Mindanao Daily Northmin (September 2, 2013)

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Volume II, No. 076

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September 2, 2013

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Five LP city councilors in C. de Oro discard Moreno

By Cris Diaz Executive Editor of Mindanao Daily News

Malacanang’s ‘special treatment’ of Napoles draws mixed reactions

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IVE City Councilors on Saturday announced they had officially abandoned City Mayor Oscar Moreno but would remain with the Liberal Party as independent party members to work for the interest of the people in Cagayan de Oro City.

FULL STORY/p.15

By Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews

CAGAYAN de Oro City––Malacanang’s “special treatment” of Janet Lim-Napoles has drawn mixed reactions among netizens in the social network platforms.

Many netizens who posted on

the Facebook page Mata na CDO (Wake up CDO), the local anticorruption page, saw nothing wrong with the handling of President Benigno Aquino and Malacanang of Janet Napoloes who surrendered to them late Wednesday night.

“What if nagsurrender sa presidente, gipaadto sa Crame og pag

abot didto gipatay si Napoles…

Unsa man atong ipuna kang Pinoy??? Di ba ato siguro siya ignon nga tanga, niabot na ang pinakadako nga ebidensya sa P10 billion scam wala pa gyud gisiguro nga ma-safety… In other words , sala sa init, sala sa lamig,”

See special, page 15

Solon offers P300t vs. journo’s killers

Council acts on brgy land disputes

By Violeta M. Gloria of MindaNews

ILIGAN City––Iligan lone district Rep. Vicente “Varf ” Belmonte offered a P300,000 bounty on Friday for the arrest of the killers of radio commentator Fernando “Nanding” Solijon of DXLS-Love Radio.

Solijon was killed Thursday night by two men who escaped on a motorcycle allegedly towards Lanao del Norte Senior Supt. Cristito Ray Gonzalo, city police director, told reporters that Task Force Nanding Solijon has been created to investigate the radioman’s killing.

If Solijon’s murder would be proven to be work-related, he would be the 159th media practitioner murdered in the country since 1986 and the 19th since President Benigno Aquino III came to office in 2010, according to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP).

Solijon was a known supporter of Rep. Belmonte, NUJP added.

See offers, page 15

By Roel Catoto of MindaNews

SURIGAO City––The city council here is working to put a closure to the boundary dispute involving several villages, which was caused by the lack of technical description of lands straddling these areas.

Councilor Rise Faith ReMembers of the Iligan media pay their last respects to radio commentator Fernando cabo, a lawyer, endorsed to Solijon, who was killed by two suspects in Barangay Buru-un, Iligan City on Thursday the city county the settling night, August 29. If his death is proven to be work-related, Solijon would be the 159th of the boundary disputes journalist killed since democracy was restored in the Philippines in 1986.

MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

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Death threats come true for Iligan City radio commentator

By Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews

ILIGAN City––Slain radio commentator Fernando “Nanding” Solijon of DXLS-Love Radio had received so many death threats apparently due to his journalistic work, the police and his wife confirmed.

Solijon was so concerned of his safety that he even asked his friends to close the doors of the sari-sari store where they were drinking so they could not be seen from the outside that fateful Thursday night.

With lots of death threats, he felt it was wise that nobody from the outside could see him

and fellow radio reporters Dario Navales and Alvin Suan drinking inside the store in Purok 1, Barangay Buruun in Iligan City, said Chief Insp. Isralene Lauren, of Task Force Solijon created to investigate the killing.

“That was his fatal mistake.

Although it’s true that nobody can see them [from the outside],

they could not also see that the suspects were already outside the store waiting for Solijon to appear,” Lauren said.

Martin Ongon, a watchman at the nearby Iligan City National School of Fisheries, said he noticed the two killers of Solijon were already waiting for their victim as early as 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Because he did not find it unusual, Ongon said he did not mind the presence of the two suspects who were on a white-striped blue Honda XRM motorcycle.

“The suspects would sometimes leave and would come back a few minutes later. There was nothing unusual in their See threats, page 14

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monday| september 2, 2013 Asst editor: ROLANDO N. SUDARIA • Email: rolando_sudaria2000@yahoo.com

Youth group conducts consultation in CdeO

By Irene Joy B. Dayo Staff Reporter

Off-Grid Electrification in Agusan - Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez turns over solar paraphernalia

and lights set costing P750,000 that will be used for the 25 families at Sitio Kilibay, Barangay Agusan living in areas not reached by CEPALCO. The electrification of 25 off-grid households using Photovoltaic Solar Home System has been provided by the Department of Energy through the efforts of Cong. Rodriguez. With the congressman are Engr.

Jimmy Planas of DOE and Cepalco President Consuelo Tion and the 25 beneficiaries of the program represented

by Ms. Jenelyn Alega.

Cagayan de Oro City The National Youth Commission (NYC) conducted a consultation meeting in the city which gathered studentleaders from various schools in the Cagayan de Oro and the rest of Misamis Oriental, last Friday at United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Basement Complex.

According to NYC Commissioner-at-Large Jose Rafael S. Cruz, this meeting aims to check the status of the students concerning to their interactions and positions in schools and society. They will also collect comments and reactions from them regarding the still pending Magna Carta for students, which they preferably termed as Students’ Right and Welfare (StRAW) bill.

This StRAW bill is created as a measure to safeguard the freedom and rights of the students. The primers of this bill believe that the state

recognizes the vital role of education as a fundamental aspect of any civilization, which is also reflected in the Philippine Constitution under Article II, Section 13.

Going to the grassroots level, according to him, is very important to emphasize the importance of passing the bill, the reason this consultation was conducted. He also added that there is still students’ discrimination even in the urban schools, so how much more in the small ones.

It is already 15 years that they have struggled in order for this bill to be passed and until now it is still pending.

In the meeting, there are discussions and open fora conducted. This activity was the third they held as part of their nationwide consultation. They already met students from Luzon and Visayas and did the same procedure. The ideas and information that they gathered will be presented during one of the meetings they will be gracing in the Congress.

Camiguin set to host shooting fest By: Jorie C. Valcorza

COOP STRENGTHENING - Members of the San Roque Handmade Paper Products Multi-Purpose Cooperative undergo a series of cooperative strengthening seminar –workshops sponsored by energy-firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI). Mindanao-wide coop federation MASS-SPECC , through its Cooperative Development Center, provided the technical support. The San Roque MPC manufactures handmade paper products and novelty items which are sold to both the domestic and the export markets. Aside from realizing a net worth of more than P1.6 million for its members, the coop provides additional income to about 37 workers and women entrepreneurs in the area. The San Roque MPC is one of the recipients of Steag’s Livelihood and Economic Enterprise Development (LEED) Program designed to help uplift the quality of lives of the people in its host communities in Misamis Oriental.

MAMBAJAO, Camiguin - The provincial police office here is hosting the 2013 Camiguin Governor’s Cup for first level shooting competition.

This is set in time for the Mambajao fiesta, the capital town of the island province, on September 6 to 8 at the Quiboro Firing Range.

Philippine National Police (PNP) provincial director, P S/ Supt. Wilfredo P. Cayat, said this part of the agency’s fund raising initiative to generate

posting with Livestock Component Project of Kigawhat Rural Improvement Club and the Female Draft Animal Dispersal Project of Sta. Cruz Upland Growers Association in Claveria Misamis Oriental; the Solar Dryer and Rice Storage Facility of Oryza Sativa Workers and Growers of Simpak Cooperative and the Farm Machineries of the Gumagamot Women’s Association in Lala, Lanao del Norte.

“Mag-isip ng additional business ventures, dapat lumalaki ang isang organisasyon at magdagdag ng miyembro at turuan ang mga miyembro kung ano ang kanilang responsibilidad at tuwing may meeting dapat mag-demand ang mga miyembro ng report mula sa mga opisyales (Think of additional business ventures; member-

ship should grow in an organizations; train the members on their responsibilities and members should demand for a report from the officers during meetings.),said World Bank consultant for CFAD Luningning Bondoc to the members of the POs who have benefitted from the MRDP-CFAD subprojects in Claveria, Misamis Oriental and in Lala, Lanao del Norte.

This was emphasized to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to take part in the government’s campaign on inclusive growth.

“Ipakita natin na under MRDP, we are successful implementers at irereward tayo ng PRDP” (Let’s show that under MRDP, we are successful implementers and we will later on be rewarded with the projects slated

funds for the rehabilitation of the dilapidated Camp Bonifacio Aranas Chapel and for the development of the proposed one-bay shooting range inside the camp.

Categories include open, standard, production, classic and tyro shooting match for divisions, ladies, local government units, lawmen/military, range officers and the PNP personnel.

A P700 registration fee will be collected for the executive group, P500 for regular shooters and P300 for juniors and PNP personnel. (JCV/PIA)

World Bank evaluate MRDP livelihood projects in Misamis Oriental and Lanao CAGAYAN de Oro City Early this month, World Bank consultants visited the towns of Claveria in Misamis Oriental and Lala in Lanao del Norte to assess projects implemented under the Mindanao Rural Development P ro g ra m-Co mmu n it y Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDPCFAD) and to confer with the members of the people’s organizations (POs) who benefitted from the project.

Now on its 10th mission, World Bank consultants evaluated MRDPCFAD sub-projects to determine its impact to its beneficiaries which have been contributory to community development and provided recommendations to further sustain its implementation.

The sub-projects assessed by World Bank include the Vermicom-

for implementation under the upscaled Philippine Rural Development Program), added Bondoc as she encouraged projectimplementers and beneficiaries to boost their efforts in enhancing their implementation schemes.

In its final year of implementation, MRDP continues to realize its goals in spurring development across Mindanao particularly in the agriculture sector.

“We are hoping that the capabilities you have learned from MRDP will be sustained and will be used in the implementation of other projects,” stated Ching dela Peña, World Bank consultant for Investments for Governance Reforms (IGR) to the PO members and local officials during the mission. # (Vanessa Mae S. Siano, DA-RAFID 10/ PIA)

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Developments

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NGCP shows generosity in the midst of disaster Right after the onslaught of Tropical Storm Maring and the southwest monsoon over most parts of Luzon, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) organized a relief operation for the residents of Biñan, one of the most stricken cities in Laguna.

Despite having its South Luzon Regional Office and two substations – Biñan and Sucat –submerged in flood a few days before the relief operation, NGCP still found a way to help by donating clean drinking water and food to 3,000

affected families from 11 barangays in Biñan. One of the affected barangays, Brgy. San Vicente, hosts NGCP’s Regional Office and Biñan Substation.

The relief operation was held last August 23 at NGCP’s South Luzon Regional Office Gym. NGCP employees led by Mr. Fernando S. Abesamis, Head of South Luzon Operations and Maintenance, and Mr. Nelson F. Cabangon, Head of Corporate Affairs, volunteered to distribute the donations.

Present in the activity

1. ML- Osmeña Branch Abaya Building, Osmena St. Cogon Cagayan de Oro City 2. ML- Pabayo Branch De Leon Building, Pabayo-Cruz Taal St. Cagayan de Oro City 3. ML- Carmen-1 Branch Ang Building, V. Castro cor. Vamenta Boulevard Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City 4. ML- Yacapin Branch Daumar St., Cagayan de Oro City 5. ML- Lapasan Branch Claro M. Recto Avenue, Lapasan, CdeO City 6. ML- Gusa Branch Gusa National Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City 7. ML- Velez Branch Door # 114 G/F De Leon Plaza Phase II Vacapin-Velez St. Cagayan de Oro City 8. ML- Divisoria Branch Cor. Tiano-Neri St., Cagayan de Oro City 9. ML- Limketkai Mall Branch Space M-2-123/Limketkai Mall Lapasan Cagayan de Oro City 10. ML- Limketkai 2 Service Arcade, Limketkai Mall Lapasan Cagayan de Oro City 11. ML- SM Showroom #1105 Masterson Ave. Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City 12. ML- Capistrano Branch Capistrano-Gomez Sts., Cagayan de Oro City 13. ML- Puerto Branch National Hi-way, Puerto Cagayan de Oro City 14. ML- Bugo Branch National Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City 15. ML- Kauswagan Branch Zone 1 Kauswagan Cagayan de Oro City 16. ML- Bulua Branch Southeast Building Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City 17. ML- Opol Branch S. Vacalares St., Opol, Misamis Oriental 18. ML- El Salvador Branch National Hi-way, Misamis Oriental 19. ML- Alubijid Branch Poblacion, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental 20. ML- Carmen-2 Branch Kauswagan Road, Cagayan de Oro City 21. ML- Manticao Branch Poblacion, Manticao, Misamis Oriental 22. ML- Macasandig Branch Macasandig Proper, CDOC 23. ML- Lugait National Highway, Mabini, Lugait, Misamis Oriental

CAGAYAN DE ORO AREA Commencing on September 16, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. those establishment above will set a public auction all overdue pledges left in the same up to April 2013. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

MANAGEMENT Sa Sept. 16, 2013 sa mga alas 9:00 sa buntag ang tanang butang naremati, isubasta diri sa tagsatagsa, nga buhatan nga ginganlan sa itaas. Tanang Butapg penerenda nga wala malukat hangtud sa April 2013, maapil sa subasta.

Giawhag ang tanang suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

were local government officials of Laguna headed by Gov. Jeorge “ER” Ejercito Estregan, Biñan City Mayor Marlyn B. Alonte-Naguiat, and Pagsanjan Mayor Maita Estregan. The LGU officials were also given a glimpse of NGCP’s South Luzon Disaster Command Center which was very critical in mitigating the effects of the tropical storm and southwest monsoon on NGCP’s facilities.

Gov. Ejercito expressed his appreciation for NGCP’s Biñan City Mayor Marlyn Alonte-Naguiat (1st row, 3rd from right) joins in handing out assistance to his constituents the relief goods to residents affected by the flood. Assisting her is NGCP’s Head of ngcp | page 13

South Luzon Operations Mr. Fernando S. Abesamis (1st row, 4th from left).

1. ML-Pala-o Branch (lligan-2) Cor. B.S. Ong and Badelles Sts. Iligan City 2. ML-Mercado Branch (lligan-3) Mercado Street, Iligan City 3. ML-Sabayle Branch (lligan-4) B. Labao corner Sabayle Sts. Iligan City 4. ML-San Miguel Branch (lligan-5) San Miguel Street, Iligan City 5. ML-Quezon 2 Branch (lligan-6) Nunez Building, Quezon Avenue Iligan City 6. ML-Tibanga Branch National Highway Tibanga Iligan City 7. ML-Linamon Branch Linamon, Lanao del Norte 8. ML-Kolambugan Branch Poblacion, Kolambugan Lanao del Norte 9. ML- Maigo Branch Poblacion Maigo, Lanao del Norte 10. ML- Tambacan Branch Purok II, Tambacan-lligan City 11. ML- Quezon I Quezon Avenue, Iligan City

1. ML-Tagoloan Branch National Highway, Poblacion Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental 2. ML-Villanueva Pob. Villanueva, Misamis Oriental

2. ML-Valencia Branch G. Lavina Ave., Poblacion Valencia City Bukidnon

3. ML-Claveria Pob. Claveria, Misamis Oriental

3. ML-Valencia 2 Branch M. Roxas St., Valecia City

4. ML-Balingasag Branch 15 de Septembre, Balingasag Misamis Oriental

4. ML-Malaybalay Branch Fortich St., Poblacion Malaybalay City Bukidnon

5. ML-Salay Poblacion Salay, Misamis Oriental

5. ML-Malaybalay 2 Alvaro, Pabillaran St., Malaybalay City

6. ML-Medina South Pob. Medina, Misamis Oriental

6. ML-Maramag Branch Purok 7, Maramag Avenue North Poblacion Maramag, Bukidnon

7. ML-Gingoog Branch National Hi-way, Gingoog City Misamis Oriental

8. ML-Kalilangan Branch Centra Pob., Kalilangan, Bukidnon

9. ML-Camiguin Branch E. Neri Street, Mambajao, Camiguin Province

9. ML-Wao Branch Poblacion, Wao, Bukidnon

10. ML-Camiguin 2 Rizal St., Mambajao Camiguin Province

10. ML-Aglayan Branch Purok 38, Sayre Highway Aglayan, Malaybalay City

11. ML-Jasa-an Lower Jasa-an, Pob Jasa-an, Mis. Or. 12. ML-Balingoan National Higway, Bauk-Bauk, Balingoan, Misamis Oriental

BUKIDNON AREA

ILIGAN LANAO AREA

MISAMIS ORIENTAL TO CAMIGUIN AREA

Commencing on September 17, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. those establishment above will set a public auction all overdue pledges left in the same up to April 2013. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

Commencing on September 18, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. those establishment above will set a public auction all overdue pledges in the same up to April 2013. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

MANAGEMENT

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7. ML-Don Carlos Branch Poblacion Don Carlos, Bukidnon

8. ML-Gingoog 2 Dona Graciana St., Brgy. 20, Gingoog City

12. ML- Bacolod Pob. Bacolod, Lanao del Norte

Sa Sept. 17, 2013 sa mga alas 9:00 sa buntag ang tanang butang naremati, isubasta diri sa tagsatagsa, nga buhatan nga ginganlan sa itaas. Tanang Butang penerenda nga wala malukat hangtud sa April 2013, maapil sa subasta. Giawhag ang tanang suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

1. ML-Quezon Bukidnon Branch National Highway, Quezon Bukidnon

MANAGEMENT

Sa Sept. 18, 2013 sa mga alas 9:00 sa buntag ang tanang butang naremati, isubasta diri sa tagsatagsa, nga buhatan nga ginganlan sa itaas. Tanang Butang penerenda nga wala malukat hangtud sa Abril 2013, maapil sa subasta. Giawhag ang tanang suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

Commencing on September 19, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. those establishment above will set a public auction all overdue pledges in the same up to April 2013. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

MANAGEMENT

Sa Sept. 19, 2013 sa mga alas 9:00 sa buntag ang tanang butang naremati, isubasta diri sa tagsatagsa, nga buhatan nga ginganlan sa itaas. Tanang Butang penerenda nga wala malukat hangtud sa April 2013, maapil sa subasta. Giawhag ang tanang suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

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TAGDUMALA

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monday | september 2, 2013 Editor: JOE DEL PUERTO FELICILDA Asst editor: ARJAY S. FELICILDA • Email: mindanaodailycaraga@gmail.com jayfels30@yahoo.com.ph

AGUSAN DEL NORTE l AGUSAN DEL SUR l SURIGAO DEL SUR l SURIGAO DEL NORTE

Butuan CSOs join call for protection of Mount Mayapay

By JOHNY S. NATAD

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UTUAN CIT Y – Several civil society organizations (CSOs) in the city have joined the call in the preservation and protection of Mount Mayapay, the city's natural landmark.

Butuan Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (BHHI) President and Silliman University Alumni Association, Inc. (SUAAI) Public Information Officer Nora P. Rama during a partnership meeting with PIA-Caraga and concerned groups recently said that the

Habitat for Humanity has a mission to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope.

"But, building decent place to live in could be useless once our natural environment where our home, communities and hope are under threat to disaster and destruction.

With this, we in the Habitat have pledged to protect and conserve our natural resources especially to one of the city’s majestic natural landmark, the Mount Mayapay,” Rama said.

Rama added that aside

from collaborating and partnering with different stakeholders from cities and communities to implement shelter program in their respective areas to achieve Habitat’s vision, the organization also encourage their volunteers and other partners to help for environmental cause.

“We even required our volunteers to plant trees before they leave us after certain period of engagement as part of their environmental souvenir with the Habitat,” Rama added.

Meanwhile, Atty. Rene

Burdeos, president of SUAAI Butuan Chapter revealed that SUAAI Butuan has been a partner of the city government in the national greening program (NGP) by planting and adopting dwarf yellow golden coconut trees along Tiniwisan road.

“The Sillimanians who are also working in both government and private agencies have been actively taking part in restoring the natural beauty of the city especially in the restoration and protection of the Mount Mayapay,” Burdeos said. (JSN/PIA-Caraga/asf)

PIA News Bits Director Abner M. Caga PIA, R10 & 13 Cluster

BCPO initiates program for children BUTUAN CITY - In connection with the National Crime Prevention Week, the City Police Office, with the city government, is initiating a program for street children, who are now in-school. Called “A Day with the Street Children”, the activity will be held September 6 at the Kapihan sa Datu, Sports Complex, with distribution of free shoes.

DepEd holds info drive on crime prevention BUTUAN CITY - On Sept. 4, this year, DepEdCaraga will conduct an information drive on crime prevention to Grades 5 and 6 pupils of Libertad Elementary School, September 5. The same activity will be held for students of Agusan National High School. Speakers will come from different government agencies.

BCPO meets students on crime prevention BUTUAN CITY - The Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) will be holding an awareness drive on crime prevention, afternoon of Sept. 3, with students of St. Joseph Institute of Technology (SJIT), this city.

Speakers are from the PNP, PDEA, BFP and AFP, among others.

Crime Prevention Week reels off tomorrow RAPID MEDIA REACTION TEAM, composed of Butuan City media practitioners, supports the advocacy in saving the Mount Mayapay, initiated by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA-Caraga) and the Samahang Magdalo. Seen in this picture are (from left) Correspondent Franklin Caliguid of the Philippine Daily Inquirer; Regional Director Abner Caga of PIA-Caraga; Mindanao Bureau Chief Mike Crismundo of the Manila Bulletin; Regional Coordinator Michael Torralba, of the Samahang Magdalo Caraga; and Station Manager Maia Juni of dxBN-Radyo ng Bayan Butuan.

(JPG/GMGC/PIA-Caraga/asf)

ERRATUM We would like to make corrections on the news article “Shared governance key to reduce poverty: Plaza particularly on ….…” The poverty incidence reduction targeted by 2016 is 26% and not 36%. The poverty incidence last year was 38.6% which will be a significant reduction of 12.6% by 2016 instead of the 36% indicated thereat which will bring it down by only 2.6%. Please make the necessary correction and if printed or reported already, kindly make the change. Our apology. Thank you for usual understanding and cooperation.

Provincial Information Office-Agusan del Sur Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

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

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

JULIO GARRIDO JR. -Vendor Case No;2013-10-1431 ROWEL B. JORILLO - Vendee 2008-10-1997

VICENTE WALAG - Vendor Case No;2013-10-1468 JANE Q. BALLEGA - Vendee 2011-10-1773

FELIXBERTO C. MILAN, JR. Case No;2013-10-1466 Applicant/s 2008-10-1979

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NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request authority For approval of sale and transfer with extension of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ DUAL service on the line:CDOC to Kibawe – Malaybalay City –Valencia City via Kalilanagn –Quezon Kibanggay and as for cargoes from said place to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one (1) units.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 12, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION.

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 30th day of August, 2013..

APPLICANT request authority for approval of sale and transfer of certificate of public convenience to operate to PUJ service on the line: Cogon Market to Bugo /Puerto (all in Cagayan de Oro City ) and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) units.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 12, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 30th day of August, 2013.

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line: Cogon Market to Camp Evangelista (all in Cagayan de Oro City) and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) units.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 12, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION.

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 30th day of August, 2013.

MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer MDN: Sept. 2, 2013

MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer MDN: Sept. 2, 2013

MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer MDN: Sept. 2, 2013

AGUSAN DEL NORTE - This year’s National Crime Prevention Week celebration kicks-off tomorrow with a flag raising ceremony and program at the provincial capitol covered court. A motorcade along the city’s main thoroughfares will then follow.

Multi-sectors to celebrate 24th National Statistics Month

By Jennifer P. Gaitano

BUTUAN CITY - The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), with other government agencies, local government units, academic institutions, and private sector at the national and sub-national levels, will celebrate the 24th National Statistics Month in October 2013.

The activity is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 647, declaring the month of October of every year as the National Statistics Month

(NSM), issued on September 20, 1990 by then President Corazon C. Aquino.

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga OIC-Regional Director Mylah Faye Aurora B. Cariño said said that the observance is aimed at promoting enhance and instill nationwide awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of statistics to the different sectors of society; and eliciting the cooperation and support of the general public in upgrading the quality and

standards of statistics in the country.

Carino encouraged the different sectors to submit a detailed list of their proposed NSM activities on or before August 29, 2013, in order to synchronize all efforts for the celebration.

Anchored on the theme “Estadistikana may HalagasaBawat Filipino” (Statistics that Matter to Every Filipino), the celebration highlights the vital roles that data and statistics play in the everyday lives of Filipinos. (JPG/PIACaraga/asf)

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2 soldiers hurt in North Cotabato explosion

By FERDINANDH B. CABRERA

COTABATO CITY —An improv is e d b omb a llegedly planted by the B a n g s a m o r o Is l a m i c Freedom Fighters (BIFF) exploded in Barangay Nabalawag, Midsayap, North Cotabato at around 7 a.m. Friday, wounding two soldiers, military officials said.

Captain Tony Bulao, 602nd Infantry Brigade spokesperson, identified the victims only as Staff Sergeant Ubogan and Sergeant Sapon, who belong to the Charlie Company of the Army’s 40th Infantry Battalion (IB).

The soldiers were on their way to fetch water when the bomb exploded some 200 meters away from

the headquarters of the Charlie Company, he said.

Lt. Col. Bon Huet, 40th IB commander, blamed the explosion to the BIFF, a breakaway group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

“Maybe they got mad at us because of our persistent efforts to prevent them from penetrating and targeting populated areas, that’s why they attacked our men,” he said.

An improvised 60-mm mortar shell triggered by a cellular phone was used in the attack, the military said.

The wounded soldiers were brought to the Camp Siongco hospital and are now in stable condition.

Abu Misry Mama, BIFF

spokesperson, earlier said they will continue attacking military detachments in pursuit of their fight for Bangsamoro independence.

Meanwhile, a grenade exploded at around 2 a.m.

Friday near the house of Anwar Lucas, barangay captain of Rosary Heights 10. His house is located at the back of the city hall here.

He said the explosion shattered their bedroom’s glass window.

Lucas ruled out politics in the grenade attack and believed that robbers and drug runners were behind it, citing their drive against criminal activities in the area. (Ferdinandh Cabrera/ MindaNews)

By BONG S. SARMIENTO

Collado from the Pulabato Tribal Council; and Jean Ferrari of the Legal Rights Center.

The priest said murder charges will be filed against members of the Task Force Kitaco and the 39th Infantry Battalion.

Pamplona, SAC’s advocacy officer, said there are at least 10 witnesses who will testify against the suspects.

Celso Doc, Pulabato t r ib a l chief t ain and a nephew of Anteng Freay, is helping the SAC build up the case against the military, Pamplona said.

Doc, also the barangay captain of Pulabato in Tampakan, South Cotabato, is among the tribal chieftains known to support the mining venture of SMI. Pamplona said Doc’s stance on the Tampakan project is “becoming clearer” with his intention to help file a case against the military.

Doc could not be reached for comment Counter charge Capt. William Rodriguez, 1002nd Infantr y Brigade spokesperson, said Thursday they would welcome the case that would be filed against the military.

“We are open to any investigation,” he said in a telephone interview.

Rodriguez said the numerous bullets that the SAC team found “did not come from the military but from the armed men” who attacked the soldiers securing the site hours after the Freays were killed.

He said the families of slain government security forces would also file cases against the armed men opposing the mining project of SMI. Since February 2013, we have recorded 11 attacks against military detachments in the mines development site, leading to the death of three militiamen, Rodriguez said.

Among those facing murder charges for these attacks are Daguel Capion and Iking Freay, he said.

C api on s t ar t e d t h e armed tribal opposition against SMI for allegedly disrespecting the rights of the indigenous peoples. Last October, his wife Juvy and their two children were killed in what the military claimed was a “legitimate military operation.”

Until the August 23 incident, the military has been on the defensive posture despite the attacks in their detachments by the armed men because “we want to show that we are for peace” in the area, Rodriguez said.

The Tampakan project of SMI is the largest known undeveloped copper-gold reserve in Southeast Asia, containing an estimated 17.9 million ounces of gold and 15 million metric tons of copper deposits.

Glencore Xstrata plc owns 62.5 percent of the controlling equity after the merger of the two companies, while the rest or 37.5 percent is held by Australian firm Indophil Resources NL. (Bong S. Sarmiento/MindaNews)

Swapping of murder raps grips Tampakan minefield K O R O N A D A L CIT Y(MindaNe ws/29 August)—The family of a re vere d t r ib a l elde r will file murder charges against the militar y as they maintained that “Bong Fulong” or tribal leader Anteng Freay and his 17-year old son, Victor, were not killed in an encounter inside the mines development site of foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) on August 23, contrary to the military’s claim.

Fr. Joy Pelino, Social Ac t i o n C e nt e r ( S AC ) director of the Diocese of Marbel, noted in its fact-finding report that t he a l lege d encounter “happened only after the military killed the two.”

A total of 134 empty shells of different highpowered guns were found in Anteng Freays’ place alone, the priest said.

“B ong Fu long” was killed outside his house near the road in Bulol Kalon, Sitio T’bol, Brgy.

Kimlawis in Kiblawan, Davao Del Sur while Victor was killed in a nearby cornfield a few meters from the road, according to the report.

Pe l i n o we nt to t h e scene of the incident on August 24, a day after the Freays were killed, along with SAC workers Rene Pamplona, Teresa Posas and Amilie Lara; Fr. Rey Carvyn Ondap of the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ’s Catholic Mission to the Indigenous Peoples; Kagawad Amay

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Before surrender, Napoles already arrested?

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

Jesus said, `If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free’…”

(Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, in John 8:31-32, the Holy Bible).

-oooDOUBTS RAISED ON NAPOLES SURRENDER TO PNOY: Scripted? Stagedmanaged? Or plain and simple deception? These are the questions going around in the Philippines hours after Janet Lim Napoles was reported to have surrendered to President Aquino and turned over to the Philippine National Police and then to the Makati City Regional Trial Court, and then detained in an air-conditioned room at the Makati City Jail.

The doubt as to whether Napoles surrendered or not, or has actually been in detention or government custody even before President Aquino announced he was giving a P10 million reward

Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio for the arrest of Napoles at about 9 a.m. on August 28, 2013, is now being triggered by a Facebook posting of Filipino-American broadcaster Lino Celle or Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) Radio Pinoy in New York, USA which disclosed that Napoles, as of “0200 hours (2:00 a.m.) Manila time”, was already under detention.

By mathematical computation, it would appear that Celle’s August 28, 2013 2.a.m. post preceded the announcement by President Aquino of a P10 million reward for Napoles’ arrest by seven (7) hours, and by about 19 hours Malacanang’s announcement of the supposed surrender of Napoles

to President Aquino.

-oooBEFORE SURRENDER, NAPOLES ALREADY ARRESTED? If Lino Celle’s Facebook posting on August 28, 2013, 2 a.m. Manila time, was correct, it would mean that when the President announced the P10 million reward as of 9 a.m. also on August 28, 2013, Napoles was already under arrest and detention by the Aquino government.

And if that Facebook posting of Lino Celle was correct, it would further mean that when Napoles and her lawyer, Lorna Kapunan, and husband Jimmy, allegedly surrendered to the President in Malacanang at

about 9:37 p.m. on August 28, 2013, she was in fact already under arrest and detention at that time.

Certainly, the President and his entire government owe the Filipino nation an explanation about all these things, right away. I mean, if Lino Celle’s Facebook posting cannot be explained satisfactorily, then, we cannot blame our countrymen for thinking that not only Napoles’ surrender was scripted, but that there is something very big going on behind the scenes as far as the P10 billion pork barrel controversy is concerned, right?

-oooFIL-AM BROADCASTER FACEB O OK POST LEAKS NAPOLES ARREST: Here is a portion of Lino Celle’s posting which is now circulating in social media, Facebook among others: “An anonymous source in the Philippine Department of Justice said `Napoles is (being) detained in an See ARREST, page 14

Money matters in marriage

THINK a Minute.

Does money matter much in marriage?

You bet it does! Did you know that money problems cause some of the biggest problems between husbands and wives!

Sadly, in some marriages it doesn’t take long for wedding bells to turn into wedding bills and debts.

At the beginning of some relationships opposites attract, but later opposites attack each other.

The husband and wife have different values, so they disagree on how to spend their money and what each thinks is a waste of money.

For example, the husband may like to spend money on beer, fishing equipment, or a television and stereo. But his wife thinks all that is a terrible

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst waste of their money and income.

She wants to buy new clothes and jewelry, or go out to eat at restaurants.

That’s what she enjoys.

But her husband cannot understand how anyone would want to waste money on things like that.

There’s a story about an old farmer who decided later in life that he wanted to get married. So he put this advertisement in the newspaper: “Lonely farmer looking for a wife. She must be in her 40’s and own a good tractor. Please send

photo of tractor.” To say the least, that old geezer was not very smooth. He didn’t even try to hide what was important to him.

So when a husband and wife have very different values on what’s important and what they should spend their money on, what should they do?

They both need to compromise and cut back on their spending, before their debts get bigger.

You see, the daily pressure and stress from big debts or loans, can divide and eventually destroy a

marriage!

Maybe you’ve heard the phrase: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch!”

Sooner or later we have to pay! Self-centered, uncontrolled spending will not only cost you money, but it can even cost you your marriage and family!

If you’ve not been responsible in your spending, and your marriage and family are suffering under the pressure and stress from your unpaid debts, then won’t you ask Jesus Christ to forgive you? Then ask Him to take control of your life and how you spend your money?

Jesus can give you the self-discipline and willpower you need to finally take control of your money problems, so they will not control you and your family.

Just Think a Minute.

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MEETING ON BUB/LPRAP FOR CORN. In its earnest intent to suitably address the development needs of the poorest cities and municipalities throughout the region, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) through the Agri-Pinoy Corn Program, recently met with the representatives from the city and municipal local government units in a Writeshop/Coaching Session for the Preparation and Refinement of Local Poverty Reduction Action Plan (LPRAP) projects for Corn Commodity at the DA-10 Conference Room, Antonio Luna St., here in the city.

The assembly mainly tackled the Bottoms-Up Budgeting (BUB) eligibility requirements and status, the submitted BUB proposals, and procedural requirements for the ten cities and municipalities of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental who are still underway in implementing projects under the LPRAP/ BUB. DA-10 Regional Corn Program Coordinator Larry Er. Paraluman (extreme right) said that through this initiative the planning and budgeting process of both local and national governments will become more participatory thru the genuine involvement of grassroots organizations and communities. Out of the 609 LPRAP/ BUB projects for the year 2013, he further reported that 595 were submitted consisting of 58 from the region. # (Joanne L. Olson, DA-10)

Honorable Secretary Proceso J. Alcala of the Department of Agriculture handed the agricultural and fishery projects to the 15th Infantry battalion and the Local Government Units of Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte that will provide assistance to the farmers and fisher folk in the municipality especially to the rebel returnees (RRs) in the province of Lanao del Norte. The agricultural assistance includes Mechanical Corn Sheller, Hand Tractor, rice Threshers, Multi-Purpose Drying Pavements, Robusta Coffee seedlings, OPV corn seeds, packets of goats, draft animals with implements amounting to more than Php 2 million. (Above photo) Hon. Municipal Mayor Rommel C. Arnado receives the agri-projects from Secretary Alcala. Photo below shows the project recipients headed by the 15th Infantry Battalion and the leaders of the rebel returnees together with DA-10 Regional Director Lealyn A. Ramos (extreme left) Secretary Proceso Alcala (5th from left) Mayor Rommel C. Arnado (6th from left) and ATI Director Asterio P. Saliot (2nd from right)

Beyond internet activism QUESTION EVERYTHING

By Mong Palatino of Bulatlat.com

THE opposite of internet activism is not street activism but no-activism. Online petitions and political hashtags are indispensable in the campaign for change while non-action is a convenient option that only serves the interest of status quo.

Internet activism is sometimes equated with impotence but at least it exists. There are no TV activists and newspaper activists but there are internet activists. Why is this so? Because corporate ownership of mainstream media has made it impossible for the people to dictate the agenda in major media networks.

Meanwhile, the internet has become truly social by allowing the people to create and exchange cyber tools that can be used for political purposes.

We are still in the stage of experimentation on how the internet can be redirected and reshaped to serve the community. Various forces are still competing for dominance in the online world at a time when corporate conglomerates and government bodies are not yet able to impose an absolute hegemony on how we use and practice the potential of the internet technology.

Indeed, because of intensified militarization and commodification, the internet has become a more dangerous place than ever where the space for independent thought and practice is under threat. But since total government regulation is still unenforceable at the moment, this technology should not be easily surrendered to the enemy.

The internet-plus-activism equation must be continually pursued.

And the undeniable fact is that among the most resolute and creative practitioners of internet activism in the country are the militant activists of the parliament of the streets. They have been consistently maximizing the most effective social media tools to promote their causes and recruit members. They have successfully initiated several campaigns that combine the offline and online to make a greater political impact such as the text jokes at the height of Edsa Dos, Hello Garci ringtones, and disappearing Facebook profiles. Activists are as tech-savvy as they are often caricatured to be grim and determined. Connecting, networking, collaborating, crowdsourcing – these are actually popular keywords of traditional activism.

Internet activism became

a real reality not because activists have stopped shouting and marching in the streets in order to join the so-called virtual rallies in wired world. On the contrary, activists continued to ‘occupy’ the streets while they actively shared apps and status updates online.

In other words, offline activism is inevitably online as well. This is internet activism. This is activism in the 21st century.

But what separates activists from internet worshippers is the belief of the former that what really matters in the end is the political empowerment of the people. And to do this, the grassroots must learn to struggle and fight for broader political goals. They must organize not just their inbox but the whole society.

Unfortunately, there are self-proclaimed internet activists who also claim to empower the citizens but emphatically reject politics.

They simply want the magic of IT to deliver the message minus the radical threat of politics. They aim to restrict the scope of internet activism by focusing on issues that can be accommodated by mainstream media. Their political strategy consists of dismissing street politics and depoliticizing the content of internet activism,

or what is left of it. They engage in infinite conversations about peripheral social issues, or political concerns that do not address the roots of injustice and inequality in society. They gossip about the lifestyle of the rich, they ridicule the poor, and they assuage their guilt by lampooning corrupt politicians and shady public characters.

This brand of internet activism is embraced by closet conservatives, pseudo-reformists, and even by politicians who pretend to be social media enthusiasts.

Politics-less internet activism, not internet activism, is the problem that must be dealt with decisively.

The challenge should not be simply about exhorting the netizens to support the masses but to restore politics proper in online activism.

the poor and it should be but arrogant drone. (http:// bulatlat.com) outrightly rejected.

What’s the use of persuading a Twitter user to attend an offline event organized by the state to distract the attention of the public and weaken the fighting enthusiasm of the online citizens? There is little to celebrate if netizens turned off their gadgets and integrated in the communities just so that they can spread the doctrine of cash transfers and self-demolition. This is activism that disempowers

Before this court is 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 March 24, 2008 at Philippine Consulate General, Osaka Japan, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam where register with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at c/o Gandamra Law Office, Diocesan Bldg., Salvador Lluch St. Iligan City.

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 many years already, they decide to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation: Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other’s affairs: Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce thereby surviving their marriage bond on March 24, 2009 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden: Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile;

WHEREFORE finding this joint petition to be sufficient Inform and substance set the initial hearing of this case on September 2, 2013 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 one week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines this 15th day of August 2013.

Internet activism must remain political, subversive or revolutionary even.

If necessary, it must not be afraid to cut links with corporate sponsors, state functionaries, and knowledge-producing institutions to promote digital democracy. It must aggressively espouse the truth even if it would disrupt the comforts of the networks and even if it would contradict popular opinion. Otherwise, it would degenerate into a useless

*Mong Palatino is an activist, blogger, and representative of Kabataan (Youth) Partylist in the 14th and 15th Congress of the Philippines.

He is the Philippines’ first blogger turned legislator and the first elected youth representative in the legislative body. As a student leader, he chaired the UP Diliman University Student Council in 2000 and was national president of the National Union of Students of the See INTERNET, page 14

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES ROWENA LIMPOT NAZI and LORETO BANDOY FERIL, Jr.

CIVIL CASE N0. 2013-108

ROWENA LIMPOT NAZI and LORETO BANDOY FERIL, Jr.

Petitioners, X----------------------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

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PH’s Q2 7.5% growth outpaces neighbors B U OY E D - U P l a r g e l y b y robu s t manufacturing and construction industries coupled with strong services sector, the Philippine economy grew faster than its Asian neighbors and on the same pace with the emerging world economic giant China.

SM expands in CDO, Butuan

Nat iona l St at ist ica l Coordination Board (NSCB) Secretar y General Jose Ramon Albert said the Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 7.5 percent in the second quarter, above the 6 to 7 percent growth goal this year.

The latest figure is higher than the revised 6.3 percent posted in second quarter FACE OF POVERTY. A waste picker at the landfill in Zayas in Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro on July 25. Braving of 2012, but slower than foul smell, a waste picker earns an average of P300 a day from the garbage at the dumpsite. mindanews file photo by froilan gallardo

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Construction confab to explore new opportunities for growth DAVAO City – The 4th PhilConstruct Mindanao slated on September 5-7 here is expected to bring about EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF SENON B. SEGUNDO AND DESAMPARADO N. SEGUNDO WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Deceased Senon B. Segundo, who died on Jan. 25, 1997 at Cag. de Oro City and Desamparados N. Segundo, who died on June 17, 1990 at Cag. de Oro. That the deceased left a parcel of land situated at Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro Covered by TCT No. T-36346 particularly described as follows; “A parcel of land (Lot 7, Block 10 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-111565 being a portion of lot 2224, Cagayan Cadastre, LRC Cad. Record No. 1569, situated in the Barrio of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro. Containing an area of SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE (673) SQUARE METERS more or less, is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF SENON B. SEGUNDO AND DESAMPARADO N. SEGUNDO WITH SALE, made and entered into by and among SOCORRO S. RODRIGO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City; REMEDIOS S. REPENSKI, of legal age, Filipino, widow and a resident of Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City; LEONARDO N. SEGUNDO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Camella Homes, upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, are the legitimate Heirs. For and in consideration of the sum of ONE MILLION PESOS (P 1,000,000.00) Philippine Currency, in hand paid

by CHONA R. ECHAVEZ, of legal age, Filipino, married to Bu P. Semaña and a resident of #1613 San Pablo St., Sta. Cecilia Village, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City. hereby SELL, CONVEY, AND TRANSFER by way of absolute Sale unto the said CHONA R. ECHAVEZ his heirs and assigns, the parcel of land above-described. As per Doc. No. 470; Page No. 94; Book No. 100; Series of 2013; under Notary Public of ATTY. BUENAVENTURA E. SAGRADO. MDN: AUG. 19, 26, & SEPT. 2, 2013

new opportunities for the construction industry growth on the island, an industry official said.

Engr. Ramon Allado, event chair and past president of the Davao Constructors Association, said more than

180 exhibiting companies are attending the fair to showcase the latest products in building and construction industry.

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R.A. 9048/10172 Form no. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Lanao del Norte Municipality: Sultan Naga Dimaporo -oOoNOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JEZREEL IGOT ENARGAN has filed with this office a petition for correction of clerical error particularly in his SEX/GENDER from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the certificate of Live Birth of JEZREEL IGOT ENARGAN who was born on DECEMBER 3, 1991 at KAROMATAN NOW SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO, LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents are ROQUE M. ENARGAN and MELANIE B. IGOT.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than 30 SEPTEMBER 2013.

(Sgd.) MONA C. MANGKA

Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Sept 2 & 9, 2013

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE JUDICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE FACT OF THE BETWEEN LATE ROGELIO S. LAGO AND IRISH D. LAGO,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2013-104

IRISH D. LAGO,

Petitioner.

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Before this court is verified Petition for the Judicial confirmation of the fact of the marriage Between Late Rogelio S. Lago and Irish D. Lago filed by the petitioner through her counsel and alleging among others:

That petitioner legally married to Late Rogelio S. Lago in marriage performed under Muslim rites and Law on March 8, 2005 at lligan City, late Rogelio S. Lago was converted to Islam faith, of which conversion to Islam was Registered with this court, petitioner can be served with notices and other legal processes related to this case c/o her counsel’s residence Atty. Herman R. Tabalba, Tibanga, Iligan City,

That said marriage blessed with one (1) child, and did not last long, due to untimely death of her husband Rogelio S. Lago. Their marriage possesses all the essential requirements of Muslim marriage provided under P.D. 1083 or the Muslim code and the same marriage was duly registered with this court under Registered No 05-168 dated July 4, 2005, page 90, Book 2, series 2005,

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance set the initial hearing of this case on September 2, 2013 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 or Iligan one week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 15th day of August, 2013.

Mindanao’s robust construction industry.

Republic of the Philippines) City of Iligan .................... )S.S. AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION BY SOLE HEIR I, ADELINA DECAMPONG LLUISMA, of legal age, widow, Filipino Citizen, and a resident of Purok Sudlonon, San Miguel, Iligan City, alter having duly sworn to an oath as required by law, hereby depose and say: 1. That I am the wife and sole surviving heir of the late TRIFON LLUISMA who died on November 8, 2010 at Purok Mabinati-on, Barangay Ubaldo D. Laya, Iligan City; 2. That said deceased died intestate, without will or testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; 3. That the deceased left a house and lot, more particularly described as follows, to wit: “A parcel of land Lot 2, Block 2 of the subdivision plan Psd-12-002676 being a portion of Lot 1249, Iligan Cadastre 292, situated in the Barrio of Tibanga, City of Iligan, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 3; on the SW., along line 2-3 by Road Lot 2; on the NW., along line 3-4 by Road Lot 2; on the NW., along line 4-5

by Road Lot 4, on the NE., along line 5-1 by Lot 1, all of Block 2 of the approved subdivision plan. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE (173) Square Meters, more or less and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T- 35175 (a.f.) of the Registry of Deeds of Iligan City, including the house standing thereon.”

4. That the decedent has left no known debts or obligations that have remained unpaid or unsettled; neither has he left any ascendants or descendants or any other heirs entitled to succeed to his estate, except the herein affiant who is his wife; 5. That pursuant to Rule 74, Sec. 1 of the Rules of Court, 1 hereby adjudicate unto myself the above described house and lot by means of this Affidavit and hereby files same with the Register of Deeds of Iligan City with the request that said adjudication be made effective without judicial proceedings as prescribed by the aforementioned Rules of Court.

6. That I am executing this affidavit to attest to the above facts and for such other legal purposes that this affidavit may serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand on this 7th day of July 2013 at Iligan City.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge MDN: Aug. 20, 26 & Sept 2, 2013

MDN: Sept 2, 9 & 16, 2013

MALL giant SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) is building its second mall in Cagayan de Oro City and a new one in Butuan City to take advantage of the region’s strong economic growth.

Debby Go, assistant vicepresident for Mindanao operations of Shopping Center Management Corp., said that new shopping malls would start contributing additional revenues next year while convention centers are already under study, officials said.

“In Mindanao, we have expansion in Cagayan de Oro and Butuan,” Go said.

“Mindanao doesn’t have as much competition, not as competitive as Manila. There’s a lot of cities to expand to,” she said.

SM Butuan will start commerci a l op erat ions next year while the new SM Cagayan de Oro will open late 2014 or early 2015.

The increasing number of shoppers, backed by economic developments in Butuan and Cagayan de Oro, is enough to support a new mall, Go said.

“The second Cagayan de Oro mall is at the heart of the city. We’re expected to get the downtown area market,” Go said, adding that the existing mall in the area currently serves the uptown and nearby expands | page 13

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of SULPECIA LIMATO PAJO, who died on November 04, 2008 at Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, consisting of; 1) Lot No. 165, Gss-13-000085-D situated at Sto. Niño, Bayugan, Agusan del Sur covered

by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-26994 containing an area of 13,430 square meters, and 2) Lot No. 152, Gss-13-000085-D, located at Sto. Niño, Bayugan City, covered

by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-26993, containing an area of 41,186 square meters, is the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE executed by Sulpecia Limato Pajo’s husband and children, Demetrio M. Pajo, Diego L. Pajo, Miqueas L. Pajo, Allen Pajo Matiga, Theresa P. Montero, Theresita Pajo Alaan, Anita L. Pajo, Engie P. Catayong and Leonilo L. Pajo as vendors, absolutely and unconditionally ceding, transferring and alienating above-mentioned properties unto vendee Bethany Homes of the Missionary Sisters of Mary, represented by its Executive Directress Sr. Pamela May R. Lonoy, MSM, for and in consideration of P250,000.00, per Doc. No. 387; Page No. 078; Book No. LV; Series of 2013 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Genesis E. Efren, Sr., Notary Public for and in the Province of Agusan del Sur with PTR No. 0298910; 1/04/2013 until December 31, 2014.

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Republic of die Philippines FOURTH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES SENEN MORING YAP AND HELEN GABITO CORBET-YAP,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2013-104

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Republic of the Philippines FOURTH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Forth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES NICK R. MADANGUIT AND ALMA A. MACABABBAB,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2013-103

NICK R. MADANGUIT AND ALMA A. MACABABBAD. Petitioners.

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Republic of the Philippines FOURTH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES CRISTTNA T. MARQUINA AND VICTORIANO M. MICULOB, JR.,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2013-102

CRISTINA T. MARQUINA AND VICTORIANO M. MICULOB, JR. Petitioners.

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ORDER

ORDER

ORDER

Before this court is a verified Joint Petition for the issuance of Judicial Decree of Divorce filed by their Counsel and alleging among others:

That petitioner and respondent are husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage performed under Civil rite on February 7, 1995, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam wore registered with this Court, both of them can be served with summons and notices at their respective addresses at Nazareth. Cagayan de Oro City and Agusan Canyon, Camp Phillips, Bukidnon, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioner and respondent and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated in the early part of 2003 they decided to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation; since their separation in the early part of 2003 or for over ten (10) years now, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other; neither minding each other’s affairs; petitioner and respondent seek Judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on February 7, 1995 so that they will have tree hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden; reconciliation between them is no longer a remedy, as all efforts necessary for possible reconciliation had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this Joint Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on September 2, 2013 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 newspaper of general circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for the three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 15th day of August, 2013.

Before this court is a verified Joint Petition for the issuance of Judicial Decree of Divorce filed by their Counsel and alleging among others:

That petitioner and respondent are husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage performed under Civil rite on August 11, 2006, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were registered with this Court, residents of Dompales St., Pines, Oroquieta City and Mahayahay, Iligan City, respectively, c/o Subejano and Ditucalan Law Office, B&B Building, Mahayahay, Iligan City, at which they can be served with summons and notices relative to this case;

That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioner and respondent and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated in the early part of 2008 they decided to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation; since their separation in the early part of 2008 or for over five (5) years now, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other; neither minding each other’s affairs; petitioner and respondent seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on August 11, 2006 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden; reconciliation between them is no longer a remedy, as all efforts necessary for possible reconciliation had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this Joint Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on September 2, 2013 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 newspaper of general circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for the three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 15th day of August, 2013.

Before this court is a verified Joint Petition for the issuance of Judicial Decree of Divorce filed by their Counsel and alleging among others:

That petitioner and respondent are husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage performed under Civil rite on October 28, 2003, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were registered with this Court, residents of Kiwalan, Iligan City and Purok 13, Doña Maria Subdivision, Tipanoy, Iligan City, respectively, c/o Subejano and Ditucalan Law Office, B & B Building, Mahayahay, Iligan City, at which they can be served with summons and notices relative to this case;

That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioner and respondent and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated in the early part of 2004 they decided to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation; since their separation in the early part of 2004 or for over nine (9) years now, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other; neither minding each other’s affairs; petitioner and respondent seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on October 28, 2003 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden; reconciliation between them is no longer a remedy, as all efforts necessary for possible reconciliation had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this Joint Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on September 2, 2013 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 newspaper of general circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for the three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 15th day of August, 2013.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

MDN: Aug. 20, 26 & Sept. 2, 2013

MDN: Aug. 20, 26 & Sept. 2, 2013

MDN: Aug. 20, 26 & Sept. 2, 2013

Republic of the Philippines FOURTH SHASI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District IliganCity IN RE: PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES CIRILO L. MORENO AND MEAGAN M. QUIÑONES-MORENO,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2013-102

CIRILO L. MORENO AND MEAGAN M. QUIÑ ONES-MORENO.

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Republic of die Philippines FOURTH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES CHRISTIAN O. NAVARRO AND RAFAELIZA J. IMPERIAL-NAVARRO, CHRISTIAN O. NAVARRO AND RAFAELIZA J. IMPERIAL-NAVARRO, Petitioners. x---------------------------------------------------------------------------/

ORDER

Before this court is a verified Joint Petition for approval and registration of the divorce between herein spouses CIRILO L. MORENO and MEAGAN M. QUIÑONES-MORENO, and alleging among others;

That petitioners are husband and wife, respectively, both Muslim converts and both residents of Iligan City, their marriage was performed under Civil rite on February 25, 2010 at Panabo City, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were registered with this Court:

That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioner and respondent and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated in the middle part of 2010 they decided to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation; since their separation in the middle part of 2010 or for over three (3) years now, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other; neither minding each other’s affairs: petitioner and respondent seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on February 25, 2010, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden: reconciliation between them is no longer a remedy, as all efforts necessary for possible reconciliation had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this Joint Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on September 2, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place, any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not he granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for the three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 15th day of August 2013.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge MDN: Aug. 20, 26 & Sept. 2, 2013

CIVIL CASE NO. 2013-107

Republic of the Philippines FOURTH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES RAUL GOMOS QUIDLAT AND DIVINA SANTIA GREGORE-QUIDLAT,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2013-105

RAUL GOMOS QUIDLAT AND DIVINA SANTIA GREGORE-QUIDLAT, Petitioners.

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ORDER

ORDER

Before this court is a verified Joint Petition for the issuance of Judicial Decree of Divorce filed by their Counsel and alleging among others:

That petitioner and respondent are husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage performed under Civil rite on December 25, 1997, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were registered with this Court, both of them can be served with summons and notices at their respective addresses at Camague, Iligan City and Scions Subdivision, Tomas Cabili, Iligan 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 petitioner and respondent and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated in the early part of 2004 they decided to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation; since their separation in the early part of 2004 or for over seven (7) years now, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other; neither minding each other’s affairs; petitioner and respondent seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on December 25, 1997 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden; reconciliation between them is no longer a remedy, as all efforts necessary for possible reconciliation had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this Joint Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on September 2, 2013 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 newspaper of general circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for the three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 15th day of August, 2013.

Before this court is a verified Joint Petition for the issuance of Judicial Decree of Divorce filed by their Counsel and alleging among others:

That petitioner and respondent are husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage performed under Civil rite on July 6, 1989, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were registered with this Court, both of them can be served with summons and notices at their respective addresses at Tibanga, Iligan City and Capiz 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 petitioner and respondent and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated in the early part of 1993 they decided to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation; since their separation in the early part of 1993 or for over twenty (20) years now, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other; neither minding each other’s affairs; petitioner and respondent seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on July 6, 1989 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden; reconciliation between them is no longer a remedy, as all efforts necessary for possible reconciliation had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this Joint Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on September 2, 2013 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 newspaper of general circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for the three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 15th day of August, 2013.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

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Group of private schools back passage of HB 241; laud solon for initiative, understanding

By MART D. SAMBALUD Contributor

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TAGUM City, Davao del Norte––The Davao del Norte Association of Private Schools (DNAPS) on Saturday expressed support for the passage of House Bill 241 filed by Compostela Valley 1st District Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora which aims to give additional income tax exemption to parents in order to ease their financial burden in preparation for the full implementation of senior high school program come 2016.

In an interview, Pastor Elias Cabagunay, President of the Davao del Norte Association of Private Schools, said that the passage of House Bill 241 will be of great help to parents knowing that additional two years basic education of their children entails expenses.

“We do commend the initiative of Rep. Zamora for understanding the plight of the parents as this legislation which seeks to give a “tax relief ” to parents who are burdened already of paying high taxes to the government and this will surely redound to the education of their children,” Cabagunay said.

House Bill 241, as proposed by Representative Maria Carmen Zamora, seeks to amend Chapter Vll, Section 35 (B) of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC), as amended, to allow an additional exemption of P50,000 for each taxpayer’s dependent not exceeding four.

As provided in Section 35(B) of Republic Act 9504, an additional exemption of 25,000 for each taxpayer’s dependent will be granted as long as it does not exceed beyond four dependents. Only one of the spouses,

in case of married individuals, will be granted additional exemptions for dependents.

“The proposal will give really parents a tax break if the law will be passed and at the same time they will be given also the chance to support their children’s education under the K to 12 program of Department Education,”Cabagunay said.

However, Cabagunay said, private schools in Davao del Norte are still on the stage of determining whether or not they will offer specialized senior high school programs, citing that offering the latter needs thorough preparation as this involves expenses too.

Davao del Norte Association of Private Schools (DNAPS) has 73 member-schools in Davao del Norte province offering complete basic education.

Davao Oriental guv: Scrap PDAF ‘to be one with the nation but…’

By Carolyn O. Arguillas of MindaNews

DAVAO City––Davao Oriental Vice Governor Joel Mayo Almario has written a five-page brief calling for the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) because it is “the popular call” and “it has outgrown safety measures for its proper use” but said the needs of the barangays “must be addressed.”

“The Napoles PDAF scam came at the right time when the Aquino administration is in full swing towards the ‘daang matuwid.’

The popular call for the day is abolish PDAF/pork barrel.

It may be rightly so as it has outgrown safety measures for its proper use. Never mind if despite the PDAF’s unpopularity, there are still legislative districts whose PDAF allocations were put into good use. Scrap it to be one with the nation,” Almario said in his fivepager on the PDAF which he emailed to MindaNews shortly before noon Friday.

But while pushing for its abolition, Almario proposed that the purpose for which PDAF was established “should inspire the administration to immediately find and establish a scheme so as not to lose steam in its effort for countryside development.”

Without PDAF, he asked, “to whom will the barangay people endorse their requests for funding support for needed and vital projects which the local government units cannot afford such as energization of sitios?”

Thousands of Filipinos took to the streets on August 26 to express their outrage over the pork barrel scam.

Four modes Almario, Representative of the 2nd district of Davao Oriental from 1998 to 2007, and his mother Thelma, representative from 1987 to 1998 and back again since 2007 until 2016, were among the legislators identified in the Commission on Audit’s

Republic of the Philippines FOURTH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SPOUSES ALVIN T. LUGATIMAN AND LUDIVINA A. TAN-LUGATIMAN,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2013-090

ALVIN T. LUGATIMAN AND LUDIVINA A. TAN-LUGATIMAN, Petitioners.

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Almario said the representatives’ constituency work in the barangays, gives them the “actual picture of the real needs in the field” and makes their legislative work meaningful as it allows them to craft laws to address these needs but there other concerns that do not need laws but government funding support.

He listed four modes which can be resorted to: the PDAF which is equal to all districts at P70 million

a year for soft and hard projects; coordinating and convincing the department secretaries to include in their organic budget funding for the needed project proposals “which explain why some districts get more than the PDAF;” congressional insertion or initiative in the departments’ proposed budgets is an alternative “though highly dependent on the lobbying skills of the congress member which also results to some districts getting more,” and funding support from the President himself.

“Whichever mode and assuming the request for funding support is granted, the concerned and appropriate government agency implements the proposed projects following the usual budgeting, accounting, and auditing rules and regulations,” he said.

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Republic of die Philippines FOURTH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES FRANKLIN B. GONZALES JR. AND JOCELIE O. TABADA,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2013-094

FRANKLIN E. GONZALES JR. AND JOCELIE O. TABADA. Petitioners. x-------------------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER

Before this court is a verified Joint Petition for the issuance of Judicial Decree of Divorce filed by their Counsel and alleging among others:

That petitioner and respondent are husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage performed under Civil rite on February 25, 1999, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were registered with this Court, both of them can be served with summons and notices at c/o Zaide Law Office, 2nd Flr., Pafs Mejia Bldg., Roxas Avenue, Iligan City;

That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioner and respondent and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated in the early part of 2000 they decided to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation; since their separation in the early part of 2000 or for over thirteen (13) years now, they had never ben communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other; neither minding each other’s affairs; petitioner and respondent seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on February 25, 1999 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden: reconciliation between them is no longer a remedy, as all efforts necessary for possible reconciliation had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this Joint Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial bearing of this case on August 29, 2013 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 newspaper of general circulation in the City of Iligm once a week for the three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 9th day of August, 2013.

Before das court is a verified Joint Petition for approval and registration of the divorce between herein spouses FRANKLIN B. GONZALES JR. and JOCELIE O. TABADA, and alleging among others:

That petitioners are husband and wife, respectively, both Muslim converts and both residents of Iligan City, their marriage was performed under Civil rite on September 17, 1994 at Cogon, Cagayan de Oro City, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were registered with this Court;

That said marriage diet not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioner and respondent and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated in the early part of 2006 they decided to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation, since their separation in the early part of 2006 or for over seven (7) years now, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other; neither minding each other’s affairs; petitioner and respondent seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on September 17, 1994, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do with out marital burden; reconciliation between them is no longer a remedy, as all efforts necessary for possible reconciliation had already been diligently employed bat all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this Joint Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on September 2, 2013 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 newspaper of general circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for the three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner,

SO ORDERED.

Iligan Cify5 Philippines, tins 15th day of August, 2013.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

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Palace adviser: Paradigm shift essential for climate adaptation MANILA -- Presidential adviser on environmental protection Sec. Nereus Acosta is advocating a paradigm shift in investments, infrastructure, insurance, institutional arrangements and information dissemination.

He noted such action is essential in helping the country adapt to and survive the changing climate. ”Climate change forces us to rethink and redo things,” he said.

He raised urgency for action, warning studies show archipelagic Philippines is among countries most at risk for climate changedriven onslaught of weather extremes as well as sea level and temperature rise. ”Preparedness comes with realization of such new normal,” he said.

Last week, Luzon reeled anew from flooding as the southwest monsoon or habagat enhanced by tropical storm Maring (international name Trami) dumped heavy rainfall in various areas of the island.

Government weather agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported data from its station in Sangley show the

enhanced habagat dumped on Aug. 21 a record 475.4 mm of rainfall in Cavite province.

PAGASA s aid such downpour exceeded the 354.2 mm rainfall its Sangley station registered for Cavite from onslaught of ‘habagat’ there on Aug. 7 last year.

The downpour in Cavite also surpassed the Sangley station’s 457.2 mm normal August rainfall value, PAGASA continued.

Weather data generated in the Sangley station represents conditions in Cavite, PAGASA noted.

PAGASA continues promoting public vigilance and action on expected weather developments nationwide, earlier projecting climate change to drive wetter rainy seasons and drier summers in the future.

Acosta also noted environmental degradation elevates need for preparedness and adaptation measures.

He pointed out the country already has less forest cover so the uplands can no longer retain as much water and soil as before, causing these to cascade to lowlands and water bodies there.

Experts noted pollution already reduced several of

those water bodies’ carrying capacity so inflow of such water and soil increases the possibility of overflows there, flooding communities.

Onslaught of wetter rainy seasons will exacerbate the situation, they warned. ”We’re becoming more vulnerable,” Acosta said.

The presidential adviser is optimistic the landmark climate-smart headquarters of Laguna Lake Development Authority he heads will help raise public awareness and action on climate change adaptation.

Earlier, Acosta said LLDA targets soft launching around October this year its headquarters in Quezon City’s National Ecology Center.

He noted environmentfriendly measures like natural lighting, ventilation and cooling as well as rainwater harvesting are among features of LLDA’s headquarters.

Experts continue pushing for environment-friendly buildings, noting such structures are among top emitters of greenhousegases.

GHGs trap heat in the atmosphere, resulting in higher global temperature that drives climate change.

(PNA)

Lumads from d i f f e r e n t municipalities in North Cotabato Province compete in Bair Te Apoy or fire making using indigenous materials on Thursday, August 29 in Carmen town during the Kavurunan, one of the activities for the Kalivungan Festival.

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ASEAN countries urge to support recommendation on haze monitoring SINGAPORE -- ASEAN environment senior officials agreed to propose to the ASEAN environment ministers to support the recommendation of the 15th Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Trans-boundary Haze Pollution regarding the Haze Monitoring System, the city-state's National Environment Agency (NEA) said Thursday.

The agreement was achieved at the 24th Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment held in Indonesia, which is part of an annual series of ASEAN meetings that discuss issues of environmental cooperation among all 10 ASEAN member states.

At the meeting, Singapore also emphasized the need for continual swift response actions by Indonesia to prevent the number of hotspots in the region from increasing, said the NEA. The Indonesian authorities also provided updates on their efforts to respond to fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan that cause trans-boundary haze.

The NEA said during the 15th Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Trans boundary Haze Pollution ( MSC) held in Malaysia in July, the environment ministers of the five MSC countries agreed to recommend adopting the Haze Monitoring System as a joint haze monitoring system among MSC countries with digitized land-use maps and concession maps of fire- prone areas that cause trans boundary haze to be shared on a government-to-government basis, subject to the ASEAN leaders' approval at the ASEAN Leaders' Summit in October.

The number of hotspots in Indonesia which is monitored by Singapore had increased nearly six-fold from 86 last Saturday to 488 on Monday. This had made the city-state worry another round of haze.

Singapore had experienced serious hazy days in June, pushing up its air pollution index to a record high. It was led by the trans boundary haze resulting from forest fires in neighboring Indonesia. (PNA/ Xinhua)

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NGCP... from page 3

affected by the calamity. According to the governor, over 100,000 households were displaced and the people were still staying in evacuation centers at the time of the relief operation.

“This relief operation is NGCP’s little way of helping these victims, some of

Growth... from page 8

revised 7.7 percent recorded in first quarter of 2013 which was the fastest in Asia.

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan noted “this is the fourth consecutive quarter in which the Philippine economy grew above 7 percent.

“This only confirms the economy is now at a higher growth trajectory...

The most important one, the components of our economy show that we are moving to investments from services,” Balisacan added, noting that growth in manufacturing has outpaced services.

Balisacan said that the

Expands... from page 8

and nearby upscale subdivisions.

For Butuan, Philippines’ largest mall operator and developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. is building a community mall with a sky garden and outdoor dining options, Go said.

To date, SM Prime has four shopping malls in Mindanao: SM City Davao, SM City Cagayan de Oro, SM City General Santos and SM Lanang Premier with a total gross floor area of 430,000 square meters (sqm.)

The Davao operations of SM Prime, through SM Lanang and SM Davao, account for roughly 80

Confab... from page 8

distributors and providers of top brands in heavy equipment, hardware products, paints, cements, air-conditioning, power tools, safety and security systems, water treatment facilities and more.

Allado said contractors, architects, engineers, interior designers, property d e v e l op e r s , s p e c i f i e r s , consultants and consumers are also invited to witness the world-class construction exhibit. “ This show is about supporting the local industry.

It is taking us a step closer to truly making the regions construction industr y globally competitive,” he said.

Teolulo Pasawa, city director of the Department of Trade and Industry welcomed the holding of the exhibition citing that indeed Davao City is a construction market.

He said Davao City offers a lot of opportunities for the construction industry with many factors ranging from being one of the competitive

whom lost their homes, get through a difficult time. We also want to thank the officials of Laguna for supporting our project,” said NGCP’s Chief Administrative Officer Anthony L. Almeda.

Prior to the relief operation, NGCP’s Biñan and Sucat substations, and South Luzon Regional Office were flooded due to the torrential rains that started on August

17 and lasted for five days.

Despite the weather disturbance, NGCP’s operations remained normal and its facilities intact which can be attributed to the antiflooding system installed in all major NGCP offices and substations.

NGCP is a privately owned corporation in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s

power grid. It transmits highvoltage electricity through “power superhighways” that include the interconnected system of transmission lines, towers, substations, and related assets. As a corporation with public service orientation, NGCP supports the communities hosting its transmission facilities, which it considers as a true partner in nation-building.

Philippine economy bested Southeast Asian neighbors and grew at the same pace as China in April to June.

Indonesia grew by 5.8 percent; Thailand, 2.8 percent; Vietnam, 5 percent; Singapore, 3.8 percent; Malaysia, 4.3 percent; Hong Kong 3.3 percent; Japan, 2.6 percent; Taiwan, 2.5 percent; and South Korea, 2.3 percent.

B e n j a m i n D i o k n o, professor of economics at the University of the Philippines and former Budget Secretary, noted the higher than consensus growth still failed to surprise on the upside.

“It is in accordance with expectation that growth will be slower though it

remains strong because of election spending,” he told GMA News Online in a text message.

Bede Lovell Gomez, First Metro Investments Corp. assistant vice president and deputy group head of investment advisory, said the slower second quarter output is still above the consensus and above the target of 6 to 7 percent of the government.

“This should differentiate us from other markets where growth rate is below 5 percent,” he said.

NSCB’s Albert said that second quarter GDP is not bad and could have been better if not for the 0.03 percent clawed out by the

agriculture sector.

The s econd half is expected to be slower than the first in the absence of election spending and because of seasonality.

“How much slow remains to be seen in the light of damaging typhoons and the ongoing unwinding of hot money which would have impacts on the stock market and the peso,” Diokno said.

Purely on seasonality, Gomez said the third quarter output might be slower than 7.5 percent. “It should go back to around 7.5 percent in the fourth quarter or even higher. We are confident this will be sustained for the next three years,” he added.

percent of total revenues for Mindanao, Go said.

Mindanao operations account for around four to five percent of the topline and bottomline of SM Prime, which has 47 shopping malls nationwide, Go said.

For new malls, SM Prime is looking at the occupancy rate of existing malls and community developments like the opening of business process outsourcing offices.

SMIC subsidiar y SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) is also planning to expand its portfolio in Mindanao.

“Our vision in SMX is to be the top of mind venue and meeting facility in key strategic destinations in the Philippines,” said SMX

Convention Specialist Corp. general manager Dexter Deyto.

Deyto said the company is looking for opportunities to introduce the convention center in General Santos and Cagayan de Oro. It is also putting up a new convention center in Cebu and Pampanga.

To date, SMHCC’s unit SMX Convention Specialist owns and operates SMX Convention Center Manila, SMX Convention Center Davao, SMX Convention Center Taguig, the Megatrade Hall in SM Megamall and the Cebu Trade Hall, making it the largest convention center space provider in the Philippines with 67,709 sqm. in gross foor area and 35,223

sqm. in gross leasing area.

SMX Convention Center is a beneficiar y to the MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibits) campaign of the Department of Tourism that targets to bring more multinational firms’ events to the Philippines.

“A MICE delegate has an expenditure that is six to seven times more than a leisure traveler. This generates sales for hotels, restaurants, shops, transportation providers and tour operators,” Deyto said.

Aside from malls and conventions centers, SMIC is also into retail (SM Retail Inc.), condominium development (SM Development Corp.) and banking (BDO Unibank Inc. and China Banking Corp.).

cities in the country; No. 1 for two consecutive years as cited in the study by the Asia Institute of Management, very large land area which is

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“I c on g r at u l at e t h e Philconstruct for organizing and holding the exhibition,” Pasawa said.

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

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APPLICANT request authority For approval of sale and transfer with extension of certificate of public convenience to operate to PUJ service on the line:Cogon Market to Lapasan (all in Cagayan de Oro City) and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) units.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 12, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION.

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 30th day of August, 2013.

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate RAC service on the line: Baungon, Bukidnon to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one (1) units.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 12, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION.

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 30th day of August, 2013.

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request authority for approval of sale and transfer with extension of certificate of public convenience and with amendment of line Mindanao Home –Bulua via Canitoan (all in Cagayan de Oro City) and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) units.

This application will be considered by this Board on September 12, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence.

At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties.

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION.

WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 30th day of August, 2013.

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE CENRO TUBAY Doña Rosario, Tubay, Agusan del Norte NOTICE OF FORESHORE LEASE APPLICATION NO. 100208-005 FILED BY AGUSAN POWER CORPORATION REP. BY REX R. IMPERIAL Notice is hereby given that AGUSAN POWER CORPORATION REP. BY REX R. IMPERIAL has filed with this Office an application under the provisions of Chapter VI, of Commonwealth Act 141 as amended, to lease for a period of 25 years that certain foreshore land located at Barangay Magdagooc, Municipality of Jabonga Province Agusan del Norte, covering Lot No. Flc-13-000051-D with an area of 5,024 square meters.

All adverse claims to the tract of land above described must be filed in this office on or before September 11, 2013. Any claims not so filed in the prescribed period as required by law shall be forever barred.

August 7, 2013.

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Republic of the Philippines Province of Lanao del Norte Municipality of Tubod OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that MELECIA SUJETADO BARANGGAN has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “DANY” to “DANILO” in the birth certificate of DANY CABANAS BARANGAN who was born on OCTOBER 12, 1961 at TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents are MIGUEL BARANGAN and TEOFILA CABANAS.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than September 6, 2013.

MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer MDN: Sept. 2, 2013

(Sgd.) JULIET BALURAN GALAMBAO, CE Municipal Civil Registrar

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Govt agency sets up online reviewer for scholarship exam

By Ma. Elena A. Talingdan of S&T Media Service

GRADUATING elementary students wishing to bag a scholarship slot at the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) will now have better chances of passing the National Competitive Examinations (NCE) of the country’s premier science secondary school.

This opportunity is made possible through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)’s latest initiative called the PSHS online reviewer.

The free reviewer, which is now available online, is designed to help aspiring scholars to prepare better for the PSHS NCE. It can be accessed at pshsreviewer. org and pshsreviewer.dost.gov.ph.

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undisclosed in approximately 200 kilometers north of Manila. She has offered to become a whistleblower for the state prosecutors.

“Secretary Leila De Lima confirmed that “under the Rules of Court, anyone who would stand as witness for the State is qualified to be under our protective custody.” De Lima was silent about Napoles’ whereabouts, at press time. This development came to light hours after the 8 InterAgency Task Force was formed on August 27, 2013, Tuesday Manila time, at press time.

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m ov e m e nt s . T h e y parked their motorcycle beside Solijon’s car, “ the watchman narrated.

Solijon came out from the sari-sari store at about 10 p.m. Thursday and walked toward his white Kia Rio car, which was parked just across the street.

Marivic Magsayo, a resident, said she heard three gunshots thundered in their quiet neighborhood.

“I peeped outside my window and saw a gunman wearing a motorcycle (face) mask standing over a body slumped to the ground,” Magsayo said Magsayo said the gunman fired five more shots at the fallen Solijon before leaving the crime scene.

“The gunman was cursing at Solijon’s body before he and his companion left the scene,” she said.

Chief Insp. Lauren said they found eight empty caliber .45 shells and a slug from the crime scene.

Joseph Ben Deveza, media safety officer in Mindanao of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), said that if Solijon’s death is proven to be work-related, he would be the 159th journalist killed

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since democracy was restored in the Philippines in 1986.

“Two-thirds of those who were killed are Mindanao-based journalists,” Deveza said.

He said that impunity reigns in some parts of Mindanao due to the presence of warlords and intense political rivalries, making it “a dangerous place for community journalists to work.”

Rudy Catubay, station manager of DXLS-Love Radio, which is an affiliate of the Manila Broadcasting Corp., said he believes the killing of the 47-year old Solijon was work-related.

Catubay said the murdered radio commentator was known for his hardhitting commentaries, and he believed that his killers “were among those who were hit by Solijon’s fiery criticisms.”

He said Love Radio station employed Solijon since 2007 and he hosted Sandiganan which airs five times a week.

“Solijon did not spare anyone. Town mayors and other local officials were all subjected to his fiery criticisms,” Catubay said.

Death threats He said Solijon has been receiving numerous threats by phone and letters apparently from those angered by his commentaries.

Solijon’s wife Mely confirmed that her husband had been receiving death threats that became more glaring before the May 13 national midterm and local elections.

Mely said the threats prompted Solijon to very cautious and on his 47th birthday last June 30, her husband thanked God for letting him lived that much.

She recalled that somebody even poured a can of paint remover on the hood of her husband’s car while it was parked downtown, apparently out of anger at him.

“I have received calls from female callers warning that my husband will not see Christmas. I guess they made good their threat,” Mely said.

Mely said hours after Solijon died last Thursday night, she received a phone call asking if her husband has been confirmed dead.

Solijon was survived by his 44-year-old wife Mely

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and 19-year old daughter, Jed, a second year hotel and restaurant management student at the Iligan Medical College.

Iligan lone district Rep. Vicente “Varf ” Belmonte has offered a P300,000 bounty for the arrest of the killers of Solijon.

Solijon is a known supporter of Belmonte, according to NUJP.

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“For congress members to strictly stick to crafting laws and ignore the pleas of their constituents for assistance is the epitome of callousness and is very un-Filipino. Thus, congress members as lawmakers include in the yearly appropriation law the PDAF. They craft the appropriation law which contains PDAF. Therefore when a congress member identifies a proposed project, it is not unlawful as it is in fact in accordance with the appropriation law,” Almario wrote.

He said there are allocations in local government units that are similar to PDAF, “for the same reason.”

He cited the Sanggunian or the local legislative bodies that pass appropriation ordinances allocating funds for themselves to allow them to address the needs of their constituents.

“The names may vary from PDAF to Lingap to whatever term the local council may deem appropriate,” he said.

PDAF-type funds But there are also LGUs that do not allocate PDAF-type funds for councilors “but they give their local chief executives a whopping amount so they can draw funding for their proposed projects against the allocation of their executives,” he added.

He said PDAF as a “ready source of funds” is not limited only to Congress or the LGUs, the Sanggunian but the Office of the President as well as other local chief executives.

He cited the Presidential Social Fund (PSF) while the governors and mayors, as executives, have their Intelligence Fund (IF).

Critics have referred to the Presidential fund as “presidential pork.”

“Both fund sources have much greater and wider latitude of authorized utilization compared to PDAF which follows a specified menu.”

He said the PSF and the IF are just two of what he called the “PDAF-like sources of funds “ of the executive.

“Add to these the crisis intervention fund, peace and order fund, gender and development fund, scholarship fund, anti-illegal drugs funds and many more which are all included in the appropriation laws or ordinances as lump sum appropriations to give the executive unlimited discretion and leeway in the implementation of projects and programs under these funds. Rightly so, as they are the executives or implementors.”

“Great equalizer” Almario enumerated stepby-step the process in allocating the PDAF until it reaches the intended beneficiaries.

In the case of the overpriced “multipurpose tents” for instance, he had earlier told MindaNews that they merely received the tents which their constituents requested, that they had nothing to do with the procurement of the tents and that he assumed that the rules on accountability were followed by the implementing agency.

In a text message to MindaNews on August 25, Almario said he had no information on PZA Trading “since it was DA that implemented the procurement process from advertising to delivery. Our participation was to transmit to DA the (request for) items needed by our constituents and to receive the items from DA and to distribute these items to our constituents,” he said, adding, he “assumed all transactions were scrutinized by DA’s resident auditor.”

Originally named Countrywide Development Fund, the PDAF, according to Almario, is a “great equalizer as it equals the unequal.”

“Every district gets the same amount regardless if the district’s congressman is a great debater or a silent member. In fact, even a district whose congressman passed away or is imprisoned still gets the same amount,” he said.

He also noted that PDAF projects are usually those not covered for funding by the national agencies, citing as example that the Department of Public Works and Highways “may overlay millions worth of asphalt along national roads, but it cannot provide funds for a footbridge in a remote barangay even if it’s a matter of life and death to the residents therein.”

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Five LP city councilors in C. de Oro discard Moreno § ‘Moreno deceived us’ – Ocon § ‘We will serve in the interest of the people’- Darimbang

By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor of Mindanao Daily News

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IVE City Councilors on Saturday announced the y had officially abandoned City Mayor Oscar Moreno but would remain with the Liberal Party as independent party members to work for the interest of the people in Cagay-

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Gladis Naduma said in her post.

Melan Uayan Garley said: “Ok ra man na as of now .G a protektahan gyud ni PNoy si baboy kay unsaon nalang sa isang iglap patyon man gyud na si Napoles dili na maka reveal sa iyang mga kauban hayahay kaau cla, after mang gawas tanan baho POBRE pa na sa ok-ok bartolina ang padunggan ana.”

Napoles, the central figure in the multi-billion pork barrel scam, surrendered to President Aquino Wednesday night after hiding for several days after a court in Makati City ordered her arrest for the alleged kidnapping of her aide who had turned whistleblower.

Accompanied by her lawyer, Napoles surrendered hours after President Aquino dangled a P10-million bounty for her arrest. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, citing security risks, said President Aquino went to Camp Crame to ensure that Napoles will be safe in the custody of the Philippine National Police.

As of 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Napoles had yet to be remanded to the Makati City jail. Her lawyers have opposed the transfer by filing a seven-page motion reasoning that Napoles’ life would be in great danger if she would be transferred to the Makati City prison jail.

In Surigao City, Ralph Rowan, OIC of the city’s Quick Action and Rescue

an de Oro City.

City Administrator Roy Raagas would have submitted his resignation but the five councillors reportedly convinced him to stay to serve as a conduit to the Office of City Mayor.

The five city councilors led by minority floor leader Teodulfo Lao included veteran legislator Councilor Roger Abaday, City Councilor Zaldy Ocon, and new comer City Councilors Enrico Salcedo, and Candy Darimbang, all city councilors who ran under the Liberal Party who help lead Moreno’s mayoral victory in the May 14, 2013 local Team said Napoles “should speak up to help stop corruption.”

In Kidapawan City, John Pagaduan, an IT worker said Local Governments Secretary Mar Roxas is talking about having Napoles as state witness. “She will be a state witness? Charge her for plunder first!”

Journalists who usually are reserved in their personal opinions on the issues they cover took to the social networks to voice their disgust over what they said was Aquino and Malacanang’s alleged special treatment of Napoles.

Jason Phillip Gutierrez of Agence France Press posted his Facebook wall : “Pumunta sa White Space (gallery), tapos sa Heritage Park bago pumunta ng palasyo. Nag sightseeing pa, bago dinala sa palace. Hinarap ng at least apat na officials bukod kay Presidente, at inescort pa ni presidente sa Crame. Wala nga namang special treatment. Klaro.”

Gutierrez continued, “Kung may concern sa safety, why did the President escort her to Crame?

Pumayag ang PSG? Tanong lang.”

BenCy Gerona Ellorin of Cagayan de Oro, now working as editor at the Cebu Daily News noted in in Cebu said President Aquino did not show any interest when a cargo ship collided with a passenger ferry of 2Go Company that claimed 80 lives and rescuers still searching for 50 persons still missing.

“Pero kay Janet Napoles,

Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno

elections here.

Councilor Zaldy Ocon made the announcement in a live interview with a local radio station on Saturday morning narpinasundo at hinatid sa Crame. In the words of Lacierda, si Presidente pa mismo nag inspect sa room — kung safe ba — where Napoles spent the night,” Ellorin said.

Journalists and other netizens also took their rage to their Twitter accounts.

Chino Gaston, reporter of GMA 7, tweeted “ Hanggang sa pagkakaaresto privileged pa rin.”

Nonoy Espina, editor of TV 5 Interaksyon also tweeted “Mas bagay ata ‘to na headline: ‘Napoles is safe… and so are we’ – Malacanang.”

“Security escort ni Napoles si PNoy. Ato President pa ang advance security detail to sweep Crame,” Espina continued his tweets.

Aquiles Zonio, correspondent of the Philippine Daily Inquirer posted : P-Noy is demeaning the presidency, serving as security escort for the Queen of Pork Barrel scam.”

Danilo Agoncillo posted a caricature in his tweet showing President Aquino and Napoles in the iconic pose of Leonardo D’Caprio and Kate Winslett in the 1997 movie “Titanic.”

“What a rescue! Damsel in distress,” Agoncillo said in his tweet. (Froilan Gallardo with reports from Roel Catoto / MindaNews)

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NUJP said that police investigators recovered eight spent shells of a .45 caliber handgun from the crime scene.

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rating the frustrations of local Liberal Party mates in the way Moreno was running the affairs of the city government.

“Moreno deceived us since what he was doing as City Mayor was contrary to what he promised during the election period. We now found out that Moreno was turning everything at City Hall into haywire that even the collection of garbage became bothersome to Cagayanons,” Ocon said.

City Councilor Candy Darimbang, the lone woman in the Liberal Party ticket that won a seat on the City Council, said that the city councillors decided to abandon Moreno and would, instead, act as fiscalizers of the incumbent administration.

In a talked with Mindanao Daily News, Darimbang said that the five councillors were already fed up with Moreno’s antics

as she described the city mayor as “anti-poor.”

Darimbang also questioned Moreno’s motive for insisting that the city government was “cash trapped” and that the P 1 billion left by former City Mayor Vicente Emano was lost.

“That is not true. The P 1 billion budget left by Emano for the General Fund, Special Education Fund, and Tr ust Fund were all there,” Darimbang added.

“We were wondering why Moreno kept on saying that the P 1 billion was lost. What does Moreno intend to do? Is he conditioning the minds of the Cagayanons to keep the P 1 billion for his own,” Darimban asked.

She said that the five city councillors have severed ties with Moreno to ser ve as a watchdog of the people of Cagayan de

Oro City.

“We will not allow any move of the mayor that would imperil the interest of the Cagayanons,” Darimbang added.

Darimbang said the city council also questioned the hiring of Moreno of almost all personnel from the provincial capitol who were holding sensitive positions such as the City Accountant, City Treasurer, City Engineers, and the City’s Social Welfare and Development.

The city councilors also doubt the motive of Moreno’s creation of the various city committees that overlapped the functions of the city council.

Darimbang cited the creation of the city’s finance committee whose members were previously working at the provincial capitol in Misamis Oriental who were known as Moreno’s “keepers.”

Gonzalo said that Solijon, who was known for his hard-hitting commentaries on local politics and the illegal drugs trade, was the 35th victim of summary killings in the city since January 2013, of which 11 happened this month.

Cris Dapo, DxLS radio technician, told MindaNews that Solijon was lately tackling controversies about the use of the local intelligence fund.

Solijon was with fellow radio reporters Dario Navales and Alvin Suan and a female staff of DXLS for a night out at Purok 1 in Barangay Buruun moments before he was killed at around 10:30 p.m.

Solijon was crossing the street to his parked car when he was attacked, the NUJP said.

Atty. Alex Cabornay, head of the National Bureau of Investigation in Iligan City, said that one suspect was wearing a motorcycle face mask while his companion wore a hood to conceal their faces.

The portion of the road where Solijon was killed was dark, Cabornay said, adding that witnesses saw the suspects rounding twice the place, a sari-sari store, where the reporters were getting together before the attack.

Mayor Cesar Regencia condemned the killing of Solijon, lashing at the local police force for its apparent inability to address the series of killings in the city.

City councilor Providencio Abragan Jr., a lawyer, met

with local radio reporters Friday and assured them that the city council will work to help resolve the case of Solijon.

“I am ashamed that the killing of a media worker happened in this city,” Abragan said. (Violeta M. Gloria/ MindaNews)

working on the project in March 2012.

He said Surigao City’s mainland barangays, which comprise 33 barangays, cover at least 27,000 hectares.

Surigao City has a total of 54 barangays, 21 of them located in the different islands.

Atty. Paquito Rosal, regional technical division chief for the Land Management Services of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said the surveyed 41 barangays fall under the Cadastral Category B standard survey.

This means that we don’t conduct lots survey but the establishment of all control points, which shall be used as reference for future surveys for the purpose of determining the actual land area and establishing of the actual boundaries for electoral exercises, he explained.

Rosal said that for disputed areas, land boundaries could be altered, stressing that under Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code of the Philippines, the Sangguniang Panlungsod has the authority to settle barangay boundary disputes.

He told MindaNews that “it should be the barangay that shall identify the boundary of their land area and not a surveyor.”

Rosal noted that boundary conflict arises because of the creation of new towns or barangays.

He said that the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) plays a big part in the occurrence of boundary disputes.

They want to retain their old area for the purpose of the IRA, he added. (Roel Catoto/MindaNews)

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to end the “tug-of-war” among the different barangay officials.

“Like in the case of Barangay Luna and Barangay Bonifacio, these two barangays are claiming a portion of Kilometer 6 wherein a gas station was set up,” Recabo said.

She said that several entrepreneurs have expressed dismay to the boundary dispute in these two barangays as they have to pay dues to both.

MindaNews learned that a number of sand and gravel businesses operate in these two villages.

Aside from barangays Luna and Bonifacio, barangays Sabang and Rizal also have a boundary conflict.

Recabo said the city council will have to pass a resolution authorizing Mayor Ernesto Matugas to approve the recently completed city boundaries and index map.

In a previous session, Councilor Leonilo Aldonza had asked for the availability of the technical description of the land boundaries of the city’s barangays.

The technical description of 41 barangays have been recently completed, said geodetic Engr. Christopher Esparrago, who started

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