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IIEE, MCPC to present
IMEM Experience T he Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines-Northern Mindanao (IIEE-NM) and the Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers have joined forces to present the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) experience in the Mindanao Power Forum Update II scheduled on Friday, 28 March 2014 at the Emerald 2 Ballroom, Limketkai Luxe Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City. “We are inviting the general public, especially consumer groups, distribution utilities (DUs) and generation companies (GENCOs) to join us in this forum where the MCPC will share their findings about the first month of IMEM operations in Mindanao,” said Engr. Ramil L. Ombina, regional governor for IIEE-
Northern Mindanao. “We are also taking this occasion to invite participants to the 2014 IIEE Northern Mindanao Regional Conference to join us to expand their knowledge about this key initiative to address the power shortage in Mindanao.” Besides the MCPC, the imem/PAGE 7
BIR reminds April 1 5 d e a d l i n e fo r income tax return by Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat, PIA-10
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) through a press conference with the Cagayan de Oro Press Club (COPC) today urges taxpayers to be mindful of the deadline of submission of Income Tax Return (ITR) set on April 15. The deadline is not only for the 2013 ITR but also for the first quarter of 2014. Everyone must submit except employees whose taxes are withheld per month. Form 2316 is the substitute for ITR. Atty. Cherry Ibaoc of the Revenue District Office (RDO) 98, Cagayan de Oro, said that we have a ‘SelfAssessing System’ wherein a taxpayer must declare voluntarily his income
without being forced by the BIR. The BIR will then compute the due tax. However, they can also investigate the taxpayer’s declared income. M e a n w h i l e At t y. Dondanon Galera of the Revenue District Office (RD O) 16 Nor thern Mindanao said that Cagayan de Oro is the biggest contributor of taxes for the region. Their goal is P8 Billion of tax collection for this year. He said that if RDO 98 will fall short, then the collection of the entire region will fall short as well. He said that aside from businesses, self-employed individuals must file to bir/PAGE 7
Fuji lensmaster, Rommel Bundalian, with the students of Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan. Some of the Ateneo Camera Club members are also into street photography. Photo by Rich Neri Concepcion
Photography enthusiasts gather for Flash photography workshop by Irene Joy B. Dayo
Over 200 participants coming from different parts of Cagayan de Oro City attended the photography workshop, March 15 at the Centrio Ayala Mall. Dubbed as “Flash: Let there be Light”, this event aims to help people who want to learn the craft of Photography. It is realized through the collaborated efforts of Fujifilm, Phottix, Colours Digital Foto and Vanguard. Three speakers are invited in the seminar.
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First is Mr. Ricky Ladia, a strobist photographer reaching his 20 years in the field. Then, Mr. Rommel Bundalian, an award-winning street strobist photographer here in the country and abroad, and Mr. Alex Ruelo a strobist photographer specializing in wedding photography. The latter is known of having an estimated 400 booked wedding shoots in a year. Colours Foto | Camera | Gadgets Marketing Head Gloria B. Sommer said
that this seminar is for people to not forget the value of Photography. It could also be observed that smartphones are getting approach in photo market. In this, people are beginning to think that if they buy smartphones, they do not need cameras anymore in which Ms. Sommer refuse to believe because there is a big difference between smartphones and cameras. The speakers are also there to teach and orient Fujifilm camera users. Fujifilm has recently released its new series of
cameras believed to have a competitive quality. Models such as X21, Xpro1, XG1 and XG2 are ones that are good options other than digital single-lens reflex (DSLR), said Sommer. It is userfriendly and people using it would rather look like a tourist because of its size and qualities. “The thing is it’s nice to find something new and we want people to know the options,” she said. The workshop was free to all “photofiles” and to Ms. Sommer, participants workshop/PAGE 7
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Health sector stakeholders gathered at Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City to discuss some of the best healthcare innovation practices in a forum organized to encourage adoption of these practices and address persistent disparities in health amid a growing economy. Four innovative health programs were presented in a roundtable discussion led by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), the government policy think tank tapped by the Washington-based Center for Health Market Innovations for the implementation of the project “Health Market Innovations”. More than 100 participants from local government units, academic institutions, health offices, regional offices of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., Center for Development offices of the Department of Health, and nongovernment organizations participated in the roundtable discussion last March 6. PIDS President Gilberto Llanto said health
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innovations show the creativity of Filipinos in addressing the very large disparities in health. “It is indispensable for the country to deal with the very large underinvestment in health where government health staff stagnated at around 26,000 since year 2000 despite the country’s 1.7 million annual population growth,” he said. “We need to innovate to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for health,” said Oscar Picazo, PIDS senior research consultant and board chairman of the Philippine NGO Support Program, Inc. “The Health Market Innovations project builds linkages among health innovators, funders, and policymakers. It also provides information for those who do not know that there are funders for better health care delivery,” he added. One of the health innovations introduced was the EVAcoh Project (Eastern Visayas Area Cooperation in
Health). “The project aims to setup and operate social health enterprises using cooperatives’ community development funds,” said Roberto Nebrida, executive director of the Philippine NGO Support Program, Inc. The EVAcoh Project considers social health enterprises such as cooperative-based pharmacies as an innovative method of investment in the provision of health services and commodities. “EVAcoh social health enterprises have served a total of 10,348 women of reproductive age,” said Nebrida. “Its total sales have reached a whopping P6.1 million.” Another innovation, RT I I n t e r n a t i o n a l ’s Wireless Access for Health Project(WAH), recognizes the benefits of wireless connectivity in enhancing health care planning and delivery in rural health units (RHU).“The WAH project uses 3G wireless technology to improve health care by reducing time required for data reporting as well as
improving access to accurate patient information at the RHU level,” said Felipe Canlas, RTI International local project coordinator.“It helps rural clinicians spend more time for patient care rather than spending half of their time on patient information recording and reporting,” he explained. WAH has been adopted in 66 RHUs in 38 cities and municipalities and 14 provinces in the country, serving 2,500 patients a day. Sr. Eloisa David, OSB, chief operating officer of KaKaK Foundation, talked about the Mother Bles Birthing Clinics. The project, which has established 50 clinics since 2010, addresses the lack of access to affordable and high-quality maternity care facilities, helping achieve the country’s MDG commitment of reducing maternal mortality. “The program promotes the legitimate rights of every mother on maternal health, especially those who are indigent and health/PAGE 7
CHED 10 opens scholarship grants, loan programs by Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat
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Experts present innovative health care practices in support of inclusive growth
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LAMBO MISAMIS ORIENTAL. Governor Bambi Emano shares smiles with the women of the municipality of Talisayan as he graces their women month celebration on March 15, Saturday. The EMANO ADMINISTRATION values the role of women in the society, thus the Governor further acknowledges all JUANA in the Province of Misamis Oriental.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED), region 10, announces various scholarship and loan programs available for academic school year 2014 to 2015. Education Supervisor Karen Joie Cuenca said that P15, 000 per semester is allocated for a full scholarship where applicant has General We i g h t e d Av e r a g e (GWA) of 90%; Partial scholarship allocates P7, 500 per semester with at least 85% GWA. Private Education Student Financial A s s i s t a n c e ( P E S FA ) scholarship is also open. It requires at least 85% GWA and allocation of P7, 500 per semester. Meanwhile, Grant-inAid program particularly
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Tulong-Dunong is intended for: 1) high school graduates whose GWA is at least a passing grade in the third year and in the firs t thre e grading periods in the fourth year. They shall enroll in priority courses in public or private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs); 2) on-going college students whose GWA is at least passing grade for the last two semesters and are enrolled in priority courses in public or private (HEIs), and 3) students who passed the Alternative Learning System (ALS) and the Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT). To qualify, Cuenca said that applicants must be Filipino citizen of good m o r al c h a r a c t er, h i g h
school graduate, and candidate for graduation, with earned units in college or passer of ALS/ PEPT. Also, combined annual gross income of parents or guardian must not exceed P300, 000. He or she must not be a graduate of any degree program and has not availed of any government scholarship or grant. For student borrowers, they must enter into a loan agreement with CHED regional office and must have a co-borrower who is a member of SSS or GSIS in good standing (at least paying contribution for six months for the last 12 months). Student applicants should submit accomplished STUFAPs
application with supporting documents to CHED regional office. Meanwhile, applicants who intend to enroll in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) shall directly submit their application to concerned SUCs. Priority courses include Information Technology, Agriculture and Related Fields, Teacher Education, Science and Math, Engineering, Health Science, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Maritime, Communication, Architecture, Social and Behavioral Sciences. Deadline of submission of requirements is on April 15. For more information, CHED may be reached at (08822) 711231.
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COA auditors validate and inspect three DOLE implemented projects, in Malaybalay City and Maramag, Bukidnon on March 12. (Photo Courtesy of DOLE 10)
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hink a minute…A guy was complaining to his f r iend ab out his wife’s nagging. He said: “All my wife does is talk, talk, talk, talk.” His friend asked: “Well what do es she talk about? ” He answered: “I don’t know, she don’t say!” You would t h i n k t h at w i t h 2 e a r s and 1 mouth, we’d all be twice as go o d listeners a s t a l k e r s ! B ut n ot s o. Res earch shows that we usually listen to only 20% of what others say to us. Yet go o d listening is one of the easiest, most important ways to be successful—whether it’s i n o u r j o b a n d c a r e e r, our marriage, with our children, or with our f riends. It’s i n t e r e s t i n g t h a t e v e n t h o u g h w e c a n’ t actually shut our ears, we somehow still manage to. We listen only to what we want. But when we don’t listen clos ely to others, we not only hur t them, we hurt ourselves. There are 3 i mp or t ant t h i ng s we need to do when we listen to others. The first, is obser vation. Use your eyes and look at them. It’s just common courtesy and resp ec t. Take your e yes of f the T.V., ne wspap er, or whatever else, and give that person your attention. The second part of listening is concentration.
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Many of us are guilty of lo oking s omeone in the e y e , p r e t e n d i n g w e’r e listening, when our mind i s a c tu a l ly m i l e s aw ay. A l s o, w h e n s o m e o n e’s talking to us, we shouldn’t interrupt them, or just be thinking about what WE want to say. Hear them out. Listen to ever ything the y have to say b efore you resp ond. The third and probably most important part of listening, is consideration. This means using your heart. Re a l ly c are ab out w hat that p ers on is feeling or going through. Don’t just hear the person’s words, but tr y to understand t he i r fe el i ng s . Pe opl e u s u a l l y k n o w i f w e’r e really interested and care ab out w hat the y’re saying. This means w e’r e e v e n w i l l i n g t o change something about ours elves if it’s hur ting them. Think a Minute…
Become a Better You “A student once told me she wanted to be just like me when she graduates, I told her... no you can’t... but you can be better than me..." – a post from my former college teacher that caught my attention simply because years after I graduated I can finally relate to this statement. Two years after I started teaching one of my students told me that she wants to be like me when she grows up. I smiled at the thought but I told her “you can become better than me”. Another year passed and technically she’s growing up in my classes but recently her mom told me that one of her aunts was offering her to go to a summer music school within the country but she told her aunt she only wants to learn from me. I was amused with her loyalty upon knowing this but at the same time worried so I talked to my 7yr old student and told her “it’s ok to learn from other teachers because I learned that way too and I am
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still learning from others until today.” Perhaps at some point yes we idolized our teachers for the good examples that they have shown us but that is really the role of teachers to be good examples to their students. If not then we couldn’t have the responsible citizens we have now. When I was still studying I was looking up to the good examples that my teachers showed and hoped to become better than them because I know If I succeeded in my endeavours then they are also successful in deeply rooting their principles in me of which I will bring wherever I go in this journey. The important lessons I think that I will always carry with me are not all the technical ones but more of the examples that replay in my mind like how they show respect, how they endured their hardships, how they handled conflicts and how they disciplined themselves to get where they are now. Lo and behold I am now the
teacher, so I’m hoping that all my students will become much better than me by modelling to them technically good discipline in singing and life principles in terms of being a good steward to their talents. I hope that someday I can see them not only becoming better performers but becoming good examples as well to the next generation. By then I can say, by His grace I am a good life shaper. So I encourage batch 2014 graduates to become better than your teachers because it truly inspires them to continue what they have been doing, becoming a better life shaper.
“Good teachers impart good education. Great teachers groom their students to become leaders. Ordinary teachers direct us along the right path, but great teachers inspire us to seek our own path. They encourage us to discover our talents.” ~ Anatole France
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read a blog recently that made its rounds in social media on how one foreign tourist and her companion stayed in our country and tried our very own Pinoy-style street food. Many Filipinos went berserk on social networks like Facebook trying to defend our local street cuisine and she became an internet celebrity of sorts overnight! For me, I do not blame her if she was that disappointed with what she was able to taste and experience. She went around towns and went straight to the local market which for sure and we must admit are not the most “touristy” areas we can offer to our guests here and abroad. They must have found the amazing sights of cut vegetables openly displayed with pride and mangoes and fruits that are no longer of the freshest of state. I saw here photos and most of the food they tried were found on local “turo-turo” or carenderias which is again, not really practicing the safest of
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culinary procedures. I am for sure would want to know how they ended up on those areas when they could very well try the sumptuous dishes served in famous Filipinos restaurants and food houses but then again, this is reality. We cannot direct everyone to how we want them to see us and our culture. I admire the Filipino people and even some foreigners who were so passionate in protecting the wide array of popular Filipino street foods and even had the time to lambast and made their arguments online. I also do not blame them if they feel this strongly towards how the lady foreigner sees our street food but for me, we should just accept what they had to say and perhaps take it as something to help us rethink on the current state of our country. We can definitely learn a lot from what she thinks about us. Her experience was right in the center of urban life and she was mingling with the masses.
We cannot close our eyes to the sad reality that there are still so many things that we need to improve in our country namely, the state of our people’s health and well-being, the great divide among access to proper nutrition and potable water, quality education and employment. The state of our street food that she saw was perhaps just a mere reflection of our current situation. If I were to meet this lady tourist in person, I would salute her for even daring to try the real street food and commend her for just being honest. However, after she have tried all the things she thought were awful to her taste buds, I will treat her to a delectable round of lumpia, binaki, suman and tsokolate and perhaps an all you can eat Penoy and Balut adventure. Who knows, she might reconsider and find that Pinoy street food has both the good and the bad sides.
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DILG observes world water day
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he Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), region 10, in cooperation with the Water Supply and Sanitation Unit, Office of the Project Development Services (OPDS), will celebrate World Water Day on March 24, 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., at the SM Shopping Mall, Cagayan de Oro City. This significant event, with the theme “Water and Energy,” aims to raise awareness on the inter-linkage between water and energy. Promote and advocate to the people the importance of conserving water resources and to have better access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation and food energy services.
Focus public attention on the critical issues on water-energy and the role of gender in family access to safe water. Further, to facilitate the development of policies and crosscutting frameworks that bridge the different sectors leading the way towards energy security and sustainable water use in a green economy. Local Chief Executives are invited to witness the event. DILG Undersecretary Austere A. Panadero is also invited to join the celebration and grace the occasion. Among the highlights of the event will be: film/video presentation on water stories; Joey Ayala’s inspirational songs
to be performed by the Cagayan de Oro City Chorale Group; onthe-spot poster making contest; exhibit of Millennium Development Goal Fund (MDGF) 1991 Poster-Making Contest National Awardees; showcasing of Water Source Validation of Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig para sa Lahat (SALINTUBIG) and Grassroots Participatory Planning and Budgeting (GPPB) beneficiaries. Two representatives of selected 15 private and public high schools in Cagayan de Oro City with their respective coaches are the main character during on-the-spot poster making contest. (Ana Celeste W. Felisilda/DILG-10/PIA)
Residents of Opol, El Salvador and Laguindingan Get Exclusive Discounts from The SM Store The SM Store is giving away exclusive discounts to all residents of Opol, El Salvador and Laguindingan communities. Exclusive promo offering runs until March 27. Simply present any proof of residence with your SM Advantage, SM Prestige, BDO Rewards or Mom card upon payment to avail 10% discount with a minimum P1,000 single receipt purchase on all regular priced items from any selling department inside The SM Store. Not yet a member? Avail of the SM Advantage Card for only P150 from The SM Store Customer Service Counter, Cash or Charge Counters, Supermarket Bills Payment Counter, and all Savemore branches. Do not miss this exclusive offer. Keep shopping at The SM Store Cagayan de Oro.
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ZTE intros MF90 4G LTE Pocket WiFi Experience blazing speeds with the new ZTE MF90 portable WiFi. Allowing users to connect to 4G LTE networks, MF90 delivers download speeds of up to 100 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 50 Mbps. The MF90 also allows 10 users to connect simultaneously to the device making it a perfect portable hotspot for friends and family. The 2300 mAh battery provides 4 long hours of continuous use. Since the ZTE MF90 is not restricted to a single service provider, users can freely use any preferred network of choice. It features LED icons for monitoring battery status, network signal and WiFi strength connection.
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SM JOINS EARTH HOUR 2014 Earth Hour is a simple concept that quickly turned into a global phenomenon. Last 2013, over 7,000 cities, towns, provinces and municipalities in 154 countries and territories joined and switched off their lights for one hour to highlight awareness on global climate change. On the 29th of March 2014, from 8:30pm to 9:30pm, SM City Cagayan de Oro will once again join Earth Hour to inspire everyone, as well as to make a stand in creating a better future for our planet. Join us this Earth Hour. Let us go beyond the hour, so after the lights go back, think of how we can continuously make a difference.
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-10 holds a press conference on March 20 to give updates on Social Pension, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Progqam, Kapit Bisig Laban sa KahirapanComprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), social interventions for women and the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan. (RTPaculba)
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forum will also feature Ms. Melinda L. Ocampo, P r e s i d e nt , P h i l i p p i n e Electricity Market Corporation (Overview : Wholesale Electricity Spot Market & the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market); Dr. Ricardo E. Rotoras, D’Engg., President, MUST (Prevailing Electricity Market in Mindanao); Atty. Dionel O. Albina, PENG, Research Head, Institute o f Po w e r E c o n o m i c s (IPSEC), MUST(Research Results of 1st Month of IMEM Operations with AMRECO Member C o o p e r a t i v e s ) ; E n g r. David A. Tauli, President, MCPC, (Recommendations on WESM/IMEM in Mindanao). The presentations will be followed by brief reactions from a panel of experts including Ms. Ruth Perez & Patricia Grace P. Libo-on, Corporate Staff Officers, Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM); Atty. D e b o r a A n a s t a c i a T. Layugan, Director, Market Operations Service, Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC); Mr. Crisanto R. Laset, Jr. Assistant Vice President for Trading, Aboitiz Power C orporation for the Philippine Independent Power Producers Association, Inc. (PIPPA); Engr. Eugene H. Bicar, Head-Mindanao Systems O p e r at i o n s , Nat i o n a l Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP); Mr. Romeo M. Montenegro, Director for Investment Promotion and Public Affairs. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). An open forum moderated by Mr. Clint Django G. Pacana, Executive Director, Association of
Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives (AMRECO) will immediately follow to accommodate queries from the audience. The forum concludes with a synthesis from Engr. Cerael C. Donggay, Chairman, Oro Chamber Energy Committee and former Vice President for Mindanao of the National Power Corporation with the assistance of Mr. Rolando J. Linaac, Founding Member, MCPC. Interested participants are encouraged to register early with the IIEENorthern Mindanao Secretariat through email iiee.nmrc@gmail.com or call Liezel V. Mateo, NMRC Area Coordinator through mobile: +63-905-815-2071 or telefax: (088) 857-7993 or Apple June Ubay-Ubay, IIEE CdO Chapter Coordinator through mobile: 0927-7059174/ 0917-810-6214 Telefax: (088) 857-7993 or Email: iiee.cdochapter@ yahoo.com.ph. The organizers would like to acknowledge the invaluable help and assistance of the following who helped make this forum possible: Alsons Power Group, Ab oitiz Power Corporation, FDC Utilities Inc., National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, Mindanao University of Science and Technology, Institute of Power Sector Economics, Energy Regulatory Commission, Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Corp., Philippine Independent Power Producers Association, Inc.; Mindanao Development Authority; Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives, Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. and Energy Committee. The Mindanao Power F o r u m Up d a t e I I i s supported by the following media partners: BWM
Group of Publications (Mindanao Daily News, BusinessWeek Mindanao, Mindanao Star, Cagayan de Oro Times), UC-1 Corporation (Parasat Cable TV Inc./Jade Cable TV) and the Misamis Oriental Rural Electric Cooperative Inc. 1 (MORESCO 1) Kahayag Radio Program.
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the BIR. They must deduct their expenses from their total earnings. If the difference is positive, then they pay their taxes. However, if negative, then no need to pay but they must file. In terms of professionals, 80 to 90 percent of doctors in Cagayan de Oro pay substantial taxes. However, the marginal income earners such as the sidewalk vendors, and those who belong in the underground economy instead of paying taxes directly, pay through Value Added Tax (VAT) or tax on consumption. Galera said that everyone must get receipt for their purchases. Non-issuance of receipts will get violation
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underprivileged,” said Sr. David, a doctor and fellow of the Philippine College of Hospital Administrators. In post-disaster situations, Xavier University’s Sustainable Sanitation (SuSan) Center provides effective and sustainable sanitation solutions to evacuation centers through the distribution of urine diverting dehydration toilets (UDDTs). Moreover, the collected bio-waste from UDDTs can be recycled and used as soil amendments. “Every time there is a disaster, people donate clothes, food, soaps, and water, while donating sanitary toilets is always an afterthought,” said Gina Itchon, SuSan Center Director. “There was once a big evacuation center where 50,000 people were sharing a single toilet.” At evacuation centers in disaster-hit Northern Cebu and in Tacloban City, the SuSan Center had
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of P10, 000. Meanwhile refusal to issue receipt for first offense will be P20, 000. He said to also make sure the receipt is new with validity period. In January this year, RDO 98 collected P170 Million of taxes while in February they fell short and need P120 Million to match tax goal. However, they intend to widen tax campaign and make filing applying easier through online transactions and conduct enforcement activities such as Oplan Kandado and Run for Tax Evaders program.
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are expected to become better picture takers. The organizers decided to hold it in the city because of the number of individuals registered online, that basically reached their target. Sommer also mentioned that because of the good response and number of individuals participating in the event, they will certainly organize another similar event here in the city. installed Arborloo toilets, or shallow pits that are abandoned once filled, which can then be planted with fruit or wood-bearing tree saplings. Fr. Roberto Yap, Xavier University president, said investments in human capital, education, and health are important to make economic growth inclusive. “Health disparities in the country tell us that the traditional way of health care is not enough, and health innovations must be explored,” he said. Celia Reyes, PIDS senior research fellow and health project director, said PIDS’ role is to help in knowledge brokering for a more inclusive health care system. “PIDS is not only interested to showcase best practices on health innovations,” Reyes said. “The Institute is willing to help you to link with innovators and with other stakeholders to scale up these health innovations,” she told forum participants. (Phidel Marion G. Vineles/PIDS/PIA)
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