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By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor

Oil firms rollback pump prices anew today

CAGAYAN de Oro City -- The City Veterinarian has ruled out “vampires” and “ghouls” in the killings of farm animals in the suburban villages here last week.

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Nursing ‘dude’ found dead along Velez Ext.

By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

A 22-year-old graduating nursing student was found dead with multiple stabbed wounds along the gutter on Velez Extension here Monday morning.

Mark John Dasok, of Balulang, this city, died of stabbing wounds on the neck, face, right side of the

body, and a gaping wound that drew the internal organs out of the stomach.

A security guard called the police to report a “traffic accident” after the victim rammed his motorbike along the gutter where dozen of bars are located at a dis- SELFIE WITH THE NIÑO. A devotee poses for a selfie with her niño and Santo Niño statues while waiting for the mass to end at the Shrine of the Holy Infant Jesus of tance.

Responding police and Prague in Davao City during the feast of Santo Niño on January 15, 2016. MindaNews See dead, page A11

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8 out of 10 Pinoys will go for presidential Police retirees stage bet with food and agriculture in platform thanksgiving rally in Oro NEARLY eight out of 10, or 76% of 1200 respondents will vote for candidates whose platforms include ensuring food sufficiency and addressing farmers’ needs, reveals results from the Social Weather Station (SWS) 2015 3rd Quarter

Social Weather Survey, in the items commissioned by environmental group Greenpeace Philippines.

The nationwide survey, conducted from September 2-5, 2015, also showed that 75% of the respondents prefer presidential candidates

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Moreover, 44% of the survey respondents entreated the government to See bet, page A3

By MARK FRANCISCO

POLICE retirees from Northern Mindanao held a thanksgiving rally Monday morning at Divisoria kiosk in Cagayan de Oro City as gratitude to Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile for successfully

inserting the indexation amendment of the Salary Standardization Act. PNP Retirees Association, Inc. Region 10 chapter head Alexander Adeva explained that the indexation provision would pave the See police, page A11

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OIL firms are expected to slash pump prices today (Tuesday), pushed by the lower petroleum prices in the global market.

In separate advisories, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. (PSPC), PTT Philippines Corp. and Seaoil Philippines Inc. (SPI) said they will cut diesel prices by Php 1.45 per liter and gasoline prices

by Php 1.00 per liter.

The three firms will implement the rollback at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

Shell said it will also reduce kerosene prices

by Php 1.25 per liter.

Eastern Petroleum Corp., on the other hand, will lower diesel prices

by Php 1.50 per liter and gasoline prices by Php 1.10 per liter at 6 p.m. on January 18.

Phoenix explained the price cut was due to the softening of petro-

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RDC 11 wants closure of issues in the P19-B Davao port modernization DAVAO City -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) 11 is recommending the closure of all issues hounding the alleged overpriced P19-billion Sasa Port Modernization Project even with the non-endorsement of the City Council.

“It’s a national government project,” said Ma. Lourdes Lim, director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 11, which serves as the RDC’s secretariat.

Lim said there is another round of consultation that will take place by March to clarify the scope and cost of the project under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) of the national government through the Department of Transportation and Communications

(DOTC).

The closure of issues relating to the Sasa Port modernization project is one of the 11 priorities included by RDC 11 for 2016.

Lim has confirmed that the holding of the consultation was agreed upon in an executive committee meeting that took place after the Davao City Council passed a resolution objecting to the project as DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya continued to

ignore the city’s invitation to clarify all coordinates of the project.

Lim said that in the executive committee meeting, there were responses by the department to act on some issues. She said these are works in progress such as the right-of-way issues with private landowners, cost of valuation of the land, review of the project cost as it was reportedly a “high cost” project.

Lim noted that the Sasa port modernization project is a project enrolled under PPP. She said the private sector will still be encouraged to participate.

“The main objection (City Council) was predicated by lack of consultation.

It will be good if DOTC respond positively,” Lim said, hoping that both sides will open communication.

It will be recalled that Lim appeared before the City Council in September last year to seek the City Council’s endorsement before the Sasa Port and the Airport projects can proceed. But on Dec. 14, majority of the councilors voted for the resolution rejecting the project, believing that there was violation of Sections 2 and 27 of the Local Government Code requiring consultation and prior approval from the City Council before proceeding with any national government project.

Councilor Diosdado Mahipus earlier asked RDC 11 chairman, Governor Rodolfo del Rosario, to suspend its resolution endorsing the Sasa Port Project pending coordination efforts from DOTC. RDC issued Resolution No. 118

on Dec. 21, 2014 endorsing the Sasa Port subject to several conditions which were not fulfilled up to now.

Among the conditions stipulated in the RDC endorsement are: the immediate acquisition of 6.2 hectares right of way, appropriate compensation for private property owners specified in the Terms of Reference, payment of the Real Property Tax, relocation and the assurance that the project will benefit not only the operator but the port users as well, status of the workforce of the two cargo handlers in the port, their Collective Bargaining Agreement and the nonconsideration of the plan to prepare the port for cruise tourism.

The business sector here even objected to the project

proposal at its bid price of P18.99 billion because these would mean higher cost of handling fees and other port and shipping charges.

The decision of the City Council has also the full support of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who emphasized that the stand of the councilors was very valid and correct because any project has to get an endorsement or a no-objection from the city through the City Council.

Duterte said the recommendation of the City Council is a condition sine qua non before any project in the city can be implemented. However, he added, a Temporary Restraining Order pointing out the legal violations of the project is necessary to stop it. (PNA) SCS/LILIAN C. MELLEJOR/LDP Mindanao Daily

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last week to treat a swine survived purportedly CAGAYAN de Oro City -- The City Vet- which by a “vampire” attack. erinarian has ruled out “vampires” and De Asis said that she “ghouls” in the killings of farm animals conducted surgical treatment of the seven incisions in the suburban villages here last week. inflicted on various parts City Veterinarian Perla De want to scare the villagers in on one of the swine’s body Asis said that, contrary to the order to cover the perverse that survived in the alleged allegations, the animals were acts of stealing farm animals,” attack. slaughtered by “thieves” who De Asis said. were out to create a scenario She said that she personof fear among farming vil- ally went to EcoVillage, a suburban village in the outskirt lages.

“These petty criminals of Lumbia here Wednesday

By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor

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focus on financial support to farmers to make farming climate resilient while 39% expressed support for ecological agriculture such as organic farming.

“Agriculture, specifically Ecological Agriculture, has taken a back seat in terms of government prioritization. We have the Organic Agriculture Act but actual implementation and government support has to improve tremendously. Our presidential candidates should take these survey results seriously, as these show how concerned Filipinos are with our current food and agriculture systems,” said Vigie Benosa-Llorin, Food and Ecological Agriculture Campaigner, Greenpeace Philippines.

Ecological Agriculture, which includes organic farming, is a climate resilient farming system that will address the issue of food security concerns. It is a farming system that combines modern science and innovation with respect for nature and biodiversity, and ensures healthy farming and food production while protecting the soil, water and the climate. Ecological agriculture does not contaminate the environment with chemical inputs or use genetically engineered crops.

“We challenge our Presi-

dential candidates to clearly state how he/she will support the farmers, address issues on food sufficiency, and make farming climate resilient and environmentfriendly. While each candidate may have their own lines about agriculture, the voters are looking and demanding for more than mere rhetoric, but rather real programs and policies towards safe, healthy and sustainable food and agriculture systems that respond to the continuing plight of Filipino farmers, the majority of whom continue to reel from mass poverty, hunger and destitution,” added Benosa-Llorin.

On the other hand, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) laments the poor state of agriculture in the Philippines, and calls on the government to stop supporting chemical-based and corporate agriculture and instead develop policies that will help farmers through the promotion of Ecological Agriculture.

“In recent decades, the promotion of agricultural liberalization and corporatization has also intensified the condition where toxic chemicals and engineered organisms bear down on the Filipino farmers and consumers and their efforts to promote socially-desirable practices including organic, sustainable and ecological agriculture,” said Rafael

Last week, the residents in EcoVillage reported to the police of the mysterious killings of farm animals in the village, mostly swine.

The hind legs of the pig were decapitated while the upper part and some internal organs were left. Except for the skeletons, nothing was

left of the other swine while the other has punctured on the necks.

Since Friday last week, the killing of farm animals has stopped as the residents conducted nightly patrols around the village in a bid to catch the suspected “vampires.”

Payout. Over 1,500 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries in Opol, Misamis Oriental claim their acknowledgement receipts from DSWD workers during payout of their cash grants. The Pantawid Pamilya is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program which provides cash to beneficiary households, subject to compliance with program, requiring parents to undergo trainings on responsible parenthood, have their children undergo health check-ups, and ensure school attendance. Pantawid Pamilya is more than a welfare program; it addresses structural inequities in society and promotes human capital development of the poor, thus, breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty. The program ensures that there is sufficient resource for the health, nutrition and education of children aged 0-18 year old. photo supplied

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Republic of the Philippines AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO Province of Lanao del Sur Municipality of Wao OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 RA 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MERLIE V. PAYAD-DONDOYANO has filed with this Office a petition for change of First Name from “ERMELINDA” to “MERLIE” in the Birth Certificate of MERLIE V. PAYAD who was born on October 9, 1959 at Paniqui, Tarlac and whose parents are SEGUNDO M. PAYAD and MARCELINA A. VINOYA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than January 28, 2016.

(Sgd.) PERLA A. INIEGO

Municipal Civil registrar MDN: Jan 19 & 27, 2016

“The incision wounds were definitely inflicted by humans – not even by dogs, which were earlier suspected,” De Asis said.

She said that the cuts were deep and clean – a clear indication that a knife or sharp instruments were used in inflicting the wounds.

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THE presence of the US forces in the Philippines would not deter China, the modern day aggressor in Southeast Asia, from claiming all what they think they owned in South China Sea. Nobody could blame China’s aggression or action on claiming all islands, islets, and atolls in South China Sea. China would do whatever it takes – by hook or by crook – all that they believed belonged to their territory.

Blame the cartographers or map makers in identifying the area as the South China Sea. China believes that because the area is called South China Sea, it follows that all within the enclosure of the map belongs to them.

Thus, in order to resolve the issue, the cartographers or the acknowledge map

makers, should rename the area. The name South China Sea should be replaced by a neutral and acceptable identification. For instance, the South China Sea, could be renamed into the “Malay” or “Java Sea,” a derivative of the predominant Malay people in the region in the ancient times. The United Nations should take action in deleting the name South China Sea in the region.

With the deletion of the South China Sea in the world map, China could still have their own shorelines, which expanse conforms to the internationally accepted 200 to 300 mile limit. The extent of the shoreline limit is obviously adopted in order to maintain an international passage for commerce and trade.

There are fears that after China’s completion of

The CYNOSURE

Cris Diaz

establishing a formidable defense in the Spratlys, the free-flow of commerce and trade in the area would be threatened. For the lack of a definite international passage, China could impose restrictions on flights and international vessels engaged in commerce and trade in the region. China could also levy customs du-

The evolution of war

TWO years ago, I wrote an arrogant piece on my blog about how World War III is impossible due to several groundbreaking advances in the diplomatic community following the Second World War. These advances include the spread of globalization, the principles of collective security, international cooperation, and nuclear non-proliferation. These developments cover multiple fronts and so I naively thought that these concepts and the devastating consequences of deviation were enough to prevent another massive war. Two years later, as minor conflicts continue to emerge across the planet,

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In Other Worlds

Aryanna Bax Liddell

I realize the error of my ways and I am writing to prove myself from two years ago wrong.

It is true that diplomacy has been revolutionized in

ties and taxes to all vessels passing through the sea lanes in the Spratlys.

It is noteworthy that the area is the major trading passage of commerce and trade from Malacca Straits – the ancient passage of European traders. Under the modern day shipping, more than $ US 3 trillion worth of goods and valuable pass through the area. As China controls the area, things would likely change from better to worse.

The action taken by China in the “Malay or Java Sea” is not only a form of aggression. Building an airstrip that could serve “bombing planes” and big cargo planes are a provocative act that certainly challenges the smaller countries around the area. Apart from the airstrips, China also See Diaz, page A11

The Striker

the aftermath of World War II. Thanks to the establishment of international organizations and numerous other bilateral and multilateral efforts to ensure the maintenance of peace and security around the world, the international community has managed to keep violence and conflicts Ben Emata Jr. at bay without erupting into a massive bloody war.

These continued conversations around global order, the pursuit of alliances, technological development and economic progress has created avenues to resolve THE Philippine government grievances between states has been irritated so much and even help quell intra- to the neck level on China’s See liddell, page A11 constructions of several airstrips on the territory belonging to us. Nobody can stop China’s wild dreams of expansionism.

There is nothing we can do because we have only towards such kind of life kwitis and big firecrackers if dimension? Imagine when we ever have to fight while we are leading the people the Communist Chinese has in a certain organization, nuclear weapons, fighter what will we do in interac- jets, submarines, everything tion with the stakeholders? needed in a modern war.

Also, imagine when we are I am so angry of the the leaders of colleges, what situation and blame our will we do with the world leaders in the past who scientific and technological did nothing to make our development nowadays in military war-ready in case it becomes necessary. Now such a situation.

We can generalize that it is necessary but we are global minded leaders in all helpless. countries or organizations China is expanding and are required. It is unavoid- I am afraid the next move able for any leaders to get is to claim Palawan area in touch with other people as within its sovereignty. from different regions with Nobody can help us but us. different cultures. Leaders I r e i t e r a t e m y

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community, all nations tend to live side by side. We are living in the world in borderless regions. We are doing activities locally, regionally, nationally, and even globally together without boundaries. The world is one. The world public is one. And, we are in one land.

Since this morning (while I was writing this article), I have communicated with different people from different regions in the world.

They are from Asia, Africa, America, and of course, the beloved- ASEAN member countries’ friends. All could

Dr. Djuwari

be done in real time without any boundaries. We were talking about different topics with different cultural dimensions.

Imagine when we are the leaders of certain organizations, what will we act

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Daily Inspiration

Turn your heart to God

Juvy Sarraga

Do you ever feel the weight of your burdens and fears pressing down on your shoulders? Do you carry it around all day with you? Turn your heart to God and pray to Him. Hand Him your stressful thoughts and worries, He will

carry your burden for you. After you’ve prayed, stop worrying and release them.

Reflection from Psalm 34:4 “I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.”

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BCWD slams Jun Amante’s inaction in watershed rehab

By PAT SAMONTE, Caraga Regional Editor

BUTUAN City -- The Butuan City Water District (BCWD) criticized Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. here for apparent indifference and lack of positive action in efforts to rehabilitate the Taguibo Watershed area.

In a media briefing, BCWD General Manager Anselmo Sang Tian put to task Amante and city hall officials for doing practically nothing in the protection, conservation and rehabilitation of the Taguibo Watershed area which supplies this city’s 300,000 population and some 100,000 in neighboring towns of their water needs.

For Amante’s “lack of serious effort in protecting and rehabilitating” the watershed, Rep. Lawrence

“Law” Fortun of Agusan del Norte’s First District has partnered with and is fully supporting Engr. Ronnie Vicente Lagnada for this city’s top post in the May, 2016 elections. Lagnada is the president and chief executive officer of the Equi Parco Construction Company which operates the Taguibo Aquatech Solutions Corporation (TASC) undertaking the Butuan Water Supply Development and Water Treatment Facility project in Sitio Iyao, Barangay Anticala here.

NOTICE OF LOSS NOTICE is hereby given that MICHELLE I. PAGAPULAAN, of legal age, and a resident of 516 T. Sanchez St., Butuan City, has stated that as agency coordinator of Bayan Telecommunications, with members, had misplaced the following Official Receipts with Stab Nos. on which were written the names of owners/ holders, and after diligent search on her part, she could no longer find the same: Salvador Nadres – Official Receipt No.:769559,769595,769597 – Stab # 192; Hanilyn Mananquil – Official Receipt No.: 764770 – Stab # 96; Angeline Nelles – Official Receipt No.: 762832 – Stab # 57; Salvador Nadres – Official Receipt No.: 769021, 769027 – Stab # 181; PCO (H. Mananquil) – Official Receipt No.765711, 765745 – Stab # 115; and RJ Selga - Official Receipt No. 760501 – 760050 – Stab # 11; made and signed her declaration in an AFFIDAVIT OF LOSS dated 12 January 2015 subscribed and sworn before Teodoro A. Emboy, Notary Public in the City of Butuan until December 31, 2016 with TIN 900518.

The project is expected to be fully operational in June, 2016 to provide consumers clean and abundant tap water with rates much lower than other water distribution firms in the country.

It will be recalled that during his term as this city’s vice-mayor, Fortun authored the Butuan City Watershed Code for the protection, rehabilitation and management of watersheds in Butuan City. It aims to implement a comprehensive program that would rationally manage identified and soon-to-be

identified watersheds in the city. There are more watersheds in at least 14 barangays here.

The ordinance mandates the creation of a Watershed Management Council that will protect, preserve and manage the identified watersheds.

A Watershed Multipartite Monitoring Team will also be created to ensure the strict implementation of the code.

Taking the water problem in Butuan City as a serious matter and one of his advocacies, Fortun, as a lawmaker, took the water-

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES EVANDER BREIN B. LLORENTE AND APRIL LYN A. LOMONGO,

CIVIL CASE NO.2016

EVANDER BREIN B. LLORENTE AND APRIL LYN A. LOMONGO, Petitioners.

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Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on January 20, 2012 at Iligan City, Misamis Occidental, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at Zone 4, Del Carmen, Iligan City and Tibanga, Iligan City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to inability of petitioners to perform their respective essential marital obligations such as mutual fidelity, love, respect, support for each other, and irreconcilable differences, the petitioners only lived together for two (2) years now and they decided to part ways and still separated at the present, thereby, they executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation.Since their separation they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, surviving their marriage bond on January 20, 2012 , so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on February 11, 2016 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 7th day of January, 2015 (Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

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Publication Notice R.A. 10172

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shed issue to the attention of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje. The young solon convinced the DENR chief to expand the rehabilitation of the Taguibo Watershed area to 700 hectares from 300 hectares.

According to Sang Tian, since the Water Development and Water Treatment Facility project is nearing completion and will soon be operational, he urged critics to support it instead of looking for loopholes to EXTRAJUDICICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late VICENTA CABALLERO, left a parcel of land covered by TAX DECLARATION No. G-152310, situated in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City containing an area of TWO HUNDRED TWO (202) square meters more or less is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL LAND. That for and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (180,000.00), hereby acknowledged from the vendee, REY J. GARBINO, of legal age, Filipino, married to LENIE B. GARBINO and resident of Prk. 3, Katutungan, Wao, Lanao del Sur, we hereby CEDE, SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY of the above described parcel of land, her heirs, assigns, and successorsin-interest. Under Notary Public of ATTY. EMELITO J. MARQUIÑO, per Doc, No. 450; Page No. 90; Book No. XI; Series of 2015.

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stop it.

Long time residents noted that since time immemorial, water has been Butuan City’s main predicament. Now that a Butuanon like Lagnada has taken steps to solve the problem, “Let’s give him a chance to prove he can do it,” said Lyndon Villanueva of Barangay Ambago here.

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late GENEROSO B. BANDALA, SR., who died on September 25, 2010, left a parcel of land situated in Oroquieta City and which property described as follows;

a. Lot 2028-A located at Lower Loboc, Oroquieta City, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE (321) square meters more or less with TD No. 242265 b. Lot No. 2501-A, PSD -10021742 at La-o Proper, Plaridel, Misamis Occidental containing an area of TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR (2,464) square meters more or less with TD No. 242265 is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE. That for and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (150,000.00), hereby acknowledged from the vendee, FILOMENA B. ENDE , of legal age, Filipino, widow and resident of San Pedro Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City, we hereby CEDE, SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY of the above described parcel of land, her heirs, assigns, and successors-ininterest. Under Notary Public of ATTY. BUENAVENTURA E. SAGRADO per Doc, No. 14; Page No. 3; Book No. 111; Series of 2015.

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Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur City of Digos

Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON Municipality of Don Carlos

OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL REGISTRAR

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-03-2016 R.A.10172

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048,a notice is hereby served to the public that MARELINA B. ARENDAIN, a resident of Digos City, Davao del Sur has filed in this office a Petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME(CFN) from “MARYLENA” to “MARELINA” in the Birth Certificate of MARYLENA VITARMOS ARENDAIN who was born on March 21, 1959 at Tabuelan, Cebu and whose parents are MALAQUIAS T. ARENDAIN and ERLINA G. BETARMOS.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition not later than ___________.

Issued this 29th day of December 2015 at Digos City, Davao del Sur, Philippines.

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 series of 2012 (IRR on R.A 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that Rona H. Terre- Hussein has filed with this office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of live birth of Rona H. Terre born 24 March 1982 at Don Carlos, Bukidnon and whose parents are Juanito M. Terre and Rosita T. Hinobiagon.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than January 30, 2016.

(Sgd.) MARISSA C. NEBRADA

City Civil Registrar

(Sgd.) MELISA R. CAVALIDA

Municipal Civil Registrar

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

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

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

Date: January 15, 2016 In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012(IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that ROWENA L. AMPALID has filed with this Office,a petition for correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of GLIEZA GWYN LANGCUBAN AMPALID at Carmen, Cotabato and whose parents are Freddie C. Ampalid and Rowena C. Langcuban.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 02 February 2016.

(Sgd.) MARY P. MACAYA

Municipal Civil Registrar

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

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

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

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A.9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ALITAHER, JR. R. LUCMAN has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First name from “SAYED AMER” to “ALITAHER, JR” in the Certificate of Live Birth of SAYED AMER LUCMAN LUCMAN who was born on 13 August 1988 at Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte and whose parents are Rocaima M. Lucman and Alitaher S. Lucman.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than January 2016.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A.9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that SUSAN C. ECHAVEZ has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First name from “SUSANA NARCISA” to “SUSAN” in the Certificate of Live Birth of SUSANA NARCISA CANOY ECHAVEZ who was born on Aug. 15, 1962 at Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte, and whose parents are Crisciana S. Canoy and Herman E. Echavez.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than January 2016.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A.9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that AISA MARIE B. AYODELE has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First name from “ALI” to “ALLAN” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ALI BARGA who was born on June 15, 1946 at Iligan City,Lanao and whose parents are Petra Jariol and B.H. Barga.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than January 2016.

(Sgd.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS

City Civil Registrar

(Sgd.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS

City Civil Registrar

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Troops recover bombs aboard NYC to oversee SKs under SK Reform Act abandoned motorboat off Zambo ZAMBOANGA City -– The police are conducting a thorough probe to determine who were behind the attempt to sneak improvised bombs and bomb-making components into this city’s mainland.

Chief Insp. Rogelio Alabata, Police Regional Office- (PRO-9) information officer, disclosed the combined police and Navy operatives have recovered

the explosives around 12:20 p.m. Saturday in the vicinity of Sacol Island, this city.

Sacol Island, which consists of four barangays, is located around 30 kilome-

By Franklin P. Gumapon of PIA-9

ters east of City Hall and is still part of this city.

Alabata said the joint police and Navy personnel were on seaborne patrol when they sighted an abandoned motor boat.

Alabata said the troops have recovered aboard the motor boat the following: three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs); three improvised blasting caps; wires; nails; and, three con-

tainers of one-liter each motor oil, including two filled with ammonium nitrate and mixed with gasoline.

The IEDs and bombmaking components were recovered following reports that a group of unidentified people were planning to infiltrate this city.

Both the police and military forces are on red alert since last week. (PNA) FFC/TPGJR

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PAGADIAN City -- Under the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Reform Law, the National Youth Commission (NYC) will now be the frontline agency to oversee the SKs in the country.

This was disclosed by Assistant Secretary Earl P. Saavedra, NYC commissioner for Mindanao, in a meeting held here Thursday with the members of the Regional Youth Advisory Council (RYAC)-9.

Saavedra also told the RYAC members that the NYC’s two major thrusts now are the SK Reform Law and the Philippine Development Plan for 2017-2022.

The NYC also seeks to reach out to out-of-school youth (OSY), not only by

bringing them back to school but by giving them livelihood training to capacitate them.

In a related development, the new SK law has included an anti-dynasty provision which bars relatives of local elected and appointed officials up to second level consanguinity and relatives of national and appointed officials from sitting as youth council officials.

The measure also requires the SK officials to undergo leadership training programs, and the creation of the Local Youth Development Council (LYDC) to be composed of representatives from the different youth organizations in the community, student counSee sk, page A11

DGK CS joins LEEP Program of Knowledge Channel

By Ana Maria S. Timogan, PhD, School Principal

D i g k i l a a n C e nt r a l School located in Iligan City joined the other twenty (20) schools in Region X in the 3-Day Seminar on Learning Effectively Through Enhanced Pedagogies Program with Psychological First Aid Training (LEEP-EFA).

The school divisions are Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro City, Camiguin, Iligan City

and Misamis Oriental.

The training was spearheaded by Edric Calma, Director of Knowledge Channel Foundation of ABS-CBN in cooperation with DepEd Region X Office in-Charge, Atty. Shirley C. Chatto. The event was fully attended by former Region X Director, Luz Almeda as one of the program’s consultants and

provided insights on leadership and supervision to participants. Former DepEd Undersecretary Fe Hidalgo, PhD shared her valuable personal viewpoints on the importance of learnercentered curriculum.

LEEP is a knowledge Channel’s contribution to the K to 12 curriculum that aims to ensure that teaching approaches, technologies and environment to achieve effective learning.

THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING

By MARY ROSE T. CARILLO

There is a saying that “A LITTLE INACCURACY SOMETIMES SAVES TONS OF EXPLANATION.” This expression sometimes justifies why many people have the rationale that lying does not harm anymore Today, as what many of us have observed, our world is full of scandals and lying involving lies told by

prominent politicians and other world leaders have rocked society. Influenced by this climate, many people have relaxed their commitment to telling the truth.

In some domains lying has even become official policy.

“I’m paid to lie. I win sales contests and get rave annual reviews if I lie.... This seems to be the core of retail sales training everywhere,” complains one salesclerk. Many believe that there is no real

harm in so-called little white lies. Is this true? Are there occasions when we may be justified in telling a lie?

Sometimes, we may tell a lie if the situation is not inspired by maliciousness.

While all lying is reprehensible, some lies are more serious than others. For example, one person may lie out of embarrassment or fear. Another may wickedly make a practice of lying with the intent to harm or

The stated pedagogy is a development program designed to enable school principals and teachers to operationalize and contextualize K to 12 concepts to classroom activities using enhanced and evidenced based pedagogies.

Each school participants was given external drive consisting of 800 videos from Grade I to Grade 10 supplement skills taught by the teacher. injure. Because of his malicious motivation, such a willful liar is a danger to others and definitely not acceptable. Care must be taken not to condemn unnecessarily but to be sure one knows all the factors involved when someone has told a lie.

Motives and extenuating circumstances should be taken into consideration.

Whatever the situation will be, telling the truth is definitely an advantage and saves us from trouble.

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Sustainable Livelihood Program Caraga goes extra mile, grants scholarship An adage says, success comes by choice not by chance established in 2013, the 220 partner-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program of Gigaquit Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) Federation agreed to fuse their SelfEmployment Assistance Kaunlaran SEA-K funds to ensure economic sustainability.

“Dako among pagtuo nga ang pag-ipon sa among SEA-K ug pagtinabangay sa matag-usa maoy susi sa paglambo sa among mga plano (We strongly believe that merging our SEA-K funds and helping each other will be the key in the success of our plans),” says Juliet Mara, the federation’s president.

Watermelon Production, Grocery Store, and a Meat Processing Center have been the fruits of the group’s initiative and efforts.

More business ventures However, it does not end there.

Instead of dividing the earned profit at the end of the year, the group agreed to venture into another businesses.

“Gusto namu dugangan aron daghan pa matabangan ug madungangan amo source sa income (We want to venture into more businesses to help more people

in the community and add our source of income),” Juliet explains.

The group has embarked on more agri-business such as production of bangus, vegetable, Monggo, crabs, broiler, and putting up another grocery store. They ensure that these projects are resource-based and marketoriented.

With the implementation of SLP Caraga’s strategies such as the access on internal markets, the federation was able to interlink the projects to ensure that there will be market for their products.

Further, the ownership of the project is strongly present during the implementation; thus, even the small farmers and fisher folks directly implement the project. This is en route to

DREAMER AND ACHIEVER. Jovy Mar B. Guergio, 19, Gigaquit Federation Scholar

HAPPY and PROUD. One of the members of the federation during the harvest on their vegetable production increasing their capacities of living through the social and improving their status and economic benefits out of the project.

Scholarship grants Apart from the increasing number of enterprises, the group agreed to provide scholarship grants to eight (8) children of Pantawid Pamilya grantees.

The federation prioritizes children of Pantawid Pamilya grantees with good school performance.

I AM EMPOWERED. Gemma L. Magdayo, incharge of the Broiler Production

More than 100 farmers conferred as SOA on Mushroom graduates

The scholarship offers free tuition fee of these college students.

In return, the scholars should ensure passing and good grades.

One of the fortunate scholars is Jovy Mar B. Guergio, 19, a resident of Brgy.

Lahi, Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte.

Due to insufficient funds, his parents cannot afford to send him to college.

His mother is a housewife and has been taking care of his younger siblings. On the other hand, his father has stopped working due to sickness.

While on the verge of giving up, the federation has brought light and hope to Jovy’s life.

“Gusto na unta ko moapil sa New People’s Army (NPA) kung di ko maka eskwela sa college apan tungod sa tabang sa Gigaquit Federation natagaan kog paglaum (I was planning to join the NPA if I fail to go to college, however, Gigaquit Federation’s assistance has given See grants, page A11

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DAVAO City--The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) restored Tower 63 on at 2 p.m. on Saturday, two days after it was bombed by unidentified men past 11 p.m. last Thursday.

In her Facebook post late Saturday evening, NGCP Mindanao spokesperson Milfrance Capulong said they completed the repair works on Tower 63 at Purok 4, Barangay Pagangan in Aleosan town, North Cotabato, along the KabacanSultan Kudarat 138-KV line.

“Rep air for tunately proceeded unhindered as NGCP encountered no resistance from the landowners,” she stated.

This was the 17th tower bombed since 2015 and the first this year.

According to Capulong, seven tower bombings were recorded in December 2015 alone: Towers 25, 19, 20, 95, 68, 168, and 153.

Support from the public, local government, Philip-

SAYAW. Hordes of sayaw (barn swallows) come to roost on power lines along the streets of Digos City’s poblacion in this photo taken at dusk 15 January 2016. MindaNews photo by Eric S.B. Libre

grid.”

Capulong added repair of Tower 63 was facilitated immediately because there is no land dispute between the landowners and the National Power Corporation (Napocor).

She said Agus 1 and Agus 2, with combined installed capacity of 150 MW, remained isolated from Mindanao because landowners Johnny Intan and Naguib Sambitori refused entry to NGCP personnel, pending unsettled claims by the Napocor.

She said NGCP “awaits resolution on right of way between landowner Sambitoris and governmentowned National Transmission Corporation (Transco)”.

“The dispute remains unresolved to this day,” she added.

Energy Secretary Zenaida Monsada, told reporters during the inauguration of Therma South Inc.’s (TSI) 300MW coal-fired power plant in Binugao, Toril, Davao City last January 8,

pine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, local community leaders was encouraged to help monitor “the safety of the towers so that transmission services remain uninterrupted.”

Last January 6, the grid operator placed Mindanao under red alert status after the island’s power reserves went zero and warned of possible grid collapse due to the insufficient power

supply and the bombing of Tower 25 in Lanao del Sur on December 4 which isolated Agus 1 and Agus 2.

But it was back on yellow alert level again the

following day.

The transmission company usually declares yellow alert status when “contingency reserve is less than the capacity of the largest synchronized unit of the

National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) ran into “major obstacles” along its path.

Digal said the team reported that the path of the underwater cable experienced an increase seismic activity that could break the submarine cables.

He said the team also encountered numerous sunken ships along the path between the NGCP substations in Leyte and Surigao del Norte.

“There are even unexploded bombs and other ordnance left from World War 2,” Dingal said.

He said the NGCP will

try another route to link Mindanao and Visayas between Negros Island and Dipolog City. The cost is estimated at P24 billion, inclusive of the feasibility study.

The interconnection is part of Mindanao Energy Plan 2012-2030 to provide standby power to Mindanao from Visayas which has an excess power supply.

As of Jan. 12, 2016, the NGCP reported Mindanao has only a thin power reserves of 70 megawatts compared to Visayas which had 296 megawatts of reserve electricity. (Froilan Gallardo / Mindanews)

By Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews

PASIG City--Anticipating a stable electricity supply , the Energy Regulatory Commission said it is reviving a plan to set up the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao.

ERC Commissioner Josefina Patricia Asirit said they anticipate a stable energy supply for Mindanao after the 300-megawatt Therma South Project went operational early this month.

Asirit said they are also expecting the 500 megawatt coal plant of Filinvest Development Corporation to be operational by the end

of 2016.

“With more power plants going operational, we are reviving the plan to maximize the use of energy,” Asirit told reporters during a forum here Friday.

Asirit said the spot market would ensure that excess power supply contracted by distributors would be made available to other utilities, too.

She said the ERC and the Department of Energy are trying to resolve the issues raised by Mindanao power cooperatives that earlier expressed fears that the spot market will only spike electricity costs by as much

as P32 per kilowatt hour instead of lowering it.

“The cooperatives are not opposed to the establishment of the spot market.

We are fixing the issues in provisional billings which they are opposing,” Asirit said.

But Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd district, Cagayan de Oro) reminded the ERC and the DOE that the resolution from the House of Representatives’ Energy Committee prohibiting its implementation is still in effect.

Ro dr igue z s aid t he House committee issued the

of cleaner Euro 4 fuel and imposing stricter emission standards for all vehicles became effective on January 1.

“Around 80 percent of air pollution in the country comes from mobile sources.

With oil retailers required to sell only Euro 4 fuels, all vehicles would now have cleaner emissions and thus, we can expect cleaner air,” Paje said.

Prior to Euro 4, the country had been follow-

ing Euro 2 standards for motor vehicles. Euro 4 has 50 parts per million (ppm) of sulfur, one per cent benzene, and a 35 percent limit on aromatics, compared to Euro 2’s 500 ppm sulfur, five percent benzene content, and no limit on aromatics.

These values are globallyaccepted European emission standards for motor vehicles.

Sulfur in air poses cardiovascular and pulmonary illnesses especially in children

and the elderly, and could even result in premature deaths. Exposure to benzene could lead to blood and bone diseases like anemia and leukemia.

As early as 2010, the DENR had issued Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2010-23 setting the revised emission standards for motor vehicles effective January 1. This was to give vehicle manufacturers and importers lead time to make their engines compliant to Euro

4 standards.

But in March last year, the DENR issued DAO 2015-04 enjoining the Department of Energy to ensure availability of Euro 4-compliant fuels

by July 1, 2015 in view of worsening air pollution in Metro Manila due to sheer volume of vehicles plying its roads.

As of January 2014, the Land Transportation Office said that there are almost 7.7 million vehicles all over the country, some 2.1 mil-

lion of them are in Metro Manila.

Paje urged the public to patronize oil companies selling Euro 4 fuels. “It does not matter whether your car is old or new. Your emission matters more for us to achieve cleaner air,” he stressed.

However, the environment chief said vehicle owners should not only depend on cleaner fuel but also make sure their cars

See tower, page A11

ERC says attempt to link M’danao ERC to revive plan to set up and Visayas power grids failed electricity spot market

By Froilan Gallardo on January 17 2016 6:21 pm

PASIG City--The attempt to connect Mindanao and Visayas power grids by submarine cable between Leyte and Surigao del Norte provinces failed due to “major obstacles” along its path, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) told journalists during a forum here Friday.

Rexie Digal, Director of the ERC Regulatory Operations Service said the attempt to lay 23 kilometers of underwater cables between Leyte in the Visayas and Surigao del Norte in Mindanao failed when the technical team from the

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DENR chief pins hope on Euro 4 enforcement for cleaner air MANILA, Jan. 17 (PNA) -Filipinos can look forward to breathing better air this year and beyond with the full implementation of a government policy requiring oil companies to sell cleaner fuel products, according to Environment Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje.

Paje was confident that air pollution, especially in highly urbanized areas like Metro Manila, will be “significantly reduced” as the directive requiring the use

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MOTORING

GILBERT Y. CHAO - Motoring Editor

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12 JanuarySee 19,story 2016on Page A9

MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo set to visit the Philippines

Yamaha Motor Philippines, Inc. is all set to welcome the 2015 MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo in the country. After a 2015 campaign that saw him walk away as the sport’s best, the Top-Tier rider is in for another honor by being the special guest for the grand launch of the flagship shop and official launch of the Yamaha’s Big Bike product line-up. This will be the first time of “X-Fuera” to visit the Philippines; and he brings with him a record of 3 racing Championships and is the most decorated Spanish rider of the MotoGP. A special program for his arrival will take place at the Greenfield District Plaza on January 30, where legions of fans will be waiting to catch a glimpse of the Superstar who is celebrating the Yamaha Triple Crown award, his Championship, Yamaha’s MotoGP Team award, and Manufacturer award for the 2015. In addition to that, entertaining the crowd for the night will be local rock icon Bamboo. He will also be in the Carmona Racetrack earlier in the day, to officially open the Yamaha Grand Prix 7.

Vision Petron announces 2015 winning roster

On its 15th year as an award-winning national student art competition, Vision Petron recently announced the winners of the 2015 competition themed Lakbay Kasiyahan: Our Journey of Happiness.

The winning artworks are featured in Petron’s corporate gifts and merchandising materials for 2016. Petron’s corporate gifts and merchandising materials for 2016, including an e-calendar with inspirational quotes, feature the winning artworks of students from all over the country. Particularly gratifying is the fact that the Vision Petron 2015 winners are well represented from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao—proof of the huge pool of Filipino artistic talent among the youth.

Weriel Mallari, a student of Tarlac State University, had the distinction of winning two grand prizes in Painting. His work, Libre Lang Maging Masaya, May Sukli Pa

won a grand prize in the oil/acrylic painting category, while Basaan sa San Juan earned a grand prize in the waterbased painting category.

Other Painting grand prize winners for Oil/ Acrylic were Smile! All is Well! by Wencyl Ureta from Museo ng Bulacan, and Hapag Ng Kagalakan

by Modesto Samonte, Jr. from the College of the Immaculate Conception, Nueva Ecija. In the Waterbased Painting category, the grand prize winners were Aanhin ang Masarap na Ulam Kung Wala Naman ang Magulang by Eric Perreras of the Museo ng Angeles, Pampanga; and Surprise by Arman Jay Arago from Kulay Diwa Gallery.

For Photography, the following works were awarded the grand prize: Shadow+Play (Jenevie Estrella, Partido State University); Mga

Angel sa Calangitan (Joel Policarpio, Museo ng Probinsya ng Tarlac); Amigo (Reyjie Baluyot, Southern Luzon State University); Sumisilip na Kasiyahan (Vincent Gerard de la Rosa, Tanauan Institute); Ingiti Mo (Jana Patricia Padre Juan, EARIST); and Liguan Na! (Jal Valdez, Adventist University of the Philippines).

In the Video-Making category, the three grand prize winners were: Lipad (Rizzelle Mae Santiago, Nueva Ecija University of Science and

Technology); Para Sa ‘Yo Kaibigan (Vyankka Balasabas, University of Mindanao); and Tingnan Nang Malapitan (Anne Catherine Malazarte, University of San Agustin).

Finally, for the T-Shirt Art Design category, the three grand prize winners were: Lakbay Kasiyahan sa Aming Munting Tahanan (Ejem Alarcon, Lakandayang Cultural Association); Hiling (Jonathan Villalobos, University of the Cordilleras); and Happinas (Deo Carlos Amarante, EARIST).

Ford Philippines Honors Top Journalists at the 15th Henry Ford Awards

15th HFA Winners

Ford Philippines recently held its annual Henry Ford Awards (HFA), the country’s premier automotive journalism awards, to honor media professionals and their contributions

in strengthening public awareness of the automotive industry in the country.

Now on its 15th year, Ford recognized 14 awardees who vied for nine regular categories and five special

categories.

“Our annual Henry Ford Awards does not only set the caliber for our media friends to hone their craft, but also builds an esteemed standard of recognition that

honors honest, credible and professional journalists who have helped shape the motoring industry to what it is today,” said Joseph Ayllón, Assistant Vice President for Communications, Ford Philippines.

This year’s winners are Jason dela Cruz of Top Gear Philippines for Automotive Print Feature, Vernon Sarne of TopGear.com.ph for Automotive Column, Paulo Rafael Subido of TopGear. com.ph for Automotive Online Feature, and James Deakin of JamesDeakin.ph for Automotive Blog.

Bagging the Green and Smart Technology Feature category is Mariano Jose Tamayo of Top Gear Philippines, Augustus Paiso, Jr. of GRID Magazine for Automotive Lifestyle Feature, Real Gerard Alcober of Turbo Zone for Automotive Video Feature, Jerel Fajardo of C! Magazine for Published

Photograph, and Vince Pornelos of AutoIndustriya. com for Automotive Road Safety Feature.

Claiming the Ford special categories are Brian Afuang of BusinessWorld for Ford Automotive Feature, Ma. Theresa Andolong of BusinessMirror for Ford Go Further Feature, John Raymond Darilag of Top Gear Philippines for Ford Published Photograph and Ulysses Ang of Wheels TV and the Philippine Star for Ford Automotive Video Feature.

Fast Times, the motoring section of The Manila Times, claimed top honors as it was hailed Best Automotive Broadsheet for 2015.

All national broadsheet automotive sections were automatically included in the competition and judged on content, relevance, consistency and layout quality.

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me hope),” says Jovy.

He is now on his 2nd year in Surigao State College of Technology taking up Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education “Ma h i m ong t i nu o d akong mga damgo tungod sa scholarship ug dako ako pasalamat tungod ani (My dreams will turn into reality because of the scholarship and with that I am grateful),” he adds.

Jovy has been a dreamer and an achiever since the day he realized how hard their life is.

He sees education as the most important thing to be successful and the key to one’s achievement in their dreams.

“We can change not only ourselves, but also the whole world if we can beat poverty.

Dream big and believe in your own self, and it’s up to us on how to develop it. After all, success will come on your way,” Jovy concludes.

Success made known The federation is highly recognized by the Municipal Local Government Unit as one of the organized and empowered recipients of government intervention.

They were also visited by the Pantawid Pamilya National Advisory Committee, became the SLP Regional Model Group Enterprise for Replication and visited by the SLP National Program Monitoring Office.

Amidst the various recognitions, the federation claims that their greatest achievements are their eight (8) scholars and the marginalized group whom they provided with emergency and death assistance.

For them, success is not only counted in the monetary but on the numbers of lives they have touched. ###(MARY CARMELLE C. JUMAWAN/SLP/Social Marketing Unit/DSWD Field Office Caraga)

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church and youth faith groups, youth-serving organizations, and communitybased youth groups.

It was also learned that the new SK act adjusts the age limit of SK officials from 15-17 to 18-14 years old, making them legally capable of entering into contracts and be held accountable and liable for their actions.

(FPG/PIA-9)

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built docking areas for its navy ships. While China is insisting that the “illegal development” is intended for marine research, it is a clear indication of a military buildup.

No other country is threatened most than the Philippines. China’s illegal nine-dash lines also encroaches into the territorial seas of the Philippines.

The nine-dash lines were a mockery of the Philippines

territorial integrity. China never-care-less. After all, with a weak government and a clumsy and an outdated military, the Philippines is incapable of defending itself.

Vietnam is also seething in anger on China’s aggression in the Spratlys. In fact, there were occasions few years back when China and Vietnam engaged in armed skirmishes inn the Spratlys before. No doubt, the Spratlys is considered a “flash point” that could trigger a major armed confrontation that would likely start WWIII. -0- Send comments/ reactions to crisguardian@ yahoo.com

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state conflict. And if there has been any war, they have been short-lived and death tolls do not skyrocket to the millions (forgive my hardbitten tone) thanks to the new norm of international intervention.

And yet it begs the question, is World War III only implausible because we have confined it within lines that no longer exist? If the global world order has evolved to embrace a more liberal, cooperative and humanitarian international community, then certainly interests will be reshaped too. Ideologies and policies will change and inevitably penetrate societal thought, relations between states will morph, strategies will be reassessed, and unequivocally, the antithesis will evolve along with it.

It is within this dynamic that we find the nature and definition of war changing as well.

Consider the tremendous advances in technology and the rapid exchange of communication that has significantly contributed to the way we run our lives. The existence of apps and various social media channels have developed a reliance on clickbaiting to garner validation and approval but more importantly it also developed a powerful tool to widen a sphere of influence. This mechanism has naturally permeated government and politics as well. It has helped define strategies around public diplomacy, strengthening soft power, and gaining a widespread sentiment around a particular cause.

It has become significant to the propagation of peace and order but also to the spread of conflict. The vast expanse of cyberspace signals a larger enemy pool (and by enemy, I mean threats to peace) masked, hidden, and unrestrained within the cyber domain.

Thes e channels are arguably the new weapons of mass destruction.

What destroys societies, causes, policies, and order are counterarguments or challenges to the status quo.

The WMDs we know of have become almost nothing but tools for strategic posturing.

Nowadays, a cause, a policy, an ideology, a government

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are only as strong as the number of followers and supporters it has. The push for soft power as opposed to hard power as the main instrument of diplomacy has reached its peak. In this case, destruction does not necessarily translate to the loss of lives, but the loss of public sentiment. Because in this new era, whoever gains the most followers and supporters defines the course of global order.

As seen in the stage of the Global War on Terror, the battlefield is no longer one single front. Militarization is no longer the key.

Enemies don’t necessarily have similar roots and victory is no longer simply defined by the number of kills.

That said, I reckon we are in the cusp of the Third World War. Although this time, it no longer looks like traditional warfare.

War is now being waged for a numb er of ro ot causes--sometimes clashing causes--and sometimes altogether--racial-ethnic, religious, economic, ideological, territorial, or even an information war. It is complicated by elusive enemies and alliances and supposedly internationally binding treaties. War is now waged in multiple dimensions and platforms--almost like 4-D chess.

This complexity has made war difficult to define and recognize. It is a blind side that makes war even more challenging to address. Recognizing the changing order is crucial to taking the first step of learning to navigate this web. Failing to do so can lead to dire circumstances.

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in the global era should keep abreast of any advancement surrounding their close environments. Yet, our public environments are now getting closer and closer, even the world environments.

There have been so many social media with the different communicative devices or facilities. These devices can be used to get information, knowledge, references, and even findings of the latest research done by the privileged researchers. All these facilities or devices are completed with the websites addresses. When we are linked to these communicative devices, we must be ready to be global minded leaders. Otherwise, we are left behind. We will become the life-long devoted followers.

Libraries are not physically in a building with printed books or references arranged on the selves. Libraries are digital collective books. Students or readers can get access anytime and anywhere. They are not ruled by the strict schedule in which they should attend to the library according to the time table. That is the world development and this requires the leaders especially in colleges to

have a close watch with the education and technology advancement.

Lecturers or university faculties, as well as teachers in primary and secondary schools are now inevitably dragged into the virtual life dimensions. What about if they are illiterate towards such virtual life habits? Of course, they cannot better lead their “followers” into the real battle in the world public. They cannot bring their followers or subordinates into the global competition for survival.

To have leaders with global mindedness is a must.

The world has been united and borderless. The human beings with their lives have shifted from the traditional ways into the virtual dimensions. This is the real lives in the world, the so-called global era and survival. It brings some consequences for human beings in the arenas of local, regional, national, and even international levels.

Whatever good leaders, whether in national level such as president, or organizational levels such as in colleges or schools’ principals, they must be global minded? They have to drive all the followers or subordinates into the real battle. They cannot close their eyes, pretending that the global environments are supposed to be stagnant.

It is not true. The future is turbulent and full of uncertainties.

To provide the right directions for the followers or subordinates, the visionary leaders with global mindedness are required. Whether they are the national leaders, Presidents, or organizational leaders, colleges or schools, they must be global minded.

Dr. Djuwari is the Director of Language Laboratory, STIE Perbanas Surabaya.

He is also the guest lecturer at Ottimmo International Master gourmet Academy, Surabaya; The advisor of Indonesia Association of Press Practitioners/ Journalists in East Java (HIPSI), Indonesia. He is the president of the International Association of Scholarly Publishers, Editors, and Reviewers (IASPER).

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uggestion for our government to restore in colleges and universities the military training for our boys - - the old PMT and ROTC just in case we really have to defend ourselves. Right now a lot of our youth know nothing but to smoke marijuana, drink alcohol and dance in nightclubs. LOLL.

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resolution after Mindanao cooperatives and utility distributors opposed the plan during a public hearing in Cagayan de Oro in March 2014.

“I will immediately ask for an investigation if they will defy our resolution,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said it is not true that the power supply will stabilize with the coming in of two coal plants this year.

He said there is still a distribution problem which the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines needs to solve to stop the bombing of its transmission towers.

Rodriguez said the opposition from Mindanao’s cooperatives and utility firms on the prohibitive administrative costs of the spot market has yet to be resolved by the ERC and DOE. (Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews)

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That would be the gist of Senate Bill 2671.

Its corresponding proposal at the House of Representatives, House Bill 6268, sailed smoothly without opposition and the bill was discussed staring yesterday at the Senate-House bicameral committee to merge the two bills.

The bills’ successful arrival at the bicameral committee was the basis for the PNP Retirees Association’s celebration yesterday.

Adeva said he expects the President to sign the indexation amendment soon once the bicameral committee has reached a final draft of the merged bills.

According to Adeva, there are more than 5,000 police retirees in Northern Mindanao who would benefit from the new measure.

As many as 200 former police officers attended the gathering yesterday morning. Some came as far as Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte.

that they were verifying whether some of the claimants have been paid for the right of way.

She said most claims have already been paid, but they are still looking for the records for those who have not been paid yet.

“We still have to check if the claims are still valid, and as to how much, and if the amount is reasonable,” she said. (Antonio L. Colina from page A1 prices in the world market.

IV / MindaNews) Eastern Petroleum chief executive officer Fernando from page A8 Martinez also said the lifting undergo regular mainte- of sanctions in Iran will further push down petroleum nance or checkup.

Euro 4 standards are prices and commodities. set by the European Union According to the Depart(EU), defining acceptable ment of Energy’s (DOE’s) limits for vehicular emis- oil monitor, diesel prices sions particularly sulfur are playing between Php 19.28-23.10 per liter. It has a and benzene.

Under a series of direc- common price of Php 20.50 tives, implementation of per liter.

Euro 4 standards within the Gasoline, however, rangEU should have begun in es from Php 33.30-40.65 2005, Euro 5 in 2009, and per liter. It has a common price of Php 38.10 per liter.

Euro 6 in 2014.

Vehicles using fuels with (PNA) lower sulfur content have been found to have less corrosion in engines and other from page A1 parts, as well as maximized Mariano of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas. “In fact, the Philipmileage. (PNA)

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traffic aides brought the victim to a hospital. However, doctors pronounced the victim dead on arrival.

Police are still looking for witnesses who could possibly identify the suspects.

There were notions that the victim was trying to speed away after sustaining stab wounds nearby.

The father of the suspect has appealed to anyone who has witnessed the incident to report to the police so that the suspect could be identified.

He said that on Sunday night his son asked money to gas up his motorbike and left. “I thought he was only around since he usually hang near our house,” the father said.

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way for an increase in the monthly pension of retirees each time there is a salary increase of incumbent police officers.

Adeva said it was Enrile who lobbied among his colleagues the introduction of the indexation provision.

pine government has generally negated the objectives of sustainable and ecological agriculture as it continues to promote an overall policy of chemical farming that is founded on rural monopolies in land, income, wealth and power.”

In a landmark decision from the Supreme Court released last December 2015, the high court barred the field testing of Bt eggplant and placed a temporary ban on the development of genetically modified organisms (GMO)s. Greenpeace sees this an opportune time for the next president to lead the country away from conventional agriculture and to shift to Ecological Agriculture.

The Philippine weather and climate agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) also announced that the Philippines will experience the full impact of the prevailing strong El Nino phenomenon’s peak intensity during the first semester of 2016, which is expected to usher in drought and dry spell conditions from below-normal rainfall and warmer-than-normal air temperature.

“With the Supreme Court decision in place and the effects of El Nino threatening the agriculture sector and thus, our food sufficiency, now is the time for the Philippine government - especially for the next president - to look into appropriate, innovative, climateresilient, environment-friendly and science-based farming, which is what Ecological Agriculture is,” concludes Benosa-Llorin.

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