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Briefly Internet cafes THE City Council committee on education of Cagayan de Oro adopted recently a resolution requesting City Mayor Oscar Moreno to convene the Regulatory and Complaint Board (RCB) to tackle complaints of parents and heads of various schools in the city regarding the operation of internet cafes, among others.

During the meeting, the committee discussed with the Cagayan de Oro Police Office (COCPO) how the city can also regulate the Pisonet business flourishing within the perimeter of schools.

Committee chair Adrian Barba requested the Association of Barangay Council (ABC) and COCPO to implement the 200 linear-meter prohibition for internet cafés, as stipulated in a city ordinance.

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Bukidnon gives premium to food security in new land use plan

By WALTER I. BALANE, MindaNews

M A L AY BA L AY Cit y -Dolores Dio, 74, is among the few women whose main livelihood is farming in Barangay Sinanglanan, one of Malaybalay’s 46 barangays.

Since her husband died

of illness 35 years ago, she took over their corn farm in Sitio Malapgap to earn a living for their six children.

Fi ve ye a r s a go, s he retired from corn farming and partitioned their land

in the hilly portion of the village to her children. But the widow has continued to plant vegetables like string beans and earns about P1,000 a week selling it.

“This is how I survive.

I got used to it. As long as

I have the strength, I will work in the farm,” she said after selling her goods at the public market.

Dio said she never heard about the public hearing done in the city on September 26 for the proposed revision of

the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) for 2012 to 2022.

S h e w a s , h o w e v e r, delighted to learn that her village was placed under Cluster 2 or the Agricultural bukidnon/PAGE 19

Normin gets P765.8b total 2Q investments

• MisOr posts biggest drop at -98%

By LOVELY MAE CASENAS, Staff Member

TOTAL investments in Misamis Oriental for the second quarter this year plummeted by at least 98% compared to the same period last year.

Moody upgrade DAVAO Cit y - - Davao Cit y Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) President Daniel Lim lauded the Aquino administration for the country’s rating upgrade of Baa3 from Ba1

by Moody’s Investors Service.

“This is a clear acknowledgement of the economic and governance gains of the Philippines under the Aquino administration,” said Lim adding, “the partnership of the government and private sectors has substantially contributed to the rating’s positive outlook.”

He said the rating upgrade is a result of the government’s good governance and sound fiscal management coupled by the private sector’s strong commitment to pursue business growth, which have spurred the country’s high economic performance.

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MYTHICAL FIGURE. A wooden unicorn made of magkuno stands on the sidewalk in Malaybalay City in this file photo taken last year. Magkuno or ironwood, reputedly the world’s hardest wood, is abundant in Agusan del Sur and Surigao provinces. mindanews photo by h . marcos c . mordeno

Zamboanga crisis wont undermine M’danao’s economic gains: MinDa

By GRACE BEBER, Reporter

MINDANAO Development Authority (MinDA) Chair Luwa lhati Antonino expressed certainty on the

successf u l resolution of the Zamboanga crisis and assured Mindanawons that the region’s economic gains

and the progress on the peace process will not go down the drain.

“Whatever Mindanao crisis/PAGE 18

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The Department of Trade and Industry reported that total investments in Misamis Oriental, which included in its record the chartered city of Cagayan de Oro, only accounted for P109.52 million. During the same period last year, the province received a whooping P7.04 billion worth of investments.

A total of P765.83 million wor t h of i nvest ments was poured in Northern Mindanao in the second quarter of 2013, the data showed.

Bulk of the investments in Misamis Oriental include expansion of food-related outlets in various malls, normin/PAGE 19

GEN ER A L Sa ntos Cit y -- D i s t r ibut ion ut i l it y South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (Socoteco 1) is investing around P79 million within the next two years for the upgrading of its transmission lines and other related facilities.

Santiago Tudio, Socoteco 1 general manager, the project involves the installation of

two new 69-kilovolt (kV) l i nes t hat w i l l prov ide add it iona l con nec t ions from the area to the main transmission lines of the National Grid Corporation of t he Ph i l ippi nes a nd the neighboring electric cooperatives.

He said the initial 69-kV line, which was projected to power/PAGE 19

Power cooperative invests P79-M for lines upgrading

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Economy Hyundai launches boot AboitizLand buys stake camp for ‘future scientists’ in Lima Land for P1.36-B 14 Mindanao Daily NEWS

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In a disclosure, Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. said its wholly-owned subsidiary, AboitizLa nd, signed on Friday the share purchase a g r e e m e nt (S PA) w it h Alcantara Group to acquire ALC’s interest in LLI. LLI is the owner and operator of LiMA Technology Center (LTC), a 485-hectare Phi lippine Economic Zone Authority-registered industrial park located in Batangas currently hosting 37 locators employing over 24,000 workers.

T h e pu rc h a s e pr ic e includes LLI’s interests in its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Lima Utilities Corp. and Lima Water Corp.

The buyout is expected to be closed within a month.

With this transaction, the remaining 40-percent equity stake in LLI is held

by Japan’s Marubeni Corp.

Listed Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) and the AEV are confident that this agreement is in the best interests of the buys/PAGE 16

MANILA – Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI) corporate social responsibility arm HARI Foundation, Inc. (HFI) has launched a three-day boot camp for high school students in search of Hyundai college scholars and future scientists.

Dubbed as Hyundai New Thinkers Summit, HFI has chosen 40 public high schools to participate in the boot camp at Hotel H20 in Manila Ocean Park and will end Sunday.

HARI President and CEO Ma. Fe Perez told reporters that the summit tackles issues on climate change that will be the basis of the students of their new development. ”Forty public high schools have been invited. All these 40 public high schools are represented by their two students and one teacher. We will b tackling most relevant issue or the “in” issue in this time which is the climate change,” Perez said.

The New Thinker Summit will be composed of three series which includes oceanography, hydrology and deployment to poor communities. ”The third series will have an involvement to poor communities wherein they will develop or invent machines, equipments, (and) processes, so that it could address anything about climate change. From handling solid waste management, from coming up clean water, and then they hyundai/PAGE 19

MANILA -- The Monetary Boa rd has approved i n principle the application of Rural Bank of Angeles (R BA), a subsid ia r y of publicly listed Asia United Bank (AUB), to acquire the banking business of the Cooperative Bank of Pampanga (CBP).

C BP, w h ic h s t a r t e d operations in 1977, has 204 member cooperatives in various locations, including

Pampanga, Cabanatuan and Davao. As of December 31, 2012, it had total assets of Php290.8 million and has seven branches, all located in the province of Pampanga: San Fernando, Apalit, Sta. Ana, Angeles, Floridablanca, Lubao & Mabalacat.

“CBP presents a unique opportunity and will allow RBA to expand its presence and footprint in Pampanga,” said bank president Ronald

Joseph Fernandez. “With the resources and integration experience of R BA a nd its parent, AUB, we are confident of recapitalizing and revitalizing the business of CBP.” “While preparation for the completion of the acquisition is ongoing, AUB is prepared to advance additional new capital to CBP to ensure the servicing of CBP’s liabilities and its stable and continued

MANILA -- Aboitiz Land, Inc. (AboitizLand) has closed a deal to buy Alsons Land Corp.’s (ALC) 60-percent stake in Lima Land Inc. (LLI) for P1.36 billion.

AUB rural bank arm gets MB nod operation,” he added.

Si nce AU B acqu i red Angeles City-based RBA in July 2009, the rural bank has a lready returned to profitability and currently has 11 branches and other banking offices in Pampanga and Tarlac. RBA now has tota l assets of Php416.1 million and a net income of Php10.9 million as of December 31, 2012. bank/PAGE 16

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FIRST Gen Corporation has raised $250 million from the sale overseas of bonds that would mature in 10 years.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, First Gen said it priced the 10-year unsecured IOUs at a fixed rate of 6.5 percent per year. They will mature on October 9, 2013.

“The transaction garnered strong interest

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from offshore accounts in Asia and Europe, pricing tighter than guidance,” the Lopez-led company said.

It will use proceeds from the bond issuance to invest in power projects and general corporate purposes.

Deutsche Bank, HSBC and J.P. Morgan arranged the transaction. BDO Capital & Investment Corporation and Development

Bank of the Philippines served as domestic lead managers.

First Gen earlier said it will pursue the San Gabriel-Avion natural gas and several mini-hydro plants.

The San Gabriel-Avion project involves the construction of a 100-megawatt natural gas-fed generating facility. It is the first phase of the San Gabriel natural gas plant

in Batangas that will be ramped up by an additional 400 megawatts once the company secures a viable fuel supply.

Besides San Gabriel, First Gen will start putting up access roads to and from four run-of-river projects, namely the 30-megawatt Puyo and the 10-megawatt Cabadbaran plants in Agusan del Norte; and the 23-megawatt Bubunawan plant in Bukidnon.

Report: Blackberry in talks Cebu Pacific offers Japan seat sale for sale to Google, Cisco, SAP BLACKBERRY Ltd, on the block as its smartphone business struggles, is in talks with Cisco Systems, Google and SAP about selling them all or parts of itself, several sources close to the matter said.

Such a dea l wou ld be an a lternative to the prel i m i na r y a g re ement reached weeks ago with a group, led by BlackBerry’s biggest shareholder, Fairfax Financial Holdings, to take the company private for about $4.7 billion, a bid which has faced some skepticism because of f ina ncing questions.

The company, based in Waterloo, Ontario, has asked for preliminary expressions of interest from potential strategic buyers, which also

include Intel Corp and Asian companies LG and Samsung, by early next week.

It i s u nc le a r w h ic h

parties will bid, if any. But the potential technology buyers have been especially interested in BlackBerry’s

secure server network and patent portfolio, although doubts about the assets’ value google/PAGE 18

THE operator of Cebu Pacific on Friday said it will mount more flights to Japan earlier than planned amid growing demand from tourists.

In a statement, Cebu Air Inc (CEB) said it would operate daily Manila-Osaka-Manila flights starting December 20 this year.

The airline already flies between Manila and Osaka every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

The additional four weekly f lights will use Cebu Pacific’s modern Airbus A320 aircraft. This translates to an increase in seat capacity by 133 percent.

Osaka is the economic center of the Kansai region, and one of the most important cities in Japan.

“We are proud to offer more low-fare great-value flights to the Kansai region, as we continue with our commitment to boost tourism and trade between the Philippines and Japan,” Candice Iyog, Cebu Pacific vice president for marketing and distribution said.

The airline is holding a special Japan seat sale of P1 from October 4-7. The travel period is on January 1 to June 30, 2014.

Those traveling from November 1 to December 31, 2013 can buy tickets for P2,488 each. Quoted fares are exclusive of government taxes and fuel surcharges. After the seat sale, the lowest year-round fares start at P3,999.

CEB remains bullish about the expansion of its operations to more key cities in Japan, especially after the PhilippinesJapan Air Consultation Talks in Tokyo last month.

“The recently concluded air talks were very successful and will definitely pave the way for more direct linkages sale/PAGE 16

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DA acknowledges top corn producers O U T S TA N D I N G c o r n producing prov inces, municipalities and cities, along with corn coordinators and agricultural extension workers will be recognized during the first-ever National Qua lit y Corn Achievers Award to be held on Oct 23 in Tagaytay City.

A total P28.9 million worth of grants and cash prizes will be bestowed to five provinces, each receiving P3 M worth of project grant; 24 municipalities and cities, each receiving P500, 000 worth of project grant; five provincial coordinators, each receiving P20, 000 cash; 24 mu n icipa l /cit y cor n coordinators, P15, 000 cash; and 71 agricultural extension workers, P10, 000 cash.

A plaque and medal will also be given to the winners, the department said in a press release..

Pa nga si na n, Isabela , Occidenta l Mindoro, M is a m is Or ient a l, a nd Ag usa n del Nor te were selected as the top five corn producing provinces based on the quality and quantity of corn grains produced last year. “ The Corn Qua lit y Award aims to recognize local government units and

their respective agriculture of f ic ers a nd e x ten sion workers in the continued development of the country’s corn industry,” Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said.

T he 9 t h Ph i l ip pi ne National Congress which runs from Oct 22 to 25 will also be held in Tagaytay City.

The Congress w i l l showcase technolog y demonstration, exhibits of corn and other agricultural products, and technica l sessions on yel low a nd

white corn road map, soil ma na gement , l ive stock i ndu s t r y up d ate , f a r m mechanization, and ger mpl a sm te c h nolog y improvement.

P a r t i c ip a nt s i n t h e Cong ress i nclude US Embassy Manila Agricultural Counselor Philip Shu ll, Congress Committee on A g r ic u lt u re C h a i r m a n Mark Llandro Mendoza, DA Assistant Secretary and National Corn Program Coordinator Edilberto de Lu na, Cav ite Gover nor

Jonvic Remulla, Tagaytay City Mayor Agnes Tolentino, a nd t housa nds of cor n farmers and corn industry stakeholders.

From 2 0 0 0 to 2 011, the country’s production of yellow and white corn grew positively by an average annual rate of 3.85 percent.

Yellow corn accounts for about 50 percent of livestock feeds, while white corn is a food staple and alternative to rice, consumed by at least 14 million Filipinos nationwide.

(PNA)

DA orders temporary ban on import of Taiwanese poultry T H E Ag r icu lt u re Depa r t ment has imposed a temporary ban on t he importation of pou ltr y meat products, domestic and wild birds including day old chicks, eggs and semen from Taiwan following a Low Pathogenic Avian Inf luenza (LPAI) or bird f lu outbreak.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, through Memorandum No. 35, ordered the freeze on imports of poultry to prevent the entry of LPAI virus to the country and protect the health of the local poultry population.

The secretary has also ordered an immediate suspension of t he processi ng, eva luat ion of t he appl ic at ion a nd issua nce of Veterinary Quarantine Clearance (VQS/SPS) for the import of the said commodities.

DA Ve t e r i n a r y Q u a r a n t i n e Of f icers/Inspec tors at a l l major ports were directed to confiscate all shipments of poultry meat and similar products (with the exception of heat treated products) originating from Chinese Taipei into the country.

Dr. Ping Cheng-Yang, Director of the Animal Technology Institute, Ta iwa n, has recent ly conf i r med a bird f lu outbreak in Yuli, Hualien, Chinese Taipei in his official report to the World Organization for Animal Health.

The LPAI seroty pe H5N3 was isolated from a meat-type duck farm on July 16, 2013 and the National Laboratory (Animal Health Research Institute) confirmed the virus thru virological test and pathologenicity test on August 2, 2013. (PNA)

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THE Philippines may no longer have to import rice outside the World Trade Organization-imposed minimum access value that carry a higher tariff and makes the commodity more expensive to Filipino consumers, the Department of Agriculture, banking on good harvest to cover next year’s requirements, said.

Under its WTO commitments, the Philippines is bound to import 350,000 metric tons (MT) of MAV rice a year with a 40 percent tariff, but imports outside the MAV are slapped a 50 percent tariff.

To meet any production shortfall, the Philippines must import its staple food outside the MAV. “We can attain zero importation next year outside the MAV. So all importation will be done within it,” Agriculture Assistant Secretary and Rice Program (NRP) Coordinator Dante Delima said.

Even importers, citing good production levels on the domestic front, are not keen on taking advantage of the country-specific quota under the MAV, Delima noted. “The (rice trade) environment is not conducive for importation,” the Agriculture official added.

The Philippines imported 187,000 MT of rice under a government-to-government agreement with Vietnam’s Southern Food Corporation for its buffer stock requirement this year.

The balance—163,000 MT—would be bought under the MAV-CSQ. Delima noted the Philippine can reach its production target this year, based on results of NRP monitoring which cited total palay or paddy rice output of 8 million MT in the first half from 7.8 million MT a year earlier.

The Agriculture Department expects rice production to hit 20 million MT this year, surpassing the 18 million MT output last year. The target for 2014 was set at 21 million MT.

between the two countries. With more flights to the Philippines, we believe Japan can rival South Korea when it comes to foreign tourist arrivals,” Iyog said.

Cebu Pacific offers flights to 22 international destinations, namely Bali, Bangkok, Beijing, Brunei, Busan, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Incheon (Seoul), Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Osaka, Phuket, Shanghai, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei and Xiamen.

It also operates the most extensive network in the Philippines with 34 domestic destinations and hubs in Manila, Cebu, Clark, Kalibo, Iloilo and Davao.

The airline’s 47-strong fleet is comprised of 10 Airbus A319s, 27 A320s, two A330s and eight ATR-72 500 aircraft.

It is one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2013 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 15 more brand-new A320s, 30 A321neo aircraft, and four A330s.

Buys... from page 14

LTC’s locators, employees and the host cities of Lipa and Malvar.

Both parties look forward to a smooth transition for the industrial park’s new management and the new members of the board of

directors.

ACR said its wholly-owned subsidiar y ALC’s divestment from LiMA Land is in line with its decision to make power generation in Mindanao and other key areas of the Philippines the core focus of its business.

Property development will remain a part of ACR’s and the Alcantara Group’s portfolio.

AboitizLand, the real estate arm of the Aboitiz group, is the developer and operator of two economic zones -the Mactan Economic Zone II and the West Cebu Industrial Park in Balamban, Cebu. (PNA)

Bank... from page 14

The acquisitions of CBP and RBA, in addition to Asiatrust Development Bank and Cavite United Rural Bank, are expected to expand AUB’s customer reach, which now counts AUB’s 137 branches nationwide.

“We will open several more branches this year to reach out to more AUB clients nationwide,” AUB executive vice president Manuel Gomez said.

Coming on the heels of a successful public listing last M ay an d i t s re c e nt u p g r ad e into universal banking status, AU B h a s b e e n ag g r e s s i ve l y expanding its nationwide branch network and targets to grow its net work to 20 0 branc hes by 2014. (PNA)

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Piolo Pascual on son joining showbiz: ‘Pag-aaral muna talaga’ Piolo Pascual wants his son Iñigo to prioritize his studies over showbiz.

“He just did [a movie] because it was summer but there’s not going to be any promo kasi ang usapan namin we’re going to use the credential points for college so parang credit points ‘yun sa course na kukunin niya so pwede niyang gamitin ‘yun para sa scholarship, only for that.

Para sa akin pag-aaral muna talaga,” he said.

The actor is glad though that his son was given the opportunity to star in a movie. “He’s really happy, he never complains, and I’m happy na nakagawa siya ng pelikula. Di ko maisip na at this early nakagawa siya.”

PJ is doing a movie as well, starring

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alongside Toni Gonzaga. “Ah mabilis kami nagsho-shoot, almost half, we already shot, siyempre it’s exciting because the last time I work with her was Milan, nakakatuwa to be working with her again,” he shared.

On Toni, the actor said that he took notice of the actress’s evolution.

“Ibang Toni Gonzaga ang makikita niyo dito maski ako eh natutuwa ako sa kanya kasi parang how she’s being transformed, makikita mo talaga ‘yung growth niya as an actress. I’m happy because I’m working with her now at dito makikita talaga ng tao na she’s a good actress.”

Piolo ad m it ted t hat he t r ied courting Toni before when the latter was still starting out in show business.

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It goes without saying - the world does not need another Romeo And Juliet movie.

However, if we have to suffer through another big screen version of Romeo And Juliet, how bet ter than with an adaptation from the creator and writer of Dowtown Abbey and Academy Award winner Julian Fellowes?

Romeo and Juliet are star crossed lovers who end up dead at the end.

When t wo enemy fami l ies meet, forbidden love ensues. A William Shakespeare classic - which everyone who has a half a brain should know the ending to.

Nontheless, we’re betting that the movie is a big, fat box office bomb.

The preeminent big screen version of Romeo And Juliet was released in 1968 and was directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The film was nominated for the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars. But lost out to another British film, Oliver, in both categories.

The Juliet in this Romeo And Juliet is played by Hailee Steinfeld who earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for the remake of True Grit in 2010.

ROMEO & JULIET release date : october

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said Antonino.

She added that focus is now from page 13 turned to the implementation earned in the recent years will of post-conflict rehabilitation of not be lost because of this armed affected areas in Zamboanga, conflict,” said Antonino while adding particularly that the city suf fered that government is currently an estimated economic daily loss pursuing long-term and inclusive of P331.37 million pesos due to community transformation as a the crisis. means to recover from the damage “These are significant losses, but we believe that Zamboanga of the armed crisis.

She added that despite the city can overcome these given crisis, hope still looms in the horizon its strong capacity for growth,” for Mindanao, with the island said Antonino, while adding that cornering P80 billion of Board of Zamboanga Peninsula posted a Investment (BOI)-approved projects Gross Regional Domestic Product for the first half of this year, over (GRDP) of 12.4 percent last year, 960 percent up from the P7.6 billion the highest among 17 regions in investments posted in the same the country.

Mindanao business leaders period in 2012.

The establishment of power also called for Mindanawons to generation plants in the provinces of rely on its inherent strengths in Misamis Oriental and Davao del Sur order to weather this crisis. provide prime investments, which Ricardo Juliano, Vice President amounted to P57.7 billion. The of the Philippine Chamber of FDC Misamis Power Corporation Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said is building a 405-megawatt power that while the Zamboanga crisis plant in Misamis Oriental, while the will undeniably affect the image San Miguel Consolidated Power of Mindanao as an investment Corporation is constructing two destination, Mindanawons will 150-megawatt power plants in always bounce back, being resilient people.

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has managed the crisis, but A c c o r d i n g t o a n a l y s t s , stressed more needs to be done BlackBerry’s assets include a to rebuild the damage brought by shrinking yet well-regarded services the armed conflict. business that powers its security “In my opinion, this crisis was focused messaging system, worth managed decisively, and I am $3 billion to $4.5 billion; a collection glad that the government didn’t of patents that could be worth $2 give a ‘free pass’ to the rebels billion to $3 billion; and $3.1 billion similar to what happened during in cash and investments. the Kabatangan hostage-taking Adding to the company’s woes, incident in 2001, also in Zamboanga it’s likely to burn through almost $2 City,” he said. billion of its cash pile in the next Antonino said that while the year and a half, Bernstein analyst crisis may take a huge toll on Pierre Ferragu wrote on Thursday Zamboanga Peninsula’s tourism after studying the filing. industry, the sector is still in Private equity firms that have the upswing in some of parts of showed interest in BlackBerry – Mindanao. which also include Cerberus Capital “Mindanao’s private sector has Management – have asked the shown full support in keeping the company and its advisers to provide region’s tourism sector bullish, additional financial details about with last week’s launch of the its various business segments, two ‘Destination Mindanaw,’ a tour of the sources said. That process package to the island’s top tourist could take another few weeks, as attractions,” she said.

BlackBerry focuses on taking bids The private sector-led initiative from industry peers, the sources features Mindanao’s unique tourist said. destinations, which include lakes, In August, the company said waterfalls, beaches, eco-marine it was weighing its options, which parks, and heritage sites that will could include an outright sale, after be visited through an inter-regional Reuters first reported BlackBerry’s tour package. board was warming up to the “These initiatives indicateBRANCH that possibility of going private.

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Bukidnon... from page 13

Protection cluster with 11 other barangays in the city’s Basakan area.

In this cluster, city planners eyed to use strategies like increased agricultural crop production and productivity in support to food sufficiency and security and the provision of irrigation and post-harvest facilities, among others.

Dio said never in her life had any government representative asked her about how she felt about their plans.

“I don’t’ really mind. I would go on with my work, anyway.

What’s important is I can provide food for my family and have a portion of it sold in the market,” she added.

Land for food security According to city planners, of the city’s total land area of 108, 259 hectares, only 2,797 hectares in 2001 and 2,996 hectares in 2012–or an increase of seven percent— were identified under the Network of Protected Areas for Agricultural and Agroindustrial Development (NPAAD) or agricultural protected areas for food production.

In contrast, 2,350 hectares in 2000 and 9,052 hectares in 2012 were actually used for agri-industrial plantations for pineapple, rubber, banana and sugarcane. In those 12 years, land conversion rate rose by 285 percent.

Although not “expressed directly,” food security is among the key parameters used in the review of a town or city’s CLUP, said Jesrel Mangubat, officerin-charge of the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO).

He said the ordinary people’s stake in land use planning is crucial, especially in terms of securing food production for the population to eat in the next 10 years.

Among the issues raised during the public hearing for the proposed revision of Malaybalay’s CLUP was if the production of staple food crops from the city’s agriculture lands is sufficient to supply the city’s needs in the next 10 years.

CLUP as tool for compatibility Fo r ye a r s , M a n g u b a t had been tasked to lead the secretariat of the Provincial Land Use Committee (PLUC), which is a committee helping the provincial board committee on zoning and human settlement review the CLUPs of the province’s 20 towns and two cities.

He said the CLUP is an allotment of land resources – how large and which parts will be allotted for what use – in the future.

Mangubat noted that people should be concerned about the CLUP because it is not only about dividing the city into zones for such sake.

“Food (security) is a major consideration in the CLUP. Everybody is concerned about this,” he said, adding that the CLUP is also used as basis for a zoning ordinance and as guide for government regulators and private landowners.

The CLUP and the zoning ordinance, for example, will protect people in residential

areas away from incompatible activities like piggeries and poultr y farms, Mangubat explained.

He also stressed that CLUP is a tool to check compatibility of uses.

T h ere are re s i d e nt i a l areas where commercial and institutional establishments maybe allowed, but not heavy industries, Mangubat said.

Different tasks Mangubat said the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), the lead government agency in terms of land use planning, has set various parameters to review land use plans.

The PPDO, for instance, is tasked to check if the CLUP conforms with or is in harmony with the development thrust of the province.

The Provincial Agriculture Office, another member of the 11-member PLUC, should check if irrigated and irrigable lands are delineated in the CLUP and if development expansion areas are within the NPAAD-identified area “to ensure the efficient use of land for agriculture and agro-industrial development and promote sustainable growth.”

Aside from NPAAD, the CLUP should also reflect the Strategic Agri-Fisheries Development Zone.

For the Depar tment of Environment and Natural Resources, it is tasked to check if present and proposed development areas are free from legal and environmental constraints and if there are i n c o n s i s te n c i e s b et we e n development and protected areas.

Another core environmental concern is the viability of proposed waste disposal sites and waste management in general.

Of the city’s total land area of 108, 259 hectares, around 17 percent or 17,815 hectares are primary forest areas and around 15 percent or 15,453 hectares are secondary forests, PPDO data showed.

In the preparation of the CLUP, Mangubat said local planners must also factor in agrarian reform considerations, such as lands subject for reclassification from agriculture to other uses, among others.

A dozen other parameters from the Department of Trade and Industry, the provincial engineers’ office, the Department of Tourism and the Department of the Interior and Local Government are used in the review.

But for farmers like Dolores Dio in Barangay Sinanglanan, for as long as the government keeps the irrigation operational and “the fertilizers cheap,” they will continue farming in their village.

“Whatever CLUP means, as long as the government keeps rice and corn lands for rice and corn only, I will be okay with that,” she added.

She said the government should not allow pineapple and banana plantations into these areas “unless if these crops could be eaten for breakfast.” “ The people here are satisfied in farming rice and corn,” she said.

But Dio expressed worry about the changing climate or

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environmental condition, which she conceded is beyond her control. When typhoon Pablo struck the village last December, nothing was left of her farm.

“No amount of farmer’s effort can stop that. I hope they considered that, too, [in the CLUP],” she said.

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expansion of poultry production specifically in farm inputs, construction of new hotel and development of new establishments.

Engr. Cecilio Clarete, chief economic development specialist of National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), said that last year there were extraordinary investments poured in Misamis Oriental such as the expansion and procurement of additional equipment for the beverage production plant in Villanueva, development of new real estate lessors, and on-going construction and expansion of tourism and business-related facilities like the Centrio Ayala mall.

This year’s record also noted a huge drop of about 90% in Bukidnon’s total investments.

The province was last year’s top gainer.

Clarete said investments in Bukidnon last year were also brought about by the construction of hydropower plants in Valencia City as well as the expansion of banana, pineapple and carrot production area, building improvement and acquisition of machineries related to the production of these products.

In Misamis Occidental, the major investments include development of passenger terminal building, hospital buildings, new commercial buildings, additional capital infusion on trucking and hauling services, and establishment of pension house.

The second major contributor this year was Bukidnon sharing 30 percent at P227.29 million with expansion of cut flower production in Manolo Fortich and additional facility on sugar milling comprising majority of the investments.

Lanao del Norte ranked third with P159.05 million or 21 percent share. These investments constituted expansion of a cement company including installation of bag loading system and screw compressor in Kiwalan, Iligan City; expansion of coffee production in Panoroganan, Iligan City; improvement of hotel, bank, power plant facilities, commercial buildings and ecotourism park.

Camiguin, on the other hand, recorded P24.35 million most of which were poured in the development of new resorts and establishment of new transportation services comprised majority of the investments in Camiguin.

But on a year-to-year basis, the investments monitored by DTI for the second quarter of 2013 is lower by 92 percent compared to the P9.81 billion generated in the same quarter in 2012.

However, Clarete disclosed that the DTI is expecting more investments in the region towards the remaining quarters of 2013.

Power... from page 13

start before the end of the year, will connect Koronadal City to the municipality of Tupi in South Cotabato.

Socoteco 1 serves Koronadal City, eight towns in South Cotabato province and the municipality of Lutayan in Sultan Kudarat.

Tupi town is part of the franchise area of the electric cooperative’s counterpart South Cotabato 2 Electric Cooperative (Socoteco 2).

Tudio said the project cost, based on the capital expenditure or capex application earlier submitted

by Socoteco 1 to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), was pegged at around P39 million.

The second 69-kV line, which has an estimated cost of P40 million, will be installed along the boundary of Norala town in South Cotabato and Isulan town in Sultan Kudarat.

Isulan, which is the capital town of Sultan Kudarat province, is served by the Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (Sukelco).

Tudio said the project was scheduled for implementation by next year to complement with the installation of the line connection between Koronadal City and Tupi town.

“These projects will mainly loop our transmission lines and provide alternative connections to power sources in the area,” he said in a briefing.

He explained that the connection through Tupi town will link up the area to power sources in Sarangani Province and parts of the Davao area while the Isulan facility will provide additional linkages to sources in Northern Mindanao.

“This way, our power supplies will be secured in case something goes wrong in either side of the transmission lines,” he explained.

Tudio said the approval of the projects are still pending with the ERC but said they already submitted the required justifications and conducted hearings on the matter.

Following the approval of its ERC application, he said Socoteco 1 will immediately process the funding of the project through a bank loan.

“There are a number of banks offered to finance the projects but the selection will be done through a bidding sanctioned by the ERC,” Tudio added.(PNA)

Hyundai... from page 14

will judge base on the project they have developed,” Perez noted.

She added that top winners of the summit will be automatic college scholars of Hyundai. ”We want to give opportunity to those brightest and underprivileged because we want them to become scientists, because that is what the country lacks,” said the HARI chief.

“These young children only need opportunity; they only need directions. Just give them the hope and courage and push them.”

Meanwhile, the boot camp slated this week is the first batch of Hyundai New Thinker Summit.

HFI is looking forward to extend the boot camp to other regions as the chosen 40 public high schools came from Metro Manila, Region III and IV. The Hyundai New Thinker Summit is also a partnership of HFI with the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute which is the government’s arm in providing scholarships, awards, and grants and developing, implementing, and supporting programs to promote science and technology in the country. (PNA)

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Pacers, Rockets to arrive in Manila on Monday for preseason game MANILA, Oct. 5 (PNA) -- Two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams are expected to arrive in Manila on Monday morning, three days ahead of their scheduled preseason game at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Media Affairs Division on Saturday said the Indiana Pacers and Houston Rockets will arrive on board two chartered flights, with one arriving at 6:55 a.m., while the other at 10 a.m.

More than 100 top NBA executives and staff have earlier arrived in the country.

The Pacers-Rockets game on Oct. 10 will mark the NBA’s first preseason game in Southeast Asia.

In the NBA website, Commissioner David Stern said the Pacers-Rockets game is part of the league’s comprehensive global games schedules that will see eight NBA teams play in eight cities in six countries for October.

“Our game in Manila is an exciting opportunity to connect with the passionate basketball fans in the Philippines and across Southeast Asia... The Philippines is an ideal setting for the Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers to take part in a showcase of our game and give fans in the region an authentic NBA experience,” Stern said.

The Houston Rockets will be led by NBA All-Star James Harden, the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft and 2012 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year; and Jeremy Lin, the league’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent.

The Indiana Pacers roster includes 2009 Kia NBA Most Improved Player Danny Granger, and NBA All-Stars Paul George, Roy Hibbert, and David West.

The NBA said teams such as the Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Wizards will also see action in the first-ever NBA preseason games to be held in Brazil, and in the cities of Bilbao, Spain and Manchester, England. It will also include games in Beijing and Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; and Istanbul Turkey.

To date, the NBA has staged 138 preseason and regular-season games in 19 countries and territories across Europe, the Americas and Asia since 1978.

The NBA said the league has roots in the Philippines dating back to 1979 when the then Washington Bullets played an exhibition game against the Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars in Quezon City.

The NBA shows 30 regular season games on TV each week and offers a version of NBA.com and social media platforms targeted to users in the Philippines. The Philippines tops the list of countries following the NBA on Facebook and Twitter outside the United States.

In addition, each year the NBA conducts local events in the Philippines, including the Jr. NBA program, which has reached more than 60,000 students, parents and coaches over the past five years, and NBA 3X, the league’s global fan development event.(PNA) JBP/RTA

Jaworski announces equestrian team Home favorite Feng storms to 2nd place composition to Myanmar SEA Games MANILA, Oct. 4(PNA)-Equestrianne Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski who was elected as International Olympic Committee (IOC) member last month in Buenos Aires, Argentina and an officer of the Equestrian Federation of the Philippines on Friday announced the composition of the country's equestrian team on Friday's SCOOP session at Kamayan Restaurant at Padre Faura.

Jaworski, the 2002 Busan Asian Games gold medalist in South Korea and flag bearer to the Philippines in the 2010 Asian Games edition, will not compete in this year’s Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar since she is concentrating on her role as a neophyte IOC representative. ”We have been very thorough in choosing our candidates and I told them since they are our country’s representatives, they must do and show their very best because no less than a gold medal is being eyed by the Philippine Olympic Committee and Philippine Sports Commission Task Force as the passport to the biennial regional games,” she said.

In the 2011 SEAG in Indonesia, the Filipino horse riders won one gold and two silvers.

This time, Jaworski said the youthful chosen trio of Diego Eduardo Virata, Camilla Lastilla and Andrea Sophia Belofsky who will participate in showjumping should better the medal record

Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski

of the previous competitors although there might be unforeseen situations that may not hamper along the way. ”They’re quite young; Virata is 20, Lastilla is 19 and Andrea is only 16 but they have trained well and have participated in a few outings abroad. Even if they ride on borrowed horses which the host country will provide, I hope they will be able to make the proper adjustments since they have gone up to higher level than the SEA Games,” she added.

The team manager is Steven Virata and the coach is likely to be an American, while the venue of the competition will be at Nawpyitaw.

Speaking about her new life in the international sports arena, Jaworski said she realized the gravity of duty as well as the opportunity to help Philippine sports, not necessarily on financial matters but rules, regulations decisionmaking in governance. ”I have plenty of things to read, learn and imbibe on IOC to become effective.

There’s a lot of paperworks and studying while I travel at the behest of the IOC,” said the former TV host, actress, model and athlete.

"Of course, it entails sacrifices on my part but gradually, it should be a blessing for the country and the world as well where only 112 members have been elected to the august body.”

Another SCOOP guest , Jun Veloso of the Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines (ASAPHIL) operations manager told the forum that his association is holding a women’s intercollegiate tournament on Oct. 27 a secondary schools competition and later an Asian softball joust in Dec. (PNA) HBC/LOR

at Reignwood LPGA Classic

BEIJING, Oct. 4 (PNA/Xinhua) -Rolex R ankings No. 9 and home favorite Feng Shanshan climbed to the second place with a bogey-free 9-under 64 in the second round of the inaugural Reignwood LPGA Classic here on Friday.

No. 26 Jessica Korda shot a 5-under 68 to claim the second-round lead and the American's two-day total of 14-under par leads Feng and No. 3 Stacy Lewis by two shots.

Feng made history last year when she captured the Wegmans LPGA Championship title, becoming the first Chinese golfer - male or female - to win a major championship.

Feng's performance gave the Chinese crowd at Pine Valley Golf Club plenty to cheer about.

She said the pressure of performing for the Chinese fans held her back in the first round but went all out on Friday to give herself sound form.

The inaugural Reignwood LPGA Classic is LPGA' s first trip to the capital of China.

In conjunction with the China Golf Association and the CLPGA, the Pine Valley Golf Club play host to 81 LPGA and CLPGA players who will compete over 72 holes for a total prize money of 1.8 million U.S. dollars. (PNA/ Xinhua) HBC/RSM