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Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula)

P. Urro Street, San Francisco DistrictPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur 7016Telephone no. (062) 215-1480 / 925-0038Cellphone no. 0908-8843404E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]: hnb_r9pia

Northern Mindanao

Graces’ Building, Antonio Luna StreetCagayan de Oro City 9000Telefax No. (08822) 72-66-83Telephone no. (088) 856-8178 / 729-594Cellphone no. 0928-5204305 0917-3084969E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Southern Mindanao (Davao Region)

2/F Kanto Motors Bldg.,Quimpo Blvd., New MatinaDavao City 8000Telephone no. (082) 297-0991 / 301-8580Telefax no. (082) 297-0992 / 304-2044Cellphone no. 0917-7053606 / 0918-9202950E-mail: [email protected]

Central Mindanao (SOCSKARGEN)

Provincial Capitol Compound Bautista Bldg., Zulueta St.Koronadal City, South Cotabato 9506Telephone no. (083) 520-0249Telefax no. (083) 228-9736 / 228-9739 / 520-0100Cellphone no. 0921-6873373 / 0928-5204307E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga)

Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines Bldg.,J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan CityTelephone no. (085) 341-5285 / 360-1239Telefax no. (085) 341-2370Cellphone no. 0917-7188834Email: [email protected] [email protected],ph

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Sago palm flour enterprise

Executive Editor ……......... EFREN F. ELBANBUENA Cluster Head, Southern, Western and Central Mindanao Regional Director, PIA Region XI

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Vol. 1, No. 70 OCTOBER 23, 2011

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contentsCover Story :

Manobo lumads launch first Sago palm flour enterprise

Malacanang vows to expedite prosecution of accused in Magu-indanao massacre

by David Suyao contents

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Aquino orders release of P10- billion for AFP modernization program

Aquino to inaugurate Rizal photo exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Manila

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NORTHERN Mindanao

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PPP boosts investments in Cagayan de Oro

Tangubanons take pride with its Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe

Poverty is not a hindrance to an 11 year old’s dreams

Opol bags back-to-back awards on Health

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BIMP-EAGA strengthens coop-eration with ASEAN 32

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CARAGA RegionLGU-Butuan prepares for full implementation of waste segre-gation and collection

Higaonons get ancestral domain title

Support your bones with proper nutrition and healthy lifestyle

DTI Diskwento Caravan set in Surigao City anew

FSUU debating team triumphs in BCWD’s 2nd Parliamentary Debate

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WESTERN Mindanao

25 Close to 500 beneficiaries availed MEDCAP in SND

22 Feature:Boulevard of fulfilled dreams

SOUTHERN Mindanao

WHO introduces indoor residual spraying for dengue control

Health research contest launched35

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A group belonging to the Manobo tribe will engage in the first ever commercial production of sago palm flour in the province.


Cover Story

by David Suyao



The Kayumbyahan Sagu Manobo Corporation (KASA-MACOR), a business enterprise of the Veruela-Sta. Josefa An-cestral Domain Management Organization (VESTA ADMO), was launched recently in Ba-rangay Sampaguita, Veruela, Agusan del Sur. Sago, known as lumbya among Manobos, is a starch extracted in the spongy cen-ter or pith, of various tropi-

cal palm such as sago palm (metroxylon sagu), which is found in tropical lowland for-est and freshwater swamps across Southeast Asia. (www.wikipedia.com) The said plant naturally grow in more than 700 hect-ares of land in Veruela and Sta. Josefa, a Manobo ances-tral territory. The technology was de-veloped by the Manobo com-


munity under the Caraga Indigenous Peoples Develop-ment Programme (IPDP-Car-aga) of the International La-bour Organization (ILO) with support from the Spanish Agency for International De-velopment Cooperation (AE-CID). It is being implement-ed in partnership with the National Commission on In-digenous Peoples (NCIP) and the Municipal government of Veruela. According to Veruela Mayor Salimar Mondejar, the project is part of the con-tinuing effort of the Mano-bos themselves with the help

and guidance of LGU Veruela to strengthen their individu-al and collective capacity for income and self employment generation in the context of the sustainable development and protection of their ances-tral domain. “Some say they are afraid that the raw materials may not be enough to supply the demand for production, but I want them to know that the sago palm naturally produce shoots fast, and there is no need to replant them,” Ikel Asuncion, chairman of the board of KASAMACOR said. “The group is also open to


buying supply of raw materi-als from the neighboring ba-rangays and municipalities where sago palm are also abundant.” “I am very proud and happy that the lumads (na-tives) here have this kind of attitude, principles and initia-tives to improve their quality of life. I am looking forward that this venture will flourish and become model of other municipalities to follow,” said

Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza. “I am offering an additional P1 million as the provincial gov-ernment initial financial as-sistance to this venture and another P1 million if the de-mand of supply of sago flour will increase,” he added. According to Mayor Mondejar, the sago flour can be made into cookies, bread, noodles, ice cream cone and many others.

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Aquino to inaugurate Rizal photo exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Manila

President Benigno S. Aquino III will inaugurate a photo exhibit organized by Spain to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal

that will be held at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex in Manila on Monday


The exhibit will recreate from a modern perspective, the Span-ish phase in the life of Jose Rizal through the works of 15 highly ac-claimed contemporary Spanish photographers and from biographical notes and materials on Rizal’s stay in Madrid and Barcelona. To formally launch the exhibit, President Aquino will be pre-sented the first copy of the photography book catalog entitled “Foto a Fota Retrato de Es-paña (Litrato sa Litra-

to, Isang Larawan ng España) from Span-ish Ambassador Jorge Domecq. Afterwhich, the President will take a guided tour of the photo exhibit. Joining the Presi-dent will be Ambassa-dor Domecq, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco, Accion Cul-tural Española presi-dent Charo Otegui and Metropolitan Mu-seum vice chairman Cora Avlina.(RCK)

10 Sunday, October 23, 2011

President Benigno S. Aquino III has ordered the release of P10-billion to fund the Armed Forces of the Philippines modernization program, a Malacañang

official said Sunday.




Deputy Presiden-tial Spokesperson Abi-gail Valte said that the allotment would be sourced from the 2010 and 2011 appropria-tions of the National Government. “The President has instructed the De-partment of Budget and Management to release 10 billion pesos for the AFP moderniza-tion program,” Valte said over government-run radio station dzRB.

“It will be charged against 2010 and 2011 appropriations at five billion (pesos) each,” she added. She said the DBM has begun preparing the necessary papers, such as the Special Al-lotment Release Order (SARO), to facilitate the immediate release of the fund. She added that the fund would be used to purchase the equip-

ment requirements of the three major ser-vice commands of the AFP to include armored personnel carriers, communication equip-ment, sealift vessels, aircrafts and weapons. (RCK)

Malacanang vows to expedite prosecution of accused in Maguindanao massacreMalacañang vows to expedite the prosecution

of those who are accused of carrying out the infamous Maguindanao massacre, one month

before the tragic incident marks its second anniversary. Sought for a state-ment regarding the oc-casion, Deputy Presi-dential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said in an interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on

Sunday that the Aquino administration contin-ues to sympathize for the families, friends, and relatives of the vic-tims who were mostly journalists.

“Dumaan na po ang panahon at alam po naming hindi naba-bawasan ang sakit na naramdaman ng mga naiwan ng mga napas-lang at ang iisipin n’yo


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po lagi kaming nandi-to at nagbabantay sa mga pangyayari,” Valte said. Valte said Presi-dent Benigno S. Aquino III has already given instructions to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to expedite procedures for the prosecution of those who are accused in the killings and make sure that there will be no more delays in the hearing of the case. She, however, emphasized that seek-ing justice for the slain victims cannot be done by the Executive branch alone since it is the Judiciary which has the jurisdiction over the court that tries the suspects involved and determines the out-come of the case.

“We recognize the fact that the case is under process and it’s not something that is entirely under the ju-risdiction of the Execu-tive. Nandyan po ang Judiciary natin, nandi-yan po ang korte na dumidinig at magiging final arbiter doon sa kalalabasan ng kaso,” Valte said. President Aquino mentioned in a forum with foreign journalists early this month that he would love to talk to the judges involved in the Maguindanao massacre trial but the Constitution does not grant him that author-ity. “I have been working, however, on the Secretary of Jus-tice, especially the prosecutors under her control to try and ask why we have not been moving faster. So they

have been exercising all the necessary steps within their purview to be able to expedite the whole process,” the President added. At least 34 journal-ists were killed on No-vember 23, 2009 when private armed groups reportedly hired by the Ampatuan clan in Maguindanao attacked the convoy of then gu-bernatorial candidate Esmael Mangudadatu. Various media groups reportedly plan to hold a month-long commemoration on the deaths of their slain colleagues beginning October 23 until No-vember 23, the exact date of the anniver-sary. The incident has been tagged by the Committee to Protect Journalists as the “sin-gle deadliest event for the press since 1992”. (HDC)


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President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Benigno S. Aquino III troops the line upon arrival for the AFP Command Conference at the AFP Headquarters Conference Room in Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Friday (October 21). (Photo by: Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau).


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LGU-Butuan prepares for full implementation of waste segregation and collectionby Malou C. Furia

Butuan City - 11 Committees of the Clean Ground Zero Waste Program recently presented their specific plans and operations. This was in preparation of the

official implementation of “No Segregation, No Collection Policy” of garbage scheduled on November 11, 2011.


LGU-Butuan prepares for full implementation of waste segregation and collection

The city govern-ment’s, together with various stakeholders like the academe, of-fices, transport groups, business establish-ments, villages, public utilities among others have agreed to reduce the volume of garbage generated at 95 tons daily. Mayor Ferdinand AmanteJr is bent on in-stituting reforms and

easy-to-follow tech-niques on waste segre-gation at source specifi-cally at homes, offices, schools (public/private), business establish-ments, hospitals (pri-vate/public), villages, barangays, and streets among others. Also, to ensure ef-fectiveness of the pro-gram, series of seminars were undertaken by the different committees

with one aim: Educate, Inform and Strictly En-force Clean Ground Zero Waste where a “No Seg-regation, No Collection Policy” will be imposed by the city government. The Mayor also started with the green-ing of the city through Grow A Million Tree Project which todate, 300,000 trees are plant-ed in the 86 barangays.

FSUU debating team triumphs in BCWD’s 2nd Parliamentary Debate by Ramil S. Barquin

BUTUAN CITY-- The members of Father SaturninoUrios University (FSUU) debating team out-argued their opponents, emerging triumphant as champion of Butuan City Water District’s (BCWD) 2nd Parliamentary Debate held recently at the BCWD Training Hall.


-Six teams from four tertiary level schools participated in the said contest. These schools were Balite Institute of Technology (BIT), Car-aga State University (CSU), with FSUU and St. Joseph Institute of Technology (SJIT) send-ing two teams each to compete. It was a hard fought battle between the Team A of FSUU, consisting of Mr. Edward Chan, Mr. Sean Khe and Mr. Alfonso Manalastas, and Team A of SJIT with members Ms. Angelica I. Daraman, Mr. Jose Nikko M. Mencidor and Mr. Jay-

rold T. Villarta, during the Championship Match discussing with the mo-tion: “This house be-lieves that in the natural resources utilization, the rights of the indigenous peoples should prevail over the interest of the state.” The adjudicators of the said contest were: Mr. Ian G. Miculob, Mr. Bernabe L. Linog and Mr. Henry Jay D. Catarman as the Chief adjudicator. After two days of competition, the win-ners were: FSUU Team A with members - Ed-ward Chan, Sean Khe, and Alfonso Manalastas

who won Champion with P6,000.00 cash prize, gold medals and Certifi-cate of Commendation. Runner-up is the SJIT Team A with mem-bers: Angelica I. Dara-man, Jose Nikko M. Mencidor, and Jayr-old T. Villarta who got P4,000.00 cash prize, silver medals and Certif-icate of Commendation. Also, Special Awards of P1,000.00 each and a medal were given to Alfonso Manalastas of FSUU Team A as Tour-nament Best Speaker; and Finals Best Speaker - Edward Chan of FSUU Team A.


SURIGAO CITY-- In line with the celebration of the Consumer Welfare Month, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Surigao del Norte Provincial Office will be conducting once again a “Diskwento Caravan” on October 22-25, 2011 at Barangay Washington Gym, this city.



According to DTI Provincial Director Ce-lestinoNegapatan, the activity will start on Oc-tober 22 and will end on October 25. “The selling time is from 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m daily, product prices offered will be at distrib-utor’s and discounted prices,” Negapatan an-nounced. He said that some products available will be manufactured prod-

ucts from distributors of Procter and Gamble, Unilever, Mega sardines, Sunpride, Holiday, Nis-sin-Monde and Nestle products; Rumepp as-sisted products; Agrar-ian Reform Communi-ty (ARC) products like vinegar, banana chips, Gigaquit rum from Gigaquit town and salt-ed fish; OTOP products like corn coffee; Bakery products; Agricultural products, NFA-I Rice;

and Kitchen wares. Negapatan is invit-ing all Surigaonon con-sumers to visit the Dis-kwentro Caravan and avail of the discounted prices of the said activi-ties. The event carries the theme, “Sapat, Lig-tas at Abot-KayangPag-kainparasaLahatng Pili-pino.” (DTI-Surigaodel Norte Provincial Of-fice/PIA-Surigao del Norte)

BUTUAN CITY-- The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) awarded the long-awaited Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title to the Higaonon tribe during the Indigenous Peoples Conference in this city.

Higaonons get ancestral domain titleby Maria Rebecca C. Ayaton


After handing out the certificate, NCIP Secretary Ze-naidaPawid said the ownership of the an-cestral domain is only being acknowledged by the commission. The lumads are the owners of their native lands, and they can do whatever they want with it, Pawid added. However, Cong. Teddy BrawnerBa-guilat advised the natives to be re-sponsible with their ancestral domains. Since their ancestral lands are potential for business, many opportunists dared to

swindle the lumads and with that, Bagui-lat warns the lumads to keep away and be alert with those kind of people. “ P a y o k o p o s -ainyonahuwagkay-ongmagpapagamit-kaninuman (My advice to you is that do not let anyone ex-ploit you)”, he said. M e a n w h i l e , Pawid cited that one of the biggest problems in Min-danao is the par-tition of ancestral lands. She said the lumads must unite and maintain peace within their society.

“Magtulong-tu-longtayonglahat…alamnatingmarami-t a y o n g m g a p r o b -lemaperonasaatinri-nangkasagutansaat-ingmgaproblema (let us help each other… we all know that we are facing so many problems, but we have the answer to solve our problems), said Pawid.


Support your bones with proper nutrition and healthy lifestyle

Weakening of the bones results to bone diseases and osteopo-rosis, affects the daily routine of an individual, which later leads to injuries and fractures.B o n e strength is dependent on bone density and bone quality, such that bones are most likely to de-teriorate as an individ-ual ages, making them more brittle and likely to break.

Dr. Alejandro V. Pineda Jr., secretary of the Osteoporosis Society of the Philippines Foun-dation, Incorpo-

r a t e d ,

elab-o ra t e d t h e risk factors of

osteoporosis and bone frac-tures like age, sex, family history, per-sonal history, bone struc-

ture and body weight, and menopause at the Phil-ippine As-sociation of Nutri-

tion (PAN) Symposium

on Managing Bone Health in Mod-

ern Lifestyle on Febru-ary 9, 2011 at the Philip-pine Women’s University (PWU).

The bones move, support and protect various organs of the

body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals, essentially enabling the body to perform and maintain specific duties.

by JundRian A. Doringo


“There are also modifiable risk factors of osteoporosis”, Pineda said. “such as smoking which is the main cause of lifestyle-related deaths, excessive alcohol intake, sedentary living, inad-equate calcium intake, caffeine, medications like steroids, excessive thyroid hormone, anti-convulsants and antac-ids, and some predictive factors.” Smoking has been shown to reduce blood supply to the bones, slow the production of bone-forming cells, and impair the absorption of calcium, while exces-sive alcoholic beverage consumption has been shown to increase bone loss. An estimated 8.1 million Filipinos have os-teoporosis and many are unaware of the disease until fractures appear. The good thing is that osteoporosis, as well as other bone-related

diseases, are prevent-able. Prevention starts with taking adequate amounts of calcium and vitamin D, initiating a lifestyle change by quit-ting smoking and limit-ing alcoholic beverage intake, committing to regular load-bearing ac-tivities ideally four days a week or more, and tak-ing care not to trip or fall to avoid injuries or frac-tures. According to the Recom-mended Energy and Nu-trient Intakes developed by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST), female and male adults need 750 milli-grams of calcium and 5 micrograms of vitamin D everyday. Milk and milk prod-ucts like cheese and yo-gurt, green leafy vegeta-bles, anchovies, sardines andtofu are some of the readily-available good

sources of calcium in the Filipino diet, while sun exposure from sunrise is the most cost-effec-tive and convenient way of obtaining adequate amounts of vitamin D in the body. The Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos developed by a team of experts led by the FNRI-DOST are primary recom-mendations to achieve good health and proper nutrition of Filipinos. The seventh guide-line, “Consume milk, milk products and other calcium-rich foods such as small fish and dark green leafy vegetables everyday”, is fitting for reducing the risk of bone-related diseases. Moreover, the tenth guideline, “For a healthy lifestyle and good nutri-tion, exercise regularly, do not smoke and avoid drinking alcohol bever-ages”, focuses on behav-ior modifications for a healthy lifestyle.


This guideline aspires to prevent high prevalence of lifestyle-related dis-

eases like osteoporosis. For more informa-tion on food and nutri-

tion, contact: Dr. Mario V. Capanzana, Director, Food and Nutrition Re-search Institute, De-partment of Science and Technology, General Santos Avenue, Bicutan, Taguig City; Tel/Fax Num: 8372934 and 8373164; email:[email protected], [email protected]; FNRI-DOST web-site: http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph.


Feature: Boulevard of fulfilled dreams

Informal settlers are a common sight in the urban areas, living along the shorelines, under the bridges or near the ports. They may be an eyesore

to many, but they are just like everyone else seeking

by Franklin G. Gumapon


Feature: Boulevard of fulfilled dreams

A growing city like Dipolog is not spared from the problem of squatters. Since it became a city in 1970, squatters along the shorelines of barangays Central and Miputak also grew in number. Shanties mushroomed all over the place. With the growing number of squatters, sanitation had become a major problem in these barangays. Seawaters became polluted as the settlers just threw away their wastes anywhere. Laboratory results from the sea water samples also showed that the level of coliform bacteria contamination was very high, prompting the city government to ban swimming in the place.

Coliform bacteria are present in human and animal wastes. The settlers were also vulnerable to giant waves during typhoons. Many of them lost their houses when strong winds and big waves beat the place. And this problem keeps recurring year after year. To protect the shoreline and its environs, the city

government thought of a foreshore development project to be put up along the shores of Miputak and Central Barangay. But this met strong opposition from the settlers because they did not want to leave the place. They argued that their livelihoods would be affected should the city government continue with the project. Public consultations as well as negotiations with the affected families were made by the city government headed by former Mayor Roberto Y. Uy to reach a consensus through a win-win solution. There were times that the negotiations were saddled by politics, as some opposition politicians would try to fan the raging flame of resistance from

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the squatters. Protest rallies denouncing the sitting officials of the city government were done by the settlers to dramatize their opposition to the project. Like a good father, the city officials also considered the welfare of the settlers by providing them a relocation site complete with an elementary school, a health center, water system facilities and electricity. Phase I of the project started right after the first 183 families were transferred to the relocation site at Barangay Olingan. It cost P66.6 million with 380 meters long. The construction started on September 4, 2003 and completed on December 12, 2004. Funding came from the Local Government of Finance and Development (LOGOFIND) of the Department of Finance (DoF) and the city government’s equity. The construction of phase II of the project began in August 2007 under the newly elected city mayor Evelyn T. Uy, the better half of the

former mayor. Prior to its construction, some 223 families were also transferred to the relocation area with no more vehement resistance from them. Phase II consisted of 1,020 meters long with a total budget of P59.7 million sourced from LOGOFIND plus the equity of the city government amounting to P11.9 million. The Dipolog Boulevard, which facing the Sulu Sea, is now 1.4 kilometers. The city leadership is planning to extend it up to 3.5 kilometers. It has become a major tourist attraction, a perfect site for brisk walking, recreational activities and for physical fitness buffs.

The boulevard also provides livelihood opportunities for street vendors as more people come to the place to unwind and savor the cool sea breeze. Major festivals of Dipolog like the P’gsalabuk and Dahunog are being held there every May and October, respectively. The place also comes alive during C h r i s t m a s t i m e , anniversaries and other special occasions with food stalls, street bazaars and nightly shows being held there. When asked about her secret to making this project materialize, Mayor Uy succinctly replied: “political will.”


The strong political will of the city leadership has made things happen. Amid resistance and hesitation, the Dipolog Boulevard has been realized to fulfill the goal of protecting

the shorelines and surroundings from destructive waves during typhoons. Dipolog Boulevard is an epitome of the fulfillment of the informal settlers’ dream to own

their individual homes in a safe community, and the fulfillment of the public’s desire for a clean and safe place for fun and recreation. (JPA/FPG/PIA-Zambo. Norte)

All clad in their battle dress attire, officers and men of the 104th Brigade attended the residents of Pigcalawag, Sultan Naga

Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte in the conduct of Medical and Dental Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) at said barangay on Saturday .

by Gideon C. Corgue

Close to 500 beneficiaries availed MEDCAP in SND

Brigade commander Colonel Ricardo Visaya said 489 residents of the

said barangay have availed MEDCAP services coincid-ing the 11th Founding An-

niversary of the brigade which carries the theme “ 104th Brigade : Kaagapay


ng Sambayanan at Kaun-laran”. Visaya said the 3-day event which offi-cially kicked off on Satur-day with the launching of 8-kilometer fun run and MEDCAP will culminate on October 25. 250 were given reading glasses, 102 have availed tooth extraction,haircut– 60, legal counseling service -47, shoe repair-30, all services were offered free. Four (4) boxes of medi-cines and used clothings were distributed to some, Visaya reported. Visaya said upon the brigade’s transfer from Kalandagan, Tacurong City on June 21 to Pigcal-awag, SND, he planned to launch various programs which helps promote In-ternal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) by bringing AFP closer to the people. “ This is the first time that the people have seen soldiers doing MED-CAP here,” Visaya said. “Before, the civilians were afraid to see soldiers but now they come to us and actively participated in all our programs because in the past 4 months, they have seen us not only providing them security

and protection but also providing them social and health services,” he add-ed. Barangay Kagawad Sittie Tambugao, a recipi-ent of an eyeglass said she admired 104th Bri-gade for conducting the event. “Nindot kaayo ni nga kalihokan nga gihimo sa mga sundalo tugod kay kami ang natanya-gan sa mga libre nga mga serbisyo. Sukad masu-kad wala gayud mga ka-lihokan susama niini nga gihimo dinhi sa among barangay sila lamang. Nalipay ko kaayo tungod kay nahatagan ko ug libre nga antipara . Makabasa na gyud ko ug mga libro ug text message sa akong bana ug mga higala (These activities launched by the soldiers were very impressive. Ever since, this kind of activities were never con-ducted in our barangay, it’s only them who did it. I‘m happy that I was giv-en free eyeglasses. I can now read books and text messages from my hus-band and friends),” Tam-bugao happily said. Another resident, Analiza Mellijor said she was also glad that she

was one of those many who availed legal ser-vices saying that her mis-spelled name in her birth certificate will soon be corrected corrected. “Sa akong birth cer-tificate usa lamang ka le-tra nga ‘n’ sa akong ngalan nga Anna Liza, lahi ra sa nakatatak sa akong NSO document nga doble ang ‘n’. Tungod niini naka-pangayo ko ug ug libre nga joint affidavit dinhi sa maong kalihoklaan (In my birth certificate, there is only one letter ‘n’ in my name Anna Liza but in my NSO document it has two ‘n”. Because of this, I was able to secure free joint affidavit in this activity),” Mellijor eludidated. In a related develop-ment, Visaya said a “Bike for Peace’ will be held on Sunday at 6:00 am to be participated by some 300 bikers, who are all peace advocates and are from the AFP, PNP, LGU, aca-deme and civilians. The bikers will have their starting point from SND and will cross Lala, Kapatagan, Tubod and Kolambugan, all of Lanao del Norte, Visaya conclud-ed. (JPA/ GCC/PIA9-Pagadian)


PPP boosts investments in Cagayan de OroIs the glass half-empty or half-full?

An optimist, Mayor Vicente Y. Emano of Cagayan de Oro looks at a glass as half-full. He doesn’t stop right there, though. Thinking out of the box, the mayor looks further on for other half-full glasses.

Surveying the city’s landscape brimming with readiness for further growth, feeling the heartbeat of Cagayan de Oro’s supportive business community, and acknowledging the limited government funds, the ever optimistic Mayor Emano is successfully blending all these resources to address the city/s development needs.

Take the case of the city’s flagship infrastructure projects. Only two out of these six major projects were pursued through a bank loan: the P317-million Westbound Integrated Bus and PUJ Terminal and Public Market built through a loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines, and the P400-million Emmanuel Pelaez Bridge built also through a loan from the LBP.

The West-bound Integrated Bus and PUJ Terminal and Public Market accommodate 30 parking spaces for passenger buses and 47 parking spaces for PUJs. The public market, a one-storey concrete building, has a wet market, eateries, outdoor restaurants and 686 stalls for commercial purposes. It also has offices for market administration, a multi-purpose square, police station, health center, comfort rooms and bathrooms.

The operation of the terminal and market has eased traffic volume in the streets around existing markets and the city’s central business district, as well as spurred further growth in the city’s west development area.


The P12-million East-bound Terminal in Gusa was completed in 2002 with funds from the city’s General Fund. This terminal for public utility vehicles has 76 parking bays that cater to thousands of PUJs with routes bound for the eastern municipalities of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon. Its operation has improved traffic in the eastern business district of the city, as well as provided small businesses with more spaces in the Agora Market and Integrated Bus Terminal. Meanwhile, the redevelopment of the city’s two markets undertaken through a build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme with a local business group, the UKC Builders run by Cagayanon couple Uy Yian Ping and Lydia Uy. A sterling showcase of government-private sector partnership, the BOT speaks of the private sector’s confidence in the local government. Under the BOT agreement for the New Carmen Public Market and Commercial Complex, the city will manage the public market on the first floor of the building, which houses the wet market and dry good section. UKC, on the other hand, will manage the commercial spaces. This two-storey, P118-million building was

inaugurated in December, 2004. The New Cogon Market and Commercial Complex sits on a 12,000-square meter area covering the entire the lot of the old market, and an area of 10,000 square meters on each level. The structure has a two-storey public market, which the city operates, and a commercial complex on the third floor, which the UKC Builders runs. Open spaces and a parking facility from an important component of this Complex as these is used for vehicle parking, pedestrian circulation and landscaping. The project costs P252 million. These infrastructure projects are changing the city’s landscape. But over and above the edifices that show progress, changes and developments are happening in places one doesn’t easily see. These are the stronger business-government partnerships established along the way, private sector confidence in the local government, the change in mindsets and approaches in dealing with situations and givens. City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano led these changes when he looked at a glass as half-full, and thought out of the box by tapping other half-full glasses. (CIO)

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Poverty is not a hindrance to an 11 year old's dreamsby Ruchell L. Mula

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental -- At a young age, Mae Rose G. Paculba already has a sense of responsibility. Instead of playing with her classmates after eating her lunch, she reads her books and studies her lessons in advance. Her excellent study habits finally paid off when she placed 9th in her 5th grade.

Now at her last year in elementary, this eleven year old girl did not let her family’s poverty hinder her pursuit to gain knowledge and attain academic excellence. Mae is the daughter of Teresita and Jonie Paculba, both food vendors. She also has an older brother. Their parents work hard to provide the basic

necessit ies of the family and they can barely support their c h i l d r e n ' s studies. Desp i te their financial p r o b l e m s , they did not lose hope.

They are grateful for their other blessings like good health and a complete family. “Nagpasalamat mi sa Ginoo kay gihatagan mi niya ug maayong lawas adlaw-adlaw (We are thankful to God for He blesses us with good health everyday),” shared Teresita. They used their poverty as a motivation

to work harder and find more ways to earn. Their family is also thankful for the government’s project, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya). May’s teacher-adviser, Herdeliza M. Velez, said that May will make it far someday because of her good working habits and her patience and willingness to learn. “May did not fail to meet the conditions of the Pantawid Program because from the start of classes, she has always been present in school,” she added. The whole family regularly attends the Family Development


Sessions (FDS) where they make new friends and share experiences with other families. Pantawid Pamilyang

Pilipino Program is government's poverty reduction program aimed to break the cycle of poverty to extremely

poor households by providing cash grants with conditionalities on health and education. (DSWD)


TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental -- Since 1992, the Sinanduloy cultural troupe has regaled the public with their songs, dances and other performances.

It also helped shape the values, character and minds of the youth of Tangub City and have turned them into able and proud ambassadors of goodwill not just in the city but also in Misamis Occidental and in Northern Mindanao as a whole.

By winning awards in festivals and competitions all over the country, these young, talented and dedicated artists together with their equally dedicated trainors and advisers have placed Tangub City

in the map.

S u c h was the vision of then City M a y o r

Jennifer Wee-Tan and now first lady when she pulled together the scanty resources that were available and launched a youth development oriented program that aimed to advance the cultural life of the city.

Since then up to now, Sinanduloy has become synonymous with the name of the city itself. Sinanduloy cultural Troupe has four (4) components, the Sinanduloy All Star Band, the Sinanduloy

Instrumentalists, the Sinanduloy Singers and the Sinanduloy Dancers.

The Sinanduloy Instrumentalists was the ‘Best In Musicality’ in the Sinulog 2005 and 2011 at Cebu City while the Sinanduloy All Star Band is recently the official representative of Northern Mindanao for the Department of Tourism’s WOW Philippines held at Intramuros, Manila.

They are about to release their first Debut Album.

Among the milestones of the Sinanduloy Singers are: Regional winner of the National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NMCYA); First

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Honorable Mention in the National Level; Grand Champion of the Philippine Travel Mart Choral Competition held at SM Mega-Trade Hall, Mandaluyong Manila; and a resident choral performer of the Philippine Travel Mart of the Department of Tourism in Northern Mindanao.

Further, the Sinanduloy Singers were invited by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts to perform during the Kalahi Cultural Care-giving on Millennium Development Goals at the Rajah Suliman Theater in Intramuros, Manila.

Meanwhile, the Sinanduloy Dancers is one of the representatives of the country to the First International Dance Exchange–Workshop and Festival participated by different dance troupe around the world such as the Hunan Dance Troupe of China; the Xiamen Xiao Pai Lu of China; the Big

Dance Company of England; Dance Mode Studio of Hongkong; Senju Dance Company of Japan; Aswara Dancers of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; the Dance Academy Kuching of Kuching, Malaysia; the Badan Budaya University among others.

The Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe, on the other hand, was one of the nominees (top 6) for the Aliw Awards Best Cultural Group in the Philippines for two (2) consecutive years 2008 and 2009.

The city takes pride also that all members of the troupe are scholars of both colleges in Tangub City, Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science and Technology (NMSC) with its former President and now City Mayor Atty. Philip T. Tan and Governor Alfonso D. Tan College (GADTC) with its former College President and now a first lady Jennifer W. Tan. (PIO)

Opol bags back-to-back awards on HealthOPOL, Misamis Oriental -- Town Mayor Dexter B. Yasay was awarded the Sandugo Award during the 13th National Sandugo Awards. He was the only Local Chief Executive in this province who received such recognition this year. The award was already the third for the town as the former mayor, Dixon Q. Yasay, was also recognized twice. The annual Sandugo Award is given by the Department of Health (DOH) to local chief executives who have shown support and commitment

to the National V o l u n t a r y Blood Services Program.

Soon after, Opol was awarded for the third time as the Provincial Outstanding Municipality in the implementation of the Philippine Nutrition Program during the


culmination of the Nutrition Month at the Provincial Capitol. It received P10, 000 cash award and a plaque of appreciation.The evaluation covered the accomplishments of the municipality in the local plan implementation for the year 2010 as evidenced on the sustained good nutrition picture of the town. In 2009, malnutrition rate was at 3.69 percent and it was further dropped to 2.72 percent in 2010. The town also took pride in

the awards received by its health workers. Edgar Napinas was named as the Most Outstanding Municipal Nutrition Officer for three consecutive years now while Merline Hubalan of Barangay Taboc was chosen as this year’s Most Outstanding BNS, both at the provincial level. With all these accolades, Mayor Dexter B. Yasay emphasized that it is not all about winning, but what is more important is knowing that the LGU is on the right track. (PIO)

BIMP-EAGA strengthens cooperation with ASEANby Apipa Bagumbaran

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental --- The Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) is strengthening its cooperation and collaboration mechanisms with the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN).During the opening ceremony of the BIMP-EAGA 16th Ministerial Meeting, Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop of Malaysia noted that the BIMP-EAGA is equally contributing to the success of wider regional initiatives.

He said the sub-region is no longer just a part of ASEAN but a partner to the ASEAN citing the first project that BIMP-EAGA will initiate under the ASEAN Connectivity Master Plan. The Power Exchange Agreement (PEA) expanding the electricity distribution in Sarawak and West Kalimantan was signed on July 18, 2011 between Sarawak Energy Berhad

and Indonesian power utility PT PLN PESERO in Jakarta, Indonesia. The project which is expected to commence on the first half of 2012 will enable power export and import between Malaysia and Indonesia, he said. The Malaysian Minister also cited the recently signed ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF) where ASEAN will itself take the lead in funding BIMP-EAGA projects to enhance the sub-region’s strategic role for the wider region. Meanwhile, the BIMP-EAGA Ministers have expressed appreciation to the


ASEAN Secretariat for its increasing engagement with the sub-region. In their joint statement, they also urged ASEAN Secretariat to strengthen its support to the BIMP-EAGA through various meetings and forums to high-profile BIMP-EAGA with the region’s dialogue and development partners. The Ministers likewise exhorted the ASEAN Secretariat to provide advice and guidance in aligning the BIMP-EAGA development agenda with the ASEAN Economic Community Initiatives and help mobilize knowledge, technical and financial resources. Held at the Xavier Estates and Country Club, here, the 16th BIMP-EAGA Ministerial Meeting was attended by Department of Industry Secretary

Gregory L. Domingo; Mindanao Development Authority Chairman Lualhati Antonino; Brunei Darussalam Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng; Malaysia’s Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop; and Bapak Raldi H. Koestoer, Senior Adviser to the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, representing the Signing Minister for Indonesia. Other attendees were Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Johari Bin Tun Abang Haji Openg, Minister of Urban Development in Sarawak, Malaysia; Datuk Raymond Tan, Minister of Industrial Development in Sabah, Malaysia; and Datuk Yussof Bin Hj. Member of Parliament, Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia.


WHO introduces indoor residual spraying for dengue control by Carina Cayon-PIA XI

T he World Health Organi-zation introduced here an

indoor residual spraying, a new method of preventing and control-ling the dengue vectors. WHO together with the Depart-ment of Health Region XI recently conducted a skills training on the pro-cedures of residual spraying for about 20 health personnel from the provin-cial, city and municipal local govern-ment units in the region. At the culmination of the three-day training held on October 18-20 at the Garden Oases in Davao City, the participants tried out the application of the spray to 20 houses in Barangay Agdao. Elizabeth Banzon, head of the tropical unit team of the Davao City Health Office (CHO), said that the technique uses the synthetic pyre-throid chemical which is effective for a six-month period. Banzon said the chemical is sprayed on concrete or wooden walls of the house. She added that the chemical is safe but households will be required to stay outside the house

for about an hour or until the sub-stance dries out. She said that the Davao City CHO hopes to employ a house-to-house indoor residual spraying early next year, prioritizing dengue hot spot

areas such as Buhangin, Talomo, Ba-guio, Agdao, Calinan and Toril. Banzon said though that dengue cases in the city are decreasing with 116 cases for the month of Septem-ber from 170 in July this year, with only two deaths involving four year-old and five year-old kids, respective-ly from Agdao and Tibungco. She attributed the decline to the dengue control and prevention pro-gram such as massive information drive, curtain and mosquito net soak-ing and fogging. (PIA-11/Carina L. Cayon)


Health research contest launched DAVAO CITY- Researchers and institutions are urged to participate in the health research competition of the Regional Health Research and Development Consortium-XI, which has a deadline set not later than October 30, this year. The RHRDC-XI opens the contest to three categories – high school re-search, undergraduate research and graduate research of which researches have focus on health, science and technology. The research entries are also qualified if they are conducted and com-pleted within 2008 to 2011, and have never been presented elsewhere. Creative researches like faculty researches and researches done by stu-dents taking up medicine will be included in the graduate category. According to the contest guidelines, there will be no limit on the number of entries which may be certified and endorsed by the sending institution for preliminary screening. A research report or write-up and an abstract of not more than 250 words with keywords must be submitted to the committee for screening. Entries packaged in soft copy (CD) and five hard copies must be sent to RHRDC-XI chair Dr. Warlito C. Vicente at the regional office of the Depart-ment of Science and Technology in Bajada, Davao City. The qualifiers will be notified not later than November 10, and the oral presentation will be conducted on November 17-18. There will be three winners to be selected in each category who will be given awards and cash prizes. The best research for high school and under-graduate categories will each receive P5,000; the 2nd place, P3,000; and 3rd place, P1,500. For the graduate category, the best research will be given P7,000; 2nd place, P5,000; and the 3rd place, P3,000. Vicente said that the health research competition will be part of the activities during the 1st Health R&D Expo slated on November 17-19 with a tentative venue at NCCC Mall, Davao City. He said that the expo is aimed at providing opportunity to researches and institutions to showcase their health research results. The activity will also give venue for educating the public on the com-pleted health researches, Vicente said, adding that it would increase “their appreciation on the value and impact of health research to the community.” The other highlights of the event are poster exhibit contest and health product exhibit competition. Registration to the activity is free. For further details, interested individuals and institutions may contact RHRDC office at telephone numbers 221-5971/227-1313 or 227-5672, visit its website at http://region11.healthresearch.ph. (PIA-11/Carina L. Cayon)

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