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Farming confab

ZAMBOANGA City -- The municipality of Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur plays host to the 1st Mindanao Sustainable Organic Agriculture Congress and Agro-Eco Tourism Fair slated February 19-22, 2012.

The four-day event features experiential-based demonstrations on bio-fertilizer and home-made pesticides preparation, ADLAI cultivation, modified system rice intensification, among other organic farming technologies.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala keynoted the opening day of the occasion.

Power barges bid

ELEVEN investors have recently signified their intent to participate in the privatization of the diesel-fired Power Barge 101, 102, 103 and 104, the government-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) said on Thursday.

Emmanuel Ledesma Jr., PSALM president and chief executive, said that 11 prospective bidders comprising both local and foreign companies submitted preliminary bidding requirements to acquire the power barges.

Ledesma said PSALM’s preliminary requirements consist of the submission of a Letter of Interest not later than February 14, 2012, and the submission of a duly executed undertaking and Confidentiality Agreement and the payment of a nonrefundable participation fee of $3,000 not later than February 15, 2012.

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P43-b eyed for rehab of Sendong-hit areas

By MIKE BAÑOS, Correspondent

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HE Executive Committee of the Regional Development Council for Region X (RDC-X) has endorsed a P43.017 billion budget for the Strategic Action Plan for the rehabilitation and recovery of areas affected by tropical storm Sendong for approval by the full RDC-X council.

The Execom passed two resolutions endorsing the SAP for approval by the RDC-X Full Council and priority programs and projects for the rehabilitation and recovery of areas affected by typhoon Sendong for funding by the Office of the President (OP).

Engr. Leon M. Dacanay Jr., RDC-X vice chairman and NEDA-X regional director said P20 billion of which will be implemented within 2012 with 53% sourced from Official Development Assistance (ODA) and funding donors, 30% by the Office of the President, 16% by regional line agencies and one percent by local government units (LGUs).

The bulk of the P12.794 billion coming from the OP will go to Cagayan de Oro (48%) and Iligan (43%), Dacanay said.

“This amount is already on the ground in various stages of implementation,” he added.

The social development sector particularly the development of permanent relocation sites and housing constitutes the bulk of the total budget at P8.6-billion (67%) with P3.14 billion (24.5%) going to infrastructure.

“Republic Act No. 10121 (The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Act mandates NEDA as Vice Chair for Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery REHAB/PAGE 9

GROUND ZERO. Monsignor Elmer Abacahin officiating a Eucharistic Celebration at Sitio CalaCala in Barangay Macasandig on the second monthsary of Sendong. Cala-Cala is considered Sendong’s “ground zero.”

PHOTO BY BONG D . FABE

‘Ground Zero’ residents urged to help protect environment

By BONG FABE, Correspondent

A CATHOLIC PRIEST has urged residents of Sitio Cala-Cala, Barangay Macasandig to help efforts at protecting the environment during a Eucharistic celebration at “ground zero” on the second anniversary of deadly Sendong.

Celebrating the mass Thursday last week at what remains

of the 2-storey house of the Capunay-Shotton family in the middle of Cala-Cala just adjacent to the Divine Mercy Chapel which was his gift to the residents there, Monsignor Elmer Abacahin reminded everyone that Sendong was not God’s punishment but a wakeup call for everyone to protect the environment.

“I urged everyone to do

Napocor set to finalize Pulangui IV rehab plan

By ALLAN MEDIANTE, Executive Editor

STATE-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) is finalizing the rehabilitation plan for the Pulangui IV hydropower system in Lanao del Norte in a bid to bolster the plant’s generating capacity in time NAPOCOR/PAGE 11

what you can to also protect the environment. There are things that God allows to happen to us. But not everything negative that happen to us is God’s will.

Most bad things that happen is man-made. That is why we need to do our part in protecting the environment,” he said in the vernacular after the Mass.

Cala-Cala is considered as RESIDENTS/PAGE 11

Urgency for M’danao waters program cited ILIGAN City -- With the threats of flooding and related environmental incidents due to the changing climate, Mindanao leaders agreed to have an integrated watershed and river basin programs In a recent meeting here of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Board, consisting of all Regional Development Council (RDC) chairs, LGU officials , and Congress and sectoral organizations WATERS/PAGE 9

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Committee hearing on Caraga 2013 budget set

By ROBERT E. ROPEROS, Contributor

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UTUAN City -- A committee hearing to discuss the 2013 budget of Caraga Region is set on Tuesday, Feb. 21, to be spearheaded by the Regional Development Council (RDC) through the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-Caraga as secretariat of the council.

According to Ian Miculob of NEDA-Caraga in a press statement, during the hearing, agency regional offices (AROs), state colleges and universities (SUCs) and special development

authorities will prepare anew their respective annual budget for FY 2013 after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the National Budget Memorandum (NBM) 112

on December 29, 2011.

Miculob said under NBM 112, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) – Caraga as the secretariat of the Regional Development Council (RDC) will formulate the guidelines in budget preparation in consultation with the DBM regional office.

The official added the RDC, which serves as the venue for budget consultation, is slated to review and deliberate the agency budgets in March during

its Full Council Meeting prior to endorsement to the agency’s respective central offices.

Miculob further said sectoral meetings are scheduled to conduct the initial budget review on the following dates: February 21 (Social Development Committee Meeting), February 22 (Economic Development Committee Meeting), and February 24 (Development Administration Committee and Infrastructure Development Committee Meeting).

“Last year, the RDC endorsed the P21.8 billion 2012 budget of 20 AROs and four SUCs for the different programs and projects in Caraga Region. The Aquino administration, on the other hand, through Congress, approved a 37.9 percent increase which amounted to P30.2 billion budget for Caraga in 2012,” Miculob said.

The committee will likewise assess the plans and programs of the regional line agencies if it aligns with

the five key result areas of the Aquino administration such as Anti-Corruption, Transparent, Accountable and Participatory; Poverty Reduction and Empowerment of the poor and Vulnerable; Rapid, Inclusive and Sustained Economic Growth; Just and Lasting Peace and Rule of Law; and Integrity of the Environment and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.

For 2012, budget of Caraga Region increased by 37 COMMITTEE/PAGE 7

CdO works with agencies in Lumbia relocation site

By ELAINE O. RATUNIL and CHERYL C. MONCAY Contributors

Committee... from page 2

LUMBIA relocation site, Cagayan De Oro City, is being developed into a fivehectare temporary relocation and five-hectare permanent relocation site that will shelter hundreds of affected and dislocated families from several flooded barangays in the city.

The first five hectares of land was allocated for the construction of row houses where temporary shelter of families have already started while the other five hectares of lands will also contain the permanent relocation of Sendong survivors where the next ground breaking will soon be held come February 25, 2012.

Xavier University (XU) through its various donor partners has already started the construction of its tar-

geted 500 row houses. At present, 102 households are already resettled temporarily in Lumbia relocation site.

It is hoped that at least 10 families will be provided temporary shelter every week.

XU, in partnership with its various partner donors, have already built row houses complete with fire walls, separate comfort rooms, shower rooms, washing, and kitchen areas. Electricity and water system is already in place and are being used by families for free at present. This endeavor has been made possible by the outpouring of generous support from various donor partners through cash donations.

The camp manager from XU explained that the Gawad Kalinga (GK) concept will serve as a model in building the permanent houses in the other five hectares of lands.

Under the GK concept that have long been practiced by LGUs all over the country, beneficiary families are made to participate in the actual construction of houses to instill in them a sense of ownership. It was targeted that all permanent houses will be constructed in six months’ time.

After this process, beneficiary families will have to undergo orientation on values formation as part of the whole package of rehabilitation program.

International Organization for Migration (IOM) allocated P10-million budget for the construction of houses. IOM will focus on the construction of 46 units of bunkhouses where each will accommodate five families. All in all, 230 families will soon be given shelter through IOM’s own effort of relocating the survivors. Red LUMBIA/PAGE 7

Gov’t pours in P22.6-M on agri in CdO, NorMin THE city has received agri-assistance totaling to P22,621,880 from the government for agricultural projects in the aftermath of the typhoon Sendong.

Among the major projects handed over by Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala include farm-tomarket worth P15 million, barangay food terminal, P2 million, and multi-purpose drying pavements (MPDPs), P1 million.

Sec. Alcala also inspected the Balingasag River Irrigation Project, which covers the municipalities of Balingasag and Lagonglong in Misamis Oriental, wherein the project is expected to aid in the region’s goal of being rice self-sufficient by 2016, which will benefit 2,123 farmers with a total area of 2,500 hectares.

Sec. Alcala also extended assistance to the survivors in Cagayan de Oro City, particularly to farmers and fisherfolks in the total amount of P4,627,746.90, which came in the form of AGRI/PAGE 7

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Hedcor orients Ateneo studes on hydropower operations K nowing how hydropower operates is easily accessible through reading but seeing it in action – how water is converted to usable electricity to powerhomes and businesses makes a big difference.

Fort y f ive Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) students taking Accounting and Management classes witnessed the creation of clean and renewable energy as they took a tour of Hedcor’s 42.5 MW Sibulan Hydropower Plant in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. Hedcor engineers showed how the plant converts water into electricity with little or no adverse effect to the environment. Generating 212 gigawatthours annually, the plant prevents the emission of 175,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

Students also learned that the plant providing electricity to more than 50,000 homes can coexists

HYDROPOWER TOUR. Fortyfive Ateneo de Davao students take an inside look of Hedcor’s 42.5 MW Sibulan Hydropower Plant in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.

with the environment and community. Together with he Aboitiz Foundation, Inc., Hedcor partner with the community in bringing out projects focused on health, education and livelihood.

Two potable water systems aided the residents in fetching drinking water in a much shorter walk as well as having pipes connected to their homes from the hydropower’s

pipeline which allowed them to use the water for domestic use. Meanwhile, octors regularly visit the community during Hedcor’s medical mission, giving easier access to consultations, and medicines given freely by the hydropower firm.

The students can resonate with one of the thrusts of Hedcor and the Aboitiz

Foundation – education for the future leaders of the country. Kids in the community receive gifts from Hedcor twice a year, during class opening and Christmas season. The gifts given are usually school supplies that can help them in school.

Also, the top achievers in their class receive monthly stipend from Hedcor.

The Sibulan Hydropower

Chevron begins expansion with new Mindanao outlet DAVAO City -- Chevron Philippines, Inc. has begun to implement a plan to establish 25 stations nationwide before the end of this year, opening its biggest Caltex station here on Thursday last week.

Toby V. Nebrida, communications officer of Chevron Philippines, said aside from Davao City, the company also plans to open Caltex stations in Cagayan de Oro City and General Santos City here in Mindanao.

Five Chevron stations are expected to be rolled out on the island this year.

“But those are just in the pipeline, the reckoning is when we open them,” he said.

“We identify the potential growth of the location and we position ourselves so we are able to provide the needs of the market,” he said.

While he could not state the actual investment for the newly opened station in Davao City, the franchisee typically may shoulder as low as P5 million-P9 million to as high as P20 million-P25 million.

Caltex claims to corner a 16% market share in the country, ranking third behind market leader Petron Corp., which holds

Plant started its operations in March 2010 and has been visited by high school and college students from Davao City. They marveled at the engineering feat in its neighboring town.

Hedcor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AboitizPower Corporation. Hedcor is the largest developer of run-ofriver hydropower plants in the country with 18 hydro-

power plants in Benguet, Davao and Ilocos Sur. It has plans of building more plants in Mindanao, thus developing five more plants – two in Davao del Sur, one in Davao City and two in Bukidnon.

On the other hand, AdDU is one of the nine schools in the country owned and operated by the Society of Jesus. It formally opened in June 1948.

Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON Malaybalay City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR Bids and Awards Committee INVITATION TO BID ITB NO. CW – 2012-020 1.

The Provincial Government of Bukidnon, through the General Fund intends to apply the sum of the: Qty. 1

Unit of Issue contract

Name of Project Land Development of Casisang Paglaum Village Project, Phase II at Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

ABC P

5,495,069.00

Duration 175 Calendar Days

Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

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about 40%, and Pilipinas Shell, about 29%.

The three account for more than 85% of the combined sales of petroleum products, Energy department data show. “ D av a o a n d C e b u are nearly comparable in terms of growth. But we understand we are pretty strong in Davao, we are higher than number three,” Mr. Nebrida said.

Jim Meynink, Chevron country head, said the company met its 2011 target of building 20 new stations in the Philippines, which was included the launching of a station in Davao City early last year.

In the Asia-Pacific region, Chevron is opening 400 stations over the next five years and 125 of those will be located in the Philippines, he said.

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the energy demand in Davao City is surging and the company is wellpositioned for success due to its strong brand and dedicated staff and partners.

“We are investing on upgrading our image and brand. We are upgrading stations, upgrade the look, brightness, efficiency and feel... We have upgraded close to half of the stations in Davao,” he said.

Currently, there are 20 Caltex stations in this city.

With more than $2 billion in capital investments, Chevron claims to be among the country’s largest investors, employing at least 18,000 people nationwide through its four business units.

Chevron has 849 service stations in the country and 17 terminals, depots and sales offices.

The Provincial Government of Bukidnon now invites bids for: Item No. 1.0 1.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5

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Description EARTHWORKS Soil Embankments ROADS CONSTRUCTION Roadway Excavation Road Re-shaping/Subgrade Preparation Aggregate Sub-base Coarse (Compacted Volume) Aggregate Base Coarse (Compacted Volume) DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION Drainage Excavation Const’n. of # 300x400x300mm depth Trapezoidal Canal Const’n. of # 300x500x500mm depth Trapezoidal Canal Const’n. of # 400x600x700mm depth Trapezoidal Canal Const’n. of # 600x800x900mm depth Trapezoidal Canal Const’n. of # 600x800x1100mm depth Trapezoidal Canal Const’n. of # 600x800x1300mm depth Trapezoidal Canal Const’n. of # 1000x1500x1500mm depth Trapezoidal Canal Const’n. of # 0.80x0.80x0.70m Catch Basin Const’n. of #450mm dia. RCPC Concrete Headwall Instl’l. of #450mm dia. Cross Drain Instl’l. of #900mm dia. Cross Drain Instl’l. of #1200mm dia. Cross Drain including soil backfilling & clearing

Cons’t. of Stone Masonry Catch Basin Covering of Existing Line Canal #300x500x500mm depth Footbridge for Trapezoidal Canal #600x800x900, 1100 OR 1300mm depth

Footbridge for Trapezoidal Canal #1000x1500x1500mm depth Const’n. of #900mm dia. RCPC Headwall Const’n. of # 1200mm dia. RCPC Headwall INSTALLATION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Installation of #63mmØ Water Distribution Line Installation of #90mmØ Water Distribution Line Installation of #63mmØ C.I. Gate Valve Installation of #90mmØ C.I. Gate Valve Installation of #75mmØ Fire Hydrant (Angle Valve) including all accessories

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Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA 9184), otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”.

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

Interested bidders may obtain further information from BAC Secretariat, Provincial Capitol, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from February 16 , 2012 – March 12, 2012.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of P5,000.00.

It may be downloaded to the website of the Procuring entity (www.Bukidnon.Gov.Ph), provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

The Provincial Government of Bukidnon will hold a Pre-bid Conference on February 28, 2012 10:00 a.m. at BAC Conference Room, Provincial Capitol, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, which shall be open to all interested parties.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before March 13, 2012, 9:30 a.m. at BAC Conference Room, Provincial Capitol, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

Bids will be opened on March 13, 2012, 10:00 a.m. in the presence of the bidder’s representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted .

The Provincial Government of Bukidnon reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

For further information, please refer to: Engr. Charito G. Yulo Head, BAC Secretariat Provincial Capitol, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon Fax No. - 088-813-2141 Tel. No. - 088-221-3114

Engr. Jose Pastor P. de la Cerna BAC Secretariat/ Section Head (Civil Works) Provincial Capitol, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon Fax No. - 088-813-2141 Tel No. - 088-221-3114

(Ggd) PROVO B. ANTIPASADO, JR. Provincial Administrator BAC Chairman

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Ride the Wild Horses THINK a minute…

Wild horses are such beautiful, powerful animals.

It’s inspiring just to watch them run—fast and free.

Yet their great speed and power would be of no use for transportation or anything else to mankind, if they had not been trained.

But then, we humans also have tremendous natural power and passion in us.

We were not created just to be boring, safe people with no colorful personalities or special abilities. Just the opposite.

God made us with all kinds of strong drives, personalities and ambitions to do great things. We just have to control and channel our passions, so we’ll use their power for our good and the

good of those around us.

Whether its our ambition for success in our job and career, our natural ability to lead others, or our passion for fun and adventure.

You see, God wants us to use the strong drives and desires He gave us to reach our full potential and make a difference in this world, which He made for us to enjoy with Him. Jesus Christ came to set us free to become all we were created to be. He wants to give us the inner strength and self-control we need to fully use the power of our passions. Jesus Himself has strong passions, emotions, and a powerful personality.

And He showed us how to use ours in the right way for the right purpose.

Jesus doesn’t want to take all the fun, excitement and passion out of your life. He wants to help you maximize it and live your life to the fullest—through power under control. Jesus doesn’t want to take the fight out of you; He wants you to learn to fight His way for His truth and the right reasons. He wants you to use your anger for the right things, so you’ll be angry at dishonesty and lying, vicious gossip, religious pride, prejudice, immorality and lack of self-control. You’ll want to stop the abuse of women and children, and all the other wrongs that are ruining people’s lives, including your own.

So today, why not ask Jesus to take complete control

A distressed industry of Movie Production THE demise of the great Filipino Actor, Fernando Poe, Jr. brought a decline to the Philippine movie industry. Not that he was the only real thespian among the stars of our times but he was the most bankable actor who can fill up the movie houses in Metro Manila to the rafters. In many Muslim areas in Mindanao, an FPJ movie can cause a riot if the star protagonist is overwhelmed by the villains. He was indestructible and came out always the hero of the oppressed. For this he was considered the leader and the most influential movie star in his era. He made the Philippine movie industry alive in his lifetime.

A government study released last February 15, showed a declining output of movie production in the Philippines. Locally, produced movies shares 20% of the viewing public from 2000 to 2009. Last year, the National Statistic Board registered 78 local films were made with a share of 11% of the total viewers against the 102 foreign made films which generated 89% of the

viewing public.

Filipino movie actors are great; many have been cast in the major Hollywood productions shot in the Philippines. They have achieved recognition in many international award bodies. Our locales are also great outdoors to film a war or adventure movies for worldwide distribution. The Missing in Action movie of Chuck Norris was shot in the jungle of Ternate, Cavite. The American Ninja adventure of Michael Dudikopf was filmed in Subic Bay and many others who came after. Platoon of Oliver Stone and the 4th of July of Tom Cruise find the rustic background of the Ilocos Region and the tropics of Los Baños in Laguna. All were Oscar award winning movies in the American gentry.

The greatest movie made in the Philippines by an American film maker was Apocalypse Now in 1973.

The movie won Best Actor awards for Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen. It earned USD34 M in the box office upon its worldwide released

in 1975 and continue to bring royalties to the stars and the producers. It established Francis Ford Coppola, as the greatest American film director and the film were shot in Pagsanjan, Laguna.

Now filming in selected Metro Manila major thoroughfares and the exotic islands of Palawan, another Hollywood production of the Bourne series is shooting, Bourne Legacy. It will feature Manila as Manila of the Philippines. This shows foreign producers confidence that the Philippines could make a movie sell to their million of audience in the world.

Why did the Philippine movie industry decline?

Is it because of budgetary constraints that our local producers could not cope up the needed capital to produce a quality film. The Filipino films showing in the movie houses now are the comedies, Enteng Kabisote, the fantasy, Ang Panday and the run of the mills romance of Ann Curtis or the other young unknown actors that is made on low

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of your character, ambitions, and desires? He’s the only one who can help you train and ride the wild horses of your nature. Then, you can make the most of your natural drives and passions to help both yourself and others enjoy a satisfying, full life.

Just think a minute…

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PED T. QUIAMJOT budget. How many have not seen these stars on TV or in the mall or supermarket road show promotions?

Is it the big budget requirement to produce quality and competitive movies in the Philippines that our producers are hesitant for fear of losing in the box office? Can the banking sector rescue the economies of movie production? Or are our stars have failed to act as role models to dignify public adulations? What are the guarantees that the industry will be revived?

There is the foreign competition of high budgeted films. There is the DVD industry that one can buy and watch a Hollywood top grosser in the comfort of our rooms. Modern technology QUIAMJOT/PAGE 7

Have you ever received an e-mail from your bank or credit card company that looks like the “real thing”?

SPEAKING OUT THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas warns the public of circulating e-mails that “phish” from unsuspecting consumers: you receive a “real-looking” e-mail from what you think is your bank or credit card company, you give them your financial information (credit card or bank details), and before you know it, your money disappears faster than you can say poof !

According to the BSP Financial Consumer Affairs Group (FCAG), phishing is a common online virus spreading and identity theft method.

The term obviously comes from the word “fishing”—that is, “to fish for

information.”

Phishing involves an unscrupulous person sending a fraudulent e-mail message that appears to come from a reputable source. This email message aims to entice an individual to provide personal and confidential information such as user IDs, passwords, account and Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) that the phisher may illegally take advantage of.

Here are the common characteristics of phishing that the FCAG says we should watch out for: • Phishing is often accompanied by spoofing.

In a phishing e-mail, a hyperlink is often provided.

When clicked, the hyperlink leads the user to a phony or spoofed website. It is here that the unsuspecting victim keys in his personal and financial data.

• Phishing is difficult to detect at a glance because it contains official-looking logos and other identifying information from legitimate organizations.

• A phishing e-mail normally starts with a generic greeting, such as “Dear Customer” or “To our valued client.” Phishers send out millions of messages to randomly generated e-mail addresses hoping that people who can relate to the message would reply to them.

Banks, on the other hand,

personalize their greetings and indicate your full name when sending official correspondences.

• Most phishing e-mails include threats requiring immediate action. They contain phrases such as “Verify your account, “Update your account,” and “Failure to do so will result in account suspension.”

• Phishing scams always request for your personal information. Most legitimate banks will not demand this information online or through e-mail.

• Phishing e-mails frequently misspell words or construct grammatically poor sentences. The FCAG reminds us that professional

organizations such as banks usually have a team of copy editors who proofread and edit advisories/notices before they send them out to the public.

The FCAG has given us a list of what-to-dos in case we receive suspiciouslooking mails: • Do not reply to it. Just ignore and delete the message.

• Do not click any links in the message. Instead, type the company’s website address directly on your browser or use your personal bookmarks when going to certain sites.

• Check if a website is secure by checking if the URL begins with an “https”

IGNACIO BUNYE and if a closed padlock icon is displayed on the browser’s status bar.

• Be cautious about opening any attachment or downloading any file from e-mails that you receive.

Scan files for viruses.

• As much as possible, BUNYE/PAGE 7

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Coping with post traumatic stress disorder HEALTH IN FOCUS

POST Traumatic Stress Disorder is a reality, is more common than we think , and crosses all boundaries: meaning it is unselective as to who would get affected by it.

The stigma that is attached to most if not all mental or psychological illnesses is such that, we often try to hide, are embarrassed to admit and seek help. It is in recognizing the symptoms and the realization that help is needed and is available, that may spell the difference , between healing , and worsening of the condition.

PTSD occurs after a traumatic event in one’s life: it may be as a direct participant or merely as an observer. The experience may vary from person to person: one event may precipitate a PTSD to one, but not to another.

Most of these traumatic experiences may involve loss of a loved one, casualties in cases of war, natural calamities like being victims of flooding ( Sendong Tragedy ), of earthquakes( as is present in Negros Oriental now ) , volcanic eruptions, and even the loss of one’s source of livelihood.

Among women, the most common cause would be either rape or domestic violence. Children are not exempt from experiencing PTSD. For most of us, a traumatic experience is something that can be viewed with some degree of sadness and a passing

feeling of helplessness.

But in PTSD, the helplessness is coupled with hopelessness , such that it overwhelms the person and these feelings may last for more than 30 day. I believe that there are still Kagayanons out there who still are suffering from PTSD, after the Sendong Tragedy, which is 60 days past already.

It is often said that just being female makes one more at risk of developing PTSD. Although, it is difficult and kind of impossible really to predict who will develop PTSD, the presence of a history of previous traumatic event in one’s life, like depression, anxiety and other psychological illnesses , may make one prone to experiencing PTSD. Symptoms of the illness vary, and it may be in the form of trouble in sleeping, recurring dreams, nightmares, fear, or even detachment. Irritability, anger, emotional outbursts can likewise be manifestations of PTSD. One friend says that, each time the rains come, her fear is such that she would start packing her things! Children and adolescents may have similar manifestations as that with adults. I recall an incident shared by a social worker when during their psychosocial debriefing she mentioned to the children “ river “ and immediately they ran for cover!

Once PTSD is suspect, seeking professional help

is highly recommended.

The sooner the illness is confronted, a favorable outcome is more likely.

One cannot escape one’s emotions completely, and if untreated, each time another stressor comes, it will further compound the existing problem, thereby making the condition worse and more difficult to treat. It will not just affect the person with PTSD, but, it can impact one’s relationships and affect family, friends and even work.

Treatment may include desensitization, which means relieving the events and symptoms, thus, making you regain control of your feelings and life. Family support is very important and will play a crucial role. In cases where this type of treatment fails, our Psychiatrist friends may opt to use medications or Pharmaco-therapy to aid in managing PTSD. Healing may take time, but, it can happen. There is always hope and remember, life is beautiful!

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because it allows them more time to process ballots, relieves some of the strain on voting systems that occur on Election Day, cuts down long lines, and reduces the number of poll workers needed.

The bill provides that the provisions of Republic Act 7166 or the Omnibus

Election Code and other election laws not inconsistent herewith shall be applied to early voting.

The bill was endorsed for plenary approval by the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms chaired by Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. (Lone District, Dasmariñas City).

biologics for the livestock industry. from page 2 Alcala also granted an market and post-harvest amount of items raffled off facilities, farm inputs and (organic shredders, moisture implements, medicine, and meters, laminated sacks,

carabao with farm implements, knapsack sprayers, rice seeds, bottom set gill nets, hand tractors, goats, hogs, etc.) totaling P 3,272,000.

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aggregate average of 7.2 percentage points as opposed to 6.2 in states without early voting,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said some election administrators also prefer early voting

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Red Cross was also responsible for the provision of tents in Lumbia relocation site as temporary shelter.

In this partnership of helping families rebuild their lives by providing the most basic human need for

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not disclose personal or financial information being asked through e-mail.

• If you think you have given out information to a phisher, report the incident immediately to the company that was spoofed.

• Routinely review bank

shelter, the Cagayan de Oro City Government, through the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD), assisted Red Cross, Department of Social Welfare and Development, IOM, and XU processed the official list of all affected families deserving priority and secondary relocation. and credit card statements for unexplained charges you did not initiate.

• Change the passwords and PINs of all your online accounts that you think may have been compromised.

If possible, close those accounts.

T h e F C AG f u r t h e r warns us that phishing is not exclusive to e-mail

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percent as compared last year, following the regional consultation held here during the second quarter last year where Budget Secretary Florencio Abad vowed to increase the budget this year in an effort to alleviate poverty in the region. form: scammers have become more resourceful and seek out victims through cell phone or SMS, chat rooms, fake banner ads, message boards and mailing lists, fake job search sites and job offers, and fake browser toolbars.

Vigilance is the best way to avoid being hooked by phishing.

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Laughter is an internal jogging “THE most wasted of all days is that in which we have not laughed.”

Ever since we have been visited by nature’s sadistic bully Sendong, my topics have rambled along sad, somber and serious avenues. It’s about time we leave the pathway of severity and walk along the lane of gaiety.

I’m now going to write about one of my favorite topics, the L word. Laughter.

Just the mention of this word evokes a lightness of heart and suggests a happy sense of wellbeing. It carves a smile to the lips and portraits a scruffy charm to the face.

God has a terrific sense of the absurdity blended with abounding pity. First He made man look like monkeys.

Then overtaken with pity, He commenced to make us look less ugly. The body hair was lessened, the nose was lengthened and the brain cells were strengthened. Viola!

With conceit in profusion, man struts as if he is king of creation. Looking down from His lofty perch, God must be convulsing with laughter.

Never deficient in mercy, God also endowed us with the gift of merriment. When we see that we are in truth puny and ugly, humor softens the blow, and make us think

we are just cute and funny.

Instead of bashing life’s afflictions with the weapon of frustration, we can don the armor of good humor. Can you imagine anything more satisfying than having fun while solving any problem under the sun?

Since laughter is an internal jogging, it produces health enhancing hormones like endorphins. This means a stronger immune system and a disease-resistant you.

Laughter brings a physical and emotional release, leaving you feeling relaxed and at peace. It diminishes stress and enables you to look at troubles in a lighter perspective. Life’s negative events are less threatening, they are merely challenging.

How do we create laughter? Fake it till you make it.

People who can laugh at themselves are happy, healthy and fun. Laughter at your own expense is really the best in every sense!

-o0oMan’s self-confidence knows no bounds. He is old, has a bald head and a pot belly, and yet he still thinks he is sexy!

-o0oBehind every successful man is a surprised woman.

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The man who smiles when things go wrong, has thought of someone to blame it on.

-o0oNever get into fights with ugly people. They have nothing to lose.

-o0oIf you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a few installment payments.

-o0oMoney doesn’t make you happy. I now have 50 million, but I was just as happy when I had 40 million.

-o0oDid you hear about the thieves who stole an entire shipment of Viagra? Police are now looking for a gang of hardened criminals.

-o0oWhen I die, I want to go like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like the passengers in his car.

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love to discover and frolics in their dreams. Maybe for Pilipino films, to regain public interest, it’s the new scenery, the story line and script writing that needs to be abstract of our culture and our ways of life that would interest foreign nationals in the film market to watch?

But who would watch and dig interest to our stars if they continue to copy how the west dress up. Foreigners

will be amused and it’s more fun in the Philippines if the Ifugao’s wear their G-Strings with a coat and tie. Who would hear our stars sing, if they continue to mimic the late Whitney Houston when they knew that they will never become one?

The world may love to watch and hear Pilita Corales belt “Usahay” or a Freddie Aguilar rendering “Anak” in a movie theme.

from page 6 brought the home theatre features of television and sensorounds making movie watching at home more realistic and traffic stress free. But of course, there is also the underground DVD industry that produces the cheap pirated movies that do not choose a client. A high government official in the President’s circle was even photographed shopping bootlegged DVDs. The government has open up incentives to Filipino films through an MRCB Rating of A with a 50% tax rebate to the producers and a 25% refund to Rated B movies. It has established local film festivals in Manila and in many major cities of the Philippines where local movies are once bankable.

But these are not enough to revive a declining industry where thousands of workers, artist and behind the scene crew men depend for their livelihood and subsistence. Government has to stipend up the development of more infrastructures in the tourism destination in the Philippines where movie production can be easily located. Local government units can be cinema friendly by organizing local film festivals to showcase the progress of their cities, unless they are hiding some skeletons in their closets.

Our country is a beautiful tropical paradise; a film production can even shoot an Adam and Eve film complete with the devil in serpent’s disguise. We have so many untapped location sites that our young students would

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte IN RE: PETITION FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE LIQUIDATION OF COOPERATIVE BANK OF LANAO DEL NORTE

SP. PROC. NO. 251-07-2011

PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (PDIC), Petitioner.

X--------------------------/ ORDER Before this Court is a petition for assistance in the liquidation of the Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte, filed by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC in brevity) last December 20, 2011.

This court has been sought for assistance in the liquidation of the Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte, and as such the petition was filed by petitioner pursuant to Section 30 of Republic Act No. 7653, otherwise known as the “The New Central Bank Act”, as a receiver, is mandated among others, to determine whether the Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte, as an institution, may be rehabilitated or otherwise placed in such a condition as so that it may be permitted to resume business with safety to its depositors and creditors and the general public.

The Court, in a careful and meticulous examination to the petition as filed, finds the same sufficient in form and substance, and complied with the provisions of Republic Act No. 9576, the PDIC Charter, and other related banking laws for the purpose in safeguarding the interest of the depositing public and those who claims to the assets of the closed Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte, of which petitioner was established to create a viable, sound and stable banking system in the country at all times.

WHEREFORE, in this connection, this Court hereby Orders for the following to be strictly followed and complied with: a). Petitioner is directed to cause the posting in three (3) public places and in one-time publication in a newspaper of general circulation the herein Order; b). The date and time of initial hearing is ser to February 29, 2012, at 8:30 o’ clock in the morning, at the Courthouse of RTC, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte; c). It is also Ordered that all those who may have claims against the assets of the Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte, pursuant thereto this, who have actual or constructive notices of the publication of this Order, to file their respective claims with petitioner, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, within ninety (90) days from the date of the publication the herein Order; Upon submission of the proof of jurisdictional requirements this Court will eventual issue an Order to give due course to the instant petition for assistance in the liquidation of the Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte.

SO ORDERED Tubod, Lanao del Norte, January 3, 2012.

ALAN L. FLORES Presiding Judge BWM Feb 20

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House committee approves ban on ‘balimbing’ politicos THE House Suffrage and Electoral Reforms panel has approved a ban on political turncoats from public office for at least three years.

This developed after the panel approved the Political Party Development Act of 2011 principally authored

by Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro. Rodriguez’s measure defines political turncoatism as the exchange of political party affiliation by an elected official, during his or her term, except within six months to the end of his or her term.

Likewise, any official of a political party who changes party affiliation, after being nominated by the party, will be deemed to have committed political turncoatism, except within six months prior to elections A candidate who will be found guilty of political turncoatism will be: deemed forfeited from

his/her office; disqualified from running for any elective position in the next succeeding election immediately following the act of changing political party affiliation; prohibited from being appointed or from holding any position in any public or government office for three years after the expiration of his/her current term; prohibited from being appointed or from holding any position in any public or government office for three years after the expiration of his/ her current term and prohibited from assuming any executive or administrative position in his/her new political party.

In addition, political turncoats or those candidates who changes political party earlier than six months before elections will have to refund any and all amounts he/ she received from his/her political party, plus a 25 percent surcharge thereon.

Any citizen of voting age, or any candidate, political party, aggrupation or coalition thereof, can file a petition to disqualify a candidate on the ground of political turncoatism before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) within 15 days from the filing of the certificate of candidacy and before proclamation.

Furthermore, the bill mandates the Comelec in administering and enforcing these provisions as an independent regulatory agency.

This anti-political turncoatism bill, however, won’t apply in: a) abolition, merger or coalition of political parties where a candidate is a registered thereof and b) expulsion of the elected official in writing from his/her political party, provided that the cause for such does not constitute political opportunism or any act of a

party member constituting disloyalty to the party, or regular non-adherence to the party’s ideological principles, platforms and programs as determined by the party in accordance with its constitution and by-laws.

A certain political party may hold conventions to nominate their official candidates not earlier than 60 days before the start of the campaign period.

These parties would then have to submit the names of the officials of the party authorized to nominate their official candidates to the Comelec not later than the start of the election period.

The bill refers to a candidate as any person aspiring for, or seeking an elective public office, duly nominated by a political party, aggrupation or coalition thereof, and which has filed a certificate of candidacy with the Comelec.

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capable of holding rainwater during storm and heavy rains.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRMC) has recorded a total of 11 landslides and 43 flooding incidents in Regions 10, 11, 12, Caraga, and ARMM which affected 172,798 families in 283 barangays from January to July 2011.

“The flashfloods brought

by Typhoon Sendong in December accounted for the loss of more than 1,000 lives and P1.45-billion damage to infrastructure and agriculture”, said Antonino, citing a report of the NDRRMC. Antonino said that while Mindanao economy is projected to grow even more in the next decades, she emphasized that economic growth need not come at the expense of the environment.

She added that the MindaNOW program is anchored on President Benigno Aquino’s Social Contract with the Filipino People which promotes responsible use of the country’s natural resources.

“Economic and ecological integration as well as inclusive wealth creation must be anchored on planning Mindanao’s sustainable development based on its rich ecosystems”, she said, adding that these are the twin thrusts of the Mindanao 2020 Peace and Development Framework Plan (Mindanao 2020), the island-region’s peace and development roadmap for 2010-2030.

The MindaNOW program takes cognizance of the carrying capacity of Mindanao’s ecosystem including its archipelagic nature as the

basis for planning the future of the island-region.

Antonino said there is a lot of work ahead for MinDA but she is grateful for the overwhelming support of the President, her fellow cabinet secretaries, Mindanao congressmen, and the private sector. ”We’ve been roaming around Mindanao and successfully forging partnerships with various organizations”, said Antonino.

Meanwhile, local city officials here welcome the MindaNOW program and pointed out the need to take

action against illegal logging.

Mayor Lawrence Cruz said the flashfloods that hit the two neighboring cities were aggravated by hundreds of ‘hot logs’ that came with it.

Cruz said they are just waiting for results of the investigation which President Aquino directed following the devastation of tropical storm Sendong.

“With careful planning and strategic interventions such us infrastructure, only then can we prevent this kind of disaster”, said Cruz.

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organizations in Mindanao, it unanimously pushed for the implementation of Mindanao Nurturing Our Waters (MindaNOW) as one of its flagship programs.

Secretary Luwalhati Antonino who convened the 5th MinDA Board meeting said that the program adopts the “ridge-to-reef ” approach in integrating interventions for the development, protection and conservation of the watersheds and river basins in Mindanao.

“Mindanao has been suffering from massive deforestation and unsustainable agricultural practices”, said Antonino, adding that these contributed to major disasters including the recent flashfloods.

The MinDA chair noted that prior to the flashfloods that hit Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City last December, massive siltation and riverbank migration along the Pulangi river have caused flooding in the Allah Valley in North Cotabato.

She added that forest denudation along the Pantaron range in Bukidnon has also increased the water flow down to Agusan and Compostela Valley province, causing soil erosions and floods during rainy season.

With only 10 percent forest cover left, Antonino said that Mindanao must catch up with the national greening program which aims to plant 1.5-billion trees covering about 1.5-million acres nationwide.

Antonino stressed that the remaining forests especially those in the watershed buffer zones are no longer

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House okays early voting for national and local elections THE House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure giving Filipino voters an option to vote earlier than the date set for the election.

House Bill 4307, authored

by Reps. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City) and Maximo Rodriguez, Jr. (Party-list, Abante Mindanao), allows anyone to vote at the polling place within 14 working days before the date set for a political exercise.

Rodriguez said the measure is applicable during the conduct of national and local elections.

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covery of the National /Regional DRRM Council,” Mr. Dacanay said. “As such, it is tasked to lead in the preparation of a SAP to restore and improve facilities, livelihood and living conditions and organizational capacities of affected communities, and reduce disaster risks with the ‘building back better’ principle.”

Latest figures from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Council show TS Sendong and its killer fl ash floods affected 69,666 families, 384,431 persons and 1,495

practice, Rodriguez said some American states allow early voting during their elections. “The primary argument in favor of early voting is that it increases turnout by making it easier to vote,” he said.

Rodriguez said research shows that in the 24 states in America with no excuse absentee voting, turnout increased in 2004 in the aggregate by 6.7 percent, whereas it increased 6.2 percent in the other states.

“In 11 other American states that had early voting in both 2002 and 2004, turnout increased by an HOUSE/PAGE 7 casualties (as of 23 January 2012). In addition the most heavily affected cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, also affected were seven municipalities and Valencia City in Bukidnon, and 11 municipalities in Misamis Oriental.

Total damages arising from the Sendong disaster total P4.908 billion to date, with P2.2 billion (45%) accounted for by housing along.

Damage to infrastructure totaled P1.721-billion (35%) while damage to agriculture (value of production losses) stood at P634.5-million and damage to trade and industry was estimated at P394.38million (20% combined).

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 27 Gingoog City CANTILAN BANK, INC., Petitioner-Mortgagee, - versus -

EJF NO. 179 FOR: EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORE-

SPS. MARGARITA & WALTER JOSEF HEINE, Respondent-Morgagors.

X...................................................................../ NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF No. 179 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118, filed by Cantilan Bank, Inc., as mortgagee, against Sps. Margarita Condeza Heine and Walter Joseph Heine as mortgagors, Filipino and Swiss citizen, respectively, both of legal age, married whose residence and postal address is at Brgy. 20, Gingoog City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of October 25, 2011 have amounted to THREE MILLION SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTEEN (P3,017,415.00) Pesos excluding Attorney’s Fees and expenses, expenses for foreclosure and the other fees incurred in the foreclosure proceedings, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for CASH on Apr il 11, 2012 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Gingoog City, the following property with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit: TCTNO. 1-12270 TDN-093018 Lot 6345-A, Psd-10-038315 “A PARCEL OF LAND and all the improvements found thereon(Lot 6345-A, Psd~038315, being a portion of Lot 6345, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre) situated in the Barrio of Pangasihan, City of Gingoog, Island of Mindanao.

Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 6346, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre; on the SW., along lines 2-3-4 by Lot6345-B, of the Subdivision plan Psd-10038315; on the NW., along line 4-5 by Bay; on the NE., along lines 5-6-1 by Lot 6347, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre registered in the name of MARGARITA CONDEZA married to WALTER JOSEPH HEINE, and a resident of Brgy. 20, Gingoog City, containing an area of TEN THOUSAND (10,000) square meters, more or less.”

TCT NO. 1-14698 TDN-031573 “A parcel ol land and all the improvements found thereon, designated, as Lot 590-A, Psd 10 050586, portion of Lot 590, Cad 295, Gingoog Cadastre, located at Cabuyoan, Gingoog City, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by Lot 1387, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre; on the NE., along line 2-3 by Lot 590-C (ROAD), of the Subdivision Plan Psd-10-050586., SE., along lines 3-4-5 by Lot 591, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre, SW., along line 5-1 by Lot 704, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre, containing an area of FIVE THOUSAND (5,000) square meters, more or less, declared in the name of MARGARITA CONDEZA HEINE married to WALTER JOSEF HEINE, a resident of Brgy. 20, Gingoog City.”

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

In the event that on the date ol the scheduled auction sale the participation of two (2) bidders or more is not met, the auction sale shall be rescheduled on April 15, 2012 at the same time and place pursuant to Supreme Court Circular A.M. No. 99-10-05-0 dated December 14, 1999.

In the event also that the public auction falls on a holiday, it shall be held on the next working day without further notice.

Gingoog City. February 01, 2012.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

BWM Feb. 13, 20 & 27, 2012

(Sgd.) ROMEO B. GAPUTAN Sheriff IV

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Lantad template to be used to stop illegal hydraulic mining activities

By BONG FABE, Correspondent

THE Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) of Misamis Oriental has been tasked to use the “Lantad template” to coordinate all efforts to stop all illegal mining activities in the province most especially the rampant hydrauliking activities along the Iponan River in the municipality of Opol .

Vice Governor Norris Babiera described the fight to stop all mining activities in the province and

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city as “another Lantad.”

Lantad, a sitio of the village of Kibanban in the

municipality of Balingasag, was once a stronghold of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Mindanao. The place bore the brunt of both the military’s anti-NPA “Operation Ahos” and the NPA’s own “Operation Zombie” — in which both sides eliminated suspected infiltrators or deep penetration agents (DPAs) within their ranks.

“We were very successful in Lantad. Why don’t we focus the efforts of the Provincial Peace and Order

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Council in Opol to stop hydraulic mining activities there? What we did in Lantad we should also do in Opol,” he told this reporter.

Babiera said the mining activities in Opol is “a very complex problem” that needs the efforts of all sectors of society to stop.

And the best template for this coordinative effort is Lantad.

“The hydraulic mining operations in Opol are illegal, thus the need for law enforcement. But law enforcement alone cannot

stop it. That is why we elevated this very complex problem to the PPOC where everything is coordinated and orchestrated like what we did in L antad,” said Governor Oscar Moreno.

Moreno’s leadership was pivotal in “conquering” Lantad from the clutches of the C ommunists. He provided the leadership of the PPOC in “winning the hearts and minds” of its residents — mostly of Higaonon ancestry — by bringing in the full force of the government into the effort. Along with then PPOC co-chairman Ariel C. Hernandez of the Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. (BMFI), who brought the force of the Civil Society Organizations and church groups into the effort, Lantad was conquered without a single gunshot fired and without bloodshed.

And Moreno, Babiera and Teddy Sabugaa, PPOC executive director, are hellbent on conquering the mining areas of Opol holistically.

“If we can do it in Lantad, there is no reason we cannot do it in any other place,” Moreno once said.

Babiera, however, readily admitted that unlike Lantad — where there was only one enemy, insurgency — the mining problem in Opol is a whole “new territory” for PPOC since it involves a whole spectrum of issues ranging from livelihood to total indifference of the people to the plight of the environment.

“In our Lantad experience, everyone was involved that is why it was easy for us in the Capitol. Besides, we only had one enemy there, insurgency. In Opol, we are dealing with a very complex problem,” he said.

“The problem is very complex that solving it needs collaborative effort between the Municipal council and Provincial council. And we are hoping that Cagayan de Oro will join in this effort since most of the persons operating hydraulic mining are from the city,” he added.

Environment and natural resources officer of Misamis Oriental, Conrado “Dodong” Sescon, has iden-

tified 14 persons operating hydraulic machines used in the illegal mining activities along Iponan River, specifically in barangays Bagocboc, Tingalan, Nangcaon and Cauyunan.

Sescon said that all of those doing hydraulicking activities along the Iponan River in the Misamis Oriental side are residents of Cagayan de Oro City. Sescon identified them as Dulper Gayla (of Pagalungan village), Alfredo Mendoza Jr. (Tagpangi), Allan Paredez (Iponan), Rey Tolentino (Tuburan), Odoy Rosales (Tuburan), Ondo Gaupan (Tuburan), Pedro Legaspi (Taglimao), Carmelito Manlinumbay (Pagalungan), Inday Agbu (Buena Oro), Ab et Namb at ac (Buena Oro), James Tutu (Pinikitan), and a certain Aming of Taglimao.

He also identified two mining operators in Iponan who are residents of of Salawaga, Tingalan, Opol.

They are Ronelo Luntayaw and Asor Ibabacor.

Als o City C ouncilor Edgar Cabanlas said Mayor Vicente Emano had used “special permits” to allow mining companies he identified as Dinamet Mining Corporation, Yellow Stone Development Corporation, SNS Metal Trading Corp., White Pearl Asia Corporation, Perfect World Mining Corporation, Javez Hinterland Resources and Cagayan de Oro Finest Metals to operate in Iponan.

Hydraulic mining along the Iponan River is the culprit for the change of color of the river—from pristine green to chocolate brown.

“The waters of Iponan River have also been described as perennially brown because of the uninterrupted hydraulic flush mining over the past decade that has scarred its riverbanks and caused the severe siltation of its riverbed. The outlying barangays of Taglimao, Canitoan, Iponan, Bulua, and Barra have experienced the widespread overflow of this river. Other tributaries affecting the barangays of Cugman and Agusan also need to be safeguarded,” said Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ.

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READY to eat. You just read the label that says all you have to do is heat and serve or you just add water.

These instructions practically sum up what’s cooking for modern-day gourmet or gourmands-and for those who eat just to live.

Sometimes when we are in a hurry for work, we just tend do that without considering that there’s a big risks impact to our health if we do it regularly. In everything that we do, we have to do it moderately.

Some food futurists point out the signs of how the fastpaced, career-driven trend in our modern-day lives has over-taken everythingincluding our eating habits: More manufacturers are churning out instant food, and consumers are lapping up these pre-packaged, easyto-prepare items that require shorter clean-up times.

Meal solutions now include pre-mixed sauces and gravies to save time in preparing the home-style meal, but homemakers could prepare this in advance also to save up time.

Supermarkets have come to the rescue with entire sections devoted to produce and fresh meats, along organic shelves and prepared food aisles.

For those busy people, they just want to avail home and office deliveries with easy-to-remember dial-up numbers –have become the saving grace of harassed office executives. Ororama Superstores –Cogon offers this kind of services where you can find everything

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portions of the Pulangui IV hydropower system need to be dredged.

Asirit said the budget has yet to be submitted to the National Economic and Development AuthorityInvestment Coordinating Committee (Neda-ICC). But the rehabilitation project will be implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

“We are just waiting for the final report on sediment control and reservoir management plan which should have been submitted end of

January and to be consolidated and submitted to the Neda,” she said.

Asirit said the uprating of Units 1 and 2 of the Agus VI hydropower system has already been approved by the Neda and is ready for implementation.

The uprating, according to Asirit, could happen any time within the year. Uprating the Agus VI will help extend the economic life of this hydropower plant, she said.

Asirit said Napocor has already asked the DPWH

to include the uprating of the Agus VI in its lists of projects for the year, and that the project has yet to be bid out. She said the energy department will follow the project with the DPWH. Last year, Napocor said Neda has already approved the rehabilitation of the 700 megawatt (MW) Agus hydropower complex. Napocor added that the rehabilitation of the Agus hydropower complex could bring an additional 5 MW to 10 MW of generating capacity.

individuals who perished in the city came from CalaCala.

Cala-Cala, once a booming community with its own plaza and church has been turned into a huge area of death, with only memories and remains of what used to be houses.

Leo Capunay said he is happy that the house where Abacahin held the Mass will be turned into a church in memory of those who perished in Sendong.

It was in the same house where Capunay lost seven of his relatives—including his 1 year old son, and his British stepfather Peter Shotton.

“We cannot do anything anymore, sir. This area has already been declared a no-go zone, so we can no longer rebuilt here. So the plan to transform this very house into a church is a very welcome development,” he told this reporter.

Capunay was the first to

fall from the second-storey on their house—where he and seven of his relatives— took shelter when other floodwaters with debris tore down the house. He was swept to as far as the waters of Camiguin. He was eventually rescued by an oil tanker near the shores of Balingasag town, 32 kilometers from this city.

Although he said he had already accepted his fate, he still has a hard time coping with his loss.

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projected power shortage in Mindanao.

Department of Energy Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit, in a presentation, said the dredging and rehabilitation of the Pulangui IV hydropower system will entail between P600 million and P1.2 billion in investments.

Asirit said the government agency is still awaiting the results of the study that will help determine which

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Sendong “ground zero” as it is located on the banks of the Cagayan de Oro River. It has been declared by President Aquino as a “no-go zone” following the havoc wrought

by Sendong.

Cala-Cala is the hardest hit area along Cagayan de Oro River when Sendong unleashed its fury on December 17, 2012. Reports said that more than 1,000

you need in their market sections and groceries.

On the brighter side, the forecast is hale and hearty from the good food gurus who believe the Trend is towards healthy eating-to complement the increasingly health-conscious and environmentally-aware of lifestyle of today.

More and more consumers are choosing no-MSG, RIZA O. ARES, HRM no- additives, no-preser- our own conclusion either to eat ready to eat food or vative foods.

We are thus left to draw prepare our own meal.

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Hotel Koresco

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tel. Nos. 858-9748 to 54, E-mail:hotelkoresco@yahoo.com

Mallberry Suites

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

Dynasty Court Hotel

Tiano-Hayes Sts. CDO, Tel. No. 726876 / 726962 / 857-5410 E-mail:dynasty@philcom.ph

Seafood Gambas

The Marigold Hotel

Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Servings: 6-8

Velez cor. Luna Sts, CDO Tel Nos. 856-4320, 726937

Ingredients: 1/4 kilo fish fillet, cut into small cubes 500 g shrimp, shelled and deveirted 250 g squid, cleaned and sliced into rings 2 tsp minced garlic 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp MAGGI Savor, Calamansi 1 tbsp cooking wine (optional) 1 8g MAGGI MAGIC SARAP achuete oil, as needed 10 cloves crushed garlic 1 large onion, chopped 4 pieces siling haba, sliced thinly 1 red bell pepper, cubed 1 green bell pepper, cubed 1 tbsp MAGGI Savor, Calamansi 1 8g MAGGI MAGIC SARAP 1/4 cup MAGGI Chili Sauce salt to taste 2 tbsp breadcrumbs

Marco Resort Tel. No. 732182 / 855-220

VIP Hotel

A.Velez St. CDO, Tel. No. 726080 / 726590 / 856-2505 E-mail: info@theviphotel.com.ph

wine, and MAGGI MAGIC SARAP for 15 minutes.

2. Heat 2 tbsp achuete oil and stir-fry the seafood mixture until half done. Set aside.

3. Add more achuete oil in the pan and stir-fry garLic, onion, siling haba, and bell peppers.

4. Stir in the seafood and continue to cook over high heat.

5. Season with MAGGI Savor, MAGGI MAGIC SARAP, MAGGI Chili Sauce, and salt.

Procedure: 6. Thicken sauce with breadcrumbs. Transfer on a pre-heated 1. Marinate seafood with garlic, olive oil, MAGGI Savor, cooking and oiled hot plate.

Philtown Hotel

Makahambus-Velez St. CDO,Tel. No. 723089 / 856-1813

De Luxe Hotel

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Maxandrea Hotel

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Grand City Hotel

A.Velez- Sts. CDO Tel. No. 723551 / 723658 / 857-1900

Country Village Hotel

Carmen, Cag. de Oro Tel. No. 71-22-03, 71-22-01, 7122-05

Southwinds Hotel

Capt. V. Roa Sts.CDO,Tel. No. 727623 / 724803 / 856-2036 E-mail:i_agudo@hotmail.com

Apple Tree Resort and Hotel

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Pearlmont Inn

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Red Palm Inn

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Cugman,CDO,Tel. No. 723929 / 855-2108 E-mail:chali_beach@yahoo.com

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