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A Captivating MayDayBKG2016 Downhill Longboarding Competition Story by RAULITO S. YARE | Photos by CHELSEA F. BIEN

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ome 101 Skateboarders from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao gathered in Barangay Camaman-an to compete for the 4th MayDayBKG2016 Downhill Longboarding Competition in partnership with the Kasadya Festival of Barangay Camaman-an.

This extreme downhill competition with the participation of 101 racers all over the Philippines last May 6 to 7 in Tigpuluhon, Camaman-an, Cagayan de Oro City was hosted by North Mind

Longboarding, which was founded by a group of skaters in 2009 and decided to make it an official group for longboard riders.

It was categorized into three divisions: open, women, and junior

division. All of the riders had their chance to show guts with their tremendous performance both as professional and amateur longboard riders. After competing for two long days under the direct heat of the sun, in the evening of May 7, headed by John Henry the head organizer, John Sebastian Colocar the race director, and Althea Gopez-Factura the secretary, had their awarding ceremony in Camaman-an Barangay Hall together with the barangay officials

headed by the barangay chairman of Camamanan, Pete Arda.

The Open Division Finals Champion - Tiny Catacutan (Cagayan de Oro), 1st Runner up Tito Sumicad (Cebu), 2nd Runner up - RA Alvaro (Cagayan de Oro),

3rd Runner up - Mali Abat (Cagayan de Oro) for Women’s Division Champion - Danielly CamoCamo (Cebu), 1st Runner up - Valerei Tabada (Surigao), 2nd Runner up - Nerissa Althia Ravina (Davao), 3rd Runner up - Sheena

de la Rosa (Malaybalay) for Junior’s Division Champion - Ra Alvaro (Cagayan de Oro), 1st Runner up - Zaheed Rosales Kaba (Cebu), 2nd Runner up - James Lloyd Ramos (Cagayan de Oro), 3rd Runner up - Shane longboard/PAGE 7

Local artists converge for ‘Art for Rice’ cause

By Alyssa Michelle Viado

Artists and fans of art came together to echo the call for justice and unite for a cause.

Xavier University, through the Xavier Center for Culture and Arts (XCCA) and Department of English

Language and Literature, and Nagkahiusang Magsusulat sa Cagayan de Oro (NAGMAC), together with Liceo de Cagayan University and Capitol University, organized the event in support of the more than 3,000 farmer-protesters in Kidapawan who, in late March, demanded government assistance in the wake of the effects of extreme dry spell, but were instead shot at and dispersed violently by the police.

When news of what had happened in Kidapawan struck, XCCA director Hobart Savior immediately called out to his friends in the art scene through a Facebook post for help in staging a converge/PAGE 7

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Italpinas signs P350-million DBP loan for Cagayan de Oro project May 14-20, 2016

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TALPINAS Development Corp., a developer of mostly green buildings, on Friday signed a P350-million loan agreement with state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to partly fund its project, in Cagayan de Oro City.

Italpinas officials

said the five-year, fixed-interest loan hopes to bankroll the P575-million construction cost of the two towers of its project, called Primavera City in Cagayan de Oro City.

“With DBP’s support, the available funding will ensure completion of the project on

schedule,” said Jose Leviste III, the company’s president.

The company hopes to raise P1.4 billion in sales from the initial towers of Primavera City, which includes 3,000 square meters of office space that will be available for lease as soon as the company

receives a go signal from government authorities to sell the units.

At the moment, the company only has two projects, one each in Cagayan de Oro and Nasugbu in Batangas.

It just acquired 1,868 square meters of land for the first two towers of Primavera City. The

company purchased the land for P24 million from Pueblo de Oro Development Corp., and was only paid in January this year.

“Preliminary groundworks were already undertaken at the project site.

The construction of Primavera City A and B is scheduled as soon as the general/ structural contractor is selected but not later than June 2016,” it said.

The International Finance Corp., the private- sector arm of the World Bank, has awarded the EDGE certification to Primavera City.

Primavera is the first completed condominium project in East Asia to be certified by EDGE, which the IFC called its “innovation,” as it helps property developers build and brand their properties “green” in a fast, easy and affordable way.

EDGE is supported

by a software that encourages solutions to reduce energy and water used to make building materials by at least 20 percent, which is the standard for the certification, IFC said.

The company said Primavera, which will have 163 units for Tower 1 and 166 units for Tower 2, will be constructed at a cost of P670 million, including the land.

Its second project, called Miramonti— located in Santo Tomas, Batangas— will be constructed for between P700 million and P750 million. It will sell the units of both developments to between P85,000 and P95,000 per square meter.

Construction for both projects may start this year, but all the necessary funding for the project has already been settled, company officials said.

Smart Satellite services highlighted during NDRRMC’s #Pagyanig nationwide earthquake drill In support of the 2016 National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED), PLDT wireless unit, Smart Communications, provided satellite communications to emergency operations centers (EOCs) in different parts of the National Capital Region (NCR).

As a member of the Emergency Telecommunication Cluster of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), Smart has been consistently providing communication aid during disasters. These include free calling and charging services in affected areas which are made possible through a partnership sealed with the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

The company also deploys satellite communication services

to LGUs and response units during emergency and relief operations.

Smart is the only telco in the country offering satellite services.

“Communications as aid plays a crucial role during disasters.

Our satellite services are a viable alternative to traditional fixed and wireless communications during extraordinary events especially when

other infrastructure like power facilities are down,” said Ramon R. Isberto, head of Public Affairs at Smart.

Studies have shown that a 7.2-magnitude tremor can cause enough damage to divide NCR into four quadrants.

Because of this, the NDRRMC and the Office of Civil Defense conduct quarterly simultaneous earthquake drills, to test,

evaluate, and validate the disaster response plans that are in place for the national, regional, and local levels.

During the drill, participating citizens and groups from six EOCs used Smart’s satellite services for simulated rescue and response efforts. Smart Satellite handsets were provided for Smart Libreng Tawag stations in Clark Airbase

and in the EOCs of the four quadrants where evacuation centers were also set up.

To aid in emergency communications in the command and control operation centers based in Camp Emilio Aguinaldo and Clark Air Base, Smart also set up Thuraya IP+ system, which works like a WiFi router but takes its broadband signal from a

satellite.

Smart as an organization has embraced preparedness, and has been aggressively promoting the culture of preparedness not only within its ranks but also with its partnercommunities, including the Church, academe, high-risk communities, and Filipino households under its #SafePH program.

Smart set up Libreng Tawag booths in participation to NDRRMC’s #Pagyanig 2016 earthquake drill.

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Exclusive Summit for Broiler Stakeholders and Movers on May 19

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long with the nation’s efforts of obtaining Food Self-Sufficiency, BITRADE leads the 2nd Bitrade Summit for Broilers at Limketkai Luxe Hotel on May 19, 2016. The purpose of this event is to better enhance the awareness of the Philippine Broiler Industry, enabling it to be competitive worldwide.

International and Local speakers who are experts in their respective fields were carefully selected and invited to advance the expertise of our Broiler industry players.

This year’s theme is entitled “Enhancing Competitiveness of the Philippine Broiler Industr y Towards Achieving Food Security”. The presentation on Modern broiler management practices worldwide will be discussed by Dr. Maarten de Gussem, an internationally-renowned broiler management expert and author of the book “Broiler Signals: A Practical Guide to Broiler Focused Management”.

Updates on the current status of the broiler industry within ASEAN Region will be discussed by Prof. Nestor Rañeses, a well-known authority on the Asean Economic Community (AEC). Financing Options to support establishing broiler farms and other support services relating to broiler farming will be discussed by Mr. Moises Casubha, from one of the

leading banks in the country.

BITRADE is an advocate of utilizing Modern Technology to advance the competitiveness of the Poultry and Livestock Industry. This event provides major industry players and movers the ideal venue to learn and share ideas that would facilitate the nation to achieve this advocacy. Attendees, who are medium to large-scale Farm Owners, Integrators, Veterinarians, Poultry Practitioners and other Industry leaders will pick up proven technologies that will enhance productivity and competitiveness in the fast-changing business climate.

BITRADE was among the pioneers in the country that introduced Tunnel Ventilation with Evaporative Cooling Systems in both pig and poultry farms.

From its humble beginnings in 1988, it has advanced its capabilities to cater to individual stand-alone equipment systems as well as to retrofitted and turnkey projects covering Climate Control/ Brooding Systems, to Feeding, Drinking, Housing, Power Supply and Renewable Energy (Waste Management and Solar systems). BITRADE continues to be the PREFERRED farm systems and solutions provider by maintaining the highest standards of quality in its services and products.

CEB inks sale of four Airbus A319 aircraft The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), signed a forward sale agreement with a subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT), covering Cebu Pacific’s sale of four Airbus A319 aircraft.

Allegiant is the parent company of Las Vegas-based low-cost airline, Allegiant Air. Delivery of the four aircraft to Allegiant is scheduled from 2017 to 2018.

“As we aim to expand our operations both in the Philippines and abroad, we remain invested in upgrading our fleet with fuel efficient, versatile aircraft. Between 2016 and 2021, we are anticipating the delivery of 30 Airbus A321neos, for longrange capability, and 16 ATR 72-600 turboprop planes, for better inter-island connectivity,” says CEB

President and CEO Lance Gokongwei.

CEB currently operates one of the youngest fleets in the world, with an average age of 4.82 years.

Its 57-strong fleet is comprised of 7 Airbus A319, 36 Airbus A320, 6 Airbus A330, and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft.

As part of its conservative fleet renewal program, CEB will be taking delivery of 30 brandnew Airbus A321neo aircraft, the largest model in the A320neo series. The A321neo incorporates new

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Freewaters Tall Boy— Head And Shoulders Above the Competition May 14-20, 2016

In a country known for its gorgeous beaches and countless malls, we need footwear that is light and comfortable, something we can slip into and last us all day and all night.

When it comes to sandals, nothing comes close to Freewaters’ Tall Boy sandal.

Freewaters, a progressive footwear brand founded on the surf waters of Malibu by likeminded individuals who wanted to use business as a social platform to do good, has created one of the most comfortable slippers that people have been raving about—the Tall Boy. Imagine the comfort and protection you get from a running shoe. Now translate that into the lightweight structure of a sandal. This is what you get with the Tall Boy sandal. The high rise midsole makes for thick, bouncy cushioning without

being mushy, and the full arch support and deep heel cup cradles your foot, giving you extra support that will keep your feet more comfortable for longer.

The Flex Groove Outsole of this sandal provides a natural, soft flex that moves with you, all the while protecting your feet with a strong grip so you don’t have to worry about slipping up and messing up your game.

The hydro leather strap and water friendly material used to make the Tall Boy will get you packing up this insanely comfortable pair of sandals to take with you on all your beach travel and adventures.

A purchase of the Tall Boy sandal is more than just you getting a pair of awesome footwear, it is also a step towards providing a community with clean, drinking water. Freewaters is committed to its cause of getting

to impoverished and hard to reach places and giving them access to clean water. Every 1% of the sale of every footwear goes to fund Freewaters’ clean water projects in Kenya, Haiti, California, and now the Philippines.

There is nothing in the market like the Tall Boy sandal. Extremely comfortable, shockingly lightweight, and made to last, Freewaters delivers the goods with the Tall Boy sandal.

You can purchase Tall Boy at any of the Freewaters kiosks in Trinoma, as well as ResToeRun, Grind and ROX BHS. . Follow @ freewatersph at their Facebook and Instagram page for updates on your favorite sandals and footwear.

The Primer Group of Companies, Asia’s next retail giant, is the exclusive distributor of Freewaters in the Philippines.

engines and wingtip devices called Sharklets, which could deliver fuel savings of 20 percent and additional payload or range capability. The aircraft has a flying radius of over 6 hours and can be configured to have up to 240 seats, allowing CEB to access new markets in the Indian subcontinent and Australia.

CEB also ordered 16 ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft, to meet increasing demand in the Philippines for inter-island services.

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Intelex Summer Music Program ends with a beat and a bang YAHSHUA Intelex graciously ends its Summer Music Program at XU Little Theater, last May 7, 2016 with popular beats and a magical Disney bang. This graduation concert is one of the culminating activities of the summer-long workshop, which is the second leg of the YAHSHUA Intelex ULTIMATE SUMMER BRAINFEST; covering Math, Music and Art trainings. The first leg, “Learn Art the Easy Way” was also recently concluded last April 28, 2016.

It was considered

a gathering of family and friends of the aspiring musicians – celebrating their talents and skills in voice, keyboard, acoustic guitar, and violin. The Summer Music Program has successfully unleashed the musical potentials of children as young as 5-yearsold.

The event was graced by the management of YAHSHUA Intelex; Ptr. Ron Bayron, CEO; Dr. Ruth Bayron, VP; Ms. Tina D. Peligro, Head of Operations; Mr. John Paul Cabelin, Lead

Musical Instructor and Ms. Mel Cabelin, Lead Vocal Coach.

The INTELEX Summer Music Program was created as one of the three programs in the ULTIMATE SUMMER BRAINFEST. The BRAINFEST program is designed to make tough disciplines; Math, Music and

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American author, Jodi Picoult, music is the language of the memory. Researchers have found this to be true as music will help you learn and recall information better, depending on how much you like music, or whether or not you like music.

This is the exciting fact of science,

which YAHSHUA Intelex has employed in its trainings for almost four years and counting. The training has seen conversion of kids who are not confident – to kids who have found a new sense of self-esteem, thereby improving in school performance and in daily life.

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Arts, a little easier than traditional training. The training is based on the scientific premise that the brain is basically tissue – like muscle, it grows stronger with practice. When people learn new ways to study, the brain changes and grows. According to

The Republic of the Philippines got a new president. The first in history from Mindanao.

Congratulations Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. One term is on everybody lips now: unity! Yes, besides all black propaganda and smear campaigns from the past - this Philippine nation should continues as an united country.

Who is half-hearted?

Let’s take a look again to Europe. The looming Europe crisis seems to continue. Can Greece deliver on its promises this time?

Five years, three bailouts, two governments and countless emergency meetings later, neither the country’s government nor its people - 25 percent of whom are unemployed in an economy that shrunk by a quarter in five years - fully back the latest austerity deal that was agreed on last Monday.

In fact, there have been major demonstrations against the €5.4 billion worth of measures, which will increase social security and pension

contributions and raise taxes. Since the crisis broke out in 2010, similar deals have not borne fruit. So why would anything be different this time? In order to make a repayment due in July and receive the first tranche of funds from the EU bailout program, Greece desperately needed additional funds.

The bailout money largely goes towards paying off Greece’s debt - and therefore has little effect on the economy.

‘Our agreement is a compromise’ In an exclusive interview with DW, Nikos Pappas, Greek Minister of State, has now admitted the Tspiras government was “halfhearted in measures that we believe that could be implemented in a different way”.

“Our agreement is a compromise. The agreement itself has got the elements that our partners asked us to implement, and our wishes. So, the program is not totally ours, it is a compromise,” Pappas added when Michel Friedman confronted him

with a statement by the German Munich based Ifo Institute that said Athens were dragging its feet on economic reforms.

Nikos Pappas currently serves as a Minister of State in Alexis Tsipras’ second cabinet.

Syriza - the farleft party that took government in 2015 - failed to deliver on its promises, posing a problem to Greek citizens, its creditors and EU diplomats in Brussels.

German Klaus Regling, head of the Eurozone’s rescue fund EFSF said that although Greece has made some progress with its reforms, the overall “implementation capacity” has been slow and in fact the “weakest in the European Union”.

Questions like Is your tax collection office on a permanent vacation?’ have been noticed several times. When Friedman asked whether the constant emergency meetings don’t have a certain resemblance to a bad drama, with Athens simply repeating the same old lines, Pappas said: “We have never denied they were internal

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problems in the Greek state, the Greek economy and the Greek society, never. But these problems were matched with a totally wrong approach that resulted in such a severe recession.” Pappas also refused to take responsibility for the 17 billion EURO that escape state coffers every year, so that the Greek shadow economy represents up to a quarter of the country’s GNP. Pappas called this figure “another extreme expression that does not reflect reality”.

Greece - quo vadis?

Europe - quo vadis? +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me in Facebook or Twitter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot. com.

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If The Philippines Had A Lee Kuan Yew May 14-20, 2016

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Weeks ago, I was invited by my good friend, Melissa San Jose - General Manager of Italpinas Development Corporation, at Primavera Residences Cagayan de Oro City for the book launch of Mr. Jose “Joey” P. Leviste, Jr. He gave me a copy of his book entitled “If The Philippines Had A Lee Kuan Yew” then he wrote a dedication and signed it for me.

I remember that I had been posting quite a number of quotes from Lee Kuan Yew among others at Instagram and Facebook. So, the book triggered my curiosity.

THE MEANING OF TRUE LOVE

By Merlinda T. Ilago

Can you exactly recall how many times you’ve said “I love you” to your parents, brothers and sisters, friends and even to your special one?

That’s quite easy to do but do you really mean you say?

Listen as Lola Basyang in this modern times tell you a story she read sometime in the past.

“As a product of an unwanted pregnancy, a poor baby boy was thrown to the forest by a “good” mother.

Can you just imagine how this little boy managed to live there all by himself? In fact he did!

He grew up with no one around him. He didn’t know anybody except the wild animals he saw, mingled with every day and believed to be his only relatives. As the years went by, physically he became a man. He started going out of the forest to discover new things in his world. As he did this, he happened to find a creature like him living nearby his jung le. A wo man who eventually captured his heart.

Everytime he’d visit the girl, there always was the bird whom he considered his most trusted friend, riding on his shoulder. Many times in the day, he would go there so as to win the girl’s heart but he was challenged well by this.

After long days of waiting, the girl finally told him that she would only accept his love if he could give her three red roses. So, the boy hurriedly left, with the hope that he can grant his girl’s request the soonest possible time, yet, no matter how hard he tried to look for red roses, he never succeeded, for only roses of white are in the place. From that day on, he became hopeless and desperate.

The bird who knew everything about him and who was the only friend to

understand him pitied him so much and thus thought of a solution to the problem.

He went to the rose garden, pierced his own neck with thorns and shed off his own blood on the rose petals to make them red.

Alas! The man was greatly amazed! He leaped for joy to see such miracle. He rushed to the garden to pick the flowers but as he bent down, he saw beneath the roses, his friend, fallen cold and dead.”

The best quality of true love is that it’s unconditional.

It’s like the sun which gives out its radiance to all it may reach, even to those who refuse to see it. It’s likened to a beautiful flower which generously shares its beauty to all creatures without being choosy and unfair. It’s like a tree that welcomes everyone in its shade including those who plan for its downfall.

The bird in the story selflessly offered himself to his friend for he believed that’s the ultimate thing he can do to bring his friend joy and happiness. To love therefore is very painful for it causes us to suffer with agonies we’ve never hoped and dreamed of, to sacrifice much for the sake of others at the expense of forgetting ourselves, and even to give up our own life for its name’s sake. Yes, loving is the hardest thing to do but each of us is challenged to do this inorder to share God’s Kingdom, for He himself is LOVE. He died on the cross to prove His love for the world.

How do you find your way of loving? Can you die for the ones you love? Can you love unselfishly like the bird in the story?

If all of us only know the meaning of genuine love, there is no reason why we cannot let peace reign in everyone’s heart.

This is our challenge...

Yes, I love politics. But maybe not the kind of politics that most people are used to.

Mr. Leviste invited me again the next day to discuss more about the book, politics and life as we did not have enough time to talk the night before as he was so busy with the book signing.

The book is a compilation of articles and write-ups mostly as a tribute to Lee Kuan Yew (The First Prime Minister of Singapore) after his demise in March 2015.

As the book’s editor Ivy Lisa Mendoza said, “It gives a glimpse of what kind of a man LKY was - a competent, strong, decisive, disciplined and principled statesman who single-mindedly, even stubbornly, built and governed Singapore for 30 years. A ‘Lion among Leaders’ he was called, Lee Kuan Yew was truly an inspiration to Asia and beyond.”

She added, “The articles in this book also present the Singapore that LKY built, his legacy, and what he thought of the Philippines throughout the changes in leadership that the country has had. Finally, the book includes essays by some Filipinos who had the honor and the privilege of coming faceto-face with one of the greatest leaders of our times.”

Singapore is a small island citystate that started as a British colony, then a part of the Malaysian

Mr. Leviste writing his dedication and signing the book for me.

Federation, then gained independence in 1965 and turned from a Third World Economy to a First World affluence in a single generation.

With all the accomplishments of LKY for Singapore, it leaves a question that begs to be answered… What if the Philippines had a Lee Kuan Yew? Mr. Leviste asked me why I did not engage into politics. My answer was very simple. I love politics but I do not see myself engaging with our current system of government. Maybe in the future at the right time with the right system of government.

If I’m the leader, I would expect everyone to follow and trust that I would do what’s best for them.

Of course, I said it in a funny way.

He asked me what my Zodiac Sign is. I said, I’m a Leo. He smiled...

When I read the book, I saw a lot in common

between LKY and me, which made me even more interested to read further. We both have focus and attention to details. We both like everything to look nice, clean and perfect. And, we both have a disinterest in surveys.

What caught my attention the most was when he was on his way back to the hospital coming from his wife’s wake, he took an evening stroll along the Singapore River bank remembering how he used to do that with his wife. In his grief, he still noticed some garbage floating on the river wherein he asked his security detail to take a photo of it so that he could send to the proper office.

When his car runs through a pothole, a radio message would immediately be sent to the office that should fix it. If there are fading road signs, the office that is in-charge of that would

definitely receive a call from the Prime Minister’s office.

Singapore today as an economic powerhouse with high-income citizens was built with those small details (perfected by LKY) as the building blocks and strong foundation instead of merely looking at the big picture. The attention to details matters the most. But of course, his nation building was accompanied by economic blueprints, infrastructure plans, housing programs and all.

Aside from his attention to details, what I like about him as well is his disinterest in surveys. He even said, “I ignore polling as a method of government. I think that shows a certain weakness of mind.” The problem with too much democracy is that the socalled leaders tend to do what’s popular than what empress/PAGE 7

Unseen Dangers— Obfuscation Tools & Cybercrime

By Derek Manky Global Security Strategist FORTINET

Ever since the arrival of advanced persistent threats, obfuscation technologies have existed to help cybercriminals evade security detection and tracing. It’s an ongoing evolution of technology on the bad guys’ end.

It really started with antivirus evasion, years ago. Today, we have about 500,000 virus samples coming into FortiGuard Labs every day. A lot of those are from the same virus family, but they’re polymorphic—which means they use binary packers to shift the nature of the code every

few seconds to try and bypass antivirus detection technology.

Attackers have moved on to adapt similar obfuscation techniques in other vectors and channels. For example— with websites, web filtering technology protects users by blocking access to malicious sites in order to serve up a virus. Over a decade ago, cybercriminals started using fast-flux networks to shift IP addresses and domains very frequently—in some cases one threat can use over 50,000 websites in just a day to disguise where cybercrime/PAGE 7

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the people really need.

He often sailed against the wind which gave him more progress.

Whenever I’m in the car, I always visualize.

Some of my thoughts while being dissatisfied with what I see around me are: when you vandalize, when you litter, when you don’t follow the rules, when you spit in public, there should be fines.

Everything should look nice, clean and perfect.

People should have discipline. Then after my visualizations, I ask myself if my thoughts are normal. After reading the ERRATUM In Connection with the NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE of HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND a petition against LIGAYA S . GA H I T ON published last April 23, 30 & May 7, 2016 the correct Entry should be MARCH 15, 2016 and not as published.

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book, I realized that I am not alone.

I also will not decide on something just to please the people or because it’s popular. I always think for myself but with compassion and decide firmly based on what’s best for the majority if not for all.

There is a thin red line here. Sometimes, majority simply means that all the fools are on the wrong side. When you are a leader, you must be a well informed person. You have access to information that the vast majority do not know yet or do not understand wherein you will have to decide for your people. And sometimes, those matter of life and death decisions must be made at an instant even if the majority would not agree at the time.

Call it a benevolent dictator but it worked for Singapore. It is not easy being feared by your people. It is actually a sacrifice for the greater good.

Mr. Leviste then asked me, “Why Empress?” (He

Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch-20 Cagayan de Oro City

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OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE EJF FILE NO. 2016-094 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118 filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG), a corporation duly organized and existing under Philippine Laws, with principal office address at The Atrium of Makati, Makati Ave., Makati City. Against DANIEL N. GANDOLA married to LORENA C. GANDOLA, both of legal ages, Filipino, with postal address at Lot 28, Block 28, Pag-ibig Citi Homes, Malanang, Opol, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of March 15, 2016, amounted to FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIFTY FIVE & 07/100 PESOS (Php 527,055.07), 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 June 20, 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 the Philippine Currency, the following property/ies described below with all the improvements included thereon to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-136-2012001593 “A PARCEL OF LAND with all IMPROVEMENTS THEREON (LOT: Lot 28, Block 28, PSD-10-057664, Portion of LOT: Lot 1, Pcs10-003974; As surveyed for: UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, (PAG-IBIG CITI HOMES) Land use: (Residential), Location; Malanang, Opol, Misamis Oriental. Xxx Registered in the name of DANIEL N. GANDOLA married to LORENA C. GONDOLA. Containing an area of NINETY (90) SQ.M. More or less.

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 reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

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

Done this 2nd day of May 2016, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) CELESTIAL VENUS G. GELBOLINGO Sheriff IV

CT: May 14, 21 & 28, 2016

citizens would have the best lives as well.

If the Philippines had a Lee Kuan Yew, our country would have been great and very rich.

Below are some of my favorite LKY quotes: “If you want to reach your goals and dreams, you cannot do it without discipline.”

“The Philippines needs more of discipline than democracy.”

“If you can’t force or are unwilling to force your people to follow you, with or without threats, you are not a leader.”

“Between being loved and being feared, I have always believed that Machiavelli was right. If nobody is afraid of me, I’m meaningless.”

To learn more about Lee Kuan Yew, grab a copy of the book from leading bookstores.

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they’re coming from.

Things like Tor networks introduce an even more sophisticated adaptation of deep web activity. Tor (which stands for “The Onion Router”) is designed to enable anonymous

Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch 38 Cagayan de Oro City

EJF FILE NO. 2016-094

DANIEL N. GANDOLA married to LORENA C. GANDOLA.

Respondent/Mortgagor.

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was pertaining to my website.) I answered him, I just love the sound of it. On my way home, I pondered on why I used that exact title on my website. Empress literally means ruler, monarch, queen and sovereign.

Well, we are limited only by our own imaginations.

I was so happy that I read this book because it made me feel that my ideas are not at all weird because LKY had those kinds of ideas as well and even successfully implemented them.

Before, I used to feel weird because whenever I told people about my ideas and visions, they looked at me as if I’m crazy. But, after reading this book, it just proved to me that the crazy ones are the best kinds of people.

I believe that our leader should be strong, compassionate, decisive, have big visions, could instil discipline and have a perfect system.

A leader must have big dreams, not mediocre, because if the leader of a country have mediocre dreams, he would also give mediocre results. I would choose a leader with big dreams for the country so that the

IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE RECORDS OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND THE NSO SPECIFICALLY FROM SINGLE TO WIDOW,

SP-ORD-2016-021

SALOME R. RICAFORT

Petitioners, -versusLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND THE NSO,

Respondents.

ORDER Petitioner Salome Ricafort filed this Petition for the Correction of Entries in the records of the Local Civil Registrar and the NSO to change the status of the petitioner from single to widow.

Finding the Petition for Correction of Entries in the Birth Records of the petitioner to be sufficient in form and in substance, the same is given due course. Set the initial hearing to June 29, 2016 at 8:30 in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court on which date, time and place, all persons who may have any opposition to the petition 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 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 to the Office of the Solicitor General, City Prosecutor of Cagayan de Oro City and the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City and the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City.

SO ORDERED.

March 14, 2016, Cagayan de Oro City.

CT: May 14, 21 & 28, 2016

(Sgd.) EMMANUEL P. PASAL Judge

sending and receiving of web traffic. Users not only have the ability to remain unidentifiable, but they can also access content that’s blocked to them. Tor manages this by custom encrypting traffic and then randomly forwarding it via a network of relays. Each individual relay features its own encryption layer to help cover the tracks and conceal the user’s identity.

These kinds of nextgeneration security evasion tools use the deep web to hamper inspection and tracing.

When it comes to law enforcement trying to attribute where an attack is coming from, criminal operators are continually creating new communication protocols and encryption schemes to “go dark” and shift tactics when law enforcement and security intelligence are on their trails. This opens up channels for all sorts of potential illicit activity—selling stolen goods, drug trafficking, child pornography, and even espionage.

The most important thing that we as an industry can do to combat these sorts of threats is to work together—including computer emergency response, security experts, vendors, and law enforcement.

Because the technical aspects of cybercrime aren’t a core strength of policing agencies, researchers in the private sector should be sharing their expertise with the public sector to help pursue and shut down nefarious operations. And there have been several special interest forums and working groups in the past that have enjoyed success.

When the Conficker threat came out back in 2008, it used a domain generation algorithm (DGA) to produce up to 50,000 different websites that it would try to connect to in a day. The bad guys would pick one of those out of the 50,000 to actually make active for communication.

For anyone outside the hacking group, finding that site was the proverbial needle in a haystack. So the industry (intel operators and security vendors) got together and created the Conficker Working Group to try and proactively block all these new domains that the threat was generating and protect users. Those

disruption efforts helped to buy time for people to deploy the MS08067 security patch, and allowed the working group to sinkhole and track infections.

Today, Fortinet is contributing to groups like the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA). When CTA released our CryptoWall Version 3 report in October 2015, it showed evidence of approximately $325 million in ransomware damages via this operation.

And as soon as we published that paper, the cybercriminals behind CryptoWall 3 went completely dark and shifted their tactics. The power of collaborative research and information sharing proved to be a major disruptive force against these attacks.

At Fortinet, we also contribute to Interpol’s expert cybercrime working group. We also work with the FBI and other relevant agencies to support research and consume intelligence that can further protect our customers. Certainly Fortinet’s latest partnership agreement with NATO is also worth mentioning in this context. We recently signed an agreement to boost two-way information sharing with a particular emphasis on pursuing cyber criminals and their campaign playbooks. This kind of private/public collective intelligence helps combat advanced threats, deploy security controls to counteract the latest moves, and deliver greater security for our customers and all organizations.

While we fully expect the bad guys to continue finding new tools to conceal illegal activities and evade identification, our industry has proven the ability to fight back against those threats through cooperative problem solving and sharing relevant research. Putting more resources into these sorts of commonground alliances only makes sense as attackers develop new and better tools to exploit users.

Cyber criminals are becoming more clever and hiding their tracks since they know they are being tracked and are at risk. For the first time, we are seeing fear within cyber criminal organizations.

Read more: https:// blog.fortinet.com/ post/unseen-dangersobfuscation-toolscybercrime

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Louise Rye Espinosa (Cagayan de Oro).

It was successfully conducted with the assistance of Kabalikat CDO, Camaman-an Youth Task Force, Barangay Police, and Road and Traffic Administration together with the Philippine Red Cross for immediate emergency response. The 4th MayDayBKG2016 was also made possible

by GRIND PH, Jhong Macaslang Casiño, Glance Norj, APRIL SUITS, DC, Vamos, District Tree, DWLE (Driftwood Local Ent.), Grupo Nopo, Xavia Skateboarding Suits, Shabbir Ahmed, INDIO Eyewear, Freeride Skateshop PH, Franco Marcelino, 8a Performance, Ultra Winds Mountain Resort, Kick Engines, Fluidsurf, Zeal Decks, Big H Skate Co, Swicked, Joint Skate Shop, DCW Printing, Souvereign Skate Park, Reefside Artworks, HIPME, Mylife On Board, Quirky Lifestyle, Choloswavehouse.

MayDayBKG by North Mind Longboarding is a nationwide event every month of May where skateboard riders not just compete, but also enjoy the company and the sport with their fellow riders. The North Mind Longboarding conducts race events not just for fun but for them to promote skateboarding as an alternative sport.

For them, skateboarding is not a stereo type that people usually see or think, “We don’t skate to die or trash everything”, said one of the organizers.

Skateboarding is a lifestyle. They discipline themselves by wearing proper protective gears before going downhill because as what they said: “We know our limits and we take good care of our passion”.

And lastly, they named themselves ‘North Mind’ that stands for positive thinking, and for them, that is what skateboarding is all about.

According to the organizer, skateboarding is one of a kind sport that must be developed and supported; it serves as an inspiration to everyone most especially to those who like extreme sports.

There are so many things to be enjoyed and loved around us, and skateboarding is one them.

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series of benefit shows to raise funds for the victims. As soon as the post was made, interest from artists to lend a hand poured in.

About 200 local artists – poets, writers, dancers, musicians – joined forces to stage “Art for Rice” in behalf of the El Niño victims not only in Kidapawan, but also in parts of North Cotabato and Maguindanao

“Maganda ang social dimension ng art, it breaks insularity and barriers,” said Savior.

“What happened tonight was a convergence of all the artists who come from different institutions and even those who came in their own personal capacities. We have Xavier University, Liceo de Cagayan University and Capitol University in one stage. And that is something.”

He added, “Art has a meaning, art has a form, and at the same time, has a function. The role of the arts and the artist is to facilitate change, facilitate development and at the same time, challenge the status quo.”

“It’s also important that artists move out of their own cocoons, and link and work with other artists because, if there are many of us, art becomes stronger; it will define our humanity,” the director said.

Musicians and singers delivered songs of hope.

Interpretive dancers portrayed the horrors and struggles of the farmers, and the role of farming in the lives of our ancestors.

Poets recited pieces on the meaning of rice to us as Filipino, reminding audiences of how parents admonish their children not to leave a grain on their plates and to be grateful for having something to eat.

Bawat butil ng bigas

Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended

by Act No. 4118, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG) against AMPARO D. JAMIS married to RAMONITO S. JAMIS, with postal address at Robinson Homes Level 2, Robinsons, Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 16, 2016 amounts to SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT PESOS and 03/100 (Php 746,858.03) including interests and penalty, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned will sell at public auction on June 9, 2016 at 10:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon, at the 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, TCT NO. T-137-2010000752 “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 20 PCS-10002218, being a portion of Lots 1-5, Block 6, Lots 1-14 Blk 18 inclusive, PSD-10-015316) situated in the Barrio of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of Sixty Two (62) sq.m. more or less. xxx 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.

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE EJF File No. 2016-140 Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118, filed by PLANTERS DEVELOPMENT BANK against Sps. ANDRES RODADELO Y. CONTRERAS and GESILA G. CONTRERAS, with postal address at Upper Zone 3, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness to which the Mortgagor/s shall, pay the Mortgagor/s as of November 15, 2014 amounts to EIGHT MILLION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY SIX PESOS and 25/100 (Php 8,138,426.25) and not less than ten (10%) percent of the amount due as attorney’s fees, in addition to the legal fees costs of the suit, and other incidental expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned will sell at public auction on June 9, 2016 at 10:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon, at the 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, TCT NO. T-41486 “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 6013-A Cad 15339-D being a portion of Lot 6013, Cad.237, Cagayan Cadastre), situated in the District of Bulua, City of Cagayan de Oro, containing an area of One Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Five (1,425) sq. m. more or less. xxx 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.

from CEB, with three remaining deliveries scheduled to occur later this year. The younger A320 family aircraft will help Allegiant to increase operational efficiency in the coming years.

The enhanced operating economics of the aircraft will also open up new growth opportunities for the company by making longer routes and offpeak flying profitable.

CEB offers flights to an extensive network of more than 90 routes on 64 destinations,

The ATR planes enjoy a high reputation not only for versatility but also for their ability to operate on short runways. These planes will enable CEB to expand its operations on several smaller airports in its home country, and to contribute to the development of regional transport, trade, and tourism.

Speaking on the agreement, Jude Bricker, Allegiant Travel Company Chief Operating Officer, says: “By the end of 2016, Allegiant will be a majority Airbus carrier, as measured by available seat miles. This agreement to purchase additional aircraft from Cebu Pacific is an important step in our long-term transition to a single fleet type.”

Allegiant previously agreed to purchase six Airbus A319 aircraft

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT SHERIFF

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SALE EJF File No. 2016-068

na mailigpit ligaya rin kapag nagigipit.

The Art for Rice held at the Capitol University Gymnasium on May 6 served as the grand finale show of a series of smaller shows held at the XU Little Theatre from April 18 to 19.

The grand finale show was able to gather nearly Php50, 000 and donations in kind from numerous organizations and individuals.

DONE this 5th day of May, 2016, in the City of Cagayan de Oro.

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spanning Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and USA. For bookings and inquiries, guests can visit www.cebupacificair.com or call the reservation hotlines (+632)7020888 or (+6332)2308888. The latest seat sales can be found on CEB’s official Twitter (@CebuPacificAir) and Facebook pages.

Guests may also download the Cebu Pacific official mobile app on the App Store and Google Play.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 24 Cagayan de Oro City HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND E JF FILE NO. 2016-137

Mortgagee, -versus- FOR: EJF OF REAL

ESTATE MORTGAGE SPS. ROY JOEL R. MATELA UNDER ACT 3135 & RHEA D. MATELA

Mortgagors.

X -------------------------------------------------------------/ SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under ACT 3135 as amended filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG) mortgagee, against ROY ROEL R. MATELA, married to RHEA D. MATELA, mortgagors , resident of Lot 10, Block 3, WESTFIELD HOMES SUBDIVISION, Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of October 27, 2015, amounts to (P 1,280,318.57) excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at Public Auction on June 6, 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 CERTIFCATE OF TITLE NO. T-209321 A Parcel of Land, (Lot 10, Block 3, Pcs-10-003488 Consolidation Subdivision of Lot 25, Block 1; Lots 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,1 5,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 & 26, all of Blco 3; Lots 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 ,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 & 24, all of Block 4; as surveyed for LIBERTY LAND CORPORATION, Land Use Residential.

Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT (168) 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 described and encumbrance thereon, if any there be.

Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, May 5, 2016

DONE this 5th day of May, 2016, in the City of Cagayan de Oro.

CT: May 14, 21 & 28, 2016

(Sgd.) ENRIQUE M. TALAG JR Sheriff IV

CT: May 14, 21 & 28, 2016

(Sgd.) ENRIQUE M. TALAG JR. Sheriff IV

(Sgd.) TERESITO C. ESTENZO Sheriff IV

CT: May 14, 21 & 28, 2016

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