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 Production oRlanD m. bolutano circulation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
manila marketing office Unit 310 Valero Plaza, Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City- Cel No. 0977-1528860 lani vallido
Marketing and Sales Manager
GRACE FANUGAO ADALIA khai serreal Account Executives
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDITORIAL
ALLAN M. MEDIANTE Editor-in-Chief
Opinion
EDITOR: ALLAN MEDIANTE • amediante@gmail.com
Mindanao’s booming business today and beyond By Allan Mediante, Editor in Chief
Several investors have been pouring their money into the biggest cities in Mindanao. Two of the most competitive cities in Mindanao Davao City and Cagayan de Oro – have a very high economy indicator today. An indication that even if there is a global economic melt-down, capitalists are exploiting the bullish trade opportunities that these two cities are posing to them at present. Giant companies are optimistic about the local business environment in these cities. Cagayan de Oro City , the “Gateway of Northern Mindanao” the capital city of Misamis Oriental and Region X is the center of business and industry of the region. Today it is enjoying an unprecedented boom in several industries. Predictions point to a very promising future for all kinds of businesses. Prominent investors such as Henry Sy’s SM and Ayala are now racing for prominent locations of their establishment. SM has already situated one of its biggest mall (in Mindanao) at a very choice area in Cagayan de Oro’s uptown (where high end subdivisions are sprouting courtesy of Villar’s Camello Homes; Pueblo de Oro; PhilAm Home; ABrown’s Xavier Estates and new real estate firms like Ital-pinas’ Primavera). Soon a bigger SM mall in downtown Cagayan de Oro will rise at the site of former Coca-cola Plant along Claro M. Recto highway – a few meters from the giant Ayala’s Centrio Mall. Cagayan de Oro is lucky that it has several business chambers complementing the business strides of the city, such as the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce (Oro Chamber); Cagayan de Oro Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce ; Misamis Oriental Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Industries. The city has a generally peaceful and friendly business environment. The city also has several tourist attractions ranging from natural to historical and business spots of
shopping centers, hotels, and restaurants. Visitors have access to all the great beaches and mountain resorts, easily, because Cagayan de Oro is the entry point of Northern Mindanao . On the other hand, Davao City is linked by air or sea to major destinations in the country, or by land via the Philippine-Japan Friendship highway. One hallmark of a sound business investment are its excellent facilities like the Davao International Airport which is one of the busiest airports in the country and which also serves as gateway to the East Asean growth area, and has direct flights to Singapore and Indonesia. Access to the 20-million market of Mindanao and the 56-million market of the BIMP-Eaga are provided by Davao’s modern infrastructure and facilities. Typhoon-free, the city offers conducive atmosphere for business, leisure, agriculture and other tourism activities. Davao City has been hosting conventions and forums with support from regional centers and headquarters of government and private agencies, whose scope of operation covers Southern Philippines or the island of Mindanao. This is why it is considered the capital of Mindanao, and considered as the financial center, with about 1,200 institutions of as banks, non-bank financing, and lending agencies. Big businesses has been pouring investments in the city, such as recently, the , Robinsons Cybergate ; the Abreeza project of Ayala Land Inc. and Anflo Group of Companies. Property developers are building new establishments such as condotels, and condominium units rising left and right and units being sold fast and easy. Big hotels are also on the rise for domestic and foreign tourists. Big developers, like Filinvest Land Inc., Ayala Land, Camella Homes, DMCI of the Consunji Group, Landco Pacific, are very enthusiastic on the market.
Editorial
See business, page A11
The Bongbong Marcos I Know
When I saw him last week in his Roxas Blvd office in ruel pelone CRIS DIAZ Metro Manila, Sen. FerManaging Editor Executive Editor dinand R. Marcos, Jr. was CHENG ORDOÑEZ URIEL C. QUILINGUING looking well. But I immediAssociate Contributing Editor ately found out why he sent his son “Zandro”, a 21-year MARK FRANCISCO Arjay Felicilda old Oxford London student Lifestyle Editor Assistant Editor who was on school break, to GILBERT Y. CHAO gerry lee gorit read his speech at a Manila Motoring Editor Photo Journalist university the day before. (Zandro was a “hit” by the felix santillan ROEL CATOTO way to the young university EDSEL BANTOL Provincial Editor-Surigao students.) ‘Bonggets”-- his Layout Artists PAT SAMONTE friends usually call him irene dayo CHRIS PANGANIBAN -- had stomach problem Reporter-NorthMin Regional Editors-Caraga and had been subsisting on water and hot tea. But he JOE PALABAO MARLON GAYOG was otherwise in his usual Rene Michael BaÑos Regional Editor-Davao Regional Editors-Northmin high spirits. We had a good chat for over an hour. AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA FIRST SIGHT -- FlashRegional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant back. I was a young Davao ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI journalist then in the mid NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE 70s during martial law after CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 I passed the 1973 PhilipCRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY pine Bar exams. I joined a Legal Counsel delegation from the Davao --------------------------------------------------------------bureau and mktg staff media to Malacanang to candy macabale - 09161326483 meet then President Marcos RIZA O. ARES - 0915-9753277/0920-9600223 who was reclusive due to MISOR - LOLONG NABONG - 0906-875-8650 his ailment. That was the GINGOOG CITY-MANNY ANSIHAGAN-0936-287-7788 North Buk. - DAHLIA S. BENEMERITO-0936-303-0410 first time I spotted young VALENCIA CITY - PHILIP PHIL CALUMBA-0905-652-5407 Bongbong who was unobKIBAWE, BUKIDNON - ROSEMARY GENON trusibly standing in a corner MARAMAG - TITA FINA CUALES - 0926-336-1585 by the window curtains just Iligan City - JEFFREY OPONDA-0936-1174378 tubod - louie bukod-0948-1323348 watching closely what was bobby mag usara-tangub city going on. My take then was OROQUIETA CITY - PJ TREMEDAL-0919-3452375 that he was closely looking 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 city/island 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
tuesday, june 30, 2015 Advertising and Editorial E-mail : mindanaodailynews@gmail.com Contact nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776
Advocacy Mindanao
Jess Dureza after his father who was just seated on a chair talking to us. Everytime FM would take a glance towards his back, as if wanting something, the young son would oblige.Then he would return back to his corner. FRIENDS -- Fast forward. When I was Davao Congressman from 1992 to 1995, “Bonggets”was Ilocos Norte congressman. Although we were colleagues, we did not bond much as close friends while working in the Batasan. He was seated up front and I was in the back row. Having humble beginnings and a “probinsyano”, the Marcos universe was a distant star from my own ordinary world down
south. However, it was when a congressional committee of which we were both members (together with then Congressmen Ralph Recto, Oscar Orbos, etc) came to Davao City and stayed at our family owned Seagull Beach Resort in Punta Dumalag that I got to know more about him. Before last week’s chat, the last time we met was in November, 2013 when we disembarked at the Manila airport together from an international flight from Frankfurt, Germany (after my wife Beth got her second fresh stem cell infusion from Villa Medica for her kidney problem). He was with wife, Lawyer Liza (nee Araneta) and yes, “kodakan” even at the tube area. “LOW-KEY & SHY” -- More recently, when the Mamasapano incident broke out and the issue about the bangsamoro basic law (BBL) broke the headlines, “BBM” (that’s the cryptic initials that his staffers and co-workers use in referring to him) was enthused about how he could be of help but as low key as possible. Unknown perhaps to many, he is known to those close
to him as being “publicity shy” and would prefer to just quietly do his work. But the BBL issue was something he could not duck and must grapple with as he was chair of the committee tasked to handle it for the Senate. Suddenly, he was thrust to the center of the public storm, a scenario he did not relish much --- a task that if mishandled would be very divisive, sensitive and explosive. But which he must do. HIS DREAMS -- During our chat last week, he intimated that due to the intense polarization of the pro and anti BBL factions, he would be in a no - win situation. Nonetheless. But his formula, from how it looks, does not however kow-tow to what is preponderantly popular or what the gallery wants. It’s definitely NOT about “playing to the gallery.” Instead , he wants to do justice to the task and to the bangsamoro as well. In no time, he buckled down to work and personally led Mindanao-wide consultative meetings on the ground and met and heard the views of all stakeholders, especially See dureza, page A11
Daily Inspiration Are Honorable “Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable.” Romans 12:17
Juvy Sarraga
It happens fairly often, someone will be inconsiderate or mistreat you. In that split moment you have one of two options. You can choose to return evil or
you can be honorable. Your response is a reflection of how you view God. If you think God will stand by and let this go unnoticed, you will respond with evil. Or if you believe God’s righteous anger will pay them back, you will respond honorably and leave the rest up to God. How will you choose to respond in the moment you face mistreatment?