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nine person delegation from Cagayan de Oro departs for the United States next week as the 1st group for the Cagayan de Oro-Norfolk City Adult Exchange Program.
Jennifer Priest, executive director, Norfolk Sister Cit y Association (NSCA), said the purpose of t he v isit is to lea rn more about t he public a nd pr ivate educ at ion systems of Norfolk City, Virginia. Particular emphasis will be placed on curriculum development and implementation of English and Mathematics. Side group day trips include a tour of Williamsburg and a visit to Washington, D.C. that will highlight a stop at Delegates to the 1st Cagayan de Oro-Norfolk City Adult Exchange Program to be held May 14-28 at Norfolk City, the Philippine Embassy Virginia, USA with Mayor Oscar S. Moreno prior to their departure. The group will be led by Local Economic Investment headed by Ambassador Promotion Officer Eileen E. San Juan and Local School Board Exec. Dir. Ma. Dulce T. Potenciano. (photo supplied) Jose L. Cuisia, Jr.
The delegation is the initial step in the process that will lead to a summer exchange of high school students, Ms. Priest added. “As a USAID pilot city, we need to get closer to the USA,” said Mayor Oscar S. Moreno. “Nor fol k ’s h i stor ic a l l i n k to t he Phi lippines, especia l ly to Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental, is very strong. Both are coastal cities. Both are regional cities.” The city’s chief executive sees an uptick in the cultural, tourism and educational exchanges between the exchange/PAGE 7
Tribal summit in Oro hail Marcos-leading surveys resulting Binay as their president from anti-BBM admin campaign? By Mary Rose Silvidad
CAGAYAN de Oro City -- More than a thousand Indigenous People (IPs) and tribal council leaders have affirmed their resolved to campaign and urged their families and members who number around 150,000 in Northern Mindanao, to vote for vice president Jejomar Binay as President come Monday elections. This after Atty. Jay L ayog, S enior Polic y Adviser of President Binay and Chief of Staff of Sen. Nancy Binay , spoke to them during the IP Summit at Grand Caprice, this city, yesterday. Layog told the participant of the IP Summit that once elected as the nation’s President, Jejomar Binay assured that he will form an Indigenous People’s National Council under
the Office of the President. “IPs will have a place right at the heart of Malacanang, since he (Binay) is also an IP belonging to the Ibanag tribe of the Cordillera Region,” Layog added. “Siya (Binay) ay Ibanag at m a d a l i p o n i y a n g mapakinggan ang mga hinaing ng ating Indigenous People,” said Layog. One of t he s er ious problems facing the In d i g e n ou s Pe op l e i s ownership of their ancestral lands, according to Layog, “ but P re s i d e nt B i n ay assured that “he will hit the ground running, and personally attend to the IP’s issue on Ancestral Domain. “There is apparent lack of coordination between the national government and the LGUs and the hANZ/PAGE 7
R E S U LT S o f e v e r y preference survey conducted by major pollsters Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations since the end of March consistently showed Senator Bongbong Marcos, the Ilocano vice presidential candidate as front-runner. Among the six official candidates for the second
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highest post in the land, Marcos has consolidated his pole position and is now five percentage points ahead of Rep. Leni Robredo from the ruling Liberal Party. Aside from his “Solid North” bailiwick in the northern Luzon regions, Marcos is also ahead in Metro Manila, the country’s
premier region. Political observers said Malacanang’s efforts to put down Sen. Marcos’ vice presidential campaign has apparently backfired on Pres. BS Aquino. In terms of generations, the second-term senator’s lead is most solid among those in the 30-45 age bracket, better known as the “martial law babies” who grew up under the authoritarian regime of Marcos’s father and names ake. He is s een to concentrate his final campaign week salvo on the Visayas and Mindanao regions, where his rivals Robredo and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, respectively, are currently on top. Political analysts said Aquino has recently gone on an offensive to derail
the Marcos campaign. Taking the cue from the other vice-presidentiables, he has trained his sights on the excesses of the martial law era, notably the issues of massive corruption and human rights violations which were prevalent then. But instead of making a dent, Aquino’s accusations have further bolstered Marcos’ popularity among the lower classes as well as factions of the upper and middle classes disgruntled at the failure of the incumbent administration to deliver basic services. It has been said by Aquino’s detractors that blunders of Aquino’s Cabinet have also become the focus of voters’ disenchantment, particularly those committed by the so-called “Tres de marcos/PAGE 7
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STAN’S Black Pepper Shrimps. Actress and Choobi Choobi endorser Erich Gonzales could easily answer on which of the wide array of dishes that she enjoys the most. “I really love to eat. In my guestings all over
the country, the only memorable resto that I choose is Choobi Choobi. Their dishes have a unique and distinguished blend to them, it makes you crave more and more,” Erich blurted out during her visit at the grand opening of Choobi
Choobi in Limketkai Mall. Located at the second level near Shopwise, it is the 15th branch of Choobi Choobi in the country, the second one in Cagayan de Oro. The other outlets are located at SM City Cebu, SM Seaside Cebu, Mabolo, Pueblo Verde (Lapu-lapu), Robinsons Galleria Cebu, Robinsons Cybergate Cebu, Parkmall Cebu, Mactan Newtown, Capitol, Centrio, Panay Avenue QC, SM City Manila, SM City Iloilo, SM City Bacolod, SM City Sta. Rosa Laguna), SM Lanang Premier and SM City Dasma. In 2016, they will open two more branches. So what makes Choobi Choobi tremendously click after all these years?
Operations manager Jose Diaz Jr. has only one simple answer which would confirm Erich’s observation: “People have noticed that our tastes are one of a kind. So they keep on coming back.” The Chesapeake Bay Crab and Shrimp Boil alone is a glimpse of gastronomic paradise. Consisting of ½ pound shrimp and two pieces crabs that’s good for three persons, the yummy serving will allow you to take taste a glimpse of what Beltway folks in the Capitol Hill and the adjacent state of Maryland. Cruz guaranteed that those lobsters are harvested all the way from Chesapeake dishes/PAGE 7
SM and donors turn over its biggest housing village for Yolanda survivors in Tacloban City For 64-year old pedicab driver Rogelio Palma Consalida, November 8, 2013 is one date he will never forget for the rest of his life. It was when super typhoon Yolanda made land fall in his hometown of Tacloban City in Leyte, and in just an hour he had lost all his possessions which took him several decades to build. “Nawala sa amin ang lahat,” (“We lost everything,”) he declared and for over two years, he and his wife, Lolita, also 64, had to live in a cramped government housing site. But life seems to smile on them once more as the couple are among the 400 family-beneficiaries of SM Supermalls’ biggest SM Cares Village for survivors of super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). SM and its donors awarded 400 new houses in Tacloban City, Leyte to families who were hardest hit by the super typhoon in 2013. The village will be called “Pope FrancisCFC ANCOP Canada Community – SM Cares Village.” It is the biggest of all the four SM Cares housing project as the other villages only have 200 houses each. The first village in Bogo, Cebu has been turned over
to beneficiaries in November 2014 while the second village in Iloilo City was inaugurated in October 2015. The fourth and last village in Ormoc City is undergoing construction and will be turned over in July this year. The SM Cares Village in Barangay New Kawayan in Tacloban is the third batch in the 1,000-house SM Cares Village housing project which was launched in the aftermath of Haiyan in 2013. SM Prime officials headed by its President Hans T. Sy led the turnover ceremony accompanied by Tacloban City officials led by Mayor Alfred Romualdez. Guests who attended the event included Leyte Archbishop John Du, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines Neil Reeder, Mrs. Yedda Romualdez (representing Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez), Ricky Cuenca and Jimmy Ilagan of Couples For ChristANCOP, Mikee Romero of Global Port and Julian Payne of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. 400 houses were awarded to chosen beneficiaries for free. Aside from the houses, the SM Cares Village also has amenities such
SM Cares Village in Tacloban with Mr Hans Sy.
a basketball court, street lamps, sewage treatment plant, materials recovery facility, rain-catchment system and provisions for water and electricity. SM Cares, a division of SM Foundation and the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., launched the housing project shortly after the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda in November 2013 to give permanent and disasterresilient houses to
survivors of the typhoon in the Visayas region. Through its tenants, business partners, service providers, employees and local communities, SM was able to raise the money needed to build the 1,000 houses, a moving proof of the people’s accord in times of emergency. Some of the donors for the SM Cares Village in Tacloban include Zonta Club, Duty Free Philippines, Forever 21, ANCOP, New Golden City
Builders & Development and Philippine Daily Inquirer. Global Port and Sultan 900 donated the basketball court. All the houses in the SM Cares Housing Village are disasterresilient and have roofs made of concrete slab. Vetiver grass, with leaves that can be used for handicrafts, were used in the village to control soil erosion and for better slope protection. Its roots reach up to 3 meters long.
To ensure sustainability of the project, community development programs have been put in place to make the change work for all beneficiaries. For the Tacloban housing project, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo (RCAP) and Couples For ChristANCOP (CFC-ANCOP) were the partners in charge of selecting the beneficiaries, training, livelihood and values tacloban/PAGE 6
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A Mother, All-in for Development “Sa mga lumipas na panahon, natutunan ko na ang pagtaguyod ng pamilya ay tulad din ng pamamahala ng gobyerno, na nangangailangan ng pagkakaisa at pagtutulungan upang makamit ang tagumpay (over the years, I learned that managing a family is like managing a government, it needs unity and cooperation to succeed), says Maribel Vertudazo, a 47 year old mother of ten children from the Island of Camiguin. She claims to have learn this over her years of experience being a community volunteer to the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s KALAHI-CIDSS program and as a Pantawid grantee. “Being a community volunteer taught me to be strong and creative in dealing with various types of people”, says Maribel. “While the Pantawid Pamliyang Pilipino Program is providing aide to my children’s need, I also get to improve our family income through the Sustainable Livelihood Program, an all-in privilege indeed”, she adds. In early days In early days, Mrs. Maribel’s family was challenged after a near-death encounter of her husband who was once a member of
the Civilian Volunteer Organization (CVO) most commonly known as “Barangay Tanod” of Barangay San Jose, Mahinog, Province of Camiguin. Accordingly, her husband was stabbed 5 times in vital parts of his body which he has to undergo vigorous surgery to survive. “Isa ka bulan mi nagpuyo sa ospital tungod sa operasyon sa akong bana, ang iyang tambal kulang ang dos mil kadaadlaw, naglisod gyud ko ato unsaon pagbayad sa mga galastuhon (because of his surgery, we were confined in the hospital for a month, his medicines cost two thousand pesos more or less every day, it was devastating considering we do not have enough money to pay for the expenses, I didn’t know how to survive that)”, she narrates. But because of her awareness to DSWD programs, she was able to seek for medical assistance and other support to aid their needs. “Nagpasalamat gyud ko sa DSWD kay wala gyud ko gibalibaliran panahon sa among kalisod, (I was thankful to DSWD because they didn’t fail us in times of our struggle”, she affirms. Moving forward Although Mr. Virtudazo survived the incident, his vital organs was severely weakened that in
Maribel’s Graduation Day
result he is prohibited to do heavy lifting jobs or any heavy works for that matter. “Pero ang akong bana gadawat gihapon ug ginagmay nga trabaho sa basakan, pangtustos sa among pagkaon kay inadlaw man iyang abot (but my husband now accepts farm labor works on a daily basis or on call basis were he earns a penny just to support our daily need for food”, Maribel says. Given the circumstances, Mrs. Maribel has to look for other source of livelihood, she has to earn as well to support her family. Even though most of her children has families of their own, she still have four minor children to attend to. Three of her children are being monitored under the Pantawid Pamilya program, this means that their education and health needs are supported under this program. “Dagko gyud ang natabang sa Pantawid Pamilya program sa among pamilya kay tungod, tanang panghinaglanon sa akong mga anak sa eskwelahan gitubag na sa programa, dili na kayo ko mamroblema (I am really grateful to the Pantawid Pamilya program because it helped tremendously my children’s needs in school apart from the health benefits, I don’t have to worry too much on this matter)”,
she says. As an added income to her husband, Maribel sells “kakanin” or native Filipino delicacies to their neighborhood. Community participation leading to development Moving forward, Maribel continues to be active in DSWD activities, given that she a community volunteer and a Pantawid grantee, she is always informed about the other development programs of the department. When the Sustainable Livelihood Program came in, Maribel knew she has to get involved. Well, she did. She was one of the thirty-four participants from the municipality of Mahinog, who completed the 15days Food Processing Training provided by 1 and All Technical School for this particular project. “Wala gyud ko nagduha-duha ug apil sa training, labi na kay ganahan ko maglutoluto (I didn’t hesitate to join the training especially because I really like cooking),” she asserts. For this particular training, the participants were taught on how to process foods, make it presentable and eventually earn from it. “We are more than privileged to be working hand-in-hand with the government particularly in investing
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to human capital development, a noble approach to improve their livelihood”, says Ms. Joy Co, the President of 1 and All Technical School. “Our school’s mission is to develop a workforce of responsible and effective citizen to make significant contribution to the manpower demand locally and globally surpassing the requirements of the industries and the community”, “But beyond this, we also want to genuinely help people like Maribel, who are persistent and resilient, who uses her weakness to rise and succeed”, she adds. “Human sa among training, gitagaan mi nila ug “starter kits”, galingan, blender, kitchen tools, ug uban pang materials para sa food processing, aron makasugod gyud mi ug negosyo (after our training, the school provided us “starter kits” which included grinder, blender, kitchen tools and other materials needed for food processing necessary for us to start our very own business”, she says. Maribel further
affirms that getting involved in community development programs of the government is really important. “Base sa akong mga naexperience isip usa ka community volunteer ug Pantawid grantee, daghan gyud kog natun-an (based on my experiences as community volunteer and Pantawd grantee, I have learned a lot of things)”, she tells. She confirmed that apart from the technicalities she learned from being a volunteer, she has also evolved as a woman. As a wife and a mother, she now understands the importance of communication and cooperation in sustaining harmonious relationship among families. Most of all, she feels confident about herself. In her final statement, Maribel emphasized, “kitang tanang pwede mahimong instrumento alang sa kalambuan sa atong nasod (all of should take part in developing our nation, we can be instruments of change)”.
Written by Jamila M. Taha, DSWD
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We met Seda’s new Chef, Alfonso “Funzi” Cortez. He was so smiling and nice to everyone who were there. He introduced himself which actually made us feel at home while having our dinner. Of course, Seda’s F & B Manager, You can follow me at the following Mike Gayoso, and social media: https://www.facebook.com/ Communications EmpressMCF https://instagram.com/ officer, Angela empressmichellefrancisco https://twitter.com/empressmcf Pupos, were also there to make Last Sunday night sure that we were was the launch of all having a lovely Misto Restaurant’s dinner. Hotel Manager, Noel “Roast Beef Barrameda, also Sundays”. Misto dropped by to say is located at hi, as always. the 4th floor of What I love Seda Centrio. with Seda is that I was there for they know how to dinner with my make their guests husband, Elmer, and son, Dominic. feel special. For dinner, we My family appreciates good had the delicious food so we always Seafood Bisque for our soup. love it when there’s something It’s seafood roasted with new in town that aromatic herbs could satisfy our cravings and love and delicately prepared with a for food.
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subtle touch of flavored cognac. Next was the salad. They served greens fresh from the gardens of Cagayan de Oro whisked with honey mustard dressing for that perfect tangy finish. It was light and tasty. Then the most awaited part of the meal was the Roast Beef. It’s an Australian Prime Roast Beef cooked to perfection. I always prefer my beef well done. So, I asked the Chef to make mine well done. Surprisingly, it was still very tender. Love the taste! It was so good especially with their very own gravy and sidings like mashed potato, zucchini, carrots and eggplant. The beef is 250 grams per serving. Worth the price!
If you’re thinking of where to celebrate your Mother’s Day dinner this coming Sunday, then, this would make your family dinner extra special. Roast Beef Sundays is available every Sunday dinner at Misto for only Php1,350+++ For inquiries and reservation, you can call (088) 323 8888 or (0917) 5775910. More photos from this dinner at my website www. EmpressMichelleFrancisco.com.
Chef Funzi personally slicing my roast beef
Europe and Donald Trump It seems that Donald Trump’s foreign policy for European politicians is just “a scary mess”. This speech, meant to assuage America’s allies worried about a possible Trump presidency, backfired badly. It left European observers stunned, nauseous and alarmed. In an apparent effort to tone down his inflammatory rhetoric and appear presidential, Donald Trump refrained from repeating the controversial proposal that had originally catapulted him in the media spotlight and made him a darling of right-wing zealots in the US and abroad. His promise to build a wall along the border with Mexico did not feature at all in what was billed as the Republican frontrunner’s major foreign policy address. In fact, Trump did not even mention Mexico or Mexican immigrants, which he had insulted incessantly during his presidential campaign once in his 3,496-word speech. Instead Donald
Trump, reading from a teleprompter presumably intended to prevent him from veering off-script on a topic he has shown to have little knowledge about - tried to lay out a coherent foreign policy. It did not work! Donald Trump did speak in full sentences, did not insult anyone and did not brag about his personal success and wealth. But that alone does not make a coherent foreign policy platform. That is because the content of his speech did little to assuage worries about a Trump presidency. Essentially, his foreign policy speech was a repetition of his populist mantra “Make America great again/ America First” coupled with a laundry list of contradictions and vague promises like these: Trump told Washington’s partners that “America is going to be a reliable friend and ally again” only to threaten to leave them high and dry should they not cough up more money for their own security in NATO and generally follow
America’s lead. Trump wants to reconfigure NATO and force allies to pay more. Trump repeated his statement that he would get rid of the “Islamic State” terror group very quickly, preferably with the help of Middle Eastern countries, but again failed to give any specifics. Trump threatened again to launch trade wars to create new or renegotiate existing trade agreements that are favorable to the United States, again without offering any details how and why US’ trading partners might be willing to agree to such deals. European observers (and count me in as German national!) were shocked by what they heard from Trump on foreign policy. “I came away, I must confess, with a vague sense of nausea,” said Federiga Bindi, who holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. “Trump is the ultimate populist, he managed to mix elements
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of America-ueberalles, ultra-pacifism, acerbated militarism and gawkiness.” “I am European, and I heard the American version of Le Pen, Orban and other European populists who want to make us believe that working together through pooling sovereignty is the source of all evil,” said Josef Janning, head of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations. “As a student of US diplomatic history, it is profoundly troubling and disturbing to hear someone who is very likely to become the Republican party’s flag bearer in the elections refer often and forcefully to America First, which doring/PAGE 6
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Artists of all ages learn art the easy way with Artsada and Intelex Artsada Kagay-an and YAHSHUA Intelex graciously ends its first batch for its summer art project aptly named “Learn Art the Easy Way” at the Activity Center of Limketkai Mall. This is one of the culminating activities of the summerlong workshop, which is the first leg of the YAHSHUA Intelex ULTIMATE SUMMER BRAINFEST; covering Math, Music and Art trainings. “Learn Art the Easy Way” is a partnership with Artsada Kagay-an, an assemblage
of Cagayan de Oro’s finest artists of all ages. Like the art instructors, the aspiring artists who have participated in the workshop, come from different walks of life – and of all ages. The workshop has creatively covered the extreme ends of age spectrum for the artistparticipants; where the youngest is a 3-year-old girl and the youngest-at-heart is the 83-year-old mother of no less than events aesthete Bambi Bartolome-Fabian. This goes to show that it is never too early or too
late to “Learn Art the Easy Way”. The event was graced by the management of YAHSHUA Intelex; Ptr. Ron Bayron, CEO; Dr. Ruth Bayron, VP, and Mr. Leonil Bagayna, Art Instructor for Intelex and Artsada Kagay-an’s Secretary; joined by fellow Artsada representatives; Ms. Kristie Sabanpan, Secretary; June Murcillo and other members. Presently, there are at least three known summer art workshops in Cagayan de Oro City. This is a very
good sign that the patrons of art in its many forms are growing in numbers. To set “Learn Art the Easy Way” differently from the other art workshops, it was created as one of the three programs in the ULTIMATE SUMMER
The only low-cost carrier operating between the Philippines and Guam, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), is encouraged by recent statistics from the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) indicating that the Philippines is one of its fastest growing sources of visitor arrivals. Philippine visitors to Guam grew by 125% in March 2016, compared to the same month last year. This led to the second best March in Guam’s tourism history, with 133,335 visitor arrivals – just a few notches behind March 2013 with 136,728 visitors recorded. Total visitor arrivals for March 2016 rose 0.8% year-onyear. These figures follow on the heels of CEB’s entry into the market, with the launch of four
times weekly f lights between Manila and Guam this March. “This is another demonstration of the ‘Cebu Pacific effect.’ By making air travel more affordable, we help boost tourism into the destinations we f ly to,” said Alex Reyes, CEB General Manager for Long Haul Division. “We are proud to have contributed to the healthy surge in visitor arrivals into Guam, our first U.S. destination.” Passengers wishing to go to Guam may take advantage of CEB’s oneway, all-in fares for as low as PHP 7,212. Hot meals, seats with extra legroom, and baggage allowance, among others, are options that can be added to the fare. Guests can make the most out of the summer
months by taking part in the annual Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Summit, or the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts which will both commence in Guam this May. CEB’s Guam route operates every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, utilizing the airline’s Airbus A320 f leet. The non-stop service departs Manila at 4:15AM, arriving in Guam at 10:05AM. The return f light departs Guam at 12:20PM, arriving in Manila at 2:05PM. Guam, USA is CEB’s 30th international destination. Aside from Guam, CEB offers f lights to a network of more than 90 routes on 64 destinations, spanning Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.
The airline’s 57-strong f leet is comprised of 7 Airbus A319, 36 Airbus A320, 6 Airbus A330, and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft. It is one of the most modern aircraft f leets in the world. Between 2016 and 2021, CEB expects delivery of two more brand-new Airbus A320, 30 Airbus A321neo, and 16 ATR 72-600 aircraft. 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.
Filipino tourist arrivals in Guam up 125% after CEB enters market
BRAINFEST. The BRAINFEST program is designed to make tough disciplines; Math, Music and Arts, a little easier than traditional training. One of the art graduates admitted that though his journey in learning art this summer was a bit challenging, the method and guidance of the instructors made it easier. Thus “learning Art the easy way”. This technique is also applied in Intelex Math and Music trainings. It is a technique 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. 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 do not like Math – to kids who are confident in Math, thereby improving in school performance, even with other subjects. Together with Artsada’s assembly of accomplished artists, who have been generously active in the art scene for six years, “Learn Art the Easy Way” has impressively UNLEASHED the creative BRAIN POWER of these new aspiring artists. For a new batch of aspiring artists, “Learn Art the Easy Way” is currently accepting registrants. The second batch will run from May 2 – 27, 2016 at the Activity Center, 2nd Floor of Limketkai Mall.
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2012 presidential campaign.”If this was from page 2 meant to be a serious formation to enable the foreign policy speech, new residents start a new it did not deliver,” said life in their community. Kroenig. “If anything, SM Cares Housing this speech should Village is a testament make us more, not less, to the solidarity that concerned about what Filipinos and people a President Trump’s all over the world foreign policy would look have shown to help like.” the survivors of super For Europe typhoon Yolanda. It is specifically, noted also personifies SM’s Janning, the commitment to nationunilateralism and building. America first rhetoric To know more espoused by Trump could about SM Cares and its mean “a lot of trouble for advocacies, please visit Europe as it may prompt www.smcares.com.ph US interventions in the or www.facebook.com/ Islamic world which OfficialSMCares. will fail or have serious after effects.” Janning’s French colleague from page 4 Michelot was “alarmed by all accounts represents and disheartened” by one of the darkest what he heard from the moments in American Republican frontrunner. populism as it applies But for Michelot at to international affairs,” least, Trump’s remarks said Vincent Michelot, served an - unintended a political science positive purpose: professor at Sciences Po “The speech also University in Lyon. represents a confirmation Trouble for that barring some Europe? A big Yes! If catastrophic event in the Trump’s speech was summer or early fall, envisaged as an effort the next president of the to rebuild bridges United States will be a with the Republican woman.” Party’s foreign policy Asia and Donald establishment which had Trump? Another story blasted the candidate in or the same? an open letter last month, +++ that also did not work, Email: doringklaus@ said Matthew Kroenig, a gmail.com or visit www. national security scholar germanexpatinthephilipat Georgetown University pines.blogspot.com or and a foreign policy follow me in Facebook or advisor for Mitt Romney’s Twitter.
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Cebu Pacific passengers welcomed upon arrival of maiden flight at Guam Airport last March 15, 2016.
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CES Board hails DENR exec as very innovative person CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- For her significant efforts in social development in Region 10, DENR Regional Director Ruth M. Tawantawan was recently awarded as Career Executive Service (CES) Very Innovative Person (VIP) for the 1st quarter of 2016. Regional Director
Tawantawan was cited by the CESBoard for helping create job opportunities for Muslim residents, which brought peace and order in all barangays of Nunungan, Lanao del Norte. As head of DENR 10, she led the completion of the Cadastral Survey in the Nunungan, an
area with unstable peace and order condition, which resulted to the mobilization and empowerment of the local government units (LGUs) in the region. According to the CES Board, Tawantawan was commended for “spearheading the drive and halting the illegal logging activities in
Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park through incognito surveillance with the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force and lobbied the subsidy for Mt. Malindang operational fund among many others.” Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park in Misamis Occidental now receives
annual allocation of P7 million included in the General Appropriation Act. Through her efforts, Region 10 was removed from the list of hotspot areas for illegal logging in 2012. Tawantawan thanked the CES Board for recognizing her efforts in social development and anti-illegal logging campaign. She is grateful to the DENR partners from the government and multisectoral groups for their active participation in attaining the DENR mandate in the region. Further, she shared the VIP award to the DENR 10 personnel
for their teamwork and dedication to public service. “We continue to be vigilant in addressing the issues that hinder the delivery of DENR programs and projects even in areas with unstable peace and order condition. We are also relentless in our campaign against anti-illegal logging”, Tawantawan said. She recently received her rank as Career Executive Service Officer III from the CES Board. Meanwhile, she was promoted by President Benigno S. Aquino III as full-f ledged Regional Director in 2015. (RPAODENR 10/ PIA 10)
Limketkai Mall shoppers appreciate the works of youngsters who have undergone a summer art workshop at the mall held by R Productions. PHOTO BY MARK FRANCISCO
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sister cities following the conclusion of the 1st Adult Exchange Program. The Cagayan de Oro delegation will be headed by Ms. Eileen E. San Juan, Local Economic Investment Promotion Officer with Local School Board Executive Director Ma. Dulce T. Potenciano and elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators Metzie P. Balandra, Suzet te Caeline R. Maandig, Ramonette L. Olandesca, Ma. Isabel C. Salcedo, and Darlene D. Tulang. “This is an offshoot of the Norfolk-Washington DC visit last November 2014 with city officials and businessmen headed by Mayor Moreno,” Ms. San Juan said. “ In fact, as a result also of that visit, we had a medical-dental mission headed by the Washington DC Filipino Nurses Association in February 2015 that held clinics and surgeries at the JR Borja Memorial Hospital.” Joining the delegation as business delegates are Architect Ma. Linda E. Escaba and Rene Michael D. Baños, freelance writer and journalist. All delegates are shouldering their own travel expenses under the program. The Norfolk Sister City Association was founded in 1976 and is a member of Sister Cities International, based in Washington D.C. The Association is a non-profit civic organization which coordinates the activities of Norfolk’s sister cities program. Its aims to foster international understanding, friendship and cooperation through people-to-people exchanges and
long-term partnerships between Norfolk and its international sister cities. The association aims to involve a broad spectrum of the community in citizen diplomacy and to be a catalyst for linking counterpart organizations in Norfolk with its sister cities to enable them to conduct exchanges of mutual interest. “ We strive to build global cooperation at the municipal level, promote cultural understanding and stimulate economic development,” said Cheryl Penat-McGarrigle, Chair for Cagayan de Oro City Committee, NSCA. The Oro delegation arrives in Norfolk on May 14 and will be treated to a welcome reception at Jo Solinap’s residence. Accommodation for delegation participants will be provided by home stay with host families in Norfolk. NSCA Board members and families from St. Patrick’s Catholic School will serve as hosts. This will be followed on May 16 by a visit to the Norfolk Public School Admin office & City of Norfolk Tour. A salient point of the tour will be the group’s participation in the NSCA Young Global Citizens program at Rosemont Middle School on May 17. Here the delegates will interact with some 50 students to introduce the geography, culture and history of the Philippines and Cagayan de Oro, in particular through interactive games and other creative activities. The delegation is also scheduled to meet with the Norfolk Economic Development Program office headed by Ms. Sandra Choi to discuss areas of economic cooperation including possible investments, Ms. San Juan added.
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH Judicial Region BRANCH 24 Cagayan de Oro City SPEC. PROC. NO. SP. ORD. 2016-030 IN THE MATTER FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY AS TO THE DATE OF BIRTH OF PETITIONER FROM DECEMBER 11, 1997 TO MAY 12, 1993 ROY MARK JONDONERO MONCADA Petitioner -versusTHE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL AND CITY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, Respondent. X---------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER This is a Petition for Correction of Entry in the Certificate of Live Birth of Roy Mark Jondenero Moncada, alleging among others, that petitioner was born in Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City, on May 12, 1993, from parents-spouses Randy Moncada and Melugen Jondonero; that in his Certificate of Live Birth, his birth date was erroneously entered as December 11, 1997, instead of May 12, 1993; that he discovered the said erroneous entry when he was already in college; and that he has been using his correct birth date as shown in all school records and other pertinent documents. Thus this petition. This Petition will be called for initial hearing on June 07, 2016, 8:30 o’clock in the morning, during which the jurisdictional requirements of publication, posting and notice to all persons who have interests which would be affected by this petition, will be proved. At the expense of the Petitioner, let this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Cagayan de Oro, and in the province of Misamis Oriental. Further, let this Order, together with copies of the Petition and its annexes, be posted before the initial hearing in the Bulletin Boards of this Court, City Hall of Cagayan de Oro City, Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental, and the Barangay Hall of the barangay where the Petitioner is residing. Any interested person may, within fifteen (15) days from notice hereof, file an Opposition to the Petition. Let a copy each of this Order be furnished to the Petitioner, Atty. Karol Chaim P. Bartolome, counsel for petitioner, Office of the Solicitor General, and the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City SO ORDERED ISSUED this 5th day of April, 2016, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
(Sgd.) HENRY B. DAMASING Presiding Judge
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Alas” or 3 aces composed of Agriculture Sec. Prosie Alcala, Budget Sec. Butch Abad and Transportation Sec. Jun Abaya, with Aquino himself being the 4th ace. Their litany of sins includes the Luneta hostage crisis, DAP/PDAF scandal, LTO/BOC schemes, Zamboanga siege, Yolanda rehab mishandling, Mamasapano massacre, MRT breakdowns, NAIA “tanim-bala” scam and the latest Kidapawan carnage. Aquino’s detractors have threatened to file cases against him as soon as he steps down on June 30. On the other hand, many voters have come to the conclusion that his anti-Bongbong tirades are just ploys to prolong the family feud between the Aquino and Marcos clans.
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Bay. Also served during the grand opening were their Chilean Mussels in a Bag (obviously coming from Chile), Stan’s Fried Black Pepper Shrimp (straight-iced from their Cebu farm and into the kitchen, topped with their secret Choobi Choobi Sauce), Choobi Crispy Pata (crispy on the outside but soft and juicy on the inside which is what it’s supposed
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to be) and Tia Tao Miao (fresh and organic snow peas sprouts imported from Taiwan). And dig this! Diaz revealed that Choobi Choobi will open more branches in Cagayan de Oro soon.
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cited the unfortunate situation that big companies and multinationals, as well as influential families have been opposing the ancestral domain claims of the IPs and have been harassing them. President Binay will be facing these enemies of the IPs, an editor comment. However, Layog assured that ” Binay is never
NCIP in attending to the IP’s concerns especially on ancestral domain claims by the past administration. This will not happen anymore during the Binay presidency because he will be on top of the situation,” Layog added. He assured that the Binay presidency will not commit the callousness of the past administrations, and will see to it that it will always provide the basic needs of the Indigenous People like shelter health and food. Layog said they have interviewed several IP leaders who complained that schools built for them are too far away from their abode, even roads and highways are hardly accessible to them and those programs like Pantawid Pamilya have not reached the IPs villages. That’s why the fundamental programs for IPs in Binay’s administration will see to it that the basic needs of the tribal people are delivered to their doorsteps. On the issue of ancestral lands, some of the media interviewers
Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF (HDMF) PAG-IBIG FUND EJF FILE No. 2016-95 Mortgagee, -versus For: Extra-Judicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage under LIGAYA S. GAHITON by Act No. 4118 Mortgagor x-----------------------------------/ 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 MARCH 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 herein-above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.
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beholden to the big companies. Makikita natin sa Makati yan.” We must respect our Indigenous People. They should be consulted in projects and programs that affect their lives and livelihood. This is the core of the Binay administration’s program for the Indigenous People,” Layog concluded.
(Sgd.) EFREN G. MACABAYA Sheriff IV CT: May 7, 2016
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