CDOTIMES December 5-11, 2015

The

ARTS & CULTURE | HEALTH | EVENTS | TRAVEL & TOURISM | PEOPLE

CAGAYANLifestyle TIMES Weekly de Oro

Volume 3 | No. 18 | Cagayan de Oro City | December 5-11, 2015

Zonta CDO II hosts forum on Human Trafficking: A Global Epidemic Capitol University to lead IFight vs. Human Trafficking in CDO

T

he local chapter of a worldwide service organization of executives in business and the professions aimed at advancing the status of women worldwide hosted a forum on the global epidemic of human trafficking.

Zonta Club of Cagayan de Oro II hosted a forum on Human Trafficking: A Global Epidemic on 05 December 2015 with resource speaker Maria Cecilia FloresOebanda, founding president and executive director of Manilabased Visayan Forum, which has battled human trafficking, forced labor and other forms of modern day slavery since 1991.

Ms. Flores-Oebanda is the Founder and President of the Visayan Forum Foundation, a national NGO in Ms Flores-Oebanda leads the youth participants in the IFight cheer to battle the global epidemic of Human Trafficking the Philippines that

promotes the rights and development of marginalized migrants, especially those in the invisible and informal sectors, like domestic workers and trafficked women and children.

She has spent most of her life as a freedom fighter and worked with the urban poor, peasants, women, youth and children. Because of her work, she became a political prisoner for four years under the Marcos dictatorship.

She was released from detention as a result of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. full story/PAGE 2

Messages of Burmese refugees’ hope echoed by American missionary in CDO Story and Photo by MARK FRANCISCO

FROM the cramped Karen refugee camps in the Thailand-Myanmar border to the urban serenity of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines, it

seemed to be a cultural shift for the then 28-year-old Californian missionary Gordon Griffith when he got married here last year.

But it was not. For Gordon could relate that the 40-year-old conflict in Mindanao is akin to the plight of the Karen people in Thailand.

Persecuted by what was then known as

Burma in the late 1940s, the Karen people are still in a seemingly stateless notion and has been cramping in nine refugee camps in Thailand for the past messages/PAGE 6

Non-traditional Christmas decors

The CAGAYAN de ORO TIMES Editorial and Advertising: thecagayantimes@gmail.com | 09177121424

2

The

CAGAYANTIMES Lifestyle Weekly de Oro

Zonta CDO II hosts forum on Human Trafficking: A Global Epidemic December 5-11, 2015

Capitol University to lead IFight vs. Human Trafficking in CDO

T

he local chapter of a worldwide service organization of executives in business and the professions aimed at advancing the status of women worldwide hosted a forum on the global epidemic of human trafficking.

Zonta Club of Cagayan de Oro II hosted a forum on Human Trafficking: A Global Epidemic on 05 December 2015 with resource speaker Maria Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, founding president and executive director of Manila-based Visayan Forum, which has battled human trafficking, forced labor and other forms of modern day slavery since

1991.

Ms. Flores-Oebanda is the Founder and President of the Visayan Forum Foundation, a national NGO in the Philippines that promotes the rights and development of marginalized migrants, especially those in the invisible and informal sectors, like domestic workers and trafficked women and children.

Zonta Int’l Past Area 3 Director Girlie Velez introduces the forum speaker

Visayan Forum Pres & Exec Dir Ma. Cecilia FloresOebanda receives a plaque of appreciation from Zonta CDO 2 Pres Lindy Patriana & Past Area 3 Dir Girlie Velez

She has spent most of her life as a freedom fighter and worked with the urban poor, peasants, women, youth and children. Because of her work, she became a political prisoner for four years under the Marcos dictatorship. She was released from detention as a result of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution.

Immediately after her release, she set up the Visayan Forum Foundation. She is the convener of the MultiSectoral Network against Trafficking in Persons, a national alliance of civil society, government and private groups that works for the prevention, protection and reintegration of victims, and prosecution of offenders of human trafficking in the Philippines.

During an interview with HumanTrafficking. org Ms. Flores-Oebanda identified some of the root causes of human trafficking in the Philippines: “Victims are pushed by poverty, unemployment, lack of educational alternatives, peer influence, social expectations and armed conflict, and the mere inability of young people to continue their studies.

Many believe in making family sacrifices.”

“In the Philippines, the phenomenon of trafficking in women and children has two faces: serving both the overseas job markets as well as the local market. A network of headhunters which scouts for recruits in poor communities earns as much as $10 to $20 per head, putting recruits in a position of indebtedness to recruiters who harbor them.”

“Before reaching Manila and other exit airports, recruiters have to identify, screen, and transport potential victims from poor provinces. Traffickers clandestinely organize their transport operations through different ports and land routes across the country. As it happens inside the country, it is part and parcel of the international dynamics of trafficking, and solutions must be combined

Young forum participants listen intently to Ms Flores-Oebanda as she apprises them on the global epidemic of human trafficking

addressing these two dimensions.”

The Philippines is considered among the leading sources of migrant workers all over the world.

As of December 2003, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration reported some 7.76 million Filipinos are working abroad. It is part of the Government Philippine Medium Term Development Plan.

This policy has another side of coin: thousands of Filipinos fall into trafficking for exploitative situations, she added.

“Trafficking is also still remains rampant within borders. Inside the Philippines, there is trafficking from rural to urban metropolitan areas.

Even overseas recruiters rely on intricate processes that start from far-flung communities,” she noted.

Ms. Flores-Oebanda is also the Philippine and Southeast Asia Coordinator for the Global March Against Child Labor, a worldwide movement on behalf of 250 million working children, 4 million of whom are Filipino. She is also the current chairperson of Child Workers in Asia, a Bangkok-based network of about 100 NGOs working on the issue of child labor in Asia. A recipient of the 2005 Anti-Slavery Award by Anti-Slavery International—the world’s oldest human

rights organization—she was recognized by the government of the United Kingdom as a “ModernDay Abolitionist” in the 2007 celebration of the bicentenary of the abolition of the Slave Trade Act. The Philippines has made notable progress in the campaign against trafficking in persons, being one of the first countries in Asia to pass a definitive law against trafficking, Republic Act 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003). The law imposes stiff penalties for traffickers and mandates the provision of direct services to trafficking victims.

The challenge for the government is on how to make this law effective and how to fast track the resolutions of cases filed in court. Second is how to address the root causes of the problem.

Aware of the archipelagic nature of the Philippines and that internal trafficking is rampant in many of these transit points, Visayan Forum combats trafficking it transit points, such as shipping ports and airports strategically located across the country. This is a crucial stage when traffickers become highly visible, along with their recruited victims. Within these ports, the VF operates unique facilities called halfway houses.

Inside these halfway houses, a team of multidisciplinary staff provide

integrative services to protect and heal victims. Such services includes temporary shelter, counseling, legal assistance, skills training, and referral for aftercare services.

Visayan Forum offers temporary shelter, healing and repatriation services to women and children. These port halfway houses are also the nerve centers for information and advocacy inside the ports.

Zonta Club of Cagayan de Oro II is part of Area 3, District 17 which covers six countries in Asia. It was chartered in June 1996 as the baby club of Zonta Club of Cagyaan de Oro 1. Personifying Zonta as a dynamic organization, the Club continues to re-invent itself to keep up with the challenges of today’s community, updating and sustaining its various advocacies and service projects, aligning them with the goals of the District and the International organization.

Zonta Club of Cagayan de Oro II officers for the Biennium 2014-2016 include Lindy Patriana, president; Ma. Teresa Celdran, vice president; Ana de la Fuente, secretary; Maris M. Hao, treasurer; Dulce Reyes, asst. treasurer; and Eloisa Pedrajas, Delsa Mortola, Sol Ucab, Melissa Diawatan, Marinela Velez and Esperanza Dacudao, directors.

The CAGAYAN de ORO TIMES Editorial and Advertising: thecagayantimes@gmail.com | 09177121424

The

CAGAYANTIMES Lifestyle Weekly de Oro

December 5-11, 2015

3

MONSTERpreneurs take center stage in Monster Kitchen Food Bazaar Season 3 Enterprising graduates of Monster Kitchen Academy’s shor t term programs showcased their creations for the 3rd straight year at Ayala Centrio Mall’s Activity Center last Thursday, December 3, 2015 in MKA Food Bazaar Season 3 from 10AM- 8PM.

The event drew 20 MONSTERpreneurs who showcased their creations in 18 booths who were warmly received by appreciative shoppers who dropped by all day. The event also featured cooking workshop for kids, baking

Black Forest Cupcakes & Banana Nut with Choco Chip Loaf from Achi’s Pattiserie

demo, cookie decorating workshop, and ham making with Chef Cathy Lopez-Dano spiced with songs and dances in between a raffle draw to end another unforgettable food bazaar for the MONSTERpreneurs.

Mer r y Christmas!

Chef Cathy Lopez-Dano and her pièce de résistance

Geni Labadan’s Customized Cakes & Dessert Buffet

Dessert Mania by Stephanie Jade Almirante

Jane Anne C. Rey & her Sweet Miscellany

Joepy Montera’s Sweet & Savory Stop

Mayeth Ocaya’s Fulltaste Cassava Cakes and Leche Flans

Something Sweet by Ann Christy A. Miranda

Mai Malferrari-Ballesteros’ Churros with Tsokolate are a regular fixture in all MKA Food Bazaars

The CAGAYAN de ORO TIMES Editorial and Advertising: thecagayantimes@gmail.com | 09177121424

4

The

CAGAYANTIMES Lifestyle Weekly de Oro

KNAS shows-off 6th Batch of Training Methodology I December 5-11, 2015

T

By Melody Valeroso-Acenas

wenty-one trainees received certificates as Kinoguitan National Agricultural School (KNAS) of Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental turned out its 6th batch Trainers Methodology Level 1 graduates last Friday, October 23, 2015 at Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City.

Gracing the event was the TESDA Mis. Or. Provincial Director Leo Vega Velez.

In his speech, PD Velez stressed the importance of upgrading and uplifting the dignity and self-esteem

of the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) trainers by addressing some issues, to mention a few: TVET Trainers (Private Sector) Standardization of salary scale; Industry Immersion ; Creation of Trainers/Assessors Board; and CapabilityBuilding Incentives.

According to him, addressing these issues will drive the TVET trainers to train and produce globally – competitive graduates in their respective fields.

Also in attendance were KNAS’ pride

The

CAGAYANTIMES Lifestyle Weekly de Oro

CAGAYAN TIMES Publisher PINKY DOMINGO Marketing Manager MIKE BAÑOS JOE PALABAO CHENG ORDOÑEZ MARK FRANCISCO Board of Editors CLIFFORD SANTILLAN Art Director ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI Legal Counsel

The CAGAYAN de ORO TIMES newspaper is published weekly at Tanleh Bldg., Abellanosa Street, Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro City.

It is registered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 10 with Certificate No. 01801884, and with Business Registration Plane No. 17211 with Business License Certificate 2014-00691.

TIN No. 311-982-549-000 Tele/Fax #: (08822) 74-53-80 Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ CagayandeOroTIMES email us at thecagayantimes@gmail.com Member: Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (Oro Chamber)

facebook.com/CagayandeOroTIMES

Batch 6 of TM1 graduates pose with TESDA-Mis.Or. PD Leo V. Velez (seated 2nd from right) and KNAS VSA Mr. Cirilo A. Macalam, Jr. (seated at the center)

headed by Mr. Cirilo A. Macalam, Jr. (VSA II) and TM1 Trainers - Ms.

Lourdes Z. Sinogaya (Associate Professor 1), Mr. Mark Rey M. Catane (Instructor

1), Mrs. Judy A. Rapatan (Instructor 1), Mrs. Melody V. Acenas (Guidance

Counselor III) and Mr. Garry S. Sinogaya (Admin.

Aide III). (30)

Living Behind Bars When President Obama signed a defense bill that included restrictions blocking the closure of Guantanamo he hinted at using presidential power to shutter the controversial prison. But in reality his options are bleak. Let’s face it: Obama is running out of options and time to close Guantanamo.

Let’s have a look back in history: President Barack Obama on his second day in office on January 22, 2008 signed an executive order to close the Guantanamo prison camp set up by his predecessor George W. Bush within one year. It was a stark symbol intending to show that the newly elected president was wasting no time to fulfill his campaign promise to close the notorious detention facility. It was also meant to highlight a clear break with the Bush administration.

But, despite Obama’s early action to wind down Guantanamo, more than seven years later, and with little less than one year left in his second term,

the prison remains open. Notwithstanding repeated and strong opposition from Congress against closing Guantanamo all these years, Obama routinely insisted that he remained committed to shutting it.

Just last week, Obama appeared to double down again on his promise. In his signing statement to the defense bill which explicitly included provisions that prevent closing Guantanamo, Obama criticized the measures and hinted at closing the prison unilaterally even against opposition from Congress.

Is there really no legal option? In this case the president’s bark may be bigger than his bite, argue constitutional experts.”I don’t think he can close it legally,” said Louis Fisher, author of “The Law of the Executive Branch: Presidential Power” and scholar in residence at the Constitution Project in Washington.

Reality is that Congress has repeatedly blocked the closure of Guantanamo.The defense

bill signed by Obama blocks him from using any federal funds to relocate Guantanamo prisoners to the US or to improve or set up prisons to house them. That is a clear prohibition by Congress which has the power of the purse, noted Fisher who called Obama’s statement on how his administration might be closing Guantanamo without creating a constitutional conflict “very vague.”

“He doesn’t explain how they will do that,” said Fisher. “My guess is he is trying to save face by saying he still can do it.” For Paul Finkelman, scholar in residence at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia the issue isn’t even whether or not Obama could somehow close the Guantanamo facility as such.

What to do with the prisoners? “Guantanamo was created by presidential fiat. If President Bush can create Guantanamo then President Obama can dismantle Guantanamo.

The problem with getting rid of Guantanamo and

H ave M y Say

Klaus Doring

this has been President Obama’s problem from the day he took office is what do you do with the people who are in Guantanamo.”

And since Congress has explicitly banned the administration from transferring prisoners to the US, Obama’s hands are pretty much tied to bring the inmates before American courts or prisons.

“The amazing thing is that his attorney general Loretta Lynch forcefully and repeatedly said that if there are statutory limitations, the president has to follow them,” said Fisher. So should President Obama still try to close Guantanamo via executive order and despite Congress’ order doring/PAGE 6

The CAGAYAN de ORO TIMES Editorial and Advertising: thecagayantimes@gmail.com | 09177121424

The

CAGAYANTIMES Lifestyle Weekly de Oro

5

Apple Tree Resort and Hotel on the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration December 5-11, 2015

The Premier Resort and Hotel in Metro Cagayan de Oro welcomed the Christmas Season with its traditional Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony Marked as the second (2nd) Christmas Tree Lighting Event, Apple Tree Resort and Hotel continues its annual ceremony held recently (December 01, 2015) at the hotel lobby. It has been a tradition to everyone especially the Christians to light up their Christmas Trees with different decors as to signify the start of the yuletide celebration in the country.

This year, Apple Tree Resort and Hotel partnered with the Cagayan de Oro Photographers Photoshoot (CDOPP) a camera club based in Cagayan de Oro which aims to foster the ability to promote Northern Mindanao as a place with great potential and growth in beauty and style through photography.

The annual occasion started at 4:30 in the afternoon with a

thanksgiving mass held at Punta Gorda, one of the hotel’s function areas and was followed by the program proper emceed by Ms Odessa Bahian and Mr Raffy Vacalares. Mr Clement Dampal II, the hotel’s Marketing and PR Officer inaugurated the event and warmly welcomed the guests, media personnel, hotel partners, and the chosen foundation, and emphasizing the spirit of Christmas, a message both timeless and universal- a season of generosity and love.

“Exactly a year ago today, Apple Tree Resort and Hotel staged the first tree lighting ceremony.

We, as Apple Tree Family, faced trials that we have proudly surpassed. We, as individuals experienced the same. But we all have decided to brush away our tears, dust off our asses and say, “The show must go on.” And with

this, we light up our tree to symbolize our beacon of light and hope for just around the corner, Christmas is waiting full of presents and blessings for all of us. So ladies and gentlemen, we proudly present, the first viewing of Apple Tree’s Christmas Tree!” said by Ms Bjanesha M. Emphasis, the General Manager on the actual first viewing of the Hotel’s Christmas Tree.

For this year, Apple Tree Resort and Hotel decided to make it something exceptional yet practical. Not only one but three Christmas Trees meticulously made through the efforts of Mr Bert Edroso, the Maintenance Supervisor which were carefully designed and manifested

by Mr Rey Vitor, the hotel’s Banquet Head.

The two smaller Christmas Trees stands at 7 feet, each with 13 candle

The Gugma sa Kabataan kids together with Ms Iluminada Sa. Domingo (The foundation’s Executive Director), Mr Clement Dampal II (Marketing and PR Head), Ms Bjanesha M. Emphasis (General Manager)

bulbs with the biggest tree standing at 17 feet tall having an approximate vital statistics of 220 inches, 240 inches, and 260 inches circumference respectively with 35 candle bulbs. The

Christmas Trees are made up of 220 pieces of dried coconut fronds commonly known in Visayan dialect as “palwa” which were utilized to create a remarkable masterpiece.

Additionally, “the biggest

Christmas Tree is adorned not only with the usual Christmas trimmings but of poignant scenes caught on camera by our partner Photographers.” - said Ms Bjanesha M. Emphasis.

Lighting/PAGE 6

FortiGuard Labs Researchers Predict That IoT Attacks and New Evasion Techniques Will Characterize Emerging Threats in 2016 As 2016 approaches, Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT) – global leader in high performance cybersecurity solutions – and its threat research division, FortiGuard Labs, have made their annual predictions of the most significant trends in malware and network security going into 2016.

As in years past, the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud play heavily in the predictions but new malicious tactics and strategies will create unique challenges for vendors and organizations alike. FortiGuard also predicts the emergence of increasingly sophisticated evasion techniques that will push the boundaries of detection and forensic investigation as hackers face increasing pressure from law enforcement.

New Rules: The Evolving Threat Landscape in 2016 report is designed to reveal the new trends and strategies that FortiGuard researchers anticipate cyber criminals will employ in the year to come. Fortinet researched these predictions to arm our customers with the knowledge they need to maintain their advantage in the cybersecurity arms race and proactively change the way all businesses look at their security strategies

going into the new year.

The top cybersecurity trends for 2016 include: Increased M2M Attacks and Propagation Between Devices Several troublesome proofs of concept made headlines in 2015 demonstrating the vulnerability of IoT devices. In 2016, though, we expect to see further development of exploits and malware that target trusted communication protocols between these devices. FortiGuard researchers anticipate that IoT will become central to “land and expand” attacks in which hackers will take advantage of vulnerabilities in connected consumer devices to get a foothold within the corporate networks and hardware to which they connect.

Worms and Viruses Designed to Specifically Attack IoT Devices While worms and viruses have been costly and damaging in the past, the potential for harm when they can propagate among millions or billions of devices from wearables to medical hardware is orders of magnitude greater. FortiGuard researchers and others have already demonstrated that it is possible to infect headless devices with small amounts of code that can

propagate and persist.

Worms and viruses that can propagate from device to device are definitely on the radar.

Attacks On Cloud and Virtualized Infrastructure The Venom vulnerability that surfaced this year gave a hint about the potential for malware to escape from a hypervisor and access the host operating system in a virtualized environment.

Growing reliance on virtualization and both private and hybrid clouds will make these kinds of attacks even more fruitful for cybercriminals. At the same time, because so many apps access cloud-based systems, mobile devices running compromised apps can potentially provide a vector for remotely attacking public and private clouds and corporate networks to which they are connected.

New Techniques That Thwart Forensic Investigations and Hide Evidence of Attacks Rombertik garnered significant attention in 2015 as one of the first major pieces of “blastware” in the wild. But while blastware is designed to destroy or disable a system when it is detected (and FortiGuard predicts the continued use of this type of malware), “ghostware”

is designed to erase the indicators of compromise that many security systems are designed to detect.

Thus, it can be very difficult for organizations to track the extent of data loss associated with an attack.

Malware That Can Evade Even Advanced Sandboxing Technologies Many organizations have turned to sandboxing to detect hidden or unknown malware by observing the behavior of suspicious files at runtime.

Two-faced malware, though, behaves normally while under inspection and then delivers a malicious payload once it has been passed by the sandbox. This can prove quite challenging to detect but can also interfere with threat intelligence mechanisms that rely on sandbox rating systems.

Each of these trends represents a significant and novel challenge for both organizations deploying security solutions and for vendors developing them.

Fortinet is on the cutting edge of threat research and network security, providing complete network protection from edge to endpoint, continuously updated by FortiGuard and the threat intelligence feeds from millions of devices deployed worldwide.

As Derek Manky, global security strategist for Fortinet explained, “FortiGuard Labs was formed over a decade ago to monitor and detect the latest threats, zero days, and emerging malware to provide the best possible protection for our customers. We leverage our incredible visibility into the global threat landscape to develop actionable threat intelligence, allowing us to respond quickly to new threats.”

Ken Xie, Fortinet founder and CEO, also noted that “As we look ahead at the threats associated with our increasing connectedness and the proliferation of new devices, Fortinet is committed to delivering uncompromising security and further enhancing our

solutions to meet both the current and future needs of our customers.”

About FortiGuard Labs The FortiGuard Labs global research team continuously monitors the evolving threat landscape and distributes on a daily basis to Fortinet customers worldwide preventative measures to protect those customers from newly introduced, sophisticated cyber-threats. More than 200 researchers and automated detection and prevention technology provide around-the-clock coverage to ensure your network stays protected, despite a sophisticated and ever-changing threat landscape. FortiGuard Labs delivers rapid updates and detailed security knowledge, providing protection from the latest threats.

The CAGAYAN de ORO TIMES Editorial and Advertising: thecagayantimes@gmail.com | 09177121424

6

The

CAGAYANTIMES Lifestyle Weekly de Oro

December 5-11, 2015

Messages...

was part of the Light of the Word’s group from page 1 successfully securing the release of then Pfc. 60 years suffering from Adonis Jess Lupiba from overcrowding, disease and periodic attacks from the New People’s Army (NPA) in Gingoog City. the army of what is now To help in the known as Myanmar. logistics of his Embarking on a peacebuilding efforts, Christian mission Gordon created the to the Karen refugee #thegriffithprojecthouse camps in the province where various crafts of Kanchanaburi in meticulously made by his Thailand in 2009, talented wife are sold. the professional These are succulents in photographer Gordon cocktails, non-traditional taught the refugees Christmas decors, how to document macramé, wall decos, human rights abuses, mini-furniture, stylized taught English to the jars, dreamcatchers and Karen kids and assisted other cute handy house the grassroots-based items. Some of these stuff newspaper within the are currently exhibited camp on the basics of and also for sale at the photojournalism.

2/L, North Concourse, In 2012, Gordon Limketkai Center till met the then 24-yearDecember 10, 2015. You old Graceila Verdadero may also contact the who was a Filipina from Cagayan de Oro working couple on their Facebook as a Christian missionary page The Griffith Project House. in Sabah, Borneo. In October 2014, the couple The couple is looking forward for a more got married and settled concerted effort to down in this City of continue bringing peace Golden Friendship. and harmony among Despite that, Gordon Mindanaoans in the never forgot his fivefuture. year-immersion with the Karen community in Thailand. After settling down here, he from page 4 decided to continue his peacebuilding advocacy that would be “illegal here in Mindanao. and unconstitutional”, Gordon partnered noted Fisher who, like his with the local Light colleague Finkelman, is of the Word Church’s generally supportive of peacebuilding arm closing the prison. which is in turn part With the option of of the larger Philippine a transfer of detainees Ecumenical Peace to the US closed by Platform. Gordon Congress, the best

Doring...

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 41 Cagayan de Oro City ANGELI ORAORA CAÑETE SPEC. PROC. ORD-2015-055 Petitioner, -versus- FOR :

Cancellation of Birth CertifiLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR cate under Late Registration OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE,

Respondent.

X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/ ORDER Let this be case be heard on January 12, 2016 at 8:30 a.m., at this court sitting at the Supreme Court Building, Capitol Compound, Antonio Luna Street, Cagayan de Oro City. The Civil Registrar concerned and any person having or claiming any interest under the certificate of live birth whose cancellation/ corrections are sought may, within fifteen (15) days from notice of the petition, file his or her opposition thereto.

At the expense of the petitioner, let a copy of this Order be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental and in the City of Cagayan de Oro. Further, let a copy of this Order and the petition be posted at the bulletin boards of the entrance door of this court and City Hall, all in Cagayan de Oro City.

Finally, let a copy of the petition and this Order be furnished to the Office of the Solicitor General and the Offices of the Civil Registrar concerned.

SO ORDERED. Cagayan de Oro City, November 24, 2015.

scenario for Obama is probably to get third countries to take the detainees, said Finkelman. But that may be a tough sell as well. It’s not especially likely, he said, that “the German government decides we will help our friend Obama by accepting some detainees and bring them to a German facility.”

The future of Guantanamo may have to be decided by Obama’s successor. So unless Obama is prepared to risk a huge constitutional and legal showdown in the middle of an election season in the US in which terrorism is once again on top of the political agenda, he may finally have to come to terms that he may not be able to fulfill his campaign promise to close Guantanamo.

Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, Obama’s former secretary of state, now the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, has already said that as president she would work with Congress to shut down Guantanamo. +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me in Facebook or Twitter or visitwww.germanexpatin-

thephilippines.blogspot. com or www.klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot. com.

Lighting... from page 5

THE RECIPIENT: Apple Tree Resort and Hotel Management chose the GUGMA SA KABATAAN Foundation as the year’s beneficiary of the event. The Gugma sa Kabataan Foundation (GsK) is registered as a non-profit incorporation in the Philippines, run by its members.

With its vision of an empowering place for street children to enjoy survival, development, protection, and participations towards a transforming community with HOPE, FAITH, and LOVE, the Gugma Sa Kabataan provides temporary care for street children and youth. Working with the street children in providing opportunities to be integrated in family, school, and labor is its sole mission thus, preventing children from choosing the street to be their home or place of livelihood is the main goal of the foundation.

Ms Emphasis also showcased the 9 additional 12x18-sized

printed arts from the CDOPP Photographers exhibited with the theme “Kids on Streets” displaying the realistic and noteworthy situation of the kids on the streets.

Then after, the official lighting of the Christmas Tree was commenced around 6:00pm as Ms Bjanesha M. Emphasis countdown in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 together with the guests and partnered institution.

“Indeed, our Christmas Tree is an epitome of realistic and simply beauty.”- she added.

Meanwhile, the hotel served Filipino foods and delicacies after the

CAGAYAN DE ORO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947 CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491 CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631 LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739 CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 24 Cagayan de Oro City HDMF (PAG-IBIG), EJF FILE NO. 2015-330

Mortgagee, -versus- FOR: EJF OR REAL

ESTATE MORTGAGE CRISOGONOS S. CULTURA JR., UNDER ACT 3135 married to MARYBETH P. CULTURA, Mortgagors.

X----- --------------------------- / SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under ACT 3135 as amended filed by HDMF (PAG-IBIG), mortgagee, against CRISOGONO S. CULTURA JR., married to MARYBETH P. CULTURA, mortgagors, resident of Lot 3, Block 15, PAG-IBIG CITI HOMES, Malanang, Opol, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of October 27, 2015, amounts to (P 324,502.84) excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at Public Auction on January 5,2016 at 9:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Tourism Hall, City Hall, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the properties with all its improvements to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO T-49882 LOT PORTION OF LOT AS SURVEYED FOR PAG-IBIG CITI HOMES LAND USE LOCATION BOUNDARIES

AREA

: Lot 3, Blk. 15, Psd-10-057664 : Lot 1, Pcs-10-003972 : United Coconut Planters Bank : Residential : Malanang, Opol, Misamis Oriental : SE., line 2-3 by road lot 19 (8.00m. wide);SW., line 3-4 by Lot 5; : ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) square Meters more or less.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves, in the event of Auction Sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason the sale will proceed on the following day, without further notice, posting and publication, the title here in above describe and encumbrance thereon, if any there be.

Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, December 1, 2015

(SGD.) JEOFFRE W. ACEBIDO Presiding Judge

CT: December 5, 12 & 19, 2015

CT: December 5, 12 & 19, 2015

(SGD.) TERESITO C. ESTENZO Sheriff IV

Christmas Tree Lighting wherein guests witnessed the interpretative performance of the hotel employees. Additionally, highlighting the occasion was the performance made by the kids of Gugma Sa Kabataan as they gracefully danced with the beat of the music. Children’s Joy Foundation, Inc., the hotel’s recipient last year joined the event as well and entertained the guests with their The event officially ended after Santa Claus gave his bundles of joy to the hotel’s partnered foundations.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 10th Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Branch 19 Cagayan de Oro City SP-FMY-2015-041 IN RE: PETITION FOR DECLARATION OF ABSENCE OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH OF MARLITO G. MARTINEZ, EVELYN P. TALISAYAN, Petitioner, x--------------------------------------------/ AMENDED ORDER Finding the Petitioner’s Compliance and its Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby admitted and given due course and forthwith let the Initial Hearing thereof be set on JANUARY 18, 2016 AT 9:00 o’clock in the morning before this Court temporarily located at the City Tourism Hall, Cagayan de Oro City. Interested persons may file their opposition on or before the aforesaid date of hearing and to attend the hearing of this petition.

At the expense of the petitioner, let this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Cagayan de Oro City and the Province of Misamis Oriental.

In Consonance with A.M. 12-8-8-SC (Judicial Affidavit Rule) vis-a-vis OCA Circular No. 106-2012, Petitioner is hereby directed to submit their judicial affidavits at least five (5) days before the initial hearing, copy furnished the Public Prosecutor and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG).

Petitioner is likewise ordered to have its jurisdictional requirements and documentary exhibits pre-marked before the Branch Clerk of Court on January 14, 2016 at 2:00 O’clock in the afternoon.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Done this 9th day of November, 2015 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.

(SGD.) EVELYN GAMOTIN NERY Presiding Judge

CT: November 21, 28 & Dec. 5, 2015

The CAGAYAN de ORO TIMES Editorial and Advertising: thecagayantimes@gmail.com | 09177121424

The

CAGAYANTIMES Lifestyle Weekly de Oro

December 5-11, 2015

Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch-39 Cagayan de Oro City RADIOWEALTH FINANCE CO., INC., CIVIL CASE NO. CV-ORD-2015-64 Rep. by RITO A. SANCHEZ,

Plaintiff, -versus- For: ALMA B. BOREROS & VICTORIA B. MAKIPUTIN and JOHN DOE,

Defendants.

X----------------------------------------------/

REPLEVIN AND/OR SUM OF MONEY W/DAMAGES

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: ALMA B. BOREROS-Alta Tierra, Napolan, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur GREETINGS: WHEREAS, this Court issued an Order dated October 21, 2015, allowing plaintiffs to serve Summons by Publication to defendant ALMA B. BORREROS,

WHEREAS, quoted hereunder is Plaintiffs’ Complaint, to wit: COMPLAINT

PLAINTIFF, thru Counsel, hereby respectfully states:

1. The Plaintiff, RADIOWEALTH FINANCE COMPANY, INC. [RFC for short] is a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the Laws of the Philippines, with principal office in 7th and 8th Floors, DMG Center, Domingo M. Guevara Street corner Calbayog Street, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila and branch offices, among others in JMSG Building, Corrales Extension, Cagayan de Oro City. The Plaintiff in this case is represented

by RITO A. SANCHEZ, of legal age, married and the incumbent District Manager of RFC Northern Mindanao Region in Virtue of a Board Resolution evidence by the Secretary’s Certificate [copies made Annexes “A” and “A1” hereof ],whereas the Defendants, ALMA B. BOREROS and VICTORIA B.MAKIPUTIN, both of legal age, Filipino and residents of Alta Tierra in Napolan, and Dao, respectively, all in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, where they may be served with summons and other court processes; 2. In paragraph 10 of the Promissory Note [copies made Annexes “B” and “B-1” hereof ], the Plaintiff and Defendants have expressly agreed that any action to enforce payment of any sums due under this Note shall exclusively be brought in the proper court within National Capital Judicial Region or in any place where Radiowealth Finance Company, Inc. has a branch/office, as its sole option. Pursuant thereto, the Plaintiff has opted to file the instant case in the Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental stationed in Cagayan de Oro City; 3. On February 28, 2015, for value received, the Defendants executed and delivered to herein Plaintiff at its Pagadian Branch, a Promissory Note in the sum of Six Hundred Thousand Forty Eight Pesos [₱600,048.00] payable on installments according to the schedule of payments indicated in said Promissory Note [Annex “B”, infra] and Disclosure Statement of Loan/Credit Transaction, copy made Annex “C” hereof; 4. To secure payment of the Promissory Note, the Defendants executed in favor of the Plaintiff, a Chattel Mortgage duly registered in the proper Register of Deeds and Land Transportation Office involving a motor vehicle particularly described as follows:

Make/Type - - - - - - - - Fuso Fighter Aluminium Van Truck Year Model - - - - - - - - 1990 Engine No. - - - - - - - - 6D15-649112 Chassis No. - - - - - - - - FM516S-540043 Plate No. - - - - - - - - - RKX19

The copies of the Chattel Mortgage, Cer tificate of Registration and Official Receipt of owner, made Annexes “D” and “D-1”, “E” and “F” hereof, respectively; 5. The Defendants have been in arrears for five and a half [5 ½] months of their monthly amor tization as of March 13, 2015, thereby leaving an account balance of Three Hundred Eighty Four Thousand Two Hundred Nineteen [₱384,219.00] Philippine Currency as may be shown in Customer’s Visit Card, copy made Annex “G” hereof; 6. The Plaintiff sent three [3] Demand Letters [copies made Annexes “H”, “I” and “J”] dated December 15,2014, December 22,2014 and February 2,2015 upon Defendant Alma B. Boreros who refused to accept and receive the same. On February 2, 2015, Plaintiff also sent a Demand Letter [copy made Annexes “k” and “k-1”] to Defendant Victoria B. Makiputin as co-maker and the same was received by her brother Eddie S. Bargayo on March 24, 2015. And despite all these, the Defendants failed to settle their account balance with the Plaintiff prompting the latter to seek the aid of the Honorable Court; 7. Plaintiff hereby applies for an Order of the Honorable Court for the immediate delivery of the above-described motor vehicle from the Defendants pending termination of this case on the merits. For this purpose, there are attached an Affidavit and the Replevin Bond [copies made Annexes “L” and “M” respectively hereof ] which is double the value of the motor vehicle to answer for the damages and cost that the Defendants may suffer, if the Writ of Replevin prayed for was not properly issued;

7

8. To institute the present action, the Plaintiff has contracted the services of counsel in the agreed sum equivalent to 20% of the account due and demandable [par 9, PN, Annex B-1 infra] and ₱ 1,500.00 per court appearance; WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff prays that pending trial on the merits, an Order be issued directing the said Defendants and/or their Agents to deliver said motor vehicle to Plaintiff and to authorize the Sheriff to take possession of and dispose the same in accordance with law. In the event however, that said motor vehicle cannot be recovered, the said Defendants be ordered to pay the sum of ₱384,219.00 representing the unpaid balance plus 20% thereof as and by way of attorney’s fee, ₱1,500.00 per court appearance, the litigation and incidental expenses and cost of the suit.

Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines May 18, 2015

SABACAJAN-CALINGIN LAW OFFICE

Counsel for Plaintiff

Ground Floor, RFC Bldg.

Capistrano-Montalban Streets

Cagayan de Oro City

By:

MIGUEL M. SABACAJAN

Roll No.29862 07-16-79 NC-2015-020

IBP No. 945511 11-25-14 2015

PTR No. 2701644 11-25-14 2015

MCLE No. IV-0007710

VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING Republic of the Philippines) City of Cagayan de Oro) S.S. I, RITO A. SANCHEZ, of legal age, married and a resident care of RFC, JMSG Building, Corrales Extension, Cagayan de Oro City, after being sworn according to law, hereby depose and say, that:

1. I am the District Manager of Plaintiff in the above-entitled case;

2. I have caused the preparation and filing of the foregoing complaint;

3. The contents thereof are all true and correct of my own personal knowledge; 4. I hereby certify that I have not commenced any other action or filed any claim involving the same issue in any court, tribunal or quasijudicial agency and to the best of my knowledge, no such other action or claim is pending therein; If there is such other pending action or claim, a complete statement of the present status thereof; and if I should thereafter learn that same or similar action or claim has been filed or is pending, I shall report that fact within five (5) days there from to the court wherein the aforesaid complaint or initiatory pleading has been filed.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

,

RITO A. SANCHEZ Affiant Company ID No. 11006 Radiowealth Finance Company, Inc.

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this Oro City, Philippines

, at Cagayan de

Doc No. MIGUEL M. SABACAJAN Page No.

Notary Public Book No. 54 Until December 31, 2016 Series of 2015 Roll No. 29862 7-16-79 NC-2015-020

PTR No. 2701644 11-25-14 2015

IBP No. 945511 11-25-14 2015

MCLE No. IV-0007710

TIN: 114-748-124

Cagayan de Oro City

WITNESS THE HONORABLE, MARITES FILOMENA B. RANA BERNALES, Presiding Judge of this court this 9th day of November, 2015 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

ATTY. KATHRYN A. GALARRITA-NADUMA

Clerk of Court V CT: Nov. 21, 28 & Dec. 5, 2015

The CAGAYAN de ORO TIMES Editorial and Advertising: thecagayantimes@gmail.com | 09177121424

8

The

CAGAYANTIMES Lifestyle Weekly de Oro

December 5-11, 2015

The CAGAYAN de ORO TIMES Editorial and Advertising: thecagayantimes@gmail.com | 09177121424