BusinessWeek Mindanao (May 11, 2015)

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FOR added convenience of Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) customers in Casinglot, Bugo, Puerto and Agusan in Cagayan de Oro City, a new collection center, in addition to the COWD Sub-office located in Tin-ao, Agusan, is now made available.

This followed after the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between COWD, represented by General Manager Rachel M. Beja and LBP-Puerto Branch Manager Jesus R. Leyva, bringing the total number of COWD accredited collecting banks to 14.

Starting May 4, 2015, the Land Bank of the PhilippinesPuerto Branch accepts water bill payments Mondays thru Fridays, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with no noon break.

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IVIL society groups are launching a series of nationwide mass actions today, May 11, to drum up support as the House of Representative’s 75-member Ad Hoc Committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) starts voting on the proposed legislation seen as key to peace and development in Mindanao.

STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI’s) extended its maintenance works on its first 105-megawatt (MW) unit until May 12, which was initially targeted for completion last Saturday, May 9. ”Unit 1 is still offline, but the new target date for restoration is on or before May 12,” SPI Spokesperson Jerome Soldevilla said.

The shutdown was enforced due to adjustments for its boiler feed pump and maintenance of other boiler components.

He added SPI targeted to synchronize or supply power to the Mindanao grid on or before 12 a.m. on May 13.

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The “Citizens Action for the BBL” (CAB) is basically sympathy advocacy actions

in selected areas across the country intended to bbl/PAGE 11

SUMMER PLUNGE. Children jump into the water to beat the summer heat in Libertad River in Barangay LIbertad, Butuan City. mindanews photo by erwin mascarinas

Mapalad shuts down 8 gensets PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur -- The Mapalad Power Corporation (MPC), a dieselfired power plant located in Iligan City announced on Monday that eight of its

generator units are shut down due to different defects.

MPC has a full generation capacity of 100MW. Each generator unit produces 5MW. Hence, a total of 40MW

is lost in the Mindanao grid due to this shutdown.

This incident equates to an additional loss of 5-6MW of Agusan del Sur Electric gensets/PAGE 11

BRISK SALES. Gigi Cortez (center) from Zamboanga City attends to her shop at the Davao del Norte Sports and Tourism Complex in Tagum City during the Palarong Pambansa 2015. mindanews photo by keith bacongco

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LISTED conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures posted a seven-percent increase in profit in the first quarter of 2015 on the back mainly of its power business.

Its net income reached PHP4.1 billion in January to March from PHP3.83 billion aboitiz/PAGE 11

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Norte consumer group Davao wins Presidential Award Surigao inducts new sets of officers as ‘Most Child Friendly City’ DAVAO City (PNA) -Davao City bagged the Presidential Award as the Most Child Friendly City under the highly-urbanized city category. This is the second in a row for the city.

C i t y Ad m i n i s t r a t o r Melchor Quitain received the award from the Council for the Welfare of Children

(CWC) headed by Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman at the PICC in Manila, Friday. Quitain was accompanied by a 12-man delegation from Davao City.

City Social Services and Development Office (CSSD) head Ma. Luisa Bermudo said Davao City bested 21 cities and municipalities

nationwide. Among the cities were Pasig, Bacolod, Butuan and Cagayan de Oro. The competing cities and municipalities were already awarded Seal of Child Friendly Governance and Seal of Good Governance.

For bagging the award, Bermudo said the city was also awarded half a million or P500,000. Since the city was awarded the Seal of Child Friendly Governance, Bermudo said it earlier got P20,000.

According to Bermudo, the city faced dif f icult challenge during a two-day validation on January 22 and 23, this year.

The Presidential Award is conferred to deserving local government units in recognition of their vital role in the sustained promotion of children’s rights to survival, development, protection and participation as well as in ensuring child-friendly governance. award/PAGE 8

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SURIGAO City -- The newly-elected officers of the Surigao del Norte Consumers Organization, Inc (SUNCO) was recently inducted into office here.

Inducted into office were the Board of Directors (BOD) and Officers of the organization headed by its president, retired colonel Nestor T. Mindaña.

Other officers being inducted were Avelino E. Jarabe, vice president; Carmela L. Beltran, secretary; Aurora C. Pertos, treasurer; Pedro R. Espina, auditor; Luciano E. Beltran and Manuel M. Cabada, public information officers.

The BODs are composed of retired colonel Pedro L. Eder; Engr. Orestes R. Añoneuvo, barangay kagawad Peñaflor A. Laxa; Nelia A. Mantilia, Anita A. Rebuyon, Eduardo L. Alac, Domingo M. Gordonas and Rumella F. de la Cruz.

The newly elected officers were inducted into office by city mayor Ernesto T. Matugas and also present during the induction ceremony was the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Surigao del

Norte provincial director Celestino L. Negapata.

In his message, Negapatan encouraged the group to sustain the harmonious col lab orat ion wit h t he government in undertaking consumer education and protection activities.

He also expressed gratitude to the SUNCO officers and members for their voluntary service to the Surigaonon community.

SUNCO was organized in October 2010 and was registered with Securities and Exchange Commission in December 7, 2011. It aims to undertake consumer protection and advocacy activities as it initiates and actively participates in consumer education seminars, fora and other relative undertakings. The group started with 68 and now has a total of 115 members.

As an active consumer group, it is a member of the Local Price Coordinating Council (LPCC) of the city being chaired by the city mayor. (SDR/Rodrigo Matabaran, DTI-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)

Region 10 finalist in ‘Tatak TESDA Video Making Contest Year 2’ GOOD News! The video entries of region 10 for the ‘Tatak TESDA Video Making Contest Year 2’ for both categories (individual and school) have been included in the National Level Top 20 Finalists.

For the individual category, entry sender is Faith Q. Baldonado, a graduate of

Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) with the course Mechatronics Servicing NC III and Instrumentation and Control Servicing NC II. At present, she is now working with MSU-IIT as an instructor.

For the school category, entry sender is the school itself – MSU-IIT. Featured in their video is Roque B. Requino who is a graduate and a holder of National Certificates for Electrical Installation and Maintenance and Instrumentation and Control Servicing. Requino is now also working at MSUIIT. The Tatak TESDA Video Making Contest Year 2 seeks to promote technical vocational education and training to Filipinos, especially among finalist/PAGE 8

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San Miguel buys bid documents for Davao Sasa Wharf PPP project

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H E gove r n m e nt’s first public-private partnership (PPP) seaport project has drawn the interest of San Miguel Corporation (SMC).

PPP Center executive director Cosette Canilao s a i d t h e c on g l om e r at e bought bid documents for the P17-billion Davao Sasa Port Modernization Project.

The Davao Sasa Wharf is the Philippines’ main port for shipping bananas, one of the countr y’s biggest agricultural exports. The

port can handle 700,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), but the government expects demand to hit 1.2 million TEUs in the next five years.

The project involves building a new apron and linear quay, expanding the back-up area, container yard and warehouses, as well as installing new equipment such as shipto-shore cranes and rubbertired gantries.

The winning bidder also gets to operate the facility

for 30 years.

San Miguel subsidiary Petron Corporation owns at least a third of Manila North Harbor Port Inc, which bagged the contract to modernize the North Harbor for P14.5 billion.

B e s i d e s SMC , ot h e r private companies have expressed interest in the Davao Sasa Wharf project, Canilao said, without disclosing the said parties.

International Container Te r m i n a l S e r v i c e s In c ( IC T SI ) e ar l i e r s ai d it

was not interested in the Davao Sasa Wharf project.

The country’s biggest port operator, ICTSI already operates three other ports in Mindanao and holds the stevedoring contract for the Davao Sasa Wharf.

Bid documents were made available middle of last month. Department of Tr a n s p or t at i on a n d Communications (DOTC) spokesman Michael Arthur Sagcal said bidders have until December to make their offers.

Globe, UAE telco tie up to serve OFW market GLOBE Telecom partnered with a telco in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to expand its OFW market.

In a statement, Ayala-led Globe said it entered into a cobranded telecom service with Emirates Integrated Telecommunications (du).

“There are close to one million OFWs in the UAE, and we at Globe have endeavored to forge ties with a top

telecommunications company like du to provide Filipinos abroad with better, more accessible means to call home,” Gil Genio, Globe executive vice president and chief operating officer for international and business markets, said.

The partnership would allow du’s prepaid mobile subscribers to call Globe and Touch Mobile numbers at 20 percent less the cost.

The partnership with du is Globe’s sixth, after similar arrangements with telcos in Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

Globe also operates in Italy, Spain, the United

Kingdom and the U.S. Globe had 46 million subscribers at end-2014, during which it earned P13.4 billion, or 170 percent more than the P5 billion in the previous year.

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Slump in UnionBank’s income weighs on Aboitiz Group’s bottomline PROFIT at t he Ab oit iz Group shrunk in the first three months of the year on account of a slump in the income of its banking unit.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc (AEV) said it earned P4.1 billion in the January to March period, 16 percent lower than the P4.87 billion in the same three months of last year.

The drop was largely brought about by the 48 percent decline in the income contribution of Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) to P382.1 million this year from P730.6 million last year amid lower trading gains and foreign exchange losses. As a result, AEV’s income from its banking

unit fell to 9 percent from 17 percent in 2014.

Also weighing on the conglomerate was its prop e r t y u n it , Ab oit i z Land Inc, whose income contribution dropped 34 percent to P80.3 million from P121.1 million last year.

Excluding the impact of the loss of revenue from the sale of Lima Enerzone Corporation, AboitizLand’s core income rose 34 percent year-on-year.

Aboitiz Power Corporation (AP) remained the biggest source of AEV’s income at 79 percent, higher than the 73 percent last year.

The power-sector subsidiary contributed P3.3 billion to its parent firm, 4 percent Slump/PAGE 10

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Get Over It

hink a minute…A young mother said that she never really appreciated her parents until she had children of her own. Only then did she realize all her parents had gone through in raising her. The sacrifices her parents made, the things they put up with and went without so they could feed and clothe her, pay her school fees, take care of her when she was sick, and the list went on and on.

But there are sometimes we can feel hurt or angry about things our parents did to us as children. Maybe you feel they were too hard and strict, or your parents treated you unfairly and differently from your brothers and sisters, or they even physically abused you. You might feel they didn’t really love you, or spend enough time with you when you were young.

Friend, it may be true that your parents treated you wrongly, so it is completely understandable that you have feelings of hurt and anger toward them. But now that you’re an adult, it’s not so much your parents but yourself whom you’re hurting by staying angry and bitter, refusing to forgive them. Unforgiveness and bitterness will only hurt yourself, because it poisons your heart and attitude toward life. What’s more,

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Battles that changed the course of history (16)

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he fall of Bessang Pass on June 14, 1945 opened the backdoor to General Yamashita’s last stronghold in Kiangan, Ifugao. At this closing stage of the war, Filipino troops now enjoyed the advantage, thanks to the tons of guns, ammunition, communication equipment and other war supplies unloaded by two US submarines months earlier.

Until then, 18-year old Fortunato Abat could not go to the front because he had no gun. He served in the meantime in the USAFIP-NL medical unit as a first-aider.

One can imagine Abat’s elation when he received for the first time in his life a brand new carbine with lots of ammunition to boot. Other freedom fighters received Garands, Enfields, Springfields, tommy guns and even flame-throwers.

More important, officers were supplied with walkietalkies with which they were able to call in air and artillery support.

The Japanese, on the hand, had been cut off from possible reinforcement and re-supply from Japan.

Food and medicine were running low. Some Japanese troops started to live off the land, subsisting on camote and other crops which they could dig in the area. Abat recounted in an interview with veteran journalist Ben Cal (“Victory at Bessang Pass”) that after overr unning a Filipino p o s it i on , t h e Jap an e s e soldiers immediately ransacked the abandoned

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doctors have proven that unforgiveness and anger can cause physical suffering such as migrain headaches, stomach ulcers, high blood pressure, heart disease, and many other sicknesses.

Someone said that when we become adults, there comes a time when we have to “get over it.” We have to “let our parents off the hook.” We have to finally stop holding our parents on the hook of our anger, bitterness, and unforgiveness. For your own sake, you must let go of the hurt and forgive your parents, no matter what wrong and painful things they might have done to you in the past.

Remember, many times our parents were only doing what had been done to them by their own parents. So God is their fair judge, not you.

A L L n e e d G o d ’s forgiveness for our many wrongs and hurts we’ve hurst/PAGE 10

kitchen.

Still, the last few battles would not be easy for the Filipino fighters.

The Japanese were still capable of launching Banzai charges, the equivalent of the Kamikaze suicidal attacks in naval warfare.

In his book “Victory in Northern Luzon”, military historian Cesar P. Pobre, described blow-by-blow t he mai n e ng age me nt s in the Northern Luzon campaign. After Bessang Pass, Pobre recounted that Filipino fighters under the USAFIP-NL, launched “a classic pincer movement” to trap Yamashita.

The 66th Infantry – “the right jaw” - drove from Bessang Pass through the Lepanto-Mankayan area ending up at KM Post 90 of the Mountain trail. The 66th were composed mostly of fierce Igorot warriors led

by Dennis Molintas.

The 15th Infantr y – the “left jaw” closed the pincer by dashing from Cervantes towards Sabangan also ending up at KM Post 90. The 15th were led by an American (Arnold) but all the rest were Ilocanos.

Among them was Battalion Commander Simeon Valdez.

An American division linked up with the two Filipino groups also at KM Post 90.

A third mostly Filipino group – the 11th Infantry set its sights on two objectives: B onto c , t he c apit a l of Mountain Province, and Banaue, Ifugao. It linked up with American forces in

Banaue. The 11th was headed

by Donald Blackburn.

A pattern of offense and counter-offense between the protagonists emerged as follows: The Japanese defenders would subject the Filipinos to intense machine gun fire and then follow up with fanatical Banzai attacks.

The Filipinos would return fire and then call in air and artillery strikes. As soon as the bombardment ceased, Filipino fighters would rush forward and eliminate any remaining pockets of Japanese resistance. In most cases, losses were heavy on the Japanese side.

The conclusi on was foregone – the end for Yamashita was near. “By the evening of August 15, the guerrillas had already fought their way across the Loo Valley, seized half of the last mountain range and advanced to within five miles of Yamashita’s headquarters.”

Before the combined guerrilla and allied forces could move in, Tokyo threw in the towel. Emperor Hirohito announced the surrender of Japan on August 15.

Here in the Philippines full cessation of hostilities took effect on August 20, 1945.

It was not until September 2, however, when Yamashita emerged from his Kiangan, Ifugao hideout.

American soldiers immediately whisked Yamashita to a waiting plane and brought him to Baguio. The following day,

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Ignacio Bunye at Camp John Hay, General Yamashita and Vice Admiral Denhichi Okoochi signed the Instrument of Surrender.

It was accepted by Major General Edmund H. Leavey, Deputy Commander of the United States Army Forces, Western Pacific.

Among those present during the surrender ceremony were General Jonathan Wainright who three years earlier yielded Corregidor to the Japanese.

Also present was Col. Russell Volckmann, commander of the USAFIP-NL, whose Filipino fighters bore the brunt of the ground attack against Yamashita’s forces.

In the following days, an estimated 33,000 Japanese – including a naval commander who participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor – also surrendered. During the Northern Luzon campaign, an estimated 52,000 Japanese were either killed or wounded. Countless others perished by starvation and disease.

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Selling more Fish through Nature

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IA RG AO Island is positioned direct to the assault of the Pacific Ocean where devastating typhoons gathers its strength. Since t i me i n me mor i am we have not heard that the island incurs serious typhoon damage. It is only 200 kilometers from the Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Weather Station manned by PAGASA that spot typhoons before it enters the PAR of our country. Why is it that the island is untouchable to natural calamities that brings storm surges, flooding and wind gust? From the sky if one looks down from the window as the lone commercial airline, Zest Air, maneuvers for landing, one sees the natural foliage of Mangroves in many shores of the island in fact thousands of hectares of Mangroves can be seen in abundance.

Mangrove forest is a fish sanctuar y and breeding ground for crabs and shrimps. A mature Mangrove tree produced a chemical that serves as aquatic nutrients that feeds the clams and shells eaten by migratory birds to regain their loss weights while flying from long journey.

People take for granted the importance of Mangroves , in many parts of the country the trees are cut to give way to fish cages or resort constructions , children salvage the wood to be dried and turned to firewood to cook meals for the household. That explains why the 500,000 hectares of Mangroves in 1920 is down to 110,000 hectares today. The country’s defense against natural calamities brought by storms has been decimated by the men whom it is protecting.

We have not reached the point in the past of thorough education among our coastal population to protect this tree species from human predators. Government only realized its importance once the cost of typhoon and coastal flooding starts to erode the calamity funds in its vault. Why is this happening?

The Bureau of Fisheries in this country alleged that a Mangrove eco-system is valued at USD 600 Million per hectare, because of the remaining Mangroves forest, our coastal fish har vest wor t h USD 83 Mi l lion was achieved in 2013; fish

caught in the deep oceans has another valuation worth USD 160 Million. True, we could have done more if our Mangrove forest has the same area as in 1920.

Government functionaries are good in their power p oint pres ent at ion but lack the charisma to rally the population to support what they preached. Is Mangrove re-forestation difficult? Elementary school children can plant for fun.

Civic organizations do this as a community service.

Fishermen who depend 75 percent of their catch from the Mangrove sanctuaries should even plant more.

Maybe, we really need new heroes who can lead us away from many devastating experience? Sino, Poe kaya ito?

Siargao Island aside from being known as the surfing capital of the country has the best variety of fish Groupers sold to the big restaurants and hotels in Cebu City and Surigao del Norte. Many foreign tourists love to feast on our fresh seafood’s catch where the supply is getting scarce. We could have served additional food covers till the wee hours of the morning

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Ped Quiamjot if the stocks were forever more? This reminds us that collectively, Mangroves all over the country can render ecological support systems for fish and other marine life to flourish. Aside from the source of food, Mangroves are also good for eco-tourism experience. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has allotted some USD 2 Billion Dollars to support the rehabilitation of the ecosystem in the Philippines, Mangroves reforestation in Jolo and Basilan is part of this project. Someday, I shall travel to these places.

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MILO® TOUCH RUGBY SUMMER CLINIC 2015

The PIONEER GRADUATES of MILO Touch Rugby Summer Clinic with Coach Noel Villa, CDO RFC Rafters and Partners from JCI Kagayhaan Gold, Green CDeO Eagles Club and MILO. [All Photos Supplied by CDORFC]

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he Cagayan de Oro Rugby Football Club (CDORFC) recently concluded the 1st MILO® Touch Rugby Summer Clinic, April 6-17, 2015 at the Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan Football Grounds.

The MILO® Summer Touch Rugby Clinic is an annual program that aims to encourage school children to make the best of their summer by learning sports.

The actual training is handled by qualified and expert coaches and instructors from the Cagayan de Oro Rugby Football Club who use modern and scientific approaches to learning the sport and more importantly, incorporate character-forming lessons in the program.

Children not only learn champion moves but also champion values — determination, discipline, teamwork, perseverance, hard work, respect and confidence – to help make them become winners on and off the field.

Last April 17, nineteen (19) kids aged 8-15 years old coming from different schools have successfully graduated from the 2 week MILO Touch

Rugby Summer Clinic.

These kids will continue training under the Cagayan de Oro Rugby Football Club's Junior and Mini Rafters Teams.

“I feel very happy and proud to have coached such young and talented kids, some of whom have shown great potential in growing with the sport. With continuous training, some of them will be chosen to represent the City in the coming Batang Pinoy 2015 (Philippine Youth Games)” enthused Coach Noel Villa of the CDORFC. Just like other sports, Rugby not only teach kids the right skills but more importantly the values of teamwork, camaraderie and sportsmanship.

“Above all, we teach kids to have fun while playing. These are the lasting imprints we can give to these kids whom we have touched through the sport that we love — RUGBY” concludes Coach Noel.

PICK AND PASS – Xavi Bernardino learning to pick the ball properly with two hands before passing it to a supporting player

TEAM RELAY – Kids enjoy a fun-filled obstacle race after the mini Touch Rugby tournament on the last day of the Clinic

LINE OF DEFENSE – Kids learn how to defend as a line.

Dru Ebio’s quick reaction to prevent Brandon Dizon from scoring a try saved his team

ATTACK THE SPACE – Kent Herrera carving open the defense with his quick runs during a game of Touch Rugby A MASSIVE THANK YOU to all the parents for trusting CDO RFC and allowing your child to participate in the MILO® Touch Rugby Summer Clinic 2015.

A BIG THANK YOU also to CDO RFC Rafters who have helped me coach the kids during the 2-week Clinic: Chuck, Don, RJ, Raffy, Carlo and Carol.Lastly, SPECIAL THANK YOU goes to these special people: Ms. Ada Milby (Former Head of Rugby Development of the Philippine Rugby Football Union (PRFU), Peter Curtis of Bishops Stortford RFC, Franco Catajoy of JCI Kagayhaan Gold and Green CdeO Eagles and the Presidents and Members of these organizations, Ms. Kristine Aput of MiloCagayan de Oro and Ms. Danae of Centrio Ayala Mall for providing a space in Centrio Ayala Mall as our Registration Site, Mr. Padilla, the Sports Coordinator of Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan and Ms. Jinkee Gonzales of XU-NSTP for helping us in securing the venue, the Sports Directors of Xavier University Grade School and Liceo de Cagayan University for allowing us to place the posters and tarpaulins in their campuses, Chris “Bimbo” Uy for allowing us to place our poster at Sprint Multi Sport, Mr. Grahame Walton who always supported every project of the Club and to our media partners BusinessWeek Mindanao and GMA News Northern Mindanao (c/o Ms. Bernadette Parco).

~Coach Noel Villa, CDORFC

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Italpinas CEO speaks at FIABCI Asia Pacific Regional Secretariat Summit ITALPINAS CEO and executive chairman Arch. Romolo V. Nati was chosen to speak at the 19th Fédération Internationale des Administrateurs de Biens Conseils Immobiliers (FIABCI) Asia Pacific Regional Secretariat Summit held recently at the Marriott Hotel Manila last April 17, 2015.

With the theme “Cities of the Future: Asia Pacific”, FIABCI-Philippines brought together international and prominent speakers in a program filled with timely information pertaining to global real estate.

Speaking before members of the FIABCI community across Asia, Nati talked about the importance of sustainable design in the midst of climate change and the problems plaguing many homeowners in the Philippines. In the real estate industry today, energy efficiency efforts are now becoming an essential component in property developments.

“With both a housing deficit and a power shortage problem prevalent in the country, it just makes sense that the future of design is in sustainability. We need buildings that not only look good, but also function well to help alleviate those two problems. This is why green design is important,” stated Nati.

Nati also explained one of the biggest misconceptions people have about ecofriendly structures being expensive. “A lot of people don’t realize that green, sustainable design can be done without the staggering costs. We at ITPI practice what is called

passive green design, meaning rather than use expensive equipment to make a structure green, we incorporate design elements to help, say, lower the cost of energy,” he explained. “This way we can make the units affordable for the middle class,” he added.

Primavera Residences, ITPI’s flagship development, is a primary example for sustainable development. The 10-storey midrise twin tower is a winner of the 2014 Asia Pacific Property Award for Best Mixed-Use Development in the Philippines. Located in Pueblo de Oro Township in CdO, Primavera Residences is modeled after an anthill with a hollow column in the middle of each tower allowing air to enter and circulate, creating a chimney effect that helps cool down the building, lowering air conditioning and electricity costs.

“Power is one of the key issues in Mindanao, so it just made sense, especially in that area, to have energy-saving features.

This can be seen as a benchmark for energyefficiency. If we can do it in Cagayan de Oro, we can do it for the rest of the country,” Arch. Nati emphasized.

Primavera Residences’ Tower 1 has been completed while its Tower 2 is 90% complete.

To know more about Primavera Residences, you may contact (088) 880-5002 or 0917 794 2221.

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lawmaker has filed a bill which seeks to enhance the active participation and involvement of women in the field of t r a d e and bus i ne ss e s especially at a time w h e n t h e c o u nt r y i s experiencing economic setbacks.

Rep. Delphine Gan Lee (Party-list, AGRI) said House Bill 5251 aims to empower women in the business enterprise by developing a national program and creating a national interagency committee on women’s business enterprise.

The Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise to b e cre ate d under t he bill shall be composed of a chairperson to be appointed by

t h e P r e s i d e nt o f t h e Philippines and members appointed by the heads of the Departments of Agriculture; Trade and Industry; Defense; Energy; Health; Interior and Local Government; Justice, and Labor and Employment.

“These members shall have a vote while n on - vot i ng m e mb e r s shall include the Executive Director of the Committee a n d at l e a s t on e b ut n ot m ore t h a n t h re e representatives from the Office of the President and are appointed by the President,” Gan Lee explained.

Under the measure, the Committee is tasked to promote, coordinate and monitor the plans, programs and operations

of the departments and agencies of the Executive Branch which may contribute to the establishment, preservation and strengthening of w o m e n’s b u s i n e s s enterprise with the cooperation of the departments and agencies.

It shall establish such p ol i c i e s , d e f i n it i ons , procedures and g u i d e l i n e s t o gove r n t h e i mp l e m e nt at i o n , interpretation and application of this Act, and generally perform such functions and take steps as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes and carry out the provisions thereof.

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shall likewise promote the mobilization of activities and resources of the State and local governments, business and trade and a s s o c i at i on s , pr i v at e i n d u s t r y, c o l l e g e s and universities, f o u n d a t i o n s , p r o f e s s i o n a l organizations and volunteer and other groups toward the g r o w t h o f w o m e n’s business and enterprise.

The bill directs the Committee to make an annual assessment of the progress made in the government toward a s s i s t i n g w o m e n ’s business enterprise to enter the mainstream of business ownership and to provide recommendations for further actions to the

President.

The proposal mandates each department and agency of the Executive branch to take appropriate action to facilitate, preserve and strengthen w o m e n’s b u s i n e s s enterprise and to ensure f u l l p a r t i c ip at i on by women in the free enterprise system.

Gan Lee pushed for the passage of the bill saying it is the policy of the State to advance the interest of Filipino wom e n by prov i d i ng avenues to enhance t heir ent repreneur ia l skills and to facilitate, preserve and strengthen w o m e n’s b u s i n e s s enterprise and to ensure f u l l p a r t i c ip at i on by women in the free enterprise system.

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CWC initiated the Presidential Award for the Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities pursuant to Executive Order 184 entitled “Establishing the Presidential Award for the Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities” issued on December 13, 1999.

Davao was a recipient of the award for two consecutive years from 1998 to 1999.

Department of Education (DepEd) Region 11 schools division superintendent, Dr. Helen Paguican, said there is a demand now to prepare the city for the third or the Hall of Fame.

“It’s very difficult to get the award because you need to establish Davao City as child friendly in terms of education, health, social services, etc.,” Paguican said.

Paguican cited example of implementing the schools as zone of peace.

“Schools should be child friendly especially for those who were unhappy at home must find solace and happiness at the schools,” Paguican said.

She said that to ensure friendly atmosphere they are making sure that schools are not harmful to the kids.

DepEd, which is part of the City Council for the Welfare of Children, has also implemented the Child Protection Policy that aims to protect children from all forms of violence including bullying. (PNA)

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from page 2 the youth, as a viable option to attain better opportunities in life. It is designed to boost TESDA’s efforts to remove the stigma or the second-rate status assigned to tech-voc courses in the country. Through the success stories of tech-voc graduates, more Filipinos will be encouraged to take the path to tech-voc.

The video entries are posted in Facebook for public viewing and voting to determine the People’s Choice Award.

Everyone is encouraged to check the video and like. Only the “Likes” received from the time of posting until 12:00 noon of May 11, 2015 shall be considered for the award.

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Pilmico Foods Corporation increased its income contribution to 10 percent this year from 8 percent in 2014. This as AEV’s unlisted fo o d

subsidiary grew its income by 23 percent to P415.7 million from P338.6 million over the same period.

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caused others. Jesus Christ said that we can never make our peace with Him and be forgiven, until we’ve

made our peace and forgiven those people who have hurt and wronged us. This includes our parents! So why don’t you ask Jesus to give you His mercy and love, so you can finally reach out to your parents to forgive them, care for them, and honor them for all the good things they did do for you—before they’re gone and it’s too late. Just Think a Minute…

Poverty: Is Education the key?

By RICO I. CAGAPE School Head Batinay Elementary School

ACROSS 1) Electrical protectors 6) Flexible mineral 10) Ready to pick 14) Asinine 15) Heavy Burden 16) Jealousy 17) What diplomats have to maintain 20) Showy ornament 21) Sonora shawls 22) NYC winter hours 23) Quiet “Hey there!”

24) “And there you are!”

28) Native American home of old. (Var.) 30) Imitated the Chesire Cat 32) Radius, for one 35) Low digit 36) Juries’ responsibilities 40) Cause of inflation?

41) A professor may give it 42) Sultry summer stretches 45) Least cooked 49) What a hungry baby may do?

50) “Buddenbrooks” author 52) Born, in some bios 53) Order

56) Arab League member 57) Drawback of excessive drinking 61) Shakespeare’s waterway 62) Basilica area 63) “Saturday Night Fever” music 64) Sandwich spread, informally 65) Heavenly twinkler 66) Not this or that?

DOWN 1) Be antsy 2) Anxiety 3) Greeting to an officer 4) Novelist Bagnold 5) “Just a ____” (“Hold on”) 6) Dust particles 7) Unreactive 8) Havana’s home 9) “Fast!” on a memo 10) Justification 11) Room offerer 12) Plastic pipe material 13) CBS logo 18) School gathering 19) Big jeans maker 23) Gilpin of “Frasier”

25) Knowing, as a secret 26) Microscope parts 27) “Lemon” attachment 29) Chum 30) Itsy-bitsy biter 31) Word with “punt” or “kick” 33) Flower fanciers 34) Mythical monster 36) Christian name 37) “Cogito, ____ sum” 38) It was once Persia 39) “____ the ramparts...”

40) Do a grade-school lesson 43) “Blueberry Hill” singer Fats 44) Apple spray 46) Catch, as in a net 47) Medium gathering?

48) Body muscle 50) ABBA’s “____ Mia” 51) Essential oil from flowers 54) Penpoints 55) Song performed by two 56) Bypass 57) Aswan, for one 58) Mrs. Peron 59) Myrna of old Hollywood 60) Tokyo of old

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Education for all (EFA) is to have education as the basic right of every citizen.

Our government keeps on looking to all possible legal actions to minimize the number of citizens who are in the poverty zone.

Surveys have been made; studies have conducted just to know what the real cause of this poverty is.

Education, being the tool to be used of a certain person in the future plays a vital role in building his/her life.

Education can be of great factor to become better citizens. Yes, definitely, but being educated doesn’t mean you are being freed from the chain of poverty.

If you were not the one who witnessed what really happening in actual day to day life of the people living in the hinterlands, you can say easily that is this really happening?

There are great changing moves that our government do to give way to a better nation. Saving its own people from poverty, giving chances to all below-poverty line person to be in good working condition with the aid of education, no more dirty works, like mining and logging were totally phase out. But to our people who are majority have no education and solely defend on this kind of work? Do they need to be educated for them to be free from the harshness of being slave in poverty. Nonetheless, gover nment is k i l ling this people. The reality is that they choose to live in hinterland because they know they do not possess education they think can be of great help. You might say that these people are lazy enough for not maximizing the resources that can be

found in their place. Almost all barangays in hinterland depends on planted crops, but that cannot suffice their needs. Most of them opted to maximized the natural resources that are on extinct nowadays.

The real cause of their usual response to the calling of our government, inspite the fact that almost all resources catering the needs of a certain community are laid out. This has been the case that maybe overlooked by of some good planners on how to deal poverty. Is really by educating these people are the answer for the better situation where they are now? The real answer is no. Why? In reality, these people living in hinterlands only have simple needs in their mind. It is the only thing that matter, to be able to eat and to find food for their family. This people are underserved, deprived and depressed, feeling that their struggle is normal to the level they thought no one the helps. Sending their children to school is just second priority. That is why most of the school age pupils cannot make it to finish the journey because of tiring and burden jobs given to their shoulder.

If our honorable lawmakers would just have the situation seen in real setting, maybe they will not argue anymore on how to upgrade the system of education. There is nothing wrong with the educational system, to address the common problems encountered by most schools such as drop-out, transferred, low performance of the pupils and many more. Summing up these problems, it only leads to one major problem,

no sustainable livelihood that will boost the moral ascendency of every family living in a place were in poverty is very eminent.

Poverty is one of the main causes of the country’s poor education record and has affected participation in education in more ways than one.

A family who has stable income has greater chances to send their children to school. Although sending to public school particularly in basic education is totally free from all kinds of contribution, still there are parents who can afford to have their children stopped due to the situation that even child alone gave up, acknowledging the hard times ,going day to day to school without nothing to eat. The government exhausted all the resources, and even the school management is inviting stakeholders to join force to reinforced alternative ways just to give hope to this people, but for how long they will do that. Giving all is what we should do, but giving without knowing on how or where going to extend our help would be going in vain. I think, in my simple and humble understanding, that to address this life-long war is to create good laws that will prioritize these people to have better livelihood in their respective locality, to uplift their economic s itu at i on , b a ck i ng up with the good number of stakeholders to support their livelihood program. I think that would be better rather than feeding them. It is through by understanding what they really need would be a great help in order to defeat the great enemy.

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synchronize with thousands of peace advocates marching towards Batasan Complex n Batasan Complex, Manila on May 11in time when the BBL ad hoc committee resumes its hearings on the bill,” said Rochelle Mordeno, executive director of Balay Mindanaw (Tulay KaMi Secretariat) during the All Out Peace Campaign/Friends of Peace organizing the Citizens Action for BBL meeting in Davao City recently.

“Its primary intent is to serve as a ‘show of force’ and physically demonstrate the groundswell of people pushing for the passage of the basic law and persuade the majority of the members of the Adhoc Committee on the BBL to guarantee the passage of an inclusive basic law true to the spirit of the CAB,” she added.

Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro) ad hoc committee chair, said the voting by the 75 members scheduled May 11-12 will be conducted on each provision, followed by a final yes or no vote which would determine whether it would be elevated to the plenary or not, he added.

The Ad Hoc Committee repres ents le aders and members of the majority coalition and five members of the minority group.

Besides its 75 regular members, some 26 ex-officio members who are mostly House leaders would also cast their votes. A majority of 52 is needed for the measure to pass, said Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II. The House is targeting to have the bill approved on third and final reading before Congress adjourns its second regular session on June 11 and have the law signed into law by President Aquino on June 30. “ The passage of a Bangsamoro Basic Law is our fundamental role as legislators recognizing and responding to the call of our diverse culture as Filipinos. It is also our contribution to a global quest for genuine and sustainable peace,” said House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr..

The authors of the BBL include leaders of the Majority coalition led by Speaker Belmonte, Deputy Speakers Henedina Abad, Giorgidi Aggabao, Sergio Apostol, Pangalian Balindong, Carlos Padilla and Roberto Puno; with Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II; and Reps. Mel

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH Judicial Region Branch 28 Mambajao, Camiguin IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF MARIA PAZ VALERIO LUMACANG IN THE OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OF CATARMAN, CAMIGUIN, SPL. PROC. NO. 2015-491 LUZ VALERIO LUMACANG, Petitioner, - Versus – LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CATARMAN, CAMIGUIN, Respondent.

X----------------------------------------------------/ ORDER Before the Court is the verified petition for the cancellation of the Certificate of Live Birth of Maria Paz Valerio Lumacang which was filed by Luz Valerio Lumacang on March 31, 2015.

The petition, being sufficient in form and substance, is set for initial hearing on June 22, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.

The petitioner is hereby directed to cause the publication of this Order once a week, for three (3) consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Camiguin.

The petitioner is further directed to furnish the Office of the Solicitor General and the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Catarman , Camiguin with a copy of the petition , including its annexes.

The Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Catarman, Camiguin and any person having or claiming any interest over the certificate of Live birth sought to be cancelled, may, within fifteen (15) days from notice of the petition, or from the last date of publication of such notice, file an opposition thereto.

SO ORDERED. Mambajao, Camiguin, April 14, 2015.

(Sgd) GIOVANNI ALFRED H. NAVARRO Acting Presiding Judge

Senen Sarmiento; Enrique Cojuangco; Mark Llandro Mendoza; Eleandro Jesus Madrona; Elpidio Barzaga, Jr.; Antonio Lagdameo, Jr.; Rolando Andaya, Jr.; Nicanor Br iones; and R aymond Democrito Mendoza.

Plenary debates on the committee-approved draft are expected to start on May 18.

Rodriguez had earlier said they hope to pass the BBL before Congress adjourns sine die on June 11.

Other events under the campaign Çitizens’ Action for the Bangsamoro Basic Law’ will also take place on the same day in Davao City, Cagayan de Oro, Kidapawan, Cotabato City and Iloilo. – with reports from MindaNews

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from page 1 Cooperative’s (ASELCO’s) power supply and possible imposition of 1.5 to 3 hours of rotational load curtailment schedule. ASELCO’s power demand is at 30MW during off-peak hours and reaches to 32MW during peak hours.

With the current power supply situation, ASELCO has an estimated available ­supply of 20MW per hour on the average.

T he Pe a kp owe r S an Francisco Inc. (PSFI) 5MW bunker-fired power plant has been augmenting the coop’s supply since the month of February 2015.

In 2014, the coop had already signed a 10MW energy supply agreement (ESA) with the Therma South Inc. (TSI). Unfortunately, the grid-wide blackout on April 5, 2015 resulted in component overheating and did significant damages to the power plant’s air preheaters and electrostatic precipitators.

The damaged equipment is crucial to the safe and efficient operation of TSI’s Unit 2 generating engine.

Testing and commissioning of the power plant’s Unit 1 is DEED OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late GENEROSO B. BANDALA, Sr. who died on September 25, 2010 at Cagayan de Oro City; left 1.)

A parcel of Land with TCT-No. T-17091, bearing Lot No. 2501A, PSD-10-10-021742, being a portion of Lot 2501, Pls-466, Plaridel Public Land Subdivision situated in Barangay Lao, Plaridel, Misamis Occidental, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of Two Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Four ( 2,464) square meters, more or less, covered by Tax Declaration No. 10-0020-00317 in the name of Generoso B. Bandala. 2. ) A parcel of land known as Lot No. 2082-A. Containing an area of Three Hundred Twenty One (321) square meters, covered by Tax Declaration No. 242265 in the name of Generoso B. Bandala, is the subject of DEED OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE under the notary public of Atty. Buenaventura E. Sagrado, As per Doc. No. 214; Page No.43; Book No. 86; Series of 2011.

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on-going and is expected to be completed by either June or July of 2015.

No date is released as to when the eight generator units of MPC will be back in operation. (ASELCO/PIAAgusan del Sur)

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AboitizPower, which accounted for 79 percent of the conglomerate’s income, contributed PHP3.3 billion from previous year’s PHP3.2 billion.

When adjusted for nonrecurring items, core net income declined by six percent to PHP2.7 billion from the previous PHP2.9 billion.

The drop is attributed to the lower sales registered by the Tiwi-Makban plants due to a decline in steam flow during the period as well as the implementation last February 2014 of the Binga plant’s new contract for ancillary services which resulted in lower average prices.

The generation group’s income contribution was also affected by the expiration of the Magat plant’s income tax holiday which took effect last July 2014.

AEV’s President and Chief Executive Officer Erramon Aboitiz said they are looking at expanding the power business to select

international markets through new projects and acquisitions.

“We are also relentlessly exploring new sources of renewable energy to provide the country with the right mix of energy sources. As you know, we recently partnered with United States-based SunEdison to explore the development of up to 300 MW (megawatts) of utilityscale solar photovoltaic power generation projects in the Philippines over the next three years,” he said.

Ab oit i z E qu it y s ai d banking, food and land businesses contributed nine percent, 10 percent and two percent, respectively.

U n i o n B a n k ’s f i r s t quarter income contribution decreased by 48 percent to PHP382 million from PHP730.6 million due to lower trading gains and foreign exchange losses.

Food subsidiary Pilmico posted a 23-percent rise in first quarter income contribution to PHP415.7 million, propelled by the

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remarkable performance of Feeds Philippines and Feeds Vietnam which offset the decline in the income from the farm and flour businesses.

Flour sales dropped due to the increase in the cost of raw materials, while farm sales were also hurt by an oversupply of hogs.

AboitizLand reported a 34-percent drop in core income contribution to PH P 8 0 . 3 m i l l i on f rom PHP121.1 million.

Further, Aboitiz said the Group remains bullish about its long-term growth prospects.

“We continue our growth story as the group pursues its expansion both organically and through acquisition opportunities both here and abroad. We have also added infrastructure and infrastructure-related businesses as our fifth business leg, and recently signed an agreement to design, build, and operate the country’s largest private bulk water supply project in Davao,” he added. (PNA)

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Pet Zoofari at SM Lanang Premier: Changing the Way You Look at Pet Stores A boutique pet shop designed to give pets and pet lovers an experience and a sense of discovery that have never been offered before has recently opened at the Lower Ground Level of SM Lanang Premier.

Pet Zoofari, which lets you see pets in a place that mirrors their natural habitat, aims to bring the concept of a pet store to a new level.

It invites people to explore and get fascinated in the barking, meowing, splashing, crawling and slithering world of animals and bring home the excitement by having their own pets.

Believing that “pets deserve more,” Pet Zoofari strives to be a store where animals are placed in the comfort of their natural surroundings – the key to having happy and healthy pets.

From the design alone, Pet Zoofari boasts of a zoosafari-jungle ambience for the benefit of both pets and pet lovers. Earth tone colors and the installation of a tree, grass and wood planks inside the store make it possible for pets to feel close to nature.

These are also a rare treat for pet lovers who enjoy the outdoors-inspired look and feel of the store while admiring the view of their favored domestic animals.

Jungle music, beating drums, chirping and howling monkey sounds make one feel like they have stepped into a tropical forest.

To give pets a private space where they can interact with each other undistracted, pubs and kittens get to play inside a big glass-enclosed area in Pet Zoofari.

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The friendly staff of Pet Zoofari are ready to assist you on all your pet needs and queries.

The pet shop is located at the Lower Ground Level of SM Lanang Premier.

Pet Zoofari at SM Lanang Premier is open to serve customers.

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