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CAGAYAN de Oro City – Ang pangatake sa NPA diha sa Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI)

Camp Philips, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon kaniad-tong usang hapon, giisip sa New People’s Army (NPA) nga mensahe ug pahimangno batok sa ma-ong kompaniya.

The Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro’s “Golf for a Cause” drew a 276 registered players over its four-day period last Feb. 14-17, 2013 breaking club records for attendance of a single tourna-ment at the Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country Club. “We wish to acknowledge the efforts of club members and the support of our sponsors in help-ing us achieve this milestone,” said PP Caloy Gorospe, project chairman. “Most of all, we wish to ac-knowledge the response of the participants to our invitation. Your demonstration of your civic duty for the Sendong victims has encouraged us to redouble our

“Golf for a Cause” breaks Pueblo attendance records

Tournament Committee officials join PP Paul Ferrer in honoring MAA General Assurance Phils., Inc. as one of the tournament’s major sponsors. (photo supplied)

CAGAYAN de Oro City – It all started at around 6:00 in the eve-ning of February 19 when some 100 heavily armed men, belonging to the New People’s Army (NPA), struck on the plantation office of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI) at Camp Philips, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.

Included in the attack was the company truck yard where three units of heavy equipment and a

DMPI relates NPA attack

Sinulat ni Jun Felicilda, City Editor

Ang mensahe : “Undangon na sa DMPI ang iyahang operasyon,” matud ni George Madlos, alyas Ka Oris, tigpamaba sa NPA dinhing bahina sa Mindanao.

“Ang logging operations maoy nag-upaw sa kalasangan, pero gipagrabe pa gayud kini sa plan-tasyon sa pinya sa Bukidnon nga maoy tinubdan sa katubigan paingon sa Cagayan de Oro River,” pulong ni Ka Oris.

Iyang gipasanginlan ang DMPI nga maoy naka-ingon sa pagbaha sa Bukidnon ug silingan nga mga dapit.

Kahinumdoman nga gawas sa main camp sa DMPI sa Camp Phil-ips, gi-atake usab sa gibanabanang 100 ka ginsakpan sa NPA ang plan-tasyon sa La Fortuna sa lungsod sa Impasugong ug Lico-an, sakop sa lungsod sa Sumilao.

Nagbahad usab ang NPA nga

isunod nila pag-atake ang plan-tasyon sa DOLe Philippines diha gihapon sa lalawigan sa Bukidnon.

Sa interview sa Magnum Radyo, gisubli ni Ka Oris ang naandan nilang yangungo nga “kining mga multi-national cor-poration nagapahimulos sa mga mag-uuma, naghikaw sa halapad nga kayutaan ug nagahatag og dakong destruso sa kina-iyahan. Panahon na nga kining mga abuso maundang na.”

Nagbahad siya nga kung dili kaya sa gobyerno, maningkamot ang rebulosyonaryong kalihokan pagpa-undang sa maong mga kompaniya.

Isip reaksiyon sa gipamulong ni Ka Oris, si Mayor Totong Cal-ingasan sa lungsod sa Libona, Bukidnon nagtoo nga “libu-ka-libo ka tawo ang gutumon, kung

personnel bus were burned by the rebels.

In a press statement, DMPI said the attack began with an attempt by rebels to rob a Caltex gas station along Damilag road.

The PNP responded swiftly, but an exchange of gunfire followed.

It further said, the rebels fur-ther attempted to torch field equipment parked at Del Monte’s

efforts to help our unfortunate fellow Kagay-anon who suffered the fury of Sendong.” In particular, PP Caloy Gorospe cited the efforts of some club members which were crucial to the success of the project includ-ing PVP hong C. See, vice chair-man; PP Joe Gonzaga, finance, PAG Manny Aliñabon, awards & socials; PP Dodie Lagrosas , ways and means; Rtns. Dante Sudaria & Mike Baños, communications and documentations; Rtn. Mike Mendoza, official photographer; PDG Tinnex Jarauala, adviser; Rtn. Joel Bernaldez, Rules; and PAG Dick Aguilar, grounds marshal. To our President, Mar Paano

who was always with the com-mittee from the start to the end. Nissan Universal Motors Cor-poration and Nissan Cagayan de Oro were the main sponsors for the tournament, providing a Nissan Navara pick-up as a “hole-in-One” prize in addition to logistics and financial support for the pioneer venture. Unfortunately, not one partici-pant won the prize including other cash prizes for Par 3’s holes from Rep. Peter M. Unabia (1st District, Misamis Oriental), Opol Bgy. Capt. Max Seno, MAA General Assurance Phils., Inc., Pioneer Insurance & Surety Corporation and Stronghold Insurance Co.

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Past Philippine elec-tions have been known as confrontational and bloody, and among those directly affected are members of the tri-media who were given the tasks of covering from campaign period to post-election days.

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MARAWI City - A law al-lowing for easier birth reg-istration has been passed in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. ARMM Governor Mujiv hataman signed into law last week the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy (MMA) Act 293 otherwise known as the “Free Birth Registration Act of ARMM.” The new law enhances the usual process of birth registration in the region, including late registrations, removing the accompanying fees that often discourage parents from securing birth JUSTINe Grace Mercado

and Regina Louelle Ma-sacupan of Jasaan Central School bagged awards dur-ing the Regional Schools Press Conference last Feb-ruary 24 – 26, 2013 at La Salle Integrated School in Ozamis City. Justine Grace won First Place in Feature Writing and Third Place in Best in Lay – outing for Collab-orative Publishing, eng-lish Category while Regina Louelle got Third Place in Best in editorial Page for

collaborative Publishing, english Category. Both pupils were happy to receive their trophy and medals. They vested other pupils in 14 divisions of Region X who competed in different writing events. Justine Grace together with her coach, Mrs. Mon-aliza h. Dapitan will com-pete in the National Level on April 7 – 12, 2013 in Tacloban City. The whole JCS com-munity was very proud of their achievement .

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certificates for their child. It also calls for the pro-motion of the importance of registering births among ARMM residents. The law was authored by Assemblywoman Rahima Datumanong Alba of the 2nd district of Maguindan-ao, who said MMA Act 293 is part of the commitment of the ARMM government to the country’s millennium development goals (MDG). “We want this law to be instrumental in secur-ing some of the principal rights of every child in the ARMM,” she said.

It is also expected to help address problems that re-sulted from lack of authentic birth certificates among a considerable number of residents in the ARMM to allow the regional govern-ment to get a good evalua-tion of its population. Governor hataman said in the past, a previous pol-icy allowed a number of employees in the regional government who are be-lieved to have reached or are beyond retirement age to continue in the service. “We hope the law will address problems like this in the coming years,” he said.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef ) and the United Nations higher Commis-sion on Refugees (UNhCR) supports the free birth reg-istration in the region. Trevor Clark, chief of Unicef ’s Cotabato City Field Office, said they have pro-vided and will continue to provide technical assistance to the ARMM government on the free birth registra-tion. he said they will support the agenda being champi-oned by the ARMM govern-ment that gives more rights to children. (armmcom-mgroup/APB/PIA10jdelpf)

MARAWI Ci ty - The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) here recently oriented new nurses hired under the Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service (RN Heals) project. Dr. Amanollah Ban-tuas, chief of the Train-ing Division of the De-partment of Health in Autonomous Region

in Musl im Mindanao (DOH-ARMM), faci l i-tated the training. A background on the RN Heals project, fam-ily planning program, and maternal health programs were among the topics discussed during the orientation. IPHO said 50 reg-istered nurses in the province qualified for the project.

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undangon sa DMPI ang ilahang operasyon.”

Dili siya pabor nga mawala ang DMPI.

Nasayran nga sa dihang giatake sa mokabat sa 100 ka ginsakpan sa NPA ang DMPI main camp sa Camp Phil-ips, Bukidnon kaniadtong hapon sa Martes, na-igo ug namatay ang usa ka gu-wadrya nga si Alfredo Neri Jr. ug samdan ang duha niya ka kaubang security guards nga sila si Franklin Millanes ug Leofel Jumawan.

Nasamdan usab ang usa ka civilian nga si Ma-rio Ayuban, taga Agusan Canyon, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.

Pagkagabii sa Martes, gikompirmar ni Ka Oris nga NPAs ang mi-atake sa DMPI Camp Philips.

Ang tigpamaba sa Fourth Infantry Division, Philip-pine Army nga si Lt. Col. eugenio Osias nagkanayon nga ang pangatake sa NPA

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Inc. “The Golf for a Cause by the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro and Nissan Universal Motors Corporation with the help of Nissan Cagayan de

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nearby plantation office. Though unsuccessful, the

attackers fatally shot one guard and wounded two security personnel.

Fortunately, Del Monte employees who were trapped in their offices escaped un-harmed.

After the 30-minute en-counter, the rebels escaped through the road to Dahilayan where they were pursued by the police and military.

The Company, assisted by the PNP, military and local governments, has reinforced security measures to ensure the safety of its workers and the surrounding community.

DMPI claimed, its opera-tions were not affected by the incident and its key assets at the plantation and cannery have been safely secured.

“It is unfortunate that this incident had to happen and we are unaware of the reasons why the rebels committed such acts of violence,” the press statement also said.

Del Monte has been oper-ating in Bukidnon for the last 87 years, and it has provided gainful employment to over 20,000 people across 10 mu-nicipalities, the source related.

Del Monte claims to have undertaken numerous socio-civic projects that continue to improve the lives of many families in the province. (data taken through the Philippine Information Agency, Region 10)

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Tou r i s m D e v e l opm e nt Plan (NTDP) based on the “identification of secondary gateways as premier entry points” to these areas, said Tourism Undersecretary for Tourism Planning and Promotions Daniel Corpuz. L imite d f l i g ht s and seat capacit ies , includ-ing the poor quality and constrained capacity of international and domes-

CDO......from page 8

ACIAR partners with eRDS in watershed rehabBy Jorie C. Valcorza

CAGAYAN de Oro City - The Australian Center for International Agricul-tural Research (ACIAR), together with ecosystems Research and Development Service-10 (eRDS-10), has started implementing the project, dubbed as Improv-ing Watershed Rehabili-tation Outcomes in the Philippines using a Systems Approach in Claveria, Misa-mis Oriental.

The project aims to re-habilitate the Cabulig River Watershed in Claveria, Misamis Oriental.

An assessment on the status of selected National Greening Program (NGP) sites implemented in Clave-ria by the People’s Orga-nization (PO) under the Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) sites was conducted.

This is done to design the appropriate methods of improving the survival and early growth of the key species used in the NGP and identify better/alter-native species that could fit-in to the three major concerns of the project in

the aspect of production, livelihood and environ-mental significance.

The project would also identify the “best bet” na-tive or indigenous forest tree species and appropriate silvicultural interventions for old forest plantations.

Future act ivit ies of the project will include the characterization and vulnerability assessment of the watershed area to landslide, soil erosion, and flooding; the implementa-tion of livelihood options for the members of the CBFM-POs in the site; and conduct of species trials in

the watershed. Dr. Jack Baynes from

ACIAR spearhead the project. With him were Prof. Arthur Pasa and For-ester Roger Tripoli of the Visayas State College of Agriculture, Baybay, Leyte. eRDS-10 Regional Techni-cal Director for Research Danilo C. Cacanindin is ACIAR’s regional research counterpart.

Assisting the ACIAR researchers are Forester Rey D. Nambatac, Forester I and Municipal environment and Natural Resources Of-ficer of Claveria and Norma A. Palma, OIC Chief, eco-

systems Research and De-velopment Division of the ecosystems Research and

Development Service, Re-gion 10. (N. Palma, DeNR 10/PIA/asf )

CAGAYAN de Oro City - City hall will soon imple-ment a web-based applica-tion, called the InfoBoard allowing particular offices or departments to instantly communicate with their constituents in the city.

The InfoBoard is a com-

munication solution made possible through the city's partnership with Smart Philippines.

It is currently being used by Ateneo de Manila to keep their students informed, in real time, about impor-tant school activities and

cdeO to implement web-based InfoboardBy Elaine O. Ratunil updates.

Laurence Dadua of Smart Philippines conducted an orientation last February 18 with some City hall person-nel, headed by Assistant City Disaster and Risk Reduc-tion Management Officer Armen Cuenca, regarding the InfoBoard and its uses for the city.

The InfoBoard requires, however, that users would use Smart or Talk n Text SIM cards to enjoy the 30,000 allocation of free messages per month. Messages sent to non-Smart users will be billed P0.70.

Among its uses is as an early warning communica-tion tool for the people of the

80 barangays in the city, in case of emergencies, such as incoming typhoons, possible flooding or any disaster for that matter.

With the InfoBoard, the 80 barangay captains can receive timely text messages through their cellphones from the City Disaster and Risk Reduction Manage-

ment Office giving them updates and specific instruc-tions, all at no expense to the city or its subscribers.

Aside from the CDRR-MO, the City Information Office, the City Council, and other key offices may be tapped as additional content providers. (CIO/PIA10/asf)

We grow minds!

Congratulates!!!Ozamiz City Schools Division - DepEd

Champion in Radio Broadcasting(Filipino Secondary, Filipino Elementary and English Elementary)

Northern Mindanao Regional Schools Press Conference 2013La Sallle University Arts Center, Ozamis City.

Other Awards:Best English Radio News Script, Best English Infomercial,

Best English Radio Broadcasting Team, Best Filipino Radio News Script,Best Filipino Radio Broadcasting Team and Best Filipino Infomercial.

B U S I N E S S W E E K M I N D A N A OTanleh Bldg., Abellanosa St., Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro City

THE MEDIA CENTER

TrainerJOE DEL PUERTO FELICILDA

Broadcast Training DirectorBWM Media Center, Cagayan de Oro City

Oro was a golf “swinging” success—exceeding not only the sponsors expectations but also Club records,” Nissan Universal Motors noted in a statement. “This partnership is only the beginning as Nissan con-siders Cagayan de Oro to be a key area for growth. Through this partnership, the lives of the Sendong victims will be changed for the better and we at Nissan are filled with joy at the opportunity to be able to be a part of this project. This partnership shows that Nissan is here to stay. Until Next Year! Cheers!” Nissan UMC was repre-sented in the project by hon-eymae A. Limjap, assistant vice president, marketing and sales and Justine Santos-Sugay, Assistant Manager-Corporate Communications while Nis-san CDO was represted by Jefferson U. Rolida, president and general manager. The project organizers also recognized the follow-ing hole Sponsors:, Kings-ton Lodge, Vertical Builders, Mocha Trucking/TLM, TThS Golf Group, Kim In Su en-terprise, hosanna Academy, Puerto Community hospi-tal, PDG Tinnex & PP Devin Jaraula,Suvisco Industries Inc., Barangay Nazareth, Galam Music Lounge, WMC Cold Storage, Oroport Cargo han-dling Services Inc., First Gusa Caltex, Shabu-way hot Pot Cui-sine, DBP Northern Mindanao, DBP Northeastern Mindanao, King’s Cross Development Corp., Boysen Pacific Paints, DML Trucking, Maxandrea hotel/8’s hightime, UCPB Cogon Branch, UCPB Velez Branch, Virginia Food Inc., Cham’s, La Ilongga-Ororama, Colgate-Palmolive Phils. Inc., Pelican Industrial Sales, Pe Ferdie & Ja Bernasor, Llanillo - Romero Optical Clinic, Triple

Jr, Fours Agritrade Inc., Alegria hills, Clarenzon Marketing, Messrs. ed Gulle / Benjie Calo, engine Pro Motor Corp. / Denvi and Lito Cabrera, Sterling Savings Bank / Midway White Beach Resort/Minkay Restobar, Leonardo-Vicente Associates /Consoli-dated Bldg. Maintenance, Inc., Rep. Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr., Paceman Multi-Purpose Cooperative, We-Fix Con-struction/Casa Isabella and San Miguel Corporation. The organizers also ac-knowledged the assistance received from the following: Star-Ads, Ultra Craft, Seda hotel, Redbrick, Crocs, Na-ture’s Spring, Parasat Cable TV and Pryce Plaza. (PR)

sa DMPI Camp Philips, dili angay isipon nga sila lig-on sa pagkakaron.

Pinaagi sa Magnum Radyo, siya miingon nga soft targets lamang ang magahom pag-atake sa NPA niining panahona.

Ang soft targets, matud niya, mao kanang mga lugar nga dili makakaya pagde-pensa sa ilahang kaugalin-gon. Sila mangsunog, mopa-tay og sibilyan, mopusil sa mga tawo’ng walay armas ug ilang pang-ihawon ang security guards.

“Magpakita lamang nga ingon sila niana kahuyang,” pamahayag ni Lt. Col. Osias.

Kini, matud pa niya, aron ipakusog sa NPA ang ilahang pagpangolekta og ‘permit-to-campaign ug permit-to-win’ gikan sa mga kandidato.

Dugang niya nga pinaagi niining ginahimo sa NPA

batok sa soft targets, bati-on dayon og kahadlok ang ka-tawhan “ug mo-ingon dayon sila nga kung dili kamo mohatag, adunay mahitabo kaninyo, para makapadayon sila ug mapakusog pa gayod nila ang pagpangolekta sa permit-to-campaign ug per-mit-to-win” ug uban pang pagpangilkil sa mga sibilyan ug mga korporasyon.”

tic transportation and in-frastructure destination, and other restrictions that have limited market ac-cess among the constraints which have hampered the attainment of tourism sec-tor targets. To overcome these con-straints, the DOT plans to undertake strategic direc-tions and programs—such as improvement of market access, connectivity and destination infrastructure; The DOT said the im-plementation of the NTDP would raise the contribution of the tourism sector to 8.1 percent of the gross domestic product from the current 5.8 percent; and “directly employ 6.8 million that will account for 17 percent of total employment.” The 10 million tour-ist target of the NTDP is expected to increase the tourism sector’s GDP per-centage to 9% by 2016.

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ILIGAN City - Mipranka si Rep. Vicente “Varf ” Belmonte Jr. nga dili niya salmutan ang Unity Walk ug Covenant Signing sa mga kandidato subay sa programang Secure and Fair elections kon SAFe 2013. Matud niya, ang susa-mang programa wala mi-epekto kaniadtong pili-ay

sa tuig 2007, kanus-a siya nabiktima sa pagglimbong. hinoon, nanghinaut siya nga mapasi-ugda ang usa ka Unity Walk ug Cov-enant Signing nga dili manghilabot ang pulis ug ang Simbahang Katoliko sa politika. Siya miingon nga adu-nay pipila ka mga pari nga “gigamit ang pulpito

panahon sa misa” aron pagpangampanya batok kaniya. Gipahayag ni Rep. Bel-monte nga girespeto niya ang kapulisan nga mao’y nanguna sa nahisgutang mga kalihukan, apan dili siya motambong niini gu-mikan sa giingon niyang mga katarungan. (mta/asf )

Unity walk isnabon ni Rep. Belmonte?

POLICE MOTORCYCLES - Police Regional Office-10 (PRO 10) turns-over the newly-acquired motorcycles from the national headquarters to the provincial police stations around the region. Four these units have been given to Misamis Oriental; two each to Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte provinces and one to Cagayan de Oro City. (Rodolfo D. Mendoza, PIA-10/asf)

OZAMIZ City - The De-partment of Finance (DoF) ensured that all provin-cial, city and municipal treasurers will remain in their present assignments, during the election period. This provision is stipu-lated in the deputation

order of the DoF by the Commission on elections (Comelec) in connection with the May 13, 2013 na-tional and local elections. DoF will comply with and enforce all orders and instructions of the Come-lec relative to the election

Department of Finance personnel no reassignments during election period

By Rutchie C. Aguhob

“I CANNOT tolerate late comers!”. This is what Dr. Cherry Mae L. Limbaco-Misamis Oriental Schools Division Superintendent said dur-ing the Cluster 1 Division MANCOM held at Tali-sayan Central School on January 16,2013. Limbaco reiterated that as leadsers they should always be punctual.Punc-tual not only in submitting reports but also in atten-dance to every gathering. School administra-tors-districxt supervisors,

principals, head teachers and School in- charge from Magsaysay to Tali-sayan attended the said meeting. During the administra-tors’ meeting,the super-intendent elaborated the performance contract of the teachers hence,this is the basis of the con-troversial Productivity Incentive Bonus issue. Limbaco challenged every administrator to do their duties and respon-sibilities in their respec-tive districts to uplift the

standard of education. The said meeting be-came challenging and heart- pounding when the administrators were made to answer questions as Limbaco picked their names from the box. Dr. Josephine Valledor – Regional Supervisor in Alternative Learning Sys-tem graced the meeting. Valledor talked on the conduct of the National Achievement Test this coming March 13,2013 for GradeVI and March 12 for Grade III.

tCS hosts cluster 1 division mANComBy: Aileen F. Dabon

MAMBAJAO, Camiguin - Sixty nine operational day care centers (DCC) here continue to implement the essential health Care Pro-gram (ehCP) benefitting some 2,383 preschoolers. For three years, adequate supplies of toothbrushes, fluoride toothpaste “poly paste”, lice shampoo and hand soap were provided to preschoolers. The Barangay Councils on the other hand look after

the needs of the DCCs in maintaining their respective center’s dental traps. The project was initiated by Fit for School Foundation and has been sustained by the provincial government over the years. It originally covers grade levels 1 to 4 elementary stu-dents, and later expanded to cover all pre-schoolers, as well. Aside from receiving hygiene kits, the children

likewise undergoes regular deworming activities. The success of ehCP in the province has gar-nered recognition from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies. Meanwhile, the DCCs here are also beneficiaries of the 120 days supplemental feeding program, last year, amounting to P2-million, excluding of kitchen utensils that were also provided for them. (JCV/PIA/asf)

Camiguin day care centers continue benefitting from ehCP

By Jorie C. Valcorza

duties and functions of its personnel. Pursuant Resolution No. 9598, promulgated on December 21, 2012, DoF ensures that all provin-cial, city, and municipal treasurers remain in their present assignments, dur-ing the election period. It will neither transfer,

detail or reassign its per-sonnel, whether tempo-rarily or permanently, to another province, city or municipality, except upon prior written authority of the Comelec. Likewise, it will not allow its personnel to go on leave of absence from office, starting two weeks

before and two weeks after election day, except upon prior written approval of the Commission. Again, DOF will not designate temporary or casual employee as officer-in-charge of the Office of the Treasurer. Meanwhile, the Civ-il Service Commission

(CSC) said it is consid-ered an election office for any official who makes or causes the transfer or detail of any officer or employee in the civil ser-vice, within the election period except upon prior approval of the Comelec. (RCA-PIA10, Misamis Occidental)

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CAGAYAN De ORO CITY – The country’s leading domestic airline and the Department of Tourism are working both ends of the new direct air route between the cities of Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro to ramp up travel and tour-ism between the two destinations. “With the new air route, it is now easy, cheap and convenient for people from both cities to visit each other’s cities for a brief holiday,” noted Mary June G. Bugante, regional director of the Dept. of Tourism for Region IX. “Knowing how different the two cities are, we look forward to more tourists from Region X visiting us in the same manner people from here look forward to visiting Northern Mindanao.” Cebu Pacific flies from Cagayan de Oro to Zamboanga three times a week every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Before the direct air route was opened last October 20, 2012, commuters had the option of either taking a 12 hour bus ride (with 5-stops in between) or fly some 1,650 kilometers via Manila or five times the 330 kms. that actually separates the two Mindanao cities. “even if the direct flights are more expensive than the bus, many would still opt to fly, considering the health and safety consider-ations inherent in any 12-hour overland trip,” said Catalino e. Chan III, regional director for DOT Region 10. “however , a commuter can secure a fare even lower than the bus if he books early.” “I booked our flight last De-cember 2012 for our Centennial Alumni homecoming at the At-eneo de Zamboanga University as soon as the flight was started, “ said Ramon Raciv escudero, a native Zamboangueño who now resides and works in Cagayan de Oro. “As a result, I paid even less than what I would have paid for a bus.” Tourism and airline officials have organized trips by travel writers from Cagayan de Oro and Zamboanga to benchmark the new air route. The first group of travel journalists from Zam-boanga visited Cagayan de Oro last November 27-29, 2012 while Kagay-anon travel writers returned the favor just last Feb. 12-14, 2013. “To further promote inter-regional travel, DOT Northern Mindanao plans to hold its an-nual month-long Pasundayag sa Northern Mindanao cultural festival in Iloilo and Bacolod instead of Metro Manila as it has traditionally been done in the past,” Mr. Chan noted. At present, CeB operates 60 domestic and 31 international routes. Two international routes being offered will commence later this year: Manila-Bali on March 16, 2013 and Manila-Dubai on October 7, 2013. Cagayan de Oro’s Lumbia Airport is the regional hub for air commuters from the four prov-inces and nine cities of Northern Mindanao (Region X) but serves passengers from as far as the Caraga, Lanao and Zamboanga regions. It is the second busiest airport in Mindanao in terms of air passenger traffic and cargo

CEB, DOT partner to push ZC- CDO air link to boost travel and tourism

Kagay-anon Journalists pose with Tour Guide Icelle Borja at the Rizal Shrine in Zamboanga City.

By Mike Baños volume. CAAP figures show it accommodated 14,644 flights; 1,471,432 passengers and handled 22,244,562 kgs. of cargo in 2011. Similarly, Zamboanga Inter-national Airport is the regional trunkline airport for Western Mindanao, serving passengers as far as Tawi-Tawi and Sulu. CAAP figures show it served 16 percent more passengers than the previous year for a total of 724,128 passengers. Cebu Pacific is widely cred-ited with sparking the boom in domestic travel and tourism with its drastically reduced fares, en-

couraging Filipinos to travel all over the country. Online sales of travel and tour-ism products and services due to increasing internet penetration and easy access to credit/debit cards by tourists in the 10-30 years age group which makes up the bulk of internet users in the Philippines experienced increas-ing travel and tourism in 2010. Western and Northern Min-danao are among the nine prior-ity clusters for investments and development identified under the recently minted National

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