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DAVAO City--Prosecutors here will continue to receive allowances from the local government despite the directive from Department of Justice, which prohibits prosecutors all over the country from receiving such grants.

April 13, 2015

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Solon to host FOI, BBL forum in Misoc

By PJ TREMEDAL Misoc News Bureau

OROQUIETA City--Rep. Jorge T. Almonte of the first district of Misamis Occidental will conduct a day-long forum on the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) and the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) scheduled

on Saturday (April 8) at the Provincial Farmers Training and Cultural Center here.

Almonte, also the chairperson of the Public Information in the House of the Representatives, decided to host the one-day gathering purposely to update and inform the residents See solon, page A11

Two towns placed under state of calamity

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1,122 private schools get SHS permits

By Edwin O. Fernandez of PNA

COTABATO City––Two towns in North Cotabato have

SELFIE TIME. Barangay Chairman Jay Roa Pascual of Tignapoloan and Councilor THE Department of Educa- Candy Darimbang, also chair of the City Council committee on tourism, take a selfie been placed under state of calamity due to severe drought tion (DepEd) issued provisional permits to 1,122 private schools that will offer Senior High School (SHS) recently as the education department gears for the full implementation of the K to 12 basic education program.

In its news release posted on its website, Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro said: “DepEd is doing

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after discussing on how to develop the Sinulom Waterfalls, consisting of 28 waterfalls, as the next must-visit tourist destination in Cagayan de Oro City.

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that already destroyed about P230 million worth of crops in the province, officials said Friday.

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Consumer group opposes privatization of Agus-Pulangui

By Cheng OrdoÑez Associate Editor

CAGAYAN de Oro City--A power consumer group is bent on opposing the privatization of the capacities of government-owned generat-

ing facilities, particularly the Agus-Pulangui hydropower complex, which provides over half of the island’s electricity.

Engr. Cereal C. Donggay, former vice-president for Mindanao of the National

Power Corporation (Napocor) and currently president of the Oro Chamber, said the Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers (MCPC) is opposing the privatization, because it will definitely redound to increase

in power rates.

Donggay rendered an overview of power situation through his talk on “Evolving Power Mix in the Mindanao Grid and the Crucial Role of the Agus-Pulangi Hydropower

Complex in the Long-Term Energy Outlook” during a forum dubbed as “Mindanao Power Forum Update III,” a side event of the 19th IIEE Northern Mindanao Regional Conference See consumer, page A11

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Mayor Duterte twits Secretary De Lima over DOJ prohibition of allowances for gov’t prosecutors

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AVAO City - Prosecutors here will continue to receive allowances from the local government despite the directive from Department of Justice, which prohibits prosecutors all over the country from receiving such grants.

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he will not abide by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima’s order.

Speaking during the 27th National Convention of Prosecutors at the SMX Convention Center, Duterte said the granting of allowances and other benefits is “provided by law”.

“I will not adhere with her order,” Duterte said.

“Bakit mo tatanggalin yung nakakatulong?” he added.

“I hope that this (the granting of allowances) will be modified simply because it is not good… it is not good to us, mga local officials, because the implication is takot kayo baka may hingiin kami,” Duterte explained.

De Lima had said last month during the 15th Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Convention in Cebu City that she would issue a directive prohibiting all prosecutors and employees of prosecution services nationwide from receiving allowances and other forms of benefits from LGUs. The Justice secretary said it is to ensure that the prosecutors will not feel beholden to local politicians who might affect their independence and partiality in the discharge of their mandate.

De Lima said the directive would be for strict compliance.

But in his ke ynote

speech during the 27th national convention of the Prosecutors League of the Philippines (PLP) at the SMX Convention Center , Duterte said De Lima was wrong since there are laws that allow the LGUs to give allowances to prosecutors.

Duterte said the order of Secretary De Lima is discriminatory because only prosecutors will be prohibited from receiving the allowance while others such as the court judge can still accept it.

“If I may ask, why? What is the reason you came up with this silly thing?”

Duterte said, addressing de Lima.

According to Regional State Prosecutor for Region XI, Antonio Arellano, there are actually three legal bases in which prosecutors are allowed to accept allowances from the LGU. Arellano first cited Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1275 or the Creation of the National Prosecution Service which provides that LGUs will provide allow-

ances to the prosecutors and employees “including even the rental for buildings and other requirements on the administration of criminal justice.”

Under section 14 of PD 1257, “the salaries of provincial and city fiscals and their assistants shall be paid entirely out of national funds and included in the annual appropriations of the DOJ. This is without prejudice to the grant of allowances to the above-mentioned fiscals by their respective local governments, in amounts not exceeding 25 percent of their basic salaries.”

It also stated that the salaries of clerks, stenographers and other subordinate employees in the offices of the provincial and city fiscals shall be paid by the province or city.

Arellano also quoted the Republic Act (RA) 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 which allows LGUs to provide assistance to the prosecutor offices in the country.

“The third is the new law which was enacted several years ago that is Republic Act No. 10071 (“Prosecution Service Act of 2010”) which also allows local government units to grant allowances to prosecutors provided that the allowance will not go beyond 50 percent of their basic salary,” he said.

There is also the Act Granting Additional Compensation in the form of Special Allowances for the Members of the National Prosecution Services and the State Counsels (RA 9279).

Under Section 16 of RA 10071, the salaries and allowances of regional, provincial and city prosecutors and their assistants, and the members of the prosecution staff, including the prosecution attorneys, shall be paid entirely out of national funds and included in the annual appropriations of the DOJ. Provided, however, this provision is without prejudice to the grant of allow-

ances to the prosecutors by their respective local governments in amounts not exceeding 50 percent of their basic salaries, Arellano said the PLP, Chief Prosecutors Association and Regional Prosecutors Council already wrote a letter to de Lima asking her to reconsider the order.

“We are with her in her desire to really come up with higher standards of governance.

But we are saying, considering the situation of the prosecution on the field in the regional areas in the regional offices and in the cities and provincial offices, the resources from the national government is very inadequate,” Arellano said.

The Office of the City Prosecutor has an allocation of P359, 937 in the proposed Supplemental Budget No.2 of Davao City as aid of the city government.

Prosecutors in Davao City receive a uniform allowance of P8,000 a month from the Davao City local government.

DavOr gov highlights province’s tourism sites at prosecutors’ gab DAVAO CITY - Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon highlighted the revitalized eco-tourism and historical wonders of her province two years after it was devastated by Typhoon Pablo in 2012.

Speaking before about a thousand delegates on Wednesday night’s 27th national convention of the Prosecutors League of the Philippines at SMC Con-

vention Center, Malanyaon took pride of Davao Oriental’s natural and man-made eco-tourism destinations and historical landmarks as "testament of the province's resiliency in meeting the challenges in the aftermath of the Typhoon Pablo."

Malanyaon mentioned UNESCO-declared heritage site of Mount Hamiguitan; the "majestic waterfalls" like Aliwagwag Falls in Cateel

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town; Baganga Sunrise Boulevard overlooking the vast Pacific Ocean; Dahican Beach ideal for surfing with its white and fine sand in seven-kilometer shore stretch; the Millennium Sunrise Pusan Point in Caraga; and, the other mystic and scenic lakes, caves, fresh springs and man-made resorts ideal for retreat, rest and recreation.

For the province's his-

torical sites, Malanyaon urged prosecutors to visit Subangan Museum developed by the provincial government. The museum houses the fossil remains of one of the world’s largest sperm whale that locals called “Davor”, which was found off the coast of Gov. Generoso town. There was also the Cateel Memorial Shrine and Riverview Park TOURISM | page A6

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CAGAYAN de Oro City--A village chief has expressed optimism that the city government and the tourism department will help develop the Sinulom Falls found in the hinterland Barangay Tignapoloan.

Jay Roa Pascual, barangay chairman of Tignapoloan, was optimistic that Sinulom Waterfalls will soon become the mustvisit tourist destination in Cagayan de Oro City after the Department of Agriculture (DA) will construct a farm-to-market road leading to the waterfalls.

Pascual said Sinulom Waterfalls is consist of 28 waterfalls and is situated in a 5-hectare land in the boundary of Barangay Tignapoloan in Cagayan de Oro

City and Talakag town in the province of Bukidnon.

He said Barangay Tignapoloan is approximately 43 kilometers from the city proper and that Sinulom Waterfalls can only be accessible by foot because of the still underdevelop road.

He added that Sinulom Waterfalls is also surrounded by virgin forest.

In fact, he told the Philippine Star, that monkeys, snakes, and monitor lizard can still be seen within the area where the infamous Sinulom’s 28 waterfalls are located.

Councilor Candy Darimbang, chair of the City Council committee on tourism, has assured Pascual that she will pass a resolution in the City Council to declare the area as a protected area.

Darimbang, who visited

the area, said Sinulom Waterfalls have the potential of becoming the must-visit tourism potential in Northern Mindanao given the presence of its 28 waterfalls.

Although not listed as among the tourist destination in Cagayan de Oro City by the Department of Tourism (DOT), Pascual has started developing the area.

Apart from constructing a cold spring swimming pool, Pascual said the area has Strawberry garden.

Soon, he added, he will build an Herb Garden, Fish farm, and mini zoo.

If develop, said Pascual, Sinulom Waterfalls will not only help boost the economy of Barangay Tignapoloan and the city government of Cagayan de Oro but, help generate more jobs.

28 WATERFALLS. Domestic tourists enjoy the refreshing waters from Sinulom

Waterfalls that lies in the boundary of Barangay Tignapoloan in Cagayan de Oro City and Talakag town in the province of Bukidnon. Consisting of 28 waterfalls, the Sinulom Waterfalls is approximately 43 kilometers away from Cagayan de Oro City.

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The time comes for restitution A lot of whispers in the political circle are now getting louder. The rumors about the possible candidates are gradually emerging. But, who are the candidates? While there are those who are excited, many are also dismayed at hearing the names of wannabes – whether reelectionist or not.

Sometimes, one is astonished why people dislike names of candidates already known to them.

Thus, perhaps, there is the feeling that the public officials being unworthy of the votes. Any idea on how the electors measure the capability of the elected public officials?

Someone mused that there is no need to measure the worth of elected public officials. They said that the reactions and the frustrations of the constituents in the way these elected public officials are running the affairs of their administration speaks louder than words.

But, why blame the elected officials? Isn’t it that the voters sold their votes and that the elected public officials are not, in any way, compelled to serve them in return? Can the voters claim the right to demand services when they themselves are to be blamed of their misery?

Well, there are also insinuations that the voters did not actually vote the incumbent public officials.

The voters claimed they were cheated because they could not even account their own votes in their own precincts! These allegations are sometimes stranger than fiction. Nevertheless, with a widespread accusation of election fraud, the complaint could be true.

It is for this reason that one should seriously consider on whom to vote when elections come. If there are enough grounds – whether proven in court or not – that the elected public officials

CAGAYAN de Oro Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas urged the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) to strengthen its peace and order drive in anticipation of the influx of domestic and foreign tourists in Cagayan de Oro City this summertime.

According to the Power, the daily newsletter of the City Council, Acenas is even calling for the deployment of more policemen to the city’s tourist spots.

The vice mayor said police authorities must secure the Whitewater River Rafting areas, which he said is expected to draw more tourists.

The vice mayor said tourist policemen should be visible to assist local and foreign guests.

He lauds Cocpo for implementing Oplan Summer Vacation 2015.

“As always, the City C ouncil will continue to support the Cocpo in whatever is needed for it to protect the city and its constituents,” he assured.

••• Perhaps, the police or, a police officer must be visible at all times in all public places––streets, malls, beaches, and to all crime prone areas.

There is no need to remind them to get to work when there are special occasions such as summer,

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are corrupt, by all means, the voters should campaign to get rid of these public officials perceived to be corrupt and immoral. These corrupt public officials have no place in public service!

In any case, there is no need to tell who these corrupt public officials are.

After all, we have written many times in the past that the public knows better the integrity of their leaders.

Now, as the election season is coming closer, it

is time to review how the incumbent public officials fare in the last three years. It is also fair to take a second look for those who lost in the 2013 elections. Thus, a careful assessment of the performance of the winner and the losers could provide the voters an informed decision.

Perhaps, if the voters have mistakenly voted for an incompetent and a corrupt public official, then, it is only fair to boot out the public official from office.

The fear of a formidable political machinery, especially the ruling political party, is not a ground to douse the resolve to kick the public officials out of office. The voters should not be cowed and be threatened with election fraud. Instead, the votes should rally together to expose the harbinger of deceit and the duplicity in the exercise of electoral polls. -0- react: crisguardian@yahoo.com

a community-and serviceoriented agency.

••• Although for a short span of years, I was assigned to cover the police beat and I used to mingle with some policemen in Divisoria before.

During that time, some, if not all, policemen are complaining for lack of support from the national government. Low salary, and benefits, slow promotion, not even issued a service firearm, no supply of ammunition, among others.

For sure, some of the problems before are still the same problems today.

First, the lack of support from the national––and even the local government.

For instance, policemen from Cugman police precinct in Cagayan de Oro are now in the limelight after they––by accident––arrested the two bike-riding men allegedly responsible for the death of former Councilor Marc Anthony Bagaipo of Gingoog City.

Rememb er that the killing of the 44-year-old Bagaipo happened in the evening of March 31 in Gingoog, a component city of Misamis Oriental, is approximately 122 kilometers east of Cagayan de Oro City and 74 kilometers west of Butuan City. And the alleged suspects were not arrested via hot pursuit

operations, but by accident; at a checkpoint set up along the national highway in Barangay Cugman in Cagayan de Oro City and is intended to implement the “No plate, No Travel” policy.

And to confirm the report, I dialled 117 and asked for the phone number of Cugman police precinct. A woman replied: 855-8861.

Try to dial it, and you will get a reply: “The number you dialed is not accessible at the moment.”

This kind of predicament goes to show how poor our PNP when it comes to support from the national government–-and even from the local government.

Ang linya sa telepono walay klaro and how can you expect an efficient service from this police precinct if it cannot be accessed by phone. Does it mean that when there is an emergency, one has to take a ride going to that police precinct to seek for police assistance.

Whew!

••• For a start, I have high hopes that Cagayan de Oro Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas will be able to pass a City Ordinance providing all police precincts in Cagayan de Oro the needed stable telephone connections, computers and printers.

If we want stable peace and order in our locality, let us help our policemen.

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fiesta, etcetera.

If you are to serve and protect then do what you can to serve and protect the weak and the oppressed.

And the Philippine National Police (PNP) has this as its motto: “To Serve and to Protect.”

Passed on December 13, 1990, Republic Act no.

6975, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Act of 1990, ordered the merger of both the Philippine Constabulary (PC) and the Integrated National Police (INP) and gave way to the creation of the Philippine National Police (PNP), according to the online encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org.

It said RA 6975 was further amended by RA 8551, the Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998, and

by RA 9708. The RA 8551 envisioned the PNP to be

Daily Inspiration Protect Me “Protect me, for I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve you and trust you. You are my God.” Psalm 86:2

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Sometimes circumstances happen just beyond the reach of your fingers. Sometimes God steps in and changes your direction. When you find yourself in a

vulnerable position there are two very distinct attitudes you can take. The first is, “poor old me!” The second is trusting that God can turn any situation into good. Faith is trusting in God to have a purpose for every lesson He teaches you.

Your direction may take a path that you don’t want. But He knows better and will bring you through it.

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NGP transforms life timber poacher to forest defender

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UTUAN CITY - A complete transformation from being notorious timber poachers into defenders and protectors of forest by a group of lumads in Barangay Padi-ay, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur is unfolding before the eyes of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 13 officials as offshoot of the National Greening Program (NGP) of the government.

“I am happy to know that the NGP has able to change the behavior and attitude of a group of Indigenous People known for their notoriety as illegal loggers and poachers,“ DENR 13 regional director Nonito M. Tamayo said.

Tamayo was referring to the Sibagat Federation of Tribal Community Agro Farmers Development Association, Inc. (SFTCAFDAI), a group of 21 peoples organizations ( PO) headed by Arnold M. Acebido also known as Datu Subang who called on him at his office early this week to personally convey the agreement reached by the leaders of the federation in the “pulong-pulong” they conducted that night.

The federation, in a show of sincerity and appreciation to the NGP, would like to confer upon DENR Secretary Ramon JP Paje and Director Tamayo the title of “Datu” and “adopted brothers” of the Manobo tribe under the jurisdictions of Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) No. 116 covering 20,000 hectares and CADT 039 covering an area of 51,000 hectares.

According to Datu Subang their lives have been changed completely to better owing to the NGP of Secretary Paje.

He said the whole members and families of the Manobo indigenous people of the two ERRATUM This is to inform the public that the Maritime Industry Authority publication under the applicant Luzviminda T. Cuaton, April 10, 2015 issue, that the vessel ML MCAT, should read as ML M & N TRANSPORT and not as published. By the Management

CADTs are forever grateful to Secretary Paje who introduced the program to the tribe through the DENR Regional officials.

“We thought in previous years that no government program was good enough to solve our financial needs until the implementation of NGP in our area proved us wrong." Datu Subang said.

“We realized the NGP is more beneficial,“ he added.

Datu Subang is now maintaining a 70-hectare coffee plantation in barangay Padi-ay, where virgin forests are still intact. “Realizing that I am being left behind among my neighbors of the packages of opportunities to earn income through the NGP offered by the DENR, I finally joined the stream,” he said.

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By virtue of the Court Order dated March 30, 2015, You are hereby required to appear or file with this court within ten (10) days from the date of the last publication of this summons, either personally, through counsel or with the assistance of the Clerk of Court at 2nd Floor, Nancy Bldg., Camague Hi-way, Tomas Cabili, Iligan City (in front of Shell Station), your answer to the petition filed by your wife (MARIA THERESA D. CHAVEZ), which substance she prays for a grant to Divorce by Faskh.

You are hereby required to serve a copy of your answer upon petitioner at her residence at Purok 1, Zone Diamond, Hinaplanon, Iligan City. You are reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a motion to dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the answers.

Should you fail to come personally or through a representative or file your answer to the petition within the aforesaid period, the Court shall proceed to receive the evidence ex-parte upon which judgement shall be rendered.

Iligan City, Philippines, March 31, 2015.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Date: April 1, 2015 CCE-0011-2015 R.A. 10172

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that MARNIE GONJORAN TAGUBA has filed with this Office a petition for correction of entry in the sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the certificate of Live Birth of MARNIE GONJORAN TAGUBA at San Miguel, Magsaysay, Davao del Sur and whose parents are ROLANDO C. TAGUBA and MARY JANE A. GONJORAN.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file their written opposition with this Office not later than April 19, 2015.

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members of the federation will be millionaires.

Director Tamayo on the other hand offered the technical expertise of the DENR to develop the area through the NGP. “We can still develop more areas for expansion of the coffee and rubber trees within the ancestral domain of Datu Subang,“ he said.

Director Tamayo said the DENR has intensified the anti-illegal logging drive in Caraga Region which is aimed at eliminating timber poaching and illegal logging activities

by June 30, 2015.

He said Datu Subang could enlist some members of the federation to be trained and deputized as forest officers to strengthen the campaign. (Eric F. Gallego, DENR-Caraga/ PIA-Caraga)

R.A. 9048 No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registrar Province of Padada Davao del Sur MUNICIPALITY OF PADADA NOTICE OF PUBLICATION This Compliance with Section of 5 R.A. Act No.9048,a notice is hereby served to the public that ANITA G. CERTIFICO has filed this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “PACITA” to “ANITA” in the birth certificate of PACITA who was born on September 11, 1955 at Padada,Davao del Sur from parents Marcelino Gregorio and Marciana Branzuela.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office.

(SGD)ENGR. EMMANUEL L. NARCA

Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: April 6 & 13, 2015

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OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

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planted in between the trees on a virgin-forest land in that mountain village.

“Since the trees are very helpful in the growth of coffee, we never thought of cutting but protected and preserved them,“ he said.

Datu Subang said at the height of illegal logging activities in Agusan del Sur, the members of the federation were engaged in timber poaching.

RE: Application for the grant of an Exemption from securing Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) to operate a vessel for company use only pursuant to Republic Act No. 9295 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.

Civil Case N0. 2014-076

Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar MUNICIPALITY OF MAGSAYSAY Province of Davao del Sur

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

He said new learnings about business opportunities through cash crop plantation like coffee was shared by Senator Bam Aquino in a seminar.

Hence, he said, the 21 chairmen of their federation went with him to attend a short course about sustainable coffee plantation at Musuan State University sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry.

Fresh from the seminar, Datu Subang requested for coffee seedlings of Arabica and robusta varieties which he

“We cut those trees inside our ancestral domain,” he said.

“We felt bitter when EO 23 was imposed by the DENR hence, we could no longer trade freely those trees that we harvested,” Datu Subang said.

He said that he even bought a bulldozer to scrape those standing trees in that vast virgin forest lands but he decided to resell the heavy equipment at a much lower price when he thought otherwise the DENR operatives will catch their activities up sooner or later.

He said the members of the federation are fully convinced of the NGP. They are maintaining at least 1,200 hectares of rubber and coffee plantation in that area.

“We are waiting for the right season to harvest coffee," said Datu Subang. By that time, he said, most of the

ORDER

This refers to the Application to grant an Exemption from Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) pursuant to RA 9295 and its R-IRR to operate the vessel MBCA “PRINCESS LEI”, for personal use only, in the route port of Surigao del Norte to any port of Dinagat Islands Province.

The applicant shall cause the publication of this Order once in any of the five (5) major newspapers of national circulation in the Philippines or in a newspaper of local circulation, as applicable.

Applicant shall present the jurisdictional, qualification and documentary requirements in a hearing to be conducted on 17 April 2015 at 9:00 o’ clock in the morning at the MARINA R. O. No. XIII, PP/LT Mario B. Fortus Bldg., PPA Compound, Surigao City.

The Applicant shall be required to make a written Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE), afterwhich, the application is deemed submitted for resolution/ decision, upon acceptance of such FOE and declaration that the case is submitted for decision.

WITNESS, the Honorable Administrator, MAXIMO Q. MEJIA JR., PhD. this 10th day of April 2015, Surigao City, Philippines.

ENGR. EMMANUEL B. CARPIO, MMSA Regional Director MDN: Apr. 13, 2015

OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR Publication Notice R.A. 10172 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC March 30, 2015

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that ARNOLD C. ALBARANDO has filed with this Office ,a petition for correction of entry in sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the certificate of Live Birth of his son ARGELOU BARINO ALBARANDO at Digos, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Arnold C. Albarando and Gloria A. Barino.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 19, 2015.

(Sgd.) MARISSA C. NEBRADA

City Civil Registrar MDN: April 6 & 13, 2015

R.A. 9048 Form No.10.1 (LCR O) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao del Norte City/Municipality: Iligan City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0054-2015 (R.A. 10172)

In compliance with Section 5 R.A.9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ALEXANDER R. ISMAEL has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “SITTIE AMINAH” to “AMINAH” in the Certificate of Live Birth of SITTIE AMINAH MANAN ISMAEL who was born on 8 August 2009 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Janisha I. Manan and Alexander R. Ismael.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than May 2015.

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that SARAH SILVIO TANTIADO has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s date of birth from “JULY 20, 63” to “JULY 9, 1963” in the Certificate of Live Birth of DOMINADOR MALUBAY SELVIO, who was born on July 20, 63 at T. Calo Ext., Butuan City, Agusan and whose parents are CARLITO MAGONCIA SELVIO and GLORIA SIBONGA MALUBAY. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 20 April 2015.

(Sgd.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS

City Civil Registrar

(SGD.) JUDITH ALVIZO-CALO, LLB, MPA

City Civil Registrar

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Village chief escort killed in ASG ambush in Basilan

ISABELA City, Basilan -Troops have launched a pursuit operation against suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) who ambushed a b arangay chair man and his escort Saturday morning in the nearby town of Sumisip.

S enior Superintendent Mar io Buyucan, provincial police director, identified the victims as Nurahman Japparul, 52, the barangay chairman (village chief ) of Mangal, Sumisip, and his security escort Hajim Barilyo.

Buyucan said the victims were ambushed around 6 a.m. Saturday i n t he b ou nd ar i e s of

Barangays Mangal and Central, Sumisip town.

Buyucan said the victims were aboard a motorcycle were traveling to Sitio Landing, Barangay Central when suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits ambushed them.

Col. Rolando Joselito Bautista, Army’s 104th Infantry Brigade commander, said the bandits led by Juhaibel Alamsirul alias Abu Kik were the ones responsible in the ambush.

Baustista disclosed that troops from the Marine Battalion Landing Team-11 are pursuing the group of Alamsirul.

(PNA)

RUSH SALE 12 Hectares of Land about 80% planted with Benguet/Carribean Pine Trees.

CDA officials headed by chairman Orlando Ravanera (with eye glasses) on the proposed creation of One Mindanao Power Summit held today at Chandler Suites, Pagadian City.

(PIA Western Mindanao)

Zambo Norte steps up campaign vs rabies drive and anti-rabies vaccination to dogs in the two cities and 25 municipalities starting January this year.

It was learned that the province had five recorded deaths due to rabies last year.

Early this year the PROVET has already immunized 2,055 dogs other than those immunized during Bayanihan Outreach Program conducted in the area.

Rabies is a viral disease that causes acute inflammation of the brain in humans

and other warm-blooded animals. It is spread when an infected animal scratches or bites another animal or human or the saliva from an infected animal can also transmit rabies if the saliva comes into contact with the mouth, nose, or eyes.

Dr. Elmer M. Atienza, PROVET head, said that rabies will be eradicated through immunization of dogs and other animals.

He added that this immunization to animals by

the provincial government is free of charge with almost P1 million allocation eamarked by the provincial government for the purpose.

“Rabies is a deadly disease.

Doctors, nurses and other medical attendants need to be quarantined if their patient died due to rabies,” he stressed.

He also emphasized that anti-rabies vaccination to animals should be done annually to completely prevent its occurrence. (FPG/MAA/ PIA-Zamboanga del Norte)

triumphs of the municipality in surviving Typhoon Pablo.

“Please come to Davao depicting the struggles and Oriental,” Malanyaon in-

vited.

In an interview, PLP national president Aileen Marie Gutierrez said they were happy to know of the

provincial government’s effort to rise from adversity.

She assured that prosecutors will visit Davao Oriental.”

(PNA)

By Mary May A. Abellon

DIPOLOG City – The provincial government of Zamboanga del Norte through its Provincial Health Office (PHO) and Provincial Veterinary (PROVET) is now intesifying its campaign against rabies in the entire province.

Health Education Promotion Officer Wilma R. Bulahan told the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) that the PHO and PROVET are conducting information

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Globe expands sustainable livelihood opportunities for vocational students Globe Telecom recently collaborated with Educational Development Center (EDC), a global non-profit organization which addresses some of the world’s most urgent challenges in education, health and international development. This enabled the telco to provide new opportunities for public high school students to engage in sustainable livelihood.

Globe participated in the EDC’s Accelerating Work Achievement and Readiness for Employment (AWARE) program, where the company hosted 54 technicalvocational students from Benigno Ninoy Aquino High School (BNAHS) and Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Vocational School. By sharing its information and communications technology (ICT) expertise, Globe sought to enhance the work readiness of the students who wish to pursue a career in the said field.

The participating students were able to gain 40 hours of work exposure from the Information Systems Group (ISG) of Globe. They received mentoring on the latest technologies, shadowed Globe technicians, and received hands-on training on various hardware processes, including PC preparation, standard tools of work installation, email and network configuration,

Globe CSR Director Fernando Esguerra (rightmost) welcomes the first batch of the telco’s Work-Ready Now! program graduates into the mainstream workforce. photo provided

personal computer troubleshooting and retirement, as well as software installation.

The initiative is a component of Globe Corporate Social Responsibility’s sustainable livelihood program, Prosper. It harnessed their potential and innate skills as a way to generate sustainable livelihood programs and prepared them for mainstream employment. Likewise, it benefits social enterprises, micro enterprises and the underserved sectors of the society such as the Globetrained students.

“We are pleased to partner with EDC through the AWARE program. By equipping talented public school students with the technical

and soft skills needed to succeed in today’s work environment, we hope to open up more employment opportunities for them.

Through its employees, Globe as a good corporate citizen is ready and willing to share not only knowledge but more importantly, time, resources and effort to make a difference in the lives of marginalized youth,” said Globe Director for Corporate Social Responsibility Fernando Esguerra.

Commenting on his training experience at Globe, BNSAHS’ Jason Paul Villanueva mentioned that, “I am so thankful to have an opportunity to train at Globe as I experienced being

in an actual work place setting. I treasured being able to immerse myself with the company’s latest technologies.”

Apart from equipping Villanueva and 53 other students mentored by the telco’s ISG unit with increased work readiness skills and improved access to employment through “Work Ready Now (WRN)!”, the AWARE project effectively establishes and improves practical relationships among tech-voc schools, local businesses such as Globe, and the Philippine government. Its WRN! curriculum is implemented in more than 15 countries over the last decade under the

CIC Barangay Culinary Livelihood Program at Barangay Lapasan For four years now, the Culinary Institute of Cagayan de Oro, The First in Northern Mindanao, has been consistently celebrating its anniversaries through Outreach Programs in different Barangays in Cagayan de Oro. On its 5th year, this time, CIC shall hold the very first Barangay Culinary Livelihood Program in the city titled Lutong Panginabuhian! with the theme: “Panginabuhian alang sa Kalamboan, Ialagad sa Katilingban.”

The main purpose of this event is for the school to impart and to share the CIC education to mothers and families in different Barangays focusing on practical livelihood topics, recipes and food sanitation.

One of the highlights of the BCLP is the Kagay-an Barangay Cook-Off. Five teams comprising five members each are to compete against each other and the dish that the teams shall cook will only be revealed during the Cook-Off. Barangay Lapasan was the fifth and the last Barangay that CIC visited for the Barangay Culinary Livelihood Program (BCLP) last April 8, 2015. Chef James I. Damasco, one of the CIC Chef Instructors, showcased a free cooking demonstration on different livelihood recipes and the audience members were given a copy of the recipes.

The Cook Off immediately followed together with the announcement on the recipe

that the participants will cook. Most of the participants are members of the Barangay Women’s Development Council (BWDC). The program was more enjoyable with a raffle of CIC novelty and intermission numbers from the BWDC member.

The following are the names of the Champions for the Cook off: Group 5: Gemina, Sarah C. Alga, Letty S. Caayupan, Arly Jean R. Nalaza, Diina R. Banguis, Belen L. Special Awards: Best in Taste: Group 5 Best in Plating: Group 1 Best in Teamwork: Group 5 The winning groups received a certificate of recognition for their group while the runners up received certificates for their participation

United States Agency for International Development.

Aside from implementing WRN!, Globe CSR also initiated last year a social enterprise based in Bago City, Negros Occidental called “Bagosphere,” an Interactive Voice Recording (IVR)-based hotline that could help out-of-school

youth build their English language foundation without the need for formal schooling so that they can break into the local business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, a booming and constantly growing sector that contributes more than $10 billion to the Philippine gross domestic product.

R.A. Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR Province of Davao del Sur MUNICIPALITY OF MALALAG NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that VENUS H. ARAT has filed with the office a petition for change of first name from “RAE” to “MAXINE RAE” in the birth certificate of RAE HITALIA ARAT who was born on MAY 14, 2003 at Km. 80, Kiblagon, Malalag, Davao del Sur and whose parents are ARNOLD L. ARAT and VENUS R. HITALIA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than MARCH 30, 2015.

(Sgd.) ELIZABETH P. MANACIO

Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: April 6 & 13, 2015

during the BCLP Cook Off. The Champions received a FREE one day Culinary and Baking Workshop at Culinary Institute of Cagayan de Oro as well as CIC novelty items and certificates.

CIC would like to thank the following key persons for having us and for the support we received for the Barangay Culinary Livelihood Program: Hon. Omar De La Cerna Labuntog, Brgy. Captain Kag. Julito D. Ogsimer, Chairman Committee on Women & Livelihood Mrs. Thelma Q. Calipes, BWDC President Congratulations to the winners!

Watch out for the Grand Finale of Barangay CookOff Challenge coming very soon!!!

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR 12th Judicial Region Branch 8 - Marawi City IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF THE DATE OF BIRTH OF AHMAD MACASARI PANDATAR PANANDIGAN FROM JULY 14, 1954 TO JULY 14, 1956

AHMAD MACASARI PANDATAR PANANDIGAN, Petitioner,

Spcl. Proc. No. 2260-15 For: Correction of Date of Birth

-versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MULONDO, LANAO DEL SUR; CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION and THE MUNICIPAL TREASURY OFFICE OF MULONDO, LANAO DEL SUR and THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, Respondents. x--------------------------x ORDER Petitioner AHMAD MACASARI PANDATAR PANANDIGAN filed the instant verified petition to correct his date of birth from July 14, 1954 to July 14, 1956, and finding the petition sufficient in form and substance, it is set for hearing on May 21, 2015 at 8:30 A.M. and anybody interested in the petition should show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted.

Petitioner must publish this ordr in a newspaper of general circulation in Lanao del Sur once a week for three consecutive weeks.

Furnish copies hereof unto the petitioner, counsel, respondents, and the Office of the Solicitor General.

SO ORDERED.

Marawi City, Philippines, April 1, 2015.

(SGD.) RASAD G. BALINDONG

Acting Presiding Judge

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International Journalist visits Macabalan NHSOpen High School Program

By Josephine D. Capagngan OHSP Coordinator

Macabalan National High School was so fortunate to be one of the 3 schools in the Philippines which were being visited by the staff writer of The Asahi Shimbun, the leading newspaper in Japan last November 9, 2014.

Mr. Kazutaka Ito the staff writer of the Asahi Shimbun together with Mr Tataeki Sato the e-Education Mindanao Coordinator and Mr. Romeo B. Aclo , the Division OHSP Coordinator was observ-

ing the OHSP of Macabalan National High School . Mr. Ito and company observed the class of Mr. Arnold Langam, the OHSP Mathematics Teacher who happened to utilized the e-Education Video Lesson.

Mr. Kazutaka Ito interviewed two OHSP students who were Mary Krestylle Cassandra Fullo and Mrs. Elvira Nacalaban for him to get feedback on the use of Video lessons. He was with Mr. Kazutaka Ito, Mr. Tataeki Sato, Mr. Romeo B. Aclo , Dr. Nick C. Panares the School Head, Chona Pacheco ,the

PRA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that ELENA J. AMOY has filed with this Office a petition for the change of first name from “HELEN” to “ELENA” in the Certificate of Live Birth of HELEN JAKOSALEM who was born on June 15, 1955 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are ISIDORO JAKOSALEM and IDNA TORRALBA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 21 APR 2015.

(SGD.) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN

Acting City Civil Registrar Officer-in-Charge MDN: April 13 & 20, 2015

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao Notice of Publication RA 10172 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION CCE#0893-2015

Date: April 10, 2015

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, the Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR of RA 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that RICHARD MANTE MANGARON has filed with this office, a petition for correction of clerical error in the entry in the child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MELGUN TAMPOS PADUA at Davao City and whose parents are RICHARD M. MANGARON and HYDEE T. PADUA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than April 30, 2015.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS

City Civil Registrar MDN: April 13 & 20, 2015

NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY Misamis OrientalFOOD Provincial Office NATIONAL AUTHORITY Misamis Oriental Baloy, Cagayan deProvincial Oro CityOffice Baloy, Cagayan de Oro City (08822)732214/ (088)8552775 (08822)732214/ (088)8552775 NOTICE OF SALE THRUTHRU BIDDING OF PARTIALLY-DAMAGED IMPORTED RICERICE NOTICE OF SALE BIDDING OF PARTIALLY-DAMAGED IMPORTED

The National Food Authority-Misamis Oriental invites all poultry/hog raisers to participate in the Sale through Bidding of Partially-Damaged Imported Rice as follows:

The National Food Authority-Misamis Oriental invites all poultry/hog raisers to participate in the Sale through Bidding of Partially-Damaged Imported Rice as follows: 1.

Total Volume

1. Total Volume

:

1,364 bags/61,308.32 kgs partially damaged imported rice

: 1,364 bags/61,308.32 kgs partially damaged imported rice

Lot Reference

Variety

Lot 1

VCCW42

283

Lot 2

VCCW41

1,081

TOTAL

1,364

bags

Volume Net kg 12,566.04 48,742.28

Location GID Baloy#4 Whse GID Baloy#4 Whse

61,308.32

2.

3.

3. 4.

Minimum : Partially Damaged – P10.00/kg, ex-warehouse MinimumBid Bid Price Price : Partially Damaged – P10.00/kg, ex-warehouse Bid Offer lower than the Minimum Bid Prices set shall be automatically rejected.

Bid Offer lower than the Minimum Bid Prices set shall be automatically rejected.

Bid volume is on a “PER LOT;” “AS-IS-WHERE-IS, NO SELECTION BASIS.” Bid volume is on “PER LOT;” “AS-IS-WHERE-IS, NO SELECTION BASIS.” Offerors shall be arequired to bring the original and one photo-copy of the following documents during the Pre-Qualification: 4.

Offerors shall be required to bring the original and one photo-copy of the following documents the Pre-Qualification: 4.1 current during and valid NFA Certificate of Registration or license as poultry hog raiser feedmiller; 4.1 or as current and valid NFA Certificate of Registration or license as poultry hog raiserBAI or as feedmiller; 4.2 current registration; 4.2 current BAI registration; 4.3 current and valid license manufacturer/processor 4.3 current and valid licenseas asfertilizer fertilizer manufacturer/processor 4.4 current current business permit 4.4 business permit If through If through a representative, a Special of(SPA) Attorney (SPA) istopresented to a representative, a Special Power ofPower Attorney is presented act for andfor in behalf the owner. act and inofbehalf of the owner.

5. All offerors are required to post a Bid Bond in the form of Cash, Manager’s or Cashier’s check issued by a reputable bank in Cagayan de Oro City, equivalent to 10% of the total amount of the offer together with the sealed offer.

6. Pre-qualification and issuance of Bid Documents shall be at NFA-Misamis Oriental Provincial office from April 10 to 22 at 8AM to 5PM and April 23, 2015 8AM to 5 PM only after payment of a non-refundable bidding fee of One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00).

7. The NFA encourages all interested offerors to conduct an ocular inspection of the subject stocks prior to the Bidding.

8. The bidding shall be conducted at the NFA-Misamis Oriental Provincial Office, Baloy, Cagayan de Oro City on the following schedule: Pre-Qualification : April 10-23, 2015 : 8:00AM – 5:00PM Pre-Bid Conference : April 24, 2015 : 9:00AM – 9:30AM Deadline for Submission of bids : April 24, 2015 : 9:30AM – 10:00AM Opening of Bids : April 24, 2015 : 10:00AM – 10:30AM

2.

Interested parties may contact the National Food Authority through landline number (088) 855-2775 and look for Actg Asst. Provincial Manager Sol Concepcion R. Calingin.

The National Food Authority assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders of any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid.

The National Food Authority reserves the right to reject any or all offers, to waive any defect or informality found therein, and accept only such offers, which in its judgment, are most reasonable and advantageous to the NFA. Signed MILA P. TANGUAMOS Provincial Manager MDN: Apr 13, 2015

MNHS GPTA President in visiting the house of Mrs. Elvira Nacalaban to personally witness where the said students’ standard of living. He also interviewed the daughter of Mrs. Elvira Nacalaban who happened to be a Fourth year student of Macabalan National High School.

Macabalan NHS is so proud and honored to be chosen as one of the Pilot Schools in OHSP in the Division of Cagayan de Oro City and this will be featured in the Asahi Shimbun.

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Summer Reading: A Fun Way to Summer Time

By Ma. Virginia D. Paculba Langcangan Central Elementary School Oroquieta City

“Books and other reading materials are children tools to strengthen their imaginations, to achieve directions for their lives, as they enjoy it, they can achieve challenges in life, because it is their home” - A quotation from Noble & Barnes…

Schools have ended.

Goodbye to home works and quizzes and say hello to summer. The heat of summer is sizzling. Summer schedules are already full.

Families opted to have their family picnics, reunions to meet relatives and love ones, children thank their parents by helping hand in daily house chores, some goes for computer games, but to those children who want to learn more opted to go summer classes and have fun.

Education doesn’t stop on summer. In line with Every Child a Reader Program (ECARP) under the Department of Education (DepED),

every summer encourages every pupil to attend summer classes. This program called Summer Reading Fun. It aims not to spoil the ambiance of summer instead making their summer worthwhile.

For several weeks, classes are held outside the classroom.

They are taught to love reading using the different arts of speaking. Teaching them as well in interacting with other children through group activities and by this building self-confidence is achieved.

Every day they learn something differently. They are taught to speak using verse choir, jazz chant, Chamber Theater and reader’s theater.

While in reading, they learn

oral interpretation. Giving life and colors to every word they read. And in team reading, comprehension and team work is recommended since they will answer questions from the book they read by team. The opinion and trust of every member is very important.

Summer reading fun develops the reading and speaking skills of every school child while they are having fun. They learn while they are enjoying and building confidence. Thus every summer belongs to one child to achieve their goals, as they enjoy the summer, the young generation acquires new knowledge and responsibilities.

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(Note: Summer is a time to be cheesy and so am I. The following is a work of fantasy.)

REX has just finished his junior studies at Regional Science High School in Gusa and is now back home enjoying his vacation at Sta. Ana, Tagoloan.

This summer of 2015, he is looking forward dipping at Sta. Ana river. As he slowly inches towards the bank, he can visibly feel the heat of the summer simmering. The sun is rising to its zenith, dazzling and white like a mirror. And like a mirror breaking, its pieces fall shining and brilliant on the river.

Blurring lights

As Rex is wading at the river, he spots someone who is gaily enjoying bathing. That someone looks back and Rex sees a familiar face – Maibee.

Fifteen-year-old Maibee is the only child of one of the remaining aristocratic families in Sta. Ana. Their house is the biggest in the village, enclosed with a wall topped with sharp glass shards. Maibee and Rex used to be playmates but they haven’t seen each other after sixth grade when Maibee transferred at an all-girls school in Cebu.

“Is that you, Rex?” “Ya, it’s me.”

“Is it very deep there?”

“Not really,” Rex says,

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getting up from his kneeling position.

Seeing that the water barely reaches up to his chest, she continues moving towards him.

“My, how you’ve grown,” Maibee awkwardly says and for the first time, Rex sees that Maibee’s body is blossoming.

“Can you teach me how to swim?” Maibee asks Rex. “Funny that I’ve been here in Sta. Ana all my life and I never know how to swim,” she adds, giggling, her body slightly buoyed up by the current.

“Don’t worry, I’ll teach you how.”

But before he can go further, someone is shouting.

How to play the game?

Fill in completely every rows, columns and diagonals of each puzzle without repitition

of the same digit.

across 1. Felines 4. Rough 9. Fruit drink 10. Big girl 11. Cobalt’s symbol 12. Food fish 13. Bank note: abbr.

14. Window parts 15. Project 16. Hard substance 18. Reminde 19. Copied 20. Fight 21. Egg-shaped 22. Stops 24. D IN SFDM 25. Pigment 26. 550 to Nero 27. Lingers

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28. Toward 29. Sends a lette 30. Sedan 31. Longs 32. Unmixed DOWN 1. Reserve 2. Fuss 3. Tellurium’s symbol 4. Superman’s real dad 5. Electrical units 6. State of matter 7. Guinea: abbr.

8. Paradise Lost writer 10. Faded 12. Desert animal 13. Flat-topped hill 14. Of Benedict XVI 15. Knight’s game 17. Bellybutton

“You must not see my daughter again,” she suddenly blurts out.

Stunned, Rex answers back, “But what have I done wrong, ma’am?”

“Because you are playing with my daughter. For that, I have decided to stop Maibee’s vacation here and let her spend the rest of the summer back in Cebu,” Doña Celing points out.

Feeling betrayed, Rex searches for some sympathy on Doña Celing’s face but he sees only anger. He dizzyingly runs back to the house and into his room, locking the door. For he can slowly feel a hard lump choking his throat.

It is getting dusk and

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Rex opens the window in his room and stares straight towards his rich neighbor across the street and sees the lights in Maibee’s room. For a brief moment, Rex smiles.

Then the lights start to blur as the tears, stinging, finally come.

Shine

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It is Doña Celing, Maibee’s mom. Doña Celing is cold and distant, very much unlike her daughter. “Psst…. hali na diri, uli nata!”

“Uhmm…I have to go now,” Maibee says.

“Ok, see you later.”

“I’d rather like it to be sooner,” Maibee smiles and holds Rex’s hand. Rex hasn’t expected this, feeling the petal softness of her fingers.

Later that afternoon, Rex is leisurely humming with his guitar at the front porch of their house.

Then he sees someone coming. It is Doña Celing.

For the moment, Rex is ashamed…ashamed of their old house of nipa walls and bamboo flooring.

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Yesterday’s Answer

18. Parts of speech 20. Lures 21. Peculiarly 22. Water containers 23. Tally 25. Agony 27. Conflict 28. Black stuff 29. Mother 30. Copper’s symbol

Yesterday’s Answer

Fresh Gospel of the day John 20:1931” Peace be with you.”

And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord. So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

“If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe: The disciples of Jesus hide in a locked room because of fears that they will be killed also like their master. Some of us are living in our individual dark room of life like: fears, anxieties, sufferings, trials, worries, depressions and frustrations. The worst of all this is, we are prisoners of our sins. The disciples became the prisoners of their fears. Imagine, how pitiful and painful to be a prisoner? Then why

Biblical reflection

Bro. Edcel L. Closas you allowed yourself to be free outside but not in inside? Some of us are free physically but not internally. I am sure that some of you are prisoners in different problems in life. Some also are prisoners of your past. When Jesus appeared to them, they were encouraged to get out from their hiding place and not to be afraid from any one. Do not allow yourself to be coward because of the bad people around us. Take note: evil wins when you never fight by showing what is right and just. The best weapon to defeat our enemies is to prove that you are right. Shine like a superstar and do not ruin your life because of any negative feeling and emotion. Do not allow yourself to be controlled by that within negativity but let your will controls it: Printing paid by: Neneth Ranoa - Bobong BalinoEdith Ranoa, PhD- Tony Jordan – Cagayan De Oro: My new number: 09187148435: God loves you!!!

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of Misamis Occidental the statuses of FOI and BBL. Dubbed as Congressional Forum, Atty. Marlo Bancoro of the Office of Congressman Almonte said the lawmaker wants his constituents to know all the facts and updates FOI and BBL. “Misamis Occidental is out of the picture with the Autonomous Muslim Region, however, we will be affected if anything goes wrong with the controversial Bangsamoro Basic Law and the FOI, Misamisnons must learn and be informed on the latest outcome of the two bills,” Banco said.

With the latest fracas on the BBL triggered by the death of 44 members of the elite Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) on January 25 in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao and the House, which had another version of the investigation on the incident, the House committee on public information must be informed every Filipino, be Bangsamoro or Christian, said Bancoro.

On March 2014, the Senate approved the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill on its third and final reading.

Senate Bill No. 1733 or, the people’s FOI, was passed with 21 affirmative votes from all senators present.

Senator Grace Poe, the bill’s sponsor and chair of the Senate committee on people’s public information and mass media, said the measure aims to eliminate corruption in the bureaucracy by opening government transactions to the public and holding government officials accountable for their actions.

“The FOI will not only prevent graft and corruption, but more importantly, our citizens will learn to get involved and participate in government matters,” Poe said in her sponsorship speech.

However, the congress version which is still pending for its approval cited in its Declaration of Policy (Section 2 of the proposed FOI Bill) which provides “the State recognizes the right of the people to information on matters of public concern, and adopts and implements a policy of full public disclosure of all its transactions involving

public interest, subject to the procedures and limitations provided by this Act. This right is indispensable to the exercise of the right of the people and their organizations to effective and reasonable participation at all levels of social, political and economic decision making.”

With the premise of the “right to know,” Almonte said that, even if the FOI is still pending in the House, his committee is responsible for the information about what is going on with the proposed FOI bill and the BBL.

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M’lang and Kabacan, two rice producing towns in North Cotabato, have been placed under state of calamity after damages to crops reached about P40 million and P21 million, respectively.

The declaration came after the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council recommendation to allow the local government units to use their calamity funds.

Among the heavily affected agricultural products are rubber and banana, two major agricultural products of M’lang next to rice.

Rice and corn fields in M’lang have dried up, forcing farmers to shift to heat resistant crops but these will take time to grow.

In Kabacan, Mayor Herlo Guzman Jr. said the municipal council has already issued the necessary legislation putting the entire town under state of calamity.

Guzman said the local agriculture office is finalizing the list of farmers to be given assistance after rice fields, corn fields, banana plantation and rubber plantation have dried up.

Grass fires which occur every now and then also threaten crops that can still be recovered.

Dr. Eliseo Mangliwan, North Cotabato provincial agriculturist, has recommended to the Department of Agriculture the conduct of cloud seeding operations.

While DA-12 is ready for the cloud seeding, Mangliwan said it cannot be carried out right away due to the absence of “seedable clouds.”

Thick clouds have been rare in the province, even over the country’s highest

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peak and North Cotabato’s rain forest.

The province has not experienced downpour since January.

Mangliwan said the irrigation system of North Cotabato was also affected by the three-month dry spell. Based on monitoring of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the water level of all irrigation systems in the province have been cut by about 50 percent.

In South Cotabato, local officials mull putting the entire province under state of calamity.

The provincial agriculture office has placed the crop damage to about P78.8 million as of April 9.

Justina Navarrete, South Cotabato Office acting agriculturist, said almost all the 10 towns have suffered heavy losses of agricultural products.

“You can see our forests, corn and rice fields and even plantations have turned from green to color brown,” she told a news conference Friday.

She said corn products have suffered the biggest loss with an estimated P67 million worth while palay losses have amounted to P11 million.

Nav a re tt e s a i d t h e drought has dried up 1,379 hectares of corn fields in 31 villages and affected more than 930 farmers.

Polomolok, situated at the foot of Mt. Matutum, was the hardest hit with 880 hectares affected followed

by Tantangan which has 280 hectares in 20 villages affected.

Nav a re tt e s a i d t h e amount of damages could even go higher as there is no rain in sight in the next few weeks.

The agriculture officer said her office has recommended to South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance Fuentes to place the province under state of calamity to help farmers cope up with the calamity and allow the use of calamity fund by the provincial government.

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(NMRC) slated from April 9 to April 11, 2015, at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel, here.

Donggay warned that if the privatization pushes through, power rates in Mindanao will level off

with that of Metro Manila’s, which, he said, is “highest in the world.”

“And, because of the high rate in electricity in the country, some locators are transferring to other Asian countries,” Donggay added.

Currently, the power rates in Mindanao are still competitive compared to other Asian countries, Donggay said.

Donggay said considering factories and industries are energy intensive, companies along this line of business are sensitive to high rates.

“If we want to promote industrialization through manufacturing, the country must have a competitive power rate,” said Donggay.

The promise of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, otherwise known as EPIRA, according to Donggay, is security and affordability of electricity.

“But, what is happening now? After the passage of the law (EPIRA) 15 years ago, the Philippines now has the highest rate in the world,” Donggay said.

Engr. David A. Tauli, president and spokesman of the MCPC, said they have drafted three resolutions to address the Mindanao power problems to be presented to the delegates who are attending the 19th IIEE Northern Mindanao Regional Conference, here, for them to adopt in their individual capacity of organization-wise.

On top of the three resolutions is the call for the creation of the governmentrun Mindanao Power Corporation (MPC). The MPC will take over ownership of the Agus-Pulangi power plants, keeping the power rates emanating from these plants as is.

The second resolution calls for the revocation of the Independent Power Producers Administrative Act (IPPAA) of the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM).

“The IPPAA is a privatization process being used by the PSALM Corporation to sell power from Mindanao Power plants at higher rates than those approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC),” said Engr. Tauli.

The third resolution calls for the holding in abeyance of PSALM’s plan to subject Steag coal power plants in Misamis Oriental to IPPA.

Publication Notice R.A. 9048 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with the publication: requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172).

Notice is hereby served to the public that REACHEL REAN TUTOR ALEJANDRINO has filed with this Office, a petition for Correction of Clerical Error to correct the Child’s Sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of REACHEL REAN TUTOR bearing Registry No. 93-1984, who was born on 29 SEPTEMBER 1993 at Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental and whose parent are Mercedes Mamaran and Roldemar Alejandrino.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than April 9, 2015.

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that THELMA GORRO AMPO has filed with this Office, a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from “ROBERTA” to “THELMA” in her Certificate of Live Birth bearing Registry No. 84, who was born on 21 JANUARY 1953 at Gingoog, Misamis Oriental and whose parent are SIMPLICIA GORRO and JULIAN AMPO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than APRIL 9.2015.

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ever ything it can to make sure that all the anxieties and fears will be addressed in the next 11 or 12 months.”

After years of planning and engaging with education stakeholders, DepEd, through its field offices, has identified and mapped more than 5,800 public schools set to offer SHS along with these private schools and other institutions in 2016.

The DepEd estimated that 1.2 million to 1.6 million public school students will enroll in SHS in 2016. Of this range, approximately 0.8 million to 1.1 million will proceed to DepEd SHS and the remaining 0.4 million to 0.5 million will enroll in non-DepEd SHS. Public school students

and Education S er vice Contracting (ESC) grantees who will enroll in a non-DepEd SHS of their choice shall receive a subsidy f rom t he gover nment covering school fees t h rou g h t he prop o s e d SHS Voucher Program of DepEd, said the DepEd in a report posted on its website.

Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) national chairperson, Benjo Basas recognized the need for the educational refor m, s ay ing: “We are not against K to 12. Alam n am an n at i n l a h at n a sa kasalukuyan, tayo na lang yata ang bansa na hindi nag-e-employ ng ganitong sistema, and of course in the preparation for lifelong learning ay ibibigay ito sa K to 12.”

B asas, howe ver, express e d concer ns over government’s preparedness to implement the said program.

Luistro emphasized that DepEd has been preparing for this reform since 2010.

On the fifth year of the K to 12 roll-out, DepEd continues to gear up for full implementation.

H e s a i d : “ We a r e building close to 30,000 classrooms at the second quarter. We will be hiring around 30,000 teachers by 2016. For all of our te x t b o ok s , a s e arly a s now, we have done a call for 2016, para wala na kaming issue.”

He added: “On this last leg, what we need is a little encouragement, support and for them to say, “Kakayanin iyan!”

D epEd plants s eeds and the harvest will happen in the next generat i on . I c an on ly show where it’s leading.”

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

(SGD.) ATTY.MARGIE LUSTRE LUMA-AD

City Civil Registrar

Tauli said the MCPC will say no to all modes of privatization, but will be acting within the framework of the EPIRA. The Integrated Institute of Electrical EngineersCagayan de Oro Chapter (IIEE-CdO) and the MCPC brought the third edition of the Mindanao Power Forum as a side event of the 19th IIEE NMRC yesterday, April 10, 2015, dubbed as “Mindanao Power Forum Update III.” “We have sought this partnership with the IIEE to enable the ordinary consumer, private distribution utilities, rural electric cooperatives and other stakeholders in the Mindanao power industry to come together in an annual forum to discuss issues affecting the island’s power grid and map out possible solutions in an objective platform of unity and cooperation, rather than confrontation and distrust,” said Engr.

Tauli.

“We have organized this third edition of the Mindanao Power Forum specifically to update our members in IIEE-NMRC on the current power issues affecting our island,” said Engr. Nonito A. Oclarit.

VP-External Affairs of the host IIEE-CdO Chapter.

This year’s theme focuses on the impending privatization of the capacities of government owned generating facilities, particularly the Agus-Pulangui hydropower complex.

(SGD.) ATTY.MARGIE LUSTRE LUMA-AD

City Civil Registrar MDN: April 13 & 20, 2015

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that CRESCENTE M. SEGUNDO has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name docketed as MPCFN-0881-2015 from “PRIMITIVO” to “CRESCENTE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of PRIMITIVO M. SEGUNDO who was born on July 18, 1959 at MARIBOJOC, BOHOL and whose parents are ZOSIMO SEGUNDO and MELANIA MERCURIO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than April 30, 2015.

Issued on 10th day of April, 2015 at Davao City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS

City Civil Registrar MDN: April 13 & 20, 2015

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Caltex gives Robinsons Rewards Card members more fuel discounts and shopping savings R

OBINSONS Rewards Card (RRC) members will enjoy earning more points not only when they shop at their favorite Robinsons stores but also when they fuel up at Caltex. RRC members can now use their points to redeem P1 discount for every one liter fuel purchase at participating Caltex stations nationwide.

Every five liter gas up earns a point which means that the more customers fuel up at Caltex and shop at Robinsons, the more points for fuel and shopping savings.

Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), marketer of Caltex fuels and lubricants, teamed up with Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRHI), the second largest multiformat retailer in the Philippines, to create a unique offer that allows customers to quickly and continually add value to their purchases by getting a variety of fuel and shopping rewards through their RRC. Because of this loyalty program partnership, motorists now have more reasons to choose Caltex.

Customers can save more on fuel costs when they purchase Caltex with Techron plus the five benefits of maximized power, improved fuel economy, lower emission, smoother drive and reliable performance.

In addition to fuel savings, RRC members will also enjoy big discounts in their shopping and grocery purchases as points earned at participating

Caltex stations can be redeemed at any of 1,180 Robinsons stores nationwide which include Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Supermarket, Robinsons Selections, Robinsons Easymart, Robinsons Appliances, Handyman, True Value, AM Builders’ Depot, Toys “R” Us, Daiso Japan, Topshop, Topman, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge, Burton Menswear, Warehouse, River Island, Shana, G2000, Shiseido and Benefit.

Customers can avail of this benefit by signing up for RRC membership at any Robinsons stores for P150 only.

CPI values the patronage of its customers by giving them access to top loyalty programs in the market. Last year, CPI partnered with Jollibee Food Corporation’s Happyplus program which continues to grow in memberships. Happyplus will run alongside the Robinsons Rewards Card loyalty program and customers can choose which of the rewards program they want to use.

“Caltex has been in the Philippines for over 75 years. Throughout this time, the Caltex brand has remained relevant to Filipino motorists because we are able to support their changing lifestyles and needs. This partnership allows us to uniquely reward thousands of motorists and shoppers for their loyalty to Caltex and Robinsons. We are truly proud of this longterm relationship with Robinsons Retail Holdings

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Inc.” said Peter Morris, Chevron Philippines Inc., Country Chairman and General Manager for Philippine products.

Robina GokongweiPe, president and COO of RRHI. said “We at Robinsons Retail are always looking for new ways to delight our customers and give them a better customer experience. That is why we are very happy to partner with Chevron Philippines Inc.’s, Caltex service stations to expand the acceptance

of Robinsons Rewards beyond stores operated by Robinsons. This will be a welcome development to over 800,000 members of the Robinsons Rewards Card. With more than 700 Caltex service stations nationwide, we are very honored to have Chevron Philippines as our first external partner for Robinsons Rewards.”

For more details regarding the new loyalty program, visit http://www.caltex. com.ph and https:// www.facebook.com/

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THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 10 provided technical assistance to the conduct of Basic Incident Command System for the municipality of Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental at Aicila Suites, Cebu City on April 6 to 8. Thirtynine members of the Sinacaban Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council participated in the said training.

The Basic Incident Command System is a standard onscene, all hazard incident management concept. It allows its users to adopt an integrated organizational structure to match the complexities and demands of single or multiple incidents without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries. It is a non-permanent structure that is only activated in response to disasters and emergencies.

“There is a need for an effective and efficient response management system because past lessons have shown the need for an organized on-scene response mechanism during disasters and calamities as mandated by RA 10121 otherwise known as The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 and its Implementing Rules and Guidelines. ICS have been proven to be effective in managing wide range of emergencies and disasters,” said OCD 10 director Ana Cañeda.

It was learned that a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) memorandum circular authorizes the use of ICS as an on-scene Disaster Response and Management Mechanism under the Philippine DRRM system. Executive Order No. 82 signed by President Aquino likewise advocates the use of Incident Command System.

And OCD is the agency tasked to implement ICS training to help capacitate local government units and other agencies in dealing with emergencies and disaster that may occur in their respective areas of responsibilities.

At the end of the course, the participants were able to enhance understanding of the Incident Command System as a vital tool for effective disaster response, provide an overview of ICS, its background, concepts, principles and features, capabilities, organization, facilities and common terminologies and; demonstrate knowledge on basic ICS functions through exercise and class discussion context Cañeda said that OCD 10 has scheduled this year more ICS trainings in other localities.

3rd SEABA U16 games set in Oro

By URIEL QUILINGUING Mindanao Star

CAGAYAN de Oro will be hosting for the first time FIBA (Federacion Internationale de Basketball) Asia U16 qualifying games under the 3rd Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) at Xavier University gymnasium on April 14 to 19 this year.

Teams from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and host country and two-time defending champion Philippines will be seeing action in a round-robin format, the top three will earn the berths for the 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championships in India, according to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) executive director

Sonny Barrios.

Based on the SBP website, two games will be played every day at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. starting April 14 where Indonesia will face Brunei and then Thailand against Malaysia.

The next day, it will be Brunei versus Thailand and Malaysia against the Philippines. No game is set on April 16.

On April 17, it will be a matchup between Indonesia and Malaysia; and Philippines against Thailand. It would be Thailand and Indonesia; and then Brunei ad Philippines on April 18, then on the final day, Malaysia versus Brunei and then Indonesia versus the

Philippines.

The Philippine team, dubbed Gilas Pilipinas U16, is under the mentorship of Tab Baldwin who took over the coaching tasks from Chot Reyes in December last year.

Two years ago, Indonesia hosted the 2nd SEABA and was held in Yogyakarta where the Philippines topped the tournament with Thailand and Malaysia taking the second and third qualifying spots while the host team was relegated to fourth-place finish. In 2011, the Philippines also emerged on top followed by Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.