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Poor wifi probe IN response to complaints regarding the failure of telecommunication companies to deliver fast internet services, the Cagayan de Oro City Council will invite representatives of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and all internet providers in the city for discussions on the matter.

This was brought up by City Councilor Ramon G. Tabor in his special report during the regular session yesterday.

Tabor said the advanced technology has benefited businessmen and all users and has become advantageous to hotels and malls that offer free wifi connections.

“If you recall, grabe kaayong advertisements sa mga nagkalain-laing mga hotels, malls, establishments nga libre ang wifi. There are also different telecommunications who advertise to the public nga kining ilang internet connection pila ni ka gigabytes, the fastest, and so on and so forth, which our people, thinking nga tinuod siguro paspas, subscribe, only to find out nga hinay man diay,” he said.

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By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent

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HE continued shutdown of one unit of Steag State Power, Inc.’s coal-fired power plant and problems being experienced at the Agus and Pulangi hydropower complexes have further constricted the power situation in Mindanao.

The tight supply situation has prompted Abotiz Power Corp. subsidiary Davao Light and Power Co. (DLPC) to i mpl e me nt a one - hou r rotational brownout, usually the last in Mindanao to do so, within its franchise areas including Davao City and parts of neighboring Davao del Norte province.

The DLPC scheduled rotational brownouts for Monday, May 11, running to May 17.

Rossano C. Luga,

DLPC spokesperson, told BusinessWeek Mindanao the NGCP has curtailed the company’s supply to only 216 MW, against its 279-MW normal allocation.

“We are in a very tight situation,” said Mr. Luga even with the company already running its standby diesel plant, with a current capacity of 35 MW out of its 63-MW installed capacity.

DLPC has also tapped a n o t h e r Ab o i t i z Po w e r supply/PAGE 11

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP. Businessman Manuel Boniao, chair of the Bali Oil Produce Corporation (left) and Felda Global Ventures (FGV) Vice President S. Palaniappan during their signing of agreement on Monday, May 11, to distribute one billion oil palm seeds to farmers in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental. mindanews photo by froilan gallardo

Malaysian company eyes oil palm expansion in Northern Mindanao

By CHENG ORDONEZ, Associate Editor

Strong tripartism MALAYBALAY City -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) region 10, Bukidnon Provincial Field Office (BPFO), recently facilitated the 113th Labor Day celebration through a parade on 1 May 2015 in the city together with the Bukidnon Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (BTIPC) of the Province of Bukidnon.

Some 3,314 attended, of which, 1,937 participants from the government sector and 1,377 representing the management and labor sectors.

The government sector was supported and attended

by Malaybalay City Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri; Provincial Administrator, Atty. Nestor E. Cajes; and the Municipal Mayors and Vice-Mayors of Cabanglasan, Impasug-ong, and Lantapan towns.

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MEAL TOGETHER. Rene Ronquillo (R), president and chief operating officer of Hedcor, Inc., Mt. Province Gov. Leonard Mayaen (M) and Sabangan Mayor Donato Danglose (L) share a meal together after the inauguration of Hedcor’s first run-off river hydropower plant in the Mt. Province last week. photo by bong d . fabe

Hedcor eyes more run-off river hydro plants in Luzon

A LEADING Malaysian palm-oil firm has forged a joint venture with a Mindanaobased company to develop around 50,000 hectares of land for palm expansion in Northern Mindanao.

Manuel Boniao, chairman of Bali Oil Palm Produce Corporation (BOPPC), and Mr. S. Palaniappan, executive vice president of Felda Global Ventures (FGV), said they are aiming to develop an area in Bukidnon, through a contract-growing scheme.

S ecretar y Luwalhati Antonino of Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) palm/PAGE 11

By BONG FABE Editor-at-Large

SABANGAN, Mt. Province — Hedcor, Inc., the whollyowned subsidiary of the AboitizPower Corporation, is eyeing more run-off river hedcor/PAGE 11

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Butuan ranks 13th on economic dynamism index

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U T UA N City -- The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) – Philippines reported that the city ranked 13th out of 136 participating cities on the Economic Dynamism Index of the Cities and Municipalities C omp e t it iveness Index (CMCI) 2014.

The report further revealed that it is the only city in Caraga to be included in the top 15 cities of one of

the three indices of CMCI with 11.675 score out of 100 points.

According to its official website, the council had set CMCI with the following indices to consider: Economic Dynamism, which based the scores on the gathered and validated data on the size and capital, revenues, and occupancy permits, capacity to generate employment, cost of doing business, financial

deepening, productivity, and presence of business and professional organizations; Government Efficiency, which based the scores on the gathered and validated d at a o n t r a n s p a r e n c y, e c o n o m i c g ov e r n a n c e , local taxes and revenues, local competition-related awards, business registration e f f i c i e n c y, i nv e s t m e nt promotion, compliance to national directives, security, health, education; while Infrastructure scores were based on existing road network, distance from city/municipality center to major ports, Department

o f To u r i s m - a c c re d i t e d accommodations, health infrastructure, education infrastructure, basic utilities, infrastructure investments, information and communications technology (ICT) connection, ATMs, and public transportation.

“Butuan is doing okay in terms of economic dynamism but needs to improve in gover nment ef f icienc y.

But overall, Caraga needs further improvement to be able to compete with other cities. We must think global, act local now,” said NCC Capacity Building Program program officer Marina N.

RUSH SALE 12 Hectares of Land about 80% planted with Benguet/Carribean Pine Trees.

Saldana during the NCC regional road show held on Tuesday here.

“Let us all work together, public and private, because we cannot do it alone, we need your help. And of course, to build that long term competitiveness i-push na natin ‘to! (Let’s go for it!) Let us help each other, engaged and be involved!”

Saldana added.

Saldana als o quoted an African proverb saying “If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together,” as an encouragement to the audience during her CMCI report.

Now on its fourth year, the event was attended by some 100 participants coming f rom t he lo c a l business chambers, industry

associations, academe, nongovernment organizations/ civil society organizations, c onc e r ne d gove r n me nt agencies and representatives from the local government units of the region.

O t h e r h i g h l i g ht s of the activity were the presentation of the overview of competitiveness ranking

by Saldana, the reporting of the updates on the NCC’s activities and programs

by NCC Business Permits Licensing System program officer Faisah Dela Rosa, and the giving of the Philippine Q u a l i t y Aw a r d a n d Philippine Quality Challenge

by Competitiveness Bureau representative Mario Jusi.

The roadshow was themed “Boosting competiveness through public and private partnership.”

Resort owners in Caraga reminded on Location: Patpat, Malaybalay, Bukidnon proper sanitation, waste management For details call Rory 09062282483

BUTUAN City -- Regional director Nonito M. Tamayo of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) C araga Region reminded owners of beach resorts and commercial e s t a b l i s h m e n t s particularly in places with tourist influx to be aware about good sanitation and proper waste management to keep the waters safe for swimming.

Ta m a y o i s s u e d t h e adv is or y in face of t he situation in Boracay w at e r s w h i c h i s p a r t l y affected by the presence of t he s o - c a l l e d “g re e n

and slimy algae” that has spoiled the summer fun of bathers and swimmers.

“A l t h o u g h the appearance of green algae is a natural o ccurrence d u r i n g s u m m e r, i t would be practical to the owners of resorts and other commercial establishments operating on t he b e ach cor r idors in the region to exercise prop e r m an a g e m e nt of sanitation and waste disposal,” Tamayo said.

He said he would a s k t h e E nv i ron m e nt a l Management Bureau (EMB) regional director for Caraga Region Wilson L . Tr a j i c o t o l i k e w i s e l o o k i nt o t h e i n for m a l settlers along shorelines to determine the quality of water in their surrounding areas in accordance with the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws and regulations.

Tam ayo s ai d a wel l designed sewage system may be practical and beneficial to the owners of the establishments in the tourist-destined beach resorts in the region.

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Cebu Pacific Air rebrands Tigerair PH into ‘Cebgo’

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IGERAIR Philippines is dropping its name in favor of “Cebgo” to reflect its acquisition

by Cebu Pacific.

“The new Cebgo brand clearly identifies us as part of t he CE B g roup, and streamlines our operations f u r t h e r,” M i c h a e l Iv a n S h au , C e b go pre s i d e nt and chief executive said in a statement.

“Cebgo will continue t o l e v e r a g e o n C E B ’s distribution channels and network, and work together

to serve more guests,” he added.

Cebu Air Inc (CEB), the operator of C ebu Pacific, acquired Tigerair Philippines in March last year.

It has been operating flights out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 4 and Clark International Airport to 16 destinations, namely, Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Clark, Cebu, Davao, G e ne r a l S anto s , I l oi l o, Kalibo, Legazpi, Manila,

Roxas, Puerto Princesa, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, and Hong Kong.

Ti ge r ai r Ph i l ippi ne s lost P159.8 million in the March to December period last year, sharply lower than the P1.69 billion loss in the same period in 2013.

Revenue reached P2.8 billion, as the a i r l i n e l au n c h e d e i g ht new domestic routes, namely, Cagayan de Oro, Tagbilaran, Roxas, Butuan, General Santos, Clark Cebu and Davao.

Globe, UAE telco offer lowest rate to PH at P4.35 per minute Seals partnership to benefit 1-M OFWs

EXPANDING its reach to overseas Filipinos in the Middle East, Globe launched a co-branded service with du, the Middle East’s fastest growing telecommunications company, based in the United Arab Emirates.

With approximately 7.3 million mobile subscribers, the Kabayan offer of du allows their prepaid mobile subscribers to call Globe and TM for 20% less than the cost of calls to other networks in the Philippines.

Pinoys in the UAE can now call home for less at just 36 fils or 4.35 pesos per minute - a 20% savings compared to the rate of 45 fils or 5.45 pesos

per minute for calls to other Philippine networks.

A du prepaid subscriber only needs to dial *135*71# to activate the service for free. A setup fee of AED 1 or 12 pesos applies for each call. “ 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,” said Globe EVP & COO for International and Business Markets Gil Genio.

“We are excited about this partnership with du

as we jointly work towards providing even more value to our customers in the UAE. The seven Emirates have afforded our fellow Filipinos with wonderful opportunities to live in a vibrant environment and work in a progressive economy.

From Dubai to Abu Dhabi, Filipinos get to experience a unique cultural encounter, and when they yearn to share stories about their life abroad with loved ones back home, they are assured of the most affordable, quality IDD voice calls,” added Globe SVP for International Business Rizza Maniego-Eala.

“At du, we want to enhance

the lives of our subscribers – anytime, anywhere. We know the Filipino community in the UAE work to keep ties strong by frequently calling their loved ones. Through our partnership with Globe, we are delighted that we can make this happen,” noted Fahad AlHassawi, chief commercial officer.

This is Globe Telcom’s sixth co-branded partnership after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan, complementing robust retail presence in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain.

Passenger cars lead growth in April motor vehicle sales DEMAND for passenger cars led the growth in motor vehicle sales at the start of the second quarter of the year.

In a s t at e m e nt , t h e Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc (Campi) and the Truck Manufacturers Association Inc said they sold a combined 21,259 units last month. This was 18 percent more than the 18,015 units sold in April of last year.

Last month’s figure brings the industry’s year-to-date sales to 84,141 units, a 21 percent increase from the

69,737 sold in the same four months of last year.

C ampi is aiming for sales of 310,000 units this year after the industry sold 269,058 in 2014.

The market for passenger cars grew the fastest at 24 percent in April, bringing last month’s sales to 8,331 units from the previous year’s 6,697.

The commercial vehicle segment grew a slower 14 percent to 12,928 units from 11,318 last year.

“This continuing increase in passenger car sales is an indication that sales/PAGE 9

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Shopping Spree

hink a minute…On a T V g a m e s h ow, I s aw a woman w ho won a shopping spree in a supermarket. She had 10 minutes to fill her car t with anything she wanted in the store. In those few minutes, she had to b e smart and find the most valuable things she could to fill her cart with.

D o y o u r e a l i z e t h at your life is like a shopping spree? In this short life, we have on ly a limite d amount of time to get the most valuable things we can. To get the most for our time. One successful man said it this way: “The time of your life is the one dollar you’re given.

It’s the only dollar you have, so be ver y careful how you choose to spend it. D on’t e ver let ot her people spend it for you.

Counting time is not n e ar l y a s i mp or t ant a s making time count.”

I f y o u d o n’t u s e i t , you’ll lose it. Time never stops for any of us, no matter who we are. “You may be able to take the day off, but you can’t put it back.” Since we can’t keep it or save it, we have to spend it. A wise man said: “The only smart use of your time and life is to spend it on something that will last longer than your life and keep benefiting

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Jhan Tiafau Hurst you even after you die.”

This short, simple poem tells us the secret to spending our life for that one thing that will s e c ure and a lw ays t a ke care of us. It says: “Only one life, will soon be p a st . O n ly w h at’s d one for Christ will last.” You s e e, Jesus C hr ist is t he only One Who lasts, since He is the Creator of life itself. So if you have Him, you never run out of life.

That’s what He came to s h ow u s by g i v i n g H i s own perfect life for our s i ns and t he n br i ng i ng Himself back to life. So what will you do with the time you have left?

Why not start spending your life wisely : by living your Maker’s way for the only things that will keep taking care of you for the rest of your life, and even after you die.

Just Think a Minute...

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Bahala Na!

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rom the sheer goodness of one’s heart - are we really doing even small things for our fellow creatures? Hey, don’t you see it? We are becoming more and more uninterested.

We live without concern.

We are not making the difference/ We even don’t try or think about it. We have no influence or weight - neither good nor bad. Is that really what we want?

T he t a x i d r ive r has learned his way and makes a detour without his conscience pricking him in taking my purse: “Nong, asa ka? Diretso lang!” ...

“Sorry Sir!” On the other hand, while walking later a short distance somewhere down town in Davao City, I don’t care about the (blind?) beggar, w ho mig ht re a l ly ne e d any single centavo. Many other “business beggars” or swindlers have dulled so much my usually open

handed character. Bahala na - suddenly, I don’t care!

Several years ago, while riding a Jeepney (yes, I always loved to do so!), I listened to two passengers.

“You know, our neighbor suffers from lung cancer.

He asked me a loan because he needs to be hospitalized.”

“And, what did you do?”

- ‘Wala, nothing, bahala siya. Why did he never quit smoking as I have told him already long time ago!”

Well, here we are! Why should I help other people around me, if, on the other side, MY cries of help or urgent appeals have been rejected, as intentionally unanswered? Indifference or egoism? It seems to be a privilege for us to close our eyes, ears, and mouth in such an indifferent and shame f u l w ay, t hat we hurt those, who seek our attention.

Somebody tries to become our friend. Sure,

why not?

Somebody was hired as a leader and needs the support of his or her staff.

Sure, why not?

Somebody is ill and is suffering from persecution and needs us. Sure, why not?

Somebody needs our advice because he or she is facing a difficult decision or homelessness or living alone or losing the job.

Sure, why not?

Somebody suffers overwhelming prejudice, provocation, and loss of reputation and needs badly the involvement of another helping hand. Sure, why not?

Because of indifference, we keep on destroying our good nature and the whole globe by unintentional or international contamination of the environment.

Indifference allows wars instead looking for peace.

Indifference allows man to hide behind stupid excuses.

H ave M y Say

Klaus Doring

Indifference goes so far that the employees of a company do not care about their work and jobs by wasting time and money of the company.

They must not be surprised if inevitable bankruptcy results.

Bahala na? I don’t care?

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Who is a good leader for RP?

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IFE’ S INSPIRATIONS: “…So Pharaoh asked them, `Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?’…” (Genesis 41:38, the Holy Bible).

-ooo CHOOSING GOD LEADERS FOR RP: Filipinos should be glad that there are influential groups which are even now trying to push an agenda of choosing the leaders our country really needs during the 2016 pre s i d e nt i a l e l e c t i on s .

Indeed, if we want some really beneficial changes to occur in the Philippines, good leaders must be chosen and voted into office, real soon.

So, saying “thank you” is in order for Rappler, an online news agency, and its partners from the Building an Inclusive Democracy Consortium, composed of the De La Salle University College of Liberal Arts, Asian Institute of Management RN Policy

Center, Ateneo de Manila School of Government, and the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration.

I am sure their forum on May 12, 2015 at the Natividad de Fajardo Auditorim at the De La Salle University in Manila, with a battery of intellectual speakers like former Economic Planning Secretary Solita Monsod, Akbayan Party List Rep. Walden Bello, UP Prof. Leonor Briones and Maria Ressa, Rappler CEO and Executive Editor participating, will establish guidelines which our people can use to choose good leaders.

-ooo WHO IS A GOOD LEADER FOR RP? But, really, what are the guidelines so that someone can be considered as a good leader---one who would be able to fight off the gripping poverty of our people and the stifling

corruption that is so pervasive in government and among the rich and the influential in the private sector?

Monsod, Bello, Briones and Ressa, surely, will be able to come up with a lot of qualities and qualifications that can make one a good leader, but, isn’t it a fact that there are now many Filipinos who have the requisite qualities and qualifications to become a good leader yet are unable to solve the economic deprivation of many Filipinos, and are unable to stop corruption in the private and in the public sectors?

So what do our leaders lack to enable them to become good officials and managers if they are already possessed of the requisite qualities and qualifications? If I may venture a view, our leaders need to have one more quality and qualification, and that is being spiritual and God-

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Mo A ng Batas

Atty. Batas Mauricio fearing and God-loving, with the ability to read and study the Bible all the time and be obedient to His commands.

-ooo A GOOD LEADER HAS THE SPIRIT OF GOD IN HIM: A leader who is truly and truthfully tutored and disciplined in the Word of God in the Bible will have the Spirit of God in him.

And because he has the Spirit of God in him, he batas/PAGE 9

Marriage redefined?

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S President Barack Obama came out of the closet sometime ago and announced that he is for same-sex marriage. He said that was the conclusion of his long period of “evolving.”

Many political observers, however, say that he originally was for it, then against it, then was reconsidering, and then finally is for it again.

They say this flip-flopping is a reaction of a political animal to changing political conditions.

Wel l, we know how this stance is called in our country. “Weather-weather lang ni, bai.” To a certain extent, this attitude is valid given the temporal nature and autonomous character of politics.

But when used indiscriminately, it can enter into forbidden territory as when it is applied on matters of faith and morals, and on the fixed nature of things.

And I am afraid this is what is happening in this present issue.

Marriage is not a political issue that has to be defined, and its problems resolved, solely or mainly in a political way. Marriage has a universal, immutable nature applicable to all of us regardless of race, gender and whatever condition we may be in.

When nature of things is involved we just accept it, we don’t redefine it.

Marriage simply has to be a stable relationship between a man and a woman,

because it involves a love that entails the use of sex whose primary purpose is procreation before it provides pleasure and other benefits to the couples concerned.

That’s simply the nature of sex and marriage. It is not a religious imposition, but rather a result of careful, comprehensive metaphysical study of the matter. If we pursue this study thoroughly, then we will arrive at the conclusion that marriage in itself has properties of exclusivity, unity and indissolubility.

Of course, people can have varying understanding of the nature of sex and marriage, and so we just have to undertake a continuing discussion, clarification and

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Fr. Roy Cimagala formation. The government should also feel the duty to do this. This is everyone’s responsibility.

But we just cannot stop at the level of “that-is-yourstand-and-this-is-mine,” since the issue at hand is cimagala/PAGE 9

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TOG5, OCD5 hold aerial survey of Mt. Bulusan Two Huey helicopters are used today for the aerial survey of Bulusan volcano as alert level 1 was hoisted by the Phivolcs due to recorded abnormalities of the volcano.

Office of the Civil Defense Bicol operations manager Jessar Adornado and Tactical Operations Group 5 chief Luisito Angeles Jr confirmed that the group conducting the survey includes representatives from the Phivolcs, OCD5, TOG5 and Sorsogon Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO).

Adornado said this is a positive response of the national government through OCD5 to the request of the local government of Sorsogon to conduct aerial survey due to the abnormal condition of Mt. Bulusan after two incidents of ash explosion

recorded in the past week.

Angeles added that the survey may last for two hours.

Sorsogon PDRRMO chief Engr. Raden Dimaano also expressed delight in granting their request for an aerial survey stressing that it’s a must for them to determine the real condition at the top of the volcano along with the ash deposits due to recent ash explosion.

“Much more with other impending danger such as lahar flow in case of heavy rain,” added Dimaano.

Phivolcs Bicol chief Ed Laguerta said they are closely monitoring Bulusan Volcano’s condition noting that the volcano’s seismic n e t wor k re c ord e d f i ve volcanic earthquakes during the 24-hour observation period. survey/PAGE 9

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DENR 13 holds special confab on Zero Illegal Logging Drive

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enior staff including the top officials of PENR and CENR offices of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region (DENR) 13 under regional director Nonito M. Tamayo have committed themselves to zero illegal logging by June 30, 2015 in the region during the two-day Special Regional Management Conference held recently at Samping Conference Hall, this city.

The DENR is putting more pressure on the anti-illegal logging drive, this time with a defined and clear list of strategies and program of actions in a final push to halt the problem that over the year has steadily drained the resources of the government.

DENR has spent huge amount

of financial resources to stop illegal logging in several hot spot areas in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur but timber poachers and smugglers remain unstoppable although there has been decline in activities since Executive Order (EO) 23 has been imposed.

EO 23 is a policy issued by President Aquino on February 1, 2011 which declared a logging moratorium in natural and residual forest for 25 years in the entire country.

Since 2013 to date, there has been a steady decline in record of apprehensions of forest products in the Caraga Region. Based on report of the DENR 13 Technical Services Enforcement Division, the record of confiscated forest

products has dropped to 1,575,468.64 board feet in 2014 from 2,102,643.38 board feet in 2011. For the first two months of the current year there are only 117,823.90 bd ft. of confiscated forest products.

“We expect to sustain the operation until it reaches the bottom mark or zero confiscation by June 2015 and beyond,” Tamayo said.

He said the support of the PNP and military and the multi sector that includes the academe, religious, LGU, environmentalist groups and the media sector will be a major factor in the reinforced anti-illegal logging campaign.

“But more important is the participation of the people themselves who will provide

the needed information to round up timber poachers and smugglers,” Tamayo said.

On the other hand, to cushion the impact of the intensified drive especially for the forest dependent communities, the DENR has also strengthened the implement at ion of t he National Greening Program (NGP). For this year, Caraga has targeted 43,239 has. compared to 18,736 has. and 16,676 has. in 2013 and 2014, respectively.

The special management conference also discussed the 1 Billion Mangrove and Beach Forest Project, NGP updates and other financial concerns. (Eric Herzon F. Gallego, DENR-13/PIACaraga)

6,000 hectares up for greening in Capiz ROXAS CITY – A total of 6,000 hectares of land in Capiz is targeted to be planted with trees this year.

Provincial head Valentin Talabero of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources disclosed that the planting activity will start in June, in time for the start of the rainy season.

Talabero said that the tree

planting activity is in line with the national government’s thrust of planting 1.5 billion trees in 1.5 million hectares from 2011 until next year.

He said that the massive forestation and reforestation is based on Executive Order 211 or the National Greening Program signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III which is aimed at

pursuing sustainable development for poverty reduction, food security, biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

He added that as of now, they are ready with their 80,000 seedlings for planting activity.

Talabero said that from 2011 to 2015, they have more than 11,658-hectare land area for the

National Greening Program to include the upland reforestation, u r b an g re e n i ng , m ang rove rehabilitation and reforestation, b ott om - Up B u d g e t i n g an d mangrove and beach forest.

According to him, majority of the planted areas under said program are in Tapaz and Jamindan towns.

He stressed that they are also

doubling their efforts for the replanting activity in areas that were planted in 2011 and 2012 but were damaged by supertyphoon Yolanda in November 2013.

Talabero also said that in the aftermath of the supertyphoon, their office here was able to implement, through a People’s Organizations, a cash for work greening/PAGE 9

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Chieffy, British coach give football clinic to kids in CDO resettlement area When former Azkals team captain and football icon Emelio “Chieffy” Caligdong and British football coach Chris Thomas go to Cagayan de Oro this May 16-17 (SaturdaySunday), they will share their expertise to children living in resettlement areas built in the aftermath of Typhoon Sendong.

The two fellows will be giving sports clinics as part of the Football for a Better Life progam aimed at developing grassroots football in the country.

The visit to Cagayan de Oro will be the fourth leg of the program’s ten-city nationwide tour supported by Pru Life UK Philippines.

Sendong was a tropical cyclone that entered the Philippines on December 17, 2011.

Cagayan de Oro recorded 180 mm of rainfall in less than 24 hours due to Sendong and the typhoon created severe flash flooding to Northern Mindanao.

The kids that Caligdong and Thomas will teach are public school students whose

Chris Thomas and Chieffy Caligdong (Supplied Photo)

families were among the hundreds of thousands displaced by the storm.

Coach Percy P. Guarin, president of the Cagayan Misamis Oriental Football Association (CMOFA), says the presence of Chieffy and Coach Chris will boost the morale of the young footballers. “Higit sa training ang hatid nila— inspirasyon,” (“They bring with them not just training but inspiration.”) says Guarin.

Caligdong and Thomas will also oversee tournaments featuring 50 teams from within and around Misamis Oriental.

These teams will be fielding players in the Under-17 Boys, U-11, U-15, U-9, Ladies Open and Men’s Open categories. “First time magkakaroon ng Men’s Open sa mga tournament na ginagawa ni Chieffy lately,” (“It will be the first time that there will be a Men’s Open category in Chieffy’s latest tournaments,”) says Guarin.

Caligdong is looking forward to imparting his years of experience as a player, almost 10 years of which were spent with the national team.

He declares, “Excited kaming makilala ang mga player mula sa Cagayan de Oro at mga karatig bayan. Gagawin namin ang aming best para maging masaya sila at maging maganda ang outcome ng mga tournament at clinic.” (“We are excited to meet the players from Cagayan de Oro and neighboring towns. We will do our best to give delight at produce a good outcome during the tournaments and clinics.”)

More than the athletic knowhow, what Calidgong and Thomas try demonstrate through the grassroots program is the joy of the sport.

“Football for a Better Life gives us the opportunity to deliver football in a fun way.

We hope to bring happiness to the youth in Cagayan de Oro,” says Thomas.

Aside from technical drills, Caligdong and Thomas will also be conducting football-based fun games.

The next stop of Football for a Better Life will be in Dumaguete on June 13-14.

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Tecnogas makes a comeback in PH T

ecnogas, the Italian brand for cooking appliances, is making a comeback to the Philippine shores. With the goal of making high-quality products available to Filipino consumers, Appstar Global Distributors Inc. is exclusively distributing Tecnogas products in the country.

As the legendary Italian brand bringing you cooking excellence since 1952, Tecnogas is designed to fit your life and your kitchen.

It blends together rich and

strong values for creating products of unparalleled design.

Choose your perfect cooking partner from an array of Tecnogas products: cooking ranges, built-in hobs, built-in ovens, range hoods, and table top induction cookers. The brand's cookers are known for their solidity, elegant design, and wide range of sizes and appearance. The hobs are designed to perfectly match the style and performance of your oven and cooking techniques. Meanwhile,

the elegant and functional ovens are meant for kitchens made to last. Tecnogas also puts emphasis on the overall look and durability of its ventilation hoods.

To usher in its most anticipated comeback, Tecnogas held a Facebook contest to look for the oldest yet still perfectly working Tecnogas cooking range. A true testament to its strong design and durability, the winner of a brand new Tecnogas cooking range is Cresenciano “Tote” Paraiso,

67, who owns an almost 40year old Tecnogas Gas Range.

He wrote in his entry: "Some things are meant to last! This is indeed true for my Tecnogas Gas Range Model 4040-C, which my wife and I bought around 1978. Since then up until now, it has unfailingly served our family.

It has withstood countless sessions of cooking and baking, creating gastronomic bliss for our children. Truly, Tecnogas is built to last!"

Indeed, Tecnogas not only allows you to cook in style

but to also share wonderful moments through time with your loved ones. Now, it's time to show off some kitchen flair as Tecnogas products are available again in the Philippines.

Tecnogas cooking appliances are now available in all leading appliance stores nationwide and offers a 2-year parts warranty.

For more information about Tecnogas and its products, you may visit the website at www.tecnogas. com.ph.

Tigerair Philippines is now Cebgo

Skills Mastery Institute President & CEO Dr. Irene L. Floro, RN awards the certificates to the graduates during the commencement exercises for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries of the province of Misamis Oriental, under the DSWD-SLP, May 8, Limketkai Atrium, Cagayan de Oro City. Photos by SHAUN ALEJANDRAE YAP UY

Tigerair Philippines, the wholly owned subsidiary of Cebu Pacific Air (PSE:CEB), now operates as Cebgo.

Its new logo utilizes CEB colors, to further reflect the airline’s relationship with its parent company.

“The new Cebgo brand clearly identifies us as part of the CEB group, and streamlines our operations further. Cebgo will continue to leverage on CEB’s distribution channels and network, and work together to serve more guests,” said Michael Ivan Shau, Cebgo President and CEO. Starting this May, Cebgo crew has been conducting Fun Games onboard to unify the CEB group flight experience. Flight and ground crew will don Cebgo uniforms in a few months’ time.

Cebgo continues to operate flights Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 4 and Clark International Airport. It flies

to 16 destinations: Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Clark, Cebu, Davao, General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Legazpi, Manila, Roxas, Puerto Princesa, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, and Hong Kong.

Since CEB’s acquisition of Cebgo last March 2014, CEB managed to quickly turn around its wholly owned subsidiary, narrowing its financial losses significantly.

Cebgo has since then launched 10 new routes, offering more options for the traveling public.

In 2014, Cebgo carried 1.3 million domestic passengers, compared to 970,000 in 2013.

For bookings and inquiries, passengers may

visit www.cebupacificair.com or call reservation hotlines (02)7020-888 or (032)2308888. They may also download the Cebu Pacific official mobile app on the App Store and Play Store.

The latest seat sales can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter (@ CebuPacificAir) and Facebook pages.

CEB’s 55-strong fleet is comprised of 10 Airbus A319, 31 Airbus A320, 6 Airbus A330 and 8 ATR 72500 aircraft. It is one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2015 and 2021, CEB will take delivery of 7 more brand-new Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft.

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Air Force, city hold mangrove tree planting for Iponan River CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Philippine Air ForceTactical Operations Group 10 (PAF-TOG 10) together with the City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO) spearheaded a Mangrove Tree Planting Activity at Zone 8, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, May 9.

This Mangrove planting was made in celebration with the 16th year of the month of the ocean with the theme ‘Stand up and save our reef.’

Participated by the different offices, schools, Barangay Bulua officials, Junior Chamber International, Philippines (JCI) representatives, REACT Philippines, Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Xavier University-Ateneo, Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST), among others, the participants were given 5000 counted propagules that are to be planted in two hectares of land along the sea shores.

“Daku kayo tag role karun kay we are planting mangrove and kabalo kita nga ang mangrove mao ang nursery sa atung mga isda and other aquatic and marine life (We have a big role. We are planting mangroves and we all know mangroves is the nursery for our fish and other aquatic and marine life),” said the Edwin Dael, OIC CLENRO. “As experience atung storm surge, daku kaaug tabang ang atung mangrove atu nga time, less ang damage tungod sa mga dagko nga mangrove (As experienced during storm surge, mangrove greatly helped.

Less damage because of the huge mangrove),” said Dael.

He also said that this activity is important because we can also help the Iponan river and other lives living in the ocean.

Meanwhile, Air Force and CLENRO are targeting 5000 propagules per hectare every month. (Lorena Ann O. Arcayra/PIA10)

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UNAHCO commits full support to first-ever Nat’l Swine Nutrition Month

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nivet Nutrition and Animal Healthcare C o m p a n y (UNAHCO) expressed full support to the government’s thrust of ensuring food safety and security, vowing to mobilize all available resources to educate and reach as many hog raisers and feed dealers as possible t h r o u g h a n at i o nw i d e information drive about the importance of food safety through the use of safe feeds.

Speaking during the recent launching of the Department of Agriculture’s ( DA’s ) Nat i on a l Sw i n e Nutrition Month in Quezon City, UNAHCO President and COO Ricardo C. Alba said the company owes it to the Filipino people to provide not only high quality feed products but to help spread crucial information about the link between food safety and safe feeds.

“ We s h a l l b e t h e government’s ready and wi l ling p ar t ner in t his endeavor because not only is there a law on food safety, but because we have made it our humble mission to help uplift the animal industry and the quality of life,” Alba said during the press conference that launched the first-ever National Swine Nutrition Month.

Alba said that, as the an i m a l h e a lt h c are an d nutrition division of industr y leader Unilab, UNAHCO has always been one with the government in the pursuit to ensure food safety and security for the country’s growing population which is now estimated at more than 100 million.

“Unilab’s main concern is the health of the people, that is why we are also true to its values by making sure that

every ingredient included in our feeds is safe and of high quality,” he added.

Other resource persons present during the launch of t h e Nat i on a l Sw i n e Nutrition Month include DA Undersecretary Jose C. Reaño, Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Director Rubina Cresencio, National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) Executive Director Minda S. Manantan, and Int e r n at i on a l Tr ai n i ng Center on Pig Husbandry ( AT I - I T C P H ) C e n t e r Director Ruth Sonaco.

They all expressed appreciation for UNAHCO’s active role in promoting food safety and security through the company’s swine feeds business unit, Pigrolac.

The speakers discussed, among others, the importance of using high quality and highnutrient feeds to ensure

the production of safe meat in accordance with the National Swine Nutrition Month’s theme, “Quality and Safety, from Feed to Meat.”

The speakers likewise stressed the need to source feeds from reputable sources, as some of them noted that some unscrupulous local feed millers use feed additives that may affect human health once consumed through the animals fed with such substances.

UNAHCO Marketing Director Clint B. Escondo s ai d t h at to br i ng t h e message of food safety down to the grassroots level, the company will mobilize its field sales personnel and technicians to conduc t a series of seminars and nutrivet missions all over the Philippines beginning this month to educate small-hold hog raisers on the issue.

Mindanao coop leaders unite for environmental protection, peace

FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATIONS OF BSU-ESCs – VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ meets with Misamis Oriental Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Cherry Mae L. Limbaco, Bukidnon State University (BSU) President Dr. Oscar Cabañelez and the Center Administrators of the different Bukidnon State University-External Studies Centers in Misamis Oriental to discuss proactive measures for the continued operations of the BSU-ESCs in the Province.

BSU-ESCs have already started conducting entrance examinations for incoming first year students after Vice Governor Pelaez passed a Resolution urging BSU-ESCs to conduct entrance examinations.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The spirit of cooperativism lives on.

Leaders of Mindanao cooperatives are now pushing for inclusive, communitydriven solutions to address climate change issues and the decades-long conflict in the second largest island of the Philippines.

The 46th Cooperative L e aders’ C ong ress and General Assembly on May 1 to 2, 2015 in Butuan City marked the unity of the coops to start taking actions toward the said issues at their own local level.

“We have to be united, 13 million coop members nationwide, to develop and improve not just the quality of our lives but more importantly take care of our environment and resources,” said Orlando R. Ravanera, chairman of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA).

The coop congress drew together more than 600 delegates from more than 140 members of MASS-SPECC Cooperative Development Center.

Ravanera shared that cooperatives can empower their members who are mostly fisher folks, factory workers, housewives, vendors, indigenous peoples, among others, through capacity building, knowledge dissemination, and strengthening their sense of community ownership.

Citing government statistics, the total volume of business of registered cooperatives in the Philippines in 2013 amounts to P437.6B or 3.8% of our 2013 gross domestic product.

Moreover, the total volume of business of registered coops in Mindanao in 2013 is P101.88B and at least 60% of the latter came from Northern Unite/PAGE 11

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the countr y has entered the motorization stage,” said Rommel Gutierrez, president of Campi.

“This is also consistent with economists’ projection that consumer spending growth will remain strong as per capita income hopefully reaches $3,000 in 2015,” he added.

To y o t a Motors Philippines Corporation remained the market leader with a 44.3 percent share last month, followed b y M i t s u b i s h i Mo t o r s Philippines Corporation with 19.2 percent.

Ford Philippines cornered 8.2 percent of the market, while Isuzu Philippines Corporation had 7.6 percent. Honda Cars Philippines Inc accounted for 6.3 percent of the local market.

Batas... from page 4

will know that wealth and riches, particularly those illegally obtained, will not buy for him an eternal stay in this world, and that despite amassing great riches, he will still die someday and leave everything behind.

A leader who has the Spirit of God in him will know that the real key to economic prosperity is allowing the people to realize that they can become prosperous and successful only by knowing God’s commands and obeying them fully and sincerely. A leader who has the Spirit of God in him will know that no man can ever help his fellow men but that true help can only come from God. This is the leader that we should look for. We do not need highly learned men and women. We do not need popular personalities. We do not need movie actors nor police or military officers.

We do not need those who harbor too much love for themselves. We need men who are humble enough to know that only God can make things beautiful. These are the men who should be leading us now.

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not a matter of opinion or personal preferences. It binds everyone to conform to this nature of sex and marriage, in a way that should be more forceful than the binding quality of our tax and traffic laws.

Ironically, the latter laws on taxes and traffic are more strictly pursued than our

marriage laws. It seems we are now having the wrong priorities, the wrong emphasis on our varied concerns.

I was shocked when I heard President Obama’s reasons for supporting samesex marriage. They had the usual rationalizing taste of the tolerance bit. It’s a reasoning that has overreached its purpose, trying to go to a bridge too far.

This alibi about tolerance, while it has its merits, should not be the only, much less, the primary consideration to make especially in issues like marriage. There are many other more fundamental and indispensable considerations that precede it.

Obama was quoted as saying: “No matter who you love or what God you worship, you can still pursue happiness-I will support you every step of the way.”

So, if one happens to love an animal in a sexual way, he is free to marry it, and bestiality can now be elevated to the level of marriage? Or if one happens to fall in love with his own sister, or his own brother, he can also marry her or him, and incest can be marriage?

A ny t h i n g i s a l w ay s possible with man. That’s why we need laws based on some absolute truths to guide and educate us.

Or if one happens to believe in violence and terrorism as his own God, it would just be ok? The words of Obama did not include any qualifier as to who can be the object and God of one’s love and devotion.

I may be exaggerating and blowing out of proportion Obama’s words, but these words certainly give us a direction that, in their most lenient interpretation, can be considered as potentially dangerous.

There are things that we cannot and should not tamper. Marriage is one of them. Everything has to be

done to strengthen it. Those who violate them, while we always have to be charitable and fair, should be dealt with clearly, and even strongly.

I have no problem with gays. I know many of them and they are excellent persons, workers and friends. But let’s not call what is wrong, right, and bad, good, just because we are friends. roycimagala@gmail.com

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“During times of good visibility, weak and moderate emissions of white steam which crept down slope toward southwest were observed from the southwest vent and westnorthwest upper slope vent, respectively,” Laguerta said.

Alert Level 1 (abnormal) remains in effect over Bulusan Volcano. This indicates that hydrothermal processes may be underway beneath the volcano that may lead to more steam-driven eruptions.

The local government units and the public are reminded that entry to the 4-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Z one (PDZ) is strictly prohibited due to the possibility of sudden and hazardous steam-driven or phreatic eruptions.

Civil aviation authorities must also advise pilots to avoid flying close to the volcano’s summit as ash from any sudden phreatic eruption can be hazardous to aircraft.

Furthermore, people living within valleys and along river/stream channels should be vigilant against sediment-laden stream flows and lahars in the event of heavy and prolonged rainfall.

(PIA)

Greening... from page 5

mangrove reforestation project covering 350 hectares in the different

municipalities in Capiz.

On the other hand, he said that they are campaigning for the planting of indigenous endemic species of trees as the same are better than other forest trees species for soil and climate adaptability.

Likewise, they are also urging the public to plant fruit trees instead of mere forest trees for food, security

and economic reasons in addition to environmental reason.

Talabero also commended the Capiz media and the various sectors here for their environmental concern by doing greening activities such as upland and mangrove reforestation. (JCM/JBG/ PIA6-Capiz)

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ACROSS 1) Couldn’t stand 6) Bit of old gold 11) Mac 14) A Muse 15) Unit of geologic time 16) Certain direction 17) Fire stoker, sometimes 19) Health resort near a spring 20) Plane without a pilot 21) More than sometimes 23) Uniform ornament 27) Playground equipment 28) Subdued 29) Lead ore 31) Kennel clubu classification 32) Auger, in use 33) Cap of Scottish origin 36) Elevator pioneer 37) Took from the top 38) Time of “comfort and joy” 39) Came in first 40) Handle a grounder, e.g.

41) Persian fairies 42) Short and thick 44) Chain of connected things 45) Drives back 47) Puts down 48) Related to the pelvis

49) “All kidding ____...”

51) It gets around 52) Charitable branch working in Muslim countries 58) Had a little something 59) Cold-water craft 60) Minute amounts 61) Flanders of TV 62) Unlikely dog show winners 63) Non-requirement for email DOWN 1) Word for a possessive woman?

2) “The best things in life ____...”

3) Small child 4) Biblical verb ender 5) Scribbled idly 6) Storage place 7) Knowing about 8) Pepsi alternative, briefly 9) King topper 10) Word with “flame” 11) With a disposition beyond equal 12) Remove dowels 13) Fava and green 18) Deuce topper 22) Flipper

23) Nudge rudely 24) ____=Nove (Benin’s capital) 25) Filled with amazement 26) Banjo cousins, briefly 27) Downhill vehicle 29) Divine 30) Excessively dry, as land 32) BBC nickname (with “the”) 34) Dress with a flare 35) Tablelands 37) Barbecue entrees 38) Elusive Himalayan creature 40) Seesaw pivot 41) Neurological problem 43) Green, for one 44) Hand over, as land 45) Puerto ____ (San Juan resident) 46) Make giddy 47) Somewhat long daggers 49) Miner’s way out 50) “Begone!”

53) Ostrich cousin 54) Bunk 55) Greek vowel 56) ‘60s war zone, informally 57) Kitchen meas.

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Enhancing teacher competence thru INSET

By Phoebe W. Taruc City Central School

“There can be change without growth, but never growth without change . - Kuchah After weeks of rest and vacation from school activities, In-service trainings are now set in motion in the division of Cagayan de Oro City starting May 11-15, 2015. Public school teachers across the metro are mandated to attend such activity as this is to equip and update them with relevant innovative trends in education and teaching which they can apply in the coming school year and the years ahead. Its main objective is to improve teachers’ knowledge and skills suitable to the needs of learners, which may result to an enhanced learning outcomes among the students.

In an era of accountability, the focus is outcomes-based, and teachers play very crucial role in attaining school goals in accordance with national objectives. The success of such an endeavor lies greatly on the competence, efficiency, effectiveness and commitment of teachers. In-service trainings

offer just those.

Additionally , In-service trainings boost teachers’ confidence even more, develop capability, as well as their readiness to face new challenges, especially that the demands for higher learning have been emphasized in the K-12 curriculum. The strategies they learn and the understanding they acquire on novel concepts enable them to carry out the tasks better than they did in previous years.

Moreover, it makes teacher an empowered knowledge provider to students. Learners’ potentials are maximized to higher levels because the ability to ignite interests is developed thru exposure to practicable techniques while in training. Further, quality of instruction is improved since various teaching styles can be learned and applied thereby producing quality learners.

The center of education is the learner himself. It has been a widely held concept that we cannot give what we don’t have. Practically,

for teachers, being content with the knowledge acquired many years back makes teaching confined only to the old, traditional way. In no way can learners gain what they deserve to achieve due to complacency. The need to adapt to change and be aware of the pressing needs of times encourage authorities to be more responsive. It is for this reason that teachers are provided with trainings and seminars in different areas of concern to enrich views and transcend beyond boarders.

They are encouraged to participate in, go extra mile, and discover the paradise of excellence through continuing professional education via INSET. Doing that, the aims of the K-12 curriculum to provide every Filipino child with the education s/he needs to compete in a global context can be possibly attained. Thus, INSET not only promotes positive change, facilitates teachers’ professional growth, but also results in school effectiveness in general.

Tracking down History: Towards understanding issues on Peace and Justice

By GEMMA C. LAROBES Teacher I Felisa Villoria Bond Memorial School

Class lessons are not just about improving students for the sake of being intelligent, wise decision-maker and to be equipped enough to survive life in the future. It is also meant to encourage appreciation of the past, so that they could not be ignorant on why and how things move the way they are in the present.

History is an important matter comes to educating youngsters because it also involves the making of their character and behaviour and as well guide them to give more shape in the values that they have.

History lessons is part of the Araling Panlipunan for secondary students and Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika for elementary ones.

The archipelago of the Philippines have a very noble

history rolled into the table of bravery, strong will and intelligence. It is not just that, each province and even the smallest sitio has history of its own, best explains the values that reigns in the heart of the settlers.

It is also a fact that overcoming a war and going down to the normalization is part of this history.

The Philippines, itself, experienced the colonization of Spanish, Japanese and Americans, and it also experienced went down to normalization, even how hard to attain such. This is why it is not new for Philippines to fight for peace and justice.

This year and in the previous, it is true that a lot of peace and justice issues bombarded the country. The gruesome Mamasapano incident that

killed 44 heroes and the Maguindanao Massacre in 2009 which until now, justice has not been given to, are just part of the whole thing of Philippines peace and justice issue.

The role of this History subject is to refresh everyone about what the country has been through in order to attain freedom, peace, justice and progress. The value of these things are beyond count for ones sacrificed are a number of lives. Thus, freedom, peace, justice and progress should be kept and fought for.

History is to remind every young minds that conflict would not be solved by conflict but it is the bravery, intelligence and strong will, first exercise by our heroes in the past decades and even the present heroes.

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subsidiary, Hedcor, Inc., for supply from its Sibulan power plant in Sta. Cruz, which has an installed capacity of 42 MW but can only supply 35 MW. “We need to implement power allocation to ensure that everybody will have power,” said Mr. Luga,noting that the company’s franchise areas need about 340 MW daily with peak load yesterday at 321 MW. In a statement, the company said the reduction in delivered supply from NGCP is due to the reduced capacity of the Agus 6 plant and the low water inflow at the Pulangi power complex due to the prevailing El Niño.

The Agus and Pulangi hydro complexes supply more than 50% of Mindanao’s power requirements.

Meanwhile, Steag’s 105MW unit, comprising half the capacity of the 210-MW complex, continued to be inoperative as of yesterday following an emergency shutdown last week.

It was expected to be back in operation last Saturday, but the schedule has been moved to today, May 12.

The Steag plant, located in Misamis Oriental, covers about 18% of Mindanao’s demand according to 2013 data.

hydropower plants in the Mt. Province, its president and chief operating officer has disclosed.

Hedcor, the leading developer of run-off river hydropower systems in the Philippines, inaugurated here last week its first-ever hydropower plant in the Mt. Province, two weeks after breaking ground for its largest hydropower plant in Mindanao located in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.

“We’ve been working on trying to get approval for a project in Sadanga and Bontoc.

If we get approval, I think we can have three projects in Bontoc,” Rene B. Ronquillo told this paper in an interview following the inauguration of the 14 MW run-off river hydropower plant here on May 6.

However, Ronquillo said that if the communities in Sadanga and Bontoc will not accept the project, Hedcor will find other places in the Mt. Province because “we don’t force our way in” and “all municipalities in the Mt. Province has the capacity for hydro power.”

But he said Hedcor is hoping to make a good job in Sabangan so that it will get approval for its projects in Sadanga and Bontoc.

“We are hoping. That’s why we hope that we will do a good job here because we hope we will make a good example here for the rest of Mt. Province to look up to,” he said.

Mt. Province Governor Leonard Mayaen also expressed hope that Hedcor’s hydropower projects in Sadanga and Bontoc will be finally approved and that the affected communities will accept the projects.

“This is the Mt. Province, so we can have as many mini-hydro plants for as long as Hedcor is willing and the people in the communities are willing,” he told this paper in a separate interview.

Based on Hedcor’s technical study, the Mt. Province has the capacity to produce a combined 200 MWs of “Cleanergy,” the AboitizPower’s brand of clean and renewable energy, Ronquillo said.

Sabangan Mayor Donato Danglose, on the other hand, challenged the mayor of Sadanga “to take Sabangan as an example.”

“Kung sa tingin ninyo ay mali ang aming ginawa, ako na ang magmamakaawa sa inyo: No to Hedcor! But if you believe that what we did in Sabangan is correct, I am now challenging you, I am now inspiring you to go on mini-hydro,” he said during his speech.

Responding to Danglose’s public challenge, Sadanga Mayor Gabino Ganggangan said Hedcor is very welcome to his town.

Ganggangan, one of the leaders of those who opposed Chico River Dam Project during the Marcos administration, said Hedcor’s hydropower project is different from what Marcos planned in the 1980s.

“I was among those who opposed the dam project of the government before. But now, I am here advocating for Hedcor to come in [to Sadanga].

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the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Bali Oil and Felda, Monday (May 11), at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City.

The Philippine Business for Social Progress and MinDA has launched the Mindanao Inclusive Agribusiness Program last year aimed at luring agribased investments that allow low-income groups to participate in the production and supply chain, enabling them to benefit from long-term employment and sustained socio-economic development.

Bali Oil currently operates hundreds of hectares of oil palm plantation in Balingasag town in Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon province, through a partnership agreement with the Kalilangan Oil Palm Growers Association, which is based in the town of Kalilangan.

Boniao said Mindanao is suited for oil palm production due to its agro-climatic conditions favorable to oil-palm growing, plus the availability of suitable lands.

Felda, on the other hand, is one of the leading palm oil companies.

Global production of palm oil, the liquid extract of the oil palm tree that can be used for food and non-food products, is dominated by the countries of Indonesia and Malaysia.

Indonesia produced 24 million metric tons (48%) while Malaysia contributed 18 million MT (36) of the total global production of 49 million MT four years ago.

Almost 57,000 hectares are planted with oil palm in the Philippines as of 2012, majority of them are situated in Mindanao.

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Hedcor’s project is different because there will be no dam to be built. This is mini-hydro and will have no water impounding or dam facility,” he told this paper when interviewed after the inauguration here of Hedcor’s P1.8 billion hydropower plant.

Sadanga is a farming community located 40 kms from Sabangan.

“But in terms hydro potential, Sadanga has more than Sabangan,” Ganggangan said.

He said that he will bring Sadanga’s local government officials and community leaders to Sabangan on an “educational tour” to Hedcor’s run-off river hydropower plant so that “by the time we start the social acceptability phase of the project, we will be talking with everybody on an equal footing.

Those who will be agreeing for it will not be agreeing based only on imagination,” he said.

Hedcor’s projects in Mt. Province will harness the power of the mighty Chico River or Rio Chico de Cagayan, the most extensive river in the Cordilleras that encompasses the regions of Cordillera and Cagayan Valley and covers the provinces of Mt. Province, Kalinga and Cagayan.

It’s headwaters is located along the slopes of Mount Data in the municipality of Bauko, Mt. Province. It then flows northeastward through Bontoc, Sabangan,Sadanga, Tinglayan, Lubuagan, Tabuk City, Pinukpuk, Tuao, Piat, Rizal, and finally to Santo Niño, where it merges with the Cagayan River.

According to Ganggangan, Hedcor can built two plants in Sadanga for a combined installed capacity of 70 MWs.

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Mindanao and Davao Region.

Cooperativism for Mother Earth Ravanera challenged the different cooperatives to come up with their own longterm initiatives to make their communities resilient and more prepared for disasters.

In 2008, according to the Brussels-based Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), the Philippines was one of three countries hit by most disasters, and leads the list of (vulnerable) nations most in danger of facing frequent and more intense storms.

Cooperatives serve as partners of Xavier University’s Valuing Ecosystem Services Together (VEST) project in an environmental undertaking for Mt. Kalatungan in Talakag, Bukidnon and the Cagayan de Oro River Basin.

“The challenge is helping cooperatives to be resilient and sustainable as it is not only about saving lives but preserving livelihoods as well,” said Analyn B. Mejares, VEST technical officer and environmental consultant of MASS-SPECC. VEST is the social marketing arm of the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) for Mt. Kalatungan which acts as a “rewarding mechanism” with a slew of activities to encourage Kagay-anons to participate in

the fund drive to reforest the denuded mountain range.

Different sectors— corporations, cooperatives, the academe, religious groups, and households—in NorMin will reward the lumad community with economic incentives for acting as forest managers to ensure that watersheds along the region develop high water infiltration capacity.

“What more can cooperatives do?” she asked. Mejares recommended that cooperatives can invest a significant portion of their community development fund to the PES/VEST project, sustainable agriculture and solid waste management, among other interventions.

“The Philippines ranked 2nd in the world in terms of vulnerability to disaster and natural hazards, according to the World Risk Index 2014 report and one of the major reasons why the Philippines is at high risk is poverty,” said Mejares, who studied Environmental Systems, Markets and Climate Change at the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.

“We still lack the resources, technical capacities and infrastructure to cope with disasters,” she said, highlighting the urgency for a sustainable resource management in the hope that cooperatives can create localized disaster risk reduction and management programs.

of having fun with friends and family – and learning as well” Cabrera concludes.

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the NMPSA range today, or call them at 0936-165-2223 and look for the range manager. For Shooting classes please contact Val Juson at 0915-173-9841.

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Gun rental packages at the NMPSA Shooting Ranges always include range officer assistance.

Val Juson, NMPSA Shooting Range (Bulua) Manager, says that the rental packages have gained popularity in the last few months, “sometimes all the 12 bays are full, especially on weekends. Most of our visitors are from out of town”.

Cabrera also reveals that what prompted him to pursue the rental packages was when he noticed that many are intimidated with firearms and this is NMPSA’s way of educating the community at large how to properly handle a firearm and gun safety, and that it is also a good way for friends and family to enjoy.

Full gun rental packages at the NMPSA Shooting Range can be viewed at their facebook account: www.facebook. com/northernmindanao.shootingranges and their facebook page: https://www.facebook. com/shootoutatcdo Shooting classes are also on-going at the NMPSA Shooting Range, “firearm ownership is useless without proper training” as the brochure reads. This philosophy brought about the training courses at the NMPSA. Shooting classes include Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced courses. “We have an on-going Firearm Training Course at the NMPSA Macajalar Range, registration fee is P1,000 for 4 sessions, trainings are every Sunday” says Juson.

“We want NMPSA Shooting Range to be a destination for outdoor enthusiasts visiting Cagayan de Oro, another way

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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

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH Judicial Region BRANCH 42 Medina, Misamis Oriental -o0oHDMF (PAG-IBIG) EJF NO. 355-M (2015) Mortgagee, FOR : EXTRAJUDICIAL FORE- versus CLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE

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BY ACT 4118 HAROLD R. DOÑO & MICHELE I. DOÑO Mortgagors. x-----------------------------------------------/ SHERIFF’S NOTICE FOR EXRAJUDICIAL SALE Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 , as amended by Act 4118, filed by HDMF ( PAG-IBIG) , mortgagee, against SPOUSES MARK HAROLD R. DOÑO & MICHELE I. DOÑO , Mortgagors, with residence and postal address at P-1, Tion St., North Poblacion, Medina, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the indebtedness of the mortgagors to the former in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED NINETY FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN PESOS AND 35/100 (Php 495,457.35), Philippine Currency , exclusive of stipulated attorney’s fees and other fees/charges after deducting all other charges including the fees that may be due for services rendered as of January 26, 2015. The undersigned RTC-Branch 42 Sheriff will sell at Public Auction on May 29, 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Hall of Justice, RTC-Branch 42, Medina, Misamis Oriental to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all improvements thereof to wit : TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 136-2013000795 A PARCEL OF LAND ( Lot 32, Block 7, PCS-10001586, being a portion of Lots 16-G-3-A and Lot 16-G-3-B PSD-10-019173) situated in the Poblacion, Municipality of Medina, Province of Misamis Oriental.

Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NW., along line 4-1 by Lot 16-G-4, PSD 10004519, on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 31, on the Se., along line 2-3 by road Lot 7, on the SW., along line 3-4 by Lot 33, Containing an area of SEVENTY THREE (73).

SQUARE METERS, more or less.

In the event of failure of bidding or auction sale cannot take place for whatever reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

Prospective bidders/buyers may investigate for themselves the title and tax declaration herein above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

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Kenneth, Shaun and Francis pose for a souvenir photo with NMPSA’s JV Cabrera, Val Juson - sales manager, and Rey Jabeniao - assistant range instructor at the NMPSA Shooting Range, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

Destination CdeO:

NMPSA offers fun packages

by Shaun Alejandrae Yap Uy, Lifestyle Section Editor

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ummer just got a little more exciting for Kagay-anons as the Northern Mindanao Practical Shooting Association (NMPSA) Shooting Ranges offer great ‘barkada’ rental and training packages.

Launched in 2012 the Northern

Mindanao Shooting Range, located at Zone 9, Anhawaon, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, is uniquely positioning itself as the premiere destination shooting range this side of the country.

NMPSA also has shooting ranges at Laguitas, Malaybalay City

Shaun fires a few rounds with the 1911 pistol classic and the MP5 sub-machine gun, which are included NMPSA’s “Barkada 2” gun rental package - also included is a choice of either the Ruger 22 rifle or shotgun

Francis seated position using the Ruger 22 rifle at the NMPSA Shooting Range, Bulua, CdeO

Kenneth trying out the 1911 pistol classic at the NMPSA Shooting Range in Bulua, CdeO

Bukidnon and Macajalar, Camamanan, Cagayan de Oro City.

NMPSA Shooting Ranges Business Development Officer Jose Vicente “JV” Cabrera, Jr reveals the NMPSA Bulua range was initially a simple range to cater to the shooting community. However, “whenever I have visitors from out of town, they go rafting, zipline, and the beaches – I always bring them here (at the

range) to try out some of our firearms, that’s when we thought of creating ‘barkada’ packages”, JV Cabrera enthused.

Among the firearms available for rental packages are: the 1911 pistol classic, an MP5 sub-machine gun, pump-action shotgun, the Ruger 10-22 rifle and the Thompson submachine gun.

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