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he Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on February 25, 2013 allowed the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) to use the excess collections of the market fees in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) for 2012. At the start of the twoday seminar on Energy Reportage, yesterday, at the Primavera Green Residence – Cagayan de Oro, Executive Director Francis Saturnino C. Juan of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)
said, the approval bears the amount of up to PhP24.26 million, as proposed for the establishment of the Interim Mindanao Energy Market (IMEM). The proposed budget erc /P5
MUST GIVES RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT TO VILLAR - Mrs. Cynthia Villar, managing director of the Villar
Foundation (second from right), receives a copy of the resolution from the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA), students and staff of the Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST), signifying their support to Villar’s senatorial candidacy. Villar also receives a copy of a resolution from the MUST Board, in recognition of her contribution, as co-author of the bill that turned the then Don Mariano Marcos Memorial Polytechnic State College (DMMMPSC) into a state university - MUST. (photo by R olando N. S udaria , Minstar)
Police alerts public By Melvin T. Anggot and Virgilio C. Garcia
ILIGAN City – The Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) stood by its assessment that Iligan is ‘generally peaceful’ and there is nothing to worry about on peace and order. This, even as there was the reported attack by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Manolo Fortich, police /P5
Police nabs Del Monte ‘attacker’ By Police Supt. Ronnie Francis M. Cariaga
CAMP Alagar, Lapasan Cagayan de Oro City - Elements of the Libona Municipal Police Station (LMPS) and the Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) hare arrested an alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) responsible in the recent attack on Del Monte Philippines and Dole plantations in the province of Bukidnon. Arrested in Barangay Sil-
ipon, Libona town, evening of February 26, this year, was Valeriano Anonsaon Jr., alias “Junior”, who has a pending arrest warrant for ‘attempted homicide’ issued by Judge Lourdes Eltanal-Ignacio of the 1st MTC of Bukidnon. His arrest resulted from the joint manhunt operations by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP), following the February 19 NPA attack on Del Monte and Dole plantations. Immediately after the attack, two ‘rebels’ were arrested by the joint team of PNP/AFP Barangay Kihare, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon. Valeriano’s arrest was facilitated by ‘confidential informants’, who spotted the suspect while recuperating del monte /P5
LIGHTER SIDE - President Benigno S. Aquino III shares a light moment with Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar S. Moreno during his visit to Cagayan Oro City, Tuesday. (JCValcorza/ PIA 10/jdelpf)
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CAGAYAN de Oro City Gipasaligan ni Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III ang ‘survivors’ sa bagyong “Sendong” nga magpadayon ang gobyerno pag-atiman kanila. Gipalanog sa Presidente ang personal nga pagtagad ngadto sa mga ‘survivor’ atol sa iyang pagduaw sa Xavier Ecoville Resettlement Site sa Barangay Lumbia ning dakbayan kaniadtong
Martes. “Ang gobyerno ay iisa lang ang pakay, ang paglingkuran at pangalagaan ang sinasasakupan,” matud sa Presidente. Iya silang giawhag sa pagreport sa ilahang mga problema ngadto sa tukmang ahensiya sa gobyerno. “Sa lalong madaling panahon ay hahanapan natin pnoy /P5
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PNOY INSPIRES SENDONG SURVIVORS - President Aquino lauds the efforts of Typhoon Sendong survivors to rise up despite the tragic events that hit their lives. He also praxied the various private and government organizations, who helped the survivors in upholding better quality of life at Xavier Ecoville, Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City. (RTPaculba/PIA 10/arjaysfelicilda)
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TALAGSAONG hitabo, apan misimba ang daghang politiko atol sa ika-14 nga Diocesan Thanksgiving Day (DTD) sa Iglesia Filipina Indendiente (IFI) kaniadtong petsa-22 ning bulana. Ang relihiyusong kalihokan nga gi-atol sa ika-14 usab nga sumad sa kamatayon ni anhing Obispo Camilo Carbonilla Diel Sr., gipahigayon diha sa IFI Katedral sa mga dalan Pabayo-Pacana dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro. Tipik sa mga misimba sila si Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District sa Cagayan de Oro), kinsa miingon nga ang
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ACTING on the recommendation of Mayor Vicente Y. Emano, the City Council, chaired by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas, enacted an ordinance extending the deadline of renewal of business permits and licenses in the city. The renewal extension
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Tangub City HisCom conducts memorial lecture TANGUB City - The Tangub City Historical Commission (TCHC) will hold its 5th Alfonso D. Tan Memorial Lecture, this morning, February 28, at the City Function Hall 1. To be held in line with the 45th anniversary celebration of the city, the activity
will focus on the theme: “Talagsaon ang Tawo nga Nag-una sa Iyang Panahon” (Seldom is a Man Who is Ahead of His Time). The memorial lecture is part of TCHC’s advocacy, through the years to imbue among the younger generation, particularly the students, the value of service, loyalty and commitment to
the local patrimony. Invited lecturer is City Councilor Cecilio C. Sultan, a close associate of the late Alfonso D. Tan, founding father of Tangub City. Meanwhile, Narcisa Naron, TCHC general commissioner, will open the activity, while Prof. Emelio Pascual from the city-funded Gov. Alfonso
D. Tan College (GADTC) and TCHC consultant will speak on the “Possibilities and Potentials of Local History.” Dr. Jennifer W. Tan, former city mayor and founder of the TCHC, and Mayor Philip Tan will give their messages. (Judith B. Tablan/ RCAguhob/PIA10-Misamis Occidental/asf )
Summer is just around the corner and what better way to prepare for your long road trip than to have your Toyota checked by Toyotacertified technicians for free! Simply visit any of Toyota’s dealerships from February 25 to March 23 to avail of the Free 20-point vehicle safety inspection. Furthermore, for you r p e a ce- of- m i nd, Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation will
once again launch the Toyota Motorists Assistance this coming Holy Week – a service tradition for the past 22 years. From Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday, service teams will be deployed in eight major destinations across Luzon to assist the motoring public in Bantay, Ilocos Sur; Rosario, La Union; Baguio City, Benguet; Urdaneta, Pangasinan; Tagaytay
City; Calamba, Laguna; Lucena City, Quezon; and Sipocot, Camarines Sur. The service teams will provide free roadside assistance and repairs to all vehicles with emergency concerns, regardless of makes and models. The Toyota Motorists Assistance Campaign is in partnership with Toyota Dealers, Ch e v ro n P h ilip p in e s Inc.; Philippine Auto Components (Denso),
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Baliwagan Central School Hosted Division Level MTAP Math Challenge By GINA I. CAGANG School Principal Baliwagan Central School Balingasag, Misamis Oriental
To measure the Mathematical prowess of the elementary pupils of the Division of Misamis Oriental, Baliwagan Central School, sphere-headed by their School Principal, Mrs. Gina I. Cagang, hosted the Division Metrobank-DepED-MTAP Math Challenge last February 7, 2013. This all important event was graced with the presence of the Schools Division Superintendent of the Division of Misamis Oriental Cherry Mae L. Limbaco Ph.D., CESO V, Division Math Supervisor, Mrs. Virginia A. Buana, together with Mrs. Daylinda O. Vequezo, Balingasag South District Supervisor and other Schools Heads. The participants were those top 20 who qualified during the MTAP qualifier from both public and private schools at their own districts from Grades One to Six.
As early as 7:00 in the morning, participants near and far from all schools of the Division of Misamis Oriental started to arrive and they were welcomed by the Baliwagan Central School Teachers to their classrooms that served as their quarters. At exactly 8:00, the opening program began with Mrs. Merlin I. Gomez, Master Teacher I of Baliwagan Central School as the Lady of Ceremony. It was ended with Mrs. Buana giving the pupils, coaches and proctors the mechanics of the said contest. The participants were then ushered to their respective testing rooms were the contest proper were held. After a grueling hour, the MTAP Math Challenge was concluded where all the children were truly tested but were left with the satisfaction that they did their best.
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Dili mabuntog Special Gospel of the day: Mateo11:11-15(February28, 2013-Thursday) Mateo11:12-sukad sa mga adlaw ni Juan nga Bautista hangtud karon, ang gingharian sa langit nakaagum na sa mga paglugos, ug kini ginaagaw sa mga manglolugos pinaagig kusog.Sa Mateo16:18- ang “iglesia katolika” gitukod ug gisaaran nga “dili mabuntog” sa kamatayon.Sa Buhat8:1ang iglesia nakasinati ug mabangis nga pagpasipala. Ang barometro nga ang atong pundok mao gayud ang matuod kay wala gayud matarog. Sa Mateo 28:19-20- gisugo sa pagwali sa tibuok kalibotan ug gisaaran nga paga-ubanan hangtod sa kahangtoran.Sa World history by Webster page 211- ang iglesia katolika gitukod sa 33 AD sa Jerusalem.Sa Mateo21:43- gibalhin sa laing dapit nga mao ang Roma. Sa Buhat 23:11- gisugo ni Kristo si Pablo nga magwali sa Roma. Sa 1 Pedro3:15(
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Ang Biblia Version)- si Pedro nahiadto sa Roma. Sa My First history of the church page 17- gipatay si Pedro ug Pablo sa Roma.Unsay nahitabo sa iglesia sa Roma?Sa Roam 1:7-8- kini mikaylap sa tibuok kalibotan ug gani kini nahimong centro sa pangagamhang universal sa atong balaang tinuohan. Logically speaking, madugtong nato gikan karon 2012 balik ngadto sa 1st century pinasikad sa daghang “ligong proyba” ug basihanan. Proud ka ba isip Romano mabuntog /P5
Problema sa bandalismo
DILI gayud tiaw ang kadaut ug perwisyo niadtong mga tag-iya sa mga gambalay ug sakyanan tungod sa problem sa walay kasulbaran nga bandalismo dinhi sa Cagayan de Oro ug Misamis Oriental. Dili gayud tiaw kini nga problema kay pananglitan mopalit ka og sakyanan unya adunay marka nga 4 x 4. Imong giparada, pagbalik nimo ang imong 4 x 4 naa nay 4 x 4 = 8 unya kay sayop man naingon ani ang bandal: 4 x 4 =X 8 = 16. Usa ka gamay nga garas apan dugang gasto unya alang niadtong mga tag-iya sa sakyanan. Ang mga bag-ong pintal nga gambalay daghan kaayo og bandal nga dili pud nimo masabtan kung tawo ba ang nagsulat o “alien.” Maayo na lang ning uban kay ang ila mang lawas ang ilang gibandalan. Okay na kay wala man silay naperwisyo
Aw diay! Ruel V. Pelone nga laing tawo. Nalipay ako sa dihang akong nabasahan ang balita nga ang komitiba sa police and public safety nagtagbo aron hisgutan ang problema sa bandalismo sa dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro. Ambot kung ang Misamis Oriental aduna bay lakang mahitungod sa maong problema kay hilom man. Ang komitiba sa City Council miingon nga sila adunay plano nga mohimo og Task Force Anti-Vandalism aron mapakusgan pa ang kampanya sa bandalismo. Aw diay!
Apan unsa bay pakusgan nga wala na may balita kung unsay nahitabo human sa maong “PR” as in press release sa City Council. Hahay! Angaya gyud unta nga hatagan sa mga opisyales sa dakbayan ang bandalismo kay hugaw kaayo tan-awon ang dakbayan. Ang mas labaw nga nakahatag sa kahugaw mao kanang mga gipikit sa poste nga mga pulyito (leaflet). Tan-awa gani ninyo kanang naa gipangpikit diha sa mga poste sa kuryente sa Cepalong, makita nimo ang nagkalaing-laing pulyito.
adunay nangita og yaya, nars, drayber, part time kunohay nga trabaho ug uban pa. Ang nakapait kay dili kita kasiguro nga tinud-anay ang maong hiring kay dili man kini regulated sa dakbayan. Amboy kung duna bay balaod bahin niining pagpamikit og mga pulyito diha sa poste sa kuryente ug bisan asang lugar--mapader man o ma koral sa mga kabalayan. Mosamot kini nga problema kay daghan na pud nga politiko ang mopikit sa ilang mga dagway diha sa poste, pader, o bisan sa basurahan. Angayan gyud nga magpatuman og estriktong balaod bahin niini nga problema kung gusto nato nga malimpyohan ang atong kadalanan. Angayan nga idili gayud ang pagpamikit sa bisan unsang matang sa pahibalo diha sa mga poste, pader ug drum sa basurahan. Pangutana. Aduna bay makadakop?
Ang NGALAN arang makaluwas Ang atong maayong binuhatan dili makaluwas kanato, walay bisan isa ka kalag nga makalangit tungod kay buotan siya. Subo man ug sakit paminawon sa mga buotan nga mga tawo, apan ang kamatuoran anaa sa Pulong sa Dios. Unsa man ang gisulti sa Biblia mahitungod sa atong mga maayong binuhatan? “Kay kita’ng tanan nahimo’ng sama sa isa mga mahugaw, ug ang ato’ng tanan mga maayong binuhatan sama sa usa ka trapo nga mahugaw .” (Isaias 64:6) Sa nahisulat. “Walay matarong, wala bisan
The idea of sustaining sustainable development is a wise one. Search me. I think the only time that development is broached about, regrettably, is when it is paired with growth. Like growth and development. Can there be growth without development? It’s happening, according to economists in the NEDA. It’s hard to understand the language used to explain this phenomenon. It means there’s a little more money in the pockets of wage earner; there’s plenty of dough in the hands of the bank and those doing business selling goods and service, and there’s travelling around for sights and sounds, and other consumeristics ( the gymnastics of spending). But, and there’s the big BUT--there’s no capital investment visible for miles, like new industries, no factories, no export of finished goods, no infrastructure support to agri-fisheries. In short, there’s no visible signs of change above ground on many economic activities. Sounds like there’s dead investment, but many people
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isa” Taga Roma 3:10;Ecclesiastis7:20 “Pinaagi sa grasya kita naluwas pinagi sa pagtoo, ug dili kini sa imoha’ng paningkamot, kini gasa sa Dios. Dili binasihan sa mga maayong binuhatan, aron walay bisan isa nga makapanghinambog .” (Taga Efeso 2:8-9) “Dili sa mga maayo’ng binuhatan nga ato’ng nabuhat, apan tungod sa iyang kaluoy kita Iyang giluwas…” (Tito 3:5)
“Kay Wala nay lain’ng NGALAN nga gihatag ubos sa langit dinhi ibabaw sa kalibotan nga kita maluwas ( malangit ) .” (Mga Buhat 4:12) Siya nga mitoo Kaniya dili na pagahukman sa silot (Linaw sa Kalayo) : Apan siya nga wala mitoo gihukman na’ng daan, tungod kay siya wala man mitoo sa NGALAN sa bugtong anak sa Dios. (Juan 3:18) “Sa kadaghan nga nagdawat Kaniya, kanila Siya naghatag ug kagahum nga mamahimong mga anak sa Dios, bisan kanila nga nanagtoo sa iyang NGALAN.” (Juan 1:12
Bloom Coffee Break Crispin Dannug are happy just the same. Looks like the place is nice and safe, but something’s wrong? An example would be: there are more cell phones roaring around like lions looking for comfort than actual business bytes and investment offers. So, that’s the bloom that’s in the title of this column. There’s blooming--flowers all around--but no extraction of scents and pleasant odors to place into bottles for selling. Value addition is down, There’s no perfumery industry here like in France, so that’s not good by way of illustration. There is banana though, but a lot of the fruit is not consumed or converted into new products. I could be wrong; prove me wrong. In Davao. once. I saw a lot of sub-sized green bananas
used as earth fill. And we eat Cavendish throwaways at P.50. Cassava into f lour? There’s your cake. There’s future here for everybody. But we import flour even as far away as Turkey! Tourism requires a lot of infra, But are we building enough? By whose standards? Are the beaches clean and free of ecoli or effluents? There’s a city I know in whose sidewalks the poor and needy sleep like they were born into it. I could cry laughing at this, but the garbage is also four days old. But development is more than these, and ships and ports and airports and resorts. It is more than increasing reliability on information technology (IT), although it’s great help. It’s also the quality of the skills that our people
possess. It’s also the raw aspiration of the youth as they acquire skills in all dimensions. There’s no one-to-one correspondence of skills to job. But our young people can assume responsibility for working on their future. Are the schools attentive to this? If the answer is yes, then there’s an ounce of hope. Then. we don’t need the NPA to shut out the road to Cam Phillips and to announce anything of significance from Dahilayan. Then we don’t need politicians to reconnoiter the future for our children. Then we don’t expect the planners to rebuke us when there’s no development, but only growth. Re-quote for the week: “Who knows if God will not change his mind and relent, if he will not renounce his burning wrath, so that we do not perish? God saw their efforts to renounce their evil behavior, and God relented: he did not inflict on them the disaster which he had threatened,”- Jonah 3:9-10. (magus9dannug.cris@gmail. com)
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Heavy equipment servicing training malampuson Sinulat ni Arjay S. Felicilda, News Editor
CAGAYAN de Oro City – Malampuson ang Heavy Equipment Servicing NC II nga gipasi-ugdahan sa Monark Foundation, Incorporated ug San Roque Metals Inc. sa Tubay, Agusan del Norte kaniadtong Hunyo sa miaging tuig. Ang siyam ka trainees maoy naglangkob sa ikatulong hugpong nga gipadala ngadto sa Laguna alang sa on-thejob training (OJT) sa kompaniyang Monark. Human sa OJT, sila awtomatikong kuhaon,
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stood at PhP34.26 million, with PhP5.98 million going to pre-operating expenses, PhP8.28 million for capital expenditures (CAPEX) and PhP20 million for consultancy services. The ERC granted PEMC’s proposed budget, except the PhP20 million for consultancy services, which it reduced by half, pending submission of the supporting documents to justify this expenditure, he explained. The approved amount will be refunded to the Luzon and Visayas WESM participants from whom the 2012 market fees were collected once the IMEM starts commercial operations, based on a refund mechanism to be finalized later. Mr. San Juan added, since the amount will be taken from the excess collections of the previouslyapproved 2012 market fees, no additional imposition will be levied on the Luzon and Visayas WESM participants. The IMEM is being undertaken pursuant to Department Circular No. 2013- 0001 of the Department of Energy to address the power supply situation in Mindanao. It is envisioned to provide an opportunity for generators and other entities with excess or unutilized generation capacities, to offer or make use of such generation capacities, subject to compensation based on the resulting market prices, he stated. The establishment of IMEM recently became the subject of several newspaper articles wherein the ERC was faulted for delaying its action on PEMC’s application, which was filed only on January 21, 2013. “Considering that, as prescribed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9136, the ERC can act on PEMC’s application only after 30 days, the ERC’s approval that was made a few days
isip mga trabahante sa SRMI. Kahinumdoman nga kaniadtong Hunyo 12, sa miaging tuig, giimplementar ang bansaybansay mahitungod sa hydraulic excavator (NC II), ubos sa TESDA. Ang maong training nga gisalmotan sa 25 ka tawo gikan mga barangay sa La Fraternidad, Santa Ana, Binuangan ug Poblacion Dos, gidumala ni Ginong Rosendo Cruiz nga accredited sa TESDA. Gipahigayon usab ang
assessment examination nga naglangkob sa interview ug ‘hands-on’ alang sa Bulldozer NC II, Motor Grader NC II ug Wheel Loader NC II, pinaagi ni Engr. Edgar Cubillas, ang TESDA assessor. Sa tulo ka adlaw nga assessment examination, pito ang nakapasar sa Bulldozer NC II, walo sa Motor Grader NC II ug 13 sa Wheel Loader. Sa kinatibuk-an, adunay 28 ka trainees nga sertipikado na karon sa TESDA isip drayber/operator sa dagkong ekipo.
Application for local absentee voting now accepted By Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat CAGAYAN de Oro City - The Commission on Elections Region 10 (Comelec-10) is now accepting applications from government officials and members, AFP and PNP for local absentee voting not later than March 15; and members of media not beyond March 31. In Resolution No. 9637, early voting for members of the mass media in the May 2013 is allowed, as they may not be able to vote on election day due to news coverage and reporting of the conduct of elections. Acting COMELEC Regional Director Noli R. Pipo said, government officials and employees, including the AFP and the PNP are allowed to vote for national positions in places where they are not registered, but where they are temporarily
assigned to perform election duties, as provided under Executive Order No. 157 and Republic Act No. 7166. As such, they can submit their applications to their heads of offices, supervisors and commanders. Meanwhile the media can submit to either the office of the Provincial Election Supervisor (OPES) where they are registered as a voters, or the Office of the City Election Officer (OCEO), in case of highly-urbanized or independent cities, such as Iligan and Cagayan de Oro City. Local absentee voters shall vote any day from April 28, 29, and 30 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. under the direct supervision and presence of the municipal, city, district EO or his representative; or the PES or his representative.
the central part of the city. In the mountainous parts of the city, the Pulis Sa Barangay continue to monitor the situation on the activities of the barangay where they are assigned to gather information on what is happening in their area of jurisdiction. These barangay police will check the barangay from page 1 where they are assigned Bukidnon recently,which before going home after resulted in one death and their 12-hour duty. (MTA/ three wounded. VCG/asf ) Police Superintendent Gervacio O. Balmaceda, head of Police Community from page 1 Relations Unit (PCRU) of ICPO said the police con- from injuries in an uncle’s tinue to warn the public to house at Barangay Sil-ipon. be always alert particularly It was learned that Valeon movements of suspicious riano was wounded in the and armed groups. February 23 encounter with P/Supt. Balmaceda said Army troopers in Bukidnon. they continue to enhance During investigation, he police visibility and police disclosed that three of his beat patrolling especially in companions were killed, after the lapse of this 30-day period, can be characterized as anything but delayed,” Mr. Juan pointed out. Now on its final day, the seminar on Energy Reportage, is co-sponsored by the Sudaria Group of Newspapers, among others.
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On the other hand, voting of government officials and employees, the AFP and PNP, head of office/ supervisor/commander shall not be later than April 15 provided there is a written notice upon the municipal/ city/district EO. Further, media voters shall vote in the Comelec office where they filed their applications to avail the local absentee voting. Specifically, local absentee voters shall vote not earlier than 15 days before the elections nor later than 12 days before the elections. According to Atty. Pipo, the May 13 synchronized national, local and ARMM regional elections, absentee voters can only vote for the positions of senators and Party-List representative. (JMOR-PIA10/asf)
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RDC-SDC meets BUTUAN City - As part of its calendar of activities, the Social Development Committee (SDC) of the Regional Development Council (RDC-Caraga) is currently conducting its 1st Quarter Meeting cum Budget Consultation at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, Butuan City.
PRC sponsors bingo social BUTUAN City - The ‘Bingo for a Cause’ by the Phil. Red Cross Agusan del Norte-Butuan City is set on April 20, 2013, Saturday, 1pm at Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City. The ticket is P500 with free snack. Jackpot prize is P50,000.
TESDA presents budget BUTUAN City - During the budget consultation held at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort in Butuan City, TESDA-Caraga through its Budget Officer Buenafe Enaya presented the proposed budget for 2014, which totalled to P185,727,620.
Sen. Angara attends dialogue TANDAG City - Sen Edgardo Angara attended the dialogue in Tandag City, with participants from different organizations and stakeholders, yesterday. The said activity was spearheaded by the Surigao del Sur State University, as part of its charter day celebration, February 22.
while three others were wounded in said encounter. Del Monte is expected to file ‘arson’ cases against him. Meanwhile, the Police Regional Office (PRO-10) vowed to continue pursuing the rebels responsible Sa mga nadawat nga grasya, luhod ug pasalamatan in the series of atrocities in SIYA. (1Pedro 4: 7-11) the area. Their identities are now uban nga iyang gikaulaw fully-known to authori- sa bagyong Sendong. ang atong simbahan, pag Sa wala pa siya mibiya ties, based on cartographic pangoros, Rosaryohan ug sa Xavier Ecoville Resettlesketches. (SRFMC/jdelpf ) ment Site, giaghat sa Presi- Santos nga Misa.Mao kini dente ang ‘survivors’ nga ang “tawong walay baromaghi-usa pagpaningkamot ganan”. from page 1 tumong sa pagpa-uswag sa Sa Mateo 14:6- giputlan ug liog si Juan magbubuilahang kahimtang. nang solusyon yan,” du- “Ang importante ay mag- nyag ni Herodes tungod gang pasalig ni Presidente tulungan tayo dahil walang sa iyang pagbarog sa kaAquino. imposible kapag sama-sama matuoran.Ikaw, dili kaba Siya miingon usab nga tayo,” pulong sa Presidente. balimbing ug talawan? ang Department of Social (basi sa report ni Apipa P. SPONSORED:Neneth-BobWelfare and Development Bagumbaran/PIA10) ongBalino-Dr.Edith, PhD(DSWD) ug ang Technical TonyJordan-DO.SanPedro Education and Skills DevelCalungsod, iampo mo kami! opment Authority (TESDA) from page 4 Listen: Radio Ultra AMmohatag og livelihood as1188-3:00 PM-Sunday! sistance ngadto sa ‘survivors’ Katoliko?Tingalig mura kas
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GSIS calls for accreditation Basic services availment at renewal of liaison officers Bayanihan Village explained By Apipa P. Bagumbaran
CAGAYAN de Oro City The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Cagayan de Oro Branch has called on government agencies within the Branch’s operational jurisdiction to renew the accreditation of their respective agency liaison officers. Application for renewal must be submitted to the GSIS, through the administrative staff of the Office of the Branch Manager, not later than February 28, this year. Branch Manager Ma. Cecilia G. Vega said documents that must be submitted should include a letter
of authorization or office order from the head of office designating a particular employee of the agency as the liaison officer, properly filled-up and notarized information/ designation sheet, and duly filed-up form for Enhanced Personal Accident Insurance. A liaison officer must be an employee or a member of good standing with no pending criminal and/or administrative case and without derogatory record on file. He/she will be responsible in disseminating to his co-workers accurate information about new or revised policies, rules and
procedures in transacting with the GSIS. The liaison officer will also ensure that the forms and documents required in filing of claims are properly filled-up, complete and duly endorsed by the authorized officials prior to submission to the GSIS Members Assistance Unit. In addition to the renewal of accreditation, Vega also requested government agencies to submit duly accomplished Agency Information Sheet containing the agency profile of authorized officers/persons-in-charge with their corresponding specimen signatures for GSIS file and reference. (APB/PIA-10/jdelpf )
The plight of the Filipino Teacher’s By Winkie Jhon A. Marcelo Intavas Elementary School La Fortuna Impasug-ong, Bukidnon
Since childhood, I always look up to the TEACHERS as ROLE MODEL of the children and view them with utmost respect considering that TEACHING is supposed to be a very DECENT and REPUTABLE occupation. This might be the prevalent factor which urged MENTORS to earn a degree in EDUCATION. The reason that I became one of the most highly regarded professionals of the society today. During the early centuries of the Philippine Education, the methodologies used are centered on KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS handed down to the learners from generations to generations. It is chiefly focused basically on the fundamentals of READING and WRITING. Later on, the
educators find it necessary to inculcate VALUES to the pupils to ensure TOTAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT of the Filipino Children. VALUES as well as CURRENT EVENTS were then included in the curriculum. The recent plight of Philippine Educators is, however, so frustrating. We went through an ERA when the youth lost interest in taking up Bachelor’s Degree in Education for the degrading character of TEACHERS allegedly involved in unpaid LOANS, engaged with side line business inside the classrooms and most of all, charged with corruption for collecting unnecessary fees from the students. This is explicable since the efforts of our mentors were poorly compensated. Moreover, the
community expects so much from them and matches them up to the economic status of other professionals in the community. Conversely, the TUTORS recapture their repute nowadays. With the latest INNOVATIONS implemented by the Department of Education, the discharge of ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM to foster adult literacy, the opportunities offered to the INDIGENOUS PEOPLE to acquire knowledge and wisdom just as any other sectors of the society and the K to 12 Program adapted by the government, the TEACHERS of today recapture their distinctive status in the community. To the ROLE MODEL of the Filipino Youth… Congratulations and Thank You!
By Melvin T. Anggot, Virgilio C. Garcia
ILIGAN City - The city government have conducted a consultation-meeting recently with beneficiaries of the housing program of Bayanihan Village at Sta. Elena, this city. During the activity, the beneficiaries were informed of the availment power, water, drainage system, opportunities of livelihood and other basic services. Mr. Rey Roque, head of Housing and Resettlement Office, said they have invited representatives from the Iligan Light and Power Incorporated, Iligan City Waterworks Systems Office, Department of Public Works and Highways, City Social Welfare and Development Office, Cooperative Development and Livelihood Office, Gawad Kalinga and Habitat of Humanity. Mr. Roque added, no house raffle will be held for would-be transferees to housing units at Bayanihan Village.
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FDCUI to invest P30-B in energy sector in MisOr CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—The Filinvest Development Corp. Utilities, Inc. (FDCUI) will be investing P30 billion to the energy sector in Mindanao by putting up its own 405-MegaWatt circulating fluidized bed (CFB) coal-fired thermal power plant in an 84-hectare area within the Phividec Industrial Estate in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. The plant, which will be in operation for the next 25 years, will source 80 percent of its coal requirement abroad and 20% from local coal mines, said Ana Margarita “Miren” Sanchez, FDCUI corporate communications manager. Sanchez said that while FDCUI strongly believes in renewable sources of energy, it chose to invest in a coal-fired power plant “despite the many challenges from many groups” because (1) coal-fired power plant has short construction period; (2) it is the most feasible at present; and (3) coal is readily available. “We cannot rely for a long time on fossil fuels. We should use renewable energy where there is available. But we should take advantage of what is available now, and that is coal. In the Philippines, technology to harness renewable sources of energy is still financially prohibitive and we cannot wait any longer to address the energy crisis in our country, especially here in Mindanao,” she said. As of 2012, Mindanao had an energy shortfall of 92 MegaWatts, which is projected to increase to a shortfall of 121 MW by 2016 “even with committed utilities on board.” The Misamis Oriental 3x135 MW CFB Coal-Fired Thermal Power Project, to be set up by FDCUI and FDC Misamis Power Corp., will be using the Rankine Cycle Thermal Plant with CFB combustion technology boiler for a more efficient use of coal. The advantages of using CFB compared to the traditional coalfired power plant like Steag’s is that CFB “doesn’t have to operate on very high temperature of 800 to 850 degrees to generate electricity.” “High heat generates elements that can contribute to acid rain,” Sanchez said. Also, the plant’s boiler is designed to allow limestone to be injected to capture sulphur and convert this into calcium sulphate. “The system also effectively captures sulphur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) at 95% efficiency rate, aside from eliminating fugitive coal dust,” she added. Sanchez explained that the rankine cycle system was chosen because FDCUI is committed to protecting the integrity of the environment. In the Rankine cycle system, also known as Rankine thermodynamic cycle, the steam is produced by the boiler, where water pumped into the boiler (“feedwater”) passes through a series of tubes to capture heat released by coal combustion and then boils under high pressure to become superheated steam. The superheated steam leaving the boiler then enters the steam turbine throttle, where it powers the turbine and connected generator to make electricity. After the steam expands through the turbine, it
exits the back end of the turbine into the surface condenser, where it is cooled and condensed back to water. This condensate is then returned to the boiler through high-pressure feed pumps for reuse. Heat from the condensing steam is normally rejected to cooling water circulated through the condenser which then goes to a surface water body, such as a river, or to an on-site cooling tower. “As a plant, it will certainly generate CO2 and we don’t want to add to the CO2 in the atmosphere,” she stressed, adding that the system uses the “clean coal
technology.” “Clean coal technology is proven worldwide as safe and efficient,” she explained while showing pictures of CFB coal-fired power plant sitting right next to shopping malls in Taiwan and other places. The first and second units of the plant are scheduled to start operation in 2016 while the third unit is scheduled in 2018. As of press time, FDC Misamis Power Corp./FDCUI is in the process of finalizing electricity power purchase agreements (EPPAs) with several Mindanao electric cooperatives. (Bong D. Fabe)
P30-B INVESTMENT. Ms. Miren Sanchez, corporate communications
manager of the FDC Utilities, Inc., presenting the Misamis Oriental 3x135 MW CFB Coal-Fired Thermal Power Project during the “learning session” of the Balay Mindanao Group of NGOs recently. (Photo by BONG D. FABE)