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(L-R) SM City Cagayan de Oro mall manager Clara Elizaga, HR manager Ruby Saño, BWM Group of Companies publisher Dante Sudaria, Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas, public relations manager Ivy Guantero and The SM Store assistant branch manager Ingrid Viado poses at Santa’s Toy Shop.
holds Christmas launch Story and Photos by MARK FRANCISCO Assistant Lifestyle Editor
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M City Cagayan de Oro held its Christmas launch for this year last Saturday, unveiling its Yuletide tableau for shoppers to marvel at and have their pictures taken with Santa. The tableau aptly called Santa’s Toy Shop has another purpose that will surely delight shoppers. According to mall manager Clara Elizaga, shoppers who will bring out their phones, take a selfie or a photo with family and friends at Santa’s Toy Shop and post them online with the accompanying hashtag #MerrySMChristmas will have chance to receive awesome goodies. But be creative since SM will only hand out the perks to th4e most
awesome photos! During the unveiling of Santa’s Toy Shop, Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas churned out a traditional Christmas hit accompanied by pianist David Alba. He then went on praising SM for “really helping a lot” in the development of Cagayan de Oro. Forty lucky children from Xavier Ecoville received gifts from Santa in this occasion. At the same time, SM City Cagayan de Oro is selling SM Bears of Joy. For only P200, you have one of those cute bears to keep while another will be donated to Balay Canossa here in Cagaya de Oro City. SM Supermalls is likewise happy to announce that they turned over last
Saturday 200 new homes in Bogo, Cebu for Yolanda survivors under the SM Cares Housing Project. All of these impressed Acenas. “SM has indeed exemplified the spirit of giving. Give it, share it and it will cme back to you,” the vice mayor quipped. During the event, guests were entertained by performances from the UCCP Children’s Choir, Liceo de Cagayan Univeristy College of Music
A ballet presentation
and Xavier Stage. But wait there’s more. Elizaga vowed that SM City Cagayan de Oro will present many surpising entertainment numbers for the whole months of November and December such as a children’s chorale, grand Christmas parade, brass marching bands and a grand symphony orchestra. So what are you waiting for? Have a merry Christmas shopping at SM City Cagayan de Oro!
Santa’s Toy Shop
Beneficiaries from Xavier Ecoville
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GOD You can never give what you do not receive. How can you give forgiveness, if you have not received forgiveness yourself. You must settle the score with God. You must humble yourself and come to God with all honesty and humility, how you messed up your life and you need help that only God can offer. Kailangan mo lang magpakatotoo na hindi mo kakayanin na harapin ang pagsubok na ito na walang tulong ng Panginoon. Only God can give you a fresh start. FORGIVE YOURSELF Ang pagpapatawad ay isang CHOICE na nangangailang ng tapang at lakas, at ito ay nagbibigay sa atin ng panibagong pagkakataon upang maging isang OVERCOMER kaysa sa nagiging BIKTIMA ng ating sariling pag-kakamali sa buhay. Kung hindi mo patawarin ang iyong sarili ng mga nakaraang mga kasalanan, ito ay isang anyo ng pagmamalaki or pride. If you can find the grace to forgive others, how come you cannot forgive yourself. Come on think about it, kung ang Diyos nga napatawad ka nga, sino ka ba na pwedeng magmalaki at hindi mo kayang patawarin ang iyong sarili. That is the reason why there is a saying, “It maybe impossible to man but it is possible to God.” Kapatid, panahon na patawarin mo ang iyong sarili. It is time to move on! You have wasted so much time living in pain, torment, confusion, guilt and shame. Now it is time for you to set yourself FREE! THINK. REFLECT. APPLY. Are your ready to move on? Are you ready to make amends with others? Are you ready to ask God for forgiveness? Are you ready to forgive yourself?
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Ecoville mothers at the frontline
“We will use the MONEY to provide more skills trainings, production equipment and financial literacy trainings for the sewing enterprise of Xavier Ecoville. These will hopefully enhance the quality of the bags,” Guantero answered when asked about their plans on the grant. SKETCH aims to provide livelihood opportunities for the families affected by Typhoon Sendong in December 2011. They tapped a group of 30 mothers from the XE community for the production of the recyclable bags. These women have been paid for each bag that they produce. Thus,
more bags would mean more income for them. “We chose to help Xavier Ecoville community because, like the Ecoville residents, two of our group mates are also Sendong survivors. The Xavier Ecoville community is also close to our hearts,” said Anne Sebastian, the partner of Guantero in the camp. XE is a resettlement community for the Tropical Storm Sendong survivors located at Barangay Lumbia, located 60 kilometers away from the city proper. “We wanted to help the society and the community,” Guantero added. They also admitted that they drew their inspiration from Arsenio Sebastian, Ann’s grandfather who takes his active involvement as the livelihood development consultant of the Xavier Ecoville Project.
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The Changemaker camp was initiated by the British Council, an international organization for educational opportunities and cultural relation, in partnership with the Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF), a staunch supporter of social entrepreneurship. SKETCH bags started as a feasibility study requirement for their course. The bags were made from katsa cloth. They were then chosen by School of Business and Management to represent XU in the camp. Currently, SKETCH bags has already produced and marketed a total of 47O bags. They are targeting to sell 900 bags by the end of this year. They will be distrib-
uting the bags to various organizations and companies. They are hoping that through their efforts the sewing enterprise will be sustained and there will be a bigger market for the bags. The other members of the SKETCH bags feasibility study group who were not able to join the camp due to the limited number of participants were Raymond Sabio, Lichelle Salgados, Ted Povadora, Ian Son and Mark Amper. Other social enterprises from XU were Knots and Woods, another FS group who produced shoes made out of abaca fiber, and ROOFosition of the XEP which was aimed at developing a technology for urban gardening and maximizing the spaces on the roofs. PR
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Building the longest music playlist WHEN local music stations tend to level down with the masses and lose their dignity by rotating baduy and old tracks, you don’t have any other recourse but to build your own music playlist. Over the years, technology has gone up rapidly allowing people to have their own music playlist beyond their iPod or phone platforms. My very first downloads started in 2006. It was the time when my good chum Jigger Jerusalem’s column The Beat was at its peak. I was one of the avid followers of his indie music reviews. It was also the time when
LAUNCHcast was the most favored online radio, replacing annoying FM stations which churn out lewd dramatized segments and other trash talk in between commercials and bubblegum pop. But LAUNCHCcast’s custom stations needed to be refreshed and updated every now and then that I decided to download mp3 files to my hard drive in my personal computer at home. From a humble collection of more than a dozen songs (Danko’s First Date, Shawn Colvin’s When You Know, Natalie’s Where Are You, etc.), my playlist now totals 31.9GB
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of 6,599 tracks and counting in one single folder! I may well be qualified to hold a Guinness for the longest audio playlist set in a personal computer! How have I reached that mind-numbing number? Each week, singles are released both here and in the United States and I try to download all of them. So how do I track the latest released singles? I go to the countdown page of Magic 89.3’s website, then on to the website of Myx to Billboard and lastly to BBC Music. How do I download songs? I simply search the song on YouTube, copy the URL
of the link and paste it on a YouTube mp3 converter and voila! I got the download! I may not know how to dance or sing, I may not know how to play the piano or guitar, heck I may not know how to read a note but I love music. Every time I’m online at home, the music player is always on shuffle. So you’ll have an idea how diverse my musical tastes are, here’s a rundown of my music tracks at random: 1. Upuan – Gloc-9 2. Nothing Really Matters – David Guetta feat. Will.i.am 3. Let’s Wait A While –
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CROSSWORD puzzle across 1. Damp 4. Tiresome 10. Ballot caster 12. Fish eggs 13. Gladdened 15. Cheerful 16. Mannequin 17. _de coco 18. Lifetime 19. Depart 22. _Mans 23. Substantial 24. Pronoun 25. Love for the arts 26. Movie director Alejandre 27. Without 28. European river 30. Of the common people
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18) - Your creative side is fully engaged today -- even if it’s felt like it’s been dormant for years. You may dust off your old painting supplies or find a new creative muse to lead you astray. PISCES (February 19 – March 20) - Take care today -- our energy is a bit out of sync with the rest of the world, and that can manifest itself in all sorts of minor problems. If you take care, though, you can sidestep them and have fun doing it!
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GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) - Your communication with friends and family is heightened, so now is the time to make amends or solidify bonds with those who are most important to you. Try to have fun while you’re at it!
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13. Pompeii – Bastille My latest downloads? Open Wide – Calvin Harris; Iyong Araw – Chicosci; Welcome to New York – Taylor Swift; Beg for It – Iggy Azalea; Lips are Movin – Meghan Trainor; Dangerous – David Guetta
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Special Gospel of the day: Luke7:11Yesterday’s Answer 17(November10, 2014-Monday) Luke 7:11-17- now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare [him] stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began 23. Carnivorous mam- to speak. And he delivered him to his mal mother. And there 24. Dwindle came a fear on all: 25. Manservant 26. Race participant and they glorified 27. Jus_ God, saying, that 29. Gigantic a great prophet is 30. Cooling device risen up among us; 31. Shack and, That God hath 33. Two (prefix) visited his people. And this rumor of him went forth throughYesterday’s out all Judaea, and Answer throughout the region round about: This is the “scenario of truth after death” that there is a “resurrection” in the second
ARIES (March 21 – April 19) - It’s time to accelerate! Your energy is pretty good, but the best way to make the most of it is to push yourself to try something totally new and outrageous. Go fast and see where you end up. TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) - Your characteristic caution slips away from you -- not that you mind! It’s a good time for you to step back a bit and try something totally new. You’ve got a free pass to go a little crazy!
Sofia (a bossa nova artist) 4. Telling the World – Taio Cruz 5. A World Without Love – Heritage Singers 6. You and I – John Legend 7. New Girl – Third Eye Blind 8. Why Ask Why – Kaskade 9. Gugma – DJ Red 10. The Mummers’ Dance – Loreena McKennitt (I distinctly enjoy this track that appeared in the OST of the 1995 thriller The Last Seduction) 11. Maggie May – Rod Stewart 12. Connected – Sara Paxton
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life. In Corinthian 15:35-56- this is the details of the resurrection of the dead and we must hope for this “gift” of life. The “souls in heaven will come down here on earth at the end and unite again with the dust, and this will become a “glorified body.” In John11:3844-Lazaro “rose from the dead” because of the “power of Jesus.” Printing paid by: Neneth - Bobong Balino- Dr. Edith, PhD- Tony Jordan - CDO. St. Peter Calungsod, pray for us! #0928414949009279551247: Question – Prayer request: Please follow me “WORD ON FIRE” on CCTN channel 12-CDO @ 10 PMMondays, Tuesday @ 3:30 PM and 2:00 AM Mondays. God loves you!!!
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22) - A minor work problem could spiral out of control into something much bigger and hairier -- so try your best to keep it managed. Get help if you think you need it. Life can get easier. LIBRA (September 23 – October 22) - You’ve got to find someone new who can really understand where you’re coming from. Your energy is terrific, and it could very well be that this turns into a romantic fling -- eventually. SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21) - You shouldn’t rely exclusively on instinct today -- try instead to check over every line item in that budget or bit of fine print in that contract. Get a pro to look it over, if need be!
CANCER (June 22 – July 22) - Everyone else seems to be socializing -- you’d better get on that yourself! It’s a really good time for you to try new things and to make sure that you’ve got what it takes to get ahead. LEO (July 23 – August 22) - Don’t try to go it alone today -- you need to be part of a group, and that’s easier when you’re open-minded. Flexibility is the key to your success right now, though that’s easier said than done.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21) - Your dealings with other people could cause some serious problems today -- so see if you can check yourself beforehand. The good news is that you may be able to shake things up in a good way! CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19) - If you start to get bored today despite being surrounded by people, it could be that you just haven’t run into the right one yet. Keep looking until you spot the one person who seems to be as quiet as you are.
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COC-Phinma grad is No. 7 in Mechanical Engineering licensure exam
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OC-Phinma alumnus Ernest Vincent Rasonable, 21, ranked seventh in the Certified Plant Mechanic Licensure Examination given by the Board of Mechanical Engineering last October 7 to 8. Garnering a score of 92.60, Rasonable soared high among 2,959 other examinees in the country and for that,he was awarded P30,000 by his alma mater in gratitude to his sterling performance in the exam. The rite was held recently at Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive School (Mogchs), which was also his high school mater. During the ceremony held at the school’s covered court, the hundreds of senior students from Mogchs applauded as their beloved
alumnus walked to the stage to receive the award from Engr. Jocel Dimcauta, the dean of the College of Engineering. In his thanksgiving speech, Rasonable said that sheer discipline during the four months of review in Cebu City was the key on why he soared high in the exam. “In a big city like Cebu, wala ko nagpatintal og lulinghayaw. Gani, kas-a ra ko nakasuroy sa mga mall, kato rang first day of review. The rest of the days I dedicated praying, studying, eating and sleeping,” Rasonable said. Rasonable then went on exhorted the Mogchs seniors to follow their heart in choosing the college program they’ll enroll in instead of caving in to the dictates of others “because
if you follow your passion, then you will excel at it.” “Also choose a college that has a track record in churning out topnotchers, a college such as COC-Phinma,” he added to the applause of the crowd, which is also composed of Rasonable’s mentors both during his secondary and tertiary years. Mogchs and COC-Phinma engineering mentors stood side by side and almost tearyeyed as their beloved student talked through his speech. Meanwhile, students in the crowd in hushed whispers encouraged each other to take the entrance exam at COCPhinma when the time comes. No one was happier than Mogchs 4th Year Level chairman Dr. Helen Maasin. “The fruits of our labor here in Mogchs has ripened. Engr. Ernest is living proof that Mogchs indeed produces some of the best citizens in CDO. And what Mogchs has produced, COC-Phinma has sharpened even more,” Maasin said. In her speech, Dimacuta returned the compliment by saying that “Mogchs has already provided you the necessary foundation to make it to college.” This remark catapulted the Mogchs to give their wildest cheers even more. The son of a beer dealer and a real estate agent, Rason-
able was a presidential scholar at COC-Phinma and graduated cum laude last March. His younger sister takes
inspiration from him and is now enrolled at COCPhinma. The other board passers from COC-Phinma were
Engrs. Mavrick Beduya, Ven Leo Brillo, John Cortel, Butch Ebare, Kenneth Orven Estor and Rogimel Salvana.
XU students awarded P100,000 grant by British Council
SKETCH Bags, a social enterprise by BusinessAdministration seniors of Xavier University for the benefit of the Xavier Ecoville community, was awarded a Php100,000 seed grant at the British Council’s I am a Changemaker camp in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on October 25. “It was a great experience. It was overwhelm-
ing,” said Zuein Guantero, the general manager of the SKETCH bags . With this year’s theme “Resiliency, Reconstruction and Recovery,” the I am a Changemaker camp gathered young social entrepreneurs throughout the Philippines in a 7-day ideation camp to wid-
en their knowledge in social entrepreneurship through seminars, trainings and site visits. The five best social enterprises were then bestowed with funding to be used for either the improvement or establish-
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