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Not for sale THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 10 (DSWD-10) warned Monday, the selling of donated goods will be a ground for disqualification from receiving future aid from the government.

DSWD-10 issued the warning after receiving reports that some evacuees displaced by the ongoing Marawi City crisis are selling governmentprovided goods.

Oliver Inodeo, DSWD10 spokesperson, said those proven to be doing so will be “immediately delisted.”

However, Inodeo acknowledged that some evacuees are complaining of the “monotonous” supply of canned go ods from government agencies as well as from aid groups.

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VER 1,000 business leaders are gearing up for the for thcoming 26th Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) set to be held on September 7-9, 2017 at the Xavier Sports and Country Club in Cagayan de Oro City.

The organizers said the 3-day conference will be graced by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte who is set to deliver his keynote address during the opening program. With the President is his team of economic managers led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III. This year’s Minbizcon, an annual gathering of Mindanao’s business stakeholders, is anchored on the theme, “Emerging Opportunities, minbizcon/PAGE 11

SUNSET IN MISOR. Two fishermen are silhouetted by the setting sun as they set up their net along the shoreline in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental. The scorching heat of summer is strongly felt in this coastal municipality which is known for its huge bangus production. photo by gerry lee gorit

Halal exports THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) expects halal exports to hit $1.4 billion in 2018, up from around $800 million this year, after the passage of the implementing rules and regulations governing the law that seeks to promote goods that are permissible for consumption under Islamic law.

DTI Assistant Secretary Abdulgani Macatoman told reporters that countries in the Arab world have been looking to invest in the Philippines to set up businesses relating to halal products.

“We have a big potential in Mindanao,” he said, citing a captive Muslim market of 11 million consumers.

In the global market, he placed consumption of halal goods at $3.2 trillion, which he said could rise to $10 trillion by 2030.

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Tuna stakeholders to gather in GenSan

By MINDANEWS

GENERAL Santos City -Tuna industry stakeholders will gather here on Wednesday to discuss strategies to further strengthen the industry and sustain its competitiveness amid various challenges, among them the dwindling tuna stocks, climate change WASHED ASHORE. A man sun-dries what were left from the school of sardines washed up along the shores of Baloy, Barangay Tablon, Cagayan de Oro City. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Monday it has yet to determine what caused the fishkill. photo by gerry lee gorit

CDO ‘fish kill’ puzzles BFAR

German outreach organization partners with prosecutors, PNP

By MARK FRANCISCO

By JIGGER JERUSALEM, PNA

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-10 (BFAR-10) on Monday said it has yet to determine the cause of death of hundreds of “tamban” (sardines) that were found floating on a coastal village here.

Villagers at sitio Baloy, Barangay Tablon in Cagayan

de Oro said they started noticing what they described as a “fish kill” at around 10 a.m. of Sept. 3.

R u d y G a m o, 5 3 , a fisherman in the area, said they were baffled upon seeing the dead fishes, which looked like white specks on the puzzles/PAGE 11

and economic pressures.

Joaquin Lu, president of the Socsksargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries Inc. (SFFAII), said Tuesday such concerns are among the focus of the three-day 2017 National Tuna Congress, which is slated Sept. 6 to 8.

He said around 800 domestic and foreign tuna i n d u s t r y p l ay e r s h av e confirmed to attend the event, which will be held at the SM City General Santos Trade Halls.

Now on its 19th year, the congress is centered on the theme: “The Philippine tuna/PAGE 11

Hanns Seidel Foundation resident representative Gotz Heinicke

GERMAN outreach group Hanns Seidel Foundation, named after the dynamic German politician, bridged prosecutors and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Northern Mindanao last Tuesday to increase prosecution of criminal complaints and elevate them to court level.

S enior deputy st ate

prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon said it is the duty of both prosecutors and police officers so criminal complaints could be elevated into c as es and s e c ure convictions.

“When you build a case, you must aim for a conviction. There may be lapses of the police in partners/PAGE 11

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THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-10 has recognized a number of individuals and organizations for their contribution as partners in promoting the TechVoc sector in northern Mindanao.

In an awarding ceremony held Tuesday, Aug. 29, at Mallberry Suites Business Hotel, Provincial Director Leo V. Velez of TESDAMisamis Oriental hailed the support extended to TESDA by some individuals, businesses, industries, schools, government sectors, media, religious organizations and other stakeholders that enabled

the agency to achieve its goals.

The individual awardees were Connie B. Adajar for wage-employed category and Michellene A. Uapal for self-employed category.

From the industries, the awardees were the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and IndustryMindanao Area, Del Monte Foundation, Inc., Republic Biscuit Corportion and MM enterprises, Inc., Municipal Agriculture Office of LGU-Manolog Fortich, Bukidnon and Juan C. Acosta foundation, Inc. in Bukidnon; MAQS Training Center and Alrose Foods Corporation in Lanao del Norte;

Monark Foundation, Inc., Steag State Power, Inc., Greencars Mindanao Corporation, Crossroads Training Institute, Inc., Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (COHARA), First Asian Metals Corporation, Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex of the Department of Agriculture-10 in Misamis Oriental.

TESDA “Kabalikat Award” was given to the provincial government of Misamis Oriental, one of the only two local government units of Mindanao that got said award. The other Kabalikat awardee was

Tagum City.

For the TVET institutions/associations, the awards were given to Federations of Region X TVET (FORT), Bukidnon TVET Institutions Association (BUKTIA), St. Laurence Institute of Technology, Inc., Christian Horizon School, Inc., Oroquieta Agro-Industrial School, and Our Lady of Triumph Institute of Technology.

These LGUs were also recognized for their support to TESDA, namely, Cagayan de Oro City, the municipalities of Quezon and Manolo Fortich, and Valencia City in Bukidnon, Bacolod and Kauswagan town tesda/PAGE 10

THE country’s total volume of fisheries production reached 1.1 million metric tons during the second quarter this year, 1.36 percent lower than same period last year.

Based on a report of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), an attached agency of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the figure was pulled down by lower production in commercial and municipal fisheries, with only aquaculture managing to pull up its output.

The PSA said commercial fisheries declined 11.89 percent due to less unloading of

species in Navotas fishport brought about by frequent rains that hampered fishing operations in surrounding marine waters of Antique, Bataan, Zambales and Visayan Sea. By species, marine species like roundscad, yellowfin tuna, frigate tuna and Indian sardines all contributed to the decline in fisheries production.

Municipal fisheries production went down by 0.69 percent to 303,000 metric tons in April to June quarter.

It attributed lower municipal fisheries output to reduced unloading in Palawan resulting from the shifting of some fishermen fisheries/PAGE 10

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Feature 3 Rugby Cares Sharing happiness through Rugby with displaced children of Marawi City Advertising and Editorial E-mail : businessweekmindanao@gmail.com Contact nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

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By Noel Delos Reyes Villa

t has been almost a month since the Cagayan de Oro Rugby Football Club (CDO RFC) Rafters competed in the Palawan Rugby 7s Tournament where the team won gold in the Plate Division.

Indeed, winning the tournament has never been more meaningful especially that we dedicated our games to the affected families and fallen soldiers of the Marawi siege.

Unfortunately, the crisis is far from over and evacuees are still suffering from the ill effects of the terroristic attack.

After donating boxes of clothing to the victims last June, CDO RFC joined Xavier University (XU) faculty and students in packing relief goods including rice, canned goods, noodles, etc. last month.

When they requested for assistance to deliver the relief goods to the evacuation centers in Marawi City, I did not hesitate in spite of the potential dangers. I just thought of it as another opportunity to do one of CDORFC’s social responsibility initiative, Help Change the Life of a Child, under the umbrella Rugby Cares program of the Club. CDO RFC has always worked to promote child welfare and believes that all children deserve to enjoy their basic human rights, which include the right to play and be happy.

So on the 28th of August, the day of the Fiesta in Cagayan de Oro City, I traveled to Marawi City together with one of the senior players, Chuck Martin Echano, and some XU faculty/staff.

The journey to Marawi City did not take long though it was tiring as the call time was 5:30 a.m.

After entering the city boundary, I thought I was prepared for what I was about to see that day.

We visited 3 evacuation centers and each painted a different picture of devastation and resilience.

As a consequence of the Marawi siege, thousands of residents were forced to leave everything they had to secure their safety and ended up in makeshift evacuation centers with very basic amenities in very poor living conditions. Some adults walked around with the look of anxiety and depression while others with uncertainty for their future.

What saddened me is the fact that the most vulnerable ones, the elderly, pregnant women and children, are being forced to live a hard life in the evacuation centers.

While the adults are on survival mode trying to find sustainability for their familes, the children are left with very little support and very limited opportunities to do things that normal kids do. Some of them even seem to find it challenging to adapt to rugby/PAGE 10

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Doing the damage think a minute

jhan tiafau hurst Think a Minute…This is a true story about a young Jewish boy named Karl who grew up in Germany. Karl’s father was very religious and made sure his family went to the Jewish synagogue and studied the Torah or Jewish bible every day. When Karl was a teenager his family moved to another German town where all the important people were Christians not Jews.

Suddenly, Karl’s father change d religions—not because he learned the truth that Jesus Christ is the only true God, but because he wanted to be popular and liked by the important people in the community. Karl’s family was so surprised and confused. Young Karl especially became deeply disappointed and angry at his father for being such a

hypocrite. A few years later, Karl went to England to study and there he decided not to believe in God anymore.

You see, that young teenage boy who was deeply disappointed and embittered by his hypocrite father was Karl Marx—the father of atheistic socialism. It was Karl Marx who wrote the Communist Manifesto. So now for almost a hundred years, over a billion people have suffered under the hopeless rule of atheistic socialism which was started by that hurt and bitter young man, Karl Marx. That’s the terrible damage and influence which resulted from Karl’s hypocrite father.

Our children are watching the way you and I live every day! Our character and attitudes speak much louder than our words. Our kids aren’t stupid. They see the act we put on to look religious and good in front of other people. Then they see how we really are at home. They see when we’re not honest.

They see when we’re twofaced and gossip about others.

They see us when we lose our temper and self-control.

They see when we won’t forgive someone who hurt and wronged us. damage/PAGE 10

Ruffy magbanua SANS politics, this Red Cross action man and battle-tested politician for the longest time called Dick deserves a space in this column.

Senator Richard ‘Dick’ Gordon has been beating great odds at the Senate plenary hall lately as chair of the Blue Ribbon Committee specifically with an assuming leader of failed putsch, Sen. Antonio ‘Trililing’ Trillanes

IV. Their latest tirades has prompted the Olongapo senator to file an ethics complaint against the Bicol senator following a heated exchange during the hearing of the P6.4-billion shabu shipment smuggled into the country from China.

But as usual, the minority bloc led by Sen. Franklin Drilon urged their colleagues in the majority bloc to rethink their position about the threat to file ethics complaint against Trillanes.

This Senate zarzuela is not at all new. In fact, it happened in the past, and it may happen over and over again.

This is democracy in action, but the latest imbrog lio ref lec ts how a nutt y S e n at or c ou l d downgrade the integrity

of the Senate into a mere legislative cockpit of insanity.

With his usual hypocritical stance, Sen. Trillanes, a vocal critic of the Duterte administration has questioned why presidential son Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and presidential son-in-law Mans Carpio had not been summoned to the Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearing despite ‘loaded’ testimonies done

by Bureau of Customs Fixer Mark Taguba.

Taguba linked the two m e m b e r s of P re s i d e nt Duterte’s family to the socalled Davao Group, which allegedly had been asking brokers for bribes to hasten the release of shipments from the Bureau of Customs.

But for whatever reason, Taguba quickly retracted his earlier statements linking

the younger Duterte and his brother in law of any involvement in the drug business inside the Customs Bureau.

With frequent warnings from his wife not to go emotional during Senate hearings, Gordon has to hold his temper to the max otherwise he will go nuts against the much younger Trillanes whom he declared ‘out of order’.

His eloquence and nononsense stand on important issues as committee chair may be the ire of Trillanes but to Gordon, its all about doing his Senate job -- as chair of the powerful blue ribbon committee.

Known to be brutally frank and demanding, Gordon has advocated rules and policies that were somehow friend/PAGE 10

Spending money like water? have my say

klaus doring Some people have money to burn! Oh yes, just the opposite: they are spending it like water.

Every time I observe them, I feel that their money is going down their drain. Yes, “money talks”.

The more money you have, the more you might become avaricious. Every time, we have to dig deeper into our pockets, we might longing to be like those people, who don’t see the difference between a 500 or 1,000 bill.

Oh yes, money matters!

I am really not rich! I also

wouldn’t hesitate to say, that I would like to be so! Being rich means having wealth! Wealth is abundance, opulence and affluence. Afluences becomes quickly influence. Dyed-inthe-wool millionaires or even multi-millionaires over lose their view of reality many times. They can’t even see the horizon, which could be the demarcation of their real estate. They even don’t recognize the wonderful flowers growing and blooming in their gardens.

Money calms down! Sure.

No doubts at all! We all need an income to survive for our daily needs - and, maybe, a little bit more. Many of us struggle through life and work like slaves for a pitiful daily minimum wage. If you’re rich, you might be on the top. But believe me, once you are on top, you will have some unwelcome, mostly acceptable companions such as loneliness, so-called friends (!), parasites and free-loaders.

These companions will let you scream in pain, because you will start missing things, you have expected from them: real friendship, love, care, comprehension, understanding, sympathy, appreciation... .

Remember such things?

Miss such things?

Yes, money can give you a wonderful sleep, and you might stay in one of the most luxurious beds - but being awake, while your poorest neighbor sleeps better and more peaceful on the floor.

There are many sayings about money. I like this one: Money can buy books but not brains.

You might study a lot and get a lot of experiences; it’s just a pity, if you don;t use them at the right time for the right people in your surroundings.

Money can buy food but no appetite. Who reaps the benefits of it? A full to overflowing store room will never be satisfying, if sour free-loaders join your table

and push away your real friends.

Our last earthly dress has no more pockets. The remembrance on how we acted and lived together with our fellow creatures will remain forever. With money, we might be able to let the devil dance.

But, money alone doesn’t make us happy. Money kills more people and friendships than a cudgel.

The more money, the more problems. And, how many times happened this: that’s throwing good money after bad. Do we really need all these things we bought without thinking about?

The more money, the more we have to pay and the higher our bills become... . +++ Email: doringklaus@gmail. com or follow me in Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www. kloausdoringsclassicalmusic. blogspot.com.

World is inching closer to nuclear warfare Kakampi mo ang batas

Batas Mauricio LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me….” (Psalm 30:2, the Holy Bible).

-ooo C O R P O R A T E GOVERNANCE, ETHICS, AND RESPONSIBILITY AT IACE: Corporate governance, corporate ethics, and corporate responsibility were the topics that I discussed Monday, 04 S eptemb er 2017, in a lecture I delivered for officials of the Bhutan

National Bank who are attending a one-week seminar on “corporate governance” at the International Academy for Continuous Education (IACE) in Quezon City.

I did the lecture upon the invitation of IACE President Aries Balanay, the incumbent Great President of the Rotary Club of Intramuros, and of IACE Chairman of the Board, Ms. Susan Balanay, the mother of Aries. For almost three hours, I dwelt on the Philippine experience on corporate governance, ethics, and responsibility.

In the end, one Bhutanese participant declared his conformity to my thesis that all laws and regulations dealing with corporations and how they should discharge their duties and responsibilities to their owners, board directors, officers, and employees would be meaningless, without the government having the capacity to monitor

compliance with those rules, and without sincerity and honesty permeating the corporation’s stakeholders.

-ooo COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS IN RP HAMPERED BY LACK OF MONITORING: As in almost every other areas of life in the Philippines, there are laws and statutes that prescribe the norms of conduct that corporations must comply with. These laws and statutes are there not only to instill order and smooth relations and transactions, but more to assure that the pursuit of business, in general, is a fruitful and beneficial exercise.

Among others, there is the Corporation Code of the Philippines, the Revised Code of Corporate Governance of 2009 from the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the various decisions of the Supreme Court as well, dealing with corporate governance, ethics, and

responsibility expansively and exhaustively.

Unfortunately, however, compli anc e w it h t he s e statutes is often shrouded in shambles, on account of the fact that the government does not have the capacity and the wherewithal to monitor each and every corporation that has been allowed to do business in the Philippines.

This is sad because, as past experiences have shown, unscrupulous persons were experts in hiding their nefarious activities through corporate fronts.

-ooo WORLD IS INCHING CLOSER TO NUCLEAR WARFARE: Day after day, it looks like the world is getting closer and closer to a nuclear warfare which could very well be the spark that could ignite the end of this world as we know it. The key to this is North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, who appears warfare/PAGE 10

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CorporateWorld

LPG prices up P30/tank PAL opens more local routes,

By MYRNA M. VELASCO, Contributor

HOUSEHOLDS will need to adjust their budget this month as the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) which is generally used for home cooking will be increased by P30 per cylinder.

As of press time, Petron Corporation and EC Gas of Eastern Petroleum Corporation have already advised their price adjustments and other industry players are expected to follow.

Petron’s LPG price increase was at P2.74 per kilogram, inclusive of value added tax (VAT) charges, while Eastern Petroleum had it at P2.73 per kg.

Most households use the 11-kilogram tank while some establishments either use larger LPG cylinders or piped systems.

Petron also hiked the price of its auto LPG for vehicles by P1.53 per liter prices/PAGE 10

BOI registers Cebu Pacific’s P6.1-B aircraft acquisition THE Board of Investments (BOI) registered Cebu Air Inc.’s P6.1-billion aircraft acquisition under public infrastructure and logistics activity of the 2017 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP).

Cebu Air, the airline company of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. and operator of Cebu Pacific, acquired one Airbus 330 (A330) aircraft from Airbus SAS France on a finance lease scheme.

The A330 is a twinaisle commercial passenger aircraft that can carry up to 436 passengers.

The latest acquisition is an addition to the Cebu Air’s fleet of 58 aircrafts.

Cebu Air now has eight A330, 36 A320, four A319, eight ATR 72-500, and three ATR 72-600.

The low-cost carrier’s new A330 has started its commercial flight last May flying Manila-IncheonManila route and ManilaBangkok-Manila routes.

With the new aircraft, Cebu Air added 186 personnel.

“The growth of the air transport industry remains robust. This will allow Cebu Pacific to further expand its operation as a major budget carrier, stimulating passenger traffic growth with more affordable fares from these registers/PAGE 10

frequencies starting in October

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LAG carrier Philippine Airlines will expand its domestic routes and frequencies beginning Oct. 1 until Dec. 15, 2017, the airline said Wednesday.

Passengers can look forward to more interregional connections to Clark, Davao and Cebu.

PAL President and Chief Operations Officer Jaime Bautista said the new offers aim to ensure connectivity of Filipino and foreign travelers to various regions in the country.

Starting Oct. 1, passengers can access central and northern Luzon via flights between Clark and Basco. This will be available four times weekly.

PR2688 will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, departing Clark at 11:45 a.m. and arriving Basco at 1:30 p.m.

Return flight PR 2689 leaves Basco at 2 p.m. on the same days and touches down in Clark at 3:45 p.m.

Also on Oct. 1, PAL will operate additional daily Clark-Busuanga and Clark-Caticlan flights.

The airline will offer additional connections

within Mindanao starting November 1. Aside from enhancing the Davao-Tagbilaran route, passengers can look forward to Davao-Cagayan De Oro and DavaoZamboanga routes PR2372 departs Davao four times weekly (Mondays/Wednesdays/ Fridays/Sundays) at 12:05 p.m. and arrives in Tagbilaran at 1:20 p.m.

Return flight PR2373 leaves Tagbilaran on the same days at 1:50 p.m. and touches down in Davao at 3:05 p.m.

PR2591 departs Davao thrice weekly (Tuesdays/ Thursdays/Saturdays) at 12:05 p.m. and arrives in

Zamboanga at 1:25 p.m.; return flight PR2592 leaves Zamboanga on the same days at 1:55 p.m. and touches down in Davao at 3:15PM. PR2315, on the other hand, departs Cagayan de Oro daily at 10:40 a.m. and arrives in Davao at 11:35 a.m. Return flight PR2316 leaves Davao daily at 3:45 p.m. and touches down Cagayan de Oro at 4:40 p.m.

PAL will start offering enhanced connections between central Visayas and northern Mindanao and in Southern Luzon via Cebu-Ozamis, CebuSiargao, Cebu-Camiguin and Cebu-Legaspi flights

on Dec. 1..

Departures from Cebu via PR 2893 will be at 7:30 a.m. and will arrive in Ozamiz at 8:30 a.m.

PR2894 departs Ozamiz at 9 a.m. and arrives in Cebu at 10 a.m.

PR 2373 leaves Cebu at 10:30 a.m. and arrives in Siargao at 11:30 a.m.; PR2374 departs at 12 noon and touches down in Cebu at 1 p.m.

PR 2929 leaves Cebu at 11:20 a.m. and arrives in Camiguin at 12:10 p.m.; PR2930 departs at 12:30 p.m. and touches down in Cebu at 1:20 p.m.

For Cebu-Legaspi flights, departures will be routes/PAGE 10

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By Abegail T. Baynosa

Prosecutor and police investigators from Northern Mindanao gather in a dialogue forum jointly organised by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), the latter a German nongovernmental organization. The activity paves the way for prosecutors and the police investigators assigned to the police provincial offices of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, and Lanao del Norte, and the city police provincial offices of Cagayan de Oro City and

Iligan City to have the chance to express themselves and share about how they do their work in a less formal and more relaxed setting, strengthening their working relationship.

The essence of this dialogue is to bring together law enforcement and prosecution for the purpose of complementing each other. It is not to highlight the weakness, inadequacies and ineptitude of a particular sector of the criminal justice system,

but the contrary, to strengthen the capability of government in general, to combat criminality by harnessing the expertise of a particular sector and utilizing it in the most efficient manner possible. The desired result is a more relevant and efficient means of gathering evidence which would eventually lead to the successful prosecution and convictions.

The DOJ and the HSF are longstanding partners in promoting

programs which seek to improve the citizen’s access to justice. Under this co-operation program, the regular dialogues will provide support towards strengthening the capabilities of the National Prosecution Service (NPS), with the objective of enhancing the linkage between the two pillars of the criminal justice system, i.e. the prosecution service and the law enforcement system.

The HSF is also a partner of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the implementation of the PNP’s Human Rights Development Program since 2008 mainly through its Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO), jointly implementing training and conduct of dialogue with communities activities to enhance knowledge, skills, and further develop police training programs towards communityoriented and rightsbased policing.

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Inflation rises to 3.1% in August

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HE country’s inflation rate surged to 3.1 percent in August 2017 from 2.8 percent in the previous month, due to higher prices of food, transport, water and electricity.

A report from Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), an attached agency of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), showed that core inflation, which excludes select volatile food and energy prices, also rose to 3 percent in August, higher than the revised 2.8 percent in July.

This is slightly higher than market expectations

of 3 percent, but still within government’s target of 2 to 4 percent.

“Inflation is still expected to remain well within government’s target for the year despite accelerating for the second time in a row. Nonetheless, we should continue to closely monitor upside and downside risks,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said in a statement.

Food inflation rose to 3.7 percent in August 2017 from 3.4 percent in July 2017 due to faster price increases in vegetables, fish, corn, flour, bread and other cereals.

Pernia, also NEDA Director-General,

attributed higher food prices to typhoon Jolina last month, which affected agriculture in Central Luzon, particularly in Aurora.

Meanwhile, the PSA said non-food inflation rose to 2.7 percent from 2.4 percent in July, driven by faster price adjustments in transport, housing, recreation and culture, communication, restaurants, water, and electricity and gas.

“The continuing surge in domestic petrol prices, coupled with depreciation in the peso-dollar rate, may exert upward pressures on inflation, leading to increases in the cost of electricity, gas,

and other fuels in the near term,” Pernia said.

The NEDA chief noted that the impact of hurricane Harvey on United States (US) oil production could exert upward pressures on world oil prices and could translate to higher domestic prices of petroleum.

“Any significant increases in domestic oil prices could push up transport and electricity inflation in the country in the near term,” Pernia said adding that he is optimistic this could still be offset by higher domestic productivity in agriculture and stable commodity prices. (PNA)

BSP to cut 28-day term deposit offer THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has cut the volume of the 28-day term deposit facility (TDF) that will be offered for auction next week from P140 billion to P110 billion.

The 28-day TDF has been offered at P140 billion since May 3.

The move will be the second time for the central

bank to cut the 28-day TDF offering this year.

“The decision to reduce the volume offering for the 28-day TDF is based on the recognition that the sustained economic expansion has also given rise to higher demand for credit,” BSP Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said.

Guinigundo added that the volume of offering was also based on BSP’s liquidity forecast, which is consistent to its inflation and growth projections.

“Banks are now lending more to their clients instead of placing their excess funds with the BSP. Corporates are also using their peso funds in

BSP sees August ’17 inflation between 2.5% and 3.4% UPWARD pressure from higher oil and rice prices are seen to bring the August 2017 inflation rate in the Philippines to between 2.6 percent and 3.4 percent.

Rate of price increases last July rose to 2.8 percent from month-ago’s 2.7 percent, bringing the average to date to 3.1

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percent.

In a statement Thursday, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said its Department of Economic Research (DER) sees increases in power rates in areas being serviced by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) as well as depreciation of the peso

during the month as additional factors that may push inflation for the month higher.

“Moving forward, the BSP will continue to assess domestic and external factors that affect the balance of risks surrounding the inflation outlook in line with its mandate of delivering

the banks to buy FX for their import requirements; some of them have also been investing outside the Philippines. Some are pre-paying their external obligations. Thus, it is the excess liquidity of the banks that has declined recently and not the domestic liquidity per se,” deposit/PAGE 10 price stability conducive to a balanced and sustained economic growth,” it added.

The BSP eyes inflation to average at 3.2 percent this year, with the peak seen in the third quarter of the year.

Impact of rice prices on inflation is seen to have lesser contribution in the last quarter of the year as supply normally recovers after the rainy season and because of ample importation by the government. (PNA)

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Cebu Pacific defers A321neo deliveries; orders 7 A321ceo instead

Leading Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB) ordered an additional seven A321CEO (Current Engine Option) aircraft from Airbus, for delivery from March 2018.

The aircraft will meet the airline’s increased capacity requirements pending the start of delivery of 32 A321NEO aircraft starting the 4th quarter of 2018. CEB has chosen to defer the A321NEO deliveries due to delays in the delivery

of the Pratt & Whitney engines selected to power the aircraft.

“We have decided to take a conservative approach to the introduction of the A321NEO into our operations. We remain confident that Pratt & Whitney will address all issues on the GTF (Geared Turbo Fan) engine. There is, however, the need to increase our current capacity to meet growing domestic and regional

network demand, thus the A321CEO order,” said CEB Chief Finance Officer, Andrew Huang.

The seven Airbus A321CEO planes have a total value of US$812 million, based on current list prices and will be on top of the existing order of the 32 Airbus A321NEO aircraft. The latter had originally been scheduled for delivery beginning September 2017 until 2021, but these have been pushed

back for delivery in the 4th quarter of 2018 until 2022.

“We are very excited about adding the A321 to our fleet,” said Lance Gokongwei, President and CEO of Cebu Pacific, “The aircraft will enable us to increase capacity on popular routes, while at the same time benefiting from the lowest operating costs in this size category.

This will mean more low fares for more customers flying across our

domestic and regional network.”

John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer - Customers, added, "We are pleased to sign this additional order with one of the most successful airlines in the Asian region. With the A321, Cebu Pacific will be able to respond to growing demand with the highest levels of efficiency. Carrying more passengers further, and at lower cost, the A321 is the perfect solution to meet the requirements of airlines worldwide in the middle of the market segment.”

CEB recently took delivery of two brandnew aircraft: an Airbus A330; and an ATR 72600, to bring its current fleet to 61. The CEB fleet is comprised of four Airbus A319, 36 Airbus A320, eight Airbus A330, eight ATR 72-500, and five ATR 72-600 aircraft.

CEB flies to 37 domestic and 26 international destinations, operating over 100 routes spanning across Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and USA.

ebu Pacific affiliate Cebgo will start direct flights three times a week from Laguindingan Airport to Boracay (Caticlan) and Dumaguete City starting October 20.

To commemorate the start of the new routes, Cebgo is offering an introductory, all-in seat sale of P599 until August 18, or until seats are available. Travel period for the promo is from October 20, 2017 to March 15, 2018.

In addition, Cebu Pacific also announced a new thrice weekly KaliboClark flight on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, starting October 30.

The flight will link the world famous resort town of Boracay in Western Visayas to Northern Luzon and Central Luzon via the Clark International Airport.

The return ClarkKalibo flight, meanwhile, will begin on October 31 and will be available Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

Meantime, Cebgo will begin its first international flight out of Zamboanga City four times a week to Sandakan, Malaysia beginning October 29. Flights will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

“Now, the previous 14-hour travel by sea is cut down to just a 40-minute airplane ride,” said Cebgo president and chief executive officer Alexander Lao. Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary Art Boncato Jr noted that the new route “would offer better service to the traveling public and open greater opportunities for trade, investment, and tourism with Western Mindanao as a growing regional gateway to the Philippines.”

The airline noted that Cebgo would be the only Philippine carrier with direct flights between the country and Sandakan.

There is an introductory sale for the flight – P1,299 per ticket until August 21 – with the promo travel period from October 29 to December 31 this year.

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TESDA... from page 2

in Lanao de Norte, and Oroquieta City in Misamis Occidental.

From the development institutions, the awardees include the World Vision Development FoundationNorthwestern Mindanao, Te c h n i c a l Vo c a t i o n a l Association of Institutions in Iligan City and Lanao del Nor te. Gender and Development Program of LGU-Iligan City and Save Life Program of LGU-Sinacaban.

Awardees from community training and employment coordinators (CTECs) were Vera May Eunice D. Zamora of Bukidnon, Laurafe Z. Diaz of Lanao del Norte, Mark Anthony D. Artigas of Misamis Occidental and Patricio P. Parami Jr. of Misamis Oriental.

T E S D A - 1 0 ’s a c t i v e media partners were RPN T V-5/DXKO, Philippine Information Agency (PIA)10, 101.3 Grace-FM, Tingog Misamisnon Channel and Mellow Touch 95.7 FM. TESDA -10 has also bestowed loyalty awards on its personnel who have served the agency for 10 years or more. The awardees were Carmen Savariz, Dendo Sumagang, and Fred N. Naingue for having served 10 years of service; Romuel M. Cabahug, Edgar A. Sales and Maria Rowena M. Paña for 15 years of service; Gil Arsenio Q. Factura, Gemma C. Lee, Augustine H. Matbagon, Mabie L. Sabornido, Joselito A. Balares and Lee R. Catane for 20 years of service; Susan Maghanoy, Irma M. Del Mar, Carina B. Ledesma, Ma. Villa L. Suralta, Jouie C. Tabilin and Augusto D. Trinidad for 25 years of service; Margarita G. Dela Cruz, Marcelino G. Lagunsad, Antonio Saluta, Agustin F. Llido and Ruben A. Torremucha for 30 years of service; and Minda S. Pearales for 35 years of service.

The awarding ceremony was also attended by Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vi n c e nt e E m a n o, w h o shared that his “Iskolar Ko Ni Bambi” program had already benefited a number of students in the province. Most of his scholars, he said, are now gainfully employed here and abroad. (FPGumapon/ PIA10)

Fisheries... from page 2

to construction work and the effect of illegal fishing activities.

Harvests from aquaculture, meanwhile, surged five percent to 520,000 metric tons during the period on additional seaweed area harvested in MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) and sufficiency of supply of fingerlings for stocking in brackish fishponds. (PNA)

Rugby... from page 3

the new living conditions that they have been forcefully placed in.

Seeing those kids made me realize that no child deserves

to be a part of war, much more a victim. However, their sad fate has brought them to experience both.

In my own little way, I wanted to lessen their burden, even just for a while, by playing with them and teach them something new that would somehow bring back those fresh and crisp laughter they had before they were forcefully displaced from their homes. Hence I declared that day to be a great day to play Rugby, and set up an instant Rugby Clinic for the kids with the help of Chuck, Jinky Gonzalez and Robert de la Serna of XU with some adults from the evacuation center.

Jinkee Gonzales introducing us to the many kids at the evacuation center.

Chuck Martin Echano with the excited kids from the evacuation center From being silent and self contained, the kids instantly changed to being open and excited to know more about the odd shaped Rugby ball. Playing Rugby has temporarily took away the sadness and was replaced with beautiful smiles on their faces.

It didn’t matter whether the egg-shaped ball that they passed around was occasionally dropped and got covered in mud. It didn’t matter if some of the kids couldn’t understand Tagalog or the next kid couldn’t pass the ball properly. It was beautiful to see them a l l excite d, smi ling or laughing, a moment that they all shared at one given moment - quintessential of happiness. I truly hope that the interaction between the kids and the new sport that they learned that day would remain in their hearts as a beautiful memory.

Despite coming from different corners of the city, social classes and religion, playing a game of Rugby that day has truly shown that solidarity in diversity is indeed possible.

Damage... from page 4

Our kids know whether or not we’re real Christians who live Jesus’ way every day.

But if we are hypocrites, it not only means we ourselves are in danger, it also does great damage to our children’s relationship with God and the kind of people they become as adults. So won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you? Then ask Him to take charge of your heart so He can start helping you change. That’s the only way your kids canlearn from you how to follow and become like Christ in their character and lifestyle. Just Think a Minute…

Friend... from page 4

unpopular yet effective.

For the record, Gordon authored major laws, a number of which aimed to dramatically transform the political and economic landscape of the country.

He is the father of the Automated Election Law, the Tourism Act, and the creation

of economic zones such as the Poro Point Freeport in La Union, the freeport area of Bataan in Mariveles, and Camp John Hay in Baguio, all to jumpstart investment and development.

Gordon is also responsible for the passage of Veterans Benefits, the Free Patent Law and the National Disaster Risk Reduction Law. As Chair man of the Blue Ribbon Committee, he investigated the 2004 P728-Million Fer tilizer Fund Scam and the assailed ZTE National Broadband Contract, demanding accountability.

With Sen. Gordon at the helm, the Philippine Red Cross is there to provide various forms of assistance during disasters.

Now considered as one of the strongest Red Cross societies in the world, the Philippine Red Cross has earned global spot with Gordon’s election to the governing board of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

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Warfare...

from page 4 to be enjoying his capability to explode nuclear weapons despite threats of military action from the US. On Sunday, September 03, 2017, Kim Jong Un was reported to have carried out the detonation of a powerful nuclear missile, after having launched a series of missile explosions that included a missile that flew over Japan.

In all likelihood, Sunday’s nuclear denotation of a powerful nuclear missile would not be the last for North Korea.

So far, US President Donald Trump has responded only with messages on Twitter, denouncing what Kim Jong Un had been doing. The question of course is, how long will Trump confine himself to mere Twitter messages, especially since North Korea now has the power to send a nuclear missile to the US mainland?

It is clear that all options at negotiations and deterrence have run out, leaving military response as the only available solution.

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from page 5 strategic routes. More tourists in Asian countries especially from Korea are expected to come in with this new project,” BOI Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo said in a press statement.

Moreover, BOI Chair and Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez is optimistic that the

investment promotion agency can exceed its P500-billion project registration for its 50th anniversary this year.

Lopez told reporters last week that BOI approvals this year may hit P550 billion.

In the first seven months of 2017, investment approvals at the BOI reached P294.8 billion. (PNA)

Prices... from page 5

starting Friday (September 1). “ These reflect the international contract prices of LPG for the month of September,” Petron said in a statement to the media.

Last month, Saudi Aramco, which sets the benchmark price for Asian-traded LPG, jacked up its propane contract prices to US$420 per tonne, an increase from $345/tonne in July.

Routes... from page 5

at 1:30 p.m. and arrivals at 2:40 p.m. Return flights leave at 3:10 p.m. and will touch down at 4:20 p.m.

There will also be ad d it i ona l d ai ly C ebuCaticlan flights starting Dec. 1, according to PAL. Meanwhile, starting Dec. 15, those in Central Luzon can have direct links to Visayas via Clark-Bacolod and Clark-Tagbilaran flights.

PR859 will operate four times weekly (Mondays/ We d n e s d a y s / F r i d a y s / Sundays), departing Clark at 7 a.m. and arriving in Bacolod at 8:15 a.m. Return flight PR860 leaves Bacolod on the same days at 8:45 a.m. and touches down in Clark at 10:00 a.m.

PR2871 departs Clark daily at 3 p.m. and arrives in Tagbilaran at 4:20 p.m.

Return flight PR2872 leaves Tagbilaran daily at 6:40 a.m. and touches down in Clark at 8 a.m.

PAL said it will also link Clark to Cagayan De Oro starting Dec. 15. PR833 takes off from Clark at 6:30 a.m. every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and arrives in Cagayan De Oro at 8:10 a.m. Return flight PR834 departs on the same days at 8:50 a.m. and touches down at 10:30 a.m. (PR/ PNA)

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Guinigundo said.

“BSP therefore does not have to do as much mopping up as before because funds are being used for productive uses instead of just being parked with the BSP,” the central bank official noted.

During the TDF auction Wednesday, the P140-billion 28-day term deposit fetched a total bid of PHP109.86 billion at 3.45 to 3.50 percent yield, the same rate from last week’s auction.

On t he ot her hand, tenders for the seven-day TDF reached P32.44 billion at 3.25 to 3.40 percent yield, slightly lower than last week’s rate of 3.28 to 3.50 percent.

For the Sept. 6 auction, the seven-day TDF will still be offered at P40 billion.

(PNA)

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aw ard s , s u c h a s “B e s t Mixed-use Development in the Philippines” for its projects in CDO, Primavera Residences and Primavera City, and a global green certificate from International Financing C or p orat ion (IPC), World Bank, and Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE).

The Mindanao Business Conference is considered as the largest annual business conference in Mindanao. It will bring in business leaders, stakeholders and government policymakers together to talk about innovative strategies towards building a strong resilient Mindanao economy.

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One Mindanao.” The event is co-hosted by the city government of Cagayan de Oro, the Misamis Oriental provincial government, and the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce (Oro Chamber) spearheaded by its President Robert Pizarro.

Pizarro is also the C hair man of A Brow n Company, Inc. (ABCI), one of the pioneers and established l e a d e r s o f r e a l e s t at e development, agribusiness, and power in the region.

The plenaries for the three-day conference include “DBP’s Max-Infra in the Dutertenomics” by DBP First VP Paul Lazaro; “Legislative Ag e n d a f or M i n d a n a o SM E D e vel opme nt” by Senate Chairman for Tr a d e , C om m e rc e an d Ent repreneurship Hon. M i g s Z u b i r i ; “ Ru s s i a : Exploring the Potentials of Mindanao” by Russian H.E. Ambassador Igor A. Khovaev; “Mindanao Industr ial Eco-Z one Development and Opportunities” by Agriculture Secretary Manny Pi n ol ; an d “Mi n d an a o Forum on Breakthrough Technologies” by DOST Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña and Engr. Edgar Garcia of DOST-TAPI (Technology Application and Promotion Institute).

There will b e panel discussions on “Building a Disaster-resilient Economy in Mindanao” by geologist and ABCI Chairman Dr. Walter Brown, economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, and Emerging Power, Inc. CEO Guido Delgado; and on “Accessing Domestic and International Markets/Taking Advantage of the Bilateral Trade Agreements” by DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, Mindanao Business Council Chairman Vicente Lao, and Dr. Henry Basilio of USAID C OMPETE (Advancing Philippine Competitiveness).

Ap ar t f rom t r a d e exhibits, business matching, and workshops, the “Go Mindanao” Tour Buses will be launched during the event.

The conference is held under the auspices of the Philippine Chamb er of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) led by President George Barcelon. According to Chairman Ruben Vegafria, the 26th MinBizCon is the largest

annual gathering of business leaders, stakeholders, policy makers, and professionals both from government and private sectors to advocate issues and adopt resolutions affecting business, which form part of the policy agenda submitted by PCCI to President Duterte at the 43rd Philippine Business Conference in October. This year’s theme in particular aims to set the stage for discussing innovative strategies towards building a strong and more resilient economy.

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Tuna Industry: Responsive.

Strengthened. Competitive.”

“This is the industry’s assertion: The Philippine tuna industry is responsive to market developments and trends, strengthened with the collaborative efforts of both the government and industry to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing for a sustainable tuna fishery, and globally competitive through the industry players’ competition, innovation, and enhanced access to information on technologies and markets,” Lu said.

He said the confirmed participants include representatives of fishing companies, logistics and technology suppliers, service providers and industr y partners from all from parts of the country and abroad.

Organizers invited Agriculture Secretar y Emmanuel Piñol as keynote speaker for the opening of the congress’s exhibit on Wednesday, and Senator Cynthia Villar for the closing ceremonies on Friday.

The lined up speakers include DA Undersecretary f or F i s h e r i e s E du a rd o Gongona; Dr. Sungkwon Soh, science manager of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Geronimo Silvestre, chief of party of the United States Agency for International D e v e l o pm e nt’s O c e a n s and Fisheries partnership; C l au d e t t e Ur m e n e t a , capability building manager of Verite Southeast Asia; Dr. Marieta Sumagaysay of the National Network on Women in Fisheries in the Philippines, Inc.; and Martin Purves, managing director of the International Pole and Line Foundation.

In a briefer, SFFAAII said the congress will be a venue for stakeholders to discuss issues, concerns and challenges towards efforts to sustain the thriving tuna industr y as “one that is responsive, strengthened and competitive.”

It said such goals should be the thrust of the key policy makers, both from the government and the nongovernment organizations, as well as business leaders and the industry’s labor sector.

“There is no dying tuna industry. Not for the many whose food security is largely dependent on the productivity of the fishing industry, not for the hundreds of thousands of families depending on it to survive and certainly not

for the coming generations for whose quality of life we are responsible for,” the group said.

The fishing federation noted that for many years, the tuna fishing industry was beset by a number of challenges “but remained strong and able to produce the needed income for the great number of people dependent on it.”

Industry players have continually improved in terms of fishing management t h rou g h s c i e n c e - b a s e d knowledge and data-analysis, and have established ways to afford more decent working conditions for its labor force.

“This is a cause for a celebration and a call for heightened efforts towards keeping our tuna proliferating and e nsu r ing t hat ou r workers, the backbone of this industry, are given a quality life deserving of the toil they have been honestly expending since day one of the making of the world-renowned tuna industry of this country,” it added. (MindaNews)

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waters.

“They were glittering, but they were not moving,” said Gamo, referring to the school of dead sardines.

Soon after, villagers said hundreds of dead fish began to wash up on the beach.

By this time, people began to collect the dead fish and some even brought styrofoam boxes for storage.

Villagers from other areas in Tablon also came and joined in the picking of dead sardines. People living near the shoreline said they immediately cooked the sardines, either by frying or grilling them.

As of Sept. 4, village officials reported no cases of food poisoning or any gastrointestinal disorder from cooking and eating the dead sardines.

But Dr. Jennifer Marie Rivero, a veterinarian at BFAR-10, cautioned residents from eating the dead fish until the agency could determine what caused the mass deaths.

I n i t i a l e x a m i n at i o n showed that the fish appeared to be in good state and the sea water contained no toxic substance, Dr. Rivero noted. “ We w o u l d h i g h l y discourage eating the fish, since we don’t know what caused its death,” said Rivero in an interview inside the BFAR-10 regional office in Barangay Macabalan on Monday.

Rivero said a fish kill could occur by the change of the quality of the water, illegal fishing practices, and the release of sewage of manufacturing facilities into the sea.

The village’s coastal area is the site of several factories, among them a corn processing factory and a dressed chicken facility.

Rivero noted there were reported fish kills in the past few years.

Nemfe Antigua, 38, a fish vendor, said she doesn’t think the fish kill was the result

of contamination of or any poisonous substances.

“If toxic chemical had killed the sardines, then those of us who had eaten it would have already gotten sick. But there were no reports of such.

I even fed my children fried sardines,” Antigua said.

Gamo, a fisherman, noted that since the operation of the manufacturing companies in Baloy, their catch has also dwindled.

“We used to fish near the shoreline, but not anymore.

We have to go farther into the deep waters just to catch fish,” he said.

Gamo and other fishermen have also observed that many of them had experienced severe itchiness, and they suspected that the water discharged by a processing facility may be the culprit.

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from page 1 presenting evidence to the prosecution but prosecutors must not be passive, too. The police and the prosecution must cooperate with each other,” Fadullon said.

Along this line, prosecutors from the five prov i nc e s of Nor t he r n Mindanao led by regional state prosecutor Merlynn Uy and the regional police office-10 led by Chief Supt.

Timoteo Pacleb attended the day-long dialogue last Tuesday at Seda Centrio in Cagayan de Oro City.

According to Hanns Seidel Foundation resident representative Gotz Heinicke, future sessions will be conducted to ascertain how the previous dialogue sessions may have improved the cooperation and information exchanges among the prosecutors and police investigators.

In the past, Hanns Seidel Foundation has already been a partner with the PNP in its Human Rights Development Program implementation since 2008. This is its first venture with the Department of Justice (DOJ).

T he fou nd at i on has been active in the country since 1979. Its current development initiatives include rights-based policing, practical case-based training methods for police officers, regional dialogue on police training, paralegal training for community leaders, increasing public awareness of the federal system of government, scholarships, among others.

Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 44 Initao, Misamis Oriental IN THE MATTER OF PETITION SPEC. PROC. NO. 2017-1435 FOR CANCELLATION OF THE SECOND CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF CHUCK SAQUILLE MAGNO CHUCK SHAQUILLE MAGNO,

Petitioner, -VersusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF INITAO, MISAMIS ORIENTAL,

Respondent. x -----------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER Finding the petition for Cancellation of Second Certificate of Live Birth of Chuck Saquille Magno sufficient in form and substance, the same is set for hearing on November 15, 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, at this court sitting at the Hall of Justice, Poblacion, Initao, Misamis Oriental. The Civil Registrar concerned and any person having or claiming any interest under the certificate of live birth whose cancellation/correction is sought may, within fifteen (15) days from notice of the petition, file his or her opposition thereto.

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

Further, let a copy of this Order and the petition be posted at the bulletin boards of the entrance door of this court, Hall of Justice and Municipal Hall, all of Initao, Misamis Oriental.

Finally, let a copy of the petition and this Order be furnished to the Office of the Solicitor General and the Office of the Civil Registrar concerned.

SO ORDERED. August 2, 2017, Initao, Misamis Oriental

(SGD.) MARISSA P. ESTABAYA Presiding Judge

BWM: Aug. 23, 30 & Sept. 6, 2017

CAGAYAN DE ORO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947 CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491 CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631 LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739 CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

CDO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947

DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631

CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491

LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd.,Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

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IDC to take center stage at 26th Mindanao Business Conference

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his September 7-9, 2017, Architect Romolo Valentino Nati, pioneer and leader in sustainable development at Cagayan De Oro, is set to speak about Italpinas Development Corporation’s (IDC) story in sustainable development and their participation in the growth of emerging cities at the 26th Mindanao

Business Conference, the most prestigious business event to happen in Mindanao.

“We are a designdriven developer of sustainable properties focusing in emerging cities in the Philippines.

We use a different type of approach to design our projects, which is called performance-based design. In this way, we are able to deliver green

buildings at reasonable prices,” says Nati.

Nati is the CEO and chairman of listed green developer Italpinas Development Corporation that he founded back in 2009, along with his business partner, Atty.

Jojo Leviste, the president of the company. Together with Leviste, Nati saw the potential of Cagayan de Oro which led to the development of its

first project, Primavera Residences and later Primavera City.

Primavera Residences was the city’s first condominium project and became a primary indicator that Cagayan de Oro is ready for vertical developments.

“IDC has been confident in CDO’s potential. This is the reason we were eager to develop our first project

here. We wanted to play a big part in the growth of the city. We stand firm on the belief that this city will continue to be progressive.

More beautiful things will happen to Cagayan de Oro,” Leviste states.

Amid the rise of big developments in the big cities of the country, IDC still aims to develop sustainable projects in emerging cities. The company specializes in

green projects—in the real estate landscape. This makes IDC ahead of the curve.

Despite being a young player in the industry, IDC was able to establish its name as a sustainable development leader in the country. For the past years, the company garnered several international recognitions, including two international property conference/PAGE 11