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LAWMAKER from Mindanao has filed a bill declaring as a criminal offense the practice of the police authorities of naming crime gangs after their hometown or ethnic community.

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Lawmaker calls for meeting of municipal police commanders

By GERRY LEE GORIT, Correspondent MISAMIS Oriental provincial board member Bebeng Dumadag has called for a meeting of all municipal police station commanders on Thursday.

Dumadag said she plans to pass a resolution for the installation of mobile checkpoints in strategic areas in Misamis Oriental.

“We had been witness to

the surging criminalities in the different municipalities of the province,” she said.

She said the purpose of the meeting is to discuss the viability of the proposed resolution.

The meeting will be chaired by the committee on peace and order.

Dumadag noted that See calls, page A9

A mass of logs and other tree parts litter the shore of Talisayan, Misamis Oriental.

The debris, reportedly washed from Surigao and Agusan provinces, has adversely affected the fishing industry of this coastal town, including neighboring Balingasag where bangus fish cages have been damaged. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit

Trader urges big screen Veterans’ coverage for Pope’s mass Bank taps big screens for free public local govts viewing, why not for Pope

By Emmanuel C. Roldan

DAVAO City—Businesswoman Joji Ilagan-Bian appealed to well-off Dabawenyos, business sector and public officials to set up big screens to view live coverage of the Papal Mass in Luneta during his first visit here in the country on January 18, 2015.

“If (Congressman) Manny Pacquiao’s fights had

FEEDING PROGRAM. The regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Northern Mindanao conducted a feeding program for street children at its compound in Barangay Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City on December 18, 2014. Aside from free foods, the children receive clothes and school supplies.

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Police exec: Zero firecracker injury in Misoc mis Occidental achieved “zero casualty” in terms of firecracker injury during CAMP Naranjo, Oroquieta the celebration of the New City--The province of Misa- Year, said Acting Provincial

By PJ TREMEDAL Misoc News Bureau

Director Sr. Supt. Archival Diokno Macala of Misamis Occidental Provincial Police Office on See inury, page A9

Francis’ Papal Mass?” Bian asked the media in a press briefing as the date of the visit of the pontiff in Manila is fast approaching.

She said that by doing so Dabawenyos will have a chance to view live coverage and join with big screens Pope Francis in celebrating a mass in Luneta if giant See trader, page A9

2nd Suman Festival. Amid rains and slippery grounds, the contingents for the 29 barangays of Clarin town in Misamis Occidental perform their best hoping to get the One Hundred Thousand Pesos Grand Prize during the town’s second Suman Festival on January 5, 2015.

Photo courtesy of John Simborios

By Katlene O. Cacho

ON top of lending to corporate clients, the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) is tapping the local government units (LGU) to boost their lending business.

“We are strengthening our grip on the LGU market.

We want to make this segment a main driver of the bank’s growth,” said Miguel Angelo Villa-Real, PVB vice-president for corporate communications and marketing services, referring to the numerous LGU projects across the country that the bank can help finance.

The bank said it has shifted its focus from corporate lending and supporting big national projects to LGU lending to support local development projects. Now, 30 percent of its See taps, page A9

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Duterte warns Davao bizmen against corrupting employees on renewal of permits

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AVAO CIT Y -Mayor Ro drigo Duterte has warned businessmen against corrupting government employees by offering money to speed up business permit renewal, saying, “I will throw all your papers.”

“Do not abet corruption. Do not corrupt us,” Duterte said, adding, “Kundi magkaka-problema kayo sa akin (Or else you will have problems with me).”

Duterte said he has already forewarned developers and other big investors

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao Notice of Publication RA 10172

against giving even for one peso to any government employee or official. He also warned employees against accepting money from businessmen or face outright dismissal from service.

Duterte said he has no

problem if businessmen would use and pay fixers such as accountants and bookkeepers if they do not have enough time to process their permits at City Hall. The mayor, however, emphasized the need to follow government rules.

The mayor also told Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel to refrain from acting as middlemen for fire extinguisher producers.

Duterte assured processing will be complete in three days.

City Hall started accepting applications for business permit renewals

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Date: January 6, 2015

as of Jan. 3 until Jan. 20 at the one-stop-shop at the Sangguniang Panlungsod and NCCC Mall.

The Business Bureau is expecting over 30,000 business permits for renewal.

For business renewal, businessmen or their representative must bring the previous Mayor’s permit, Notarized list of all employees, authority to transact the renewal of Mayor’s Permit, clear photocopy of valid ID, barangay clearance, certified copy of proof of exemption and available financial statement of the previous year.

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Iconic pipe bridge crossing to rise in Davao DAVAO CIT Y -- An eye-pleasing pipe bridge crossing will soon be a landmark along Davao City's historic Governor Generoso Bridge.

The Davao City Water District (DCWD) is currently building a suspension-type of pipe bridge crossing Davao River that will hold its 1000 millimeter water pipe.

The earlier pipe bridge which held 650 and 700 mm pipes was destroyed by floods two years ago and the temporary remedy was to place the pipes along the bridge. However Department of Public Works and Highways limited the capacity to just two 200 mm pipes.

"It drastically reduced capacity to 65%, affecting 45,000 connections." said DCWD spokesman Atty.

Bernie Delima.

With the new pipes which has actually a bigger area than the combined 650 and 700 mm pipes there will be an 8% increase in water capacity as compared to the previous plain-looking pipe bridge before it was damaged by the flood.

Delima said the Bankerohan Pipe Bridge Crossing will be a suspension-type bridge structure similar to the famed San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge or Cebu's Marcelo Fernan Bridge.

They are planning to put up lighting in the bridge which will be aesthetically pleasing and can be a tourism attraction in Davao City.

Aside from aesthetics, the high tension cables in the suspension bridge holds the trusses that carries the pipes making it structurally durable. The bridge posts are hidden behind the road bridge posts so as to be protected from future flood debris.

Just in case the pipe brige will be knocked down by floods again, DCWD is planning to build a reserve pipe bridge crossing along Bolton Bridge.

The budget of the project will be around P105million and is expected to be completed by March this year. (PIA/RG Alama)

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao Notice of Publication RA 10172

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Date: January 5, 2015

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION CCE#2625-2014

Date: January 5, 2015

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, the Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR of RA 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that GIEVENCY C. JAMILI has filed with this office, a petition for correction of entry in the child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of GIEVENCY C. JAMILI at Davao City and whose parents are EMMANUEL O. JAMILI and FLOR O. COLOMA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than January 26, 2015.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS

City Civil Registrar

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, the Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR of RA 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that has filed with this office, a petition for clerical error correction of entry in the child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JE-AR AGABON GUNAYAN at Davao City and whose parents are FRANCISCO GUNAYAN and ADELIA AGABON. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than January 21, 2015.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS

City Civil Registrar

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, the Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR of RA 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that has filed with this office, a petition for clerical error correction of entry in the child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JED DURANO LUMANGYAO at Davao City and whose parents are FAJARDO LUMANGYAO and NIDA MEDILLO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than January 21, 2015.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS

City Civil Registrar

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Bring Back the Children

By Gabrielle V. Aranas

When I think about children, I think about love. I think about the love that gleams from the mother’s eyes as she cradles the child to her chest. I also think about innocence, of how children seem so pure and satisfied, oblivious to the horrible things that keep happening to our world. I think about freedom, too. Children are free to run as far as their legs can take them. While being a child encompasses all of these things, sadly the truth is becoming a part of the past.

Children are supposed to be free. The world should be their playground. They should have no worries about running outside with their friends. But what’s happening? Reports of kidnapping are nothing new anymore. Outside, the child is vulnerable to many evils. There is a new sense of fear that troubles parents. Soon, they begin to look at the playground not as a safe place to let their child be free, but as an eerie landscape for possible unwanted misfortunes.

Children are supposed to be innocent. The darkness of the world should not be their problem. But reality says otherwise. On the frail shoulders of a young boy, we can see a sack filled with salvaged materials which he found under the heat of the sun. He has been thrown into the mess of this world so early and so unprepared. Innocence is no more as he ventures further into a world of drugs, theft, alcohol and violence.

Children are supposed to have love. They should feel the love that their parents shower them with.

They should drown in the love in their homes as they breathe it in everyday. The child’s home is a place of love, but sometimes, it is the exact opposite of that. The home becomes a house. It becomes a dangerous cage for the child. He does not wait for daddy to come home bearing gifts, but he cowers and prays he returns sober. He does not watch TV, but watches mother get beaten up and hopes it does not happen to him as well the love from his family fades away quickly, and so does the love that he has for them.

With all of these things existing as the harsh truth, can a child still be a child? If all of these terrible things continue to happen, then soon we would not see children anymore. Their eyes would be filled with darkness and pain in a struggle to protect themselves from this twisted reality. Children should not be bothered with these problems. It is the duty of those who can help them to help them.

These children need to return. We need to bring back the children and give them what is rightfully theirs.

Organizations have come with hearts overflowing with willingness to save these children and bring them back. However, it is the prime duty of the parents to ensure the protection of the child. They

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must make sure that they have innocence, freedom and love. It is our duty as well, even if we do not know the child. Inside, we know what it feels like to be a child. Wouldn’t we all like it if all children experienced the love that we had?

Let us leave the children be and allow them to be children. There may be other issues present, but is this not an issue that’s as deserving to be addressed?

If the world the children see today is grim, then how can they, as future leaders, build a community that is not? To protect the children is to protect their future – our future. If we do not, then it may be too late to bring the children back.

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RAFAEL JOHN G. VELOSO , Ozamiz City National High School, Ozamiz City Photo Essay: Children: Family Source of Joy and Legacy for the Future ANGELOU D. LIBOTAN, Looc Natl High School, Misamis Occidental Photo Essay: Children … Spring of Joy to the World DOREEN DAITOL, Kauswagan National High School. Cag de Oro Photo Essay: Bringing Back the Gadget-free Pleasures RITA MARIE ENDRINA, Gingoog City Comprehensive Natl High School, Gingoog Photo Essay: Springs of Happiness BRINKLEY ANGELIO S. DETICIO, Bukidnon Natl High School, Malaybalay

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Children in Need of Protection Whenever you find yourself in the heart of the city, wherein you can feel the hustle and bustle of the streets as well as seeing people rushing out to work, you can notice several children wandering around alone and unprotected. Dressed in loose shirts and baggy underpants, you might be one of those who nonchalantly brush their extended hand off or just ignore them like a plague. You might catch yourself unaware of it, because for you, they are nothing but just children.

Right?

L et thes e s cenarios knock some sense to you.

Imagine your little brother waking up early at drawn, sporting his usual gears of plastic bags tied around his waist, and then riding his old “sikad” to a dump site.

In the middle of the hills filled with piled garbage and all the unimaginable wastes, picture him searching for recyclable bottles, tin cans and other stuff that he can sell to a junk shop. You can notice his calloused hands, smell his foul scent, and take a step back upon looking at his greasy and unkempt

appearance.

Next, here comes your little sister. You left her alone inside your house.

Bored, she goes outside to play. There is a drunkard who looks at her maliciously as she bounces around, laughing and having the time of her life playing with her friends. Suddenly, the drunkard corners your sister in a secluded area of your barangay. He rips her skirt off and does whatever evil things he fantasies at her. Once you came back to work, you find yourself shocked upon looking at your sister chilling from head to toe. She robs incessantly and jerks away whenever you try to touch her. Her eyes are clouded with fear and her thoughts are consumed with dread and miseries now that she is wrecked and sexually exploited.

Then, you have a cousin who just comes out from labor. You are delighted for having an addition to your big family. You get yourself too attached to your baby nephew that you want to hold him whole day and sing him lullabies to sleep. Unfortunately, your

Guest Editorial cousin cannot afford to raise the baby. The baby’s mother decides to put the baby up for adoption. You find yourself grieving and missing your nephews in the end.

These scenarios are some of the cases that concern child protection. Sure, you might hearing these stories year–round just by watching it on soap operas and whatnot. Still, these underscore great relevance to the authorities and to yourselves as well.

Children are said to be the most vulnerable sector of the society. Innocence is considered to be their middle name as they develop themselves to be mature individuals. Sadly, how can they fully and morally develop if their exposure relies in the harsh condition of the world?

In t he Ph i l ippi ne s, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is the leading agency that provides service concerning child and women protection.

According to Ms. Gloria

Mosqueda, Social Welfare Officer III of DSWD 10, child cases such as child labor and child trafficking are escalating yearly.

There are local social welfare centers open to all children who are abandoned and abused. Case management and counselling will be conducted to them so that their problems will be threshed out and also to aid their family to a renewed life.

Indeed, child protection is not just a responsibility carried out by the social welfare authorities. Parents, who are primarily responsible for bringing their children in the world, have to do their part as well.

Also, this goes without saying that as you find yourself facing a street kid, try not to get annoyed. Give them a penny or two because even an ounce of attention makes a great difference to them. (By Arianna Cristelle L. Pagdanganan, Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City, FINALIST IN THE FEATURE WRITING CATEGORY OF THE NORTHERN MINDANAO JOURNALISM EXCELLENCE AWARDS)

To be evil The surprise inspection conducted by Justice Secretary Leila Delima at the New Bilibid Prisons facility in Muntinglupa middle of December last year proved beyond doubt how evil consumed every personnel of that facility.

Maximum security convicts serving their sentences for varying crimes were discovered to be living in luxury as if they were just staying in five star hotels.

Their prison cells were converted into luxury rooms complete with Jacuzzi, over-sized television sets complete with cable connections, use of telecommunications gadgets such as mobile phones with internet connections, firearms, and lots of cash, drugs and what have you.

Their scandalous living resulted in their being transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation prison facilities while their luxurious rooms were being dismantled and how corruption was able to seep into the national prisons facility was being studied and analyzed to prevent it from rearing its ugly head again.

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But lo and behold! While the convicts were temporarily housed at the NBI prison facilities, their temporary cells were again raided and their rooms yielded lots of cash kept in garbage bins and toilet water tanks. It was likewise discovered that they still have access to the outside world through Bluetooth connection.

This discovery proved beyond doubt as well that if the New Bilibid Prisons personnel could be made to close their eyes, ears and mouth to what was going on at the maximum prisons facility, NBI personnel incharge of its prisons facilities are likewise vulnerable.

The conversion of the

prison cells of these high profile convicts in the New Bilibid Prisons could not have been done without the approval and connivance of the prisons officials and personnel. How can those classy bathroom tiles, toilet bowls, and Jacuzzi bath tubs found their way into their cells without the prison officials noticing them?

How were they able to bring in those expensive wall paneling of their rooms, those appliances and communications gadgets without the knowledge of the prison officials and personnel? If they will say they honestly did not notice all these improvements and use by the high profile inmates of appliances and other communications gadgets, these prison guards and officials are either blind or blinded by wads of money causing their failure to prevent this travesty of the law from happening right before their own noses.

But look! Even NBI personnel are not immune to corruption by these high profile convicts. Just a few days of stay at the NBI prison facilities, the prisoners were able to already corrupt

the NBI personnel guarding them. For how can you explain the presence of those large amount of money and communication gadgets in the cells of these high profile convicts without the very people tasked to watch and guard them not noticing them?

I am afraid if these high profile convicts are allowed to stay at the NBI prison facilities a bit longer, it’ll not take them long to again convert their cells into hotel rooms complete with all the appliances and facilities one will find in a five star hotel.

This incident just proved how love of material things could consume a human being. The high profile prisoners want to continue their way of life when they were not yet in prison. Even when they were already in prison they still would like to enjoy the material things they enjoyed before they were thrown into prison hence their scandalous living while at the New Bilibid Prisons.

The prison officials and their subordinates would like to have a taste also of the kind of life these high profile prisoners were See bacon, page A9

Daily Inspiration Measuring for Success “Success is not measured by what you do compared to what others do. It is measured by what you do with the ability God gave you.”

Zig Ziglar -American author, salesman, and motivational speaker (1926-2012)

Juvy Sarraga

Success is learning to use the gifts you never knew you had until you communicate with the Creator. Success is also allowing His Will to grow you through your weak-

nesses as well as your strengths for the good of others. Comparing yourself with others only serves to divert your attention down unfulfilling paths of discontent. You are uniquely created. Have the courage to measure your success as you live according to whom you were created to be. . . A unique, loving human being.

Happy New Year!

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HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY FINALISTS Warren Olimberio, Impasugong National High School Maria Inez Roa, Corpus Christi, Cagayan de Oro Mharvy C. Carcallas, SCONCHS Jilliane S. Bogida, Gingoog City Comprehensive Natl High School Liezl Evangelista, Aloran Trade High School, Mis Occ

said. “He too, was a server, a sacristan. He was hard working and helpful and so many friars had taken a like for him.”

Incandescent

“You said Saint Pedro was like you too

by Warren Olimberio Kuyang.” Emman butted in. “ Are you hard working

A soldier isn’t always a man in arms. A soldier is a and helpful too?” man brave enough to fight for his belief no matter how great the “Shut up. Listen to the story.” And so I odds. continued.

“Hahahaha!” My younger brother, Emman, laugh at

“Because many friars liked Pedro, they ofmy Servers of the Altar uniform where a picture of a boy in his ten bring him with them to become their personal teens was printed. assistant.” I continued. “One time, a friar of the

“What’s up with this butterfly haircut?” Emman church he served in, asked him to join him in his pointed out. “He looks so funny!” mission.”

“Hey!” I called out. “Do you know who that is?”

“Mission? Emman asked.

“No.” Emman replied.

“Yes, mission. He was a missionary.”

“That’s Saint Pedro Calungsod”. I told him. “And he’s

“Makes sense.”

M9s1m1 a soldier!” I continued. Emman suddenly became puzzled. “A

“So, Of course, Pedro accepted the offer warrior?” He clarified. “This boy is a soldier?” I then replied. “I and went to a trip to the small island of a group of didn’t say he was a warrior, I said he was a soldier.” atheists. No – rather pagans.” I cleared out.

“What difference is that?” He asked.

“And their began to evangelize the tribes of that

“A soldier is someone who fights, who stands up for island. Like a soldier, Saint Pedro started out young what he believes.” I told him. “Not necessarily in arms as long and trained hard. He then finally ventured on his as he does. And that boy, Saint Pedro, is a soldier of faith.” I first mission, to evangelize other – truly, a soldier of continued. “A soldier of faith?” He asked. faith.”

“Kuya!”

“Oh, I see.” Emman said.

“Yes!”

“Of course , as a soldier, you’ve got to

“Tell me more about Saint Pedro!” have enemies. Saint Pedro’s purpose was to spread

“Saint Pedro Calungsod was born during the Spanish Christianity, but there were those who disapproved. regime. It was a cruel time, yet the Visayan boy lived fearing One of those was the advisor of the tribe’s captain”. no man, but only God. The young Pedro was also like me.” I

“What’s his name?”

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the Captain got mad?” Emman asked.

“Exactly.” I agreed. “The captain went to kill Pedro and the friar with him. They threw spears at them, but Pedro was able to deflect them with incredible speed and astounding reflexes.”

“Just like a soldier, who protects others?” Emman said.

“Yes! But things had a bad turn. A spear struck Pedro right through his heart.

He died and so did the friar with him. Then the captain tied stones to their bodies and drowned them.”

“Like a soldier dying for his beliefs.

“Not just his beliefs Emman.”I corrected. He died for his faith, faith to our Lord, Jesus Christ. He was a true Filipino Soldier.”

“Filipino soldier of faith.” Emman corrected me.

“Exactly.” I couldn’t agree any less. “He was a brave soldier who served God and loved Him with all his heart. Despite the great odds, and the darkness that enveloped him, he became a true soldier, brave and strong. He didn’t curse the darkness, instead, he became a light, on which will guide us and protect us, like a soldier would,”I continued. And Saint Pedro Calungsod, the little candle light on which we caught our fire, will forever be a soldier that’s incandescent.”

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“Abu – wa – I don’t know. I forgot.”

“So?”

“So, he plotted out a rumor, that the Holy Water the priest poured on the children being baptized is the reason why many children die, when eventually it’s all because of the tribe’s poor sanitation”.

“So that’s why

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Troops capture Urban Terrorist Group leader in Basilan

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SABELA CITY, Basilan - Combined military and police forces have captured a suspected Urban Terrorist Group (UTG) leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) following a shootout in the nearby town of Sumisip Wednesday, an official said.

Col. Eliglen Villaflor, Army’s 4th Special Forces Battalion commander, identified the captured UTG leader as Imran Daiyong Mijal alias Boh, who was wounded during the shootout.

Villaflor said the shootout ensued after Mijal “violently resisted” when they served warrant of arrest against the UTG leader

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around 5:20 p.m. Tuesday in Barangay Marang, Sumisip.

Villaflor said Mijal has a standing warrant of arrest issued by the court for the crime of frustrated murder.

Vi l laf lor s aid t hat Mijal is known to have participated in numerous terroristic activities such as bombing, liquidation, kidnapping, ambush and extortion.

He said the troops who are trained and equipped in Combat Life Saving (CLS) immediately applied first aid to the arrested UTG leader to ensure his survivability.

He added Mijal was hit in the right arm during the shootout that led to his arrest.

He said the troops have recovered from Mijal’s possession an M-16 Armalite rifle with several rounds of ammunitions, one rifle grenade, and a caliber .45 pistol with ammunitions.

He attributed the successful arrest of Mijal to the active participation of concerned citizens in information gathering and their sincere desire to end lawlessness in this province.(PNA)

Businessmen flock to City Hall, as the permit renewal goes full blast until the deadline on Jan. 20. City Hall started implementation of the Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) in a bid to make the renewal promise convenient to clients. JB

DepEd Rationalization Plan: The Upshot of Republic Act 9155

by Allan B. Roxas Head Teacher-I Oguis Elementary School

Change is inevitable thus DepEd has shifted its system of governance from centralization to decentralization. As the department changes its curriculum it is also needed to improve the system in order to reach the millennium goals of the government that Philippine Education conforms internationally and produce quality graduates who are comparable and acceptable in the global market.

Rationalization of the

department is the positive outcome of Republic Act 9155 known as “Principal Empowerment”. DepEd believes that the school is more successful in its implementation if given the opportunity to lead, planout different programs suited to its needs together with the stakeholders.

Moreover, the principle of collaborativism is a good chemistry as the institution soars in reaching its dream towards realization of the school’s vision and mission. Nevertheless, influence greatly in mak-

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ing the school successful in quest for quality basic education.

D e c e nt r a l i z i n g t h e school governance offers greater opportunities to the community in taking part of school development in effect it contributes optimistically to surmount pupil’s learning outcomes.

On the other hand, the school shall work together with its community to reengineer the institution in addressing its needs towards the attainment of school goals. DepEd rely on and confident enough that the community itself knows better than them.

Through empowerment the school has the control and capability to plan-out for developments, look for alternatives and strategies in the delivery of DepEd Thrusts and Programs to

attain quality basic education. Nonetheless, DepEd officials and school leaders are there to supervise and monitor closely thus to ensure that proper programs have properly and fully implemented in order to achieve maximum learning outcomes yet to prevent wastage of government funds.

At long last, the school leaders felt the real essence of empowerment that they long for. Indeed, it is in this journey that their innate potentials are useful in orchestrating the institution. Furthermore, utilizes its full capacity and talents in leading the school in the direction of developing its own culture and individual identity reflecting the culture of the community, the essence of ownership and self-governance.

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A LAWMAKER from Mindanao has filed a bill declaring as a criminal offense the practice of the police authorities of naming crime gangs after their hometown or ethnic community.

Rep. Henry S. Oaminal (2nd District, Misamis Occidental) said House Bill 4758 prohibits the Philippine National Police (PNP) and other police agencies from using the names of places of origin of suspects in describing crime suspects, felons, wrongdoers, offenders and other malefactors.

“This police predisposition does not only smear and besmirch the name of the town or city but also the innocent people therein,” Oaminal said.

Oaminal said when the police fail to forthwith solve a crime, they promptly and facetiously tag the suspects with appellations or moni-

kers, which dovetail with the manner of the commission of the crime.

“Worst and far more unwarranted is the police predilection to identify criminals and gangsters from their suspected places of origin. Thus, we have the Ozamis Gang, the Ilonggo Gang and the Waray-Waray Gang, to name a few. Simply because the suspects have that regional diction or are friends with one or two from the area, they are dubbed as such,” Oaminal said.

“Imagine being tagged as the town mate or barangay mate of a certain criminal. Certainly, there can be far more congruous ways for the authorities to label felons and criminals,” Oaminal said.

The bill has been pending before the House Committee on Public Order and Safety chaired by Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer (4th District, Negros Occidental) since See gangs, page A9

PCA to embark on massive coconut growing in Misor

By MARK FRANCISCO Staff Writer

RELIEF GOODS FOR VICTIMS OF ‘SENIANG’ Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Vincente “Bambi” Emano (second from left) hands over relief goods to a Talisayan resident who was hit by tropical storm Seniang last December. Eighteen families received relief goods during the ceremony held at Talisayan Gym last Tuesday, January 6. Looking on is Talisayan Mayor Rommel Maslog.

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THE Philippine Coconut Authority, Region 10 (PCA10) is embarking on a massive coconut growing project in Misamis Oriental.

Alongside with the 2nd Kuyamis Festival 2015 celebration this week with Kuyamis being a coconut variety, PCA 10 will implement a P50-million Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project to put this program in motion.

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KUYAMIS FESTIVAL is an occasion associated with the founding of the province of Misamis Oriental since it became a separate and independent local government unit on January 1, 1930 by virtue of Republic Act 3537.

Historical jottings and sources reveal that KUYAMIS is the original name of MISAMIS. It is a variety of sweet coconut, which was a staple food of the earliest known Negrito settlers of Misamis. The word “KUYAMIS” was later corrupted to “MISAMIS” when the Spanish colonizers came.

The highlight of the KUYAMIS FESTIVAL is the showcasing of products and by-products made out of the TREE OF LIFE - the COCONUT. Items, handicrafts, articles, stuffs and food or Filipino delicacies that necessarily use coconut and its parts are sold by different participating municipalities. Art exhibits are also conducted by local artists from Misamis Oriental.

As the province commemorates its 85th Founding Anniversary, the provincial government launches the 2ND KUYAMIS FESTIVAL on January 5-10, 2015 with the theme “PANAGDAIT ALANG SA MAUSWAGON, MALAMBUON UG MALIPAYONG MISAMIS ORIENTAL”.

You are, thus, cordially invited to join us in the following activities: Opening Program Booth Competition Meat and Livestock Show Tiangge sa Capitolyo Partners Bazaar Sports Competition Visual Arts Festival Kuyamis Tree Planting Interpretative Dance Festival Queen Contest Tourism Kiosk Launching Black Nazarene Vigil Black Nazarene Translacion Mis. Or. Food Festival Kapamilya Caravan

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Kin of cops held by NPA want troop pullout for safe release of captives

By Roel Catoto, MindaNews

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URIGAO CITY - - The wives and relatives of three policemen who were snatched by the New People’s Army in Surigao del Norte almost two months ago on Monday asked the military for a troop pullout from the province’s hinterlands to facilitate the safe release of their loved ones.

“I’m asking the military to abide by the Suspension of Military Operations for the quick and safe release of our husbands because news reports said military operations are still ongoing.

We’re afraid that our loved ones would be endangered and this (operation) is preventing the release of the captives,” Matosalem L. Polvorosa, wife of PO3 Democrito Polvorosa Jr. said in Cebuano.

PO1 Jonry Amper’s wife, Christine, and relatives of PO1 Marichel Unclara Contemplo, another captive policeman, aired a similar appeal.

Amper was taken in Malimono town last Nov. 12 while Polvorosa and

Contemplo were seized in Alegria town last Nov. 16.

Amper was driving his XRM Honda motorbike in Barangay Bunyasan in Malimono town at 9:45 a.m. on Nov. 12 when he was flagged down by at least eight heavily armed suspected NPA members.

He was believed to have been brought to the mountainous part of Barangay Tinago, also in Malimono.

The rookie cop was conducting discreet surveillance on reports that unidentified armed men were roaming in Bunyasan.

Four days after, Polvorosa and Contemplo were abducted on the way to Barangay Pungtod aboard a patrol car supposedly for a meeting with personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and local residents for the Pantawid Pampamilyang Pilipino Program.

In an email sent to MindaNews on December 21, National Democratic Front-Mindanao said they will release all the nine “prisoners of war” they were holding at the time.

Of the nine captives,

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only the three police officers from Surigao del Norte have remained in the hands of the NPA, said Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos, spokesperson of NDF-Mindanao.

Madlos told MindaNews during the 46th Anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines on December 26 in Marihatag, Surigao del Sur that military operations in Surigao del Norte continued despite the SOMO declaration preventing the release of the remaining captives.

He said government forces were still deployed in Claver, Gigaquit, Bacuag, Placer, Tubod and Alegria towns and some parts of Agusan del Norte.

The government issued a unilateral declaration of ceasefire from the Christmas season to the visit of Pope Francis this month.

The NDF on the other hand declared a shorter truce, from Dec. 24-26, Dec. 31-Jan. 1 and Jan. 15-19.

“We ask the government to be sincere in their declaration of suspension of military operations and the suspension of police

operations from December 18, 2014 to January 19, 2015 to pave the way for the safe release of the captives in as soon as possible,” Madlos said.

On Tuesday, MindaNews called Lt. Col. Arsenio Sadural, commanding officer of 30th Infantry Battalion based in Bad-as, Placer, Surigao del Norte but he failed to answer the call.

Sadural also did not reply to a text on the alleged presence of troops in the mountains around Surigao del Norte.

Bishop Rhee Timbang, of the Philippine Independent Church in Surigao del Norte said his group also called on the military higher-ups for a troop pullout.

Timbang heads the third party facilitators that successfully negotiated for the release of four policemen abducted by the NPA also in Alegria town in July last year.

“We made this call since the military itself admitted its continued presence in mountain communities for its Community Organizing

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for Peace and Development program,” he said.

Minutes after he said this, a military official from of the 4th Infantry Division called the bishop via his mobile phone to assure there would be no movements of troops.

The bishop responded that he and his group would look into it.

Other personalities also called for a troop pullout in the area for the safe release of the captives.

Former Surigao del Norte provincial board member Atty. Victor Bernal said had the military suspended their operations and had the Provincial Crisis Management Committee acted decisively, the

captives would have been long released.

“In short, the Provincial Crisis Management Committee and the military which is always pursuing the captors are the ones who don’t want the release [of the captives]. If possible, Governor [Sol] Matugas should ask the Philippine Army in Bad-as to stop the military operations,” Bernal said in Cebuano.

He urged Matugas to convene the committee to convince the military to stop their operations.

The governor did not reply when asked by MindaNews through text to comment on Bernal’s statements. (Roel N. Catoto/ MindaNews)

By Grover M. Asequia School In-charge Balongkot Elementary School

us seek help from private companies/stakeholders.

Luckily, ABS-CBN, FICCO and GLOBE heard our kids’ cries for these needs and gave their unwavering time and support by providing school supplies, bags and feeding program to our pupils.

We are very much thankful for the help of these kind-hearted people to our beloved pupils in Balongkot Elementary School. Their time and effort in coming to our school and gave these donations themselves are greatly appreciated. We are also very much thankful for the support from the GPTA/ barangay kagawad and his wife for working with us hand in hand to serve and entertain our visitors. We are looking forward for continuous help from them and hopefully others as well.

We are also greatly thankful to the Almighty God, for without him, these things would have been impossible.

SPONSORS’ VISITATION ABS-CBN, FICCO, GLOBE Food and school supplies are what the pupils in our school needed. There were several times that our pupils went to school without having breakfast, sometimes it result to poor performance in the class due to their stomach growling for food.

In terms of school supplies, they can’t buy the required number of supplies needed for three reasons: (1) they have no fare to go to the city, (2) they have no money to buy, (3)the money they earned in gold panning is enough only to buy for their food. Due to these problems, we asked help from different stakeholders to help us support these kids’ ultimate needs.

ABS-CBN visited the school and interviewed the teachers as well as the School In-charge about the situation of our pupils and helped

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ing. Thus they allowed themselves to be eaten up by the ways of these high profile prisoners by allowing them to continue living their luxurious life before their conviction.

So right before their noses, these officials and their subordinates allowed this scandal, this anomaly from being carried out in the New Bilibid Prisons.

But the discovery of this scandal and anomaly would have taught others from allowing themselves to be corrupted by the very same germ that corrupted the New Bilibid Prison officials and guards. But sadly, even the NBI personnel proved to all and sundry that the lures of materialism are indeed hard to resist. They too allowed the very same scandal, the very same anomaly to be repeated again in so short a time in their own headquarters.

Indeed the love of material things is only possible if one does not have God in his or her heart. This is what secularism is all about. The absence of God in humans and society making people to worship material things hence their ability to do the unthinkable such as what the New Bilibid Prison officials and guards and the NBI personnel as well.

Corruption like this will forever continue if we collectively just fold our arms in resignation instead of putting up a fight against materialism and secularism because by not doing so will just make all of us vulnerable to commit the same mistake, wrong or sin the above New Bilibid and NBI officials and guards have frivolously committed.

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loan portfolio comprises LGU loans.

“Outside of the two government-owned commercial banks, nobody is really looking at the needs of local government. PVB positions itself as a viable alternative bank to these two, rendering efficient service and competitive products that are adaptable and receptive to their development needs,” the bank said.

Of the total P50 billion in deposits as of June 2014, Villa-Real said, P35 billion are government deposits, largely LGU deposits, and those of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs).

Its lending to LGUs has helped move forward infrastructure projects, transport terminals and other developments, Villa-Real said.

Loan payments made by LGUs are taken from their combined revenues and Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) from the National

Government.

To reach out to more LGUs in remote areas, he said PVB will tie up with rural banks.

Villa-Real recently conducted financial wellness seminars in cities and provinces.

Villa-Real said that employees were taught cash and debt management as well as making wise investments. The country needs to catch up in terms of savings and investments exposure because these activities remained low compared to that of neighboring countries.

He added the half-day seminar is just the start of the bank’s rollout for its LGU clients in Cebu and the Visayas, like Iloilo City and Tagbilaran City in Bohol, among others.

PVB is owned by about 400,000 World War II veterans and their heirs. A substantial portion of its net income is given to the veterans and to projects that benefit their welfare. Compared to commercial banks, PVB accepts government deposits, a privilege that was bestowed as a gesture of gratitude for the heroism of veterans during the last world war.

T he b an k a l s o an nounced its plans to double its retail loan portfolio with the expansion of its mortgage lending this year. It is setting aside P2 billion for mortgage lending.

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Thursday morning.

Macula attributed the zero firecracker injury to the fortified efforts of the provincial police against illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnics pursuant to Republic Act (RA) 7183.

“We strictly implemented RA 7183, and coordinated with the Department of Health (DOH), particularly the Misamis Occidental Provincial Hospital’s ‘Iwas Paputok’ and the executive order of Governor Herminia M. Ramiro to celebrate in welcoming the New Year (2015), joyous but safe,” he said.

Mindanao Daily News also gathered that with the implementation of the firecrackers and the

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pyrotechnics ban about P40, 000-worth of illegal firecrackers––sold by scrupulous businessmen--were apprehended and filed cases against those who violated the law.

Macula thanked the strong support of local officials from three cities and 14 towns, especially the law enforcement agencies, saying the provincial police command will not be able to achieve such “zero casualty” rate.

“Before the Christmas Eve, Oroquieta City Police Office reported to us that four young adults suffered minor blast wounds and one incident of stray bullet victim in Usokan in Plaridel town, of which is under investigation, still, we considered it zero casualty in Misamis Occidental”, Macala added.

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LED screens are set up for free public viewing.

She noted that during fights of the Pinoy boxing icon several barangays and businessmen in Davao City offered free viewing of the fights on large screens in business establishments and gyms, for Dabawenyos who cannot afford seeing the fights in real time on PayPer-View (PPV) television.

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said it expects about 10 million people to be at Luneta for the Mass on January 18.

In 1995, about 5 million people attended the Mass celebrated by then visiting Pope (Saint) John Paul II also in Luneta.

Pope Francis will be in a state and religious visit in the Philippines from January 15 to 19, 2015. His real name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio and is the first Jesuit priest who became Pope after his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013. The first Pope, who took foot in the Philippine soil, was Pope (Blessed) Paul VI in 1970.

Aside from the Papal Mass in Luneta on January 18, Pope Francis is scheduled to hold two other masses, at the Manila Cathedral on January 16 for 2,000 bishops, priests, and consecrated persons and

at Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City on January 17 for victims of Typhoon Yolanda.

Bian, a devout Catholic said Pope Francis’ Mass is a rare religious and historic event that should not be missed by Catholics even if they are not in Manila.

“The Papal visit should be as memorable to the Dabawenyos who could not join the Pope in Luneta as there would be millions of Filipinos who would beat all odds just to be with the Pope,” she said.

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development and progress relies on the peace and order situation of a locality.

She said that the attainment of sustainable growth depends on peace and order.

“Maintaining peace and order condition is vital of for the people to feel the soaring Philippine economy,” Dumadag said.

She added that while installation of mobile checkpoints may not completely eradicate crimes this will, however, serve as a deterrent.

Anot he r prov i nc i a l board member has agreed with the plan.

Provincial board member Susan Lagbas supported the call of Dumadag to increase security measures in Misamis Oriental.

For his part, provincial board member Benedict Lagbas said providing an additional force is a good idea.

Lagbas noted the need to secure the coming Black Nazarene procession on January 9.

The annual procession is participated in by thousands of devotees.

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August 2014.

Likewise, Oaminal said when a popular jewelry shop was robbed by breaking the glass enclosure with hammers the perpetrators were quickly named the Martilyo Gang.

“When another gem robbery wrenches were used to crush the glass container, they were swiftly appended the Wrench Gang,” Oaminal said.

Under the bill, members of the police authorities who violate the proposed act face six months to sixyear imprisonment.

Oaminal said it is a declared policy of the government to promote the general welfare of the citizens, value their dignity and guarantee full respect for their rights by protecting them from being cast out due to the notoriety of the gangs attributed to their place of residence.

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According to PCA10 manager Luis Cruz, the agency also has an existing farm to market road program where local government units (LGU) can avail of the project provided that the site is a coconut economy.

Speaking during a Kuyamis planting ceremony in Talisayan, Misamis Oriental last Tuesday, Cruz urged Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano to avail of the program by passing the necessary requirements such as the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), municipal council and barangay council endorsements.

Emano responded by saying that he would call on SP members to immediately act on the matter. He also instructed Talisayan Mayor Rommel Maslog for a similar purpose.

Cruz said that the potential for coconut farming is so huge that even one farmer in Misamis Oriental alone is already earning at least P90,000 a month by solely harvesting coconuts.

This, he acquired through trainings conducted by PCA. Along this line, Cruz re v e a l e d t h at P C A i s conducting technolog y transfer ser vices to interested farmers at the

barangay level regionwide and strongly urged LGUs to avail of their programs.

Seventy percent of coconuts produced in Misamis Oriental are for export. In the third quarter of 2014, the province has a total of 28,901 metric tons of copra production, 500,000 green nuts harvested and 93,816 metric tons in byproducts garnered in the form of coconut chemicals, coconut cream, coconut coir fiber, coconut milk fiber, coconut shell charcoal, coconut oil, coconut water, copra cake/meal, desiccated coconut and activated carbon. It has a total of 36,000 coconut farmers. Misamis Oriental also has six oil mills and four factories processing coconut sugar and coconut honey.

The 200 kuyamis propagules planted in Talisayan last Tuesday were just the beginning. Cruz said that the next batch of 600 coconut seedlings will be brought and sown in Magsaysay town.

Cruz told the 200 recipients of coconut seedlings in Talisayan that they could do intercropping in their lands and fill it with coffee, corn or cacao crops. They could then band together for a community-based enterprise development program.

Cruz also revealed some non-conventional uses of coco by-products. He said that freshly-harvested tuba can even be healthy for children if boiled and consumed immediately. He also said water with coco sugar is good for raising poultry.

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11.9-MW bunker-fired power plant to rise in Koronadal City

By Allen Sam V. Estabillo

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ENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Distribution utility South Cotabato I Electric Cooperative (Socoteco I) is constructing an 11.9-megawatt (MW) bunker-fired power plant to augment the growing power requirements of industries and residential consumers in parts of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces.

Santiago Tudio, Socoteco 1 general manager, said Wednesday they have partnered with energy firm Supreme Power Corporation for the construction and operationalization of

an embedded power plant that will be run by modular generator sets.

He said the construction of the plant will begin on Thursday in a property owned by the electric cooperative in Matulas, Barangay Paraiso in Koronadal City.

“We’re targeting to complete the construction and eventually operate the plant by July,” he said in an interview.

Citing their initial agreement with Supreme Power, he said the company will operate the plant for 15 years using imported generator sets from South Korea.

He said the plant will directly

Labor force survey starts today

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By Janith C. Aves, DM

he Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will be conducting the January 2015 Labor Force Survey starting today, January 8, 2015 until the end of this month.

According to Engr. Eddie Nasol, Interim Regional Director of PSA Region 10, this undertaking aims to provide a quantitative framework for the preparation of plans and formulation of policies affecting the labor market.

More specifically, the survey is designed to provide statistics on levels and trends of employment, unemployment and underemployment for the

country, as a whole, and for each of the administrative regions, including provinces and key cities.

Nasol is encouraging all sample households to cooperate with this survey and to give truthful answers to the interviewers.

The interviewers are equipped with all necessary documents as well as proper identification cards.

All information that will be obtained by the interviewers will be held strictly confidential as indicated in Republic Act 10625, or the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 governing the secrecy rule for the survey answers.

stream its generated power to Socoteco 1, which serves Koronadal City, eight municipalities in South Cotabato and Lutayan town in Sultan Kudarat.

“After 15 years, the power plant will be owned at no cost by the cooperative.

We will assume full ownership and take charge with its operations,” he said.

Details are not immediately available regarding Supreme Power, which is based in Metro Manila.

A document posted at the Department of Energy’s website showed that it issued a “clearance for grid impact study” to the

company on May 19 last year.

Tudio said they decided to deal for the building of an embedded bunker-fired power plant to address the continuing supply shortage in the Mindanao grid.

He said the plant will serve as insurance in case the hydropower plants of the National Power Corporation (NPC) in Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon would experience supply shortages and when other power plants in Mindanao will bog down.

He said they are anticipating a possible drought this year lasting three to four months that would drastically reduce the generating capacity of the

hydropower plants.

Socoteco 1’s peak power requirement increased to as high as 36 MW this year from 33 MW a year ago.

The cooperative mainly draws its supplies from the NPC and Aboitiz Power Corporation’s subsidiary Therma South Inc. It has a backup supply of 12 MW from a diesel-fired power plant operated by Mapalad Power Power Corporation (MPC), which is controlled by the Alcantara-owned Conal Holdings, and Aggreko Plc. in Barangay Morales in Koronadal City.

Socoteco 1’s supply contract with MPC will end in 2016.(PNA)

'Gearing up for 2015 mobile data traffic surge'

Smart Free Internet promo now available until Feb. 5 Wireless s er vices leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has announced that its Free Internet promo for all Smart, Talk ‘N Text and Sun Cellular subscribers is now available until February 5, 2015.

Through the Smart Free Internet promo, all 69 million Smart, Talk ‘N Text and Sun Cellular subscribers all over the country, can use their data-enabled cellphones to access the Internet without data charges, for up to 30MB daily.

“The positive response to the Smart Free Internet promo -- a real gamechanger in the industry in that it introduced mobile Internet to more people than ever before -- gave us a very strong indication

of Filipinos’ propensity for mobile data use,” according to Charles A. Lim, head of wireless consumer business at Smart Communications and Sun Cellular.

“This is why we are very pleased to extend it and continue providing our subscribers -- many of whom already have the mobile devices capable of accessing the internet but have yet to use them to go online – the opportunity to try out and experience the Internet.

This way, Smart can truly push ‘Internet for all’ and spread the benefits of the Internet in the fastest and most effective way possible,” Lim added.

Increased mobile data traffic Alongside the extension,

Formalizing the partnership are representatives from Globe Business (from left): Director of Product Marketing Gerry Soler, Head of Mobile and Fixed Communication Louie Villanueva, Senior Vice President for Enterprise Group Nikko Acosta; and from Interactive Intelligence, Chief International Business Officer Gary Blough and Regional General Manager for Asia Simon Lee. (Photo supplied)

Smart also announced that its network is ready for the expected surge in mobile data traffic in 2015, as the increasing affordability of data-hungry smartphones encouraged more Filipinos to snap up devices in the last few weeks of 2014.

Over a fourth of Smart and Sun Cellular’s combined over 69 million subscribers are already using smartphones, helping drive a robust 112% increase in mobile data traffic within the network, equivalent to 27,000 terabytes worth of data exchanged from January to September 2014, compared with just 13,000 terabytes of data for the same period last year.

“We can only expect these volumes to increase exponentially in the months ahead,” Lim added.

Through the Smar t Free Internet promo, all 69 million Smart, Talk ‘N Text and Sun Cellular subscribers just need to register by texting FREE to 9999, to start using their data-enabled cellphones to access the Internet without data charges, for up to 30MB daily. It is available across all network platforms – from 2G to 3G to 4G speeds in the country.

Smart continues to have the largest mobile network in the country today, with a total of 24,938 cellular/ broadband base stations, including 9,946 active 4G/ HSPA+/Long-Term Evolution (LTE) base stations, supported by more than 90,000 kilometers of fiberoptic cables around the

country.

Fully modernized network “We have prepared and fully modernized and expanded our network for this uptrend, in terms of reach and availability.

Beyond that, we are also accelerating our data capacity build-out, as part of our continuous efforts to future-proof our network in light of increased demands in mobile data for the coming months and years,” said Ramon Isberto, head of Public Affairs at Smart and PLDT. Smart and Sun Cellular’s parent company PLDT reported in November higher capex levels for 2014, projected to be approximately P34.5 billion, compared to an earlier projected number of P32 billion.

This capex is expected to be carried over into 2015, given the market’s continued appetite for data services, as more Filipinos start using smartphones.

According to the latest smartphone sales tracking report from Gartner, rele as ed in D ecemb er 2014, worldwide sales of smartphones grew 20 percent in the third quarter of 2014 – with much of the growth attributed to emerging markets in Asia and Africa. This mirrors Philippine data, showing smartphone sales in the country growing by about 22 percent in the same period, according to a report released in October 2014 by Singapore-based research firm GfK.

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Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL Sangguniang Panlalawigan Capitol, Oroquieta City Telefax. No. (088) 531-0649 Tel. No. (088) 531-0644 Email Add: sp_misocc@yahoo.com Website http://sp.misocc.gov.ph Excerpts from the MINUTES of the REGULAR Session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Misamis Occidental held at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, Capitol Building, Oroquieta City on February 27, 2014.

HON. AURORA VIRGINIA M. ALMONTE - P Vice-Governor/Presiding Officer

HON. DAVID M. NAVARRO - P Board Member

HON. ZALDY G. DAMINAR - P Board Member

HON. SIMPLICIA O. NERI - P Board Member

HON. ROY M. YAP - P Board Member

HON. RICARDO O. PAROJINOG - OT Board Member

HON. LOVELY LIEZL B. YAPE - OB Board Member

HON. GERARD TEODORICO R. OLEGARIO II- P HON. JIM R. DE LOS SANTOS - P Board Member-Temporary Presiding Officer Board Member

HON. EDWIN B. FLORIDA - Deceased

Board Member

HON. EDILMA C. BULAWIN - OB Board Member-Minority Floor Leader

HON. GERARD HILARION M. RAMIRO- P Board Member (FABC-Pres.)

Legend: P - Present OL - On Leave OB - Official Business OT- Official Trip

THE MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL HOUSING ORDINANCE OF 2014 PREFATORY STATEMENT

The Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental has initiated to reactivate the Provincial Housing Project with the intent of realizing the original goal to provide low-cost housing for its employees and for the general public. With this end in view, several amendments to the policies and guidelines of the Housing Project were introduced, thus, this new policies were formulated.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Misamis Occidental during its Regular Session that: ARTICLE I TITLE DECLATION OF PRINCIPLES

Section 1. TITLE- This Ordinance shall be known as, “The Misamis Occidental Housing Ordinance of 2014”;

Section 2. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES The Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental pursues the policy of the State to promote social justice to ensure the dignity, welfare and security of the people.

The Local Government Code of 1991 mandates local government units to establish, maintain and ensure adequate provision and services in the field of housing to guarantee the enjoyment by the people of a decent standard of living:

It is likewise the belief of the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental that housing and land tenure is a development undertaking which encompasses not only the provision of shelter, but also the establishment of a community.

The Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental has further committed to allocate resources and develop areas for sites and services for the benefit of its qualified beneficiaries.

ARTICLE II GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 3. APPLICATION. All stakeholders are mandated to strictly observe and adhere to the provisions of this Ordinance to achieve the objectives for which the housing project is promulgated.

Section 4. PROVINCIAL HOUSING MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The Provincial Housing Management Committee, through the Office of the Misamis Occidental Provincial Housing Project, shall be responsible for the management, administration and supervision of all phases of the Misamis Occidental Housing Project. It shall seek its authority from and shall function as a permanent Committee of the Economic Enterprise Management Board (EEMB) created by virtue of Ordinance 07-05, as amended. The Provincial Housing Management Committee shall have the authority to approve applications for housing units as well as disqualify applicants.

4.1 The Committee shall be composed of the following:

4.1.1. The Governor as Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer;

4.1.2. The Vice-Governor as Vice-Chairperson;

4.1.3. Members:

4.1.3.1. SP Chair of the Committee on Housing

4.1.3.2. Provincial Administrator

4.1.3.3. Provincial Treasurer

4.1.3.4. Provincial Budget Officer

4.1.3.5. Provincial Planning Officer

4.1.3.6. Provincial Accountant

4.1.3.7. Provincial Assessor (Accredited Real Estate Practitioner)

4.1.3.8. Provincial Engineer

4.1.3.9. Housing Manager

ARTICLE VI LOT ALLOCATION

Section 17. A beneficiary may be allowed to purchase up to a maximum of two (2) house and lot packages depending on his/her capacity to pay and availability of units.

ARTICLE VII

HON. EMETERIO B. ROA, SR. - P Board Member (PCL-Pres.)

ORDINANCE NO. 07-14

the acquisition of the subdivision lot and construction of a housing unit upon approval of the loan from the financial institution concerned and/or the release of the loan proceeds thereof.

Section 13. The Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental shall act as land developer of the housing project. It may opt to enter into a contract with private contractors to construct housing units;

Section 14. All applicants shall strictly adhere to the approved design and plans of the model houses of the project. Enhancements and/or revisions of the original prescribed models shall seek first the approval of the Committee;

Section 15. The applicant shall assign the entire loan proceeds, consisting of the actual cost of the land and construction cost of the house, to the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental;

Section 16. Ownership of the Land Titles of lots paid in cash prior to the December 31, 2012 cut-off date shall be transferred to the name of the beneficiaries. a. Further, beneficiaries with Land Title in their names may construct house units with their preferred designs; provided it conforms to the general design and shall seek the approval of the Committee; b. In case of private individual takers, the provincial government may likewise allow them to undertake the house construction according to their desired design and building plan subject to the standard general design approved by the Committee.

4.2 The functions of the Committee shall be as follows: 4.2.1 Formulate development plans at the Provincial Housing Project and recommend the same to the EEMB for approval; 4.2.2 Ensure that activities at the Provincial Housing site are consistent with the policies and plans of the Provincial Government; 4.2.3 Monitor and supervise, through Economic Enterprise Office, the operations and activities of the Homeowner’s Association; 4.2.4 Take overall responsibility in the screening, selection and approval of housing applications; and 4.2.5 Others as may be designated by the EEMB and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan by way of legislation.

The Committee may create sub-committees and formulate guidelines necessary to carry out its tasks and functions.

CONTROL OF STRUCTURES

Section 18. The Certificate of Occupancy, duly signed by the Chairperson of the Committee, shall be the official basis for determining the legal existence of the structure within the Provincial Government Housing Project.

Thus, all structures without the written official approval of the Committee shall be deemed illegal.

Section 19. Any beneficiary who intends to vacate, sell, transfer any structure shall first seek the approval of the Committee. Such intention shall be manifested formally and in writing.

Section 20. LAND AND STRUCTURE RIGHTS. Land rights and rights to the structure shall be respected and given consideration, provided, they are consistent with existing laws and the provisions hereof.

ARTICLE VIII OCCUPANCY RULES AND REGULATIONS

Section 21. The housing units shall be used exclusively for residential purpose. No business or any commercial activity shall be undertaken within one’s residential unit.

Section 22. The dwelling/lot shall not be used for any immoral or illegal activity and no contraband or effects of crime, explosive or combustible materials shall be kept or maintained in the premises, except, those used for the normal cooking requirements of the whole household.

Section 23. Expansion or extension, both vertical and horizontal of existing structures is not allowed. However, a structure may be built solely for the purpose of providing a garage to the family service vehicle, provided, that the size and structure of the same should conform to that prescribed by the Committee.

No alteration and/or enhancements from the original design shall be made unless approved by the Committee.

Section 24. Fences between housing units and subdivision streets shall be limited to a maximum height of three (3) feet. However, residential units located along the perimeter of the subdivision may enhance the existing perimeter fence covering their property or construct one where there is none, provided such fence shall not exceed eight (8) feet

Section 25. Landscaping is mandatory and shall adhere to the general design imposed by the Provincial Housing Management Committee. Ornamental plants used in landscaping should not be permitted to grow over two (2) feet from the ground. Plants and trees within a residential lot must not encroach on other lots and common areas. Landscaping cost and maintenance shall be borne by the homeowner.

Section 26 All residential and household members shall take good care of all plants and trees on the common areas within their immediate surroundings. Plants and trees on the mini park is a collective responsibility of the community. Project beneficiaries shall endeavor to involve themselves in community works within the housing site.

Section 27. Homeowners, together with his/her household members, shall maintain and observe strict cleanliness and sanitation within the lot and its immediate surroundings, particularly the sanitary facilities, pathways, alleys, streets and recreational/public facilities. Garbage should not be allowed to accumulate, but shall be placed in receptacles within the unit away from public view, and be brought out only at designated hours for collection by the garbage truck. Trash or garbage shall not be thrown in the alleys, pathways, riverside, streets or any open space.

Section 28. Walkways, pathways and alleys intended for communal use should conform to the requirements of Batas Pambansa Blg. 344 and must be kept free from any obstruction, such as cloth dryers, equipment, motor vehicles and/or junk/scrap materials.

Section 29. Homeowners are not allowed to tend to or engage in the raising of poultry, piggery and other livestock either for commercial purposes or food consumption.

Section 30. Household pets such as dogs, cats or birds may be allowed provided these pets are confined inside the house or leashed/ caged within the perimeter of the house. When pets are taken out for a walk, they must be leashed and are to be escorted by a responsible person. Household pets should not be allowed to go astray in the subdivision.

Section 31. Even in the absence of the owner or occupant of a lot, entry thereof by a duly authorized representative of the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental shall be allowed where there exists a threat to the life and limb of other residents or visitors of the subdivision or a threat which may cause obstruction of their properties and that such threat are caused by persons found within the lot or caused by equipment, tools materials within the lot.

Section 32. Every project beneficiary is required to strictly comply with and observe all the terms and conditions of this Ordinance which are deemed incorporated into the Agreement he/she enters with the Provincial Government, and such other rules and regulations that have been or may hereinafter be promulgated, provided, that due notice of the new rules and regulations shall be delivered/furnished or made known to him/her.

ARTICLE IX HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION

Section 33. ORGANIZATION. Project beneficiaries shall organize a Homeowner’s Association to act as the governing body inside the subdivision premises; it shall ensure, among others, peace, harmony and security within the subdivision; they shall formulate rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this Ordinance and other existing laws.

Section 34. SEC REGISTRATION AND SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN ACCREDITATION. The Homeowner’s Association shall apply for registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission and seek accreditation from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Misamis Occidental.

ARTICLE III

ARTICLE X

BENEFICIARY QUALIFICATION

PENAL PROVISIONS

Section 5. APPLICATION AND ORDER OF PRIORITY- interested applicants shall accomplish a Misamis Occidental Housing Project Application Form before the Provincial Housing Office for initial local pre-screening. The Provincial Housing Management Committee shall approve and award such application upon recommendation of the Provincial Housing Office. Application shall be screened and awarded based on the following order of priority: a. Officials/employees of the Provincial Government; b. Municipal or city officials/employees in Misamis Occidental; c. Employees of national government offices serving in Misamis Occidental. Employees under letter a, b and c can avail of the Misamis Occidental Provincial Housing Project only once. Once a beneficiary, he is disqualified from future housing project of the Province; d. Subject to the availability of housing lots/units, a non-government employee/private Filipino individual may avail under the PAG-IBIG financing scheme or other financial institutions; otherwise, beneficiaries pay on a one-time cash basis.

Section 35. PENALTY CLAUSE: A project beneficiary caught violating any of the immediately preceding provisions shall be subjected to the following penalties: a. Violation of Section 22, 23 and 24: a fine of P10, 000 plus the demolition of any unwanted structure at the expense of the concerned project beneficiary. If the Housing Board so orders, an additional penalty of EVICTION may be imposed on a beneficiary found violating the provision of Section 24. b. Violation of Section 25: a fine of P5,000 plus the destruction of plants that caused the violation at the expense of the concerned project beneficiary. c. Violation of Section 26: a fine of P5,000 for the neglect of plants and trees within the beneficiary’s immediate surrounding leading to their destruction, plus the restoration of such plants and trees at the expense of the concerned beneficiary. d. Violation of Section 27 and 28: a fine of P5,000 for every act of littering garbage along alleys, pathways, streets or any open space within the subdivision; or causing obstruction by placing such things such as cloths dryers, equipment, junk/scrap materials along walkways, pathways and alleys intended for communal use. e. Violation of Section 29: a fine of P5,000 for violation of the of the rule against raising of poultry, piggery, hogs and other livestock within the subdivision, and destruction of any structure built for animal raising at the expense of the concerned beneficiary. f. Violation of Section 30: a fine P2,000 for allowing unleashed and unaccompanied household pets to loiter the subdivision premises.

Section 6. Where the number of applicants exceeds the number of available housing units, those who do not own their residential houses are given preference over those who already own one. However, qualified and interested employees must immediately submit their accomplished application forms, otherwise available lots shall be offered to other interested/qualified applicants.

In case the Committee disapproves an application, due notice shall be sent to the applicant, indicating therein the reasons and grounds for disapproval.

The Committee shall have the authority to disqualify an applicant for failure or any defect in accomplishing the conditions specified under Article V, Sections 12, 13, 14 and 15 of this Ordinance.

ARTICLE IV BENEFICIARY DISQUALIFICATION

Section 7. Upon proper investigation, a beneficiary shall be disqualified from housing benefits under the program on the following grounds: a. When a beneficiary sells, disposes or transfers his/her rights over a lot or structure without approval of the Committee; b. When a beneficiary uses a dummy or allows himself/herself to be used as one for the purpose of acquiring a right over a lot/structure and other benefit in the Misamis Occidental Housing Program.

Unless justified, failure of an applicant to comply and submit the necessary requirements after the second verbal and/or written demand may be a ground for disqualification of such applicant by the Commission upon recommendation of the Provincial Housing Office.

Section 8. A beneficiary who has been disqualified pursuant to Section 7.a and 7.b hereof shall be penalized as follows: a. Perpetual disqualification from availment of future housing projects of the Province of Misamis Occidental. b. Payment of a fine of P20, 000.00

Section 9. An aggrieved beneficiary may appeal the decision of the Committee within ten (10) days from receipt of the decision disqualifying him/her as a beneficiary. The Committee shall then review the application and render its final decision.

ARTICLE V MODE OF ACQUISITION

Section 10. The applicant must be willing and qualified to avail of the housing loan program of the PAG-IBIG Fund or any applicable financial institution.

Section 11. Qualified applicants shall accomplish the corresponding house/lot loan application form and submit all pertinent supporting documents and pay a loan processing fee of TEN THOUSAND (P10, 000.00) PESOS within five (5) days from approval of the Provincial Housing Application.

Section 12. Identified beneficiaries shall enter into a contract to sell with the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental relative to

These penalties are without prejudice to the criminal and civil actions which may be filed in court for any of the aforesaid violations.

Section 36. HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION’S SHARE. Thirty (30%) percent of the collected penalties under this Ordinance shall accrue to the Homeowner’s Association.

Section 37. AUTHORITY. This Ordinance is pursuant to Republic Act 7160, “The Local Government Code of 1991”;

Section 38. REPEALING CLAUSE. This Ordinance repeals the Ordinance No. 02-05 in its entirety.

Section 39. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If for any reason, any portion or provision of this Ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue in full force and effect.

Section 40. Effectivity. This Ordinance shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province.

ENACTED: February 27, 2014.

I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing Ordinance No. 07-14 which was duly enacted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan during its REGULAR Session held at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, Capitol Building, Oroquieta City on February 27, 2014.

(SGD) AURORA VIRGINIA M. ALOMONTE

Vice-Governor/Presiding Officer ATTESTED: (SGD) IRENE C. TUGONON-ZAPATOS

Secretary to the Sanggunian

APPROVED: (SGD) HERMINIA M. RAMIRO

Provincial Governor

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Education: The Key to a Successful Life

By Jocelyn Sabellina Abug Mater Teacher I Malagana Elementary School Malagana, Claveria, Misamis Oriental

What is your dream in life? Do you want to become wealthy at the same time healthy? Do you want to be popular and influential in your own little ways? Do you want to be an extremely successful person who is respected by the society you belong? Well, the key to all this is education.

Education is a must for a promising and secure future and a stable life. It is often to be the best tool for creating wealth and happiness.

It can help your long-term economic projections and help you obtain and maintain a business in the future. The

aid unless the problem becomes very serious. Indeed education enables you to take better care of yourself as well as your family.

In terms of being respected in a given society, we need to consider the fact that we all live in a culture which has its own set spoken/unspoken rules and one of them is education. Thus, educated people are considered highly reputable in the society. The more educated you are, the more respect you will get from those around you. In

more educated you are, the better career options you have!

Moreover, education is much more than only an economic profit in acquiring education. Indeed, it can truly change your life consciously or unconsciously and it will then lead to greater happiness and health. Basically, it implies the concept that the more you get educated then the more you get conscious on the dos and don’ts to your lifestyle in general.

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By Joselito M. Opaon Umagos Elementary School and ignorant person is more Lagonglong District likely to ignore the symptoms and avoids seeking medical Calamities are events causing great and often sudden damage. Its effects could create problems in the soBiblical reflection ciety where schools are not exempted.

During the arrival of calamities such as typhoon, flooding or earthquake, it is not just the teachers, students and their daily schedules which are disturbed. The school properties, including classrooms, laboratories, grounds, offices and the like, are also destroyed, causing big problems to the school Bro. Edcel L. Closas administration, staff and the best politicians dur- students. ing elections? Romans School administrators 13:1-2-Let every soul be are ones responsible of desubject unto the higher cision-making and directpowers. For there is no ing of actions to be taken in schools during strike of

which is a product of many brilliant minds who are expert in their own field keep on coming up and if you don’t want to be left behind, you must keep up with the world which is moving really fast.

Without education it will be really difficult for you to adapt to all these changes.

An educated person is much more aware of the latest technologies and all the changes that are taking place in the world.

Furthermore, a wellrounded education is the key for intellectual enjoyment. Education itself teaches people about the world they

live in, which allows them to understand and appreciate their liaves and their interactions with others. Knowing how the changes runs so fast, education with the aid of technology helps people make informed decisions, and learning history helps them interpret significant events.

In the end we can simply reckoned the famous adage that, Life is what we make it!”, so if we want to be happy and successful, we also need to make an action to fulfill those goals. Let’s us all be a catalyst of change. Let us all be educated!

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What have you done for our country? Christ loves his nation Israel by letting himself to be crucified on the cross as ransomed for the salvations of his people.

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fact education helps you become a useful member of the society. It develops an ample connections towards other significant others in different fields and purposes. Consequently, education helps us get to know with other people with the same purposes and advocacies. It makes people connected and associated with their roles in life not for themselves but also for the people that surrounds them.

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calamities in their respective areas. First, they make sure of safety of their stakeholders, their students. Department of Education has set rules on suspension of classes to keep parents aware and students danger-free in times of calamities, and these should be directed and followed. For an instance, classes in pre-school, elementary and high school in all public and private schools are automatically suspended with storm signal number 2.

Classes in all levels, moreover, are automatically suspended with storm signal number 3 and all travel and outdoor activities are cancelled with storm signal number 4.

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and damage that a certain kind of calamity has made to the school. It is one step in normalizing the state of the school.

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during tough times such as calamities. Thus, it should also be a model in applying theories into actions through the proper performance of directives set fort from its higher rank down to its school administrators.

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By CHARLYN S. BAYLON, School-in-charge

auswagan National High School was only four years old when it faced the School Based Management (SBM) System Validation team conducted by the Department of Education Region X and it successfully passed the most coveted Regional Level II. All public schools nationwide are encouraged to have its school validated to measure whether they adhere to the four principles stated in the SBM: Leadership and Governance, Curriculum and Learning, Accountability and Continuous Improvement and Resource Management and

Mobilization. All four principles are geared towards the improvement of students’ performance and the attainment of the EDUCATION FOR ALL (EFA) policy of the government by 2015.

The above mentioned principles are meticulously and passionately followed, studied and reviewed by the teachers, stakeholders, parents, student and only the Best Practices are retained, practiced and reviewed whether they are still significant, updated and application in today’s society.

Kauswagan NHS continues to soar with its very high en-

School-based management system (SBM) awardees

rolment rate and zero drop out rate for four consecutive years and its extraordinarily strong partnership with the local

government unit leaders, parents and other stakeholders; it won’t be long for this school to finally reach SBM level III.

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