Mindanao Daily Northmin (May 20, 2015)

Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Bringing Good News of Mindanao

Volume IV, No. 003 web portal: www.mindanaodailynews.com Wednesday May 20, 2015

P15.00

A1

Customs releases 16 trucks after one year in custody

By MARK FRANCISCO, Staff member and GERRY LEE GORIT, Correspondent

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Region 10 released 16 dump trucks that were seized last year after Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina ordered their release upon payment of three percent duty rate.

See FULL STORY, page A5

Firewood-powered power plant eyed in C. de Oro

By MARK FRANCISCO Staff member

COUNCILOR Zaldy Ocon crossed party lines last Monday to recommend the approval of Cagayan Corn Products’ application to construct a power plant in its own complex in Barangay Tablon in Cagayan de Oro City run by firewood.

As chair of the City

Council committee on environment, Ocon endorsed the Cagayan Corn Products’ application before his colleagues during their weekly session that day much to the dismay of his fellow councilors in the opposition.

Ocon said that based from the reports that he has collated, he found out that See Firewood, page A11

Feature Coffee for a tree: A unique coffee experience!

MALAYBALAY CIT Y -- Filipinos prominently wake up in the morning with a little sweet, hot and aromatic blend of coffee to jumpstart their day. Some take it with their snacks and even as nearly as a round-the-clock beverage.

But have you ever sipped brewed coffee that lifted not just your taste buds but also the spirit of kindness in yourself? To some, yes, but to many, no, unless you tried the intensified taste and hearty purpose See coffee, page A5

Get your BWM Loyalty Card NOW at any of our participating establishments for ONLY P350.00, and avail DISCOUNTS.

RICE SMUGGLING: Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food and author of a bill proposing to declare agricultural smuggling as economic sabotage, tells officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to be vigilant of unscrupulous traders who use cooperatives to smuggle goods into the country.

“We don’t want smugglers to get away with a mere slap on the wrist. Smuggling is a crime that not only affects the consumers, it also threatens the livelihood of farmers and fisher folks,” Villar said. pix by joseph vidal

Palace version of BBL won’t address Mindanao armed conflict, says group MALAYBALAY CITY – Malacanang’s version of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will not address the root cause of the armed conflict in Mindanao, progressive lawmakers said in a joint statement Tuesday.

The House ad hoc committee on the BBL started voting Monday on the bill on a “per provision basis”.

Calling it a railroaded BBL, See palace, page A11

MISAMIS VOTE. Misamis Oriental Rep. Juliette Uy cast her vote at the ad hoc Committee on the Bangsamoro at the House on May 18, 2015. Majority of the ad hoc committee members voted for the newer working draft, which became their basis to vote on a “per provision basis.”

MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

Editorial: e-mail: mindanaodailynews@gmail.com • Advertising: e-mail: mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com Contact: 0917-7121424, 0947-8935776

A2 Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

Davao News

Editor : CHRISTINE H. CABIASA - iamxtine1992@yahoo.com

wednesday, may 20, 2015 Advertising and Editorial E-mail : mindanaodailynews@gmail.com Contact nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

DAVAO DEL NORTE l DAVAO DEL SUR lDAVAO DEL ORIENTALl COMPOSTELA VALLEY

Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte

Leyte’s first president?

E

verybody knows Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as the undisputed leader of Davao City. He is on his 23rd year as the head of the country’s biggest city and now the longest-serving city mayor in the post-Edsa era.

But it was only recently that people became aware of Duterte’s Leyte connection.

The eldest son of former Gov. Vicente Duterte and

Soledad Roa-Duterte was born in Maasin.

“My father was a soldier who was with the Jago (Judge Advocate General’s

Office),” the mayor told his audience at the Maasin City Hall when he was given a royal welcome.

Duterte was guest of honor during the 4th Roa Clan Reunion in Barangay Laboon, Maasin City.

However, the local governments of Southern Leyte and Maasin rolled out the red carpet for the mayor when they learned about

his arrival.

Southern Leyte Gov. Roger Mercado explained why the province and the city are throwing out a lavish welcome for Duterte.

“We welcome him for two reasons: first, because Mayor Duterte openly admits that he is from Maasin, unlike others who disown it when they are already popular,” the governor noted.

HAPPY 4TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Bringing Good News of Mindanao

Greetings coming from:

Hon. JAIME UMPA Regional State Prosecutor

OROFIESTA TRADING SERVICES, INC.

0935-160-0668 HERMILINO VILLALON

22nd/31st Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City ERRATUM The advertisement published last May 18, 2015 of Maritime Industry Authority, the Applicant Jenelito S. Jacobe, should read as follows: Applicant shall present the jurisdictional, qualification and documentary requirements in a hearing to be conducted on 21 May 2015, and not as published. We apologize the error. – Management ERRATUM The advertisement published last May 18, 2015 of Maritime Industry Authority, the Applicant Simplicio S. Leyran Jr, should read as follows: Witness, the Honorable MARINA Administrator, Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. PhD, this 14th day of May 2015, Surigao City, Philippines, and not as published. We apologize the error. – Management

The second reason is surprising.

“He was with us when we were devastated by Yolanda.

He personally came to express his sympathy and handed out a check for P3-million,” Gov. Mercado revealed.

Duterte’s silent but concrete manifestation of help to Southern Leyte and the whole island has not been lost to the governor.

“He was with us in Ginsaugon (a village in the town of St. Bernard). I know he also helped in Ormoc (the 1991 flash flood left 4,922 deaths and more than 3,000 missing),” Gov. Mercado further added.

Like his previous pronouncements, Duterte told his audience in Maasin that he is not aspiring for the presidency. The mayor insisted he is going around merely to raise the level of awareness on federalism which he said is the “last card” to prevent the outbreak of war in Mindanao in case the Bangsamoro Basic Law falls apart.

Duterte’s denial notwithstanding, many Leytenos are hoping he will change his mind when the time comes.

Aside from Gov. Mercado, Rep. Damian Mercado and Maasin Mayor Maloney Samaco all committed to support Duterte “whatever his political plans will be”.

It is easy to understand why Maasin, Southern Leyte and even the whole region will be intrigued by a Duterte presidency.

First of all, he is one of their own.

Aside from being born in Maasin, Duterte actually went to school for a year at the Laboon Elementary School. Four of his former classmates: Constancia Magaran-Ortega, Magdalena Antoc-Francisco, Leonila Faelnar and Paterno Jacobe welcomed Duterte with leis when he stopped briefly at the school grounds.

Along with Filipinas Leonor-Tagra who is now bed-ridden, Roberto Espere who is Manila-based, and Duterte, they are the only surviving members of the second batch of pupils who went to school at Laboon Elementary School.

Like what the governor said, Duterte has never denied his Maasin roots and continues to do so until LEYTE | page A8

wednesday, may 20, 2015 Advertising and Editorial E-mail : mindanaodailynews@gmail.com Mobile nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

Mindanao Daily A3 NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

A4 Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

The Mindanao Daily nORTHMIN, Mindanao Daily CARAGA, mindanao daily westmin and Mindanao Daily DAVAO newspapers are founded by by MINDANAO DAILY NEWS on May 18, 2011 under Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Certififcate No. 01791042 , Region 10. It is incorporated as MINDANAO DAILY NEWS PUBLISHING CORPORATION on February 17, 2015 and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with Reg. No. CS201531735. Business Plate No. BP-28984 Under Business License Certificate No. 2015-15224, BIR-TIN No. 464-682-324-000

MINDANAO DAILY NEWS PUBLISHING CORPORATION Publisher

main office Door 2, Tanleh Building, Abellanosa St., Brgy. Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro City.Tel. Nos: (088) 856-3344, (08822)72-3344, 0917-7121424, 0947-8935776 E-mails: Advertising:mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com, Editorial: mindanaodailynews@gmail.com

DANTE M. SUDARIA President and CEO ROSE MARY D. SUDARIA, Ph.D. General Manager DOLLY PELONE Comptroller melanie rivera Advertising Rolando sudaria Circulation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

manila marketing office Unit 310 Valero Plaza, Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City- Cel No. 0977-1528860

AYO DIZON RM MACAPAGAL

lani vallido

Marketing and Sales Manager

Opinion

EDITOR: ALLAN MEDIANTE • amediante@gmail.com

The majority supports BBL

Congress should heed the voice of the majority of the people in the proposed core territory of the Bangsamoro who favor the replacement of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) government by the Bangsamoro.

This was the appeal aired to Congress last Friday by government chief negotiator Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer as she attended a forum held at the University of the Philippines where Asia Foundation country director Steven Rood and Social Weather Stations chief Mahar Mangahas presented latest poll results related to the Mindanao peace process and the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) which is pending approval of Congress..

We agree to her that, although the survey indicated that 48 percent of Filipinos may not favor the BBL, it also shows an overwhelming majority of the people in the proposed territory of the Bangsamoro in Mindanao who want it.

This was the SWS report on a separate survey conducted in the proposed

Account Executives

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

EDITORIAL

ALLAN M. MEDIANTE Editor-in-Chief

ruel pelone Managing Editor

cheng ordoÑez

Associate Editor

MARK FRANCISCO Lifestyle Editor

felix santillan

Layout Artist

irene dayo

Reporter-NorthMin

JOE PALABAO Rene Michael BaÑos Regional Editors-Northmin

CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor CHRISTINE CABIASA Associate Editor Arjay Felicilda Assistant Editor EDSEL BANTOL Layout Artist gerry lee gorit Photo Journalist PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN Regional Editors-Caraga

ROEL CATOTO MARLON GAYOG Provincial Editor-Surigao Regional Editor-Davao

AL JACINTO URIEL C. QUILINGUING Regional Editor-WestMin JOE FELICILDA

Editorial Consultants ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 CRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY Legal Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------

bureau and mktg staff

candy macabale - 09161326483 RIZA O. ARES - 0915-9753277/0920-9600223 MISOR - LOLONG NABONG - 0906-875-8650 GINGOOG CITY-MANNY ANSIHAGAN-0936-287-7788 North Buk. - DAHLIA S. BENEMERITO-0936-303-0410 KIBAWE, BUKIDNON - ROSEMARY GENON MARAMAG - TITA FINA CUALES - 0926-336-1585 Iligan City - JEFFREY OPONDA-0936-1174378 tubod - louie bukod-0948-1323348 bobby mag usara-tangub city OROQUIETA CITY - PJ TREMEDAL-0919-3452375 ARMM - Sony Sudaria-0947-4810371 cotabato - ANALISA ESPAÑOLA-0916-9351714 davao - MARLON GAYOG-09276314995 davao - tom a. caballero-09105783126 davao - tomas canoy avancena jr.-09177017010 davao del norte - sarah castor - 09263988293 davao occidental - alma ORTIZ - 09058532215 DAVAO ORIENTAL - BONG MARTINEZ - 09066544205 davao city/island garden city of samal - jessie palabao -0935-874-9825/ -0946-242-6672 digos city, dvo sur & kidapawan - romeo d. sanchez davao city - flaviano mahinay davao city - rene s. arias (Photo Journalist,) butuan - PAT SAMONTE-0912-8091093 san frans - CRIS PANGANIBAN-09277974193 San Francisco - deding PANGANBAN-0927-7974193 Pagadian City - GRACE FRANCISCO Member: ORO CHAMBER Philippine Press Institute

wednesday, may 20, 2015 Advertising and Editorial E-mail : mindanaodailynews@gmail.com Contact nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

Vice President Jejomar Binay may still prominently figure in future surveys of preferred presidential aspirants in 2016 but without fear of contradiction I will state here that the guy is politically dead.

The last nail that sealed Binay’s political coffin is the Anti-Money Laundering Council’s (AMLAC) finding of a prima facie evidence against him hence the council’s request for the Court of Appeals to freeze the 242 bank accounts of the vice president and his allies, 18 of which belong to Binay.

AMLAC, we should understand, is a body that can’t be easily swayed by anybody to act on something hastily and without thinking.

It is a body composed of banking and finance experts. It is headed no less by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor with the Finance Secretary as one of its members.

If AMLAC deemed it right and proper to ask the court that these 242 accounts be frozen, it must have good reason and sound basis to make such request.

They must have seen red flags in these accounts apparently because these are suspected of being used for

Editorial Bangsamoro core territory and adjoining areas on February 22-March 1 this year, or a month after the Mamasapano tragedy.

The survey showed an overwhelming majority of voters approve of the BBL in the provinces of Maguindanao (83% approve versus 3% disapprove), Lanao del Sur (90% approve vs 4% disapprove), Basilan (59% approve, 12% disapprove) and Tawi- Tawi (52% approve, 22% disapprove), Cotabato City (76% approve, 6% disapprove), and adjoining areas in Lanao del Norte(83% approve, 6% disapprove) and Cotabato province (93% approve, 2% disapprove).

The February SWS survey also indicated that the highest number of voters still undecided on the BBL was found in the province of Sulu and Isabela City in Basilan. Despite this, those who approve of the BBL in Sulu province was bigger at 31 percent over those who disapprove of the BBL which were measured at only 14

percent of voters there. The same situation was found in Isabela City, where 38 percent said they approve of the BBL, 40 percent undecided, and only 29 percent disapprove of the proposed law.

The February SWS special survey had a sample size of 1,900.

These findings in the proposed Bangsamoro core territory and adjoining areas contrasted markedly with the findings in a survey a month later by SWS nationwide on March 20-23, where results showed that approval rating nationwide for replacing the ARMM with the Bangsamoro reached only 23 percent while disapproval was measured at 48 percent, with 28 percent undecided.

The wide gap in the opinion of those living in the proposed Bangsamoro and Filipinos outside the region “is precisely the root of the problem.”

We also agree to Ferrer that the people in the margins are not your average Filipino.

They have different needs and perspectives that are not understood by the majority.

Skewing happens when

you aggregate local data with Mindanao-wide or countrywide results. The national data drowns out the voices of the minority. This is also the case in the Pulse Asia survey released in March, according to Ferrer. Lanao del Sur, the sole area in the ARMM included in the Pulse Asia survey showed 91 percent approval for the BBL while the total approval rating in the whole country was a low 21 percent.

The Bangsamoro people’s opinion needs to be heard more because the BBL primarily concerns them.

We ask our congressmen and senators to recognize this very strong support within the Bangsamoro core territory for the passage of the BBL because they are the ones who will be affected by the legislators’ vote..

It is important to note that historically, even after the “upsurge of violence after the failed MoA-AD (Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain), surveys revealed that Filipinos in general still want a peaceful resolution to the Mindanao conflict.

fense of Binay is not given any credence anymore by the populace except perhaps by those who gained and want to gain out of Binay’s wealth.

A standard denial that this is politically motivated will not hold water unless Binay is able to present incontrovertible evidence proving without an iota of doubt he and his allies are not into something fishy that is now emitting foul odor in the political front.

Did you know that based on the AMLAC records, these 242 accounts of Binay and his allies had an aggregate transaction for a period of time amounting to P11 billion? If this is the amount involved, where did Binay and allies get all these monies? Are they into the business of printing peso bills now hence this huge amount of money that figured in these 242 bank accounts and other financial instruments?

When then Senate President Manuel Villar was accused of using his position to advance the interests of his family’s real estate business, he remained popular among the voters even during the campaign period for the 2010 presidential race.

But eventually his popu-

larity ratings went down because at the time he was exposed as having used his position to promote and protect his family’s business interests he was already reduced as a political zombie.

Like Villar before, Binay is now a political zombie even if he still figures prominently in surveys aimed at determining his political popularity. But mind you.

When his opponents in the presidential race shall have been known, Binay will slide down to the lowest rungs.

At this point, he still does not have a clear opponent thus his seeming popularity still.

But when his foes are known, he will surely be dropped by the populace as if he is afflicted with a dreaded disease. Only the naïve, if not politically stupid, will identify with a politician overwhelmingly considered as bereft with any moral integrity to lead.

This is where Binay is now.

But personally, I do not subscribe also to the argument of Sen. Grace Poe that integrity and honesty are the traits the people are looking for in a leader and not just experience.

Binay’s and Poe’s arguments are premised on a

Binay’s political demise A deeper view

Jesse E.L. Bacon II

illegal activities.

The job of AMLAC, we should know, is to spot activities involving movements of large funds in the financial markets such as banks and securities that are considered unusual.

These type of funds are closely monitored for they might be sourced from illegal activities.

Now if AMLAC sought the freezing of the 242 accounts of Binay and allies, the monetary monitoring body must have found something alarming and dangerous about them.

Personally, I don’t buy like many of our citizens that this move of the AMLAC was merely motivated by partisan politics. I don’t regard AMLAC that low.

Besides, this standard de-

See bacon, page A11

Daily Inspiration Builds Her Home “A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.”

Proverbs 14:

Juvy Sarraga

This verse is a great reminder of the power both men and women have in creating a home. We have the capacity to build up or tear down our spouses,

children, or parents. Public recognition goes a long way to announce respect.

Gentle correction is a form of grace that communicates value. Physical embrace is the reassuring touch that conveys a feeling of belonging. Each one of these combine to build a home and family. Be on the lookout for areas to build your home.

Across Mindanao Mindanao Daily A5 NEWS

wednesday, may 20, 2015 Advertising and Editorial E-mail : mindanaodailynews@gmail.com Mobile nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

Editor : CRIS DIAZ

northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

Bukidnon • Camiguin • Lanao del Norte • Lanao del Sur • Misamis Occidental • Misamis Oriental

Customs releases 16.trucks after one year in custody

By GERRY LEE GORIT, Correspondent and MARK FRANCISCO, Staff member

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Region 10 released 16 dump trucks that were seized last year after Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina ordered their release upon payment of three percent duty rate.

In a May 12 order, Lina ordered the release of the 16 dump trucks after the lawyer of claimant EC Peninsula Marketing was able to successfully argue that the firm did not mis-declare the 16 trucks as for off-road use. It was learned that there is a different tariff between an on-road vehicle and an off-road vehicle.

Thus, t he 16 dump trucks, which were seized in May 2014 were subsequently released last May 14 after EC Peninsula paid all the tariffs due to BOC for an off-road vehicle.

In total, EC Peninsula paid P2.7 million in tariffs and another P670,000 for post-entry taxes, according to BOC Cagayan de Oro district administrative head Atty. Roswald Joseph Pague in an interview with Mindanao Daily yesterday.

The 16 trucks arrived from China via Fortune Trade I, a Panamanianflagged cargo ship which

do cked at the Por t of Cagayan de Oro on May 5, 2014.

Upon disembarking, the cargo was immediately subjected to processing by the consignee which declared the trucks as offroad vehicles to be used for mining purposes in the Caraga region.

But on May 13 that year, Deputy Commissioner Jessie Dellosa issued an alert order pending the issuance of a formal warrant to hold the vehicles after visual inspection indicated that they are on-road vehicles.

In August, district collector Ruby Claudia Alameda issued a warrant of detention and seizure and towed all 16 trucks to the BOC district compound where they remained for more than a year.

EC Peninsula Marketing immediately appealed the case and in May 2015, Lina handed his decision favorably to the claimant.

Coffee... from page A1

of Hineleban Coffee. Then you could say, “A coffee for a tree… please!”

Locally known for its humane cause and sweet mission to sustain lives and empower the Indigenous People of Bukidnon by providing sustainable livelihood, Hineleban Coffee soared high from its humble beginnings. With this desire, it has spread its wings in strengthening not only their mission in reforesting the bare mountains of Bukidnon, but also in supporting the coffee industry in the country.

Hineleban Coffee: The intensified taste Hineleban Coffee has now been regarded as the country’s finest brewed coffee being graded the best Arabica in the Philippines and cupped as “Very very specialty coffee” by internationally renowned green bean coffee trader and roaster, Level Ground Canada, with an outstanding cupping score of 8.75/10.

With just the right combination of sweetness and carmelly flavor as perceived by the tongue, Hineleban Coffee’s richness in aroma serves as one delightful attribute that attracts buyers and convinces them to patronize the product.

According to HFI Coffee Technician and Processing Supervisor, Jojo Lerin, the secret on maintaining quality coffee is not achieved in coffee processing alone. It starts in the proper identification of the variety best for the area, accurate timing, and harvest of only red ripe cherries and masterfully roasting the beans to capture the true flavor of the specialty coffee.

The Coffee’s Emphatic Purpose

R.A 9048 form No. 10.1 (LCR O)

ERRATUM The advertisement published last May 18, 2015 of Maritime Industry Authority the Applicant Elizabeth M. Abejo, should read as follows: Applicant shall present the jurisdictional, qualification and documentary requirements in a hearing to be conducted on 27 May 2015. Witness, the Honorable MARINA Administrator, Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. PhD, this 14th day of May 2015, Surigao City, Philippines, and not as published. We apologize the error. – Management ERRATUM The advertisement published last May 18, 2015 of Maritime Industry Authority, the Applicant Narciso R. Caban, should read as follows: Witness, the Honorable MARINA Administrator, Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. PhD, this 14th day of May 2015, Surigao City, Philippines, and not as published. We apologize the error. – Management

As it suggests, Hineleban Coffee was named after a non-stock organization, Hineleban Foundation Incorporated (HFI) and is anchored with the campaign to “Sip and Reforest.”

The Foundation predominantly promotes patronage of the product with the initiative of helping reforest the denuded mountains of Mindanao.

“Each single bag of coffee bought corresponds to one seedling of forest tree planted for you,” said Forester Renato Baylomo of HFI. This way, the consumer becomes part of the reforestation efforts of the Philippines, one sip at a time.

Sweet and kind, isn’t it?

To date, Forester Baylomo said, HFI is preparing 30,000 forest-tree seedlings to accommodate the demand for Hineleban coffee.

Based on 2014 coffee sales alone, HFI sold as many as 19,200 bags of coffee. Imagine how lush the mountains will be few years from now. You can also be part of reforesting our land by purchasing Hineleban Coffee in all Healthy Options stores, nationwide.

HFI realized this campaign in partnership with the seven tribes of Bukidnon residing in the mountain ranges of the province. The green thumb of these Indigenous People (IP) partners produce high elevation Bukidnon Highland coffee varietals from Hineleban Foundation seedlings garnering higher yields with the coffee production technology of

sustainable agriculture practices imparted by the foundation.

The family of a 56-year old woman from the Higa-onon tribe, Elsie Alizan, is one of the partner growers who source out her family sustenance from coffee farming.

“Hineleban helped us tremendously.

Aside from the assistance they gave for coffee maintenance, they also give cash advances and even bring rice at home whenever we have nothing to eat, and then we pay them back during harvest time,” Elsie meekly said during an interview.

Elsie’s and 81 other Indigenous families’ voices shouted commitment out loud to produce quality coffee berries and obliged themselves in upholding the reforestation mission of the foundation. For them, this is a return of favor for Hineleban Coffee’s sincere succor.

“Livelihood first, then planting trees,” cited HFI Coffee Technician and Processing Supervisor Jojo Lerin who’s the first contact of the IP beneficiaries in the field.

Hineleban Coffee hence satisfies the nutritional and psychological need of all coffee lovers as well as the social and environmental need of the people living in the buffer zones of Mindanao mountains. HFI stepped up its sales through advertising in social media and promote its cause.

An Aromatic Collaboration The forged collaboration of HFI and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) strengthened

Hineleban Coffee’s hearty purpose.

Based on a statement from HFI Farm Manager Neil Konrad Binayao III, the provision of P1.7M worth of coffee processing equipment by the DTI-Bukidnon through the Shared Services Facility (SSF) project will create a big impact in improving their post-harvest and production processes especially in roasting coffee.

Processing almost 11 tons of farm-produced coffee berries yearly from 24 hectares is made easy through the processing facility provided by DTI. Binayao found it helpful enough for the Foundation and its partners in reducing post harvest costs.

Moreover, based on the project’s benefit, DTI-Bukidnon Provincial Director, Ermedio J. Abang said that this only sustains the holistic view of the SSF project in empowering Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as essential contributors to the country’s long term economic growth.

Altogether, the pooled resources, a collaborative effort of DTI, HFI and the small coffee partner growers — plus the Coffee’s intensified taste and humane cause — heated up the coffee table igniting 82 IP-beneficiaries to work as one, which contributed in reviving and highlighting the Coffee Industry in the province of Bukidnon. (Laurence D. Pradia, DTI-Bukidnon/RLRB, PIA10-Bukidnon)

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

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao del Norte City/Municipality: Iligan City

All particulars relative to Eligibility Screening, Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Pre-Bidding Conferences, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and award of Contracts shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA. 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

The tenderers shall be required to submit until 29 May 2015, the following documents for pre- qualification: a. Certified list of related contracts ongoing and completed for the past five (5) years including quantity and specifications, name of client with telephone numbers, date of contract and project cost for every project listed and/or historical record of the bidder’s farm in the past five (5) years (minimum) b. Articles of Incorporation or Partnership or its equivalent c. Audited Financial Statement for the current and previous year d. Latest Income and Business Tax Returns duly stamped and received by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and duly validated with the tax payments made (per E0 398 dated January 12, 2005) e. Tax clearance from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (per EO 398 dated January 12, 2005) f. Business license/registration g. Authority of the Local Representative, if any h. Company Profile i. The prospective bidder’s computation for its Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC): or a commitment from a licensed bank to extend a credit line if awarded the contract to be bid; or a cash deposit certificate, which shall be at least equal to ten percent (10%) of the approved budget for the contract (ABC) to be bid; j. Sworn statement of the Bidder that it is not related to the head of the NDA by consanguinity or affinity up to the third civil degree or any of the NDA’s officers or employees k. PhilGeps Registration/Accreditation

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that BRENDA B. MANUBAG has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name from “TRADESVINDA” to “BRENDA” in the certificate of Live Birth of REDESVINDA BADELLES who was born on October 19, 1952 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Luisa Politia and Feliciano Badelles.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than June 2015 (Sgd.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARINAS

City Civil Registrar MDN: May 20 & 27, 2015

Happy 4th anniversary

Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Bringing Good News of Mindanao

Greetings from:

Hon. MANDANGAN DARIMBANG

Regional Director Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board 10

Distribution of Tender Document for the “SUPPLY AND DELIVERY ON SITE FOR 334,125 KLS. OF FRESH CORN FOR FEEDING REQUIREMENTS OF 495 IMPORTED PREGNANT DAIRY ANIMALS FOR 45 DAYS UNDER PUBLIC BIDDING” may be obtained from the NDA- MFO BAC Secretariat starting 18-28 May 2015 upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Five Thousand Pesos (PH 5,000.00) per copy. A Pre-Bid Conference shall be conducted on 21 May 2015 at 2:00PM while the Opening of Bids shall be held on 29 May 2015 at 2:00PM. Both activities shall be conducted at the NDA-MF0 Office, Door 206, Waterside Living Complex Bldg., Julio Pacana St, Licoan, Cagayan de Oro City. The Bidder must present a bid bond during the bid opening in any of the following forms:

FORM OF BID BOND

1. Cash, Cashier’s or Manager’s Check, Bank Draft, Letter of Credit (L/C) issued by a commercial bank and Bank Guarantee 2. Surety Bond callable on demand and issued by an insurance company 3. Any combination of the above

MINIMUM AMOUNT IN % OF APPROVED BUDGET CONTRACT Two Percent (2%) Five Percent (5%) Proportionate to share of form with respect to total amount of security

The NDA reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts hereof, to waive any information therein, or to accept such bids or to award any part thereof to any bidder/s whose bid/s is/are considered most advantageous to the NDA. MARLON C. FLORES NDA-MFO BAC Chairman 14 May 2015

MDN: May 20, 2015

A6 Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

wednesday, may 20, 2015 Advertising and Editorial E-mail : mindanaodailynews@gmail.com Contact nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

wednesday, may 20, 2015 Advertising and Editorial E-mail : mindanaodailynews@gmail.com Mobile nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

Mindanao Daily A7 NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

A8 Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

WestMin News

wednesday, may 20, 2015 Advertising and Editorial E-mail : mindanaodailynews@gmail.com Contact nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

Zamboanga del Norte | Zamboanga del Sur | Zamboanga Sibugay | Dipolog City | Dapitan City | Pagadian City | Isabela City | Zamboanga City

NGCP sets 9-hour blackout to affect Zamsureco-1, Laneco electric consumers P AGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur - The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has scheduled a nine-hour power interruption on Wednesday that will affect the memberconsumers of the Zamboanga

Leyte...

from page A2 now. This is the reason why, in spite of his hectic schedule, Duterte made sure he attended

del Sur Electric Cooperative-1 (Zamsureco-1) and Lanao del Norte Electric C ooperative (Laneco).

Elizabeth Ladaga, NGCP public affairs officer for Northern Mindanao, said Monday the nine-hour power interruption is

the Roa clan in Laboon. There was no way he will miss the reunion of his mother’s kin on Mother’s Day. The welcome streamers for Duterte said it best: “Welcome

to pave way for the annual preventive maintenance of NGCP’s 100 millivolt amperes (MVA) power transformer number one at the Aurora substation in this province.

Ladaga said it is also to facilitate repair and replacement

Home” and “Garbo sa Leyte (Leyte’s pride).”

Secondly, Duterte has showed his special concern for Leyte. The Davao mayor was the first local executive outside Visayas to arrive at ground zero in Tacloban after “Yolanda” exited.

As always, the mayor arrived

of flashover disconnect switch post insulators.

Ladaga said the preventive maintenance works require the shutdown of the AuroraKapatagan, Lanao del Norte 69 kilovolts (KV) line for Laneco and the 69-KV line of Aurora-

unannounced. But his response could not be kept secret for long. The presence of Davao’s 911 emergency response team which took the long route to Tacloban on Duterte’s explicit instruction was too comforting to deny.

That Duterte is one of their

BODYFLEX Holistic Massage Services

Three (3) LOTS FOR SALE:

3.9 & 3.5 hectares near NPC Housing, and 1.7 hectares – ALL in Ditucalan, Iligan City.

Text or call: 0943-4901827 or 0918-6874830

Pagadian-San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur for Zamsureco-1.

Ladaga said the power interruption is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday and “the specific areas that may be affected are to be determined by the two electric cooperatives.” (PNA)

own and had been with them in their times of sorrow are enough reasons for Leyte and Eastern Visayas to support him. Western Visayas produced Pres. Manuel Roxas while Central Visayas contributed Presidents Sergio Osmena Sr. and Carlos P. Garcia.

This leaves only Eastern Visayas without a contribution to the roll of presidents in the country. The closest that the region got was former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos. She did her share to draw attention to the region during the incumbency of her husband but it ended there.

In fact, it became a “disadvantage” at the height of Yolanda because Secretary Mar Roxas brought it up in his now infamous exchange with Tacloban Mayor Ferdinand Romualdez, Imelda’s nephew.

Duterte, of course, offers more than just being a son of

Maasin and Leyte island. He has been credited for turning Davao City around from a virtual basket case in the early 80s to the top 5 economies among cities in the country.

Davao has become synonymous with “no smoking”, firecracker ban and speed limit among others. It is considered drug-free and crime-free which attracts investors and migrants.

Only recently, Davao was given recognition as the most child-friendly city in the country and the 9th safest city in the world.

“If he can duplicate what he did in Davao in the entire country, we will be up there – instead of down here,” said Gov. Mercado. He was not the first to say that and – no doubt – won’t be the last.

Will Duterte become Leyte’s first president? We will know when the time comes.

RUSH SALE 12 Hectares of Land about 80% planted with Benguet/Carribean Pine Trees.

Location: Patpat, Malaybalay, Bukidnon For details call Rory 09062282483 MDN: Mar 28 - Apr 27, 2015

KIMBERLITE PAWNSHOP MALAYBALAY BRANCH

Kagay-an Festival 1st Oro Lechoneros Encuentro Champion

for Orders, Contact Yoyong:

09354145759 09169249371

Kimberlite Pawnshop will be having an AUCTION SALE on all items that expired on April 2015: AUCTION DATE: June 19, 2015 Estrada Bldg., Fortich-Don Carlos Sts., Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

HAPPY FIESTA GREETINGS TO THE PEOPLE AND OFFICIALS OF BUTUAN CITY AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MINDANAO DAILY NEWS ON THE OCCASION OF ITS FOURTH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY!

Happy 4th anniversary

Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Bringing Good News of Mindanao

ARCH. HORACIO T. SANTOS GENERAL MANAGER

STAFF AND PERSONNEL AGUSAN DEL NORTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. KM. 2, J. C. AQUINO AVENUE, BUTUAN CITY

Greetings from:

Hon. MANDANGAN DARIMBANG

Regional Director Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board 10

Caraga

wednesday, may 20, 2015 Advertising and Editorial E-mail : mindanaodailynewsgmail.com Mobile nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

Editor : CHRISTINE H. CABIASA - iamxtine1992@yahoo.com

Mindanao Daily A9 NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

Agusan del Norte • Agusan del Sur • Surigao del Norte • Surigao del Sur • Dinagat Islands

Big ticket investments seen to speed up Butuan’s dev’t

By PAT SAMONTE Regional Editor-Caraga

BUTUAN CITY – A P3billion investment in water system, hydro-power, agriculture and aqua-marine projects in Butuan City and Agusan del Norte have been concluded recently in a Memorandum of Understanding between a local construction company and a Japanese business group.

The deal, signed at Almont Inland Resort and Convention Center here by the Japanese investors through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Equi-Parco Construction Company, is seen to open up job opportunities and boost employment, provide revenues to government coffers, and raise the standard of living in the urban and rural areas.

The Memorandum of Understanding on the Comprehensive Partnership for Regional Development of Mindanao through PublicPublic Partnership (PPP)

also aims to increase productivity and added value to agro commodities and aquatic products through the implementation of agroaquatic projects here, in Agusan del Norte and other areas in Caraga Region.

The principal aim of MOU is to “Develop the regional economy of the Butuan Areas and establish a ‘private sector-driven PPP model’ for the develop-

ment of the whole region of Mindanao.”

The MOU signatories were Engr. Ronnie Vic Lagnada, chief operating officer of Equi-Parco Construction Company; Yasuji Nagoya, president of Chodai Co., Ltd.; Kimitoshi Iwasaki, president of Kiso Jiban Consultants, Co., Ltd.; and Motohide Takano, president of Twinpeak Hydro Resources Corporation. Present during

PRA Form No.10.1 (LCRO)

the signing were Kunihiro Nakasone, JICA Philippine Office senior representative, and top officials of Green Asia Engineering Corporation, Cabadbaran Aquatic Solutions Corporation and Agusan Greenfield Resources and Agrotech Corporation.

Lagnada said, “Our main objective here is to make this city economically sound, globally competitive and

above all uplift the living conditions of Butuanons and Agusanons including those in the neighboring areas.”

Agusan del Norte First District Rep. Lawrence Lemuel Fortun expressed full support for the MOU, saying “It is a healthy, progressive and developed macro-economic program for Butuan City and the province of Agusan del Norte.”

PRA Form No.10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that GEMRE ROGE B. PLAZA has filed with this Office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of GEMRE ROGE BACARRISAS PLAZA who was born on MAY 5, 1996 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are ROGER CABALHIN PLAZA and GEMMA MAGTRAYO BACARRISAS.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MAY 22, 2015.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that HOSEN M. GAMOS has filed with this Office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of HOSEN MAGA GAMOS who was born on SEPTEMBER 25, 1993 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are RUFINO SALISE GAMOS and ROSELYM MARAGANA MAGA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MAY 21, 2015.

(SGD.) NORMA S. DIPUTADO

City Civil Registrar

(SGD.) NORMA S. DIPUTADO

City Civil Registrar

MDN: May 13 & 20, 2015

MDN: May 13 & 20, 2015

The Japanese investors took time to visit the Taguibo Water System Development Project in Sitio Iyao, See ticket, page A11 NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of Amancio L. Montefalcon who died intestate on February 26, 2014 at Mansabay Bajo, Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental, Philippines leaving a motorcycle to wit, Make MOTORSTAR, Type/Body MOTORSTAR, Motor No. JL156FM1-511A163945, Chassis No. LAAAAKJB1B0007549 , Plate No. 2262KT, Model 2011, with CR No. 14707930-6 and OR No. 177362625, is the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE OF MOTORCYCLE made and entered into by and between Amancio L. Montefalcon heir’s, widow ALEJANDRA E. MONTEFALCON and surviving son, RENANTE E. MONTEFALCON agreeing to settle, adjudicate, in equal pro-indiviso share above-described property among themselves, and as vendors, agreeing to sell, transfer, and conveyed in a manner absolute and irrevocable the above-described motorcycle unto vendee MARKLEN T. TAJOS for and in consideration of P44,256.00, per Doc. No. 4219, Page No. 61, Book No.50, Series of 2015, under Notary Public Atty. Ignacio B. Abuton until December 31, 2016 with PTR No. 3318686 CY 2015.

MDN: May 20, 27 & June 3, 2015

A10 Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

Teacher’s Views Editor : IRENE DAYO

SUMMER READING CAMP 2015

By MARJORIE S. OBSIOMA Principal I- Canitoan Elem. School

With the advent of the K to12 Curriculum grades I to III pupils and teachers undergo several adjustments as manifested in their performance. There are some/ few slow learners still could not get the lessons of their teacher because the teacher itself in the K to12 still unknown of what the curriculum is all about. The skills and competences need to be ironed out so that when they leave to the grade level where they are in at least they are eligible to the next grade level. It is where the DepEd Order No. 73 s. 2012 mandated all public schools to conduct the Summer Intervention Program for Learners With Beginning Rating from Grades 1-3 for Elementary and Grades 7-9 for Secondary.

The Canitoan Elementary School does not have pupils with the beginning rating instead they conducted Summer Reading Camp 2015 from grades I-VI pupils for those slow readers and who has problem in reading since reading is the basic need to attain success. There were 10 teachers involved and

45 pupils enrolled. They come to school daily for 1 week from 7:30 to 11:30 in the morning.

Reading is fundamental to function in today’s society. Children who read for enjoyment everyday not only perform better in reading test but also develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other culture. To make this summer reading camp more enjoyable a splash intervention program is conducted with the theme “ Pag-asa, Pagbasa: Kinabukasan Sigurado Na!”. The summer reading is incorporated with the BSP and GSP scouting activities so that learning is fun and very memorable. The teachers were using the basic teaching approach in reading like DOLCH FULLER, Dialogue, verse choir, picture puzzle etc.. These are just one of the methods introduced by the teachers to pupils. In everyday activities it has been observed that they differ according to the reading ability of the pupils. It is categorized as slow, moderately slow and very slow. Therefore trainer in charge is also responsible of the different activities suited to learners.

Reading is the tool for learning and a best exercise of the mind. It is the basic needs / weapon for a person to live and survive. What makes it different today is that “ Reading is fun” as it was extremely emphasized. During the scouting activity trainers/ teachers and the campers were tricking in the nearby river just to feel the ambiance of the surroundings and see the very clean and clear water today compared it with the last several years.

Standing first on its belief that summer reading program is a great way to encourage pupils to get excited about reading and playing even if the school is out for the summer, the school administrator and teachers with the participation of parents and guardians.

It was, indeed, an awesome and wonderful learning experience for all the campers and trainers. In fact, in the culminating activity the trainers gave feeding and school supplies to all campers so that they will never forget the summer reading that has full of memories and fun.

DepEd: On IPs and their beautiful culture

By Karen B. Ta-an Teacher II San Vicente Elementary School Sumilao District

In order to express more importance and utmost respect to various Indigenous Peoples (IP) culture, the Department of Education has released an order promulgating guidelines on the conduct of activities and use of materials involving aspects of Indigenous Peoples culture.

The guidelines seek to provide guidance towards ethical and proper conduct of learning activities and related engagements involving indigenous peoples culture such as cultural presentations, performances, festivals, use of artifacts and indigenous clothing.

The set guidelines document was signed by Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro after series of consultations with

various IP communities, educators and civil society support groups throughout the country.

Moreover, DepEd had also begun recognizing private educational institutions for IP learners in an effort to promote the right of IP communities to cultural integrity and due recognition of “katutubong kaalaman” in the education system.

The information about the IP communities is a venue to look back on the old times and know more on who Filipinos are and what they are. In a DepEd statement, Sec. Luistro thanked the IP leaders for the continuing engagement together with DepEd in pursuing Indigenous Peoples Education (IPEd) through sharing their stories, songs and rituals. He also emphasized the importance of cultural exchange in the constant effort to better understand and value indigenous culture in

education.

The realization of such program is also the same to accepting an individual in a team for him to be more interesting and capable of learning.

Giving IP the opportunity to open their selves and their culture to a wide arena gives them the confidence that they have something to be proud of and they are part of one citizenry, and not a different one at all.

The new things pertaining to the culture and practices of various IP communities are big lift for each learner who are fortunate to know these things.

It further give more relevant pieces of information of Filipino culture in entirety. Thus, it is essential that IP culture should be given importance in ways that these could be respected and promoted.

‘Gulayan sa Paaralan’

By Rosemarie P. Villarojo Teacher III Kapatagan East Central School

School is the partner of parents in developing children’s intelligence, skills and talents. It also serves as venue in nurturing their capacities in taking care of the things that surround them, such as their natural environment.

Tree planting is one of the activities students are involved to. Most schools under Department of Education considers

simultaneous planting of trees more than once a year.

This is also to participate in the National Greening Program, pursuant to the executive order signed by the president of the Philippines with its goals of poverty reduction, food security, biodiversity conservation, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

For the same purpose, schools also implemented the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program as one of the subprograms of NGP. DepEd do this in partnership with Department

of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry. Its purpose is to promote production of foods that are rich in vitamins and minerals. The Gulayan sa Paaralan also serves as source of vegetables to sustain the supplementary feeding held time to time in public schools.

This program is important because it does just train students to contribute to the solution especially comes to poverty and climate change, but as well train them the sense of survival and giving utmost importance to the environment.

Family and its contribution to a child’s school performance

By Leonora S. Alinsub School Head Kiam-is Elementary School

The first group of people that a child has communicate with is his family. In addition, they are the ones that made him feel loved and cared for. It is in them that a child first learned and further appreciate gaining knowledge.

This first step of learning of a child took place through observing, listening, seeing people around and interacting with. It is a continuous receiving of knowledge, adjusting of attitudes and discovering acquired values. Thus, once he began to step out from that home, he will be bringing these learnings wherever he go, such as in school.

Fact be told, family has a great influence to the learning development of a child. The kind of rela-

tionship inside his home affects him and his learning progress.

For an instance, a peaceful home could provide good impact to the child’s education because he could concentrate in his studies. Contrary to this, a family where conflicts reside will cause negative impact to the student not just in his studies, but also his behavior, interaction with other people and his physical, mental and emotional health.

It is true that family relationship and also parental involvement in child’s learning are key factors in improving his academic attainment and achievements. Thus, it is important that families should be aware on this because family environment matters much, or even the one that matters most in order for a student to be successful in his academic life and life, as a

whole.

wednesday, may 20, 2015 Advertising and Editorial E-mail : mindanaodailynews@gmail.com Contact nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

Life in Quadrant

By Rechel Castino Adora

When the quadrant weep, we cry with it. If the quadrant rejoice, we celebrate with it. Our lives in the 21st century are merely dictated by quadrant. What are those quadrants? These quadrants are the televisions, iPad, iPod, computers, laptops, smart phones and the like. The quadrant is indeed one of the world’s wondrous creation!

Philippines was hailed as the 14th out of top 20 countries in the world with the highest number of internet users by the end of 2013. The internetworldstat.com stated that 41.1% of the country’s total population utilizes the

internet.

The quadrants is indeed opening the world to us. We access information with just a click. We see what we want to see. We hear what we want to hear. We read what we want to read.

We can enjoy the luxury of discovering everything even in streets, at home, in the offices, and everywhere!

Our lives are influenced by media. There are times that the logical being in us are covered by how the media goes. The way we perceive things, the way we look at situations, and even our life’s outlook, in one way or another are influenced by media. The quadrants has a considerable influence on

BRIGADA ESKWELA

By BETHEL JANE B. BANTOG Physical Environment is the most

BRIGADA ESKWELA is not merely an obligation of the Parents towards their Children but a confirmation the Community’s commitment to the School as well. It is the solitary opportunity of demonstrating the capacity of an individual to contribute precious time, valuable efforts, brilliant ideas or immeasurable materials for the improvement of the school.

Philosophers believed that

influential factor in Motivating Knowledge Acquisition among the pupils. It is inspiring to study in a pleasant atmosphere where the classroom is well painted and ventilated. It is satisfying for the students to know that they are accommodated in a secured building where the electrical wirings are safe and the structure is invulnerable.

For School Year 2015-2016, Kisolon Central Elementary School scheduled its BRIGADA ESKWELA

this week. It is commenced with a Parade and Short Program on May 18 and will hopefully be over by May 22, 2015.

Aside from the Parents, Teachers and the School Administration, other stakeholders comprised the members and officers of different Civil Society Organizations, Multi-National Corporations operating within the municipality in addition to the Officials and Employees of the Local Government Unit of Sumilao, Bukidnon.

Anti-Bullying in School

By Ronjie C. Rosete

“Bullying” means thoroughly and habitually causing physical hurt or psychological distress on other person.

In 2012, House Bill 5496 or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2012, was submitted to Congress. It sought to promote greater awareness of the impact of bullying and how it can be prevented. But before the legislation was passed, the Department of Education (DepEd has adopted Order no. 40 or the Child Protection Policy to ensure special protection of children from abuse and bullying).

It was a huge step when President Benigno Aquino III signed Republic Act 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, which requires all elementary and secondary schools to adopt policies that will prevent and address bullying in the classroom.

The Act was signed last September 12, 2013. It defined bullying as the use of written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture to cause physical or emotional harm by one student to another student.

Bullying can also mean the creation of an aggressive school environment, violation of student rights, and “material and substantial” disruption of the school’s education process, according to the law.

The school is our children’s second home and should have a healthy and friendly environment so that students will feel

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City

comfortable to it.

DepEd finds the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 as a “landmark piece of regulation” as it enhances the DepEd’s existing Child Protection Policy and allows us to further develop our schools into learnercentered institutions.

The law now mandates schools not only to adopt policies addressing the existence of bullying inside the campus, but also to conduct a therapy program for victims of bullying.

Schools are now required to set up clear procedures and strategies that will protect students who report on acts of bullying to prevent retaliation. Students may report anonymously, but the school may not take disciplinary action solely on the basis of an anonymous report.

Names of students who committed the act of bullying will also be strictly confidential except to persons involved in the case such as school administrators, teachers, and parents.

Appropriate sanctions will be made by the Secretary of Education on school administrators who will fail to comply with the act’s implementing rules and regulations. This applies to both public and private schools, wherein private schools’ permit to operate may be suspended.

A study conducted recently, revealed that most students in high school have experienced various forms of abuse either from their peers or from their teachers. It also defined violence against children as any act that violates children’s rights, particularly their right to physical

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that BELINA G. DOMINGO has filed with this Office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s DATE OF BIRTH from “FEB. 14, 1949” to “FEBRUARY 19, 1949” in the Certificate of Live Birth of BELENA DOMINGO who was born on February 19, 1949 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are SOLIDAD GALAGNARA and OSCAR DOMINGO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than May 28, 2015.

(SGD.) NORMA S. DIPUTADO

City Civil Registrar

and mental health, security and bodily integrity. This problem should not be taken for granted.

Children‘s perception of violence is focused on acts that hurt them physically or emotionally.

This even includes punishment given to them by teachers for misbehaving, like being made to squat, stand in the corner of a room, or stand under the sun (commonly practiced in schools in rural areas). The core meaning of bullying should be discussed in the classroom in order for the students will identify what bully is.

Although the children generally understood that these punishments are a way of disciplining them, the respondents said that they prefer a more positive way like being talked to or counseled by their teachers. They even consider bullying, when being called stupid or other demeaning terms, or being teased by their classmates.

The implementation of the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 provides relief for the millions of students who experience bullying in school.

It is hoped that the Anti-Bullying law will help schools create a peaceful environment where children can develop their full potentials.

It is high time that violence against children especially in schools, considered to be children’s second home and places for learning. The administrator, parents, teachers, and students should work hand in hand for the promotion of peace and eradicate bullying in school.

R.A 9048 form No. 10.1 (LCR O) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao del Norte City/Municipality: Iligan City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

MDN: May 20 & 27, 2015

how we appreciate beauty, what our lifestyle must be, and even how to act and to gestures in accordance to what we usually see. It dictates us to ride with the bandwagon. Buy the latest smart phones, purchase the trendy picks in fashion, and to have whatever we see on the quadrant.

This doesn’t mean that we have to deprive ourselves from these “quadrants”, but to choose what to believe in whatever we see on that quadrant. We were born with logic and and will, thus we must not easily be affected or influenced by what we see, read and hear from the quadrants.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that EVELYN E. QUINGA has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name from “JEM” to “JAMES” in the certificate of Live Birth of JEM PIŇAS QUIGA who was born on December 16, 1956 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Loreta J. PiŇas and Manolo H. Quinga.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than June 2015 (Sgd.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARINAS

City Civil Registrar MDN: May 20 & 27, 2015

Mindanao Daily A11 NEWS

wednesday, may 20, 2015 Advertising and Editorial E-mail : mindanaodailynews@gmail.com Contact nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

Bacon... from page A4

fundamental flaw in their understanding about leadership.

Leadership is not just about experience, integrity and honesty. Leadership has something to do with the leader’s ability to extricate the people from their suffering and misery by bringing them to their Promised Land.

The most important qualification a leader must possess is his resolve to be a leader because he has a clear understanding of where the people are, at least the overwhelming majority of them, and where they ought to be during the six years he is in office.

In this regard, I still have to look for a person who could lead us other than former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson.

(Reactions at jelbacon@yahoo.com or at jelbaconii@gmail. com. Read me also at www. raconteurme.blogspot.com)

Firewood... from page A1

that Cagayan Corn Products has vowed to use only firewood to run its proposed 6MW power plant for internal use only.

Ocon also showed to his colleagues in the environmental impact assessment and the social acceptability certificate of barangay Tablon that would mean that there was no opposition from the public in the creation of such plant.

But during the discussion of the measure, Councilor Roger Abaday said that the neighboring barangay of FS Catanico expressed its opposition to the power plant via a position paper that some barangay officials signed.

Councilor Enrico Salcedo also noted the apprehension of city local environment and natural resources officer Edwin Dael that Cagayan Corn Products could not produce 300 metric tons of organic materials such as firewood, corn cobs, saw dust and coco shells to fuel its plant.

But Ocon interrupted by saying that the management of Cagayan Corn Products assured him that Mindanao has enough firewood supply to fuel up its requirements.

And in a rare move, Councilor Edna Dahino defended Ocon and said that businesses like Cagayan Corn Products must be supported

by the city government instead of being derailed. Dahino is the City Council committee of commerce chair.

With all the support of the majority councilors behind Ocon, the resolution to endorse Cagayan Corn Products’ application was approved.

Earlier, Cagayan Corn Products wanted the power plant so they could have uninterrupted operations, especially during peak brownout season every summer.

Palace... from page A1

the Makabayan bloc, composed of Bayan Muna and four other party-list groups, said the revised version is an “insult to the struggle of the Moro people”.

“Also Malacanang’s hand is obvious in the committee voting on the BBL considering that the bill is being railroaded so fast that congressmen are at a loss on what is going on and at the expense of transparency and procedure,” the statement said.

“This situation was forced upon by the majority by cancelling last week’s amendments but rammed a Malacanang- version which was just given early yesterday. This also seems to be a prelude of the final voting,” it added.

The Makabayan block accused the majority of imposing the Palace version and ignoring the amendments they proposed.

“As it is, the Makabayan bloc recognizes the courageous struggle of the Moro people for the right to national selfdetermination. This struggle is rooted in the centuries-long and ongoing oppression and exploitation of the Filipino people including the Bangsamoro and other indigenous peoples by the colonial and neocolonial powers and the local ruling elite.

“This struggle forms an important part of the Filipino people’s struggle against foreign and local ruling class domination and enslavement towards genuine independence and democracy,” the statement said.

It added the Bangsamoro must attain and exercise their right to self-determination and genuine autonomy, the socio-economic roots of war addressed, and widespread poverty and injustice eradicated.

“Other wise, the armed struggle of the Moro people will

northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

continue and grow stronger even if the Moro Islamic Liberation Front places its weapons ‘beyond use’,” it said.

The Makabayan bloc said the BBL draft being voted upon by the House committee “falls far short of and does not adequately address the aspirations of the Bangsamoro and indigenous peoples’ struggle because: 1) the BBL grants not full but only limited autonomy; 2) genuine autonomy can never be possible under a neo-colonial, semi-feudal and corrupt state and ruling system; and 3) the BBL does not address the social and economic

Happy 4th year anniversary to

Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Bringing Good News of Mindanao

Greetings from:

roots of poverty and injustice.”

(MindaNews)

Ticket... from page A9

Barangay Anticala here. A joint venture between the Taguibo Aquatic Solutions Corporation and Butuan City Water District, the ground works of the P565-million water system project are set to be completed next year to address the water supply problem of this city’s 300,000 population.

The state-of-the-art rice farming facility, also in Barangay Taguibo has for its target the

breeding of “Jasponica Rice” and indigenous rice species using advanced Japanese technology.

It’s all systems go for the P1.4 billion hydro power Asiga Green Energy Corporation project in Mount Ilong-Ilong in Barangay Pangaylan in Santiago town, Agusan del Norte. This eightmegawatt hydro-power project is seen to boost the power needs of Butuan City, Agusan del Norte and neighboring areas using Japanese technology through Voith Fuji Hydro K.K. from Electro-Mechanical Equipment that provides full line of service in the field of hydropower projects.

Ang akong mainiton nga pahalipay sa ika 4 nga tuig nga anibersaryo sa ilado na kaayo nga pamantalaan sa atong dakbayan sa kinatibukang pulo sa Mindanao.

Mindanao Daily NEWS northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Bringing Good News of Mindanao

Greetings from:

City Councilors 2nd District of Cagayan de Oro City

NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of FRANCISCO DENATIL, who died on 20 September 2011 in Barangay Anahawan, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, married to Flaviana Denatil, who died in Barangay Anahawan, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur on 26 March 2014, consisting of a parcel of land (Lot 8, GSS-13-000142-D) situated in Barangay Anahawan, Municipality of Sibagat, Province of Agusan del Sur, covered by Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-37233 containing an area of 48,073 square meters, more or less, is the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH SALE AND SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY made and entered into by Francisco Denatil’s legitimate children and only heirs, namely, Cristita D. Calimbo, Merlinda D. Escario, Trinidad C. Denatil, and Rosejane C. Denatil and as vendors, sell, convey, cede and transfer above-described property with all improvements therein unto vendee/ spouses Genaro V. Ordista and Alicia P. Ordista, of Purok 6-A, Brgy. 21, Mahogany, Butuan City, for and in consideration of Php 100,000.00, and authorize Alicia P. Ordista as attorney-in-fact to represent them before any governmental or nongovernmental agencies to effect this settlement, to effect the transfer and/ or titling of aforementioned property in the name of the rightful person, and to perform all acts necessary to effect this settlement, per Doc. No. 328; Page No. 66; Book No. XXI; Series of 2015 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Geraldine Chee Samson, Notary Public for Agusan del Sur until December 31, 2015, PTR No. 5861801 01/05/2015.

MDN: May 20, 27 & June 3, 2015

I am proud to be part of this endevour!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Hon. Prexy & Nadya Elipe

NOTICE

HON. ANGEL POMAR

Brgy. Tablon CDOC

Mindanao Daily NEWS LIFESTYLE . PEOPLE . PLACES . EVENTS Bringing Good News of Mindanao

v

Volume III, No. 273

web portal: www.mindanaodailynews.com

WEDNESDAY

Watch OUT FOR THE OPENING OF

DALTAN’S KAMBINGAN 2 Tiano Corner JR., Borja St., PINAKALAMI-AN

Kambingan, Bulalohan, Native Manok, Seafoods, Chicken Inasal, Halal.

Open 24 HRS.

MAY 20, 2015

A12

XU arts arm presents Kabuwadan 2015 PHOTO BY MARK FRANCISCO, LIFESTYLE EDITOR

T

HE Xavier Center for Culture a n d t h e A r t s ( XCC A) i s celebrating the National Heritage Month this May through Kabuwadan 2015 from May 13 to 17 at Centrio.

Aligned with Presidential Proclamation 439 signed in 2003 declaring May for the purpose, XCCA supports the efforts in fostering consciousness, awareness, appreciation, respect, love and pride of our Filipino culture, heritage and history.

Kabuwadan 2015 has three components. Ang Atong Kabilin is a heritage exhibit from the collection of Museo de Oro. Kabuwadan Showcase 2015 will feature the performing arts companies of Xavier University.

And the Museum Association of

Mindanao will have its regional summit from May 27 to 30 at Museo de Oro inside Xavier University Campus.

Ang Atong Kabilin opened yesterday at the ground level of Centrio right in front of Cotton On. The exhibit will run through May 17.

Kabuwadan Showcase 2015 which will occur on May 17 at 4:00 p.m. at the Activity Center of Centrio, will feature Xavier University Dance Troupe, Dulaang Atenista, Xavier Philharmonia, The Xavier Stage, Xavier University Glee Club and soloist Murielle Lomadilla.

Kabuwadan 2015 is under the Culture and Development Program of XCCA in support of the sociocultural targets of the university’s Office of Mission and Ministry.

Presidential Proclamation 439

was created to create in the people a consciousness, respect and love for the legacies of Filipino cultural history, awareness of cultural heritage sites, structures and landscapes and encourage their participation in the preservation of these cultural legacies through various activities such as performing arts at these sites and/or visual art and fashion exhibits, thematic culinary events as well as popular folk food fairs, design retrospectives and competitions, media and literary events and homage to living traditions and intangible heritage. It was decided to be held in May since this month has the most fiestas, festival and other indigenous activities throughout the country. PR

Junabe Hanginan, a Talaandig and an Education student at Xavier University, mans the reception desk of Kabuwadan 2015 at Centrio.

She

By RHEA MAY LUMBAY, Contributor

LET me start this article by saying that one of the most special characters in every pages of this book is my grandmother. Yes, she is my mother too. Few years ago, I wrote something for her and let me share this to you.

While I am sitting and wandering, I see a cap of a ball pen under my chair. I was not able to recognize it immediately because of its color. It is dark! It is black -as black as the charcoal!

I hold the cap

and it was so smooth, as smooth as the white face of my grandmother, opposite to the color of the pen since it is black like her hair as she puts dyes often. I stare on it and it has a cone-shape or it looks like a volcano. When my grandma gets angry, she is like an erupting volcano. That is why I always want to be good so that her heart will not break easily like the cone of an ice cream. The base of the cap was round and flat which is like the eyeglasses

that she wears. The other side of the cap has a hole where the ball pen can fit into it. The cap has also a straight little stick which is connected behind the hole.

When you touch it, it is elastic. It bends like her body as she used to dance in her early age. The cap is very light, you can roll it in your palm and when I roll it, it fells to the floor which produces a very low sound. I could still recall when she said, “Apo, always be humble,” in her very low sound.

The truth is, every grandmother deserves to be called as our mothers too.

And the truth is, she was so happy when I learned to walk at the age of one.

Thus, seeing children achieve something is a great joy in their hearts.

And every time I uttered the sound of letter “M” as in Mmmm… I tell you that were the sweetest sound she heard from me.

And later on, I said “Maaaahh..” Then, “Ma-ma.” Sounds

(From left)Anahawon Punong Barangay of Maramag, Bukidnon Hilda P Litheo, Skills Mastery Institute (SMI) President & CEO Dr. Irene L Floro, RN, DSWD-FO-10 Sustainable Livelihood Progam Coordinator Glofelia Uayan, and TESDA Regional Operation Division Chief Kotie R Bax answers ques tions from members of the Cagayan de Oro Media in a press conference at the Grand Caprice Restaurant, May 8.

PHOTO BY SHAUN ALEJANDRAE YAP UY, BUSINESSWEEK MINDANAO

amazing, right?

The moment that I learned to sing the ABC at the age of two, and sang to her “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” it

was her great achievement.

Thus she is my first teacher.

She is my grandmother.

She is my mother too.

She may not able to read this; I know that she has a great vacation in a far place where I could not find a ticket to visit her.

And the truth is, she is the hidden image of a crystallizing smile in my heart in every fulfillment of her dreams for me.

Editorial: e-mail: mindanaodailynews@gmail.com • Advertising: e-mail: mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com Contact: 0917-7121424, 0947-8935776