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Villar, nagpapasalamat sa pag-endorso ng (WVM) PORMAL ng inihayag ng grupong White Vote Movement (WVM) ang kanilang pag-endorso sa kandidatura ni Misis Hanepbuhay Cynthia Villar bilang isa sa 12 senador na kanilang susuportahan sa darating na halalan sa Mayo 13. Mismong si Bro. Mike Velarde ng El Shaddai, spokesperson ng WVM, ang naghayag ng pag-endorso kay Villar kasama ang lima pang senatorial candidates na sila JV Ejercito, Antonio Trillanes, Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, Koko Pimentel at Mitos Magsaysay. Ang WVM ay samahan ng mga religious or-
ganizations na naniniwalang ang bawat buhay at pamilya ay mahalaga. Laking pasasalamat naman ni Villar sa endorsong ipinagkaloob sa kanya ng grupo na aniya ay magsisilbing kanyang inspirasyon at hamon. Aniya, ang mapili mula sa 32 kandidato sa pagka-Senador ay isang malaking karangalan dahil ito rin ay nagpapakita ng kanilang tiwala na siya’y kanilang magiging boses at kakampi sa Senado kung siya ay palarin sa darating na halalan. Naniniwala si Villar na anumang villar /P5
Inindorso ng White Vote Movement, sa pangunguna ni El Shaddai founder Bro. Mike Velarde, ang kandidatura ni Misis Hanepbuhay Cynthia Villar, kasama ang lima pang senatorial candidates na sila JV Ejercito, Gregorio Honasan, Mitos Magsaysay, Antonio Trillanes IV at Koko Pimentel sa prayer rally ng El Shaddai sa Amvel City, Paranaque kamakailan. (Advertorial)
CdeO Press condemns Zambo media killing Awards dili pinalit - Mayor Yasay
OPOL, MISAMIS ORIENTAL - Sukad sa paglingkod ni Mayor Dexter Babano Yasay kapin duha ka tuig ang milabay, ang lungsod sa Opol nakadawat og usa ka international award ug walo ka national awards. Gipaniguro ni Mayor Yasay nga tinarong ang maong awards, wala gipamalit sumala sa pasangil sa iyahang kaatbang sa politika. “Mismo si Presidente Noynoy Aquino maoy mitunol sa Special LGU Award nga atong nadawat atol sa Apolinario Mabini Awards ug Gawad Pamana ng Lahi,” pamahayag ni Mayor Yasay. yasay /P5
Goking suportado sa 108 senior citizen chapters
Al Goking
Mokabat sa 108 ka senior citizen chapters ning dakbayan ang mipadayag og suporta sa kandidatora ni kanhi Konsehal Alfonso Goking. Matud ni kanhi Konsehal Goking nga ang maong chapters iyang nadawat sukad gisagop sa pundok ni Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez. Samtang gibutyag ni kanhi Konsehal Goking nga kadtong nagpatoo’ng goking /P5
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By Arjay S. Felicilda, News Editor
he Cagayan de Oro Press Club, Inc. (COPC) has strongly condemned the slaying Monday of Radio Broadcaster Mario Vendiola Baylosis of Radyo Natin dxLM-FM 101.7 of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay.
In a text message to the Mindanao Star, Monsignor Elmer Abacahin, president of COPC, called on authorities to look into all angles of the killing and “let the law prevail.” Citing Baylosis being the first journalist to have been killed this year, Monsignor Abacahin further called for “justice for all the harassed and murdered journalists. The 33-year old Baylosis of Barangay Goodyear, Kabasalan press /P5
Rufus tops in survey The survey conducted by the Kinaadman Research Center of Xavier University for the period February 1728, 2013 showed that 63% would vote for and re-elect Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez, while 3.33% for Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya. Rodriguez attributes this large and insurmountable lead to his performance and dedication to public service for the past 5 ½ years, as the Rufus Rodriguez representative of the city’s plemented his HEED second district. program where: H - stands He has successfully imrufus /P5
Broadcaster Mario Vendiola Baylosis Radyo Natin dxLM-FM 101.7 Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay
P590M infra projects sa duka ka distrito ipatuman Gipahibalo ni city councilor Emmanuel Abejuela nga adunay balor og P590 milyones nga infra projects ang ipatuman sa duha ka distrito ning dakbayan. Si Councilor Abejuela, kinsa maong chair sa city council committee on public works, miingon nga ang Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-10) Emmanuel Abejuela misumite na sa aprobadong Matud ni City Councilor plano ug programa sa mga Abejuela nga lakip sa mga proyekto. project /P5
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Recording of 888 calls pushed PROPER recording of calls made through Hotline 888 is being proposed by a majority member of the city council. During the recent meeting of the City Dis aster Risk Reduc tion and Management Council (CDRRMC), the councilor said that the process will facilitate easy tracing of such calls and information when needed. “We can learn a lot
from these calls as to the duration and time description,” stated. It may be recalled that the hotline number was recently launched in the city, in cooperation with the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation Inc. (ORO CHAMBER), National Telecommunications Commission (NTC-10) and the telephone companies. Assistant CDRRMO
Officer Armen Cuenca said a meeting will be called with the Cagayan de Oro Police Office, Oro Chamber and one of the call center companies operating in the city, which earlier expressed willingness to help in the technical aspect of the project. He said when activated, this will enable the city to trace prank callers and have their numbers blocked by the NTC. (The Power)
Gusa nagkinahanglan og RTA citation tickets Sinulat ni Jun Felicilda, City Editor
GUSTONG mokuha og traffic citation tickets (TCTs) gikan sa Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA) ang barangay Gusa ning dakbayan. Ang CTCs gamiton sa Gusa barangay traffic enforcers diha sa pagpatuman sa mga lagda sa kadalanan,
Hagit sa panahon: Tapuson ang kapobrehon - Benigno Bam Aquino Kon ang nasugdang mandato sa iyang ig-agaw nga si Pangulong Noynoy Aquino ang batukan ang korupsiyon ug kabuang sa panggamhanan, ang hagit sa panahon karon, matod sa kandidato sa pagka-senador nga sa Team PNoy nga si Benigno Bam Aquino, ang tapuson ang kapobrehon. Matod sa batan-ong Aquino, kini ang pagpamatuod sa saad ni Pangulong Noy dihang milansar palang kini isip pangulo nga “Kon walay kurakot, walay magkalisud.” “Daghan nang gisug-
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dang mga reporma ang administrasyon ni Pangulong Noy, busa nabati nato karon ang kumpiyansa sa tibuok kalibotan ug galambuay natong ekonomiya,” sulti ni Bam. “Apan wala pa nahuman ang pakigbisog ug ang hagit sa ato karon mao ang pagpalambo sa ekonomiya, hatagan og daghang higayon ang mga Pilipino aron mokita ug mo-asenso, ug tapuson gayud ang kalisud.” Asoy sa batan-ong Aquino, nga kanhi nahimong Young Global Leader sa World Econom-
ic Forum, kinahanglang hatagan ang mga Pilipino og mga higayon nga makatungha ug mokita og makaangayono, ug mahimo niining i-uswag ang kaugalingon gikan sa kapobrehon. “Human na ang panahon sa mga ‘dole-out’ ug sa pagkahikot sa mga trapong politico. Ang kinahanglan sa mga Pilipino karon ang higayong mokita ug mo-asenso, ug siguradong molambo pa’g husto ang atong ekonomiya ug mas daghan pang mga Pilipino ang mahaw-as gikan sa ka-
lisud.” Sulti ni Aquino, ang iyang mga unang iduso sa Senado mao ang Education 2.0 Act, nga mohatag og mas daghang scholarship ug college financing sa mga tinunan; ang GoTrabaho Act, nga moduso sa schoolsto-jobs matching ug skills training alang sa mga nangita’g trabaho; ug ang GoNegosyo Act nga mohatag sa mas dako nga suporta sa mga labinggagmay nga negosyolakip na usab ang mga mag-uuma, mananagat, ug mga gapangalakal.
ilabi na diha sa Galaxy Road ug sa Old Road nga sagad maga-clog sa mga sakyanang bisan diin lamang iparada. Ang uban, matud pa, maga-double o triple park dihang nga kadalanan, gawas sa maga-overnight parking. Nasayran usab sa Mindanao Daily nga anaay mga sakyanan dihang dapita
ang pipila na ka semana’ng nagparada hinungdan sa paghuot sa dagan sa trapiko ug nakahatag peligro sa kinabuhi sa katawhan. Wala pay reaksiyon ang city council committee on public utilities mahitungod niini nga tinguha sa Barangay Gusa makaangkon (uban sa report sa The Power/Jun Felicilda, sakop sa MinPressDev)
SPES recipients giaghat gamiton ang sweldo sa hustong katuyoan NANGHINAUT ang mayor sa Cagayan de Oro nga magamit sa tukmang katuyoan ang mga benepisyo nga madawat sa mga kabus nga benepisaryo sa Special Program for Employment of Students kon SPES (Summer Job). “Hinaut unta nga ang sweldong ilang madawat mapuslan ning pag-abli sa klase, ug dili unta maka-
padulong sa mga butang nga way hinungdan ug way kapuslanan,” matud pa sa Mayor. Ning, tuiga, mikabat sa 1,400 ka mga kabus nga estudyante ang nakabenepisyo sa SPES human migahin ang dakbayan og balor P3.2 milyones, mas taas ug tunga sa milyon kun itandi sa miaging tuig. (The Power/asf)
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Building a new community — the ‘Bayani Challenge’ way By Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy
The urgent call of building homes, changing lives, and bringing hope to others, is once again triumphant. This, after the more than 1,000 volunteers here joined the nation in the recent ‘Bayani Challenge 2013’ event with the theme “Isang Bayan, Isang Bayanihan,” in Sumilao town. Harvey Maraguinot, coordinator for North Mindanao Gawad Kalinga (GK), the organization overseeing the event here under the umbrella of Pilipinas Natin, said workers from different walks of life demonstrated the spirit of ‘Bayanihan’ (being heroes to one another) in building homes. The site of the new community is in Kagsabwa sub-
village, Kisolon, Sumilao. It is located along the national highway and is the classic picture of charm with the dazzling Alalum waterfalls across the highway. The lot provided by the local government through Mayor Rey Baula can accommodate 30 houses, which would benefit the towns’ poor and homeless. Tony Meloto, the GK father and founder, in his keynote, said the response of people who want to help was overwhelming. “I think they were inspired by their roles in contributing comfort and expressing compassion for those who need help. This is a good time to share the optimism that by year 2024, five million families will end poverty,” he said.
Some volunteer-partners initiated feeding program for the less fortunate children in the barangays. Refurbishing and repainting of public elementary schools, tree planting and landscaping of parks were also carried out during the five-day challenge. In one of the ‘Bayani Challenge’ events simultaneously conducted nationwide, PIA Director General and Undersecretary for Special Concerns of the Presidential Communications Operations Office Jose Mari Oquiñena said “focusing on community strengths rather than deficits encourages each person to believe they can make a contribution.” A volunteer champion, Oquiñena said volunteerism
can also help boost one’s self-confidence and sense of fulfillment. “Becoming a ‘Bayani Challenge’ participant has several benefits. It does not only help other persons in need, but it benefits the volunteer by developing new skills and meeting diverse ranges of people. It is a perfect tool to discover something about oneself by experiencing life beyond your comfort zone,” he said. This year, on its 8th edition, the BC event has 37 sites in 33 provinces with Bukidnon particularly Sumilao, as one of chosen areas because the town already has the needed lot for the GK project site and funds enough to put up the initial number of houses. It is spearheaded by
52 kids with facial defects smile again TUBOD, Lanao del Norte - Fifty-two children, born with cleft lip and cleft palate, were successfully operated on recently at the Kapatagan Provincial Hospital (KPH) in this province. The surgical mission, dubbed as Brotherhood Operation Sweet Smile (BOSS), was a joint project of the Maharlika Charity
Foundation Inc., Alpha Phi Omega Southern Zamboanga Alumni Association (APO-SOZA-ALAS) and the provincial government of Lanao del Norte. It was the second time that children with such type of birth defects were given free surgery in the province. The first mission was held on September 10
to 13, 2012 at the Lanao Norte Provincial Hospital (LNPH), in the coastal town of Baroy where 69 patients were operated on. “We are happy to help these patients who are suffering from facial deformities. This is a life-changing operation for these children as they can now perform their daily activities in school and in the commu-
nity with more confidence,” said KPH Chief of Hospital Medel Tomada. The Maharlika Charity Foundation Inc., APOSOZA-ALAS and the local government of Lanao del Norte is set to conduct another surgical mission for indigent residents of the province before the end of the year. (KHMJ/ PIO-LDN/PIA10/jdelpf )
Pilipinas Natin, a flagship program of the Presidential Communications Operations Office in partnership with Gawad Kalinga, private and business sectors, government agencies, local government units, and other multilateral partners. (RLRB, PIA 10, Bukidnon/jdelpf )
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Inner martyrdom Special Gospel of the day: Lukas1:26-38(April24, 2013-Wednesday)Lukas1:29Apan siya naglibog siya pagayo tungod sa gisulti kaniya,ug iyang ipamalandong kon unsa kahay kahulogan niadtong pangomustaha:Kining kalibog ni Maria sa gisulti kaniya sa angel usa ka realidad sa kadaghanan nga dili kita makasabot sa dagan atong pagpanaw. Sa Lukas1:20-si Zacharias naamang kay gisilotan ni Gabriel kay wala mutuo kaniya. Mao kini ang panawagan ni Pope Benedict XVI-nga dapat ang matag usa mohilom sa pagpamalandong.Tan-awa, sa Mateo4:1-10-si Kristo gapuyo sa deserto ug gapuasa,gaampo ug namalandong sulod sa 40 days, tungod kay musogod naman siya sa iyang “talagsaong Misyon.” Si Maria gahilom ug gapamalandong sa mga gisulti ni Gabriel, kay sa pagkatinuod lang, diha sa gitawag natog “reflective silence” masabtan nato ang plano sa Dios para sa tong kaayohan.Sa Panultihon20:30ang atong gidangatan maoy
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Peke! “You’re nothing but a second rate, trying hard, copycat!” Usa kana sa mga inilang linya kaniadtong dekada 80 sa pelikula nga gibidahan nila ni Sharon Cuneta ug Cherie Gil. Taas nga mga pulong nga kung atong pamubuon, sa laktod lamang nga pagka-estorya, usa lamang ang kahulugan –peke! Daghan na kana karong panahona sa atong nasud, dili ang mga kandidato sa umalabot nga eleksyon 2013 ang akong gipasabot niana kun dili mao ang fake or imitation nga cellular phones, bags, T-shirts, perfumes ug uban pa nga susama gayud ang hitsura o packaging sa original, pero mapalit sa barato lamang nga presyo… halos katunga lamang sa presyo sa orig. Maka-ilad, apan kung ikaw magmabinantayon lamang ug adunay igong
Crazy Fillings Miang Eguia-Recamara kahibalo sa pagkilatis sa original kompara sa kinopya, dali ra nimo kining mamatikdan kay layo raman gayud ang kalainan sa orig ug dili. Apan sa uban nga walay pagpakabana sa mga panghitabo sa palibot, mabiktima gayud. Matud pa sa atong mga kaigsoonan nga naglisud og inat sa ilang budget matag adlaw, unsaon man kuno kanang orig nga mga butang nga dekantidad nga anaa man usab peke nga parepareho ra og hitsura, ug dili ayuhon og tan-aw,
pareha ra man gayud sa orig. Ang kahumot wala ra may kalainan ug labaw sa tanan, barato pa gayud. But be very careful kay basin unya og sa atong pagkatihik madoblehan na hinuon kita sa gasto. Tungod kay ang fake bisan pa og unsaon, fake gayud kana, adunay bikil and when we say fake, that means dili sakto, dili tinuod, imitation lamang sa original ug kadaghanan sa mga butang nga ingon niani makahatag gayud og kadaut sa atong panglawas. Sa milabay nga mga se-
mana, nadiskobre sa Department of Health ning atong nasud nga halos tanan sa mga cellphone casing nga dili orig nga kalagmitan mapalit nato sa kadalanan anaay lead content nga makadaot sa atong panglawas. Alang sa mga babaye nga nagsabak, maka-cause kini ug miscarriage (makuhaan) o makapaluya sa kapit sa fetus sa sabakan, usa usab kini sa hinungdan sa infertility o dili makaanak ang mga babaye o lalaki, makapaluya usab ang lead sa atong immune system nga mamahimong hinungdan nga dali na kita mataptan og bisan unsa nga sakit. Tambag sa mga eksperto, makapalit man gani kita og cellphone mokabat ug libo ka pesos orig na lamang unta nga casing ang atong paliton aron dili mabutang sa alanganin ang atong peke /P5
Democracy hacked WE need to be wary of a certain observable drift in world developments, especially in the area of politics, which show signs that things are taken out of their proper foundation. This refers to the general understanding, with its related way of living it, of the very concept of democracy. There are indications, each time getting clearer, that democracy is practically hacked and then defaced in the sense that it is detached from its proper life source. Democracy, as articulated by many of our political leaders today here and abroad, is openly being removed from God as its source and is slowly but steadily being propped up by mere human maneuverings with the more powerful and gifted in terms of talents, money, popularity if not
Candidly Speaking FR. ROY CIMAGALA
in terms of guns and goons getting undue advantage of the others. Democracy has become a purely human game with hardly any relation to a law that ultimately comes from God. It has exaggerated and absolutized its principle, coined by the American President Lincoln of being a “government of the people, by the people and for the people.” It seems the general and common understand-
ing of democracy now has practically forgotten that all authority comes from God and should be used in accordance to God’s laws that actually allow a certain autonomy given our human condition. This autonomy is supposed to accommodate the many different and legitimate options we can have in pursuing our temporal affairs, like our politics, but options that do not go against God’s laws. Oth-
erwise, that autonomy is abused and would already be a distortion if not a negation of such freedom and autonomy. But these days, it would seem that any appeal to God in working out our politics and all other temporal affairs like our business, culture, education, etc., is taboo, is a no-no, is a contradiction to our very humanity, our rights and freedom, etc. And so, from this weak conception of democracy, graver errors start getting committed not only individually but also collectively. Now RH is ok with its open approval of contraception. Divorce is being mulled. In other countries, abortion is already legal, euthanasia is approved, and samesex unions are promoted. democracy /P5
‘A better way’ BRO. EDCEL L. CLOSAS
nindot nga kapanaminan. You know what?Mao kini ang nindot nga nahitabo sa akong kinabuhi ,bisan paman sa kasakit nga akong natagamtaman, kay nakapaduol kinig samot kanako sa Dios, ug mas nasabtan ang iyang mga kagsutohan. Conclusion, secreto sa pagkabalaan mao ang“inner martyrdom.”Please help and be my partner in my private media ministry BIBLICAL REFLECTION and our Charity outreach program through JD Kaligayahan, Foundation, INC. Located in San Miguel Compound Jagna, Bohol:#09284149490Question-Prayer
Think a minute… You know that all of the world’s progress has come from people who just weren’t satisfied to let well enough alone. Sir Francis Bacon said: “Acorns and nuts were good, until someone invented bread.” So after you’ve succeeded a little, don’t make the mistake of stopping. If you can’t think up a new idea or invention, then find a way to improve an old one. Someone said: “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” Remember, the enemy of the best is second best. So if you’re satisfied with just what’s good, you’ll never have the best. A famous
sports coach said: “It’s what you learn after you know it all that really counts.” When you think you know it all, you stop improving. If we think we’ve arrived, we’ll get left behind. Successful people keep looking for better work even after they’ve found a job. “We may all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon.” Expanding your horizons means choosing to see the bigger picture and opportunities for success all around you. A woman’s view of life was changed forever when in a restaurant she met Picasso, the world-famous artist. She asked him to write something on her din-
ner napkin. Picasso scribbled something quickly and said to her: “That will be $10,000.” Shocked, the woman said to him: “But you did that in just thirty seconds!” Picasso answered: “No, it’s taken me 40 years to do that.” God’s given each of us so much potential. We can, and should, keep learning and improving all our life. So if what you did yesterday is still good enough for you, then you haven’t done much today. Don’t just “get by”, get high on life by always learning new things every day. You see, when God stretches you, you never snap back to your original size and shape.
You’re always a bit bigger and better than before. So why not ask Jesus to forgive you for not living up to the kind of life He created you to live? Then ask Him to take charge and start showing you every day His better way. Just Think a Minute…
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CAAP maminaw sa komentaryo sa katawhan Sinulat ni Jun Felicilda, City Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Katungod sa katawhan ang pagpadayag sa ilahang mga hunahuna o yangungo mahitungod sa bag-ong tugpahanan sa Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.
Kini gipamulong ni CAAP-10 Area Manager Moh’d Naga S. Rascal samtang gipahigayon kagahapong adlawa ang dryrun sa nahisgotang tugpahanan. Atol sa dry-run, iyang gipaabot nga nakatambong ang tanang ginsakpan sa media ug ubang interasadong katawhan
aron ipadayag ang anaa sa ilahang mga dughan. Iyang gibutyag usab nga “marami akong mga kapatid na Muslim ang nagtatanong kung bakit ganito ang situation ngayon?” Matud niya nga samtang “it’s the prerogative of the government, karapa-
School Year 2013-2014 starts June 3 By Rutchie C. Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY - The start of classes for School Year (SY) 2013-2014 will be on June 3, 2013, Monday and ends on March 31, 2014, also a Monday, the last day of classes. Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro issued the School Calendar for SY 2013-2014 to synchronize all core events and teachinglearning activities in order to maximize the use of a total of 201 school days, Jonathan Dela Peňa, Superintendent of the Misamis Occidental
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town was reportedly shot dead around 11:25 in the morning of Monday by two motorcycle-riding men in Barangay Salipyasin, while on his way home from his 10:00 am radio program, said Police Chief Insp. Ariel Huesca, spokesperson of the Zamboanga Peninsula Police. The victims was driving his motorcycle when fired upon by the alleged killers, sustaining three gunshot wounds in the chest. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but declared dead on arrival by the attending physician. Recovered by the Kabasalan police at the crime scene were three spent shells of caliber .45 pistol and one slug of the same caliber. The alleged killers fled toward Ipil town after the incident, police further said. Authorities have yet to determine the motive and those responsible for the killing. It was learned that Baylosis used to handle a daily entertainment radio program over dxLM-FM, while working as news correspondent for another Radio Station DxNC-Radyo Suhnan of Siay town, according to DxNC Station Manager Jerry Kimos. P/Chief Inspector Huesca also disclosed that Baylosis has earlier reported to the local police of having received a death threat. (with report from Bong Garcia/MCM/PNA)
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uri ng endorso mula sa maliit o malaki mang grupo o kaninuman ay mahalaga. Ang mag-asawang sina Gng. Villar at Senador Manny Villar, Jr., ay akti-
Schools Division, said. The SY 2013-2014 will then include the 180 days to be used for non-negotiable teacher-pupils/students contact time and the four days In-Service Training (INSET) break and parent-teacher conference, he said. Private schools, however, may deviate from the School Calendar, as long as they will not start their classes earlier than June 3, 2013 and not later than the last day of August, this year. Such is provided in Republic Act (RA) No. 7797 entitled “An Act to Lengthen
the School Calendar from Two-Hundred (200) Days to Not More Than Two Hundred Twenty-Two (220) Class Days.” Meanwhile, the private schools shall then notify the appropriate/respective offices of the Department of Education (DepEd) in advance of any deviation. On the other hand, the Regional and Division Offices of DepEd have been directed to provide support to the schools, especially in the areas of instruction and progress and monitoring and evaluation.
Schools may also observe national and local celebrations/activities and holidays, provided that the total number of school days is maintained and make-up classes shall be conducted to compensate for the school days spent for such activities. In this regard, the Education Secretary said the Regional Offices may issue a regional school calendar to reflect their respective concerns, provided the total number of school days is not compromised, Dela Peňa added. (RCAguhob/PIA10Misamis Occidental/asf)
bong miyembro ng Couples for Christ (CFC) na naglalayong pangalagaan ang samahan ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino. Iginiit ni Misis Hanepbuhay Villar na mahalagang ingatan at bigyang proteksyon ang buhay na hiram natin mula sa Poong Maykapal. Tiniyak ni Villar na sakaling manalo siya sa darating na halalan ay patuloy siyang maninidiganan na sa mga batas na kanyang susuportahan ay yaong magbibigay proteksyon sa bawat pamilyang Pilipino at magbibigay halaga sa bawat buhay. Sa mga susunod na linggo ay ihahayag pa ng WVM ang iba pang mga senatoriable na kanilang susuportahan para sa darating na halalan.
Rufus....
maka-cause kini og skin cancer ug uban pa nga mga sakit gumikan sa mga dili maayong content o ingredients niini. Sa atong pagdaginot, hinaut nga gamiton usab nato ang atong utok. Undangan nato pagpalit ang mga butang nga walay kasiguradohan o dili pa proven and tested sa mga eksperto. Ug kung dili maka-afford sa mga original, ayaw pugsa ang kaugalingon. Dili na lang magpa as if nga sosyal ug mogamit na lamang og mga fake! (miangzki@yahoo.com)
Yasay.... from page 1
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for Health (PhilHealth cards, medical and dental missions, subsidy to Northern Mindanao Medical Center for indigent patients); E for Education (academic scholarships to deserving students); E for Employment/livelihood (technical and vocational scholarships) and Environment (total mining ban and total logging ban in CDO); D - for Development of infrastructure (roads, bridges, pedestrian overpasses, school buildings, from page 4 All these coming as a rehealth centers and day care sult of a so-called democratic centers). (advertorial)
Democracy......
Project.... from page 1
proyekto ang reconstruction sa naguba nga revetment sa Acasia, Carmen (P35M); pagtukod sa J.R. Borja Bridge ug approaches (P191, 473,000); By-pass oad slip upgrading (P20M); slope protection works sa Calaanan ug Tagmatay Creek sa Canitoan (P44,200,000); Reconstruction sa nadaut nga revetment sa Macabalan – Puntod (P290M); reconstruction sa Macasandig Spillway ug slope protection (P10M). (Advertorial)
Nadawat usab sa Opol LGU ang Sandugo Award kaniadtong panahon ni anhing DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo. Alang kang Mayor Yasay, “dili mabayran og salapi ang maong awards kay si anhing Sekretaryo Robredo ligdong nga tawo, samtang si Presidente Aquino adunay prinsipyo sa ‘matuwid na daan’.” Ang tanang awards, alang sa katawhan sa lungsod sa Opol, pulong ni Mayor from page 4 Yasay. (Advertorial)
Peke......
Goking.... from page 1
presidente sa federation nga sige’g batikos kanila ni Rep. Rufus, dugay na kaayo’ng wala mitambong sa mga kalihokan sa senior citizens. Ang natungdang ‘impostor’ wala na usab ilha’ng sakop sa federation, matud ni kanhi Konsehal Goking. (Advertorial)
kaugalingon. Tinuod nga makabarato kita sa pagpalit sa mga imitation, class A nga mga butang, apan wala nato hunahunaa ang mga kadaot nga dala niini, kay kung atong ayuhon pagbalanse walay fake nga makaayo. Even ang uban nga mga whitening lotion nga gikatahong epektibo, apan dili approve sa DTI ug mapalit lamang sa daplin sa kadalanan o sa dili inila nga palitanan,
mentality where if there is a majority or a significant number of the people asking for anything regardless of its morality, then it should be given. In the United States today, the push to legalize same-sex marriages by presenting it as a way to have a kind of marriage equality is a clear example of how democracy is defaced and has gone amok. It is not anymore inspired by God’s law, but rather by human preferences. We need to overcome this prejudice that, I imagine, comes from a certain mentality that at least sidelines God if not deny his existence and his providence altogether. We need to realize that especially in this crucial aspect of our life—our politics that affects all of us—a clear and strong reference to God is made as one of democracy’s fundamental principles. Otherwise, we would be left on our own, and with that, we can never have some universal, absolute basis for what is good and bad, what is fair and not fair. We should not be afraid that this attitude of putting God in our politics and democratic exercises might compromise the freedom of the non-believers, since if we truly believe
tan ninyong ma-ihayag ang inyong mga saloobin.” Si Manager Rascal midugang pagingon nga “we are just waiting, parang mga sundalo na ang order nila ay dapat susundin.” (Jun Felicilda, member of MinPressDev)
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6th Siargao International Gamefishing winners SIARGAO ISLAND - Winners in the recentlyconcluded 6th Siargao International Gamefishing Tournament in Pilar, Siargao Island, Surigao Norte are Biggest Billfish category, 1st place with P50,000 cash prize - Angler Ryota Okishima and Boatman Alex Socuano (26.30kls); 2nd, P30,000 - Angler Noli Manas and Jimmy Dole (21.9 kls); and 3rd, P10,000 - Angler Angel Osena and Boatman Balolong Gonzales (20.85 kls.). (Source: IvonnieDumadag, Provl Tourism Officer)
CSC-10 conducts retirees seminar CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY ¬- The Civil Service Commission (CSC-10) has initiated a two-day seminar for retirees. The activity was part of CSC’s pre-retirement program targeting retirees, or those planning to retire within five years.
Other gamefishing winners SIARGAO ISLAND - Biggest Wahoo/Tanguigue category: 1st place, P30,000 - Angler Manny Juaquin and Boatman Dedilito Porpayas (9.65kls); 2nd, P15,000 - Angler Carlos Morales and Boatman Otick Espinile (9.15kls) and 3rd, P5,000 - Angler Roger Salahog and Boatman Jerry Makoy (8.4kls). Winners in Biggest Dorado: 1st place, P30,000 - Angler Jovy Ancheta & Boatman Joel Blancada (7.80kls); 2nd, P15,000 - Angler Sean Hudson and Boatman Limboy Tesiorna (7.70kls) and 3rd place, P10,000 - Angler Tony Willets and Boatman Roger Miunguita (7.65kls) (Source: IvonnieDumadag, Provl Tourism Officer)
Marawi division impresses DepEd-ARMM chief MARAWI CITY - The regional secretary of the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepED-ARMM) lauded the teachers and pupils of the Marawi City School Division. Lawyer Jamar Kulayan, who graced the city’s 33rd founding anniversary, Sunday, said he was proud and impressed by the recent performance of the Marawi City School Division.
BALAANG PULONG
Panahon sa kasuko, di ta magpakontrol sa atong mga pulong aron mohapsay ang komunikasyon ug aron di mosamot kagubot ang sitwasyon. (Mga Mahhuhukom 7: 24-8:3) in God then we would know how to treat those who don’t believe in God in charity. Christ himself said that we should love our enemies and he even died on the cross for the love of all, including those who did not and continue not to love him. Thus, in electing our public officials, we need to see how each one of them is regarding his understanding of democracy. Is God in it or not? Does he know how to put God in his political agenda? Does he realize that democracy is one
important venue where our duty to give glory to God is expressed? This, of course, is not going to be an easy task. It’s a very sensitive and volatile issue that can easily provoke unnecessary conflicts and troubles, but it has to be done. We just have to pray and hope for the best, humble enough to learn from whatever mistake we may commit along the way. But, yes, we need to restore the true nature and character of democracy. Let’s keep it from being hacked.
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Veterans Party to fight for SPIK endorses AANI Party List more benefits for veterans, thrust for countryside renewal non-veterans and families ~ Call for increased old-aged pension intensified By Christine Cabiasa, Business Daily
The Veterans Freedom Party (VFP) intensified their platforms on plotting beneficial programs for the World War II veterans and the nonveterans with an appeal to increase the old-age pension from P5,000 to P10,000, revealed Mr. Miguel Angelo C. Villareal, Deputy Regional Director, NCR- South of the Sons and Daughters Association Inc. to the media in a news conference on Friday, in Cagayan de Oro. VFP espouses the full implementation of Section 7, Article XVI of the Philippine Constitution which states that the state shall provide immediate and adequate care, benefits, and other forms of assistance to war veterans and veterans of military campaigns, their surviving spouses and orphans.
Funds shall be provided therefore and due consideration shall be given them in the disposition of agricultural lands of the public domain and, in appropriate cases, in the utilization of natural resources. With this, VFP advocates not only the increase for old-age pension for all veterans but also the release of overdue total administrative disability (TAD) benefits as mandated under R.A 7696, improved medical services including easier access to affordable, quality medicines, and expand the educational benefits to the families of veterans. The veterans must be given enough attention and benefits; they are our heroes, living heroes, Mr. Villa-real said. Aside from the pro-
posed benefits for the veterans, to benefit the nation as a whole, VFP keeps track in updating their beneficial programs and advocacies, including: (1) ready access to quality education for the youth including additional funding for state universities and colleges; (2) encourage entreneurship to spur job creation; (3) expand the development of the agri-industrial sector to achieve self-sufficiency; and (4) implement a fair social welfare program that will benefit all sectors of society. All these will be realized if we have a representative in Congress who will work for these causes, Mr. Villa-real said. Veterans Freedom Party is on the number 52 list for the May 2013 elections.
P20.8M itukod og 18 ka lawak-tunghaan Sinulat ni Rutchie C. Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY – Tukuron sa Ozamiz City Schools Division karong tuiga ang 18 ka lawak-tunghaan nga magkantidad og P20.8 milyones. Matud ni City Division Superintendent Rebonfamil A. Baguio, ang maong kantidad maglakip sa bayad sa materyales sa pagpabantok sa yuta ug pagtukod sa duha ka andanang adunay upat ka lawak-tunghaaan sa Ozamiz City National High School (P4.847M), Ozamiz City School of Arts and Trade (P5.147M); Duha ka andanang adunay duha ka lawak-tunghaan sa San An-
tonio NHS (P2.513M), ug Montol NHS (P2.333M), Kalabayan NHS (P2.297M) ug OCNHS Annex sa Malaubangug (P2.263M); Usa ka andanang adunay usa ka lawak-tunghaan sa Tabid NHS ug Mintalar Elementary School, Sangay Diot Pilot School nga tag-P700,000. Ang pundo kuhaon gikan sa P14.11 bilyones nga gahin sa nasudnong kagamhanan subay sa Basic Educational Facilities (BEF) program sa tuig 2013. Ubos as BEF, ang mga dapit nga adunay “acute classroom shortage” ang hatagan sa prayoridad nga tukoran sa eskwelahan. (RCAguhob/ PIA10-Misamis Occidental/jdelpf)
The third largest sector of the Manufacturing industry in the Philippines has endorsed the bid of the AANI Party List for a seat in the lower house during the May 13 elections. In a letter to Ang Agrikultura Natin, Isulong! (AANI) First Nominee Joffrey E. Hapitan dated April 19, 2013, the Samahan sa Pilipinas ng Mga Industriyang Kimika (SPIK) represented by Oscar S. Melencio, executive director, officially endorsed AANI for party list representation in Congress. The Samahan sa Pilipinas ng Mga Industriyang Kimika (SPIK) or the Chemical Industries Association of the Philippines, is an organization of 69 chemical companies engaged in the fields of Petroleum, Petrochemical, Agrochemicals & Fertilizers, Oleochemicals & Surfactants, Basic Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, Industrial Gases, Coatings & Ink, Rubber, and Plastic. The chemical industry, which SPIK represents, is the third largest sector of the Manufacturing industry, contributing 6.7 percent of total Philippine GDP or PhP 330 Billion per year domestic production. “It has come to our attention that your organization, the AANI party list, is involved in the agrochemical business for small farmers, specifically the production of ethanol from sweet potato,” said Mr. Melencio in his letter. “We also understand that another goal of AANI is to apply modern technology to improve agriculture in the country side.” SPIK said AANI’s advocacy and programs are in line with its own objectives and goals as expounded in Our
Chemical Industry Master Plan submitted to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as SPIK’s contribution to the agenda of the government to chart the direction of the Philippine industries. “We are in full support of your advocacy and we look forward to cooperate and partner with your group in the pursuit of helping the small farmers and agricultural workers in using modern technology for agriculture and in the development and improvement of SME agrochemical businesses in the Philippines,” SPIK said. The SPIK endorsement was also noted by its president Roberto F. Batungbacal. Eng r. Hapit an expressed elation over SPIK’s endorsement of its program to uplift agriculture through bioethanol derived from the humble sweet potato (camote). “Our members are using the bioethanol as a 100 percent substitute for gasoline in their motorcycles and tricycles, grass cutters and motorized bancas,” he said. “Bioethanol is also a good fuel substitute for LPG but burns cleaner, is renewable and much cheaper. When used for cooking, only P3.00 worth is needed to cook one kilo of rice.” Compared to irrigated rice, camote costs much less to produce but when used as bioethanol feedstock, returns much higher profits. “It will only cost P25, 000 per hectare to convert idle land to camote production, fully harnessed with a small-scale bioethanol processing facility,” Engr. Hapitan said. “In contrast, it costs P250, 000 per hectare for a fully irrigated
facility and infrastructure for rice production.” Furthermore, bioethanol production generates much higher revenue than rice production. “We are able to produce 8,000 liters of bioethanol per hectare per year. At P45 per liter ex-farm, this will translate to P360, 000 annual revenue per hectare.” In contrast, a palay yield of 100 cavans per hectare will only mean 200 cavans annual yield per hectare, assuming two cropping period per year. At P600 per cavan of palay, annual revenue for palay production would only be P120, 000 per hectare per year, he added. “With the additional revenues generated from idle lands converted to productive bioethanol farms, our country can easily generate a cash surplus that would allow us the flexibility we need to meet our various food requirements,” Engr. Hapitan noted (with a smile!) Traditionally viewed as the poor man’s staple in times of drought, famine or other disasters, sweet potato (camote) has the potential to serve both its traditional role as a food staple in the rural areas but could step up to become a strategic source of bioethanol for the country’s energy and transportation industries. “Through cooperatives managed by farmers themselves, sweet potato farming and bioethanol production can transform marginal farmers and farmlands into key agents of change for the upliftment of the national economy through village level processing of camote bioethanol for both energy and food security,” Engr. Hapitan said.
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Villar: Environmental issues, nakakukuha na ng atensiyon karagdagang advocates kailangan para itaguyod ang environment causes
SA pagdiriwang ng Earth Day, sinabi ni dating Las Piñas Rep. Cynthia Villar na nagagalak siya dahil ang mga isyu tungkol sa kapaligiran ay nakakukuha na ng atensyon ng publiko. Kasabay nito, nanawagan siya sa publiko na maging aktibo sa pagtataguyod at paglaban para sa kapakanan ng ating kapaligiran. “Bagama’t matagal nang nabalam, maganda naman at nadadagdagan ang bilang ng mga nagiging aktibo sa mga isyu tungkol dito. Malaking bagay ang anumang tulong. Ito ay isang pangkalawakang isyu na may kaugnayan din sa pulitika at personal na interest. Kailangang magkaisa tayo sa bagay na ito dahil iisa lamang ang ating mundo,” paliwanag pa ni Villar. Si Villar, na naging kongresista ng Las Pinas sa loob ng siyam na taon, ay managing director ng Villar Foundation na may mga proyektong may kaugnayan sa kapaligiran. Sa pagdiriwang sa ika21 anibersaryo ng Villar Foundation, ang pagtatanim ng mga puno ang ang naging unang proyekto nito. Layunin nitong maibsan ang epekto ng climate change. Sa ngayon, halos isang
milyong puno na ang naitanim sa pangangasiwa ng Villar Foundation. Noong 2002, inilunsad ng Villar Foundation ang Sagip Ilog program o ang Las Piñas River Rehabilitation program na layuning linisin ang pangunahing ilog sa Las Pinas para maresolba ang matinding pagbaha at muling pagibayuhin ang ‘aquatic life.’ At upang mas higit na maging kapaki-pakinabang ang proyektong pangkalikasan, may salik na ito ng ‘pangkabuhayan.’ Sinabi ni Villar na karamihan sa mga proyektong pangkalikasan ay hindi nagtatagumpay dahil sa kakulangan o kawalan ng ‘commitment’ sa mga taong may kaugnayan dito. Aniya, ang pagkakasangkot at ‘commitment’ ng komunidad ay mga kritikal na salik para matiyak ang tagumpay ng environmental rehabilitation at conservation program. Dahil sa adhikaing ito, itinatag ni Villar ang ‘green social enterprises’ o mga pangkabuhayang proyekto mula sa basurang gaya ng water hyacinths at bunot ng niyog sa kanyang river rehabilitation program. Mahigit 500 pamilya na
sa Las Pinas ang nabiyayaan ng mga proyekto ng Villar Foundation gaya ng water hyacinth basket weaving enterprise, coconet weaving enterprise, organic fertilizer making enterprise, handloom blanket weaving enterprise at citronella oilmaking enterprise. Ang mga pangkabuhayang proyektong ito ay ginaya na sa may 179 munisipalidad at siyudad sa buong bansa. “Nakatayo na tayo ng pilot centers sa buong kapuluan. Sa ngayon, napuntahan na natin ang
10 porsiyento ng 1,600 munisipalidad at siyudad sa buong Pilippinas. Ang layunin ko ay magtayo ng isang livelihood project sa bawat lugar,” ani Villar. Kabilang din sa adbokasiya ni Villar ang mahigpit na pagtutol sa balak na reclamation sa 635.14-hectare Manila Bay na makaaapekto sa Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA). Kamakailan lamang, napabilang ang LPPCHEA sa Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
Nakakuha si Villar ng writ of kalikasan mula sa Korte Supreme noong Abril 10 subalit nabigo itong mabigyan ng temporary environmental protection order or TEPO. Kung walang TEPO, pwedeng ituloy ng contractor ang reclamation project. Binigyan diin ni Villar na nababahala siya sa mapanirang epekto ng panukalang reclamation project sa Manila Bay. Bukod sa mapipinsala nito ang bird sanctuary, mangrove forest at marine habitat sa naturang
lugar, magdudulot din ito ng matinding pagbaha sa 37 barangays sa Bacoor, 11 sa Paranaque at 17 sa Las Piñas. Ang LPPCHEA ang nagsisilbing sanctuary sa migratory bird species na karamihan ay nagmula sa Siberia. Ayon sa Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, ang Metro Manila ay mayroong 150 species ng ibon, 72 nito ay makikita sa LPPCHEA. Ang LPPCHEA ang tanging bird sanctuary na nasa urban setting kaya kinokonsidera itong ‘last bastion’. Dahil sa biodiversity, ang LPPCHEA ay ideneklarang ‘critical habitat’ noong 2007 sa ilalim ng Proclamation No. 1412. Ayon kay Villar, ang mga environmental problems ay nangangailangan ng legislative support at practical solutions. Noong congresswoman siya, isinulong ni Villar ang pagpasa sa mga panukalang batas na may kaugnayan sa kapaligiran. “At kung sakaling manalo akong senador, kabilang sa aking legislative agenda ang kalikasan,” dagdag pa ni Villar na tumatakbo sa ilalim ng Team PNoy.
Educator. Entrepreneur. Environmentalist. People Builder. Former DepEd-CSCA Executive Director Joey G. Peláez is a scion of illustrious public servants from Mindanao, descending from the late Misamis Oriental Governor Gregorio A. Peláez and Former Philippine Vice President Emmanuel Neri Peláez. He spent his college life in Cagayan de Oro City, and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Major in Marketing at the Xavier University in 1990, which bestowed on him the prestigious Most Outstanding Alumnus Award in 2008 during its 75th year celebration. He has a Master’s Degree in Government Management, a Diploma in Leadership and Management from the Ateneo de Manila University, and the Asian Institute of Management. He has finished his academic requirements leading to a Doctorate in Public Management. He started working in 1993 at the Malacañang Palace as a Presidential Staff officer during the term of Former President Fidel V. Ramos. Three years after, he started serving the Department of Education as a Consultant to the Secretary of Education and concurrently Chairman of the Task Force on Youth Development. In 1998 he was designated Executive Director of the Center for Students and Co-Curricular Affairs of the Department of Education Central Office. He gained international exposures in numerous occasions as Philippine Ambassador of Goodwill during the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program and headed the delegation in a number of international trainings and conventions in Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea, among others, in his capacity as Executive Director of DepED-CSCA. His tireless advocacy for good
citizenship, leadership development, environmental protection, skills and entrepreneurship development are shown in numerous co-curricular programs and projects that he has pioneered and organized such as the Student Government Programs, the Student Technologists and Entrepreneurs of the Philippines (STEP), and the Youth Entrepreneurship and Cooperativism in Schools (YECS). All these initiatives are found in most of the public secondary schools, and they are taking shape in public elementary schools and private schools in the country today. He is also a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) and several educational and socio-civic foundations and associations. The national events that his office organizes for the Department of Education such as the Youth for Environment Summer Camp, Go NeGOsyo Teen Edition, National Leadership Training for Student Government Officers, and the Student Technologists and Entrepreneurs of the Philippines-National Skills Development and Competitions have become a phenomenal success and record-breaking judging from the overwhelming attendance of both students and teachers from all over the country. This year as a candidate for Vice Governor in Misamis Oriental of the May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections, JOEY PELAEZ is bringing to us people in Misamis Oriental his very self so that he will continue his self-imposed responsibility to provide Filipino students with wide opportunities to develop and actualize their talents, skills, and potentials and actively participate in nation-building. palang anora / contributed