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the real property described hereinbelow, with all its improvements found thereon, viz: “TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-35681 (Registered in the name of AVELINO L. ESMEDINA, JR.) A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 2, Block 51, Psd-10-020903, being a portion of Lot 5237, Cad-237, Cagayan Cadastre); situated in the Barrio of Barra, Municipality of Opol, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. XXX, containing an area of One Hundred (100) sq.mtrs., more or less.” Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the Title of the property above-described and all encumbrances thereon, if any there be. In the event that said auction sale on April 19, 2016 will be declared holiday or non-working day, the same will continue on the next working day without need of further notice, publication and posting.

Cagayan de Oro City, March 9, 2016.

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For now, the companies will shelve expansion plans until after the May 2016 elections and adopt a waitand-see stance on the policies of the new government leadership relating to the industry, particularly on infrastructure investment in the Visayas growth areas. The move to explore areas outside Mindanao, the center of the country’s banana export industry, was prompted by various challenges such as the onslaught of typhoon Pablo in December 2012, the dry spell, restrictive and high-tax rate policies of local governments, and the continued extortion activities of the New People’s

Army (NPA). “[The NPA problem] is still a major consideration [in deciding to relocate],” Mr. Antig said. “For example, if they burn a packing house, it would take several months to build a new one and that the company will again secure an accreditation [of the facility] from the Department Agriculture,” he cited. ADOPT A POLICE STATION PROGRAM Meanwhile, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has offered plantations, as well as mining firms and other big businesses in Mindanao a program to help counter the NPA, which has recently s t e pp e d up att a c k s i n Mindanao.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 18 Cagayan de Oro City Spec. Proc. Case No. 2016-016 In the matter of Settlement of the Intestate Estate of Marcelo Biaco and Consuelo Ramos Biaco Isabelo Z. Lagura, Sr., Petitioner X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x ORDER Before this Court is a Petition for Letters of Administration for the estate of Marcelo Biaco and Consuelo Ramos Biaco filed by Isabelo Z. Lagura, Sr., (hereafter petitioner) on February 10, 2016.

In a re c e nt cl o s e d d o or me e t i ng b e t we e n the PNP’s Directorate for Integrated Police Operations (DIPO) in Western and Eastern Mindanao and the private security forces of the industries, the PNP introduced a scheme called Adopt Your Police Station Program, to aid in more efficiently deploying police in areas threatened by the rebel group. Police Senior Superintendent Daniel G. Macatlang, Jr. of DIPOWestern Mindanao, in a statement, explained that under the scheme, business groups can donate a piece of land in areas regularly harassed or threatened by rebel forces so that the PNP can build a police station and deploy personnel where needed. Mr. Ma c at l ong s ai d the PNP has a budget for building the stations under the program and enough policemen to deploy who are ERRATUM In connection with the NOTICE OF HEARING of JOYMAE DELOSA SORIANO for correction of entry published on February 22, 29 & March 7, 2016 the correct YEAR OF BIRTH FROM is “1975” to “1995” not as published. BWM: March 23, 2016

Pertinent portions of the instant Petition are as follows: 2. The decedent Marcelo Biaco died on March 2, 1985 in Cagayan de Oro City. He was a resident of Vamenta Boulevard, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City for more than five (5) years before his death. His wife, decedent Consuelo Ramos Biaco died on January 7, 1990 in Cagayan de Oro City. She was a resident of Vamenta Boulevard, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City for more than five (5) years before death; 6. At the time of decedent’s death, they were survived by their three (3) legitimate childrens: namely: Elda B. Lagura, Ronito R. Biaco and Ernesto R. Biaco who inherited the estate of their parents by legal succession; 7. The said three (3) legitimate children of the decedents all died intestate without leaving any debts and without having settled the estate of their parents except the one described in sub-paragraph 6 of paragraph 4 hereof; 8. The respective dates and places of deaths of decedents’ children are as follows Elda B. Lagura died on August 28, 2004 in Cagayan de Oro; Ronito R. Biaco died on Februray 18, 2006 in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental; and Ernesto R. Biaco died on September 28, 2005 in Cagayan de Oro; II. The Heirs of Elda Biaco-Lagura and the Heirs of Ernesto R. Biaco who constitute the majority of the heirs have agreed to assign petitioner Isabelo Z. Lagura as administrator of the estate of the decedents in this case; Finding herein Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing on May 19, 2016 at 3:00 in the afternoon. Let copy of this Order be published, at the expense of the petitioner, once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation Cagayan de Oro City and the Province of Misamis Oriental. Any person having or claiming an interest therein, may within fifteen (15) days from notice of the petition or from the date of the last publication of this Order file their comment/ opposition thereto. Petitioner is further directed to furnish copies of this Order, together with the petition and its annexes, to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and to prove compliance to the Court.

SO ORDERED. February 18, 2016, Cagayan de Oro City

(Sgd.) Dennis Z. Alcantara Presiding Judge

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trained for combat operations as members of the Risk Public Safety Battalion. He added that the number of police to be deployed will depend on the gravity of the threat. The minimum 500-squaremeter property to be donated should be near but outside of the businesses’ grounds as the police station is intended to also protect the surrounding communities. “The key in this scheme is the cooperation of the industries with the PNP and military [Armed Forces of the Philippines]. Usually, we are called when the atrocities are already happening or have happened already. If you will provide us advance information, even before the rebels attack, we can help prevent it,” the police official said.

based in Cagayan De Oro City. The case stemmed from the termination of Edgardo Navarro, who worked as a regular radio reporter, and Wenefredo Dellava, head of the radio station’s news department prior to his dismissal. Records of the case at the NLRC showed that Navarro and Dellava were terminated after the management got ang r y w h e n t h e r a d i o broadcasters consumed the “lechon” (roasted pig) intended for the radio station owner sometime on August 29, 2015. Of the P142,000 fee, Navarro would get P80,801.60 while Dellava would be entitled to P62,007.73, the NLRC said. (PNA)

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in August 2015. Rammex Tiglao, NLRC10 labor arbiter, said that the decision was penned last February 22, 2016, but the details of the dismissal order was released only Monday. Ordered to pay more than P142,000 in damages, separation pay, unpaid wages, proportionate 13th month pay and attorney’s fees were Girlie Gualberto-Suan, owner of DXRU (Radio Ultra), a commercial radio station

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12th Judicial Region, Branch 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE: EJF NO. 21-66 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Republic Act No. 720, as amended filed by the 1st VALLEY BANK, INC., Branch Manager-Kapatagan Branch, NERI B. BLISS, Mortgagee, against ALLAN H. VILLANUEVA of Purok 2, Balili, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Mortgagor, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness the principal amount of SIXTY THOUSAND (Php60,000.00) PESOS, bocomes due exclusive of interest, penalties, publication, Sheriff’s expenses and other related incidental expenses, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will Sell at Public Auction on May 4, 2016 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning to 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court, RTC, Branch 21, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte to the highest bidder, for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following described real pro0perty with all its improvements thereon, to wit: KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO Blg. P-18956 Register of Deeds of Lanao del Norte A parcel of land Lot No. 26-GSS-10-000120 situated in the Barangay of Concepcion, Municipality of Kapatagan, Province of Lanao del Norte, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the West, along lines 1-2-3 by Lot No. 26-GSS-10000120; On the NE, along lines 3-4 by New Butadon River; on the SE, along lines 4-5-1 by Lot No. (F(VII-6)3256-D, all of GSS-10-000120. Containing an area of SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE (6,583) Sq. M. Registered in the name of Allan H. Villanueva of Purok 2, Balili, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-entitled time and date. In the event the Public Auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on May 11, 2016, without futher notice. Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, March 11, 2016.

(Sgd.) ATTY. BERNARDINO M. BERING Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Sheriff

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Project... The P1-billion Seawind project, which covers a 2.8-hectare area, is composed of six low-ris e towers, recreational facilities, a commercial strip, and a public transportation terminal. In an interview at last week’s launching of the Seawind entrance gate, DLI Vice-President Ricardo F. Lagdameo said they are aiming to complete the construction of the complex by 2019, ahead of the original 2021 target date. The first two towers, with 165 units each, are already sold out, while pre-selling for the next two towers is ongoing. “We sold out Tower 1 around July of last year, that is why we launched Tower 2 right away... We sold it out also. Tower 3 has a few units left and we launched Tower 4, which is about 60% sold,” Mr. Lagdameo said. “Next year we will turn over the (first) two towers.” Un d e r t h e o r i g i n a l construction schedule that started last year, the company targeted to finish one building every year. “We want to accelerate, and it is very cost efficient to us,” Mr. Lagdameo said. About half of the buyers are locals from the city and neighboring areas, he said. In a press statement, the company said the Board of Investments has granted fiscal incentives for the last three towers. “Subsequently, Towers 5 and 6 of this resort-inspired condominium project are targeted to be launched in April and August of this year, respectively,” the company said. Aside from the Seawind condominium, DLI is also currently completing its first horizontal venture, the upscale Damosa Fairlane subdivision, located in a seven-hectare area within the central part of the city. DLI, one of the biggest local real estate firms in Mindanao, was previously focused on commercial developments. It owns the Damosa District that houses the Anflocor Corporate

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are ruining people’s lives, including your own. So today, why not ask Jesus to take complete control of your character, ambitions, and desires? He’s the only one who can help you train and ride the wild horses of your nature. Then, you can make the most of your natural drives and passions to help both yourself and others enjoy a satisfying, full life. Just Think a Minute…

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first to establish the second. “And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. -ooo WHEN GOD FORGIVES SIN, HE DOES NOT REMEMBER THE SIN ANY LONGER: “ `But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. “ `The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says: `This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.’ Then he adds: `Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.’ And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary…” “The message is clear: yearly sacrifices or rituals f or p e n it e n c e c an n ot cleanse those do them of their sins; that these annual events only serve as a yearly reminder of the unforgiven sin of men; that the only sacrifice necessary for sin to be forgiven is the sacrifice of Jesus, our God and Savior; that, therefore, what man must do so his sins can be forgiven is to believe in Jesus.” -ooo PLEASE WATCH OR L I S T E N : “ Ta m b a l a n g Batas at Somintac”, a newscommentary radio program, aired at DZEC 1062 kHz and other R adyo Agila provincial stations, at http:// www.eaglebroadcasting.net/ radyoagila and at www. youtube.com (type DZEC Radyo Agila Tambalang Batas at Somintac 1062 Live), 6 to 7 in the morning, Philippine time. Phone: 0922 833 43 96, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@ yahoo.com.

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rones were launched 17 March to officially mark a joint undertaking by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to initiate the use of the technology for disaster risk reduction in the agriculture sector. “The adoption of modern technologies in agriculture, such as the use of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), can significantly enhance risk and damage assessments, and revolutionize the way we prepare for and respond to disasters that affect the livelihoods of vulnerable farmers and fishers and the countr y’s food security,” said FAO Representative in the Philippines José Luis Fernández. As the country continues to increasingly experience the impacts of climate change, which in recent years have manifested in the form of more intense typhoons, flooding and drought, improved capacities to generate accurate and timely data are becoming more vital. Such information that can

be gathered through drone missions, can support the preparation of early warning s y s t e ms an d f ar m - l e ve l advisories, which farmers and fisherfolk can use to make better-informed decisions in protecting their livelihoods. It will also contribute to the Government’s response planning activities. “With the use of a drone, a team of technical specialists can assess up to 600 hectares in one day, significantly accelerating the process of projecting the extent of damage that an incoming hazard may cause in agricultural areas, and quantifying actual damage after a disaster,” said Director Christopher Morales of the DA Field Operations Service. In addition to assessments, data generated from drone

flights will also be useful in the design of agricultural infrastructure support projects as well as environmental monitoring. The FAO-DA initiative includes the use of drones equipped with photogrammetric and navigation equipment to allow rapid and reliable assessments. These will be operated by DA and FAO technical specialists, including agronomists, agricultural engineers, mapping and IT specialists and data science experts who are undergoing a three-week intensive course with lectures, simulation exercises, actual flying and mission planning. The training also covers principles of professional use through safe, lawful, and ethical means. “This initiative is a pivotal development that is fully aligned with our national strateg y for disaster risk reduction and management for agriculture,” Director Morales explained. While the Philippines is one of the most disaster-

prone countries in the world, it is also one of the most advanced in shifting from reactive emergency response to proactive risk reduction. FAO and DA earlier tested the drone-based methodology through an earlier project funded by the European Commission Human Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO), which aimed to facilitate the consolidation of capacities for disaster risk reduction in agriculture in Southeast Asia. This initial

exploration was made possible through the pioneering efforts of several DA units, specifically the Field Operations S e r v i c e / F i e l d P ro g r a m s Operational Planning Division, Information and Communication Technology Service and DA Regional Field Offices in the Bicol and Davao regions. “FAO is pursuing donor funding to expand the use of drones in agriculture disaster risk reduction. We also strongly encourage the

Government to increase its investment in this costeffective technology so that more regions of the country can be covered at the soonest possible time,” Fernández said. This initiative is part of a larger FAO-DA collaboration for disaster risk reduction in the agriculture sector, through which FAO also assisted DA in 2015 in formulating a national disaster risk reduction and management strateg y for agriculture and fisheries.

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Bongbong’s ‘Solid South’ “I was over whelmed by the warm reception you gave me,” Bongbong Marcos told a gathering of women in Davao del Norte, “I thought I would lose my shirt!” Arriving earlier than expected for a courtesy call on Governor Rodolfo del Rosario, Bongbong was taken to a women’s gathering at the RDR Gym beside the provincial capitol for an impromptu appearance. The vice-presidential candidate was mobbed by wildly cheering women. That was just one of many high points during Bongbong Marcos’ “Unity Caravan” through western and southern Mindanao. Earlier, Tausug leader Nur Misuari declared his support for the young Marcos. This is significant, considering the Misuari launched a rebellion against the government of Bongbong’s father decades ago.

At Zamboanga del Sur, Bongbong was endorsed by Gov. Antonio Cerilles, Pagadian City Mayor Tata Polmones and all the local leaders of the province. He was likewise endorsed by all the mayors of South Cotabato along with the mayor of General Santos City. While visiting T’boli town, Bongbong was declared “Supreme Leader” by the tribal leaders. The town was established by former president Ferdinand E. Marcos. Bongbong won the endorsement of all the major leaders of the Davao Region, as he was so warmly welcomed in southern Mindanao that pundits are now speaking of a “Solid South” to complement the vice-presidential candidate’s traditional “Solid North.” Rarely has a national candidate mustered strong support in both the

far north and the deep south of the archipelago. The strong concentrations of voter support puts Bongbong’s candidacy on more solid footing than his rivals. MORE SCIENTISTS As he barnstormed southern Mindanao, Bongbong reminded young voters about the nation’s need for more scientists. Citing

comparative data, Marcos pointed out that the Philippines has only 80 scientists per million people. In most other countries, especially those developing rapidly, the ratio is 4,0 0 0 scientists per million. The shortfall in scientific talent is alarming, said Marcos. “This is an indictment of those responsible for managing our educational

system,” the vice-presidential candidate claimed. The countr y has only 15 scienceoriented high schools. All of those institutions are situated in the Metro Manila area. That leaves all the other provinces without facilities that might nurture young minds interested in science and technology. Should he be elected vice-

president, the young Marcos promises to devote effort towards dispersing science and technology facilities nationwide. “We cannot achieve national development,” he said, “with so few scientists.” As far as he was concerned, Marcos says, the sheer lack of facilities to train young scientists is a serious and urgent problem.

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