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Briefly Rubber project BANSALAN, Davao del Sur – The municipality of Bansalan was fortunate to have two farmer cooperatives as recipients of the Provincial “Big Ticket” Project for Rubber Plantation.

Sitio Alo Farmers AgriCooperative (SAFACO) and Disa Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (DIFAMUPCO), respectively of barangays Darapuay and Anonang, recently received a P5-million project.

Sixty per cent of the source of funds came from World Bank (loan proceeds) in the amount of P3 million, while 20% or P1 million came from the Department of Agriculture and another P1 million from the Provincial Local Government Unit of Davao del Sur. Provincial Administrator Lorna Bautista-Bandigan officially handed over a check worth P1 million as its counterpart to farmer cooperative representatives.

Farmer’s Day BUTUAN City – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Agusan Experiment Station is set to hold an Annual Farmer’s Field Day and Forum on October 16, 2014 at the station in Basilisa, R. T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte.

According to PhilRice Agusan branch manager Abner Montecalvo, the event is chiefly focused on the promotion of profitable and market-driven enterprises in the rice environment.

“We have field set-ups that that feature locationspecific technologies and multi-media presentations that will surely enrich and delight our participants.

We have invited 1,000 stakeholders composed of students, farmers, project implementers, and policymakers from the three regions under our area of coverage,” bared Montecalvo.

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Power body fast-tracks RE project applications

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By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent

AVAO City -- The Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee is working on trimming down the application process for renewable energy projects to two years from the current five years to achieve a balanced energy mix in the southern island.

Renewable energy applications are taking that long to process with 169 signatures required from 13 different government agencies.

“We have been doing the facilitation to shorten

the process during the last two years, but there are still steps that we have to look into,” Romeo M. Montenegro, public affairs head of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and head power/PAGE 7

MARSHLAND. A tour guide in Barangay Jaboy, Pilar town in Siargao Island, Surgao del Norte prepares boats for tourists in Paghungawan Marsh in this photo taken on September 27, 2014. This marshland has an area of at least 120 hectares and offers crocodile watching, preferably during at night time. mindanews photo by roel n . catoto

IECEP envisions CdO as ICT Hub

By IRENE DAYO, Staff Writer

A M U LT I N AT I O N A L company in the information and communication technology (ICT) has offered its expertise for Mi nd anao, p ar t i c u l arly this city to become the hub of a fast, efficient and reliable technology with the end in view to spur e c on om i c d e ve l opm e nt in the region.

Vi v a n c o , a m u l t i specialist manufacturer in the consumer electronics and connectivity solutions space based in Ahrensburg, Germany, said that it wants to bring its technolog y and develop experts in the

industry and be part of the economic uptrend here and the whole island.

Vivanco in cooperation with the Institute of Electronics and Communication Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP)North Mindanao Chapter, which conducted a structured cabling seminar with engineers coming from all over Mindanao, stressed the need for the old connection systems in most parts of the island to be upgraded and converted by using the new technologies and be at par globally in the ICT. iecep/PAGE 7

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THE National Food Authority (NFA) Misamis Oriental has released new rice variety to consuming public effective October 1, 2014.

This is an improved variety which consists only of 15 percent broken rice

instead of the old 25 percent broken rice ratio.

A l l N FA a c c re d it e d outlets, will now sell higher quality and still affordable NFA rice at P32.00/kg in all major markets and outskirt nfa/PAGE 7

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ARMM exceeds target for fisherfolk registration M A R AW I C it y - - T h e Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has exceeded its target of registering one hundred thousand fisherfolk in the region under the Fisherfolk Registration (FishR) program of the national government.

Janice Musali, ARMM’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) director, said ARMM now has the most number of registered fisherfolk in the country with about two hundred thousand since the launching of the FishR program last year.

She said in May this year, ARMM ranked 5th among regions in terms of the number of registered fisherfolk with 54,000.

Musali said the data on fisherfolk can help the region come up with better policies

and improve its programs on fisheries.

Republic Act 8850 or the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 mandates the registration of municipal fisherfolk for the purpose of managing the municipal waters and monitoring fishing activities and other related matters.

Registered fisherfolk will receive an insurance coverage for fishing boats and aquaculture stocks in the event of calamities through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) and health coverage by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth).

When the program was first introduced in 1998, only 50,000 fisherfolk were registered due to its poor implementation. Following

an in-depth review and a nationwide preparation, the FishR program was re-launched in the second quarter of 2013.

Musali said BFAR now has registered over a million fisherfolk nationwide.

She said FishR will help the working government of ARMM approximate the number of residents and families in the region that

rely on fisheries as source of livelihood.

The registry is being cross-checked by the National Household Targeting SystemPoverty Reduction program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Registry System for Basic Sector in Agriculture of the Department of Budget and Management.

DavNor set for Coop Month in October

By MICHAEL L UY

DAVAO den Norte -- The Provincia l C o op erat ive Development C ouncil (PCDC) of Davao del Norte laid down the activities for the C ooperative Month Celebration on October.

Engr. Humber Cabunoc, P C D C P s e c r e t a r y, disclosed in an interview that the activities for the provincial celebration of the Cooperative Month are anchored on the local theme, “Collaborate and Innovate Cooperatively.”

“For this year, the PCDC deemed to craft a local theme instead of carr ying the national cooperative month theme of ‘CO-OPS 2020:

Raising the bar,’” Cabunoc said.

He s ai d t h at P C D C chose to have a local theme to attune the celebration with the local flavours and concerns.

Engr. Cabunoc said that as a prelude to the activities, a Coop Fun Run will kick off in Panabo City on October 4, in partnership with their City Cooperative Development Council.

Cabunoc also revealed t h at op e n i ng s a lvo on October 12 at the Panabo Gym will be highlighted by the presence of Sen. Cynthia Villar, the guest speaker for coop/PAGE 7

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Money supply growth stays below 20% MONEY supply grew in the high teens for a second month in August.

In a report, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Tuesday said domestic liquidity (M3) expanded by 18.5 percent to P7.14 trillion last month.

This was faster than the 17.9 percent growth in July, but was the second straight month of expansion below 20 percent, which according to the BSP was a sustainable pace given current economic performance.

“D om e s t i c l i qu i d it y g row t h i s e x p e c te d to remain in line with the pace of expansion of the real sector, as previous monetary adjustments continue to work their way through the economy,” BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco said.

Since the start of the year, the central bank has tightened monetary policy, starting with two successive increases in banks’ reserve requirement that siphoned off an estimated

P120 billion from the local financial system.

This was followed by increases in the special deposit account (SDA) rates, then by a hike in the overnight rates.

Private sector lending fueled the increase in money supply. In a separate report, the BSP said bank lending rose by 20.2 percent last month, slower than the 21.1 percent expansion in July.

Loans for production activities, which comprise four-fifths of total bank credit, also grew at a slower pace of 19.1 percent in August from 20 percent in the previous month.

The heaviest borrowers remain the wholesale and retail trade, real estate, utilities, financial intermediation and manufacturing.

As for consumer loans, growth picked up to 16.6 percent last month from 16.2 percent in July on the back of higher demand for auto and salary loans.

“The sustained expansion of bank lending reflects the buoyant growth of the economy. Going forward, the BSP will remain watchful that domestic credit and liquidity

conditions will remain supportive of economic activity growth while remaining consistent with its price stability objective,” Tetangco said.

Bangko Sentral cuts banks in typhoon areas some slack THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is relaxing the requirements on banks in areas devastated by recent typhoons.

In a statement, the BSP said its Monetary Board recently approved regulatory and rediscounting relief packages for lenders in areas where typhoons ‘Luis’ and ‘Mario’ swept through.

The areas covered by the relief measures are as follows: • In Metro Manila: Caloocan City, Las Pinas, Man i l a, Ma l ab on C it y, Mandaluyong City, Marikina City, Munt in lup a City, Navotas City, Pasay City,

Pasig City, Quezon City, Taguig City, San Juan City and Valenzuela City; • In areas outside: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Negros Occidental, Cebu, Abra, Benguet, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Ifugao.

The relief measures include the following: cuts/PAGE 7

Bambi, Unabia together again in 2016 elections?

By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

C AG AYA N d e O ro City––The possibility of M i s a m i s Or ient a l G ov.

Yevgeny “Bambi” Emano and Misamis Oriental 1st district Congressman Peter Unabia to be reunited as political allies come 2016 elections is there.

T h is is accord i ng to provincial administrator Jun Pacamalan during an interview with the media Tuesday.

Pacamalan said the two politicians have no personal differences.

He added that whenever Emano and Unabia meet they talk to each other.

“There’s a big chance t h e y w i l l r e u n i t e ,” Pacamalan said.

“The possibility is not far,” he added.

Pacamalan said Emano has been chosen last week as the chairman for Cagayan

de Oro City and Misamis Oriental of Vice President Jejomar Binay’s political party.

“I am inclined to believe t hat he w i l l be seek i ng re-election as governor,” he said. “ To c o n t i n u e h i s development efforts in the province,” he added.

Pacamalan also revealed t h at M i s a m i s O r ie nt a l Vice Governor Joey Pelaez also signed last week his com m it ment to Bi nay ’s ticket for the 2016 elections.

“We can assume that Emano and Pelaez will be partymates,” Pacamalan said.

Meanwhile, Pacamalan conf irmed that Gerardo “Boboy” Sabal has registered in his hometown of Claveria.

Saba l is repor ted ly eyeing a seat at the provincial board in 2016.

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hink a minute…There’s a story about a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he got angry and lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day, the boy hammered 37 nails into the fence! But over the next few weeks, as the boy was learning to control his temper, the number of nails he hammered each day gradually became fewer. Soon the boy discovered that it was easier to hold his temper than hammer nails into the fence.

Finally the day came, when the boy did not lose his temper one time. He went to his father and proudly told him that he’d finally learned to control his anger. His father was very pleased. Then he told his son to go back to the fence and start pulling out one nail each day that he continued controlling his temper. Many days later the boy was so proud of himself the day he announced to his father that he had finally been able to pull out all the nails in the fence.

His dad said: “Son, you’ve done so well in learning to control your anger. I’m very proud of you. But now look at all the holes in the fence from your nails. This fence will never be the same! It’s like that when you get angry and say hurtful things to people. Your angry words leave scars just like the holes

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from these nails. Afterwards it doesn’t matter how many times you say ‘I’m sorry,’ that wound and scar you made in people’s hearts is still there.”

Sometimes the hurts and wounds we make with our angry words are the worst kind. Yes, we should always apologize and tell others we’re sorry when we hurt them. But our families and friends would be much happier if we simply learned to control our anger in the first place. Think how much more peaceful and happy our life would be.

So if you have trouble controlling your anger, you can give your heart to Jesus Christ today. It’s with His help and power you can start changing.

You might start with small steps and control your temper one hour at a time. But the most important step is the first one.

So why not take it now? Just Think a Minute…

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Segregation of Non-Pork Meat Products from Pork Products? Why?

upermarkets, meat shops and public and private markets in metropolitan and urban areas with significant Muslim p opulations may soon be required to segregate non-pork products from pork products under a measure filed in the House of Representatives.

Rep. Imelda Quibranza Dimaporo (1st District, Lanao del Norte) filed House Bill 4928 to ensure that nonpork meat products available in the market shall be free from contamination from pork, its derivatives and other forbidden substances under the Islamic faith.

Religious beliefs and pr a c t i c e s must b e respected. It true that it is an unfortunate common practice among distributors a n d r e t a i l e r s o f m e at products to ignore religious and cultural sensitivities of Filipino Muslims.

Dimaporo has all the valid reasons to propose her measure because

editorial pork products are being handled, stored and sold together with non-pork products, contaminating and rendering the latter unfit for consumption by Muslims.

In the Islamic religion, certain things and acts are sinful and forbidden. This is termed as haram and is one of the five Islamic Commandments that define t he morality of human action.

The category of haram is the highest status of prohibition, said Dimaporo as she noted that among the things considered haram is the intake of pork or any of its derivatives.

Dimaporo cited a recent data, which indicate that there are close to five million Filipino Muslims all over the country, with the majority

concentrated in several areas in Mindanao.

Let us not ignore the fact that significant Muslim p opu l at i ons , i n clu d i ng tourists and expatriates from Muslim countries, are also present in the major cities and urban areas.

It is unfortunate that in a pre-dominantly Christian country like the Philippines, pork products are sold side by side non-meat products in the domestic market.

Many food products have ingredients coming from p ork or its der ivat ives and this is the reason why Filipino Muslims are very particular with the food they consume.

Among non-Muslims, there is now an increasing awareness against p ork products, especially the health conscious. There

are also certain Christian s e c ts t hat prohibit t he consumption of pork products. Hence, they share with the Muslims the same concerns in ensuring that the food they eat is pork-free.

Und e r t he me asu re, segregation shall be observed in all phas es involving handling, storage and selling of the non-pork products.

Well and good.

Owners of supermarkets, meat shops and public and private markets must ensure that equipment, utensils and devices used in the storage.

The handling and selling of non-pork products, such as but not limited to freezers, slicers, cutters, knives, scoops, containers, weighing scales and wrappers, must be used exclusively for non-pork products to the exclusion of pork products or its derivatives or any product containing pork or its derivatives.

Such measure is just humane and just.

Why Shackle Media in Fight vs. Plunder?

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge, teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth, so that you bring back truthful reports to those you serve?”

(Proverbs 22:20-21, the Holy Bible).

-ooo MEDIA HELPED E X P O SE T RU T H OF PLUNDER IN AQUINO G O V ’ T: He r e a r e t h e concluding por tions of the petition filed by Ray Constantine U. Abagat, the editor-publisher of the weekly Tarlac Forum, where he asked the Supreme Court to nullify existing laws on libel in the Philippines, because libel is a deterrent in media’s effectiveness in fighting large-scale plunder and graft and corruption, such as those hounding the Aquino government. Read on: “One would shudder to think about what would have happened, if media didn’t muster enough courage to come out with their stories about these present-day corrupt practices.

“Indeed, it was only with raw courage that these stories

were ultimately published, considering reports that the authors of the stories were made the subject of threats, physical or otherwise, for publicizing the events.

-ooo COURAGEOUS MEDIA FERRETS OUT THE TRUTH: “Perhaps, if these stories didn’t come out in the media, the Filipino nation would still continue to be robbed or plundered, ironically by the same men and women who should have been fighting graft and corruption in the first place, because they have earlier been sworn to serve and uphold the interest of the people.

“The lamentation written in the Bible, particularly in its Deuteronomy 28:15 and 29, would have remained true to this day, were it not for the courage of journalists and even ordinary citizens who desired the truth to come out, even at great risk to their personal safety.

“What is this lamentation?

Here is what Deuteronomy 28:15 and 2, in its New International Version, says: “However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his

commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you… day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you.

-ooo WHY SHACKLE MEDIA IN THE FIGHT VS. PLUNDER? “Yet, for this kind of a noble and highly necessary service to this country and for the rest of humanity in the fight against graft and corruption, media unfortunately remains shackled by restrictions in performing its task, particularly by existing provisions of the Revised Penal Code on libel.

“Petitioner respectfully and humbly submits that, in view of prevailing conditions, these restrictions have to be removed now, and be declared unconstitutional, since they violently contravene not only the rights to free press and free speech of the people, but, more importantly, of their right to know, and then ultimately, to be rid, of corruption in their midst, by fearless and truthful reporting.

“Petitioner respectfully submits that the time to do

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CorporateWorld PLDT clears expansion of fiber-optic network PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) plans to spend more than half-a-billion pesos to expand its fiber optic network.

In a st atement, t he country’s largest telecom company said its board approved the expansion of its 90,000-kilometer domestic fiber-optic network (DFON) by 520 gigabits per second (Gbps).

The expansion, would require an investment of P544 million, will increase the telco’s DFON capacity by 13 percent to 4.6 terabits per second. The project is slated for completion by the first quarter of next year.

“We are undertaking this project because our broadband subscriber base is growing in all market segments – among individual or home customers in both fixed and mobile businesses as well as in the large and small enterprises segments. Moreover, the bandwidth requirement per customer is rising as more services and applications become available through the Internet,” Napoleon L. Nazareno, president and chief executive of PLDT, said.

Nazareno said the PLDT Group is also expanding the footprint of its domestic broadband coverage and is adding capacity to maintain the resiliency of its growing network.

“Our investment program enables us to maintain the clear superiority of our network infrastructure which is the most extensive and robust in the country,” he said.

Part of the PLDT Group’s P32-billion capital expenditure

program for this year, the expansion project involves the installation of highercapacity equipment that will provide increased bandwidth and speeds for PLDT DSL subscribers, particularly in Metro Manila, Visayas and northern Mindanao.

It will also supply added data capacity for mobile subscribers of Smart, Talk N Text and Sun Cellular, particularly in the Visayan and Mindanao.

The project will also boost bandwidth for corporate leased lines and other enterprise requirements in the islands of Luzon and the Visayas.

“With demand for highspeed internet ser vices rising, we are making timely investments in order to stay ahead of these anticipated

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trends,” Roland G. Pena, PLDT Technology head said.

This capacity expansion project comes on the heels of the extension of PLDT’s DFON coverage to the islands of Palawan and Bohol. These moves are in support of industry initiatives to locate more outsourcing companies in different parts of the country.

Recently, leading mobile unit Smart began expanding the footprint of the PLDT Group’s high-speed wireless broadband network by adding 1,400 4G LTE cell sites by the end of this year. This expansion includes FDD-LTE sites for Smart’s mobile phone service and TD-LTE sites for PLDT Home’s wireless broadband service.

“We’ve gotten a very encouraging response to our

free Internet offer. This plus the other initiatives are all expected to boost data usage across both fixed and mobile platforms in many different parts of the country. This new capacity expansion program will enable us to provide quality data services to the as the demand for these grows,” Pena said.

Last week, PLDT’s wireless subsidiaries launched a special offer to provide free mobile Internet for the 66 million prepaid subscribers of Smart, Talk N Text and Sun Cellular.

Initially available up t o Nov e mb e r 3 0 , t h i s unprecedented move is expected to boost mobile data usage among prepaid subscribers who currently do not use their mobile handsets to go online.

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n celebration of World Post Day, SM Supermalls celebrates the National Letter Writing Day at SM City Cagayan de Oro and across SM malls nationwide in partnership with the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhlPost) on October 9, 2014.

This postal awareness campaign aims to develop the writing skills of the students and help them hone their composition skills and foster the enjoyment of sending and receiving letter through the postal office.

With the support from the Department of Education, and Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, Sulat Mulat aims to reintroduce the art of letter writing to students and encourage them more to use letters as means of communication in today’s digital age.

The National Letter Writing Day is PhlPost’s annual event and hopes to secure a presidential proclamation to institutionalize the occasion.

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of the monitoring committee’s technical working group, told BusinessWeek Mindanao.

MinDA opened a Web portal two months ago, which serves as a one-stop shop for monitoring the status of applications.

The online center was launched after five of the 13 agencies signed a joint memorandum circular on fast-tracking the application procedures.

The agencies are also working on streamlining the process and appointing a focal person who will handle the applications.

Mr. Montenegro said the focal persons will be trained to update the Web portal.

“What we want is less human intervention as possible to eliminate ‘under the table’ transactions,” he said.

Mindanao’s present energy mix is about 50-50 between renewable and fossil fuel.

The renewable energy is mainly hydroelectric sourced primarily from the Agus and Pulangi complexes run by the government-owned Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. through the National Power Corp.

However, the energy mix will tilt in favor of fossil fuel in the coming years with about 1,800 megawatts expected to go online beginning end-2014 from eight coal fired-power plants under different stages of construction.

In contrast, only five renewable energy projects with a capacity of 100 megawatts are lined up for operation between 20152017.

Sergio A. Dagooc, president of the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives, said renewable power projects are necessary to taper the environmental impact from fuel energy.

“We need these projects now,” Mr. Dagooc said.

Bryan Diosma, MinDA technical head and a member of the technical working group of the committee, pointed out that while renewable energy projects are capital intensive, the operation and maintenance cost for these initiatives is lower than that for fossil-fueled projects.

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Leon Tham, Vivanco managing director for Soutch Asia, said that Mindanao has a lot of potentials and a wide space for development in the electronics industry.

“There are still a lot of untapped resources in Mindanao that we want to be part of the island’s development, particularly here in Cagayan de Oro in terms of our deliverables in the electronics industry,” Tham said.

The IECEP said that it is envisioning northern Mindanao to become the ICT hub, an essential component for economic growth, that it highly recommends the development and put in place an upgraded information and communication systems to entice investors.

Dinish Ongcol, IECEP northern Mindanao chapter governor, said that their motivation to develop CdeO as an ICT hub is based on the present economic trend where

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 44 Initao, Misamis Oriental IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF MINOR HANNAH FAITH CATUBIG

SPEC. PROC. CASE NO. 2014-1257

SPOUSES REYNALDO B. CATUBIG And MAY JUNE I. CATUBIG

Petitioners.

X----------------------------------------/ ORDER This petition seeks for the adoption of minor child, Hannah Faith Catubig, by the petitioners Spouses Reynaldo B. Catubig and May June I. Catubig.

Finding the petition sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby given due course. Let the hearing be set on December 10, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, at this Court sitting at the Hall of Justice, Poblacion, Initao, Misamis Oriental.

At the expense of the petitioner, let a copy of this Order be published once a week, for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental.

The Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Regional Field Office X, Cagayan de Oro City is hereby directed to conduct a home and child study on the adopting parents, the natural parents and the child to be adopted. He or she is also directed to conduct counseling session with the biological parents of the child to be adopted. The reports thereof shall be submitted to this Court within sixty (60) days from the receipt of this order.

Petitioner is directed to make arrangement with the Court Social Worker for the scheduling and incidental expenses in conducting the case study.

Let copy of the Order and the Petition be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General , the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor , the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Manticao, Misamis Oriental and the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Regional Field Office X, Cagayan de Oro City.

SO ORDERED. Initao, Misamis Oriental, September 15, 2014.

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locators have considered investing in the city.

“We want to support the economic development plan of the city by offering our expertise in the ICT field and hopefully put the city in the map knowing that we have the technology to support the investors, especially the big ticket investments that would locate here.” Ongcol said, adding that “the city has to innovate in order to catch up with the growing demand for an efficient ICT.” The Professional Electronics and Communications Engineers belonging to the IECEP are responsible in validating ICT projects in the country.

Vi v a n c o w h i c h i s specializing on fiber-optic a n d m a nu f a c t u r e r f o r equipment and structured cabling solutions, said that the concept “Your Right Connection” encompasses the company’s focus to drive their business forward that it now ranks No. 2 in the electronics business in Germany.

The topics during the s e m i n a r i n c lu d e b a s i c structured cabling training, making electronic plan, and specifying and bill of material preparation.

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markets of Misamis Oriental.

NFA provincial manager Rafael V. Marasigan clarifies that the price of NFA rice still remains the same.

Meanwhile, allocations of retailers were also decreased due to start of the fourth quarter palay harvest season in Misamis Oriental and all other provinces.

This strategy of decreasing allocation of retailers is being undertaken by NFA during palay harvest season as a way of avoiding sudden decrease in palay prices that maybe detrimental to rice farmers and producers.

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t he c el e br at i on .

He also said that conferences will be organized separately in the two districts of t he prov i nc e to ans we r t heir t rending concer ns such as the ASEAN Integration, banana dis e as es and a lter nat ive d i spute re s olut i ons .

He said that the conference will be h e l d i n Ta g u m C i t y for cooperatives in t h e D i st r i c t 1 an d Sto. EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased PATROCENIO A. LABIS SR., who died on September 30,2010, in Cagayan de Oro City ,left A parcel of land situated in Ulaliman, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental under Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-54731 of the Register of Deeds of Misamis Oriental, and more particularly described as follows: LOT 9594-H,PSD-10-057616; PORTION OF LOT 9594, CAD-237, CAGAYAN CADASTRE; AS SURVEYED FOR: ANASTACIO AYUDTOD, ET. AL.; LAND USE: (CORNLAND); LOCATION: ULALIMAN, EL SALVADOR, MIS. OR.; BEGINNING AT A POINT MARKED “1” ON PLAN, BEING S. 39 DEG. 12’ W., 667.12 M. FROM BLLM NO. 74, CAD-237, CAGAYAN CADASTRE; AREA: SIX HUNDRED FIFTEEN (615) SQ. M. MORE OR LESS.” is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT Under Public of ATTY. QUINTILIANITO S. BABARIN JR.; As per Doc. No. 399; Page No. 80; Book No. 78; Series of 2014.

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To m a s f o r D i s t r i c t 2 cooperatives on October 1 4 and 2 4 re sp e c t ively.

“Each district will also have a tree growing ac t iv it y,” C abuno c s ai d.

The tree going activity is scheduled in New Corella for District 1 on October 24, while D ist r i c t 2 w i l l have it s mangrove planting on Octob er 22 in Panab o C it y.

He said that in coordination with the Tagum City Cooperative Development C ouncil, an advo c ac y r un w i l l b e c ondu c te d c ove r i ng t he maj or t horou g h f are s of t he c it y on O c tob e r 2 5 .

For c u l m i n at i ng t he Cooperative Month celebration, Cabunoc said that the PCD C gave the local government unit an opp or tu n it y to have its own celebration in their respective areas. ( PIA 1 1 , Mi cha el Uy )

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• L e e w a y a m o n g banks to extend assistance to their officers and employees beyond what is contained in their fringe benefit packages, • E x c l u d e l o a n s granted by thrift, rural and cooperatives banks from the computation of past due ratios • Suspend penalties on legal reserve deficiencies and delays in reports, and • Mo r a t o r i u m o n payments to BSP by banks under rehabilitation, • Book allowance for probable losses on a staggered basis over five yeas for all types of loans extended to borrowers, • A 60-day grace period within which banks can settle outstanding rediscounting obligations, and • t o r e s t r u c t u r e outstanding rediscounted loans.

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TNF, CGYFit presents 1st Mountain Athletics Challenge in CdeO

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The NorTh Face (TNF) and cagayan de oro’s cGYFit gym team up introduces TNF’s Mountain athletics training program to Kagay-anons in an event dubbed as the 1st Mountain athletics challenge, September 21, at the car park building of SM city cdeo.

There is a growing trend for active lifestyle participation like going to the gym memberships, participation in fun runs, triathlons and ultramarathons. This suggests that enthusiasts are now seeking for healthier ways to relieve stress.

Mountain athletics is a high intensity interval training (hIIT) module designed

by The North Face specifically for outdoor pursuits such as ultra-marathons, mountaineering and hiking.

Mountain athletics also is the name

of TNF's latest collection of training apparel that provides full range of motion and added durability when performing rigorous exercises such as rope pulls, sandbag presses, box jumps and core work.

“With today's fast paced lifestyle, technological distractions and plethora of unhealthy eating options staying fit and committing to an exercise regimen is difficult, what we seek with Mountain athletics is to create a community of individuals who want to get in shape and commit to stay that way. We want to imbibe Ma as part of people's lifestyle regardless if they are an athlete or not' he continues.” said Jundel Llagas, Division Manager for The North Face Philippines.

A female participant is tested to her limits in one of the last sequences of the fitness race set up by CGYFit and The North Face in the 1st Mountain Athletics Challenge at SM City CdeO, September 21.

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Jundel Llagas, Division Manager for The North Face Philippines introduced the 1st Mountain Athletics Challenge at SM City CdeO, September 21.

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TOP 3 PHOTOS REVEALED. From left: Garnering First Place at the Smart Live All Out Mobile Photography Contest, Paola Pilapil is flanked by Noel Villa (left) and Al Moralde (right), who got 3rd & 2nd Place, respectively.

THIRD PLACER. “Mango Man” by Noel Villa. Villa took this picture to showcase the mango vendor, not as a sidelight but an interesting subject. Photo was shot using an iPhone 5 with Hipstamatic Filter.

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SECOND PLACER. Al Na’ir Moralde describes his photo as “Kids having fun and making themselves wet on the river side of Cagayan de Oro River”. Photo was shot using a Sony Xperia Z1.

WINNING PHOTO FIRST PLACE & I♥ CDO CATEGORY. “Higalas (friends) in business” by Paola Michelle Pilapil shows two lady vendors selling candles and religious figures at the San Agustin Cathedral. Photo was taken using an iPhone 5.

Smart presents winners of mobile phone photo competition W

inners of the firstever Smart Prepaid ‘Live all out’ Mobile Photography contest were revealed earlier this September, in a simple awarding ceremony at Graphic all-In Store, cagayan de oro city. organized by wireless services leader, Smart communications, Inc. (Smart), the competition encouraged Smart subscribers to capture moments during the higalaay: Kagay-an Festival using their mobile phones. Photos were then uploaded to Facebook with hashtags #SmartKagayan, #SmartLiveAllOut and #HigalaayCdo. During the two-week contest period, close to 600 entries were submitted, as the Kagayanons celebrated the feast of St. augustine. What set them apart from the usual festival photographs was that entries for the photo contest focused more on their experience, and how they uniquely viewed their city,

the “city of Golden Friendship”.

By capturing photos with mobile phones, participants were able to tell more personal stories, as shown in their photo entries.

The winners Three judges, who are experts in photo-journalism and street photography, reviewed and rated the photos, and among the many entries, three photography enthusiasts emerged as winners. awarded with a brand new Nokia Lumia 1020, Paola Michelle Pilapil of hashtag Productions came out on top, with her photo of two lady vendors at the San agustin cathedral. The photo of the ladies, talking to each other and framed by numerous candles and religious items, was a consistent favorite among the judges.

“Whenever I pass by the San Agustin Cathedral, I always buy candles. This image moved me because it tells a story of a Kagay-anon’s hard work and spirituality,” says Paola, who has

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The end goal is to discover your inner athlete and to train for more than a game.

The full Ma program comes with a mobile app operating on the ioS platform that can be downloaded thru: http://www.thenorthface.com/en_US/mountainathletics/.

The North Face Philippines wants to take the engagement even further however and will come up with a series of events for customers to sample the workouts for real. “cDo is proud to host the launch of The 1st Mountain athletics challenge in cooperation with SM city cdo and cGYFIT, TNF has developed a localized program that will challenge the resolve and fitness level of athletes, sports enthusiasts and the general public alike.” says hazel Ditching-Sambilay, area Supervisor for The North Face.

Participants of the 1st Mountain athletics challenge were introduced to a localized program of the Mountain athletics training program courtesy of cGYFit. “Participants were also treated to raffle prizes and TNF products, as well as sponsored slots to the Mapawa Trail run 2014 and ultimately The North Face 100 in 2015 in Manila all expenses paid!” Sambilay excitedly announced.

The Mountain athletics challenge is made possible in partnership with: cobra energy Drink, Summit Drinking Water, SM city cDo and cGYFIT. The North Face is exclusively distributed in the Philippines by Uniglobe Travelware Co. Inc a member of the Primer Group of Companies.

been a photo enthusiast since she was a little girl. another photo of hers which was among the judges’ top 10 picks, juxtaposed two kinds of people in a fiesta – those excited to watch the festivities and those who slept through it.

In second place, al Na’ir Moralde, a Development communication student of Xavier University, won a Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 camera. his photo of four kids having fun at the river-side was well-liked not only by the judges but also online. “I only had one chance to capture the action during the fiesta activities and that was during the fluvial parade. I’m glad my efforts paid off.”

Noel Villa, founder of the cagayan De oro rugby club, came in at third place. his photo titled “Mango Man” depicts a mango vendor hawking his mangoes on the streets of cagayan de oro. “I really liked this shot since the lines seemed to frame the mango man. I wanted

to highlight him as the main subject, and not just as a side story,” says Villa. aside from being a coach and fitness trainor, Villa is also an ambassador for the hipstamatic Photography app.

Winners of the best photo per category are: Paola Michelle Pilapil for the I ♥ cDo category, Noel Villa for the Kagay-anon Foodscapes category, Mecheel Casenas for the higalaay Festival experience category and Kevin Gus Torlao for the Street Dancing and Parade category.

Judges for the contest included Froilan Gallardo and Bobby Timonera, award-winning photojournalists of MindaNews, and Fourth Legara, a well-known artist and photo-blogger. They judged each photo in terms of Visual Impact (30%), Theme (20%), creativity/composition/ originality (20%), and Technical excellence (20%).

Through the contest and mobile photography seminars, participants learned to maximize

the use of their mobile phone cameras. Jay Valmonte, a member of the cDo bloggers says, “We thank Smart for empowering us to use our mobile devices to showcase our city. It’s truly living all out.”

Winner Paola Pilapil says she enjoyed taking photos with her phone. “The contest is very unique as it shows people that they can have good photos even using only a mobile phone,” says Pilapil.

“My family and I had been going to the different festivals in the Philippines, and I joined this contest because it could become a venue to show others what our own city is all about,” Pilapil adds.

The Smart Live all out Mobile Photography contest was organized to encourage mobile photography and support the cagayan de oro city Tourism Office’s efforts to promote not just the higalaay Festival, but the city as well.

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Environment B3 Mangrove contributes to disaster prevention, says DTI-MisOcc chief

SI NAC A BAN , Mis amis Occidental -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), this province, believes that mangrove planting is a responsive contribution to disaster prevention and mitigation.

“Participating in the project of planting 2,815 propagules in the shores of the municipality, during the ‘TreeVolution: Greening MindaNOW’ project, last Sept. 26, suggested a message to the local residents to s u p p o r t t h e Na t i o n a l Greening Program (NGP), as

well as, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management (NDRRM) system,” Delia M. Ayano, provincial director of DTI-Misamis Occidental said.

She said mangroves are types of trees that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats that serve as a buffer zone between the ocean and the shore and protect coastal communities from storm surges, waves, tides and currents.

Their roots hold the shoreline together, limiting erosion and attenuating

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the waves and provide as a safe habitat for fishes and invertebrates to survive and breed.

Natural dangers like typhoons, pests and rising sea levels plus man-made threats like urban development, coastline pollution, overharvesting have led to its decrease.

It is in this respect that the DTI MOC team chose to take part in restoring these invaluable ecosystems, Ayano added. (MBL/DTI-MisOcc/ RCA/PIA10-Mis amis Occidental)

Trees help dissipate typhoons No less than the constituents of Southern Leyte observed that several typhoons which were forecasted to hit the province dissipated before it approaches the land.

Unknowingly, this was due to the abundance of trees planted across the province.

Provincial Environment and Natu r a l R e s ou rc e s O f f i c e r, D r E v a Ab a d reported over Action Center Kapihan sa PIA recently “ that since Southern Leyte is now teeming with trees, it creates a micro climate of coolness in the province.

Dr. Abad said during her environment seminar attended in Legaspi , she learned that recent studies showed that since Southern Leyte is “green”, typhoons shy away f rom direc tly hitting the province.

B eing g re en, t hat is abundant with trees, the province created a cool atmosphere and typhoons are not attracted to low temperatured areas.

Therefore, shied away from

the province and saved the lives and properties of the people in the province, obviously with the experience of the recent typhoons particularly the super typhoon Yolanda, she added.

Before super typhoon Yo l a n d a t o u c h b a s e d i n L e y t e prov i n c e l a s t November 8, 2013, PAGASA forecasted the province of Southern Leyte was under typhoon signal #4, however, Yolanda direction shied away from the province as soon as it hit the land mass.

Abad urged during the cable T V program that people should continue to plant trees to keep our province “green.”

She reported that since Januar y 2014, Governor Roger Mercado designated that every 8th day of the mont h w i l l pl ant t re e s at t h e ro a d s i d e s , r ive r sides and beaches under the Provincial Greening Program. Some 4,000

trees along the roadsides of Maasin City alone have aready been planted.

S o f ar, mass ive t re e planting were already conducted twice at Canturing River in Maasin City, Subang Daku River in Sogod and Pangi River in Libagon, all of Southern Leyte, she added.

A l s o, t h o u s a n d s o f mangrove trees along the coastal barangays in Maasin C it y, Ma c rohon , Pa d re Burgos, Malitbog, Sogod will be planted within this year, she added.

On top of the tree planting of the Mountain Boys, a group organized

by Governor Mercado, to plant trees everyday, the local governor have started planting trees three decades ago.

A s a former Representative of the lone district of Southern Leyte, Gov. Roger Mercado passed a log ban law in the province. (jrc/esg/PIA8 SoLeyte)

By February next year, tour packages will be offered by Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) to in interested clients. Its brand or selling point will show case community based projects that balances social and economic development of the people while taking care of environment. These after POs from coastal and upland areas organized by PRRM were pooled recently for a 3-day workshop. (Dondon Agaton, PRRM)

Kasamahang Fisherfolks of Binaliwan in Mahinog, Camiguin is currently raising seedlings of Pagatpat in their nursery, a tree (Sonneratia apetala) growing chiefly in mangrove swamps, producing a hard wood that ranges in color from reddish brown to black and is used extensively in construction work and furniture. These will be planted seven months from now to rehabilitate mangrove areas in their barangay. (Dondon Agaton, PRRM)

Rehab activities up in forum The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery (OPARR) in Aklan headed by Atty. Clarence Guinto, Provincial Rehabilitation and Recovery Coordinator, recently held a “Yolanda Response Forum” in Batan, Aklan.

The OPARR, which was created by President Benigno S. Aquino III in December 2013 and headed by former Senator Panfilo Lacson is tasked in overseeing the implementation of rehabilitation activities in areas hardest hit by Typhoon Yolanda Batan is one of the towns in the western side of Aklan considered to have been hit hardest by Typhoon Yolanda November 8 last year due to its proximity to Capiz province, and one of the assisted areas of various government and non-government organizations.

Atty. Guinto said OPARR is currently focusing on the country’s 14 highly-affected provinces, one of which is Aklan, with Batan as its first venue of the forum as the town suffered the most in the province from the super typhoon.

According to him, OPARR’s rehabilitation program is anchored on the theme “Build Back Better, Faster and Safer” in relation to infrastructure, resettlement areas, social services, and livelihood.

“Building back better, faster and safer houses and infrastructure means putting up structures which can withstand 250 kilometer per hour of wind velocity”, Atty. Guinto explained to participants in the forum which included Batan municipal officials led by Mayor Delfina Ramos, Vice Mayor Dante Reyes, Sangguniang Bayan members, punong barangays of the municipality, various representatives of

assisting government and nongovernment organizations and the local media.

He said the total rehabilitation fund for the 14 provinces involves P170.1 billion and assured those present that the rehabilitation and recovery plan presented by Aklan province pegged at more than P6 billion is good as approved.

After the forum in Batan, OPARR will be holding the same forum at the provincial level targeting officers and members of the League of municipalities.

In the same forum, Joy Estanislao of World Vision, one of the assisting international organizations at the forefront of recovery and rehabilitation process of typhoon victims in Batan, one of the two recipient municipalities in Western Visayas with Estancia in Iloilo as the other one, presented its programs and projects in Batan zeroed in on 5 barangays which included shelter, wash,

health and sanitation, education in emergency, livelihood and advocacy.

Estanislao said those with partially-damaged houses were provided with materials while those with totally damaged houses will be provided new houses, constructed by 50 carpenters trained by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

Estanislao said the World Vision targets to build 74 houses in the 5 barangays with 27 of these already completed.

Meanwhile in the same forum, OPARR revealed that the National Housing Authority (NHA) is also set to build 50 houses in Barangay Songculan, Batan with a budget of P292,000 including land acquisition.

Julio Sucgang, Punong Barangay of Songculan, said he welcomes this move as most of the houses in his barangays were destroyed by the typhoon.

(JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

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The Vibrance of Tangub City’s Dalit Festival Text and Photos by GlEnn pAlACIO MISaMIS occIDeNTaL - Dalit Festival is Tangub city’s yearly celebration and thanksgiving for their bountiful harvests in both water and land produce.

In honor of Saint Michael the archangel, the celebratory festive spirit of the Tangubanons entices tourists and passersby from nearby cities and municipalities to celebrate with them.

The festival which is held every 29th of September consists of street dancing, awarding of a festival queen and a ritual showdown amongst

participating groups in their stadium. a vibrant feel of color, a stimulating array of sound and a fresh presentation each year, the celebration and the individuals behind it are always serving something fresh on the table.

Brilliant, calm and composed is Mayor Philip T. Tan all throughout the day, as he is alongside the festive populace of the city in celebration for the abundance in their harvests.

With an 8,000 seating capacity, the grandstand housed fans, onlookers and people of Tangub as the contingents gave their all in their presentation pieces.

This year’s celebration appointed one of the region’s go getter and czar of tourism in judging some events in the festival, Tourism regional Director catalino e. chan III was present during the festival along with other notable and key judges for the various competitions in the festival.

region 10 could not be prouder as this festival is improving in leaps and bounds each year to deliver entertainment to both locals and foreigners alike.

Tangub city’s Dalit festival is now a must see event for tourists who wants to experience a rich taste in culture and tradition which is more fun in the Philippines.