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P-Noy gipasanginlan sa Sultanate of Sulu VOL. I

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Cagayan de Oro City

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March 27, 2013

Sinulat ni Jun Felicilda, City Editor

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Gipasanginlan si Presidente Noynoy Aquino ug ang Team Pnoy nga kunohay nakadawat og ayuda gikan sa Malaysia alang sa ilahang politikanhong kampanya. Ang akusasyon gipalanog sa State Chair of the Sultanate of Sulu ug North Borneo nga si Danny Abdullah Virtudazo atol sa press conference dinhi’s dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro. Gitawag usab ni Virtudazo si Presidente Aquino nga mouthpiece sa Malaysia. Matud niya, “si Pnoy nag-hire og mga bangiitang abogado aron magtoon sa gikagubtan karon sa Pilipinas ug Sabah, apan dili makig-estorya sa mga sakop sa Sultanate.” Dugang ni Virtudazo nga “dili OPOL Mayor Dexter Yasay (4th from left) is flanked by LGU officials after pwede’ng sila ra ang mag-estorya receiving another national award from the Department of Agriculture (DA), P-Noy /P5 (Photo supplied)

Mayor Dexter Yasay gisaludohan ni Emano

OPOL, Misamis Oriental – Misaludo si Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente Emano kang Mayor Dexter Yasay tungod sa daghang kadungganan nga iyang nadawat dili lamang sa lungsod sa Opol ug lalawigan sa Misamis Oriental, kun dili sa tibook nasud. Gihisgotan ni Mayor Emano ang sunod-sunod nga national ug international awards nga naangkon

ni Mayor Yasay sulod sa iyahang pagpangatungdanan isip mayor sa Opol. “Si Mayor Dexter Yasay nailang usa ka matarong nga Mayor, dili lamang sa lungsod sa Opol, kun dili sa tibook Pilipinas,” matud ni Mayor Emano atol sa iyahang programa sa Mellow Tough FM. emano /P5

Mindanao Container Terminal (Sub-port) suspends operations By Arjay S. Felicilda, News Editor

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT/Sub-port) in Tagoloan, Misamis oriental will temporarily suspend operations on Good Friday, March 29, this year.

Terminal Manager Jose Mari G. Fernandez said, “this is in observance of the Lenten Season.” Mr. Fernandez told Mindanao Star Daily (MSD) that gate, CY container /P5

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‘Iregularidad’ sa Tubay 4Ps gi-aksiyonan sa DSWD

TUBAY, Agusan del Norte – Gisuspenso sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-Caraga) ang municipal link officer ning maong lungsod. Siya si Hana Sarah Vergara, kinsa gitumbok nga nalambigit sa reklamong gipasaka sa pipila ka mga Tubaynon batok sa mga politikong ‘misakay’ sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Ang maong reklamo, ilang gisang-at kaniadtong petsa-5 ning bulana nganha sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-Caraga) nga maoy nagapadagan sa

4Ps. Kasagaran kanila, mga taga-Barangay Dona Telesforsa, sakop ning maong lungsod. Matud pa nga sila ug ang ubang mga Tubaynon, gihulga nga putlan sa ilahang benepisyo ubos sa 4Ps, kung dili sila modapig sa mga politiko sa lokal nga kagamhanan atol sa umaabot nga eleksiyon. “Nanghulga ang lokal nga kagamhanan nga kung dili kami mopaluyo sa ilahang mga kandidato, otomatikong wagtangon ang among mga ngalan gikan sa listahan sa 4Ps,” nagkanayon ang reklamo. tubay /P5

Cynthia Villar elated over inclusion of LPPCHEA on Ramsar List of WII

Former Las Piñas Representative Cynthia Villar said she is happy that the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) is included on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. “The inclusion of LPPCHEA on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance is very good news indeed. We should be proud of the recognition, and at the same time, we are encouraged even more to protect it,” said Villar. LPPCHEA is the sixth Philippine site designated as ‘Wetlands of International Importance’, it was included on the list on March 15. The others on the list are: the Tubbataha Reefs National Marine Park in Sulu (listed on December 11, 1999); the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (listed on December 11, 1999); the Naujan Lake National Park in Oriental Mindoro (listed on December 11, 1999); the Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary in

Cebu (listed on January 7, 1994); and the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park in Palawan (listed on June 30, 2012). The Philippines joined the Ramsar Convention in 1994. Signatories to join the Convention agree to “include wetland conservation considerations in their national land-use planning,” and commit to implement and promote “the wise use of wetlands

in their territory.” The Convention on Wetlands—signed in Ramsar, Iran on 1971— is an intergovernmental treaty that embodies the commitments of its member countries to maintain the ecological character of their Wetlands of International Importance and to plan for the “wise use”, or sustainable use, of all of the villar /P5

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IN LINE with the commitment to adopt, implement and institutionalize the Local Poverty Reduction Action Plan (LPRAP), Mayor Vicente Emano created the Local Poverty Reduction Action Team (LPRAT) of Cagayan de Oro. LRAT is chaired by the city mayor himself with a representative of the Civil

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Society Organization, as vice chair. Members are Councilor Simeon Licayan, chair of the City Council committee on finance; City Budget Officer Griscelda M. Joson; City Planning and Development Coordinator Isidro Borja; City Agriculturist Federico Gempesaw; City Social Welfare and

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Development Officer Nena S. Salon; City Health Officer Jerie Calingasan; Public Employment Services Office Manager Juvy Paza; Department of Social Welfare and Development Araceli Solamillo; DILG City Director Emil Rana; City Schools Division Superintendent Elena M. Borcillo; Agrarian Reform

OPERATION ‘TULI’ - A total of 214 children availed of free circumcision conducted by the Cagayan de Oro City Health Office during the People to People Program in Tignapoloan and Dansolihon recently. (CDO CIO/asf)

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City REMEDIOS B. SINATO Case No; 2013-10- 535 Applicant/s 2008-10-974 NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service along the route ;KisanluRegency –Highway-Capistrano –Divisoria –Gaisano(all in Cagayan de Oro City) and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on April 3, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 26th day of March, 2013. MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer MSB March 27, 2013

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City NOEL LLAMIS Case No; 2013-10-536 Applicant/s 2008-10-647 NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service along the route;westbound Terminal to Agora Terminal (all in Cagayan de Oro City) and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit/ This application will be considered by this Board on April 3, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 26th day of March, 2013. MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer MSB March 27, 2013

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City PURY L. CHUA CASE NO; 2013-10-533 Applicant/s 2008-10-540 NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ along the route;Cogon Market to Bayabas (all in Cagayan de Oro City) and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on April 3, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least five(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 25th day of March, 2013. MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer

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Officer Zoraida Macadindang, representatives of civil society organizations (CSO) and of the business sector. LRAT is tasked to organize and facilitate the conduct of Local Poverty Reduction Action Planning Workshops for the formulation of the Local Poverty Reduction Action Planning

and the identification of priority poverty reduction projects. It shall, likewise, conduct quarterly meetings to monitor the status of the approval and integration of priority poverty reduction projects into the budgets of participating agencies and monitor the implementation and status of the projects.

The CSO shall actively participate in the formulation of the LPRAP and identification of priority poverty reduction projects, monitor the implementation of projects through the LPRAT, with the mechanism to be established by National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) through their own initiative. (LCR/asf )

SI KONSEHAL PRESIDENT Elipe miawhag sa katawhan sa sa pagdaginot sa enerhiya. Kini ang panawagan iyang gipalanog atol sa sesyon sa konseho nga gidumala ni Bise Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas. Iyang gipasabot nga nasinati karon sa pulo sa Mindanao ang power crisis. Gani, gipatuman na sa pipila ka dagkong

syudad sa Mindanao ang rotating brown-outs aron lang makadaginot sa kuryente ug masilbihan ang tanang mga konsumedor. Dinhi lang sa dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro wala gipatuman ang rotating brown outs gumikan sa mga kompanyang kaabag sa Cepalco sa pag-supply og kuryente, matud ni Kagawad Elipe, kin-

sa maoy chairman sa komite sa enerhiya sa konseho. Bisan wala pay advisory sa water level sa Lake Lanao nga nakaapekto sa enerhiya, “kinahanglang himuon na nato ang pagdaginot sa kuryente pinaagi sa pagpalong sa mga suga ug uban pang appliances nga dili gamiton,” aghat ni Elipe. (The Power/asf)

Katawhan giaghat sa pagdaginot sa kuryente

CSWD implements programs for PWDs The City Social Welfare and Development Department headed by CSWD officerdesignate Nena Salon continues to serve the needs of children and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Based on the quarterly report submitted to the City Council committee on social services chaired by Councilor Nadya Emano, Children/Youth/Persons with Disabilities Data Integration activities were held in the different barangays during the period. Assistive and other devises were also provided to the PWDs in Canitoan, Gusa, Consolacion and Canitoan. According to the CSWD,

last February 4, 2013, three wheelchairs were turnedover by the Church of Latter Day Saints Charities to the city. On March 7 and 8, 2013, wheelchair fitting was done to 19 PWDs while two others were provided each with a walker. The report indicates that the Community Improvement Division conducted orientation for skills training to PWDs, together with the parents of Day Care Children and Pagasa Youth Association last February 13, 2013. In line with the intention to help PWDs, the city government recommended the issuance of Philhealth cards for 95 PWDs, which

are now being processed. It was learned that the project proposal for the holding of a sportsfest for PWDs, which will have a wheelchair race, basketball on wheels, basketball for polio victims and goal ball for the blind, is now being mulled. During the next quarter, the CSWD will be planning and preparing the project proposal for the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (NDPR) in July 2013, which will benefit some 500 PWDs and will continue the registration of PWDs for the issuance of IDs and booklets. (JBD)

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

RUDY PACQUIAO CASE NO; 2013-10-545 Applicant/s 2007-10-1521

ESTEBAN MAGSIPOK CASE NO; 2013-10-543 Applicant/s 2008-10-1367

HONORATO D. ALDEA CASE NO; 2013-10-544 Applicant/s (2008-10-533)

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APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience with amendment of line to operate PUJ service on the line;Kisolon to Valencia City –Kibawe via Lantapan (all in Bukidnon)and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on April 3, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 26th day of March, 2013.

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience (CPC)to operate PUJ service on the line ;Puerto to Balingoan, Misamis Oriental and vice versa with the use of One (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on April 3, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 26th day of March, 2013.

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience (CPC) to operate PUJ service on the line ;Kisolon to Impasug-ong –Malaybalay City-Valencia City-Maramag –Don Carlos-Kibawe and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on April 3, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 26th day of March, 2013.

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Mananaog sa Ozamiz Fire Olympic ginganlan By Rutchie C. Aguhob

OZAMIZ CITY - Ang Medina Hospital Fire Brigade sa siyudad sa Ozamiz maoy mananaog sa unang dapit sa Industrial Establishments Category sa Fire Brigade Olympics nga gipahigayon sa City Hall Compound, Marso 22, ning tuiga. Ikaduha ang Misamis University Medical Center Fire Brigade ug ikatulo ang City Rescue Fire Brigade sa mao gihapong kategoriya. Unang dapit ang Barangay Maningcol Fire Brigade Barangay Fire Volunteer Brigade Category; ikaduha ang Barangay Carmen Annex Fire Brigade ug ikatulo ang Barangay San Roque Fire Brigade. Ang ubang misalmot sa indigay mao ang Karancho ug fire brigades sa Barangay Tinago, Malaubang, Baňadero ug Aguada. Ang pagpahigayon sa maong indigay kabahin sa Fire Prevention Month nga nakasentro sa temang “Sunog at Sakuna, Paghandaan. Kalikasan ay Pangalagaan nang Matamasan ang Pagunlad ng Bayan,” (Aksidente sa Sunog Panagan-an. Kina-iyahan Atimanon ug Panalipdan, Aron ang Kalamboan Matagamtaman). “Pinaagi sa kompetisyon nasulayan ang kahanas sa mga bomber ug ka-epektibo sa pagtudlo sa Bureau of Fire Protection ngadto sa mga boluntaryo,” matud ni Fire/Sr. Insp. Clint S. Cha,

city fire marshall. Kini, gumikan kay gihingusgan sa BFP ang kampanya aron madungan ang gidaghanon sa mga boluntaryo gikan sa mga barangay, mga establisamento ug uban pang hugpong sa katawhan nga mahimong maoy mouna pagtubag ug pagtabang sa mga nasunogan diha sa mga dapit nga ilang gipuyan ug gi-trabaho-an. Kini nga mga kahanas naglakip sa mga paagi sa pagpalong sa kalayo, pagpasa-pasa sa mga balde nga puno sa tubig, paglatas sa pise palayo sa nasunogan, pagdala sa biktima ngadto sa dapit palayo sa sunog, ingon man pagdapat sa mga unang tambal ngadto sa mga biktima nga napaso sa sunog, ug uban pa. Lakip sa gihingusgan sa BFP-Ozamiz sulod ning bulan sa Marso ang pagtanaw sa mga building ug mga establismento kung gituman ba niini ang gitawag nga Accessibility Law ug ang Fire Code of the Philippines, ingon man ang pagsusi sa mga tubdanan sa tubig kun mga fire hydrants kung aduna ba kini buslot o kaha barado na. Lain nga Fire Brigade Olympics ang ipahigayon sa siyudad sa Tangub sa Marso 26, 2013, nga paga-apilan sa mga volunteer fire brigade gikan sa mga lungsod ug uban pang siyudad sa Misamis Occidental, dugang sulti ni City Fire Marshall Cha. (RCAguhob/PIA10Misamis Occidental/jdelpf)

30 Cagayan de Oro barangays to receive multicab vehicles By Ana Celeste W. Felisilda

C AGA Y A N D E ORO CITY - Additional 30 city barangays will receive, today, through their respective punong barangays and other barangay officials, multicab vehicles at the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regional Office 10. This brings to a total of 80 units of multicab vehicles procured through the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of Senator Aquilino Martin L. Pimentel III. The initial 50 units were already turned-over to the recipient barangays, February 25. As envisioned, the vehicles are primarily to be used to address the apparent lack of mobilization of the city barangays, especially those in the far-flung areas

and communities, which invariably affected and hampered the efficient and effective delivery and implementation of the basic social services to the people. With the intensive efforts of the government to implement reform programs at the grassroots level for the betterment of our barangays, these vehicles can surely facilitate the smooth coordination with the barangays officials and the agencies concerned with the implementation of these programs and ensure sustainability of the identified projects, not to mention the utility of these vehicles in times of disasters and calamities, said Director Rene K. Burdeos, DILG-10. (Ana Celeste W. Felisilda/DILG/PIA10/ jdelpf)

SURGICAL MISSION - Officers and members of the Joint Surgical Mission of Operation Blessing, Phil-Am Association of Connecticut (PAAC), Share Foundation and CU Medical City pose for posterity following a press conference at CUMC, March 18, this year. (photo provided)

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Ensure message is clear – DSWD By Oliver Badel Inodeo, Pantawid Pamilya Information Officer

Cagayan de Oro City -The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10 here has reiterated its call to all Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) workers to make clear on the message they are disseminating to both beneficiaries and nonbeneficiaries. This is to ensure the elimination of misconception of the beneficiaries about the control of politicians or parties over Pantawid Pamilya and other programs of DSWD. Lawyer Araceli F. Solamillo, DSWD Field Office 10 Regional Director, said both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries must be accurately informed on the selection and delisting processes of the program. “This is to empower the beneficiaries to know their rights and to be vigilant of individuals and/or groups who plan to use the program to push for their personal

agenda,” she emphasized. Meanwhile, Pantawid Pamilya Regional Project Coordinator Kenneth Haze Sanchez disclosed that posters and tarpaulins are now displayed during pay-outs to shun partisan politics. “We want to insulate the program from partisan politics,” Sanchez said. The Bawal ang Epal Dito campaign focuses on the message that only the DSWD can delist a beneficiary if he or she is not following the conditionalities of the program. Bawal ang Epal Dito confronts the issues of external pressures and eliminates the misconception of the beneficiaries about the control of politicians or parties over Pantawid Pamilya and other programs of DSWD. More importantly, it seeks to empower the beneficiaries to know their rights and to be vigilant of individuals and/or groups who plan to use the program to push for their personal

agenda. With the upcoming midterm elections, some politicians may use the program to gain leverage. Through the Department’s Grievance Redress System (GRS), beneficiaries are encouraged to continuously give feedback if they find some politicians who are allegedly claiming to have the authority to enlist and delist them from the program. Over the past years, the DSWD has been consistent in performing its functions within the tenets of accountability and transparency. No changing of pay-out schedules Meanwhile, Sanchez also stressed the scheduled payout in every locality cannot be altered or changed. This, after some mayors in Northern Mindanao requested DSWD Field Office 10 to change the venue, mode of payment, and date of the pay-out for no apparent reasons.

The Pantawid Pamilya Regional Project Coordinator explained that only DSWD Central Office can change the venue, mode of payment, and date of the pay-out upon recommendation by the regional office. She added Regional Project Management Office of Pantawid Pamilya will assess and recommend any changes if it is feasible and safe for Pantawid Pamilya workers, service providers and beneficiaries. As it is, the 350 beneficiariesunder Set 6 Period 1 from Pantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte have received their grants at the Philippine Postal Corporation Office in Iligan City since its mode of payment is over the counter of PhilPost as scheduled. Pantawid Pamilya Financial Analyst 3 Joy Suzon also said she has informed all Municipal Roving Bookkeepers to continue payment of cash grants as scheduled.

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EDITOR: Joe del puerto felicilda , EMAIL: msbmdn_2012@yahoo.com.ph

Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church IT is the one and only institution in the world that is universal in membership coming from all cultures and languages, from all races and colors in all the continents on earth. It is the one and only living and surviving entity on earth that is more than 2000 years old—and counting. It is the one and only Church whose central government is identified with a State pursuant to a Geneva Convention that receives ambassadors from different countries and also sends ambassadors thereto as Apostolic Nuncios who in turn are ipso facto made the Heads of the Diplomatic Corps of the countries concerned—also according to the same Convention. The above realities bring to fore the following reasonable questions: Who would dare want to be Pope—aspire for the difficult, exacting and humanly impossible office to have and to fulfill

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Utok negosyante Fresh Gospel of the day: Mateo 26:14-25(March27, 2013-Wednesday) 26:14unya usa sa Napulog-Duha, nga ginganlan si Judas Iscariote, miadto sa mga sacerdote nga punoan:Juan13:30-Ug sa pagkadawat ni Judas sa pan, siya migula dihadiha. Ug kadto gabii.Dinhi atong makita nga maong milakaw si Judas kay moadto siya sa mga puno-an sa Judio aron maoy magiya kanila sa pagtultul kang Jesus kun hain siya gapundo niadtong gabihona.Kinin usa ka kabaligtaran kaayo sa unsay “moral standard” nga dapat “pagagiyahan” ang mga tawo aron makaila kang Kristo, apan lahi ang nahitabo sa ebanghelyo kay “daotang giya” man si Judas Iscariote kay gibaligya man niya ang Ginoo. Mateo26:15 ug miingon kanila, “Unsa may inyong ihatag kanako kon itugyan ko siya kaninyo?” Ug siya ilang gibayran ug salapi

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FR. ROY CIMAGALA

THE Holy Week somehow reminds us of the true character and value of time which we often take of granted. Time, for many of us, is just an unavoidable element in life which we try to measure in terms of seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, etc. For sure, if we limit our attitude toward time in that level, nothing beyond the calendar year, we would have a very poor and shal-

Viewpoints Abp. Oscar V. Cruz, DD as the papacy? Who in his right mind would campaign to be the Pope—seek the sovereign rule over the Church which is in the four corners of the globe? And who would even think that he has the human capacities and attributions to head the One, Holy, Universal and Apostolic Church—without the grace and providence of God? The same realities as above said, affirm the following truths: That the Catholic Church could have been only founded by Christ Himself Who was, Who is, and Who will be her Life, her Guide and Light from

her foundation to the end of time. That the Catholic Church wherefore could not but be protected and directed by the omniscient and omnipotent God Himself through Jesus Christ. That the weakness of the Church originates from her human members, in the same way that her strength and wisdom come from God the Father through the Holy Spirit. In the course of human history, quasi innumerable men and woman have founded their own different churches, sects or religious groupings—under one interesting name/title or

another. But as such institutions have but human beings as their authors and leaders, slowly but surely, they eventually disappear with the death of their founders. This is especially true when a church is inherited by the children or relatives of the founder. And understandably so: What is merely human passes away with humanity. And there is the Catholic Church. Many people—even churchmen themselves with different offices and given titles—repeatedly attempted to get rid of her across the ages, by reason of anger, hatred and/or other vicious deeds. But She is still up and about. There is the Catholic Church that some people curse, despise and trample upon. But She will still be around and well when they ultimately come to pass as mere mortals. In fact, the Church now has another Sovereign Pontiff

Holy Week low understanding of a very important resource in life. But thanks to God, because of the inescapable demands of life and our needs, we can’t help but put more meaning and purpose to our time. That’s why we have schedules, plans, deadlines, and we classify time into school years or fiscal years, for example. Just the same, we need to realize that time has a much deeper meaning and purpose than just the practical one or other considerations and criteria that only give us some earthly benefits. Our time is actually a time with God. We need to reinforce this belief, making it an abiding conviction that should guide us always in our thoughts, words and deeds. God is with us. That’s what Emmanuel, another name for Christ, means. We are not

left alone. We are never alone even if physically we are in solitary confinement. Time, therefore, is the basic resource given to us by God himself, our Creator and Father, to work out the very purpose he created us or put us into existence. Far from the common attitude that considers time as just pure time without God, we need to reinforce the belief that our time is a time with God. Whatever we do in time, whatever happens to us in time, is supposed to take place not only with us alone, but also with God. Thus, a fundamental attitude we need to cultivate is that we need to live always in the presence of God. It would be an anomaly if we live otherwise. While we, through sin, can disengage our time from God and his wonderful plans for us, we can always

make up because our time has also been redeemed by God through Christ with his redemptive work and made to continue throughout time in the Holy Spirit and the human instrumentalities made by Christ to make this ideal real. Our time is now objectively connected with the eternity of God, and has shifted from conditions perishable to imperishable. This is the ideal level which we have to aim at if we want to have a complete and proper understanding of time. This affirmation is based on what St. Paul once said about the “fullness of time.” “When the fullness of time came, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, that he might redeem them who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of holy week /P5

Who Has the Last Word BRO. EDCEL L. CLOSAS

nga katloan ka buok:Sa 1 Timoteo 6:10-Kay ang pagkamahigugmaon ug salapi mao ang gamut sa tanang pagkadautan; ug tungod sa maong pangibug may mga tawo nga nanghisalaag gikan sa pagtoo ug ilang gipalagbaslagbasan ang ilang kaugalingon sa daghang mga kasakitan. Mao kini ang gidangatan ni Judas kay siya “utok negosyante.”Sa Sirac15:14ang matag usa kanato adunay libreng kagawasan sa negosyante /P5

THINK a Minute… Someone said: “Death is the worst part of life!” A famous entertainer once said: “I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens!” Unfortunately, when it’s our time to die we don’t have any choice but to be there! Death is a fact of life that none of us can escape! Sooner or later, every one of us is going to stand alone and look death in the face! Don’t forget, the statistics and chances of death are 100%, it never fails: one out of every one people die! No one has ever gotten out of it alive! It doesn’t matter how rich, powerful, strong, or healthy we are—we’re all

going to die! It may be a few more years or next week. So are you ready now? But almost worse than the fact of death is the fear of death. In the back of our minds we know that every day we’re getting closer and closer to the day we die. But is our death the end of us? Does death have the last word? Does it destroy our plans for living and take away all our hope? The answer’s quite simple: it depends on how and who you’re living for. When it comes to death, Jesus Christ has been there and done that. He walked right into the grave and jaws of death…and came right back out alive! Jesus Christ,

not death, is the One Who has the last word. He’s the only person in history who could do it—for one simple reason: He’s God Himself. So we never again have to fear death! You see, if you’re living His way every day in a personal relationship with Him, Jesus said He’s going to lead you safely through death into eternal life with Him. Will death have the last word in your life? Not if you choose to live for Jesus Christ! Only Jesus can get you through death—safe and alive! Only He speaks the last word! And it’s the word not of death but of eternal life to every person who

will truly believe and live for Him. So today, why not ask Jesus to forgive you for living your way and ask Him to take full control of your life? That’s when you can start living every day with no fear… not even of death! Just think a minute…

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SRMI implements SDMP CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - SR Metals, Inc. (SRMI) is currently implementing its own Social Development and Management Program (SDMP) to improve the quality of life of the people within its mining operational area in Tubay, Agusan del Norte. Also aimed at establishing strong relationship between the company and the people, SDMP carries such programs as capability-building, health, education and nutrition, among others. It has so far conducted a 20day beauty care training to 10 residents of Barangay Santa Ana, beginning March 14, this year, offering courses in hair cutting, hair firming, coloring, rebonding, dressing, make-up, manicure, pedicure, foot spa and massage therapy, under the supervision of Mr. Christiansen Cutamora, a certified hair dresser and stylist, and certified massage therapist. Under the SDMP health com-

ponent, medical/dental missions were initiated, benefitting 1,395 residents of Barangays Santa Ana, Binuangan and Poblacion Dos. Held on February 17, 23 and March 2, this year, with SRMI nurses, three physicians and one dentist, such medical/dental missions also gave out free consultations, medicines and vitamins. The activity was made possible with the help of Barangay Chair Lucy L. Ciudad, Barangay Santa Ana Kagawads Giovani L. Pioco and Juanito G. Bigcas, and Hon. Benjamin Montero and Purok Dos President Arnulfo Bagnaran, with the other barangay officials. In the field of education, SRMI-SDMP has conducted the second batch of Computer Literacy Program (CLP) starting March 1, this year, to 10 youth students. The CLP, which already had 35 graduates since 2012 in the four direct impact areas (DIA),

was conducted considering that computer nowadays is in demand and proven useful in every establishment. On top of the CLP are graphic and photo editing, along with the offered courses in word processing, spreadsheet and presentation package application. After the three-month training, the students were made to undergo Computer Hardware Servicing NC II of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). A feeding program was also done, March 13-16 this year, in barangays Binuangan and Poblacion Dos, benefiting 193 children age 0-71 months. The program was aimed to reduce cases of malnutrition in Puroks Abucay and Beto, Barangay Poblacion 2; and in Brgy. Binuangan, utilizing a budget of PhP20,000 each barangay, under SRMI-SDMP. (PR)

P-Noy......

pagtangtang sa ngalan sa benepisyaryo sa 4Ps, gawas kung ang natungdan nakasupak sa kondisyon sa programa. Sumala sa nasayran nga ang 4Ps usa ka programa sa gobyerno nga gitumong sa pagbungkag sa kalisdanan sa katawhan, pinaagi sa edukasyon ug kahimsog sa panglawas sa kabataang nagpangidaron sa 0 ngadto sa 14 anyos. Kini, pinaagi sa paghatag kanila og tabang pinansiyal alang sa nutrisyon ug edukasyon. Tumong usab sa 4Ps nga ugmaron ang katakos sa mga kabos aron sila mahaw-as gikan sa kapobrehon. Sa pagkakaron, namatikdan nga politikanhong daynastiya ang gustong mahitabo sa mga namuno-an sa Tubay. Sa umaabot nga piliay sa Mayo ning tuiga, mokandidato pagka-mayor ang karon nga bise mayor, kansang anak mao ra usab ang incumbent nga mayor sa lungsod. (Advertorial)

He, however, explained that, “should there be any Vessel Operations that commenced on Maunday Thursday to be finished on Good Friday, the same shall not be suspended and will continue until completed.” For billing and documentation, the suspension starts at 8:00 in the morning of March 29, Good Friday, until 8:00 in the morning of March 30, Black Saturday. This notice is particularly directed to all shipping lines, container operators brokers and forwarders, trucking companies, exporters, importers and other port users, Mr. Fernandez further said.

from page 1 mahitungod sa among hangyo. We will set down first and discuss this problem. Ang nakapait kay dili kami i-apil.” Si Virtudazao mibalik-lantaw sa panahon anus-a ang MNLF nakiggiyera sa Armed Forces of the Philippines, ug ang Malaysia maoy nanguna pag-draft sa agreement aron magkasabot ang duha. “Karon nga nag-away ang sultanate of Sulu ug ang Malaysia, dapat ang Pilipinas mao na usab ang magbroker aron magka-estorya ang duha ka panig,” matud niya. Obserbasyon ni Virtudazo nga “ang nahitabo kang Pnoy kay nahimo na man hinoon siyang mouth-piece. Unsay isulti sa Malaysia, mao usab ang iyang isulti. Mao nga giilisan namo og ngalan ang Team Pnoy sa Team Malaysia.” Dugang obserbasyon ni Virtudazo nga “ang nahitabo kanato dinhi’s Mindanao, we are neglected by the Emperor of Manila. Ang resources sa Mindanao gika-on sa taga-Manila ug nalimtan na ta.” Alang kaniya, “Sabah is owned by the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo. Therefore, we must have part of the resources of Sabah.” Ang pamasangil ni Virtiudazo gipanghimakak sa mga dumadapig ni Pres P-Noy ug sa Team P-Noy. Matud nila, adunay igong katakos ang partido sa Presidente pagpadayon sa kampanya bisag walay ayuda gikan ni bisan kinsa, o gikan sa bisan asa.

DSWD...... from page 1

Human sa pipila adlaw nga imbestigasyon, nahukman sa DSWD-Caraga nga suspensuhon sulod sa duha ka semana si Municipal Link Officer Vergara. Kini tipik lamang sa mga reklamong nadawat sa DSWD sa rehiyon ug sa tibook nasod. Una pa niana, nagpahimangno ang DSWD nga dili gayod gamiton ang 4Ps alang sa politikanhon o personal nga mga katuyo-an. Gani, nagpatuman ang DSWD sa gitawag og “Anti- Epal campaign” mahitungod sa 4Ps. Ang pahimangno gitumong ngadto sa mga kandidatong mogamit sa 4Ps sa ilahang politikanhong kampanya. Gipasabot usab sa DSWD nga walay katungod si bisan kinsang opisyal sa lokal nga kagamhanan

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Midugang si Mayor Emano nga “ang kaatbang ni Mayor Dexter desperado na, na-rattle na kay bisag unsa na lay ibatikos batok kaniya.” Alang kaniya, nagtumotumo lang ang kaatbang ni Mayor Yasay aron mamatikdan ug hayluhon ang mga yanong lungsoranon. “Busa kamo diha sa lungsod sa Opol, ilabi na sa Barangay Barra, hinuktuki ninyo unsay nahatag nga kaayohan sa inyong kapitan diha.” Samtang si Mayor Yasay, subling miingon nga “kaming mga opisyal sa lungsod sa Opol padayong moalagad niadtong mibotar ug wala mibotar kanamo.” Mipasalig siya nga “dili sukdanan ang pagtabang kung nag-uban ba kita sa miaging piliay. Dili salapi, kun dili panahon ug dignidad ang labing mahinungdanon. Mao man gani nga kaming mga opisyal sa Opol wala gayod nagbinuang sa among katungdanan.” Iyang gisubli pag-ingon, “walay laing makapalambo sa nasud Pilipinhon, Pilipino pa gihapon, Ang makapalambo sa Opol, Opolanon pa gihapon.” (Advertorial)

Container...... from page 1

and vessel operations will be suspended from 7:00 in the morning of March 29, Good Friday, until 7:00 in the evening of same date.

Holy Week...... from page 4

sons.” (Gal 4,4-5) So aside from considering time as calendar, school or fiscal year, we need to be more aware of what is called as the liturgical year which considers our time as a time with God, with Christ in the Holy Spirit, coming to us, sharing what he has with us, bringing us to him which is where we truly belong. The liturgical time makes time sacred and not just mundane, and infuses it with spiritual, redemptive and supernatural dimensions. The liturgical time plays out the infinite and abundant value of the redemptive work of Christ that took place in history but is now stretched out all throughout time and into eternity. This is the context in which we have to consider the Holy Week. The Holy Week is the climax of the liturgical year since it represents the sharp transition from our state of sin, expressed in all our suffering we live through the Holy Week, to our state of glory and victory with the resurrection of Christ. The darkest and the brightest moments of our life are acted out in the Holy Week. The ugliest of our malice and the fairest of the love of God which is offered to us to live out is dramatized and sacramentally presented to us in Holy Week. Let’s be quick to savor this true character and value of Holy Week therefore, from the triumphal entry of Jesus to Jerusalem on Passion Sunday that starts the Holy Week, to Holy Thursday when Christ instituted the Holy Orders and Holy Eucharist, to Good Friday and then Easter Sunday. We are greatly blessed, but through the cross!

Negosyante...... from page 4

pagbuhat.Kini mao ang rason nganong ang “simbahang katoliko” mibarog sa prinsipyo nga ang gibuhat ni Judas usa ka “libreng disisyon” ug kini “wala pagapugsa.” Sa Sirac15:20-wala ang Dios maghatag ug “licensya sa tawo” sa pagpakasala.Sa Roma9:1ang matag usa may “konsensya” nga mao ang “tingog sa Dios” sulod sa atong galamhan.Sa 1 Timoteo4:2may tawo nga ang konsensya daw “binagang puthaw.” Mao kini ang nahitabo ni “Judas Iscariote” nga ang iyang konsensya “namalfunctioned” na kay nabutaan sa kwarta: SPONSORED:Neneth-BobongBalino-Dr.Edith,PhD-TonyJordanCDO.San Pedro Calungsod, iampo mo kami! Listen: Radio Ultra AM1188-3:00 PM-Sunday!

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wetlands in their territories “The international treaty organization has recognized LPPCHEA’s global importance to biodiversity and the need to give it special protection from various threats. LPPCHEA is the so-called ‘last bastion’ in Metro Manila and faces various threats” said Villar. Ramcar Convention cited on its website that LPPCHEA “faces threats” such as “ongoing land reclamation projects and mangrove cutting”, and “waste from nearby cities (that) accumulates along the coast” Despite being declared as a critical habitat in 2007 by Proclamation No. 1412, there are existing plans to reclaim the area. Villar is very vocal about her opposition on the planned 635.14-hectare Manila Bay reclamation project that will also affect LPPCHEA. She filed a petition for Writ of Kalikasan on March 16 against the said project, which the Supreme Court granted on April 10 last year. The writ of kalikasan was issued but not a temporary environmental protection order or TEPO—without a TEPO, the contractor can still proceed with the projects. A series of hearings, which wrapped up only a few weeks ago, was held at the Court of Appeals. Villar herself took the court stand on October 12 as petitioner and witness. Villar’s group is aiming for the issuance of a

permanent environmental protection order, so that the reclamation project will be junked altogether. “I have repeatedly talked about the catastrophic effects that the proposed Manila Bay reclamation project will bring about—including the damage to the bird sanctuary as well as to the mangrove forest and marine habitat. The worst of which, is that it will cause severe flooding in 37 barangays in Bacoor, 11 in Paranaque and 17 in Las Piñas. Floods with a depth of as much as 5.12 meters or equivalent to a two-storey high building,” cited Villar. LPPCHEA serves as a sanctuary to migratory bird species from as far as Siberia. According to the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, Metro Manila has 150 species of birds, 72 of which are found at LPPCHEA. It is the only bird sanctuary located in an urban setting, thus it is considered as the ‘last bastion’. (END) Description of LPPCHEA on the Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance: Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA): A coastal wetland in Manila Bay situated within the metropolis of Manila, comprising two interconnected, mangrove-covered islands, shallow lagoons and coastline. A Presidential Proclamation in 2007 designated the site as a ‘Critical Habitat’ for the survival of threatened, restricted-range and congregatory species. At least 5,000 individuals of migratory and resident birds have been recorded at the site, including about 47 migratory species such as the vulnerable Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes). The most important of the resident bird species is the vulnerable Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica) which breeds at the site. Records from 2007-2011 show that the site supports at least 1% of the estimated population of Black-Winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) using the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. The site faces threats associated with being located near densely populated areas. Waste from nearby cities accumulates along the coast and heavy metals and other organic contents coming from residential and industrial effluents affect surrounding areas. Other threats include ongoing land reclamation projects and mangrove cutting. Efforts to ensure the long-term conservation of this site are ongoing.

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Bayani Challenge can combat poverty By Rutchie C. Aguhob

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Gawad Kalinga (GK) Founder Tony Meloto called on the Filipino youth to show their love of country by developing the culture of heroism, as this could become a leverage in combating poverty. The call was sounded by the GK Founder at the opening ceremonies of the March 23-27, 2013 Bayani Challenge, held at Bulua Covered Court in Cagayan de Oro City, attended by volunteers from various schools, government agencies and non-government organizations in the city. “The Bayani Challenge is the most exciting event that is happening, today, in 37 different sites, in 33 provinces, nationwide. ‘Pagganitong nagsasama ang lahat ng Pilipino, matatapos na ang kahirapan sa Pilipinas,’ (If all Filipinos stay united, like this, then poverty in the country will be put to an end),” Meloto said. “Ang Pi l ipi nas ang pinakamagandang bansa sa Asya. Payamanin natin

ito, para wala ng Pilipino na puputa sa ibang bansa para magtrabaho!” (The Philippines is the most beautiful country in Asia. Let us develop and enrich it, so no more Filipinos will go abroad to work),” he told the volunteers, who were mostly students. “Kung araw-araw nating gagawin ang pagtutulungan at wala nang awayan, babalik ang tiwala natin sa isat-isa. Marami tayong magagawa para masiguro ang kinabukasan ng mga kabataan. Lahat tayo ay magiging bayani at hindi natin mararanasan ang magutom,” (If we do the Bayani Challenge, everyday, and stop the bickerings, our trust with each other will come back. We can do so much for the future of the children. We will become heroes and will never go hungry), Meloto said. A new version of the EDSA People Power, the event challenges all Filipinos to put a halt to bickering and complaining and take the opportunity to be part of the solution and become a modern day hero. It invites volunteers to

join the activity to compose the “Army of Hope Builders” who will work together to rebuild schools, homes and communities, in the Bayani Challenge identified areas. Meanwhile, the fiveday event in Cagayan de Oro includes a variety of activities to build houses at the GK SM-BDO and GK Shell Villages in Barangay Canitoan and refurbish schools in Bulua Central School, Puerto National High School, and Kilometro 5 Elementary School. Also included are the conduct of operation “Tuli” at GK Berjaya Village in Barangay Upper Camamanan, clean-up in the coastal barangays, conduct of Paraisong Pambata sessions at the Canitoan Elementary School and at Xavier Ecoville. Nightly cultural shows have also been arranged where the GK songs and dances take place, including the conduct of Pilipinas Natin, Bayani Hunt competitions and Talentadong Bayani, as well as a victory/awarding program. (RCAguhob/PIA10Misamis Occidental/jdelpf)

Pondo pagtukod sa Women’s Affairs Building gihikay na ILIGAN CITY- GILIHOK na karon sa kagamhanang lokal sa Iligan ang katukuran sa Women’s Affairs Building sa siyudad diha sa Buhanginan Hills, Pala-o, ning siyudad. Kini mao ang nasayran gikan ni City Councilor Michelle Sweet, chairperson sa Committee on Women sa Sangguniang Panlungsod, atol sa natigayong Gender and Development Forum dinhi sa atong dapit kagahapong adlawa. Sumala sa konsehala, anaa na karon sa lokal nga

buhatan sa Department of Public Works and Highways ang 500 mil pesos nga pundo gikan sa buhatan ni Abante Mindanao Party-list Representative Maximo Rodriguez ug usa ka milyon pesos nga pundo gikan kang Iligan Lone District Congressman Vicente “Varf ” Belmonte, Jr. Dugang niini, gi-asikaso na usab sa City Budget Office ang dugang dos milyones pesos nga share ni Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz sa katumanan sa maong proyekto.

Miasoy si Konsehal Sweet nga ipahigayon na gilayon ang groundbreaking sa maong proyekto sa higayon nga makompleto na matud pa ang 3.5 milyones pesos nga gikinahanglang pundo. Mabutang sa pagatukurong gambalay ang buhatan sa kababayen-an ingon man conference room o function hall alang sa mga seminars ug panagtigum nga may kalabutan sa dugang pagpalambo sa hut-ong sa kababayen-an. mta/boy decena

Director Ric Enriquez of the Human Resource Development Service of the DENR central office gives a lecture on module development during the National Orientation Seminar on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and Module Development. The workshop aims to create effective speakers for the Speakers Bureau. The speakers’ bureau will be responsible for the intensive IEC on the 3 RIO Conventions. These are UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD), UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCC) and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Civil Service Comm. R-10 sets deadline for outstanding state workers search By Apipa P. Bagumbaran

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Civil Service Commission in Region 10 (CSC-10) announced that interested nominators for the 2013 Search for Outstanding Officials and Employees have until March 29 to submit their nominations. The search is open to any public official and employee, or a group of employees, who have exceptional or extraordinary performance or any superior accomplishments that had nationwide impact on public interest, security, and patrimony. This prestigious annual search is administered by the Honor Awards Program (HAP) Secretariat of the CSC

and forms part of the Commission’s advocacy in promoting a culture of excellence and in recognizing and rewarding men and women for outstanding work performance or for consistent manifestation of exemplary ethical behavior in public service. Lawyer Lourdes Clavite-Vidal, CSC-10 regional director, said the search has three awards categories, namely, the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award, the Outstanding Public Officials and Employees Award or the Dangal ng Bayan Award, and the CSC Pagasa Award. She said the Dangal ng Bayan award is an individual nomination while the other two categories include group or team nominations in

addition to individual nominations. Nominations may be submitted to the CSC regional office 10 at Vamenta Blvd., Carmen, this city, or to the Civil Service field offices in the region. The complete guidelines, nomination forms, and documentation requirements can be secured from the CSC regional and field offices. These can also be downloaded from the CSC website www.csc. gov.ph. For further inquiries, visit the CSC regional office or contact them at telephone numbers (08822)71-00-57 or (088) 858-7563. Queries may likewise be sent through their email at pald_csc10@yahoo.com. ph. (APB-PIA 10/jdelpf)

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Sun Cellular’s Postpaid segment registered a 15% growth on the back of increasing average revenue per user (ARPU), and the strong take up of its midlevel plans. By end 2012, Sun Postpaid revenues climbed up to almost PhP8 billion. “It is not just our entrylevel plans that are getting the attention of the market. Since last year, our industryleading mid-level plans that we introduced through our ‘Sundroid Rush campaign’ have fueled our revenue increase,” said Orlando Vea, Chief Executive Officer of Sun Cellular. In October last year, Sun Cellular brought another first to the market by offering postpaid bundles that feature a smartphone handset paired with a tablet for as low as P600.00 a month. Dubbed as the “Sundroid Rush”, Vea said that this campaign signaled a turning point in the company’s efforts to attract subscribers to Sun’s higher plans and thus making this a significant driver in increasing ARPUs. These plans also became platforms for increasing mobile internet usage which further boosted revenues. Sun Cellular increased its postpaid subscribers by 16% to 1.6 million subscribers in

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2012. “Being the first in the market to have reached one million postpaid subscribers more than two years ago, we are positive Sun Cellular is on a clear trajectory to regain the market leadership in postpaid subscriptions,” Vea added. E lab orat ing on t he growth in ARPUs, Sun Cellular’s Chief Operating Officer Charles Lim said that more and more subscribers signed up for high-range plans from Plan 600, Plan 999 up to Plan 1699. “Sun has been known for its strength in the entrylevel postpaid segment, and these remain to be our growth drivers. We are just glad that the innovative plans that we launched last year towards the higher plans were also warmly received by consumers,” Lim explained. Sun Cellular’s Senior Vice President for Postpaid, Broadband, and New Business Marketing Ricky Pena explained that the ‘Sundroid Rush’, while originally intended as a promo, has become one of the categories in Sun’s postpaid line-up. Following the success of the Plan 600 Alcatel bundle, Sun introduced just last month its Sundroid Plan 999 – Samsung bundle edition,

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and very recently, a Plan 450 variant that carries the MyPhone bundle edition. “We continue to build our brand equity by addressing new market segments, hence the launch of the most affordable Sundroid Tablet+Smartphone offer for as low as P450 a month. We also recently introduced our Phablet series -- a device that’s bigger than a regular phone yet smaller than a regular tablet. These 5-inch Phablet devices are available for as low as Plan 450 all the way up to our Plan 1699”. Pe n a s a i d t h a t t o strengthen the entry level segment, Sun has assembled a very strong Plan 350 An-

droid phone line up headlined by the new 3.5 inch screen Alcatel Glory 2 that carries the most updated Android software Jellybean, and the very popular Cherry Flare 4.0inch screen. To further strengthen the line up at Sun Plan 350, Sun introduced its first Qwerty Touch Android phone from Samsung with the Samsung Galaxy Ch@t free at Sun Plan 350. “We continue to work with our partners to bring the best choice of devices for our customers, and pairing these with the best-value service inclusions that Sun is so known for. As the telco landscape continues to shift with the continuous

explosion of smartphones, expect Sun Cellular to be at the forefront in defining the best postpaid offers for

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the changing times,” Pena concluded. Sun Cellular is a member of the PLDT Group.