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6 provinces without power due to ‘Ruby’

BUTUAN City––Zero casualty in Dinagat and Surigao del Norte. The provinces of Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte have been spared by typhoon Ruby as it moved slowly to Visayas and Luzon Sunday, with no casualty reported.

By Juzel L. Danganan

See full story, page A7

716,000 evacuated due to ‘Ruby’

THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday reported that 716,639 persons conducted pre-emptive evacuations due to the effects of Typhoon “Ruby.”

NDRMMC, in its 6 a.m. situationer report said 146,875 families or 716,639 persons have been evacuated in safer areas in Regions 4-A (Calabarzon), 4-B (Mimaropa), 5 (Bicol), 6 (Western Visayas), 7 (Central Visayas), 8 (Eastern Visayas) and Caraga Region in Mindanao.

It added that 2,459 passengers, 89 rolling cargoes, 689 vessels and three motor boats were stranded in various ports of the country while 92 domestic flights have been cancelled.

Power outages were reported in the provinces of Quezon, Iloilo, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Leyte and Southern Leyte. Media ng Bayan

Bangsamoro Basic. From Left Rep. Vicente Belmonte (Lone District of Iligan), Iligan City Mayor Celso Regencia, Rep. Henry Oaminal, Rep. Rodolfo Biazon (Lone District of Muntinlupa) and Maximo Rodriguez (Abante Mindanao) during the 21st Ad Hoc Committee Consultation on the Bangsamoro Basic Law in Iligan City. Simultaneous with the Iligan consultation presided over by Rep. Oaminal were the conduct of the same in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, and Pagadian City. Mindanao Daily News photo by Gerry Lee Gorit

Iqbal on federalism: ‘MILF will neither endorse nor reject it’

By Keith BacongcO of MindaNews

DAVAO City––Moro Islamic Liberation Front peace panel chair Mohagher Iqbal on Wednesday said the MILF will neither endorse nor reject proposals for a shift to a federal form of government.

Mi nd a Ne w s s ou g ht Iqbal’s reaction to Davao

City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement on several occasions that he prefers federalism to help address the unrest in Mindanao rather than the proposed establishment of the Bangsamoro.

“I respect their view. But the MILF will not endorse it nor reject it,” said Iqbal, who also chairs the Bangsamoro Transition Commission.

SIX provinces are without power due to the devastation of Typhoon “Ruby”, said the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Sunday.

The provinces without power are Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Sorsogon, Leyte, Iloilo and Bohol.

Based on the NGCP’s 3:00 p.m. update, the provinces have been left without power due to the following electric cooperatives in the areas affected by the typhoon -- NORSAMLECO, ESAMELCO, SOLECO, DORELCO, SAMELCO, BILECO, LEYECO 2, LEYECO 3, LEYECO 4, LEYECO 5, ILECO 3, BOHECO and BOHECO 2.

The eleco’s 69 kilovolt (kv) and 138 kv transmission lines were affected by See POWER, page A9

On Monday, Duterte reiterated his call for federalism in the country, saying it could be a more suitable solution to the unrest in Mindanao.

At least 300 participants attended the Mindanao Leaders’ Summit on Federalism here, a move which organizers said was fueled by the proposed See REJECT, page A9

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PNoy critics gather in Davao City to design his removal

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By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA of davaotoday.com

AVAO City - A group of high-profile politicians from a motley group of political parties and persuasions have renewed previous efforts to unseat President (Benigno III) Aquino from office.

On Thursday, December 4, 2014, known politicians like former Sen. Francisco “Kit” Tatad and former National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales attended the gathering here of the National Transformation Council (NTC).

Although many political figures seen in the gathering were identified with the administration of former Pres. Gloria MacapagalArroyo, some members of the Catholic Church also mixed with the crowd.

Tatad said corruption issues that troubled both the opposition camp and dragged key personalities in the Cabinet of Pres. Aquino “has inflicted so much

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harm” to the nation.

“Aquino caused a political wreck. He should step down so we could fix the system, put back the constitution in place and revitalized the election process,” Tatad said.

Tatad said that the NTC was organized three years ago and that they already made several assemblies in different parts of the country and have made “declarations” of their position.

Tatad said the declaration was first made in Lipa, Batangas in August, in Cebu last October, Butuan last November, four days ago in Angeles and in Davao.

The Davao assembly was attended by leaders of the Roman Catholic church headed by former Archbishop Fernando Capalla of Davao City, some members of civil society organization and former Moro Islamic Liberation Front spokesman, Eid Kabalu.

Among the thousands who came to the event came from the Gagmayng Kristohanong Katilingban (GKK, or Basic Christian Communities) from the Davao region and other parts of Mindanao.

The NTC has also questioned the legitimacy of the Aquino administration

over the use of the Precinct Count Optical System (PCOS) automated electoral system (AES) machines, which he and other NTC leaders have described as inaccurate and rotten.

“We are not holding honest to goodness electoral systems anymore, it’s the (PCOS) machines who are doing it. There’s no way of checking because they removed all safety features and accuracy mechanism from these machines in 2010,” said Tatad.

Gonzales said that the company Smartmatic “conducted the elections, not the Comelec (Commission on Elections)” and that “no one can say for a fact that

their votes were counted correctly.”

“Which means whoever is in the office today are only de facto leaders not truly elected by our people, they must step down not resign,” said Gonzales.

Electoral watchdog AES Watch, composed of church groups and computer professionals also raised the same issues before the 2010 Presidential elections but the Comelec have defended the use of the PCOS. The NTC is offering Pres.

Aquino a graceful way out by resigning than get unseated by a People Power movement.

“It is not necessarily People Power if he steps down

peacefully,” Tatad said.

After the “removal” of Aquino, Gonzales said that the “Transition Council” would govern.

Gonzales also said that the NTC would push for federalism, if given a chance to govern, which means they would also pursue charter change.

Contacted to comment on the NTC gathering, Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate said that “whatever the objectives of the group are, how their campaign will go about and who will compose the so-called transition council must be clear to the people.”

Zarate said that “what is clear is that many are dis-

contented with the Aquino government.”

“Even his allies are now distancing from him because nothing he said on his campaign were fulfilled, they were just empty promises,” he said.

Zarate said that Aquino’s “centerpiece program on corruption daang matuwid (straight path) only sent his enemies to jail but essentially failed.”

Zarate said that no single alliance for the resignation or removal of Aquino has yet been convened. However, a broad network has been formed to call for the abolition for “pork barrel system” which he said “is still very present.”

Davao RDRRMC on augmentation mode focus on preparing the responders and also our help to these areas, now that we are certain we won’t be hit by the typhoon.” Rirao said. Still the RDRRMC will still monitor the typhoon 24/7.

“We are ready to respond, our commitment (nakahanda na) ready.

“From the focus on preparing for the typhoon, the council has decided that we would augment those areas which will be affected.” Rirao said.

During a RDRRMC meeting on December 5, the council discussed aspects like possible evacuation centers, communications, power, TREE-PLANTING. Hundreds of residents troop to Barangay Andap, New Bataan in Com- transportation among other postela Valley for a tree-planting event commemorating the 2nd anniversary of Typhoon concerns. (PIA/RG Alama)

DAVAO CITY- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council will be on augmentation mode for areas which will be hity

by Tropical Storm Hagupit (Typhoon Ruby).

Retired Brigadier General

Pablo on December 4, 2014.

Loreto Rirao, chairperson of the RDRRMC said that based on the latest PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration) reports Davao Region will be spared from the typhoon, thus the plan of

action is now placed providing support to areas which will be affected by the typhoon.

Based on PAGASA bulletin issued at around 11 am on Friday (December 5) of Typhoon Ruby.

“We will be adding more

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AirAsia returns with twice daily C. de Oro-Cebu flights Bukidnon • Camiguin • Lanao del Norte • Lanao del Sur • Misamis Occidental • Misamis Oriental

AirAsia Philippines sees tremendous potential for growth and expansion in Mindanao following the launch of its newest route between Cebu and Cagayan de Oro. With two flights daily starting December 12, AirAsia will service this route using Airbus A320s departing Laguindingan International Airport in the afternoon at 2:05PM and 4:20PM to Mactan Cebu International Airport.

With modern facilities and navigational aids at the airport, CEO says potential for growth is tremendous When asked if the airline has plans to field early morning or red-eye and night flights to this destination, AirAsia Philippines CEO Joy Cañeba said, “The consideration for a time schedule is market, what are available slots in the airport. So even if we want

a morning flight and it is already taken by other airlines we can’t. Another consideration is operational efficiency.”

“Of all the airlines, we are following a different Flight Duty Time Period (FDP),” Cañeba explained.

“AirAsia’s policy is more

restrictive than what is allowed under the Philippine regulation, which ensures that our pilots and crew are well rested for their flights. Special FDP is used by other carriers worldwide, especially in Europe, and AirAsia adheres to the strictest standard of safety.”

AirAsia Philippines also implements a 25-minute turnaround time. However, she stressed the airline doesn’t force it “if the weather will not permit it

or there are circumstances in the aircraft that will not allow it. I will not dispatch an aircraft if I know it’s not safe to fly.”

Captain Giselle Bendong, AirAsia Line Captain stressed that safety comes first and foremost when their pilots make decisions regarding landings under adverse conditions.

“We have higher standards, when it comes to safety. We have to follow the restrictions set by the

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines for that particular airport.”

“We are thrilled and excited to be in Laguindingan airport again and with the improved facilities and newly completed air navigation system, Asia sees a huge potential in Mindanao and will add more flights to/from Cagayan de Oro City and other parts of the country once we get additional aircraft.” Cañeba added.

Second ‘A Happy Misor Jamboree’ ends

RDC-X has a new chairperson CAGAYAN de Oro City–– President Benigno S. Aquino III has appointed Lanao del Norte Governor Mohamad Khalid Quibranza Dimaporo as the new chairperson of the Regional Development Council of Northern Mindanao (RDCX) for the term 2013-2016.

Governor Dimaporo is a third termer as Governor of Lanao del Norte. He is presently the Vice-President of the Confederation of Provincial Governors, City Mayors and Municipal Mayors League President of Mindanao (CONFED Mindanao) and Chair of the RDC-Social Development Committee. He has also served as Chair of the RDC-Infrastructure/Utilities Development Committee in 2007-2010.

Governor Dimaporo finished his Bachelor of Arts in International Economics (2002) at the University of San Francisco in California where he also earned his Master’s Degree in Development Economics (2003) with honors. He also holds a Doctoral Degree in Agricultural Economics (2004) from the Texas A & M University in the United States.

A Resident of Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Governor Dimaporo was born on February 16, 1980

to Abdullah Dimakuta Dimaporo and Imelda Dela Cruz Quibranza. He is married to Christina Mendoza Kahanding and has four children, Isa Abdullah (7), Noah Abdullah (6),Adan Abdullah (4) and Zakeriya Abdullah (3). (Peleta B. Abejo/NEDA-X/PIA-10)

MISAMIS Oriental––As the year ends, Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez, Chairman of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines-Misamis Oriental Council, has organized the 2nd A Happy MisOr Scouts Jamboree at Initao Central School, Initao, Misamis Oriental with the local Department of Education (DepEd) consisting of the Divisions of Misamis Oriental, Gingoog City and El Salvador City.

The five-day scouting activity, which started last December 3, 2014 and ends

on December 7, 2014, has the theme “Keeping the Ideals of Scouting Alive (Basta Scout sa Misor, Abtik ug Malipayon).”

The jamboree gathered more than 1,100 registered participants representing about 50 schools all over the province as of this writing. Registration still continues and the number of participants is believed to

still increase.

The jamboree aims to provide meaningful activities for MisOr Scouts and an avenue for improving leadership skills and deepening values, enabling them to become well-rounded individuals, self-reliant and productive citizens of the country.

Vice Governor Pelaez See hAPPY, page A9

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What if war breaks out in Asia?

An AFP carried Brett Arends, of Market Watch, a report that China this year will produce $ 17.6 trillion in terms of “goods and services” compared to the U.S. $ 17.4 trillion.

Arends reported that “China now accounts for 16.5 percent of the global economy when measured in real purchasing-power terms, compared with 16.3 percent for the U.S.” The calculations are based on a well-established and widely used economic measure known as purchasing-power parity (or PPP), which measures the actual output as opposed to fluctuations in exchange rates, the report said.

The report means that the United States has lost its slot as the world’s number one economic power with China gaining the upper

hand. The significance of the report is that China is now in total control of the world’s economy.

We are writing on this in the light of the skepticism whether the U.S. will stand by its allies in the Asia-Pacific region in case of a Chinese aggression in Asia.

Don’t get me wrong, China will certainly resort to military action against Asian countries, particularly in the Southeast Asia region - part of the Chinese government’s “Asia-Pacific Dream.”

Last month, China started constructing an airfield in one of the islands in the hotly contested Spratly. The Philippines, which has a claim on portion of the island there, simply filed a “diplomatic protest.”

Like in many instanc-

Amnesty International has criticized rich nations for not taking in enough refugees from Syria. According to the rights group, that represents a failure to respond to the crisis created by the country’s civil war. Honestly, the human rights group Amnesty International criticized wealthy nations for failing to support refugees from Syria. And, I strongly agree.

Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Amnesty’s head of refugee and migrant rights, called the lack of assistance by wealthy nations “truly shocking.”

The organization’s statement is coming ahead of a donor conference scheduled for this coming Tuesday in Geneva in Switzerland.

About 3.9 million refugees from Syria have fled

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to five main countries within the region - Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt - the London-based rights watchdog announced.

Hence, the neighboring countries have carried the heavy burden. And only 1.7 percent of the refugees had been offered sanctuary

globally.

Many Syrians who fled their country in recent years have been returning, chosing home over discrimination, low-paid jobs or poor living conditions.

“The Gulf states, which include some of the world’s wealthiest countries, have not offered to take a single refugee from Syria so far,” Amnesty charged. It also singled out China and Russia for failing to take in any refugees. “Russia and China have similarly failed to pledge a single resettlement place,” Amnesty reported on Friday, calling that lack “shameful.” I am pretty sure, both nations have other problems to think about. Anyway, all burdens are on Europe.

EU countries were also

Every year, the month of December, is being celebrated by the so called “Christian People” throughout the World. Some see it as a Christian tradition without knowing the real meaning.

Some are commercializing the event by innovative means by selling anything as symbolizing Christmas and only few Christians celebrate it with meaning of LOVE OF GOD AND FELLOWMEN. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. For this writer, he does not fear men, but fears God. The Holy Bible said, in John 3:16-“For God so

Love the World, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

In the Gospel of St. John 1:1 said, “In the beginning was the word, the word was with God, and the word was God.” John 1:14 said, “And the word was made flesh (JESUS CHRIST) and dwelt among us, (and we be held his glory, the glory as the begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth.”

Jesus Christ was born, not of blood, nor the will of flesh, nor the will of a man, but of God. Which is why, we should worship God

the birthday of Jesus Christ on the month of December as a living memory of the Love of God to mankind.

Even the Muslim world, recognize Christ as messenger of God. But sad to note, the remembering of the birth of Jesus Christ has been made a commercial around the world that even those things poisonous were given for the health of the people as commercial advertiseFred Alonzo ment, even if by drinking it, in Spirit and in Truth, not one becomes drunk during the graven images made by Christmas Season.

As a true believer of man.

Which is why, the entire JESUS CHRIST, ChristSee alonzo, page A6 Christian world, celebrates

The CYNOSURE

Cris Diaz

es in the past, China just mocked the Philippines diplomatic protest. What could a militarily inefficient and incompetent regime do, but cowered in the corner with teeth gnashing?

China is simply adopting the principle of “let sleeping dogs lie” while showing off its military superiority in the region. At one time, the

Philippines tried to build an airfield in one of the islands in the “Kalayaan,” but deferred the move to avoid being misunderstood by other countries, especially China, who have a stake in the region.

The action of the Philippine gover nment to forego the development of an airfield in the area was unsound. If the Philippine government is set on claiming what it believes belonged to them, then nobody could stop them from doing anything they want in the area.

Certainly, China is bearing its teeth in the South China Sea to send a strong message that they are willing to do whatever it takes to control the whole of the area. China is stubbornly right.

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REFUGEE DRAMA SYRIA AND EUROPE

Klaus Doring

called out in Amnesty’s report: “ Excluding Germany, the rest of the European Union has pledged to resettle a paltry 0.17 percent of refugees in the main host countries.” The EU defended its policy on refugees from Syria. “We have done the maximum,” Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, said. Kocijancic will visit a refugee camp in Turkey next week to show solidarity. For some countries, this might be correct and understandable. Not for all! +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or visit follow me in Facebook or Twittter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot. com.

CHRISTMAS MEANS LOVE A Matter of Opinion

Daily Inspiration Eduring Love “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.”

-Psalm 118:1

Juvy Sarraga

feel that there’s no hope for a longlasting enduring love in this world.

As hard as it may seem to imagine especially when we’re so focused on our earthly relationships, just We all have gone through lost or remember that God does love you broken relationships. Those expe- unconditionally. Don’t give up on riences may sometimes make us hope in love and have faith in God.

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GenSan eyes zoning scheme for tricycles to address traffic woes G E N E R A L S A N TO S CITY - The city government is considering adopting a zoning scheme for tricycles in a bid to address the worsening traffic congestion in major streets in the area.

Geraldine Zamora, coordinator of the city’s M o t o r i z e d Tr i c y c l e Fr anchis i ng R e g u l a tory Board (MTFRB), said they are currently studying the viability of implementing the zoning scheme for various routes within the city’s 26 barangays.

She said such move was among the alternative solutions that were identified to help address the traffic problems in the city’s traffic and transport management plan.

The plan will be presented by the local government to transport stakeholders in the scheduled city transpor tation summit in January.

“It’s one of the steps that we’ve considered to help ease traffic congestion in our major streets and roads,” she said.

Z amora, who also heads the City Permits and Licensing Division, said the proposed zoning s cheme involves the creation of tricycle routes for the city’s barangays.

She said the barangays will be tapped to assist in the monitoring and regulation of tricycle operations, especially

those plying specific routes in their areas.

With the implementation of the zoning scheme, she said they will strictly implement the ban for tric ycles from entering or passing portions of the national highway in the area.

Z amor a a ck now l edged that the zoning scheme will initially cause inconvenience to residents who are used to the current unregulated routes.

“But if this will eventually solve our traffic problem then why not adopt it,” she said.

City officials earlier estimated that around 8,000 tricycles have been operating on a daily basis in various routes in the area.

But such figure was two-folds more than the actual number of tricycle franchises that had been issued by the MTFRB. The MTFRB noted that “colorum” tricycles or those without franchises have been clogging the city’s thoroughfares and eventually cause congestion, especially during the peak hours.

The city government earlier launched a crackdown against “colorum” tricycles after it came out that a significant number of tricycle units plying various routes in the area have originated from nearby towns in South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces.(PNA)

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that FRANCIS JOHN L. DAGONDON has filed with this Office a petition for the change of first name from JIM BOY to FRANCIS JOHN in the Certificate of Live Birth of JIM BOY LAGO DAGONDON who was born on January 19, 1988 in CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY and whose parents are FRANCISCO ERMAC DAGONDON and NENA NAGAC LAGO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than December 15, 2014.

(SGD.) NORMA S. DIPUTADO

City Civil Registra MDN: Dec 8 & 15, 2014

Republic of the Phiippines Western Mindanao Province of Zamboanga del Sur MUNICIPALITY OF AURORA OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR TEL NO (062) 331-2081 September 30, 2014 CERTIFICATION TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that ELIGIO JR., E. FEROLIN have filed a petition for correction of Clerical Error in accordance with R.A 10172 on his daughter’s Certificate of Live Birth JENIFER MOLERO FEROLIN (re: child’s first name from “Jennifer” to “Jenifer” , child’s middle name (blurred entry) to read as “Molero” , child’s last name from “Fer lin” to “Ferolin” ,child’s date of birth from “August 8, 1974” to “August 6, 1974” , father’s full name (OCRG copy) “Eligi Bluron Fer lin Jr” to “Eligio, Jr. Elumba Ferolin”, mother’s last name (blurred entry) to read as “Molero” and mother’s age from “24” to “26” ) with petition number CCE-0044-2014.

CERTIFYING FURTHER, that the corrected/annotated Birth Certification and the Certificate of Live Birth in SECPA will only be issued to the concerned petitioner, upon receipt of the AFFIRMED petition from the Office of the Civil Registrar-General.

THIS CERTIFICATION is issued upon request of ELIGIO JR., E. FEROLIN (father) for whatever legal intents and purposes it may serve her best.

Given this 30th day of September 2014 at Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur Philippines.

(SGD.)MARLENE J.O RETUERTO

Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Dec 8 & 15, 2014

DTI-Camiguin Provincial Director Joselito S. Enot’s general market assessment in all 5 towns in the province of Camiguin is normal and there is no perceived panic buying therefore the public is advised to stay calm and refrain from panic buying.

(Zita M. Abellare, DTI-Camiguin, PIACam-iNet)

Dead “Treevolution” seedlings to be replaced COTABATO CITY – Volunteers replaced on Saturday the seedlings that were planted in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao as part of the “Treevolution” campaign but did not survive.

At least a hundred students and Army soldiers belonging to the Balik Kalikasan Advocac y Group (BKAG) from Cotabato City and Maguindanao undertook the replanting activity in Barangay Pigcalagan in Sultan Kudarat town, Capt. Gregorio Jose, focal person of BKAG, said.

Jose said some 30 percent of 500 Antipolo and Lanipao seedlings DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that the late Valeriana Cimafranca;That said deceased died intestate without will or testament and without leaving any debts whatsoever in favor of any person or entity;“A parcel of land,(Lot No. 3446-part, situated in Bagacay, Ozamiz City; Bounded on the NE., by Lot # 3446-part; on the SE., by National Highway; on the SW., by Lot # 3446-part; and on the NW., Lot # 3348; containing an area of THREE HUNDRED NINETY SIX (396) sq. m., more or less; under Tax Declaration No. 0847768”, is subject of DEED OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH SALE, as per Doc. No.: 183 , Page No. 143, Book No. IV, Series of 2008, under notary Public Atty. Roxann Marie B. Sario.

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planted in a five-hectare reforestation area died. “ This (replanting) was our commitment together with my brigade commander Col. Arnel Dela Vega before to the regional governor Mujiv Hataman that we will ensure the trees we planted are not only for show or compliance but to sincerely implement reforestation to mitigate climate change,” he said.

Hataman led the “Treevolution” in Pigcalagan, and he said he wanted to visit the place to see how the seedlings have fared.

He said the place should be re-

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE FELY’S JEWELRY & PAWNSHOP CAGAYAN DE ORO with: • Main Branch - located at N. Capistrano cor. Cruz Taal Sts., Brgy. 7 • Carmen Branch - at Ipil St., Carmen (infront of Carmen Public Market) • Cogon Branch I - at Osmeña – J.R. Borja Sts., Brgy. 38, Cogon Area • Cogon Branch II - at J.R. Borja cor. S. Daumar Sts., (infront of Nat’l. Bookstore) • Limketkai Branch – at Ground Level Service Arcade infront of parking area A Limketkai Center, Limketkai Mall

Will hold a Public Auction on all Past Due Loans, unrenewed and unredeemed pawn items, which expired last JULY 01, 2014 to SEPTEMBER 30, 2014.

The said Public Auction will be on DECEMBER 15, 2014 from 9:00 in the morning to 12:00 o’clock noon at each above-mentioned place of business.

MANAGEMENT SUBASTA Ang mga sangang prendahanan sa FELY’S JEWELRY & PAWNSHOP Cagayan de Oro nga ang: • Main Branch - anaa nahimutang sa dalan N. Capistrano/Cruz Taal • Carmen Branch - sa dalan Ipil, atbang sa merkado sa Carmen • Cogon Branch I - sa mga dalan Osmeña – J.R. Borja sa Cogon • Cogon Brach II - anaa sa mga dalan J.R. Borja ug S. Daumar sa Cogon • Limketkai Brach - sa gawas sa Limketkai Mall atbang sa Parking Area A sa Limketkai Center

Magpahigayon ug Subasta sa tanang wala mabag-o o wala malukat nga mga prenda nga milapas na sa gitakdang panahon gikan sa HULYO 01, 2014 hangtod sa SETYEMBRE 30, 2014.

Ang maong Subasta ipahigayon karong DISYEMBRE 15, 2014, sa may alas 9:00 ang takna sa buntag hangtud sa 12:00 ang takna sa udto. Kini ipahigayon didto sa ilang tagsa-tagsa ka dapit nga nahisgutan sa unang bahin ning maong pahibalo.

TAGDUMALA MDN: DEC. 8, 2014

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao Notice of Publication RA 10172

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur CITY OF DIGOS OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

CCE#CCE-2335-2014

Date: November 28, 2014

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 of RA 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that MARC JOY P. DUAY 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 MARC JOY PABIA DUAY at Davao City and whose parents are JOEL BENTAYAO DUAY and MARIETTA MARQUEZ PABIA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than December 23, 2014.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS City Civil Registrar MDN: Dec 1 & 8, 2014

forested to address frequent floods.

STI College, a member of BKAG, meanwhile pledged to adopt more communities for reforestation aside from Pigcalagan.

BKAG played a big part in mobilizing participants to the “Treevolution” campaign last May led by the Mindanao Development Authority and Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

BKAG is an environment advocacy group comprised of the 6th Division, DENR, academe, civil society groups, Minirco Lumber Inc., and Cotabato media. (Ferdinandh B. Cabrera/MindaNews)

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that CECILIA B. CUARTEROS has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME (CFN) from “fely” TO “CECILIA” in the Birth Certificate of FELY PRESBITERO BALIMINTO who was born on FEBUARY 1, 1964 at Malalag, Davao del Sur, and whose parents are Virgilio Balimiento and Lilia B. Presbitero.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than December 24, 2014.

Issued this 4th day of December 2014 at Digos City, Davao del Sur, Philippines.

(Sgd.) MARISSA C. NEBRADA

City Civil Registrar MDN: Dec 8 & 15, 2014

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1 of 2 kidnapped European bird watchers rescued Z AMB OANGA City–– One of the two Europ ean bird watchers s eized by susp ected Abu Say yaf bandits in Tawi-Tawi almost two years ago was res cued by government forces early Saturday, a militar y of f icial dis clos ed.

Res c ued was L orenzo Vinciguerra, 49, a Swiss national.

C apt. Ma. Rowena Muyuela, Western Mindanao C ommand information of f icer, said Vinciguerra was res c ued around 5:20

a.m. Saturday in B arangay Timp ok, Patikul, Sulu.

Muyuela said Vinciguerra es cap ed f rom his captors while the latter were tr ying to e vade ar tiller y f ire f rom the militar.

Vinciguerra rep or tedly hacked an Abu Say yaf bandit but other memb ers of the armed group shot and wounded him as he tried to f lee. S oldiers later arrived and rescued him.

Muyuela said

tro ops immediately brought Vinciguerra to the headquar ters of the Joint Task Force Z ambasulta in Jolo, the provincial capital, for treatment.

Vinciguerra along with Dutchman Ewold Horn, 52 and a Filipino bird watcher, Ivan S erenas, were returning to B ongao, the capital of Tawi-Tawi, after bird watching activities in Panglima Sugala town when the bandits s eized them in Febr uar y 2012.

DPWH IN NEED OF YOUNG BREED OF ENGINEERS The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is in need of 40 young civil engineers to become part of the second batch of its Cadet Engineering Program.

Cadet Engineering Program, an innovative program introduced at DPWH

by Secretary Rogelio L. Singson in 2013 is part of the Department’s investment in human resources development to set new entry standards for civil engineers in the bureaucracy.

S erenas managed to es cap e while their two lo cal guides were allowed to go home.

The Abu Say yaf bandits transferred the two hostages s ometime in March 2012 to Sulu.

It was not immediately known whether Vinciguerra and Horn were held captive together by one group.

Als o on Saturday in

Sulu, f ive Abu Say yaf bandits were killed w hile s e ven others were wounded in a clash in B arangay B agsak, Talipao town.

Ensign Chester Ian R amos, Joint Task Force Z ambasulta information of f icer, said the f iref ig ht broke out around 7 a.m. Saturday.

R amos said government tro ops chanced

up on the group of Abu Say yaf sub-leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan w hile conduc ting law enforcement op erations in B agsak.

He said the militar y suf fered no casualties.

He added the numb er of bandits killed and wounded was bas ed on the testimony of the villagers.

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(EEZ), an area which extends up to 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea baselines of a coastal State.” This law is applied in the West Philippines Seas, which China is ignoring.

However, not contented, China has changed its baseline to callously include all that is part of the Philippines territories in the West Philippines Seas – the Scarborough Shoal was the first casualty. In simple term, China is declaring

war among neighboring countries who have a stake in the region.

Will the U.S. come to the rescue of its allies, particularly the Philippines, if an armed conflict erupts in the region? The answer is Negative. The U.S., with an ailing economy, can ill-afford to join a war. What the U.S. is thinking right now is, let the conflict begins, so the U.S. could profit on the spoils of war. -0- react: crisguardian@yahoo.com

should have been given to them as livelihood projects, as observed, such money were used and wasted in non-productive ventures like intelligence funds and peace and order funds.

What manner of hypocrisy is it? Some lands of Indigenous People were grabbed by the greedy people pretending to be Christian People? Saying goes, “Love of Money is the root of all evils.” Most knowledgeable people in public offices and in business world are doing good deeds to the

people, by inviting media with TV and Cameras, an ostentatious display of hypocrisy.

How can Christian People show that they are truly God’s People? First, they should Love God above all and Love their fellowmen as they Love themselves.

God fearing people, truly serve others in honest way.

Remember even how clever you steal taxpayers money in legalized corruption, you are accountable to God. In your dying days, if no sincere repentance, your soul will surely go to Hell.

This Christmas Season, let us remember the birth of JESUS CHRIST, with constant readiness for his coming, JESUS CHRIST dying in the Cross to reconcile man to God and rejoicing for God’s Salvation to mankind. The true meaning of Christmas, let us be borne of God’s ways, in thought, words and deeds, for God in his loving mercy will reward every deed in the final life. The crown of life will be given to those who follow the commandments of God.

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However, China is violating the 1982 United Nation Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS). The 165 countries that adopted UNCLOS, China is a signatory, came into force in 1994.

The provision of Article 76 of UNCLOS summarizes that “the Convention establishes the concept of the exclusive economic zone

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Interested graduates of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering course aged 21 to 25 years old with above average general weighted scholastic performance and board rating in the Civil Engineering licensure examination given by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) have until December 30, 2014 to apply in the program. At stake are 40 permanent Engineering positions selected among the best applicants who will also hurdle the selection criteria and intensive training process.

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means to Love our less fortunate brothers and sisters who are living in poverty, especially those coming from the mountains (Indigenous People) who are only recognized by the local government during occasions like Araw ng Dabaw and Kadayawan by their dancing culture (Indak-Indak and other cultural street dancing) as a show to foreign tourists.

When taxpayers money

Applicants may send their resume with photo, transcript of records, and PRC board results to hr@fpacademy.net or inquire for details at telephone numbers 696-3015 local 713 or 316.

Singson said that the Cadet Engineering Program will ensure a continuing stream of young engineers who have the right foundation in terms of knowledge, skills, and values to run the Department in the future.

Under this program, the first batch of 40 young civil engineers were trained for 26 weeks and passed the 1st Cadetship Program in partnership with First Pacific Leadership Academy.

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao

To prepare them to become competent members of the DPWH, Cadet Engineers within the six (6) months of intensive training and internship were familiarized with the workings of the agency by immersing in the operations, develop functional and behavioral competencies through diverse learning methodologies, and instill a strong sense of personal integrity and desire to contribute to nation building through public service.

Notice of Publication RA 10172

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

CFN# 2367-2014

Date: November 27, 2014

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 of RA 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that CEDRIC GWIMM R. OLOFERNES has filed with this office, a petition for change of first name from “GWIMM” to “CEDRIC GWIMM” and correction of entry in the from in the Certificate of Live Birth of GWIMM RAMILLA OLOFERNES at Davao City and whose parents are ROBERT ARELLANO OLOFERNES and EXCEL SARABAI RAMILLA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than December 19, 2014.

During the presentation of the 1st Batch of graduates at Malacañang Palace on March 25, 2014, President Benigno S. Aquino III is so elated that Secretary Singson was able to recruit brightest young civil engineers from all over the country.

The new breed of engineers to the organization is now given technical assignments to include project quality assurance and monitoring.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS City Civil Registrar MDN: Dec 1, & 8, 2014

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF BETWEEN SUNDAR-VAL A. MESURADO AND RONA MAREL P. QUIDLAT-MESUADO,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2014-138

SUNDAR-VAL A. MESURADO AND RONA MAREL P. QUIDLAT-MESUADO,

Petitioners X---------------------------------------------------------/

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES JONATHAN G. VALEZ AND EMYLOUG U. PILOTON-VALEZ,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2014-137

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES EDITO B. GUMAHAD JR. AND MARIFE P. GEONZON-GUMAHAD,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2014-136

EDITO B. GUMAHAD JR. AND MARIFE P. GEONZON-GUMAHAD,

JONATHAN G. VALEZ AND EMYLOU U. PILOTON-VALEZ

Petitioners X-------------------------------------------------/

Petitioners X-------------------------------------------------/

ORDER

ORDER

ORDER

Before this court verified join petition for the approval and registration of the divorce filed by the petitioners through counsel and alledging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on June 12, 2009 at Plaridel, Lipa, Batangas, they converted to Islam faith of which conversions to Islam were duly resisted with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Malvar, Batangas and Samburon, Linamon, Lanao del Norte respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for four (4) years already, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on June 12, 2009, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.

Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on December 19, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDER

Iligan City, Philippines, this 20th day of November, 2014.

Before this court verified join petition for the approval and registration of the divorce filed by the petitioners through counsel and alledging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on January 31, 2000 at Cagayan de Oro City, they converted to Islam faith of which conversions to Islam were duly resisted with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok 3 Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon and Purok 1, Upper Hinaplanon, Iligan City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for ten (10) years already, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on January 31, 2000, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.

Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on December 19, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDER

Iligan City, Philippines, this 20th day of November, 2014.

Before this court verified join petition for the approval and registration of the divorce filed by the petitioners through counsel and alledging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on December 11, 1999 at Linamon, Lanao del Norte, they converted to Islam faith of which conversions to Islam were duly resisted with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok 5A, Tambo, Iligan City and Phase 2, B4 L2, Dona Maria Subd, Iligan City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for eleven (11) years already, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on December 11, 1999, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.

Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on December 19, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDER

Iligan City, Philippines, this 20th day of November, 2014.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

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(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

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(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

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Agusan del Norte • Agusan del Sur • Surigao del Norte • Surigao del Sur • Dinagat Islands

OCD: Zero casualty in Dinagat, Surigao Norte

By FROILAN GALLARDO of MindaNews

BUTUAN City––Zero casualty in Dinagat and Surigao del Norte.

The provinces of Dinagat Islands and Surigao del

Norte have been spared by typhoon Ruby as it moved slowly to Visayas and Luzon Sunday, with no casualty reported.

Liza Mazo, Caraga director of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said their

office has not received reports of casualties from the province of Dinagat Islands and Siargao island in Surigao del Norte, which were earlier placed under Signals 2 and 1.

“We have not received

any distress call the entire Saturday night. I would like to say we were spared,” Mazo said.

She said an updated report at 8 am Dec. 7 indicated that more than 20,983 families or 94,880 persons

Agnor commemorates World AIDS day B U T UA N C i t y – – T h e Prov i nc i a l He a lt h O f fice (PHO) of Agusan del Norte recently commemorated the World AIDS Day last December 1 with the theme: “Getting to Zero Zero new HIV infection, Zero discrimination and Zero AIDS-related deaths” at the PHO grounds, Libertad, here.

Data from the Department of Health (DOH) revealed that there were 135 cases of people infected with HIV/AIDS in Caraga Region, as of September 2014. It was learned that in every one h ou r an d 1 5 m i nute s , one Filipino gets infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and thousands of people lost their lives due to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Fladelita dela Peña, the Provincial HIV/AIDS Council (PHAC) Coordinator, encouraged the

Agusanons to learn more about HIV/AIDS in order to avoid the disease and to practice safe sex.

Present during the said activity were Dr. Elizabeth N. Campado - PHO-II, Dr.

Marilou O. Talan - PHO I, Dr. Joevy Jay C. Oliva, HIV/AIDS C ore Te am Leader, Dr. Reggie Dompor, nurses, midwives, nursing students, patients and their watchers with

the special appearance of a Person Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). A report from Mary Cheryl Sabandal-Monoy, LGUAgusan del Nor te/PIAAgusan del Norte)

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION SP. PROC. CASE NO. 324-M (2014) FOR CORRECTION AND/OR CANCELLATION OF ENTRIES ON MARRIAGE OF PARENTS OF THE CERTIFICATES OF LIVE BIRTH OF FRANCE CATHERINE BADILLA ORANO FRANCE JEAN BADILLA ORANO and PAMELA CATHERINE BADILLA ORANO, as represented by their Guardian ABNER ZEUS BADIANG BADILLA, Petitioners,

NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late GODOFREDO TULAY consisting parcels of land located in Bacay II, Vereula, Agusan del Sur described to wit: OCT No. P-12274, Lot No. 460, Pls-4 Extension containing an area of 48,810 sq. mts ,OCT No. P-12275 , Lot No. 459, Pls-4 Extension containing an area of 53,582 sq. mts. And OCT No. P-12283 , Lot No. 461, Pls-4 Extension containing an area of 59,644 sq. mts. are the subjects of Extra Judicial Settlement of Estate of the late GODOFREDO TULAY with Waiver of Rights and Interests under the notarial registry of Atty. Leon O. Montillla Jr. per Doc. No. 274, Page No. 55, Book No. 130, Series of 2014.

-versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SUGBONGCOGON, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE (NSO), Region 10, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Respondents. x---------------------------------------------------/ ORDER

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 of RA 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that EVELYN SY MEDRIANO has filed with this office, a petition for change of first name from “MARY EVELYN” to “EVELYN” and correction of entry in the from in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARY EVELYN SY at Davao City and whose parents are JESUS SY and RUFINA MALOLES. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than December 19, 2014.

Minor petitioners FRANCIE JEAN BADILLA ORANO and PAMELA CATHERINE BADILLA ORANO, through their alleged guardian Abner Zeus Badiang Badilla, filed a verified petition praying that Entry #18 in their Certificate of Live Birth, which pertains to the Date and Place of Marriage of Parents, that is – 11 May 2000 – Cangaya, Cangomantong, Lazi Siquijor- be deleted since their mother and father were not legally married at the time of their birth.

NOTICE is hereby given that this petition is set for hearing on January 29, 2015 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, at the Branch 42 Court Room, located at the Gabaldon Building, North Poblacion, Medina, Misamis Oriental. Petitioners shall appear and prove their petition. All other persons having or claiming any interest thereon shall also appear and show cause, if they have any, why the petition should not be granted.

The petitioners are ordered to furnish (1) the Local Civil Registrar of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, (2) the Regional Director of the National Statistics Office (NSO) – Regional Office 10, and (3) Elmer Lomongo Orano with a copy of this Order and a copy of the petition. They have 15 days from notice of the petition, or from the last date of publication of this Order, within which to file their opposition thereto, if any.

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

A copy of this notice shall be posted at the following places (1) Bulletin Board-Municipal Hall of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, (2) Bulletin Board-Local Civil Registrar- SUgbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, (3) Bulletin Board- Provincial Capitol of the Province of Misamis Oriental, and (4) Bulletin Board –Barangay Hall of Poblacion, Sugbongcogon, Misamis, Oriental.

So ordered.

Done in Chambers on November 11, 2014 at Medina, Misamis Oriental.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS City Civil Registrar

(SGD) JUDY A. SIA-GALVES

Presiding Judge

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0010-2014 (R.A. 10172) In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that ROSSELLE ARBONIDA LABITA has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of entry in the child’s sex from “F” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ROSSELLE ARBONIDA LABITA, who was born on Aug. 1, 82 at Bingkilan, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are CELESTINO PAHILANCO LABITA and ROSITA KILAT ARBONIDA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 15 December 2014.

(SGD.) JUDITH ALVIZO-CALO, LLB, MPA City Civil Registrar

soldiers were deployed here Friday to conduct search and rescue operations if necessary.

As officials heaved a sigh here, a task group composed of doctors, nurses, therapists and social workers has been organized for deployment to any area that will be devastated by the typhoon in Leyte and Samar.

Maj. Gen. Oscar Lactao, commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division said the task group will include Army medics and engineers in two light trucks and an ambulance.

“Task Force Caraga as we call this rescue group will cross Lipata ferry and will be in any affected area in Leyte and Samar in less than six hours,” Lactao said.

He said the Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council is mobilizing army reservists, student ROTCs, and police trainees to help repack relief bags for Samar and Leyte.

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 42 Medina, Misamis Oriental -oOo-

Danger Up Close. A child, clueless of the danger, gets too close to the edge of the seawall to witness large waves spawned by typhoon Ruby along the boulevard in Surigao City, morning of December 6, 2014. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas

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MDN: Dec 1 & 8, 2014

were evacuated in Butuan City, Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Island.

Assessment teams were deployed Sunday to look into the damages on houses, government infrastructure, and agriculture.

“We received a report that fish pens were destroyed in Dinagat Islands. We have no idea of the extent of the damage yet,” she said.

The OCD also received reports from Surigao City’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council that Mayor Ernesto Matugas has allowed the evacuees to return home.

But Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Matugas has recommended the suspension of classes in all levels on Monday, December 8, to conduct clean-up activities in the schools used as evacuation areas.

A total of four helicopters, three gunboats and a small task group composed of firemen, police and Army

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao Notice of Publication RA 10172 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION CFN# 2272-2014

Date: November 28, 2014

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AMBOANGA City One of two European wildlife photographers kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf in 2012 had escaped from his guards - after he killed one of them with a bolo - and recovered Saturday, December 6, 2014 by soldiers battling the terrorist group in Sulu province, officials said.

Marine Captain Maria Rowena Muyuela, a spokeswoman for the Western Mindanao Command, said the 49-year old Lorenzo Vinciguerra, from Switzerland,

was rescued in the hinterlands of Patikul town. She said Vinciguerra managed to grab the bolo of his guard and killed him, and then escaped until he was rescued by soldiers.

She said the foreigner also suffered a cut in the face during the scuffle for the bolo.

She said at least a dozen Abu Sayyaf gunmen under sub-leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan were also killed and wounded in the military operation against the terror group, blamed for the spate of kidnappings and killings.

“The military, in coordination with the police, continues to intensify the conduct of law enforcement operations in order to expedite the capture of lawless elements responsible for the series of atrocities in the province,” she said.

Sulu police chief Senior Superintendent Abraham Orbita said the slain guard turned out to be Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Juhurim Hussien, who was hacked by Vinciguerra in the neck. “It was Juhurin Hussien, alright, one of the sub-leaders of the Abu Sayyaf,” he told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.

The fate of his companion, Ewold Horn, 54, from Holland, is still unknown, but police said he is being held by a separate Abu Sayyaf group.

Both Horn and Vinciguerra

(Vinciguerre in other reports) were kidnapped by five gunmen - believed to be members of the former rebel group Moro National Liberation Front - on February 1 in the coastal village of Parangan in Panglima Sugala town in Tawi-Tawi province.

Their 35-year old Filipino guides Ivan Sadinas and Nestor Cabaluas were also taken by gunmen, but they managed to escape and reported the incident to the police. The foreigners were eventually handed over to the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu.

“Troops from Joint Task Group-Sulu while conducting an intensified law enforcement operation rescued one of the Abu Sayyaf’s kidnapped victims, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, in Patikul town,” Muyuela said. “According to Vinciguer-

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ra, he took advantage of the situation by escaping from his abductors while the military units are conducting the operation, but he was also shot and wounded by the Abu Sayyaf.”

The Philippine Army said Vinciguerra was airlifted by a military helicopter from Patikul town to a hospital in the town of Jolo where he is recuperating. No other details were made available by the military about Vinciguerra’s condition.

The Abu Sayyaf group now has hundreds of members in the southern Philippines, particularly in the Muslim autonomous region.

The military failed to stop the growing influence and violent campaigns of the militant group because it did not sustain the combat operations needed to wipe out the Abu Sayyaf in the restive region.

The US military is assisting the local military in anti-terrorism operation against the Abu Sayyaf, which previously

Photos released by the Philippine military’s Western Mindanao Command show Swiss photographer Lorenzo Vinciguerra who escaped from his Abu Sayyaf captors on Saturday, December 6, 2014 after he attacked and killed one of his guards in the southern province of Sulu where he was recovered by troops battling the rebels.

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attacked and killed American soldiers in Sulu.

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Vice Governor Pelaez sees the success of the scouting activity due to the unwavering support of school principals, scouting coordinators, local government officials, teachers and parents.

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“Ruby”.

O t he r t r ans m iss i on lines which were affec ted by the typho on are the 350 kv OrmocCabacungan line, 230 kv Daanbantayan-Tabango Submarine Cable Line 2, 230 kv Tabango-Kananga Line 1, 138 kv OrmocTongonan line and the 138 kv Babatngon-Paranas line.

On t he ot her hand, the NGCP has already restored power in QUEZELC O, A L I N DE C O, B O HECO, BOHECO 2, with some parts of LEYECO 3.

Meanwhile, NGCP said p owe r c on ne c t i on b etween Luzon and Visayas has not b een af fected, through the Leyte-Luzon 350 kv high voltage direct current link (hvdc) withstanding the typhoon.

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China says it will not join the PHL in South China Sea arbitration case

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A week before a courtappointed deadline to challenge the Philippine government’s case, China on Sunday said it will not join the arbitration proceedings on the South China Sea row that was initiated by the Philippines.

Citing a Chinese government “position paper,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said China “will neither accept nor participate in the arbitration.”

The Philippine government has reserved comment on the matter.

“We’re studying it and will issue a statement in due course, if warranted and appropriate,” said Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose in a text message.

A five-man tribunal based in The Hague, Netherlands operating under the ambit of the United Nations

Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) gave China until December 15 to respond to the complaint filed by the Philippines, which sought clarification of its maritime entitlements over parts of the waters within its territory, but is being claimed by China.

Manila on March 30, 2014 submitted a 4,000-page legal document, called in international arbitration parlance as the memorial that contained a package of evidence and maps to bolster its case in a bid to declare as illegal China’s sweeping claim over the resource-rich waters.

In its position paper, China said the nature of the Philippines’ case is outside the mandate of the tribunal because it can not rule on territorial disputes or maritime delineation.

But the Philippines said it is not asking the court

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eral negotiations, to reach a settlement with China on their maritime row, but Philippine officials said Chinese incursions over the country’s territories have persisted, prompting it to seek legal recourse.

Tensions in the South China Sea -- one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes -- spiked anew amid China’s increasingly aggressive behavior by beefing up its military and paramilitary presence and engaging in reclamation activities in contested features.

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China’s massive claim also encroaches on the territories of its smaller Asian neighbors with less military power like Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. Taiwan, a self-ruling democratic state that separated from China in 1949, is also a claimant to the South China Sea territories. A report from the Philippine News Agency

Globe Telecom initiates service restoration process GLOBE Telecom said Sunday its network operations team has initiated service restoration process in areas affected by Typhoon Ruby. As of 2 pm, December 7, the process mainly involves assessment of the typhoon’s impact on network infrastructure as weather remains unfavorable for field personnel to do actual field work.

Still, the company’s operations team in Visayas is ready to address network concerns brought by Typhoon Ruby, weather permitting, Senior Vice-President for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto said.

“The safety of our employees is our main priority at any given time.

Needless to say, the company is ready to execute service restoration as soon as weather permits. We’re hoping to undertake actual field work by tomorrow (Monday),” Crisanto said. The telecommunications provider said initial assessment indicates there are no major outages caused by Typhoon Ruby, which made landfall in Eastern Samar Saturday night.

Service disruptions were due mostly to power outages and misalignment of antennas following strong winds brought by the typhoon, she said.

As part of its preparation to cushion the impact of Typhoon Ruby, the mobile operator has prepositioned critical tools, spares and equipment to expedite recovery process.

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Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

In a forum organized by the Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) in the city on Thursday, a participant asked Iqbal if the BBL is a template for federalism.

Iqbal clarified that the BBL is not a move towards

federalism, saying it is an entirely different movement.

“BBL is not a template towards federalism in the Philippines because that would require a major tinkering of the constitution.

And I don’t think that is forthcoming,” he told members of CODE-NGO who came from different parts of the country.

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to grant ownership of the disputed territories but is merely seeking “clarification” of China’s claim of “indisputable sovereignty over nearly the entire South China Sea.” China noted that its rejection or non-participation in the legal proceedings “stand on solid ground in international law” as it pointed out a declaration it signed in 2006 that excludes it from participating in arbitration process concerning maritime delimitation, the ministry said.

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history of movement for federalism in the country, in the Bicol region, Cordillera Autonomous Region, B ohol, Negros and even Caraga region in Mindanao.

“For the Bangsamoro people, I think they deserve this kind of movement as far as granting of autonomy because we have a very, very long history of independence. Besides, we have fought for this

for 42 ye ars. S o much blood has been spilled because of this one,” the MILF official said.

S e c r e t a r y Te r e s i t a Deles of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process further explained that the BBL only talks about autonomy in a particular region.

“But I know that many federalism advocates are hoping to use this (BBL) as a stepping stone to turn

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DOH Order deprives blind massage therapists of decent occupation

By Dionisio P. Tubianosa Media Relations Service-PRIB

A party-list lawmaker has moved to exempt blind massage therapists who are legitimate members of cooperatives from Administrative Order No. 2010-0034.

AGAP Party-list Rep. Rico B. Geron aired his call through House Resolution No. 1691 calling on the House of Representatives to direct the House Committee on Cooperatives to appeal to the DOH to effect such exemption.

Geron recalled that the DOH, on December 10, 2010, issued AO No. 2010-0034 enhancing the rules and regulations on all facilities providing massage services and practitioners.

The said department order mandates all massage therapist to be licensed massage therapists (LMT) accredited and certified by the DOH

as such.

“They have to abide with the training regulations, curriculum for the Licensure Examination, Manual for the Licensure Examination and DOH Licensure Protocols,” Geron related in HR 1691.

The author noted that the DOH order was issued to regulate the practice of massage therapy to ensure that only qualified individuals enter the regulated profession and that the care and services which the massage therapists provide are within the standards of practice.

However, Geron pointed that inasmuch as blind massage therapists would like to comply with the implementation of A.O. 2010-0034, “they cannot, because it requires that only sighted individuals can act in accordance with the said order.”

“DOH deliberately deprived that blind massage therapists their right

to a decent occupation. They are bona fide members of cooperatives who will be displaced and divested of their part to the economic progress of our country,” the lawmaker argued.

One particular cooperative Geron is alluding to is the New Vision Multi-Purpose Cooperative, composed of blind massage therapists and founded in March 2010 with an initial one hundred fifty (150) members, and situated at Don Pedro Street, Pablo Ocampo, Manila and BF Homes Paranaque.

The lawmaker further argued that the Cooperative code provides that the State shall foster the creation and growth of cooperatives as a practical vehicle for promoting self-reliance and harnessing people power towards the attainment of economic development and social justice.

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Five oil companies start bigtime rollback FIVE oil companies will start its bigtime rollback at P2.25 per liter on Sunday.

Petron Corporation, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC), PTT Philippines Corporation, Seaoil and Chevron Philippines Inc (CPI) will rollback its diesel products by Php2.50 and Php2.25 per liter at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday.

Seaoil, PSPC and CPI -- with its Caltex brands -- will reduce their kerosene prices by P2.25.

All price movements will take effect at 12:01 a.m.

Sunday.

The plunge is yet another effect of Saudi Arabia defending its market share, not only in America, but

also in Asia.

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. was reported to have given a huge discount to its Asian customers by US$ 2.00 per barrel, which is below the regional benchmark.

Previously, Energy Department Undersecretary Zenaida Monsada said the oil prices are expected to fall due to Saudi Arabia’s want to maintain a hold of its market share in America.

She said the increasing production of shale oil of the first world country, is helping to keep prices low.

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by CHINKEE

I took the late flight from Davao to Manila and to my surprise; the good mayor of Davao “Mayor Duterte” was on the same flight.

I am sure all of us have heard so many stories about the mayor; how he instilled discipline and order like no firecracker policy on the new year’s eve. No smoking policy on public places is also one of the no-no in Davao. Recently his good office set a speed limit within the city to prevent accidents. Surprisingly, the Davaoeños followed the mayor. (Even typhoons follow the speed limit when it reaches Davao.)

Mayo Duterte is also very well-known for curbing criminality, to the point that he disguises himself as a taxi driver to help in solving petty crimes of holdup of taxi drivers. He is tough in implementing the rules of the land, that is the reason criminals are afraid to enter the city of Davao.

When the good mayor saw an elderly woman carrying her luggage, he immediately offered help.

Despite of his machismo and tough dirty harry image, I saw the other side of Mayor Duterte, and this was when he helped an elderly woman bring down her heavy luggage from the

plane going down the stairs.

He was so insistent to offer help and the elderly woman did not know what to do, but because of his persistence, the woman can’t do anything but to oblige him.

For me, a simple act of manhood by helping an elderly woman speaks so much of his character.

Mayor Duterte is not only a folkore, but he is true and a real person. He definitely walks his talk. This makes me respect him more as a person and a public official of Davao City.

There was no camera, press people for a photo opportunity to place him in the headline news. It was simply a pure act of kindness and being a gentleman.

I have been in Davao almost 20 times this year.

I have been asking around; how is the performance of their good mayor? Never have I heard anything bad, nothing but all good praises from a taxi driver to the most affluent people in Davao.

Based on my personal observation, these are the following leadership principles that I learned that made Mayor Duterte an effective leader.

LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLE 1. WALK THE TALK It is not what you say but what you do.

People believe in him because they know that the mayor practice what he is preaching.

LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLE 2. MAKE THINGS HAPPEN I got an opportunity to speak to him personally and he said that there are many laws in our land, but the issue is, do people obey the law? The reason why some do not obey because they know it is

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Help Portrait CDO 2014 all set

By MARK FRANCISCO, Assistant Lifestyle Editor

“We’re all set,” confirmed Betsy Alano, head organizer of Help Portrait – Philippines along with Beerandy and core leaders Janickmar, Teepie, Karen, Reno, Kitchie and Lara.

Led by Cagayan de Oro’s respected photographers like Dustein Sibug, Bon Aserios, Jonathan Neri, Tom Udasco, Zeeg Suyam, Carlo Gaid, JB Leonardo and Michael Roa; makeup team headed by Dy Poe, Frank Tongco, Zara Chaves, Len-len Anaya, Regine Nailga, Sydney Streegan, Mae Georgette, Maricel Sause and Ryan Sy; and volutneers from different walks of life, friends, relatives like Tita Gin-gin and Papa Ed Cera and family, Cholo, Giovan, Julie Mae, Tita Connie, Tita Sandra, Tita Bembem, Tita Ruby, Paparts Jojo not implemented. Unlike in the city of Davao, they strictly apply the law, that is the reason why people follow.

LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLE 3. WITH AUTHORITY COMES RESPONSIBILITY Mayor Duterte feels responsible to give the people a place where there will be

Balinado and his team and the rest of the circle are all set to convene the event on December 17, 2014 at SM City Carpark Level 3.

The event will open starting at 1:00 p.m. with a medical mission such as eye checkups from the Executive Optical team, free medicines from Councilor Candy Darimbang and her team and free therapy checkup for those who are going through physical therapy with the team of Jojo Balinado Foundation.

The core group has also been busy setting up Help Portrait Bukidnon which will be on December 14 at Central Mindanao University in Musuan and December 22 at Pangantucan; and December 14 in Zamboanga City.

“We are just so blessed to

peace, order, security, and business. So that everyone can work, be productive, and have an opportunity to build their dreams.

Isn’t that what LEADERSHIP is all about? It must be for the benefit of the majority, not for the benefit and enrichment of the minority.

I believe if our entire

have a good core group who have the heart to help our team which went through a lot but despite all of it, we remain and stayed focus on the things we do, that’s how professional they are,” Alano said.

Among those contributing support and donations for the movement are SM City Cagayan de Oro, SM Kids Fashion, Canon Philippines, ILAW Inc., Donau Carbon Philippines Corp., City Government of Cagayan de Oro, BusinessWeek Mindanao, RGMA, Magnum Radyo 99.9, RMN DXCC, Magic 89.3, Dunkin Donuts, Nature’s Spring Mineral Water, Shorts Station, Cagayan de Oro Talent Center, Mindanao Talent Center, Sophie Paris, Executive Optical, Jojo Balinado Foundation and Crocs.

public officials will just walk their talk and do things not for any political gains or agenda, then, we will have a lot of better public servant who will serve the interest of the people rather than theirs.

I pray that there will be more public officials who have power and position, will not only serve

to enrich themselves, but to make other people’s lives better.

THINK. REFLECT. APPLY. What do you think are the leadership lessons that you have learned?

What do you t hink our local officials need to learn about leadership?

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Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice when he allowed himself to be cut and beaten by fellow Jews more than a thousand times. When Yolanda struck Leyte and the tsunami struck Japan, victims lost everything they had. Patients riding in ambulances that you don’t see beyond those curtained windows are breathing heavily, clinging on to dear life. If you take all of these into account, it’s just but a little discomfort when you lose your cellphone and all your contacts with it.

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Most of them are my valued clients. The rest are close friends and fellows in the journo sector. To inform them one by one of my new number 09368574244 is painstakingly slow. But still that discomfort fades compared to the four examples I cited above.

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I can still vividly recall that I purchased my Nokia C3 along with my Globe number 09177420297 because my then boss’ lovely

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TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) - Although you may not feel like dealing with financial concerns today, it’s wise to attend to money matters anyhow with the clever Gemini Full Moon highlighting your 2nd House of Personal Resources. At the very least, make sure your bills are paid before you purchase a luxury item.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) - You’re on an emotional edge while the Gemini Full Moon rattles your restless sign, especially if you recently made personal commitments that you’re now reconsidering. You can sense the pull of your own desires, but it might be hard to put your inner process into action today.

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22. Follower 23. Devoured 25. Not many 26. Lord of the_ 28. Not against 29. Nail-like object 30. Prophet 31. Luke’s teacher 32. Mr. Sotto 33. Stage 34. Lucio the taipan 35. Circuit 36. Self 38. Note

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Daily HOROSCOPE CANCER (June 22 – July 22) - You are adaptable like a colorful chameleon as you absorb the energy of today’s mutable Gemini Full Moon floating in your 12th House of Spiritual Mystery.

Your current emotional high tide bounces you around on the waves of change, but others may not notice right away.

LEO(July23–August22)-You secretly long for quality one-on-one time with a significant other now instead of getting lost in the noise of a larger group. Although you might like the idea of shifting the spotlight off of you for a while, it’s challenging to maintain anonymity when the interactive Gemini Full Moon highlights your 11th House of Social Networking.

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daughter Vanessa Gomez had her pink one. And so I went to the store and matched Vanessa’s pinkcolored C3. That was in 2010 when iPhones were still in their infancy and C3 was still in.

During my bachelor years, that number has caused me to date quite a many ladies in town, Vanessa wasn’t one of them.

There was that tall woman who’s dribbling dating a cop and me. There was that student of MUST professor Nef Luczon. And after that, another student of his.

There was that neighbor who’s now married to an American. There was that Belladonna singer. There

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was that attorney’s daughter. There was that eyelash salon owner. And so on.

Things came to an abrupt end last Friday. I have to reconstruct my contacts list once more. As of this writing, it is still filling up. And The Chameleon journeys will rise again.

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Special Gospel of the day: Mark12:1317(December8, 2014-Monday) Mark 12:13-17- Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see [it]. And they brought [it]. And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.

And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.

And they marvelled at him.Take note, it was their official law to pay for the taxes of the Roman Empire. Matthew 17:27-Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and

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give unto them for me and thee. Therefore, we can conclude that “Jesus was a good tax payer” but not a “tax evader.” How about you? In Revelation 22:15-for without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. Romans 13:6-7“Pay your property tax and residence tax “for you to please God: Printing paid by: Neneth - Bobong BalinoDr. Edith, PhD- Tony Jordan - CDO. St. Peter Calungsod, pray for us! #0928414949009279551247: Question – Prayer request: Please follow me “WORD ON FIRE” on CCTN channel 12-CDO @ 10 PM- Mondays, Tuesday @ 3:30 PM and 2:00 AM Mondays.

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VIRGO (August 23 – September 22) - You’re being pulled in two directions now, making it tough to choose a single course of action. The Gemini Full Moon brightens your 10th House of Career, reinforcing your recent ambiguity about work. Meanwhile, personal activities or projects at home could distract you from professional responsibilities.

LIBRA(September23–October22)-Sudden waves of wanderlust compel you to dream about going somewhere far away as the flighty Gemini Full Moon buzzes your 9th House of Adventure today.

However, the Moon is offset by the Sun in your 3rd House of Immediate Environment, giving you good reasons to stay close to home.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21) - You might think that you picked the easier path, only to discover that the Gemini Full Moon’s presence in your 8th House of Deep Sharing has drawn you into a complicated emotional entanglement. Thankfully, you are able to quickly reestablish a healthy perspective.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21) - You Archers are aiming your intentions into the distance as you dream and scheme your way into the future. Naturally, you wish that nothing was standing in your way, but you still may need to stop and consider someone else’s point of view now.

CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19) - You may have so many little chorestodotodaythatyoudon’tknowwheretobegin.TheGemini Full Moon spotlights your 6th House of Daily Routine, spreading your energy thin and making it difficult to follow through on any single task. Luckily, your imagination helps to co-create your future.

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Cocoy Paano unveils Dante Sudaria portrait

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rchitect Cocoy Paano, one of the renowned visual artists in this part of Vismin, unveiled on Friday a portraiture of BWM Group publisher Dante Sudaria on the occasion of the latter’s 43rd birthday.

The 22x30 inch oilon-canvas shows Sudaria sitting and reading on a copy of BusinessWeek Mindanao, which is the flagship publication of BWM Group and a sister of this paper, Mindanao Daily.

According to Paano, the composition, angle, outfit and lights for

Sudaria’s pose were under his direction but the photograph on which the painting was based was done by equally renowned photographer Glenn Palacio.

The photograph and painting session was all done in Paano’s studio.

Paano chose the pose of Sudaria reading a BusinessWeek Mindanao copy because it represents the portrait of an “emerging newspaper magnate of Mindanao.”

Paano, an architect by profession, said he has also envisioned

a planned BWM Group headquarters to be partly based from elements in the portraiture.

With the launch of this new portrait, Paano hopes to enliven the realism aspect in the visual arts field in Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao.

“Karong panahona, ang kasagara diha basta lang guhit-guhit. Let’s put portraiture in a proper perspective so it has its own dignity as an art form,” Paano said.

For Paano is one artist who never stops learning in enriching

his craft to perfection and giving justice and satisfaction to his clientele. He paints and designs art in the wee hours of the night.

Patrons and patronesses of the art consider Paano’s

artworks as priceless lifetime collections.

His majestic portraitures always achieve apotheosis of the soul which makes him a great and unique painter in his approaches to his

masterpiece. He has that artistic integrity which demands from him to capture not only the likeness but a soul that is essential to the process in making majestic portraits painting.

Rela decorating tilt to highlight Pasko de Oro

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asko de Oro, this year’s Christmas initiative of the Cagayan de Oro Tourism Council – will be more interesting with the inclusion of the Dress up your Motorela competition dubbed as PaskoRela.

Any individual, corporate group, or organization may adopt a motorela to join the contest of which Christmas symbols should be used to deck the motorela and preferably with Christmas lights installed to it.

The motorela as an entry will still be used by their operators or drivers on daily basis during the contest period with the decors attached to it. The Tourism Council

believes that by parading these motorelas around the city during the Christmas season, will add more Christmas feel around the City.

Cash prizes will be given away to winning entries. Forms are available at the City Tourism Office with detailed guidelines.

The Pasko de Oro series of events will be launched very soon to include Bangga sa Daygon for Elementary and Open Category, lantern parade and Christmas Bazaar at Gaston Park.

Plans are underway to light up the Ysalina Bridge, City Hall and Gaston park all at once on the first week of December. PR

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