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By Myrna A. Datu Bureau chief

COTABATO City--The Regional Board of Investments (RBOI) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is projecting higher investment figures for the region this year.

Larzon G. Santos, RBOI chief investment specialist, said the agency is set to approve up to P1 billion worth of new projects in the first quarter of the year.

Santos said some of the investors have signified interest in setting up projects that would assist the government’s rehabilitation program for Marawi City.

The ARMM government is also exerting efforts to convince private investors who could become See projects, page 11

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ncumbent representatives and senators will have their terms extended until 2022 as members of the Interim Parliament during the transition period to a federal system of government, according to the proposal presented during the hearing of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments on Tuesday.

FISH CAGES. A handful of residents inspect their fish cages amid the abandoned

ones at the Lake Sebu in South Cotabato on January 17, 2018. The local government of Lake Sebu has declared at least three years of moratorium in tilapia production after series of massive “fish kills” occurred in January and October last year.

Photo by Jun Ayensa

Also on Tuesday, the plenary passed a resolution to convene as a constituent assembly to amend the 1987 Constitution.

The term of office of the incumbent representatives and half of the 24-member Senate is supposed to end on June 30, 2019.

Aside from the legislators, the terms of offices of governors, mayors and local legislators is supposed

to end by then.

But if the proposed shift to federalism is ratified this year, the May 13, 2019 elections will be called off and all elective officials with terms expiring on June 30, 2019 will continue in office until June 30, 2022, when the first set of officials under the Federal Republic of the Philippines will be elected.

“There is an See ELECTIONS, page 11

More Mindanao towns to get renewable energy Ab oitizPower subsidiary Hedcor Bukidnon, Inc. is in the final phase of commissioning its 69-MW hydropower facilities in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.

Eight electric cooperatives in Mindanao have already signed up for Manolo Fortich Hydros renewable energy generation beginning 2018.

About 45 megawatts of hydro plant’s total rated capacity have already been contracted to various electric coops in Mindanao. This

includes South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II), Zamboanga del Sur Electric Cooperatives 1 and 2 (ZAMSURECO 1 and 2), Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO), Misamis Occidental I Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 1), Siargao Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO), Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative (BUSECO), and Surigao del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative, Inc (SURSECO 1).

“With our partnerships,

we are excited to deliver reliable and ample power supply to every town in need in Mindanao while ensuring none-to-very-little potential adverse effects to our environment. We are thankful to our electric coop partners for adding AboitizPower’s Cleanergy to attain a more balanced mix of energy for their franchise areas,” said Hedcor’s VP for operations and maintenance Rolando Pacquiao.

SOCOTECO II which The Switchyard. Hedcor’s 69-MW hydropower plant is now on its commisSee energy, page 11

sioning phase and is set to begin its commercial operations this year.

ngcp expects new all-time power peak for 2018 As the country welcomes Appeals for consumers 10,000MW demand in power for the first time the new year, grid operator this year.

National Grip Corporation efficient energy use With an average growth of the Phililppines (NGCP) reports its readiness to deliver reliable power transmission services as the peak demand for 2018 is forecast to reach 10,561 Megawatts (MW) in Luzon, 2,143 MW in Visayas, and 2,064 MW

in Mindanao, according to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Power Development Plan.

The all-time peak power demand for the Luzon grid was recorded last May 9 at

10,054MW. The load growth for the past five years shows the growing trend of peak power demands occurring in the month of May: “ We b r e a c h e d t h e

rate of around 5% from 2014-2017, we are expecting Luzon’s peak demand in 2018 to remain in that growth rate, also in May. The trend is reflected See expects, page 5

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House bill seeks to create another town in Sarangani GENERAL Santos City-Sarangani officials have expected the passage by the House of Representatives before yearend of a bill that seeks to create another municipality in the province.

Sarangani Rep. Rogelio Pacquiao said Tuesday House Bill 1013 or “An Act Creating the Municipality of Malandag in the Province of Sarangani” has already been approved by the House Committee on Local Government.

The proposed law mainly seeks the conversion of Barangay Malandag in Malungon town as the province’s eighth municipality.

“This has long been the clamor of the people in the area. We expect that it will be passed this year,” he said.

Pacquiao filed HB 1013 on July 4, 2016 and was referred to the House Committee on Local Government on Aug. 1.

The committee, which is chaired by South Cotabato first district Rep. Pedro Acharon Jr., passed the bill on “condition that (the proponents) secure

a certification from the Land Management Bureau that there is no boundary problem between General Santos City and Malungon town.

Under the measure, 12 of Malungon town’s 31 barangays would be carved out to compose the proposed municipality of Malandag.

These are Barangays Malandag proper, Alkikan, Atla-e, Banahaw, B’laan, Datal Batong, Datal Bila, Datal Tampal, Kibala, Kiblat, Malabod and Nagpan.

Pacquiao said Malandag and the 11 other barangays passed the requirements in terms of population, land area and income as provided for in Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Act of 1991.

As of December 2017, Malandag alone listed a population of around 15,000 and Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) share of P9.2 million.

Based on the 2015 census, Malungon had a population of 103,604 and was the eighth most populous locality in Region 12.

It is one of the biggest towns in the region in terms of land area at 750.92 square kilometers.

Pacquiao said that “the people of the 12 barangays has been clamoring for the creation (of their area) into a separate municipality to develop and improve their economic and social condition.”

As a separate municipality, he said its expected shares in the Internal Revenue Allotment as well as in

local and real property taxes would allow it to effectively and efficiently deliver various basic services.

It would enable the barangays to chart their own development plans and programs to promote public health, safety and general welfare, he said.

Malungon Mayor Maria Theresa Constantino said the local government fully supported the conversion of Malandag into a separate municipality.

She acknowledged that the town’s IRA share would be affected by the move but would benefit in the long run in terms of economic development.

The mayor said Malandag had tremendous potential being the preferred destination of investors entering the area.

When compared to the town center of Malungon, which was situated amid rolling hills, she said the village had vast plains that

GENERAL Santos City--A listed leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) and his wife surrendered to government troops based in South Cotabato province on Monday after a series of negotiations.

Lt. Col. Benjamin Leander, commanding officer of the Army’s 27th Infantry Battalion (IB), said Tuesday that NPA-Far South Mindanao or Valentin Palamine Command spokesperson Noel Legaspi alias Ka Efren and wife Wendy decided to yield voluntarily after serving the rebel movement for around 26 years. He said the surrender was facilitated by the 27th IB based in Tupi town in South Cotabato in coordination with provincial officials led by Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes.

“This is the result of continuing collaborative efforts aimed at convincing more NPA rebels in the area to surrender and return to the folds of the law,” he

said in a radio interview.

Leander said Legaspi was considered as among the top leaders of the NPA-Far South Mindanao, which operates in parts of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato, Maguindanao and Davao del Sur provinces.

Legaspi was a long-time spokesperson of the group and had granted media interviews in the past regarding NPA activities in the area.His wife, Ka Wendy, had served in the NPA unit’s medical staff.

Citing talks with Legaspi, the Army official said the latter and his wife decided to surrender as they could no longer endure the difficult situation in the mountains.

“They wanted to lead normal lives and end the long years of hiding from authorities,” Leander said.

South Cotabato board member Agustin Dema-ala said they would continue with their efforts to convince more NPA rebels to surrender. (PNA)

philippine news agency

DOLE tallies Duterte funds P260m 229 labor projects in Zamboanga violations

in Region 9

By R.G. Antonet Go PNA

NPA leader, wife submit selves to government

By Alejandro Saludo PNA

could host various business ventures.

The Sarangani provincial board had also backed the proposed creation of the Malandag municipality, which took off from a bill filed in the 12th Congress by then Sarangani Rep. Erwin Chiongbian.

It was refiled in the 16th Congress by then Sarangani Representative and now Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao but was not enacted.

By Dennis Baguio PNA

IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay - Gov. Wilter Palma has doubled his efforts to foster economic growth as he expressed gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte for funding the concreting of two farm-to-market road projects worth PhP260 million.

The road projects with a total length of 20.55 kilometers are located in the nearby towns of Payao and Titay.

Palma is looking forward for the completion of the two projects.The projects are part of President Duterte’s thrust “build, build, build” and funded through the Conditional Matching Grant Project (CMGP) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

“My main objective is to improve the way of life of my people, especially the farmers. It would be easier for them to deliver the agricultural products if they

have a good access road,” Palma on Tuesday said.

Records from the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) showed that most of those who will benefit from the projects in the towns of Payao and Titay are poor farmers.The concreting of the farm-to-market road in Payao town is the longest among the two projects with a length of 15.22 kilometers worth PHP186.5 million traversing seven barangays Guintolan, Balungisan, San Isidro, Bulacan, Katipunan, Kulisap, and Poblacion.

Payao is a third class town which comprises of 29 barangays with a population of 31,686, mostly farmers and fisher folks.A coastal town in the first district, the municipal waters of Payao is rich in marine resources like bangus, prawn, shrimps, seaweed, shellfish, abalone, sea cucumber and first class fish of different species.

The second farm-to-

market road project has a length of 5.34 kilometers worth PHP73.5 million traverses the barangays of San Antonio, Dalisay, and Pulidan in Titay municipality.

Titay which comprises of 30 barangays is known as one of the province’ rice granary. The town is within the second district of this province.

Christopher Lazo, head of the provincial engineer’s office, said the contractors were speeding up the concreting of the two farm-tomarket road projects owing to unpredictable weather condition.“Unpredictable weather is making difficult to the contractors as they worry that heavy downpour will delay the on-going concreting works,” Lazo said.

Palma said the completion of the farm-to-market road concreting would spur economic development in the towns of Payao and Titay as well as in the nearby areas. (PNA)

ZAMBOANGA City––The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has recorded 229 violations of labor law in 2017 here in Region 9.

DOLE Regional Director Ofelia Domingo on Monday disclosed the violations included non-payment of overtime pay and allowance and non-remittance of Social Security System, Pag-IBIG, and PhilHealth contributions.

Domingo did not reveal the names of violators except that they included shopping mall, restaurants, and offices.

She said they have already issued compliance order to the 177 of the 229 establishments while the remaining 52 are still for review and hearing.

For this year, Domingo said the target goal of her office is to inspect 1,497 establishments in the region.

Domingo’s office has 17 Labor Law Compliance Officers (LLCOs), who resumed inspection of establishments on January 8.

Among the requirements the LLCOs check whether the establishments pay the minimum wage, benefits and overtime to their workers and the workplace as well as equipment.

“We have to see to it that the workers are healthy, safe, and they are given the right wage and benefits,” she stressed.(PNA)

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FAO, PH govt forge partnership to ensure food security, nutrition THE Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is further strengthening its partnership with the Government of the Philippines to ensure food security and nutrition in the country with the launch of the FAO Legislative Advisory GroupPhilippines (FLAG-PH).

This parliamentary alliance, initially composed of 10 legislators from both houses of Congress, is envisaged to tackle national food security and nutrition issues by taking the necessary legislative actions that would impact on the agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and environment and natural resources sectors.

The Philippines continues to face challenges in addressing food insecurity and malnutrition, with 1.3 million families or 8.3 million Filipinos unable to meet their basic food needs in 2015 according to a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Moreover, despite the country’s economic growth in recent years, poverty incidence remains high at an estimated 21.6 percent of the population. Farmers and fisherfolk consistently rank among the poorest.

Incidence of malnutrition, especially in children 0-5 years old, remains prevalent in the most impoverished regions of the country including Mindanao.

“Legislators are crucial in creating an environment that enables the poor and marginalized to have a better chance of improving their quality of life and contributing to the country’s food security and sustainable growth.

But for them to enact responsive, well-informed and evidence-based laws, it is essential that they have access to timely and sound technical advice and information.

FLAG-PH is intended to serve as a platform for sharing expertise, experiences, and global good practices,” said FAO Representative in the Philippines José Luis

Thursday, January 18, 2018

FAO Representative in the Philippines José Luis Fernández and Senator Cynthia Villar mark the launch of the FAO Legislative Advisory GroupPhilippines (FLAG-PH) with a symbolic exchange of tokens on 17 January 2018 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. They were joined by (L-R): Aristeo Portugal (FAO Strategic Adviser), Michael Planas (FAO Parliamentary Expert), Kaori Abe (FAO Regional Programme Officer for Partnership and Resource Mobilization), Tamara Palis-Duran (Assistant FAO Representative for Programme), Senator Sonny Angara, Representative Bernadette Herrera-Dy, Tala Maralit (Chief Legislative Officer-Office of Senator Loren Legarda), Representative Peter Calderon and Representative Deogracias Victor Savellano. (Credit: ©FAO/Jaclyn Grey)

Fernández.

The launch of FLAG-PH is a pilot initiative by FAO in the Philippines under a larger effort to build a Parliamentary Alliance in the Asia-Pacific region.

FLAG-PH The advisory group will initiate discussions and deliberations on proposed and pending measures on agriculture, food security and nutrition. They will also have opportunities to meet with their counterparts in other Asian countries and exchange experiences and good practices. They will also hold consultations with provincial and municipal governments, local legislative councils, farmers, fisherfolks, indigenous groups and civil society organizations.

The FLAG-PH launch was attended by Senator Cynthia Villar (Chairperson, Senate Agriculture Committee), Senator Sonny Angara (Chairperson, Senate Local Government, Ways and Means Committee), Representative Deogracias Victor Savellano (Chairperson of North Luzon Growth Quadrangle

Committee, Senior ViceChairperson of Agrarian Reform Committee), Representative Peter Calderon (Vice-Chairperson - Global World Trade Organization Committee), Representative Bernadette Herrera-Dy (Chairperson of House of Representatives Public Information Committee, for Gender Representation), and representatives from the offices of Senator Loren Legarda (Chairperson, Senate Climate Change Committee) and Representative Ronald Cosalan (Senior Vice Chairperson of Labor, Indigenous Peoples Representation Committees).

FLAG-PH will also work with other stakeholders from the government and private sectors, such as the Department of Agriculture, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Trade and Industry, local provincial and municipal governments, Climate Change Commission, farmers, fisherfolk, food manufacturers, traders/retailers and consumer groups.

PIDS to gov’t: Review planning and programming systems for infra projects

As the Duterte administration’s flagship infrastructure program, Build Build Build, takes off, the government should improve its planning and programming systems, both in the national and agency levels.

In a recent study published by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies, author Epictetus Patalinghug, citing World Bank’s report, said the government needs to address the “particularly low efficiency rate of public transport spending and the high levels of corruption”, before it boosts infrastructure spending.

The Philippines ranks lowest among the original five members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in terms of quality of infrastructure, according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015. While efforts have been made to address some of the problems, Patalinghug asserts that there are still some weaknesses See review, page 5

FAO Parliamentary Alliance At the global level, the FAO Parliamentary Alliance started in 2009, recognizing the need for reinforcing constitutional and legisla-

tive provisions to ensure that everyone has a right to adequate, safe, sufficient and nutritious food and to freedom from hunger. Since the establishment of the Parliamentary Front against

Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, four framework laws have been produced and more than 20 laws relating to food and nutrition security have been enacted.

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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows…” (Galatians 6:7, the Holy Bible).

-oooCORY AQUINO ALSO CLOSED A MEDIA ENTITY IN 1987: And so everyone may know, this is not the first time that the government closed a newspaper or a media entity in the Philippines. Closing a media entity or a newspaper also happened in 1987, during the time of Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, the president installed by the United States acting in conspiracy with Filipino leaders, in a power-grab euphemistically called by them as a “people power revolution”.

I am amused and tickled no end to think that those who have been expressing their vile opposition today to the closure of a newspaper, or a media entity which, by the way, is not selling newspapers to the public, were completely silent or even gloated fiercely when Corazon Cojuangco Aquino closed down the Daily Express without any basis, legal or otherwise, except the fact that they suspected it to be owned by then President Marcos.

I personally know this repression of media and

of the freedom of the press and free expression made

by Aquino in 1987, through her order shutting down the Daily Express because, at that time, I was the president of the paper’s union of employees who, unfortunately, was one of the 300 or so who were deprived of our jobs.

-oooDIFFERENCES IN MEDIA CLOSURES THEN AND NOW: The case of the Daily Express is completely different from the present case of Rappler, so that there is no basis at all in comparing the two situations. In the case of the Daily Express, the government of Corazon Aquino ordered the closure of the newspaper without any prior proceeding before such closure was effected.

The closure was resorted to by her government alone, acting through the Presidential Commission on Good Government which was then headed by its Chairman, former Sen. Jovito Salonga, on account of their collective desire to prevent the newspaper from continuing to be published. They were of the perception then that, because it was owned

by Marcos or by his allies, it would become a thorn in their side, as it could lead in exposing their own mischief.

In the case of Rappler

today, an investigation was conducted beforehand by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in which it was established quite firmly that it violated the Constitutional prohibition against foreigners owning or investing at the least in any news entity in the country. What this clearly portrays is that there was a legal basis behind the closure of Rappler by the Duterte government.

-oooDAILY EXPRESS CLOSURE, A CURSE IN THE PRESIDENCY OF CORAZON AQUINO: If the truth be told, I’d say that Rappler is certainly in a far better situation at this point because it can avail of legal remedies to question the SEC’s closure order against it. In the case of the Daily Express then, we found ourselves without any feasible legal recourse at all to question the killing of the newspaper, which was the only source of everyone’s livelihood in the company.

When my fellow union officers and I exerted efforts to touch base and implore the assistance of the different officials of the Corazon Aquino government to help us find the appropriate steps to protect, at the very least, the interest of the paper’s 300 or so workers, all of

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them, without any exception, refused to lend any help because, they told us then, Corazon Aquino already decided firmly to close it down.

This meant that, because that was what she wanted to happen during those chaotic times, there was nothing else we could do about it, never mind if the newspaper’s closure clearly constituted an assault against the newspaper’s freedom of the press.

I thought then that because Corazon Aquino violated this particular freedom, this would haunt her as a curse during her entire presidency!

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Letter to the editor

Very clear how TRAIN runs over the poor, relieves rich

THESE reiterations are in reaction to the article “Assessing TRAIN” by Mr. Filomeno Sta. Ana of the Action for Economic Reforms (AER), which appeared on the January 8, 2018 issue of Business World.

IBON has repeatedly presented its evidence-based analysis of the TRAIN (basing on the Department of Finance data no less) and consistently deepened our explanations to the public. Our 40 years of institutionalisation has equipped us with analysis sets to provide a popular understanding of socio-economic issues.

The Duterte administration claims that the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law will benefit the poor in terms of lower personal income tax, unconditional cash transfers, and new infrastructure.

It also describes the new tax law to be inclusive and even progressive. IBON belies these false claims. Under TRAIN, the poor stand to lose while the rich will gain.

TRAIN will not benefit the poor majority of Filipinos with lower personal income tax. According to the government, 6.8 million low- and middle-income families will be completely exempted because they are earning less than the P250,000 personal income tax threshold. But this figure includes millions of minimum wage earners or otherwise those in informal work with low and erratic incomes already exempted by law. The 6.8 million families certainly deserve income tax cuts to cope with rising costs of living. But of the country’s total 22.7 million families, the personal income tax cuts for most of the reported 7.5 million personal income tax payers still leaves as much as 15.2 million families without any income tax gains from this measure. Yet, at the very start of 2018, these families have already had to deal with more expensive goods, such as food and drinks, and cooking expenses. Jeepney and bus fares, electricity and other utility fees are bound to increase due to new taxes on oil products including liquid petroleum gas (LPG), kerosene, diesel, and gasoline. Other price hikes abound when the imposition of value-added

tax (VAT) on previously exempted services and goods takes effect. Note that the value-added tax slapped on petroleum products per Republic Act 9337 of 2005 drove up inflation from 6.0% in 2004 to 7.6% in 2005.

TRAIN is pro-rich. Government slams TRAIN critics who say that the tax program is anti-poor. Yet it is the country’s richest who are among the biggest gainers from TRAIN’s income tax reforms. The richest 1% of families with incomes of over P1.5 million or more a year will have an average of Php100,000 to over P300,000 additional take-home pay annually especially when income taxes are lowered further in 2023. This is on top of how the rich will pay billions of pesos less in estate and donor taxes. Also, the richest 10% already earning an average of P104,170 monthly according to Department of Finance data, will have P90,793 more every year.

Meanwhile, every chief executive officer (CEO) already earning P494,471 monthly will have P88,568 more in their pockets every year.

TRAIN-provided cash transfers are temporary. That TRAIN will provide P200 per month in unconditional cash transfers to the poorest 10 million Filipino households from 2018 to 2020 is an indirect admission by government that the TRAIN’s taxes do put an additional burden on the poor. The relief ends after the third year while the greater TRAIN tax burdens are permanent.

Infrastructure spending is biased away from poor regions, and biased away from the kind of infrastructure projects that the poor directly need or will directly use. There is a general trend of higher infrastructure spending in regions of low poverty incidence, and low infrastructure spending in regions of high poverty incidence. This is observed when comparing the value and regional distribution of the government’s flagship infrastucture projects and poverty incidence by region.

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ENE R A L Santos City-An art gallery and museum featuring the “inspiring journey” of the city’s pride, 2011 Miss Universe third runner-up Shamcey SupsupLee, opened over the weekend in her home village here.

The art gallery and museum, which had a soft opening last Friday, was established by the Supsup family through the Environgreen Village Educational Foundation in Purok 7, San Felipe in Barangay Katangawan.

Marcey Gurrea-Supsup, Shamcey’s mother, said the gallery is mainly a showcase of beauty and wisdom and tells the story behind the latter’s successes.

She said the display is composed of pictures and personal items showing Shamcey as a “loving daughter, artist, a scholar, beauty queen, businesswoman, wife and mother.”

“This is my gift to Shamcey,” said Mrs. Supsup, who personally pushed for the establishment of the gallery.

She explained that their family first considered putting up the gallery or museum for Shamcey after the latter’s successful stint at the 2011 Miss Universe pageant.

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in the DOE’s 2018 forecast peak of 10,561MW from 2017’s actual demand of 10,054MW, pegging growth rate at 5.04%. NGCP’s System Operations continues its coordination with power generating plants to ensure that all maintenance shutdowns are timed not to coincide with peak periods, particularly at the height of summer,” stated NGCP.

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in the country’s planning and programming systems for infrastructure projects.

Furthermore, Patalinghug said the Department of Public Works and Highways should already “project the number of new engineers it needs and submit a funding proposal to the Department of Budget and Management” if it wants to keep up with the burgeoning demands of the Build, Build, Build

Shamcey Supsup-Lee. MindaNews file photo by Bong S. Sarmineto

They initially thought then about coming up with a corner that will keep Shamcey’s collections in one place.

Mrs. Supsup said they eventually conceptualized and established the art gallery and museum in collaboration with Shamcey.

“Actually, this is a collaboration between mother

and daughter. Me collecting all the items, all the collections of Sham, while she is also supporting me and giving me materials that I needed,” she said in a report from the City Information Office.

“This is a dream come true and I hope that this museum will be a living testimony for the youth and

inspire them how Shamcey started from scratch to become a beauty queen and be successful in her career,” she added.

Shamcey, who graced the gallery’s soft opening, said she was very happy and proud of her mother’s initiative.

“My mom wanted to create like a little museum

of all memories from my childhood until I became an architect, a beauty queen and now a businesswoman,” she said.

She said Mrs. Supsup wanted to collate everything and establish the gallery through their foundation, which also runs a school.

“According to her, this is also to inspire the students.

That my journey to becoming who I am today was not easy. Everything that I have right now came through hard work and they will see it here in the museum,” Shamcey said.

She hopes that through the museum, the youth will be inspired and take on challenges as well

The total Luzon power supply is expected to face constraints in April, due to the expected rise in demand brought about by rising temperatures.

For the Visayas grid, peak power demand reached 1,975 MW last November 14, while the Mindanao grid’s peak was recorded at 1,760MW on December 5. As both grids historically experience their peak demand at the end of the year; November for Visayas and December

for Mindanao. NGCP expects these numbers to be exceeded in 2018.

“We have seen a steady rise in power demand in Visayas and Mindanao. NGCP is steadfast in maintaining the quality and reliability of power in these areas throughout the year,” NGCP said.

“NGCP assures its customers and stakeholders that its transmission facilities are adequate for the transmission of any and all available

power to the grid. At the same time, we appeal for efficient energy use from commercial and residential consumers to prevent power shortages. Simple practices such as removing the plugs of appliances from outlets when not in use, keeping the air conditioners at 25°C, and shifting electricity-heavy household duties such as using the washing machine and ironing clothes to off-peak periods (before 11AM and after 7PM), will be beneficial

to the entire grid,” added the company.

Critical transmission projects such as the VisayasMindanao Interconnection Project (VMIP) and the Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) Stage 3 project have also commenced to reinforce grid stability and enable power sharing between the three main grids.

“NGCP is eager to fully implement these projects as we know its impact to the country’s overall power

supply and sharing portfolio.

We ask for the full support of our customers, stakeholders, the LGUs, and community leaders to ensure the projects’ on-time implementation and expedited completion,” NGCP appealed.

NGCP is a Filipino-led, privately owned company in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s power grid, led by majority shareholders Henry Sy, Jr. and Robert Coyiuto, Jr. (NGCP)

program.

Meanwhile, the study also tackled equally important issues hounding the system, such as lack of skills, project preparation, and documentation.

Currently, budget resources and costs need to be planned over multiple years because of the multiyear nature of infrastructure projects. However, “specialized skills which are crucially needed to evaluate projects and manage their implementation are lack-

ing” for both the oversight and implementing agencies, Patalinghug pointed out.

He added that these can be addressed by “intensifying training at all levels of government” and “establishing tie-up arrangements with think tanks and research institutes”—similar to what Chile, Norway, and Ireland are doing.

According to the author, the National Economic and Development Authority should “assume the responsibility of processing and

evaluating large infrastructure projects, particularly the 75 big ticket items of the Build, Build, Build program”, and handle the capacitybuilding program in project analysis for government officials.

He also highlighted the issue on transparency, citing NEDA’s lack of “publicly accessible databank of completed projects to provide input to policy research and gain insights on lessons learned from past project management experience”

that are needed for more efficient planning. To address this, the study urged NEDA to put up an online public investment project database of infrastructure projects to “facilitate efficient, coordinated, and evidence-based policymaking”.

On the part of the Department of Transportation, Patalinghug advised the agency to address its institutional weakness by formulating an organizational plan and staffing pattern, explaining further

that, at present, it doesn’t have an undersecretary for planning nor in-house competence in project analysis and relies mainly on external consultants.

In the long run, Patalinghug said the government should be able to streamline the approval of infrastructure projects to do away with the multilayered approval process and to establish a multiyear planning and budgeting system that is consistent with the longterm fiscal projections.

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Pres. Duterte wants review of delayed gov’t projects MANILA -- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday, January 16, announced that he would initiate a review of public works projects that remained unfinished for years.

“So I will review with the Cabinet this one. All public works projects, which have been delayed for years, you get out immediately and I can maybe look for the money,” President Duterte said in a speech in Pasay City during the inauguration of the new Communications, Navigation, Surveillance and Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems.

“We’re doing good in the field of taxation. I’m sure Tugade and Dominguez can look for the money. Umalis kayo diyan, ‘yung lahat ng butas, ‘yung may manhole diyan,” the President said.

The Chief Executive noted that highways in the country are clogged with unfinished products and that accidents multiply because of the sheer negligence also of the people handling the project. “This insanity must stop,” he said.

Duterte reiterated his call to do away with the practice of awarding government contracts to the lowest bidder. “Because everyday that a certain contract is bidded out, it’s always tainted with corruption, 90 percent,” he said, noting that it is hard to find a transaction that’s “almost clean.”

To address this, the President said he would propose to do the turnkey phases.

“We will come up with the specifications, the projected cost and everything --- just like the Swiss challenge,”

Duterte explained.

“We will present it to you.

I’ll give you 10 percent for mobilization. But you must be a company with a track record. You must have the equipment. And I will not allow subcontracts, which means to say that those who --- a few people that have also improved their lives maybe have reached the middle-income state because of that,” he said.

During his speech, the President also issued a warning against local officials who are sitting on their job. “I’m warning the local government officials. I do not want to threaten you but you just do your duty also because remember, I can always suspend or dismiss you if I want to,” he said.

“I’ve been sparing. I’m not the Ombudsman. But

administratively I can hang you. So do it, those governors and mayors who are deadwoods or who do nothing at hinayaan mo na lang kami ditong mga pulis pati the Armed Forces to take care of everything and you are not doing anything to serve your constituents, including dying for your people, umalis kayo diyan,” the President said.

President Duterte on SEC’s decision: How could it be political?

In the same speech, the Chief Executive denied he had a hand in the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revoke Rappler’s Certificate of Incorporation.

“We never had a hand,” Duterte said.

He insisted that the corporate regulator’s decision

is not political. “Remember that the composition of SEC ngayon is puro Aquino ‘yan.

There are about five, I only appointed one. So how could it be political?” he said in a media interview following the inauguration. “Wala akong pakialam diyan.”

Meanwhile, on Rappler’s report that Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go intervened in a project to acquire new frigates, the President said, “We do not intervene in the affairs of the Armed Forces.”

“We are just an office that receives complaints or papers for reference and we transmit them to the proper agency. We do not get any money. We are not interested in that,” he added.

The President also

TAGUIG CITY -- The Department of Energy (DOE) has donated a total of 200 units of electric tricycles to Marawi City through Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM).

The event highlighted by the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) held Friday, 12 January 2018 at the DOE office in Taguig City was led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and TFBM chair Eduardo Del Rosario, the concurrent Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC).

Cusi said the DOE has been in constant coordination with the TFBM, which is tasked by President Rodrigo Duterte to lead the rebuilding efforts through the program Bangon Marawi.

He said the e-trike donation is part of the agency’s contribution to the government’s effort to rebuild Marawi coupled with the intention of attaining energy sustainability through the use of energy-efficient electric vehicles.

Cusi added the initiative also aims to create livelihood programs to help stimulate economic activities anchored on sustainable development for the people of Marawi.

“Prov iding e-t r i kes which can be used not in transporting people but also goods will help improve the lives of the people of

Marawi,” Cusi said.

Under the MOU, the DOE will coordinate with the lgu and concerned national agencies for the effective implementation of the E-Trike Project for Marawi City.

The TFBM on their part will ensure that parties comply with what is written in the Deed of Donation.

The task force will also assist in the shipment of

the e-trikes to the nearest port in Mindanao with the help of the Philippine Navy, the Coast Guard and the Marines.

The lgu of Marawi, on the other hand, will identify the recipients of the e-trikes.

TFBM chair Del Rosario said the e-trike donation is a tangible beginning of the government’s effort to rehabilitate Marawi as they can be seen roaming

around the city.

“The availability of etrikes in Marawi presents opportunities for the introduction of energy efficient transportation to the City, supporting its residents to boost trade and continue their day-to-day activities,” Del Rosario said.

The DOE E-Trike for Marawi is a versatile, lithium-ion battery-powered vehicle equipped with bat-

tery management system that may be plugged to common household power outlet.

It features a robust body and strong motor that can transport up to six passengers, including the driver at full load.

With modern design and sturdy build, it is also suitable to various terrains found in the country. (PIANCR/EPC/SDL)

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Rappler violated the law: NPC

By Juzel Danganan

MANILA -- The National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC) has claimed that digital news platform Rappler violated the constitutional limit for foreign ownership on media companies, after it granted control and ownership to foreign firm Omidyar Network Fund LLC. In a statement released Jan. 16, the NPC said Rappler “violated the strict constitutional provision on 100 percent control and ownership of mass media.”

The Constitution requires that control for any Filipino media entity should be 100 percent.

NPC president Paul Gutierrez said responsible journalism means complying with the law, adding that it did not accept members, journalists and media entities “of dubious legal personalities.”

In its decision dated Jan. 11, 2018, the SEC revoked the operating license of Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corp. for using a “deceptive scheme” to violate restrictions on foreign ownership rules.

“As the SEC noted, Rappler breached this constitutional limit when it allowed Omidyar to exercise control over its corporate affairs as provided for in their internal agreement, in exchange for a fund infusion of USD 1 million dollars,” Gutierrez said.

Omidyar Network Fund LLC is one of the Philippine Depositary Receipts holders of Rappler.

The press club also said press freedom and freedom of expression “have not been affected nor threatened” when the SEC moved to cancel Rappler’s license.

Gutierrez also denied any media repression in the country as there are over a thousand media entities in operation, which consist of 436 television broadcast stations, 411 AM radio stations, over 1,000 FM radio stations, more than 400 newspapers and social media platforms that have yet to be numbered.

“To say that the fate of one media entity found to have run afoul with the law translates to media repression in the country is stretching the argument a bit too much,” he added.

SENATORS REACT Senators on Monday had different reactions to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order to revoke the license to operate of online news site Rappler.

Senator Grace Poe, chair See violated, page 11

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Regularize 8,000 workers; pay P66-M claims, PLDT told

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has made final its order for the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) to regularize close to 8,000 contractual workers and settle P66 million in unpaid benefits.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III rejected PLDT’s appeal to reverse the compliance order issued by the NCR regional office last year to provide regular employment status to its workers, while its contractors were told to pay the employees P66,348,368.88 in monetary claims.

In denying PLDT’s appeal, Bello last week said his office found no merit

to overturn the DOLE NCR order.

Identified as companies engaged in labor-only contracting, DOLE ordered PLDT to regularize workers from Activeone Health Inc., Archon Consulting and System Services Inc., BBSVP-VPN Allied Services Corporation, Consultancy, Outsourcing, Recover y and Equivalent Services (CORES) Inc., El Grande Messengerial Services Inc., Hibizcom Corp., JFM Installation & Telecom Services Inc., and M.D. Tambungui Specialists (MDTS) Inc. The same ruling also applies to MG Exeo Network, Occupational Dental Health Care and Services,

PC Tech, Pointman Placement Specialist, Proserve Multi Resources Specialists Inc., Searchers and Staffers Corporation; SPi CRM Inc., Unison Computer System Inc., and Upsight Construction Inc. Aside from being identified as companies engaging in labor-only contracting, AE Research Exponents Inc., Aremay Enterprise, Best Option Assistance Inc., Centennial Technologies & Marketing Corporation, Comworks Inc., Consolidated Management Resources, Curo Teknika Inc., Diars Assistance Inc., Goodline Staffers and Allied Service Inc., and Implicare International Management Re-

PCSO chief tells Sandra Cam: ‘It’s about the singer, not the song’

P h i l i pp i n e C h a r i t y Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General-Manager Alexander Balutan believes there’s an underlying motive behind Sandra Cam’s attacks against the agency.

“It’s about the singer, not the song. Let us look at the quality of the singer, not the song. Anung motibo n’ya? Anung gusto n’yang mangyari? (What’s her motive? What does she wants to happen?),” said Balutan in his first press conference for 2018 on Monday.

Cam, who was known as a “jueteng” whistle-blower, is a newly appointed PCSO board member. There are talks that Cam has long been eyeing the GeneralManager position of PCSO hence her various attacks.

Last December, she has

sought a Senate investigation into the agency’s “lavish” Christmas party held at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, which allegedly cost about P10 million.

“Hindi ‘yung kinain namin sa Shangri-la na 5-star hotel, maliit lang ‘yun eh!

Hindi naman ‘yun. Masyadong malayo ‘yun kung titignan mo malalim ang kanilang motibo dito (It’s not about what we ate in Shangri-la, a 5-star hotel, that’s very cheap. That’s not it! It goes beyond; her motive is much deeper than that).”

I n 2 0 1 7 , P C S O earned a total amount of P52,986,520,391 from its lottery games compared to its P39,564,206,760 earnings in 2016.

“It was not just a Christ-

mas Party for close to 1,600 employees, but it was also a ‘yearend’ celebration for our phenomenal success in terms of sales performance.

If PCSO was a private sales company with an earnings that rose from P39 billion to P52 billion, napakalaking sales performance increase nun (it was a huge sales performance increase), which is really a cause for big celebration,” clarified Roger Ramirez, PCSO’s head of Human Resource Department.

Ramirez revealed that their approved budget submitted in 2016 was P14 million, it was further reduced to P11 million up to P9 million. But the actual expense only cost about P6.4 million, P3.3 million for the

sources Inc., were directed to settle monetary claims of their workers amounting to P28, 446,139.14.

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Pres. Duterte receives new patrol vehicles from Japan DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, January 15, expressed his gratitude to the Japanese government for donating new patrol vehicles to the Davao City Police, which he said would strengthen its capability in fighting and suppressing crime in the region.

“I thank the people and government of Japan for donating the patrol vehicles we are turning over today,” President Duterte said in his speech during the turnover rites of 26 Mitsubishi Montero Sport units in Davao City.

“These units will allow our police to more competently perform their duties as well as enable the Police Regional Office 11 to ensure peace and order in the Davao region,” he added.

The President advised the policemen to take care of the vehicles and not to use them for personal use.

“It should not be used for personal errands for any officer. It should be where the regulation directs them to be where they are,” he said.

“And I’d think the city has still adopted the policy of hiring civilian driver so that they should be able to maintain the quality at least for a longer period of time those motor vehicles,” he added.

Duterte said the donations will not just bolster the ties between the Philippines and Japan but also “reinforce our shared efforts in fighting transnational crimes, terrorism and the proliferation of illegal drugs.”

The President also led the inauguration of the new Regional Crime Laboratory Office (RCLO) 11 building with newly acquired state-of-the-art crime lab equipment. He expected the modern crime lab to deliver quick forensic services not only within the Davao region, but also in the entire Mindanao.

“With these enhancements, we have addressed much of PRO 11 and RCLO 11’s capability gaps. I am confident that our PNP personnel in the Davao region will now be able to perform their duties more effectively,” he said.

“L et t his ceremony strengthen PRO 11’s determination and resolve See receives, page 10

8 PLGU Comval recognized for eGov Awards

Compostela Valley Province -- Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy received the plaque recognizing the Provincial Government of Comval as one of the awardees for the 6th Awards for Excellence in ICT for Good Governance of Local Government Units (eGov Awards) during the regular employees Convocation Program on January 8, 2018 at the Capitol lobby.

The award was personally handed by the Department of Information and Communication Technology Mindanao Cluster III Dir. Alimbzar P. Asum who also gives his message and congratulatory to the provincial government on its ICT initiatives.

The actual awarding was held during the 9th National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP) ICT Summit and Digital Cities PH National Launch at Cagayan de Oro City on Nov. 16-17, 2017.

PLGU’s entry under the Data Driven Governance Category is Funds Utilization Monitoring System (FUMS) entry which has A total of 26 Mitsubishi patrol vehicles were turned over by the Japanese government to the Philippine National Po- been chosen as one of the lice (PNP) at the Regional Crime Laboratory Office (RCLO)-11 in Davao City on January 15, 2018. President Rodrigo best Information and Roa Duterte joined PNP Director General Ronald dela Rosa in receiving the donation from Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda. (Photo by Robinson Niñal/Presidential Photo)

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Solon says it’s time to talk about new form of gov’t DAVAO CITY – Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimental III confirmed the move to change the form of government to Federal will be this year’s priority of the Senate, saying it is the remaining election promise of

President Rodrigo Duterte that has never took off yet.

Pimentel said he made “mental checklist” of the election promises to the people and almost all have been fulfilled by the Duterte administration.

“Panahon na, kasi nagme-mental checklist ako sa ano man yung pinangako sa taumbayan halos nabigay na lahat. Ang pangako namin noon is P20,000 to P25,000 per month exempted na from income tax, nagawa

na ng Train (Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion) yan. The increase on the pay of uniformed personnel nabigay na. Ano pa ba? All-out war against crime, illegal drugs and corruption nangyayari na.

(It’s about time because when I go to the checklist of things we promised during the campaign, most of them were already given.

Our promise of income tax exemption for those who See says, page 9

IT sector sees 5k more workers in Davao

Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy (right) received the plaque recognizing the Provincial Government of Comval as one of the awardees for the 6th Awards for Excellence in ICT for Good Governance of Local Government Units (eGov Awards) during the regular employees Convocation Program on January 8, 2018 at the Capitol lobby. The award was personally handed by the Department of Information and Communication Technology Mindanao Cluster III Dir. Alimbzar P. Asum (center) who also gives his message and congratulatory to the provincial government on its ICT initiatives. The PLGU’s entry which is the Funds Utilization Monitoring System (FUMS) was developed and currently being sustained by the province’s IT Division headed by ITCDD Chief Joyzel Odi (left). (Albert Dayao // ID Comval)

DAVAO CITY -- The Information Technology (IT) sector here is anticipating 5,000 additional workers to the industry, which already has 45,000 population working in different Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies based in the city.

Davao ICT Council president lawyer Samuel Matunog attributed the projected increase to the growing new locators and expansion of existing BPOs operating in the city.

“The demand is there while many locators are looking at our city either for expansion or new investments,” he said.

Matunog said the IT sector continued to receive inquiries from investors.

“We have the talents and we must prepare be-

cause investors also focus on specific fields citing, for instance, engineers are hired in the BPOs to work for an engineering work on-line,” he said.

The other fields that investors look for workers are those with hotel and restaurant management and also on tourism background.

He said the trend was that more and more people were fit to work in their respective disciplines in the BPO sector.

According to Matunog, there is an assurance that graduates of a particular course can now work in their field of specialization on-line.

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My Teaching Philosophy

By Helen E. Alfanta

For over a decade as a classroom teacher, my concept about teaching has shifted from teaching to impart knowledge to molding individuals to become responsible.Hence teaching for me is not only about imparting knowledge but molding the learners holistically. Education for me is not about knowing a lot; it is about living on what you have learned. Hence, I would define teaching and learning as the process in producing responsible individuals. In order to realize my concept on teaching, I have to overcome four of the common problems in my class-inattentive students, slow learners, late comers and students with irregular attendance. How could I help my learners to be responsible individuals?

I have to work hard for this.

Inattentive Students: They are common in my class. They could sometimes disturb the entire class. Giving reprimands to them often is not effective. The best things to do I guess is, know the reason/s why students act that way.

Impose rules, consequences and routines. These will serve as their parameters on what to do. Provide an ideal, pleasant and friendly classroom environment wherein they feel that they belong. This has something to do with classroom management. A well-managed classroom means a healthy classroom environment.

Slow Learners: Students have different learning styles.

The K to 12 curriculum aims to develop and equip learners with the 21st century skills.

Hence, I have to apply differentiated instructions wherein varied activites are provided to the students depending on their learning styles. I find this effective and interesting on the part of the students. I believe that no slow nor fast learners; it’s just an appro-

priate activity. Appropriate activity for me means activity which is tailored fit.

Late Comers: Students come from different families with different upbringing.

Know the students, know the reason/s why punctuality is a problem for them. Others would say, they have to work first before going to school.

Some would say, they worked late at night so they woke up late. Various reasons are presented by the students.

However, teacher must verify if all of these reasons are true or not. In the verification process, testimony of my students’ friends, neighbors and relatives matter.

Students’ Irregular Attendance: This is a serious problem which eventually causes the student to drop from school. As I mentioned above, rules, consequences and routines are imposed and should be implemented by the teacher consistently.

Now, if these don’t work, find ways to talk to students personally. The best thing to know the reason/s why students have irregularities in their attendance is to call the attention of the parents/ guardians. If it’s hard for the parent to come to school then conduct home visitation.

Having done this, make an agreement between you and the student with the presence of the parent or guardian.

Agreement shall be signed by the student and parent/ guardian.

Teaching is indeed a mission. Teachers don’t only teach lessons from the books but guide the students to the right path. I may not be successful in molding all my students to be responsible individuals at least I show to them how important they are to me. Hopefully, as time passes by, and students get mature they will realize the importance of education.

But ultimately, I will still continue to strive hard just to fulfill this mission.

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA Local Civil Registry Office NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that NORIVEE LOPEZ CASTANO has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error in the entry of SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of NORIVEE LOPEZ CASTANO who was born on JUNE 15, 1988 at CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are NORMAN CASTANO and VICTORIA LOPEZ.

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

(SGD.) ANNA VICTORIA A. EVANGELISTA Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Jan 18 & 25, 2018

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

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earned P25,000 and below was already given under the Train... The increase on the uniformed personnel was also approved and signed already. What else?

All-out war against crime and corruption is happening already),” he told Davao reporters in a chanced interview at the Marco Polo Hotel.

As soon as this will be deliberated in the Senate, Pimentel said he will set a timetable for the plebiscite which is slated to be held in May 2019.

This is however contrary to the proposal of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez that the plebiscite will be held in May, this year.

“Siyempre if mag plebiscite na this May, there will be new Constitution.

Hence, the elections will

be dependent on the new constitution (Of course, if the plebiscite will happen this May, there will be a new Constitution,” he said.

The Senate president clarified that the no election rumor in 2019 is impossible because there is no specific model of Constitution being crafted.

On the side of House of Representatives, PBA Party-list Representative Jericho Nograles said the no election scenario should be understood in context.

“Why context? Because by default there is still an election. It is in our Constitution that there should be an election. So, we need to have that election,” he said.

Nograles said a charter change in which the form of government will change to parliamentary from presidential is the only possibility that the election will not happen

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Republic of the Philippine’s SUPREME COURS 4th Sharia’ a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND THE REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES LEONIL ADORABLE TABIL JR. AND MICHELLE GAY ANSING COZ-TABIL,

Republic of the Philippine’s SUPREME COURT 4th Sharia’ a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO.2017-095

LEONIL ADORABLE TABIL JR. AND MICHELLE GAY ANSING COZ-TABIL, Petitioners.

X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --/ ORDER Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on June 12, 2011 at Pagadian City , both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith , by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residence at Poblacion Pana-on Mis. Occ. and Dalipuga Iligan City respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separate for more than One (1) year now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board , thereby , executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation , they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on June 12, 2011 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.

Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on February 19, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 16th day of January, 2018

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

Local Civil Registry Office NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JERCHEL MAGLINAO LUNGAY-NISNISAN has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error in the entry of SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JERCHEL MAGLINAO LUNGAY who was born on JULY 19, 1980 at CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are SATURNINO CAPRICHO LUNGAY and CARMEN MALOLOT LUNGAY.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than JANUARY 26, 2018.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048/10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ISIDRA Napone CUARTEROS has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error, child’s Sex Gender from “MALE” to “FEMALE”and also to correct the child’s first name from “ISEDRA” to “ISIDRA” in her Live Birth Certificate she born on May 15, 1959 at Sagay, Camiguin Subprovince.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than January 31, 2018.

MDN: Jan 18 & 25, 2018

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND THE REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES CAMILO EDUAVE PEPITO AND HILDA GOMONIT HABLANDO

CIVIL CASE NO.2018-003

CAMILO EDUAVE PEPITO AND HILDA GOMONIT HABLANO

Petitioners.

X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --/ ORDER Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on March 18,2013 at Valencia, Bukidnon , both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith , by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residence at Tibanga Highway ,Iligan City and Tibanga Highway, Iligan City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separate for more than one (1) year now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board , thereby , executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation , they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on March 18,2013 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on February 16, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 16th day of January, 2018.

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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said the primary mission for the lawmakers in the 17th Congress is to usher in a federalized Philippines in 2018.

The house majority floor leader said over 16 million Filipinos gave their stamp of approval to effort when they elected President Duterte, who has championed federalism since Day One. Now that Congress is done with the 2018 General Appropriations Act (GAA), TRAIN, Rep. Karlo said lawmakers can now focus during the latter half of the second regular session and beyond on switching from current form of government to federal system. pna

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Regional Office No. 10 Monte Carlo Bldg., RER Phase I Subd., Kauswagan Highway Cagayan de Oro City Telephone No. (088) 857-1930/Fax No. (08822) 72-76-82

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA

He said now that both leaders of the two legislative chambers agreed to pursue this, all legislators can start to craft a new constitution.

“We are treading into new territory because this is the first time that we are going this far in proposing amendments to the Constitution. I will emphasize proposing amendments – it’s not amendments alone because this will depend on the people,” he said.

Nograles said people can ratify the constitution through a plebiscite that can be included in the mid-term elections next year.

Earlier, House Majority Floorleader Karlo Nograles

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(SGD.) ENGR. JAIME P. MABOLO Municipal Civil Registrar

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City Publication Notice R.A 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0316-2017{R.A. 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 AMY SUMALINAO YBAÑEZ has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical of the child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of AMY SUMALINAO YBAÑEZ who was born on 21 April 87 at Holy Redeemer Doongan P-4, Butuan City, Philippines and whose parents are GREGORIA TUROBIA SUMALINAO and PABLO CANIYOG YBAÑEZ.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 29 January 2018.

MDN: Jan 11 & 18, 2018

(SGD.) judith alvizo-calo, lib, mpa City Civil Registrar

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Have God in our hearts for us to become strong The Gospel of Jesus Christ (January 18, 2018- Thursday) Luke 11:14-23”And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed. But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

Others, to test Him, were

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demanding of Him a sign from heaven. But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against itself falls.

1 John 2:19”They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but

they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us.

Hebrews 6:4-6”For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away,

it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. Anyway, only God can judge them at the end. On the other side, Despite of Jesus miraculous act towards the possessed person, still he was accused of being a demon’s advocate. I know some

of us experience to be accused for different nonsense things. Do not let yourself to be ruined by that negative attack. Be strong!

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed: This is reminding us to have God in our hearts for us to become strong from the constant attacks of

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Most of the companies identified as labor-only contractors were found making unauthorized wage deductions, non-payment and non-compliance with the minimum wage and the 13th month law, and refused to grant their workers service incentive benefits stipulated in the Labor Code.

They were ordered by the labor department to cease and desist from further engaging in contracting activities and their respective registrations cancelled.

On the other hand, the labor department declared Customer Frontline Solutions Inc., Pro Tek Telecoms Support Inc., SL Temps; St. Clair Security and Investigation Inc., and Trigold Security & Investigation Agency Incorporated as legitimate contractors. They have also immediately abided to settle unpaid monetary claims, wages, and benefits to their employees. #PaulAng

Christmas bonuses, hazard pays, and weekly draw allowances, however the present administration yielded to the disallowance issued by the Commission on Audit – including the Christmas bonuses in 2017.

“I want to emphasize that what we spent (during Christmas party) was not taken from the people’s taxes, but from the betting public. Kaya nga ang dapat lang magsalita lang dito eh ‘yung bumibili lang ng lotto namin. ‘Yun lang ang may karapatan – ‘yung mga tumataya sa STL o nagpa-patronize ng aming mga products (People who can or have the right to comment on this issue are only those who buy our lotto, who bet on our STLs, or patronize our products),” said Balutan.

‘Do not bite the hands that feed you’ Balutan reminded Cam that as board of director is now a government official subject to the rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG).

“Government official ka na, hindi ka na whistle-blower (You are now a government official. You are no longer a whistle-blower). There are rules governing government officials, you should act accordingly. You are now a member of the family. Do not bite the hands that feed you,” said Balutan.

Balutan added that PCSO should have “strong” and “united” workforce that marches towards one objective, which they have been trying to protect since day one last year. However, if Cam continues to attack the agency, it might cause some division and low morale not only to the employees, but also to the betting public.

“Pag nawalan ng tiwala ang tao sa amin, wala na ring tiwala ang betting public, babagsak ang sales natin (If people loses their trust in us, the betting public might feel the same. Our sales will drop),” said Balutan.

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food and venue reservation, and another P3.7 million for corporate giveaways, raffle prizes, and sectoral presentations.

He also disclosed that the employees used to enjoy 13th month pay, three months

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Communication Technology innovation in the country.

According to Information Technology and Communications Development Division (ITCDD) Chief Joyzel Odi, the FUMS is a Management Information System which is deployed as a responsive website and as an App (application) since April 2017. It enables financial managers, planners and department heads to monitor funds utilization through laptops or mobile devices.

It was developed and currently being sustained by the province’s IT Division.

The eGov Awards is organized by the NICP in collaboration with the Department of Interior and

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Local Government (DILG) and the DICT. It is an annual search for the LGUs with the best practices in terms of utilizing information and communications technology (ICT). (Sheldane Mahinay// ID Comval)

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to uphold the rule of law and defend our citizenry from criminal elements and enemies of the state,” he added.

The Chief Executive likewise urged police personnel to remain steadfast in protecting the Filipino people, especially as the government intensifies its war against illegal drugs, crime and terrorism.

There is much expectation from police force as the President fulfilled his campaign pledge of raising their pay.

Duterte also renewed his promise to shield them from prosecution as long as they perform their duties well but also warned to treat them harshly if they engage in corrupt practices.

The President also reiterated his commitment to eliminate corruption in government, noting more officials who committed misdeeds and abuses will be removed from service.

He said he wants to give the country a break from corruption at least during his term as President. “Ito na lang sabihin ko para sa lahat sa atin: Huwag sa panahon ko. Just give the Filipino a respite for about four years,” he said. pna

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to prepare themselves to be part of the whole workforce. On the other hand, Matunog said he was also expecting 75,000 workers to be employed in the different BPOs operating in Davao.

“We will continue to work harder in order to reach our target of 70,000 workers for the next 3 years,” he said.

He said the IT sector is optimistic of attaining the target given the fact that the Philippines is No. 1 in voice for call center jobs.

“And we have very good talents here in our region,” he added.

Currently, Matunog said there were over 55 existing locators in Davao.

“We will continue to work harder to attract more investors and support their business requirements as to availability of space and other related concerns,” he said. (PNA)

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challenged the media to prove their allegations. “Iresearch mo nga mabuti kung saan nakuha nagintervene si Bong. You prove it to me one word and I will tell him to resign,” he said.

(PND)

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the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, said there was a need to review Rappler’s alleged violation.

However, she said that SEC should not have revoked Rappler’s license if only to curtail press freedom.

“We need to review their violation, their shortcomings. If there is something they did not do that is required for all media outfits, then we should find out what violation they made,” Poe said. “Basta lang ‘wag lamang ito paraan para mapatahimik ang sinumang grupo or organisasyon na mag hayag (As long as it is not a way to silence any groups or organizations to freedom of the press),” she added.

Poe said she would rather not conclude if the decision to revoke Rappler’s license is right or wrong but again stressed that the reason should not be to control media freedom.

Senator Richard Gordon said SEC should have “a real good reason” to shut down Rappler as it was wrong to control press freedom.

“They should not meddle with freedom of the press even if they have harsh words. It is important that there is freedom of the press,” Gordon told reporters. Gordon, however, said that the SEC should make it a point to thoroughly investigate their allegations versus Rappler. However, in a statement e-mailed to reporters, Gordon commended the SEC for enforcing the constitutional clause

on media ownership in our country.

“It shows that no one is exempt and has special privilege in our justice system,” Gordon said. However, Gordon also said that the SEC should be ready to present “convincing and factual evidence to back its ruling on Rappler.” “If the media outlet is guilty of the alleged foreign ownership percentage claim, it should be done with due process and give Rappler a chance to prove the accusation as incorrect,” Gordon said.

Gordon pointed out that the SEC should also explain why they came up with the decision only now since Rappler’s registration was approved on January 1, 2012.

On the other hand, Gordon said Rappler should also explain and reveal on record the paper trail of its investors along those years. (with Azer Parrocha)

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of flagship projects at P343 billion, while the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) with the highest official poverty incidence of 53.7% accounts for among the least flagship projects at just P5.4 billion.

Also, instead of irrigation, milling factories, and postharvest facilities; public schools; public hospitals; and mass housing, which millions of poor Filipinos need for their livelihoods and welfare, the Duterte administration’s flagship projects are mostly big-ticket transportation infrastructure eyed by oligarchs and their foreign counterparts for business, such as roads, bridges, fly-overs, railways, seaports, and airports.

TRAIN remains regressive. The Duterte administration claims that TRAIN is progressive, but this should mean that the people are taxed according to their capacity to pay. On the contrary, the poor stand to bear the greater burden under TRAIN. According to official data, only the richest 20% Filipinos earn the family living wage (FLW or the amount needed by a family of 5 to live decently ) or more (Php30,000 per month on the average for 5 persons). Meanwhile, the poorest 80% earn way below the family living wage, but they are being made to pay the same additional taxes as the richest, while the latter will even be relieved of certain tax obligations.

While the middle class deserve lower personal income taxes, it is unjust that those earning millions monthly should be taxed less.

Government can undertake concrete measures towards genuinely progressive taxation by raising direct taxes on the richest such as personal income tax and corporate income tax, while reducing indirect taxes such as VAT and other taxes on consumer products. IBON also proposes steps, which, while temporary, may ease

Thursday, January 18, 2018 the burden on the poorest: (1) Maintain exemptions on products where the poorest are directly affected; (2) Tax the rich more, specifically, raise taxes on those belonging to the highest income bracket; and (3) Allocate specific budget items for essential social services.

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extension, pero with public support. Kailangan natin magprepara sa bagong federal form of government… The new election will coincide with the end of the term of President Duterte in 2022,” ABSCBN News Channel (ANC) quoted Southern Leyte Rep. Roger Mercado, chair of the House committee on constitutional amendments, as saying.

Duterte’s six-year term ends on June 30, 2022.

As proposed, the present Congress shall be dissolved upon the adoption of the Federal Constitution whose plebiscite for ratification the committee wants to be held simultaneous with the May 14 barangay elections this year.

Under the proposed Transitory Provisions, the Senate and the House of Representatives “shall be replaced by an interim Parliament that shall exist immediately and shall continue until the members of the regular Parliament shall have been elected and assumed office” in May 2022, the Sub-Committee 1 on the Review of Articles VI, VII & X, chaired by Davao Oriental Rep. Corazon Malanyaon reported.

The proposal states that members of the interim Parliament “shall be the incumbent Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives and by appointment of the President, the Members of the Cabinet with portfolio.”

Malanyaon told MindaNews in a telephone interview that these are mere proposals and are still subject for discussion.

The report is silent on what happens to the elected local officials during the transition period. But Malanyaon said “what is applicable to the national is applicable to the local.”

She added tht if the proposed shift to federalism is ratified within 2018, the May 2019 mid-term elections will no longer push through and the next elections would be in May 2022 under a Federal Constitution.

The sub-committee proposed a shift from a unitary to federal form of government, from Presidential to Parliamentary with the President as Head of State and Commander in Chief and the Prime Minister as Head of Government.

The proposed Federal Republic of the Philippines will have five states: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, Metro Manila and the Bangsamoro.

Also under the Transi-

tory Provisions, the interim Prime Minister shall be elected by a majority vote of all the Members of Parliament and shall be a member of the Cabinet.

But the incumbent President, in this case President Rodrigo Duterte, “shall exercise all the powers and functions of the head of state and head of government under this Federal Constitution until the election of the next President and Prime Minister in May 2022.”

Duterte, under the same proposed transitory provision, “shall appoint the new Cabinet from among the Members of Parliament” and will have “supervision and direction over the interim Prime Minister and Cabinet.”

The first regular election for President of the Federal Republic of the Philippines is proposed to be held on the second Monday of May 2022. The President shall be elected by direct vote of the people for a term of five years.

The term of office of the Member sof Parliament was not indicated in the report but during the discussions in the Committee hearing, several suggstions were made: a five-year term with a maximum of two terms; four-year term with a maximum of two, and no term limits. l The proposal states that the incumbent Vice President, in this case Leni Robredo, “shall continue until 2022 to exercise her powers and prerogatives as Vice President under the 1987 Constitution.”

There is no Vice President in the proposed Federal Republic.

Also under the Transitory Provisions, the seats allocated to party-list representatives “shall be filled by election in accordance with Republic Act No 7941 or the Party-list System for the May 2022 national elections. Thereafter, Parliament shall enact a law on party-list or sectoral representatives under this Constitution.”

Under a Federal Republic, the sub-committee proposed the retention of a bicameral legislature with a Federal Assembly of “not more than 300 members unless otherwise provided by law,” 80% of whom shall be elected by plurality vores and 20% elected through party-list system of “registered federal or regional sectoral parties or organizations” that will be elected at large.

It also proposed that the Senate be composed of 15 members, at three senators from each of the five states.

The House Committee proposal differs from President Duterte’s vision of a Federal Philippines. He told MindaNews on Friday that he envisions a Federal Philippines with no Senate and no party-list representatives but a national assembly composed of only about 50 representatives.

Duterte also said “there

will be no suspension of elections and there will be no term extension especially for me.” (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

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partners in rebuilding the country’s only Islamic city.

Last year, RBOI posted P3.2 billion worth of investments led by TierOne Communications International, Inc. TierOne’s project would provide cellular services, broadband connectivity, wireless internet, and public WiFi in the region. The company also offered its service facilities to help in Marawi’s reconstruction.

RBOI officials said the agency is committed to assist in the rehabilitation of Marawi and has organized a site visit for investors on Thursday, January 11, in Lanao del Sur, particularly in the periphery of Marawi City.

“Malaki ang epekto ng gulo sa investments dito sa ARMM lalo na sa Marawi.

Alam naman natin na ang mga investors, kapag may na-detect na gulo sa isang area, they just shy away,” Santos said. “Pero may ibang investors din na tinitignan nila kung possible na magpenetrate kahit papano sa isang area kahit na may conflict, tinitignan din kung pano nila matulungan din ang mga tao na nawalan ng trabaho.”

“Ang ating mga lead investors nasa agriculture.

So tinitignan natin kung paano mag ma-match since ang Lanao del Sur ay isang agricultural area. We intend to focus more on Marawi City. After the infrastructure, naghahanda din tayo sa economic side,” Santos added.

The list of proposed projects subject for RBOI’s approval include: cacao plantations, pineapple plantations, banana plantations, and palm oil refinery. The applications for these projects are now being processed.

(With report from Bureau of Public Information)

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serving the municipalities of Sarangani, Tupi and Polomolok in South Cotabato and General Santos

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City signed for 20 MW. Municipalities of Lingig, Bislig, Tagbina, Barobo, Hinatuan, Lianga, and San Agustin in the province of Surigao del Sur under the franchise of SURSECO 1 will soon enjoy 2 MW of renewable energy.

ZANECO which serves the area in and around Zamboanga del Norte and the cities of Dipolog and Dapitan has signed for a total of 10 MW. Zamsureco 1 and Zamsureco 2 which services the rest of Zamboanga Peninsula signed for 3 MW each.

BUSECO with franchise locations all over Bukidnon including areas in Malaybalay City, Manolo Fortich, and Valencia City, signed for 5 MW. While MOELCI 1, currently servicing some municipalities in Misamis Occidental, and SIARELCO, covering at least nine towns in Siargao island, each signed for 1 MW of power supply.

“We look forward to partnering with more electric cooperatives in Mindanao who wish to start their shift to a more balanced mix of energy supply” Pacquiao said.

Hedcor currently operates 22 hydro power plants in the country. Five of which are located in Davao City, four in Davao del Sur and 13 in Luzon. These power plants produce a combined 185 MW of clean and renewable hydro power energy.

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with dedication and hard work.

Cora Tito, city tourism officer, lauded the establishment of the art gallery and museum and noted that the city will promote it as a tourist destination.

“This is an additional destination for tourists.

The word Shamcey alone will lure tourists to come here,” she said.

She said the developments at the site, which includes the family’s farm tourism and coffee shop, provides additional attractions as well.

“My plan now is to add it as one of the destinations of the city. We’ll make another package tour that will make as the featured destination,” she added. (MindaNews)

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Participants of the Globe myBusiness workshop for Boracay SMEs

Globe myBusiness helps SMEs become future proof

Globe myBusiness has brought its

valuable expertise and tried-and-

tested products and solutions to the

country’s favorite tourist destination, Boracay, to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) become future-proof.

The workshop, dubbed as Globe myBusiness Digital Tools to Future-Proof Your Business, centered on the most prominent industries currently flourishing in Boracay such as tourism, hotels and accommodations, restaurants and food establishments, and retail.

In the four-day event, entrepreneurs, managers and various other staff members from all over the island were able to pick up a wealth of knowledge that allowed them to better understand technology and what it can do for them.

Derrick Heng, Senior Advisor for Globe myBusiness said: “Employing technology in business isn’t instantaneous. Rather, it’s a step-by-step process. It may take years for a business to fully maximize its digital potential, but the results are definitely worth the challenge. Globe myBusiness is here to assist entrepreneurs every step of the way.”

As a first takeaway from the workshop, the participants learned about the importance

of social media which is the simplest way to use technology for business. Through social media, entrepreneurs can spread word about their business, get feedback, and contact their clients or customers in the blink of an eye.

“Digital marketing was the most important lesson for me, that you really need to make the most out of it through social media,” said Lourdes A. Ramirez of Secret Garden Boracay.

June Myrrh Dueñas and Dane Aldeguer of Isla Chicas Travel Consultancy added: “We understand that everything’s online, and everything’s on mobile phones, and we need to be a part of everything that’s happening. We have to grow with the changes, with technology.”

At the same time, Globe myBusiness educated the participants about different business solutions that can help them sell online such as Shopify; boost efficiency through the Gsuite online suite of productivity tools that can be used anywhere and on any device; and advertise their business like the Adblast targeted texts to consumers, among others.

“The workshop was very helpful for me.

The things discussed were added nutrients for what I need for my business, like customer advocacy, offline tools, online tools … they’re very helpful because I discovered what else I need in order to improve the business,” said Jeyna Azugi of Team Sir George Salon.

Digital technology, however, has to be embraced not only by the decision-makers but the whole team for it to make a bigger impact.

“We learned a lot that could help us with our future plans for the business. We are most interested in the concept of GCash. Our consideration now is how we’ll train our employees, because they’re already doing things a certain way, so it’ll be a [challenge] helping them adapt to technology,” said Flory Jhen and Flory Vhel Alvarez of Shinyou.

However, technology only emphasizes what business owners already know and live by, that it is quality that still gets the customer. Thus, technology has to work side by side with current sales, service and marketing strategies in order for it to work.