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THE power situation in Mindanao could get worse as personnel of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) and National Transmission Corp. (Transco) might be barred from entering the premises of 87 landowners where transmission towers have been situated.

The landowners, represented by lawyer Paterno Esmaquel, who was commissioned by nongovernmental organization Pilipinas Para sa Pinoy Inc. (PPP), warned they will prevent NGCP and Transco personnel from entering their lots.

The warnings, Esmaquel said, could further exacerbate the Mindanao power situation as NGCP and Transco will be barred from conducting needed regular maintenance of the affected towers.

Electronics down

THE electronics industry in the Philippines sank in $2.47 billion in investments last year despite a dive of 25.63 percent in export sales.

This was reported by Ernesto Santiago, president of the Semiconductor and Electronics Industry of the Philippines, Inc. (SEIPI) during the exporters’ forum held at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Tuesday, March 27.

Santiago said the investment was the biggest plowed in by industry players to the country in its entire history.

M’danao brownouts

DAVAO City -- Contrary to claims that almost all of the areas in Mindanao are experiencing 8 to 15 hours of brownout everyday, electric cooperatives admitted that there are only nine electric utilities experiencing 30 minutes to 2 hours of power outage in their respective areas.

In stakeholders’ meeting held at Grand Regal Hotel last week, the Department of Energy (DOE) asked these utilities the frequency of brownout situations in their area.

“The reason why we are here is to get the real picture if indeed the talks that Mindanao is experiencing up to 15 hours of brownout everyday is true.

But we learned that these are merely misconceptions and are actually not true,” said DOE Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit.

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Tourism sector calls for travel tax lifting

By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO Correspondent

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AVAO City -- Mindanao’s tourism sector has asked the government to scrap the travel tax imposed on locals en route to foreign ports within the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), an official said.

Arturo P. Boncato, Jr., Tourism regional director, said the issue is up for discussion in the government as members of the travel industry have asked that the exemption be restored to strengthen the position of Mindanaoans to travel within BIMP-EAGA. “I think the government will soon issue a policy on this,” Boncato said, without elaborating.

An official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), the highest economic policy-making body in the island group, who requested not to be identified, said there is a “possibility” DRIED FISH. Fisherman Jose Roy Magallano makes a good living by making dried fish in a seashore in PHOTO BY GERRY L . GORIT TOURISM/PAGE 7 Casinglot, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. The dried fish sells at P60/kilo.

Organic farming pushed Sendong families transferred to Xavier EcoVille

By DAHLIA BENEMIRITO, Correspondent

By BONG D. FABE, Correspondent

BUKIDNON – An advocate in the protection and preservation of the environment has called on the government and private sector to rally behind organic and natural farming to preserve the environment.

“If we are going to protect the environment then it will redound to the best interest of humanity,” Neal Abejuela, the leader of non-government organization ORGANIC/PAGE 7

A TOTAL of 60 Sendong Survivor-families were transferred to the bunkhouses Xavier EcoVille in Barangay Lumbia, bringing to 314 families the total number of actual occupants in the 500 bunkhouses in the relocation site.

The latest addition, the 7th Batch of survivors to have been transferred from different evacu-

ation centers, were persons with disabilities (PWDs), female-led households, single parent households and the elderlies.

They were temporarily based in shelter camps and evacuation centers co-managed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Camaman-an, Lapasan, Kauswagan, NEW HOME. Merry Rose Mejia Macasandig, West City Cen- sweeps the floor of their new SENDONG/PAGE 7 home at Xavier EcoVille.

Lumads renew rituals to appease spirits

By MIKE BAÑOS, Correspondent

F0R the longest time, the Higaonon Tribe in 13 barangays of Cagayan de Oro had not conducted their annual ritual called Pamumulakaw, a prayer offering to the Magbabaya (Almighty) and the spirits and guardians OIL SPILL. A resident of Casinglot, Tagoloan of the river, creeks and forests. tries to extract oil from seawater that spilled “Walay magpasalig sa pamuhat off the shore from a Petron depot in the kay delikado,” said Datu Ontongarea.

PHOTO BY GERRY L. GORIT

Fidel H. BIsoy, Sr., City Tribal Chieftain (Lantong) and chairman of the Northern Mindanao Coalition of Higaonon, Banwaon, Maman-wa and Manobo tribes of Caraga, Misamis and Bukidnon.

The tribal chieftain blamed the acculturation of the Higaonon’s traditional culture and practices including their rituals for their failure to hold the annual

community ritual which they believed caused the Sendong disaster. He said the spread of other religions among the tribe’s people made them look down on their traditional religion and its practices.

“The old ways cannot harm us, in fact, this is to be desired and respected so these can help us care for our environment and LUMADS/PAGE 7

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Davao women to lead campaign vs junk foods MEMBERS of the Mothers for Peace Movement in Mindanao (M4P) will take the lead in a “food revolution” campaign or the fight against junk foods in city schools starting July this year.

M4P will launch the Mothers for Peace SuperFood Carts in Davao City in time for the Nutrition Month celebration in July in a bid to promote healthy foods organically produced and cooked by the city’s

rural women.

Patmei Ruivivar, program officer of the Mindanao Commission on Women (MCW) that organized the M4P, disclosed this during the Kapihan sa PIA last week featuring women issues in observance of the Women’s Month.

Ruivivar said the campaign will also support the city government’s ordinance that bans junk foods in schools.

“The food revolution campaign will start in schools to educate parents on healthy foods, and help them change

the eating habits of their children,” she stated, mentioning that the Assumption College of Davao is one that adheres to no-to-junk foods policy inside its school campus.

She said the Mothers for Peace SuperFood Carts will be installed in different schools in the city to sell nutritious and delicious foods in food carts.

Davao City will be the pilot area for this health and at the same time economic enterprise for women in Mindanao as part of MCW’s Mothers for Peace Social Enterprise Program.

MCW launched this enterprise program during the Women’s Market that brought more than 20 women’s groups and food producers all over Mindanao in time for the women’s month celebration on March 8 this year in the city, Ruivivar said.

MCW, established in 2001 by Mindanao women leaders, is a non-government organization that advocates for Mindanao peace and development agenda from women’s perspective. The M4P is MCW’s grassroots base.

Northern Mindanao vows to save the environment

By ELAINE O. RATUNIL Contributor

CLOSE to 300 representatives from the different sectors of the society expressed their commitment to save the environment during a Seminar on Electricity Conservation in Households and Schools on Saturday, held at the Pilgrim Christian College, this city.

In his message, Department of Energy (DOE) Mindanao Field Office Director Manuel L. Llaneza said the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program of DOE aims to make energy efficiency and conservation a way of life of every Filipino.

Llaneza further said the program specifically intends to cushion the impact

of increases in prices of petroleum products and electricity through the implementation of energy efficiency and conservation measures; promote cost avoidance/savings on fuel and electricity without sacrificing productivity; secure firm savings commitments from identified sector groups; and help protect the environment.

He said in line with the DOE’s mission to attain energy access for more and address emissions harmful to the environment, the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign of the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program (NEECP) aggressively promotes Energy Efficiency and Conservation.

The DOE partners with the World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) to disseminate adequate information on ways and measure to conserve energy and the planet from environment degradation, said Llaneza.

Meanwhile, he urged the participants of the seminar to join Earth Hour 2012 by switching off lights for one (1) hour on March 31 at 8:30 p.m. to take a stand on global warming and in taking action to ensure a sustainable future.

Earth hour, which started in Sydney, Australia in 2007, is a global campaign to showcase what can and is being done all over the world to combat climate change, said Llaneza.

Saudi needs medical specialists

By CARINA L. CAYON Contributor

DAVAO City -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in need of qualified applicants for the 650 positions of physical therapists, x-ray specialists and artificial limb specialists for the hiring country’s Ministry of Health.

The Philippine Overseas

Employment Administration (POEA) in the region announced that KSA is hiring 500 physical therapists with a salary offering of 3,150 Saudi Riyal per month.

POEA regional center for Mindanao Maria Carolina B. Agdamag said that 100 x-ray specialists and 50 artificial limb specialists with a monthly salary of SR4,080.

The applicants for the physical therapist positions must be females of not more than 40 years old and graduates of Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy with Board License which is optional for Muslim applicants.

KSA’s Ministry of Health also requires female applicants of not more than 40 years old for the x-ray specialist positions which further requires for BS in Radiologic Technology degree with Board License (also optional for Muslim applicants).

Applicants for the physical therapist and x-ray specialist positions will qualify if they have at least four-year hospital work experience or two-year work experience but with Masteral Degree.

For the artificial limb specialists, applicants must be males who are not more than 45 years old, and must be BS graduates with at least four-year hospital work experience.

Agdamag advised qualified applicants to register online at www.poea.gov.ph or www.eregister.poea.gov. ph., and personally submit a detailed resume with job description, school credentials, employment cerMEDICAL/PAGE 9

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3000 Hedcor-planted trees contribute to livelihood opportunities for host communities DAVAO – Early this year, Hedcor has already planted over 3000 trees of different species in the foothills of Mt. Apo in Davao del Sur and Mt. Tipolog in Davao City as part of the 236, 000 seedlings the company has targeted to plant for the year. Hedcor’s President and COO Rene B. Ronquillo encourages all employees to plant at least 20 seedlings each annually to fulfill their environmental commitments.

The trees planted and nurtured for by Hedcor belong to its host communities which will bring livelihood opportunities and income for the beneficiaries.

Hedcor Forester Ronald Tabunares says, “Hedcor will manage the newly planted trees for 3 years to ensure and support its growth and later, will be turned-over to host communities to help them earn a living.”

“Most of our seedlings are fruit bearing trees like Durian, Rambotan, Cacao, and Mango. Benefi-

TREE OF LIFE. Hedcor employees simultaneously plant rambotan, durian, mahogany and narra seedlings at the Talomo and Astorga camp area on March 30 to celebrate Earth Hour, delivering more than the one hour switch-off of lights.

ciaries in the communities can harvest these fruits and sell it in the market,” Tabunares added.

As agreed upon in a Memorandum of Agreement between Hedcor and Department of environment and Natural Resources, the company adopted 1000 hectares of

the Mt. Apo Natural Park as part of its Watershed Management Plan to support the sustainability of the Sibulan River in Davao del Sur. The hydropower company also planted trees in Mt. Tipolog, Davo City where the water catchments of the Tamugan River are

found.

Davao region is home to the 42.5-MW Sibulan Hydropower plants and 4.47-MW Talomo Hydropower plants. Further projects for expansion are being planned which include the 14.7-MW Tudaya Hydropower Project and 12-MW Tamugan

Hydropower project.

As a side note, Hedcor is ISO certified for its environmental management system and has been awarded last year with the Philippine Environment Partnership Program (PEPP) by the DENR. Hedcor is a wholly-

owned subsidiary of publicly listed AboitizPower Corporation and it is the largest developer of run-of-river hydropower plants in the country, owning and operating 19 hydropower plants in Benguet, Ilocos Sur, and Davao with a total capacity of 154 megawatts.

Smart introduces new Windows smartphones SMART Communications Inc. continues to beef up its portfolio of smartphone offerings by introducing the country’s broadest line of Nokia handsets using the Microsoft Windows

“Mango” operating system.

The Nokia Lumia 710, Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 have been added to the long list of new handsets offered

by Smart, the country’s largest mobile phone operator.

The Nokia Lumia 710 is now available for pre-order while the Nokia Lumia 610 and Nokia Lumia 900 smartphones are coming soon.

“We’re giving Filipinos

the full-range of choices.

Whether entry-level, midrange or high-end, our portfolio of Windows-powered Nokia phones enable our subscribers to get the right device at the right price

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF 2012-140 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE File No. 2011-581 Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-IBIG), with principal office located at The Atrium of Makati, Makati Avenue, Makati City, against ROBERTO M. URIARTE, JR. married to YOLANDA A. URIARTE, with postal address at Lot 2 & 3, Block 21, Vista Grande Subdivision, Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 28, 2011 amounts to PESOS: EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY NINE PESOS & 42/100 (P827,869.42), Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges plus other necessary fees and expenses of Extra-Judicial Foreclosure and sale, the undersigned Sheriff-in-charge, will SELL at Public Auction on APRIL 30, 2012 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter, at the Court Room of Regional Trial Court, Branch 39, 2nd Floor, Hall of Justice Bldg., Arch. S. Hayes Street, Cagayan de Oro City, to the Highest Bidder, for CASH or Manager’s Check and in Philippine Currency, the real properties mortgaged together with all improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-177828 Registered in the name of ROBERTO M. URIARTE, JR. “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 2, Block 21, Psd-104305-017450, being a portion of Lot 3017-B, Psd-10-000818), Situated in the Barrio of Carmen & Pagatpat, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on x x x. Beginning at x x x; containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT (108) Square Meters, more or less.”

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TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-177829 Registered in the name of ROBERTO M. URIARTE, JR. “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 3, Block 21, Psd-104305-017450, being a portion of Lots 3017-B, Psd-10-000818), situated in the Barrio of Carmen & Pagatpat, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on x x x. Beginning at x x x; containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT (108) Square Meters, more or less.”

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

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date for whatever reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

Cagayan de Oro City, March 20, 2012.

BWM: MARCH 30, & APRIL 6, 13, 2012

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO PROVINCIAL SHERIFF By: (Sgd.) JOSEPH C. MAAGAD Sheriff IV

and enjoy it with the country’s most powerful cellular network,” said broadband internet and data services Head Gio Bacareza.

The Nokia Lumia 710 is offered in the Philippines exclusively by Smart. It is available at an amortized and discounted price of P450 a month for 24 months, with a limited edition Plan 1000.

Smart introduced the Windows Phone 7 OS in the country by offering the HTC Mozart in 2010.

The Nokia Lumia 610, meanwhile, is equipped with a 800MHz processor and 8 gigabytes of internal memory which is perfect for storing videos and photos from its 5 megapixel camera that can shoot 720p HD videos.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF Tubod, Lanao del Norte NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF No.: 161-07-2012 Upon the Extra Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135/1508, as amended, filed by the ROGER D. BANDOJO, Iligan City against EVELYN D. BANDOJO, Iligan City to satisfy the indebtedness which as of December 10, 2011 amounting to ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php 100,000.00) excluding penalties, changes, attorney’s fee and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on 18th day of May 2012 at 10:00 AM or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Poblacion, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, to the highest bidder for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all its improvements, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-25,753 “A parcel of land technically identifies as Lot No. 4782, Pls-13, situated at Barrio of Tubaran, Municipality of Tubod, Province of Lanao del Norte more particularly described and bounded as follows: Beginning at a point marked “1” of Lot 4782 of the Public Land Subdivision of Tubod, being S. 39-44 ‘ E., 716.52m. from B.L.L.M. 172, Pls-31, thence S.89-02 ‘W 287.04m. to point 2; N. 29-22 ‘E., 134.63m. to point 3; N.5-39 ‘ E.,102.62m. to point 4; S.78-17’E., 194.24m. to point 5; N. 74-01 ‘ E., 99.94m. to point 6; S.31-04 ‘ W., 118.95m. to point 7; S. 7-55 ‘ W., 101.77m. to point 1, point of beginning.

Containing area of FIFTY ONE THOUSAND NINETY NINE (51.099) SQUARE METERS, more or less. Registered in the name of Lucita S. Pardillo.”

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

Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, this March 22, 2012.

For the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Sheriff (Sgd.) CONRADO V. HINGCO, JR. Sheriff IV BWM: APRIL 2, 9 & 16, 2012

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Bring Out the Best THINK a minute…

Winston Churchill was 65 years old when he first became England’s Prime Minister. It was May of 1940 and England’s military was not well armed or prepared for war. So when Hitler’s huge, powerful German army was planning to attack the British Isles, most military experts expected Germany to easily defeat England in no time.

But these experts could not imagine that in only 7 months, Winston Churchill would change the history of England and the entire Western World. During those 7 months, when the families of Great Britain gathered in their living rooms to listen to their leader over the radio,

their feelings of fear and hopelessness were soon replaced by great confidence, hope, and victory. Why? Churchill knew just how to get the English people to believe in themselves— in their own cause and abilities. And defeating Germany’s powerful army became England’s finest hour!

It’s been said: “People who feel good about themselves do their best.”

Whether it’s at work on the job, at home with their mate and children, or with friends. So if you want people to change, you’ve got to help them believe in themselves so they will want to change and do their best. But when we criticize and shame our children,

our wife or husband, or people we work with, we only hurt them and tear down their self-confidence.

So why should we expect them to do better when we’ve made them believe they can’t!

We all do our best when we feel good about ourselves. That’s why a successful businessman says: “Instead of catching people doing something wrong to criticize and punish them, try to catch people doing something right and praise them for it. Then they will want to keep doing that right thing and always do their best.”

This is why Jesus Christ commands us to love others as yourself. Make others feel good about them-

Bon Appetite for Bulad!

THINKING of a gastronomic adventure after the Lenten season? Continue meat fasting with “Bulad” or dried fish loved by many Filipinos and viewed as disgusting by many foreigners.

Dried out from the heat of the sun along the fish ports of Puerto Princesa or the household backyards of Bantayan Island or Pagadian City, Bulad is cheap and delicious that is missed and longed by many during breakfast. It is a favorite fare to as far as many overseas Filipinos whether one leaves in a plushy Manhattan apartment in New York City or in the bunk house of the construction worker in the Middle East. It chooses no enclaves, rich or poor Filipinos just love this food that leaves salty taste in our palate.

Many different types of Bulad which are sold

from Jolo in Tawi Tawi to Bantayan Island in Cebu up to Aparri in Cagayan Valley are fractions of an industry that delivers money from sunrise to sunset. Market places stink to high heavens when dried fish change hands from the supplier to the sellers up to the consumers. It is a top commodity in the whole sales and retail business as millions of pesos are pumped to the underground economy created by this industry.

Anyone who is interested to discover every kind of dried fish imaginable from our city may just take a “Motorela” trip to Carmen or Cogon Markets. No one can miss these places, dry and wet places painted violet, topsy turvy traffic and vendors of all kinds that blocked the side streets.

These places are overpowering with odor, the smells

stick to your clothes and no amount of perfumes can help much. But that is all part of the exciting adventures that one can indulge this summer in Cagayan de Oro. There are countless varieties of Bulad to choose from in the Philippines, Dangit, the most popular is crunchy and crispy when deep fried. Tonsoy that comes from Zamboanga is a favorite dish to the toughies in Tondo, Manila. The fresh catch is the type of fish that goes to the production of Montaño Sardines of Dipolog City. Pusit or dried squid seasoned with sugar is a top take out product of Bacolod City. The Espada, a sword fish that has a white meat when dried is a pride of Aringay, La Union. Summer travelers from Manila coming down from Baguio City never miss the Espada

THINK A MINUTE

JHAN TIAFAU HURST selves the way you want to feel good about yourself.

So won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you for your past and for treating others wrongly? Then ask Him to start changing your heart, so you can not only become your best, but you will also bring out the best in others.

Just think a minute…

TRAVERSING THE TOURISM HI-WAY

PED T. QUIAMJOT as pasalubong. While dried Seahorse in Ongpin, Chinatown, Manila is aphrodisiacs to many of the older males with erectile dysfunctions.

Interesting! Seahorses swim always in a standing position.

The taste of Bulad is addictive. Once you get to taste it, you crave for more and there is even a catch and a joke that although prices are low it is a leading causes to high blood pressure. But that is all part of the excitQUIAMJOT/PAGE 7

BSP as Supervisor and Regulator (First of Two Parts) One of the three pillars of central banking is effective supervision and regulation.

The other two pillars are: 1. maintenance of price stability and 2. maintenance of an effective payment and settlement system.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas acts as supervisor and regulator of the following institutions: 1. banks 2. subsidiaries and affiliates of banks 3. quasi-banks 4. subsidiaries and affiliates of quasi-banks engaged in allied activities 5. trust entities 6. non-stock savings and loan associations 7. pawnshops and 8. offshore banking units or OBUs. According to level of capitalization and authorized banking functions and activities, banks are classified into:

1. universal banks 2. commercial banks 3. thrift banks 4. rural banks 5. cooperative banks 6. Islamic banks 7. other banks The Bangko Sentral’s supervisory powers over the above-named institutions are exercised primarily through: 1. Issuance of rules 2. Examination and investigation—which could be either regular or special 3. Prompt Corrective Action 4. And when necessary, Resolution Issuance of rules In the exercise of its rule-making authority, the Bangko Sentral sets policy directions and issues instructions to banks and other supervised institutions through memorandums and circulars.

All these issuances are pursuant to and consistent with the General Banking Law of 2000 (RA 8791), the

New Central Bank Act (RA 7653) and other applicable laws.

Such issuances cover the whole range of banking activities starting from: 1) organization/ capitalization/equity investments; 2) composition of board of directors; 3) qualifications/disqualifications of officers and directors (“fit and proper rule”); and 4) operations [e.g. a. self-dealing transactions (DOSRI), b. lending limits (SBL), c. reserve requirements, d. mergers and consolidations, e. branching, f. disclosures, g. provision for losses and write offs, h. acquisition of real estate, i. other banking services,] to name just a few.

Examination and Investigation The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas conducts regular examinations and, when circumstances warrant, special examinations. Regular examinations are conducted at specified intervals (at least once year, but in no

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IGNACIO BUNYE case shall the present examination be done within 12 months from the last examination). By a vote of at least five members of the Monetary Board, a special examination may be conducted any time.

As insurer of bank deposits, the Philippine Deposit and Insurance Commission (PDIC) has been granted by law concurrent authority to examine banks.

During the examination of supervised institutions, the Bangko Sentral checks the institution’s compliance with the laws, rules and

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that the government will restore the travel tax exemption after it was withheld for about six years, or during the period when the foureconomy sub-group of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was aggressively promoted.

BIMP-EAGA, crafted during the Ramos administration, groups Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in the socalled East ASEAN Growth Area.

INDONESIA’S EXPERIENCE In a separate interview, Indonesian Consul General Eko Hartono said his government had imposed a travel tax when the country faced a crisis in the 1980s.

At that time, he said, an Indonesian traveler had to shell out $110.

“That was already a huge amount,” he said.

The tax was eventually lifted when Indonesia’s economy started to stabilize, the official said, a move that benefited the business sector.

“Although it is difficult to assess whether the scrapping (of travel tax) has helped the industry, I believed it has,” Hatono said.

Then president Fidel V. Ramos lifted the P1,620travel tax for travelers within the sub-region to support the initiative to strengthen links within the area.

The exemption, however, was not renewed in September 2008 after the order’s effectivity expired.

In the same year, the then Mindanao Economic Development Council, the predecessor of MinDA and the Philippine coordinating office for BIMP-EAGA, had recommended to reinstate the exemption to then president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo through the Finance department.

The Finance department prepared a recommendation

to the Office of the President for the extension of the travel tax exemption by three years, but this was left hanging until the change of administration in July 2010.

The recommendation was based on the “principle of reciprocity” as other economic within the group implement the same policy.

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Earthsoul Solutions, Inc. (ESI), said.

During an open forum with Cagayan de Oro journalists at the recent Trauma and Journalism Seminar jointly conducted by BusinessWeek Mindanao, Philippine Press Institute and National Union of Journalists in the Philippines last week, Abejuela said they are doing this to protect the environment.

He also said his group will spearhead the first Mindanao Environment Summit and Green Caravan to be held in Davao City on April 20-22, 2012.

The summit is intended to raise the level of awareness among the people on the need to protect and preserve the environment.

Abejuela explained they have conceptualized this summit and invited all the stakeholders to join hands on natural farming because it is the only way, where they can access to healthy food.

Earthsoul Solutions is urging that the people should go back to the old practices but there is an improvement.

“We are still going to use fertilizers, but this time it is organic. So we are going to use the leaves of the plants we are going to decompose and introduce micro organisms,” Abejuela added.

Summit organizers headed

by Ibno Turabin, a civic leader from Basilan and Zamboanga Peninsula, said that natural /organic farming method will be discussed during the April Environmental Summit in Davao City and that Re-

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12TH Judicial Region Branch 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte WHELIENS TELLO GANCEŇA, Petitioner,

SPL. PROC. NO. 225-07-2012 (i)

- versus – LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE, Respondent. x---------------------/

- for – Correction of Entries

ORDER A verified petition for correction of entry in the Certificate of Live Birth of Wheliens Tello Ganceňa as to her gender/sex which was erroneously entered as MALE instead of FEMALE, her true sex/gender, etc was filed before this Court on February 22, 2012, praying among others that after notice and hearing, an Order be issued directing the respondent to effect the corrections sought for.

Petitioner alleges that she is of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Barangay Pualas, Tubod, Lanao del Norte. She was born on October 24, 1992 at Pualas, Tubod, Lanao del Norte and her birth was duly registered at the Respondent’s office. However, under the entry of “Sex”, the one entered is “MALE” instead of “FEMALE”, her true and correct sex. That under entry No. 6, her mother’s first name was erroneously entered as MELAMIE, instead of MELAME, without “I”. That such erroneous entries may have been inadvertently done by the one who entered the facts of her birth. That she had never undergone sex transplant neither to submit for medical operation to change her sex. That she filed the instant petition as pauper litigant in accordance with OCA Circular No. 121-2007.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of the case to May 4, 2012 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 Provincial Prosecutor’s Office in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Public Attorney’s office in Tubod, Lanao del Norte and to the petitioner, Wheliens T. Gancena whose address is at Pualas, Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

The petitioner is hereby directed to publish copy of this Order to BUSINESSWEEK MINDANAO for three (3) consecutive weeks, at her expense, to comply with the requirements of the Rules.

SO ORDERED. Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

February 24, 2012.

BWM: March 23, 30 & April 9, 2012

(Sgd.) ALAN L. FLORES Presiding Judge

gion 9 and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will be heavily involved during the event.

“We will also be discussing the effects of Climate Change and what happened in Cagayan de Oro City in Iligan City, Compostela Valley and other places in the Philippines. Then, we will be talking about how we are going to reforest our mountains we have the so called agro forestry,” Turabin said.

He said the summit intends to inculcate the value of embracing nature and looking at nature as a vital component in any development program.

On the issue of the antiorganic movements, the organizers said they will inform them that we have only one earth and all these things that we are doing is to make the father earth stronger and we are going to restore fertility of the soil through natural farming.”

“We are pro-people. All these things we are doing in protecting environment, natural farming these are all geared toward enhancing the humanity and also preserving bounty of nature in order the next generation comes will be able to enjoy them,” Turabin said.

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Agusan Elementary School, Xavier Heights, Barangay 24, Isla de Oro, Carmen, Patag, Macabalan, Tibasak, and provincial capitol.

EcoVille Camp Manager Brian Lustre of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that the 7th Batch were composed of 25 families who took shelter at the Xavier Heights covered court; 10 families from the West City Central School; 1 family from the Provincial Capitol ground; 5 families from Tambo; 1 family from Camaman-an; 1 Crusher family; 1 family from Patag; 1 family from Barangay 24; 3 families from Lapasan; 6 families from Pasil, Kauswagan; 5 fami-

lies from Macabalan; and 1 family from City Central School.

A total of 49 children aged 0 to 19 were among those who were moved from the temporary shelters to the bunkhouses at EcoVille.

Merry Rose Mejia, 40, who is wheelchair-bound because of polio, said that she now can breathe freely.

“Feeling nako makaginhawa na kog dako, dili pareho atong naa pa kita sa tent nga murag huot kaayo akong ginhawa,” she said.

She said that unlike in the temporary evacuation center at the West City Central School where she and her husband and 3 small children evacuated at the height to Tropical Storm Washi on the night of December 16, 2011, she feels secure at the Xavier Ecoville.

Ruperto Misteriola, 67, and Erasto Mabaylan Jr., 51, whose houses at Isla Puntod in Barangay Balulang were washed out by TS Washi expressed gratefulness that their families were among those chosen to be transferred to EcoVille.

Mabaylan said in the vernacular that “we cannot but accept the offer extended to our family to transfer to EcoVille. Although it is a little bit far from our source of livelihood, at least there we can have a semblance of a normal life in a community unlike here in the evacuation center” as his hands and eyes sweep the surroundings at the Xavier Heights covered courts where he brought his family when TS Washi struck last December.

Mabaylan is a buko vendor and moonlight as a construction worker whenever there is an opportunity in order to augment his meagre income from selling buko.

At EcoVille, a sprawling 5.3 hectare community on a land owned by Xavier University and co-managed

by IOM, Sendong Survivors can live normally as they slowly rebuild their lives with the help of various organizations.

Republic of the Phillippines Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch 38 Cagayan de Oro City 2012-146 INRE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION SPEC. PROC. CASE OF ENTRY IN THE BIRTH NO.2012-039 RECORD OF MAYCEL R. NACIONALES IN THE INFORMATION OF THE GENDER/SEX OF THE PERSON FROM FEMALE TO MALE, MAYCEL R. NACIONALES, Petitioner, -VersusLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Respondent.

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A beauty pageant contestant in the late 70’s when asked of the secret of her physique, answered it’s her diet of Toyo a Tagalog version of Bulad. She advanced to the front runners in the semi final and won for the Philippines our first Miss Universe title.

In the 80’s a favorite commercial of a leading beer product endorsed by the late champion boxer, Flash Elorde and comedian, Bert “Tawa” Marcelo popularized “Dilis” or dried anchovies as beer tandem for “pulotan” and after a saucer full of dilis is cleaned up, the beer drinkers, tossed and asked for, Isa pa nga! Whether the clamor was for Beer or for the hors’ de oeuvres, it’s more fun and appetizing for Filipinos to eat Bulad.

and regulations. The Bangko Sentral also assesses the institution’s: C - Capital adequacy A - Asset quality M - Management quality E - Earnings L - Liquidity S - Sensitivity to Market Risk Each of the above components is rated from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest.

A component rating of 3 is considered Satisfactory. A less than satisfactory component rating indicates that the institution requires special attention. A composite rating of 2 triggers Prompt Corrective Action.

Next week, I will discuss the last two “tools” by which the BSP exercises its supervisory powers: Prompt Corrective Action and Resolution.

Note: The foregoing article and its sequel will also appear in the author’s forthcoming book—Central Banking for Every Juan and Maria.

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whom he entrusted the care and stewardship of the forests and the waters to renew the rituals and practices which were taught to us by our forefathers, he added.

On the first Wednesday of March, the Higaonons of the 13 tribal councils, together with datus and elders from the Bukidnons and Manobos from nearby provinces gathered at the banks of the Cagayan River at Upper Balulang for the “Pamumulakaw” (Prayer to Bulalakaw, the river spirit) asking for forgiveness for the years of neglect and forgetfulness and appealing that the Sendong disaster not be repeated.

Just across the river was Sitio Taguanao of Barangay Indahag, the site of the Huluga Caves and Open sites, believed to be the first settlement of the ancient Kagay-anons.

On a nearby promontory, the village named Himologan was established and headed

by Datu Salangsang during the 16th century, noted Dr. Erlinda Burton, archeologist and curator of the Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan Museo de Oro. No less than seven Baylans (tribal priests) led the ritual slaughter of a cow, two pigs and over 200 chickens in two rituals held four hours apart with the whole community of the 13 tribes joining in the prayer and making their individual offerings.

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the upliftment of the world we live in,” he added.

Then last December 17, the waters of the Cagayan River rampaged through the lower barangays of the city, killing over a thousand people and causing over a billion pesos of destruction to the infrastructure and personal properties of thousands more.

Like their forebears, the tribes underwent a deep reflection following the calamity and realized how they had neglected their stewardship of the forests and the waters. On January 8, the City Tribal Council of the Higaonon Tribe in Cagayan de Oro (Konsiho Ho Katauhan) performed the annual ritual asking the Magbabaya to spare the people from epidemics and sickness following the Tropical Storm Sendong disaster as diseases like leptospirosis and dysentery struck the crowded evacuation centers.

“Usa sa nakita nga mga hinungdan mao ang napasagdan ug nalimtan nga pagatiman sa kinaiyahan pinaagi sa tinuig nga katilingbanong pag-ampo sa mga katubigan, kasapaan ug kasobaan ug mga palibot niini,” Datu Ontong noted.

Following their reflection and meditation, the tribes realized the Magbabaya was reminding the people to

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DO U LUK OLDER DAN UR AGE? Y?

ORDER Before this Court is a Petition Filed by the Attorney’s Office for Correction of Entry in the Certificate of Live Birth of petitioner as to Gender/Sex from ‘’ Female’’ to ‘’male’’ recorded in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition be set for hearing on May 31, 2012 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court, on which date, time and place, all persons who may have any opposition to the Petition herein sought, may appear to show cause why said Petition should not be granted.

Let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing.

Likewise, let copies of this Order, with Petition attached, be posted by the petitioner on the bulletin boards of the Court, the City Hall of Cagayan de Oro City and the Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental for at least ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing.

SO ORDERED. 16 March 2012, Cagayan de Oro City.

(Sgd.) EMMANUEL P. PASAL Presiding Judge BWM: MARCH 30, APRIL 6 & 13, 2012

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 28 Mambajao, Camiguin IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE RECORDS OF BIRTHS IN THE OFFICE OF LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OF MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN, MARCH LOU O. MAESTRADO, -versus –

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Petitioner,

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MAMBAJAO, PROVINCE OF CAMIGUIN, Respondent.

X---------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER Petitioner, March Lou O. Maestrado is of legal age, Filipino, single and resident of Anito, Mambajao, Camiguin, thru the Public Attorney’s Office, alleges, that he was born on March 31, 1990 at Anito, Mambajao, Camiguin to Spouses Merelo P. Maestrado and Emma V. Obedencio whose birth was duly recorded in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Mambajao, Camiguin as shown in the machine copy of his Certificate of Live Birth but which birth record erroneously recorded his Sex as Female when in fact and in truth he is a MALE and the middle initial at the bottom portion of the said Birth Certificate is erroneously recorded as P. when it should be O. for Obedencio. In order to correct such erroneous entries this petition is filed.

The petition being sufficient in form and substance is hereby set for hearing in this Court’s Session Hall on June 1, 2012 to start at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.

Let copy of this Order and of the petition and its annexes be sent to each of the following: Office of the Solicitor General; Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Mambajao, Camiguin and the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Camiguin.

A copy of this Order is required to be published at petitioner’s expense in any newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Camiguin once a week for three consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing.

Any person or entity whose interest might be adversely affected by the proceedings in this case may file written opposition and personally appear during the hearing and substantiate the same.

SO ORDERED. Done in Mambajao, Camiguin, this 21st day of March 2012.

BWM: APRIL 9, 16, & 23, 2012

(Sgd.) RUSTICO D. PADERANGA Judge

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte JAIME S. SAMSON, Plaintiff, - versus – AURELIA ADRIANO CRISTOBAL, Defendant. x----------------------- /

CIVIL CASE NO. 07-729 - for – Declaration of Nullity of Marriage on the Ground of Psychological Incapacity

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO:

AURELIA ADRIANO CRISTOBAL Sta. Clara, Sta. Maria, Bulacan

G R E E T I N G S! WHEREAS, on March 23, 2012, the Court issued an order granting the petitioner’s Ex-parte Motion to Effect Summons by Publication, the dispositive portion of which reads as follows: “WHEREFORE, finding the motion meritorious, the same is granted. Petitioner is allowed to effect the service of summons to the respondent by way of publication in any newspaper of general circulation in Lanao del Norte and Iligan City and any part of Mindanao.”

WHEREAS, Complaint reads: “COMPLAINT COMES NOW Plaintiff, by counsel and unto the Honorable Court, most respectfully avers: THE PARTIES 1. Plaintiff JAIME S. SAMSON, is of legal age, married, and a resident of J & F STORE, Pualas, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, where he can be served with summons, orders, and other court processes; 2. Defendant on the other hand, is likewise of legal age, married, and a resident of Sta. Clara, Sta. Maria, Bulacan, where she can be served with summons and other court processes; CAUSE OF ACTION 3. Plaintiff and defendant first met in 1974; plaintiff was then working with Tesoro while at the same time was a 2nd year college student; while defendant was about to enter into college yet; 4. Defendant’s mother was hired by plaintiff’s employer, and was thereafter joined by the defendant who worked in the same compound; 5. Defendant was highly ambitious and snobbish, and yet plaintiff got attracted to the former and courted her for quiet a long time; 6. In the course of courting defendant, plaintiff got to learn that the former was also arrogant and mean in dealing with others as she tended to speak harshly and rudely; 7. After two (2) years of courtship, defendant gave her “yes” to plaintiff, but even before that plaintiff was already helping financially defendant’s parents; 8. After finishing school, plaintiff proposed marriage to defendant, but she refused saying she had still ambitions to fulfill; 9. Doubtful of defendant’s seriousness in their relationship, plaintiff left Tesoro and started forming a construction company in Cubao upon the invitation of his close associates; 10. In late 1980’s, however, their company gone bankrupt, and he lost a relatively sizable amount of money; 11. Thereafter, plaintiff got two (2) offers for abroad, although he was not keen yet of going abroad as overseas worker unlike defendant who had been longing to work abroad; 12. During the time that plaintiff was working with a construction firm he formed, his relationship with defendant was characterized as on and off, and defendant showed no interest to the offer of plaintiff for marriage; 13. Then plaintiff accepted the offer to work for Nigeria, and on knowing the offer, defendant invited him for a talk; 14. Although plaintiff had another sweetheart by then, he proposed for marriage again to defendant when they met; defendant, in that meeting, finally accepted plaintiff’s proposal for marriage; 15. And, within two (2) weeks from that meeting, they got married in a civil rites on August 31, 1981 officiated by a judge and attended by only a few people (a copy of their marriage contract is made an integral part hereof as Annex “A”); 16. But his decision to marry defendant proved to be a disaster for him; 17. On the night of the wedding, defendant feigned to be a virgin and claimed plaintiff was the only man in her life, but plaintiff knew that she was not (although he kept this to himself until the time he filed a case for divorce her much later); 18. Two (2) weeks later, plaintiff left defendant to work in Nigeria for 11 months, and while there their means of communication was only by phone and letters; 19. For eleven (11) months, plaintiff worked in Nigeria and on many instances, defendant demanded money from him which she indulged in buying expensive clothes and other personal things; 20. A month before plaintiff returned home, they had chance to talk and both were agreed about having a simple church wedding; 21. To the dismay of plaintiff, however, defendant planned and wanted a grandiose wedding, and she prevailed upon him upon his return; 22. Although he was upset, plaintiff could no longer do anything, and he was forced to shell out all his hard-earned savings for their grand wedding as demanded of him by defendant who justified that she deserved such kind of wedding; 23. These selfish tendencies of defendant already came to the fore even at this early period of their marital union, an indication that defendant had difficulty fulfilling the essential requisites of marriage such as love, affection, moral, and spiritual support required of a married woman to her husband; 24. After their church wedding on October 24, 1982 as shown in the Certificate of Canonical Marriage issued by Parish of St. Vincent de Paul, Manila ( a copy of the certificate is made a part hereof as Annex “B”), they were brought to the defendant’s residence in Bulacan despite his whimpered protestation, and their they had their honeymoon; 25. They only had a short stay in Bulacan because defendant became demanding that plaintiff should lose no time in going back to Nigeria for no other purpose but to earn a substantial income to support her growing insatiable desire for material possessions; 26. And, off they went together to Nigeria, and while there, it became apparent to plaintiff that defendant is really materialistic as she spent much on signature clothes, shoes, precious jewels, and appliances, and worse, she even sent not only a few of her acquisition to her folks in their place without prior consent of plaintiff; 27. On many occasions, defendant loved to be the center attraction in gatherings of the Filipino community there; she became demanding of his time, and was a compulsive buyer and insistent to be always at par in terms of material acquisition with the rest of the neighborhood of the plaintiff; 28. Defendant became argumentative over anything, a nagger at a slightest provocation, and was totally opinionated giving no regard to the thoughts of others; all the more, she became insistent to acquire good stuff, foods, and flashy personal things; 29. She became showy and ostentatious, totally engrossed at beautifying herself at the expense of the plaintiff; 30. They stayed in Nigeria until 1984 only, and from there they migrated to the U.S. at the importuning of the defendant who always dreamed aloud of going to that place even if it meant exhausting all his savings he earned in Nigeria; 31. Practically penniless, plaintiff started looking for a job but encountered difficulties owing to lack of requisite papers for employment; luckily, however, plaintiff got hired as a draftsman by an employer who liked his work attitude and not too soon thereafter, was petitioned by the latter who acted as his sponsor; 32. He was able to work under his first employer for nine (9) years who sent him to school to learn more about electrical engineering, and in 1991 received his green card, and then was hired as a professional electrical engineer; 33. Then their first child, JAIME SAMSON II was born on September 20, 1986 as shown in the Certificate of Birth (a copy of which is made an integral part hereof as Annex “C”:, and though it was defendant who took good care of their child, defendant’s preference for good things and her being a partyer persisted; 34. Their second child came on December 24, 1988, and they christened him CHRISTOPHER CRISTOBAL SAMSON as shown in his Certificate of Birth, a copy of which is made part hereof as Annex “D”; 35. Sometime in 1990, defendant met another Filipina while strolling in a park; not too soon thereafter, plaintiff observed some notable changes in defendant’s behavior, and it was for the worse; 36. Defendant became all the more argumentative, and plaintiff learned later that the newfound Filipina friend of the former is a mistress of a married man based in Manila who was compelled by her parents to seek a better life in America and got a live-in partner from Afghanistan;

37. Defendant would always pick a fight against plaintiff for no apparent reason at all; she demanded more time and attention from plaintiff, and even became jealous of their own children to the extent that their children bore the brunt of defendant’s negative emotions; 38. When JAIME SAMSON II became three years old, defendant demanded from plaintiff to send him to a highly exclusive school, but no matter how plaintiff explained that their means could hardly support such kind of expensive education, defendant persisted; later, however, defendant realized the effect to their financial standing, and so, defendant agreed to sending their child to a cheaper school; 39. Thereafter, defendant, out of her desire to be with the ‘Joneses’, inveigled plaintiff to buy a house of their own; and, plaintiff had to borrow money from his friends and was able to acquire one in 1992; 40. Plaintiff thought that by yielding to the desire of defendant to acquire a house of their own using borrowed funds, the latter would realize that they needed some time to settle their indebtedness; 41. Contrary to the expectation of plaintiff, however, defendant’s inordinate desire for good stuff ballooned when the latter had to demand for expensive and new house furnishing leaving plaintiff without any savings, and for this plaintiff was compelled to accept odd jobs to earn extra money; 42. Over a period of time, their eldest became IE, and because he is quite independent and intelligent, more often he clashed with defendant who still tried to wield a domineering and controlling parenting style that was loathed upon by said child of theirs; 43. Plaintiff dutifully fulfilled his parental duties to his children and would even find time to accompany them to their boy scouts camping trips, but still defendant would accused plaintiff of having no time for their children; 44. Plaintiff started having a business of his own in late 1992, but his relationship with defendant had worsened; at times, plaintiff was traveling with their kids leaving defendant in a hotel at the expense of plaintiff; 45. Their younger son, CHRISTOPHER CRISTOBAL SAMSON is asthmatic, but since defendant was too lazy to clean their house, plaintiff ended up doing the cleaning himself, as defendant preferred to spend her time most often in the malls; 46. On her insistence, defendant would always visit the Philippines yearly, but stayed most of the time with her own relatives; whenever she visited the country, she would always bring with her 8 boxes big balikbayan boxes full of stuff, but seven boxes she delivered to her kins, and only one (1) box to plaintiffs; 47. When their children were grown up, she demanded that she should have a job of her own; and, although she was not competent, plaintiff helped her found a job, but before long, she was already complaining about her co-workers, and even badmouthed a rabbi of the Jewish congregation; 48. At that time, plaintiff was looking for an assistant, so he offered her to be his assistant to work for just four (4) hours a day but with assured full day’s work, but defendant declined and yet, she had the gall to demand payment for taking care of their children; 49. Plaintiff could not do anything except to yield to the demand of defendant who was so happy collecting her undeserved salary from the former; and although they had a joint business account, defendant had her own bank account and maintained not one (1) but two (2) credit cards from which she charged all her outings at the expense of the plaintiff; 50. And, that served as the last straw that broke the camel’s back so to speak, plaintiff decided to separate from her – he went to stay with his older child in the building where he had his business; 51. Not too long after, however, he reconciled with defendant because he saw his younger child having difficulty in his schooling; but defendant asked for a car in exchange; 52. A week after, they got separated again; and in 2001, he had a lawsuit making him pre-occupied with his business and such lawsuit; 53. A year after, they got reconciled once more, but this time, defendant demanded for a pricey house in Princeton, New Jersey to which plaintiff gave in as his business was still in flourish; 54. Plaintiff bought the said house but on conditions that they must maintain a simple lifestyle and that they must sell their old house to which defendant readily agreed; 55. When they transferred to their new house, however, defendant reneged on her promise for a simpler lifestyle and demanded for some changes and renovations; 56. Plaintiff regretted buying said house, but he could not do anything, and so he spent sizable amount of money and incurred debts relative to the acquisition thereof; 57. Plaintiff confronted defendant and told her grossly irresponsible, and feeling disgusted, she decided to separate from plaintiff, and stayed in their old house, leaving plaintiff in the Princeton house; 58. In 2005, defendant filed a divorce suit against plaintiff that was granted in 2007, as shown in the decree a copy of which is made an integral part hereof as Annexes “E” and “E-1” to extract a lot more money from plaintiff; 59. The two children were staying with plaintiff who defrayed the cost of their education; 60. Defendant, on the other hand, had a new car, a fully-paid house plus additional cash; she had still a job at that time, but a year after, she was discharged from her work; 61. The two children refused to talk to defendant owing to the latter’s domineering and controlling behavior; 62. In 2008, plaintiff filed a church annulment in the US, and is still pending to this date; 63. Defendant, notwithstanding their separation, has been receiving US$2,000.00 monthly from plaintiff who also continue to shoulder the education expenses of their two children; 64. All the foregoing circumstances considered, defendant clearly shows pattern of abnormal behavior/personality disorder making her psychologically incapacitated to perform her essential marital obligations, not only to petitioner but also to their children who have been deprived of the love, care and attention of their mother, all through the years; 65. As can be seen, this psychological incapacity of defendant is clinically permanent or incurable. This psychological incapacity of defendant was therefore already in existence even before her marriage to plaintiff but the same became more evident and manifest only after the parties got married to each other; 66. Defendant’s apathetic attitude towards plaintiff and their children are indications of her incapacity from accepting and therefore complying with her marital obligations embraced by Articles 68 up to 71 as well as Articles 220, 221 and 225 of the Family Code; 67. Hence, defendant should be declared psychologically incapacitated, and her marriage with plaintiff should be annulled on the basis thereof.

PRAYER WHEREFORE, premises considered it is most respectfully prayed that after trial, a judgment be rendered by this Honorable Court declaring the marriage between plaintiff and defendant void ab initio by reason of psychological incapacity of the defendant, in accordance with Article 36 of the Family Code.

Other relief just and equitable in the premises are likewise prayed for.

Iligan City (for Tubod, Lanao del Norte), Philippines. 4 August 2011.

DEMOSTHENES R. PLANDO Counsel for the Plaintiff Suite 308, Abalos Building Aguinaldo St., Iligan City Tel. (063) 221 2655 PTR No. 3579603 1/3/11 Iligan City IBP OR No. 768299 12/8/10 Iligan City – Lanao del Norte Roll No. 46204 MCLE Compliance # IV-0000049 October 27, 2010” NOW THEREFORE, the above-mentioned Respondent is hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, his ANSWER to the above-quoted petition within sixty (60) days from publication of the summons and to serve copy of the said answer upon petitioner’s counsel at his given address indicated in the petition. Respondent is further reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a Motion to Dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer.

Tubod, Lanao del Norte, 26 March 2012.

ATTY. MARIA PTV ZALSOS – UYCHIAT, CPA Clerk of Court VI

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1. ATTY. DEMOSTHENES R. PLANDO Suite 308, Abalos Building Aguinaldo St., Iligan City

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AFMP CONSULTATION. DA in close coordination with NAFC has convened with its agricultural clienteles from regions 9, 10 and 13 to generate views and recommendations on their respective AFMP draft for the 2011-2017 period, before such will be completed and incorporated into the national AFMP.

Area-Wide AFMP Consultation conducted With the aim of harmonizing the programs and projects of the Department of Agriculture (DA) that will be implemented in the grassroots level, the area-wide consultation on the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Plan (AFMP) for 2011-2017 has been conducted in Cagayan de Oro City for Mindanao A cluster on March 1921, 2012. This was spearheaded by the DA planning service in partnership with the EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of MR. ELIAS D. BONITA, of legal age, Filipino, widower and a resident of Damilag, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, hereinafter known as the VENDOR, for and in consideration of the sum of SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 65, 000.00) in hand paid

by MR. EDWIN O. BONITA, also of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident of Damilag, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, hereinafter known as the VENDEE does hereby SELL, TRANSFER, and CONVEY unto EDWIN O. BONITA the vendee, his heirs and assigns a certain parcel of land located at Damilag, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon including any improvement that may be found thereon in the possession of the vendor which parcel of agricultural land is described as follows; A parcel of agricultural Land with an area of ONE THOUSAND (1,000) sq.m. located at Damilag, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon covered by TCT, T-92094 Cad. Lot 2, Pcs-10-002650, Assessors lot 22042 under Tax Declaration No. 29797 is the Subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE to Mr. EDWIN O. BONITA, as per Doc. No. 230; Page No. 46; Book No. VII; Series of 2010, under Notary Public of Atty. MELITO U. MARQUINO. BWM: MARCH 23, 30, & APRIL 6, 2012

National Agriculture sions, one for region 9, 10 and Fishery Council and 13, respectively. The workshop provided the (NAFC).

T h e c o n s u l t at i o n workshop will harness the AFMP as the participants are encouraged to comment and present their ideas that are essential in producing a more competitive, action-driven and implementable plan. Assistant Secretary Romeo S. Recide for Policy and Planning of DA, explained that the plan should be geared towards efficiency, convergence and mainstreaming of climate change.

On the other hand, Hon. Governor Oscar S. Moreno of Misamis Oriental lauded the DA for bringing development in the province.

He said that “with your help, we can together move forward to improve agricultural productivity.

With this improvement at hand, we have all the chances to attract investors. Therefore, we have to finalize this plan. The output of this workshop is critical in the development of the agriculture in our region; henceforth I am encouraging each and everyone to be more participative in order to come up with a more holistic plan,” Moreno concluded.

Three plenary sessions were conducted for small group discus-

participants the chance to clear their doubts and concerns leading to a unified plan that will bring agri-development in their respective regions. The AFMP will serve as the blueprint in the implementation of agriculture programs and projects in the country.

Attendees to the consultation workshop were the private stakeholders, chairs of the municipal, provincial and regional Agriculture and Fishery Councils (AFCs), local government units and representatives from the DA attached agencies and regional offices of DA 9, 10 and 13, respectively. # (MGBSta.Elena)

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tificates, and Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) credentials.

Other required documents are: valid National Bureau of Investigation clearance, original and photocopy of the first page of the passport and six pieces of 2x2 recent photos.

The documents must be submitted personally at the Manpower Registry Division, Window M, ground floor of Blas F. Ople building at Ortigas Ave. corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City.

Agdamag said that submission of applications is open until further notice.

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Taiwan gives rice to Sendong victims

By JOE PALABAO, REPORTER

THE People’s Republic of Taiwan has recently donated 300 tons of Taiwan rice to the victims of typhoon Sendong in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities, and other areas in the Visayan region.

Dubbed as the “Love from Taiwan,” the Taiwan Association of the Philippines, Inc., (TAP), a humanitarian group that has been existing in the Philippines for the last thirty one years, and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of the Philippines (TECO) distributed the staple food to eight areas of Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan cities heavily devastated by typhoon Sendong.

TAP President David Shih and TECO Rep. Ambassador Raymund Wang and Minister Liao-Wei Ping led the team with the different support groups from Taiwan.

In Cagayan de Oro, the turning over of the goods was held on March 17 at the Bulua Central School with

Minister Liao-Wei Ping in attendance.

The Taiwanese minister personally attributed the successful distribution of the goods to the coordination made by Reps. Rufus B. Rodriquez of the 2nd district of Cagayan de Oro City and Maximo B. Rodriquez of Abante Mindanao.

The two Rodriguezes personally received the donations which they, in turn, distributed it to different evacuation centers. Sixty four families who are at Bulua evacuation center and another eighteen families staying at the covered court of the school received 10 kilos of rice and a dressed chicken from Mighty Corporation.

In his message, Minister Liao also thanked the government of the Republic of China Taiwan for the rice donation for the hapless victims of typhoon sendong (international name Washi).

Flood victims at the Provincial Capitol grounds and other evacuation centers in

Hon. Congressman Rufus B. Rodriquez of the 2nd district of Cagayan de Oro City with Minister Mark Liao, Wei Ping and Ambassador Raymund Wang of Taipei Economic & Cultural Officer of the Phil and TAP President Mr. David Shih-representative from the Taiwan Association of the Phil together with Sendong victims receiving one bag full of Taiwan Rice.

the city also received the rice donation.

This is the third time TAP’s “Love from Taiwan” has reached Cagayan de Oro. In 2011, the same group also donated around 50 to 70 wheelchairs to the disabled persons of the 2nd district of Cagayan de Oro City. The second was in January this year when the number of Sendong’s casualties har risen

dramatically. The group immediately donated 5,000 packs of assorted relief goods for the victims through the office of Rep. Rufus B. Rodriquez.

According to Rep. Rodriguez, TAP will again give another tranche of support by the second quarter of this year.

Incidentally, the constituents of Rep. Benjo Benaldo of the 1st district of Cagayan de Oro City have also received

rice donation from TAP, including those ravaged areas and flood victims of Iligan City through Mayor Lawrence Cruz.

TAP-Vice Presidents Lee Cheng-Cheng and Johnson Lu have made proper coordinations to different line agencies for the turing over of the donations, particularly with the support of the World Trade Chamber

of Commerce (WTCC), Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), Subic Bay Taiwan Chamber of Commerce Inc. (SBTCCI), World League for Democracy (WLFD), Darma Drum Mountain Social and Charity Foundation (DDMSCF) with group leader MNs. Wu Shen and company with the Department of Social Welfare and Development of the Phil.

(DSWD).

IOM distributes P1.3-M worth of SRK materials to Sendong Survivors

By BONG D. FABE

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY— The International Organization for Migration (IOM) had distributed P1.3 million worth of badly-needed Shelter Repair Kits (SRKs) to 205 families whose homes have been damaged by the deluge brought by Tropical Storm Washi (local name: Sendong) nine days before Christmas day last year.

Each beneficiary-family received P7,000 worth of SRK from the IOM. The distribution of the SKR took place at the Macanhan covered court.

“Kini nga mga materyales nga gihatag sa IOM igo-igo lang gyud nga makapatindog mi pagbalik sa among gamay’ng payag (These materials given by IOM is just enough for us to construct a small house),” said Danilo Oponi.

Oponi said he is ver y thankful to IOM for its help and that he is very happy that despite the tragedy, humanitarian and aid agencies such as IOM are there to help him and others like him get back on their feet.

IOM, which was established in 1951, is the leading inter-governmental organiza-

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tion in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. It is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.

As the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) “Cluster” lead agency for Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) in Natural Disasters, IOM immediately deployed teams to assess needs in evacuation centres, displacement sites and other affected communities days after TS Washi devastated

SRK ENEFICIARY. A boy looks at a man transporting a shelter repair kit (SRK, composed of construction materials) on board his trisikad after receiving the materials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) during distribution at the Macanhan covered court on March 30.

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Cagayan de Oro City and neighboring Iligan City.

IOM also participated in a joint assessment mission with government line agencies led by the Office of Civil

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At present, IOM has distributed to the Sendong Sur vivors a total of P11 million worth of SRKs aside from other relief, emergency and humanitarian assistance since last year.

“Pasalamat ko’g dako sa IOM kay nakatabang gyud sila sa mga pobre (I am very thankful to IOM for their help),” said Wilma Sabuero, whose house was partially damaged when TS Washi struck on the night of December 16, 2011.

Myrna Labajo, like other beneficiaries, received 10 plywoods, 5 pieces of 2X4wood, 15 pieces of 2X2, 3 kilos of nails, a hammer, saw and roof sealant.

“Nalipay kaayo ko kay maayo na gyud tawn among gubaong balay (I am very happy for at last we can finally repair our damaged house),” she said.

Labajo said she has an

edge over her neighbors because her husband is a construction worker and is also doing carpentry works so it will be easy for them to repair their partially damaged house with IOM’s SRK. IOM, which serves as the co-lead with the DSWD in the IASC Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) cluster, is currently improving conditions in evacuation centres and transition sites by providing privacy partitions, bed kits, latrines, bathing cubicles, multi-purpose halls and cooking counters, aside from distributing SRKs and essential non-food relief items to displaced families to allow them to leave evacuation centres and return to their homes.

Recently, IOM completed the construction of 75 bunkhouses in the Lumbia relocation site. The project provided shortterm employment to almost 200 people from evacuation centres and host communities through a cash-for-work program.

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Mallberry Suites

Limketkai Drive ,CDO, Tel. No. [088]854-3999 / 854-7999 E-mail:info@mallberrysuites.com

Dynasty Court Hotel

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An extra ounce of coolness from Sharp airconditioners

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here’s no stopping Sharp Corporation of Japan, represented here in the Philippines by Sharp (Philippines) Corporation, from introducing new products that will definitely touch the lives of many Filipinos with their discriminating needs for appliances to bring joy and delight to the home of today.

One such product range is Sharp’s line of impressive split type and window type airconditioners that offer better cooling efficiency inside the room (or even the entire house) compared to other airconditioner brands of today, a true welcome treat considering the type of climate we have in the Philippines.

For the Inverter Split-Type airconditioners, which currently has 4 models, these outstanding airconditioners come with a 7th generation Plasmacluster Ion Technology, Sharp’s innovative and pioneering air purifying technology that has a technologically-advanced airflow filtration system to help ensure cleaner and fresher air.

It works by generating an electrical discharge to create positive and negative ions as they are released into the air. These ions then attach themselves to bacteria and viruses and instantly form highly oxidizing radicals which draw out hydrogen from the bacteria and then breaks down the protein’s membrane to make it inactive. Then the hydrogen and oxygen radicals combine with hydrogen to return to the atmosphere as a harmless substance.

Aside from that, the ions neutralize static electricity to prevent dust, pollen and other air contaminants from clinging to walls and fabrics so that they can be easily collected and filtered to effectively remove dust, pollen, bacteria and odors, thus making people with allergic reactions to these air contaminants breathe freely and easily.

The AH-XP26MF (2.5HP) and the AH-XP20MF (2.0HP) also come with a super jet stream for better cooling no matter where you are in the room, and cools the room 30% faster than splittype airconditioners in the market today. Its gentle cooling gives a soothing coldness to the room,

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Grand City Hotel

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