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School, brgy leaders gather for climate change advocacy

By MARY MAE ABELLON

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IPOLOG City–– The Zamboanga del Norte National High School (ZNNHS) students, teachers and guidance counselors including barangay officials of Turno accepted the call for heightened climate change advocacy campaign in a forum conducted recently by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA).

See FULL STORY, page A6

Another Oro cop in ‘drug buy bust’

By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Barely two weeks after agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) collared a policewoman for alleged drug trafficking, another police officer fell into the drug net, the PDEA said on Tuesday.

PDEA Regional Director, Emerson L. Margate, identified the police officer as PO1 Darwin Maputi, 35, of Indahag, Cagayan De Oro City along with another suspect identified as Arsad Ayunan, of Marawi City.

Margate said that the PDEA operatives nabbed the suspects during a “buy-bust” operation in a downtown barangay in Cagayan De Oro City last Sunday afternoon.

Recovered from the suspects was one gram of dried marijuana leaves and about 5 grams of white substance believed to be “Shabu” (Methampethamine Hydrochloride) with an estimated street value amounting to P 40,000.

The operatives also recovered one unit 9 mm “Berreta” pistol with inserted magazine, assorted cell phones, cash amount of P 1,000.00 and assorted See drug, page A7

Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez explains the core principles of the Centrist Democratic Party of the Philippines (CDP) during a recent Basic Orientation Seminar in Baler, Aurora. The CDP is entering into a Centrist Democratic Alliance with the Senator Edgardo Angara led Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) which is why the CDP held an orientation for members of the LDP. Photo courtesy of Ken Dischaves

MisOr inmates now sell Christmas decors MISAMIS ORIENTAL – Inmates at the provincial jail in Mismais Oriental have started selling Christmas decors at the provincial jail here, Jail Warden Dominador Tagarda said on Tuesday.

Tagarda said that the Christmas décors also in-

clude lanterns which are sold at a very minimal price at the provincial jail’s visitor’s lounge which is visible to the passersby.

He said that the selling of Christmas decors during the Yuletide Season is See DECORS, page A7

Massive land grabbing reported in SoCot town EMPLOYEES CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez invited Mr. Michael Angelo F. Lobrin (right photo) to speak before the employees of the Provincial Capitol during the weekly flag-raising ceremony at the Provincial Capitol Grounds which the Sangguniang Panlalawigan sponsored last 20 October 2014. Mr. Lobrin is a motivational speaker and book author who has given numerous talks on human development, leadership, ethics, church liturgy, spirituality, as well as on entrepreneurship financial literacy and relevant social issues. Vice Governor Pelaez invited Mr. Lobrin in order to boost the morale of the employees of the Province to strive harder for public service. photo supplied

GENERAL Santos City––Officials of Tantangan town in South Cotabato have raised alarm over the alleged massive land grabbing activities in two of its villages that is reportedly backed by an armed group.

Tantangan Mayor Benjamin Figueroa Jr. disclosed the problem on Tuesday as he sought the intervention of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) in resolving the matter, which already forced some residents to abandon their lands.

See grabbing, page A7

NUJP-Davao welcomes surrender of ex-governor THE National Union of Journalist in the Philippines (NUJP) Davao Chapter welcomed the surrender of former Davao del Sur governor Douglas Cagas who

will stand trial for murder charges in connection with the 2010 killing of journalist, Nestor Bedolido Sr. According to news reports, Cagas surrendered to

authorities at around 7:15 a.m. on Monday before the court could issue a warrant for his arrest.

This is, indeed, a positive development in the quest

for justice for our fellow journalist, Bedolido, said Jessie Casalda, chair of the NUJP Davao chapter.

Despite being identified implicated in Bedolido’s

murder, Cagas continue to maintain his innocence and he has his day in court to prove that he has nothing to do with the killing.

See welcomes, page A7

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Probe rights abuse cases, Duterte urges

By Earl Condeza

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AVA O C I T Y – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte told human rights groups here that he would urge the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to immediately investigate on the cases of rights violations which included the recent killing of Mandaya father and son in New Bataan, Compostela Valley.

Rights groups together with families and relatives of victims of militarization

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in the region had a dialogue with Duterte Friday. The mayor also acts as chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC).

Hanimay Suazo, secretary general of Karapatan, said that “militarization and righs abuses in the region are happening on an almost daily basis and we trust that Mayor Duterte, as the current chair of RPOC, could help the victims.”

During the dialogue, various cases of militarization in the region were shared by the victims and

their families including the harassment of paramilitary group Alamara in Kapalong, Davao del Norte last September; forced evacuation of Indigenous Peoples and red-tagging of pablo survivors in Baganga, Davao Oriental, and the killing of Bernardo Clarion, Sr. in barangay Talisay, Mandug, Davao City last Oct 1, 2014.

Duterte said that he would personally visit the areas to get the side of the military and to start the investigation.

He added that he will set another dialogue inviting all concerned parties including the different Infantry Divisions mentioned by the victims.

“If on ly t he admin [Aquino administration] pursued the peace process to the CPP-NDFP-NPA, these [human rights violations] will not happen,” Duterte said.

Meanwhile, Pastor Sarly Templado of Exodus for Justice and Peace presented to Duterte during the dialogue the request of support

for their peace education campaign to be launched in the city.

Templado explained that this would help in informing the public of the peace process between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

Templado said that the launching, to be held next month, will invite members of peace advocates and families of human rights victims from different provinces in the region.(davaotoday.com)

NPA casualties recovered in series of encounters

A total of three bodies and 11 high powered firearms were recovered by the Army’s 73 Infantry Battalion troops in a series of encounters the lawless armed group “NPA” in Malita, Davao del Sur, starting with a two skirmishes in the morning of October 11, and followed by a 45 minute clash on the afternoon of October 14.

A squad of 73rd IB soldiers led by Corporal Luis Lausan reportedly made their way to the hinterlands of Purok Kyawon of, Sitio Tabuducon, Brgy Kinangan, of Malita last Saturday on the responce of persistent reports from civilians of the presence of the armed

group. The group was also reported to extort from civilians, while others reported being ordered to run errands such as buying groceries.

The 73rd IB patrol encountered the lawless armed group in the vicinity of the sitio, first at around 8:30 in the morning, then was followed at around 10:30 am, yielding a dead body identified as an alias “Renz”, an M16 assault rifle, ammunition, and two backpacks.

Just three days after the two clashes, follow up operations led to another encounter between 73rd IB squad led by Corporal Oliver Ramirez and some

seventeen lawless armed elements in th vicinity of Sitio Tungcan, Barangay Kinangan, Malita, on October 14, in the afternoon, where two bodies were recovered and two were captured.

In addition, five M16 rifle, three AK 47, one M653 rifle, and one M14 rifle, Three Improvised Claymore mines, One fuze switch, Two rolls of detonating cord, One hand grenade, four bolos, assorted medicine, 14 backpacks containing personal belongings documents, 10 pairs rain boots, three cellular phones, and three bandoleers were seized The two killed were identified as Mark Bryle Garduque, alias Brian and

an alias Daniel (True name not identified). And the captured were identified as Ritchie C Abrenica alias Pedro and Marilyn A Magpatoc alias Tonyang. Mark Bryle Garduque alias Brian was said to be the groups’s platoon leader. Although the recovered bodies are the only certain NPA casualties, evidence in the encounter site and reports form civilians indicate there may be more.

In a statement Lt. Col. Patricio Ruben P. Amata, battalion commander of the 3rd Infantry Battalion, said, “The army, as expected, keeps the flame of selfless service with the warmth and fervor of the Bayanihan

Secure Me!

By Nena Navarro Buisa Teacher III Maramag Central Elementary School

Security in the school is a must see every now and then. Teachers and administrators see to it that the learning environment is a safe place for learning.

Maramag Central Elementary School is blessed to have been deployed with 2 watchmen who shall be tak-

ing care of the schools vicinity. These guards were paid by the local school board fund of the municipality of Maramag, Bukidnon.

MCES teaching staff and pupils are now assured of the safe and serene environment. Gracias to the stakeholders!

spirit. It has reached a level of efficiency and continues to form a strong united front against the enemies of the state.”

He also added, “We the Philippine Army is sincere in its offer of peace, we will ensure the personal safety of those who will choose to lay down their arms and peacefully return to their families and besides we are all Filipinos and killing its other will not solve the problems.

There is another way, let us talk peace and development for our people.”

Meanwhile Major General Eduardo M. Año, commander of the 10th Infantry Division under which the 73rd IB operates described the success as “A result of the continuing cooperation and bayanihan effort of the 73rd IB under Ltc. Amata, the provincial government under Gov Claude Bautista, and residents of Malita Davao del Sur. He explained, “The local populace continues to provide us credible information as they are already sick and tired of the NPA. Our troops have acted on time and have proven their worth as professional and skilled See casualties, page A7

FVR to lead ceremonial tee-off in the BIMP-EAGA golfest

By LITO T. DELOS REYES

DAVAO City - Former President Fidel V. Ramos will lead the ceremonial tee-off in the second BIMP-EAGA (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-the PhilippinesEast ASEAN Growth Area) & IMT-GT (Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand-Growth Triangle) Friendship Golf Tournament slated on October 24 at the all-weather Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club in Barangay MandugTigatto in Davao City.

“FVR has confirmed already,” said tournament chairman Reinz Jordan Yamyamin at the SCOOP Session media forum, which was also attended by David Yian and David dela Serna, finance head and logistics head, respectively, of the organizing JCI Davao.

Ramos will be joined by First District C ongressman Karlo Nograles and Phoenix Petroleum Phils. Inc. CEO Dennis Uy. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was also been invited to join.

“We’re expecting more than 200 players coming from five countries and local golfers,” said Yamyamin.

The categories are the Class A (0-9 handicap), Class B (10-15), Class C (16-21) and Class D (2227). The scoring system in the individual competition is Stableford. It will have a shotgun start at 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The 18-hole golf tournament is open to male and female amateur golfers both local and foreigner ages 18 years old and above.

Hole-in-one prizes at stake in all par 3s are one brand new Mitsubishi Mirage G4 car, a Skygo Wizard motorcycle, a 32-inch Samsung Led TV and two units Kawasaki CT100 motorcycles.

The golf event is part of the 2nd BIMP-EAGA & IMT-GT Trade Fair and Business Leader’s Conference set Oct. 2326 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang Premier in Davao City.

(PNA)

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Young officials took over Agsur Capitol

By CHRIS PANGANIBAN Caraga Regional Editor and dave suyao Contributor

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ATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur - Some 50 young leaders from all over the province took over the reign of the provincial government of Agusan del Sur Monday (October 20) to let them get the “feel” of effectively governing the provincial capitol.

The one day governance of young provincial leaders is mandated under Article 4, section 46 of Ordinance No. 16, series of 2002 of the Agusan del Sur Children’s Code which states that “every third Monday of October of every year as children’s day of governance/ administration”.

A female teener from Bayugan City named Princess Mae Rivera took over the seat of Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza as governor while Nino John Honteveros from Trento became the vice governor replacing Vice Gov. Santi Cane Jr. and presided the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session.

All other 15 members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan from District I and District II, including the chiefs of offices of all the departments and divisions in the provincial government were filled in by the young

officials with the real officials serving only as guides.

As main sponsor of the Monday flag raising ceremony held at the Naliyagan Cultural Center, the elected and appointed young provincial officials and chiefs of offices with all the participants of the two-day children’s congress held from October 18-19 were introduced to all who attended from the national and local government offices.

Cane who delivered the message of Gov. Plaza said the children in Agusan del Sur are very lucky to be given the chance to explore the world now occupied by the government leaders.

He added that since the year 2007 when the provincial government, thru a resolution that he passed, granted scholarship to poor but deserving students, all students who compete in the national and foreign competitions were also given resources and financial support by the government of Agusan del Sur. “That is why, we, the youths of Agusan del Sur, always do our bests when we compete abroad in order to bring the honor back to our province,” little Gov. Princess Mae Rivera said.

He said, this program of the provincial government will also help develop the potentials of the youths to

the fullest. Cane added this is one way children can gain self-confidence and with dignity in facing problems that they may encounter in the future. It will also help the youths in discovering where their strengths lie, and to encourage them to pursue those avenues.

Cane added that knowing that everyone has his strengths and weaknesses, this program would show that leadership is working to maximize the strengths and minimize the weaknesses.

“Children’s Governance will let the youths experience something new in dealing with different people with different personalities, while working together in order to achieve one common goal, and that is development. It helps the children realize how important they are in the society even as young as they are, and they can do positive changes that will help the community they live in. Above all, we believe that children are the key to change the world,” Vice Gov. Satiago Cane Jr. said.

After the flag raising ceremony and program, the youth leaders were guided to their respective assignments to execute and perform their duties and responsibilities according to the mandate of the office.

World Food Day ‘14: There is renewed hope, vigor in the countryside – Alcala

By PAT SAMONTE Caraga Regional Editor

BUTUAN City – Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala paid tribute to Filipino farmers and fishers who perform the huge task of feeding a population of 100 million and counting, as the Philippines joined the world in commemorating the annual World Food Day. In a media release, Mac Garcia of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Alcala, during the celebration at the Liwasang Aurora of Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City, re-affirmed the DA’s commitment to the long-term recovery of farming and fishing communities hit by typhoon Yolanda in central Philippines.

“Ang pagdiriwang na ito ay pasasalamat po natin sa pagkakaroon ng higit na kasapatan sa pagkain,” said Alcala, highlighting the attainment of 96 percent sufficiency in rice by end of 2013 from merely 82 percent in 2012.

He said closer cooperation between DA and

its stakeholders made this possible, with DA personnel exerting extra efforts to go down to the grassroots to deliver the needed interventions.

The DA chief said such favorable condition also encouraged additional and younger entrants into the agri-fishery sector as suggested by separate surveys of the National Statistics Office )NS0) and the DA-Philippine Rural Development Project. Both surveys point to a changing profile of a typical Filipino farmer, with the nearly-complete results of NSO’s Registry of Basic Sectors in Agriculture and DA-PRDP’s baseline survey showing 43 and 47-48 as the average of Filipino food producers, respectively.

“At ngayon po, nakikita sa ating pamayanan, may buhay po at kinabukasan sa agrikultura,” he pointed out.

But beyond meeting local requirements, he said Filipino food producers and entrepreneurs should aspire for more profitable markets abroad considering that the country has the resources to

become a “powerhouse” in global food exports.

He said DA, on its part, will sustain investments in the sector, not only to help Filipino food producers boost their production but also to produce commodities of increasingly good quality at lower costs, with absolute guarantee about its safety.

“Isaisip lang po natin na sa pagbibigay ng pagkain sa ating mga kababayan (at iba pang merkado) hindi lang po dapat sila busog, kundi kailangan din pong malusog,” stressed Alcala.

The DA Secretary also expressed appreciation to the department’s World Food Day co-organizer UN Food and Agriculture Organization for its timely assistance for typhoon Yolanda stricken farmers and fishers in Eastern Visayas and other Visayan regions.

He said FAO’s support which included replacement palay seeds, farming tools and other production inputs, helped 65 percent See alcala, page A7

Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON Provincial Capitol 8700 COMMITTEE ON AWARDS INVITATION TO BID THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF BUKIDNON WILL SELL THROUGH PUBLIC AUCTION ON OCTOBER 29 TO 30, 2014 @ 9:00 A.M. AT THE PROVINCIAL CAPITOL, MALAYBALAY CITY, THE FOLLOWING:

QUANTITY:

DESCRIPTIONS:

LOCATION:

FLOOR PRICE:

PEO COMPOUND

P215,320.91

1 unit ISUZU STAKETRUCK Plate No. SCH-346

PEO/WATERWORKS

P229,200.00

1 unit ISUZU MINI DUMPTRUCK Plate No. 7C-W-823

PEO COMPOUND

HEAVY EQUIPMENT & SERVICE VEHICLES & MOTORCYCLE/CONCRETE MIXER a.) 1 unit payloader b.)

c.)

P97,531.91

d.) 1 unit ISUZU BOOMTRUCK PEO WATERWORKS P524,069.15 Plate Number: SFP-210 e.)

f.)

1 unit ISUZU TROOPER Plate No. SFM-566

PEO COMPOUND

P24,720.00

1 unit TOYOTA PICK-UP Plate No. 18425

PEO COMPOUND

P26,000.00

g.) 1 unit KIA CERES Plate No. SDK-236

PEO-WATERWORKS

P10,000.00

h.) 7 units Service Ambulance

1.) I unit KIA ambulance Plate No. SFM-582

PEO COMPOUND P40,000.00

2.) 1 unit Mini Ambulance Plate No. SGB-989

P20,600.00

3.) 1 unit KIA Ambulance Plate No. SDK-259

P24,720.00

4.) 1 unit Ambulance Plate No. SGB-968

P24,720.00

5.) 1 unit Ambulance Plate No. SFM-529

P40,000.00

6.) 1 unit Ambulance Plate No. SJU-502

P24,720.00

7.) 1 unit Ambulance Plate No. SCH-914

i.) 2 units MOTORCYCLES- Service Vehicle PGSO BODEGA 1.) 1 unit Motorcycle Yamaha DT125

P24,720.00

2.) 1 unit Motorcycle KAWASAKI KE100

P2,800.00 P2,800.00

j.) 2 units CONCRETE MIXERS PEO/PGSO BODEGA 1.) 1 pc. Concrete mixer Drum only 2.) 1 set concrete mixer KUBOTA Brand

P960.00 P15,000.00

COMPRESSOR & GENERATOR k.) 1 unit COMPRESSOR ENGINE-Serviceable

PEO/WATERWORKS

P296,250.00

l.) 1 unit POWER GENERATOR-Cummins

PEO/WATERWORKS

P390,000.00

SCRAP COMPUTERS, SCRAP IRONS & JUNK TIRES & BATTERIES & VEHICLE PARTS m.) LOT A – Scrap office equipment and

other scraps

Estimated weight: 4,000 kilos

Price per lot shall be based on

Actual weighing.

PGSO BODEGA (P9.00 per kilo)

P36,000.00

n.) LOT B - Batteries

PGSO BODEGA

P73,200.00

o.) LOT C - Junk scrap iron

Estimated weight:4,500 kilos

Price per lot shall be based on

Actual weighing.

PGSO BODEGA (P12.00 per kilo)

P48,000.00

p.) LOT D - Vehicle parts and Hospital beds

Estimated weight: 7,500 kilos

Price per lot shall be based on

Actual weighing.

PGSO BODEGA (P9.00 per kilo)

P67,500.00

q.) LOT E - Tires PGSO BODEGA P44,800.00

TOTAL: P2,303,631.97 Each Bids must be accompanied with Bidder’s Bond either in Cash, Money Order, Manager’s/Cashier’s check equivalent to 10% of the offer, Refusal or failure of the winning bidder to accept the award price within (7) days from the receipt of the official Notice of the Award, the, Bidder’s bond posted shall be forfeited in favor of the Provincial Government.

Award shall be made to the highest bidder and must be paid in cash or Manager’s/Cashier’s check upon notice of award.

The Committee on Awards reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any defects therein, which is considered advantageous to the Provincial Government. Public Bidding of heavy equipment, service vehicles, motorcycles, concrete mixers, compressor and generator is ‘AS IS, WHERE IS” basis. Price per lot shall be based on actual weighing.

(Sgd.) ROGER G. GUILLERMO PG-Department Head, PGSO

(Sgd.) RICHEL R. OKIT Provincial Accountant

(Sgd.) ATTY. NESTOR E. CAJES, JR. Provincial Administrator

APPROVED:

(Sgd.) JOSE MA. R. ZUBIRI, JR.

Provincial Governor

MDN: Oct 22 & 24, 2014

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No to Emergency Powers, Use Brain Power instead to address energy problems Consumer group People Opposed to unwarranted Electricity Rates (POWER) has emphasized that granting Pres. Aquino emergency powers to address the projected thinning of power reserves during the summer months of 2015 has become unnecessary. What is needed they said, is brain power. Only the brilliant strategies can solve our power woes.

The Department of Energy has admitted that the much-hyped power shortage was actually just a deficit in the estimated net reserve equivalent to 21 and 31 megawatts on the first two weeks of April.

According to a representative of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) who was at the same hearing, this would translate to a possible 30-minute, once-a-week brownout for those

two weeks.

The government do not need to rent or buy additional power as data gathered by the Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC) reveal that 1,531 megawatts of additional generating capacity and 1,773 megawatts of saved electricity can be made available by summer of 2015.

If a shortfall in the reserve of 21 and 31 megawatts in a week is all that the government aims to fill, there is more than enough supply. Certainly there is no need to grant the President emergency powers to sign negotiated contracts worth P6-P10 billion for 300-500 megawatts, as proposed by Sec. Jericho Petilla.

We are glad that the Committee has realized this,” according to POWER Convenor and former

Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño.

POWER is correct that what the DOE should do now is sit down with the NGCP, ERC and various stakeholders to come up with an action plan to increase the power reserves for next year. What is needed here is brain power, not emergency powers., they added. Indeed it is.

In its position paper presented to the House Energy Committee yesterday, POWER proposed the following to address the projected thinning of reserves: 1) Ask the operators of Malampaya and Pagbilao 1 to postpone their maintenance shutdowns; 2) Require private power plants to deliver on their dependable capacities from March-May 2015 as stipulated in their contracts; 3)

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Ensure that government-owned plants particularly Malaya and CBK are able to run at their full capacities at that time; 4) Implement an aggressive energy saving and efficiency program for the same period; 5) Require privately-owned generating sets to run during periods of acute shortage to complement existing supply.

These options, if properly implemented during the critical months of March and May 2015, will be enough to produce that additional 300-500 MW of reserve power without the President having to invoke emergency powers to enter into expensive, negotiated contracts. Hopefully, this is reliable.

The DOE is urged to be assertive and creative in protecting the public interest.

To Differ in Opinion Driving in big cities like Manila is not a joke for beginners. It’s an ordeal, especially during heavy traffic hours. In Manila, I guess, it’s indeed 24/7. One must know where he is going, and which way one is taking. Otherwise, one will end up bumping a wall...

But driving a car in small villages where roads are simple is, for neophytes, an enjoyable one. No traffic, no traffic lights, no complicated ways or detours!

In the same way, rail roads can make drivers ill at ease when they are in big cities, like in the German Munich i.e., where railways or trams appear like a spider’s cobweb. They go to several directions. No wonder, accidents happened and are still happening.

In life we, too, have roads which leads us to several directions. To go to heaven, man’s eternal destiny, one can either choose the shortest road or make detours. Not so many perhaps fall by the way and end up in eternal

damnation.

There are some of us, Christians, who take the short-cut road to heaven. This is the road of suffering, of the actual practice of Christian virtues, of serving God and our neighbour.

Others take the circuitous road of easy life, thinking that at the end they still have time to amend themselves and lead a good life. This is risky, since no one, not even God Himself, can guarantee that an opportunity will be given at the eleventh hour.

Unfortunately, there are still others who prefer to take that opposite road which leads to eternal damnation. So they live, so they die! In John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress’, we read: “Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven!”

Homo, quo vadis?

Having a different opinion is not new. It’s a must. It should be a must! Where ever one stays, people differ in opinion, people disagree, even quarrel, and show

Have my say

Klaus Doring nonconformity.

Different opinions are there, when it comes to business. But, if foreign businessmen turn Filipinos to slaves in this country and/or abroad thru oppression, underpayment and inhuman treatment, then that is a simple atrocity. If Filipino businessmen adopt these behaviours because i.e. of their partnership with foreigners, then that is downright betrayal.

And, sad to say, there are really some foreigners, who come to the Philippines for a visit and extend their stay as tourist while being engaged in monkey business and even enslave Filipinos in their own land. Heaven forbid!

Of course, don’t get me wrong!

Generalization is dangerous and poisonous. The former Spanish colonizers have nothing to do with Spain and its people nowadays. Last week, during one of my several visits in the Bureau of Immigration in Davao City, I really felt ashamed to meet other countrymen or foreigners. By the way, one guy complained about the “extreme high BI-charges”. “I better should go back to my home country!” Yes, maybe this would have been better... . +++ You can email me: doringklaus@gmail.com. or follow me in Facebook or Twitter or visitwww. germanexpatinthephilippines. blogspot.com or www.klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot.com.

Daily Inspiration Watch Your Tongue

Juvy Sarraga

“Watch your tongue and keep your charged with emotions and choose mouth shut, and you will stay out words with different implications of trouble.” Proverbs 21:23 than we intended. When you get in this state do your best to stabilize Sometimes emotions can get the and then try to communicate emobest of us and cause us to say words tions when you can better watch we don’t truly mean. Or we are your tongue.

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Emano orders collection of P206m delinquent taxes Bukidnon • Camiguin • Lanao del Norte • Lanao del Sur • Misamis Occidental • Misamis Oriental

By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

MISAMIS Oriental––Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano on Tuesday has ordered the provincial treasurer to collect about P 206.5 million delinquent real property taxes in the province.

Emano has instructed the provincial treasurer to organize a 2-day conference with all municipal treasurers to map out measures to recover the province’s lost revenues.

“The province could have earned some P 87.7 million, representing our share of 35 percent of the

basic tax and 50 percent representing the Special E duc at ion Fund. This amount has the potential of several development projects for our people,” Emano said.

Emano said that the conference should outline concrete measures to unify the actions of the respec-

tive municipal treasurers in the enforcement of collection remedies provided by the Local Government Code.

“The treasurer’s office is the implementing agency tasked to send tax bills after delinquencies occur. This is why the said office must be more aggressive to col-

lect this tax,” Emano said.

It is expected that after the conference, the municipalities will start posting, publishing and ser ving notices to delinquent real property owners.

“It is the prerogative of the treasurer’s office to subject to levy and auctioned off these proper-

ties, should owners still refuse to pay their taxes,” Emano said.

Emano, however, said that his administration would not implement new taxes this year, but the a revision of the tax base might be adopted while keeping the same taxation rate.

Guingona: ‘Let us do our best for children’s welfare’

By Buboy Pabia

GINGOOG City––“Let us do our best for children’s welfare”, invites Mayor Marie de Lara Guingona a s h e r a d m i n i st r at i on joins with the monthlong celebration of the National Children’s anniversary in this October which echoes the theme “Bata Kasali Ka, Ikaw ay Mahalaga.”

As tangible manifestations of her great concern, especially for street children, the Red Cross chair turned mayor had inaugurated the “Balay Pangarap” and launched “Abtik Pinoy” program.

Presently, this youth home has b een op erational since May of this ye ar t hat sheltere d 21 vulnerable, neglected and rejected street kids whose lives become miserable because of various circumstances.

These “Abtik Pinoy” kids underwent the process of home visitation, case study and screening of social workers.

They are now housed for three or more months w it h t h e i r p a re nt s or guardians who are committed to this changeor i e nte d u nd e r t a k i ng , said the mayor.

“I am working along with social workers, religious groups, people’s organizations and other c on c e r n e d c it i z e ns i n bringing, back these children to the normal stream of our society. I am enjoining all parents involved to be cooperative, responsible and positive for their children’s transformation,” she added.

Sp e arhe aded by the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) under office in-charge Mrs. Rosalinda Bucton and along with the Department of Interior

and Local Government (DILG) led by City Director Pablio Benitez Jr., Mayor Marie has ordered t hem to re-or ient and re-organize the Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) and instruct all councils to be functional for children’s safety and protection.

Recently, Mayor Marie has signed an executive order instituting the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), putting up a center and allowing Day Care Workers (DCW) to undergo seminars, trainings and workshops for kids’ betterment.

“Mga bata, dahil kayo ay malaga sa akin, kasali kayo sa aking administrasyon. This government has been foreseeing your bright future by concretizing your present foundation through projects and programs that direct to your integral development,” she expressed.

In a d d i n g f e s t i v i t y to children’s month, the city mayor has released funds for various activities being lined up by Mrs. Bucton with her fellow social workers and staff for children enrolling in Day Care Centers.

“They are divided into five districts, have their own programs and contests. They will all finally meet on October 30 for the culmination program in our city gymnasium.

The city mayor has approv e d t h e bu d g e t ar y requirements intended for this month-stretched c e l e b r at i o n . We , t h e implementers, workers, volunteers, and barangay councils have expressed our profound gratitude to Mayor Marie for her unwavering support to a l l ou r ch i l d - or i e nte d pro g r a m s ,” t h e s o c i a l worker said.

Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Misamis Oriental employees listen attentively to the lectures of Ms. Geraldine P. Eligan, MA during one of the sessions on Intensive Grammar and Technical Writing Course at Xavier University. This is part of the plan of VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ to equip each personnel with proper knowledge, skills and attitude for a more effective and efficient service to the people of MisOr. photo supplied

Proposed ordinance requiring malls to provide wheelchairs under study CAGAYAN de Oro Councilor Dante Pajo, chair of the City Council committee on health and sanitation, filed a proposed ordinance requiring shopping malls in the city to provide free wheelchairs to customers or patrons who are persons with disabilities (PWDs).

The counci lor cites that PWDs frequent malls to buy the supplies they

need. He said it is imperative that wheelchairs be provided for them inside malls.

The prop os ed ordinance imposes fines to the management of shopping malls or shopping centers who fail to comply with its provisions: P3,000 for the first offense, P4,000 for the second offense and P5,000 without prejudice to the suspension of the

business permit for a period of not less than one month for the third and subsequent offenses.

Pajo cites that R.A. 7277, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, enumerates the discrimination on the use of public accommodations and services, which includes the failure to make reasonable modifications in policies, prac-

tices or procedures when such modifications are necessary to afford such goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages or accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

The prop osed ordinance is one of the items to be discussed during the committee meeting on Thurs d ay, O c tob er 23 at 2:00 p.m.at the City Council Session Hall.

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ZNNHS, brgy officials gather for climate change advocacy Zamboanga del Norte | Zamboanga del Sur | Zamboanga Sibugay | Dipolog City | Dapitan City | Pagadian City | Isabela City | Zamboanga City

Basilan cops lose D bomber in chase

By MARY MAE ABELLON

IPOLOG City The Z amb o anga del Norte National High School (ZNNHS) students, teachers and guidance counselors including barangay officials of Turno accepted the call for heightened climate change advocacy campaign in a forum conducted recently by

By Mindanao Examiner the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-9.

BASILAN Province - A sus“Dear students, I will pected bomber managed to lead the call that each one flee from the police after he was intercepted in Isabela City in the restive province of Basilan, officials said Monday.

Officials said the uniBy DOMINIC I. SANCHEZ dentified man abandoned a bag containing three 60mm mortar bombs, parts of a ZAMBOANGA City – “When cellular phone and other I was a child, I really enjoyed bomb paraphernalia. He the rain. “I remember playing was spotted by members outside our house in Jolo with of the 15th Special Force my siblings. We even cheered Company at a cemetery in as a thunder boomed! Ngaythe village of La Piedad. on, takot na ako (Now, I’m Policemen fired warning scared),” narrated Assistant shots but the man continued Secretary Teodulo Romo Jr. running and disappeared of the Department of Social inside the cemetery.

Welfare and Development A series of bombings (DSWD) in a meeting about have been reported in Is- four years ago while he was abela City in recent weeks still the regional director for and police largely blamed Western Mindanao. the Abu Sayyaf for the atIt has been years since I tacks. But in one attack, last saw Assec. Ted (as we the bomber fled on board fondly called him), but I could a pick-up truck which was never forget what he said since unlikely the handiwork of I now share the same feeling. the militant group.

Whenever it rains, especially

of us should take the challenge and do our share on this issue of climate change,” Rambelle C. Flores, guidance counselor of ZNNHS said during her welcome message.

Flores explained that the forum is anchored on the slogan, “Nagbabago na ang Panahon, Panahon na para Magbago” which itself calls for change that should start from each person in simple and feasible steps.

“We are exposed to the various social problems

related to climate change and it is high time for us to respond appropriately to this call,” Flores added.

During the forum, Ferdinand Bernal of OCD-9 explained the significance of being prepared to lessen the effects of disaster and calamities through a video presentation.

Meanwhile, Dipolog CDRRMO OIC Felipe Mangila enlightened the participants about the difference of storm surge and tsunami.

“We should be prepared

at all times in case natural disaster will happen. I even instructed my son in elementary that in case there will be an earthquake and should there be a high possibility of tsunami, to immediately vacate and stay on the rooftop of their school building,” Mangila stressed.

The forum ended with a commitment signing and reciting the Kalikasan Pledge with all the participants to manifest their oneness and strong commitment in embracing the

during nighttime, I pray to the Almighty to spare us from calamities. While I pray, scenes of devastated structures and those piled-up dead bodies come to my mind.

On television and from surfing the internet we have all seen what Yolanda had done – how many houses, structures and buildings she destroyed, and how relentless she was in taking thousands of lives in one strike of giant waves. We have all witnessed what super typhoons all over the world are capable of.

I remember watching the movie 2012 – one of the most frightening films I have ever watched. Frightening because it bears a startling similarity to the events slowly unfolding these past years.

Last October, just after the Zamboanga siege, a neighbor in barangay San Roque drowned in her own backyard!

For days the rains were utterly relentless then. Most of the downtown areas were literally under water, including my own home.

Times have changed for the worse Like Assec. Ted, I remember when I was a boy I used to run around outside the house, enjoying the rain showers until my lola (grandmother) would run after me with a stick. How much has changed within a lifetime? Lola, being our family’s source of wisdom and encouragement now keeps a suitcase where important documents, bank books, a

considerable amount of cash, medicines, and clothes are tidily kept. She, like any other responsible individual, emphasizes the need for us to be prepared for anything. I still have a long way to be as cautious as she is.

Times have changed. Instead of being deemed as earth’s natural blessings, weather occurrences are now feared in most parts of the world, especially in the Philippines. But if we really trace the causes of these fearsome phenomena, we discover that it all boils down to human neglect.

“Tayo ang may gawa nito,” (we are responsible for it), said Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astro-

sacred task to promote and strengthen the advocacy for climate change adaptation and mitigation.

“With the knowledge we acquired today, we can act responsibly and make better strategies in order to generate results in our local community and hopefully, in the whole country,” Information Center Manager of PIA9-Zamboanga del Norte Alfonso T. Ruda concluded. (ALT/MAA/ PIA-Zamboanga del Norte)

Trembling before the rain

R.A. Form No. 101 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JOHN II B. CANTUTAY has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name docketed as CFN1975-2014 from JOHN to JOHN II in the Certificate of Live Birth of JOHN BATADLAN CANTUTAY who was born on January 12, 1978 at DAVAO CITY and whose parents are JUSTINIANO CANTUTAY and EDNA BATADLAN. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than November 4, 2014.

Issued on 13th day of October, 2014 at Davao City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS

City Civil Registrar MDN: Oct 15 & 22, 2014

R.A. Form No. 101 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ELVIN SAUDI D. MAHARAN has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name docketed as MP-CFN-1969-2014 from EL VINCENT to ELVIN SAUDI in The Certificate of Live Birth of EL VINCENT MAPAYO DIUYAN who was born on May 12, 1988 at Imus, Cavite and whose parents are NOT APPLICABLE and ELY MAPUYO DIUYAN. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than November 10, 2014.

Issued on 20th day of October, 2014 at Davao City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS

City Civil Registrar MDN: Oct 22 & 29, 2014

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of MACARIO VILLAR, who died intestate at Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur on May 31, 1992, consisting of a certain real property situated at Mahayag, Tagbina, Surigao del Sur, but erroneously appearing on the title to be barrio of Malixi, municipality of Hinatuan, described as “a portion of a whole parcel of land identified as Lot No. 711, Pls-425-D, located at the middle part of the whole land, containing an area of 61,222.66 square meters, equivalent to one-third of the whole lot, of which whole parcel of land from where this portion was segregated is covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4366 in the names of Balbina Villar, Macario Villar and Lydia Villar”, is the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON WITH SIMULTANEOUS DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE made and entered into by deceased Macario Villar’s heirs, namely, Prudencia del Mar Villar, Macario Villar, Jr., Maria Ana V. Cuyos, Marieta V. Tindugan, Merlinda V. Flores, Leonora V. Balingan, Fernando Villar, Paulito L. Villar, and Raquel V. Restauro, agreed to adjudicate unto themselves abovedescribed parcel of land pro-indiviso, and as vendors, sold, ceded, conveyed and transferred unto vendee NICO PAULO S. DAAN the whole parcel of land above-described together with all improvements thereon for and in consideration of P150,000.00, per Doc. No. 124; Page No. 20; Book No. CXIII; Series of 2008 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Edwin M. Malazarte, Notary Public.

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E-Class at M.C.E.S.

By Nena Navarro Buisa Teacher III Maramag Central Elementary School

DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) has again equipped Maramag, Central Elementary School, Maramag 1, Division of Bukidnon in the so-called high technology in school thus, installing the E-Classroom has played great role.

Through these equipment, we can now anticipate and be sure that our

elementary pupils are now computer literate since teachers had integrated it in their daily lessons. Further, teachers will be enhanced in the use of such technology.

We can be assured of the future of these children to be at par with the other performing schools in terms of computer literacy.

R.A. Form No. 101 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ERLINDA V. TERIG has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name docketed as MPCFN-1785-2014 from LINDA to ERLINDA in the Certificate of Live Birth of LINDA CARDENIO VILVESTRE who was born on APRIL 8, 2014 at CEBU CITY and whose parents are EUGENIO VILVESTRE and RESTITUTA CARDENIO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than November 4, 2014.

Issued on 13th day of October, 2014 at Davao City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS

City Civil Registrar

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feature nomical Services (PAGASA) Zamboanga officer Maribel Enriquez, when asked about the causes of these stronger, more potent typhoons and weather extremes.

Be prepared “We can’t do anything to stop it (the calamities) for the next fifty years. The effects have to run their course,” added Ms. Enriquez. Her dainty way of saying it did nothing to drown out my own fears and anxiety. Nothing can be done; typhoons and other natural disasters are inevitable, she emphasized.

“Mother Nature is fed up.”

But if we were to save the next generation from Mother Nature’s wrath, we have to start acting on it now. Numerous government and nongovernment organizations are now joining hands to advocate for intensified environmental protection and preservation as well as advocacy campaigns on climate change adaptation and mitigation.

People can and should get involved. Apathy has already cost us, and the earth too much.

Whenever the rain comes, I shake. I tremble in fear for my life. Nature’s wrath is lurking in all corners of the world. Be prepared! (FPG/ DIS/PIA-9) NOTICE OF ABSOLUTE SALE NOTICE is hereby given that LYDIA V. TIMCANG of Telaje, Tandag City, and owner of a certain parcel of land located at Mahayag, Maglambing, Tagbina, Surigao del Sur covered by Tax Declaration No. 99-17-010-00034 containing an area of 6.1223 hectares has sold, transferred, and conveyed above-described real property in a manner absolute and irrevocable, unto vendee CHARMIE JENICA S. DAAN of Ambago, Butuan City, for and in consideration of P140,000.00, per Doc. No. 92; Page No. 19; Book No. XXVI; Series of 2008 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Limuel L. Auza, Notary Public for and in the province of Surigao del Sur. MDN: Oct 8, 15 & 22, 2014

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of Yolanda-af fected farmers to re-plant one and-a-half months after the typhoon, and have in fact, enabled farmers to plant again and reap their second crop this current season.

Alcala’s remarks, aside from the traditional candle lighting ceremony and recital of the World Food Day pledge, served as one of the highlights of the celebration, which was participated in by hundreds of employees of DA’s attached bureaus and agencies.

The event was the culmination of a week-long celebration at the DA central office in Quezon City that included the national finals of an on-the-spot postermaking contest for public grade school students and the awarding ceremony for 13 “Outstanding Rural Women”.

Singer-composer and educator Jim Paredes of the Apo Hiking Society fame graced the occasion, where he sang Apo’s hits including “Pumapatak Ang Ulan,” Tuloy na Tuloy Pa Rin ang Pasko,” and “Piece of the Peace”.

World Food Day is celebrated globally every year on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of FAO of the United Nations in 1945.

This year’s celebration focuses on the theme, “Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth.”

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skilled combat soldiers.

We are assuring the public that your AFP, particularly the 10th Infantry (Agila) Division will always protect you and secure you against lawless CPP NPA criminals.

When you place your trust on us, we shall strike hard to finish them.”

Major General Año also expressed his grief for the NPA who he said had died because of an armed struggle that is unnecessary. Año said, “There is no sense in fighting with the use of arms, hence we are calling the remaining NPAs to stop the armed struggle and go back to the mainstream society and live in peace before

it’s too late.”

The two captured have been turned over to the PNP CIDG, while the three bodies as of the moment remain at the Novis Funeral Parlor in Malita, Davao del Sur as of press time.

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part of the inmates livelihood and rehabilitation program.

Tagarda said that provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano has provided the seed capital for the purchase of materials for the Christmas decorations.

T h e pro du c t i on of Christmas items is a welcome activity for the prisoners. “They find a productive use of their idle time and, momentarily, forgetting the situation inside the jail,” Tagarda said.

The Christmas Season is a period of the year when the inmates regain a part of their lost pride as prisoners, he said.

He said that with the sale of their items, the inmate could partake and contribute in the raising of funds for the family, especially those intended for the kids, Tagarda added.

The provincial warden said that the general public may book for made-to-order décors for homes and offices provided the inmates are given enough time to comply with the orders.

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Though Cagas’ surrender does not mean guilt on his part but we should keep an eye on the case to ensure that justice would be served for our slain colleague and the guilty should be punished, said Casalda in a press statement released yesterday.

He said: “We are urging our fellow media practitioners and the public to remain vigilant as whitewash could be possible in light of the weak justice system we had in this country which contributed in the existence of culture of impunity in media killings.”

“We took note that even there are few convictions in relation to media killings but none of the masterminds had been put behind bars,”

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he added.

More than 20 journalists have been killed under the Aquino administration. And still justice have not been served for them.

He cited the case of broadcaster Rogelio “Tata” Butalid, whose perpetrator has already been identified by local police authorities weeks ago, but no arrest has yet been made.

He said the wheels of justice in the country remain is moving too slow for the victims and their families.

Butalid was killed December last year and yet it took 10 months before the authorities could even produce a cartographic sketch of his killer.

Bedolido, 50, worked as a consultatnt for the weekly Kastigador. He was shot dead along Quezon corner Rizal Avenue, Digos City on June 19, 2010 by one of two motorcycle-riding men.

Bedolido bore six gunshot wounds.

After a few months, gunman Voltaire Mirafuentes surrendered to authorities and testified that the killing was ordered by Cagas and Matanao Mayor Vicente Fernandez.

On August 26, 2014, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima signed a 16-page resolution ordering order the filing of murder charges against Cagas, Fernandez, Ali Ordaneza and Bado Sanchez. Ordaneza and Sanchez were also involved in the planning.

Bedolido was the third journalist killed on the week he died.

The first one was Desidario Camangyan from Mati City who was shot dead on June 14, 2010.

Camangyan worked as a radio anchor of the Kalayaan Broadcasting Network’s Sunrise FM. The second one was Jovelito Agustin who was killed June 15, 2010 in Ilocos Norte. Agustin was a radio commentator at dzJC Aksyon Radyo Laoag.

Only through our collective effort as media practitioners can we fight this culture of impunity in the country.

Stop media killings, jail the masterminds, justice for slain journalists, said the NUJP in a statement.

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He said the affected areas mainly cover portions of barangays Poblacion and Magon, specifically within the boundary areas of the municipality and those of Mangudadatu town in Maguindanao and Lutayan in Sultan Kudarat.

The area is composed largely of irrigated rice lands that stretch to the banks of L ake Buluan, which is shared by Maguind anao and Su lt an Kudarat provinces.

The mayor said the affected lands are all privately-owned and properly titled, making the claims and their annexation illegal.

“These land grabbers are very aggressive because they are protected by an armed group and they would just immediately claim the lands that they want,” Figueroa said.

He said they confirmed the presence of the armed group last week following verification made by local government personnel. “ The y were a lre ady within the AOR (area of responsibility) of South Cotabato,” he said.

The municipal government, in coordination with the local police personnel, is currently establishing the identities of the members of the armed group and their possible affiliations, he said.

“We have to resolve this as soon as possible and before the situation in the area would worsen,” the mayor said.

South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes, who chairs the PPO C, advised the municipal government to assist residents Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY MARINA R.O. X and XIII 2/F SEJOLIM Bldg., Gemilina St. Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City

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Further, they also applied for the change of vessel names of LCTs “GF 101” to “VNG III”, “GF 102” to “VNG V” & “GF 105” to “VNG VI”

Anyone who opposed the said application or has interest on the above-mentioned vessel may file their opposition with MARINA RO X Office, Gemilina St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City.

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who were affected by the land grabbing activities to file the necessary charges against the perpetrators.

“This problem actually started in the ’90s and has not been resolved up to now because nobody was filing charges against these land-grabbers,” she said.

She acknowledged the need to pursue law enforcement activities in the area but noted that such action needs legal basis through the formal filing of charges.

As to the reported presence of an armed group in the area, she directed police personnel in Tantangan to coordinate with the South Cotabato Provincial Police Office so they could properly act on the matter.

Two years ago, tension gripped communities in barangays Poblacion, Magon and the neighboring villages adjacent to the boundaries of the three municipalities due to the rising land grabbing activities.

The municipal government of Tantangan earlier reported that it already lost a total of 143 hectares of titled private lands due to alleged illegal occupation by claimants from the neighboring Lutayan and Mangudadatu towns.

T h e s upp o s e d l an d grabbing activities in the area started in 1994 and worsened during the last several years.

Some farmers in the area had been forced to leave their lands supposedly due to threats of violence from the claimants.

(MindaNews)

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dr ug p arapher na li a, Marg ate s ai d.

He s aid t hat MaputI is the second policeman to fall in the “drug net” set by the PDEA agents a g ai ns t s u s p e c t e d p o lice officers who are e ng age d i n t he i l l e g a l d r u g t r a d e he re.

Margate said that Maputi and his compani ons are now d e t ai ne d at t h e P D E A re g i on a l detention center pending the f iling of appropr i ate charge s ag ai nst t he i n c ou r t .

L a s t S e pte mb e r 3 0 , SPO 1 Nancy Peralta, 44, and two other susp ec ts we re c ol l are d du r i ng a “drug buy bust” outside their house in a housing sub d iv i s i on he re.

The PDEA subsequently charged Peralta with violation of the C omprehensive AntiI l l e g a l D r u g l aw af te r the suspected Shabu recovered from their p oss ession prob e p ositive to be an illegal sub st anc e.

The Cagayan De Oro C it y Pol i c e O f f i c e ha s tagged 28 police officers whose names were in t he list of a l lege d dr ug users, drug peddlers, and protectors of illegal d r u g t r a d e he re.

P/Supt.Faro Antonio Olaquera, the CDO police chief, s aid t hat t he l o c a l p ol i c e c om m and i s now on t he t r ai l of t he a l l e ge d ro g u e c op s in coordination with the PDEA operatives in Northern Mindanao.

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that LOURDES CANDY R. DARIMBANG has filed with this office a petition for the change of first name from LOURDES CANDIDA to LOURDES CANDY in the Certificate of Live Birth of LOURDES CANDIDA B. DELA ROSA who was born on February 12, 1961 at Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are ANASTACIO DELA ROSA and GERARDA BALUARTE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than October 31, 2014.

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Editor : Cheng Ordoñez

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story on Page B1 12 October 22,See 2014

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AG AYA N d e Oro City - Small and Me dium Enterprises (SMEs) in Northern Mindanao learn that before exporting, products should be ready and buyers abroad should be scrutinized.

The Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) during their two day Philippine Export Competitiveness Seminar in the city revealed that a lot of complaints raised to them are result of either importer’s claiming of defective products from exporters or exporters complaining of non-payment of balance shipped to importers.

Sonia L. Rodriguez, division chief in Export Assistance and Business Matching Division said that it is important that before shipping goods outside the country, there must be a written contract or agreement signed by the two parties regarding terms of transaction. She said this is important so that if there will be complaints or breach of contract, an exporter or importer will have a hard document as evidence.

Further, she explained that part of the process is investigation of your wouldSee northmin, page B3

MOA SIGNING - From left: Mr. Marlon Arrabaca of PhilHeath, DSWD-10 regional director Atty. Araceli Solamillo,

Ms. Cynthia Rosales of the Presidential Commission on Urban Poor and Dr. Rosalina Huerbana of River Life Saver Foundation during the the signing of memorandum of agreement, binding the DSWD, civil society groups and non-government agencies, apart from line agencies and LGUs, to the use of Listahanan or the national household targeting system for poverty reduction, yeterday, October 21, 2014, at the activity center of Ayala Centrio Mall, Cagayan de Oro City.

(Cheng Ordonez)

DSWD-10 holds advocacy summit

By Cheng Ordonez Business Editor

CAGAYAN de Oro City The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 10 (DSWD-10) has organized a summit dubbed as “Listahanan Advocacy Summit” cum Kaya Ko Ang Pagbabago Educational and Dance Contest” with the

theme, “Overcoming Extreme Poverty,” Tuesday, at the Ayala Centrio Mall, here.

DSWD-10 regional director Atty. Araceli Solamillo said the event is in line with the observance of the National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty, which is slated every third month of October.

Atty. Solamillo said this year also marks the fifth year of the Listahanan Data to which they are now looking back on how far they have gone as far as utilizing this data.

Listahanan or the national household targeting system for poverty reduction is the Department of Social

Welfare and Development’s information management system that aims to identify poor families who will be beneficiaries of social protection programs and services.

As the lead agency for social protection, the DSWD is mandated to develop, See summit, page B3

Isla Verde residents face dislocation over reclamation project

By Davao Today

Davao City – Isla Verde residents may be dislocated as a reclamation project in the area is being negotiated by the city government with some investors including a Malaysian firm.

Davao City Duterte said Sunday that Malaysian investors and a developer named Reghis Romero are interested in reclaiming the area along Isla Verde

up to the mouth of Davao River area.

Duterte said he talked to Romero recently.

“In principle, I agreed to their plan to reclaim the area in Isla Verde. The problem is I have also committed to the Malaysians that I will help them,” he said.

“Now, I will talk with these two regarding their plan for land reclamation from Isla Verde up to the See project, page B3

obop - Aside from the country’s sweetest lanzones, featured sectors included agriculture, processed food highlighting the One Barangay-One Product (OBOP), arts and crafts, fashion accessories, food, furniture, gifts and home styles, organic and natural products in the island and tourism services during the Agri-Industrial Trade and Tourism Fair (Ugmad ) 2014 in time of Camiguin’s 35th Lanzones Festival on October 19- 26, 2014. (Zita Maestrado-Abellare, DTI-Camiguin/ PIA-Camiguin i-Net)

DBM releases P2.1B for DAR’s ‘Tulay’ project The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P2.1 billion to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to pay for bridging materials and services to be used in the Tulay ng Pangulo para sa Kaunlarang Pang-Agraryo (TPKP) project.

Sourced from the 2014 budget of the Department of Public Works Highways (DPWH), the amount will pay Matiere SAS, a French company that supplied the DPWH with the materiel to be used for the construction, installation, and establishment of the girder-type universal bridges (unibridges).

The TPKP unibridges will connect agrarian reform communities and the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)-covered areas and road networks to main markets nationwide under DAR’s Program Beneficiaries Development (PBD) support services delivery component.

Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad said, “This release will jump-start the construction of these unibridges, so that we can link our farmers to commercial areas where they can sell their produce. The goal is to allow our farmers to become more active participants in the local economy, and ultimately, to expand the reach and development of the country’s agriculture industry.”

The DAR will be the executing agency for the TPKP project while the DPWH will be building the pre-fabricated modular steel bridges as supplied by the Matiere SASEiffel Consortium. Of the 418 bridges to be constructed, DAR has already endorsed 287, of which 15 have been completed and one is undergoing construction. “ The Program Beneficiaries Development is an important component of DAR’s mandate to help achieve agrarian reform. At the same time, the infrastructure developed by the TPKP will help our agrarian reform beneficiaries as they make themselves more competitive in the agribusiness sector,” Abad said.

The DAR and the DPWH also agreed to replace the damaged Desamparados and Tultugan bridges beside the Bohol circumferential road.

However, this is subject to the assessment that the replacement bridges will help develop agrarian reform communities and CARPcovered areas within the region. (DBM)

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A M B A JA O Camiguin -- The grandest and most awaited celebration of an island where lanzones trees bear at its sweetest, will come alive anew starting Sunday, October 19, with an extravaganza of colorful costumes, street dancing, parades and bevy of beauties.

This yearly thanksgiving of bounty, known as the” Lanzones Festival,” is on its 35th year now, ceaselessly captivating foreign and local tourists alike, not only with its luscious lanzones fruit, but also for its natural wonders.

A showcase of unique, lively tribal dances depicting the story of the fruit and how it came to be the sweetest, awaits every guest.

It’s the only time of the year where you get to see the fruit fairies come alive, teeming with grace and beauty as they dance their way to the crowd, for the yearly ritual or act of giving good bounty to the locals.

Fruit Fairy Story Based on the folklore, the word lanzones is derived from the Filipino word lason or poison.

The story talks of a about

a certain town, filled with trees bearing those rounded, pale yellow fruit believed to be poisonous. They once saw a man who tried to eat one but instantly died the moment the fruit touched his lips.

And so, everybody were even more afraid of it until one day, there was no more food and they were hungry, a mystical lady came into town, singing and dancing on the streets, take the fruit and before they could stop her, she ate the deadly fruit.

To their amazement the lady did not die and that’s when they started to harvest the fruit and now acclaimed to be the sweetest in the world.

Festivities Kabog (bats) and Music Showdown, festival parade, Mutya ng Buahanan, Street Dancing Competition and the Agro-Industrial Tourism-Trade Fair (UGMAD) marks the weeklong celebration.

Other activities lined-up include 160 Festival Walk, sports tournaments, dance competitions, job fairs, horse racing and obstacle race, and fun games among others.

(JCV/PIA)

The casts of “The King and I,” Camiguin’s Broadway version, performing during the opening night of the Lanzones Festival, last Sunday, Oct. 19, at Mambajao, Camiguin province.

(Photo courtesy of PIO-Mamabajao LGU)

The Agri-Industrial Trade and Tourism Fair (Ugmad) 2014 was formally opened on October 19, 2014 as one of the highlights of 35th Lanzones Festival in Camiguin. It is a week-long display of processed foods from the One Barangay-One Product (OBOP), arts and crafts, fashion accessories, food, furniture, gifts and home styles, organic and natural products in the island and tourism services. Camiguin governor Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo (rightmost), together with (from right to left) Mambajao Mayor Ma. Luisa D. Romualdo, Camiguin Representative Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo and Camiguin’s vice governor James A. Ederango led the ceremonial cutting of ribbons to signal its grand opening. (Zita Maestrado-Abellare, DTI-Camiguin/ PIA-Camiguin i-Net)

NEDA calls for greater support, opportunities for small farmers Greater support and opportunities for small farmers in the Philippines and Asia are needed to enable agriculture workers to take part in the growth process, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan made this statement in a video message for the 8th International Conference of the Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE) at the BRAC Center for Development, Savar, Bangladesh on October 15, 2014.

Balisacan said that despite their size, the importance of small farms cannot be overlooked, as countries in Asia are among those with an overwhelming panorama of small farms.

The latest statistics from the World Census of Ag-

riculture reported that 90 percent of about 428 million agricultural landholdings in Asia are small farms, which are less than two hectares in area.

“In Asia, which is home to around 4.4 billion people, including two-thirds of the world’s undernourished, majority of people living in poverty rely on these small farms for food. Thus, potentially, further development of the agriculture sector, specifically the small farms that constitute it, could redound to rural welfare improvement and poverty alleviation,” said Balisacan, who is also NEDA Director-General and ASAE President.

He also noted that although the role of agricultural performance in reducing rural poverty may be less clear today that it was during the Green Revolution

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period, there are remaining areas for policy interventions that can strengthen smallholders’ agricultural performance for them to continue their role as backbone of rural economies and key vehicle for more rapid poverty reduction.

“Smallholders are not a homogeneous group. Some of them have the potentials to improve production performance and be transformed into commercially-oriented and profitable farming systems. These smallholder farmers need a policy environment that would support and nurture this transformation and help them overcome the challenges they face,” said Balisacan.

B a lis acan s aid t hat small farms are the major sources of raw materials for agribusiness and manufacturing industries and that agricultural commodities geared for exports are good sources of foreign exchange earnings to finance capital accumulation needed for industrialization. “As the economy goes through an industrialization process, agricultural workers, especially during off-planting and harvesting seasons, are often employed in other sectors as contractual or

part-time workers. And as agriculture modernizes and links with the industry and services sectors to increase value adding in agricultural production, more remunerative jobs are created.

The range of products and services becomes wider, and markets expand,” Balisacan explained.

Balisacan recommended policy levers to further develop the initial conditions that would facilitate propoor growth.

“Interventions should be focused in improving farm productivity, especially in areas where topography is not conducive to agriculture. It is also very important to facilitate the linkage of smallholders to supply chains and markets and overcome the threat of climate change,” he said.

Balisacan also cited that agricultural investments in adaptation to help farmers improve land management, adjust their planting dates, and introduce new crop varieties are increasingly becoming important.

“The increasing complexity and diversity of the environment in which smallholders now exist would not warrant a single policy, but rather a mix See neda, page B3

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be buyer. The exporter must know well his or her buyer and investigate his or her background.

Meanwhile Magdalena Cortez, EMB Mediation Officer in the Export Assistance and Business Matching Division explained the export procedures.

She said that an exporter must be registered in the Client Profile Registration System (CPRS) because export declaration is filled up online. However, for first time exporters, they need to go to Philexport in their regions.

Accreditation of exporters has requirements particularly export performance, audited Financial Statements (FS) from last year and bank certification to verify that the exporter has had inward remittances.

After having CPRS approved, exporter may now go to shipping/airline office to get schedules of shipping.

Fill up export declaration online and get government commodity clearance. Some products are regulated or prohibited, usually handicrafts don’t need regulation but furniture might need certification from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Cortez said.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will then handle these goods to load via pier or airport. Since the government is promoting export activities in the country, BOC do not require taxes for export commodities only fees.

Through Export Development Act (RA 7844), Export Assistance Network (EXPONET) of EMB facilitates accreditation of exports and processing of Travel Tax Exemption for exporters.

EMB urges exporters to lodge complaints to Export Trade Complaints Committee (ETCC). EMB staffs are Supreme Court of the Philippines – accredited mediators on export traderelated complaints.

For more information, visit emb.dti.gov.ph. (JMOR/ PIA10)

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mouth of the Davao River,” Duterte said.

The investors would be pouring in P33-billion worth of project which involves the development of the 746-hectare coastal area.

“They will put a land fill on the area,” Duterte said.

He said that the developers will also build a canal.

Duterte also said that the city is still asking for ERRATUM The Notice of Hearing name EMILIO ESTORYA JR/MIL ANDY ESTORYA with the Case No.201410-2205 have two(2)units not one(1) unit as publish.

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an amendment to the presidential proclamations which declares Isla Verde as residential site.

Isla Verde, which is 123, 201 square meters, is covered by Presidential Proclamations 85. The barangay has an estimated population of 13, 398.

Presidential Proclamation 85 which was signed by then President Joseph Ejercito Estrada states that Isla Verde is a human settlement site.

Duterte said the actual project would probably start on 2016.

He said that if the residents will agree to the project they would be paid and they would be relocated.

D u t e r t e , h o w e v e r, warned the investors not to give even a single peso to any government employee or agency in Davao lest they want their papers “thrown in the trash bin.”

“I warned them because all reclamation projects in the country is marred with corruption. If you give money to those in Manila, don’t do it here in Davao,” Duterte said.

“I won’t be here anymore by that time. It would be best if Inday (Sara Duterte) would run, at least there will be no corruption because this project involves a lot of money,” he said. (davaotoday.com)

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implement, and coordinate social protection and poverty reduction programs and services for and with the poor, vulnerable, and the disadvantaged.

Solamillo said DSWD, however, considers social protection and poverty reduction as a shared responsibility, and while DSWD provides integrated and comprehensive social protection and poverty alleviation programs, it also believes that DSWD should not be alone in this endeavor.

She said other government agencies and local governments also have roles and responsibilities in social protection and poverty alleviation.

Civil society, academe, and even the program beneficiaries also play important roles in identifying and attending to the needs of the poor and alleviating their difficulties, she added.

Also, a memorandum of agreement has been inked Tuesday, binding DSWD and civil society, academe, DOH, PhilHealth, among other program beneficiaries for to the use of the Listahanan.

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interventions holistically address the needs of the poor in the agricultural sector and expands opportunities for smallholders to take part in the growth process,” Balisacan concluded.

The ASAE International Conference is conducted every three years, and participated in by agricultural economists, development practitioners, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students from all over the world. The 2014 Conference intended to address

issues on wages, constraints in agricultural investment, adoption of improved technologies and productivity, and public policies to address constraints of small farms in Asia.

Director Mercedita A. Sombilla of the NEDA Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Staff also attended the conference and is also a member of the ASAE Secretariat.(NEDA)

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2 OFW families from Normin receive awards T

he families of two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Northern Mindanao were honored by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) last Monday to vie for the national Model OFW Family of the Year Awards (MOFYA) to be held on December 4 in Manila.

The families of Wilfredo Ancajas (land-based) of Lugait, Misamis Oriental and Capt. Calvert Ramos (sea-based) of Linamon, Lanao del Norte received their respective plaques and cash from OWWA Administrator Rebecca Calzado.

The two families were chosen for the solidarity in their family, prudent lifestyle, and moral and financial impact to the community and society.

Ancajas was born in 1953 in Tubod, Lanao del Norte. He married Bernardita Damasing. The couple has four children, all professionals. Ancajas worked for 20 years as foreman piper in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in four different companies. Last June, he decided to forego his overseas job and be with his wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Ancajas have four children and is proud of their achievements both in school and in their individual

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profession. Wilbert graduated BS Mechanical Engineering in St. Peter’s College of Iligan and presently employed in a construction company based in Manila for six years now. Wilfredo Jr. finished BS Industrial Automation and Mechatronics at MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology. He followed his father’s footsteps and became an OFW. He previously worked in Saudi Arabia for four years as an instrument technician and is now presently employed in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, as a commissioning technician.

Michael Feliciano is a graduate of an Electrical Machinery course at MSU-IIT. He works as cabling technician in Qatar and presently processing the renewal of his overseas employment contract. Joana Lou graduated cum laude BS Chemistry at MSU-IIT under full academic scholarship and is now a licensed chemist. She is a quality analyst at Nestle Company factory in Cagayan de Oro City.

Mrs. Ancajas is an officer of the Handmaids of the Lord where she actively participates in every community and church activities of the group. She serves as catechist and seminar facilitator

for couples in the Family Life Ministry of the parish.

Meanwhile, Ramos’s career as a seaman overseas spans 16 years. He is presently on board as a master mariner under the principal with Britoil Offshore Services Pte. Ltd. He is married to Ida Aranas, a certified public accountant.

Mrs. Ramos decided to give up her work at the National Steel Corporation to devote her time in rearing and caring the children.

The couple is blessed with four children, three boys and four girls, all of them are now professionals. John Daniel, the eldest and firstborn twin, is a licensed physician for internal medicine and currently pursuing further training in adult cardiology in Philippine General Hospital (PGH). He finished his degree in Medicine at the University of the Philippines – Diliman. At present, he is happily married to a pediatrician. He plans to practice in Iligan City once he finishes his training in adult cardiology.

Jay Davi Ramos, the secondborn twin, is an accomplished comic book artist for Walt Disney, Marvel Comics, Time Warner, DC Comics, Dreamworks to

name a few. He graduated cum laude in UP Diliman, taking up Fine Arts in Visual Communication. He was once nominated for an Eisner Award and featured prominently in Animax. Jason Dana Ramos, third child, is married and a father of four kids. Presently, he is connected with Convergys Makati. He was once an indie composer and songwriter with an unreleased debut album that consists of 15 original songs with his cousins as bandmates. Maria Mikhaila Ramos, the youngest and oly daughter, is enrolled at PETA for Creative Musical Theater Workshop to fulfill her aspiration to become a musical stage actress.

She finished her degree in Broadcast Journalism from St. Paul Univeristy in Quezon City in 2011.

Mrs. Ramos helped in founding the organization of seafarers’ wives in Iligan City, the Apostleship of the Sea and its precursor, the Star of the Sea – Iligan, which provides various socio-psychological activities intended for the wives of seafarers.

Capt. Ramos is now an incorporator of a manpower recruitmen agency.

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Think of practical ways to show him how open and transparent you are to him (You just need to do it consistently hanggang sa maibalik mo na ang 101% trust niya sa iyo, at kahit naibalik mo ito, magandang practice pa rin ito para sa mas maayos na pagsasama ninyong mag-asawa).

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Red stains on a white cloth (2) (Continued from yesterday) IT could have been that my mama sat on the right side of the rela. Her body was compressed as she sat among the passengers. They were all lost in their own reverie when a jeepney toppled the rela over. People started to crowd around them and screamed for help.

When I reached one of the rooms inside the emergency room in Maria Reyna Hospital, I saw papa.

He turned his head and when he saw me, he walked towards me. Panting, I asked him if everything was alright. He answered

me with a nod. He looked stern and composed. There was no hint of emotion visible. Mama and papa never really had the best relationship, but I knew he really did care for mama underneath his façade.

My knees wobbled as we toddled towards the room.

My lola clung on my left as we continued walking on the hall. We were told by papa that they were still waiting for the doctors to arrive.

I took a step forward into the doorway to see her. The room was painted white as well as the bed sheets. I saw her there. She was lying on the bed. Her

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hair was disheveled while her left hand, which held a white handkerchief, was on the left side of her head.

I thought she just had a lump but my eyes went wide when I noticed that

the hanky had droplets of blood that emerged from the slice while her left hand had an enormous wound covering almost half of her arm.

I walked past my papa

Yesterday’s Answer

of the same digit.

CROSSWORD puzzle across 1. Dressed 5. Eskimo canoe 9. Roadside inn 11. Bulgarian currency 13. Subject 15. Edible rootstock 18. Bloodsuckers 20. Radium symbol 22. Despoil 23. Lifetime 24. Blue pencil 26. Boast 27. Cry 28. Dunlop invention 30. _Solidaridad 31. Do away with 34. Hawaiian goose 35. Record-of transaction 37. Everybody

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18) - All the little details need some attention from you -- so make sure that you’re not getting too distracted. Things may start to get weird late in the day, but your stamina should be good enough to get you through.

PISCES (February 19 – March 20) - Now is the best time for you to figure out who you’re really dealing with -- there may be a puppet master or a false face for you to discover.

Once you see the truth, it’s easy to deal with.

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Daily HOROSCOPE

ARIES (March 21 – April 19) - This is not a good time to openly criticize people or programs, even if they sorely deserve it. Hold on to your thoughts for just one more day and things should make a lot more sense.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) - Your great energy is helping you to attract the right person or circumstances. It’s so easy to slip into a better life that you may wind up further afield than you ever thought you’d get.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) - You achieve a new understanding of someone close -- and it may lead to a heightened relationship. It may even signal a turning point of some kind, so get ready for your brand-new life!

CANCER (June 22 – July 22) - Your communication skills are heightened today, which is a good thing -- messages are coming your way at quite a rapid pace! You may find that you’re the right person for a new job, too!

LEO (July 23 – August 22) - You are feeling pretty quiet and sedate -- not your usual effervescent self. Now is a good time for you to hunker down and deal with issues that would bore you to tears on any other day.

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Injustice

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and lola to make my way to the right side of the bed. I eyed her for a moment and stood there. As if on cue, I shakily reached for her left hand. She looked at my hand for a while. A puzzled expression was written on her face but she turned her body to fully face me anyway. Then, I squeezed her hand. Surprisingly, I felt her warm hand holding mine too. Then, she looked at me and smiled.

Right now, I can’t help but stare at her petite figure as she tries to scrub off the stains on my uniform. *** The preceding was a guest contribution from

The Chameleon

F res h G o s p e l of the day: Luke 12:13-21-Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” But He said to him, “Man, who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?”

Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.” And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive. “And he began reasoning to himself, saying, `What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ “Then he said, This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. `And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’ “But God said to him, `You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’

“So is the man who

Biblical reflection

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stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God: The person came to Jesus was a victim of injustice from his brother. The image of the gospel is realistic since there are unequal distribution of wealth and injustices around us. The good point of this person is, he came to Jesus for helps. This means, Jesus is our refuge if we are victims of social injustices: Printing paid by: Neneth - Bobong Balino- Dr. Edith, PhD- Tony Jordan - CDO. St. Peter Calungsod, pray for us! #0928414949009279551247: Question – Prayer request: Please follow me “WORD ON FIRE” on CCTN channel 12-CDO @ 10 PMMondays, Tuesday @ 3:30 PM and 2:00 AM Sundays. God loves you!!!

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22) - You need to get organized and make sure that you’re on track with your next big plan. The good news is that your energy is unstoppable, and you ought to be able to overcome any obstacle you face.

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22) - Life starts to get overwhelming this morning, but you can withstand the worst that’s coming. The good news: Starting tomorrow, you get a big lift that carries you through for quite a while.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21) - Service is important today -- make sure that you’re paying close attention to those people who need you the most. If you can focus solely on the outside world, that’s good for your soul these days.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21) - A small detail trips you up early in the day -- but don’t let it ruin everything! You’ve got to handle this one tiny trouble before you can move on. Things are sure to get better really soon!

CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19) - Education is today’s buzzword, and you’re sure to find yourself engaged in any learning that comes your way. Dig up the dirt on anything that you’ve been curious about lately.

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Asec. de Luna leads the ribbon-cutting on Corn Technology Demonstration Field Tour and Farmer’s Field Day opening held October 20, 2014 at Xavier University Agriculture Complex in Manresa.

10 Corn Congress to gather corn farmers, stakeholders th

By IRENE JOY B. DAYO

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hilippine National Corn Congress happening on November 17-21, 2014 here in Cagayan de Oro City is expected to bring together farmers, agriculture officials, local government units, private sectors and other corn industry stakeholders in the country.

Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary and National Corn Program Coordinator Edilberto M. de Luna said in a held press conference that PNCC, in its 10th leg this year, is aimed to showcase not only latest technologies and best farm practices but also to serve as an avenue for discussion of current issues and share knowledge and views among stakeholders. Further, the congress will forge market linkages and generate policies to be pushed through for the development of corn industry in the Philippines.

Exhibits on agricultural products are also being displayed in the area.

Philippine Maize Federation Inc., partnering Department of Agriculture, set the congress as grounding for 2015’s integration of ASEAN community, having the theme, “Corn Farming in the ASEAN Integration: Maximizing Opportunities.”

The corn congress is to prepare farmers for the ASEAN Economic Integration kicking off next year. This could be done through the partnership among agriculture department, private entities and farmer groups coming from different delegations not only in Mindanao but also in Visayas and Luzon islands.

During the gathering, Corn Quality achievers Awards will be given to outstanding local government units or provinces that performed best in ensuring the quality and sustainability of the corn in their places.

The event also targets further push de-

velopment in corn. Asec. de Luna disclosed that Philippines is already sufficient by 90% when feed stock is concern. This year, his department is targeting 100% sufficiency level.

He also said that such achievements and targets could not be hit without the help of new technologies.

Thus, de Luna expressed that embracing modern practices is good because the development encouraged through Science’ wide array of technology cannot be prevented.

The corn congress will also involve individuals

coming from the academe especially those into agriculture. DA-10 Regional Director Lealyn A. Ramos said that the congress will help motivate students to appreciate agriculture and make them take up agriculture courses. She said that because a lot of courses that involves modern technology are being offered, the rate of students under Agriculture each year is decreasing. She explained that being into Agriculture is not just simply planting and harvesting, it is also a field that involves Science. Thus, studies and researches are needed to be done to further improve the quality of farming and other areas. Further, students should take up Agriculture also.

Philippine Maize Federation Inc. President Roger V. Navarro agreed to this. He cited that 1.8 million Filipinos depend their livelihood on corn and another 11 million of those directly employed in corn plantation.

Thus, Corn, and Agriculture as a whole, should be given importance to because it

feed a number of individuals.

Prior to the corn congress happening almost a month from press time, demonstration and field tour on Corn Technology are also conducted along with Farmer’s Field Day held October 20, 2014 at Manresa Farm, this city.

The field demonstration is a five-day information drive on Corn Technology.

More or less 400 individuals participated on the opening day of field demo, that includes farmers coming from Cagayan de Oro, Opol in Misamis Oriental, and Sumilao and Impasug-ong towns of Bukidnon. Agricultural Training Institute scholars, students, instructors and seed companies also converged in the event.

Moreover, participants toured the corn plantation.

They are given ideas about different kind of corns and important points in growing such crops.

Further, various agricultural products and technologies are exhibited in the event.

Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary Edilberto M. de Luna spoke about the coming Philippine National Corn Congress to be held on November 17-21. In the photo also are Philippine Maize Federation Inc. President Roger V. Navarro and DA-10 Regional Director Lealyn A. Ramos.

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