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Recognizing the potential of Bukidnon as a top coffee-producing province, Nestlé Philippines Inc. (NPI) has

partnered with the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Research Centre (NOMI-ARC) of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) in the production and distribution of high-quality Robusta plantlets and cuttings, bringing the high-yielding coffee plants closer to thousands of small-farmers in Bukidnon and nearby provinces within the region. Speaking at the sidelines of the 19th DA-NOMIARC Farmers’ Field Day and Technology Forum in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, NPI Agriculture Head Arthur Baria said they are looking to tap Bukid-non as a “coffee basket” where Nestlé can directly source high-quality Robusta coffee beans. “There is great potential for coffee-farming in Bukidnon with the province having a firm backbone in coffee produc-tion since the early 60’s,” said Baria. “In addition, the province is conducive to coffee growing with its rich soil, ideal altitude, and well-suited climate for the production of quality Robusta coffee beans. Bukidnon is rightly apt to be optimized in the coffee supply chain to respond to the current supply-demand gap in coffee.” Baria explains that while annual lo-cal demand for coffee beans is currently pegged at 64,000 metric tons, the country only produces 20,000 metric tons to re-

spond to the demand, outlining further the reason behind tapping key agricul-tural areas such as Bukidnon to its base of coffee suppliers. Embarking on a road to expand its coffee-resource base, Baria emphasized that it is imperative that key coffee-producing areas have access to coffee farming best practices, including effective and adaptable technologies, to help thousands of small growers realize sustainability and profit-ability in coffee farming, and eventually help address the gap in supply-demand. “Through this partnership which started in 2010, we have converted a 6-hectare field in NOMIARC into a demonstration farm. We have a mother plant garden where farmers can get high-quality Robusta coffee cuttings; a coffee nursery, which serves as a trial site for different types of Robusta coffee plants; a composting facility for organic fertil-izer; and a Nestlé R&D station within NOMIARC,” Baria adds. Nestlé is also sharing its technical expertise in coffee planting with the Center through different coffee training programs, designed to enable farmers to get hands-on exercises on the various ways to better plant coffee. The Coffee Monocropping System and the SAIN (Sustainable Agriculture Initiative System) are taught in the Center, all backed by practical demonstrations at demo plots by Nestlé agronomists. Juanita Salvani, Center Manager of

DA-10 NOMIARC outlines how these agriculture developments in coffee farm-ing benefit thousands of coffee-depen-dent farmers in Bukidnon. “Bukod sa mabibigyan natin sila ng quality [coffee] planting materials, natutulungan sila paano mabuting mag culture ng coffee sa kanilang mga sari-sariling bahay (Aside from sharing with them quality [coffee] planting materials, we are able to teach them how to better culture coffee in their own fields). With the presence of Nestlé, they are also assured of the market be-cause they are planting quality materials capable of producing quality beans.” Salvani, in another interview during the Forum, further explains the “beauty” of the cooperation between Nestlé and DA. “Nestlé obviously has the capacity in terms of resources; they can implement projects outright when you need the resources. Public institutions like the Department of Agriculture cannot do the pushing of agriculture development alone; we need our private partners to help us. It’s really a good thing that Nestlé has chosen us.” With Nestlé currently the biggest buyer of Robusta coffee in the country, purchasing an estimated 80% of the entire Philippine coffee produce, Baria noted that Nestlé is planning to establish more partnerships with the public sector, establishing other demonstration farms like the one in DA-NOMIARC in key coffee-growing areas in the country to reach other untapped small coffee farmers.

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CAGAYAN de Oro City––The chief of staff of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) forces in Northern Mindanao says the Government of the Philip-pines should have consulted the people of Mindanao in general before signing on Monday the Framework Agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) at Malacanang.

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By JOE DEL PUERTO FELICILDA of Mindanao Daily NewsSURIGAO del Norte––The Iglesia Filipina Indepen-diente (IFI), Diocese of Surigao, has tapped the services of BusinessWeek Mindanao Media Center (BWM-MC) in the conduct of a two-day training on radio broadcasting to its church-based broadcasters, October 8 and 9 this year.

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BUTUAN City––To help families displaced by the logging ban, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority has released some P3.8 million for scholarships of children of the affected wood industry workers.

TESDA Secretary Joel Vil-lanueva said the program was “exclusive” for this city in rec-ognition of the efforts exerted by Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. for his constituents dependent on the logging industry for livelihood.

For this purpose, this city’s Public Employment Service

Office (PESO) held an orien-tation for participants in the Training for Work Scholarship here Monday.

For the first batch, P1 mil-lion has been allocated for 75 scholars of Shielded Metal Arc Welding NCII course and 20 others for Gas TungstenArc Welding training. Each scholar

is alloted P10,500 for the 34 TESDA training days.

Upon completion of their courses, the scholars will re-ceive a certification for National Competency Assessment and will be included in the Skills Registry System under PESO for application for local and overseas employment.

The remaining P2.8 million of the program will be used for the second batch of scholars who will undergo training in courses involving construction such as Heavy Equipment Operation, Masonry, Electricity, and oth-ers to start after the first batch’s 34-day training. With a report from Ritchelle Encabo

P3.8m Tesda scholarships for displaced woodworkers’ children

The Subanen leaders are claiming some 23,800 hect-ares of lands in the town of Bayog where several mining companies and small scale miners are operating. It also sought the assistance of Amnesty International to bring their cause to the authorities.

The group held a news conference on Monday in Zamboanga City where tribal leader Timuay Basi-

Amnesty International-Philippines Board Member Francis Marcial poses with Subanen tribal leader Timuay Basilio Promon and his son during a courtesy call on the Mind-anao Examiner Newspaper and Television in Zamboanga City on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. PHOTO BY AL JACINTO

IFI-Surigao taps BWM Media Center servicesof the clergy and lay leaders, headed by Diocesan Bishop Rhee Timbang, the ‘Role of Radio in Church Mission and Development’ training was held at the Rodriguez Beach Resort, Placer town.

“Our church-run radio program, which is being carried by a 10-kilowatt frequency modulated (FM) station in Surigao City,

has been doing well for almost two years now, but we do need to improve and strengthen it by enhanc-ing the capability of our program production staff,” said Bishop Timbang.

He added, “I am very confident that this particu-lar training that focuses on radio hosting and

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ZAMBOANGA City––A group of Sub-anen tribal leaders have called on the Aquino government to temporarily halt all mining operations in Zamboanga del Sur province in the southern Philippines until Manila acts on their legal claims over a vast tract of ancestral lands.

lio Promon represented the 3,000-strong Council of Pigsalabukan Guhom de Bayog.

“Our present ancestral domain claim in Bayog is just a fragment of our origi-nal homeland which has been slowly grabbed from us. Six years after we applied for a title of our ancestral domain (with the National Commission on Indigenous




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Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, DA High-Value Crops Development Program Head Jennifer Remoquillo, and NPI Agriculture Head Arthur Baria, led the tour and discussed the progress of the Nestlé’s coffee demonstration area within DA 10-NOMIARC. Through its partnership with DA 10-NOMIARCH, Nestlé has converted a 6-hectare field in NOMIARC into a demonstra-tion farm comprised of a mother plant garden, a Robusta coffee nursery, a composting facility and an R&D station with the Center.

DA 10-NOMIARC Center Manager Juanita Salvani at the Nestlé Nursery in the Center. According to Salvani, with the help of Nestlé, the Center is able to share quality coffee planting materials to the local farmers as well as teach them how to better culture coffee in their own fields

NPI Agriculture Head Arthur Baria at Nestlé’s Mother Plant Garden in DA 10-NOMIARC. According to Baria, Bukidnon has great potential for Robusta coffee farming with its rich soil, ideal altitude and well-suited climate and as such rightly apt to be optimized in the coffee supply chain to respond to the current supply-demand gap in coffee.

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Recognizing the potential of Bukidnon as a top coffee-producing province, Nestlé Philippines Inc. (NPI) has

partnered with the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Research Centre (NOMI-ARC) of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) in the production and distribution of high-quality Robusta plantlets and cuttings, bringing the high-yielding coffee plants closer to thousands of small-farmers in Bukidnon and nearby provinces within the region. Speaking at the sidelines of the 19th DA-NOMIARC Farmers’ Field Day and Technology Forum in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, NPI Agriculture Head Arthur Baria said they are looking to tap Bukid-non as a “coffee basket” where Nestlé can directly source high-quality Robusta coffee beans. “There is great potential for coffee-farming in Bukidnon with the province having a firm backbone in coffee produc-tion since the early 60’s,” said Baria. “In addition, the province is conducive to coffee growing with its rich soil, ideal altitude, and well-suited climate for the production of quality Robusta coffee beans. Bukidnon is rightly apt to be optimized in the coffee supply chain to respond to the current supply-demand gap in coffee.” Baria explains that while annual lo-cal demand for coffee beans is currently pegged at 64,000 metric tons, the country only produces 20,000 metric tons to re-

spond to the demand, outlining further the reason behind tapping key agricul-tural areas such as Bukidnon to its base of coffee suppliers. Embarking on a road to expand its coffee-resource base, Baria emphasized that it is imperative that key coffee-producing areas have access to coffee farming best practices, including effective and adaptable technologies, to help thousands of small growers realize sustainability and profit-ability in coffee farming, and eventually help address the gap in supply-demand. “Through this partnership which started in 2010, we have converted a 6-hectare field in NOMIARC into a demonstration farm. We have a mother plant garden where farmers can get high-quality Robusta coffee cuttings; a coffee nursery, which serves as a trial site for different types of Robusta coffee plants; a composting facility for organic fertil-izer; and a Nestlé R&D station within NOMIARC,” Baria adds. Nestlé is also sharing its technical expertise in coffee planting with the Center through different coffee training programs, designed to enable farmers to get hands-on exercises on the various ways to better plant coffee. The Coffee Monocropping System and the SAIN (Sustainable Agriculture Initiative System) are taught in the Center, all backed by practical demonstrations at demo plots by Nestlé agronomists. Juanita Salvani, Center Manager of

DA-10 NOMIARC outlines how these agriculture developments in coffee farm-ing benefit thousands of coffee-depen-dent farmers in Bukidnon. “Bukod sa mabibigyan natin sila ng quality [coffee] planting materials, natutulungan sila paano mabuting mag culture ng coffee sa kanilang mga sari-sariling bahay (Aside from sharing with them quality [coffee] planting materials, we are able to teach them how to better culture coffee in their own fields). With the presence of Nestlé, they are also assured of the market be-cause they are planting quality materials capable of producing quality beans.” Salvani, in another interview during the Forum, further explains the “beauty” of the cooperation between Nestlé and DA. “Nestlé obviously has the capacity in terms of resources; they can implement projects outright when you need the resources. Public institutions like the Department of Agriculture cannot do the pushing of agriculture development alone; we need our private partners to help us. It’s really a good thing that Nestlé has chosen us.” With Nestlé currently the biggest buyer of Robusta coffee in the country, purchasing an estimated 80% of the entire Philippine coffee produce, Baria noted that Nestlé is planning to establish more partnerships with the public sector, establishing other demonstration farms like the one in DA-NOMIARC in key coffee-growing areas in the country to reach other untapped small coffee farmers.

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Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, DA High-Value Crops Development Program Head Jennifer Remoquillo, and NPI Agriculture Head Arthur Baria, led the tour and discussed the progress of the Nestlé’s coffee demonstration area within DA 10-NOMIARC. Through its partnership with DA 10-NOMIARCH, Nestlé has converted a 6-hectare field in NOMIARC into a demonstra-tion farm comprised of a mother plant garden, a Robusta coffee nursery, a composting facility and an R&D station with the Center.

DA 10-NOMIARC Center Manager Juanita Salvani at the Nestlé Nursery in the Center. According to Salvani, with the help of Nestlé, the Center is able to share quality coffee planting materials to the local farmers as well as teach them how to better culture coffee in their own fields

NPI Agriculture Head Arthur Baria at Nestlé’s Mother Plant Garden in DA 10-NOMIARC. According to Baria, Bukidnon has great potential for Robusta coffee farming with its rich soil, ideal altitude and well-suited climate and as such rightly apt to be optimized in the coffee supply chain to respond to the current supply-demand gap in coffee.

Malnutrition Continues to Decline in Opol

Backyard and zonal food production, micronu-trient supplementation, food fortification, feeding and other initiatives contributed to the reduced prevalence of under-nutrition among preschool children.

With this achievement in nutrition, Opol becomes a recipient of its 1st Year Consistent Regional Out-standing Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Mainte-nance Award. Mayor Dexter Yasay, together with his Municipal Health Officer and Municipal Nutrition Action Officer, personally receive the plaque of rec-ognition today during the 2012 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center.

Mayor Yasay states “Kining nutrition program, wala ta niingon nga wala nay malnourished, the recognition given by the national government through the National Nutrition Council indicates that we are on the right track on doing things as far as resolving the so-called malnutrition”

“bahala’g unsa ka kapoy, unsa ka tedious ang re-solving the so-called malnutrition in our municipality but seeing the parents of those malnourished kids helping the government in running the program, I

think mao kana ang makapawala sa among kakapoy, ug makahatag ug kadasig sa among kaugalingon.” Yasay adds.

From the 1,714 provinces, cities and municipali-ties, Opol is among the 22 LGUs awarded in the various national nutrition awards this year and the only one in Misamis Oriental.

Reducing malnutrition among children is among the strategies of Mayor Dexter Yasay in reducing poverty.

Opol has been effectively implementing its municipal nutrition program as seen in the continuing decline of its malnutrition rate in the last three years. It registered at 3.69% in 2009, to 2.72% in 2010 and further to 2.12% last year.

Malnutrition declines in OpolBy SHAUN UY of Cagayan de Oro Times

and GERRY L. GORIT of Mindanao Daily Newswith CHRISTINE CABIASA of Cagayan de Oro Times

MISAMIS Oriental––The National Nu-trition Council (NNC) awarded the local government of Opol, under the leader-ship of Mayor Dexter B. Yasay, after the nutrition council noted a decline of the town’s malnutrition cases––and for its effective food feeding program that benefitted dozens of undernourished children.

Opol has been ef-fectively implementing its municipal nutrition program as seen in the continuing decline of its malnutrition rate in the last three years. It regis-tered at 3.69% in 2009, to 2.72% in 2010 and further to 2.12% last year.

Mayor Yasay received the First Maintenance Award of the National nutrition Award 2012 at the PICC in Manila last November 9 from President Benigno Aquino III.

The awarding ceremony was also graced by Agri-culture Secretary Proceso Alcala, Health Secretary Enrique Ona and National Nutrition Council As-sistant Secretary Maria Bernardita Flores.

6th Runner up in the Search for 2011 National Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar Ms Arlyn C. Bongcas of Poblacion I, Malaybalay City and 2011 Outstnding Barangay Nutrition Scholar for Region X (2nd from right) poses with (from left) Dr. Dennis Sanggalang – City Health Officer of Malaybalay City, Regional Director Aristides Concepcion Tan of DOH-CHD x, RNPC Zeny Tondares of National Nutrition Council X, City Nutrition Action Officer Ms. Maria Rica E. Raguro of Malaybalay City and Regional Director Jose Llacuna of DOH – CHD Region IVA (MIMAROPA) during the National Nutrition Awarding (NNAC) at the Philipine Convention Center (PICC) last November 9, 2012. NNAC speaker was His excellency President Benigno S. Aquino.Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar Arlyn C. Bongcas received a Plaque of Recognition and a netbook from AGHAM partylist Congressman Angelo Palmones.

Mayor Dexter B. Yasay of Opol in Misamis Oriental shows his award from the National Nutrition Council at the PICC in Manila last November 9 from President Benigno Aquino III . NNC cited the local government unit under his leadership for its successful nutrition program in the municipality.

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Yasay was accompanied by Vice Mayor Chizarina M. Ortigoza, municipal health officer Dr. Mercado, MNAD Edgar Napinas and some employees of the municipal government.

“ T h i s re cog n it ion shows that we are on the right track in serving our constituents,” Yasay said, noting that the first time they were awarded was last year.

Furthermore, Yasay says “Kining nutrition program, wala ta niingon nga wala nay malnourished (this nutrition program, we are not saying that there are no more malnour-ished [kids]), the recogni-tion given by the national government through the National Nutrition Council

indicates that we are on the right track on doing things as far as resolving the so-called malnutrition”.

The mayor said Opol keeps on look ing for answers to community problems so that they can appropriate the necessary budget to solve these.

He said the key factor why there are poor people in the community is that they have not been given an opportunity to be edu-cated, and that children don’t want to go to school if their stomachs are empty.

“We are intensifying our advocacy on backyard gardening,” Yasay said.

Backyard and zonal food production, micro-nutrient supplementation, food fortification, feeding and other initiatives con-

tributed to the reduced prevalence of under-nu-trition among preschool children.

“When children see their parents’ plant and eat vegetables then there is a strong possibility that the children will follow their parents in doing what is right to eat,” he said.

Yasay states that the municipal nutrition coun-cil, municipal health of-fice and barangay health workers are doing their best to control malnutri-tion in Opol.

“Bahala’g unsa kaka-poy, unsa ka tedious ang resolving the so-called malnutrition in our mu-nicipality but seeing the parents of those malnour-ished kids helping the government in running

the program, I think mao kana ang makapawala sa among kakapoy, ug makahatag ug kadasig sa among kaugalingon.” Yasay adds.

For this latest achieve-ment, Misamis Oriental 2nd District Rep. Yevgeny “Bambi” Emano praised Mayor Yasay and the local government unit.

Emano supports the pro-poor programs of Opol, one of the munici-palities under the second congressional district of Misamis Oriental.

From the 1,714 prov-inces, cities and munici-palities, Opol is among the 22 LGUs awarded in the various national nutri-tion awards this year and the only one in Misamis Oriental.

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Applicant/s

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request authority for approval of sale and transfer with extension and amendment of route of service to operate FILCAB service on the line;Puerto to Balingoan and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on November 28, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 23rd day of November, 2012.


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BENJIE P. REYES CASE NO; 2012-10-1990 Applicant/s

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request authority for issuance of a certificate of public convenience to operate TH FRIEGHT TRUCK Service on the line;Within Cagayan de Oro City and from said place to any point in Region X with the use of two (2)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on November 28, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MAN-DANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 22nd day of November, 2012..


MDN: Nov 24, 2012




LITO R. SERINO CASE NO; 2012-10-1983 Applicant/s 2007-10-1966

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate FILCAB Service on the line;Impasug-ong to Kibawe –Malaybalay City –Valencia City via Apo Macote and vice versa with e use of ONE (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on December 5, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MAN-DANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 23rd day of November, 2012..


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LOURDES RUBIN CASE NO; 2012-10-1985 Applicant 2007-10-2057

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request authority for exten-sion of validity to operate PUJ service on the line;C2; Camp Evangelista –Liceo –Maharlika Bridge –CM Recto –Gaisano Mall –LKKS Center and vice versa with the use of Six (6)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on November 28, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 23rd day of November, 2012.


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JAPUS MAMERTO CASE NO; 2012-10-1982 Applicant 2010-10-1774

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity and amendment of line of certificate of public convenience to operate FILCAB service on the line;Puerto to Balingoan and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on December 5, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 24rd day of November, 2012.


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JUDY MAGALLANO CASE NO; 2012-10-1986 Applicant/s 2007-10-2227

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request authority for extension of validity to operate PUJ service along the route ;Cagayan de Oro City to Libona –Philips Bukidnon and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on November 28, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MAN-DANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 23rd day of November, 2012..


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BUKTRAMCO CASE NO; 2012-10-1981 Applicant/s 2007-10-1885

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request authority to extend the Validity of certificate of public convenience to operate FILCAB service on the line ;Malaybalay City to Kibawe –Valencia City –Maramag via San Miguel –Quezon and vice versa with the use of three (3)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on December 5, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 23rd day of November, 2012.


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ERRATUM

TOMAS VERGARA 3 units case number ;2012-10-1749

OUR APOLOGY LTFRB X-CDO

ERRATUM

Approval of SME and transfer with extension of validity with case no;2012-10-1979 of REY MOD-EQUILLO- Vendor and NORMA E. VALENTE- Vendee.

Our Apology LTFRB X –CDO

ERRATUM

MA. TERESA /RENE ABSIN – Vendor and LAILA LUIB/LARDI AGSINAO- Vendee last November 23, 2012 publish has no vendee just only vendor as publish with case no; 2012-10-1979.

Our Apology LTFRB X-CDOC

CAGAYAN de Oro City––The Environment and Man-agement Bureau (EMB) conducted on Wednesday a public hearing for the water classification of Macajalar Bay in Misamis Oriental.

The activity is a way of getting comments and consensus from the stake-holders on their preferred classification based on the revised water criteria under DENR Administrative Order No. 34 (DAO 34).

EMB 10 director Sabdul-lah C. Abubacar said there were two basic consider-ations for the process, one is based on its beneficial use, and the other on its water quality during the time of the classification.

“The reason why we’re having this public hearing, after the water sampling ac-

EMB bares water sampling resultstivity, is to determine what the public really wants for Macajalar Bay,” Abubacar explained.

The most controlling part, he noted, is “the best use” criterion.

The EMB, with the sup-port of the Japan Interna-tional Cooperation Agency (JICA), have completed the necessary field survey wherein they were able to conduct a three-year series water-sampling activity, scheduled twice in a year to cover both the dry and wet season.

The sampling stations were distributed in all 14 towns covering the 65-ki-lometer stretch of the Ma-cajalar Bay coastline from La Esperanza in Kinoguitan town to Laguindingan.

Engr. Marivic F. Llui-

sima, chief of the EMB 10 laboratory section said in an interview with the Philip-pine Information Agency that the towns will either be classified as class “SB” and “SC,” depending on the water sampling results generated, in consideration also to its best usage.

“SB” classification is good for Recreational Water Class 1 (Areas regularly used by the public for bathing, swimming, skin diving, etc.) and fishery Water Class 1 (Spawning areas for cha-nos or bangus and similar species).

While class “SC” is cat-egorized for Recreational Water Class II (e.g. boating, etc), Fishery Water Class II (commercial and sustenance fishing) and Marshy and/or mangrove areas declared as

fish and wildlife sanctuaries. The classification of a

water body according to a particular designated use does not preclude use of the water for other purposes that are lower in classification provided that such use does not prejudice the quality criteria required for such waters.

EMB likewise reminded LGUs to harmonize its entire comprehensive and coastal resource management plans with its water classification.

She also mentioned that their office is now starting the consolidation of the data gathered for the final water

classification report which will be transmitted to the EMB central for national publication.

LGUs who may wish to submit their position papers or resolutions may do so before the December 30, 2012 deadline. (JCV-PIA 10)

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By AL JACINTOof Mindanao Daily News

ZAMBOANGA City––Doz-ens of students and journal-ists attended a forum on “Media Ethics and Media’s Role in the Transformation of Society” in Zamboanga City in the southern Phil-ippines.

The event was organized by the local chapter of the National Union of Journal-ists of the Philippines under Frencie Carreon and the Ateneo de Zamboanga Uni-versity. Mary Jean Andrada, of the Ateneo Mass Com-munication Department, coordinated and moderated the forum.

Good governance cham-pion and Jesuit priest Albert Alejo was invited to speak

Zamboanga students, journos attend forum on media ethics

Good governance champion and Jesuit priest Albert Alejo, of Ateneo de Zamboanga, poses with Frencie Carreon, of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, and Mary Jean Andrada, of the Ateneo Mass Communication Department, during a break in the media ethics forum in Zamboanga City. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

during the forum attended by mass communication and journalism students from Ateneo de Zamboanga and Western Mindanao State University.

Fr. Alejo, author of the book “Ehemplo: Spiritu-ality of Shared Integrity in Philippine Church and Society,” urged students and journalists to write in-depth analysis and ar-ticles about Mindanao and its culture, and important events that would have impact an impact to the readers in general.

Carreon, in appreciation to the priest’s dedication and advocacy, handed him a plaque.

Ehemplo is also call of people dedicated to live a life of honor, integrity and

good examples. Ehemplo is based on espousing “Ehem” - the urgent call for cultural reform against corruption in the Philippines.

Ehem aims at bringing people to a renewed sen-sitivity to the evil of cor-ruption and its prevalence in ordinary life.

It seeks ultimately to make them more intensely aware of their own vulner-ability to corruption, their own un-critiqued, often unwitting practice of cor-ruption in daily life.

Ehem hopes to bring people, in the end, to a commitment to live the way of Ehemplo - criti-cal of corruption, intent on integrity, according to its organizers. (Mindanao Examiner)

THE Philippine Health In-surance Corp. (Philhealth) has reassured nonstop ben-efit payments for dengue, as cases of the pestilent mosquito-borne viral dis-ease continue to increase.

Philhealth assures dengue coverage for members“We are constantly help-

ing to pay for the hospital-ization and treatment of every member or dependent admitted due to dengue fever,” said Philhealth presi-dent and chief executive

officer Dr. Eduardo Banzon.Philhealth pays P8,000

for each case of dengue fever or simple dengue hemor-rhagic fever and P16,000 for every case of dengue hemorrhagic fever with

presence of shock.The Philippines has

seen an increase in den-gue cases in recent months, according to the Western Pacific Regional Office of the World Health Organiza-

tion (WHO).From January to October

this year, the Philippines reported 132,046 cases, up 25 percent versus the 105,702 logged in the same 10-month period in 2011.

There is still no approved antiviral or vaccine for the treatment or prevention of dengue, which causes high fever and could lead to internal bleeding

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Initial results of EMB -10 robbery probe disclosed

President Benigno Aquino III’s total log ban and reforestation policies have yielded positive results boosting the government’s campaign against illegal logging and forest destruction, according to Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje.

Log ban yields favorable results“We are making prog-ress in expanding the country’s forest cover and protecting the re-maining forests from degradation with our implementation of the National Greening Pro-gram and logging ban,” he said

T he e nv i ron me nt chief also cited the gov-ernment’s intensified enforcement of forestry laws, which resulted in the prosecution and con-viction of a number of environmental violators.

Sec. Paje said the implementation by the Department of Envi-ronment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the

logging ban in natural forests pursuant to Ex-ecutive Order (EO) No. 23 has brought about drastic reduction of il-legal logging "hotspots" from 197 to 31.

EO 23, which was s igned by Pres ident Aquino in Februar y 2011, has also halted all authorized logging operations in natural forests nationwide, vir-

tually stopping timber extraction of about 300 million board feet a year.

The President also issued in February last year EO 26 establishing the National Greening Program. The ambitious program seeks to plant some 1.5 billion trees covering about 1.5 mil-lion hectares in six years, from 2011 to 2016.

So far, the DENR has planted 142.6 million seedlings on more than 232,000 hectares all over the country. The pro-gram also generated over 364,000 jobs.

At the same time, Sec. Paje said the govern-ment’s forest conserva-tion programs are start-ing to gain international recognition.

Just recently, EO 23 and EO 26 were two of the five categories that received a perfect score of 100 percent in the 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) of the World, improving

the Philippine rankingby eight notches to

No. 42 in 2012 from No. 50 in 2010 among the 132 countries evaluated by four respected inter-national institutions.

The Philippines out-ranked countries like South Korea (43rd), Australia (48th), United States (49th), Singapore (52nd) and Israel (61st).

EPI is an evaluation of the sustainability of the environmental pro-grams and policies of the countries concerned. The evaluation was made by the Yale University , Columbia University, the World Economic Forum and the Joint Research Center of the European Commission.

“ This recognit ion confirms that we are on the right track in ad-dressing the problems of illegal logging and forest denudation,” he said.

Paje said the DENR’s anti-illegal logging drive has recently netted the

confiscation of more than 19 million board feet of forest products, filing of 546 cases in courts and conviction of 72 persons.

He said the “hot logs” have been converted into chairs and donated to the Department of Educa-tion. As of late, more than 100,000 pieces of chairs and desks have been turned over to the education department.

Paje likewise noted that the anti-corruption reforms being imple-mented by the DENR have produced unprec-edented success.

For the first time in many years, the DENR was given double up-grade by the business community on Sincerity against Corruption in the latest Social Weather Stations survey. This allowed the agency to jump 35 notches, from a rating of -34 in 2009 to +1 in 2012. (DENR Web/jdelpf )

CAGAYAN de Oro City - The independent fact-finding committee tasked by DENR-10 Regional Ex-ecutive Director Ruth M. Tawantawan to look into the robbery at the Environ-mental Management Bureau (EMB) 10, has disclosed the loss of various computer accessories on November 9.

The lost items include three flat computer moni-tors, three keyboards, three computer mouse, a computer camera and two automatic voltage regulator (AVR).

The committee further disclosed that wires attached to the Central Processing Unit (CPU) were not taken by the robbers.

General Services Sec-tion Chief Susana Talam-pas heads the committee, with Budget Section Chief Myrna Kawaling, Legal Divi-sion Staff Francis Palle and Property Custodian Raul Zapatos, members.

It was reported that the stolen items were acquired on October 2011.

The committee could not yet determined the estimated cost of the lost items, since these are not indicated in the property/IT Ledger Card.

The report further said, the thief may have entered

the EMB office, through the glass windows at the ladies rest room, which is usually left open to allow the smell of room to escape.

Ocular inspection con-ducted by the committee revealed that the Office of Regional Director Sabdul-lah Abubacar was also ran-sacked as evidenced by two broken plaques on the floor. It was believed that the thief attempted to detach the LCD-TV attached to the wall.

The team recommended the augmentation of the number of roving security guards and probation of lightings at the back of the

EMB building or at the pe-rimeter fence of the DENR 10 compound.Other recom-mendations of the team, include the regular moni-toring of the performance of security guards on duty and installation of barbed wire fencing on top of the concrete fence to dissuade would-be-thieves.

Determining the actual cost of lost items for proper recording in the Inventory Report of Plant, Property and Equipment as basis for dropping in the Book of Accounts was also rec-ommended by the team. (RPAO # 11-331-2012/jdelpf)

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NORTH Cotabato - Plans for the establishment of a clonal facility at the Uni-versity of Southern Min-danao (USM) in Kabacan, Cotabato is now on its final stages.

DENR-Region 12 Ex-ecutive Director Adeluisa G. Siapno said the memo-randum of agreement on the partnership was already signed by USM President Jesus Antonio G. Derije and forwarded to DENR Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje for signature.

Director Siapno said that once the MOA is perfected, the DENR will obligate the amount of P3.5 million in favor of USM for the construction of the clonal facility.

“The clonal facility will have state-of-art technolo-

DENR to fund establishment of clonal facility at USM

The wheels of environ-mental justice should turn faster, as the envi-ronment hearing officers are undergoing training in handl ing environ-mental cases star t ing Nov. 21 to Nov. 24 at the Hotel H2O of the Manila Ocean Park in Manila.

Around 90 partici-p ant s are at t e n d i ng , composed mainly of of-ficials and personnel of the Environmental Man-agement Bureau (EMB) and DENR , who wi l l eventually be designated as hearing officers.

The 4-day Seminar on the Rules of Proce-dure for Environmen-tal Cases and Training for Hearing Officers is organized by EMB, in coordination with the Judicial Branch.

DENR Secretary Ra-mon J. P. Paje said the training-seminar was conceptualized to ad-dress the growing public clamor for a speedier administration of en-v i ron m e nt a l ju s t i c e , p ar t i c u l ar ly to com -munit ies a f fe c te d by those whose activities have been detrimental to the safety and welfare of both humans and the environment.

“ This training wil l g u i d e ou r E M B p e r-sonnel in the disposi-tion of their mandate on environmental law enforcement, as it will provide them with the legal know-how on court procedures concerning environmenta l v iola-tions,” he explained.

He added that a well-

DENR to train hearing officers

capacitated legal team would also be able to provide technical inputs to help environmental prosecutors in preparing their legal arguments, as well as judges in ren-dering fair decisions on environmenta l cases , w it hout pre judice to the contending parties.

The training-seminar would tack le , among others, subjects on envi-ronmental law develop-ment, civil procedure, criminal procedure and evidence. Resource per-sons include Court of Appeals Associate Jus-tices Jose Reyes Jr. and Oswaldo Agcaoili (re-tired); Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta; and Sandiganbayan Associ-ate Just ice Alexander Gesmundo.

Part icipants would also be trained on the role and demeanor of hearing officers, as well as on decision writing to facilitate the faster ad-ministration of justice.

The SC promulgated in 2010 the Rules of Procedure for Environ-mental Cases. This was in response to a clamor f rom environmenta l-ists wishing to penalize violators with blatant disregard for environ-mental laws for their own economic gains . The promulgat ion of the Rules of Procedure paved the way to the designation of environ-mental prosecutors by the SC to ensure a speedy resolution of environ-mental cases . (DENR Web/jdelpf )

gies as the primary intention is to produce high quality seedlings for planting under the National Greening Pro-gram. And to ensure high survival rate, the seedlings that will be produced in the clonal facility will come from superior indigenous forest tree species such as lauan, molave, and tanguile, ” she explained.

Aside from the mon-etary support, the DENR has also committed under the agreement to extend technical assistance to USM, particularly on the scientific approach to clonal nursery operation.

“We will not only pro-vide funding support, but we will also capacitate our counterparts and transfer the appropriate technology to them,” Director Siapno

stressed.USM Pres. Derije wel-

comed the partnership even as he said that “in the past, our participation in the re-forestation program of the DENR was very minimal, hence, a sense of ownership was never felt”.

He also said he will mo-bilize the students enrolled under the National Service Training Program (NSTP) to assist in all the activi-

ties related to the greening program.

The MOA provides that the university shall allocate an area within its sprawling campus on which the clonal nursery shall be constructed. It will undertake mass pro-duction of cloned quality planting materials for dis-tribution to beneficiaries identified by the DENR field offices in the region. (DENR Web/jdelpf)

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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful…” (Colossians 3:15, the Holy Bible).

-ooo-DRILON IS RIGHT:

PDEA SHOULD SUE DRUG LORDS: Sen. Frank Drilon is correct: the Philippine Drug Enforcement Author-ity (PDEA) should already be filing criminal charges against politicians and gov-ernment officials whose names are allegedly on its list of drug pushers all over the country. This is the way to unmask these drug lords, and to warn our people against their re-election, or their continued stay in government agencies.

Metro Manila ‘sidewalk bedroom,’ anyone?

Two little words

Think A Minute

Jhan Tiafau Hurst

THINK a minute.A husband and wife had

not spoken to each other for days. They were still angry at one another since their last fight. By the 5th day, the husband realized he had a problem.

He needed his wife to wake him up early the next day to catch a plane for an important business trip. But not wanting to talk to her and lose the fight, he put a note on the kitchen table.

It read: “Please wake me up at 5AM tomorrow morning.” The next morn-ing when the husband woke up, it was 7 o’clock!

He was so angry that he had missed his plane, he was just about to yell at his wife for not waking him when he found a note next to his bed. It read: “Wake up! It’s 5 o’clock!”

Why do we find it so hard to say those 2 little words, “I’m sorry”? If we’re honest, most of us are better at remembering the people who should tell us they’re sorry than we are at paying our own “sorry” debt.

Yet if we would just apologize sooner we could save our friendships, fam-

AdvocacyMindanao

Jess Dureza

-ooo-REP. SUAREZ AND

HIS LIST OF BIG DRUG LORDS: And here is a chal-lenge from this corner to Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez, House Minority Leader: if you say, Mr. Congressman, that the PDEA list contains only the names of “small fries” in drug pushing, and does not include the real big ones in government, why don’t you publish the

list of the bigwigs yourself since you profess to know about it? You owe it to your constituents in Quezon, you owe it to the Filipino people, you owe it to God, to do so.

-ooo-PDEA AND THE DRUG

MENACE: Of course, no-body believes anymore that the PDEA, in particular, and the whole government, in general, are serious in

eradicating the illegal drugs menace in this country. While illegal drugs prolif-erate in almost every nook and cranny of the country, accessible even to lowly vendors, tricycle drivers, and even to by-standers who have no visible means of income, PDEA contents itself with press releases about this and that arrest that do not really solve the problem.

-ooo-HOW ABOUT SUING,

SEN. LOREN? Perhaps, Sen. Loren Legarda could make a follow up of her disclosures that Glenn Defense Marine Philippines Inc. dumped 50,000 gallons of domestic waste and 200 gallons of bilge water into Subic Bay

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ily relationships, as well as a lot of time, energy, even money.

A British study showed that 37% of people who had sued doctors or hospitals in court would not have done it if their doctor had simply apologized to them.

You know, when it comes to taking the blame for something, most people fall into 1 of these 2 groups. The first group almost never thinks that they caused any of the problem.

It’s always someone else’s fault and they should apolo-gize to you. The second group often blame them-selves for causing the prob-lem and they apologize quickly. But both extremes of always being a blame taker or a blame shifter are not healthy. The key in each situation is to be honest. Then admit that since it

“THEREFORE, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Cor-inthians 5:17: As believers, we all believe that we all no longer live for ourselves but since we already have died with Christ .

We should no longer be worldly, instead spiritual. Our old nature must be nailed and dead to the cross with Christ. It was buried with Him.

What is meant by a new creation? It is something created by God, stated in John 1:13 that says “ children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. first we must grasp that it is in fact a creation, something created by God. The new creation is com-pletely new, brought about from nothing.

The NewGeneration

Alex A. Podador

A new creation

OFF TO GERMANY --- By midweek this week, I and my wife Beth will fly to Frankfurt, Germany for a long-planned Fresh Stem Cell Treatment (FCT) for her kidneys. Although it’s Beth alone who will undergo the fresh stem cell therapy, I will be there up close to witness it at close range. And document it for sharing to my readers.

I’m sure there are many who are curious -- and perhaps fascinated -- at this. Beth and I agreed that we will break the usual protocol of making her treatment a private affair and share our experience to the public, especially now when stem cell treatment has become a favorite “talk of the town” matter. No, Beth’s not trying it for its anti-aging value although that can be a welcome consequence. But that’s for us to find out and

Why do we find it so hard to say those 2 little words, “I’m sorry”

“Old things have passed away.” The “old” means our old nature— pride, sinful life, bad habits and oth-ers. The new creature now focuses towards Christ in-stead of one’s self. The old things died, nailed to the cross with our sin nature.

“The new has come!” Old, dead things are re-placed with new things, full of life and the glory of God. Our purposes, feelings, desires, and understandings are fresh and different.

The Bible seems to be a

new book, and though we may have read it before, there is a beauty about it which we never saw before, and which we wonder at not having perceived.

The whole face of nature seems to us to be changed, and we seem to be in a new world.

There are new feelings toward all people—a new kind of love toward family and friends, a new compas-sion never before felt for enemies, and a new love for all mankind. The sin

we once held onto, we now desire to put away forever.

But there is a difference between continuing to sin and continuing to live in sin.

We, we still sin, but un-willingly and less and less frequently as we mature. Our new self hates the sin that still has a hold on us.

The difference is that the new creation is no longer a slave to sin, as we formerly were. We are now freed from sin and it no longer has power over us. Now we are empowered by and for righteousness.

We now have the choice to “let sin reign” or to count ourselves “dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus” We now we have the power to choose not to sin.

Being a new creation is a new state of life with the Savior, being created by God.

Special report: Stem cell treatment

validate later.*****

FLASH BACK ----- Here’s a bit of flash back. We discovered Beth’s kidney problems sometime before 2008. The functionality of both kidneys were impaired due to shrinkage in sizes and the filtration rate (referred to clinically as “ GFR”) has been on a downtrend. Kid-neys, as we know, function as body filters and remove wastes from the blood. If they reach the stage where it can no longer serve as filters, the patient’s blood has to be cleansed by run-

ning it through a dialysis machine or in severe cases, add a third kidney from a donor in a procedure called kidney “transplant”. (it is not true that in a transplant, you remove the ailing kidneys and replace them with a new one. The doctors merely at-tach the third kidney from a donor.)

*****RESIGNATION ---- It

came to a head when I de-cided that year to give up my Palace post to devote more time with Beth for her initial treatment. I forthwith resigned as Press Secretary

and we stayed at our Seagull Mountain Resort area for about 8 months when she underwent steroid treatment under the care of renowned renal expert of the Medical City group at Global City.

A bit of digression. That reminds me, by the way, of the persistent rumor at that time that I was “ fired” by my boss, President Arroyo for my infamous “ Cabinet Prayer” and other gaffes along the way. Truth to tell, my leaving my cabinet post -- for whatever reason as others speculated -- did everyone a favor, including PGMA as I was feeling I was not up to the job after being Press Sec for 8 months due to Beth’s failing health. Yes, factor in my occasional irreverence and style that at times did not sit well with others. The overall enabling environment at that time

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BUREAU OF CUSTOMSCollection District X

Port of Cagayan de Oro

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2601 to 2610 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, in relation to CAO 10-2007 dated November 28, 2007 and other relevant Customs Memorandum Orders, there will be Public Auction Sale through Sealed Bidding, to be conducted by this Port on December 3, 2012 at 2:30 P.M., to be held at the Bureau of Customs Conference Room, Port Area, Cagayan De Oro City, the herein described articles in lot. Said articles shall be available for viewing from November 21-23, 2012. When a failed bidding is declared, the second auction shall be conducted on the third business day following the first bidding, except as to perishable items/goods, which may be auctioned again on the following business day. First Advertisement – “As Is Where Is”

Basic Guidelines: 1. Filing of Bidder’s Information Form with name, address, TIN and other relevant circumstances, at least two (2) days prior to the day of auction; which shall be indicated in the logbook for registered bidders. 2. Payment of a non-refundable registration fee of PhP2,000.00. 3. Posting of duly receipted bond in cash or manager’s check in an amount equivalent to 20% of the floor price of each sale lot. The bond shall be refunded to the losing bidder after the closing of the auction. 4. Registration with the Chief, ACDD to be filed one (1) day before the date of actual bidding until an hour immediately preceding the time of actual bidding; thereafter, registration is closed. 5. Submission of all participants, whether natural or juridical, (must submit together with the Bidder’s Information) of their latest certified true copy of Income and Business Tax Returns duly stamped and received by the Bureau of Internal Revenue with a validated tax payment made thereon and other documents such as ID, Community Tax Certificate, Business permits or Certificate of Registration of Business Name issued by the Department of Trade and Industry. 6. Clustering occurs when the difference between the highest and the second highest bid is within ten (10) percent of the highest bid. In such case, an open bidding shall be conducted among the bidders of the particular sale lot who are present with the highest bid serving as the new floor price. Only bids raised by three (3) percent more than the new floor price shall be considered and the highest bid in the open bidding shall be declared as the winner. Otherwise, the highest sealed bid shall be declared winner 7. At the end of each bidding, the highest bidder shall be required to pay in Cash or Manager’s Check 50% of the bid price “on the spot” upon announcement of winning bid as duly certified to by the Auction Committee and the CoA representative. The remaining balance shall be paid on the succeeding business day. 8. Payment with Manager’s Check to the Bureau of Customs, Port of Cagayan De Oro, shall bear the following: a. Pay to the order of Land Bank of the Philippines – Bureau of Customs, Port of Cagayan De Oro b. For credit of the Bureau of Customs c. For the account of: ______________________. (Bidder) For further details, please contact Deputy Collector for Administration Marvin B. Mison, Chairman, Auction and Cargo Disposal Committee or Ms. Jennifer L. Legario, Port of Cagayan De Oro, Tel. No. (088) 856-8782.

ATTY. ANJU NEREO C. CASTIGADOR District Collector of CustomsMDN: Nov. 24 & 26, 2012

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Finance BUREAU OF CUSTOMS

Collection District X Port of Cagayan de Oro

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2601 to 2610 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as

amended, in relation to CAO 10-2007 dated November 28, 2007 and other relevant Customs Memorandum Orders, there will be Public Auction Sale through Sealed Bidding, to be conducted by this Port on December 3, 2012 at 2:30 P.M., to be held at the Bureau of Customs Conference Room, Port Area, Cagayan De Oro City, the herein described articles in lot. Said articles shall be available for viewing from November 21-23, 2012. When a failed bidding is declared, the second auction shall be conducted on the third business day following the first bidding, except as to perishable items/goods, which may be auctioned again on the following business day.

First Advertisement – “As Is Where Is”

Lot No.

Qty. Description of Articles for Auction Condition Location Floor Price (Pesos)

1 1 Mercedez Benz SL 320 (1994) used MCT-SP 450,000.00 2 1 Mercedez Benz CLK 320 (2005) used MCT-SP 600,000.00 3 1 Dodge Durango (1998) used MCT-SP 400,000.00 4 1 Ford Explorer ACYL (1996) used MCT-SP 250,000.00 5 1 Hyundai Sarex (Brown) used MCT-SP 140,000.00 6 1 Hyundai Starex (White) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 7 1 Hyundai Starex (Silver) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 8 1 Hyundai Starex (Gray) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 9 1 Hyundai Starex (Green) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 10 1 Hyundai Starex (Green) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 11 1 Tsuchiya Gang Mower used MCT-SP 150,000.00 12 1 Honda Fit (White) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 13 1 Honda Fit (White) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 14 1 Honda Fit (Black) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 15 1 Honda Fit (White) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 16 1 Honda Fit (White) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 17 1 Honda Fit (White) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 18 1 Kia Sorento used MCT-SP 200,000.00 19 1 Hyundai Terracan (2006) used MCT-SP 200,000.00 20 1 Hyundai Galloper (un-assembled, no roof) used MCT-SP 60,000.00 21 Used Mitsubishi Pajero Intercooler (Blue) RHD

Used Mitsubishi Pajero Intercooler (Red) RHD Used Mitsubishi Pajero (Blue) RHD Used Mitsubishi Wagon (White) RHD Kia Potencia (White) Used Nissan Van (White) Caravan Hyundai Accent (Yellow-white) Hyundai Accent (White) Kia Sportage (Blue) Kia Sportage (Green) Lite Ace Van Caravan (White) Delica Van Nissan Caravan Mercedez Benz (Blue-Green)

Junk

CDO

450,000.00

22 10x20’ Refined Sugar (Arrived May 18,2012) Deteriorated MCT-SP 7,725,000.00 23 1 Izuzu Truck Junk CDO 40,000.00 24 1 Fuzo Truck Junk CDO 40,000.00 25 10pcs Wood Office Tables used CDO 4,500.00 26 10pcs Wood Chairs used CDO 500.00

Basic Guidelines:

1. Filing of Bidder’s Information Form with name, address, TIN and other relevant circumstances, at least two (2) days prior to the day of auction; which shall be indicated in the logbook for registered bidders.

2. Payment of a non-refundable registration fee of PhP2,000.00. 3. Posting of duly receipted bond in cash or manager’s check in an amount equivalent to 20% of the floor

price of each sale lot. The bond shall be refunded to the losing bidder after the closing of the auction. 4. Registration with the Chief, ACDD to be filed one (1) day before the date of actual bidding until an hour

immediately preceding the time of actual bidding; thereafter, registration is closed. 5. Submission of all participants, whether natural or juridical, (must submit together with the Bidder’s

Information) of their latest certified true copy of Income and Business Tax Returns duly stamped and received by the Bureau of Internal Revenue with a validated tax payment made thereon and other documents such as ID, Community Tax Certificate, Business permits or Certificate of Registration of Business Name issued by the Department of Trade and Industry.

6. Clustering occurs when the difference between the highest and the second highest bid is within ten (10) percent of the highest bid. In such case, an open bidding shall be conducted among the bidders of the particular sale lot who are present with the highest bid serving as the new floor price. Only bids raised by three (3) percent more than the new floor price shall be considered and the highest bid in the open bidding shall be declared as the winner. Otherwise, the highest sealed bid shall be declared winner

7. At the end of each bidding, the highest bidder shall be required to pay in Cash or Manager’s Check 50%

of the bid price “on the spot” upon announcement of winning bid as duly certified to by the Auction Committee and the CoA representative. The remaining balance shall be paid on the succeeding business day.

8. Payment with Manager’s Check to the Bureau of Customs, Port of Cagayan De Oro, shall bear the following:

a. Pay to the order of Land Bank of the Philippines – Bureau of Customs, Port of Cagayan De Oro b. For credit of the Bureau of Customs c. For the account of: ______________________.

(Bidder)

For further details, please contact Deputy Collector for Administration Marvin B. Mison, Chairman, Auction and Cargo Disposal Committee or Ms. Jennifer L. Legario, Port of Cagayan De Oro, Tel. No. (088) 856-8782.

ATTY. ANJU NEREO C. CASTIGADOR District Collector of Customs

XAVIER University, At-eneo de Cagayan bagged number one in the 21st Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) Regional elimination conducted by the National Statistics Office last No-vember 20, 2012 at Chali Beach Resort, Cagayan de Oro.

It was participated by six Universities and three Col-leges in region 10: Central Mindanao University of Bukidnon, Misamis Univer-sity and La Salle University of Misamis Occidental, Mindanao State Univer-sity of Iligan City, Xavier University and Mindanao University of Science and Technology of Cagayan de Oro, Camiguin Polytechnic State College and Fatima College of Camiguin, Misa-mis Institute of technology, Inc of Ozamis City and

XU ranks number 1 in 2012 PR statistics quiz

Christ the King College de Maranding of Lanao del Norte.

PSQ Regional champ is 16 year old, Jay Nelson T. Corbita BS Mechanical Engineering of XU, he will represent region 10 at the PSQ National Finals in Manila on December 4, 2012. Second runner-up is Hudson E. Cordero 17, BS in Electrical Engineering of Xavier University and third runner-up: Ariel R. Balinas 17, BS Accountancy of Central Mindanao Uni-versity.

The Board of Judges was chaired by the Commission on Higher Education 10 Assistant Regional Direc-tor Mr. Juanito Demetrio, and members: Ms. Brenda Lynn M. Castro,Officer-In-Charge of the National Statistical Coordination

Board 10 and Ms. Cris-tine M. Timog, Statistician I Bureau of Agriculture Statistics.

The PSQ is an annual search which aims to as-sess the competency and skills of all Filipino first-time freshmen students currently enrolled during the second semester of the school year 2012-2013 in colleges and universities all over the country.

It also hopes to promote, enhance, and instill aware-ness and appreciation of the importance and value of science, statistics in par-ticular, among the students.

Lastly, it seeks to gener-ate public awareness on the importance of statistics in all development-planning activities and win overall support for all government statistical activities.

BUTUAN City––The Vice Mayors League of the Phil-ippines (VMLP) Caraga Regional Chapter has openly endorsed the candidacy of Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun in his bid for the 1st Congressional District of Agusan del Norte (Butuan City and Las Nieves) in next

Caraga vice mayors endorse Fortun’s candidacy

year’s mid-term elections.In a resolution passed by

the Vice Mayors in the re-cently concluded 3rd VMLP Caraga Regional Assembly held in this City last Novem-ber 22, 2012, it gave credit to the good leadership of Fortun as Chairman of the VMLP Caraga Regional

Chapter.Among the reasons cited

in the resolution is the very successful hosting of the 3rd VMLP Mindanao Island Congress held last June 20-22, 2012 where it attracted more than 400 delegates from all over the country.

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CAGAYAN ELECTRIC POWER & LIGHT CO., INC

Important Notice to CEPALCO Customers Subject: Scheduled Power Interruption on Sunday, November 25, 2012

The Cagayan Electric Power & Light Co., Inc. (CEPALCO) would like to inform all customers that power supply will be interrupted on November 25, 2012 as shown below:

Reasons: To facilitate line conductor stringing of new 69kV structures along national highway of Agusan and Puerto areas and conduct substation maintenance works at Tagoloan substation. Date: Sunday, November 25, 2012 A) Interruption Time - - - -6:00 AM - 6:00 PM (12 hours) Affected Areas: Puerto and Agusan1. Portion of Barangay Bugo from Upper Bantiles up to Puerto.2. All the Barangay of Puerto,including Mambatangan and portion of Alae.3. Portion of Agusan from Tinao to Agusan Elementary School.4. Balubal area and Taekwood subdivision.5. Firstgen,DMPI plantation, MENZI Agri, etc..

B) Interruption Time: 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM (1hr. & 30mins.) & 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM (1hr. & 30mins.) Affected Areas: B1. Tagoloan to Bugo and Tablon to Lapasan1. Portion of Natumulan from El Mundo down to Casinglot, Tagoloan.2. Portion of Barangay Bugo, from Casinglot side up to Greymar, Reyes and Villa Trinitas Subdivisions.3. Portion of Barangay Agusan from Agusan plaza including LV corn and Sam-bulawan.4. All the Barangays of Tablon, Baloy, Cugman, Gusa, and greater portion of Lapasan5. Portion of Lapasan-Camaman-an road from Recto Ave. towards Limketkai Commercial Center including Grand Caprice Restaurant.6. All of Osmeña St. and portion of Cogon Market Area including Roxas St. to-wards portion of JR Borja St..7. Upper Gusa, Indahag, Malasag, FS Catanico.

B2. Tagoloan to Jasaan1. Portion of Natumulan, greater Tagoloan proper, all the Barangays of Baluarte, Pulot, Sugbongcogon, and Gracia, Tagoloan.2. All the Barangays of Sta. Cruz, Mohon, Sta. Ana, and Sto. Rosario, Tagoloan including Kimaya, Villanueva.3. All the municipalities and barangays of Villanueva and Jasaan.

Power will however be restored immediately without notice when line works of CEPALCO are completed earlier than scheduled. We hope the affected customers and the public in general will be guided by this announcement. Thank you.

Released by: Ms. Marilyn A. Chavez Senior Manager, Customer & Community Relations Dept.

MANILA- The Metrobank Foundation has launched the Search for Journalists of the Year (JOY) to recog-nize excellence in Philippine Journalism. Metrobank partnered with Probe Media Founda-tion (PMFI) to celebrate and honor distinctive Filipino journalists from print, televi-sion, radio, and online media “whose excellent storytell-ing has contributed to the development of the nation.” Founded in 2001, it was then known as the Search for Outstanding Journal-ists. Among the awardees then were Sheila Coronel, Armando Malay and Jessia Soho. “Their body of work in-spired reforms in the work-ings of media in the Philip-pines,” said PMFI Executive Director Yasmin Mapua-Tang. The search is an open nomination-based process, which means anyone can nominate their best bet to the search. Journalists who will be nominated must be Filipino citizens currently residing in the Philippines, and have been working in the me-dia industry for at least ten years, practicing any medium (print, television, radio, or online) of journalism in the country on a regular basis and as a primary source of income. Journalists’ work to be

By Apipa P. Bagumbaran

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, - Malacanañg has issued an order authorizing govern-ment agencies to change the rates of their existing fees and charges. Administrative Order (AO) 31 directs all heads of departments, bureaus, commission, agencies, of-fices and instrumentalities of the national government, including government-owned and/or controlled corpora-tions when allowed by their Charters to rationalize the rates of their existing fees and charges. If found necessary, the new Order also authorizes the increase of such rates and the imposition of new fees and charges. "We have previous issu-ances that governed the im-position of fees and charges by government agencies," Cecilio Y. Clarete, chief eco-nomic development specialist of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) in Northern Min-danao, said yesterday during the meeting of the Macro and Development Administration Committee of the Regional Development Council (RDC). He said in such issuances

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Gov’t corps, offices to change fees and charges

P3.927B BEAM project launched in ARMM

cal, national, or international media outlets or organiza-tion. Deadline for submis-sion of nominations is on or before January 31, 2013. Guidelines and nomina-tion forms are available on www.mbfoundation.org.ph or www.probefound.com.

the offices are allowed to revise their fees and charges but are mandated to seek clearance from the NEDA Board. Clarete said AO 31 does not anymore require govern-ment offices to seek clearance from the NEDA Board as long as they abide with the guid-ing principles to seek balance between cost recovery and the socio-economic impact of the new fees that will be imposed. Section 2 of the AO pro-vides that a balance between recovering the costs of ser-vices and the socio-economic impact of their imposition shall be sought in the de-termination of rates and imposition of new fees and charges. Meantime, the Depart-ment of Finance, Department of Budget and Management, and the NEDA are man-dated to jointly promulgate the rules and regulations to implement and monitor compliance with the AO. The rules and regulations will provide the parameters for determining just and reasonable rates, as well as safeguards to protect the public from unreasonable and arbitrary fees and charges. (APB/PIA-10)

By Perlita D. Changco

COTABATO CITY, Nov 21 (PIA) -- Education Secre-tary Armin Luistro, ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman, and AusAid Director-General Rod Brazier signed yesterday the Memorandum of Sub-sidiary Arrangement (MSA) for the implementation of Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BEAM-ARMM). With project cost of P3.927 bil lion, funding source of the five-year BEAM-ARMM include the Australian Aid (AusAid), United Nations Childrens’ Fund (UNICEF), GIZed, Fit for School, Cardno, and BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) for literacy programs and projects in the provinces of Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi and cities of Lamitan and Marawi. Said to be the biggest as-sistance extended to a single region, the funding sources come in the form of a grant aimed at improving better access to quality basic edu-cation to the disadvantage sectors and communities in the region and contribute to the alleviation of poverty and emergence of peace through targeted investments in educa-tion. The project’s components include Early Childhood Edu-cation and Basic Education, School Health, Water Sanita-

tion and Hygiene (WASH); Technical Vocational Training and Skills Development for Out-of-School Youth; and Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM). Brazier said the event marked a significant boost to the region’s education program as the key to enduring pros-perity aligned with the reform agenda of President Aquino pushing for real partnership and shared responsibility. He said as the program is built on partnerships, better education will be achieved that will contribute to the peace initiatives citing the Framework Agreement that signaled the strong commit-ment of both parties. Luistro, on the other hand, said the partnership means so much to the Philippines not only to ARMM as it aims to close all gaps and cites AusAid as the most consistent donor with BEAM project as the best pilot-tested. Australian gov-ernment’s continuous support and commitments made dur-ing President Aquino’s recent visit there attest long-existing friendship and partnership between the two countries, Luistro said. Meanwhile, Hataman while acknowledging the challenges, expressed gratitude for the involvement and participa-tion of DepEd-ARMM in the planning and designing of the BEAM project in the autonomous region assur-ing strong commitment and action to improve access to

basic education to all children, women and youth in remote and conf lict-affected com-munities. “Through improved sup-port system in the DepEd-ARMM, together we have the capacity, we have the heart and mindset, we can do it,” Hataman said. (pbc-PIA)

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Petition No. CFN-17-2012

In the Matter of Petition for Change of First Namein the Certificate of Live Birth ofANGELITA GALO TORRES

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The public is hereby notified that ANGELITA GALO TORRES has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “CECILIA” to “ANGELITA” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ANGELITA GALO TORRES. At the expense of the petitioner, let a copy of this petition be published at least once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Bukidnon. Any person having knowledge and/or claiming interest or may be adversely affected by said petition may within ten (10) calendar days file his written opposition with this office.

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SUN BUSINESS, the corporate arm of Sun Cellular re-cently renewed its partnership with business marketing firm, VMobile Technologies, Inc.

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RA form No. 10.1(LCRO)

Republic of the PhilippinesLocal Civil registry Office

Province of Misamis OrientalMunicipality Salay

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A Act No.9848, a notice is a hereby served to the public that GENARA JANET ZAMBRANO-BAYLIN has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from GENARA to GENARA JANET in the birth certificate of Genara M. Zambrano who was born on January 7,1966 at Salay Misamis Oriental whose parents Damaso D. Zambrano and Victoria B.Mandang. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his writ-ten opposition with this Office not later than December 3, 2012.

MARCEL L. CUI Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: NOV. 24, & DEC. 1, 2012

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took both of you to cause the problem of offense or misunderstanding, it will probably take both of you to get out of it.

Jesus Christ promises that if we’ll give Him total control of our heart and attitude, He will help us to start seeing and understand-ing ourselves honestly and responsibly, so we’ll know when and how to apologize in each situation.

He’ll help you to forgive those people who wronged you, so you’ll finally be free from the heavy burden of blame.

Just Think a Minute.

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was full of challenges that my resignation was the best thing that could happen. My good friend Sec Cerge Remonde took over my vacated post but unfortunately he also gave up prematurely the post: he died of a heart attack while in office. The rest is history.

******STEM CELL THERAPY

---Now back to stem cell treatment. There are differ-ent types of stem cell treat-ment. In the degenerative medicine division of the Medical City at Global City in Taguig, Metro Manila, I met Dr. Michele de Vera, facility chief last week. The facility was first estab-lished in 2006, relatively recent for such innovative and revolutionary mode of medical care. Accord-ing to her, stem cell of a patient is harvested from his/her bone marrow and then subjected to clinical and laboratory procedures for about 2 weeks to allow replication or reproduction and also to orient or direct the stem cells, if infused, towards the ailing organs (like kidneys) needing “ repair”. The treatment cycle takes one infusion every month for a period of six(6) months. The “harvesting” from the bone marrow and the once -a-month infusion are “no frills” procedures and can be done on an “out patient” basis, depending on the patient’s choice.

****UMBILICAL CORD ---

Another mode is harvesting stem cells from the umbilical cord or placenta of a new born baby. The mother must deliver at the Medical City to facilitate the procedure. The harvested cells are preserved or deposited in a “cell bank” of the facility for future use of the donor child or by other persons needing it. The minimal annual “bank” charges is about P7500/ year. If other persons will avail of the “banked cells” , it is a “must” that some of the harvested cells must be retained for the child’s own use in the future.

*****FRESH CELL TREAT-

MENT --- Another therapy is called FCT or “fresh cell treatment” because it uses freshly harvested stem cell

taken from the fetus (un-born) of a specially bred and raised sheep, tended within laboratory conditions and immediately infused into the patient by simple injections usually in the buttocks. VILLA MEDICA (VM) outside of Frank-furt, Germany is the more popular facility on FCT. The technology started as early as in 1931 according a VM info handout.

*****WE DECIDED TO GO

--- Our decision to try the fresh stem cell therapy for her ailing kidneys took a significant turn when our lady doctor friend who is a kidney transplant surgeon in Metro Manila encour-aged her to undergo the procedure. She was in Villa Medica last August, this year to accompany some patients. She went through the procedure herself. So we took efforts to verify first. We flew to Bangkok last September to meet up with the Villa Medica re-gional representative to get information. Villa Medica is the much-publicized center for fresh stem cell therapy. Then we submitted her clinical records which were forwarded to Germany for assessment. After a while, we got word she passed the basic initial scan and was informed that if she would decide to undergo the treatment, she had to final-ize arrangements for a 3rd week November schedule. We decided to go.

*****V I L L A M E D I C A’ S

TREATMENT --- The whole procedure at Villa Medica will take four ( 4) days of stay at its facilities which covers the complete package of the treatment, food and accommodation that a patient pays on a pack-aged rate, excluding travel expenses. The patient and the accompanying person, if any, shall shoulder their airline costs to Frankfurt, Germany. Upon arrival at the Frankfurt airport, Villa Medica will arrange air-port transfer to its facility, about one and a half hours of land trip.

Day One will consist of billeting, settling down and some pre-treatment tests. Day Two will be the injection or introduction of the fresh cells. Day Three will be a rest and observa-tion day where meals are served in the room. Day Four will be a guided tour of nearby tourist spots and then transfer to Frankfurt for departure flights.

We will be away for about 2 weeks including some much-needed rest stops along the way.

*****MY REPORTS ---I will

document and write about the whole procedure for the information of the public which is now curious about this much-reported revo-lutionary and innovative treatment. As I earlier said, Beth and I decided that we will set aside the usual privacy protocols so we can share our experience for the

curious and the fascinated. Until my next report.

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last month by initiat-ing a court case not only to cancel Glenn’s contract, but to make it pay for the damage it caused to our environment. This way, legislators will be taken more seriously by the public when they accuse anyone or somebody of wrongdoing.

-ooo-KOKO PIMENTEL AND

STREET CHILDREN: Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III may think it is a bright idea to keep children away from the busy streets of Metro Manila during the Christ-mas season, to protect them from harm while they go about begging or singing Christmas carols, but then, to many of these kids, beg-ging in the streets is the only way to celebrate the holi-days. Can Pimentel come up with a viable alternative whereby street children can receive goodies while they are barred from the streets?

-ooo-METRO MANILA’S

“SIDEWALK BEDROOMS”, ANYONE? And while we are on this topic of street children, the undeniable fact is that, it is not only the children who are on the streets. Even their whole families are on the streets at daytime, begging and, sometimes, forcing people to be charitable to them. Then, at nighttime, the children and their families make the sidewalks of Metro Manila their bedrooms. I wonder if the Department of Social Welfare and Development is even aware of this? I am sure that its P30 billion fund for the poor is not reaching these people.

-ooo-TOLL REGULATORY

BOARD MUST PROBE NLEX TOLL MACHINES: There is a big reason why the Toll Regulatory Board (if this agency is still existing anyway) should investigate the toll machines at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), especially those which are not manned by tellers. It would appear that many of these machines are no longer working, and are causing many motorists to pay more or lose their money in a virtual stick-‘em-up or hold-up scheme.

What do I mean by this? I already wrote here about my experience of paying P1,000.00 for the electronic toll cards which, however, could not be used because of some computer glitz at NLEX. The other day, I passed through its Sta. Rita, Bulacan exit, and, to my surprise, the toll bar just went up, even if I wasn’t able to get any card. Thinking that it was a new system, I proceeded towards its Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga exit, on my way to Nueva Ecija.

At the Dau exit, the teller asked me to pay the most expensive toll fee, allegedly because I did not have a ticket. I explained what happened---including the

Candidacy...from page 7

It paved the way for the people from other places to discover the beauty of Caraga Region when the delegates were treated to an actual tour of the dif-ferent tourist spots in the region. The congress was also considered as the most organized compared to past congresses of the VMLP as it gained several accolades from the delegates them-selves. As a result, the said congress has now become the benchmark in future congresses of the VMLP.

Also cited as one of the reason is the sound financial management of Fortun due to the fact that the VMLP Caraga Regional Chapter has now gained a chapter fund of close to half a mil-lion pesos. This is a big leap from the previous adminis-tration of the chapter where it left not a single centavo in its coffers and worst, not a single document was turned over to the present board. According to Fortun, it was a big challenge for him and the regional board when they assumed office where they basically started from scratch.

“But now, we have seen that the chapter was able to turn this around and I have only the board and the entire members of the council to thank for their overwhelm-ing support to my leader-ship,” Fortun added. (Eldie N. David)

Renews...from page 9

VMobile members more business opportunities as well,” said Michele Cur-ran, Vice-President for Sun Business Marketing.

The partnership grants VMobile Technologies two key Sun Business services; Message Cast, a service which allows businesses to broadcast information over a large number of customers via SMS in one send, and XpressLoad Pro, which helps expand businesses by allow-ing them to sell Sun Cellular Prepaid load through their existing sales channels such as POS systems, vending machines, banking channels and websites. Sun Business has also provided VMobile with a web portal wherein VMobile representatives can readily check load transac-tions.

Sun Business continually provides value-for-money innovations and seamless communication to busi-

apparent computer error again---at the Sta. Rita exit. The teller said I could not get out of the NLEX unless I paid the toll fee for the far-thest distance, because that is the fee for those who have no toll cards. Reluctantly, I paid, but I prayed that God will take care of the NLEX operators who do not care about motorists.

-ooo-REACTIONS? Please

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nesses, regardless of size. For more information on how Xpressload Pro, Message Cast, and other solutions can help your business, log-on to the Sun Business website at www.sunbusiness.com.ph or call its 24/7 hotline at (02) 395-8PRO (8776).

Sun Business is powered by Sun Cellular, a member of the PLDT Group.

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and organ failure.Fluids and blood trans-

fusion are usually the only options in critical cases.

The Aedes aegypti mos-quito, found in tropical and sub-tropical regions, transmits the dengue virus to humans. The mosquito prefers to feed on humans and usually bites after dawn and before sunset.

Health experts have warned that the Philippines and other countries could face more dengue flare-ups in the years ahead due to harsh climate change, which has heightened the risk of recurring floods that allow the Aedes aegypti mosquito to breed more easily.

Dengue epidemics cause significant morbidity and mortality, social disruption and considerable economic burden in affected areas, both in terms of hospitaliza-tion and mosquito control, according to the WHO.

Up to 40 percent of the world’s population, or around 2.5 billion people, are threatened by dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome, the WHO said.

OROQUIETA City, Misa-mis Occidental––The De-partment of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is reminding all employers in Misamis Occidental of the guidelines in the granting of the 13th month pay of their employees.

Labor Secretary Rosa-linda Dimapilis-Baldoz said all the rank-and-file employees in the private sector are entitled to 13th month pay on or before Dec. 24 of every year.

Baldoz said these em-ployees are entitled to such payment regardless of their position, designation or employment status, and irrespective of the method by which their wages are paid, provided that they have worked for at least one month during the cal-endar year.

She said the 13th month pay will mean one-twelfth of the basic salary of an employee within a calen-dar year.

On the other hand, she said the “basic salary” include all remunerations or earnings paid by an employer to an employee for services rendered.

DOLE issues advisory on granting of 13th

month pay to workersBy RUTCHIE C. AGUHOB

But it does not include cost of living allowances, profit-sharing payments, cash equivalents of un-used vacation and sick leave credits, overtime pay, premium pay, night-shift differential, holiday pay and all al lowances and monetary benefits which are not considered, or integrated, as part of a regular or basic salary of the employee.

Pursuant to the provi-sions of Presidential De-creeNo. 851, and its imple-menting rules and regula-tions, the 13th month pay will be paid not later than December 24 of every year.

But an employer may opt to give to her/his em-ployees one-half of the 13th month pay before the opening of the regular school year in June and the remaining half on or before December 24 or every year.

Meanwhile, Jose Robles, Director of DOLE-Misamis Occidental said the mini-mum 13th month pay re-quired by law will not be less than one-twelfth of the total basic salary earned by an employee within a calendar year.

He clarified, however, that the two months of maternity leave for the female employees are not included in the computa-tion of the 13th month pay because such employees have no earnings from the company for the period.

On the other hand, ev-ery covered employer are required to make a report of his compliance with the law to the nearest DOLE Regional Office not later than January 15 of each year.

Such reports should include the name of estab-lishment, address, princi-pal product or business, total employment and to-tal number of employees benefited.

It a lso includes the amount granted per em-ployee, total amount of benefits granted and name, position and telephone number of person giving the information, Robles added. (RCA-PIA10, Misa-mis Occidental)

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TRUETRUSTWOR-THYWARMCAGAYAN de Oro City––The Technical Education Skills

and Development Authority (TESDA) in collaboration with the Regional Development Council (RDC) and the Regional Technical Education and Skills Development Committee (RTESDC) of Northern Mindanao held a region-wide industry consultation to identify the skills requirements in the region for the five-year period, 2012 to 2016.

The consultation spawned solid support from in-dustry sector which bear the credibility to share their reputable knowledge on the development trends and projected skills demands in Northern Mindanao, said TESDA Regional Director Edgar A. Sales.

He said major players in the industry sector actively participated in the consultation workshop validating the skills requirements in the five provinces of Northern Mindanao.

Key stakeholders of the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector including the representa-tives from various sectoral groups of the private sector also supported the consultation.

Sales said the TVET sector offers promising oppor-tunities and interventions that can truly make a dent in the development of Northern Mindanao specifically for the government’s thrust in generating more jobs and more skilled workforce.

Jordan Ian G. Apat, co-chair of the Social Develop-ment Committee of RDC, said the consultation was a laudable move in linking skills supply to the industry to be able to draw realistic data on the forecasted five-year skills need of the major industries in the region.

The consultation-workshop was held also in observance of the Dual Training System (DTS) week celebration that highlights the role of the industry sector in generating quality TVET graduates. (Marigold Cherie Garrido/TESDA-10/APB/FMGM PIA-10)

NorMin as most productive, profitable among Mindanao regions in 2010: NSO

By APIPA P. BAGUMBARAN

CAGAYAN de Oro City––Northern Mindanao is the most labor productive and profitable among the regions in Mindanao, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said on Monday.

According to the NSO, Northern Mindanao re-corded the highest in rev-enue per worker, value added per worker, average revenue per establish-

ment, and average profit per establishment among the Mindanao regions as revealed by the pre-liminary results of the 2010 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI).

Workers from North-ern Mindanao are more productive far ahead from other regions, recording P2.18 million revenue per worker in 2010, said Liza M. Bigornia, Statistician

III of the NSO Regional Office 10, during the re-gional data dissemination of the 2010 ASPBI results.

R e g i o n 1 1 , w h i c h r a n k e d s e c o n d , o n l y posted P1.52 million per worker followed by Region 12 with P1.48 million per worker.

Bigornia further re-vealed that Region 10 is also the most productive in 2010 in terms of value-added per worker posting

P593,000 per worker. She said Region 11 and

CARAGA Region closely followed with P493,000 and P392,000 per worker, respectively.

In terms of profitabil-ity, Northern Mindanao posted an average revenue of P265 million per es-tablishment in 2010 sur-passing Region 12 which ranked first among Mind-anao regions in 2009, she further said.

She added that Region 10 further recorded the highest average profit per establishment at P34.9 million followed by Region 11 at P32.9 million.

The ASPBI is a na-tionwide undertaking of the NSO which aims to provide key measures on the performance level, structures and trends of economic activities in the entire country.

The annual survey is

confined to the formal sector of the economy, such as the corporations and partnerships, coop-eratives and foundations, single proprietorships with employment of 10 or more and single proprietorship with branches.

According to the NSO, a total of 23,630 establish-ments were selected for the 2010 ASPBI with an overall response rate of 95 percent.

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