Mindanao Daily Set A (March 1, 2017)

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‘Knock out Abu Sayyaf’

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ENATE President Pro Tempore Ralph Re cto yesterday said the government should knock out bigger threats like the Abu Sayyaf and other local ISIS groups, instead of resuming its doorto-door tokhang operations to plead drug users to quit.

Dureza condemns Abu Sayyaf beheading of German hostaged

Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza condemned the beheading of the German national kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sulu after the deadline for ransom payment passed on Sunday.

In a statement released Monday night, Dureza said efforts to save the life of German kidnap victim Juergen Gustav Kantner failed.

Dureza said many sectors, including the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) exhausted all efforts to save Kanter’s life but to no avail.

But if ever the war on “Another precious life had been needdrugs should be scaled up, lessly lost. There must be a stop to this then it must be to plug killing of the innocent and the helpless,” See knock, page 7 he said. He said that up to the last moment,

he was in contact with Kanter’s family.

Dureza’s statement confirmed the fate of the victim after the bandits committed to keep him alive until February 26. The bandits were demanding a ransom of Php 30 million.

The AFP confirmed the beheading on Tuesda, citing information received from official sources.

“We grieve as we strongly condemn the barbaric beheading of yet another kidnap victim, German Juergen Gustav Kantner in Sulu,” Dureza added.

Kantner, 70, was abducted from his yacht off Malaysia’s Sabah state in November while the body of his companion See condemns, page 7

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DOH plans to construct drug rehab in Agusan Sur

Green groups warn v plastic waste burning Environmental groups in the Philippines warn that proposed plastics investment strategies disguised as “solutions” to marine plastic pollution will only be costly, ineffective and contribute further to environmental degradation while taking away from real solutions.

The groups sent their warning in response to two recent reports suggesting that a technology called gasification is a solution to eliminating low-value plastics like sachets and plastic bags, which are the most common plastic waste leaking into oceans.

The reports, “The Next Wave” by Ocean Conservancy (OC) and “A Sea of Opportunity” by Encourage Capital, used waste management models relying on Philippine waste data that highlighted the use of gasification. Gasification is a process wherein waste is subjected to high heat in a starved-oxygen environment. It is classified as a form of incineration by the European Union and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Incineration has been banned in the Philippines since 1999.

Gasification is not a new technology and has been around for more than three decades. A technology See green, page 7

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor

Call for Peace. Militant groups stage a rally in Kidapawan City on Monday (February 27, 2017) urging for the resumption of peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front.

MindaNews photo by Geonarri Solmerano

Moro consensus group launched MARAWI City, Lanao del Sur--A group of young Moro professionals, civil society organizations leaders, academicians, and students launched a consensus group to compliment the top-level negotiations between the government and the Moro National Liberation Front

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(MNLF) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

The launching of the Moro Consensus Group (MCG) highlighted the Forum on Federalism and Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) held at the Institute for Peace and Development in Mindanao (IPDM) in

Mindanao State University main campus on February 22.

The group aims to hold series of fora and discussions to ensure broader and active participation in peace building.

MCG Chairman Drieza Lininding noted that while

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the government is engaging with MILF and MNLF, majority of Bangsamoro have no affiliations in both groups. He said it is important for the majority to be informed, talk among themselves and agree on a consensus that they can See moro, page 7

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur--The Department of Health (DOH) is considering to build P700 million drug rehabilitation facilities in this province that will serve at least 200 drug abuse patients.

Top DOH officials together with Chinese infrastructure engineers visited on Monday the two drug rehabilitation centers in the province located at the provincial capitol grounds and the Army camp to assess how the provincial government implement its drug reform initiatives.

In response to President Duterte’s war on drugs, the provincial government has established an Outpatient Drop-In Center (ODIC) within the Capitol complex and the Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (RTRC) at the Army headquarters of 401st Brigade in Prosperidad town.

The ODIC which is managed by Mark Larry Chua, an international drug addiction therapist, has been treating drug abuse patients who responded to the police call on prohibited drug users and pushers See PLANS, page 7

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DOE condemns NPA attack on hydropower plant project

By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-The energy department has condemned on Tuesday the attack of a hydropower plant project in Barangay Lumbayao, Valencia City in Bukidnon last Saturday calling it “unwarranted” since as it will delay the facility’s completion.

“This attack is totally unwarranted considering that it is not a military installation but a development project that seeks to contribute to uplifting the socioeconomic conditions of the people,” said Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi in a statement the agency released to the media Tuesday afternoon.

The attack, he said, will not only stall the project’s construction timeline, it will also set back efforts to improve the quality of life of the people of Bukidnon. The target date of commissioning is the first half of 2019.

TWG to review mine closures -- DOF

“We are aiming to facilitate the development of all alternative and indigenous energy supply for the future of Mindanaoans. We have long been wanting our kababayans living there to feel the presence of progress, yet these people are stealing that chance from them,” Cusi said.

According to the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division, about 15 fully armed NPA fighters entered the proposed 10.6-megawatt Pulanai hydroelectric power plant site and confiscated the cellphone of workers, fired several shots after planting a couple of improvised explosive device (IEDs).

A team from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal from the 8th Infantry Battalion was sent to go after the insurgents and disarm and recover the IEDs. “The National Democratic Front has been urging the Duterte Administration Resume Peace Talks. Militant groups stage a rally in Cagayan de Oro City on Monday (February 27, 2017) to resume the peace talks urging for the resumption of peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front.

See ATTACK, page 7

MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

Govt troops, NPA rebels clash in Misor, Agusan Norte

By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

By Cielito M. Reganit of PNA

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Tuesday said that the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) has formed a technical working group (TWG) to review all orders issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) against mining companies.

The Department of Finance (DOF) has been working as co-chair of the MICC with DENR Secretary-designate Gina Lopez.

“She and I have signed the resolution of the MICC agreeing that we are to set up a TWG to review all her issuances to make sure that these are in line with due process,” Dominguez said during a Palace news briefing.

He said the TWG is composed basically of professors and engineers in the private sector who are not connected with the mining companies as well as government lawyers.

“The second meeting of the TWG will be held this Friday and we are going to start the work to make sure that all the issuances regarding mining were done through due process,” he said.

The Cabinet official said the review would

See review, page 7

CAGAYAN de Oro City-One soldier was killed in action during the encounter between the military and New People’s Army (NPA) in Misamis Oriental Monday, the provincial government said.

Provincial information officer Nicole Managbanag, in a text message, said the clash claimed the life of soldier with the rank of Private.

Captain Joe Patrick Martinez, the Phil. Army’s

4th Infantry Division, has confirmed that a government soldier was killed in action during the encounter in Barangay Kaulayanan, Sugbongcogon, although he did not disclose the name of the casualty pending notification of his family.

Also on Monday, troops from the 30th Infantry Battalion figured in an encounter with armed men believed to be NPA members in Barangay Tinago, Malimono, Surigao del Norte.

Report said the insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device which

resulted to the injury of a soldier and damage of civilian properties.

Martinez said pursuit operations were conducted by the military against the attackers.

The clashes came in the wake of the NPA attacks on a power plant site and a plantation last Saturday in Bukidnon.

Per report from the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division, about 15 fully armed NPA fighters entered the compound of the proposed site for the 10.6-megawatt Pulanai hy-

droelectric power plant at Zone 11, Hangayon, Barangay Lumbayao, in Valencia City, Bukidnon.

The military said the suspects confiscated the cellphones of workers, fired several shots after planting a couple of improvised explosive device (IEDs) at the compound.

A team from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal from the 8th Infantry Battalion was sent to go after the insurgents and disarm and recover the IEDs. Last December, See ATTACK, page 7

Australia sees greater economic ties with PH THE Australian government has remained optimistic on the Philippines and will explore new areas of cooperation as the country moves to expand its economic potentials.

“Both the Philippines’ and Australia’s economic growth performance looks set to continue, this creates new, mutually beneficial opportunities for trade, investment and business between the Philippines and Australia,” Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Amanda Gorely told business leaders on Monday at the Marco Polo Hotel

in Davao City.

She said Australia can support the Philippines to ensure the benefits of the “ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement are fully seized, that the private sector in our respective countries do explore new business opportunities- which is what today is about; and that business regulations, competitiveness and productivity continue to be improved,” she said.

Elodie Journet, Australian senior trade commissioner in Manila, said the Philippines

has maintained a “strong economic worth and sustained socioeconomic agenda” that opens up more opportunities for the country to grow.

“We feel that Australia can be a partner for that expansion as well. There’s a lot of synergies between our two economies and therefore we feel that there are many areas of opportunities for us to collaborate and be part of the Philippine’s development program,” she said.

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Transport strike in Northern M’nao peaceful, say organizers CAGAYAN de Oro City-The transport strike in Northern Mindanao was peaceful and some transportation groups did not join the nationwide mass action Monday, organizers said here.

Joel Gabatan, vice chair of the National Confederation of Transport Workers Union (NCTWU) Mindanao, said that the transport strike was generally peaceful although not all transport groups joined the day-long

mass action.

He said that the transport strike was joined by Public Utility Jeeps (PUJ) operators and drivers to pressure the Department of Transportation and

The state-run Social Security System (SSS) has reported that its revenues jumped to P160 billion as of the end of last November.

In a news release issued Tuesday, the SSS said that based on its unaudited financial statement, revenues for the January to November period last year grew 8.34 percent to P160.02 billion on the back of the P10.51 billion increase in member contribution and higher investment income.

The recorded end-No-

vember 2016 members’ contribution was 8.7 percent higher than the P120.77 billion recorded in the same 11-month period in 2015.

Broken down, members’ contribution grew to P131.28 billion investments and other income increased to P28.74 billion.

“One of our goals for the pension fund this year is to expand our membership.

We would also like to retain the current membership number as it comprises more than 82 percent of

our total revenue income,” SSS President Emmanuel Dooc said.

Expenditures for the January to November period in 2016, likewise, increased by 18.39 percent to P131.06 billion from the P110.70 billion recorded in 2015 amid the 25.46 percent increase in disbursements in retirement benefits.

Expenditures for retirement, death and disability stood at P72.56 billion, P36.21 billion and

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See STRIKE, page 6

SSS revenues up by P160-billion

See SSS, page 6

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15. ML- Bugo Branch National Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City

2. ML- Pabayo Branch De Leon Building, Pabayo-Cruz Taal St. Cagayan de Oro City

16. ML- Kauswagan Branch Zone 1 Kauswagan Cagayan de Oro City

3. ML- Carmen-1 Branch Ang Building, V. Castro cor. Vamenta Boulevard Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City

17. ML- Bulua Branch Southeast Building Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

4. ML- Yacapin Branch Daumar St., Cagayan de Oro City

18. ML- Opol Branch S. Vacalares St., Opol Misamis Oriental

5. ML- Lapasan Branch Claro M. Recto Avenue, Lapasan, CdeO City 6. ML- Gusa Branch Gusa National Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City

Tigil Pasada. The Coalition of Lanao Utility Transport for Change (CLUTCH) joins the nationwide transport strike Monday (27 February 2017) as public utility drivers gather at the highway in Tambo, Iligan City and a few other areas in the city. Transport groups are opposing the move to phase out old jeepney units and requiring a minimum of P7-million capital for an operator to go into the business with at least 10 units.

MindaNews photo by Bobby Timonera

1. ML-Tagoloan Branch National Highway, Poblacion Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental 2. ML-Villanueva Pob. Villanueva, Misamis Oriental 3. ML-Claveria Pob. Claveria, Misamis Oriental 4. ML-Balingasag Branch 15 de Septembre, Balingasag Misamis Oriental 5. ML-Salay Poblacion Salay, Misamis Oriental 6. ML-Medina South Pob. Medina, Misamis Oriental

3. ML-Valencia 2 Branch M. Roxas St., Valecia City 4. ML-Malaybalay Branch Fortich St., Poblacion Malaybalay City Bukidnon 5. ML-Malaybalay 2 Alvaro, Pabillaran St., Malaybalay City 6. ML-Maramag Branch Purok 7, Maramag Avenue North Poblacion Maramag, Bukidnon

7. ML-Gingoog Branch National Hi-way, Gingoog City Misamis Oriental

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8. ML-Gingoog 2 Dona Graciana St., Brgy. 20, Gingoog City

7. ML-Don Carlos Branch Poblacion Don Carlos, Bukidnon

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8. ML-Kalilangan Branch Centra Pob., Kalilangan, Bukidnon

21. ML- Carmen-2 Branch Kauswagan Road, Cagayan de Oro City

8. ML- Divisoria Branch Cor. Tiano-Neri St., Cagayan de Oro City

22. ML- Macasandig Branch Macasandig Proper, CDOC

9. ML- Limketkai Mall Branch Space M-2-123/Limketkai Mall Lapasan Cagayan de Oro City

23. ML-Laguindingan Pob. Laguindingan, Mis, Or.

12. ML-Balingoan National Higway, Bauk-Bauk, Balingoan, Misamis Oriental

10. ML- Limketkai 2 Service Arcade, Limketkai Mall Lapasan Cagayan de Oro City

24. ML-ORORAMA Inside Ororama Supercenter J.R. Borja Street Cagayan de Oro City, MIs. Or.

13. ML-SUGBONGCOGON Poblacion, Sugbongcogon Misamis Oriental

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25. ML-APOVEL Door # 4B-65 Apovel Subdivision Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

12. ML- Capistrano Branch Capistrano-Gomez Sts. Cagayan de Oro City

26. ML-CORRALES Door # 4B-65 Apovel Subdivision Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

13. ML- Puerto Branch National Hi-way, Puerto Cagayan de Oro City

27. ML-CUGMAN #097 Zone 3 Brgy. Cugman, Cagayan de Oro City

10. ML-Camiguin 2 Rizal St., Mambajao Camiguin Province 11. ML-Jasa-an Lower Jasa-an, Pob Jasa-an, Mis. Or.

14. ML-MAGSAYSAY National Highway Kibungsod, Magsaysay Misamis Oriental 15. ML-MOLUGAN Zone 11, Molugan Misamis Oriental

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19. ML- El Salvador Branch National Hi-way, Misamis Oriental

7. ML- Velez Branch Door # 114 G/F De Leon Plaza Phase II Vacapin-Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City

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I WAS in a local coffee shop one afternoon to take my snacks. While waiting for my order—a cup of brewed coffee and a slice of chocolate cake—I busied myself reading a back issue of Poetry magazine, yes, that small literary magazine founded in 1912 by Harriet Monroe.

It was Poetry’s April 2014 issue (Volume CCIV, Number I) which featured the works of Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Ishion Hutchinson and Sheryl Luna, among other poets.

I was reading Dorothea Lasky’s Lilac Field, which appeared on page 20, when a journalist-friend of mine appeared from behind and said, “malingaw diay kag basa ana?”, adding “di jud ko gahanan anang poem.”

I answered him in the affirmative because I really enjoy reading poems, even as I also enjoy writing

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lerina—slim, and therefore not verbose.

But before the statement that poetry is the highest form of literature gained wide acceptance, several attempts to disprove it had been made. The first time this art form was questioned was in 1579 by Stephen Gosson in his “Schoole of Abuse”. Gosson raised several objections on the validity and reliability of the writings and made invectives against poets. But he was aptly answered by Philip Sidney in his “Apologie for Poetrie” published in 1581.

Next to Gosson was Thomas Love Peacock. In his book “Four Ages of Poetry” published in 1820, Peacock divided all the poetic productions into four ages: the iron age, gold age, silver age and brass age.

According to him, poetry originates in the iron age, matures and becomes

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nobel in the gold age, then becomes artificial in the silver age and then finally falls into the age of decay and decline in the brass age. Their own age was the brass age of poetry.

Peacock argued that poets were useless and that the honor of the society should be given more to those who practice and promote something of utility. According to Peacock, poetry was the most worthless of all intellectual exercises.

For Peacock, poets who spent time scribbling verses were useless beings. (To be continued) ***** Email me at rgmoldez@ gmail.com

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poetry.

It has been said that poetry is the highest form of literature. Thus only very few are into writing poems.

Through poetry, universal human experiences are expressed in a condensed form, so short that the readers sometimes cannot get the message across by just one reading. And condensing these human experiences in a few lines is not as easy as eating a pie, as the proverbial saying goes. It requires from the poet the discipline to express it in such a way that his poetic expressions must contain no unnecessary words and images.

The poet must master the economy of words.

Dr. Leoncio Deriada, of UP in the Visayas, Palanca Hall of Famer and author of several books, including Little Workshops, Little Critiques, writes that a good poem is like a bal-

not grasped the answers yet, it is a pity, because there is much more to life than simply living, there is much more to growing up than simply growing old and infirm. There is a reason why we are all here.

-oooMANY LIVE A DELIBERATE LIE: According to a book that was written by some 40 or so men, in different languages and in different places and times, and in a span of around 1,500 years, there is only one whole duty of men, and it is to fear God and to obey His commands.

Unfortunately, however, many do not even know that they have this kind of a duty, and so they go about life carelessly, pursuing dreams and ambitions totally irrelevant to their final destiny, which is eternal life away from earth, away from the human body that they have been accustomed to all their (human) lives.

Many live with a deliberate lie---denying God and their ultimate rendezvous with Him at the end of time. By the time they come

to know this truth---that there is a God who is not only loving but just and truly fair in His end-time judgments---it would be too late for them, their eternal damnation having been affirmed by them by their own thoughts, speech, and acts.

-oooP L O TT I N G V S .

DUTERTE DID LP SENATORS IN: The truth must be told about the ouster of Liberal Party senators from their chairmanship of various committees in the Senate on February 27, 2017. That was a collective decision of their colleagues, and not just of Sen. Manny Pacquiao. The majority senators who decided to kick out the LP senators from their privileged posts decided it was time to draw the line.

After all, the senators allied with President Duterte have been accurate in their perception that the legislative agenda of the first Philippine president from Mindanao is being stymied by the dilly-dallying, if not outright obstruction-

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ist moves, of senators who have been pretending to be pro-Duterte too but who, in reality, wanted Duterte to fail, at the very least.

And no, it was not just because of their presence at the 31st EDSA power grab commemoration on February 25, 2017 that triggered their ouster, as LP Sen. Bam Aquino tried to project irresponsibly. It was because of their doubledealing---of pretending to be supporters of the Duterte government while they have been actively plotting its ignominious downfall all along---that did them in.

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Group backs Lopez appointment as DENR chief FOR the longest time, we, Mindanaoans, have been singing paeans to the promises of Mindanao — land of rich biodiversity and natural resources. But these are promises that have easily been overshadowed and broken by dark moments of truths over the years.

At the threshold of the new millennium, exploitation of the bountiful wealth — stretching from our primary watershed areas in the mountains down to the coastal life-giving abundance of our seas — is still widespread, and the problem of abuse of natural resources and indigenous peoples remain largely ignored, up until the

designation of Gina Lopez as Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) came about.

But this designation is without opposition. Today we hear of relentless clamor to dismiss her appointment, hinged upon her “lack of administrative experience and competence to lead the department, (having) a poor track record in leading and managing environment and eco-tourism projects.”

To many of us in Mindanao, however, Gina See chief, page 6

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Change? Not three decades after EDSA, not under PDP–IBON THE Philippines remains backward and underdeveloped with severe inequality 31 years after the so-called EDSA revolution, research group IBON said.

The Duterte administration’s new Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 will not change this, said the group, in continuing the failed neoliberal policies of the Marcos regime and all subsequent administrations.

EDSA 1986 was a repudiation of the Marcos dictatorship including economic crisis and gross inequality from neoliberal economic policies then pushed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank.

The people mobilized in their millions to end not just the dictatorship but also economic crisis and gross inequality. This

was clearly expressed in the 1987 Constitution, IBON noted, where nationalist economic provisions articulated the people’s aspirations for social justice and for a sovereign and independent economy.

According to IBON, these are among the promises of EDSA not met in the succeeding 31 years. There has not been any change and, instead, the economy has

A Catholic prelate condemned the beheading of German national by the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu on Sunday afternoon.

Archbishop Martin Jumoad of Ozamiz said the killing of Jurgen Kantner, 70, is a “sad moment for all people who respect and value life”.

“When does God’s justice fall upon them so that they may see the light? Are they really believers of one God or money is the one they adore?” Jumoad said.

The prelate said he hopes the military will go after the terrorist group and for the court “to enforce the teeth of the law.”

“We pray for the soul of the victim of the latest beheading,” Jumoad added.

Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez of Marbel called the act “inhuman” and called on the authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The German was killed as the deadline set by the Abu Sayyaf for the P30 million ($600,000) ransom expired.

Kanter and his wife, Sa-

bine Merz, were abducted from their yacht in waters off southern Philippines in November last year.

The body of Sabine Merz was later found on board the vessel off Sulu. She had gunshot wounds and bruises.

Chief presidential peace adviser Secretary Jesus Dureza said the government exhausted all efforts to save Kantner “but to no avail.”

“We grieve as we strongly condemn the barbaric beheading of yet another kid-

nap victim, German Juergen Gustav Kantner in Sulu,” Dureza said. “We condole with his family, friends and loved ones.”

“Terrorism has no place in a country like ours and we as a people must confront violent extremism every time it rears its ugly head.”

“Another precious life had been needlessly lost.

There must be a stop to this killing of the innocent and the helpless,” he said.

(CBCPNews)

Bishops condemn Abu Sayyaf ’s beheading of German hostage

continued to deteriorate and worsen as a mere appendage of global capitalist powers exploiting our cheap labor, raw materials, and markets.

Domestic agriculture and Filipino industry are in terminal decline. From 1986 to 2016, the share of agriculture and manufacturing in Philippine gross domestic product (GDP ) has shrunk from 24.8% to 22. 8% and 17.1% to 8.4 percent, respectively. A few have prospered while the majority remain in severe poverty. At present, IBON estimates 2 of 3 Filipinos surviving on only Php125 or less per day, while official poverty statistics indicate 21.9 million living on a very low poverty threshold of Php60 per day.

The Duterte administration’s new Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022 unfortunately continues the failed neo-

liberal policies started by Marcos in the late 1970s and followed by all the administration’s that came after it.

In final controvertion of the promises of EDSA, it also seeks to remove the important nationalist provisions of the 1987 Constitution.

The economy and the people will suffer the worst for this even as domestic elites and foreign monopoly capitalist powers continue to prosper, IBON said.

The PDP 2017-2022 of the government’s neoliberal economic managers adopts the same market-oriented framework of the policies that have failed to develop the Philippine economy.

Like past administrations, it gives premium to luring in foreign direct investments, spending on infrastructure, strengthening public-private partnerships (PPP) that channel public funds to private gain, and imple-

menting a fiscal program that relieves the rich while taxing the poor more. On the other hand it is silent on measures for real national development such as free land distribution and Filipino industrialization, decent jobs and wages, and free or affordable social services, said IBON. The nationalist economic aspirations from EDSA are still relevant and if anything have been affirmed over the last 31 years, said the group. The government’s unchanged neoliberal policies will only widen the gap between rich and poor and keep the economy as a mere provider of cheap labor and raw materials for the global economy and a captive market. These neoliberal economic policies need to be reversed for the Filipino people to achieve their aspirations for development, IBON concluded.

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Communication (DOTC) to reconsider the phase out of 15-year-old PUJs starting next year.

Gabatan said that the PUJ operators and drivers were asking the DOTC to extend the implementation EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased LUCAS L. CALINGIN, who died on February 14, 2008 in 243 Vicente Velez St., Apovel Subd., Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, (our residence); that the said deceased, at the time of his death, left a Parcel of Land situated in HIMAYA, EL SALVADOR CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and more particularly described as follows; TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-31600 Lot No. 44555, CAD. 237 (Lot No. 10181-B, CSD10-014738-D; A PARCEL OF LAND, LOT NO. 44555, Cad. 237 (Lot No. 10181-B Csd-10-014738-D) situated at Barrio Himaya, Municipality of El Salvador, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao; containing an area of TWELVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR (12,624) SQUARE METERS, more or less; is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND; made and entered by and between HEIRS OF THE LATE LUCAS L. CALINGIN, represented by his legal wife, GUERRILLITA S. CALINGIN and their legitimate children, namely: FREDERICK S. CALINGIN, FREDDIE JOHN S. CALINGIN, and ANGEL MAY S. CALINGIN, of legal age, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at # 243 Vicente Velez St., Apovel Subd., Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, hereinafter referred to as the HEIRS/ SELLERS; and GONZALO M. BONITA, JR, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married to RUTH P. BONITA with residence and postal address at San Mathias St., Zone 6, Capisnon, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City thereinafter referred to as the BUYER/VENDEE; That for and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (PHP100,000.00) Philippine Currency Receipt of said amount is hereby acknowledged by the VENDOR after the amount is paid in hand by the VENDEE/S the VENDOR/S hereby SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY the above-described properties ONLY A PORTION OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) SQUARE METERS, more or less the above described parcel of land in favor of the VENDEE/S his/her heirs, assigns or successors-in-interest, free from any liens and encumbrances, free from any third-party claimant whomsoever and the said in non-tenanted; Under Notary Public of ATTY. EMELITO J. MARQUIÑO; as per Doc No. 458; Page No. 91; Book NO. XII; Series of 2016.

of the phase out to another five years in order that the operators and drivers could find an alternative source of income.

Part of the proposal submitted by the transport group to the DOTC in Manila was to economically subsidize the affected transport group members

who would be affected by the phase out policy.

“About 70 percent of the city’s transportation here was paralyzed at the height of the transport strike midday after the strike started at 4 a.m. Monday,” Gabatan said.

He said that some operators and drivers who

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

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that EMELYN S. INOCENCIO has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly DATE OF BIRTH from “FEB.28,1954” to “JANUARY 8, 1954” in the Certificate of Live Birth of EVELYN SADERNAS who was born on JANUARY 8, 1954 at Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte and whose parents are Belen Tenerife and Rustico Sadernas.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than March 2017.

(SGD.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS

City Civil Registrar MDN: Mar 1 & 8, 2017

R.A. 9048 Form No.10.1 (LCR O) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao del Norte City/Municipality: Iligan City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A.9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ABSARY M. DANGCAL has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “SOMINSANG JR.” to “ABSARY” in the Certificate of Live Birth of SOMINSANG MACAPODI DANGCAL JR. who was born on October 3, 1982 at Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte and whose parents are Sittie S. Macapodi and Sominsang M. Dangcal.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than March 2017.

(SGD.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS

City Civil Registrar MDN: Mar 1 & 8, 2017

did not join the transport strike voluntarily stopped commuting due to scant passengers as most people opted to stay home.

The transport strike ended at 5 p.m. Monday without report of any untoward incident, Gabatan said. (PNA)

P4.17 billion, respectively. Disbursements for maternity was recorded at P4.84 billion and for funeral grant, P3.3 billion.

Those for sickness stood at P2.08 billion; medical services at P12.99 million; and rehabilitation services at P1.48 million.

Expenses in the January to November 2016 period pulled the net revenue for the 11-month period last year to drop 21.74 percent to P28.96 billion from the P37 billion the year before.

Meanwhile, as of November 2016, the pension fund’s assets, liabilities and reserves stood at P473.63 billion, P13.54 billion and P460.09 billion, respectively.

Investment level for the period was recorded at P456.23 billion as average return of investment stood at 7 percent.

The SSS has been urging Congress to pass its charter amendments to provide the pension fund greater investment flexibility to bolster its generation of needed revenues for granting higher benefits for members.

Social Security Com-

mission (SSC) chairman Dean Amado Valdez said SSS investment capabilities based on the provisions under the Social Security Act of 1997 are limited amid current market trends.

“Aside from expanding our investment portfolio, we seek the amendment of the conservative provisions of the SSS charter, particularly on the investing capacities of the Commission,” he said.

The SSS charter limits the powers of the Commission to invest its reserve fund. At present, SSS could only invest in private securities, housing, real estate, short- and medium-term member loans, government financial institutions and corporations, infrastructure projects, foreign currency denominated investments, and any particular industry that the Commission deems profitable.

The SSS has been pushing for direct capital infusion of the pension funds to tollway constructions under the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) to generate lifetime income, and to provide more meaningful benefits to its members.

(PNA)

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provides a whiff of fresh air to an environment of destruction and wanton disregard for its stewardship. Never has our island heard a voice so brave as to champion the protection of our lands and seas. Perhaps

it is no irony that it has taken a woman to resonate the pleadings of Mother Nature to take care of our Common Home. It is the same call expressed by Pope Francis in his critique against unregulated consumerism and irresponsible development, and on his lamentations on environmental degradation and global warming when he issued his revolutionary encyclical, Laudato Si. Enthused as we are by her bold pronouncements to close down irresponsible mining activities that have lopped down our rich forests and polluted our waterways, we have finally found a leader who has the courage to empower and inspire people to be co-creative stewards of our common home.

In our parallel commitment to environmental stewardship, we — the students, faculty, formators, staff, and alumni of Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan — give our strong support to the appointment of Gina Lopez as DENR Secretary.

We stand up for Gina Lopez. We stand for the protection of our environment.

-- A Statement of Support from Concerned Xavier Ateneo Community Members

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hostages were grabbed on boats transiting through from page 1 Philippine waters in the the source, Recto said, unprotected Southern backreferring to “shabu facto- door. ries.”

“To dry up demand, from page 1 you must stop the supply,” risk analysis report by he said. “It’s like a pipe with many holes. Instead GAIA called Waste Gasifiof patching it one by one, cation and Pyrolysis: High why not just shut off the Risk, Low Yield Processes main?” the legislator said in for Waste Management a news release posted on the found that despite this Senate’s website yesterday. long history, gasification He said: “I will con- has failed to operate on a cede that the war against commercial scale to treat drugs should continue. But municipal solid waste, and it should be on the manu- that projects in the United facturing front. Instead of Kingdom, Germany, Ausknocking on homes, the tralia, United States and police should be battering Canada have failed due to down gates of shabu labs.” plants’ inability to meet But if there is “one group projected energy generaof addicts” government tion, revenue generation should run after, then it and emission targets, and must be the “murderous because of strong community resistance.

Abu Sayyaf,” Recto said.

Gasification is also one “There will be zero public outcry if there will be a of the most expensive oprise in the number of Abu tions to treat waste. In the Sayyaf killed. It is the kind United Kingdom, multiple of body count the people companies have gone bankwould welcome,” he said. rupt while attempting to “These terrorists have construct gasification fabeen in the beheading busi- cilities.

“Plastic waste burning, ness for 25 years now. Isang henerasyon na. Dapat nang especially through dirty and expensive technologies such tuldukan,” he said.

Recto, however, admit- as pyrolysis or gasification, ted that the 24 hostages or the so-called ‘waste-tothe ISIS-affiliate group is energy’ (WtE) technologies, holding are what prevent is a false response to the the military from unleashing environmental crisis caused its full might for fears that by plastics getting into our they will be harmed in the oceans and seas. This only perpetuates the plastic and crossfight.

“I think even the Presi- chemical industries’ busident can only privately curse ness-as-usual approach and them kasi baka magwala diverts us from the real at saktan ang mga bihag. problem — that there is too Imagine, even the Presi- much plastic production and dent’s trademark in effect consumption,” said Froilan has been taken hostage by Grate, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for this group,” he said.

Recto described the Incinerator Alternatives ASG as the “most violent (GAIA) Philippines.

“Waste burning undercriminal syndicate” in the mines communities’ efforts country today, saying that to intensify waste reduction its “barbarity” has already made it among Asia’s most and recycling programs.

Since WtEs are extremely brutal groups.

“In terms of damage to expensive to build and the national image, the Abu maintain, using them will Sayyaf has caused more force cities to produce more than what a hundred drug municipal waste. Instead syndicates had done,” Recto of reducing global plastic production, WtE will ensaid.

While total loot of Abu courage more production of Sayyaf has been estimated to low-value plastic products,” be more than a billion pesos, he added.

Greenpeace Southeast what is hard to quantify are the losses they had inflicted Asia also expressed concerns on the economy, Recto said. about recommendations, “Lands are idled by farm- particularly in the OC reers too afraid to till, vacation port, to provide incentives plans are cancelled by tour- such as feed-in-tariffs (FIT) ists who are discouraged by for plastic waste burning.

“FIT is an incentive for bad publicity, investments clean, low-carbon technoloare aborted,” he added.

Recto said one immedi- gies to harness renewable ate concern is to stop the resources such as solar, Abu Sayyaf from snatch- wind, or hydro. Plastic is ing more hostages. “Their a petroleum-based product inventory of captives for and burning plastic waste ransom must not increase.” releases huge amounts of “There could be hin- carbon dioxide and toxins drances in rescuing hos- into the atmosphere and tages. But none in prevent- environment,” said Abiing them from kidnapping gail Aguilar of Greenpeace Southeast Asia. “Burning more,” he said.

“What is giving our im- plastics for energy is like age a black eye is that while burning fossil fuels. It comwe are too afraid to fish in pletely contradicts the idea our waters for fear of the of renewable energy. Under Chinese, here are these bad our Renewable Energy Act, guys who are using these plastics are not eligible for waters as kidnap grounds,” FIT,” she stressed.

In response to the rehe lamented.

Many of the Abu Sayyaf ports, GAIA released a

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Wednesday, March 1, 2017 global critique (Analysis of Plastic Pollution Investment Strategies) that analyzes the waste models highlighted in the reports and found that it will cost at least USD 2 billion (over Php 100 billion) to deploy gasification technology in the Philippines at the scale suggested.

Using calculations in the report, it will cost USD 20 million (Php 1 billion) to build a 150-ton per day (tpd) facility. In contrast, the City of San Fernando in Pampanga spends only Php 12 million every year to sustain its waste management program that diverts more than 80 percent of waste from landfills and supports the livelihood of at least 100 waste workers.

GAIA also estimates that it will cost the Philippines over USD 1.15 billion (approximately Php 56 billion) every year in energy rates and subsidies for the widespread use of gasification.

The burden of paying this high rate will automatically be passed on to consumers who are already overburdened with high energy rates.

“The Philippines already has one of the highest power rates in Asia. It is unacceptable to make energy even costlier for Filipinos by using these technologies that are not even needed,” Aguilar stressed, adding that the Philippines has an abundant supply of clean renewable energy such as solar and wind, and as such, “we do not need unreliable technologies like gasification to meet our energy needs.”

Local pollution watchdog, EcoWaste Coalition, pointed out that burning plastic waste violates Philippine laws. “Plastic waste burning also violates the country’s environmental laws such as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act and the Clean Air Act,” said Aileen Lucero, national coordinator of EcoWaste Coalition.

Lucero added that more and more cities in the country are strictly implementing ecological waste management strategies, such as increased waste diversion, segregation at source, recycling, and composting and are making huge impacts in communities where these strategies are strictly implemented.

“All these efforts will be lost if we push our local government units to set up burn or thermal WtE facilities. These facilities will bind them to longterm contracts, which will push them to create more waste, instead of aiming to reduce waste. Our environment and communities should not suffer in favor of non-solutions that cater to industries’ profit-driven interests,” Lucero stressed.

“Instead of supporting dysfunctional and expensive technologies like gasification, investments should be geared towards supporting effective and innovative zero

waste solutions that increase livelihood opportunities for wastepickers and phase out cheap, non-recyclable plastics. Let us push for redesign of products to make them truly recyclable, and effectively cut off pollution before it begins,” Grate ended.(PNA)

Finance and Procurement who had been frequenting the province in the past months, said their department is considering Agusan del Sur and Sarangani province as likely recipients of the drug rehab center infrastructure fund.

Provincial officials are hopeful the projects will be implemented here for from page 1 already having existing faSabine Merz’s was later cilities. found on the boat.

Dureza has been facilitating release of kidnap from page 2 victims. Last year, it was President Rodrigo him who facilitated the Duterte release of Filipina, Marites personally visited the site Flor, kidnapped by the Abu to grace the power plant’s Sayyaf from a high-end groundbreaking and in his resort of the Island Garden speech pleaded with the City of Samal.

NPA to spare the project It was followed by Nor- from the attacks. wegian Kjartan Sekkingstad.

The President said the Early this year, two ship crew Pulanai plant, owned and members, a Korean and a operated by Repower Energy Filipino, were also fetched Development Corp., one

by Dureza in Sulu. of the power generation The Abu Sayyaf, which facilities seen to boost the has been carrying out kid- economic activity in the nappings not only of for- area. eigners but also of Filipinos, On the same day, anis one of two groups which other group of NPA rebels pledged allegiance to the burned down two spray Islamic State in Iraq and trucks owned by Davao Syria.

Ag r i c u ltu r a l Ve ntu re s Saddened by Kanter’s Corp. (Davco) in Barangay fate, Dureza said, “terrorism Merangiran, Quezon town, has no place in a country Bukidnon. like ours and we as a people Police investigators said must confront violent ex- the motive for the torchtremism every time it rears ing of the Davco equipits ugly head”. ment could be due to the “We condole with his company’s refusal to pay family, friends and loved what the NPA called as ones,” he added. (PNA) “revolutionary tax” but what authorities considered as mere extortion. from page 1 Major General Benjamin to yield to authorities Madrigal, 4ID commandunder the Toktok Hangyo ing general, lambasted the (Knock and Plead) program NPA’s attack and promised there will be no letup on the last year.

The RTRC which hous- pursuit operation against es some 60 patients has a the perpertrators.

“The NPA terrorists have dormitory, administration once again proven to the building, toilet and bath rooms, mess hall, kitchen, whole nation that they really employees’ sleeping quar- do not want our country ters, a bleacher (reception to develop. What they did area) tennis cum basketball in those areas are plain court, a bahay kubo, coun- economic sabotage that seling room, inspection area, aims to make our people suffer,” Madrigal said in a and a clinic.

Funded by the govern- statement.

He said: “We are one with ment of China, the proposed new facilities that will be the peace-loving people of built within the two-hectare Bukinon in condemning area at the Army camp will this terror group [NPA]… be a residential treatment We shall see to it that we center, halfway house and will hit them harder until clinics for local residents they cease in doing their undergoing drug rehab atrocities in the area.” treatment.

Led by Zhoun Maogang, the Chinese delegation vis- from page 2 iting the rehab facilities but NPA attacks on a include a civil engineer, a development project such structural engineer, a cost as this do not inspire confiengineer, a heating, ventila- dence that they are sincere in tion and air-conditioning returning to the negotiating engineer, an architect, an table,” Cusi said. electrical engineer and a Last December, Pres. flexibility study engineer. Rodrigo Duterte personGov. Adolph Edward ally visited the site to grace Plaza, a reformed former the power plant’s grounddrug abuse dependent, has breaking and in his speech been in the forefront of the pleaded with the NPA to drug reform initiatives by spare the project from the introducing the Substance attacks.

Use Recovery and EnlightThe President said the enment (SURE) program Pulanai plant, owned and which institutionalized the operated by Repower Energy provincial government’s Development Corp., one all-out anti-drug abuse of the power generation campaign. facilities seen to boost the Achilles Gerard Bravo, economic activity in the DOH Undersecretary for area.

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To ensure the completion of the project despite the attack, an Inter-agency Task Force in Securing Energy Facilities was activated comprising the DOE, Philippine National Police, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Armed Forces of the Philippines, National Transmission Corporation, National Electrification Administration, and the National Power Corporation.

Moro... from page 1

rally behind.

ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman, who attended the launching, said Moro youth holds potential role in the development of the region.

He stressed that the government should recognize the Bangsamoro history, including their rights, even if the country will adopt or change its political system.

Participants to the forum were also lectured on the economic aspects of federalism and its implications to the Bangsamoro quest for self-determination.

The forum centered on the theme “Union in Diversity: The Way to Justice, the Key to Peace.” (PIA Lanao del Sur)

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take at least three months as the TWG must review the details of each contract concerned as well as actual visits to the mining sites.

In the meantime, Dominguez stressed that the review of the recent closures of mining firms is not meant to undermine Lopez but only to make that President (Rodrigo) Duterte’s stand on contracts and due process is followed.

“I’m sure Secretarydesignate Gina Lopez welcomes the opportunity for the MICC which she cochairs to review the actions that were recommended by her staff and we just want to make sure that they have followed due process,” he said.

“As I explained to her directly, I mentioned to her that I want to make sure that whatever findings she makes, sticks. That if she cancels a mine, that if in her judgment, the mine has violated the law and she followed due process, I want to make sure that when she closes the mines, they stay closed,” Dominguez stressed.

The Cabinet official said they also wanted to avoid possible consequences if due process is not followed.

One is that the mine will go to court and the court will give them relief and they will open again; and two, they will probably file for damages against the government for closing them illegally.

“So I want to avoid those and I want to make sure that Secretary-designate Lopez is in firm grounds when she does this. You know, that’s my responsibility as co-chair and as a member of the team. We all belong to the same team of President Duterte,” Dominguez said.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

MSU-iiT naTional

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 28 Mambajao, Camiguin

MUlTi-PURPoSE CooPERaTiVE

IN RE: PETITION FOR CONSOLIDATION OF OWNERSHIP OF KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO P-14925; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-2942 AND KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO P-14924 UNDER PACTO DE RETRO SALE,

TO: = EMERITA E. BLAKEMORE

Bug-ong, Mambajao, Camiguin GREETINGS:

SUMMONS

WHEREAS, the Court issued an Order dated June 30, 2016 granting the Petition for Summons by Publication filed by the petitioner on June 30, 2016. The petitioner is allowed to summon defendant by publishing the Summons and the petition in its entirety, in a newspaper of national circulation for at least three (3) weeks.

WHEREAS, quoted hereunder is the Plaintiffs’ Petition, to wit: “PETITION

Petitioner by counsel unto this Honorable Court most respectfully states,to wit:

1. That petitioner is of legal age, Filipino citizen, married and a resident of Zone 1. Agusan, Cagayan de Oro City, where she may be served with orders and processes of the Honorable Court; 2. That respondent is of legal age and a resident of Bug-ong, Mambajao, Camiguin, Province, where she may be served with summons, orders and processes of the Honorable Court; 3. That respondent is the owner end possessor of the following real properties, to wit;

a) A Parcel of Land , Lot 5155, C-9, CAD. 473 under Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo P-14925, containing an area of THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO (3,182) SQUARE METERS. located at Sitio Timugsay, Barangay Bug-ong, Municipality of Mambajao, Province of Camiguin;

b) A Parcel of Land , Lot 4050, C-7, CAD 473, under Transfer Certificate of title T-2942 containing an area of ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIVE (1,105) SQUARE METERS, located at Upper Cogon, Barangay Agoho, Municipality of Mambajao, Province of Camiguin;

c) A Parcel of Land , Lot 5331, C-9, CAD. 473 under Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo P-14924, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX (2,556) SQUARE METERS, located at Barangay Bug-ong, Municipality of Mambajao, Province of Camiguin; 4. That the petitioner bought under pacto de retro from the vendor-respondent, the abovementioned parcels of land, as evidenced by an instrument dated July 17, 2014, a copy of which is hereto attached and made a part of this petition as ANNEX “A”; 5. That the date for repurchase, namely-that the Vendor-Respondent in executing this CONVEYANCE, hereby reserves the right to REPURCHASE, and the Vendee-Petitioner, in accepting same, hereby obligates itself to RESELL, the property herein conveyed within a period of ONE (1) YEAR from and after the date of this instrument, for a price of THREE HUNDRED NINETY TWO THOUSAND PESOS (Php392,000.00), Provided, however, that if the Vendor shall fail to exercise her right to repurchase as herein granted within the period stipulated, then this conveyance shall become absolute and irrevocable, without necessity of drawing up a new deed of sale, subject to the requirements of the law regarding consolidation of ownership of real property, 6. That to date, the right to repurchase having been expired and the vendor-respondent not being able to repurchase the same under the terms and conditions herein stated, the ownership over the said real properties has now become consolidated in the vendee-petitioner; 7. That for purposes of recording in the Registry of Property, the said consolidation or ownership in the vendee-petitioner, it is necessary that a judicial order be issued to this effect, pursuant to the provisions of Article 1607 of the New Civil Code.

WHEREFORE, after due notice to the vendor, it is respectfully prayed that and order be issued by this Honorable Court, ordering the consolidation of ownership on the real properties herein mentioned in the vendee-petitioner for all legal purposes.

Other reliefs just and equitable are prayed for.

For the Municipality of Mambajao, Camiguin Province, Cagayan de Oro City, 7 April, 2016.

DELTA LAW OFFICE (Atty. Lorimer A. Delima, Sr. & Atty. Rodrigo D. Talledo, Sr.) 6th/17th Sts.Nazareth Cagayan de Oro City Cell Number: Smart – 09219659951 / TM – 09753060637 By: SGD: RODRIGO D. TALLEDO. SR. RODRIGO D. TALLEDO. SR. PTR No. 3013448 12-10-15 Cagayan de Oro City IBP Roll No. 43330 5-5-1999 IBP O.R. No. 1011615 12-10.15 TIN NO. 114-751-435 MCLE Compliance No. V – 0000904 October 11, 2013 Cagayan de Oro City COMPLIANCE TO THE EFFICIENT USE OF PAPER RULE (OR A.M. NO. 11-9-4-SC)

In compliance with Section 3 and 4 of A.M. 11-9-4-SC otherwise known as the Efficient Use of Paper Rule, the instant Petition is written in single space with one-and-a-half space between paragraphs, using an easily readable font style, of 14-size font and on a 13-inch by 8.5-Inch bond paper. The left hand in margin is 1.5 inches from the edge, right hand margin is 1.0 inch from the edge, upper margin of 1.2 inches from the edge and lower margin of 1.0 inch from the edge.

Also, every page is consecutively numbered.

Republic of the Philippines ] City of Cagayan de Oro ] S.S.

SGD: RODRIGO D. TALLEDO, SR. ATTY. RODRIGO D. TALLEDO SR. VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING

I, MIRAFLOR R. MACA, of legal age, married and a resident of Zone 1, Agusan, Cagayan do Oro City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, depose that I am the Petitioner in the foregoing pleading, and that I have caused the filing of the same, and that I have read and have understood the contents thereof, and that, to the best of my own knowledge and belief, the allegations therein are true and correct; and

That I hereby further certify that I have not theretofore commenced any action or claim against herein the same adverse party/ies involving the same issues in any court, tribunal or quasi-judicial agency, and, to the best of my knowledge, no such action or claim is pending therein, and If I should thereafter learn that there is such an action or claim therein, shall report such fact to this Honorable Court within Five (5) days therefrom.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my signature this APR 07 2016, in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

Sgd: MIRAFLOR R. MACA

MIRAFLOR R. MACA Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this APR 07 2016 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. Affiant exhibited to me her BIR TIN: 937-716- 830.

Sgd.) RODRIGO D. TALLEDO, SR. Doc. No. 244 RODRIGO D. TALLEDO, SR. Page No. 49 NOTARY PUBLIC Book No. I Until December 31, 2017 Series of 2016.

From El Salvador City, Cagayan de Oro City to Binuangan Misamis Oriental NC-2016-054 dated 4 January 2016

PTR No. 3013448 12-10-15 Cagayan de Oro City

IBP Roll No. 43330 5-5-1999

IBP O.R. No. 1011615 12-10-15 TIN NO. 114-751-435

MCLE Compliance No. V —0000904 October 11, 2013 Cagayan de Oro City”

NOW THEREFORE, you are hereby required to answer the complaint within sixty (60) days from the date of the last publication. You are reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a motion to dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer. If you fail to answer within the time fixed, the plaintiff will take Judgment by default and may be granted the relief applied for in the Complaint.

WITNESS the NON. NANNETTE MICHOTE E. LAO, Presiding Judge of this Court, this 4th day of July 2016, at MambaJao, Camiguin.

MDN: Feb 22, Mar 1 & 8 2017

39th annual General assembly by Cluster Schedule: ORDER OF BUSINESS

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MIRAFLOR R. MACA Petitioner, -versus – EMERITA E. BLAKEMORE, Respondent.

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To: notice to all Members in Good Standing (MiGS)

CIVIL CASE NO. 2016-875

(Sgd.) ALMA LOREJO-SABUGA Clerk of Court VI

Call to Order Proof of Due Notice Determination and Declaration of Quorum Consideration and Approval of the Minutes of the March 19, 2016 Annual General Assembly by Cluster Matters arising from the Minutes of the March 19, 2016 Annual General Assembly by Cluster Confirmation of BOD Resolutions: January to December 2016 Presentation of Officers and Management’s Reports a. Chairperson b. Joint BOD and Management c. Audit d. Election e. Credit f. Other BOD Committees 8. Presentation of Audited Financial Statement of 2016 Financial Condition of Operations 9. New Business: a. Approval of Strategic Plan for 2017-2019 b. Approval and Confirmation of Budget for 2017 c. Appointment of External Auditors for 2017 d. Proposed New Sunshine Guidelines e. Proposed Amendments of the Bylaws f. Presentation and Confirmation of the Newly-elected Coop Officers 10. Other Matters 11. Adjournment BRANCH General Santos City (Cluster 6)

DATE February 25, 2017

TIME 7 AM – 12 NOON

Davao City (Cluster 6)

February 26, 2017

7 AM – 12 NOON

Cagayan de Oro City (Cluster 3) Bulua, Cogon, Carmen, Puerto and Laguindingan Butuan City (Cluster 5)

March 4, 2017

7 AM – 12 NOON

March 5, 2017

7 AM – 12 NOON

Maranding, Tubod LDN, and Pagadian (Cluster 4)

March 11, 2017

7 AM – 12 NOON

Iligan City (Cluster 2) Pala-o, Buru-un, Tubod, SuarezTominobo, Poblacion and Bacolod LDN Iligan City (Cluster 1) Tibanga Main, Kiwalan and Manticao

March 18, 2017

1 PM – 5 PM

March 19, 2017

7 AM – 12 NOON

VENUE Robinson’s Mall Activity Center, General Santos City USeP Social Hall, Obrero St., Davao City Brgy. Nazareth Gymnasium, Cagayan de Oro City FSUU Gymnasium, Butuan City Christ the King College de Maranding, Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte MSU-IIT Gymnasium, Tibanga, Iligan City MSU-IIT Gymnasium, Tibanga, Iligan City

Prepared by: Engr. Jeremy V. Pinzon Board Secretary

Attested by: Dr. Rhodora S. N. Englis Chairperson, Board of Directors

Notes: 1.

Please bring at least one (1) valid I.D. for verification of identity.

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Election 2017 will be done simultaneously with opening program and business meeting.

Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL Office of the Governor Capitol Complex, Oroquieta City 7207

INVITATION TO BID FOR OFFER TO LEASE/RENT DATE

: February 23, 2017

SUBJECT

: 8 WOODEN AND ONE (1) GLASS TYPE COMMERCIAL STALLS 8 CLASSROOMS LOCATION : MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL PROVINCIAL THLETIC COMPLEX (MOPAC)

THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY INVITED TO TENDER BIDDING/OFFER TO LEASE FOR THE ABOVE-INDICATED FACILITIES IN THE MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL PROVINCIAL ATHLETIC COMPLEX (MOPAC) IN A MNTHLYRENTAL BASIS FOR NOT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 5,000.00) FOR THE 8 WOODEN STALLS, TEN THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 10,000.00) FOR THE GLASS-TYPE, AND FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 5,000.00) EACH ROOM FOR THE EIGHT CLASSROOMS. FOR PHYSICAL VIEWING, THE ABOVE MENTIONED FACILITIES ARE NOW MARKED WITH CORRESPONDING NUMBERS IN THE COMPLEX. ALL OFFERS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE MOPAC MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, PROVINCIAL GOVERNR’S OFFICE, CAPITOL, OROQUIETA CITY. OPENING OF OFFER TO EASE/RENT WILL BE ON MARCH 18, 2017.

MOPAC MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

(SGD.) HERMINIA M RAMIRO

Provincial Governor

Head, MOPAC Management Committee

Chair, Economic Enterprise Management Board MDN: Mar 1, 2017