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CDO’ infra projects SOME infrastructure projects undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Cagayan de Oro have been completed.

This is based on the monthly status report of various construction projects submitted by the DPWH-2nd District Engineering Office to the Office of City Mayor Oscar Moreno copy furnished to the City Council committee on public works.

Shown in the report, as of February this year, the completed projects are the construction of Balubal National High School (NHS), Macasandig NHS and Agusan NHS.

State of economy THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Northern Mindanao gathered media practitioners and Regional Association of Government Communicators (RAGCOM) members to apprise them on the overall economic performance of the region 2015.

Engr. Leon Dacanay Jr., NEDA regional director, said the forum is part of their regular activity to further improve the awareness of the general public about the economic situation of the region.

Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete, chief economic development specialist, said palay production posted 1.6 percent growth from 713,764 metric tons (MT) in 2014 to 725,120 MT in 2015 because of huge production during the last quarter of the year due to the seed and fertilizer subsidy program under the “plant now pay later” scheme.

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HILE the effects El Niño-spawned dry spell would still be felt in succeeding months, the election season however could cushion their impact on the economy, the regional planning official said on Tuesday.

“The election period can make a kick into the regional and national economy,” chief

e conomic de velopment specialist Cecilio Y. Clarete of the National Economic

and Development Authority region 10 said during a media forum here.

Clarete said even by just helping candidates distribute leaflets and poster placements is already a big help for those in agriculture sector who, since October last year, had not been engaged for farm el niÑo/PAGE 7

Department of Agriculture Northern Mindanao Director Lealyn A. Ramos (left) shows a sample of a new corn variety being developed by a Community-based Participatory Action Research group in Northern Mindanao. With her is Marnelie G. Subong of the Bureau of Agricultural Research. Photo by Mark D. Francisco

Added value pushed in Normin research congress

By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff Writer

SMALL-scale farmers in Northern Mindanao continue to expand into value-added products as they recognize the need to diversify income sources.

The farmers and agriculture officers of 16 local government units (LGUs) in the region took part in a two-day congress this week on Communitybased Participatory Action Research (CPAR).

Und e r C PA R , c rop s and technology packages for making value-added products are introduced to farming communities by the Department of Agriculture (DA).

The program was introduced to the farmers in 2005.

At the congress that o p e n e d o n Ma rc h 2 8 , the LGUs exhibited their congress/PAGE 7

DOE warns on danger posed

by LPG-refilled butane canisters

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

DAVAO City – The local office of the Department of Energy (DOE) warned retail stores here to stop selling and refilling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in empty butane canisters as these are highly flammable which might cause explosion and fire.

The warning was issued a f t e r t h r e e m aj o r f i r e incidents broke out this month in Davao City that

were reportedly caused by illegal use of these LPGrefilled canisters.

Engr. Nilo J. Geroche, chief of DOE 11’s Supervising Research Division, speaking during Monday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw, said these empty butane canisters are not intended to be refilled, most especially with LPG because these might explode if used excessively. danger/PAGE 7

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By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff Writer

HE C ity S cho ols Division of Cagayan d e Oro forma l ly opened on Monday the P56.5 million school building of Agusan National High School.

The four-storey building, nestled in a 1.6-hectare lot in barangay Agusan purchased from the Soriano family in 2015, was funded by the Local School Board of the Cagayan de Oro City

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government through its Special Education Fund.

The 42-classroom s c h o ol bu i l d i ng i s t hu s far the biggest ever constructed by the Moreno administration, bringing to 441 the total classrooms built under his term.

The top floors of the two-wing building serve a s a c t i v i t y c e nt e r a n d evacuation center in times of disaster – a trademark of t he s cho olbu i l d i ng s constructed by the Moreno

administration.

The lower levels consist the classrooms equipped with its own toilet.

The newly constructed building will complement the existing 30 classrooms of the old Agusan National Hi g h S c h o o l bu i l d i n g , which is already 47 years old.

“With this, we will not hold emergenc y classes anymore,” said assistant city schools division s u p e r i n t e n d e n t D r.

Reynaldo Manuel Jr. At 1,600 students last academic period, the p o p u l at i o n o f A g u s a n National High School was so dense that principal B e r n ard it o C ap a g n g an was force d to hold s ocalled emergency classes where one shift would use each of the rooms in the morning and another in the afternoon.

“Wa l ay tugb ang nga salapi ang edukasyon. Mao ra kini ang bugtong mohatag

og patas nga oportunidad a l a n g s a k au g m a on s a atong kabataan,” Moreno said during the ceremony.

“Being the prime center of Northern Mindanao, Cagayan de Oro must have the best education – at least equal to if not better than private schools.”

Me a nw h i l e , A g u s a n barangay chairman Andrew Melliza committed to build the perimeter fence around the new campus and provide two guards for its security.

The newly-built four-storey 42-classroom schoolbuilding of Agusan National High School in Brgy. Agusan, Cagayan de Oro City. PHOTO BY MARK FRANCISCO

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The Royal Entrance Think a minute…A few years ago the Queen of England made a short visit to the United States. She took 4,000 pounds of luggage. The queen had 2 outfits of clothes for each occasion. She took with her 40 pints of blood in case she needed emergency surgery. She brought her own hairdresser, 2 drivers, and many other servants. The queen’s brief visit to America cost 20 million U.S. dollars!

Compare that royal entrance to God’s visit to earth. Jesus Christ entered the world in a small animal shed. The newborn King of the world slept in a feed trough for animals.

Although the world’s calendar is based on this King’s birth, there were probably more animals to welcome Jesus than people.

Jesus’ mother, Mary, was just a 14-15 year old teenage girl who was not married when she became pregnant with Jesus. It was an embarrassing scandal.

In fact, if this happened to a teenage girl like Mary today, there is a strong chance Jesus would have been aborted. And Jesus’ hometown was a poor, low-class area.

Yet God chose to come like this to show us that even with all the unfair, bad things in life that happen to us, with Jesus in charge of our life everyday, you and I can still have successful,

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This Christmas, Jesus Christ wants you to receive His supernatural peace and power, so you can succeed and handle whatever bad, unfair things happen to you. So why not ask Jesus to forgive you for living your own way, and decide to start living His way for the rest of your life? Just Think a Minute…

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Quality Management Principles for Christians (Part 2) Christian stewardship needs a working model, not just foundational principles.

Wi t h o u t i t , t h e b a s i c standpoints of stewardship become mere inspirational quotes that do not find a good machinery—a spirit without a body. No wonder we hear a lot of messes in leadership and administration among churches and we find a third of the believers (according to one online survey) who rarely practice the teachings of Christ: they point out the importance of an exemplary paradigm to ensure quality churches and believers.

This thought inspired me to come up with principles parallel to the much-touted total quality management (TQM) principles behind the 21st century business unicorns.

A question to resolve: how can Christians be trusted with eternal riches if they cannot be trusted with temporal matters?

Effective quality manage me nt te a ch i ng s not only ensure such trust; they produce the finest of Christians in two levels— the organizational and the individual. As TQM teaches reputable firms that highly competitive products or services are not just results of mass inspection or hard work, it also provides a good paradigm for churches and Christ’s disciples. They give a holistic view of quality.

Thes e tenets I alre ady enumerated previously; in this article, however, I focus on expounding on process approach and leadership.

There is a proper time and procedure for

ever ything (Ecclesiastes 8: 6)—the essence of the process approach. Process decides quality. To illustrate, cultured diamonds have been appraised by jewelers as better than mined diamonds. The process: carbon undergoes intense heat through a machine until they turn into diamonds. The outcome: not only do they command a higher appraisal; they come forth with less time and effort.

How smart.

There is always a way to improve a process. Process improvement depends on the ability to effectively identify problems, develop better solutions, and implement them. Have churches and believers thought about process improvement?

Having the outcome in mind—spiritual maturity and growing in grace—let me give an example how process improvement is applied using the DMAIC method which stands for the steps: define and measure, analyze, improve, and control.

Step one (define and measure): A Christian says, “I am a church goer for 10 years but have not improved much.

My giving is only between 2 to 3% of my income and not consistent. I can only memorize three Bible verses and know so little about major Christian doctrines. I cannot yet cut off my vices.”

Step two (analyze): A Christian states, “I may need to take initiative for my Christian growth because I am so dependent on the weekly sermon. I may need help from church leaders to experience the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Matthew

3:11; Acts 19:4-6) and avail deliverance ministry.”

Step three (improve): A believer resolves, “I need to read a good Christian book every three months and meditate on the Word of God at least ten minutes a day. I will ask my church leader to help me receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit and coach me on how to be delivered from vices. I will start volunteering in Christian and charitable causes.”

Step four (control): A believer avers, “I should begin to evaluate every week, month, and year whether or not the improvements I seek are implemented. If there are lapses, I should make corrective actions.”

With these steps put into action, there is no reason why a believer’s growth becomes elusive or seems a happenstance.

Then, how about leadership as an element of quality management? Sad to say, churches are more content about knowing the basic foundations or are afraid to use secular frameworks that performed well in any organization.

Of course, the shepherd and the sheep model of leadership does not lose its power of explanation because it has some applications, especially during the period where the writers of the Bible used them.

But in the current times, one cannot expect sheep to form informal organizations using Facebook. One cannot reckon upon sheep to seek intellectual growth and selfactualization.One cannot demand sheep to have a

lucell larawan selective attraction towards leaders who truly shine.

This simply means that God gave a go-signal for teachers to make relevant illustrations and models to build the Christendom these days. If these teachers function, Christianity will not remain in a stasis in terms of leadership frameworks.

Church culture is much d e p e n d e nt on l e a d e rs .

Though I heard of my professor who said that it will take at least ten years to change an organizational culture, I could refute such claim by many examples. A leader is like a gardener: he allows only the right elements in the ecology and ensures the nutrients are provided.

Simply put, he builds the culture of excellence and establishes the core values rather than allow followers to create them.

These days, however, I observe ministries still beholden to foreign cultures—a put-down to the culture of excellence. I still behold insecure leaders who create a climate of intimidation rather than trust. There are pacemakers larawan/PAGE 6

Service through generations LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

A wise son heeds his father’s instruction…” (Proverbs 13:1, the Holy Bible).

-ooo SPINE-TINGLING LP RALLY IN DAET: The pictures showing the huge crowd that attended the Liberal Party proclamation of its candidates for mayor, vice mayor, and councilors in Daet, Camarines Norte last March 28, 2016, sent chills running up and down my spine.

The crowd was really huge, but it looked orderly and well-disciplined, which was unlike the crowds in other proclamation rallies in other places in the country that saw bedlam and confusion among the people that attended them.

So what was the secret?

Joseph Christopher Panotes, or Concon to his relatives and close friends who is the LP candidate for mayor in the town, summed it up this way: the people of Daet are raring to listen to what the Liberal Party had to offer the town which has eluded cityhood until now, to ultimately make it a city already, perhaps under his term, with the able and generous help of his partymates from the LP. -ooo-

CONCON: SERVICE WITH SINCERITY THROUGH GENERATIONS: Concon is the son of the late lawyer Rogelio “Roger” Panotes, a delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention who practiced law to help his less fortunate “tugangs” from Bicol (this status of his father as a Concon delegate earned him his nickname now, Concon). Concon himself is a law graduate from the San Beda College of Law, if I am not mistaken, who preferred to become a politician instead of a full-pledged lawyer.

He is the nephew of the late Camarines Norte Rep. Elmer “Eming” Panotes, who handily trounced a top official of the Department of Finance who served during the time of President Ramos in several congressional contests, garnering tens of thousands of votes each time as lead over the Ramos official whose war chest was rumored to have included hefty contributions from big businessmen.

Then, Concon is the direct grandson of the late Camarines Norte Gov. Wilfredo Panotes (father of Rogelio) who served the province with an unblemished record, untainted

by any allegation of corruption, and who gave the province its golden years as a premier Bicol locality. Undeniably, Concon is a man whose family background spells out “service with sincerity through generations”.

-ooo HELP FOR THE POOR AND MARGINALIZED, A FAMILY TRADITION: Why do I know all these? Well, Concon is my brother-in-law, he being the husband of my sister, Atty.

Marisa Lazo Mauricio Panotes, and the father of my still very young nieces Biel and Princess Panotes. We became closely associated for the first time in 2004, during the second campaign for the presidency of a fellow Bicolano of his, former Sen. Raul S. Roco.

What is more, as he was studying law, he worked as a paralegal assistant of his lawyerfather, Atty. Roger Panotes, whose office was located just across a hallway at the fourth floor of the Century Imperial Palace Suites in Quezon City, a posh residential-commercial condominium owned by Lily Monteverde of Regal Films.

Even back then, Concon already showed obedience to the teachings of his father to push for the welfare of other people

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Atty. Batas Mauricio who sought them for help, even if for free. I saw Concon’s care and concern for the poor and the marginalized, and his desire to help not only with everything that he possessed, but even with whatever he knew or could create with his mind!

Goodspeed, Concon Panotes!

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Resort-styled amenities ready for unit owners

SOME guys have all the luck!

When the first 60 units of Filinvest’s flagship project in Cagayan de Oro were formally turned over to their qualified owners last March 19, 2016, they not only became the first residents to enjoy a downtown condominium in the city: they are now also the first to enjoy the Resortstyled amenities designed along the project’s Asian Balinese motif.

Filinvest’s One Oasis Cagayan de Oro PhP 2-billion project rests on a 2.7 hectare property, located in the heart of downtown Cagayan de Oro in Brgy. Lapasan. To match its Asian Balinese theme, some 55 percent of its total land area is allocated for open space, wide roads

and resort-styled amenities, a first in the city.

Foremost among these resort-styled amenities is the stand-alone, two-story Clubhouse which houses the Multi-Purpose Hall which is open to use by unit owners for social and business functions. Also ready for the first occupants is the Annex Building which houses the gym, two conference rooms good for twenty persons, and music room.

A nearby adults and kiddies swimming pool will be ready for the enjoyment of the first unit owners in time for the summer break.

A covered basketball court is all set and ready to go, along with the Children’s Play Area.

CebuPac adds flight frequencies to top summer destinations TO accommodate passenger demand during the summer peak travel period, low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific on Tuesday said that it is set to add flight frequencies from Manila, Cebu, Iloilo, and Davao to top domestic and international destinations beginning April 1.

C e b u P a c i f i c Vi c e President for Corporate Affairs Atty. JR Mantaring said passengers are provided with the opportunity to visit more destinations.

“We hope to encourage our valued guests to cross more destinations off their travel bucket list, with our additional flights this summer,” Mantaring said.

“Passengers can maximize their vacation by taking advantage of our lowest yearround fares and widest flight network in the Philippines,” he added.

Cebu Pacific will add a daily flight from Manila to Bohol (Tagbilaran), for a total cebupac/PAGE 6

For added safety and security, the entire One Oasis CDO complex is already s e c u re d by a c onc re te perimeter fence, electronic gates and bollards, and 24hour security service and CCTV camera network.

The project will have about 1,300 units in five mediumrise condominium buildings.

Each condominium building has seven to eight floors

of residential units and a roof deck cum laundry area, two elevators for the residential floors and stairways connecting all levels.

Each 2 bedroom and 1 bedroom residential units come with a balcony and laundry cage for drying.

Parking slots for residential are available for sale on a first come, first served basis.

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World Water Day 2016 Celebration Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Campaign for Villanueva Barangay Health Workers World Water Day 2016 Celebration. FDC Misamis Power Corporation and the DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Region X, conduct an Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign to the Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. Top photo shows some of the 127 BHWs who learned how environmental threats will be addressed by the Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) technology of the 405-MW FDC Misamis power plant scheduled for operations within the year.

Bottom photo shows Samih Alonto, DENR-EMB Region X IEC Chief discussing “Water and Water Protection” to remind the participants on the role of water to the lives of the people.

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who still do not like to read good Christian books, nor allow their followers to b e well-educated in spiritual matters for fear that their (followers) specific persuasion changes through the scholarly leaning (I used to help arrange a library ministry before).They must have delimited themselves with presumptions. They (mist a ken ly) compared themselves with Moses who did not depend on the continuous scholarly effort.

P1.3B in damage from El Niño as of February CROP DAMAGE from El Niño amounted to P1.34 billion for the year so far, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).

According to a DA report released yesterday, a total of 119,340 metric tons (MT) of crops have been affected as of Feb. 26 by El Niño, a phenomenon triggered by the unusual warming of the Pacific Ocean.

A total area of 76,593 hectares tilled by some 54,629 farmers have been hurt by the dry spell.

Rice crop areas were hit the

hardest, with total production loss valued at P864.37 million.

Damage to corn and high-value crops was valued at P477.48 million and P2.07 million, respectively.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has warned that the current El Niño can last longer than the one in 1997-1998.

The officer-in-charge of PAGASA’s Climate and Monitoring Section told BusinessWorld in a phone interview that the El Niño will stretch until July this year,

extending the earlier forecast of the country’s weather tracker, which had warned of the dry spell lasting till May. Earlier, DA Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said that the agency aims for rice production to reach at least 18 million MT this year.

In an earlier forecast by the Philippine Statistics Authority “based on standing crops,” rice production in the first quarter could decline by 4.98% to 4.15 million MT, from the 4.37-million-MT output in the same period of 2015.

To address the impacts

of El Niño, the government has budgete d P979.90 million through the General Appropriations Act of 2016, though the DA is seeking an additional P2.11 billion.

As part of its interventions, the government has provided hybrid seed varieties, which can boost average yields by 20%-35%, and conducted cloud seeding operations to hard-hit areas.

From Jan. 12 to Feb. 25, the DA has conducted 122 cloud seeding sorties, with a 72% success rate in prompting light to intense rainfall.

Did they realize that they grace and knowledge of could not even attract more Christ,” quality management than two thousand followers? principles can serve them well.

How tragic!

No wonder many of them often speak clichés in their sermons and are lenient in from page 5 terms of prayer and fasting, o f 2 8 w e e k l y f l i g h t s albeit they know their trump beginning April 1, 2016. card in the ministry. No There will also be a total of wonder they lack the power of 51 weekly flights between persuasion among the highly Cebu and Davao starting informed audience who May 1, 2016. often read online literature F r e q u e n c i e s f r o m from databases that are no Cebu to Bacolod (up to longer confined to a Harvard 17 weekly), General Santos training.

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weekly), and Zamboanga (up to 12 weekly) will also be added.

Passengers flying between Cebu and Iloilo can choose among 16 weekly flights, with some flights upgraded from ATR to Airbus A320 aircraft to increase the number of available seats.

There will be an additional three weekly frequencies between Iloilo and Davao, and two weekly frequencies between Davao and Zamboanga to meet robust passenger traffic in Visayas and Mindanao

within the first week of April.

Four weekly frequencies between Zamboanga and Taw i-Taw i w i l l a ls o b e added starting May 1.

As for inter nat iona l frequencies, Cebu Pacific will add one flight per week from Iloilo to Singapore beginning March 30 and another flight per week from Davao to Singapore starting April 2.

On the other hand, Iloilo and Davao hubs will then operate three weekly flights each to Singapore.

The airline company

meanwhile advised passengers travelling to check-in via the official Cebu Pacific mobile app which can be downloaded on t h e Ap p St ore a n d Google Play to avoid long lines at the airport.

They may also opt to check in via the Manage B o oking s ection of the C E B w e b s i t e ( w w w. cebupacificair.com).

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work due to lack or absence of rain.

“After the fourth-quarter (palay and corn) harvest, there were no more planting and other farm activities in the fourth quarter, hence thousands of agricultural workers have been laid off,” he pointed out.

About 134,674 households in farming communities were gravely affected by the drought, hence emergency fo o d p a ck s have to b e given to them, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development regional office two weeks ago Clarete said elections

create (seasonal) jobs in the services sector which include among others the printing and distribution of election propaganda materials, various modes of transportation, hotels and restaurants. Candidates also engaged the services of information technology communications specialists and public relations practitioners.

“Election spending will have an impact on our GRDP (gross regional domestic product), hence we expect Region 10’s 6.0 percent in 2015 to be higher this year,” the Neda 10 official said, adding that the region’s performance is better than the 5.8-percent national GDP last year. GDP is a

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.

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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monetary measure of the value of all final goods and services produced in a period (either quarterly or annually).

Sup er v ising tour ism promotions officer Decius Esmedalla of the Department of Tourism 10, who was the media forum guest, agreed with Clarete’s statements and added that the “changing of the guards” in local and national government offices would have an impact on the tourism industry.

“We have yet to see who will be in office and whether tourism is of priority in their administration,” Esmedalla said even as he presented earlier a 39.23% increase in domestic and foreign tourist arrivals in 2015 compared to the previous year, from 1, 664, 856 to 2, 317, 912 visitors to Northern Mindanao.

Among provinces, Misamis Oriental received the bulk with 683,695 tourists in 2015, close to 94% of which were recorded in Cagayan de Oro—the region’s top tourist d e s t i n at i o n . C a m i g u i n was visite d by 601,073 tourists last year, followed

by Mis amis Occident al (including Oroquieta, O z a m i z a n d Ta n g u b ) with 557,868, Bukidnon (including Malaybalay and Valencia) with 273,734, and Lanao del Norte (including

Iligan) with 201,523.

The regional tourism promotions chief said in a way campaign sorties of n at i on a l c an d i d ate s cont r ibute to domest ic tourism since they make use of tourism facilities and amenities and ancillary services. “And whenever one travels and stay for more than 24 hours, they spend for plane fares, hotel accommodation and good and even go shopping which are activities associated to tourism industry,” he added.

In a study, “The Impact of Election Spending in the Philippine Economy,” that was presented in the 2010 National Convention on Statistics, it states that “election in the Philippines by common know le dge influences markets, prices, the labor market and economic activities.”

Among the study findings was the P13.5 billion was adde d to t he domest ic spending due to the 2010 national and local elections and it resulted to a 0.34 percentage point increase in the GDP that year.

For the May 9 elections, election spending during the pre-campaign period from March 2015 to January 2016 has already reached P6.7 billion, according to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City Branch 22 OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE EJF FILE No. 2016-082 Upon Extra-Judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND or PAG-IIBIG FUND, mortgagee, with office address at Pag-ibig Building, J.R. Borja St., Cagayan de Oro City, against ESMERO P. PAMAYLAON, married to JANET Q. PAMAYLAON, mortgagor/s, of legal age/s, Filipino/s with postal address at Block 2, Lot 18, Pueblo de Oro, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgaged indebtedness which as of February 15, 2016 amounts to THREE HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY NINE PESOS and 53/100 (P 397,569.53) Philippine Currency including interest & penalty charges, excluding attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned sheriff will sell at public auction on May 2, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter at the RTC Branch 22, City Tourism Hall, City Hall, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the herein described property and all existing and future improvements thereon to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-136-2013001585 Lot : LOT 25, Block 3, PCS-10-004225 CONS-SUBD : Lot 6, PCS-10-003972 AND LOT 1, BLOCK 24, PSD-10-059077 AS Surveyed for : JOHNDORF VENTURES CORP. (PAG-IBIG CITI HOMES, PHASE 3) Location : Malanang, Opol, Misamis Oriental Area : NINETY FIVE (95) SQ. M. MORE OR LESS Prospective buyer/bidders may investigate for themselves the title of the herein described property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

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

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

Cagayan de Oro, March 18, 2016 FOR THE PROVINCIAL EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

(Sgd.) JOEL LYDVEL G. PAKINO Sheriff IV

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existing processed products from rice, corn, soybean, different potato varieties, and vegetables.

Their goods include food crisps, native cakes, milk, and soap.

There was also a demonstration of potatobased farming systems and an introduction of alternative crop varieties.

DA -- Region 10 Director Lealyn A. Ramos said she was elated to see how the communities have developed their own value-added food and non-food products.

“We are backing our farmers up through trainings and support in production, post-harvest, technologies, [and] market linkages, among others,” Ms. Ramos said.

The outstanding farmers groups, agriculture workers, a n d L G Us w e re g i v e n recognition during the event.

JOBS DRYING UP Employment in Northern Mindanao’s agriculture sector, which makes up about 23% of the regional economy, has been declining due to the dry weather brought about

by El Niño, according to the National Economic and Development Authority in Region 10 (NEDA-10).

In NEDA-10’s latest quarterly report released this week, the number of agriculture workers dropped to 725,000 as of October 2015, fewer by 13% than the year before.

The agriculture sector covers agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing.

C e c i l i o Y. C l a r e t e , NEDA-10 chief economic development specialist, said the decline could be attributed to the erratic weather phenomenon.

The country’s weather bure au st ar te d log g ing a significant sea surface temperature anomaly in April 2014, and the prevailing El Ninõ is expected to last until the middle of this year.

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“These are dangerous because they don’t have the pressure relief bulbs. When excessively used, it might explode and cause fire,” he said.

The first incident in the city this month happened last March 8 in Purok 13-B Kasilak Riverside, Barangay 76-A Bucana. Another fire hit at St. John Village, still in Bucana, just two days after.

The third incident was in Piapi, Boulevard on March 21 that gutted hundreds of

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Geroche said the selling of t h e s e c an i s t e r s h a s proliferated in the market, as the consumers continue to patronize the products which are sold cheaper as compared to LPG tanks and even butane itself.

The energy official urged the consumers not to buy and to report outlets selling LPGfilled butane canisters for their safety, as he emphasized that the government could not fully stop the selling of these hazardous canisters.

Only consumers, he stressed, can stop the selling if they refuse to buy.

He said they have been receiving reports of retail establishments selling reused butane canisters, many of them coming from the Calinan, Toril, Panacan, and Ecoland areas.

DOE-Davao’s supervising research specialist (SRS) Edmar A. Derla added the agency warned three plants in Tagum City that were illegally refilling butane canisters with LPG last year yet the city reportedly approved their applications for business permit renewals for 2016.

D O E - D a v a o’s S R S II Jodelle A. Osorio said Presidential Decree (PD) 1965 penalizes the “certain prohibited acts inimical to the public interests and national security involving petroleum and/ or petroleum products.”

He added under Sec. 4, violators will be fined P10,000 to P50,000, and/or imprisonment of two years to five years.

DOE circular 2014-010001 also provides the rules and regulations governing the LPG industry.

Section 4 states that “no person shall engage in any industry activity without a valid Standards Compliance Certificate.”

“The DOE, through the Oil Industry Management Bureau (OIMB), shall issue a SCC. The OIMB shall have the authority to verify, validate, authenticate and inspect all documents and information and information required,” it stated.

The same warning was also issued to sellers of petroleum products placed in 1-liter soft drink bottles after the agency received complaints from the gasoline companies that they are losing revenue.

Derla suspected that there are local suppliers who illegally get their source from ships docking in the region or from a defunct mining company in Surigao province.

“They still have the oil allocation which they may sell out to the retailers,” he said.

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uring the Holy Week, my family traveled to Manila. We wanted to visit Tagaytay for lunch because it’s been so long that we haven’t been there and it used to be our weekend getaway when we were still based in Makati City. We have three favorite places to go when in Tagaytay. There’s Sonya’s Garden, Antonio’s and Bag of Beans. Now, there are so many new restaurants but we still prefer to visit our old time favorites.

But this time, we went to Sonya’s Garden because we wanted more of healthy eating and nature. There’s so much happy memories in this place.

We used to visit Sonya’s Garden once a month just to relax and enjoy good food. I remember at that time, there’s only one small restaurant with a view of some of Sonya’s herbs and flowers. It was such a small, quiet, cozy and romantic place. Only a few knew that this garden existed.

My son, Dominic, was just a small boy at that time who still needed to be held on to walk.

And now, he’s Grade 8. Time flies so fast. He was happy to be back too because I showed him old photos of him being there.

When we arrived at Sonya’s, the place got bigger. Now, they already have three greenhouserestaurants. The Conservatory, Morning Glory and Sunflower.

I think we ate at the Sunflower.

They offer a set menu for lunch and dinner for Php 683 net per person.

There’s Garden Salad Greens which is my favorite. It’s served with arugula, lettuce, eggs, cucumber, jackfruit, pineapple, mango or whatever fruits that are in season. Served with their Secret Salad Dressing.

Freshly baked wheat bread is also served on the table with lots of dips to choose from like white cheese, basil and pesto, anchovies (my pick), bruschetta tomato toppings, mushroom pate, black olives and fresh green peppercorn in olive oil.

Then there’s the pasta with two kinds of sauces. Sun Dried Tomato and Chicken Cream with Mango. Toppings to choose from are ratatouille, salmon, shitake mushrooms, black olives, capers and grated parmesan cheese.

My favorite part is their yummy dessert. Glazed sweet potato (kamote) and banana rolls with jackfruit (turon) and chocolate cake. So good!

Of course, they also serve bottomless, freshly squeezed, cold dalandan juice (refreshing) and tarragon tea when you end your meal.

B efore, ever ything was served on your table. But now, they only serve the salad, bread

and drinks on your table then the pasta and dessert are buffet style.

After our good lunch, we went around and took some photos of her beautiful garden with so many colourful flowers. We also checked out her beautiful looking herbs.

They look so healthy and blooming. Our last stop was at their Panaderia. Bought some Spanish Bread and Cheese Hopia to bring here in Cagayan de Oro City. Both so good!

For those who want to have a retreat for the soul, they also have a Spa and Bed & Breakfast

available for their guests.

When you visit Sonya’s Garden, you can see how much “LOVE” she puts into the place.

So much beauty and good energy. We had so much fun and we are looking forward to going back again with my family.

Sonya’s Garden is located at Barangay Buck Estate, Alfonso, Cavite, Philippines (near the vicinity of Tagaytay City, Philippines). Their website is www.sonyasgarden.com.

For more photos from this trip, visit my website: www.

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Monster Kitchen Academy:

Chef Penk Ching graces MKA’s 23rd Graduation Programme

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he most awarded cooking school in Cagayan de Oro held its 23rd Graduation Programme recently at the posh Limketkai Luxe Hotel with no less than celebrity chef Penk Tan Ching as guest of honor and speaker.

Three batches of Fundamentals in Culinary Arts (11, 13 & 14) with 33 graduates, and two batches of Fundamentals in Baking & Pastry Arts (25, 26) with 21 graduates, received their toques and certificates of completion as symbols of their entry into the culinary and baking professions.

“It’s your job to perfect your skill and broaden your knowledge. Try to experiment with new things and open yourself to innovation,” a d v i s e d C h e f G e n i B. Labadan in her message to the graduates. “Remember, nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks, because every failed experiment is one step closer to success. “ For her part, Chef Penk Ching shared her experience

about how she made her mark in the Beijing Olympics by being the only chef to be allowed to exhibit her culinary skills in what was essentially the pinnacle of events for physical sports.

“With luck, timing and primarily lots of grit and determination, I was able to convince Coca-Cola to let me design and make the cake which was presented during the company’s pre-opening party held in Beijing held before the 2008 games,” she recalled.

The Bird’s Nest cake was inspired by the gigantic sports stadium China built specifically for the 2008 Olympics. It was a real fruitcake baked a month and a half earlier (to properly age it) with an oval shaped

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fruitcake center, about 3 feet wide and 2.5 feet 9 inches tall, covered in red marzipan and fondant.

The mesh or nest part surrounding it (5 inches wider than the fruitcake itself) was made from pearly white fondant that needed an entire week to dry. The

cake was mounted on a 2.5 feet by 40 inch board that was a replica of the ground where the actual Bird’s Nest stadium stands. Set in gold around the cake were various sports symbols of the Beijing Olympics. To complete the look, four light bulbs were graduation/PAGE B3

CDO ICT Pioneer one of 23 International Fellows for Eisenhower Fellowship

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One of Cagayan de Oro’s ICT Pioneers has been selected as one of the two Filipino delegates to the Eisenhower Fellowship in the United States.

Stephanie Picardal Caragos, President and CEO of Syntactics, Inc., set up the trailblazing BPO firm in 2000 and is also one of the founders of the Cagayan de Oro ICT Council, of which she is a former chair and now president.

“I want to learn and find ways how to further improve our IT workforce and know what are the

requirements in quality and skill and processes in our industry,” Ms. Caragos said. “On my part, I want to learn more from the field of IT, IT training and education, leadership and management.”

A passionate advocate for the tech sector as a transformative economic tool, Ms. Caragos uses IT mentoring and business development to deliver a higher standard of living to college graduates from low income Mindanao families.

Her efforts have helped make Mindanao a tech center, increase the pool of IT talent, and enhance prosperity and

quality of life.

Ms. Caragos set up her own start up with Elite Business Systems (EBS) Accounting S of tware Solutions which later evolved into a new corporation as Syntactics, Inc in 2006. She later founded LetIThelp. org, a social enterprise that pairs local tech college graduates with Syntactics career mentors.

While on her fellowship, she will explore mentoring and business models that can help expand the LetITHelp program to other regions.

Throug h her v isits to innovation centers and IT training institutes in the

Monster Kitchen Academy Senior Management and Faculty with celebrity chef Penk Tan Ching.

Celebrity Chef Penk Tan Ching with Monster Kitchen Academy Senior Officers, COHARA officials and media partners.

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BEAR BRAND continues to strengthen generations of Filipino families with its ‘Laki sa Tibay’ campaign I n every disaster that hits the Philippines, strength and resiliency emanate as prevailing Filipino traits. But where do they get their strength of character when life’s greatest challenges come their way?

That strength of character came as a result of years of nurture, which started from their very own homes.

BEAR BRAND PMD leveraged its efforts to nourish Filipino families to good health when it first kicked off its Laki sa Gatas (LSG) campaign, which has since benefited almost four million children, three million parents and 168,000 teachers since 2006. Through the LSG, BEAR BRAND PMD raised awareness on micronutrient deficiency, which is one of the major public health concerns in the Philippines.

On its 10th year, BEAR BRAND PMD relaunches its longrunning nutrition education advocacy from Laki Sa Gatas to Laki Sa Tibay as proof of the brand’s commitment to continue strengthening the

TIBAY of Filipino children, towards achieving their ambitions. For BEAR BRAND, TIBAY is facing life’s challenges by having strength of body, mind and will, achieved through a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition, with everyday milk drinking at the center. Through the launch of LAKI SA TIBAY in 2016, BEAR BRAND PMD aims to reach more public schools per year to engage more teachers, parents and schoolchildren on the role that TIBAY plays for them to achieve their ambitions.

With the Laki sa Tibay in place, BEAR BRAND PMD will be highlighting the vital role played by a healthy lifestyle, with everyday milk drinking at its core.

This ensures that every Filipino child has the right Tibay ng Katawan, Kalooban at Isipan in overcoming life’s biggest challenges.

“When life turns sour, the world sees not our vulnerability but our resiliency,” said Alfredo Dela Cruz, Business Executive Manager for Dairy, Health and Nutrition Solutions of Nestle Phils. “This is why we want to

instill the importance of having Tibay ng Loob starting from the children in our very own homes. When they carry that strength of character as they grow old, they will be able to provide better lives to their families and contribute effectively to the community as well.”

As the campaign transitions to Laki sa Tibay, BEAR BRAND PMD will continue to “push the fight against MND and ensure that all Filipino families get the right vitamins in going through their day-today activities through continuous milk intake.”

“Children need the right amounts of Iron, Zinc and Vitamin C because these nutrients keep them from experiencing tiredness, a weakened immune system, loss of concentration and illness. For them to get these Tibay Resistensya nutrients, it is important to regularly drink milk that’s specially fortified with iron, zinc and Vitamin C such as BEAR BRAND PMD as these nutrients are depleted every 24 hours,” Dela Cruz added.

Under the new campaign, BEAR BRAND PMD will

also launch its Milyon Milyon sa Ambisyon raffle promo where the company will collect empty packs of BEAR BRAND PMD products from the entries and convert them into school chairs. The end products will be donated to select public schools in the Philippines.

Dela Cruz concluded, “BEAR BRAND PMD is more than just every household’s companion to get the Tibay Resistensya nutrients they need in going through the day; BEAR BRAND PMD also helps

SM Lanang Premier presents “Flavor Fusion” in support of Visit Davao To intensify the Visit Davao Fun Sale (VDFS) 2016 campaign, SM Lanang Premier, in partnership with Department of TourismRegion XI, is staging a culinary festival showcasing Davao’s unique and bold flavors on April 3, 9 and 10.

The said festival dubbed “Flavor Fusion: Davao on a Plate” aims to make the VDFS more exciting and enticing for tourists.

It takes inspiration from the Madrid Fusion Manila (MFM) 2016, the first and only Asian edition of Madrid Fusion, which is the world’s most prestigious Spanish gastronomy congress.

In the spirit of the MFM, the metro’s premier shopping and lifestyle destination is bringing

Davao City’s finest chefs and culinary experts together in Flavor Fusion, which will draw emphasis on Davao’s most delectable signature dishes in time for the 10-week Visit Davao Fun Sale.

Participating establishments include Vikings-SM Lanang Premier, Bistro Selera, Park Inn by Radisson Davao, Center for Asian Culinary Studies, The Crazy Cook, Chippens, Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao and Marco Polo Davao. Co-sponsors for the event are Davao Crocodile Park, Sun Made Brown Rice and Kitayama Beef.

“Flavor Fusion: Davao on a Plate” is set to be launched on Sunday, April 3 at The Atrium, SM Lanang Premier. The

following weekend, live culinary demonstrations featuring Vikings and Marco Polo Davao on April 9, 4 pm and Park Inn

by Radisson Davao and Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao on April 10, 4pm are to take place at the Atrium as well.

Apart from supporting Visit Davao Fun Sale 2016, Flavor Fusion also aims to promote the Department of Tourism’s ‘Flavors of the Philippines,’ a month-long gastronomic feast, which is held in conjunction with the MFM and invites tourists to experience the exciting and varying flavors of the Philippines’ 7,107 islands.

For more details, call 285-0943 local 136-138 or visit SM Lanang Premier on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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installed inside the hollow center of the “stadium.”

Except for the board and the lights, everything about the cake was edible and to Chef Penk’s delight, guests consumed the entire cake!

Five skilled cake decorators, including Chef Penk’s sister Shen Chen, needed two months to complete the master work. And it was a titanic undertaking to disassemble the parts and ship them

by Philippine Airlines to Beijing where it had to be shoehorned into a room barely able to accommodate its dimensions.

O t h e r C h e f P e n k’s notable masterworks include the inaugural cake of President Noynoy Aquino and the University of Sto. Tomas’ Quadricentennial Anniversary cake.

Like many MKA graduates, Chef Penk came from the corporate world where she spent 20 years in the Philippines and the US. She answered her true calling when she founded the Pastry Bin over 30 years ago. Cited as one of the 10 Outstanding Maharlika Women in 2014, Chef Penk was also recognized as a Gourmet Master Entrée Chef in 2014, and passed the Master Certification program for Advanced Cake Decorating in Chicago, USA. Besides cake decorating, Chef Penk is also a noted visual artist and is skilled in Chinese Brush Painting, Chinese Calligraphy, and charcoal portrait painting, to name a few.

This led MKA Culinary Arts Head Chef Cathy L. Dano to exhort the graduates to emulate the drive, grit and vision of Chef Penk.

“Be humble and remain p o s it ive a lw ay s . Whe n you start your vocation or your own business, always remember to respect the people above and below you,” Chef Cathy noted in her closing remarks.

“Be creative and don’t forget it will take years to make your name or reput at ion, and only 5 minutes to ruin it. Value the people you work with.

Value the people wherever you’re going or where your career will take you. It’s okay to try and fail, than to fail without even trying. It is strictly an opportunity for you to begin again, more intelligently.”

“Your instructors have equipp ed you with the basic culinary and baking skills,”.“We are sending you as graduates with the greatest confidence, and fully clothed with the necessary preparation for the real world, for the real kitchen.”

Like what Chef Geni Labadan said earlier, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant. And never forget the basics that are essential to basic baking and cooking.”

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could positively impact the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) culture in the Philippines.

Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) identifies, empowers and connects innovative leaders through a transformative fellowship experience and lifelong engagement in a global network of dynamic change agents committed to creating a more peaceful, prosperous and just world.

According to a news release from Gypsy Guillén Kaiser, Director of Communications for the EF, 23 professionals representing every region of the world and a broad range of sectors have been selected as the 2016 Eisenhower International Fellows. These ascendant leaders will embark on a seven-week journey throughout the United States to engage in a transformative exchange of knowledge and ideas with the leading minds in their fields.

“From cyber security to education, cancer research to social entrepreneurship and land policy to arts management, these Fellows are at the vanguard of their fields and strive to serve their societies,” said General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret), EF chair. “We are proud of these global leaders and excited to propel them on a journey that will open new paths to fulfill their vision and better our world.”

The other Filipino delegate to EF’s 2016 International Fellows is Edwin To, Founder and CEO of Budgetwise Supermarket in Zamboanga City.

According to his EF profile, Mr. To’s entrepreneurial vision has improved access t o f o o d a n d prov i d e d employment opportunities for citizens in Mindanao.

His supermarket performed a crucial role during the infamous Zamboanga Siege, supplying food and hygienic items for internally displaced people.

He also supports a variety of programs for the business c o m m u n i t y, i n c l u d i n g investment summits; peace and security briefings; and capacity-building programs for micro, small and medium enterprises.

Cur rent ly Mr. To is contributing to a 20-year e conomic de velopment pl an for t he prop o s e d Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. He aims to use his fellowship to identify successful, transferrable models of public-private partnership programs for workforce development, agricultural productivity, entrepreneurship and trade and investment in this plan.

The 2016 International Fellows are exceptional leaders in their countries, re pre s e nt i ng a d ive rs e mix of private, public and non-governmental fields.

Each Fellow will travel independently across the U.S. on individualized itineraries to serve their goals, typically

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visiting 8 to10 cities and meeting with 60-80 of the top people in their fields.

The 2016 program begins on April 4, with a leadership development seminar in Philadelphia. During their travels, Fellows identify specific projects they will undertake upon returning home.

“Outstanding, innovative leaders in all fields are essential for successful societies,” said Governor Christine Todd Whitman, chair, Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee at EF. “We welcome this group of dynamic leaders to Eisenhower Fellowships’ influential global network to build on their achievements and reach for even greater impact.”

Successful candidates for EF programs are exceptional leaders eager to advance their

personal and professional growth, who can articulate how the fellowship will serve them to produce impactful change and who commit to lifelong engagement with the organization and its nearly 1,500 active Fellows around the world.

“This compelling group of leaders will explore the U.S. and bring their own expertise to create a rich exchange of knowledge that is a signature component of the Eisenhower Fellowships journey,” said George de Lama, president of EF. Fellows apply what they learn from their peers and in their meetings with experts in their respective fields to maximize their potential and produce sustained impact through a transformative fellowship experience and collaboration within the EF global network.

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