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ERC stops grid operator from unplugging Buseco Volume VI, No. 092

MALAYBALAY City--Power consumers in Malaybalay City and nine towns in Bukidnon may now heave a sigh of relief as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered the Bukidnon Sub-Transmission Corporation (BSTC) to halt its disconnection and suspension of service to Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative (Buseco).

The disconnection of Buseco from BSTC’s 69-kilovolt Kibawe-MaramagAglayan sub-transmission line would have taken effect noon yesterday (Thursday, September 15).

BSTC said its board of directors decided to disconnect Buseco for failing to pay delinquent accounts from February to August this year amounting to over P7 million.

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EDUCATION Secretary Leonor Briones on Wednesday raised the need to also look into the mental health of students and teachers

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By Angelo S. Samonte of PNA

EDUCATION SUMMIT. Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno shares the Cagayan de Oro experience in financing the unending needs in education as a panelist in one of the breakout sessions for local government officials at the National Education Summit on September 8 at the Philippine International Convention Center. The National Education Summit is organized by the Synergeia Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

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B. Rosell-Ubial, those who had contacts with the said children were instructed to take prophylaxis in the form of antibiotics.

Prophylaxis is an action taken to prevent disease, especially by specified means or against a specified dis-

ease.

“For now, yes it’s true we have four cases reported in CDO and in Bulacan… But that happens every now and then and our surveillance people are on alert, and then See confirms, page A6

Briones cites need to look into students, teachers’ mental health

By Joann Santiago of PNA

September 16, 2016

PNP cuts narcotics supply by 70%, says dela Rosa

DOH confirms Meningo kills 3 in Oro, Bulacan, 1 THE D ep ar t ment of Health (DOH) confirmed on Wednesday four deaths among children -- three in Cagayan de Oro City and one in Bulacan -- attributed to meningococcemia.

According to Health Secretary Dr. Paulyn Jean

Friday

after a 15-year-old student from Cagayan de Oro fatally stabbed his teacher Tuesday.

In a statement, the Department of Education (DepEd) said information gathered from the school

and the Division of Cagayan de Oro City showed that Vilma Cabactulan of Pedro “Ploy” N. Roa Senior High School was stabbed at the back by her student See cites, page A7

Group urges lawmakers to hike president’s salary CAGAYAN de Oro City--A group advocating for a clean government yesterday urged the lawmakers in Congress and Senate to raise the salary of the president from the present P120,000 a month to P500,000 or even P1 million per month.

Ruffy Magbanua, convenor of the Crusade for Clean Government, said the proposed salary increase would give justice to the highest position of the land considering the magnitude of the president’s Herculean task of managing the bureaucracy.

Magbanua said the Crusade for Clean Government will request Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez for the enactment

THE police’s ongoing crackdown on illegal drugs has drastically impacted on the supply of illegal narcotics in the country, reducing it by as much as 70 percent, PNP Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said on Wednesday.

“We have the numbers.

We have set numbers. Meron tayong oversight committee na nagmomonitor nito sa performance. Yung aking Director for Operations, sila nagseset ng numbers,” Dela Rosa said in an interview in Lipa City on Wednesday.

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of a bill now pending in Congress that would increase the monthly salary of the president.

He said the present salary rate of the president is peanuts compared to the CEOs in Makati whom many receive a seven-digit monthly pay plus fat allowances and non-monetary benefits.

For all his sweat, effort and hundreds of millions if not billions in expenses, President Rodrigo Duterte will receive a measly salary increase of only P41,000, courtesy of his predecessor, former President Benigno Aquino III, who proposed the adjustment early this year.

Based on the salary

Mindanao prosecutors confab in Oro today

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By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Around 250 prosecutors from all Mindanao will converge in a hotel here today to meet with the Department of Justice (DOJ) chief Vitaliano Aguirre II for the first time since he assumed office.

Among the concerns that will be discussed during the conference is the

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A2 NewsInFocus POE sets FOI hearing on Sept. 19 THE transparency and anticorruption measure Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill is targeted to be passed early next year, said Senator Grace Poe. “Wala tayong pag-aalinlangang maipapasa ang importanteng batas na ito sa Senado,” said Poe, chairperson of the Senate committee on public information and mass media that is also set to tackle FOI proposals on Monday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m. (Room 3, Second Floor, Philippine Senate) “Kailangan natin ng isang bukas at tapat na pamamahala na makikinig sa mga hinaing ng ating mga kababayan,” added Poe, FOI advocate and author of Senate Bill No. 159 or the proposed FOI Act. The FOI, which opens government records to the public subject to reasonable exceptions, will empower the citizens to participate in governance, the senator said as she highlighted the need to institutionalize this important measure.

“An FOI Law is needed to institutionalize transparency across all branches of

the government, not just in the Executive branch. It is not only about transparency and accountability but also about creating an environment for stakeholder participation,” Poe stressed.

Once the proposed legislation is passed into law, Poe said, government officials are required to act and/or comply with the request for information within 15 working days. It covers all government agencies and instrumentalities, including the executive, legislative, judicial branches of government, local governments as well as government-ownedand controlled corporations (GOCCs) and government financial institutions (GFIs).

Statements of assets, liabilities and net worth of public officials, annual budget of government agencies, summary of income and expenditures, and procurement contracts, among others will also be made available to the public and uploaded on government agencies’ websites.

President Rodrigo Duterte earlier issued Executive Order No. 2 implementing FOI in the executive branch.

In the 16th Congress, the Senate passed on third and final reading the FOI bill in record time.

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Friday, September 16, 2016

Militants to protest vs American forces, Edca

By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Progressive groups are asking President Rodrigo Duterte to order the total withdrawal of the remaining American troops in the country and for the scrapping of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) in time for the 25th anniversary of the abolition of the Military Bases Agreement in 1991.

Wildon Barros, spokesman of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Northern Mindanao Region (Bayan-NMR), said a multi-

sectoral protest action will be held today at the Magsaysay Park to oppose the presence and intervention of the US forces in the country.

The protesters will come from the workers, farmers, women, students, professional, urban poor, and church sectors coming from Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon.

In a statement, BayanNMR said Duterte’s recent pronouncement gives high hope to all patriotic Kagayanons who have been opposing the installation of

military base in Lumbia airport for the [Edca].

The group said the presence of the American soldiers “only brought atrocities, abuses, and death to the Filipinos” and considered it an affront to the national sovereignty.

Bayan-NMR noted the US troops were stationed in Mindanao under the Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines, even without a legislative approval from the Senate.

“This blatantly violated the Philippines’ constitutional ban on foreign military bases lacking any

Senate concurrence,” it said.

“We are vehement with the more than a decaderunning basing of the US troops. The extension of this basing would be more absurd to our national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Bayan-NMR said.

“Hence, we are hopeful that the President would take immediate actions to abrogate EDCA and stop all the installation of new US military bases, not only in Lumbia airport, but in all over the country,” the group added.

the suspects are facing multiple murder charges based on the seven affidavits of the slain victims’ families, multiple frustrated murder based on the 31 affidavits submitted by the injured victims, and affidavits of the eight witnesses.

De Leon claimed to have the name of the prime suspect, between 22 and 25 years old, as indicated in the document but he refused to disclose the name and those of the eight others, pending investigation by authorities that would lead to the arrest of the other suspects.

Based on the press release issued by the City Information Office (CIO), authorities claimed they have a sketch of the prime

suspect without the black mask based on the description given by the taxi driver who became among the eight witnesses.

De Leon said the taxi driver picked up the two female suspects who accompanied the male prime suspect at the terminal 2 of the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT).

“There are series of processes in the investigation, from the closest cartographic we showed sets of pictures from our rogue gallery file of the criminal elements including those being held by the intelligence units,” he said in the press statement.

“We are so lucky that our witness has identified the prime suspect based on our rogue gallery.”

There are still 20 injured victims recuperating in six different hospitals, according to the City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO).

Ten of them are confined at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), five at the San Pedro Hospital, two at the Davao Medical School Foundation Hospital, and one each at the Brokenshire Hospital, Davao Doctors Hospital, and Ricardo Limso Medical Center.

Last Monday, Vicente Asperin, 21, who was six months pregnant, died at the Metro Davao Medical and Research Center.

At least 15 people were killed because of the blast.

(Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

Charges filed against 9 Davao bombing suspects DAVAO City--Police authorities filed multiple murder charges against nine suspects – three of them women – in the Roxas Night Market blast last September 2 before the City Prosecutor’s Office Wednesday afternoon.

Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 deputy director Senior Supt. Valeriano de Leon, who heads the Special Investigation Task Group Roxas Night Market, told reporters that

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adjustment schedule released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), President Aquino’s successor will only get a basic monthly pay of P160,924.

Magbanua said that unlike other officials who receive allowances that are, in some cases, five times their basic salary, the president does not get any additional compensation. However, his living expenses and other expenditures related to his job are borne by taxpayers.

The DBM released the salary schedule as part of the implementation of Executive Order No. 201, in which Aquino ordered a government-wide salary increase starting this year.

Former President Aquino issued the order to fulfill a promise to adjust pay scales in the bureaucracy. He had submitted to Congress a draft of the proposed Salary Standardization Law 4, which the 16th Congress has failed to pass.

Under the proposal, the president’s monthly salary would be increased to about P400,000 over four years starting this year. The fate of the proposed law now rests upon with the 17th Congress.

In his first state of the nation address (Sona) President Duterte has outlined his governance on the future of the nation as he promised to lead on a platform of eradicating criminality,

illegal drugs and corruption in government.

President Duterte has laid down his plans for the next six years as he vowed to uphold a clean leadership under his watch.

“I assure you, this will be a clean government,” the President said, adding, “we cannot move forward if we allow the past to pull us back. Finger pointing is not the way that is why I will not waste my precious time dwelling on the sins of the past,” He vowed to give this country a clean government.

“It will be so and it will be done.”

“I will suppress crime and take control of the drug situation which was really running wild in our country today. Make no mistake about it,” President Duterte said.

Part of his campaign promise was to raise the salaries of the police, the military and public school teachers. The incremental increase in the salary of soldiers and policemen is reportedly now in effect.

The Crusade for Clean Government was organized to rally behind President Duterte’s clarion call to rid the government with scalawags and corrupt civil servants, Magbanua added.

Job-skills mismatch must end now, says Villanueva “HINDI po trabaho ang kulang, ang kulang ay mga graduates na swak sa trabaho.”

On Wednesday, Senator Joel Villanueva has made a strong stance against the state of job-skills mismatch in the country.

In his first privilege speech, the senator said that mismatch is strongly felt in certain sectors such as manufacturing, electronics and semiconductor and tourism. These are the sectors which are key employment generators based on the Philippine Development Plan.

According to a DOLE report, out of the 4,239,392 domestic and international job vacancies offered in job fairs nationwide in 2014 and

2015, only 391,088 among 1,286,073 applicants were hired on the spot.

Citing the said situation, the senator emphasized that the problem is not the lack of jobs but the mismatch between workers’ skills and labor market requirements that is being felt in many parts of the world.

In the Philippines, jobskills mismatch is one of the causes of youth unemployment. Recent surveys reveal that Filipino youth suffers the highest rate of unemployment among age groups. The International Labor Organization estimates that unemployment rate among Filipino youth aged 15-24 averaged at 16.5% from 2010 to 2015.

The situation prompted

the senator to file Senate Resolution No. 129 directing the Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development to review the state of job-skills mismatch in the country.

Among his recommendations to resolve the issue are the 1) partnering with industry associations; (2) strengthening our enterprise-based training; (3) expanding our technical vocational education and training; and (4) institutionalizing the Philippine Qualifications Framework or PQF. “If our people have relevant skills: they will have more choices; they will be right for the job; the pursuit of happiness can be real for

this issue to Aguirre, so he can finally act on this request which has been pending at the DOJ central office for quite some time now.

He said in Northern Mindanao alone the regional prosecution office (RPO-10) needs at least 62 from page A1 prosecutors. of prosecutors at the local Umpa said the RPO-10 level, said Regional Prosecu- should have 150 prosecutor Jaime Umpa. tors under its roster, but Umpa said they will raise there are only 88 who are

working in the field.

He said the RPO-10 has about 44 percent vacancies that must be filled up right away to address the backlog of cases.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) needs at least 2,000 prosecutors nationwide, he said.

He said the applications had already been submitted during the previous administration, but he expects that

with the new DOJ leadership under Aguirre, there will be no more delays in the appointment of more prosecutors.

Other important concern the prosecutors in the region want to convey to Aguirre is the construction of a Hall of Justice building that will house the regional, provincial, and city prosecution offices, and other line agencies.

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them. Sama-sama po tayo sa paglikha ng mga batas para tuldukan na ang job-skills mismatch sa bansa at palawakin ang choices ng mga manggagawang Pilipino,” Villanueva concluded.

At present the prosecutors are holding office in different locations including the City Tourism Hall and a rented private residence in Barangay Carmen where the RPO-10 is based.

It can be recalled that the Hall of Justice along Hayes Street was gutted by fire early last year, prompting the courts and the prosecution service to set up an office elsewhere.

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get the national government to address an instance of corruption in government agencies in the electric power industry, specifically corruption in the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and in the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM), under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III. The people of Mindanao are going to prove to President Duterte that it was corruption in the two government agencies that resulted in the increase of the rates of the Mt. Apo Geothermal Power Plant from the duly approved rate of 2.87 pesos per kilowatthour to an illegal rate of 5.18 pesos per kWh. The illegal increase in rates would bring exorbitant profits to the PSALM and

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its private-sector GENCO partner in the amount of 17 billion pesos over a period of ten years from April 2015 when the illegal rates took effect. Every centavo of the obscene profits of PSALM and partner will come from the pockets of consumers of electricity in Mindanao.

The accusation against the ERC and the PSALM that will be submitted to President Duterte in the form of a resolution that

On war and peace The Striker

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normal in a regular weekday.

000 South Korea has threatened to blow up the North as tension is heightened by the latter’s 5th test of nuclear weapon.

North Korea, which has become isolated because of its behavior of threatening neighbors and even the United States of America is notorious for killing some of its military officers for minor violations. Even China, its close ally was not happy about the test of nuclear

000 The British sniper who shot dead a terrorist from a distance of one mile should be decorated for an extraordinary skill in marksmanship. In my ROTC days I was also declared a marksman and definitely I know what a 12:00 o’clock, 3:00 o’clock, 600 o’clock and 9:00 o’clock shots are all about. I bow my head to the sniper for being accurate in shooting a terrorist.

000 I really don’t know the veracity or truth that President Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte is inviting Russian troops to fight the rebels in Jolo.

Days ago, he was also quoted as saying he will hire the services of Nepalese soldiers for the same reasons.

Something must be wrong somewhere, but for one thing our own soldiers are capable of annihilating the enemies in Jolo. We need to give them enough time to

to read the same admonition in the buses of Davao City, and to ask his own father what they meant when he was also younger.

Otherwise, if he did, I am sure he would have realized the importance of the words “less talk, more precaution”---which meant, of course, that if one talked less, he would have lesser mistakes. This would have enabled him to avoid the many embarrassment he is suffering from right now, from the clearly inappropriate words he had been uttering on very important local and international issues.

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dent’s words appeared inappropriate. Take the case of his statement that US soldiers had to move out of Mindanao because they are “high value targets of terrorists”. No sooner had the ink dried on the news reports about what Duterte said when his own defense secretary, Delfin Lorenzana, refuted him, in the presence yet of lawmakers from the House of Representatives.

Defending the 2017 P178.2 billion budget of the Department of National Defense on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, Lorenzana said the fears of Duterte about US servicemen being subjected to reprisals from Muslims---on account of supposed atrocities of US troops in the 1900s yet---is

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will be passed by the people of Mindanao during an energy summit that will be held before the end of the year 2016. The main points of the resolution will be as follows: 1. Whereas the ERC and the PSALM connived to increase the rates of the Mt. Apo Geothermal Power Plant from 2.87 pesos per kilowatt-hour to 5.18 pesos per kWh; 2. Whereas the increase in the rate was done by ERC arbitrarily, unjustly and unfairly; 3. Whereas the illegal increase in the rate of the Mt. Apo GPP has resulted in the amount of 2.20 billion pesos being extorted from Mindanao power consumers from April 1915 to August 1916, and the extortion would continue unless the See tauli, page A7

penetrate the terrain that is certainly exclusive to the enemies who are from there. Hiring mercenaries are just a huge expense for our country.

I am just astonished why so few ever have the guts to criticize the regime of Duterte. He has not done anything yet except the mass murder happening in our midst on suspicion of illegal drug use.

His prime enemy, Sen. Leila De Lima is there laughing and attending senate sessions, the mayor of Albuera and a lot others are back in their posts after making explanation in Camp Crame. I am anticipating something big to happen in the country that would alleviate the living conditions of our people.

Well, the “Drug pusher ako, huwag tularan” printed on cardboards on the victims of killing are still going on and counting. I am See emata, page A7

Digong and Jephthah: curses from careless words

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered…”

(Proverbs 17:27, the Holy Bible).

-ooo“LESS TALK, MORE PRECAUTION”: When I was ages younger and the only way to travel to Manila from my hometown in Ramos, Tarlac was by bus, I often read, from the back of the seats of the buses I rode, the words “less talk, more precaution”.

I had asked my father, the late Melanio P. Mauricio Sr., what those words meant, and he patiently explained them to me then. Now, I am wondering if President Duterte never had a chance

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not in the realm of probabilities.

Lorenzana pointed out that US forces in Mindanao are fully equipped to protect themselves from bandit groups. The secretary did not say it but the clear imSee batas, page A7

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Friday, September 16, 2016

Du30, peace process, and the Moro struggle

By Julkipli Wadi

QUEZON City--The rise of President Du30 is expected to open a new chapter in Mindanao peace process especially with the Administration’s proposal of federalism and Charter change. As envisioned, said proposals would provide the basis, framework, and parameters of any future political entity for the Bangsamoro as the country’s Fundamental Law will be rewritten in case it pushes through.

Displaying political will and leadership very early in his term while exerting influence in major political and military institutions of the country, the President is basking, at least initially, with high people’s support showing Du30’s ascendancy to realize a peace vision.

Narrative of tragedies However, as the Bangsamoro peace process has long become a “narrative of tragedies” where the beginning of the term of certain administration often starts with so high a promise of peace only to deteriorate at the middle or end of its term, question is raised as to what makes the Du30 presidency exceptional that it would not succumb to the same tragedy or be exempted from the travail with what I used to refer as “sysyphean ordeal” of the Moro struggle.

Whereas there are peace agreements (e.g., Tripoli Agreement, Final Peace Agreement, Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro) that the government had signed with Moro fronts that could serve as template even partially in the formation of envisioned political structure for the Bangsamoro, their full use however hinges on the progress of federalism debate that is obviously still too inchoate as of date – that is, unless self-determination through total independence of the Muslim South from the Philippines is not relentlessly pursued by new and more spirited Moro collectives.

With the country’s lack of experience on federalism, concern is also raised how its purported promise would result in developing the country’s political system rather than further entrenching political dynasty and patronage in traditional area like Muslim Mindanao. Equally critical is how the Du30 government would have to deal with major Moro fronts and make them converge on common peace agenda and how to engage other militant groups that are increasingly becoming more problematic while posing an even more serious challenge and make them cohere, if possible, with Du30’s vision of peace and political restructuring.

Yet, as the malaise of mere political restructuring via tiermaking and tier-changing in Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago has simply resorted to numerous “failed political experiments,” question is raised whether Du30’s vision of federalism, which is, in a sense, another “experimental tier” would still be a viable option given the increasing ember of Moro struggle for self-determination, freedom, and independence. It is thus a question how Du30 would be able to break the malaise and doze off Moro separatist struggle with his vision of peace and federalism.

Du30’s unconventionality Undoubtedly, people are now beginning to understand who Du30 is since throwing himself into limelight last year.

They know that, unlike other politicians, Digong has his own mind, his own tack.

For lack of better term, we refer to such unique view on things by the President as part of “Digong’s unconventionality” – the source of his distinct take on a lot of issues, its rationality and unique context including consistency and contradiction with traditional paradigm of Philippine politics wherein instances of which often look or sound like “shock and awe” in both domestic issues and foreign relation.

Apart from his cussing and his tirade against US President Barrack Obama while raising to the world the massacre of 600 Tausug at Bud Dajo in Jolo in 1906 (as we will discuss it in a separate piece), forget the now generally accepted Du30’s “maong tagalog” and its rolled up long sleeve with Du30’s trademark of chewing gum while delivering speech. These are just small part of Digong’s “unconventionality.”

What we specifically meant by “unconventionality” is Du30’s independent way in looking at things and his personal approach in addressing issue or problem with the end, in Digong’s view, to optimize benefit as he tries to find more choices and other creative solutions to make the over-all gain of his plan part of broader goals of national development.

With less than a month in office, Digong’s “unconventionality” seems to work well. In recent survey, 92% of Filipinos trust Du30, although we don’t know how long he could sustain such high regard from Filipino public beyond the so-called honeymoon period of his presidency. However, while President Du30 may have high support given his rise as a populist president, it is not impossible that his too independent view on some critical issues could run counter with traditional policy orientation

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of the country. It is with much certainty that such a clash between Du30’s “unconventionality” with Philippine policy “convention” would inevitably create more stirs in various issues in the country.

As the saying goes “the best (or worst?) is yet to come.”

We don’t know, too, how much patience the so-called “Du30’s unconventionality” has while still basking with strategic ambition and creativity and still far from what President Digong would often refer to as “reckoning.” Reckoning means Du30’s patience has limits.

In this regard, it is interesting to know if his “reckoning” has the same domestic and foreign policy latitude, say, if Du30’s patience in dealing with China is the same with his patience on local threat groups like the Abu Sayyaf and others. Or, if both threats could be dealt with sustained “strategic creativity.”

In this series, let us highlight Du30’s unconventionality on such issues like federalism, peace process, Bangsamoro, Misuari, and the Abu Sayyaf.

First, we are interested to underscore Du30’s federalism project with backdrop of the Bangsamoro both as an encapsulated history of a people struggling for selfdetermination that have embraced a generally protracted peace process; and, as a recently staled project of Pnoy Administration and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and how Du30 views and tries to remedy them as he squares off particularly the soon-to-be converged Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) and Final Peace Agreement (FPA) with State interest together with Du30’s advocacy on federalism and Mindanawon.

Given the continuing debate on federalism, this point cannot be fully underscored yet; it can only be discussed continuously as it is contingent with the progress of federalism issue as well as the peace process.

Second, we want to know why, despite Misuari as a fugitive and facing rebellion charges while practically secluded in the Sulu hinterlands, Du30 is egging to meet Nur in his MNLF camp even planning to allow him to roam around Mindanao once again to consult his Moro National Liberation Front’s (MNLF) supporters like the way President Corazon Aquino and President Fidel Ramos did in mid ‘80s and ‘90s. While it appears that such

proposed meeting is simply the urging of two friends – one a “rebel” at heart; the other a rebel in praxis – yearning to see each other, per Digong’s “unconventionality,” there seems to be more beyond it.

What is that “beyond” really is beginning to baffle some people. Despite his repeated remarks that he would talk with Misuari, yet when he visited the AFP troops in Jolo weeks ago, his meeting with Nur was aborted. Despite this, Du30 continues to insist that Nur should be on board of the peace process as he views him as the only Moro leader with stature and influence. This gives an aura of importance on Nur

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to the chagrin of other Moro leaders who have to even compete hard with other so-called leaders – pseudo or otherwise – to get an appointment with the president.

Moreover, while Du30 must be aware of strategic lapses in the conduct of past peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that had strong consequence in the MNLF’s disagreement with the Aquino government due to heavy reliance on Malaysia’s facilitation that led into Sabah standoff and Zamboanga siege few years ago, question is raised why the seeming continuation of Aquino’s approach with the same Malaysia playing preponderant role in the peace

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IN RE:PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES EDGAR V. CATALBAS AND JESSICA ARILA-CATALBAS,

CIVIL CASE NO.2016-066

EDGAR V. CATALBAS AND JESSICA ARILA-CATALBAS, 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 Islamic Law on October 5, 2015 at Dumaguete City , they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their residents at Iligan City respectively..

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated from each other,they decided to separate live physically in bed and board thereby, executed Memorandum of 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, severing their marriage bond on October 5, 2015, 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 October 7, 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 2nd day of September, 2016.

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process. This point is raised since before his inauguration, Du30 responded positively his support on the Sabah claim.

Question is raised too whether the above antecedents are already ominous in the finalization of the crack of the Bangsamoro into mainland Mindanao-based and those based in Western Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago as conceived by President Du30.

Moreover, last month’s promise to hold a Moro convention possibly among Moro fronts and their leaders failed to happen.

From Digong’s perspective, in a sense, the president could not be blamed for proposing the formal break-up of the

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Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City PETITION FOR CONFIRMATION, APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF DIVORCE BY VIRTUE OF AN AGREEMENT (MUBARA’AT) MUTUAL REEING BETWEEN SPS. ALFREDO (IBRAHIM) RAYON DESCALLAR AND MERLINDA (MARIAM) G. DIGAL, ALFREDO (IBRAHIM)RAYON DESCALLAR,

Versus PHILIPPINES STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA) AND LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF DUMAGUETE CITY, NEGROS

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 October 19, 1991 at Valencia, Bukidnon , 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 the Ditucalan, Iligan City and Bagong Valencia, Bukidnon respectively..

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated from each other for more than twenty two (22) years already,they decided to separate live physically in bed and board thereby, executed Memorandum of 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, severing their marriage bond on October 19, 1991, 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 September 29, 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 30th day of August, 2016.

MDN: Sept. 2, 9 & 16 2016

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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Bangsamoro since the disunity of its constituent parts particularly the Moro fronts is more apparent than their unity. From Moro strategic perspective and in consonance with Moro’s concept of “national power,” any future arrangement of polity in the Bangsamoro must take into account the “unity” amongst their people and their territories.

It is interesting to know the take of Moro fronts and other stakeholders on such proposal of a divided Bangsamoro per dictate possibly of some territorial nuancing identified with Mindanawon proponents of federalism.

Third, we want to find some hints why despite Du30, in his eid l-fitr speech in Davao, expressing that the Abu Sayyaf is not a criminal group; yet, after few visits to military camps in Mindanao, Basilan, and Sulu with spate of kidnappings

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and beheadings in the area notwithstanding the recent US$32-million assistance of the United States to the Philippines, Digong shifted his policy and poured in more than 10,000 AFP forces to Sulu and Basilan to fight a ragtag band of Abu Sayyaf. Question is raised whether such massive display of forces could intimidate the ASG given its resilience and tenacity without creating backlash like the Davao bombing few days ago.

Yet, with still remaining American forces in Mindanao primarily in Zamboanga City that were supposedly stationed to help the country in its fight against terrorism, question is raised also why Du30 would like to kick them out from the area and how realistic such a scenario notwithstanding the implications in the souring of relation between two historic allies. Arguably, this version of Du30’s unconventionality relative to the United States requires much nuancing and

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will be treated too in a separate piece.

Fourth, focus will be emphasized on the nuance of Du30’s proposed federalism and its interplay with Bangsamoro Basic Law, Final Peace Agreement, and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the prospective peace talks and peace strategy with Moro fronts including the strategic necessity in reaching out to other groups.

Finally, we want to anticipate how these aforementioned issues cohere with the overall peace policy and strategy of the Du30 presidency under the frame of federalism project, as we note, too, some internal and external dynamics, their politics, challenges, and prospects of Moro struggle. (To be continued.)

[Part of this series has been presented during the 8th State of the Presidency forum organized by the Center for People Empowerment in Governance held at the Assembly Hall, NCPAG, UP Diliman, on 28 July 2016. Most parts are continuing analysis of the author on the subject.

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of MindaNews. Julkipli Wadi is Professor of Islamic Studies, University of the Philippines.]

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local officials know what to do in these cases, so contained naman siya (referring to meningococcemia),” Dr. Ubial said in a press briefing.

Health experts say meningococcemia is an infection caused by the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria. This is the same type of bacteria that can cause meningitis.

When the bacteria infect the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, it’s called meningitis. When the infection remains in the blood but doesn’t infect the brain or spinal cord, it’s called meningococcemia.

Ubial said that control of the disease is faster and easier when detected early.

She reminded it is important that the immune system is strong enough to fight the infection.

She said that usually, it

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can occur in children and rarely in adults because they already have exposure to the infection and already developed antibodies against it.

The Health chief said that the fatality of meningococcemia is 50 percent, though it is not very common in the country or coring sporadically.

She added that not all cases of meningococcemia can lead to death.

“It is an infection which is transmitted through droplet infection, ‘yung nasa ubo o pagbahin, that is why it’s very important talaga itong cough hygiene, tatakpan talaga ang bibig at ilong kung umuubo,” she explained.

DOH Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Dr. Eric Tayag said it is important that parents or companions of children bring them to the hospital once the signs and symptoms of meningococcemia start to appear.

Among the signs are fever, vomiting, rashes which are red or purple spots.

Dr. Tayag said the antibiotics given to those who have been exposed to the said children (close household contacts) is being done so that in case the virus is present in them, their conditions can be managed and controlled.

He added that the doctors who attended to the patients were also administered with prophylaxis.

“Yung mga namatay na bata ay classic case of meningoccemia, nagkaroon ng fever, appearance of rash na parang bugbog o pasa.

Nakakahawa yun, if you are very close sa patient o kaya ikaw ay doctor or nurse, nag-suction ka dun.

That is why kailangang mag-ingat, dapat may mask ka,” he said.

In terms of maintaining strong immune system, he advised people to sleep early, eat fruits and vegetables, don’t engage in stressful situations and avoid vices such as smoking among adults. (PNA)

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illegal rate is restored to the duly approved rate of 2.87 pesos per kWh; 4. Whereas the PSALM unilaterally cancelled the contracts of electric cooperatives, investor-owned distribution utilities, and industrial customers of the PSALM in Mindanao that allocated to the customers the entire generation of the Mt. Apo GPP at a rate of 2.87 pesos per kWh; 5. Whereas the PSALM and its partner GENCO coerced a number of electric cooperatives in Mindanao to contract for the entire generation of the Mt. Apo GPP at a price of 5.18 pesos per kWh; Now, therefore, be it resolved to petition President Rodrigo Duterte as follows: 1. Order the ERC to restore the rate of the generation of the Mt. Apo GPP to the duly approved rate of 2.87 pesos per kWh, effective from the date when the rate was illegally increased to 5.18 pesos per kWh; 2. Order the PSALM and its partner GENCO to refund the entire amount that they extorted from consumers through the illegal rate increase; 3 Order the PSALM to restore the power purchase contracts with its Mindanao customers that it unilaterally cancelled in April 2015; 4. Order investigations to be carried out to: (a) identify the persons in the ERC who were responsible for the illegal increase in the rate of the Mt. Apo GPP, (b) identify the persons in the PSALM who were responsible for perpetrating the Mt. Apo scam by perverting the Independent Power Producers Administration (IPPA) process, and (c) identify the persons in the PSALM who were responsible for the illegal cancellation of power purchase agreements for the generation of the Mt. Apo GPP; and 5. Order the identified culprits in the PSALM and the ERC to submit their resignations, to be followed up by an order to the Ombudsman to file the appropriate charges against those who do not resign.

This is being sent to those who are concerned about the electric power industry in Mindanao as an example of the type of resolutions that they could formulate to be taken up during the Mindanao Energy Summit of 2016. This is being sent also to people in government so that they could advice the ERC and the PSALM to send representatives to defend them against the accusations that will be brought against them during the Summit. It would be better, though, if the present heads of these government agencies would act to correct the errors of their predecessors before notice of the anomalies gets to President Duterte.

Prior to the meeting of civil society leaders yesterday, the Mindanao Coalition

of Power Consumers was about to file a petition with the ERC to roll back the illegally approved increase in the rates of the Mt. Apo GPP. With our expectation that the ERC would not reverse its decision on the rate of Mt. Apo, we were preparing to go to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court to contest the ERC decision against the rate rollback. Thus, this would be a bloody process that could take many years to resolve.

And yet this is a clear-cut case: Money is being stolen from power consumers because the PSALM violated its own rules in carrying out its mandate to privatize the assets of the National Power Corporation, and because the ERC, which was established to protect the interests of electric power consumers, has been captured and corrupted by the corporations it is supposed to regulate.

An important thing we learned at the civil society meeting with DOE officials is that we could take an alternate, more effective, route in order to correct the anomalies in the Mindanao electric power industry. This is by bringing the voice of Mindanaoans directly to President Duterte. We will do that through the Mindanao Energy Summit. ****** (Engr. David A. Tauli is the president of the Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers)

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import of his statements was that, there was no basis for Duterte’s claims. The question of course is, where did Duterte base his fears about US soldiers being targets of terrorists if his own defense chief is saying there are no such threats?

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his outbursts from now on.

It is better to be circumspect at all times because words, after they are uttered, can no longer be taken back nor retracted. What is worse is that the fate of Jephthah may yet befall him if he continues to be reckless with his words.

Who is Jephthah? He was a warrior, the illegitimate son of an old Israelite who was thrown out by the legitimate children of his father. When Israel was being attacked, the elders sought Jephthah and made him the commander of their army. Before he faced the attackers, he publicly vowed that, if God would allow him to defeat the enemies, he would burn anything---or anyone---who will come out of his house while he was returning from battle.

Jephthah won the battle for his country. Yet, he lost just the same because, as he was returning, his only daughter---an only child of his, in fact---was the one who got out first from his house. He wailed and cried, for he loved his daughter very much. The daughter however understood his vow, and agreed to be burned by him. Indeed, “less talk, more precaution”.

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bombers in the skies of South Korea to show its strength of the North Korea regime on the same reason relative to the test fire of nuclear weapons. According to the Seoul government in South Korea, the north is preparing for another test fire anytime soon.

000 I am so sad about the demise of a colleague in the media, Chris Kabasares.

Chris was a fearless writer and defender of press freedom. He lived in San Francisco. His wife is Nora Varquez of Balingasag, Misamis Oriental and daughter of then Mayor Manuel Varquez of the town. My sincere condolence to the family.

Farewell my friend. (Bennex News Service)

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the religious groups are quiet about it but very angry already as it violates openly one of the ten Commandments of God “thou shalt not kill.”

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In a news article posted on its website on Wednesday, the ERC said it acted on Buseco’s petition filed on September 9 to stop the disconnection.

“The ERC acted with dispatch on the petition of Buseco for the issuance of a cease and desist order against BSTC to avert any negative socioeconomic impact that will be caused by the suspension of Buseco’s electric service,” the article quoted ERC Chairman and CEO Jose Vicente B. Salazar as saying.

“Considering that such disconnection will cause serious and irreparable damage to the consumers, the Commission directed the parties to observe the status quo prevailing before the issuance of the notice of disconnection and refrain from the intended disconnection of Buseco’s facilities,” Salazar added.

But ERC ordered Buseco to pay at least 10 percent of its outstanding balance pending the hearing and disposition of the case.

Buseco said in an advisory on Thursday last week that it could not pay the amount demanded by BSTC without approval from ERC. It added the demand for payment has no legal basis as the contract between Buseco and BSTC had expired on

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In radio interviews last week, BSTC countered it has continued servicing Buseco even without a contract.

The shutdown would have affected Malaybalay, the towns of Lantapan, Cabanglasan, Impasugong, Sumilao, Manolo Fortich, Malitbog, Libona, Baungon and Talakag, and Barangay Lilingayon of Valencia City.

In 2010, ERC approved the sale of the 69kv sub-transmission system in Bukidnon from the Transmission Corporation to BSTC, a consortium formed

by Buseco and First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative (Fibeco), in line with the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.

BSTC is only servicing Bukidnon’s two electric cooperatives. (H. Marcos C. Mordeno / MindaNews)

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however, Dela Rosa believes that the police will be successful in the end because of the continuing public support.

“Nakikita naman kasi natin na ang taong bayan is behind us. Iilan lang itong nagkri-criticize pero most of the people are behind us. I’ve been travelling around the Philippines and I can feel the public approval of what we are doing. So we will continue,” he said. (PNA)

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On the demand side, Dela Rosa said the reduction is even drastic due to large number of drug addicts and pushers who turned themselves in to authorities.

A lot of them promised to stop using drugs and go into rehabilitation, although there are a limited number of rehabilitation centers in the country, he told reporters.

Dela Rosa said this is a proof of the success of the government’s campaign against illegal drugs, disproving the theory that a war on drugs is unwinnable, as stated in an open letter of The Global Commission on Drug Policy addressed to President Rodrigo Duterte.

In light of this, Dela Rosa challenged foreign critics of the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs to come to the Philippines so they can personally ask ordinary Filipinos about the positive effects of the government campaign.

Dela Rosa expressed dismay that in spite of the sacrifices of policemen who risk their lives to keep communities safe, some groups apparently want to discourage them by saying the war on drugs is not winnable.

Despite the criticisms,

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She was rushed by her colleagues to the Madonna Hospital but expired by 10 a.m. from three stab wounds.

The suspect fled after the incident but surrendered to authorities on the afternoon of the same day.

DepEd said the school principal immediately sought authorities’ aid to investigate the incident.

Needs of the victim’s three children were also attended to and additional security were deployed in the school.

“A stress debriefing to the students who witnessed the incidence was also conducted,” the statement said .

With this incident, the Education department called on all stakeholders to help ensure that children grow emotionally, mentally and socially-adjusted and apt.

Briones said she was “deeply saddened and disturbed that an incident such as this happened in a place of learning.”

“The Department values the welfare and lives of all learners and employees and strives for a harmonious relationship among all members of the school community,” she said.

The DepEd chief said ensuring the safely of schools should be a collective responsibility of the schools, law enforcement agencies, local governments, communicates and DepEd. “Perhaps it is also high time that the mental health needs of both our teachers and students are given attention,” she adds. (PNA)

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NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To extend the validity of certificate public convenience to operate PUJ DUAL service on the line;Puerto to Balingoan and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 7, 2016, 2;00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, OIC - Regional Director LTFRB –Region 10, this 15th day of September, 2016.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate AIRCON TAXI service on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 3, 2016, 11;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO,OICRegional Director, LTFRB 10 this 15th day of September, 2016.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for Approval of Amendment of route to operate PUJ service Along the line;Cagayan de Oro City to Libona via Camp Philips, Bukidnon and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on September 23, 2016, 11;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GUROM OIC –Regional Director, LTFRB –Region 10, this 13TH day of September, 2016.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service along the line;Puerto/ Balingoan and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on September 29, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, OIC –Regional Director, Chieft Transportation Development Officer, LTFRB –Region 10, this 13th day of September, 2016.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Cogon Market to Bugo/Puerto and vice versa with the use of one(1)units.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on September 29, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, OICRegional Director, LTFRB Region 10 this 14th day of September, 2016.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MDN: Sept 16, 2016

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MDN: Sept 16, 2016

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MDN: Sept 16, 2016

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MDN: Sept 16, 2016

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer MDN: Sept 16, 2016

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Friday, September 16, 2016

ORO CHAMBER

and

Participating Organizations:

Present the Business Seminar :

EMPOWERING the

PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING for SMEs

at Rosario Pavillon, Limketkai, Cagayan de Oro City - September 24, 2016 - 1:30 PM PRESENTOR :- VETERANS BANK

HOST : BUSINESSWEEK MINDANAO & ORO CHAMBER PARTICIPANTS: - EAGLES Members Oro Chamber Members PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING for SMEs TOPICS: Part 1- Setting up Financial Goals •Money Personality Test •Overcoming obstacles to Financial Security •Steps in creating effective financial goals Part 2- Measuring your Personal Financial Health •Steps in preparing your Personal Cash Flow Statement •Steps in preparing your Personal Cash Flow Statement •Formula of the Rich

Lions Members

SOPI Members

Rotary Club

Guests

o How much should you pay yourself? o How much is your business worth? o How Business Insurance can protect your business o Symptoms of a failing business o How to raise funds for expansion •Investrepreneurship o How Stock Market works o Common Misconceptions about Stock Market Investing o How to Profit from the Stock Market o Rules in Investing o Investment Strategies

Part 3- Effective Budgeting and Debt Management •How to create an effective budget/spending plan that works •Leveraging Debt: Good Debt vs. Bad Debt •How Manage Personal Debt

Part 7- Philippine Economic Outlook Q and A

Part 4- Building your Personal Financial Safety Nets •How to compute for Emergency Fund •Reasons why Life and Health insurances are a MUST •Computing for the right insurance coverage

Jesijohn “Jesi” Bondoc, RFP® is a current Director of My Wealth MD and Partners, Inc., an investment consultancy firm. He is a Registered Financial Planner and Certified Investment Solicitor. Has more than 10 years experience in the financial services industry

Part 5- Building your own nest egg for Retirement •Current situation of Filipino retirees •Retirement mistakes to avoid •How to compute and save for retirement needs Part 6- Growing your money wisely •Where to invest? o Business o Real Estate o Paper Assets/Stocks •Must Knows for Entrepreneurs o Accounting 101 and Useful Financial Ratios o How to manage cash flow

SPEAKER PROFILE - MR. JESI BONDOC

Jesi writes in MoneySense Magazine and Business Mirror on topics covering personal finance and investments. He has conducted multiple personal finance and investment seminars to various companies and associations in the Philippines that includes Prulife UK, AXA, Smart Communications, PLDT, Aspac International, Instone Philippines Inc, Ateneo Graduate School, De La Salle University, DHL and more.

Jesi regularly appears as a financial expert on ANC channel’s TV show “On the Money.” He is a BS Accountancy graduate with more than 10 years experience in the financial services industry.