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Duterte eyes passage of BBL ahead of federalism

THE law creating the Bangsamoro, the new autonomous political entity that would replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will be passed this year, ahead of the shift to a federal system of government, President Rodrigo Duterte said.

Duterte told MindaNews in a sit-down interview Friday that the Bangsamoro law should be passed first because “pagka i-amend mo ang Constitution, wala na yan.

Wala ka nang barahang ibigay for Mindanao. Mahirapan kang lumusot” (once you amend the Constitution, that’s a goner. You won’t have a card left for Mindanao. It will be difficult to push for its passage).

Time is running out for the Bangsamoro and the Duterte administration. The filing of certificates of candidacy for the May 2019 elections is in October this year. Unless a Bangsamoro law is passed and ratified before then, the elections in the ARMM will push through as scheduled on May 13 next year.

ARMM officials have a threeyear term of office.

Duterte said the mid-term elections in May next year will President Rodrigo Duterte tells his audience in Buluan, Maguindanao on Friday, July 22, 2016 that wants the Bangsamoro law passed and proceed as scheduled. implemented “bukas kaagad” minus the provisions where issues of constitutionality would be raised. MindaNews file photo by Keith Bacongco

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Electricity rates in Socot Sardine fishing banned in to rise due to TRAIN law Sulu, Basilan for 3 months GENERAL Santos City-Distribution utility South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II) reminded power consumers here and in the neighboring areas to be more responsible in using electricity as it warned of “probable increase in power rates” in the coming months.

Engr. Crisanto Sotelo, Socoteco II general manager, said the area’s power rates will likely increase with the implementation

of the excise tax on coal and fuel as provided for in the newly-approved Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN law.

He said the new tax impositions will directly affect the rates since the bulk of the area’s power supply mainly comes from coal-fired power plants.

The electric cooperative contracts additional supplies from hydro, die-

sel-fueled and geothermal power plants to augment the area’s requirements, he said.

“With the implementation of coal (and diesel) tax hike, Socoteco II reminds all its customers for responsible use of electricity, as power rates increase may be experienced in the future,” he said in a statement.

But Sotelo said they cannot yet release the possible See rates, page 3

By Myrna A. Datu Bureau Chief

COTABATO City--For the seventh consecutive year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BFAR-ARMM) is imposing a three-month closed season for fishing ‘tamban’, or Indian sardine, in the Sulu Sea and Basilan Strait.

Jerusalem Abdulahim, chief of the Fisheries Regu-

latory and Law Enforcement Division of BFAR-ARMM, said the annual fishing ban is implemented to give time for tamban to reproduce.

The ban runs from December last year until the 1st of March this year.

Pursuant to Section 2 of Republic Act 8550, or the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, sardine fishing in the waters of East Sulu Sea, Basilan Strait, and Sibuguey Bay is temporarily suspended to

give way to the fish species’ spawning period. The ban also includes the selling, buying and possessing of sardines caught within the conservation area.

To ensure that no one will violate the administrative order, Abdulahim said BFAR-ARMM’s vessels are patrolling the seas of the island provinces -- specifically Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi -- to See banned, page 5

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403 barangays benefit from ARMM’s anti-poverty program

By Myrna A. Datu Bureau Chief

COTABATO City--The Health, Education, Livelihood, Peace and Governance and Synergy (HELPS) program of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has served 403 barangays since its creation in 2013.

Among the services delivered were barangay health stations, provision of medicines and birthing supplies and equipment for its health component. Development of madaris curriculum, as a tool to combat violent extremism, as well as the construction of community learning centers for education, and study tour for teachers were also pursued.

ARMM-HELPS – the banner program of the region under the administration of Gov. Mujiv Hataman – also constructed flea markets and water systems, and supported livelihood cooperative development based on needs assessment for its livelihood objective.

To strengthen the regional government’s support to efficient governance, new barangay halls with police action centers were built, disaster preparedness and management training were promoted, rescue equipment and other supplies were distributed, and development of Barangay Development Plans and youth development support programs were given assistance.

“Everyone in the community should be involved in the whole process of making the projects – they are the ones who identify the projects,” said Anwar Upahm, ARMMHELPS program manager.

“We want to prevent white

elephant projects.”

“That is the reason why we do not implement projects that were not consulted. By helping facilitate their Barangay Development Plans, we ensure that concerns are discussed including economic, health, and educational needs,” the ARMM-HELPS official added.

The previous year’s efforts focused on 150 barangays with program resources equally distributed among the region’s five provinces.

Upahm said the Marawi siege had a major impact on areas covered by the program. For instance, infrastructures built under ARMM-HELPS in Lumbaca Madaya in Marawi City were destroyed during the fivemonth war.

Thus, the program has earmarked over P300 million for barangay beneficiaries in Lanao del Sur, which suffered from the Marawi crisis, and another P150 million for barangays in the other provinces namely Maguindanao, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.

“Other than the fulfillment of being able to deliver by implementing all the projects, the best achievement (ARMM-HELPS) holds is that we were able to transform the system of ARMM’s project development from being top-down, to bottomup,” Upahm said.

“We give importance to the participation of our different stakeholders in our communities. We are proud to say that in our outputs, the members of the communities are heard – from the planning process up to the implementation,” he added.

(With report from Bureau of Public Information)

Police trainees demonstrate how to control an unruly mob during their public presentation last Sunday at the police regional training center in Patag, Cagayan de Oro City. Some 350 trainees will graduate this January 26 and be deployed all over Northern Mindanao.

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DILG-ARMM strengthens drive against illegal drugs and terrorism

By Myrna A. Datu Bureau Chief

COTABATO City--The Department of the Interior and Local Government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DILGARMM) is strengthening its Anti-Drug Abuse Councils to help in solving the drug problem.

As of December 2017, the regional offices of the Philippine National Police, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and other law enforcement agencies have listed around 56,000 individuals in the ARMM who are coping with the drug problem.

Atty. Noor Hafizullah Abdullah, DILG-ARMM

Secretar y, provided an update on the efforts of the autonomous Muslim region and the different local government units (LGUs) in the fight against illegal drugs and terrorism on Thursday, January 11.

Sec. Abdullah said there was a proposal to create a Regional Anti-Drug Abuse C ouncil for ARMM to oversee the lower level councils, specifically provincial, municipal, city, and barangay.

He said the LGUs are also actively supporting the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. The DILG-ARMM, he added, has issued an order to all LGUs to conduct anti-

terrorism summits and to help monitor the activities of suspicious individuals in their respective areas.

Sec. Abdullah said he is positive that LGUs in the ARMM will continue to manifest good performance in terms of administrative management and good governance this year.

“We want to make a statement that our LGUs in the ARMM are competent,” he added.

During the briefing, Sec. Abdullah discussed the Three-Year Governance Road Map of DILGARMM. After two years, the regional department will focus on the implementation of the plans, one

of which is disaster plans of LGUs. Trainings for disaster officers, purchase of equipment for disaster preparedness, and other indicators of implementation shall be checked as part of the assessment.

Another matter discussed by Sec. Abdullah is the issue on absenteeism involving some LGU officials. He urged their constituents to be brave enough and not to hesitate in reporting wrongdoings of their local officials, provided that these concerns are put in black and white so these would be treated as official reports.

(With report from Bureau of Public Information)

Hataman led the symbolic turnover of PPAN 20172022 documents to various stakeholders. The five-year Philippine nutrition plan is an integral part of the Philippine Development Plan covering 2017 to 2022.

It is consistent with the Duterte administration’s 10-point Economic Agenda, Philippine Health Agenda, the development pillars of ‘malasakit’, ‘pagbabago’, and ‘kaunlaran’, and the Ambisyon2040 program.

It aims at improving the situation of nutrition in the country as contribution to the achievements of AmBisyon 2040 that seeks to improve the quality of the country’s human resource base, reducing inequality in human development outcomes, and reducing child and maternal mortality.

The nutrition plan consists 12 programs: eight are nutrition specific, one is nutrition sensitive, and the remaining three enabling

support programs.

“We would like to improve our health services,” ARMM Health Secretary Dr. Kadil Sinolinding, Jr. said as he presented the region’s state of nutrition.

“Our health services will only improve with your participation. Pag hindi po kayo nakialam at hindi nakipagtulungan, kaunti lang po ang ating magagawa,” he added.

The program was

ARMM conducts dissemination of national nutrition plan for 2017-2022

By Myrna A. Datu Bureau Chief

COTABATO City--The Department of Health of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), in partnership with the National Nutrition Council, conducted a regional dissemination of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 on Thursday, January 11 in this city.

During the program, ARMM Governor Mujiv

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THE biggest dog show in Asia is coming to the Araneta Center with the staging of the Philippine Circuit at the Smart Araneta Coliseum from January 18 to 21, 2018.

Whether you are a dog breeder, a dog trainer, a dog owner or just a casual fan of “man’s best friend”, you will surely find a reason to see this four-day show.

Pup-tastic numbers Now on its seventh year, the Philippine Circuit the event attracts close to 600 dogs from all over the world to participate in 12 shows.

There will be around 90 different breeds of dogs present according to organizer Philippine Canine Club, Inc. (PCCI), with 19 foreign judges on hand to scrutinize the dogs’ appearance and performance.

Best of the best Expect only the “cream of the crop” in the competition, according to Augusto Santos III, President of PCCI. “Those who come from Europe, South America, America, come here to win,” Santos said. The diverse lineup “will introduce (Filipinos) to a whole new world of dog breeds.”

These purebred dogs will be competing in 12 shows across those four days, hoping to be named the best of the best.

Ticket prices that don’t bite Tickets to the show are free to the public. The audiences get a chance not only to see the dogs strut their stuff during the competition, they also get to interact with a select few at the Coliseum’s lobby.

Dog breeders and dog owners—even the prospective ones—have a chance to get to know more about these outstanding canine breeds by interacting with the owners and trainers present in the competition or by communicating with the PCCI. Doggie tips and tricks The Philippine Circuit also features exciting shows such as the flyball relay and

the agility test.

In the flyball relay, dogs are made to work together as teams trying to race against each other while retrieving flying balls. The agility test, on the other hand, requires the dogs to jump over hurdles.

PCCI, however, makes sure that the dogs remain safe throughout the competition.

“All our dogs are vaccinated. The Bureau of Animal Industry sends their own veterinarians to inspect their health certificates. They are vaccinated for all the contagious diseases to the other dogs. And they must also have rabies shots. It’s a must. We make sure no dogs are left in the car. Every dog show is fully air-conditioned,” Santos said.

The competition, being held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum for the third straight year, has also seen a transfer of technologies among Filipino breeders and their foreign counterparts.

This has enabled Filipinos to develop and train better and even win some of the rounds of the competition.

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of the ARMM’s five provinces, namely Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.

“Naniniwala po ako sa kakayahan ng ating mga LGUs at line agencies. With the guidance of Governor Hataman, malayo pa po ang ating

mararating,” Dr. Sinolinding said. Representatives from non governmental organizations such as the World Food Programme and the United Nations Children’s Fund were also present during the program. (with report from Bureau of Public Information)

its power suppliers.

Socoteco II, which has a peak demand of around 140 megawatts, serves this city, the entire province of Sarangani and the municipalities of Tupi and Polomolok in South Cotabato.

It currently draws 49 percent of its supplies or 70 megawatts from the Sarangani Energy Corporation’s (SEC) coal-fired power plant based in Maasim town in Sarangani Province.

It is followed by 38 percent from the hydropower plants of the National Power Corporation-Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management, 9 percent from the

Mt. Apo Geothermal Power Plant of FDC Misamis Power Corp., 3 percent from the coal-fired power plant of Therma South Inc., and one percent from the diesel-fired power plant of Peakpower Soccsksargen Inc. Sotelo said Socoteco II’s tariff structure is different from private utilities like those based in Metro Manila that have published simulations of potential rates.

“We should pursue responsible use of power as a more pro-active approach to ensure lower billings in the coming months,” he added. (MindaNews)

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attended by members of the National Nutrition Council and Regional Nutrition Council as well as representatives of provincial health offices and local government units

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rate adjustments as they are still waiting for advisories from their suppliers regarding the matter.

He said these could take some time, noting the Department of Energy’s advisory that “the new excise tax rates do not apply to the old stocks of products and must be based upon importation and not at the point of sale to the customers.”

Once they implement the rate increases, he clarified that it will not benefit the electric cooperative as these collections will be paid to

PCCI president Augusto Benedicto Santos III with his wife Trish, and their two prized corgis Libby and Tai.

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Old age doesn’t matter

“Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what makes life worth living, and to be told your efforts are not needed because you are the wrong age is a crime”. - Johnny Ball Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter – Mark Twain A woman in her 60s works as food server in one of Hongkong’s fast food restaurants, still agile and smart.

A male senior citizen serves as hallway cleaner on a graveyard shift at Singapore Changi Airport.

The amiable middleaged stewardess of an international airline serves hot coffee while wearing a contagious smile to her passengers.

Make no mistake about

them, they are all ‘centennials’, yet they are on their toes earning decent living.

What drives these wonderful people to work all throughout their productive years? What makes them useful despite their age?

In their respective countries, they are all covered by an employment law protecting their right to work.

For them, age doesn’t matter as long as long as they are able to deliver the goods —mentally, emotionally and most importantly, physically.

Lately, the usefulness of our labor force have been recognized particularly those who already retired, but not entirely tired.

Thanks to Sen. Pia Cayetano, principal author of R.A. 10911 otherwise known as the Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Finally, a ray of hope for

those who are still wanting to sweat it out despite their age. What matters most is the desire to make a difference and make most of their time, skills and talent while still on the go, so to speak.

For clarity, these are the key facts about R.A. 10911: 1. Who are covered? All employers, labor contractors or subcontractors, labor organizations, and publishers.

2. What are the prohibited acts? Employer - Print or publish, or cause to be printed or published, in any form of media, including the internet, any notice of advertisement relating to employment suggesting preferences, limitations, specifications, and discrimination based on age; - Require the declaration of age or birth date during

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the application process; - Decline any employment application because of the individual’s age; - Discriminate against an individual in terms of compensation, terms and conditions or privileges of employment on account of such individual’s age; - Deny any employee’s or worker’s promotion or opportunity for training because of age; - Forcibly lay off an employee or worker because of old age; or - Impose early retirement on the basis of such employee’s or worker’s age.

Labor Contractor or See age, page 11

Letters from Davao

TRAIN and fetish for Coke

FINANCE Secretary Sonny Dominguez took the personal initiative to explain the impact of the landmark Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN).

This after some artists attempted to tweak the real and equitable benefits that Filipinos will derive from TRAIN. It is rather sad that some quarters are muddling up the positive impacts of the new tax reform law but funny enough to make the increase of the price of Coca-Cola as their principal issue as though it is the national fetish of Filipinos.

Truth is imposing higher tax on the sweet drink is a panacea to what seems to be an incurable proclivity of Pinoys for coke. The Cola, just like cigarettes, is among the top causes of affliction and death of us Pinoys - diabetes. By the way those who are now

dependent on drugs for their diabetes the news is the prescribe drugs will be tax free and therefore expect the price to plummet.

In summary and in sum, those who earn P250,000 keeps their P50,000 tax which they used to pay.

Those in the upper bracket enjoy tax benefits too. We have to emphasize this as this is where the largest population of wage earners belong. The thousands of public school teachers will celebrate once the get hold of their take home pay.

The burden now is actually transferred to the rich and they better not dodge paying the right tax otherwise life will be a little bit more difficult for them under the Duterte regime and while the Department of Finance is under the watch of Secretary Dominguez.

Why make an issue about the luxury cars being taxed

a little less. Just how many luxury cars can one have in his garage. But think about the other incentives if you are really hunting for a car.

An environment friendly vehicle like an electric car is even tax free and a hybrid variety with so little tax.

Incentive is the key word.

In short, when the team of Secretary Dominguez crafted TRAIN, they are not only looking for money to fund the massive infrastructures that we are so in dire need of, they are also looking after the health of the nation.

Those who find fault in TRAIN will not just stop with Coke which they had raised to underscore the negative impact of the tax reform law on the poorest of the poor. It is actually belaboring the issue but to answer the idiotic question DSWD actually has funds for them and their

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will be corresponding adjustments that is provided for by TRAIN. What maybe they would raise next are the beggars in the streets. These poor and the mendicants are not in the radar screen of TRAIN when it comes to tax but just the same they are part of the inclusion.

The revenues that TRAIN will raise is primarily for infrastructures. Railways, roads and bridges, airports, seaports and irrigation among others. In addition to the billions of pesos that TRAIN will raise are cheap loans from Japan and China.

Never in our history do we have this availment of cheap money which comes with See coke, page 11

Think A Minute

What’s good enough?

THINK a minute.

Is your voice go o d enough to sing a solo on TV or radio? If you’re like me, you’ll stick to singing in the shower only!

So what are you good at?

And compared to whom? If golf is your sport and you can beat your buddies in a round, how good are you compared to Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, or Veejay Singh?

You and I cannot begin to measure up their world-class standard of golf !

Years ago I had to learn a new language. After 3 months of study and practice, I felt quite good about my progress. Compared to

the tourists, I was a whiz and very fluent. But compared to the locals, I talked like a 5-year-old little boy.

In the same way, we may look at some really bad people and feel quite good about ourselves. Compared to them, we almost look like saints! But compared to God, how good do we look? Well, who doesn’t look like dirt compared to our perfect Creator!

Even if we locked ourselves away from all temptation and prayed all day for the rest of our lives, we still could not come even close to being as pure and perfectly good as God is. So because

we want to feel we’re still OK and good enough, we choose to compare ourselves to those really bad people.

But there is only one way that God can accept you and me so we can live in a right relationship with Him. God has to give us the gift of His own perfect goodness. That’s why God the Son became a human being to pay the penalty of death for all our wrongs and sins. Not His, since he has no wrongs to die for.

Jesus wants to give you His perfect goodness free, so you can be good enough to become God’s child and enjoy His life with Him—

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both now and in heaven after you die.

But it’s up to you to ask Jesus for His free gift of forgiveness and new life. Just ask Him to forgive you for all your wrongs and living your own way. Then ask Him to take full charge of your life and start changing your character with His kind of goodness inside every day, for the rest of your life.

Just Think a Minute.

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Duterte’s assurance of the passage of a Bangsamoro law ahead of the shift to federalism is welcomed by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which signed a peace agreement with the government — the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro — on March 27, 2014.

“We welcome that,” said Ghazali Jaafar, MILF 1st Vice Chair and concurrent chair of the 21-member Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) that crafted the draft BBL. The draft was submitted to President Duterte on July 17 last year, in ceremonial rites held in Malacanang and witnessed by Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Jr. MindaNews asked Pimentel and Alvarez twice on Sunday on their timeline for the BBL, given their focus on convening as a Constituent Assembly (ConAss) to amend the 1987 Constitution and pave the way for a shift to a federal system.

Both had not replied as of 8 p.m.

Six BBL versions While Duterte’s assurance of passage ahead of the shift to federalism is welcomed by the MILF, what kind of BBL will be passed is a major question.

At present, there are six versions of the BBL in Congress: four in the House and two in the Senate.

The four bills in the House are HB 092 filed on June 30, 2016 by Maguindanao Rep. Bai Sandra Sema, Deputy Speaker for Mindanao; HB 6121 filed

by Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on August 3, 2017; HB 6263 filed

by Lanao del Norte Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo on August 24 and HB 6475 or the BBL version submitted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) and filed by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Jr. and 97 other Representatives reportedly on September 27.

Sema’s bill is actually HB 4994, the substitute bill filed by the then 15-member BTC. Arroyo’s bill is the Senate substitute bill filed by then Senator Ferdinand Marcos, the chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, and HB 6475 is the draft law submitted by the expanded, 21-member BTC to President Duterte on July 17 last year.

In the Senate, Senate Bill 1608 was filed by Senate President Pimentel on November 6, 2017 and Senate Bill 1635 was filed by Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on December 12.

The BTC version has not been filed in the Senate. But Pimentel told MindaNews on November 17 that “there is no cause for alarm” as the BTC draft and his bills are “magkamukha. Halos pareho nga” (similar, almost the same).

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The sub-committees on the BBL in both houses in Congress had held one meeting each last month and are set to meet again this week.

The Senate’s Sub-Committee on the BBL headed

by Zubiri had scheduled a January 17 public hearing on the Bangsamoro bills but Jaafar said they will not attend because what is on the agenda are bills that were not drafted by the BTC. The sub-committee reset its schedule to January 27.

The House Sub-Committee on the BBL headed

by Zamboanga Sibugay Rep. Wilter Palma has scheduled a three-day 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. meetings on January 16, 17 and 18 to consolidate the four bills into a working draft for the public hearings.

Rep. Mauyag Papandayan, Jr., chair of the Committee on Muslim Affairs, one of three committees handling the BBL, told MindaNews on November 26 that they hope to have the public hearings once the bills are consolidated, followed by committee deliberations and the passage of the bill

by March. Congress goes on recess on March 24.

Duterte’s formula On December 19, on the eve of a Senate subcommittee hearing on the proposed BBL, Duterte said he does not think the proposed BBL will hurdle constitutional barriers. “I do not think that it will hurdle constitutional — Binabasa ko paulit-ulit, the constitutional barriers. Pero ‘pag hindi natin maibigay ‘yan, kindly help me think of ways how to do it.”

But which of the six versions was he referring to?

The BTC draft was submitted to his office on July 17, 2017 and it took a month of supposed “due diligence” review by the Office of the President before it was transmitted to Congress where it took more than a month before it could find authors to file it as a bill in the House. As of January 12, NOTICE

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the BTC draft has not found an author in the Senate.

But as early as his first month in office, Duterte had laid down his formula for addressing the Bangsamoro issue in his Bangsamoro Peace and Development Roadmap: pass a Bangsamoro law, park the provisions that will raise constitutionality issues but pass these on to those who would amend the1987 Constitution.

On July 22, 2016, Duterte in a speech in Buluan, Maguindanao, said he wants the enabling law for the future Bangsamoro political entity passed and implemented “bukas kaagad” (literally: immediately, tomorrow), but minus the provisions where constitutionality issues are being raised.

“Then maybe someday, if we go federal, eh yun na idagdag, ibalik doon sa Constitution ng federal, ibalik na natin yung .. ayaw ng gobyerno tapos yung gusto ninyo (let’s add those, let’s incorporate them into the Federal Constitution, let’s restore what government does not like but what you like (into the new Constitution), Duterte told Maguindanao officials, plantation workers and a few representatives of the MILF after inspecting a biomass power plant project inside an oil palm plantation in Buluan, Maguindanao.

“BLBAR-like” Duterte’s announcement was greeted by applause. But for those actively involved in the then 19-year old peace process (now nearly 21), it raised fears that a “BLBARlike” law might be passed by the 17th Congress.

To recall, the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that the 15-member GPH-MILF Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) drafted and submitted to Congress on September 10, 2014 was “watered

down” by the Senate and House of Representatives with their respective versions of a proposed “Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region” (BLBAR).

The versions were unacceptable to the MILF and other stakeholders, noting that these would render the future Bangsamoro less autonomous than the ARMM that it sought to replace.

In the Aquino administration, the Committees handling the BBL in the two houses in Congress presented to the plenary their substitute bills that the MILF said were “watered down” versions of the BTC draft.

At that time, Congress deliberated on only one version– the BTC draft — before filing their substitute bills.

Under the Duterte administration, the Committees on the BBL are tackling four BBL bills in the House and two (or three if the BTC version will be filed) in the Senate, raising more possibilities of a “watered down version.”

Still, Jaafar is optimistic.

“But it might not be watered down BBL,” he told MindaNews on Sunday.

“We will see first what kind of BBL is that and consult our people before we decide,” he said. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

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enforce the closed season policy.

Under Section 86 of RA 10654, violators of the fishing ban will be penalized with confiscation of catch and gear, and an administrative fine equivalent to five times the value of the catch, or a penalty ranging from P50,000 for smallscale commercial fishing, to P5 million for large-scale

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Creating a Positive Classroom Environment

By Helen E. Alfanta

Teachers are facilitators of learning. They are the second parents to their students in the classroom.

Aside from these common roles, teachers are also responsible in creating a classroom environment. This environment can either be positive or negative. But, an effective teacher will always set a positive and conducive classroom environment.

If a teacher sets a happy environment, students are more likely to be happy.

Yet, in reality problems inside the classroom are rampant. One of the common classroom problems is students behavior. It takes a lot of patience for the teacher just to understand the differences of the students. Most likely this affects the classroom environment. To address this problem, communication is needed. Good communication involves not only an commercial fishing.

Abdulahim said some of the fishing companies that are affected by the closed season ruling have scheduled renovating their ships during the period and have reported that their fishing ship workers would still be compensated.

Based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) covering July-September 2017, positive growth in tamban production was registered in ARMM due to more fishing trips as a result of good weather conditions and abundance of in-season species in the

effective teacher but also a good listener. A teacher should lend his ears to those students who have something to share, open his heart to those who need care, and allocate extra time to those who need attention. In other words, a teacher must attend the needs of the learners. A teacher should create a good relationship with his students. Thus, a teacher needs to know his students. Having this kind of relationship, a positive classroom environment can be achieved. Afterall, teachers are responsible for the social behavior in their classrooms. This behavior is a reflection of teacher’s actions and the environment he sets.

Having a positive classroom environment, learning can be productive, students’ performance can be active, students are more likely to be responsible, and teachers are more fulfilled. fishing grounds.

The region has produced 1,311.9 metric tons of tamban in the third quarter of 2017. In 2016, PSA data showed ARMM as the top fish-producing region in the country. The region was also the country’s highest producer of fishery products in 2015 and 2016.

The region produced 867,939 metric tons in 2015, and 824,313 metric tons in 2016. As of November 2017, BFAR-ARMM has reported 213,935 total number of fisherfolks in the entire region.

(With report from Bureau of Public Information)

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DPWH to implement 11-big-ticket infra projects in Mindanao MANILA --The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will implement a total of 11 bigticket infrastructure projects which aims to improve roads network in Mindanao.

According to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, the projects, which will be implemented from 2018 up to 2023, cover the construction of eight roads in Zamboanga Peninsula with total length of 277.23 kilometers and additional three bridges in the Province of Tawi-Tawi with total length of 775 lineal meters.

The projects, will be f i nanc e d t h rou g h t he USD380- million loan with the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The loan agreement was signed by Department of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and ADB President Takehiko Nakao last Jan. 10.

“The whole project costs PHP25.257 billion. With the ADB loan, we can utilize more of our budget to other key infrastructure projects of the government,” Villar said in a statement.

Villar said three core projects --23.69-kilometer Alicia-Malangas Road; 17.1-kilometer Tampilisan-Sandayong Road; and 37.49-kilometer LutimanGuicam-Olutanga Road with 440-lineal meter Guicam Bridge -- are for procurement on the first quarter of 2018.

While the detailed engineering design of five more projects, namely: the 55.25-kilometer R.T. LimSiocon Road; 40-kilometer Lanao-Pagadian-Ipil-Zamboanga Road ; CuruanSibuco Road; 34.5-kilometer Siay-Gapol Road; and the 27.76-kilometer GutalacBaliguian Alternative Road, is now 80% complete.

Also up for implementation are three bridges in Taw-Tawi, namely: MalassaLupa Pula; Tongsinah-Paniongan; and Nalil-Sikkiat .

“All these projects have the common goal and in line with the strategies of Build….Build….Build by accelerating infrastructure development to support Mindanao development by increasing the capacity of Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) road network and improving and

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1st KBP Hour in 2018 calls on AgSur biz owners

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur -- The opening salvo of the weekly Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) Hour this 2018 chose the timely discussion on the requirements for business registration and licensing as its first topic Every year from January 2 to January 20, local government units (LGUs) conduct their respective business one-stop shop (BOSS) to speed up renewal of business permits.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Agusan del Sur has made it a point to be part of the LGUs’ BOSS activities to respond to first time business name and renewing applicants as well.

DTI does this through its eight Negosyo Centers (NC) or through mobile/ on-site servicing in areas where there were no NCs yet.

The weekly KBP hour is now on its third year and Japanese Minister for Internal Affairs & Communications Seiko Noda, Sec. Andanar and other PCOO officials tour is a collaboration between PTV4 facilities.(Photo courtesy of PTV4) See calls, page 11

PHL is now a BIS-Reporting Country The Philippines will join an elite group of less than 50 jurisdictions worldwide which report cross-border banking statistics to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) as part of the global database.

After months of testing and validation, cross-border banking data maintained by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has been judged as meeting the rigorous BIS

standards for completeness and quality.

BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens informed BSP Governor Nestor A. Espenilla, Jr. that “the BIS will formally add the Philippines as a reporting country for the locational IBS [international banking statistics] and start including Philippine data in the global aggregates” starting January 2018.

Mr. Carstens added that “the participation of the Philippines in the IBS is a significant milestone [because] it confirms the international importance of the Philippine banking system.”

For his part, Governor Espenilla noted that “our inclusion into the elite group provides us with more granular cross-border banking data that would be very

critical in formulating wellinformed policies when and how they may be needed.

The value to regulators of having such a view cannot be overemphasized in today’s market.”

The Governor pointed out further that “the benefits accrue the other way as well because our ability to provide high-quality data can only enhance the transparency of global transactions

and funding flows.” He adds that “the BSP is only too happy to contribute significantly to such an endeavor.”

Highlighting BSP’s longstanding direction, Governor Espenilla recognized that “the BSP has been working diligently on instilling high-quality banking data and our inclusion as a BISreporting jurisdiction validates our efforts in meeting the international standards.”

Gov’t urged to boost agricultural productivity growth

By Leslie Gatpolintan

MANILA -- The government needs to invest in productivity growth of the agriculture sector which plays an important role in reducing poverty, according to a study published by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

In a Policy Note, PIDS Senior Research Fellow

Roehlano Briones said it was imperative to pour money into research and development, innovation, adoption of technology, improved practices and systems, and transport infrastructure.

Briones said that boosting agricultural productivity growth was opposed to devoting resources toward artificially increasing returns to investments.

He said the average

growth in agriculture was at merely 2 percent in 2011 to 2016 alone, while industry and services sectors grew at an average of 7 percent.

Briones thus underscored the role of productivity growth of agriculture sector given its key role in reducing poverty.

The PIDS paper said the sector’s share in the gross domestic product (GDP) plunged to 8.8 percent in

2016, although still employing as much as 29 percent of all workers.

Its labor productivity was lower relative to that of the other basic sectors, Briones said.

“Clearly, a more inclusive set of policies is needed to secure the participation of agriculture dependent households in the economy,” he added.

Briones further says the

value chain strategy aims at remedying the sparsity of forward and backward linkages between agriculture and other basic sectors.

“For as long as these subsidies for private goods are avoided, and more cost-effective mechanisms pursued, e.g., cluster-based approach, establishing agricultural value chains may yet be a viable strategy for inclusive growth,” he said. (PNA)

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SSS posts revenues of P175B at end-Nov 2017

DENR 10 Regional Director Arleigh J. Adorable (center), (from left to right) NEDA 10 Assistant Regional Director Mae Ester T. Guiamadel representing Regional Director Leon M. Dacanay, Jr., DILG 10 Regional Director Arnel M. Agabe, Cagayan de Oro City Registrar of Deeds lawyer Cipriano Benedicto E. Ratunil and NCIP 10 Regional Director lawyer Pinky Grace P. Pareja-Pabelic sign the Joint Operating Manual No. 01, Series of 2018 or the Structure and Guidelines for the Operationalization of the Joint Regional and Provincial Committees on the DAR, DENR, LRA and the NCIP Concerns.

The Joint Operating Manual is in pursuant to the Joint DAR-DENR-LRA-NCIP Administrative Order No. 01, Series of 2012 entitled “Clarifying, Restating and Interfacing the Respective Jurisdictions, Policies, Programs and Projects of the DAR, DENR, LRA and NCIP in order to Address Jurisdictional and Operational Issues Between and Among the Agencies”.

The signing of the Joint Operating Manual was conducted on January 11, 2018 in Cagayan de Oro City. Ana Mae Sumalinog (RPAO PR No. 01-01-2018)

State-run Social Security System (SSS) said over the weekend that its revenues reached nearly P175 billion in the first 11 months of 2017 on the back of aggressive collection efforts for members’ contribution, and investment and other income.

SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc said the pension fund’s total revenues grew to P174.94 billion from January to November 2017, up 9.3 percent or P14.92 billion from the P160.02 billion it earned in the comparable period in 2016. “ The growth in our contribution collection is primarily due to the collection drive of the current administration of the Social Security Commission along with the efforts of SSS employees who are

in direct contact with our employer- and employeemembers every day,” Dooc said.

Broken down, members’ contributions, which accounted for 82.5 percent of total revenues, grew to P144.36 billion in the 11 months ended November 2017 from P131.28 billion of end-November 2016.

Investment and other income further increased to P30.58 billion from January to November 2017 from P28.74 billion of the comparable 2016 period.

It was boosted by income from government securities, equities, and salary loans amounting to P11.04 billion, P8.15 billion and P7.61 billion, respectively.

“Total investments, representing 92.6 percent of the pension fund’s total assets, rose by P16.68 billion due

to additional placement in government bonds, new salary loans releases including restructured member loan accounts, and the reclassification of real estate properties,” Dooc explained.

Likewise, end-November benefit payments in 2017 were higher at P157.39 billion compared to the P123.17 billion recorded in the same period in 2016, as hiked up by the P30.85 billion in total releases for the P1,000-additional benefit for pensioners.

“The pension adjustments arising from the un-lumping of 1985 to 1989 contributions which we began to release to SSS death, retirement and disability pensioners in 2016 correspondingly increased benefit disbursements. The 3rd and 4th tranches of

in women and children as poverty, low educational attainment, and lack of community support. Disasters, too, can increase the incidence of VAWC. They explained that the displacement in communities often create opportunities for human trafficking and sex trade.

To resolve or minimize domestic abuses and other forms of violence on women and children, the study urged government to focus on women empowerment and allocate funds for the provision of comprehensive health services to VAWC victims, which should include psychosocial, therapeutic, medical, and legal interventions and assistance.

While stricter statutes

like the Anti-Rad Tape Law (Republic Act 8353), Anti-VAWC Law, and the Magna Carta for Women are already in effect, the authors proposed for the

implementation of more preventive measures and programs to address not only VAWC issues but also trafficking and harassment.

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PIDS study notes slow decline of VAWC cases CASES of violence against women and children (VAWC) in the country show only a slight decrease in numbers despite the implementation of laws penalizing such offense, according to a recent study of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

Citing data from 2008 to 2013, authors Clarissa David, Jose Ramon Albert, and Jana Flor Vizmanos reported a slight drop of VAWC incidence from 7.3 percent in 2008 to 5.6 percent in 2013. Most of these abuses, they noted, are experienced in the hands of closest family members or relatives, such as partners or parents.

Moreover, a 2017 national survey commissioned

by the United Nations Children’s Fund, done through the Council for the Welfare Children, also revealed the experience of children and youth on physical violence is at 62.5 percent (particularly among girls), while 1.9 percent were reported to have experienced severe physical violence, and 2.3 percent have fallen victims to severe sexual violence.

Also, recorded are cases of cyberviolence which is at 42.2 percent.

Of the high rate reported on physical violence, the majority of incidences for both young boys and girls are related to corporal punishments, such as spanking, hair pulling, and ear twisting. A large number (30%), on the other hand,

experienced more severe violence like slapping, kicking, smothering, tying, and burning.

Further, David et al. disclosed that sexual abuse is rampant on children between ages 13 and 18, with 17.1 percent of them involved in some form of sexual abuses such as inappropriate touching and groping. Meanwhile, 43.8 percent of youths in this age bracket have also been victims of cyberviolence. The most alarming discovery, according to the authors, is that an estimated 2.5 percent of children were reported to have shown their sexual activities or nude bodies on the internet.

The authors identified the main causes of violence

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Duterte to lead inauguration of Davao Region crime lab DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday is expected to lead the inauguration of the multimillion Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory in Ecoland, Davao City.

The PNP’s Davao Crime Lab houses the state-of-theart equipment including a high-end functional test DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) for hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms.

The President is also set to turn over the 26 patrol vehicles to the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11.

It may be recalled that the Crime Lab has upgraded its equipment to boost the crime-fighting capability of the police.

The equipment was part of the PHP98-million package for the PNP while the building cost about PHP50

million.

During the turnover of the equipment last year, PNP Crime Lab head Superintendent Georby Manuel said the equipment were high tech, state-of-the-art and would give the PNP a 100 percent accuracy on results.

The automated fingerprints can also be done by the Crime Lab in Davao.

The DNA testing lab could serve six regions in Mindanao: Region 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

The use of the facilities would be free of charge for criminal investigation but a PHP20,000 fee for DNA test would be charged for civilian requests.

DNA testing is an important procedure in the identification of terror suspects or other criminal elements.

(PNA)

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte witnesses the program proper during the birthday celebration of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez at the New Tagum City Hall in Davao del Norte on Jan. 12, 2017. Also in the photo are Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III. (Photo by Robinson Niñal Jr./Presidential Photo)

DAVAO CITY -- Consumers in Davao City will soon have a choice in their rice consumption in restaurants and famous fast-food chains with the passage of the Half Rice Ordinance, now up for signature by Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.

The Davao City Rice Conservation Ordinance or the Half Rice Ordinance was finally approved by the City Council. It requires all business establishments serving food to include a half-cup of rice in their menu with its price also set at half of the one-cup order.

Councilor Marissa Abella, chair of the City Council’s committee on agriculture and author of the ordinance,

said the main goal of the law is to reduce rice wastage in the city since there are people who could hardly consume a cup of rice.

“Kanang parehas sa mga diabetic og mga senior citizens nga dili gani make-consume on one cup (There are people, just like those who have diabetes and senior citizens, who could not even consume a cup of rice),” she said.

Abella said some restaurants do not offer a half-cup rice order, leaving people with no choice but to order a full cup of rice. This is true in big fast-food chains.

“Let us say, sa mga edaran nga kanang dili ka consume, ang ma consume niya is ang

half lang man, so, meaning katong nabilin waste na siya (Let us say, our elderly people who could not consume a cup of rice and could only eat half of it, this means that the remaining rice would be wasted),” she said.

For uniform serving, Abella said one cup of rice should be 180 grams. This will address complaints that some restaurants use a “star margarine” container while others use the normal cups to measure rice.

She said the stakeholders, even the big fast-food chains in the country, did not oppose the proposal during the three committee hearings she conducted

prior to the approval.

“The last meeting was well-attended which the big fast-food chains in the country were present. So, they are now aware of this ordinance,” she said.

According to Abella, as soon as the mayor approves it, there will be an inspection of all establishments that serve meals to monitor whether they offer a halfcup rice order or not.

Abella said the inspection team will be led by the City Health Office and the City Agriculturist’s Office.

Under the ordinance, establishments that violate the law will be slapped a fine of PHP1,500 for the

DAVAO CITY – “Give me a break.”

This was the reaction of the newly-designated regional director of the Department of Tourism in the Davao region (DOT 11) when asked for his reaction to the opposition of tourism stakeholders on the reshuffle of national and regional offices of the department.

Antonio Blanco, who is expected to officially take the helm of DOT 11 next month, said he understands

Davao restos required to serve half rice DSWD-11 covers more seniors social pensioners in 2017

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DAVAO CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Davao region has assisted 136,067 indigent senior citizens in 2017 through its Social Pension Program.

This was bared by Lywellyn Bibera, DSWD focal person for Social Pension in Davao region.

The number of pensioners significantly increased from 85,532 social pensioners in 2016.

The amount of the social pensions released by DSWD

XI to qualified pensioners in 2017, DSWD reached PHP816,402,000.00 in six cities and 43 municipalities, Bibera said.

Bibera said Davao Del Norte posted the largest number of recipients with 27,312; Davao Oriental -26,407; Compostela Valley -26,265; Davao City -22,619; Davao Del Sur -20,889; and Davao Occidental with 12,575.

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the stakeholders’ position, but he appealed to them not to judge him.

He promised to meet all stakeholders in the region and tourism officers once he officially sits as director of the regional tourism office. The reassigned directors were given two to three weeks to work on their relocation to their new assignments.

Blanco initially met with outgoing director Robbie Alabado.

Blanco, who was presented by Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo to Davao tourism industry stakeholders at the Seda Hotel here Friday afternoon, said he did not aspire for his position in DOT 11.

He said he is just following orders even if it is difficult to be relocated.

Blanco is currently director of DOT- Zamboanga (DOT 9).

According to Blanco, he rose from the ranks, spend-

ing most of his career with the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), now known as the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), managing infrastructure projects funded by the agency.

He was also assigned in Metro Manila, Southern Luzon, and Palawan before he finally asked to be assigned in Zamboanga.

Nonetheless, Blanco said he is not new to Davao

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Give me a break: New DOT-Davao head to stakeholders

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DSWD accepts donations from Government of the Russian Federation for IDPs of Marawi crisis, other disasters

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) today will accept from the Government of the Russian Federation in-kind donations intended for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the series of disasters that hit the country, including the armed conflict in Marawi City, Tropical Depression Urduja, Severe Tropical Storm Vinta, and the recent Tropical Depression Agaton.

DSWD Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison Affairs and Special Presidential Directives in the Mindanao Region, Luzviminda Ilagan will accept the humanitarian aid on behalf of the agency from His Excellency Mr. Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Philippines and Honorable Mr. Igor Veselov, the Acting Director-General of the Department of International Activity of The Ministry of the Russian Federation for

Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters in a ceremonial turnover at the DSWD Warehouse in Dalipuga, Iligan City.

Usec. Ilagan will accept the donations together with DSWD Field Office (FO) X Regional Director Nestor B. Ramos and FO XII Regional Director Zorahayda Taha, who are on top of the disaster relief operations in Northern Mindanao and SOCSKSARGEN Regions, respectively.

Also joining the turnover ceremony are Task Force Bangon Marawi Field Office Manager and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Assistant Secretary Felix Castro Jr., Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra, and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Ernesto C. Abella.

“We welcome the Russian Federation’s support to our efforts to respond to the needs of IDPs of

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various disasters, especially those affected by Marawi crisis. The assistance will be very important to so many who have lost their homes and sources of livelihood because of the five-monthold armed conflict. Russia’s assistance will also benefit those displaced by ‘Vinta,’ who also lost everything due to severe flooding and landslides caused by the tropical storm. The donated goods will augment the relief

items that we provide to displaced families and offer a variety of relief supplies to the affected individuals,” stated Usec.

Ilagan.

The first batch of the donations, which arrived on January 3, includes one van containing 500 bags of rice; while the second batch, which arrived on Januar y 9, consists of three vans (1,500 bags) of rice, five vans (2,460 bags) of sugar, four refrigerated vans (208,035

Publication Notice ANNEX “B” RA 10172

CCE-001-2017 RA 10172

Republic of the Philippines Province of Bukidnon Municipality of Talakag OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

Date: January 12, 2018

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 series of 2012 (IRR on RA 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that ABELOU D. DAANOY has filed with this Office a petition for correction of entry in SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ABELOU D. DAANOY, born on August 22, 1995 at Baungon, Bukidnon and whose parents are ABELARDO Y. DAANOY and LOURDES J. DAANG.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file a written opposition with this Office not later than 10 days.

(SGD.) EVANGELINE C. LIBAYNON Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Jan 16 & 23, 2018

“The aid is a proof that international solidarity continues to prosper between the Philippine government and the Russian Federation,” OIC Leyco said.

“Rest assured that the donated goods, coursed through the DSWD, will reach the intended beneficiaries. We will do our best to facilitate the immediate allocation and distribution of the goods to the affected families,” he added.

RA Form No. 8.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE Baungon, Bukidnon

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with the publication requirements and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR of RA 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that MERLY DAGUMAY YPIL has filed with this Of-fice, a petition for clerical error in Gender from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in her certificate of live birth of MERLY DAGUMAY YPIL who was born on NOVEMBER 20, 1984 whose parents are DELIA NOTCER DAGUMAY and LEONARDO PANTOJA YPIL.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than JANUARY 25, 2018.

(SGD.) BELEN BACARRISAS CO Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Jan 16 & 23, 2018

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Cotabato City/Municipality: Makilala

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Cotabato City/Municipality: Makilala

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Cotabato Municipality of Tulunan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Date:Date: 20 December 2018 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, notice is hereby served to the public that CATHERINE M. COMPUESTO has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “SEAN CARLO” to “FAISAL” in the birth certificate of SEAN CARLO COMPUESTO who was born on 24 December 2013 at Makilala, Cotabato and whose mother is CATHERINE M. COMPUESTO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 08 January 2018.

(SGD.) GERSON M. MUDANZA II Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Jan 9 & 16, 2018

CCE-0074-2017/RA 9048/RA 10172

In compliance with the publication requiretemnet and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order NO. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JOAN B. ANGOY has filed with this Office a petition for correction of Entry in SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of Live Birth of JOAN B. ANGOY who was born on 20 JUNE 1993 at Makilala, Cotabato and whose parents are Abundio C. Angoy and Gilda C. Bustamante.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 05 JANUARY 2018.

(SGD.) GERSON M. MUDANZA II Municipal Civil Registrar

R.A. 10172 Form No.10.1 (LCR O)

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

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

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A.9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that VILMA G. DY has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “OLGA” to “VILMA” in the Certificate of Live Birth of OLGA CARPESO GADE who was born on 26 November 1963 in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Elena A. Carpeso and Ricardo P. Gade.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than February 2018.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A.9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that NANCY L. JOAQUIN has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ANCHITA” to “NANCY” in the Certificate of Live Birth of NANCHITA LABASTIDA who was born on 14 November 1955 in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Constancia E. Almaden and Nenito Labastida.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than January 2018.

(SGD.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS City Civil Registrar

MDN: Jan 9 & 16, 2018

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that LOMYRJAINE BANGELISAN GUIAO has filed with this Office a petition for change of SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in her certificate of live birth who was born on JANUARY 19,1995 at MAGBOK TULUNAN, COTABATO and whose parents are Myrna P. Bangelisan and Lolito O. Guiao.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than ten days after the last publication.

(SGD.) JERIC C. ARDINA Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Jan 9 & 16, 2018

MDN: Jan 9 & 16, 2018

R.A. 10172 Form No.10.1 (LCR O)

cans) of canned milk, and four refrigerated vans (130,815 cans of 338 grams and 103,968 cans of 325 grams) of canned meat or beef stew. The third batch of donations arrived on Januar y 13 consisting of four vans containing 2,955 pieces of sawn softwood.

According to DSWD Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Emmanuel A. Leyco, the aid will further boost the ties between the Philippines and Russia.

(SGD.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS City Civil Registrar

MDN: Jan 9 & 16, 2018

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Cotabato City/Municipality: Makilala

Date: 22 December 2017 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0076-2017/RA 9048/RA 10172 In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that ROSALINA P. NACUA has filed with this Office a petition for correction of entry in SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of Live Birth of ROSALINA P. NACUA who was born on 12 August 1986 at Makilala, Cotabato and whose parents are ROGELIO NACUA and SABINA PALGAN.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 08 JANUARY 2018.

(SGD.) GERSON M. MUDANZA II Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Jan 9 & 16, 2018

R.A. 10172 Form No.10.1 (LCR O)

R.A. 10172 Form No.10.1 (LCR O)

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

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

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that SHEMSEDDIN A. DISAMBURUN has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of SHEMSEDDIN AZIS DISAMBURUN who was born on 18 August 1991 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Dalima M. Azis and Elias C. Disamburun.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than January 2018.

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ANECITA C. CANOY has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly date of birth from “July 27, 1974” in the certificate of Live Birth of ANECITA XXXX C. MERLO who was born on 27 June 1974 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Margarita C. Caño and Camilo P. Merlo.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than January 2018.

MDN: Jan 9 & 16, 2018

(SGD.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS City Civil Registrar

MDN: Jan 9 & 16, 2018

(SGD.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS City Civil Registrar

Republic of the Philippines AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO Province of Lanao del Sur Municipality of Wao OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR RA 9048 Form No. (LCRO) AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of RA No.9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that RUDELIA V. ORONG has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from “RUDELIA” to “VIOLA” in the certificate of live birth of RUDELIA V. ORONG who was born on May 18, 1959 at Wao, Lanao del Sur whose parents are RUFO A. ORONG and SOFRONIA K. VALLAR.

Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than January 15, 2018.

MDN: Jan 9 & 16, 2018

(SGD.) PERLA A. INIEGO Municipal Civil Registrar

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Every day is a new day for you to do the will of the living God The Gospel of Jesus Christ (January15, 2018- Monday) Mark 12:18-27- If a man’s brother die, and leave [his] wife [behind him], and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. And the second

took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise. And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

You are just living temporary and soon; you will go to eternity. Before it happens, have a constant training on how to be saved. Your daily existence is given to you for a great reason for you to do.

Do the right things consistently because this is the absolute key to inherit the kingdom of the living God. From this earth you will be raised to heaven if God can see that you are ready and prepared very well. The reason why you are living too long on this earth is not an accident but he has a purposed for you to repent and change. God doesn’t want to lose you

after this life.He wants you to be with him in eternal life without end. Use your time exactly and wisely because every day is a new day for you to do the will of the living God. He wants you to do a certain thing with a big love. He wants you to connect to him by calling him always.

The more you are connected to God; the more you have the big chance

to be with him in Paradise.

Ephesians 5:15-16”Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.

Spend your life with a great accomplishment in life. Consume your life for the welfare of others.

Look at a pencil; although it is consumed when it is used but it has a legacy

Biblical reflection

Bro. Edcel L. Closas to leave forever.

DAR distributes land titles to 24 farmers in Davao City DAVAO CITY -- At least 24 farmers from a remote area in Barangay Mulig, Toril, Davao City received their respective certificates of land ownership awards (CLOAs) in a turn-over ceremony held here on Friday, January 12.

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) considered the recent ceremony as special because it was the first CLOA distribution for 2018 and facilitated at the very hometown of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

Alongside the distribution of CLOAs was the formal installation of the farmer-beneficiaries inside the subject property.

A total of 26 CLOAs were distributed last Friday that covered around 16 hectares of land that previously belonged to the family of Milagros Reta.

PAMRS Director Leomides R. Villareal and PARPO Terso Gregorio led the installation of 24 farmer-beneficiaries on Friday, January 12 in Barangay Mulig, Toril, Davao City.

“DAR’s responsibility does not end with CLOA distribution. We will continue to provide you with support services in order to boost your capabilities to further develop these

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Vi l l a re a l , t o g e t h e r with Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer (PARPO) Terso Gregorio led the distribution of CLOA on Friday.

He also lauded the family who previously owned the land for offering the property for distribution to the farmer-beneficiaries.

Villareal also recognized the efforts of DAR officials and employees in Davao

The 24 farmer-beneficiaries proudly presented their newly-received certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) during the distribution ceremony held on Friday, January 12 in Barangay Mulig, Toril, Davao City. The distribution was led by PAMRS Director Leomides R. Villareal and PARPO Terso Gregorio.

region headed by Regional Director Joseph Orilla that led to the installation of the farmer-beneficiaries inside their respective landholdings.

For his part, PARPO Gregorio also urged the farmer-beneficiaries to develop their lands.

He also warned them not to sell, lease or mortgage their lands and encouraged the beneficiaries to regularly pay their amortization at the Land Bank.

Gregorio urged the farmer-beneficiaries to strengthen their organiza-

tion for the swift release and implementation of support programs and services.

Erlinda Carcueva, a 63-year old farmer was teary-eyed when she expressed gratitude to DAR and other stakeholders for the realization of their dreams.

“I’m so happy, my dream of owning the land finally came true. We can now plant whatever we want with this land,” she said in a local dialect.

“My c h i l d r e n a n d grandchildren will never

go hungry. I have something to leave them with when I’m gone,” another farmer leader, Josefina Ortiz said.

Last week, Secretary John R. Castriciones reminded DAR officials and employees of President Duterte’s mandate to work for the emancipation of poor farmers in the country.

“It is not enough to give our farmers lands to till, it is part of our mandate to persevere in uplifting their lives. To achieve this, we have to work as a team,” the DAR chief said.

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Program or RA 9995 addresses the clamor for social protection to the most vulnerable older persons as well as backs the full implementation of RA 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.

The monthly stipend of PHP500 which took effect January 2011, augments the daily subsistence and other medical needs of indigent senior citizens.

Potential recipients are senior citizens (60 years old and above) who are frail, sickly, or have disabilities; not receiving pension from Social Security System (SSS), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), or Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO); and do not have a permanent source of income or regular support from family or relatives.

The list of potential social pensioners was based on the results of the DSWD Listahanan national assessment which was validated by the local government units (LGUs).

Qualified senior citizens who are not included in the DSWD Listahanan data but recommended by the LGU are assessed by the LGU social worker. Payment is based on the budget allocation per municipality.

Under the program, DSWD monitors and provides technical assistance to the LGUs through the City/ Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (C/ MSWDO) and conduct orientation, advocacy activities and meetings with the LGU Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA), Federation of Senior Citizens Association of the Philippines (FSCAP), and barangay senior citizens associations.

Meanwhile, 107 centenarians in Davao Region received a PHP100,000.00 cash gift last year.

Centenarians poor or rich are entitled to receive the “centenarian gift” as well as recognition from the government for reaching 100 years under Republic Act 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016. (Carmela Duron/PNA)

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because he has also traveled here for the implementation of projects in the years when DOT was under the late Catalina Dakudao.

One such project was the development of the Magsaysay Park in early 2000. He also cited projects he managed, such as the PHP750 million parks and lighting development in Mindanao.

It may be recalled that tourism industry stakeholders, including in Davao, have voiced concerns on the impact on their programs of the major shakeup in the DOT. Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo issued Department Order No. 2017-101 dated last Dec. 29, which called for the reassignment and

re-designation of 22 DOT directors and five officersin-charge.

The reshuffling will reportedly enable the DOT officials to “flourish” and get them out of their “comfort zones”.

City Tourism Officer Generose Tecson earlier confirmed that various associations and tourism councils nationwide had submitted their respective positions in the reshuffling at the national and regional offices.

Tecson admitted she was concerned with the sudden reshuffling of the regional directors, particularly Robbie Alabado, who was assigned to the DOT’s medical tourism section in the central office.

She said Alabado had been supportive of the plans and programs of the various tourism offices in the region.

These were programs that DOT 11 and various tourism offices had put together that were set to be implemented immediately.

“To replace him now would mean losing precious time in the implementation of these programs,” she said.

In a press conference at the Seda Hotel Friday, Teo brushed aside speculations that the reassignment of regional directors was a punishment.

She told reporters that everybody, Alabado, for example, has performed well. “Naayos na niya lahat (He has done everything),” she said.

According to Teo, the reshuffle is designed to promote managerial potentials and versatility, “as well as reawaken their passion for our line of work”. “ T h e re a s s i g n m e nt among the DOT officials also means we have risen to the occasion of (the) greater task of elevating Philippine tourism at par to those of other countries,” she said.

Teo said the reshuffle is just one of the steps she will undertake to ensure that each of them would be on their toes, given DOT’s ambitious targets.

In tourism arrivals alone, Teo said DOT is targeting to draw 8 million tourists this year.

“With the vision of realizing a truly sustainable and inclusive tourism program, I believe this new challenge should propel us to yet another record-breaking year for the Philippine tourism industry,” Teo said. (Lilian C. Mellejor/PNA)

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first offense, PHP3,000 and a month’s suspension of business permit for the second offense, PHP5,000 and “‘permanent cancellation of business permit” for the third offense. (Armando Fenequito Jr/PNA)

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significant reduction in operating costs of the building by limiting resource use. For example, the hotel

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 is designed to collect rain water and process it onsite so that it is filtered and sent directly to the ground. It is envisaged that the rainwater in the building enters the aquifer and not the storm water management system.

The hotel adopted innovative lighting and appliances, making It highly energy efficient to significantly reduce its carbon footprint from operations.

By using LED lighting, it’s estimated that the hotel’s extra cost has been reduced by approximately 54%. Energy management system determines that heating and cooling system is also powered down when guests are not in their rooms. Another method for reducing heat gain in the building is the use of reflective materials on the exteriors to minimize heat absorption.

The building was also designed to save water use by approximately 38% through the use of water conserving fixtures such as low flow toilets on restroom sinks.

The hotel has the capacity to collect rain water and process it onsite so that It Is filtered and sent directly to the ground without entering the city storm system where It could drag in pollutants.

The hotel also boasts a special accomplishment for its sustainable construction. ecoSolutions helped set up a system to recycle waste materials while the project was under construction.

Amazingly, the hotel developers were able to recycle about 75% of construction waste which has been diverted from recycling plants. The building’s material selection are also based on optimizing indoor quality. In addition to building design and construction, waste at the hotel is sorted and segregated to divert landfill bound trash.

Most Importantly, Limketkai Luxe Hotel helps nearby communities in social and economic growth through conservation and recycling processes.

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pension adjustments that were released in June and September last year in the amount of P72.43 million and P66.92 million, respectively, contributed to the entire amount of benefit payments for that period ended in November. Also, the earlier tranches of adjustments released in in June and November 2016 have still an effect on 2017’s total disbursements for benefits.” he added.

Payments for retirement benefit made up the bulk of total benefit disbursements at P91.22 billion from January to November 2017, 25.72 percent higher than the P72.56 billion released in the same period in 2016.

Likewise, benefit payments for death and maternity increased to P49.04 billion and P5.56 billion, respectively.

Expenditures for disability, funeral grant, and sick-

ness benefits rose to P5.71 billion, P3.50 billion, and P2.35 billion, respectively, while expenditures dropped to P11 million for medical services, and P1.48 million for rehabilitation services.

Operating expenses of the pension fund, which included personnel services and maintenance, and other operating expenses were slightly lower by 0.4 percent to P7.86 billion at endNovember 2017 compared to the P7.89 billion of the comparable 2016 period.

Meanwhile, Social Security Commission Chairman Amado D. Valdez said the Commission shall adopt measures that will ensure the stability of SSS financial position. SSS total resources as of end-November 2017 stood at P493.29 billion or P16.89 billion higher than 2016 year-end level of P476.4 billion.

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They also recommended for LGUs and relevant national agencies such as the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Health, and the Philippine Commission on Women to establish an action plan on how to establish, operate, and continuously fund shelters for women and children who were victims of violence and exploitation.

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KBP-Agusan Sur and Surigao Sur Chapter, DTI-Agusan del Sur, Pagpakabana sa Katungod sa Konsumador sa Agusan del Sur (PAKKADS) and the permanent venue host Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO).

The session was attended

by LGU San Francisco officials – Juancho Gumahin Vicente, Municipal Assessor; Terencio Cepe- Business Permit & Licensing Officer; Jessie Laulita, LTOO II; and from DTI-Agusan del Sur – Jose Baron, SupTIDS; Cheri Inson, STIDS; and Jardynne Narvasa, TIDS. Members of the province’s consumer group PAKKADS and ASELCO also joined.

Meanwhile, the hosts were from KBP-Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur Chapter in the person of Alfredo Plaza, station manager of dxDA; Alfredo Lobog, station manager of dxAK; and Jordan Pajo Udtojan, station manager of 1FM. (DTI-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)

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widening of existing roads and bridges to upgrade and expand the Philippine road network”, Villar said.

The DPWH chief added that the roads and bridges are among the agency’s priority projects as it focuses on backing the economic development outside Luzon, in this case of the Mindanao Area.

The project is ADB’s first support for a regional project in the “Golden Age

of Infrastructure” under the President Rodrigo R. Duterte administration.

(PR)

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incredible terms that give the country a holiday of over ten years before we start paying the loans. That is why under the “BUILD, BUILD, BUILD” program the momentum of development could be much faster that our usual expectation. Even with the implementation of the projects, expect shortages in skilled personnel especially in the railway projects. Sec. Arthur Tugade had advanced the idea of setting up a Railway institute while construction is ongoing because managing and maintaining railways are something strange to Filipinos. Other infrastructures, like roads, bridges and building would be needing thousands of workers.

With network of infrastructures expect productivity to rise above normal levels.

These will generate if not motivate people to produce more as access to the markets will now be cheaper and their profits doubled.

The entire nation is celebrating the prospects and the dawning of the new era.

The surveys say it all. An overwhelming number of Filipinos look up to 2018 and beyond with unprecedented optimism. This is only shadowed by the results of the surveys which show an all time high in the TRUST and SATISFACTION ratings which are pegged in the grade of “Excellence”.

No matter how and what the opposition and critics will do no amount of demonizing and rallies can diminish that trust and satisfaction or derail the programs of the Duterte administration. The President is focused on his agenda, and his Cabinet members are on track. Even the players in telecom industry which had been so laggard and so inept for decades and have become a national shame are now uneasy with the mere announcement of the entry of the 3rd Telecom player.

The duopoly suddenly came out with series of announcement that they are pouring in billions of dollars to address the sluggish internet speed, drop calls and inadequate availability of telecom service in the country.

Oh well, these duopoly thought they have the monopoly of and knowledge of the telecom technology and how to run it. Early in the Presidency of Duterte, one of them had the temerity of telling the President to leave telecom alone as this is an area where the duopoly has the sole expertise. To there surprise this President, whom they thought is so probinsyano his knowledge of telecommunications cannot go beyond telegram and other so-called “legacy” telecom products, is actually abreast with the time.

Expect the dramatic development in the telecom industry as something beyond the sound bites, which the big

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players are now feeding us, will be changes and reforms that will emerge this first quarter of 2018 as the President had wanted to happen.

President Duterte cannot frustrate the trust and satisfaction of the entire nation on him. Certainly this is not about the critics fetish for Coke, this is about life, livelihood and development.

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Subcontractor - Refuse to refer for employment or otherwise discriminate against any individual because of such person’s age Labor Organization - Deny membership to any individual because of such individual’s age; - Exclude from its membership any individual because of such individual’s age; or - Cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against an individual Publisher- Print or publish any notice of advertisement relating to employment suggesting preferences, limitations, specifications, and discrimination based on age.

3. Are there exceptions to the prohibition on age limitation? Age is a bona fide occupational qualification - Age is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary in the normal operation of a particular business or where the differentiation is based on reasonable factors other than age; Bona fide seniority system - The intent is to observe the terms of a bona fide seniority system that is not indicated to evade the purpose of this Act Bona fide employee retirement or a voluntary early retirement plan - The intent is to observe the terms of a bona fide employee retirement or a voluntary early retirement plan consistent with the purpose of this Act: Provided, That such retirement or voluntary retirement plan is in accordance with the Labor Code, as amended, and other related laws The action is duly certified by the Secretary of Labor and Employment 4. What are the penalties?

At the discretion of the court - Fine of P50,000.00 but not more than P500,000.00 - Imprisonment of not less than 3 months but not more than 2 years - If the offense is committed by a corporation, trust, firm, partnership or association or other entity, the penalty shall be imposed upon the guilty officer or officers of such corporation, trust, firm, partnership or association or entity.

5. Which agency will implement the Anti-Age Discrimination Bill?

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall have the authority to investigate and require the keeping of records necessary for the administration of this Act. Indeed, to be useful is what makes life worth living. (ruffy44_ph2000@yahoo.com)

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JCI Kagayhaan Gold unveils artworks to fund projects

By MARK FRANCISCO Lifestyle Editor

ALWAYS a dynamic thinker, JCI Kagayhaan Gold president Owen Jaen is a perpetually restless person.

He always concocts ideas in his mind on what projects his club would pursue and how to fund them.

One idea sticks out - holding an art exhibit and the artworks to interested patrons, eventually helping fund JCI Kagayhaan Gold’s projects for the rest of the year.

And so Blends was born.

It all started when JCI Kagayhaan Gold member Christian Gesta and Jaen were having a typical chitchat.

In the course of their

conversation, Jaen knew about Gesta’s pastime which is coffee painting.

He immediately invited Gesta to spearhead an art exhibit for JCI Kagayhaan Gold.

Gesta was at first hesitant. (He only had two exhibits prior.)

But Jaen was able to convince him because it was for the club’s projects.

Jaen has many projects lined up for this year - sustaining a literacy program for streetchildren in 31st St., Nazareth, teaching life skills to female inmates at the Cagayan de Oro City Jail, teaching students at Masimag Elementary School in Talakag, Bukidnon about nutrition and hygiene,

etc.

He definitely needs all the help he can get.

But Gesta could not muster to do it alone. Not yet.

So he enlists the help of another Cagayan de Oro-based artist - Bia Magtajas.

A paralegal at Balaod Mindanaw, Magtajas is a perfect tandem choice.

Her passion to help those who have “less in law” jives well with the tenets of JCI. Beyond that, both artists exude emotions which can instantly be seen in their 19” x 14” artworks.

To describe the artworks in detail here will be a dishonor to the the ones who etched and created them.

IDC Joins Corporate Governance Training

To further reinforce the Philippines’ antimoney laundering, the Philippine Corporate Enhancement and Governance, Inc. hosted a training on corporate governance and AntiMoney Laundering Act to an audience of banks and companies, last December 20, 2017 held at Dusit Thani Hotel, Ayala Center, Makati City, Philippines.

One of the registrants is Italpinas Development Corporation represented by its Chairman and CEO, Architect Romolo Nati, and Board of Directors, namely, Atty.

Christine Base, Atty.

Jose Fidel Acuna, Mr. Jose Araullo , and Atty Richard David Funk II, one of the speakers of the event.

Topics discussed during the training include updates on corporate governance regulatory developments in 2016, pointers to ensure effective practice, corporate risk management, and compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering Law (AMLA).

Speakers are Catherine N. Saplala,

Board of directors of Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC) participated in the corporate governance training hosted by the Philippine Corporate Enhancement and Governance, Inc. supplied photo

former Director of Investments and Research Department Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mercedes B. Suleik, former Deputy Director, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and Atty.

Richard David C. Funk II, former Deputy Director/ Head Compliance & Investigation Group Anti-Money Laundering Secretariat, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

“Every company must participate in a seminar like this one. As

a listed company, IDC is committed to high standards of corporate governance. Just like other companies in the Philippines, it’s always our obligations to be knowledgeable of regulations and to promulgate a good practice in corporate governance for public interest,” said Nati.

Italpinas is an ItalianFilipino company that specializes in sustainable buildings across emerging cities in the Philippines. For more information, visit www. italpinas.com.

You have to come for yourself at Kagay-anon Coffee Cartel and appreciate how Gesta’s coffee paintings blend with Magtajas’ watercolor pieces.

Kagay-an Coffee Cartel is located at Hayes-Velez. They’re open Mondays through Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12 midnight and half that on Sundays.

Blends is mounted until Valentine’s Day. Give some love. Help JCI Kagayhaan Gold’s quest to help others. It’s also a way to inspire our local talents too.

Who knows, Ian can muster his solo exhibit anytime soon.

FROM GREEN TO GOLD: Limketkai Luxe Hotel awarded LEED Gold Certification

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Limketkai Luxe Hotel has set a new standard in the future of green tourism in the City of Cagayan de Oro. Recently, the hotel was awarded Gold certification by the United States Green Building Council (US GBC) from the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Building Design and Construction for the New Construction rating system.

The hotel features 218 guests rooms and sustainable design facilities and amenities, was built with the vision of bringing a new level of sustainable consciousness to a luxury guests experience. It is owned and jointly developed

by Limketkai Sons, Inc., one of Cagayan de Oro’s largest company. ecoSolutions, the Building Engineering Designer and LEED Consultant closely

LEED certification is one of the world’s most prestigious programs for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings.

coordinated with Limketkai Sons Inc. to implement practical and measurable strategies and solution.

A premier choice among hotels in the heart of Cagayan de Oro, Limketkai Luxe Hotel operates a highperformance building responsible as anefficient place to live, for vacation and work. The energy-efficient hotel is conveniently located at Cagayan de Oro’s prime transit-oriented area to support green vehicles. Its improved environmental and human health performance appeal to eco-conscious hotel guests.

Throughout the building process, ecoSolutions has overseen the project to ascertain that the hotel meets the requirements of USBGC. For many reasons, Limketkai Luxe Hotel earned enough points to achieve LEED Gold - its location, energy and water efficiency, attention to indoor air quality, use of sustainable materials, enhanced commissioning and overall design.

Limketkai Sons and ecoSolutions partnership in this project led to a See awarded, page 11