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‘Sekyu’ ordinance A CAGAYAN de Oro city councilor here is pressing for the approval of the proposed ‘security guard ordinance” that would compel establishments to hire private security guards as a deterrent to the commission of crimes.

City Councilor Ramon Tabor, chair of the city council’s committee on police, fire, and public safety, said that the “security guard ordinance” is necessary to address the growing number of robbery cases in this trading hub of Northern Mindanao.

“The other urban centers in the country have now implemented an approved ordinance that requires the services of private security guards to secure establishments”, Tabor said.

Tabor cited the case in Cebu City, where the City Mayor ordered the closure of a courier firm after he noticed during an inspection that the firm failed to engage the services of private security guards during office hours.

Climate change MOLAVE, Zamboanga del Sur -- An Advocacy Forum on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation was held here on Sept. 11 at Molave Vocational Technical School attended by officers of the Supreme Student Government (SSG) and 2nd Year Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE) students Major in Social Studies from the Western Mindanao State University, Molave Campus.

Nilo C. Villarubia, SSG adviser said the young leaders will re-echo and share what they have learned from the forum, as advocates and members of the “I am a Climate Change-Resilient Youth” group.

“Education is the key to the kind of life you want to live and the kind of person you want to be,” quoted Dr. Regina A. Menioria as saying.

She represented the school principal, Mr. Samson V. Acapulco.

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Investments in Normin surge by 587% in 2Q R

By APIPA P. BAGUMBARAN Contributor

EGION 10 attracted a total of P5.26 billion of investments in the second quarter of 2014, up by 587 percent compared to the P765.83 million recorded in the same quarter in 2013, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in the region said.

ALL-NEW HONDA BRIO. Honda Philippines launches one of its smallest models, the All-New Honda Brio, at the Cagayan de Oro’s Ayala Centrio last Saturday. photo by shaun alejandrae yap uy

Honda brings smallest car model in Cagayan de Oro

Engr. Cecilio Clarete, chief economic development specialist of NEDA-10, said the surge was brought about by the dramatic increase of 3,063 percent in the value of investments generated by Misamis Oriental during the quarter compared to the same period last year.

Misamis Oriental which contributed 66 percent to the total regional investments generated P3.46 billion during the quarter.

Major investments in the province included the expansion of the petroleum depot in Cagayan de Oro and construction surge/PAGE 11

By IRENE DAYO, Staff Writer with Philippine News Agency

HONDA Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) has brought to Cagayan de Oro City one of its smallest car models, the All-New Honda Brio.

In a launching ceremony held Saturday at the Ayala Centrio, the All-New Honda Brio was unveiled sporting with 4-cylinder 1.3-liter i-VTEC engine that delivers a maximum power output of 100 ps at 6000 rpm, making it the most powerful in its segment.

The launching event was held

simultaneously with the national launching of Honda’s two new models—the All-New Honda Brio and Honda Brio Amaze—during the 5th Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS) held at the World Trade Center from September 18 to September 21.

“These cars were specifically developed to match the evolving needs of our customers, so that we RAIN OR SHINE. A vendor braves the rain brought about by Tropical Mario as he sells taho (soft silken tofu) in Barangay Diego Silang can help them achieve personal Storm in Butuan City. mindanews photo by erwin mascarinas honda/PAGE 11

Study: Minimum wage cause unemployment

By MICHAEL L UY, Contributor

DAVAO del Norte -- A study on jobs challenges conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) stressed that minimum wage policy reduced employment in the country.

“Minimum wage reduces

demand for workers in small firms; decreases the chances of the young, female, loweducated and inexperienced workers being hired; and raising it results in lower household income,” said Dr. Vicente Paqueo, visiting

senior research fellow of PIDS and one of the authors of the Labor Policy Analysis for Jobs Expansion and Development.

Paqueo explained that they found these through clear evidences from impact studies on household income and p over ty incidence, wage/PAGE 11

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Advocacy campaign vs prostitution set I N c e l e b r at i o n o f t h e International Day of No Prostitution (IDNP), the People Working Against Prostitution (PWAP), a network of academicians, government offices, non-government offices, religious groups, and people

or g a n i z at i on s , w i l l b e holding a Walk-and-Zumba Dance Against Prostitution Advocacy Campaign on October 5, 2014 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Rotonda, Limketkai Mall, Cagayan de Oro City.

The program will

start with a registration at 3:00 p.m. at the Kiosko Kagawasan, Divisoria. The parade shall start at 4:00 p.m. and the route will be from Kisoko Kagawasan to Corrales Avenue to Luna Street to Osmena Street and lastly, to Rotonda, Limketkai

Mall, Limketkai Drive. A 30-minute advocacy program of the PWAP shall be held at the Rotonda at 5:00 p.m. and this shall be followed by a Zumba dance at 5:30 p.nm.

The (IDNP) is an awareness day that was

f irst obs er ve d b ack in 2002 at California, USA and Melbourne, Au. It is then celebrated yearly, on October 5, so as to help oppose prostitution.

In C ag ay an d e O ro City, bars, nightclubs and such establishments are

encouraged to stop their operations and local sex workers are advised to sacrifice their earnings on that specific day. A proclamation order on this has been issued by the city hall during the time of mayor Tinnex Jaraula.

Gold-rush brgy residents go into farming

By JEANEVIVE D. ABANGAN, Contributor

C O M P O S T E L A Va l l e y -- Aside from smalls cale mining, residents o f g o l d - r u s h b a r a n g ay Mt. Diwata are drawing income from farming and tree planting.

Guesting Thursday in DXRD Sonshine Radio over Pakigsayod sa Kinaiyahan, Mt.Diwata Punong Brg y Pedro Samiliano revealed that some residents in his barangay are into banana production particularly

Cardava, making use of the rich fertile mountainous areas of the barangay.

He also revealed that “Sayote” yields high along with other vegetables which he said grow favorably in Mt. Diwata g i v e n t h e c o o l c l i m at e similar with that in Baguio City.

“Walay kalahian ang klima sa Baguio ug sa Mt. D i w at a ,” h e s a i d w h i l e a l s o l o ok i ng at B ag u i o

City as a model for Mt. Diwat a to venture into agricultural production on top of small-scale mining.

Barangay Mt. Diwata lies in a 729-hectare land area within the 8,100-hectare Diwalwal Mineral Reservation Area ( DM R A ) . D i w at a i s a component barangay of Monkayo in Compostela Valley Province.

Meanwhile, Samiliano also said that the barangay government is c u r re nt l y t e n d i n g t o a small fishpond of tilapia using the spring water of L ant aw an w ate rshe d at t he upst re am of Nab o c River and that he made it sure that the fishpond would have no mercur y contamination.

O n T h u r s d a y ’s 3 r d quarter meeting of the Program Monitoring Coordination Center of the National Task Force

Diwalwal (PMCC NTFD), Samiliano requested the Department of Agriculture to extend technical assistance to the new a qu a c u ltu re ve ntu re of the barangay.

On the other hand, ab out 1 2 , 0 0 0 s e e d l i ng s o f Na r r a a n d F a l c a t a s trees have been planted and grown as part of the reforestation effort of the municipal government of Monkayo after the town was hit by Typhoon Pablo.

Samiliano said the s e e d l i ng s we re pl ante d through cash-for-work, mobilizing 150 typhoon Pablo residents paid P226 per day with funds coming from the Department of L abor and Employment (DOLE) XI. The barangay gover nment has t aske d the purok leaders to see to it that planted tree are nurtured well, he said.

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PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III said a big foreign bank has broached the idea of transforming the Philippine peso into a global currency just like the United States dollar.

During his meeting with the Filipino community in this city Wednesday night, the President told his “bosses” that the proposal reaffirmed the strong confidence of foreign investors in the Philippine economy.

“Nagulat po ako nang ang isang bangkong malaki ang nagsabi sa atin baka dapat raw ho i-globalize na natin ang peso. Sabi ko, ‘Globalize the peso?’ Ibig hong sabihin noon, magiging currency na parang dolyar, itini-trade ng ibang bansa,” the President said.

The President said he was curious if this was possible and had tasked Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima to look into it.

“Ang punto lang ho dito, ‘di ko akalaing may magmumungkahi sa ating gano’n kaganda na at kabango ang Pilipinas, na mayroon nang maglalagay ng kanilang puhunan sa ating salapi dahil may tiwala sa atin na

may katatagan ang ating ekonomiya, ang ating bansa, at ang ating pananalapi,’ the President said.

He told the Filipino community that he had attended at least 41 e n g a g e m e nt s s i n c e h e started his visits to Spain, Belgium and France. The President is on his second day here and is expected to hold more business meetings with leading France-based corporations.

Aside from economic growth, the President also shared to some 700 excited Filipinos here the other reforms the Philippines has been experiencing since he assumed office in 2010, such as the following: The President said he was set to hold at least 40 more engagements during his visit here as well as in Germany and the United States. Prior to that, Aquino visited Spain and Belgium where he met with highranking officials, including the European Union leaders.

During his meeting with French President Francois Hollande at Elysee Palace he re, Aqu i no s ai d t he Philippines is now open for

business, citing economic growth of 7.2 percent. The Philippine government is

aiming for economic growth of between 7 and 8 percent in 2015.

THE country’s rural banking sector posted a total loan portfolio growth of 6.5 percent in the first quarter at P137.89 billion from P129.47 billion the same period last year.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) noted the smaller banks’ total loan portfolio also increased 4.63 percent compared to the previous quarter ending in December 2013.

The loans extended by rural banks and cooperative banks accounted for 2.75 percent of the entire banking industry’s total loan portfolio amounting to P5 trillion as of end-March.

In a statement released

last week, the BSP said rural banks and cooperative banks’ soured assets totaled P18.11 billion as of end-March this year. This is higher than last year’s P17.25 billion and P17.31 billion of the previous quarter.

Data from the BSP said this is the third straight quarter that rural banks’ non-performing loans (NPLs) have increased. “However, taken as a percentage of their total loan portfolio, NPLs have largely been stable on a quarter-on-quarter basis,” said the BSP. As of end-March, rural banks and cooperative banks’ gross NPL increased to 13.14 loan/PAGE 11

Maybank seeks merger and/or acquisitions THE Philippine unit of Malaysia’s largest bank, Malayan Banking Bhd., is holding preliminary talks with merger and acquisition targets to expand its domestic business, particularly consumer lending, its top official said.

The move is in line with Maybank’s plans to widen its exposure in the region.

“There’s a real seriousness in the group’s intention to look for opportunities to scale

up via acquisition or merger,” Maybank Philippines Inc CEO Herminio Famatigan Jr. told reporters late on Thursday, adding the lender has had exploratory talks.

“If we’re going to buy a bank, it’s going to be a bank that complements what we do or fits the business model we have,” he said, adding that Maybank Philippines has a strong consumer business.

The bank’s consumer loans portfolio surged 41 percent

in the first six months of the year, eclipsing the 40 percent rise it recorded for the entire 2013, said Famitagan.

Si nce st ar t i ng lo c a l operations in 1997, Maybank Philippines has set up 80 branches nationwide. It has yet to acquire or merge with a local lender. “ We’ v e s e e n s o m e consolidation but we’ve not seen enough consolidation.

More and more, banking r e q u i r e s s c a l e ,” s a i d

Famitagan.

The Philippines central bank has encouraged consolidation in the industry to strengthen local financial institutions, ahead of a planned partial integration of Southeast Asian economies due to begin by the end of next year.

Countries in the 10-nation alliance are keen to build national champions to bolster their banking systems.

(Reuters)

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CorporateWorld 5 Smart unveils anti-scam campaign monday|September 22, 2014

SMART Communications, Inc. is fortifying its efforts against unscrupulous scams ahead of the Christmas season.

According to Smart, the most common complaint against text scam involves Pasaload, a service that allows subscribers to transfer load credits to others.

“Scammers have been misleading our subscribers into transferring load credits to them, by saying the subscribers need to send a particular code to 808, our Pasaload number, in order to get prizes, refunds, discounts,

or free prepaid load. Then the scammers would sell this load to others. This is why we decided to institute additional security measures involving Pasaload,” said Smart public affairs head Ramon Isberto.

Smar t now re quires subscribers to confirm Pasaload requests to make sure they are aware of the transaction. If subscribers send an SMS to 808, Smart sends a message informing them that they are about to transfer load to another person. Load will only be transferred once the subscribers send “yes” to

SM, Robinsons malls on alert for public-service needs in flood-affected areas

By Krista Montealegre, InterAksyon.com

WHEN there are rains and floods everywhere, what’s the next best option to staying home? Seeking shelter in malls. And the country’ leading mall operators - SM, Robinsons and Ayala Land served notice they are ready for that contingency.

SM Supermalls issued a press statement Friday mor ning t hat t he y are “continuously monitoring the situation in affected areas,” after Metro Manila

and parts of Luzon awoke to massive flooding from heavy monsoon rains overnight induced by tropical storm Mario.

“Our malls will open in public service to our immediate communities,” said the statement by Steven Tan, SVP for Operations of SM Supermalls.

All Robinsons Malls were on normal operation Saturd ay, according to alert/PAGE 11

808 within 15 minutes.

The same security feature is now in place for Sun Cellular’s Give-A-Load transactions.

If Sun subscribers do not confirm their Give-A-Load request within 15 minutes, the transaction request will expire.

“This is to ensure that subscribers do not transfer load unwittingly. With this

additional security feature, we are expecting to further bring down cases of Pasaload scams,” Isberto said.

“Still we would like to remind our subscribers to be wary of strangers texting or calling them about rewards like raffle prizes. The general rule of thumb is, if you don’t know the person getting in touch with you and if that

person or organization is using an 11-digit number, be extra vigilant,” he added.

Isberto also said that Smart continues to coordinate closely with the National Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s Commission (NTC) and police authorities to prevent scammers from victimizing more subscribers.

Smart subscribers are

encouraged to report scam attempts and incidents to the company by calling hotline *888 using their mobile phone or sending a message to the @smartcares Twitter account. They may also report scammers to the NTC One Stop Public Assistance Center by calling 9213521 or 9267722, or sending an email to ospac@ntc.gov.ph.

Hyundai sales up 10% in August SALES of Hyundai cars grew a modest 10 percent in August with total sales of 2,073 units compared to its year-ago level of 1,877 units only.

The positive performance in August has brought the Januar y-August sales of Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI) to 15,676 units or 7 percent higher than the 14,713 units sold in the same January-August period last year.

HARI President and CEO Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo said the passenger car (PC) segment fueled Hyundai’s over-all sales performance.

The passenger car segment posted 21 percent year-onyear growth in August with 1,526 units sold.

Backed by Hyundai’s Best of Deals campaign, the sub-

compact EON scored 44 percent sales growth, while, Accent further built the PC sales track with 54 percent sales growth in August.

T h e G e n e s i s C oup e

jumped 200 percent yearon-year growth. Improved August sales lifted year-todate PC sales to 10,833 units, 22 percent up compared to the same period last year.

The light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment, however, failed to keep up with the PC category’s strong growth for the month of August.

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here is a congressional move seeking to exempt start-up enterprises from all national and local taxes for the first two years of their operation to help them get organized and establish their business operations and market base.

Rep. Mark Villar (Lone District, Las Piñas City) said his tax-exemption proposal embodied in House Bill 4902 will give start-up enterprises the proper time to stand on their own.

It is one laudable measure that should be passed by Congress as it encourages individuals or firms to start a business capitalizing on developing a product or service for which they believe is in demand for economic growth.

“Due to limited revenue or high costs, most of these small scale operations are not sustainable in the long term without government support or without additional funding from venture capitalists,” said Villar.

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hink a minute…There’s a stor y about a man and woman who had been married for over 60 years.

They had shared and talked about almost ever ything.

But the wife had kept a special box in her closet.

She had asked her husband never to open it or even ask her about it.

Then one day, the old woman got ver y sick and the doctor said she would never recover. Her husband began to sort through all of his wife’s belongings.

When he found the box, he brought it to his wife’s bedside. She agreed that it was finally time he knew what was in the box. Her hu s b an d op e n e d it an d found 2 little handkerchiefs and a stack of money totaling $25,000!

His wife explained: “When we were married, my grandmother told me that the secret of a happy marriage was to never disagree or argue. She told me that if I ever got angr y with you I should just keep quiet and sew a handkerchief.” The old man was so touched and moved he had to hold back the tears. Only 2 handkerchiefs were in the box. He almost burst with joy and pride that in over 60 years she had only

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b e e n ang r y w it h h i m 2 times! “Dear,” he said, “that explains the handkerchiefs, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?” She answered: “Oh, that’s the money I made from selling all the other handkerchiefs.”

Well, that’s definitely an interesting way to keep peace in your marriage, and make $25,000 at the same t ime! But t hat husb and probably wondered what he had done to make his wife angry so many times!

He’d always thought they had a close marriage.

B ut i t w a s n’t b a s e d o n the truth. Obviously, they had not been completely honest with each other.

Instead of sharing their real feelings, they had built a wall between them—a wall of handkerchiefs.

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editorial percent in 2013 despite the impact of typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) and other natural disasters. Fur thermore, i t c i t e d t h e c o u nt r y ’s st rong m a c ro e c on om i c fundamentals supported domestic demand and shielded the economy from the lingering weakness of the global economy.

Robust performance of consumption fueled by strong remittances and services, supported by investment and manufacturing expansion, boosted growth.

The Tax emption measure provides that it is the declared policy of the State to foster national development and promote inclusive growth by encouraging the creation of enterprises that facilitate job creation, production, innovation and trade in the country.

Since the State is tasked to provide incentives to e nc ou r age and re move constraints to the start up,

incubation and development of e nte r pr is e s and t he proliferation of a more entrepreneurial culture in Philippine society. There is a need to hasten the i mpl e me nt at i on of t he proposed measure.

The bill refers to “Startup Enterprises” as newly registered businesses engaged in industry, agribusiness and/ or services, whether a single proprietorship, cooperative, partnership or corporation.

A start-up enterprise shall be exempt from all national and local taxes for the first two years of its operation provided that it is not an affiliate, a subsidiary, or a franchise of any existing company.

In the case of a s o l e propr i e t or s h ip or partnership, the proprietor or the partners of the start-up enterprise shall not have any previous or other existing registered companies, partnership or businesses,

the bill provides.

Lastly, in the case of a corporation, each stockholder of the start-up enterprise shall have at least a five percent share in stocks and the corporation shall have no nominal stockholders or stockholders holding the shares in trust for others.

Furthermore, all stockholders of the start-up enterprise shall not have held shares of any previous or existing corporation with at least a five percent share therein, nor registered any former or existing sole proprietorship or partnership, the bill also provides.

The bi l l assi g ns t he Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industr y (DTI) and Securities and Exchange C om m i s s i on ( SE C ) , t o promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the Act not later than 30 days upon its effectivity.

This is a most welcome development to boost the Filipino’s entrepreneurial spirit.

Protecting Our Women and Children Against Violence (Part 2)

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n a previous article, we reported about the progress of SAGIP, a project initiated in 1998 by the Zonta Club of Muntinlupa and Environs in collaboration with the City Government of Muntinlupa.

SAGIP (which stands for Saklolo at Gabay ng Ina at Pamilya) sought to address the problems of violence against women and children. SAGIP established a 24/7 crisis center which provided victims with emergency shelter, me dic a l, psycho-s o ci a l and even legal assistance.

SAGIP also networked with Muntinlupa’s public schools and the barangays in order to heighten awareness of this social problem and to prevent or mitigate their occurrence.

15 years later, Zonta International conferred on S AG I P t he S e r v i c e Recognition Award during Zonta’s recent international convention in Orlando, Florida. SAGIP bested 99 other Zonta service projects worldwide!

The article elicited quite a number of comments and queries. But the fundamental questions centered on “why”.

Why do cases of violence against women and children occur in the first place? Why are cases under-reported?

Why are victims still reluctant to come out?

In a recent exclusive on “Imbestigador”, veteran broadcaster Mike Enriquez reported on the ordeal of a

23 year old who suffered all forms of physical indignities at the hands of her former boyfriend. She managed to escape and her tormentor was eventually brought to justice. But she is only one of the very few who have managed to get away. How many more like her continue to suffer?

Domestic violence has many forms. While the most common are the cases of physical violence, domestic violence has now been broadly defined to include acts of sexual (marital rape), verbal, emotional or economic abuse committed against the partner or other members of the family or household.

Psychiatrist Toby D. Goldsmith of Emor y University Hospital explains w h at c au s e s d o m e s t i c violence.

“Domestic violence may start when one partner feels the need to control and dominate the other. Abusers may feel this need to control their partner because of low self-esteem, extreme jealousy, difficulties in regulating anger and other strong emotions, or when they feel inferior to the other partner in education and socioeconomic background. Some men with very traditional beliefs may think they have the right to control women, and that women aren’t equal to men.”

Dr. Goldsmith further explains:

“Studies suggest that violent behavior often is caused by an interaction of situational and individual factors. That means that abusers learn violent behavior from their family, people in their community and other cultural influences as they grow up. They may have seen violence often or they may have been victims themselves.”

Dr. Goldsmith added: “Children who witness or are the victims of violence may learn to believe that violence is a reasonable way to resolve conflict between people. Boys who learn than women are not to be valued or respected and who see violence directed against women are more likely to abuse women when they grow up. Girls who witness domestic violence in their families of origin are more likely to be victimized by their own husbands.”

D r. G o l d s m it h a l s o explained that in many cases alcohol and other chemical substance may aggravate violent behavior.

B u t w hy a r e m a ny cases of domestic violence unreported? Recent international media articles rep or ted the case of a professional football player who has habitually made a punching bag of his partner.

The case could have gone unreported had the last punching episode (which occurred inside an elevator)

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not been caught on CCTV. Several studies attribute the reluctance of abused female partners to “financial or familial dependence on the abusive partner, the tendency to excuse or normalize the partner’s violence with the reasoning that the partner really loves them, and even, self-blaming.”

Studies also disclosed that family members, other that the abused party, are normally reluctant to report because of fear and shame that results from abuse within families and relationships. They tend to treat domestic abuse as “internal family matter”.

All the foregoing underscore the need for more intensive raising of awareness about this social malaise. All the foregoing underscore the need for intervention by more groups like SAGIP in more cities and more municipalities in the country.

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SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN ENJOINS ALL LGUS IN MISOR TO SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT THE ABOT – ALAM PROGRAM VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ and Provincial Board Members Bing F. Dumadag (2nd from right) and Mercy Grace J. Acain (extreme right) present a Resolution enjoining all LGUs in the Province to support and implement the Abot – Alam Program to Commissioner Dingdong Dantes. Mr. Dantes is the Commissioner at large of the National Youth Commission.

MISAMIS ORIENTAL – During the 32nd Regular Session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in Kaulayanan, Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ authored a resolution enjoining all Local Government Units in the Province to support and implement the Abot – Alam Program.

Abot – Alam Program is a national strategy to organize efforts in integrating programs for outof-school youth (OSYs) with the vision of providing them opportunities for education, training, entrepreneurship, possible career and employment and ultimately helping them become productive and creative citizens.

The program is not only limited to OSYs. It also caters to those who may have completed secondary education but are still searching for opportunities in higher education, skills training or transitional employment.

Abot – Alam Program is spearheaded by the Department of Edu-

cation (DepEd) and the National Youth Commission (NYC) with the help from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), other agencies and civil society organizations (CSOs), non-government organizations (NGOs) and pri-

vate sectors.

Abot – Alam Program aims to (1) map out, profile and enlist the OSYs in every barangay; (2) map out government and CSO/NGO programs for OSYs; (3) match OSYs with the relevant programs and institutions; and (4) track the progress of the participating OSYs. The program has two phases which include (1) Registration or Barangay Targeting System and (2) Reintegration or the

Community Reintegration Program.

Participating LGUs are expected to perform the following: 1.

Ensure that all OSYs in their respective jurisdictions are registered in the inventory list; 2.

Deploy support personnel to ensure 100% registration of all OSYs; 3. Allocate and provide necessary funds to ensure that activities relative to the implementa-

tion of the program are successful; and, 4. Identify and appoint point persons who shall be responsible for the implementation of the program.

The Resolution was turned-over to Commissioner Dingdong Dantes during his visit and courtesy call to Vice Governor Joey Pelaez last 28 August 2014. Dingdong is also a personal friend of Vice Governor Pelaez.

“The promotion of the Abot – Alam Pro-

gram will surely make a difference in the society. OSYs are in some way neglected because major programs of the government are focused on pupils and youth inside schools. OSYs in Misamis Oriental should be as skillful and as equipped as those youth in schools,” Vice Governor Pelaez said.

Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez is the Chairman of the Committee of Education in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

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Fish production in Normin grows by 5% in 2Q of 2014

By APIPA P. BAGUMBARAN, Contributor

TOTAL fish production in northern Mindanao grew by more than five percent to 45,110.50 metric tons in the second quarter in 2014 compared to the total production in the same quarter in 2013.

Reports gathered by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) in the region show that all the three sectors of fish production registered

positive growths during the quarter.

Aquac u lture w hich accounted 42 percent of the total fish production went up by eight percent reaching 19,136.45 metric tons while commercial and municipal fishing also increased to 13,994.37 and 11,979.68 metric tons, respectively.

Engineer Cecilio Clarete, chied economic development specialist of NEDA-10, said the large quantities of alumahan, hasahasa,

galunggong and brown squid unloaded in the fish ports of Misamis Oriental contributed to the growth of the commercial fishing.

Good weather condition that encouraged more fishing trips in Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental also supported the growth in municipal fishing in addition to the abundance of in-season species during the quarter.

The shallowing of fishing grounds along the National Power Corporation dam which resulted to more fish/PAGE 11

Greenpeace campaign DAR forges partnership for ecological with NGOs to boost Bukidnon farmers’ organizations agriculture continues

By Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has recently signed an accord with the Institute for Socio-Economic and Development Initiative (Isedi) and Foundation for Rural Enterprise and Ecology Development of Mindanao (Freedom) to harness the entrepreneurial skills of agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) in the municipalities of Cabanglasan and Baungon, both in the province of Bukidnon.

Provincial agrarian reform

program officer (PARPO) Julio Celestiano, Jr said Isedi and Freedom would provide participating ARBOs business development services (BDS) such as development of business enterprise and market, financial and organizational management to prepare them to their much greater responsibilities of good governance.

“The immediate priority of the agreement is to provide ARBOs the much-needed forges/PAGE 11

OZAMIZ City – The advocacy for saying “Yes to Ecological Agriculture,” of Greenpeace Philippines (Greenpeace), continues.

This was emphasized by Beau Baconguis, Greenpeace country manager, during the Media Forum on Ecological Agriculture held at Pearlmont Inn, Cagayan de Oro City, on Sept. 18, this year.

At t e n d e d b y m e d i a practitioners all over the region, the forum discussed greenpeace/PAGE 11

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MANILA -- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Tuesday placed all council members and support agencies on blue alert amid the threat of an eruption from restive Mayon Volcano in Albay province.

NDRRMC Executive Director Alexander Pama told the Philippines News Agency (PNA) that the agency remains on blue alert

since Typhoon “Luis” entered the country last Friday.

He added the blue alert requires half of the agency’s personnel to be ready for contingencies.

Pama said that disaster management officials in Bicol continue monitoring Mayon Volcano’s abnormalities.

He a d d e d t h e y a r e coordinating with personnel deployed in Albay to ensure prepositioning relief supplies.

Pama said the agency still has not yet obtain figures of residents evacuated.

On Monday night, the Phi lippine Inst itute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the alert status of Mayon Volcano from Level 2 to Alert Level 3 which means that Mayon is exhibiting relatively high unrest, magma is at the crater, and hazardous eruption is possible within weeks. (PNA)

Power corporation in Iligan supports national greening program ILIGAN CITY -- Anchored to its anniversary theme: “Mapalad ang Karagatan n a Pi n ang ang a l a g a an ,” Mapalad Power Corporation (MPC) supports the national greening program by planting mangrove seedlings in Sitio Fuentes, Barangay Maria Cristina, Iligan City, on September 5.

Ruben B. Ramilo, MPC Plant Manager, said they p l a nt e d a r o u n d 1 , 0 0 0 seedlings in celebration of their First Anniversary, which served as the corporate social responsibility in support to the National Greening Program of government.

The planting of the propagules was completed in one hour and a half. It was participated by 200 planters which included Mayor Celso G. Regencia, who planted 100 mangrove seedlings in an hour. With him were other city officials, City Councilor Merlene Youg, Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee Chair

on Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Local Government Unit Officials, the Fuentes Fisherfolks As s o c i at i o n , b a r a n g ay officials of Maria Cristina, the Iligan for Children (i4c) Environmental Program, Mapalad staff and employees, and members of media organizations.

Seedlings came from the mangrove nursery developed in collaboration with MPC, the Conrado and Ladislawa Alcantara Foundation, Inc. (CLAFI), Barangay Ma. Cristina and the City Mayor’s Office.

Seedlings at the nursery are sold at seven pesos each and the fisher folks are given two pesos for every mangrove seedling planted at the MPC/ CLAFI target sites. Another incentive of two pesos and fifty centavos (P2.50) will be

given to fisher folks, for every mangrove seedling that will survive after a year. This is to ensure that they will take care of the planted seedlings on a regular basis.

To sustain mangrove reforestation, the members of Fuentes Fisher Folk Ass o c i at i on w i l l pl ant additional 4,000 seedlings on September 7 to 26, 2014.

T h e m a n g r ov e t r e e planting is a multi-year environmental program to preserve marine resources in Iligan Bay. Its major projects under the Total Integrated Approach (TIA) for the Protection of the Iligan Bay is the fabrication and deployment of 5,000 Artificial Reef Domes (ARDs) in 13 coastal communities and the reforestation of mangrove sites with about 50,000 mangrove treesto be planted in identified coastal areas of the City. (PIA-10 LDN/MRMDevero/MPC/ Iligan Web)

Farm Weather Services Section chief Delia Basco from State-run Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) explains zoning in the agro-climatic study this agency prepared earlier for Region VI (Western Visayas) to help stakeholders concerned assess potential agricultural use there. She said PAGASA is already updating its agro-climatic studies for Regions VI, V (Bicol), II (Cagayan Valley), X (Northern Mindanao) and III (Central Luzon), and will afterward conduct similar studies for other regions in the country, so the agency can provide the latest climate-related information essential in improving crop production nationwide. “We’re working on agro-climatic zoning of the entire Philippines and target mapping this by 2016,” she said on Thursday (Sept. 11, 2014). (PNA photo by Catherine J. Teves)

Solon calls on pujS to provide garbage cans CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -The City Council committee on health and sanitation appeals to all public utility jeepneys (PUJ) and motorela drivers to help maintain the cleanliness of the city of Cagayan de Oro by providing garbage receptacles with covers in their respective units.

“Kung adunay basurahan sa matag sakyanan, masayon ra unya sa mga pasahero ang paglabay sa ilang mga ginagmay nga basura,” (It would be easy for passengers to throw their garbage when there are garbage can in

every vehicle) said councilor Dante Pajo, chair of the committee.

He stressed that the non-provision of garbage receptacles is punishable by law under Ordinance No. 10551-2007, known as the Traffic Code of Cagayan de Oro. Those found violating this law will be penalized

by P500.

Pajo is urging commuters to rep or t violations to t he R o a d s and Tr af f i c Administration (RTA).

In another development, Paj o c a l ls for t he f u l l

cooperation of all barangays in the implementation of the waste segregation at source even as he reminds all households to observe the schedule of garbage collection in their barangays.

“Ayha na epagawas ang inyong basura kung hapit na ang oras sa pag kolekta ug isiguro nga dili maabot sa mga iro aron kini dili nila makatag,” (Put garbage out only when it is almost collection time and ensure these can’t be reached by dogs so as these won’t be disarrayed) councilor Pajo added. (ELB/CdeOSP)

PHL joins global celebration of Ozone Day MANILA -- As part of the global celebration of International Ozone Day on Sept. 16, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretar y Analiza Rebuelta-Teh will lead the ceremonial handover of information kits on ozone protection to the selected high schools in Metro Manila at the DENR grounds in Quezon City.

With this year’s theme, Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On, the celebration seeks to galvanize all stakeholders to increase their efforts to address the challenges in phasing out ozone depleting substances.

“S t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e participation of the youth in protecting the ozone layer can be achieved by providing them readily available information. This c ont i nu e d p ar t n e r s h ip with the schools will help us develop not just green consumers but ecological citizens fighting their right

to a healthy environment,” Teh said.

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete t he Oz one l aye r is an environmental agreement among 196 countries which committed to reduce and eventually eliminate their production and consumptions of ODS (ozone depleting substances) such as chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC).

Teh said that HCFCs have always been considered as an interim solution to Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) Phase-out, because of their lower Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP) which is between 5-10% when compared to CFCs. Both are used as cooling agent for refrigerators and airconditioners, as blowing agent for foam, and as solvent.

Both groups of chemicals are greenhouse gases which contribute to the climate change. HCFC is also used as fire extinguishing agent.

“Unfortunately, HCFC’s Global Warming Potential (GWP) is high (600-2,200 CO2-equivalent). That is why global efforts are being undertaken to phase it out,” she added.

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5.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia -- USGS

H O N G KO N G - - A n earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted 177km WSW of Sibolga, Indonesia at 16:34: 23 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

T he e pi c e nte r, w it h a depth of 35.0 km, was initially determined to be at 1.1472 degrees north latitude and 97.2944 degrees east longitude. (PNA/Xinhua)

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MAMBAJAO, Camiguin – Lydia Estorioso cannot contain her happiness upon learning that she could actually have her house energized very soon free of cost.

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) affords free connection, materials and fixtures to needy families who remain powerless until now.

With SEP, connection is free as well as materials to include the 30-meter service drop lines, electric meters, and house wirings to hold at least two lights and one outlet, all subsidized by the government.

“This is really good news for me, for a long time I have been trying to save money for these and now it’s available for free,” Estorioso said.

The government’s Pasuga Proj e c t , i mpl e m e nte d nationwide to recipient e l e c t r i c c o op e r at ive s , aims to improve the living conditions of the rural folks while it targets to achieve full rural electrification and make Filipinos more globally competitive.

To date, some 3,636 households were lighted here since the onset of the project in November 2011, implemented by the Camiguin Electric Cooperative (CAMELCO).

New lines were

constructed in priority areas based on the recommendations of the local government units, with maximum of 30 slots for every line sections.

A s f o r t h i s y e a r, CAMELC O t argets to establish some 143 line sections and another 111 for 2015.

Since there are plenty of lines open, the cooperative with approval from NIA, re a l i g ne d p ar t of t he project to accommodate other households with overextended service drop lines in the old/existing lines.

CAMELCO Technical S e r v i c e s D e p a r t m e nt Manager Glenn A. Redera said this improved their

s y s t e m’s q u a l i t y a n d reliability, in terms of voltage line loss.

Meanwhile, CAMELCO Members Services Division Chief Rey C. Badilla bared that as of press t ime, t he co op erat ive records around 19,840 hou s ehol d s e ne rg i z e d around the province out of the 20, 514 total potential households as reported by the barangays.

As project partners, the local government units (LGUs) have also waived its requirement in favor for the beneficiaries, in which they pay only for as low as P25 to P100, instead of the P2,000 regular charge for ordinary power connection application.(JCV/PIA)

C A G AYA N D E O R O CITY -- The Department of Trade and Industr y Misamis Oriental (DTIMOR) Provincial Office is set to award 47 units of the “Timbangan ng Bayan” to 23 municipalities and t hre e cit ies including Cagayan de oro city in the province, as part of the agency’s continuing effort to promote consumer welfare and a healthy

business environment.

T he “ 1 5 k g . x 5 0 g .”

Stainless Mechanical Scale will come along with 47 c u s t om i z e d a n d h i g h quality Housings; 7 sets of “11.5kg” Test Weights (1pc.

5kg., 2 pcs. 2kg, 1pc. 1kg. and 1pc. 500g.); and 7 sets of “10kg.” Test Weights.

Today at 3:00 p.m., the first ceremonial turn-over of the project will be done in partnership with the

Cagayan de Oro City Price C o ordinating C ounci l (CDO-CPCC).

Twe nt y s e t s of t he mechanical scales and housings; and, five sets of the test weights will be distributed to five of Cagayan de Oro City’s public markets namely Agora, Bulua, Carmen, Cogon and Puerto. Each shall have four weighing scales and housings and

one complete set of the test weights. A Bantay P re s y o bi l l b o a rd w i l l also be opened along the unveiling of the Timbangan ng Bayan.

Provincial Director Ma. Eliza A. Pabillore and the City Mayor Oscar S. Moreno will officially unveil the project at Cogon Market near Yacapin entrance during the ceremony.

Members of the CDOCPCC, actively co-chaired

by Atty. Jos e Edgardo “Egay” Uy; representatives from the tri-media; officers of the market vendors; members of the Consumer Organizations such as KKI an d C D O t r ans c o ; t h e Orochamber; the students; and, some key officials of the city will come to witness the activity.

The “Timbangan ng Bayan” and “Bantay Presyo Billboard” aim to materialize the concept of “Tamang Timbang, Tamang Presyo, at De-Kalidad na Produkto.”

Through the Timbangan ng Bayan, consumers are prov i d e d an e f fe c t ive means of checking the accuracy of the weights and the quantity of the gods they buy. The DTI is encouraging consumers to use not only of the public weighing scales particularly when in doubt of the weights of the items bought at the market; but also, of the Bantay Presyo Billboard for the updated prices of the basic commodities, other grocery items, vegetable, meat, and all other items sold in the market.

The city government through the City Economic Enterprise Development (CEED) headed by Engr.

Peter Ab ejuela wi l l take charge of the safe keeping of the project at the designated markets.

(DTI-MOR)

DTI-MOR awards Timbangan ng Bayan to CDO

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of tourism-related facilities, said Clarete.

The other top contributor to the total regional investments was Bukidnon contributing 27 percent with P1.42 billion, higher by 526 percent from the investments generated in the province in the same quarter last year.

Majority of the investments registered in Bukidnon were classified under the agri-based and consumer manufacturing sectors derived from the expansion of farm inputs of an oil palm plantation in the municipality of Kalilangan and an additional acquisition of a manufacturing company’s machineries and equipment.

Meantime, Lanao del Nor te attracted a total of P 2 6 2 . 5 8 m i l l i on of investments while Misamis Occidental registered P102.90 million.

Bulk of investments in Lanao del Norte were comprised of construction of an additional branch of cooperative in Iligan City, expansion of a resort and development of contractors and real estate businesses, establishment of construction supply companies and water refilling station.

Major investments in Misamis Occidental included construction of commercial buildings for leasing, establishment of overseas employment placement agency in Tangub City, establishment of fuel station, and development of minicrusher plant in Oroquieta City.

Camiguin, on the other hand, posted P5.03 million mostly focused on tourismrelated services such as the development of new resort, establishment of new transportation, and tourguiding services.

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mobility. The Brio is the smallest vehicle in Honda’s line-up, but it has more than enough room for all the demands of a young and active lifestyle,” HCPI President Toshio Kuwahara said in a press statement.

“As for the Brio Amaze, it is longer than its hatchback version, which means it has a more spacious interior and larger trunk capacity to make room for even bigger life experiences,” Kuwahara added.

He said HCPI will join the small car segment or the E-category (economy), the fastest growing vehicle segment in the local market.

“We are joining the small car segment in a big way by setting a new standard with these two vehicles,” he said.

In a previous interview, the HCPI chief mentioned that Brio cars will be imported from Thailand.

Before bringing in the E-category car in the Philippines, Brio has been made available to markets of India, Indonesia, and Thailand.

Compared to its competitors in the E-category such as Mitsubishi Mirage, Toyota Wigo, Hyundai i10, among others which are sold at below P450,000-level, Brio models starting price is at P599,000.

All-New Brio 1.3 S MT retail price is P599,000; 1.3 S AT is at P639,000; 1.3 V MT is at P679,000; and 13 V AT is at P719,000.

Brio Amaze retail price, on the other hand, starts at P629,000 for 1.3 E MT variant; P689,000 for 1.3 S AT variant; P729,000 for 1.3 V MT variant; and P769,000 for 1.3 V AT variant. – with Philippine News Agency

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employment of enterprises, employment of individual workers from disadvantaged population groups and hours of work.

He added that minimum wage lowers the average number of working-age family members, who will be hired and the average work hours per workingage family members thus lowering household income.

He emphasize d t hat minimum wages and other current labor regulations should not be looked at as the only options to address the plight of workers.

He said that the study recommended the 12-point JEDI approach or Jobs

Expansion and Development Initiative Approach.

“The objectives of JEDI are to expand gainful jobs through the acceleration of labor intensive production, particularly manufacturing of tradable commodities and to improve investments in education and other human capital development and sustain total productivity gains,” Paqueo added.

Paqueo said that the study did not call for the abolition of the minimum wage instead the moderation of its increase and adjustments in its application for the poor unemployed and underemployed.

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percent from 13.32 percent the same period in 2013 and 13.13 percent last December.

“Their NPLs comprised 0.36 percent of the banking industry’s total loan portfolio during the period,” said the BSP. T h e s m a l l e r b a n k s’ loan loss provisioning, in the meantime, fell to 58.58 percent during the period, from 60.41 percent in March 2013 and 59.68 percent in the previous quarter.

The BSP is supervising 525 rural banks and 36 cooperative banks as of end-March this year. The total branch network of both segments stood at 2,650.

“A s t h e f i n a n c i a l supervisor, the BSP monitors the loan portfolio of all banking groups to assess trends that may potentially impact on the broader financial system,” said the BSP. “This is anchored on the BSP’s objective of promoting financial stability.”

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Director for Corporate PR of Robinsons Land Corp.

(RLC), Rose Anne Villegas.

According to Villegas, Robinsons Malls opened its parking areas early for car owners in af fec ted neighborhoods of certain malls needing to secure their vehicles from floods. Parking “is free of charge” for these people, she said.

“We will open our Lingkod Pinoy centers,” she added, referring to the areas hosted

by Robinsons for frontline

government agencies issuing passports, licenses and other vital documents. However, she said, operations of these agencies would depend on whether their employees will be reporting for work or not.

“Malls will b e op en the whole day to ser ve surrounding communities and residents. We have also extended assistance by way of relief goods donation to Calasiao, Pangasinan who are now in evacuation centers due to floods spawned by typhoon Luis.”

They will continue to look for ways to make the malls of service to people during the emergency, Villegas said.

In past years, people stranded in flooded areas took shelter in malls; or charged their laptops, mobile phones there. Some worked from the malls all day.

38 percent reaching 6,396.58 metric tons due to the additional area harvested of bangus in the municipality Bonifacio. Other contributors to the production growth during the quarter were the increased stocking rate, intensive use of commercial feeds and improved yield of mudcab.

Brackishwater fishpond was the second largest contributor to the region’s aquaculture production. The biggest contributor during the quarter was seaweeds production.

However, seaweeds production went down by two percent due to poor maintenance in production areas damaged by heavy rains. Some alvarezii growers in Lanao del Norte also decided to temporarily cease their production activities due to financial constraints. (APB/ PIA-10)

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from page 8 issues on the Ecological Agriculture Situation of the region, Rice Diversity and the Challenges Faced by Farmers, among others.

Baconguis said Greenpeace is an independent, global campaigning organization that acts to change attitudes and behavior to protect and conserve the environment and promote peace.

Particularly, Greenpeace campaigns for ecological agriculture that advocates for healthy and safe food,

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skills to manage their dayto-day business transactions and show them the proper way of establishing selfsustaining business units in the community. Isedi will train 10 ARBOs in Cabanglasan while Freedom will take care of three ARBOs in Baungon,” Celestiano said.

Celestiano said these ARBOs would also serve as the convergence areas for the delivery of support services not only for their memberfarmers’ own needs but also for other ARBOs and nonARBs in the area.

The undertaking is a component of the Agrarian Reform Connectivity and Economic Support Services ( A RC C E S S ) Proj e c t , a development intervention program of DAR designed to create a sustainable rural development through enterprise development.

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catch for inland fisherfolk in Bukidnon was also one of the factors that contributed to the good performance of the fishery sector in the region.

Further, more vessels have unloaded their catch in Linamon and Kolambugan in Lanao del Norte and Iligan City.

Brackishwater fishpond, meanwhile, grew by almost

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sustainably produced without harming nature, she said.

Meanwhile, Daniel Ocampo, Greenpeace SAGE Campaigner said ecological agriculture is a farming system that works in harmony with nature. It taps into ecological and natural processes to produce food, and is beneficial not only to the environment, but also to the livelihood of farmers.

Ecological Agriculture protects and keeps the soil healthy by using organic fertilizer, mulching and cultivating other plants as natural fertilizers.

By not using harmful synthetic pesticides and fertilizers that contribute to greenhouse gases, ecological agriculture helps in Climate Change Mitigation, Ocampo said.

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HCFC phaseout program. The project is a joint activity of the EMB-POD, the Government of Japan and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO.) The Montreal Protocol is considered as the most successful international agreement to date because it is the only one that is ratified by all 196 countries of the world. The Protocol has been responsible for the 100-percent phaseout of CFC production and consumption in the world.

The Philippines signed the Protocol on Sept. 14, 1988 and ratified it on March 21, 1991. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 10th Judicial Region 1st MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT BALINGOAN-TALISAYAN Misamis Oriental -oOoTalisayan, Misamis Oriental FIRST COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE CIVIL CASE NO. 06-216 (FICCO) BALINGOAN BRANCH as Rep. by Mr. Leo M. Al-os; Branch Manager, Plaintiff, -versus- FOR: NARBEC HONEY E. MERCADO, COLLECTION OF SUM OF RICHARD & ELLORIBEL ZAYAS MONEY AND DAMAGES EMILYN G. PAJARON AND ATTORNEY’S FEE Defendants. x--------------------------------------------------/ NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTY WHEREAS, by virtue of an Order dated May 07, 2008 and a Writ of Execution dated May 09, 2008 issued by the Honorable Emmanuel W. Paderanga, Presiding Judge, Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Talisayan-Balingoan, Misamis Oriental, in Civil Case No. 06-216 wherein FIRST COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE (FICCO) Balingoan Branch as represented by it’s Manager is the plaintiff and NARBEC HONEY EDUARTE MERCADO, RICHARD & ELLORIBEL ZAYAS, EMILYN G. PAJARON are the defendants for the Collection of sum of Money in the amount of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN AND 18/100 PESOS (P100,118.18) computed in accordance with promissory notes included therein the attorney’s fee, related litigation expenses and excluding the expenses in connection with this Writ and Auction Sale, levy was made on July 24, 2008, by the Sheriff of Regional Trial Court-Office of the Clerk of Court, Medina, Misamis Oriental with the approval by the lot owner SPS. REBECCA G. EDUARTE AND NARCISO P. EDUARTE which are more particularly described as follows: TAX DECLARATION NO. 0805000100107 Property Identification No. 052.05.0001.001.07 A PARCEL OF RESIDENTIAL LOT, situated at Poblacion Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental, island of Mindanao. Boundaries are as follows:

North: Lot 06 South: Old National Highway East: Osmeña St. West: Lot 08 Containing an area of One Hundred Eighty Five (185) square meters Residential Lot with the total assessed value of Five Thousand Nine Hundred Pesos (P5,900.00) in the name of NARCISO EDUARTE residing Poblacion Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental.

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of said Order of Execution and in accordance with Rule 39 Section 18, of the Rules of Court, the Sheriff of Regional Trial Court- Office of the Clerk of Court, Medina, Misamis Oriental will or by deputy sell at public auction to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, on November 26, 2014 at 10 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter, at Regional Trial Court-Office of the Clerk of Court Building, Medina, Misamis Oriental the above-described properties in order to satisfy said Order of execution, together with the interests, costs, sheriff’s fees and expenses of Sale.

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

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

Medina, Misamis Oriental, Philippines, August 05, 2014.

(Sgd.) MICHAEL I. MONTEJO

RTC-OCC, SHERIFF IV BWM: Sept. 8, 15 & 22, 2014

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The All-New Honda Brio is formally launched at the Centrio Ayala Mall, Cagayan de Oro City as part of Ayala Corporation’s 180th anniversary celebration, September 20. all photos by shaun alejandrae yap uy

Mall goers have a look-see at the All-New Honda Brio which was formally launched at the Centrio Ayala Mall, Cagayan de Oro City as part of Ayala Corporation’s 180th anniversary celebration, September 20.

Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar “Oca” Moreno and Ms. Caroline Guamen (center-right) of Ayala Corporation leads the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon of Ayala’s LEADCOM (Leadership Communities) exhibit at the activity center of Centio Mall, assisted by Mr. Archimedes Velasco, senior manager of Ayala Foundation (left) and Mae Crisostomo, operations manager of Centrio Mall, September 20.