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LDCU Violinist aims to be first Filipina Conductor

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By Mike Baños

yrstal Eulaflor Llenos Jayme is a Grade 11 student at Liceo de Cagayan University Senior High School. Hailing from Cebu’s Mandaue City School for the Arts, she moved to LCDU this semester to pursue her Senior High School track on Art and Design.

Krystal, who turns 17 this July, is the only daughter of Eulalia Frances Llenos Jayme, an OFW based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A single parent since Krystal was 9 years old, Weng, as she is known to friends, is an award winning blogger whose grit and determination to allow Krystal to pursue her

dreams has rubbed off on her daughter. (https://cebuanawithlove. wordpress. com/2012/09/18/ awardee-for-an-obraaward-of-exlink-eventsoutstanding-filipinoblogger/) Although she started relatively late at 11, Krystal’s violin playing full story/PAGE 3

Krystal Jayme at her Violin Discovery recital held January 23, 2016 at SM meeting room.

Filinvest One Oasis Cagayan de Oro:

Usable Green Features benefit community and home owners Many residential developments these days like to tout their ecologically-friendly, or ‘green features’ as helping combat climate change, complete with certificates from international certifying bodies to boot.

But Filinvest One Oasis Cagayan de Oro would rather focus on eco-friendly features that actually benefit home owners (and not merely serve as marketing attractions for Trash bin which segragates garbage into biodegradable, developers) and even the non-biodegradable and recyclable materials community around them.

Take its Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), for instance. Republic Act # 9003 (Ecological Waste Management Act of 2000) defines MRF as a facility designed to efficiently sort and store recyclable materials (paper, tins, glass, plastic and the like) in an environmentally sound manner.

The Environment Management Bureau (EMB) aims to set up one in every community in response to the mounting green/PAGE 7

Anvil to launch Kagay-anon author’s first novel:

The Girl Between Two Worlds

by Kristyn Maslog-Levis

By MIKE BAÑOS

We bookworms in Cagayan de Oro must be proud of our city: two books by two home grown authors within the year and both overseas!

After Annie Gorra’s The Mystery on 17th Street earlier this year, now comes Kristyn Maslog-Levis The Girl Between Two Worlds, incidentally both published by Anvil Publishing Inc., the publishing arm of National Book Store

(NBS). Kagay-anons thank the people in Anvil who championed our home-grown talents like Annie and KK! Incidentally, there’s another common thread running through these authors besides both hailing from Cagayan de Oro: they were both previously with media, Annie with broadcast and print (Newscope and Frontline Mindanao) and KK with ABS-CBN full story/PAGE 2

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Anvil to launch Kagay-anon author’s first novel:

The Girl Between Two Worlds by Kristyn Maslog-Levis

By Mike Baños

Kristyn Maslog-Levis

We bookworms in Cagayan de Oro must be proud of our city: two books by two home grown authors within the year and both overseas!

After Annie Gorra’s The Mystery on 17th Street earlier this year, now comes Kristyn MaslogLevis The Girl Between Two Worlds, incidentally both published by Anvil Publishing Inc., the publishing arm of National Book Store (NBS). Kagay-anons thank the people in Anvil who championed our home-grown talents like Annie and KK! Incidentally, there’s another common thread running through these authors besides both hailing from Cagayan de Oro: they were both previously with media,

Annie with broadcast and print (Newscope and Frontline Mindanao) and KK with ABS-CBN TV Patrol Northern Mindanao and some local specials by the same station. But we digress!

“The Girl Between Two Worlds” is actually KK’s third book, the first two being self-published children’s books, “The Dragon and the Lizard” and “We Have It All (A True Story).”

In a guest post at Kids Book Review, an online blog about children’s books( http://www.kidsbookreview.com/2011/11/ guest-post-self-publishingon-budget.html), KK relates the joys and trevails of “Self-Publishing on a Budget” as well as how the story came about.

To quote: “The reason

Kristyn’s first self-published children’s book The Dragon and the Lizard

why I wrote my book was not for publication but to preserve a family story Mama used to tell us as kids. We didn’t have a lot of money growing up so books were a scarcity.

I remember a torn and tattered copy of Alice in Wonderland and that’s about it.”

“Luckily, my mother is a treasure box of stories.

I was afraid to write The Dragon and the Lizard because inside I knew I might want to take it further that just a family book, and I was afraid to take it there on my own.

But I couldn’t let the story die so I wrote it.”

Like her first book, KK’s second was another children’s book “We Have It All (A True Story), also self-published and can still be purchased from Amazon.

As she describes it: “Yes it is a true story… based on our childhood in the Philippines and the premise is that no matter how little you have, no matter what kind of hardships you’re going through, there is always a brighter side to things.”

“It’s about our childhood years without TV, computer games, books and toys. It’s about our childhood living in a house with only half a roof and half a floor. It’s about how happy our childhood was and how we need these reminders to see the good things about our lives today.” (Pssst…Annie Gorra, are you reading this?)

I bet a quick scan of this first effort would lead one to the present novel, like many great works which started life as a short story and eventually progressed to a full length novel.

When asked about the origins of her first novel, KK replied to me in an email:

“For the last couple of years I’ve been working on my first ever novel that included the Filipino mythology and takes it outside of the Philippines.

After four years of writing, editing and pitching, Anvil Publishing picked up my book last year.”

“I vividly remember where the concept came from. I was wondering why when Filipinos migrate to other countries we stop ‘seeing’ spirits, ghosts and monsters everywhere. I remember saying tabi apo as a child and being scared of kicking ant hills because a Nuno sa Punso might be living there. I remember freaking out when I heard bat wings because it might be a manananggal! And who wasn’t scared of the harmless banga in the corner of the house? A Tiyanak might be living in there, you never know.”

“But when I moved to Australia, all of those creatures suddenly disappeared. I stopped saying tabi apo and highways at night weren’t homes of the white lady anymore. I did feel a bit sad.”

“So I wondered, what if even after you migrate to another country, these creatures still haunt you. What if there was a Tiyanak in the park where you take your kids? What if there was a manananggal living close to your house? That was how “The Girl Between Two Worlds” was born.”

She also professed to having a “huge part of me” wanting to showcase Filipino folklore to the world.

“Those vampires and werewolves are puppies compared to our aswangs and manananggals! We grew up with very rich stories – some scarier than others. Why not share this with the world?”

We Have It All..A True story.

The Girl Between Two Worlds will be launched this July

by Anvil Publishing. Look for it in your nearst National Book Store branch.

With this first in a trilogy, KK hopes to “spread the wonderful fear that our stories provide.”

Anvil Publishing House has set a July release for the novel and like Annie’s Mystery on 17th Street, it will also be distributed by National Bookstore. We can only hope NBS provides sufficient copies of the book especially to its four branches in Limketkai, Centrio, Cogon and SM unlike Annie’s novel which arrived in trickles (Good thing it’s finally available in all branches).

Here’s an excerpt from The Girl Between Two Worlds as posted in the author’s Facebook page: “The day after Karina’s sixteenth birthday, supernatural things start to happen around her and she has no idea why. Her mother, who disappeared soon after they migrated from the Philippines to America, speaks to her in prophetic dreams.

Stranger still is the old man who turns up at her house one day and claims to be her grandfather, even though Karina’s mother had told her he died a long time ago.”

“Karina discovers that her mother is an engkanto princess who ran away from Engkantasia. Karina is now of age to take the throne and must do so to prevent a war between Engkantasia and the human world. She must learn to control her powers

and fight a range of weird creatures trying to kill her and her family. To make matters worse, she finally meets a boy she likes and there’s something about him she can’t quite figure out.”

As for influencers, KK admits to “reading a lot of books and it wasn’t really any one person in particular.” When she finished her two self published children’s picture books “it just flowed from there. I got bitten by the writing bug and couldn’t stop,” she adds.

Please don’t! We have to have those two other books asap and we hope we don’t wait another four years for the next one!

Kristyn Maslog-Levis is a freelance journalist/ photographer/editor who used to be a field reporter for ABS-CBN Cagayan de Oro and the first journalist to reach the captured rebel camp in Sultan Gumander in Lanao del Sur in 2000.

She Hosted shows and wrote scripts for some of the TV specials featuring different municipalities in Northern Mindanao and festivals in Dumaguete city, and a weekly health talk show sponsored by the Department of Health She blogs at kmlevis. com and tweets as @ kmlevis. A graduate of Silliman University, she took her Masters in Communications from Nanyang University in Singapore.

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LDCU Violinist aims to be first Filipina Conductor

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Kyrstal Eulaflor Llenos Jayme is a Grade 11 student at Liceo de Cagayan University Senior High School.

Hailing from Cebu’s Mandaue City School for the Arts, she moved to LCDU this semester to pursue her Senior High School track on Art and Design.

Krystal, who turns 17 this July, is the only daughter of Eulalia Frances Llenos Jayme, an OFW based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A single parent since Krystal was 9 years old, Weng, as she is known to friends, is an award winning blogger whose grit and determination to allow Krystal to pursue her dreams has rubbed off on her daughter. (https://cebuanawithlove. wordpress. com/2012/09/18/ awardee-for-an-obraaward-of-exlink-eventsoutstanding-filipinoblogger/) Although she started relatively late at 11, Krystal’s violin playing has already made her a member of the Cebu Philharmonic Orchestra (2nd violin) since 2014 and the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (2nd violin) some weeks ago.

Cebu Philharmonic Orchestra Concert Master Marc Hamlet Mercado, Krystal’s mentor in Cebu, started her with the orchestra’s rehearsals until she was proficient enough to join its regular events. Similarly, MSO Conductor Arturo Molina mentored Krystal during the MSO Intensive Summer Workshop and helped her join the MSO Juniors after her evaluation since she can’t join the MSO until she is 18.

Krystal’s love of music was imbibed early from Weng, whose family is musically inclined with many singers and musicians.

“I was a piano and organ teacher before,” Weng said. “I wanted to study piano but since my parents couldn’t afford it, I saved my baon to

pay the teacher and fortunately, I managed to get further lessons on a scholarship.”

“When Krystal was a little girl, I let her try a lot of things like swimming, painting, dance lessons, and public speaking. When she was Grade 4, she wanted to join the Rondalla Club so I bought her first bandurria. On the day of her audition, she had fever and was unable to perform. She cried and texted me (in Saudi!) to convince Sr. Sosima at YLAC (where she spent her elementary days) to allow her to audition.

Sr. Sosima was very strict but in the end, she allowed Krystal to audition and she passed it.”

When she was 11, Weng bought Krystal her first violin so she could start her private lessons.

She auditioned for the Mandaue School for the Arts where she had to present 3 talents (voice, bandurria and violin) and a grade above 85 to qualify. She passed all exams with flying colors, making the top 12.

“When I found out Krystal wanted to study violin abroad, I was dismayed since it’s so expensive and I was the sole breadwinner, so I researched for scholarships and grants since I wanted her to have the best teachers that I could afford.”

“Two years ago she told me she wanted to go to the US but I challenged her to top her class and I would allow her to try for a visa. She did just that and was granted a US visa so we visited the US last year.

She really wanted to go to Julliard and NYU but I told her “pa picture lang sa ta ana na mga schools ha?”

Krystal initially planned to attend the Children’s Orchestra Society (COS) Intensive Summer Seminar Workshop of Michael Dapdap and Dr. Yeou Cheng Ma at Molly College. The Children’s Orchestra Society is a non-profit organization

Krystal Jayme performs with Fiddlers, May 26, 2015 at SM City Cebu

dedicated to teaching children and teens “the language of music.”

Dadap is a popular Filipino guitarist, composer, conductor, and influential advocate of Filipino folk music.

He was instrumental in the creation of a worldclass rondalla ensemble in the United States and is also the founding music director of the Iskwelahang Rondalla (Rondalla School) of Boston, Massachusetts.

However, when that fell through, Dapdap referred Krystal to the Long Island University (LIU) Post-Chamber Music Festival where she managed to submit her audition video at the 11th hour against all odds with the help of LDCU College of Music Dean Rudolf P. Golez and Liceo Conservatory Prof.

Hans Backer. (https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qM7YNoU5Pyc) (https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=_ cV4VKIDByU) A day later, Susan Deaver, the LIU workshop director, emailed Weng that Krystal was accepted into the workshop.

The LIU PostChamber Music Festival is an intensive three week seminar that focuses on the study and performance of the standard chamber music repertoire. Coached by the faculty ensemble-inresidence, The Pierrot Consort, the program includes Chamber Ensembles, Chamber Orchestras, Faculty and Student Concerts, Master

Classes, a Conducting Program and a Concerto Competition.

The artist members of the ensemble are actively involved in the musical life of New York City and have a commitment to the educational life of Long Island. The members of The Pierrot Consort are Susan Deaver, flute; Dale Stuckenbruck, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Maureen Hynes, cello and Heawon Kim, piano.

The Pierrot Consort is a member of Chamber Music America.

The 35th Edition of the festival runs on July 11-29 and includes Master Classes by the members of the Pierrot Consort, the Ensemble-in-Residence at Brookville, NY. But even earlier when Krystal learned of her acceptance to the COS, she asked Weng to ask Dr Ma if she was available for private lessons to coach Krystal on her Bruch Concerto No.1 in G Minor performance after her chamber music classes at LIU. After some time, Dr Ma said yes.

Dr Yeou Cheng Ma is a child prodigy who started to learn music at age 2 ½ when her father taught her the violin and piano lessons with another when she was 3, and won her first award when she was 7.

Like Krystal, Dr Ma and her famous brother Yo-Yo were also recipients of free lessons while growing up and were moved by how their teachers

Krystal receives the ExLink Events OBRA - Ou t stand i ng Fi l i pi no Blogger 2012 - December 7, 2012 at SM Mega Trade Hall in behalf of her mom Weng Jayme.

believed in them.

Which is why COS charges very little for its programs as a community service.

From an 18-member ensemble, COS now has four orchestras with over 200 students.

Although it requires auditions, COS accepts children regardless of talent or income provided they show a burning desire to learn.

Even if they play the harmony rather than the main melody, Dr Ma often tells second violins and violas they are vital for an orchestra and relates how she learned to listen to the music during her first year at Julliard. This develops patience, team work, and dedication.

And a desire to learn Krystal has in spades. If the mother finds ways to find the means, the daughter is equally up to perfect her craft, often practicing in school from 3:30PM right after her classes end, and even longer at home right after she finishes supper around 6:30PM and often up to or way past midnight.

She starts with warms ups, does her scales and etudes, before proceeding to practice her piece.

Among her favorites are Mozart’s Concerto in G and Bach’s Sonata No. 1 in G Minor Adagio.

But playing the violin is just one of Krystal’s goals as she goes along her musical journey.

Prof. Hans Backer, German faculty for Liceo Conservatory, said “She has an edge because

of her burning goal to be one of the few great female conductors in the world.”

Krystal is taking minor in Conducting under Backer and Rudiments 1 and Solfeggio 2 under Michael Jhun Padua Paceno.

“I got interested in taking up conducting because since my elementary days, I would take charge of the rondalla if our teacher was absent, which I also did when I was in grades 7 and 8 in Junior High School.”

In grades 9 and 10, she taught her classmates and lower grade levels when the violin teacher was absent and also handled the ensembles. In Grade 10, she joined a guitar ensemble, conducting and training the group which won first place in a competition. Following those experiences, she became interested in conducting.

“There are only few female conductors in the world and so far no Filipina conductor to date. I want to prove that girls can be great conductors, too. Given the chance, I would like to be the first one and make history.”

A Wikipedia entry on Conducting mentions how the majority of professional orchestra conductors are male; The Guardian called conducting “one of the last glass ceilings in conductor/PAGE 7

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ast Saturday, I was invited to the opening of Mango Mania at 2nd Floor Limketkai Mall near Cinemas 1 & 2.

The first time I tried Mango Mania smoothies and desserts, they instantly became my favorites, not only mine but also my family’s.

Their smoothies are so good! My favorites are their Papaya Smoothie, Mango Banana Smoothie and Strawberry Oreo

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Smoothie. I love that I can choose the sweetness level.

They also have Green Mango with Bagoong, Puto Maya with Sikwate and their famous Snow Ice Desserts among others.

I was happy to have met the owner, Janice. She’s very nice, smiling, hardworking, beautiful and humble.

I must say, she did great with opening Mango Mania here in Cagayan de Oro City.

It’s something unique which makes it special.

I asked her a few questions about Mango Mania…

1. How, when and why did you start Mango Mania?

- It all started a few years ago when I was doing an extensive travel throughout Asia.

I discovered that fresh fruit desserts were very popular, specifically mango. I, like other Asians, love tropical fruit desserts as they’re much healthier. More interestingly, the best mangoes being served throughout Asia come from the Philippines.

Then, an idea came to pass: why not offer the same healthy dessert back home? After

which, we started to have our first branch opened in the year 2014 at Lifestyle District, Corrales Ext., Cagayan de Oro City.

2. A little something about you in connection to the business…

- Since I love eating fresh fruits, I consider mango as one of those amazing fruits which you can actually mix with any food and it will still give a delightful taste.

There is so much that you can do with mangoes. They are great with other fruits, sago, salad, etc. I love inspiring people with healthy dessert options and I hate the fact that most desserts that are available out there are heavy, too sweet and starchy which are big NO-NOs to your health.

3. All natural ingredients?

- Yes, Mango Mania uses nature’s goodness to produce delightful healthy desserts.

We only use natural ingredients, nonartificial flavors and the customers have the flexibility of choosing their own sweetness preference.

4. What are your future plans for Mango Mania?

- Since we believe that the concept of Mango Mania is exciting, attractive and unique, we want to take advantage of rapidly expanding by putting up a total of 20 shops in major city areas like Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Cebu and hopefully in Manila.

If you love healthy desserts, you can visit Mango Mania branches at Ayala Centrio Mall and Lifestyle District as well.

Again: Europe - quo vadis?

When the results were on the table, I really was shocked. And not only me? What does the Brexit mean for the United Kingdom’s and Europe’s future? What does the Brexit means for the whole global economy?

Let me focus especially to France and the United Kingdom. The French business might to gain from Brexit, but also a “Frexit” menaces.

Following the Brexit, the UK’s closest continental neighbor faces its own political challenges.

But the French are also poised to benefit should the UK lose access to the single market.

As Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities,” about Paris and London, begins, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The same could be said after Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union with a nearly 52-percent vote. France, the United Kingdom’s closest continental neighbor, will have its own set of political and economic challenges in the days ahead: from losing Great Britain as a partner at

the EU round table to the specter of its own Frexit referendum. But the French are also poised to benefit should the UK lose access to the single market.

Honestly, the Franco-British political relationship had never been defined by the European Union but is based on bilateral interests. I am sure, that this will not change. It’s not like Germany, where the Franco-German relationship is extremely important as long as the EU is working well.

As for refugees an issue that “Leave” campaigners had hammered hard to drum up votes - French center-right Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron had previously said migrants would no longer be stuck at Calais in the event of a Brexit.

But Macron’s statement was just an empty threat, and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said France would uphold its end of the 2003 Le Touquet treaty, which allows UK immigration police to conduct controls on the French

side of the channel.

Economy Minister Macron had said the Brexit would mean an influx into Britain from Calais. France had its own day of union reckoning in 2005, when voters rejected an EU-wide constitutional treaty. Could a Frexit be next?

Marine Le Pen, of the far-right National Front party, has long been an advocate of ditching the Euro currency and has already said that France needs to follow Great Britain’s lead and get out of the EU. Le Pen is expected to reach the second round of next year’s presidential elections and says France isn’t the only country that should have a referendum: She wants all EU members to go to the polls. At the latest then, the question will arise: Europe - quo vadis?

Ahead of the Brexit referendum, Herve Mariton, who is running for the center-right presidential ticket, had said he would expect the French to ask for a vote similar to the Brexit referendum, and he was

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not confident that voters would necessarily choose to remain.

As the Brexit referendum result sank in in Paris on Friday, 32-year-old Victor Jauvin said it was good that democracy exists to allow such votes, but he is nevertheless upset about the United Kingdom’s looming exit.

“This was 200 years of developing this Europe,” he said. “It’s sad that it’s begun to disintegrate.”

“Hyperdemocracy is going to come one day for decisions like this, where we have to consult the citizens of all EU countries,” Jauvin said.

Some called the decision to leave hypocritical and selfish.

Indeed, every country doring/PAGE 7

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In keeping with the huge demand for the phone that’s sweeping the region, get

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Filinvest has again taken the lead in making your dream home come true with the Express Move-in Promo for its ready-for-occupancy (RFO) condo projects in Cebu and Cagayan de Oro. Filinvest has made owning a condo easy, light on the budget and hassle-free even for firsttime condo buyers.

Buyers availing of bank financing for their dream home are qualified to avail of the Express Move-in Promo.

“All you need to do is pay 5 percent down payment to move in immediately,” said Arabella Solidum, FLI Northern Mindanao area manager. “And Filinvest will take care of all move-in fees and loan application charges!

This means big savings and extra convenience with two less items to worry about. The buyer just needs to secure bank approval and let Filinvest do the rest.”

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He explained that buyers sometimes forget to budget for bank loan application charges and condo move-in fees, which combined can amount to almost 2 percent of the contract price. “Not being able to pay this on time can delay the move-in date. We want to save the buyer from this unpleasant experience,” says Las Marias.

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Rotary International -- The Officers and members of the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro , the Mother Club pose for posterity during the last weekly meeting of the incumbency of RCCDO President Cris Parojinog center at the Kagay-anon Restaurant. The RCCDO club will be holding its induction of its new set of officers , Board of Directors: for 20162017 on July 3 at Pryce Plaza Hotel at 5pm lead by PRESIDENT - DUFEL LAGROSAS, VICE PRESIDENT - DANILO EMPEDRAD, SECRETARY - AL MICHAEL MENDOZA , TREASURER - JULIUS DULFO , DIRECTORS: 1. ARIEL CENIZA 2. TITO NOEL MORA, 3. DANTE SUDARIA , 4. NASALLI SILAVA , 5. JP GASTON, PRESIDENT-ELECT: ANTONIO FERNANDEZ (2016-17)

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in Europe is in crisis.

The vote isolates others more than building solidarity.

It can’t just be ‘yes’ or ‘no’: European governments and their people have to take another look at the union.

The foreign affairs analyst Pertusot said that if France’s centerright Republicans were to win next year’s presidential election, several of the party’s stronger voices could call for a show “in or out” referendum k nowing that an out

would be “ver y, ver y unlikely.” “The French like to say that they are disappointed with the EU, disenchanted - all the words the French love to say,” Pertusot said. “They dislike many aspects, feeling it’s too big or not French enough. But, at the same time, there is no hostility towards the EU like we see in some parts of the UK.” +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me in Facebook or Twitter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines. blogspot.com or www. klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot.com .

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express lane to condo ownership.”

Las Marias added that the Express Movein Promo is line with Filinvest’s mission to build the Filipino dream.

“We want Filipinos all over the country to realize their dream of owning a home. We are happy that more families will now be able to enjoy the units and amenities of our RFO projects in Cebu and Cagayan de Oro.” The Filinvest Express Move-in Promo runs from May 3 to July 31, 2016 and is available to all local sales only.

For more information, please call Filinvest Cebu Office at (032) 517-1889 or (0917) 545-7788 and

Filinvest Cagayan de Oro office at (0917) 305-8888.

See flyers and log on to www.filinvest.com.ph

for details. Terms and conditions apply.

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SALE File No. EJF-2016-250 “Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118, filed by SILVER PENNY CARE LENDING CORPORATION against BENJAMIN N. FORTICH to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 4, 2016 amounts to Six Hundred Fifty Five Thousand Pesos (P655,000.00), excluding interests, penalties, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned will sell at public auction on July 20, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Regional Trial Court, Office of the Clerk of Court, City Tourism Hall, City Hall, Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for cash or managers’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property described below including all existing improvements found thereon, to wit: TCT NO. T-11248 “A parcel of land, (Lot 3, Block 6, of the consolidation subdivision) plan (LCR) Pcs-6631, being a portion of Lots 2905, 2907, & 2908, Cagayan de Oro Cadastre, (GLRC) Cad. Record No. 1561), situated in the Barrio of Macasandig City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao.

Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FOURTY [240] square meters more or less and registered in the name of Banjamin N. Fortich married to Debra Laplap.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date.

In the event auction sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinabove described encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Cagayan de Oro City, June 24, 2016.

CT: July 4, 11 & 18, 2016

(Sgd.) AL PONCIANO R. DATU Sheriff IV

PROTECTING MACAJALAR BAY: A worker tends to the mangrove trees grown in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental. The project is part of the 16-hectare mangrove rehabilitation and development projects supported by energy-firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI). Locally known as bakhaw, mangroves play a crucial role in coastal resource protection. The dense root systems of mangroves trap sediments flowing down rivers and off the land. This helps stabilizes the coastline and prevents erosion from waves and storms. Mangroves are also vitally important to coral reef protection and enhances overall quality of marine life. The project is part of SPI’s continuing commitment to protect the environment.

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recyclable materials.

Not only is the from page 1 mounting problem of uncollected garbage solid waste problem in addressed, other related the country. issues such as the As a community by itself, One Oasis Cagayan unpleasant odors which have plagued a number of de Oro’s MRF is a low subdivisions in the city, cost, do-able approach are also eliminated. which is not merely environmentally friendly, Additional ecobut makes good business friendly features of sense. It segregates waste One Oasis Cagayan de Oro include its sewage materials for disposal treatment plant (STP) and those which are and underground re-usable for resale or detention pond. recycling, encouraging The STP processes home owners to waste water and other participate in keeping effluents into safe, their community clean odor-free gray water. and sanitary.

One Oasis’design for a Its MRF receives drainage system which biodegradable waste for collects rain water in a composting and mixed non-biodegradable wastes detention pond serves as a flood-control measure for final segregation, when rainfall is heavy. re-use and recycling, When an area like with each type of mixed the One Oasis CDO waste collected from the community is paved, or source and transported covered with buildings, to the MRF in separate water runs off the containers. property much faster This sorting strategy has proven to be effective than when it is in its in most communities that natural state. The total amount of discharge have established MRFs, is the same, but the as they have maintained discharge happens over a clean environment, as well as initiating business a shorter amount of opportunities for buying time as the detention and selling re-usable and pond temporarily

detains the water and keeps the runoff to the desired rate. When the rain ends, water stored at the detention pond will be emptied shortly afterwards to another outlet leading to the river or sea, or stored underground for re-use and recycling.

More importantly, collected water can be recycled for non-potable use such as irrigating the community’s green areas.

The whole One Oasis Cagayan de Oro complex which will eventually house some 1,300 units in five condominium buildings shall benefit from these features.

Each condominium building in One Oasis CDO will have seven to eight floors of residential units and a roof deck cum laundry area, two elevators for the residential floors and strategically located stairways, connecting all levels.

Each 2 bedroom and 1 bedroom residential unit comes with a balcony and laundry cage for drying. Parking slots for residents are available for sale on a first come, first

Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch 38 Cagayan de Oro City IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF THE CHILD, DHAVON RONALD A. GATFIELD AS DULY ACKNOWLEDGED NATURAL CHILD

SP-ORD-2016-057

SPOUSES DAVID IAN/MAE GATFIELD, Petitioners, -versusTHE CIVIL REGISTRY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY,

Respondent. x-----------------------------------/ ORDER On May 25, 2016, petitioners filed this Petition for the Correction of Entries of the birth certificate of Dhavon Ronald A. Gatfield.

Finding the Petition for Correction of Entries in the Birth Record of Petitioner to be sufficient in form and in substance, the same is hereby given due course. Set the initial hearing to August 31, 2016 at 8:30 in the morning at RTC, Branch 38, Cagayan de Oro City, City Tourism Hall on which date, time, and place, all persons who may have any opposition to the petition herein sought, may appear to show cause why said petition should not be granted.

Let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing.

Likewise, let the copies of this Order, with Petition attached, be posted by the petitioner on the bulletin boards of the Court, the City Hall of Cagayan de Oro City and the Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental for at least ten (10) days prior to date of hearing.

Furnish copies of this Order and the Petition of the Offices of the Solicitor General, City Prosecutor of Cagayan de Oro City and the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City.

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Desire being the first and mountaineering”. foremost qualification The mountains to get in the COS, who Krystal and Weng have knows what the future faced and conquered so may bring? far, they scaled because George Herbert they had to. With the Leigh Mallory was an spunk and determination English mountaineer the duo has shown who took part in the in tackling life’s ever first three British rising peaks, it would expeditions to Mount surprise no one perhaps, Everest in the early themselves the least, 1920s. He is famously where fortune and fame from page 3 quoted as having replied may finally lead them. to the question “Why God has always been true the music industry”.[1] did you want to climb in His promise to those In 2014, “...Bachtrack Mount Everest?” with who remain faithful reported that, in a list the retort “Because Him, and these two of the world’s 150 top it’s there!” which has have always been true conductors that year, in keeping to the path only five were women.”[2] been called “the most where He leads them.

There are a small number famous three words in of female conductors who have become top-ranked international conductors.

For the time being, however, Krystal is focusing on the violin for her LIU and private lessons with Dr. Ma. But quien sabe? Michael Dapdap is a conductor of note, having worked with violinists Cho-Liang Lin, Soovin Kim and Sarah Chang, pianists Cecile Republic of the Philippines Licad and Emanuel SUPREME COURT Ax, cellist (brother-inREGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL law) Yo-Yo Ma, flutist 10TH Judicial Region Paul Robison, and most Cagayan de Oro City recently Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson. served basis.

For more details, please visit Filinvest office at the ground floor, Bo’s Café Bldg., Don A. Velez St., 9000 Cagayan de Oro City or contact 0917-3058888 or check its official page at facebook.com/ oneoasis.cagayandeoro

Conductor...

Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch-20 Cagayan de Oro City NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION,

Petitioner/Mortgagee, -versus-

EJF FILE-2016-221

MARILYN GO MERCADO married to ROLANDO CLORIBEL MERCADO.

Respondent/Mortgagor. x----------------------------------------------/ OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE EJF-FILE NO. 2016-221 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended

by Act No. 4118, filed by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under any by virtue of the laws of the Philippines, with principal office at 104 Amorsolo St., Legazpi Village, Makati City, against MARILYN GO MERCADO married to ROLANDO CLORIBEL MERCADO, both of legal age, Filipino, with known address at Villa Candida, Bulua Lot 25, Block 17, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 30, 2015, amounted to FOUR HUNDRED NINETY TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY TWO & 02/100 PESOS (Php492,422.02), Philippine Currency, exclusive of interest and penalty charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or duly authorized deputy will sell at Public Auction on August 17,2016 at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Tourism Hall Building, at City Hall of Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for CASH or Manager’s Check in Philippine Currency, the following property/ies described below with all the improvements included thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO.T-66862 “A PARCEL OF LAND with all IMPROVEMENTS THEREON (Lot 25, Block 17, Psd-104305-000974, being a portion of Block 11 & 17 & Road Lot 13, Psd-10-015484) situated in the Barrio of Bulua, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. xxx Containing an area of FIFTY FIVE (55) sq. m. xxx Registered in the name of MARILYN GO MERCADO married to ROLANDO CLORIBEL MERCADO. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date. In the event Auction Sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

SO ORDERED.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein above-describe encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

June 9, 2016, Cagayan de Oro City.

Done this 13th day of June 2016, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

(HDMF) PAG-IBIG FUND Mortgagee, -versus

LIGAYA S. GAHITON Mortgagor x-----------------------------------/

EJF FILE No. 2016-95

For: Extra-Judicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage under

by Act No. 4118

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE EJF File No. 2016-095 “Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118, filed by (HDMF) PAG-IBIG FUND, against LIGAYA S. GAHITON, Single, of Legal age, Filipino citizen, with postal address at Bukang Liwayway, Kibawe, Bukidnoon to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which amounts to TWO HUNDRED SIXTY NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE PESOS & 30/100 (P269,712.30), inclusive of interest and penalty charges as of JULY 11, 2016 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. AT THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, City Tourism Hall, Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property described below including all existing improvements found thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 136-2012001291 LOT: LOT 23, BLOCK-13, PSD-10-059077 PORTION OF LOT : LOT 2, PCS-10-003972 AS SURVEYED FOR: JOHNDORF VENTURES CORPORATION (PAG-IBIG CITI, HOMES, PHASE 2) LAND USE: (RESIDENTIAL) LOCATION : MALANANG, OPOL MISAMIS ORIENTAL BOUNDARIES : NE., LINE2-3 BY ROAD LOT 9 (8.00 M WIDE); SE., LINE 3-4 BY LOT 25 SW., LINE 4-1 BY LOT 24 NW., LINE 1-2 BY LOT 21 ALL OF BLK-13 BEGINNING AT A POINT MARKED “1” ON PLAN, BEING N.2-DEG.22’E., 617.17 M. FROM BLLM NO. 56, CAD-237; THENCE 1-2 N. 36 DEG. 37’E., 10.00 M.2-3 S. 53 DEG. 23E., 11.00 M. 3-4 S 36 DEG. 37’W., 4-1 N. 53 DEG. 23’W AREA: ONE HUNDRED TEN (110) SQ.M. MORE OR LESS. BEARING : TRUE DESCRIPTION OF CORNER: ALL PTS. ARE PS ORIGINAL DATE SURVEY: NOV. 1929-JAN 1933 SUBDIVISION DATE SURVEY: JUNE 2-6, 2008 DATE APPROVED : NOV. 18, 2008 GEODETIC ENGINEER: EDUARDO M. APALLA. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date.

In the event auction sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice posting and publication.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinabove described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Cagayan de Oro City, April 14, 2016.

(Sgd.) EMMANUEL P. PASAL Judge

(Sgd.) CELESTIAL VENUS G. GELBOLINGO

Sheriff

(Sgd.) EFREN G. MACABAYA Sheriff IV

CT: June 27, July 4 & 11, 2016

CT: June 27, July 4 & 11, 2016

CT: June 20, 27 & July 4, 2016

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Sunnies stylish sunglasses and other travel essentials are now available on all AirAsia flights A

Philippines AirAsia unveils new inflight merchandise

irAsia, the World’s Best Low Cost Carrier for seven consecutive years, has unveiled its latest inflight merchandise which includes almost every millennial jetsetter needs. In partnership with Sunnies, AirAsia is now offering sunglasses for only P399 and they come in trendy colors and designs.

Philippines AirAsia Commercial Head Gerard Penaflor said, “To fully enjoy best value added service when flying with AirAsia, we are thrilled to introduce our new inflight merchandise which includes limited edition collectibles, travel kits, toys, tumblers, beach towel and bags and much more at reasonable prices.”

To celebrate the partnership, marketing officials from Sunnies and AirAsia held a media launch in Amorita Resort in Bohol with the

airline crew showing off their skills in modelling some of the products in the airline’s newest merchandise catalogue.

Gift items and travel accessories from as low as P50 up to P1,530 only are available now on all AirAsia flights to/from Manila, Kalibo/Boracay, Palawan, Bohol, Cebu, Davao and Tacloban including international flights to/from Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai in China. Promo faresare also available at www. airasia.com for flights to/from Manila, Cebu, Davao, Tagbilaran/Bohol including flights from Cebu to Puerto Princesa/ Palawan and Manila.

AirAsia highly recommends top five must-haves in their latest “Spring is in the Air” catalogue:

1. Lagu Beach Towel Blankets and Bags are available in different colors. They are proudly made in the Philippines and it is much love

because it is sand repellant, quick dry and allergen free.

2. Travel Kits for men and women come with complete bathroom essentials in black and gold pouch including a bottle opener, styling gel

and Tiger balm.

3. Sunnies sunglasses are available in six different designs and colors

4. AirAsia comfort kit is a bestseller! It comes with soft blanket, inflatable

pillow and an eye mask

5. Airport playset is complete toy set of diversed range of airport vehicles or ground support equipment that are being used in airports including tow truck, steps and cargo vehicles.

Keep updated with AirAsia’s latest promotion and activities via twitter (@AirAsiaPH), Facebook (facebook.com/ AirAsiaPhilippines), Instagram (@AirAsiaPh), and on Viber public chat (@AirAsiaPh).

(4th from left-right) Amorita Brand Ambassador and model Catriona Gray, PAA Ancillary Head Karlo Sanchez, Amorita Resort COO Lyba Godio, Sunnies Digital Manager Sam Santos, Sunnies Marketing Assistant Nikka Santos.

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