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fforts to reverse rapid biodiversity loss in the country got a major boost with the signing of a joint circular by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) retaining a substantial portion of revenues generated by protected areas (PAs) to finance development activities. “This is certainly a new milestone in the country’s protected area management. At the same time, it is a big boost to our efforts of promoting ecotourism in the country as it allows us to reinvest some 75% of all revenues generated by a protected area to activities deemed necessary to protect and rehabilitate the PAs,” DENR Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje said on signing the joint circular with Budget Secretary Florencio C. Abad. The two officials signed the joint memorandum circular (JMC) or the implementing guidelines of Republic Act No. 10629 which provided for the retention and use of the 75 percent of Integrated Protected Area Fund (IPAF) by Protected Area Management Boards (PAMBs). IPAF is a trust fund esSee fund, page 7

Concerns raises on alleged mining operation

QUARRY OR MINING? An aerial picture of the claimed quarry operation along the Taligaman River in Butuan

City taken 8 October 2014. Residents are suspecting that there is mining operation here, because that was what authorities found out during two raids conducted last year. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas

Priest urges to government rethink policy on mining, monocrop plantations in Bukidnon MALAYBALAY City, Bukidnon – On the 23rd death anniversary of a Bukidnon priest killed for his environmental advocacy, a priest here urged the government to rethink its policy of allowing mining and monocrop plantations in the province, considering that it is con-

SESSION HALL BLESSING AND INAUGURATION – GOVERNOR YEVGENY VINCENTE B. EMANO and VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ lead the ceremonial cutting of ribbon during the blessing and inauguration of the newlyrenovated Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall last 7 October 2014. In his message, Vice Governor Pelaez emphasized that even though the Session Hall was already finished, he will continue the out-of-the-capitol sessions in order to bring the Sangguniang Panlalawigan closer to the people. (from L – R: Provincial Board Members Mario Emano, Benedict Lagbas, Nancy Madjos, Susan Lagbas, Mercy Grace Acain, Donato Chan and Emmanuel Mugot) photo supplied

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sidered as a watershed area. “Let’s rethink our land use management in Bukidnon. It seems that the framework that Bukidnon is a watershed seems yet to sink in,” said Fr. Rey Raluto, dean of studies of St. Vianney Seminary, during today’s forum attended by coordi-

nators and representatives of ecological desks from around the diocese. “If we really think Bukidnon is indeed a watershed province, we should not just easily allow entry of companies in mining ... monocropping,” he stressed. On Oct. 14, 1991, Fr.

Nery Satur and his female aide were ambushed on their way back to Valencia City, then a municipality, after celebrating a mass in Barangay Guinoyoran. He was shot pointblank with a shotgun after falling from his motorcycle. His head See policy, page 7

BUTUAN City – Concerned citizens here have raised concerns over reports of an alleged mining operation in a hinterland village disguised as quarry a year after the same area was raided twice by authorities because of illegal mining operation. Residents of Purok 8 in Barangay Taligaman, meanwhile, are afraid to come out in the open, fearing for their safety. But a few interviewed by MindaNews who requested anonymity said the quarry operators have prohibited them from venturing into Taligaman River, where the supposed quarry operation is ongoing. “We even heard of statements saying that trespassers will be shot,” said one. Concerned organizations in this city are just See mining, page 7

ROVER ORIENTATION VIGIL AND INVESTITURE - Vice Governor JOEY G. PELAEZ speaks before the young

participants of the BSP – MisOr Rover Orientation Vigil and Investiture Ceremony in Talisayan, Misamis Oriental. The Rovering Program of BSP is a progressive journey from adolescence to adulthood encompassing one’s duty to God and self through the use of the Scout Method. It aims to contribute to the education of young adults in a non-formal way through a value system based on the Scout Oath and Law, among others. BSP-MisOr organized the Rover Orientation and Investiture to facilitate the entry of Scouts, 16 years old and above, to become Rover Scouts and be initiated into the BSP Rover Program. (Upper left photo, from L-R: Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez, Council Scout Executive Rogelio Roferos and Talisayan Mayor and BSP MisOr Local Council Executive Board Member Rommel Maslog)

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DSWD giila ang exemplary child sa R-10 By RECTHIE T. PACULBA of PIA-10

AGAYAN de Oro City - Ang Department of social Welfare and Development Field Office 10 mipahigayon sa 2014 Search for Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Children niadtong Oktobre 8 aron mailhan ang mga bata nga mupasiugda sa Pantawid

Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya). Ang maong kalihukan, nga kabahin usab sa kasaulogan sa bulan sa mga bata matag Oktobre, nagtumong nga mapalutaw ang papel sa bata sulod sa iyang pamilya ug sa pagpakusog sa nasud. Naninguha usab kini nga madasig ang mga bata aron syon sa Programa ug para mamahimong responsible mamahimo silang responsa pagtuman sa mga kondi- sableng lumulupyo sa ilang panimalay, eskwelahan ug komunidad. Sa Rehiyon, aduna’y lima ka bata ang naapil sa maong Search. Gitan-aw ang ilang pamatasan, talento, salabutan, partisipasyon sa komunidad ug eskwelahan, ug “Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago” (Kaya nako ang pagbag-o) nga presensiya.

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icehs supports the Bakhaw plantation By Joan o. sagun

after the devastation of typhoon Sendong last December of 2011, Sitio Bayug of Barangay Hinaplanon, Iligan City have been the center of tree planting activities of dedicated government and non-government organization of the city. The Iligan City East High School of Barangay Santa Filomena supports the program of “Bakhaw Planting” along the shoreline of Sitio Bayug of the said barangay, it would also be considered

as a fish sanctuary of the said protected area. Our stakeholder, school administration and the teachers have encouraged all the student to participate the Bakhaw planting and religiously follow-up through visitation after few weeks of planting to make sure that the Bakhaw they are planting are growing. The planting of Bakhaw was done last May 22, 2014 spareheaded by the eno(environment online).

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Taskforce creation makes Lasureco systems up

arawi City After two months of the Taskforce Lasureco (TFL) yielded synchronized operations among several units such as surveillance, disconnection and reconnection, now meters installed are protected, General Manager Energy Assistant Secretary Manatog Mapandi updated. Public efforts at convincing consumers to pay up to combat the misconception of free electricity have been dealt with by an aggressive information, education communication through ‘pulong-pulong’, radio and televisions programs. Other efforts accomplished including having conducted household mapping of 47 of the 96 barangays of Marawi City. The Engineering Department and the TFL look towards a GIS mapping system as a legacy so that data-mapping is made more accurate. The Engineering Department led by Chief Operation Officer Acmad Mutia also started organizing to provide number and identity tags to all LASURECO posts and transformers in Marawi city’s barangays. Households connected to every LASURECO post/transformer in the Barangay will be given due recognition by being account holders. Certificates of membership was a model shared by LANECO.

The membership unit is also fast-tracking to validate LASURECO members of good standing. They and other departments such as accounting which is doing field visitations for the facilitation of bill payments will conduct member education and training. Application forms are circulating so that each consumer can be apprised of his rights in the coopera-

tive. Communications group and the Social Marketing Department will campaign for membership application of all unmetered households and process applications for new accounts. The departments of Accounts and Consumer Welfare are also dealing with requests for ( promissory note) postponement of disconnection and requests for re-connection . The accounts group are

cleansing and updating the LASURECO Accounts’ DATABASE and the Reading and Billing Database likewise. Disconnection group assisted by the security sector continue to identify illegal connections as the legal department ready to question any violators who have been validated and identified. The information educa-

tion communication (IEC) program and campaign includes combating pilferage, and to disconnect all illegal tappers, tampered meters and big- arrears delinquent payers after being furnished notice. Various stakeholders are being invited to participate in the IEC through “pulong pulongs”, TV and radio programs. SAKSI two way radio leaders are helping to air

complaints from each barangay . Consumer welfare is providing answers to the consumers with the appropriate policies, procedures and rules and regulations. Barangay chairperson and barangay tanod are being coordinated on meter monitoring and disconnection efforts. Maps drawn by the various departments include the following marks

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

GERWIL PETER ZAPANTA Case No; 2014-10-2304 Applicant/s 2012-10-074

ARNEL YONGCO Applicant/s

CASE NO.2014-10-2308

FLORITA RUBA Applicant/s

Case No; 2014-10-2289

PADERNAL, ROSAIDA Applicant/s

Case No; 2014-10-2288

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CASAS, LEONIDA V. Case No; 2014-10-2269 Deceased-Operator 2009-10-356

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate TH FRIEGHT service on the line;Within Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of TWO (2)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for the issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH TRUCK service within the route;Municipality of Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte and from said place to any point in the Island of Mindanao accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 30, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for Issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TRUCK for Hire service on the line;Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for issuance of the certificate of public convenience to operate Truck for Hire service on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for extension of validity of the certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Cogon Market to Grand Europa accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October, 2014.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MS: Oct. 18, 2014

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

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Philippines doing well in biodiversity conservation Surprise, surprise. Forests now cover over half of the Philippines. It actually increased from 23.9 percent in 2003 to 52.6 percent of the total land area in 2006, according to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This is among the country’s major achievements toward achieving international biodiversity targets by 2020, says a CBD country profile citing the Philippine Millenium Development Goal report of 2007. Protected areas increased from 8.5 percent in 1992 to 12.8 percent of total land area in 2008, including 1,169 marine protected areas (in the form of reserves, sanctuaries and parks). Improvements in the management effectiveness of these sites rose from 15 percent in 2000 to 30 percent in 2007. The number of confiscations of illegally traded wildlife species regulated increased from 513 heads in 2005 to 11,124 heads in 2011; measures such as fish farming and eco-tourism in protected areas are being implemented. The Philippines started formulating its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan in 1994. By 2006, 228 key biodiversity areas covering an estimated 10.56 million hectares were identified. Indigenous knowledge and the practices of 16 tribes were documented by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples between 2005 and 2008. Access and benefit-sharing have been institutionalized

Email matter through the process of free and prior informed consent from indigenous and local communities. The Philippines is one of 18 mega-biodiverse countries of the world. These countries contain two-thirds of the earth’s biodiversity and up to 80 percent of the world’s plant and animal species. The Philippines ranks fifth in the number of plant species and maintains 5 percent of the world’s flora. Species endemism is very high, covering at least 25 genera of plants and 49 percent of terrestrial wildlife. The country ranks fourth in bird endemism. The Philippines is also one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots with at least 700 threatened species, thus making it one of the top global conservation areas. The national list of threatened fauna species was established in 2004 and includes 42 species of land mammals, 127 species of birds, 24 species of reptiles and 14 species of amphibians. The Philippines counts at least 3,214 fish species, of which about 121 are endemic and 76 threatened. In 2007, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources established a national list of threatened plant species, indicating that 99 species were critically endangered, 187 were endangered, 176 vulnerable as well as 64 other threatened species. The country’s agricultural ecosystem is See philippine, page 7

Malinawon ang atong nasud Mag pasalamat kita sa langit nga ang atong nasud giamoma sa tumang kahusay, ug pagmaya samtang daghan kaayo mga nasud sa atong palibut ang sigi ang patyanay, ang kawala pag sinabtanay ug daghan ang kamatay. Kanunay mosaka ang komersyo, ang exportasyon, importasyon, mga tourista ug daghan pang uban nga mahimo natong paglambo sa atong ekonomiya. Unya nagdaghan kita tungod sa daghan nga pamaagui sa atong pangwarta atong magamit sa tanang oras. Ang mga lamesa sa tanang panimalaya puno sa daghan pagkaon, mga butang atong gidayan dayan tungod sa ilang katahum ug itagana usab sa atong mga igsuon. Dili pareho niadtong unang panahon nga ang Pilipino kulang sa makaon kanunay mag mantiner, mosustinir, modesponir, ug mokomponir sa bisan

aron makagasto sa ilang mga panimalay. Natural lamang kon walay kwarta ang panimalay permi kini magubot. Daghan ang mga kalingawan sa Pilipinas. Daghan dula sa bola ug uban pang paugnat sa kusog. Naa ang mga sa langoy, basketball, volleyball ug uban pa. Mga Pilipino dasghan mahimo malipay lamang. Usa sa ilang paborito mao ang moestambay sa plaza o parke diin sila maghapon lang nga magtabi, sigi estorya, dayun pangatawa pastilan. Usa sa ilang pavorito nga topic mao ang politika ug ang mga dili maayo nga pagdala sa kagamhanan. Unya kon gutomon na mopauli na sa panimalay diin didto sila magtiwas sa TV ug sa radio. Happy sila nga tawo.

The Striker Ben Emata Jr. unsa nalang nga butang para mabuhi lang.. Kadaghan sa atong mga kaigsoonan wala tingali masayud nga sa Iraq sigi ang kombate sa ilang kagamhanan ug mga rebelde. Sa dapit sa Ukraine, sa Aprika ug daghan pang uban ang nag punay kabutalid gumikan sa siging guera.. Duna sab sigi ang sinukliay sa mga moderno nga armas, daghn usab ang nangamatay. Ukrain, ug sa daghan pang mga nasud sigi ang karambola bisan unsa kadaghan sa atong mga kalanonon kon gubot ang atong palibut ug halos dili kita makagawas sa atong mga puloy-anan

tungod sa daghan nga maot nga mga tawo. Basta malinawon lang ang atong nasud, daghan ang mahimo sa atong mga kaisoonan. Maka sapi sila kanunay tungod kay makabyahi man sila, makasuroy suroy man, ug bisan unsa nalang ilang buhaton sama sa pagbugwal sa yuta, mananum sa mga gulayan, mangisda, magdaro sa kabaw ug maglampas sa uma. Adunay kalingawan kanunay ug malipayon ang banay samtang ang mga kabataan makasulod kanunay sa es(benemata@yahoo. cuelahan. Kon mandangko com kanhi pamuno sa na sila, puede na molarga LUBAS SA DAGANG sa abroad kon diin dapita BISAYA LUDABI)

Surigao revisited BOOM Town - I revisited the Caraga region these past few days. How it lately transformed to what it is today is just remarkable. Surigao City is booming with new establishments. A new, plush towering TAVER N HOTEL faces the calming sea. It used to be a seedy hideaway. At t he out s id e p at io, many foreigners quaffed ch i l led be er watch i ng rugby matches on a large TV screen outside. Across the channel, world class Siargao surfs beckoned. The roads are well paved and widened. Construction is still underway in several areas. A sprawling soon-tobe inaugurated Surigao del Norte provincial hospital at the outskirts is just waiting for Pres. Aquino’s presence. The mining towns along the route from Butuan City are swarming with people especially at the Bad-as junction which can lead one to Placer town, a mining area and to Surigao City on the opposite direction. P OL I T IC A L - T h e MATUGAS clan’s political

Advocacy Mindanao Jess Dureza control still holds strong. The provincial capitol is occupied by lady GOV. SOL MATUGAS, a hardworking, gracious chief executive who ea r ned her spu rs while previously serving in various capacities at the department of education & sports. When I called on her at her office last Monday well beyond office hours, she was still closeted with her key staff working closed door. It was a non-working hol iday. Her husba nd, CONG. FR A NCISCO “Lalo” MATUGAS (2nd district) was also set to meet with PNP Provincial DIR ECTOR J U LITO DIR AY when I wa l ked in. He just came from a look-see visit of the new provincial hospital to make sure things were ready for

the president’s coming. C on g . L a lo’s br ot he r, M AYOR E R N E S TO “Nitoy” MATUGAS runs Surigao City to complete the political triumvirate. In political tandem with the MATUGAS clan is the ROMARATE family headed by CONG. GUILLERMO ROMARATE, JR. of the 1st district who also holds sway with his stronghold at TUBOD town ( around 40 kilometers from Surigao City ) where his daughter, M AYOR C R I S T I NA HEMADY ROMARATE ARCILLAS is town mayor. She struck me as a young, development oriented chief executive who told me over breakfast that she’s still even going to school for her master’s degree. “ It’s my dad’s wish and dream,”

she cur t ly said when I showed quizzical eyes. At the provincial board as senior member is matriarch MYRNA ROMARATE who can potentially also go up the political ladder in 2016. Another Surigao power block is t he BAR BERS f a m i l y, p r i n c i p a l l y skippered now by former leg islator a nd c abi net member ACE BARBERS after the passing sometime ago of his father, legendary ROBERT BA R BER S, policeman turned compleat politician. MINING - While in Surigao, I visited several barangays around a mining site that was first opened in the early 1930s and closed in the 1980s.The people I talked to were generally supportive of mining. They were even petitioning for the mine’s early resumption of operations with strong support from the locals and the officials, principally Cong. Lalo. The locals had seen over the years the benefits brought by mining to them individually and See Surigao, page 7

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City MAGNO, ANCITO Case No; 2014-10-2268 Deceased -Operator 2009-10-1926 MAGNO, LUCENA A. Applicant-Transferee NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/Petition(s) request authority for transfer of ownership with extension of validity of the certificate of public convenience to operate TAXI service on the line;Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of one(1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October, 2014. SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City HARRY S. VILLEGAS Applicant/s

CaseNo;2014-10-2229 2008-10-1838

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City ROMEO GALEON Applicant/s

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City MARCELO LAPLANO Applicant/s

CaseNo;2014-10-2312 2010-10-009

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

CRISELDA LUSTERIO Case No; 2014-10-2277 Applicant/s 2009-10-1871

JERRY POE MANZANO -Vendor Case No; 2014-10-2278 ERICA JOAN C. RIVERA -Vendee 2009-10-151

Case No; 2014-10-2239 2009-10-721

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for Issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH FRIEGHT TRUCK service on the line;Within Cagayan de Oro City to any point in the Island of Mindanao accessible to motor vehicle traffic with use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on Octoner 31, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For extension validity to operate service on the line;Cogon Market to Iponan and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit. This application /petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s)shall formally submit his/ her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority to extend the Validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Cogon Market –Apovel –Bulua Terminal and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 14th day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petition(s) request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate Taxi service on the line;Within Cagayan de Oro and from said place to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one(1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 8th day of October, 2014.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For approval of sale and transfer of certificate of public convenience to operate TAXI service on the line ;Within Cagayan de Oro and from said place to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of ONE(1) units. This application /petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014 10;00 A. M. At this Board on which date Applicant(s) Petitioner(s)shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 14TH day of October, 2014.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City VIRGINIA D. UBALDE Case No; 2014-10-2300 Applicant/s 2009-10-1983

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City DIVINA LUZ QUEOGUE Applicant/s

Case No; 2014-10-2299 2009-10-1942

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

MAE GALLENERO -Vendor Case No; 2014-10-2267 CHERIMA A. ERMAC -Vendee 2009-10-2108

RATILLA, NERT -Vendor Case No; 2014-10-2309 FLORDELIZA S. VILLEGAS -Vendee 2009-10-701

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line; RBC;Macabalan –Pier-Agora-LKKSVelez and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 7TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;Puerto to Balingasag and vice versa with the use of One(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17TH day of October,2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority to extend the vality of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line; Cogon Market to Bugo/Puerto and vice versa with the use of one (1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For approval of sale and transfer with extension of validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;Cogon Market to Bugo/Puerto and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 13th day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petition(s) request authority For approval of sale and transfer of ownership with extension of validity to operate FILCAB service on the line;Balingoan-Magsaysay via Gingoog City and vice versa with the use ofone(1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October, 2014.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

LARODA, CONRADO JR. Case No; 2014-10-2311 Applicant/s 2009-10-481

ARCHIE ASENTISTA -Vendor Case No; 2012-10-1850 OLIVE LIMENA ABRIAM – Vendee 2007-10-1584

DONNIE O. DELA CHINA JR. Case No; 2014-10-2101 Applicant/s

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MS: Oct. 18, 2014

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

NOTICE OF HEARING

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

ROY BERNIL Applicant/s

NOTICE OF HEARING

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City SALUGSUGAN, ANTONIO Case No; 2014-10-2310 Applicant/s 2008-10-1379

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority to extend the validity of the certificate of public convenience to operate FILCAB service on the route;Gingoog City to Talisayan and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October, 2014. SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MS: Oct. 18, 2014

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City GREGORIO L. VILLANOY Applicant/s

Case No; 2014-10-2281

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City FERMIN D. TAN, SR. Applicant/s

CaseNo;2014-10-2279

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City LUISA VILLANUEVA -Vendor Case No; 2014-10-2302 KATE D. OCO –Vendee 2009-10-1897

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service along the line ;City Proper to Isabel Village –Palao Riverside via Medical –Brgy.Hall City Hall and vice versa with the use of ONE (1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17TH day of October,2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For approval of sale and transfer of ownership with extension of validity to operate TAXI AIRCON service on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of one(1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for issuance of certificate of public convenience pursuant to MC 2011-005 to operate FILCAB service on the line;Kibawe –Maramag –Valencia City –Pangantucan –Lantapan –Kisolon and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October,2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience with amendment of line to operate TH service on the line ;Within Bukidnon Province and from said place to any point in the Island of Mindanao accessible to motor vehicle and vice versa with the use of three (3)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 31, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 15TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH TRUCK service on the line ;Within Cagayan de Oro City and from said place to any point in the Island of Mindanao accessible to motor vehicle with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 31, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for approval of sale and transfer with extension of validity to operate PUJ service on the line ;Cogon Market to Lapasan and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17TH day of October, ,2014.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MS: Oct. 18, 2014

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MS: Oct. 18, 2014

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City DANILO O. LUZ Applicant/s

Case No; 2014-10-2210

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City MARIO NARITA Case No;2014-10-2292 Applicant/s

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

JYP HAULING SERVICES, INC., Case No;2014-10-2307 RepresentedBy; JULIUS Y. PAROAN

JOSE/JANSEL MART T. BRINOSA Case No; 2014-10-2306 Applicant/s

CELSO F. ESGUERRA Case No; 2014-10-2305 Applicant/s 2009-10-1375

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City LENNY FE PALER Applicant/s

Case No; 2014-10-2303

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH FRIEGHT service on the line ;Within Cagayan de Oro City and from said place to any point in the Island of Mindanao,accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 31, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 15TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s)request authority For Approval of extension of validity of certificate of public convenience to operate TH service on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X and vice versawith the use of two(2)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16th day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH TRUCK service within the route ;Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte and from said place to any point in the island of Mindanao accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of FOURTY THREE(43) units. This application/petitionshall be considered by this Board on October 30, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH FREIGHT service within the route ;Municipality of Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte and from said place to any point in the Island of Mindanao accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of two (2)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 30, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority to extend the validity of a certificate of public convenience to operate TH service on the line;Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X and vice versawith the use of one(1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For approval of substitution with amendment of route to operate PUJ service on the line;Calamba to Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental and vice versa with the use of one(1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 17th day of October, 2014.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City MITSCO Applicant/s

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

Case No; 2014-10-2293

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City RODRIGO NINGASCA Applicant/s

Case No; 2014-10-2294

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City VERONICA ARDIENTE Case No; 2014-10-2295 Applicant/s

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City ZENAIDA BACUNADOR -Vendor APOLLO CAVALES -Vendee

Case No; 2014-10-2296

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

PABLITO PARAN -Vendor Case No; 2014-10-2291 RAQUEL MALALUAN -Vendee

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For approval of extension of validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;Iligan Proper –Del Carmen –Erlinda Ville and vice versa with the use of ONE(1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for Approval of extension of vaidity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Iligan Proper –Dalipuga and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For Approval of extension of validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;Iligan Proper –Sawali –Fuentes and vice versa with the use of One(1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for approval of sale and transfer with extension of validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Iligan Proper –Baraas NFA via Laville and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for approval of sale and transfer with extension of validity of a certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;Iligan Proper –Baraas NFA via Laville and vice versa with the use of ONE(1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for Approval of sale and transfer with amendment of route of service to operate TH FRIEGHT TRUCK service on the line ;Within Cagayan de Oro to any point in the Island of Mindanao accessible to motor vehicle traffic with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on Octopber 31, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City JED VALLECER Applicant/s

Case No; 2014-10-2274

Case No; 2014-10-2290

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH FRIEGHT TRUCK service along the line;Within Cagayan de Oro City to any point in the Island of Mindanao accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of one(1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 31, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH FRIEGHT TRUCK service on the line ;Within Cagayan de Oro City to any point in the Island of Mindanao accessible to motor vehicle traffic with the use of one(1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 31, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MS: Oct. 18, 2014

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City MODESTO BETONIO Applicant/s

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City ANALO ANSARY -Appropriation Applicant/s

Case No; 2014-10-2271

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For Appropriation to operate TAXI AIRCON service on the line;Within Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X With the use of ONE(1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October 2014. SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MS: Oct. 18, 2014

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City APOLINARIO G. TY Applicant/s

Case No; 2014-10-2275

MS: Oct. 18, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City ARNOLD R. CABILUNA Applicant/s

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

Case No; 2014-10-2297

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City DORIS BERBESADA Applicant/s

Case No; 2014-10-2298 2009-10-1457

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for approval of substitution with amendment of route of service to operate PUJ service on the line ;Puerto to Balingoan and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on Octopber 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority For issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate TH FRIEGHT service along the line;within the Province of Bukidnon and from said place to any point in Region X with the use of TWO(2) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her/thier evidence. The Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval /granting of the application/petition must file hi/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless the Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

APPLICANT(s)/Petitioner(s) request authority for extension of validity of its certificate of public convenience to operate TAXI AIRCON service on the line ;Within Cagayan de Oro City and from said place to any point in Region X with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 23, 2014, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)Petition(s) shall formally submit his/her evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in the daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Party(ies) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting document, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional document evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 16TH day of October, 2014.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

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Fund...... from page 1

tablished under Republic Act No. 7586, or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act, as amended by RA 10629. It is comprised of all earnings generated from operating a PA. This include taxes from the permitted sale and export of flora and fauna and other resources from protected areas, proceeds from lease of multiple-use areas, contributions from industries and facilities directly benefitting from the protected areas, and such other fees and other incomes derived from the operation of the protected area like entrance fees and from ecotourism activities. Under the joint DENRDBM circular, PAMBs will now remit only 25 percent of the IPAF to the National Treasury. It will be placed in the Special Account in the General Fund, along with revenues remitted by the PAs prior to the effectivity of the guidelines. Revenues from other sources shall be deposited with the National Treasury as trust receipts in an account separate from revenues generated from operational activities. Paje said the retained amount, which will be called the IPAF Retention Income Account, would help PAMBs improve their financing flows. “The joint circular allows PAMB to immediately utilize their share of the IPAF without having to go through the National Treasury,” Paje explained. The JMC provides steps and procedures in the collection and deposit, disbursement, accounting and auditing, and reporting mechanisms to ensure the systematic, transparent and accountable management of the retained earnings by the respective PA office. The retained earnings can only be used to fund implementation activities specified under a Protected Area Management Plan and should be approved by the PAMB. The fund, however, excludes personnel service expenditures. With the circular, Paje said the PAs will have the incentive to increase their user fees, and development and strengthen innovative financing mechanisms since they can now use available resources whenever needed. This development, he said, will hopefully encourage other donors to contribute to PA development, subject to the approval of the PAMB and in accordance with the approved PA management plan. The joint circular was a product of collaborative efforts among the DENR, DBM, United Nations Development ProgrammeGlobal Environment Facility New Conservation Areas in the Philippines Project (NewCAPP), and the United States Agency for International Develop-

ment/DENR Biodiversity and Watersheds Improved for Stronger Economy and Ecosystem Resilience (B+WISER) Program. There are a total of 240 PAs – ranging from large natural parks, to landscapes, to wildlife and marine life sanctuaries – recognized under the NIPAS covering 5.45 million hectares or more than 18 percent of the country’s total land area. PAs are established for conservation and management of the “last remaining representatives” of Philippine habitats and ecosystems. DENR

Policy..... from page 1

was smashed with a rifle butt. He was 29. Satur, a forest protection officer deputized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), was killed a few years after the imposition of a logging moratorium in Bukidnon. Raluto said that in his recent study of the land use plan in the province, he is yet to see that the framework of Bukidnon as watershed is already in place. He said that allowing mining and monocropping plantations is not “recommended ecologically” if the province intends wildlife to diversify and to protect endangered species. The priest noted that monocrop agricultural plantations occupy large tracts of prime agricultural lands in the province that is supposed to be headwater of river basins in Mindanao. He discouraged the promotion of tree planting and tree farming to be harvested later because he thought it served only human interests. Raluto admitted that the government’s policy for development has to welcome business. But he stressed that a dialogue is a basic step in considering such projects, as it might contradict with the efforts to reforest and protect the watershed. Leo Abejuela, a representative from the Diocese’s ecology desk who gave a talk during the event, clarified that companies are required to adhere to their Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECCs) for their operations. He cited that small individual farmers are also to blame for environmental destruction because of their poor agricultural practices and lack of knowledge. In a video presentation about Malaybalay City’s surrounding environment, Abejuela showed footage of the city’s dumpsite and destruction of landscape allegedly due to marginal farmers’ use of “round up” technology. Abejuela urged for unity among different stakeholders, citing the “big tasks” ahead. The forum became the launching pad for the “I love You Tree” program of the Diocese of Malaybalay’s ecology commission where

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parishioners who seek to receive the sacrament of marriage, baptism, and confirmation will be asked to plant three fruit trees each. Raluto, who finished theology in Leuven University in Belgium, welcome the move as “very practical” as it discourages people from cutting trees. Fr. Noel Suarez, head of the diocese’s ecological commission, clarified that the “I Love You Tree” project is for everyone, not only for those who seek to receive the sacraments. He said that they are ready to do “extra-legal moves” in the campaign against logging, as the church did during the time of Fr. Satur. In 1988, then environment secretary Fulgencio Factoran Jr. declared a logging moratorium in Bukidnon in the wake of antilogging protests initiated by the people of San Fernando town, which culminated in a hunger strike in Manila. Satur and 44 other priests were given police power by the DENR to enforce forest laws. Quoting a DENR-10 official, Raluto said that the police power given to the priests is still valid up to now as it has not been revoked. (Walter I. Balane / MindaNews)

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as worried. “I can’t believe that they would give permits to the quarry operation when in fact the very same area was raided twice, where two Chinese nationals were arrested and two backhoes, along with other mining equipment, were confiscated in that area last year,” said Jody Navarra, trustee and chairman of the education committee of the Butuan Global Forum, Inc. Michael Leo Torralba, regional coordinator of Samahang Magdalo in Butuan City, pointed out that the same area has been known for several years where illegal mining operations thrive. He lamented why the same people in the same area are still being issued the same sand-and-gravel quarry permit despite the raids where it was found out that there were illegal mining operations there. The area in Purok 8, Barangay Taligaman was first raided Sept. 18 last year, where two Chinese nationals were apprehended but were able to post bail. It was raided again on Nov. 5, where several mining equipment and two backhoes were seized and workers allegedly working for a Chinese national were apprehended. Navarra stressed that even though it has been fully proven that there are mining operations in Taligaman, he could not understand why the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) and the Sangguniang Panlungsod keep on entertaining and accepting quarry applications there. “We know that such application can and might be used as a cover for mining as what

we have experienced in the past,” he added. Alexander Alaan, City Environmental Natural Resources Officer (CENRO), said that there are two existing quarry permits in the area, but stressed that there is no mining involved. But he said that the one issued to Francisco Supangan is the only one operational as of now. “Our office is on constant monitoring on the alleged illegal mining but so far we haven’t seen or observed anything illegal,” Alaan said. He said they issued the quarrying permit because of the deposited material in the higher part of the river bed, and that if it would accumulate then it will cause siltation. But Alaan admitted that while in the course of washing the gravel the operators accidentally find gold or other precious metals, “then there is nothing wrong about it.” Dr. Virgilio Ner y Jr., chairman of the environment and natural resources committee of the city council, that based on the pictures, there is clearly a violation by the quarry operator because of the widespread destruction in the area. “I will be calling for an investigation and will put up a task force to look into this situation since there is clearly a lapse in the monitoring on the part of the CENRO,” he added. Nery pointed out that the SP issued the quarry permit based on the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) issued by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). (Erwin Mascarinas / MindaNews)

Surigao.... from page 4

as a community. They had witnessed first hand the benefits of mining not seen or experienced by “outsiders” who, according to them only talk of “ horror” stories about mining. CO-EXIST - Contrary to popular belief, responsible mining, agriculture and community living can and DO co-exist. I saw this at a gold project site at Tubod town in Surigao del Norte. Rice fields are lush and green and productive just across a fence from a tailings storage facility where an open pit mine is located since the 1930’s. In the same Tubod town, another big mining company is doing exploration that soon will move to commercial production. The Surigao mineralized mountains are so blessed. No wonder people are upbeat about the future. xxxxx CAMPAIGNING - Yes, MAYOR RODY DUTERTE is now doing the rounds actively campaigning for the country’s shift to a federal system of government. Lately, he went to Cebu City for this. This is a good move, having seen what has been happening in the country in terms of governance which requires systemic changes rather than just changing leaders during elections. This system will empower the locals to govern

themselves and determine their own road maps and dismantle the monopoly of a Manila- centric government which has contributed to the corruption spectacle we are seeing today. I concur with him when he said he will not consider running for a national office unless an enabling environment for good governance is in place. A shift to federal is one avenue. xxxxx M E DI A FORU M - I was su r pr ised hea r i ng some members of media in Gen. Santos city openly denouncing the activities of so-called “ illegitimate “ press which, according to them, still abound in Gen. Santos City. Some denounced the practice of “AC-DC” ,( acronym for “attack & collect, defend & collect”) tactic resorted to by mulcters parading as journalists. It was significant that the expose’ came from media members themselves who wished that this practice be curbed. The creation of a multi-sectoral press council through the initiative of the Philippine Press Institute ( PPI) and FEMSA COCA COLA may help remedy this. xxxxx NO THREATS, PLS - I felt uncomfortable reading statements coming from the MILF panel chair Mohaqher Iqbal himself warning that the dreaded terrorist ISIS will spread in Mindanao if the Bangsamoro agreement will not become a reality. Some observers are taking this as a form of a veiled threat to Congress like saying: “ pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) or else..”. Although the MILF may be correct in this, it may be more comforting for MILF itself to just allow others to say so. Some are even saying that the MILF ca nnot even cont rol or effectively deal with their own “ rogue” elements like the BIFF. What more of the ISIS? We must pass the BBL Law. But let it rise (or fall) on its own merits, minus a threatening environment.

Philippine..... from page 4

remarkable. It is part of the center of diversity of rice, coconut, mungbean, taro and yam, as well as the center of origin and diversity of bananas in Southeast Asia. The Philippines derives large benefits from ecosystems, supporting fisheries, recreation and tourism. A watershed with adequate forest cover provides water that supports lowland agriculture, prevents soil erosion and siltation of coasts and water bodies, and sustains the supply of surface and groundwater for domestic use. Forests provide benefit agriculture, industries, water and power needs; tree plantations and agroforestry provide jobs and revenues, with agriculture representing 18.4 percent of the country’s GDP in 2007. SciencePhilippines

Lasureco... from page 3

describing households: Yellow – connected Red – disconnection Green – with application for new /re-connection Blue – targets for disconnection There will be a consolidation of monthly Barangay status Reports and conduct of monthly conference with city officials and barangay chairpersons. Reward and Incentive System would be established to sustain good performance. There are 230 personnel in LASURECO serving more than a million population of Lanao del Sur. (Samira Ali Gutoc-Tomawis) ERRATUM The Notice of Hearing of the Name JULIUS PAROAN has twelve (12)units the actual units is sixteen(16)units . OUR APOLOGY-LTFRB -10 CDOC

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City Telefax No. (08822) 722-054 / 712217 Telephone No. (088) 857-5637

NOTICE OF VACANT POSITION The Office of the LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD, Regional Office No. 10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City urgently needs qualified applicant to the following positions, to wit: 1. ATTORNEY IV, SG-23 Education : Bachelor of Laws Experience : 2 years of experience in conducting hearing of more complex cases, presiding over a large hearing panel or supervising and participating in the work of lower level hearing officer. Eligibility : (BAR) RA 1080 2. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT III SG-9 Education : Associate in secretarial science or completion of two years college studies with in stenotyping Eligibility : CS Subprof 3. ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE IV,SG-4 Education : Associate in secretarial science or completion of 2 years college studies Experience : None required Eligibility : CS Subprof Interested applicants may apply in person and submit their resume to Mr. CASAN M. TANANDATO, Chairman, Promotion and Selection Board at LTFRB, Regional Office No. 10, Appovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

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