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ZAMBOANGA City -- Mayor Celso Lobregat on Friday presented during the Mindanao Power Summit in Davao City, the manifesto of Zamboanga City power stakeholders relative to the power situation in the area.

The manifesto, signed by representatives from various sectors, was the result of a meeting convened by Lobregat in cooperation with House Deputy Speaker Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar, said: “Given the growing demand and limited supply of power in the entire Mindanao, we support the establishment of baseload power plants in Zamboanga City consistent with environmental laws and policies, and seriously urge the National Government to create a conducive environment for the private sector to invest in the power sector and expedite the processing serious proposals and, to explore all alternative sources of energy.”

Wastewater treatment

SINCE their transfer to Xavier Ecoville, relocatees of tropical storm Sendong have been getting their hands dirty – literally – in vegetable gardening activities for home consumption and for sale to support their livelihood. However, limited water supply can be a problem.

In response, the Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (WaSH) cluster of Xavier Ecoville led by experts from Xavier University (XU) tapped the Ateneo Innovation Center (AIC) in installing a wastewater treatment facility that would make wastewater generated in the site re-usable for irrigation and other purposes.

By NELSON V. CONSTANTINO, Editor-in-Chief with IRENE DOMINGO, Reporter

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OWER shortage may still continue to grip Mindanao as government has failed to present a clear-cut and quick solutions to the problem during the recently-held Mindanao Power Summit in Davao City on Friday.

While the government is strongly pushing for the privatization of the state-owned power assets, most stakeholders present during the Summit have instead recommended that the state should retain ownership of the 700-megawatt (MW) Agus-Pulangui hydroelectric power complex as well NO SOLUTIONS IN SIGHT. President Benigno Simeon Aquino III listens attentively to the concerns of stakeas to stop the privatization of power holders during the Mindanao Power Summit held in Davao City on Friday. (PHOTO COURTESY OF MINDA) barges 101 to 104.

“The government should not privatize the hydroelectric plants including Agus-Pulangui and the power barges [because it will pave the POWER/PAGE 8

P-Noy to Mindanaoans:

Nuclear power pushed to solve energy crisis MINDANAO businessmen have appealed to the government to consider setting up a nuclear power plant in the region, which has been experiencing daily rotating brownouts for more than a month now.

Electric Power Alliance chairman Vicente Lao on Friday acknowledged that the Aquino administration might be lukewarm to tapping nuclear power, but said it should not be ruled out NUCLEAR/PAGE 10

Pay higher electricity rates AS IF the government is helpless in solving the problem in Mindanao, President Benigno Aquino bluntly told stakeholders during the Power Summit in Davao City that Mindanaoans have no other recourse but to carry the brunt of higher electricity rates or continue to suffer from power shortage.

In his speech, the President said there are investors willing to invest in Mindanao, but people in the region should accept a hike in electricity rates.

“How can you entice anyone to invest if their generating cost is more than their selling cost?

The simple truth is, we can have a lot more energy but we have to provide the incentives ELECTRICITY/PAGE 11

Primavera Penthouses now open for reservations Brokersand potential buyers are now queuing up for the impending sale of the topmostexclusive floor of Primavera Residences.

“These units are the best of thebest property available in Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao,” saidArchitect Romolo V. Nati, president and CEO of Italpinas Euroasian Design

andEco-Development Corporation, designers and developers of Primavera Residences,the first and only eco-friendly designed condominium in Region 01.

“We are reserving these bestproperties for the best people who deserve them so we will probably make aunique offer for them,” Arch. Nati added. “Owners PRIMAVERA/PAGE 10

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Compliant Mindanao food processors reach global markets DAVAO City -- Food processing firms in Mindanao that comply with international food quality and safety requirements are helping to create more livelihood opportunities for the region’s growers as they can reach the more lucrative global markets.

This has been the experience of several companies that have acquired HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control point) certification with assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

HACCP, a systematic, preventive approach to food

safety and quality that limits potential physical, chemical and biological hazards in food production, is increasingly becoming a standard requirement for export markets.

Food processors which are HACCP-certified generally see an increase in the

number of interested buyers from other countries. To fill the growing demand for their products, these firms source additional raw materials from farmer-suppliers.

“The buyers, who at one time, would not even return my calls, are now buying products following our HACCP certification,” said Helen del Rosario of Soyuz Foods, a processor of native lime (calamansi)-based products that participated in the recent international trade show PhilFoodEx.

Del Rosario said that she is expanding her company’s farmer-supplier base and meeting regularly with individual growers, farming cooperatives, and other groups in southern and northern Mindanao, to ensure a steady supply of the native limes for Soyuz.

“We have to find more suppliers to meet increased demand,” said Marilou Fernandez of KF Nutri Foods Int e r n at i o n a l , w h i c h , through USAID assistance acquired HACCP certification in 2010.

KF Nutri Foods, which exports processed banana chips, sources much of its fruit supply from conflictaffected areas in Mindanao.

“The Cardaba banana from which we make our chips is not a plantation crop but is grown on small farms,” added Fernandez.

“Farmers now have more options for selling,” said Isidro Ang, vice president of Martsons Food Corporation, which sells tropical fruit products such as dried

mango, pineapple and papaya, as well as fruit juices and aseptic purees.

Mar tsons is one of fifteen Mindanao firms, all small-to-medium enterprises, which have acquired HACCP certification through the assistance of USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, which is implemented under the oversight of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA).

USAID helps companies to develop the systems and procedures needed for HACCP-compliance, which must be audited and certified by TUV-SUD, an internationally recognized quality management agency based in Germany.

The companies shoulder part of the consultancy and certification fees involved, as well as the costs of developing or upgrading of their existing plant facilities as needed.

Depending on the individual company, HACCP requirements may include

building renovations, reconfiguring of assembly lines, training of workers, and introduction of monitoring and documentation systems.

HACCP certification is a major undertaking but companies like Martsons, which already exports to Asian countries and North America, believe that the investment is worth it.

“HACCP is demanded by our customers. This will allow us to enter new markets,” Ang said.

“The growing competitiveness of Mindanao’s food processors has multiplier effects along the supply chain,” said Fernandez of KF Nutri Foods, who notes that even small produce traders are able to take advantage of the new market opportunities.

Foreseeing increased demand and trying to create economies of scale, Del Rosario of Soyuz Foods has begun training some of her farmer-suppliers to semi-process native lime FOOD/PAGE 10

Davao cacao farmers target 100,000 tons of export demand DAVAO City -- Cacao farmers here in the region are bent on reaching the 100,000 tons of cacao demand needed by the global chocolate leader, Mars.

Cacao farmer Charita Puentespina said the struggles of the local cacao producers in order to reach the target demand by its chocolate partner. “ It was in 2008 that the cacao industry started to rise up as Mars Chocolate found our cacao having the exact quality that importers need,” Puentespina said.

When Davao cacao farmers started exporting to Mars, other importers and traders from Europe and the Netherlands followed suit.

“The demand was so high that we felt the need to consolidate. Fortunately, a non-government agency such as ACDI-VOCA helped

us organize ourselves, look for other cacao farmers to consolidate our produce.” she said.

At present 10,000 hectares of land in the country are planted with cacao. Seventy percent of the national production comes from Davao Region.

Data showed that cacao production reached an alltime high of 40,000 tons in the mid 80s but got lost in the coming years due to the problem on quality and shipping cost.

Not until an international buyer of cacao discovered the potentials of cacao beans produced in the Davao Region. This paved the way for the start of cacao production despite the lucrative export income from banana production.

Puentespina narrated the interest of Mars Cocoa in helping out the farm-

ers’ association to transfer knowledge to those interested of engaging into cacao production.

In May, the farmers’ association will open the Cacao Information and Development Center where farmers and even those non farmers but interested to learn could avail of the technology transfer seminar as well as the knowledge upgrading about the industry.

Experts will be teaching students techniques and ways for proper cacao production. The said center is also envisioned to have its processing plant where value-adding of the product will be maximized.

The center is also targeted to come up with a database in which target beneficiaries could make do with it as they plan to engage into this kind of industry.

BIR in Surigao del Sur set for ITR filing deadline TANDAG City -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) District Office 106 in Surigao del Sur has already braced itself for the anticipated throng of Income Tax Return (ITR) filers especially on April 16 deadline.

According to Revenue District Officer Amanoding Esmail, his office has already put up a Tax Filing Center in both the cities of Tandag and Bislig. They are manned by a revenue examiner to oversee the operations of the Office of the Collection Agent and the respective branches of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), being one of the BIR Authorized Agent BIR/PAGE 10

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Tudaya Hydro sets for construction DAVAO – The additional run-of-river hydropower generation in Southern Mindanao, dubbed as Tudaya Hydroelectric Power Plant 1 and 2 of Hedcor – AboitizPower’s whollyowned subsidiary, is ready to take off for its construction nearly this year with the additional capacity of 13.7 MW. “Our team is processing to finalize all the necessary requirements and other documents”, said Hedcor AVP for Engineering and Development in Mindanao Engr. Bill Haboc. “We are waiting for RE contracts, which Department of Energy is processing it already, then we are all set for construction”, Haboc added.

Tudaya Hydroelectric Power is an expansion of Hedcor Sibulan Hydropower Plant in Davao del Sur, located at the upstream of Sibulan Hydro Plant A and downstream of Sibulan Hydro Plant B. It made the development of the projects easier for the Hedcor’s exploration team because the potential sites of the two plants, especially Tudaya 1 became accessible after Hedcor opened farm-to-market roads and access road for the Sibulan plants. “Our engineers are now polish-

ing the design”, Haboc said.

Tudaya Hydropower Plant will generate 76 GWh of renewable energy annually for Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO) in the Province of Davao del Sur and Davao Light and Power Company in Davao City starting in the first quarter of 2014.

The exploration of the project started in 2010 and the project design began last year.

Hedcor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AboitizPower Corporation. Hedcor is the largest developer of run-of-river hydropower plants in the country with 19 hydropower plants in Benguet, Ilocos Sur, and Davao. It has plans of building more plants in Mindanao, aside from Tudaya 1 and 2 in Davao del Sur, another one in Davao City and two in Bukidnon.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. Hedcor engineers re-conduct location survey of the 13.7-MW Tudaya run-of-river Hydropower Plant at Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur in preparation for the upcoming construction.

STRENGTHENING KNOWLEDGE IN LIFELONG SKILLS (Project S.K.I.L.L.S) –Fifteen out of school youth completed recently certificate courses in Electrical Installation and Plumbing at the Cagayan de Oro School of Arts and Trade (COBSAT) in Bugo under the auspices of STEAG State Power Inc (SPI) – Project SKILLS. The completers belong to the first batch of 35 TechVoc scholars sent by Steag in order to equip them with employable skills. Meanwhile, eighteen more scholars have also completed the trainings on bookkeeping and housekeeping while three others are still taking-up a three-year program on hotel and restaurant services. Of the 35 scholars, 31 were issued a Certificate of Competency by TESDA which means they have met the country’s standards on workers Qualification and Certification System and attests to their national and even global competitiveness. Project SKILLS is implemented in partnership with DepEd, COBSAT and LGU Villanueva.

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Get Over It THINK a minute…

A young mother said that she never really appreciated her parents until she had children of her own. Only then did she realize all her parents had gone through in raising her. The sacrifices her parents made, the things they put up with and went without so they could feed and clothe her, pay her school fees, take care of her when she was sick, and the list went on and on.

But there are sometimes we can feel hurt or angry about things our parents did to us as children. Maybe you feel they were too hard and strict, or your parents treated you unfairly and differently from your brothers and sisters, or they even physically abused you. You might feel they didn’t really love you, or spend enough

time with you when you were young.

Friend, it may be true that your parents treated you wrongly, so it is completely understandable that you have feelings of hurt and anger toward them.

But now that you’re an adult, it’s not so much your parents but yourself whom you’re hurting by staying angry and bitter, refusing to forgive them. Unforgiveness and bitterness will only hurt yourself, because it poisons your heart and attitude toward life. What’s more, doctors have proven that unforgiveness and anger can cause physical suffering such as migrain headaches, stomach ulcers, high blood pressure, heart disease, and many other sicknesses.

Someone said that when we become adults, there

THINK A MINUTE comes a time when we have to “get over it.” We have to “let our parents off the hook.” We have to finally stop holding our parents on the hook of our anger, bitterness, and unforgiveness. For your own sake, you must let go of the hurt and forgive your parents, no matter what wrong and painful things they might have done to you in the past. Remember, many times our parents were only doing what had been done to them by their own parents. So God is their fair judge, not you.

ALL need God’s forgiveness for our many wrongs and hurts we’ve caused others. Jesus Christ said that we can never make our peace with Him and be forgiven, until we’ve made our peace and for-

Cagayan de Oro’s challenge PHILIPPINES’ population has grown to 92.3 million from the latest census of the National Statistics Office in 2010.

Cagayan de Oro contributed 602,088 to the total population figures with an increase of 15.31% from the 2007 census.

Current statistics reflect that almost half of the city populations that live in the urban center of our city come from Carmen district as the fastest growth area.

With a city population expected to grow closer to the 1 million mark in the next 5 years, the danger of informal settlers growing the same rate with the city population cannot be discounted.

The latest census for Manila 2 years ago has a population of 16 million.

According to the Asian

Development Bank report in 2010, the Manila informal settler’s ratio is “showing an increasing pattern with the other urban cities of the Philippines”.

It shows little indication of changing over the years.

Government has acknowledged that the influx of migration and shortage of housing contributed to this factor.

Fastest growing cities carry the burden of informal settlers growing nearly the same rate as that of the cities themselves. Politicians have shifted the nomenclature of “squatters” to informal settlers as a paradigm shift to get government attention to fund housing and social services to upgrade these strata in our society.

While at the same time, this is a segment identified as attractive market for poli-

ticians, to buy huge number of votes during elections at a discounted price. Informal settlers are proven swing votes for politicians.

Manila which is one of the world’s most populated city with 11 million people in 1998 and about 35% of the household which falls under the informal settler’s classification delivered the highest votes for Joseph Estrada during that year national election over his next closes rival.

Estrada, a rich scion of landed parents succeeded in projecting himself as pro poor from his roles in the movies.

Informal settlers have branch out with a voice to become urban poor. It has produced political clout through the Party List system and now has a voice allied with the other pro-

JHAN TIAFAU HURST given those people who have hurt and wronged us.

This includes our parents!

So why don’t you ask Jesus to give you His mercy and love, so you can finally reach out to your parents to forgive them, care for them, and honor them for all the good things they did do for you—before they’re gone and it’s too late.

Just think a minute…

TRAVERSING THE TOURISM HI-WAY

PED T. QUIAMJOT gressive block in Congress.

These agrupations are branded as bane to property owners and developers which are contesting unutilized titled lands over their prolonged unauthorized used.

Government right of ways for infrastructures often runs in conflict with this sector when demolitions are ruled.

Budget allocated for right QUIAMJOT/PAGE 7

Lessons behind prison walls LESSONS of hope and faith can sometimes be found in unlikely places.

I had the honor of giving the inspirational speech during the 54th Commencement Exercises of the Muntinlupa National Extension High School this week.

The graduating class was distinct because it consisted of 43 young men, in their late 20s, currently serving time at the New Bilibid Prisons.

As part of my speech, I shared with the graduates the inspiring story of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela. Mandela, who actively fought against apartheid, was imprisoned for 27 years before he became President of South Africa in 1994.

The fact that Mandela finished law in prison through the University of London External Programme is a great achievement that I hope could further inspire these young men to reach

for their dreams.

However, I should acknowledge that the most inspiring speech of the day came from the class valedictorian, 28-year-old Christian Carlo Calalang.

Calalang started his valedictory address with a humble acceptance that “life’s circumstances are not always what we wish them to be.”

“The pattern of life does not necessarily go as we planned, beyond any understanding. We may at times be led to different directions that we never imagined, dreamed or designed,” Calalang said.

The MNEHS 2011-2012 class valedictorian however stressed that the lack of effort in choosing a path or in trying to carry out one’s dreams would lead to “no direction at all.”

“Rather than wondering about, or questioning the direction my life has taken, I have bravely accepted that there is a path before me

now,” Calalang said.

He added, “The past is a brief reflection of the life I have shaped. I just keep the good memories and acquire wisdom from the mistakes I have made.”

The 28-year-old said that despite everything that has happened to him, he still looks forward to the time when the dark clouds in his life would eventually turn into blue skies.

“After all the depression, the painful memories and haunting fears, I was able to survive because of the unconditional love and support given to me by the people who have influenced me and touched my life,” Calalang said.

He acknowledged the indispensable role his parents, Carlito and Maria Ella Calalang, played in helping him achieve his dreams.

“Pa and Ma, I want to thank you for all the love and care you have given me, despite my being a prodigal son to you. I am sorry for all

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IGNACIO BUNYE those years I have wasted,” Calalang addressed his parents.

He also thanked the dedicated men and women of the Bureau of Corrections, especially their civilian and resident mentors, led by Dr. Rexy Morales, for their patience and perseverance.

Calalang stressed that “every individual should never be ashamed to say he has been in the wrong, because every mistake is an opportunity for us to reflect and learn.”

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OF the top five leading Cancer Deaths, the most preventable, is the one that involves the lungs.

Lung cancer or bronchogenic carcinoma, is a disease that is self inflicted.

With every stick of cigarette that you puff , inhaling and exhaling those fumes, you do not just increase your risk of lowering your number of life years, but that of the person within your vicinity.

Such a waste of life, so to speak.

Lung cancer affects men and women equally. Unlike years back, when the males were the predominant sex that was affected by the disease.

We get to see a rising number of the cases among the female population, which isn’t surprising at all, considering what is going on around us, with a lot of women with that stick of cigarette on their fingers, around town.

Most of those affected and who suffers from the illness are, according to the Medical books , belong to the 50’s and above. But, times have changed it would seem.

The youngest case I had, was a 17 year old male, very promising youth, with a life ahead of him, and yet, he succumbed to the disease.

The only relevant data I gathered during the history taking (when I had to correlate the biopsy findings),

him being a non smoker, was that he lived with his father who has been smoking since he was 5.

Passive smokers have a greater risk of developing the Big C. Studies have it that, passive smokers have twice as much risk than those who smoke. Here are some more medical statistics: of the 10 who smoke, 9 will develop Lung Cancer, and 50% of these will die prematurely, 80% of the deaths happen within a year of being told that you have the disease.

In terms of survival rates, only 14% are still alive after 5 years from the date of diagnosis. And, if this doesn’t make you reconsider your lifestyle, I don’t know what should bring a change.

Of course, the number of sticks will matter. But more than this, is the years of smoking, which will determine the risk of dying.

The younger you start with it, the more damage you incur to your lungs.

The good news is: once you stop the habit, the lungs can regain its function.

Among the symptoms that may signal the development of the Big C (with a background history of smoking/ or living or staying with a smoker), is a cough that doesn’t respond to ordinary medications.

This should be investigated, particularly if the phlegm or sputum is blood tinged.

Other accompanying symp-

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toms include: weight loss, shortness of breathing, chest pains, hoarseness of the voice.

Again, nothing beats an early appointment with your Friendly and competent attending physician.

One thing to remember though, in most instances, these symptoms come out only when the disease is far advanced already. Which again, makes it difficult to treat.

Once your Doctor sees you, he may request the following diagnostics in order to ascertain the presence or absence of the tumor: chest x ray, CT Scan, MRI. Bronchoscopy is also a test that is often performed, in order to visualize the inside of the lungs, where bronchial washing is done and submitted for biopsy and cytological studies in the Laboratory.

Treatment will depend on the type of Cancer as well as the staging or extent of the disease. Surgical intervention, chemotherapy, radiation or a combination DIAO/PAGE10

of ways are even competing with other cost overruns to cover settlement for relocations.

Relocating these informal settlers to government land has not been drawing success.

Since the early 80’s, Imelda Marcos as Minister for Human Settlement has been hauling “squatters” from Taguig, Rizal to give way for the Food Terminal Market of the Marcos “ Kadiwa” Projects to the relocation sites along Paliparan in Dasmariñas, Cavite.

After a month, the settlers are back in Taguig to where their livelihood of selling Tapang Bangus or Banana cue thrives. The relocated informal settlers of Paliparan in Cavite has sold their lands to the big time developers where now rows of affluent Mansion Houses owned by Customs Officials stands.

The other side of the road is an SM Mall and soon a SLEX road operated

by San Miguel Corporation will connect the adjoining Paliparan to Daanghari as a Cavite, diversion road to

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Laguna and into Southern Luzon.

If our memory serves us good, we know that express ways makes land prices quadruple. Remember the C-5 Road which embroiled the popular Sen. Manny Villar and caused his presidential ambition to falter?

Many local governments administering urban cities are challenged with 3 fronts.

It is of common knowledge that these problems are recurring even in our city and the solutions falls on actions rather than rhetoric politics.

1. Housing backlogs.

We are running out of lands to relocate informal settlers who must be taken out from the side streets and those living top of esteros and stream tributaries.

2. Poorly managed urban cities drains and put to waste government budgets. Officials become Lame ducks when unable to act or prioritize social and infrastructures services like Barangay roads, school buildings and health centers.

Taking initiatives leads to poverty alleviations’.

3. Environmental protection policies for sustainability such as protecting forests reserves and water sheds as sources of drinking water or for power generations and food production.

These are the basic issue that needs to be addressed should someone aspire to become a local executive in our city. Conquer this triangle and they will have a fluid offense to win the people’s confidence.

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then we can really move on. And it is still worth telling everyone that this is still a beautiful world to live in.”

Christian Carlo Calalang and his classmates are truly living embodiments of Mandela’s famous declaration that “it always seems impossible until it’s done.”

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“It is only by going down the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. The very cave we are afraid to enter could turn out to be the source of what we are looking for,” Calalang said.

He poignantly concluded, “If we just learn to accept that everything happened for a reason,

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Dakak Park and Beach Resort Barangay Taguilon, City of Dapitan

Dakak Park and Beach Resort is the closes place to paradise one could ever experience, with it’s beauty and serenity.

Dakak started operation on 1988, was conveniently positioned in the southern part of the philippines and surrounded by mountains in its west. Situated at Taguilon, Dapitan City, Zamboanga Del Norte, Dakak tactfully eludes the typhoon belt, making it an ideal all-season destination for travelers.

Dakak is the first five-star resort in Mindanao with an “AAA” accreditation from the Department of Tourism, located along a private 750

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the way to higher prices].

Hydroelectric power should remain as baseload with fossil fuels acting as dispatchable power,” said Ricardo C. Juliano, vice-president for Mindanao of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

This view was echoed by Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc. President Sergio C. Dagooc, who said: “When the power plants of the government are privatized, generation cost goes up because of the inclusion of the new acquisition cost.

We propose the perpetual

meter white sand and beach.

From the original 2 (two) cottages, it has expanded into 64 cottages with 128 fullyfurnished rooms in native duplex type bungalows of bamboo and nipa leaves with capiz shell window panels; and three (3) Family Pavillion with 30 family rooms and one (1) Presidential Suite.

Th rough the years, Dakak recieved various recognition locally and internationally among whoch are the Kalakbay Award for Resort on 1989 from the Philippine Deaprtment of Touris; 16 International Award for Tourist; Hotel and Catering Industry on 1991 from the Trade Leaders Club and Editorial Office Madrid, Spain; a certificate of excellence by the Prestigious Resorts of the World on 1992; and has participated in the Dream Incentive Contest theme for the Philippines that has won the “Best Showcase 1997” in the Incentive Travel

and Conventions, Meetings Asia (IT&CMA) last December 1997.

Dakak Park and Beach Resort continously strive to carry out it’s mission-“an abundance of recreational activities and entertainment, warm fi lipino hospitality and environmental friendly ambiance.”

ACCOMMODATION Dakak’s accommodation consists of 158 fully furnished rooms built in native duplex bungalows made of bamboo and with capiz shell window panes and family pavilion rooms. There 64 Bungalows with 100 Deluxe Rooms; 16 Prime Delu xe Rooms; 12 Beachfront roomsl there Family Pavilion with 30 rooms and one Presidential Suite.

DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT Bamboo Cafe, al fresco coffe shop serving ala carte and buffet meals 24 hours Cockpit Bar, open 24 hours

Pirates Disco Bar with inhouse band and Ballroom Dancing Tai Restaurant, serving Chinese Cuisine and Buffet Meals Fishpond Seafood Restaurant, serving the freshet seafood cuisine Karaoke Beer House, with billiards and bowling alley Cultural shows staging five times a week.

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non-privatization of the existing hydroelectric plants of Agus and Pulangui in order to ensure that Mindanao generation mix or blended cost will still be competitive and affordable”.

Keeping power prices low, he claimed, will prevent a “socioeconomic problem in the future, where cost of electricity in Mindanao will go up to a level the same to that of Luzon and Visayas.” Power costs in Mindanao, according to presentations in the summit, can be around P3 per kilowatt-hour lower than rates in Luzon and the Visayas.

The Electric Power Industry Reform Act of

2001 (EPIRA) mandates the privatization of all stateowned power generating assets. It states that privatization in Mindanao, to include Agus- Pulangui that provides 50% of the region’s power, will begin 10 years after the law’s implementation.

House Deputy Speaker for Mindanao Rep. Maria Isabelle Climaco pointed out that although the government is not the best operator of power plants, hydro power plants are profitable by nature.

She added a new government entity to operate the plant should be set up. “ Today, government policy on Agus-Pulangui is in limbo. There is a resolution deferring the privatization but there is no definite policy from the government. We urged that the president declare that the Agus-Pulangi not be privatized... There should be a

declaration that it should not be privatized for the benefit of the people of Mindanao and for the entire country in general,” she said.

“Electric rates provide the competitive advantage of the region that is stricken with insurgency and peace and order problems, there are many interested investors in power in Mindanao but they merely wait and see the government’s policy on Agus-Pulangui. It is not true that continued government ownership will discourage competition, on the other hand privatization would only be giving market power to a private entity... Hydropower can blend power rates and mitigate spikes in power prices,” Climaco said.

The Energy department has sought the deferment of Agus-Pulangui’s privatization until more generation plants are finished.

“The discussions have

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 –

SPL. PROC. NO. 452

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

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

Historical Tour: A visit to Dapitan City will not be complete if one cannot stopover at the famous Rizal Shrine where Rizal stayed as an exile. Take a tour at the city’s well-known Spanish Houses, a century old cathedral and at the Punto del Desembarco de Rizal where Rizal landed.

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Sunset cruise: Enjoy the beautiful sunset while cruising with the outrigger-boat.

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to be in Congress already since they have the power to amend the law. What we can do is provide our help when needed but it really has to go through the Congress,” said Energy Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras.

Mindanao congressmen have promised a bill that will prevent the privatization of Agus-Pulangui during this administration. One proposal is that a government-owned and operated corporation called Mindanao Power Co. be created to run the AgusPulangui plants.

Stakeholders also noted the proposed Leyte- Mindanao Interconnection Project being pushed by the government and the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines should be scrapped for fear of increasing prices.

The executive branch, for its part, could only promise that it would study proposals to amend the EPIRA and coordinate with other agencies to fast-track projects that will provide additional capacity to Mindanao.

“I will personally ask the Commission on Audit (CoA) to expedite its decision on the tax issue of the Iligan diesel power

plant so it can already be used,” President Benigno S.C. Aquino III said during the summit.

The 102-MW Iligan diesel power plant was previously run by Alcantara-led Mapalad Power Corp. under a build-operate-transfer contract with National Power Corp. It plant was seized by the Iligan city government around two years ago for non-payment of real property taxes.

It has since been awarded to Mapalad Power but cannot be fully turned over to the firm since the CoA is still questioning the tax issue.

Part of Mindanao have been experiencing brownouts for the past few months. The summit was designed to allow stakeholders to provide recommendations to the government to prevent the power lack from escalating. Stopgap measures like ordering the use of all available power have been implemented by the Energy department.

Mr. Almendras claimed that by end-May some areas will no longer experience brownouts, but he also warned that if no additional generation plants are built the shortage would persist.

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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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April 16-19, 2012

4ID Youth Leadership Seminar first in Balingoan town

By ELAINE O. RATUNIL

THE 4th Civil-Military Operations “Kasaligan” Battalion, 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division in partnership with the Sangguniang Kabataan of Balingoan has conducted a three-day live-in Youth Leadership Seminar (YLS) at Balingoan Central School, Misamis Oriental startint April 14-16.

The activity is aimed at providing an avenue for our youth to enhance their leadership, technical and interpersonal skills through a series of lectures, group dynamics, group sharing, team building activities and presentations designed to make them more responsible, productive members and well-informed members of our society.

Guest lecturers and subject-matter-experts coming from the local government units and line government agencies, academe and NGOs shall be invited to speak before the participants to inform the youth about the different programs of the government, challenges and expectations that the

society poses to their generation and the perils that they can be exposed to if not properly advised or guided accordingly.

In this seminar the programs of the government and opportunities for the youth will be presented to the participants in order to encourage them to become more productive and proactive members of the society.

Bringing YLS to the municipal level is like bringing the government closer to the people especially to the youth. This will also give our youth the chance to reflect on their vital role in our society as future leaders of our country.

This Municipal Youth Leadership Seminar is participated in by 60 youth coming from the different barangays of Balingoan, Misamis Oriental.

Balingoan is the first municipality to replicate this YLS in the whole area of the Division.

This youth organization will be the bridge of the members towards employment opportunities for out-of-school youth and educational scholarship for in-school youth.

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It will be done through the partnership that will be entered with different companies and organizations whose purpose of existence and corporate social responsibility is to provide employment and scholarship.

Once this YLS is realized as planned it will be a big help for our youth since it will not only give them chance to practice their leadership skill but it is also another good diversion of their energy which has always been the target of recruitment by insurgents.

Mgen. Victor A. Felix AFP, Commander, 4ID said with the year 2020 projection of 20 million youth population in the country, it is significant that we prepare them this early to become responsible, productive and wellinformed members of our society. It will be a good contribution to the improvement of our society making the generation who will lead the country ready and able for the responsibility at hand. To the participants, be active and discerning, maximize your learning experience, and be empowered.

Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan (XU) is a Filipino, Catholic and Jesuit academic institution in Cagayan de Oro. Founded in 1933, it was the first to be granted University Status among the five schools affiliated with the Ateneo system. XU has recognized Centers of Development in Agriculture, Teacher Education and Engineering, and its programs are accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities.

Director for Human Resources Responsibilities:

Undertakes manpower planning and forecasting Supervises and manages the recruitment, selection, and placement of employees Establishes and implements systems and procedures for the performance evaluation, including ranking and promotion of all employees Administers the compensation and benefits program of the university Supervises the development, management, and implementation of a comprehensive career development program for new, current, and retiring employees Attends to issues on labor-management relations (e.g. employee discipline, grievances) Initiates and manages the development and installation of Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS)

Requirements:

Five years experience in Human Resource work, two years of which should have been in supervisory or managerial capacity A Master’s degree in Human Resources or any management course is an advantage Exceptional strategic planning, organizing and leadership skills Excellent interpersonal relations sensitivity skill Knowledge in managerial accounting and negotiating skill are an advantage

Interested applicants, please email your resume with recent photo and 3 references together with your cover letter (all in PDF) addressed to the University President to xusearch@gmail.com not later than April 25, 2012 or send them to Office of the University President Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan Corrales Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City Phone: (+6388) 858-3116 local 2034

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

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House panel OK’s tax exemption of donations to Survival Fund THE House Committee on Ways and Means has approved the tax exemption of the proposed People’s Survival Fund to be created by amending Republic Act 9729 otherwise known as the Climate Change Act of 2009.

The panel chaired by Rep. Isidro Ungab (3rd District, Davao City) in a recent hearing prior to the congressional break approved the bill’s tax provision seeking to exempt from the donor’s tax any donation or bequest made to the People’s Survival Fund.

Prior to its referral to the Committee on Ways and Means chaired by Rep. Isidro Ungab (3rd District, Davao City), the unnumbered substitute bill to HB 1711 authored by Deputy Speaker Ma. Isabelle Climaco (1st District, Zamboanga

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parties toplace their reservations now since those who have purchased units earlier havealready seen their properties appreciate substantially even as we arecompleting construction of Tower 1,” Ms. Ramos said. “Our next scheduled priceadjustment is for April 16, 2012 so it would be a wise investment to place yourreservations before those dates, especially for the penthouse units which havebeen generating a lot of interest among our brokers and buyers these past fewmonths.”

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would like belong to a uniqueclub and all negotiations of these units would remain private and strictlyconfidential.”

The penthouse units are on the 10thfloor of Primavera’s Tower 1 which had its topping off rites some time ago andoffer an incomparable view of Macajalar Bay and the mountains of Bukidnon andMisamis Oriental. On a clear day, Camiguin island can be seen in the distance.

“We are happy to report to our unitowners and brokers our Tower 1 is now 80% complete,” said Arch.

Nat. “Once wesecure the necessary approvals, we shall immediately break ground for our Tower2 hopefully by the end of the month.”

So far, some 83 per-

City), HB 3528 by Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Tañada III (4th District, Quezon) and HB 3558 by Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City) were approved by the Committee on Ecology chaired by Rep. Danilo Ramon Fernandez (1st District, Laguna).

Section 14 of the substitute bill provides for the amendment of Section 18 of RA 9729 by inserting certain provisions on the creation of the People’s Survival Fund which shall be established as a special trust fund for the financing or adaptation programs and projects based on the national strategic framework.

The People’s Survival Fund shall be used for activities that actually, directly and exclusively support priority adaptation projects and programs adopted pursuant

cent of Tower 1’sunits have been sold out, and there are only some 30 units left, including thepenthouses in the 10th floor, according to Ms. Andi C. Ramos, VP-Operations.

On release, theunits hit the market at P56, 000 per sq.m. (US$1,300). A year later, they weregoing for P75, 000 per sq.m.

(US$1,800).

“We advise interested

to climate change action plans of local governments based on the substitute bill.

The Committee on Ways and Means approved the tax provision in Section 18 (D) of the measure which provides that “any donation or bequest made to the People’s Survival Fund shall be exempt from donor’s tax and the same shall be considered as allowable deduction from the gross income of the donor, in accordance with the provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended.”

The substitute bill provides that the People’s Survival Fund shall be obtained from both public and private sources, either foreign or local, including but not limited to the following:

• The initial amount of P50 million to be allotted in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA), and thereafter, such sum as shall be deemed necessary to carry out the objectives of the fund; • Five percent of emission reductions earned by industries that are domestically implementing the international carbon market instruments. Provided that this provision shall be considered as an automatic compliance with the required sustainable development undertaking; • Ten percent of the annual special vehicle pollution control fund under RA 8794 otherwise known as “An Act Imposing a Motor Vehicle User’s Charge on Owners of All Types of Motor Vehicles and For Other Purposes”; and • Donations, endowments, grants and contributions.

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capacity. Stakeholders in the Mindanao had bucked a project that would have connected the region’s grid to that of Luzon and Visayas.

As a medium-term solution, Lao said the government should consider setting up a one-stop shop that would approve applications for power projects under the government’s Public-Private Partnership program.

“We are willing to let go of feed-in tariff if the government can approve applications within six months,” Lao said.

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as a viable option to address the power crisis.

Lao, who also represents the Mindanao Business Council, said the government should also consider interconnecting the Mindanao grid to Luzon and Visayas.

Currently, only the Luzon and the Visayas power transmission facilities are linked through submarine cables, allowing the two regions to share excess

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of any of the above.

Treatment doesn’t equal cure: the target is only to prolong or improve quality of life. Thus, it is important to be able to discuss treatment options with your Attending Physician, for an informed

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Banks (AABs) here.

He said, under Bank Bulletin No. 2012-07, all BIR AABs are mandated to extend their banking hours up to 5:00 p.m. for the period April 2

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to 16, 2012 apart from opening bank operations on March 31 and April 14 for purposes of accepting tax payments.

Esmail expressed confidence that his office will continue to hit its set monthly tax goal which, this April, is pegged at P64,193,000.

for her products, and says, “There is nothing to prefrom page 2 vent even small-scale en(calamansi). trepreneurs like us from She is also experi- engaging in research and menting with new uses development.”

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VYE Issues New Bidding Guidelines THE Office of the City Mayor has just released a new set of Guidelines for Biddings of projects in the Barangays. The ‘Barangay Empowerment‘ policy will still continue but this time representatives from the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) and the City Engineer’s Office will be present in every bidding event.

This was made primarily so that the request and order of the Mayor to allow only accredited contractors to join the biddings will be effected.

“Nagapanghinaut ako nga masabot kini sa tanan ug usab mahatagan gayud sa katumanan,” the Mayor appealed.

“Gikan karon, kanselahon ko ang proyekto kung dili kini masunod dugang sa palisiya sa Barangay Empowerment,” the Mayor further declared.

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SM CDO GOV’T GK VILLAGE GROUNDBREAKING RITES. At least 200 permanent housing units for typhoonSendong victims will soon rise at the city’s 2.7-hectare relocation site in District6, sitio Calaanan, barangay Canitoan as City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano led thegroundbreaking ceremony held on April 11. The housing project is a joint partnershipof the city government, Gawad Kalinga, SM Cagayan de Oro, Banco de Oro andCouples for Christ. CIO PHOTO

XU hosts int’l Pol Sci confab Science professor and author David Wurfel keynoted the conference.

He talked of the history of political science in the Philippines and the challenges that Filipino political scientists face today.

“It’s very important for Filipinos to have a critical eye on what foreign policies can do,” he said in response to an audience comment on the Philippine-US relations in the light of the perceived decline of the US economy given the financial crisis and the increasing aggressiveness of China. He also emphasized the importance of merging values with goals to maintain the real essence of political science, which now has become not about politics but

more about strategies and statistics.

More on political development and decay were discussed in the plenary and concurrent sessions throughout the three days with topics on Bangsamoro politics, foreign policy and relations, education and governance, political development and disasters, and political views and attitudes of the youth, among many others including lessons learned in the aftermath of Typhoon Sendong.

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for businesses to come here to put up those plants for there will be a change in how much have to pay.

We will have to pay, perhaps a bit more,” Aquino said.

“Of our P1.8 trillion budget, only P400 billion is programmable. Can government pay for new plants and old loans and still provide the services and facilities you need? You have to pay more because this is the reality of economics, not the rhetoric of politics. Everything has its price, we have to pay for a real service. There are actually just 2 real choices, pay a little more for energy or live with a lack of energy and the continuation of rotating brownouts,” he added.

Sergio Dagooc, president of the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives, hits the Palace and some lawmakers for ignoring their concerns.

Dagooc is also asking the Department of Energy to monitor cooperatives and ensure they will tap all available supplies of electricity.

“Some of this have been explained already, lumabas na sa media. We will also try to present ano ba yung tingin namin na real causes, because some of the national figures, representatives in the Senate whom we elected but are not listening to us, ay mali ang sinsasabi,” he said.

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Go Light but Healthy this summer

HEALTHY food doesn’t have to be bland and boring. BWM Food & Lifestyle will bring you some recipes that are just enough to tickle the kids’ appetite this summer. Sometimes kids are hard to please when it comes to eating vegetables.

Moms also experience that they have to cajole their kids or even go to the extent of

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CDEO’S YOUNG CHESS WIZARDS BOUND FOR VIETNAM, GREECE, SRI LANKA. City Mayor Vicente ‘Dongkoy’ Y. Emano poses with the city’s young chess wizards who garnered top places in the just concluded ‘2012 National Age Group and National Juniors’ Chess Championship’ games.

Alyssa Isaiah Jamaca (7th from right) and Lennon Hart Salgados (9th from right) will represent the country in Hue, Vietnam. The rest will compete soon in Batangas and, should they qualify, will also be bound for Sri Lanka and Greece. Posing with the kids are Training Director Lorenzo Cuizon, Jr. (3rd from left) and a couple of parents. CIO PHOTO

XAVIER University is this year’s host of the Philippine Political Science Association’s annual international conference held from April 12 to 14. The theme for the conference is “Building on the Past, Reflecting on the Present, and Charting Future Directions in Studies on Political Science.”

University President Fr Roberto C Yap SJ welcomed to Xavier the delegates composed mainly of professors of Political Science from universities across the country and from foreign universities such as Sun Yat Sen University and City University of Hong Kong in China, Mahasarakham University in Thailand, University of Guam in the US, University of Tsukuba and Ibaraki University in Japan, Konkuk University in Korea, and the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.

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bribing them as long they are going to eat the foods that you prepare.

We recognized the mounting pressure for moms, especially those who are working and are always pressed for time to plan meals for the household on a daily basis. And while moms do realize the importance of nutritious meals for good health,

they also know that for the family to actually enjoy the meal, food should not be only tasty. There should be variety. Meaning we should avoid serving the same meals within the week.

Don’t be too hard on yourself. There are lots of recipe ideas that will not only taste great but will make you feel good too and easier on your budget.

But at the same time, it will take only minutes to prepare. Like for example, if you’re going to serve the comfort food, it will taste good as long as you give some twist into it, like adding some vegetables that are rich in nutrients.

Serving pasta in a different way and not your usual tomato base pasta is okay. But for a

change you can try using olive oil or try to incorporate all purpose cream into your pasta.

Maybe it can’t get your little ones to eat broccoli and carrots?

Try this one-dish secret weapon that sneaks the healthy stuff into a garlicky, gooey pasta dinner.

Add whole-wheat pasta and this dinner takes the comfort food to healthier new heights.

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