Fund for MindanaoTHE Department of Agri-culture (DA) has earmarked multimillion-peso funds for various livelihood projects in Mindanao. The DA’s Mindanao Ru-ral Development Program (DA-MRDP) has already disbursed a total of P234.96 million for its livelihood arm. Another P260.56 million was issued with Certificate of Availability of Funds (CAF) and is ready for download to beneficiaries, making the overall portfolio of the Com-munity Fund for Agricul-tural Development (CFAD) to P495.51 million. Program director Lealyn A. Ramos, in her report to Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala, said the CFAD component spent the amount mostly in food-secu-rity interventions, communi-ty, managed livelihoods and small support infrastructure.

CebuPac cuts faresBUDGET carrier Cebu Pacif-ic, operated by listed airline Cebu Air, Inc., has temporar-ily slashed fares for several international and domestic flights scheduled from Au-gust to September. “This seat sale fare is up to 71% less than the lowest year-round fares,” Cebu Pacific said in a statement on Friday. Cebu Pacific said it is charging P999 for flights from Manila to Brunei and Ho Chi Minh for August to September. The same fee applies for flights from Clark to Bangkok. Passengers also have the option to purchase P199-tickets for flights from Davao to Cagayan de Oro and those from Cebu to Davao. The carrier is also offering P499-worth of seat for the Cebu to Dumaguete and Iloilo to Bacolod routes.

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Primavera Residences sets Grand Launch on July 5By MIKE BAÑOS Correspondent

complements other green ef-forts in the Pueblo de Oro Township, including the 40-hectare Pueblo Urban Rain-forest and the electric shuttles that would soon be serving Township residents, making Pueblo the benchmark for eco-friendly developments in Cagayan de Oro,” said Pueblo de Oro Vice President-General Manager Rodolfo L. Meñes. The opening rites would

NORTHERN Mindanao’s first eco-friendly condo-minium kicks off its Grand Launch Tuesday, July 5, 2011 with a motorcade around Cagayan de Oro City and a Grand Launch and Blessing at its work site along Trade Street, Pueblo de Oro Busi-ness Park. “Primavera Residences

immediately be followed by a trade exhibit at the same venue which will be open to the public. Primavera Residences is on track for completion by next year with 40% of its units already sold out. Expected completion date for its Tower A has been set for July 2012. “All 10 commercial units on the ground floor of Tower A have been sold out and we only have two resi-dential units left available for the third

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THE Power Sector Assets and Li-ability Management (PSALM) Corp. has asked the Energy Regulatory

Commission (ERC) for a lower and longer recovery period for universal charge (UC) imposed on electricity consumers. PSALM filed on June 28 with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) its UC application for stranded debt (SD) and stranded contract costs (SCC) at P0.0313 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) and P0.3666/kWh, respectively. If approved, the UC will be an additional item in the electricity bill to be shoul-dered by consumers. PSALM also proposed to the ERC that the UC-SCC be recovered over 15 years, compared to the four-year

recovery period mandated in the ERC amended guidelines. The longer recovery pe-riod will bring down the UC-SCC to P0.06/kWh. PSALM President and chief executive Emmanuel Ledesma, Jr. said that despite the significant reduction in the UC filed this year com-pared to those in previous years, PSALM was still relent-lessly finding ways to ease the impact of the UC to electric-ity consumers. This kid stands amid the rubbles of wood scraps in a charcoal factory looking for anything of value to

help feed his family. President Noynoy Aquino has asked Congress to allot $45 billion budget intended to give more poor families cash handouts next year. photo by mio cade

Buk’n guv rejects RH bill, pushes natural method

By ANN NOBLE Bukidnon Bureau Chief

MALAYBALAY City -- Despite the national gov-ernment’s strong stance on the passage of the proposed Reproductive Health Bill, the provincial government of Bukidnon is steadfast in pushing its own natu-ral family planning (NFP) method. In a recent forum, Gov.

Alex Calingasan stressed his opposition to some pro-visions of the much debated RH Bill. He said he prefers and advocates the natural method of birth control. It was learned that the governor has mandated the provincial population development office to con-duct massive information campaign the natural way

Davao residential property developer plans three sitesBy CARMELITO FRANCISCO Correspondent

riaga, the company’s business development unit manager, said without elaborating on project costs. The three projects are the expansion of the existing sub-division dubbed NorthCrest, a small upscale neighborhood to be called Wood Lane and a leisure development named Eden Ridge. The NorthCrest expan-

DAVAO City -- Alsons Devel-opment and Investment Corp. is developing three residential communities in the city in the near term, an official said. The firm plans to have the lots ready immediately to ensure brisk sales and quick home construction of early buyers, Jolla Angelica A. So-

sion will add 578 lots with sizes ranging from 150-800 square meters. Lot prices are pegged at P8,800 to P9,900 per square meter. Aside from the usual amenities such as swimming pool and a chil-dren’s playground, the sub-division will also have retail spaces. Wood Lane lots, mean-

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Henry Sy’s SM buys stake in Atlas for $142-MSM Investments Corp., the holding firm of the country’s richest man, Henry Sy, an-nounced Friday it will acquire a substantial stake in Atlas Consolidated Mining and De-velopment Corp., marking its entry into the mining sector. SM Investments’ board has approved the purchase of 17.9% of the expanded out-standing capital of Atlas for $142.2 million. SM said the buy-in will allow it to take advantage of rising metal prices. “Atlas is one of the top 20 copper mining compa-

nies in the world. It is very well-positioned to take full advantage of its mine site’s significant resources to serve its major markets like China and Korea, which have a close proximity to the Philippines,” said SM president Harley Sy. “The price of copper, a base metal, has recovered very strongly in recent years and is expected to remain buoyant in the near future owing to the very strong demand from major Asian economies,” added SM ex-ecutive vice president and chief finance officer Jose Sio.

Proceeds of the invest-ment will be used by Atlas to buy out its Singapore-based partners in gold and copper subsidiary, Carmen Copper Corp., SM said. Atlas share, notes sale Atlas earlier said it was seeking to raise $390 million via a four-phase share and convertible notes issue to fund its takeover of Carmen Copper. The company plans to sell more than 700 million shares, about 33% of its fully diluted capital stock to buy 45.54% of

PAL ranks as No. 61 among world’s top airline companiesFLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) remains one of the world’s biggest carri-ers, ranking 61st in terms of number of passengers and total distance flown. Speaking before mem-bers of the Consular Corps of the Philippines, PAL President Jaime J. Bau-tista said that based on the World Airline Ranking compiled by Airline Busi-ness magazine, PAL ranked 61st with 17.8 billion Rev-enue Passenger Kilometers (RPK)—the international benchmark for measuring airline passenger traffic. PAL’s chief local competitor ranked 116th. As defined by the In-ternational Air Transport Association (IATA), the global association of com-mercial airlines, RPK is the number of passengers flown by an airline multiplied by the distance traveled by each passenger. Thus, IATA said, RPK measures “actual” passenger traffic. “RPK is a more accu-rate yardstick of passenger traffic because it takes into account the distance actu-ally traveled…Passenger headcount does not reflect the true distance and value of the act of transporting

people,” IATA said. For fiscal year 2010-2011, PAL flew over 9 mil-lion passengers across a network of 46 international and domestic destinations, using a fleet of 36 long-range, wide-body as well as single-aisle jets. Of the total passen-gers carried, almost half or 4 million were foreign tourists— the most flown among all airlines that oper-ate in the country, accord-ing to Bautista. “We carry between 40 percent and 50 percent of all foreign visitors arriving in the country every year,” he said. In the first quarter of 2011, PAL again dominated the international segment with 1.025 million passen-gers flown, the airline said

in a statement. Bautista also told the diplomats that aside from being the largest Philippine carrier, PAL pioneered the country’s commercial avia-tion industry. “PAL developed a num-ber of virgin routes that have evolved into impor-tant business and tourism links ... PAL was the first airline to mount regular flights on these routes when the market was uncertain. After PAL built the market, other airlines jumped in,” he said. These routes include Manila to New Delhi, Van-couver, Las Vegas, Beijing, Busan (South Korea), Xia-men, Saigon, Nagoya, Fu-kuoka and Melbourne as well as Cebu-Tokyo, Cebu-Seoul and Kalibo-Taipei.

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Puregold set to revive IPO plans to back expansion• EyesoutletsinCagayandeOro,DavaoandGeneralSantoscitiesFILIPINO-Chinese business-man Lucio Co’s grocery chain Puregold Price Club Inc. is pursuing its planned initial public offering (IPO) in the second half of the year. BDO Capital & Invest-ment Corp., the domestic lead manager for the share sale, said Puregold prefers to hold the IPO this year but noted that everything would depend on market conditions. Puregold was supposed to debut on the local bourse last March but was forced to defer the move due to market volatility. The company is seeking to raise up to P11.2 billion from the IPO with the sale of up to 700 million common shares,

including a greenshoe option, at P16 each. The offer, which will ac-count for 36% of Puregold’s outstanding stock after the IPO, consists of up to 500 million new shares and up to 200 million shares from selling shareholders. The company said it has an option to sell 100 million more shares depending on market demand. Proceeds will be used mainly for its store network expansion. HSBC Ltd. has been tapped as international lead manager. Puregold has gone full-blast on its expansion pro-gram with the construction of 35 new stores this year, 15 of which were slated to open

within the first half. Leveraging on the suc-cess of its retail and whole-sale model, Puregold intends to establish presence in the largely underserved Visayas and Mindanao markets be-ginning 2012. Store openings are planned in Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Leyte and Cebu, as well as in Cagayan de Oro, Davao City and Gen. Santos City. As part of its expansion plan, the company has entered into a total of 20 leasing agree-ments for its new stores to be opened in 2011 in various parts of the Philippines. These new stores are expected to provide 73,058 square meters of additional net selling space.

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EJF File No. 2011-222

Upon Extra-judicial petition for sale under ACT 3135 as amended, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND or PAG-IBIG, Mortgagee, with office address at J.R. Borja Street, Cagayan de Oro City, against MARIA MENCIA C. BARRERO, mortgagor, with postal address at 01248 Paradise Street, Surigao City/#126-7th Streets, Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of April 11, 2011, amounts to FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY NINE PESOS & 58/100 ( P 456,799.58 ), as outstanding obligation, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, attorney’s fees equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the total indebtedness plus the foreclosure expenses, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on July 13, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Branch 25, Arch. Hayes Street, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the following properties described below, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-188407“ A PARCEL OF LAND, ( Lot 18, Block 6, Psd-10-039732, being a portion of Lot 1, Pcn-104305-00191, situated at Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of FITY FOUR (54) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and all other improvements existing thereon registered in the name of MARIA MENCIA C. BARREDO.”

TRANSAFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-188408“ A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 20, Block 6, Pasd-10-039732, being a portion of Lot 1, Pcn-104305-00191, situated at Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of FIFTY FOUR (54) SQUARE METERS, more of less, and all other improvements existing thereon registered in teh name of MARIA MENCIA C. BARREDO.”All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.In the event public auction should not take place on the above date stated, it shall be on the next working day without further notice.Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the title of the herein described properties and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Cagayan de Oro City, June 13, 2011.

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Upon Extra-Judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND or PAG-IBIG FUND, mortgagee, with office adddress at Pag-ibig Fund Building, J.R. Borja St., Cagayan de Oro City, against ARLEN ECUACION FORTUNO, of legal age/s, single, Filipino/s with postal address at Block 8, Lot 24, Southview Homes Subdivision, Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City to satisfy the mortgaged indebtedness which was as of April 26, 2011 amounts to FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY NINE PESOS AND 74/100 (P 551,629.74) Philippine Curency excluding interest, penalty charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the the undersigned sheriff will sell at public auction on July 18, 2011, at 9:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the RTC Branch 22 Office, Arch Hayes St., Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the herein described property and all improvements thereon to wit:

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Mr. Nati estimates Prima-vera’s passive design elements could reduce energy consump-tion for air conditioning from kWh/mg Year 224.4 to kWh/mg Year 121.1 which translates to approximately 32% less cooling energy consumption or around 20% total energy consumption, directly benefit-ing condominium residents. On top of these passive design elements, Mr. Nati said Primavera Residences would also be tapping solar energy on its rooftop with the use of photovoltaic cells that would produce around 150 kilowatts peak renewable energy from its two towers. When the “Net Metering Law” will be implemented in Mindanao in the next two years in our estimate, the photovol-taic cells will feed electricity to the local distribution utility grid, Mr. Nati said. “At the end of each billing period, this electricity pro-duced will be deducted from the condominium’s electric bill, further reducing the individual electric bill of each resident,” he said. “While waiting for the Net Metering Law to be approved, we will be using the energy produced from the solar cells to directly power the common and shared areas of Primavera.” For further inquiries, please call (63) 921-4156737 or fax (63) (2) 889-9292 or email g.magadan@Italpinas.com or s.delavega@italpinas.com

floor,” said Ma. Arabelle So-lidum, Senior Product Man-ager for Pueblo de Oro De-velopment Corporation, the exclusive marketing arm for Primavera Residences. Primavera Residences is a 10-storey twin-tower Italian-designed condominium de-signed by ITA PROJECT, an architectural design firm from Italy with a solid reputation in award winning eco-friendly buildings, and developed by Italpinas (ITPI Euro Design and Eco-Development Corpo-ration), a sustaining member of the Philippines Green Building Council. “We used passive elements in designing Primavera such as cross-ventilation, chimney effect, building orientation, an inner green courtyard and ter-race, brise soleil (louvres) and extended awnings to maximize natural light and shadow,” said Architect Romolo Valentino Nati, president and CEO of ItalPinas, whose entry was cited with a “Special Energy Award” in the recent Design Against the Elements (DAtE) global architectural competi-tion. “These design elements combine to complement each other to bring down the tem-perature in the building that it remains cool even in hot sum-mer months to lessen the need for air conditioning.”

Globe expands collaboration portfolio with Web ConferencingGLobe Telecom recently an-nounced the launch of its Web Conferencing service, the com-pany’s latest addition to its port-folio of innovative and state-of-the-art collaboration solutions. Powered by Cisco Webex, the service allows users to connect and conduct meetings with virtu-ally anyone and anywhere in real time. It is offered through Globe business, the group in Globe Telecom that serves small, me-dium and large enterprises in the Philippines with a comprehensive range of ICT solutions relevant to various business needs. “With the combined strength of Globe and Cisco, an acknowl-edged industry leader in col-laboration solutions, we are proud to announce a fuller suite of conferencing services for our customers,” said Grace Jarin-Castillo, enterprise Segments Head of Globe business. “our

partnership with Cisco ensures our customers that they are get-ting the most flexible and reliable web conferencing solution avail-able in the market today,” she added. Globe Web Conferencing combines desktop sharing through a web browser with phone conferencing and video, enabling faster distribution of information. Users will be able to transfer files easily and se-curely, avoiding the limitations and security risks of emailing large presentations or files to participants after the meeting has ended. further, it can immediately connect users from remote loca-tions and allows them to make decisions faster without the need for travel. This collaboration solution also enables business customers to stay connected with their col-leagues wherever they are. With

Globe Web Conferencing, users can take part in any web con-ference right from their mobile devices. They can schedule, host and attend meetings straight from their iPhones, iPads, androids, blackberry handsets, or any Wi-fi or 3G-enabled mobile device. according to Globe business Head Jesus C. Romero, “We are delighted to present our enter-prise customers with another advanced conferencing solution that enables effective and con-venient business collaborations. Globe Web Conferencing further expands our suite of collaboration tools, which already include audio Conferencing and Telepresence, our most advanced, close-to-live conferencing solution.” Globe’s simplest and easi-est to use collaboration tool, audio Conferencing, is a service that permits users to conduct business meetings with their

colleagues from various sites through landline and mobile phones. This allows customers to connect up to 200 people, and has added features of transcrip-tion and translation to provide participants access to all the meeting details. alternatively, there is Globe TelePresence, which utilizes the most advanced collaboration technologies to closely replicate an “in-person” meeting experi-ence. It supports real-time high-definition video and spatial audio, and connects Globe customers to more than 2,000 telepresence rooms located in 75 countries and territories worldwide. With Web Conferencing, Globe enhances its roster of ad-vanced collaboration solutions for its enterprise customers. To find out more about Globe business’ products and services, visit www.globe.com.ph/business.

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are covered by the municipal governments and barangays where they are stationed. These population pro-gram volunteers that are also called barangay service point officers are different from the barangay health workers deployed also by the Depart-ment of Health that promote the national government’s thrusts on natural and artifi-cial use of family planning. Palabrica said, the Pop-Dev office has already been devolved to the local gov-ernment hence it also imple-ments mandates coming from

of controlling birth. According to PopDev Of-ficer Agustin Palabrica Jr., at least 1,500 volunteers have al-ready been deployed to differ-ent barangays of the province by the provincial government to conduct lectures and train-ings on the natural method of family planning. About 935 of these vol-unteers receive a monthly honorarium of P500 per month from the provincial government while the rest

the local government execu-tives. He said, the deployment of barangay service point of-ficers in Bukidnon to provide information to the constitu-ents on population and de-velopment is first of its kind in his department, which mean that aside from being first in the implementation of its environment’s greening program, the province also aced the popdev campaign through volunteers promot-ing the natural family plan-ning as mandated by Gover-nor Alex Calingasan.

Palabrica further said, with the province’s 1.2 mil-lion population, there should be an intensified information campaign in really imple-menting population control but in the natural way as the governor preferred.

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Sugbongcogon hosts Unabia’s Night

Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter M. Unabia and his sister Ms. Maribel Unabia, president of the Anak Ciano Inc, grace the Unabia’s Night program held June 26 at Sugbongcogon. The annual event was held with participants coming from other towns of the province.

Unabia, in his speech be-fore guests and visitors, said poverty incidence in the area is being addressed to lessen the number of people in cur-rently living in poverty level. He said five houses will be built through the Gawad Kalinga organization. For Sugbongcogon a P30-million gymnasium will be built from the approved Con-gress budget for Mindanao. Unabia said P10-million has already been released for the first phase of the construction. As host of the event, Mayor Jerry P. Lagbas of Sugbong-cogon welcomed the guests and visitors who attended the affair. Lagbas and the other town officials were celebrating the 48th charter day anniversary of Sugbongcogon with a weeklong schedule of activities which

REP. Peter M. Unabia has announced new projects and achievements for the towns of the first district of Mis-

amis Oriental during the Unabia’s Night program held June 26 at Sugbongcogon.

Photos and text by GERRY L. GORIT

included this year’s edition of the Unabia’s Night, an annual activity began in 2006. Vice Mayor Mildred Z. Lagbas and Sangguniang Kabataan president Mong-Mong Lagbas spearheaded the various musical numbers presented during the affair by various organizations includ-ing women’s groups, employees of local government units and youth groups. The Unabia’s Night program also included distribution of certificates of appreciation to various recipients and an oath taking ceremony for members of the Barangay Councilors League of Talisayan. Raffle draws were also held with cash prizes, five TV sets, six Airpots and 40 bags of five-kilo rice given to winners. Among the participants

Mayor Jerry P. Lagbas of Sug-bongcogon welcomes guests and visitors to the 48th charter day of the town. Lagbas also delivered a welcome address to participants of the annual Unabia’s Night pro-gram held at the town’s municipal grounds. This year’s activity was held on June 26.

Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter M. Unabia delivers an inspirational message to guests and visi-tors who attended the Unabia’s Night program held at Sugbongcogon on June 26. This annual activity of the congressman started in 2006.

Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter M. Unabia lead the oathtaking ceremony of the Barangay Councilors League of Talisayan on June 26. Twenty-two councilors took the oath during the Unabia’s Night program held at Sugbongcogon.

Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter M. Unabia awards a certifi-cate of appreciation to Lt. Col. Jose Maria R. Cuerpo, commanding officer of the Philippine Army 8th Infantry Battalion under the 4th Infantry Division. Cuerpo was one of recipients of certificates of ap-preciation given during the Unabia’s Night program held June 26 in Sugbongcogon.

Teachers of Sugbongcogon perform a dance number during the Unabia’s Night program held June 26 at the municipal grounds of Sugbongcogon. The affair also witnessed intermission numbers from women’s organizations and employees of local government units.

Sugbongcogon Vice Mayor Mildred Z. Lagbas (center) and her brother MongMong Lagbas, the Sangguniang Kabataan president, lead the municipal officials and employees in performing for the guests and visitors to the Unabia’s Night program held June 26 in the town.

Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter M. Unabia (2nd from left) is joined by Medina Vice Mayor Ken Uyguangco, Salay Mayor Romy Gue, Lagonglong Mayor Jubert Pamisa and Sugbongcogon Mayor Jerry Lagbas in celebrating the annual Unabia’s Night held at Sug-bongcogon on June 26.

Sugbongcogon Mayor Jerry Lagbas, Salay Mayor Romeo Gue, Talisayan Vice Mayor Rommel maslog, Medina Vice Mayor Ken Uy-guangco and Bebeng Dumadag, the secretary of Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter Unabia, award one of five TV sets to a raffle winner during the Unabia’s Night at Sugbongcogon. Also raffled were 6 Airpots, 40 bags of 5-kilo rice and cash prizes.

Workers of the Mantianak Eco-Tourism Park showcase their musical talent during the Unabia’s Night program at Sugbongcogon. The an-nual affair was attended by guests and visitors welcomed by Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter Unabia and officials of the town led by Mayor Jerry P. Lagbas.

were members of the Salay Women’s Organization headed by ABC president Villa Cap-istrano, Philippine Army 8th Infantry Battalion command-ing officer Lt. Col. Jose Maria, R. Cuerpo, officials of the Department of Education in Sugbongcogon, employees of the Mantianak Eco-Tourism Park, and the Balingasag Women’s Organization. Congressman Unabia’s pro-jects in the first district towns of Misamis Oriental include a daily feeding program, medi-cal and dental missions to far barangays, regular consulta-tions and forums with small farmers and fisherfolk, and livelihood assistance. Joining the Unabia Family led by Mrs. Erlinda Unabia, Eugenie Unabia and Ms. Maribel Unabia in the evening affair were Sugbongcogon Mayor Jerry Lagbas, Salay Mayor Romeo Gue, Talisayan Vice Mayor Romel Maslog, Medina Vice Mayor Ken Uyguangco, ABC president Jun Kho, Balingoan Vice Mayor Pedro Panulaya, provincial board member Ben-edict Lagbas, and Gingoog City councilors Tata Condeza-Heini and Marc Anthony Bagaipo.

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THINK a minute…Can you imagine an engineer build-ing a tall skyscraper without a plan? Someone said: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Success is no accident! It doesn’t just magically happen. You have to plan for it to happen. As one guy put it: “You must plan for a great future. After all, you have to spend the rest of your life there.” We must have some kind of plan of what we want and how we’ll get it. You see, if you shoot for nothing you’ll hit it every time! A wise person said: “If you’ve accomplished everything you’ve planned

in life, then you’ve probably not planned enough. You’re getting too old when all your dreams are reruns.” The very successful head of the Chrysler Automobile Cor-poration, Lee Iacocca, used to ask his workers: “What do you want to do? What do you want to be? What do you want to have? Where do you want to go? How do you plan to get there? Write it down. Now go do it. It doesn’t get any simpler or better than that.” So why not start living your life on purpose? First dream it, then do it. They say that 1 hour of planning will save you 3 hours of wasted

time and work. With a plan, your work is working for you! Your plan will keep you in control of your life, mov-ing ahead toward your goal of success and happiness. But after you plan your work, you have to work your plan. Discipline is what brings your dreams into real life. A dream with no discipline will just remain a dream, and a plan without work will be a plan that won’t work. So today, why not ask the One Who designed the plan for your success to take full charge of your life. Jesus also has the power you need to make that plan start work-ing for you. With His plan

in hand, you’ll go all the way to the life He wants you and your family to enjoy. Just Think a Minute…

MOST credit card hold-ers would agree that there is nothing sneakier than a “hidden” credit card charge. Credit card fees and charges can indeed be very costly and stressful for card users. More so if the us-ers do not understand the charges that they are re-quired to pay. According to the Fi-nancial Consumer Affairs Group (FCAG) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pili-pinas, complaints about excessive fees and charges rank third among the credit card-related issues it re-ceives and processes. The complainants often argue that excessive fees

were imposed on them without proper disclosure. However, the FCAG re-minds consumers that there are actually BSP rules and regulations preventing the existence of “hidden” credit card charges. BSP Circular No. 398 dated August 21, 2003, as amended (most recently by Circular No. 702 dated De-cember 15, 2010), requires credit card issuers to dis-close information relating to fees and charges to each person to whom the credit card privilege is extended. The disclosure require-ments actually date back to June 22, 1963, when Re-public Act No. 3765, or the Truth in Lending Act, was

approved. However, BSP Circular No. 398 is the first BSP issuance on disclosure requirements specific to credit card transactions. According to the BSP Circular, information relat-ing to credit card fees and charges should be indicated in the contract or the credit card’s terms and conditions. Such information include the following: Finance and non-finance charges, simple monthly or annual rate, the effective interest rate, method of computing finance charges, late pay-ment or penalty fees, other fees such as membership or renewal fees, processing fees, and collection fees. The FCAG has listed

these so-called “hidden” charges and how to steer clear of them. They are finance changes, late pay-ment fee, over limit fee, cash advance fee, and an-nual membership fee. Finance charges could range from 2.25 percent to 3.5 percent per month. Late payment fees range from P200 to P600 or 5 per-cent to 7 percent of a credit card holder’s minimum amount due, whichever is higher. O verl imit fees are charged for going over one’s credit card limit. They range from P500 to P700 depend-ing on the credit card issuer. Cash advance fee – Credit card companies offer

easy cash advance facilities for sudden cash require-ments. However, consum-ers should avoid making cash advances as much as possible. Annual membership fee – Annual membership fees may cost credit card holders as much as P5,000 depending on the type of card. FCAG recommends the following: 1. Pay your credit card bills in full on or before due date every month. 2. Stay within credit limit. Do not spend more than you can afford. 3. Avoid making cash advances as much as pos-sible.

4. Negotiate a waiver of annual membership fees. Armed with the right knowledge, you can now avoid the shock of seeing an unfamiliar (and exorbitant) fee in your next credit card statement.

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JAPAN celebrates the Fes-tival of the Dead called Obon, from August 13-15. Many Japanese companies in the world are closed during this time of the year all over their area of operations. This includes Japanese companies at the Laguna Business Park and other Export Processing Zones in the Philippines. The Festival of the Dead is an annual Buddhist event commemorating their an-cestors. Japanese believes that each year their ances-tors spirit return to this world to visit their relatives. At the end of Obon Festi-val, floating lanterns are put into rivers, lakes and oceans to guide the spirits back into their world. In western Japan com-prising the industrial cit-ies of Nagoya, Kobe and Fokuoka, travel from this destination to the villages and Prefectures by train is extremely crowded at the beginning and end of the holidays. Bullet Trains pack young travelers in a stand-ing room basis at the econ-omy sections. Freeways have traffic jams extending as long as 70 kilometers and stop over rest rooms are extremely packed with

holiday travelers. The March 2011 earth-quake and tsunami devas-tated city of Sendai which killed an estimated more than 20,000 Japanese could be the most travelled city in the east along with To-kyo, Yokohama down to Osaka which is located in the same eastern part facing the Pacific Ocean. Travels to the east during the months of July to Au-gust are hindered with oc-casional monsoon weather generated by the low pres-sure areas in the )Pacific. Typhoons that came in through the northern part of the Philippines made their exit and regain their strengths towards Taiwan or Japan. Holidays spend inside the Japanese mainland and in their capital cities have a price. Travels bring in-creased prices in food and lodging. Japanese hotels and restaurants charges special holiday prices. Air-lines and tour agencies increase their rates during this season. Filipinos, on leisure tour should not travel to Japan simultane-ous with the long Japanese holidays. In the Philippines,

inbound travel business during the months of July to August is opposite and considered low season. Hotels and airlines have various come on rainy days specials bringing down published rates to as low as less 40 % to fill up rooms and airline seats. Major hotels whose occupancy goes down below 40 % during the period will incur a red in their financial statements while airline companies who cannot sell more than 70 % of their seats slashed down the remain-ing 30% with seat sales to struggle to a 76% average passenger load factor as breakeven. Although, air-line companies derives big percentage of their rev-enues from cargoes. This explains why airplanes today are getting wider with more cargo hold un-derneath their bottoms. Commercial planes flying in the Philippine skies all used the Airbus type of aircraft for increase cargo load capacity. The ad notion that air-craft modernization from the low cost no frills air-lines are geared towards giving more comfort to

the passengers is a mis-sonomer as seats are com-pressed reducing the leg room from their original designs. It is the volume of cargoes that counts, pas-sengers are just the equal-izers. Many Japanese tour agencies consider flying their nationals out of Japan for their holiday period to the Philippines for more profit. They enjoy hotels and airlines low seasons discounts and other perks like increase luggage allow-ance, bargain golf course green fees and free hotel breakfast and transfers from the airports to their destinations during the months of July to August. Travel agency business is on the lookout for these opportunities.

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You are specialSugar, anyone?

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL

10th Judicial RegionBranch 20

Cagayan de Oro City

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFFNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE

EJF File No. 2011-203

Upon Extrajudicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filed by Act No. 4118, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND or PAG-IBIG FUND - Cagayan de Oro Branch Office, a government financial institution with principal office address located at the Atrium Building, Makating Avenue, Makati, Metro Manila, against GENEROSO QUIMSON ELIGAN, of legal age, married to NIDA P. ELIGAN, with postal address at c/o Geraldine Generoso ( Daughter ) Xavier University, Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of April 18, 2011, amount to FIVE HUNDRED TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY & 32/100 PESOS ( Php.502,320.32 ), Philippine currency, inclusive of interest & penalty charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on July 26, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the RTC-BR. 20, Hall of Justice lobby, Hayes St., Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for CASH in Philippine Currency, the Philippine Currency, the following property/ies described below with all the improvements included thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERT. OF TITLE NO. T-119290

“ A PARCEL OF LAND, ( Lot 6, Block 4 of the Subd. Plan, Psd-10-024063, being a portion of Lot 3047-B-1, Psd-10-022552 ) situated in the Barangay of Carmen City of Cagayan de Oro. Island of Mindanao. Bounded : SW., along line 1-2 by Lot 5; on the NW., along line 2-3 by Lot 4 both of Blk 4 of the Subd. plan; on the NE., along line 3-4 by Road Lot 4; and on the SE., along line 4-1 by Lot 8 of Blk. 4 of the Subd. plan xxx. Registered in the name of GENEROSO QUIMSON ELIGAN married to NIDA PEBIDA ELIGAN, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FORTY SIX ( 146 ) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. In the event Auction Sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, post-ing and publication. Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein above-described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, June 6, 2011.

(SGD) CELESTIAL VENUS G. GELBOLINGO Sheriff IVBWM June 20, 27, July 4, 2011

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THE Normal value for Gly-cosylated Hemoglobin, de-pending on the laboratory method used, would range from 6- 6.5%. Any result above it, may mean, there is poor glucose control. There are other diagnos-tic tests that one’s attending physician may also request for: Urine Sugar or Urine Ketones. These tests reflect breakdown of the muscle cells and fat. Problem is, the test is non specific, as there are other dis-ease conditions that can give rise to a positive test result. It is of significance that, patients , when they go to the Labora-tory for their tests, should comply with the number of hours fasting. Meaning, they should not take anything by mouth, except for water ( no coffee, or tea please). And, it is wise to note that , fasting should be done at night and the test performed in the morning! For there are instances when patients insist that their blood sample be taken, even at 12 noon or 1 pm! The result is not truly re-flective of the sugar status of

effects, or what we call as com-plications. The organs most commonly affected include the eyes, where there is blurring of vision or cataract formation. Ischemia or infarction is an occurrence when the heart is involved. The peripheral nerves, when affected, will manifest as a tingling sensa-tion or even as numbness or absence of sensation, which accounts for, why a diabetic fails to detect a wound when it occurs in the feet. The kidneys too are af-fected with uncontrolled sugar in the body, which usually accounts to a greater number of patients needing admission for dialysis! Management and treat-ment is never a textbook case for diabetics. Meaning, it will vary patient to patient. Though, it is standard prac-tice to advise them regarding diet and dietary restrictions, and exercise, as well as avoid-ance of alcohol, smoking and the religious intake of their medications, it is most wise to have their regular follow up with their doctors. But for those, who still have no sugar problems, a healthy lifestyle will surely go a long way!

the person, when the fasting is done from 7am to 12 noon! For once the person be-comes active upon waking in the morning, the body uses glucose/ sugar thus, the dif-ference in the test result. As to the frequency of the testing, it is dependent on the attend-ing doctor, who in turn, will likely consider the age of the person and the presence or absence of risk factors, like, high blood pressure, abnor-mal levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. But, more important on knowing the tests/ diagnostic examinations, and the signs and symptoms for diabetes, is the knowledge on what to expect, once the disease is un-controlled, and the long term

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MAN is made great or little by his own image of himself. In our garden we have a lot of fruit-bearing trees like mango, santol, ram-butan, sirguelas, guava, star apple, jack fruit, bread fruit, lumboy, papaya. They are the reason a lot of birds take up residence in our garden. They have fruits to eat and foliage to build their nests. I consider it the height of luxury that I wake up in the morning to the sound of singing and chirping, courtesy of the tiny winged sopranos who are residents of our garden. My heart joins them in the chorus of praising our loving God who created all creatures, great and small. Of all the trees in our garden, there is a special tree that I am particularly fond of. The fruits of this tree are reserved only for the birds and me. You will never guess it, but my favorite tree is the lowly, native Mansanitas. Ev-erytime I taste its sweet berries, I am transported back to my happy, carefree childhood. There are 5 of us chil-dren in the Gualberto family. A solitary man-sanitas was the only tree in our property. We were like 5 hungry foxes eyeing

the mansanitas. Before the fruits had a chance to ripen, they were quickly picked and eaten. What is my point in telling you this narrative about the humble mansan-itas? It has always been my sneaky style to use words for bullets to slay you with meaningful insights that can enrich your life. You may have experi-enced a lot of disappoint-ments and heartaches in your walk through this vale of tears. The winds of misfortune and the storms of tribulation are not there to knock you off your feet. They are difficulties pur-posely blown in your path to develop you, not to crush you. This obstacle course is for you to hurdle, in order to grow your spiri-tual muscles and build up your strength. You might think that you are a failure, a useless nobody, a pitiful fool. Take heart! God does not cre-ate mediocre weaklings. You are a masterpiece. The Creator has molded you in His own image and likeness. Nothing could be more mind-boggling than that. This astounding assurance should finally demolish any insecurities and doubts you may have of yourself. Just like the mansanitas, the Master

of the Garden has set you apart, reserved you for His own, chosen you as His favorite delight. You are special to Him, valuable and wonderful in His sight. Do not plant a negative and defeated self-image in your mind. Rather, let the strong, dynamic, success-ful picture of yourself take root in your mental garden. Water it regularly with optimism and encourage-ment. Apply the virtues of patience and perseverance as fertilizers. Before long, you will see your new im-age of victory flourish and become a reality. You will jubilantly find out that the Divine Gar-dener has always kept you as the apple of His eye and the mansanitas of His af-fection!

losses and bring down inter-est costs,” Ledesma said. Ledesma also said that PSALM evaluated all relevant factors to arrive at the most advantageous terms for the prepayment of the privati-zation proceeds from the Independent Power Producer Administrators (IPPAs) and the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). This prepayment will al-low PSALM to meet its cash flow requirements and avoid incurring additional loans for payment of maturing obliga-tions. Shortfall in cash flow arises due to the mismatch in the timing of the collection of these receivables and the

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The recent UC filing done by PSALM to recover total SD and SCC amounting to P139 billion is significantly lower than the P518 billion previ-ously filed with the ERC. Ledesma said that he would aggressively spear-head and push harder for the privatization of the existing power plants and generation assets previously owned by the National Power Corp. (NPC) to fulfill PSALM’s mandate under the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA). The plants were trans-ferred to PSALM with the objective of privatizing the assets and using the sales proceeds to liquidate existing NPC debts and obligations. Ledesma said that PSALM could bring down the UC if the remaining assets would be sold as soon as possible and at the best possible price. He said PSALM would also be able to avoid incurring further losses in operating and maintaining the power plants. PSALM will start the bid-ding process for the sale of the generating capacity of the Naga Power Plant Complex in July 2011. The sale of the generating capacities of the Unified Leyte Geothermal Plants and the Casecnan Hy-droelectric Power Plant will immediately follow. Bidding for the Power Barges 101-104 will also start before the year ends. Ledesma also said that PSALM continuously imple-ment its liability management program to refinance the existing NPC obligations. “This will enable us to attain the most appropriate currency mix and average maturity of these debts in or-der to avoid foreign exchange

maturity of debt obligation payments. Ledesma noted that to further mitigate the impact of the UC, PSALM has also pushed for the extension of its corporate life for another 10 years. This will consequently result in the extension of the recovery period of the UC from 15 years to 25 years. The Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with PSALM, has submitted a priority bill on this matter before the Joint Congressio-nal Power Committee (JCPC) and the Legislative-Execu-tive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC). pna

THE Board of Direc-tors of the Bank of the Philippine Islands has extended the term of Aurelio R. Montinola as BPI President and CEO for a period of two years. Mr. Mont i nol a reaches the Bank’s mandatory retirement age this August, but the Board has request-ed him to stay for this extended period to en-able the completion of the transformation ini-tiatives that Mr. Mon-tinola has introduced over the last few years, as well as to ensure continuity of the Bank’s commitments. Montinola was appointed president of BPI in 2005.

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Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL

10th Judicial RegionBranch 44

Initao, Misamis Oriental

PETITION FOR THE CANCELLATION MC CASE NO. 2011-978OF DECREE NO. 756863, RE-ISSUANCEOF THE SAME DECREE & FOR ISSUANCEOF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE INTHE NAME OF THE HEIRS OF FAUSTINOMANGAYAN,

SPOUSES ALFONSO CATARMAN & BRENDAGRACE CATARMAN, Petitioners.x---------------------------------------------------------------------/

ORDER A verified Petition for the Cancellation of Decree No. 756863, Re-Issuance of the same Decree & for Issuance of Original Certificate of Title in the name of Heirs of Faustino Mangayan, has been filed with this Court by petitioner-spouses Alfonso Catarman & Brenda Grace Catarman, with the assistance of counsel, alleging among others, to wit: That, petitioners are of legal age, married, Filipinos and residents of 8445 Tulip St., Phase 4, Xavier Estate, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City; That, petitioners’ predecessor, Heirs of Faustino Mangayan, were approved and declared owners as early as November 29, 1933 of a certain parcel of land covered and embraced by Lot No. 12341 Cad 237, containing an area of Twenty Nine Thousand Nineteen (29,019) Square Meters, situated at Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, copy of the Lot Data and the Sketch Plan issued by the Land Management Services of the DENR, is attached as Annex “A”; That the technical descriptions of the location, area and boundaries of the foregoing parcel of land issued by the DENR, are described as follows:

Lot 12337C-14, CAD-237

HEIRS OF FAUSTINO MANGAYAN “ A parcel of land (Lot 12337, C-14, Cad-237), situated in Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NW., along line 10-1 by Lot 12338 along line 1-2 by Lot 12340., on the NE., along line 2-3 by Lot 12341., on the SE., along line 3-4 by Lot 12336., along lines 4-5-6 by Lot 12335., on the SW., along lines 6-7 by Lot 12331 and along lines 7-8-9-10 by Lot 12330, all Cad-237. Beginning from a point marked “1” on plan being N., 02 deg., 46 E., 555.58 M. from BLLM No. 29, CAD-237, Cagayan Cadastre. THENCE: 1-2 N., 73 deg., 01 E., 126.43 M 2-3 S., 78 deg., 27 E., 43.13 M 3-4 S., 22 deg., 47 W., 139.16 M 4-5 N., 68 deg., 57 W., 13.59 M 5-6 S., 22 deg., 25 W., 98.43 M 6-7 N., 75 deg., 02 W., 74.38 M 7-8 N., 12 deg., 49 E., 33.28 M 8-9 N., 36 deg., 42 W., 67.10 M 9-10 N., 22 deg., 52 W., 79.39 M 10-1 N., 84 deg., 22 E. 76.75 MBeginning; containing an area of TWENTY NINE THOUSAND NINETEEN (29,019) Square Meters more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground are Old Points Cyl. Con. Mons. 15x60 Cms. Date of Original Survey September 19, 1931, executed by the Chief of Party/Surveryor B. Cabading, and approved on November 29, 1933. That, pursuant to the claim of Heirs of Faustine Mangayan, a Decree was issued under Decree No. 756863, presumably by the then Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental, copy of the Certification of such issuance is attached as Annex ‘C’; That the petitioners acquired portion of the above-described property by virtue of a Deed of Extra Judicial Partitionwith Sale of a portion of Land, executed by predecessor-in-interest of the Heirs of Faustino Mangayan, Heirs of Sps. Benjamin Magdugo and Cleopas Buray Magdugo namely: Wally B. Magdugo and Nelia B. Magdugo, covering an area of Three Hundered (300) Square Meters, more or less, certified true copy of which is attached as Annex “D”; That, per Real Property Historical Ownership records of the foregoing property issued by the Office of the Provincial Assessor of Misamis Oriental, it can be shown that as early as 2006, the copy of the Tax Declaration of the foregoing property was already transfered to Benjamin Magdugo, by virtue of Deed of Absolute Sale, duly notarized by then Atty. Artemio R. Uy, copy of the Real Historical Ownership is attached as Annex “E”; That, when petitioners purchased portion of the foregoing property, Benjamin Magdugo was the one declared and registered as owner under Tax Declaration no. 0818000401931, copy of which is attached as Annex “F”; That the records in the Registry of Deeds of Misamis Oriental failed to show that an Original Certificate of Title (OCT) was issued to the said land based on the aforesaid decree, per Certification issued by the Registrar of Deeds of Misamis Oriental, copy of which is attached as Annex “G”; That, likewise, the Office of the Land Registration Authority, Quezon City, certified that the copy of the foregoing Decree No. 756863, issued last September 3, 1941 “is not among the salvaged decrees on fie of its office, copy of the same is presumed to have been lost or destroyed as a consequence of the last World War”, copy of the Certification is attached as Annex “H”; That, the subject property is free from all liens and encumbrances; That, the Names and Addresses of the owners of adjoining properties as follows: LOCATION LOT NO. NAMES ADDRESSES North 25 Victoria Gaid Laguindingan, Mis. Or. East 23 Lorna Mae Baviera Laguindingan, Mis. Or. West 28 Nellie Sumaylo Laguindingan, Mis. Or. South 27 Cleofas Magdugo Laguindingan, Mis. Or. That there exists no deeds of instruments affecting the property which have been presented for and pending registration to this date in the Office of the Registrar of Deeds of Misamis Oriental; That, in the absence of the true copy of DERCEE No. 756863 issued last August 25, 1941, presumably, like any otehr Decree issued at that time, issued by the then Court of First That, in the absence of the true copy of DECREE No. 756863 issued last September 3, 1941, presumably, like any other Decree issued at that time, issued by then Court of First Instance, Province of Misamis Oriental, Hon. Judge Ricardo Summers, as the same was lost and destroyed pursuant to the Certification marked as Annex “H”, the basis of the reconstitution of the technical description of the land applied for the cancellation, re issuance of the foregoing Decree and the eventual issuance of the foregoing title shall be the original one issued by the DENR, marked as Annex “B”, in the name of the original owners, Heirs of Faustino Mangayan. Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is given due course and Order is hereby issued setting the initial hearing on August 25, 2011 at 8:30 in the morning at RTC Branch 44, Initao, Misamis Oriental at which date time and place any person may appear and show cause why the same should not be granted. Petitioners are directed to cause the posting of the said Order at the Barangay Hall of Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, at the Municipal Hall of Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, at the bulletin board of this Court and to cause the publication of this Order at least once in the Official Gazette and also once in a newspaper of general circulation, duly accredited by this Court. Likewise, petitioners are also directed to furnish copies of the petition, the adjoining owners namely: on the North, Victoria Gaid, on the East, Lorna Mae Baviera, on the West, Nellie Sumaylo and on the South, Cleofas Magdugo and the Land Registration Authority (LRA), Manila. The Office of Land Registration Authority (LRA), Manila is directed to submit to the Court its Comment to the above captioned petition within thirty (30) days from receipt of this Order. Let copy of the Order together with the petition and its annexes be furnished the Office of the Register of Deeds of Misamis Oriental, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor, the Office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Land Management Bureau, Region X and the Office of Land Registration Authority (LRA), Manila. SO ORDERED. April 14, 2011, Initao, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.

(SGD) DENNIS Z. ALCANTAR Acting Presiding JudgeBWM June 20, 27, July 4, 2011

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

10th Judicial RegionCagayan de Oro City

Branch 42Medina, Misamis Oriental

SIAM BANK (A Rural Bank), Inc., EXTRAJUDICIAL FILE NO. 346-M Mortgagee, FOR: EXTRAJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE - versus - RODULFO P. RAMOSO, Mortgagor,

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE

Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118, filed by SIAM BANK (A Rural Bank) Inc., mortgagee against RODULFO P. RAMOSO, residence address located at Mendoza Ext., Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the indebtedness of the mortgagor to the former in the amount of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND (P300,000.00) PESOS as of March 15, 2011 representing principal, interest and penalties excluding 10% Attorney’s fee, cost and expenses of foreclosure and other incidental expenses, the undersigned RTC Sheriff will sell at Public Auction on July 28, 2011 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Hall of Justice, RTC-Branch 42, Medina, Misamis Oriental to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Curency, the following property with all improvements thereof to wit:

ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-18537Lot No. 2366, Cad-820-D, C-6

“A parcel of land and all imrovements thereon with Lot No. 2366, Cad. 820-D, Case 6, situated in the barrio of Bolisong, Municipality of Kinoguitan, province of Misamis Oriental, island of Mindanao. Bounded on the N., along lines 1-2-3 by Lot No. 2367; on the E,. along line 3-4, by Lot 2365; on the S., along line 4-5, by Lot 2351; and along lines 6-7-8-9, by Lot 2226; and along line 9-1 by Lot 2372; all of Cad-820-D, Kinoguitan Cadastre. Containing an area of ELEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE (11,481) square meters more or less, under Title No. 3381, declared in the name of Rodulfo P. Ramoso” In the event of failure of bidding or auction sale cannot take place for whatever reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication. Prospective bidders/buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein above described and encumbrance thereon, if any there be. Medina, Misamis Oriental, June 13, 2011. (SGD) ALFRAN R. MABELIN SHERIFF IVBWM June 20, 27, July 4, 2011

Banking/Finance

Aurelio Montinola remains BPI’s president and CEO

Montinola

GSIS savings from reinsurance of large govt agencies: $8.5M

According to the Gov-ernment Service Insurance System (GSIS), it made a savings of at least $8.5 mil-lion, or about P370 million, after the state-owned pension fund made a competitive bidding of the reinsurance requirements of the Nation-al Power Corp. (NPC), the Power Sector Assets and Li-abilities Management Corp. (PSALM), the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines

(NGCP) and the Metro Rail Transit Corp. (MRTC). “The public bidding forms part of the commitment of the new GSIS board and manage-ment to heed the President’s call for good governance by upholding transparency in all business transactions,” GSIS president and general manager Robert Vergara said in a statement. With the new GSIS ad-ministration, the pension

fund started to bid out the individual insurance covers of the said agencies, based on the value of their in-sured assets with the GSIS, as early as the last quarter of 2010. As a result of the trans-parent and competitive bid-ding process, Vergara said the MRTC saved P132.8 mil-lion; PSALM, P131.8 million; NGCP, P87.4 million; and NPC, P17.5 million. “The insurance compa-nies actively participated in the bidding process with several companies purchas-ing the bid documents and submitting their bids,” Ver-

gara said. “Apart from the savings generated from reduced pre-mium, the insured agencies get improved coverage as well by having lower deductibles, which allow them to claim against their insurance for losses or damages at lower participation limits,” he add-ed. The Property Insurance Law, or Republic Act 656, requires every government agency, except a municipal government below first class, to insure its properties with the GSIS against any insurable risk. GSIS then reinsures these to other companies.

THE government booked savings of a minimum of $8.5 million for the first half of the year after it made a competitive bidding for the reinsurance needs of large state-owned companies such as power agencies and the light-railway system.

Stanchart Bank to go after RP’s wealthiest

STANDARD Chartered Bank (Stanchart), the old-est and one of four original foreign banks operating in the country, is going after the collective wealth worth P6.25 billion of some of the country’s richest indi-viduals. Its wealth management arm relaunched on Thurs-day the bank’s Priority Banking Program where some of the country’s elite, or those with a minimum investment of P2.5 million, may be accepted. According to Marion C. Kohchet-Cua, general manager at Stanchart’s wealth management unit, the goal was to enlist the participation of at least 2,500 wealthy Filipinos in the program the bank simultaneously launched in all its units around the

world. The program, Cua said, “speaks of our long history of service in the Philippines validated by the endorse-ment of our national hero himself, Dr. Jose Rizal, a long-standing and valued client whose 150th birthday we also commemorated this month.” According to Cua, the program should contribute a significant volume of busi-ness to Stanchart’s wealth management operations, “which has more than dou-bled the past several years. Wealth management is essentially trust banking where one’s money repre-sents an investment and not a deposit and therefore the return of principal or inter-est is not guaranteed. But because wealth

THE central bank’s foreign exchange (FX) swaps totaled $16.233 billion as of the end of May, unwinding $364 mil-lion into the FX system for the month, lower compared to what was released in April of $650 million. Based on Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data, of the FX swaps which are foreign currency assets in short and long forward positions, about $5.731 billion matured in May from $7.123 billion in April. A total of $8.293 billion in the meantime are maturing in three months and $2.209 billion within the year. Including FX swaps, the country’s FX reserves to-tal $85.086 billion in the first five months. The official gross international reserves reached a new all-time high of $68.853 billion in May. BSP Deputy Governor Diwa C. Guinigundo said yesterday that at this point, it is difficult to say that GIR will exceed the projected $70 billion by end-2011 despite that there are no pending significant maturities that the govern-

May forex swaps reach $16.2 billion

ment needs to pay in the next two quarters. GIR is boosted by remit-tances, exports and other ex-ternal inflows. The projection is more conservative than the International Monetary Fund’s forecast of $78.4 bil-lion GIR this year. Next year, BSP forecasts GIR to hit $75 billion while the IMF thinks it will be higher at $93.4 billion. Of $68.853 billion GIR, about $59 billion are BSP’s foreign currency reserves, of which $47.876 billion are invested in securities and $11.141 bil-lion are total currency and deposits. About eight percent of GIR are externally-managed portfolios. As of the end of 2010, the BSP has $9.89 bil-lion of portfolios invested in the US, Eurozone, Japan and the United Kingdom. The funds invested are up by $5.94 billion from $3.95 billion third quarter of 2010 after the BSP shifted $6 billion of its internally-managed port-folios to its 10 fund managers including JP Morgan Chase.

BTr cancels July 5 T-bond auctionTHE Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) announced Friday the cancellation of the Treasury bond (T-bond) auction on Tuesday next week in line with the government’s first debt swap this year. In a notice posted on its website, the BTr said sale of the seven-year T-bond was cancelled to make way for the debt exchange. The government will ex-change shorter-dated bonds for 10.5-year and 20-year bonds next week as part of the government’s liability management program and to make a benchmark for 20-year securities. Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said they completed getting all the necessary regu-latory approvals for the swap this week. The bond exchange was initially eyed last June 28 but did not push through after the approvals were not issued in

time for the supposed swap this week. The government expects to exchange at least P80-P100 billion worth of 10.5- and 20-year securities, with the mini-mum offer volume for each tenor doubled to P40-P50 billion from last December’s P20 billion each. Earlier, Juanchito Dis-po, president of First Metro Investment Corporation (FMIC), which is among the six arrangers for the swap, expects this year’s swap to match last December’s nearly P200 billion volume. This year’s bond exchange will not have a new money component, unlike last De-cember, BTr officials and Dispo said. Dispo said this is the first time the government will be swapping shorter-dated notes for 10.5-year bond. “The 10.5-year window

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THE annual search for Most Outstanding Public School Teacher Award (MOPSTA) of the Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro (RCWest) awarded Luzviminda P. Tirol, a Grade 1 teacherSan Antonio Elementary School in Ozamiz City, as the Most Outstanding Teacher during the awarding ceremony held on June 18, 2011, at The VIP Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City. Members of the Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro honored public school teach-ers together with officials of the Department of Education, headed by DepEd Regional Director Luz S. Almeda, and benefactors of the MOPSTA. Ms. Tirol received a cash award of P50,000 and a tro-phy as she was chosen as the most outstanding public school teacher out of the 15 nominees endorsed by the various DepEd school divi-sions of Northern Mindanao. Past President and Chair-man of the MOPSTA pro-gram, Armando “Mandy” Tarayao, also declared the other winners as 1st Runner-up: Hazel R. Balan, a sci-ence teacher of Gingoog City Comprehensive High School, Gingoog City, Misamis Ori-ental, receiving a cash award of P25,000 and trophy; and 2nd Runner-up: Ellen N. Delante, a special education teacher of Malaybalay City Central School, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon receiving cash award of P15,000 plus addi-tional cash award of P5,000

Ozamiz public school teacher wins Most Outstanding Award

recognizing her efforts in Special Education. The school of Ms. Tirol was also awarded a unit of desktop computer with LCD screen and schools with run-ners-up received wall fans. The 4 other finalist received a certificate of participation and a consolation prize of P4,000 each. The remaining 8 nominees each received a certificate of participation and a consolation prize of P1,000 each. “Heeding the call of Di-rector Almeda, for the first time in its history, the search for MOPSTA has gone full region-wide - expanding the search to cover the whole area of DepEd Region 10. The MOPSTA committee trav-elled to different provinces in the region to interview and observe actual classroom teaching of the nominee-fi-nalists” - declared Ferdinand “Edong” Espiritu, President of the Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro. The RCWest MOPSTA committee composed of Chairman and Past Pres. Mandy Tarayao, members – Director Moshe Amir, Pres. Ferdinand Espiritu, Past Pres-ident Modesto Babaylan, Rtn Rodelia Gaylo, and Past President Eileen E. San Juan. “Inspired by personal ex-periences, the MOPSTA pro-gram of the RCWest has been sustained for almost 30 years now”, said Past Pres. Adrian “Loloy” Pabayo, MOPSTA Chairman Emeritus. The

search started with city public schools and even went on for some time to include private and public schools. The focus centered on public school teachers of elementary and secondary levels as the search expanded to other provinces. Original supporter and benefactor of MOPSTA are the family and heirs of the late Mayor Justiniano R. Borja through the Gigi V. Borja Endowment Fund. Justice Romulo V. Borja represented the heirs – Mrs. Cecilia Borja-Chiongbian and Mrs. Chris-tine Borja-Sagarbarria., in the ceremonies. Justice Borja, a Past President of RCWest, spoke of the high regard that the late Mayor Borja had for public school teachers and read a portion of his book dedicated to teachers. Other benefactor present was Emmanuel D. Abella-nosa, a long time supporter of MOPSTA, representing the Abellanosa Family in honor or their late mother Luneta Dayta-Abellanosa, a public school teacher. Generous supporters also include the RCWest Foundation Inc, Alrose Foundation through Rotary Past District Gov-ernor Al Manus and Rosie Manus, Rotarians – The-resa “Bing” Celdran, Almarco Brito, Armando A. Tarayao, GlobalChip Technologies Inc through Rtn. William Malagar, President Ferdinand Espiritu, Inner Wheel Club Past President Remedios

AQUABEST inaugurates the first Aquabest 3-in-1 Combostore in San Fernando, Pampanga on June 24. Gracing the opening is (R to L) Almira Antiporda - Corporate Communications head, Richard Olmedo – Marketing Services head, Joel Cruz – Marketing & Communications Manager, Andrew Lim – Combo Store Owner and Family. The 3 in 1 Combostore is Aquabest’s newest franchise concept that bundles three franchises into one. The store includes a water refilling station, oxygenated alkaline water, and a Laundromat allowing franchisees triple opportunities and unparalleled convenience for consumers.

Better SleepIF you are like millions of other people who have sleeping problems, you might be looking for an alternative to usual medicine in order to fix the problem. In-somnia is something that can cause a lot of problems for people, and it is only normal to want to find natural sleep supplements that can help you get to sleep easier. Believe it or not, one of the most com-mon forms of insomnia can result as a lack of certain necessary building blocks like minerals, amino acids, enzymes, and vitamins. Several people have found that just by taking natural sleep supplements that offer to replace some of these missing components, they are able to sleep better and to stay asleep throughout the night. NOW! www.atcrazy.com brings to us the best and healthiest solution for all your sleeping problems! Establish Healthy Sleep Patterns Safely and Naturally with BETTERSLEEP Sup-plement with 50% Discount! 1 Bottle 60 capsules for only Php 540 (valued at Php 1080) Better Herbs Inc. combines the power of nature and the ingenuity of Science to provide you with the necessary food supplement to reinforce your body’s health. BETTERSLEEP active ingredients consist of adenosine, adenine, uridine, and guano-sine, crude polysaccharides, amino acids (aspartic acid, glutamic acid, aminobutyric acid, lysine), Vitamins B1, B2, B6, D2, E, A & K, Beta-Carotene, microelements such as Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, P, Mg, Ca, and Ge. It also contains sterine, cholesterin, and B-sitosterol. If you want a peaceful sleep without the sleeping pills, try Bettersleep, a complex natu-ral supplement which contains sophisticated and synergistic combinations of natural ingredients specifically designed to help aid sleep patterns. This heavy discounted deal for BETTERSLEEP is only limited! Go to www.atcrazy.com and solve your sleeping troubles now!

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Members of the Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro with the winners and nominees of the Most Out-standing Public School Teacher Award (MOPSTA) search for the Department of Education – region 10

Aquabest opens first ever Combo 3-in-1 in PampangaGQWEST Inc., the coun-try’s premier water franchise company, has announced the opening of its first Aquabest 3-in-1 Combostore in North-ern Luzon. The Aquabest 3-in-1 Combostore is the company’s latest franchise offering that will revolutionize the water franchising industry. The Combostore franchise inte-grates three tried, tested, and successful concepts into one. Bundled in the package are GQWEST’s Aquabest, Laun-drybest, and Oxyplus brands. Aquabest is the company’s flagship brand, which is shift-ing to offer structured water.

Laundrybest is the company’s Laundromat franchise, while Oxyplus is their oxygenated alkaline water brand. Indi-vidually, the brands are all very successful and widely known; together they form a revolutionary and holistic way of looking at the water franchise industry. The store located in San Fernando Pampanga is oper-ated by franchisee, Andrew Lim. Lim heard about the 3 in 1 Combostore concept from a magazine which convinced him to take up a franchise. He says what convinced him to apply for the franchise was the improved earning

potential the concept pro-vides. He adds that he is confident about his invest-ment because” One of the advantages in franchising Aquabest is that it is already known and accepted by con-sumers nationwide. Second is the technology Aquabest has allows me to charge a premium allowing me to earn more. Finally since it doesn’t stop innovating we can assure the quality of purified water we are drinking vs. private name water refilling stations.” The Aquabest 3-in-1 Combostore was introduced as part of the company’s “Shift

Scrapaholics’ World at SM City CebuTAKE out those pairs of scis-sors and set your creativity free! All About Scrapbooking brings you the biggest and grandest scrapbooking event in the metro – SCRAPAHOL-ICS’ WORLD – on July 10, 2011 at SM City Cebu Event Centre! And you are reserved front row seats to this exciting place of passion for the arts and life. Fabulous prizes are at stake in the scrapbooking showdown with the following categories – WACKY ME! (Kids Division) and I LOVE FASHION (Adults Division). New to scrapbook-ing? Don’t you worry ‘coz All About Scrapbooking lined up scrapbooking workshops where you can learn the basics of the art plus lots of cool tips

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10, 2011 and experience pure scrapbooking bliss at Scrapba-holics’ World. See posters or like All About Scrapbooking in Face-book for more details. Per DTI-Cebu Permit No. 328 Series of 2011.

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NOTICE NOTICE is hereby giv-en that the intestate estate of the late JOSIE v. COÑALES who both died intestate at Si-nayawan, Valencia City, Bukid-non, on December 10, 2009 left a parcel of land described as Lot 12, Block 2, Pcs-10-001537, situated in Alae, Manolo For-tich, Bukidnon containing an area of 129 sq.m covered by TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-101139, issued by the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Bukidnon, and Tax Declaration No. 02-15-31724 for in consideration of P140,000.00 under Notary Public Atty. Juliano C. Lavisores as per Doc. No. 153, Page No. 32, Book No. 97, Series of 2011.

BWM June 20, 27, July 4, 2011

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL

10th Judicial RegionBranch 44

Initao, Misamis Oriental

PETITION FOR THE CANCELLATION MC CASE NO. 2011-976OF DECREE NO. 756492, RE-ISSUANCE LOT NO. 12342OF THE SAME DECREE & FOR ISSUANCE GLRO CAD REC. NO. 1592OF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IN CAD CASE NO. 27THE NAME OF MARTIN TUMAMPOC CAGAYAN CADASTRE

SPS. ALFONSO CATARMAN & BRENDAGRACE CATARMAN, Petitioners.x---------------------------------------------------------------------/

ORDER A verified Petition for the Cancellation of Decree No. 756492, Re-Issuance of the Same Decree & for Issuance of Original Certificate of Title in the name of Martin Tumampoc, has been filed with this Court by petitioner-spouses Alfonso Catarman & Brenda Grace Catarman, with the assistance of counsel, alleging among others, to wit: That, petitioners are of legal age, married, Filipinos and residents of 8445 Tulip St., Phase 4, Xavier Estate, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City; That, petitioners’ predecessor, Martin Tumampoc, was the approved and declared owner, as early as November 29, 1933 of a certain parcel of land covered and embraced by Lot No. 12342 Cad 237, containing an area of Six Thousand Three Hundred Nine (6,309) Square Meters, situated at Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, copies of the Lot Data and the Sketch Plan issued by the Land Management Services of the DENR, are attached as Annex “A”; That the techincal description of the location, area and boundaries of the foregoing parcel of land issued by the DENR, are described as follows:

Lot 12342C-14, CAD-237

MARTIN TUMAMPOC “ A parcel of land (Lot 12342, C-14, Cad-237), situated in the Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, Island of Mind-anao. Bounded on the NE, along line 5-1 by Lot 12347 along line 1-2 by Lot 12346., on the SE., along line 2-3 by Lot 12344., on the SW., along line 3-4 by Lot 12343., on the NW., along line 4-5 by lot 12341 all of CAD-237, Cagayan Cadastre. Beginning from a point marked “1” on plan being N., 06 deg., 32 W., 599.97 M. from B.L.L.M. No. 30, CAD-237, Cagayan Cadastre. THENCE: 1-2 S., 62 deg., 39 E., 102.58 M 2-3 S., 31 deg., 06 W., 55.18 M 3-4 N., 62 deg., 54 W., 113.26 M 4-5 N., 29 deg., 25 E., 55.84 M 5-1 S., 61 deg., 31 E. 12.36 M Beginning; containing an area of SIX THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINE (6,309) Square Meters more or less. All points refferred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground are Old Points Cyl. Con. Mons. 15x60 Cms. Date of Original Survey September 19, 1931, executed by the Chief of Party/Surveryor B. Cabading, and approved on November 29, 1933. That pursuant to the claim of Martin Tumampoc, a Decree was issued under Decree No. 756492, presumably by the then Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental, copy of the Certification of such issuance is hereby attached as Annex ‘C’; That the petitioners acquired portion of the above-described property by virtue of a Deed of Absolute Sale of a Parcel of Land, executed by predecessor-in-interest of Martin Tumampoc, a certain Isidra Tumampoc, covering an area of Three Hundered (300) Square Meters, more or less, a certified true copy of which is hereto attached as Annex ‘D’; That per Real Property Historical Ownership records of the foregoing property issued by the Office of the Provincial Assessor of Misamis Oriental, it can be shown that as early as 1987, the copy of the Tax Declaration Number of the foregoing property was already transfered to IsidraTumampoc, by virtue of the Extra-judicial Partition notarized by then Atty. Admiral Labis, copy of the Real Property Historical Ownership is attached as Annex ‘E’; That likewise, when petitioners purchased portion of the foregoing property, Isidra Tumampoc was the declared and registered as owner under Tax Declaration No. 08-18-0004-01736, copy of which is attached as Annex ‘F’; That the records in the Registry of Deeds of Misamis Oriental failed to show that an Original Certificate of Title (OCT) was issued to the said land based on the aforesaid Decree, per Certification issued by the Registrar of Deeds of Misamis Oriental, copy of which is attached as Annex ‘G’; That, likewise, the Office of the Land Registration Authority, Quezon City, certified that the copy of the foregoing Decree No. 756492, issued last August 26, 1941 “is not among the salvaged decrees on file of its office, the copy of the same is presumed to have been lost or destroyed as a consequence of the last World War”, copy of the Certification is attached as Annex ‘H’; That, the subject property is free from all liens and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever; That, the NAMES and ADDRESSES of the owners of adjoining properties as follows, to wit: NORTH : Lot # 12, 13 Benedicto Bajoy and Pedro Labadan Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental EAST : Lot # 27 Isidra Tomampoc, Kibaghot, Laguindingan Misamis Oriental WEST : Lot # 26 Tirso Lomongo, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental SOUTH : Lot # 30 Macario Lomongo, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental That there exists no deeds nor instruments affecting the property which have been presented for and pending registration to this date in the office of the Registrar of Deeds of Misamis Oriental; That, in the absence of the true copy of DECREE No. 756492 issued last August 25, 1941, presumably, like any other decree issued at that time, issued by the then Court of First Instance, Province of Misamis Oriental, Hon. Judge Ricardo Summers, as the same was lost and destroyed pursuant to the Certification marked as Annex ‘H’, the basis of the reconstitution of the technical decription of the land herein applied for the cancellation, reissuance of the foregoing Decree and the eventual issuance of the foregoing title shall be the original one issued by the DENR, marked as Annex ‘B’ in the name of the original owner Martin Tumampoc Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is given due course and Order is hereby issued setting the initial hearing on August 25, 2011 at 8:30 in the morning at RTC Branch 44, Initao, Misamis Oriental at which date time and place any person may appear and show cause why the same should not be granted. Petitioners are directed to cause the posting of the said Order at the Barangay Hall of Kibaghot, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, at the Municipal Hall of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, at the bulletin board of this Court and to cause the publication of this Order at least once in the Official Gazette and also once a week in a newspaper of general circulation, duly accredited by this Court. The Office of Land Registration Authority (LRA), Manila is directed to submit to the Court its Comment to the above captioned petition within thirty (30) days from reciept of this Order. Let copy of the Order together with the petition and its annexes be furnished the Office of the Register of Deeds of Misamis Oriental, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor, the Office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Land Management Bureau, Region X and the Office of Land Registration Authority (LRA), Manila. SO ORDERED. April 14, 2011, Initao, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.

(SGD) DENNIS Z. ALCANTAR Acting Presiding JudgeBWM June 20, 27, July 4, 2011

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Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE

12th Judicial RegionBRANCH 07

Tubod, Lanao del Norte

DENIECE PERLIE ATES TUPPAL, SPL. Proc. No. 240-07-2011 (i) Petitioner. versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF For: Correction of EntryKOLAMBUGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE, RespondentX -------------------------------------------- /

ORDER A verified petition for correction of entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of DENIECE PERLIE ATES TUPPAL was filed before this Court on May 26, 2011 by the herein petitioner, praying among others that after notice, publication and hearing, an Order be issued directing the Respondent to effect the corrections sought for. Petitioner alleges that she is of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Barangay Caromatan, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. She was born on January 2, 1990 at Barangay Caromatan, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. Her said birth was duly registered at the Respond-ent’s office as evidenced by her Birth Certificate. However, under the entry of her “sex”, the one entered is “MALE” instead of “FEMALE”, her true and correct sex and under the entry of her Mother’s surname which is supposed to be ‘PERPETUA’, the one entered is ‘PERPE UA’, the letter ‘T’ was omitted in her surname ‘PERPETUA’. Such erroneous entries may have inadvert-ently done by the one who entered the facts of her birth. She had not undergone sex transplant neither she intends to submit for medical operation to change her sex. Set the initial hearing of this case to July 19, 2011 at 8:30 in the morning before the sala of this Court. Any person/s interested to the petition may come to Court on said date and time to show cause why said petition should not be granted. Furnish copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General at Makati City, Office of the Public Prosecutor in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, Public Attorney’s Office in Tubod, Lanao del Norte and to DENIECE PERLIE A. TUPPAL of Barangay Caromatan, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. Petitioner is hereby directed to publish copy of this Order citing the petition at Business Week, a newspaper of general circulation for three (3) consecutive weeks, at her expense. So ordered. Tubod, Lanao del Norte. May 30, 2011. (SGD) ALAN L. FLORES Presiding JudgeBWM June 20, 27, July 4, 2011

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NOTICE NOTICE is hereby served to the public that LINDA ENTERI-NA BACLEON has filed with this office PETITION FOR ChANGE OF FIRST NAME from “MISTY HEART” to “JUNE ROSE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JUNE ROSE ENTERINA BACLEON who was born June 25, 1987 at Poblacion, Talisayan, Mis. Or. and whose parents are Romeo B. Bacleon and Linda V. Enterina. Any person adversely affected with said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than January 25, 2011.

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NOTICE NOTICE is hereby served to the public that ALLAN MARIO M. MEDIANTE has filed with this office PETITION FOR ChANGE OF FIRST NAME from “WIN-DEL” to “ALLAN MARIO” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ALLAN MARIO MAESTRADO MEDI-ANTE who was born JANU-ARY 24, 1950 at TALISAYAN, MISAMS ORIENTAL and whose parents are DIOGRACIAS T. MEDIANTE and EUFEMIA E. MAESTRADO.Any person ad-versely affected with said peti-tion may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than January 25, 2011.

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MOSCAT social work graduates pass 100 percent on licensure examBy GENESIS v. MONTERDE of the Misamis Oriental State

College of Agriculture and Technology, who took the re-cent licensure exam for social workers. A state-sun college, here,

CLAVERIA, Misamis Orien-tal, June 28 (PIA) – A 100% passing rate have been posted by the social works graduates

MOSCAT is about an hour ride away from Cagayan de Oro city and shares the bounty and the richness of the agri-cultural grandeur of the area. Prof. Ma. Liza Manliquez,

Dean of the MOSCAT In-stitute of Arts and Sciences, said the faculty members of the college are very proud and honored for the job-well done. She expressed her con-

gratulations to the following newly licensed MOSCAT social workers who passed the exam, triumphantly: Almonia, Rhona Pheobe Grace Mendoza, Alolino,

Meralyn Ortiz, Edio, Anelyn Diaz, Isaac, Timotie Amor Ramirez, Isidro, Evangeline Paglinawan, Padilla, Rossana Omila and Pagara, Mariebelle Edusma. (moscat/pia-10)

Opol town recognizes outstanding taxpayers

By ELAINE O. RATUNIL support and cooperation, BIR RR16 is confident that together, we could achieve the ideal and lofty aspiration of a “Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines).” Everyone who is earning income should pay taxes and contribute his/her share in running the government. Patriotism should be rekin-dled in our hearts and be mani-fested through the payment of correct taxes to fund the vital programs of the government. “We have to ensure a bet-ter country not only for the present but also for the future generations to come,” Tabule added. Further, she said BIR is rais-ing funds for the government through efficient tax collection and the bureau is intensifying its campaign against tax cheats as part of the high profile crack-down on graft by Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III and his administration. pia-10

CAGAYAN de Oro City-- Opol town in Misamis Oriental con-ferred its outstanding taxpay-ers in the municipality during its 61st Charter Day, recently. During the ceremony, town Mayor Dexter B. Yasay assured the taxpayers that his adminis-tration is trying its best that the taxes they pay are put in good use. Hence, he encouraged them to take seriously their corporate social responsibili-ties and take part in the various programs and projects of the municipality. He also explained to them how important their taxes are in the effort of his administra-tion in reducing poverty. Meanwhile, Regional Di-rector Esmeralda M. Tabule of the Bureau of Internal Revenue Region 16 (BIRR16) said with the bureau’s initiatives and with the taxpayers’ continued

by the first quarter of 2012, traffic congestion is expected with increase in volume of traffic along the national highway, specifically along the junction of the Iligan-Butuan-Cagayan de Oro Road and the airport access road,” Jaime H. Pacampara, who heads the secretariat of RDC-10’s InfraCom, said in an interview last week. “This airport road interchange

Laguindingan airport interchange proposedBy MIKE BAÑOS Correspondent

CAGAYAN DE ORO -- An interchange project for Lagu-indingan Airport has been endorsed for approval by the Infrastructure and Utili-ties Development Commit-tee (InfraCom) of Northern Mindanao’s Regional Devel-opment Council (RDC-10). “When the Laguindingan Airport will be completed

project should be in place to affect traffic congestion prior to the operation of the Lagu-indingan Airport.” In a meeting last June 14 of the Special Committee of the Laguindingan Airport Development Project, of-ficials of the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways pre-sented a proposal to build an interchange along the national highway and linking to the Laguindingan Airport access road. The proposed interchange

will consist of a two-laned elevated highway with an estimated length of 1.5 ki-lometers including a 25-ton, 60-linear-meter bridge. The project is estimated to cost a total of about P500 million. “Due to the urgency and importance of the project as a complementary infra-structure support facility [of Laguindingan Airport], the RDC-10 InfraCom recom-mended for approval and en-dorsement by the full council

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Plans...from page 1

for sale with each lot hav-ing an area between 500-955 square meters. Per-square-meter price is from P6,000 to P6,500. The developments come on top of a rising number of real estate projects in the city which had prompted the local government to remove incen-tives given to the property sec-tor. Officials had claimed that companies have continued to invest in property develop-ment and that removing their incentives, which include three-year exemptions on business tax and real property tax, would not have a negative impact on this sector.

while, are priced at P8,000 to P9,000 per square meter. The two-hectare upscale neighbor-hood will only have 77 lots. Lot owners will be pro-vided with catalogs and must submit their blueprints for approval of the company. The company said it would turn over both NorthCrest and Wood Lane lots to buyers by the fourth quarter of 2013. Eden Ridge, for its part, will be located on an elevated area south of the city proper. The project will have 101 lots

13BusinessWeekmindanao July 4-10, 2011

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that MR. JEFFREY S. CO, has filed with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, a sworn statement for the CANCELLATION OF LICENSE TO SELL, located at Poblacion, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, described as Lot Nos. 1-34, Pcs-10-003952 and covered by TCT Nos. 47469 to 47483, 484500, 474501, 55768, 55770, 55771, 55773, 55775, 55777, 55779, 55781, 55783, 55785, 55787, 55789, 55791 and 55793. Any valid objection may be filed in writing with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory board, Northern Mindanao Region, 3/F Dupoint Building, Velez Street, Cagayan de Oro City with telephone number 272-1466, within ten (10) days from the date of publication.

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convertible into 273.1 million Atlas shares, but no terms have been announced yet. On the other hand, the remaining $75 million five-year notes may also be converted into Atlas shares in the event of default.

Copper unit Carmen Copper operates the 1,674-hectare Toledo mine in Cebu province. The site is estimated to contain about 1.5 billion tons of ore or about 5 million tons of copper. The Atlas unit plans to spend $200 million to double its annual capacity to 100,000 tons of copper concentrates in two to three years from the current 42,000 tons. Atlas shares closed up 2.7% at P21.25 apiece in the market on Friday.

Buys...from page 2

Carmen Copper held by CA-SOP Atlas Corp. and CASOP Atlas BV. The sale to the SM group is the first of the fund-raising tranches. Atlas also plans to sale another block of 111.2 mil-lion shares to its shareholder Alakor Corp. for $50 mil-lion. Alakor currently holds around 21% of Atlas. Aside from the share sales, Atlas will issue one- and five-year notes to Banco de Oro Unibank Inc., a unit of SM Investments and the Philip-pines’ largest lender by assets, to raise $197.8 million. The $122.8-million one-year notes to BDO will be

ers has continued to invest and managed BSP’s portfolios “within the allowable limit set by the BSP.” In the meantime the BSP unwinds FX swaps to return some of the liquidity which would ultimately impact on the levels of both peso and dollar liquidity, and the ex-change rate. BSP conducts FX swaps to fund FX bal-ances. It is a financial trans-action between two parties which agreed to exchange two currencies at a certain exchange rate in an agreed future date.

Bank...from page 10

From July 2008 until De-cember 2010, the BSP port-folio underperformed the benchmark by 22 basis points on an annualized basis but the 10 external fund manag-ers has continued to invest and managed BSP’s portfolios “within the allowable limit set by the BSP.” In the meantime the BSP unwinds FX swaps to return some of the liquidity which would ultimately impact on the levels of both peso and dollar liquidity, and the ex-change rate. BSP conducts FX swaps to fund FX balances. It is a financial transaction between two parties which agreed to exchange two cur-rencies at a certain exchange rate in an agreed future date.

Forex...from page 10

has very little maturities so they want to smoothen the maturities, shift those bunch-ing up maturities to 10.5 (years),” he said. Aside from FMIC, the government has tapped the Land Bank of the Philip-pines (Landbank), Develop-ment Bank of the Philippines (DBP), BPI Capital Corp., SB Capital Investment Corp. and Citi as lead arrangers for the swap. (pna)

Auction...from page 10

From July 2008 until De-cember 2010, the BSP port-folio underperformed the benchmark by 22 basis points on an annualized basis but the 10 external fund manag-

and better margins. Com-pared to other water fran-chising concepts, it is more efficient and sustainable. It does this by maximizing the use of every resource from the water to the manpower of each store. Aquabest has a nationwide network of around 500 stores and is considered among the leading players in the water franchising industry. The campaign would involve up-grading the individual stores with the company’s exclusive Grander Technology.

Aquabest...from page 11

and Adviser for Vocational Service Program of RCWest, presented the process of the search and selection of winners showing MOPSTA as a flagship project of RCWest. San Juan said that “through the MOP-STA and the cooperation of the Department of Education Region X and its benefactors, RCWest continues to recognize the achievement, innovative-ness, and dedication of public school teachers and provide inspiration and encouragement for teachers to do more for the future movers of our commu-nities”. Director Almeda thanked RCWest and declared that “Public school teachers of DepEd in Region 10 are no longer unsung heroes because the RCWest is there to recog-nize, honor and award them for their excellence in their chosen noble profession as educators of our youth”. (Past President Eileen E. San Juan)

School...from page 11

Happens Campaign” that aims to change the way peo-ple see and experience water. Franchisees of the Combo-store stand to benefit from the expanded target mar-ket and synergies resulting from the fusion of the three brands. This triples their op-portunities and chances for success without spending to individually invest in the three brands. The concepts offer a faster return period

“Remy” Espiritu, and South-land Events Inc through RC-West Director Ann Medes and PP Eileen San Juan. During the awarding, Ei-leen San Juan, Past President

MDB...from page 15other awardees, as P/Supt. Joseph B. Boquiren, Best PCR Police Commission Officer; PO3 Leonides S. Yaoyao, Best Police Non-commission Officer; Agusan del Norte Provincial Police Office, Best PCR Office/Unit; Nasipit MPS, Best PCR Office/Unit; Mr. Johann Jake B. Mi-randa of the Surigao City Chamber of Commerce, Pri-vate Individual Award; Mrs. Maria Victoria Trojello of the Rotary Club of Downton Butuan, Private Individual Award; and KARANCHO, NGO Award. Barangay Libertad, Butu-an City will receive the Most Supportive Barangay Award, while the Municipality of Si-son, Surigao del Norte, LGU Award. Seven commission and non-commission police offi-cers will be given the Medalya ng Pagtulong sa Nasalanta, namely P/CInspector Man-gandog B. Arab, Surigao del Norte PPO; P/SInspector Mariano C. Lukban, Surigao del Norte PPO; P/Inspector Edgardo T. Medrano, Dina-gat Islands PPO; P/Inspector Charity S. Galvez, Agusan del Sur PPO; SPO4 Primo M. Sagaysay, Agusan del Norte PPO; SPO4 James M. Dela Fuerte, Butuan City Police Office; and SPO4 Leonilo M. Lagumbay, 13TH RPSB. P/CSupt. Reynaldo Ser-rano Rafal, CEO IV, PRO 13 director, will lead the award-ing rites.

Airport...from page 12meeting scheduled on June 28,” Modesto C. Babaylan, private sector representative and InfraCom co-chairman, said separately. The Laguindingan Airport was conceptualized as a re-placement for Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City and Balo-i Airport in Iligan City. Constraints imposed by the terrain surrounding both airports preclude their expan-sion to cope with rising air passenger and cargo traffic due to increased economic activity in Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon and the two Lanao provinces. Besides terrain constraints, both the Lumbia and Balo-i airports are situated at relative-ly high altitudes and adverse weather conditions at both sites have occasionally resulted in canceled flights. Latest available data from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines show passenger traffic through Lumbia Airport rising 19.2% to 1.3 million last year from 1.1 million in 2009. Cargo traffic grew even faster by 38% to 22,244.56 metric tons (MT) in 2010 from 16,112.72 MT in 2009.

declined to 1.61%. Palabrica said, though his office is mandated by the gov-ernor to promote the natural family planning, it is also mandated by the national gov-ernment to also conduct in-formation dissemination and lectures on artificial method as well but, “we are more on information campaign, to inform the people on both but we don’t have the commodities on the artificial family plan-ning, it’s the Department of Health that primarily imple-ments that and what we are doing is just to give informa-tion, educate people why such program is there,” Palabrica emphasized. The PopDev officer said many of the province’s constit-uents have already adapted the natural method as a result of their information campaign, “we just have to educate the people and most important, to teach them that it needs discipline to one’s self when they plan to use the natural way since it also requires abstinence on sex on certain period so there must have to be thorough lecture and in-formation campaign on that, to make them understand,” Palabrica further said.

Bill...from page 6

It was learned, Bukidnon’s growth rate from 1995-2000 is 2.61%. From 2000-2007, it

Solons want natl internal revenue code repealedBy ROSE MARY SUDARIA

By ROSE MARY SUDARIA

SECOND district Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro and Abante Mindanao Partlylist Rep. Maximo B. Rodriguez Jr. have pushed for the amendment of the coun-try’s internal revenue code by introducing a new bill in the House of the Representatives.

The new bill, which the two brothers are filing in the Lower House, is called an “Act amending Republic Act 8424, otherwise known as an amending the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended and for other pur-poses by removing the tax exemption on sweepstakes and lotto winnings in the Philippines.”

“Gross income is defined

by Republic Act No. 8424, otherwise known as the Tax Reform Act of 1997, as amended, as except when otherwise provided in this title, gross income means all income derived from what-ever source, including (but not limited to) the following items: Prizes and winnings,” they said adding, “as such, it would seem that there is no reason why Philippine Char-ity Sweepstakes and Lotto winnings cannot be taxed.”

The two lawmakers add-ed: ‘‘It cannot be denied that there are instances when the jackpot prizes for the numbers game lotto reach hundreds of millions of pesos and it is not uncommon for jackpot prizes of lotto to reach

100, 200, 300 million and higher. This could amount to much needed tax revenues for the Philippine government.

They cited: “In the most recent case of the balikbayan winner of the P741 million jackpot, the US government received over P200 million as tax revenues because the winner is a US citizen.

That, they said in their ex-

planatory note, P200 million could have instead gone to the Philippine government if only lotto winnings are taxed in the Philippines. Some of the salient features of the bill include:

SEC. 24. Income Tax Rates. -(B) Rate of Tax on Certain Passive Income.

(1) Interests, Royalties, Lawmakers urge BI to speed up Visa processingDEJECTED over how the Visas are processed in the country, Lawmakers Rufus B. Rodroguez of the second dis-trict of Cagayan de Oro and his brother, Abante Mind-anao Partylist Rep. Maximo B. Rodriguez Jr. filed a resolution in the Lower House asking the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to speed up the processing of Visas.

The resolution reads: “A resolution directing the Bu-reau of Immigration to take steps to speed up the process-ing of Visas, set up a special express lane or establish a new kind of Visa for Expats from Japan in order to encourage them to work and invest in the Philippines.”

The two lawmakers said: “As a result of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last March 11, numerous foreign professionals work-ing in Japan started exiting the country to look for other destinations where they can work.”

Japan is struggling to re-cover from the March 11 quake and tsunami, which

Prizes, and Other Winnings. - A final tax at the rate of twenty percent (20%) is here-by imposed upon the amount of interest from any currency bank deposit and yield or any other monetary benefit from deposit substitutes and from trust funds and similar ar-rangements; royalties, except on books, as well as other literary works and musical compositions, which shall be imposed a final tax of ten percent (10%); prizes (except prizes amounting to Ten thousand pesos (P10,000) or less which shall be subject to tax under Subsection (A) of Section 24; and other win-

nings [(except Philippine Charity Sweepstakes and Lotto winnings)], derived from sources within the Phil-ippines…

SEC. 3. Sec. 25 (A)(2) is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 25. Tax on Nonresi-dent Alien Individual. - (A) Nonresident Alien Engaged in trade or Business Within the Philippines. -

(2) Cash and/or Property Dividends from a Domestic Corporation or Joint Stock Company, or Insurance or Mutual Fund Company or Region.

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battered the northeast coast and crippled a nuclear power plant 250 kilometers (155 miles) from Tokyo, causing radiation leakages and fears of contamination, said the two brothers in their resolution.

It was reported that “coun-tries all around the world are fighting over talent exiting Japan because of the earth-quake” and there is no reason why the Philippines cannot be one of the preferred destina-tions.

These, they explained, ex-pats could bring with them a wealth of knowledge and pos-sible investments which could definitely help the Philippine economy.

“Our neighbors, l ike Hong Kong, already started is speeding up approval of work visas for professionals fleeing quake-hit Japan,” the added.

The Bureau of Immigra-tion should look into the possibility of relaxing the visa requirements for these expats and expedite their process-ing in order to attract these expats to the Philippines, the lawmakers said.

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THE revival of the coffee industry in the region is now on ground as Depart-ment of Agriculture ( DA-RFU 10) Regional Field Unit 10 through the High Value Crops Development Program ( HVCDP) distributed seven (7) units of Coffee Hulling Machine to different Local Government Units (LGUs) and Municipal Agriculture and Fishery Councils (MAF-Cs) in the region. Seven units (7) of Coffee Hulling Machines or Coffee Huller worth P115,000 each were given to the municipali-ties of Pangantucan, Malitbog ,Dominorog, and Manolo Fortich all in Bukidnon , Opol and Claveria in Misamis Oriental and Iligan City in Lanao del Norte. Each unit is in compact form shifter with

DA 10 distributes Coffee Hullers to LGUs and MAFCshulling capacity of 6-7 bags per hour, engine capacity of 10-12 horse power(hp) with a length of 6 feet and a height of 5 feet with shifter width of 24 inches. A Coffee Hulling Machine is a post harvest facility used to remove the parchment layer from wet processed coffee or the entire dried husk of the dried cherries. This post har-vest facility is very important as it reduces acidity of the cof-fee beans during milling stage. The giving out of the Cof-fee Huller was conceptualized under the Coffee Develop-ment Program of the agency with the main goal of reviving the once active coffee indus-try in the region. In order to operationalize the project a Memorandum of Agreement ( MOA) was signed by and

between the Department of Agriculture, Local Govern-ment Units (LGUs) and Municipal Agriculture and Fishery Councils (MAFCs). It is stipulated in the MOA that DA will provide the cof-fee hulling machine but the engine will be provided by the LGU. Trainings on coffee production and operation of the unit will also be con-ducted by DA as well as the conduct of periodic monitor-ing to ensure its successful implementation. However, the Municipal Agriculture and Fishery Council’s equity will be the labor for the con-struction and fabrication of the engine base of the hulling machine, materials for the housing of the facility and the operation and mainte-nance of the project. Aside

from the engine, the Local Government Units ( LGUs) will provide the foundation for the engine and other needed materials to bring together the entire hulling assembly, impart technical know-how to the Farmer’s Group for the maintenance of the project and conduct regular monitoring and shall undertake all efforts to make sure that the equipment shall be used in a manner most favorable and advantageous to the coffee industry. The Department of Agri-culture is hopeful that with the distribution of this Post Harvest Facility coffee suf-ficiency will be achieved as well as the objectives lined up by the agency to successfully revive the coffee industry. # (suzy may roa- fabular)

CAGAYAN de Oro City – Festive spirits have filled the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) as its employees celebrated the agency’s 113th Anniversary on June 23, 2011, along with the other regional field offices across the country, following the department’s formation 11 days subsequent to the proclamation of the Philippine Independ-ence on June 12, 1898 as the Department of Agriculture and Manufacturing (DAM) by then President Emilio Aguinaldo. This year’s theme “Pagkain na Sapat, Kalayaan sa Kagutu-man ay Ganap” aptly embodies the prevailing thrust of the agency in providing sufficient, affordable and nutritious food for every Filipino and in creat-ing stable jobs and livelihoods for better sources of income. In her message, DA-10 Regional Executive Director Lealyn A. Ramos accentu-ated the significance of DA’s development throughout the years that have molded the department to what it is now

DA commemorates 113th Anniversary

today. “We should be grateful for the people ahead of us who have built the foundation in improving the agricultural sector of the Philippines.” To fittingly observe the agency’s milestone, DA-10 held a Thanksgiving Mass, Team Building Games, Bingo Socials and Aero Dancing which were all geared in strengthening good relations among its employees, while bringing to light on remi-niscing earlier experiences that continue to be of great value at the present times. Accordingly, harmony would flourish among them that would capably pave way to serve and transform their clienteles into productive cultivators of lands. Since its original name of DAM, the department has changed its name in several occasions to the Insular Bureau of Agriculture, the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, and the Ministry of Agricul-ture. At this point, DA continues to rally the plummeting of pov-erty incidences in marginalized areas while pushing for food security and self-sufficiency – the foremost goal of the agency. Backed up by the overall lead-ership of the 46th appointed Agriculture Secretary and one of the principal authors of the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010, Proceso J. Alcala is fervent to boost rice production by increasing rice planting areas (uplands, marshlands and idle farmlands) while striving for the elimination of overdependence on rice imports. ### (joanne l. olson, da-10)

The DA-10’s celebration of the department’s 113th Anniversary is in full swing as Regional Executive Director Lealyn A. Ramos (middle) leads the employees to merry-make such auspicious event. Assisting her in encouraging the employees to cheerily commemorate the An-niversary are Regional Technical Directors Constancio C. Maghanoy, Jr. (left) and Engr. Roxana H. Hojas (right).

Plenty of victors flaunt their widest grins as they have received their hard-earned awards from RED Lealyn A. Ramos and RTDs Constan-cio C. Maghanoy, Jr. and Engr. Roxana H. Hojas. Standing out from the bunch of honorees is Virgilia C. Rendon who’s won a prize for impressively bringing the highest number of DA uniforms, garnering more than 20 pairs (second, top right photo).

NOTICENotice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the LATE PRISCILA L. BACONGUIS situated at Agusan, Cagayan de Oro City embraced in OCT No. P-556 consisting an area of Five Hundred Seventy Six Square Meters more or less is the subject of an Extra Judicial Settlement of Estate of De-ceased Person With Donation under the notarial registry of Atty. Emmanuel Akut per Doc. No. 64, Page No. 14, Book No. 83 Series of 2008.

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BUTUAN City – Seven media outlets in Cagara Region are listed as among the 16 award-ees in this morning’s kick-off ceremonies for the 16th Police Community Relations (PCR) Month Celebration inside Camp Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez, Libertad this city. Regional Director Abner M. Caga of the Philippine In-formation Agency (PIA 13), in his SMS advisory Saturday, enumerated the awardee-me-dia outlets, as the Mindanao Daily Balita (MDB) – Caraga Bureau, ABS-CBN Butuan, DXJM Butuan, DXBC Bu-tuan, DXBR Bombo Radyo Butuan, Butuan Star and the PNP Press Corps – Caraga. MDB is the sister publica-tion of BusinessWeek Mind-anao (BWM), with main of-fices in Cagayan de Oro City. The award will be received by this reporter, in his capac-ity as BMW/MDB Caraga Regional Bureau Chief. In a separate advisory, PSupt Martin Mercado Gam-ba, PRO13-RPIO, named the

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Sinuglaw Fest startsCAGAYAN de Oro’s 3rd Sinuglaw Festival formally begun July 1 up to August 31. The event is aimed to identify and promote “sinuglaw” as a truly Kagay-anon dish with its distinctive taste that we can offer to our guests, tourists and locals alike. Also a prelude to the biggest and longest run-ning Culinary Show in the Philippines, the 15th “ KUMBIRA Culinary Show and Live Competi-tions” of the Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (COHARA) which will be held on Au-gust 17-19, 2011 at the Atrium of Limketkai Mall,

Cagayan de Oro City. “Sinuglaw “ is a com-bination of sinugba and kinilaw. “Sinugba” refers to the grilled pork sliced into bite-size pieces that is already a dish in itself, while “kinilaw” is the raw fish soaked slightly in co-conut vinegar merged with onions, suwa (native lime), tabon-tabon, ginger, and salt.(Sometimes, either mayonnaise or coconut milk is used). All these are mixed together. The use of ‘tabon-tabon’ and ‘suwa’ gives the distinc-tive feature of a Kagay-an Sinuglaw. The Festival will be participated by the follow-ing COHARA Member

Hotels and Restaurants: Mom’s Corner/Casa Crys-talla, Chali Beach Resort, De Luxe Hotel , Dynasty Court Hotel, Duka Bay Resort, Grand City Ho-tel, Hotel Conchita, Hotel Koresco, Kingston Lodge, Pryce Plaza, Xavier Sports & Country Club, South-winds Hotel, The VIP Ho-tel, N Hotel, Bigby’s Café,

Cucina de Oro, La Ilongga Fastfood, Kagay-anon Res-taurant, Max’s Restaurant, Slers Ham & Café, Tabing Dagat Restaurant, Siam Thai Restaurant and DM Villaruy Restaurant. So come and visit them and have a taste of one of Kagay-an’s dish- SINUG-LAW from July 1 to August 31, 2011!

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1. Time-tested for almost 25 years against heat, wind and excessive rains;2. More or less 50% savings on cement usage;3. Five times stronger than concrete hollow blocks (CHB)4. More or less 40% savings on total construction cost;5. Very good refractory qualities;6. Ideal for housing material in hot and humid places;7. Naturally beautiful, no need paint;8. Termite resistant;9. Superior impermeable composite-clay-like material as liner for the es-tablishment of sanitary landfills (SLF) This Technology is 100% health and environment-friendly and has gained positive international reviews. Intact, researches have found out that bricks made from fly ash-fine ash particles captured as waste by coal fired power plant-may be even safer than predicted. Instead of leaching minute amounts of mercury as some researchers has predicted, the bricks apparently do the reverse, pulling minute amounts of the toxic metal out of ambient air (Science Daily, May 29,2007). A study of the freight Pipeline Company (FPC) entitled Test of Mercury Vapor Emission from Fly Ash Bricks involved placing fly ash bricks inside an environmental test chamber (E-chamber) where air was pumped in and out of the chamber at a constant flow rate. The experiments revealed that the mercury flux emitted from fly ash brick was actually negative, meaning that the fly ash bricks not only did not release or emit mercury vapor, they actually absorb mercury from the ambient air, rendering the ambient air cleaner than without the bricks.

THE DIRECT BENEFITS IN USING THIS FILIPINO TECHNOLOGY ARE THE FOLLOWING There are concerns in the public and even in the press about the safety of using fly ash bricks or buildings, especially when using the bricks indoors. The concern is based on the feeling that fly ash, being a power plant waste material must contain some pollutants such as heavy metals (e.g. mercury), which if exceed any safe level, may cause health problems. The experiment proved that such concern is unwarranted for the following reasons: 1. The amount of haradous materials (such as mercury and other heavy metals) contained in fly ash is normally well within 1ppm (part per million), which is classified by scientists as ‘trace substances.” The amout of such pollutant is of the same order of magnitude as that found in ordinary soils, concrete and other currently used construction materials. 2. Once made into bricks, the pollutants in the fly ash become locked (solidified) inside the bricks making even more difficult to escape from the interior of the bricks to cause problems. So, making fly ash into bricks must be one of the safest ways to use fly ash. (Henry Liu, Shankha Benerji, William Burkett & Melissa Shinn; freight Pipeline Company, Missouri, USA) 3. Latest laboratory test was conducted by the University of the Philippines-natural Science Research Institute signifying the result of Analysis using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (aas) that the brick power used as raw materials is less that the Method Detection Limit (MDL) for Mercury content. (Report no, 08103,UP-NSRI)

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