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from page 1 This is also my personal position as current Chairman of MinDA,” Piñol said in a reply to various question posted in the event chatroom inquiring about MinDa’s stand whether or not to privatize the complex.
Power consumer groups in Mindanao and local government units have been vigorously opposing the national government’s planned privation of the Agus-Pulangi Hydroelectric Complex.
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“For several years now there has been going on subrosa at the Department of Energy (DOE) a program to bring about the privatization of the APHEC,” said Engr. David A. Tauli, consultant of the Lanao Power Consumers Federation (LAPOCOF).
“This program at the DOE has been fueled, in my opinion, by resources and persuasion from the privatelyowned generating companies in Mindanao, who are the only parties that will profit from the privatization of the APHEC,” Tauli stressed in a paper released immediately after the forum to spread awareness among consumers
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As the eldest child of the four children in family, it was not easy to start life without my father and being handicapped. I was 18 years old and had just graduated high school and had been stopped studying for years. I do not know how to continue my life that I felt useless without my one leg. My everyday life runs only to the four corners of our house together with my crutches. I only wanted to be alone and alone. Days passed, I witnessed the hardships of my mother looking for food while my younger brother and two sisters were still studying. It was not easy for me to witness that kind of situation. It came to the point that I blamed myself for what happened.
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Thank you for reading. about what the government agencies are doing (and not doing) concerning the electric power industry in Mindanao, as well as the things that the distribution utilities have been doing (or not doing) that have resulted in the high price of electricity in Mindanao.
Tauli recently also authored another paper for the Institute for Power Sector Economics (IPSEc) of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) titled “Causes of High Prices of Electricity in Mindanao, and How Consumer Groups Can Help to Bring Down the Prices”.
“It is important to power consumers that the MinDA will be supporting the campaign of power consumers against the privatization of the existing hydroelectric power plants on the Agus and Pulangi rivers as well as the other power plants owned by the government, Tuali stressed.
He said main reason for consumers overwhelming opposition to the privatization of the APHEC and other generating plants of the PSALM-NPC is that it will increase the rates of the privatized generation plants by at least P2.00 per kilowatthour (kWh), and more likely by P3.00 per kWh.
“The best evidence that can be presented of that
Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Deed of Absolute Sale
Know all men by these presents:
That the late RICO S. OBLAD, who died intestate on 11 November 2006, died without any will or testament and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity, at the time of his death, left a certain real property one-half of which belongs to the First Party-Vendor with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-21239 situated in Imbatug, Baungon, Bukidnon, containing an area of 36,842 square meters, more or less, the First Party-Vendor pro indiviso of one-half of the property above-described do hereby sell,cede,assign, and transfer absolutely and unconditionally unto Niza Builders and Allied Services Corporation as Second Party-Vendee her heirs and assigns, a portion of the above-described property measuring five thousand (5,000) square meters, more or less free from all liens and encumbrances, the specific meats and bounds have already been divided and determined by both parties, and has been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Deed of Absolute Sale, filed by the heirs of RICO S. OBLAD, in favor of Niza Builders and Allied Services Corporation per DOC #81; PAGE #17; BOOK #21; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ROBERT W. RAYPON.
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happening is the privatization of the IPP Administration contract for the Mt. Apo geothermal power plants (MAGPP). Before privatization, the MAGPP was charging the DUs a generation rate of only P2.80 pesos per kWh. After privatization, the rate of the MAGPP instantly went up to P5.18 pesos per kWh, an 85% increase!”
“I have not estimated the increase in rates of consumers due to spillage of P4, but following below are my estimates of the losses in revenues of PSALM due to (a) not rehabilitating the Agus HPPs, and (b) spillage of water from the P4 HPP.
Total losses of PSALM in the period 2015-20 due to reduced generation of the Agus HPPs were estimated at P25,600,000,000, while total losses of PSALM in the period 2015 to 2020 due to spillage of water from the Pulangi 4 HPP was estimated at P8,500,000,000 or a whopping P34,100,000,000 losses for the period 2015-2020 for the two hydroelectric plants.
“Note that the National Power Corporation (NPC) has estimated that the rehab of the APHEC will cost P20billion pesos. The losses of the PSALM from the Agus HPPs alone (i.e., P25.6-B) would have already been sufficient to cover the cost of rehabilitating the APHEC,” Tauli pointed out.
The longer PSALM delays the rehabilitation of the APHEC the greater the
EXTRAJUDICIAL DEED OF SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the late ONOFRE DUMBRIQUE PASCUA, who died intestate on April 24, 2021; that the deceased left two parcel of land Transfer Certificate of Title No. 1372018003955 situated kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, Isalnd of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) Square Meters, more or less, and Transfer Certificate of Title No. 1372016002325 situated kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, Isalnd of Mindanao, containing an area of FIFTY (50) Square Meters, the deceased left certain bank deposit with LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Velez Branch, BANCO DE ORO (BDO), S.M. City Branch, RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION (RCBC), Carmen Branch, METRO BANK, main Branch, and TREASURY ACCOUNT- LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, all located at Cagayan de Oro City, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL DEED OF SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of ONOFRE DUMBRIQUE PASCUA, per DOC #457; PAGE #46; BOOK #VI; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. RICO B. PAJO.
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losses to the government of the Philippines. Consumer advocates have long suspected that the only reason PSALM has been delaying the rehabilitation of the APHEC is to enable the hydro plants to be sold cheaply to the generating companies when the APHEC is privatized.
The Mindanao Power Forum 2021 was organized by MinDA and attended by around 500 people in-person at the venue and online via Zoom.
With the theme, “Building Back Better Mindanao: A Sustainable and more Resilient Power Landscape”. the Forum sought to assess the impacts of Covid-19 on Mindanao’s power generation, transmission and distribution, and discuss what the government had been doing, and propose to do, to address the problems of the electric power industry in Mindanao resulting from the pandemic.
The Forum also showcased the initiatives of MinDA in the development of renewable energy resources in Mindanao. Exports... from page 3 attributed the growth of exports to the government’s policy to allow 100 percent operation of companies in export activities.
He added that the electronics sector that accounted for 60 percent of the country’s exports and the information technology and business process outsourcing (IT-BPO), which is one of the top dollar earners for the country, continued to post growth despite local lockdowns as they were allowed to operate at full capacity.
Lopez said electronics industry rose 5 percent while IT-BPO sector grew by 2 percent, although lower than the outlook for each sector at 7 percent and 5 percent, respectively.
“This shows resilience despite the pandemic,” the top trade official said. “I would say (our export industry is) doing well.”
He added that the exports will continue to pick up with the country’s solid economic fundamentals. (PNA)
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/ PARTITION OVER A PARCEL OF LAND AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE NOTICE OF DEED OF ADJUDICATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVING
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT:
That the late HILARIO LOQUIAS, who died on July 1, 2011 at Balingasag, Misamis Oriental and BENILDA LOQUIAS who died on February 2, 2019 at Balingasag, Misamis Oriental and died without a will, that the said deceased at the time of their deaths, left real property with KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO BLG. P-32011 sitauted at Barrio Cogon, Municipality of Balingasag, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FORTY TWO (342) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/ PARTITION OVER A PARCEL OF LAND AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of HILARIO LOQUIAS and BENILDA LOQUIAS, in favor of JOSELINA L. POMERENKE, per DOC #292; PAGE #59; BOOK #51; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS.
NOTICE OF ADJUDICATION
JULIE T. SUN AYUNTING OF ILIGAN CITY HEREBY NOTIFIES THAT SHE EXECUTED A DEED OF
ADJUDICATION, AS DONEE, dated May 15, 2021 of THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE LATE DINAH T. SUN, her sister, who died on April 30, 2021, in Iligan City, INTESTATE, WITHOUT ISSUE and WITNHOUT ANY KNOWN DEBTS, CONSISTING OF: “ALL AMOUNTS DEPOSITED IN SAVINGS ACCOUNT No. _______________with BEO DEL PILAR STREET ILIGAN CITY” DONATED TO HER ON MARCH 13, 2021, per DOC No. 13; PAGE 4; BOOK XXXX; SERIES OF 2021 OF NOTARY PUBLIC DULCESIMO P. TAMPUS. DEED OF ADJUDICATION Doc. No. 32 PAGE NO. 8; BOOK XXXX; Series of 2021 NOTARY PUBLIC DULCESIMO P. TAMPUS
(SGD) JULIE T. SUN AYUNTING DONEE
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