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Phividec admin denies P1B collectibles in taxes, rentals

By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

Ms Louise Andrea Wong (third from left), the newly crowned Ms. Ozamiz Tourism 2017 poses the top officials of Ozamiz City. In the photo are Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo ‘Aldong’ O. Parojinog Sr. (second from right), Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Princess E. Parojinog (second from left) and Department of Tourism-10 regional director Marie Elaine Salvana-Unchuan (third from left). photo by gerry lee gorit

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TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental - The Office of the Administrator of the PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority (PIA), a government owned and controlled corporation and an Industrial Authority, has denied the allegation of one of its board of directors that more than P1

billion remained uncollected from its locators in terms of unpaid real property taxes an rentals, calling it premature and done without consultation and study of the transactional history of the locators involved.

Leo Magno, PIA Administrator, in his response to the allegation made through the media on July 8, 2017,

said “the locators were needlessly embarrassed despite the fact that their listed liabilities have yet to be legally determined and resolved.”

Earlier, former Misamis Oriental First District representative Benjo Benaldo, now director of PHIVIDEC after having been appointed last May 25, told media

Seven Seas revisits forgotten chapter in Philippine history

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Night Stalker First of two parts

THE Seven Seas Water Park and Resort in Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental seeks to do more than merely amuse guests as they experience the facility’s water rides and other attractions.

Prominently featured as center pieces of the park’s pirate themed attractions are replicas of Dutch privateers which waged a series Right, the replica of the wreck of the VOC fluyt BRUINVIS. Left, Fuerte de San Agustin is a replica of a cotta or fort watch tower common in the See revisits, page 15

coastal towns of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period.

photos by mike baños,

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Absence of support to madaris helping terror groups: economist

By H. Marcos C. Mordeno MindaNews

CAGAYAN de Oro City--Terror groups filled in the vacuum that emerged after foreign funding for madaris (Arabic schools) stopped in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack, an academician said Thursday.

Dr. Acram Latiph, of the Economics Department of Mindanao State University-Marawi, said the absence of funding support enabled terror groups to infiltrate the madrasah schools in the country and introduce their own brand of Islam.

Charitable funds from the Middle East dried up after the United States waged its

global war on terror, he said.

Latiph, speaking in a multi-sectoral peace conference here, said such groups attract recruits by telling them that they are assured a place in heaven if they join.

He said it is easy for Islamic Stateinspired groups to thrive in a place like Lanao del Sur, which is considered the poorest province in the country.

The promise of heaven and the prevalence of poverty is a win-win formula for terror groups, he said. “Walang pag-asa kaya nadadala sa terorismo” (There’s no hope, that’s why people are won over by terrorism), Latiph added.

Dr. Acram Latiph says in a forum in Cagayan de Oro City Thursday (13 July 2017) that See support, page 14

hopelessness and poverty make terrorism attractive to young people.

MindaNews photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno

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PROJECT LEADERS. XU administrators with the BIMWAM project team L-R FRONT: Prof Ignace Adant of UCL, Prof Vincent Hallet of UN, Fr. Roberto C. Yap SJ of XU, Prof David Cammaerts of ARES; Back: Joy Parenas of MERWASCO, Prof Ana Rosa Carmona of University of St La Salle, Dean Ma. Rosario Mosqueda PhD of the XU College of Agriculture, MMC admin officer Friday G. Atilano, MMC director Fr. Mars Tan SJ, XU academic vice-president Fr. Rene Tacastacas, OICN director Elisabeth Enerio, SEARSOLIN director Fr. Roberto E.N. Rivera SJ, Dr. Guadalupe Calalang of XU Agricultural Engineering department, and XU social development vice-president Roel R. Ravanera.

Xavier Ateneo, Belgian universities, coops join forces for local sustainable water management

Text by Tat Gualberto Photos by Friday Atilano

Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, University of Namur, Universite Catholique de Louvaine (UCL), and Académie de Recherche et d’Enseignement Supérieur (ARES) are working together for a project called “Building up an Integrated Methodology for Water Resources Assessment and Management in Urban Coastal Area (BIMWAM)” to empower Philippine universities and communities in the field of water sciences.

The said project aims to use their capacities and expertise in water sciences to collaborate with the country’s water stakeholders and leaders.

It is intended to assess

water resources, evaluate public water policies, and help water stakeholders to build their own vision of local sustainable development.

The XU-BIMWAM project team is composed of project coordinator (for the south) Dr. Guadalupe D. Calalang, McKeough Marine Center (MMC) director Fr. Mars P. Tan SJ, Southeast Asia Rural Social Leadership Institute (SEARSOLIN) director Fr. Roberto E.N. Rivera SJ, Office of International Cooperation and Networking (OICN) director Elisabeth B. Enerio, MMC administrative officer Friday G. Atilano, and SEARSOLIN program officer Xyla Mercedita E. Gualberto.

The project stakehold-

IDENTIFYING THE ROOT CAUSES.

During the mission formulation, Prof David Cammaerts of the Académie de Recherche et d’Enseignement Supérieur (ARES) facilitates the session on getting to the root causes of water-related problems in the locality.

ers, including the Belgian project coordinator for the maerts (ARES), met reppartners Prof Vincent Hal- north, Prof Ignace Adant resentatives from the partlet (University of Namur), (UCL), Prof David Cam- ner water cooperatives in

Misamis Oriental, namely the Medina Rural Water and Sanitation Cooperative and Lugait Water Service Cooperative in an intensive four-day assessment and plan formulation, held on from July 5 to 8 at SEARSOLIN. The participants underwent a rigorous process of extracting the root causes of water-related issues, needs, and challenges.

A participatory methodology was employed to ensure the project’s relevance and efficiency in its target communities.

BIMWAM aims to investigate the socioeconomic impacts of changes in water operations in Medina and Lugait.

This project is set to roll out this September.

4 out of 10 Filipino households are vulnerable to poverty: PIDS study Four in every 10 Filipino households have remained or slipped into poverty at least once in a period of three years, according to a study released by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

PIDS Supervising Research Specialist Christian Mina and Senior Research Fellow Celia Reyes assessed Filipinos’ vulnerability to poverty, or the probability of being poor in the future, using data from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) for the period 2003-2009.

Their findings showed that even those who have not experienced poverty or the nonpoor may still fall into it in the future. According to the authors, natural disasters, together with other

shocks, were believed to have largely contributed to the vulnerability of Filipino households to poverty.

Mina and Reyes disclosed that vulnerable households, regardless of whether poor or not, were more susceptible to unobservable idiosyncratic (e.g., birth, injury or accident, serious illness, death, and job loss of a household head or member) than covariate shocks (e.g., natural disasters, human or animal epidemic, economic crises, high unemployment rate, stock market collapse, etc.).

The study also revealed that eight in ever y 10 (77.4%) poor households were classified as vulnerable.

A household is considered vulnerable if its estimated vulnerability to poverty is below the vulnerability

threshold, explained the authors.

Based on the data, majority of nonpoor but vulnerable households were predicted to be poor only in at most two periods from 2010 to 2012, thus tagged as relatively vulnerable, and were more susceptible to idiosyncratic shocks.

“Many of the households were more vulnerable to idiosyncratic shocks probably because of the latter’s direct and more specific impacts,” the PIDS researchers said.

In terms of profile, Mina and Reyes found that vulnerable households, even the nonpoor, most likely reside in rural areas and have less-educated heads.

The vulnerable and chronic poor (i.e., persistently poor from 2003 to 2009) households “tend

to have younger and lesseducated heads, higher dependency ratio, live in rural areas, and lack access to irrigation.”

Meanwhile, the vulnerable but not chronic poor households, lack access to major transport infrastructure and employment security. Thus, even if households were initially nonpoor, they can fall into poverty for lack of access to transport infrastructure and/or irrigation facilities.

According to Mina and Reyes, Caraga and Zamboanga Peninsula had the highest proportion of vulnerable households while the never poor households were concentrated in the neighboring regions of the National Capital Region, Central Luzon and CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas,

Rizal, and Quezon).

To address poverty issues, the authors urged government to invest more in education. Some key strategies include stronger implementation of the grants-in-aid program of the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education law (an option to the Free Higher Education for All bill) and systematic monitoring and regular evaluation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

Mina and Reyes also proposed for the improvement of the agricultural sector by developing agri-based industries to increase employment, providing support to high-value commodities, enhancing small farmers’ access to format credit, protecting farmers against

market risks, refining the design and implementation of the agricultural insurance programs, and improving infrastructure, especially in rural agricultural areas.

They also advised government to help Filipinos build resiliency in coping with shocks and to devise comprehensive strategies related to disaster risk reduction, mitigation, and management, including strengthening of early warning and forecasting systems.

Likewise, the authors recommended for a stronger implementation of laws promoting entrepreneurship (e.g., Go Negosyo Act) and the provision of technical and financial assistance to potential entrepreneurs, as well as financial management education of Filipino households.

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‘Benjo’ stirs the hornet’s nest In fairness, some multinational firms in the industrial economic zone of the Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corp. ( Phividec ) in Misamis Oriental, alleged that they have paid taxes since they started operating there.

The CYNOSURE refers to the STEAG State Power in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental where it issued a press statement to the Mindanao Daily News (MDN) that the firm has paid taxes since it started operation in 2006.

Whether the STEAG statement was true, the Phividec simply laughed off the assertion.

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SO FAR, there have been some international collaboration between overseas universities. The activities can be related to a joint research and an exchange of university faculties and students. These activities can lead to the balance of human-resources quality among the universities inEDITORIAL volved in the collaboration.

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This early, many multinational companies in the Ecozone have reportedly sent feelers to the Phividec for a “dialogue.” STEAG was one of the companies, accused of “tax deficiency,” who reportedly tried to reach out.

When the MDN exposed the multi-billion tax deficiency of the multi-national companies in the Phividec Ecozone, the top management of the companies involved, have reportedly scrambled.

Perhaps, former Congressman Benjo Benaldo, a member of the Phividec Board of Directors, might have stirred the hornet nest at the Phividec Ecozone.

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Anyway, STEAG alleged that it has been religiously paying its taxes since 2006.

Granting without admitting that STEAG pays taxes to the national government, who and what agency of the government is collecting it?

A Phividec insider said that they have no record to show that STEAG has been paying the real property taxes amounting to more than Php . 4 billion.

Giving STEAG the benefit of the doubt would lead one to believe that an “unseen hand” could be See nest, page 15

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panies in the industrial economic zone of PhividecMisamis Oriental.

The issue was exacerbated when the story was run by The Manila Times, one of the major national daily newspapers in the country.

Aside from STEAG, other multi-companies like the Philippine Sinter Corp. and the Mindanao Industrial Container Terminal (MICT), also located in the Phividec Ecozone has also taxed deficiency amounting to more than Php . 5 billion.

The Phividec reported that there are 80 manufacturing and service companies in the Ecozone, most of them have also tax deficiency. Overall, the companies in the Phividec owe

is not listed and has no reputation at all. The name of a university can be typed in the search column of the webometric.com. When it is sadly unrecognized, it is not listed yet. It also indicates that the quality of its activities is not good.

Still, in terms of visibility in the webometric.com, any individual who wants to see a certain university can type the name of that university in it. They can see how well the university is managed. The lower the rank, the lower the quality the university is. However, we can also find any university that is not yet listed in in. When it is not listed, the faculty members in that university should make some efforts so that they can improve their website and academic activities

for making it well-known worldwide.

Secondly, it is in terms of university branding. Any organization, including university needs building their reputation with personal branding. Personal branding can be done individually by each faculty of the university. They can get involved in several academic activities. Ore importantly, they can write and publish articles that can be read by worldwide public.

By doing so, the personal branding can be built for themselves. Automatically, their university name or image can be lifted up.

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ticle publication. These activities must be related to the core filed cultivated by the university or the fields of any faculty member’s background of education.

When all the university faculties do some academic activities the visibility of their university can also be improved more and more.

So, university branding must be designed in such a good planning that the university can also get the image branding as well.

Thirdly, it is in terms of balancing the quality.

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Agree or disagree

Why this chaotic world

I believe with all my heart that our chaotic world today would be a better world when the power of love replaces the love of power.

In that instant, then, war and rumors of war would soon be strangers in this world. Yes, there would be peace among nations and among mankind in totality.

But peace is so elusive in this very chaotic world we are living in now because of the love of power.

Look at Marawi City now on how the love of power of the Maute terror group has put the beautiful Islamic City into a heap of rubbles? The destructiveness of that ongoing war in Marawi was so horrible to consider. What madness had ceased them anyway by wantonly killing innocent people in a very cruel and devilish ways, thus provok-

ing the government to use its armed forces to contain that rebellious Maute terror group? How many lives have been lost in that no nonsense war of rebellion?

Why should they not reason together (the government and the Maute terror group) to avoid bloodshed? Why peace so hard to maintain, but very easy to appreciate?

Could this be the prelude to the end time as prophesied

by Jesus Christ as written in the book of Matthew Chapter 24 and of St. Paul in his letters to Timothy?

In Iligan City’s political landscape, for instance, the political enemies of City Mayor Celso G. Regencia could be compared to that of the cruelty of the Maute terror group, who, up to now, are doing every illogical and immoral means there is in order to oust City

Mayor Celso G. Regencia as City Mayor of Iligan City, if not, to liquidate him, if the circumstances so warrant. Could this conspiracy, this vengeful act, this immoral conduct so extreme a treachery for an educated and honorable people, at that, would prosper? These kind of people, their being supposed prestigious and virtuous, ought to decide to do something worthwhile, based on a moral conduct, rather than just let the most harassed man in the City’s Political landscape suffer with extreme prejudice go on suffering. Could they not accept political defeat under the democratic principles?

According to some, walking on water is a miracle, but to me walking peacefully on earth is a real miracle.

The perseverance of City Mayor Celso G. Regencia is

Demosthenes P. Maglasang Sr.

the key to perfection as a leader. He may be likened to Joseph in the Bible. He persevered all the misfortunes in life. Firstly, his brothers sold him to the Egyptian, and, secondly, he was falsely accused of the wife of Pontipar that he attempted to rape her, and thirdly, he was incarcerated for the crimes he had not done and will never do in his lifetime. After all those misfortunes in his life, through his perseverance, he became a leader of Egypt next only to the King.

At God’s appointed time also, City Mayor Celso G. Regencia will became our national leader that could, See chaotic, page 15

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Institutionalization of DRRM in PH? Slowly moving but getting there, say experts, advocates Although faced with bottlenecks, the country is slowly moving toward institutionalization of disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM).

This was what DRRM experts and advocates agreed during a seminar conducted by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on Tuesday, July 11. Titled “Have we institutionalized DRRM in the Philippines”, the seminar coincides with the nationwide observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month. It was attended by over a hundred participants from the academe, government, and civil society organizations.

PIDS Senior Research Fellow Sonny Domingo, whose study was presented during the seminar, said the challenges lie in the implementation of the Philippine DRRM Act of 2010, particularly the National DRRM Plan (NDRRMP).

Disaster agency?

Domingo said that many of these challenges would be addressed if there is a “concrete organization dealing with emergencies and disaster events”, urging the government to explore the possibility of having “an alternative bureaucratic

platform responsible for all phases of DRRM”.

Given the structure and composition of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), a coordinating body authorized to craft policies as well as integrate, supervise, monitor, and evaluate DRRM operations in the country, “it perennially suffers from competition with other departmental missions,” Domingo explained.

While there are bills pending in both houses of Congress pushing for the creation of a DRR agency, Domingo said the NDRRMC should maximize its role as it has a lot of capital in terms of policy and core agencies.

“The NDRRMC right now has the tools to better itself. The law gives it teeth to coordinate, to manage the implementation of DRRM initiatives. It’s really up to it and the secretariat to make the most out of the premise provided by the law,” he said.

It is also important to note, according to Domingo, that while various agencies under the council have their own DRRM efforts, the level of priority they give varies depending on their

mandates.

Meanwhile, DRR Network Philippines Programs Director Adelina Sevilla Alvarez said seeing the various DRRM efforts from different sectors, the country is making progress in institutionalizing DRRM, albeit very slow. She also urges different sectors to do their part in contributing to the sunset review of the Act. Increasing resources When it comes to the adequacy of DRRM resources like the NDRRM Fund and the Quick Response Fund (QRF), Domingo said there is an increasing trend, but distribution of resources is an issue. For one, the local DRRM fund is “too skewed against poor local government units” because the 5 percent of their internal revenue allotment is not the same for first class municipalities, Domingo explained.

Donna Lagdameo from the Climate Centre pointed out that the increasing QRF is not necessarily a good thing because it shows that the country is focusing more on response and still has a long way to go when it comes to disaster resilience.

“It begs me to ask, why is that happening? Is it because we have not anticipated the

risk? Because if we were able to anticipate and prepare, we don’t need to augment funds for quick response,” Lagdameo said, adding that the purpose of disaster risk reduction is defeated.

Other issues Based on his study, Domingo said that the NDRRMP “has not received the same treatment as the Philippine Development Plan” adding that “not so

many individuals, executives or decision makers have read” the plan. Thus, it is not receiving enough leverage in terms of resource allocation.

Fur thermore, w hile DRRM has already been mainstreamed in the country, still, the spirit of coordination and cooperation needs to be strengthened, Domingo said. At present, government agencies are

doing their own DRRM initiatives, the author added.

“It’s really about the NDRRMP being cascaded into the central plans and the local government plans… Individual agencies were having their own programs and budgets related to DRRM, but a more refined way of going through things is to have that plan be translated into institutional initiatives,” Domingo said.

Another coal plant. The coal-fired power plant in Barangays Libertad and

Tacub in Kauswagan town, Lanao del Norte is targeted to start operations this year with a capacity of 540 megawatts. It is run by GNPower Kauswagan, which is controlled

by AC Energy, a fully-owned subsidiary of Ayala Corp., the Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure Fund and Power Partners Ltd. Co. Photo taken on July 10, 2017. MindaNews photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno

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Bag of life

Blood shortage has been one of the most pressing problems experienced by many hospitals in the Philippines.

For this reason, the Philippine Red Cross has been working double time to make sure there is ample supply of blood for Filipinos who need it.

To encourage more blood donations, Red Cross ties up with different institutions from both government and the private sector for bloodletting activities.

Among the private companies who yielded to the call of the Philippine Red Cross is Phoenix Petroleum Philippines through its foundation arm Phoenix Philippines Foundation.

“When we started, we were only able to donate 12 bags,” said Ben Sur, Phoenix Philippines Petroleum manager for corporate affairs. “But eventually, our employees gained an appreciation of the bloodletting activities and now we can donate at least 300 bags of blood.”

Sur said the partnership with Red Cross has helped both institutions in times of need, in life or death situations.

Red Cross Blood program coordinator Rizh Abellano said the roles played by the partners of Red Cross are crucial to the success of the mission of the institution.

“A bag of blood can save a life, and we are thankful to Phoenix Philippines Foundation for heeding our call,” said Abellano.

Sur on the other hand hopes to increase the donation from its employees every year by providing appreciation seminars and other programs.

He also said the foundation is tying up with its adopted communities as well as industry partners for blood donations.

“When you give blood, you don’t give so much, but the impact of that one bag is significant to the person who requires it,” Sur said.

“We wish that as we go on this journey, we can encourage more people to donate blood.”

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When I came back to Bohol after 22 years in Iloilo since my college days, I wondered if I could impart what I have to my fellow Boholanos. I am thankful that Tzu Chi-Bohol, an international non-government organization, invited me as a resource person of a poetry seminar for its 168 scholars enrolled in different schools of the province. The seminar workshop, perhaps a firstof-a-kind in the province, was a productive whole-day event last July 8 in the foundation’s office at CPG Avenue, Tagbilaran City.

And we ask why poetry? To answer this, we must reflect that the fields of human endeavor— engineering, medicine, natural sciences, business and agriculture, among others—are necessary for survival. But beauty and love? We live for them. We are not only thinking of aesthetic beauty; we also live for moral beauty and some would even sacrifice for their country because of it like Dr. Jose Rizal. And love? It is not all about romantic love as what many young ones are chasing after; we show it to our parents, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. We live for beauty and love—we should express this through poetry.

I am privileged to have written poems in my regular column since 2007 in major newspapers covering Panay, and recently, in the Bohol Tribune, Businessweek Mindanao and Mindanao Daily News. When I was a college student, I used to contribute my poems to Busay, a publication of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas. Then I availed the First President Manuel Roxas Literary Fellowship and the Sanag Literary Fellowship grants (the equivalent of Cornelio Faigao Literary Fellowship in Region 7) which further honed my skills. In the Sanag Fellowship, ten grantees from Region 6 underwent an intensive literary workshop under the tutelage of the panelists who are Hall of Famers or multi-awardees of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards (equivalent to Pulitzer in the US): Dr. Leoncio Deriada, Dr. Alice Tan Gonzales and Dr. Isidro Cruz. I got a first prize,

by God’s grace, in that literary grant through the decision of these panelists. These panelists deferred giving the second and third prizes to highlight my winning piece. Also during a college day event, I also got a second prize in poetry.

I was not confident with my

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that Nimfa Caminade-Capillan has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “Nelpa” to “Nimfa” in the birth certificate of Nelpa Caminade-Capillan who was born August 20, 1965 at Manga, Matanao, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Moises Caminade and Anesita Guitones.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than July 29, 2017.

(SGD.) NONITA DIONISIO-DALUMPINES Municipal Civil Registrar

In compliance with Section 5 of R. A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that April B. Lucero has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “ERON FAITH” to “APRIL” in the birth certificate of April Buenaflor Lucero who was born on 26 April 1989 at Maraymaray, Don Carlos, Bukidnon and whose parents are Ronel Lucero and Elizabeth Buenaflor.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than July 17, 2017.

(SGD.) MELISA R. CAVALIDA Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: July 17 & 24, 2017

MDN: July 17 & 24, 2017

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-17-2017 R.A. 10172

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular 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 Johres I. Alferes has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of clerical error in SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of live birth of Johres Isales Alferes born 28 August 1988 at New Visayas, Don Carlos, Bukidnon whose parents are Presentacio Talara Alferez and Josephine Mendoza Isales.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than 18 July 2017.

(SGD.) MELISA R. CAVALIDA Municipal Civil Registrar

ANNEX “B” Publication Notice R.A 10172

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Misamis Oriental City/Municipality: Medina

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Misamis Oriental City/Municipality: Medina

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A Act No. 9048 a notice is hereby served to the public that JOSE YANDOG BACHINICHA has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from “JOSE” to “JOSEPH” in the birth certificate of JOSE YANDOG BACHINICHA who was born on Dec. 22, 1972 at Medina, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are ELPEDIO BACHINICHA and GLORIA YANDOG.

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

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A Act No. 9048 a notice is hereby served to the public that ERLINDO BISCOCHO PADEN has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from “ERMILINDO” TO “ERLINDO” in the birth certificate of ERMILINDO PADEN who was born on October 8, 1952 at Medina, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are FRANCISCO PADEN and VICENTE BISCOCHO.

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

(Sgd.) MARINA MAQUIDATO-AMONCIO Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: July 10 & 17, 2017

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CFN- OOO2-2017 CCE- N/A

(Sgd.) MARINA MAQUIDATO-AMONCIO Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: July 10 & 17, 2017

ANNEX “B” Publication Notice R.A 10172 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CFN- N/A CCE- CCE-0019-2017

DATE: 19 JUNE 2017

In compliance to 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 ELMA SAMBRANA BOLAMBOT has filed with this Office a petition for correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” In the Certificate of Live Birth of ELMA P. SAMBRANA who was born on 14 APRIL 1987 in Kadingilan, Bukidnon whose parents are TEOFILO SAMBRANA and TEOFILA PANISAN.

Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than 20 JULY 2017.

MDN: July 10 & 17, 2017

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MDN: July 17 & 24, 2017

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

craft before and even got a frank remark from Dr. Deriada that my poems before were “raw”. But after a while, I got a welcome handshake to the world of poets. This seminar is a dream come true.

I made the students submit poems before the workshop which were then deliberated during the session with suggestions for improvement. I also showed them several winning poems and expert comments about these. One of the emphases in my poetry seminar is a writer’s need to avoid clichés. Use a concrete experience—imaginary or real—which communicates an otherwise abstract idea. Or employ an allusion. For example, in lieu of saying, “I am busy”, one could have rephrased this by thinking of an activity that suggests the concept. Considering this, one might come up with a

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Lucell Larawan

Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON Municipality of Don Carlos

Republic of the Philippines Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar Municipality of Don Carlos

Republic of the Philippines Local civil Registry Office Province of Davao del Sur Municipality of Matanao

Poetry Seminar for Tzu Chi Scholars

(SGD.) GERARDO D. JURADO Municipal Civil Registrar

In compliance to 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 LUZFE LOBINO AGUSTIN has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from “LUCIFE” to “LUZFE” In the Certificate of Live Birth of LUCIFE PASCO LOBINO who was born on 25 August 1975 in Kadingilan, Bukidnon whose parents are PACIFICO LOBINO and LUCITA PASCO.

Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than 20 JULY 2017.

(SGD.) GERARDO D. JURADO Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: July 10 & 17, 2017

Publication Notice ANNEX “B” RA 10172 Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE Baungon, Bukidnon CCE-0026-2017 RA 10172

Date: July 5, 2017

DATE: 19 JUNE 2017

Republic of the Philippines AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO Province of Lanao del Sur Municipality of Wao OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR RA 10172/9048 Form No. (LCRO)

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

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 RA 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JAY P. SABANA has filed with this Office a petition for correction of entry in SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the certificate of live Birth of JAY P. SABANA, born on July 15, 1983 at Baungon, Bukidnon and whose parents are WILFREDO S, SABANA and VIVIA B. PACANA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file a written opposition with this Office not later than July 21, 2017.

In compliance with Section 7 of RA No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that MADEL BANGOD MARSOLA has filed with this office a petition for correction of clerical error particularly on GENDER from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of Live Birth of MADEL BANGOD MARSOLA who was born on August 24, 1998 at Wao, Lanao del Sur and whose parents are REYNALDO MARSOLA and MERLY BANGOD.

Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than June 16, 2017.

MDN: July 10 & 17, 2017

(SGD.) EVANGELINE C. LIBAYNON Municipal Civil Registrar

(SGD.) PERLA A. INIEGO

Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: July 10 & 17, 2017

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Suzuki PH supports Gawad Kalinga SipaG program Reflecting its continued support to aspiring Filipino football players and stronger partnership with the Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Suzuki Philippines (SPH), the country’s pioneer compact car manufacturer, recently distributed soccer balls and other items to Gawad Kalinga’s (GK) sports program SipaG. Suzuki Philippines donated more than 900 items consisting of soccer balls, gym bags, T-shirts and rally towels to SipaG members. The turnover ceremony was held last July 5 at the Gawad Kalinga Activity Area, where Suzuki executives and GK representatives joined in handing out the football items to 30 kids aged 12 and below, each one representing GK’s SipaG clubs.

“Suzuki PH is honored to be part of such a heart-warming cause that aims to build up young and aspiring football players. It is important for them to be raised and trained this early, and Gawad Kalinga has given us this wonderful opportunity to be a part of these young children’s lives,” Suzuki Philippines General Manager Shuzo Hoshikura said.

The football division of the SipaG program has more than 14 football clubs nationwide, including those based in Mandaluyong; Smokey Mountain, Manila; Palo, Leyte; and even as far as Davao and Rajah Buayan in Maguindanao.

The recipients of the donated items include both existing and new football teams that will open this year in far-flung areas such as Tawi-Tawi, Siargao, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat,

Butuan and Marawi, where play therapy will be conducted among the kids affected by the war.

The turnover See suzuki, page 11

All-New GSX-R1000 Wins at Senior TT Race of Isle of Man TT The all-new Suzuki GSX-R1000 has reigned supreme by owning the roads of the Senior Tourist Tour (TT) of the Isle of Man TT in British Isles of Man recently.

Ridden by now 14-time Isle of Man TT winner, Northern Irishman Michael Dunlop of Bennetts Suzuki; a motorcycle racing team supported by Suzuki’s British subsidiary Suzuki GB, has achieved a prestigious win at the said class.

Isle of Man Tourist Tour (TT) is a historic public road racing which started in 1907. There were nine racing classes

by displacements and vehicle types for this year with the Senior TT as the most prestigious race; the category where Dunlop proven the power and performance of his GSX-R1000.

At the Senior TT race, the final day of schedule for this year’s event, Dunlop on board the all-new GSX-R1000, which has undergone a full-model change this year, took the lead on first lap and then pulled away gradually from the battle for second place to run alone at the front, finishing more than 13 seconds ahead of the second placed

rider.

In another category of the race which is the Superbike TT, Dunlop was able to set the fastest lap time but had to retire due to technical issues.

Since first winning the 50cc TT in 1962, Suzuki has achieved a number of victories at the Isle of Man TT. This year became the first win in nine years for GSX-R1000, when it won two races in 2008.

Also, the win in Senior TT is the first time in 13 years for Suzuki since 2004, proving high performances of the allnew GSX-R1000.

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Foreign portfolio investments yield net inflows in June 2017

ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee chair, Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso (left), and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia president, Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimura, speak during a press briefing at the 8th ASEAN Connectivity Symposium, held at the Acacia Hotel, Alabang, Muntinlupa City on Friday (July 14, 2017). The Philippines hosted the symposium to discuss pertinent issues on the implementation of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025.

PNA photo by joey o. razon Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court 10th Judicial Region Branch 26 Medina, Misamis Oriental -oNOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTY

WHEREAS, by virtue of an Order of Execution issued by the Hon. Judy A. Sia-Galvez, pairing Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 26, Misamis Oriental, on April 5, 2017, in Civil Case No. 1068-M wherein Rural Bank of Talisayan (Mis. Or.) is the Plaintiff and Sps. Mario & Gloria Tamayo, Procopio Gervacio, Reynaldo Chavez & Aquilina Mofar are the defendants for the recovery of the sum of P 2,651,290.00, with interests, and costs, etc., levy was made by Sheriff Ellogene C. Atienza on April 12, 2012, thru the Register of Deeds of Misamis Oriental, on the rights, interests, and participation of said defendants Sps. Mario & Gloria Tamayo, Procopio Gervacio, Reynaldo Chavez & Aquilina Mofar in the real property more particularly described as follows:

1. Tax Declaration No. 08-14-0001-01507 (Series of 2017) Owner’s Name Location of Property Classification Area Market Value Assessed Value

: : : : : :

GERVACIO, JERRILYN N. Poblacion Tagoloan, Mis. Or. Residential 985 P 394,000.00 P 39,400.00

BOUNDARIES North: Lot No. 06 East : Barangay Road South: Lot No. 09, 08 West : Lot No. 05

2. Tax Declaration No. 08-14-0001-08112 (Series of 2017) Owner’s name Location of Proeprty Classification No. of Storey Area Market Value Assessed Value

: : : : : : :

GERVACIO, PROCOPIO & JERRILYN Poblacion Tagoloan, Mis. Or. Residential Building 1 152.48 P 733,430.00 P 146,690.00

3. Tax Declaration No. 0808000100710 (Series of 2017) Owner’s Name Location of Property Classification Area Market Value Assessed Value

: : : : : :

AQUILINA MOFAR Poblacion, Salay Mis. Or. Land/Residential 173 P 76,120.00 P 7,610.00

BOUNDARIES North: Municipal Street East : Lot 23 South: Lot 25 West : Municipal Street

NOW,THEREFORE, by virtue of said Order of Execution and in accordance with Rule 39, Section 19, of the Rules of Court, Sheriff Ellogene C. Atienza will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, on July 28, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at Medina Province of Misamis Oriental, the rights, interests and participation of defendants Procopio Gervacio & Aquilina Mofar, in the above-described real property in order to satisfy said Order of Execution, together with interests, costs, sheriffs fees and the expenses of sale.

In the event of failure of bidding or auction sale cannot take place for whatever reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

Prospective bidders/buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein above described and encumbrances thereon, if any therebe.

Medina, Misamis Oriental, May 26, 2017.

MDN: July 3, 10 & 17, 2017

ELLOGENE C. ATIENZA Sheriff IV

Registered foreign portfolio investments in June reached US$2.0 billion, higher by 35.8 percent and 11.4 percent than the US$1.5 billion figure in May and the US$1.8 billion a year ago. This may be attributed to positive investor sentiment relative to the anticipated resolution of the conflict in Marawi City, accelerated net foreign buying, and approval by Congress of the first tax reform package.

Outflows for the month of US$1.9 billion, were up by 28.3 percent from the US$1.5 billion figure in May due to profit taking and investor reaction to the United States (US) Federal Reserve’s decision to increase interest rates. The same trend was noted on a year-on-year basis, with outflows rising by 42.5 percent from US$1.4 billion a year ago.

On the overall, transactions for June 2017 yielded net inflows of US$80 million, a reversal from the net outflows of US$24 million recorded in May 2017.

However, the figure is lower EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased MARTINIANO GALVEZ, who died on ___________ at __________; that the said deceased left no debts and no will or testament, but left a property which is more particularly described as follows: ORIGINAL CERIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-4742 WITH FREE PATENT NO. 206109; “A PARCEL OF LAND, known as Lot No. 1065, Pls 616-D located in Tuod, Manticao, Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao; containing an area of TEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT (10,548) square meters, more or less. Is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE; made and entered by and among; JAY V. GALVEZ, NOEL V. GALVEZ, KING ANTHONY G. GALVEZ, RYAN G. GALVEZ, ANTONIO G. BAGOLOR, OSORIO G. BAGOLOR AND NAZARIO G. BAGOLOR, JR., all of legal ages, Filipino citizens, and residents of Cagayan de Oro City, hereinafter referred to as the VENDORS;- AND – ALFREDO L. CAHANSA, also of legal age, Filipino citizen, married to NORA G. CAHANSA, and a resident of Poblacion, Manticao, Misamis Oriental, hereinafter referred to as the VENDEE; that for and in consideration of the sum THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php 300,000.00) to the vendors in hand paid by the vendee, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged to the full satisfaction of the vendors, the vendors do hereby SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY and by these parents, have SOLD, TRASFERRED and CONVEYED unto the said vendee, his heirs and assigns, the above described parcel of land, including all improvements found thereon; Under Notary Public of ATTY. IKE L. ROA; as per Doc No. 99; Page No. 20; Book No. 11; Series of 2017.

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compared to US$451 million in June last year.

On a year-to-date basis, however, transactions resulted in net outflows of US$461 million, in contrast to the net inflows of US$594 million for the same period last year due to certain domestic and international developments, such as the US air strike against Syria, global terrorist attacks, interest rate increases by the US Federal Reserve, political turmoil in the US, and the closure order for several mining companies in the country.

About 82.0 percent of investments registered in June were in PSE-listed securities (pertaining to mainly holding firms, property companies, telecommunications firms, banks, and utilities companies). About 17.2 percent went to Peso government securities (GS); and the 0.8 percent balance to other Peso debt instruments (OPDIs).

Transactions in PSE-listed securities and OPDIs yielded net inflows of US$311 million and US$16 million, respectively while investments in Peso GS resulted

in net outflows of US$247 million.

The United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, and Luxembourg were the top five (5) investor countries for the month, with combined share to total of 80.1 percent. Meanwhile, the US continued to be the main destination of outflows, receiving 64.7 percent of total remittances.

Registration of inward foreign investments with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is optional under the liberalized rules on foreign exchange (FX) transactions.

The issuance of a BSP registration document entitles the investor or his representative to buy FX from authorized agent banks and/or their subsidiary/affiliate FX corporations for repatriation of capital and remittance of earnings that accrue on the registered investment.

Without such registration, the foreign investor can still repatriate capital and remit earnings on his investment but the FX will have to be sourced outside the banking system.

Countries need to adopt appropriate policies for skills development which is a key to helping firms expand their export activities and make trade inclusive, according to a book co-published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Labour Office (ILO).

The book titled “Investing in Skills for Inclusive Trade” noted that reaping the benefits from global trade and effective integration into global markets goes hand in hand with the adoption of new technologies, improved forms of work organization and productivity increases.

“Human capital is one of the principal enablers of trade growth and economic diversification, and is also an important “buffer” facilitating the adjustment to more open trade,” it said.

The level and dispersion of skills in a country’s workforce influence its trade pattern and may also affect its export performance.

“The average skill level of

workers and the distribution of skill levels among workers in a country, contribute to determining its comparative advantage and export diversification, as do the areas of skills specialization and the quality of skills,” it added.

The publication pointed out that appropriate skills development policies are also keys to helping workers who lose their jobs make a smooth and rapid transition to new jobs with equal or higher wages.

“For trade to grow, it needs to be more inclusive and more exports offer more employment opportunities,” it said.

The book further said skills development policies constitute one among many policy instruments available to governments by also lowering adjustment costs and by distributing more evenly the benefits of trade and technological progress.

To lower adjustment costs, the book identified

Skills development key to helping firms expand export activities

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Balaod Mindanaw assists IPs with land cases CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - To act on often neglected human rights defenders (HRDs), the Balaod Mindanaw along with various non-government organizations (NGOs) spearheads the conduct of the Local Media Briefing for the Joint Action for Land Rights in Misamis and Bukidnon on July 11-13.

Balaod Mindanaw Executive Director Lawyer Normita Batula said that

the activity aims for the media to gain a deeper appreciation and understanding on land rights issues, establish connections with the HRDs, generate interest in informing and engaging the public about land rights issues, and identify issues, stakeholders and areas that may be featured in various media platforms.

On the part of the HRDs, Batula said that the media briefing will allow the

HRDs to understand how the media works, learn and sharpen their skills on how to write media briefs, and form partnerships with the media to help them in their advocacies on the ground.

Balaod Mindanaw, composed of alternative legal advocates for development, states that these HRDS usually operate in remote, farflung areas and are facing issues that are hidden from See assists, page 14

(Upper photo: L-R Learning Resource Management and Development System Manager MALA EPRA B. MAGNAONG, VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ, Officer-in-Charge – Chief of Curriculum and Learning Management Division DR. ALICIA E. ANGHAY and Coordinator of Early Language, Literacy and Numeracy ELESIO M. MARIBAO.)

DEPED REGION X EDUCATORS PROGRAM – VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ was invited as guest speaker by the Department of Education (DepEd) during its final program of the Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Language, Literacy and Numeracy Seminar held at Koresco Hotel, Pueblo de Oro, Cagayan de Oro City. This affair was attended by over 500 School Heads, Education Program Supervisors and Teachers from the various Divisions in Bukidnon, Camiguin, Cagayan de Oro, El Salvador and Gingoog City. In his message, Vice Governor Pelaez said that the best investment is still education and reminisced his remarkable 18 years of service as the Executive Director of the Center for Students and Co-Curricular Affairs on the Department of Education.

This DepEd event was participated by Provincial Board Secretary ATTY. ERNESTO R. SOTTO, JR., Officer-in-Charge – Chief of Curriculum and Learning Management Division DR. ALICIA E. ANGHAY, Education Program Supervisor – Coordinator of Early Language, Literacy and Numeracy ELESIO M. MARIBAO, Education Program Supervisor – Learning Resource Management and Development System Manager MALA EPRA B. MAGNAONG, Education Program Supervisor – Mathematics MARIANO O. DAL. Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez is the Chairman of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Committee on Education, Culture and the Arts.

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real property taxes and rentals owed by locators from page 1 to PHIVIDEC, which was practitioners during a press P1,064,720,370.07 remained conference that unpaid unsettled up to this time.

Benaldo listed top 10 NOTICE account receivables in the

NOTICE is hereby given that the form of real property taxes, estate of ANA HINGPIT-TIU, who died rentals and port fees as on November 26, 2006 at P-2, T. Calo Steag Power Inc. (SPI) Extension, Barangay Limaha, Butuan Php 447,212,139.85, MinCity, consisting of: 1) A parcel of land (Lot 296-I-3-E-4 of the subdivision plan danao International Con(LRC), Psd-119556, being a portion tainer Terminal (MICT) of Lot 296-I-3-E, (LRC) Psd-98897, - Php 342,438,335.33, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 321), situated in the Poblacion, City of Butuan, covered Ferrochrome - Php

by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 310,381,879.08, PhiliRT-17793, containing an area of 150 piine Sinter Corp. - Php square meters, more or less; and 2) 131,442,786.06, UnionA parcel of land (Lot 296-!-3-E of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-98897, bank – Php 92,378,241.39, being a portion of Lot 296-E-3, L.R.C. To p F o r e s t – P h p Psd-72185, L.R.C. Cad. Record No. 64,214,665.48, Vicmar – 321), situated in the Poblacion, City of Butuan covered under Transfer Php 30,816,529.31, NapoCertificate of Title No. RT-5033, cor – Php 29,699,193.49, containing an area of 150 square Axent – Php 29,423,063.21, meters, more or less, is the subject of Department of Public Works an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE LATE ANA HINGPIT-TIU and Highways/Tulay ng WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, made and entered into by and between deceased Ana Hingpit-Tiu’s legitimate heirs, namely, Teresita Tiu-Tindoy, Fernando Hingpit Tiu, Estrella TiuBowles, Virgilio Hingpit Tiu, heirs of William Hingpit Tiu, represented namely by Josefina G. Tiu (widow); Giselle G. Tiu (single); John Daryl G. Tiu (single); Jason G. Tiu (single) and Jennifer G. Tiu (single), represented by their mother by virtue of a Special Power of Attorney (SPA); and Helen Hingpit Tiu as Heirs/Vendors; and VCDU REALTY CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and operating under the Philippine laws and represented through a Board Resolution, by its President/General Manager Victor S. Uy, as Vendee, that for and in consideration of Php1,000,000.00, Philippine Currency, Heirs/Vendors sell, convey and transfer above parcels of land unto Vendee free from all liens and encumbrances, per Doc. No. 253; Page N. 5; Book No. 379; Series of 2017 of the Notarial Registry of Jesus Ma. James L. Bringas, Notary Public in the City of Butuan, Philippines.

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of ONOFRE DAGDAG DISPO, SR., who died intestate sometime on May 15, 2014 at EROMMGH, San Jose St., Butuan City, consisting of a certain parcel of land located at Barangay Villakananga, Butuan City, covered under Transfer Certificate of Title No. RT-57001 and declared under Tax Declaration No. 08-070006-04869, containing an area of 249 square meters, more or less, is the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE ONOFRE DAGDAG DISPO, SR., made and entered into by deceased Onofre Dagdag Dispo, Sr.’s legitimate heirs, his surviving wife Elma M. Dispo, and son Felben Chad M. Dispo, adjudicating among themselves pro-indiviso share abovementioned property, per Doc. No. 22; Page No. 6; Book No. LXVI; Series of 2017 of the Notarial Registry of Atty.

Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr., Notary Public in the City of Butuan, Philippines.

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Pangulo (DPWH) – Php 13,349,742.31.

Benaldo said these anmounts could mean 1,000 health centers, 2,000 classrooms or 2,500 houses for Filipinos displaced in Marawi or 1,000 beneficiaries for livelihood programs.

Benaldo called on these locators to “pay up or get out” of the Phividec area.

“While we appreciate the enthusiasm of Mr. Benaldo in trying to enforce the proper collection of taxes, the same must not be done to shame and embarrass the locators of PHIVIDEC who have invested significant amounts of capital and introduced numerous jobs in the region. The report of Mr. Benaldo was prematurely made without consultation and study of the transactional history of the locators involved. Thus, the locators were needlessly embarrassed despite the fact that their listed liabilities have yet to be legally determined and resolved,” said Magno.

From the facts disclosed, the majority of the accounts presented have been resolved while some are awaiting resolution before the proper courts or governmental agencies. These concerns have a transactional history which involve complex legal issues and require responsive and fair solutions.

Magno said the real property tax liability of SPI has been condoned and reduced by the Office of the President, through

Executive Order No. 19.

“After a careful study by the OP of the legal and factual issues regarding this issue, it was determined that the real property taxes being charged against the Independent Power Producers such as STEAG, has been contractually assumed by the National Power Corp., the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm) and other GOCCs, paying these would impose massive direct liabilities on the part of the GOCCs. An improper enforcement of this tax would place the government in breach of its international contractual obligations and have a direct impact on the costs of electricity in Mindanao,” said Magno.

“The Office of the Government Corporate Counsel has determined that MICTSI is not liable for the payment of real property taxes over the land and equipment owned by PHIVIDEC itself.

MICTSI is the operator of the PHIVIDEC-owned Mindanao International Container Terminal (MICT).

All physical assets and equipment in the MICT are owned by Phividec and MICTSI merely brings in the technical personnel for the efficient management and operation of the port.

Thus the real property tax imposed was wrongfully assessed as Phividec is the beneficial owner of the port itself,” Magno said.

Phividec has already filed the appropriate legal

action against Ferrochrome for the collection of this outstanding liability. The case is currently pending before the Supreme Court, Magno added.

As to the PSC alleged financial liability, Magno said upon advise of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel, the assessment of the tax against PSC was erroneously issued and is contrary to the intentions of the contract entered into in 1974 and 2000. “PSC, a Japanese corporation, was the first company and among the largest that located into Phividec and the administrations at the time of its investment extended it concessions in consideration of its entry.

Phividec, on the other hand, Unionbank, on the other hand, is constrain to enforce collection through the courts after a series of failed meetings and attempts for settlement of its account since 2012. A final notice of demand has been sent to Unionbank on June 30, 2017.

As to locators Top Forest and Vicmar, which are among the pioneering locators in Phividec, the amounts reported reflect PIA’s position on rental fees over the land after PIA imposed a revised schedule of fees in 2010. “The impact of such revision met with legal opposition from the locators as they insist on the application of the old rates from their original contracts. The

matter was brought to the OGCC for legal study and recommendation. Since 2016, reconciliation of accounts were undertaken for the revised assessment of their accounts,” Magno explained.

On the issue of Napocor non-payment of more than Php 29 million, Magno said this amount represents unpaid lease rates for the properties of NPC within Phividec. As PSALM is the constituted body for the settlement of NPC’s liabilities, this account has been forwarded to them for payment.

As of February 2017, the outstanding account of Axent is planned for collection thru the courts as they have failed to pay their obligations to Phividec despite repeated demands for settlement and failed attempts for settlement.

And, on the account of DPWH, which represents rental payments over a parcel of land leased by the agency to store and mobilize its construction materials for the building of bridges throughout Mindanao, the collection of this amount has been forwarded and coordinated with DPWH. “It must be emphasized that PHIVIDEC is an investment-oriented office whose primary job is to invite investors to bring businesses and jobs into Mindanao. Any negative perception of unnecessary hostility towards locators See denies, page 15

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late LOURNIE L. RIVERA consisting a parcel of land known as Lot No. 3, Pcs-10000825 being apportion of Lot No. 2960-C-3-E, 2960-C-3(LRC) Psd-142703 with a whole area of 1,123 square meters located at Libertad, Butuan City covered by TCT No. 5663 registered in the Registry of Deeds in Butuan City is the subject of Extra Judicial Settlement Among Heirs with Deed of Sale under the notarial registry of Atty. Ferdinand H. Ebarle per Doc. No. 600, Page No. 14, Book No. 428, Series of 2016.

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13 Ombud orders PNoy, 2 ex-police officials charged for Mamasapano

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Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the filing of criminal charges against former president Benigno Aquino III along with two former officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for their involvement in the Mamasapano tragedy over two years ago.

In a resolution Friday, Morales ordered Aquino, former PNP director general Alan Purisima and former Special Action Force (SAF) director Getulio Napeñas charged for violation of Article 177, or Usurpation of Authority, of the Revised Penal Code and Section 3a of Republic Act 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. It said the charges is based on the following grounds: participation and assistance in the planning of Oplan Exodus with gross and inexcusable negligence; approving the operation with full knowledge that it was flawed; allowing Purisima, then suspended as PNP chief, not only to participate in the planning, but also to run the operation and providing the latter information and intelligence, thereby giving pseudo-legal power to a suspended official; and breach in the established norms inherent in a chain of command.

Under Article 177, Usurpation of Authority is “committed by any person who shall knowingly and falsely represent himself to be an officer, agent or representative of any department or agency of the Philippine Government, or who, under pretense of official position, shall perform any act pertaining to any person in

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authority or public officer of the Philippine Government, or any agency thereof, without being lawfully entitled to do so.”

The Ombudsman said that based on Section 3(a) of R.A. No. 3019, “all the foregoing circumstances establish probable cause that, with the complicity and influence of President Aquino, the order of preventive suspension issued by the Ombudsman was violated. “ The law also provides that “it shall be unlawful for any public officer to persuade, induce or influence another public officer to perform an act constituting a violation of rules and regulations duly promulgated by competent authority or an offense in connection with the official duties of the latter, or allowing himself to be persuaded, induced, or influenced to commit such violation or offense. “ Morales said that “there is no gainsaying that President Aquino was fully aware that the Office of the Ombudsman had placed Purisima under preventive suspension at that time (for the anomalous Werfest deal).”

The Ombudsman added that “SMS exchanges between President Aquino and Purisima showed that the suspended police chief played a major role in the botched operation.”

On January 24, 2015, over 300 members of the ERRATUM The Notice of Hearing Applicant COLETA S. EBABIOSA, With the Case No. 2017-10-750(2012-10-640),to extend the validity of a certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line;Cagayan de Oro City to Gitagum Misamis Oriental and vice versa with the use of one (1)units.

elite SAF “unilaterally launched Oplan Exodus” to serve standing warrants of arrest against suspected terrorists Zulkifli Bin Hir alias Marwan and his aide Basit Usman in Mamasapano, Maguindanao that left 44 SAF members, 17 Moro Islamic Liberation Front combatants and five civilians dead.

“The fact remains that, at the time, particularly before and during the actual implementation of Oplan Exodus, Purisima was under preventive suspension, and that Purisima, despite being under preventive suspension, indeed played an active role in Oplan Exodus, as shown by all the record of SMS exchanges and findings in the Senate Committee FALLEN POLICEMEN. Fellow police officers carry the caskets of the elite poReport on the Mamasapano lice commandos slain in Mamasapano for transport home on board two Philippine Air See orders, page 15

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City LANTRANSCO /ERLINDA M. ABADIANO CASE NO. R10-EV/PJ Applicant/s 2017-07-1374

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To Extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Iligan City Proper to 542 Palao Riverside –Medical and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 21, 2017, at 3;00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

Issued this 11th day of July, 2017 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. .

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO Regional Director MDN: July 17, 2017

Force C-130 from Cotabato City on 29 Jan 2015. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City PEDRO C. VISTAL Applicant/s

CASE NO. R10-EV/PUJ 2017-07-1410

CASE NO. R10-EV/PUJ 2017-07-1402

JOEMER SALISE CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ Applicant/s 2017-07-1420

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To extend the validity of a certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ DUAL service on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to Valencia City via Manolo Fortich Malaybalay City and as for cargoes to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 21, 2017, at 3;00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

Issued this 14TH day of July 2017, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To extend the validity of a certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Cogon Market to Iponan and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 21, 2017 at 3;00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

Issued this 14TH day of July 2017, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to extend the validity of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;Cogon Market to LA BUENA VIDA and vice versa with the use of One(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 20, 2017 at 2;30 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. Issued this 14TH day July 2017, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO Regional Director

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO Regional Director

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO Regional Director

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OUR APOLOGY;LTFRB-X-CDOC Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

ROMEO LAREDE CASE NO. R10-EV/PUJ Applicants 2017-07-1414

PEDRITO R. ADIS III CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ Applicant/s -2017-07-1419

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING

SPS.REBECCA /MANUEL D. OLAPE CASE NO.R10-EV-RAC Applicant/s -2017-07-1415

(2013-10-1501)

WILLIAM L. DUMAPIT CASE NO. R10-EV Applicant/s TX-2017-07-1416

(2007-10-1235)

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Cogon Market to Xavier Heights and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 26, 2017, at 2;00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. Issued this 14th of July 2017, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s)request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to Sta. ANA (TAGOLOAN )and vice versa with the use of ONE(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 20, 2017 at 2;30 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their wvidence The Application(s)Petitioner(s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

Issued this 14TH day of July 2017, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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CERILO A. HOYOHOY Applicant/s

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

NOTICE OF HEARING

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO Regional Director

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO Regional Director

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For Extension of vality of certificate of public convenience to operate RAC service Along the line;Laguindingan Airport to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of ONE(1) units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 20, 2017, at 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. Issued this 14th day of July 2017, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO Regional Director

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NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For the extension of validity of a certificate of public convenience to operate TAXI service along the line ;within Cagayan de Oro City and from said place to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 20, 2017 at 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

Issued this 14TH day of July 2017, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines..

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO Regional Director MDN: July 17, 2017

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City ODING AMPUAN Applicant/s

CASE NO. R10-EV/S-UV -2017-07-1338

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City GREGORIO TAMAYO CASE NO. R10-EV Applicant/s TX-2017-07-1389

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To extend the validity of a certificate of public convenience with Substitution of units/s to operate UV EXPRESS SERVICE on the line; Cagayan de Oro City to Malaybalay City and vice versa with the use of FIVE(5)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 26, 2017, at 2;00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

Issued this 11TH day of July 2017, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To Extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate AIRCON TAXI SERVICE on the line ;Within Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of ONE(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 26, 2017 at 2;30 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

Issued this 11TH day of July 2017, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO Regional Director

(Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO Regional Director

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He said it is no longer a question of whether the Maute Group is officially linked to the Islamic State or not. He said it is enough that they are committing acts that the Islamic State is also doing.

No government support A group report presented at the conference said madaris have no textbooks and facilities and their teachers are receiving less than P2,000 per month.

It said around 1.8 million students are enrolled in the madaris but these schools are neither registered nor supported by government.

Latiph noted too that Muslim religious leaders who speak against the Islamic State were threatened with reprisal.

“If an imam says something against the ISIS, a youngster with a gun would tell him to stop…. You’ll be terrorized if you speak against them,” he said.

He said the khutbah (sermon) being delivered by imams every Friday is supposed to unify the community and address local problems.

“This is no longer happening in our community.

Politics is dividing us. Rehabilitation is colored by politics, that’s why it’s difficult to realize ‘Bangon Marawi’,” he lamented.

Young recruits A Maranao doctor who attended the conference confirmed that the Maute Group recruited minors.

“I was doing circumcision on this 14-year-old boy. He told me, ‘Doc, after this I’m going to Butig [in Lanao del Sur] because I’m a recruit of the Maute’,” the doctor said.

He blamed the social conditions in Lanao del Sur as a major factor why “extremism” has become attractive to young people in the province.

“It’s a shame for us that Lanao del Sur is the poorest province. During our outreach programs we saw towns around Lanao del Sur, walang governance. Officials from the barangay to municipal levels are absent.

Nasa Xavier Estates, Pueblo de Oro,” he said, referring to two high-end subdivisions in this city.

“As an ordinary Maranao, how do you fight these politicians? Sa CDO [Cagayan de Oro], kung magkamali ang officials pwede Bombo Radyo. Sa Lanao del Sur, wala, di mangyayari iyan. I

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Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate an PUJ DUAL Ordinary Regular Service Regular service.

Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a AIRCONDITIONEDTAXI service.

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EVELYN C. VIADO, Petitioner.

Case No. R11-EV-PJ-2017-7-199 (2008-XI-00199)

NOTICE OF HEARING

Petition is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ DUAL Ordinary Regular service on the route: MANUEL GUIANGA and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of TWO (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on May 30, 2018.

In the petition filed on July 10, 2017, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said Certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

NOTICE is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on August 15, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least TEN (10) Days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must filed their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS Atty. TERESITA DELA PEÑAYÑIGUEZ, Regional Director, this 11th day of July 2017 at Davao City.

(Sgd.) Atty. CATTLEYA B. ACAYLAR Attorney IV MDN: July 17, 2017

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ROBERTO C. CATALOGO, Case No. R11-EV-TX-2017-7-007 Petitioner.

(2003-XI-00007)

NOTICE OF HEARING

Petition is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a AIRCONED TAXI service on the route: WITHIN DAVAO CITY to any point in region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on June 5, 2018. In the petition filed on July 6, 2017, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said Certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

NOTICE is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on AUGUST 7, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least TEN (10) Days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must filed their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS Atty. TERESITA DELA PEÑAYÑIGUEZ, Regional Director, this 7th day of July 2017 at Davao City.

(Sgd.) Atty. CATTLEYA B. ACAYLAR Attorney IV MDN: July 17, 2017

can’t fight massive corruption in our place,” he said.

Maj. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr., chief of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, said children as young as six to eight years old are being indoctrinated by the Maute Group.

He pointed out that there are no suicide bombers yet, but 10 years from now, it would be hard to predict the level of fanaticism among the youth.

The Army official said the military needs to enhance its counterterrorism strategy. “Like what’s happening now, we have no complete picture of what happened,” he said.

Madrigal added that after the conflict the military will implement firearms control and management, identify warring groups and address the possible occurrence of rido or clan war.

Some sectors believe that a series of rido might erupt after the Marawi siege, as residents who feel aggrieved by the Maute gunmen will possibly want to get back at those who supported the attackers.

‘A new city’ Latiph said the people of Marawi cannot be rightly compensated for the damage to the city. “Building a new city, that is your compensation.”

“I want my children to grow up not in a Marawi before May 23, but in a new city,” he said.

Latiph said the dream to build a beautiful Marawi has been a dream since the American era.

He said this was the reason why the Americans placed the original Kilometer Zero marker in Marawi “because Kilometer Zero signifies the capital of any land mass.” (H. Marcos C. Mordeno / MindaNews)

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the public eye.

Hence, the Joint Action for Land Rights has been implemented by the Asian NGO Coalition (ANGOC), Balaod Mindanaw, and Kaisahan tungo sa Kaunlaran ng

Kanayunan at Repormang Pansakahan (KAISAHAN), together with People in Need (PIN) to strengthen the work of civil society organizations with particular focus on the empowerment of the vulnerable groups to claim their land rights.

In Misamis Oriental, various organizations raised their concerns during the media briefing such as the Tinamay ARB Association in Sugbongcogon which brought up issues on land rights, illegal entry and confiscation of the produce.

Another issue raised was on the issuance of the Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) of the Ancestral Domain of Dulangan Higaonon Tribe in Opol, Misamis Oriental.

Members of the tribe said that without CADT, they will continuously experience land grabbing, overlapping of tenurial claims and selling of lands within the ancestral domain.

As for the Pagatpat Farmers Association (PAMA), land tenure security has been cited as their primary concern for many years.

As of press time, Balaod Mindanaw along with the other NGOs are working on the cases raised by the vulnerable groups in Misamis Oriental and are reaching out to concerned agencies to provide immediate response to such issues.

Malicay van Vugt of Balaod Mindanaw said that they have tapped the media to bring such issues to the public and eventually gain support from the government and other stakeholders. PIA

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other active labour market policies (ALMPs) that countries could implement, such as job-search assistance or activation strategies, passive labour market policies such as unemployment insurance, and social policies as well as complementary policies such as housing or credit market policies.

(PHILEXPORT News and Features)

TECHNOLOGY OWES ECOLOGY AN APOLOGY

By MARITCHA UBAY-UBAY Lumbia Central School

Industrialization and technology advancement continuously affects the environment in a negative way. Industrial benefits resulting from technological adaption has been shown in major activities has indirectly contributed towards higher living standards though bad part on technology showed more.

International discussions and consultations happened through conferences regarding issues on environmental violations caused by technology (Ausubel & Sladovich, 1999).

Many complaints environmental effects of technology have been raised globally. Its negative effects include environment pollution. That wastes from factories are directly thrown into the rivers and seas. This been caused water pollution that leads the death of water living creatures and caused their extinctions for their natural habitat has been damaged. It also includes the ecological imbalances experience – cutting of more trees in the forest without replacements that caused flashfloods, soil erosions and landslides that lead to environment destructions and loss of lives.

The people whose residence located in the lowlands are the

Guinsiliban celebrates 67th Foundation Day Celebration

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Guinsiliban celebrates 67th Foundation Day celebration on July 8, 2017.

Nutrition bears the theme “Healthy Diet, Gawing Habit for Life”. It is a three — day activity which starts July 6-8, 2017 participated by the different agencies, pupils and community members who join the parade: Every barangay will do the display of their products such as fruits and vegetables. Guinsilibanan works hand in hand and full support of the program

of the municipal leaders in our locality. This activity was headed by our active and energetic Municipal Mayor Hon. Helenio N. Abecia and SB Members with the full support of the department heads and schools in GUINSILIBAN District. Foundation day celebration was graced with presence of Hon. Xavier Jesus De la Fuente Romualdo represented by SB member Hon. Ronnie Sagocsoc and Hon. Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo, municipal Mayor of Mambajao. The activity ended successfully.

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subject of the risks. Human activities like deforestation, extensive farming that makes use of chemicals that would change the natural life cycles that maintain the ecosystem.

However, businessmen venture to developing housing projects that robbed the wild lives’ natural habitat, forest before now a barren field. If these human activities continuously practice, eventually collapse of ecosystem is likely to happen.

Global warming is also the negative effect of technology and environment factors. Large amount of carbon dioxide emitted from exhaust smokes of factories, and exhaust fumes emitted from gasoline fueled vehicles, kaingin, and mining activities. These lead to forming greenhouse effects which are the major components of global warming that affects climate change.

Technology owes ecology an apology. It is clear that the major cause of our environmental problems today is mainly caused by the advancement of technology mismanagement by innovators and users. Technology plays important role in development and increase productivity to meet the human needs. But mismanagement and abusive use of technology brings negative impact to ecology.

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collecting the taxes without remitting the money to the national treasury. Let us consider too that other company that the Phividec initially exposed have, actually paid the taxes, who benefited it?

The CYNOSURE is afraid that some Phividec officials could be held liable for the multi-billion tax anomaly. Of course, there are suspicions that some public officials might also be part of the tax anomaly in the Phividec. Whether the Phividec is serious in unraveling the string of corruption around the Ecozone in Misamis Oriental remains to be seen.

In this government, however, we have not seen top public officials landing in jail on charges of graft and corruption. What we’ve made to believe is that when one walks in the corridors of power, the conviction of corrupt public officials is nothing, but a political show. Nauseating.

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world is still oblique when viewed from the quality of human resources throughout the world. In different continents, there are a lot of universities. Among these universities, they ahv different qualities. Yet, the world technology and science have developed so fast. When they are still in an oblique condition, there must be conflicts among the countries in these continents.

Let alone in the world, among the continents, even in one country, there are some imbalances of education quality. Social and cultural discrepancies in a certain country can be the evidence of the imbalanced quality among the human resources in that country. It indicates that the education needs balancing. Otherwise, such discrepancies will take place for a long time.

It is imperative for all the leaders of the world in any country to make efforts collaboratively. The ministry of education, university leaders or school leaders should be involved in maintaining the balanced education among the people around the world. They can start from the top-level, to visionarily create their national education systems.

They can also start planning the budget, focusing on an education system that can make their people have better quality. Making the world balanced in terms of human resources quality is the best efforts for world peace.

Dr. Djuwari Sarkawi is the Head of Research Journal and Publishing Department, STIE Perbanas Surabaya. He is also the guest lecturer at Ottimmo International Master-gourmet Academy, Surabaya; The advisor of Indonesia Association of

Press Practitioners/ Journalists in East Java province (HIPSI), Indonesia. He is also the president of the International Association of Scholarly Publishers, Editors, and Reviewers (IASPER).

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most probably, consecrate to great ideals and be part of the edifice of progress . . . the total industrialization of the Philippines in a global perspective.

According to Andre Maurois, “often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget . . . here we are on this earth, with only few decades to live, and we lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in the years’ time will be forgotten by us and everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, and real affections and understandings. For life is too short to be little.”

Would it be more appropriate that, “we must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools,” according to Martin Luther King, Jr. certainly, we cannot solve political problems by accusing one another. We cannot reason together under the stress of human emotion, remember that. We all know for sure that the essence of our democratic system springs from the wisdom of a free debate, and to listen to reasons. Why should we not set down and talk things over soberly and rationally. Let us not be like stupid fools to pursue our illogical, and a no nonsense accusation and desire to be what we ought not to be under the circumstances surrounding.

We are just as if making mountain out of mole hill.

City Information Staff, Office of the City Mayor, City of Iligan.

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business climate here.

“We have a lot of things to offer to foreign investors,” he said.

Among those who confirmed attendance are groups of businessmen coming from China, 24 from Indonesia, 15 Japanese while the European Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be bringing in a group of investors.

He said there will be presentations on Davao’s business potentials focusing on natural resources, good climate, competitive labor force, and power supply, among others.

“These are some of the questions that investors would like to know and there is really a big attraction in terms of investments because we have a lot of untapped potentials here in Davao,” Milan said.

In terms of power the situation, Milan said there is difference from the past where there was shortage of power. We now have excess

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Monday, July 17, 2017 of power, he said. “ The timing now is really right for investments,” he said.

Milan said the President is expected to highlight the government’s efforts to sustain the good business climate although Duterte himself is a big attraction.

Milan said presidents and chief executive officers of companies will be attending the conference and talk on important topics that would boost the economy of the place.

He said no less than the president and chief executive officer of Air Asia Tony Fernandez is one of the sources who will speak about Davao from a growing number of destinations to the world.

Milan said Fernandez’s inputs will be very interesting since air connectivity is very important to businesses and investors.

“I really hope that an airline company would make Davao City as their hub and a gateway of the routes of their destinations to the different parts of the world,” he said. This will boost our economy as movement of investors would be seamless and smooth, he added.

“Air linkage is a consideration for investors because they cannot invest in an area where they cannot visit,” he stressed. He underscored Davao City’s edge because of its proximity to other points in the BIMP-EAGA area. Palau from Davao City is only 45 minutes by plane.

He said a direct connection from Davao means it get a share of the market.

Other government officials who will speak during the Davao iCon are Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo. PNA

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a total of 6,832 housing units.

It can be recalled that Typhoon Pablo made its landfall on December 2012.

It was considered as the strongest tropical cyclone to ever hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, leaving hundreds of dead bodies and million worth of properties damaged, particularly in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental provinces. (Sheldane Mahinay // IDS)

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statement: “I am fiddling the violin with an Irish Reel.”

But one needs to listen first to an Irish Reel before he can use the musical composition with a spark of creativity.

The following are other examples of how I turned statements into something more inviting: 1) Cliché: “The boy is fearful.”

Improved: “The boy seems to panic amidst the crossfire at Marawi where

the terrorists sniper shoot escaping civilians.”

2) Cliché: “The sunset is beautiful.”

Improved: “ The sun, culminating the day of exciting artworks done, limns my world’s canvas with the tune of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata.”

3) Cliché: “Good will prevail, at last.”

Improved: “When the holy One, riding on the white horse, will unleash swords from his mouth to slay the wicked, the millennial reign begins. Children will then have lions as pets like cute puppies.”

I also showed, during the workshop, my poem entitled “On Fighting Goliath”: The bigger the boast, the slighter the chance.

The larger the size, the surer the hit.

The more gigantic the sword, the better the memento.

The heavier the spear, the slower the thrust.

The weaker the boy, the smarter the ploy.

The simpler the slingshot, the funnier the victim.

The lesser the training, the brighter the finale.

The smaller the warrior, the grander the legend.

The greater the faith, the smaller the giant.

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of battles with the Spanish colonizers of the Philippines during the first five decades of the 1600s.

“We secured one of the pirate ship replicas from a water theme park in Indonesia, and the other two we built from scratch using steel and concrete” said Elpidio M. Paras, President and CEO of UC-1 Corporation which owns and operates Seven Seas. “We came up with the idea of using them to educate while they amuse our guests on this particular forgotten chapter in Philippine history since the VOC in particular was based in Batavia (present day Jakarta, Indonesia).”

In the center of the half hectare tsunami pool is a replica of the wreck of the RINJSBURG, which the oral tradition of legends from the 1600s say was a pirate ship skippered by the scion of Olivier Van Noort, the first of the Dutch Circumnavigators to successfully circumnavigate the globe.

Facing the pool is a reconstruction of Fuerte de San Agustin, a cotta or fort cum watchtower supposedly armed with cannon taken from the Dutch East Indiaman AMBOINA while the evens tent entrance facade is a replica of the wreck of BRUINVIS, a Dutch fluyt that extant records say was either scuttled or blown up by the Spanish during this period.

The Spanish-Dutch Wars in the Philippines, 16001646 According to historical sources, this period

marked the height of the Spanish-Dutch Wars in the Philippines, when Dutch privateers harassed foreign and Spanish trading ships in a bid to wrest the colony from the Spanish crown.

In a series of battles spanning five decades, the Spaniards with the help of native Filipinos successfully turned back the Dutch time after time, from December 14, 1600; again in 1609 at the Battle of Playa Honda

by Spanish governor-general Juan de Silva; and again on the Second Battle of Playa Honda on April 1617, when aDutch fleet of 10 galleons under Joris van Spilbergen was defeated by a Spanish armada of seven galleons led by Juan Ronquillo.From 1640 to 1641, a Dutch flotilla of three ships patrolled near Embocadero de San Bernardino to capture galleons coming from Acapulco, Mexico with no success.

However, the wreck of the RIJNSBURG, AMBOINA and BRUINVIS and the Fuerza de San Agustin are historically and culturally most significant because of the Battles of La Naval de Manila,a series of five naval engagements fought in Philippines waters in 1646, when the forces of Spain repelled various attempts by the Dutch to invade Manila, during the Eighty Years’ War. The outnumbered Spanish forces, which included many native Filipino volunteers, consisted of two (later, three)ancient, rotting Manila galleons converted to men-of-war by stripping guns from the fort of Manila, a galley and four brigantines.

The duo outfought a Dutch fleet of nineteen warships, divided into three separate squadrons. Heavy damage was inflicted upon the Dutch squadrons by the Spanish-Filipino forces, forcing the Dutch to abandon their invasion of the Philippines.

The victories against the Dutch invaders were attributed by the Spanish and Filipino troops to the intercession of the Virgin Mary. On 9 April 1652, the victories in the five sea battles were declared a miracle by the Archdiocese of Manila after a thorough canonical investigation, giving rise to the centuries-old festivities of Our Lady of La Naval de Manila.

The victories of the Dutch also ensured that the Philippines would remain a Catholic and not a Protestant nation.

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would be detrimental to inbound investments,” said Magno.

Magno said, “Phividec is home to 34 manufacturing firms and 68 service firms. Though there may be delinquent accounts as there will always be such present in any organization, the same is not to the exaggerated extent as presented

by Mr. Benaldo. Of the 1

billion presented by him as outstanding accounts, 400 million of such was erroneously assessed and 447 million has been condoned by the Office of the President. The other accounts are pending litigation and are being addressed for its eventual resolution through a legal process.”

“To provide a proper perspective on the role of Phividec and the locators, we should also highlight that since 2011, the Phividec Industrial Authority has brought in a total capital investment of Php 39.13 billion, based on COA reports. This capital investment amount represents thousands of jobs and an increase in economic growth that can be easily witnessed around you as Region 10 has registered the highest growth rate in the country for several years. It is evident with the rise of malls, the increase in banks, the entry of retail and other downstream industries, and the robust trade in the region.

Magno said the officers and employees of Phividec continuously strive to bring in investments to contribute in the economic growth of the region and the creation of job opportunities for the people of Mindanao. “We seek to provide a balance to the reasonable return of investments of the locators and the interests of the state in the proper collection of taxes with the end goal of being a catalyst for economic and social development of Mindanao and the rest of the country,” he added.

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incident, to the point that he was exercising a degree of authority and discretion over Napeñas and consequently, over the operation,” the resolution read.

Morales added that “certainly a public officer who is under preventive suspension is barred from performing any public functions and from meddling into the affairs of the government.

In other words, Purisima would not have been placed in such a position of continuing to conduct himself, in relation to Oplan Exodus, in a manner as if he was not under preventive suspension at that time, from his position as PNP chief, were it not for the complicity and influence of President Aquino.” (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

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Chamber all set for Davao investment gab DAVAO CITY -- The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) is all set for the 4th Davao Investment Conference (Davao ICon) next week with President Rodrigo Duterte as guest

of honor.

The Davao ICon, which is set on July 20 to 22, 2017 at the SMX Convention Center, is expected to draw foreign and local investors. Some of them whose companies are located or have expanded

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in Davao, have arrived for the event.

DCCCII chair Arturo Milan said the event can draw other investors to locate in Davao once they will know the state of the See gab, page 15

ComVal Vice Gov. Manuel “Way Kurat” Zamora spearheaded the turnover ceremony of housing projects of the National Housing Authority at Sitio Lower Ulip, Poblacion, Monkayo, Compostela Valley on July 11, 2017. In Monkayo, there were already a total of 6,832 housing units built for the beneficiaries. (photo credits: Dandie Llaban//IDS ComVal)

NHA-Comval turns over 414 houses in Monkayo

board member, district II, davao del norte

SP member, PANABO, davao del norte

Compostela Valley Province - The National Housing Authority (NHA) turned over housing projects to 414 beneficiaries at Sitio Lower Ulip, Poblacion, Monkayo, Compostela Valley on July 11, 2017.

Provincial Inter-Agency Committee Vice Chair and

Vice Gov. Manuel “Way Kurat” Zamora spearheaded the turnover ceremony in behalf of Gov. Jayvee Tyron Uy. The 414 houses are part of the 14,258 permanent houses built in the province for the Typhoon Pablo survivors whose houses were

totally damaged. It also includes those whose areas of residence are in the “No Build Zone” area declared by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau (MGB). In Monkayo, there are already a total of See houses, page 15