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3-Yr Program for Poor yet Deserving Students pursuing SHS Tech-Voc Track

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By Mike Baños

indanao’s first university used the birthday of its Patron saint for the toppingoff ceremony of the Dorm 1 for its Andrew L. Gotianun, Sr. Center for Integrated Technologies (ALGCIT) at Manresa Complex, Fr William Masterson Avenue, Upper Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City.

“It is significant to note that we are able to hold the topping-off of the Dorm 1 of this ALGCIT program on the 7th day of April, the birth date of St Francis Xavier, patron of our University and the universal Church’s patron of all missions,” said Fr Roberto Yap, University President.

“On this day we renew once more our commitment to our mission of forming men and women of character, men and women for others, with the financially-challenged yet deserving students taking a special place in our hearts such as what we do in this ALGCIT program,” he added.

Dorm 1 is the first to be constructed among a series of new buildings of its XU-Andrew L. Gotianun Sr. Center for

Integrated Technologies (ALGCIT), a special Senior High School for poor but deserving students pursuing three-year cutting edge technical specializations.

A brainchild of the partnership between Xavier Ateneo and the family of the late Mr. Andrew L. Gotianun, Sr., led by his son Mr. Jonathan T. Gotianun, XU-ALGCIT is designed to be a free boarding school yet envisioned to become an ivy leaguer in the senior high school tech-voc arena.

Representing Mr. Jonathan T. Gotianun for Andrew Gotianun Foundation Inc. (AGFI) was Juan Eugenio L. Roxas, President & CEO of FDC Utilities, Inc. Last September, AGFI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Educational Research

and Development Assistance (ERDA) Foundation and Xavier University with a pledge of P500 million to put up a Technical-Vocational High School for scholars at the Phividec Industrial Estate in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.

Dubbed the Xavier Ateneo Andrew L. Gotianun, Sr. Center for Integrated Technologies (ALGCIT) the school aims to produce Senior High School Graduates pursuing a Technical Vocational Track who are world-ready, with international standard competencies, and spiritual and social commitment.

AGFI shall finance the construction of the school buildings, workshops, and dormitories, furniture and other equipment, IT, Tech-Voc machinery and transport vehicles.

It has also committed to partly underwrite the ALGCIT’s operating costs for its first five years of operations to allow poor yet deserving students to pursue a Jesuit education as full, live-in scholars.

The school site was later transferred to Xavier Ateneo’s Manresa Complex in Upper

Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City.

“This project has also challenged the university to rethink its concept of its SHS Tech Voc track and catalyze its transformation to become a premier Tech Voc Senior High School,” said Dr. Dulce R. Dawang, Vice President for Basic Education.

“After two years of discussions, planning, worrying and strategizing, and while still more preparations are being made, ALGCIT is definitely well on its way to implementation,” Dawang noted.

“The topping off ceremony symbolizes the actualization of these plans. Next month we will already be starting the training of the first cohort of students, the 160 recipients of the ALGCIT scholarship. We algcit/PAGE 7

Xavier Ateneo President Fr Roberto C Yap welcomes the topping off of the ALGCIT Program Dorm 1

Francisco F. Guerra III, chairman of the Xavier Ateneo Board of Trustees, relates his college experience living in a dormitory. photo by mike baños , npn

Xavier Ateneo President Fr Roberto Yap takes first dibs during the Topping-Off Ceremony for Dorm 1 of the ALGCIT Program April 7, 2018 at the Manresa Complex.

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By The Night Stalker

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Mapawa Trail Series kicks off April 29 Kagay-an After Dark | By The Night Stalker

Cagayan de Oro’s Signature Trail Series kicks off this month with Trail Run Mapawa on April 29th.

The first of the region’s only Trail Run Series, Trail Run Mapawa will feature a 5K and 21K running event

that’s expected to gather runners and enthusiasts from all over the country.

The Mapawa Trail Run Series features three trail runs spaced every two months at the Mapawa Nature Park in Malasag, Barangay Cugman, which is

Cagayan de Oro’s only urban forest reserve.

Participants experience escalating trail runs in the scenic and exhilarating terrain inside the park which includes Mitugsok Falls, The Pinnacle, Monte Vista Peak, The Base Hut, and Camp Edward, among others.

Established in December 2011, the event has attracted thousands of participants from short distance runners to endurance runners and continues to gain widespread attention among enthusiasts.

This event is an accredited event of the International Trail Running Association based in France; a

qualifying race for Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, the global trail running summit in Switzerland; and a member of Asia Trail Masters.

The next two trail running events are Trail Marathon Mapawa 10k and 42k run and will culminate with 15k and 50k Trail Fifty Mapawa.

Find out more about these events at the following web links:https://raceyaya. com/solutions/ registration, http://www. asiatrailmaster.com/#/ mapawa-trail-run/, https://www.facebook. com/Mapawa-TRAILSeries-296443940786656/, and http:// utmbmontblanc.com/ mapawa/PAGE 7

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SSS to run after 7,000 firms for contribution payments THE STATE-RUN pension fund will chase an initial 7,000 firms that evaded contribution payments to help shore up its revenues after its profits shrank last year.

“We have identified some 7,000 delinquent companies, malaki at maliit (big and small), all over the country. Sila ang aming bibisitahin or dadalawin. Padadalhan ng (We will pay them a visit and send a) notice,” Social Security System (SSS) President and CEO Emmanuel F. Dooc said.

He said this will be done through the issuance of Warrant of Distraint, Levy and Garnishment (WDLG), where the pension fund will question employers’ payment records — a measure that has never been done by SSS even though it is granted under the Social Security Act of 1997.

The WDLG will enable the SSS to seize real and personal properties, subject to an auction sale, as payment for unpaid contributions resulting from unsatisfactory assessments.

Mr. Dooc said this would shore up “significant income” for them once the measure is implemented “before the end of the year.”

“I’ve asked our legal and large account (divisions) to give me P5 billion,” Mr. Dooc said when asked how much he expects to collect after issuing WDLGs. “We are expecting that this will bring us greater efficiency in collecting,” he said.

“We are already training our account officers. We are hiring legal enforcement officers and sheriffs to serve notices and corresponding warrants.”

SSS’ profit in 2017 dropped by 36.56% to P20.3 billion from the P32 billion it recorded in 2016.

Moreover, the SSS official said that he remains hopeful for President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s approval of the pension fund’s proposed contribution hike by the second half this year.

“I remain hopeful that we can effect the contribution increase hopefully this year. I hope it would be started on April, but that will not happen pending the request submitted to Malacañang. but we

follow it up regularly,” said Mr. Dooc.

“I hope that we can still do it on the second half. First half, there’s a slim chance. The earlier, the bigger our collection,” he added.

He said that if the SSS were able to increase the contribution rate shared by employers and employees by 3% to 14%, and likewise raise the maximum salary credit to P20,000 from P16,000, it would generate some P45 billion additional revenues by the end of the year.

Aside from the Palace order, Mr. Dooc said they are also waiting on Congress’ amendment of the SSS Charter before they could unilaterally increase the contribution rates.

The House of Representatives already approved on final reading House Bill 2158 in January this year, but its counterpart in the Senate is set to start deliberations in the plenary.

The contribution hike was supposed to be a condition to the first P1,000 across-the-board pension hike in January last year.

LOAN RESTRUCTURING Meanwhile, the SSS will also be launching another loan restructuring program (LRP) for delinquents affected by natural calamities next month.

“This is the second opportunity to launch the loan restructuring program. This follows last year’s LRP na napakaraming nagavail nito (which so many availed of ),” SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc in a press conference yesterday in Quezon City.

He said that he expects the SSS to condone P2.85 billion penalties and generate about P1.2 billion from the LRP — much lower than the P13 billion it raised during April 2016 to April 2017 from about 850,000 delinquents.

Mr. Dooc said that the upcoming offer would cater to those remaining SSS memberdelinquents — about 250,000 — who were not able to avail the previous LRP, and is not intended to be a revenue-raising measure. sss/PAGE 7

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COLLABORATION. VP Leni Robredo, Xavier Ateneo president Fr Roberto C Yap SJ, members of the XU Social Development cluster and the Office of the Vice President (OVP), and stakeholders from the public and private sectors share a group photo after the groundbreaking ceremony in Barangay Sagonsongan, Marawi. supplied photo

Xavier Ateneo to manage building resettlement village in war-torn Marawi After the successful creation and integration of the Xavier Ecoville, a resettlement village for Typhoon Sendong survivors in Cagayan de Oro City, Xavier Ateneo has embarked on a similar undertaking of building a community — this time, in the war-torn city of Marawi.

Xavier Ateneo has committed to be the project manager for establishing a village of at least 60 transitory houses (good to last for five years) for internally displaced families (bakwits) who will need to wait for their permanent houses to be completed in what was the “battle zone” at the city center.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the “Angat Buhay Village” transpired in March in Barangay Sagonsongan, Marawi.

“It is wonderful that so many partners from the public and private sectors are involved in this project,” said Xavier

Ateneo president Fr Roberto “Bobby” C Yap SJ in his message.

Collaborations to rebuild Marawi The Office of the Vice President (OVP) invited Xavier Ateneo to lead the said project considering the university's success in building the Xavier Ecoville in Barangay Lumbia, CDO. VP Leni Robredo and her team hope to maximize their bridging role by encouraging collaborations among XU, the local government of Marawi, and other stakeholders that are aligned with this project.

Funding for the construction materials of the houses was sourced from the funds collected from over 24,000 donors of the “Piso Para sa Laban ni Leni” who have agreed to use their donations for this project. The total cost of this project is pegged at Php7M. The masterplan of the village and the design of the 24m2 house are

being provided pro bono by the United Architects of the Philippines - QC Elliptical Chapter. Metro Stonerich Corp, the official contractor for the houses, will also provide engineers and labor pro bono.

The LGU of Marawi, led by Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra, secured the site in Barangay Sagonsongan for the said project.

The local government will undertake the site development activities with funding assistance from the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and Task Force Bangon Marawi, and will ensure that the houses will have connections for water and electricity.

The identification of beneficiaries and provision of the necessary support in the social preparation for the transfer of the bakwits to their houses will also be carried out

by LGU Marawi, through their technical working

group on Kambalingan (a Maranao term for homecoming).

Bayanihan in the peripheries “With the bayanihan of so many partners, we hope to have most houses ready for occupancy by 12th June 2018,” Yap said.

“As in Xavier Ecoville, the village XU built for Sendong survivors, we hope to work on this Marawi project following the principle, ‘we are not just building houses, we are building community.’

Xavier Ateneo will work with the LGU and CSOs, such as the AlMujadilah Development Foundation, for the social preparation of the beneficiaries, in ways appropriate and sensitive to Maranao culture,” Yap added.

Xavier Ateneo is appealing for donations that will fund the “soft” but equally important components of social preparation and holistic community development.

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Clad in Ernz Huiso, models strike the runway during a catwalk show for Women's Month last March 25 at SM CDO Downtown Premier. photo by mark francisco

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IDC Supports Batangas Developments “We are indeed excited for Sto Tomas Batangas’ developments. With IDC’s goal in building a sustainable development in all emerging cities across the country, we believe that the position of Miramonti perfectly fits that objective.

Batangas is rich in tourist spots, culture, and history and we are honored to build our first project in Luzon in Sto. Tomas” Romolo Nati explained.

March 21- The Senate of the Philippines approved the third and final reading in turning Sto Tomas, Batangas into a component city last March 19, 2018. It was testified that the annual average income of the province is at more than 230 million, which makes it more than qualified for the conversion into a Component City according to Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF).

Sto Tomas Batangas is known for its competitive tourism, wonderful cultural heritage sites, colorful fiestas and irresistible delicacies.

With its flourishing communities and natural wonder, it is no doubt that Batangas is dubbed as one of the richest provinces in the country.

The province of Sto

Tomas, which is known for its green movement, shares the same passion with IDC’s sustainable goals. “As a company aimed to bring sustainable projects in emerging cities in the country, we believe the booming town of Sto. Tomas in Batangas is an ideal location for our first

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sustainable project in Luzon.

In fact, environmental protection is a topmost concern of the province which perfectly fits to our ambition,” Nati added.

Miramonti, which means “facing the mountains” in Italian, is IDC’s first development in Luzon. Miramonti will

harness green strategies with its distinctive Italian design. The Miramonti project is designed to consist of three towers to be developed in two phases.

The first phase will be a 21 storey tower, sitting atSop a podium structure, to be built on a prime commercial lot in Sto Tomas Batangas.

The development will harness the best principles of passive cooling technology. Miramonti ensures safety as well as reduced overall energy consumption of end users and maintenance of the building.

Miramonti is developed by publicly listed real

estate developer Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC). Founded by Arch.

Romolo Nati (Chairman and CEO) and Atty. Jose D. Leviste III (President), IDC is a young ItalianFilipino company focused in sustainable property developments in emerging cities across the Philippines.

Worrying wouldn’t help Life is better than ever, so why does everybody seem to be unhappy? As regular reader of this column, you surely remember this topic which I already raised several times.

Whenever I hear people saying that things turned so bad nowadays, I think of my late LOLA, born in 1899 (!) into a really awful world in Germany and its surroundings.

Also the so-called “Golden Twenties” between two World Wars have been everything but golden for her and my former relatives. Lola never complained, even during the sorrowful times in the former East German, the “German Democratic Republic”. Lola reached the ripe old age of almost 86.

We hardly count our blessings. We enjoy counting our crosses. Instead of gains, we count our losses. We don’t have to do all that counting - computers do it for us.

Information is easily had.

Facebook to and fro, back and forth, there and back how many posts and comments have been posted already with sadness, loneliness, boredom strikes, problems, worries ... .

Just remember this: Opportunity doesn’t just knock - it jiggles the door-knob. and “your social media onlinefriend” - the worrier, is with you day and night, at every corner, following your every step. Complaining and grumbling are good excuses, right?

Is social media bad for us? Three billion people, around 40% of the world’s population, use online social media – and we’re spending an average of two hours every day sharing, liking, tweeting and updating on these platforms, according to some reports. That breaks down to around half a million tweets and Snapchat photos shared every minute. Stress, mood, anxiety, depression, sleep (or better non-sleep), self-esteem - Overall, social media’s effects on well-being are ambiguous, according to a paper written last year by researchers from the Netherlands. However, they suggested there is clearer evidence for the impact on one group of people: social media has a more negative effect on the well-being of those who are more socially isolated.

Imagine, we have time and opportunities to do almost anything. So why haven’t we done it? We have the freedom of bondage or restraint, every one of us in his or her very

special unique way - but, Have My Say we’re still our old inferior selves.

The job is boring. I don’t get a good job. The house is an un-pleasend mixture of tidy and dirty things. It’s a mess. I’m not in the mood to arrange my garden. I can’t afford a gardener. That’s life.

How sad. No, it’s not my Klaus Doring fault; or course not.

The whole world is an awful place filled with dreadful and horrible negativism.

Yes, I confess, I’m also surrounded by many worriers who put their fears into me. Politicians, i.e., many times love to search for some grave alarm that will cause individuals to abandon their sperate concerns and act im concert, so that politicians can wield the baton. Calls to fatal struggles and fights are forever being sounded.

The over-bearing person, who tyrannizes the weak, who wants to domineer and to bluster, is simply nothing else than a worrier, who claims to be a friend. But he isn’t.

Really not! The bullying of fellow citizens by means of dread and fright has been going on since Paleolithic times.

The night wolf is eating the moon. Give me silver and I’ll make him spit out.

Well, when will we start counting our courage and not our fears, or enjoy instead of our woe? Worrying itself is pointless.Of course, no society has achieved perfectly rules of law, never-ending education or unique responsible governments. Let’s seek out the worries but avoid the worriers, because they try to avoid liberty.

If you are still worrying right now about something, try to read Jeremiah 29:10-14 or Revelation 21:1-8, just to mention these two. It works. +++ Email me: doringklaus@gmail.com or follow me in Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www.klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot.com .

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Story and Photos by MARK FRANCISCO

In its 2018 debut, Artsada Kagay-an, Inc. unveiled its nudethemed artworks at an exhibit that will run until April 15 at Limketkai 2/L East Concourse.

Various media were presented by the 13 artists that comprise Artsada – Lloyd Hinosolango, Mark Bailo, Jayson Labtan, Ryan Marc Arces, Mar John Sayson, Kahlil Dumagat, Iv y Marie Dalonos, Edgardo Palad, Alma Concepcion Parreño, Pie Garcia, Leah Grace Deatras, Hansley Domugho and Kristie Sabanpan.

The new officers of Artsada led by president Lloyd Hinosolango also took their oath during the occasion.

The VIPs who cut the ribbon and witnessed the exhibit’s Day One were Camiguin Rep. Xavier Jesus Romualdo and Misamis Oriental Rep. Juliette Uy. According to Sayson, Bare was conceived because nude “is an invitation to contemplate what beauty and perfection there is in the human

Ivy Marie Dalonos and her artwork

Misamis Oriental Rep. Juliette Uy

form – our strengths, our individuality and uniqueness and our embodiedness.”

“Despite our diversity, it invites us to realize the similarities in the

biolog y of our being and our oneness with this larger body called humanity. This is

us, our glories and downfalls, our virtues and vices, our truths and lies, our perfection

and f laws – bared for all to see,” Sayson said.

Bare will be on exhibit until April 15.

Timeers Keeper starts training Text and Photos by MARK FRANCISCO

The pioneering wave of Timers Keeper have started their training last Sunday at Grand Caprice Restaurant.

Anchored on the topic Entrepeneurial Values and Networking Skills, the main lecturer was Cagayan de Oro-based veteran motivational trainer Cosme Pacana.

The 230 members of Timers Keeper who graced the almost day-long occasion

also listened to the inspirational life stories of local motorcycle racing legend Edol Sanes and BusinessWeek Mindanao publisher/CEO Dante Sudaria.

To spice things up, Mindanao Daily News managing editor Ruel Pelone gave the Timeers Keeper members hints on how to maximize the social media in promoting their products and recruiting more

members for the MLM company.

After Pacana’s lecture, IT expert Arex Pantallano briefed the members on how to use the Timeers Keeper website and company CEO Dr. Dorwin Lajot, himself a seasoned motivational trainer, gave a lecture on The 5 Activities That Will Create Millions in the Networking Business.

It was indeed a good start for the Timeers Keeper which had a grand

Having just concluded their first Cagayan de Oro training, Timeers Keeper will be holding their 1st Leaders Summit at Chali Beach Resort on May 27. photo supplied

launch earlier in January.

Timeers stands for Time Machine Enriching Entrepreneurial Radical System.

Just like a time machine, users of this system who will be called TIMEERS Keepers will set aside time to listen and understand the inputs during the training so they can easily share to other people the benefit of DL8 Therapy products.

Delving mostly on nutritional medicine, DL8 Therapy offer various

Mindanao Daily News Managing Editor Ruel Pelone

programs tailor-made for each individual patient’s health history.

Meanwhile, TIMEERS is intended for people

BusinessWeek Mindanao/Mindanao Daily News publisher Dante M Sudaria is being interviewed

by Timeers Keepers CEO Dorwin Z. Lajot, D.Min HM about how to slowly rise and become a successful entrepreneur.

who are struggling on their way out to financial stability and health capability. It is a system that provides awareness and training program to help individuals generate growth, productivity and wealth for a healthy lifestyle.

There are three categories to join – learner, builder and masterclass. Be trained, improved, motivated, empowered and be a radical entrepreneur to experience real success.

For more inquiries, just drop by DL8 Therapy in Camaman-an, Cagayan de Oro City.

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Honda Rolls Out the One Dream Campaign

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onda Philippines, Inc. (HPI), the number one motorcycle manufacturer in the Philippines, brought together motorcycle enthusiasts as it unveils its new campaign of inspiring Filipinos to achieve their dreams at the Inside Racing Bike Festival, the country’s most prestigious motorcycle show, held recently at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

Created under the theme “ONE DREAM”, this new communication campaign aims to unite all motorcycle riders to carry over the goal

of uniting Filipinos by serving as a tool in helping people achieve their dream.

“Knowing that people strive to achieve their dreams and aspirations motivates Honda to continue with our efforts of helping them realize it,” said Mr. Daiki Mihara, President of HPI. Through ONE DREAM, these efforts are ref lected in Honda’s recent partnership with the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA,) the most prestigious basketball league in the Philippines, for the Commissioner’s Cup. Basketball, being a part

of the Filipino culture and their love for the sports, is just one of the highlights in HPI’s nationwide campaign to reach out to more

Filipinos and touch on their interests. Still, this is just a portion of Honda’s various activities for ONE DREAM that Filipinos

should watch out for in the coming months.

Another highlight is the showcase of HPI’s latest collection of spectacular Honda

motorcycles of various segments, including The New Honda BeAT color variants and All-New PCX150 for the Automatic (AT) segment, The New CBR150R for the high on-road sports segment, and The All-New CRF150L for the offroad sports segment.

Aside from the latest motorcycles, HPI also introduces two of its newest Big Bike models during the event, namely the CBR1000RR FIREBLADE SP and HONDA CB1100EX, to complete its lineup of Big Bikes which were first launched last December 2017.

number automatic motorcycle. The arrival of Miollennials, Nadine Lustre and BoybandPH, cause a spectacle that you wouldn’t have wanted to miss. The

entire exhibit was surrounded by all forms of supporters. First to arrive was BoybandPH. Tristan,Ford,Niel, Russell and, Joao delighted the crown

with an spectacular performance. The dazzling Nadine Lustre rode her Mio i 125 all the way to the booth that amazed and inspired everyone in attendance.

Yamaha launches the Yclub Tour De Rev Photo by Kit Pilla

Displaying innovation that offers riders to own the future, everyone inside the exhibition had plenty to choose from. Sophistication and performance was on hand with the Max Series. The NMAX, TMAX, and the recently released XMAX. The big bikes provided the power physically and emotionally. It wasn’t hard to get your blood f lowing with the MT09, Super Tenere, Tracer 900, XSR 900, SR400, YZF-R6, and YZF-R1.

The movement has been

causing quite the stir with the ‘WE ARE MIO’ campaign which pushes a young a trendy culture to be unstoppable.

This world that Yamaha created pushed beyond the boundaries of generational norms by introducing the Miollennials. Those are Nadine Lustre for MIO i 125, BoybandPH for the all new MIO Sporty, Drew Arellano for the MIO soul I 125, and Matteo Guidicelli for MIO Aerox. Of course, the highlight of the day was the Yamaha Club

Tour De Rev. Marketing Customer Relations Head, Mr. Hansel Leyva, unveiled the plan for the nationwide tour which had legs in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao for advanced riders. To register you can just log on www. yamahaclub.com.ph to have the opportunity to join the tour. It is sponsored by Petron Corporation, Customer Care Products Inc., Racing Boy, Motoworld, and Universal Rubina Corporation.

Then, the muchawaited “We Are Mio” featuring the

KYMCO Introduces the Noodoe User Interface System Photo by Kit Pilla

KYMCO Philippines a 100% subsidiary of KYMCO Taiwan, one of the World’s leading manufacturer of Scooters and Maxi scooters finally launches the user interface system that places the scooter riders in the center of everything, Facebook updates, weather reports, news and even a radar that tracks your riding mates are part of the futuristic smart

instrument panel on the new KYMCO Scooters and Maxi scooter such as KYMCO’s Flagship Model AK550 now made available to other Newly launched Models Like the Popular Old school Model KYMCO Like 150i ABS 4V engine E4, The Modern Retro Scooter People S 150 Fi ABS 16” 150cc 4V engine E4, The New Sporty Fi Maxi Scooter ABS XCITING 300I and of course

the noodoe version of KYMCO’s 300 Fi ABS Maxi Touring Scooter XTown.

What’s more on the “noodoe” dashboard, It also allows you to edit the Dash Board based on your personal taste by placing your favorite photo, lets you to answer Calls via Blue tooth head set ,tracks missed calls and text messages, directs you to the nearest fuel stop and can be personalized with colors kymco/PAGE 7

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are all excited to witness this tremendous boost in our Tech Voc SHS,” she added.

“We are extremely grateful and awed at the unequalled generosity and friendship of the Gotianun family,” Fr. Yap said. “May you find our journey encouraging and inviting, and may the joys, hope and thanksgiving of Easter inspire you to continue sharing with others through Xavier Ateneo the gift of abundance from the Risen Lord!”

Besides the new Senior High School buildings, the university also recently inaugurated and blessed its new Xavier Ateneo Sports Centre in its Grade School Pueblo campus.

Mr. Francisco F. Guerra III, Chair, XU Board of Trustees, said he was elated at how the ALGCIT program was starting off with Dorm 1, reminding him of his four years in college when he also lived in a dormitory.

“When you live in a dormitory, the education has increased a thousand fold because the foundation of learning in a classroom is not only multiplied so many times by living with 160 other people, in the dormitory,” he related.

“And this is where we learn what it’s like to live with other people who are different from us, have different opinions, the interaction is going to be tremendous. And this is why it’s such a meaningful occasion, to start our journey with a dormitory.”

Dedicated to the memory of Filinvest Founder Andrew L. Gotianun, Sr., ALGCIT represents his advocacy for education and his commitment to the progress of Mindanao.

The Dorm 1 building has been targeted for completion on May 31, 2018 in time for the school opening.

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include additional units for the village, home starter kits, livelihood programs, and funding for the construction of temporary learning spaces.

XU’s engagement in this housing project is a continuation of its Tabang Marawi from page 3 operations, which began almost immediately after “While many have the Marawi siege that benefited from the Loan erupted in May 2017 Restructuring Program and has been sustained implemented in 2016, up to today, even after we have also received the fighting ceased in numerous requests from October 2017. members to extend or The Marawi siege was re-implement it. So for a five-month-long (Maythose who were not able to apply, this is your time October) urban battle in to clean your outstanding Marawi City, the capital of Lanao del Sur, between loan balance and regain your good-standing with government forces and the ISIS-affiliated Maute SSS,” said Mr. Dooc.

Mr. Dooc said that all Group, that displaced more than 600,000 SSS branches will start individuals. accepting applications Among the early on April 2. Unlike the first LRP, the offer period recovery interventions conducted through would only last for six Tabang Marawi were: the months. agri-enterprise initiative To qualify under the for the families living second LRP, the loan in transitory villages, must be past its due building temporary for at least six months learning spaces, and from the offer period, providing medical and must be residing or supplies and equipment. working on the date of the disaster-struck area as For the agri-livelihood program, Xavier Ateneo declared by the National was assigned to provide Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council linkage to market and capacity building, while (NDRRMC). the Latter Day Saints He said this includes Charities supplied the victims of the Marawi farm inputs and seeds. crisis last year and the Yap said that Tabang eruption of the Mayon Marawi is Xavier volcano in January.

Ateneo’s response to the Potential borrowers invitation of Pope Francis under the LRP will be “to go to the peripheries.” able to take advantage of a lower 3% interest rate payable at a maximum of five years, lower than the from page 6 10% it charges in its usual and vital information loan packages. such as weather updates, Approved applicants The smartphone may no longer participate Internet connectivity via in any future SSS loan Bluetooth and GPS make condonation. Members your Scooter online that were granted with so that it can alert you final benefit claims prior to weather warnings, to the LRP period cannot the latest news, social avail the program, as well media updates and as those who committed messages via SMS or fraud against the SSS. WhatsApp. While some The LRP covers would suggest and SSS’ loan programs think that this might be including the Salary distracting, the user can Loan, Emergency Loan, actually program what Educational Loan, Study basic features, views from page 2 Now Pay Later Plan, and information one enpage/87/courses_ Voc-Tech Loans, Y2K would want to view and qualificatives_liste.html Loans and Investments exclude others that one or google Trail Fifty Incentive Loan. think is unimportant.

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“This is our way of One of the most Mapawa Trail Series helping our members to ERRATUM is presented by Mapawa clear their obligations Nature Park, R.O.X., and within their capacity, In connection with Race Yaya. as well as making the OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE JUDGE, Sponsors for Trail sure that they have a published on MARCH 26, Run Mapawa on April 29, secured future with their 2018, the correct name is 2018 21K and 5K include entitlement to full SSS ATTY. MARIA ROSARIO the following: Presentor benefits because we at CONSUELO S. TUMULAK Mapawa Nature Park, Co SSS know that a majority not as published on the first issue.

- Presentor Recreational of our members have Outdoor eXchange undergone difficulties OUR APOLOGY (R.O.X),- get outside caused by disasters and Salomon, Time to Play calamities,” Mr. Dooc Sponsors: Powerade, said.

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April 9-15, 2018

SSS lowers compulsory retirement age of racehorse jockeys The Social Security System (SSS) has reduced the compulsory retirement age for professional racehorse jockeys, from 60 years old to 55 years old, in compliance with Republic Act 10789 or the Racehorse Jockeys Retirement Act. Based on RA 10789, the reduced age is to protect racehorse jockeys from the "inherent dangers of their profession which causes life-threatening injuries, permanent disability or even death."

“Considering the danger the racehorse jockeys encounter, the new policy will allow them to enjoy their retirement benefit five years earlier than other SSS members,” said SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc.

In the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Order No. 169, the new compulsory retirement age covers those who have been employed and certified as a racehorse jockey by an employer licensed by the Philippine Racing Commission.

In addition, they must have also worked as a racehorse jockey exciting features is the GPS locator that tracks and shows the exact distance and location where you’re riding buddies are. It’s like a traffic radar viewer screen on fascinating display named as the “noodoe Cloud” which tracks other online

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for at least five years, either continuous or intermittent, prior to the semester of retirement which actual date falls not earlier than May 24, 2016, the effectivity date of the Racehorse Jockeys Retirement Act However, the DOLE order emphasized that the compulsory retirement age of 55 is applicable only in the absence of an approved retirement plan by the employer.

Aside from the requirements given by DOLE, a racehorsejockey SSS member must have paid at least 120 contributions to qualify for monthly retirement benefits under the SSS otherwise, the member will only receive a lump sum benefit. The member, however, has the option not to file the SSS retirement benefit claim application and instead continue to contribute to complete the required 120 contributions to qualify for a monthly pension.

"If upon reaching the age of 55 and the racehorse jockey has already retired not earlier than May 24, 2016 but has not met

the required 120 SSS monthly contributions, he may continue paying the lacking contributions. His retirement date will be the month after the semester of his 120th contribution,” said Dooc.

As an example, Dooc explained that a racehorse jockey who continued paying SSS contributions because he is still not qualified for an SSS monthly pension when he reached his compulsory retirement not earlier than May 24, 2016 and completed the 120th contribution on December 2019 can apply for an SSS retirement benefit by April 2020.

To date, only underground and surface mineworkers whose actual date of retirement is not earlier than April 27, 2016 have optional retirement at age 50 with mandatory retirement age at 60 years old pursuant to Republic Act 10757.

For more details on the retirement claim application for racehorse jockeys, call the SSS Call Center at 920-6446 to 55 or email member_relations@sss. gov.ph.

scooter with the same feature. You can also use the noodoe to find your scooter when you’re lost at the carpark, or even view your scooter of its latest location on your last online or pairing this might be the answer for stolen scooter.

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interesting is KYMCO Philippines re-direction of its major Product line up a taxing and critical move that would further promote the growth of scooter to the next Maxi Level which is dubbed as “KYMCO EXPERIENCE”

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