Issuu

MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.

S ince

Volume IX, No. 168

6th ID produced 677 new breed of soldiers CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – The 6th Infantry Division welcomed the 677 new breed of soldiers as they graduated from military training today, November 28, 2019, at Barangay Semba, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. 6th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Central Commander Maj. Gen. Diosdado C. Carreon graced the graduation ceremony of Candidate Soldier (CS) Classes 575, 591, 599, 600 and 601 of 2019. The Candidate Soldiers took their oaths last June 1, 2019 composed of 600 males and 85 females, where 299 came from 52nd Engineer Brigade in Bukidnon, 12 from 54th Engineer Brigade in Zamboanga City, 16 from 4th Infantry Division in Cagayan de Oro City, See PRODUCED, page 11

www.mindanaodailynews.com

Sat-Sun, December 7-8, 2019

1923

P15.00

Andanar to help improve education in MisOcc TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental--Presidential C ommunic ations Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Jose Ruperto Martin M. Andanar said he would give his full support to the thrust of the local government of Misamis Occidental to improve the status of education in the province. In a press conference, Andanar cited education as the greatest equalizer in society. Based on the findings of the local government, there

are only a handful of high schools in the province, specifically in areas affected by the communist group. The tendency, Andanar said, is for the students to drop out due to lack of schools in the area. Andanar gave assurance that he will be working together with the national government to add more high schools in the province of Misamis Occidental. For her part, Tangub City Mayor Jennifer WeeTan said the Department See HELP, page 11

Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin M. Andanar (center) together with Misamis Occidental Governor Philip Tan (left) and Tangub City Mayor Jennifer Wee-Tan (right) answers questions from the media regarding the opening and lighting of Christmas Symbols Festival 2019. (Shaine Mae R. Nagtalon/ PIA MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL)

DOH launches polio immunization campaign in Misamis Occidental

OIC Provincial Health Officer, Engr. Roberto Palangan, City Health Officer, Holly Tago administer the ceremonial polio vaccine to a child at the launching of the polio immunization campaign on November 20, 2019 at Function Hall, Ozamiz City. (PIA MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL/SMRN)

OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental - The Department of Health (DOH) Center for Health Development Northern Mindanao (CHD-NM) in collaboration with all local government units of Misamis Occidental has launched the polio outbreak response immunization campaign here at Ozamiz City Health Office, Function Hall. The campaign dubbed, “Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio’’ aims to cover children under five years old to stop the polio outbreak. Delivering the message of City Mayor Sancho Fernando Oaminal, Chairman on the Committee of

Health, Councilor Catherine Lim said, “With more than 50, 000 thousand targeted children to be vaccinated, Ozamiz City has so much at stake in the fight to prevent polio.” “We need to take the campaign against polio seriously,” she said. Ozamiz City, being one of the most populous cities in Misamis Occidental have to move fast to protect from the ongoing outbreak of polio, Lim further said. “If we can prevent polio here, then we have more chances of preventing polio elsewhere. Thus, a call See LAUNCHES, page 11

ZAMBOANGA CITY MAYOR HON. BENG CLIMACO assisted by 74th Infantry (UNBEATABLE) Ranger Battalion 2ID headed by LTC JAMES SABABAN(GSC)PA, Philippine Navy under RADM Erick A. Kagaoan Commanding Officer , Maritime Police, Coastguard ,Philippine Air force and JOINT TASK FORCE ZAMBOANGA under COMMANDER COL ANTONIO JOHN DIVINAGRACIA (MNSA) together with Zamboanga City PNP headed by COL THOMAS MARTIR is working together in continuous search an d rescue operation of the 4 missing persons last November 26, 2019 that was believed it was a collision engagements of a big boat and a pump boat going to Paseo del Mar, Zamboanga City. according to Lt. Chester Ross A.Cabaltera,PN the Zamboanga City LGU asked assistance from them to recover the found cadavers; 1st Cadaver was found at Sta. Cruz ( November 29) & 2nd Cadaver was found at Basilan ( December 2) . As of the moment 2 bodies of missing persons were already recovered. (Photo by Capt. Edwin Duco/ Daisy Jumawan,Queenie Delos Santos,Yana Sunga Mindanao Daily News)

MINDANAO DAILY

FEATURE

The Purveyor of Truth, Justice and Development

Editor: MARK FRANCISCO

Sat-Sun, December 7-8, 2019

Outstanding Xavier Ateneo Sports Heroes:

Antonio Ma. “Choly” Gaston The Cagayan Cyclone who became the Blue Eagle King

XCEPT perhaps for his relatives, very few alumni of Xavier UniversityAteneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo) today remember one of the greatest basketball players to come out of their alma mater. Antonio Ma. "Choly" Gaston, (HS '49 BS '53) originally came from their Hacienda Sta. Rosalia in Manapla, Negros Occidental. He is related to the family of the former mayor of Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental Governor Segundo Gaston and still has relatives living in Cagayan de Oro until today. “He is mom’s second cousin, the son of the owner of Hacienda Sta. Rosalia, where the touristy Chapel of the Cartwheels is located” said his niece Connie Gaston Falcon-Lahorra. “That’s the venue of our reunions in Manapla, Negros Occidental. He is also the elder brother of Msgr. Guillermo ‘GG’ Gaston.” Choly (for some reason, spelled Chole in the Ateneo de Manila sports archives) as he was known to everyone, was born in 1930. He played high school varsity basketball in the then Ateneo de Cagayan in 1946-1948. “Tito Choly and his brother Tito Toy (Victor) both studied in Xavier

and played basketball for the school because this was right after the war and they could not go to Manila,” recalls his niece Mayee Fabregas. When he moved to Ateneo de Manila for his college education he was promptly recruited into the Blue Eagles Senior Varsity where his fiery style of playing earned him the moniker “The Cagayan Cyclone.” As described by Rick Olivares in his article “Post War Blues II The Legend of Moro, Choly, and the Quest for the Holy Grail of Collegiate Sports in his blog “Bleacher’s Brew”, Choly who was all of 5’4” , was team captain of a vertically challenged 1952 AdM Blue Eagles starters featuring 5’4” Oscar Battalones and the 5’5” Freddie Campos with Ole Orbeta as the tallest Blue Eagle at 5’11. “The Blue Eagles were built for speed and fast and furious excitement. They were the Ginebra San Miguel of their time for their popularity extended beyond the gates of Ateneo’s Padre Faura campus where its perimeter was still littered with crosses from the war dead,” Olivares wrote. The King Eagle In the late 1950s, the sports press started referring to the team captain of the Ateneo men's varsity basket-

ball team as the King Eagle. The sports scribes got this name from the school's fighting song, Blue Eagle - The King, which was sang by the Ateneo gallery during the games when the Blue Eagles were still playing in the NCAA but has now been revived as the Blue Eagles fight song sung at the start of their every game at the UAAP.

ninth of that illustrious line of players to carry the moniker and he did not disappoint, helping carry the team to the NCAA championship in 1952. "Even during those early days of basketball, height was already might. Imagine then the towering La Salle Green Archers with 4/5 of their starting unit of Martin

Choly Gaston relaxing with a PAF T-6 Texan (photo courtesy of the Gaston family)

packed coliseum erupted into cheers.” “Indeed, Choly Gaston was quite a sight to behold in and out of the court remembered many who were at the school at that time." “He was like this larger-than-life character despite his small size,” said Moying Martelino. “He had this movie-star mustache and would drive to school in the chopper (motorcycle) that made him look real cool.” “Despite being the smallest one on the court, he was certainly one of the most exciting,” chipped in Poch Estella. “Choly would sky to colCholy Gaston (sitting) with some fellow PAF Aviation Cadets at Lipa Air Base. (later lar those rebounds and renamed Fernando Air Base). (photo courtesy of the Gaston Family) his zigzagging through less agile defenders for a ters Edgardo "Ed" Ocampo Urra, Tony Banggoy deuce that would bring "During an exhibiof the back-to-back 1957 (brother of San Beda the crowd to its feet.” Red Lion Lito Banggoy), tion game against the and 1958 NCAA cham “Tremendous athworld-famous Harlem Ramoncito Campos, pions Ateneo Blue Eagle leticism that young man,” and Juan Muñoz who all Globetrotters at the team was the first team added Estella who helped captain to be called King stood at least six feet tall Rizal Memorial Coliset screens for Gaston to (guard Alex Montilla was seum, hardcourt wizard Eagle. puncture the hoop. “The Marques Haynes asked the only a shade or two Choly became the for a volunteer from both moment Choly stepped less)," Olivares wrote. onto the court as a Blue Ateneo and NU to strip The Cagayan Cyclone Eagle, he was a super "Gaston, dubbed “The him of the ball.” star.” “Haynes was acCagayan Cyclone” (he Tragically, Choly was actually from Negros claimed as the world’s died when he was but best dribbler and taking but studied at both the 26 years old when, as a the ball away seemed a Ateneo De Cagayan and daunting if not improba- newly minted pilot of Ateneo De Manila) by ble task for anyone. NU’s the Philippine Air Force, sportscaster and sportswriter Willie Hernandez, Tony Villamor went first his P-51 Mustang nicknamed “Blue Eagle King” and was toyed around was a pest on the court.” by the dexterous skills of crashed when it was “Choly not only inbumped by a plane pilotthe Globetrotter.” herited jersey #11 from “When it was Gaston’s ed by a wing mate during brother-in-law Baby turn, the people who had an aerial exhibition at Dalupan, but picked up Floridablanca, Pampanga packed the coliseum to from where he left off on May 5, 1956. the rafters began chantwith a hellacious de Choly Gaston was ing: ‘Choly! Choly! fense.” inducted into the Ateneo Choly!’ Haynes smiled “No lead was safe de Manila Sports Hall of at the Errol Flynn-muswhen Choly was on the tached Gaston and dared Fame in 1988. court. If a player wasn’t (Compiled by Mike him do the impossible.” too careful with the Baños, AB ’78, Ateneo de “Three seconds later, spheroid, the next sight he saw was Gaston high- the Globetrotter’s toothy Zamboanga, 1980 AdZ Blue Eagles, and MBA smile was replaced by tailing it to the opposite 2000 Xavier Universityshock and horror as the end for a two-handed Cagayan Cyclone did the Ateneo de Cagayan. Many lay-up off the backthanks to Mayee Fabregas improbable by swiping board." Choly Gaston with the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles circa 1950 withCholy Gaston (#11 The Harlem Globetrotthe ball away as the jam- and the Gaston Family) sitting, second from left). (from a clipping courtesy of the Gaston Family)

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 • 0947-893-5776

mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Sat-Sun, December 7-8, 2019

Three women’s journey to their first Palanca

WRITERS often urge other writers to keep writing, even when inspiration is thin. For three women who found themselves at the receiving end of wonderful news of their first Palanca award, this nugget doesn’t get any less value over time. Reine Arcache Melvin, who flew in from Paris to receive her Grand Prize medal for the novel The Betrayed, started writing fairy tales at 7 with an old typewriter gifted by her grandfather. She spent her childhood in Sta. Ana, where reading and writing became her escape and harbor. “The early years of writing were fun because I didn’t think of myself as a ‘writer’ – I was just making up stories,” she said. “Later, writing became more selfconscious, and the journey often difficult, too often marked by self-doubt and the need to balance earning a living, raising a family, and finding space for the solitude to dream and write.” Despite this, Reine – or Bonnie as she is fondly known – has published many short stories, essays, and translations in the United States, France, and the Philippines, coedited literary reviews in New York and Paris, edited an anthology of contemporary Philippine poetry, and published two books: A Normal Life and Other Stories and her winning piece The Betrayed. The story of two sisters who love the same man, which threatens to lead them to betray not only each other but also their father and the ideals he died for, The Betrayed was published by the Ateneo de Manila University Press in October 2018 and has won the National Book Award for Novel in English from the Manila Critics Circle. The 38th National Book Awards took place on November 23, 2019 at The National Museum of the Philippines. “Writing heightens everything I experience outside my desk because I start to really, really pay attention. Everything feeds the writing. There is so much goodness and heartbreak and courage and grace in so-called ordinary lives, and writing is a way of honoring that, of questioning what it is to be

human, of what it is to try (or even fail) to be a good person in an increasingly violent world,” Bonnie said. Ilokano writer Remedios S. Tabelisma-Aguillon had a vaguely similar experience. She got so engrossed with mothering her five kids and teaching in the public secondary school that writing never crossed her mind. It wasn’t until 2014 when her husband died and she was overcome with sorrow that her journey as a writer commenced. “I began pouring out my grief by writing about our life together, how blessed I am for having him as my husband, how he made our home a place of joy for me and our children,” she said. Since then, Remedios has written award-winning stories, as well as articles for the regional magazine Bannawag. Her short story Naisangsangayan a Sangaili (Guest of Honor), which tells of a poor woman bent on marrying her children to opulence only to commit a grave case of misjudgment, bagged the third prize in the Ilokano category of the 69th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards. Remedios now resides in Cagayan de Oro City with her fourth child and his family, while earning a Ph.D. degree in Educational Administration and Supervision at Cagayan de Oro College - PHINMA. Meanwhile, Daisy Ruth Oñate Sohne, third prize winner in this year’s Short Story for Children category for The Accidental Adventure of Bubalus Bubalis, recalled that she began writing poems, songs, and picture book stories when she was younger. “My teachers have been the people I’ve known and the books I’ve read. I have a wall full of books on writing.” Her winning work is a tale about a hardworking carabao from Palawan, who, while waving goodbye to its owner who is leaving for America, gets pushed into the boat and ends up in the American Embassy in Manila. Currently based in Texas, USA, Daisy is a new entrant to the Palanca Awards and is grateful for the opportunity to be part of Philippine literature, fervently hoping that each child who reads her story

will enjoy it. She dreams of writing a great Filipino novel, one that will “enlarge the heart that reads it,” and is currently working on two novels with Filipino characters, with one set in Manila in the 60s, the other in America. Needless to say, all three women were thrilled and honored to be recognized among the nation’s literary luminaries. “Winning this prestigious award means so much to me because it’s kind of like a heavenly encouragement to keep on writing,” Daisy said. “Words matter. No matter your age. Why? If by a kind word you can keep a heart from breaking, then you must write or say it. Write for the joy of it.” There’s no denying the ton of opportunities that open for winning authors. For one, prospects of publishing and selling their art suddenly abound, what with proof of validation from a distinguished roster of judges from the Filipino literati. More importantly, however, each recognized work contributes to the treasure trove of Philippine literary gems that the Palanca Awards maintains, the total number of which has now reached 2,499. Asked for some tips, Bonnie has a simple advice for aspiring Palanca awardees – one that she’d also tell herself. “We all have a story, and we discover it as we write. Show up at our desks, every day if we can. Inspiration comes from the working, not vice-versa.” “Sometimes, the right words are dropped from the sky to us. But most of the time, we have to dig deep and hard for them. Don’t give up! Keep digging. They’re there,” Daisy said. These sentiments were also echoed by Remedios. “Keep writing and keep on sending your entries to the Palanca Awards. Never get tired. Your reward is waiting for you.” Named after businessman and philanthropist Don Carlos Palanca Sr., See JOURNEY, page 9

(L-R) Reine Arcache Melvin, Grand Prize in the Novel category for her masterpiece “The Betrayed”; Corazon Rutab receives the third prize in the Short Story-Ilokano category on behalf of CDO-based Remedios S. Tabelisma-Aguillon; and Palanca Foundation’s Nemie Bermejo receives the third prize in the Short Story for Children category on behalf of Texas, USA-based Daisy Ruth Oñate Sohne.

A Dabawenya artisan aims for the universe By RUDOLPH IAN G. ALAMA

DAVAO CITY -- Kathryn “Kay” Fanlo is a noted Dabawenya artisan, her accessory pieces which consists of intricately crafted neckpieces, earrings, bag and scarf accessories have gained acclaim across the city. Her works can be described as a rich fusion of Mindanaoan indigenous influences and contemporary design. This year Kay is shooting for the universe as her famed

accessories is being worn by current Miss Universe Philippines Gazini Ganados. The collaboration with Gazini and her team started when Kay attended the ARISE Mindanao fashion show held in October 27 at the Manila Marriot. The accessories were showcased by beauty queens such as Gazini Ganados, Emma Marie Tiglao- Miss Continental Philippines 2019, Sharifa Akeel-Miss Asia Pacific Internation-

al 2018, Aya AbesamisBinibining Pilipinas 2019 first-runner up, Leren Mae Bautista- Miss Globe Philippines 2019, Resham Ramirez Saeed- Miss Supranational Philippines 2019, and Vickie Marie Rushton- Binibining Pilipinas 2019 Top 15. “When I was lining up to take a picture with Miss Gazini, she noticed the neckpiece I was wearning and asked if she could take a picture of it,” Kay recalls. See AIMS, page 9

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Regional Office No. 10 5F and 6F Trinidad Building, Corner Capistrano-Yacapin Streets, Cagayan de Oro City

NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION FOR ALIEN EMPLOYMENT PERMIT If you have any information / objection to the above-mentioned application(s), Please communicate with the Regional Director.

Kagay-an Festival 1st Oro Lechoneros Encuentro Champion

for Orders, Contact Yoyong:

09354145759 09169249371

September 03, 2019 SGD. ATTY. JOFFREY M. SUYAO, CESO III Regional Director MDN: Sept 4, 2019

Sat-Sun, December 7-8, 2019

Opinion

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 • 0947-893-5776

mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Kim’s Dream The MINDANAO DAILY is pubished by MINDANAO DAILY NEWS PUBLISHING CORPORATION. Registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with Reg. No. CS201531735, Business Plate No. 201703518, under Business License Certificate No. 2017-02949, BIR-TIN No. 464-682-324-000.

ADMINISTRATION DANTE M. SUDARIA Publisher and President ALLAN MARIO MEDIANTE Vice President for Corporate Affairs RUFINO T. MAGBANUA Vice President for Business Development JOE FELICILDA Vice President for Administration RENE MICHAEL BAÑOS Vice President for Digital JOHN AARON M. DEL BANDO Vice President for Events and Promotions JOE PALABAO Vice President for Marketing

EDITORIAL ALLAN M. MEDIANTE Editor-in-Chief RUEL PELONE Managing Editor RENE MICHAEL BAÑOS Regional Editor Northmin GILBERT Y. CHAO Motoring Editor PAT SAMONTE Regional Editor Caraga AL JACINTO Regional Editor-WestMin

CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor JOE PALABAO Feature Editor GERRY LEE GORIT Photo Journalist CHRIS PANGANIBAN Regional Editor-Caraga RODRIGO B. SEVILLA Regional Editor-Davao

ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI

ATTY. ANTONIO S. SORIANO

NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 CRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY LEGAL COUNSEL

2F, ICS BUILDING TEL. NO.: 881-0176 TIANO COR. MONTALVAN STS. LEGAL COUNSEL

MAIN OFFICE Abellanosa St., Brgy. Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro City. Tel. Nos: (088) 856-3344, 0917-7121424, 0947-8935776, 0917-5183590, 0917-6701544. E-mails: Advertising:mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com, Editorial: mindanaodailynews@gmail.com ROSE MARY SUDARIA Manager MELANIE RIVERA DANNYCAROSE SUDARIA Advertising Comptroller FELIX SANTILLAN ROLANDO SUDARIA Creative Production MANILA MARKETING OFFICE 9th Flr, Unit 918, CityLand Herrera VA Rufino cor. Valero St. Salcedo Village, Makati City TEL. #: 5555392, Cell No.: 0917-1320164

LANI VALLIDO Marketing and Sales Manager

MIJIE JUAT MAY IGLECIAS Account Executives

DAVAO MARKETING OFFICE Door 223, Doña Segunda Bldg., CM Recto Ave., Davao City Telephone #: (082) 298-8815 Office in Charge: ARNOLD SAN AGUSTIN- 0955-312-5405 JOSE ANTONIO P. RODRIGUEZ JUDY I. PANIS Office Clerk Field Reporter LORETO P. JALAPIT JR-Circulation in Charg TAGUM CITY, DAVAO DEL NORTE OFFICE Block 20-12, Cacacho Subd., Mankilam, Tagum City, Davao del Norte Tel/CP #: 0923-443-2578 Office in Charge: SARX LANOS ILIGAN OFFICE G/F IBJT North Terminal, Tambo, Hinaplanon, Iligan City Office in Charge: SONNY SUDARIA, 0916-349-7422 OZAMIZ CITY OFFICE Door 3, 2nd Floor Go Bldg., Lam an, Ozamiz City Office in Charge: FORTUNATO “Teddy” ALCUIZAR, JR. 0956-180-4249

--------------------------------------------------------------BUREAU AND MKTG STAFF

VILLAMOR VISAYA JR., Bureau Chief - NORTHERN LUZON REGION 2 FRANCIS C. SORIANO, Bureau Chief - NCR & REGION 3 & 4 CINDY JOYCE D. ALCANZO, Asst. Bureau Chief - REGION 3 (CENTRAL LUZON) CYRIL QUILO, Asst. Bureau Chief - REGION 4-A (CALABARZON) ELMER JAMES BANDOL (BICOL REGION) RIZA O. ARES - 0926-2242-653 CANDY MACABALE - 09161326483 MISOR - LOLONG NABONG - 0906-875-8650 GINGOOG CITY-MANNY ANSIHAGAN-0936-287-7788 SOUTH BUK. - ANNABELLE D. FLORENDO - 0975-102-8444 VALENCIA CITY - PHILIP PHIL CALUMBA-0905-652-5407 MARAMAG - ROFINA CUALES - 0926-336-1585 MALAYBALAY - DAHLIA S. BENEMERITO-0955-150-6602 MALAYBALAY - LALAINE SUDARIA - 0975-251-7882 ILIGAN CITY - JEFFREY OPONDA-0936-1174378 TANGUB CITY - BOBBY MAG USARA OROQUIETA CITY - PJ TREMEDAL-0919-3452375 R-10 BARMM - SONY SUDARIA-0947-4810371/0916-349-7422 COTABATO - ANALISA ESPAÑOLA-0916-9351714 COTABATO CITY-SHAMMAH SUNGA-0955-183-9296 DAVAO - TOM A. CABALLERO - 0975-6023684 DAVAO - IAN CABALLERO FULGENCIO - 0955-400-8752 DAVAO DEL NORTE - SARAH CASTOR - 0910-1610366 DIGOS CITY - ROMEO D. SANCHEZ -0907-1905204 PANABO, DAVAO - ARNOLD T. SAN AGUSTIN - 0955-3125405 DAVAO - ALEJANDRO BRIAN CASTOR - 0950-646-5515 DIGOS CITY- DANILO S. EBANES - 0910-756-35-34 DAVAO OCCIDENTAL - PASTOR JOEL P. PESUCAN - 0926-587-6149 / 0912-019-2590 TAGUM CITY - SARX LANOS - 0923-443-2578 COMVAL - JOVELYN A. SAN AGUSTIN - 0946-255-0438 GENERAL SANTOS - LEO V. MONTEJO - 0926-798-7472 BUTUAN - PAT SAMONTE-0912-8091093 BUTUAN - JOEL DUMAS PORTUGAL - 0910-9775349 SAN FRANS - CRIS PANGANIBAN-0927-7974193 SAN FRANCISCO - DEDING PANGANBAN-0927-7974193 PAGADIAN CITY - GRACE FRANCISCO -0912-8484037 ZAMBOANGA - AL JACINTO - 0917-7103642

Member: ORO CHAMBER Philippine Press Institute

Datu Subang: From Illegal Logger to Forest Defender

ARNOLD Acebedo known as Datu Subang is the Chieftain of the 10,000 memberManobo Tribe in Sibagat, Agusan Sur who in the late 80s up to 1999 had been bannering armed struggle as a means of correcting social wrongs committed against the Indigenous People. Indeed, his battle-cry then zeroed-in on transforming a highly skewed societal order that brought to the fore the truism that once they were masters of land that their ancestors used in the spirit of sharing and service, living in oneness with nature, giving high reverence to the grandeur of all forms of God’s creation which was only theirs to protect for the coming generations. He thought then that why must a few with much too much while the many

who are poor have much too little be allowed to exploit the ecosystems, at the expense of his people who have been living sustainably in the forest ecosystem for thousands of years. These loggers have massive rakings as one shipment of logs will earn a logger 360 million pesos which they used to buy votes and thereby becoming mayors, congressmen or governors. Thus, after surrendering in 1999, his mindset then was to be the one to do illegal logging to liberate his tribe from the shackle of poverty and hunger. But such undertaking of sacrificing the ecosystem, of cutting the trees – the finest in the world that house billions of life-forms, the flora and fauna which are endemic only in the Philppines, had

bothered him so much. Why must he caused the massacre of all life forms in order for him and his people to live. The ecosystem is not the surrounding – he is part of that surrounding, so he thought as natural law speaks of oneness and inter-connectedness of all of God’s creation. Thus, from cutting trees illegally, his tribal people saw a great transformation in their chieftain to become a strong defender of the forest. Thus, in 2004, he built in their community the Natural Greening Primary School in Sibagat, educating the young tribal generation of the wonder of Nature and that no scenario on earth can be more beautiful than the blooming of the flowers, the ecstasy of a flying bird or eagle, the radiance

Orlan R. Ravanera

emitted by the forest as all of these are the manifestations of the unseen Being, the Creator called God. Nothing can be more amazing and beautiful that what nature offers and nothing can be uglier that what the egoic mind of man can create, the cities! Datu Subang’s new battle-cry of regaining back ecological integrity has now come of age in a world that is now undergoing cataclysmic crisis, i.e. typhoons, drought, wildfires, ocean acidification, destruction of Great Barrier, melting of the 386-meter high iceberg at 1,000 hectares every day, the rising of the oceans and the pain and shakings See LOGGER, page 11

Speaking Out

Let the facts speak

THERE are three sides to any argument: 1. Your Side 2. My Side and 3. The Correct Side. Allow to present “My Side”, meaning Manila Water Side. In the interest of full disclosure, let me state that I am an Independent Director of Bank of the Philippine Islands which is related to Manila Water by virtue of their common ownership by Ayala. As a BPI Director, I am very familiar with the bank’s corporate governance culture which is very much aligned to that of Manila Water, as well as to other members in the Ayala group. The Ayala Group culture emphasizes leadership, excellence, integrity, teamwork, customer orientation and sustainable

development that goes beyond the bottom line. From where I sit, these are the pure, true and unadulterated facts. - In 1997, the Philippine Government, led by President Fidel V. Ramos, solicited bids for concession agreements with Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to address the water crisis in Metro Manila. - At that time, MWSS was no longer capable of maintaining viable operations due to technical inefficiencies and enormous financial debts. - The Government unilaterally determined the terms of the Concession Agreement, which were bidded out on a take or leave it basis.

- The Concession Agreement contains a procedure for the adjustment of the water rates in accordance with the MWSS Charter. - The Republic of the Philippines undertook to respect the procedure which is under the full control of the MWSS from beginning to end. - In 2009, the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo extended the Concession Agreement up to 2037 upon recognizing the compelling need for more water and waste water investments. - Manila Water was one of many local and international corporations which responded to the Government’s call for public-private partnership meant to solve the water crisis.

Ignacio Bunye

- Manila Water offered the lowest fee to serve as concessionaire of MWSS, which decided to pay the fee with the water tariff to be collected by the concessionaire. - Manila Water was subsequently awarded the Concession Agreement for the East Zone. - Manila Water has diligently discharged its obligations as concessionaire of MWSS, spending over P166 billion to improve water and wastewater services. Under the extended agreement, Manila Water commits to See FACTS, page 11

Hints and Traces

When failures come

FAILURES do happen in our lives. They can happen everyday, and many times during the day. They may not be big failures. They are usually small ones. But they are somehow like a constant feature of our life. We should not anymore be surprised by this fact of life, and much less, held captive by them. We should know how to handle them. Not only that, we should know how we can derive some good from them. That’s because our failures can actually channel great things for us. They can be a blessing in disguise. In this life, we are supposed to be clever as serpents while remaining simple as doves. (cfr. Mt

10, 16) That’s the advice Christ gave his disciples in dealing with the drama of life. And this advice can be more concretely specified by developing in us that skill of knowing how to let go and to move on when we suffer failures. We should not forget that there are many other more pleasant possibilities than getting stuck with our failures. As one saint would put, when one door closes, then open another one. In life, there are actually many doors that we can open. If we have the proper attitude, if we are with God, we would know that our life possesses an infinity of possibilities. The spiritual and supernatural character of life makes that possible,

since it transcends the limitations of the material and natural dimensions of our life. We always have to remember that God is always on top of things. Nothing happens outside of his providence no matter how messy things can get in our life. There’s a time for everything, we are told. (cfr. Ecclesiastes 3, 1-8) This should always be in our mind so that we do not overreact when failures come. What we ought to do is to go immediately to God and to refer things to him. He will be the one to reassure us that everything will just be fine. Nothing happens without him knowing and allowing it to happen. And

Roy Cimagala

if he allows it to happen, it is because there is a greater good that can be derived from it. In God’s math, the gains far outweigh the losses. Of course, what this greater good is can escape our understanding, given our limitations. And that’s why we have to activate our faith. Otherwise, we would confine ourselves to our own limited understanding of things that can make us suffer unnecessarily. Of See FAILURES, page 11

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 â€¢ 0947-893-5776

mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Sat-Sun, December 7-8, 2019

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 â€¢ 0947-893-5776 E-mail: mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 â€¢ 0947-893-5776

mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Sat-Sun, December 7-8, 2019

MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.

Editor: ALLAN M. MEDIANTE

SSS pensioners with advance 18 months pension to receive 13th month pension on Dec. 10 THE state-run Social Security System (SSS) said on Friday that its thruthe-bank pensioners who availed the advance 18 months pension will receive their 13th month pension starting December 10, 2019. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said the releases are part of the P12.71 billion 13th month pension disbursements to over 2.83 million SSS pensioners this year. “As of 5 December, 45 of our 62 partner banks have already credited the 13th month pension to the bank accounts of our regular pensioners wherein the earliest recorded was on November 18,” Ignacio said. “Today, we are expecting the remaining 17 banks to credit the said benefit,” she added. Meanwhile, the 13th month pensions of more than 14,000 pensioners paid thru-checks were already released to the postal office last November 26, 2019. The SSS has also sent a letter to the Postmaster General to expedite the delivery of the said pension. “We are happy to provide an additional financial resource during this holiday season to our pensioners who during their working years have contributed to the success of the pension fund,” Ignacio said. The SSS started granting 13th-month pensions in 1988 to enhance its pensioners’ benefits. AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HER WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late CATALINA DUARTE, who died intestate in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Orienntal, last FEBRUARY 20, 2015. That deceased died intestate, without will or testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity, the deceased left among others a parcel of land situated at Imbatug, Baungon, Bukidnon, with Tax Declaration No. 01-001-00545, and an area of Four Thousand Four Hundred Eighty (4,480) square meters and has been the subject of AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HER WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE in favor of ZERO PLUMBOM POCOT TAPORCO and MIRAFLOR MACA TAPORCO (VENDEE) per DOC #410; PAGE #82; BOOK #89; Series of 2019 of the Notarial Registry of ATTY. QUINTILIANITO S. BABARIN, JR. MDN: Dec 7, 14 & 21, 2019

Sat-Sun, December 7-8, 2019

BUSINESS 8

NEC 2019 showcases top PH exporters, export enablers

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through its Export Marketing Bureau (EMB), together with Export Development Council (EDC) and Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport), recognized the top Philippine companies for their noteworthy export performance in 2018 during the National Export Congress (NEC) held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on December 06, 2019. Also, DTI-EMB and Center for International Trade Expositions & Missions (CITEM) collaborated for the Export Enablers Exhibit which showcased trade regulatory government agencies, financial institutions, and private organizations. The top exporters were acknowledged based on their track record, excellence, and innovation in the delivery of services. Their grit to achieve success and persistence to make Fili-

pino products be globally competitive has contributed to the country’s export revenue. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, DTI-Trade Promotions Group (TPG) and Special Concerns Undersecretary Abdulgani M. Macatoman, DTI-EMB Director Senen M. Perlada, Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) President Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis Jr., Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI) Chairman George T. Barcelon, and DTI Assistant Secretary Angelo B. Taningco presented the awards to 21 exemplary exporters of the country.

This year’s Hall of Fame Awardee is Nestle Philippines, Inc. for Processed Food and Beverages. The Hall of Fame Award is given to exporters who were awarded consistently as Top Export Performers in the last three consecutive years. The Top Sectoral Exporters Award were given to Amkor Technology Philippines Inc. for Electronics; B/E Aerospace B.V. (Philippine Branch) for Machinery and Transport Equipment; Lear Automotive Services (Netherlands) B.V. (Philippine branch) for Motor Vehicle Parts (Ignition Wiring Sets); Petron Corporation

for Chemicals; Sumifru (Philippines) Corporation for Fresh Fruits; Platinum Group Metals Corporation for Minerals; and Cargill Oil Mills Philippines, Inc. for Coconut Oil. Other awardees were L&T International Group Philippines, Inc. for Apparel and Clothing Accessories; Nestle Philippines, Inc. for Processed Food and Beverages; SCAD Services PTE. Ltd. for Woodcrafts (Builder’s Woodworks); FPF Corporation for Travel Goods and Handbags; and Millenium Ocean Star Corporation for Fish Shrimps and Prawns/Fresh or Preserved.

Moreover, the Excellence Award for Services Sectors were awarded to Synergy88 Group of Companies for Animation Services; Suyen Corporation (Bench) for Franchising Services; GameOps, Inc. for Game Development Services; ADEC innovations, Inc. for ITBPM Services (Knowledge Process Outsourcing); and Alliance Software, Inc. for IT Services (Software Development). The Excellence Award for Services Sectors is given to exporters who were excellent in their respective fields and have shown a praiseworthy contribution See TOP, page 9

Radisson Hotel Group enlarges footprint in the Philippines as part of global expansion growth areas and urban centers in the Philippines, currently operating two of its seven brands in the country. These include the stylish upper upscale Radisson Blu Cebu and the contemporary, upper midscale Park Inn by Radisson hotels, located in Clark, Pampanga and Davao City. The recent openings of Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo and Park Inn by Radisson North EDSA added 446 guestrooms to the Group’s inventory. With a total of five hotels in operation, the Philippines now operates over 1,100 rooms nation(Clockwise from L-R): Radisson Hotel Group’s Philippines hotels in operation - Façade wide. of Radisson Blu Cebu, Park Inn By Radisson Davao’s outdoor pool, Park Inn By Radis- Looking ahead, Radisson Clark’s vibrant gym, Park Inn By Radisson Iloilo’s all-day communal open space son Hotel Group will open and Park Inn by Radisson North EDSA’ comfortable Superior Room.

RADISSON Hotel Group continues to expand its footprint across the Philippines as part of “Destination

2022”, its transformational hotel companies. five-year plan, which will Radisson Hotel Group consolidate its position as brings world-class operaone of the world’s top three tional excellence to key

the Park Inn by Radisson in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental in 2020 and the Radisson RED Cebu Mandaue in 2022. This will add over 290 additional rooms to the Group’s inventory. Cebu and Bacolod are two of the most populous cities in the Visayas. In recent years, both of these economic hubs have seen increased investment and infrastructure buildup in key sectors, including tourism, real estate, and information communication technology (ICT). The expansion of Radisson Hotel Group in the Philippines aligns with the See EXPANSION, page 9

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 • 0947-893-5776

mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Top...

from page 8

to the industry. Furthermore, the Most Outstanding Ripples Plus Awards were conferred to Primex Coco Products for Luzon; Profood International Corporation for Visayas; and PHILBEST Canning Corporation for Mindanao. The Most Outstanding Ripples Plus Award was based on Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) ranking for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). This is also a recognition of these exporters’ remarkable success in penetrating global markets. The exporters’ recognition aims to inspire the country’s exporting community to continuously innovate and improve. It is also to acknowledge their hard work and a testimony of the robust partnership of the government and the private sector in pursuing inclusive growth and improving the exports’ development through innovation. Meanwhile, in line with the NEC’s theme “Driving Exports through Digital Transformation,” the organizers featured the services of the following organizations during the Export Enablers Exhibition held simultaneously with the NEC at the Mezzanine of the Plenary Hall PICC: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Board of Investments (BOI), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Bureau of Import Services (BIS), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), CITEM, Cobena, and DTI-EMB / 1Export Trade and Services Inc. Also featured were FedEx Express, Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Highly Succeed, Inc. Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL), Keepr Storage PH, Landbank of the Philippines (LBP), Optical Media Board (OMB), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), PHILEXPORT, Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PHILFIDA), Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC), Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC), Small Business Corporation (SBCorp), Strategic Trade Management Office (STMO), UnionBank | UBX, Vesl, and World Trade Center (WTC). The NEC is the highlight

event of the National Exporters’ Week (NEW). Every first week of December is the annual celebration of the NEW per presidential proclamation 931, Series 0f 1996 and House Resolution 33. It highlights the government and the private sector’s commitment to continuously work together to sustain export promotion and development.

Expansion... from page 8

government’s thrust to promote tourism as a key driver of growth. In addition to boosting domestic tourism, the country’s Department of Tourism aims to attract 8.2 million foreign visitors in 2019, representing a 15.5% increase from the prior year’s 7.1 million tourist arrivals. Since the opening of Radisson Blu Cebu in 2010, Radisson Hotel Group’s first hotel in the Philippines, it has continued to develop and enhance Filipino talent in the hospitality industry, generating some 680 local jobs in the last decade. Capitalizing on the experience and local knowledge that Radisson Hotel Group has accumulated over the years in the Philippines, it offers local and international travelers a hospitality experience that is consistent with global standards and enhanced with distinctive Filipino culture. “The Philippines is a highly attractive market with a large population, rising affluence, and a strong tourism sector. Radisson Hotel Group has a proven track record in operational excellence and providing global hospitality services that exceed our guests’ expectations. I am confident that we will continue to leverage opportunities to build up and deliver on our brand promises”, commented Andre de Jong, Vice President, Operations, South East Asia & Pacific, Radisson Hotel Group. Radisson Hotel Group maintains operational excellence by continually investing in systems, innovative tools, and strategic partnerships. Recently, the group made its array of hospitality experience more accessible to the public with the launch of RadissonHotels.com, an online reservation site that integrates its hotel brands into one platform with an improved interface and enhanced functionally. The

RA From No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Sat-Sun, December 7-8, 2019

Aims...

Drug suspect nabbed in Sultan Kudarat

That admiration for Kay’s piece metamorphosed into a collaboration between the beauty queen, Kay and Gazini’s stylist Oli Sara. “I had to ask for Gazini’s vision on the artistry and took that guide to guide me in conceptualizing the design of the earrings,” Kay refers to the inspiration for the famous watawat design earrings, the Philippine Flag inspired earrings has drawn raves to Kay’s unique artistry. “The ‘watawat’ (flag) design is a symbol of peace, unity and pride which is the core essence of the Filipino people,” Kay said. The 2018 Habi Kadayawan hobbyist/artist category winner said that her collaboration with Ms. Gazini Ganados has resulted in an overwhelming reception to her pieces. “We receive a lot of queries and orders, it’s truly heart warming, we are so grateful to all the people who appreciated our products,” she said. The 37-year old Kay who is a doting mother to two kids started her craft in high school when her mom a dressmaker entrusted her to do the bead work for the gowns her mother made. In college, she did sideline business making and selling beaded necklaces and earrings. In 2011, she left her job to

do business full time making souvenirs out of polymer clay, which she expanded into doing workshops. The Habi Kadayawan competition in 2018 made her rediscover the passion for making fashion accessories. “I am just so happy that the styling team of Gazini incorporated our handmade items from Davao to her official wardrobe,” Kay said after seeing her works worn by the country’s bet to the 2019 Miss Universe

Group ensures consistent services across its properties through training and upskilling employees and offering global career opportunities.

from page 3

CAMP NAVARRO, Calarian, Zamboanga City -- Combined elements of the 37th Infantry Battalion, 603rd Infantry Brigade and Kalamansig Municipal Police Station nabbed a drug suspect at early dawn yesterday, November 21, 2019. The joint government forces arrested Rogie Arab La, Jr, 36, married, at his residence in Purok Acacia, Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat at 3:45 a.m. Seized in his possession were 4 small sachets of suspected shabu weighing 100 grams with street value of P3, 000.00 and cash amounting to P11, 300.00. “The government’s war against drugs is the top priority of Joint Task Force Central and 6th Infantry Division in the conduct of support to joint law enforcement operation to help eradicate illegal drugs,” said JTF Central Commander Maj. Gen. Diosdado Carreon. The suspect is now in the custody of Kalamansig Police for proper disposition.

“My commendation to the pageant which will be held operating troops for a job well in Atlanta, Georgia. (PIA done,” said WestMinCom chief Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana. XI/RG Alama) “I enjoin all the troops under my command to remain steadfast in the accomplishfrom page 3 the Palanca Awards con- ment of our mission not only tinuously seeks to cultivate for ourselves but most espePhilippine Literature by cially for our fellow Filipinos who are longing for a long and providing incentives for lasting peace here in Mindwriters and serving as a anao,” added Lt. Gen. Cirilito treasury of literary gems. It Sobejana. is considered the gold stanEXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT dard in writing excellence, OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH highly coveted by Filipino DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE writers the world over.

Journey...

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND

That the late EUFROCENA PAIRAT, died at Zone 2-A, Amores, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, who died on January 25, 2012; the said deceased, at the time of their death, left a parcel of land situated in the AMOROS, EL SALVADOR, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, ISLAND OF MINDANAO, with Technical Description Lot 7568-B-6 with area of Five Hundred Ninety Nine (599) square meters, the deceased EUFROCENA PAIRAT, Left no last will and testament and left no known debts to any person, firm or entity and has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND filed by the heirs in favor of CELESTE MARIE PAIRAT BETANCOURT per DOC #202; PAGE #40; BOOK #XVIII; Series of 2019 of the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EMELITO J. MARQUIÑO.

That the intestate of the late BERNARDO L. BAISAC and ELICA S. BAISAC who died on September 2015 and March 2017 all in Cag. De Oro City leaving certain real property, a parcel of land situated in the Barangay of Kauswagan City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, Containing an area of Two Hundred Eighty Eight (288) Sq. M more or less. That for and in consideration of the sum of Four Hundred Thousand Pesos (PHP. 400,000.00) of which total receipt is hereby acknowledge and confessed by the seller, seller hereby sells, sedes, conveys and absolutely transfer to the Buyer, in an irrevocable and absolute manner, the above-describe parcel of land, all the sellers rights and interest thereto and with all the improvements standing thereon, and has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE in favor of CELIA M. UBA (VENDEE) Per DOC #29; PAGE #6; BOOK # XXIV; Series of 2018 of the Notarial Registry of ATTY. HOMER A. MABALE.

MDN: Dec 7, 14 & 21, 2019

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE RESENTS:

JOY& THATA LECHON LIVESTOCK TRADING Located at : PUERTO, CDO – MAIN JR. BORJA EXTENSION, CRONEN, CAMAMAN-AN – BRANCH

Contact Number: 0916-126-7815 0920-876-3147

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office General Santos City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance to Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JUNDEL V. PUNAY has filed with this Office a petition to Change of First Name from “TEOFISTO” to “JUNDEL” in the birth certificate of JUNDEL V. PUNAY who was born on 15 FEBUARY 1971, SAN ISIDRO, DAVAO ORIENTAL and whose parents are TEOFISTO PUNAY AND BASILISA VICARIATO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office.

In compliance to Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ROSELYN MAE YOUNG DESCARIAL has a filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ROSELYN” to “ROSELYN MAE” in the birth certificates of ROSELYN MAE YOUNG DESCARIAL who was born on APRIL 7, 1977 at CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY and whose parents are BENJAMIN YOUNG AND ALICIA ACHA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office.

In compliance to Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ALEX DAMBAAN has a filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ALEXANDER” to “ALEX” in the birth certificates of ALEX DAMBAAN who was born on DECEMBER 10, 1959 at PANABO, DAVAO DEL NORTE and whose parent are ELEUTERIO ESCORIAL AND FLORENCIA DAMBAAN. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office.

MDN: Dec 7 & 14, 2019

(Sgd) ISABELITA G. TABLIZO City Civil Registrar

MDN: Nov 30 & Dec 7, 2019

(Sgd) ISABELITA G. TABLIZO City Civil Registrar

MDN: Nov 30 & Dec 7, 2019

(Sgd) ISABELITA G. TABLIZO City Civil Registrar

Sat-Sun, December 7-8, 2019

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 • 0947-893-5776 E-mail: mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Moreno creates City Cemetery & Memorial Park Board

MAYOR Oscar S. Moreno has issued Executive Order 195 creating the City Cemetery and Memorial Park Board to ensure the maintenance of order and compliance with environmental sanitation standards at the Bolonsori public cemetery, Headed by Engr. Almarco C. Brito with City Councilor Edgar Cabanlas as vice chairman, the Board recently conducted an ocular inspection at the site and reviewed the design for the

redevelopment of the cemetery, including the resettlement of some settlers who are currently residing within the property. The plan also covers the proper interment of human remains to prevent possible contamination of water sources within the cemetery and nearby areas. The board’s membership consists mostly of leaders in the private and civic sectors in keeping with Mayor Moreno’s development agenda of inclusive governance. Other members of the Memorial Park Board include Camaman-an Punong Brgy Pedro Arda; City Civil Registrar Evangeline Tapangan; Ramir Balquin of the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO); Oliver Egypto of the Office of Community Affairs; Dr. Adrian Suba-an of the Department of Health-10 (DOH 10); Environment Management Board (EMB)Region 10 Director Reynaldo

Digamo; Mohammad Gondarangin of the Muslim Association of Cagayan de Oro; Abdul Nasser Masorong of the Commission on Muslim Affairs 10; Msgr. Perseus Cabunoc of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro and

Engr. Benjamin Nunag Jr. and Arc. Adolph Vincent Vigor and the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP), with the City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO). (ACM)

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: +63917-712-1424 • +63947-893-5776 E-Mail: mindanaodailynews@gmail.com

Dermcare... from page 12

CIBTAC (Confederation of International Beauty Therapists and Cosmetologists). Recently, with the rapid growth and expansion of the business, she got over her initial apprehension of going back to school and secured for herself a Masters in Entrepreneurship at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business where she graduated as a gold medalist. This discipline and dedication to the craft is instilled into each and every Dermcare employee. Before they are even fielded out to their assigned branches, they are all flown to Manila to undergo a comprehensive and rigorous one-month training sessions including Human Anatomy and Physiology. Therapists are trained directly by Dermcare’s medical director and resident dermatologist, who ensures that by the end of the session, these employees will have made a firm commitment to adhere to the quality and performance standards that the company has set for the business. #WeDoCare Aiming to become THE preferred brand in the beauty, health, and wellness industry, Dermcare has resolved to provide its customers with innovative products and services that are responsive to their needs and lifestyles. There is constant product research and development, upgrading, and training to ensure that all business units – including its products, services, and people – remain attuned to, if not ahead of the quickly transforming market. Madam Zeny is quick to point out that Dermcare has persevered through two global crises, has grown exponentially, and has become a respected trust brand because the organization is made up of passionately caring professionals with years of skills and experience, who all want to make a difference in the lives of others. These people are the cornerstones of Dermcare’s success throughout the years. 30 Gorgeous Years On its 30th year in the market, Dermcare is now celebrated as a one-stopshop beauty, wellness, and rejuvenation center, continuously delighting its clientele with safe and effective skin, hair, and body care products and services at a superior value. The brand itself has become synonymous to the diamond peel, which they also pioneered and is still its bestselling service, along with whitening treatments, pimple control, and anti-ageing treatments. And as it continues to innovate, transform, and lead the industry, Dermcare has expanded to offer even more specialized care for its growing clientele. Aside from its flagship brands – Dermcare Professional Skin Hair and Spa and the

Dermcare Luxe Wellness and Spa – the Dermcare Group now includes Brow Hub and the Belle La Peau Waxing Salon, which were designed to deliver highly personalized services for discerning customers. Together, Dermcare, Brow Hub, and Belle La Peau – led by Madam Zeny Palisoc and carried through by the men and women who make up the Dermcare Group – are all geared up and excited to carve out even more milestones into the beauty, health, and wellness industry.

Logger... from page 4

of Gaia (mother Earth) through earthquakes. His environmental crusade has been recognized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources when he became a national awardee in 2015 getting the National Greening Award personally given to him by no less than the President then. All of us must learn from the reflections of Datu Subang. Where is now the 17 million hectares of dipterocarp forest, the richest on earth with regards to megadiversity? Why is it that out of the 13 major bays in the country, 10 are already described as biologically dead to the detriment of our coastal communities? Of the 25 major rivers, 15 are already dead or polluted. Why are we allowing our bays to be treated as waste pits by big industries? Why are we tolerating the 200,000 hectare-plantations of big Trans-National Corporations to use heavily chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides that as if they are dumping to our water table (the watersheds), 2,000 dumptrucks of toxics every day that is causing increase in cancer patients and babies born deformed? We Filipinos have been described as a nation of cowards who have been reduced to “self-gratification machines,” so enamored in self-promotion, external looks and trivialities. There is so much veneration of the profit-motive that has captured the mind of all universities, all institutions and even religious groups. There is now so much denigration of spirituality in a world so beholden to consumerism and materialism that are sacrificing Mother Earth and the people to the altar of greed and profit. As a transformative leader, Datu Subang has not just confined his leadership to being an environmental warrior, more than that, what is amazing is that he is harnessing the collective power of Manobos to be a countervailing force against social injustice and poverty through cooperativism. Yes, Datu Subang is the new freedom fighter to countervail against poverty, gross inequities and social injustices – this time, not anymore through armed struggle but through peace-

Sat-Sun, December 7-8, 2019 ful and legal means through coopeativism. That is in fact a constitutional mandate – to promote the viability and growth of cooperatives as instrument of social justice, equity and economic development (Chapter 15, Art. 12, 1987 Constitution. People power is now institutionalized to transform a highly skewed societal order and to democratize wealth and power through cooperativism Arnold Acebedo known as Datu Subang has shown us the way – to you Datu, our firm salute and warm embrace!

Facts... from page 4

spend another P458 billion all the way up to 2037. - Manila Water has installed over 5,500 kilometers of pipes and built 2 new filter plants, 32 reservoirs, 113 pumping and booster stations, 40 additional facilities and five times more sewer network capacity. - This resulted in the expansion of the water service coverage in the East Zone from 67% coverage serving around three million people to 93% serving over seven million people. - This includes an additional two million customers from the poor and marginalized sector, who used to buy vended water in buckets or pails delivered by vendors in pushcarts. - Prior to Manila Water, 63% of every liter produced never reached the intended customer because of broken MWSS pipes and pilferage. Manila Water was able to reduce “system loss” or non-revenue water to only 11%. This is at par with international standards of water distribution efficiency. - An ADB study says the reduction in system loss is equivalent to having built a new water dam! - Dr. Raul Fabella, the only living National Scientist in Economics, once said: “The privatization of the MWSS was clearly a triumph of the principle of comparative competence – the private sector proved more competent at the delivery of water and sewerage services than the state. It is now considered a singularly successful structural reform in the annals of Philippine political economy.” Question: Did Manila Water live up to its end of the Concession Agreement? As my good friend and fellow former Press Secretary Chito Villanueva is fond of saying: “You be the judge!” Note: Feel free to share the foregoing via Facebook, Twitter or Linked-In.

Failures... from page 4

course, there will always be suffering involved, but we sometimes suffer beyond what is necessary because of our lack of faith. We have to realize that there are many things we do not know. And the things

that we know usually are those that favor our own subjective view of things. We cannot have a completely objective view of everything. Only God the creator has that. We should just trust him, just as we usually trust our elders even in things that we do not quite understand. That’s what faith is all about. So let’s see to it that we are not unnecessarily detained or distracted by our failures. We have to learn how to let go and move on. Better still, we have to assume that more supernatural attitude of letting go and of letting God resolve the issues that still grip us. If we have done our part and still face a blank wall, then let God do things for us. We know that we cannot and are not expected to solve everything in our life. Our death, for example, is something we can never avoid and undo. But God takes care of it. It would be good if everyday, as we suffer the usual failures, we would immediately let go and move on. If one door closes, let’s open another one. We may have better luck there. And with it, we can make up for our failures somehow.

Produced... from page 1

10 from 10th Infantry Division in Compostela Valley, 15 from 11th Infantry Division based in Sulu, and 323 from the 6th Infantry Division in Maguindanao. After they underwent 6 months of rigorous military training, 677 have passed and completed the training composed of 592 males and 85 females. Their training was divided into 3 phases facilitated by the Division Training School of the 6th ID, which are the Transformation Module and Orientation Phase, Basic Soldiery Skills, and Field Training Exercise. CS Rosalia C Tarona topped Class 575 with a general average of 93.44%, CS Zaira Mae C. Cornel topped the Class 591 with 92.44%, CS Gleir C. Presbitero topped the Classes 599 and 600 with 93.42%, while CS Rochelle C. Wayno topped the Class 601 with 92.91%. The Leadership Award was presented to CS Adrian M. Andog for Classes 599, 600 and 601 of male batches and CS Rosalia C. Tarona for Classes 575 and 591. CS John Michael P. Cuerpo (Class 591), CS Vincent James Insidan (Class 601) CS Angelito Trapero (Class 600), CS Jirah Mea M. Fasoy (Class 599) and Jordan P. Gallano (Class 575) received the Top Gun Award for obtaining the highest grade in marksmanship. In his message, Maj. Gen Carreon, emphasized to the new graduates that they should be proud of what they have learned during the whole duration of their training and should serve the Philippine Army with honor.

Boy Scouts of the Philippines By ENGENIA A. CRUZ Teacher III

THE Boy Scouts of the Philippines is the national scout association of the Philippines in the World Organizationof the Scout Movement. It was granted recognition as a member organization of the Boy Scouts International Conference with effect fro October 31, 1936 by virtue of a certification signed by J.S. Wilson, Olave Powell and Daniel Spry. For most of the late 20th century and into the 21st century, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines is among the largest scout organizations in the world in terms of membership count (usu He also reminded them to protect their integrity for this will cost them their job if this will be compromised. The new graduates will be enlisted into the ranks of Private and will be deployed to the different units in Mindanao.

Help... from page 1

Education can do a lot to help those areas affected by the communist. As the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for region 10, Andanar said, one of the important effects of having a CORDS is that the region has a national government that is listening. “Now, our responsibility is to be able to communicate and know the needs of the people and ensure that it will be heard in Palace,” he said. During his visit, Andanar was given an extensive tour in the city by Governor Philip Tan and Mayor Jennifer Wee-Tan. He also served as the keynote speaker during the opening and lighting of the Christmas Symbols Festival held at Tangub City, Plaza on December 1. He said, “This is the first time that I was toured extensively in Tangub, I want to share with you that I witnessed how beautiful Belvedere is and the site of the Gardens of the World.” He was very impressed by the leadership of Governor Tan because of the improvement and the nonstop development of the city. He also mentioned the construction of the Panguil Bay Bridge that will connect Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub, Misamis Occidental and is to be the longest bridge in the Philippines. He said this will be a city with a citizenry that is ready for major development. (Shaine Mae R. Nagtalon/ PIA Misamis Occidental)

Launches... from page 1

on every Ozamiznons, a call on our Ozamiznon mothers to please trust the vaccination program again,” she added. For her p ar t, D OH

ally behind the Boy Scouts of America and the co-ed Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia) largely due to the organization’s dependence on DepEd. Kid scouting is for boys for to six years old, kab scouting is for boys six to nine years old, boy scouting is for boys nine to 12 years old, senior scouting is for boys 13 to 19 years old and rover scouting is for young men 18 to 26 years old. The vision of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines is foremost in preparing the youth to become agents of change in communities guided by the Scout oath and law.

CHD-NM Medical Specialist III, Dr. Andresa Benas discussed the advocacy program on anti-polio campaign vaccination. She attributed the decline in the number of vaccinated children to misconception and fear of vaccines’ possible negative effects. She assured that the immunization programs of the government are safe and appealed to parents to have their children vaccinated to avoid complications. There are four confirmed positive poliovirus patients not only in our region 10 but also in the neighboring regions such as BARMM and Zamboanga. “We are very concerned that polioviruses are now circ ulating in Manila, Davao, Lanao del Sur, and Zamboanga,” she said. To stop this outbreak, she said, “We aim to reach at least 95% of children under five years of age for vaccination, irrespective of their current vaccination status, to stop the spread of polio.” “We will work closely to achieve this target. We need Bayanihan [community-spirit] from everyone – the parents and caregivers, mayors, governors, community and religious leaders, health workers, volunteers, and media partners,” she explained. Vaccination is provided for free at health centers and involves three doses of polio drops and one injection. Officer In Charge Provincial Health Officer Engr. Roberto Palangan strongly urged parents, health workers and local governments to fully participate in the synchronized polio vaccination, and practice good personal hygiene. “I hope we can work hand in hand together in achieving healthy Misamisnons,” he added. DOH is working with the LGU’s, City Health Office to support vaccine supply and cold chain management, on-the-ground coordination, operations support and monitoring. (PIA/Shaine Mae R. Nagtalon)

MINDANAO DAILY

LIFESTYLE

TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.

Editor: MARK FRANCISCO

Sat-Sun, December 7-8, 2019

The Dermcare story IT all started with a young girl’s dream to grow older gracefully, with ageless beauty that glowed from within. When asked what made her go into the beauty, health, and wellness industry, President and CEO of the Dermcare Group Ms. Zenaida E. Palisoc, or Madam Zeny as she is fondly called, laughingly recalled that she had always wanted to look beautiful and at her best. Even as a teenager, she was determined to find products and treatments that would help her with her dark, problematic skin. As the years went by, she tried almost every local and imported beauty product that promised her a fairer complexion and would help keep her skin clean, supple, and fresh. Finding most of those products unsatisfactory and lacking, she finally realized it made more sense to develop those products

herself, because she knew exactly what she and most women wanted. Pioneering Affordable Skin Care and Treatments for Filipinos And so Madam Zeny’s love affair with beauty, health, and wellness began. In 1989 she and her husband, then Board Director of the Livelihood Founda-

Greetings from:

tion under the Office of the President, the late Joselito L. Palisoc, established ZET Pharmaceuticals and Dermcare Professional Skin, Hair, and Spa. Madam Zeny and Sir Tito Palisoc opened their first Dermcare branch, a combination pharmacy and skin clinic, in a 20sqm space along Taft Avenue,

where they catered to a niche market of Filipinos who were looking for topof-the line specialty skin care preparations and treatments at affordable prices. That small clinic pioneered the whitening business in the country, and under the hands-on care and supervision of Madam Zeny, has now grown to be a trusted

brand with more than 100 branches spread out across the Philippines. Building The Business The growth of Dermcare hasn’t been all posh and glamour. Madam Zeny dedicated years of hard work, commitment, and sacrifice to bring the brand to where it is today. After Sir Tito passed away, she

invested herself even more into the business, to the extent of training under a dermatologist to learn how to give facials herself. Later on when Dermcare started offering massage services, she trained to become a licensed massage therapist through the Department of Health and London’s See DERMCARE, page 11