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Grand winner A SOCIAL enterprise based in Bukidnon has won the grand prize at a climate change competition held in Europe late last month. Hineleban Foundation Incorporated was awarded the the Grand Prize for Best Project in the Forestry Sector at an International Competition on Climate Change held in Paris, France on 27 February 2015. Dr. Norma V. Llemit, Head of Project Management Group, received the award in behalf of Hineleban. The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) launched the first international competition on “Climate Challenge Agriculture and Forestry” in September 2014. A total of 550 entries were received from 60 countries all over the world.
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HERE will be no unregulated entry of foreigners in the service sector in the country as a result of the upcoming implementation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Integration late this year, an official said Thursday.
Speaking at the forum on Philippine international trade strategy here organized by the Department of Trade and Industry, Trade and Industry
Assistant Secretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo said the issuance of visa and compliance with some requirements would be integration/PAGE 11
Farm mechanization
POWER LINES. The new 138kV switchyard of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) located in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.
BUTUAN City -- To further boost the rice production in Caraga Region, the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently turned-over around 53 units of floating tillers to various farmers associations. The turn-over ceremony was held at DA Research Station in Taguibo, Butuan City graced by DA Caraga acting Director IV Edna Mabeza. Of the 53 units, 19 units were turned-over to farmers associations in Agusan del Sur particularly from municipalities of Loreto, Talacogon, San Francisco, Sta. Josefa, La Paz, San Luis, Trento and Bayugan City; nine units goes to Surigao del Norte particularly to municipalities of Gigaquit, Bacuag and Surigao City; nine units goes to Butuan City; seven units to Agusan del Norte for the municipalities of Kitcharao, Santiago, and RT Romualdez; four units also to Surigao del Sur for the municipalities of Marihatag, San Miguel and Barobo; and two more units for the Province of Dinagat Islands. Recipients of the remaining three units are yet to be finalized.
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Mixed power sources pushed anew POTTERY. A worker molds an ornamental clay ware at the Stoneware Pottery Inc. shop in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City. The shop, which caters to local and foreign clients, has to import from Germany its clay material which can withstand high temperatures. mindanews photo by h . marcos c . mordeno
FOR Mindanao to have a stable power supply and reasonable electricity rates, it needs to have combination of fossil fuels and renewable energy (RE), an official of the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives (Amreco) said Sunday. In a st atement s ent
through email, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Luwalhati Antonino underscored the necessity of having both nonrenewable and renewable sources of power in the island. Amreco president Sergio Dagooc, in a text message to Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro
Sunday, said the electric co op erat ives’ g roup in Mindanao is supportive of Antonino’s desire that will benefit the end-users in the long run. “We support it so that Mindanao will have balance energy supply of fossil fuel power/PAGE 10
DOE boasts of hiked power investments By MYRNA VELASCO, Contributor
THE Department of Energy (DOE) is reveling on what it reckoned as increased in capital flow for power projects – reaching total
capacity of 1,677 megawatts at the duration of the Aquino administration. The department’s claim of laying down ‘viable
investment environment’ for power projects, however, was a ‘hard sell’, because in point of fact even the private sector’s bid for streamlining government approvals and doe/PAGE 11
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hink a minute…Some parents can trace their family back 300 years, but they don’t know where their children were last night. A wise man said: “If fathers took their sons fishing when they were young, they wouldn’t have to go hunting for them when they’re older.” It has also been stated: “There are no illegitimate children—only illegitimate parents.” Just having children doesn’t make a man a father or a woman a mother. One father admitted: “The thorns I’ve reaped are from the garden I planted.” It’s sad that some parents spend more time raising fruits and vegetables than they do raising their own children. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis concluded: “If you fail to do a good job raising your children, whatever else you do doesn’t matter much.” No work is more important than the work of raising our children to become happy, successful people. The first doctor in history to successfully perform a heart transplant was the South African surgeon, Christian Barnard. But in his book, One Life, he tells about his failure as a husband and father. Dr. Barnard had gone away to America for many months doing his world-famous medical work. He tells what happened when he finally went home to his family in South Africa: “It seemed like 100 years since I’d been home. I’d not
Walang ‘pork’ sa Bangsamoro “Paanong magkakaroon ng pork sa Bangsamoro? Alam naman nilang bawal yan sa mga Muslim,” pabirong tugon ni National Commission for Muslim Filipinos Secretary Yasmin Busran-Lao sa mga alegasyon na magkakaroon ng mala-pork barrel fund n a a ab ot s a pitu mp o’t limang bilyong piso (P 75 billion) ang ipinapanukalang Bangsamoro. “Seriously, walang probisyon sa BBL na nagsasabing bibigyan ng P75 billion ang Bangsamoro,” dagdag pa niya. Makikita po natin yan kapag binasa po natin ang laman ng BBL. Bukod sa pagiging kalihim ng NCMF, si Busran-Lao ay nananatiling kabilang sa government peace panel na nakikipag-usap sa Moro
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written my wife and children in months, yet I was still shocked by my wife’s greeting. She asked, ‘Why did you come back? I could see there was no longer a smile in her eyes. She said, “Don’t look so surprised! We gave you up. We thought you were never coming back!” I said, “But I was building hearts.” She replied bitterly, “No, you were building a family! That is, until you dumped it all on me. We no longer exist for you.” At that moment, this brilliant heart surgeon knew that even he could not heal the broken hearts of his own family whom he failed. Many of us have failed as a spouse or parent; but Jesus Christ will forgive you if you ask Him. Then ask Him to help you start changing and doing a better job of raising your children to become the happy, successful people they were born to be. Just Think a Minute…
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editorial Islamic Liberation Front o MILF. Bago rito, siya rin ay nanung kulan bilang Presidential Assistant for Muslim Concerns. Ayon kay Busran-Lao, ang proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law ay naglalayong tugunan, higit sa lahat, ang kahirapan sa mga lugar na pinapanukalang maging parte ng Bangsamoro, bunga ng deka-dekadang armadong hidwaan doon. “Decades of war and neglect have made this part of the country the worst in almost all available indices. And for them to catch up, the BBL will be
providing the Bangsamoro a means for infrastructure development and socioeconomic programs coupled with sound political mechanisms and security arrangements.” Sa isyu na labas na ang Commission on Audit sa pagbabantay kung paano gagastusin ng Bangsamoro ang budget nito, sinabi ni Busran-Lao na ang mga ganitong alegasyon ay patunay lamang na hindi talaga binasa ng ilang kongresista ang nilalaman ng BBL. “If they’ve read the BBL at all, they’ll know na dalawang level ang
auditing system sa proposed Bangsamoro. May internal auditing ang Bangsamoro G ov e r n m e nt , w h i c h i s subject to the auditing of the national COA. Dahil dito, mahihirapan talagang gumawa ng korapsyon sa Bangsamoro.” “Kung gusto nila, pagusapan namin ang sinasabi n i l a n g pro bi s y on p a r a malaman nilang walang pork barrel fund sa Bangsamoro. Pwede rin silang humingi ng kopya ng BBL sa opisina ko o sa OPAPP para hindi puro bintang ang ginagawa nila,” hamon ni Busran-Lao. Ang naturang alegasyon ay nagmula sa tatlong kinatawan mula sa mga lungsod ng D a v a o, Z a m b o a n g a a t Marikina.
The Academe and the challenge of recruiting “work-fit” people
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good friend in the hotel industry once told me a funny story that happened to him during a training session with his employees. He was scolding an employee who had taken short cuts on the fulfilment of his duties so my friend went at him with: “You will do these things properly from now on!” The employee replied: “Yes, Sir!” Then further: “You will be fired if this happens again!” And again the reply: “Yes, Sir!” Then he went on telling him: “You cannot hide what you did. Do you think I am stupid?” and he got another “Yes, Sir!” as answer. This still makes me laugh out loud as unhappily this is the sad reality in many work environments nowadays. Too often employees are unable to withstand stressful situations and don’t listen. Instead they try to hide behind a “Yes, Sir” which may make some bosses happy but ultimately this leads to
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corporate disasters. A great company starts most likely with a great HR manager or boss; the rest normally all cascades into place. The difficulty and challenge to recruit and manage people is a wide spread topic not only in the Philippines and in all industries. It is not an accident that we call it also “human capital management”. Successful companies are also successful because they are able to capitalise on their people transforming them into an asset. All of this though starts with a good recruitment strategy, effective employee training and most of all being able to transmit the company’s vision and mentality. Having worked with big and small organisations I have been able to personally experience how crucial the mental preparation and attitude is for a successful working environment. This got even
clearer to me some years ago when I partnered with PMAP (People Management Association of the Philippines) for a big sports event. This association unites most HR managers and practitioners of the Philippines and I got confronted with the full depth of the issues and problems of managing people and the human capital in general. It is definitely a science on its own which, if mastered well, finally determines successes and defeats on a personal and corporate level. I re a l ly appre ci ate d when, just recently, Capitol Unive rsit y i n C ag ay an de Oro asked me to join a brilliant and for them overdue initiative to enhance ties between the University (academe) and the industry (employers) by forming a University’s Advisor y Council. Representatives and stakeholders from the private and public sector met with the deans of the
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faculties for an exchange of views and confrontation of mutual expectations. I met people from banking, real estate development, business process outsourcing, IT, police, the city’s engineering of f ice and many ot her industries. While the declared goal was to assure better matches between academe and industry, practically the University was trying to meet the industry’s expectations in regards to the preparation and Ziller/PAGE 10
Battles that changed the course of history (9)
mmediately prior to and during the month-long battle to retake Manila, other significant battles were taking place elsewhere. Two of these were the Battle to retake Bataan and the Battle to recapture Corregidor. No less important was the battle to free the POWs in Los Banos. Bataan and Corregidor were very significant. 3 years earlier, McArthur was ordered out of Corregidor by President Roosevelt, leaving behind General Wainright. Japanese forces defeated Filipino and American forces in Bataan (April 9, 1942). A month later, General Wainwright surrendered Corregidor (May 6, 1942), marking the end of formal armed resistance against the Japanese. In the two battles, the allied forces put up a very stubborn defense delaying
the Japanese timetable for conquest in Asia. As a result, the Commanding Officer of the Japanese Invasion Force General Homma was severely criticized in Tokyo “for not being aggressive enough”. Homma was forced into retirement in 1943. Homma was later tried by a military court in connection with atrocities committed a g ai n s t A m e r i c an an d Filipino soldiers during the Death March. Homma was executed by a firing squad in Los Banos, Laguna on April 3, 1946. The Allies not only wanted to settle a score but strategically, they wanted cont rol of B at aan and Corregidor “to secure the western shore of Manila Bay to enable the use of its harbor and open new supply lines for American troops engaged in the crucial Battle of Manila.” It was also important for
McArthur to expeditiously free the POWs whom he feared would be massacred by the Japanese. On February 23, 1945, the lightning Raid at Los Banos was brilliantly executed by US troopers and Filipino guerrillas (principally the Hunters ROTC and Mark i ng’s Guerrillas). The raid resulted in the liberation of over 2,000 allied internees. The Battle to Retake Bataan commenced January 31, 1945 (about the same time that a “Flying Column” was on its way to Manila to liberate US internees in Santo Tomas). The Battle of Bataan ended February 21, 1945 (around the time when Allied troops were pounding Japanese defenses in the New Police Station, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Manila Club, General Post Office and Manila City Hall.) Captain Ramon Magsaysay
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figured prominently in the early stage of the battle in Bataan, when his guerrillas took control of San Marcelino airstrip prior to the landing of US troops in San Narciso. Before long, other vital targets - the port facilities of Olongapo as well as Grande Island in Subic Bay - were captured. Inland, “the Japanese decided to make a stand Bunye/PAGE 10
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A law ma ker ha s a sked two House committees to probe the alleged impact of the establishment and construction of solar energy plants in areas covered by the agrarian reform program. Rep. Agapito H. Guanlao (Party-list, BUTIL) urged the House committees on Energy and Agrarian Reform through House Resolution 1919 to ascertain the impact of these solar energy plants a nd deter m i ne c u r rent policies of the Departments o f E n e r g y (D OE) a n d Agrarian Reform (DAR) in addressing the matter. “There is an urgent need to determine the impact of
conversion of agricultural lands to accommodate solar plants vis-à-vis the country’s quest for food security,” Guanlao said. Guanlao said there is a worldwide shift towards the utilization of renewable energy to prevent pollution and mitigate the ill effects of disruptive climate patterns. Execut ive Order No. 462 issued in 1997 a nd Republic Act No. 9513 or the “Renewable Energy Act of 2008” resulted in the boom in the establishment of renewable energ y particularly solar plants in various areas in the country, he said.
In 2014 alone, the DOE awarded service contracts to nine power companies that are planning to establish sola r power projects in Mindanao, a ll of which have a total of 23 planned projec t s a nd combi ned potential capacity 275.50 me gawat t s (M W ), s a id Guanlao, chairman of the House Special Committee on Food Security. “While solar or photo-voltaic plants are non-p ol lut ive a nd le s s environmental damaging, there are issues being raised on the threats and impact of solar energy plants allegedly located in agricultural lands
and communities covered by the Agrarian Reform Program of the government,” Guanlao stressed. Gua n lao urged t he two House panels to the determine the applicability of Section 65 of Republic 6 657, a s a mende d a nd Section 22 of Republic Act 9700 otherwise known as the “Comprehensive Agrarian R e for m L aw of 19 8 8 ,” including certain provisions of the Local Government Code relevant to conversion or reclassification of lands a nd over t he a l leged encroachment of proposed and/or established solar farms in agricultural areas.
Establishment of fish sanctuaries mulled CAGAYAN DE ORO City Council committee on agriculture chaired by Councilor Annie Daba has discussed with the members of the City Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Council (CFARMC) its Resolution No. 0017-2015, requesting for the passage of an ordinance for the establishment of all marine fish sanctuaries in barangays Puerto,Tablon, Cugman, Gusa and Bayabas. The CFARMC also seeks the enactment of an ordinance declaring
as marine protected areas all those coastal barangays from Bugo to Bulua. During the meeting attended by Councilors Dante Pajo and Leon Gan, the committee agreed to pursue talks with officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) especially that other coastal barangays were not included in the list. At the meeting held in Barangay Macabalan, the committee also discussed the draft of the proposed
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Maritime Industr y Authority (MARINA) and the city government for the implementation of Executive Order No.503. The law mandates the conduct of surveillance operations to all motorized bancas with three (3) gross tonnage and below operating within the bay area and whose motorbancas are not registered by MARINA and not holding licenses and permits to operate within santuaries/PAGE 10
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SP to revisit Traffic Code, Fine-Sharing law Two ordinances related to traffic will be revisited by the 17th City Council headed by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas. Councilor Ramon Tabor, chair of the City Council committee on police, fire and public safety, on Monday maintained the need to revisit Ordinance No. 10051-2007, otherwise known as the Traffic Code of Cagayan de Oro. He said the ordinance providing for a fine sharing scheme should also be reviewed. In his special report during the regular session Monday, Councilor Tabor said that the two ordinances are related and are the subject of complaints of the city’s constituents. The presiding officer protempore explained that the city’s traffic code imposes penalties for traffic violations that are higher than what is prescribed by national laws. To name a few he said, in the city ordinance, failure to wear prescribed seatbelts is P1,500 to the maximum of P5,000. But penalty of the Land Transportation Office for the same offense is only P100 and not to exceed P1,000, he said. In c on n e c t i on w it h licenses, Ordinance No. 10551-2007 prescribes a penalty of P1,500, P3,000
and P5,000 for driving with a delinquent, invalid, suspended, ineffectual or revoked license while in the LTO law, penalty is only P1,000; failure to carr y license, in the city ordinance is from P1,500 to P5,000 but in the national law the penalty is only P200, he cited. According to Tab or, while the Roads and Traffic Ad m i n i s t r at i o n ( RTA ) would say they are merely implementing the ordinance which is a good defense, he stressed that no ordinance can amend, repeal or modify a national law. “I fear that if any public apprehended would question this, all of us, especially the RTA and the framers of the traffic code will be held liable, that is why I appeal and request the committee on public utilities to amend the traffic code. “With due respect to the framers, I would say it is incumbent upon us to revisit this and adjust our traffic code on fines to at least jibe with existing national law,” Tabor stressed. Not a gauge Councilor Tabor, who was the overseer of the RTA during the time of then Mayor Vicente Emano, acknowledged the efforts of the RTA in education, information, engineering
NEW PADAYON PILIPINO MEMBERS. Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano swears in new members of the Padayon Pilipino party from the municipality of Salay. New members are barangay Matampa chief Danilo Gandinao, barangay councilors Jenny Dablo, Roque Pahunang and Diosdado Aginot; barangay Yungod councilor Ederico Baclayo and; barangay Alipuaton councilors Magenda Acosta and Joan Jabagat. photo courtesy of governor bambi emano ’ s facebook page
and other aspects of traffic. He said fines may be incidental but it should not be a gauge for the success or failure of the RTA’s performance. “RTA has not been and will never be an incomegenerating department in the city government,” he stressed. “It doesn’t mean that when collected so much fine you are successful. On the other hand, an indication
that you have not educated well because there are many violations,” Tabor added. Fine-sharing The councilor also called for the repeal of Ordinance No. 7829-2001, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 9071-2004, and 9942-2005 providing for the sharing or apportioning of the proceeds of administrative fines collected from or paid by violators of the city’s traffic rules and regulations, anti-
vandalism and anti-littering ordinances. Tabor cited perceptions that some RTA enforcers are encouraged to apprehend violators because of the sharing scheme. Instead of being visible on the road, he said some hide and wait for drivers to violate traffic laws so that they can collect a share of penalties. He said the ordinance
has created the impression that enforcers are zealous in apprehending violators because of the sharing scheme. “We may not agree but that is the perception,” Tabor cited. Vi c e Mayor Ac e n a s referred these to the committee on public utilities chaired by Councilor Roger Abaday for appropriate action.
Sendong survivors tapped for studes’ social enterprise Classes resume in By Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- A group of students from Xavier University–Ateneo de Cagayan tapped Sendong survivors residing in Xavier EcoVille to pursue their social entrepreneurship dubbed, “I am a Change Maker, Sketch Bags.” Sketch Bags is the name for the eco-bags these students are selling in their social enterprise feasibility study as requirement to their course in Business Administration. Zuein Guantero and Anne Felice Sebastian said their motto is to join the trend in social entrepreneurship, wherein they help people help themselves; they help make a change; and shift from profit-oriented to non-profit oriented type of business. They started the enterprise in November of 2013 where they picked the Xavier EcoVille Multi-Purpose Cooperative–Women Sewing
Cluster to sew and print ecobags. In March 2014, they have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in order to start the enterprise. They admitted that, at first, there was a need for training, because the women lacked the precision of sewing; quality was low. So they passed their knowledge including sewing and silkscreen printing, among others. In 2014, the group has managed to earn P170,000 from selling eco-bags. They said that the proceeds went to buying more materials and that 5% per order go to the cooperative. In terms of strategy in selling these bags, they relied on sending business letters, doing meet-ups and bringing sample products for groups or organizations. Among their clients i nclu d e t he Poly me d i c
Hospital, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) for their first run, Psychology and Medicine Convention, Rural Bank of Medina and they also supply online shops based in Cebu. In terms of pricing, they said that it is really competitive. But they do not want to go too low because they are also thinking of the cooperative that would be needing money for their livelihood. For 20 pieces of 16x13” eco bag, one pays P100 each. However, for bulk order like 50 to 100 pieces, price could go lower from P70-P85 each. Recently, they have also tapped the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and availed of the trainings in the Go Negosyo Center such as market planning, business plan writeshop and entrepreneurial development training. They said learning is not an overnight process, these
women still need trainings. Moreover, they intend to turn-over this enterprise to Ecoville once they finish school. Recently, they also won an award from the British Council for this endeavor and have given them a good amount, which they also bought machines for the cooperative. These include silkscreen machine, sewing machine and heat press machine for rubberized printing. (JMOR/PIA10)
Maguindanao conflict zone By Noel Y. Punzalan
COTABATO CITY -- The Department of EducationAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEdARMM) confirmed that classes have resumed in schools affected by joint law enforcement operation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) in Maguindanao. ARMM Education
Secretary Jamar Kulayan said classes in all 34 affected schools including the nine that serve as evacuation centers are now back to normal. “Classes in evacuation centers are still on-going although the classrooms are used by the evacuees during night time,” Kulayan said. He said they have also successfully administered classes/PAGE 11
Mass weighing, height monitoring of schoolchildren held in Tangub By Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
TANGUB CIT Y -- The Department of Education, Division of Tangub City (DepEd), here, has conducted a Mass Weighing and Height Monitoring for Nutritional Assessment of all school
children, both elementary and secondary, last month. The activity was the endline mass weig hing and height monitoring for Nutritional Assessment for School Year 2014-2015, Dr.
Victoria V. Gazo, schools division superintendent, said. The mass weighing was conducted by school personnel trained by the World Health Organization on Child Growth Standards (WHO-CGS), who consolidated the nutritional monitoring/PAGE 10
NEB MEETING – VICE PRESIDENT JEJOMAR C. BINAY (left) presides over the National Executive Board (NEB) Meeting of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) at the Coconut Palace which was attended by former Bulacan Governor, former BSP President, and NEB Member ROBERTO “OBET” M. PAGDANGANAN (center) and NEB Member and Misamis Oriental VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ (right), among others. During the meeting, the NEB Members, who came from all over the country, formalized their official statement regarding the unfounded accusations against the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Tulay Kalinaw sa Mindanaw (Tulay KAMI) is spearheading the local launching of the national campaign All-Out Peace (AOP) on March 6, 2015, the 40th day of the tragic Mamasapano incident. Tulay KAMI, convened by Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro (ACDO) and the Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. (BMFI), is a multi-sectoral peace conversation among civil
society organizations (CSOs) and agencies working and advocating towards peace-building and conflict resolutions in Northern Mindanao. The Mamasapano tragedy has dealt a serious blow on the peace process between the Government of t h e R e pu bl i c of t h e Philippines (GPH) a n d t h e Mo r o Is l a m i c Liberation Front (MILF) and consequently on the B angs amoro B asic L aw (BBL).
With the attainment of the long-sought after peace in Mindanao in jeopardy due to Mamasapanoinduced wild conjectures an d pre su mpt i ons t h at attested to the entrenched biases and prejudices against our Moro brethren resulting to calls for war in Mindanao and the Pre s i d e nt’s re s i g n at i on that continue to drown out reason, peaceloving Kagay-anons and Mindanawons are seizing the moment to help define
Mindanao’s future. “At present, Manila is defining what is supposed to happen in Mindanao. That should stop. Instead, we Mindanawans, must declare and demonstrate that it is peace, no less, we aspire and desire for Mindanao,” said Myrna Aboniawan-Siose, a CSO leader and peace advocate. Si o s e of the Archdiocesan Center of Concern, Empowerment and Social Services (ACCESS) of the ACDO,
added: “We are now in the final stages of the peace negotiations but because of the Mamasapano incident, the p e ace pro cess is in danger of being scuttled” because of the calls for war. T h e A l l - O u t Pe a c e C a mp a i g n i n C a g ay a n d e O r o C i t y / No r t h e r n Mindanao is part of the nat iona l c a l l for t r ut h, justice and all-out peace, a broad “call for peace” aimed at mobilizing all Filipinos in Luzon, Visayas
and Mindanao to stand for peace and reject war or any form of violence. Supp or ting the AOP Campaign is Xavier Un i v e r s i t y - At e n e o d e Cagayan, Interfaith Forum for Peace, Harmony and S olidarity (IFPHS), the Archdiocese Social Action Ministries, the local government of Cagayan de Oro City, Volunteers Network, government age nc i e s , bu s i ne ss and other civil society groups in Northern Mindanao.
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Women of the Indigenous People’s group Panay Bukidnon from Tapaz town perform the hawk dance locally called “Binanog Dance” during the opening ceremonies of the National Women’s Month celebration in the province last March 2, at the Provincial Capitol Grounds in Roxas City. It was learned that the dance is usually performed by the group to welcome the visitors in their community. (PIA Capiz photo/A. Lumaque)
Gov’t, business sector must continue to empower women As the country observes Women’s Month this March, state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies released two timely policy notes on women entrepreneurs as outputs of the APEC 2015 Research Project commissioned by the Department of Foreign Affairs. The author and PIDS consultant, Lucita Lazo, explores the different obstacles women entrepreneurs face in the Philippines. Her policy notes outline challenges a n d o p p or t u n i t i e s f o r policymakers to help women entrepreneurs scale up their business ventures in the backdrop of the ASEAN integration and freer trade. Even with the Philippines coming ahead in international gender indices and local literacy rate surveys, affirming that Filipino women outperform Filipino men, experts say that translating these capabilities into business and leadership opportunities is still a work in progress. There are more educated Filipino women, yet men’s employment still exceeds women’s significantly. The Philippines boasts of having the highest ratio of femaleto-male business leaders, yet experts believe that opportunities for women continue to be held back by
oppressive conditions, and most of all, by persistent economic inequality. Challenges In the first policy note, “Challenges in the economic participation of women as entrepreneurs”, Lazo cites a survey by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 2009 showing that women make up 54 percent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which are known to be the foremost economic ve h i c l e for ge n e r at i ng employment. She also cites the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Survey in 20062007 ranking the Philippines second highest for having entrepreneurially active women. L azo warns that the growth of these positive recognitions are hindered by several factors, namely, access to resources; the s u s t ai n a bi l it y of t h e i r businesses; lack of a business discipline, preparation and readiness for changing economic outlooks; lack of women representatives on decision making levels; lack of access to health and socio-legal protection; and a simple lack of information for a nuanced understanding on the part of leaders and policymakers. Despite all the government projects targeted to provide information, service facilities,
technology, and innovation to women in SMEs and microenterprises, access is weakened by a network of problems. Wo m e n a r e m o s t vulnerable to cultural and economic hindrances that often force them to choose their families over their businesses. Their independent access to finance is restricted without their husband’s consent, as indicated by the Family Code. More women register businesses, according to the DTI citation, but more men renew licenses. Women’s decision are affected the most by health risks, economic instabilities and catastrophes, making them altogether less able to sustain their businesses. The lack of organization a n d r e p r e s e nt at i o n o f women entrepreneurs and bureaucratic firewalls only exacerbate the situation. Recommendations Lazo presents her policy recommendations for both the national and regional level in a follow-up policy note tit led “Promoting w o m e n’s p a r t i c i p at i o n in the APEC economies: some recommendations.” She argues that merit often predominates all other judgment, and purveyors don a “blind” attitude toward gender issues. empower/PAGE 9
Fol low ing t he surge of m o b i l e Int e r n e t u s a g e among it s sub s c r ib e rs , wireless ser vices leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is now bundling its top prepaid call and text offers with free Internet access to further stimulate mobile web traffic. Under this promo, Smart Prepaid subscribers all over the country who top up and subscribe to various call and text offers will also get to enjoy up to 30MB worth of FREE data per
day – without any need to sign up or register. The new offer comes at t he he els of Smar t’s successful Free Internet promo, w hich ended last Februar y 28, and is propelled by the 63 percent increase in mobile data revenues to P8.1 billion in 2014, a big jump from P5 billion in 2013, proof that more and more of its subscribers have gotten into the habit of using their phones to access the Internet.
Dramatic increase in data usage “With the successful run of our Smart Free Internet offer, many of our subscribers were able to experience real-life benefits of staying connected to mobile Internet – from getting in touch with their loved ones, accessing news and information, to enjoying the wealth of entertaining content available online,” said Charles A. Lim, executive vice president and head of the wireless consumer business smart/PAGE 9
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Hineleban Wins Grand Prize for Best Project Mark Zuckerberg cites mobile at Global Climate Change competition operators’ support to expand global by MIKE BAÑOS, Editor-at-Large internet access A social enterprise based in Bukidnon has won the grand prize at a climate change competition held in Europe late last month. Hineleban Foundation Incorporated was awarded the the Grand Prize for Best Project in the Forestry Sector at an International Competition on Climate Change held in Paris, France on 27 February 2015. Dr. Norma V. Llemit, Head of Project Management Group, received the award in behalf of Hineleban. The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) launched the first international competition on “Climate Challenge Agriculture and Forestry” in September 2014. A total of 550 entries were received from 60 countries all over the world. The competition aims to promote innovation and fast track the transfer and dissemination of technology and knowledge essential in bringing about innovative solutions for the future. The Project highlighted Hineleban’s efforts in rainforestation on the island of Mindanao by providing livelihood opportunities to the Indigenous People, Muslims and migrants living in the mountain ranges of northern provinces of Bukidnon and Lanao del Sur. Hineleban aim to save and bring to life the pristine ecosystems of Mindanao – some of the last remaining primary forests left in the entire Philippines. Its work is focused on reviving the watersheds and rivers, and renewing the cycle of life that would enable the healthy and peaceful coexistence among people of all faiths and ethnic backgrounds, and preserve God’s wonderful gift of nature. The foundation is engaged in the preservation and restoration of the mountain rainforests and critical watersheds in the two provinces of Bukidnon and Lanao del Sur, and plans to scale up as well as expand in other selected provinces on the island of Mindanao.
Dr. Norma V. Llemit receives the Best Project award from AFD and CIRAD officials during the awarding ceremony at the AFD-CIRAD Stand of the International Agricultural Show in Paris, France on February 27. [Supplied Photo]
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The Hineleban Logo illustrates the symbiotic relationship between man and his environment. The cycle of life and man’s dependency on the Mother Tree is represented by the human figure (representing the physical being) embracing the tree, and the living tree (representing the spiritual being, Hineleban) reciprocates by providing the life-supporting anchor for human beings. [Supplied Graphic]
Meaning of Hineleban “The spirit of the gathering and giving Mother Tree of the Rainforest that sustains the cycle of all life” ‘Hineleban’ is symbolized by an abundant Bagamumu (ficus) tree in the midst of the rainforest, swarming with bees gathering nectar. In the Talaandig-Higaunen language, Hineleban is a sacred word (hieros logos; pamalihi ha lalang) that stands for the highest mystical Spirit-Tagulambung of Service-Leadership in the TalaandigHigaunen Tribal tradition. It comes from the root-word “heleb” which means “the virtue to gather others towards oneself”. A servantleader who is infused by the Spirit of Hineleban is the center of unity and peaceful convergence of communities and peoples. “Kaliga-en” is a sacred ceremony of the Talaandig- Higaunen Tribe where in the spirit of the Tagulambung Hineleban is invoked for inspiration and infusion of the spirit. A holy festival completed in nine nights of communal rights and rituals celebrating the life of faith with chants, songs, dances, story telling, riddles, games and feasting. The Foundation was given exclusive permission to adopt the name by the Provincial Consultative Body of the Indigenous People of Bukidnon and by PASAGI (Council of Elders) representing the Seven Tribes of Bukidnon – a permission bestowed based on the sacred Five Pillars of Kinship.
BARCELONA, Spain--Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged the support provided by mobile operators worldwide in pursuing the goal of internet.org to enhance global internet access. Globe is the first telecommunications company in the world to provide Free Facebook access to its customers, introducing mobile browsing to many Filipinos. The offer, which allowed its customers free access to world’s leading social networking site Facebook at zero data charges, began in October 2013 and ran for about six months. The company’s registered mobile Facebook users surged by 65% following the telco’s Free Facebook promo offer from November 2013 to April 2014. In October last year, Globe re-launched its Free Facebook promo for its 44 million customers at the time, meant as a response to clamor from customers to bring back the promotion. Concluding the offer in November last year, mobile Facebook users jumped 36% while average monthly mobile data and browsing revenue growth increased 14% from pre-offer levels. As a result, mobile browsing and other data revenues increased 23% to P14.4 billion in 2014 from P11.6 billion in the year earlier. In addition to product innovations and ground-breaking offers such as the Free Facebook promo that Globe introduced in the market, the impressive growth in mobile data revenues was also driven by increase in variety and affordability of smartphones in the market as well as improved pervasiveness of the company’s 4G network. “Our partnership with Facebook definitely enabled more Filipinos to gain internet connectivity, which is in line with the vision of internet.org to allow more and more people to have free access to internet services or at the very least gain internet connectivity at affordable rates,” Globe President & CEO Ernest Cu said. Internet.org is a global collaboration among technology leaders, nonprofit organizations, local communities and experts working together to bring the internet to the vast majority of the world's population. Zuckerberg told delegates at Mobile World Congress (MWC) that offering free basic internet services can help mobile operators grow their businesses faster in emerging markets. A Facebook-led initiative, internet.org has set a goal of connecting a good majority of world population. To achieve this objective, Zuckerberg wants to raise awareness of the internet. Such awareness will be enhanced if mobile operators offer services for free, he said, emphasizing that once users get a free taste of the internet, they’ll be more inclined to pay for mobile data. “We’re proud of the work we do with these operators, and we’re excited to do more,” Zuckerberg said. Meanwhile, the United States’ Federal Communications Commission recently voted to implement new net neutrality rules designed to make sure Internet service providers treat all legal content equally. Net neutrality, also called open Internet, is a principle that Internet networks are equally available to all types of legal content generators. This means that internet service providers (ISPs), mostly large cable or telephone companies, would be prohibited from discriminating against content by blocking or slowing transmission speeds and seeking payments in exchange for faster lanes of their Internet networks, a practice called "paid prioritization."
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerbeg with Globe President & CEO Ernest Cu are shown together at the partnership dinner hosted by Facebook at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Globe is the first telco in the world to partner with Facebook to support Zuckerberg's Internet.org efforts to provide free internet through the successful Free Facebook promo. Zuckerberg in his keynote address made a point of praising wireless operators' work in connecting new users to the Internet, noting that "it's really important not to lose sight of the fact that it's the operators that are driving this."
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President and CEO Ernest Cu of Globe Telecom and David Wang, President of Huawei Wireless Product Line, formalize the agreement for the Philippine telco to use the SingleSON solution on its network, the first in the world to adopt the technology. [Supplied Photo]
Philippine telco’s intelligent network to enhance user experience eading Philippine telecommunications company Globe Telecom is the first operator in the world to deploy Huawei’s SingleSON (self-organizing network) solution, empowering the telco to effectively manage a more complex network and deliver on its promise of superior customer experience. Globe recently formalized its collaboration with Huawei for the pioneering SingleSON deployment during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain to optimize its wireless network performance, operation and maintenance (O&M). The solution enables the telco to manage the explosive growth and development of mobile data services traffic, which is foreseen to continue into the next decade. With unprecedented growth in mobile data traffic and the rapid development of mobile broadband, new network technologies such as LTE-Advanced coupled with small cells are becoming a new trend to address explosive data growth. 5G technologies are likewise being defined and developed to serve the huge data requirements as the “Internet of Things” is expected to become widespread. Enabling Globe to operate an increasingly more complex and intelligent network, Huawei will leverage on its technological leadership in radio access network research and development to launch the innovative SingleSON solution which will improve overall network performance, O&M efficiency and quality. The solution was recently tested live on the Globe mobile network’s 20,000 2G, 3G and 4G cells – the largest deployment thus far for Huawei SingleSON. According to Globe, the performance of the solution achieved remarkable results and exceeded expectations with immediate improvement on both drop call rates as well as users’ throughput. It also exhibited better sharing of radio resources between layers and technologies. Given these excellent outcomes, Globe said it plans to deploy the SingleSON solution nationwide in 2015. Globe Chief Technical Advisor Robert Tan said that "the capabilities of the SingleSON solution in improving our network’s O&M efficiency and performance are impressive. It will allow us to continuously deliver a great user experience without additional manpower resources to manage an increasingly more complex network. We are pleased to collaborate with Huawei on the development of the SingleSON solution, and we look forward to work with them on new, innovative solutions under our strategic partnership framework." Jiang Wangcheng, President of Huawei SingleOSS Product Line, said that "we are honored to provide Globe Telecom with our SingleSON solution to enhance the state of their network O&M. The SingleSON technology will be further developed and enhanced with the development of future-oriented 4.5G, 5G, and other advanced wireless communications technologies. In this regard, we will continue providing innovative solutions to our customers in order to help them operate more efficiently and deliver a wonderful customer experience." According to Huawei, the features, development and improvements of the SingleSON solution’s first commercial trial performed on the Globe network were shared with several other trials in more than 25 networks in countries and regions such as China, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, South America, Australia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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of Smart Communications. “This new offer will enable us to further pursue our Internet for All campaign and encourage more people to stay connected, empowered, and enriched by Smart’s fast, fun and worry-free mobile Internet, which is at the core of our Internet for All campaign this year,” Lim added. Promos with data boost Smart Prepaid subscribers can stay connected via call, text and surf with All Text 20 Plus, which now offers a total of 45MB of surfing, along with unlimited text to all networks, 20 minutes of calls to Smart, Sun and TNT, all valid for one day. Subscribers can also call, text and surf more with Unli Call and Text 25, which has also been enhanced to offer a total of 45MB of surfing, along with unlimited calls to Smart and TNT, unlimited text to Smart, Sun and TNT, and 50 texts to other networks, all valid for one day. For even greater value for money, subs cr ib ers can enj oy Unli Call & Text 50, which now comes with a total of 140MB of surfing, along with unlimited calls to Smart, TNT and Sun, unlimited text to all networks, valid for three days. Other top promos will also get a boost of additional 30MB, and subscribers can avail of all these promos by simply dialing *121# Smart’s easy access number for all the latest promos and services. From browsing to video streaming With free 30MB on top of their subscriptions, users can now enjoy a wider range of online activities, like watching more videos on YouTube, Vimeo, or Daily Motion, browsing through and post on their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts; visiting informative websites and updating their own blogs, or searching on Google and Wikipedia. T h e y c an a l s o u s e navigation tools like Waze and Google Maps, book a cab or limo service via Easy Taxi and Uber, or use traffic info
sites such as the MMDA’s and InterAksyon’s. They can also send and receive emails, listen to songs via Smart’s Spinnr music service, shop via online stores like Zalora, Lazada, book their travel details through sites like Skyscanner and Airbnb, among other things – all without incurring additional data charges. Largest and most advanced The free mobile Internet may be enjoyed on all dataenable phones across all network platforms – from 2G to 3G to 4G speeds in the country. Smart’s successive free mobile Internet offers follows the leader’s efforts to level up the deployment of its broadband network to meet the growing demand for data services. Smart continues to have the largest and most advanced network in the country today, with strategic cellular and broadband base stations supported by more than 90,000 kilometers of fiber-optic cables around the country. For more information on Smart Prepaid’s latest promo and services, visit smart.com.ph and follow its official accounts on Facebook ( w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / SmartCommunications) and Twitter (@SMARTCares).
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“Where agency heads perceive gender as inconsequential or unrelated to their respective agency mandates, the talk of gender will not walk far enough to reach the frontlines where it matters,” says Lazo. “If policymakers see the link between gender and national productivity and wealth creation, the case for gender will become a more attractive position.” Lazo identified three goals for policymaking at t h e n at i on a l l e ve l : empowerment, enhancing competitiveness, and ensuring sustainability and resilience. Leaders can empower women entrepreneurs by eliminating barriers to accessing resources, skills, prote c t i on , and ot he r opportunities that allow women to build up the
readiness, sustainability, and competitiveness of their businesses. Local leaders play an important role if they can provide services such as financial services, counseling, and strengthening linkages through trade fairs and training seminars. Getting women entrepreneurs organized is essential, not only to help them share the wisdom and knowledge of doing business with other women in their category, but also making it easier to inform each other of the opportunities and challenges affecting them. Lazo specifically recommends incentivizing business registration with access to “the supply chain of government procurement programs.” It is also worth globalizing women’s business outlook, by making them aware of the economic and geopolitical environment in which they op erate. St and ardizing the quality of their output through information campaigns and ser vice provisions will enable women to make their goods more competitive in the national and international market. On the matter of enhancing competitiveness, leaders must also tap information and communication technologies as part of a comprehensive capacity development. Lazo also highlights the need to inculcate business discipline, ingenuity, and creativity in women entrepreneurs— values essential to remain competitive. L a s t b ut n ot l e a s t , national policymakers have to create social safety nets, such as improving access to credit and healthcare, to encourage women to sustain their business ventures and withstand threats of
instability and catastrophes. At the regional level, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has set programs in place, such as the APEC Women in Transportation, which aims to identify barriers to women’s entry in the transportation industry and focuses on “key areas of the career continuum,” namely, education, access to job opportunities, and leadership development. On top of these initiatives, Lazo recommends that the regional business sector be continuously educated, to remind it that the region’s business climate relies on women’s increased access to productivity. Lazo encourages an informed and dynamic dialogue and research, especially with regard to monitoring the effect of APEC free trade on women entrepreneurs. The effects will be different between men and women in the different levels and sectors of society, but women are always most likely to be negatively affected given their traditional roles in ASEAN and Filipino societies. In summary, the author concludes that the economic contributions of Filipino women are not b eing harnessed to the fullest because of cultural and economic setbacks. The rate of women who leave the country seeking better jobs for their family offsets the notion that the Philippines is a progressively equal opportunities country. Women often take on the lowest paying jobs with the lowest security, not just in terms of employment continuity but also in terms of health and wellbeing.
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and renewable energy and in so doing avoid abrupt increase in electricity rates and assuring Mindanao to retain the lowest rate in the country with a balanced energy mix,” Dagooc said. “There are good things coming in for Mindanao and power is one of them,” said Antonino in her opening statement during the 5th principals meeting of the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) held last week at the National Power Corporation Board Room. Top officials from the power industry underscored the importance of advocating RE as a prominent source of electricity for the island. A nt o n i n o s a i d t h at compared to the situation last year and the years before, the state of Mindanao power today had seen significant i mprove me nt w it h t he immediate and medium term measures, stressing that even with the ongoing maintenance shutdown of Steag’s 200-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant, majority of Mindanao did not have rotating brownouts as reported by the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives (Amreco). At present, Steag State Power Inc., one of Mindanao’s coal-fired power plants that produce 210 megawatts to the island’s grid, has shut down its generator sets for its yearly maintenance work. In a recent statement, the Steag management said it turned off its first generator from February 19 to March 2, its second generator from February 21 to March 16. “ Thes e maintenance activities are part of the company’s commitment to sustain quality customer service by way of ensuring that the power plant is able to optimize its long-term operations and produce the power needed to sustain Mindanao’s growth and development,” Steag power plant manager, Carsten Evers said in the statement. Excess supply in 2015 Antonino added that the Mindanao supply situation is even expected to have excess supply this year for the first since 2009, with the expected coming online of Therma South 300MW and the first 100MW out of 200MW from Sarangani Energy Corp. Antonino, however, noted that the expected entry of more baseload capacities from coal-fired power plants totaling 2,000MW until 2018 should be complemented by accelerated deployment of renewable energy projects such as hydro, biomass, geothermal, and solar, among others. Clean energy In a phone interview Sunday, Cagayan de Oro second district Representative Rufus Rodriguez, member of the Lower House’s energy committee, said Mindanao should focus on harnessing the three sources of renewable
energy like solar, wind and hydro. He said that he also filed a resolution in Congress asking the national government why it has not fully enforced the Renewable Energy law especially in Mindanao. “I am inquiring why the Renewable Energy law has not been implemented, for example, there should already be an additional megawatt allocation for solar, wind, and hydro,” he said. Rodriguez added Mindanao has plenty of rivers and areas facing the Pacific Ocean such as Surigao, Davao and even Camiguin can resort to wind power. “Mindanao should have clean energy,” he said, adding that by tapping the renewable power sources it can be achieved. Web-based mechanism Antonino said that the One-Stop Facilitation and Monitoring Center (OSFMC) of MPMC currently tracks a total of 231 RE projects spread across Mindanao that could potentially generate at least 2,419MW of sustainable power for the region between 2020 and 2025. The surge of RE power applications can be attributed to the OSFMC Web Portal, an online database developed by MinDA and the Department of E ne rg y ( D o E ) w it h the assistance of the US Agency for International Development (USAid). Launched in October last year, the web-based mechanism aims to accelerate the duration of the permitting process for RE projects to one to two years instead of the usual three to five. The same online monitoring facility initiated in Mindanao was also adapted by DOE that led to the formulation of the Energy Vir tual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS), which will also provides the same services for power proponents in Luzon and Visayas regions. “A diversified mix of fossil and renewable energy sources is integral to our overall strategy of pursuing balanced and holistic economic growth in Mindanao,” said Romeo M o n t e n e g r o, M i n DA’s director for Investment Promotions and Public Affairs. He added that pursuing RE development is also aligned with the MinDA’s Mindanao 2020 Peace and Development Framework Plan, which recognizes power as a major enabling factor for socio-economic development. Interruptible load program (ILP) To cushion the power outages that may come with the shutting down of Steag’s generator units, Rodriguez said in a previous interview that huge establishments like companies and malls should use their own generator sets to lessen the volume of users in the grid just in case there is an actual power shortage in Mindanao. R o d r i g u e z s ai d t h is unplugging of private entities’ power connection from the
Mindanao grid could be done through the interruptible load program (ILP), a mechanism that would reduce the number of consumers in the grid. “They (establishments) should implement the ILP by operating their generators, so other users like households can use the Mindanao grid,” Rodriguez said. He added those that resort to switching to the ILP must be properly compensated, as well.--PowerNews
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Robert Coyiuto, Jr., and the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) as technical partner. As a corporation with a public service orientation, NGCP partners with relevant institutions to support the communities hosting its transmission facilities, which it considers as true partners in nation-building. (NGCP)
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formation of new recruits. The real question here is how colleges and universities prepare their students for real life and the job market. This finally allows graduates to l and s at is f y i ng and important jobs and careers in numerous industries in the Philippines and abroad. How to mould students into a successful adult has always been a delicate task for the academe with parents, religion and even politics wanting to have their say. I was not surprised at all to learn about the comments of the representatives of t he Adv i s or y C ou n c i l. Apart from requesting a “basic competence” from the academe, topping the list of desired skills by the industries there was “good c om mu n i c at i on s k i l l s” followed by “positive attitude” and “determination”. It ultimately all revolves around a prop er psychological preparation and an effective personality development. Too often these things are not addressed at all in college or university but offered instead in costly extracurricular seminars of which I have had the privilege to attend a few, hold lectures and develop programs for. On the other hand a great example of partnership and active communication between academe and industr y is Primavera’s successful recruitment of a few former students from Capitol University that today make great employees, have contributed to strengthen the company and are an asset to the overall organisation. Definitely there should be more communication b e t w e e n Un i v e r s i t i e s , Colleges and the various industries or employers. When I personally choose a new recruit I disregard the person’s academic background and I try to focus on the applicant’s psychological preparation, the capability
of withstanding pressure, his/ her communication skills, his/her personality strength and the willingness to learn and sacrifice. Often I notice some discrepancies between their dreams or life goals and their chosen academic paths. The reason behind maybe is that too often it is the parents who choose the student’s academic paths leading to lots of frustration and wasted years.
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in the rugged Zambales mountains at the northern base of the Bataan Peninsula (nicknamed by the Americans as Zigzag Pass). “ Fighting became very heavy at the first Japanese strongpoint called “Horseshoe Bend”. On February 15, Allied troops made two separate amphibious landings to put additional pressure on the Japanese. “A final major engagement occurred during the night of 15 February, and mopping up operations continued throughout the peninsula for about another week. Finally, on 21 February, after three years, Bataan was again secure in American and Filipino hands.” The Battle for the Recapture C orregidor (February 16 to 26, 1945 ) occurred about the same time that the final phase of the Battle of Manila was being fought. Although daily aerial bombing of C orregidor started as early as January 23, it was not until February 16 that the Allied troops tried to take the island. DE ORO MAIN BRANCH CAGAYAN It Pstarted a daring & J Lim Bldg.,with Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., and hazardous airborne Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * (088) 856-1947 assaultTelefax on #the morning of CAMIGUIN BRANCH February 16. Around 1000 B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491 US paratroopers jumped over CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City a very small landing zone DIVISORIA BRANCH on an elevated portion of Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Corregidor called Topside. Tel. # (088) 857-3631 Because of strong winds, LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City “some paratroopers were Tel. # (088) 231-6739 blown back intoBRANCH Japanese held CARMEN Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City territory. had fallen Tel...#(s)ome (088) 231-2011 close to the rocks and had to be rescued.” Considering the risks involved in making the jump, the Japanese mistakenly assumed that an airborne attack was unlikely. At the same time that the paratroopers landed, the first wave of seaborne troops waded ashore and established a beachhead at the eastern end of Corregidor , called “Black Beach”. “ The most ferocious battle to regain Corregidor occurred at Wheeler Point (nicknamed Banzai Point) on the night of February 18 and early the next morning. ….At 22:30 under a black, moonless night, 500 suicidal Japanese marines came out of the Battery Smith armory and charged American and Philippine positions….The savage encounter ended in failure with more than 250 Japanese corpses strewn along a 200 yard stretch…” “For eight straight days, (allied troops) staved off successive banzai charges, and mortar attacks. The
Japanese defenders refused to surrender and many preferred to commit suicide by blowing themselves up inside the Malinta Tunnel.” “An M4 Sherman tank fired a shell into a sealed tunnel suspected of harboring Japanese soldiers but which instead contained tons of stored ammunition. The subsequent explosion threw the tank several dozen feet, killing its crew and 48 soldiers nearby, and wounding more than 100 others in the immediate area.” On Februar y 26, Corregidor was declared cl e are d. By March 1 , Corregidor was opened to Allied shipping. Six days later, McArthur returned to the island which he had been ordered to leave three years earlier, to preside over the ceremonial hoisting of the Stars and Stripes. (to be continued) Note: You may email us at totingbunye2000@gmail. com.
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the 15 kilometer municipal waters in Macajalar Bay area. To qualify for registration, motorbanca operators must undergo training on safety measures while at sea, The Power learned. Members of CFARMC who were present during the meeting were amenable to attend the required training. However, they unanimously
agreed to request MARINA that this be given free of charge. The fisherfolk officials also suggested that they be endorsed to an insurance company for the benefit of their families in case of untoward incidents. T he c om m itte e w i l l consider the proposal of the CFARMC and other amendments of the MOA before these will be finalized, said Daba. (ELB)
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assessment of their respective schools, for submission to the Division Office on March 9, 2015, Gazo added. Gazo said the division also embarked on a mass deworming of the school children, from July to August, last year in coordinaton with the Department of Health (DOH), through its Integrated Helminth Control Program. Targets of deworming were all elementary pupils, f rom kindergar ten and Grades I-VI and secondary students, from First Year to Third Year in all city schools. She said the Division Health & Nutrition Unit conducted the mass deworming to the target school children and secondary students, who were required to submit consent forms signed by their parents. (RCA/PIA10Misamis Occidental)
CDO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947
DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631
CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491
LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739
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eased up for professionals from other ASEAN membercountries who may wish to work in the Philippines. Rodolfo, however, clarified that foreign professionals such as doctors will still be subject to regulations set by the Department of Labor and Employment. He said the practice of profession by foreigners in the country would not be as open and easy as feared. “This is subject to pre-agreed flexibilities.” The ASEAN integration will usher in a more open trade in goods and services among member-states of the regional body mainly through the elimination of tariffs. It aims, among others, to counter-balance the growth of China and India as the dominant economies in Asia and as emerging world powers. In trade in goods, Rodolfo said that since 2010 there have been zero tariffs except for items like rice, poultry and swine. But the official admitted that liberalizing trade within the ASEAN carries some dangers. One of these, he said, is that an ASEAN state might be used by a non-ASEAN country as a transshipment point to any destination in the region to evade tariffs. He said this can be easily detected if the product that arrives from a fellow ASEAN member is not a usual item it is trading with its neighbors. He said it is now job of the Bureau of Customs to conduct a verification visit to the supposed country of origin. Rodolfo further noted that local industries might not be able to maximize the liberalized trading regime due to the reluctance of many
entrepreneurs to test foreign markets. “Local businesses are content with local markets. There is no eagerness to expand abroad,” he said. The of f icial said he has talked to some local manufacturers who told him they were no longer eyeing foreign markets because they were already earning from local buyers. He said one remedy is to remain competitive in quality to safeguard against the entry of foreign brands.
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processes had remained unheeded until this date. In a statement to the media, the energy department gloated that “the development of power plant projects leading up to commissioning can be attributed to the policy reforms, improved contract application procedures and coordination with local government units and other government agencies.” If there is one facet that can well be remembered of this administration – that it was presented with rolling brownouts scenario when it came to power in 2010 – but President Aquino’s subalterns at the energy department had not done really much to push for much-needed short-term solutions. Many of the power projects under construction or which have reached commissioning phases were star ted or penciled in during the past administration – and it had been the private sector players which practically led the way. Even the enabling laws for the entry of new power and energy investments – the Electric Power Industry Reform Act and the Renewable Energy Act – were passed during the Arroyo regime.
EPIRA in particular – despite the difficult transition and the uncharted territories that it had set as ‘acid test’ to investors – still cornered sizable capital both in the brownfield and greenfield investment opportunities in the power sector. Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla, nonetheless, gave word that “the government will continue “to be proactive in its role of inviting power developers and experts.” He said “developers can be assured that the government will extend its support for the mutual benefit of the country and their firm.” To d ate, t he energ y department noted that there are 27 committed power projects which may yield capacity addition of 2,281MW – and some are set to reach commissioning phases at the remaining term of the Aquino administration. The agency similarly emphasized that “there are 21 committed power projects with a total capacity of 2,413MW scheduled to be finished by 2016 and the succeeding years.” Although a bit impossible at this point when bulk of the fuels used for the country’s electricity generation activities are still imported, the DOE self-assuredly set a rhetorical tone that it “will continue to usher an aggressive power industry as we achieve our mission of building and energ y independent nation.”
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mutilation; Dave Eggers on a Sudanese abduction; Edwidge Danticat on a border crossing; Carol Gilligan on a daughter witnessing her mother being hit; Susan Miller on raising a son as a
ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. E-148 TAX DECLARATION NO. 109567 “A parcel of land ( Lot No. 1391-G, Csd-10-005459 (OLT), being a portion of Lot 1391, Cad. 271, Tangub Cadastre), with all the improvements thereon, situated in the barangay of Bintana, City of Tangub, Province of Misamis Occidental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the E., along line 3-4 by Lot 1391-H; S., E., along line 4-1 by Lot 1391-E; on the point 1 by Lot 1391-C; on the W., along line 1-2 by Lot 1391-F, all of the subdivision plan, Csd-10-005459 (OLT) and on the N., W., along line 2-3 by Lot 1391, on point 3 by Lot 1386 and 1390, all of Cad. 271, Tangub Cadastre. Containing an area of SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO (7,982) Square meters. Assessed at P 12520 per tax declaration No. 109567.” All sealed bids must be submitted to undersigned on the above stated time, date and place of auction sale. In the event that the public auction should nor take place on said date or there is only one bidder, it shall be held on April 6, 2015 at the same time & place without further notice. Bidders are enjoined to investigate for themselves any encumbrance on the herein property if any there be.
February 3, 2015, at Tangub City, Philippines. FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:
BY: (Sgd) WILLIAM C. ARANIEGO Sheriff IV
BWM: March 9, 16 & 23, 2015
NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF-2015-002 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed by PSBank Center, 777 Paseo de Roxas corner Sedeño Street, Makati City against Michael M. Chiong and Azucena M. Chiong to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 21, 2015 amounts to Four Million Two Hundred Twenty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Pesos and 15/100 Only (Php 4,222,850.15) excluding interest, attorney’s fees, and other lawful fees for the service of foreclosure, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on April 27, 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Br. 16, Tangub City, to highest bidder in cash, Philippine Currency the herein mortgage properties to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. T-1398 “A parcel of land ( Lot No. 1, Pcs-104215-000966, being a portion of Lot 189-B, Psd-10008162 & Lot 189-C- 3, Psd-10-0100) situated in the Barrio of Centro, City of Tangub , Province of Island Mindanao. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 189-A, Psd-10-008162., along line 2-3 by Lot 189-C-1, Psd-10-010027., on the SW., NW & NE., along line 3-4-5-6-1 by Lot 2, of the Consolidation Subdivision plan PCS-104215-000966. Containing an area of SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY (770) Square meters, more or less. TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. T-1446 “A parcel of land ( Lot 189-C- 1, Psd-10-010027, being a portion of Lot 189-C, Psd-10008162) situated in the Barrio of Centro, City of Tangub , Province of Misamis Occidental Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the SW. along lines 2-3 and on the NW., along line 3-4 by Lot 189 C-3 of the Subdivision plan; on the NE along line 4-5-6 by Lot 189-A, Psd -10-008162; on the E. along line 6-1 by Lot 189-C-2 of the Subdivision plan; on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 190, Cad. 271, Tangub Cadastre. Containing an area of ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINTETY EIGHT (1498) Square meters, more or less. TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. T-1447 “A parcel of land ( Lot 189- A, Psd-10-008162, being a portion of Lot 189, Cad. 271, Tangub Cadastre ) situated in the Barrio of Centro, City of Tangub , Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE., on the SE on the SW., and on the NW. along lines 4-1-2-3-4 by Lot 189-C of the subdivision plan Psd-10-008162. Containing an area of ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY (1,920) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS. All sealed bids must be submitted to undersigned on the above stated time, date and place of auction sale. In the event that the public auction should not take place on said date or there is only one bidder, it shall be held on April 30, 2015 at the same time & place without further notice. Bidders are enjoined to investigate for themselves any encumbrance on the herein property if any there be.
the conduct of the National Achievement Test (NAT) in the province on Thursday. The military offensive that started February 27, disrupted the schooling of more than 14,000 elementary and secondary students in 8 towns in the province. Kulayan, who visited some of the affected towns on Wednesday, said some of the affected schools are requesting to hold the graduation rites earlier than the original schedule of March 26-27. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman had earlier directed
Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 44 Initao, Misamis Oriental IN RE: PETITION FOR NOTARIAL COMMISSION
FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:
X----------------------------------------------/ NOTARIAL OF HEARING NOTICE is hereby given that a summary hearing on the petition for notarial commission of Atty. Cesar J. Rebuta shall be held on March 16, 2015 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at Regional Trial Court, Branch 44, Initao, Misamis Oriental. Any person who has any cause or reason to object to the grant of the petition mat file a verified written opposition thereto, received by the undersigned before the date of the summary hearing.
BWM: March 9, 16 & 23, 2015
February 27, 2015, Initao, Misamis Oriental.
(Sgd.) MARISSA P. ESTABAYA Presiding Judge
BWM: March 9, 2015
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 44 Initao, Misamis Oriental IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF MINOR JADEN ART YSHMAEL GENECA CHALIL AND TO CHANGE HIS NAME TO JADEN ART HOWARD GENECA JENKINS ROY HOWARD JENKINS,
SPEC. PROC. NO. 2015-1284
Petitioner.
x-----------------------------------------------------/ ORDER This petition seeks for the adoption and change of name of minor child Jaden Art Yshmael Genaca Chalil, by the petitioner Roy Howard Jenkins. Finding the petition sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby given due course. Let the hearing be set on June 4, 2015 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, at this Court sitting at the Hall of Justice , Poblacion, Initao, Misamis Oriental. At the expense of the petitioner, let a copy of this Order be published once a week, for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental. The Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Regional Field Office X, Cagayan de Oro City is hereby directed to conduct a home and child study to be adopting parents, the natural parents and the child to be adopted. He or she is also directed to conduct counseling session with the biological parents of the child to be adopted. The reports thereof shall be submitted to this Court within sixty (6) days from the receipt of this order. Petitioner is directed to make arrangement with the Court Social Worker for the Scheduling and incidental expenses in conducting the case study. Let copy of the Order and the Petition be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor, the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Naawan, Misamis Oriental and the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Regional Field Office X, Cagayan de Oro City. SO ORDERED. Initao, Misamis Oriental , February 23, 2014.
BY: (Sgd) WILLIAM C. ARANIEGO Sheriff IV
MISC. CASE NO. 2015-1288
CESAR J. REBUTA Petitioner.
February 25, 2015, at Tangub City, Philippines.
the region’s DepEd to order the immediate resumption of classes when possible. “I directed the education secretary na ikutin ang lahat ng apektadong eskwelahan. Nakita naman natin ang sitwasyon na medyo normal na. Baka pwede nang kausapin ang mga guro sa ibang lugar na dapat magklase na sila at wag na nilang i-collateral damage,” he said. The joint law enforcement op e r at i on af fe c te d t he towns of Shariff Saydona, Mamasapano, Datu Unsay, Shariff Aguak, Datu Salibo, Rajah Buayan, Datu Hoffer and Datu Saudi, displacing more than 40,000 individuals. (PNA)
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OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF CIURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed by LORENZO TAN MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE, LORENZO TAN, TANGUB CITY against ELISA E. BUNTOG AS A.I.F. OF SPS MARCOS & RUFINA BONTOG to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 23, 2015 amounts to Five Hundred Forty Six Thousand Six Hundred Three Pesos and 58/100 Only (Php. 546,603.58) excluding interest, attorney’s fees, and other lawful fees for the service of foreclosure, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on April 1, 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Br. 16, Tangub City, to highest bidder in cash, Philippine Currency the herein mortgage properties to wit:
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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH Judicial Region Branch 16, Tangub City
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH Judicial Region Branch 16, Tangub City
NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF-2015-001
single mother; Sharon Olds on a bra; Patricia Bosworth on her own physically abusive relationship; Jane Fonda on reclaiming our Mojo; and many more. These writings are inspired, funny, angry, heartfelt, tragic, and beautiful. But above all, together they create a true and profound portrait of how violence against women affects every one of us. The book includes information on how to organize V-Day events and readings of the book. A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, And A Prayer is a call to the world to demand an end to violence against women A Memor y, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer and The Vagina Monologues will be performed at Inside Out City, 4th floor, Montecarlo Building, CorralesHayes Streets on March 14 and 21, 2015. Curtains will be raised at 4:30pm. After an hour-long break, the curtains will be raised on The Vagina Monologues at 7pm. Donation tickets are priced at Php175 (for two shows) and Php200 (VIP – for two shows) and may be purchased online through vday.cdeo.ph or by calling or sending an SMS to 09178708792. Tickets are also available at Easy Leaning Tutorial Center, Marigold Street, Carmen (near Bone & Skin Center). The benefit performances are presented by Pagbantog Kagayan in partnership with JCI Kagayhaan Gold, Easy Learning Tutorial Center, and Stargate Dream Vacation Resort. Proceeds of the performances will be used for projects benefitting the women survivors of Sendong. To learn more about the V-Day global movement, visit www.vday.org.
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(Sgd) MARISSA P. ESTABAYA Presiding Judge BWM: March 9, 16 & 23, 2015
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Mindanao pushes for more renewable energy supply
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Misamis Oriental — During the recent 5th Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee Principals’ Meeting at the National Power Corporation Board Room, key players in the power sector stressed the importance of pursuing renewable energy as prominent source of electricity in Mindanao. “There are good things coming for Mindanao and power is one of them,” Secretary Luwalhati Antonino, chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), said in her opening statement. Compared to last year’s power state, this year has seen significant progress with the immediate and medium term measures, stressing that majority of the cities in Mindanao did not have rotating power outage as reported by the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperative (AMRECO).
Antonino said that there are 231 renewable energy projects spread across Mindanao that could potentially generate at least 2,419 megawatts of sustainable power supply for the region between 2020 and 2025. In the next five years, over 2000 megawatts of renewable energy will be contributed to the Mindanao grid. A startup project that promotes RE in NorthMin In Northern Mindanao, a pioneering sustainable property developer has started to incorporate the use of renewable energy through property developments. Italpinas Euroasian Design and Ecodevelopment Corporation (ITPI), an Italian-Filipino sustainable real estate firm, is committed to using green architecture paired with the use of renewable energy. Primavera Residences, ITPI’s flagship sustainable condominium development, primarily promotes
green architecture that helps reduce the impact to the environment. ITPI’s CEO and executive chairman Arch. Romolo Nati and its president, Atty. Jojo Leviste closely work together in achieving their goal to be the country’s prime movers in sustainable properties. Leviste and Nati are also committed in incorporating energy-efficient systems in all their developments through its renewable energy business, Constellation Energy Corporation, with projects that include geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar. “Sustainable design is more than just designing green. Aside from aesthetic design and caring for the environment, it has to help develop the communities,” Nati said. “That’s why our developments incorporate sustainability features that reduces 20% of the residents’ electricity consumption and are also built in secondary Philippine cities, where they can help develop local communities.”
Mindanao 2020 Peace and Dev’t Plan The great move in pursuing RE projects, according to Antonino, is part of the efforts of key power players from the government and the private sector to provide Mindanao with a greener and renewable power supply. Antonino added that pursuing RE development is also aligned with the MinDA’s Mindanao 2020 Peace and Development Framework Plan, which recognizes power as a major enabling factor for socio-economic development. By 2016, the power scenario in Mindanao, including the committed projects, is expected to be 40% hydro, 28% coal, 25% oil-based, 6% geothermal and 1% biomass, MinDA data said. But in 2019-2020, the energy mix in Mindanao, including committed and indicative power projects, would be 56% coal, 24% hydro, 14% oil-based,
4% geothermal and 1% each for biomass and solar, according to the same data. Romeo Montenegro, MinDA director for investment promotion and public affairs, said that the government fully supports the development of renewable energy projects to balance the energy mix in Mindanao in the long-term. Primavera to put up solar panels this June This June 2015, Primavera Residences will be installing 6 sets of 3 kWp solar panel kits that could generate an estimated monthly electricity output of 270 kWh per kit at the roof deck to power the building’s water pumps, elevators, and other common areas. To know more about the energyefficient building, contact them at 0917 794 2221 and 088 880 5002 or you may visit their website at www. primaveraresidences.com
V-Day CDO 2015 all set V DAY Cagayan de Oro will present benefit performances of Eve Ensler’s award winning play The Vagina Monologues, and A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer at Inside Out City, March 14 & 21. A year ago, over 5,000 V-Day benefits were held around the world raising funds and awareness towards ending violence against women. These highly successful events raised over $5 million through performances of The Vagina Monologues, readings from V-Day’s A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer and Any One Of Us: Words From Prison and screenings of V-Day’s documentary Until The Violence Stops and the PBS documentary What I Want My Words To Do To You. Cagayan de Oro City has joined this global movement as part of the V Day 2015 CDO Campaign. The special benefit performances are presented this year as part of V-Day’s campaign and global call for women survivors of violence and those who love them to gather safely in
places where they are entitled to justice – courthouses, police stations, government offices, school administration buildings, work places, sites of environmental injustice, military courts, embassies, places of worship, homes, or simply public gathering places where women deserve to feel safe but too often do not – and release their stories through art, dance, marches, ritual, song, spoken word, sit ins, and testimonies.
What are The Vagina Monologues Hailed by The New York Times as "funny" and "poignant" and by the Daily News as "intelligent" and "courageous," The Vagina Monologues, which was first performed offBroadway by Ms. Ensler, dives into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and excitement buried in women’s experiences. Ms. Ensler has performed the play to great acclaim throughout the world - from Zagreb to Santa Barbara, from London to Seattle, from Jerusalem to Oklahoma City. Villard Books/Random House first published The Vagina Monologues,
Officers and members of the Cagayan de Oro Energy Press Corps with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) - Region 10 pose for a photo op during the group’s Familiarization Tour and Power 101 Refresher Course, Kirahon sub-station in Villaneuva, Misamis Oriental, March 6. [CDO Energy Press Corps photo]
which includes a foreword by Gloria Steinem, in February 1998. A special edition was released in hard cover and paperback in February 2008 in honor of V-Day’s ten year anniversary. A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls, is a groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle and commissioned by V-Day for the first V-Day: UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS festival, which took place June 2006 in New York City. Proceeds from the book benefit V-Day. These diverse voices rise up in a collective roar to break open, expose, and examine the insidiousness of violence at all levels: brutality, neglect, a punch, even a put-down. The volume features such authors and topics as: Edward Albee on S&M; Maya Angelou on women’s work; Michael Cunningham on selfV-DAY | Page 11