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No brownouts THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is expecting no power interruption in Mindanao this summer.

“Based on our projections, we are not expecting any more brownouts in Mindanao this summer,” NGCP spokesman Cynthia D. Perez-Alabanza said.

Alabanza said NGCP is also expanding its power-transmission highway. If there are power interruptions during the summer months, the problem is not with NGCP but with the power-generation plants, especially if the water levels in the hydroelectric power plants fall.

She explained that their “no brownout projections” in Mindanao this summer are based on historical data, water level in the hydroelectric power plants and the maintenance schedule of these power plants.

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Aboitiz Power keen to build coal-fired plant

By NELSON V. CONSTANTINO, Editor-in-Chief with CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent

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MID PROTESTS against the construction of the 300-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Davao City, Aboitiz Power Corp. has reaffirmed its commitment to pursue the planned $500-million project in a bid to supply the increasing power need of Davao region.

Trans-Asia shares LISTED POWER firm Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. expects to raise P1.165 billion from a planned sale of shares on May 30 to June 3 to existing stockholders, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) said in a memorandum posted on its Web site on Friday.

Proceeds will be used to bankroll the construction of a clean coalfired power plant in Batangas and a geothermal plant, the PSE said.

“Each eligible stockholder is entitled to subscribe to seven rights shares for every 10 common shares held as of the record date [May 18],” the PSE said.

Under the fundraising scheme, Trans-Asia will sell 1.165 billion common shares at P1 per share, a 21.9% discount from the P1.28 price when the company’s board approved the stock rights offering on Mar. 21.

B’non power project THE Board of Investments has granted various fiscal and nonfiscal perks to the Lopezes’ FG Bukidnon Power Corp. for its P106million, 1.6-megawatt (MW) hydropower facility.

The incentives were given according to the provisions of RA 9513, or the Renewable Energy Act of 2008.

The power facility, located in Manolo Fortich town, occupies a 13,959-hectare property. Its main diversion dam is located 5.5 kilometers from the forebay passing through the waterway canal.

The forebay spans 2.83 hectares, with a storage capacity of 40,000 cubic meters.

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In a press statement released on Friday, the company said it is ready to invest for the power plant as part of its “commitment to supply the region’s power needs as its communities, industries, investments and commercial establishments grow especially in Davao, which has the biggest power supply need in the region.”

The planned project has been hit by several environmental advocacy groups and residents of the two bordering barangays of Binugao in Davao City and Inayawan in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, the host site.

“Aboitiz Power has been in Davao for fifty years. Throughout that time and until the present, the company considers ABOITIZ/PAGE 16

Mindanao container terminal nearly doubles March volume MCT keeps growth forecast despite hitches

By RUEL PELONE Online Editor

THE Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) handled more cargo in March, thanks to continued strong regional trade.

The terminal posted a 48.8% jump in volume to 20,567 twenty-foot equiva-

lent units (TEUs) from 13,814 TEUs in the same month last year.

A ga i n s t t a rge t s , t he March figure is also higher by 15%.

“We really have a strong business here in MCT as well as in adjacent areas,” MCT seaport department manager

Dante Clarito said.

“Aside from our usual customers, we received a big boost from the lumber sector this March,” Clarito said.

“Our direct callers have likewise introduced bigger vessels at MCT to accommodate our increasing volume.”

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Containers stacked at the Mindanao Container Terminal yard.

Food sector eyes bigger markets Buseco retains top rating in with food safety certifications NEA assessment

By MIKE BAÑOS Correspondent

SMALL and medium food manufacturing and processing industries in Northern Mindanao are eyeing increased business with food chains made through by certifications facilitated by a

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Coco workers reiterate call versus unionbusting

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AVAO City -- Officers and members of the Kahugpungan sa mga Trabahante sa Superstar (KTS) Union has appealed to Mayor Inday Sara Duterte and Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to take actions on the serious violations of the Superstar Coconut Products Inc. management against its workers.

The union is also poised to hold a strike should its minimum demand for a stop in unionbusting and for the implementation of labor standards are not addressed by the management and by the government.

“The bribes given to our fellow workers is a desperate act to divide the union and the workers, a clear form of union busting,” according to KTS Secretary Marven Morales.

Morales added, “We want the local government especially the Mayor and the Vice Mayor to mediate on this crit-

ical issue, and side with the struggling workers who also comprise a large portion of the taxpayers, the electorate.”

“We appeal to the city to listen to us, and learn how miserable our situation is in the company,” Morales said.

He added, “The management and its cohorts have the guts to go to the worker’s respective houses to convince them to sign a blank paper and accept P3,500 per year as a payment for their service in the company.” “ The management is afraid of a real union to exist in the company because for

15 years, it has serious violations and negligence against its workers. They want to extract more from us, they want more profit out of cheap labor.” Morales said.

Cesario Aparri who works as sheller, and his wife, has been working in the company for 15 years. They have witnessed how callous the company is towards the worker’s complaints. Aparri is a council member of the KTS union.

Aparri said, “Our situation is worsening each year.

We have been working like cows.”

He said, “We formed and joined the real union, the KTS so that we have a force that we can rely on. The management is threatened with our unity, and they are resorting to divisive moves.”

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Biomass-fed furnace now operates B’non

By SONIA ADECER, Contributor

MALAYBALAY City -- Farmers in Barangay Apo Macote, this city, can now minimize post harvest losses, especially during rainy season.

This, after the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) has turned-over one multi-fuel biomass-fed furnace, recently.

Regional Technical Director Constancio C.Maghanoy, Jr. of DA, region 10, said the furnace optimizes the use of two (2) mechanical dryers with a capacity of 4 and 6 tons, respectively, as it can dry 10 tons of palay grains from 31% to 14% moisture content in 6 to 8 hours.

Maghanoy said the furnace is cost-efficient as it uses rice hull and corn cobs as fuel that can produce heat sufficient enough to dry grains and that it is also equipped with temperature controller and an automatic feeder to reduce the energy cost for grain drying by 56%.

He also said PhilMech is programmed to upgrade one unit of mechanical dryer taken care of by a cooperator in every region as a technology demonstration site and

as a model for other farmers and local government units (LGUs) to replicate.

Meanwhile, Maghanoy with PhilMech’s Science Research Specialist, Engr. Roderick Vereña handed in the

Certificate of Stewardship and Memorandum of Agreement to the Apo Macote Multi-Purpose Cooperative thru the Chairperson, Vicente Leono.

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Phoenix expands, to set up 80 stations this year

By CARMELITO FRANCISCO

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NDEPENDENT petroleum company Phoenix Petroleum Philippine Inc. already opened 11 new stations in Mindanao during the first quarter of the year, part of the 30 service stations it is planning to open in the island within the year.

Lawyer Raymond T. Zorilla, assistant vice president for external affairs of the Davao City-based petroleum company, said the company is building 80 new stations in the country this year to add to its 178 stations at present.

In 2010, the company had 161 stations already, Zorilla told the TIMES, adding that the company is planning to add more stations to complement its existing stations and strengthening its hold of

being the leading independent petroleum company in Mindanao.

Based on the company capital expenditure program, it invests “P12-15 million ($277,778-347,333 @$1=P437,222) for every company-owned ser vice station and P2-4 million ($46,511 to $92,596) for dealer-owned stations,” Zorilla said, although he did not mention how many of those newly-established and those

that are to be established are company-owned.

The strategy, he pointed out, is that the company is identifying “high growth, high visibility areas” and “areas where there are new road infrastructure projects” for its new service stations.

This mechanism will ensure that the company and its dealers will ensure that their investments will be recovered within five years.

Because of its massive expansion, the company has cornered about 2.5% of the industry and it has become the “leading independent oil company in Mindanao,” Zorilla added.

Of the planned 80 service stations that it will build this PHOENIX/PAGE 8

DMA Fuel Atomizer: A powerful fuel saver and power booster

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Phoenix Petroleum Philippine is setting up more stations nationwide, with 11 outlets in Mindanao alone this year.

Globe Telecom beats rivals in 4G mobile race ACTUAL broadband speed tests conducted by Globe Telecom Inc. showed it has beaten its rivals.

During last week’s media demo launch of Globe’s 4G (fourth generation) mobile technology utilizing HSPA+ or Evolved High Speed Packet Access, the tests showed a speed of 7.1 megabytes per second (Mbps).

Simultaneous tests on broadband speed using 4G Globe Tattoo was at 2.55 Mbps while those of rivals Smart Communications Inc. and Sun Cellular recorded speeds of 1.12 Mbps and 0.82 Mbps, respectively.

“Now we are launching 4G mobile using HSPA+, which will enable faster and more reliable data connections for our subscribers,”

said Globe consumer business head Peter Bithos.

To date, Globe 4G mobile technology has been deployed in 19 pilot areas covering sites across Metro Manila, which includes Marikina, Quezon City, Makati, Pasay, Las Piñas, Taguig and Manila.

By end-2011, Globe expects

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Globe said 4G-enabled handsets, devices and applications will start coming out next month.

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TOKYO—Sony Corp. introduced its first tablet computers, joining Samsung Electronics Co. and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. in their pursuit of Apple Inc., a year after the iPad spurred a surge in demand for the devices.

Sony will use Google Inc.’s Android operating system for the personal computers, Kunimasa Suzuki, Sony’s head of personal computers, said on Tuesday.

The S1 model will feature a 9.4- inch liquid crystal display, as well as front and rear cameras. The S2 laptop-shaped model will have dual 5.5-inch screens and feature cameras, Sony said.

The Japanese electronics maker aims to compete in the crowding market for tablet computers, the fastest-growing segment of the consumer-electronics industry.

Tablet PC sales will reach $49 billion by 2015 as consumers flock to devices that bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops, according to estimates this month by research firm Strategy Analytics.

Apple’s iPad 2 debuted in the US on March 11, equipped with cameras and a more powerful processor, starting at $499. Apple sold a total of 14.8 million iPads through December, generating $9.6 billion in sales since its introduction in April last year.

Tablet sales surged to more than 10.3 million units last year from 90,000 in 2009, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.

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Luftansa builds $30-M facility LU F T HA N S A Te c h n i k Philippines, an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul venture partly owned by tycoon Lucio Tan, is expanding its Manila facility to service the doubledecker Airbus A380.

The company told the stock exchange it is investing $30 million in a new 8,448-square meter hangar that will rise east of its existing 4-bay hangar at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport complex.

The hangar will be capable of accommodating 2 to 4 narrow aircraft and one wide-body, like the A380, at any given time.

“When completed, the new hangar is expected to further enhance the Philippines’ position and presence in the global aviation map,” Lufthansa said. “ The ne w expansion puts across the message that LTP is here to stay and has long-term plans of operating in the country,” it added.

Lufthansa is a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik AG, which owns 51% of the company, and Lucio Tan-controlled MacroAsia Corp. (49%).

Conal sees 200-megawatt plant operational by 2014 ALCANTARA-LED Conal Holdings Corp.

(CHC) expects to start operations of its planned 200-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Saranggani by mid-2014, Antonio Miguel Alcantara, the company financial analyst told reporters.

In an interview, the CHC official said they have entered into an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement with South Korean-owned Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. Construction works are expected to begin in August or September this year.

Alcantara also revealed that they will borrow money to fund the project. “We plan to achieve financial closure

by June or July. [As for] the

funders, we are still trying to put up a consortium among local banks, but I believe the lead will be done via BDO [Unibank] . It’s all local and peso-denominated,” he added.

Aside from the power plant in Saranggani, Alcantara said his company is looking at putting up another facility in Zamboanga.

“We’re planning to put up CONAL/PAGE 11

Toyota Phils to cut production by half DUE to a prolonged shortage in supply of auto parts, Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) is implementing an “adjustment plan” that would cut its production by half.

TMP has discussed with the Department of Trade and Industry the details of the plan, including reducing work days to just three a week over a period of two months.

Last week, TMP postponed production at its Sta. Rosa, Laguna facility.

A company insider said the three days a week production would cut TMP’s output by half. Workers will also be asked TOYOTA/PAGE 14

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Ayala unit gets gov’t nod to sell power AN AYALA Land, Inc. unit has bagged a permit to sell electricity to end-users, keeping in step with plans announced by its parent firm to diversify into the energy business.

Philippine Integrated Energy Solution, Inc. (PIESI) -- a firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in September 2010 as a unit of Ayala Land but operated by Ayala Property Management Corp. -- was awarded a retail electricity supplier license on April 11, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said in a statement yesterday.

The newly approved retailers intend to supply commercial and industrial users with the Ayala group with a total of 50 megawatts (MW)

of energy when the open access and retail competition regime begins, according to the ERC. Open access, a regime put in place under the Electric Power Industry Act, will allow those consuming one megawatt of electricity a month to choose their own suppliers.

A retail electricity supplier license is needed before an entity is allowed to sell aggregate electricity to endusers who consume about 50 MW and up.

Prerequisites for establishing open access like privatization of 70% of the government’s generating assets and independent power producer contracts are being evaluated by the ERC. If it is found the conditions have been met, the ERC

will determine when the open access regime will start.

PIESI is said to source power from privatized National Power Corp. assets.

It may also forge bilateral contracts with independent power producers and the wholesale electricity spot market.

“The ERC welcomes PIESI. More players in the electric power industry would lead to a healthy business competition in the open access and retail competition environment,” said ERC Chairman Zenaida G. Cruz-Ducut in the statement.

The development comes in the wake of Ayala Corp. recent announcements that it wants to build 1,000 MW of generating capacity in the next five years.

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Brownouts end as NGCP lifts Red Alert in Mindanao Grid

By MIKE BAÑOS

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Brownouts ended Tuesday, April 26, 2011 in Mindanao as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines declared the red alert in the Mindanao grid ended and the power situation normalized with the operation of

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Mr. Clarito also sees no need to revise its 10-15% volume growth target for year even with the ongoing political crisis in the Middle East and the nuclear problem in Japan.

“Not too much cargo is coming from those areas,” Mr. Clarito said.

“Volume remains strong particularly those to and from Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan,” he said.

Construction materials as well as shipments from beverage firm Coca-Cola and exports of companies relocating to the Phividec compound are expected to provide an extra boost to MCT volumes.

At the moment, the bulk of volume passing through MCT comes from Del Monte and Pilipinas Kao as well as woodcraft and handicraft shippers.

The lumber industr y contributes at least 10% to the total volume.

the three units of the Pulangui IV hydroelectric plants in Maramag, Bukidnon.

“Red alert was lifted last night with the synchronization of Pulangui IV units 1, 2 and 3,” said Lawyer Cynthia P. Alabanza, NGCP spokesperson. “Power situation is back to normal, unless any other plants go on emergen-

cy shutdown or are derated.”

The grid update sent

by NGCP to its customers in Mindanao early Tuesday morning said the system cond it ion was normal and reserves were 223 megawatts (MW) in t he morning, 212MW in the afternoon and 111 in the evening. In its online power

situation outlook posted on its website, NGCP said the Mindanao Grid has a system capacity of 1,283 MW, system peak of 1,172 MW and reserve of 111MW. NGCP declares a red a ler t when cont i ngenc y reserves in the Mindanao grid fall below the output of the highest unit online, this

being the Steag 1 &2 coal plant in Villanueva which are rated at 100MW each.

The Cagaya n de Oro Electric Power and Light Company, Inc. (CEPALCO), t he private d ist ribut ion utility serving the City of Cagayan de Oro and the Municipalities of Tagoloan, Villanueva and Jasaan, in

the Province of Misamis Or ient a l, i nclud i ng t he 3,000-hectare PHIVIDEC Indust ria l Estate a lso scrapped a two hour rotating brownout scheduled it earlier scheduled for April 26-28. CEPALCO has a peak demand of 130MW for its 109,938 customers within its franchise area.

Currently, MCT has five direct callers APL, Mariana Express, Maersk Line, Regional Container Lines and Pacific Eagle Lines.

MCC Transport, a joint ve nt u re b e t we e n MC C Transport Singapore, Mercantile-Ocean Maritime Co (Filipinas) Inc and Aboitiz Transport Systems Corp, also calls MCT. Last year, MCT recorded a 51% rise in containerized cargoes to 180,308 TEUs from 118,687 TEUs in 2009.

The figure also surpassed the 10% growth forecast for 2010.

MCT is operated by Mindanao International Container Terminal Services, Inc, a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

In line with the concept of truth in advertising, airlines companies should also now be required to indicate in their advertisements for these promo fares exactly how many seats will be allocated in order to inform the public.

The new measure is entitled: “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS IN THE PRACTICE OF AIRLINE COMPANIES OF TICKETING, REBOOKING AND ADVERTISING OF PROMO FARES.” Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress Assembled SECTION 1. It is hereby prohibited for airline companies operating in the Philippines to charge a rebooking fee of more than Two Hundred Pesos (P200).

Cancellation fees, no show fees or any other penalties related to cancellation and rebooking of flights should not exceed Three Hundred Pesos (P300).

SEC 2. It is hereby like-

wise prohibited for airline companies to enforce a forfeiture policy whereby a passenger who has bought a ticket but misses his flight is not allowed or cannot rebook his ticket nor be refunded the fare amount.

SEC 3. Airlines companies are hereby mandated to state in their advertisements the exact number of seat per flight that they have allocated for their promo fares.

SEC 4. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not affected by such declaration shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC 5. Repealing Clause.

– Any law, decree, ordinance or administrative order not consistent with any provision of this Act is hereby declared amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC 6. Effectivity Clause.

– This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

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The public is not even informed how many seats are reserved for these promos.

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from page 4 The DMA fuel atomizer is a cylindrical stainless steel gadget with fins or impellers that can break down bigger molecular structure into very fine molecular particles, guarantees these results to be immediately evident the moment you step on the gas.

This innovative technology can reduce the gas consumption of your vehicles up to 30% per month, add up to 40% more power to your vehicle, keep engine cooler and extend engine life. In fact, various tests showed that its durability even outlasts the life of your vehicles.

How does DMA fuel Atomizer work? When the air passes through the gadget it becomes high velocity turbulent wind that when it reaches the combustion chamber it atomize the fuel, in effect efficient combustion.

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In choosing for an area to set up its service station, the location must be at least 100 square meters with 35 square meters for its frontage with a traffic of about 10,000 vehicles a day. The location must also be flat road in elevation and must have a clean title, Zorilla explained.

On the new Mindanao service stations, the company is “looking forward to growing our network as we cement our position as the leading independent oil company in Southern Mindanao,” said Edgardo A. Alerta, company assistance vice president for sales in Mindanao.

Early this month, the company signed a memorandum of agreement with the Malayan Insurance Co. which will allow the company to offer insurance policies to its loyal customers for free.

Under this mechanism, a customer is given a point everytime he or she buys petroleum products from its service stations. The customer, earning a point for every liter of oil product, is provided with a variety of insurance policies dependent on the number points earned for gassing up.

A customer who is able to accumulate 250 points is provided with a Cyclomax insurance card which allows him or her to be a insured for P25,000 covering accidental death, dismemberment and disability benefits. For accumulating 500 points, a customer is covered by a P25,000 insurance covered and P2,500 medical reimbursement.

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from page 4 subscribers using 3G-enabled handsets and broadband dongles will benefit from this rollout. “When a Globe 3G user passes along the areas where 4G signal is present that subscriber will enjoy faster broadband experience at no extra cost,” said Bithos.

“Within the next few weeks, Globe will bring 4G technology closer to our subscribers by offering them the latest gadgets, devices, applications, and content that will let them experience the real 4G mobile technology,” he added.

HSPA+ complements Globe’s existing 4G WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Acc e s s ) n e t w o r k . Wi Ma x and HSPA+, according to Globe, are two technologies that are said to be at 4G speeds.

HSPA+ is a 4G wireless, mobile, high speed broadband technology that allows for peak theoretical download speeds of up to 21 Mbps with upgradeability for 84 Mbps.

With HSPA+ technology, subscribers will experience high peak rates, lower latency, improved “always-on experience,” better multimedia upload, high-speed web browsing, and faster streaming and downloads.

Under Globe HSPA+ network, subscribers are expected to enjoy browsing at an average speed of 4 Mbps to 6 Mbps with even faster peak speeds. HSPA+ is the chosen mobile 4G standard for other carriers globally including AT&T and T-Mobile in the US.

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Perseverance prevails THINK a minute.

A university student named Julie Beasely was shot 2 times with a high powered rifle. The doctors gave her only a 5% chance of surviving. They told her family that if by some miracle Julie lived, she would never walk again. Just a couple of years later, Julie Beasely graduated with honors from university. And to the amazement of everybody on the day of her graduation, Julie stood up and walked across the stage to receive her degree.

It’s true that work and perseverance always pays off. Our problem is that we want a quick and easy answer. But life just doesn’t work that way. A wise man said: “Patience and perseverance may be bitter, but its final fruit is sweet.” Larry Bird is considered one of the greatest basketball players in history. He says: “If you keep doing your best every day, good things are going to happen to you.” We often think of great artists and musicians as being brilliant geniuses who

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just naturally and easily perform, without effort or practice. But the truth is that most of them simply kept working hard every day until they finally produced their masterpieces.

Michelangelo’s painting called Last Judgment is one of the 12 greatest paintings in all of history. It took him 8 years to paint, and more than 2,000 drawings to finally get it right.

Leonardo da Vinci took 10 years to do his famous painting, The Last Supper. In fact, many days he worked nonstop and even forgot to eat. When the great piano player, Paderewski, was a very old man, he still practiced piano 6 hours a day or more! Someone said to him, “You must have so much patience.” Paderewski answered: “I don’t have any more patience than other people. It’s just that I use mine.” For almost 50 years, Paul Harvey was the most listened to radio speaker in America. He said that every program he wrote was edited and rewritten, word-for-word, 50

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST times! Someone said: “Winners are simply people who are willing to work more than losers.”

Why not ask Jesus Christ to start changing your way of living and working? He’ll help you to be more patient and disciplined, so that everyday you will persevere and work to make His plan for success work for you.

Just think a minute.

Lessons from the Saga of Success ACADEMIANS say education is a ticket way out of poverty. I have heard many similar stories from successful educators, businessmen, technocrats and ordinary mortals who rise to become multi millionaires. Right in our city and elsewhere success stories are paste together after I have encountered this people and heard what they say on the foundation of their wealth and how they started and where they are now? For reason of security and probable complication with the tax bureau and the law, I will not discuss their names but rather dwelt on their virtues, theories and business acumens which can be a source of inspiration to the recent graduates who obtained their baccalaureate degrees from the different colleges and universities last April.

Let me start with Tsinoy No. 1, I was told that after the Japanese occupation in

Manila, an orphaned boy at age eight started minding his ways as a shoe shine booty in the military barracks occupied by the American liberation forces after the 2nd World War. He obtained his primary and elementary education from the public schools before moving to a private secondary school across the Pasig River. From the rows of shanty where he lived for years, he worked for his college education. He has to borrow money from relatives and paid them from what he earned as a Jeepneys driver by day. He graduated from college with an Engineering degree. Worked with the Philippine National Railways repairing world war second vintage locomotives but later quit and started rebuilding second hand US war surplus jeeps to be sold as passenger Jeepneys. For 30 years, he sold thousands of quality durable passenger

Jeepneys all over the Philippines. When the Philippine Car Manufacturer program of the Marcos government in the late 70’s came into being, Tsinoy No. 1 became the choice partner of Mazda Philippines, a Japanese component supplier for diesel engines. In the twilight of his life, I shook hands with this man of fortune.

Advertising Executive No. 2, he came from a poor family and after completing his business course from a local university his immediate plan was to find a job. Time was the essence that the first job offer that came; he took it doing odd clerical and collection jobs. Not later than he found a higher paying job in a commercial bank that he came to know from his collection routine. He retired from the bank at an early younger age and went into streamer production later graduating to tarpaulin billboards

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PED T. QUIAMJOT and neon signs. Today, his company has erected many children’s favorite advertising signs of a big fast food company and high profile consumer goods advertised in giant billboards that lettered the highway from Aparri to Jolo. He is God fearing man and holds a high respect for the dignity of labor. He encourages his subordinates to rise above their employment QUIAMJOT/PAGE 11

Post mortem (Fourth of a Series) (Editor’s Note: Our apology to our readers and columnist Mr. Bunye for missing out the fourth series of this topic.

We print this for the sake of completeness) In last week’s column, we discussed abnormally high non-performing loans as one of the reasons for Banco Filipino’s gargantuan financial losses.

In this issue, we will discuss another cause, namely: huge negative net interest margin.

Conventional and common-sense banking practice involves borrowing low and lending at a higher rate. This should give the bank a positive interest margin.

Again, here is where Banco Filipino diverged from the rest of the banking industry.

In a survey of thrift banks on September 24, 2010, Bangko Sentral noted that the me-

dian interest rates for various amounts of deposits were as follows: P10,000 to P99,000 – 1.75 pct; P100,000 to P499,000 – 2 per cent; P500,000 to P999,999 – 2.75 pct; P1 million to P4,999,999 – 3 pct; P5 million and up – 3.25 pct.

In contrast, Banco Filipino rates were as follows: P10,000 to less than P100,000 – 3 pct. All other deposits amounting to P100,000 or more were given an across the board interest rate of 9 per cent !

The impact of such huge interest rates is illustrated below: In 2007, Banco Filipino paid out P821 million in interest, while earning only P119 million from deposits.

Or a negative interest margin of P702 million.

The following year, the bank paid out P952 million interest, against interest income of P100 million, for

a negative margin of P852 million.

2009 was worse. Banco Filipino incurred P1.058 billion in interest expense while earning only P81 million in interest income. This resulted in a negative interest margin of P977 million.

For the nine month period ending September 30, 2010, the bank coughed up interest expenses of P935 million, while earning only P68 million, for a negative interest margin of P867 million.

Cumulatively, Banco Filipino incurred a negative interest margin of P3.398 Billion in three years and nine months!

Knowing the disastrous consequences of paying abnormally huge interest rates, why was Banco Filipino engaging in such practice?

That’s a question that only Vice Chairman Bobby Aguirre, Banco Filipino EVP/ OIC Maxy Abad and Director

Perfecto Yasay Jr. among others, can answer.

BSP examiners did find out this interesting footnote to the unfolding events.

In a special meeting of the Fund Management Committee of Banco Filipino, dated October 28, 2008, Maxy Abad more than made clear the need for an aggressive deposit generation stance by Banco Filipino. He ordered that “generation of deposits be done whatever it takes”.

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What an exciting discovery!

COFFEESHOP talk is amazing! While in a meeting, people began talking this drink called GRASS JELLY TEA DRINK. Accordingly it is natural and power-packed with energy and various vitamins! Hmm, this is another example of word-of-mouth.

Curious as I may be, I asked where such drink is available? Alas! I was told to look for a kiosk named Jelly G in SM North Edsa. Thus I ventured to check out why people of various ages are getting attracted? Arriving at the scene, I saw the crew busy serving drinks to many customers.

What a strange concoction At first glance, anyone who didn’t grow up in an Asian culture might scrunch up her nose at herbal jelly.

It’s black, it’s shiny, and it jiggles. Admittedly, I thought this Grass Jelly would be like a sippable jello that was all mushed up like a smoothie, but the drink turns out to be a refreshment with different selections to choose from like Milk Tea, Green Tea, Coffee, Espresso, Simple Syrup

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from page 10 their employment to become entrepreneurs. In spite of his wealth, he remains simple and approachable with his feet on the ground.

Tycoon No. 3, he was my upper schoolmate in a big Manila university who majored in Accountancy. After college, he did not take the board but went on a sales job for a Spanish blend liquor company. While I ventured into the international hotel management chains of the famous Hilton and later to Hyatt brand doing desk and customers relations jobs, my classmate drove trucks loaded with the famous blend. Never have I known that his family owned a liquor distributorship in the Philippines and the family was training him to take over the reign of the business. In college, we used to dine at the school canteen and tell stories common to adolescents. I and his classmates did not know that he was a scion of a rich family as he has not spoken and flawed about it. To understand the rudiments of the business and liquor distributorship, he has to start from delivery salesman to warehousing and inventory.

Today, Tycoon No. 3 has long taken over as the Patriarch of the family business and bought the other competing brand.

Financer No. 4, born with the silver spoon and had the opportunity to study in the big league university graduating cum laude. He went on to take a masters degree in Finance from the famous Wharton School in the University of Pennsylvania, USA. The mere mention of the school where he graduated scares my wit as famous business leaders, politicians and a former Philippine President graduated there with a master’s degree in Economics. Financer No. 4 returns to the Philippines in the 90’s.

Schooled and perhaps could probably land a high corporate job in the business sector, I was surprised that he bought

and Brown Syrup. The grass jelly strips are chopped up into almost chewable sizes.

Sweet, but not overly sweet, and what really struck me is the interesting texture.

Grass Jelly, which is popular in most Asian Countries, comes from a plant named, Mesona Chinensis, of the mint family (Lamiaceae). The aged and slightly fermented grass or leaves are boiled in a water bath. After extraction, the resultant mixture is second hand 386 computers from US and elsewhere and how he successfully maneuvered to take this out from the Bureau of Customs is history.

He started selling computers and teaching programmers develop a software system. Today, Financer No. 4 is the distributor of the Sun System Software’s in the Philippines and controls a holding company based in Hongkong.

Sun Systems Software’s powers the banking system and on line gaming, bingo and other AVB protocols. It enables a person through computer place bets from the comfort of their homes or offices to the gambling casinos in Macau, China and at the two online casinos in Cagayan Economic Zone in Sta Ana, Cagayan Valley.

Online casinos all over Asia rake in an estimated USD25 Million daily revenues in a sphere of 250 Million people over two continents. It is an internet driven technology which revolutionize gambling and sometimes disguised as Call Centers in the high rise buildings along Ayala Avenue in Makati City.

Few businessmen declare that success sometimes does not come clean and from pure luck. It borders on guts, hard work and education on the intricacies of life. Others, says it comes with prayers and begotten from high above. In the cinema, the Corleone family of the Godfather’s fame built their fortune from Mafia crimes.

In our country many have build wealth and fortunes in business and politics. But I shudder on the latter on the issue of ill gotten wealth as it leaves a bad taste in the public tongue.

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The only problem with this strategy is that there

then cooled into a gelatinous consistency with a light iodine lavender flavor, and is translucent black.

Now, what’s the appeal of all these stuffs? GRASS JELLY is an alternative choice to healthy living. Other than its refreshing qualities, there is a wealth of health benefits. I was amazed at how it blended perfectly with such refreshments. JELLY-G is taking the opportunity to market Grass Jelly as the next health food. With the heat of summer which is draining, it is right time to fully enjoy the refreshing, energizing and healthy effect that these drinks can give.

For an affordable price, I was able to order and consumed two glasses!

So for those who are health buff and want to look for another business opportunity, why don’t you also check this place? By the way Jelly G has a branch too in Market Market in Fort Bonifacio.

By the way, the recent webinar I had was exciting!

The room was packed with

100 attendees coming from all over. It was something new and participants were all active calling in and texting their questions. In fact the moderator had to extend the time. Originally from an hour session, it went for another hour! I shall be having another session and still FREE. Do register early www. isfranchisingforyou.com for May 14 which is a Saturday.

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was no profitable investment outlet for the deposits generated. While deposits reached P 16.5 billion as of September 30, 2010, loan levels remained practically flat at P4.6 Billion.

Thus, new deposits were simply being used to pay for interest expenses of earlier deposits. One can not help but notice the similarity of this operation to a Ponzi scheme.

Worse, as Bangko Sentral examiners were to find out, these deposits were also being used to support Banco Filipino’s lavish spending in the form of compensation/ fringe benefits, professional and legal fees amounting to tens of millions.

We feel the Eastern side of Mindanao has Davao Light and Power Co. which is the biggest distribution utility [in that area] and is being served

by AboitizPower Corp. [This] way, we can actually share the market and not go head-tohead,” he said.

Alcantara said Mindanao’s biggest load centers are in Davao, General Santos, Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro. Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras stressed the need for power generation companies to build more baseload power plants.

Baseload plants are power production facilities used to meet some or all of a given region’s continuous energy demand, and produce energy at a constant rate, usually at a low cost relative to other production facilities available to the system. “We need baseload generation as soon as possible.

There is really a need for these kinds of baseload power facilities,” Almendras said.

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from page 6 a coal plant in Zamboanga which is targeted be operational toward the second half or latter months of 2016,” he said, adding that it is targeted to be commissioned a year after the Saranggani plant becomes operational to coincide with the expiration of the Western Mindanao Power Corp. contract with the National Power Corp. in December 2016.

Alcantara said his company has yet to decide on the capacity for the planned Zamboanga power plant. “For the Zamboanga plant, we are still starting the initial study. We haven’t determined yet who will develop the Zamboanga plant and that we may even have to tap a partner for the project.”

Alcantara said the Saranggani power plant, is being undertaken by CHC and E-Co of Thailand.

The output of both plants are likely to be sold to electric cooperatives in Mindanao and to the Mindanao grid.

Alcantara said they are also trying to bring their output to the market that is not served by large distribution utilities in Mindanao.

“Our target market will be central and western Mindanao.

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From lawyers to leaders LAST April 14, 2011, me and my husband Jun were at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center to attend the oath-taking ceremonies of the successful 2010 Bar candidates. Our eldest son, Lordan, was among the 982 freshly-minted lawyers and newest members of the Philippine Bar. Lordan is the first lawyer of the Suan and Gualberto families. In the height of excitement, our whole family leapt to Manila to relish the joy of this singular achievement.

The oath-taking ceremony was moving and meaningful. The formal ritual lasted only for about an hour, but the falling in line, the inspection and the waiting took two hours.

The dream of becoming a lawyer is not a one-man journey. It takes a community to birth a lawyer. His family nurtures him with unconditional love and support, some even to the extent of becoming impoverished. His teachers and educators tirelessly impart knowledge and patient guidance. His classmates and friends console, encourage and inspire him to persevere and never lose sight of the dream.

This loyal community of supporters walks with him every painful step of the journey.

I remember those brutal days of the review when the extreme pressure, anxiety and fatigue left Lordan running on empty. We would burn the cell phone batteries for hours alleviating his miseries with my words of comfort.

Man proposes, but God disposes. We can only do our best in the natural, and trust God do what is needed in the supernatural. In the end, God alone decides whose efforts He will crown with success. I was a daily fixture at the Xavier University Chapel, attending masses and desperately stoning heaven with prayers. I sent texts to many friends and family members requesting for prayers. This made Lordan nervous because according to him, if he didn’t pass many people will know about it. I argued that God is moved by our fervent prayers and strong faith, not by our doubts and unbelief. I was proven right.

In His perfect wisdom God knows what prayers to answer.

I prayed that He will make Lordan a conscientious worker in His legal vineyard, and that prayer must have been pleasing to Him. Every new lawyer owes a big part of his success to his mentors and tormentors. Their grueling methods guided, molded, afflicted and provoked their students into discovering extraordinary strengths and skills they otherwise did not know they possessed. Foremost in the list of terror but terrific teachers is Atty. Raul “Rocky” Villanueva, Dean of the XU Law School and a good friend of our family. Breathing fire and zeal, he captured a fierce 41% passing rate for the XU Law School first-time bar examinees.

Also worthy of admiration and appreciation is the lovely and gutsy lady lawyer, Atty.

Kathryn dela Serna. Deserving of praise are astute professors: Judge Jose Escobido, Judge Gil Bollozos, Judge Jose Yamut, Justice Edgardo Lloren, and many more whose names are written in the grateful hearts of their students.

The privilege to practice law comes with a heavy responsibility and huge accountability. It is not a profession where you build an illustrious reputation and amass a vast fortune. It is a sacred trust, a vocation to uphold and protect the crown of truth and the sword of justice. A Godly calling!

From the honorable ranks of today’s lawyers, shall come forth tomorrow’s leaders!

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By Mike Baños THE ARCHDIOCESE Of Cagayan de Oro is pushing its All-Natural Family Planning program as a “positive and proactive alternative to the RH Bill.”

In his Easter message, Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J. said AllNFP has three connotations: the

inclusion of all modern scientific NFP methods; reaching out to all parishes and chapel communities; and promoting NFP all the way without contraceptives.

“Since the start of our All-NFP program in the latter half of 2006, we have already recorded over 3,500 couple-acceptors. Ninety percent of our 58 parishes and

chaplaincies have conducted orientation seminars followed by trainings of over 2,000 NFP volunteer counselors. These counselors have their homes in nearly 500 chapels (or barangay) “where they provide information and follow-up on all NFP methods to resident households. As of December 2010, these counselors have given more

Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court 10th Judicial Region Branch 26 Medina, Misamis Oriental SIAM Bank (Represented by Manager) Mortgagee, -versus-

EJF No. 345-M For: Extra-Judicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage under Act 3135, as Amended by Act 4118

Judith Acenas-Pundaodaya, Mortgagor.

X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/ SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118, filed by the Rural Bank of Kinogitan, Inc., an affiliate of Siam Bank (A RURAL BANK) mortgagee against JUDITH ACENASPUNDAODAYA, mortgagor, with residence and postal address at Esperanza, Kinogitan, Misamis Oriental to satisfy the indebtedness of the mortgagor to the former in the amount of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED NINETY FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED ONE PESOS and 11/100 (P1,594,801.11) Philippine Currency, including interest due, penalties and other charges excluding 10% attorney’s fees and other liquidated damages as of December 6, 2010 plus all other expenses incurred in connection with this petition and sale, the undersigned RTC Sheriff sell at Public Auction on JUNE 10, 2011 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Hall of Justice, RTC Branch 26, Medina, Misamis Oriental to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all improvements thereof to wit: “A PARCEL OF LAND, and all improvements thereon with Lot No. 2092, Case-5, Cad. 820-D situated in the barrio of Esperanza, municipality of Kinoguitan, Province of Misamis Oriental. Bounded on the N., along line 2-3 by lot 2221; on the E., along line 3-4 by lot 2088; on the S., along line 4-1 by lot 2091; on the W., along line 1-2 by lot 2093, all of Cad. 820-D, beginning and containing an area of Two Hundred Thirty (230) square meters more or less, covered by KOT No. P-22661, under the name of Julian Acenas.”

“A PARCEL OF LAND, and all improvements thereon with Lot No. 2141, Cad. 820-D, situated in the barrio of Esperanza, municipality of Kinoguitan, province of Misamis Oriental. Bounded on the NW., along line 2-3 by lot 2137; on the E., along line 3-4 by lot 2136; on the S., along line 4-1 by lot 2142; on the W., along line 1-2 by lot 2140; all of Cad. 820-D, beginning and containing an area of ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY (1,540) square meters, more or less, covered with KOT No. P-23035, under the name of Julian Acenas.”

“A two (2) storey residential building and all improvements thereon, situated in the barrio of Esperanza, municipality of Kinoguitan, Province of Misamis Oriental, erected on Lot No. 2092, building made of concrete, window glass, grill and G.I. roofing, surround with concrete fence under Tax Declaration No. G-004887, PIN#052-05-008-06-013-1001 declared in the name of Judith Acenas-Pundaodaya.”

“A parcel of land and all improvements thereon with Lot No. 4793, Cad. 820-D (Lot No. 2085-D, Csd10-018521-D) situated in the barrio of Esperanza, Municipality of Kinoguitan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the North along line 1-2 by Lot 2215; on the east along lines 2-3-4 and on the South along line 4-5-6 by Lot 2085-J; on the west along lines 6-7-8 by lot 2085-E, along lines 8-9-1 by lot 2073. All of Csd-10-018521-D, Cad. 820-D Kinoguitan Cadastre. Beginning and containing an area of Eight Hundred Forty Six (846) square meters, more or less, covered by KOT No. P-39275, under the name of Judith Acenas-Pundaodaya.”

“A two (2) storey commercial building and all improvements thereon situated in the barrio of Esperanza, municipality of Kinoguitan, province of Misamis Oriental, erected on Lot No. 4793, Cad. 820-D (Lot No. 2085-D, Csd-10-018521-D). Building made up of fully concrete, grills and glass window and G.I. roofing and surround with concrete fence, under Tax Declaration No. 0805000804382 with PIN#052-05-008-0254-1001” 1. ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-39275 (TD Nos. 0805000805374; 0805000804382; 0805000802569; 0805000802503 and G-0048870) in the name of Judith V. Acenas, of Esperanza, Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental.

A Parcel of Land, and all improvements thereon with Lot No. 4793, Cad 820-D, (Lot No. 2085-D, Cad10-018521-D) situated at Barrio of Esperanza, Municipality of Kinoguitan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao; Bounded on the North along line 1-2 by lot 2215; on the East along lines 2-3-4 and on the South along lines 4-5-6 by Lot 2085-J; on the West along lines 6-7-8 by Lot 2085-E, along lines 8-9-1 by Lot 2073. All of Cad-10-018521-D, Cad. 820-D Kinoguitan Cadastre.

Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being N. 59” 50’ E., 4,513.63 meters from BLLM No. 1, Cad. 820-D; thence; S. 74” 00’ E., 26.05 m. to point 2; S. 02” 30’ W., 20.57 m. to point 3; S. 02” 31’ W., 12.66 m. to point 4; N. 88” 57’ W., 6.00 m. to point 5; N. 88” 57’ W., 11.47 m. to point 6; N. 02” 00’ E., 10.00 m. to point 7; S. 88” 47” W., 7.54 m. to point 8; N. 02” 01. E., 9.64 m. to point 9; N. 02” 01 E., 20.61 m. to point of beginning. Containing an area of Eight Hundred Forty Six (846) square meters, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground.

Bearings GRID. Date of Survey April 29, 2008, executed by Geodetic Engineer Joseph C. Suello and approved on July 24, 2008. Original Date of Survey was September 17, 1984.

This Lot is covered by F.P.A. No. 104312-469.

2. ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-22661 In the name of JULIAN ACENAS married to CLOTILDE VALMORIA, of Esperanza, Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental.

A Parcel of Land, Lot No. 2092, Case-5, Cad. 820-D situated in the barrio of Esperanza, municipality of Kinoguitan, province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao.

Bounded on the North along line 2-3 by Lot 2221; on the East along line 3-4 by Lot 2088; on the South along line 4-1 by Lot 2091; on the West along line 1-2 by lot 2093, all of Cad. 820-D, Kinoguitan Cadastre.

Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being N. 61 deg. 39’E., 4303.26 m. from BLLM No. 1, Cad. 820-D; thence; N. 00 deg. 57’ E., 30.49 m. to point 2; N. 00 deg. 57’ E., 30.49 m. to point 2; S. 83 deg. 57’ E., 8.64 m. to point 3; S. 04 deg. 37’ W., 29.55 m. to point 4; S. 88 deg. 54’ W., 6.72 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of Two Hundred Thirty (230) square meters more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground.

Bearings true date of survey September 14, 1984, executed by Geodetic Engineer Ireneo B. Cadigal and was approved on April 25, 1985.

This lot is covered by FPA No. 104312-173.

3. ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-23035 In the name of JULIAN ACENAS married to CLOTILDE ACENAS, of Esperanza, Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental.

A Parcel of Land, Lot No. 2141, Case-5, Cad. 820-D situated at Barrio Esperanza, Municipality of Kinoguitan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao.

Bounded on the NW., along line 2-3 by lot 2137; on the East, along line 3-4 by Lot 2136; on the South, along line 4-1 by Lot 2142; on the West, along line 1-2 by lot 2140; all of Cad. 820-D, Kinoguitan Cadastre.

Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being N. 70 deg. 08’E., 3584.31 m. from BLLM No. 1, Cad. 820-D; thence: N. 13 deg. 12’W., 70.84 m. to point 2; N. 55 deg. 19’E., 25.22 m. to point 3; S. 08 deg. 44’ E., 82.61 m. to point 4; S. 84 deg. 25’ W., 17.18 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of One Thousand Five Hundred Forty (1,540) square meters more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground.

Bearings true date of survey September 22, 1984 executed by Geodetic Engineer I. B. Cadigal and was approved on April 25, 1985.

This lot is covered by FPA No. 104312-184 In the event of failure of bidding or auction sale cannot take place for whatever reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice posting and publication.

Prospective bidders/buyers may investigate for themselves the title and tax declarations herein above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Medina, Misamis Oriental, April 6, 2011.

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than 1,500 chapel-level orientations for roughly 22,000 couples,” Rev. Ledesma said.

The prelate said All-NFP could be a viable “Third Option” to the “zero-sum proposition” the RH bill controversy between its proponents and oppositors has been reduced to.

In fact, no less than Pope Benedict endorsed the archdiocese’s All-NFP program when Rev. Ledesma presented him with the program on 25 February 2011 saying: “Yes, simplified methods are good for simple people.”

Rev. Ledesma cited how the LGUs in the archdiocese covering Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental and Camiguin have started their own NFP programs with technical assistance from the archdiocese in terms of NFP trainors and training manuals over the past two years.

“We have not hesitated to assist these LGUs in the promotion of NFP, particularly since they have issued executive orders and set aside their own budgets for the promotion solely of NFP.” Rev. Ledesma described the relationship with LGUs as “engagement, not collaboration”, since the church’s NFP program was kept separate and not dependent on the LGU’s program. However, the LGUs have taken cognizance of the church’s six-step approach in implementing their respective programs.

These include parish orientation of key leaders; training of NFP counselors; chapel community orientation; counseling of individual couples; monitoring and tabulation; and ongoing values formation.

“The LGUs have focused on the orientation of municipal and barangay heads followed by the training of Barangay Health Workers who in turn help in conducting classes on NFP in their localities.”

But Rev. Ledesma perceives a greater significance in the overall

Cervical Cancer & HPV Vaccine CERVICAL Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancers among women.

This has a high mortality rate as it gets diagnosed at a late stage. According to the World Health Organization, Philippines has 4,544 cases annually, with 1,856 annual deaths from the disease. And, the projected number of cases by 2025 is 6,967. With this staggering number of women getting and dying from the disease and its complications, it is no wonder that the different agencies like the Department of Health, the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society and other NGO agencies have actively campaigned in the information dissemination regarding cervical cancer.

Risk factors include the following: young age at first intercourse, low socio-economic status, more pregnancies, smoking, use of oral contraceptives and risky sexual behavior. And, just like most cancers, the thrust of health providers is prevention in the occurrence of the disease and possibly early detection!

Paps smear is a MUST for women , as a screening test, and is undertaken within 3 years after the first intercourse or when she reaches the age of 21. This is a very simple procedure , inexpensive and can actually detect precancerous lesions. Although this test is not 100% accurate, there are other tests that may be performed in order to further strengthen the diagnosis. Considering that Human Papillomavirus or HPV , particularly types 16 and 18 are implicated as the culprits in the causation of the cancer, HPV DNA can be done. And

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most recently, CECAP is promoting the single visit approach utilizing visual inspection with acetic acid, as another diagnostic test! Once an abnormality in the cervix is noted, colposcopy ( procedure where a sample is taken for biopsy ) is then performed.

Going back to the virus as the agent causing all this trouble, the advent of the HPV vaccine is hailed as another milestone in the health industry. The vaccine , just like vaccines in general, is considered prophylactic in nature. Mind you, giving the vaccine will not treat or cure the disease, as some may think! There are approximately 100 viruses in the family of HPV and the vaccine targets only types 11, 16 and 18! The vaccine is most helpful, if given , prior to the onset of active sexual activity. To date, studies are still on going, whether the vaccine will render life long immunity , side effects and whether it will benefit men as well! Meantime?

Women should still undergo cervical screening and have that regular visit to their OB GYNE!

The face of youth, the face of tomorrow

By GLORIA B. SABAL of Tablon Elementary School

A YOUNG face, so brilliant, so sweet, so innocent.., this is the face of the youth of today. Isabelle Danielle Apos Ocaya has a face of brilliance embedded with multiple talents and good values. She is 12 years young. The second among the three siblings of Mr. Roger Ocaya, a Del Monte Philippines Supervisor and Anna Liza Apos Ocaya, Master Teacher-2 of Suntingon Elementary School. “Ida” as called by her closest friends is a Sixth Grader of Suntingon Elementary School. Aside from being wholesome, she possesses extraordinary talents.

She graduated this April as Valedictorian and recently proclaimed as the “Outstanding Campus Journalist” awarded during the National Schools Press Conference.

Ida, like any other teen-ager, has her own dreams to pursue. She simply does anything she likes. She shows humility despite of all the triumphs she achieves in life. She uses to thank God in all the things she has.

She grows-up from a happy family and surrounded with brilliant ones.

Her own mommy, Mrs. Anna Liza Apes Ocaya, who is her coach used to tell her to always keep her feet on the ground and never let her head grows big. Ida’s achievements in life are the things that made her completely wholesome. She is really a role model of values and excellence to the youth because of the following accomplishments within this school

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to work on alternate shifts.

The official said TMP hopes to go back to regular operations early July as it expects suppliers in Japan to come on stream by then.

TMP officials are set to

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meet with the Department of Labor and Employment to discuss the impact of the production slowdown on workers.

TMP produces 120 units of Vios and Innova per day.

Vios accounts for 60% of the product mix, while Innova, the remaining 40%.

A Reuters report Monday said the crisis in Japan slashed Toyota Motor Corp.’s output by almost two-thirds in March alone.

Toyota is the largest automotive brand in the Philippines. In 2010, it sold 56,855 units, capturing 33.7% of the market.

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Galing-Pook brings problems than honors, says Moreno

By JOE DEL PUERTO FELICILDA Editorial Consultant

MISAMIS Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno says the Galing-Pook (GP) Award that he recently received from President Benigno Aquino in Malacanang is bringing more problems than honors to the province.

“Problems because deep in my heart and without fear of contradiction, I know that we still have to do more.”

The governor made this statement after receiving the joint regional citation from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) a nd t he Depa r t ment of Health (DOH), recognizing the province for garnering the 2011 GP Award.

Governor Moreno said the most serious problem could be on how to really insulate the province’s health system from the winds of politics after his term in 2013.

“It’s going to be alright if the next chief executive of the province would pursue what

we have started, but what if he or she does not?”

Citing one particular frustrating case in Luzon where the new governor immediately terminated an award-winning health program of his predecessor.

This could be tremendously contrary to the GP concept, which calls for program sustainability not just for one, two or three years, but forever, he said.

Governor Moreno mentioned such elements that need to be sustained as personnel, equipment, medicine and infrastructure, which the province has yet to fully accomplish.

During the conferment

of the regional citation at a downtown restaurant, Philhealth Vice President Datu Masiding Alonto Jr. noted how Governor Moreno introduced and effectively implemented the Philippine Health Insurance Program (PHIP) even while he was the province’s first congressional district representative several years back.

When he became governor in 2004, Misamis Oriental only had 10,000 Philhealth members or less than three percent of the province’s total population, but in 200, it went up to 190,000 employed, selfemployed and non-paying Philhealth members. The number excludes the beneficiaries, Datu Alonto confirmed.

“Misamis Oriental is now number one in Philhealth membership, nationwide, followed by Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte.”

Datu Alonto recalled that in May 2005, Governor More-

no, on behalf of the province, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Philhealth for the full adoption of NHIP, paving the way for the seven provincial hospitals to increase their combined income from mere P8 million in 2004 to P65 million in 2010.

Eighty five percent was generated through Philhealth benef it pay ments, Datu Alonto said, adding that five of the seven provincial hospitals are now reclassified as secondary level, entitling them to higher Philhealth benefits.

The 2011 GP award significantly considered Misamis Oriental’s diverse mix of health undertakings, such as network connectivity to improve and expedite referrals and tapping of medical societies to address scarcity of health professionals.

The award also counted the Moreno administration’s introduction of a consignment pharmacy enterprise to

Misamis Oriental joins Pasundayag, artists perform at ‘Mall of Asia’ MISAMIS Oriental province with Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog cities participated in a regional cultural show and product exhibition at the Music Hall of Mall of Asia in Pasay City, Metro Manila on April 14-19, 2011.

Dubbed as Pasundayag Nor thern Mindanao, the six-day exhibition featured the region’s tourism destinations, indigenous music, cultural dances in colorful and distinct costumes, and unique one-town-one-product items.

Ar tists f rom Mis amis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog had a unifying element, that of their Higaonon tribal ancestry, though they performed separately.

At the grand finale which tourism secretary Alberto Aldaba Lim graced, performers from Misamis Oriental Institute of Science and Technology of Balingasag mu n i c ip a l it y wowe d t he crowd by their dances.

MOIST dancers imitated animal movements in Higanon tribe’s binanug (falcon), inamu (monkey), buwa-buwa (crocodile) and binakbak (frog) as well as in pinaspasan which is intended to drive away evil spirits.

They also performed diyande, saut, and pinintok.

For her part, Gingoog p er for mers depic te d t he city’s Higaonon roots with their artistic portrayal of “Sabangan sa Gingoog” which weaved the life of their ancestors through musical scoring with ethnic elements, libretto (spoken words) and choreographed body movements.

And while they, together with the performers of Bukidnon and the cities of Malaybalay and Valencia, Lanao del Norte and the city of Iligan, Misamis Occidental and the cities of Oroquieta, Ozamiz and Tangub, and Camiguin performed,

one-town-one products and intricately handcrafted crafts were on display at the booths.

For Misamis Oriental, its booths boasted of coco sugar, canned bangus, and duhat wine of Balingasag, and assorted products made out of Salay hand-made paper and sinamay products, among others.

Cagayan de Oro booths contained beadworks and hinabol which were made from Malasag Eco-Tourism Village and Bulua potteries while Gingoog had her woven baskets made out of rattan, bamboo and nito.

Organized by the Department of Tourism regional office 10.

Pasundayag was co-presented by SM Mall of Asia with the participation of the Northern Mindanao’s Regional Tourism Council, and the Regional Development Council.

With the theme, “Northern Mindanao Power 10,” Pasundayag was packaged to promote domestic tourism by highlighting arts, music, dances, history, local cuisine, and crafts and through the integration of the cultural endowments of the region’s five provinces and eight cities. [Uriel C. Quilinguing/ Misamis Oriental Provincial Press Office]

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Governor Moreno admitted having been overwhelmed by dozens of difficult questions from the GP screening panel, headed by former Labor Secretary Nieves Confessor until finally besting 13 other contenders, four of which were from Mindanao, namely Surigao del Sur; Zamboanga del Norte; Cagwait, Surigao del Sur; and Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur. Never contend with the full-operationalization of the

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House inquiry on coral reef degradation sought

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House bill regulating airline firms’ ticketing, rebooking, ads pushed

By ROSE MARY SUDARIA

By ROSE MARY SUDARIA

WO lawmakers from Mindanao sought for a congressional inquiry, in aid of legislation, in regard to the reports that the country is vulnerable to coral reef degradation.

CAGAYAN de Oro second district Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez and Abante Mindanao Partylist Rep. Maximo B. Rodriguez filed a new measure in the House of the Representatives that would regulate the practice of airline companies in issuing tickets, rebooking, and advertising of promo fares.

In their explanatory note, the lawmakers said: “When traveling, it cannot de denied that there are times that things happen that are outside the control of the traveler, people get sick, some important work or meeting comes up, accidents occur. All these things could make a traveler miss his flight or require that such be rebooked.”

“And when this happens, airline companies are smiling because they reap the benefits of a person missing his flight.

In some instances, some airlines consider the ticket forfeited and hence, no refund is made. They allow cancellations or rebookings but the traveler would have to pay huge amounts as service fees, rebooking fees or cancellation fees. These fees usually range from USD50 to USD200,” they added.

For cancellation fees, the average cost is USD 100. For rebooking fees, the average cost would go from USD50 to USD200 for international flights and around P1,000 for domestic flights depending on the destination plus the fare difference between the cancelled ticket and the new one.

Airlines also charge a no-show fee of an average of USD100 for international flights and around 600pesos for local flights.

Aside from these, there is also a re-issuance fee of an average of USD25.

All these fees make it very onerous for travelers to cancel or rebook flights despite having valid reasons or emergencies.

Also, it has become common practice for airline companies to offer discounted rates for various flights both international and domestic. Some airline companies even offer one peso fare for flights. This is a very welcome practice for the travelling public.

However, in many instances, the public get deceived because while there are indeed discounted rates, more often HOUSE/PAGE 8

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In effect, Cagayan de Oro City second district Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez and his brother, Abante Mindanao Partylist Rep. Maximo B. Rodriguez Jr., filed a resolution asking the committee on ecology and the committee on natural resources of the House of Representatives to conduct the investigation.

In asking the inquiry, the lawmakers explained that coral reefs are one of the most spectacular and fragile of underwater environments, covering less than one percent of the ocean floor but supporting an estimated 25 percent of all marine life.

Some reasons that the lawmakers cited in their resolution why there is a need for congressional inquiry are: • Coral reefs benefit a healthy world by providing a home to more than one million diverse aquatic species, including thousands of fish species,

• Billions of dollars and millions of jobs in more than 100 countries around the world, • Food for commercial fishing enterprises and for people living near coral reefs, especially on small islands, • Protection because it serves as a natural barrier protecting coastal cities, communities, and beaches and, • Potential treatments for many of the world’s most prevalent and dangerous illnesses and diseases.

They also cited the World Meteorological Organization report saying that tropical coral reefs yield more than US$ 30 billion annually in global goods and services, such as coastline protection, tourism and food while the US agency NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) puts the economic value even higher and says that

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the power requirements. The Energy department since then has announced the need for more alternative investments for power generation.

Aboitiz Power first vicepresident for Mindanao Manuel M. Orig said the project would use “modern clean coal technology that will significantly reduce emissions.” He added that power plant will be located by the sea, “downstream from water sources and will only use excess water from agriculture, domestic and water district use.”

The company will also sell its coal ash to cement factories, while the excess ash will be stored in a pond that would be lined with clay and plastic, he added. Village chiefs of the two areas said the event provided an opportunity to members of their respective communities to have answers to questions that would make them understand the project.

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Davao its home,” the company said in its statement.

A petition against the project was filed with the city council on the basis of “precautionary principle” after Aboitiz Power conducted consultations in February, referred to as ‘public scoping,’ for residents of the affected barangays.

Earlier, Jean Suzanne A. Lindo, convenor of No to Coal Davao, said the petition states that “if any evidence of harm has been established, especially with extractive and environmentally critical projects such as coal, then we should do all that is necessary to prevent it.”

The clash comes in the wake of power blackouts in Mindanao last year as low levels of rainfall crippled the operations of hydropower plants that served a bulk of

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coral reefs provide economic services, estimated to be worth as much as $375 billion each year; Despite all these benefits, they said, coral reefs are in trouble around the globe as 11 percent of the world’s coral reefs have been lost and another 16 percent were severely damaged during the 1998 El Niño event and scientists predict that another 32 percent may be lost in the next thirty years if human threats are not reduced.

In a report entitled “Reefs at Risk Revisited” backed by the United Nations, it was stated that the coral reef system of the Philippines are vulnerable to degradation and that it is one of the 75 percent of the world’s coral reefs which is threatened

by human activity such as overfishing and costal development.

The report also stated that other factors that affect the health of coral reefs are pollution, climate change, warming of seas, and rising ocean acidification.

Lauretta Burke, senior associate at the World Resources Institute and a lead author of the report, noted that coral reefs are valuable resources worldwide because these help in ensuring food supply and “despite the dire situation for many reefs, there is reason for hope because reefs are resilient, and by reducing the local pressures we can buy time as we find global solutions to preserve reefs for future generations.

Even when its plan to build a coal-fired power plant is still being discussed at the city council for endorsement, the company already announced it is expanding its 200-MW fi re power to 300 MW, from the original 200MW plan.

In its announcement, the company said the proposal, already approved for first reading at the city council, is expanding the fluidizedbed plant in anticipation for future power demand on the island.

“The expanded capacity will provide a comfortable power reserve for Mindanao which is ideal for its longterm security and reliability,” said Mr. Orig.

The company has already leased the project site with the option of buying it once the power project is officially approved.

The company has continually assured the public that

its proposed power plant will use modern technology and will meet the standards set by the Philippine government on health and safety to minimize its impact on both the people and the environment.

“There are coa l-f ired power plants existing in the Philippines and in Mindanao there is the Steag State Power plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. These facilities have continued to meet the standards and so far no recorded incident that negatively affected the health and livelihood of the communities around it,” Mr. Orig said.

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Alamban, regional director of the Dept. of Science and Technology in Region X during launching rites held at a local restaurant recently.

The team would also address the increasing incidence of food contamination and adulteration which has resulted from the rapid urbanization and globalization of the food business by increasing awareness and vigilance on food safety among food industries and the general public, he added.

Through food certifications made possible by trainings and accreditation tests facilitated by the NMFST, food processing and service firms in Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao are looking forward to an increasing market share in the domestic and international food industry.

Alamban, formerly the Misamis Oriental provincial director of the Dept. of Trade and Industry, noted that based on his past experience, approximately 80 percent of the

16,000 listed business enterprises listed in Cagayan de Oro by the National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (NERBAC) are engaged in food manufacturing and services.

The NMFST was organized in 2008 by the DOST in cooperation with the Center for International Migration (CIM) with hand-picked experts from the various government agencies, the academe and the food industry. It aims to be the “preferred, dynamic and competent professional body for internationally competitive food safety services and advocacy.”

Other agencies participating in the NMFST include the Dept. of Agriculture (DA), Food Processors Association Northern Mindanao (FOPANORMIN), Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), Iligan City, Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan (XU).

A la mba n st ressed t he NMFST is not a regulatory body but more of a capabilitybuilding group which will help local SMEs in the food industries gain global accreditations such as the Good Hygiene Practice (GHP) and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), and Integrated Food Safety Management System (ISO 22000).

The team also provides technical assistance on document preparation for GMP, SSOP and HACCP certification, and technical services for product and process development.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has started a similar

program through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) program to help local firms acquire their HACCP certifications.

“Food processing firms that adopt international food safety and quality safeguards will not only increase their competitiveness in both domestic and export markets, but will also contribute to the region’s economic development,” said Gregory Beck, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia in Washington, D.C. during a recent meeting with Mindanao food fi rms in Cagayan de Oro. The USAID/GEM Program has been assisting selected Mindanao food processing firms to acquire HACCP certification since 2009 to help expand exports of select highvalue commodities grown by small-holder producers in the region.

To date, 10 small-to-medium food enterprises have acquired HACCP certification with USAID/GEM’s assistance, six of whom are doing business in Northern Mindanao.

Four have reported additional cumulative sales totaling $4.6 million over an 18-month period as well as a 30-percent average increase in sales, which they attribute directly to their HACCP-certification.

USAID/GEM helps each company develop the systems and procedures needed for HACCP compliance, and arrange a certification by an internationally-recognized third-party certifying agency.

This would cost from $10,000 to $40,000 per firm, including renovation, additional o buildings, reconfiguring assembly lines, buying equipment, training workers and introducing documentation and monitoring systems.

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DA RFU-10 extends RaSSFIP IN support to the rice self-sufficiency program, the Department of Agriculture is set to implement another extension phase of the Rapid Seed Supply Financing Project (RaSSFiP) for the wet cropping season which commenced on March 16, 2011 and will be terminated on September 15, 2011.

RaSSFiP is one of the subprojects under the Rapid Food Production Enhancement Programme (RaFPEP) jointly funded by the Government of the Philippines, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the European Union.

The project’s target is to increase paddy production of marginalized farmers in rainfed and irrigated areas in Region 10 through the provision of certified seeds at 50:50

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acceptance by LGUs of the archdiocese’s four pastoral guidelines and core values in promoting All-NFP. “It is good to keep these parameters in mind since these are the points for dialogue with proponents of the RH Bill in its present form or with some future modifications,” he said.

The four core values are being Pro-Life, the Exercise of Responsible Parenthood as the goal of its All NFP program, Natural Family Planning as the means consistent with the moral norms taught by the Church and to enable couples to make an Informed and Morally Responsible Choices according to the dictates of a right conscience.

In its all All-NFP program, the archdiocese has included six modern scientific methods: Basal Body Temperature, Billings Cervical Mucus, Sympto-Thermal, Lactational Amenorrhea, Standard Days, and TwoDay methods.

Rev. Ledesma said information on all valid NFP methods becomes “a pastoral imperative, particularly in the light of three felt needs among a growing number of couples today.”

These are planning their families in terms of spacing births and

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subsidy.

All farmers in irrigated and rainfed areas of average yield less than 3.8 MT/ha. can avail of the 50:50 rice seed subsidy.

Farmers will only have to pay six hundred pesos (P600.00) as equity for every bag of 40-kilos certified seeds, availment will be 1 bag per hectare.

To avail of the rice seed subsidy interested farmers must be listed as bonafide beneficiary in the local Municipal Agriculture Office. For more information you may visit the nearest Municipal/City Agriculture office in your area.

Agricultural Technicians and LGUs are enjoined to disseminate this information to farmers for them to avail of such opportunity..# ADECERSonia

IRRIGATORS Associations (IAs) in Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte are benefitting from a partnership project of the Department of Agriculture, National Irrigation Administration (NIA), National Food Authority (NFA), the local government units (LGUs) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development-European Government (IFAD-EU).

Recently, the IFAD team headed by the new Country Programme Manager, Mr. Youquiong Wang visited Region 10 to see various irrigators associations in Bukidnon as well as to assess IRPEP projects.

The Irrigated Rice Production Enhancement Project (IRPEP) objective is to improve productivity and production of irrigated paddy on selected communal irrigation systems covering only Regions 8 and 10 with a total area of about 5,000 hectares in 3 years. IRPEP has 5 components: the strengthening of irrigators

determining family sizes.; a preference for natural family planning, provided they are given adequate information on fertility awareness and the various NFP methods and the freedom to choose among NFP methods according to their own circumstances and preference.

“All couples have the right to know of them and to have access to them. Governments should offer resources for natural family planning services and research without imposing discriminatory conditions.”

Rev. Ledesma believes government has a responsibility for its citizens’ well-being. “In this capacity it is legitimate for it to intervene to orient the demography of the population. This can be done by means of objective and respectful information, but certainly not by authoritarian, coercive measures,” he said.

“We join our voices with other dioceses and church groups in rejecting legislative measures that would include subtle forms of coercion, infringe on the rights of parents, or allow the inclusion of family planning methods that “may be considered abortifacient.”

Rev. Ledesma is convinced the most effective way of saying “No” to the RH Bill” is by saying “Yes! to All-NFP” and operationalizing this in all our parishes and chapel

communities.

“If the RH Bill is shelved by Congress, it would still be incumbent for us in the local church to promote All-NFP to address the felt needs of couples, particularly among the urban and rural poor, for family planning,” he said. “On the other hand, if the RH Bill is passed, all the more do we have to show a positive alternative to the practices of artificial means of birth control.”

The Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro will be hosting a pro-life prayer rally opposing the RH Bill and promoting NFP in Cagayan de Oro City on Saturday, April 30, 2011.

The rally will be headed by San Antonio de Padua parish priest Msgr. Eutiquiano “Tex” Legitimas and key members of Catholic lay organizations from the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro. The pro-life rally has the blessing of Rev. Ledesma and carries the theme “FILIPINOS: UNITE FOR LIFE AND FAMILY – STOP THE RH BILL!” Among other speakers, Mrs. Norma Barcelita of the Christian Family & Life Apostolate will present NFP as a better alternative to contraceptives.

All parishes, ministries, and pro-life lay and civil society organizations of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro have been urged to participate in this rally.

SEVERINO MATUGAS RAMOS passed away April 27, 2011 at the age of 82.

Daddy was a former principal of the Pilgrim Institute and Cagayan Capitol College (CCC) High Schools and a unit manager with PhilamLife Cagayan de Oro. He is survived by his wife Ruth and children Jazmine, Dante, Azucena, Noli, Gardenia, Primrose, Camellia, Marigold, Lyle and Chad.

Wake is being held at the Trevi Room, Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes along Gen. N. Capistrano St., Cagayan de Oro City. Interment will be on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at the Greenhills Memorial Park.

Prayers for Daddy are most welcome.

association; irrigation and rural infra; provision of production inputs and related support services; marketing and development; and monitoring, evaluation and program management.

NIA is the lead agency in the implementation of the project and is responsible for strengthening the irrigators associations for both organizational and operational management on the rehabilitation of communal irrigation system in collaboration with the DA RFU, ATI, NFA, and the beneficiary LGUs and the concerned IAs. The project also includes NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late REY CAARE, leaving a parcel of land, particularly bounded and described, to wit: A parcel of land, known as Lot No. 19066-C-2, Psd-10-026147 being a portion of Lot 19066C, Psd-10-008657, situated at Tablon, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of 762 square meters, more or less, and embraced in TCT No. T-107557, is the subject of Extra-Judicial Settlement of Estate of Deceased Person with Confirmation, under the Notarial Registry of Atty.

Emmanuel A. Akut, per Doc. No. 232; Page No. 68; Book No. 89; Series of 2009.

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upgrading of existing NFA warehouses in support to certified seed buffer stocking undertaken

by DA RFUs. On the other hand, needed extension activities in improving agricultural productivity will be provided by the ATI including among others the Farmers Field School (FFS) and Training of Trainors (TOT) for LGUs and the farmers.

The social responsibilities of the San Juan Impasug-ong La Fortuna Irrigators Association (SILFIA) in Impasug-ong, Bukidnon give positive impression to the group wherein men and women are equally given

opportunities to participate in the organization’s activities and decision making.

Moreso, women empowerment is practiced since often times they attend meetings while their men were out tending their farms. In the process, women are exposed to community interaction and decision making.

The visiting team members are IFAD Programme Manager, Mr. Youquiong Wang new Country Program Manager; Mr. Michael Rayner, Consultant; Yolando C. Arban, IFAD Country Program Officer, mission team leader. # ADECERSonia

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late FLORENCIO OMPOC, left a certain real property more particularly described as follows: 1. TCT No. 54515 – A parcel of land, Lot No. 18878, Psd-10059204, a portion of Lot No. 18878-A, Cad-237, Cagayan Cadastre, located at Poblacion, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of 1,250 square meters, more or less; 2. TCT No. 54516 – A parcel of land, Lot No. 18878-B, Psd-10059204, a portion of Lot No. 18878, Cad-237, Cagayan Cadastre, located at Poblacion, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of 1,250 square meters, more or less; and 3. TCT No. 54517 – A parcel of land, Lot No. 18878-C, Psd-10059204, a portion of Lot No. 18878, Cad-237, Cagayan Cadastre, located at Poblacion, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of 1,250 square meters, more or less.

That for and in consideration of the sum of P50,000.00, paid by Alma Edo Zambrano, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, herein Florencio Ompoc, Sell, Cede, Transfer and Convey, absolutely, and irrevocably unto and in favor of Alma Edo Zambrano, her heirs and assign, of the said parcels of lot, are the subject of Extra-Judicial Settlement Among Heirs with Sale, under the Notarial Registry of Atty. Buenaventura E. Sagrado, per Doc. No. 438; Page 88; Book 83; Series of 2011.

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NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late FELECITO MANGGA DAGALO who died on December 20, 2004 at Capitan Bayong, Impasugong, Bukidnon left a parcel of land describe as Lot no. 60, Cad 899, situated at Barrio of Capitan Bayong, Impasugong, Bukidnon containing an area of 2,526 sq.m more or less with OCT no. T-20132 is under Extra-Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Felecito Mangga Dagalo with Deed of sale to Meriam Semina Navarro of Block 14, Lot 10, Xavier Heights Subd, Cagayan de Oro for in consideration of P30,000.00 under Notary Public Atty. Mario T. Juni as per Doc. No. 484, page no. 97, Book No. 153 , Series of 2011.

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte In Re: Petition for Cancellation of Certificate of Live Birth of Earl Q. Duhaylungsod under Registry No. 86-07071, Local Civil Registry Tubod, Lanao del Norte

SPL. Proc. No. 235-07-2010

Monaliza Q. Duhaylungsod, Petitioner.

-versusThe Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Respondent.

X-----------------------------/ ORDER A verified petition for cancellation of Certificate of Live Birth of EARL Q. DUHAYLUNGSOD under Registry No. 86-07071 of the Local Civil Registry of Tubod, Lanao del Norte was filed before this Court on March 26, 2011 by the herein petitioner, praying among others that after due notice, publication and hearing, an Order be issued directing the Respondent to effect the cancellation sought for.

Petitioner alleges that she is a Filipino, of legal age, widow and a resident of Crossing, Poblacion, Tubod, Lanao del Norte. Respondent issued in her official capacity. That Earl Quimno Duhaylungsod was born at Zamboanga General Hospital, Zamboanga City on September 3, 1986 to spouses Monaliza Quimno and Ernesto Duhaylungsod. The facts of his birth was reported and registered with the Local Civil Registry of Zamboanga City and was issued Certificate of Live Birth under Registry No. 86-07071.

That through honest intention without malice and out of overwhelming enthusiasm of the parents, the child who was born on September 3, 1986 at Zamboanga General Hospital, Zamboanga City, was also reported and registered with the Local Civil Registry of Tubod, Lanao del Norte under Registry No. 86-721 and given same name Earl Quimno Duhaylungsod but the sex is erroneously entered as female. That Nena Humadla Duhaylungsod legally adopted minor Earl Quimno Duhaylungsod in a petition docketed as Special Proceedings No. 07-1767, Regional Trial Court of Lanao del Norte, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, but the amended Certificate of Live Birth of Earl Quimno Duhaylungsod issued pursuant to the final decree of adoption was denied registration by the General Registry office because the fact of birth of Earl Q. Duhaylungsod was registered twice and was issued two certificates of Live Births in the same name Earl Quimno Duhaylungsod. In order that the amended certificate of Live Birth be accepted by the General Civil Registry Office; it is necessary and imperative to cancel the Certificate of Live Birth of Earl Quimno Duhaylungsod existing in the Local Civil Registry of Tubod, Lanao del Norte for having been registered later and was issued after the registration and issuance of Certificate of Live Birth of Earl Q. Duhaylungsod in Zamboanga City Local Civil Registry. There is no third person/s shall be defrauded or prejudiced by the petition.

Set the initial hearing of this case to May 30, 2011 at 8:30 in the morning before the sala of this Court. Any person/s interested to the petition may come to Court on said date and time to show cause why said petition should not be granted. Furnish copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General at Makati City, Office of the Public Prosecutor in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Atty. Pedro (Peter) Suan of Oroquieta City and to the petitioner, Mrs. Monaliza Q. Duhaylungsod of Crossing Tubod, Lanao del Norte. Petitioner is hereby directed to publish copy of the Order citing the petition at Business Week Mindanao, a newspaper of general circulation for three (3) consecutive weeks, at her expense.

So ordered.

Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

April 12, 2011.

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SUPERTRES II UNLEASHED YOUR WINNING LOTTO GUIDE CHART 2 CHART 3 CHART 4 low low low high low high high low low DO you know that the first Suertres numbers 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 1 6 1 6 6 1 1 combinations was drawn on June 13, 2002 2 2 2 7 2 7 7 2 2 of which the result is 1-9-9. Only two winners 3 3 3 8 3 8 8 3 3 were recorded--and took home P4,500 each.

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How to play the game?

Fill in completely every rows, columns, and diagonals of each puzzle without repitition of the same digit.

Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Actor Baldwin 5 Educational unit 10 Taste 12 Cooling device 13 Danger 15 Skirt length 18 Proposed for appointment 19 Einsteinium symbol 21 Born 22 Night before 23 Cold dish 25 Organic substance 27 An 28 Girl 29 Letter of Credit 30 Metallic element 33 Length x Width 34 Below 36 Floor mat 38 Fluid water portion 40 Tried and _ 41 Partly (prefix)

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WELCOME to our new and improved Suertres Guide––and congratulations by the way to all the winners especially those who are able to spot their luck in our L-H-H schemes.

Our 8-9 combinations has yet to be raffled so just hold on.

Last week, I gave 189, 298, 398, and 946. Let us keep on watching this hot numbers combinations this week and advance happy winnings.

-----This week, one of our CONTROL NUMBERS is absent for the last 10 draws and I am talking about the digit 5. If you look at our Odd-Even guide, 5 can be paired with 0, 1, and 6 so the hottest pairs are 5-0, 5-1, and 5-6.

Also watch out for the H-H-L combinations.

The pattern H H L 5 5 0 6 6 1 7 7 2 8 8 3 9 9 4

AQUARIUS. To win a heart, or get cozier with your current squeeze, show your softer side. Exposing your inner emotions can work wonders for your love life. Take control at work, but be assertive not aggressive. Be strategic with money, not impulsive.

Lucky Numbers: 3 32 1 18 3 9

590, 572, 554, 563, 851 825, 654, 555, 951, 753

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GOOD LUCK! -----As I said, 5 is the weakest, followed by the digits, 0, 9, and 6.

The even numbers 2, 4, and 8 are also weak as they both popped four times from the last 15 draws.

The odd digits 3, and 7 are the strongest from the last 15 draws as both popped up eight times.

The digit 1 has been raffled six times.

-----After the absence of

PISCES. Feel the fear and do it anyway! Whether it’s personal or business, have the courage to go after what you want. Creative and original ideas are highlighted and supported, stay focused on the outcome. With love, communication is important.

Lucky Numbers: 1 2 23 11 5 17

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4-5-7-8 the syndicate pairs 3-8 came too strong courtesy of the result: 386 and 338.

And so with 474.

Consider 0-1 and 2-5 and 6-9 this week.

I prefer 5-2 thus the possible winning pattern for this are: 5-5-2 6-5-2 7-5-2 8-5-2 9-5-2 I love to hear from you, send me your feedback.

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ARIES. When it’s about money, don’t believe everything you hear. Find out the facts first. If a co–worker is talking in Morse Code, read between the lines. You love a challenge in life, even with love and romance. With love, make plans for the future.

Lucky Numbers: 7 17 6 41 40 3 TAURUS. Work, love and money, it’s all about to happen! You have big dreams, but also need to appreciate what you have now! Never assume someone knows your true feelings.

Don’t let a personal problem escalate. Learn from the past.

Lucky Numbers: 8 18 32 31 33 5 GEMINI. It’s possible to make a true–love connection. Be assertive to stand out in the crowd. Your ability to be serious and funny will melt hearts. Be careful of deception at work. Make sure you see things as they are. Plan your thoughts before you share them.

Lucky Numbers: 9 10 11 21 5 19 CANCER. Exciting doors open! Inspiring thoughts and ambition make way for a new future. A family matter that has lingered in the background could boil to the surface. Move out of your comfort zone with love to find out how you really feel.

Lucky Numbers: 15 14 21 2 3 1 LEO. It’s your fifteen minutes to shine at work. Something you’ve been working toward can suddenly materialize. Your dedication and solid work ethic pays off, and others take notice. When looking for love, a reliable partner brings happiness.

Lucky Numbers: 9 10 11 15 41 32 VIRGO. Be careful of over–thinking love – if it feels right, then it is! Don’t confuse the past and present, live for today and keep your dreams alive. You have to believe that the best is yet to come. Learn a new skill to open a new and exciting future.

Lucky Numbers: 3 33 30 40 41 2 LIBRA. A money matter may not be finalized – hold judgments until you know all the ins and outs of a situation. When you take on more than you can handle at work it can deplete your energies. Indulge in self pampering. With love, remember the good times.

Lucky Numbers: 7 32 38 27 26 1 SCORPIO. Pay attention to a colleague who’s headed straight for the top. Their drive and determination can inspire your own pathway to success. With love, it’s time to get real about your intentions. Relationships require occasional tune–ups.

Lucky Numbers: 8 18 23 2 1 10 SAGITTARIUS. The love bug is close!

Be talkative to attract someone’s attention. Reveal your feelings to a family member to gain support.

Reach an understanding so a problem won’t return. Don’t take risks with money, play it safe.

Lucky Numbers: 7 6 4 17 21 2 CAPRICORN. With love, if you are single, set your standards high and accept nothing less than a soul connection – it’s closer than you think. Couples can happily bask in each other’s company. Long standing friends in business can provide influential introductions.

Lucky Numbers: 8 7 16 34 38 40

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DA Secretary, Ozamiz LGU, farmers ink irrigation rehab pack

By GERRY L. GORIT

OZAMIZ City––Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has met the irrigators of Misamis Occidental, Ozamiz Mayor Nova Princess ParojinogEchavez and Clarin Municipal David Navarro for the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement for the rehabilitation of Labo and Clarin Communal Irrigation System (CIS) held at the ABC Legislative building City Hall compound.

The Labo CIS of Ozamiz which has been managed by the Misamis Irrigators Service Administration (MISA) received P4 million while the Clarin CIS which is main-

tained by the Canicapan Irrigators Association (Canicapan IA) will received a rehabilitation assistance of P2.5 million.

There were around 2,000 farmers present during the ceremonial signing of the rehabilitation of Labo and Clarin CIS’.

Present during the ceremonial signing were Misamis Occidental first district Rep. Jorge Almonte, the regional irrigation manager of NIA Engineer Julius Maquiling and Department of Agriculture regional executive director Lealyn Ramos.

Other town mayors from the province present during the occasion were Luisito Vil-

lanueva of Calamba, Svetlana Jalosjos of Baliangao, Martin Megrino of Lopez Jaena, Donjie Animas of Sapang Dalaga and Rudy Luna of Don Victoriano.

The Labo Communal Irrigation system is the only water system of Ozamiz City supporting the more than five hundred hectars of its rice field.

In her welcome remarks, Ozamiz City Lady Mayor Nova Parojinog-Echavez said, the visit of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala to Ozamiz City will surely boost the agricultural productivity of Misamis Occidental, particularly Ozamiz City not only the irrigators but also the

farmers in the far-flung areas.

Studies show that Misamis Occidental only got 84% rice production which means there is a shortfall of about 16% for the total consumption of rice in the province.

With the P6.5 million initial financial assistance for the two Misamis Occidental’s CIS, Secretary Alcala has clarified to the irrigators that he will be personally monitoring the project implementation to ensure the success of the project.

After the MOA signing the Secretary gave ample time to the irrigators in an open forum which served as an avenue for the farmers to be heard both their requests

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electric cooperatives.

In its findings contained in a Memorandum No. 2011-011 issued on April 7, this year, the NEA gave Buseco a Green rating, which means Buseco has significantly passed and complied with the standard criteria. It also earned the same rating last year.

The 2011 EC Overall Performance Assessment

by Color Coding specifies that the evaluation proves to be an effective tool that serves as NEA’s basis to (1) recognize good performing ECs; (2) determine its priorities in terms of supervision and assistance; and (3) guide in adopting options for ailing ECs which have not at all improved.

Of the eight electric cooperatives in Region 10, seven has retained their Green ratings respectively.

Only Misamis Occidental I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELCI I) has been relegated to a lower Yellow

BUSECO received special award for Category A+ at Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City, April 29, 2011.

From the left: Florgene Sumintan, Juancho Chiong, Deiter Hoff Arellano, Cristopher Dulfo, Dir. Rodelio Dacer, Dir. Charlie Castillanes-BOD President, Hon. Jose Rene Almendras-DOE Secretary, GM Edgardo R. Masongsong, Dir. Francis Boniao, newly elected director of Baungon District , Dir. Edwin Galicia of Malitbog District, Hon. Editha Bueno- NEA Administrator, Dir. Oliver Aldovino, Dir. Bonifacio Ebueza of Libona district, Niro Jay Jimeno, Albino Calotes, Fr. Concordio Lobrigo-member, NEA Board of administrator, Winnie Hansol, Eng’r. Rey-Ann Baul, Eng’r. Julius Demata and Joey Jorel

rating this year.

Buseco earned a total score of 94 points, which means it has retained its rating as Category A+ EC. An electric cooperative that falls this category has achieved high scores on financial operating performance and its strict compliance to NEA Audit

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 19 Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE File No. 2010-558 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended

by Act 4118, with respect to real estate mortgage and Act 1508 with respect to chattel mortgage filed by Pag-ibig Fund, a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Philippines with principal place of business at Pag-ibig Fund Bldg., J.R. Borja St., Cagayan de Oro City, against EUFRONIO BIGCAS MONTECILLO JR married to TERESITA D. MONTECILLO of legal ages, and with postal address at BLK. 32, LOT 19, PN ROA SUBD., PHASE 1, BARRA, OPOL, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, herein referred to as the MORTGAGORS, to satisfy the mortgaged indebtedness which as of December 3, 2010, amounts to THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT PESOS & 89/100 (Php 388,438.89), Philippine Currency, plus stipulated interest, penalty charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on May 16, 2011, at 1:30 o’clock P.M. or soon thereafter at the lobby of the Hall of Justice, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the herein described property/ies: TCT NO. T-29846 – A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 19, Blk. 32, Psd10-020903, being a portion of Lot 5237, Cad 237, Cagayan Cadastre) situated in the Barrio of Barra, Municipality of Opol, Province of Misamis Oriental, containing an area of One Hundred Thirty Seven sq.m., more or less.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date due to holidays, it shall be held on the next working day without further notice.

Cagayan de Oro City, March 30, 2011.

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and their own policies and guidelines.

Buseco, for its part, has

obtained high ratings on: 1. Audit Findings: the result of the annual con-

DA Secretary Proceso J. Alcala receives a pack of organic fertilizer and the bags of token from Ozamiz City Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog-Echavez after the ceremonial MOA signing of the rehabilitation of Labo and Clarin CIS. City Agriculture Officer Ferdinand Jalalon assisting the Mayor in giving of the token. photo by gerry lee gorit

and their questions about the possible assistance they may get from the department.

Secretary Alcala was joining the Ozamiz city Hall employees in the flag raising ceremony with Mayor Nova and the other municipal Mayors.

Before the program proper was started at the ABC Hall, Mayor Nova and her father ABC President Reynaldo Parojinog, Sr., invited the Secretary to a breakfast at the Mayor’s Conference Room.

duct of regular audit both

by NEA and the external auditors show that their findings is unqualified which means that there is no problem detected in a firm’s operation. It also emphasizes that an external auditor’s opinion, also known as audit report, will serve as a barometer for a corporation’s economic robustness, operational standing and compliance with laws and regulations.

Furthermore, a non-profit organization, a government entity or a company listed on a securities exchange needs an unqualified audit report to show business partners that internal controls are adequate and functional; 2. Institutional Strength: contributory to the higher rating in the institutional strength is

the institutionalization of Member Consumers Empowerment Program through the Barangay Member Consumers Electrification Committee (BMCEC), implementation of the approved re-organization by putting the right personnel to the right job, and the inculcation of the corporate culture which are lived-out by employees as they perform their job particularly the culture of discipline, teamwork, hardwork, palabra de honor, honesty, thrift and cleanliness 3. Perfect score for financial operating result is primarily due to cost saving measures initiated by the coop which primarily is the result of the culture inculcated among the partners and associates of BUSECO.

Congratulations to the newly inducted Officers and Board of Directors of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club Greetings From:

CONG. PETER M. UNABIA First District Misamis Oriental

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The donning of the Tribal Vest to the Sec. Alberto Aldaba Lim of the Dept. of Tourism by Cagayan de Oro City Tourism Board ChairMs. Rhia Rita Abalos, Provincial Tourism Officer Misamis Oriental Ms. Catherine “Cathy” Gapuz-Miego, who represented Gov. Oscar Moreno. Witnessing the events are the Indigenous Peoples of the Gardens of Malasag Eco-Tourism Villages and the ethnic groups from Northern Mindanao.

Hon. Secretary Alberto Aldaba Lim (Center) strike a pose after the closing ceremonies (Left to Right) with RD Letty Tan of Caraga Region, RD Catalino E. Chan III of Region 10, Ms. Millie Dizon-SM VP for Marketing Communications Group. Ms. Nona Reyes - Assistant Mall Manager, SM Mall of Asia, Ms. Marie Guingona daughter of City Mayor of Gingoog-Ruthie Guingona, Ms. Rhia Rita Y. Abalos-Chairperson Cagayan de Oro Tourism Board.

Miss Kagay-an 2010 beauties strike a pose after a successful Fashion Show during the Pasundayag Northern Mindanao 2011 Closing Ceremonies.

Tourism Secretary Alberto A. Lim Graces Pasundayag 2011 Closing Ceremonies

By JOE PALABAO

Donning of Tribal Vest

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anila––The spectacular donning of tribal vest to the Hon. Secretary Alberto A. Lim of the Department of Tourism earmarked the culmination and the closing ceremonies of Pasundayag Northern Mindanao 2011 last April 19, 2011 at the Music Hall of the SM Mall of Asia.

The ceremonial donning signifies his tremendous support being the father and authority of the Philippine Tourism Industry to Pasundayag 2011 tagged as Northern Mindanao Power 10.

The presence of the Honorable Secretary brought honor and prestige to the management of the biggest mall of Southeast Asia, the SM Mall of Asia being a valuable co-sponsor of the worldclass event, the Pasundayag 2011, the first-ever regional cultural tourism show to hit Metro Manila in the annals of the tourism history of the Philippines.

Opening of Northern Mindanao Doors to the World

Pasundayag Northern Mindanao 2011 was a sixday exposition of Northern Mindanao as a destination for domestic and foreign tourists, government-private investments, a center for trade; good governance and culture practices.

For six days, Pasundayag 2011 highlighted and catapulted Northern Mindanao as a tourist destination as it interspersed and showcased with the real tourism biodiversity of the region as it opened its “doors to the world.”

Colorful Cultural Tapestry of Northern Mindanao Tableau Day-in and day-out of the six-day exposition from April 14-19, 2011, an estimated two hundred thousand (200,000) or more shoppers, visitors and spectators from the SM Mall of Asia witnessed the event, the cultural tapestry and tableau showcasing street dancing, gala cultural presentations, tribal symphony, breathtaking performances, musical interlude of the renown DOT 10 Singing Ambassadors of Northern Mindanao, the spectacular street dancing, actual market

Kagay-an Performing Arts (KPA) community based performing arts group showing the Classical Maranao Singkil during the Culminating Ceremonies of Pasundayag Northern Mindanao 2011.

encounter and buying of Northern Mindanao products.

Unifying and undying classical Maranao Singkil dance was the daily attractions as it was performed in different cultural tapestry and interpretation by the different cultural groups of the eight (8) cities and five (5) provinces of Northern Mindanao.

Event Support of SM Mall of Asia Adding hues and colors of the event during the highlight day of Iligan City and Lanao del Norte last April 16, 2011 was the spectacular display of fireworks courtesy from the management of SM Mall of Asia which mesmerized the spectators.

The support of SM Mall of Asia is reflected through the facilitation of SM City Cagayan de Oro Management.

Relations Officer Ms. Ivy Guantero, SM Vice President for Marketing Communications Group Ms. Millie Dizon, Ms. Marissa Fernan Vice President SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and Ms. Nona Reyes, Asst. Mall Manager, Mall of Asia were present during the event.

The event support of SM Mall of Asia being a co-presentor of Pasundayag 2011 catapulted Northern Mindanao Tourism Industry as a region to watch in the global tourism business as it opens its doors to the world.

Tourism Trade Fair A recorded half million pesos gross sales coming from the eighteen (18) trade fair exhibitors with Camiguin

Island-vjandep as top grosser followed by Zigay from Bugo, Cagayan de Oro, products coming from Misamis Occidental, Dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro and Deri-Husi Initiative of Regency Plain, Iponan, Cagayan de Oro. Packaging and marketing trade marks orientations and training of these exhibitors were in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry-10 Regional Director Alicia Eusenia.

Outstanding craft demonstrator on Nito Weaving was Mr. Reynaldo Escudero from Camiguin with indigenous peoples; Dayan Lambayon-mat making and Vilma Balanban-bead making from Garden of Malasag Eco-Tourism Village and Mary Cris Kleinschmidt from Keramos Pottery, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City.

Success of Pasundayag 2011 The success of the Pasundayag Northern Mindanao 2011 was due to its Prime Mover, Regional Director Butch E. Chan III – the firstever regional tourism event in the country to hit Metro Manila and opens the doors of Northern Mindanao to the World of Tourism Business.

The tremendous success was also through the efforts and support of NMRTC-10 Chair Madame Jennifer W. Tan, RDC-10 Chair Hon. Lawrence Ll. Cruz, Mayor of Iligan City, the tourism officers, the governors, congressmen and mayors of the eight (8) cities and five (5) provinces of Northern Mindanao.

The known DOT 10 Singing Ambassadors coming from the different parts of Northern Mindanao strike a pose with Sec. Alberto A. Lim after every musical interlude and performances whose powerful voices mesmerized the guests, shoppers, and spectators of Pasundayag 2011.

Pasundayag Northern Mindanao 2011 prime mover Director Catalino “Butch” E. Chan III presenting Plaque of Appreciation to Ms. Honolu Cruzin during the Closing Ceremony of the successful event.

Breathtaking performance of the Cultural Dance Troupe of the Misamis Oriental Institute of Science and Technology (MOIST) of Balingasag, Misamis Oriental owned and managed by Mr. Reynaldo P. Valmores.

The versatile regal Malong fabric beautifully interwoven representing the rich cultural heritage of Northern Mindanao from Iligan City.

It was one of the main attractions and best seller fabric of the trade fair that was held on the second day. They run out of stock.

MABUHAY ANG PASUNDAYAG NORTHERN MINDANAO 2011!

21 Feature Liceo U’s criminology dean is now a lawyer BusinessWeek

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iceo de Cagayan University is proud and honored to congratulate Dean Erwin B. Bucio of the College of Law Enforcement and Public Safety for having passed the recent Bar Examinations.

Attorney Bucio has a B.S. educator would create a conCriminology and M.S. Crimi- flicting interest among each nology from the Cagayan de of these capacities. Which Oro College, and is a regis- leads to the second: Effectively tered Criminologist. In fact, allocate part of my time for he was 15th placer in the each of these responsibilitiesBoard Exams in 1999. He pur- --because I can see that there sued his Bachelor of Laws at would be a corresponding inLiceo de Cagayan University crease of “time-demand” from while exercising his responsi- each of these responsibilities. bilities as College Dean.

On top of all of these, I still The University salutes At- believe that I will be able to torney Bucio on this current perform these responsibilities milestone of an achievement. because the Almighty Father In an interview, Atty. Er- is there watching who Has win B. Bucio, RC, MSCrim “willed” that I become a lawshared his thoughts on the yer. following topics.

What were your motivaWhat does it mean for you tions in studying law? that you are now a lawyer on My motivations in studytop of being a dean, teacher ing law are my family; the and licensed criminologist? challenges and demands of To me, being a dean and at my work as dean and crimithe same time a teacher and nologist; and the eagerness licensed criminologist means to serve the community as a a new horizon of opportunity lawyer-criminologist. coupled with great social reHow did you balance the sponsibility and sacrifice. It demands of your law studies, means that I have to map out your deanship, and family boundaries and effectively duties? allocate part of my time for “Balancing the demands” each of these responsibilities. was actually very difficult. UnMap out boundaries because I til now, I still cannot believe can see that there would come that I survived the grueling a time when my capacities as and laborious five years of a lawyer, criminologist, and law school while at the same

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economic system, maximizing people’s participation in governance and development, installing local system and advocacy, adopting a responsive health care system and integrative medicine. The Sports Development and Recreation, providing basic shelter and other social services. The Valuing of Historical original and remolding the distinct culture of the Kauswaganons, environment and culture climate. The expanding infrastructure services for rural development.

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Promotion, Unity, and revival of cultural heritage.

With the theme “Kauswagan Amidst Cultural Diversity” – A Revival of Culture is geared towards the Promotion of Tourism potentials in the area; nurturing the Culture of Peace, a celebration of unity and thanksgiving; bridging gaps and collapsing the wall that divides.

At A Glance – The History of Hugyaw sa Kadagatan Festival started when the beautiful and dynamic Governor of Lanao del Norte, Madame Imelda Q. Dimaporo imbibed the interests and innovative governance of the Chief Executives of each municipalities of Lanao del Norte through its respective Tourism Officers to map out and institutionalize its own unique festivals that could bring each municipality into the road map of Tourism that would attract tourists both local and foreign.

Heeding to the Governor’s inspiration, the Tourism

time serving as dean and lovingly delivering my family duties to my wife and lone daughter. I can no longer remember how I balanced the demands but the only thing is that I decided on each of the situation I encountered on those five years of law school on the basis of priority and importance.

Some facts: during those five years of law school, I lost some friends, refused some important invitations from relatives and IT’S LEGAL: Atty. Erwin B. Bucio, criminologist and dean friends, experienced studying while on as political and public interboard a bus, on an airplane or national law, labor law, civil on a boat, and had asked God law, taxation law, mercantile any signs whether to continue law, and remedial law. It is imor stop my law study. portant to consider other laws What is the competitive because there are criminal edge of a lawyer-criminolo- acts which are punished by gist? law---not by the criminal laws The main competitive edge or the Revised Penal Code but is that a lawyer-criminologist by political law or labor law or knows the criminal laws, the even taxation and mercantile rules on evidence, and the law. rules on criminal procedure Would you suggest to your as they interrelate as a whole new graduates to take up law? with the group of laws, such Yes, I would highly sug-

Developing Tourism Potentials by developing the Municipal Wharf into a Marine-Eco Tourism Park with complete tourism facilities, establishment of a poblacion bay boulevard. The Building of local and international solidarity relations and the strengthening of Local Special Bodies and Committees.

The 10-year-old Hugyaw sa Kadagatan Festival is one tourism activity of Kauswagan is the beginning of real paradigm shift in making Kauswagan as a tourist destination to be recognized by all the domestic and foreign tourists visiting the progres-

sive town of Kauswagan.

Kauswagan amidst challenges is one town in Lanao del Norte to reckon with as a tourist destination in the near future. To date through the dynamic leadership of Mayor Rommel Arnado is having a laudable face lifting by making a peaceful and progressive town amidst cultural diversity… a revival of culture. from page 2 As a recipient of one unit of the furnace, Leono heartily accepted the said facility and believed that it would be of great help to their 119

members including associate members in drying their harvested grains, especially, during the rainy season.

Since it started its operation in September, 2010 the coop was able to dry 241,466 kilos of corn and 23,260 kilos of palay.

“This drying facility is a big help to us as the operation cost is more affordable to our farmers because it only uses rice hulls and corn cobs as fuel unlike other mechanical dryers which uses kerosene,” Leono said.

He also assured everyone especially the authorities that the project is in good hands.

Office of the Municipality through the active and dynamic support of then Local Chief Executive, and the brilliant ideas of the Municipal Planning & Development Coordinator, the blueprint of Tourism development was conceptualized in consultation with the different sectors. Hugyaw sa Kadagatan had been laid out with the objective of not only to have a festival, but likewise to marry Environment Protection and Festival.

This is a unique sea-dancing festival with the objective to preserve and promote the Coastal Environment of the Municipality. Rich marine life with a-one class of school of fish and rich sea shell are found abundant in the municipality.

The richness of the sea made the Kauswaganons united besides the odds and pains experience of the past.

Kauswagan is relatively peaceful with loving and hospitable citizenry. Above all Kauswaganon are lovers and protectors of nature, had a heart

and minds to preserve and manage its beautiful and rich environment.

Hugyaw sa Kadagatan is already institutionalized and given regular funding from Municipal Development Fund of Kauswagan, thus every 2nd or 3rd week of April, as part of the Fiesta and Charter Day Celebration of April 24-25, depending on High Tide, the celebration had been watched by a thousand people witnessing this unique Festival, one of

the sustainable and fantastic celebration and Best of the Festivals in Mindanao today and in the country as well.

The Department of Tourism Region 10 with its dynamic and innovative RD Catalino ‘Butch’ E. Chan 111 supports the annual festival.

This year’s colorful Hugyaw sa Kadagatan Festival is made possible through the leadership of a legendary new local elected executive of Kausawagan-Hon. Mayor Rommel Arnado.

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NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late spouses JUSTINIANO M. MAGPULONG and CARIDAD G. MAGPULONG, left two conjugal properties more particularly described as follows: 1. Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4404 – A parcel of land (Lot No. 3, Block 29 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd 13276, being a portion of the Remaining Portion of Plan (LRC) Psd-6230, LRC (GLRO) cad. Record No. 1561) situated at Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of 481 square meters, more or less; and 2. Tax Declaration No. G-112371 – An untitled parcel of land (Cadastral Lot No. 3817 C-5, Assessor’s Lot No. 021, located in the District of Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of 300 square meters.

Are the subject of Extra-Judicial Settlement of Estate of the late Spouses Justiniano M. Magpulong and Caridad G. Magpulong with Deed of Absolute Sale, under the Notarial Registry of Atty. Manuel A. Nolasco, per Doc. No. 207; Page No. 42; Book No. 4; Series of 2011.

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gest that they take up law.

But prior to that, I advise that they should first take the board examinations. If they thereafter find that they have the necessary qualities to pass the law school and the bar examinations, then they may then proceed to law school.

The necessary qualities are determination, readable handwriting, good command of English, good logic, and the ability to understand and memorize the various laws.

What are your winning strategies that helped you pass the bar exams?

Actually, these are not strategies but learned habits and skills.

These are (1) hard prayers; (2) habit of continuous reading; (3) development of readable handwriting; (4) developing the skill of correct thinking or “logic”; (5) developing the ability to memorize laws using my own style; and (6) asking guidance from those who possess the necessary experience and ability.

Of course, all of these strategies would not have been successful if not for the full support of the Administration of Liceo de Cagayan University, especially the fatherly support of Dr. Mariano M. Lerin, University President,

and the motherly support of Dr. Teresita T. Tumapon, Vice President for Academic Affairs and of Dr. Rafaelita P. Pelaez, Chairman of the Board.

How did you find the bar exams? Any message for those who did not make it? To those who made it?

I found it very difficult, exhausting, mentally and physically torturing, sanitybreaking, and expensive, but above all I was able to rearrange myself and come closer to the Almighty Father especially during those times when I was alone and feeling inadequate to absorb all the laws that would be asked in the bar exams. Taking the bar exams was the most difficult part of my life because it was also the time when the College of Law Enforcement and Public Safety underwent the PACUCOA Preliminary Accreditation.

My message to those who did not make it: This is not yet your time. Ask for the Divine guidance if you are planning to re-take the bar examinations. Continue “life” because bar examinations is not the end of everything. Good luck and God bless you.

To those who made it: Panyeros and panyeras, see you in court! (Mozart Pastrano)

Coco...

“In fact, the implementation of the basic minimum wage salary is already a success of our unity and struggle. More than these, the KTS has to further assert an end to other unfair labor practices.

The struggle for our right to have a union must not wane.”

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management’s devious schemes. For him, the recognition of their union is already a big step towards the attainment of their vision.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 44 Initao, Misamis Oriental In Re: Petition for Correction of Entries SP Case No. 2011-984 in the Birth Certificate of Edward B. Tan, Edward B. Tan, Petitioner, -versusThe Local Civil Registrar of Initao, Misamis Oriental, Respondent.

X -----------------------------/ ORDER A verified Petition for Correction of Entries in the Birth Certificate has been filed with this Court by petitioner Edward B. Tan, with the assistance of counsel, alleging among others, to wit: That, petitioner is of legal age, married, Filipino and a resident of Balugo, Valencia, Negros Oriental; That, petitioner’s birth was registered in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Initiao, Misamis Oriental, copy of his Certificate of Live Birth issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) is attached to the petition as Annex “A”; That, in the said Certificate of Live Birth, petitioner’s first name was recorded as “Eduard”, although, since the time he came of reason, he has continuously been conducting himself in all his private and public transactions as “Edward”, not “Eduard”. Likewise, his family name was registered as “Tanjaco”, when in truth and in fact his family name is “Tan”. Even the entry in his Birth Certificate under “father” reflects the name Lorenzo Palanca Tan who then actually affixed his signature as Lorenzo Tan. To support his assertions, he has attached the following documents in his Petition: Certificate of Marriage, Affidavit of Birth, Professional Regulation Commission Identification Card, Department of Education Identification Card, Annex “B” to “E”, respectively and; That, petitioner is seeking correction of said erroneous entries to eliminate any obstacle, confusion and misunderstanding that may arise from said discrepancies and the instant petition is filed without intention to infringe the law, should there be any at all.

Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is given due course and Order is hereby issued setting the initial hearing on August 23, 2011 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at RTC Branch 44, Initao, Misamis Oriental at which date, time and place any person may appear and show cause why the same should not be granted. The petitioner is directed to cause the posting of the said Order at the Barangay Hall of Balugo, Valencia, Negros Oriental, at the Municipal Hall of Initao, Misamis Oriental, and at the bulletin board of this Court, and to cause the publication of this Order in a newspaper of general circulation, duly accredited by this Court, at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.

Let copy of the Order together with the Petition and its annexes be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor and the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Initao, Misamis Oriental.

So ordered.

April 14, 2011, Initao, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.

(Sgd.) DENNIS Z. ALCANTAR Acting Presiding Judge BWM May 2,9,16, 2011

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SIKAD PA: Municipality of Kauswagan Development & Peace Agenda

By JOE PALABAO

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auswagan, Lanao del Norte––“We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace…..” Mayor Rommel C. Arnado Through the dynamism of and Institution and 3) the the newly elected and legend- Community Themselves.

In an interview, Mayor ary Local Executive of the Municipality of Kauswagan- Rommel C. Arnado told Hon. Mayor Rommel C. Ar- BusinessWeek Mindanao nado made a paradigm shift that SIKAD PA has an Intein local governance of the grated Peace and developtown by introducing a laud- ment approach and is geared able agenda: SIKAD PA or towards the attainment of the Sustainable and Integrated the Municipality’s vision: Kauswagan Area Develop- “A peaceful, well-developed and ecologically balance ment & Peace Agenda.

SIKAP PA 2011 is an acro- agri-industrial municipality nym of the present adminis- with diverse but harmonitration’s Peace and Develop- ous culture that sustains ment Program which means the total development of its a challenge in building a constituents with high sense peaceful and well-developed of patriotism, discipline and municipality true to its name social responsibility.”

SIKAD PA 2011 is based Kauswagan, it simply means “Strive or Effort to work for on the approach of a sustaina better community. It is like able peace and order and a tricycle, it is a tripartite human security with peaceful process of development: 1) co-existence between Christhe Local Barangay Govern- tian and Muslim and baranment Unit; 2) The NGO’s, gay peace consultation. The Private, and Public Agencies sustainable agriculture and

KAUSWAGAN, Lanao de Norte––“Sea dancing on a moving raft is the Kauswaga-

nons gesture and rituals of thanksgiving as well as ritual for bounty and protection of the coastal environment–– and for 10 years has evolved

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Hugyaw sa Kadagatan 2011: A Unique Sea Dancing Festival

By JOE PALABAO

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into a unique sea festival of festivals in the country today that attracts balikbayans, domestic and foreign tourists showcasing Kauswagan rich diverse culture and a revival of cultural heritage.”

The main highway thoroughfares, main streets and the quarter of a kilometer wharf/port of the Municipality of Kausawagan, Lanao del Norte came alive as residents, visitors, balikbayans, domestic and foreign tourists from Ireland, London and California, USA gathered as they watched the Street Dancing, Sea Dancing and Bamboo Raft Competition coming

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