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P-Noy’s optimism THE Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is still on track towards passage by the two chambers of Congress, President Benigno Simeon Aquino III said in a radio interview aired , May 14.

The President told Bombo Radyo that the socalled delay in the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on the BBL is actually a “positive development” and not a problem compared to the situation of the bill after the Mamasapano incident.

But Aquino pointed out that he and other peace supporters would find a “watered-down” version of the BBL unacceptable because it will be tantamount to reducing benefits accruing to the Bangsamoro people.

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OTABATO City -- Registered firms in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have expressed fear that a diluted Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) could bring forth a weak “autonomy” and undermine the investment climate in the region, an investment official said Thursday.

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More CCTVs DAVAO City -- The City needs more CCTVs to cover all the way to Toril District.

This according to Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC) head Frank Villaroman said.

Villaroman says Davao City’s PSSCC has about 173 close-circuit TV cameras used by the Intelligence Operations Center (IOC) plus 19 cameras operated by the Traffic Operations Center.

The cameras are as far north as Ilang just outside the Holcim cement plant and south in Lacson in Calinan District.

An expansion of CCTV coverage all the way to Toril which is 33 kilometers away from the City proper will need 30 to 40 CCTV cameras Villaroman said.

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The group tackled the possible effects of the passage of the BBL to the current investments in the region in a meeting on

Tuesday of the Promotion of Investment Sustainability Organization (PISO), a newly bbl/PAGE 11

Drought wreaks havoc on 833-ha farmlands in Misor AD-HOC COMMITTEE DELIBERATION: Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez leads the ad hoc committee deliberation on the Bangsamoro Basic Law during the hearing at the House of Representatives. mindanews photo by erwin mascarinas

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A FORMER official of a farming village claimed that he has been receiving death threats after he filed the multiple ant-graft raps against incumbent Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno before the Office of the Ombudsman Mindanao.

In a leaflet circulated around the city, William G. Guialani, the former village chief of Taglima-o, an outskirt village of Cagayan De Oro City, said the death threats could not deter him from pursuing his advocacy to run after “corrupt public officials.”

In his complaint, Guilani said the plunder filed with the Ombudsman on March 24, 2015, was part of the lump sum complaint that includes alleged violation of the government procurement law, anti-graft and corrupt practices, and violation of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.

In the 14-page complaint that includes seven-pages annexes that supported the complaint, Guilani narrated the violations that ultimately led to an aggregate amount of P50 million that Moreno graft/PAGE 11

By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff Writer

MISAMIS Oriental -- While a typhoon recently drenched the island of Luzon, the long

dry spell wrought havoc to 833-hectare of farmlands in Misamis Oriental.

The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported on drought/PAGE 11

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ARMM to distribute 112,290 hectares of land to farmers

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ARAWICity--The Department of Agrarian Reform in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DAR-ARMM) is working on the distribution of 112, 290 hectares of landholdings covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (CARPER) in the region to qualified farmers starting

this year.

DAR-ARMM Secretary Amihilda Sangcopan said the landholdings make up around 30 percent of the total lands covered by t he gove r n me nt’s agrarian reform program in the ARMM that remain undistributed to this day.

She s ai d t he y are currently “cleansing” the records of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries in

the region, which includes the reconciliation of the records in the regional office with those found in their provincial offices.

Sangcopan said it is the first step in the distribution process followed by the validation, where they will determine whether the lands subject for distribution is still workable or some issues have to be worked out.

She said they have already started sifting records in the regional office and in the provinces

of Basilan and Tawi-Tawi.

The reconciliation of records in all five provinces of the ARMM, she said, will be completed before the end of June 2015.

The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) covers an estimated 7.8 million hectares of land in the country and 375, 853 hectares of which are in the ARMM. These lands are to be distributed to 68, 087 farmer-beneficiaries in the region.

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263, 563 hectares to beneficiaries, which is equivalent to 70.16 percent of the total land subject to the CARP in the region.

Sangcopan said they target to distribute a total of 20, 055 hectares of land this year. The remaining 92,235 hectares are projected to be distributed by 2016 and beyond.

She s ai d DA RARMM will complete the distribution of all lands covered by the agrarian reform program in the region by 2020.

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am e n d e d t h e C A R P, extending the deadline of distributing agricultural lands to farmers who are actually “landless farmers, tenants, as well as regular, seasonal and other farmworkers.” Its “implementation through land tenure improvement, agrarian justice delivery, and coordinate delivery of essential support services to program beneficiaries” is under the mandate of the Department of Agrarian Reform. (Bureau of Public Information-ARMM/APB/ PIA-10)

Butuan dad bares Vision 2020 updates BUTUAN City -- City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., MD bared on Tuesday the progress on the Vision 2020 during the Balik Butuan, the Grand Reunion at Brgy. Baan, this city.

“In a span of one and a half years, the vision of everyone, our vision, Vision 2020 had already taken a leap in the city’s journey to become a model of sustainable development.

Butuan had been tagged as the fastest Public Governance System (PGS) achiever. Through this, we believe that by 2020, our city will have the highest per capita growth in Mindanao or even in the whole Philippines,“ Mayor Amante said.

He added that among the nine local government units which adapted the PGS of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA), the city is the youngest member.

The said vision was made to create the city as an agent of resilient environmentally sound economic growth and development. It had combated the city’s issues on food and water security, environment conservation, eco-tourism, renewable energy source, livelihood opportunities, climate change adaptation and poverty reduction.

The mayor also disclosed the city’s breakthrough goals which included growing and nurturing 5 billion trees by June 2015; establishing of four forest parks through publicprivate cooperation by June 2015, which the master plans and transformation of the dumpsites to eco-park with the aid of PhilHealth-Butuan had already taken actions; and organizing farmers for the integrated cacao seedlings farming to 1,000 hectares city land.

“Butuan had also received the silver trailbrazer award for its development proficiency at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) last May 4 and this coming November, we are still waiting for the results of the evaluation made for the Island of good governance rating for us to be included in the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation (APEC),” Mayor Amante said.

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Jollibee’s Q1 earnings rise by double-digits

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ROFIT at the country’s largest fast-food operator rose in the low double-digits in the first three months of the year.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) said it earned P1.236 billion in the January to March period, a 12.6 percent increase from the P1.098 billion in the same three months of last year.

Revenue climbed by a tenth to P23.003 billion from P20.914 billion over the same period.

System-wide sales, which include revenue of franchised stores, rose 9.5 percent to

P29.908 billion this year from P27.305 billion in 2014.

System-wide sales in the Philippines alone increased by nearly 10 percent on the back of a 5.3 percent expansion in the company’s store network and a 5 percent hike in same-store sales.

International sales rose 8.1 percent, led by the 11.7 percent growth of the U.S. market and the 8 percent expansion in China.

“Overall, business in the Philippines remained strong, growing by almost 10 percent in system-wide sales in the first quarter despite a high base from last year,” said JFC chief financial officer Ysmael

V. Baysa.

“The brands continued to bear the pressure of higher raw material prices with their impact on operating margins,” he said. Operating margin eased from 6.6 percent last year to 6.3 percent this year.

“We look for ward to improving raw material price trends and higher growth rate of our store network in the months ahead,” Baysa said.

JFC opened 60 stores in the first quarter, 49 in the Philippines and 11 abroad.

To date, it as 2,335 stores across its different brands in the Philippines and 66 stores abroad. jollibee/PAGE 11

Metrobank partners with 2 firms for agribusiness financing scheme LISTED universal bank Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) has teamed up with two big firms, Kubota Philippines and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation-Hong Kong (SMBC Hong Kong), for the establishment of an agribusiness financing scheme that should support investors in the agricultural sector.

To d a t e , K u b o t a Philippines is the country’s

largest agricultural e quipment dist r ibutor in terms of volume sales and product range, while SMBC is one of Japan’s three megabanks offering broad range of financial services c e nt e re d on b an k i ng , including deposit taking, lending, securities brokering and trading, corporate bond trustee services, among others.

Specifically, Metrobank has signed a tripartite

agreement with Kubota Philippines and SMBC Hong Kong for the development of a financing program for investors who are into agribusiness or the ones who are planning to venture into the sector.

The program creates a mechanism for qualified single proprietors and cottage industries to get financial access for the purchase of selected agrometrobank/PAGE 11

Tuna canner raises P2.7B from overnight placement CENTURY Pacific Food, Inc., controlled by the Po family, has raised P2.7 billion through an equity placement deal meant to boost the firm’s stock trading liquidity.

In a disclosure to the stock exchange yesterday, the country’s largest canned food company said its parent firm Century Pacific Group, Inc. (CPGI) sold approximately 143 million common shares, equivalent to around 6.4%

of its outstanding stock, at a price of P18.75 per share.

The placement price represents a 2% discount from Century Pacific’s 60day volume weighted average price of P19.13 per share, or a 5% discount from its close of P19.68 per share on Tuesday.

The company’s shares lost 2.85% to close at 19.12 per share.

“The transaction was

c on du c t e d t o bro a d e n CNPF’s shareholder base an d i s i n re s p ons e t o overwhelming demand from global institutional investors for additional shares and improved trading liquidity,” the listed firm said. CNPF is the stock symbol of Century Pacific.

The share sale increased the company’s public float to 16.8% from 10.4%. tuna/PAGE 11

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IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God…” (Ephesians 4:13, the Holy Bible).

-ooo HUGE REACTIONS ON ISSUES OF SPIITUALITY: I am greatly encouraged by reactions to what we have been writing in our columns about spirituality, particularly our invitation for men and women who want to be pastors or preachers of the Word of God by undergoing a Bible course through radio and Internet. Many have responded and signified they wish to be part of this Bible course.

Then, I am also receiving a lot of reactions, for and against, about our claim here that there is actually no doctrine of “born again” in the Bible, because what Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, really said to Nicodemus in John 3:3 was that, in order for man to enter the kingdom of God, he must be “born of God” and not “born again.”

I thank each and everyone for all these reactions.

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“Work Works”

hink a minute…Did you know that the average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work? That means those who use 50% of their ability stand out from the rest. So the very few who actually give their full 100% of strength and smarts to their work become the most successful of all. Many people want the greener grass, but they don’t want to pay the higher water bill to get it!

“No person has ever slept his way to success, since he just sleeps through his best opportunities.” While we’re sleeping, our talents and abilities sleep with us.

The only way to smell sweet success is to wake up, so you can work up the ladder to where you want to be.

Then after you’ve reached the level of success you want, work is the only way you can stay there to keep enjoying it. Remember, nothing just happens by itself; somebody has to do the work to make it happen. The great music composers like Beethoven and Mozart did not sit around waiting to get inspired before they started working. They got inspired because they were already working at it.

But it’s not enough to work hard. An important question we need to ask ourselves is what are we working for? We can’t just work hard, we also have to work smart. Don’t get

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Jhan Tiafau Hurst ripped off by working your whole life for something that doesn’t give you real quality of life. We need to be smart and get the best deal we can for our life of work.

Some people work hard all their lives and become rich, but inside they’re still very poor and unhappy. They’re unsatisfied and empty because they didn’t work smart for the right things.

Our Maker knows that the only way we can enjoy real success and satisfaction is by living His way everyday in a close, personal relationship with Him. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you’ve done. If you’ll ask Him and really mean it from your heart, Jesus Christ will forgive you and give you a new life today. Then everyday He’ll help you know how you can work hard and smart to have the life He created you to enjoy.

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wou ld a lways generate so much interest among many Filipinos, whether for or against any views or perceptions articulated by people who have been given inspiration to talk about God and His Word. More importantly, I thank God in the Name of Jesus that people are even publicly reacting.

-ooo INDEPENDENT CHISTIAN CHURCHES SEEK B ONDING AND UNIT Y: But then, I am also receiving calls from Christian churches which are not affiliated with any big religious groups, inquiring not on ly on how t he y could send their members, particularly the youth, to the Bible course, but also on the possibility of those churches federating or affiliating with the Anak ng Diyos Kadugo Ni Kristo (AND KNK, or the Childrern of God Blood Kin of the Christ).

These churches, though c a l l i ng t h e i r m e mb e rs “born again” followers, are independent churches, and are functioning all by themselves. While they are already trying to study the Bible, it would seem they are interested in bonding with other spiritual groups who share their beliefs and their aspirations of becoming

members of the “body of Christ”.

I asked the leadership of AND KNK about this and the response was terrific: AND KNK is willing to federate, bond together, and accept into its fold independent Christian churches from the provinces and even from abroad, subject only to the acceptance of AND KNK’s principal doctrine that Jesus is God and Savior, and that He is God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, all rolled into one, as it were.

-ooo AND KNK WILLING TO TALK WITH CHRISTIAN CHURCHES: Consequently, I h av e b e e n a s k e d t o announce that our Church, the AND KNK, is ready, able, and willing to accept i nd e p e nd e nt C h r ist i an churches from anywhere in the Philippines and in the whole world which may want to federate, associate, bond, or affiliate with us, or which may simply want to inquire of our doctrinal teachings or beliefs.

Please do not hesitate to send me text messages at my numbers, 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, and 0922 833 43 96. I will also entertain email inquiries through my email addresses batasmauricio@yahoo.com, mmauriciojr111@gmail.com,

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The objective in all these is to come up with one united group of believers who feel they have been called to do the work of God during the end times, at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, which is to preach the Gospel of Salvation to all the nations, and thereby snatch souls from the fire and worms of hell. Call now!!!

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Reviving the catechism

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any o f u s m a y still remember the catechisms that we studied and tried to memorize in our grade school and high school. The usual memory we have of those days is that of simply rattling off what was memorized if only to pass the quizzes and long tests. But understanding what was said or written, and much less, living them, was another story.

Obviously, when we were freed of the requirement or when no exams threatened our comfortable life, we did not bother anymore to open it.

And yet I must say that some remnants of those memorized points lingered and would come to life from time to time.

We may expl ain t he phenomenon as simply a matter of our psychological or emotional conditionings, or some social or purely random factors.

But neither should we discount the possibility that through those returning catechism points the Holy Spirit is trying his b e s t t o e nt e r i nt o ou r consciousness, practically begging us to listen to him.

This is actually what is proper of the Holy Spirit in relation to us.

He always intervenes in our life, often in ways we are not aware of.

Obviously, we need to be more aware of this reality

and start to correspond to it more adequately.

And that can mean that we need to give more due attention to the importance of the catechism, among ot h e r t h i ng s . It i s t h e comp endium of all t he doctrine of our faith that articulates in some systematic way the entire mind and will of God for us. So, if we are interested to know the global mind of God, the catechism is a good instrument.

We have to remember that as image and likeness of God, and as children of his, we are expected to have the mind of God also. His knowledge and wisdom about everything, his desires and designs for us and for the world should somehow be also ours. He shares all these with us, and we should try our best to receive them and live by them.

That, I believe, is what the catechism is and what it is meant for.

It’s not just some little book, or sometimes a thick book as in the case now of the Catechism of the C at h o l i c C hu r c h , t h at bombards us with points to memorize or, at least, to be familiar with. It has a very strategic role to play in our Christian life.

T h e c at e c h i s m p ut s together in some organic way the salient points of the sources of our faith-

sacred scripture, tradition, c it at i ons f rom f at he rs , doctors and other saints of the Church and Church magisterium. And it has been made by people with both authority and competence. It is not just a personal project of some i n d i v i d u a l s o r p r i v at e institutions.

Thus, reading and studying it, meditating on it and putting it into practice is like having a living encounter with Christ who is the fullness of divine re vel at ion. It cer t ain ly would help us to live our life with Christ in the Holy Spirit. In that light, it is to be considered as necessary and always relevant to us.

It can never be passé.

T h e c at e c h i s m m ay not give us the technical answers to our questions, the practical solutions to our problems, but it certainly will give us the proper way or spirit with which we have to tackle these questions, issues, problems, etc., that we will have in life.

It h e lp s u s t o re fe r everything to God, making them acquire a spiritual and sup ernatural value which in the end is what matters in our life, because even in our worst scenarios when we commit mistakes and suffer failures, all that would still be good for us as long as they are referred to God in the spiritual and supernatural way.

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Fr. Roy Cimagala We need to promote the abiding study of the catechism in homes, schools, parishes, even in offices and other public places.

Whatever event or situation we may be in, some points of the catechism should somehow be put to the fore, no matter show briefly or casually they are made.

We a l s o h a v e t o understand that the study of the catechism actually invites us to a lifelong effort to know and incarnate it more and more in our lives.

We can never say enough to that effort, thinking that we have already mastered it.

The study of the catechism encourages us to probe more deeply and extensively the breadth and length of our faith which can lend itself to limitless considerat ions w it hout losing consistency. This is going to be an on-going, lifelong affair. roycimagala@gmail.com

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Home and Family Relationship: Responsible in nurturing children’s learning

By RICO I. CAGAPE School Head Batinay Elementary School

Family is the foundation of every child’s learning.

Therefore, it is the parent’s responsibility to build a good learning environment inside their home. It is because how the child view learning inside their home is also the same on how he give importance to his learning even in school.

Family is the foundation

of each student’s learning for this group of people are the ones he first communicated with. Home is his first school. This is the reason why family has great impact to the learning of the child that would extend to school, once he entered it.

It is even encouraged that parents should show support

to their children’s learning process. Parental involvement is a plus factor in pushing academic achievements among children.

In various researches, it is stated that a child having parents who entice him to do good and supports him during studying hours at home are more likely to excel in class. It is always better for parents to show interests towards their child’s learning performance in order for

HEALTHY SCHOOL CITIZENRY GEARING TOWARDS DEVELOPED COMMUNITY THROUGH (ECHP) ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM

By MONINA TAWAKAL-NACARIO, District Nurse

The high prevalence of digestive diseases such as diarrhea (kalibanga), respiratory tract infection (sip-on ug ubo), parasitic infections (bitok) and dental caries (daot nga ngipon), among young schoolchildren in particular in the developing country worldwide calls for a return to primary health care principles with focus on prevention, because it believed that “Prevention is better than Cure”.

Kolambugan Department of Education, Lanao del Norte division has come up to basic principles like proper tooth brushing, correct hand washing and school children deworming are but simple interventions to address the existing health problems.

Of the above mentioned principles which are considered as powerful allies in the reduction of key health indicators reveals the high soaring of rates of infectious diseases lessen by 30 to 50 percent in the field as reported in the department and barangay areas. The percentage of dental caries from 40 to 50 percent also caused alarm to the public.

With the EHCP the health problems are contained and under control with the expertise of the health personnel of the division of Lanao del Norte. Furthermore, these health improvements lead to better school attendance and performance.

The program is a partnership project between the Department of Education and the Local Government Unit. For the past 4 consecutive years, the LGU Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte had given an allocation to

cater the needs of the program/ project for the elementary schoolchildren.

Primary grade learners of the 12 elementary schools of Kolambugan District, Kolambugan, Lanao Del Norte are beneficiaries of health kits that contained a toothbrush and toothpaste. Along with it is the deworming medicines supplied from the division office coming from the National Health and Nutrition Center.

Every fourth quarter of

the school year, distribution of EHCP kits took place around the district with the assistance and collaboration of external (outside Philippines) stakeholders who joined the noble cause.

Indeed, the heartwarming endeavor does not just warm the hearts of the parents but to the whole community who also extend and reach out to make this project lasting for the next generations to come. Year 2015 is another year to continue the giving the EHCP kits.

Thank you for the support and mabuhay!

a child to realize that his parents value education, and he must do the same as well.

Parents involvement as well matters to children’s overall behaviour and attendance during classes.

The atmosphere inside a family’s home could also affect the learning ability

of the children. For an instance, a harmonious family relationship encourage concentration in their studies for nothing bad can destruct them. On the opposite, a family where conflict resides can affect children’s literacy negatively. At most, this will lessen child’s interest in

studying and further raise emotional problems that will break studying concentration.

The family relationship, h om e at m o s ph e re an d parental involvement is learning are things that matter most to children’s literacy. Thus, this should be managed well.

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Gov. Bambi hands out Bambi-kabs, MisOrCareS cards to far-flung MisOr areas

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overnor Bambi Emano personally handed out Bambi-kabs and held another batch of MisOrCareS card distribution yesterday, May 11, to people in remote barangays in the Municipalities of Lagonglong and Salay.

The said activities were assisted by the different barangay captains of the communities.

Gov. Bambi strives in providing health & social services and making them accessible and available to all residents of Misamis Oriental, prioritizing the poor, the underprivileged,

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the far-flung people and the individuals in financial crisis.

The MisOrCareS program is directed to bring forth medical and social care; drugs, medicines and laboratory assistance.

It also provides assistance in times of death, calamities and disasters as well as additional subsidy to the eight provincial hospitals and even scholarships to qualified students of the province.

The Bambi-kabs on the other hand, is more than just a vehicle to these barangays. These have been considered now a source of

empowerment- a tool in saving lives during times of crises and disasters or of delivering much needed help in the hinterlands and of the lowly people in the barangays.

Residents were filled with joy and awe that these days, when sick, they can go to hospitals without worrying much about the bills. They were thankful to Gov. Bambi for his constant efforts in reaching out to inaccessible places in the province and making people believe in the government again- that there is a NOBLE Governor Bambi Emano hands out Bambi-kab and MisOrCareS cards to the government that cares. residents of Matampa, Salay.

Photo grabbed from Misamis Oriental Provincial Information Office facebook account

GALILEO OPENS ITS 36TH CENTER IN CAGAYAN DE ORO. Galileo Enrichment Learning Center has recently inaugurated its first branch in Northern Mindanao. Shown during the blessing and ribbon cutting ceremonies are ( from left) Rommel J. Ancheta, Franchise Administrator, Ma. Rowena J. Matti, Galileo Enrichment Learning Program CEO, Uriel J. Ancheta, Center Director, special guest Dr. Victoria N. Estroga, Dean of the College of Education, Lourdes College Cagayan de Oro, Prof. Galileo and Rev. Fr. Mario Antonio Baclig, SDB. photo supplied

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SSS covers JOs and contractual employees of MMDA and MIAA Social security coverage of more than 5,000 job order (JOs) and contractual employees of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIIA) will now be ensured after the Social Security System (SSS) forged partnerships with the two government agencies.

MMDA currently employs around 3,667 job order and contractual employees while MIIA has a total of 1,800 workers on job order status.

“This agreement institutionalizes a mechanism that would make the registration process and remittance of SSS payments easier and more convenient for them by saving them the hassle of going to our branches and taking time off work,” SSS Senior Vice President and Head of Account Management Group Judy Frances A. See said.

See explained that all JOs and contractual hires who are not covered under the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) are eligible to register in the SSS as selfemployed members.

“With their SSS coverage and active membership, these workers can have access to financial assistance in the form of benefits or loans when a contingency or emergency need arises,” See said.

Under the agreement, the MMDA and MIIA will ensure that their job order and contractual employees are registered as self-employed members. They will also facilitate the monthly deduction of contributions and loan payments from their salaries and regular remittance to SSS or any of its accredited collection partners.

See, however, clarified that the two agencies have no obligation to pay the employer counterpart of the SSS contributions of their job order and contractual personnel.

The SSS, on the other hand, will conduct on-site registration and enrollment for the Unified Multipurpose Identification card, provide free information seminars, and

Camiguin business establishments cited in DTIBagwis Awards MAMBAJAO, Camiguin — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Camiguin Provincial Office recently awarded bronze and silver “Bagwis” Seals to 12 qualified business establishments here.

Dubbed before as Certified Business Establishment Program, the award encourages establishments to come up with services that will allow their clients to get premium value for their money and also to promote and foster the highest level of business ethics and uphold a fair and honest marketplace through voluntary self-regulation and service excellence.

Also recognized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP) as one of the best practices of the country in Consumer Protection, the Bagwis Program of DTI gives due recognition to establishments that practice fair business and uphold the rights and welfare of consumers.

The award has three levels – Bronze, Silver and Gold, which all aims to provide quality service to the consumers of the establishment.

As of press time, there are 12 business establishments awarded of DTI Bagwis seals in the province of Camiguin both for Silver and Bronze Categories.

(Zita M. Abellare, with reports from Varry Labial, DTI-Camiguin, PIA Cam Inet)

assist the respective liaison officers of the MMDA and MIIA with other SSS needs.

The MMDA accounts will be handled by SSS Guadalupe Branch while the MIIA accounts will fall under SSS Pasay-Taft Branch. These branches will coordinate with the government partner agencies to ensure the smooth implementation of the Agreement.

“We hope that this continue to set the pace for other government agencies that share a collective interest in ensuring the effective social security coverage of their JOs and contractual personnel.” See said.

The SSS has also signed similar agreements in the past with the Department of Interior and Local Government for local government units and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

CFC-Kolambugan Chapter Supports DepEd Reading Program, An Insight

By Jocelyn B. Villaroya Guidance Coordinator Kolambugan District,Kolambugan,Lanao del Norte

It is not astonishing to learn about ways of Christ in teaching people to know goodness from bad. This is one aspect of the teaching of Couples for Christ of Kolambugan Chapter.

The objective of the CFC-Kolambugan is to sow value amongst the minds of the Sucodan Elementary School pupils and to let them assimilate the teachings of Christ.

In line with the project the CFC members made effort to conduct value formation seminar for the learners, and to capture the interest of the pupils they even extend supplementary feeding.

This is one way of creating bridges among gaps of school to community in terms of healthy relationship and

to build and strengthen the rapport of the two, stressed by CFC chapter head.

Couples for Christ members who happened to be teachers were tasked to facilitate the seminar and the nonteachers collaboratively acted as co facilitators to hasten the seminar output.

Aside from teaching and telling stories to pupils, they latter were told to read and explain what they have understood.

The facilitators find it out that some pupils fall short from the level of reading and comprehension, so they find ways and means to address the said problem by introducing the Reading

Program for those with difficulties.

Every Saturdays of September 2014 to January 2015 the CFC untiringly attended the needs of the schoolchildren of SES on their needs. The conduct of remedial reading programs, were also assessed by the school teaching force in parallel to school activities and programs for the schoolchildren.

The kids were taught also with values that will enliven their spiritual being and strengthen their faith to God and to their families.

This is a noble task done by the CFC and DepEd people that will surely be remembered by the schoolchildren throughout their life and this is worth emulating. May this valuable deed be repeated in the next days to come to make sure of making our young generation worthy to be called the “hope of the nation”.

The role of ‘Araling Panlipunan’ in encouraging culture appreciation

By Helda G. Pakig-angay Grade - II Adviser A. Lim Sr. Memorial School District of Lala South Division of Lanao del Norte

It is typical for one to be curious about his roots, such as his Culture.

The appreciation of the culture and as well, the practices and beliefs is one way for an individual in accepting his self and being proud of what he is. To achieve such thing, learning about it is step one.

Culture is defined as a way of life, in terms of behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them. It is an important part of a nation, race or ethnic group or simply, group of people.

Cu lture is p ass e d a long by

communication and imitation from one generation to the next. Thus, it is essential to conduct studies and researches regarding culture. In this manner, people of a generation would know why such culture exist, how it began and what are the changes it has undergone along the process.

This is one of the reason behind the existence of Social Studies subject in schools. Social Studies is an integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. In general, it discusses various topics including about family, community, history,

economics, culture and traditions, religious studies and civics, among others.

In schools, it is important to cover the study of social studies or in other terms, Araling Panlipunan, and for prime grades, HEKASI (Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika) because it discusses on culture, and students should be taught about their culture and as well, the culture of others. It is because the position that the ideas, meanings, beliefs and values people learn determines them as members of society.

Being a member of society abides responsibilities and roles to serve.

This includes learning and digging the evolution of things existing inside the society, because after all, it is the same to digging one’s own roots that define him for who he is.

“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.”

-- Aristotle

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c re ate d a dv i s or y b o dy composed of registered firms in the ARMM and headed by the Regional Board of Investments (RBOI).

Lawyer Ishak Mastura, RB OI chair p ers on and managing head, said “if there will be changes to the BBL, it should not lessen the ARMM ‘autonomy’ but should seek to improve the investmentfriendly environment of the region.”

He further said that “the only way to have stability of investment policy for private sector development in the region is to make sure that the level of autonomy currently being experienced in the ARMM is not lessened or reduced by the proposed changes to the BBL.” Mastura urge d b ot h houses of Congress not to lose sight of the ease of doing business in the ARMM. He said new measures that will be introduced in the region must encourage more private sector development and not unduly burden them.

Investors in the ARMM currently enjoy the convenience of getting their permits, licenses, approvals, administrative consents and their regulatory framework directly from the Autonomous Regional Government without the need to go national agencies in Manila or to their regional administrative offices.

The ARMM has recorded a steady influx of multi-billion investments since 2013. The RBOI registered P1.46 billion worth of investments in 2013 and the number doubled the following year with P3.86 billion total investments.

In the first quarter of 2015, RBOI registered P863 million.

The agency is expecting to sustain or even exceed last year’s investments.

Mastura said the increasing trend in investments in ARMM is largely attributed to the favorable outcome of the peace process between the Philippine government an d t h e Moro Is l am i c Liberation Front (MILF) and the continuing governance reform of the region under the present administration.

(PNA)

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Thursday that the long drought has affected the cornfields in the three towns of Misamis Oriental.

Fernando Dy, a senior PDRRMC official, identified the municipalities of Naawan, Opol and Balingasag as “hardest hit” by the dry spell.

As of May 12, 2015, the drought in Misamis Oriental has damaged about 418 hectares of cornfields, 117 hectares of land with fruitbearing trees, 111 hectares with industrial crops, 101 hectares farmland planted with vegetables, 83 hectare rice fields, three hectare of Albisia Falcata trees, and 1,000-square meter Tilapaia

fishpond.

As part of the mitigating p o l i c y, t h e p r o v i n c i a l agriculture office would be releasing seedlings and fingerlings valued at PHP1.69 million to farmers affected by the drought.

Aside from providing the seedlings, the farmers would also undergo technical training and evaluation of the crop damage.

Despite the long drought, the provincial government has not requested the national government for cloud seeding because the technology would affect the mango trees that have started to flower, Dy said. (PNA)

Graft...

from page 1 allegedly “accumulated or acquired ill-gotten wealth” through “overt and criminal acts.”

In his complaint, Guilani alleged that Moreno has acquired ill-gotten wealth through “misappropriation, conversion, misuse of public funds or raids on public treasury.”

Guilani alleged that Moreno disbursed public funds without authority and consent of the City Council in 2014 by disbursing funds amounting to P60 million to pay for 25,000 beneficiaries of PhilHealth who are “friends and allies” of the City Mayor.

In his complaint, Guilani presented two separate copies of “Certificate of Premium Payment” with the PhilHealth regional office here in the amount of PhpP30 million paid on June 2, 2014 and the other P30 million paid on August 8, 2014.

The respondent Moreno has violated the provisions of the Local Government Code, which provides for an ordinance to be enacted to validly apply funds, already appropriated for a determined public purpose to some other purpose, the complaint said.

“It is clear that there must be an ordinance to augment treasury revenue savings not just get an illegal source of funding the amount of P60 million to finance friends, allies, and supporters who are not residents of Cagayan De Oro City,” Guilani said in his complaint. ,In the same complaint, Guilani said that Moreno “failed to live up to the standard of honesty and integrity required in the public service, which under the Civil Service rules is a “grave offense and punishable by dismissal.”

If convicted with the crime of plunder, a penalty of “reclusion perpetua” (life sentence) without prejudice to the other penalties that the court might impose including the recovery of properties unlawfully acquired by the public official.

In his complaint, Guilani also asked the graft court to suspend Moreno during the pendency of the case to “allow the free flow of the investigation and to prevent Moreno from exerting influence and holding other documents under their direct control and supervision.”

(PNA)

Jollibee...

Tuna...

B esides the f lagship Jollibee, JFC also operates stores under the Chowking, Greenwich Pizza, Mang Inasal, Red Ribbon and Burger King. Abroad, its brands also include Yonghe King, Hong Zhuang Yuan and San Pin Wang (in China), and Jinja Bar (U.S.).

For this year, JFC is setting aside P9.1 billion for capital expenditures, a 68 percent increase from the P5.4 billion in 2014. The company’s Philippine operations will receive the lion’s share of the capex this year, followed by its China operations.

Arran Investment Pr ivate Ltd., an af f i liate of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Limited (GIC), also recently exercised its option to convert a P3.4billion loan made to C P G I l a s t y e a r i nt o a n 11% stake in Centur y Pa c i f i c .

That deal did not di lute public ow nership in C entur y Pacif ic since the shares that were transferred to Arran are e x i st i ng s h are s h e l d

by C P G I .

A f t e r t h e p l a c e m e nt and c onve rs i on by G IC , CPGI remains the largest s h are h o l d e r of C e ntu r y Pacif ic with a 72% stake i n t h e l i s t e d c o mp a ny.

Evercore Asia acted as exclusive financial adviser to the transaction, with Deutsche Bank AG a n d U B S AG a c t i n g a s j o i nt b o o k r u n n e r s a n d p l a c e m e nt a g e nt s .

Century Pacific produces household brands like Century Tuna and 555 canned sardines; Argentina, Swift and Wo w c a n n e d m e a t ; a s we l l a s A nge l an d Bi rch Tre e c a n n e d m i l k .

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industrial machineries at Kubota Philippines.

“Our goal is to reach those that operate in various stages of the agricultural cycle, from the production of inputs, farming and cultivation, post-har vest, and retail marketing,” said Metrobank head of institutional banking sector Mary Mylene Caparas.

“We are optimistic that through this farm equipment financing program, together with Kubota Philippines and SMBC Hong Kong, we will be able to assist the sector to boost its performance,” she added.

As of now, the agriculture sector currently contributes 12 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Philippines.

The industry expanded by 1.83 percent in 2014 to reach P792 billion, driven by the crops subsector’s share of 51.71 percent in the total agricultural production.

Meanwhile, Metrobank saw its unaudited consolidated net income standing at R5.1 billion in the first quarter of 2015.

The bank’s net interest income increased to P11.7 billion on the back of doubledigit year-on-year growth in volumes, while its deposits increased by 18 percent, bringing its total deposit base to R1.2 trillion.

Metrobank also witnessed its loans and receivables rising by 19 percent to P743.8 billion, surpassing the industry’s 13.7 percent reported loan growth.

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Bambi... from page 10

The Bambi-kabs on the other hand, is more than just a vehicle to these barangays. These have been considered now a source of empowerment- a tool in saving lives during times of crises and disasters or of delivering much needed help in t he hinterlands and of the lowly people in the barangays.

Residents were filled w i t h j o y a n d aw e t h at t h e s e d ay s , w h e n s i c k , they can go to hospitals without worr ying much about the bills. They w e r e t h a n k f u l t o G o v.

B ambi for his const ant e f for t s i n re a ch i ng out to inaccessible places in the province and making people believe in the government again- that there is a government that cares.

0935-160-0668 HERMILINO VILLALON

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12TH Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION SPL. PROC NO. 301-07-2015 FOR THE PROBATE OF THE WILL OF THE LATE FORTUNATO Q. QUIŇOLA and FELISA Q. QUIŇOLA and ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY, GEROMIAS G. VELASCO,

Petitioner.

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A verified petition for the probate of the will of the late FORTUNATO Q. QUIŇOLA and FELISA Q. QUIŇOLA was filed before this Court by the petitioner in his own right, praying among others that after due notice and hearing, said last will and testament which has to be presented in Court at the time of the probate, be proved and allowed and the petitioner be issued letters testamentary.

The Petitioner alleges that he is of legal age, married and resident of Poblacion Baroy, Lanao del Norte. He is one of the heirs named in the last will and testament of Spouses FORTUNATO Q. QUIŇOLA and FELISA Q. QUIŇOLA, both deceased who died in Tubod, Lanao del Norte on December 24, 1994 and April 24, 1987 respectively. That the said holographic last will and testament is made an integral part of the petition and will be presented to Court at the time of probate. That there are no subscribing witnesses to said will because it was wholly written, dated and signed by the above-mentioned testators. That the deceased were both inhabitants of the Philippines and residents of Baroy, Lanao del Norte at the time of their deaths. That the petitioner named in the will as one of the heirs is legally qualified to inherit and hereby consents and agrees to accept said inheritance.

That the real property left the decedent to the petitioner is identified as follows; “Original Certificate of Title No. P-7954 of the office of the Register of Deeds for the Province of Lanao del Norte.

Free Patent No, (XII-2) 167, Lot No. 2390, Pls-13.

Beginning at a point marked “1” of Lot No. 2390, Pls- 13, being N. 48-07 E., 288.28 m. From BLLM No. 112, Pls13, thence N. 41-57 W., 52.78 m. To point 2; N. 43-59 E., 251.85m. to point 3; N. 76-36 E., 108.90 m. To point 4; S. 70-36 E., 68.56 m, to point 5: S 66-11 W., 15.23 m. to point 6; S. 60-42 W., 339.77 m to point 1; point of beginning.

Containing an area of TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY (28,930) SQUARE METERS. All points referred to are indicate on the plan and marked on the ground by B. L cyclo conc. Mons. 15 x 60 cm. Bounded on the NW., along line 2-3 by Lot No, 1377, Pls-13; on the NE., along lines 3-4-5 by Ininguian River; On the SE., along line 5-6-1 by Lot 1376 and the NW., along line 5-6-1 by Lot No. 1376 and the NW., along line 1-2 by Lot No. 1376, Pls13, by Lot No. 1376 and the MW., along line 1-2 by Lot No. 1367, Pls-13.” and the assessed value is P55,420. That the testators, at the time of the execution of the said will, were of sound mind and disposing mind, and not acting duress, fraud, or undue influence and was in every respect capacitated of their estate by will. That the petitioner have two (2) sisters, namely: Basilisa Genilla Velasco-Schrieber, of legal age, divorced, Australian and residing at Brisbane, Australia, and Rosalina Genilla Velasco-Quiňola, of legal age, Filipino, married and resident of Poblacion Baroy, Lanao del Norte.

To further bolster the petition, copies of the handwritten letters of the petitioner to be personally identified in due time by the petitioner’s wife, Mrs. Nancy Velasco.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and in substance, the same is hereby set for hearing on July 6, 2015 at 8:30 in the morning. Let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Lanao del Norte for three (3) consecutive weeks, at the expense of the petitioner.

Let this Order be served to all known heirs and other persons believed to have interest in the estate of the deceased.

Any and all interested parties may file their Opposition to the petition within fifteen (15) days from the last day of the publication of this Order.

Further, let this Order be posted for fifteen (15) consecutive days prior to the date of the hearing at the Bulletin Board of the Municipal Building of Tubod, Lanao del Norte, and the Bulletin Board of this Court.

So ORDERED. Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

May 15, 2015.

(Sgd.) DENNIS P. VICOY

Acting Presiding Judge BWM: May 15, 22 & 29, 2015

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