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T is a razor close race for city mayor. Results of the Xavier University Kinaadman Research Center (KRC) survey on voters’ preference for local and national candidates conducted from March 12-16 showed incumbent Mayor Oscar Moreno, First District Representative Rufus Rodriguez, and former Mayor Vicente Emano in a three-way statistical tie. See full story, page A5

110,000 in Region 10 lose their jobs due to El Niño By Mark D. Francisco, Staff member

CAGAYAN de Oro City-The El Niño prolonged drought in the country has caused yet another casualty – sustainable employment. The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) reported on

Tuesday that El Niño has indirectly caused a spike of unemployment in this part of the country. In his quarterly report, Neda 10 chief specialist Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete

OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental -- The first batch of interns under Government Internship Program (GIP) of the Department of Labor and Employment Region 10

(DOLE-10) this year completed their orientation on 16 February 2016 at the ABC Gymnasium, Oroquieta city. DOLE-10 Regional Director Raymundo G. Agravante cited that GIP is one

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EXPRESSING GRATITUDE: Officials and employees of the Holy Child Parish School of Isabel Leyte meet with personnel of energy-firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) to express gratitude for the company’s support in their reconstruction efforts. The school was among those severely damaged by super Typhoon Yolanda in November 2013. School Principal Sr. Rosario Ayaya led the team in a recent courtesy visit to SPI’s power plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. photo supplied

DOLE MisOcc holds GIP Additional classrooms orientation to 101 interns to benefit Inawayan Pupils of the flagship programs of DOLE, which provides a six-month full time-work to dynamic and talented youths, especially the poor and indigent workers as the

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C r u z tow n no l onge r thanks to the one-storey have to attend classes in t wo - cl ass ro om bu i l d makeshift classrooms, See benefit, page A7

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CEB’s profit climbs 414% in 2015 Posts net income of P4.4 billion

The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), recorded a net income of P4.4 billion in 2015, a growth of 414% from the previous year, propelled by robust passenger and cargo revenues, and lower operating expenses. The Cebu Pacific Air

group’s total revenues went up by 8.7% to P56.5 billion, on the back of sustained growth in passenger volume on key domestic and international destinations. The airline’s improved presence in emerging markets, supported by a conservative fleet expansion plan, also

contributed to the upward trend. “CEB’s dynamic market has grown exponentially in two decades, thanks to the continued trust and patronage of our valued guests, and the staunch support of airline regulators and See cebupac, page A7

INAWAYAN Elementary School pupils and faculty bear smiles infront of their recently donated 1-storey 2-classroom building from Therma South, Inc. and Aboitiz Foundation together with the local government unit of the municipality of Sta. Cruz and Department of Education. Photo supplied

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New app to promote Davao’s best restos, destinations DAVAO CITY -- A new application created by homegrown web developer will be launched soon as an application to promote Davao City’s best destinations, restaurants and other products in time for the Visit Davao Fun Sale. Eric Chark Su, chief executive officer of TWIDL, Inc. has developed a new product dubbed as City Lifebit. He said just like big malls

and other stores both here and abroad where they issue loyalty cards to shoppers, their concept is not only about earning points but also to popularize on the net the best of the city. The product was piloted last December with already 2,000 users. Su said 50 percent of the users are from Davao, 30 percent from Cebu and Manila and 20 percent outside the Philippines.

“What is good with this is that when one goes to their favorite restaurant, coffee shop or other places, all they have to do is take a picture and post the same on the site for them to complete a set of goals and get cash back of what they bought,” he said. He said this is also handy given the fact that everyone has a cellular phone and the application is embedded

in their units compared to cards, which could be left anywhere. The City Lifebit is an application from its first and main product -- Lifebit which has 120,000 users worldwide mostly young professionals and college students. He said the application is also a system to advertise different establishments and payment is through a cash back scheme. Users are also entitled to a raffle (scratch card) with prizes -- USD 20

as top prize, USD 19 dollars second and USD 18, third. Meanwhile, Su said Lifebit has been tapped by the tourism sector for this year’s Visit Davao Fun Sale. He said their participation last year was successful with already known shops expressing interest to be featured in the promotional sale. It may be recalled that Su and his team’s firm immersed in Silicon Valley, California for three months

after winning in 2011 ON3 Pitching Competition of the international technology hub as grand prize winner in the competition organized by the Science and Technology Advisory Council of Silicon Valley. As winner, they immersed at Plug and Play Technologies and Easy Clinic Software with their expenses funded by the center as they work on their start-up projects. (PNA) JBP/LCM/DIGNA D. BANZON/LDP

Netizens call on food donations for Mt. Apo fire fighters DAVAO CITY - Concerned netizens have asked for food donations to sustain the volunteer fire fighters trying put out the conflagration at the country’s highest peak. The fire which started at a campsite near Mt. Apo’s peak Black Saturday (March 26) afternoon is on its fifth day. “Urgent need food and water for our brave firefighters and volunteers in Kapatagan saving our Mt. Apo.” Said the Facebook status of

photographer and mountain climber Rhonson Ng. Ng is one of those spearheading the effort to supply the hundreds of firefighters and volunteers fighting the fire in Mt. Apo. However the food and supplies they will be bringing is good for only two days, more is still needed. Calls on Facebook has been mounting for more volunteers preferably able-bodied persons with mountaineering experience. Other

calls have been made for the provisioning of sturdy planting tools like scythes needed to create a fireline. Currently fire-fighting operations are concentrated on the sides facing Davao City and Davao del Sur province. Davao City has dispatched its Central 911 personnel to augment the fire-fighters in the area. A lone Huey chopper deployed from Cebu with water bucket has been used to help put out the fire. (PIA/RG Alama)

Making Philippine basic education even greater By SUSAN M. SALUTA Bonifacio Central School Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental

WITH the implementation of the K to 12 curriculum for the past three years and the senior high school strands this June, it has embarked the country to a new frontier in basic education. It has made our basic education at par with other countries. I can confidently say that it is a renewal and a rebirth of basic education for our students who are being injected and introduced to the new system.

DepEd has tremendously subjected not just public school teachers but even those coming from the private sector various trainings on how to deal with the new curriculum. The trainings are being done not just at the regional level but even at the division level. Therefore, most of our public school teachers today in both elementary and secondary alike are outstanding and inspiring. It cascades down to

higher test scores by their students. Naturally, those who graduate from junior high are rising. We all want basic education to be great. Of course we can do better. And we have done just that. The challenge now is to sustain the momentum beyond what this administration has done. It is therefore the challenge of whoever will be the next education secretary to continue these successes.

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16th IYAS National Writers’ Workshop fellows named The IYAS National Writers' Workshop of the University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City, has selected 15 Fellows for 2016, out of 119 applicants nationwide. It will be held on April 24 – 30, 2016 at the Balay Kalinungan Complex of the University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City. The IYAS National Writers' Workshop is held every summer in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

It was first conducted in 2001 as a module in that year's Negros Summer Workshops in Multimedia. Since then, it has grown into an independent workshop managed by the University of St. La Salle (USLS) in cooperation with the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center of De La Salle University and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Each year, the workshop awards fifteen fellowships to writers from all over the country in the genres of fiction, poetry, and drama, and the languages English, Filipino, Cebuano, and Hiligaynon. The fellows for fiction (in English) are Hazel Meghan Hamile and Gari Real Jamero; (in Filipino) Abby Pariente and Isaac Ali Varona Tapar; and (in

Cebuano) Roehl Joseph Dazo and Mae Tiffany Galendez. Fellow for drama in Filipino is Adrian Crisostomo Ho. The fellows for poetry (in English) are Miguel Antonio Lizada and Regina Angelica Theresa Bengzon; (in Filipino) Abner Dormiendo and Joey Tabula; (in Cebuano) Herminigildo Sanchez and

Reyanne Joy Librado; (in Kinaray-a) Tracy Javines; and (in Hiligaynon) Anne Franceine Jean Corillo. Alternate fellow for poetry (in English) is Nancy Ayeng. The IYAS Workshop Director is Dr. Marjorie Evasco and the panelists for this year are Ms. Grace Monte de Ramos-Arcellana, Mr. Danilo M. Reyes, Dr. Dinah Roma-Sianturi and

Prof. John Iremil Teodoro. IYAS Project Director Atty. Raymundo Pandan, Jr. will also be in the panel. Apart from the critiquing sessions, workshop activities include a lecture from one of the panelists, a cultural tour of historic sites and landmarks in Negros Occidental, and individual consultation time between fellows and panelists. (PR)

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The shift from a highlycentralized governance to a Federal Parliamentary system will spur the development of regional economic zones like the Clark and Subic Economic Zones. We agree that a Federal system of government in the Philippines will allow regional growth areas like Clark and Subic as this lead them to “chart their own economic fate and destiny.” The “under-utilization”

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by a highlycentralized government . Respected business leaders, like Jesus V. Ayala, gave an advice : ‘Take care of peace and order and let business take care of business’,” . We also agree that when government takes care of peace and order, it brings about a climate ideal for investments for we all know that peace and security and

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political stability are the assurances which businessmen would like to have before they pour in their money. Freeing businessmen from stringent regulations imposed by national government agencies will also lessen incidences of corruption and extortion. In Federalism, regional communities are given more freedom to cultivate its home-grown economy.

Why Erap did not choose Mar, Binay LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause…” (Psalm 25:3, the Holy Bible). -ooo WHY ERAP CHOSE G R AC E , N O T M A R : Someone from the camp of former President and incumbent Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada and asked me: “do you want to know why, despite Estrada’s good assessment of Liberal Party presidential candidate Mar Roxas when Roxas was the trade secretary of Estrada in 2000, the former president did not support him but supported Sen. Grace Poe instead?” I naturally answered, yes, I wanted to know why Estrada chose to support Grace instead of Mar, so I can put in proper perspective the apparent sour-graping of Roxas when Estrada made known his choice on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. The caller told me: “the

PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN Regional Editors-Caraga JOE PALABAO MARLON GAYOG THINK a minute. Rene Michael BaÑos Regional Editor-Davao In 1919, just after World Regional Editors-Northmin War I, the cholera disease

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of the Clark International Airport and the Subic and Batangas Free Ports are “lost opportunities” resulting from a governance highly dependent on the “goodwill” of the Central Government. A Federal system of government will free vibrant investment areas from the stranglehold of stringent regulations imposed

broke out all over Europe killing many thousands of people. The British government sent doctors all over the world to find a cure for cholera. These doctors later came back and said that the Chinese did not get cholera because they boiled their water before they used it. Soon all the radios and newspapers in England were telling everyone to boil their water before they drink it. They even sent this message to the Pacific Islands since they had British soldiers there. Yet later, they heard that the

reason is that Estrada did not like what Roxas did in 2001, during the so-called Second EDSA Revolution that toppled the former movie actor from power.” Why, I asked, what did Roxas do then? Well, the caller said to me, Estrada expected Roxas to stand by him at that time, but Roxas was one of those who immediately left the former president. Estrada resented and never forgot that, I was told. -ooo WHY ERAP DITCHED BINAY, TOO: The same caller also explained that it was actually the same feeling of resentment that prompted Estrada to junk Vice President Jejomar Binay in favor of Sen. Poe. Binay, it will be recalled, was Estrada’s vice presidential candidate when he ran for the presidency for the second time in 2010. The two of them founded the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), the party being used by Binay in his presidential

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run in 2016. Yet, Estrada felt that Binay cheated on him, and did not really campaign for him in his sorties. I was told there were reports that reached Estrada that Binay in fact campaigned for then Sen. Benigno Aquino III, the only son of former President Cory Aquino, who, in turn gave Binay his first crack at big-time politics by appointing him as officer-in-charge of Makati City in 1986. The reports appeared to have been confirmed when close relatives of then Sen.

Aquino came out openly campaign for a “Noy-Bi” ticket, which meant the tandem of Sen. Noynoy Aquino and then Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay. My caller said Estrada greatly resented this, too, and will never forget it for as long as he lived. -ooo TREACHERY: AS OLD AS TIME: If it is any consolation, this phenomenon of disloyalty and treachery even against close friends and associates already existed in Biblical times. Many Biblical characters turned traitors against their friends and their family members, in a mad scramble to gain power. Unfortunately for these men and women, their treachery only brought them more misery, and even death. In Proverbs 12 of the Bible, we find the following lament about disloyalty and treachery: “Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have See batas, page A7

Just a spoonful cholera disease had still broken out in the islands killing many thousands of Islanders. The British leaders questioned the people in the island villages and asked them if they were boiling their water? The Islanders answered yes, they definitely were boiling their water to drink. But this is how they did it. They boiled just a small amount of water and put it in a bottle. Then only once or twice a day, they would get the bottle and drink a small teaspoon of the boiled water, like taking medicine. Then they would put the bottle away again and the rest of the day they drank unboiled, dirty water. No wonder people still

got cholera and died! Yet many of us do that with Jesus Christ. We don’t want to live Jesus’ way every day, so we go to church one day a week to feel better about ourselves. Then we go back to living our own way the other 6 days of the week. Or, if we’re not religious church people, we think that if we’re a good, kind person, then God will accept us into heaven after we die. But just like 1 teaspoon of clean water a day will not keep you healthy, only 1 day a week of living for Jesus Christ, or just trying to be a good person, is not even close to our Maker’s standard of pure goodness.

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The only kind of goodness God can live together with is perfect, pure goodness of all our thoughts, motives, words, and actions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Think a Minute.

Keep your feet from following evil Daily inspiration Juvy Sarraga

THERE are a lot of things that are competing for our attention. Each one of us has a mission on earth and we are to care for one another. Be vigilant to not allow distractions to get you off course. When we wander off course

it is even more tempting to take up activities and habits that are dishonoring to God. Don’t get sidetracked from your calling. Reflection “Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.” Proverbs 4:27

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By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff member

Emano is the preferred choice of 31.75 percent of respondents. Moreno got 30.50 percent and Rodriguez 25.75 percent. Undecided voters accounted for 11.88 percent. The poll has a sample size of 800 and a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the city level. A statistical tie among the candidates indicates that none of them has a significant lead over the others or that any of them can win for the particular position. A look at the results by district reveals that Moreno commanded 39.68 percent

of votes in District 1, followed by Emano with 31.22 percent. Rodriguez got 19.58 percent. This puts Moreno and Emano in a statistical tie, with Moreno’s lead within the margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points. Emano topped in District 2 with 32.23 percent. Within points of Emano is Rodriguez with 31.28 percent, while Moreno had 22.27 percent. This means that in the Second District, it is Emano and Rodriguez who are in a statistical tie given the margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percent-

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age points. Voters’ preference for vice mayor puts incumbent Vice Mayor Ian Acenas in a clear lead with 42.75 percent. Trailing Acenas is Kikang Uy with 27.25 percent, and Roger Abaday in third place with 17.00 percent. Undecided voters accounted for 13.00 percent. Acenas was the top choice in both districts with

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UNMATCHED ATTENDANCE. Left photo shows Butuan mayoral candidate Engr. Ronnie Vicente Lagnada (left) and reelectionist Congressman Lawrence “Law” Fortun (right) as they lead the lantern-lighting during the RCL Team’s proclamation rally at the City Sports Complex in Barangay Libertad, Butuan City on March 28, 2016. In terms of attendance, the event, which attracted some 8,000-10,000 people (middle and right photos), is unmatched in Butuan’s local politics. Photos supplied

Lagnada-Fortun proclamation gets unprecedented 10K crowd By PAT SAMONTE, Regional Editor-Caraga

BUTUAN CIT Y – An estimated 8,000-10,000 people massed at the City Sports Complex in Barangay Libertad here during the proclamation rally of

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and political analyst who asked not to be named said the massive turnout at the Monday rally was the biggest so far in this city’s history. The big crowd that filled the rafters of the big grand-

stand and flowed down the sports complex grounds so impressed Butuan mayoral candidate Ronnie Vicente Conde Lagnada (RCL) who remarked, “This is my first time to address a huge audience as this.

I thank you so much for your time and patience.” The crowd responded with long and repetitive shouts of “RCL…!” and loud applause. Reeleclectionist Agusan del Norte First District

OVEITH C. BETOS AND MARICEL GLORIA R. TAUB, Petitioners. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES TEDDY P. BALABAT AND MICHELLE ANN S. BALICANTA

See fortun, page A7

Republic of the Philippines 4thSHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

Republic of the Philippines 4thSHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO.2016-027

Congressman Lawrence “Law” Fortun expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the people’s support vowing to serve with transparency, accountability and guided by good governance.

CIVIL CASE NO.2016-028

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES NICK LEGASPI BARTON AND CHERYL LOU A. LUCAGBO-BARTON

CIVIL CASE NO.2016-

NICK LEGASPI BARTON AND CHERYL LOU A. LUCAGBO-BARTON Petitioners. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

TEDDY P. BALABAT AND MICHELLE ANN S. BALICANTA Petitioners. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - / ORDER

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on August 24, 2009 at Bacolod, Lanao Del Norte, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at Service Support Battalion, 1ID Upper Pulacan Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur and Ceanuri Subd., Camague, Iligan Cityl respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to inability of petitioners to perform their respective essential marital obligations such as mutual fidelity, love, respect, support for each other, and irreconcilable differences, the petitioners only lived together for twenty six (6) years already since March 17, 2010 and they decided to part ways and still separated at the present, thereby, they executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation.Since their separation they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, surviving their marriage bond on August 24, 2009 , so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on April 08, 2016 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 16th day of March, 2016.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on February 24, 2009 at Malaybalay City, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to their residents at Purok 1, Dologon, Maramag and Purok 1, Sinanglan, Malaybalay City respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to inability of petitioners to perform their respective essential marital obligations such as mutual fidelity, love, respect, support for each other, and irreconcilable differences, the petitioners only lived together for twenty four (4) years now since February 2011 and they decided to part ways and still separated at the present, thereby, they executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation.Since their separation they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, surviving their marriage bond on February 24, 2009 , so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on April 11, 2016 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 17th day of March, 2016.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on Dec. 23, 1989 at Manticao, Misamis Oriental, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at Bagong Silang, Tibanga, Iligan City and Poblacion. Manticao, Misamis Oriental respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to inability of petitioners to perform their respective essential marital obligations such as mutual fidelity, love, respect, support for each other, and irreconcilable differences, the petitioners only lived together for eleven (11) years now and they decided to part ways and still separated at the present, thereby, they executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, surviving their marriage bond on Dec. 23, 1989 , so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on April 18, 2016 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 22nd day of March, 2016.

(Sgd.)HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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El Niño... from page A1

said that there were only 725,000 persons employed in the agriculture industry in Northern Mindanao as of October 2015 compared to 835,000 of the same month in 2014 or a decrease in 13.28 percent. This means that there were more than 110,00 persons who lost their jobs in the one-year span and Mr. Clarete immediately attributed it to the erratic weather phenomenon. The agriculture employment sector covers agriculture hunting and forestry, fishing, industry and mining and quarrying. The decrease in employment in the agricultural sector in Region 10 has caused the overall increase of unemployment in the area with only 1.9 million people currently working as compared to more than two million in October 2014. But at the same time, El Niño has not yet affected palay production in the region, data from December 2015 showed. In the same released report, records showed that there was a spike in palay production in the fourth quarter of 2015 here at 12.9 percent or a total of 234,276 metric tons harvested. Corn production also increased ten percent higher with 401,570 metric tons harvested. Nuts – the main export of Northern Mindanao – had a slight 0.2 percent production decrease with only 476,953,596 pieces harvested. They were mostly transported to other countries in the form of activated carbon, coconut chemicals, coconut cream, coconut fiber, coconut milk powder, coconut oil, coconut shell charcoal, coconut water, copra cake/ meal, desiccated coconut, reduced fat coconut, toasted coconut, sweetened coconut and palm oil-fatty acid.

DOLE... from page A1

priority sector of government intervention, who want to pursue a career in the government service, particularly in the fields and disciplines related to labor and employment. The DOLE-GIP interns are mostly young professionals and fresh college graduates between ages 1830 years old, who are degree or technical vocational course holders relevant to the DOLE’s operations such as economics, law, labor and industrial relations, social science, political science, public administration and journalism/communication. Starting February until August this year, the interns will be deployed in different government agencies. They will undergo training in DOLE’s public service functions and operations including

but not limited to program advocacy, front-line services delivery, program research and monitoring, project evaluation and documentation, encoding of Skills Registry System profile of registrants, providing assistance to LGUs and/or academe staff and other non-technical functions. Under the program, the interns will receive allowance/stipend amounting to P238.50 per day which is equivalent to 75% of the existing Regional minimum wage of P318.00, payable every 15th and 30th of the month. In addition, DOLE-X shall enroll the interns to a one-time Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) premium in the amount prescribed by the GSIS for an insurance package. “This program will serve as your training ground to be effective public servants in the future. It will enable you to gain experience and sharpen your skills in preparation for long-term employment”, Rodrigo said. Through the GIP, young workers are given opportunity to demonstrate their talents and skills in the field of public service, contributing to the national goal of inclusive growth through massive employment generation and sustainable poverty reduction. (Lei Garrett I. Miraflor/ DOLE-10 MisOcc)

CebuPac... from page A1

stakeholders both in the Philippines and abroad. Our passengers now number over 125 million since our inception – a testament to our commitment in enabling everyJuan to fly, through our extensive and most affordable flight network,” said Atty. JR Mantaring, CEB Vice President for Corporate Affairs. CEB flew a total of 18.4 million passengers in 2015, up 8.9% from the 16.9 million passengers flown in 2014. The record numbers boosted passenger revenues to P42.7 billion, an increase of 6.2% year-on-year. Cargo revenues likewise posted an upsurge of 10% to P3.5 billion, while ancillary revenues increased by 19.6% to P10.4 billion due to improved online bookings and a wider range of ancillary revenue products and services. In 2015, the number of flights soared by 7.6% yearon-year with the launch of new routes such as Manila – Doha and Cebu – Tokyo (Narita), and increased frequencies of existing routes. The airline ended 2015 with 55 aircraft, following the acquisition of five brandnew, wide-bodied Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft with a respective configuration of 180 and 436 all-economy class seats. For bookings and inquiries, guests can visit www.cebupacificair.com or call (+632)7020-888 or (+6332)230-8888. The latest

seat sales can be found on CEB’s official Facebook and Twitter pages. Guests may also download the Cebu Pacific official mobile app on the App Store and Google Play. Cebu Pacific’s 56-strong fleet is comprised of 7 Airbus A319, 35 Airbus A320, 6 Airbus A330, and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft. It is one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2016 and 2021, CEB expects delivery of three more brand-new Airbus A320, 30 Airbus A321neo, and 16 ATR 72-600 aircraft.

the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,’ says the LORD. `I will protect them from those who malign them…’ ” -ooo PLEASE WATCH OR LISTEN: “Tambalang Batas at Somintac”, a newscommentary radio program, aired at DZEC 1062 kHz and other Radyo Agila provincial stations, at http:// www.eaglebroadcasting. net/radyoagila and at www. youtube.com (type DZEC Radyo Agila Tambalang Batas at Somintac 1062 Live), 6 to 7 in the morning, Philippine time. Phone: 0922 833 43 96, 0918 574 from page A1 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: ing donated recently by batasmauricio@yahoo.com. AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South, Inc. and Aboitiz Foundation, in from page A5 partnership with the lo- Suzette Magtajas (2.58 percal government and the cent) Joebert Agcopra (2.49 Department of Education. percent), Conrad Lim (2.49 The two classrooms are percent), and Philip Amoeach equipped with 50 arm- guis (2.31 percent). chairs, a teacher’s table, two It is also a hard-fought electric fans, comfort rooms and tight congressional race. and full-sized blackboards. In the First District, Rolando “Hindi na ako maalika- Uy and Candy Darimbang bukan at matutumbahan are locked in a statistical tie ng blackboard. Masisigu- with 48.94 percent and 45.77 rado ko na po na ako’y percent, respectively, with makakapag-aral ng mabuti a margin of error of plus or at makakamit ko na ang minus 5 percentage points. aking pangarap. Daghan 5.29 percent of those asked kaayong salamat, TSI,” 4th were still undecided. grader John Kirby Cedeno In the Second District, said during the ceremonial Ramon Tabor, who got 36.02 turnover of the classrooms percent, is in a statistical last February 23. tie with Maxie Rodriguez A handwashing facility, who achieved 35.80 percent. and an auxiliary classroom Edgar Cabanlas got 16.11 was also donated by Therma percent. The margin of erSouth’s contractor, Cherr ror is at plus or minus 4.6 Straw Construction and percentage points. ResponSupply. dents who were undecided From 2012 up to the pres- accounted for 10.43 percent. ent, Inawayan Elementary Voters’ preference for School received one AGAPP national candidates Silid Pangarap building Davao City Mayor Roand 350 armchairs from drigo Duterte leads signifiAboitizPower and Aboitiz cantly in the presidential Foundation. AboitizPower contest getting 47.50 peralso implemented classroom cent of votes. Grace Poe rewiring and enhancement with 19.13 percent is in a projects in the school, which statistical tie with Jejomar has a student population of Binay who got 16.38 percent. 1,266. Mar Roxas is in the fourth “I have always said this, spot with 12.25 percent and AboitizPower is the best Miriam Santiago in the last thing that happened in Sta. spot with 0.13 percent. 4.62 Cruz,” Sta. Cruz Mayor Joel percent of the respondents Ray L. Lopez said in his were undecided. The margin speech during the ceremo- of error is at plus or minus nial turnover. 3.5 percentage points. Aside from improving Results for the vice the quality of the pupils’ presidential race showed learning environment, a statistical tie among Peter Therma South has also been Cayetano with 21.12 perproviding assistance for the cent, Ferdinand Marcos Jr capability building of the also with 21.12 percent and faculty and staff of Inawayan Francis Escudero with 21.00 Elementary School, like the percent. Lenie Robredo got teacher’s training for K-12 the nod of 16.88 percent of tech-voc courses. Therma voters, followed by Antonio South has also committed Trillanes with 7.00 percent to support the teachers' and Gringo Honasan with training for K-12 Tech-Voc 5.62 percent. Undecided votcourses for five years. ers comprised 7.25 percent. The margin of error is at plus or minus 3 percentage from page A4 points. vanished from the human Top problems in Cagayan de Oro race. Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with The XU-KRC survey their lips but harbor decep- also asked respondents to identify urgent problems tion in their hearts. “May the LORD silence in their barangay. all flattering lips and every For Peace and Order, the boastful tongue---those top three concerns identified who say, `By our tongues were illegal drugs, theft and we will prevail; our own robbery, and illegal parking lips will defend us---who of trucks and other vehicles. is lord over us?’ `Because Respondents named

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canals and drainage as the top issues in Basic Services, followed by water supply, then roads. The top three environmental concerns were garbage disposal, sanitation and toilets. Employment, livelihood and food security surfaced as the top three economic issues. Meanwhile, corruption at the barangay level, corruption at the city level, and the implementation of city ordinances came out as the primary issues in local governance. The XU-KRC survey used a systematic random sampling in the selection of households. The sample size of 800 was allocated proportionately to Districts 1 and 2. The research was fully funded by Xavier University. A second survey will be conducted by KRC closer to the election date, with an expected release date on the first week of May.

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Fortun emphasized that he would remain true to the people who gave him trust and handed him the position of lawmaker. Referring to his critics and political foes who called him “traitor”, Fortun said he would neither condone anomalous transactions nor be a party to any wrongdoings in government and be a traitor to the trust reposed on him by the people. “Since I became your city councilor in 2007, your vice-mayor in 2010, and now your congressman, never had I been embroiled in anomalous transactions. I shall always be true and will treasure your trust in me and my parents’ legacy of honesty, transparency and dignity.” Fortun said. Following the presentation of a Manifesto of Support by the different sectors, the RCL Team candidates for the city’s elective positions

affixed their signatures on a Collective Covenant with the promise: 1. To listen and take cognizance of the will of the people; 2. To serve and protect the people; 3. To promote and practice professionalism, accountability, innovation, openness in governance, and work diligently for the greatest number of people; 4. To implement the Development Agenda as espoused by the TEAM for the benefit of the people; 5. To b e t he Re a l Change Leaders of the people. Lagnada said “The time has come for a change in the city’s leadership. While the present local administration has had no plans to where Butuan City is going, we have a Master Plan for our beloved city for its development and growth. We shall guide it to become Caraga Region’s economic center. He invited the people to join him in his advocacy for change, development and progress. Lagnada irged his fellow Butuanons, “If you want a real change in our city, please be with us.” In his message, vice-mayoral candidate Jose “Joboy” Aquino II assured to serve the people without favor or political consideration. The former congressman brought home the point that he wanted to do something valuable as his legacy to the Butuanons. The RCL bets for the city council’s 10 seats, reelectionist Councilors Rema Burdeos, Ferdinand Nalcot, and Derrick Plaza, former Councilor Norbert Nortega, businesswoman Cherry Mae Busa, Omar Andaya, Atty. John Gil Unay, Atty. Glenn Carampatana, Atty. Ehrnest Sanchez, and Libertad Barangay Chairman Engr. Vincent Rosario, also presented their respective programs in the local lawmaking body.

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RESIDENTIAL candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte has ordered Central 911 to respond to a reported massive fire on Mt. Apo that has affected more than 100 hectares of forest cover.

Duterte yesterday called for urgent action to help quell the forest fire that broke out at around 1 p.m. of March 26 on the country’s highest peak. The Davao City Mayor’s order came after dozens of trekkers, who climbed Mt. Apo during the Holy Week, were evacuated as Makilala and Magpet Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel in North Cotabato have been trying to fight the forest fire. According to North Cotabato tourism officer Joey Recimilla, as of Sunday morning the forest fire, which is only about 2 kilometers from Lake Venado,

has continued to spread. Lake Venado is said to be adjacent to the reforestation sites in Makilala town. If not contained, Recimilla expressed fear that the fire could penetrate the Kidapawan-MagpetMakilala eco-triangle. “Davao City’s 911 units are always ready to respond if necessary,” he said referring to Davao City’s Emergency Response Team that addresses calls needing police assistance and any type of emergency. Davao City’s Emergency Response units have gone providing assistance beyond Davao City. See duterte, page B3

Hundreds of farmers from the municipalities of Arakan, Antipas, Magpet, President Roxas, Makilala, Tulunan, Mlang and Kidapawan City block the Davao-Cotabato highway on Wednesday (30March 2016) as they demand for the release of 15,000 sacks of rice as calamity assistance for those affected in the El Nino phenomenon. North Cotabato province was declared as under a state of calamity last January because of the long dry spell. MindaNews photo by Toto Lozano

Poll spending could ease El Niño effects ties were gravely affected by be given to them, according the drought, hence emer- to the Department of Social Clarete said even by gency food packs have to See effects, page B3 just helping candidates distribute leaflets and poster placements is already a big help for those in agriculture sector who, since October last year, had not been engaged for farm work due to lack or absence of rain. “After the fourth-quarter (palay and corn) harvest, there were no more planting and other farm activities in the fourth quarter, hence thousands of agricultural BAI ON BONSAI. Balagnao Adelfa Saway, 59, of the Talaanworkers have been laid off,” dig tribe, climbs a bonsai tree atop Mt. Anlagan (known to many as Mt. Dulang-dulang) in Lantapan, Bukidnon he pointed out. on Black Saturday (March 26, 2016). Mt. Anlagan (2,938 About 134,674 house- masl) is the country’s second highest peak. holds in farming communiMindaNews photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - While the effects El Niñospawned dry spell would still be felt in succeeding months, the election season however could cushion their impact on the economy, a planning agency official said on Tuesday (March 29, 2015) during a media forum here. “The election period can make a kick into the regional and national economy,” chief economic development specialist Cecilio Y. Clarete of the National Economic and Development Authority region 10 said.

If rules had been observed, Mount Apo should have been closed to climbers due to drought

DAVAO CITY – The Holy Week climb to Mt. Apo this year was, like last year, “controlled” due to the drought, with only 1,000 climbers supposedly allowed to go up via the six trails in North Cotabato’s Kidapawan, Makilala and Magpet and Davao del Sur’s Digos, Sta. Cruz and Bansalan. The number of climbers exceeded 1,000. According to the report of the Department of Tourism Region 12, the actual count of trekkers at the peak as of 10 a.m. of March 26 – or three hours before the fire started at the peak – was 989. “This figure is just for March 26, 2016 at a particular time but the number

was bigger on other times, and hence went beyond the 1,000 limit, as there are entry points that had exceeded their agreed allocation of trekkers,” the report said. The fire was still raging Wednesday amid calls for the closure of Mt. Apo to climbers for three to five years. If rules had been strictly observed, however, Mt. Apo should have been closed to climbers this year. The Trekking Policy Resolution No. 2015-01 of the Mt. Apo Natural Park – Protected Area Management Board (MANP-PAMB) provides under policy number 19 six items on Fire See closed, page B3

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SM Lanang Premier presents “Flavor Fusion” in support of Visit Davao To intensify the Visit Davao Fun Sale (VDFS) 2016 campaign, SM Lanang Premier, in partnership with Department of Tourism-Region XI, is staging a culinary festival showcasing Davao’s unique and bold flavors on April 3, 9 and 10. The said festival dubbed “Flavor Fusion: Davao on a Plate” aims to make the VDFS more exciting and enticing for tourists. It takes inspiration from the Madrid Fusion Manila (MFM) 2016, the first and only Asian edition of Madrid Fusion, which is the world’s most prestigious Spanish gastronomy congress. In the spirit of the MFM, the metro’s premier shopping and lifestyle destination is bringing Davao City’s finest chefs

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BEAR BRAND continues to strengthen generations of Filipino families with its ‘Laki sa Tibay’ campaign In every disaster that hits the Philippines, strength and resiliency emanate as prevailing Filipino traits. But where do they get their strength of character when life’s greatest challenges come their way? That strength of character came as a result of years of nurture, which started from their very own homes. BEAR BRAND PMD leveraged its efforts to nourish Filipino families to good health when it first kicked off its Laki sa Gatas (LSG) campaign, which has since benefited almost four million children, three million parents and 168,000 teachers since 2006. Through the LSG, BEAR BRAND PMD raised awareness on micronutrient

deficiency, which is one of the major public health concerns in the Philippines. On its 10th year, BEAR BRAND PMD relaunches its long-running nutrition education advocacy from Laki Sa Gatas to Laki Sa Tibay as proof of the brand’s commitment to continue strengthening the TIBAY of Filipino children, towards achieving their ambitions. For BEAR BRAND, TIBAY is facing life’s challenges by having strength of body, mind and will, achieved through a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition, with everyday milk drinking at the center. Through the launch of LAKI SA TIBAY in 2016, BEAR BRAND PMD aims to reach more public schools per year to

engage more teachers, parents and school-children on the role that TIBAY plays for them to achieve their ambitions. With the Laki sa Tibay in place, BEAR BRAND PMD will be highlighting the vital role played by a healthy lifestyle, with everyday milk drinking at its core. This ensures that every Filipino child has the right Tibay ng Katawan, Kalooban at Isipan in overcoming life’s biggest challenges. “When life turns sour, the world sees not our vulnerability but our resiliency,” said Alfredo Dela Cruz, Business Executive Manager for Dairy, Health and Nutrition Solutions of Nestle Phils. “This is why we want to instill the importance of having Tibay ng Loob starting from the children in our very own homes. When they carry that strength of character as they grow old, they will be able to provide better lives to their families and contribute effectively to the community as well.” As the campaign transitions to Laki sa Tibay, BEAR BRAND PMD will continue to “push the fight against MND and ensure that all Filipino families get the right vitamins in going through their day-

to-day activities through continuous milk intake.” “Children need the right amounts of Iron, Zinc and Vitamin C because these nutrients keep them from experiencing tiredness, a weakened immune system, loss of concentration and illness. For them to get these Tibay Resistensya nutrients, it is important to regularly drink milk that’s specially fortified with iron, zinc and Vitamin C such as BEAR BRAND PMD as these nutrients are

depleted every 24 hours,” Dela Cruz added. Under the new campaign, BEAR BRAND PMD will also launch its Milyon Milyon sa Ambisyon raffle promo where the company will collect empty packs of BEAR BRAND PMD products from the entries and convert them into school chairs. The end products will be donated to select public schools in the Philippines. Dela Cruz concluded, “B E A R B R A N D P M D

is more than just every household’s companion to get the Tibay Resistensya nutrients they need in going through the day; BEAR BRAND PMD also helps each and every member of the family to get the Tibay they need in facing what life has in store for them. In the coming years, we will continue to nurture Filipinos to be matibay; so that they can have the strength of body that can match their strength of will.”

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Duterte... from page B1

It can be recalled that in the aftermath of super typhoon Yolanda, Duterte sent medical teams and personnel of Central 911 to help in the massive search and rescue operations in the battered Tacloban City. Duterte also called for long term action on watershed management and forest protection especially in important watersheds like Mt. Apo. “Mt. Apo is not only a tourist spot, and adventure for taking selfies, but mountains and volcanoes with forests help manage the effects of climate change and,” he said. “El Nino is undeniably here. We need less talk and more action to protect or enhance nature around us, since our survival depends on it, especially the rural poor,” Duterte added. (Jerry Dureza)

Effects... from page B1

Welfare and Development regional office two weeks ago Clarete said elections create (seasonal) jobs in the services sector which include among others the printing and distribution of election propaganda materials, various modes of transportation, hotels and restaurants. Candidates also engaged the services of information technology communications specialists and public relations practitioners. “E l e c t i on sp e nd i ng will have an impact on our GRDP (gross regional domestic product), hence we expect Region 10’s 6.0 percent in 2015 to be higher this year,” the Neda 10 official said, adding that the region’s performance is better than the 5.8-percent national GDP last year. GDP is a monetary measure of the value of all final goods and services produced in a period (either quarterly or annually). Supervising tourism promotions officer Decius Esmedalla of the Department of Tourism 10, who was the media forum guest, agreed with Clarete’s statements and added that the “changing of the guards” in local and national government offices would have an impact on the tourism industry. “We have yet to see who will be in office and whether tourism is of priority in their administration,” Esmedalla said even as he presented earlier a 39.23% increase in domestic and foreign tourist arrivals in 2015 compared to the previous year, from 1,664,856 to 2,317,912 visitors to Northern Mindanao. Among provinces, Misamis Oriental received the bulk with 683,695 tourists in 2015, close to 94% of which were recorded in Cagayan de Oro—the region’s top tourist destination. Camiguin was visited by 601,073 tourists last year, followed by Misamis Occi-

dental (including Oroquieta, Ozamiz and Tangub) with 557,868, Bukidnon (including Malaybalay and Valencia) with 273,734, and Lanao del Norte (including Iligan) with 201,523. The regional tourism promotions chief said in a way campaign sorties of national candidates contribute to domestic tourism since they make use of tourism facilities and amenities and ancillary services. “And whenever one travels and stay for more than 24 hours, they spend for plane fares, hotel accommodation and good and even go shopping which are activities associated to tourism industry,” he added. In a study, “The Impact of Election Spending in the Philippine Economy,” that was presented in the 2010 National Convention on Statistics, it states that “election in the Philippines by common knowledge influences markets, prices, the labor market and economic activities.” Among the study findings was the P13.5 billion was added to the domestic spending due to the 2010 national and local elections and it resulted to a 0.34 percentage point increase in the GDP that year. For the May 9 elections, election spending during the pre-campaign period from March 2015 to January 2016 has already reached P6.7 billion, according to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism.

Closed... from page B1

Prevention measures: cooking shall only be done using portable burners (and) use of firewood is strictly prohibited; campfires are strictly prohibited in all trails and camp sites of Mt. Apo; no fireworks allowed; smoking is strictly prohibited; all trails shall be closed during the dry season and absence of rain for at least two months; and forest guards shall be deployed by the respective LGUs on the trails, to enforce closure during dry months.” Despite these clear provisions of closure during dry months, despite the fact that North Cotabato and Davao del Sur have been placed under a state of calamity due to the drought, the climb was allowed but limited to 1,000 excluding porters, as agreed upon during the February 26 meeting of the MANP-PAMB in Digos City. During that meeting, the impact of the drought on Mt. Apo was discussed and tourism officers of Makilala and Bansalan recommended closure to trekking. The four other tourism officers, however, suggested a limited climb, citing pre-booked climbers, according to the Mt. Apo Climb Summit Monitoring Update prepared for the Ecotourism Committee of the MANP-PAMB. Fire on drought years When the fire started at the peak Saturday noon, “mabuti na lang wala nang tao sa peak” (it was a good thing there were no more climbers at the peak,” Julius Paner, Senior Tourism Operations Officer of Sta. Cruz town, told MindaNews in his

office Monday morning. Digos City’s Tourism Officer Edgardo “Bebot” Elera told MindaNews in Kapatagan, Digos City Monday noon that most of the climbers had gone down from the peak by then. The last time Mt. Apo was on fire was in 1998, also a year of drought, Tourism Officer Joey Recemilla, chair of the Ecotourism Committee of the MANP-PAMB, told MindaNews in a telephone interview. Recemilla said the other fire incidents he witnessed were also on drought years – in 1977-1978, 1983 and 1998, the latter he described as “the worst” as it took months before the fire could be contained. At that time, there was still no unified policy on climbing Mt. Apo and no coordination among local government units. He said this has been corrected and response mechanisms had been set up. “Immediately we responded,” he added . How Saturday’s fire started, no one can say with certainty. Elera said he “cannot say kung accident or deliberate.. Maybe somebody threw a cigarette butt.” But he maintained that the local government units had not been remiss in reminding trekkers especially since there is already a unified trekking policy. Copies of the policy are given those who register to climb. “Masyadong mataas ang possibility” (there’s a very high possibility) that trekkers caused the fire, Recemilla acknowledged. Limited to 1,000 Recemilla said this year’s Holy Week trek to the country’s highest peak was supposed to be limited to only 1,000 climbers: 300 for those climbing via the Sta. Cruz trail in Davao del Sur, 200 for Digos City, also in Davao del Sur, 200 for Kidapawan City in North Cotabato and 100 each for Bansalan in Davao del Sur and North Cotabato’s Magpet and Makilala towns. According to the Trekking Policy, Mt. Apo’s peak season for climbing is the Holy Week, from Monday to Sunday, and registration fee and exit fee for the climb is more expensive, at P1,500 each. The rest of the time, registration and exit fees cost P1,000 each. No exit fee is collected if the climber descends using the same trail for ascent. Recemilla said Sta. Cruz exceeded the number of climbers beyond its allowable 300. According to the DOT Region 12 report and the Mt. Apo Climb Summit Monitoring Update of the MANP-PAMB, as of 10 a.m. on March 26 or at least three hours before the fire started, the actual number of persons at the peak was 989 – trekkers, guides and porters, monitoring team members, vendors and illegal entrants. Of this, a total of 537 reportedly came from the Sta. Cruz trail, 488 of them trekkers; 206 from Digos, 111 from Makilala, 96 from Bansalan, 23 from Kidapawan and 16 from Magpet. As the DOT 12 report noted, this number only represents a certain time and that the number “was bigger on other times, and hence went beyond the 1,000 limit.” “Still manageable” Paner told MindaNews their count was 350 “including guides.” Sta. Cruz was given the big-

gest quota because it had more pre-bookings. Paner explained that this is because the Sta. Cruz trail is the nearest from the airport and seaport of Davao City. There used to be a Davao City trail via Tamayong but this has been closed for years. Paner said their excess number of 50 was “still manageable” and that it was difficult to turn away climbers because many came all the way from Luzon. Elera said they registered at least 225 climbers, excluding the 140 Boy Scouts from high schools in Davao del Sur who took the Sta. Cruz trail but were briefed in Digos. Asked if the 140 Boy Scouts were part of his list of 350 climbers, Paner said this was a separate list as the Boy Scouts were given a “special permit” by the mayor. But Paner said only 103 and not 140 Scouts climbed. “They used Kidapawan as an exit trail.” According to Recemilla, protocol requires that when a fire is reported, climbers are to “immediately exit to the safest and nearest trail,” in this case, Kidapawan City. The DOT 12 said that “according to reports, climbers denied entry in Makilala had proceeded to Sta. Cruz and were accommodated with the blessings of the Mayor.” “Not true,” Paner told MindaNews on Thursday morning. “The mayor only instructed me to accommodate the Boy Scouts, wala nang iba. Nobody from Makilala came to us. In fact, kami pa nga ang nag-refer ng climbers sa ibang trails kasi nga puno na kami.” Paner said that per their records, the total number of those who climbed via the Sta. Cruz trail was 453, including the 103 Boy Scouts and the 350 trekkers and guides. Same as last year Elera said Digos used to host around 700 trekkers during the Holy Week “but the Ecotourism Committee of PAMB saw the problem due to El Nino, that is why each trail was given a quota.” He said he raised a question during the MANP-PAMB meeting on the Holy Week climb, “what shall I do with unbooked climbers who will walk in during Holy Week, let’s say coming from Manila and who are ready to climb? The committee replied, ‘okay let them climb.’ That’s why our Digos quota of 200 (exceeded) by 25 climbers.” The Trekking Policy Resolution 2015-01 provides under Policy 5 that climbers must be pre-booked and a “no walk-in trekkers” policy “shall be strictly implemented.” Last year, Recemilla said, Mt. Apo was closed to climbers due to the El Nino phenomenon. But the MANP-PAMB also opened it to 1,000 climbers citing the pre-bookings. A report of the Manila Bulletin on March 20 last year said the closure decision was made following an emergency camp and trail assessment where they discovered problems in several trails and water sources especially near the peak. “Many of the water sources have dried up. And the grasslands there, they have all dried up,” Recemilla said in the Manila Bulletin report. He noted that a cigarette butt could ignite a fire. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

LUMAD FESTIVAL Himamat 2016 A Festival of Festivals for Peace and Cultural Understanding Sept. 23-24, 2016, Cagayan de Oro City

MUSIC-VIDEO JINGLE CONTEST In search for authentic rhythmic sounds and interspersed with thematic chants that could drumbeat the inaugural staging of the Amihang Mindanao Lumad Festival, Businessweek Mindanao Corporation with the Department of Tourism Northern Mindanao office have jointly launched a MusicVideo Jingle Contest.

WHO MAY JOIN The MVJ Contest is open to all professional and amateur music-video makers. To be eligible, one must be of age and residents of Northern Mindanao who are familiar with the fundamentals of filmmaking techniques, innate appreciation of ethnic dances and music, and familiarity with shared dialects of the indigenous communities in the region.

CONTEST PERIOD MVJ Contest period is from April 4 to May 6, 2016. Entry forms shall be available at the Secretariat Office, Amihang Mindanao Lumad Festival, Businessweek Mindanao Corporation, Tanleh Building, Abellanosa Street, Cagayan de Oro City. Entries may be submitted within the contest period and only the first 25 entries will be evaluated in the screening and preliminary judging. Deadline for the submission of entries is at 5 p.m. of May 6, 2016. Announcement of Top Five Finalists and declaration of the Winner is on May 13, 2016 at SM City Cagayan de Oro Atrium, the program of which will start at 3 p.m.

MVJ CONTEST ENTRIES Entries, which sound and visuals, must be at least 15 seconds but must not exceed 30 seconds, inclusive of performance and conceptual clips, in MPEG format. These should be in clean version, hence video title, title bumpers, creator’s name, source of materials and editor credits should be submitted separately. Only one entry per participant is allowed. All contest entries, once submitted, becomes properties of the contest organizers and be used by them with due credits to the creators.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING Music should be original yet appropriate and evocative. The use of indigenous and natural sounds are advisable. Video images should have proper exposure in terms of lighting while words used in dialogues, slogans and catchphrases should be intelligible and easily remembered. Content should not be offensive to cultural practices and religious norms. Of the submitted entries, five will be chosen as finalists and the sole winner will be selected from them based on the above-mentioned criteria.

MVJ CONTEST PRIZES Winner will receive PhP10,000.00 cash prize, a plaque of recognition while the other four (4) finalists will also receive PhP2,000.00 cash prize each and a certificate of appreciation during the awarding ceremonies.

LUMAD FESTIVAL Himamat 2016 A Festival of Festivals for Peace and Cultural Understanding Sept. 23-24, 2016, Cagayan de Oro City MUSIC-VIDEO JINGLE CONTEST

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