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TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental--The Bureau of Customs, Collection District 10 (BOC-10), here, has issued a warrant of seizure and detention against a shipment consigned to Starling Trading, consisting supposedly of STC International Axle Tractor and Harley Davidson, among others, contained inside a 1x40 container van, at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), here. BOC-10 acting district collector Atty. Ruby Claudia Alameda issued the warrant after the inspection on the cargo yielded undeclared and illegal shipment other than those declared, including firearms. The Office of Deputy Commissioner Jessie Dellosa of the Intelligence Group issued on January 16, 2016, Alert Order No. A/IG/20151202-175 against the container, which arrived See confiscates, page A11

BALAY MINDANAW AWARDS. Edicio “Tatay Ed” dela Torre, chairman of the Balay Mindanaw Awards Council of judges (standing) explains what the Balay Mindanaw Awards is all about during its launching at the Balay Mindanaw Peace Center. With him are (L-R) Charlito “Kaloy” Manlupig, Balay Mindanaw founder, president and chairman emeritus; Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J., D.D.; and Ariel “Ayi” Hernandez, former executive director of Balay Mindanaw and current president, CEO and chairman of the Bangko sa Balay Foundation, inc. ; Global Mindanaw Polytechnic, Inc.; and Global Mindanaw Agroventures, Inc. Photo by Bong D. Fabe, Contributing Editor

Ledesma: Balay Mindanaw Awards recognizes the ‘pillars of our society government organization (NGO) Balay Mindanaw CAGAYAN de Oro City- Foundation, Inc. (BMFI) -The small development is celebrating its 20th anand peacebuilding non- niversary this year by giving By BONG D. FABE Contributing Editor

due recognition to its partner barangays through the Balay Mindanaw Awards. The Balay Mindanaw See awads, page A11

AnaKalusugan partylist bares legislative plans By MARK FRANCISCO Staffmember

AnaKalusugan which stands for Alagaan Natin Ating Kalusugan and is number 12 on the ballot for this upcoming election’s partylist polls has bared its legislative plans if it snatches a seat or more in the next Congress. Speaking to reporters during a press conference yesterday in Cagayan de Oro City, nominee Irma

Balulot said that the first bill that they will file in Congress will be to make it compulsory for fastfood chains to use coconut oil as ingredient in the products they serve. “Coconut oil is healthy yet cheap. Given the fact that many Filipinos patronize fastfood chains, it is the responsibility of these huge AnaKalusugan partylist nominee Irma Balulot bares her companies to serve them group’s legislative proposals if they win a seat in ConSee plans, page A11

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DAVAO City -- The day took a respite from the usual high temperature from 32° on a gloomy but warm Wednesday morning when Davao City experienced a partial solar eclipse from 7:41 am to 10:22 am. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Admin-

istration (PAGASA)-11 chief meteorologist Gerry Pedrico said the partial solar eclipse in Davao caused the lower temperature starting at 7:41 am with 27-28 degrees; 27-27 degrees at 9:00 am and 28 degrees at 10:00 am. The gloomy atmosphere provided relief to high temperatures experienced by Davaoeños the past days as the country is into the

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summer season, although not yet declared officially by PAGASA. “It is gloomy because the sun is partially covered by the moon,” Pedrico said in an interview. He said that an eclipse normally occurs as the regular cycle of Earth, Sun and the Moon and it is not only now that it happened in Davao. A solar eclipse results when the moon passes di-

rectly between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow over the Earth. It is only possible during the new moon phase, when the dark side of the moon faces the Earth. Pedrico said the total solar eclipse swept Indonesia although it is also visible in other countries.

A total solar eclipse in Indonesia from Sumatra Island in the west to the Spice Islands in the east was reportedly witnessed by about 10,000 foreign tourists and scientists in addition to some 100,000 local tourists. Reports said the eclipse was visible across 12 of the

country’s 34 provinces from about 6:20 a.m. Indonesia is the only country to experience this year’s total solar eclipse. The northern part of Australia and some areas of Southeast Asia were able to view a partial solar eclipse. (PNA) LAP/LILIAN C. MELLEJOR/LDP

DAVAO City -- The City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) reported that two elderly persons died and two children were missing when a fire broke out in Purok 13-B and Purok 21, Manggahan in the heavily populated barangay of 76-A on Tuesday afternoon. City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) assistant department head, Liwayway Caligdong identified the charred bodies as those of Nicanora Isdang, 86 and Hermisa

Doctolero, 76. Both were having physical difficulties to stand without support. Caligdong said two children are still declared missing. As of 10:45 pm Tuesday, the initial list of CSSDO showed there were 55 houses totally damaged and 6 partially burned by the fire with an estimated damage of P8.043 million. Caligdong reported during the AFP-PNP press conference on Wednesday that there are 55 house owners; 14 renters; one sharer; and, three boarders affected. The

total number of families affected reached 70 with total number of dependents of 234. According to Caligdong, the affected families are temporarily sheltered in Kasilak covered court, Purok 21 Manggahan Covered Court, San Isidro Labrador Chapel while others are staying with friends and relatives. So far, the city government has given food for community cooking and food and material assistance such as beddings and kitchen utensils. After the final validation, the affected families with totally damaged houses will receive cash assistance of P10,000 and P5,000 for owners with partially damaged houses. SPO4 Dioscoro Baja Jr., station commander of the SIR Fire Station, said they still could not determine the cause of fire but their investigation is focusing on the witnesses’ account that they saw two children

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Misor, Cagayan de Oro prepare for ‘Holy Week’ By Gerald Laquinon Contributor

CAGAYAN de Oro City-The province and the city’s disaster risk reduction management offices are now all set for the coming observance of Holy Week. Both offices made their respective preparations for the public’s safety as massive devotees and tourists are expected to visit the key destinations in Misamis Oriental and Cagayan De Oro during the countrywide annual religious observance on March 24 and 25. Misamis Oriental would be on “blue alert” during the long weekend, said Fernando Q. Dy, the officerin-charge of the Provincial Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO). He said that the personnel from the PDRRMO would be stationed in various convergence areas in the province. “We will put up tents in these key areas and double our efforts for our devotees and visitors,” said Dy. Dy identified these areas as Balingoan Port for those who will visit the Camiguin Island; Poblacion, Medina for its local festival; the beaches of Birhen Milagrosa

and Tubajon both in Laguindingan; and the Sipaca Point in Talisayan, all coastal towns in Misamis Oriental. In Cagayan De Oro City, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) has recently activated its Incident Management Teams (INT) composed of different agencies whose personnel were all trained to respond to any incidents, Vergil Lago, the city’s weather specialist, said.

“Rest assured that all activities in the City would be monitored against people who might take advantage,” said Lago. Lago identified the areas of concerned in the city as the village of Cugman where people would trek the uphill climb to Malasag for the Stations of the Cross, and the in the village of Tablon where pilgrims would trek the mountains and cross the rivers for the “Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine.”

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Partnership Agreement negotiation slated to happen this year. “We cannot afford not to be hopeful,” he said of the negotiation. Antig said a letter addressed to Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala was submitted last week to inform him of the banana industry’s concerns regarding the Japan’s tariff rates that range from 8.5 percent during the April 1 to September 30 season, and 18.5 percent of total value from October 1 to March 31. Japan reportedly imposes higher tariffs in the latter period as this is the fruit season in Japan, and

Child Protection Technical Working Group. The city government of Cagayan de Oro through the Child Protection Technical Working Group led by Connie Quebada of World Vision conducts a consultation meeting on March 8 related to reported cases of child rape in the city. Data showed that in 2010-2015, child rape is alarming thus there is a need for coordination among concerned agencies and the local government units including barangay to address the problem.(CIO/PIA10)

Banana exporters appeal to gov’t to relax tariff rates DAVAO City--An association of banana exporters appealed to the Philippine government to re-negotiate with its Japanese counterpart the imposition of tariff rates on the country’s export products as the country’s banana industry “is in a very bad situation.” D u r i ng t h e we ek ly “Wednesday’s Habi at Kape” at the Abreeza Mall, Pilipino Bananna Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) executive director Stephen Antig said the government must take up this issue during the resumption of the Japan-Philippines Economic

they thus want to protect to be the biggest market 92 percent of its total baof Philippine bananas, nana imports. Japan’s other their own fruit growers. “We are in a very bad comprising a whopping See tariff, page A11 industry situation… We Republic of the Philippines urge the government to be LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE more supportive,” he said. PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Antig stressed that the Cagayan De Oro City Japaenese government and NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION importers are willing to relax, if not eliminate the In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby tariff rates, but the Philip- served to the public that LUZ ABRIS VALMORIDA has filed with this pine government “is not office a petition for the change of first name from “EVANGELINE” to doing anything” to help its “LUZ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of EVANGELINE J. ABRES who farmers. “Mindanao will was born on MAY 25, 1957 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents not be Mindanao without are LEONARDO B. ABRES and GAVINA T. JABINIAO. the banana industry,” he Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 20, 2016. pointed out. A two-percent increase on tariff is implemented (Sgd.) NORMA S. DIPUTADO every 10 years, according City Civil Registrar to Antig. MDN: Mar 11 & 18, 2016 He said Japan remained

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Singapore’s ‘lights and shadows’

THE ‘i Light Festival’ has now become a major domestic and foreign tourist attraction in Singapore. After four years, when the festival was first introduced in 2012, the ‘i Light Festival’ now becomes an annual attraction in the city-state waterfront of Marina Bay. The festival was, initially, an experimental presentation of various local artists – with the participation of schools and universities – where participants present their version of contemporary arts at pace with the technology. Director Jason Chen, of the Place Management, Conservation and Urban Design Group of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), said that the “light festival” is the transformation of tourism’s traditional to non-traditional concept. “The festival combines a display of the time-honored beliefs that immersed in the onset of the state-of-the-art technology,” Chen said. I recalled Randy Chan, one of Singapore’s leading architects, explaining the “shooting star” that cut across the facades of Marina Bay’s tallest building as a

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computer generated - that could be seen across the 3.5 kilometer diameter waterfront. Last year, about 685,000 local and foreign tourists visited the two weeks light festival in the Marina Bay area, now the financial and business hub of the city state of Singapore. “The URA wants the Marina Bay a place of joy that would depict Singapore as a great city to work, stay, and play,” Director Chan said. Indeed, Marina Bay is a place in Singapore that never sleeps. At night, people from all walks of life saunter along the walkway – some bringing toddlers in strollers in the dead of the night. What makes one wonder is the throng of people that come from nowhere. The large air condition shopping malls that form part of the hotel lobby remains open through the night. At day, one could not see people walking along the city’s streets. Seldom seen are the pedestrian lanes because the people and shoppers walked through an interconnected walkways

Why do Pinoys litter?

Last week, I identified unauthorized campaign maCHENG ORDOÑEZ URIEL C. QUILINGUING terials as another major conAssociate Editor Contributing Editor tributor to our worsening garbage problem. During MARK FRANCISCO Arjay Felicilda this political season, tons Lifestyle Editor Assistant Editor and tons of unauthorized GILBERT Y. CHAO gerry lee gorit “epal-itic” materials are Motoring Editor Photo Journalist expected to be taken down by the MMDA and Comelecfelix santillan ROEL CATOTO EDSEL BANTOL Provincial Editor-Surigao deputized agencies. Layout Artists The tragedy is that the public seems to have been PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN desensitized to this problem. Regional Editors-Caraga Nobody cleans up after wards. Nobody seems to JOE PALABAO MARLON GAYOG Rene Michael BaÑos Regional Editor-Davao really care. Least of all Regional Editors-Northmin the “epal-iticos” who are either directly or ultimately AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA responsible for such trash. Regional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant Thus, it is so refreshing to come across somebody ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE who still cares and takes CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 action. My daughter Frannie CRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY narrates her unforgettable Legal Counsel encounter with one such --------------------------------------------------------------unlikely character. bureau and mktg staff candy macabale - 09161326483 “Running has its many ED A. MAINIT - 09156590273 perks. You get to witness so RIZA O. ARES - 0915-9753-277/0926-2242-653 much around you. Everyday MISOR - LOLONG NABONG - 0906-875-8650 GINGOOG CITY-MANNY ANSIHAGAN-0936-287-7788 things that you take for North Buk. - DAHLIA S. BENEMERITO-0936-303-0410 granted, you have more time VALENCIA CITY - PHILIP PHIL CALUMBA-0905-652-5407 to observe as you catch your MARAMAG - TITA FINA CUALES - 0926-336-1585 quezon, buk. - ROSE GENON breath and wonder when Iligan City - JEFFREY OPONDA-0936-1174378 your next water break is. bobby mag usara-tangub city OROQUIETA CITY - PJ TREMEDAL-0919-3452375 ARMM - Sony Sudaria-0947-4810371 cotabato - ANALISA ESPAÑOLA-0916-9351714 davao - MARLON GAYOG-09276314995 davao - tom a. caballero-09105783126 davao - tomas canoy avancena jr.-09177017010 davao del norte - sarah castor - 09263988293 davao occidental - alma ORTIZ - 09058532215 davao city/island samal - jessie palabao -0935-874-9825/ -0946-242-6672 digos city, dvo sur & kidapawan - romeo d. sanchez davao city - flaviano mahinay davao city - rene s. arias (Photo Journalist,) mati, davao - ronald “sanchez” sicad - 0936-704-2580 tagum city, davao del norte - rhodel javier - 0939-509-2970 comval province - mike sumapig lupogan - 0926-182-3005 Davsur, davao occ., gensan and saranggani province: butuan - PAT SAMONTE-0912-8091093 san frans - CRIS PANGANIBAN-09277974193 San Francisco - deding PANGANBAN-0927-7974193 Pagadian City - GRACE FRANCISCO

legendary story about the ancient king of Thailand. “The king used to go out at night on the balcony of the palace to wait for a shooting star where he would well-wish on the fate of Thailand,” Chan said. The technology-driven “shooting stars” in Marina Bay showcases the upbeat in the electronics industry where the artificial starry nights of heavens – with misty clouds moving and light years away galaxies - are depicted across the glittering facades of the buildings. Chan, one of the prime architects of the festival, described this year’s theme as the visage form of the “light and shadows.” “There is something spectacular in the light that it could not be more appreciated without giving emphasis to its shadows,” Chan explained. Certainly, the wonders of technology transform the Marina Bay waterfront into an enchanted wonderland of colorful lights and sounds. There was the “moon” sphere by the artists from China and the changing image of the world – all

Speaking Out

Ignacio Bunye “One fine morning, I noticed a familiar sight in my route: an elderly, Caucasian male, in his gray “US Department of Homeland Security” shirt stopping to pick up other people’s trash and disposing of them in the trash bin. “I’ve been seeing this for several days now. He does that on his regular walking route, which is along my run route. I’m pretty sure he is as exasperated as others who see that the trash is just inches away from the bin. But unlike my usually self-righteous heart, which rants about it

or sometimes even has the audacity to call the litterers on it, he just takes it upon himself to set things right. No fanfare, no confrontations. Just humility. “For a nation obsessed with basketball, you’d think we as a people would like to “shoot” our garbage in its proper place. But this is so not the case. Why do Pinoys litter anyway in the country when they habitually keep their own bodies (twice a day showers!) and homes/ cars clean? (I say they litter in the country because they don’t do it when they’re outside of it.) “I discussed this with my cousin Simon Pavel Miranda (a seasoned ultramarathoner). We’ve come to the following hypotheses: “1). Pinoys do it because they assume someone would clean up after them (like in the movie theaters when the credits start rolling and the uniformed dudes start picking up popcorn and paper cups) “2). This is learned See bunye, page A11

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that connect to various levels of shopping malls. For instance, the shopping malls are connected to the hotels around the Marina Bay area. There are secret doors that would lead hotel guests to the mall. The Mass Rail Transit (MRT) substations are located at Level 1 of the shopping mall, too. Chan said that the Marina Bay was inspired by the vision of Singapore’s visionary leader, the late Prime Minister Lee Kwan Yew. “Minister Lee is the moving inspiration of the modern Singaporeans today,” Chan said. -0- Send comments/ reactions: crisguardian@ yahoo.com

Think A Minute

Jhan Tiafau Hurst

Making memories THINK a minute. A father once asked his adult children to tell him their happiest memories from when they were kids. The father expected his kid’s happiest childhood memories to be the big, special trips like when their family went to Disney World, or some special expensive toy they’d received. But this father was so surprised that those were not the things his children remembered best. Instead it was the very See hurst, page A11

Money can’t bring lasting joy

H AV E y o u Daily ever thought inspiration about having an abundance of Juvy Sarraga money? We seem to think it solves all problems, but in reality it doesn’t bring lasting joy. Your problems only change. It is possible to have a greater joy

which leads to a changing of your mind. A relationship with God is a greater blessing than any amount of money. Where does your joy come from and is it abundant? Ref lection “ You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine.” -Psalm 4:7

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DAR-Agusan del Norte holds gender sensitivity symposium By GIL MIRANDA

BUTUAN City -- In collaboration with the Gender and Development (GAD) coordinating team, the Department of Agrarian Reform in Agusan del Norte conducted a Gender Awareness symposium for rural women agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) on March 1, 2016 at the Luciana Convention Center here. Participants included some 104 women ARBs from different organizations in the province and DAR gender and development point persons from city and municipal women’s desk stations. The event was a celebration of the advancement of rural women ARBs from bondage to the soil or land and from being second class family members at home, to become co-equal members and leaders of the family. The activity was in line with the commemoration of Women’s Month in March with the theme “Kaayuhan ni Juana, iapil sa adyenda”. Topics discussed were the role of women towards family, organization and community, inputs on intensifying women’s reproductive health rights, nutrition services, and protection of women’s rights under the Family Code of the Philippines. The participants were also challenged in realizing

the objectives of the program and in creating focal point in their respective areas. Luningning “Lulu” Ycoy, provincial GAD point person, said the activity was aimed at promoting selfreliance among women ARBs for them to make decisions for themselves, for the community and to enable them to actively participate in organizationbuilding efforts. “The affair will enhance awareness for rural women ARBs to become genderresponsive within the family, organization and community,” Lulu pointed out. EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late SILVINO ACTUB, who died on September 7, 1990, left a parcel of land situated in Opol, Misamis Oriental and which property described as follows; Certificate Title No. P-2712 respectively, containing an area of THIRTY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX (31, 276) square meters more or less is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE. That for and in consideration of the sum of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED (1,563,800.00) PESOS, hereby acknowledged from the vendee , JOHNDORF VENTURES CORPORATION , a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines. Under Notary Public of ATTY. ANA MARIA ZENAIDA T. PADERO per Doc, No. 241; Page No. 049; Book No. XXI; Series of 2015. MDN: MAR 4, 11 & 18, 2016

R.A 9048/10172 Form No. 10.1 Republic of the Philippines Provvince of Zamboanga Sibugay Municipality of Siay OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JOSEPH DIONALDO SABANAL has filed with this Office a petition for correction of clerical error particularly in his GENDER from “FEMALE” to “MALE” and changing his first name from “JOSSIE” to “JOSEPH” in the Certificate of Live Birth bearing Registry No. 24-43, page 0046 of the Registry Book no. 003 of this office. JOSEPH DIONALDO SABANAL was born on 16 January 1973 at Balian, SIay, Zamboanga del Sur and his parents are: Jenovevo C. Sabanal and Eulogia M. Dionaldo. 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

The affair was made possible through the efforts of the GAD coordinating team headed by Ellen Torralba under the leadership of Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Andre Atega. Resource persons included Gawad Kalinga R e g i ona l C o ord i nator Ramon Ozarraga, Ph.D., DAR Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator Atty. Erwin Ruiz, and Population Commission-Caraga Regional Director Alexander Makinano. NEED TARP? CALL: 8578447 OR, 745380 MOBILE: +639061389421

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao del Norte City/Municipality: Iligan City

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Date: March 3, 2016 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 DIVINA MANCIA DEL ROSARIO has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of Live Birth of DIVINA MANCIA DEL ROSARIO at Barayong, Magsaysay, Davao del Sur and whose parents are DANILO OMAQUE DEL ROSARIO and CRISTITA ALBERIO MANCIA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file their written opposition with this Office not later than March 17, 2016. (Sgd) ANASTACIA B. DENSING Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Mar 4 & 11, 2016

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES JOHN RODEN M. FABRE AND CECIL S. BAJUYO-FABRE

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO.2016-024

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES FRANCISCO L. BAYAWA AND LISA CABASA BAYAWA,

CIVIL CASE NO.2016-023

FRANCISCO L. BAYAWA AND LISA CABASA BAYAWA, Petitioners. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

JOHN RODEN M. FABRE AND CECIL S. BAJUYO-FABRE, Petitioners. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - / ORDER

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Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on May 03, 2004 at El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to their residents at Purok Mangga, Tubod, Iliga City and Taytay, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to inability of petitioners to perform their respective essential marital obligations such as mutual fidelity, love, respect, support for each other, and irreconcilable differences, the petitioners only lived together for twenty ten (10) years now and they decided to part ways and still separated at the present, thereby, they executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation.Since their separation they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, surviving their marriage bond on May 03, 2004 , so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on March 29, 2016 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 2nd day of March, 2016.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on May 14, 2011 at Manticao, Misamis Oriental, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to their residents at Tibanga, Iligan City and c/o Sheila Balucan, Acmac, Iligan City respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to inability of petitioners to perform their respective essential marital obligations such as mutual fidelity, love, respect, support for each other, and irreconcilable differences, the petitioners only lived together for twenty four (4) years now and they decided to part ways and still separated at the present, thereby, they executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation.Since their separation they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, surviving their marriage bond on May 14, 2011 , so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on March 28, 2016 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 2nd day of March, 2016

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In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JEMMY I. OBENZA 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 JEMMY INTAN OBENZA who was born on 20 January 1989 at Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte and whose parents are Felipa A. Intan and Rufino N. Obensa. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than March 2016.

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In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that CYFRIL TUBAL DIVINAGRACIA has filed with this Office a petition for correction of clerical error particularly in his GENDER from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth bearing Registry No. 32-B-1983, page 57 of the Registry Book no. 06 of this office. CYFRIL TUBAL DIVINAGRACIA was born on May 28, 1982 at Siay, Zamboanga del Sur and his parents are: Elias M. Divinagracia and Teodora L. Tubal. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than the last date of this publication.

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EMPOWERING WOMEN AT HOME, ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY. In celebration of Women’s Month, the Department of Agrarian Reform in Agusan del Norte led by Program Officer Andre Atega organized a symposium on gender sensitivity for women agrarian reform beneficiaries at the Luciana Convention Center in Butuan City. Photo shows the participants to the event held on March 1, 2016. Photo by Gil Miranda

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that PIERRE HALLELUJAH PLUMOS TIMKANG has filed with this Office, a petition for Correction of Clerical Error to correct the Child’s Sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in his Certificate of Live Birth bearing Registry No. 98- 143, who was born on 12 MARCH 1980 at Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are ADELINA PLUMOS and TEOFILO TIMKANG. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than FEBRUARY 18. 2016. (SGD.) ATTY.MARGIE LUSTRE LUMA-AD City Civil Registrar MDN: Mar 4 & 11, 2016

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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JUDY Q. MEHINO has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error paticularly sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JUDY MUILOG MEHINO who was born on Sept.26, 1981 at Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte and whose parents are Hermenia B. Quilog and Bonifacio D. Mehino. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than March 2016. (Sgd.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS City Civil Registrar MDN: Mar 4 & 11, 2016

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DIPOLOG City -- To improve the quality of life of the poor in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now extending cash loan assistance to the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for their livelihood projects. Some 15 4Ps familybeneficiaries from barangay Minaog here have each received a seed capital of P10 thousand from DSWD-9 through the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) during a simple turnover ceremony in the said barangay recently. The cash loan assistance is said to be payable within a year without any interest. Although Dipolog has the lowest poverty incidence in the whole of Zamboanga Peninsula region,

the DSWD still provides the 4Ps beneficiaries here with livelihood assistance to further improve their living condition. Based on the data released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), 23.15 percent of the city’s population is said to be living below the poverty line. The cities of Pagadian and Zamboanga are reportedly having poverty incidences of 23.81 percent and 27.15 percent, respectively. Witnessing the distribution of cash loan assistance to the beneficiaries were Barangay Captain Bernardito Buhisan, City Social Welfare and Development Officer Nenita Maningo, DSWD Project Development Officer John Philmar Pelipinosas, businessman Darel Dexter T. Uy, who represented Mayor Evelyn T. Uy, and businessman Eddie Baron. (FPG/PIA9)

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Zambo Norte town gets PHP109-M Kalsada project DIPOLOG CITY, Zamboanga del Norte -- Five barangays in the nearby town of Piñan are set to become the first beneficiaries of the Konkreto at Ayos na Lansangan at Daan Tungo sa Pangkalahatang Kaunlaran (Kalsada) project of the national government. E n g’r. R e y Ha m oy, provincial administrator, told the Philippines News Agency on Wednesday that PHP109 million has been allocated for the concreting of 8.36-kilometer farmto-market-road traversing

five barangays in Piñan, this province. Hamoy said the five beneficiary-barangays of the farm-to-market-road concreting project, through the Kalsada project, are South Poblacion, Del Pilar, Calican, Segabe, and Villarico. Hamoy said the concreting project is up for bidding and implementation. Of the total funding allocation, Hamoy said that PHP76 million had already been downloaded by the Department of Budget and

Management (DBM) to the provincial treasury while the remaining PHP33 million is a counterpart of the provincial government. He said the administration of Gov. Roberto Uy has fulfilled its program to include the different local government units in the Kalsada project. This province consists of two cities and 25 municipalities. The national government has allotted PHP6.5 billion for the implementation of the Kalsada proj-

ects. The Kalsada fund shall be directly released to provinces, subject to their compliance of certain requirements, to increase their ability to bring their road networks to sustainably maintainable condition through renovation or rehabilitation of strategic road networks linking national roads to areas of development such as agriculture, tourism, health and education. (PNA) FFC/TPGJR/DENNIS C. BAGUIO

ZAMBOANGA City -– The newest private hospital, West Metro Medical Center (West Metro), has entered into an agreement with the Zamboanga Press Club, Inc (ZPCI) that entitles bonafide ZPCI members to avail of West Metro’s health care programs. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed in a simple ceremony Wednesday by Ramon

Diaz, West Metro president and chief executive officer, and Jayvee Francisco, ZPCI president. The agreement entitles the ZPCI bonafide members to purchase medicines at discounted prices at the Med Express Pharmacy of West Metro. Diaz said the health care program “is our own little way” to help the members of the local media, citing

they also offered the same program to soldiers and militiamen. Bong Garcia, ZPCI’s executive vice president and health committee chairman, said the program is of big help since majority of the ZPCI members do not have health insurance. Diaz also extended the granting of 20 percent discount on room rates for the first two days of hospital-

ization to ZPCI members although “it is not written” in the signed MOA. “We don’t give it (room rates discount) to anybody, but we give it to the doctors to give it to their specific patients,” he said. Aside from Garcia, the signing of the MOA was witnessed by James Joseph Noel, West Metro ancillary manager; Monabelle Blan-

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THE country’s dry season is about to peak this March, prompting calls for precaution against hot weather that’s both expected then and exacerbated by the on-going strong drought-driving El Nino phenomenon. State weathermen forecast such development, noting latest data indicate likely termination of the northeast monsoon or ‘amihan’ this month. “Termination of the northeast monsoon signals nearing of the dry season’s peak,” said Anthony Lucero, Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section OIC at

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State-run Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). He urged the public to prepare for such occurrence and said PAGASA expected the country to further experience amid El Nino below- to way below-normal rainfall, increasing warming as well as onslaught of the dry spell and drought this March to May. Filipinos commonly refer to such three-month period as summertime. PAGASA hasn’t discounted the possibility of a heat wave’s occurrence in the country during the period as well.

Authorities continue cautioning against possible heat cramps and heat exhaustion during hot weather. “Beware of heat stress and heat stroke as we expectwarmer-than-average days ahead,” Lucero also said at a forum in Metro Manila Wednesday. He said latest available data show El Nino was easing and already in its decaying stage. “Even at such stage, however, El Nino’s impacts haven’t lessened,” he clarified. Rainfall shortage and increasing temperature are among El Nino’s impacts on the Philippines.

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A harsh judgment call By EUFEMIO T. RASCO JR.

LAST December, the Supreme Court permanently stopped the field research on Bt eggplant and nullified Administrative Order (AO) 8, the existing regulatory framework on modern biotechnology in the Philippines. The bureaucratic argu-

ment used for the decision – non-compliance with a new biosafety framework – is a harsh judgment call. Like a charging call in basketball, it could have been a foul depending on how the referee saw the action.

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from northeasterly to easterly, noted PAGASA. “Considering anticipated changes in wind pattern and pressure system related with the changing season, current weather condition signifies imminent termination of the northeast monsoon,” PAGASA said in a statement released Wednesday. PAGASA noted some isolated rain showers and thunderstorms are still possible in the country “due to convective activities caused by heat island effect and/or wind convergence,” however. This week, reports said a female trainee of Philippine National Police’s Special Action Force died of heat

stroke in Laguna province. A male trainee from Bureau of Fire Protection also collapsed there but recovered, reports also said. To guard against heatrelated ailments, authorities are advising people to avoid full exposure to sunshine and to stay indoors as much as possible instead. People must also drink plenty of water and wear light-colored clothing during hot weather, they noted. PAGASA forecast ‘amihan’ to prevail up to this weekend in Northern Luzon. ‘Amihan’ will likely begin easing afterwards until this weather system terminates, added PAGASA. (PNA)

MALAYBALAY City--Coffee farmers in Bukidnon regained interests in producing high quality coffee through the introduction of “Specialty Coffee” during the Training of Trainers (TOT) on Coffee PostHar vest Handling and Processing recently held in Manolo Fortich town, Bukidnon. A non-government organization (NGO) ACDI/ VOCA organized the 3-day training-workshop participated by 32 coffee stakeholders including the six coffee farmer organizations across the province, with the Department of Trade and Industry and representatives from local government units of Malaybalay, Valencia, Lantapan and Talakag. Ethiopian and Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) Coffee Value Chain Expert, Daniel Mulu Asfaw anchored the whole training duration on the importance of producing high quality coffee through proper management on the post-harvest handling and processing methods. These will lead farmers to producing “Specialty Coffee” which is simply described as a crafted qualitybased beverage judged by its uniqueness in taste and personality that commands expensive price compared

to commercially-produced ones. Trainer Daniel Mulu categorized average quality coffee as “commercial coffee,” which Bukidnon coffee farmers mostly have. “The Philippines won’t be able to compete with Vietnam, Columbia, or Brazil in terms of Coffee volume, but it definitely can in terms of quality,” said Thelonnius Trimmell, Chief of Party of ACDI/VOCA for MinPACT Project. He said, “Specialty Coffee is a path.” Producing it is labor intensive and demands a lot of patience and commitment but it pays farmers off more than what commercial coffee can offer. “I personally have seen farmers, commercial coffee farmers in Peru, Honduras and Columbia who were receiving low prices, didn’t have a truck and transport coffee by box. However, after many years of dedication converting their farms to specialty coffee farms, raised beds, solar dryers, and selective harvest, they were able to receive higher premiums; they were able to buy their Toyota Hilux. They were able to lead their lives to another direction and send their children to college,” Trimmell added. Coffee farmer Anecita H.

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DepEd 10’s RD Farnazo rallies athletes to excel By Joel P. Lariba School Principal Puerto Elementary School

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Regional Director ALLAN G. FARNAZO, CESO IV of region DepEd office here, personally took to task in rallying the region’s athletes, challenging them to achieve nothing less than victory, during the intensive training held for the 2016 Palarong Pambansa. The athletes who were selected from various provinces and cities of region X trained at South City Central School, Nazareth, this City, March 2. Director Farnazo’s orientation touched on the intellectual and emotional senses of the athletes, challenging them to soar high and bring home the bacon. He elaborated on the significance of teamwork, camaraderie, dedication, commitment, and the spirit

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DepEd Region x director Allan G. Farnazo, CESO lV, giving his inspiring talk during the Orientation Program for the Intensive Training of Region 10 athletes to the 2016 Palarong Pasmbansa, March 2, 2016 at South City Central School., Cagayan de Oro.

of true sportsmanship of the entire delegation. He also stressed that NMRAA’s target for this year’s Palarong Pambansa is to be on the top 3. “We can do this because Region 6 had been split into two, thus, giving us the chance to hit our expected target,” Farnazo said.

Director Farnazo also gave due recognition to the Region’s gold medalist in last year’s Palaro held at Tagum City, Davao del Norte. He strongly urged other athletes to do the same for Region X. Farnazo announced that incentives will be given to those who will bag medals during the competition. Gold

Medalist will be receiving cash incentive from P10,000 to P20,000; Silver Medalists - from P5,000 to P8,000 and Bronze Medalists, from P2,000 to P5,000. He ended his inspiring message on a positive note, hoping that this time, Region X would be able to achieve of glory and success.

THE Department of Education’s Special Program in the Arts has been around for quite a while. It is designed to cater to the needs of students who are talented in the arts. This aims to develop students with special inclination to music, visual arts, theater arts, creative writing, media arts and dance to express their ideas and feelings through their chosen art forms, manifest a sense of nationalism through deepened appreciation of Filipino culture and arts, demonstrate aesthetic awareness and perception, understand and appreciate other nations’ culture and be equipped with general skills and attitudes and the habits of heart and mind needed in preparation for life and work in postmodern society regardless of their chosen career. SPA offers a comprehensive secondary education centered in the arts covering a range of art

forms and disciplines. The following are covered: Creative Writing in English, Creative Writing in Filipino, Visual Arts, Theater Arts, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Dance and Media Arts. Creative Writing is composed of Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting and Journalism both in English and Filipino. Dance includes Classical and Modern Ballet, Folk Dance, Improvisation, Composition and Staging. Music includes Theory, Composition, Solo Instrument, Ensemble, Chorus and Solo Voices. Theater Arts includes Acting, Stage Management, Technical Theater, Theory and History of Theater, Dance Theater and Directing. Visual Arts includes Visual Perception, Sculpture, Painting, Drawing and Sketching. Media Arts includes Photography, Photo Editing, Music Remixing, Movie Making and Editing, Materials and Techniques and Computer Art.

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Kaamulan Festivals the most awaited activity in the Province of Bukidnon. This year’s celebration will surely be exciting as the seven (7) tribes of Bukidnon will gather together again to showcase the province’s culture, folklore and traditions. As we celebrate it together with the visitors from the different parts of the country, may we learn more about the Province of Bukidnon and enjoy the celebration with peace and happiness. Together, let’s witness and experience the only multi-ethnic festival in the country. Happy Kaamulan festival everyone! Mabuhay ang Bukidnon!

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Be fueled by the passion to move forward The Gospel of Jesus C hrist ( M a r c h 1 1 , 2016-Friday) Luke 24:3548” But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing a spirit. And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See My hands and my feet, which it is I myself; touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when He had said this, He

showed them His hands and His feet: Are you sad for the close friend’s departure in somewhere or in eternity? I experienced to lose my son way back 8 years ago. It was the darkest moment of my life with my wife. They began to relate their experiences on the road: This was the journey of the two disciples of Jesus to Emmaus. They left Jerusalem because they mourned about the

crucifixion of Jesus on the cross. They wanted to hide and escape from reality that Jesus was dead already. This is natural for us human beings to find a dwelling place for us to have comforts and relaxation from the troubles and sufferings we have experienced. But the worst of the two disciples, they forgot the words of promises of Jesus for them. They never believed that Jesus resurrected after

three days. They made Jesus a liar in that way, but anyway, they were very emotional at the time and needed to be understood. This means that in time of troubles and doubts recall and remember the miraculous works of God in your life in the previous events of your journey for you to be fueled by the passion to move forward. This was the mistakes of these two men because they focused on the death

How Can Teachers Beat The Odds of Time Management? By Dr. Belinda Satorre-Tagolimot T-I, Macasandig National High School

Everybody faces the crises of time which are likely to present teachers like me with the greatest threats to our personal well-being and career. No matter how much we yearn for a more balanced life, most are obliged to sacrifice personal and family life to gain promotion and to safeguard our profession. Time is a conscious experience of duration, the period during which an action or event occurs (Encarta, 2009). In its use, one has to be sensible. The same amount of time in a day may be invested prudently or imprudently. As a prized commodity, once consumed up, it can never be retrieved. In the material world, when time is consumed and not invested, it does not generate interest, dividends, and profit. It should be held resolutely, and should be invested in work and employment intelligently for its potential returns, thereby attaining success and intensifying productivity. For this reason, time management is of great importance. Time management is

the foundations of a good organization that will help an individual do the most important things in life that have an urgent deadline. It is the great simplifier, putting things in focus and perspective, and an awareness of time coupled with the ability to choose and control purposeful activities related to one’s goals. It is about making choices about activities that have meaning and help control what and when to choose. Using the right tools and habits, he can improve the quality and quantity of his work, helping him make better decisions and increasing his performance (Silver, 1991). Brenner (2011) enumerates the seven secrets to time management success which will make a person run his life productively. (http:// www.successconsciousness. com/blog/time-management/ top-7-secrets-to-time-management-success/) Secret 1: Prioritize—Put your “rocks” in first. Focus on your priorities—the things that matter the most to you. Identify your top priorities right now. These are the “rocks” that you put

in your schedule before adding lower-priority items. Secret 2: Target your action. Do your action items line up with your priorities—the rocks—that you just defined? Once you determine what the rocks are, scan your vast to-do list. Go to work on these priority tasks. When you complete them address other to-dos. Don’t get side-tracked by unimportant things. Learn to prioritize and stick to your list. Be honest and productive about what you really need to get done now. Secret 3: Focus your mind first. Consider focusing your mind as a warm-up before stepping onto the field. Start your day with 15 minutes in which you focus your mind in solitude. Your brain will sharpen and your productivity will increase just from this one step. Secret 4: Take something off your plate. Review the things you do regularly that consume too much of your time or drain you. Are these things important, or are you just in the habit of doing without thinking? Remember the priorities that you set in Secret 1. The truth is, there are many things on your lists that are not urgent and

not important. Remember: just because you’re good at it doesn’t mean you have to do it! Secret 5: Complete something you’ve been putting off. Shorten your to-do list. Get something done that’s been on your list day after day. This will immediately refuel your energy and free up mental space to focus on priorities. Clear off your desk or return a phone call. Then pause and take a moment to enjoy the satisfaction of getting things done. Take one hour this week to complete something you’ve been putting off. Secret 6: Declare yourself complete. “Finish each day and be done with it.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Free yourself to let go and move on with the rest of your day. Save time for the rest of your life too. You’ll be happier and more productive. Secret 7: Accept that you can’t do it all at once. What you take on can take place over a period of time. It doesn’t all have to occur right now. Once you realize—and accept—that you can’t do it all right now, you’ll experience immediate relief and free up new hours in your week. Do what matters most

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with quality, then move on to the next thing. Time management skills are not inherent. They can be acquired and mastered. More than likely one can see much improvement by simply becoming aware of the essence and causes of common personal time management problems. It is more than just managing one’s time; it is managing oneself in relation to time. It is setting priorities and taking charge of one’s situation and time utilization. It means changing those habits or activities that cause an individual to waste time. It is being willing to experiment with different methods and ideas to enable him to find the best way to make maximum use of time. Using the time manament skills wisely can change how a person works. An individual is in control of his time and his life, of his stress and energy levels. He makes progress at work. He is able to maintain balance between his work, personal, and family lives. He has enough flexibility to respond to surprises or new opportunities (Tagolimot, 2011). Proper time management practices are deemed essential for the teachers to realize their mission, vision

and objectives in life. Some may have failed to beat the deadline since they have the tendency to procrastinate because they do not know how to prioritize things. They have perceived that the amount of time they have is not adequate to accomplish all their personal endeavors at home and the professional works assigned to them in school. The practice of procrastination and wasting time will always upshot to poor personal and professional performance. Effective scheduling of time would allow teachers to increase job performance level ensuring success in their endeavors in their professional life. This will also serve as basis for them to protect academic time and insure that official time is utilized for the most essential school activities. This is vital for instructional programs and activities to be institutionalized that are tailored to their needs. The learners then would have high academic performance since they are given proper learning and training. They would develop the passion of excellence and become competitive both here and abroad.

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Cagayan de Oro: A Fertile Ground for International Research By Janry B. Colonia /Rose Mary D. Sudaria

INDEED, Cagayan de Oro City may yet become a fertile ground for International tesearch. This after a group of Japanese students from Soka University, Tokyo Japan headed by professor Satoshi Sasaki paid a courtesy visit to Schools Division Superintendent Elena M. Borcillo, CESO V of Deped Division of Cagayan de Oro City. The group proceeded to conduct a field research on health issues in the Philippines at the particular public school chosen with the division of Cagayan de Oro City. It was learned that the goal of the Japanese research was to update and acquire more knowledge on the health care system in the Philippines. The Philippines as a t ropica l count r y is plagued with numerous diseases. This is the reason that researchers from

Soka University Visit - Students from Soka University , Tokyo Japan paid a courtesy call to Cagayan de Oro City Schools Division Superintendent Elena M. Borcillo, CESO V (4th from left) at the Division Office of DepEd Cagayan de Oro, last March 2,2016 . Also present during the visit was Dr. Herlie Ontoy of Capitol University (4th from right), Dr. Rosemary Sudaria (2ndf rom left); Dr. Janry Colonia (1st from left) and professor Dr. Satoshi Sasaki (standing beside Supt. Borcillo). Photo by: Dr. Janry Colonia

Japan are coming to study and understand about these diseases. To the researchers a research visit is also a way to deepen understanding and respect for diversity, and the importance of competency through

exposure to a variety of health issues and facilities. It was learned that prior to their arrival in the Philippines, the Japanese group practiced and prepared themselves in understanding cultural

issues of our country. The Japanese group, in collaboration with Capitol University of Cagayan de Oro conducted the said field research and stayed the city from February 26, 2016 until March 2, 2016.

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from page A6 Delgado, West Metro marketing manager; Roel Pareño, ZPCI board chairman; and, other members officers of ZPCI and West Metro staffs. The West Metro is the first private hospital that initiated a health care program benefiting the members of the ZPCI. West Metro belongs to the Metro Pacific Hospital Group, a subsidiary Metro Pacific Investment Corporation. (PNA) FFC/TPGJR

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from page A4 simple, every day things. Like when their dad would get on the floor and wrestle with his four kids. Or when their parents would sit and tell them stories and jokes in the evening, so they all would laugh together until their sides hurt. Or the times they would sit around and sing songs together, or they all went into town for ice cream cones. They say: “The best things in life are free.” So we don’t need a lot of money to make happy memories for our kids. Even if we buy that latest, expensive toy for our children, sooner or later they go back to simple homemade fun. We just can’t bribe our kids by buying our way out of our responsibility as their Mom and Dad. Giving our children money, toys, even the best schools and privileges, is never a true substitute for giving them our time. We must spend time with them to satisfy their need to be close to us. That’s what the richest, happiest memories are made of ! So even if we work at a job every day, we can still fill many of our evenings and weekends with fun, simple things to do as a family. If you’ve forgotten to have fun with your kids daily, won’t you ask Jesus Christ to forgive you for failing to give your children the time and love they need? Then ask Jesus to take full control of your heart, so you can start changing to become the father or mother your kids need every day. Just Think a Minute.

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from page A4 behavior since you were a child when your yaya would clean up after you (as opposed to living abroad where something stays where it is unless you dispose of it) “3). There are no consequences for littering (unless you live in Davao or Palawan or Olongapo). When one goes to the US, or any other foreign country, one doesn’t want to run the risk of being deported or at the very least, ostracized, so s/he follows all the rules and tries to fit in as much as possible. “It’s a little out of my comfort zone but I think I’ll thank Mr. Department of Homeland Security the next time I see him, not just for picking up the trash, but for being a breath of fresh air and a picker upper of other people’s days!” (Lifted from my daughter Frannie’s blog. Frannie had some serious health issues as a young girl. The other week, she completed her first marathon!) Be careful what you post in social media Without any doubt, the social media has opened up opportunities in countless ways for tens of millions. Interaction

between families and friends oceans apart can be done at the speed of light. Product advertising and commercial transactions are very much facilitated. Individuals can even earn without leaving the comforts of their homes. But just as there are opportunities, social media has also opened up a lot of cyber threats - cyber attack, cyber bullying, cyber sex, cyber theft and what have you. A newly-licensed professional recently found this out the hard way. After passing the PRC examination, Young Professional proudly posted his PRC identification card. Within minutes, Cyber Thief downloaded the professional’s ID and used the data therein to generate another ID. The doctored ID was then used by Cyber Thief as supporting document for a bank loan. Before long, Young Professional received the shock of his life when found out that he allegedly owed a certain bank P800 thousand. Cyber Thief was eventually caught. But one can imagine the inconvenience, not to mention the anxiety, caused to Young Professional by one careless act. Note: You may email us at totingbunye2000@gmail.com.

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from page A8 risky than traditional methods of plant breeding. The extent of our utilization of GE technology is minuscule in relation to the global total But it is enough to make a positive impact on both farmers and consumers in the Philippines. This is because we have allowed our farmers to use it. It is because we have adopted best practice in regulation from the pioneers through AO8. The new biosafety framework and the compliance called for by the professional critics – more public consultation – is not really designed to make the environment and food safer. It is designed to create employment for the professional critics, the selfappointed guardians of future generations of Filipinos. These are the same critics who invoke the law to get what they want, but do not hesitate to violate our laws (and get away with it) if they don’t get what they want. The real threat to food and environmental safety is lack of scientific knowledge, not lack of public consultation. Knowledge is generated by research, but it is research that the Supreme Court stopped when it “permanently enjoined” field research on Bt eggplant, upon the lobbying of Greenpeace. We need regulations that are guided by scientific knowledge, not the ones that are influenced by sectors who stand to profit from implementing these regulations, through manipulated public consultation. (By the way, it is not only the professional critics who profit from irrational, expensive regulations. Bad big business, contrary to popular belief, may profit too, because these will tend to eliminate small competition such as researchers at the University of the Philippines Los Banos who worked on Bt talong). The regulations we should support must recognize that GE is not new as nature has been doing it for probably millions of years. If we are worried about opening Pandora’s box,

it was already open millions of years before Homo sapiens evolved to worry about it. The unintended consequences that critics worry about, are not new risks. Nature haphazardly eliminates them; the regulations we should support systematically does the job. The regulations we should support must recognize that GE is not intrinsically less safe than other methods of genetic modification that are assumed to be safe. There is no basis for automatically putting genetically modified organisms in the same category as toxic chemical wastes and nuclear bombs when it comes to formulating regulations. A science-based regulatory regime must recognize that risks in making new combinations of genes do not rely on the methods used. For plants, mainly the genes used, the biology of the host plant, the environment under which the genetically modified organism is to be used, and the intended use for the product determine the risks. A rational regulatory regime calibrates strictness with the level of risk, and genetically modified organisms do differ in risks. All of these, by the way, are already incorporated in AO8, the regulatory regime that the Supreme Court junked. SciencePhilippines ****** (Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr. is a plant breeder, former head of the Philippine Rice Research Institute and member of the National Academy of Science and Technology.)

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from page A8 H. Lumigoy from Daraghuyan, Dalwangan in Malayabalay City expressed her gratitude to the ACDI/VOCA for such valuable knowledge imparted to her. She and her family have been producing coffee for more than 5 years, yet remained underserved due to low prices they got for their produce. “Unta pinaagi ani nga training mapalit na ang among kape sa medyo mahal nga presyo pinaagi sa pagbuhat sa mga gitudlo sa training (I hope, if we apply what we learned from this training, we can get higher price of our coffee)” said Anecita. Likewise, Almerito V. Goneda from barangay Kaatuan of Lantapan town, showed his confidence that the training will definitely improve the price of their coffee. He said they now have more than 5 tons of Green Coffee Beans in stock ready for market, but unlike what was taught in the training, farmers cannot command higher price for its average quality due to the absence of knowledge on handling and processing coffee properly to improve quality. In the closing ceremony, Trimmell encouraged farmers and other stakeholders to get involved in helping coffee farmers refocus themselves from producing “commercial coffee” to “specialty coffee” which will give more money to their own pockets. (Laurence D. Pradia, DTI-Bukidnon/ RLRB, PIA 10-Bukidnon)

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from page A3 sources are Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, Taiwan, Mexico, Colombia, Thailand, Costa Rica, China, Mozambique, and the Dominican Republic. Citing data from Philippine

Statistics Authority (PSA), Antig said the value of banana exports registered in 2015 was $430.94 million, down by $1.3 billion in 2014. But emerging banana producing countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Lao threaten to eat up the Philippine’s market share, as the Japanese buyers might consider sourcing from these countries that sell bananas at even lower prices. Records from the PBGEA also showed that banana growers were able to produce 85,324,491 boxes from January to September 2015, which reduced by 5.35 percent as compared to 90,147,480 boxes of the same period in 2014. Antig said the El Nino, which is expected to last until June this year based on the weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical, Astronomical, and Services Administration (PAGASA), has even worsened the situation of the banana industry. “The worst is yet to come,” he said, as he emphasized that the impact of the El Nino will be felt three to six months after it ends. Antig said that he is hoping the industry would recover next year. The PBGEA has a total of 27 member companies, covering 40,000 hectares of the 83,000 has. planted to bananas in Mindanao.

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from page A1 last year yet on board the vessel Maersk Altain V5165, but has not been processed until recently. Alameda issued the warrant “for possible violation of Section 2503 and Sec. 2530 par. (f), (l), 3, 4, 5, of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP), as amended. Las March 3, a physical examination was conducted by the assigned customs examiner, Ombao Daunte and witnessed by Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services head IOII Alvin Y. Enciso, and the Enforcement and Security Service (ESS). Aside from the declared items, which were one unit 2000 International 91001 2 Axle Tractor and one unit 1998 International 8100 Axle Tractor, 34 other items of various units, including firearms, were found during the physical examination of the container shipped from the United States. When assembled, the firearms which were mixed with tools and other items, were one Glock 42 (.380 cal.), one Ruger LC ( .380 cal.), one STI .40 cal. With Caspian slide, one Spikes Tactical (5.5 cal.), and one Night Vision Goggles, among others. “The importation of unassembled firearms and presence of undeclared and misdeclared items constitute a clear violation of Section 2503 in relation to 2530 par. (f ), (l), 3, 4 and 5 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, and RA 10591,” Alameda said. Enciso said they are still studying the filing of cases against the persons and involved in the shipment of the seized container van. The Warrant of Seizure and Detention directly orders SP/Capt. Danilo Aquino, district commander of ESS, and Enciso, who is OIC-chief of the CIIS, to take physical possession and custody of the one forty-footer container no. MSKU4681783, and turn it

over to the Property Custodian/Warehouse-in-Charge, MCT sub-port, for safekeeping, pending termination of the seizure proceedings or until further orders from the Customs Collector’s office.

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from page A1 Awards is “a way of highlighting the development and peace works, etc. of the barangays through Balay Mindanaw in many parts of Mindanao and the rest of the Philippines,” said Archbishop Antonio J. L:edesma, S.J., D.D. “We often overlook the barangays. It is now time to recognize the barangays especially since they are the backbone or pillars of our society,” he said. Ledesma is overall co-chairman of the Balay Mindanaw Awards Council of Judges and chair of the Kalinaw (Peace) Awards category. “It is very important to look and recognize the barangays from the ground level and see how local communities developed into peaceful, equitable and resilient communities,” he added. The Balay Mindanaw Awards seeks to recognize citizens’ initiatives of barangay governance to make a difference by working towards equity, development, peace and resiliency. “We wish to recognize community-based and barangay-focused initiatives and best practices. Inspired by their examples, we see our 20th anniversary as the time to give back to our partners,” said Balay Mindanaw Founder, President and Chairman Emeritus Charlito “Kaloy” Manlupig. The Awards Council of Judges is chaired by Edicio “Ed” dela Torre, who is also a member of the board of trustees of Balay Mindanaw. The other members of the Council of Judges are seasoned personalities with solid grounding on community development, peacebuilding, disaster management, and rights and social justice such as Gerry Bulatao, Ma. Corazon Llanderal, Jose Noel Olano, Charlito Manlupig, Sylvia Paraguya, Ayi Hernandez, Teody Pena, David and Jane Langworthy, Ramon Chua and Goldy Chan. Dela Torre said all 309 partner barangays of Balay Mindanaw in Mindanao and the Visayas are eligible for nomination to the four categories, which are Kalinaw (Peace) Award, Kalambuan (Development) Award, Kaangayan (Equity) Award, and Kalig-on (Resiliency) Award. Barangays that have shown outstanding local capacities to address issues of injustice and inequities can be nominated for the Kaangayan (Equity) Award. For the Kalambuan (Development), nominated barangays should show outstanding initiatives in addressing poverty towards sustainability and viability. The Kalinaw (Peace) Award will be given to the barangay that have shown outstanding local initiatives to address violent conflicts, able transform these conflicts and capable of building peace. And the Kalig-on (Resiliency) Award will be given to the barangay that have shown outstanding resiliency and preparedness in facing disasters. Among the criteria are (1) effects on the people of the barangay of programs and/or projects of Balay Mindanaw in the barangay, (2) Leadership and people’s participation in the barangay, (3) Innovation, and (4) Sustainability including the capability to access what they deserve from the national government. “We have a great vision at Balay Mindanaw. But our gauge of success really is the barangay,” he said, explaining that what is given emphasis by the NGO is its programs’ and projects’ effects and impact on the people in the barangay.

Dela Torre said that barangays that are nominated for the Kalinaw (Peace) Award should have “institutionalized the mechanisms on the peaceful resolution of conflict, among others;” for Kaangayan (Equity) Award, barangays should have visibly “lessen land tenure problems, among others”; for Kalambuan (Development) Award, there should be “measurable improvement in the income and livelihood of the people”; and for the Kalig-on (Resiliency) Award, the barangay should have, among others, “a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Plan”. “Through the awards, we will celebrate local victories in building empowered, sustainable, resilient and peaceful communities,” said Manlupig. Winners will receive prize packages with a trophy and Php100,000 cash including barangay para-legal training, project development fund, community OPKORS, sky hydrant, and ram pump. The award trophy, which represents the Balay Mindanaw vision for Mindanao as the bearer of light, hope and peace, is handcrafted by Jojo Sescon, a renowned environmentalist, photojournalist, multi-awarded film maker and international sculptor from Mindanao. The trophy depicts the tri people braced together for unity, enabling communities and inspiring lives. Nomination for the Balay Mindanaw Awards is ongoing. Last day of submission of nominations is on March 21. Shortlisted nominees will be announced on April 8 while the finalists will be announced on May 8. The awarding, presentation, exhibition, and celebration will be held at the Ayala Centrio activity center on May 27. (Bong D.FABE)

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from page A1 healthy products,” Balulot said. This bill will just be among the 12 legislative priorities that AnaKalusugan will pursue. The rest are institutionalizing mobile feeding kitchens and bathing centers, mobile health clinics, food sufficiency and wastage control, agricultural and fishery assistance, mobile arts, skills and entrepreneurship centers, disaster response teams, voter education programs, mobile employment assistance, mobile reading centers, family values education, air, water and noise pollution control and scholarship and hospitalization assistance. Balulot also acknowledged that the illegal drugs problem in the country is continuing and the government should do more to curb it. Then there is the problem of the increasing number of rape cases in the country which Balulot said is a cause for concern by AnaKalusugan too which is advocating for healthy living for all Filipinos. For that, AnaKalusugan is batting for the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 7305, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers, increase livelihood projects for women, more linkages between students and grant agencies providing scholarships, more participation in the arts by Filipinos, among others. Even before it evolved into a partylist, AnaKalusugan has already been conducting community health programs since the 1980s. For that, its creed is mens sana in corpore seno which means “a sound mind in a sound body.” The partylist aims to achieve this through the promotion of accessible, affordable, quality and universal health care to all Filipinos. It aims to represent marginalized peoples in rural areas, underrepresented women, the urban poor and communities in conflict-ridden areas.

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MINDANAO DAILY NEWS - 2ND MINDANAO JOURNALISM EXCELLENCE AWARDS Limketkai Events Center, Cagayan de Oro City, March 8, 2016

Dr. Rosemary Sudaria, Publisher Dante Sudaria and Cong. Rufus Rodriguez gives Certificate of Appreciation to MDN Exec, Editor Cris Diaz (center) for judging the newswriting category. (Our apology for the wrong caption in yesterday’s issue.)

BWM Editor Cheng Ordonez (center) receives Cert of Appreciaton for judging the newswriting category

Ms. Jojo Ortiz , president of PMAP also judged in the feature-writing contest. (the lady shown above) Representing sponsor CAG DE ORO WATER DISTRICT was Ms. Ladelle Sagrado, HR Mgr

YAHSHUA OUTSOURCING WORLDWIDE INC., receives appreciation as the Official Tabulator

Ms. Marivic Cagalawan receives appreciation for MORESCO -I , one of the sponsors

THE FINALISTS from Various Schools & Universities