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Where Adventure Begins:

Cagayan de Oro climbers dominate National Bouldering Competition

By Mike Baños, Editor-at-Large

CDO rising as Bouldering Capital of the Philippines

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ven as local climbers dominated the 3rd leg of the Habagat National Bouldering Competition last month, plans are afoot to make it an annual event.

A climber leaps from one point to another

Siblings Liana Nicole and Iman Mora made the finals in the women’s and men’s open category a family affair, as both emerged champions, doing the host city proud.

Iman Mora scored a grand slam emerging champion in the Open Category for all three legs while sister Liana Nicole had two first place finishes and was second in the 1st Leg at Bonifacio Global City.

Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed without the use of ropes or harnesses. While it can be done without any equipment, most climbers use climbing shoes to help secure footholds, chalk to keep their hands dry, and bouldering mats to prevent injuries from falls (Wikipedia).

For the past few years, Cagayan de Oro has hosted the last leg of this emerging

event due to the growing number of climbing enthusiasts in the city and Northern Mindanao.

“We have climbers from Cebu, Dumaguete, Cavite, Bukidnon and Davao but around 70 percent of those who registered for the competition are from Cagayan de Oro,” said Eduardo L. Solana, Jr., general manager, Habagat Outdoor Equipment, which is organizing the last leg of the competitions held September 26-27, 2015 at Centrio Mall, which carried the apt tagline “Where Adventure Begins.” see full story/PAGE 5

Cagayan de Oro 3rd Leg Champions pose for posterity

LIHUK 2016:

Aspiring for an enlightened electorate in Cagayan de Oro

By Mike Baños, Editor-at-Large

A network of nonpartisan, multi-sectoral organizations in Cagayan de Oro have come together to advocate for an enlightened electorate not only for the coming national and local elections next year, but beyond.

Lambigit Igsoon para sa Hiniusang Pag-Uswag sa atong Katilingban (LIHUK or Involve Yourself Brethren for

the Inclusive Prosperity of Our Society) was introduced to members of the People’s Council during their general assembly held 22 September 2015 at Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan (XU).

The LIHUK network consists of schools, barangays, parishes and basic ecclesiastical communities (BECs) in see full story/PAGE 2

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LIHUK 2016:

Aspiring for an enlightened electorate in Cagayan de Oro

By Mike Baños, Editor-at-Large

A network of nonpartisan, multi-sectoral organizations in Cagayan de Oro have come together to advocate for an enlightened electorate not only for the coming national and local elections next year, but beyond.

Lambigit Igsoon para sa Hiniusang Pag-Uswag sa atong Katilingban (LIHUK or Involve Yourself Brethren for the Inclusive Prosperity of Our Society) was introduced to members of the People’s Council during their general assembly held 22 September 2015 at Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan (XU).

The LIHUK network consists of schools, barangays, parishes and basic ecclesiastical communities (BECs) in Cagayan de Oro which seeks to educate voters and endow them with a principle-and-agenda based discernment to select the right candidates for the coming elections in coordination with national electoral watchdogs like the National Movement for Free Elections

(NAMFREL) and the Parish-Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV).

“Lihuk aspires for political education, not only voters’ education,” said Nestor M. Banuag, Jr, director of the Kristohanong Katilingban para sa Pagpakabana (KKP), the social development arm of the XU Research and Social Outreach Department. “It will be officially launched on Saturday, 31 October 2015 at 2PM, Gaston Park.”

“Through LIHUK’s Kuwentuhang Bayan, we not only brief voters on how to vote which has become very easy with the present system, but more so on how they view society, its issues and concerns, and their role in making it better.”

Banuag said Kuwentuhan Bayan will also include a data gathering component on what voters’ perceive to be their priority issues and concerns are, so LIHUK can elevate it to the proper agencies and venues in its other involvements.

Sept. 20 general assembly of Task Force 2016 at DLSU in Manila.

Besides Kwentuhan Bayan, LIHUK will also have two other mainstream programs including Criteria Building and Monitoring and Election Monitoring.

“However, even prior to Kuwentuhan Bayan, LIHUK is now engaged in its No-Bio, No-Boto campaign to encourage voters to register since according to the Legal Network For Truthful Elections (LENTE), Cagayan de Oro City is in the list of the top 20 regions/cities with the most number of voters without biometrics,” Banuag noted.

Kuwentuhan ng Bayan aspires to undertake a massive political education in the barangays, schools and parishes. LIHUK is now consulting with the Archdiocesan Good Governance Apostolate (AGGAP) to see how this can be attained through the creation of Circles of Discernment and Transpartisanship.

Its two hours sessions

XU students lead a No Bio, No Boto drive near Cogon Market.

consists of three modules which include disposition setting, reflection, group sharing and processing; the individual’s context in the elections; problem tree analysis workshop and group sharing/ plenary; and the

individual’s role as a voter in quality setting for the candidates to be voted upon.

Banuag suggested the next component of Criteria Building and Profiling as a possible entry point for the

People’s Council. Its components include Poll Surveys, Agenda Formulation and Candidates Forums.

XU, for its part, is considering holding another “Candidates LIHUK/PAGE 11

Lourdes College Kuwentuhang Bayan during the 2013 campaign.

CONGRATULATIONS to Team Millennium Christian Academy for winning the 3rd place in the division meet table tennis category of team play elementary girls last October 8 & 9 2015 held at Amphitheatre CDO.. TEAM COMPOSITION: Shian Jesa Ugsod, Beatrice Guevara, jenny marie Cabasis & Shaira Sophia Labis. Coach: Karl Ugsod.

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Capgemini and Fortinet sign a Global Frame and Alliance Partner Agreement to Deliver Cybersecurity Services to the Enterprise Market Taguig, Philippines Capgemini (EPA:CAP), one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services today announced a global alliance partner relationship with Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a leader in high performance cybersecurity solutions.

Through this relationship Capgemini will further reinforce its cybersecurity services portfolio leveraging Fortinet products to help reduce customer cybersecurity costs and increase the resilience of clients’ infrastructure and applications. This alliance allows enterprise organizations to benefit from the combination of Fortinet’s expertise in innovative and effective security products and Capgemini’s cybersecurity services, on a global scale.

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These products will be part of Capgemini’s tailored security services for infrastructure, applications and network protection, aiming to deliver flexibility, better performance and to reduce total cost of ownership to enterprise customers. Beyond technology integration, the agreement also covers human expertise with the training of 300 Capgemini engineers around the world to Fortinet’s eight-level certification program.

Capgemini and Fortinet already work together to deploy security solutions across HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estate in the UK. Franck Greverie, Global Head of Cybersecurity at Capgemini Group: “Not a month goes by without news of a cybersecurity attack in

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Globe beats competition in LTE speed, coverage Globe Telecom provides the fastest LTE service in the Philippines, affirming the superiority of its mobile internet service and network infrastructure amid intensely competitive environment in the local telecommunications industry.

Based on OpenSignal’s State of LTE report for the third quarter of 2015, Globe Telecom’s LTE download speed is at 10 Mbps, double its competition’s LTE download speed

of only 5 Mbps. Globe Telecom’s LTE download speed is comparable to territories/countries like Hong Kong (Smart Tone), India (Airtel), Norway (Telenor, Network Norway), Portugal (NOS), Indonesia (Indosat), which all registered a 10 Mbps download speed, and even higher than the 8 Mbps download speed in Russia (MTS), Malaysia (DiGi) and even US (AT&T, US Cellular, Sprint, C Spire Wireless).

While Globe Telecom’s download speed of 10 Mbps is considered adequate, its competition’s download speed of 5 Mbps dragged down the Philippines’ average LTE download speed to 8Mbps.

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‘Refugees’ - nowadays a new in-word or buzz word! Look around the world. One can find war and refugees all over.

I am just back from Manila. The topic ‘refugees’ has been also the main topic while celebrating 25 years of Germany’s reunite or the final establishment of the Philippine-German Chamber of Commerce.

It’s no secret anymore, that Bavarian State Premier Horst Seehofer widens rift with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over her refugee policy. Seehofer has mounted a direct attack on Angela Merkel’s asylum policy. The chancellor’s supposed conservative ally has now threatened her with constitutional action.

On the day that Angela Merkel was being tipped to win the Nobel Peace Prize, her increasingly troublesome conservative ally Horst Seehofer unleashed a series of broadsides against the chancellor.

Following a meeting of Bavaria’s cabinet, State Premier Seehofer, who also heads the

Christian Social Union, sister party to Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, threatened to take the federal government to the Constitutional Court if it did not agree to turn refugees back at the Austrian border as an “emergency measure.”

“We are expressly of the opinion that immigration needs to be controlled and limited if we in Germany want to cope with it,” Seehofer told reporters, alleging that Berlin was “endangering the states’ independent capacity to act.”

The statement backed up a pugnacious interview with Seehofer printed in Friday’s edition of the “Bild” newspaper, one of Germany’s leading dailies. Asked what Bavaria’s new asylum reforms would entail, he began by referring to measures promoting “integration, education, and training” before lobbing his grenade: “There will come explicit measures of self-defense to limit immigration, such as turning back people at the Austrian

border.”

Though Seehofer conscientiously reiterated his support for Merkel in the rest of the interview - and was even forced to deny that he was out to topple her - the word “self-defense” set off alarm bells throughout the German and international media.

Some newspapers saw it as a moment of deliberate and hostile authoritarianism: “State self-defense: that is threatening with methods from the ideology of an absolute state,” “Süddeutsche Zeitung” wrote. “The term selfdefense signals that a politician wants to do something that isn’t really legal, but which he thinks is necessary.”

Let me guess: Is there an attack on the rule of law? Refugees’ rights groups were also quick to seize on the potential illegality that the word implied. “This is an attack on the rule of law,” Pro Asyl said in a statement. “A short process at the borders has no legal basis.

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to turn back refugees to the neighoring state of Austria, only send them to the appropriate EU country.”

Not only that, Pro Asyl added, “if refugees travel to Germany via Hungary or Austria, [Germany] must check whether a deportation to Hungary is even allowable under the European Convention on Human Rights.”

But Stephan Dünnwald, of the Bavarian Refugee Council, said that it was legal to turn people back at the border without any asylum procedure though such a measure harked back to rarely enforced international agreements. “It’s never happened on this doring/PAGE 11

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Where Adventure Begins:

Oro climbers dominate National Bouldering Competition * CDO rising as Bouldering Capital of the Philippines Two climbers make their way up the wall

By Mike Baños, Editor-at-Large

from Cagayan de Oro,” said Eduardo L. Solana, Jr., general manager, ven as local climbers dominated the 3rd leg of the Habagat Habagat Outdoor Equipment, which is organizing the last leg of the National Bouldering Competition last month, plans are competitions held September 26-27, afoot to make it an annual event.

2015 at Centrio Mall, which carried affair, as both emerged champions, the apt tagline “Where Adventure Siblings Liana Nicole and Iman doing the host city proud. Iman Begins.”

Mora made the finals in the women’s Mora scored a grand slam emerging Organized in partnership with the and men’s open category a family champion in the Open Category for all Sports Climbing Association of the three legs while sister Liana Nicole had Philippines, Inc (SCAPI), the National two first place finishes and was second Bouldering Competition aims to in the 1st Leg at Bonifacio Global City. promote climbing as a competitive Bouldering is a form of rock sport in the grassroots and encourage climbing that is performed without the more Filipinos to embrace an active use of ropes or harnesses. While it can lifestyle amidst the great outdoors. be done without any equipment, most “We want to advance the outdoor climbers use climbing shoes to help lifestyle through this event as an secure footholds, chalk to keep their essential element of the way Habagat hands dry, and bouldering mats to views the world,” Solana said. “We also prevent injuries from falls (Wikipedia). aim to promote and strengthen the For the past few years, Cagayan brand in order to develop a business de Oro has hosted the last leg of this that generates profit and growth emerging event due to the growing while being socially responsible number of climbing enthusiasts in the and advocating environmental city and Northern Mindanao. conservation and preservation.”

“We have climbers from Cebu, The event also serves as an Dumaguete, Cavite, Bukidnon and eliminator for climbers for the Davao but around 70 percent of those Philippine National Team which would Women’s Open Champions (L-R) Jela Buendia, who registered for the competition are compete in international climbing 2nd; Liana Nicole Mora, champion, & Eva Dyne

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events, said tournament director Carlos Makinano.

The first leg of the series dubbed “Zero Gravity Bouldering Competition” was held last April 1819, 2015 at the Bonifacio High Street Central Amphitheater, Bonifacio Global City (BGC), in Taguig City while the second dubbed “Dumaguete Bouldering National 2nd Leg” was held May 23-24, 2015 at Robinsons Place, Dumaguete City.

The competition utilized the Phoenix format for the eliminations and the World Cup format for the championship round, Makinano said.

Bouldering gained popularity when host Indonesia introduced it as one of the sports for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. It has also been shortlisted for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the International Olympic Committee will decide next year on its inclusion.

Last year, R.O.X. hosted the first leg in Cebu tagged “Zero Gravity: Cebu National Boulder Competition” while the second leg, dubbed “The Second Leg: National Bouldering Series, was hosted by Habagat Outdoor Inc. Oct. bouldering/PAGE 11

Following are the Habagat National Bouldering Competition 3rd Leg Winners:

Men’s Open Champions (L-R) Zoren Legaspi, 2nd place; Iman Mora, champion & Paul Suson, 3rd place

Men’s Novice Champions (L-R) Anthony Cañete, 2nd; Jan Michael Rosal, champion & Jairo Manera, 3rd

Women’s Novice

Women’s Open

3rd place - Pauline Anasco 2nd place - Nadine Emperado Champion - Nana Aboitiz

3rd place- Eva Dyne Endico 2nd place - Jela Buendia Champion - Liana Nicole Mora

Men’s Novice

Men’s Open

3rd place - Jairo Manera 2nd place - Mark Anthony Cañete Champion - Jan Michael Rosal

3rd place - Paul Suson 2nd place - Zoren Legaspi Champion - Iman Mora

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Gov. Emano lauds MisOr teachers October 10-16, 2015

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isamis Oriental Gov. Bambi Emano commended teachers of the school division of the province led

by Supt. Cherry Mae Limbaco, for the significant role they play on the formation of proper values and attitude of our children, during the recent celebration

of World’s Teachers Day, in one of the beach resorts in the province.

“I salute your dedication and perseverance. You opt to stay in the classrooms because it is what your hearts say; and not what your pockets tell you. You guide, develop and mould the hope of this

nation despite many adversities in your own lives ,” Gov. Emano said.

The Governor pledged to continue what he has done this year in terms of improving infrastructures for education, modernization of school facilities, the provision of

educationjal aids such as bags and notebooks, as well as improving access and opportuinities for education through the Local Schools Board (LSB).

“We will pursue relentlessly the construction of more state-of-the-art school buildings, covered courts and

the concreting and rehabilitation of provincial roads so that daily commute of teachers and students will be more comfortable,” Gov. Emano added.

He said he will continue to put computer-aidedinstructions in select schoolsm with the help of private

organizations.

The Governor also hinted on the interrelationship of his development program saying that through the MisOrCares, he hopes to improve the health and nutrition of mothers and children thereby reducing the incidents of abseentism esspecially in lower years. (PIO/MisOr)

#DB200 at Ayala Centrio till Oct. 16 The travelling exhibit “St. John Bosco: God’s Gift to the Young,” has opened at the Ayala Centrio-CDO. This is the last stop of the exhibit’s southern tour.

It is available for public viewing at the Foyer, Level 3 of Ayala Centrio until Friday, October 16, 2015.

“St. John Bosco: God’s Gift to the Young” is part of a series of events celebrating

#DB200, the 200th birth anniversary of the saint who is hailed as the Father and Teacher of Youth. #DB200 shares basic information on the life and charism of the saint, inspiring many in the way they relate to the young and the poor.

Don Bosco, as this extraordinary man is more popularly known, was born on August 16, 2015 near Turin, Italy.

Don Bosco recognized that God was calling him to something special when, at the age of nine, he had a series of dreamvisions in which he was instructed how, with the guidance of the Blessed Mother, he could turn violent, blasphemous poor boys (depicted in his dream as wolves) into meek, God-seeking individuals with kindness and gentleness.

Ordained a priest in 1841, St. John Bosco dedicated his life to the service of abandoned young people. Driven by first-hand experience of the effects of poverty and lack of opportunity on these lads, he was determined to change their condition. He founded the Salesians whose goal was to continue responding to the needs of the young making of them “good christians and honest citizens.”

Later, St. John Bosco, together with the nun Mary Domenica Mazzarello, now also a saint, founded the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. He also established the Association of Salesian Cooperators, a group of lay persons committed to assisting the religious in the works for the upliftment of the youth.

Also in partnership with Philippine Airlines, the exhibit was brought to Ayala Mall – Abreeza, Davao City on October 1-7, 2015 and now in Ayala Mall – Centrio, Cagayan de Oro City on October 10-16, 2015. In Luzon, the exhibit will be viewed in Marquee Mall, Angeles City (Jan. 5 to 11, 2016), Harbour Point, Subic (Jan. 13 to 19, 2016), Bonifacio High Street, Taguig City (Jan. 25 to 31, 2016), and The District, Imus Cavite (Feb. 8 to 14, 2016). The organizers are inviting everyone to come and visit this exhibit at the different Ayala Malls.

Misamis Oriental Governor Bambi Emano gamefully acceded to requests of teachers to have him on their group pictures during the World Teachers Day celebration recently.

The event was a welcome respite from the hectic schedule the Governor had in the past weeks. It was also a chance for Gov. Emano to renew old friendships as he met with childhood friends and classmates who are now in the field of education. (PIOfoto)

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Regional Director Catalino Chan III receives Tourism Czar Award 2015

By Joe Palabao

Business Week Mindanao and Mindanao Daily News recently presented to Regional Director Catalino ‘Butch’ E. Chan III-TOURISM CZAR for Northern Mindanao Award 2015.

The Prestigious Plaque of Recognition is given to him as he brought Northern Mindanao to the global tourism industry, his invaluable support to Tapok Kagay-anon abroad held every year in different parts of the world.

He supports the enrichment and preservation of the indigenous peoples (IPs) culture arts and tradition through festivals in

Mindanao. As such, in 2013 he was officially adopted as one of the new ethnic leaders with an investiture ceremony “Paratuan Ritual” with a red ‘tubaw’ on his head as “DATO MAKAUGHOP” being a kind and progressive leader of the Manobo tribe of Quezon, Bukidnon, Philippines.

He is behind the success of the long running for the Search of Singing Ambassadors of the Region and the winners are tagged as Singing Ambassadors and Singing Minstrels in the Philippines. He catapulted Region 10 as a tourism destination through his annual PASUNDAYAG

NORTHERN MINDANAO which is being held every year in different parts of the country, Pasundayag 2016 will be held in Baguio SM Mall, Colorful Festivals, P.E. Rhythmic Dance Festival and the Educational Tour for the Less-Privileged Children of the Region.

Furthermore, in twelve (12) years as a Regional Director, Butch Chan has helped propel and reach to the highest level the extreme adventures of the Region like white water rafting, zips, scuba diving, mountain climbing, trekking, spelunking, motor cross and recently the bivouac extreme adventure of Quezon, Bukidnon and other extreme adventure

challenges adventure of the Region.

For him more extreme activities, more local, domestic and foreign tourists will visit the Region and will boost our local economies and be part of the theme for this year’s NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK CELEBRATION: ‘ONE BILLION TOURISTS, ONE BILLION OPPORTUNITIES’.

The prestigious plaque of recognition “TOURISM CZAR” was presented to Regional Director Catalino ‘Butch’ E. Chan III by Dante M. Sudaria-President/ CEO of Business Week Mindanao Corporation during the launching of Festival of Festivals-

“HIMAMAT 2016”-A Festival for Peace and Cultural Understanding of the Region SM City Cagayan de Oro in time for the National Tourism Week Celebration last September 24, 2015. The

festival is considered as one the grandiose festivals of the country in 2016 and is being supported by the Department of Tourism X through the leadership of Tourism Czar Catalino ‘Butch’ E. Chan III.

GRANDIOSE NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK CELEBRATION 2015:

Highlights “Visit Philippines Again 2016 and Himamat Festival 2016 Launching”

By Joe PalabaO

With this year gigantic theme “1Billion Tourists, 1Billion Opportunities”, the Department of Tourism X, opens this year’s National Tourism Week (September 24-27) Celebration 2015 with a grandiose opening salvo. It started with a Holy Mass celebrated at the DOT X Regional Office and in the afternoon the opening ceremony led by Tourism Czar Regional Director Catalino ‘Butch’ E. Chan 111 at SM City-Cagayan de Oro at 3:00 P.M. Doxology invoking God’s grace, blessings and thanksgiving was performed by the DOT X Singing Ambassadors tagged as the Singing Minstrels of Mindanao. The Kagay-an Performing Arts (KPA) entertained the crowd with their beautiful welcome cultural Bukidnon dance-a cultural heritage dance and will be in Korea for a dance competition.

Ms. Eleanor P. Jose and son Dr. Viel JoseProprietors of the country’s best and internationally known Vjandep Pastel gave their inspiring story of how the business started with a meager capital in Camiguin Province. They essayed their humble beginnings, their business struggles, their ups and downs, business expansion, the help and benefits extended to their employees and their tremendous success as business entrepreneurs and their contribution to the tourism industry.

Ms. Nelia Lee-President of the Cagayan de Oro Association of Hotels and Restaurants (COHARA)

and owner of the known Ah Fong Asian Cuisine was the distinguished Guest Speaker of the event. She said that with the 4.8 million tourists the Philippines has in the latest statistics, the tourism industry in the country is gaining grounds in the international arena and world tourism. This shows that the industry is serious in making its efforts to really make the country a fun destination for everyone who would like to experience a unique Filipino culture, a colorful history, adventure destinations and mouth-watering delicacies within the 7,107 islands all day long. Northern Mindanao has contributed much for the attainment of such a tremendous figure.

To maintain the momentum, we really have to take the stairs to reach the summit and continue to have strong partnership and put our acts together, hold on to our common vision, more patience and understanding, support and inspire each other, for us to raise the bar of competence, synergy and inclusive growth that should be felt by all players in the community with tourism as our main vehicle and somehow be part and be inspired by billion tourists arrivals and billions potentials in the tourism business worldwide and in our country, she further said.

Highlighting the opening ceremony was the launching of Festival of Festivals-THE 1ST AMIHANG MINDANAO HIMAMAT FESTIVAL

2016-A Festival for Peace and Cultural Understanding strengthened by the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between Business Week Mindanao Corporation as the project holder and with the support of the Department of Tourism X as Partner of the event. Together with the signing are the representatives from the Department of Education (DepEd 10) and the Philippine National Police (PNP 10). Simultaneous launching was Visit Philippines Again 2016 to support this year’s theme: ONE BILLION TOURISTS, ONE BILLION OPPORTUNITIES. Topping the list of exhibitors for the three- day event are the Municipality of Jimenez, Misamis Occidental-exhibiting the century year old Church of St. John the Baptist-a Cultural Heritage of the Philippines .The church is located in Barangay Tara, Jimemez, Misamis Occidental. The church has all the characteristics of most Spanish Churches. The Municipality of Quezon, Bukidnon showcased the first and only Vertical Bivouac Adventure in the Philippines and in Asia.

The Indigenous People of Quezon is famous for their Sunggkod Ta Kamanga Festival for bountiful harvest and thanksgiving.

The beautiful Munipality of Jasaan showcased their wonders and waterfalls and future tourism development.

Municipality of Sugbongcogon showcased their colorful ManokManokan Festival and their development agenda

for the tourism industry.

The Municipality of Mambajao of Camiguin Province-showcased their bountiful lanzones harvest, their products and tourist destinations and the majestic grandeur of the town. Business Week Mindanao Corporation showcased the different on-line papers the company has: Business Week Mindanao, Mindanao Daily News, Mindanao Star and the Cagayan Times. It also showcased the different tourism features of the Region under the leadership of Tourism Czar Regional Director Catalino ‘Butch’ E. Chan 111. Eco-Gardens of Malasag owned by TIEZA displayed the handicrafts of the indigenous people of Bukidnon, their intricate weaving and their amenities.

Last September 27, 2016, the most awaited Search for DOT X Singing Ambassador 2016 with a high note was a tremendous success.

Fourteen contestants coming from the Region gave their best performances to bag the most coveted award. Adjudged the best for this year’s Search were Ms. Christine Anne H. de la Pena from Cagayan de Oro City as 2nd Runner Up, Ms. Michelle Jane A. Badajos from El Salvador City as 1st Runner Up and the Grand Champion is Ms. Jenelyn Vergara from the Province of Bukidnon with her beautiful rendition of the song ISANG LAHI. Indeed this year’s DOT 10 National Tourism Week Celebration is making waves for future tourism development of the region.

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11-13 at Centrio Mall in Cagayan de Oro. Like in the previous edition, Cagayan de Oro again registered the most number of climbers this year with over 100 climbers joining the event this year.

Unlike in other venues where climbing has waned the past few years, Solana notes the number of climbers in Cagayan de Oro continues to climb mainly on the strength of its two active climbing facilities at Guru Rock Climbing Gym at Mandumol-Aluba-Buena Oro Rd, Macasandig and Alwana Climbing Gym at the Malasag Resorts/ Sports Avenue at Alwana Business Park, Marco Hotel in Cugman.

The Habagat National Bouldering Competition is supported by VERTIGO Climbing Center, T.W.O., YKK Little Piece. Big Difference., Centrio Mall, PETZL, Viajero Outdoor Center, R.O.X., Dahilayan Adventure Park, Kagay Whitewater Rafting, RedTail Shrimps & More, Gerry’s Restaurant & Bar, Ace Logistics Incorporated, PARASAT HD, and Graphic Star.

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scale,” he told German media. I ask, “Is this the death of German ‘Welcome Culture’ though many Germans have volunteered to help refugees?” Nevertheless, if “Bild” is to be believed, Seehofer has more of the German population on his side than Merkel does. Alongside the interview with the CSU leader, the newspaper which launched its “We’re Helping” campaign for migrants a few weeks ago - published the results of a poll inviting readers to choose between Merkel’s “We’ll manage it!” statement and Seehofer’s “We can’t take any more!” Ninety percent of the more than 344,000 respondents agreed with Seehofer.

But other polls have contradicted the dominant narrative that Germany’s “Welcome Culture” of the summer is being eroded. According to the results of a Forsa poll published by “Der Spiegel” on Friday, 44 percent of Germans have actively helped refugees this year, either through donations or volunteer work. 44 percent is not even the half.

What stands behind it? Fact is, the refugee-

crisis is keep on influencing Germany’s and the European economy as well as the global economy. +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me in Facebook or Twitter or visitwww.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot. com or www.klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot. com.

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enterprise customers and further strengthens our market position, since the launch of our Cybersecurity Global Service Line at the start of this year. Drawing on Fortinet technology this alliance partnership will strengthen our application and infrastructure security services.”

Ken Xie, CEO of Fortinet: “Enterprises must address the challenge of protecting their most valuable business assets, including data and applications.

Our partnership with Capgemini is a strategic one, allowing us to join forces to combine advanced technologies with human intelligence and expertise in order to provide broad and adaptive security solutions to the enterprise market. Through our close collaboration, we will be able to support Capgemini’s enterprise customers in their global projects, to help protect them against a highly complex threat landscape, and evolve their security posture to a business environment in constant change.”

mobile network technologies, 4G LTE offers much higher bandwidth, lower latency even as it increases overall network capacity.

This allows customers to use more applications on their mobile devices.

Crisanto said the continuing expansion of Globe network capacities is intended to provide its customers with holistic digital experience as the company continues to offer products and services that enhance the Filipino digital lifestyle. “Globe is committed in providing the right infrastructure support to ensure that the data needs of our customers are served, thus strengthening our position as the network of choice for smartphone users in the country.

When it comes to mobile internet speed, we believe that the Philippines can compete globally but there is a need to distinguish between mobile and wireline,” she added.

Amid ongoing network expansion, Globe capital expenditure this year is expected to reach $850 million. As of June this year, capex stood at P11.4 billion, bulk of which were allocated for data-related projects that include investments for the company’s broadband network, capacities for wireless data, LTE, domestic and international transmission facilities.

A significant portion of the company’s capex for the year

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 37 Cagayan de Oro City

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“These findings prove our success in continuously expanding our network capacities amid ever-increasing demand for high-speed mobile internet access as more and more of our customers build their life and work experiences around a digital lifestyle,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications, noting that about a third of the company’s 48.4 million mobile customers are now using smartphones.

As part of the company’s aggressive LTE rollout, the Globe network’s mobile ultrabroadband access in Visayas and Mindanao were expanded, utilizing the LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD technologies, Agustin said. Currently one of the most relevant

were also allotted for its IT infrastructure as Globe continues to create platform for new products as well as to build on its IT transmission initiatives.

The OpenSignal data is collected from real consumer smartphones and is recorded under conditions of normal usage. Rather than approximate the user experience, it is directly measured from the users of OpenSignal smartphone application, which can be freely downloaded on both iOS and Android devices, and thus it is able to constantly monitor the true network experience that users are getting on those devices.

Through the app, OpenSignal is able to observe the network exactly as the end user experiences it. Such customercentric approach allows OpenSignal to measure the true endto-end experience of the mobile network. It isolated the networks in the Philippines by extracting all those points sent with network IDs corresponding to the brands operational there and then perform a geographical query to isolate only those data points that have been captured within the region.

The different brands have been identified by investigating the network names associated with the SIM in the reporting device and the network which is serving the device.

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-versus- FOR: DECLARATION OF NULLITY

OF MARRIAGE JESUSA M. SARMIENTO,

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Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch-20 Cagayan de Oro City RURAL BANK OF CABADBARAN, INC., Petitioner/Mortgagee,

EJF FILE NO. 2015-110 -versusANASTACIO R. REVILLA AND CORAZON V. REVILLA Respondent/Mortgagor. x---------------------------------------------------/ OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF AMENDED NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE EJF-FILE NO. 2015-110 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118, filed by RURAL BANK OF CABADBARAN, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under Philippine Laws, with principal office at address at Cor. Garame & Cabeltes Sts., Cabadbaran , Agusan del Norte with Branch office at Cor. DoloresTiano Sts., Cagayan de Oro City, against ANASTACIO R. REVILLA AND CORAZON V. REVILLA, of legal age, Filipino, and residents of Fausto Paasa Road, Tambo, Macasandig , Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 2, 2015, amounted to SIX HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND PESOS (Php 638,000.00), Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or duly authorized deputy will sell at Public Auction on October 29, 2015, 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, to CASH or Manager’s Check in Philippine Currency , the following property/ies described below with all the improvements included thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-111692 “ A PARCEL OF LAND with all IMPROVEMENTS THEREON (Lot 1802-J-2-A, Psd-10-025362, being a portion of Lot 1802-J-2, Psd-10-014772, Cagayan Cadastre.)

Situated in the Barrio of Bayabas, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindano.

Pursuant to the Order of this Court dated August 19, 2015, notice is hereby given that a Decision in the aboveentitled case was rendered by this Court on October 29, 2013, the dispositive portion of which reads as follows:

Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 18021, Psd-10-001252, on the SE., along line 2-3 by Lot 1802-J-1, Psd-10-001252; on the SW., along line 3-4 by Lot 1802-J-2-B, and on the NW., along line 4-1 by Lot 1802-J-2-C both of the subd. Plan Psd-10-025362. Xxx Containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED (400) sq.m..

“WHEREFORE, premises considered, the marriage between petitioner Ramon M. Nery and respondent Jesusa M. Sarmiento is hereby declared null and void ab initio on the ground that the marriage is a bigamous marriage under Article 35 (4) of the Family Code.

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-describe encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

NOTICE OF DECISION

SO ORDERED.”

WITNESS THE HONORABLE JOSE L. ESCOBIDO, Presiding Judge of this Court Branch, this 15th day of September 2015 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(SGD.) ATTY. EVELYN GEORGINA R. PANGILINAN-PALER

Branch Clerk of Court CT: Sep. 26, Oct. 3 & 10, 2015

Done this 17th day of September, 2015, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd) CELESTIAL VENUS G. GELBOLINGO

Sheriff IV CT: Sept. 26, Oct. 3 & 10, 2015

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CAGAYANTIMES Lifestyle Weekly de Oro

October 10-16, 2015

MyPhone opens the First-ever Selfie Store!

M yPhone will surely make your mobile phone shopping more fun with the first-ever MyPhone Selfie Store, at Cyberzone SM Mall of Asia, launched last October 4.

The said launch was attended by MyPhone endorsers Devon Seron and Kyle Vergara.

Other guest stars were StarStruck’s Faith de Silva, and

heartthrobs Brandon Bautista and Vince Soriano.

Also present in the event were the MyPhone Team headed by its CEO and President David Lim, Dealers Leo and Ellen Bernardino, and MyPhone Selfie Store designer contemporary artist Leeroy New. The store’s aim is to invite more people to visit the

store and take their selfies in it. In a country known as the selfie capital of the world, customers would definitely try to get their wackiest shots taken in each stores distinct images.

His experiential concept on the store design will definitely give people an out of this world selfie experience.

The main aim

of the brand in creating these kinds of stores is to help promote young Filipino artists, which had been one of the company’s advocacies ever since. Given that different artists will be working on each of the store, there would be no similarities on their looks. The only connection these MyPhone stores have is its Filipino

heart shown in each of the crafts, complementing the heart embedded on the products it sells.

The Selfie store is not just a feast for the eyes, but for your ears and mind as well. Rather than playing music, the store has a bunch of trivia for its visitors featuring exclusive contents from the MyPhone Pinoy App. Visitors will get to learn chunks of the country’s history and culture by simply listening from the wide variety of audio trivia clips.

Contents played will vary from the most vital parts of the Philippine history, its heroes and famous artists, down to the local riddles or Bugtong and the famous cheesy pickup lines.

“With the help of our homegrown artists, we will be able to make the

MyPhone Selfie store an image of the Philippines, everything beautiful in it. It will be about MyPhone and the heart embedded in it,” shared MyPhone CEO David S. Lim. The MyPhone Selfie store in SM Mall of Asia will not be the last store to be transformed into an artistic hub.

MyPhone will be creating other selfie stores in major cities and provinces in the Philippines to promote the local art scene, and to continue its aim of uplifting the Filipino Pride.

MyPhone will also have its MyPhone Selfie Store Contest.

Just by taking selfies inside the stores and uploading it online, you’ll have the chance to win a MyPhone RIO Pixie.

Visits facebook. com/myphone for more details.

MyPhone Team Dream Team (left to right) Leo and Ellen Bernardinao, SGI Chairman Emeritus Atty. Elena Lim, contemporary artist Leeroy New, and MyPhone CEO David Lim and wife Julia Lim

The MyPhone Team having a Selfie

The brains behind the MyPhone Selfie Store, artist Leeroy New and MyPhone CEO David Lim

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