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BoC seizes P25M Indian rice, expands probe VOL. I
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By Arjay S. Felicilda, News Director and Jun P. Felicilda, City Editor
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AGAYAN de Oro City – The Bureau of Customs (BoC) is expanding its probe over the identity of people financing the rice scam, vowed Deputy Customs Commissioner Danilo Lim.
Smuggled rice again-Bureau of Customs-10 District Collector
Lourdes Mangaoang (left), with (BOC-10) Deputy District Collector Marvin Mison and Customs Deputy Commissioner Danilo Lim (third,fourth), present to local media a 25M worth of smuggled rice from India. The rice was confiscated inside the MICP in Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental yesterday morning. photo by R olando N. S udaria of MinSTAR
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This, after BoC Cagayan de Oro District has seized another shipment of undocumented Indian white rice, estimated to cost P25 million, at the Mindanao Container Port (MCP-Subport) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. “Also subject of the expanded probe are “their protectors, if there are any, inside and outside the BoC,” said Commissioner Lim, who personally supervised the confiscation, with Customs District Collector Lourdes Mangaoang. Expressing grave surprise why Cagayan de Oro has become the unloading point of illegal importation, he identified the shipment’s consignee, as the Jefmin Farm-
Mr.Froilan Gallardo
ers Multi-purpose Cooperative of Barangay Datung Matas in Concepcion, Tarlac. It can be recalled that on February 12, this year, BoC Cagayan de Oro District had confiscated some 5,500 bags of Vietnam rice, consigned to another Luzon-based farmers cooperative. Commissioner Lim observed pattern that has emerged “that Luzon-based farmers cooperatives, without any permit from the National Food Authority (NFA), prefer Cagayan de Oro as unloading point for their illegal importation. It begs the question WHY?” Yesterday’s confiscation boc /P5
PDEA-10 pinpoints marijuana plantations By Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat
CAGAYAN de Oro City - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-10) has identified five marijuana plantations in Bukidnon. This was disclosed by PDEA10 Director Emerson L. Margate during the first quarter meeting of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC-10) February 8. Such plantations, he said, are particularly located in the pdea /P5
Motorized trisicad driver sa Brgy Barra, Opol gipasiduggan
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Mr. Joe Felicilda CONTINUING EDUCATION – The Philippine Press Institute (PPI), in its consistent desire of keeping the trimedia abreast of the latest trend in ‘election reporting’ and the Comelec rules and regulations, has conducted a one-day Seminar on Election Coverage, yesterday, February 19, this year. Held at the BusinessWeek Mindanao Media Center, Abellanosa St., Cagayan de Oro City, the activity had the following resource persons : Mr. Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews (Safety and Conduct of 2013 Election Coverage); Mr. Richel Umel of the European Press Photo Agency and Agence France Press (Ethics and Reporting Techniques); Atty. Cirilo Nala, Comelec supervisor of Misamis Oriental (Comelec Rules and Regulations); and Mr. Joe del Puerto Felicilda, BWM Media Center broadcast training director and MinPressDev lead convener (How to Cover Political Campaigns). The activity was facilitated by PPI Regional Coordinator Allan Mediante, editor-in-chief of Mindanao Daily News, in collaboration with the Sudaria Group of Publications, headed by its CEO, Dante M. Sudaria. (photo by Rolando N. Sudaria)
OPOL, Misamis Oriental - Si Victor Lapura Jr., usa ka motorized trisicad driver ug membro sa BAMOTODA sa Barangay Barra, Opol, gipasidunggan isip Outstanding Driver in Opol 2013. Ang Search for Outstanding Skilled Worker sa LGU Opol garekognisar sa mga nakab-ot nga kalampusan sa mga drivers sa lungsod diin nakahatag ug inspirasyon sa iyang pamilya, sa
organisasyon ug sa komunidad. Ang sectoral search usa ka pamaagi aron makapartisipar ang katawhan sa pagpalambo sa lungsod. Ang mga finalists ug ubang mga membro sa sektor gahatagan ug higayon nga mopadangat sa mga problema ug isyu nga giatubang sa ilang sektor deretso sa mayor pinaagi sa usa ka dialogo. opol /P5
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The City Council committee on infrastructure, chaired by Councilor Emmanuel Abejuela, is slated to tackle the inspection report from the Office of the City Building Official (OBO) relative to the request of Barangay 26 for a threemeter road-right-of-way beside Allison Motors at Zone 5, Barangay 26. Based on the report, the proposed three- meter Road Right-Of-Way (RROW) access has an apCOPC ELECTION 2013 – Makita sa hulagway sila si (gikan sa wala) Mr. Don Sanuria, Atty. Tituts Neri ug Mr. Rudy proximate length of 64.00 Balangiao, samtang naghagpat sa mga balota atol sa piliay sa Cagayan de Oro Press Club (COPC) kaniadtong meters, which is the shortest petsa-9 ning bulana. Sila ang mga sakop sa Comelec sa nahisgotang piliay, diin nasubli-an isip presidente si Mons. distance going to the main Elmer Abacahin sa CBCP Press ug Vatican Media. (kuha ni Joe del Puerto Felicilda) road (Osmeña extention) with a total distance of 120 meters from the interior residence along the Bitan-
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ag Creek. It was observed that there are six existing alleys in the vicinity. The committee invited the barangay chair, property owners, city engineer and City Building Official to attend its next meeting to discuss the matter. In other development, the committee will also look into the report regarding the ocular inspection and verification conducted at Kapisnon, Kauswagan. This is in response to a complaint about the construction of a property fence in the area. The committee invited the lot owner, city administrator, city engineer and city building official to address this. (JBD/arjaysfelicilda)
mga establisamento nga gabuot-buot pagbutang sa ‘NO Parking’ signs ug ga-display sa baligya nga nakapahuot sa dagan sa trapiko. Matud niya nga kinahanglan nga ma-convert ang maong problema, isip dugang kinitaan sa syudad. Gidugang ni Konsehal Calingin nga ang pagconvert sa pipila ka mga dalan isip payparking areas makapakunhod kapiut sa kadalanan. (JRG/asf)
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“Bawal ang Epal Dito Campaign” gihingusgan sa DSWD Sinulat ni: Oliver Badel Inodeo, Pantawid Pamilya Information Officer
Cagayan de Oro City – Gihingusgan karon sa Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 10 ang ilang kampanya batok sa mga pulitiko o partido nga gustong mogamit sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino
Program (Pantawid Pamilya) ug sa ubang programa sa departamento alang sa ilang pultikanhong kalihukan ug interes. Kini human gipakatap na sa tanang probinsiya sa Northern Mindanao ang mga tarpaulins, stickers
ug uban pang advocacy materials aron ipahibalo sa katawhan nga bugtong ang rehiyonal ug sentral nga buhatan lang sa DSWD ang makatangtang sa benepisar yo sa talaan sa Pantawid Pamilya kung dili sila makatuman sa mga kondisyones sa program. Matud ni Atty. Araceli
DSWD-TESDA launches C4TP in Gingoog City
F. Solamillo, Regional Director sa DSWD Field Office 10, nga ang maong mensahe gipakaylap sa tibuok rehiyon aron dili na pwede’ng hadlokon ni bisan kinsa nga tawokandidato man o dili, ang mga benepisar yo kung dili mosuporta sa usa ka pulitiko o usa ka partido.
Hi nu on , g i k l aro n i Atty. Solamillo nga walay gahum ang DSWD nga mosilot sa mga pulitiko nga mo-abuso sa Pantawid Pamilya ug ubang programa sa DSWD. Ang Bawal ang Epal Dito Campaign sa DSWD gilusad human nakadawat og mga taho ang ahen-
sya nga daghang pulitiko ang nihadlok sa mga benepisaryo nga tangtangon ug dili pahatagan sa ilang binulan nga cash grant kung dili sila mosuporta niini. Karong umaabot Sabado gikatakda nga ilusad sa tibuok nasud ang engrandeng kampanya sa DSWD.
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GINGOOG City – People of this component city saw the launching of the Cash for Training Project (C4TP), a DSWD-TESDA joint program along the government’s thrust of providing a sustainable response to the plight of the people. The program involves skills trainings and other assistance toward gainful employment and entrepreneurial activities, particularly among the youth. The program is being implemented in two independent components, such as training for wageemployment (Trabaho) and training for self-employment (Hanapbuhay). For wage employment, the program shall be organized and conducted in a TESDA-registered training provider, and after graduation, jobs-bridging activities shall be pursued to facilitate their entry to jobs. For self-employment, the program may be con-
Jasaan Central School pupils win awards in National Science Quest By Beatriz E. Acdal- Principal II
ducted on-site, schoolsupervised or thru partner NGOs. TESDA and its accredited training providers shall conduct trainings, specifically designed to match the demands for wage and self employment in the area. On the other hand, DSWD is in-charge in identifying the beneficiaries. The list duly endorsed and signed by the DSWD regional director
shall serve as the official list of beneficiaries. A total of 4,695 youths in Region 10 will be entitled to a free training cost, allowance, assessment fee, and toolkits (for the Training for self-employment). The following are the slot allocation per province: Bukidnon – 1,050, Camiguin – 250, Lanao del Norte – 925, Misamis Occidental – 893 and Misamis Oriental – 1,577. (HAED/ arjaysfelicilda)
Jasaan Central School delegates from recently concluded 10th National Science Quest at Baguio City garnered awards. They competed last February 8-10, 2013 with more than 6,000 delegates from different regions in the country. Initiated by the Association of Science Educators in the Philippines (ASEP) in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd), the NSQ aims to promote academic excellence and create camaraderie and sportsmanship among students, pupils and coaches. Activities of the NSQ were focused on the theme: “Science and
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Monaliza H. Dapitan- Master Teacher-II at the same time the adviser and coach. They got First Runner-up in Essay Writing Contest depicting the theme in which they were also winners in MuntingBayaningKalikasan. The winners received medals and certificate of merit signed by no less than the Department of Education Secretary, Bro. Armin A. Luistro. “It is such a great school year for Jasaan Central School in achieving tremendousawards from National Level”, said Mrs. Efleda J. Geralde- Schools District Supervisor of Jasaan District.
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Buotang hiyas Special Gospel of the day:Juan1:35-42 (February20, 2013-Wednesday)Juan1:36ug siya mitan-aw kang Jesus samtang kini naglakaw, ug siya miingon,”Tan-awa, mao kana ang Cordero sa Dios:Sa Salmo73:9-ang karnero referado sa mga tawo. Sa Mateo25:31-46-mga karnero ang pundok nga gipili sa Dios.In biblical sense, ang mga maayong tawo kanunay nga gihulagway sa karnero ug ang daotang tawo mga kanding. Unsa man diay ang anaa sa hayop nga karnero?Sa mga experto, ang karnero adunay “buotang hiyas” ug gani mohilak lang kini kun paga-ihawon na.Sa Juan10:16-ang akong mga karnero maminaw sa akong tingog.So meaning, mao kini ang rason nganong ang Ginoong Jesukristo ginganlan ug “karnero o kordero”kay si Jesus paga-ihawon sa umaabot nga panahon. Sa Juan1:29-si Jesus giproklamar ni Juan nga mao ang nating karnero sa Dios nga nagawagtang sa mga kasal-anan sa kalibotan. So therefore, si Juan kabisado sa mga kinaiya ug mga hiyas ni JesusKristo nga maoy rason nganong makusganon niyang gipaila sa iyang mga tinun-an ug sa katawhan.Philospher says,“You
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BRO. EDCEL L. CLOSAS cannot give if what you do not have.” Mao kini ang atong kapanaminan nga gawas kun atong mailhan pag-ayo ug masinati si Jesus sa atong kinabuhi, dili kita maka introduce kaniya ngadto sa uban. Kaila kaba sa Dios sa lintunganay? Please help and be my partner in my media ministry and our Charity outreach program through JD Kaligayahan, Foundation, INC. Located in San Miguel Compound Jagna, Bohol:#09284149490Question-Prayer:Advisory:If ever there is a word “Special Gospel”this means not the gospel of the day based in the ordo or else this is a repeated Gospel due to some reasons!!!
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Tul-id nga dalan ba uroy MATOD sa mga politiko nga maayo gyud nga ang usa ka kandidato makasandig sa pangulo sa sa nasud o sa mayoriya kay buhong ug ana-a ang tanan. Ambot kung unsay ilang pasabot sa “buhong ug ana-a ang tanan.” Para kanako ang sukdanan sa maayo ug matarong nga politiko kanang moserbisyo gayud, matarong, maki-angayon, ug labaw sa tanan adunay kahadlok sa Diyos. ••• Bilib ko kay PNoy sa dihang iyang gilitok ang pulong nga “tuwid na daan” ug ang “kayo ang boss ko.” Hapit gud ko kahilak sa dihang akong nadunggan ang maong mga pulong gikan gyud sa baba ni Presidente Benigno Aquino III. Tunga-tunga na man sa termino ni PNoy, aduna ba nahatag nga kaayuhan ang iyang administrasyon kanato o diha kanimo. Dili man unta makiangayon ang pagsulti niini kay sa pagkatinood mao man kini ang angayan nga panulti-on: “Ayaw pangutan-a kung unsay mabuhat
Aw diay! Ruel V. Pelone sa gobyerno diha kanimo kon dili pangutan-a ang imong kaugalingon kung unsay imong mabuhat para sa imong gobyerno.” Apan dili kalikayan nga makapangutana kita kay si PNoy man ang unang misulti ug mihisgot sa “tuwid na daan” ug “kayo ang boss ko.” Karon, natuman ba ang iyang giingon nga “tuwid na daan” o “tul-id nga dalan?” Hangtud karon ang mga magsusulat, magsesebya, ug mga kahugpunga niini padayon nga nagsinggit nga ipasa na ang Freedom of Information (FOI) bill. Gusto man kaha ni PNoy ang tul-id nga dalan apan buta ug bungol siya sa singgit sa kadaghanan nga ipasar na ang FOI. Kung gusto ni PNoy nga tul-iron ang dalan
aron mawagtang ang mga kawatan sa gobyerno, angayan nga pakusgan niya ang “transparency” ug “accountability.” Gawas nga giyam-iran ni PNoy ang singgit sa prensa, kanunay natong mabasa, madunggan, ug makita nato sa mga mantalaan, radyo, ug telebisyon nga anaa pa gihapon kanang “human rights abuses” o pag-abuso sa katungod sa katawhan ug ang korapsyon. Tul-id ug sihag ba ang pangagamhanan o administrasyon ni PNoy? ••• Mitoo man unta kita kay PNoy sa dihang miingon siya nga kita mao ang iyang “boss.” Bisan tood og “atik-atik” ra o “pabuhi sa dugo,” taas ang atong paglaum sa dihang iyang [PNoy] gilitok ang
maong mga pulong. Karon mangutana kita kang PNoy. Kung tinood nga kita ang iyang “boss,” napugngan ba niya ang makanunayon nga pagtaas o pagsaka sa presyo sa petrolyo? Unsa man ang gihimo ni PNoy aron dili na mosaka pa ang presyo sa mga petrolyo? Naa ba? Wala! Tungod kay kanunay man mosaka ang presyo sa petrolyo, misaka pud ang presyo sa tanang palaliton. Aduna bay nahimo si PNoy o ang iyang administrasyon? Aduna! Pantawid Pampamilya! Pila? P2,000 kapin kada bulan. Tanan ba nakapahimulos? Dili! Aw diay. Mitaas ba ang suholan sa mga yanong mamumu-o? Wala. Unsa man ang gibuhat ni PNoy? Gipatas-an ang buhis sa sigarilyo ug ilimnon. Nawala ba ang mga manigarilyohay ug pala-inom? Wala. Aduna bay nahimo si PNoy aron kining kanunay pagtaas sa tuition [twisyon] sa mga unibersidad ug uban pang pribadong tunghaan? dalan /P5
Pasiuna alang sa pagtuon sa Bibliya Ang Pulong sa Dios huna-huna ni Ginoon’ng Jesu-Cristo. Ang Pulong sa Dios si Ginoon’ng Jesu-Cristo. Si Ginoo’ng Jesu-Cristo Dios “Sumala sa gisulti sa kasulatan, “ Kinsay mahibalo sa huna-huna sa Ginoo? Kinsay makatambag kaniya?” (Isaias 40:13). Apan nabatonan nato ang huna-
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huna ni Cristo.” (1 Taga-Corinto2:16). “Hibaloa una kini, nga walay propesiya sa kasulatan ni kinsa’ng kaugalingon nga paghubad. Kay ang propesiya wala naggikan sa karaang panahon pianaagi sa kabubut-on
sa tawo: apan balaan’ng mga tawo nga ang Dios nagasulti inubanan sa pag-agak pinaagi sa Balaa’ng Espiritu.”( 2 Pedro 1:20-21) Sa sinugdanan mao ang Pulong, ug ang Pulong uban sa Dios, ug ang Pulong Dios. …ug ang Pulong nahimong unod ug nagpuyo uban kanato.”(Juan 1:1,14)
Maka-ulaw nga hitabo sa Sabah ANG atong mga igsoong Muslim nga sakop sa Sultanate of Jolo maoy nangunay sa paghimo ug kulba-hinam nga buluhaton sa pag-invade nila sa Sabah. Uyon ako sa ilang gihimo ug alang kanako, ang Pilipinas maoy tag-iya sa maong isla sa Sabah. Aduna nay claim niini sa panahon pa nila ni Pres. Quirino ug Magsaysay, apan ambut kon ngano nga nahilum man lang dayon hangtud karon walay gimok-gimok. Dili naman kinahanglan nga awayon pa kini nga issue kay sa miaging gatusan na ka tug, ang Pilpinas man gayud ang tag-iya niini Ang mga miaging lederes naghilum-hilum lamang ug wala na manumbaling sa daku nga kapakyasan nila. Una sa tanan ang Sabah unahan lamang gamay sa Jolo ug wala nay oras maabut na kini sa pump boat. Layo niini ang Malasya. Ang Spratleys island nga ato usab angkonon, mas layo pa kadto kay sa Sabah. Kini klaro ang atong panag-iya ug duol kaayo. Ang nahitabo medyo gikakak ang atong mga lederes ug naghilum na lamang ubos
sa kapungot sa atong mga igsoong tausugs. Kini maka-uulao kaayo kay ang mga Tausugs mao na hinoon ang mi deklarar nga tag-iya sa maong isla. Pastilan hain naba ang atong mga maayong laki nga mga lederes wala man silay nahimo kon dili mag lamlam sa ilang trabaho. Sigi lang sila mag lalis, kombati mag-away. Busa kining mga Muslims usahay masuko sa atong kagamhanan kay mura kon napasagdan sila. Ug tinuod ra ba gayud nga napasagdan ang taga Mindanao. Basta sa Mindanao dili na ganahan ang atong mga lederes ug kagamhanan nga mag usisa. Pero kon Luzon ug Visayas, listo sila kaayo mo silbi. Mao nga moulbo ang mga Mindanoan ug mogamit nalang sa armas de puego. Dili man unta kini husto apan gikalimtan man sila sa atong mga punoan. Ako natawo sa Mindanao, didto na ako modaku hangtud karon ug nakita gayud nako ang ka hinay sa paglusad sa mga proyekto sa maong lugar. Ang among lungsod pastilan midaku ako nga magka-
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BEN EMATA JR. wos sa tubig labihan ka layo. Walay ma-inom. Apan sa Luzon, sigi ilang kaligo sa shower, swimming pool, abunda sa tubig, makaon, proyekto sa kadalanan, dagkung mga pauswag sa palibut. Ang ilang dalan cementado samtang ang amo gravas lang. Ma arang arang nalang gani panahon ni Marcos kay medyo na aspalto ang mga dagkung highways. Mag escuela kami lingcod sa binaongan sa lubi ilawom sa mga kahoy kay walay building. Ang uban sa grandstand mag klase luoy intawon mao nga among mga sinulatan maot kaayo kay lisud man pagsulat. Apan sa Luzon sikat sila duna gayud mga buildings ug
desks nga ilang kalingkoran. Mabasol ba ninyo kon ang Mindanao masuko ug ang uban magdumot? Ang uban dili maka escuela kay puno na ang mga classrooms ug wala nay magtutudlo. Nahibalo ako niini kay didto ako sa Mindanao nagpuyo ug nakita ko ang kalisud. Busa ang uban nag ayom ayom nalang ug dili na magpaabut pa sa goberno nga kulang ang pagtanaw sa Mindanao. Ako dili magbasul sa ubang Muslims nga mogamit sila sa ilang kaugalingon nga desposisyon ug makig tigi sila sa uban tawo. Mao kana ang Sabah karon nga gipasagdan man sa kagamhanan, sila na ang mangunay pag kuha niini. Uyon ako sa ilang gibuhat ug pahalipayan ko sila sa ilang baroganan kabahin sa Sabah. Karon nakurat ang kagamhanan kay wala sila manghibalo nga makig torneyo man diay ang atong mga igsoon Muslims. Husto ng ilang gibuhat ug ang goberno nato angayan nga maulao Hinaut magmata na sila karon. (ben-emata.com)
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8,000 runners join Red Cross Run By Lorry V. Gabule
ILIGAN City - The Million Volunteer Run of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) demonstrated the Philippines’ lead in championing the spirit of volunteerism as a means of saving lives. This was expressed by Chair Henry C. Dy of the Philippine Red Cross RC Iligan Chapter and Board of Governor, PRC-National Chapter, in his message addressed to more than 8,000 runners during a short program of the million run at the city public plaza, Iligan City, on February 10. Vice Mayor Dy, being the second highest ranking
official of the local government of Iligan represented Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz, in this nationwide event, simultaneously done in Metro Manila and other key cities in the country. He extended his gratitude to the multi-sector response. He said, their participation was a sign that eventually makes each runner into a part of a dynamic and dedicated network of volunteers who are always first, always ready, always there. Students from the Department of Education, public and private sector, led the huge crowd of participants. Plant industries in the city,
the national government offices, as well as the local government unit-city and barangay level, woke up as early as 4 a.m. to join and support the activity. Meanwhile, Genevieve C. Amodia, administrator of PRC Iligan, urged everyone especially the youth to join the organization. As volunteer, she said that one can avail training on firstaid, disaster management, community health care and others. As volunteer, you can share your life with others, and in doing so, become blessed in multiple ways, Amodia said.(LVG/PRC Iligan/PIA 10-LDN/asf)
nilang matin-awan nganong ang ubang PUJ liners, sama sa Gusa Liners, adunay designated dropping areas samtang sila sa B3 Bulua Liners wala magahini. (JRG/asf)
CAGAYAN de Oro CityTukion sa committee on public utilities sa konseho ang hangyo sa Westbound Bulua Drivers Association (WBBDA) pagtumbok sa
dropping zone sa B3 Bulua Liners diha sa Gaisano Mall ug Ayala Centrio Mall. Sa ilang sulat-hangyo si Magdalino Panilag, presidente ug CEO sa kapu-
nongan, mipasabot nga halos sa tanang panahon sila magadakpon traffic enforcers kung mopakanaug og pasahero diha sa maong mga establisamento.Gusto
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“Bukidnon has the most drug-affected barangays, meaning it had a barangay with at least one clandestine laboratory, chemical warehouse or drug den, 99 moderately-affected with at least one drug pusher per barangay and 12 slightlyaffected encompassing at least one drug user in each barangay,” Director Margate stated. Second to Bukidnon is the province of Misamis Occidental, with 91 drugaffected barangays; next is Misamis Oriental, with 69 and Lanao del Norte with 64. Camiguin is the least affected, with 19 affected barangays. Cagayan de Oro City alone has 36 drug-affected barangays, according to Director Margate, a total of 413 in the whole region. The strict implementation of permits and licensing on S/P licenses have resulted in no reports or incidents on chemical diversion, he said. There had been 464 license processed and assessed, 38 regulatory inspection conducted, 21 action taken due to violation committed and 54 regulatory information dissemination in 2012. P-License is for the manufacture, recycle, importation, exportation, repack, wholesale, trade, distribution, retail, enduse, or laboratory use of precursor and essential chemicals or its mixtures. On the other hand, SLicense is to handle dangerous drugs, dangerous
drug preparations based busyon]. on RA 9165 reorganized Unya botar pa mo sa the Philippine drug law en- mga politiko nga nanagan forcement system. (JMOR/ ubos sa partido ni PNoy? PIA10/jdelpf ) Ensakto na ang atong nahimo nga gipili nato si PNoy sa pagtoo nga aduna siyay baruganan sa dihang from page 1 iyang gilitok ang “tuwid na involving some 17,500 bags daan” ug “kayo ang boss ko.” Biktima kita sa “abi.” of Indian rice were reportedly unloaded at MCT in Nagtoo kita o abi nato ug 35 twenty-footer container si PNoy na ang tubag sa vans, all unsupported by kalisod ug kawad-on ug valid import permits from walay pu-as nga pag-abuso NFA. sa atong katungod. Dili Said shipment that col- diay! lectively weigh 875 metric Abi nato og ang iyang tons, “can fetch a minimum [PNoy] gisulti tinood nga of P26 million in the retail iyang ipatuman ang “tul-id market,” District Collector nga dalan.” Tul-id ba nga Mangaoang. pwerteng hiwi-a kay ang This is the second rice administrasyon ni Arroyo confiscation since she was ug PNoy mao ra gihapon. assigned back as district Waka-Waka [Walay kacollector of BoC Cagayan lainan, walay kausaban.] de Oro, middle of January Abi nato nga kita gyud 2013. ang “boss” ni PNoy. “The string of setbacks Abi nato og mo arangagainst illegal rice imporarang ang atong estado sa tations, should serve as kinabuhi ubos sa adminstern warning to importers istrasyon ni PNoy. that the Cagayan de Oro Abi nato nga ang tiCollection District is now off-limits to smugglers,” she nood nga serbisyo para sa panglawas ang mahatag stated. ni PNoy apan i-privatize naman hinoon ang tanang regional hospital. from page 4
Ang pinakadako nga isyu karon sa transport sector mao ang gitawag nila ug buluhisan. Apan gipaklaro kini ni Mayor Dexter B. Yasay nga wala nangolekta ang balaylungsod ug buluhisan kanila nga mga drivers. Ang gipangolekta mao ang gitawag nga regulatory fee. Iya usab nga gipasabot kanila ang ka importante sa pagpangulekta ug buhis ug mga fees and charges. Dili kini pwede walaon kay mao kini ang dugo sa gobyerno, mapalokal man o nasyonal. Sa kalimitado sa Internal Revenue Allotment nga gipang-apud apud sa mga LGUs, diin naggikan ra usab sa mga buhis sa katawhan, kinahanglanon gayud nga mangolekta sa mga buhis ug mga fees and charges aron madugangan ug mapalambo ang mga proyekto ug programa sa lungsod sama sa scholarship program ug serbisyo medikal ug aron masilbihan ang tanang lumulupyo niini ilabina kadtong mga kabus. Ang pagkolekta ug fees and charges sa lungsod nahisubay sa ordinansa nga gipalabang sa Sangguniang Bayan. Sa wala pa kini nahimong ordinansa, adunay konsultasyon o public hearing nga gipahigayon.
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municipalities of Manolo Fortich, Cabanglasan, San Fernando, Baungon and Talakag.
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Wala. Ang mga ginikanan kanunay nagbagood sa balayronon sa twisyon ug wala gayud kita nadunggan nga tas-an ang suholan. Bisan ang gipanghinambog nga libre nga edukasyon para sa elementarya ug high school [hayiskol] dili lang gihapon libre kay naa man kanang PTA [Pirmi Tatay Amot] ug uban pang mga contribution [kontri-
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Photo shows Mariwasa President Anukul Kongrit (third from left) as he hands over check donation to ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya Program Director Ms. Tina MonzonPalma together with Sagip Deputy Director Marcel Rinon (left), Jakkrit Suwansilp, MSC Vice President for Sales and Marketing (2nd from left), Emilie Mramag, MSC Vice President for Finance and Administration (2nd from right) and Elizabeth Ebio, MSC Sales Coordination Manager (right)
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NFA readies team for relief operations BUKIDNON - The NFA here has organized a technical team to ensure readiness and accessibility of rice for distribution in relief operations during disasters. NFA prov’l manager Victoria Duray said the technical team’s role is vital in assessing the volume of rice needed in disaster-stricken areas.
Watershed rehab starts CAGAYAN de Oro City - The Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) together with ERDS-10 started implementing the project on Improving Watershed Rehabilitation Outcomes in the Philippines using a Systems Approach in Claveria, Misamis Oriental.
No balance billing policy explained TANDAG City - According to Philhealth TandagHealth Insurance Office Chief Ethel Yuchitchu, the No Balance Billing Policy is a PhilHealth policy mandating that no other fees shall be charged or paid for by the PhilHealth patients who availed any of the identified 22 medical & surgical cases under the case rates package payment scheme.
Holidays declared MISAMIS Occidental - The EDSA PPRA day is among the 17 holidays of the year that are enumerated in Presidential Proclamation (PP) No. 459, issued by Pres. Aquino. Under the proclamation, there are 10 regular holidays, six special non-working days and one special holiday, Feb. 25, to be observed by the schools, only.
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Philippine National Police turnsover motorcycles to police stations By PSupt Ronnie Francis M. Cariaga
BANTULAAY – Photo shows DILG-10 Director Rene K. Burdeos as he says that the Kalabugao Plain is chosen for the Bantulaay or Peace and Development Convergence Program because the Regional Peace and Order Council of region 10 (RPOC-10) believes that the area can be provided service. He adds the Kalabugao Plain is a 51, 000-hectare wide area encompassing of Regions 10 and Caraga and two RPOCs. Through cooperation, various programs can be brought into the area, states. (PIA10/asf)
TCS writers reap awards By: Aileen F. Dabon
Talisayan C ent ra l School Sentinel writers reap awards during the Regional Schools Press Conference ( RSPC ) in Ozamis City,January 2326,2013. Nat ha lie Je an A. Batchinicha won 2nd place in Copy Reading and Headline Writing (Filipino),Julianne Mae Cejas-5th place in Photojournalism ( English ),and Ailyn B. Negapatan-6th place in Copy Reading and headline writing( English ). Batchinicha will compete in the National Schools Press Conference ( NSPC ) in Leyte on April 7-12,2013. Melchie O. Pangan coach/adviser is now preparing Batchinicha for the big event. The said competition aimed to hone the journalistic skills of the pupils.
It also develops honesty and self-confidence of our young writers. Different writing events were contested like news writing,feature writing, editorial writing, sports writing, copy reading,and headlinewriting, photojournalism and editorial cartooning. These writing events are contested in different levels: school, district, division, regional and national. Only those who got the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will qualify for the National Press Conference. TCS Sentinel budding journalists are consistent winners in the regional level. Pangan together with the school administrators, teachers, parents and pupils are working,praying, and hoping that they could make it in the coming national competition.
CAGAYAN de Oro City The Directorate for Logistics in Camp Crame has provided Police Regional Office of Region 10 (PRO-10) 11 motorcycles that will be used to boost police visibility in Northern Mindanao. The end-users, mostly from remote barangays, can now expand their visits to areas not passable by patrol cars, said PCSupt Catalino B. Rodriguez Jr, regional director, PRO-10. He added although this number is far below when compared to the total number of police stations in the region, PRO-10 leadership is hoping that equipping its police force with the ability to fight criminality through
the acquisition of these motorcycles and other police equipment will remain a continuing program of the PNP. Those who received the motorcycles were the chiefs of police of Kitaotao and Baungon municipal police stations in Bukidnon, Kauswagan and Munai municipal police stations in Lanao del Norte, Sapang Dalaga and Aloran municipal police stations in Misamis Occidental, Opol, Naawan, Medina and Tagoloan municipal police stations in Misamis Oriental and Police Station 4 of Cagayan de Oro City Police Office. Last February 13, Congressman Jose Ma. F. Zubiri
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country, he said. This is provided in Resolution 9561-A that Comelec has recently promulgated to implement Section 261 (q) of the Omnibus Election Code and Sections 32 and 33 of Republic Act No. 7166 in connection with the May 13, 2013, automated national and local elections. Baguio said any Permit to Carry Firearms Outside Residence (PTCFOR), Mission Order (MO), Letter Order (LO) and Acknowledgement Receipts (ARE) issued by the Chief, Philippine National Police (PNP) or his duly authorized representative are hereby declared suspended, ineffective, and without force and effect, unless properly covered by Certificates of Authority (COA) duly issued by the Comelec CBFSP. Also rendered without force and effect, unless properly
III of Bukidnon likewise turned-over nine vehicles for use of Kibawe, Kadingilan, Dangcagan, Kitaotao, Don Carlos, Quezon and Maramag municipal police stations. Two other vehicles were turned-over to the Regional Public Safety Battalion. With the continued support extended by the local government units and other stakeholders, PRO-10 can sooner achieve a truly dedicated and highly motivated Philippine National Police (PNP) with modernized resources to prevent and control all forms of crimes. The PNP leadership has always been sincere in transforming the police organization into a more credible police force. Patrol
Plan 2030 is its roadmap towards achieving this vision. Meanwhile, it was noted in the previous weeks that PRO-10 completed the training of computer encoders in the different police stations concerning the PNP e-rouges and e-warrant system. This new project will aid and assist the police investigators and tracker teams in identifying personalities with criminal records anywhere in the country. These are just some of the many projects that the PNP have launched to improve its efficiency in carrying out its mission. (PSupt Ronnie Francis M. Cariaga/PRO/ PIA10/asf )
covered by a COA of the CBFSP are the PTCFOR’s, MO’s, LO’s and ARE’s issued by any other head of government law enforcement/security agencies, prior to or are processed and issued during the election period, from Jan. 13 to June 12, 2013. Baguio said the CBFSP refers to the Committee in the Comelec which is responsible for the implementation of the ban on the bearing, carrying or transporting of firearms and the employment, availment
or engagement of security personnel. Headed by Commissioner Elias R. Yusoph as Chairperson and a Senior Officer designated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the PNP, as members,the CBSFP also exercises operational control and supervision over the Regional Joint Security Control Center (RJSCC) and the Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC). (RCAguhob/ PIA10-Misamis Occidental/ asf )
Comelec endorses 48 gun ban exemption applications OROQUIETA City - A total of 48 applications for permit to carry firearms, mostly by candidates and businessmen have been received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Misamis Occidental, as of Feb. 14, this year. Atty. Stalin A. Baguio, provincial election supervisor, however, clarified that all the said applications have been endorsed to the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Personnel (CBFSP) at the Comelec Central Office, which has the sole power to issue the authority to bear firearms, starting December 3, 2012. The authority also covers the carrying or transporting of firearms, including its spare parts, explosives and its components, outside the residence and place of business in the
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National Year of Rice Info Car to highlight rice self-sufficiency Cagayan de Oro City – To ultimately attain the country’s goal of rice self-sufficiency, the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information Division (RAFID) in coordination with the Agri-Pinoy Rice Program of the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) will spearhead a regionwide Information Caravan on the 2013 National Year of Rice (NYR) from February 26-28 and March 7, 2013, in the provinces of Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Camiguin, respectively. Wherein, an overall of 2,000 participants are expected to join the event. Bearing the theme “Sapat na Bigas, Kaya ng Pinas”, it is a social marketing and advocacy campaign which seeks to attain the three-fold goal of achieving rice self-sufficiency in the country, promoting better health among rice consumers, and improving the productivity and income of rice farmers. Included in the activity will be a briefing on the 2013 NYR of Rice, which was officially declared by President Benigno S. Aquino, III under Proclamation No. 494, signed on October 18, 2012. Complement to this, there
NGCP prepares for Tropical Depression Crising The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) implemented the necessary preparations and precautions to minimize the impact of Tropical Depression Crising on NGCP operations and facilities. Preparations include ensuring the reliability of communications equipment, availability of hardware materials and supplies necessary for the repair of damages to facilities, as well as the positioning of line crews in strategic areas, to facilitate immediate restoration work. NGCP’s Integrated Disaster Action Plan (IDAP) prescribes these and other procedures to ensure the readiness of all power transmission facilities which are expected to be affected by the passage of the weather disturbance. At 10:00 AM yesterday, the tropical depression was estimated, based on satellite and surface data, to maintain maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and move west northwest at 22 kph. TD Crising is expected to make landfall over Jose Abad Santos, Davao del Sur within the afternoon. NGCP’s Overall Disaster Command Center, which operates 24 hours a day, will monitor all power restoration activities, reports and updates from the Regional Command Centers in North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, whichever is directly affected by the weather disturbance. It will also closely coordinate and communicate with the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), other government offices, local and national media agencies.
will be an open discussion that will take course between farmers and the DA featuring topics such as Rice Varieties for Adverse Conditions, Community Seed Banking and Various Farm Machineries and Equipment assisted by the region. The department’s attached agencies will also be joining, including the National Food Authority, National Irrigation Administration, Philippine Rice Research Institute and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation who will likewise tackle on additional production support, post-harvest and farm mechanization assistance, market development services and insurance coverage.
With the NYR affair at hand, the DA10 anticipates to enlist more agricultural stakeholders, including farm-producers, general public and policymakers to have higher regard and increased productivity among rice farmers as well as healthier rice consumers. Along this line, the department also counts on the reduction of rice wastage and importations in finally realizing rice self-sufficiency by the year 2013 closes. Last year, Northern Mindanao produced 637,347 million metric tons of palay. This is 4.31% higher compared to 2011’s rice production, also registering a 74% sufficiency level. #(Joanne L. Olson, DA-10)
The 2013 NYR logo includes the letters N, Y and R to denote the National Year of Rice, using the colors of the Philippine flag and forming a rice plant. It also represents the three sectors that will be contributory in the attainment of rice self-sufficiency: Producers (farmers), Public and Policymakers.