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National ID system a major setback for civil liberties: Group

THE impending implementation of the National ID System after a Supreme Court (SC) ruling upholding its constitutionality will be a major setback for civil liberties, according Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) secretary general Renato M. Reyes Jr, one of the petitioners in the

Supreme Court case.

“In a time when civil liberties are already bludgeoned by so many repressive measures, pushing through with the ID system is a dangerous proposition.

The administration is not exactly a model of respect for human rights. It is not

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Organization devt seminar ends today

By ARJAY FELICILDA Assistant Editor

THE Organization Development Seminar (ODS) reeled off Thursday at the UCCP Christian Education Center in Claro M. Recto Avene in Cagayan de Oro City. It will culminate today.

A project of BusinessWeek BWMC President Mindanao Corporation and CEO Mr. Dante Sudaria.

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EXHAUSTED. Fatigue is written all over the face of House ad hoc committee chair

and Cagayan de Oro lawmaker Rufus Rodriguez after three bruising days of deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law at the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 20, 2015). Members of the ad hoc committee voted 50-17 in favor of the proposed law with one absention. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

E NATOR Miriam Defensor Santiago on Thursday said that changing the name of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will not make it any less objectionable unless Congress also revamps the bill to address numerous “constitutional infirmities.”

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Councils pass joint resolution urging Congress to pass BBL that is true to CAB

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CAGAYAN de Oro City-In a historic move, the Regional Peace and Order Council of Northern Mindanao (RPOC-10) and the Regional Development Council (RDC-10), in a joint meeting this morning (May 21), unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Bangsamoro Basic Law and urging Congress to pass a BBL that is true to the spirit of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).

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RESOLUTION. Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ, DD, introduces the resolution urging Congress to pass the BBL version that is true to the CAB, which was unanimously adopted and approved by the Regional Development Council and Regional Peace and Order Council of Northern Mindanao during their joint meeting this morning (May 21). Photo by Bong D. Fabe

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Ex-dad seeks probe on P17b port project

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DAVAO City––Former Davao City councilor Peter Lavina has written the Office of the Ombudsman to look into the proposal of the Department of Transportation and Communication to undertake a P17-billion expansion of the Sasa port through public-private partnership scheme.

Lavina, in a letter dated Monday, May 18, asked Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales to examine the price of the proposed Sasa Port in Davao City.

The former councilor said he was one of those pushing for the expansion of the port during his term at the 15th Council.

The item has been discussed several times at the current city council, with local officials saying they were not aware of the exact details of the project.

During the city council’s regular session last week, port manager Leonilo Miole told the councilors he did not know the full details of the expansion project, and that the idea

came from the national office of the Philippine Ports Authority.

The City Planning and Development Office, for its part, said it could not comment on the issue as all the ideas for the expansion came from the PPA. In an interview Monday, CPDO head Marcelino Escalada said the city was not privy to the details of the port expansion project as well.

Lavina told reporters at Monday’s edition of the Kapehan sa SM that he will “closely monitor” the issue until the awarding of the project.

“We are not against the modernization at Sasa port, but this PPP stinks!” Lavina

said. Ultimately, the burden will be passed on us the taxpayers, port users and consumers.”

L av i n a and s e ve r a l councilors have publicly questioned the project cost, which was initially pegged at P4 billion in 2013 and later priced at P17 billion.

The local PPA office last week promised it would invite its national office to a meeting with the city council.

In an interview Tuesday, PPP specialist Alberto Agra said the minimum courtesy for projects like the Sasa modernization plan would be to involve all stakeholders even as early as the study phase.

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2 moderate quakes jolt Davao area

At least two mild earthquakes shook the province of Davao Occidental on Thursday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the first quake with a magnitude of 4.2 occurred at 9:07 a.m. with its epicenter traced 46 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental.

The quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of 135 kilometers.

The second quake with a magnitude 3.0 occurred around 10:07 a.m. with epicenter traced some 47 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental.

The quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of 135 kilometers.

Phivolcs said there was no casualty or damage reported and no aftershocks are expected from the two quakes. A report from the Philippine News Agency

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Biz group opposes 17b port project

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DAVAO City––The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) opposed the 17-billion Sasa Port modernization project under the government’s Private-Public Partnership (PPP) program.

DCCCII president Antonio T. Dela Cruz said the hike of the proposed cost of the project is “absurd and alarming”.

“Coming from the original figure of 4 billion, it has now ballooned to P17 billion. A thorough explanation has to be made, and a consultation with the business sector and stakeholders is a must,” Dela Cruz said.

The original study which was conducted by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in 2013 came up with an estimated cost of P4 billion.

However, the government tapped Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the International Finance Corp. (IFC) of the World Bank (WB) to act as their transaction advisors for the international competitive public bidding.

Two years later, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) rolled out the P17billion modernization and operation and maintenance (O&M) project of the Sasa Port.

“The immense increase is mind-blogging adding that Sasa Port will compete with the private ports already in place in Davao City and Davao del Norte and the planned Hijo Port in Tagum City,” Dela Cruz See GROUP, page A11

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New name won’t cure BBL: Miriam SENATOR Miriam Defensor Santiago on Thursday said that changing the name of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will not make it any less objectionable unless Congress also revamps the bill to address numerous “constitutional infirmities.”

Santiago, chair of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes, was commenting on the House of Representatives’ approval of its amended version of the bill now called draft “Basic Law of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.”

“The words ‘basic law’ are attached to the name.

‘Basic law,’ in legal construction, is a synonym for ‘constitutional law’ and ‘organic law,’” the senator said, citing her committee report on the BBL draft, pending as Senate Bill No. 2408.

Santiago added that the name itself showed that the BBL is intended to have the same effect as the “constitution” or “constitutional law” of the Bangsamoro territory, in the same manner that the 1987 Constitution is supreme in the territory of the Republic of the Philippines.

“It goes without saying that two different constitutional instruments cannot have legal effect at the same time and in the same territory. The proposed BBL must be consistent with the provisions of the Constitution of the Philippines,” she said.

The Santiago report is based on two public hearings on the draft BBL, where resource persons included former Supreme Court Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban; Associate Justices Florentino Feliciano and Vicente Mendoza; and

former UP law dean Merlin Magallona.

Aside from Santiago, senators who signed the report include committee vice chair Sonny Angara, and members Jinggoy Estrada, Bongbong Marcos, Koko Pimentel, Tito Sotto, and Cynthia Villar. Senators Lito Lapid and Ralph Recto said they will sign the report Monday.

The 27-page document is one of three committee reports that will form the Senate’s position on the BBL effort. The two others will come from the committee on local government, the primary committee, and the committee on peace, unification, and reconciliation.

Copies of Santiago’s committee report on the draft BBL were released to the media as the ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives approved its version of the bill.

Malacañang hopes to pass the proposed BBL before Congress adjourns sine die on June 10.

Constitutional amendment “The committee on constitutional amendments appreciates the brilliant efforts of the hardworking men and women who put the BBL together. However, in its present state, the BBL raises many insidious doubts on constitutionality,” Santiago said.

She urged her colleagues not to approve the BBL with haste, stressing that the Senate and the House acting only by themselves cannot approve the proposed BBL in its present form. “It has to be promulgated by nothing less than an amendment to the Constitution,” she added.

Santiago also said that a constitutional amendment should apply the method prescribed by the Constitution itself--constitutional convention, constituent assembly, or people’s initiative--with revisions subject to ratification by the national electorate in a plebiscite.

Quoting U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall, she said: “The people made the Constitution and the people can unmake it-- But the supreme and irresistible power to make or unmake resides only in the whole body of the people, not any subdivision of them.”

She nonetheless warned that insisting on changing the Constitution instead of amending the proposed BBL is “constitutional impiety,” and recommended in her committee report that the Senate version of the BBL substantially be revised.

“Instead of implying a transfer of sovereignty from the national government to the Bangsamoro Government, the BBL should observe the principle of subsidiarity as a way to allocate decision-making power,” the senator said in her first recommendation.

Santiago explained that in law, subsidiarity is the principle that a central authority’s function should be subsidiary, performing only tasks that cannot be performed effectively at a mere local level.

Her second recommendation is for the proposed BBL to provide a minimal threshold of competencies in order to ensure that the national sovereignty of the Philippines remains intact, and is not limited nor shared.

House version Santiago said that the

amendments the House ad hoc committee introduced in its version of the BBL draft failed to reconcile the bill with the Constitution, specifically on issues of sovereignty, autonomy, the creation of a sub-state, and territorial integrity.

She questioned the enumeration of powers in the BBL draft. The House panel retained three types: Reserved powers reside only on the national government; concurrent powers are shared; while exclusive powers rest solely on the Bangsamoro government.

“The concept of ‘concurrent powers’ and ‘exclusive powers’ tear asunder the supreme authority possessed by the sovereignty of the people. These will make the Bangsamoro government co-equal with the national government, and thus a subs-state,” the senator said.

Santiago particularly opposed the extensive taxing and revenue raising pow-

ers the BBL would give the Bangsamoro government.

“Effectively, the Bangsamoro government will have seceded from, yet remain financially supported by the Philippine government,” she added.

The provision granting the Bangsamoro exclusive powers and use of natural resources found in the area also drew Santiago’s criticism. “Under constitutional language, nothing of value may be exclusively allocated to any territorial part of the

Philippine archipelago,” she said.

The senator argued that although the BBL purports to be an exercise in local autonomy, “it bursts its bounds and turns into a part-sovereign state or a sub-state. The term ‘Bangsamoro territory’ implies that although it is under the jurisdiction of the Philippines, it is a separate part.”

She also claimed that the Bangsamoro territory is highly similar to the See WORK, page A6

The NATIONAL DAIRY AUTHORITY-MINDANAO FIELD OFFICE (NDA-MFO), through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAG’), invites sealed written tenders for the: “SUPPLY AND DELIVERY ON SITE FOR 334,125 KLS. OF FRESH CORN FOR FEEDING REQUIREMENTS OF 495 IMPORTED PREGNANT DAIRY ANIMALS FOR 45 DAYS UNDER PUBLIC BIDDING” with an Approved Budget Contract (ABC) amounting to ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE PESOS (PH 1,670,625.00) sourced from the Regular Funds.

All particulars relative to Eligibility Screening, Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Pre-Bidding Conferences, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and award of Contracts shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA. 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. The tenderers shall be required to submit until 29 May 2015, the following documents for pre- qualification: a. Certified list of related contracts ongoing and completed for the past five (5) years including quantity and specifications, name of client with telephone numbers, date of contract and project cost for every project listed and/or historical record of the bidder’s farm in the past five (5) years (minimum) b. Articles of Incorporation or Partnership or its equivalent c. Audited Financial Statement for the current and previous year d. Latest Income and Business Tax Returns duly stamped and received by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and duly validated with the tax payments made (per E0 398 dated January 12, 2005) e. Tax clearance from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (per EO 398 dated January 12, 2005) f. Business license/registration g. Authority of the Local Representative, if any h. Company Profile i. The prospective bidder’s computation for its Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC): or a commitment from a licensed bank to extend a credit line if awarded the contract to be bid; or a cash deposit certificate, which shall be at least equal to ten percent (10%) of the approved budget for the contract (ABC) to be bid; j. Sworn statement of the Bidder that it is not related to the head of the NDA by consanguinity or affinity up to the third civil degree or any of the NDA’s officers or employees k. PhilGeps Registration/Accreditation Distribution of Tender Document for the “SUPPLY AND DELIVERY ON SITE FOR 334,125 KLS. OF FRESH CORN FOR FEEDING REQUIREMENTS OF 495 IMPORTED PREGNANT DAIRY ANIMALS FOR 45 DAYS UNDER PUBLIC BIDDING” may be obtained from the NDA- MFO BAC Secretariat starting 18-28 May 2015 upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Five Thousand Pesos (PH 5,000.00) per copy. A Pre-Bid Conference shall be conducted on 21 May 2015 at 2:00PM while the Opening of Bids shall be held on 29 May 2015 at 2:00PM. Both activities shall be conducted at the NDA-MF0 Office, Door 206, Waterside Living Complex Bldg., Julio Pacana St, Licoan, Cagayan de Oro City. The Bidder must present a bid bond during the bid opening in any of the following forms:

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The power of paper Paper still matters, as I could learn several years from then fellow Philippine Daily Inquirer staff writer Phyllis Korkki. Yes, paper still matters. The frequent whirring of printers in offices - despite the Internet, Microsoft Word, social media (I love Facebook and Twitter), scanners, smart phones applications and many much more - attest to that.

I am very much old fashioned in many things.

I was still typing on an old manual typewriter, when my colleagues in different publishing houses used already electric units. I loved my antique typewriter. I love it till today. Yes, it’s still here in my office in Davao City. I can’t use it anymore, because no more ribbons are available in the Philippines. It’s okay. My electric typewriter is also here. Just beside the manual unite. Those were the days, my love... .

It has been sometimes at the end of the 1990’s.

I worked as coordinating editor in an international publishing house in Berlin with branches in Amsterdam and New York. I still used

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one of those wonderful electric type writers - and tried to avoid vehemently a personal computer. Already during that time I needed to hold paper in my hands.

Paper, says the productivity expert David Allen, is “in your face”. I strongly agree with David. He said, “Its physical presence can be a goal to completing tasks, whereas computer files can easily be hidden and thus forgotten. I am also returning to paper planners for this very reason. Please, don’t smile at me, my dear readers!

David Allen, the author of “Getting Things Done”, does much of his writing on a computer. So I do meanwhile. But, there are still times when writing with a fountain pen on a notepad. It allows “us” to get “our” heads in the right place. When I tried to learn more from David Allen, I really got surprised, that we have many things in common. Old fashioned or not? I don’t care. Here are some facts: Paper print outs serve an important function. For long texts, a print out can allow a reader to better

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understand relationships between sections and writings. Paper handouts are still a presence at meetings partly because they are useful for taking notes. Reading a long document on paper rather than on a computer screen helps people “better understand the geography of the argument contained within, “said Richard H.R. Harper, a principal researcher for Microsoft in Cambridge/ England and co-author with Abigail J. Sellen of “The Myth of the Paperless Office,” published already in 2001.

I also strongly agree with Sellen, saying, that using more than one computer screen can be helpful for

all this cognitive juggling.

But when workers are going back and forth between points in a longer document, it can be more efficient to read on paper.

How about “e-reading a book”? A novel, a drama, whatever? What do you prefer, my dear reader? You wanna know my opinion? I am sure, you can imagine.

Yes guys, I still need a book in my hands for my leisure reading. I need to feel the book as well as I need to smell a fresh-printed newspaper. Environment savers might start jelling at me now, though I am one of them.

So, where is the edge and borderline?

Paper can be indeed a luscious and beautiful thing - the way we savor fine food and wine, as Steve Leveen, co-founder and CEO of Levenger, said. People complain that writing by hand is slow (yes, I am really!), BUT that can be good for thinking and creating! Here we are again!

Yes, it matters still: in defense of the power of paper! What do you think, my dear readers, while holding this newspaper right now in See doring, page A11

Cultic politics

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A visiting Harvard political scientist and book author invited here to speak in an investment summit was quoted by the Inquirer as saying that “the long legacy and enduring presence of ‘extractive’ political and economic institutions in the Philippines as reflected by patronage politics has been one of the key constraints to the country’s growth.”

The observation is timely now that almost all of the citizens in this country are pre-occupied with politics the 2016 presidential elections being just in the horizon.

In yesterday’s column I mentioned that the cultic type of politics adhered to in this country is blindsiding the great majority of the populace from properly vetting the presidential aspirants who among them is best qualified to lead the country out of the rotten state it is mired in.

In the Philippines, more often than not, voters vote for a candidate not on the merits of his or her qualifications and ability to lead the country from the bondage of poverty towards fullness and abundance of life but

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on what James Robinson, the Harvard-based political scientist, described as “highly clientelistic politics based on exchange of private goods for political support.”

While the Philippines, according to Robinson in the Inquirer story, operates as a vibrant democracy, “it’s also a democracy where competition is not about public goods.”

Robinson further observed that “the quality of democracy in the country was being hampered by the lack of political competition, resulting in vote-buying during elections, dynastic control and political patronage.”

Robinson’s observations,

undeniably, finds truism in Philippine politics. In fact, what he said is what is ailing the country’s politics.

And sadly up to this point Filipinos still have to grow toward political maturity.

What exists here is some type of political cultism where voters vote for their chosen candidate solely based on the largesse the politician can shower his or her political worshippers.

Take for example the arguments put forth by adherents of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

They want him to replace President Aquino because of the iron-fist way he managed that southern Philippines city ridding it with hoodlums. If this is not political retrogression, I don’t know what is.

But since his supporters worship him as if he is god who can’t commit any wrong, they root for him regardless of his track record of human rights violations in achieving his objectives. By the way, it is not totally true that Duterte had succeeded in freeing his city from any form of criminality.

Criminality still exists in Davao City. All that Duterte

did so far is try his best in eliminating criminals from his city through summary executions, a matter he has not denied though he also has not admitted directly.

The issue in Davao City is not Duterte’s ability to supposedly bring peace and order in his turf. It is the manner by which he made “peace and order” the hallmark of his administration.

Local government heads should understand that in pursuing their avowed political objectives, peace and order in the case of Duterte, they should not run roughshod with the rule of law.

Criminality can never be stamped out by employing legal short cuts such as summary executions of suspected criminals.

Chiefs of local government units should understand that 80 to 90 percent of crimes against properties, and to a certain degree against persons, are committed as a result of economic deprivation commonly known as poverty. Unless the fundamental inequality in the distribution of wealth is addressed by mayors like See bacon, page A11

Daily Inspiration Forgiveness “He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he, himself, must pass.”

Lord Herbert - English writer (1583-1648)

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Forgiveness is a complicated step because the offended one is often filled with intense emotions.

As humans, we must deal with those emotions if forgiveness is to occur. Do not confuse forgiveness with forgetting. For an assault victim, remembering is a natural defense mechanism necessary to alert oneself of situations to guard against in order

to stay safe. Forgiving is releasing the offender. It also allows the person to release the toxic emotions within themselves as well as the blame toward others. Releasing allows for healing to take place. Do you have a place of needed healing? Your freedom is in the releasing. Don’t break the bridge which you must pass. Swimming the deep waters of unforgiveness is cold, murky and poisonous. Stay warm in the “Son” of forgiveness and get back in His “Son”light. Enjoy your stroll across the forgiveness bridge toward freedom.

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20 elderlies avail computer learning session in Butuan

BUTUAN City--Some 20 elderlies from this city gathered for the “Tayo nang magCONNECT! TEaCH Lola” activity held at Robinsons Place Main Atrium, here.

Together with the Bayan Telecommunication, Inc. (Bayantel), Robinsons Place Butuan and Columbia Computer Center, the activity was aimed to help the elderlies the basics regarding computers and the internet.

The basic hardware parts of the computer such as the mouse, keyboard and monitor were also introduced.

Bayantel’s endorser Teresita Moreno popularly known as Lola Techie was there to give the participants an inspiring message. She also made the activity even livelier.

“We are here to them how to use the computer and for them to be able to connect to the world, with their loved ones and their friends through technology,” Lola Techie said.

“This technology is the only one bridging the gap between the new generation and our generation. We can’t connect to the new generation if we can’t understand their way of life, but through the computer, we are able to keep up. That’s very important,” she added.

The 73-year old Lola Techie said she had been using the computer since she was 59. She also said she was very impatient while learning but it opened a whole new world for her and that the learning process became faster and sharper so she really learned a lot.

“Lolos and Lolas should not be afraid or intimidated to enter the digital world,” she said. (FEA/Febjan Mariah J. Melendres/ PIA-Caraga) NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late Welijada Pangasian Duran consisting of 3 parcels of land namely, Parcel 1, a parcel of coco-res. Land situated at Tipan, Oroquieta City containing an area of 5,220 sqms, more or less designated as Lot No. 8077-part, declared under TD No. 185851, Parcel 2, a parcel of coco/Riceland unirrig., as area of 2,490 sqms., more or less designated as Lot No. 8084-part, declared under TD No. 185860, and Parcel 3, a parcel of cocoland situated at Binuangan, Oroquieta City containing an area of 5,226 sqms, more or less, designated as Lot No.9171-part declared under TD No. 188746 are the subjects of the Deed of Extrajudicial Partition of Estate among heirs under the Notarial Registry of Atty. Diogenes B. Apao Jr., per Doc No. 271, Page No. 56, Book No. 84, Series of 2013.

MDN: May 8, 15 & 22, 2015

Potassium in bananas helps regulate blood pressure: Study

Bananas are one of the most popular fruits among people of all origins because these can be available fresh year-round and cheaper compared with other tropical fruits.

To the consumer, the banana seems a simple name for the yellow and elongated fruit that is served as a dessert. The word “banana” is a general term embracing a number of species or hybrids of the genus Musa of the family of Musaceae, closely related to plantains.

Bananas are classified either as dessert bananas or as green cooking bananas.

The ripe banana is popularly served as a dessert. It is a delicious addition to fruit salads or simply eaten out of hand. Overripe bananas make excellent breads, cookies, muffins and cakes. They make attractive garnish in ice cream. Unripe or green

bananas are used in cooking. Unripe bananas can be fried, boiled, baked or made into chips.

Bananas are a good source of fiber, vitamin C, and potassium. Potassium is a mineral that is important for controlling the body’s fluid balance. It is also needed for muscle contraction, transmission of nerve impulses, and the proper functioning of the body’s heart and kidneys.

Potassium helps regulate water balance and blood pressure in cells, together with other minerals like sodium, calcium, and magnesium.

Besides being a good source of vitamins and minerals, banana is also a natural remedy for a number of illnesses and conditions.

Ripe banana relieves diarrhea, whereas the unripe banana relieves constipa-

(R.A. Form No. 10.1/R.A. No. 9048) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Camiguin Municipality of Mambajao NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048 and Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that SALOME CABIASA SUMOGUID has filed with this Office PETITION FOR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME and PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR in her Certificate of Live Birth from “BARTOLOME” to “SALOME” and SEX OF THE CHILD from “MALE” to “FEMALE”. She was born on 11 November 1958 at ANITO, MAMBAJAO, SUBPROVINCE OF CAMIGUIN, PHILIPPINES and whos parents are MARGARITO SUMOGUID and DIONESIA CABIASA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than June 3, 2015.

(SGD.) EDITHA B. MOOSREINER Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: May 15 & 22, 2015

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE:PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES LUIS JR. T. HURAÑO AND LULU MARIE B. JACINTO-HURAÑO,

CIVIL CASE NO.2015-041

LUIS JR. T. HURAÑO AND LULU MARIE B. JACINTO-HURAÑO, Petitioners.

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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 June 12, 1999 at Toril, Davao 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 this case at their residents at Tibanga, Iligan City and Toril, Davao City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability andthey separated for more than three (3) years already, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalized their separation.

Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on June 12, 1999, 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 June 26, 2015 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 14th day of May, 2015.

MDN: May 15, 22 & 29, 2015

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

tion. Banana is highly recommended for patients suffering from high blood pressure because of its potassium content. The fresh leaves of banana are also used as bed spreads for bed ridden patients to avoid bedsores.

One piece of banana each day restores the balance of potassium. So make it a habit to include banana in your daily meals.

According to the 2012 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos developed by the Technical Working Group headed by the Food and Nutrition Research InstituteDepartment of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST), you should eat more vegetables and fruits.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPOUSES JULIANO AND AGIDA PAYLA WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased SPOUSES JULIANO AND AGIDA PAYLA, who died in the 1980’s in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, at the time of their death, are the conjugal owner of a parcel of land which is more particularly described as follows; TAX DECLARATION NO. 02-009126; Owner: JULIANO & AGIDA PAYLA; Location: Sinaloc, El Salvador City; Lot No. 9268; Area: 140 square meters, is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPOUSES JULIANO AND AGIDA PAYLA WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, made and executed namely; 1. HEIRS OF GENARA PAYLALAPULAPU MANTOS represented by her surviving husband, JOVITO D. MANTOS, JR., of legal age, widower, Filipino, resident of El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental; 2. CIRILA PAYLAROXAS, of legal age, widow, Filipino, resident of Zone 1, Quibonbon, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental; the above-named parties, all of legal age, are the legitimate grandniece and the sole/compulsory/surviving heirs. That for and in consideration of the sum of TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P25,000.00), receipt in full which is hereby acknowledged from the following: a. MENANDRO LAPULAPU VIADOR, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen and a resident of Bara-as, Tubod, Iligan City; and b. CALVIN LAPULAPU VIADOR, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen and a resident of General Santos City; THE HEIRS OF SPOUSES JULIANO AND AGIDA PAYLA, do hereby SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY, absolutely and unconditionally unto the VENDEE, MENANDRO LAPULAPU-VIADOR and CALVIN LAPULAPU VIADOR the above-described parcel of land including all the improvement found therein. As per Doc. No. 380; Page No. 76; Book No. 186; Series of 2015; under Notary Public of ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI. MDN: MAY 8, 15 & 22, 2015

For more information on food and nutrition, contact: Dr. Mario V. Capanzana, Director, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology, General Santos Avenue, Bicutan, Taguig City; Tel/Fax Num: 8372934 and 8373164; email: mvc@

fnri.dost.gov.ph, mar_v_c@ yahoo.com; FNRI-DOST website: http://www.fnri. dost.gov.ph.; FNRI Facebook page: facebook.com/ FNRI-DOST; FNRI Twitter account: twitter.com/ FNRI-DOST. (Ma. Idelia G. Glorioso, FNRI-DOST S&T Media Service/PIA-Caraga)

Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar MUNICIPALITY OF MAGSAYSAY Province of Davao del Sur OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Publication Notice R.A. 9048/ 10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC May 21, 2015 CCE- 0019-2015 R.A. 10172

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that HONEY MAE LUBATON LAUDA has filed with this Office a petition for correction of entry in the date of birth from “JUNE 31, 1989” to “MAY 31, 1989” in the Certificate of Live Birth of HONEY MAE LUBATON LAUDA at Poblacion, Magsaysay, Davao del Sur and whose parents are ROMEO P. LAUDA and SUSAN D. LUBATON.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than June 4 , 2015.

Issued on the 21st of May 2015 at Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, Philippines.

(Sgd) ANASTACIA B. DENSING

Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: May 22 & 29, 2015

PRA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name of FLORIDA EWAY BINASBAS docketed as CFN-11192-2015 from “PURITA” to “FLORIDA” in The Certificate of Live Birth of PURITA EWAY who was born on August 29, 1955 at Davao City and whose parents are PROCOLO EWAY and PRODENCIA MUNEZ. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than May 25, 2015.

Issued on 29th day of April, 2015 at Davao City, Philippines.

(SGD.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS City Civil Registrar

MDN: May 15 & 22, 2015

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES HENRY L. MILLOMEDA AND ROWENA S. DELA PEÑA-MILLOMEDA,

CIVIL CASE NO.2015-042

HENRY L. MILLOMEDA AND ROWENA S. DELA PEÑA-MILLOMEDA, Petitioners.

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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 December 8, 2008 at Iligan 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 this case at their residents at Hinaplanon, Iligan City and Brgy., Sto. Nino, Tugbok District, Davao City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for more than four (4) years already, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalized their separation.

Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on December 8, 2008, 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 June 26, 2015 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 14th day of May, 2015.

MDN: May 15, 22 & 29, 2015

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

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AMBOANGA City––Policemen have killed a suspected Abu Sayyaf gunman who may be involved in the spate of kidnappings in Malaysia’s oil-rich state of Sabah.

The gunman, who was initially identified as Muktadil, was fatally shot during a firefight late Wednesday afternoon in Jolo town in Sulu province following a police raid on his hideout.

Muktadil was tr ying to escape from pursuing policemen when shot dead during a running gun battle. No policemen or civilians were killed or

injured in the fighting.

Authorities were still trying to verify whether the slain rebel was among those that recently kidnapped Thien Nyuk Fun, 50, the manager of Ocean King Seafood Restaurant in Sabah’s Sandakan town; and customer Bernard Ghen Ted Fen, 39.

Malaysian policemen said four gunmen raided the restaurant on the eve-

ning of May 14 and seized the duo.

No individual or group claimed responsibility for the abductions, but authorities in Sabah have linked two siblings Nilson Muktadil, who is his 30s; and Badong, alias Adzmil Muktadil, in his 40s, to the latest abductions.

The Muktadil brothers are natives of Southern Philippines and were also tagged as behind the kidnapping of Chinese tourist Gao Huayun, 29, and Filipino worker Marcy Dayawan, 40, in Sabah in April last year.

Just recently, troops also

clashed with suspected Abu Sayyaf rebels in the village of Panducan in Sulu’s Pangutaran town that left a still undetermined number of gunmen dead and wounded, according to the Western Mindanao Command.

Sulu is being used by the Abu Sayyaf as their hideout because of its thick, virgin forests and rugged terrain that makes the province a suitable hideout and base for the notorious rebel group linked by the Philippine military to alQaeda, Jemaah Islamiya and now ISIS. (Mindanao Examiner)

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ment, and a capacity to enter into relations with other states.”

Proof that the BBL would create a sub-state is the proposal for a parliamentary form of government despite the constitutional provision on Mindanao autonomy which limits the regional government to an executive department and a legislative assembly, she said.

Excess of decentralization “The BBL seeks to establish a political entity so

far unknown in the rest of constitutional democracies.

While the Constitution takes care to define the limits of local autonomy, the BBL is vested with powers far beyond constitutional limits,” Santiago said.

She cautioned that the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is “lessthan-sovereign self-determination,” but the excess of decentralization under the BBL may lead to a spectre of “Balkanization,” the action of dividing an area into smaller, eventually hostile states.

While lauding the ef-

forts of the proponents of the BBL, the senator said she doubts that the law, if enacted, will bring peace to Mindanao, especially as the MILF is not the only secessionist group active in the Philippines.

Other secessionists include the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), an older rebel group which earlier signed a peace pact with the government, but which cried foul over being left out in negotiations for the recently forged Bangsamoro peace deal.

The MILF is also strug-

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Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE), or the associative state, which the Supreme Court struck down in 2008 for posing the threat of territorial dismemberment.

Santiago urged BBL proponents to heed the Court, which found that the BJE “meets the criteria of a state laid down by the Montevideo Convention, namely, a permanent population, a defined territory, a govern-

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Zambo mayor eyes CD4-capability testing

ZAMBOANGA City Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar announced Thursday she is requesting the Department of Health (DOH) to provide this city with the apparatus capable to conduct CD4 cell count or anti-body count.

The CD4 count testing is being conducted among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-positive individuals to monitor the persons’ anti-bodies.

Salazar said she wanted the CD4 testing will be conducted in this city to help defray expenses of HIV patients since at present they still have to go to Davao City to be examined.

The local health office is already capable to conduct HIV testing.

The CD4 cell, also known as T-helper cell, are type of white blood cell that fights infection.

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gling to manage the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a breakaway group blamed for several Mindanao bombings and charged with harboring international terrorists.

Recent reports have also claimed that leaders of the Sultanate of Sulu were also not consulted during negotiations for the draft BBL, and are now pushing that their area be recognized separate from the contemplated Bangsamoro territory.

Santiago in her report reminded her colleagues that the so-called peace effort is in fact a discussion between the government of a sovereign state and a group of leaders seeking to either

overthrown or secede from the former.

In Santiago’s view, this is a peculiar situation because, ordinarily, peace is discussed between the sovereign and the rebels only after the former has militarily imposed its will on the latter. “Peace negotiations are not a substitute for military success,” she said.

“The BBL fails the twofold test set by the Constitution: national sovereignty and territorial integrity. It is presented as a formula for capping off the peace process in Mindanao. However, it bears repetition that the end does not justify the means,” Santiago said. source: senate.gov.ph

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Strategies for Implementing Differentiated Instruction in Improving Science Education

By CELY BAGABUYO-LABADAN SCIENCE DEPT. COORDINATOR/SBM COORDINATOR BRIGADA COORDINATOR

Differentiating instruction can be a particularly useful practice for science teachers. How well students comprehend complex science concepts and principles is heavily influenced by individual factors, including: • Reading ability • Competency in mathematics • Extent of foundation knowledge present • English language proficiency Learning preferences and learning disabilities affect a student’s ability to master performance-based skills in science.

Diversity regarding these factors will likely be high in any given classroom.

Fortunately, the study of science lends itself to strategies that support differentiated instruction.

It is not difficult to plan science lessons that incorporate handson investigations; require critical thinking and problem-solving skills; and provide opportunities for kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learning.

The following specific strategies for differentiation based on content, process, or product

can be applied in most science classrooms. o Utilize a variety of instructional delivery methods. The lecture method traditionally used in many science classrooms should be supplemented by other forms of content delivery. Auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners is best on Demonstrations, On-site field studies, and Audio-visual presentations.

• Use flexible grouping and small-group instruction on a regular basis. Science students benefit from interacting and working together toward a common goal. Have a variety of materials, resources, and texts available for

The Pilgrimage of Being a School Head

By Reymund P. Cabatuan School In-charge Cadayonan Primary School

The School Head is consider as a navigator of its success is a great opportunity, once in a lifetime experience. It hoards a greater responsibility to best serve the constituents.

My pilgrimage in Cadayonan Primary School as a Multi-Grade Teacher and School In-charge ignites me to become a superman in my own little way. It is

a promotion in my job as a classroom grade-VI teacher in the near of the city . It is my humble response to the special calling to a far flung area in the city where not everyone even heard, Sitio Cadayonan.

This is the bivouac of a dream to be of greater service. This unheard place has become a nest that warmly incubates my ability in decision making, supervision and planning, project implementation and program evaluation.In

this journey, I have learned a lot, that from nothing you can still help the school through Stakeholders Engagement and donations coming from different private sectors.

Pupil’s low performance in school, low self esteem , coming to school with empty stomach and lack of school supplies for their study really motivates me to share what I can do to help them.

My stay in this school, is challenging and inspiring because the people residing

student use.

• Vary the degree of complexity of laboratory investigations.

Optimum learning does not occur when students are bored. While all students should master the same basic skills and principles, a laboratory experience does not need to be identical for all students within a classroom.

• Have students create agendas by choosing from suggested activities, tasks, and projects.

Science students rely on their interests when allowed to choose tasks to complete. Develop a list of activities related to a science topic that vary in complexity and address different learning styles.

in this place will really help you in all your projects and plans for the improvement of the school. They have the heart to support me and that push me to do my duties as a school head well.

As a future school administrator, engaging myself to this kind of battle is easy if we developed good camaraderie between your stakeholders, especially the parents and baranggay officials. Most of all, to our divine providence for the wisdom that he bestowed upon us.

The Filipino Child’s Education for the Year 2020: Envisioning Education for the 21st Century

By HELEN RAMIREZ- LUCMAN TEACHER III-CAG. DE ORO NAT’L HIGH SCHOOL

It is encouraging to note that a Filipino child has an eagerness for education, despite the controlling influence of circumstances beyond his hold and even that of our society. Yet, in view of the continuous educative process which emphasizes the imperative of education for the year 2020, the means to an end must be reaching far and wide or else, the idea will end up as just one futile exercises. It is in this context that a child’s education and training should be brought up, augmenting chances of progress with optimism and along with it the development of a valuable trait upon an individual child, which will serve as an effective instrument in the attainment of success in our vision of Philippine education in the

21st Century.

The keen desire of our people for education is attested even by foreign educators. And so, abundant educative influences should stir the hearts and minds of every Filipino culture and perpetuation of ideal Filipino customs, traditions and habits. These seem to be departing from our social life like our natural resources and result in scarcity of educative influences to nurture the Filipino child.

On this basis, there have been uncertainties assailing our vision of Philippine Education for the year 2020. Moreover, it is worth mentioning that the use of a computer or an electronic machine cannot make a better Filipino child, neither can it uplift our economy, although undoubtedly, in one way or another it can facilitate

Exploring the vocational track

By Marvin Anthony A. Ramos School Head Bayabas National High School

EXPLORING the vocational track of K to 12 curriculum can be interesting.

According to a survey, 70 percent of junior high school students in Cagayan de Oro want to pursue the vocational track. They are also aware that they cannot proceed immediately to college once they graduate from senior high except when they enroll in a vocational course. If they choose to enroll in what we call as a mainstream course, then they have to undergo a so-called bridging program of about one semester. Yet the call for a technical vocation is quite appealing in this country where the minimum wage is way below other

countries.

Foreign countries are needing the technical skills of Filipinos abroad, more so that we are able to relatively speak English well over our other Asian neighbors. The vocational track consists of agriculture-fishery, home economics, information and communications technology, and industrial arts. Other tracks that a junior high school student may choose once he or she reaches Grade 11 will be academic; sports; arts and design. These are for students from well-off schools who arguably and understandably don’t have the facilities for a vocational track.

procedures. Nothing more is significant than the good traits that the Filipino children should have possessed, net to a high level of knowledge of work to be done. Indeed, quality education underscores acquisition of a valuable trait and high degree of knowledge or skills. For an individual whose community he lives in is wanting in prosperity, this is primary importance.

On the other hand, is as much as the most comprehensive and effective education is given in school, it is also of chief importance to put a premium on school education which is to be sustained by an effective administrative machinery whose educational functions and policies must have been focused on the year 2020. Undeniably, the teacher has a vital role in attaining the objects set up by no less than the Department of Education,

but as far as the duties of the teacher are concerned, there is something more than meets the eye. That is, even with smooth implementation of educational policies and goals, the whole thing is bound to end up in vain unless the teacher becomes proud of her profession – that she has to feel for herself that she is not underpaid but overburdened. It is only then that every Filipino child will find himself on the right course resulting from purified education. And no wonder, he will be equipped with the kind of education that is of God’s design, such that he has not only been properly trained, but has been nurtured in the true sense of righteousness and other values that would enable him to meet the demands of education as envisioned for the year 2020.

Wholesome environment for successful learning process

By Amado C. Gumera Teacher – I Consolacion Elementary School

Learning is a crucial process where in order to be successful, appreciation should be there.

It has been a long time concern of teachers on how to encourage learning appreciation among school children and attend regular classes.

Lot of strategies has been done already but they still failed. Most students are still fond of making absences and some are habitual absentee.

In our modern era where modern technology is at hand and our kids are surrounded by cellphones, computers, ipad and other modern gadgets, we need to consider our classroom settings. It is high time to create a wholesome classroom atmosphere where kids will be encouraged to go back to attend their classes.

First, teachers need to teach all his pupils the importance of values and relationships, like to care for each other in the class and allow them to understand the importance of loving and accepting the members of the class. Pupils can easily adopt to the environment if there is acceptance and affirmation in the group. Peace will also prevail in the class thus, quarreling will be avoided. Creating a positive atmosphere will also help to attract kids to come to school daily.

The creation of a wholesome classroom environment is a challenge among educators, but truth be told, it starts with teacher.

Handling a group of people armed with positive outlook and hope will result to something wholesome atmosphere.

• Utilize complex instruction.

Design an open-ended task related to a current topic of study. Have students work in small groups to complete the assignment. Engage students in role play or simulation activities..

• Develop learning stations.

Create areas in the classroom for independent or small-group investigation of a scientific principle or process. Provide necessary materials and resources at each location.

• Engage students in orbital studies. Develop a list of topics related to a science concept or theme. Allow each student to select a topic based on interest.

• Differentiate assessment tools. Assessment does not always have to occur in a standardized format. Consider using alternative assessments, such as: o Laboratory practicals o Written opinions supported by data o Verbal presentations o Multimedia projects that target students with different learning preferences With proper planning, science teachers can provide multiple options for students to acquire information, comprehend concepts, and demonstrate what they have learned.

Tips in Building Good Relationships between Principals and Teachers in the School

By GINA FLORESCA LABITAD, Ph.D Principal II- CDONHS

Principals are busy people.

It is important that they will take time to get to know the new teachers in their school and establish working relationships with them. F or example, by welcoming new teachers to the school, by maintaining an open-door policy, by being available for individual conferences, and attending to new teachers’ real and perceiving needs.

The key is to facilitate a professional relationship between the novice and principal, as well as among peers all throughout the system. By doing so, he has to opens the door to deeper and more substantive conversations, as noted by one of the principal said: I’ll ask about their families. I’ll ask them about their kids. I develop a strong relationship with them. They know that I care about them as people. That relationship takes us a long way. It really opens the door for me to talk to them about superior

performance”.

Thus, establishing a strong working relationships is particularly important when concerns arise about a new teacher’s performance. As one principal said: “When you have a comfortable relationship with a person, you can coach that person.

So I am really conscious of building relationships with people so that they can be opened to feedback. Without a rapport, it is hard to work with people, especially when you have concerns”.

So, dear principals nor leaders in the school, we need to strategize our people showing our respect, love, acceptance and understanding.

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By REYMUND P. CABATUAN School In-charge Cadayonan Primary School

Cadayonan Primary School was one of the lucky school in the hinterland barangay which was recieved a kind hearted support from our very own stakeholders who were never faded to extend their undying contributions to our young one’s today.

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 cropping 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.

CDO BLOGGERS visited

the school and interviewed the teachers as well as the School In-charge about the situation of our pupils and helped us seek help from private companies/stakeholders.

Luckily, CDO bloggers, Four Pillars Paint Centre & General Merchandise and Palle Family 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 kindhearted people to our beloved pupils in Cadayonan Primary 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 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.

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Davao’s pomelos are famous for their juicy, sweet yet tangy taste.

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he first ever Davao Pomelo Festival came to a wrap last weekend coinciding with the conclusion of the Visit Davao Fun Sale (VDFS). The five-week feast enticed throngs of tourists and locals to celebrate the city’s favorite fruit at The Fountain Court grounds of the metro’s premier shopping and lifestyle destination – SM Lanang Premier.

In partnership with the Davao Pummelo Stakeholder’s Association,

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Pomelo Fete & Culinary Delights at SM Lanang Premier

Inc. (DPSAI), SM Lanang Premier kicked off the Davao Pomelo Festival on a successful note in April. No less than Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang graced the event on behalf of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, together with Councilor AlRyan Alejandre, Department of Tourism (DOT) Regional Director Robert Alabado, City Tourism Operations Officer Lisette Marques, and Dr. Lorna Herradura of Bureau of Plant Industry. REDD’s

Sharing a pomelo toast at the launch were (from left) DPSAI President Andrew Tan, Councilor Al-Ryan Alejandre, CTOO OIC Lisette Marques, Nenita Farms (Tadeco) owner Victoria Floirendo Brias and SM Supermalls AVP for Marketing (Mindanao) Russel Alaba.

GI Consultant Peter Canary and ABSCBN’s Agri Tayo Dito host Ruben Gonzaga were on hand to show support for the event. Meanwhile, SM officials led

by SM Supermalls AVP for Marketing (Mindanao) Russel Alaba gave the guests a warm welcome.

Leading Pomelo producers – Vic Farm, Tadeco Nenita Farms, Fe Felicilda,

Sheba Marie Elefante, Helen Cabalida and Sarangani Agricultural Co., Inc. – retailed their best-tasting pomelos for the duration of the festival. As a treat for weekend visitors, Eat-All-YouCan pomelo promos were made available on Saturdays and Sundays.

Mallgoers were given the chance to witness free culinary demos on April 18,

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Braised pomelo pith with roast pork and shitake mushroom

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19, 25 and 26 and get a taste of pomelo dishes and drinks. Featured chefs from Hukad, Hog’s Breath Café, Vikings, Chippens, Park Inn’s RBG, Center for Asian Culinary Studies, Institute of International Culinary and Hospitality Entrepreneurship, and Philippine Women’s College School of Hospitality Management showed audiences how they can concoct dishes and drinks with pomelo.

The Davao Pomelo Festival was SM Lanang Premier’s way of promoting the Visit

Davao Fun Sale.

It was supported by the Davao City Government, the Department of Science and Technology, the DOT, the Department of Agriculture, Department of Trade and Industry and REDD-Ltd “Sharing Knowledge for Ethical and Tasty Food.” As part of the DOT’s Flavors of the Philippines campaign, the Davao Pomelo Festival aimed to foster food tourism and generate more awareness and appreciation for one of Davao’s foremost fruit s.

ABS-CBN’s Agri Tayo Dito host RUBEN GONZAGA (center) join the purveyors of the Davao Pomelo Festival.

Vikings Executive Chef Anton Abad with Chef Richtofen Barraquias show their culinary skills at the Pomelo Festival.

Pomelo and mint salad in cayenne and lime dressing by Chef Rolando Llido of Hog’s Breath Café

From left: Councilor Al-Ryan Alejandre, Peter Canary of REDD-Ltd, Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang and City Tourism Operations Office OIC Lisette Marques at the Davao Pomelo Festival.

DOT-XI Regional Director Robert Alabado (3rd from graces the Davao Pomelo Festival. Together with him are SM Supermalls AVP for Marketing (Mindanao) Russel Alaba (extreme left) and DPSAI President Andrew Tan (right). left)

Vikings Executive Chef Anton Abad with Chef Richtofen Barraquias present their pomelo dish.

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development will assess thousands of poor households for their inclusion to the database of the Listahanan – a system that identifies who and where the poor are in the country.

On a recent “Talakayan” held by the Philippine Information Agency, the DSWD announced that about 793,989 households will be assessed in Northern Mindanao alone under its second round assessment.

Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, Regional Director of the DSWD said that the Listahanan database is currently being utilized by the majority of local government units in the region, congressional districts and even civil society groups, and non-government organizations, and that the database is their basis in identifying their beneficiaries for their social protection programs and social services.

In the first round of assessment in 2009 in the region, DSWD was able to identify 338,749 households as poor based on certain variables used during the household enumeration and validation.

Most of these households under the Listahanan were able to avail various social protection programs from the national government, local government units, and other social service providers. The DSWD’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Social Pension, and other major anti-poverty programs also used Listahanan to identify qualified beneficiaries.

A total of 2,505 field workers comprising of Area Coordinators, Area Supervisors, Enumerators, Encoders and Verfiiers will be hired and trained in preparation for the said assessment. (Written by Mitzie S. Santiago,DSWD)

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Special Gospel of the day (May23, 2015-Saturday)Mark 10:46-52-And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, [thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.

And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?

The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. Due to the “faith and efforts of this blind man,” Jesus pity on him and He cured this sickly person.

Mark 11:22-24”And Jesus answering saith unto them, “Have faith in God.” For verily I say unto

Biblical reflection

Bro. Edcel L. Closas you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them]. Hebrews 11:6-But “without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]:” for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] “he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”

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Duterte, crimes will continue to thrive in his city no matter how aggressive he is in eliminating from the face of the earth suspected criminals.

Criminality will drastically be reduced, if not totally eliminated, if economic deprivation is effectively addressed. But if local government heads like Duterte only serve the interest of the privileged few, the economic deprivation of the many, the low wage earners, the unemployed, the underemployed, will forever be perpetuated.

Instead of simply bragging about his macho image, Duterte and the like should be bragging about how they were able to uplift the sorry and miserable condition of their constituents. How they used the influence of their offices in bringing about abundance of life thus enabling them to experience fullness thereof.

Measured by the above points, I find Duterte miserably lacking in qualities to lead this country to its Promised Land.

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in Congress seeks to implement the letter and spirit of the CAB, and effectively responds to the Moro people’s longing for selfgovernance hence address the root cause of the Moro rebellion. Now therefore, premises duly considered, be it resolved as it is hereby resolved that the Regional Peace and Order Council of Region 10 and the Regional Development Council of Region 10 express its collective support for the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), thereby urging the 16th Congress to pass the measure within the soonest time,” the joint

resolution read.

“Given the importance of the BBL to our lives as inhabitants of Northern Mindanao, the RPOC and RDC members ask our legislators to provide it a reasoned legislative scrutiny and pass judgment on it based on social justice,” Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar S. Moreno, chairman of the RPOC-10, stressed, reading from the resolution that was introduced

by Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J., D.D. The move of the RPOC10 and RDC-10 put Northern Mindanao in history as the first governmentmandated peace and development councils to unanimously support the passage of the BBL. The BBL, now called the Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, was approved by the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on the BBL on Wednesday. The approved version is now with the House’s Ways and Means Committee and the Committee on Appropriations.

It will deliberated on in the House plenary on Wednesday, said Rep. Rufus Rodriguez.

During this morning’s joint meeting, members of the RDC-10 and the RPOC10 acknowledged that “it is our duty as leaders to bequeath a peaceful and progressive society to the next generation hence we must contribute in any way we can to seeing a closure to the Moro rebellion within our lifetime.”

In unanimously approving the resolution, members of the RPOC-10 and RDC10 all agreed that the “early gains of the peace process by way of the radical reduction, if not complete absence, of skirmishes between government and MILF forces, has immensely benefited Northern Mindanao through increased business confidence, making it among the moist preferred investment destinations in the country.”

The political settlement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), as concretized in the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) signed on March 27, 2014, brings Mindanao in the cusp of historic change, Ledesma said.

Moreno said that it is important that the BBL is

Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar MUNICIPALITY OF MAGSAYSAY Province of Davao del Sur OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Publication Notice R.A. 9048/ 10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC May 21, 2015 CCE- 0019-2015 R.A. 10172

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that HONEY MAE LUBATON LAUDA has filed with this Office a petition for correction of entry in the date of birth from “JUNE 31, 1989” to “MAY 31, 1989” in the Certificate of Live Birth of HONEY MAE LUBATON LAUDA at Poblacion, Magsaysay, Davao del Sur and whose parents are ROMEO P. LAUDA and SUSAN D. LUBATON.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than June 4 , 2015.

Issued on the 21st of May 2015 at Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, Philippines.

(Sgd) ANASTACIA B. DENSING

Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: May 22 & 29, 2015

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implemented before President Aquino exits from power so as not to suffer the same “fate” as the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Moreno, who was congressman of the first congressional district of Misamis Oriental from 1998 to 2004 said that the ARMM was destined to fail.

“It was destined to fail.

Why? Because it was passed under the president who succeeded the president under whose term the peace agreement was signed,” he said, referring to President Corazon Aquino and President Fidel Ramos.

The ARMM was first created on August 1, 1989 through Republic Act No. 6734 (otherwise known as the Organic Act) in pursuance with a constitutional mandate to provide for an autonomous area in Muslim Mindanao. A plebiscite was held in the provinces of Basilan, Cotabato, Davao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Palawan, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur; and in the cities of Cotabato, Dapitan, Dipolog, General Santos, Koronadal, Iligan, Marawi, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa and Zamboanga to determine if their residents wished to be part of the ARMM. Of these areas, only four provinces — Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi — voted in favor of inclusion in the new autonomous region.

The ARMM was officially inaugurated on November 6, 1990 in Cotabato City, which was designated as its provisional capital. In 2001 a new law, Republic A 9054, was passed for the expansion of the ARMM. In a plebiscite, Marawi City in Lanao del Sur and the prov-

ince of Basilan (excluding Isabela City) opted to be integrated into the region.

RA 9054 lapsed into law, without the signature of President Gloria MacapagalArroyo Laying the field for Archbishop Ledesma’s move, the Lanao del Norte-based 2nd Mechanized Brigade of the 1st “Tabak” Division of the Philippine Army said in its presentation during the joint meeting that “the peace process is holding” despite a very “volatile situation.”

“A delay in the approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, and also because of the Mamasapano incident,” make the situation in Mindanao very volatile, it said.

The 2nd Mechanized Brigade presentation also stressed that there is an ongoing disinformation and misinformation campaigns as well as agitation against the BBL that threaten to fuel the volatility of the situation.

In introducing the resolution, Ledesma reminded everyone that “it has been and is the policy of government to resolve the root causes of social conflicts in order to build a strong foundation for sustained progress and development.”

He said this is the guiding principle why various administrations pursue the peace negotiations with the MILF. The prelate also enumerated the costs of war and violent conflicts in Mindanao since the 1970s in terms of lives, properties, and economic opportunities lost. (Bong D. Fabe)

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an exaggeration to say that the ID system can be abused under this government,” said Reyes.

Bayan disputed claims by

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 28 Mambajao, Camiguin IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR SPL. PROC. DECLARATION OF PRESUMPTIVE NO. 490 DEATH OF ANJELIN GRADO NAYBEPACURIBOT, GERRY A. PACURIBOT, Petitioner, x------------------------------/ ORDER The petition is set for initial hearing on June 22, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.

The petitioner is hereby directed to cause the publication of this Order once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Camiguin. The petitioner is further directed to furnish the Office of the Solicitor General with a copy of the petition, including its annexes.

Any concerned person may contest the petition by filling an opposition in writing stating therein the grounds for the opposition and serving a copy thereof on the petitioner on or before the date of hearing.

Let a copy of this Order be served at the last known address of Anjelin Grado Naybe-Pacuribot.

SO ORDERED. Mambajao, Camiguin, April 27, 2015.

(SGD.) GIOVANNI ALFRED H. NAVARRO Acting Presiding Judge

MDN: MAY 22, 29 & JUNE 5, 2015

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita that the ID system will only cover government employees.

“The ID system is a form of population control. Vital information is compiled for the purpose of closely monitoring and, when deemed necessary, placing restrictions on the movements, activities and transactions of individuals covered by the system. It will cover government employees today but there is nothing to prevent government from using the ID system on everyone,” Reyes said.

Reyes said that the ID system can in the future become a requisite for all transactions with government offices. “And since many people need to transact with government, they have no choice but to acquire the multi-purpose ID. They can be compelled in the future. The administration is just testing the waters now with this limited implementation,” Reyes warned.

Bayan agreed with the dissenting opinion of Justice Consuel Santiago that there are no assurances that abuses of the ID system will not happen. Bulatlat.com

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(BWMC), the two-day activity is expected to provide managers and leaders with the knowledge and tools to plan and implement the change that need to be introduced to make the organization in step with the changes in the organization and realize its vision.

An introductory course that seeks to introduce the participants to planned change, the ODS will cover topics, like Understanding Organizations, Understanding Organization Development, Leadership: An Important Element of OD,

Managing Change, Mental Models and Change, and Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry, as an Approach to Planned Change.

The resource person is Miss Ophelia del Puerto Tongco, whose areas of expertise, include Institution and Organization Development (Strategic Planning, Changes in Management, Capacity Building, Human Resource Management and Development, Organizational Assessment and Design, Performance Management, Team Building), Project Management, Leadership and Management Development and Governance and Anti-Corruption.

She is the former Senior Vice President for Regional Operations of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP).

Mr. Dante Macasero Sudaria is the chief executive officer of BWMC.

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added.

The Hijo Port project which has an estimated cost of P5.7 billion encompasses three times the area of Sasa Port.

“Honestly, the Chamber is doing its homework inside and outside the boardroom to address issues like this,” Dela Cruz said.

The group clarifies that they are not against the modernization project; however, they are in opposition to the immense increase of its cost.

“Let us remember that Davao City Chamber or anybody wants development. We are not against any development. But we are only looking into the huge amount because as you look at it, from 2013 to 2015 there was a sudden increase of the proposed project,” he said.

DCCCII worries for the business community who would carry the burden of this “overpriced port modernization project” in the long run.

“There would certainly be a domino effect, since the ultimate burden will be passed on the taxpayers, port users and consumers,” he said. (davaotoday.com)

P.R.A Form No. 10.1 LCRO Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172 a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that GENE EDROSO MAGLANGIT has filed with this Office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the CHILD’S DATE OF BIRTH from “JANUARY 22, 1955” to “JANUARY 11, 1955” and the CHILD’S FIRST NAME from “DUGENIO” to “GENE” in the certificate of Live Birth DUGENIO EDROSO MAGLANGIT who was born on JANUARY 22, 1955 ( as per NSO copy) whose parents are AGRIPINO MAGLANGIT and PEDRA EDROSO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 31 MAY 2015.

(Sgd) NORMA S. DIPUTADO

City Civil Registrar MDN: May 22 & 29, 2015

P.R.A Form No. 10.1 LCRO Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172 a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that IRISH “GUIA” ROLLON WABAN has filed with this Office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth IRISH “GUIA” ROLLON WABAN who was born on October 11, 1990 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are ROQUE PACATANG WABAN and JULIE ROLLON. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MAY 31, 2015.

(Sgd) NORMA S. DIPUTADO

City Civil Registrar MDN: May 22 & 29, 2015

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