Mindanao Daily News (July 19, 2014)

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Lanao del Sur continues to enjoy huge infra projects, says Adiong

By SONNY SUDARIA Mindanao Daily News-Armm

LANAO del Sur has continued to enjoy infrastructure projects, said Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong during the gathering of peace council, mayors, and representative of national government agencies in time for the 55th Grow ng Lanao del Sur held at the Social Hall in Marawi City on July 3.

Adiong told Mindanao Daily

News that even barangays have enjoyed assorted hard infrastructure projects such as road concreting, water system, multi-purpose building, construction of gyms.

The governor said the projects are being implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)––and are worth P800 million for the first district and P990 million for the second district; and another project worth P280 million.

Adiong, during the gathering,

thanked Col. Glenn Macasero, 103rd brigade commander, and Philippine National Police (PNP) Provincial Director Nikson B. Muksan.

For his part, Macasero told Mindanao Daily News that his group is dealing with three kinds of conflict in Lanao del Sur as part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines normalization process.

Macasero cited some of the crimes that his team are dealing

with such as rido, kidnapping, gun running, and drug trafficking.

“We challenged those victims to file a case so that there was a move of action in legal moves, and the Rido, we recommended to massive in information drive to household member to report us so that we that we take action immediately and we enter barangay consultative dialogs together with the barangay chairman and local government unit (LGU) in promoting peace,” said Macasero.

Cagayan de Oro’s new official seal

By Mike Baños Editor-at-large

Despite the best efforts of City Hall, many people are still not aware that Cagayan de Oro City has re-adopted the June 24, 1990 seal as the Official Seal of the City.

Two recent major events in the city featured the previous seal which has been declared in violation of DILG and NHI status on the creation, modification, change and registration of corporate seals of local

tor and Spokeperson, said Mayor Oscar S. Moreno had issued Executive Order No. 030-14 titled “An Order ReAdopting the June 24, 1990 Seal as the Official Seal of the City of Cagayan de Oro,” effective immediately.

“For the past 14 years, the city has been using a seal which highlights the words “Dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro” in gold letters over a black background, followed government units.

In a 12 March 2014 news by the words “Mindanao” release, Atty. Roy Hilario P. and “Philippines” below Raagas, City Administra- center; with a core visual

field, defined by two green laurel twigs with 40 leaves each, showing three stars, a sun, and a white dove in flight draped in the Philippine flag. This seal was adopted on February 1, 2000 through City Ordinance No. 7168-2000.

In the website, Elizaga. net, Elson Elizaga of the Heritage Conservation Advocates (HCA) wrote about the background of that seal: Vicente Y. Emano became mayor of Cagayan See seal, page 11

ADIONG

DOH allots P63m for Surallah annex of Socot provl hospital GENERAL Santos City–– The Department of Health (DOH) is investing an additional P63 million this year to facilitate the expansion and development of the South Cotabato provincial hospital annex in Surallah town into a regional medical center.

Health Secretary Enrique Ona said Friday such funding will cover for the necessary improvements and the acquisition of the initial equipment for the hospital, which is slated to open before the end of the year.

“More funds will come in later on as we continue with its development as a regional center of health care

in this part of the country,” he said.

O na l e d on Fr i d ay morning the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with South Cotabato officials for the takeover by the DOH of the hospital’s operations.

The MOA signing was made during the culmination program of South Cotabato’s 15th T’nalak Festival and 48th foundation anniversary held at the provincial sports complex in Koronadal City.

Ona signed the agreement on behalf of the DOH while South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes represented the province.

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Abu Sayyaf bandits seize 3 DSWD workers in Sulu

ZAMBONGA City––Gunmen suspected to be Abu Sayyaf bandits abducted Thursday three government workers in the province of Sulu, a police official said.

Senior Supt. Abraham Orbita, Sulu police director, said the victims are workers

of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) but withheld their identities upon request of the families.

Orbita said they were seized around 2 p.m. Thursday in Barangay Upper Sinumaan, Talipao town.

He said the victims were conducting a survey for the DSWD’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program when the bandits seized them.

He said policemen in coordination with the military were deployed to track down the whereabouts of

the victims.

The official said the bandits have not contacted yet the victims’ families.

The Abu Sayyaf bandits are still holding captive kidnap victims, some of whom are believed to be foreigners. (MindaNews)

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Trade cmte, DTI discuss Asean economic integration THE City Council committee on trade, commerce and cooperative chaired by Councilor Edna Dahino on Tuesday discussed with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) its role in intensifying education campaign among businessmen in the city to fully understand the impact of the 2015 Asean Economic Integration.

This is in response to the special report of Councilor Ramon

Tabor few weeks ago during the City Council regular session presided by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas.

The councilor proposed a resolution requesting the DTI and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to take the lead role in intensifying the education drive in relation to the 2015 Asean Economic Integration and to identify local industries that will be threatened

and benefitted by this.

Earlier, Tabor stressed that the ten countries who are members of Asean Economic Community, including the Philippines, signed a declaration merging the Asean region into one to promote free movement of skills, goods and services, investment, tariffs and capital in the region.

During the meeting, a representative of the DTI said mostly affected by the integration are

the food and agri-based sectors.

She explained that their productivity level is not yet globally competitive.

“We have been trying to educate sectors like the Information Technology sector and food sector and have conducted briefing and awareness campaigns. Increasing their productivity level will lead them to be competitive,” she added.

According to the DTI repre-

sentative, the poultry sector is not competitive because the “Halal” processing is very expensive.

“The raw materials of the chicken paliton ra nato kay wala kitay plantation,” she stressed.

Councilor Dahino lauded the DTI for educating the business sector in the city. She urged the DTI to pursue the information drive especially to sectors that will be mostly affected by the economic integration. (JBD)

Pajo hails barangay for addressing health concerns of residents COUNCILOR Dante Pajo, chair of the City Council committee on health and sanitation, lauds Barangay Bonbon for enacting an ordinance, which addresses the complaint of residents

regarding foul odor emitted from the used water of drenched fishes.

Through Barangay Ordinance No. 01 enacted last May 17, 2014, the barangay seeks to impose penalties

to fish traders, laborers or fishermen, who will be throwing used water of drenched fishes at road premises.

For the first offense, the violator will be summoned to the office of the punong barangay; a fine of P500

will be imposed for the 2nd offense and P1,000 for the 3rd offense.

Considering that such foul odor is detrimental to one’s health, Councilor Pajo calls for the strict implementation of the ordinance as he encourages other baran-

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gays with same problems to consider the same measure.

Last Monday, the City Council during its regular session presided by City Vice Mayor Caesar Acenas adopted a resolution returning the barangay ordinance to Bonbon noting that it is

in order and may be given force and effect.

The resolution was reviewed by the committees on barangay affairs and on laws and rules chaired by Councilors Yan Lam Lim and Ramon Tabor, respectively. (ELB)

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Philsaga, lumads ink pact to rehab endangered watershed

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Caraga Regional Editor

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O S A R IO, Ag u s an del Sur - A mining company has reached an agreement with a tribal community to fully rehabilitate 225 hectares of degraded watershed in Sitio Kalingayan in Bayugan 3 village by planting some 90,000 forest trees and varied fruit trees.

A m e m or an du m of agreement was recently signed by top officials of Philsaga Mining Corp. and tribal leaders belonging to the indigenous p e o p l e s c o m mu n i t i e s i n C a b a n t a o, M a r f i l , Maligaya, Pamintigan, Caulisihan and Masabong ( C A M M PA C A M ) t o undertake massive reforestation activities in the endangered watershed area in Kalingayan.

C A M M PA C A M i s holder of Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title No. 078.

Philsaga has initially released P5,000 per hectare for each of t h e C A M M PA C A M beneficiaries as mobilization fund for site

prep arat ion including brushing, round weeding, hole digging, staking and hauling of tree seedlings.

The first phase of the implementation of the project covers 88 hectares signified by at least 54 beneficiaries.

Earlier, lawyer Raul Vi l l a n u e v a , P h i l s a g a p r e s i d e n t a n d E n g r.

Ferdinand Cortez, Philsaga resident manager, signed the agreement with Rodging Re yes, CAMMPACAM chairman, which formally marked the partnership for the reforestation project.

The project forms significant part of the national government “National Greening Program” implemented by the Depar tment of Environment and Natural Resources. NGP is a presidential mandate to all government agencies and the private sector t o u n d e r t a ke m a s s ive reforestation to denuded forest lands in the country.

Even before NGP was implemented, Philsaga has already rehabilitated

CAMMPACAM beneficiaries received the initial P5,000 per hectare mobilization fund for the reforestation project.

some 333 hectares of lands through reforestation and natural regeneration.

Philsaga has allocated P3.65 million for Ka lingayan watershe d

rehabilitation project with a thrust for environmental protection, productivity

enhancement and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

TANDAG City - Surigao del Sur Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Provincial Director P/SSupt. Narciso Verdadero has reiterated his order to all lower units to put up tough security measures following the yet fresh “Properidad” incident in Agusan del Sur where the New

People’s Army (NPA) rebels pulled another major, but botched attack on Tuesday in Caraga, the second in a row, in just a span of five days.

This time, 18 have been killed, 13 body counts belong to the rebel groups; the rest are from government allies

and forces, according to Army 401st Brigade Commander Col. Gregory Cayetano.

Meanwhile, Verdadero said that all city and municipal police stations in his area of responsibility (AOR) have already been in full alert status before the rebels even launched their first attack in Alegria town, Surigao del Norte on July 10.

During that incident, three NPA rebels have been reportedly killed; two were hurt on the PNP side, however, four have been held captive but no word has yet been out as to their whereabouts.

With the current situation, the provincial chief PNP stressed that his office has already used “insertions” referring to the deployment of augmentation forces.

He likewise admitted that the move is in anticipation of possible attacks by enemy forces due to the increased rebel sightings in the province.

Verdadero stressed that the conduct of checkand chokepoints has also been intensified in order to ensure maintenance of peace and order. (NGBT/ Greg Tataro Jr., Radyo ng Bayan/PIA Surigao del Sur)

SurSur PNP chief reiterates order for “tough” security

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Alexander Lucas of Napat of Panay, Ozamiz City.

He used to work as a driver in a taxi company but didn't earn enough to pay daughter’s schooling. In 2010 he contacted the Gata Daku cooperative in Clarin who offered a microloan to buy his own motorcycle-taxi. Since the he worked as a self-employed motorcycletaxi operator. Starts working at 5:30 am every morning. Now he has enough money to support his family .

Binahon Agroforestry Farm (BAFF)

is a model upland farm that practices sustainable ecological agriculture. On the farm one can learn and experience the application of different farming systems for the purpose of production as well as conservation.

It is located at the foot of Mt Dulang-dulang where you can learn and relax midst the lush beauty of nature. It is where you can witness how nature, agriculture and production are in a harmonious balance.

In the farm. agriculture and production are in harmonious balance. Everything on the farm has its specific role and all elements are interconnected.

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Yulo Ty

Fidela E. Tudtod

A micro-entrepreneur from Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon won the search for 2010 National SIPAG (Sustainable Income for People in the Agrarian Grassroots) of the National Livelihood Development Corporation, the Bukidnon Cooperative Bank (BCB) announced.

Tudtod demonstrated remarkable experience as a small entrepreneur who has expanded her business. She started as a cashier of the town’s RMN Quiño Enterprises. She served the company for six years.

Her husband was content on earning a fixed income as employee but Tudtod wanted to work harder to have their own business. She quit her job to start a corn farm and later opened a sari-sari store.

While farming and running the store, she engaged in the buy and sell business, offering ready to wear (RTW) items to office employees.

Yulo Ty is of Chinese descent. Yulo was orphaned by his father very early in life.

He was a sweepstakes ticket seller. Worked with Fortune Tobacco Corporation. Yulo worked and dedicated his life to the service for 14 years, without absence!.

Went to Cagayan de Oro, and started driving his own taxi. Later hewas able to acquire several units of taxicabs. His itch for travelling gave him an idea to start a travelling supply business selling all kinds of items that would fit in his truck.

He sold spare parts, office supplies and equipment, hardware, construction materials, various home and kitchen items.

That started his own GTY MKTG. & GENERAL SUPPLIES company. He got transactions with government offices, private businesses and individual stores and is now earning much for him.

For Yulo Ty, its perseverance, hardwork and innovation, humility and good p.r. relations with people, and a will to survive even in the midst of hopelessness. He also lived a simple and non-extravagant

N Hotel is located along Kauswagan Highway in Cagayan de Oro. Its modern design, great comfort and gracious service, makes one feel completely at home. Convenience and relaxation is synonymous to N Hotel.

It has 65 guest rooms, three (3) suites and three (3) family rooms, all spacious and comfortable. Deluxe rooms and suites have bathtubs. It has balconies overlooking the pool area.

Its restaurant has both indoor and outdoor seating. It is stylish and modern with a varied menu for both western and Asian diets.

The hotel is like an upscale standard Philippine resort.

MGM MOUNTAIN SPRING RESORT

Dologon, Maramag, Bukidnon

In 1989, construction for a small pool was started in a compound in Dologon for use of families inside the area.

Though not the first spring resort of its kind, word spread about a pool in Dologon, Maramag, Bukidnon. Due to the urging of friends, what was initially made for the families within the compound was turned and developed into a full service resort.

In April 22, 1990, MGM Mountain Resort was formally opened. Though slowly but continuously, the Resort was developed and different facilities were added to cater to the different needs of its guests. In 2003, a second area consisting of two kiddie pools and an odd-shaped pool were opened to the Resort’s guests, bringing to 5 the total number of pools in the place.

Today, the Resort takes pride in providing a place where family and friends can relax, unwind, have fun and spend quality time with one another.

Waig Crystal Spring Resort, Maramag, Bukidnon

life.

HOUSING & REALTY Johndorf Ventures Corporation is a wholly-owned Filipino company engaged in the designing and developing of various residential communities.

It was established in Iligan City by the Lim Family in the year 1986.

Johndorf delivers strict standards of workmanship and high quality residences, providing reasonable housing facilities for better living.

It has successfully completed the development of more than 20 subdivisions, which are now existing

The Royal Mandaya Hotel is a premier hotel located in the heart of downtown Davao City, and is close to business and commercial establishments, shopping malls and entertainment areas.

It is a luxurious 3-star property set in a prime location in the centre of Davao. Local tourist attractions such as People’s Park, San Pedro Cathedral and Monument of Peace and Unity are not far from the hotel. Also easily within reach are Davao Museum, Gaisano Mall and NCCC Mall of Davao.

The Hotel has its humble beginnings in 1992 with only 20 rooms. It was built by Colonel Emilio D. Escandor as an expression of love for his wife Violeta. With the hotel’s ever growing clientele, Escandor built a bigger facility. Thus, in September 8, 1998, The Royal Mandaya Hotel came in to existence.

communities.

Johndorf Ventures Corporation has become one of the leading mass housing developer in Northern Mindanao making it a partner in Mindanao development and nation building. Its Vision is to be known as the leading provider of decent and affordable housing in the country.

To have a sound corporate milieu that illustrates dynamic, knowledge-driven, and proficient employees who are committed in attaining satisfaction for its clientele.

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Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao’ The Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao is every guests gateway to the diverse, colorful and rich cultural heritage of Davao City. Discover the rich cultural heritage of Davao which stems from the different groups and tribes that populated the area throughout its history.

The artworks in the hotel lobby is showcase OF pieces of artifacts featuring the various objects of art from the different tribes and historical periods. These range from tribal handicrafts, instruments, pottery, jars and vases. Most of the sculptures and carvings dated from the ancient times.

WAIG CRYSTAL is a spring resort in Dologon, Maramag, Bukidnon with 3.6 hectares land area. You can take a ride in their cable cars and feel the rush of your adrenalin on the spiral slides. After the exciting rides you can also cool down into their pool which is chlorine free and is located below the magnificent waterfalls that flows from the natural source.

The venue is very suitable for gatherings, personal and corporate functions because they have a fully equipped conference halls and a very good accommodation. The memories and surprises will definitely last much than the time you have stayed in WAIG CRYSTAL SPRING Resort.

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We deserve the govt we vote into office CAGAYAN de Oro City––It’s a truism in a democracy that the people deserve the government they get. It means that in our case, if we don’t like our government, it’s just too bad—because it’s what we deserve!

After all, we are the ones who established it in 2010 with our votes. We elected PNoy and his team. Well, maybe not us, but his team won most of the votes. Even if we voted for another team, they won, so we’re stuck with them till 2016.

Because they won, we delegated to them the power and authority to recruit and appoint the functionaries that take charge of the bureaucracy. So if we don’t like the way they run things, it’s too bad again, because that’s the way democracy works.

As for congress, we also elected the people who became our congressmen and senators. And we pay the law enforcers with our taxes.

Thus, if we’re unhappy with them, it means we made the wrong choices. Or we didn’t have enough sense to vote for or campaign harder for better people. So we end up with officials who make us unhappy. ***** We ought to learn a lesson from this. One is to select candidates more acceptable to us—and not rely on traditional politicians, trapos, to do the selection for us.

Doing so creates a situation where big trapos with bigger ambitions get selected, then commit grand corruption.

Meanwhile, unhappy though we are, we have no

Worm’s Eyeview Manny Valdehuesa cause to complain. We chose them, or we let others do the choosing, so we deserve them!

It’s sad to realize that other Filipinos cause our society to get stuck with undeserving politicians. We deserve better. We don’t deserve trapos who wallow in the morass of corruption and impunity, dragging our society down.

We should confront this problem. We should learn to keep away dishonest, hypocritical, or mediocre people who mislead instead of guide us onto the path of righteousness and good governance.

We can do better. We just have to learn our lessons. ***** If we choose well, we would have an honorable, efficient, and reliable set of government officials. Unless and until we do, we deserve to be badly governed.

The idea about holding elections is to affirm the principle enshrined in our Constitution that “sovereignty (political power) resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.” Article II, Section 1.

But it seems this principle is misunderstood or ignored.

It has not seeped into our society’s consciousness. It is ignored, substituted with stupid ideas like letting the

money of trapos decide the outcome of elections.

Take the senators who won during the 2010 elections. They spent fifty or more million pesos to win the votes they needed. It was money that made them senators, not ideas, programs, or statesmanship.

Those who voted for them should now be asking about the value of their services to our society. Are they living up to the honor and the privileges bestowed on them by our nation? Is there any statesman among them? ***** Next time, be choosy.

Be sure the candidates you choose are a cut above the norms we usually apply to good men and women.

To be a good man or woman is not enough; this applies to everyone. To be honest and well-behaved is the minimum expectation in a human being.

But to choose a lawmaker, and certainly a president, what to seek is exemplary character, vision, ideals. And there must be uncommon dedication to the common good—committed to good government, to social justice, with a strong sense of integrity. In other words, a leader and role model for

everyone, not just to some, or to his barkada.

At the least, there must an uncommon commitment to serve, a strong conviction to uphold the rule of law, and dedication to duty. In other words, morally decent and fastidious as well as intelligent and responsible. ***** It is wrong to resign one’s self to the corrupt political culture spawned by the trapos; they are people with dubious attitudes and eroded values.

Be clear about what’s proper for our society, what’s good or bad governance, and what’s honorable public service. Then seek suitable personalities who meet the criteria and work for their candidacy.

It does no good to encourage self-styled politicians who think of freedom as taking liberties with whatever they can get away with. As long as they think that way, so long will corruption persist.

And as long as we vote such people to office, so long will the corrupt culture endure.

Learn to be discriminating!

Be choosy! Because you get the government you deserve!

••• Manny is former UNESCO regional director for AsiaPacific; secretary-general, Southeast Asian Publishers Association; director, development academy of Philippines; vice chair, Local Government Academy;member, Cory Government’s Peace Panel, and PPI-UNICEF awardee for outstanding columnist. valdehuesa@ gmail.com

Daily Inspiration Let Me Help How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? (NLT) -Matthew 7:4

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Often we like to tell other people what to do and how to do it as if we know everything. We exaggerate our experience or our knowledge to get someone to straighten up. However, we cannot control others. The one thing we can control is ourselves.

When we examine ourselves, we find the issue our friend struggles with is the same issue we ourselves struggle with. Rather than pointing out the fault with our friends, lets take a deep look at ourselves to see what is the heart of the issue. Then we can truly make a difference in ourselves.

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AMBOANGA CITY – The local government has activated a monitoring team to ensure the completion of all city-funded infrastructure projects.

Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said the activation of the monitoring team is to prevent contractors from abandoning the implementation of the projects after collecting the mobilization fund.

Salazar said the monitoring team comprises of personnel from the different government offices such as the City Mayor’s Office, City Engineer’s Office, City Treasurer and others.

“That means there is a team that goes around and tries to evaluate all of the projects and then they inform us what needs to be done, what are the legal impediments so it can be corrected so that the projects will be (fully) implemented,” Salazar said.

She said that under the existing law the city government is required to release the mobilization fund

to the contractor before the actual implementation of the project.

The mobilization fund is 15 percent of the total cost of a particular project.

Its purpose is to enable the contractor to mobilize equipment machineries and workers to start the implementation of the project.

However, it has been noted there were infrastructure projects that were abandoned and left unfinished after the contractor collected the mobilization fund.

Salazar did not present the list of abandoned projects except in saying “a lot of projects are not completed because the Bayog MDRRMO conducts earthquake drill in schools in observance of National Disaster Consciousness Month this contractors just get the month, the MDRRMO of Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur conducts a series of earthquake drills in selected elementary (PIA-9) mobilization fund and then and high schools in Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur. they disappear.”

Meanwhile, Salazar said sanctions will be slapped on contractors that abandon the implementation of projects in this city.

She said among the sanctions is to blacklist ZAMBOANGA CITY - The sar Climaco Freedom Park “The first objective is to City chapter. the erring contractor. (min- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipi- in Mount Abong-Abong, get the money back, particuHe said the program danews) nas (BSP) will hold a tree Pasonanca, this city. larly of lower denomination is now on its second year.

Buenaflor said it was coins, into circulation and He recalled that they have planting activity dubbed as “Coins for Trees 2014” in a dubbed “Coins for Trees second is to plant trees planted 300 tree seedlings bid to encourage circulation 2014” since each of the for the future generation,” last year. (PNA) of coins and at the same time participants will have to Buenaflor said. protect the environment. pay P50 for each tree she He said they are targetBSP Economic and Fi- or he will plant. ing to plant this year a total Buenaflor said the P50 of 300 trees of hard wood nancial Learning Center head Hermogenes Buenaflor payment should be in coins species such as Narra and said Thursday the tree plant- of different denominations Mahogany. ing activity is scheduled to ranging from P10, P5, P1, He said the proceeds of be held on Saturday at the and .25, .10, .05, and 1 cen- the tree planting activity will BSP’s mini-forest at the Ce- tavos. go to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Zamboanga

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Davao City to restore“Little Tokyo” heritage site

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AVAO CITY - City Councilor Rachel Z ozobrado s aid the restoration of Barangay Mintal as a modern day “Little Tokyo” is long overdue considering that it has been declared by the Sangguniang Panlungsod as a heritage site some five years ago.

“Mintal was already known as Little Tokyo during World War II so the locals are very excited about the move of the City Tourism Office to push for the restoration and development of Mintal,” Zozobrado said.

Mintal was declared a heritage site by the City Council when Zozobrado was still chairperson of the Committee on International Relations. The plan then was to construct a Japanesetheme park in the area right beside the Mintal Gym but Bike Mechanic - Joey Jemar installs spokes into a wheelset at his shop in Buhangin, Davao City on Wednesday it never materialized.

(16 July 2014). Jemar earns P160 for a pair of mountain bike wheelset.

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The plan of restoring Mintal as a destination site in Davao City not only for Japanese but also for local and other foreign tourists, has raised hope among the residents after City Tourism Officer Lisette Marques pushed the proposal to the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (Tieza) for funding.

“There are many Japanese graves in the area so it has often been visited by relatives,” Zozobrado said.

However, she added, most of the sites have not been properly maintained and require some enhancement to make it stand out as a tourist attraction, she added.

Zozobrado, who hails from Mintal, said developing Mintal as a featured tourism site will be beneficial for the area since it will encourage its development. There are many areas that tourists See heritage, page 11

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ISLANDS SOUVENIRS introduces I HEART CDO campaign in special launch event at Centrio Mall

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his July 19, Islands Souvenirs launches ‘I Heart CDO’ campaign together with the new store at Centrio Mall. The second store in just two months with more underway, Islands Souvenirs’ new campaign focuses on promoting CDO and its tourism.

The launch event kicks off with a special Fashion Show that will put the brand’s bestselling shirts under the spotlight. The show features the city’s hottest models dressed in different Islands Souvenirs shirts and looks from casual to glam, sports to street and everything in between. More than just an ordinary souvenir shirt, the brand’s ‘I Heart’ line is also a fashion statement that gives the wearer the opportunity to show their pride and love for CDO. The shirts’ different colours and graphics can be mixed, matched, customised and personalised to suit different lifestyles and personalities.

The Fashion Show and Launch Event will be capped off with the introduction of Islands Souvenirs ‘I Heart CDO’ Brand Ambassadors.

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Kagay-anons strut their stuff on the catwalk and express their pride and love for Cagayan de Oro. “The ‘I Heart’ campaign focuses on love and pride of place. Cagayan de Oro is a great tourist destination with different kinds of attractions, adventures, places, flavors and colors that Kagayan-ons can be proud to call their very own. The campaign gives tourists and visitors more compelling reasons to visit, taste, experience and enjoy the best of CDO,” says Jay Aldeguer Founder and CEO of The Islands Group.

The ‘I Heart CDO’ campaign features proud Kagay-anons, local CDO personalities from different walks of life including Irene Aserios, Joji Ferrer, Nicole Abas-Datayan, Chingkee Te, Gil Macaibay III, Maxine Monasterio, Desiree Lim, Jeminah Ferrer, Kyle Jennermann, Nadine Legaspi, Awi Chaves, Francis Velasquez and RB Banaag. Get to know your ‘I Heart CDO’ Brand Ambassadors better at the I Heart Cagayan De Oro Fashion Show. Don’t miss out on this exciting event!

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visit here after they pay respects to the graves of their Japanese relatives, she said, adding that the plan would open Mintal as one of the tourist attractions in the city.

Marques earlier said they have already submitted the old map of the proposed Little Tokyo area which shows the sites of the ruins and markers, as well as the new map which shows its present status.

However, Marques was concerned that the restoration plan might encounter delays considering the 20 informal settlers in the heritage site. (PNA)

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de Oro in 1998. Shortly thereafter, he organized a City Hall seal contest. None of the entries was declared a winner. Instead, Emano made his own seal.

HCA is a multi-sectoral group that campaigns for the preservation and promotion of Cagayan de Oro historical and archological sites (http://heritage.elizaga. net/about_hca.html).

On January 5, 2012, Dr. Antonio J. Montalvan II, another HCA official, wrote in Facebook: “To begin with, it was wrong for him to redesign the city seal. By law, only the National Historical Commission of the Philippines has the authority to design official government seals. The NHCP has a special division for that, the Heraldry Section. I was a member of the City Historical Commission when he undertook the change. I was against it. Your narration is correct: he discarded all entries and made his own design. That is the city seal that he now uses. It is, at best, an illegal seal.”

Montalvan II is a Mindanao anthropologist and ethnohistorian on Mindanao Studies who has been published on Mindanao history and culture in academic journals and is the authot of “A Cagayan de Oro Ethnohistory Reader” which is used as a textbook by some of the city’s elementary schools.

The former seal was adopted by the past admistration when the city council passed Ordinance No. 7168-2000 “An Ordinance Adopting the new official seal of The City of Cagayan de Oro and for other purposes which was approved on the first reading on January 25, 2000 and passed on February 1, 2000 under motion no. 7556-2000 and took effect fifteen days following its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

Those who voted in its favor were councilors President Elipe, Michelle Tagarda, Alvin Calingin, Noel Beja, Jose Benjamin Benaldo, Maryanne Fillarica C. Enteria, Annie Y. Daba, Edgar Cabanlas and Juan Sia. Councilor Celestino

Ocio III abstained while Councilor Alfonso Goking The session was chaired by the late John Elizaga who was vice mayor and subsequently signed by Vicente Emano as mayor.

However, according to the news release issued by Atty. Raagas, Dr. Maria Serena I. Diokno, chair of the National Historical Commisison, informed Mayor Moreno through a letter dated 18 November 2013, that “the corporate seal of Cagayan de Oro has not been properly registered with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.”

Dr. Diokno informed Mayor Moreno that this was a violation of Dept. of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular No, 92-30 (Policy Guidelines on the Creation, Modification, Change and Registration of Corporate Seals of Local Government Units).

This memorandum stipulates “that creation, modification, change of corporate seal shall undergo four (4) phases: Designing; Review; Approval and Registration before such seal becomes an official instrument for public use or purpose.”

In his executive order, Mayor Moreno declared: “Whereas, considering the creation and adoption of the current seal of the City of Cagayan de Oro failed to fully comply with the guidelines laid down by Memorandum Circular No. 92-93, the same failed to become and cannot be considered as the official corporate seal of the City of Cagayan de Oro. Thus, there is a need to discountinue the use of the current seal and revert back to the use of the June 24, 1990 Seal as the Official Seal of the City of Cagayan de Oro.” However, Montalvan recently told this writer that the 1990 seal does not also have the approval of the NHCP either.

“I was at NHCP and it was I who asked Maris Diokno for her official opinion, with she subsequently wrote in an official letter to Moreno thereafter. The NHCP showed me the only approved seal for Cagayan de Oro which was the 1950 seal. Hence, for all intents and purposes, even the 1990 seal is illegal. The only recourse at this time is to revert back to the 1950 seal; or to develop a new city seal that passes through the legally prescribed process, e.g. submit it to the NHCP Heraldry Division for approval.”

“Also FYI, the Raagas order came after Save CdO Now wrote a position letter to the Moreno informing him of the illegality of the Emano seal and that only the 1950 seal has the NHCP approval. To put his revocation of the Emano seal into context, this must be mentioned.”

Raagas clarified that there is no “Raagas order” to speak of. “The EO was

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issued by Mayor Moreno Moreno with the draft reviewed by the City Legal Office before he signed and issued it.”

“DILG Memo Circular 92-30 outlining the guidelines for the formulation/ design and approval of official seals of government agencies including LGUs was issued pursuant to and in implementation of Republic Act No. 8491 - Flag and Heraldic Code of the Phils,” Raagas clarified further. But DILG MC 92-30 was issued after the 1990 seal was approved (actually just a modification of the 1976 CdO seal with the words “City of Golden Friendship” in place of the words “Official Seal”).

Hence, the 1990 and 1976 seals were not covered

by RA 8491 and DILG MC 92-30 and were therefore presumed and deemed duly approved as the subsequent and duly approved and adopted official seals of CdO. Notwithstanding this, Raagas said the NHCP subsequently concurred in a letter to Moreno dated 26 May 2014 and signed by Ludovico D. Badoy, Executive Director III that “The Commission hereby concurs with the 1990 seal as the official seal of the city of Cagayan de Oro, considering that it represents the visions and ideals of its people.” https://ssl.gstatic.com/ ui/v1/icons/mail/images/ cleardot.gifThe 1990 Seal – which is almost a replica of the June 7, 1976 seal (Ordinance No. 85 Series of 1976) except that the words “Official Seal” were replaced with the word “Philippines” through Ordinance No. 280 on Sept. 24, 1990- contained the words “City of Cagayan de Oro” over a core visual field with the following symbols: two laurel leaves with 80 green leaves, representing the city’s 80 barangays; and the colors of the Philippine flag as background to a golden shield, representing the city’s committment to nation-building.

On the shield are representations of an industrial mill emitting smoke symbolizing the industrial character of the city’s economy; a bridge; an airplane, indicating the city has an airport; an ocean liner, signifying that the city is a port of entry and is considered the gateway to Mindanao; coconuts and pineapples, characterizing the two main agricultural products of the city; ceramics, depicting the flourishing of this homegrown industry; mining tools and products, announcing that the city has rich mineral resources; a torch of knownledge, announcing that the city is an educational center; and a tambuli pouring money, showing that progress and prosperity may be pursued through the wise management of the city’s resources.

Fina l ly, t he s e a l is clinched by a golden slash underneath, with the words “City of Golden Friendship.”

Before the 1976 seal, the City Government of Cagay-

an de Oro used the first city seal. Created under Republic Act No. 521 on June 15, 1950, Cagayan de Oro City used a seal which had the following elements: coconut and pineapple, representing the city’s two known and main export products; cornocopia, signifying the non-extravagance and thrift of its people (the older inhabitants of the place used the cornocopia as a piggy bank); three stars, echoing the Philippine archipelago in the Philippine flag; and two Spanish galleons, indicating that the city has engaged in trade during and even before the Spanish colonial regime. This original seal also bannered the words “City of Cagayan de Oro” and “Official Seal.”

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Senate President Franklin Drilon, the festival’s keynote speaker, and Surallah Mayor Antonio Bendita acted as witnesses.

Under the agreement, the DOH will fully assume the administration and management of the hospital as well as its expansion and development.

The DOH will officially rename the facility from the current Upper Valley Community Hospital into Surallah Municipal Hospital.

Ona said the agency will introduce several reforms that will make the hospital’s operations “a partnership between the national government, local government units and the private sector.”

Since the facility will be developed into a regional hospital or medical center, he said its development will include the participation of stakeholders of Region 12.

Also known as Soccsksargen, the region comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.

“The hospital will be

operating under a corporate setup that will be spearheaded by the national government, through the DOH, but local stakeholders will have a role in how it will be run,” Ona said.

The DOH chief said they decided to pursue the conversion of the Surallah hospital into a regional medical center to bring quality and affordable health services to residents in the greater part of Region 12.

DOH Region 12 presently operates two regional hospitals in Cotabato City but they mainly cater to residents of the area and Maguindanao province, which is part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

“Once realized, residents in this part of the region will no longer need to travel to as far as Davao City just to get quality medical care and treatment,” Ona added.

As part of the MOA signing, Gov. Fuentes said the DOH has signified to invest around P500 million for the operationalization, expansion and further development of the hospital.

She said the DOH-12 has included in its proposed budget for 2015 the funding support for the staffing requirement of at least 347 hospital workers.

The provincial hospital annex sits on a five-hectare property beside the national highway in Barangay Dajay in Surallah that was donated by the municipal government.

The construction of the facility was completed late last year but its opening was put on hold by the provincial government due to funding problems.

The project’s first phase, which was funded by a P25million grant from diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation, was initially completed in June last year.

The second phase was funded by a P28-million grant from the DOH’s health facilities enhancement program. (MindaNews)

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Soul Special Gospel of the day: Matthew 9:18-266-While he spoke these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his disciples.

And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but slept. And they laughed him to scorn.

But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land: The main focus of this gospel is the “healing grace of Jesus” by curing the sickly woman and the dead child. This is all about “physical diseases” and physical death that refers to our human hood. Take note, in Ecclesiastes12:7-9-we are composed of two equal parts, body and soul. The truth is, we are particular of “external disease and physical death,” but we never mind of our “spiritual disease and spiritual death.” Printing paid by: Neneth - Bobong Balino- Dr. Edith, PhDTony Jordan - CDO. St. Peter Calungsod, pray for us! #0928414949009266607505: Question – Prayer request: Please follow me “WORD ON FIRE” on CCTN channel 12-CDO @ 10 PM- Mondays and Tuesday @ 3:30 PM. God loves you!!!

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