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Department of Agriculture supports garlic cartel probe Volume III, No. 180

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By PAT SAMONTE Regional Editor, Caraga

BUTUAN City––The Department of Agriculture (DA) has expressed support for the move of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into and help address concerns over irregularities in the garlic issue.

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401st IB has new commander

By Genevieve G. Cantor Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Brig. Gen. Gregor y M. Cayetano has officially assumed––in a traditional military honors––as the new commander of the 401st Infantry Brigade (401st IB) at the headquarters of the 4th Infantry Division (4ID), Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City on January 10, 2015.

Cayetano was accorded with full military honors by the diamond troopers in front of the 4th ID admin building in recognition to his promotion to the rank of brigadier general.

In his speech, Cayetano reminded the military men to maintain discipline and professionalism. He also asked them to be always alert.

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Bank grants water firm P202m loan

SURIGAO City––United Coconut Planters BankSurigao branch has recently granted the multi-million loan to Surigao Metropolitan Water District (SMWD).

Young Allaniel Bumanglag, manager of UCPBSurigao told MindaNews Friday they have convinced SMWD to borrow P202, 759, 963.14 after offering the lowest interest rate.

Dr. Bernardo T. Mora Jr., the chairman of the Board of Director of SMWD said they are so thankful to the UCPB for giving them such interest rate.

“No other financial institutions surpassed their Misamis Oriental 2nd district Rep. Juliette T. Uy distributes a total of 490 food packs to Seniang victims in Barangay Natumolan in Tagoloan town last January 9. Each food pack contains six kilos of rice and assorted canned goods. offered to us, not even See water, page A7

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Cargo vessel capsized Juliette distributes 490 food packs to Tagoloan storm victims off Camiguin island,

By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-A total of 490 families from Natumolan, Tagoloan town who were victims of tropical storm Seniang in December 2014 benefited from food packs distributed

by Misamis Oriental 2nd district Rep. Juliette T. Uy.

During the food pack distribution held last January 9 in Barangay Natumolan, Uy herself led the distribution of the food packs which consisted of six kilograms of rice, assorted canned goods and coffee.

Uy acknowledged the D ep ar t ment of S o ci a l Welfare and Development

(DSWD) for its prompt response in assisting her congressional district office for the speedy delivery of the food packs to her constituents in Natumolan.

Earlier, it was Tagoloan Mayor Paulino Emano who called on the congresswoman to conSee victims, page A7

26 crew rescued

CAGAYAN de Oro City––All the 26 crew of a cargo vessel loaded with limestone that capsized in the vicinity of Camiguin Island Friday morning have been rescued, the Philippine Coastguard here said Friday evening.

Lt. Cmdr. Eleazer Dalnay, spokesperson of the Philippine Coastguard based in this seaport capital, said that the LC7-378 left the port of Garcia Hernandez in Bohol Friday morning en route to Misamis Oriental when it capsized in the vicinity of Camiguin Island.

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‘Rufus’ pushes bill to upgrade forestry law

By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

CAGAYAN de Oro City––A lawmaker is urging Congress to amend the Forestry Profession Law in order that the profession of forestry could be designed according to changes of times.

Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, of Cagayan De Oro City, said that he and Party List Rep. Maximo Rodgriguez had filed House Bill No. 5256 to align the forestry policies of the government’s development program.

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He said that they filed the bill because forestry is a dynamic profession that should depict the changes in the physical environment and conditions of the natural resources concerning national and global laws and policies.

Rodriguez said that there are also ethical issues that should be addressed in the practice of the forestry profession.

He said that the proposed bill would outline a new competence standards developed for the foresters to

show the specific knowledge and skills of the modern day forester.

The Forestry Profession Law became a law under Republic Act 6239 on June 19, 1971 or some 37 years ago where some of its provisions have outgrown its relevance to the forest policies of the Philippines, Rodriguez said.

He said that the issues of the global environment, sustainable forest management, climate change, and biodiversity conservation were barely heard at the See LAW, page A7

Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano of Misamis Oriental orders the distribution of foods and medicines to more than 10,000 families in the province’s 15 municipal towns hit

by Storm Seniang on December 2014. Photo above shows thousands of evacuees who flock to the province evacuation centers as provincial capitol workers distributes rice, canned goods, and medicines to Seniang victims this week. Photo by Cris Diaz, Executive Editor, MDN

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Davao Lights bares winners of short video-making tilt

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AVAO CITY – Davao Light and Power Company has officially posted on its website the winning short video promoting sustainable use of electricity that were produced by communication students from different schools for the power firm’s campaign.

The campaign promoting awareness on the sustainable use of electricity was launched last year through a video-making contest which was opened to the students studying in the colleges and universities within Davao Light's franchise.

The program was also intended to hone the skills of the future film-makers.

Within a one-month period, the contest garnered a

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total of 41 video entries. All were vying for the prizes at stake which were at P25,000 for the 1st Placer, P10,000 for the 2nd Placer and P5,000 for the 3rd Placer.

Davao Light President Jim Aboitiz, Aboitiz Equity Ventures AVP for Sustainability and Corporate Branding & Communication Maria Luisa Marasigan and local film makers Rudolph Alama and Kenneth Ryan Bajo pre-

judged the contest entries.

Among the numerous entries, the “Power Tatay” video entry of the Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) Mass Communication students stood out from the rest.

Meanwhile, two groups from Holy Cross of Davao College (HCDC) grabbed the 2nd and 3rd places for their entries entitled “Replace.

Reduce.Generate” and “Be a Light”.

The other consolation prize winners who received P3,000 were groups from Jose Maria College for the “Flick a Switch” and “Cool Room”, and from the University of Southeastern Philippines for “Little Acts, Big Impact” and “Suga”.

Another 2 AdDU groups for their entries entitled “Super

Lamp” and “Chroma”, and another group from HCDC for the video “TurnOff.Unplug.

Save” also won consolation prizes.

The rest of the participants did not go home empty handed as they also received P1,500 per entry.

“Though a newbie to this field, we are very grateful of the overwhelming response that we received in our contest. We only asked for 20 but we received 41 well-thoughtout and executed videos. We hope to see more from these students on our next videomaking contest,” said Rossano Luga, AVP for Reputation Enhancement Department.

The contest was also participated in by the Davao del Norte State College, Holy Child College of Davao, Philippine Women's College, San Pedro College, University of Mindanao, University of the Philippines Mindanao and North Davao Colleges in Panabo.

All the video entries can be viewed on Davao Light's YouTube channel, Davao Light Corp Communication.

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Open High School Program as the factor in addressing drop-out problem in Tangub City National High School

By Judy Marie F. Cabrera Teacher III Tangub City National High School

The education department is solid to its effort in addressing and meeting the educational needs of Filipino students. This is the main reason in creating numerous programs; to mend problems that hinder Filipino kids in enjoying the privilege of being educated.

The approval of Open High School Program (OHSP) is one of the solution in bridging the needs. It is an alternative mode of formal secondary education program run by the Bureau of Secondary Education (BSE) of the Department of Education (DepEd) of the Republic of the Philippines.

The program provides opportunity for elementary school graduates, high school drop-outs and successful examinees of the Philippine Education Placement Test (PEPT) to complete secondary education in a ‘different learning mode’ compare to the regular one.

Tangub City National High School is one of the schools that see benefits in running OHSP. The program has helped

them a lot in addressing dropout problems in their school.

The implementation of this program is through providing printed self-learning modules for students to use for their lessons and activities.

In order for one to avail this program, he must be a Filipino citizen, independent learner and have completed the pre-requisite grade or year level. In addition, he must pass the Independence Learning Readiness Test (ILRT) and the Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) that shall be provided.

OHSP is more than just an educational program. OHSP is one strategic measure implemented to train students to be disciplined and competitive, even in the global arena in the future. The student under this could be able to learn in independent and time-managed manner, encouraging effective learning in substance and in form.

Education is important to man. It is one’s right. There are educational programs that perhaps do not line on the manner that some people could attend to, reason alternative programs such as OHSP are implemented.

Girl Scouts nat’l encampment to feature adventure events DAVAO DEL NORTE - Participants to the 38th National Encampment of the Girl Scouts of the Philippine (GSP) will experience outdoor challenges which used be enjoyed only by boys, said Dr. Cristina Lim-Yuson, 1st national vice president and National Program Committee chairperson.

In an interview with the media, Yuson revealed enhancements of handling national encampment for girls whom GSP would like to hone capacities at par with the boys.

“They will experience climbing, rapelling, swimming. The girls can!,” she said in emphasizing that Girl Scouts members need not shift to the counterpart organization for boys to do what the boys are enjoying.

She explained that such experience forms part of realizing this year’s encampment theme, “ I Imagine; I Achieve; I Serve” intended to further hone the leadership skills of the girls.

Slated from April 11 to 17 at Camp Alano Training Center, Davao City, the GSP 38th National Encampment is expected to gather 1,838 participants from 96 Girl Scouts councils nationwide.

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50 more suspects indicted for Ampatuan massacre Fifty individuals have been included as suspects in the 2009 Ampatuan massacre for their alleged participation in the planning and execution of what is considered the bloodiest political violence in recent history.

Forty-three complainants along with witnesses said the suspects were involved either in the planning, execution, or covering up of the bloodbath.

Assisted by private prosecutor Nena Santos, the complainants and witnesses took oath before Maguindanao Provincial Prosecutor Tocod Ronda at the provincial governor’s office conference room on

P16.7 million earmarked to aid natl govt agencies in C. de Oro

THE AMOUNT of P16.7 million has been earmarked as Cagayan de Oro City’s aid to different government entities this year.

This is provided for in Ordinance No. 12903-2014, which was approved by the City Council headed by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas on December 15, 2014.

Out of the amount P9.5 million will be spent for the city’s subsidy to national government agencies (NGAs) in the form of honoraria/allowances for their services.

This year, the city budgeted P1.6 million as allowance to Court of Appeals Justice at P15,000 per month.

Meanwhile, the city is allocating P144,000 for the honoraria of Asst Exec Clerk of Court, P360,000 for the Clerk of Court, P1.6 million to Regional Trial Court judges, P96,000 to Exec Clerk of Court and P1.2 million to Clerk of Courts.

Meanwhile, the city’s subsidy for allowance of the Regional State Prosecutor is P120,000, Deputy Prosecutor, P168,000, Asst. Regional Prosecutors, P252,000; Municipal Judge, P600,000; Clerk of Court, P96,000 while the five branches of the Clerk of Court will receive P420,000 from the city this year.

Funds were also earmarked for the See aid, page A7

Tuesday to signify the veracity of their additional manifestation.

It is said to be “the final wave” of the prosecution’s undertaking in the massacre trial which Ronda will immediately relay to Justice Secretary Leila De Lima.

The 50 additional suspects were identified as: n Cotabato City Administrator Atty. Cynthia Guiani Sayadi n Jack Ampatuan Lumenda n Sukarto “Manguten/ Teng” Singh n Inspector Mariga of the Maguindanao police n Samer “Mama” Uy n Samsudin Ampatuan n Kage Ali Midtimbang n Kage Melo Lumenda n Farid Adas n Nanun Ampatuan n Benzar Ampatuan n Pandag Ampatuan n Amerah Ampatuan Mamalapat n Rebecca Ampatuan n Reshal Santiago Ampatuan n Dali “Kumander Boy” Kamendan n Sahara Upam Ampatuan n Rowel Santiago n Kempar Silongan n Kamsa “Kudta” Salik n Sangutin Musa n Daud “Kumander Kwatro” Kamendan

n Digo Mamalapat n Monir Asim Sr. n Monng Ampatuan Asim n Harris Ampatuan Macapendeg n Kuka Ebos n Mautin Upam n Tamano “Barakuda” Sabpa n Borgo “Rey” Kasan n Salahudin “Tho” Uday n Hashim “Mistro” Esmael n Joel Tatak n Rene Upam n Kaking Inggo, n a certain policeman Biton n Allandatu Angas n Roger Mamalo n Jainodin “Zainodin” Abutazil n Manak Malaguial n Kabili Sumagkang n Ben Carandang n Kage Sabog n Abusama Simpal n Kamad Ampatuan n Faizal Ampatuan n Kudzbari L. Ampatuan n Kumander Ukay Simpal n several other John Does n several other Jane Does The complaint sheet read: “In the course of the Ampatuan, Maguindanao massacre case, the witnesses presented in court have testified that several

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registrar Office Province of Lanao del Norte Municipality of Kapatagan RA No. 10172 FORM No. (LCRO) NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 , the guidelines in the implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on RA 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that BERNABE ENRIQUEZ OTERO has filed with this office a petition for correction of entry in the child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of BERNABE ENRIQUEZ OTERO at Pob. Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are FEDERICO S. OTERO, SR. and LEONORA A. ENRIQUEZ. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than January 23, 2015.

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other persons who were not charged were involved in the planning, execution, and cover-up of what is known as the worst election-related case in the Philippines.”

It added, “To attain full justice, we, the heirs of the Ampatuan, Maguindanao massacre victims file the multiple murder case against the (mentioned) persons who participated in the gruesome commission of the crime,” the complainants said in their manifestation.

But Maguindanao Gov. E smael Mangud ad atu, whose wife and other family members died in the massacre, expressed concern about the security of the remaining witnesses, noting that many witnesses have been killed or threatened.

He cited the case of former Datu Salibo town mayor Akmad Ampatuan who survived an ambush a few weeks ago. Armed men also reportedly went

to his house and that of his son in Shariff Aguak town to harass them.

Akmad Ampatuan, along with two companions who are also witnesses, was also ambushed last Nov. 18. Denix Sakal, said to be a close aide of detained Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr. was killed in the attack.

Sukarno “Butch” Saudagal was wounded.

“Akmad’s statement is the complete picture of all the previous statement of witnesses. There are new revelations that told the untold versions during the carnage and the background of accused Ampatuans,” Mangudadatu said.

Akmad, a close relative and trusted man of Andal Ampatuan Sr., turned his back against his former boss after he decided to become a prosecution witness.

Mangudadatu is also concerned that some of the private armed groups,

which harassed massacre witnesses such as Akmad Ampatuan, have allied with the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).

But the BIFF denied the allegation saying they could not accept as members men like those involved in the massacre, unless they fully submit to or practice Islam in good faith.

Meanwhile, Cotabato City Administrator Atty.

Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi, one of the 50 new suspects, said the case against her is “politically motivated” because of her plan to run for Congress in 2016.

Sayadi, former ARMM solicitor general, denied in a press briefing on Friday that she had a hand in the massacre.

She dared her accusers, especially the Muslims, to swear on the Qur’an before testifying against her.

(Ferdinandh B. Cabrera/ MindaNews)

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Rotten and spoiled government agencies Despite the reduction of the cost of fuel for the past months – another rollback is expected this week – the prices of prime commodities continue to rise. Take a look at the prices of rice, fish, and other domestic products in the local market, especially milk and, one will notice that the prices of these commodities continue to rise.

This, aside from noticing some unscrupulous traders who sell expired products. I know of a big grocery store in the city where some of its expired products have been “doctored” after it had expired. Buyers beware!

I have been writing about these issues without calling the attention of concerned agencies to act on these plaints. I thought the concerned government agencies are monitoring the issues raised by the media. Thus, the government agencies would exercise initiatives to look into the problems.

Indeed, it gives us an impression of the callousness of concerned government agencies to simply turn a deaf ear on complaints of

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public concern. Sometimes, we thought about why these government agencies have to exist. Perhaps, it would be better for these agencies to be abolished.The existence of these government agencies is a waste of taxpayers’ money and drain on the government’s coffers.

It is time for ordinary citizens to know what are these government agencies.

It is time to know how these government agencies have become a burden to the Filipinos. Actually, these government agencies were created to supposedly ease the sufferings of the poor.

But, they have not!

For instance, what has the Department of Agriculture (DA) been doing to check on the prices of vegetable and farm products where prices are dictated by the middlemen and traders? We always wonder why the local market is selling rejected products at an exorbitant price. For example, the local market sells tomatoes at an exorbitant price. We know that the tomatoes in the local market were already considered reject by traders who shipped the better ones to other parts in the country. This is unfair to the local consumers.

Another thing, the prices of fish in the local market is also spiraling. The fish traders argue that the low pressure area (LPA) is the reason for the upsurge of prices of fish. This argument is ridiculous. What kind of a fisherman would venture into a stormy sea? In other words, these market vendors are selling fish that has been in the ice storage. The fish is not fresh! Actually, the fish

is bought at a low price and sells it at a higher price in order to make a killing out of the helpless consumer.

The excuse is bad weather.

Bull!

And, what has the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)? The DTI has a mandate to monitor prices of prime commodities in the market? Yet, despite the continued rise of prices commodities in the local market, the DTI has not taken any measure to check on this. The DTI is only good at churning press releases about warning unscrupulous traders of sanctions. Now, it appears that the DTI is only good at double talk. This government agency is only good at monitoring the prices of goods without doing anything to stop those who over price the products. We often heard unsavory things about these government agencies. Fof the many, these government agencies are like spoiled fish and rotten vegetables where maggots thrives.-0- react: crisguardian@yahoo.com

Europe in 2015 - a real challenge Happy New Year my dear readers! The new year will be a challenge for the EU. The economy has to be boosted with public investments worth billions, and a clear policy towards Russia is more urgent than ever.

“We will have a breath of fresh air, but not galeforce winds,” said European Commission President JeanClaude Juncker, when he was asked in an interview, if he expected any changes in 2015. And I strongly agree with him.

The EU Commission wants to give a new impetus to the EU’s struggling economy and focus primarily on the creation of jobs and its investment program worth 315 billion euros ($381 billion). “Nonetheless, balancing the national budgets will continue to be important,” Juncker said, hoping to reduce expectations in economic crisis countries such as Italy and France.

The Commission’s economic forecasts predict a modest growth rate of 1.1 percent for the euro zone, with developments in single member states continuing to be markedly different: Germany will fare reasonably well, whereas other major euro zone countries

will, more likely than not, stagnate. Jyrki Katainen, EU commissioner responsible for growth and jobs, has acknowledged that “the economic and employment situation is not recovering.

Greece could fall behind again. As we could learn last December: No more money from the IMF. In the following year, the European Central Bank (ECB) will continue to grapple with the consequences of the sovereign debt crisis and sluggish economic growth.

Economic risks predominate, the ECB concluded in its recently published analysis. Cause for concern for the monetary watchdog is provided primarily by an inflation rate considered too low. The ECB stands ready to inject money into the markets on a massive scale; but when this step will be taken remains unclear for the time being. Italy can’t wait for it, but Germany is stepping on the brakes, preferring, as usual, fiscal policy restraint.

The euro crisis, considered overcome by many in Europe, could return in 2015 on a massive scale. While writing this piece, the euro remains on a four-years-low.

If Greece’s far-left Syriza party, which is currently

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leading in opinion polls, wins snap elections, financial market confidence will likely be unsettled.

“The Greeks know very well what a wrong election result would entail,” Juncker warned bluntly. In its analysis, the Goldman Sachs investment bank has been even more outspoken.

“In the event of a [Syrizaled government no longer paying its debts, leading to a] severe Greek government clash with international lenders, interruption of liquidity provision to Greek banks by the ECB could potentially even lead to a Cyprus-style prolonged ‘bank holiday’,” it said.

Greece, owing a total of 250 billion euros to the International Monetary Fund and various EU institutions,

would tumble into financial chaos. A Greek tragedy would obviously affect other states with onerous debts: risk premiums for Cyprus, Italy, Portugal and, possibly, France would increase. This, in turn, would be poison for public budgets, which are to be used for investments as opposed to increased interest burdens.

And here is another big question? Is the United Kingdom on its way out?

There are growing centrifugal forces with the EU, not just due to the challenging economic situation but also because of a general dissatisfaction with Europe and “the guys in Brussels.” This trend may continue with the elections to the House of Commons in mid-May. The UK Independence Party (UKIP) could triumph once again after its win in the European elections in May. Driven by UKIP, British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised his voters to negotiate increased sovereignty for the UK with the EU. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel has already drawn a red line by assuring that “freedom of movement of EU employees is non-negotiable.”

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Daily Inspiration Right Path

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“Wisdom is knowing the right path to of friends? take; Integrity is taking it.”

M.H. McKee - American author Wise knowing does not ensure the integrity of wisely doing. Have the courage Are you in a relationship that you know and integrity to take the steps toward you should get out of? Are you pursuing healthier decisions. Where will you less than worthy life goals? Are you in a begin and when? job that compromises your value system?

Do you hang out with the wrong group Have a Happy New Decision!

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DA backs garlic cartel probe

By PAT SAMONTE Regional Editor, Caraga

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UTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has expressed support for the move of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Bureau of Inves-

Palad said the charges filed before the Ombudsman and the Deparment of Justice against those believed to be involved in the so-called garlic cartel would give the accused the opportunity to face the issue.

Palad said charges are being filed against officials of the Bureau of Plant Industry, members of the National Garlic Action Team and its knowledge, imposing discipline, farmers, other individuals character building among other things in the classroom is quite and groups and the DA tigation (NBI) to look into and help address concerns over irregularities in the garlic issue.

In a statement emailed to Mindanao Daily NewsButuan City Bureau, DA Undersecretary for Field Operations and Spokesperson Atty. Emerson U.

BULLYING IN SCHOOLS

By MARICY P. KHO

Being a teacher for quite some time now, I can safely say that I have been around children between the age of 7-12 quite enough. I know what I can let them get away with and what need to be dealt with right there and then or after a while. Children can be exasperating creature, they will test your limits. They are also sensitive and delicate beings.

Their attitudes vary, depending on their upbringing, cultural background, environment, and religion among others.

The way they would react to certain things would largely depend on those.

Bullying has been around since time immemorial. The acts of bullying happen everywhere, not just in school. It usually happens when there is no adult around. It happens a lot also in a classroom situation, where different kind of children are put together of the same age group. Teachers are the first adult that should be aware if acts of bullying are occurring. According to the book of Deborah Carpenter, Everything Parents’ Guide to Dealing with Bullies, the common behavior attributed to bullying are name-calling, rumors, verbal threats, menacing, harassment, intimidation, social isolation or exclusion, and physical assaults.

Most of these can happen in a classroom situation all at once.

How does the teacher cope these apart from imparting

overwhelming. These things can really be trying times for a teacher.

Parents can also do their part. They can do this by getting involved in the going ons in their children’s life. They should be sensitive in the child’s change moods and attitudes.

Missing school or lack of enthusiasm in going to school is an indication that something is not right. Children who are perceived to be weak and timid are the target of bullies. Parents and teachers alike should have a clean identification of the kind of children they have in their care so they can be on the lookout if there are unusual things that are happening. In a classroom, since there are at the most, forty children, the teacher should mind those tattle that children tell. Most of them are true if not all. They may be little things but they hold some truths. There are a lot of ways that a teacher can detect these things they just need to be mindful.

Bullying is really an unrelenting problem in schools today especially in this generation. The school holds a great responsibility in ensuring student’s safety, security, and emotional wellness. If bullying is prevented, there is a high probability of students staying in school and become the best and most confident individual in his career of choice.

“considers the investigation and the process as an opportunity to finally address the problem and to fully implement the reforms that we have introduced to protect the local garlic industry against unfair trade practices.”

He denied DA Secretary Proceso Alcala’s “involvement in any illegal act nor has he exerted any influence to favor any business interests in the issuance of

‘import permits’ or quarantine clearances to be more specific about it.

Nowhere in the NBI report that he was accused of benefitting monetarily,” saying “The Secretary is innocent of the malicious imputations against him.”

Palad made it clear that the DA “will not condone any activity that runs counter to the principles of good and faithful governance.”

The DA spokeperson

said that under Alcala’s leadership, “we continued to assert greater transparency and efficiency in the delivery of services at the Bureau of Plant Industry, notably in the issuance of quarantine clearances.”

Palad maintained that “the Department should continue to push for good and effective governance.

We have to lead by example, and the Secretary has See garlic, page A7

LANAO DEL NORTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. LANECO Sagadan, Tubod, Lanao del Norte

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY TO BID SUPPLY OF ELECTRICAL MATERIALS FOR UPGRADING OF TWO (2) DISTRIBUTION LINES. 1. The Lanao Del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LANECO) through its BIDS & AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC), invites suppliers to apply for eligibility to BID for the supply of electrical materials for upgrading of two (2) distribution lines including supply of housewiring materials of 30 households for the NEA Approved Subsidy Projects.

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4. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from BAC Secretariat and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during office hour, Monday to Friday on or before Pre-Bid Conference.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00).

6. LANECO will hold a Pre-Bid Conference (date and time stated above) at LANECO Boardroom, LANECO, Sagadan, Poblacion, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, which will be opened to all interested parties who have purchased bidding documents. Attendees to the pre-bid conference are only the prospective bidders or their authorized representative (through a written authorization duly notarized).

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on the date and time specified above. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in Item No. 8 of the Bidding Documents.

8. The Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award on any of the grounds enumerated under R.A. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

9. Prior to the signing of the Contract, the winning bidder shall post a performance security as specified in the Bidding Documents.

For further information please contact:

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AMBOANGA CITY – Hundreds of sacks of seized smuggled sugar have mysteriously disappeared from the custody of the Bureau of Customs in the southern Filipino port city of Zamboanga, officials said.

Officials said local authorities have confiscated 1,170 sacks of sugar on January 6 and handed all these to the Customs, but it had been discovered that only 325 sacks remain at the agency’s warehouse at the Port of Zamboanga.

Mayor Maria Isabelle Salazar has called for a thorough investigation into the missing Thailand Mitr Phol sugar after inspecting the warehouse. Salazar rushed to the warehouse following

Mayor Maria Isabelle Salazar during an inspection of the Customs warehouse in Zamboanga City. Hundreds of sacks of seized smuggled sugar have mysteriously disappeared from the custody of the Bureau of Customs in the southern Filipino port city of Zamboanga.

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reports of the disappearance of 845 bags weighing nearly 85 tons of Mitr Phol sugar.

Port police told Salazar that there was also a group of men who wanted to take the remaining sugar purportedly on her instruction, but authorities refused to release them.

Salazar ordered authori-

ties to investigate who these men were. “I will not tolerate the use of my name for smuggling activities. I will not tolerate smuggling and all other illegal activities in Zamboanga City. Persons responsible for illegal activities will be met (sic) with the law,” she said in a statement.

The mayor has also questioned the slow response of the Bureau of Customs here to the anti-smuggling operations by local authorities.

She has written to Customs Commissioner John Philip Sevilla to complain about this, adding, “We have to show fast action versus smuggling (activities in Zamboanga City).”

The Bureau of Customs here had many times in the past released seized rice smuggled from Sabah in Malaysia even if its importers had no permits from the National Food Authority to import rice abroad. (Mindanao Examiner)

2014 climate change forums educate thousands in Zambo City ZAMBOANGA CITY -- In line with the government’s advocacy for more climate change-resilient communities, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) here has conducted a total of 31 forums on climate change and disaster preparedness, educating an approximated 5,000 residents for 2014.

The forums, which brought PIA to far-flung communities, schools, and other places in the locality, aimed to provide the residents with information regarding the effects of climate change, localizing said information, and called for more community involvement in planning for adaptation and mitigation.

Dave Malcampo, PIAZamboanga City Information Center Manager stressed the need for all sectors to be educated on climate change. “Nobody is exempted. When typhoons and other calamities come, everyone is affected. Everyone should be prepared,” he emphasized.

In September last year, a trainers’ training on climate change adaptation advocacy was held in Zamboanga, with participants coming from different government and non-government agencies including the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Education, Silsilah Dialogue Movement, Zabida and others. The training, through a PIA-produced

video documentary and lectures gave the participants information on how to effectively disseminate information on climate change and disaster preparedness to their communities and clients.

As of December last year, several sectors were covered for the forums to include students, parent leaders, teachers, social workers, uniformed personnel, government and non-government workers, barangay officials and residents, and even jail inmates.

Part of the advocacy during the forums is to call for more participatory planning in the community level for disaster preparedness.

“Residents should work with the barangay officials and be responsible enough in planning for disasters,” Malcampo stressed. The talks during these forums highlighted the availability of disaster risk reduction management funds, which are to be utilized for both preparedness activities and actual calamities.

“Every family should have a disaster plan, and everyone’s role – the children and the parents’ should be made clear,” he added.

“We are hoping that you would trickle down what you have learned to your families, friends and relatives.

We can be safer if everyone is cooperating,” Malcampo told the participants. (FPG/ DIS/PIA-ZBGA)

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warned our colleagues in the Department and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector that we will never tolerate shenanigans from prevailing over good interest of government.”

He pointed out that “We lead the Department in urging the consuming public to patronize local garlic and other local agricultural products as the only way to support domestic garlic industry.”

Events... from page A2

Encampment showed that participants will undergo offsite adventures such as wall climbing, rapelling, Indiana Jones ride, crossing hanging bridge, among others.

Meanwhile, Yuson revealed that efforts to add on adventurous experience for the girls are meant to hold them from shifting membership and to strengthen the GSP organization which membership becomes lean.

She also said that GSP also wanted the girls to get at the frontline of serving the community and of expressing their Ideas.

Along this thrust, the girls are made equipped on knowledge about their rights and the rights of the child as well as on how to respond to violence against women and children. (PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)

Doring... from page A4

immigration of EU citizens into the UK, in a bid to respond to growing xenophobia. If his plan fails, he might have to promote an exit himself, prior to the referendum on Britain’s future within the EU scheduled for 2017. So, perhaps the EU will have to bid farewell to the UK as early as this May. Such a development would plunge the European Union into a severe crisis, with euro skeptics in Hungary, France, Italy, Sweden, and Germany receiving a boost. In France, where right-wing populist Marine Le Pen is fighting for an EU exit and cornering weak socialist president Francois Hollande, the situation could escalate. Mediating between the UK and the remainder of the EU will be one of the main tasks for the new European Council President - the former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. For Tusk, the main foreign policy crisis at the top of the European agenda is the Ukraine conflict and the EU’s relations with Russia. As chairman of the heads of state and government, Tusk intends to advise the EU to look eastward and engage Russia in dialogue.

“I would like to integrate an eastern European perspective,” Tusk said when he took office last month.

Come March, the EU will decide on extending its sanctions against Russia, which will be a serious test of

cohesion within the Union.

Already, there are voices in Italy and Hungary questioning the meaning of the economic sanctions imposed after the annexation of Crimea. Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova have been invited to Riga for a summit in May organized by the Latvian presidency. Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Rinkevics, will keep trying to test NATO. “We must be extremely careful.” Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said in an interview, that the EU and NATO will have to develop an appropriate response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine in 2015. “We need political dialogue with Russia, but because of his aggressive behavior also a kind of containment,” he said. Also here, I agree!

In Brussels, the European Commission has made plans to commit to a diet in 2015 and cut down on bureaucracy, while continuing to bring relevant legislative proposals to the parliament.

Empty words? Whether it will succeed remains to be seen; parliamentarians have already been protesting against plans to dilute or reject entirely certain environmental laws.

Climate politics will play a central role in Europe at the end of the year, when Paris hosts the UN climate change conference in December. The EU is committed to setting binding targets to reduce greenhouse gases.

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the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA),” he said.

Mora said the amount borrowed from UCPB will be used to pay the water district’s p202-million loan from LWUA. He said that in 2000 the SMWD obtained a loan of P250 million from LWUA for its projects which is payable in 25 years, and began paying P2.3 million every month since 2004.

He said they wanted to pay the loan with LWUA in full with the amount loaned from UCPB in order to save over P200 million, adding they could be debt-free in 10 years.

Engr. Benjamin R. Ensomo Jr., general manager of SWMD said this initiative taken by its board of directors will boost their capability for future projects to meet the fast-growing demand for potable water in the city which has now ballooned to 21,000 households from 16,000 in 2010.

Meanwhile, heavy rains caused a landslide near the

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reservoir of SMWD causing an interruption in water service Saturday.

E n s om o s a i d t h e i r pipelines in Ouano Ceniza Heights in Barangay Washington were cut off affecting water supply in the Barangay Taft, Washington, San Juan, Sabang, Cagniog, Togbongon, Luna, Bonifacio and Rizal.

He said they immediately dispatched their personnel to repair the damage pipes and service was restored by 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

“Low lang ang pressure hinuon pero we are doing our best to fix this as quick as we can,” he said.

Residents here had been complaining about the water supply in the past few days because of the interruptions.

Surigao City had been experiencing heavy rains since late December causing the water supply to be murky.

Water concessionaires in the city have been relying on surface water such as creeks and streams. (Roel N. Catoto/MindaNews)

Law...

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time when Congress enacted the Forestry Law in the 70s.

Rodriguez said that the proposed bill demands that the national and global legal and social concepts about forestry should dictate how resources management in the country would be pursued and implemented side by side with economic considerations.

The passage of the bill into law, would regulate the forestry profession in the country that would set its tone in accordance with the changes and demands of the times.

Today’s forestry graduates who intend to practice the art and craft of the forestry profession must show proof of their capability and preparedness by way of meeting the requirement provided for in an updated law that would allow only the deserving ones to practice the profession, Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez cited the critical revisions of RA 6239 in the proposed Act as the following: 1. Revisiting the scope of activities and services defining the practice of forestry; 2. Deletion of the provision requiring area specialists in every area coverage of the Foresters Licensure Examination; 3. Removal of the provision along registration of forestry professionals without examination, except in case of foreign reciprocity; 4. Reorientation of the specific areas of topics to be covered in the Foresters Licensure Examination; 5. Requiring that only Bachelor of Science in Forestry (BSF) graduates and not mere equivalent degrees are qualified to take the Foresters Licensure Examination; 6. Involving the active

participation of the accredited professional organization concerned and CHED, among others, in the matter of education and practice of the forestry profession; 7. Clearly stating the grounds for suspension or revocation of professional license and/or certificate of registration; 8. Providing a condition before allowing foreign professional foresters to practice forestry in the Philippines; and 9. Aligning provisions of this with Act RA 8981, otherwise known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000.

Rescued... from page A1

He said that the cargo vessel was loaded with limestone for delivery to the port of call at the PhilSinter Corp., a sintering ore firm, in Tagolo-an, Misamis Oriental.

Dalnay said that the 28 crew have been rescued by MV Tong Yen, a foreign vessel on its way to Indonesia, which happened to pass by and pick up the vessel’s call for an abandoned ship call.

He said that the foreign vessel brought the crew to the port of Dapitan, Zamboanga Del Norte, 322 kilometers Northwest of Cagayan De Oro City.

Dalnay said that a coast guard vessel has been dispatched to Dapitan Friday afternoon to fetch the 28 crew who would then be turned over to the shipping company.

He said that the Philippine Coastguard is now conducting a probe of the incident.-0- CRIS DIAZ, Exec. Editor

Victims... from page A1

congresswoman to contribute in helping the flood victims.

“Amo ni gibuhat sa akong congressional office kay nakita nako nga nagkinanglan g’yud ang LGU og dugang assistance kay mas daghang motabang, mas maayo,” Uy said.

This, even as Uy called on all other Seniang victims who have not yet received assistance to visit her congressional district office at 2nd Floor JTU Building, San Pedro, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City. The food pack distribution is also in consonance with Villanueva Mayor Julio T. Uy. Meanwhile, Natumolan barangay chairman Gomer Sabio also said the cyclone victims are in immediate need of tools so they can immediately erect back their houses.

Ne ver theless, Sabio thanked Uy for her immediate response to the people of Natumolan.

Victims whose houses were partially damaged are also expected to receive P3,000 cash assistance, those whose houses were washed out will receive P10,000 cash assistance.

In fact, Natumolan is also the recipient of a P5-million barangay covered court

project, which is located the NPA after its recent in sitio El Mundo.

46th anniversary. It was merely a propaganda, said Cayetano adding, “the NPA from page A1 is weak now.”

Cayetano also emphaHe said many NPA rebsized on the adherence to els who surrendered to the the provisions of Human government were able to Rights, the International avail of the comprehensive Humanitarian Law, the livelihood program of the rules of engagement and AFP. the rule of law.

He believed that people He said the Armed nowadays, especially those Forces of the Philippines living in the hinterlands, (AFP) is focusing on social would rather choose to give services and eradicate the what is due for their famiso-called “armed struggle.” lies instead of participating He said more livelihood in the armed struggle. projects will be given to Cayetano insisted that poor communities. there will be no more wars He said the military will or armed struggle if people continue conducting peace would have food in each of and security operations, their tables for their family. continue the momentum Cayetano was battle to reduce the threat of staff liaison officer bethe New People’s Army fore he assumed as the and other lawless group commander of the 401st in Mindanao.

Infantry Brigade.

Strengthen the military He was also the exerforces by upholding civic cise director of the Philorganizations that will help ippines- United States maintain peace and order Military Exercise Balikasituations and emergency tan commanding officer response situations affected of the AFP peacekeeping by disaster and natural ca- operation course, GHQ, lamities like basic citizen AFP Commanding officer military training, he added. of the 71st Infantry BatCayetano said the mili- talion, 7th Infantry Divitar y will provide more sion and Chief of staff, 1st livelihood projects in some Infantry division based in areas of Surigao del Sur like Kuta Major Cesar Sangthe Andap in Marihatag, an, Pulakan, Labangan, the municipality of San Zamboanga del Sur. Miguel, Cantilan, Tagbina, Barobo, the municipalities in Agusan del Sur also from page A3 include the municipality City Prosecutor; Deputy of Sibagat, Bayugan, Pros- City Prosecutor; Sr. Assisperidad, La paz, Rosario, tant City Prosecutor; and and San Francisco.

Assistant City Prosecutor.

He said the Armed ForcThe increase in the city’s es of the Philippines intent assistance to some NGAs of pursuing Internal Peace was supported by Counand Security Plan (IPSP) cilor Ramon Tabor, chair “Bayanihan and Disaster of the committee on poResponse Operation in lice, fire and public safety their area of responsibility. and on laws and rules and On one hand, Cayeta- Councilor President Elipe, no said the military was chair of the committee on not threatened over the finance, who presided over strength, new guns, and the budget deliberations, ammunitions showed by and other legislators.

Commander...

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Republic of the Philippines 10th Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Branch 7 Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur SHIRRYLL C. AÑOSA-NERI, CIVIL CASE NO. 1454 Petitioner

-versus- FOR : DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE BEETHOVEN B. NERI JR.,

Respondent X-------------------------------------/ DECISION

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WHEREFORE, the Court hereby GRANTS the instant petition for being impressed with merits as such pursuant to Article 36 of the New Family Code of the Philippines, the marriage between petitioner SHIRRYLL C. AÑOSA-NERI and respondent BEETHOVEN B. NERI JR., is declared NULL and VOID. Likewise herein petitioner at her option and upon proper cancellation is allowed to use her maiden name.

The City Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City is therefore ordered to cancel the Marriage Certificate of herein parties bearing Registry No. 2003-2502 in the Marriage Registry of the said office after payment of the required fees.

This Decision shall become final upon expiration of fifteen (15) days from notice to the parties and entry of judgement shall be made if no motion for reconsideration or new trial is filed by any parties.

Let copies of Decision be furnished in the following offices: The City Civil Registrar if Cagayan de Oro City; the Provincial Prosecutor Office; the National Statistical Office; the Office of Solicitor General; the Office of the City Registrar of Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur where this Court sits.

SO ORDERED Given in chambers this 21st day of April 2014 at Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur Philippines.

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(Sgd) HECTOR B. SALISE Executive Judge

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Empowering Community

By Elbert R. Francisco

Climate change is a worldwide phenomenon that calls for an immediate action. The urgency of minimizing and eventually putting an end to the destructive catastrophes which rooted from the abnormality of the climate’s cycle is every nation’s responsibility.

Though the issue has been one of the concerns of humanity from the 19th century up to the present, worse comes to worst, the problem still is unresolved.

In the Philippines, there are two laws that have been crafted, ratified, and promulgated by legislators to mitigate the effect of climate change.

The first law is Republic Act No. 9003 otherwise known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. This decree declares the adoption of a systematic, comprehensive, and ecological solid waste management program as a policy of the state. The other law is Republic Act No. 9729 also known as the Climate Change Act of 2009. It specifies full protection and advancement of the people to a healthful ecology in accordance with the rhythm and harmony of nature.

However, a number of Filipinos, both young

and old, take the issue of climate change superficially. They think that the problem is beyond their duties and responsibilities.

They do not even bother themselves to make their share by educating others or by modeling through righteous actions. These people have assumed that climate change is a national government concern which needs thorough investigation and planning before implementing appropriate actions.

On the contrary, many Filipinos still aspire to live in a peaceful and a secure community far from fear of adversities.

Men in uniform, persons in the academe, magnates of the business industry, students and the general public are working handin-hand to minimize the effect of climate change.

Some of them are continuously indoctrinating the people through symposiums, seminarworkshops, and awareness campaigns. Others are initiating clean-up drives, tree planting and tree growing activities.

These concerned citizens believe that every little action accompanies great result.

Accordingly, best practices start in the family.

Simple segregation of waste materials, regulating the use of electricity,

unplugging of electric cords for appliances not in use, condemning burning of plastics and other trashes, and embracing the joy of walking for short distance transactions are just few of the contributions among countrymen worth emulating. In view of the fact that parents are the role models of the

youth, they should have to lead their children to become the agents of the Almighty God on earth.

The more these young people are trained to do right things, the more they turn out to be responsible citizens of the country.

But, teachers should not pass on all the responsibilities of trans-

forming the perspectives of the whole community to the parents alone. As trustees in the school, teachers should reinforce positivism towards clean and green environment to students as well as to parents. The more families are brought to realization and transformed to become stewards of God’s gifts,

the more they turn out to be warriors of ecological equilibrium.

Since nothing is reached by just a wink of an eye, every second of a minute is really precious. Thus, community involvement is no longer an option to solve climate change but a solution itself in the process.

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EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late FLORENTINO ENERIO and LEONCIA B. ENERIO, who died intestate at Molugan, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental sometime on November 20, 1966 and on April 5, 1983; They Left a parcel 1.) Lot 7695-A situated at Molugan, El Salvador with an area of 23,095 and covered by TCT No. T- 9093; 2.) Lot No. 7246 situated at Songoo , Molugan, El Salvador , Misamis Oriental with an area of 8,840 Square Meters and covered by Tax Declaration No. 14975; 3.) Lot No. 7577 C-10 situated at Nilintian , Amoros, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental with an area of 5,798 Square Meters and covered by Tax Declaration No. 30461; 4.) Lot No. 7383 C-8 situated at Badiangon, Molugan, El Salvador , Misamis Oriental with an area of 14,224 Square Meters and covered by Tax Declaration No. 23656; 5.) Lot No. 6808 situated at Molugan, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental with an area of 4,373 Square Meters and covered

by Tax Declaration No. 943930; 6.) Lot No. 6838 situated at Molugan, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, with area of 1,121 Square Meters and covered by TCT No. 8319; 7.) Lot No. 7100 situated at Amoros, El Salvador , Misamis Oriental with an area of 5,207 Square Meters and covered by Tax Declaration No.850862; 8.) Lot No. 6916 situated at Molugan, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental with area of 7,335 Square Meters and covered by Tax Declaration No. 948216; 9.) Lot No. 6953 situated at Molugan, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental with an area of 35,000 Square Meters and covered by Tax Declaration No. 8913; 10) Lot No. 7698 situated at Talacagan, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental with an area of 15,045 Square Meters and covered by Tax Declaration No. 11089; 11) Lot 7694 C-10 situated at Amoros, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental with an area of 9,993 Square Meters and covered by Tax Declaration No. 859032; 12.) Lot 6946 situated at Amoros, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental with an area of 8,964 Square Meters and covered by Tax Declaration No. 949588 and embraced by TCT No. T-24030; 13) Lot No. 6956 C-8 situated at Molugan, El Salvador , Misamis Oriental with an area of 8,471 Square Meters and covered by Tax Declaration No. 11086 and embraced by TCT No. T- 921, is the subject of EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION under the notary public of ATTY. AMADO Y. MABULAY, As per Doc. No. 222;Page No.45;Book No. 127; Series of 1997.

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CAB set to remove PH airline fuel surcharge

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he significant reduction in fuel prices has made irrelevant the fuel surcharge, according to Civil Aeronautics Board executive director Atty.

Carmelo Arcilla.

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) is scrapping the fuel surcharge on domestic and international flights to lower the cost of passenger fare and airfreight fees, following the continued decline in the price of oil in the global market.

Atty. Arcilla said the effectivity of the removal of the fuel surcharge for "all international and domestic airlines with operations in the Philippines" will depend on the signing of the final resolution.

"This surcharge is imposed by airlines to cover volatile price levels of fuel like upward spikes," Arcilla explained.

"Because of the significant reduction in fuel prices, there is now no more basis for the surcharge," the CAB chief added.

Global oil prices have fallen sharply over the last six months and are seen to recover only in the second half of 2015.

Dexter Yu, director of the Aircargo Forwarders of the Philippines, Inc., told PortCalls in a text message that "this is good news for the industry as it makes airfreight more competitive and a more viable alternative."

Yu added this is also "good for the customers with the current port congestion problem and better for our country as well."

There were reports that at the height of the Manila port congestion, some exporters opted to ship The Cagayan de Oro local government meets with Daniel Schwebach (3rd from left), Executive Vice via airfreight to ensure timely President (EVP) of American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), who aims to augment the Busideliveries. -- www.portcalls.com ness Processing Outsource (BPO) in the area by providing student training.

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Globe hosts event in support of gov’t’s transparent transactions MANILA - Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. (Globe) said that it is working to support the Philippine government’s drive to institutionalize transparency in its transactions through events such as #KabantayNgBayan. #KabantayNgBayan: Procurement Hack is an event that gathers top developers, “data gurus” and designers in a competition to ideate potential applications to help Filipinos understand and monitor the government’s procurement process.

At the same time, it will help match government needs with prospective bidders and assemble a history or track record or previous bidders.

The event was the result of the collaborative efforts of Globe, the Procurement Service and Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PSPhilGEPS), and Open Data Philippines to harness the potential of information and communications technology (ICT).

It not only aims to promote government transparency but also increase public awareness of the procurement process by way of a “hack” marathoncompetition where participants can create apps inside 24 hours to solve a particular challenge.

Developers, programmers, designers, researchers and information technology experts in groups of three to four converged for the “Hackathon” to create web-based and mobile apps intended to facilitate efficiency in bidding and open up the procurement process to the public.

They were provided with ultra-fast data connections as well as a conducive work environment to assist them in creating innovative apps from government data.

Globe Vice President for IT-Enabled Services Group Rey Lugtu in a statement said that the telco is one with the Philippine government in its quest to promote transparency and accountability to its citizens.

“By way of our collaboration and participation to the PS-PhilGEPS ‘hackathon,’ we are encouraging opportunities for our best ICT talents to take part and in this endeavor,” Lugtu said.

Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, in a separate statement as with the previous "hackathons", said the Procurement Hack aims to promote civic participation in national affairs.

“By bringing together different sectors, the hackathon provided a platform for collaboration among various groups—government, the private sector, civil society, and international partners,” Lacierda said.

“It is also in line with the Aquino administration’s commitment to tuwid na daan and to reforms in public expenditure," he added.

During the event, Globe executives led by Head of Device and Customization for myBusiness John Bibal and Head of Products, Service and Delivery for IT Enabled Services Group Michael Sy shared their

IT expertise as members of the panel who rated the app submissions.

Globe Labs, the developer community of Globe Telecom, also provided a technical workshop for the application program interfaces’ SMS, voice, charging and location based-services.

Out of 22 teams which produced web-based and mobile apps, the Gold Prize went to Team PewPew’s MetroLitrato, a crowdsourcing mobile app which helps track the progress of government infrastructure projects by collecting photos from citizens and displaying them in a timeline.

Team SillyWalk’s Market Snitch, a market research tool aiming to help facilitate the creation of accurate budget estimates based on current market prices was good for the Silver Prize.

Rounding up the winners with the Bronze Prize was Rod Coronel’s Transparent Procurement which feature projects open for bidding via Facebook, Twitter, and email. (PNA)

PHL exporters urged:

Seize Japan food market

MORE Filipino exporters, especially of coconut products, fresh fruits and organic products, are encouraged to penetrate the huge Japanese market.

Yuki Muramatsu, student intern sent by Japanese government, said that Japan has a trend toward healthy diet.

He said more Japanese make healthy food choices

such as almonds and nuts, green smoothie, acai bowl, granola and coconut oil.

Muramatsu said that local exporters should seize these business opportunities, noting that his country's food self-sufficiency rate is under 30 percent.

"Japan relies on imports," he said during a recent Usapang Exports seminar. -- PHILEXPORT

ASEAN unveils plans for formal declaration of AEC The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2015 will focus on bringing down the remaining barriers to trade, face up to nontariff barriers and rising protectionism, and lay out a decade-long plan for economic growth in the sub-region.

Malaysia's Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed in a statement outlined plans for the ASEAN Community, including a strategy to include small and medium-sized enterprises into the global chain.

This year, the 10 member-countries are set to declare officially the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), an integrated region whose 620 millionplus population "will be afforded the opportunity to become a single market and production base with a deeper sense of shared ASEAN identity, and a major actor on the global stage," he said.

Malaysia is ASEAN chairman for 2015, and its Ministry of International Trade and Industry will spearhead the implementation of the AEC initiative.

The trade official reiterated that ASEAN is committed to delivering on its promise of the AEC because ASEAN's credibility and the continued prosperity of the region are on the line, and has the overarching objec-

tive of helping "establish an ASEAN which enjoys peace and prosperity."

This year, the bloc will iron out the remaining barriers to regional trade, he said, and "will not shy away from addressing the sensitive issue of protectionism among ASEAN member states and will seek to defuse the rising rhetoric of nationalism."

The association will also work on further reducing nontariff barriers, promoting a freer flow of services, and harmonizing standards and procedures.

"It will be a year when we introduce a robust and inclusive small and medium enterprises agenda to be implemented across ASEAN," said Mustapa.

"But 2015 is not without challenges. We know that there are pressures for more regulation and protectionism. However, there is no backtracking. We have seen and experienced the benefits of closer inter-ASEAN integration in the form of freer trade flows, more ASEAN investments, more economic cooperation," he stated.

This year will also see the launch of "an ambitious plan for ASEAN for the next 10 years" that will continue efforts toward economic integration.

"We must realize that globalization is here to stay and if we don't come on board in this journey, we will be left out," he stressed. -- PHILEXPORT

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Yano songs and other national pinoy songs of the 90’s. There was an sorts in itself. exceptional nice perThere was a lot of formance by a CDO food, drinks and laugh- band ‘Nobela’ which I ter filled the air. In fact, was glad they made it to there were still leftovers the gig at around 11:30, even if the guests were coming from another all filled. gig that they had to play It was an impeccable to. They just won the timing that the xmas Mindanao–level band spirit filled and mixed contest that earned them with the excitement for a sizeable amount of the event. cash prize and a recordCollege, high school ing contract. And a and childhood barkadas, chance to the national long-time buddies that championship. haven’t met in a long There was also a time, and even families timely talk by ‘the main and sweethearts, graced man’ producer Joseph the event.

Jatico, opening it by sayAnd this was even the ing ‘Eric is a good friend weekend before xmas of mine.’ Hearing this, day where a lot of parties I readily appreciated it are surely going to affect there and then because the attendance. to me that is one high It even rained at regard that another felaround 6:00 pm when low could give spontanepreparations were unously considering that derway. That was just we’ve met only in Octoright about after sound ber, after coming from check when the crew a successful 2 – night pulled out all electrical concert in London and plugs and covered their Leeds. speakers and sets with It was his idea to their water-proof blanbring Yano to CDO. kets.

He then heightened The rain did end at promotions including around 6:30 pm while it huge tarpoline billwas feared that the preboards, numerous radio vious night’s rain poured ads, and news articles at continuously for hours.

Mindanao Daily that he The crowd started asked me to write artipouring in at around cles to about Yano and 8 pm and the open– the upcoming concert. air venue got filled at He then went on around 9:45 pm. thanking and mentionThere was nothing the sponsors led by ing that could stop the the Presentor, no less enjoyment that eventhan GMA Kapuso. As ing. Everything was well as all the sponsors in perfect timing and that took their overflowharmony. And yes, that ing part in supplying included the rain that for the unlimited drinks complied with its sched- and food. As well as the ule of pouring. I did tell video coverage of the that it would stop soon, very historical event. and it did.

It was indeed a great CDO–based bands party, complete with opened the night with talk, laughter and great their nice renditions of music, with the great

perspective of ‘ya.’

Above all, it was a nite to remember in the mind and heart of all, even more than being historical and nostalgic as it was.

Overwhelming, yes, very. A ‘Ya hindi No’ xmas, it was indeed. ‘It is the best xmas party ever.’

The morning after, Joseph, his better half Delilah and myself talked about the behind the scenes at the hotel.

They talked about the pricing. Joseph insisted that the price of Php 1000 and 500 was appropriate to reflect the prestige of Yano’s music.

And he wouldn’t compromise it.

I readily agreed and appreciated it. I expressed that it has long been my wanting to have a show with such ticketing because I know that our followers consist of all classes, not just the ‘masa.’

It was a great revelation, how the turn out went. And to think this did not occur during our prime. In fact this was the highest asking price at the gate of any Yano concert ever.

I also asked Delilah how many of her inquiries asked her about the erstwhile vocalist. And she said about only 5. That was also a nice revelation because a lot of people are already aware that I continued Yano and stand as the lead man vocals and lead guitarist.

They also know the fact that Yano never really stopped. And that Yano had been in Davao as its base and still continues the trademark of Yano’s music and poetry for the glory of our National and now Inter-

national music scene.

For indeed how will the industry regain its glory if Yano did call it quits?

I don’t think I’d ever let that happen.

I’d rather want to encourage all to make it happen again, and make it stay that way forever.

Of course with ‘Ya’ in it, greater than ‘no.’ That I think is the balance of Yano, beginning at 51% ‘Ya’ and 49% ‘no’. Then take ‘Ya’ higher from there by leading or redirecting ‘no’ towards ‘Ya.’ Yano would like to thank all who came and took part in sponsorship of the greatest Yano ever

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WHEN I first viewed Luc Besson’s Taken in 2008 which was set in Paris, I thought that this kinda thing would never occur in real life. Then two things happened – heavily armed terrorists took control of a Jewish grocery in central Paris and after almost 24 hours, equally armed SWAT officers mowed in. On live TV, you can see the flashbang explosions, the guns fired. It’s exactly like watching Taken. Except that here, real lives were taken.

When the character of Liam Neeson left Paris with a string of bodies, it was only fiction in real life. Not in this 2015 case. Then the second thing occurred – someone who looks exactly like Liam

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Neeson and who identifies himself as an ex-French commando was interviewed

by CNN’s Anderson Cooper to give hindsight on what just happened.

That’s when CNN brought nostalgia to me. In 2001 when the World Trade Center toppled down, I was 22 years old then and still messing with college girls chatting on an Internet tool called mIRC. When somebody from the #cagayan channel (yes that was a hashtag) shouted out about the New York attacks, I immediately clicked on the CNN website and the browser’s response was “Clogged traffic. Please access later” or something to that effect. So I immediately

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logged out from the Mindanao Today office (now defunct, I was chief of reporters then), hailed a cab and took home. And then I saw with my very eyes on CNN the World Trade Center toppling down. It’s like a chilling scene from Tom Clancy’s Debt of Honor when a Japanese pilot kamikazed his airliner in the US Capitol, killing almost all the senators and congressmen in session. A few minutes later, Clancy appeared with his own analysis of what happened. That’s where I got the goosebumps, the same goosebumps I had after seeing that Liam Neeson lookalike last Saturday morning (US primetime).

Terrorism has been here for almost a century. Why has it succeeded? Because terrorists are humans just like us. It means that if national security experts and criminologists have brains, they also do. They also improvise. Each generation has its own trend and style of terror. During the Cold War, the in thing was plane hijackings and bombings.

The late Palestinian leader was the Father of Hijacking. He blew up a total of five planes on September 1970 in a Jordanian airport albeit with no casualties since all the crew and passengers were allowed to get off. Meanwhile, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi

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was more ruthless. When he bombed Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland almost two decades later in 1988, 270 persons were killed.

Also back then, terrorists had real causes – think of the Intifada in Palestine and think of the IRA in Northern Ireland. Now that both the Palestinians and the Northern Irish are living in peace in their respective societies, two new buzzwords emerged: radicalism and extremism (which can be interchanged).

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Special Gospel of the day: Matthew8:2327(January12, 2015-Monday) Matthew 8:23-27-And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.

And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him: In our gospel for today, we can imagine a certain situation of the disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ who were in “danger” due to the strong storm that they encountered while they were in the sea of Galilee. This scenario is the same to our daily life, since we are also facing different storms in life.

Do not worry because God is our companion and He will save you in time that you cannot do anymore to save your own life. Sometimes,

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Manticao Mayor Roberto Lagrosas (left) accepts the P150,000 cash prize for Best in Booth during the awarding of the 2nd Kuyamis Festival 2015 last January 9 at Limketkai Luxe Hotel. Congratulating him are (starting second from left) Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano, municipal tourism officer Jennifer Lagrosas, Vice Gov. Joey Pelaez and Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) members Nancy Madjos and Mario Emano.

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he municipality of Manticao snatched P150,000 in cash for winning Best in Booth during the weeklong 2nd Kuyamis Festival 2015 in Misamis Oriental held last January 5 to 9.

In a rite held last Friday at Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano handed out the cash and trophy to a beaming Mayor Roberto Lagrosas who responded by thanking his constituents for the collective effort they had done to ensure their team’s success.

It was a second peat for Manticao which also raced first during the 1st Kuyamis Festival 2014 held

exactly a year ago.

The ceremony last Friday marked the end of the weeklong festival which highlighted the kuyamis variety of coconuts that is commonly grown in the province. The word kuyamis itself is the etymology or the origin of the word Misamis from which the province, now celebrating its 85th anniversary, is named after.

Emano vowed that 2016 would be an even bigger festival and would then be at par with festivals held elsewhere in the country.

The best in booth competition was the highlight of the five-day festival and participants were

judged according to aesthetic value (60 percent) and economic value (40 percent).

Capturing second spot to haul in P100,000 in cash was Talisayan while sliding to third slot with P50,000 prize was Jasaan. The rest of the participating LGUs got P10,000 consolation each.

Named Festival Queen was the beauteous Miss Villanueva 2014 Mary Gle-Ann Fabela. Basketball champion was Jasaan (P30,000 cash prize) while volleyball champ was Libertad (P30,000).

During the five-day event, there was also a livestock showcase, interpretative dance show-

Kuyamis Festival 2015 Queen Mary Gle-Ann Fabela.

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After the Yano Concert

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t was Dec. 20, 2014 in CDO. And it was Nostalgia 90’s indeed!

Good, precious memories of the 90’s were relived.

And the concert itself so turned out to be one precious moment that will stay in the holdings of time, in the hearts and minds of the Cagayanons.

Everybody was up.

No one was at their tables anymore. And this was not aroused by a roll call of any sort.

It simply just so happened: it was indeed Nostalgia.

Everyone was on stage. The stage was so little at about 4 x 2 m that it was in a dire threat of falling apart into minute pieces!

What’s more is the when the chorus of the

song comes, they would jump up and down together in impeccable timing.

I would glance at them while singing at the mic just to see if they are alright and still having a stage to stand on after each jump.

Everybody wore smiles that literally ran up to their ears. Their eyes were lit with overflowing happiness.

It was as if there was never yet such a moment in a very long with that magnitude, that friendship, that brotherhood, that excitement,

that love for all and for Yano’s music and all that good that you can possess in your spirit in a very, very singular moment in your life.

And there is really not to exaggerate how that night turned out; because that night was an exaggeration of all YANO | Page A10

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