Mindanao Daily Caraga (November 8, 2013)

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Amante activates all 86 village disaster councils

By PAT SAMONTE and JOEL PORTUGAL Caraga News Bureau

BUTUAN City–– Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. has activated all this city’s 86 barangay disaster risk reduction and management committees (BDRRMCs) in preparation for the onslaught and expected impact of Supertyphoon “Yolanda.”

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PDRRMC okays P300t purchases for ST ‘Yolanda’

By Irene Joy B. Dayo Staffmemer

MISAMIS Oriental––The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) of Misamis Oriental has approved a resolution for the purchase of non-food See OKAYS/p.11

Mindanao officials prepare for super typhoon ‘Yolanda’ O b v iou sly learning lessons from the disasters wrought by typhoon Sendong in 2011 and super typhoon Pablo in 2012, local government units in Mindanao, particularly in Northern Mindanao, the Caraga and Davao regions, are quicker now in preparing for typhoons such as

Yolanda.

According to the Severe Weather Bulletin No. 3 issued by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Yolanda was, at 11 a.m., located at 637 km East of Hinatuan, Surigao Del Sur or 738 km Southeast of Gui-

uan, Eastern Samar, packing maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 250 kph, moving at 30 kph.

When super typhoon Pablo made landfall in Baganga, Davao Oriental at 4 a.m. December 4, 2012, See YOLANDA/p.10

NAPOLES

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MALAYBALAY City––Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago started by training Senate blue ribbon committee.

At the start of the hearing, Napoles her guns at alleged pork barrel scam Janet Lim-Napoles, but ended up hitting her was stonewalling the questions posed by colleague, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, dur- committee chair Teofisto Guingona III See miriam/p.11 ing the televised hearing Thursday by the

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Coastguard suspends sea travel Oro, Misor CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Coastguard authorities here has ordered the suspension of operations of all commercial vessels docked in the Macabalan Port area here starting Thursday.

Lt. Cmdr. Eleazar Dalnai said on Thursday morning that the suspension of travel of all kinds of commercial vessels came as the government’s weathermen raised signal no. 1 in Misamis Oriental Thursday morning.

He said that the suspension order also includes all kinds of vessels (big and small) particularly fishing boats in the coastal areas of Misamis Oriental.

Dalnai said that the coastguard automatically suspends all sea travel once storm signal no. 1 is raised since it would be dangerous for vessels to wade through the seas anymore.

He said that the coastguard has conducted patrols along the province coastal areas on Wednesday advising fishing boats to stay as typhoon Yolanda approaches. CD

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Misor evacuates 5,000 PROVINCIAL CAPITOL, Misamis Oriental - About 5,000 people in Misamis Oriental living in flood and landslide prone areas in the province had been evacuated on Thursday morning, provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano said.

Emano said that the evacuees were already in various designated evacuation centers in all of the municipal towns and two component cities in Misamis Oriental since Wednesday as the provincial government implemented a preemptive evacuation policy.

“The province is 80-90

percent prepared for the coming of typhoon Yolanda (International name Haiyan) which is considered the strongest typhoon in the country according to weather forecasters,” Emano said.

According to Emano, rubber boats were already placed outside the capitol and multi-cabs were seen

in the capitol grounds , ready for quick deployment to swiftly respond to emergencies.

He said that the evacuees were living temporarily in public elementary schools in various municipal barangays with medical personnel to assist the sick and extend medical assistance in the evacuation center.

Provincial administrator Edmundo Pacamalan, Jr., said that there are 23 municipal towns in Misamis Oriental with Gingoog City as the province component city in the east coast and El Salvador City on the

west coast.

He said that the province’s social welfare and development has mobilized a province-wide relief personnel who are now on standby in anticipation of the typhoon Yolanda.

Pacamalan said that Emano also issued a memorandum suspending the classes in all levels, both private and public, in Misamis Oriental effective Thursday morning until Friday when the government’s weather bureau raised storm signal no. 1 Thursday morning.

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Local School Board Executive Meeting on November 6, 2013 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall presided over by Vice Governor Joey Pelaez. The main agenda was to discuss and recommend programs and projects under the Special Education Fund to be covered in Annual Budget for CY 2014.

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in C. de Oro With fire trucks blaring their sirens, hundreds of residents here and the province of Misamis Oriental trooped on Thursday to the safety of evacuation centers ahead of the expected landfall of super typhoon “Yolanda.”

Maricel Casino-Rivera, Cagayan de Oro information officer, said a mandatory evacuation order would be implemented in all villages beside the Cagayan de Oro and Iponan rivers by 6 p.m. tonight.

Rivera said some 1,538 families or 7,680 individuals have already taken shelter at the various evacuation centers set up by the local government and barangay councils.

She said most of the evacuees came from Barangays Macasandig and Balulang, which were hardhit by typhoon Sendong in 2011.

Typhoon Yolanda is expected to make a landfall between 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Friday in the SamarLeyte area, PAGASA said.

Meanwhile in Cagayan de Oro, rescue volunteers on board fire trucks went around Barangays Balulang, Carmen, Kauswagan and Iponan urging the residents to evacuate.

“We are implementing the mandatory evacuation as gently as possible because we do not want them accusing us of violating their human rights,” Rivera said.

A report from Cris Diaz, Mindanao Daily News Executive Editor and Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews

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ORO INTEGRATED COOPERATIVE (OIC) Initiates Tree Park Project Submitted by Eugene G. Balane

TREE PARK PROJECT: “Plant a Tree, Save a Life, Save Mother Earth” a fitting theme to ORO INTEGRATED COOPERATIVE’s (OIC) effort in doing its part for Mother Earth. The Tree Park Project is a 3-year partnership with the Department Of Education, Division of Cagayan de Oro City – Southwest 1, through Lumbia Central School, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Initao, and City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO) in line with the government’s campaign on Public Private Partnership (PPP). The Rotary Club Cagayan de Oro Center point joins in also as a partner.

The campaign started with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement held at Lumbia Central School, in Lumbia Cagayan de Oro City, on October 24, 2013. Director Orlando R. Ravanera, Regional Director of

the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Region 10, lauded the environmental endeavors of OIC in restoring the ecology. He stressed that the revival of our forests is vital to our survival as it prevents soil erosion and flooding. This will prevent calamities like the one brought about by the “Sendong” typhoon which claimed hundreds of lives.

The Kulture Revival Production International Inc. (KR) is a loop of collaborative Cultural and Community Builders, Social transformation advocates, Performing Artists, Festival and Event Organizers, Concept and Planners’ Pool, and Event producers who are base in Mindanao with a main office at Butuan City and a satellite at Malaybalay City,(Kulture Hub Bar and Food Avenue), Bukidnon.

KR established Kulture Hub, Bar and food avenue, located at B-2 Magsaysay, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon to exhibit the feasible realization of what cultural enterprising about for self-suffiency and its significance in the promotion of socio-economic sustainability and stability through the integration of Arts and Enterprising.

The Kulture Hub establishment was conceptualized by the young creative entrepreneurs/artists spearheaded by Cyrell “Sai” Collado. The hub envisions becoming an avenue of multi-culture with boundless expressions of cultural individuality, statements, and orientations. Nevertheless, is to create an interactive and dynamic venue among the greater masses with innovativeness. KH promotes fusion of culture and arts plurality and contemporary concepts of modernism and current trends, Diversity in Unity, Functional Arts, Environmental concerns, Peace, and social transformation activities.

The KR in cooperation with the DepEd’s Alternative Learning System and Kulture Hub will hold a pilot event dubbed as “BLACK & WHITE FEST 2013” this coming Nov. 9 ,2013 @ 5:00 pm till dawn ,Venue:FREEDOM PARK, Barangay 4,Malaybalay City Entrance Fee: Php 75.00 w/ welcome drink. The event converge wellknown artists locally and internationally for a cause. Featuring, the world renowned Talaandig Musicians / artisans lead by Waway Saway, Two Time World Choral Olympic Champion, Capitol University Glee Club in dual quartet and CDO and Cebu’s best band the Brandibelly , and the B.O.S.S of Malaybalay,and many more.

The multi-genre of performances will pull the hype of the crowd that leverage experience of the festivity in celebrating oneness for social, economic, cultural, political transformation and transparency. The values of the event will unleash into music, media, and movements which flaunt further impact of Arts for Change in the society and its relevancies in the total development.

Moreover, Alternative Learning System of Malaybalay City is one of the recipients of the said event as to support their continuous programs in reaching out more the in need community for literacy and solidify the government trust in education. The multigenre of performances will pull the hype

of the crowd which will leverage total experience of the festivity in celebrating oneness for social, economic, cultural, political transformation and transparency. The trust of the event unleashes into music, media, and movements.

This will impacted greater significance of Arts for Change in the society and its relevancies in the development for the common good.

Special thanks to: HON. JOSE MARIA R. ZUBIRI Provincial Governor Bukidnon HON.MARBIE BINAHON Barangay Captain HON. IGNACIO W. ZUBIRI City Mayor Malaybalay City Lyndon Glass and Aluminum Supply MARCWIN N. DORADO Deputy School Administration STI, Malaybalay City PSUPT OSCAR PADILLAJACILDO, MDA Chief of Police Philippine National Police Malaybalay City GAMMA EPSILON INTERNATIONAL ALS, DepEd, WEST DISTRICT,Malaybalay City Sining Kambayoka Outreach Project Philippines Kulture Hub, Bar and Food Avenue

Romeo S. Tambiling, the Provincial Schools District Superintendent of Southwest 1 also expressed its commitment to the program by requiring the students of Lumbia Central School to nurture one tree per student.

After the ceremony, the participants proceeded to the tree park for the tree planting activity. More than

200 students and 20 beneficiaries of Habitat for Humanities of Barangay Canitoan, a group assisted

by OIC in their livelihood efforts, joined in the tree growing planting Mahogany, Narra and Teak species that are endemic to the wildlife of the area. This will provide a natural habitat for the animals and insects that are common to the park.

ORO INTEGRATED COOPERATIVE (OIC) believes that though global problems maybe big, this can be tackled by concerted actions. Each one can do something to address the problem by growing trees and nurturing them. These kinds of choices that we make today will have an effect long in the future.

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Amante activates all 86 village disaster councils for ‘Yolanda’

By PAT SAMONTE and JOEL PORTUGAL, Caraga News Bureau

BUTUAN City––Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. has activated all this city’s 86 barangay disaster risk reduction and management committees (BDRRMCs) in preparation for the onslaught and expected impact of Supertyphoon “Yolanda.”

D i a n a h G e n e r a l a o, spokesperson of the city mayor’s office, said the city chief executive had taken the initiative a day before the weather disturbance entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) yesterday.

Amante also ordered pre-emptive evacuation of residents in low-lying and mountainous areas and advised citizens to stay at home, store potable water and food, be ready with emergency kits, as well as monitor TV and radio reports, saying even if the supertyphoon would not directly hit the city, its 500-kilometer radius could still affect and greatly impact on his constituents’ security and well-being.

Earlier, Amante cancelled classes at all levels in all pub-

lic and private schools here from November 7-8, 2013.

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Typhoon “Yolanda” was expected to enter PAR yesterday morning and make landfall in the Leyte-Samar area on Friday afternoon. The typhoon packed 215 kilometers per hour winds near the center and gustiness of up to 250 kph.

Pagasa said the typhoon would bring moderate to heavy with occasional intense rains affecting Misamis Oriental, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Bukidnon, Cotabato and Camiguin.

Office of Civil DefenseCaraga director and Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee co-chairperson Liza Rosales Mazo said preemptive evacuation has started in high-risk areas in Dinagat Islands and Su-

rigao del Norte.

“Those who would not abide by the pre-emptive evacuation policy may be forced to evacuate,” she strongly declared.

As of yesterday (November 7) noon,the weather bureau said “Yolanda” was expected to traverse Guian, Samar, Leyte province, Biliran, Northern tip of Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Romblon, Semirara Island, Southern part of Mindoro, then Busuanga. Public Storm Signal No. 3 had been raised over Eastern Samar, Samar, Leyte and Southern Leyte, Siargao Island and Dinagat Province.

Public Storm Signal No. 2 was raised over Agusan del Norte, Butuan City, Camiguin, Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Bohol, Cebu City, Northern Cebu, Camotes Island, Bantayan, Biliran Province, Northern Samar, Ticao Island, Sorsogon, and Masbate.

Agusan del Sur and Misamis Oriental were included LIFE GOES ON. Despite the threat of Super Typhoon Yolanda, a street vendor under Signal No. 1, Pagasa armed with an umbrella continues to sell lanterns along the national highway in Butuan City Thursday (7 Nov 2013) afternoon. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas said.

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5. MACHINE OPERATORS • Male, not more than 35 years old • At least High School/ Trade School graduate • With knowledge in plant production in a Manufacturing industry 6. WAREHOUSE/ INVENTORY CLERK

• Male, not more than 35 years old • Graduate of any business course • With knowledge in inventory 7. BENDERS/ HELPERS • Male, not more than 35 years old • At least High School graduate • Must be physically fit

8. ACCOUNTANT • Male/Female, not more than 35 years old • Graduate of BS Accountancy • Must be a Certified Public Accountant • With at least two (2) to three (3) years experience in General and Cost Accounting in a manufacturing industry • Adopt in preparation and analysis of financial statement • Well versed in local tax regulations and Proficient in understanding and Implementation of national internal revenue codes 9. ACCOUNTING CLERK • Male/Female, not more than 35 years old • Graduate of BS Accountancy • Fresh graduates are welcome to apply

Please submit application letter, comprehensive resume with 2x2 ID picture to: DN DISTRIBUTIONS CENTER, INC. DN DISTRIBUTIONS CENTER, INC. – CDO BRANCH – BUTUAN BRANCH HR Manager, Ralav Corp., 710 San Jose Sts., Butuan City email: ralav_corp@yahoo.com

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SOA program on Upland Rice Production. Learning knows no boundaries as the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) in coordination with the Provincial Local Government Unit of Lanao del Norte (PLGU-LDN) has jointly pursued a School-on-the-Air (SOA) program on Upland Rice Production to convey the different productive, economical, sustainable and tested farm technologies to rice farmers in the remote areas of the towns Baroy and Kapatagan, of the province.

Photo above shows the conduct of a SOA post test to the farmer-enrollees of the said program. This activity is geared towards in measuring the level of comprehension among the participants on the

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topics discussed over the radio. As such will also be the basis of the department and the PLGU-LDN in selecting the top 10 students. About 80 farmerparticipants is expected to be formally conferred as graduates in a ceremony, which is initially set on the third week of November, this year.

The three-month long SOA program started on August 4 and ended on November 3, 2013, which was aired over Radio Natin Lanao-Love Radio FM Valley Production Management Network, Kapatagan, LDN every Sundays 9:30-11:00 AM and Radio Kalambuhan 94.3 FM, Mindanao Civic Center, Sagadan, Tubod, LDN every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:006:30 AM. # ( joanne l . olson , da -10)

Alert MisOr residents take ‘preventive evacuation’ stance

By CHENG ORDONEZ

CAGAYAN DE ORO -- Per strong recommendation from PAGASA and followImage from DOST PAGASA MSAT IR1 as of UTC 2230, ing the inclusion of MisaNovember 6, 2013. (Solar) mis Oriental and Camiguin provinces under Signal No. 1 during the 4:30 a.m. PA-

GASA forecast yesterday, Cagayan de Oro and the entire Province of Misamis Oriental have cancelled classes in all levels nov.7 ad 8, 2013, due to Super Typhoon Yolanda.

Cagayan de Oro Acting City Mayor Ian

Acenas, heeding local forecaster Mario Guya’s recommendation, announced the cancellation of classes at 5:20 a.m. yesterdyay morning.

The Provincial Capitol, through Provincial Adminsitrator Edmundo Pacamalan Jr., followed su it , an n ou n c i ng t h e c a n c e l l at i on by G ov.

Ye v g e n y E m a n o o f classes in all levels at 6:00 yesterday morning.

More than 200 fami-

lies in Cagayan de Oro City have taken the initiative of doing “preventive evacuation” by staying in evacuation centers designated by their respective village chieftains Wednesday night, even if Typhoon Yolanda has yet to landfall in Mindanao.

In par ticular, resid e nt s i n t h e v i l l a g e s of Carmen, Macasandig and those near the alert | page 11

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n region 10, some 25 business establishments were awarded the Bagwis Awards last month.

The Bagwis Award winners of Northern Mindanao deserves public accolade too for strictly adhering to consumer laws, by having consumer welfare desks in their establishments and and providing quality customer care to clients.

Congratulations to the 11 bronze awardees of Northern Mindanao: HiTop Electrical & Electronics Center, Shopwiser Supermarket, JRS Business Corporation, R. Dy Store, Cham’s Convenience store I (San Miguel, Iligan City), Cham’s Convenience Store (Tubod, Iligan City), MTZIA Corp.

(ILICOMM), CT Shoppers, Unite General Merchandise, Special Appliance Plaza and Des Appliance Plaza, Inc. Ditto with the silver awardees such as Metro Gold Supermarket, Inc., EMCOR Inc., Ozamiz, Freemont Foods Corp., Ozamiz Liberty Marketing, RN Builders and General Merchandise, Tio Auto Parts Supply, Home and More, Hyundai-Cagayan de Oro City, AutoCentral Inc. (Suzuki-Cagayan de Oro) and New Cagayan Universal Hardware Inc. The gold award winners who are already household bywords are SM Supermarket, Savemore-Agora, Savemore-

Kauswagan and Savemore-Capistrano of Cagayan de Oro City.

The award-winning businesses have been adjudged as outstanding in fair practice of trade laws such as price tag, standard, discounts to senior citizens, and many others.

These winners awarded by the DTI were dubbed as remarkable for having consumer welfare desks in their stores. Manned by employees, the desks attend to the concerns of the customers. The winners edge is good employer-employee relationship and excdellent corporate social responsibility, according to DTI. The Bagwis Awards is part of DTI’s celebration of Consumer Month this November.

Initially, the program was dubbed as DTI Certified Establishments. It was renamed as Bagwis Awards to promote high level of business practices through self-policing mechanisms for the country to achieve a fair and honest marketplace.

With the Bagwis Seal of Excellence displayed on stores and shops, consumers are guided in choosing establishments which offer quality produycts and efficient services at reasonable prices. Consumers are assured that they are protected from unlawful trade practices.

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Ask Pelaez if Napoles lies

The Napoles drama As I write this column yesterday morning, the muchawaited appearance of jailed businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles before the Senate blue ribbon committee was unfolding in the halls of that august body.

So far nothing substantial had been extracted from the jailed witness by the head of the blue ribbon committee primarily on account of the head’s utter lack of professional ability in propounding the questions necessary to ferret out the truth. Sadly, Napoles only succeeded in exposing the committee head as stupid with her evasive answers.

In my view, committee head Sen. Teofisto Guingona, was not prepared in dealing with Napoles.

Apparently, he was hoping Napoles will confirm everything the whistleblowers had previously testified to.

This was very clear in his questioning of Napoles.

Guingona who is a lawyer and certified public accountant ended up exposing himself as no match to Napoles in terms of wit and ability to wade out from tight situations during the proceedings. The senator from Bukidnon looked helpless and even pathetic with the way he presided over the entire proceedings, at least so far as I was watching on

A deeper view Jesse E.L. Bacon II

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I would not look at this as God’s punishment for humanity’s sin. I’d rather look at these natural calamities as God’s way of reminding us that the environment is there to support human life thus we should not abuse it but rather take good care of the environment.’

television the proceedings while writing this column.

With the way Guingona had been propounding his questions it was very clear his lack of solid court trial practice. His questions were leading, he was too eager beaver and jumpy to the point of cutting short the testimony of the whistleblower to either ask another question or inquire from Napoles whether what the whistleblower is saying is true or not.

Sen. Miriam DefensorSantiago, was the first among the senators allowed to ask her questions on Napoles. I don’t want to write a partial account of her questioning since I have to give justice to

Honesty Fresh Gospel of the day: Luke16:1-8(November8, 2013-Friday) Luke 16:1-8-And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

So he called every one of his lord’s debtors [unto him], and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. And the lord commended the unjust

her interrogation of Napoles by having the whole picture before writing anything about it.

I will depart at this point writing about the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing into the pork barrel fund scam.

Readiness for calamities As of this writing also, part of the country is threatened with another devastation by another natural calamity, this time by a super typhoon identified by its local name as Yolanda.

This particular storm is expected to be moving at 240 kph thus internationally it is denominated as a super typhoon.

What is baffling about

this is the magnitude of the fury that these natural calamities are packed with.

Just last month a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated Cebu and Bohol, the provinces expected to be hit also by the forthcoming super typhoon. And when it rains, the flooding that goes with it is as devastating also to the earthquake and typhoon that had visited us recently.

Could the fury of these natural calamities directly caused by humanity’s abuse of nature destroying the ecological balance of our planet? If natural calamities are acts of God, why would God allow all these devastations to happen including the deaths that go with them?

I would not look at this as God’s punishment for humanity’s sin. I’d rather look at these natural calamities as God’s way of reminding us that the environment is there to support human life thus we should not abuse it but rather take good care of the environment.

The problem now is that humanity, the greedy few specifically, never looked at the environment as part of the equally important equation that sustains life. Their view about nature is that it is there to be abused by See DRAMA, page 11

Biblical reflection Bro. Edcel L. Closas steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light: This gospel reminds us of our honesty in everything that we have possessed. The truth is there are many people who are dishonest in giving times, treasures and talents to God the giver. We are greedy of what is due for God. What have you given to God? Are you honest in dealing your neighbors and handling God’s wealth entrusted to us by God? SPONSORED:Neneth - Bobong Balino- Dr. Edith, PhD- Tony Jordan - CDO. St. Peter Calungsod, pray for us! Listen: Radio Ultra AM-1188-3:30 PM - Sunday: #09284149490-09266607505: Question – Prayer request

THE Senate blue ribbon committee on Thursday morning has started to squeeze Janet Napoles, the alleged queen of the multi-billion pork barrel scam in the country. Undoubtedly, Senator Meriam Santiago hogged the limelight during her cross examination of Napoles. Santiago tried to convince Napoles to divulge the unseen hands that emboldened her to engage in a multi-billion peso pork Cris Diaz barrel anomaly. “The only way to become a state witness is to divulge the mastermind of the pork barrel scam,” the Senator said.

Notwithstanding, Napoles did not take the bait. She pleaded not guilty to the accusation. Of course, Napoles would not dare expose the people who have protected her. In conscience, Napoles could not implicate the “unseen hand (s)” that made her and her family comfortable these days.

Santiago could not do anything but gnashed her teeth with envy knowing that a woman who came from the “boondocks” without college education could send her children to international schools apart from acquiring high end properties abroad.

The Senator must have a clear view of the disparity in a country where “she (Santiago) thinks only the rich and the wealthy can afford expensive education aside from being qualified to run big time financial institutions.”

Well, we have to give credit to Santiago’s keen observation of how impoverished her country is. At least, as a legislator, Santiago should craft laws that would eliminate poverty in the country and give everyone equal opportunity to be educated and become unquestionably rich. Let us wait for the approval of that law in Congress.

Back to Napoles. It was usual for Napoles to divulge anything that might incriminate her in a crime particularly “economic sabotage” that she would likely face in the future. What do we expect of people who acquire things, especially money of dubious origin? Can anybody give a tip?

One idea is to ask Vice Governor Joey Pelaez of Misamis Oriental about the alleged “lobby money” spread out to members of the provincial board members. The lobby (is it different from “bribed?”) money was reportedly doled out to provincial board members to get favorable passage of a resolution allowing a P 30 billion coal plant in Misamis Oriental.

Pelaez, who was fighting against the coal plant because of the plant’s deadly carbon dioxide emissions, suddenly made a 360 degree turn. How much the Vice Governor got from Filinvest Development Corporation nobody knows. In fact, Pelaez has and would deny reports that he reportedly received P 5 million. The other members of the provincial board reportedly get P 500,000 but received only P 400,000. Who chopped the P 100,000?

Anyway, amid protest by the local officials in Tagoloan, the Filinvest Development Corporation has scheduled the groundbreaking of the P 30 billion coal plant in Villanueva tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Somebody said that a P 2,000 cash gift awaits every media who would cover the groundbreaking ceremony. Expect a hundred “members of the media” to be there. Let us hope they will not keep quiet or gang up on the media who are protesting the construction of the coal plants in Misamis Oriental.

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Six-day COC filing in Zambo City starts Nov. 7

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to November 13.

On October 8, the Comelec amboanga City -- The Commission on en banc has reset the October Elections (Comelec) said the six days al- 28 village polls after the province was torn apart by the war loted for filing of Certificates of Candidacy between government forces and (COCs) in the November 25 special barangay the Moro National Liberation (MNLF). polls in Zamboanga City will start on Thursday, Front Comelec data showed that November 7.

Zamboanga City has 98 barangays with 412,661 registered voters With this, the poll body re- mission.

Comelec Resolution 9805 set spread in 1,183 clustered precincts minded aspiring candidates in the village polls to file their COC the period for filing of COCs in in 117 voting centers.

Meanwhile, the poll body early and avoid last minute sub- the said city from November 7

By FERDINAND G. PATINIO

said that the village polls, in 12 Barangays in Pikit, North Cotabato will be conducted on Friday, November 8.

The barangays are Bagoainged, Balabak, Balong, Balungis, Barungis, Bualan, Buliok, Bulol, Gokotan, Macabual, Rajah Muda, and Talitay.

Based on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Minute Resolution 13-1198, the elections in the 12 barangays will be handled by police personnel serving as

Board of Election Tellers (BETs) instead of public school teachers.

There are 14,389 registered voters in the said barangays, that are spread in 49 clustered precincts of 13 voting centers.

Last October 28, elections in the said barangays was stopped after the public school teachers refused to conduct the elections in the designated voting centers and instead held voting in Pikit Central Elementary School and Pikit National High School. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines Municipality of Mambajao Province of Camiguin AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION OF HEIRS

Zamboanga del Sur 1st district representative Victor J. Yu (2nd from left) leads the distribution of certificates of training to 53 graduates of 1st batch of slaughtering operation held at the Sangguniang Panlungsod Annex Building, Pagadian City on November 5, 2013. Yu is assisted by Pagadian City mayor Romeo Pulmones, vice mayor Divina Grace Yu, training coordinator Edna Dalena, classroom instructor Levid Torres, and TESDA Training Center administrator Rolando Andaya (gcc/ Pia Zambosur)

False text messages trigger panic in Zamboanga school ZAMBOANGA CITY – Frantic parents rushed Wednesday to a school to fetch their children after receiving text messages alleging that a new fighting between security and rebel forces erupted in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines.

The text scare disrupted classes in Talon-Talon village. School officials tried to calm down the children as parents panicked by the reports which turned out false.

The text message said the fighting broke out in the neighboring village of Mampang where an oxygen explosion earlier killed a worker.

One woman also rushed to the school to get her child and told the other about the fighting which triggered panic among other parents.

“The report is negative.

There is no fighting and there is no truth to the report,” policeman PO2 Nurail Fajal told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.

He said the only incident in Mampang was the accidental explosion of an oxygen cylinder which killed one worker. “That’s the only report we have in Mampang

where one person was killed (in the oxygen cylinder blast),” he said.

Authorities have previously warned the public

against spreading unverified text messages which can cause panic and fear.

This after three weeks of fighting between troops and

Moro National Liberation Front rebels in September left over 400 people dead and wounded. (Mindanao Examiner)

I, Nilo C. Chan, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen and a resident of Baylao, Mambajao, Camiguin after being duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby depose and say:

That I am one of the heirs of our deceased auntie Conchita T. Cuyam together with my brother and sister Oscar Chan and Fe Chan-Cabonce;

That our deceased auntie Conchita T. Cuyam died single and without any issue, neither did she leave a will;

That having no creditor who might have any interest of our auntie’s estate, we hereby adjudicate unto ourselves her deposit with the Landbank of the Philippines-Camiguin branch there being no other heirs entitled to succeed to her properties;

That I execute this affidavit for and in my behalf and in behalf of my brother Oscar Chan and sister Fe Chan-Cabonce who are also entitled to inherit from that bank deposit.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature this 23rd day of October 2013 at Mambajao, Camiguin.

(Sgd.) NILO C. CHAN

Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME this 23rd day of October 2013 at Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines.

MDN: OCT. 25, Nov. 1 & 8, 2013

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE ) MUNICIPALITY OF BAROY ) X-------------------------x AFFIDAVIT OF SELF ADJUDICATION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

I, CECILIA BORJA ENCARNACION of legal age, window, Filipino citizen and a resident of Bag-ong Dawis, Baroy, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, do hereby depose and state: 1. That I am the only daughter and the sole heir of the late GREGORIO BORJA AND FELIPA SABADOQUIA who died in Lala, Lanao del Norte without any will; 2. That the said deceased, at the time of their death, left a certain real property, situated in Raw-an Baroy, Lanao del Norte and which property is more particularly described as follows, to wit: OCT NO. (P-280)-279 Lot No. 1971, Pls-13

Containing a total area of 222,566 square meters more or less …

Bondaries:

Bounded on the NE, by lot 1972; on the SE, by lot 1970 Pls 13 AND Raw-an River, on the SW and W by Raw an River, and on the NW by Lot 1987, Pls 13; Portion Sold :

19,623 Square meters only

3. That no personal properties are involved in this self adjudication.

4. That to the best knowledge and information of the affiant, the said deceased left no debts.

5. That a true copy of this self adjudication will be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation.

6. That pursuant to the pertinent provisions of the Revised Rules of Court, the undersigned being of legal age, and with full capacity to contract, hereby by these presents declare and adjudicate, as it is hereby adjudicated into herself the above mentioned property.

Witnesseth further that: 7. I, CECILIA BORJA ENCARNACION, for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000) by these presents to hereby SELL, TRANSFER, and CONVEY, absolutely unconditionally, unto SPS. JOSE SEBIAL AND EUFRONIA SEBIAL also of legal age, married, Filipino and residing at Sto Nino Village, Baroy, Lanao del Norte their heirs and assigns, portion of the above mentioned property containing a total area of 19,623 square meters, together with all the improvements thereon, situated in Raw-an Baroy, Lanao del Norte free from all liens and encumbrances:

IN WITNESS Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of October 2013 hereat Baroy, Lanao del Norte.

(Sgd.) SPS. JOSE SEBIAL AND EUFRONIA SEBIAL (Sgd.) CECILIA BORJA ENCARNACION Vendee Heir-vendor Witness: 1. __________________ 2. ______________________ ACKNOWLEDGMENT REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE ) S.S. MUNICIPALITY OF BAROY ) X-------------------------x

BEFORE ME, this October 23, 2013 in the Municipality of Baroy, Province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines, personally appeared the above named persons, known to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged to me that the same is their free act and deed.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial seal, the day, and place above written.

A military helicopter flies over a village in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

Doc. No. 339 Page No. 70 Book No. I Series of 2013

(Sgd.) ELEUTERIO M. OBIAL, JR. Notary Public My commission expires on 12-31-14 MDN: Oct. 25, Nov. 1 & 8, 2013

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Davao Norte braces for typhoon 'Yolanda'

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AGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Nov.6(PNA) – Governor Rodolfo del Rosario activated the incident command system of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) in preparation for the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda.

The governor called for an emergency local disaster conference Wednesday afternoon at the Bulwagan ng Lalawigan in order to ascertain the preparedness of all the city and municipal DRRMCs in the event the typhoon will change course and hit the province.

“Mabuti na yung handa tayo.

Let us not take any chance,” he said to the PDRRMC members and LDRRMC actions officers of all the local government units of the province.

The governor said that even if the storm will not make landfall in the province, there is a big possibility of flashfloods in low-lying flood-prone areas of the province.

He ordered the cancellation of the Division Schools Press Conference in Carmen and the Boys Scout Jamboree in Asuncion, which will both start Thursday morning, among all the other major provincial activities, to ensure

the safety of all the participants.

He also stressed the importance of functional communication between the PDRRMC and the various LDRRMCs during and in the aftermath of the typhoon, as he builds on the experience of Pablo last year.

He said it is important the PDRRMC gets immediate feedback from all the LGUs “so that we will know the focus and volume of our support to the affected areas.”

The LDRRMC action officers assured enough inventory of rescue equipment and manpower.

Both 60th IB Commander Lewellyn Binasoy and Provincial Police Director SSupt. Samuel Gadingan also assured the preparedness of the augmentation of the rescue teams and equipment of the army and the PNP, in the onslaught of calamity.

Provincial health officer Dr. Agapito Hornido further as-

Organic members of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) prepares their rescue equipment in preparation for Typhoon Yolanda at the incident command post located in Freedom Park, Tagum City.

(Photo by Leo Timogan of CIO Tagum)

sured enough supply of medicines while provincial social welfare and development officer Arlene Semblante guaranteed adequate stock of relief goods for the evacuations centers.

Provincial engineer Raul Ma-

banglo likewise revealed the availability of equipment for the evacuation of flood victims.

Yolanda continues to pose a serious threat to Eastern Visayas and Northeastern Mindanao as it moves west at 30 kph and is

expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday morning.

The potential landfall area of the super typhoon remains along the Samar-Leyte Area on or before Friday noon. (PNA)

DSWD to award Pantawid Exemplary Child 2013 in Region 11

DAVAO CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 11 will award winners in the regional search for Exemplary Children of Pantawid Pamilya on Friday at the Apo View Hotel, this city.

DSWD-11 Regional Director Priscilla N. Razon said five exemplary children earlier named provincial winners from Davao City

and the four provinces in Davao Region will attend the awarding ceremony.

Prov i nc i a l w i n ne rs are Caroline Indangan of Paquibato, Davao City; Quennie Pearl Dumasig of Kiblawan, Davao del Sur; Artero Escropolo of Montevista, Compostela Valley; Florife Malacas of Tagum City, Davao del Norte; and Kenneth Bonalos of Banaybanay, Davao Oriental.

“This is the second year that the department held the Search for Exemplary Children of Pantawid Pamilya that aims to recognize children who have shown excellence in academic and non-academic activities,” Razon said.

The search was open to all children beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who are between 10–14

years old.

The child must be (1) enrolled in school; (2) has never dropped out/skipped a school year; (3) compliant to the school attendance requirement of the program – must have at least 85% school attendance; (4) with good scholastic standing and no grades below the passing mark and is a non-repeater; (5) fully immunized and dewormed

twice this year.

Further, the children must also be active in extra-curricular activities; community and church activities; won awards/recognition in competitions in singing, dancing, sports, essay-writing, poster-making, arts, among others, and with good moral character.

The 4Ps is a povertyalleviation strategy of the national government that

provides conditional cash assistance to identified poor households in the country.

The program disburses a monthly cash grant of P 1,400 to family beneficiaries who are compliant to program conditions on health and education.

At present, Razon said the program has 192,881 households covered in six cities and 43 municipalities in the region. (PNA)

Yolanda...

duction and Management Council (PDRRMC) and the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (MDRRMCs) have been activated, rescuers as well as heavy equipment and dump trucks are on standby, and a stockpile of food prepared.

Uy said small-scale mining operations have been ordered suspended.

He urged residents to remain vigilant as heavy rains are expected and may lead to floods or landslides.

Preemptive evacuation In New Bataan, which posted the highest death toll of about 400 out of 1,000 dead nationwide from Pablo’s wrath last year, Marlon Esperanza, the municipal information officer, told MindaNews they convened on Wednesday afternoon the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) which then urged all barangay DRRMCSs to “activate and initiate preparedness in their respective barangays” such as enforcing preemptive evacuation of families in high-risk areas especially

near the river bank.

“Rescue teams and volunteers are now on stand by at the command post,” said Esperanza.

In Davao Oriental, Governor Corazon Malanyaon said meetings have been conducted in preparation for Yolanda. Super typhoon Pablo made landfall in Baganga town early morning of December 4, 2012.

In Misamis Oriental, as of 9 a.m. Thursday, 772 families or 4,305 persons from the towns of Medina, Libertad, Opol, Alubjid, Claveria, Jasaan, Villanueva, Tagoloan, Lagonglong and Binuangan, have been moved to safer grounds as officials implemented preemptive evacuation in flood-prone and landslideprone areas.

In Iligan City, the disaster response teams are also ready for any eventuality.

Iligan and Cagayan de Oro cities were the worst hit when typhoon Sendong hit these areas on December 16-17, 2011.

In Surigao City, travel by sea has been prohibited since Wednesday and the

bancas docked along the boulevard have been moved to a safer place.

In Butuan, city and provincial officials are preparing for worst-case scenarios as the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) there said the possibility that Yolanda may hit landfall in the region comprising the two Agusans and two Surigaos, should not be ruled out (Read other story).

Flights to and from Butuan and Surigao have been cancelled.

In Bukidnon, classes have also been suspended in the first district, even as no storm warning signal has been raised over Bukidnon.

Governor Jose Ma. Zubiri ordered the suspension of classes as of 10 a.m. in anticipation of heavy rains, said Hansel Echavez, chief of the Provincial Public Affairs, Information and Assistance (PAIA) office.

Echavez said Zubiri made a verbal declaration even if Bukidnon is not

placed under any typhoon signal by the Pagasa weather bureau because of their proximity to Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental, which the weather bureau placed under storm signal no. 1 (Read other story).

Lessons from Sendong, Pablo Cagayan de Oro posted “zero casualty” when typhoon Pablo struck last year as preemptive measures were carried out. In 2011, of the 1,268 killed in Visayas and Mindanao, Cagayan de Oro posted the highest at 734.

Compostela Valley’s Governor Uy admitted in a media forum in Tagum City on January 17 that Pablo taught them so many lessons so they allocated P2 million “to capacitate (our people) through trainings, equipment” to improve their disaster preparedness. Raul Villocino of the PDRRMC said last year’s budget for trainings was only P950,000.

“We learned so many lessons,” Uy told the Kapihan sa ComVal, as he noted that it was the first time

the province experienced a typhoon.

He said they “did prepare” for the typhoon, put in place an evacuation program, but “we came up short admittedly.”

The governor acknowledged the need to assess and evaluate their disaster preparedness “dahil napakarami palang kakulangan.

Medyo kalat tayo” (because we are inadequate. We’re disorganized). (Carolyn O. Arguillas, Froilan Gallardo, Erwin Mascarinas, Walter Balane and Violeta M. Gloria / MindaNews)

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it packed maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 210 kph, moving at 26 kph, according to PAGASA records.

Public storm warning signals have been raised over seven of Mindanao’s 26 provinces – Signal 1 over Dinagat Islands province and Siargao Island (part of Surigao del Norte); Signal 2 over Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte and Camiguin; and Signal 1 over Misamis Oriental and Agusan del Sur. Classes have been suspended in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental towns, in the Agusan and Surigao provinces and in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. The last two were the worst hit provinces when Pablo made landfall in Baganga, Davao Oriental, early morning of December 4, 2012.

In Compostela Valley, Governor Arturo Uy told MindaNews that the Provincial Disaster Risk Re-

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Cagayan de Oro river and coastal areas, which were badly hit by Typhoon Sendong in 2011, were among those that t o o k t h e “pre v e nt i v e evacuation” initiatives Wednesday evening.

In t he prov i nc e of Misamis Oriental, Pacamalan said families residing in the towns of Binuangan, Talisayan and Libertad have also evacuated to safer grounds since Wednesday for fear of landslides and flooding.

With signal No. 1 in pl a c e, t he Ph i l ippi ne Coast Guard here has suspended all types of v e s s e l s f r o m l e av i n g C a g ay an d e O ro an d Misamis Oriental ports.

Yolanda, with international name”Haiyan”, equivalent to a Chinese word for “petrel seabird,” is the 28th named storm of the 2013 western Pacific typhoon season.

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by them for the satisfaction of their insatiable greed. This attitude is what is causing so much all these devastations that we now suffer leaving all of us in misery.

In bible study sessions or Sunday school classes I am privileged to facilitate, I always emphasize how humanity had circumvented the intentions of the Creator in putting in place the created order through greed.

The usual example I use is the symbiosis between humans and the trees.

It is from the trees that we breathe oxygen and it is the trees that inhale the carbon dioxide that we exhale and process such air into oxygen that these trees exhale and we breathe in.

This symbiosis tells us that the created order is meant to exist to support each other. Removing one will always be to the detriment of the other.

Trees are there not only to be felled but to support human life itself. But as it is now, this is not the prevailing view especially by the greedy few.

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that this observer was almost tempted to switch to a sports channel. I lost count how many times the witness had recited the phrase “di ko alam” (I don’t know).

But Santiago breathed life into what could have been a dull proceeding.

Santiago began by enlightening Napoles on her rights – in particular the right against self-incrimination – and the situations wherein such rights may be invoked. In the subsequent questioning

by Santiago, Napoles did extensively (excessively?) invoke [her] right against self-incrimination that at one point the senator told her she was only creating

the impression that she was hiding something.

Santiago then advised Napoles it would serve her better if she became state’s witness and identified the real mastermind, alluding to Enrile who, she stressed, was the Senate president at the time the questioned pork transactions occurred.

Further, the senator warned the Basilan native that she was dealing with “murderous” individuals, a point she tried to emphasize by recalling Enrile’s role as defense minister during Martial Law. “Tell the truth before the senators affected have you assassinated,” she told Napoles without batting an eyelash.

Whistleblowers had alleged that Enrile, along with Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla Jr. were among the lawmakers involved in the pork barrel scam. Estrada had flown to the US for a supposed medical examination of his wife, while Enrile and Revilla did not attend the hearing.

In the latter part of her questioning, and in a methodical way, Santiago demolished Napoles’ earlier claims about her financial fortune and used it to build on her assertion that Enrile not Napoles is the real mastermind behind the scam. Napoles was apparently clueless that she had become Santiago’s ammunition against the former Senate president, now the minority leader.

Santiago read from what was apparently a well-researched dossier on Napoles’

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background which by her reckoning, could not sufficiently explain the suspected scam mastermind’s current assets and finances.

For one, Santiago cited that Napoles’ educational attainment (high school diploma) is incongruous with the kind of business dealings she had reportedly engaged in, including trade in carbon credits.

The senator noted too that from simply running a canteen in Fort Bonifacio, Napoles went into big-time business ventures and accumulated high-end properties.

In the end, while Napoles may have evaded answering most of the questions Santiago succeeded in making her admit her humble beginnings, an admission that contradicted her earlier claims that she built her assets on a hefty inheritance.

On the basis of these admissions, Santiago tried to strengthen her own theory that Enrile is the biggest culprit.

The Senate was a calm sea when the hearing started. But along came a tempest called Miriam. We’ll see if she can sustain her gustiness in the days to come.

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items worth P300,000.

In a situationer-meeting held November 7, 2013, Provincial Administrator Edmundo Pacamalan Jr. reported that the non-food items needed

to acquire will be used for the next two days when the province is battered by Super Typhoon Yolanda.

These items are composed of 150 sleeping mats, 375 ‘malong’, 500 pieces of candles and 25 handheld radios.

He said the PDRRMC rescue team is on full alert and will be staying at the Capitol for 24 hours. Pacamalan said department heads will be also be staying at the Capitol starting on November 7, 2013, until the weather disturbance leaves the province.

“They (department heads) are part of the working force in monitoring and moving around day and night for field work,” Pacamalan said.

He also said that the province has limited equipment to be used, saying, the current equipment of the province has only 40% capability.

However, he said that they are all doing whatever they can, with the units installed in five clusters divided to all municipalities of Misamis Oriental. The clusters, he said, have hospitals for people needing medical attention.

The PDRRMC team is currently monitoring the condition of the province’s evacuation centers and the municipalities, which are prone to landslides and flooding, such as Manticao, Naawan, Opol, El Salvador, Tagoloan, Villanueva, Balingasag and Magsaysay.

Pacamalan said there are 424 “vulnerable barangays” in Misamis Oriental, 124 of which are considered 25% flood-prone areas. The 124 villages consist of 17,000 individuals, who are being “monitored keenly.”

Pacamalan also reported that as of 10:00 a.m. of November 7, there were already 942 families, consisting of 4,525 individuals, who evacuated and

Villar tinustusan ang repatriation ng 71 3 BABAE MULA SA SAUDI; NANAWAGAN SA EMBAHADA NA TULUNGAN ANG MAY SAKIT NA OFW NA MAKAUWI SA BANSA TINIYAK ni Senator Cynthia Villar na tutulong siya sa pagpapauwi sa bansa sa undocumented Filipino workers na maaaring maaresto at mabilanggo bunga ng panibagong Saudi crackdown sa iligal na mga dayuhan kasabay nang personal niyang pagsalubong kahapon sa may 4 na distressed OFWs, kabilang ang 71-year old illegally-staying worker.

Ang distressed OFWs, mula sa Jeddah at Riyadh, ay dumating sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) 1 mula Abu Dahbi, 3:15 p.m. sakay ng Etihad Airways, Flight No. EY 424.

Ang plane ticket ng mga ito ay binayaran ng Villar Foundation, kung saan umuupong Managing Director ang naturang senador.

Sinabi ni Villar na ang pagtulong sa OFWs ay bahagi ng kanyang adbokasiya at personal na adhikain.

“No PDAF is involved here, —this is my own modest, personal initiative in honor of our modern-day heroes,” ani Villar.

Binigyan diin niya na sa mga ganitong panahon, dapat maramdaman ng ating OFWs ang pagkalinga sa kanila ng ating pamahalaan.

Kabilang sa mga tinulungan ng Villar Foundation para makauwi sa bansa sina Mariam Tingkong Sapii, 40, at Reynaldo Esmero Reposar, 71.

Dahil sa kanyang spinal ailment, hindi nakauwi si Diego Mag-atas, Sr, 53, na nawalay sa kanyang pamilya sa loob ng mahigit 20 taon.

Umasa si Mag-atas na makauwi kahapon kasabay ng iba pang dumating na OFW subalit pingil siya dahil sa kawalan ng medical certificate na magpapakita na maaari na siyang maglakbay.

Si Mag-atas ay nagkaroon ng kakaibang sakit na naging sanhi nang nang panghihina ng kanyang spinal column.

Nabigo rin ang Philippine Consulate’s Assistance-to-Nationals Section na bigyan si Mag-atas ng kopya ng kanyang e-ticket na binili ng Villar Foundation.

“I am appealing to our Philippine Consulate in Jeddah to fast-track the repatriation of Diego Mag-atas. The Villar Foundation has already provided a ticket for him but the airport authorities required a medical certificate to show that he is indeed fit to travel considering his illness. Mang Diego badly wants to be with his family. He has not seen them for 20 years, and they are also longing to see him come home,” paliwanag ni Villar.

Iginiit din niya na dapat na magtalaga ng team ang Philippine Embassy and Philippine Consulate-General sa Saudi airport para matulungan ang OFWs na may exit visas at tickets na hindi naman inisyu ng pamahalaan.

“I urge our diplomatic posts in Saudi Arabia to assign OFW assistance teams at the international airport in Saudi Arabia to guide and assist departing Filipino workers regardless of where they got their tickets from.

Some of our workers think that they are able to leave because all their papers are in order only to encounter problems at the airport itself, just like Mr. Mag-atas,” ani Villar.

Ayon pa sa senador, ang Saudi crackdown ay naging dahilan din upang ang ilan nating OFWs na matagal nang nanatili sa Saudi Arabia ay magpasyang umuwi na lamang.

Ito ang kaso ni Reposar.

Ang 3 pang OFWs na nakasama na ng

kanilang mga pamilya ay sina Farida Kasan Giang, 38; Lyn Tulod Verano at Mariam Sapii.

Aniya, ang mga kaawa-awang karanasan ng ating OFWs ay dapat magsilbing babala sa ating pamahalaan na pagtuunan ng pansin ang pagbibigay ng trabaho sa ating mga kababayan gaya nang ginagawa ng Saudi government.

“We need to help thousands of our repatriated OFWs to get back to their feet and move forward, hopefully without going back to the Middle East to work,” said Villar.

“I also appeal to the private sector to do its share to help our OFWs in Saudi Arabia during these extraordinary times,” sabi pa ni Villar.

Sinabi pa ni Villar na hindi dapat solohin ng pamahalaan ang problema. Idinagdag niya na Maraming gustong tumulong sa ating mga OFWs pero hindi alam kung paano at kung kanino lalapit dahil sa walang malinaw na nagbibigay ng kumpas para makatulong din naman ang pribadong sektor at NGOs. Nanawagan din siya sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) na gamitin ang Legal Assistance Fund para kumuha ng Saudi lawyers upang maprotektahan ang karapatan ng OFWs na maaapektuhan ng Saudization.

Ayon kay Villar, dapat maglagay ng onestop shop na may iba’t-ibang serbisyo gaya ng trauma counselling at livelihood program ang DSWD, OWWA at TESDA. Maaari ring magbigay ang DOTC ng libre o discounted na pamasahe doon sa walang mga pera na uuwi sa probinsya. Puwede ring maging bahagi ng one-stop shop ang InterAgency Council Against (IACAT).

filled 30 evacuation centers.

Libertad topped the list, having more than 700 evacuees.

Meanwhile, Governor Yevgeny Vicente Emano called on his constituents in Misamis Oriental, especially those who reside in flooding and landslideprone areas to evacuate.

He said those who stay near the seashores must do the same, alomg wth the farmers in landslide-prone areas.

He said he understands that livelihood is very important to them. However, they must think of their families, citing the possibility of flood and landslides once super typhoon Yolanda makes its landfall.

“Kinatibuk-an ako nanawagan, naghangyo, nangilyupo kaninyong tanan nga unta inyo kaming mapaminawan sa among hangyo, pangalyupo kaninyo nga unta, mga igsoon, atong maluwas ang atong mga minahal sa kinabuhi, ang atong mga binuhi ug ang atong mga kaugalingon,” he said.

He said that while Misamis Oriental is not in the eye of the storm, still it is always better to prepare. For the people, the Provincial Government is hoping for the best, even as it is also preparing for the worst.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late CLOTILDE FABRIA, single in time on her death on September 6, 1986; LUISA FABRIA, single in time on her death on August 16, 1986; and FRUCTOUSA FABRIA, single in time on her death on January 19, 1999; that ROSITA FABRIA, likewise single in time on her death on Sept. 23, 2009; at the time of their deaths, left a certain real property, situated in the Barrio of Molugan, Municipality of El Salvador, Province of Misamis Oriental, more particularly described as follows to wit; OCT NO. RO-1288 Decree No. 737655 (Lot No. 6952) “A parcel of land (Lot No. 6952 of the Cadastral Survey of Cagayan), situated in the Barrio of Molugan, Municipality of Cagayan, containing an area of FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND SEVEN (14,007) square meters, more or less, is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS, made and entered into and among; ANAPURA FABRIA DUMAGAT, of legal age, widow, Filipino, and CHRISTOPHER D. FABRIA, likewise of legal age, married, Filipino and both residing at Zone -10 Molugan, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, who’s parents the late Fidencio Fabria and Bertina Dugenio who died on March 13, 1986; NORBERTO FABRIA, of legal age, married Filipino and resident of Molugan, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, who’s parents the late Juan Fabria and Cecilia Enerio, who died on March 10, 1980; MARY ANN F. TEOFILO, likewise of legal age, married, Filipino and residing at Zone 10 Molugan, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, who’s parents the late Florante Fabria and Sancha Jo, who died on May 9, 1999; ARMANDO FABRIA, likewise of legal age, married, Filipino and residing at Zone 10 Molugan, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, who’s parent the Late Basilio Fabria, who died on April 27, 1972; VILMA C. VILLASEN, likewise of legal age, married, Filipino and residing at Zone 6 Molugan, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, who’s parents the late Teresita Fabria-Cabilao, who died on October 5, 2012; FELIX FABRIA JAUDIAN, likewise of legal age, married, Filipino and residing at Molugan, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, who’s parent the late Martina Fabria, who died on March 10, 2010; SARDELITA F. SAJOL, likewise of legal age, married, Filipino and residing at Molugan, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, who’s parent the late Cesar Fabria, who died on March 2, 1999; that the above-named parties are the sole and legitimate heirs of the abovementioned deceased persons.

As per Doc. No. 437; Page 88; Book 100; Series of 2013; under Notary Public of ATTY. BUENAVENTURA E. SAGRADO. MDN: NOV. 8, 15 & 22, 2013

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