Explosion in Marawi part of clearing ops By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent
ILIGAN City—The Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday assured the residents in the war-torn city of Marawi that the city’s peace and order situation
remained under control. The police issued the statement after an unexploded ordnance (UXO) set off last Wednesday afternoon. Colonel Madzgani Mukaram, director of Provincial Police Office (PPO)
in Lanao del Sur, said the explosion at 2 p.m. last Wednesday (June 26) was a disposal of the unexploded ordnance (UXO) retrieved inside the most affected area (MAA) during a clearing operations at sector 5. The Task Force Bangon
Marawi (TFBM), through the National Housing Authority (NHA) that supervises the demolition of structures has divided the MAA into sector 9. Mukaram assured the residents that the peace See PANIC, page 11
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Arrest warrants out for 3 Sokors on ‘trash’ mess By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental--The Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Misamis Oriental has issued arrest warrants to three South Korean nationals suspected of importing 6,000 metric tons of garbage in July 2018.
ANDANAR IN ORO. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar (middle) met with some members of the media community in Cagayan de Oro City to announce his first meeting with the Regional Development Council (RDC) and the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Malaybalay City, June 27. With Andanar are Cagayan de Oro Press Club, Inc. President Jesus “Ritchie” Salloman (left) and Mindanao Daily News Editor in Chief Allan Mediante. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit
Graft raps file vs. 11 officials in Iligan City By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN de Oro City-Eleven village chiefs in the neighboring city of Iligan faced anti-graft charges with violation of the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Segregation Act,” Jo Pantoja, the city’s spokesperson said Thursday. Pantoja said that City Mayor Celso Regencia ordered the filing of the antigraft charges against the village officials after defying the order to implement the environmental laws in their respective villages. He said that despite the repeated order, the 11 village officials have also repeatedly
defied the order. According to Pantoja, the city government has allocated P 350,000 to 32 urban barangays in Iligan City for the construction of the garbage bins that would segregate waste in accordance with the solid management laws. He said that the village officials would have no reason to defy or violate the waste management laws because the city government supports them in the implementation of the law. Pantoja said that the charges with violation of Republic Act 9003 were filed with the Office of the Ombudsman, the See GRAFT, page 6
Customs collector John Simon, of the sub-port of the Mindanao International Container Terminal (MICT), identified the South Korean national as Jae Ryang Cho, Sena Na, and Chul Soo Cho a.k.a Charles Cho. Simon said that the Bureau of Customs filed the charges against the three South Koreans for violation of various environmental laws under Republic Act 6969 in connection with the smuggling of 6,500 metric tons of garbage from July 2018 to October 2018. According to Simon, the Bureau of Customs has also
included Filipinos serving as officials of the Verde Soco, the South Korean-owned “plastic” factory in the industrial site in Tagolo-an, Misamis Oriental. Following the issuance of the arrest warrants, Simon issued a public appeal for the immediate arrest of the three South Korean nationals. He said that a “hold departure” order must be issued against the three South Koreans to prevent them from leaving the country. “The South Koreans must be held responsible for bringing tons See TRASH, page 11
Group hails agreement to ship back remaining 5.1 tons of waste to Sokor
Misamis Oriental second district Rep. Juliette T. Uy is flanked by reporters during the ocular inspection at the alleged recycling plant of Verde Soko in Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental in March this year. With Rep. Uy is Misamis Occidental second district Rep. Henry Oaminal, chair of the House Committee on Good Governance and Public Accountability. Contributed photo
Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental-The EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental health and justice group, welcomed the agreement reached by the governments of the Philippines and South Korea toward the repatriation of 5,177 tons of illegal traffic waste originating from the latter. At the recent bilateral meeting held in Tagoloan and chaired by Port Collector John Simon, government officials from the two countries agreed to return the waste, which is part of the illegal waste cargoes falsely declared as See GROUP, page 11
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DILG kicks off governance transition in MisOcc OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 19 – Smooth transition is underway for the new leadership of the provincial government in Misamis Occidental. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Misamis Oc-
cidental organized a meeting between the transition teams of governor-elect Philip Tan and outgoing Misamis Occidental governor Herminia Ramiro. Both parties convened to discuss the turnover of transactions, documents, and governance reports at the Provincial
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City -- The Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division has gained significant progress in its peace, security, and support to development campaign in Northern Mindanao and Caraga regions during the first semester of 2019. This was announced by Maj. Gen. Franco Nemesio M Gacal, commander of the Cagayan de Oro-based army division, after its recently conducted 1st semester campaign progress review and assessment. CPP-NPA diminished Gacal said 4th ID successfully neutralized 1,104 members of the Communist-CPP-NPA-Terrorist (CNT) during the first six months. These include 1,062 surrenders, 25 killed in armed encounters, and 17 captured or apprehended through joint security and law enforcement operations.
Relentless and focused security operations of units under 4th ID resulted in the significant reduction of the terror group’s firearms and other war paraphernalia. Government troops have captured 67 assorted firearms during encounters, while former rebels handed over 168 firearms of various calibers during the period. Influx of surrenders The last two quarters saw a sharp increase in the number of surrenderees in the two regions. In Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), 359 regular members, Milisya ng Bayan (people’s militia), Underground Mass Organization (UGMO) members and supporters have surrendered to various military outfits. In the same manner, Region 13 (Caraga) had 763 surrenders during the same period. This is due to the
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Capitol. According to DILG Provincial Director Pablio Benitez, Jr., provisions of DILG Memorandum Circular 2019-039 (creation of Local Governance Transition Teams) states a smooth transaction after the midterm elections is required
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other concerned offices and units in the Capitol through their counterparts headed by Provincial Planning Officer Teresa Calamba. Both teams agreed on the timelines to complete the needed documents prior to the formal turnover See GOVERNANCE, page 7
In his inaugural speech during the oath-taking ceremony at the city hall grounds, Ozamiz City elected-mayor Sancho Fernando Oaminal vows to launch the free hospitalization both in private and public hospitals, free funeral services and full scholarship grants and cash allowance to deserving college students in Ozamiz City.(smrn/PIA 10)
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soon be fulfilled under its administration’s banner “Asenso Ozamiz.” His administration will soon implement the freehospitalization program where the residents of Ozamiz will be treated in private hospitals in the city. Also, Ozamiznons will benefit from free funeral services. Beginning in the second semester of this year, full scholarship grants and cash allowance to deserving college students would also be prioritized. He also gave an initial P35 million financial assistance for the modernization of the Ozamiz city police force. He also introduced his administration and crime prevention programs. Mayor Ando, meanwhile, has assigned to the city council for the review of local business codes and ordinances, to address un-
necessary requirements and payments and to install a modern way of paying business licenses and to provide tax incentives to local businessmen. At the same time, mayor Ando told city hall employees and contractors to remove the usual red tape transactions. According to the mayor, he will work for the job order to regular and the ghost employees of the city hall. However, unreliable and unobtrusive JO and casual workers do not have to worry about how much work they have been working since they are promoting as regular city Hall employees. Meanwhile, City vice mayor-elected Neri said this marks us one of the historic events in the political history of Ozamiz City. “Making this visionary team heading a ‘landslide See OFFICIALS, page 7
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Musical Send-Off Reception for Asia in Resonance 2019’s Filipino Orchestra Performers On June 24, Ambassador Koji Haneda welcomed select members of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) and Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO) in a sendoff reception at his residence for their upcoming performance at the Asia in Resonance 2019 Gala Concert. They are scheduled to perform alongside musicians from four other Southeast Asian countries and Japan at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Concert Hall on July 1. Ambassador Haneda’s welcome remarks highlighted the participation of PPO and MSO in Asia in Resonance 2019 as a valuable boost to the further expansion of cultural exchanges between Japan and the Philippines. Japan Foundation Manila Director Hiroaki Uesugi
also extended his wellwishes to PPO and MSO members in his message. PPO Program Director Eugene Delos Santos offered a toast to the guests. Also gracing the reception were two Filipino football players and one Filipino coach, who just arrived from Japan after playing in the all-Southeast Asian side ASIAN ELEVEN in a U-18 international
friendly against the Tohoku Selection Team. The friendly match, which also formed part of Asia in Resonance 2019, helped foster an international sense of camaraderie and sportsmanship. Guests were treated to a delightful performance by PPO and MSO members, who played classical renditions of familiar tunes such as the
theme song of My Neighbor Totoro, Japanese children’s song Furusato, and Filipino love song Hatinggabi. Asia in Resonance is a series of events held annually by the Japan Foundation Asia Center to facilitate cultural exchange and strengthen people-topeople ties between Japan and Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines.
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Fire prevention 101: The basics on restaurant fire safety MINIMIZE the chances of a fire occurring by installing preventative maintenance and correctly preparing your staff. Restaurants—with their open flames, hot equipment, electrical connections, cooking oils, cleaning chemicals and paper products—have all the ingredients for a fire to flame out of control. A fire can be devastating to your business, leading to lost revenues and even permanent closure. But there are steps you can take to prevent fires and minimize the damage. Preventative maintenance • Install an automatic fire-suppression system in the kitchen. This is crucial because 57% of restaurant fires involve cooking equipment. These systems automatically dispense chemicals to suppress the flames and also have a manual switch. Activating the system automatically shuts down the fuel or electric supply to nearby cooking equipment. Have your fire-suppression system professionally inspected semi-annually. The manufacturer can refer you to an authorized distributor for inspection and maintenance. • Keep portable fire extinguishers as a back-
up. You’ll need Class K extinguishers for kitchen fires involving grease, fats and oils that burn at high temperatures. Class K fire extinguishers are only intended to be used after the activation of a built-in hood suppression system. Keep Class ABC extinguishers elsewhere for all other fires (paper, wood, plastic, electrical, etc.). • Schedule regular maintenance of electrical equipment, and watch for hazards like frayed cords or wiring, cracked or broken switch plates and combustible items near power sources. • Have your exhaust system inspected for grease build-up. The Fire Code calls for quarterly inspections of systems in highvolume operations and semi-annual inspections in moderate-volume operations. Monthly inspections are required for exhaust systems serving solid-fuel cooking equipment, like wood- or charcoal-burning ovens. Train your staff • Find and use a fire extinguisher appropriately. An acronym you may find helpful is PAST pull out the pin, aim at the base, make a sweeping motion, (be) ten feet away. • Clean up the grease. Cleaning exhaust hoods are especially important,
since grease build-up can restrict airflow. Be sure to also clean walls and work surfaces; ranges, fryers, broilers, grills and convection ovens; vents and filters. • Never throw water on a grease fire. Water tossed into grease will cause the grease to splatter, spread and likely erupt into a larger fire. • Remove ashes from wood- and charcoal-burning ovens at least once a day. Store outside in metal containers at least 10 feet from any buildings or combustible materials. • Make sure cigarettes are out before dumping them in a trash receptacle. Never smoke in or near storage areas. • Store flammable liquids properly. Keep them in their original containers or puncture-resistant, tightly sealed containers. Store containers in well-ventilated areas away from supplies, food, food-preparation areas or any source of flames. • Tidy up to avoid fire hazards. Store paper products, linens, boxes and food away from heat and cooking sources. Properly dispose of soiled rags, trash, cardboard boxes and wooden pallets at least once a day. • Use chemical solutions properly. Use chemicals in well-ventilated areas, and never mix chemicals unless directions call for
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mixing. Immediately clean up chemical spills. Be prepared: Have an emergency plan If a fire breaks out in your restaurant, your staff must take control of the situation and lead customers to safety. • Be prepared to power down. Train at least one worker per shift how to shut off gas and electrical power in case of emergency. • Have an evacuation plan. Designate one staff member per shift to be evacuation manager. That person should be in charge of calling 911, determining when an evacuation is necessary and ensuring that everyone exits the restaurant safely. Ensure your staff know where the closest exits are, depending on their location in the restaurant. Remember that the front door is an emergency exit. • O f fe r e m e rge n c y training with the Fire Department. Teach new employees about evacuation procedures and the usage of fire-safety equipment. Give veteran staff members a refresher course at least annually.
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From Pimentel to Moreno: Cagayan de Oro’s journey to metropolitan status
THE scheduled presence of former Senate president and former Cagayan de Oro City mayor Aquilino Pimentel Jr. as guest speaker in the June 30 inauguration of Mayor Oscar Moreno, Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin Uy and the incoming 19th City Council is both welcome and fortuitous as far as the city’s future is concerned. Fortuitous in the sense that it gives the now retired Pimentel a venue to revisit and to remind City Hall officials and employees who would attend the June 30 inauguration of his unfinished plans for Cagayan de Oro City. These include the City Convention Center which had yet to be completed and is now only being worked on no thanks of course to the vehement opposition of Moreno’s predecessor, the late mayor Vicente Emano. But that’s another story for another time. For now, it would be inspiring to hear and listen to Pimentel’s thoughts on the city, what
he thinks are being done and what needs to be done for it and how it all works within the framework of Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code that he authored in the Senate. Pimentel is aware that amendments are in order for the Local Government Code to conform to the needs and demands of the Filipinos for improved, immediate basic services from the country’s local governments. Such changes include reinforcing existing provisions in the law that allow local governments to procure through other means aside from public bidding the equipment and services it needs to serve their constituents. That way local officials can provide such facilities with dispatch and expedite completion of projects for their constituents. We all know about the administrative and criminal charges filed by the opposition Padayon Pilipino bloc against
Mayor Moreno in relation to the acquisition of heavy equipment by the Capitol during Moreno’s tenure as then Misamis Oriental governor. About 24 of these administrative cases filed against the mayor and his trusted (mostly former) Capitol officials by a Padayon Pilipino intermediary and pursued by the Ombudsman had been dismissed recently by the Court of Appeals. The June 30 inauguration will also give Moreno the time to acknowledge Pimentel’s role in influencing his decision to leave a lucrative career in the private sector and pursue public service. Though the journey to public service had been tough, we also know how Moreno eventually won a seat in Congress as Misamis Oriental’s first district representative, his critical role in the historic impeachment of former president Joseph Estrada and his successful pursuit of mass electrification in the province’s first
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district. As a three-term governor of the province, Moreno built roads and opened areas long plagued by the communist insurgency to the rest of Misamis Oriental. He also oversaw the completion of the long gestating Laguindigan airport project. Now on his third and final three-year term, Moreno wants to finish on a high note and with the support of Uy and the City Council, the mayor wants to leave behind completed projects that would make a difference to the city. Mayor Moreno did manage to complete a long list of projects like more schools, more roads and a fully operational sanitary landfill to complement a sustainable waste segregation program in tandem with livelihood for the scavengers and an eco-park in the former Dagong, Upper Carmen dumpsite. See JOURNEY, page 11
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BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur -- Camp Jaime N Ferrer Sr, Brgy Maharlika, Bislig City (Stn) –The 75th Infantry “Marauder” Battalion recognizes Indigenous People, their traditions and practices which are essential in sustaining the development in the Area of Operation of the unit. Tribal leaders and their communities have an invaluable role in maintaining the development in the area. LTC Jaime R Datuin presented a plaque of appreciation to Datu Nemesio Domogoy Barrios, a tribal leader of Manobo Tribe in
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Sitio Sote, Bislig City, SDS last June 22, 2019, in recognition of his invaluable support and cooperation with the unit’s efforts to end the communist terrorists’ threat in the area. These people also face threats, violent attacks and even death by protecting their communities from CPP-NPA-NDF and took considerations the effect of these to their future descendants and chose to help the government in building peace and development throughout the area. Datu Domogoy said, See PEACE, page 9
NPA rebels urged to surrender, enjoy gov’t benefits By TEOFILO GARCIA, JR. PNA
Keeping Up with 21st Century Teaching through ICT By ROMMEL B. ANORICO, T-I, Lugait Central School
The age of Information and Computer Technology (ICT) is in its most pro-active prime as public schools from the nursery and kinder level to senior high all over the country keeps up with the rest of the world in the purposeful utilization of technology in classroom instruction in the 21st century with the loftier goal of developing globally competitive, locally conscious life-long learners and compassionate citizens. In developed countries, ICT aided instruction has been around for a few decades now but since our dear country is still a developing state, struggling with conscientious economic management, battling with the custom of corruption and dealing with socio-cultural taboos notwithstanding the skyrocketing internet rates of the few dominant 3g network giant companies it is not a wonder that it is still in the beginning level in the application of ICT aided instruction in its schools. Even in the tertiary level, only those autonomous and ‘high tu-
ition’ universities can afford the ‘high tech’ standards of academic operations. We, in the public schools under the umbrella of the Department of Education belong to the largest number of the education sector. Being in the largest group means battling with budgetary allocation. Does being in the big budget, big group category ensures quality, effective and efficient service? This yields an unsure answer. This could mean big bureaucratic budgetary ramifications equating to delays, undersupplies and sadly, deficits. Nonetheless, the education department makes do with whatever is handed out to them as well as its employees, the humble heroic and multiple tasking mentors. With whatever is lacking, the ‘maams’ and ‘sirs’ make do with whatever they can do be it courting/ soliciting in cash and in kind from generous public personalities and politicians, organizing elaborate fund raising activities and collecting from GPTA to come up with computers, printers and wide lcd/tv screens in their classes.
Technology in classrooms is now a need not merely a want. Even the teachers themselves need to keep up, learn and hone their computer literacy skills as there are still those dependent on junior teachers to help them with their electronic reports. 21st Century learners can yawn up a mouthful when lessons are presented traditionally meaning the teachers taking up the classroom center scene by himself using up all his communicative and even acting skills. It is much better to fill the increasing need for technology usage than to exhaust the teacher’s energies that by the end of a school day, he or she may go home like a zombie, totally burnt out. 21st century teaching is not totally reliant on ICT and technology integration. 21st century teaching and learning is comprehensively through ICT. Now is a new age. And technology is part of the new age. This is all part of our progression in the modern times as educators, learners and globally competitive citizens.
ZAMBOANGA CITY -Remaining members of the New People’s Army (NPA) should come down from the mountains surrender and enjoy the benefits given by the government through the Enhanced Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). Maj. Gen. Roberto Ancan, Army’s 1st Infantry Division commander, made the call Wednesday following the surrender of two NPA rebels in Iligan City on Monday. “We encourage other NPA members to surrender with their firearms, return to the folds of the law and benefit the Enhanced Local Integration Program of the government,” said Ancan,
Two New People’s Army rebels surrender to military authorities in Iligan City on Monday (June 24, 2019). (Photo courtesy of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs Office)
who is also the Joint Task Force Zampelan (Zamboanga Peninsula and Lanao Provinces) commander. The two NPA rebels turned over two Grand rifles to the Army’s 51st and 5th Infantry Battalions around 11 a.m. in Barangay Rogongon, Iligan City. Lt. Col. Jasper Edward Obar, commander of the 51st Infantry Battalion, said one of the two NPA sur-
renderers identified only as a certain Ka Braga bared they were compelled to give up because of the military’s “relentless combat operation”. Obar said Braga also talked about the scarcity of food in the mountains, forcing rebels to eat only once a day. The surrender of the two has brought to 29 the See ENJOY, page 9
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TDF rates, bid coverage ratios decline By JOANN VILLANUEVA
MANILA -- Rates of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) Term Deposit Facilities (TDF) declined Wednesday, reminiscent of the auction of government-issued securities on Tuesday. Data released by the central bank showed that average rate of the seven-day facility slipped to 4.6240 percent from 4.6278 during the auction last June 19. Rate of the 14-day facility went down to 4.7002 percent from 4.7107 percent in the previous session. Both facilities were oversubscribed this week. Banks submitted a total of PHP14.41 billion worth of tenders for the shortertenor facility, higher than the PHP10 billion offer but lower than the PHP20.259 billion last week. The auction committee made a full award.
DTI pushes special program for e-vehicle industry to boost trade, investments between PH, South Korea MAKATI – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez underscored that for the Philippines (PH) to be a production hub of electric vehicle (EV) in the future, the government should work on a special program that will attract investors in the different stages of the value chain in the EV industry. The special program can also boost the bilateral trade and investments between the PH and South Korea. “We are studying what other support we can provide to the e-vehicle industry. A special program that
will quickly attract foreign and local investors in this industry of the future, if it is to compete with other countries with respect to becoming a preferred location for e-vehicle production,” shared Sec. Lopez to officials from Republic of Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE), Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), as well as South Korean companies during the Korea-ASEAN FTA Support Center Grand Opening Ceremony on 25 June 2019. The initiative came after the recent meeting of Sec.
Lopez with International Electric Vehicle Association and other companies in the EV industry in South Korea earlier this month. The group was encouraging PH to provide additional support to attract more investors in the EV and parts industry, aside from the usual fiscal incentives. The association also suggested that aside from the usual tax holidays, there’s a need for performancebased, time-bound incentives, and demand creating incentives from other private groups like free parking or discounted toll fares to jumpstart this new
industry, just like what are offered in South Korea and other ASEAN Member States. “We see so much potential and opportunities in our e-vehicle industry that can be further strengthened with our deepening bilateral relationship with a manufacturing powerhouse like South Korea,” said Sec. Lopez. Meanwhile, Sec. Lopez commended the MOTIE for opening Manila Support Center to promote trade between the two countries and assist businesses in maximizing the gains of the future Free Trade
Agreement (FTA). The KOTRA Manila FTA Support Center is the fourth support center to be opened in the ASEAN region. It will offer services such as FTA seminars, consultations on trade procedure, tax, tariff and legal advice, assistance for grievance resolution, as well as public relation activities. Last 3 June 2019, PH and South Korea launched the negotiations for a FTA, which is eyed to be completed by September this year, in time for the signing on November by the two leaders.
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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late ELENA F. CABALO, who died on August 22, 2011 at Northern Mindanao Medical Center, CDOC, JOSEPHINE C. DELOS SANTOS, who died on MAY 10, 2010 at Madonna & Child Hospital, CDOC and EDUARDO F. CABALO, who died on NOVEMBER 25, 2013 at Madonna & Child Hospital, CDOC, LEFT NO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT and LEFT NO KNOWN DEBTS TO ANY PERSON, FIRM OR ENTITY; that the said deceased, at the time of their death, left a Parcel of Land situated in BRGY. AMPAYON, BUTUAN CITY, and more particularly described as follows: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. AT-51378; A PARCEL OF LAND Lot 2, Block 2 of the consolidation/subdivision plan (LRC) Pcs-20085, being a portion of plan ___________________, L.R.C. Cad. Record No/_______. Situated in the Barangay of Ampayon, City of Butuan. Island of Mindanao; containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FOURTEEN (314) SQUARE METERS, more or less; are the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND; made and entered into by and between; HEIRS OF THE LATE, ELENA F. CABALO, represented by her children, namely: JOSEPHINE C. DELOS SANTOS (deceased) represented by her legal husband, GILBERT DELOS SANTOS, EDUARDO F. CABALO (deceased) represented by his legal wife, NANCY G. CABALO, CHARLITA C. LADERA, ELIZABETH C. AQUINO, JENITA C. BERNASOR and ESTRELLA C. VELASQUEZ, all of legal age, Filipino Citizens, all married, and residence of Macanhan, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City and PANTELEON LABADIA NAVARRA, JR., likewise of legal age, Filipino citizen, married to NOEME CUEVAS NAVARRA, with residence and postal address at P-1 Ampayon Butuan City; That for and in consideration of the sum of THREE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE THOUSAND AND FOUR HUNDRED PESOS ONLY (PHP 345,400.00) Philippine Currency, receipt of saidamount is hereby acknowledged by the herein VENDOR, after the amount is paid in hand by the VENDEE, the VENDOR hereby SELL, TRANSFER, CEDE and CONVEY, the above-desrcibed PARCEL OF LAND CONSISTING of THREE HUNDRED FOURTEEN (314) SQUARE METERS, more or less in favor of the BUYER/S or VENDEE/S his/her heirs, assigns or successors-in-interest, free from any liens and encumbrances, free from any third-party claimant whomsoever and the same is non-tenanted; Under Notary Public of Atty. EMELITO J. MARQUIÑO; as per Doc No. 413; Page No. 82; Book No. XVII; Series of 2019 MDN: June 28, July 5 & 12, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CLEANER ENERGY. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (3rd from left), vows to tackle in the upcoming 18th Congress the measures for a sustainable cleaner energy for the next generation, during a press briefing held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Tuesday (June 25, 2019). Also in photo (from left) are Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief Herminigildo Serrafica, Energy Assistant Secretary Robert Uy, Global Bio-energy Partnership (GBEP) Executive Secretary Michaela Morese, Ethanol Producers Association of the Philippines (EPAP) President Jose Villanueva, and Rafael Diaz from the Philippine Biodiesel Association. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan)
Newly-elected officials in Ozamiz City take oath OZAMIZ City, Misamis Occidental--The newlyelected officials in this city took their oath of office last June 24 witnessed by their respective families, friends, officials and employees in the national, province, city, and in barangays. Vice mayor-elect Simplicia Bebie Neri and city councilors— Lorlie Fuentes-Cipres, Katkat Lim, Cecile Co, Archie Romero, Daniel Lao, Dinky Suizo, Tata Cebedo, Junjun Saquin, Nene Linsag, and coun-
cilor Mars Tapayan take their oath before Misamis Occidental 2nd District Representative lawyer Henry S. Oaminal. While Mayor Sancho Fernando “Ando” Oaminal take his oath before Brgy. Chairman of Sangay Daku Jun Carlo Murallon. Full implementation of the basic services as vowed by Mayor Oaminal would soon be fulfilled under its administration’s banner “Asenso Ozamiz.” His administration will soon implement the free-hospitalization pro-
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Solid Waste Management Segregation Act,” the local government units (LGUs) are mandated to adopt mechanisms that would reduce, reuse and recycle the waste materials that were thrown away. The segregation of waste materials is labelled into organic and inorganic waste that could dissolve naturally and those that would not dissolve, which are utilized as recyclable materials.
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countr y’s anti-graft court. In Cagayan De Oro City, the solid waste management act would be fully implemented in the 40 urban barangays starting July 1, 2019. Iligan City is 88 kilometers west of Cagayan De Oro City Under R.A.9003, also known as the “Ecological
gram where the residents of Ozamiz will be treated in private hospitals in the city. Also, Ozamiznons will benefit from free funeral services. Beginning in the second semester of this year, full scholarship grants and cash allowance to deserving college students would also be prioritized. He also gave an initial P35 million financial assistance for the modernization of the Ozamiz city police force. He also introduced his administration and crime prevention programs. Mayor Ando, meanwhile, has assigned to the city council for the review of local business codes and ordinances, to address unnecessary requirements and payments and to install a modern way of paying business licenses and to provide tax incentives to local businessmen. At the same time, mayor Ando told city hall
employees and contractors to remove the usual red tape transactions. According to the mayor, he will work for the job order to regular and the ghost employees of the city hall. However, unreliable and unobtrusive JO and casual workers do not have to worry about how much work they have been working since they are promoting as regular city Hall employees. Meanwhile, City vice mayor-elected Neri said this marks us one of the historic events in the political history of Ozamiz City. “Making this visionary team heading a ‘landslide victory’ and we owe this to you,” she said. Neri added, “To serve the people of Ozamiz with dedication so that we will be able what is due to the people. Paningkamotan nga ang vision ug mission of the visionary team become into a reality that the
people should deserve— good governance. (We would ensure the vision and mission of the visionary team become into a reality that the people should deserve—good governance).” In his message, Congressman Oaminal, who administered the oathtaking, has renewed his pledged in the amount of P300 million site development to build a P1.5-billion Cultural Center and Sports Complex in Ozamiz City which is eyed to have been completed by 2024. Later on, it would be possible for the city to host the Palarong Pambansa. He encouraged the new officials to serve with honesty and integrity, and to strive for unity and teamwork with their respective task, to truly earn their place through sweat and patience. The new city officials officially assumed office on July 1, 2019. (PIA 10/ SMRN)
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convergence of efforts of stakeholders backed with the enhanced implementation of Community Support Programs (CSP) in poor, marginalized, conflict-affected and conflict vulnerable communities. The said program effectively bridged residents of these areas to the local government agencies resulting in enhanced delivery of basic services to the people. Army units across the region have deployed community support teams which help identify primary issues affecting communities and facilitate for its immediate resolution with concerned government agencies. Local Integration Gacal said that the massive turn-out of surrenders in both regions can be attributed to the serious implementation of the national government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). The E-CLIP program offers livelihood and financial assistance to all CPP-NPA members who opted to abandon the armed struggle and surrender to the government. Additional remuneration is given to a former rebel who surrenders with a firearm. As of this report, 999 surrenders have been enrolled in the ECLIP. The program has so far distributed P10 Million worth of assistance to 209 beneficiaries. Persona Non- Grata Efforts to rid communities of communist-terrorist influence are rapidly paying off as one city, 10 municipalities and 115 barangays within the division’s area of responsibility have declared the CPP-NPA-NDF and its front organizations as persona non-grata. Local government officials and community leaders including tribal chieftains have expressed their full support to the government by denouncing, severing all forms of association, and withdrawing any kind of support from the terrorist organization. The declaration came after realizing that for so many years, their constituents have been subjected to violence, threats, intimidation, abuse, and exploitation by the manipulative group. Whole-of-Nation approach
Meanwhile, Gacal expressed his confidence that the peaceful war, as 4ID’s overarching theme in its campaign to operationalize the whole-of-nation (WNA) approach being advanced by the national and local government, is crucial in finally putting an end to the local communist armed conflict in the two regions. Caraga region has already taken the lead in following the WNA by launching the Peace and Development Zone (PDZ) as its banner program in achieving durable peace and sustainable development. Northern Mindanao’s Convergence Areas for Peace and Development (CAPDev) is also gaining headway as the region’s flagship program in ending all forms of armed conflict by addressing the root causes of insurgency through focused, coordinated and sustained delivery of basic services and social development packages by the government in poor, conflict-affected and geographically-isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAS). Under these programs, CPP-NPA identified guerilla bases and zones were subsequently declared as PDZ or CAPDev areas. Through the convergence of efforts, massive and sustained delivery of social services and infrastructure development will be undertaken to uplift the socio-economic condition of the people. Both programs are now being eyed by the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) as models of convergence which can be replicated in other regions. MGen Gacal said, “The significant achievements of the division are also attributed to the strengthened stakeholder’s support and we encourage all local government units (LGUs) and local government agencies (LGAs) to continue with same vigor and enthusiasm especially in the institutionalization and operationalization of EO 70. The fight against insurgency is a shared responsibility and we owe it to the next generation to work together.” Gacal further said, “We are seeing massive convergence of efforts among national government agencies, government and nongovernment organizations, civil society, religious, aca-
Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Agusan del Norte City/ Municipality: Butuan City Publication Notice R.A. 10172
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
CCE-148 -2019(R.A. 10172) In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular NO. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JOY CAGOCO LIMPANGOG has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JOY CAGOCO LIMPANGOG who was born on December 8, 1984 at Bilay, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are ROSALINA OBUTA CAGOCO and CONDRADO NUÑEZ LIMPANOG. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 8 July 2019. (Sgd.) JUDITH ALVIZO- CALO, LIB, MPA City Civil Registrar MDN: June 21 & 28, 2019
Friday, June 28, 2019 deme and private sectors in achieving our common aspiration that is to fully achieve peace and sustain development. We all want to create conflict resilient communities and put an end to the armed conflict which has plundered our country for five decades.” The 4ID commander also said the next six months are crucial in our campaign. However, at the rate things are going with our convergence efforts, our collective dream of peace and development is fast turning into reality.” (4ID/PA)
ernance).” In his message, Congressman Oaminal, who administered the oath-taking, has renewed his pledged in the amount of P300 million site development to build a P1.5-billion Cultural Center and Sports Complex in Ozamiz City which is eyed to have been completed by 2024. Later on, it would be possible for the city to host the Palarong Pambansa. He encouraged the new officials to serve with honesty and integrity, and to strive for unity and teamwork with their respective task, to truly earn their place through sweat and from page 2 patience. between Ramiro and Tan to The new city officials be scheduled on or before officially assumed office on July 1, 2019.(PIA 10/SMRN) June 30, 2019. The said memorandum applies to all provincial, city, and municipal offices after from page 6 the midterm elections last The lower bids this week May. resulted in the decline of the The DILG is tasked with bid coverage ratio to 1.4410 monitoring and reporting from 2.0259 last week. all transition activities, and Also, the bid coverage sanctioning of non-comply- ratio of the 14-day facility fell ing local government units to 1.6997 from the previous (LGUs.) (DILG MisOcc) auction’s 2.0585. This transpired after bids reached PHP16.997 billion, from page 2 higher than the PHP10 bilvictory’ and we owe this to lion offer but lower than the you,” she said. PHP20.585 billion in the Neri added, “To serve previous auction. The auction the people of Ozamiz with committee also made a full dedication so that we will award for this tenor. (PNA) be able what is due to the ERRATUM people. Paningkamotan nga ang vision ug mission of In connection for Notice of Pubthe visionary team become lication on JENEFFER AGAN GOYO for Change of child’s sex into a reality that the people petition from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the should deserve—good gov- Certificate of Live Birth published on ernance. (We would ensure June 21, 2019 in the Correct should the vision and mission of be CECILIA CABALLES ABBOTT, not the visionary team become as published. into a reality that the people OUR APOLOGY should deserve—good gov-
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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES BETWEEN KENNETH C. LAURON AND MAYA P. PIQUERO-LAURON,
CIVIL CASE NO.2019-052
KENNETH C. LAURON AND MAYA P. PIQUERO-LAURON Petitioners. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/ ORDER Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on August 8, 1998 at Kibawe, Bukidnon, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at Dalipuga, Iligan City and Dumolog, Bukidnon, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for Twelve (12) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on August 8, 1998, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on July 31, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 25th day of June , 2019.
MDN: June 28, July 5 & 12, 2019
(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M.ALI Presiding Judge
R. A 10172 Form No 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao Del Norte City /Municipality: Iligan City
Publication Notice R.A. 10172
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
CCE-115 -2019(R.A. 10172) In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular NO. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JONALYN ALBA TASARRA has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s date of birth from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JONALYN ALBA TASARRA who was born on April 11, 1991 at Santo Niño, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are EDNA SEVILLA ALBA and JERRY BODINO TASARRA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 15 July 2019. (Sgd.) JUDITH ALVIZO- CALO, LIB, MPA City Civil Registrar MDN: June 28 & July 5, 2019
Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND CIVIL CASE NO.2019-053 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES CRISAME LAHOY YANONG AND CHARESS L. LABORESS-YANONG CRISAME LAHOY YANONG AND CHARESS L. LABORESS-YANONG Petitioners. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/ ORDER Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on April 14, 2012 at Iligan City both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at Purok 5 Tambacan, Iligan Lanao del Norte and Daruwanang Ilaya, Lala Lanao del Norte, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for One (1) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on April 14, 2012, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on August 2, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 26 day of June , 2019.
MDN: June 28, July 5 & 12, 2019
(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M.ALI Presiding Judge
Republic of the Philippines) City of Cagayan de Oro )Sc. AFFIDAVIT OF CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS SALE WE, CECILIA J. JANUBAS, DEFIDA J. APDIAN, HAZEL C. TEQUILLO, GENE J. GALONO, HELEN J. PAJO, IRELYN J. ESPINOSA and REVEL J. DALAYGON, of legal ages, Filipino citizens and residents of Lumbo, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, after having been duly sworn in accordance with the law, do hereby depose and say that: That we are the HEIRS OF DONATO 3ARAMILLO, the lawful exclusive owner and actual possessor of a certain parcel of land, situated in Lumbo, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental covered with Transfer Certificate of Title No. 51683; That sometime on July 2017, we sold a portion of Transfer Certificate of Title No. 51683 with an area of Six Hundred Sixty Seven (667) Square Meters to SPOUSES MARK LESTER ILOGON and DIANA ILOGON as part and parcel of the share of our late sister, MILKA J. BUCO who died last August 20, 2017; That because the subdivision plan was on process, the exact portion and area which was sold to Spouses Mark Lester Ilogon and Diana Ilogon was not yet final; That on September 20, 2017, Consolidated Subdivision Plan of Land as surveyed for Heirs of Donato Jaramillo was approved; That the portion sold to the Spouses Mark Lester Ilogon and Diana Ilogon refers to Lot 15 of PCS-10-005155. (Please see Technical Description is hereto attached and made integral part hereof). That we confirmed the sale of Milka J. Buco to Spouses Mark Lester Ilogon and Diana Ilogon with an area of Six Hundred Sixty Seven described as Lot 15 of PCS-10-00515;
That we executed this affidavit in order to attest to all foregoing facts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands this day of JAN. 19, 2018, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that MARY ANN D. MORALES has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly Date of Birth from “3 NOVEMBER 1970” to “30 NOVEMBER 1970” in the Certificate live of birth MARY ANN DELA CRUZ MORALES who was born on 30 NOVEMBER 1970 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are GLORIA D. DELA CRUZ and MARCELO G. MORALES. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than JULY 2019.
(Sgd.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARINAS City Civil Registrar MDN: June 21 & 28, 2019
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C OMPOSTEL A Valley Province -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Compostela Valley under Provincial Director (PD) Noel C. Duarte in partnership with the provincial government of Compostela Valley under Governor Jayvee Tyron L. Uy led the turn-over of “Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program” (E-CLIP) assistance to Compostela Valley beneficiaries on June 19, 2019 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, Provincial Capitol, Cabidianan, Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province. A total of one hundred (100) former rebels (FRs) beneficiaries for the “Balik Loob” program received their immediate and livelihood cash assistance of Php 65,000.00 each. Presenting the check to the rebel returnees were Gov. Uy, and DILG Provincial Director Duarte, together with the 1001st Infantry Brigade Commander Gilbert F Saret and Deputy Brigade Commander Oliver Maquiling of 701st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army (PA) and Colonel Arnold M Palomo Provincial Director of the Compostela Valley Provincial Police Office (CVPPO). Atte nd i ng a ls o t he program were Provincial Administrator Virgilia S.
A total of one hundred (100) former rebels (FRs) beneficiaries for the “Balik Loob” program received their immediate and livelihood cash assistance of Php 65,000.00 each during the turn-over of “Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program” (E-CLIP) assistance to Compostela Valley beneficiaries on June 19, 2019 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, Provincial Capitol, Cabidianan, Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province.supplied photo
Allones, the Provincial Government Heads and Assistant Department Heads, employees of the provincial capitol, and DILG Comval. During the program Governor Uy expressed his gratitude to the PA and the PNP for the success of the program and also to the presence of the FRs who surrendered.
DavNor LGU to receive Bronze Award from CSC
DAVAO DEL NORTE -- The provincial government of Davao del Norte will receive an award from the Civil Service Commission (CSC) during the Public Sector HR Symposium next month for having achieved the Level II Accreditation in running human resource management (HRM) systems. A CSC resolution signed by CSC Chairperson Alicia Dela Rosa was handed over to Provincial Governor Anthony G. Del Rosario by CSC Davao del Norte Provincial Director Nelly Esperanza. It “resolves to confer the PRIME-HRM Bronze Award to the Provincial Government of Davao del Norte…” In 2012, the Commission adopted the Program to Institutionalize Meri-
tocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM) which fused and integrated the CSC Agency Accreditation Program (CSCAAP) in 2004 and the Personnel Management Assessment and Assistance Program (PMAAP) in 2004. Aside from the plaque of such Bronze Award that is due to be received by the Provincial Government during the Public Sector HR Symposium set on July 2426, 2019 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), CSC has also granted the Provincial Government of Davao del Norte the authority to “approve appointments; and a 20% discount for the
“Kabalo ko nga nalipay si President Digong Duterte nga misupurta mo sa iyang panawagan nga mo surrender kay kini nga programa is a whole-of-nation approach para ka natong tanan. Nagpasalamat ko sa inyuha sa inyung pag bag-o sa hunahuna nga mubalik na sa gobyerno. Daghan ug programa ang gobyerno para
natong tanan para sa atong kaayuhan,” said Gov. Uy. Gov. Uy added “Kamo gihangyo nako nga katong inyung mga kaila, mga kapamilya, kapatid ug kapuso nga ato silang awhagon nga mubaba na sa bukid kay daghan ug kaayuhan ang naghulat kanila diria sa patag.” The E-CLIP program
is the complete package of Assistance to FRs which is a national government program for rebels who want to go back to the folds of the law and help them live normal lives. The program provides financial assistance and even health and education assistance packages to the returnees (Rey Antibo, ID Comval)
DILG wants probe on involvement of civil servants in investment schemes DAVAO CITY -- The highest official of the Department of Interior and Local Government in Region XI (DILG XI) urged the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to look into the involvement of civil service personnel on various investment schemes. Alex Roldan, director of the DILG XI told the AFPPNP Press Corps said these investments schemes could hardly thrive without people who can afford to invest and have many sources of funds like those working with government. He said being gullible and having involved in these schemes are violation in the code of conduct of government workers who swear to uphold the law at all times. “They usually recite and swear this code during flag ceremonies,” Roldan said. He was actually referring to the swearing on the “Panunumpa ng Lingkod Bayan every Monday morning during the Flag Ceremony. Roldan said that being a regional director, he is not limited to just merely managing people and resources but also serves as vanguard of government. He is saddened by the postings on the social media made by government employees, criticizing the government for its decision to stop the scams. “It is like biting the hand See PROBE, page 9
800 trees planted in Panabo for Environment Month 2019 (June 21, 2018) 800 narra and acacia mangium tree seedlings were planted today by 100 volunteers composed of LGU-Panabo employees, PNP Panabo, Philippine Coast Guard, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) recipients and private partner Wave Industrial Sales at Brgy. Waterfall. The s eedlings were planted along the boundary surrounding the city’s 10.3 hectare Sanitary Landfill (SLF) project. Spearheaded by the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), this event is in line with the celebration of the
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13 centenarians received cash gift DAVAO City (DSWD XI) – “We recently completed awarding of cash gift to 13 qualified centenarians in the region,” Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) focal for older persons Arris P. Medrano announced during an interview.
He said the centenarians who qualified for the first semester come from the provinces of Davao Del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, Compostela Valley, and Davao Del Norte, and from the city of Davao. Earlier, validation of the centenarians with ages ranging from 100
to 103, was conducted by DSWD staffs to verify the documents submitted such as birth certificate or Philippine passport, senior citizen identification card or any other Philippine government-issued ID which shows age and citizenship. Other alternative and acceptable documents to prove the claim
include marriage certificate, old school documents, baptismal or confirmation records, birth certificate of children, or an affidavit executed by at least two (2) disinterested persons at least 80 years old with personal knowledge of the centenarian’s actual age or birth date.
Republic Act 10868 or An Act Honoring and Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to Filipino Centenarians, and for Other Purposes also known as the Centenarians Act of 2016, grants all Filipinos who reach the age of 100, whether See GIFT, page 9
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Human Resource Management Officer or Agency Representative attending CSC trainings/conferences”. CSC also has assured Davao del Norte of endorsement or recommendation for scholarship grants offered by other institutions, and nomination to CSC Certification Program for HRMOs subject to the guidelines to be issued by the Commission. CSC also grants Davao del Norte an “exclusive membership to community of learners who shall have access to digital learning resources and other development opportunities; and commits to announce Davao del Norte’s programs/ projects bureaucracy-wide through the CSC website”. The CSC Level II Accreditation came as a result of “on-site assessment and assistance by the CSC RO 11 at the Provincial Government of Davao del Norte in 2017 and 2018”. Based on such action taken by CSC RO 11, Davao del Norte “has met the PRIME HRM Level 2 Maturity Indicators in the Systems, Practices, and Competencies of four Core HRM Systems”. These four systems particularly refer to Recruitment, Selection and Placement; Performance Management; Learning and Development; and Rewards and Recognition. CSC RO 11 further found out Provincial Government of Davao del Norte to be “continuously compliant with the Civil Service Law and rules in terms of the implementation of other HR programs” and that it had maintained HR Records”. However, CSC pins on the Provincial Government of Davao del Norte the responsibility to “maintain the status under Level II and
continue to improve on its HRM systems to meet the indicators of the next higher level; and to comply with the 2017 Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human Resource Actions (Revised 2018) and other Civil Service Law and rules in issuing appointments and in implementing other HR actions.” CSC also expects Davao del Norte “to partner with CSC in providing assistance to other agencies in the development or improvement of HRM Systems”. In a query with CSC Davao del Norte Field Office, the City of Tagum, Panabo City, Island Garden City of Samal and Tagum City Water District will also be conferred the same award. They will also receive the PRIME-HRM BRONZE AWARD during the Public Sector HR Symposium bannering the theme, “Moving together toward Ambisyon Natin 2040”. (PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron Abangan)
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Environment Month 2019 with the theme: “Beat Air Pollution: Managing Solid Waste towards a PollutionFree Environment.” “The trees will control the carbon dioxide, methane and other gas emissions from the SLF,” said CENRO Head Engr. Felix Jonases Senajon. He added that in the future this trees will greatly help in preventing soil erosion, waterways pollution and in the reduction of floodwater runoff. This June, the Environment Month, CENRO will also hold its annual Environment Trade Fair at the Gaisano Grand Mall of Panabo that will showcase poster making contest entries of the students from various schools, environmental information educa-
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residing in the country or abroad, a cash award of Php 100,000.00 as a “centenarian gift.” Aside from the cash, they will also receive a Letter of Felicitation signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte and a posthumous Plaque of Recognition for deceased centenarians who died upon the effectivity of the Act. Centenarians are also entitled to awards and incentives from their respective city or municipality to be determined by the local government unit. President Duterte signed the Act into law on June 23, 2016. (DSWD)
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“Nagpasalamat ako sa kasundaluhan sa pag appreciate sa among pagpaningkamut nga mahimong malinawon ang among lugar. Kami nga mga lumad pakamatyan gyud namu ang yutang kabilin sa among mga katigulangan ug hangtod sa among kamatayun, among ipadayon ang suporta para mapalig-on ang kalinaw ug kalamboan sa among lokalidad”, Datu Domogoy said. Lt Col Datuin, the Battalion Commander said that “I am very thankful for the support extended by Datu Domogoy and his people. Our partnership is moving towards their aspirations to have peace in their community. Surely this will be a catalyst for development and the Manobo people will benefit from this. We will also give same recognition to the other IP communities and stakehold-
ers in the area. This is our humble way of expressing our heartfelt gratitude as we continue to enhance collaboration and strengthen convergence efforts to finally end local communist armed conflict” Datuin ended. On the other hand, Col Allan D Hambala, the Commander of 401st Infantry Brigade extended his grateful appreciation to these IP leaders for their continued collaboration with the Philippine Army in its effort to prevent the terrorists from exploiting the different tribal groups in the brigade’s area of jurisdiction.
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number of NPA rebels that have surrendered since January this year to the Army’s 51st Infantry Battalion. Brig. Gen. Ezra James Enriquez, the Army’s 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade commander, said the influx of NPA surrenders in Iligan City is a testament of “their desire to unite and live peacefully with their families”. “We expect that more NPA rebels will return to the folds of the law in the coming days as our troops on the ground received a lot of surrender feelers,” Enriquez said, as urged the NPA leadership “in our area of operation to
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engage us through localized peace talks” to address their issues and problems peacefully. (PNA)
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from page 8 that feeds you,” Roldan said. He said one just earns by robbing the person next to you on the pyramid, or the downline then suddenly hates the government. Roldan urged the Civil Service Commission to look into this problem since the Oath of Office of government employees is binding of loyalty to the government. He urged people in government who criticize the campaign to get out in government service. Roldan said that while they are still in government, they must not hit it since it is like intimidating the government. “I hope the CSC will look into this,” he stressed. Roldan said investment scams have been a problem in the past. He also hit on local government units for letting these scams last for years. Roldan said that the local government could immediately stop its operation if it noticed that the scheme is operating outside the permit issued. “This problem will not grow big without the involvement of people in government,” he stressed.
Roldan said people in government have the immediate cash in hand. He said they can immediately apply for loan in the insurance service for civil servants and the military. (PIA XI-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines) DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late DANILO S. BAAL, who died on January 27, 2017 at Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, that at the time of his death he was the owner of the following real properties to wit: 1. Lot No. : 1361-B-3-D; PORTION OF: LOT 1361-B-3, PLAN NO.: PSD-10-070676; PSD-10-066453; LOCATION: KAUSWAGAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO; TCT NO. 137-2017000896; AREA : EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT SQUARE METERS (888) MORE OR LESS; 2. Lot No. : 1361-B-1-F; PORTION OF: LOT 1361-B-1, PLAN NO.: PSD-10-070674; PSD-10-066453; LOCATION: KAUSWAGAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO; TCT NO. 137-2016003965; AREA : FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY SQUARE METERS (420) MORE OR LESS; 3. Lot No. : 1361-B-6-A; PORTION OF: LOT 1361-B-6, PLAN NO.: PSD-10070677; PSD-10-066453; LOCATION: KAUSWAGAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO; TCT NO. 1372017001137; AREA : TWO HUNDRED SQUARE METERS (200) MORE OR LESS; 4. Lot No. : 1361-B-6-C; PORTION OF: LOT 1361-B-6, PLAN NO.: PSD-10-070677; PSD-10-066453; LOCATION: KAUSWAGAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO; TCT NO. 137-2017001139; AREA : NINE HUNDRED SIX SQUARE METERS (906) MORE OR LESS; 5. Lot No. : 1361-B-1-2; PORTION OF: LOT 1361-B, PLAN NO.: PSD10-066453; PSD-10-021475; LOCATION: KAUSWAGAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO; TCT NO. 137-2014002605; AREA : THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT SQUARE METERS (3,378) MORE OR LESS; 6. LOT : 3406A, PSD-10-000316; AS SURVEYED FOR : IVAN S. BAAL, ET AL; LOCATION : MALANANG, OPOL, MISAMIS ORIENTAL; AREA : ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FOUR (116,804) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS; 7. A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 82-A, PSD-10-032043 BEING A PORTION OF LOT 82, PLS-173, BAUNGON PUBLIC LAND SUBD., SITUATED IN THE BARRION OF BAUNGON, MUN. OF BAUNGON, PROV. OF BUKIDNON, ISLAND OF MINDANAO; CONTAINING AN AREA OF EIGHTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE (18,521) SQUARE METERS MOR EOR LESS, AND COVERED BY TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-120560; 8. A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 1361B-6, PSD-10-066453 LOCATED AT KAUSWAGAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY; CONTAINING AN AREA OF ONE HUNDRED SIX (1,106) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS AND COVERED BY TAX DECLARATION NO. G-312781; are the subject of DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION; 1. HERMILA A. BAAL, of legal age, Filipino citizen, widow; 2. ALLEN B. DIAZ, of legal age, Filipino citizen married to CHONA BASCONES and 4. JOFIN A. BAAL, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married to LOVELYN PALER all residents of Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City; Under Notary Public of Atty. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS; as per Doc No. 302; Page no. 61; Book NO. 46; Series of 2017. MDN: JUNE 28, JULY 5 & 12, 2019
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MANILA -- The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) must encourage tower companies to build common towers in rural areas, according to an Internet rights advocacy group. Democracy.Net.PH cofounder Pierre Tito Galla said the rollout of the cell towers and supporting infrastructure will help improve the delivery of Internet and mobile services in the provinces. “They should add more towers. Common towers will have the opportunity to expand the ICT services as well as data and mobile Internet services to the rural areas. The biggest need is in the rural areas,” Galla said in an interview with the Philippine News Agency
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(PNA) on Wednesday. At least 2,500 sites, which are mostly owned by the DICT and other government agencies, were identified as locations for the common towers. Major telco firm Globe Telecom has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with ISOC Infrastructure Inc. and Malaysia-based edotco Group Sdn Bhd. to build 150 cell sites within the Calabarzon region, comprised of the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon. “It’s disappointing if the 2,500 cell sites are going to be mainly located in urban areas. These areas already have their towers built by the telcos,” said Galla. The Internet rights advocate likewise backed the decision of DICT Acting See TOWER, page 11
SRA reduces sugar export allocation to US SEC urges public to scrutinize firms before investing By LILYBETH ISON
MANILA -- The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has reduced the United States’ sugar allocation to ensure ample supply of the commodity for the domestic market, as production for the crop year 2018-2019 was projected at 2.071 million metric tons (MMT) from 2.083 MMT previously, due to the problems confronting sugar planters. SRA Administrator Hermenegildo Serafica, in an interview with reporters at the sidelines of the 7th Global Bioenergy Partnership at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on Tuesday, said the industry could only ship 120,000 MT of sugar to the United States, a drop of 12 percent from the previous allocation of 136,201 MT, due to lower sugar output. The Philippines started shipping sugar to the United States in February as part of its quota under a preferential trade arrangement, which allows the country to sell sugar to the US at a premium. “The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) has reallocated the shortfall of our volume to other countries so it will still be served,” Serafica said. Sugar planters, however, said sugar output by August
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application systems established by national government agencies. “He just has to file the application one time with all the information about his business and it gets processed by all the government agencies involved. That will facilitate both the application process and reduce the time to start a business itself,” he added. The DICT will coordinate with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Anti-Red Tape Authority to lay out the mechanism for the portal’s implementation.
MANILA -- As it intensifies the crackdown on suspected investment scams, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has advised prospective investors to scrutinize first the legitimacy of a company before making their investment decisions. SEC Commissioner Kelvin Lee said these companies should have proper business registrations, good reputation, and have been existing for a relatively long time. “You have to also look at their registration statements, just do your due diligence,” he said in an interview with financial wealth expert and host of Usapang Pera Vince Rapisura. He said prospective investors should also exercise caution especially on firms promising unrealistic returns on investment. Lee advised avoiding get-rich-quick schemes in the light of the criminal complaint filed by SEC against Kapa-Community Ministry International Inc. (KAPA) and its officers for perpetrating an alleged investment scam in violation of Republic Act 8799 or the Securities Regulation Code. The SEC issued a cease and desist order on February 14 and an order of revocation of the non-stock corporation’s registration on April 3. The Commission found KAPA, a Surigao del Sur-based religious corporation, to have enticed the public to “donate” at least PHP10,000 in exchange for a 30 percent monthly “blessing” or “love gift” for life, without having to do anything other than invest and wait for the payout. “There is no way to sustain a scheme like that without getting from the ones below what I think they call the downlines,” Lee explained. He said investors thus receive returns from recruitment, and not from businesses. Lee also noted that KAPA has no substantial assets. The commission also found that KAPA had net
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By LESLIE GATPOLINTAN
By AEROL JOHN PATEÑA
MANILA -- An online system that would expedite the application process for business registration, in compliance with the Ease of Doing Business Act, is being developed, an official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. “In terms of the business portal, its initial functionality is for registering a business, to operate a business entity. It takes so many days before somebody goes from the idea of starting a business to actually implement-
ing it,” DICT Undersecretary Denis Villorente said in an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Wednesday. Villorente said the law mandates the department to create a Central Business Portal, which would serve as a system to receive applications and data involving business-related transactions including primary and secondary licenses, business clearances, permits, certificates or authorizations issued by local government units (LGUs). It may also provide links to the online registration or
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“If we allow importation (of molasses), it would mean from page 1 from page 10 cheaper (biofuels), but the Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. lib- welfare of our farmers will of garbage disguised as eralizing the number of be compromised,” he said. “recyclable materials” for the companies that can build the (PNA) proposed “plastic” recycling towers across the country. firm in the industrial zone “There is definitely a in the village of Sta. Cruz need for us to bootstrap our from page 10 in Tagoloan,” Simon said. own ICT and if the govern- An online-based PhilipHe said that aside from ment decides to prioritize pine Business Data Bank penalizing the South Koreentry in the rural areas will also be established and ans for the illegal shipment that’s where the families managed by the DICT. It of garbage, they must also of our farmers and fisher- shall provide government pay for the damaged done. folk will have access. It will agencies and LGUs access The issue of the gardefinitely be an economic to data and information of bage dumping in Misamis gamechanger in the prov- registered business entities Oriental was exposed by inces,” Galla said. to verify their validity, ex- the Manila Times in July The DICT has signed istence, and other relevant 2018 when residents in the agreements with 23 tower information. coastal areas reported about companies to build 50,000 President Rodrigo R. the presence of suspicious cell towers within seven to Duterte signed in May last cargoes unloaded out of the 10 years. year Republic Act 11032 foreign vessel that docked The department intends or the Ease of Doing Busi- at the MICT port early in to finalize the guidelines on ness Act, which aims to July 2018. the common tower initiative reduce red tape and expedite An inter-agency task by September. (PNA) business and non-business force on the environment, related transactions in gov- local government units, media, and the law enforcernment. from page 10 Under the law, simple ers later found out that the 31, which is the end of the transactions of business cargoes delivered in the current crop year, will hit entities with the govern- stockyard of Verde Soko, the the government’s forecast ment should be processed plastic manufacturing firm, of 2.071 MMT. within three days, seven which imported the items Confederation of Sug- days for more substantial from South Korea, turned ar Producers Association transactions, and 20 days out to be garbage pile. Simon said that the gar(Confed) spokesman Ray- for highly technical transbage at the stockyard of mond Montinola said in an actions. (PNA) Verde Soko would also be earlier interview that this brought back to its point of will be enough to meet the origin after environmental country’s requirement for from page 10 the sweetener. excess of only PHP5,000 officials in South Korea vis “(Output) will be enough based on its financial state- ited the area two weeks ago. He said that the 6,500 to supply the needs and re- ment in 2017, he added. quirements of the domestic “So how will that support metric tons garbage, which market. As of now, if the the billions (of pesos) that arrived at the MICT port in production forecast is hit, he (founder Joel Apolinario) October 2018 was already then there is no need for is supposed to be paying shipped back to South Korea importation,” he said. others’ money?,” he said, early January 2019. Two more cases of al Montinola said sugar noting KAPA also recorded planters attribute the lower net excess of PHP1 million leged attempts to unload production output to bad and PHP5 million from “imported garbage” in the weather conditions and the school and allegedly port of MICT in Tagololack of laborers, such as acquired hospital, respec- an, Misamis Oriental were monitored since the media sugarcane cutters. tively. Despite lower production Lee said KAPA also exposed the Verde Soko output expected for the year, claimed owing other busi- garbage issue here. During the latter part of the SRA chief said there is nesses, particularly those no need to import sugar. registered as single pro- January 2019, the Bureau Meanwhile, SRA said prietorships that were only of Customs was able to legislative action is needed operating in 2018 and 2019. intercept and send back a for ethanol producers to He further said these shipment of garbage from import molasses for fuel. single proprietorships were Hongkong about to be un Ethanol producers are not registered under the loaded in the MICT port. Simon said that the Buseeking to import molasses name of KAPA, but under to meet demand as sugar Reyna Lobitaña Apolinario, reau of Customs was also production is low, resulting the wife of KAPA founder. able to check the waste in higher ethanol prices. “So that also raises a materials from a municipal Molasses is used in pro- question: If supposedly these town of Australia, which ducing ethanol, a colorless are the businesses of KAPA, was consigned to a cement volatile flammable liquid why they are in the name of factory in Misamis Oriental. He said that the waste that can be blended with the wife?,” he added. (PNA) from Australia known as gasoline. Processed Engineered Fuel Under the Biofuels Law, (PEF) is withheld at the its components shall be from page 1 locally sourced. Current and order situation MICT port pending results molasses local production in Marawi City and the of the investigation by Cusis only around 1 MMT. province of Lanao del Sur toms officials. Senate Committee on remained under control. Energy chairman, Senator The Joint Task Group Sherwin Gatchalian, during Builder, composed of the Ex- from page 1 the press briefing, said an plosive Ordnance Division “plastic synthetic flakes” oversight committee on of the Philippine Army and with a total combined weight biofuels will be convened the private contractor, has of 6,500 tons, that arrived when the 18th Congress continued its clearing activ- in Northern Mindanao in convenes next month to ity as part of the demolition July and October 2018. discuss what must be done and rehabilitation process The meeting drew over to allow the importation of inside the 250,000-hectare 40 attendees led by Repremolasses. former main battle ground. sentative Juliette Uy of the “Kung kailangan i-amend Mukaram, however, re- second district of Misamis ang batas, i-amend natin (If minded the public that when Oriental and included obthere’s a need to amend the there is a scheduled disposal servers from the private law, let’s amend it),” he said. of UXOs, an advisory will be sector and the civil society Gatchalian, however, said sent to the public through represented by the EcoWaste there must be a “balancing radio and social media. Coalition. act” as the importation of “There will be warning... “We laud the firm stance molasses could hurt local a long siren before the dis- of customs and environmenfarmers and at the same posal and two short sirens tal officials in the region to time make biofuels cheaper after,” Mukaram said in a have the illegal traffic waste -- which benefits end-users. phone interview. re-exported to its source
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in South Korea. The Basel Convention imposes an obligation on the State of export to ensure the return of wastes deemed to constitute ‘illegal traffic’,” said Aileen Lucero, National Coordinator, EcoWaste Coalition. As stated in the minutes of the meeting, “the government of the Philippines desires the re-exportation to be conducted in compliance to the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to immediately remove foreign waste as soon as possible.” “We also laud them for rejecting outright the proposal from the Korean side to landfill or incinerate the illegal traffic waste from South Korea in the Philippines,” she added. Under the Basel Convention, the obligation of the State of export to manage the illegal traffic waste “in an environmentally sound manner may not under any circumstances be transferred to the State of import or transit.” Leading the government panel in the said meeting were Representative Juliette Uy, Provincial Board Member Gerardo Sabal III, District Collector Floro Calixihan Jr., Port Collector John Simon and EMBRegion 10 legal chief Abbas Lao. During the meeting the Korean government led by Mr. Young –Dae Jung, Director General of the Ministry of Environment, offered three options for dealing with the wastes. As cited in the minutes, these options are: “1) retrieving the waste back to Korea with the precondition that the Philippines covers all costs concerning repacking, containerizing, transporting the waste to the port, and clearing the customs; 2) establishing an incineration facility by Korea in the Philippines; and 3) landfilling or incinerating the waste within the Philippines first, then after that paying the treatment cost.” Because this incident was caused by an illegal exporter in South Korea and an illegal importer in the Philippines, both governments agreed to share responsibility in addressing the matter. The Philippine government agreed to “bear the whole responsibilities concerning the repacking, containerizing, transporting the waste from the importer’s premises to the port, and clearing the customs, including demurrage charges at the Philippine port.” The South Korean government agreed to “start the shipping procedure from the port of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental to Korea as soon as possible.” “Both parties understood that in Korea it might take some time to secure and allocate the budget for shipping,” according to the minutes. To recall, the bulk wastes, which the authorities determined as “misdeclared, heterogenous and injurious
to public health,” have been sitting at the premises of Verde Soko Philippines Industrial Corp., the consignee, inside the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate in Sitio Buguac, Barangay Santa Cruz, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental since July 2018. According to the re-exportation order issued by the Bureau of Customs-Region 10 last December 2018, “the shipment was found to be heterogenous and contained household hazardous waste constituting a violation under DENR Administrative Order 2013-22.” As per this regulation, “no importation of heterogenous and unsorted plastic materials shall be allowed. The first batch of the illegal waste shipment consisting of nearly 1,400 tons of containerized wastes was re-exported to South Korea on January 13 this year.
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Despite this, Moreno admitted that much remains to be done like resolving the perennial and persistent traffic congestion, the drainage problem and the city’s water supply woes. Moreno may elaborate more on his plans for the city in his June 30 inauguration message though he did touch on his priority concerns for the city in his June 15 City Charter Day message at Kiosko Kagawasan which I missed due to a conflict in schedule. Moreno may also talk about the metropolization of Cagayan de Oro which I, a native of neighboring Tagoloan town, would find most wonderful. The metropolization of Cagayan de Oro, a national government development plan for the city and its neighboring local governments, will establish another growth center to be known as Metro Cagayan de Oro by 2025 or six years from now. As Moreno had been actively promoting to the public ever since he snagged his third term of office, Metro Cagayan de Oro is seen to become a gateway of trade and investments in northern Mindanao and the Southern Philippines.
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Moreno envisions Cagayan de Oro City as an education hub for northern Mindanao since the city has top government and private schools like the University of Science and Technology in Southern Philippines (USTP), Xavier University, Liceo de Cagayan University and Capitol University among others. Set against this backdrop, not a few people will ask if Moreno with his final three-year term can see the completion of some if not all of these projects as well as partial realization of Metro Cagayan de Oro. I say yes he can do it and Moreno can leave behind a solid foundation for his eventual successor whoever he or she may be. I just fervently hope and pray that whoever will succeed Moreno will continue and even build on the gains made by his administration. By that time I hope the multi-billion flood peso control project for the city would be completed so we can at least see an end to the city’s flooding problems. It is the millennium after all and what Cagayan de Oro City residents in particular and Misamisnons in general want and need are forward looking leaders like Moreno who have both the vision and the political will to fulfill that vision of sustainable development for the city and eventually for the soon-to-be Metro Cagayan de Oro. What they don’t want and need are ‘barriotic’ or parochial minded politicians who remain in office in Misamis Oriental and are concerned only with perpetuating their grip on power and passing on that power to their family line like a prized inheritance, not as a mandate earned from public trust. Such politicians with zero accountability and responsibility deserve to be rejected resoundingly in every election or if proven to have committed corruption, to be jailed and made to pay for their sins to their constituents. Again my congratulations to Mayor Oscar Moreno, Vice Mayor Joaquin ‘Kikang’ Uy and the 19th City Council. Please don’t fail us and may you serve us with utmost commitment, honesty and integrity. (For questions and comments email me at susanap.dennis @yahoo.com).
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