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STEAG ON TAX BROUHAHA

‘We have paid all taxes’ By Allan M. Mediante Editor in Chief

CAGAYAN de Oro City--“With regards to the story that we have not paid taxes to the Philippine Veterans Investment Development

Corporation (Phividec), there’s a misunderstanding and we are currently clarifying directly with Phividec,” thus stated a representative of the Steag State Power in a message sent to this paper yesterday.

Jerome Soldevilla, Steag communications officer said: “So far, since the start of our operations in 2006, we have complied all statutory requirements including payments of all applicable taxes as prescribed by law,”

In the recent issue of Mindanao Daily, Phividec had warned Steag and other companies under its jurisdiction, to pay taxes in the amount of P1,064,720,370.07, or get out of the industrial estate which is located in Tagoloan and

Villanueva towns in Misamis Oriental. In said issue, former congressman Benjo Benaldo, now a member of the Board of Directors of the Phividec (PIE-MO), bared See taxes, page 11

Phividec issues demand letters to three top delinquent taxpayers By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor

CAGAYAN de Oro City--The legal panel of the Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corporation (Phividec) has started to issue demand letters to delinquent taxpayers in the Phividec industrial ecozone in Misamis Oriental, Phividec Board Member Benjo Benaldo said Tuesday. He said that the Steag State Power, Inc. a 220-megawatt coal-fired power plant located in the town of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental topped the list with a real property tax delinquent amounting to Php 447,212,139.85, followed by the Mindanao International Container Terminal (MICT} Php 342,438,335.33, and the Philippine Sinter Corp. Php 131,442,768.66 or a total of Php 1,064,720,370.07. Benaldo said they would give the three

RELIEF OPERATIONS. Above, from left, Mayor Roberto Yugo of Pantucan, Compostela Valley; Mayor Abraham “Jess” Burahan of Hadji Panlima Tahil, SuluLMP Secretary General; Former Vice Governor Julio Uy (Misamis Oriental); Rep. Juliette T. Uy (second district of Misamis Oriental); Mayor Pizarro, Mayor Maria Fe V. Brondial of Socorro, Oriental Mindoro (LMP National President), Mayor Leonardo Genesis T. Calingasan of Libona, Bukidnon (VP for Internal Affairs), Mayor Allan Lim of Lala, Lanao del Norte (Mindanao Cluster VP), Mayor Ferdinand R. Abesames of Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija, Mayor Maded Elias Lope Ali of Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Mayor Jennie Rosalie T. Uy of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental (Business Manager) and Mayor Rachel M. Banares of Orcuera, Romblon (PRO) pose for photograph during the distribution of relief goods to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who took refuge at the Covered Court in Baloi town, Lanao del Norte. Right, good variety of 5,500 packs (5 kilos) of rice that were distributed to the IDPs. Photos by Rose Mondejar and Dodo Canoy

See letters, page 11

Second Frontpage

LMP distributes P1.3 million-worth of rice to evacuees sheltered in Balo-i town By ROSE MONDEJAR and DODO CANOY Contributors

VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental--The national and local chapter of the League of Municipalities of the

Philippines (LMP) banded together over the weekend to help hundreds of residents affected by the Marawi siege. Misamis Oriental second district Rep. Juliette Uy, former Misamis Oriental

Vice Governor Julio Uy, and LMP-Misamis Oriental Chapter President Jennie Uy, also the mayor of Villanueva town, Misamis Oriental, and other LMP national executive officers led by

LMP National Executive President Maria Fe VillarBrondial, also the mayor of Socorro, Oriental Mindanao, distributed packs of good variety of rice See rice, page 11

n Authorities raid Cybersex den in Gingoog City, arrest 7 persons n Military belies report losing 7 men in a clash with rebels in B’non n Woman died of ‘snake’ bite in Misamis Oriental n Ombudsman suspends Department of Agriculture official in Cagayan de Oro for neglect

Misor guv slams BIR for taxing JO workers By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

MISAMIS Oriental--Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano on Tuesday assailed the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) memorandum circular See workers, page 11

Cybersex den raided, 7 persons apprehended By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Seven persons were arrested following a raid of an alleged cybersex den in Gingoog City on Wednesday. Armed with a search warrant issued by a local

judge, operatives from the Gingoog police, a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, and AntiCyber Crime Group-10 (ACG-10) agents, raided an apartment in Barangay 13, Gingoog, which led to the arrest of seven persons. Apprehended were Roel Ruiz, Gerald Pinol, Robert

Higana, Geovani Mandin, Gener Pacot, Hermenegildo Escano, and a woman. It was reported that the male suspects are homosexuals. Confiscated inside the apartment were seven laptops, four thumb drives, 12 mobile phones, two pocket wifi devices, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card,

two ATM cards, two modems, P7,000 in cash and other items. In a phone interview Wednesday noon, Superintendent Roel Lamiing, Gingoog city police director, said the modus operandi of the male suspects would include enticing their prospective victims, mostly foreign

nationals, by creating fake social media accounts and posing as sexy and beautiful women. Lamiing said the suspects would establish a relationship with the foreigners and after being virtually intimate with them, would engage them in online sex and pornography.

The suspects will then record the victims doing sexual acts and post these videos on an internet sharing site, specifically Youtube. “They (suspects) will use these videos to extort money from the victims,” he said, adding that they payment demanded See raided, page 11

MINDANAO DAILY SECOND FRONTPAGE mark francisco, Section Editor EDITOR: RUEL V. PELONE

Diarrhea cases in Medina stabilizes By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-The situation in Medina has started to stabilize after more than 400 residents of this town were infected with diarrhea recently, municipal Mayor Donato Chan said yesterday. Chan said only about less than 20 patients are still being confined at the town’s medical facility, a significant drop from the 479 See cases, page 11

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Military belies report losing 7 men in a clash with rebels in B’non By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The military on Wednesday belied a report that it lost seven government troopers in an encounter with the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in the hinterlands of Bukidnon. “The military has not engaged an armed encounter with the NPA and it has not lost any men in ‘fake encounter’ in a press statement furnished to the local Planting season. A farmer works on his ricefield using a mud-boat while media,” Lt. Erwin Bugarin, his son looks on at the village of Tagapua, San Francsico town in Agusan del Sur on the spokesperson of the July 7, 2017.” Photo by Jun Ayensa for Mindanao Daily News army’s 8 th Infantry Battal-

Woman died of ‘snake’ bite in Misamis Oriental By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Residents in the coastal town of Jasaan in Misamis Oriental have bonded together in search of an unknown snake believed bite a 35-year-old woman who died Tuesday moments after undergoing treatment in a hospital in Cagayan de Oro City. Miraluna Duran, of Camiguin, was visiting her relatives in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental, on the occasion of the death anniversary of her father when allegedly bitten by an unknown snake while taking a nap Tuesday afternoon.

A relative, who did not disclose her name, said that Miraluna complained of numbness on her arms hours after she was allegedly bitten by a “cat” she pushed away with her hand while she was taking a nap. Duran reportedly saw the cat which was running around near her head while she was lying for a nap when bitten, the relative said. “Duran thought it was the cat who bit her when we went to the municipal health office for treatment,” the relative said. She said that the municipal health personnel advised them to proceed WAR IN MARAWI. Evacuees from Marawi City arrive in Pantar, Lanao del Norte. to the nearby town See snake, page 11

MindaNews file photo by Froilan Gallardo

Cagayan de Oro DA official suspended for neglect THE Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has ordered the suspension for one month and one day of Lealyn Ramos, the Regional Executive Director of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Cagayan de Oro City.

Ramos was found guilty of simple neglect of duty for anomalies that attended the multi-million peso Bio-Organic Fertilizer Program. Probe found that from 2009 to 2012, the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) purchased thousands

of bags/liters of organic fertilizers worth over PHP17.6 million. Upon validation, it was found that the procurement was highly irregular as the suppliers were not qualified to supply the fertilizers and pesticides; the deliveries

failed to meet the required product specifications and quality standards; procurement was made without conducting public bidding; bidders failed to pass the eligibility check; and suppliers did not See NEGLECT, page 11

ion, based in Impasug- ong, Bukidnon, said. The press statement signed by a certain “Ka Ma l e m Ma b i n i ,” w h o claimed to be the spokesperson of the NPA-North Central Mindanao Region, said that seven government troopers of the army 8IB were killed in various separate armed encounters in the hinterlands of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon. Bugarin said that there never was an encounter with the NPA where the government lost seven men. “The report was See MILITARY, page 11

Bombings in Marawi causing fear among Pantar folk By H. Marcos C. Mordeno MindaNews

PANTAR, Lanao del Norte-Some residents of this town have developed fears of the daily aerial bombardment in nearby Marawi City where government forces are battling the Islamic Stateinspired Maute Group, an evacuee said. “We can hear the bombs from here. The explosions are so loud especially at night, that’s why the people are afraid,” Imal Abduljalil, whose family has sought refuge in a relative’s house, said Tuesday. “ The y’re af raid the bombs might land here, too,” Abduljalil, speaking in Cebuano, said. “You see that hill? See BOMBINGS, page 11

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An armored personnel carrier passes along the highway in Pantar, Lanao del Norte on the way to Marawi City on Tuesday, 11 July 2017. MindaNews photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno

No immediate homecoming for Marawi folk once conflict ends By Froilan Gallardo MindaNews

MARAWI City––Evacuees from this besieged city are unlikely to be permitted to return to their homes soon after the military drives out the Islamic State-inspired Maute militants, an official said. Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Gov. Mujiv Hataman said the displaced residents will have to wait

The governor said the military voiced concerns that the attackers might leave behind hundreds of improvised explosive devices among the rubble of the city. He added Philippine Air Force warplanes dropped hundreds of bombs and rockets into the city since May 25. “A single tank of Gasul (liquefied petroleum gas) can be an improvised bomb left behind to hurt the residents,” he said.

until the military clears the city of improvised explosives and unexploded ordnance. “Safety for the residents is our primary concern,” Hataman said. He said the government will not fix a time table for the return of the residents. He said it could take six months or more depending on the outcome of the ongoing fighting between government forces and the Maute gunmen.

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of R.A No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that GIL OCERO ARCENAL has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error in the entry of his DATE OF BIRTH from “JAN. 9, 1962” to “NOVEMBER 25, 1962” in the Certificate of Live Birth of GIL OCERO ARCENAL who was born on NOVEMBER 25, 1962 at CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are ADRIANO O. ARCENAL and PANFILA S. OCERO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than JULY 21, 2017. (SGD.) ANNA VICTORIA A. EVANGELISTA Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: July 13 & 20, 2017

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur Municipality of Santa Cruz OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL REGISTRAR NOTICE OF PUBLICATION 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 JOWIE A. ATTO has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” and change of first name from “JEONEVEE” to “JOWIE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JEONEVEE ALING ATTO at Jose Rizal, Santa Cruz,Davao del Sur and whose parents are DOMINGO ATTO and ROSALINDA ALING. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 28th day of July 2017. (SGD.) MARIO M. TIZON Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: July 6 & 13, 2017

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF BETWEEN SPOUSES JERRY GANDILAN PERINO AND MARIA THERESA V. ARA,

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased ALIPIO G. CABINGAS, who died intestate on December 4, 2015 in Luyong Bonbon, Opol Misamis Oriental. That the deceased at the time of her death left parcel of land, described below; OCT No. P-18548 “A parcel of Land (Lot 37598, Cad-237, (Lot 1, CCS-10-000196-D), situated in Bonbon, Opol, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of SIX HUNDRED SEVEN (607) Sq. M. more or less; is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE; made and entered by ALICIA G. CABINGAS, of legal age, widow, Filipino of Luyong Bonbon, Opol, Misamis Oriental. JACQUENLINE C. TAN, of legal age, married, Filipino, resident of Luyong Bonbon, Opol, Misamis Oriental. ARLENE C. DIAZ, of legal age, married, Filipino, resident of Luyong Bonbon, Opol, Misamis Oriental. ALMA G. CABINGAS, of legal age, single, Filipino, resident of Luyong Bonbon, Opol, Misamis Oriental. After being duly sworn, Under Notary Public of BUENAVENTURA E. SAGRADO; as per Doc No. 414; Page No. 83; Book No. 117; Series of 2017. MDN: July 6 . 13 & 20, 2017

IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF BETWEEN SPOUSES ELBRICH B. BETO AND MARJORIE M. SOLITO,

CIVIL CASE NO.2017-067

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 rites on January 8, 2008 at Iligan 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 processes relative to this case at their residents at Suarez, Iligan City and Steeltown, 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 separated from each other for more than Seven (7) years, since 2010 they decided to separate live physically in bed and board thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on January 8, 2008, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on July 28, 2017 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 30th day of June, 2017. MDN: July 6, 13 & 20, 2017

IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF BETWEEN SPOUSES DIVINO BANIEL DERLA AND JUDITH SUNDO AMANCIO,

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO.2017-062

DIVINO BANIEL DERLA AND JUDITH SUNDO AMANCIO, Petitioners. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

JERRY GANDILAN PERINO AND MARIA THERESA V. ARA, Petitioners. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO.2017-063

2001, establishes guidelines for the grant of cash incentive award to deserving local athletes who won medals or awards in national or international competitions of individual or team sports. The councilor said she also proposed a similar law granting incentives to topnotchers of professional board and licensure examinations. (JAO)

ELBRICH B. BETO AND MARJORIE M. SOLITO, Petitioners. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

RA Form No.10.1(MCRO)

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

THE City Council adopted a resolution commending and congratulating Cherg Aets Salo Andres, an eightyear old boy from Bayabas, this city, for winning silver medals in three categories, namely: Standard TimeOne Hour and 45 Minutes, Rapid-25 Minutes, and Blitz-five Minutes during the ASEAN Age Group Chess Championship held in Pattaya, Thailand last May 29 to June 29, 2016. Councilor Nadya Elipe, proponent of the resolution, said the young chess player has given pride and honor to the city and its residents with this feat. INCENTIVES During last week’s regular session the councilor gave a special report on the city’s incentive ordinance for athletes. She said that the ordinance granting cash incentive awards to deserving local athletes who won medals or awards in national or international competition of individuals, or teen sports and other purposes was passed and enacted in 2001. She stressed that these incentives are given not as a payment but a gift to them for the pride they had given the city. Ordinance No. 7927-

IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF BETWEEN SPOUSES EFREN JR. N. TORTOR AND JO MARIE ANTOINETTE L. CARO-TORTOR,

CIVIL CASE NO.2017-068

EFREN JR. N. TORTOR AND JO MARIE ANTOINETTE L. CARO-TORTOR, 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 rites on December 17, 1983 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 processes relative to this case at their residents at Malaybalay, Bukidnon and Palao, 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 separated from each other for more than Seventeen (17) years,they decided to separate live physically in bed and board thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on December 17, 1983, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on July 21, 2017 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 27th day of June, 2017.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on September 18, 2005 at Spring Kibawe, 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 processes relative to this case at their residents at Naga City, Camarines 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 separated from each other for more than eight (8) years,they decided to separate live physically in bed and board thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on September 18, 2005, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on July 21, 2017 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 27th day of June, 2017.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on December 22, 2000 at Kulasihan, Lantapan 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 processes relative to this case at their residents at Cagayan de Oro City and Buru-un, 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 separated from each other for more than Seven (7) years, since 2010 they decided to separate live physically in bed and board thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on December 22, 2000, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on July 28, 2017 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 30th day of June, 2017.

MDN: June 29, July 6 & 13, 2017

MDN: July 6, 13 & 20, 2017

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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IBP asks to rectify ‘errors’ in issuing TRO

Is there anything wrong in the way Cagayan De Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno obtained a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) for five dismissal orders involving separate anti-graft cases? A City Hall report boasts of Moreno, who faces dozens of anti-graft cases with the Ombudsman, obtaining a single TRO for five dismissal orders rolled into one. Many cried foul…. For instance, William Guialani, a former chief of an outskirt village in Cagayan De Oro, described the TROs as the highest travesty of justice. Guialani said that if the five antigraft cases were consolidated into one, the cases should be the same issue. Yet, the anti-graft cases were separate and distinct from each other because it has different causes of action. Guialani said that the CA committed three errors, first, it failed to ask the complainants, including the Ombudsman [principal complainant] to comment regarding the consolidation of the cases, second, before the TRO is served, the complainant should be served notice to comment

Beda College. Nonetheless, the CYNOSURE believed that Moreno is entitled to all that the court of justice and the law could offer. On the contrary, there is always a limit to the “due process.” When will it ends is a question that could only be answered by the citizenry. Once the citizenry feels that their rights have been abused and oppressed, the citizenry has the right to demand a change. That is the highest form of justice that the citizenry could adopt. -0Former Representative Benjo Benaldo, of Cagayan De Oro’s 1st District, was recently appointed member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corp. The Phividec supervises and manages the various industrial zone in the country, including the 3,500 hectares industrial zone that straddled along the coastal towns of Villanueva, Tagolo-an, and Jasaan in the east district of Misamis Oriental. Benaldo’s marching order is to collect the delinquent tax of some multinationals in the Phividec

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area in Misamis Oriental, which could run up to more than Php 2 billion. Initially, it was reported that STEAG State Power, Inc., a coal-fired power plant, owes the national government more than P.4 billion in unpaid real property tax. One of the issues that Benaldo should dig is the operation of the Mindanao International Container Terminal (MICT), which is operated by a Filipinoowned International Container Terminal, Inc. The MICT has an outstanding unpaid real property taxes amounting to more than P.3 billion. Perhaps, B enaldo is only looking at the tip of the iceberg about possible corrupt practices in the government-owned Phividec in Misamis Oriental. Being young and an experienced legislator, Benaldo has more on his sleeves to discover and unravel some questionable operations and transactions in the Phividec Ecozone in Misamis Oriental.

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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Come, my children, listen PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN to me; I will teach you the Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Caraga fear of the LORD…” (Psalm Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING 34:11, the Holy Bible). Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor -oooPBE IS BARKING AT AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA THE WRONG TREE ON Regional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant EDUCATION: The view, espoused by a group call RODRIGO B. SEVILLA JOE PALABAO Regional Editor-Davao Feature Editor ing itself the Philippine ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI ATTY. ANTONIO S. SORIANO Business for Education (PBE), that the deteriorated NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE 2f, ics building educational system in the CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 tel. no.: 881-0176 country today is due to the CRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY tiano cor. montalvan sts. overly-centralized manner Legal Counsel Legal Counsel by which the Department of --------------------------------------------------------------Education (DepEd) is being bureau and mktg staff run and how teachers are candy macabale - 09161326483 being chosen, is, as it were, RIZA O. ARES - 0915-9753-277/0926-2242-653 barking at the wrong tree MISOR - LOLONG NABONG - 0906-875-8650 all over again. GINGOOG CITY-MANNY ANSIHAGAN-0936-287-7788 North Buk. - DAHLIA S. BENEMERITO-0955-150-6602 This presupposes, quite VALENCIA CITY - PHILIP PHIL CALUMBA-0905-652-5407 erroneously, that impartMARAMAG - roFINA CUALES - 0926-336-1585 ing the basics of reading, Iligan City - JEFFREY OPONDA-0936-1174378 writing, and arithmetic to tangub city - bobby mag usara OROQUIETA CITY - PJ TREMEDAL-0919-3452375 Filipino children starts with ARMM - Sony Sudaria-0947-4810371 the schools and therefore cotabato - ANALISA ESPAÑOLA-0916-9351714 with the DepEd and its KORONADAL CITY-FREDIE SOLINAP-09557161873 teachers. This is wrong. davao - tom a. caballero-09756023684 davao del norte - sarah castor - 09263988293 Teaching our children the digos city, - romeo d. sanchez -0907-1905204 rudiments of reading, writdavao city - rene s. arias (Photo Journalist) ing, and arithmetic starts DAVAO del Norte- RUEL LIGONES COMVAL PROVINCE - Rhodel javier- 0975-2331259 with us parents, and in our panabo, davao - arnold t. san agustin - 0955-3125405 homes. butuan - PAT SAMONTE-0912-8091093 If parents and families san frans - CRIS PANGANIBAN-09277974193 failed or refused, for one San Francisco - deding PANGANBAN-0927-7974193 Pagadian City - GRACE FRANCISCO -0912-8484037 reason or another, to teach ZAMBOANGA - AL JACINTO - 09177103642 their young children how to Member: ORO CHAMBER Philippine Press Institute

within 10 days, third, the CA supposedly should not entertain Moreno’s TRO because the motion for reconsideration filed with the Ombudsman have yet to be resolved, which constitute forum shopping. Guialani appealed to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to help in correcting the errors. Likewise, Guialani asked Pres. Duterte to make Cagayan De Oro as an example in the administration’s fight against the issuance of TROs and the corrupt public officials. Another complainant, Tony Nuñez was also appalled of the TRO sham. What is happening to this administration? During the campaign for the Presidency, elected President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to run after corrupt public officials as one of the cornerstone of his administration. However, some observers opined that the President’s avowed commitment to run after alleged corrupt public officials is a baloney. There are even insinuations that Duterte could be protecting fraternal brothers back when he was taking up law in San

read, write, or do the basics of addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication, or to at least interest the kids on these endeavors while they are still capable of being trained or molded, there is nothing more that the schools and the DepEd and its teachers can do afterwards. -oooTEACHING KIDS STARTS WITH TEACHING THEIR PARENTS: The PBE should therefore train its guns on what could be done in Filipino homes while the children are still susceptible of being taught and trained. The focus on educating young Filipinos should start with the very parents of the children, making sure that these parents are themselves equipped with the necessary ability to read, write, and do arithmetic. The idea is, how could parents teach anything to their children, as they are growing up, when they themselves know nothing, or are not interested, about reading, writing, and arithmetic? When the parents know nothing, they can teach nothing. And when

they cannot teach anything, it is pretty sure they are going to be bad examples or role models for their children. On the other hand, it is a fact that even if many parents are totally illiterate, this did not prevent them from showing good examples to their children, enabling the children to rise above the lack of education of their ascendants. The objective of PBE and of the government should therefore be to assure that the parents can either teach reading, writing, or arithmetic to their children, or to be morally and spiritually upright. -oooTEACH OUR CHILDREN THE FEAR AND LOVE OF GOD: Indeed, it has been written by sages of old that training a person should start while he is a young child. Thus, it has been said, train the child in the way that he should go, and he will never depart from it even if he grows old. This old advice remains true today, in the age of computers and Internet and knowledge and information exploding online. But, what is the way that

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the child should go and for which he should be trained? It has also been written a long time ago that the child should be taught on the way of the Lord---which means the child should be taught that there is a God who must be feared and loved with all our hearts, minds, and souls. Teaching our children the fear and love of God would keep them in the only way towards probity and integrity, and away from evil and criminality. Who should teach these basic pieces of wisdom? The parents are admonished to do so, for they are truly the first--and the best---teaches any child can ever get. -oooWATCH “ANG TANGING DAAN” AT FACEBOOK: Please watch “Ang Tanging Daan”, a Bible exposition and prayer session for everyone, in English and Filipino, at www.facebook.com/angtangingdaan. Reactions: 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.

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Assistance to troops given. The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA RFO 10) through its attached agency Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 10 (BFAR 10) continues its support to the Philippine Marines deployed in Marawi City by turning over 500 pack canned goods (containing 24 cans per pack) on July 11, 2017 at the BFAR 10 office, Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City . OIC-Admin and Finance Division Gigi C. Albor of BFAR 10 handed over the canned goods - which they received from the other regions - worth Php342.00 per pack, for a total of Php171,000.00. It was then received by Technical Sergeant Claro F. Oliva, Chief G7 1st Marine Brigade (1MBDE) of the Philippine Marines. The turn-over of assistance is part of DA Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol’s commitment in helping the troops following the conflict situation in the city. # (AMBManto, DA-RFO10)

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DON MARCELINO STATE OF MUNICIPALITY ADDRESS MAAYONG BUNTAG GOOD MORNING SAATONG TANAN! MAGANDANG BUHAY!

It was around this time in 2016, last year, when I stood in this very spot, enumerating to all of you, what I want to achieve as Mayor of the Municipality of Don Marcelino. Now, Allow me to Report to all of you what we have done in our first year, our achievements, our issues and challenges and what we will do even better in the next year to come. My Vision for Don Marcelino is a dream nurtured ever since I started my career in public service. Like an infant, it was slowly nourished and fed by my years of experience as a barangay leader, a legislative officer and now, as a local Chief Executive. It was accurately be called as MY BABY. MY OFFSPRING. MY LEGACY to this municipality. I call it: THE M.I.K.E AGENDA. M M stands for Management. Our LGU is an institution and an organization. Like any other, it needs to be managed properly and responsibly. This includes responsible fiscal, personnel and organizational management. I am pleased to report that as of the 1st Quarter of 2017, we have complied with the mandate to become transparent and accountable in our three conspicuous places and uploading the same in the full disclosure policy portal. We can check all our financial documents including our: Annual budget\ Gender and development accomplishment report Annual procurement plan Debt service and, Statement of receipts and expenditures, In the FDP BOARDS LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPAL HALL, PUBLIC MARKET AND ABC HALL. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK THE WEBSITE FDPP.BLGS.GOV.PH for the electronic copies these documents. We are the First Municipality to completely upload our financial documents for the second and third quarter of 2016 and 1st Quarter of 2017. We also conducted a successful transition of properties, financial documents, personnel records and other pertinent government properties from the previous administration to the current administration Last June 15, 2016. Our Acknowledgement and gratitude to our former Mayor and now our respected Vice Mayor John H. Johnson for Paving the way towards a smooth and Efficient transfer of obligation and responsibilities. We have also formulated our development plans. Last May 31, 2017, the sangguniang bayan approved our Municipal Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and integrated DRRM concerns to our plans through the use of Geographical information system technology. This administration also believe that good management starts at home. Thus, it is also a priority to develop and improve the seat of our local government, our municipal hall and compound. At present, we have already spent an estimated 800,000.00 Pesos to complete the concreting of our municipal hall drive and refurbish the various offices within our building. Ang kabag-ohan sa atoang munisipyo dili lamang kutob dinhi. Naa pa’y nagpaabo sa mas dako,mas nindot ug mas ikapasigarbong munisipyong maoy mosalamin sa damgo ug panlantaw sa katawhan sa Don Marcelino. Of course, management also entails the wise use and collection of resources which we can use for our programs, projects and activities. Thus, our collection of local sources of income should be managed well. In 2016, we have collected 999,305.00 for our Business tax. This further increased in the first quarter of 2017,with almost half of the previous collection at 405,902.81 already collected by our municipal treasury. This covers 252 business renewals from last year’s 171 and 238 new business registrations from last year’s 150. Total business establishment bloomed to 490 units from 2016’s 321 units. I I stands for investment. In order to achieve our dreams and aspirations, we have poured our resources, our time and our efforts in the implementation of our PPAs. For our infrastructure development, we have spent the 4,842,295.00 pesos for our project including the construction of Kasa Day Care Center, Public Market renovation, town site streetlights project, embankment of proposed transport terminal, repair of our heavy equipment’s and support to our indigenous Filipino school project. These project have a hundred percent financial and physical accomplishment for

HON. MICHAEL A. MARUYA- Mayor Of Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental delivered His 1ST speech State Of Municipality Address. the second semester of 2016. More than 50% of our current budget amounting to an Estimated Sixty-Eight Million has been subdivided and allocated to our programs as mentioned. For 1st Semester of 2017, we have already physically and financially completed infrastructure project worth 6,423,366.55. this includes concreting of streets, 2nd phase of our townsite streetlight project and public transport terminal as well as the establishment of our Don Marcelino boundary landmark. Aside from this, we have also an estimated Twenty-seven Million (27,000,000.00) for our infrastructure development. We have allocated more than 5,000,000.00 pesos for our peace and order activities. Another 6,000,000.00 was allocated for our gender and development and disaster risk reduction and management was allocated an estimated 5,000,000.00. We have also poured an anitial 4,856,657.00 for our agricultural programs. For social services we have an initial 2,855,294.00. Our civil society organizations are also part of our investment priorities. Last April 1, 2014, we have awarded the Sangguniang bayan accredited Don Marcelino Tricycle, Operation and Drivers Association ( DOMATODA ) With an assistance amounting to SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND (700,000.00). Part of our Investment efforts is also banking on the beauty and diversity of Don Marcelino. Thus, I have emphasized tourism as one of the flagship programs of my administration. To boost this efforts, our sanguniang bayan passed ordinance no. 18, series of 2017 enacting the municipal tourism code of Don Marcelino. We have also created our municipal tourism council and formulated our Tourism Master Plan. I am proud to present our Tourism Campaign titled “ADVENTURE DON MAR:IT’S NOT THAT FAR.” Last June 17-18, 2017, we have successfully conducted a Capacity Building Workshop for Tourism Development to our 15 Barangays, Women organizations, DEPED, PNP, BUSINESS SECTOR, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, YOUTH AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. We have inventoried our local sceneries, plan for the improvement of our road networks and further improve our infrastructures. We have also generated jobs through our Public Employment Service Office. As of now, we have 388 new employees in response to job vacancies placements. K All of this brings us to the letter K in my agenda. KEYNOTE. So what is the Keynote of my administration? Unsa ang kinauyokan nga tumong sa atoang mga gipambuhat ug Gipaningkamutan. My keynote is development. Paglambo. Dili lamang sa pipila kundili sa kadaghanan. In Agriculture, We have provided an ESTIMATED SIX MILLION (6,000,000.00) Pesos for crops including the provision of farming equipments like sprayers and farming tractors. Seedlings including cacao, coffee, vegetable seeds

and Rubber. For our corn program, we have implemented an Estimated one Million (1,000,000.00) pesos of corn Equipments for our corn Farmers. We have established an Agriculture demo farm at Brgy. Lawa and we had a test run for Cassava grate and Brgy. Nueva Villa. For our Livestock an Fisheries, 700 farmers from our 15 Barangays benefited from our animal health care monitoring program. 1300 farmers received our routine services on vitamin administration, deworming and castration. We have also conducted a partial identification of the area for community fish landing center in Brgy. Talaguton. An estimated Two Million (2,000,000.00) Pesos was allocated to cater to these programs. Our farmers also enjoyed capacity enhancement raining, as part of our mandate to capacitate our women farmers. More than 50 members of our Rural Improvement club participated on our training for white corns. I am proud to say that we have also integrated climate change adaptation measures In our agricultural PPAs including training our farmers for ADLAY PRODUCTION AND VALUE ADDING PRODUCTS. We also have our eyes on our youth farmers particularly our out of school youth. 2 youth farmers, both members of our 4H Club of the Municipality have undergone a seminar on food processing with good manufacturing practices and one youth farmer benefited for our adopt a farmer program. Our accomplishments in our agricultural efforts would not be possible without our continuous coordination with the Department of Agriculture Specifically the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) And the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI). For Social Services Delivery, 190 Don Marcelinians became beneficiaries of our sustainable livelihood program. All of them finished their skills training and graduated from the COR JESU College. 31 of them Are NC 2 Food and Beverage Completers, 40 were trained on massage services, 40 finished their Training as Security guards and 79 learned about poultry raising. Our administration also prioritized the welfare of our senior citizens, currently, we have a total of 1767 social pensioners. They have received financial subsidy worth 1500 per quarter, Identification cards and burial assistance worth 2,000.00. While we focus on our people at their old age, we also have special care for our young citizens. Our Day Care program is more robust. As of this period, we boast of 34 day care teachers and 14 SNP Workers from 2016, we catered to 1,620 Day Care students to 1740 children in 2017. The economic empowerment of women is also a priority which we have untirelessly advocated. As of this reporting, 25 women and KALIPI members who will undergo productivity skills. Women in Especially difficult circumstance as well as SOLO parents are also given assistance worth an Estimated 550,00.00. Under our gender and development, 40 Nagkadoma See address, page 7

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Women became recipients of our livelihood program. For our health services, various continuing health programs and services were rendered to our municipality. To highlight a few, we continue our advocacy for reproductive health. 79 married women in their reproductive ages were given protaction,59 women beneficiaries were screened for early detection on cervical cancer, 349 pregnant women were given prenatal and postnatal services and 115 Barangay health workers were trained on basic health programs. Our children were given immunization which is garantisadong pambata. 3,548 under 2 years old and 3,856 under 5 years old received free immunization. We also monitored the health status of 5261 under five children. We also Conducted an activity for the WORLD MALARIA DAY AT BRGY. Nueva Villa. An OPERATION TULI CAMPAIGN were also conducted in BRGY. Talaguton, Lawa, Baluntaya, North Lamidan, South Lamidan and West Lamidan, Dalupan, and Lanao. For our Peace and Order, the Various issues and challenges of our current administration including the massive Anti-drug abuse campaign and the declaration of the martial law for the whole of Mindanao were main points in our agenda for development. Peace and Order for our Anti-drug abuse activities, I am proud to report to all of you that the first barangay to present its drug clearing requirements hail from the municipality of Don Marcelino. We have conducted drug clearing activities based on our Masa Masid and Community Rehabilitation Mandate from the DILG. We have conducted module 1-4 Involving Counseling, Community activities and seminars based on our provincial CRN Plan titled the auding plan. Our municipality currently supports 529 voluntary surrenderees for reformation (VSRS). We have allocated a total of 600.000.00 for this campaign, in our VSRs will graduate on November 2017 after they passed all the training given to them. We have also conducted a double series of enhancement training for our barangay peace keeping action teams. 225 BPATs from 15 Barangay were trained and given basic life skills training, DRRM rescue training and guidelines on the assistance for drug operations. Our peace situation has also improved greatly with the installation of our SOLAR Powered Street Lights. We have also provided assistance to our PNP though the refurbishment of PNP Patrol Car, Office needs and supplies and the donation of a 1-hectare lot for the construction of a type A PNP Building. We have also provided assistance to our local police through Refurbishment of their PNP patrol car. We will extend and stretch the same infrastructural and logistic assistance to the BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION! Together with these concerned national line agencies and with the assistance from our local investors, we shall further strengthen our municipal risk and disaster management strategies and approaches to prevent damages to properties and loss of lives. For our civil registry, we have utilized 250,000,000.00 in response to the registration of certificates of live births and solemnization of marriages. We have a current target of 80% increase on the registration of civil documents for our LGU. E Environmental sustainability. Ang atoang maluntarong kalamboan makab.ot lamang kung atoang tagaan ug atensyon ang kinaiyahan. This administration advocate for the use of sustainable renewable energy for our municipality. Currently, Dalupan Benefits from its Micro-hydro power plant. We have made use of solar powered lights as well as sitios in Brgy. Talaguton, Lanao, Mabuhay and Kiobog for their household energy consumptions. Brgy. West Lamidan is currently preparing its requirements for the installation of another Micro Hydropower plant. It is fitting then to add to our labels not just the adventure of tourism but also of our promise as the municipality of renewable energy.

Thursday, July 13, 2017 Added to this, our sangguniang bayan also created ordinances No. 21, series of 2017 establishing the 113.583 Hectares lan within migtango range in Brgy. Talaguton as a permanent watershed reserve and convergence palnting site for the national greening program. Our solid waste management system is also fully implemented with our APPLICATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT ON THE SANITARY LAND FILL. All public establishment, business centers, household and Barangay are also mandated to strictly follow the segregation at source in handling waste materials. All these would not have been possible without the grace of or father almighty in the heavens. Our gratitude also to our sangguniang bayan for the full support in our endeavors, to our department heads for their tireless efforts to implement our programs, projects and activities, to the national government agencies for their dynamism and synergy with our LGU, to our barangay officials who have stood by us and supported our initiative at all times, to our CSOS who have voluntarily given their time and effort , to our municipal employees, job order employees, barangay health workers, BPATS, business sec-

tor, teachers, care employees, to our provincial government under the leadership of Governor Claude P. Bautista and all other stakeholders, my utmost and heartfelt gratitude for all you have given towards achieving our agenda for development. My Mike Agenda was once a dream which has now come into fruition. As such, it is not just my vision but also the vision of all Don Marcelinians who are ready to take on future with all our minds and hearts. Through our concerted efforts and actions, our Mike Agenda will only become better, bigger and bolder. Our accomplishments will double and triple throughout the coming years. We will pass the coveted seal of good local governance, we will be awarded with the Gawad Kalasag for disaster resilient LGU’s, we will be part of the most competitive LGU’s based on national competitiveness index, we will be awardees of the Galing Pook Program. Don Marcelino’s name will become a known tourist destination and a place of sustainable development for all. This is the Mike agenda! This is our dreams and aspirations turning into reality! Onwards Don Marcelino! We will soar high and go far Don Mar!

Administrator Mr. Chenchen A. Maruya, and Guest officials of DEPARTMENTS such as DILG, DTI, BIR, DEPED, DPWH, BFP, 73IB-PA, PNP AND ETC. (Photo supplies by Jun T. Pableo-COR)

HON. MICHAEL A. MARUYA- Mayor center, and SB Members from left to right Hon. John H. Johnson- Vice Mayor, Hon. Leopoldo M. Cadulang, Hon. Annie B. Sumalinog, Hon. Danilo I. Omicas, Hon. Jaime P. Bansil, Hon. Renato S. Bautista, Hon. Elizabeth M. Maruya, Hon. Jorge D. Gildore, Hon. Niel P. Johnson, Hon. Reynold G. Llanto-ABC Fed. President, Hon. Romulo B. Tampadang- IP Mandatory Representative

Hon. Micheal A. Maruya- Mayor, together with 15- Barangay Captains of Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental attending SOMA 2017

EDITOR : ALLAN M. MEDIANTE

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SSS lauds Supreme Court decision stopping NGCP THE Social Security System (SSS) on Tuesday lauded the Supreme Court’s (SC) issuance of a “status quo ante order” (SQAO) which temporarily prohibits the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to expropriate the entire 6.5ha property of the pension fund in Pasay City.

“We are ver y much thankful with the decision of the SC favoring our prayers to disallow NGCP to take over our members’ land in Financial Center in Pasay City. This may be a partial victory for our part but this is a big step in protecting our members’ interests,” Social Security Commission (SSC) Chairman Amado D. Valdez said. In a resolution dated June 21, the high court’s Third Division issued the SQAO against the decision of Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 108 allowing NGCP to expropriate a part of the SSS property in Diokno Ave., in Pasay City. “The Court further resolves to grant the petitioner’s prayer for the issuance of status quo ante order and/or writ of preliminary mandatory injunction and to issue a status quo ante order effective immediately as of this date and continuing until further orders from this Court,” the SC order read. “Now, therefore, you, your agents, representatives and any person or persons actin upon your order or in your place or stead, are hereby enjoined from implementing the orders dated March 2, 2017 and April 24, 2017 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 108 Pasay City,” the SC added. Likewise, SC ordered NGCP to submit its comments on the petition of SSS within 10 days from the receipt of notice. “…the Court, without necessarily giving due course thereto, resolves to require respondents to comment thereon (not to file a motion to dismiss) within a non-extendible period of 10 days from notice,” it read. In a previous statement, Valdez said that based on consultations with energy industry experts, NGCP

SSS asks NGCP not to take the land supposed to be the site of SSS Hospital The Social Security System or SSS claims of losing about P10-billion if the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) refuses to return the 7 hectare land beside the GSIS building in Pasay City.

The SSS lost to NCGP in an expropriation case in 2015. The SSS appealed the case but the court dismissed it. The agency is now pleading to the NGCP not to take the land where SSS plans to build a hospital

and corporate center. Chairman of investment oversight committee, Pompee Laviña said, “Let’s give a little care. Let’s not take the land of poor Filipinos.” The NGCP argues that the land in dispute is the best location to build the Pasay

does not need to expropriate as much as 6.5-ha of land to construct its 230kV substation. He referred to the Doña Imelda Substation formerly known as Araneta Substation in Quezon City which is a 900mV substation that used only 2,000 square meters of land. “Various consultations with our friends in the energy sector showed that NGCP have constructed a bigger substation with 900mV before and did not use more than two hectares of land. People in the industry are wondering why need a land which is more than what is required for that purpose,” Valdez said. Va l d e z e arl i e r a ls o warned NGCP that they may lose their land acquisitions prior to its move to expropriate the pension

fund’s property in Pasay City if the SC will decide in favor of SSS. “Aside from losing the property of ours they wish to expropriate, if the SC decide in our favor, I think other land acquisitions made by them should also be reviewed,” Valdez said. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc also welcomed the high court’s decision and is hoping that the SSS will win the fight for the pension fund’s current and future members. “We welcomed with gratitude the decision of SC to issue a SQAO and we hope that after due proceedings, it will lead to a permanent victory for the pension fund and its members, “ said Dooc, who reiterated the

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“Mindanao is a secret treasure yet to be wholly discovered. We believe that there are places like in Mindanao that can bring more opportunities to developers and businesses. This is the reason why we decided to put up our first project there specifically in Cagayan de Oro,” says Architect Romolo Nati of Italpinas Development Corp. (IDC). IDC is a listed green design company that heavily invested in the city of golden friendship. Going green for the Philippine emerging cities is one advocacy of IDC, aside from delivering smart projects that feature architectural green systems

substation based on their several years of planning. NGCP Spokesperson Atty. Cynthia Alabanza said, “The substation that we will build is an not establishment for private use. This will cater the entire Metro Manila. And that’s the only

that are both responsive to the call of the environment and efficient energy. The company fully supports the government’s ambitious project which is believed to be the golden age of infrastructure- among the plans approved is the Mindanao railway system connecting the cities of Davao, Surigao, and Cagayan de Oro. Other plans include infrastructure projects for transportation, water resources, flood management, energy, information communications technology, among others. “It’s good to see that high-quality projects are concentrated also in places

purpose of that.” The SSS has already appealed the case to the Supreme Court, and asked it to issue a temporary restraining order for the land dispute. – Mon Jocson | UNTV News and Rescue

outside Manila, which are in need of the attention of the government,” expressed Nati. “This is a good indicator that more investments and developments are coming in Mindanao,” he added. Italpinas joined Italian Chamber’s Infrastructure Plan Forum IDC joined and partnered with Italian Chamber of Commerce in its recently conducted infrastructure and construction forum with the focus on re-thinking infrastructure building, held at The City Club, Alphaland Makati last on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The forum talked about See treasure, page 11

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Coconut association clarifies AHA’s advisory on coconut oil United Coconut Association of the Philippines (UCAP) recently issued a statement clarifying the American Heart Association’s (AHA) advisory against the consumption of coconut oil. In the statement, UCAP mentioned that the advisory has gone viral with adverse effect on the coconut oil since it is considered a saturated fat. UCAP called on readers and users of coconut oil to be discerning of the said advisory and news articles drawing conclusion that coconut oil is unhealthy. According to Dr. Fabian M. Dayrit of the Ateneo De Manila University, the AHA adopted a position that ignores the distinction between medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA) and long-chain fatty acid (LCFA) despite the numerous advances in this certain field of sci-

ence. Coconut oil is mostly medium-chain saturated fats, the healthy type of fat. Detailed comparison of the fatty acid composition shows that coconut oil is very different from animal fat. Hence, studies that assume they are similar are consequently in error. Furthermore, Asian and Pacific Coconut Community also highlighted in their recent statement the words of Dr. Bruce Fife, a USA Certified Nutritionist and Doctor of Naturopathy Medicine, “You cannot say LDL is bad and HDL is good.” He explained the two types of LDL: one small and dense, while the other is large and soft. The large LDL is the type that is used in making bile, hormones, and Vitamin D, which are all good for one’s health. Dr. Fife further concluded that, “Eating coconut oil

(and other saturated fats) increases both HDL and the “good” LDL, thus, lowering the risk of heart disease. This is one of the reasons why populations that eat a lot of coconut oil have the lowest heart disease rates in the world.” Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) concurs with the stand of industry associations such as United Coconut Associations of the Philippines, Inc. and the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community that the advisory is misleading as AHA based its findings on limited studies on saturated fats. “This is not the first time this kind of negative publicity against coconut oil has happened. If we will look closer to historical ac- Bevearly Grace Castrodes was crowned champion during the Grand Baristas Showcounts, this has happened down held last July 8 at Coffeeholic Downtown in Cagayan de Oro City. photo by mark d . francisco

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Update of July Nutrition Month

By MARCELINA N. CABARING School Head Pagalungan Elementary School

HERE in Cagayan de Oro City, the celebration of Nutrition Month in the City Schools Division headed by superintendent Elena Borcillo kicked off with a program at Gaston Park. In its effort to create awareness on the importance of healthy diet, the teachers launched the month-long celebration with the theme Healthy Diet Gawing Habit for Life. Of course, the hundreds of teachers present during the celebration are expected to replicate what they have learned back to their respective schools. I’m sure that I will replicate it here in Pagalungan Elementary School. You see, Nutrition Month was created to reduce mal-

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before. It was magnified this time due to social media and technology,” said DTI Export Marketing Bureau Director Senen M. Perlada. By and large, DTI will continue to support the industry in sharing the good news about coconut and its economic contribution to millions of Filipino farmers and exporters. Backed by recent studies and firsthand experiences of its consumers around the globe, DTI will help sustain the impressive health and economic contribution of coconut products such as coconut oil, virgin coconut oil, coconut water, coconut sugar, among others, by continued promotion through roadshows in various markets which will eventually bring additional jobs and income opportunities for Filipinos especially in the countryside. American Heart Association (AHA) issued a Presidential Advisory on Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) on 15 June

nutrition especially among children thus heightening awareness on proper infant and child feeding including healthy diet in adults to prevent non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. There are some schools in Cagayan de Oro that are pilot areas of nutrition programs. They are Carmen, Consolacion, Tagpangi, Kauswagan and Barangay 24. Let’s just remember the reminders set to us by the National Nutrition Council. According to them, we must not follow popular diets. The way to a balanced diet is focus on vegetables, fruit, water and variety. We are what we eat. A meal should consist of mostly vegetables and a small portion of protein and starch. 2017 which recommended a decrease in consumption of products high in saturated fat such as dairy fat (butter), lard (pork), beef tallow, palm oil, palm kernel oil, and coconut oil.

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projects under the Build Build Build program are the Mindanao R ailway System, in which the first phase will connect Tagum City, Davao City and Digos City; improvement of the Davao International Airport; Davao Food Exchange Complex; DavaoSamal Bridge; Bypass road with a 2.2 kilometer tunnel; Davao City Expressway; and Integrated Port Complex. Aside from the increase in the gross regional domestic product, the regional medium term development plan also aims to reduce poverty from 16.6 percent in 2015 to 13.6 in 2022; and 97 percent employment rate. The Davao Regional Development Plan (DRDP) with the theme, ‘Commit

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Just like travelling, books allow the mind to travel places and explore possibilities. As they are written by great minds, value books enable men of the present to learn from the experiences, thoughts, feelings and discoveries of the past. Books are also tools by which one can interchange ideas among cultures, plan for great things in the future and build learning communities. Value books may be

expensive as they may seem, however, they are worth the investment. As for the teachers, these materials enriches what has been learned; relearn what has been forgotten over the years of teaching, and unlearn those that are wrong. Because of the very rich content, value books opens and widens the readers’ minds and enriches their experiences. These things enables teachers to be more flexible in the

practice of their craft and better in their relationship with others most especially those whom they are meant to touch the lives. As for the family, value books provides parents an assurance that their children are given educational and informational entertainment that are based on authentic and foundational truth. In the personal level, the reflection that readers draw from books, facilitate growth and spiritual maturity as they lead to discovery of oneself and

God. The author shares the same passion for reading with her family; which has helped her become a fulfilled mother, wife, daughter, friend, writer, Global Filipino coach, content developer and researcher. She is presently assigned as a school head in the Division of Cagayan de Oro City. She inherited her love for reading from her parents. She has been a regular subscriber and an avid borrower of value books since her childhood.

Is ICT still relevant in Technology and Livelihood Education? emails or create Facebook group chats to share their homework assignments with their students. But when you use ICT in a wrong way like uploading or sharing videos of sex scandals online, that is when ICT becomes illegal. So using ICT in a right way must be continually be taught in Technology and Livelihood Education.

Students must learn how porn lock will work for instance. They must be familiar on which instance they need to report to NTC in case your phone is stolen and important data are still stored there. Students must also be taught how to use cloud servers to secure their data. There are more things on why ICT learning is indeed beneficial.

for airborne surveillance. Various satellite imagery from page 12 have also shown the great precision telescope with its extent of damage the siege 3-meter spatial resolution has brought to the city. PIA (3 meters is equal to one pixel) is used to determine the extent of damages after from page 12 disasters. ligation assistance, and other He said any in the gov- special cases. The city also ernment including the mili- provides financial assistance tary can request their offices for funeral and burial. for images. The satellite has Medical and financial taken thousands of images assistance under the Lingap and is a click away. Photos sa Mahirap program has taken from the satellite can been offered by the city be instantly received at the ground receiving stations in Manila and in Japan. The satellite orbits the earth three times a day. Due to its advance optics the images taken from CDO MAIN BRANCH Diwata I has earned praises P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., and has been described to Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947 be better than the photos CAMIGUIN BRANCH taken by larger satellites. B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin In the Marawi siege the Tel. # (088) 387-0491 Armed Forces has been relyCORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., ing from American and AusCagayan de Oro City tralian P3-C Orion aircraft

government since the first term of then-mayor now President Rodrigo Duterte. The program is continued by Mayor Sara. Putting all agencies offering medical assistance would not only provide convenience to patients but also ensure there is no duplication in the beneficiaries and support. It was learned that the city’s Lingap sa Mahirap has an allocation about PHP170 million. PNA

By KRISTINE HONEY LEIGH J. INOT Teacher III Initao National Comprehensive High Schol

FOR me, ICT is definitely relevant in the Technology and Livelihood Education track of senior high. That’s because we now use ICT in our everyday lives. From a senior high student’s viewpoint, the moment we wake up, we immediately check for text and Mes-

senger threads. And that goes on throughout the day. Occasionally, we check YouTube videos out too. Sometimes, most of us blog or vlog. Others will opt to use Google or Wikipedia to do their research. Some senior high teachers will urge their students to check their

to Sustain Change’ is the region’s version of the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022, which is the first medium-term development plan anchored on AmBisyon 2040, which is the collective aspirations of Filipino for ‘a matatag, maginhawa at pantay na buhay para sa lahat.’ The DRDP was unveiled by Regional Development Council Chair and Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario and NEDA XI Regional Director Lim, together with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, Davao Oriental First District Representative Corazon Malanyaon, Compostela Valley First District Representative Maricar Zamora, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Indsutry Inc President Ronald Go and other mayors and regional directors present. (PIA11, Michael Uy)

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plans of SSS to establish a hospital and a corporate center in the said property. SSS Commissioner Pompee La Viña, Chairman of the SSC Investment Committee, said that the fight for this property of SSS members is far from over. “Rest assured that the current SSS administration will not falter in its efforts to fight for this property until the NGCP threat of expropriation is out of the picture,” La Viña said. SSS through the Office of the General Corporate Counsel (OGCC) filed a Petition for Certiorari with prayer for the issuance of Status Quo Ante Order and/ or Writ of Preliminary Mandatory Injunction with the SC last May. SSS’ action was prompted by the issuance of a Writ of Possession by Branch 108 of the Regional Trial Court of Pasay City over its prime property consisting of 60,872 square meters located at Diokno Avenue owned by its 34 million members. SSS raised the issue of the propriety of NGCP as a private corporation, to expropriate public property already devoted to public purpose. “This case would put into test the power of expropriation, which belongs to the national government, being exercised by a private corporation,” he added. SSS MEDIA AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

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the current situation in the government’s infrastructure development plan considering the real needs in sectors of Water, Healthcare, Education and Agriculture nationwide and to the Local Government Unit Level. It further discussed innovative approach to infrastructure building in the country with suggestions, available instruments and potential solutions. IDC is known as the pioneer condominium builder in Cagayan de Oro and for its award-winning projects, Primavera Residences and Primavera City found in the booming uptown of the city. By Kim

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130-2016 requiring the job order workers of the government to pay a 13 percent withholding tax out of their take home pay. Emano described the BIR memorandum circular as “stupid” and “impractical” and promised that the provincial government would contest the BIR memorandum circular to protect the lowly paid job order (JO) workers of the provincial government. The BIR memorandum circular dated December 8, 2016 issued during the incumbency of former President Benigno Aquino states that “JO workers in the gov-

ernment are treated under the non-employee-employer relationship.” The same memorandum circular said that in “layman’s term Jos are viewed as businessmen or businesswomen engaged in rendering services for a fee. Thus, subject to taxation, Emano said. He said that the memorandum circular subjects the salaries of the JOs to 13 percent withholding tax, which means 10 percent withholding tax and 3 percent business tax. Emano said that the memorandum is ridiculous and born out of stupidity because if Jos are businessmen or businesswomen, they would not work in the government anymore. He said that the JO in the provincial government of Misamis Orietnal is the lowest paid worker with a monthly take home pay of Php 8,000. Under the BIR circular a Php 1,040 is deducted from the monthly take home pay, which represents 10 percent withholding tax and 3 per cent business tax. Emano said that the government should run after big investors and businessmen in the province who owed the government billions of pesos in delinquent tax. The government cited the case of tax delinquents a the Phividec Industrial Ecozone in Misamis Oriental (PIE-MO), which amounts to about Php 2 billion. “I think it would be for the advantage of the government to collect and run after the big businessmen who owe millions of taxes to the government rather than press on the lowly JO workers of the government.

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that he issued orders to implement the collection of the back taxes of STEAG; the Mindanao International Container Terminal, Inc., (MICT) and the Philippine Sinter Corp. “Steag recognizes the authority of Phividec to collect taxes based on what the law prescribes. “Steag is fully cooperating with Phividec officials as well as LGUs of our host communities in settling concerns of public interests such as the real property taxes. We are open to any discussions most especially with the Phividec Board to address the concern. Rest assured that Steag is committed to follow the law,” Soldevilla stated. Accordingly, STEAG a coalfired power plant, and the other private companies operating and doing business in the Phividec Industrial Economic Zone have back taxes amounting to P1,064,720,370.07 with the government. Benaldo said that STEAG ‘s back taxes amounted to P447,212,139.85, MICT P342,438,335.33, Philippine Sinter Corp. P131,442,768.66 or a total

Thursday, July 13, 2017 of P1,064,720,370.07, Benaldo said. In a statement to the media yesterday, Steag said it is fully cooperating with Phividec Industrial Authority’s tax demands; likewise, it is also cooperating with the local government unit (LGU) of Villanueva and other pertinent agencies in ironing out its tax concerns. “We are open to any discussions most especially with the Phividec board to clarify and address the concern,” he said. Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental (PIEMO), is the only industrial economic zone in Northern Mindanao, that hosts 80 industrial companies.

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to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who took refuge at the Covered Court of Balo-i town in Lanao del Norte. Mayor Uy said that there are at least 19,000 households from Marawi City who are now sheltered at Balo-i covered court. The distribution of P1.3 million-worth of rice was initiated by the 26 municipal mayors who composed the LMP set of officers for 2016-2019. Meanwhile, the LMP has called on the evacuees affected by the Marawi siege to rally behind President Rodrigo “Roa” Duterte and to his declaration of martial law. Brondial told the evacuees to be confident of the President. He knows what to do for the country. He is very good and he really wants peace and order in the country. “ The cr isis is on ly temporary,” she told the evacuees quoting President Duterte as saying, adding, the president is doing all his efforts to improve the country. Brondial also told the evacuees, “We are in solidarity with your sacrifices.” She continued that the LMP condemned all acts of terror and the resulting spate of violence and killings in Mindanao and other parts of the country. With a report from Elaine Ratunil of the Philippine Information Agency, Region 10

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multi-national firm a deadline to settle the tax delinquent or the Phividec would have no option, but institute drastic legal action that might affect their operations. He said that the legal panel is now also reviewing the tax liabilities of about 80 manufacturing and service companies operating in the Phividec Industrial Ecozone in Misamis Oriental (PIEMO). Initial investigation disclosed that the total tax delinquents by the companies, including STEAG, MICT, and Philippine Sinter Corp. amounted to about Php 2 billion, Benaldo said.

He said that if collected, the amount would mean more school classrooms, health centers, infrastructure projects, and livelihood assistance, especially to the internally displaced persons (IDP) in Marawi City. “The Phividec hopes that the companies with tax delinquents would settle the real property taxes as soon as possible, “Benaldo said.

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by the perpetrators varies. In some instances, they would ask for P60,000, in others, P100,000. Payments from outside the country are made through money couriers. Lamiing said they still have to determine the nationalities of the victims. According to Lamiing, the ACG-10 is conducting forensic examinations on the seized electronic gadgets to extract additional information regarding the operation of the group. He said the police are still determining if the suspects belong to a cybercrime syndicate as they have been informed that the perpetrators have companions in Luzon. Lamiing said they are also digging deeper into the group’s operation to find out who finances the suspects. The suspects will be facing charges for violation of RA 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, he said. He added the arrested individuals were brought to the city prosecutor’s office for inquest proceedings.

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individuals who contracted the illness after drinking water from a variety of sources, including from the pipelines of the Medina Water Works Sanitation Cooperative (Merwasco) and from community wells and village water pumps, on June 29. Per initial findings conducted by a private company based in Medina, water samples were found to have been contaminated with coliform bacteria. For its part, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said rectal swabbing was initiated by the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) based in Manila of patients and based on the results from the samples, traces of cholera el tor bacteria were detected from 17 of 22 affected persons. As residents were afflicted with diarrhea, the PHO has sent medicines such as metronidazole, paracetamol, cotrimoxazole, oresol and waterine to Medina. But Chan said only the Department of Health (DOH) can officially declare what really caused the epidemic that struck the people of Medina days ago. At the height of the outbreak, two persons died, although only one of them was due to diarrhea.

Chan said Alfonso Magallanes, 71, died of heart disease, while Shim Poligrabes, 26, succumbed to dehydration from severe case of diarrhea. Meanwhile, the PHO said it is now monitoring the situation in Medina. The Provincial Health Office (PHO) said it has “strengthened its coordination with the municipal and health officials in Medina in the evaluation and monitoring on the declared diarrhea outbreak in the town” since June 30 to avoid a repeat of the incident. The PHO said it has also advised the town’s water utility to conduct periodic treatment of their water source under the supervision of the DOH.

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ridiculous and a lie because, the military would be held liable if it would not inform the family of the soldiers,” Bugarin said. He said that the military has also no knowledge of the supposed encounter of the NPA with an armed group in Cabanglasan, Bukidnon. The military suspected that the NPA rebels might have encountered an armed group of indigenous people in Bukidnon who have organized to protect their communities, Bugarin said. However, Bugarin said, that the military does not recognize any armed group except the Philippine National Police (PNP). “Any armed group other than the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the PNP are illegal and unauthorized,” Bugarin said.

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of Villanueva for an antirabies vaccine. The Villanueva health center has no anti-rabies vaccine so Duran, who was now reeling in pain as her arms started to swell goes to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center in Cagayan De Oro City where she died moments later. Attending physicians at the NMMC said that the bite marks on Duran’s fingers were not of a cat, but of an unknown snake. The relatives did not also know the kind of snake that has bitten Duran in a matter of five hours after she was bitten. There were suspicions that the cat and the snake were having a duel while Duran was lying for a nap. The cat might have been trying to protect Duran from the advancing snake, but when she shoved the cat away, the snake struck hitting her finger. The coastal town of Jasaan, Misamis Oriental, is 36 kilometers east of Cagayan De Oro City.

become known as the Signal Hill inside the Army headquarters that can be seen from Pantar’s elementary school. This municipality is 12 kilometers from Marawi via Saguiaran in Lanao del Sur. Most evacuees here are living with relatives, although the government has started works on a tent city across the elementary school. There were no personnel from the Department of Social Welfare and Development at the tent city when MindaNews went there on Tuesday. Workers from the Department of Public Works and Highways who were leveling the ground refused to answer questions about the project. “Our job here, Sir, is just to prepare the site. We don’t know about the other details,” one of them said. The tent city measures less than 2,000 square meters. Around 30 canvas tents had been put up on Tuesday, each measuring 12 feet by 13 feet. “I’ve heard that 100 tents will be put up there. That’s not enough for the evacuees who are now in Pantar,” Abduljalil said. Tents had been put up too in Barangay Landa Pamana Gadungan in neighboring Baloi town where thousands of Marawi residents fled after the fighting erupted. One tent housed two couples and their children. 20 pesos per ride Abduljalil said he spends 40 pesos a day for escorting his two children to and from school. “The tricycles charge 20 pesos per ride regardless of the number of passengers,” he said. “We would walk in the morning on the way to school and in going home in the afternoon because the sun is not hot. But at noontime we have to take a ride from school and back because it’s too hot for the children,” he added. Asked if he had found a source of income in Pantar, he said, “For now, no, I’m forced to rely on relief assistance and on my relatives.”

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have the capacity to meet the required volume and were mere dealers instead of manufacturers. The Ombudsman also learned that Regina Salazar, the wife of the former NIA administrator Carlos Salazar, was one of the suppliers of the fertilizers. In its ruling, the Ombudsman said that the “respondent was required to oversee and monitor the implementation of the projects to make sure that they are successful. If it were really true that [Ramos], through her subordinates, conducted monitoring and actual inspection of the fertilizers and pesticides when they were delivered to NIA Regional Office X, the defects on their quality and specifications could have been discovered at that time.” In case of separation from the service, the penalty of suspension is convertible to a fine equivalent to respondent’s salary for one month and one day. The Ombudsman also ordered DA Secretary Emfrom page 2 That’s the brigade camp manuel “Manny” Pinol to near the capitol in Marawi,” implement the suspension he said, pointing to what has order. (PTR/PNA)

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‘Microsatellite’ can help AFP in Marawi

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Davao economy to grow 11.5% in 2022

DAVAO CITY - The “Diwata” microsatellite can help the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Marawi since the satellites has advanced imaging technology. Engineer Ariston Gonzalez, of the Philippine Microsat Program, said that the “ Diwata 1 ” satellite and the upcoming “ Diwata 2 ” satellite, which would be launched next year have sophisticated optics such as a high-precision telescope, wide field camera, middle field camera and a multi spectral imager with liquid crystal tunable filter. Gonzalez said Diwata I would focus on research particularly in agriculture, disaster and environment . The space-borne multispectral imager is used to monitor changes in vegetation and marine productivity, the wide-field cameras is utilized to observe cloud patterns and weather disturbances while the high-

DAVAO CITY - - Davao region’s economy will be bullish in the coming years as it is targeted to grow up to 11.5 percent in 2022. Regional Director Maria Lourdes Lim of the National Economic Development Authority XI (NEDA XI) said that the rate is attainable as the gross regional domestic product of the Davao region hit 9.4 percent last year, the third highest region in the country. During the launching of the Davao Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 at SMX Convention Center in Davao City on Friday, Director Lim cited the agri -industrial developments in the region and the Build Build Build program of the national government as the major factors for the growth. Among the big ticket projects under the Build Build Build program are the Mindanao Railway System, in which the first phase will connect Tagum City, Davao City and Digos City; improvement of the Davao International Airport; Davao Food Exchange Complex; Davao-Samal Bridge; Bypass road with a 2.2 kilometer tunnel; Davao Members of the Davao City Police Office undergo a simulation exercise last July 7 as City Expressway; and Intepart of their ongoing training on Special Weapons and Tactics. Mindanews Photo

DAVAO CITY -- Patients at the state-owned Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) availing of the government’s medical assistance will no longer shuttle from one city gpvernment office to another after the one-stop-shop for Lingap sa Bayan formally opens Monday to serve the public. “The one-stop-shop will make it easier for indigent patients because they no longer need to go from one office to another to get

medical assistance,” Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said. The one-stop-shop does not only serve patients from Davao City but also those from other provinces, towns and cities in Mindanao. Launched on Saturday, government and hospital officials led by Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, the Lingap sa Bayan one-stop-shop at the SPMC houses the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippine Health Insurance

Corporation, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, and the City Social Services and development Office which runs the Lingap sa Mahirap program of the city government. The city government’s services available at SPMC include medical assistance for medicines, medical supplies, hospital bills, laboratory request for ultrasound, radiology (CT- Scan & XRay), vasectomy and tubal

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Authority XI (NEDA XI) said that the rate is attainable as the gross regional domestic product of the Davao region hit 9.4 percent last year, the third highest region in the country. During the launching of the Davao Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 at

SMX Convention Center in Davao City on Friday, Director Lim cited the agriindustrial developments in the region and the Build Build Build program of the national government as the major factors for the growth. Among the big ticket

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grated Port Complex. Aside from the increase in the gross regional domestic product, the regional medium term development plan also aims to reduce poverty from 16.6 percent in 2015 to 13.6 in 2022; and 97 percent employment rate. The Davao Regional Development Plan (DRDP) with the theme, ‘Commit to Sustain Change’ is the region’s version of the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022, which is the first medium-term development plan anchored on AmBisyon 2040, which is the collective aspirations of Filipino for ‘ a matatag , maginhawa at pantay na buhay para sa lahat.’ The DRDP was unveiled by Regional Development Council Chair and Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario and NEDA XI Regional Director Lim, together with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, Davao Oriental First District Representative Corazon Malanyaon, Compostela Valley First District Representative Maricar Zamora, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Indsutry Inc President Ronald Go and other mayors and regional directors present. PIA

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Davao economy to grow to 11.5% in 2022 DAVAO CITY -- Davao region’s economy will be bullish in the coming years as it is targeted to grow up to 11.5 percent in 2022. Regional Director Maria Lourdes Lim of the National Economic Development

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COMPUTER SET TURNOVER TO BASISIHAN CLAN HIGAONON TRIBE - VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ and PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER JIGJAG G. PELAEZ handed over a brand new computer set to Basisihan Clan Higaonon Tribe (BCHT) in Barangay Tama, Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental. The computer set will be used for information dissemination, documentation and improvement of data processing of the Higaonon Tribe. Present during the turnover were Basisihan Clan Higaonon Tribe President ROGELIO M. BASISIHAN, Vice President MARLON M. MAN-ABODAN, Tribal in Bonifacio President FELOMINA VELUZ, Tribal in Bonifacio Vice President DINAH ZABALLERO, BCHT Board Members RICKY BASISIHAN, ROBERT BASISIHAN and NICO BASISIHAN, BCHT Secretary JEAR BENONGKASAN, BCHT Auditor EFREN MANGUANDA, BCHT P.I.O. ROGER M. BASISIHAN, BAE YAWHAND BINONGCASAN and BCHT Members.