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By CHENG ORDOÑEZ Associate Editor and MARK FRANCISCO Staff member

THE Fast Autoworld Philippines Corporation, the exclusive distributor of Mitsubishi automobiles in this part of the country, will showcase the all-new Montero Sport today (December 18) at its Cagayan de Oro City showroom along Gusa highway and at Limketkai

Redefining Energy Security

A power plant in your community doesn’t mean the end of blackouts

By Mike Baños, Editor-at-large

Magelco energized 442 sitios, 11 brgys

By SONNY SUDARIA, Bureau Chief, Armm

COTABATO City--The Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco) has recently energized 11 barangays and 442 sitios in Maguindanao, said Magelco General Manager Sultan Ashary P. Maongco yesterday.

Maongco said at least 8,718 families have benefitted from the sitio and barangay energization program of Magelco.

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Floods, winds down Cepalco’s utility poles

Time was when a power plant in your neighborhood guaranteed a steady, reliable supply of electricity for your home.

Not anymore.

Under the ongoing regime of privatiza- By Mike Baños, Editor-at-large tion of the country’s remaining See blackouts, page A15 TRULY, the old adage about one man’s drink being another man’s poison is true in more ways than one.

The thunderstorm which

SHARING LIGHT. Engr. Ashary P. Maongco, the general manager of Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco), with National Electrification Administration (NEA)Board Administrator Eugene A. Tan, NEA Deputy Administrator Edgardo R. Piamonte, and Punong Barangay Alexander O. Racines lead the ceremonial switch on that will energize at least 442 sitios and 11 barangays. Mindanao Daily News photo by Sonny Sudaria

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struck Cagayan de Oro on Tuesday night (December 15) brought down many utility poles of the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (Cepalco) rendering many affected areas without power for many hours.

Sources from the distribution utility which supplies electricity to Cagayan de Oro and the adjacent municipalities of Tagoloan, Villanueva and Jasaan in Misamis Oriental had its daily allocation from

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the Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.

(PSALM, formerly the National Power Corp) further reduced to 48MW from 50MW previously.

Nevertheless, many See poles, page A15

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170,000 voters in Region 11 can’t vote in 2016 polls

By Antonio L. Colina IV of MindaNews

DAVA O C i t y - - S o m e 170,000 voters in the Davao Region who have been cleansed from the database of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) 11 will not be able to cast their votes in the 2016 national and local elections after the Supreme Court junked on Wednesday the petition questioning the constitutionality of the poll body’s “No Bio, No Boto” policy for lack of merit.

President B enigno Aquino III signed in 2013 Republic Act 10367 (An act providing for mandatory biometrics voter registration), which prompted the Kabataan Party-List to file a petition before the SC who later issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the measure.

During the AFP-PNP press conference at the Ritz Hotel at Garden Oasis on Wednesday, Comelec 11 assistant regional director Marlon Casquejo said that 87,000, or more than half

of the deactivated voters, are from Davao City while the rest came from other provinces.

The region has a total of 2,659,766 voters, finalized last December 5, Casquejo said.

Based on the records of the Comelec 11, most of the voters come from Davao City with 873,670 voters, followed by Davao del Norte with 525,343, Compostela Valley with 408,539, Davao del Sur with 373,692, Davao Oriental with 319,971, and Davao

Occidental with 158,551.

The poll body has yet to release a list of nuisance candidates.

In Davao City, former Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio filed a certificate of candidacy (COC) as substitute candidate to father Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who filed his COC for president last November 27.

She would run against Alfredo Lamela Tocante and Teodoro Pena Mantilla.

For vice mayor, her DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH SALE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late LUZ IGNACIO-LUZANO, died August 9, 2009, left a parcel of land located at Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City covered by TCT No. T-54061, containing an area of 64.50 square meters more or less, is the subject of DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH SALE, under Notary public of ATTY. EMMANUEL A. AKUT, per Doc. No. 147; Page No. 31; Book No. 130; Series of 2015.

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brother reelectionist Paolo Z. Duterte is running unopposed.

The Comelec will also implement a gun ban starting January 10, 2016, the beginning of election period, until June 8, 2016.

The campaign period for local elections will start on March 25 to May 7, 2016.

Comelec 11 has not yet identified areas of concern here.

But the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 has initially identified two barangays in Davao City and 21 other cities and municipalities under election watch list.

Marilog and Paquibato districts in Davao were placed under category 2 due to their history of “politically motivated armed threats”.

In Davao del Sur, Malita and Malalag towns were placed under category 1, and Bansalan, Sta. Cruz, Padada, Hagonoy, and Kiblawan towns under cat-

egory 2.

The PRO is yet to classify under what category Digos City belongs.

In Davao del Norte, the towns of New Corella, Kapalong, Talaingod, and San Isidro are under category 2.

Still under category 2 are Mati, Lupon, and BanayBanay towns in Davao Oriental.

In Compostela Valley, Maco, Mabini, Pantukan, Monkayo, Montevista, and Laak towns were placed under category 2. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews) NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of ARMANDO R. ANINO, who died intestate in Butuan City on December 31, 2014, consisting of a bank account no. 002000123682 maintained with Banco de Oro Butuan branch in the amount of P25,395.11 plus interest accruing, is the subject of a DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE made and executed by deceased Armando R. Anino’s sole heir, widow Rosalinda V. Anino, adjudicating unto herself above-described property, per Doc. No. 613; Page No. 123; Book No. 12; Series of 2015 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Jose B. Guibone, Notary Public until December 31, 2015 with PTR No. 0234132 Jan. 06, 2015, Butuan City.

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NFA administrator to lead new office inauguration in Surirgao del Sur TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur--National Food Authority (NFA) administrator Renan Dalisay is going to spearhead the inauguration and blessing of the newly built P6.24 million provincial office building of their agency here in Tandag City at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 16, 2015.

The new edifice is located at the back of the GID-Du-

plex Warehouse at Barangay Mabua, this city, according to May Sara Atomar, NFA officer-in-charge (OIC).

To mark the occasion, a fitting program, split into two main parts, is set to follow.

The event will start with the “Ceremonial Cutting of Ribbon and Unveiling of Marker” with NFA Dalisay to do the honors together with Governor Johnny Pi-

Managing the classroom

By Lomadea S. Galve, Teacher III Medina Central School District of Medina, Division of Misamis Oriental

Classroom management and management of pupils’ conduct are skills that teachers learn and hone over time. It cannot be learned in a day. It takes commitment and patience to fully understand the psychology of every pupil, every student, for each of them possesses different characteristics; characteristics that may completely vary from one classmate to another.

Over the years, managing the pupils’ behaviour

and the classroom supplements the delivery of quality education, as aside from the curriculum and instruction being taught, the convenience and management over them matter also and is one that should be considered in attaining the Education for All (EFA) goal.

Here are some tips on how to manage the pupils and the classroom alike.

First, establish respect and trust. As a teacher, we should always remember that we must instill in the

mentel, Congressman Philip Pichay of the First District, this province, Mayor Roxanne Pimentel, this city, and NFA regional directors (RDs) Genaro Nuñez, Jr. as well as Pepito Paqueo of Regions 13 and 10, respectively.

Right after that, Most Reverend Nerio Odchimar, Bishop of Tandag, will bless the new structure at the NFA compound.

Then, immediately, the ceremonial program will start with OIC Atomar to deliver the welcome address.

NFA administrator Dalisay, who will be introduced as Guest of Honor by RD Nuñez, will deliver his inaugural message.

Likewise, Governor Pimentel, Congressman Pichay, and Mayor Pimentel, in that particular order, will give their respective

minds and hearts of our pupils the value of respect not only to us but to their classmates also. To establish it, we teachers must set as good examples to them.

Second, be patient and understand. As their attitude differs, the best thing we can do is to be patient and understand at the same time discipline them and constantly remind them of goodness. As every child is special, we should not lose our temper and utter demeaning words to them as it may affect them, psychologically and socially.

Again, we teachers must set as good examples to them.

Third, as we understand

child psychology, we must give them opportunities and activities for them to maximize their skills and develop their full potentials. We must get to discover and know their weaknesses and strengths and through its guidance, we can develop it more, so that at an early age, they are being exposed to differing situations.

Lastly, we must always remember that whatever we do in the classroom, it is for our school children, our learners; that it is for their common good.

Again, we teachers must set as good examples to them.

messages as well.

To break the monotony, a group of select students of Jacinto P. Elpa National High School is going to render an intermission number.

The closing remarks will be done by NFA Caraga assistant regional director Gil Ibarra. (NGBT/Greg Tataro Jr., Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/ PIA- Surigao del Sur)

By Jennifer P. Gaitano of PIA-Caraga

ment is doing everything to serve the best for the citizens. Communication with right information is very important. We should all work together and continue to serve and protect our people,” he stressed.

Lactao also thanked the media for their continued support to the undertakings of the AFP and for the good working relationship.

He further emphasized that media has a vital role in helping the ordinary citizens to know the issues and concerns and events that are happening around them.

“Through your information, you become an eye-opener to the general public that affects their

4ID Phil. Army holds camaraderie with media partners BUTUAN City--In celebration of the yuletide season, the 4th Infantry Division of Philippine Army headed by commanding officer Major General Oscar Lactao convened on Tuesday evening the media partners together with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga for a camaraderie at the 4ID Advance Command Post in Camp Bancasi, this city.

MGen Lactao encouraged the media to spread more developmental news through print and broadcast.

“There are a lot of good news that people should know about. Through our media partners, people will be aware that the govern-

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The Wharton degree of Mar Roxas II

By Elson T. Elizaga

First, Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte said Mar Roxas II is not a graduate of Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Whenrappler.com and the Philippine Daily Inquirer confirmed the degree, the mayor changed his statement a bit: Roxas took an undergraduate course in Wharton, not an MBA, so Roxas is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, but not of Wharton.

Two webpages support this view and suggest that the undergrad course taken

by Mar Roxas at Wharton School is a small achievement. One writerstates that it is not even economics: “Mr. Roxas, no self-respecting presidential candidate will consider 4 years in high school [ at Ateneo de Manila University] and 3 years in [Wharton] college a ‘background in economics’.”

Apparently, the writer has little idea about the quality of students and education at Wharton. Undergrads at Wharton are sought after by many firms. They are recruited even while they are still studying and offered exceptionally high salaries.

Consider this excerpt from the Wikipedia entry on Wharton: “Wharton undergraduate students fare well in the recruitment process, with many leading firms conducting on-campus interviews.

In 2013, 407 employers participated in the on-campus recruiting process; each

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keeps himself in the news by churning out sound bites that could make you either applause or puke, depending on which side you’re on.

Whenever he brags about how he keeps the peace in his city, you either cheer or jeer him.

The man keeps the audience glued to him by presenting himself as a contradiction. He belongs to the system, and yet, his adoring devotees believe he is the antidote to the ills besetting it.

But regardless of whether you’re amused or peeved,

student received an average of 12 interviews.[42] More than 60% of Wharton’s typical undergraduate class of 600 students go into financial services, with the top sectors beinginvestment banking, sales and trading, investment management, and the buy side. The next most common industry after investment banking is management consulting, which hires approximately 30% of the students. A number of students enter marketing, sales, and the technology industry, particularly in Silicon Valley.[42] “In 2013, Wharton undergraduate students earned an average first-year compensation of $103,820, including an average starting base salary of $67,986, an average signing bonus of $9,311, and an average annual bonus of $26,523. These figures were the highest of any undergraduate business program in the United States.[43]The top starting base salaries reported by students, not taking additional compensation into account, were $110,000 in finance, $100,000 in management consulting, $112,000 in marketing, $100,000 in general management and $96,000 in real estate.[42]” One can take this excerpt with a grain of salt.

Wikipedia, after all, states the entire article contains promotional material. Also, the figures in the excerpt are for 2013 only and may not be applicable to Roxas, because Roxas graduated from Wharton in 1979. Is

it possible the quality of Wharton education then was dismal and Roxas failed to find a job?

To find the answer, I checked the Wikipedia entry on Roxas and found this: “After graduation, he [Roxas] worked for seven years as an investment banker in New York, and became an assistant vice president of the New York-based Allen & Company. Following the 1985 announcement by President Ferdinand Marcos of a snap election, he took a leave of absence to join the presidential campaign of Corazon Aquino.

“In September 1986, President Corazon Aquino went to the United States.

He [Roxas] was one of those who organized a series of investment round-table discussions with the American business community. From 1986 onwards, he visited the Philippines more frequently.

“He then proposed to his company to set up shop in Asia, specifically in the Philippines, and later his superiors agreed. In 1991, he was stationed in the country under North Star Capitals, Inc. which took Jollibee public. In the United States, he participated in the first financing of Discovery Channel and Tri-Star Pictures.”

How reliable are these bits of information? Wikipedia is a “free-access, freecontent Internet encyclopedia”, as many of us know.

Most people still have the impression that Wikipedia articles are generally inac-

curate. But there is a way to discover if the claims are true. Nowadays, Wikipedia contains lots of referential footnotes. Check the footnotes. In the entry on Wharton, for example, read the contents of footnotes 42 and 43. Read other sources and keep an open mind.

Finally, a disclaimer. This article does not endorse the political campaign of Roxas or other candidates.

Whether a person is fit to be president of the Philippines because of a degree from Wharton, Yale or Xavier is another matter. What I’m trying to do is demonstrate that Wharton is different. There is no basis for concluding that because a student has spent only three years in Wharton, and because Philippine education requires four years of college, then that person’s degree in Wharton must be non-existent.

Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte and former interior secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II are running for the position of president of the Philippines in the May 2016 election.

Other candidates are vicepresident Jejomar Binay, Sr., senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, senator Grace Poe and former ambassador Roy Señeres.

Copyright © Elson T. Elizaga. Published December 16, 2015. Elizaga was information officer of the Department of Trade and Industry of Region 10 from 1989 to 1997. (http://tinyurl. com/q33ydg7)

the fact remains that he has managed to maintain media and public attention at no cost except for the amount of saliva that lands on the faces of his opponents and detractors.

Such tack has worked since the day Duterte’s strategists floated his name for the presidency. He feigned coy to the idea, declaring every now and then that he wasn’t keen on the post.

His body language however said the opposite; he went around the country selling federalism as a better setup compared to a highly centralized political structure.

Alongside the sales pitch for federalism, Duterte’s publicists capitalized on Davao City’s image as a paragon of peace and order.

Duterte himself reinforced the hype by boasting about

his unorthodox, not to say ironhanded, ways of dealing with criminals. He punctuated this with the warning that Manila Bay will become a dumpsite for bodies of suspected criminals [if he becomes president].

In a perfect world, such statement would have sent shock waves across the land.

But, no, the people – or at least, many of us – yelled in approval. His supporters, feeling the momentum, raved on social media, eagerly endorsing the bloodbath he vowed would happen on an epic scale so that law-abiding citizens like you and me may enjoy restful nights.

The few who opposed his avowed policy of employing summary methods against criminality found themselves at the receiv-

ing end of his supporters’ fury. Not a few echoed their idol’s expletive in bullying his critics into silence. PI became a household phrase overnight.

In short, it’s not his advocacy of federalism (remember it?) but the image of a savior running roughshod against the dregs of society that has made Duterte click.

His supporters believe his methods are the cure, the prescription needed to restore decency in a system plagued by ineptness, graft and twisted sense of right and wrong.

They think that if he has no qualms about sending suspected criminals to the hereafter, he won’t hesitate to use the same harshness against thugs in government, the kind that indulge

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10 HIV cases in Surigao Norte from Jan. to Sept.

By Roel Catoto of MindaNews

SURIGAO City––At least 10 people were found positive of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Surigao del Norte from January to September this year, a health official says.

Jessica I. Nepomuceno, program coordinator of the Sexually Transmitted Infections /HIV/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) program of the City Health Office said health officials expressed alarm over the rising number of persons with the dreaded disease.

Nepomuceno, however, could not say from which municipalities the HIV patients came from.

“We have 1 person per month, it’s alarming,” she told MindaNews yesterday at the City Health Office.

She said the figure does not include the persons who tested positive at their laboratory since the findings on them need to be confirmed in Manila.

She added the confirmatory tests were being done at the Sexually Transmitted Disease-HIV Cooperative Central Laboratory of San Lazaro Hospital.

Early in 2014, one person from Dapa town tested positive. Two others from Gigaquit town and Surigao City were also found to have the disease.

Nepomuceno said they discovered two new additional HIV patients this year in Surigao City. Both of them are male students at a local college.

She said two persons also tested positive of HIV at the Caraga Regional Hospital this year.

She said 96 percent of HIV cases were found on males and only 4% are found on females, and the disease is prevalent in males having sex with males.

“Majority of these are homosexuals,” she added.

“Having risky behavior is among the common factors why they got inflected with it,” she said.

Elvin Francisco, peer educator on HIV in Surigao City said they are helping persons with HIV to combat the stigma.

“Stigma kills faster than the disease. Some of them would commit suicide and we are helping them to combat this problem because most of them don’t know what to do,” he said.

He said he told the HIV patients not to engage in risky behavior because they could infect others.

Francisco is the current president of Surigao Gay Association (SUGA) and has conducted campaigns on HIV/AIDS among members and non-members alike.

Dr. Romulo Ybiernas, a private doctor in Dinagat has been actively campaigning on HIV/AIDS awareness.

“I keep telling my friends on safe sex methods,” he said.

He added people should not be afraid to undergo HIV testing and urged them to avail of the free HIV test at the City Health Office. (Roel Catoto/MindaNews)

Comelec recognizes Duterte’s CoC for president THE name of the Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will be included in the list of candidates for the May 2016 elections after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has accepted his Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for President.

In Comelec Resolution No. 10028, the Commission en banc, voting 6-1, recognized the CoC filed by the presidential aspirant last Nov. 27, substituting Martin Dino, as the standard-bearer of PDP-Laban.

However, the poll body noted that the ruling was without prejudice to the pending case filed against the local chief executive of Davao City.

“After due deliberation, the commission resolved, as it hereby resolves, to acknowledge and accept the Certificate of Candidacy for President of Rodrigo R. Duterte being a ministerial function of the Commission but this is entirely without prejudice to the pending disqualification case in SPA No. 15-194 (DC), entitled “Ruben H. Castor vs. Martin Dino,

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, and Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP) Laban”, or any other case that may be filed against him,” said the ruling promulgated on Thursday.

Those who voted to accept Détente’s CoC were Comelec Chairman Juan Andres Bautista, Commissioners Christian Robert Lim, Al Parent, Luie Tito Guia, Arthur Lim and Sherrif Abas.

Commissioner Rowena Amelia Guanzon has dissented noting that there was still a pending case that should be decided first before the CoC would be accepted.

“There is a pending case, Castor v. Duterte wherein the petition alleges that Duterte’s CoC is void because it contains untruthful acts or misrepresentation.

There is also the issue regarding his notarized documents. The truth or falsity of which must be determined before his CoC is accepted,” she said in a note on the one-page ruling.

With the ruling, See comelec, page A15

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4Ps beneficiaries Text and photos

By SONNY SUDARIA, Bureau Chief, Armm

DITSAAN Ramain, Lanao del Sur––Thousands of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, commonly known as 4Ps, wait for their turn during the distribution of their respective allocations from January to August 2015. In photo, Acting Mayor Annah Mahlyn M.A. Macarampat of Ditsaan Ramain, Lanao del Sur shows the lists of 4Ps beneficiaries. With her are Omar D. Malawani, first councilor of Ditsaan Ramain; and Engr. Mccoy E. Malawani.

Sitting from left, Bai Noraisha G. Corot focal person of DSWD-Lanao del Sur; Bai Yasmirah N. Pangandaman, provincial director of DSWD; and Bai Carima Campong, DSWD 4Ps provincial link.

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101st IB launches hot pursuit operation vs NPAs

By Alfonso T. Ruda of PIA-9

DIPOLOG City--Elements of the 101st Infantry Brigade (IB) are now conducting hot pursuit operations against the members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who burned down three heavy equipment last Dec. 12 in Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte.

According to Captain

Jason Roy P. Mararac, 101st Brigade’s Civil Military Operations (CMO) Officer, a platoon-size fully-armed NPA members belonging to Natarang Guerilla Flex “A” Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee (WMRPC) burned down thee heavy equipment owned by Edana Construction Company in Purok Rosa, Sitio Kandingan, barangay Situbo at 2

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Edana Construction Company, which is now constructing the farm-tomarket road in Zamboanga del Norte’s third congressional district, is owned by HJ Yusop, based in Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay.

“We condemn to highest term this foolish act of the NPAs. The incident clearly manifests that the NPAs are

against any initiatives for progress and development that would uplift social and economic conditions of the community. The NPAs don’t really care to address the poverty problems. If the NPAs are really pro-poor, then they should participate in and support developmental initiatives. The people of Zamboanga del Norte do not deserve this for Christmas.

The equipment are there to construct road to lessen the burden of the farmers and the people in transporting their products and for the government to effectively deliver the needed basic services in the area,“ Col. Jesus Mananquil Jr., 101st brigade commander said.

Manangquil has called on all peace loving people to be vigilant against these

dastard and irrational acts.

He also urged the NPA members to come down and join the multi-sectoral peace and development initiatives to address the plight of the poor.

“The solution to our problems is not through the barrel of the gun or by burning construction equipment,” he said. (FPG/ ATR/PIA9-ZN)

Integrating and maximizing technology in teaching

By Jodilyn S. Bama, Principal I Dr. Gerardo Sabal Memorial National High School District of Claveria, Division of Misamis Oriental

Learning on how to arrange a classroom environment that somehow utilizes and maximizes technology to its fullest potential is one of the trends in teaching nowadays, in which this is now the age of high technology.

With the presence of networking sites and the social media, students now are in the online world, the online industry. With this, as teachers we can integrate and maximize this technol-

ogy to deepen the learning and understanding of our students through research and the network of accessible information that is now served in silver platter in sites such as Google.

One, we can give home works and assignments that involve research to our students.

As Wikipedia and Google displays various information on a certain matter or topic, our students will not only find answers to the given questions

but will also improve their habit of reading. When you research, of course you read every word and every line of the information given.

This will also allow our students to think critically and logically as to which information best fit or best answer the questions given by the teachers.

In this way, our students will think, consider and reconsider the information displayed.

Social networking sites offer a variety of ideas and insights.

Like for example, if you are teaching Science or History, in just one click of the mouse,

you can show and explain to your students what the planets look like, what the Earth looks like or you can show and explain to them how our national heroes fought for our freedom or how Magellan came across the Philippines.

When use responsibly, today’s technology is a great help to us teachers and to our pupils and students. We should maximize its advantage to further improve our teaching schemes and strategies for the good of our school children, our learners.

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Journ contests for non-mainstream media on-going, Mindanao Daily slates finals and awards Feb. 2016 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The 2nd Mindanao Journalism Excellence Awards culmination program and finals for actual writing contests which was originally slated December 27, 2015 has been moved to February 27, next year. But the actual writing contests for pre-finals and selection has already been ongoing.

According to Allan Mediante, project director, the change of date was necessary since most participants from schools and universities, private companies and government offices, suggested it due to the holiday season’s long break. This

development was also approved by Dante Sudaria, chairman and BWM president.

Early entrants came from Xavier University, Liceo University, CDONHS, and MOGHS. Several private company writers have also started sending their entries.

“We are presently conducting this project to facilitate a search for the Best Writers from the campuses, government offices and corporate/ business writers of Mindanao. This is to recognize the non-mainstream journalists for their roles as partners of Mindanao’s quest for sustainable

development and progress,” said Sudaria.

The contest categories include Newswriting, Science Reporting, Feature Writing, Sports Writing, Photojournalism, Business Reporting, and Community Journalism. Contests categories are participated by nonmainstream media writers coming from private companies, government offices, schools and universities in the region.

Last year’s awardees included campus journalists from MUST, PHINMA, XAVIER UNIVERSITY, and private company and government office writers.

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BPI Family Savings Bank CDO Housing Madness opens today at Centrio

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Cagayan de Oro -- The BPI Family Savings Bank Housing Madness is an event that brings together real estate developers under one roof to offer special deals and attractive rates for people seeking to purchase their own house or condominium. For the past years, BPI Family Housing Loan has been participating or organizing housing fairs to offer more housing packages to the Kagay-anons, especially in December when a lot of OFs come home for the holidays.

From December 18 to 20, 2015, the BPI Family Savings Bank Housing Madness will feature select national and local developers like A Brown Company Inc., Argus Land Inc., Bellavita, Avida Land, Amaia Land, Alveo and Ayala Land Premier, AV Pamatong, The Loop of Camella , Italpi-

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In the line with the Bank’s commitment to provide affordable housing loan packages with specially designed financing schemes, Cagayan de Oro Housing Madness clients can enjoy the guaranteed low rates and waiver of the processing fee. When they apply for a housing loan during the madness event and book on or before Feb. 29, 2016, they will enjoy .25% rate reduction vs published rate and save P5,000 on processing fees. Prospective homebuyers can also take advantage of on-the-spot conditional approval based on income

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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-0251-2015 (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 WENCY MONGADO CADENA has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of WENCY MONGADO CADENA, who was born on 23 March 1996 at P-8, Lumbocan, Butuan City, Philippi8nes and whose parents are WENIFREDO CABIG CADENA and VIRGINIA BELTRAN MONGADO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 23 December 2015.

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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-0277-2015 (R.A. 10172) CFN-0276-2015 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 MARILOU E. SANTIZAS has filed with this office a Petition for Change of First Name from “GONZAGA” to “MARILOU” and correction of Clerical Error of the child’s sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of GONZAGA SALUD EMBOLODE, who was born on June 21, 1962 at Taligaman, Butuan City, Agusan, Philippines and whose parents are LOURDES GENIRALAO SALUD and XXXXX PASCUAL MAMUGAY EMBOLODE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 23 December 2015.

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You will also find in the BPI Family Housing Madness partners like Union Galva Steel, Abrillo Furniture, Oro Blinds and Curtains Gallery and Rock and Style Builders. And to complete your housing loan acquistion, you will also get to talk to representatives from BPI MS and BPI Cards for your home protection like fire and Acts of Nature coverage and to help you

furnish your new home, .

We invite the Kagayanons to visit the Ayala Mall Centrio Activity Center from Dec. 18 to 20, 2015 and take advantage of this once a year offer. For more information, please call our CDO Business Center at 856-2902 or visit us at the 2nd Floor of BPI Bldg, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City or visit any BPI or BPI Family Savings Bank branch.

Teachers’ attitudes towards school-based management

By Maria Luisa G. Absin, Teacher III South City Central School

The status of the implementation of Schoolbased Management is Level II (Maturing) in which it indicates that the principals have collectively observed some practices such as the Principal exercises instructional leadership and management functions.

While other schools are still in Level I (Developing), it indicates that the principals have collectively observed some practices, and based on their experiences, there is still much effort to do in their respective schools in terms of external stakeholders and school per-

formance accountability.

Some areas in the SBM were not addressed in the SIP. There is a need to address the problems on SBM assessment.

The over-all impact for the teachers’ attitudes towards SBM practices is both “favourable” and “unfavourable”. Favourable in the sense that teachers have positive attitude towards SBM practices that they believe it directs the school to perform better. However, they have unfavourable attitude toward SBM because it adds burden and responsibilities on their part.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PORTION OF LAND IDENTIFIED AS LOT NO. 9031-A, WITH AN AREA OF 4,063 SQ. M., PARTICULARLY KNOWN FROM THE MOTHER PARCEL LOT NO. 9031, WHICH CONTAINS AN AREA OF 16,243 SQ. M. UNDER T.D. NO. 1-1019513, LOCATED AT NAASAG, MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN - IS THE SUBJECT OF DEED OF SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND. SOLD IN FAVOR OF GEDELYN ALACAIDE SOLATORIO, EXECUTED BY RUFY C. MADARIETA BY VIRTUE OF SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY EXECUTED BY HEIRS, UNDER THE NOTARIAL REGISTRY OF ATTY. VITO M. CARILLO, PER DOC. NO. 110; PAGE NO. 23; BOOK NO. 80; SERIES OF 2014.

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Finding the ‘smart’ phone that fits perfectly in your hand Smartphones have transitioned from being merely a communication device to an all-in-one mobile technology that complements the lifestyle of different people. While functionality and simplicity are often considered by mobile phone users, a new factor comes in: how the phone feels in the hand of the user.

Back in 2010, consumers believed that a 3.5-inch screen best meets their expectations of having a handy phone that easily slips into their pockets.

Five years later, the norm has changed—most mobile phone users opt for smartphones that fall under the five-inch category to get the overall experience of a tablet and a mobile device in one handset.

“Since the trend of owning a five-inch phone boomed in 2015, most mobile phone manufacturers now lean towards developing products that may be classified under that category. However, some of them are missing out on the rather more important considerations in an attempt to ride with the

wave,” said Michael Chen, Deputy General Manager & Product Strategy Director of Mobile Internet Group, TCL Communication. “The thing is, consumers are looking for both functionality and sophistication in one mobile device, and that’s just what we’re going to offer.”

Alcatel Flash, one of the leading mobile phone developers in Asia Pacific, launches its Flash 2 phone to offer an ergonomically designed smartphone that fits perfectly in the user’s hand. According to Michael Chen, the new flagship phone offers a perfect feel in the hand due to its remarkable workmanship.

The newly unveiled Flash 2 phone has a 147-gram weight, designed with a touch of sturdiness and comfort. The arc of the phone’s back offers a delicate yet sophisticated feel when held in hand. The delicate rims give a comfortable sense to the fingers with noticeable treatment for smoothness in design while allowing no space for slippage. It has a 5.5-inch screen, runs on an Android

Octa-core 1.4 GHz and with a Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery, perfect for users who want to make the most out of the Android experience. This phone is a real eye-candy with its volcanic ash color.

“The Flash 2 found its golden curve with the integration of being sensational and being rational. What makes it truly amazing is that, the back of the phone feels delicate and soft with a touch of velvet-like gritty texture slowly permeating into the palm—making it difficult to put down,” Chen said.

Michael Chen recalled that the sophisticated design of the Alcatel Flash 2 was attributable to Eric Chen, product manager of the Flash Team involved in the Flash 2’s research and development. The 25-yearold developer put into consideration today’s modern need, bearing the young people in mind who grew up in the age of mobile phones just like him. It was through his creativity when the copy “Perfect In Hand.” was first coined, referring to the smartphone.

Eric Chen was caught

saying, “Before, our idea was just about starting from the draft and then making repeated improvements.

This is because there exists differences among the hands of people and even for the same person—the left hand is not necessary the same as the right one regarding the feature. So even the slightest differences may substantially affect the details of design, resulting in big differences in users’ experience.”

It was during this time when about 1,000 hands have been involved in the testing stage. As adjustment of the feel in hand resembles tailoring to one’s measure, it takes not only courage but also great patience to arrive at the curve that best fits into the hand. It is during the countless times of tests that their previous ethos of making a “Perfect In Hand.” smart phone has gradually taken shape.

“We don’t want to follow blindly the market trend.

Our design will take into consideration more factors. We are concerned with the market response, but we would like to pro-

vide consumers with more humanized and more individualized smart phones,” Eric Chen said.

He added, “In choosing the material for the back of Flash 2, we are looking for a sturdy, comfortable and warm feel to offer consumers the sense of ease and pleasure. Eventually, we decided on the fluff paint, which meets in every aspect our requirements of the texture of the back. It offers a sense of stateliness as well as a unique touch of softness while being wearable and when there is sweat in the hand, there will not be sticky fingerprints left on the phone.”

Aside from its very sleek

features, the Flash 2 boasts its quick shutter button which may be found in the right part of the phone’s bottom. This makes it easier for the users to keep pressing the button for fleeting moments and shoot within two to three seconds.

Eric Chen concluded, “With the fierce competition of manufacturers in terms of developing phones with ultra-specs for pixel, runtime and system, Alcatel Flash continues to gain ground in developing phones that boasts of design. In the years to come, we will continue to develop phones that are ‘Perfect In Hand.’ all for the young generation.”

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THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised public storm warning signal (PSWS) No. 1 over 12 areas in Mindanao on Thursday morning as tropical depression (TD) “Onyok” maintains its strength and continues to pose a threat over Caraga Region.

PAGASA said that as of 10 a.m. Thursday, the center of TD “Onyok” was estimated based on all available data at 625 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur (8.4°N, 132.0°E) packed

with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center. It is forecast to move westward at 15 kph.

With its present speed and movement, “Onyok” is expected to make a landfall in Caraga Region

by Friday afternoon or evening, the weather agency said.

As this developed, PSWS No. 1 (30-60 kph winds expected in 36 hours) is hoisted over the provinces of Surigao del Sur, including Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Province, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin,

Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley and Bukidnon.

Residents in low-lying and mountainous areas of the provinces with the public storm warning signal are alerted against possible flash floods and landslides.

The estimated rainfall amount is from moderate to heavy within the 100-km diameter of the tropical depression.

TD “Onyok” is forecast to be at 273 km east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur by Friday morning.

On Saturday morning, it is expected to be in the vicinity of Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte; and at 750 km west of Zamboanga City by Sunday morning.

It is forecast to be at 1,445 km west-southwest of Zamboanga City or outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Monday morning.

Meanwhile, tropical depression “Nona” has weakened into a lowpressure area (LPA), prompting weathermen to lift all public storm warning signals in Luzon.

As of 10 a.m. Thursday, PA-

GASA said the LPA was spotted some 75 km west of Olongapo City, Zambales (14.8°N, 119.6°E). It is expected to bring light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms over Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon.

Fisherfolk are still advised not to venture out over the seaboards of northern, western and eastern seaboards of Luzon.

The weakening of “Nona” is due to the presence of cold winds of the northeast monsoon or “hanging amihan,” PAGASA explained. (PNA)

Climate change rapidly warming world’s lakes -- study CLIMATE change is rapidly warming lakes around the world, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems, a new global study led by an Indian-origin researcher has warned.

The study is the largest of its kind and the first to use a combination of satellite temperature data and long-term ground measurements.

“We found that lakes are warming at an average of 0.34 degrees Celsius each decade all around the world, threatening freshwater sup-

plies and ecosystems,” said Professor Sapna Sharma from York University in Toronto.

“This can have profound effects on drinking water and the habitat of fish and other animals,” said Sharma, lead author of the study.

For the study funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation in US, 235 lakes, representing more than half of the world’s freshwater supply, were monitored for at least 25 years.

The study found that lakes are warming at an average of 0.34 degrees Celsius each decade. That is greater than the warming rate of either the ocean or the atmosphere and can have profound effects, researchers said.

Algal blooms, which can ultimately rob water of oxygen, are projected to increase 20 percent in lakes over the next century as warming rates increase. Algal blooms that are toxic to fish and animals would increase by 5 percent.

If these rates continue, emissions

of methane, a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide on 100-year time scales, will increase 4 percent over the next decade.

“Society depends on surface water for the vast majority of human uses,” said Stephanie Hampton from Washington State University.

“Not just for drinking water, but manufacturing, for energy production, for irrigation of our crops. Protein from freshwater fish is especially important in the developing world,” she added.

The temperature of water influences

a host of its other properties critical to the health and viability of ecosystems.

When temperature swings quickly and widely from the norm, life forms in a lake can change dramatically and even disappear.

“These results suggest that large changes in our lakes are not only unavoidable, but are probably already happening,” said Catherine O’Reilly from Illinois State University in US. “Combining the ground and satellite measurements provides the most comprehensive view of how

lake temperatures are changing around the world,” said Simon Hook from NASA. The researchers said various climate factors are associated with the warming trend. In northern climates, lakes are losing their ice cover earlier, and many areas of the world have less cloud cover, exposing their waters more to the sun’s warming rays.

The findings were published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. (PNA/PTI)

in large-scale larcenies.

They equate his toughness in the streets with resolve to cleanse government. In fact, they don’t mind at all if he is toying with the possibility of imposing another authoritarian rule.

(Survivors of Martial Law, are you listening?)

The message is this: It’s not that they trust Duterte but that they distrust his opponents. Theirs is not a vote for Duterte but a vote against his rivals.

It’s possible some of Duterte’s supporters are bothered by his vulgar dec-

larations and unsavory ways of getting things done. But at the same time they are enamored with the supposed efficacy of his ways. Call it sinister, dirty, uncivilized, and they won’t mind.

Critics may ask how many suspects have been killed in Davao without the benefit of due process, and

his supporters still won’t mind. He has produced results no matter the price.

They’d rather have bodies of suspects sprawled on the streets – dead – than see them walk away scotfree owing to loopholes in the justice system and law enforcement.

Yet, this is where the real

contradiction lies.

For, Duterte’s methods, while being touted to have reaped results, have only made things worse, will only make things worse. Doing away with due process is not an indictment of the system as others would claim. On the contrary, resorting to shortcuts in

the guise of maintaining order is a symptom of a system teetering toward breaking point.

This isn’t a cure, this isn’t euthanasia even. This is suicide. (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. H. Marcos C. Mordeno can be reached at hmcmordeno@gmail.com.)

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

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NEMIA M. SUELLO CASE NO. 2015-10-2191 Applicant/s NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For Issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH TRUCK service along the line;Within Cagayan de Oro City to any point in the Island of Mindanao and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on January 7, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 3RD day of November, 2015..

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MDN: Dec 18, 2015

ARLENE MORRIS -Vendor CASE NO. 2015-10-2427 DAN T. TINGCANG –Vendee (2010-10-2046) Applicant/s

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For the approval of sale and transfer with extension of validity of certificate public convenience to operate PUJ service along the line; Cogon Market to Bonbon (Cag.de Oro City)and vice versa with the use of two(2)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on December 23, 2015, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 15TH day of December, 2015.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MDN: Dec 18, 2015

JEMNAH F. SIGAO CASE NO. 2015-10-2422 Applicant/s

PELIGRO, ROEL Applicant/s

CASE NO. 2015-10-2428 (2005-10-1506)

NOBTSCO/LEO L. NELLAS Applicant/s

CASE NO. 2015-10-2436

RASHDI M. BANTUAS Applicant/s

CASE NO. 2015-10-2430

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APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH service on the line ;From Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on December 23, 2015, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 14TH day of December, 2015.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for Extension of validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Puerto to Balingoan and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on December 24, 2015, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of December ,2015..

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For extension of validity of certificate of public convenience with amendment of line and substitution of unit to operate PUJ service on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to Kibawe via Bulonay –Cabanglasan and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on December 23, 2015, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of December, 2015..

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For extension of validity with substitution of unit of Certificate of public convenience to operate TAXI AIRCONDITIONED service on the line ; Within Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region 10 and vice versa with the use of Three(3)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on December 23, 2015, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16th day of December,2015.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MDN: Dec 18, 2015

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Physicians hold Christmas fellowship CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The PHILIPPINE SOCIET Y OF MEDICAL SPECIALISTS INC., Nor t he r n Mi nd ana o Chapter, bonded anew in their recent Christmas party,on December 12 at Luxe Hotel this City.

The members of the association and their guests were welcomed by Dr. Luna C. Alaba M.D., FPSMS, and acknowledged by Dr. Evelyn R. Lim M.D., FPSMS. Dr. Gina D. Napisa M.D., FPSMS started the short program with an invocation.

The Philippine Association of Forex Traders, Inc. who gave a lecture on Sound Financial Investment, also joined the merriment. The affair was spearheaded by Dr. Gilbert Gille. Dr. Gille also led the group in awarding Certificates of Fellows to new members.

Organized through a Department of Health Resolution, Asst. Sec. Elmer Punzalan formed a technical working group to evaluate the distribution of Medical Specialists of the department around the Philippines.

The group aims to solve the problem of maldistribution of Medical Specialists, where

they are concentrated in urban centers and that.

The Department Execom passed a resolution forming the then DOH Medical Specialists, now knowm as the PHILIPPINE SOCIETY OF MEDICAL SPECIALISTS INC. Every year, the group’s members have been increasing throughout the Philippines.

The society is envisioned to promote training and research of all its members including the Seventy-Two (72) Medical Centers distributed throughout the country under the Department of Health , mto make the institution self-reliant when it comes to the needs of Medical Specialists in every far-flung DOH Hospital.

Officers for 2013 – 2015 are: Dr. Gilbert B. Gille – PRESIDENT; Dr. Jorge A. Bedayo M.D., VICE PRESIDENT; Dr. Evelyn R. Lim M.D. – SECRETARY; Dr. Luna C. Alaba M.D., TREASURER; Dr. Ignacio B. Moreno M.D., PRO, and Aaron d. Oliveros M.D., AUDITOR. The present members of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS are: Peter S. Bacomo M.D., Fe C. Bongcas M.D., Gladys Grace H. Cabeltes M.D., Elspeth Deborah M. Gille M.D., Nestor B.

Lumicao M.D., Lolita U. Roxas M.D., Socrates E. Sabanal M.D., Gerard A. Superable M.D. The group enjoyed

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the night with singing and dancing. Dr. Jorge A. Bedayo M.D., FPSMS, gave his closing message and acknowledged the sup-

p or t f rom PAFTI, GLENMARK; SANOF I AV E N T I S a n d CLEARVUE PHARMACEUTICAL.

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Ordinance

Republic of the Philippines TANGGAPAN NG SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD Lungsod ng Butuan 13 Sangguniang Panlungsod 40th Regular Session Series of 2015 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE HONORABLE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF BUTUAN IN ITS REGULAR SESSION HELD AT THE SP SESSION HALL ON OCTOBER 6, 2015 PRESENT:

Honorable Angelo S. Calo -

Honorable Samuel Allan M. Amante -

Honorable Ferdinand E. Nalcot -

Honorable Erwin L. Dano -

Honorable Rema E. Burdeos -

Honorable Sergio C. Pascual -

Honorable Derrick A. Plaza -

Honorable Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr. -

Honorable Nestor D. Amora -

City Vice Mayor Presiding Officer Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member, President Liga ng mga Punong Barangay

OFFICIAL BUSINESS:

Honorable Ramon P. Carampatana Honorable Ryan Anthony C. Culima Honorable Virgilio G. Nery, Jr.

- Member (in DepEd) - Member (in Manila) - Member (in Italy)

ABSENT:

None

4.8 ELEVATOR – a hoisting and lowering mechanism with a a car or platform which moves in guides, in a vertical direction serving two or more floors of a building or structure.

4.9 ENHANCE – intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value or extent of.

4.10 FLOOR – the surface within a room or area on which one walks.

4.11 HANDRAIL – a hand support along a stairway or ramp consisting of rails and their supporting posts, balusters or pillars and constituting an enclosure or a line of division.

4.12 PARKING AREA – allocated space composed of marked-off portions for single vehicles on a short-time storage basis.

4.13 PASSAGEWAY OR PASSAGE – a space connecting one area or room of a building with another.

4.14 PEDESTRIAN CROSSING – part of road where pedestrian going across the road have priority over traffic.

4.15 PUBLIC TELEPHONES – a shelf-unit telephone with coin operating functions for the use of the public.

4.16 RAMP – a sloped surface connecting two or more planes at different levels.

4.17 SIDEWALK - a paved foot-walk at the side of a street or roadway.

4.18 WALKWAY – an exterior passage for walking along, especially one connecting adjoining buildings and related structures.

The meeting was called to order at exactly 10:50 in the morning. <<>>

Be it ordained by the Honorable Sangguniang Panlungsod in session assembled and by authority of the same that:

No permit for the construction, repair or renovation of public and private buildings and related structures for public use, whether owned or leased, shall be granted or issued, unless the owner thereof shall provide in the places and specifications submitted for approval barrier-free facilitie and accessibility features as provided in these Rules and in accordance with the following criteria:

5.1.1 Building and related structures to be constructed.

a) At the space where the primary function is served and where facilities and ingress/egress of the building or structure are located, as to make such space accessible to the disabled persons; provided, however, that where the primary function can be served at the ingress level and where such level is provided with facilities, requirements for accessibility at other levels may be waived.

b) Ten percent (10%) of the total number of units of government-owned living accommodations shall be accessible and fully usable by the disabled persons with any fractional part in excess of one-half (1/2) in the computation thereof, to be considered as one unit; for privately-owned living accommodations the number of accessible units shall be as provided in Section 3 of Rule III thereof.

c) Ingress/egress from the street to the building or structure shall be made accessible.

d) Accessible slots in parking areas shall be located as near as possible to ingress/egress spaces of the building or structure.

5.1.2 Building and related structures to be repaired or renovated including those proposed for a change of occupancy if feasible, barrier-free facilities and accessibility features shall be provided in accordance with the requirement under Subsection 4.1.1 (1), (c) and (d): feasibility of incorporation of barrier-free facilities and accessibility features shall be determined from all the following conditions:

a) When the repair or renovation work is to be done in the space where the primary function is served; b) When the facilities can be made accessible at any other level which is accessible by means of an elevator with a minimum width of 800 mm; c) When the space allotted for the primary function will not be diminished by more than ten percent (10%) of its original area; d) When the capacity or strength of any major structural component, such as slabs, beams, girders, columns, bearing walls and footing of the building, or structure will not be diminished; e) When the cost (exclusive of the exception provided below) of such repair or renovation work is in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the total cost of the building or structure, based upon the computation of permit fees as provided under Rule III of the Implementing Rules and Regulations promulgated pursuant to P.D. 1096 entitled: The National Code of the Philippines; f) When there is no legal constraint which would not allow compliance with these regulations:

SECTION 1. TITLE. This Ordinance shall be known Accessibility Law of Butuan City.

SECTION 2. POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES. It is the policy of the local government of the City of Butuan to promote social justice in all phases of community development, and to provide for the care of persons with disabilities, for them to have priority access to essential goods and services at affordable costs, to provide for their rehabilitation, self development and self reliance, to provide for their integration into the mainstream of society, and to ensure their full participation in all aspects of community life through having accessibility in the environment that will serve their best interests.

SECTION 3. SCOPE AND COVERAGE. The provisions of these Rules and Regulations shall apply to the following:

3.1 Public and private buildings and related structures for public use and which shall be constructed, repaired or renovated;

3.2 Streets and highways and public utilities; and

3.3 Public transport vehicles which shall include:

3.3.1 Passenger buses, jeepneys and tricycles

3.3.2 Domestic inter-island vessels 3.3.3 Domestic aircraft of air carriers 3.4 Public Telephones 3.5 All Terminals SECTION 4. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS.

4.1 ACCESSIBLE – refers to features that enable disabled persons to make use of the primary functions for which a structure is build.

4.2 BARRIER-FREE-unhindered, without obstructions to enable persons free passage or use of the facilities

4.3 BUILDINGS – public and private buildings and other related structures for public use. This is designed to accommodate and serve persons in the pursuit of educational, commercial, recreational, religious, occupational, medical, political, social activities and others of similar nature as enumerated and provided herein.

EXCEPTION: Repair or renovation work which consists only of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, including those which may be required only with respect to fire panic and explosion safety for existing spaces, shall not be subject to the requirements for barrier-free facilities and accessibility features.

4.4 CURB – a raised rim of concrete, stone or metal which forms the edge of street, sidewalk, planted area, etc.

4.5 CURB CUT-OUT – a break in the sidewalk or traffic island provided with an inclined surface to facilitate mobility of wheeled chairs, carriages and other similar conveyance.

4.6 DISABLED PERSONS – those suffering from restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being as a result of a mental, physical or sensory impairment.

4.7 EGRESS – an exit, or a means of going out.

SECTION 5. APPLICATION.

5.1 Public and private buildings and related structures for public use.

SP ORDINANCE NO. 4756-2015 AN ORDINANCE TO ENHANCE THE MOBILITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY REQUIRING ALL BUILDINGS, INSTITUTIONS, ESTABLISHMENTS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES TO INSTALL FACILITIES AND OTHER DEVICES IN BUTUAN CITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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5.2. Streets, highways and transport related structures to be constructed –

5.2.1 Streets, highways and transport related structures shall be provided with eht following barrier-free facilities and accessibility features at every pedestrian crossing: ramps and other accessible features in buildings of the Sectoral offices and attached agencies of DOTC; transportation terminals and passenger waiting areas for use of disabled person See ordinance, page A13

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Ordinance

Ordinance... a) Cut-out curbs and accessible ramps at the sidewalks.

b) Audio-visual aids for crossing.

EXCEPTION: Requirements for accessibility at pedestrian lane separations or overpasses and underpasses may be waived.

5.2.2 Existing streets and highways to be repaired and renovated the accessibility requirements shall be provided where the portion of existing streets and highways to be repaired or renovated includes part or the entire pedestrian crossing.

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requirements. If it does, a building permit is issued. After each phase of the construction project is completed, visit the site to inspect the work that has been done.

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9.2.4 Check and inspect the proper sanitation and proper Garbage/waste disposal.

9.2.5 Assist in monitoring the inspection public and private building code compliance.

SECTION 10. BUDGET. The City Mayor and the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall allocate a continuing annual budget for the operation and implementation of the approved plans, programs and services of the Persons with Disability beginning the current Fiscal Year 2016. A budget allocation shall be incorporated in the supplemental budget which may be made immediately after the effectivity of this Ordinance.

SECTION 11. PENAL CLAUSE.

5.3 Transport vehicles for public use: a) No license or franchise for the operation of public buses, jeepneys and tricycles, passenger boats, ships and domestic airplanes shall be granted or issued unless the owner or operator thereof shall have provided and designated the number of seats and shall have placed audio-visual aids, except tricycles.

b) Government instrumentalities operating passenger airplanes shall provide and designate the number of seats for disabled persons and shall likewise place the audio-visual aids.

b. Any person who abuses the privileges granted herein shall be penalized at the discretion of the court.

5.3.1 Existing Public Transport Vehicles - The minimum accessibility requirements shall apply to all existing units of public transport vehicles, and including those units, which are to be repaired and renovated.

c. If the violator is a corporation, organization or any similar entity, the officials thereof directly involved shall be liable therefore.

d. If the violator is an alien or a foreigner, he shall be deported immediately after service of sentence without further proceedings.

e. PERSONS/INDIVIDUALS LIABLE FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THE ACT:

5.4 Public Telephones – At least one unit of public telephone for every four (4) units shall be accessible to disabled persons and shall be provided with visual aids required, provided that if only (1) public telephone is to be installed in a particular place the same shall be accessible to disabled persons.

5.5 Public Transport Terminals – The criteria and accessibility requirements, provided for public and private buildings and related structures for public use shall apply to public transport terminals.

SECTION 6. SPECIAL STANDARDS OF ACCESSIBILITY. Where the requirements for accessibility in the Rules will create hardship in design/construction, special standards of accessibility through the use of other methods and/or materials shall be allowed if better facilities can be provided subject to the approval of the DPWH/CAO per NCDA. SECTION 7. BASIC PHYSICAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS. No group of people shall be deprived of full participation and enjoyment of the environment or be made unequal with the rest due to any disability. In order to achieve this goal adopted by the United Nations, certain basic principles shall be applied.

a) ACCESSIBILITY. The built environment shall be designed so that it shall be accessible to all people. This means that no criteria shall impede the use of facilities by either the handicapped or nondisabled citizens.

b) REACHABILITY. Provisions shall be adapted and introduced to the physical environment so that as many places or buildings as possible can be reached by all.

c) USABILITY. The built environment shall be designed so that all persons whether disabled or not, may use and enjoy it.

d) ORIENTATION. Finding a personal way inside and outside of a building or open space shall be made easy for everyone.

SECTION 8. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES/SERVICES. The following facilities and services are necessary for accessibility, assistance and facility of Persons witgh Disability:

a. Ramps b. Curbs/curb-out c. Sidewalks d. Walkways/passageways e. Landmarks/railings/hand-railings f. Mechanism for correction of impairments/decreasing the degree of disability especially in children g. Rehabilitative services for disable and indigent persons h. Integration of persons with disabilities into mainstream (community) movement or traffic.

SECTION 9. INSPECTORATE TEAM. An Inspection Team should be composed to inspect and qualify institutions, establishments and buildings (old, new and to be constructed) in compliance with the National Building Code:

9.1 Composition.

9,1,1 City Architect’s Office/Department of Public Works & Highways 9.1.2 City Engineering’s Office 9.1.3 Persons with Disability, the President/or his/her Representative 9.1.4 Land Transportation and Traffic Management Office 9,1,5 City Health Office 9,1,6 City Social Welfare Development 9.1.7 Mayor’s Special Enforcement Unit

a. Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance shall suffer the following penalties:

1.

2.

For the first violation, a fine of One Thousand Pesos (PhP1,000.00); For any subsequent violation, a fine of Five Thousand Pesos (PhP5,000.00).

For Buildings/Establishment/Structure 1. Owner or Operator of the Building, Establishment or Structure 2. Contractor 3. Architect 4. Engineer 5. Building Official or Other Public Official in-charge with the issuance of building permit, registration, certification and/or inspection of the building, establishment or structure.

For Air, Land and Sea Transportation

1. Owner/Operator of Public Transportation 2. Body Builders 3. Safety Officers/Engineer/Managers 4. Drivers/Conductors/Conductresses 5. Public Official in-charge with the issuance of permits, registration, certification and inspection of the public transportation.

Upon filing of an appropriate complaint, and after due process and hearing, the proper authorities may also cause the canceellation or revocation of the business permit, permit to operate, franchise and other similar privileges granted to any business entity that fails to abide with the provisions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 12. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If any provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 13. REPEALING CLAUSE. All Ordinances, local issuances and rules inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.

SECTION 14. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE. This Ordinance shall take effect after its approval and publication for two (2) consecutive weeks, in a local newspaper of general circulation in Butuan City and posting in the bulletin board in two (2) other conspicuous places in the City.

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED Date Enacted: October 6, 2015

APPROVED:

(SGD.) ANGELO S. CALO City Vice-Mayor Presiding Officer

ATTESTED:

(SGD.) LILIA B. CANLAS City Government Department Head II

Temporary City Secretary SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

(SGD.) FERDINAND M. AMANTE, JR. City Mayor

DATE APPROVED: November 05, 2015

9.2 Duties and Responsibility for Administration and Enforcement:

9.2.1 Inspect buildings and other structures to determine their structural soundness and their compliance with specifications and building codes.

9.2.2 Inspect particular type of system within a building, e.g. elevator/lifts and other related equipment/facility, electrical systems are safe and functioning correctly, examine drainage systems and water supply lines.

9.2.3 Oversee the construction of new buildings, and ensure that they are built to code. Before construction begins, they examine the blueprints and proposed use of the building to make sure that it meets local zoning

Authors :

Movant : Seconders :

Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon.

Ferdinand E. Nalcot Hon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr. Rema E. Burdeos Hon. Nestor D. Amora Vice Mayor Angelo S. Calo Hon. Erwin L. Dano Samuel Allan M. Amante Hon. Sergio C. Pascual Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr. Nestor D. Amora Rema E. Burdeos MDN: Dec 9 & 18, 2015

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Biblical reflection

He will care everything for your favors

CASE NO. 2015-10-2429

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APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for extension of validity with Substitution of unit of Certificate of public Convenience to operate TAXI AIRCONDITIONED service on the line; Within Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region 10 and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on December 23, 2015, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16th day of December,2015.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MDN: Dec 18, 2015

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

NASSIMA A. MATANOG CASE NO. 2015-10-2431 Applicant/s

ALI D. GURO/HAYDEELYN R. GURO CASE NO. 2015-10-2434 Applicant/s

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for Extension of Validity with Substitution of unit of certificate of public convenience to operate TAXI AIRCONDITIOND service on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region 10 and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on December 23, 2015, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16th day of December,2015

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FRESCO RULIDA/JR. /ROBERT MURILLO Case No.2015-10-2435 Applicant/s

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APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For Extension of validity of with substitution of unit to operate TAXI AIRCON service on the line;within Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X with the use of ONE(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on, December 23, 2015, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17TH day of December,2015.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For extension of validity with substitution of unit to operate TAXI AIRCON service on the line ;within Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X with the use of THREE(3)unit..

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on December 23, 2015, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of December,2015.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For extension of Validity with amendment of route of service and substitution of unit to operate PUJ service on the line;Cogon Market to San Agustin and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on December 23, 2015, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of December,2015.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For Extension of validity with amendment of route of service and substitution of unit to operate PUJ service with amendment of line on the line;Puerto to Balingoan and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on December 23, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 15TH day of December,2015.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City PERFECTA P. PEROCHO Applicant/s

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MDN: Dec 18, 2015

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MDN: Dec 18, 2015

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City IRENE YAMIT Applicant/s

CASE NO. 2015-10-2433

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MDN: Dec 18, 2015

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City CHAREN MARIE AMESTOSO Applicant/s

CASE NO. 2015-10-2425

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making in one way to another. That’s why you take good care of the trust given to you by the citizens. We are all responsible for what we do for others,” expressed Lactao.

Meanwhile, PIA-Caraga regional director Abner Caga also underlined team work not only within the organization but also with other government agencies. He pointed out the significance of good and effective communication in peace and development.

“A lot of problems are solved because of information that results to appropriate action and positive behavior change in our people. We all know how powerful the information is. Let us continue to deliver timely, accurate, and the media night was filled with good talks, foods, songs and dances. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)

Blackouts... from page A1

power generation and transmission assets, the time when there was only one supplier of electricity for the whole country has long gone so don’t celebrate just yet when a power plant goes up in your community.

During the latest Media Forum hosted by the National Economic and Development Authority in Region 10 (NEDA-10) last December 16, the need for a change in the definition of an area’s energy security became evident following the presentation of the region’s installed and dependable capacities.

According to figures culled from local distribution utilities, the Dept of Energy and the Power Sector Asset and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), Region 10’s total installed capacity increased by 98 megawatts (MW) or a 9.17% increase, from 1,052.8MW during the 3rd quarter of 2014 to 1,166.4MW for the same period this year.

This was attributed to the operationalization of embedded power plants of DUs in Iligan City and Panaon, Misamis Occidental.

The installed capacity also includes embedded generators of the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Co., Iligan Light and Power Co (ILPI), FIBECO, MOELCI and MORESCO II that make up 18% of the total.

Embedded generators are operated by generation companies (gencos) owned by affiliates of DUs which supply power exclusively within the franchise areas of their mother companies.

It was similarly reported during the same forum that Region 10’s dependable capacity (or the electricity that the generators actually deliver to its customers) declined by 103MW or 10.31% for the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. This was attributed to the onset of the El Niño phenomenon

which significantly affected the water levels in the AgusPulangi power complexes which still supply over 50% of Mindanao’s energy to date. The dependable capacity of power plants in Region 10 reportedly makes up 70% of the total supply for Mindanao as of September 2015.

Lest residents, and more importantly, decision makers make assumptions based on the traditional definition of energy security, they should be informed and educated on the changes being undertaken in the power industry, especially given the ongoing privatization of PSALM/NAPOCOR of the country’s remaining power generation and transmission assets.

It would be misleading to say the region has this or that dependable capacity without clarifying where the power generated by a particular power plant ultimately goes. For instance, the FDC Misamis coal-fired power plant in Villanueva is designed to produce 405MW of electricity but that doesn’t mean that its host communities, even Villanueva or Misamis Oriental can claim it is “energy secure” because FDC Misamis is a merchant plant and will only supply power to DUs and industries which have a power supply contract with them approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

Another case is the 110MW coal fired power plant of Minergy Coal under construction in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental. Since it is an embedded power plant of Cepalco, the host community will not even receive one megawatt of power since it is outside the franchise area of Cepalco.

Eventually, when the Agus-Pulangi hydroelectric power plants are ultimately privatized, even if ownership remains with the government, the winning bidder through its Independent Power Producer Administrator (IPPA) contract will be the one to determine who it would allocate the power to through a power supply agreement (PSA) approved by the ERC. So don’t go celebrating the end of these pesky brownouts in your neighborhood yet just because there’s a coal-fired, diesel, solar, hydro or bio-mass power plant being constructed in your community.

It would be well for residents and community leaders to first ask the power plant owners just where they are planning to sell all that power to.

Montero... from page A1

malfunction that would result in an alleged sudden unintended acceleration.

(See related announcement to customers).

Nonetheless, Fast Autoworld Philippines Corporation is committed to consumer safety and earnestly request owners of Montero

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FULLY REDESIGN Known as the ‘Pajero Sport’, ‘Nativa’ and ‘Challenger’ elsewhere, this is the Montero Sport’s full re-design in seven years.

CarGuide.PH described the new Montero Sports as one that is designed around “Stylish & Comfortable Offroad SUV” concept. It said that the Montero Sport inherits the attributes of the luxurious Pajero nameplate.

Upfront, it features Mitsubishi’s Dynamic Shield front face design. LED headlamps with daytime running lights also allow for a slim and memorable headlamp design. At the sides, the new high belt line design with the hard upper body crease, first seen in the Strada, continues over on the Montero Sport creating a robust and sturdy stance. Across the line, it sports 265/60R18 tires with the 4WD model gaining a two-tone design.

The back is dominated by a controversial but unique tail light design that dips down the tailgate. It’s illuminated by LEDs to give it that unique glow at night.

“Inside, it has a T-shaped high center console that’s more befitting a larger SUV. Filled with stylized silver finishes and black piano black inserts, it’s sporty and dynamic. It’s also quite luxurious with features such as dual-zone climate control, a touchscreen AV system with rear monitor (and wireless headphones), leather seats, and a tilt/telescopic multifunction steering wheel as available equipment. Unique to the Montero Sport is an electric parking brake (EPB) system that helps slim down the transmission tunnel giving it more knee room, CarGuide.PH,” said.

Improved top-to-bottom, the all-new Montero Sport features better stability, ride, and quietness through the optimization of the suspension system as well as improvements to the body mounts. Additional and revamped sound insulation also help in reducing interior noise, it said.

“Under the hood, the 2016 Montero Sport has a sole engine: the 2.4-liter MIVEC turbo diesel engine.

It peaks out at 181 horsepower at 3,500 rpm and 430 Nm of torque at 2,500 rpm.

The engine, called 4N15, features an all-aluminum design and is designated as a ‘clean diesel’ capable of at least Euro 4 emission levels.

Paired with this engine is an all-new 8-speed automatic with a built-in sport mode, INC (Idle Neutral Control), and G-Sensor. All-

in-all, Mitsubishi says the 2016 Montero Sport should achieve up to 17 percent better fuel efficiency over its predecessor. In terms of its four-wheel drive system, it comes with the SuperSelect 4WD-II system now featuring a new off-road mode which gives better all-terrain performance and stability as the road surface requires. It also has hill descent control.

Mitsubishi is taking the pole position with the Montero Sport. Aside from the RISE or Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution body, it has a total of seven airbags for full occupant protection.

In terms of active safety features, aside from the prerequisite ABS with EBD, the all-new Montero Sport features a lot of firsts for the Japanese brand including: Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM), Blind Spot Warning (BSW), and Ultrasonic misacceleration Mitigation System (UMS).

And helping it slot into small parking spaces, it has a multi-around monitor that gives a 360-degree Bird’s Eye view around the car.

Mitsubishi hopes that its all-new 2016 Montero Sport will broaden its market base around the world, especially since the outgoing Montero Sport cumulative unit sales reached 400,000 at the end of June.

As this developed, TopGear Philippines annouced that the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) recently bestowed a five-star safety rating on the Pajero Sport (Montero Sport in our market), along with two other SUVs. According to TopGear PH, the agency described the Montero Sports and the two other vehicles to have exhibited exemplary crash protection when subjected to various tests pitting them in frontal and front offset collisions.

Montero Sport was described as one of the newest players among the vehicles tested, having been introduced to the world only last August. The midsize, seven-seat SUV was a significant step up in terms of occupant and pedestrian protection over the model it replaces.

Apart from the rigid body and frame, the SUV likewise boasts class-leading tech like Forward Collision Mitigation and Ultrasonic Misacceleration Mitigation, which help keep the driver out of harm’s way.

The materials provided show the Mitsubishi Triton pickup -- called Strada in the market -- being crashtested. Apparently, ANCAP considers these two vehicles to be exactly the same in terms of crash data.

The ANCAP is an independent body that tests all makes and models of motor vehicles sold in and around the Australian and Asian regions. Its findings are highly regarded by industry players, and help assure the public that the cars they’re buying are truly safe.

Magelco... from page A1

rently supplies approximately half of Mindanao’s power needs.

In anticipation of the diminished power output from the Agus-Pulangi power plants, Cepalco had earlier contracted short term power supply contracts with various power generation companies (gencos) to fill the supplydemand gap.

Unfortunately, even if its pending application with the Energy Regulatory Commission has already exceeded the maximum 75 day actionable period since it was filed last September 15, 2015 yet, ERC officials say processing of the provisional authority which would enable Cepalco to feed the contracted power to its franchise area could still exceed that mandated period.

“Even if there has already been an action or decision before the 75 day period expires, the preparation may take some time such that actual issuance of the order already happens beyond the period,” said Atty. Francis Saturnino Juan, ERC executive director.

Cepalco has a peak demand of 150-170MW within its franchise area covering Cagayan de Oro, and the Misamis Oriental towns of Tagoloan, Villanueva and Jasaan. Besides its curtailed allotment of 58-48 MW from PSALM, Cepalco can also call for an additional 50MW from its embedded generators operated by affiliate Minergy from bunker diesel, hydro and solar sources.

On top of this, it can still tap an additional 23 MW from its partner establishments through its Interruptible Load Program (ILP).

A 10MW modular diesel plant from Minergy is reportedly available and ready to operate since August, but since Cepalco still doesn’t have the provisional approval from the ERC to operate, this has been lying idle.

Cepalco can generate an additional 55MW from embedded independent power producers within its franchise area on a mix of diesel, hydro and solar power. This was further boosted with the operation of the first phase of the Kirahon Two Energy Corporation (KTEC) solar power plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental last October.

He said the project was in line with the 16-point agenda of President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III through the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) and the Barangay Line Enhancement Program (BLEP).

To ensure t hat t he program is implemented nationwide, Aquino has mandated the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to partner with electric cooperatives, which includes Magelco.

Maongco said: “The electrification project brought happiness to 8,718 families as they can now enjoy the convenience of using the electricity.”

“This is very evident as the recipient barangay chairmen expressed their gratitude to the Honorable President through November 30, 2015 issue of the Manila Bulletin,” he added.

Last December 10, the Magelco conducted the inaugural switching ceremony of 2015 SEP projects at Barangay Kuya, South Upi in Maguindanao.

Maongco said the Barangay is one of the recipients of the program, a place where Muslims, Christians and Lumads are living harmoniously.

The ceremony was attended by more than 2,000 people with special guests Maguindanao Governor Esmael G. Mangudadatu, and Edgardo R. Piamonte, NEA-EDUS deputy administrators, and other local officials.

“It is very obvious in the faces of the benefitted populace that they are very delighted as development reached their far-flung area,” Maongco noted.

On the same day, around 6:30 in the evening, Maongco said the Edita S. Bueno’s Quadrangle was inaugurated at Magelco headquarters, Capiton, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao in honor of the exceptional and unparalleled leadership of the NEA administrator as she brought hope, aspirations and unity in the promising province of Maguindanao.

Maongco said such progress will set aside negative impression of the province rather it is now tagged as “Maguinanao, where life from page A5 of the Bangsamoro begins.”

Comelec Chairman Juan Andres Bautista said that the name of Duterte will from page A1 be included in the list of areas enjoyed a brownout presidential candidates. free day because demand to “I think what this means the affected areas were cut that he is now in our list so even the reduced alloca- of candidates. So that was tion was able to cope with an administrative decision the demand diminished by that the Comelec en banc the affected areas.

Although Cepalco offi- made. But again I would cials were earlier optimistic like to emphasize this is Cagay-anons would be able without prejudice to any to enjoy a brownout free disqualification cases that Christmas season, those had been filed or may have bright hopes have gone down been filed against him,” he to the water level of Lake said in a media briefing.

E arlier, broadcaster Lanao which powers the Ruben Castor filed a disAgus hydroelectric complex of six power plants, which qualification case against together with the Pulangi Duterte, now pending before hydroelectric power plant the Comelec First Division. in Maramag, Bukidnon cur- (Ferdinand G. Patinio/PNA)

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