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DENR to monitor logging of edible-fruit bearing trees BUTUAN CITY -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 13 will strictly monitor the transport of edible-fruit bearing trees in the region to prevent commercial logging of these species.

Regional Executive Director Nonito

M. Tamayo said the agency has found that more fruit trees are being harvested in the region.

He also said some DENR personnel were lax in manning checkpoints.

During an on-the-spot inspection in

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Chinese jailed for ‘mauling’ worker Volume II, No. 052

By Cris V. Panganiban Regional Editor

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AN FRANCISCO - Another Chinese national was thrown to jail on Friday for ‘seriously attacking’ his salesboy with a ceramic plate that caused a deep cut on his head during a heated altercation inside the suspect’s rented dry goods store.

The suspect, known as a certain Michael Chan was immediately handcuffed by responding policemen after the family of 20-year old victim Alvin Candor sought police assistance after the fistfight which stemmed only from the victim’s coming a little bit late to work.

Chan joined his six other countrymen inside the cramped deteriorated small detention cell at the municpal police station.

The other Chinese nationals are still languishing in jail for their alleged involvement in illegal mining along a river in Mati village, near the Mt. Magdiwata watershed.

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By Robert E. Roperos

BUTUAN CITY – An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Caraga lauded the efforts of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the conduct of the Cash for Training Program (C4TP), a program partnered by the said agencies.

Citing the skills development, knowledge and right attitude acquired by the 408 beneficiaries from Agusan del Norte from the program, DSWD-Caraga Protective Services and Institutional Development Chief Angelita Amista pointed out that with the trainings initiated by TESDA, there is no doubt that majority of the graduates will land job and some will venture into their own livelihood.

Amista underscored the importance of the courses offered by TESDA that are of significant relevance to the need of the region’s LACERATED SKULL – Left photo shows 20-year old Alvin Candor displaying his skull laceration after having been industry. ‘mauled’ by his Chinese employer, Michael Chan (right photo).

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Amante, Carampatana back school board projects

By Pat Samonte Regional Editor

PASSERS INCREASE – Regional Director Adams D. Torres of Civil Service Commission (CSC), in an interview over PIA-Caraga’s Power FM 107.8, July 26, discloses the exam passing rate in Caraga as having increased from 3% to 18. The radio guesting is hosted by PIA-Caraga Deputy Regional Director Fryan Abkilan. Also in photo is Regional Director Abner M. Caga.

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BUTUAN CITY – Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. and Sangguniang Panlungsod Member Ramon Carampatana have expressed full support for projects to develop and upgrade the level of education in this city.

The two city officials acted on project proposals that include the construction of a new building of the Butuan City Schools Division and an Alternative Learning Center in a recent meeting at the city mayor’s

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SCHOOL PROJECTS - Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. (extreme right) and City Councilor Ramon Carampatana (center) meet with the Local School Board members before the approval of proposed projects.

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AGUSAN DEL NORTE l AGUSAN DEL SUR l SURIGAO DEL SUR l SURIGAO DEL NORTE

78-yr old woman, among 150 farmers grads

By Aurelius Arais

BUTUAN CIT Y – Age doesn’t matter.

A septuagenarian woman came out one of the 150 farmers, who received certificates during the graduation of successful finishers of the Farmers Field School (FFS) on Corn Production last July 18,2013 at the municipal gymnasium of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur. The 78-year old Enrica Miramonte said she had to walk more than two kilometers every Friday morning for four months to catch her FFS classes.

Nanay Enrica, as she is fondly called by her classmates, acknowledged that she learned from FFS new farming methods, such as

the proper way of land preparation, selection of high-yielding seeds, seeding rate and application of fertilizers.

Aside from the FFS graduation, simultaneously held was the culmination of the season-long Training of Trainers (TOT) on Integrated Pest Management for Corn Production attended by 30 agricultural extension workers (AEWs) including five barangay extension workers (BEWS).

The affair was graced by Esperanza Municipal Mayor Deo Manpatilan, Jr. and other town officials.

Agusan del Sur OIC Provincial Agriculturist Jessica Unson, DA Regional Field Unit-13 Agri-Pinoy Coordinator Abel Wagas, Center

Director of Agricultural Training Institute Nenita Sumile, also witnessed the event.

The season-long Training of Trainers on Integrated Pest Management and the Farmers Field School on Corn Production were conducted to capacitate both the local government extension workers and farmers to enhance their knowledge as well as to enable them to learn new approaches in corn production.

The TOT on IPM and FFS are joint efforts of DA RFU-13, the Agricultural Training Institute and local governments units in response to the present administration’s goals of food self-sufficiency and security. (AA/asf )

SEPTUAGENARIAN GRAD - Municipal Agriculturist Jose Zaldy Manug of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur (right) congratulates septuagenarian wiman-farmer Enrica Miramonte during the season-long Training of Trainers on Integrated Pest Management for Corn Production and Farmers Field School at the town municipal gymnasium. Also in photo are Caraga AgriPinoy Corn Coordinator Abel Wagas and town councilor Cesar Ambray.

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han, this city.

Marietta Tolosa Magayo of Brgy Bading, this city, told authorities that while shopping at JIK Marketing in Langihan, she was approached by an unidentified person, who later asked for her necklace and 2 rings.

The person also succeeded in prodding her to withdraw the amount of P400,000 from her PNB ATM account, bartering it with a bag allegedly

SURIGAO CITY – Lending support to abandoned kids, the Surigao Runners’ Club and fast-food chain McDonald’s co-hosted a run-for-a-cause last Sunday.

The run was for the benefit of the Charisma Bethel Children’s Home and other orphanage centers in the city, said lawyer Ingemar Macarine, the runners’ club president.

With four categories, the event dubbed as 1st

Businesswoman loses P400,000 inRun-for-orphans Surigao City held cash, jewelries to Budol

By Roel Catoto of MindaNews

By PO3 Darlin CabalinanMigullas

CAMP RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ, Libertad, Butuan

City – A 47-year old businesswoman was victimized by four unidentified ‘budolbudol’ operators, afternoon of July 24, at Barangay Langi-

containing bundles of money.

The victim unsuspectingly brought the bag home only to discover that it simply contained bundles of papers.

The Butuan City Police has been conducting a followup operation against the perpetrator and his three companions. (PO3 Darlin Cabalinan-Migullas, PRO-13 Info Office Duty PNCO, and member of MinPressDev/ MMG/asf )

McDonald’s Surigao Family Run drew runners from the cities of Surigao, Butuan, Cabadbaran and Bayugan for the 10-K, 5-K, 3-K and 1-K events.

The race started 5 a.m. from McDonald’s Surigao along Rizal Street going to Tumanday area in Barangay Rizal for the 10-K runners.

Ace Espejon, race director, is expected to release the results very soon. (Roel Catoto/MindaNews/asf )

PERFORMANCE BALANCE SCORECARD - Nissi Cherith Asis, Director II of the Civil Service Commission presents to Governor Eddiebong Plaza a plaque of appreciation after providing insights, perspectives and learnings on making the Performance Balance Scorecard work during the 2013 Human Resource Symposium on Performance Management in the Philippines on July 17-18 at the Cebu Waterfront Hotel. Looking on are Provincial Human Resource Management Officer Josephine Ambongan (left) and Erika Geronimo (second from right) of AusAID, one of the forum conveners.

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Business leaders to craft Asean integration policy agenda KEY business leaders in Mindanao will convene for the 22nd Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) to discuss policy agenda and craft recommendations that will prepare the islandregion for the anticipated ASEAN integration by 2015.

“In this year’s MinBizCon, we have consulted nearly 250 businessmen and industry organization leaders in five regions all over Mindanao and asked them to identify key economic concerns that will be presented during the event,” said John Gaisano, Jr. conference director of the 22nd MinBizCon, while adding that recommendations will be endorsed to the concerned cabinet secretaries who are attending DANECO PRIVATIZATION SLAMMED. Women consumers of DANECO picket the the three-day conference.

Gaisano said that if the DANECO NEA office in Tagum City during the SONA protesting the purchase of P260 country enters into a free million generator sets and moves to privatize the electric cooperative.

Davaotoday.com photo by Mart D. Sambalud trade agreement with other

Cayetano summons Customs to drop names, circumstances

By Azer Parrocha

Lawmakers have filed a measure penalizing necrophiles or those who morbidly derive sexual gratification by copulating with a corpse.

House Bill 1375 authored by Reps Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2nd Dist r ic t, Pamp anga) and Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo (2nd District, Camarines Sur) seeks to criminalize necrophilia and include it in Act 3815 as amended, otherwise known as The Revised Penal Code.

The measure defines necrophilia as sexual intercourse, anal and/or oral sex with a corpse.

In filing the bill, Arroyo said “sexual violation of or sexual intercourse with a female corpse is presently beyond the pale of our criminal justice system.”

“Article 309 of the New Civil Code on desecration of the dead merely gives rise to liability for damages,” Arroyo said.

Arroyo said necrophilia should be penalized to the fullest extent of the law.

“Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code as amended by RA7659, forcible or violent violation of a woman’s chastity under any circumstance is a most detestable crime, a heinous crime and penalized, in qualified cases, with the penalty

US, Ph sign new ‘debt-for-nature’ fund agreements

THE United States and Philippine governments recently signed two agreements governing a new US$31.8 million (approximately P1.34 billion) “debt-for-nature” deal, authorized under the U.S. Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA).

United States Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas, Jr. and Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima signed the agreements last July 18, 2013.

A statement form the U.S. Embassy in Manila said the agreements will redirect toward conservation approximately US$31.8 million in debt payments owed by the Philippines to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and will establish a second Tropical Forest Conservation Fund.

The fund will be used to provide grants to con-

serve, maintain and restore key tropical forests in the country, with particular and priority emphasis on the Sierra Madre, Samar and Leyte, Palawan Islands and Bukidnon/Misamis areas.

In addition to helping to preserve the Philippines extraordinary terrestrial biodiversity, the fund will also contribute to international climate change mitigation efforts.

In 2002, the U.S. and the Philippines signed a bilateral debt reduction agreement under the TFCA wherein the U.S. treated US$8.1 million in outstanding loan interest which the Philippines used to create a fund for the conservation of tropical forests in the country.

The first Tropical Forest Conservation Fund, managed by the Philippine Tropical Forest See fund, page 7

10, 2013 here in this city, the 22nd MinBizCon is expected to convene more than 1,000 key business leaders from Mindanao and the Philippines as well as representatives from the Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).

Gaisano said that Mindanao’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would have the leverage to compete with their ASEAN counterparts since the islandregion’s economy is being supported by a largely SMEbased sector.

“Mindanao’s services sector, which is supported mainly by SMEs is steadily rising as one the region’s economic drivers in the past three years,” said Gaisano while adding that Mindanao still accounts for about 40 See agenda, page 7

Solons want sex with the dead criminalized

By Jazmin S. Camero

FOLLOWING the recently implemented reorganization of the Bureau of Customs after reports it has corrupt officials, Senator Alan Cayetano Monday summoned the bureau’s heads to drop names and circumstances instead of keeping mum.

“So we can get to the bottom of the issue, it’s better if Customs officials [drop] names and circumstances on “Like what Sen. (Ralph) what they suspect the official (senator, congressman or Recto said, if there are some palace official) specifically who called (Customs) for did,” Cayetano said in a different reasons such as See summons, page 7 chance interview.

ASEAN-member countries, there must be a concerted effort between the government and private sectors to prepare the Mindanao business sector for bigger markets abroad.

Dubbed as the ASEAN Economic C ommunity (AEC), the integration intends to merge Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), into a single market economy.

He added that in the next two years, the government and private sectors must pour in more resources to build and rehabilitate road networks and ports in Mindanao for a freer movement of people, goods, and services.

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of death,” Arroyo said.

“The incorporation of a new Article imposing stiffer penalties on those who engage in such a grisly and heinous act shall put a stop to such vicious bestiality, notoriously offensive and revolting to the feelings of the living,” Arroyo stressed.

Persons found guilty of necrophilia shall suffer the penalty of prision mayor to reclusion temporal and a fine of P100,000 to P500,000 at the discretion of the court.

If necrophilia is committed by two or more persons, or by any person in whose care or custody the corpse is found, the penalty shall be reclusion temporal.

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Provincial Ordinance

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Occidental Provincial Capitol Complex, Oroquieta City, Philippines Office of the PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ORDINANCE NO. 05 - 12

WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Misamis Occidental enacted Ordinance No. 05-12 entitled “The Revised Smoke-Free Ordinance of Misamis Occidental”;

WHEREAS, there is a need to issue the Implementing Rules and Regulations in order to guide the various stakeholders covered by the Ordinance especially the enforcement agencies;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HERMINIA M. RAMIRO, Provincial Governor of the Province of Misamis Occidental, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby promulgate the following Implementing Rules and Regulations: RULE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Title

These Rules shall be referred to as the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Provincial Ordinance No. 05-12 “THE REVISED SMOKE-FREE ORDINANCE OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL”; Section 2. Coverage

These Rules shall apply to all persons, whether natural or juridical, resident or non-residents, and in all places, found within the territorial jurisdiction of Misamis Occidental. The phrase “in all places” shall include Public Conveyances, Public Outdoor Spaces, Public Places and Workplaces.

Section 3. Interpretation

These Rules shall be construed in a manner that can achieve the primary objectives of the Smoke-free Ordinance of Misamis Occidental which is to safeguard public health and to ensure the physical well-being of all Misamisnons, including minimized risk from exposure to tobacco smoke.

RULE II – DEFINITION OF TERMS Section 4. Definition of Terms

For purposes of these Rules, the following terms, or words or phrases, shall mean or be understood as follows: a. Advertising and Promotion – Means any form of commercial communication, recommendation or action with the aim, effect or likely effect of promoting a tobacco product of tobacco use either directly or indirectly. b. Civil Society Organization [CSO] – Refers to a legally constituted voluntary civic and social organization of institution created with no participation of government, including but not limited to, charities, development non-governmental organizations [NGOs], community organizations, faith-based organizations, professional associations, coalitions and advocacy groups. As used in this Ordinance, CSO does not include organizations or associations related to or connected with the tobacco industry in any way. c. Enclosed or partially enclosed – Means being covered by a roof or enclosed by one or more walls or sides, regardless of the type of material used for the roof, wall or sides, and regardless of whether the structure is permanent or temporary. d. Minor – refers to any person below eighteen [18] years old. e. Outdoor advertisement – Refers to any signage, model, placard, board, billboard, banner, bunting, light display, device, structure or representation employed outdoors wholly or partially to advertise or promote a tobacco product to the public. f. Person-in-Charge – Refers to: in case of public places, public outdoor spaces and workplaces, the president/manager/operator in case of a company, corporation or association, the owner/proprietor/operator in case of a proprietorship, or the administrator in case of government property, office or building; in case of public conveyances, the owner, driver, operator, conductor, or the captain of the public conveyance. g. Point-of-Sale – Refers to any location at which an individual can purchase or otherwise obtain tobacco products. h. Public Conveyances – Refers to modes of transportation servicing the general population, such as, but not limited to, elevators, airplanes, ships, jeepneys, buses, taxicabs, trains, light rail transits, tricycles and other similar vehicles. i. Public Places – Means all places, fixed or mobile that are accessible or open to the public or places for collective use, regardless of ownership or right to access, including, but not limited to, establishments that provide food and drinks, accommodation, merchandise, professional services, entertainment or other services. It also includes outdoor spaces where facilities are available for the public or where a crowd of people would gather, such as, but not limited to, playgrounds, sports grounds or centers [includes government, cockpit arenas, sports complex, the streets within the perimeter of these centers], school campuses, church grounds, health/hospital compounds, transportation terminals [includes the streets within the terminals], markets [includes the sstreets within the markets], parks, resorts, walkways, entrance ways, waiting areas, and the spaces covered within 10 meters perimeter from entrances and exits of business establishments. j. Second-hand Smoke – Means the smoke emitted from the burning end of a cigarette or from other tobacco products usually in combination with the smoke exhaled by the smoker. k. Smoking – Means being in possession or control of a lit tobacco product regardless of whether the smoke is being actively inhaled or exhaled. l. Tobacco Products – Means products entirely or partly made of the leaf tobacco as raw material which are manufactured to be used for smoking, sucking, chewing of snuffing, such as cigarettes and cigars. m. Workplace – Means any place used by people during their employment or work, whether done for compensation or voluntarily, including all attached or associated places commonly used by the workers in the course of their work [for example, corridors, elevators, stairwells, toilets, lobbies, lounges].

Vehicles used in the course of work are considered workplaces.

RULE III - PROHIBITED ACTS, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF PERSONS-IN-CHARGE, PERSONS LIABLE, AND PENALTIES Section 5. Prohibited Acts

The following acts are declared unlawful and prohibited by this Ordinance: a. Smoking in enclosed or partially enclosed public places, workplaces, public conveyances, or other public places, defined in Section 4 of this IRR. b. Selling or distributing tobacco products in a school, public playground or other facility frequented by minors, or within 100 meters from any point in the perimeter of these places. c. Selling or distributing tobacco products to minors. d. Placing cinema and outdoor advertisements of tobacco products. e. Placing, posting, or distributing advertising materials of tobacco products, such as leaflets, posters and similar materials, outside the premises of pointof-sale establishments.

Persons-in-charge shall be held similarly liable for the above acts if they are found to have allowed, abetted, or tolerated the same.

Section 6. Duties and Obligations of Persons-in-Charge

The Persons-in-charge shall: a. Prominently post and display “No Smoking” signages in the locations most visible to the public in the areas where smoking is prohibited, including vehicles.

At the very least, a “No Smoking” sign must be posted at the entrance to the area. The “No Smoking” sign shall be at least 8 x 16 inches in size and the international No Smoking symbol shall occupy no less than 70% of the signage. The remaining lower 30% of the signage shall show the following information:

[International No Smoking symbol]

STRICTLY NO SMOKING

as per ORDINANCE NO. 05, Series of 2012

Violators can be fined up to P5,000.00

Report violations to ____________ b. For persons-in-charge of schools, public playgrounds or other facilities frequented by minors, post the following statement in a clear and conspicuous manner:

SELLING OF CIGARETTES OR OTHER

TOBACCO PRODUCTS NOT ALLOWED

WITHIN 100 METERS FROM

[SCHOOL/ETC.] PERIMETER c. For persons-in-charge of point-of-sale establishments, post the following statement in a clear and conspicuous manner:

SALE/DISTRIBUTION OF

TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO

MINORS IS UNLAWFUL UNDER

PROVINCIALORDINANCE

NO. 05, SERIES OF 2012 d. Warning violators and requesting them to stop smoking within the area of which he/she is in charge and if they refuse to comply, asking them to leave the premises, and if they still refuse to comply, reporting the incident to the provincial health officer and the nearest peace officer. e. Ensure that all the employees in the establishment are aware of this Ordinance and the procedure and measures for implementing and enforcing it. f. Allow inspectors acting under Sections 14 and 15 of the Ordinance and representatives of the designated civil society organization under Section 22 entry into the establishment during regular business hours for the purpose of inspecting its compliance with this Ordinance.

Section 7. Persons Liable

The following persons shall be liable under this Ordinance: a. Any person who commits any of the prohibited acts stated in Section 5 of the Ordinance; and b. Persons-in-charge who knowingly allows, abets, or tolerates the prohibited acts enumerated in Section 5, or who otherwise fails to fulfill the duties and obligations enumerated in Section 6 of the Ordinance.

Section 8. Penalties

The following penalties shall be imposed on violators of the Ordinance:

Violation of Section 5(a) – Smoking in enclosed or partially enclosed public places, workplaces, public conveyances, or other public places, as defined in Section 4, and violation of Section 7 – Duties and Obligations of Persons-in-Charge, shall be fined P500.00 for first offense or violators may opt to render six (6) hourss of community service. For Second Offense, violators shall be fined P1,000.00 or violators may opt to render twelve ((12) hours of community service. For Third and Subsequent Offenses, violators shall be fined P2,500.00 or violators may opt to render thirty (30) hours of community service.

Violation of Section 5(b) – Selling or distributing tobacco products in a school, public playground or other facility frequented by minors, or within 100 meters from any point in the perimeter of these places, and Section 5(c) – Selling or distributing tobacco products to minors, shall be fined P1,500.00 for first Offense or violators may opt to render eighteen (18) hours of community service. For Second Offense, violators shall be fined P3,000.00 violators may opt to render thirty-six (36) hours of community service. For Third and Subsequent Offenses, violators shall be fined P5,000.00 or violators may opt to render sixty (60) hours of community service.

Violation of Section 5(d) – Placing cinema and outdoor advertisements of tobacco products, and Section 5(e) – Placing, posting, or distributing advertising materials of tobacco products, such as leaflets, posters and similar materials, outside the premises of point-of-sale establishments, shall be fined P1,500.00 for First Offense or violators may opt to render eighteen (18) hours of community service. For Second Offense, violators shall be fined P3,000.00 violators may opt to render thirty-six (36) hours of community service. For Third and Subsequent Offenses, violators shall be fined P5,000.00 or violators may opt to render sixty (60) hours of community service. a. Suspension of License. The license to operate of any establishment or of any public conveyance covered by this Ordinance shall be suspended for at least one (1) week but not more than one (1) month: 1. Failure of the establishment or public conveyance to comply with the provisions under Section 5 & 6 which was violated as stated in the Citation Ticket within ten (10) calendar days of its issuance, regardless of whether or not the Citation Ticket was accepted.

2. Failure of the establishment or public conveyance to pay the fine indicated in the Citation Ticket within 10 calendar days of its issuance, regardless of whether or not the Citation Ticket was accepted. The suspension shall be lifted upon proof of compliance with the cease-and-desist order or payment of fine stated in the Citation Ticket.

RULE IV – CITATION TICKET SYSTEM AND GUIDELINES FOR APPREHENSION, FILING OF CASES AND DISPOSTION OF VIOLATORS Section 9. Issuance of Citation Ticket

Violators of this Ordinance shall be informed of their violation and the penalty associated with such violation by means of a Citation Ticket System with the following guidelines: a. Official booklets of Citation Tickets shall be issued by the Provincial Treasurer’s Office to duly authorized enforcers within ninety (90) calendar days of the effectivity of this Ordinance. b. A Citation Ticket shall be issued to the person/s liable for any violation of this Ordinance upon finding of the violation by duly authorized enforcers. c. A Citation Ticket shall contain the following information: 1) A checklist of the violations under this Ordinance; 2) The Fines associated with each violation; and 3) Due date for compliance with the obligations imposed by the ticket. d. When a Citation Ticket is issued to a violator, the violator shall report to the Provincial Treasurer’s Office or any of each bonded collectors together with the apprehending officer after such issuance, where he or she shall either pay the fine imposed or render community service under Section 18 of the Ordinance. e. Copies of the citation ticket shall be furnished as follows:

1st copy: Violator

2nd copy: Apprehending Officer

3rd copy: Provincial Treasurer’s Office / its bonded agencies

4th copy: Provincial Health Officer f.

The Health Officer shall keep a duplicate of all Citation Tickets issued to violators as well as all other records of violations of this Ordinance.

Section 10. Protocol in the Apprehension of Violators

The following operational guidelines shall be applied in the apprehension, filing of cases and disposition of violators of the Smoke-free Ordinance.

1. Violation of Section 5(a) – Smoking in enclosed or partially enclosed public places, workplaces, public conveyances, or other public places, as defined in Section 4. The following shall be the primary procedure to be applied in the apprehension of violators of Section 5(a) of the Ordinance caught in flagrante delicto. a. The rule on warrantless arrest shall be applicable in the apprehension of violators of Section 5(a) who are caught in flagrante delicto. Hence, the apprehending officer must inform the person arrested of the reason for the apprehension and his rights under the Miranda Doctrine. b. Immediately upon apprehension, the arresting officer must issue to the violator a citation ticket by indicating in the ticket and its duplicate copy the complete name and address of the violator including any identification number if the violator is able to present any identification document. c. Upon the issuance of the citation ticket, the apprehending officer shall inform the violator that he has 48 72 hours to settle his/her liability by paying the amount or rendering community service and presenting the citation ticket or the certificate of completion of Community Service to the Office of the Provincial Treasurer who shall issue an official receipt therefor. The official receipt or the Certificate of Completion of Community Service, together with the citation ticket, shall thereafter be submitted to the police station where the violator was apprehended.

In case the violator is willing to pay the fine out-rightly, then a citation ticket shall be issued with the amount corresponding to the penalty imposed.

An official receipt shall likewise be issued as proof of payment.

Only the deputized apprehending officers are authorized to issue an official receipt and collect payment. Fines collected should be remitted to the Provincial Treasurer within 72 hours from collection.

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d.

The apprehending officer shall likewise see to it that the effects of the offense such as the cigarette being smoked by the violator is confiscated from the violator, and properly stored and recorded for evidentiary purposes. However, if the apprehending officer can no longer locate the cigarette used by the violator, the witness/es’ affidavit shall be sufficient evidence of the violation. e. If the apprehending officer and/or witness/es has a camera, or any other similar device, it is recommended that before the arrest or apprehension will be effected, the apprehending officer and/or witness/es will first photograph the violator while in possession of the lighted cigarette, which photograph may be printed out later or identified by the apprehending officer during the course of his testimony when a case will already be filed against the apprehended violator. f.

As much as possible, detention of the violator should be avoided specially if the apprehended violator voluntarily receives the citation ticket and commits to settle the amount or render community service within the 4872-hour period. However, in cases where the violator refuses to receive the citation ticket or resist the apprehending officer, he will be subjected to the application of Section 20 of Ordinance 05-12. g. If the apprehended violator fails to comply the penalty within the 72 48-hour period as required under Section 10 paragraph 1(c) hereof, and is unable to submit the official receipt or certificate of completion of community service, the PNP shall indicate such fact of failure to comply the penalty in the police blotter. The Treasurer’s Office shall provide a list of non-paying violators to the PNP and the PLO. The PLO shall then endorse cases to the appropriate Prosecution Services Office.

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Violation of Section 5(b) – Selling or distributing tobacco products in a school, public playground or other facility frequented by minors, or within 100 meters from any point in the perimeter of these places, and Section 5(c) – Selling or distributing tobacco products to minors. The following shall be the primary procedure to be applied in the apprehension of violators of Section 5(b & c) of the Ordinance caught in flagrante delicto. a. The rule on warrantless arrest shall be applicable in the apprehension of violators of Section 5(b & c) caught in flagrante delicto or “caught in the Act”.

Hence, the apprehending officer must inform the person arrested of the reason for the apprehension and his rights under the Miranda Doctrine. b. Immediately upon apprehension, the arresting officer must issue to the violator a citation ticket by indicating in the ticket and its duplicate copy the complete name and address of the violator including any identification number if the violator is able to present any identification document. c. Upon the issuance of the citation ticket, the apprehending officer shall inform the violator that he has 48 72 hours to settle his/her liability by paying the amount or rendering community service and presenting the citation ticket or the Certificate of completion of Community Service to the Office of the Provincial Treasurer who shall issue an official receipt therefor. The official receipt or the Certificate of Completion of Community Service, together with the citation ticket, shall thereafter be submitted to the police station where the violator was apprehended. d. The apprehending officer shall likewise see to it that the effects of the offense such as the tobacco products being sold or distributed by the violator in a school, public playground or other facility frequented by minors, or within 100 meters from any point in the perimeter of these places or the tobacco products being sold or distributed by the violator to a minor is confiscated from the violator, and properly stored and recorded for evidentiary purposes.

However, if the apprehending officer can no longer locate the tobacco products being sold or distributed by the violator, the witness/es’ affidavit shall be sufficient evidence of the violation. e. It shall not be a defense for the person selling, distributing or purchasing cigarettes or any tobacco products that he/she did not know or was not aware of the real age of the minor to whom said cigarettes or any tobacco products was sold or distributed. Neither shall it be a defense that he/she did not know nor had any reason to believe that the cigarette or any other tobacco product was for the consumption of the minor to whom it was sold. f.

In case of doubt as to the age of the buyer, retailers shall verify, by means of any valid form of identification paper containing both the photograph and the date of birth of the bearer, such as, but not limited to, passport, driver’s license, Social Security System identification card, postal identification card and the like, that the buyer is at least eighteen (18) years old. g. If the apprehending officer and/or witness/es has a camera, or any other similar device, it is recommended that before the arrest or apprehension will be effected, the apprehending officer and/or witness/es will first photograph the violator while in the act of selling or distributing tobacco products to a minor or in a school, public playground or other facility frequented by minors, or within 100 meters from any point in the perimeter of these places, which photograph may be printed out later or identified by the apprehending officer during the course of his testimony when a case will already be filed against the apprehended violator. h. As much as possible, detention of the violator should be avoided specially if the apprehended violator voluntarily receives the citation ticket and commits to settle the amount or render community service within the 2-day period. However, in cases where the violator refuses to receive the citation ticket or resist the apprehending officer, the violator may be held for not more than 12 hours on the ground that he is caught committing the crime of resistance and disobedience to a person in authority or his agents as penalized under Article 151 of the Revised Penal Code.he will be subjected to the application of Section 20 of Ordinance 05-12. i.

If the apprehended violator fails to comply the penalty within the 4872-hour period as required under Section 10 paragraph 1(c) hereof, and is unable to submit the official receipt or certificate of completion of community service, the PNP shall indicate such fact of failure to comply the penalty in the police blotter. The Treasurer’s Office shall provide a list of non-paying violators to the PNP and the PLO. The PLO shall then endorse cases to the appropriate Prosecution Services Office. The PNP shall then proceed with the filing of the appropriate charges against the violator.

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Violation of Section 5(e) – Placing cinema and outdoor advertisements of tobacco products, and Section 5(f) – Placing, posting, or distributing advertising materials of tobacco products, such as leaflets, posters and similar materials, outside the premises of point-of-sale establishments. The following procedures shall be applied in the apprehension of violators of Section 5(e and f) of the Smoke-free Ordinance. a. The rule on warrantless arrest shall be applicable in the apprehension of violators of Section 5(d and e) caught in flagrante delicto. Hence, the apprehending officer must inform the person arrested of the reason for the apprehension and his rights under the Miranda Doctrine. b. Immediately upon apprehension, the arresting officer must issue to the violator a citation ticket by indicating in the ticket and its duplicate copy the complete name and address of the violator including any identification number if the violator is able to present any identification document. c. Upon the issuance of the citation ticket, the apprehending officer shall inform the violator that he has 48 72 hours to settle his/her liability by paying the amount to the Office of the Provincial Treasurer who shall issue an official receipt therefor. The official receipt, together with the citation ticket, shall thereafter be submitted to the police station where the violator was apprehended. d. The apprehending officer shall likewise see to it that the effects of the offense such as the copy of the cinema and outdoor advertisement, as defined in Section 4(e) hereof, being placed or distributed by the violator is confiscated from the violator, and properly stored and recorded for evidentiary purposes.

However, if the apprehending officer can no longer locate the copy of the cinema and outdoor advertisement being placed or distributed by the violator, the witness/es’ affidavit shall be sufficient evidence of the violation. e. If the apprehending officer and/or witness/es has a camera, or any other similar device, it is recommended that before the arrest or apprehension will be effected, the apprehending officer and/or witness/es will first photograph the violator while in the act of placing or distributing cinema and outdoor advertisement, which photograph may be printed out later or identified by the apprehending officer during the course of his testimony when a case will already be filed against the apprehended violator. f.

As much as possible, detention of the violator should be avoided specially if the apprehended violator voluntarily receives the citation ticket and commits to settle the amount or render community service within the 4872-hour period. However, in cases where the violator refuses to receive the citation ticket or resist the apprehending officer, he will be subjected to the application of Section 20 of Ordinance 05-12. g. If the apprehended violator fails to comply the penalty within the 72-hour period as required under Section 10 paragraph 1(c) hereof, and is unable to submit the official receipt or certificate of completion of community service, the PNP shall indicate such fact of failure to comply the penalty in the police blotter. The Treasurer’s Office shall provide a list of non-paying violators to the PNP and the PLO. The PLO shall then endorse cases to the appropriate Prosecution Services Office.

4. Violation of Section 7(a, b and c) – Duties and Obligations of Persons-in-Charge. The following procedures shall be applied in the apprehension of violators of Section 7(a, b and c) of the Smoke-free Ordinance. a. This procedure shall be applied in those cases where the person is apprehended violating Section 5(a) – Smoking in public places such as restaurants, playgrounds, resorts and other public places as defined in paragraph (i) of [Section 4e IRR] Section 4 of the Smoke-free Ordinance, and Section 7(a) – Prominently post and display “No Smoking” signages in the locations most visible to the public in the areas where smoking is prohibited, including vehicles; 7(b) Remove from the places where smoking is prohibited, all ashtrays and any other receptacles for disposing cigarette butts; 7(c) – For persons-in-charge of schools, public playgrounds or other facilities frequented by minors, post the following statement in a clear and conspicuous manner: “SELLING OF CIGARETTES OR OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS NOT ALLOWED WITHIN 100 METERS FROM [SCHOOL/ETC.] PERIMETER”; and 7(d) – For persons-in-charge of point-of-sale establishments, post the following statement in a clear and conspicuous manner: “SALE/DISTRIBUTION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS IS UNLAWFUL UNDER PROVINCIAL ORDINANCE NO. 05 SERIES OF 2012”. b. The Inspection Team shall see to it that non-posting of the required signages is properly entered in the Inspection Form duly filled up the by Inspection Team and signed by the owner/proprietor/person-in-charge to signify his/her conformity thereto. c. Immediately upon re-inspection and finding non-compliance, the Inspection Team must issue to the violator a citation ticket by indicating in the ticket and its duplicate copy the complete name and address of the violator including any identification number if the violator is able to present any identification document. d. Upon the issuance of the citation ticket, the Inspection Team shall inform the violator that he has 48 72 hours to settle his/her liability by paying the amount to the Office of the Provincial Treasurer who shall issue an official receipt therefor. The official receipt, together with the citation ticket, shall thereafter be submitted to the police station where the violator was apprehended. e. As much as possible, detention of the violator should be avoided specially if the apprehended violator voluntarily receives the citation ticket and commits to settle the amount or render community service within the 3-day period. However, in cases where the violator refuses to receive the citation ticket or resist the apprehending officer, he will be subjected to the application of Section 20 of Ordinance 05-12. f.

If the apprehended violator is unable to settle the amount of the penalty within the 23-day period required, and is unable to submit the appropriate official receipt to prove payment of the fine, the PNP shall indicate such fact of failure to comply the penalty in the police blotter. The Treasurer’s Office shall provide a list of non-paying violators to the PNP and the PLO. The PLO shall then endorse cases to the appropriate Prosecution Services Office.

5. Violation of Section 7(f) – Duties and Obligations of Persons-in-Charge. The following procedures shall be applied in the apprehension of violators of Section 7(f) of the Smoke-free Ordinance. a. This procedure shall be applied in those cases where the person is apprehended violating Section 5(a) – Smoking in public places such as restaurants, playgrounds, resorts and other public places as defined in paragraph (i) of Section 4 of the Smoke-free Ordinance [and Section 4(e) of IRR], and Section 7(f) – Warning violators and warning them to stop smoking within the area of which he/she is in charge and if they refuse to comply, asking them to leave the premises, and if they still refuse to comply, reporting the incident to the municipal health officer and the nearest peace officer. b. When a person is apprehended smoking in any of the public places as defined under the Ordinance, the apprehending officer shall immediately inform the person-in-charge of the establishment or public place of the apprehension and shall verify from the said person-in-charge if they are aware of the activity of the apprehended violator. c. Immediately after the apprehension, the apprehending officer shall likewise issue a citation ticket to the person-in-charge of the public outdoor space or public place informing him/her of the fact that a person was apprehended smoking within the premises under his/her control, and informing that as the person-in-charge of the premises, he/she is likewise liable for violating Section 7(f) of the Ordinance and that he/she has 48 72 hours within which to settle the amount indicated in the citation ticket or submit his/her explanation on the surrounding circumstances, and whether or not he/she has knowledge of the smoking being committed by the apprehended person. d. The procedure for the payment of the penalties imposed as stated in Section 8 of the Ordinance shall apply hereof.

Section 11. Treatment of a Minor Violating the Smoke-free Ordinance 1. Violation of Section 5(a) - Smoking committed by a minor. The following shall be the primary procedure to be applied in the apprehension of minors violating Section 5(a) of the Ordinance caught in flagrante delicto. a. The apprehending officer has the duty to immediately release the child to the custody of his/her parents or guardian, or in the absence thereof, the child’s nearest relative. b. If it has been determined that the child taken into custody is fifteen (15) years old or below, the authority which will have an initial contact with the child has the duty to immediately release the apprehended minor. Said authority shall give notice to the local social welfare and development officer who will determine the appropriate programs in consultation with the child and to the person having custody over the child. If the parents, guardians or nearest relatives cannot be located, or if they refuse to take custody, the child may be released to any of the following: a duly registered nongovernmental or religious organization; a barangay official or a member of the Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC); a local social welfare and development officer; or when and where appropriate, the DSWD. If the child referred to herein has been found by the Local Social Welfare and Development Office to be abandoned, neglected or abused by his parents, or in the event that the parents will not comply with the prevention program, the proper petition for involuntary commitment shall be filed by the DSWD or the Local Social Welfare and Development Office pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 603, otherwise, known as “The Child and Youth Welfare Code”. [Section 20, RA 9344]

b.1 Upon assessment of the minor concerned and the recommendation by the P/C/MSWD person-in-charge, the said minor along with the parent/guardian shall be referred to the nearest Smoking Cessation Clinic for counseling.

The P/C/MSWD shall coordinate with the Smoking Cessation Team in order to monitor compliance of the referred minor and his/her parent/guardian. c. A child above fifteen (15) years but below eighteen (18) years of age shall likewise be exempt from criminal liability and be subjected to an intervention program, unless he/she has acted with discernment, in which case, such child shall be subjected to the appropriate proceedings in accordance with the Law. [Section 6, RA 9344] d. Students (minors) caught smoking shall be referred to the School Principal or Guidance Counselor for appropriate disciplinary measures.

Section 12. Community Service and Undertaking a. If a liable person is found guilty by the court, but is unable or incapable to pay the fines, he/she may choose to render community service to the Municipality/ Cityprovince where the violation was committed.municipality or city within the province, nearest to his/her place of residence.. b. Community service may be the following:

1. Cleaning/sweeping parks and other public places.

2. Garbage collection and disposal.

3. Cleaning of public CR.

4. Tree planting/growing.

5. Cleaning silted canals and RC pipes.

6. Coastal clean-up.

7. Search and destroy breeding places of mosquitoes. c. Further, if the violator should decide to instead opt for community service, he shall be required to execute an undertaking with the following contents: UNDERTAKING

I, (name), _______ years old, with address at ___________________, hereby state:

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That on ___________, at _____________________ I was apprehended violating Section 5 of Provincial Ordinance No. 05-12 and was issued a citation ticket number with _________.

That in view of my inability to pay the amount of ______________ as penalty for violation of the Smoke-free Ordinance, I hereby declare that I am willing to undergo and render community service for ____ hours under the supervision of appropriate authorities as such time and place as may be identified.

That I allow myself to be photographed for records purposes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature this _____ day of ____________________ 2012, at ________________________.

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The forgoing undertaking may shall be subscribed and sworn to before any offices authorized to administer oath in theqa place of apprehension.

13. Filing of cases against violators

The following procedures shall be employed in the gathering of evidence and filing of cases against violators of the Smoke-free Ordinance. a. Upon the lapse of the 72 48-hour period within which to pay the fine imposed under the Ordinance, the Provincial Treasurer’s Office or its bonded agencies will submit the list of non-paying violators to the PNP and the PLO. The PLO shall then endorse case/s to the appropriate Prosecution Services Office. b. The filing of case shall be pursuant to the usual applicable Rules of Criminal Procedure which shall contain as attachment any of the following documents: 1.

Copy of the citation ticket blotter entry of the apprehension of the violator; 2.

The affidavit of the apprehending officer; 3.

The affidavit of the witnesses to the commission of the offense other than the apprehending officer, if there are any; 4.

The photograph of the violator while in the commission of the offense, if there are any; and, 5.

The documentation of the effects of the offense such as the cigarette used or caught in the possession of the violator which will be later on presented as object evidence;.

6. Certification from the Treasurer’s Offices or bonded collector that the violator failed to pay the penalty.

The Chief of Police may assign the preparation of the formal complaint to the police investigator or he/she may assign it to any other police officer within his/

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Section 21. Electronic Database System for Tracking Records of Violations and Actions Taken An electronic database system for tracking records of violations and corresponding penalties/actions taken shall be developed. The Smoke-free Management Information System (SF-MIS) shall serve to cater user-friendly access to real-time data. Computer sets and software shall be installed at the Records Section’s server of the Provincial / City/ Municipal Police Station.

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Section 14. Disposition of Violators

The following procedures shall be applied in the disposition of violators of the ordinance particularly those who have opted to undergo or render community service instead of paying the fine imposed under the ordinance. a. Once a violator chooses to render community service instead of paying the fine applicable, the apprehending officer shall forthwithnotify the violator that he/she shall report to and undergo community service at the nearest Municipality/City Health Office.

A copy of the undertaking shall be given to the Rural/City Sanitary Inspector under which the community service will be supervised.

Upon receiving the transmitted documents pertaining to the rendition of community service, the City/Municipal Health Officer shall forthwith schedule the community service of the violator and assign a specific personnel [RSI/health personnel] to supervise the work of the violator.

RULE V – INCENTIVES FOR REPORTERS AND ENFORCERS Section 15. Incentives for Reporters of the Violations and Enforcers of the Ordinance

Penalties stipulated under Section 18 of the Smoke-free Ordinance shall be strictly imposed. Shares of the penalties shall be appropriated as follows: a. 40% will be given to the individual/group who reported the violations against the Ordinance; b. 20% will be given to the enforcer; c. 40% will cover the maintenance and operational costs in implementing the Ordinance which may include, but not limited to, the following: honorarium of the task force members, coordination meetings, fuel and oil, among others.

Collection from penalties shall be deposited by the Provincial Treasurer under Trust Fund. The reward due to the reporter and apprehending enforcer shall be given immediatelysubject to existing COA laws, rules and regulations. The amount generated from the payment of the penalties shall be deposited under Trust Fund account of the province and shall be used solely by the Smoke-free Task Force subject to the discretion and approval of the Local Chief Executive for the effective implementation of the Ordinance. All fund disbursements shall be subject to COA rules and regulations.

RULE VI – SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM Section 16. Smoking Cessation Program

The Health Officer, with the assistance of the Health Education and Promotion Officer and the CSO representative designated under Section 16 of the Ordinance, shall develop and promote a Smoking Cessation Program and encourage the participation therein of public and private facilities which may be able to provide for its requirements. Smokers found violating the Ordinance and those who are willing to quit shall be referred to the Smoking Cessation program and its facilities.

A Smoking Cessation Program [SCP] Team shall be created to be composed of the following:

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Medical Doctor

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SP on Health c. Nurse d. Dentist

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Health Educator f. Midwife

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Rural Sanitary Inspector

To effectively carry out the implementation of the program, the members of the SCP Teams shall: a. Undergo appropriate trainings and other similar activities. b. Provide trainings to guidance counselors of schools, barangay health workers and other identified stakeholders. c. Ensure the development of a system to effectively implement smoking cessation services in each municipality.

The Information Communication Technology – Geographical Information System installation of the Smoke-Free Management Information System (SF-MIS).

RULE VII - ENFORCEMENT Section 17. A. Anti-Smoking Enforcement Council

An Anti-Smoking Enforcement Council shall be created and is tasked to set guidelines and policies in the enforcement and monitoring of this Ordinance.

The Council shall be composed of the following: Provincial Governor - Chairman Vice-Governor - V-Chairman Members:

- Chairperson of the Committee on Laws, Ordinances and Style – Sangguniang Panlalawigan

- Chairperson of the Committee on Health and Social Services – Sangguniang Panlalawigan

- President of the Municipal and City Mayor’s League

- Provincial Legal Officer

- Authorized Representative from the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office

- Provincial Director of the Philippine National Police or his duly authorized representative

- Provincial Health Officer

- Representative from the Accredited Civil Society Organization

- Representative from the Department of Education

Section 23. Qualification Requirements for Enlistment of Deputized Enforcers a. Members of the Enforcement Team must be non-smokers. b. Members of the Enforcement Team shall undergo Enforcers Training which shall include modules on Smoke-free Laws and Policy Guidelines; The Harmful Effects of Cigarette Smoking and Use of Other Tobacco Products; How to Deal With the Tobacco Industry Interference, among other related subjects. c. When financial resources allow, subject to existing COA laws, rules and regulations, members of the Council and the Enforcement Team shall be issued official Identification Cards and appropriate uniforms.

RULE VIII – CONDUCT OF INFORMATION CAMPAIGN Section 24. Information Campaign

The Information, Education, Communication (IEC) Campaign for the Ordinance shall follow the twin approach of advocacy and social marketing.

Advocacy. It shall focus on generating support from policy-makers such as the Municipal and City Mayors, Barangay Captains and the members of the City/ Municipal/Barangay Council. In view of this, the Anti-Smoking Enforcement Team shall conduct orientations in all barangays.

Social Marketing. It shall focus to influence the behavior of people and institutions. Towards this end, the following shall be undertaken: 1.

Within sixty (60) calendar days of the effectivity of the IRR, the Health Office, In coordination with the Office of the Provincial Governor shall: a. Provide at least two (2) copies of the Ordinance and the IRR to the PNP station or precinct and in the 17 LGUS of the province; b. Provide a primer of the Ordinance to every member of the PNP and Barangay Tanods in the cities and municipalities; and c. Conduct lectures to brief members of the PNP of the provisions of the Ordinance and its IRR and of their responsibilities with respect to its enforcement.

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On Establishments a. In coordination with the Permits and Licenses Office, shall give a copy of the Ordinance and its primer to all existing establishments that are licensed to operate and are open to the public, as well as to those applying for a new license. b. The Anti-Smoking Enforcement Team, through the permits and license division of the province, shall provide copies of the Ordinance, the primer and corresponding guideline for every establishment that applies for a new license. c. A period of sixty (60) days from notice of the Ordinance shall be given to the person-in-charge of the premises to comply with the requirements of the Ordinance. d. Failure to comply with the requirements set forth in the Ordinance shall be a ground for the Inspection Team to recommend for cancellation of the business permit by the Office of the Business Permits and Licenses Department of the municipality/city.

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On Public Conveyances a. Within sixty (60) days after the effectivity of the Ordinance, the Smoke-free Task Force, in coordination with the Information Officer, shall give a copy of the Ordinance, a primer and corresponding guidelines, to all public utility vehicle operators in the province. b. A period of sixty (60) days from notice of the Ordinance shall be given to the public utility vehicle operators to comply with the requirements of the Ordinance. c. Failure to comply with the requirements set forth in the Ordinance shall be a ground of the Inspection Team to recommend to the LTFRB for the cancellation of the public utility’s license to operate within the City/Municipality or a prohibition of the utility’s use within the metes and bounds of the locality or to the Sangguniang Bayan of the City/Municipality for the cancellation of jeepney’s and tricycle’s license to operate.

4. Public Billboards, Notices in Barangays

Upon effectivity of the Ordinance, the Engineer’s Office shall put up billboards in conspicuous places in the cities/municipalities/barangays to notify the public of the restrictions and sanctions imposed by the Ordinance. The Information Office shall also immediately issue for dissemination at the barangay level notices regarding the obligations of persons-in-charge. The Anti-Smoking Enforcement Team shall undertake an Information and Educational Campaign to ensure compliance with the law.

5. Conduct of Orientation Seminars and Trainings

Within sixty (60) calendar days from the effectivity of the Ordinance and periodically thereafter, the Health Officer, with the assistance of the Health Education and Promotion Officer and the CSO representative designated under Section 16 of the Ordinance, shall develop and conduct a series of orientation seminars and trainings for the enforcers of the Ordinance, at least one for each group, including but not limited to, deputized enforcers like the barangay health workers, barangay tanods and the local PNP. 6.

On Key Messages in the Educational Campaign a. The harm caused by smoking and second-hand tobacco smoke exposure; b. The fact that elimination of smoke is the only science-based solution to ensure complete protection from exposure; c. The right of all workers to be equally protected by the law; and d. That smoke-free environments do not adversely affect economic interests, particularly those of the hospitality industry; rather, the evidence indicates economic benefits for all sectors in addition to any health benefits achieved.

RULE IX – COORDINATED IMPLEMENTATION

The Council shall meet at the soonest possible time after the approval of the IRR. B. Anti Smoking Enforcement Team

An Anti-Smoking Enforcement Team shall be created to aid in the implementation, enforcement and monitoring of the Ordinance as well as to conduct educational awareness campaigns, information dissemination programs, and capacity building programs, that will inform the constituents and train enforcement officers.

The Enforcement Team shall be composed of the following: 1. Provincial Director of the PNP or his duly deputized officer - Chairperson 2. Provincial Health Officer 3. Municipal Health Officers 4. Authorized representative of the Vice-Governor 5. Chairperson of the Committee on Health and Social Services 6. Authorized deputized Agents –

6.1. Traffic enforcers

6.2. Tanods

6.3. Peace Officers of the Province 7. Legal Officer/Provincial Fiscal 8. Building Officer 9. Provincial Information Officer 10. Business Permits and License Officer 11. Provincial Sanitary Inspector 12. A representative of the designated accredited Civil Society Organization

Section 25. Clustering of LGUs

To implement this Implementing Rules and Regulations effectively, the 17 LGUs of the province will be grouped according to Inter-Local Health Zones as follows:

Oroquieta ILHZ: Oroquieta City, Lopez Jaena, Aloran, Panaon, Jimenez

Ozamis ILHZ: Ozamis City, Sinacaban, Clarin, Tudela

Tangub ILHZ: Tangub City, Bonifacio, Don Victoriano

Calamba ILHZ: Calamba, Plaridel, Baliangao, Sapang Dalaga, Concepcion

Each ILHZ must choose among itself thru the League of Municipalities/Cities a representative who shall serve as Focal Person for the Smoke-free Ordinance

implementation and shall coordinate with the Smoke-free Task Force.

RULE IX – FINANCING Section 26. Funding a. An initial funding to defray the expenses necessary for or incidental to the implementation of the Ordinance in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) shall be sourced from both the Provincial Health Office and the Office of the Governor to cover the costs of information dissemination, trainings of enforcement team, meetings, printing of citation tickets and other costs necessary for effective implementation of the law. Every year thereafter, an amount of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) maybe appropriated in the Annual Budget of the province for the implementation and enforcement of the Ordinance, based on the provincial plans and programs.

The above expenses include, but are not limited to:

The Anti-Smoking Enforcement Council and Anti-Smoking Enforcement Team shall not include as a member any person or entity connected in any way to the tobacco industry.

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The Legal Officer/Provincial Fiscal shall: 1) Review reports of and complaints for violations of the Ordinance and in determining liability.

2) Promulgate rules of procedure in order to enable persons who wish to contest the violations stated in the Citation Ticket.

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The Building Officer shall: 1) Compose of the three (3) city engineers and fourteen (14) municipal engineers / Municipal Planning and Development Coordinators (MPDC).

2) Conduct, together with the Health Officer or on its own, inspection activities as provided in the Ordinance; and 3) Determine whether or not enclosed or partially enclosed public places, workplaces or other public places comply with the requirements of this Ordinance.

4) Recommend the order of suspension or revocation of permits and licenses of establishments found to have violated the Ordinance, subject to the provisions of Section 8 of the Ordinance; and 5) Denial of application for renewal of permits and licenses of violators of the Ordinance.

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The Information Officer shall: 1) Print the copies of the Ordinance for distribution to the public; 2) Make a primer summarizing the provisions of the Ordinance to be issued for dissemination down to the barangay level; and 3) Publicize activities related to the implementation and enforcement of the Ordinance.

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The CSO Representative shall: 1) Assist in preliminary inspections and in monitoring violations of the Ordinance; 2) Assist in promoting awareness of the Ordinance and in encouraging public support and participation in its implementation and enforcement; 3) Assist in developing and promoting a smoking cessation program; 4) Assist in developing and conducting orientation seminars and training seminars for enforcers; and 5) Assist in evaluating the performance of the Task Force and the effectiveness of the implementation and enforcement of the Ordinance.

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The PNP and Authorized/Deputized Agents shall: 1) Apprehend violators in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance; and 2) Assist provincial/municipal/city officials and deputized civilians in apprehending violators and in filing the appropriate complaints.

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Immediately after the approval of the IRR, the Enforcement Team shall convene.

Section 19. Enforcement on Public Conveyances a. Members of the PNP and deputized officers shall inspect public conveyances during their regular hours of operation and shall issue Citation Tickets upon discovery of any violation of the Ordinance. They shall forward copies of the tickets they issue to violators to the Health Office regularly, every month. b. The franchise of a tricycle shall be suspended for at least one (1) week but not more than one (1) month upon a third and subsequent offense transpiring therein; or, if the violator is a person in charge of a public conveyance, the vehicle used shall be prohibited from plying the thoroughfares and from using public loading facilities, whether for goods or passengers, for a period of one (1) month. For the other franchisees [e.g. multicabs], they shall be recommended to the LTFRB for possible sanctions under existing laws and regulations.

Section 20. Enforcement on Establishments a. Sixty (60) calendar days after the effectivity of this Ordinance, an Inspection Team composed of representatives from the Health Office, the Engineer’s Office, and the Permits and License Office, Building Official, Market Supervisor and PNP, shall conduct inspections of establishments and buildings to determine their compliance with the provisions of the Ordinance. b. Inspection on Establishment and Buildings – The Inspection Team shall conduct an inspection upon receipt of a complaint or on its own in priority areas that shall be identified by the Task Force/Enforcement Team based on substantial number of people affected, number of complaints received, and the like, for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements of the Ordinance and its guidelines. c. The Inspection Team shall inspect the compliance of the establishments and buildings based on the duties and obligations set forth in Section 13 and those specified in the guidelines; taking into consideration the purpose of the law which is to protect all people from the pernicious effects of tobacco smoke. The inspection may take place at the regular hours of operation of the place to be inspected and said inspection should be undertaken at least once every two months or simultaneously with other regular inspections, whichever is more frequent. d. The Inspection Team shall issue a Citation Ticket indicating the violation and corresponding fine. Failure of the establishment to pay fines indicated in the Citation Ticket after due process will serve as basis for denying renewal of its permit/license. A Citation Ticket can be issued for each day that the establishment is found to be non-compliant of the Ordinance. e. In the course of inspection, the inspection team may apprehend individual violators and request the assistance of the PNP in doing so. f.

If the establishment fails to comply with the obligations stated in the Citation Ticket upon re-inspection, the inspection team shall recommend the suspension for at least one (1) week but not more than one (1) month of the license to operate of the establishment, consistent with Section 8(d) of the Ordinance. g. The Inspection Team shall return to re-inspect the cited establishment to determine its state of compliance. Re-inspection of the establishment may occur at any day after the day of issuance of Citation Ticket but shall not, in any case, be more than sixty (60) days. If the establishment has failed to comply within sixty (60) days after receipt of the first Citation Ticket, the inspection team shall recommend the suspension or cancellation of the establishment’s license and permit, as well as the closure of the establishment to the Local Chief Executive of the concerned LGU. h. This provision shall not preclude daily re-inspection by the Inspection Team. Unscheduled, surprise inspections, as well as visits made in response to complaints may also be made. i.

The Inspection Team shall recommend to the PNP the filing of criminal charges against liable persons-in-charge and individual persons for non-compliance of the Ordinance pursuant to existing court procedures. j.

A new license to operate may only be granted upon proof of compliance and payment of all fines. Proof of compliance shall be by means of a re-inspection of the premises by an Enforcement Team/Task Force.

Costs of printing copies of the Ordinance, the Citation Tickets, and information, education and communication materials pertaining to tobacco control; Costs of inspection and enforcement by the Anti-Smoking Enforcement Team, including allowances for meals, the amounts of which shall be set by the Office of the Provincial Governor; 3. Incentive or reward for private citizens who report violations and for the enforcers of the Ordinance; 4. Institution and operating expenses of the smoking cessation program and facility; and 5. Other expenses associated with the implementation and enforcement of the Ordinance.

The Provincial Health Office shall determine the amount needed for the initial implementation of the Ordinance and submit its recommendation to the Local Finance Committee. The Local Finance Committee shall determine from the budget of the Provincial Health Office and the Office of the Provincial Governor the source of fund that would initially implement the Ordinance. In case funds are unavailable, the Local Finance Committee shall identify the source of fund from any available free resource and recommend to the Governor for approval and appropriate action of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Proceeds from the administrative fines shall form part of a Trust Fund that will be used to defray costs of operations of the Anti-Smoking Council and the Enforcement Team. The Council shall determine how the Trust Fund is to be utilized in furtherance of the Ordinance. An Annual Work and Financial Plan shall be prepared by the Anti-Smoking Council and shall be submitted to the Provincial Accounting Office to be the basis of Trust Fund disbursement.

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Section 18. Duties and Responsibilities of the Anti-Smoking Enforcement Team Members

Other than (1) receiving, reviewing and processing reports of and complaints for violations of the Ordinance and (2) deputizing enforcers under Sections 13 to 16, the Enforcement Team shall have the following respective duties and responsibilities: a. The Provincial Health Officer shall: 1) Serve as the overall coordinator among all the provincial offices involved in the implementation of the Ordinance; 2) Make tobacco control, including the implementation and enforcement of the Ordinance, a part of the health program to be proposed for funding by the general budget of the municipalityprovince; and 3) Assign a hotline or any other number to which violations of the Ordinance may be reported by telephone call or by SMS, and a person to operate the line and record reports.

The Health Education and Promotion Officer shall: 1) Include Health Education and Promotion Officers of the Provincial Health Office and other agencies that have health education and promotion aspect.

2) Develop and produce information, education and communication materials on the harms of second-hand smoke as well as on the provisions of the Ordinance; 3) Encourage constituents of the Province of Misamis Occidental to monitor and report violations of the Ordinance; and 4) Assist the Health Officer in developing and promoting a smoking cessation program.

(ICT-GIS) of the province shall organize, coordinate and assist in the

Section 22. Civilian Participation in Enforcement a. Within thirty (30) calendar days from the effectivity of the Ordinance, the Health Office shall designate, with the approval of the Office of the Provincial Governor, a Civil Society Organization (CSO) to discharge the duties and responsibilities enumerated in Section 18(f) of the Ordinance. b. The Task Force may deputize qualified civilians to serve as enforcers of the Ordinance subject to the approval of the Provincial Governor. c. Any person can file with the Task Force a report of or complaint for any violation of the Ordinance.

Parts of the tasks of the SCP Teams are the following: a. Proactively recruit smokers who are ready to quit smoking. b. Follow up the enrolled clients of the smoking cessation program until they completely stopped smoking. c. Refer to the designated pulmonologist if pharmacological intervention is needed.

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The Council shall henceforth authorize collection of honorarium to the Enforcement Team. The Enforcement Team is required to submit the following documents for the granting of monthly honorarium: a. Monthly report of apprehension and accomplishment. b. Roster of deputized enforcers signed by the council The Council shall henceforth issue guidelines in the manner of the granting of honoraria. d. For the succeeding years, the Provincial Government shall ensure the mandatory funding of the Smoke-free Ordinance, as a provincial commitment, to be sourced from the Peace and Order Fund and any other funds pursuant to Section 10 of the Ordinance. The Provincial Anti-Smoking Council, through the Provincial Health Office, shall submit an Annual Work and Financial Program to the Provincial Planning and Development Office which shall be incorporated to the Annual Investment Program of the province. The Annual Work and Financial Program shall contain the Programs, Projects and Activities with their corresponding Outputs and Funding Requirements to implement the Ordinance. e. The Provincial Anti-Smoking Council, with the support of the Technical Working Group shall also access funds from other sources such as national government agencies, foundations or funding institutions provided that such funding institutions are not connected in any way with the tobacco industry.

RULE X – FINAL PROVISIONS Section 27. Legal Counsel

The Legal Officer, or in his absence, the Provincial Prosecutor shall act as the legal counsel of the Misamis Occidental Anti-Smoking Enforcement Team.

Section 28. Repealing Clause

All rules and regulations or parts thereof contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Implementing Rules and Regulations are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 29. Separability Clause

If any part or provision of this Implementing Rules and Regulations is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other parts or provisions hereof.

Section 30. Effectivity Clause

This Implementing Rules and Regulations shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of local or general circulation and posting in at least two (2) conspicuous places in the province.

(SGD.) ATTY. RICARDO M. LUMANTAS

TWG Chairperson

(SGD.) HON. GERARD TEODORICO R. OOLEGARIO II Co-V. Chairperson

Members:

(SGD.) HON. EDILMA C. BULAWIN (SGD.) DR. RACHEL T. MICARANDAYO, MPH SP Chairperson, Committee on Education, Provincial Health Officer II Arts, Science & Technology (SGD.) PSUPT. CAYETANO ALBARICO Chief for Operations, PNP MOCCPPO

(SGD.) PINSP JULIE ANN GARCIA Assistant PCR, PNP MOCCPPO

(SGD.) P03 GERALD D. SIMBAJON (SGD.) LOVENIA MICHELLE L. HERRERA Investigator, Oroquieta PNP Station Provincial Information Officer

(SGD.) DR. ELMO SERRANO (SGD.) JAN LIANNE OZARAGA

MO III, Dep-Ed TC Focal Person, Dep-Ed (SGD.) ELMA B. GULA (SGD.) YLENA P. DRISDELLE

Provincial Treasurer SWO III, PSWDO (SGD.) ENGR. MYRNA B. BALAORO (SGD.) ALBERT M. TERO

PEO SAO, PGSO (SGD.) JULIANA R. SANTIAGO (SGD.) VIRGILIO G. ESTACIO

MD SI, PHO (SGD.) CHAYLA MARIE L. BENIGA (SGD.) MELLEN JOY R. BANDALA

Provincial TC Program Coordinator MOPH TC Program Coordinator Approved:

(SGD.) HON. HERMINIA M. RAMIRO

Provincial Governor

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Richest man in the cemetery?

BEFORE DEATH -- I read somewhere, I think it was Microsoft Billionaire BILL GATES, who said: “ I do not want to be the richest person in the cemetery! “ Meaning, with all his massive fortunes, he wants to share them before he dies.

A good reminder to all that you can’t possibly bring to the grave all your wealth. It is also a grim reminder that death is the great EQUALIZER. We all die, whether rich or poor. So, share those blessings while you still can.

And one need not be as rich as Mr. Gates to do this. If you have more than enough of what you need or want, go ahead and share to those who have less. Unless you want to be called the “richest man” in the cemetery!

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Jess Dureza READ AGAIN ---I read also one passage from the book of OPUS DEI founder SAINT JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA entitled “ THE WAY --FURROW THE FORGE” where he said: “ if you lose the supernatural meaning of your life, your charity will be philanthropy; your purity, decency; your mortification, stupidity; your discipline, a lash; and all your works, fruitless”. I suggest let’s read the passage again and again

until this sinks in.

******* DAVAO LIQUOR BAN -- I was momentarily sad when I learned that an ordinance was passed by the Davao City Council banning the consumption and sale of alcoholic drinks beyond 1 a.m. until 8 in the morning in all establishments or public places. “Killjoy!”

But after my chat with some colleagues during a break in the regular Board

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of Trustees meeting of the University of Mindanao the other day, we found out that no, it’s not that bad after all. In fact, it’s more fun in Davao that way. And here are a few interesting instances.

At the strike of 1 a.m., all beer mugs and bottles, whisky, wine and champagne glasses WILL SUDDENLY DISAPPEAR and give way to coffee mugs and cups, tea pots and shaded or non-transparent water jugs.

Never mind what’s inside!

Case in point: When I was in Congress during the late Speaker Monching Mitra’s time, hard liquor was off limits at the congressmen’s lounge especially during session time. Well, the waiters

THINK A minute.

A newspaper reported about a man who had killed his best friend. Later the police asked the man what had happened. He answered: “My friend and I began talking peacefully about politics till we disagreed and argued. I killed him when I ran out of words.”

A true story!

Many of us lose control of our anger over the smallest things. When we think someone treated us rudely or talked to us without respect, or in a way we just don’t like. Or if another driver on the road cuts in front of us and offends us.watch out! They call it “road rage,” which many people now struggle with.

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst However, if we can understand the real cause of our anger, we can begin to control it.

Sometimes we get angry because we have unresolved anger from the past. We’re still angry about how somebody wronged or hurt us months or even years ago.

Maybe it was a family member, friend, neighbor, or coworker. We still have not forgiven that person and let

go of our anger. So our anger is like a time-bomb inside us, ready to explode at the smallest offense, causing real hurt and damage to others, including ourselves. That’s why it’s so important for us to forgive that person and get over it! In fact, it’s the only way we’ll get free to get on with healthy, happy living.

Other times we react in anger to little things just

because we’re very tired and stressed. Like the mother who hardly slept the night before and worked hard all day. So when her little boy accidentally spills his drink she should remember that she’s just tired. Then she won’t lose control and punish her child for a simple mistake. Remember, we all make mistakes.

So why not ask Jesus to forgive you for letting your anger control you? Today, ask Him to take control of your heart so you can start learning to master and control your anger. If you don’t start today, you just might lose control and say or do something you’ll regret the rest of your life.

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Comelec acts on Pasay PCOS poll case

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another…” (Romans 1:24, the Holy Bible).

-oooCOMELEC ACTS ON PASAY PCOS POLL CASE: I wish to thank the Commission on Elections for acting on the petition I filed for a group of Pasay City residents questioning the proclamation of Mayor Antonino Calixto as the winner in the May 2013 elections, based on election results which showed more votes that were counted than there were voters. The poll body set a hearing on that petition on July 31, 2103, at 2 p.m., at its Intramuros, Manila office.

Calixto was also ordered by the Comelec to answer that petition. The objective in this case is to clarify why the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines that were used in Pasay City came out with election results which reflected discrepancies in the very

Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio statement of votes that were used to proclaim the winning candidate.

-oooROSALES, ET. AL. ARE WRONG ABOUT HIV & AIDS: With due respect, Commission on Human Rights Chairman Loretta Ann Rosales and other lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists, are all gravely wrong in their perception that the spread of the deadly HIV virus which causes AIDS (or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a result of mere discrimination against lesbians, gays and others of their kind.

Yes, dis crimination against these people causes them to go underground and therefore become unable to avail of treatment and medicine, but then,

the issue is, how did these people acquire the HIV virus in the first place?

By having indiscriminate sex, man to man, man to woman, woman to woman, that’s how. What Rosales and her group should focus on, therefore, is to stop such sexual trysts from happening, to stop the spread of HIV and AIDS. Stopping discrimination to allow those infected with these deadly diseases to avail of treatment is a mere stopgap measure that will not stop the epidemic, now very alarming because some 101 individuals are now getting infected every day (which is five people infected per hour). Stopping promiscuity and sexual liberation will, and that is the real challenge that we should all surmount.

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BIBLICAL DIMENSION OF HIV & AIDS: In fighting HIV and AIDS, Rosales and her associates should also seriously consider the spiritual dimension of the ailments. With due respect, they should consult the Bible, and find out from its verses what can be done about these diseases. For starters, they should read its Romans 1:18 to 32, and understand that the phenomenon of men being inflamed with desire for another man, and woman for another woman, was predicted to happen a long time ago.

Consider these: “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness… For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened…

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For the MUST Institute of Power Sector Economics (IPSEc) THE PSAGCOR consultant INDRA has duped the PSAGCOR into issuing an Invitation to Bid (in December 2011) that will limit qualified proposals only to coal power plants or nuclear power plants, and will disqualify proposals from hydroelectric power plants.

INDRA purportedly kept the tender process “technology neutral”, but, by specifying the tender to be for “Baseload Power”, INDRA has disqualified renewable energy power plants because none of them can guarantee delivery of 300 MW of power for 24 hours. Only a nuclear or coal power plant could supply 300 MW of Baseload Power. Since a 300-MW nuclear plant will not be

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percent of the country’s food requirements and contributes more than 30 percent to the national food trade.

Meanwhile, Chair of Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Luwalhati Antonino lauded President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), in which he called for the review the cabotage law,

economically feasible in Mindanao, INDRA has confined the “choice” of PSAGCOR to coal power plants.

Any power purchase agreement (PPA) entered into by the PSAGCOR based on the “Tender for the Supply of 300 MW Aggregated Baseload Power of 21 Electric Cooperatives in the Mindanao Grid” that was issued by INDRA, can be legally challenged by members of electric cooperatives because the PPA process was not truly competitive and open to all types of power plants.

It is wrong to limit proposals for the additional long-term electricity requirements of electric cooperatives to Baseload Power. The need of the electric cooperatives in Mindanao is not specifically for 300 MW of Baseload Power, but for any power plant that can supply any

proportion of the annual ENERGY requirements of the electric cooperatives for a period of 20 years from 2017 onward.

The Invitation to Bid, therefore, should be for any amount of energy up to a maximum of 300 MW x 8,784 hours per year from any power plant of any technology.

Proposals can then be submitted for proposed power plants in Mindanao of any technology that could guarantee delivery of fixed amounts of energy annually, even though they may not be able to guarantee delivery of particular amounts of energy for 24 hours. That is, they need not be baseload power plants. And proposals from renewable energy power plants will qualify for selection.

From the proposals submitted, the PSAGCOR can select the least-cost offers,

until they can build up a portfolio that will meet the requirement of the electric cooperatives for 300 MW of dependable capacity at the required annual capacity factor.

The PSAGCOR should reject the Tender issued by INDRA, and call for another consultant to devise another Tender that will be truly open to all electric generation technologies.

It will mean PSAGCOR will have to go back to square one in their search for reliable electricity at affordable rates. But that is better than proceeding with the INDRA proposal because the proposal has a fatal legal defect, and is, therefore, inherently incapable of producing a portfolio of power plants that will provide at least-cost the additional annual electric energy requirements of the electric cooperatives from 2017 onward.

which prohibits foreign vessels from directly transporting domestic cargo between two ports other than those designated as international ports.

“Mindanao’s business community has long been clamoring for the amendment of the cabotage law, which the President has cited as a key legislative item in his recent SONA,” said Antonino while adding that the government will boost efforts on sus-

taining the gains of the investment upgrades that the country recently received.

She said that international trading prospects for Mindanao remains very promising, especially with the emerging popularity of its agri-based products such as cacao, coco sugar, and coco water that are beginning to penetrate markets abroad.

“Mindanao remains as the country’s premier food

source and agri-business producer, generating more than US$3 billion worth of agricultural exports and accounting for 60 percent of the country’s total agricultural exports in 2012,” announced Antonino while adding that this year’s MinBizCon aims to propel further Mindanao’s growing sectors while ensuring the participation of the region’s budding sectors and industries. minda. gov.ph

Removing nationalist economic provisions in Charter to further worsen PH economy, says Ibon C HA RT E R C h ange to remove the nationalist economic provisions will reinforce the worst aspects of Philippine economic policy-making and drastically reduce the country’s policy space for real progress, the research group Ibon Foundation said.

It will result in further diminished government control over the economy and compromise Filipinos’ sovereign rights over the

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By David A. Tauli

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country’s resources, it said.

The economic provisions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution should not and need not be changed to start developing the economy.

These nationalist economic provisions are tried and tested economic measures for development, even if they remain largely underused and even systematically subverted.

The countr y’s expe-

rience with its liberal approach to foreign investment is clear: it has poured in but the domestic economy is still unable to generate substantial capital, jobs and technology transfer while losing natural resources.

The Cha-cha effort is really all about surrendering the last remaining legal barriers to foreign exploitation of the country’s human and natural resources.

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certain changes are taking place, it might show that there is no one powerful enough to stay in their position but it does not show that anyone of these are guilty or innocent of doing anything wrong,” he added.

Cayetano explained that this should be done because people now wanted tangible reforms.

He said that people wanted to see that “once and for all this (corruption) can be solved”.

“Nobody said this is easy to do but if you take the job, you have to show that there are results,” he said.

“I sympathize (with) commissioner Biazon and Customs Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence (Danilo) Lim, I’m not saying what they’re doing is easy but I think although it’s a good step to reshuffle them, but to what end?

What’s the next step?”

Cayetano also said while he thinks a Senate or budget hearing on the issue will take a “forever,” he said he is determined more than anything to have the case solved and not just closed. philippine news agency

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supp or ts the f ive-year Partnership for Growth (PFG) initiative signed by the U.S. and the Philippines in November 2011.

The Philippines is one of only four countries chosen to participate in the PFG program that aims to mobilize the resources of both governments to address the most serious constraints to economic growth and development in the Philippines. (Embassy of the United States of America, Manila-Public Affairs Section/RJB/JEG/ PIA-NCR)

to ask about the budget or accuse that somebody blackmails, this is different from saying that [officials] are taking care of smugglers and show that they did not pay for tax,” he added.

Cayetano explained that this scenario was usually present in all agencies but the question to answer was to find out or whether or not there was an irregularity.

“We should not have a camouflage or smokescreen that all of us will be suspected by citizens,” he said.

“We can have an investigation here (but) there is nothing that can happen if there are (merely) speculations done.”

He said although he respects Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon’s decision to reshuffle the bureau, merely ‘transferring’ these top officials is not a reform measure.

“If you reshuffle, it’s merely transferring them,” Cayetano said.

“If one of them is guilty, they should be sued and removed not reshuffled.”

“I don’t see it as a reform, it might show that

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Conservation Foundation (PTFCF), has supported 261 conservation projects with US$4.5 million in grants. The projects improved the management of approximately 1.3 million hectares of forest lands, restored over 3,400 hectares of forests through the re-introduction of native trees and established some 40 community-based from page 6 conservation areas. exchanged natural sexThis second Tropical ual relations for unnatural Forest Conservation Fund ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natu r a l rel at i ons w it h women and were inflamed with lust for one another.

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Steag starts shutdown of unit; reduces power capacity by half

By IRENE DOMINGO Business Daily Reporter

MINDANAO’S biggest coalfired power plant, Steag State Power Inc. (SPI), has begun its preventive maintenance work on one of its units last Saturday (July 27), reducing to half the electricity it prov ides to t he island ’s power-stricken grid.

The plant’s 210-megawatt capacity accounts for about 20 percent of the island’s electric generation mix. It is by far the most modern and the biggest in Mindanao on a per unit capacity.

Steag Power, located in Vi l la nueva, Misa mis Oriental, is principally owned

by Germany’s Steag GmbH, in partnership with local firms.

In a press statement, the company said it’s Unit 1, which has a capacit y of 105MW is now under preventive maintena nce from July 27 to August 14, 2013, while its Unit 2, which

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became more creative and served drinks all in coffee mugs or teacups and from non-see-through decanters. Yes sir, you can drink brandy from a paper cup too! Yuck!

What about policemen who would go on patrol and check on violators? They must themselves test and take quaffs or a drink or two before they can make arrests. Then they would not pass the alcohol tests themselves after a few stops!

Or is this a good excuse to get free drinks while on duty?

A suitor with a prim and proper date who agreed to have dinner with a few drinks only for the night can delay and drag the evening and then can also just suggest innocently to lady love:

have the same capacity, is scheduled for maintenance from September 21 to October 27, 2013.

SPI plant manager Dr. C a rsten Evers sa id t he maintenance works “need to be carried out to ensure efficiency and reliability of the two power generating units.”

He a ssu red t hat t he preventive ma intena nce schedule has been closely worked-out w it h t he National Power Corporation

(NPC) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

The company said one of the considerations for the maintenance works is “the anticipated electricity demand-supply condition of Mindanao during the period.”

“The goal is to minimize the impact of any possible power supply shortfall in the island,” it said.

As of end-June this year, the power plant has delivered

more than 9.6 billion kilowatt hours of capacity in the Mindanao grid, the statement said. .

Evers cited that since the plant’s operations in November 20 0 6, it ha s reg istered a 93 percent availabilit y rate and an unplanned outage rate of less than one percent.

“SPI has consistently delivered on its promise to secure an efficient and reliable supply of power to Mindanao” he added.

O n M o n d a y, t h e D e pa r t ment of E nerg y a n nou nced t hat Steag’s s hu t d ow n , w h i c h a l s o coincides with the maintenance work being done at the 158-megawatt Agus 4 plant, which is part of the state-owned AgusPulangi hydroelectric power complex, would result to a not her intermit tent brownouts in many parts of Mindanao.

“Magkaka-brownout ulit but we’d rather have the maintenance now than do it in the summer months,” Energ y Secretar y Carlos Jer icho L . Pet i l la sa id , referring to the time of the year when the output of Mindanao’s hydroelectric plants are at their lowest.

Pa r t s of t he re g ion have suffered from hourslong outages as a result of insufficient power generating capacity. The onset of rains, however, has helped improve Mindanao’s electricity supply

“It’s 1 a.m. We can’t finish our drinks here at the resto.

Let’s get a room and finish our drinks inside.” Cool!

Don’t forget we have non-alcoholic drinks too that taste like champagne or wine. What is inside those bottles need not be examined and tasted each by the police, will they?

Unless, again they just want to have a few free drinks on the sides!

And yes, will they arrest priests who drink wine like Mompo? (Or pricey French red wines … who knows) during masses before 8 in the morning What about the tuba gatherer (“mananggiti”) who had to harvest tuba early dawn and taste the drink as a practice and ritual? Will he postpone his daily task after 8 a.m. too?

And the tuba storeowner who wants to make sure

and takes a drink to know whether what is being delivered early in the morning is “dawat” (freshly gathered) or “bahal” (fermented for hours) or “suka” (vinegar)?

And hear this. A friend who has a resort in Samal Island (part of Davao del Norte) is celebrating. He knows that henceforth, his place will become the next favorite gimmick area for Davao City residents from dusk to dawn. With the 24-hour ferry service, the city’s swinging crowd can cross over (just 7 minutes away) and swing it there, outside Davao City limits!

(You can’t blame our resort manager in the Seagull Mountain Resort, which is just outside Davao City, to feel jubilant, too!)

A party boat like what the Bangayans operate with its partying passengers can just sail or drop anchor at

the Davao Gulf area nearer the Samal Island area and party till dawn. Or safely steam across to Samal Island when the police are coming.

Entertainment places are not the only ones to suffer the brunt. Funeral parlors too. Either drinking visitors go home early or wakes for the discriminating crowd of a dear departed drinker, instead of being in funeral parlors will be in private residences instead -- well beyond the coverage of the ordinance.

Wives are jubilant too because dear hubbies will be home early. But they will have to start worrying coz husbands can bring the “barkada” home where even if they drink till kingdom come, the ordinance will not affect them since they are inside a private place -- even if the drinking is at the patio or the yard for

all the neighbors to see and hear -- and of course, suffer!

Then, bars and hotels and drinking spots will have to move earlier their discounted “ happy hour” time to start while office hours are still on. Or parties will have to start before the sun goes down to make up for lost time. C’mon let’s all admit it: drinking is always a highlight in every gathering or partying. Shortening it will surely disrupt the usual timetables. Of course not to mention the loss of income not only for the establishments that usually stay open late. Remember the lose of income for the waiters, employees, the downstream crowd like taxi and jeep drivers, etc etc.

Tourists will not only raise quizzical eyebrows, they’ll think twice whether it’s worth their while to spend their holidays here.

ASEAN INTEGRATION 2015: Threats and Opportunities to the Filipinos

By Richard M. Oco, SST – 1 Lourdes Alubijid National High School Alubijid, Misamis Oriental

The ASEAN or Association of South East Asian Nations comprises ten (10) countries namely: Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Burma, Brunei, Cambodia and Laos. On 8 August 1967, five leaders – the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – sat down together in the main hall of the Department of Foreign Affairs building in Bangkok, Thailand and signed a document. By virtue of that document, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was born. The five Foreign Ministers who signed it – Adam Malik of Indonesia, Narciso R. Ramos of the Philippines, Tun Abdul Razak of Malaysia, S. Rajaratnam of Singapore, and Thanat Khoman of Thailand – would subsequently be hailed as the Founding Fathers of probably the most successful inter-governmental organization in the developing world today. And the document that they signed would be known as the ASEAN Declaration.( www.aseansec.org) It was a short, simply-worded that the Association would be open document containing just five articles. for participation by all States in the It declared the establishment of an Southeast Asian region subscribing Association for Regional Cooperation to its aims, principles and purposes. among the Countries of Southeast It proclaimed ASEAN as representing Asia to be known as the Association “the collective will of the nations of of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Southeast Asia to bind themselves and spelled out the aims and purposes together in friendship and cooperaof that Association. These aims and tion and, through joint efforts and purposes were about cooperation in sacrifices, secure for their peoples the economic, social, cultural, techni- and for posterity the blessings of cal, educational and other fields, and peace, freedom and prosperity.” in the promotion of regional peace At the 12th ASEAN Summit in and stability through abiding respect January 2007, the Leaders affirmed for justice and the rule of law and their strong commitment to acceleradherence to the principles of the ate the establishment of an ASEAN United Nations Charter. It stipulated Community by 2015 and signed the

Cebu Declaration on the Acceleration of the Establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015.

The ASEAN Community is comprised of three pillars, namely the ASEAN Political-Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.

Each pillar has its own Blueprint, and, together with the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Strategic Framework and IAI Work Plan Phase II (20092015), they form the Roadmap for and ASEAN Community 2009-2015.

The ASEAN Charter serves as a firm foundation in achieving the ASEAN Community by providing legal status and institutional framework for ASEAN. It also codifies ASEAN norms, rules and values; sets clear targets for ASEAN; and presents accountability and compliance. The ASEAN Charter entered into force on 15 December 2008. A gathering of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers was held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta to mark this very historic occasion for ASEAN. With the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN will henceforth operate under a new legal framework and establish a number of new organs to boost its community-building process. In effect, the ASEAN Charter has become a legally binding agreement among the 10 ASEAN Member States.

The leaders of the ten countries had made an agreement that by 2015 there will be somewhat like open market for business investments and workforce hiring on professionals like architects, accountants, surveyors, medical practitioners, dental practitioners, engineering and nursing as well. Furthermore, the agreement also emphasizes on the open market to travel with ease in accessibility among the member nations. This development might give both positive and negative effect to our country. Positive in the sense that as we all know our unemployment and underemployment rate is continuously going up every year might be lessened as doors of opportunities will open to them. Travelling in these member countries will now be like visiting from a municipality to another easily which can be a positive impact to our tourism industry. Most importantly we can now showcase the talent of the Filipinos with our Southeast Asian counterparts. On the other hand, this can greatly affect our local businesses because more and more foreign and cheaper products will be bombarded to our country most especially that we Filipinos are fond of imported products that might lead to higher and tougher competition that will perhaps result

to local business foreclosures. We often hear Filipinos experiencing success in their chosen career path locally, nationally and internationally but if we are to compare it with those of our competent and eligible professionals who chose to work abroad due to lack of opportunity here, surely the achievers are outnumbered.

We often hear that decades ago, Philippines was second to Japan (Asian Level) in terms of economic growth and achievements but now we are at far even against our ASEAN counterparts.

What will happen by 2015 is something we still don’t know about.

But our government should start looking the both sides of this opportunity to prepare us with counter measures for the challenges and opportunities it brings to us. With greater competitions surely the Filipinos will find its way to shine and succeed in whatever fields of endeavor that we would like to be in with but it should be accompanied by our government’s efforts and support. Lastly, ASEAN Community by 2015 will serve as a wake-up call for our government to double time with plans and preparations for the big change that is about to happen because it seems that they were just too busy attending on local and national issues but not with international ones.

in the past months.

But Pet i l la sa id t h is situation to persist until 2015 when new power plants come on stream.

“By 2015 to 2016, they will already have oversupply,” he said.

Petilla also said that in order to mitigate the impact of Mindanao’s def icient power supply to consumers, electric utilities in the region would have to secure a dieselfed generator sets which are already available with the issuance of Executive Order No. 137 by President Benigno Aquino III. Mindanao Development Authority in a statement said the government’s modular generator sets prog ra m should mitigate the problem of insufficient electricity.

EO 137 prov ides t he allocation of P4.5 billion of the government’s share in the Malampaya natural gas field royalties for the purchase of diesel-fed gensets.

But there’s a flip side to all this, right? It’s still fun -- and yes, safe-- to be in Davao, you bet!

CAGAYAN DE ORO BLAST ---. I was attending the National Board Meeting of the Jaycee Senate in Iligan City, about one and a half hour land trip to Cagayan De Oro when CDO’s Deputy Chief of Police COL JHON MICHAEL DELOSO and I got together on the phone for some updating on the Friday night bombing in the heart of the “gimmick area” at LIMKETKAI, a favorite hangout of the residents and their guests. Evidently, the bomb was intentionally to bring death and havoc to the max to the Friday night frolickers. The Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP) Northern Mindanao Chapter was holding its 16th Midyear Convention at the time and some doctor-delegates with some med reps took time out for a fun night, clustering around a performing band when the improvised explosive device “IED” went off.Clearly an act of terrorism! How tragic!

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of spouses, CLAUDIO D. SAGRADO, SR. and MELECIA SAGRADO, who both died intestate on T. Calo Extension, Butuan City, on June 23, 1988 and April 28, 2007, respectively, consisting of a parcel of land (Lot 290-C-4-E-5-B-1, Psd13-000117) situated in the Barrio of Poblacion, Municipality of Butuan, Province of Agusan del Norte, covered

by Transfer Certificate of Title No. RT32686 issued by the Register of Deeds of Butuan City containing an area of 95 square meters, more or less, is the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE made and executed by decedents Claudio D. Sagrado, Sr. and Melecia Sagrado’s heirs and legitimate children, namely, Letecia Sagrado Gordon, Claudio D. Sagrado, Jr., Rogelio D. Sagrado, Melvin D. Sagrado, Teresita D. Sagrado Llagas, Myrna Sagrado Awayan, Cristy Sagrado Saludo, and Limwell D. Sagrado, per Doc. No. 475; Page No. 95; Book No. XVIII; Series of 2012 of the Notarial Registry of Roger C. Reales, Notary Public.

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seminar on July 25 and 26; while DTI- Agusan del Norte postponed its celebration to coincide with the Adlaw Hong Butuan, with a week-long trade fair and exhibits (July 30-August 2), and launch and turn-over of Shared Service Facility (SSF) on August 2.

DTI-Surigao del Norte will treat clients today (July 30) with free business name registration for the first 10 BN registrants, door prizes, flowing coffee as well as a techno demo on Christmas décor making.

Meanwhile, DTI-Surigao del Sur convened its Provincial Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Development Council to discuss development needs of SMEs and gave their first 10 clients anniversary shirts on July 26.

The regional office kicked off the celebration through a three-day Diskwento Caravan (July 24-26) at the D&V Plaza Grounds.

It will also launch today (July 30), the SME Roving Academy – a continuous learning program for the development of micro, small

and medium enterprises to become competitive in the domestic and global markets.

According to Pagaran, DTI-Caraga offered last Friday free registration fees for the first 32 applicants for business registration (barangay scope only); free starting kits (five fruiting bags of mushroom) for the first 32 clients; Free snacks, massage and beauty treats for walk-in clients; feeding program for the children-beneficiaries of Lingap Center, City Social Welfare and Development

trees to determine its origin.

The other requirements, he said, are contained in the DENR Administrative Order No. 18 issued on May 25,1994 by then Secretary Angel C. Alcala.

The policy states that unauthorized cutting within forest lands of certain edible fruit-bearing trees/shrubs is prohibited.

Likewise, it is also prohibited, unless authorized under a permit issued by the Secretary or his authorized representative to “cut, detroy, damage or injure

of naturally growing or planted tree along roads in land sudivision or areas therein”.

Among the edible-fruit trees covered by the order are Eugenia Spp.(Tampoy, Makopa, Yambu, etc.) , Euporia didyema (Alupag), E. Gracelis ( Boboa) , Mangosteen, Pili, Balobo, Baluno, Bulala, Gumihan, Marang, Nanka or Langka, Lanzones, Kamagong or Mabolo, Apupag-amo, Paho or Pahutan, Guava or Bayabas, Durian or Durian and other fruits of which can be

used as foods for human being and wildlife.

Director Tamayo said the policy seeks to attain the objective of protection of the environment and maintenance of a desirable ecosystems balance; provide edible fruits for the consumption or enjoyment of the citizenry as well as food for wildlife and curtail the proliferation of unauthorized cutting of edible fruit-bearing trees. (PIA Central Newsdesk/NCLM/ Eric Gallego, DENR-13/ PIA-Caraga/asf )

remaining wage and said he was quitting from job.

“He is a strict and cruel employer, who usually hit his workers whenever he got mad for petty mistakes,” Candor said in vernacular.

Police Chief S enior Inspector Ephraim Detuya said the family of the victim has just asked for a damages caused by the injuries including medical fees and the wages for the days that Candor would recuperate his wound and that they had no intention to pursue the case

to the court since they have no money for costly litigation.

But Detuya stated, it would be the police to pursue the complaint since the suspect was facing another violation of the law for his failure to present an identification card and other documents about

his stay in the country.

A Filipino interpreter said the suspect’s ID, passport and visa were kept by his Chinese employer in Davao City. He said the suspect was sent to this town to manage the store, which is part of their chain of businesses throughout Mindanao. (CVP/jdelpf )

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Mayor Amante said that since DepEd-Butuan has been chosen to represent Caraga Region in the 2013 National Search for Most Outstanding Alternative Learning System (ALS) implementers, the local government “should prop up our chances of bagging the award by having an ALS center.”

C a r a mp at a n a , w h o chairs the committee on education, science and technology said that “this is the proper time to show the city council is with DepED-Butuan all the way.”

He suggested to DepEDButuan officials to use the Butuanon dialect in school as “mother tongue”. PS/asf)

“With TESDA, courses offered can help you employ or engage into selfemployment, using the skills acquired through the C4TP,” she said.

The official also stressed that because of the alignment of these tech-voc courses to the demands of the industry in Caraga Region, job mismatching will be solved.

“With this, better opportunities await you,” Amista said referring to the graduates.

She, however, challenged the local government units to help TESDA and DSWD so that this government project will not be put to waste, pointing out that the local chief executives must not only help in identifying

the possible scholars of the program.

Instead, they must also help in the monitoring of these beneficiaries from the time they will start their training until they finish and look for jobs.

“These beneficiaries are your constituents. Let us help one another not only by the time of identifying the prospect scholars but as well as in monitoring them during their training and until they will settle for a job to make sure that this government investment will be useful in attaining economic development, thus, alleviating poverty in the country,” Amista said.

During the culmination program, 136 beneficiaries have graduated under the project’s wage-employed component while 272 finished in the self-employed

component.

Self-employed graduates have also received toolkits from TESDA-Caraga Regional Director Florencio F. Sunico Jr., TESDA-Agusan del Norte Provincial Director Rodrigo De Villa, Ms. Amista and some officials of Agusan del Norte.

Commercial cooking graduates each received two-burner stoves, LPG tank and electric hand mixer, among others; Automotive Mechanics/Driving graduates received mechanical tools, as well as the graduates in the Computer Hardware Servicing, while graduates in Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) received complete welding gears and for every ten graduates, a welding machine was also given.

Director Sunico said, “with the skills you have

By Pat Samonte Regional Editor

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry celebrated its 32nd anniversary on July 27, 2013, said DTI-Caraga Regional Director Brielgo Pagaran, who described the occasion as ‘Anniversay of Public Service.

DTI-Agusan del Sur had an investment opportunity seminar (engineered bamboo), skills trainings (coco twine), product development and financial management

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a highway in Agusan del Sur, Tamayo found truckers lacked documentation in transporting freshly cut lumber of fruit-tree species.

Among the missing document was a written transport agreement between the driver and the truck owner to prove the latter's consent in transporting the tree product.

There was also no hatchet mark made by DENR personnel on edible fruit

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Office, Butuan City (by DTICaraga office staff).

Created in 1981 as the Ministry of Trade and Industry and later on recognized as the Department of Trade and Industry, the agency is mandated to serve as the primary coordinative, regulative and facilitative arm for trade, industry and

investment activities in the country.

Pagaran said that in its 32 years of existence, DTI has continued to be an agency committed to uphold service with integrity towards the public as well as among the people that work within the organization. (PS, based on DTI-Caraga report/asf )

PIA News Bits Director Abner M. Caga PIA, R10 & 13 Cluster

Caraga colleges, universities still in Levels 1 and 2 BUTUAN CITY - Regional Director Adams Torres of Civil Service Commission (CSC-Caraga) said most of colleges and universities in the region are still in the Levels 1 & 2 classification, per HEI’s standard.

This is why there were no honor students yet granted Civil Service eligibility during graduation.

Surigao City takes up blue print protocol SURIGAO CITY - The Surigao City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, led by Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas, with Vice Mayor Danilo Menor, City Councilors Rise Faith Recabo, Kent Yuipco, Perfecto Consigo and CDRRMC in ots first regular council meeting at CMO-Conference Room, took up the blue print protocol on responding emergency situations; come-up a regular preparedness activities; Community involvement; and budgeting. The meeting was one of the highlights in the National Disaster Consciousness Celebration.

Provincial DRRMC meets on peace situation SURIGAO CITY - Members of the Peace and Order Council (PPOC) of Surigao del Norte had its meeting July 26 on the peace and order updates, provincial drug situationer report, presentation of 2010-2013 PPOC accomplishment report, and setting prov’l direction on Peace & Order for the next 3 yrs.

Faith-based NGO moves with DOH BUTUAN CITY - The Montero Medical Missions, a faith-base international NGO, has been working with the Department Health, through the National Committee on Sight Preservation in line with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness - Vision 2020 The Right to Sight initiative, which now started replication process in several strategic areas of the Philippines. acquired and with these toolkits, you can immediately start your livelihood…

Make use of these things in a right way,” the official said.

Skills’ providers in Agusan del Norte are the Saint Michael’s College of Caraga, Butuan Doctors’

College, Father Saturnino Urios University, Northern Mindanao Colleges, Saint Joseph Institute of Technology, Candelaria Institute, and the Provincial Training Center in Cabadbaran City and Nasipit town. (RER, TESDA-Caraga/asf )

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