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Briefly No ERC approval ZAMBOANGA City Councilor Charlie Mariano sees the need for the city government to start entertaining other power generation offer to ease the power crisis that the city is facing for the past many years.

This developed after the San Ramon Power, Incorporated (SRPI) failed to secure the needed Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval for its application for a power sales agreement (PSA) with the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative, Incorporated (Zamcelco).

Mariano, chairman of the council’s committee on energy and public utilities, said the city must entertain a new power source company that wishes to establish a power plant in this city to provide the power needs of the city.

“We have waited for two years now, and we cannot wait indefinitely for the SRPI to acquire such PSA approval for it to start constructing its pledged 100-megawatt coal-fired power plant here,” Mariano said.

Overallotment option ABOITIZ Power Corp has completed its retail bond sale, the proceeds of which will be used to bankroll its projects.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AboitizPower said it completed the offering of P10 billion worth of fixed-rate retail bonds today.

The bonds were issued simultaneously in two series: the Series A bonds due on 2021 with a fixed interest rate of 5.205 percent per annum, and the Series B bonds due on 2026 with a fixed interest rate of 6.100 percent per annum.

With a 12-year tenor, the Series B bonds has one of the longest tenors among the corporate bond issuances so far this year.

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Tuna industry seen to boost trade in ASEAN

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By MINDANEWS

ENERAL Santos City — The tuna industr y here could be a key contributor to the foreseen surge in trade exchanges within the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with the commencement of the regional economic integration next year.

Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, gave such assessment as she declared that the

c ou nt r y ’s f i s h e r y s u b sector, as bannered by the tuna industry, is presently considered as among the most tuna/PAGE 11

PBSP, MinDA to present partnership with Aquino

By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent

DAVAO C I T Y - - T h e Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will formally sign a partnership -- and present it to President Benigno S.C. Aquino III -- here today in a bid to promote investments in underdeveloped areas in Mindanao.

Anton Simon M. Palo, PBSP research officer, said the collaboration aims to bring PBSP member-firms in poor areas with potential bus i ness opp or tunit i es while MinDA will facilitate links with the local government units (LGUs) and push for complementary infrastructure.

“We want to find ways how to integrate these people (who live in the poverty threshold) into the value chains of the companies,” said Mr. Palo during a meeting here Thursday.

The mechanism will be two-pronged, with PBSP soliciting business proposals from its members and with MinDA putting forward a list of towns and municipalities that need investments.

Janet M. Lopoz, MinDA

executive director, told BusinessWeek Mindanao the partnership fits into the inclusive growth program of the agency and it “makes it easier for us to look for investors who will join our program.”

The MinDA inclusive growth program, launched in June this year, is designed to assist investors locate within an area and ensure that the members of the community become part of the supply chain.

Discussions on the PBSPMinDA partnership started last month when Paul G. Dominguez, vice chair of PBSP, met with Secretary Luwalhati R. Antonino, MinDA chair, to discuss possible collaborations to push Mindanao’s economic development.

Mr. Dominguez was the first chair of MinDA’s predecessor agency, the Mindanao Economic Development Council.

Mr. Palo said the initial commodities identified for development are coffee, cacao, rubber, oil palm and seaweeds. Investments in tourism are also being considered.

TUNA FLOAT. Workers on a building seem not to mind the Tuna Festival float parade on Sept 5 in General Santos City as police officials impose what they call tight security measures following threats posed by a recent incident at an airport parking lot in Metro Manila. mindanews photo by rommel g. rebollido

Two-tiered wage system for Caraga region’s mining sector pushed WITH a three-year consecutive record of strong economic performance, capped by a 10.6 percent regional gross domestic product (GRDP) growth rate in 2012, Labor and E mpl oy m e nt S e c re t ar y Rosalinda DimapilisBaldoz Thursday said the re cent issuance by t he Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity BoardCaraga of an advisory on the implementation of the twotier wage system (TTWS) for the region’s mining sector will certainly add luster not just to mining, but to the entire Caraga region’s economy.

Baldoz, citing a report of National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) Executive director Ma. Criselda Sy, said the move of the RTWPB Caraga is in line with the Wage Rationalization Act, or R.A. 6727, which provides for the adoption of a TTWS as a reform within the current minimum wage

system, aimed at improving the coverage of minimum wages; promoting worker and enterprise productivity; and addressing the negative effect of minimum wage policies.

The advisory was signed by all the members of the RTWPB Caraga, headed by DOLE Regional Director Johnson Canete, Chairperson; Dir. Mylah Faye A.B. Carino of the National Economic Development Authority, Vice Chair p ers on; Dir. Brielo O. Pagaran of the Department of Trade and Industry, Vice Chairperson; Rolando C. Dahang and

Joselito V. Soriano, Labor Sector Representatives; and Jocelyn F. Yee and Jorge Uy , Management Sector Representatives.

“It has been shown that pro duc t ivity-b as e d p ay schemes lead to higher levels of productivity for competitiveness and preserves a n d g e n e r at e s g a i n f u l employment. The DOLE, under the TTWS, encourages business enterprises to adopt productivity improvement and gain-sharing schemes to augment the wages of their workers,” Baldoz said. mining/PAGE 11

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DTI-MisOcc holds seminar for Jimenez rubber growers JIMENEZ, Misamis Occidental -- A Rubber-Based Production, Management and Marketing Seminar is conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI),

here, on Sept. 4-5, 2014.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Agriculture (DA), Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO), the local government unit (LGU),

and the Jimenez Rubber Growers Association, Inc. (JIRGA), the seminar is open to all, especially those who are interested in the rubber industry.

Participants were advised to bring their own food provisions or arrange to purchase food from the organizers, and small knives for budding, Raul Cagampang, JIRGA President, said.

Meanwhile, Cagampang said Day 1 of the seminar was held at the Liga ng Barangay Hall of Jimenez for lectures and discussions on soil analysis, contouring and A-framing, organic fertilizer making, bud wood nursery budding, planting culture, fertilizing, and weeding and tapping.

Day 2, which is held at the Jimenez Municipal Plant Nursery, is devoted to teaching the participants seminar/PAGE 9

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PHILFIDA eyes abaca farm expansion in ZamPen

By MICHAEL VINCENT D. CAJULAO, Contributor Z A M B OA N G A C i t y - Assistant Regional Director D e og racias V. Maranga of t he Phi lippine Fib er I n d u s t r y D e v e l o p m e nt Authority (PHILFIDA)-9 b are d re c e nt ly t hat h is office is now pushing for expansion of abaca farms in Zamboanga Peninsula to incre as e ab ac a f ib e r production to meet the market demand.

“Our central office has given us a target of 100 hectares for our regional abaca farm expansion prog ram for t his ye ar,” Maranga disclosed.

But more than the given target, Maranga said PHILFIDA-9 has also targeted a much bigger area for abaca farming.

“As i d e f rom t he 1 0 0 hectares that our central o f f i c e m a n d at e d u s t o d e v e l o p t h i s y e a r, w e also have targeted 1,000 hectares all over the region for farm expansion under

the SME abaca industr y champion product development,” Maranga stressed.

As part of abaca fiber development, PHILFIDA is now conducting grading and classification to ensure quality abaca fiber produced in the region.

“New Tech Pulp Inc., the biggest market and pulp processor in the country, is demanding producers to have good quality of abaca pulp because they want to produce quality papers as one of their by-products,” Maranga pointed out.

Pa r t o f P H I L F I DA’s farm development is also implementing Abaca Disease Management Program as the abaca industr y recently took a blow from infestation. “ Un f o r t u n a t e l y, t h e industry is also vulnerable to diseases. We recently phas ed out s ome abaca far ms, sp e cif ically t hat

of GARBEMCO based in Kab as a l an , Z amb o ang a S i b u g a y, t o a v o i d infestation of nearby farms. That explains why we have a reduced production of loose abaca fiber last year,” Maranga explained.

Per PHILFIDA-9 record, the regional production of lo os e f ib er last ye ar fell to 529.66 metric tons from the 644.86 metric tons produced in 2012, or 17.86% decrease.

However, Maranga is optimistic that with the initiatives put in place, they can bounce back from last year’s loss. He added that with the targets f or f a r m d e v e l opm e nt , the abaca industr y in the region is in the right direction.

Philippines is the biggest abaca fiber producer worldwide with as much as 80% coming from the countr y.

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Ford sets new PH sales record in August 2014 FORD Philippines notched another record month after August sales more than doubled from a year ago.

In a s t ate m e nt , t h e American carmaker said it sold 1,967 units in the Philippines last month, a 138 percent year-on-year increase. This led to a 50 percent year-on-year increase in year-to-date sales to 12,554 units.

Fueling the sales growth last month was the Ranger pickup truck, sales of which shot up 150 percent to 807 units. Ford has sold 4,740 units of the truck in the first eight months of the year, for a 71 percent year-on-year growth.

“The Ranger is really the benchmark among pickup trucks in the market in terms of versatility, performance, capability, fuel efficiency and c om for t, w hich is helping drive extraordinary demand this year,” said

Ford Philippines managing director Kay Hart.

Another best-seller was the EcoSport compact sport utility vehicle (SUV), sales of which reached 517 units last month for a total of 2,681 units sold since the model was launched in the country.

“The all-new EcoSport’s c ombi nat i on of sp or t y design, an array of smart technologies and sensible value proposition sets a completely new standard in the market,” said Hart.

Still another top seller is the Fiesta, with 197 units sold last month for a 76 percent year-on-year growth.

The compact passenger car features the 1-liter EcoBoost engine, which delivers the performance of a 1.6-liter engine but with fuel economy gains of up to 20 percent.

Last but not least are Ford’s SUV lineup, with the Everest seeing sales zoom 72 percent year-on-year to 287 units. Year-to-date, sales have grown by 27 percent to

2,190 units.

Another SUV modle, the Explorer sold 102 units, for a 13 percent year-on-year growth to 780 units so far this year.

“Customer response to our full lineup of global Ford vehicles continues to be extraordinar y across the country. Our ongoing product-led transformation and focus on delivering the ver y best customer experience is helping drive record sales,” said Hart.

“From the new Fiesta 1-liter EcoBoost, to the allnew EcoSport, and each new Ranger variant we add to our Ford showroom, our productled transformation continues to build momentum with each new global Ford vehicle that we introduce,” Hart said.

The carmaker so far has 34 dealers across the Philippines, with a new one to open in Baguio City on October 2.

Eastern Petroleum targets 700 LPG stations next year INDEPENDENT oil player Eastern Petroleum Corp. eyes 700 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) next year with P350-million investments to support its goal of making LPG a major contributor to its overall financial growth.

E aste r n Pe t rol e u m chairman and chief operating

officer Fernando Martinez s aid t he comp any w i l l invest P350 million for this expansion program as well as the establishment of new refilling plants in Carmona, Cebu, and General Santos.

“Eastern has lined up addit iona l invest ments in cylinders and refilling

stations in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao which will require P300-million worth of investments,” Martinez told reporters during the company’s first anniversary celebration for its LPG brand called EC Gas held in Makati on Friday.

For this year alone, the

company has upped the number of its target stations from 300 to 350.

Martinez said the company is on track to building as much as 350 stations by the end of the year.

According to Martinez, 250 more franchise applicants are eastern/PAGE 9

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hink a minute…It’s said that we human beings are the only creatures who refuse to be what we are. One writer put it: “When people are free to do as they want, they usually copy each other.” Yet every successful person becomes successful because he or she discovered and developed their own special abilities.

As one guy said: “One of the hardest things about climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd of copies at the bottom.”

You are a specialist.You’re not made to be all things to all people. Surveys have shown that usually about 20% of all the people who know you don’t really like you that much. You just can’t please all the people all the time! So don’t try to have peace at all costs—especially at the cost of your own success. “Don’t stay where you’re tolerated; go where you’re celebrated!”

Be yourself. Be an original!

You really are one-of-a-kind.

You’re the first and last person who will ever be exactly like you.

You know that over 90% of all flowers have no odor at all. It’s the ones with a sweet fragrance that we remember.

So don’t be afraid to be different, if it means being yourself. We’re like rivers, “If we follow the easy path of least resistance, it will make

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us crooked.” So don’t follow where the path may lead; go where there is no path and leave your own trail. “You’re born an original;don’t die a copy!” Remember, nobody can be you as well as you can. Too many people are like the living dead: they’ve buried their real talents and abilities.

Jesus Christ can show you all of your unique talents and strengths, as well as help you to develop and maximize them. He loves you the way you are, but He loves you too much to leave you that way. But first you have to ask Him to forgive and free you from your past wrongs. Then everyday you must choose to live and do things His way.

Only Jesus can give you the inner security and confidence to become the true original you are.

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The Never-Ending Problem On Rice Cartels and Smuggling

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i c e c ar tels c ont rol supply and prices of rice in the Philippines. These unscrupulous capitalists create artificial shortages to drive prices up and make more money.

Spending more in buying rice, rice consumers are likely to spend more on other things. From a national point of view, 1% less spending for other items result in billions of pesos of losses to other industries.. With rice supply shortages created by cartels the government is forced to import rice and once again our money goes out of the country. Present situation shows that instead of us getting money, other countries benefit. Ironically, these are the countries whom the Philippines have helped technically with our Rice Institute program.

We will never attain rice self-sufficiency, unless the present administration

editorial immediately addresses the perennial problem of rice cartels and smuggling.

A legislative inquiry must be launched to unmasked the operation of rice cartels and rice smugglers and to come up with remedial legislation address the problem.

Wit h s mu g g l e d r ic e flooding the market, the prices of rice continue to plunge and local rice production suffers.

A collapse of this part of our economy is imminent. The government must prosecute those involved in rice cartels and rice smuggling. Their criminal acts tantamount to economic sabotage that will ultimately destroy the country’s rice sufficiency program.

These days, a 50-kilogram cavan of local milled rice sells

at P1,400 because millers buy palay from farmers at P17.50 per kilogram, whereas the price of smuggled rice is only P950 per sack, later sold at P1,200 by the smuggler or unscrupulous trader. Our rice production and farmers’ income suffer.

If this problem is not addressed, the price un-milled rice will go down to P14 per kilo which is way below the price of local farmers . The local rice industry will die if the government will not support a higher market price for the produce to help the farmers.

It is noted that rice from Vietnam and other countries are cheaper because of their government are supporting their farmers.

There is a need for NFA

to buy 30-percent ( worth P105.3 billion) of the total harvest of local farmers. A 3 percent purchased by NFA from the total harvest would not help Filipino farmers.

If the government hopes to make the country a net exporter of rice, buying unsold local palay stocks in warehouses and selling them abroad is the right path for us.

No less than Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala admitted the presence of rice cartels and reports of continued rice smuggling in the countryside.

The ‘’Binondo cartel’’ which has been manipulating rice prices and supply in the country must be stopped.

There is also a need to probe reports that cartels control some multi-purpose coops in the country being used for rice smuggling operations.

Unmasked and prosecute them!

Protecting Our Women and Children Against Violence

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hen Congress enacted into law the AntiViolence Against Women and Children Act of 2004, our legislators declared that “the State values the dignity of women and children and guarantees full respect for human rights.”

Our legislators further declared that “the State also recognizes the need to protect the family and its members particularly women and children, from violence and threats to their personal safety and security.”

At around this time, reports of violence against women and children have become alarming. Police statistics showed that between 1996 and 2004, incidence of violence against women rose six-fold from 1,100 to 5,758.

I suspected, however, that the figures represented only the tip of the iceberg.

For one reason or another, mainly lack of awareness of their rights, many victims of violence did not complain to the police and just suffered in silence.

Against this backdrop, the Zonta Club of Muntinlupa and Environs initiated in 1998 SAGIP (Saklolo at Gabay ng Ina at Pamilya) with the assistance of the local government of Muntinlupa.

I was then on my last year as Mayor of Muntinlupa City and I gladly offered to Zonta the free use of a portion of the old municipal hall, as well as initial staffing, for this laudable pioneering project.

In Congress, one of my very first privilege speeches was about the alarming rise of domestic violence. In that speech, I said: “The level of domestic violence is shocking. Too little is being done to prevent these crimes, to heal the victims and to prosecute the offenders.”

SAGIP was envisioned as a model center managed by a team of professionals and volunteers compassionately working to protect women and children against all forms of violence and abuse.

SAGIP established and continues to operate a 24/7 Crisis Response Center for women and children to address the victims’ immediate safety and healing.

The Crisis Response Center operates a 24-hour hotline and an emergency shelter for victims. SAGIP also provides for medical attention, crisis intervention, counseling, therapy, other forms of psycho-social intervention and even legal assistance.

To date, some 6,500

victims have been assisted

by SAGIP. Eventually, SAGIP also branched out to communitybased services, focusing on abuse prevention and protection. SAGIP has held regular seminars on combatting Violence a g a i n s t Wo m e n a n d Children (VAWC), parenting ef fe c t iveness, b arangay orientation and capability building, basic legal literacy, and anti-VAWC Law for marriage license applicants.

Over 22,000 community residents, local government officials and parents have attended these seminars.

In addition, SAGIP has assisted in the formation of Women and Children’s Desks in Muntinlupa’s barangays.

Watch Groups to monitor and address violence cases and rescue abuse victims have also been organized at the barangay level.

SAGIP also regularly went to the 28 public schools in Muntinlupa to help prevent abus e ag ai nst ch i ld re n thru “Gabay Bata”, and to conduct capability training for principals, teachers and guidance counselors.

Yearly, close to 67,000 students attend the Personal Safety Lessons conducted by SAGIP.

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SAGIP a ls o pr ints and distributes advocacy materials in the form of comics, posters, SAGIP emergency calling cards, and brochures.

Recently, I received a short note from SAGIP President Menchu Henson to break the good news. Zonta International conferred the Service Recognition Award to SAGIP during ZI’s recent convention in Orlando, Florida. SAGIP bested 99 other Zonta service projects worldwide!

Congratulations to SAGIP and to the Zonta Club of Muntinlupa and Environs.

May you continue to help protect our women and children against violence.

Note: You may email us at totingbunye2000@gmail. com.

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Fair Winds blow for Ilocos Norte’s Wind Farms

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By Mike Baños, Editor-at-Large

here’s a fair wind blowing for the windmills of Ilocos Norte as investors rush to fill the gap in electricity supply for the Luzon grid and make a pretty penny besides with feed-in tariffs from the government.

The DOE estimates electricity demand in Luzon grid would increase at an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 4.13 percent, to 10,693 MW in 2020 and further to 16,477 MW by 2030.

Besides committed power projects, the grid still needs an additional 8,100 MW (6,000 MW baseload and 2,100 MW peaking) to meet the electricity demand and the required reserve margin of the grid. A total of 869 MW committed projects are expected for commissioning this year until 2015. Of these, 113 MW will be from renewable energy.

“Lately the weather pattern has returned to the Pacific and middle area of the archipelago,” Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos noted in an exclusive interview with reporters from Cagayan de Oro and Cebu during a recent familiarization tour of the province coordinated by provincial tourism office, Cebu Pacific Air and JG Summit Holdings. “The wind people have been studying it and sabi nila that’s the kind of wind that they need and secondly I think there’s a lot of financing available for renewable energy.”

A mere hour and a half drive from the capital city of Laoag, the Bangui Windmills started with 15 wind turbines in June, 2005 following an extensive wind resource analysis and mapping study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in 1996.

Northwind Power Development Corp. (NWPDC) developed, maintains and operates the project, while Vestas Wind Systems, a Danish firm, supplied the wind

turbine-generator units (WTGs) for the site.

In 2006, the project produced a five percent discount of the weighted average price in the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) or a generated savings of approximately USD1.4 million (PhP 70 million) for electricity consumers of the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC).

Phase II added 5 more wind turbines to raise total capacity to 33MW in 2008, increasing the project’s power contribution to Ilocos Norte from 40 to 50 percent. NWPDC expects to complete Phase III with 6 new wind turbines adding a total of 18 MW installed capacity by year end.

The first in Southeast Asia, the $75-million Bangui wind farm has become one of the main sources of electricity as well as a major tourist attraction for Ilocos Norte.

Two additional installations are now under construction: Energy Development Corporation (EDC) targets 150MW by 2015 in Burgos, and the National Renewable Energy Corp. (formerly UPC Renewables) aims for 81MW in Pagudpud, one of Ilocos Norte’s major tourism destinations.

Once operational, EDC’s Burgos Wind Project will be the largest wind farm in the Philippines. It is being installed on a 600-hectare site covering three barangays: Saoit, Poblacion and Nagsurot, in Burgos town.

“I think their opening investment was at US$300-million and that’s times three now,” Gov. Marcos noted. “And there are four more

A semi trucks a section of the 90 meter towers for the new EDC wind farm in Burgos, Ilocos Norte.

approved but we’re also hopefully opening up the solar shortly and we’ve now activated a small hydro for 2 MW.” In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the country’s largest geothermal producer said it will install an additional 21 wind turbines in the 87-megawatt (MW) wind farm.

“This raises the total project investment cost to $450 million from $300 million, and once fully completed, increases the total generating capacity to 150 MW from 87 MW,” the Lopez-owned EDC said.

Aside from the wind farm, the BWP also includes a 115 kV transmission line connecting the wind farm from the Burgos substation to the Laoag substation of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), as well as the expansion of the switchyard/substations.

It will augment the Luzon grid’s dependable capacity which needs an additional 4,200 MW in the next ten years due to the projected 4.5 per cent annual increase in electricity demand. It is designed to generate at least 230 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year, enough to supply a million households. It will displace the equivalent of 129,000 tons of carbon emissions or roughly half a million barrels of oil to help mitigate the effects of climate change.

Department of Energy records as of July 31, 2014 show another firm, Energy Logics Phils. of the Delgado Group, has been awarded a service contract for a 120-MW wind power project at Pasuquin East. The firm plans to put up wind farms that can generate a total 420 MW over the next seven years, and a solar power portfolio that can produce more than 250 MW in additional capacity.

Wind power in the Philippines makes up a small percentage of the total energy output of the Philippines.

The country’s wind energy sector has significant potential and could provide up to 76GW of power.

The approval of these RE projects is to fulfill the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 which mandates that the government develop the country’s renewable energy resources to promote a shift to more sustainable, reliable and affordable energy.

The approved RE developers are now aggressively pursuing the construction of their projects to benefit from the feed-in-tariff (FiT) rates put in place by the Department of Energy (DOE) to encourage investments in RE power projects.

FiT rates are guaranteed fixed prices for RE energy applicable for 20 years that assure the RE

EDC President and Chief Operating Officer Richard Tantoco (5th from left) leads the groundbreaking ceremony of a $300 million (P12.3 billion) wind power project, located in the town of Burgos, Ilocos Norte. Also in photo are officials of its partner-companies, Vestas and First Balfour, Ilocos Norte provincial officials led by Board Member Mariano Marcos II (4th from right), Director of Renewable Energy Management Bureau of the Department of Energy Mario Marasigan, and Burgos Mayor Cresente Garcia. photo courtesy of edc

A closer look at the EDC wind farm under construction in Burgos, Ilocos Norte.

developers they will earn and recover their investments.

Engr. Ernesto B. Pantangco, EDC executive vice president and vice chairman (private sector) for the National Renewable Energy Board, said investor interest in the Ilocos Norte wind power projects are driven by expected shortfall in electricity supply in Luzon over the next few years.

“However, we still need the FiT rates to make the projects viable,” Mr. Pantangco added. The current Feed-in Tariff rate approved by the Energy Regulatory Board (ERC) for wind power projects has been set at P8.53 per kilowatt hour (kWh) and P9.68 for solar.

“Wind power has been our lynchpin because we have it as a natural resource,” said Gov. Marcos.

“Unfortunately unlike the extractive industries, the local government and local communities don’t necessarily benefit, so it’s very important to us that corporate social responsibility, the development of supply and value chains, the exploitation first of local resources and compliance with environmental codes be upheld.”

Energy Regulation No. 1-94 stipulates the required assistance to local communities by power developers.

But the construction boom brought by the RE projects in the province hasn’t been without its issues.

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RE: PETITION FOR JUDICIAL DECLARATION OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH OF ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH MA. LUISA V. JUGAN,

-versus –

SPL.PROC. NO. 21-497 FOR: JUDICIAL DECLARATION

NOTICE OF HEARING The Clerk of Court RTC, Branch 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte

SGD. ALBERTO P. QUINTO

Acting Presiding Judge APQ/tnd.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF QUEZON CITY RE: PETITION FOR JUDICIAL DECLARATION OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH OF ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO

The Administrator and Civil Registrar General National Statistics office East Avenue, Quezon City GREETINGS:

Please take notice that on August 18, 2014, in the morning, or soon thereafter as counsels may be heard, undersigned counsel for the Petitioner will submit and ask this Honorable Court to grant and/or approve the foregoing motion without his presence anymore and without any futher argument if possible .

SGD. SERGIO J. BANTILES, JR. EXPLANATION ON THE MODE OF SERVICE Copies hereof were duly served, through Registered Mail, upon the Hon. Solicitor General, Hon. Provincial Prosecutor of the Province of Lanao del Norte, the Local Civil Registrar of Quezon City, and the Administrator and Civil Registrar General of the National Statistics Office, in their given addresses, respectively, because personal service upon them is impracticable due to their far distance to the undersigned.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE) s.s.

MUNICIPALITY OF L A L A ) X-------------------------/ AFFIDAVIT

I, MA LUISA V. JUGAN, a Filipino, of legal age, married, and a resident of Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte, after first having been duly sworn in accordance with law, do hereby depose and say:

MA. LUISA V. JUGAN, Petitioner, -versus- SPL. PROC. NO. 21-497 Regional Trial Court 12th Judicial Region Branch 21, Kapagagan Lanao del Norte ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO AND THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OF QUEZON CITY,

Respondents. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x SHERIFF’S RETURN

1. That I am the petitioner referred to in SPL. PROC. NO. 21-497, FOR “DECLARATION OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH OF ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO”, who is my husband, and which case is now pending before the RTC, Branch 21, in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte; 2. That summons were issued by the Honorable Court to the respondents therein, namely: My husband, ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO and the LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR (LCR) of Quezon City, respectively.

However, of the two (2) respondents, only the LCR of Quezon City was duly served with summons.

My responden husband was not because his whereabouts is unknown and he is nowhere to be found in his last given address at Block 2, Lot 15, Midway Park Subdivision, Novaliches, Quezon City, per return of service issued by the Sheriff of Quezon City which is now attached to the records of said case; 3. That diligent search and inquiry have been made just to ascertain my husband’s whereabouts and present address, but then all efforts proved in vain. Hence, I have finally decided to ask the Honorable Court, in a proper motion, to serve summons upon him by publication considering that this is my last and ultimate resort.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this August 12, 2014, at Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that on this date, the undersigned caused the service of summons issued in the above-entitled case upon the parties concerned at their given addresses in the following manners, to wit:

SGD. MA. LUISA V. JUGAN

Petitioner-Affiant

1. THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Quezon City – SERVED to City Civil Registry Dept. thru Receiving Clerk RONIE CRUZ as evidenced by his signature and the office rubber stamp marked RECEIVED appearing on the right middle portion of the original copy of summons;

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this August 12, 2014, at Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte, the Affiant exhibited to me her CTC No. 02291727, issued on March 18, 2014, at Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte, who is personally known to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing intrument and she acknowledged before me that the same is her free act and voluntary deed.

2. ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO Blk 2 Lot 15, Midwaty Park

SGD. SERGIO J. BANTILES, JR.

Attorney’s Roll No. 26670

Trial Lawyer-Notary Public

Commission Expires December 31, 2015

MCLE Certificate of Compliance No. V-0000095

Issued on June 5, 2013

Doc. No. 169; PTR No. 2133765, Jan. 3, 2014

Page No. 35; Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines

Book No. XXV Lifefime IBP No. 04487

Series of 2014. Lanao del Norte Chapter

Sbdn., Novaliches, Q.C. - UNSERVED on the ground that the said subdivision does not exist within the territorial jurisdiction of Novaliches, Q.C. According to the Brgy. Officials of Brgy.

Novaliches Proper, and likewise, as attested by the Planning division of theCity Assessor’s Office of Quezon City.

WHEREFORE, the original copy of summons is hereby most respectfully returned to the Honorable Court of origin with the information that the same was duly served upon the Local Civil Registry of Quezon City, while the same was unserved to ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO.

Quezon City, Metro-Manila, June 5, 2014.

SGD. ALEJANDRO J. CRUZ, JR. Sheriff IV cc: Atty. Sergio J. Bantiles, Jr. Lala, Lanao del Norte Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12th Judicial Region Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte RE: PETITION FOR JUDICIAL DECLARATION OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH OF ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO, MA. LUISA V. JUGAN,

Petitioner, - versus ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO AND THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY,

SPL. PROC. NO. 21-497

For: JUDICIAL DECLARATION OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH

Respondents.

X-----------------------/ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SERVE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION ON RESPONDENT ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO

COMES NOW the petitioner, by her undersigned counsel, and unto this Honorable Court most respectfully states: 1. That summons, together with copies of the petition, have been already issued by this Honorable Court – directing the respondents to file their “Answers”, respectfively, within the reglementary period; 2, That, so far, the records will show that only respondent LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR (LCR) of QUEZON CITY was served with summons. Sadly, however, principal respondent ALLAN RALPH SABADO was not served with summons because his whereabouts is unknown and that he is nowhere to be found even in his last known address at Block 2, Lot 15, Midway Park Subdivision, Novaliches, Quezon City; 3. That diligent search and inquiry have been made just to ascertain the whereabouts of said respondent including, as well, his present address. Sadly, however, all efforts proved in vain because, as elsewhere stated, he is nowhere to be found; 4. That attached hereto as ANNEX “A” and made integral part hereof is the supporting “AFFIDAVIT” of the petitioner herself – setting forth the grounds and/or reasons to support her present motion for leave to serve summons by publication upon her respondent husband ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO considering that it is her final and last resort so that this case can finally move on.

WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, it is most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Court that service of summons upon respondent ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO, in the above-entitled case, be please effected by publication in such places and for such times as the Court may order.

Lala (for Kapatagan), Lanao del Norte, Philippines.

August 12, 2014.

Respectully Filed By:

SGD. SERGIO J. BANTILES, JR.

Counsel for the Petitioner

Attorney’s Roll No. 26670

Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines

MCLE Certificate of Compliance No. V-0000095

Doc. No. 169; Page No. 35; Book No. XXV series of 2014.

ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO AND THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY,

Respondents. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

1. That petitioner is a Filipino, of legal age, married, and a resident of Sultan Naga Dimaporo (SND), Lanao del Norte, Philippines; 2. That respondent ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO, is a Filipino, of legal age, husband of herein petitioner and whose last known address was at Block 2, Lot 15, Midway Park Subdivision, Novaliches, Quezon Ciity, while respondent Office of the LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR (LCR) of Quezon City, is a local government agency whose address at the City Hall of Quezon City, in Quezon City, whereat said respondents or anyone of them may be served, respectively, with summons and other processes of this Honorable Court; 3. That respondent Office of the LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR (LCR) of Quezon City, in Quezon City, is hereby impleaded as party respondent, in this case, because it is a “formal” and/or “necessary” party, so to speak, to this present suit – it being in charged of keeping the records of births, deaths, and marriages within the territorial jurisdiction of Quezon City; 4. That herein petitioner was then a widow, with two (2) kids of her first husband, when she finally got married to her respondent second husband, ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO, in a Civil Rites, solemnized before RTC Judge, HON. AGUSTIN S. DIZON, sometime on JULY 14, 1997, in Quezon City. Machine copy of their “MARRIAGE CONTRACT” is hereto attached as Annex “ A” and made integral part hereof; 5. That sometime in July, 1997 and shortly after their wedding and their brief honeymoon, her respondent husband left for Germany and Canada to attend to his alleged businesses thereat with a promise to come back to the Philippines very soon in December, 1997 for the two (2) of them to get married once again in a church wedding; 6. That, from that time on and up to the present or period of almost seventeen (17) long years now, her respondent husband did not return anymore to the Philippines nor did he ever make any contact or communications with her. Thus, leaving herein petitioner facing a blank wall – thinking about her husband and haunted by the perplexing questions of “where he was” and “what happened to him”; 7. That herein petitioner went personally to the last known address of her respondent husband at Block 2, Lot 15, Midway Park subdivision, Novaliches, Quezon City, in order to inquire his whereabouts and, if possible, to get in contact with him. But then, all her efforts prove in vain, Because, since then and to date, nothing has ever been heard about here respondent husband;.

8. That it is sad to reckon with that, at the time her respondent husband left for Germany and Canada, the latter was suffering from chronic heart problems and high blood pressure. Therefore, be this as it may, he was in “danger of death” anytime while he was in abroad because of this illness; 9. That, judging from all the foregoing facts and circumstances heretofore mentioned, herein petitioner cannot help but cry in vain as she continuously entertains a “well founded belief” that her respondent husband must have already gone and forever lost in the great beyond; 10.That incidentally, however, petitioner’s marriage with her respondent husband is never blessed with any child nor have they ever acquired conjugal properties, either personal or real, whatsoever.

And that, although it hurts to think about her missing husband, herein petitioner has finally decided that life must go on and on, as usual, as she faces the world again – hoping to remarry once again which, to her, is not an impossible dream, so far. Thus, this present petition. Because, under the second paragraph of Article 41 of the Family Code, it expressly provides that “For the purpose of contracting the subsequent marriage under the preceeding paragraph, the spouse present must institute a summary proceeding as provided in this Code for the declaration of presumptive death of the absentee, without prejudice to the effect of reappearance of the absent spouse”.

Petition for Presumptive Death, in Ma. Luisa V. Jugan vs. Allan Ralph R. Sabado, et. al., Page 2.

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, above premises considered, it is now most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Court that, after due notice, publication and hearing, judgment issue in favor of the petitioner as follows: a. Declaring respondent ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO to be presumably dead; a n d b. Ordering respondent LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR (LCR) of Quezon city, to annotate in the marriage “RECORD” or “CONTRACT” between herein Petitioner and her husband, ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO, the fact of the declaration of his presumptive death and to forward the same to the National Statistics Office (NSO), in Manila, for proper and final recording;

And finally, herein Petitioner further prays for such other reliefs and remedies consistent with law, justice and equity.

Lala (for Kapatagan), Lanao del Norte, Philippines.

April 18, 2014.

Respectfully Filed By:

SGD. SERGIO J. BANTILES, JR. Counsel for the Petitioner Attorney’s Roll No. 26670 Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines MCLE Certificate of Compliance No. V-0000095 Issued on June 5, 2013 PTR No. 2133765, Jan. 3, 2014 Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines Lifefime IBP No. 04487 Lanao del Norte Chapter VERIFICATION/CERTIFICATION

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12th Judicial Region, Branch 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte RE: PETITION FOR JUDICIAL DECLARATION OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH OF ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO, MA. LUISA V. JUGAN, Petitioner.

- versus -

SPL. PROC. NO. 21-497 FOR: JUDICIAL DECLARATION OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH

ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO AND THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY, Respondent. x- - - - - - - - - - -- - – - - - - - - - - - - - -x

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE) S.S. MUNICIPALITY OF L A L A ) x---------------------/ I, MA. LUISA V. JUGAN, hereby depose and say: That I am the Petitioner referred to in the above-entitled petition; that I have caused the same to be prepared by my lawyer for and in my own behalf; that I have read all its contents; and that the same are all true and correct to the best of my own personal knowledge.

I further CERTIFY, under oath, that I have not commenced any similar action and/or proceeding before any Court of law, tribunal or quasi-judicial body and that, to the best of my own personal knowledge there is no such action and/or proceeding now pending therein. And that, should there be any, I hereby obligated myself to inform this Honorable Court of such fact within five (5) days from notice thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this April 18, 2014 at Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.

SGD. MA. LUISA V. JUGAN Petitioner-Affiant

SUMMONS TO: ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO

Block 2, Lot 15, Midway Park Subdivision

Novaliches, Quezon City

- versus -

COMES NOW the petitioner, through her undersigned counsel, and unto this Honorable Court most respectfully alleges:

Hon. Provincial Prosecutor Tubod Sub-Office Tubod, Lanao del Norte

With the record is a motion for leave to serve summons by publication on respondent Allan Ralph R. Sabado dated August 12, 2014. The motion, alleged, among others that summons were already issued to the respondents but only respondent Local Civil Registrar of Quezon City was duly served while principal respondent Allan Ralph R. Sabado was not because his whereabouts is not known.

Going over the motion, the same is found to be meritorious.

WHEREFORE, the motion is hereby granted. Let summons and the petition be served upon respondent Allan Ralph R. Sabado through publication in a newspaper of general circulation within Mindanao once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.

SO ORDERED.

Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.

August 18, 2014.

PETITION

Local Civil Registrar of Quezon City Respondent Quezon City

ORDER

Issued on June 5, 2013 PTR No. 2133765, Jan. 3, 2014 Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines Lifetime IBP No. 04487 Lanao del Norte Chapter

Hon. Solicitor General 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village Makati City, Metro Manila

Petitioner,

ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO AND THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY,

Respondents. x--------------------------------------------------/

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Quezon City

G R E E T I N G S:

You are required to enter your appearance in the above-entitled case within FIFTEEN DAYS (15) after the service of the summons upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and to answer the complaint of the petitioner which is hereto attached and herewith served upon you within the time fixed by the Rules of Court. If you fail to answer within aforesaid time, the hearing will proceed for the relief applied for in said complaint.

WITNESS the HON. ALBERTO P. QUINTO, Acting Executive Presiding Regional Trial Judge of this Court this 15th day of July, 2014.

Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.

SGD. ATTY. BERNARDINO M. BERING Clerk of Court VI

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte RE: PETITION FOR JUDICIAL DECLARATION OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH OF ALLAN RALPH R. SABADO,

SPL. PROC. NO. 21-497

MA. LUISA V. JUGAN,

Petitioner,

FOR: JUDICIAL DECLARATION OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this April 18, 2014 , at Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, the Petitioner-Affiant exhibited to me her CTC No. 02291727, issued on March 18, 2014 at Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte.

SGD. SERGIO J. BANTILES, JR. Counsel for the Petitioner Attorney’s Roll No. 26670 Trial Lawyer – Notary Public Commission Expires December 31, 2015 MCLE Certificate of Compliance No. V-0000095 Issued on June 5, 2013 PTR No. 2133765, Jan. 3, 2014 Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines Lifefime IBP No. 04487 Lanao del Norte Chapter

Doc. No. 17; Page No. 5; Book No. XXV; Series of 2014.

Copies furnished by Registered Mail to:

1. Hon. Solicitor General 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village Makati City, Metro Manila

2. Hon. Provincial Prosecutor Tubod Sub-Office, Tubod, Lanao del Norte

3. The Local Civil Registrar Quezon City 4.

The Administrator and Civil Registrar General National Statistics Office, East Avenue, Quezon City

per Postal Registry Receipts hereto attached.

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PELAEZ URGES NEW PLANNING CHIEF TO GATHER LEGAL DOCUMENTS ON BOUNDARY DISPUTES INVOLVING MISOR MISAMIS ORIENTAL – With the thrust of bringing the government closer to the people, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Misamis Oriental held their 32nd Regular Session in Barangay Kaulayanan, Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental.

One of the highlights during the session was the concurrence of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan

with the appointment by Governor Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano of Mr. Stanley B. Uriarte as the Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator of Misamis Oriental.

Mr. Uriarte, who also went to Kaulayanan and appeared in the session, thanked the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for their concurrence with his appointment. He was

accompanied by Engr. Lester Bolo from the Provincial Engineering Office and Ms. Lorna N. Guibone from the Human Resource Management Office. He presented his plans, visions and goals for the province.

Vice Governor Pelaez asked Mr. Uriarte on the status of their recommendations on the boundary disputes involving Misamis Oriental.

“We have already drafted our report and it is already in the Office of the Governor.

We also started compiling all necessary information needed for our cause,” Mr. Uriarte said.

“We need to speed up our disposition of boundary disputes because we have a lot of requests for resolution of boundary disputes filed in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

We h av e a h ard t i m e disposing it because of lack of documents. I hope that we can have central repository of all necessary legal documents in order to easily dispose of the disputes,” Vice Governor Pelaez said.

Mr. Uriarte assured that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan will be furnished all legal documents that his office has gathered.

Boundar y disputes pending before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan are those between Lugait and Iligan City, Gingoog City and Claveria, Claveria and Bukidnon, and Magsaysay and Agusan del Norte, among others.

Vice Governor Pelaez is the Chairman of the Committee on Boundary Disputes in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Integrity Initiative announces campaign, invites Summit participants, and launches #IntegrityNationNow Manila, Philippines — Integrity Initiative, Inc., a private sector-led campaign that aims to promote common ethical standards in society, announced this year’s campaign to further solidify its goal of instilling integrity and combating corruption in the country.

This year, the campaign will hold major events to build awareness – a one-day conference, two-day film festival, a youth concert, and an integrity march. These programs were presented at a press conference recently at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati.

With the theme, “Uniting for Integrity,” the campaign aims to bring together different organizations from various sectors to do away with the negative norm and start to embrace a culture of integrity.

“This year’s theme reflects Integrity Initiative’s belief that working together under a common stand is the key towards making an irreversible positive impact in the rally against corruption and unethical practices,” stated Integrity Initiative Chairman

Ramon del Rosario, Jr. “With these activities, we hope to encourage more citizens to act now and help make the country a better place,” he added.

Integrity Summit

At the press conference, Integrity Initiative highlighted the summit scheduled on September 19 at the Dusit Thani Hotel. The event will bring together leaders and key personalities from the business, government, youth, and the church to discuss issues, as well as share insights, best practices, and trends on pushing for integrity.

The summit will also highlight the progress of the private sector in spreading ethical standards in business. As concrete examples, the summit will feature five companies that have mainstreamed integrity practices and are now reaping the benefits.

Apart from the summit, the campaign hashtag was also launched at the press conference. The hashtag, #IntegrityNationNow, will be utilized across all social networking sites to increase awareness and public discourse about the projects of Integrity Initiative.

Integrity Film Festival and Concert Also present at the press conference were Integrity Initiative’s partners in staging the other events – Dakila for the film festival, and DLSU Manila and RockEd for the concert.

DLSU will provide the venue while RockEd is putting together the bands and artists who will perform at the concert.

Senate commends Integrity Initiative Meanwhile, last August 27, the Senate commended Integrity Initiative in its efforts to unite various sectors to spark social consciousness and raise awareness against corruption.

Senate Resolution Number 868 lauded the organization’s thrust of instilling integrity to the business sector and combating corruption.

It also said that organization like Integrity Initiative reignites hope for the nation and helps in building the public’s trust on the government and other institutions.

Senate Resolution 868 was introduced by Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Sen. Teofisto “TG” Guingona III.

“The contribution [to Eastern Petroleum] starting 2014 of EC Gas is 30 percent of the total sales. We expect P5 billion in gross sales [this year] so about P1.5 billion will come from the LPG business [including EC Gas] and the remaining from the retail side,” he added.

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in the process of developing their own operating units for EC Gas. Recently, some 105 outlets opened and started operation in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, General Santos, Cebu, and Bacolod, and Iloilo City.

“With the contribution of EC Gas, we expect around P300 million in net income for full-year 2014. This is a very good number compared to the P60 to 100 million we are expecting for 2013,” Martinez said in a prior interview.

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about getting soil samples for soil analysis, illustrating the use of A-frame and contouring, lay outing and most especially, budding rubber seedlings.

This is the third seminar to be staged by DTI, DA-LGU and JIRGA. The first was at the Municipal Nursery that included a “lakbay-aral” to the rubber farms of Oroquieta Agro-Industrial School (OAIS) and Former vice governor Francisco Paylaga Jr. The second was by the DA-10 regional office with Priscilla Akut, a rubber expert.

Upper Photo, From L to R: Provincial Board Member (PBM) Heckert Emano, Engr. Lester Bolo (PEO), Ms. Lorna N. Guibone (HRMO), Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez, PBM Bing Dumadag, and the newly-installed Provincial Department Head, Mr. Stanley M. Uriarte were in Brgy. Kaulayanan, Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental for the 32nd Regular Session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan where it concurred with the appointment of the latter as the PPDO Chief.

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MISTERYO: The Xavier Stage’s 4TH Theatre Season Preview Photos courtesy of Kent Ugalde

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Agatha Christie’s 10 Little Indians segment

Kenneth Sabijon in Dial M for Murder Segment

Rosell Velez in TXS's adaptation of Frederick Knott's Dial M for Murder adapted by Don Pagusara

Artistic Director of The Xavier Stage Hobart P Savior talks on TXS's Season Line up

Rhea Arroyo in Frederick Knott's Dial M for Murder

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MSU-IIT advocates peace and unity through Mindanao music

Tingog ug Tulunggon Mindanao: “Alang sa Kalinaw ug Kahiusahan” (TTMAKK), a project grant funded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) aims to bring together musicians coming from the areas of Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Marawi, Cotabato/Maguindanao, Davao and Zamboanga/Basilan in Mindanao who are passionate in their advocacy on peace and unity for Mindanaons.

The Cultural Development Office of Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) will conduct a workshop component of this project on September 11, 2014 held at the MSUIIT Mini Theatre.

The said workshop will be facilitated by Mr. Rodelio “Waway” Saway, a well-known musician and composer-artist in Mindanao.

The participating music groups from different provinces/cities in Mindanao will aim to create One song, One voice of Mindanao, a call for peace and unity. The song will be recorded together with Mr. Saway and duly submitted to the NCCA, which will be aired all over Mindanao eventually.

September 12, 2014 will be the staging of TTMAKK Concert at seven in the evening (7:00pm), at the MSU-IIT Gymnasium, during which the output of the workshop, song for Peace in Mindanao, will be performed by all the participants with Mr. Saway.

The concert is open to the public, FREE admission.

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Tuna... from page 1

ready and competitive for the 2015 ASEAN integration.

She said the tuna industry, which is mainly based in this city, has emerged as one of the top performers in the country’s agriculture sector as seen with its expanding reach in the export markets.

In 2013, she said government data showed that the country shipped around US$ 1.43 billion worth of fishery products, with fresh and processed tuna accounting for around US$ 632 million.

Villar described such export performance for tuna as the best in the last decade based on the recorded exports of just around US$ 117 million in 2003.

“We should capitalize of these competitive advantages and enhance our strengths as we approach a more integrated regional economy in 2015,” she said in her keynote speech at the opening of the 16th National Tuna Congress at the SM Trade Hall here on Thursday afternoon.

To sustain its competitiveness, Villar said the industry needs to focus its efforts on addressing various fishery-related issues and concerns, specifically on sustainability.

She said specific precautionary measures should be in place to ensure long-term sustainability for the country’s fishery resources.

Villar cited the need for the industry and the country to observe international treaty obligations on food safety as well as illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

She said tuna industry players need to fully comply with the conservation and management measures set by international fishery conventions that involves the country.

These include regulations set by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, Indian Ocean Tuna Commission and the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.

“There’s no question that we

need to maintain a good balance between the requirements for increased production to contribute to food sufficiency against the need to conserve and protect our resources,” she said.

Around 500 domestic and foreign tuna industry players are currently gathered here for the two-day congress, which mainly centers on “bringing the Philippine Tuna to greater heights and making quality the forefront of trade strategy.”

The congress, which was organized by the Socksargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc., carries the theme “Shared Resources, Shared Responsibility.”

The tuna congress is among the highlights of the city’s 46th city charter anniversary and 16th Tuna Festival, which opened on Friday.

Dubbed the country’s “tuna capital,” this city has hosted the National Tuna Congress since it was first staged 15 years ago.

The city hosts six of the country’s seven tuna canneries and other related ventures that generate an average of nearly US$ 300 million in annual export receipts.

Mining... from page 1

“Productivity-based pay schemes provide better prospects for better pay; enhancement of employees’ performance; and provision of avenue for employees’ participation in the determination of PBP standards,” she added.

The TTWS is the wage policy reform of the DOLE under the current minimum wage policy consisting of a mandatory minimum wage to protect the poor and vulnerable workers, and a voluntary productivitybased incentive scheme over and above the minimum wage.

Under the TTWS, the first tier, or the mandatory minimum wage functions as a social safety net, while the second tier, or the productivity-based pay, is determined jointly by the workers and the management based on

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 38 Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE File No. 2014-191

UPON EXTRA-JUDICIAL PETITION FOR SALE for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND ( otherwise known S Pag-IBIG Fund ), with principal office at the Atrium of Makati, Makati Avenue ,Makati City ,and branch office at Pag-IBIG Fund Bldg., J.R.Borja St., Cagayan de Oro City, against RICARDO B. GERAPUSCO,Jr., married to Emelie M. Gerapusco,with postal address at SACRED HEART VILLAGE,Carmen,Cagayan de Oro City,and/or at Lot 21 & 23,Blk,7, San Agustin Valley Homes II Subdivision,Canitoan,Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of July 11, 2014, amounts to One Hundred Sixty FourThousand Six Hundred Seventy Four Pesos and 96/100 ( Php 164,674.96),Philippine Currency,as principal,interest,charges,attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure,the undersigned Sheriff or his deputies will sell at public auction on October 14, 2014 at 10:00 A.M to 4:00 P.M., or soon thereafter at the Office of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 38,2nd Floor , Hall of Justice,Hayes Street,Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for cash and in Philippine Currency, the following real properties, with all the improvements found thereon,to wit: “TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-177512” (Registered in the name of icardo B. Gerapusco,Jr., married to Emelie M. Gerapusco)

Lot : Lot 21,Block 7,Psd-10-042689

Portion of Lot : Lot 1, Block 37,Psd-10-039732

As Surveyed for : Pueblo de Oro Development Corp.

San Agustin Valley Homes 2

Land Use : Residential

Location : Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City.

Area : Fifty Four (54) sq.mtrs., more or less.”

“TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-177513” (Registered in the name of icardo B. Gerapusco,Jr., married to Emelie M. Gerapusco)

Lot : Lot 23,Block 7,Psd-10-042689

Portion of Lot : Lot 1, Block 37,Psd-10-039732

As Surveyed for : Pueblo de Oro Development Corp.

San Agustin Valley Homes 2

Land Use : Residential

Location : Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City.

Area : Fifty Four (54) sq.mtrs., more or less.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated date,time and place.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on the following working day without need of further notice,posting and publication.

Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the Titles of the properties above - described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Cagayan de Oro City, August 22, 2014.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO PROVINCIAL SHERIFF:

(Sgd.) REYNALDO L. SALCEDA Sheriff IV BWM : Sept. 1, 8 & 15, 2014

an agreed set of parameters, and is linked to individual, group, or organizational productivity, performance, or a combination of similar criteria.

In the Caraga region, Baldoz said its economic growth is driven mainly by the industry sector, which grew by 18.4 percent in 2012, fueled specifically by construction and mining and quarrying sub-sectors, which contribute 21.9 percent to the region’s GRDP, higher than agriculture and forestry’s 17.9 percent GRDP contribution.

In terms of employment, the region’s mining subsector generated 18,828 jobs in 2012, higher by 17 percent than the previous year’s record. This increase, according to the advisory, is attributed to the operation of two new mining ventures in the region.

“The economic growth of the region is expected to continue in its current growth trajectory,” said the RTWPB. Thus, Baldoz said the issuance of the advisory on the implementation of the TTWS for mining is not only timely, but also appropriate.

“The implementation of the advisory, through voluntary in nature, will bring immense benefits to workers and management,” said Baldoz.

Under the advisory, an enterprise that implements a productivity improvement program duly agreed upon by workers and management shall be granted a special deduction from gross income equivalent to 50 percent of the total productivity bonuses given to workers under the program, over and above the total allowable ordinary and

necessary business deductions for said bonuses allowed by the BIR. The same is true for grants for manpower training and special studies given to rank-and-file employees.

The advisory on the TTWS on mining recommends to establishments the implementation of the following productivity-based incentives or benefits: production incentive scheme; zero-accident incentive scheme; longevity incentive scheme; and attendance incentive scheme.

Baldoz assures that enterprises implementing the second-tier of the TTWS, i.e., productivity-based pay, incentives, or benefits, shall be provided free technical assistance by the DOLE and its agencies, notably the NWPC, specifically, productivity training programs, such as the 5S or Good Housekeeping; ISTIV modules for manufacturing enterprises;

Lot for Sale 1). 5.6 hectares with 2 hectares quarry with approved permit.

Located at Sta. Ana tagoloan, Misamis, Oriental.

2). 4.6 hectares with 2 hectares quarry with approved permit .

Located at Natumolan, Tagoloan, Misamis, Oriental.

Contact No. 0926-9802 -302; 0927-272-8975; 0936-335-2901; 0928-993-9222

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 10th Judicial Region 1st MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT BALINGOAN-TALISAYAN Misamis Oriental -oOoTalisayan, Misamis Oriental FIRST COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE (FICCO) BALINGOAN BRANCH as Rep. by Mr. Leo M. Al-os; Branch Manager,

Plaintiff, -versus-

CIVIL CASE NO. 06-216

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

Service Quality; and Green Productivity, including Work Improvement Measurement Studies.

“The RTWPB Caraga is also mandated to provide capacitybuilding and consulting services to legitimate mining enterprises in designing quality productivity

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improvement programs and gain sharing schemes,” she said.

Under the leadership of Secretary Baldoz, the DOLE, through the NWPC and RTWPBs, continues to promote productivitybased pay schemes within the concept of the two-tiered wage system. (PNA)

APPARTELLE FOR SALE APPARTELLE FOR SALE LOCATED @ MACTAN CEBU NEAR IMPERIAL PALACE IDEAL FOR HOTEL, SCHOOL, SPA LOT AREA 1,541 SQM WITH 13 ROOMS, FURNISH, BLDGS., LOBBY, OFFICE BUILT 2007, JAPANESE AMBIANCE GARDEN, FLOOR AREA 400 SQM ALONG MARIBAGO, MACTAN, CEBU 30M (NEGOTIABLE) OWNER LEAVING, CALL # 0915-372-0910; 0917-853-5958 VIEW IT ON YOUTUBE; HIROS APPARTTELE, MACTAN For Sale Hillsborough Pointe CDO: beside XU near SM; lot area: 395 sqm. phase 4 lot 2b @ 6,500per sqm , call #0917-853-5958 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 21 Cagayan de Oro City IN RE: PETITION FOR ISSUANCE OF OWNER’S DUPLICATE COPY OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-194814 OF THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

MC CASE NO. 2014-007

TOMIANONG L. HADJI-AZIS Petitioner. x-----------------------------------------------------/ JUDGEMENT

In this verified Petition1 for the issuance of the new Owner’s Duplicate Copy of the TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-194814, petitioner prays that after notice and hearing, judgment be rendered the Register of Deeds of Cagayan de Oro to issue the new owner’s duplicate copy of the said title, in lieu of the lost one under the same terms and conditions as the original, under the same name of the registered owner Naomi Jaranilla Hart.

Finding the Petition sufficient in form and substance , the Court issued an Order2 dated February 10, 2014 which require for the following, to wit: 1. Publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City; 2. Posting of the Order in different places, so that the general public will be informed; 3. Issuance of Summons;and 4. Setting the case for initial hearing on April 2, 2014

On April 2, 2014, petititon proved compliance of jurisdictional requirement. In that hearing3, the following documents were marked:

Exhibit A – Petition;

Exhibit B – Deed of Sale [ Said to Azis];

Exhibit C – Deed of Sale [Hart to Said];

Exhibit D – Transfer Certificate of Title No. 194814;

Exhibit E – Affidavit of Loss;

Exhibit F – Assessment Form by the Register of Deeds;

Exhibit G – Official Receipt No. 1005263527;

Exhibit H – Order dated February 10, 2014;

Exhibit I – Sheriff’s Return;

Exhibit J – Certificate of Posting;

Exhibit K – Affidavit of Publication;

Exhibit L - Business Week [ March 17, 2014];

Exhibit M – Business Week [ March 24, 2014];

Exhibit N - Business Week [ March 31, 2014];

Exhibit O – Affidavit of Loss [ photocopy]; and

Exhibit P – Judicial Affidavit of Witness.

There being no written opposition, an Order4 of general default was issued except against the state. Petitioner was directed to present their evidence ex-parte before the Branch Clerk of Court.

On June 6, 2014, Petitioner TOMIANONG ASIS, testified 5 that he is the owner of a certain of parcel of land located in Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 1948146 which contains a total area of 240 square meters, more or less; That he bought the said property from Abdul Azis Abdul Hamid Said on April 11, 2013 evidenced by a Deed of Absolute Sale7; That Abdul Azis Abdul Hamid Said bought same property from its previous owner Naomi Jaranilla Hart8; That upon payment of the monetary consideration, the title over the said land was delivered to petitioner, who is now possession of the said title; The petitioner misplaced the said title and which is now considered lost while in his possession; That in view thereof , petitioner executed before a notary public an Affidavit of Loss9, which affidavit was subsequently filed with the Office of the Registry of Deeds of Cagayan de Oro City; That the said title was not delivered to any person or entity to secure the payment or performance of any obligation whatsoever nor in any transaction or documents relating to the same.

Petitioner prays that his petition be granted and an order be issued declaring that the owner’s duplicate copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. 194814, which has been lost as void and inoperative; Petitioner likewise prayed that the Registrar of Deeds of Cagayan de Oro City be directed to issue the owner’s Duplicate Copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. 194814 under the same terms and conditions as the original copy.

Petitioner then identified and offered the following documentary exhibits:

Exhibit A – Petition;

Exhibit B – Deed of Sale [ Said to Aziz];

Exhibit C – Deed of Sale [Hart to Said];

Exhibit D – Transfer Certificate of Title No. 194814;

Exhibit E – Affidavit of Loss;

Exhibit F – Assessment Form by the Register of Deeds;

Exhibit G – Official Receipt No. 1005263527;

Exhibit H – Order dated February 10, 2014;

Exhibit I – Sheriff’s Return;

Exhibit J – Certificate of Posting;

Exhibit K – Affidavit of Publication;

Exhibit L - Business Week [ March 17, 2014];

Exhibit M – Business Week [ March 24, 2014];

Exhibit N - Business Week [ March 31, 2014];

Exhibit O – Affidavit of Loss [ photocopy]

Exhibit P – Judicial Affidavit of Witness.

Evaluating the testimony of the lone witness, as well as the documentary evidence of the Petitioner from Exhibits “A” to ‘’P” this Court finds preponderance of evidence that warrants for the issuance of a new Owner’s Duplicate Copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-194814.

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition is GRANTED. The Registrar of Deeds of Misamis Oriental is directed to issue the new owner’s duplicate copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-194814, but will still bear the memorandum of the fact that the same is issued in Heu of the lost duplicate copy of the afore stated title , but shall in all respects be entitled to full faith and credence as the original duplicate upon payment of the proper fees as required by law, which will be released only to the registered owner or to his authorized representative.

Let a copy of this Judgment be published in the newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental and in the City of Cagayan de Oro.

SO ORDERED.

Done this 10th day of June 2014 in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) GIL G. BOLLOZOS

Presiding Judge BWM: Aug. 25,Sept.1 & 8, 2014

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