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Government forces seize 11 kilos of ‘shabu’ in Marawi By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Eleven kilos of what authorities believed to be methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu were seized by government forces in an area used to be occupied by the Maute Group in Marawi City early Sunday morning, a report from the Joint Task Force (JTF) Marawi said on Monday. The confiscated illegal drugs was estimated to have a street value between P110 million to P250 million, and

is considered as one of the largest shabu catch recently. The task force said the illegal substance was recovered by the troops from the Alpha Company led by First Lieutenant Emerson Residents of Arroville Subdivision, Melecia Homes and Molloi Polloi staged a picket rally to protest the resumption Tapang of the Philippine of a development work on Forest Lake Memorial Park project in Cagayan de Oro City. Photos supplied Army’s 49th Infantry Battalion after they exchanged fire with the local terrorists. Four high-powered firearms were also recovered. Report said the soldiers spotted men clad in black emerging from a cluster of houses prompting troops to engage them.

MEMORIAL PARK PROJECT IN ORO

See seize, page 11

Grass still green in Middle East for OFWs? By Melo Acuña, CBCP News

In 2015, the government-run Philippine Overseas Employment Agency processed 2,343,692 contracts for both land-based and sea-based workers who left for abroad in search of better fortune. Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s terminals are mute witnesses to emotional goodbyes between overseas workers and their families. Over 6,400 workers leave the country everyday. Random interviews with Filipinos bound for overseas work are hopeful they can put their See green, page 11

‘Misplaced in residential area’

“MISPLACED in a residential area.” This is how the residents in upper Macasandig and Indahag in Cagayan de Oro City described the cemetery project in their area. Over the weekend, residents of Arroville Subdivision, Melecia Homes and Molloi Polloi staged a picket rally to protest the resumption of a development work on Forest Lake Memorial Park project. The memorial park project is located in a 3-hectare land along the MacasandigTaguanao road, just in front of Melecia Homes. Across the road are Arroville Subdivision and Molloi Polloi. According to Momot Abrogar of the Melecia Homes Homeowners Association, Rizal Monument. Mayor Oscar Moreno reads the Bisayan translation done the project has no social by Henry Lasola from the original Spanish dedication of the Rizal Monument in Plaza acceptability. Divisoria during its Centennial June 19, 2017. Photo by Mike Baños, NPN

Nobody came to weep By Bobby Timonera MindaNews

THOUSANDS OF FILIPINOS SEEK OVERSEAS WORK. Thousands of skilled Filipino

workers flock to the Philippine Overseas Employment Adminisration to file application forms for employment abroad. This agency accredits recruitment agencies to save workers from human trafficking syndicates. Photo by Melo Acuña/CBCP News

ILIGAN City––It was eerily quiet for a burial at a public cemetery not far from the sea. There were no weeping or wailing from relatives as the coffins made of plywood were placed

See MISPLACED, page 10

inside the freshly cemented apartment-type tombs. One could only hear the chatter of people in normal tones. It was a mass burial at the cemetery in Barangay Dalipuga for the 11 still unidentified victims of the raging war in neighboring Burying the nameless victims of the Marawi siege. See NOBODY, page 10

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IDPs enjoy child and women-friendly spaces By OLIVER BADEL INODEO

ILIGAN City--Internally displaced persons (IDPs) living inside evacuation centers in Northern Mindanao have enjoyed the child and women-friendly spaces provided for them. DSWD, local and international humanitarian organizations have set up child and women-friendly spaces to cater to the needs of IDPs who are from Marawi City

in order for them to slowly live back into normalcy after being caught in armed conflict. Activities relative to psycho-social processing through drawing and play for children are conducted inside the childfriendly space provided for inside and outside the evacuation camps in Iligan City and in the towns of Baloi and Pantao Ragat in Lanao del Norte. Women-friendly space are utilized as

“Her writing is a dangerous cocktail of women, inner turmoil, and love,” reads her bionote in the Nagkahiusang Magsusulat sa Cagayan de Oro, otherwise known as NAGMAC, where she serves as a senior fellow for fiction and essay. Abigail “Abby” C. James, XAVIER ATENEAN WRITER. Abigail “Abby” C James is among the 12 writing fellows of the 2017 a magna cum laude AB University of Santo Tomas National Writers’ Workshop. English graduate of XaviContributed file photo.

er Ateneo in 2014, is an emerging fictionist, feminist, teacher, and now she is named among the 12 writing fellows of the 2017 University of Santo Tomas (UST) National Writers’ Workshop in Baguio City from July 23 to 29. “When I got my acceptance email last week I was screaming. This really is my Pia Wurtzbach story,” shares Abby in an online post on the 14th night of

June. “I had already been ‘rejected’ by two other workshops this year and I kept thinking well: ‘She did it after her third try. Who knows?’ Honestly, I had been expecting it more to be three actual years.” ‘Transformative experience’ She submitted works written in prose, which is the type she has had the most experience. These works put the problems of

identity and relationships of the young people or in today’s parlance “the millennials” on the spotlight. “It’s about time that more Mindanaoan voices are heard,” Abby continues. “I’m just privileged enough to be one of them. Of course, ad majorem Dei gloriam! This is quite a victory.” A brainchild of UST’s Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies See fellows, page 5

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Publication Notice R.A. 10172

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0138-2017 (R.A. 10l72) CFN-0137-2017 In compliance with the publication requirement and Pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that TERESITA C. ROSALES has filed with this office a Petition for Change of First Name from “GERTRUDES” to “TERESITA”; and Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s date of birth from “DEC. 6, 1953” to “NOVEMBER 16, 1953” in the birth certificate of GERTRUDES ROSALES who was born on DEC. 6, 1953 at Pangabogan, Butuan City, Agusan and whose parents are JOSE C. ROSALES and JULITA CURILAN. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 26 June 2017.

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In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act. No. 9048. a notice is hereby served to the public that SONIA NEMEÑO AVENIDO has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from CIRCUMCISION to SONIA in the birth certificate of SONIA OMANDAM NEMEÑO who was born on JANUARY 1, 1962 at SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR and whose parents are ROSILIO M. NEMEÑO and ALEJANDRIA R. OMAMDAM. Any person adversely affective by said petition may file his written opposition with his Office LCR OFFICE, SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR.

IIn compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act. No. 9048. a notice is hereby served to the public that RONNEL EDU TUMANDA MONTER has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from RONNEL to RONNEL EDU in the birth certificate of RONNEL EDU TUMANDA MONTER who was born on JULY 11, 1986 at SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR and whose parents are RENATO S. MONTER and NEMESIA A. TUMANDA. Any person adversely affective by said petition may file his written opposition with his Office LCR OFFICE, SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR.

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visit the church and masjid during worship time, respectively. Evacuation centers in Iligan City with separate child and women-friendly space include National School of Fisheries in Buruun; Sta. Elena Gymnasium, Sta. Elena; and Tibanga Gymnasium, Tibanga. In the towns of Baloi and Pantao Ragat, most of the evacuation centers have separate child and women-friendly spaces for IDPs.

Xavier Atenean among 12 fellows at UST National Writers’ Workshop

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In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. ____ 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 REYMAR MAY-AS CUYOS has filed with this Office, a petition for change of first name “____________” to “___________” and correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to FEMALE” or correction of entry in the date of birth from “___________” to “___________”in the certificate of live birth of REYMAR MAY-AS CUYOS at San Francisco, Agusan del Sur and whose parents are REYNAL CUYOS and MARINA MAY-AS. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur.

breastfeeding mothers.The women-friendly space is a designated tent inside and outside the evacuation center that provides internally-displaced women with a safe place to meet, talk and help each other. Aside from that, most of the evacuation centers in Iligan City have tents as prayer room, both for male and female. Evacuation centers located near the church and masjid were not provided with prayer room because the IDPs will just walk and

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In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that ELIJAH JOSH M. RUZGAL has filed with this office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ELIJAH JOSH MANGANAR RUZGAL who was born on APRIL 20, 1998 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are ROLLY PONGCO RUZGAL and NAIAFE MANGANAR. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than JUNE 29, 2017.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. ____ 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 ZEZA MANGUBAT GORGONIO has filed with this Office, a petition for change of first name “ZEZAR” to “ZEZA” and correction of entry in sex from “_______” to “_______” or correction of entry in the date of birth from “___________” to “___________”in the certificate of live birth of ZEZA MANGUBAT GORGONIO at San Francisco, Agusan del Sur and whose parents are ELMER GORGONIO and JOSEPHINE MANGUBAT. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. (SGD.) NIMFA PORRAS – TONO Municipal Civil Registrar

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

DOJ eyes financial aid to Marawi siege victims By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Civilians and personnel in uniform who were affected by the conflict in Marawi City will receive compensation for what they had gone through, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official said. DOJ Undersecretar y Reynante Orceo, who’s in charged with the agency’s Board of Claims, said the

financial assistance they will extend to civilian and soldiers wounded and killed during the Marawi siege. He said each of the affected person will be given a maximum of P10,000 based on Republic Act 7309 purposely for victims of unjust imprisonment or detention, and of violent crimes. When DOJ Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II visited the wounded soldiers, he ordered Orceo’s office to

fast track the processing of the claims so they victims will not have to wait long. Orceo said city’s prosecutor’s office was tasked as the temporary processing center for the financial assistance. He said the government has about P140 million in available fund intended for the compensation of victims of violence. So far, the department has processed more than a

hundred claims as DOJ will be visiting other medical facilities where the soldiers are confined. Orceo said the DOJ will rely on the list from the Armed Forces of the Philippines for persons affected by the Marawi conflict. The requirements for the families of victims who died are authenticated copies of the death certificate and police or autopsy report. For physical or psychological injuries, permanent incapacity or disability, insanity, abortion, serious trauma, or ordeals with

torture, cruelty and barbarity, the victim may present a true copy of medical or psychiatric certificate and other pertinent documents. For other cases such as serious physical or psychological injuries, permanent

incapability or disability, insanity, abortion, serious trauma, or ordeals with torture, cruelty, and barbarity, the victims may present a true copy of medical or psychiatric certificate and the corresponding receipts.

Arrested Maute hid in Oro boarding house for 2 weeks

CAGAYAN de Oro City--For two weeks at the height of the Marawi siege, this suspected Maute bomber stayed quietly in a rented room of a boarding house in Aluba, Barangay Macasandig in this city. A joint team composed of police and Army operatives raided his room and arrested Mohammad Noaim See HOUSE, page 5

Handwashing of schoolchildren By JOSEPHINE A. MUNASQUE Lindongan Elementary School Lanao del Norte Division

DOJ Usec Orceo. Department of Justice Undersecretary Reynante Orceo talks to the soldiers confined at the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division station hospital. The DOJ will be giving assistance to wounded in action soldiers and civilians affected by the conflict in Marawi City compensation based on RA 7309. There are more than 90 soldiers now recuperating in said medical facility following the fighting between the Maute Group and government forces in Marawi City. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit for Mindanao Daily

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TENSIONS around the globe, by and among the superpowers, are escalating and some of them even throwing insults and provocations against each other perhaps trying to prove who is who in greatness. The international audience that is utterly horrified to watch intently as harsh words, words fly high and threatening of bigger conflict each day. Some of my friends are asking me what is happening to some people who seemed tired of living in peace and tranquility over the years. Honestly, I am terrified too, and each morning as I wake up, I rush to my laptop and see if misunderstanding and provocations are leading us to nowhere. I said nowhere because some influential and powerful people are losing good judgment that may end up in great trouble particularly military confrontation. Of

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less kill with each other, God has provided us with all the things we need to live peacefully and love and understanding with each other. Of course, I agree that terrorism must be defeated because it is an obstacle to peace and to do this involves a lot of killings. It is really a mess that we cannot avoid. My only consolation is the things in our country are much lighter than those happening on the other side of the globe. I still hope that things will change and peace in our country will be restored very soon. Rebellion has eaten much of our funds, time and lives.

Alvarez, Court of Appeals: a test of the law

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Let everyone be subject to ALLAN M. MEDIANTE the governing authorities, Editor-in-Chief for there is no authority except that which God has ruel pelone CRIS DIAZ established. The authori Managing Editor Executive Editor ties that exist have been MARK FRANCISCO established by God. ConLifestyle Editor sequently, whoever rebels GILBERT Y. CHAO gerry lee gorit against the authority is re Motoring Editor Photo Journalist belling against what God has instituted, and those who PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN do so will bring judgment Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Caraga on themselves…” (Romans Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING 13:1-2, the Holy Bible). Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor -ooo AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA ALVAREZ AND THE Regional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant COURT OF APPEALS: A TEST OF THE LAW: The RODRIGO B. SEVILLA JOE PALABAO outburst of Speaker Pan Regional Editor-Davao Feature Editor taleon Alvarez Jr. of the ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI

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things are coming too fast. I am absolutely hurt of our soldiers who are fighting hard against odds and some of them even got killed I sympathize the Maute groups, who even for their lusts and blunders, are still our brothers in the name of humanity. I recognize the sufferings of their families, the tears and blood that flow every moment that speaks of truth--truly it is a heartache for all of us. I think of myself and my family too, that connects me emotionally. Frankly, I have been praying the war in Marawi will end to save lives and public funds for our government as well as the enemy who also spend much money for their misguided ambition to conquer and rule. I have been retired for some time now and I really want extreme peace for me and the world. We do not have to fight much

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course, at my age, I fear nothing and am ready to depart from here to the world unknown, but I am concerned of the present generation who are young and have the right to enjoy the creation of the Almighty God. The battle in Marawi City concerns me so much because it has seemingly become a slaughter house for Filipinos. We kill each other and faces of innocent civilians are rattled with horrors. It is just horrible to listen to daily news, which said more deaths each day and the displacement of evacuees especially small children who do not know the things around them. School year had just open and the young kids are badly affected as they do not know where to go to pursue their education. Problems with many aspects crop up each day and impossible

House of Representatives against Court of Appeals’ justices Stephen Cruz, Edwin Sorongon, and Nina Antonino Valenzuela is unfortunate for many reasons, to say the least. It could in fact subject him to possible disciplinary measures, both from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and the Supreme Court. For one, it is not in accordance with the 1987 Constitution to say that the Court of Appeals has no jurisdiction over the House and its lawmakers. Section 1, Art. 8 of the Constitution recognizes the right of the Court of Appeals to exer-

cise “judicial power” over all agencies and officials of government. Judicial power simply means the right of the courts, including the Court of Appeals and even the lower first level courts to rule on any actual controversy involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable, and to determine whether any government agency or official performed its or his or her functions without any abuse of discretion, or abuse of the powers of their positions. -oooALL CITIZENS MUST

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OBEY THE COURTS: For another, it is the duty of everyone to obey what the courts order them to do. If anyone, like Alvarez, is not in agreement with the orders of the courts, the remedy is not to berate the judges or the justices, in public yet, but to seek higher judicial intervention by the filing of cases to question those orders. It is the obligation of all, particularly lawyers who are clothed by the See TEST, page 11

Think a minute

Charge what you’re worth

THINK a minute. You may have heard about Henry Ford. He was the first to use the assembly line in his factory for mass production. So every day his factory built and sold many cars. Well, one day the big generator that produced all the electricity for Ford’s factory suddenly stopped working. The whole factory shut down costing Ford a huge amount of money. So he quickly called one of the top engineers in the nation to come fix the generator. This expert engineer arrived and began looking and tinkering with the big generator. After only one hour, the engineer had found the problem and fixed it!

So Ford’s factory immediately began making cars and money again. A few days later Henry Ford got the bill in the mail from that top engineer for fixing his factory generator. The bill was $10,000! Ford could not believe how expensive it was, so he called the engineer on the phone. He said: “Excuse me, Sir, but isn’t $10,000 rather high for just 1 hour of tinkering?” The engineer answered: “Mr. Ford, I’m charging you $10 for my 1 hour of tinkering, and $9,990 for knowing WHERE to tinker!” Ford answered: “Well, I guess you’re right.” And Ford paid the engineer his $10,000. Did you know that people will usually accept your own estimate of yourself?

In other words, they will give you the same worth you give yourself. So don’t sell yourself short! I’m not saying we should go around with big egos and pride, thinking we’re better than other people. But if you have special abilities, training, or experience in a certain skill, then you can have reason to be confident in your special ability and charge what you’re worth. You may be skilled and good at working with computers, cooking, sales, building, or something else. The One Who really knows your abilities, Who can help you know what they are, is the One Who created you. And no matter how much you’re worth in the world of work and business, your real worth

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comes from how much your own Maker was willing to pay for you. You see, the price God Himself paid for you was when He gave His own perfect life on a criminal’s cross to save you and me from living without Him and suffering forever. So why not ask Jesus to forgive you and give you a new life today? He can take full charge of your life every day and show you what you’re really worth. Just Think a Minute.

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(CCWLS), the said workshop seeks to hone writers (21 years and older) in fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and playwriting. “During the workshop, 12 fellows will have their works critiqued by premier members of the Philippine literary scene, with most of the panelists coming for the UST Center of Creative Writing. There the works will be given comments on how to refine each after valuable input from all the panelists,” Abby says. Her works have been published in Dagmay Literary Journal, The Carayan Journal, Bulawan Literary Zine of Northern Mindanao (where she is the fiction editor), and Veritas Art and Literary Folio, among others. She was a fellow for fiction at the 2014 Davao Writers Workshop where she has been mentored by Palanca-awardee Macario Tiu. “Being accepted into workshops is always a transformative experience for any writer, because it exposes you to the different techniques and aesthetics prescribed by each institution. I’m hoping after this, I’ll be able to pass on what I’ve learned to the members of NAGMAC, and those from Northern Mindanao, where there are so many young writers who are looking to refine their skills,” Abby adds.

According to the announcement of CCWLS, the senior guest panelists of this year’s workshop are literary giants Gémino H. Abad (UP Professor Emeritus), Bernardo Bernardo (playwright, director, and veteran stage, and film actor), and Victor Emmanuel Carmelo Nadera Jr. (director of the Philippine High School for the Arts and founder of the annual USTetika Awards). Professor Emeritus and UST-CCWLS director Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo serves as this year’s workshop director. Dark turns and bright hopes Abby, 23, who is currently pursuing her MA English Language degree at Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan, says that as a grad student, “it will be interesting to look into the different stylistics used by young writers in their literary works.” Some of the projects that Abby and NAGMAC organized with Xavier Ateneo included the 1st CDO WPoetry riters Workshop (with the XU Department of English Language and Literature), CDO Writers Clinic (with the Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts), and 1st Veritas Writers Workshop (with The Crusader Publication). NAGMAC and XCCA will present the Kausaban Forum on Creative Writing next month. Her other works are also set to appear in the “Mind-

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 anao Odysseys: Anthology of Travel Essays” and “Bukambibig Folio of Spoken Word Philippines.” As a feminist, writer, and, as she confesses, “somewhat a hopeless romantic,” her writing is deeply intertwined in the colorful stories of women, inner turmoil, and the trappings of love. She continually examines the toils and labors of a person with the self, with the beautiful and ugly facets of society, and with the in-betweens of human relationships. As Abby puts it: “A lot of my works often take a dark turn, perhaps to reflect the instability of the self. But even in darkness, there is hope of understanding which is the goal I wish to instill in readers.”

State University. He said Mohammad is a trained explosives expert and was among those who planned the attack at Maxandria Hotel here that left two dead and injured two others in 2012. Wh e n pre s e nt e d t o the media, Mohammad

denied he was involved in the siege of Marawi by the Maute gunmen. He insisted his real name was Alfaiz Mamintal, denying that he was Mohammad Noaim Maute. Mohammad, however, admitted that he is one of t hos e w hos e pictures appeared in a

poster circulated by the government containing susp e c te d memb ers of the terror group. Javier said Mohammad is among the persons in the Arrest Order no. 2 issued by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. (Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews)

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Maute, the suspected Maute bomber. Mug shot of Mohammad Noaim Maute, who was arrested in Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday (15 June 2017). Photo courtesy of PNP PRO-10 Chief Supt. Agripino Javier, PNP regional director, presented Maute alias Abu Jadid to the media in Camp Alagar here Thursday. Javier said Mohammad manage d to elu d e t he checkpoints from Iligan to Cagayan de Oro by using a fake student ID identifying himself as Alfaiz Mamintal of the Mindanao

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EDITOR: Cris diaz EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF SPOUSES NAPOLEON BENEMERITO CRISTITA VALDE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased NAPOLEON BENRMERITO and CRISTITA VALDE BENEMERITO, who died last June 10, 2003 at Quezon, Bukidnon and September 22, 1992 at P. Bernardo Health Center, Quezon City, Bukidnon, respectively leaving the following described parcels of land, to wit: ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. P-9694 registered in the name of NAPOLEON BENEMERITO Lot No. 35, Ccs-578, situated at Barrio of Salwagan, Municipality of Quezon, province of Bukidnon; Island of Mindanao containing an area of FOUR HECTARES FIFTY NINE AREAS (45,900 SQ.M.); ORIGINALCERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. P-10333 registered in the name CRISTITA VALDE LOT NO. 38, Ccs-578 A parcel of land, Lot No. 38, Ccs-578, situated in the Barrio of Salawagan, Municipality of Quezon, Province of Bukidnon; containing an area of ONE HECTARE SEVENTY TWO AREA (17,200 SQ.M.); is the subject EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF SPOUSES NAPOLEON BENEMERITO CRISTITA VALDE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE; made and entered by and among the heirs; ALFREDO V. BENEMERITO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; BRIGETTE B. BAYES, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; DANTE V. BENEMERITO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; EMMA B. BARUELA, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; FRANCIS V. BENEMERITO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; GIL V. BENEMERITO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City; IKE V. BENEMERITO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the aforesaid premises and more specifically of the total sum of ONE MILLION PESOS (PHP1,000,000.00) Philippine Currency, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged in full from the VENDEE to the entire satisfaction of the HEIRS-VENDORS, the said HEIRS-VENDORS hereby SELL, TRANSFER, CONVEY and DELIVER in a manner absolute and irrevocable, in favor of the VENDEE, her heirs, assigns and successors-in-interest, the property described aboved; Under Notary Public of FEBIE A. CUPIDA-LEGITA; as per Doc No. 10; Page No. 2; Book No. 1; Series of 2017. MDN: June 20, 27 & July 4, 2017

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AVAO CIT Y -Amid calls from the National Democratic Front (NDF) and the government to stop offensives and focus attention to terror groups, clashes between government troops and the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels continue, leaving two soldiers dead and six others wounded in Davao Region last Sunday. The Army’s 10th Infantry Division spokesperson C ap t . R hy a n B at c h a r said the soldiers were killed and wounded in an encounter between the 71st Infantry Battalion and more or less 35 NPA rebels in Barangay New Barili, Maco, Compostela Valley province. The names of the casualties are still being withheld. Batchar said the wou nd e d s ol d i e rs are undergoing treatment at the Army’s hospital. Meanwhile, a security patrol by the combined elements of the 60 and

70 Infantr y Battalions (IB) on Sunday led to the arrest of the NPA’s alleged supply officer identified as Randy Martin Magadan, who was captured with one improvised explosive device. Magadan, who is also known as Andrew, is reportedly the supply officer of the NPA’s Pulang Bagani Command (PBC4) - South Mindanao Regional Command. He is 24 years old and a resident of Purok 7, Barangay Bollucan, Laak, Compostela Valley. The militar y said Magadan was trying to plant the IED along Km 26, Barangay Kidawa in Laak town. He was turned over to the Laak Municipal Police Station for blotter procedure and filing of case. In Davao City Sunday, the NPA’s Pulang Bagani C ommand 2 (PB C2) South Regional Command 3 (SRC3) ambushed the scout platoon of the 3rd Infantry Battalion while

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan De Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that GEMMA D. JARAPLASAN has filed with this office a petition for the change of first name from ZENAIDA to GEMMA in the Certificate of Live Birth of ZENAIDA L. DAMIAO who was born on FEBRUARY 21, 1965 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are NOLI A. DAMIEO and REBECCA O. LINDOHAN. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than JUNE 29, 2017.

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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio delivers her speech before newly-enlisted Cafgu Active Auxiliary under the counter-terror unit Task Force Davao on Wednesday (14 June 2017). mindanews photo

passing along the national highway in Pagan Pequino, B arangay Tamugan in Marilog District. T h e A r my p l at o on pursue d t he att ackers leading to almost an hour firefight. No casualty was reported. In Davao Occidental, troops belonging to the 73rd Infantry Battalion were attacked by armed men believed to be NPA rebels while conducting patrol in the vicinity of Sitio Mamacao, Barangay Marabatuan in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental. No casualty was reported. In D avao Or ient a l, two encounters between government soldiers and the NPA rebels occurred in the towns of Cateel and Banaybanay. On June 17, a 30-minute encounter between the soldiers of 67th Infantry Battalion and NPA took place in the town of Cateel. Cateel Municipal Police Station commander Senior Insp. Butch Kevin Rapiz bared that around 7 a.m.,

the 67th IB encountered more or less 10 members of the NPA at Sitio 35, Barangay Taytayan in the said town. Rapiz said the three bodies were recovered during clearing operation at the encounter site. Identities of the dead persons who sustained multiple gunshot wounds on different parts of their bodies are yet to be determined. He said the bodies were brought to the police for the families to claim. No casualty report on the side of the government. The troops recovered high power rifles such as M16 rifle, M16 rifle with M203 grenade launcher, AK 47 rifle, M14 rifle, a grenade launcher, two blasting caps, four battery packs, two Improvised Explosive Device (IED) color blue PVC pipe and metallic case, electrical wires and triggering mechanisms. They also got from the area an improvised b at t e r y t e s t e r, 1 6 l i v e ammunition of M16, and

empty magazine of M14, two empty magazines of M16, 158 empty shells of M16, 27 empty shells of AK 47, six pairs of boots, two pairs of combat shoes, four pieces of empty bandoliers, three t-shirts with NPA prints, seven back packs, three units of assorted cellphones, three pieces of cradle and subversive materials of NPA. There were also four vials of Harbipine, three vials of benzylpenicilin, one ampule of tramadol, five ampules of tranexamic acid, a small plastic bottle of dextrose, a disposable infusion set, five pieces of disposable syringes, eight pieces of hospital gauze and assorted tablets. Recovered items are now under police custody for proper disposition. Around 6:30 a.m. of June 18, 28th Infantry Battalion troopers encountered a group of NPA at Sitio Sayon, Barangay Kauswagan in Banaybanay. Based on their report, re s i d e nt s i n t h e are a reported to its Community Support Program (CSP) troops that they saw a group of armed men in their barangay. Up on receiving the reports, troops immediately went to the place and a gunfight ensued which lasted for 45 minutes. After encounter, soldiers recovered high powered firearms and ammunition such as M16 Rifle, AK47, one long magazine of M16, two magazine of AK47, 163 rounds of M16 ammo, one bandolier and a rifle grenade. PNA

KING CUP SARDINES Joins Operation Bayanihan Last February, GMA Kapuso Foundation together with KING CUP SARDINES, which is being produced by PERMEX Producer and Exportation Corporation plus other food and hygiene companies did an Operation Bayanihan. It was last January that most of the municipalities in Mindanao particularly Agusan, Butuan and Caraga were affected by nonstop rain which resulted to flood including the overflowing of Agusan River. This has brought damage

not only to the roads, fields, root crops, but most specially to the houses of our fellow Filipinos. Because of this, GMA Kapuso Foundation was the first NonGovernment Organization (NGO) who extended their help and distributed relief goods particularly to the barangays in Butuan like Brgy. Baan, Sagunto and Halapitan, and Brgy. Nuevo Trabajo in San Luis, Agusan del Sur. Extended help was also given most specially to those living beside Agusan River including the municipalities of

Loreto and Banauan, San Francisco and Malimono in Surigao and to those confined in CARAGA Hospital. Aside from preserving the country’s marine resources, PERMEX core values includes protecting the environment. This is why PERMEX feels so sorry for the disaster brought by the heavy rains which caused the flood and overflowing of Agusan River. And in line with the intention to help the Filipino people and give back because of the support that

is being given to PERMEX, the said company didn’t think twice of giving hundreds of boxes of KING CUP SARDINES through GMA Kapuso Foundation. Thousandsofcalamity-affected families were given relief goods by GMA Kapuso Foundation and KING CUP Sardines was one of those goods. Because of what happened, PERMEX would like to continually remind our fellowmen to take care of mother earth to avoid these kinds of disaster.

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The Gospel of Jesus Christ (June18, 2017-Sunday)John 13:115”Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon,

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“Ang gigamit nila nga proof nga dunay social acceptability, attendance sheet sa consultation,” Abrogar said. Abrogar claimed that their signatures in those sheets of paper do not in any way express their support for the project. The residents also accused the cemetery developers of allegedly “faking” the project’s social acceptability and violated the prohibition of cemeteries in residential areas. The homeowners associations likewise questioned City Ordinance no. 12796-2014, approving the Preliminary Approval and Location Clearance (PALC) for the Forest Lake Memorial Park Project, passed on June 16, 2014. They said the cemetery developer made “palusot” in getting the City Council’s approval based on the 2010 opinion of the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) that classified memorial parks like parks and open spaces that is required by the zoning ordinance to be established in residential areas. “How can a cemetery be classified as open space or

If you want to become great, then serve to betray Him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God, got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself. Then He poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded:

park,” asked a resident of Arroville Subdivision, Dr. Ed Tigulo. He added that parks and open spaces as prescribed by law in residential areas have to be public in nature and for recreational use by residents. “This memorial park is private and can never be for recreational use of the residents,” Tigulo added. The City Council approved the project based on a 2010 opinion of the City Planning and Development Office that the cemetery project can be built in the residential zone, where park/open spaces are required. The 2010 opinion said that memorial park can be built in all zones – residential, commercial and industrial, as it is park-like in nature. Aside from bringing to the public eye their opposition to what they call “illegal memorial park project,” the homeowners association has also brought their case to court. The Melecia Homes Subdivision Homeowners Association and the Arroville Subdivision Homeowners Association is asking the Regional Trial Court Branch 41 to issue an injunction against the project. The homeowners in seeking restraint from the

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50, but they were mostly city government employees, cemetery workers, and members of the media with their big cameras and tripods. A drone camera was hovering above. The nameless victims – seven men, three women, and a girl – were each contained in coffins made of plywood without paint, brought to the cemetery from the Capin Funeral Homes on a mini dump truck, the caskets placed on top of each other. Conspicuously absent during the 13-kilometer trip from the funeral home to the cemetery along Iligan’s highway was the long convoy of vehicles that would have ferried relatives and friends. The unidentified victims were interred in a burial site that looks like giant pigeonholes, five square holes about from page 1 one meter wide in each of the three levels. Marawi City. There were still four vaThere were a number of people who came, maybe cant tombs at the topmost

level. Joe Pantoja, the city government’s information officer, said they could add more tombs if, heaven forbid, there would be more victims. The city government spent for the coffins and the tombs. Pantoja said they did not even know if the victims were Christians or Muslims. All the city government could do was to afford the victims a decent burial as practiced in this predominantly Christian city. There was the usual singing of hymns by city government employees, particularly those working for the Economic Enterprise and Development Management Office, which was tasked to do the job. A pastor delivered a sermon before the tombs were finally sealed. Pantoja said the bodies were buried separately so that should relatives come

looking, it would be easier to identify. Out of the 20 bodies brought to Capin Funeral Homes from Marawi between May 27 and June 9, only nine have been claimed by relatives. The remaining 11, said funeral director Danilo Capin, were beyond recognition as they already were in an advanced stage of decomposition. But a team from the Philippine National Police’s Crime Laboratory composed of members of the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) and the Disaster Victims Identification (DVI) had come on Sunday, June 11, for post-mortem examination, including taking tissue samples for DNA test, photos and tagging the cadavers. Capin said throngs of people have already visited the funeral parlor since May 27 looking for their loved ones.

J ames 4:7”S ubmit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. What Jesus did during last supper was telling them to serve one another. This is the scarcity of this world, to help each other. We are not born to compete but to complete each other. In Mathew25:31-46” One of the questions of God at the judgment day is what you did to the least of my

court said that if the misplaced memorial park is allowed, they would suffer irreparable injury – the peace and quite in their homes disturbs by the presence of the cemetery. The project is also “an affront and offensive to their religious beliefs. Being Filipinos and most of them devoted Christians and Catholics, it is offensive and unacceptable to their beliefs that the ‘dead’ will live with the living’. As religious people, they believe that the dead should be laid to rest in a proper place and should not be disturbed…” They also cited health and environmental hazards the cemetery could pose in their communities.

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Supreme Court with the mantle of responsibility of being officers of the courts, to maintain respect and deference to the courts and their judges and justices at all times. If anyone has any quarrel with the partiality or the behavior of any magistrate, the remedy is the filing of administrative (or any other appropriate) cases against them. Berating the courts and their magistrates in public, and calling them “idiots” or “rotten” or “crazy”, will not in reality afford a solution. If an aggrieved party, like Alvarez, has any evidence at all, or if it is thought that the courts and the judges or justices acted erroneously, or worst, maliciously, seeking judicial redress against them is the remedy. -oooTHE POWER OF THE COURTS TO SAY WHAT THE LAW MEANS: Lastly, I am sure the lawyer in Speaker Alvarez is aware of the ruling of the Supreme Court in the landmark and famous case of “Angara vs. Electoral Commission” (G.R. No. L-45081, July 15, 1936) which says that it is the courts which are called upon to determine conflicting rights of agencies and officials of government. In that case, the Supreme Court said: “The separation of powers is a fundamental principle in our system of government. It obtains not through express provision but by actual division in our Constitution. Each department of the government has exclusive cognizance of matters within its jurisdiction, and is supreme within its own sphere. “But it does not follow from the fact that the three powers are to be kept separate and distinct that the Constitution intended them to be absolutely unrestrained and independent of each other. The Constitution has provided for an elaborate system of checks and balances to secure coordination in the workings of the various departments of the government…” -oooJUDICIARY HAS THE RIGHT TO ALLOCATE POWERS OF GOV’T: The court also ruled: “… in the main, the Constitution has blocked out with deft strokes and in bold lines, allotment of power to the executive, the legislative and the judicial departments of the government…. In cases of conflict, the judicial department is the only constitutional organ which can be called upon to determine the proper allocation of powers between the several departments and among the integral or constituent units thereof.”

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“The terrorists put up a fight but fled while carrying items taken from one of the houses,” the Task Force said.

Since the skirmishes in Marawi started on May 23, soldiers were able to recover numerous sachets of shabu in the insurgents’ fighting position. The abundance of drugs in the conflict area could be the reason for the Maute Group fighters’ fighting stance as they tried to repel the troopers advancing in villages they once occupied. “Troops in the frontline say they are facing drug-crazed individuals who are evidently high on illegal drugs,” said Lieutenant Colonel Jo-Ar Herrera, spokesperson of the 1st Infantry Division in a press briefing held at the Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol in Marawi on Monday. In a statement, Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez, commander of the Armed Force of the Philippines’ Western Mindanao Command, said the Maute Group members’ alleged drug use runs counter to the teachings of Islam. Aside from using and peddling illegal drugs, the local terrorists are also using mosques as sniper nests, logistics hub and safe havens for the command and control of their core group. “This strengthens our findings that these terrorists are using illegal drugs which according to Muslim religious leaders in Haram. These Maute and [Abu Sayyaf Group] terrorists are not Muslims. They have violated every [tenet] of the teachings in the Holy Quran,” Galvez said. The Maute and ASG have claimed allegiance to the Islamic State, a Middle Eastbased terrorist organization which aimed to establish a caliphate in the Arab region based on Islamic laws. The local terrorist groups have said they wanted to create Mindanao as a province of the Islamic State in the Southeast Asia. Brigadier General Rolando Joselito Bautista, the commander of the 1st Infantry Division, has criticized the insurgents for their continued use of masjids as battle positions and the use of drugs. The seized illegal drugs were turned over to Joint Task Group Haribon and will be further turned over to appropriate government agency for proper disposition.

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children through school with chances of a better future, build homes they could call their own, and start a viable business after several years of hard work. However, the latest diplomatic row between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt brings to the fore the need for a deeper understanding of the dynamics and geopolitics among affluent and powerful countries where thousands of Filipinos are gainfully employed. Numbers game For most skilled workers,

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 among the top ten destinations are Saudi Arabia (1), United Arab Emirates (2), Qatar (4), and Bahrain (10). These countries recently severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, recalling their respective ambassadors. They suspect Qatar has been harboring terrorist groups that are set on destabilizing the region. Government statistics revealed 1,058,514 Filipinos are employed in Middle Eastern countries with Saudi Arabia playing host to 406,121 workers, United Arab Emirates with 276,278, while Qatar had 141,304, and Bahrain with 21,429. Government economic managers have often acknowleged a significant part of the country’s gross domestic product comes from foreign remittances and revenues derived from business process outsourcing outfits. True enough, despite the economic meltdown in the Western world, remittances grew to unexpected proportions, though some Middle Eastern countries have begun to implement nationalization programs. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas disclosed that foreign remittances in 2016 amounted to USD 26,899,840 and USD 6,020.581 came from the four countries currently amid a diplomatic rift. That’s 22.38% of the total remittances. Saudi Arabia-based Filipino workers sent USD 2,630,650 last year while skilled workers within the United Arab Emirates contributed some USD 2,155,800. Filipino workers in Qatar added USD 1,059,001 and Bahrainbased workers sent home USD 175,128. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, in a statement released yesterday revealed that among the top ten countries which accounted for about 80% of remittances sent to the country from January to April this year have come from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. The other side of the news However, beyond the remittances and average working conditions in the four rich Arab countries, concerns have grown over the future of Filipino contract workers. Professionals, skilled, and semi-skilled workers may not readily be able to find work in the Philippines. What caught Filipino workers and their immediate families by surprise was the immediate decision made by Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III which called for the immediate ban on Filipinos traveling to Doha. Migrante International, an alliance of Filipino migrant workers stressed the necessity of government contingency plans should the diplomatic row escalate. It will be recalled that Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III ordered a deployment

ban to protect Filipinos from possible difficulties on June 6 though he partially lifted the ban to allow workers with Overseas Employment Certificates (OEC) and those returning to their jobs in Qatar the very next day. An OEC is a document from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration issued to Filipino workers before they are allowed to work abroad. Covered by the ban until yesterday were Filipinos with pending applications. Arman Hernando, Migrante International spokesman, said workers are forced to choose between what he described as a potentially risky situation over definite joblessness in the Philippines. It would have been to the workers’ and their families’ best interest had the Departments of Labor and Employment and Foreign Affairs disclosed concrete steps in ensuring their wellbeing and protection. As of yesterday, Sec. Bello said he “made the decision” to lift the ban on Filipino workers seeking employment in Qatar. However, he hastened to add this was made upon the recommendation of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the DOLE-attached Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Doha. Dr. Rene Ofreneo, former dean of the the University of the Philippines’ School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) said the Migrant Workers Act of 1995 provides that the DFA takes the lead in monitoring prevailing conditions in countries where Filipinos work and stay. “This is what’s called ‘Country Team Approach’ where all officers, representatives, and personnel of government posted abroad regardless of their mother agencies shall, on a per country basis, act as one country-team with a mission under the leadership of the ambassador,” said Ofreneo, quoting from Section 28 of Republic Act 8042 known as “Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995.” Ofreneo said Sec. Bello should not have spoken too soon only to ease his earlier order. He said Sec. Bello could not have announced the total ban without recommendations from the DFA. A migration analyst who prefers not to be named said Sec. Bello’s decision to bar Filipino workers deployment may in a way create a crack in the close diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Qatar. The same analyst said Arab nationals are “sensitive” to decisions made by countries they consider friends or allies. “The Philippines should not have sided with anybody in the diplomatic row because it is between and among influential and rich countries,” he further added.

It will be recalled President Duterte was warmly welcomed in Doha on April 15 on the third leg of an official visit to Middle Eastern countries. “Filipino workers in Qatar are the best sources of information because they are the ones on the ground,” said the analyst. The DFA has not issued any statement or imposed any alert level to Filipinos in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. In a media interview with Filipino reporters ON April 15, Philippine Ambassador to Qatar Alan Timbayan was quoted saying the visit will boost ties between the two countries “to the highest levels” as the Filipino president was expected to seek out more employment opportunities for Filipinos, both workers and professionals. “They are here [in Qatar] to seek greener pastures,” Timbayan was quoted saying further. How the Qatari government would look at the Department of Labor and Employment’s different orders remain to be seen. At the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Maybelle M. Gorospe, officer-in-charge of its planning branch said Filipinos do not necessarily leave their work despite the declaration of alert levels. She said Filipino workers fear they may not have the same income should they opt to return home, and they are certain the government will implement repatriation measures. “Filipinos, by the thousands, moved to the Middle East since the late 1960s and early 1970s when the petroleum industry began,” said Gorospe. She added despite the nationalization programs of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar, Filipinos and other foreign workers are still welcome to work in their countries. B r i g ht e r p r o s p e c t s ahead? Will overseas employment remain a viable option for skilled, unskilled, and professional Filipinos? Will remittances be a reliable part of the Philippine economy, one characterized by high consumer spending? As far as Sonny Africa, IBON’ executive director, is concerned, he believes overseas employment may be considered unreliable because of the international economic slowdown and competition from other labor-exporting countries, including Pakistan, BanglaERRATUM Publication dates at the footnote of the NOTICE published on June 19, 2017 page 11 in connection with the AMENDED EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF MACRINA LUMINARIAS ROSALES should be June 19, 26 and July 03, 2017. Sorry for the inadvertence. E N D MDN: June 20, 2017

desh, Sri Lanka, and even China where workers accept lower wages than Filipino migrants. “There will come a time when overseas employment would reach its saturation point,” Africa said in an interview. He added some 25-30% of Filipino households rely partially or wholly on overseas remittances. According to the government’s 2012 family income and expenditure survey, 27% of Filipino families have cash receipts and support from abroad. This accounted for 5.8 million families out of the country’s total 21.4 million families in 2012. However, families of overseas Filipinos have in a way reduced or recalibrated their spending patterns. He added figures from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) revealed a reduction in annual growth from twodigit figures decades ago to single-digit onesthese past years. The World Bank reported 9.8% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product came from foreign remittances in 2015. Citing facts and figures by BSP, World Bank reported a steady increase in remittances sent to the Philippines except in 1998. Still the “Country Team Approach” provided by the Migrant Workers Act of 1995 (Republic Act 8042) remains the best template in managing crisis situations, the migration expert added. He said it is only the Philippines which has a complete set of procedures and offices to attend to its overseas workers’ concerns, from recruitment to welfare programs. Other labor-exporting countries look at the Philippines for bench marking, he added. CBCPNews

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UNIQLO continues expansion in Mindanao, with first store set to open on June 30 in Cagayan De Oro M anil a, Philippines – Japanese global casual apparel retailer, UNIQLO, announces the opening of its new store in Mindanao’s Cagayan De Oro on June 30. Located at SM CDO Downtown Premier mall, the new store will add over 1,018 sqm of new shopping space, bringing UNIQLO LifeWear shopping experience to even more customers in the Mindanao region. Speaking of the opening, Katsumi Kubota, Chief Operating Officer,

UNIQLO Philippines, said “We are thrilled to open another store in Mindanao at the SM CDO Downtown Premier. Mindanao is an important region for us, and the new store means we can bring the UNIQLO LifeWear experience to even more Filipinos.” As with other UNIQLO stores around the Philippines, the Cagayan De Oro store will showcase the full and colorful line-up of UNIQLO LifeWear: innovative, highquality clothing that is universal in design and comfort and made for ever yone, ever ywhere. The store will also

carr y collections for men, women, kids and babies, which include UNIQLO shirts, pants, jeans, dresses and UNIQLO SPORT items. UNIQLO’s worldfamous proprietar y technology collections such as AIRism and HEATTECH will also be available. For more information, customers can visit the UNIQLO Philippines’ website at www.uniqlo.com/ ph and social media accounts, Facebook (facebook.com/uniqlo. ph), Twitter (twitter. com/uniqloph) and Instagram (Instagram. com/uniqlophofficial). Photo above is from UNIQLO SM East Ortigas last March 31, 2017, Friday.

Zark’s Takes Burgers to the Next Level Have you ever craved for a large juicy burger and realized how limited or prohibitive the choices are? On one hand, you can pop into any of those fast food franchises that are found all over the country. But what do you get? Some of these burgers do not even come close to satisfying that craving; the patties are paper thin and bland, the flavors disappearing within enormous buns that seem to be the major component of the burger. And so you ask: Is this what you call a burger? On the other hand, there are beefy burgers to be found, but these are mostly served in high-end restaurants or hotel outlets. You may enjoy that burger experience for the moment, but your wallet will vehemently oppose a second round. Young entrepreneur, Rolandrei Viktor “Zark” Varona, knew there was a middle ground. There had to be a restaurant that offered hamburgers that truly satisfied even the most gargantuan appetites, yet at prices that did not break the bank. An unexpected opportunity presented itself when the former OFW discovered a vacant 20 sqm. commercial space on Taft Avenue eight years ago. The location held much potential, being within stone’s throw of educational institutions like De La Salle University and St. Scholastica’s College. The

concentration of a young market in this area gave him the idea to put up a burger joint. “We did a study and found out that during that time, walang casual dining burger joint,” Zark recalls. “So I filled the gap sa market, yung need sa market na I thinkmay potential mag scale up. Hindi naman ako nagkamali. Sinimulan ko yungZark’s. The location was good, sa may eskwelahan, bata yung market; they filled it up kaagad, kasi unheard of yung ganun at that time. Ngayon, marami rin namanggumaya, but it means that we’re doing something right. May market sa ganitongsegment, between kami ng fast food at high end. That’s the reason bakittinatangkilik kami ng mga tao, not necessarily just because sa sobrang sarap naburger, or not just the cheapest burger, but the right value for money.” Fresh. Huge. Great. Consistent with Zark’s Burgers’ tagline “Fresh. Huge. Great.” the burgers come out fresh from the kitchen in huge servings, which makes for a great and filling dining experience. To jumpstart the burger binge, Zark’s takes its burgers to the next level with its all-new burger offerings; prices start at Php.109.00. Yes, it’s great value for money. Meet the burgers priced at 109.00! Something spicy? Take on

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the New Orleans favorite - Rajin Cajun! It’s Ranch Time, burgers topped with Zark’s version of Cajun dressing. Floyd Chicken Sandwich is boneless deep fried chicken oozing with six different herbs and spices. Cream cheese fans, say “hello” to Cream Cheese with garlic! Sloppy J – for the win! Especially with homemade chunky meat sauce. But of course, not to forget the burgers that made Zark’s famous! Deep Fried Bacon Wrapped – ¼ pound deep-fried cheeseburger, with signature Barbeque Rhum sauce on the side. Luther Burger – double cheeseburger with two bacon strips on two honey-glazed donuts. Thunder Mac and Cheese – burger topped with mac and cheese with two bacon strips. Jawbreaker – triple cheeseburgers with two slices of spam and bacon strips smothered with cheese sauce. Tombstone – eight all-beef

patties and four slices of American cheddar stacked on top of each other, topped with overflowing cheese sauce. The burger market seems to have embraced Zark’s wholeheartedly because today, there are 32 Zark’s Burgers branches nationwide -- with four currently in the Visayas. This year, too, eight more stores will be opened, including Mindanao stores, specifically in Davao and Cagayan de Oro. Though there are already branches in Pampanga and Bulacan, expansion in the North will involve a new store in Clark, then gradually going forward by the city. This is the pace that Zark himself prefers for the growth of all his company-owned branches. Looking back, Zark muses about why the market has accepted his burgers. “I think it’s really the value for money,” he reiterates. “The principle is to be fair, not only with my suppliers, not only with my team members, but also with the customers. I don’t want to rip

From a 20 sqm outlet fronting De La Salle University Taft Ave., Manila eight years ago, Zark’s Burgers now has 32 outlets and still growing

them off, ganun yung values ko. I give them the values sa ibabayad nila. And I think they appreciate naman what we serve to them.” Having said that, Zark will definitely not rest on the success of his burger patties. He reiterates: “We will not stop there. Marami kaming programs ngayon, like people development, improving the food and the menu. I think it’s the right time for us to announce to everyone that we are here; we’re taking the Zark’s brand to the next

level and we’re the number one casual dining burger joint…We have developed a system, built our own commissary, a strong and competent management team. Along with that, yes. We are opening our doors for franchising.” For franchising inquiries, please feel free to contact Zark’s at franchise@zarksburgers.ph For more information about Zark’s Burgers, follow them on FB:https://www.facebook.com/ ZarksBurgersPH/