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BOC-10 to also run after erring brokers By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City-Not just erring importers and customs personnel, but also brokers in the region will bear the brunt of the newly created District Anti-Corruption, Anti-Smuggling Monitoring Team of the Bureau of Customs District Collection 10 (BOC-10) here. BOC-10 customs collector Atty. Ruby Claudia Alameda, who issued a mission order last week, creating the seven-man team, said the team will go after erring brokers, aside from customs representatives and personnel in the region. See BROKERS, page A7
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CCTVs to be installed at Misor jail By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City-The provincial government of Misamis Oriental announced on Monday it will introduce changes in its prison facility after about 40 sachets of suspected illegal drugs were found during an inspection that resulted to the suspension of five jail employees last week. Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano said he will order the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras within and around the Misamis Oriental provincial jail (MOPJ) in CorralesLuna Sts. to monitor and movements of detainees and prison guards. He said the putting up of CCTV cameras inside DESPITE THE RISK. Against the danger in the busy streets of Cagayan de Oro City and the scorching heat the MOPJ compound has of the sun, a car-toy vendor on Monday, July 11, 2016, sells his stuff to drivers to make the day’s ends meet. Mindanao Daily News photo by Gerry Lee Gorit
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Dismissed, says Ombud on 10 local water execs in fund mess THE Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal from service of at least 10 officials of the Oroquieta City Water District (OCWD) for allegedly depleting around P6.3 million in public funds. Ordered dismissed were former OCWD Chairman Evelyn Catherine Silagon, General Manager Ricardo Ravacio, Board Member Diego Yew, Division Managers Rosalyn Policarpio, Aljun John Berenguel and Bobith Baloncio, Finance Officers Arleen Adlaon, Nelda Antonette
Cabatingan and Joey Kim Villabert, and Corporate Account Analyst Leonita Loma. In a 15-page Decision, Silagon, et al. were found guilty of Grave Misconduct and were meted the accessory penalties of cancellation of eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits, perpetual disqualification from re-employment in the public service, and bar from taking the civil service examinations. In case of separation from the service, the penalty is con-
vertible to a fine equivalent to respondent’s one year salary, the press release posted by the Ombudsman on its website yesterday said. In a separate Resolution, the Ombudsman has also directed the filing of Informations for multiple counts of Malversation (Article 217, Revised penal Code) against the respondents. The Ombudsman’s decision confirmed the findings of the 2010 Annual Audit Report of the Commission on Audit (COA)
that Silagon, et al. caused 91 cash withdrawals totaling P790,515.80 which were spent as organizational costs and debt write-offs despite insufficient supporting documents. In addition, a staggering P5,543,716.85 in disbursements had no supporting documents at all. According to the Ombudsman, Policarpio, Adlaon and Villabert admitted that they encashed the checks and remitted the proceeds through local money transfers to Silagon whenever
the latter needed money. “[T]he aforesaid respondents, in an unbridled manner, plundered OCWD’s funds by facilitating disbursements that lacked documents, and, in may instances, had no indication of any particular expense whatsoever in violation of existing COA rules and regulations, particularly Section 4 of P.D. No. 1445 (State Audit Code of the Philippines),” the Ombudsman underscored. source: ombudsman.gov.ph
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Law enforcement agencies setup hotlines vs trafficking GOVERNMENT agencies belonging to the City Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking-Violence Against Women (CIACAT-VAWC) in Cagayan de Oro City have recently setup its respective “hotline numbers” to immediately help victims of human trafficking. To contact the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) in Gumamela Extension in Barangay Carmen, the number is 858-3085. The local police with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) are tasked to investigate cases involving women and children, conduct or, assist
rescue operation. For investigation, surveillance, arrest, seizure, rescue operation, filing of criminal cases and referral of victims of trafficking in person cases, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Region 10 encouraged victims or witnesses to produce written complaints and/or referral letters. The office is located at Provincial Capitol Compound, with telephone number 722835 or 8564188. For human rights protection services, investigation, legal aid and counseling, jail visitation, and financial assistance, victims of traf-
ficking in person may coordinate with the Commission on Human Rights. The agency can be reached at 724525 or 8511519. The CSWDO also assists women and children who are victims of TIP and they can be reached at 09175979513 or 8586325. Likewise, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Region 10 (BJMP-10) has earlier conducted an information drive on the advocacy of CIACAT-VAWC to its personnel and inmates as part of the agency’s welfare and development program. The BJMP also facilitated meetings for female
inmates where they discuss the Republic Act 9262 (Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004), RA 7610 (Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act), and RA 10364 (Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012). CIACAT-VAWC is tasked to provide protection and assistance to trafficked persons. The law also mandates government agencies to establish and implement preventive, protective and rehabilitative programs in line with the mandate of the state. (PIA-10)
PPSC upholds fight vs crimes, illegal drugs CAGAYAN de Oro City––Philippine Public Safety College has strengthened its programs against crimes and illegal drugs in support to the thrust of the new administration. PPSC President Ricardo F. De Leon (ret) urged full support against illegal drugs and crimes in front of a hundred police officer graduates during the Public Safety Junior Leadership Course (PSJLC) Regional Training Center (RTC) 10 graduation ceremony at 6th Division, Patag, Cagayan de
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Oro, July 8. Police Deputy Director General De Leon said the police should be committed with their obligation to fight crimes and to have strong resistance as far as drugs is concerned. He said that an illegal act of a police could destroy not only themselves, but also their children, who are not spared from the issues thrown at them. “Tayong mga kapulisan, let us be supportive of the campaign and that is all about the drugs. Tayo yung gagawa
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Philvocs places Misor town under ‘watch’ 24/7
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
MISAMIS Oriental--The Philippine Institute of Volcanologists and Seismology (Philvocs) has placed a coastal town here in the “watch list” at the onset of the rainy season, an official said Monday. Fernando Vincent Dy Jr. said that Philvocs has issued an “alert” last week on some villages in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, at the height of heavy rains after Philvocs noted a “ground movement” in the area. He said that the Philvocs has reported “ground movements” in the village of Madrid in Villanueva
COCO LUMBER. A farmer transports coco lumber from his farm to the market.
This mode of transportation is still common in Kauswagan town in Lanao del Norte these days. Mindanao Daily News photo by Gerry Lee Gorit
DTI confiscates auto parts, lighters sans proper markings THE Department of Trade and Industry’s Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTIFTEB) files formal charges against nine establishments in Quezon City for allegedly selling automotive batteries and tires and lighters without the required Philippine Standard (PS) and Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) mark and other labels. A total of 110 pieces of lead-acid automotive batteries and pneumatic tires amounting to P552,762.00 were being sold without the PS or ICC mark by eight establishments, namely, Mercury Battery Industries, Inc.; Four L’s Corporation; Tyrepro Banawe Inc.; Jawe Marketing; Kar Motion Tires, Batteries and Accessories; MJM Auto Care Center; LP Herrera Tire Supply; and, Trade.com.ph Corporation. In addition, 145 pieces of disposable lighters without the PS or ICC mark were found at the Ever Plus Store, Inc. These establishments are in violation of the provisions of the Republic Act (RA) 4109 or the Standards Law, as implemented by the Department Administrative Order (DAO) 02: 2007 and
the Article 77 of RA 7394 also known as the Consumer Act. The DTI-FTEB enforcement teams conducted their inspections last 28 June – 04 July 2016 in 70 automotive supplies establishments in the National Capital Region (NCR). The teams sealed the products without proper markings and have already issued the notices of violation to these nine establishments. DTI-Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Atty. Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba, together with DTI-Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) Director lawyer Ann Claire C. Cabochan and DTI-FTEB Officer-in-Charge Ferdinand L. Manfoste, led the operations in Quezon City today and seized said products which are not properly marked with the PS or ICC. “The DTI regulates consumer products for their reliability and safety. When attested that these products have passed the requirements of the Philippine National Standards (PNS), such as the required markings and labels on the product or product package, then we assure consumers that these
products meet standards and are safe to use”, Undersecretary Dimagiba emphasizes. “An investigation will proceed and appropriate penalties shall be imposed to establishments that were found selling products without proper markings”, Undersecretary Dimagiba adds. The chemical and consumer products that the DTI regulates are brake fluid, safety belt (seat belt), safety glass for automotive use, pneumatic tire, fire extinguisher, fireworks, lead-acid battery, disposable lighter, safety match, LPG cylinder for household and automotive uses, inner tubes for tires, motorcycle helmet and their visors, medical grade oxygen, and, monobloc chairs/ stool. The manufacturers, importers and distributors of these products are required to apply for a PS license or an ICC certificate prior to distribution and sale in the market and subject their products to tests, inspections and evalutation based on the Philippine National Standards. Among the required labels on these products is the PS or ICC mark. (DTI)
prompting the “alert,” which was lowered to the normal level at the end of the day. An “alert” level is to warn residents in the area to prepare for possible evacuation once the ground movement intensifies, Dy said. He said Philvocs has installed “sensors” in some outskirt villages of Villanueva, two years ago, when
sink holes suddenly appeared in the villages of Madrid and Looc affecting 50 houses. “There were no reports of human casualties, but several houses, including concrete ones, were destroyed and declared uninhabitable because of the sinkholes that appeared without warnings,” Dy said. In 2014, “sink holes” were also reported to have affected about 10 villages in Gingoog City, a component city of Misamis Oriental, about 128 kilometers east of Cagayan De Oro City. Sinkholes occur See town, page A7
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The ‘Fore-Most’ horse in a team
ARE you a guide, a commander or a conductor? Are you a leader, who knows how to play the first card in the team? Do you know how to direct, to persuade or to precede? Yes, is change is really coming in the Philippines. Our new leaders seem to be on the right way. I found a very nice quotation shared by Dr. John C. Maxwell, the leading authority on leadership, who says, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way!” “Nearly all men can withstand adversity. If you truly want to test a man’s character, give him power”, stressed already Abraham Lincoln. Character is what you are doing in the dark. By the way, nowadays, I wouldn’t only mention “men” alone when it comes to leadership. There are innumerable women holding their own.
Have my say
Klaus Doring
Remember and look around: in the past and at present one can observe someone at any corner offering us to lead our way. Politicians compete for our vote of confidence. Athletes and entertainers show us their pictures of success. A lot of different religious leaders pledge, promise and bind in flock gathering. Well, what are some of the traits that a great leader
must have or develop character? Is character really enough? How about integrity? Are you, my dear reader, a leader? Is what you are saying AND DOING, the same? Are your followers wholeheartedly convinced of your integrity? Albert Einstein, one of my favorite idols had said, “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with the important matters!” Leaders in politics, leaders in clergy, leaders in business - many have been lacking this specific trait in the past, because, after all, what they said is not what they did. A leader is someone with character, integrity, discipline, and the ability to influence others in a positive way. A leader must be able to motivate his or her people around, rather than manipulate them or run away in times of dif-
On war against drugs
CAGAYAN de Oro City-Hundreds of drug lords, Marketing and Sales MAY IGLECIAS pushers and users have Manager Account Executives surrendered to the au--------------------------------------------------------------------------thorities for fear of getting EDITORIAL killed as the campaign ALLAN M. MEDIANTE against the use of illegal Editor-in-Chief drugs intensified this week just days after President ruel pelone CRIS DIAZ Rodrigo Duterte assumed Managing Editor Executive Editor office. CHENG ORDOÑEZ MARK FRANCISCO JOEL ESCOL TA G O L O A N - - Tw o Associate Editor Lifestyle Editor Feature Editor more dr ug pushers in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriengerry lee gorit GILBERT Y. CHAO tal were killed by authori Motoring Editor Photo Journalist ties in an alleged recent PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN gun battle. This made Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Davao the town the champion in the number of deaths Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING connected to the illegal Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor drugs. There is killing in AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA this town almost ever y Regional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant three days. BA L I N G A S AG - - A n felix santillan EDSEL BANTOL alleged illegal drug mas Layout Artist Layout Artist termind, scion of a promi nent family and profesATTY. MARIO T. JUNI sional has surrendered to NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE a barangay captain because CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 of fear he will be liquidated CRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY Legal Counsel by authorities who went to --------------------------------------------------------------the town looking for him. bureau and mktg staff Other drug personalities candy macabale - 09161326483 have reportedly escaped ED A. MAINIT - 09156590273 RIZA O. ARES - 0915-9753-277/0926-2242-653 arrest. MISOR - LOLONG NABONG - 0906-875-8650 JASAAN--This small GINGOOG CITY-MANNY ANSIHAGAN-0936-287-7788 town on the eastern side North Buk. - DAHLIA S. BENEMERITO-0936-303-0410 VALENCIA CITY - PHILIP PHIL CALUMBA-0905-652-5407 of Misamis Oriental had MARAMAG - TITA FINA CUALES - 0926-336-1585 some drug pushers who quezon, buk. - ROSE GENON surrendered to the agents Iligan City - JEFFREY OPONDA-0936-1174378 of the law, afraid of being tangub city - bobby mag usara OROQUIETA CITY - PJ TREMEDAL-0919-3452375 killed. lani vallido
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Ben Emata Jr.
OTHER TOWNS--Misamis Oriental towns are being watched for illegal drugs while some suspected pushers and users had been warned to stop or suffer the consequence of the campaign. C O U N T RY W I D E - The countr ywide drive against the use of illegal drugs is in full blast. Metro Manila and its surrounding cities and provinces are littered with lifeless bodies of alleged drug lords, pushers and users. The bodies were covered with papers with words “huwag tularan, pusher ako.” SOME MEDIA AFRAID TOO-- Some media outlets in the country are silent about the extra judicial killings or salvaging for fear of their lives too.
Others liked the campaign against drugs in the interest of the general citizenry. PRESIDENT DIGONG DUTERTE--He revealed that dozens of town mayors around the country are also linked to drug use. The five police generals he exposed as protectors of drug lords are now being investigated. OBSERVERS’ COMMENTS--Some neutral observers decried the massive killing of suspects in the drug business as it goes on higher gear. They said the matter can easily be abused by the authorities and even those who are not suspects, but hold grievance with some law enforcers could easily be killed on the pretext of drug use. Some of them could not believe the report of suspects engaging in a f iref ight with the police. INNOCENT SUSPECTS--One problem in the killing of drug suspects are the innocent bystanders, the peaceful citizens, clean residents, the jobless, etc. who are not part of the problem but could be killed by stray bullets. Anybody can be suspect. (BENNEX NEWS SERVICE)
Growing a teachable heart AS much as we think we know it all, there is always more to learn. But we can only learn as much as we want to learn. We could be surrounded by the smartest people in the world, but if our mind and heart isn’t open to growing and maturing, then we can’t improve. Having a teachable heart allows us to serve others and give respect to those who have gone before us. When someone older and wiser extends advice and suggestions to you, how do you respond? If you find yourself stiffening at advice, take a moment to encourage
Daily inspiration Juvy Sarraga growing a teachable heart in you. Reflection from 1 Peter 5:5 In the same way, you younger men must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, serve each other in humility, for “God opposes the proud but favors the humble.”
ficult decisions... ! Albert Einstein claimed that he had no special abilities, only persistence. But that was enough to develop the General Relativity Theory. I learned from my Philippine mentor and book author (German-Philippine Relations), the late Monsignor Professor Dr. Hermogenes E. Bacareza already during the 1980’s: “It’s important to become your own best friend. Be your own coach. Take to your inner self as if you were talking to another person you care deeply about. And, pray!” +++ Comments, suggestions, questions? Email me: doringklaus@gmail.com or follow me on Facebook or Twitter or visit one of websites www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www.klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot.com.
Think A Minute
Jhan Tiafau Hurst
‘Soul sickness’ THINK a minute. Have you at one time been sick, but you knew that doctors and medicine could not help you? What did you do? Who did you go to? The village medicine man or woman for traditional medicine? Recently I read about a medical doctor who was very sick. But instead of treating himself or going to another medical doctor, even a traditional medicine man, he called a preacher. This doctor told the preacher that he was desperately sick, not in his body, but in his soul and conscience. The doctor said: “All my life I’ve carried this guilt and memories of all the wrong things I’ve done. My guilt has become like a disease or cancer that’s killing me inside, and I’m not able to find a cure for it!” The doctor asked the preacher to pray for him, and sure enough, the doctor was healed and free from his guilt. That doctor was right. You and I can never get free from the guilt of our past wrongs. The cheap sex we had with that person who’s not our wife or husband. Our lying and stealing in business or at our job. Our getting drunk See SICKNESS, page A7
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‘Expose’ implicates Aquino govt in drugs LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him…” (Proverbs 33:8, the Holy Bible). -oooGARCIA “EXPOSE” IMPLICATES AQUINO GOV’T IN DRUGS: Retired police general Marcelo Garbo has to answer an expose which appears to have been made against him in Facebook allegedly by former Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, which claims, in so many words, that he refused to involve the Philippine National Police in the fight against illegal drugs, apparently on the bidding of people in power in 2010-2012, under the term of President Aquino. Garcia’s supposed expose is scary, because it insinuates that the very government in 2010-2012 that was supposed to protect its people against illegal drugs was somehow involved in its widespread distribution. Garbo has to, at the very least, deny what Garcia is supposed to be saying, because if it is unrefuted, it can implicate the highest officials of the country at that time in illegal drugs. -ooo-
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GARBO MUST ANSWER GARCIA FB RAPS: For those who missed Garcia’s supposed Facebook post, I am reprinting it here, in the interest of public service, to await Garbo’s answer: “In my second term as Governor of Cebu, I chaired the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) of Region 7. One RPOC meeting, I remember having a spirited exchange of words with then Assistant Regional Director Garbo. “I had asked that PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency), the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) and the PNP (Philippine National Police) join hands in our total all-out war against illegal drugs. Surprisingly, Garbo refused.
“He said it was PDEA’s problem, not the PNP’s. Notably, neither PDEA nor the AFP agreed with him. On my third term, in December of 2012, PNoy (President Aquino) issued a patently illegal six-month suspension order against me. It was conveniently five (5) months prior to the May 2013 elections. -ooo“SINISTER REASON FOR GARBO’S REFUSAL TO FIGHT DRUGS”: “In the early morning hours right after the suspension order was served, Garbo (now RD [Regional Director] for Region 7) came to my office at the Capitol. He reminded me of that exchange of words we had and his refusal to join me then in my campaign against illegal drugs. “I thought then that he only had an ax to grind against me. Little did I realize that there was a deeper, more sinister reason. Garbo then said that he was ready to join Magpale (PNoy’s and the LP’s anointed OIC Governor) and turn the Capitol into a garrison state. “ `You’ll have to understand, Ma’am. I’m working for my second star.’ He was a one-star general then. After
that, Garbo proceeded on his meteoric rise in the PNP ranks. He almost became PNP Chief of Staff. But a dossier on his drug links thwarted his ambitions…” -oooGARCIA MUST CONFIRM FB POST: Along the same lines, for purposes of satisfying public interest, I am also asking former Gov. Garcia to confirm that the supposed post came from her. Then, if she really was the one who made the post, I will further ask that she executes a sworn statement basically repeating her post, and submit it to newly-installed PNP Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, to form part of the evidence on illegal drugs. -oooPLEASE LISTEN: “Ang Tanging Daan” (The Sole Way): a Bible study and prayer session online could now be heard, 24 HOURS a day, in the Philippines and the world at www.facebook. com/angtangingdaan or www.facebook.com/ANDKNK (and look for “Ang Tanging Daan” broadcasts). Phone: 0922 833 43 96, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.
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NEOPHYTE Senator Win Gatchalian on Sunday called on the National Police Commission (Napolcom) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate the growing violence in the war on drug as the body count of illegal drug suspects continues to rise by the day. Gatchalian urged the Napolcom and the PNP to undertake a comprehensive investigations into the recent police operations that resulted to the deaths of apprehended suspects.
As of 7th of July, he said 72 alleged peddlers of illegal drugs were killed since Duterte assumed office despite his disapproval of summary execution of suspected criminals. He said that 43 out of the 72 deaths happened at the hands of law enforcement officials during various stages of police operations. “The criminals involved with the drug trade should be brought to justice, but justice also mandates that they be given their day in court,” Gatchalian
R.A. 9048 Form No.10.1 (LCR O)
In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ABDEL AZIS A. ANSAO has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ABDEL AZIS ALI ANSAO who was born on 13 March 1991 at Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte and whose parents are Nora M. Ali and Azis R. Ansao. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than July 2016. (Sgd.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS City Civil Registrar
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that Bernardino Jr. A. Celebran has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “ARIEL” to “BERNARDINO JR.” in the birth certificate of Ariel Apao Celebran who was born on 19 October 1972 at Don Carlos, Bukidnon and whose parents are Bernardino Celebran and Fermina Apao. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than July 10, 2016. (Sgd.) MELISA R. CAVALIDA Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: July 12 & 19, 2016
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Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that REBECCA MALINGIN TORRES has filed with this office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s DATE OF BIRTH from “JUNE 21 1955” to “JUNE 21 1955” in the Certificate of Live Birth of REDECA SALDOA MALINGIN who was born on JUNE 21, 1955 (as per NSO copy) in Cagayan de Oro and whose parents are BERNARDO MALINGIN and JULIA SALDOA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than July 14, 2016. (SGD.) NORMA S. DIPUTADO City Civil Registrar MDN: July 5 & 12, 2016
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Insidious
By William R. Adan of MindaNews
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental--Without official and public declaration, the enemy has actually invaded the country long time ago, wrecking havocs to lives and institutions sacred to us. Our defenses were proven inutile to their insidious attack. The enemy’s assault came imperceptibly for more than a decade now through the monstrous illegal drug trade – the infiltration of this hapless country by drug operatives bringing, tons and tons of material ingredients in the production of shabu, men to produce and market the substance, to bribe law enforcement authorities and other agents of the law. The invasion strategy is evidently paying off. Many of the citizens have turned into heartless criminals and rotten drug users. Those in the drug trade are now after each other’s throat. The legal system has been compromised. Law enforcers turn into partners and accomplices in the illegal destructive trade. Judges are bought. Fear, distrust and confusion are sapping the energy of the people. What better way to lose the spirit and prostrate the country to the enemy than this? The Duterte administration has rightly addressed the drug menace. If, however, it is really keen and serious to end the problem, it should focus government resources in combating the enemies that came from the outside, not in the killing of petty local drug lords, pushers and end users. It should stop the insane encouragement of civilians to kill these
OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR NOTICE FOR PUBICATION
In compliance with Section 7of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that (MRS.) CALEN FAJARDO – TALOSIG has filed with this Office a petition for correction of clerical error particularly in her GENDER from “MALE’’ to “FEMALE’’ in the Certificate of Live Birth bearing Registry No. 517, Page 31 of the Registry Book no. 02 of this office. CALEN TAMPAS FAJARDO was born on April 19, 1972 at Siay, Zamboanga del Sur and her parents are: Feliciano Fajardo and Francisca Cunting Tampas. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than the last date of this publication. (Sgd) SAMSON S. BARRIENTOS, LL.B. Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: July 5 & 12, 2016
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OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR NOTICE FOR PUBICATION
In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that (Mrs.) YULIE POLBOS-ANGULO has filed with this office a petition for correction of clerical error particularly in her GENDER from “MALE’’ to “FEMALE’’ in the Certificate of Live Birth bearing Registry No. 302-G-83, page 65 of the Registry Book no. 06 of this office. YULIE ORNOPIA POLBOS was born on April 25,1983 at Siay, Zamboanga del Sur and her parents are: Feleciano P. Polbos and Sofia E. Ornopia. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than the last date of this publication. (Sgd) SAMSON S. BARRIENTOS, LL.B. Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: July 5 & 12, 2016
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petty criminals because many innocent lives would only be wasted as collateral damage and the same has begun to undermine our democratic legal system. This erodes the people’ trust in the current government no matter how popular it may seem today. Ignore criticism against us, but I think we need to thoroughly screen all Chinese nationals entering our territory by any means. Prohibit the entry of suspicious characters, or suspected drug operatives. We should not bother what others may say: this is about our survival. All cargoes, consignment goods from Mainland China entering our ports should be strictly inspected. It is not remote that drug making materials enter different locations in our country that way. Or it could also be that smuggled goods and prohibited drugs or drugs production materials enter our shores via foreign cargo vessels and commercial fishing boats which drop these into waters near domestic ports. The dumped goods are then picked up or recovered by local contacts. Some coastal fishers had reported this kind of smuggling operation before. Our intelligence along the coastal areas facing the South China Sea and down should be beef up. The Coast Guard ought to be keen on this smuggling strategy. But it’s not impossible that some in the ranks are involved in this activity and should be closely monitored. Indeed, nipping the drug trade at the bud, so to speak, is the best way to end the
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said in a press statement, addin, “I have no problem with sending drug lords to their death, as long as they have been convicted of their crimes in court.” In addition, Gatchalian, an advocate of the reinstatement of the death penalty for drug lords and high-level members of criminal drug syndicates, acknowledged the difficult position in which the Duterte administration has found itself
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RA. Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Province: North Cotabato Municipality: Magpet OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Date: June 29, 2016 R.A. 9048/R.A. 10172 CCE-0029-2016 R.A.10172 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION 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 CYRIL ABELLANOSA VERDADERO has filed with this Office a petition for correction in the entry of sex from “Male” to “Female” in the Certificate of Live Birth of CYRIL ABELLANOSA VERDADERO who was born on February 16, 1997 at Magpet, Cotabato and whose parents are Vincent Casinao Verdadero and Gemma Abellanosa. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than July 20, 2016. (Sgd) CHONA M. PROVIDA, MPA Municipal Civil Registrar
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THE final draft of the Philippine E-Commerce Roadmap (PECR) 2016-2020 is expected to be released two months from now, according to a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) official. Virgilio Fulgencio, executive director of the DTI’s Competitiveness Bureau, said the agency is soliciting feedback as they put the finishing touches to the e-commerce masterplan. Fulgencio, in an update on the PECR during a recent round table in Makati City, said stakeholder consulta-
tions are ongoing and should end around September. “We’re still finalizing the report but we’re getting a lot of relevant inputs not just from Metro Manila but even from stakeholders from the rest of the country,” he said. “We need to consult the whole country and I think the inputs are very valid also because we cannot just do this alone. (We need) to be sure there are no gaps, moving forward, to make this really work.” In his presentation, Fulgencio said that as en-
visioned in the roadmap, e-commerce in the country is to be developed and supported to become a major economic growth driver and contribute 25% of the country’s gross domestic product by 2020. To do this, the roadmap has identified six I’s-areas of focused development intended to overcome challenges in digital technology in the country, including slow Internet speed, high cost of connection, trust and security issues with online shopping, e-payment
constraints, and consumer preference for traditional mall shopping. These key areas are infrastructure, investment, innovation, intellectual capital, information flows, and integration. For infrastructure the roadmap highlights the need to establish appropriate supply chain, communications and applications infrastructure. For investment, it is pushing for the promotion and support of a range of investment opportunities to
Inspiring stakeholders in ensuring academic success for the pupils By Gladys S. Banac, Principal I Sta. Ana Elementary School District of Tagoloan
A stakeholder is considered as anyone who is directly or indirectly involved in the welfare and endeavours of a certain school, basically benefitting its learners and pupils. A stakeholder could be the parent, the community, societal organizations, civic organizations and the like, business entities, local elective officials, among others, who in one way or the other, could help and anchor in achieving academic success and academic growth of the learners. Sta. Ana Elementary School humbly takes pride of showing the world that it has established good rapport among its stakeholders, be it in internal or external. It has constantly built harmonious relationship and a good working enviroment between the local school body, the parents and
the community. Sta. Ana Elementary School wits some of its strategies in inspiring our dear stakeholders, with one goal of ensuring academic success to all the learners. Parenting. As the School Head and the teachers stand as second parents of the pupils at school, it is with best opportunity and of best interest to not only educate the pupils, but parent them also. As pupils bears to be guided accordingly at home, it also bears to be also guided accordingly at school. During the conduct of Homeroom Parents Teachers Association (HRPTA) meeting, it must be strategized that we must update the parents on the performance and behavior of their child. As they ought to know about it, parents are the best persons also to monitor the whereabouts of their child. The teachers and the parents must work hand
in hand to smoothly bring the pupil, their child to the academic success they must be into. As teachers provide the basic education, it is not only with the sole hard work of the teachers and the school administrators that all the objectives, good and favored ones will be achieved. The teachers together with the school administrators must be of the same boat, the same goal, of course, of bringing the children to the academic success they deserve to achieve. Through strengthening the external linkages and further inspiring the stakeholders to better off do their part in academic growth, the school and both the internal and external stakeholders will have a smooth sailing relationship, doing absolutely for the common good of all the learners. By this, the stakeholders will be confident enough in issuing their trust and confidence to the school and to the community. Another strategy also is
to update the stakeholders on the whereabouts of the school through sending them letters and updates on the programs and achievements of the school, of course, through the able hard work and commitment of both the teaching and non-teaching personnel. This as Sta. Ana Elementary School upholds to maintain good deeds and good relations with its stakeholders, our stakeholders are best assured and can best expect that we will deliver what is expected of us and what we need to pursue and provide. In this pursuit for academic success and academic excellence, Sta. Ana Elementary School will always best adhere to it. Once again, we will live to seek goodness and excellence in everything that the Sta. Ana Elementary School teachers and administrator and the non-teaching staff will endeavour and will act.
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attract foreign direct investments and capital flows into Philippine e-commerce. The roadmap also highlights the importance of innovation, including protecting innovation efforts and investments in research and development. As well, it seeks to nurture intellectual capital by fostering skills training “from technological to linguistic to entrepreneurship.” The fifth recommendation endorses information flows, underscoring the importance of being able to use, transfer, and process information while promoting privacy and a trusted Internet environment. Efforts at integration will involve strengthening the connection of domestic
industries to the global economy. During the Q&A portion, Fulgencio responded to a question on when epayment will become a reality in the country. He mentioned the launch by the DTI of the Philippine Business Registry, which seeks “to allow Internet payment for the fees you have to pay” when registering a business. He said DTI is looking to Singapore, where ease of doing business is such that enterprises can be registered and all application fees paid online, all within a day. “I think before the end of the year we will be like the Singapore role model. We will be able to do it online,” Fulgencio said. (PhilEport)
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TEACHER IN A NETWORK SOCIETY
By GLADES JEAN M. LIGSAY
Communication technology enhances us to grasp the new stage of manner of life. We have come to what we call, Hi- tech World wherein gadgets are unlimited. Since, teaching-learning is essentially communicative process, educators always look to each new communication technology as an assurance of hope to further widen the horizon and possibilities of more innovative and effective ways in presenting and delivering learning in their classroom situations. Innovation and technology in the world of work especially in education has been changed quickly and intensely. It is very difficult for technical and vocational education and training to keep in touch with changes. Development of educational technology in the form of simulation is necessary and specially promoted through practical or on-the
job training in teaching and learning process. No doubt, the possible of each new invention to help us solve the instructional problems is always there. However, in practice, some have meet with success, some have failed and others remain uncertain in many reasons. Nevertheless, we must not be discouraged by failures in our quest for new technology applications to help us solve ever present educational problems as the saying goes,” Never give up hope; we don’t know the result if we will not try.” But in trying we need to remain realistic. We need to be cautious and take into account the several limitations which are threatening the application. There are always more ways if we wanted to and if we abide by the concept, we should choose the one within our means and yet able to deliver desired results in nurturing the minds of the children.
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Brokers... from page A1
A top Customs official, earlier, said the BOC is contemplating of removing the participation of brokers in importation procedures and processes. This, following complaints against “bad eggs” among brokers who duped private individuals who paid brokers’ services for shipments, but were later held by the BOC because the shipments were against Customs regulations. At least, four suspected brokers are being eyed by BOC-10 for investigation, who have illegally transacted expensive vehicles, among them Mercedez Benz, BMW and Porshe’ into the MCT port in Tagoloan town. Alameda said they have already identified the “bad eggs” among the brokers from Manila who usually victimize importers here. Aside from vehicles, six containers of mosquito coils were also held by the BOC-10 due to Customs regulations, and the Customs authorities believe the shipment is the handiwork of an erring broker, who made money out of the importer. Alameda said the team’s operation will encompass the entire ports within her jurisdiction, subjecting all “red shipments” that are suspected to be undervalued and mis-declared, based on derogatory information to under go 100 percent x-ray, as provided by law. “If need be, we will have to go stripping them one by one,” Alameda said, even as she assured that her newly created team will go portto-port for inspection. “All ports under my jurisdiction will be subjected to scrutiny including the ports of Ozamiz and Iligan ports,” Alameda said. Aside from stingent inspection, Alameda said the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, will soon be decongested and release of legitimate shipments will be speed-up. “I have already organized an auction team to inventory the shipments that are over-staying,” she said. Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services acting chief Alvin Enciso said more than 40 containers are still being held at MCT and which are auctionable. At least, 70 container vans full of used clothing, locally known as “ukay-ukay”, are also being held there, but cannot be subjected for auction. Enciso said most of the erring brokers actually play the role of fixers, who ran away with the money of importers should problem occur in the shipment. The seven-man anticorruption, anti-smuggling team is headed by Collector Alameda; Intelligence Officer 2 Enciso; Intelligence Officer 1 Mardonia Piedad, Asst. OIC-CIIS; Capt. Danilo Aquino, district commander, Customs
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Police; Marvin Mison, special assitant to the District Collector; Nasrudin Guro, chief of Assessment Division; and Atty. Roswald Joseph Pague, acting chief, administration division. BOC-10 has been number one in anti-smuggling operations, spearheaded by the Intelligence Group and the CIIS under Deputy Commissioner Dellosa, confiscating hundreds of containers in agricultural products, motor vehicles, and used clothing, Enciso added. Enciso said the team will be coordinating with other law enforcement agencies, like the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with regard to the team’s anti-corruption, anti-smuggling drives.
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been on his program but has not yet been realized due to budget constraints. In light of the alleged trafficking of illegal drugs inside the MOPJ, Emano said he will now request the provincial legislature to allow him to purchase CCTV cameras for the detention facility. Following the discovery of the suspected packets of shabu concealed on roofs in the detention cells, five of the MOPJ personnel, one of them a ranking provincial jail official, were identified by Emano as alleged to be in cahoots with inmates in slipping the illegal substance into the prison. He said two of the jail guards, who were on joborder contracts, had already been dismissed from service, while the three are on a 60day preventive suspension starting July 11, pending investigation conducted by the provincial administrator’s office. If proven guilty, the three jail employees will be kicked out of their jobs, and they will not be receiving their post-employment benefits, and aside from that, the Provincial Capitol will also file criminal charges against them, Emano added. The governor said he will be fair and will not play favorites, even to his close friends and relatives who have committed any wrongdoing. One of the suspended jail guards shares Emano’s surname, but he said he will not give consideration to anyone. He believes that for the illegal drugs to slip past security check-up, it must involve the prison personnel. “Instead of the inmates being rehabilitated inside the jail, some of them have continued with their vice because of the illegal drugs that were brought inside. That is why I won’t stop the investigation [at MOPJ],” Emano said. In spite of the alleged
drug trade that is happening inside the MOPJ, Emano said he has not lost his trust and confidence in jail warden Dominador Tagarda, adding that it comes with a stern warning that the prison complex must be free from illegal substances and that the same incident will not happy anymore. Other reforms, Emano said, will be implemented as soon as the provincial government finishes the investigation on the incident.
Town... from page A3
when a surface ground collapsed and sinks into the soil cavities of limestones that cracks as acidic water passes through due to heavy rains. Villanueva, a coastal town, 30 kilometers east of Cagayan De Oro City, is one of the towns under Misamis Oriental’s industrial economic zone.
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and beating up our own wife and children. Aborting our baby. These and many other memories of our wrongs continue to hurt and shame us wherever we go, so we cannot escape. They’re inside our mind and conscience like a disease or cancer. It’s true: there is no medical doctor or traditional medicine that can cure our guilty conscience. Humans have no cure for it. Only God the Son can make you free and healthy. If you and I will simply admit we are guilty of all our sins and ask Jesus to give us His gift of forgiveness and new life, then our sick soul and conscience can finally be free from all our guilt! For your own health and happiness, why don’t you ask Jesus for His gift of forgiveness and new life today? Just Think a Minute.
Insidious... from page A5
drug menace. Giving so much attention on the symptoms or the visible effects of the problem divert us from the real enemy.
ooooOoooo In electing Duterte President, it becomes increasingly clear that Filipinos are willing to risk, in fact sacrifice, some individual rights and freedom in favor of collective security and wellbeing, without perhaps realizing that at the end of the day sacrificing fundamental human rights in the altar of order and security forfeit both cherished collective and individual advantages and benefits. It might be late to realize that no one is eventually safe and secure in the trade off. The Bill of Rights with the concept of due process is enshrined in our Constitution to protect all citizens from the excesses of the government or its agents in the exercise of their functions. This is non-negotiable. The State is legally mandated and obliged to uphold the fundamental human rights, in fact, not just of its citizens but of all people within its area of responsibility at all times. This is our obligation to the community of nations as a signatory to the universal declaration on human rights. Thus no one shall be deprived of life, liberty and property and other attendant rights without due process. In other words such intrinsic human entitlements cannot just be taken from anyone without fair trial and conviction in a court of law. (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. William R. Adan, Ph.D., is retired professor and former chancellor of Mindanao State University at Naawan, Misamis Oriental)
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after inheriting a criminal rehabilitation system riddled with corruption and impunity for rich inmates. “Unfortunately, it falls on the President to fix the mess left by the previous administration, which allowed drug lords to live like kings within the walls of their own prisons like Pablo Escobar in La Catedral,” said Gatchalian, referencing the infamous Colombian drug lord who was allowed by the Colombian government to design and build his own
luxury prison during the 1990s, continuing to run his illegal drug empire from within the prison while serving his sentence. However, despite the urgency of the country’s drug situation, Gatchalian continued to urge the Duterte administration and its law enforcement agencies to take decisive steps in ensuring that drug suspects would be afforded due process of law under their watch. “Justice must not be handed down through unjust means. Even the worst criminals must be afforded their constitutional rights under the law,” said Gatchalian. ••• Greenpeace, a nongovernmental environmental organization, condemned in strongest terms the murder of Gloria Capital, a staunched anti-coal advocate. Likewise, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Regina Paz L. Lopez also condemned the killing of Capitan, saying the investigation of the killing should not stop with the arrest of the assassins who pulled the trigger, but should lead to the arrest of the mastermind. “I am calling on the authorities, particularly the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the killing and leave no stone unturned to identify the identities of the perpetrators,” said Lopez. “The killing of Ms. Capitan should be a grim reminder to all of us regarding the insurmountable risks that we face for standing up to powerful interests of the few. Her ultimate sacrifice will only strengthen our conviction to serve the
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common good,” Lopez said. In a statement, Reuben Muni, Climate and Energy Campaigner of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said Capitan bravely stood up against plans for coal stockpiles and coal-fired power plant in Mariveles, Bataan at the height of overwhelming local government support for coal energy. “Ate Glo,” as she was fondly called, was a member of the Coal-Free Bataan Movement, which Greenpeace Philippines works with, Muni said in a statement. She was gunned down by two motorcycle-riding gunmen on the night of July 1, 2016. She was 57 years old. “Her untimely passing is not only a significant loss to the coal-free movement in the Philippines, but the manner of her death is a huge blow to our struggle for human rights and against criminality,” the statement read. G r e e n p e a c e , Mu n i said, together with other organizations working on the anti-coal campaign in Bataan, condemns this attempt to silence the growing opposition to coal-fired power generation not only in Bataan but also in other parts of the country. “Greenpeace demands justice for Gloria Capitan and other fallen environmental defenders,” he said, adding, this is a challenge to President Rodrigo Duterte’s drive against criminality, which shouldn’t be limited to stopping drug-related crimes but should also go after criminals who target activists standing up to powerful interests. Those who defend the environment need to be protected, said Muni.
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Congratulations! ROTARY CAGAYAN DE ORO SWEARS IN 2016-17 OFFICERS
Date: July 03, 2016 Venue: Pryce Plaza Hotel Inducting Officer: District Governor Mariam Ruth “Jing” Dela Calzada
2016-17 Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro Board of Directors
Outgoing President Cris Parojinog receives the Outstanding Leadership Award from Incoming President Dufel Lagrosas.
2016-17 Incoming President Dufel Lagrosas receives the Presidential gavel from Outgo- District Governor Mariam Ruth Dela Calzada inducts the 2016-2017 Officers of the Rotary ing President Cris Parojinog. Club of Cagayan de Oro and the Anns of the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro.
Incoming Board of Directors President – Vice President – Secretary – Treasurer – Directors: Ariel Ceniza Dante Sudaria JP Gaston Nasali Silava Tito Noel Mora Immediate Past President – 2017-18 President-Elect –
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