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Greenpeace Philippines lauds BOC-10; hits Holcim By RUEL PELONE and CRIS DIAZ Mindanao Daily News
GREENPEACE Philippines has lauded the Bureau of Customs, Region 10 (BOC10) after it managed to intercept the nine container vans of waste from Australia at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental last May 7, 2019. “We laud the Bureau of Customs for practicing due diligence and vigilance to these kinds of illicit transactions,” said Abigail Aguilar, campaigner for Greenpeace Southeast Asia - Philippines in a statement. “This might not be the last of these waste importation scandals, which is why Greenpeace has been consistently calling on the Philippine government to ratify the Basel Ban Amendment,” added Aguilar. Just weeks ago, she said the Basel Convention was amended to prohibit the importation of mixed, unrecyclable and contaminated plastic waste without prior informed consent of developing countries. “However, ratifying the Basel Ban Amendment will plug the loophole that allows the shipment of other forms of hazardous waste under the guise of “recycling,” See LAUDS, page 11
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Holcim statement on alternative fuels held at Misamis Oriental port
Editors’ Note: We are publishing the statement of Holcim 10 EMB Director Reynaldo Digamo if the importation of processed engineered fuels (PEF) requires an which was posted on its website in toto Importation Clearance from the EMB Central office The EMB Central Office letter adds that the maTHE Central Office of the Environment Management Bureau has sent an official letter to Bureau of Customs terials conform to Section 4 of DENR Administrative Port Collector John Simon dated May 21, 2019 stat- Order 2010-06: Guidelines on the Use of Alternative ing that it has no objections to the importation and Fuels and Raw Materials in Cement Kilns which is the use of PEF (processed engineered fuel) as alternative basis for the acceptance criteria of Holcim Philippines fuels in cement kiln since it is declared as a product for such materials. We are hoping that this clarifies the confusion that underwent processing prior to shipment to the regarding this matter. Our company maintains Philippines. See STATEMENT, page 11 This is in response to Mr. Simon’s inquiry to Region
Waste materials from Australia not illegal: BOC exec By JIGGER JERUSALEM and ERCEL MAANDIG Philippine News Agency
CAGAYAN de Oro City-The nearly dozen container vans that arrived from Australia early this month were not toxic garbage but processed materials that will be used as fuel for a cement company’s manufacturing plants, an official of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) 10
(Northern Mindanao) said Thursday. Lawyer Roswald Joseph Pague, BOC-10 deputy customs collector, said the contents of the nine container vans were declared by the importer as “processed engineered fuel” and arrived at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on May 3. Allaying fears that
See WASTE, page 11
Philippines turning into a landfill of rich countries THE furor about the shipment of imported “waste materials” to the Philippines continues. The latest is the reported “waste materials” from Australia, which was unloaded in the industrial estate of Tagolo-an in Misamis Oriental. More on /p.4
Social media: Boon or bane SOCIAL media – facebook, twitter, youtube, instragam – is today’s most popular medium of communication that is turning the world upside down. But is its presence a boon or bane to this age? More on /p.4
Dreams are but shadows?
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I DREAM of a better world. A world without war and only peace. Without hunger and thirst. Daydreams. More on /p.4
Iligan to play host to 28th MinBizCon By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent
May 13,2019 Binidayan,Lanao Sur Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Election Officer Farhan Mangondaya proclaimed newly elected Mayor Hon. Sodais Sual Dimaporo as official winner in the mayoral candidate (third from left), (COMELEC) Election Officer proclaimed newly elected Vice-Mayor Hon. Fanny Benito Datumulok together with newly elected municipal councilor Hon. Alibsar, Salal Boniara Hadjisocor, Satar Pangandamun Macoro, Omar Sharief Datumulok Radia, Khalil Sarip Hadjigaffor, Ashary Macapanton Hadjimalik, Huzaifah Noh Usman, Aliosop Ramos Mulok.(Photo by: Yana Sunga BARMM MDN)
ILIGAN City––The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation of Iligan, Inc. (CCIFII) launched on Wednesday (May 22) the hosting of the 28th Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) scheduled on September 12-14, this year. At a launching ceremony held at Robinsons Place Iligan in Barangay Tubod, Reggie Punongbayan, CCIFII president and MinBizCon 2019 chairman, said more than a thousand of business guests, from around 50 business chambers in
Mindanao, are coming during the three-day event with President Rodrigo Duterte as keynote speaker. United States Ambassador to the Philippines, Sung Kim, and dignitaries from other countries like Japan, China, Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to come and visit Iligan. MinBizCon, an annual business event organized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), has been a venue for discussions on economic concerns and opportunities. “This is also where business sectors in See HOST, page 11
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Solon to continue working despite preventive suspension By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent
ILIGAN City--Iligan City Lone District Representative Frederick Siao will continue to do his mandated function despite the preventive suspension the Sandiganbayan issued Friday (May 24), against the him. In his statement sent to the media, Saturday morning (May 25), Siao said there is no necessity for his preventive suspension because the Sandiganbayan has no basis. The purpose of the preventive suspension order is now moot and academic because the prosecution has already presented its evidence and rested its case, according to Siao in a statement. “There is no need for any sort of preventive suspension because I am not in any position to cause any tampering or loss of evidence nor pressuring of any personnel of the city council or city hall, because I am not an incumbent member of the city council of Iligan,” Siao’s statement said. The graft complaint against him stemmed from his approval, as a city councilor, of a city council resolution giving authority to former Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Cruz to renew the contract of the leasing of land, owned by Cruz’s relative, to be used by the city government as bus and jeepney terminal. The contract to lease the area in Sitio Camague in Barangay Tomas Cabili, which was first entered in 2004, supposedly did not go through bidding process. Siao was first elected as member of the city council in 2006. The first approval to renew the contract, where Siao voted ‘yes’, was in December 2008 and the second renewal was in March 2014. The lawmaker was reelected for his second term as city councilor in 2013. In 2016, he was elected as congressman and in the last May 13 elections, he was reelected for his second term as member of the House of Representatives and will servie in the 18th Congress until 2022.
A boy undergoes free Circumcision at the city’s JR Borja General Hospital, part of the joint project of the Makahambus Lodge and the Makahambus Eagles Club. Every year, the Makahambus Lodge and the Makahambus Eagle’s Club conduct joint community projects such as “bloodletting,” “child feeding,” “coastal cleanup” and civic oriented projects in the pursuit of its commitment to serve through stronger brotherhood. Photo by Cris Diaz
Mindanao’s 27 governors:
11 reelected, 11 first-termers, 5 ‘returnees’
ELEVEN of Mindanao’s 27 governors won a second or third term in last week’s election, 11 are first-termers while five are “returnees” or those who could no longer qualify to run for the same post in 2016 because of the three-term limit, but returned in 2019.
The 11 reelected governors are Basilan’s Jim Hataman Salliman (PDP), Bukidnon’s Jose Ma. Zubiri (BPP), Compostela Valley’s Jayvee Tyron Uy (HnP), Davao del Sur’s Douglas Cagas (Ind), Davao Occidental’s Claude Bautista (HnP), Davao Oriental’s Nelson Dayanghirang (HnP), Lanao del Norte’s Imelda Dimaporo (PDP), Misamis Oriental’s Yevgeny Vincente Emano (Padayon Pilipino), Sarangani’s Steve Chiongbian Solon (PDP), Zamboanga del Norte’s Roberto Uy (PDP), and Zamboanga Sibugay’s Wilter Palma. The five “returnees” are Camiguin’s Jurdin Jesus Romualdo (NPC), who is taking over the post from his wife Ma. Luisa; Lanao del Sur’s Mamintal Adiong Jr. (Lakas) from his mother, Soraya Bedjora; Sultan Kudarat’s Suharto Mangudadatu (NUP) from his father, Datu Pax; Sulu’s Abdusakur Tan (PDP), from his son Abdusakur II; and Surigao del Norte’s Francisco Matugas (PDP) from his wife, Sol. Of the 11 first-termers, six defeated candidates from the dynasties or long-staying politicians. In Davao del Norte, Edwin Jubahib (PDP), former bus conductor and chief of staff of former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez (PDP), won against the Del RosarioFloirendo clan’s candidate, provincial board member Rodolfo Jr., (HnP). Outgoing Governor Anthony del Rosario (HnP) lost to Alvarez in the first district, while Antonio del Rosario Floirendo failed in his bid for a fifth term as representative of the 2nd district against Alan Dujali (PDP). The Floirendos have been representing the 2nd district since 1998. Except
for one term (2004–2007), the Del Rosarios have been succeeding each other as Governor since 1998. But the del Rosario patriarch, Rodolfo Sr., started his political career in 1978, under the Interim Batasang Pambansa. He was also named by then President Ferdinand Marcos as Environment Minister, until Marcos was ousted in February 1986. Human rights lawyer and two-term Representative Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao (LP) defeated Ben Glen Ecleo (PDP) in Dinagat Islands In Zamboanga del Sur, the Cerilles dynasty took a severe beating with Rep. Aurora (NP) losing her bid for Governor to former three-term Rep. Victor Yu (PDP), her husband, Antonio (NPC), the Governor, losing to Jun Babasa (PDP) in the race to represent the 2nd district, and their son, Vice Governor Ace William lost his bid for Vice Governor to Roy Ariosa (UNA). Antonio and wife Aurora have been swapping posts, succeeding each other as Governor since 2001 (Aurora from 2001 to 2010, Antonio from 2010 to 2019); and as Representative of the 2nd district from 1987 to present, except for one term (2001 to 2004). Antonio served as Representative from 1987 to 1998 and 2004 to 2010; and Aurora from 1998 to 2001 and 2010 to 2019). But the winning Governor, Yu, is following in the footsteps of Cerilles. Yu, who represented the 1st district from 2007 to 2016, was succeeded by his wife, Divina Grace, who was elected to a second term. In Tawi-tawi, Yshmael Sali (NUP), mayor of Languyan town from 2007 to 2016, stopped the return of four-term Governor Sadikul
Sahali (PDP). Sahali’s eldest daughter, Ruby, also lost her bid for a third term as representative of its lone congressional district but son Nurbert, governor from 2013 to 2016, was elected mayor of Panglima Sugala. In North C otabato, three-term Rep. Nancy Catamco stopped the bid of longtime Carmen mayor Rogelio Talino to be governor. In South Cotabato, Tupi mayor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr., prevented outgoing Governor Daisy Avance-Fuentes from earning a sixth term. Fuentes represented the 2nd district of South Cotabato from 1992 to 2001, was governor from 2001 to 2010; returned to Congress from 2010 to 2013; and won as governor again from 2013 to 2019. Two of the first-termers were fielded by their outgoing governors: Agusan del Norte’s Dale Corvera (PDP) who is taking over from Ma. Angelica Rosedell Amante and Agusan del Sur’s Santiago Cane (NUP), from Adolph Edward Plaza. Cane is ending his third term as Vice Governor of Agusan del Sur on June 30. Corvera was Agusan del Norte Vice Governor from 2004 to 2007 and from 2007 to 2016 served as mayor of the then newly-created Cabadbaran City. The other incoming first-term Governors are Bai Mariam Mangudadatu (NP) of Maguindanao, Philip Tan of Misamis Occidental and Alexander Pimentel of Surigao del Norte. Bai Mariam defeated Fre ddie Mangud ad atu (PDP), mayor of Mangudadatu town and brother of outgoing Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu (PDP). See GOVERNORS, page 2
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Sharp Pioneers 8K TV in the Philippines SHARP Philippines Corporation (SPC) continuously provides innovative world-class quality products that will cater the wants and needs of its consumers. As the leading appliance brand, SPC finally brought to the local market the first ever 8K LED TV, the AQUOS 8K. In fact, it is the first commercially available 8K TV in the country. In 2016, SPC first introduced the AQUOS XU series, which features the highest resolution on a TV right now. The AQUOS XU Series was able to achieve 8K resolution, producing true-to-life detail, very vivid color expression and the deepest contrast on a TV yet. This only proved that SPC has raised the bar when it comes to home entertainment. AQUOS 8K LED TV, which was initially launched last year, reproduces images at “ultimate reality”, with ultra-fine details the naked eye cannot capture. Apart from the extraordinary 8K display feature, the AQUOS TV is also powered by 8K Master Engine, built-in WiFi, Bluetooth, Chromecast, Dolby Audio, and Android TV. Positioned to be the leader in 8K Display industry, starting in the last quarter SPC officially made AQUOS of 2018. With its great level 8K TV available to the public of realism by greater colour
reproduction, AQUOS 8K is making a huge wave in the Philippine market.
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Philippines turning into a landfill of rich countries
THE furor about the shipment of imported “waste materials” to the Philippines continues. The latest is the reported “waste materials” from Australia, which was unloaded in the industrial estate of Tagolo-an in Misamis Oriental. The Bureau of Customs sub-port in Tagolo-an intercepted the reported “waste materials” on May 10, 2019 after an inter-agency group conducted inspection of the nine 40-footer van at the dockyard of the Phividec Industrial Estate. In its manifest, the imported waste materials were described as municipal town wastes consigned to Holcim Philippines, Inc., a cement factory located in Luga-it, the last town west of Misa-
mis Oriental. The inter-agency group composed of customs, environment officials together with a representative from Holcim examined the cargoes after receiving reports that the shipment was “waste materials.” Holcim officials, however, said that the waste materials were “processed engineered fuel” to be utilized for “cooking” cement products. In the meantime, the Bureau of Customs subport has recommended the issuance of the Warrant of Seizure and Detention (WSD) of the materials. A custom official said that it would take time before the issue is resolved pending the findings and recommendation of an ex-
panded inter-agency group composed of officials from the municipal town of Tagolo-an, the provincial officials, and other stakeholders. Last year, the Bureau of Customs issued a WSD order and coordinated with the consular offices for the return of tons of “garbage” imported from South Korea. The case involved the importation of more than 6,000 tons of waste materials from South Korea for a plastic “recycling factory” in the Phividec. Health officials of the municipal town of Tagolo-an and the provincial board of Misamis Oriental, however, suspected that the “recyclable” materials were nothing but “garbage.”
Cris Diaz
The suspicion blew out of proportion when officials of the Verde Soko, the South Korean firm, who brought the “garbage” to Misamis Oriental refused to talk to the local media. Correspondent Cris Diaz, of the Manila Times, and Editor of the Mindanao Daily News, exposed the Verde Soko issue in the national and local daily newspapers, which triggered a full-blown investigation. The investigation resulted in the shipment of the “garbage” back to South Korea and the filing of appropriate charges against See LANDFILL, page 11
A Deeper View
Social media: Boon or bane
SOCIAL media – facebook, twitter, youtube, instragam – is today’s most popular medium of communication that is turning the world upside down. But is its presence a boon or bane to this age? It can’t be denied social media has done so much for humanity in terms of bringing people closer to each other by transforming almost everyone into becoming communicators either of truth or falsehoods or even as peddlers of lies. Admittedly, social media has its upside but it also has its downside. Like any other tool, social media can be used to advance the cause of humanity or destroy humanity itself. I remember when Barack Obama first became president of the US he struggled with the Secret Service to be granted the right to keep his
Blackberry mobile phone. The agency tasked with securing the US president and his family disallowed him from keeping his mobile phone for security reasons. B ut i n c u mb e nt U S president Donald Trump could not be restrained from tweeting by the Secret Service or by any of his closest advisers. He is on tweeter almost every day since he assumed office sending his thoughts on any issue directly to those who are following him on social media. Apparently, he does not want media reporters covering the White House to be reporting his thoughts or position on any issue perhaps because he fears his message or thoughts may not be accurately and clearly reported. There were times that
Trump goes to tweeter 50 times in one day to tweet his thoughts and message. His approach may be effective since he still commands a sizable base despite his many missteps. Pundits agree that he is communicating his message effectively to his base hence their undying support for him. This matter, however, will truly be put to a test come next year’s presidential elections where he is seeking a second four-year term. If reelected, then he must have proved his genius as a communicator the content of his communication notwithstanding. I am thankful our very own President Duterte does not have the penchant to go to social media to communicate his message. If during presidential speeches, he adlibs some unsavory jokes,
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I could just imagine what will he write or say on social media with spontaneity. If he can’t repress himself from inserting in his presidential speeches a talk about the size and length of his sex organ or when he announced to all and sundry in a campaign speech he wanted to grab the underwear of a lady mayor and will not let go of it until its garter snaps, what could he possibly write on social media if he had the penchant? Presidential speeches and all the adlibs and jokes inserted in-between have See MEDIA, page 11
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Dreams are but shadows?
I DREAM of a better world. A world without war and only peace. Without hunger and thirst. Daydreams ... . Dreams at night: At one time, people thought that the figures appearing in dreams were messengers from Gods. It has been generally believed that dreams came from something outside the persons with special skill. Today, it is believed that dreams are created by the dreamer himself. And because dreams are something a person creates, they may have a special meaning for the person who dreams them. Just why you have a particular dream when you do may depend on many things. Your health may have an effect on your dreams. A
person who is ill or uncomfortable will have different kinds of dream than that of a person who is well and happy. If a person is hungry, or feeling cold, or very tired, his dreams may include this feelings. Many dreams seem to be made up of disguise feelings. Also, the events of the day before may have a lot to do with what one dreams. Often the persons or situations in a dream are those that you met during the day. Or your emotion may make you have the kind of dream you have. Needing or wanting something may be also expressed in a dream, and being frightened may become part of a dream. The feelings of happiness or disappointment which come out in dreams were
probably in the dreamer before. But, why can’t some people remember their dreams? Do you experience this too? Many of us struggle to remember the details of our dreams. The reasons lie in the complicated cycles of our sleep, as we can learn from Stephen Dowling, a British writer. Dowling continues: for many of us, dreams are an almost intangible presence. If we’re lucky, we can only remember the most fleeting glimpse in the cold light of day; even those of us who can recollect past dreams in astonishing detail can wake some days with almost no memory of what we had dreamed about. There is little ethereal about the reasons this might
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be happening, however. Why we have dreams – and whether we can remember them – are both rooted in the biology of our sleeping bodies and subconscious mind. Sleep is more complicated than we once thought. Rather than being a plateau of unconsciousness bookended by slipping in and out of sleep, our resting brains go through a roller coaster of mental states, with some parts being full of mental activity. Indeed, we become often blindly accept what is See DREAMS, page 11
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Holcim: Co-processing with PEF saved 60,000 MT of wastes from going to landfills Imported PEF from Oz conform with DENR AO on Alternative Fuels & Raw Mats for Cement Kilns By MIKE BAÑOS Editor at Large
C O - P RO C E S SI NG of plastic and other industrial and agricultural wastes actually helps ease the pressure on the environment, instead of further aggravating it. This is the gist of the statement posted on its website dated 23 May 2019 by cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines which said the recent importation of nine container vans of what it termed as “processed engineered fuels (PEF) comply with DENR Administrative Order 2010-06 ( Guidelines on the Use of Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials in Cement Kilns.) Holcim also said the C entral Office of the Environment Management Bureau (EMB) had already sent an official letter to Bureau of Customs Port Collector John Simon dated May 21, 2019 informing Simon EMB has no objections to the importation and use of PEF as alternative fuels in cement kilns since it is declared as a product that underwent processing prior to shipment to the Philippines. Simon earlier asked Region 10 EMB Director Reynaldo Digamo if the importation of processed engineered fuels (PEF) requires an Importation Clearance from the EMB Central office. “We are hoping that this clarifies the confusion regarding this matter. Our company maintains that the materials are PEF and these were accurately and truthfully declared as such. Acutely aware of the public outcry against the export of wastes to the Philippines and irresponsible and damaging waste disposal practices, Holcim Philippines’ importation and use of PEF as alternative fuel for its cement kilns is pursuant to its objective of contributing to the ongoing efforts to address the global waste problem.” Holcim Philippines further declared in its statement that it has been a partner in the drive to address the waste management problem in the country. “The company uses co-processing technology, wherein qualified materials such as non-recyclable plastics, rubber, textiles, cardboard and wood are used as an alternative to
coal in making cement through waste management unit Geocycle.” The cement maker fur ther declared that Geocycle has actually saved 25,000 metric tons of non-recyclable plastic wastes from various industrial partners and local governments from ending up in landfills by using these as an alternative fuel to coal in its kilns. Together with agricultural and industrial wastes, Geocycle has coprocessed 600,000 tons of alternative fuel since 2015. “Aside from providing a safe and environment-friendly waste management solution, co-processing is also an important part of Holcim Philippines’ efforts to reduce carbon emissions and consumption of nonrenewable resources such as coal.” Holcim explained how through co-processing, alternative fuels made from plastic, rubber, cardboard and wood are fed into the high-temperature, long residence time kilns along with coal and other raw materials of cement. “This process completely transforms alternative fuel to energy for cement production. The technology is approved by the Philippine authorities and is widely used all over the world for waste management due to its proven advantages in environmental and safety performance.” Holcim Philippines President and CEO John Stull said, “Geocycle is stepping up engagement with the private sector and studying possible collaboration with a number of local governments on providing its co-processing services.” “Holcim Philippines is a committed partner in the country’s development and we are contributing more beyond building materials. Our Geocycle business is a clear example as it helps alleviate the countr y’s waste management challenges, which is expected to grow along with the economy,” he added. Geocycle is looking to have pilot projects with a number of local governments in 2019 to demonstrate the advantages of its waste management service over current alternatives such as land
A truckload of Holcim cement is dispatched from its plant in Luga-it, Misamis Oriental.
filling. Sustainability In a related post on its website, Holcim Philippines stressed Sustainability as among their core values. “We believe it is a key driver of our business success and we strive to practice this every day in our operations. With this, we look to make a lasting positive impact and contribute more than building materials to the development of our country. This can be seen in our efforts to be respectful of the environment, ensure the health and safety of our people and partners and help uplift the communities that host us.” “To be a better partner for progress, our company has set ambitious improvement targets within our operations and beyond our fences covering four focus areas: climate, circular economy, water and nature, and people and communities. These follow the LafargeHolcim Group’s 2030 Plan, which provides a long term road map to contribute to addressing key global chal-
lenges identified by the United Nations. Not so fast However, LGU officials from Misamis Oriental are not buying Holcim’s explanation. In a report published in another daily newspaper (not Mindanao Daily) recently elected provincial board member Gerardo Sabal III said he would ask the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to probe the shipment
of nine container vans consig ne d to Holcim Philippines containing the controversial PEF which were unloaded at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on May 3. Despite the letter from EMB Central Office clearing the shipment, Bureau of Customs MCT Collector John Simon reportedly said the bro-
ker who facilitated the importation of the nine vans from Australia would also be held accountable due to some “committed infractions.” A related report from another local daily said a joint inspection team from the Misamis Oriental and the BOC reportedly found “municipal wastes,” consisting of shredded garbage made from plastic, wood, and glass which would require an import permit prior to its importation. The bureau also recommended that the shipment be issued a warrant of seizure and detention order, citing possible violations of Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000); RA 6969 (“Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990);” RA 8749 (“Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999); and RA 10863 (Customs Modernization and Tariff Act).
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Business growth in Tagum takes fast pace DAVAO DEL NORTE -Business growth is relatively taking fast pace in the City of Tagum as the Business Permit and Licensing Division (BPLD) has already achieved its annual target as of mid-April. In an interview during her supposed to be guesting of the Kapihan sa Kapitolyo yesterday, Anna Jean B. Montoya, license officer III, said BPLD had already generated its P255 million annual target as of April 20 from tax dues of business taxpayers. She was optimistic that BLPD would be able to surpass a P300 million mark of generated business taxes by yearend. “Increasing jud ang business sa Tagum. Daghan na jud ta ug investors nga misulod sa Tagum. Makita nato ang economic dynamism… grabe jud ang growth sa Tagum. (Business in Tagum is indeed growing; a number of investors are coming in. We are seeing its economic dynamism.),” she said. Montoya noted that the large bulk of the generated P255 million flowed to the city coffers from the retailing services sector covering those merchandise and food. “Dako ug kolekta from those engaged in retailing services apil na diha ang goods and basic commodities. (Much have been collected from those engaged in the retailing services including goods and basic commodities.),” she said. She credited the strategic position of Tagum at the intersection of transport routes to Compostela Valley (now Davao de Oro) enroute to Butuan in Caraga Region, to Davao Oriental and to Bukidnon passing through Talaingod, Davao del Norte as a factor contributing to the growth of income generated from retailing. The generated business tax payments grew parallel with the increasing number of business permits issued that totaled as of May this year to 11,000 from 9,800 total of business permits issued last year, she said. The BLPD of the City Government of Tagum pegged its target for
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PRRD calls on critics who want him ousted to ‘come out’ DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has called on critics who want to oust him to “come out,” as he fired back at Senator Antonio Trillanes over the revelation of Peter Joemel Advincula, linking the latter to the production of the controversial “Bikoy” videos. Duterte reiterated he will not stay longer if people want him to step down. He said he does not want even a single bullet spent just to oust him. “Anong makuha ninyo kung patayin ninyo ako? At ‘yang mga black propaganda -- eventually, the truth will come out (What do get if
you kill me? Those black propaganda – eventually the truth will come out),” he said. Speaking at the thanksgiving get-together organized by the supporters of Senator-elect Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Thursday evening here, Duterte slammed Trillanes, saying the senator has shamed himself in the process. “Binaboy mo ang Senado (You besmirched the Senate). You use power to run after people. Karami mong kotse at properties nakalista sa ibang tao. Lalabas rin yan. Walang hiya ka at See CALLS, page 8
Mayor Sara, Paolo Duterte hit opposition over ‘Bikoy’ revelation DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sara Duterte blasted members of the opposition tagged by Peter Joemel Advincula alias “Bikoy” as the ones behind the viral videos titled “Ang Totoong Narcolist” calling it a “scam created by people who oppose the Duterte administration.” Mayor Sara said the
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group is so disorganized that it “cannot even get to the first base because the path to their objective is in disarray”. “Kung ako leader ng grupo na ito (If I were the leader of this group), I will shoot myself in the head, get rid of the brain that is not useful,” Sara said in a state-
ment released on Thursday. Advincula, who previously introduced himself as the hooded figure Bikoy, surrendered to police authorities in Manila on Thursday and tagged Senators Antonio Trillanes and Risa Hontiveros and Liberal Party members as the brains behind the con-
troversial videos purposely to discredit President Rodrigo R. Duterte, Mayor Sara, Congressman-elect Paolo Duterte, and Senatorelect Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go. In a press conference facilitated by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) in Manila earlier this month,
Advincula linked Duterte, his family and Go to the illegal drugs trade and that drug money was funneled into the bank accounts of Paolo and Sara’s husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, and Go. Advincula, who turned himself in on Wednesday, See HIT, page 8
Kapalong Mayor stakes responsibility over returning Ata-Manobos
Mayor Sara defers action on IPMR selection pending court decision
KAPALONG, Davao del Norte -- Re-elected Kapalong Municipal Mayor Ma. Theresa Timbol stood pat on her responsibility as the local chief executive in ensuring the welfare of her people. She made the statement relative to the home-coming
DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sara Z. Duterte said she will be abstaining from participating in the selection of the Indigenous Peoples’ Mandatory Representative (IPMR) to the City Council pending the decision of the lower court on the legal action initiated by the
of 31 Ata-Manobo members who escaped from UCCP (United Church of Christ in the Philippines) Haran compound in Davao City on May 18. “Despite the insistence of CPP-NPA terrorists and their front organizations to See RESPONSIBILITY, page 8
previously-chosen BagoboKlata representative. Mayor Sara said the city would want to wait for the court’s final decision on the case filed by Cherry Ann Codilla, who was chosen by the BagoboKlata tribe to sit as IPMR, but was disqualified by the
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) on the grounds of bloodline and track record. “We shall await the court’s final decision on the merits of the said case before we move forward on the matter,” Sara said in response to the letter of
Cristito Ingay, the provincial officer of NCIP-11. Ingay sent the letter to the mayor seeking her support on the IPMR selection to ensure the success of the second selection activity. In justifying the city’s abstention on the See DEFERS, page 8
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LTO : All backlogged plates due for release on October this year THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) recently announced that all backlogged plates will be given out later this October 2019. According to LTO Chief Edgar Galvante, the agency has already produced 1,774,474 pairs of plates thanks to both automated and manual production. With it, owners who applied for 4-wheel vehicle license plates from July 1, 2016 up to April 2019 can now get theirs. Registered applicants can also check for their plates online via www.lto.net.gov. ph/lto/online in order to check for the availability and where to pick up the plates. In Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, license plates until December 2019 are all ready. However, plates for NCR, Region 3, and Region 4A are only covered until
September 2019. The LTO plans to complete the other pending applications in the coming months in order to complete the backlog. To further boost plate production and meet the growing demand, Galvante mentioned that the LTO plans to purchase another plate-making machine that can resolve the lack of license plates for motorcycles. The machine will be the same one the LTO is using for making vehicle license plates. Called IDeROBOT it can produce 700 plates per hour, allowing it to make 5,600 plates in an 8-hour shift. In the meantime, the LTO is still awaiting for the final implementing rules and regulations (IRRs) for the new license plate design that will be used for motorcycles. (Autoindustriya. com)
Economic managers announce growth catch up plan MANILA – Economic managers have agreed to further strengthen coordination with other agencies, especially on acquiring permits and other requirements, to fast-track implementation of infrastructure and socioeconomic programs to meet 2019 growth targets amid the impact of budget delay. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, in a statement after the meeting of the Economic Development Cluster at the Department of Finance (DOF) Friday, said officials of both the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) are optimistic of meeting their disbursement program for this year. “To enable them to attain their targets, it would require close cooperation and support of other government agencies by expediting the approval of permits and other requirements,” he said, as he expressed hope that “no major weather disturbance will disrupt the implementation of the projects.” The social protection programs that were agreed to be implemented faster include the national ID System, 4Ps, social pension, unconditional cash
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transfers, and fuel marking program. Dominguez said that aside from these programs, the government will also “double its efforts in the agriculture sector, which should expand by at least 2 percent per year.” He explained that if the 2018 national budget was approved on time, growth in the first quarter of the year would have risen between 6.6 to 7.2 percent instead of the four-year low of 5.6 percent. President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed this year’s budget only last April after
the impasse in Congress. Dominguez said that since t he gover nment worked on a re-enacted budget in the first quarter, there was about PHP1 billion underspending per day. He, thus, stressed the need to put in a “carefully crafted and bold expenditure catch-up plan to enable us to hit a GDP growth rate of above 6 percent this year.” He said spending from January to March this year reached PHP778 billion, little moved from year-ago’s PHP772 billion. The programmed spending for this year amounts
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hindi ka lalaki (You have so many cars and properties listed under the names of other people. That will come out. You are shameless and you are not man enough),” Duterte said. The President slammed Trillanes for the latter’s supposed penchant for using dummies to hide illegally-acquired properties. “Ikaw ‘yung number one na gagamit ng dummy. Lalabas rin ‘yan. Pero sabi ko walang hiya ka (You are the number one user of dummies. That will come out. But I said you are shameless),” Duterte said. On Thursday, Advincula, who had introduced himself as Bikoy and claimed he was behind the “Ang Totoong Narco-list”, made a complete turnaround from his exposé in the video. He had earlier linked the President and his family to the narco trade. Advincula said all statements in the video were all lies. He tagged Trillanes, Senator Risa Hontiveros, the Liberal Party, and the defeated Otso Diretso senatorial slate as behind the production of the videos, all meant to destabilize the administration. (PNA)
was presented by Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde to the media on Thursday. He backtracked his earlier statement and tagged Trillanes, Hontiveros and the Liberal Party as behind the plot. With this development, Paolo said a proper investigation should be made into the latest confession of Advincula. He said that from the very start, it was clear that the Bikoy videos were fabricated, with a narrative “taken straight from the playbook of people whose desire is to destroy our name and our reputation”. “All the lies presented were also meant to crush the trust of the Filipino people in the authorities and inspire public disgust against the government — truly the handiwork of people who want to undermine the Duterte administration,” Paolo said. “Without a doubt, as I have said before, Senator Antonio Trillanes was behind it. And now that many names have also surfaced, to include Sen. Risa Hontiveros and several lawyers, I believe a proper investigation is in order,” Paolo said. (PNA)
generated business taxes at P205 million in 2018. Montoya said BLPD raised its target to P255 million this year and she was positive that targets would hike noting the trend of business growth in the City of Tagum. Montoya cashed in on the massive business and tax inspection strategy of the City Government to generate due tax from operating businesses down to purok levels. She said inspectors usually get the masterlist of “unrenewed businesses” after the business renewal period to check if such businesses are still running. (PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)
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from page 6 permeate our communities, the Municipal Local Government of Kapalong shall continue to follow the path of peace,” she said in a statement released on Tuesday (May 21). Timbol recalled the “steadfast” stand of LGU Kapalong in 2016 when it refused to give in to influences of CPP-NPA and its allies “on how it should facilitate the home-coming of the ‘UCCP Haran Bakwits’”. In a separate interview, Timbol revealed that there were earlier batches of Ka-
palong Ata Manobo residents whom LGU Kapalong had assisted in going home to Gupitan. “This is not the first time. There were other batches since 2016 na umuwi na po ng Barangay Gupitan,”she said. Timbol also disclosed that the 31 Ata Manobos who recently got out from Haran volunteered to end their stay there. “Sila ang humingi na tulong sa LGU na gusto na nilang umuwi. (They were asking assistance from the LGU that they wanted to go home.),” she said. Timbol recalled having gotten the information of their desire to go home from a relative of one of the six families. “Nung nagpunta doon ang aming dumptruck (when our dumptruck went there), we are surprised that other families ay sumama na rin sa kanila. Kaya naging anim na pamilya (went with them, that is why there were six families). 21 minors. 10 adults,” she said Meanwhile, Timbol revealed having issued Executive Order No. 15 in 2016 creating the Task Force Tu Poglibong for members of LGU Kapalong to join hands in “facilitating” the safe homecoming of indigenous people (IP) members from Haran. “Ginagawa lahat ng paraan na maibalik na maging normal ang buhay ng members
Forgive By DELIA D. ACLE PSDS – Designate Guisuiliban District Guinsiliban, Camiguin
The Grudge of today is the destruction of tomorrow; While the peace of tomorrow is the manifestation of today, Indeed it is true, but how can revenge and enmity be easily forgotten? Few are those that recognize forgiveness; Rare are those that believed in it; Blessed are those that perform it.
ng tribes na galing ng UCCP Haran sa Davao City. (We are doing all means to bring back the normal lives of tribe members from UCCP Haran in Davao City.),” she said. Referring to Task Force Tu Poglibong, she further said in her statement, “With our commitment to peace effectively institutionalized in this mechanism, the new batch of indigenous peoples (IP) families who have escaped from UCCP Haran last May 18, 2019 after staying there for over five years, can rest assured that the LGU is ready to embrace them back and help them to positively recreate their lives.” Timbol showed some photos and video shots how the Ata Manobos climbed through the perimeter fence of theHaran compound. On May 21, Timbol visited the place where she had the home-bound Ata Manobos hosted since May 18. She did a final checking of their concerns before having them board on a Kapalong LGUowned dump-truck en-route home to Sitio Tiabong in Barangay Gupitan estimated by the Philippine Army at a road distance of more than 70 kilometers and an air distance of 49.2- kilometers. The 31 Ata-Manobos in six families with 21 children 10 adults were accompanied by representatives of LGU Kapalong, the 60th Inf Battalion, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), the Department of Education (DepEd) Kapalong District. (PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)
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selection process, Sara referred NCIP to the legal opinion penned by lawyer Osmundo Villanueva of the City Legal Office that the argument of Codilla in relation to her genealogy and track record is meritorious -- and that prior resolution was required before the holding of another selection process. The legal opinion said it also found serious procedural and
substantial flaws in NCIP’s disqualification process, “not to mention the attendant blunders committed in the selection process.” The legal officer recommended that the mayor exert all efforts to defer another selection process until the pending case is resolved. The NCIP did not issue a Certificate of Affirmation (COA) to Codilla, and instead served the notice to disqualify her because she did not meet the eligibility requirements on ancestral lineage and track record in serving the IP community. NCIP said Codilla only has 6.25 percent Bagobo-Klata blood when her genealogical details were validated by the NCIP. NCIP said that except for her service at the Talaukom or the IP council of elders, Codilla has no other track record to show she was actively engaged in the IP community in the past five years. The 31-year-old Codilla was selected by a majority of the Bagobo-Klata tribe during a selection process in April last year, with overwhelming votes of 241 out of the 431 members of the Talaukom. When Codilla, a registered nurse, submitted her records for the issuance of a COA, the NCIP took notice of two issues hampering her eligibility — her genealogical status that she is not at least 25 percent Bagobo-Klata by blood, contrary to the documents she submitted. The Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title used to determine her ancestral lineage showed her bloodline was traced from her great-great grandparents of mixed Obo-Manobo, Bagobo-Tagabawa, Bagobo-Klata down to her parents with inter-marriage to Visayans. Under the rules and guidelines of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act, an IPMR should have 100 percent or at least 25 percent blood of the IP tribe. Codilla contested the NCIP’s decision before Branch 53 of the Regional Trial Court here. Following her disqualification, the NCIP has extended the term of Bai Halila Sudagar of the Kagan tribe on holdover status until her successor is selected. During the May 13 midterm election, Sudagar ran for a City Council seat and lost. (PNA)
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Bai Mariam’s husband, Sultan Kudarat Governor Suharto Mangudadatu (NUP), is the uncle of Esmael and Freddie. Tan and his wife Jennifer, have been succeeding each other as mayor of Tangub City since 1995: Philip from 1992 to 2001 and 2010 to 2019. Jennifer was mayor from 2001 to 2010. Pimentel filed a certificate of candidacy for mayor of Tandag City but substituted for his brother Vicente, who died on December 25, 2018. Pimentel’s wife, Roxanne, substituted for Alexander in the Tandag City mayoralty race and won. Since its creation in 2007, Tandag City has elected only two mayors: Alexander from 2007 to 2013 and 2016 to 2019 and Roxanne, from 2013 to 2016 and will take over as mayor at noon of June 30 this year. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)
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My teacher, My hero By DELIA D. ACLE PSDS – Designate Guisuiliban District Guinsiliban, Camiguin
It’s 7:00 in the morning and I’m running late, racing my way to school only to miss the flag ceremony. Then again John is late; my teacher would give me a 30-minute long lecture. You see, this is my everyday routine because for some reason my bed is so comfortable that it is very difficult for me get up early. That’s not all I also suck at quizzes and recitation. My grades aren’t really of flying colours, I give more trouble than my teacher can handle. But look at me now I am one of the most sought accountants in the country, my restau-
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in passing legislation that allows for a business-friendly environment, such as the Public Service Act, Foreign Investments Act, and the Retail Trade Act.” The continued deceleration of domestic inflation rate, which declined to 3 percent last April after peaking at 6.7 percent in September to October last year, is also positive for the economy, he said. “We will intensify our efforts to restore last year’s upward momentum in our growth rate,” he added. Relatively, Socio-economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia, during a press briefing after the EDC meeting, said economic managers are still studying whether to adjust this year’s economic targets. “We still have to do some number crunching to have more realistic numbers re-
rants have reached over 20 branches and I am known as the youngest successful businessman in Asia. But despite all my achievements and success I still look back to a part in my past where I was the most troublesome kid and Mrs Blossom would be stressed out for all the mess I’ve caused. Reminiscing how patient she was with me, would scold me like a mother would, and would give me countless life advices. At that time I didn’t really care but looking back now it made me think how amazing and passionate teachers are with their work. I may have helped companies and customers for my skillset but teachers build futures and that makes them heroes. garding growth rate and related numbers so it is better that we wait until we are more confident with what we can tell you,” he said. Among others, GDP target this year has been lowered to between six to seven percent while deficit target is at 3.2 percent of domestic output. Meanwhile, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) acting chief Janet Abuel said that because of the delay in the approval of this year’s budget, it will be hard to fully implement the cash-based budgeting system, which requires all state agencies to pay within the year all the contracts they need to accomplish. She said deadline for the infrastructure projects and payments for these contracts has been moved to December 31, 2020 while those for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) will be on June 30, 2020.
PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: ITS ADMINISTRATION By LEMUEL DAING BURLAT SALIMPUNO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SALIMPUNO, TANGUB CITY
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tor, while the field offices implement policies at the local level. The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has its own department of education. The Department of Education also has a number of agencies supervising programs that fall outside the country’s formal education system. The Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS), for instance, oversees education programs designed for “out-of-
By JOAN SALINAS PEREZ SUMIRAP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SUMIRAP, TANGUB CITY
From one of the most highly educated developing countries in the world the Philippines’ educational outcomes had fallen short of potential. Results of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in past years placed the country in the lowest 10 percent of participating countries in Grades 4 and 8. Internal testing by the Department of Education (DepEd) showed that mas-
tery level of students had drastically went down. Reforms failed to resolve chronic shortages in textbooks and school buildings, and a revised curriculum and new instructional policies did not produce desired outcomes as real government spending on basic education failed to catch up with population growth and inflation. However public education spending almost tripled which had positive effects.
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In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that MARWIN J. DEL PUERTO has filed with this office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARVIN JABENIAO DEL PUERTO who was born on DECEMBER 20, 1989 at Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are MARRIETA CALLER JABENIAO and ERWIN MABULAY DEL PUERTO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than May 27, 2019.
In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ANDREA LAO-AN TACTAY has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “YOLANDA” to “ANDREA” in the Certificate of Live Birth of YOLANDA UDARBE LAO-AN who was born on February 8, 1964 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Amelita G. Udarbe and Fred F.Lao-an. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than June 2019.
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PRA Form No. 10.1 (LCR) Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that ROGELIO M. DAGCUTA has filed with this Office a petition for the change of first name from “ROY” to “ROGELIO” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ROY DAGCUTA who was born on May 11, 1962 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are Tino Dagcuta and Emeteria Mabayo. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than June 3, 2019.
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In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that OMAIR B. SARIPADA has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “THOFAIL” to “IYAD” in the Certificate of Live Birth of THOFAIL CEDIK SARIPADA who was born on 15, APRIL 2005 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Nabelah A. Cedik and Omair B. Saripada. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than June 2019.
In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JUDY ANN L. SALLY has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate live of birth JUDY ANN LARA SALLY who was born on 03 JULY, 1993 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are HAYDEE S. LARA and Roberto C. Sally. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than June 2019.
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school children, youth and adults who need basic and functional literacy skills, knowledge and values.” Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Philippines is supervised by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). TESDA oversees TVET providers, both public and private, and acts as a regulatory body, setting training standards, curricula and testing requirements for vocational programs. The main authority in tertiary education is the
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MDN: May 27 & June 3, 2019
(SGD.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARINAS City Civil Registrar
ARVI CLARK J. GOM-OS, Respondent, X---------------------/ ORDER BEFORE the court verified petition Declaration of Nullity of Marriage under P.D. 1083 or the Muslim Code on the grounds of fraud under Art. 32 thereof, filed by petition and alleging among others. That petitioners and respondent are husband and wife respectively in marriage performed under Muslim rite on July 21, 2016. At Iligan City both petitioner and respondent had been converted to MUSLIM, summons was served and then respondent filed affidavit of no objection instead of an answer. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance set the initial hearing of this case on June 21, 2016 at 9: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 22nd day of May 2019.
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HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge
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IDC Project “Miramonti Green Residences” Awarded as Best Mixed-Use Development BANGKOK-IDC -Italpinas Development Corporation, has been honored, for the third time, with the prestigious International Property Award-Asia Pacific for its soon-to-rise project Miramonti Green Residences, recognized as Best Mixed-Use Development in the Asia-Pacific Region. IDC also won in the same category for Primavera Residences, in 2015, and for Primavera City, in 2017, for both sustainable mixed-use buildings located in Northern Mindanao. Its third and latest project, Miramonti Green Residences, has been selected by a highly experienced team of professionals among the best achievements of property professionals across the Asia Pacific region. The International Property Awards participants comes from a distinguished ensemble of leading companies of working residential and commercial property and industry, such as architecture, interior design, property development and real estates. IDC - Italpinas Development Corporation, is a publicly listed ItalianFilipino company which believes in delivering sustainable eco-friendly mixeduse projects in the Philippines. Its prime project in Uptown, Cagayan de Oro, the Primavera City and by Miramonti Green Residences, in Sto Tomas, Balangas
IDC’s Chairman and CEO Arch. Romolo V. Nati, accompanied on stage by Engr. Giuseppe Garofalo and Arch. Giovanni Gusella, received the award plaque by the hands of Mr. Stuart Shield, President and founder of the International Property Awards, during the awards ceremony held on May 15 at the Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, Bangkok. From left: Mr. S. Shield, Arch. R.V. Nati, Arch. G. Gusella and Engr. G. Garofalo.
are both under construction. “We believe in bringing world class green projects in emerging cities such as Cagayan de Oro and Batangas. It will not only boost the real
estate industry, but also encourage the locals to support sustainable living and green structures” said Atty Jojo D. Leviste III, IDC President. “International Property Awards Asia-
Pacific is a highly acclaimed award in the worldwide property industry. Winning the
Award for the third consecutive time is a recognition of our design excellence as a
sustainable developer” said Arch. Romolo Valentino Nati, IDC Chairman and CEO.
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officials of Verde Soko with the regional trial court in Misamis Oriental. The Bureau of Customs filed the charges against Verde Soko with a string of customs and environmental violations. Unless the government adopts laws that would severely punish the importation of “garbage and waste materials” to the country, the notion that the Philippines would become the landfill of rich countries in Southeast Asia might come true. The issue about importing garbage in the Philippines continues to haunt the country. In fact, the controversy about the shipment of 50 40-footer vans of garbage from Canada remained unresolved. The Canada garbage controversy is now turning into a national issue, which might affect the Canada-Philippines relations in the near future. -0- Email reactions/ comments: crisguardian@ yahoo.com
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national security implications because whatever is being said by the president could trigger something. The words that come out of their lips including the adlibs and jokes are always considered official statements or pronouncements. In his tweeting, like when he engaged North Korea’s Kim Jong-un in a verbal tussle on social media calling the latter names, he almost triggered an armed confrontation between his country and the latter’s. This is how effective social media nowadays. Again, I am just thankful our very own president does not have the same penchant as Trump’s in regard using social media for his messaging. (jelbacon@yahoo. com; jelbaconii@gmail.com)
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happening in this often nonsensical narrative until the time comes to wake up. The problem is, the more jumbled the imagery, the harder it is for us to grasp hold of. Dreams that have a clearer structure are much easier for us to remember, psychology professor and author Deidre Barrett said in a recent story on Gizmodo. Francesca Siclari, a sleep research doctor at the Lausanne University Hospital, says there are clear definitions between our states of wake and sleep – and that is no accident. “It’s probably a good thing that the dream life and the waking life are completely different,” she says. “I think if you remembered every detail like you can do in waking life, you would start to confuse things with what’s actually happening in your real life.” Fact is: not being able to remember everything about our dreams is important, so that we don’t confuse them
with reality. And if you wish to remember your dreams, try to follow Harvard Medical School sleep researcher Robert Stickgold - that simply repeating to yourself as you drift towards sleep that you want to remember your dreams means you wake remembering them. Stickgold laughs: “It actually works. If you do that you really are going to remember more dreams, it’s like saying ‘There’s no place like home’. It really works.” Let’s try it. Good night. +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me in Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter or visit my blogs www. germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www. klausdoringsclassicalmusic. blogspot.com.
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she pointed out, adding “recyclable or not, trash is trash, and we as a country should be steadfast in refusing its entry to our shores.” Despite Holcim’s statement that they will use the garbage as an alternative fuel for producing cement, Aguilar said: “The Australian trash in Misamis Oriental is unacceptable, reprehensible and deplorable. Why do we need to repeatedly remind the world that “we are not a garbage dump? She said illegal waste dumping in developing countries should be stopped at all costs. “We refuse to be treated as rich countries’ trash dumps. The Philippines is still reeling from the issue of Canadian waste that, after more than half a decade, the Canadian government is still not taking responsibility for,” added Aguilar. “Furthermore, Holcim’s excuse that the imported waste will be used as an alternative fuel for its cement production should be further scrutinized. The use of waste-to-energy is illegal in the Philippines under the Clean Air Act and the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. Wasteto-energ y technologies harm our people and our environment, and further contribute to the destruction of our climate. These types of technology have no place in a country that struggles from the effects of the climate crisis,” she said. THE STORY The BOC in the subport of Tagolo-an, Misamis Oriental seized alleged waste cargoes shipped from Australia unloaded May 10, 2019 at the Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental. John Simon, head of the sub-port customs collector at the Mindanao International Container Terminal (MICT), said that he has recommended the of the warrant of seizure and detention of cargoes pending result of the ongoing probe to be conducted by an interagency group. He said that aside from the BOC and environment
Monday, May 27, 2019 officials, the inter-agency is composed of municipal and provincial health officials, local government units, and other stakeholders. Simon clarified that the violation of customs laws is separate and distinct from other laws that the interagency might later find out in the course of the investigation. “The issuance of the WSD is a long process. We have no idea how long will it take before the WSD is actually issued,” Simon said. The shipment, consigned to Holcim Philippines, Inc. consisted of nine 40-footer van declared as Processed Engineered Fuel (PEF) containing municipal waste from Australia, shipped by Cleanway Resources Co. Ltd., which identified the MICT in Phividec, Tagoloan as point of discharge. On May 10, 2019, the Bureau of Customs alerted the government task force assigned in the sub-port area to check the cargoes and inquire whether it was covered by an import papers. The Environment and Monitoring Division of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) immediately conducted initial verification of the shipment and reported that the shipment was shredded municipal waste of varied materials. In their observation report, the representatives from the BOC, DENR and Holcim Philippines confirmed that the cargoes were shredded municipal waste materials, baled and tightly wrapped in plastics, showing pieces of assorted plastics, stones, glass cutter, soil, paper and other shredded waste materials. Investigators said that the composition of the municipal waste indicated more of a residual waste or items, which could not be readily removed or separated for recycling. Custom officials also found out that the shipment was reportedly not covered by importation papers and other permits. Aside the issuance of the WSD, Simon also recommended the filing of appropriate charges against Holcim Philippines, Inc. particularly in violation of RA 9003, also known as Ecological Waste Management Act of 2003, RA 6969 on Toxic Materials and RA 8749 or the Clean Air Act of 1999.
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\that the materials are PEF and these were accurately and truthfully declared as such. Acutely aware of the public outcry against the export of wastes to the Philippines and irresponsible and damaging waste disposal practices, Holcim Philippines’ importation and use of PEF as alternative fuel for its cement kilns is pursuant to its objective of contributing to the ongoing efforts to address the global waste problem.
While primarily known as a cement maker, Holcim Philippines is a partner in the efforts to address the waste management problem in the country. The company uses co-processing technology, wherein qualified materials such as non-recyclable plastics, rubber, textiles, cardboard and wood are used as an alternative to coal in making cement through waste management unit Geocycle. Since 2010, Geocycle has transformed more than 25,000 metric tons of nonrecyclable plastic wastes from various industrial partners and local governments as alternative fuel to replace coal and prevents these from ending up in landfills. Including agricultural and industrial wastes, Geocycle has co-processed 600,000 tons of alternative fuel starting in 2015, when we committed to increase our use of these. Aside from providing a safe and environmentfriendly waste management solution, co-processing is also an important part of Holcim Philippines’ efforts to reduce carbon emissions and consumption of nonrenewable resources such as coal. In co-processing, alternative fuels made from plastic, rubber, cardboard and wood are fed into the high-temperature, long residence time kilns along with coal and other raw materials of cement. This process completely transforms alternative fuel to energy for cement production. The technology is approved by the Philippine authorities and is widely used all over the world for waste management due to its proven advantages in environmental and safety performance. Geocycle is looking to have pilot projects with a number of local governments in 2019 to demonstrate the advantages of its waste management service over current alternatives such as landfilling.
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the materials may be hazardous and are pure garbage, like the trash from Canada and South Korea, Pague said the imported processed engineered fuel (PEF) -- which contain items from municipal waste, such as plastic, rubber, wood, and paper -- are safe and will not pose any hazard to the public. “The evil that we’re trying to avoid (is that) it might cause seepage to the water tables or whatever contamination -- it is totally absent, considering that it will be directly fed to the furnace,” Pague said, referring to the cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines, Inc., a member of the Lafarge Holcim Group, the company that imported the materials. The PEF will be used by Holcim’s cement plants in Davao and Lugait, Misamis
Oriental. Pague said the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau has cleared Holcim to import the PEF for its cement manufacturing process. Meanwhile, copies of letters from the Singaporebased ResourceCo Asia Pte. Ltd. and EMB showed the government’s approval of the PEF importation. In 2017, ResourceCo sought EMB’s approval to export PEF and to supply the same to the cement manufacturers in the Philippines. In his letter to EMB, Pavel Cech, ResourceCo managing director, said: “the cement manufacturers in the country have been continuously exploring the use of green and alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR) for use in their cement manufacturing process as part of their sustainability programs.” EMB Director Metodio Turbella replied in his Oct. 30, 2017 letter that the agency has interposed no objection on the import of PEF to be used as an alternative fuel in a cement kiln. Last March this year, Turbella has maintained that its approval of ResourceCo is “technically binding until such time that there will be updated legislation or policy on the importation of recyclable materials prohibiting the importation of PEF.” The imported materials are currently stored at the Phividec Industrial Estate compound in Tagoloan. In a television interview Wednesday, MCT collector John Simon said the broker of the shipment -- the same one who handled the import of wastes from South Korea last year --should be held answerable for the entry of the materials from Australia, adding that the broker committed infractions. In the same interview, Alan Cuyno, technical manager of Holcim Phils. Inc. said what they imported was “not garbage” but “lowgrade fuel.” Meanwhile, Simon immediately ordered the whole shipment detained since it was misdeclaration, a violation of Section 1400 of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act. Holcim Philippines’ accreditation has been downgraded from “green” to “yellow”, meaning cargoes consigned to it must pass through Customs but do not necessarily undergo x-ray or physical examination. Holcim is the consignee of these containers which the company maintains these are PEFs. This was the third time that garbage from other countries was intercepted in Philippine shores. In 2013, 69 containers of trash from Canada were intercepted in the ports of Subic and Manila. Just last year, a total of 5,177 metric tons of garbage
from South Korea were seized also at the Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. A report culled from the Philippine News Agency
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Mindanao formulates policy actions for the development in Mindanao. It is considered the largest annual business conference in the island where it brings together business leaders, stakeholders and government policy makers to talk about innovative strategies, to work for a strong and resilient Mindanao economy,” Punongbayan said at the launching ceremony. There will be regional consultations before the conference to be scheduled after the launching in June, July and August in the cities of Surigao, Kidapawan and General Santos. “These consultations with the different chambers of commerce in the region is expected to include discussions on how we can solve issues, create value, maximize growth and improve business performance in Mindanao.” With this, the CCIFI has been preparing several aspects of the conference from the security to the hotels and restaurants that will fully accommodate thousands of visitors. Police Lieutenant Colonel Arniel Catarata, the Deputy City Director for Administration of the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO), ensured that the security plan has been laid by the ICPO, with the five police stations and one mobile group company. “We will be working closely with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to ensure the security of this particular event. We will be implementing a special security coverage with the support of the local government unit (LGU) and the different stakeholders,” Catarata said in a press briefing after the launching program. Iligan City Vice Mayor Vera Cruz assured that the LGU will temporarily lift the implementation of curfew hours during the conference. The LGU has implemented the curfew hours, from 12 midnight to 4 in the morning, since the Marawi siege in 2017. It was only lifted temporarily when the city has celebrations like annual fiesta and Christmas. “The local government, through the Sangguniang Panlungsod will recommend (the temporary lifting of curfew hours) for this event. We don’t want to retard the big emotions and the joy of having sponsored this event in Iligan City. We want to ensure that the nightlife will be allowed,” Vera Cruz said in a press briefing. Vera Cruz assured that the LGU will be sensitive to the need of the time unless, he said, if there is an extreme security problem.
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Toyota Motors Philippines executives in a photo opportunity during the awarding of Toyota dealership in Dipolog City (upper photo) and Ozamiz City (lower photo), managed by Toyota Cagayan de Oro, Inc. President/Chairman Betty Lu and Executive Vice President/General Manager Peter Lim Lo Suy. photo supplied