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Briefly Muscovado project

THE municipal government of Quezon in Bukidnon is set to implement P550,000 worth of muscovado production project intended for the Quezon Manobo Tribe Association (Quemtras).

The project is in cooperation with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Northern Mindanao through its technical support services division, and the municipal government of Quezon.

The municipal government of Quezon consisted of Public Employment Service Office (PESO) and members of Bids and Awards Committee and Project Management Committee.

Greening program

DIGOS City -- The sustainability of a greening initiative gears towards creating forests in the province requires political will from the key implementers, Governor Douglas Cagas stated.

Cagas emphasized the need to establish leadership in carrying out the “Run 2 Plant 4 Greenin Philippines” that is envisioned to go beyond the traditional tree planting, and to ultimately develop real forests for the future generations of Davao del Sur. The governor said this environment endeavor would succeed and continue with the assurance and commitment from the municipal and city mayors, and the other key players such as the civil society organizations and the academe.

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Power shortage grips M’ danao island anew

• Davao and Cagayan de Oro cities spared due to sufficient power sources

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

P USAID pushes for more citizen-led budget tracking

OWER shortage continued to stall businesses in several provinces in Mindanao as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) started imposing load curtailment in 33 electric cooperatives as power supply has fallen due to alleged generation deficiency.

NGCP, the private sector operator of the state-owned transmission grid, is projecting an average shortage of 179 megawatts (MW) for the island next month to as high as 345 MW in April.

“The curtailment is Mindanao-wide. I don’t know how many cooperatives there are but everyone is affected. (Power) reserves are in the negative. We’ve been on Red Alert for several weeks now,” said NGCP

spokesperson Cynthia Perez Alabanza.

Severely affected are the provinces of Maguindanao, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, and most parts of Sarangani, which are now suffering power outages lasting one to six hours.

Also affected by the load curtailment are General Santos, Cotabato, Iligan, Surigao, Kidapawan, and Zamboang POWER/PAGE 9

By BONG FABE, Correspondent

DAVAO City -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) pushed Thursday for more citizen participation in the budget process in the Philippines as the Aquino govrnment moves towards the institutionalization of transparency and accountability in fiscal management.

“Local governments have the duty to inform citizens on how public funds are raised, allocated and spent. When citizens are engaged in decisions over the budget, there is greater likelihood that governance and development goals will be achieved, and USAID has tested this theory worldwide,” said Catherine Hamlin, USAID democracy and governance officer.

Hamlin told participants in the Budget Tracking for Transparent Accountable Governance (BTTAG) 2nd Policy Dialogue and Mindanao Launching of the Seal of Good Housekeeping--Grade 2 that “citizen-led budget tracking is a popular BUDGET/PAGE 10

TIGER CUBS. Two tiger cubs are fed by their caretakers Stephen Penalosa and Carmencita Cabilogan the Mantianak Zoo in Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental. The youngest of the cubs was born last January 21 and the second on February 14. This is the first recorded birth of tiger cubs in the zoo.

PHOTO BY GERRY L . GORIT

Gold remains Davao’s top export commodity DAVAO City -- Gold is now on the fifth spot as a major export commodity in Davao region as it gained three percent growth from negative 8.7 in 2008.

Data from the Mines and Geo-science Bureau XI also showed that Region XI produced 836,450 kilos of gold in 2011 with an equivalent value of P1.8 billion. This production was reported by

large-scale mining companies such as Apex Mining Co. and JB Management.

MGB XI regional director Edilberto L. Arreza

said during the Kapihan sa PIA Davao recently that he expects more than this volume from small-scale mining companies as the Bangko Sentral said only 20 percent of the mineral production came from large scale mining.

Compostela Valley Board Member Augusto Blanco Jr. admitted so much economic GOLD/PAGE 9

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INDANAO Development Authority (MinDA) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) signed an agreement yesterday stipulating their joint commitment to promote investments in Mindanao and formulate the Mindanao Business Policy Agenda.

The p olic y agenda will address immediate and recurring issues of the business sector in the island region to enhance its competitiveness and ensure a more conducive environment

for business. It will also address sectoral issues that affect Mindanao’s economic competitiveness on energy, mineral development, agriculture and fishery, transport and logistics, human resource

and development, micro and small and medium enterprises, tourism, and peace and order to the attention of concerned n at i on a l gove r n m e nt agencies.

“MinDA is firmly committed to continue working in close partnership with PCCI in pushing for business growth in Mindanao,” MinDA Chair Luwalhati R. Antonino told members of the PCCI board, which include the

country’s top business leaders.

“We have always endeavored to move along this direction, fully cognizant of the critical role of the business sector in addressing our peace and development imperatives in Mindanao,” she added.

The Mindanao Business Policy Agenda, which will come out from a series of round table discussions, shall contain proposed actions for the

government and the private sector’s commitment to achieve this outcome.

G over nment agencies that participated in the discussions were the Department of Energy through the Electric Power Industry Management Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Environment and Natural Resources through the Mines and Geosci-

ences Bureau, National Commission on Indigenous People, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Office of the Solicitor General.

The p olic y agenda initiative is a collaboration of MinDA, PCCI, and the U.S. Agency for International Development through the Growth with Equity in Mindanao Program.

Armm lawmakers formulate action plan for reform

By APIPA P. BAGUMBARAN Contributor

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This is to inform the public that Ms. ROSALIE M. REYES, whose picture appears above, is no longer connected with ORORAMA BINGO ARCADE, J. R. Borja St., Cagayan de Oro City. She has been AWOL since October 29, 2011 and was Terminated with Cause effective January 06, 2012.

Any transaction entered into by her for and in behalf of ORORAMA BINGO ARCADE, as of said date and thereafter, in any capacity whatsoever, will not be honored by the company.

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MARAWI City -- Regional policymakers are now in the process of fine-tuning development plans in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) to make way for the key reforms being set up by officer-in-charge (OIC) Governor Mujiv Hataman.

According to Diamadel Dumagay, executive director of the Regional Planning and Development Office (RPDO)- Armm, officials and chief planning officers of different Armm agencies convened in a two-day workshop at the start of this week to set out on the formulation of an action plan aimed at introducing open governance and reforms in the region.

The plans should be attuned to the three areas of reform that the present caretaker Armm administration have been tasked to attain namely on governance, peace and security, and economic reforms, he said.

The caretaker government of Hataman has at least 14 remaining months to institute needed reforms in the ARMM, Dumagay said.

Lawyer Anwar Malang, Armm executive secretary, said that with the right platform and agenda at hand, “the best time to reform Armm is now.”

He said thru convergence and clustering of efforts, agencies have better chance of attaining targets within the limited timeframe.

Malang said they want to make it a point that individual agency efforts would be complementary to each other.

Citing encouraging developments in the ongoing peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Malang said the programs of present Armm leadership are congruent and supportive to the peace process.

He underscored the need to establish meaningful reforms in Armm to complement progress in the peace efforts in Mindanao.

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4 Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2012 80 placement firms join Zambo job fair ZAMBOANGA City – Some 80 local and international employment agencies are joining the Dia de Zamboanga Job Fair which will be held at Plaza del Pilar on Friday Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Manager and City Social Welfare and Development Officer Francisco Barredo said the one-day event is a continued collaboration of the city government, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 9 and ABS-CBN in opening the doors of opportunities to those who are seeking job placements here

and abroad.

Barredo said PESO has invited 20 local agencies and 20 international employment entities to participate in the affair which will start at 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

To avoid a longer queue of job seekers, PESO has conducted pre-registration of applicants.

The said job fair is not only a highlight of the 75th Dia de Zamboanga but a continued commitment of the city government in ushering opportunities for job seekers not only from Zamboanga but also from the neighboring provinces and cities. (PNA)

Cebu Pacific signs lease for long-haul aircraft CEBU AIR, Inc., the operator of budget carrier Cebu Pacific, has agreed to lease four new aircraft from CIT Group, Inc. in line with plans to launch long-haul flights next year.

Candice A. Iyog, Cebu Pacific vice-president for sales and distribution, in a text message, said the deal was made on Feb. 20, but she declined to disclose the amount of the leasing agreement with CIT Aerospace, a unit of CIT Group.

“Cebu Pacific’s four Airbus A330-300 will be delivered from 2013 to 2014, and will be powered by RollsRoyce Trent 772B engines,” the disclosure read.

“These Airbus A330-300 aircraft will allow us to offer our trademark low fares to an even wider market. With the introduction of widebody aircraft into our fleet,

we could offer non-stop services into Australia, India, the Middle East and parts of Europe and the United States,” Alex B. Reyes, Cebu Air general manager for the long-haul division, said in a statement.

Ms. Iyog, however, declined to divulge the priority routes.

“Once we receive the necessary regulatory approvals and we are ready to sell, we will announce the routes,” she said in text message. “We are, however, looking at destinations with large overseas Filipinos.”

She also said that the company is confident that the “Category 2” assigned

by US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to the country will be lifted soon. “[Once] lifted, this would help open up more options, CEBU/PAGE 7

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 28 MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN In the Matter of Petition for Issuance of New Owner’s copy of Original Certificate of Title No. P-9491 in the name of Hrs. Eugenio Delada rep. herein by Sally Sepaya Taladua, Petititoner, - Versus –

MISC. CASE NO. 106 For: Reconstitution of Title

Hon. Alma Concepcion M. Parreño, Provincial Prosecutor, in her capacity as Ex- Officio Register of Deeds, Mamabajao, Camiguin.

Respondent. x--------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER Petitioner, Sally Sepaya Taladua, Filipino, of legal age, married and resident of Laya, Baclayon, Bohol, thru counsel, avers that her mother Numeriana Delada Sepaya is one of the children of the late spouses Eugenio Delada and Romana Villadores-Delada who by virtue of the Extra-judicial Partition of the Estate of the Late Spouses Eugenio Delada and Romana Villadores Delada acquired ownership over a parcel of land registered in the name of Hrs. of Eugenio Delada Rep. by Genovevo V. Delada located at Sebato, Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin containing an area of 1, 565 square meters covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-9491 duly registered in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Camiguin.

That the owner’s duplicate copy of the OCT of the aforesaid parcel of land was lost and despite earnest effort to locate it, the same was no avail. The fact of such loss was duly registered in the Office of the Registry of Deeds of Camiguin.

That said title has not been mortgaged encumbered or sold to any individual or entity nor has been attached or otherwise confiscated by any lawful authority.

It is the main thrust of the petition that after hearing the Owner’s Duplicate of Original Certificate of Title which had been lost be declared null and void and a new Owner’s Duplicate of Original Certificate of Title No. P-9491 be issued in lieu thereof under the same terms and conditions as contained in the original on file.

The petition being sufficient in form and substance is hereby set for hearing on March 6, 2012 in this Court’s Session Hall, to start at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.

Let copy of the petition together with all its annexes and of this Order be furnished The Register of Deeds at Mambajao, Camiguin; The Administrator, Land Registration Authority at Quezon City; and Provincial Prosecutor of Camiguin.

The Process Server of this Court is directed to post copies of this Order in the 1.)

Bulletin Board- Public Market, Mambajao, Camiguin; 2.) Bulletin Board- Municipal Hall, Mambajao, Camiguin; 3.) Bulletin Board- Provincial Capitol, Mambajao, Camiguin; and 4.)

Bulletin Board- this Court.

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

Any person or entity whose interests might be adversely affected by this proceeding may file written opposition within a reasonable time prior to the date of hearing and appear personally during the hearing to substantiate the same.

SO ORDERED. Done at Mambajao, Camiguin, this 9th day of January 2012.

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Holcim profit took a dive on weak demand for cement HOLCIM Philippines Inc. said Friday its earnings fell 47% in 2011 due to weak demand for cement and high costs.

Holcim said its net income last year fell to P2.03 billion from P3.847 billion in 2010 as revenues dipped 9% to P21.62 billion.

The company said demand for cement declined after a very strong market in election year 2010.

At the same time, it said continuous rise in prices of coal and electricity, which are the largest cost components in cement production, hiked the company’s energy costs per ton by 14%.

“The environment in 2011 was certainly tough, but I believe we were able to demonstrate our resilience as an organization by responding to early market

challenges and focusing on areas within our control,” Holcim COO Roland Van Wijnen said.

“We managed to keep our market share within

our target range of 33% to 35% and put in place various initiatives that have helped us improve operational efficiencies and effectively manage our costs,” he added.

This year, outlook is one of “cautious optimism,” Van Wijnen noted, anchored on the government’s commitment to frontload infrastructure spending and roll out various partnerships with the private sector, which will boost construction activity.

He also said that the company needs to adjust cement prices to ensure profitability.

Miner’s exclusivity claim denied THE COURT of Appeals (CA) has dismissed a mining firm’s claim to exclusive exploration rights in Davao as it declared that the company’s permit has no legal effect.

In a decision promulgated on Jan. 31, the CA’s Special 16th Division upheld the Makati trial court’s ruling, which dismissed Southeast Mindanao Gold Mining Corp.’s (SMGMC) petition to cancel a number of small-scale miners’ permits to extract ore materials from a portion of the forest reserve in Davao Oriental and Davao del Norte.

The miner argues that it acquired exclusive exploration rights over the 4,941-hectare area in the parent company -- trans- tested the a local 1997 resolution that allowed forest reserve when Mar- ferred its rights in 1994.

The miner then pro- small-scale miners to concopper Mining Corp. -- its duct mineral extractions in REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES the area.

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT The CA, however, ruled 10TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 28 that the deed of assignment MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN does not have any legal basis on a technicality.

In the matter of Petition for Adoption SPL. PROC. NO. 450 Of a minor GRACE BELLE L. LAMBAN, “A cursory reading of

Puregold posts profit surge

SPOUSES GABRIEL C. ESPAÑOLA and BELLA J. ESPAÑOLA, Petitioners, x------------------------------------------------------- / ORDER Petitioner’s, husband and wife, allege, that they are of legal age, Filipino citizens, and residents of Tagdo, Mambajao, Camiguin. They have been married for thirteen (13) years and have been childless. They seek to adopt the minor Grace Belle Labuana Lamban who was born illegitimate on December 18, 2011, to Luzvy Labuana Lamban of Tagdo, Mambajao, Camiguin, a single mother who gave her consent to the adoption. Right after the birth of Grace Belle her biological mother Luzvy voluntarily turned over the care and custody of the child to the petitioners who transformed their house into one they can proudly call a home. The petitioners possessed all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications to adopt.

Finding the petition sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for hearing in this Court’s Session Hall, at Lakas, Mambajao, Camiguin on May 2, 2012 to start at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.

Let copy of the petition and of this Order be furnished the Regional Director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Region X, Cagayan de Oro City, for the preparation and confirmation of the child and home study reports and submit the same before the date of hearing as well as to conduct counseling sessions with the natural mother on the matter of adoption of the adoptee and accordingly submit a report therein before the date of hearing; and another copy of the petition and of this Order be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General, the Provincial Prosecutor of Camiguin, the Local Civil Registrar of Mambajao, Camiguin, and the biological mother Luzvy Labuana Lamban at Tagdo, Mambajao, Camiguin for any step they may deem best and proper to take in this Petition.

Let copy of this Order be published at petitioner’s expense once a week for three successive weeks before the scheduled hearing in any newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Camiguin.

Any person or entity opposed to the petition in this case may file written opposition at any reasonable time before the scheduled hearing and personally appear during the hearing to show cause why the petition shall not be granted.

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

(Sgd.) RUSTICO D. PADERANGA Judge

(Sgd.) RUSTICO D. PADERANGA Judge BWM: FEB. 27, MARCH 5 & 12, 2012

the Deed of Assignment reveals that Marcopper did not designate appellant Southeast Gold as its ‘agent,’” the court said.

The court also pointed out that Marcopper was granted mere exploration rights, not ore extraction and development.

LISTED RETAILER Puregold Price Club, Inc. on Thursday said its profits in 2011 were triple that of the year previous as sales volume surged due to new supermarket outlets.

The supermarket chain operator owned by tycoon Lucio L. Co realized a total comprehensive income of P1.54 billion, which is 202.72% higher than the P510.37 million figure Puregold earned in 2010, the disclosure said.

This, however, is slower than the 288.32% total comprehensive income growth Puregold booked in 2010 versus 2009 levels.

Net sales last year grew by 33.94% to P38.99 billion from P29.11 billion in 2010, while cost of sales from rose by 30.77% to P33.45 billion from P25.58 billion two years ago.

Meanwhile, operating expenses-mostly selling expenditures-climbed by

SUPERMARKET chain operator Puregold Price Club, Inc. has reported a 203% hike in 2011 profits after opening more outlets.

31.23% to P4.37 billion last year from P3.33 billion in 2010.

“Last year’s sales performance was driven by the increase in sales of our base stores, the 21 stores we opened in 2010, and the 38 stores we opened in 2011,” Aida B. de Guzman, Puregold senior vice-president, told BusinessWorld in a telephone interview yesterday.

Fourth quarter results were not immediately made PUREGOLD/PAGE 7

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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-

Money Laundering History MANY of us have probably heard of the term money laundering and wondered what it really is.

The word laundering gives us a clue: it has to do with cleaning money. And this is what it really just is, cleaning dirty money.

A look into the history of money laundering would explain how it originated and how it has developed and evolved over the decades.

Scholars and historians have agreed that money laundering is as old as crime itself. Money laundering has been used to conceal crime and criminals for hundreds of years.

Author Hannah Purkey, in her article “The Art of Money Laundering ” written for the Florida Journal of International Law, said that more than two centuries ago, rich Chinese merchants engaged in money laundering to cleanse the profits of their illegal activities after regional governments banned various forms of commercial trading.

During the medieval times, financiers created

methods to evade the Roman Catholic Church’s disapproval of usury (lending money at interest)—methods that are still used today.

However, Purkey said the practice was not known as “money laundering” until around the 1920s, shortly before the prohibition era in the United States.

Money laundering originally described the Mafia’s attempts to “launder” illegal money through cashintensive washing salons or coin laundries, which were controlled by company acquisitions or business formations. Purkey explained that organized criminals have traditionally utilized financial institutions and the physical movement of money in order to transfer large bulks of the illicit cash.

Traditional methods, according to anti-money laundering specialist Greg Baldwin, were once easily recognizable: involving “scruffy-looking characters delivering hordes of cash in cardboard boxes, paper shopping bags, duffel bags, suitcases and the like.” Baldwin recounts a classic ex-

ample of traditional money laundering: a Miami bank in which over US $242 million in cash was deposited into one checking account of one branch in the span of just eight months, all in cash and delivered to the bank by unkempt characters bearing boxes and bags.

However, the Financial Action Task Force—an international body bent on combating money laundering and terrorist financing—has said that when governments take action against certain methods of money laundering or terrorist financing, criminal activities tend to migrate to other methods. As a result, criminals who need to clean their dirty money are increasingly turning to non-financial institutions to do so.

Baldwin said that from “scruffy-looking” men, money launderers have now evolved into well-dressed, well-spoken individuals employing the most complicated and sophisticated international investment techniques, never physically moving cash but instead

Our sexual identity WE NEED to be more aware of this concern. This has been taken for granted for so long that now we have quite a mess of an issue.

Many people now feel quite free as to what sexual orientation they want, as if their sexual identity is a matter of their orientation of preference, totally at their mercy or absolutely of their own choosing. As if no objective law governs it.

While we always have to be tolerant to all sorts of ideas, theories, mentalities, cultures and lifestyles, we also need to be reminded that not everything has the same weight and value, and that not everything is correct and proper. Otherwise, we would have pure chaos.

Lately, we hear a US federal court has overturned the California same-sex marriage ban, considering such ban as unconstitutional.

This is one consequence, affecting a country’s legal system, of the confusion and chaos that would ensue if we are not clear about things.

In the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, we read the following relevant point: “God has created human beings as male and female, equal in personal dignity, and has called them to a vocation of love and of communion. Everyone should accept his or her identity as male or female, recognizing its importance for the whole of the person, its specificity and complementarity.” (487)

When we are born, we are either male or female.

That’s why the first thing we look at even while the baby is still in the womb, as in the ultrasound probe, is the organ. The hermaphrodite is an anomaly that needs to be corrected one way or another.

We have to accept this biological distinction and start to build up on it, because our sexual identity is not only biological, but is also connected to our whole human nature as a person, both individual and social, and the whole gamut of considerations that we are subject to.

In other words, we have a responsibility of affirming, developing and defending our sexual identity. We need

to cultivate our sexual identity especially, giving utmost care and attention in areas that are subject to changing understanding. We carry that out with God’s grace and with all the effort we can give. And it’s an ongoing affair.

We just cannot sit pretty and think we will be male or female by mere biological inertia. We need to act on it, especially these days when confusing ideologies and fashions tend to blur the distinction and to hold our sexual identity captive to very subjective criteria, instead of linking it to God’s law and our duty toward others.

That confusing phenomenon is pretty much a by-product of our crisis of

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…

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IGNACIO BUNYE operating in the far more effective and efficient world of electronic and wire transfers of funds.

Despite this development, Purkey clarified that organized criminals still use financial institutions to launder money. Financial institutions are the ideal markets to move large bulks of cash without attracting much suspicion, she said.

Purkey added that another method that organized criminals have utilized to launder money is through the purchase of real estate.

Real estate serves as an effective way to launder money because it is a highly valued commodity and the exact price for a piece of property is relatively speculative: the BUNYE/PAGE 7

HINTS AND TRACES faith, of where to find our ultimate guide, since there are now a growing number of people who think things just depend completely on us and on our consensus.

No such thing as God. And much less would they give a hoot to Church teaching.

Thus, we should realize that a kind of campaign, a kind of catechesis is needed.

In fact, the whole concern of evangelization should include this issue if it has to be an integral evangelization.

We need to remember that just like everything else in our life, like our body, our talents, our freedom, etc., our sexual identity did not originate with us, but with God, our creator, with the procreative mediation of our

FR. ROY CIMAGALA parents. We always need to refer our sexual identity to God and his laws.

Such effort to affirm, develop and defend our sexual identity is what comprises the virtue of chastity. It’s the virtue that integrates our sexuality within the person, making it truly human, and not just a toy to play with, CIMAGALA/PAGE 7

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Drop attacks: A mini stroke?

HEALTH IN FOCUS

Crimes drive people away ONE of the dreadful problems confronting the Philippines is the incidence of crimes It is so scary to read the newspapers as well as watching the news reports on radio and television everyday. What you get are all sorts of murders, shootings, stabbings, robbery and nearly all kinds of crimes.

One will feel a murder could be committed right in his back at any moment. One has to be ready in case one will really take place. This is just terrible.

Crimes as we know are horrible. In a city like Manila, Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo and others, it is normal for such things to happen without warning.

This is so because there are a lot of people who have nothing in their minds but to commit such things. To the bad people, committing crimes is a matter of occupation. One had to get involved to make money for the day. The robbers are armed as they join society in everyday life and the victims who knew nothing about them are just sorry.

This problem should be undertaken by the national government. Crimes take place nationwide and it is for the higher authorities to do something to stop this or at least reduce the incidence of such evils. Because of crimes, businessmen

MINI, Midi or Micro mini.

These are terms that refer to the length of a woman’s wear. But, is there such a thing as a Mini-Stroke?

The answer is a resounding yes, for between a Mini and a Real Stroke, aside from the permanence or temporariness of the change, the length of time that the symptoms are manifested will differentiate the two.

It is not uncommon to hear that a friend, an acquaintance, a neighbor and even a family member is said to have a mini- stroke or a stroke like event.

The brain controls how our body functions, how we think, see, talk, and move. But, when there is an interruption in the blood supply, say, there’s a clot, then , depending on the area of the brain and on how big or small the area gets affected, so, are the manifestations for that particular event and person.

If the event lasts for a few minutes, with no permanent damage, this mini stroke is termed as Transient Ischemic Attack or TIA. The term transient simply implies that the illness resolves by its own. But, if the neurologic deficit becomes permanent, then it is called as a Stroke.

Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA), can occur as a sudden event. The patient may fall suddenly without warning, with or without loss of consciousness (thus the term drop attack). And, just like Stroke, the presenting symptoms may vary: it

maybe large and obvious like paralysis, or it can be very subtle like numbness or clumsiness which can be one sided only (may just be the arm, or leg).

The attention of the patient, relatives or caregivers is sometimes caught due to the slurring of speech (which may incidentally be presumed to be due to alcohol inebriation)!

Patients at other times may describe their encounter with TIA as , “ trouble in walking “, which is due to loss in balance and coordination. Just as sudden as the appearance of the above symptoms, it disappears and there is this apparent normalcy again.

Should one be complacent then and relegate the event to the background?

NO, for a For a TIA can be a warning signal, an alarm bell and AN OPPORTUNITY to take steps from preventing a STROKE from happening.

Studies have shown that 1 in 3 persons with TIA will eventually have a stroke with half of the cases occurring within a year after the mini stroke.

This is really scary as one wouldn’t want to be afflicted and burdened with the permanence of the effects of a stroke. There are certain types of illnesses whose risk for the occurrence of such can be at one end of the spectrum modifiable and preventable and at the other end, non negotiable so to speak.

For Stroke or TIA’s, family history, which is genetically determined is

at one end: non negotiable.

For you and I could not have chosen to be part of a family with a strong history for heart diseases and stroke! As one approaches the golden years, so, is the risk for stroke increased.

Now comes the best part of the spectrum: knowing and being able to identify the modifiable factors gives one the upper hand in controlling the probability of having either a TIA or a Stroke.

Foremost of which is one’s dietary practices: low fat, low salt diet helps in the control of blood pressure.

Eating nutritious foods and maintaining a balanced diet, with moderation in mind, helps control excess weight, cholesterol levels and blood sugar.

Staying physically active instead of being potato couches does wonders in the blood circulation and in disposing of all those extra calories! In other words, whether a Mini Stroke or a Real Stroke, going back to the basics is actually part of the program if one were to prevent it from happening!

Puregold...

Shopping, the upscale retail chain also owned by Mr. Co. Puregold was incorporated in 1998 to engage in buying, selling, distributing, and marketing wholesale or retail goods. It merged with Suremart, Inc. in 2006

and with four other local Puregold units in 2008.

The company was one of five firms that debuted on the local bourse last year, listing 690 million common shares and raising over P12 billion in fresh funds.

need to be sorted out and explained. This will take time and we can expect a lot of controversies.

But with patience, I think we can succeed in clarifying things. Chastity is such a beautiful virtue that would enable us to love God and others properly—all the way to the use of our sexuality.

It takes us away from the clutches of a self-centered vision of life, blind to the spiritual and supernatural dimension of our life.

We have to make sure that the new generations will understand the true meaning of our sexuality, and work hard to cultivate their proper sexual identity.

chase the property with dirty money then resell the property to obtain “clean” money from the transaction.

Lastly, Purkey pointed out that art likewise provides an ideal means to launder illicit gains.

Dealers set the price for

an expensive piece of art and this price can easily be increased or decreased, being set only by the amount a buyer is willing to pay.

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Economic specialist and former director general of the National Economic and Development Authority, Cielito Habito, who also led the crafting of the Mindanao 2020 plan, lauded what according to him are good plans that Armm agencies have but cited lapses in their imple-

mentation.

Habito told regional planners to take the challenge of the Hataman administration’s interim 15 months to institute reforms, urging them to arrive at a from page 4 short-term agenda achievable within the timeframe specifically the US, for the but “still contextualize the airline,” she said.

The US FAA downgraded longer-term pursuits”.

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available.

Moving forward, Puregold had said that it was planning to merge its operations with S&R Membership

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or a human aspect merely ruled by hormones.

Admittedly, it’s a complex virtue to develop. At the moment, it seems tangled in a mess of negative impressions composed of myths and other historical misunderstandings that

Bunye... from page 6

the price depends upon how much a buyer is willing to pay, and cash transactions are usually allowed.

Organized criminals who purchase real estate to launder money pur-

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The plan that will be formulated in the twoday workshop, dubbed the Armm Strategic Action Plan for Governance and Reform, shall serve as the guideline of introducing actual reforms in Armm.

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from other countries are afraid to come. They are apprehensive they will not succeed if they put up their investments here. They can be victims and, therefore, lose sight of their money.

And investors from Manila would not dare to put up new business firms in the Visayas and Mindanao for the same reasons.

Pres. Noynoy Aquino should do something to stop crimes. Crimes are part of society and the national government may not be able to stop it in its entirety but surely it can reduce tremendously. If we can reach to a point where foreign investors would not be rattled by big crimes thus allowing them to put up their businesses here.

I supposed we have to increase the number of police officers who should make rounds of every place especially those with more crimes. We need new system of guarding the innocent people, the business and professional sectors and everyone in a society. We must do something before our country becomes the world capital of crimes.

Only the President of the country can put up investments to combat such things.

Crimes exist mostly in countries where there is an unemployment problem. I

think our government could not tell exactly how many millions of our people are without jobs. We see these people walking in streets, going places in search of food and anything for the family. They are hungry and many of them just think bad. A lot of them end up committing crimes.

The President can still proceed with his political vendetta against his enemies while fighting crimes. He can still send to jail his political enemies and go on with solving the big problem of peace and order in the country. We must know that crimes multiply very rapidly because criminals are plenty anywhere in the country.

Many of our unemployed people go on committing crimes. To their minds, there is something to do that can give them income or financial resources.

Something is Wrong WOULD that everything were all right with the Philippine Government, with Philippine Democracy, with the People of the Philippines! Would that the Legislature enact needed and relevant laws, the Executive able and satisfactorily implement them, and the Judiciary accordingly act on their violations!

Would that there be equality and separation of power – in truth and in fact – among the said three branches of government! Would that the Philippine Constitution be not merely a nice paper to read but really a basic document for the government to abide with and for the people to live by!

Then, the Philippines would be a blessed Country and the Filipinos a fortunate people – and thus probably become the big envy of the world.

But something is wrong – here and now! The Philippine Government is not of the people, by the people and for the people – but of the politicians, by the politicians and for the politicians.

The Legislative Department rests primarily immersed in but partisan politics and pursuant political alliances.

The Executive Department remains disabled and

incompetent in its mandatory agenda for the common good and public welfare of the citizenry.

The Supreme Court is anything but supreme in the interpretation and application of the laws of the land.

To say that such an adverse composite phenomenon spells social disaster for the Country and misery for people is one big understatement.

Something is wrong with a Country that s not simply divided by islands and regions but also by different ideologies plus separatist movements – not to mention the division of certain sectors of Philippine society in terms of the colors of nauseating yellow and dangerous red.

This is not even pointing out the division of the Filipinos into filthy rich and pitiful poor families, into very powerful and truly powerless individuals. This is neither even making mention of the fact that the agricultural/ industrial development of the Country remains but a dream of long standing that the Philippine economy rests at the mercy of foreign capital plus multinational companies.

Something is wrong when all government attention and effort, agencies and public funds are concentrated on the now on-going Impeachment

Process initiated by the Chief Executive against the Chief Justice.

There is now in effect an ably dividing Executive Department resulting into a divided people. Hence: If “fun” equals longwinded speeches and wonderful declamations in and from Malacañang which are however beret of action and reality, if “fun” means unabated criminality be it day and night in the Country, particularly in Metro Manila, if “fun” is the profound enigma of the statistical finding that there are “less poor” but “more hungry” Filipinos, then the over-all conclusion is obvious: “It is more fun in the Philippines!”

Something is wrong!

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the Philippines to “Category 2” from “Category 1” in 2008, preventing Philippine carriers from expanding operations in the US. “We are confident that

the government and Philippine carriers are taking all necessary actions to lift the Category 2 status in the soonest possible time,” she added.

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Lechon Manok ni Sr. Pedro: The Taste of Success

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ANG Manok ni Sr. Pedro, perhaps now one of the most popular roast chicken chains in the Visayas and Mindanao—and yes, it is also making its mark in Luzon—is like many of its kind, a beautiful family success story.

Many think it was Rep. Peter M. Unabia of the first congressional district of Misamis Oriental who started “Lechon Manok ni Sr. Pedro” and started it (after all, it bears his name) But his brother Antonietto played a major role in turning the dream into reality.

Antonietto Mamawag Unabia, a local boy from Malaybalay, Bukidnon, studied commerce at San Isidro College.

When he retired from the Philippine National Bank (PNB) as a credit investigator of 12 years, Nieto as he is known to friends, took his lump sum retirement pension and decided to go into business.

Between 1991 and1992, he went into various small business ventures taking the Bachelor Bus around Mindanao. He was at one time

or another a comprador of fish from Surigao, dressed chicken from Cebu, office supplies from Cagayan de Oro, and veterinary supplies. He even put up a pool hall and a majongan at his residence. All failed.

Down but not out, Nieto rented half of a 32-square meter lot next to the PNBMalaybalay branch and started selling snacks to his former colleagues. He would eventually provide breakfast and all kinds of meals in his menu.

Named “Middle Chamber,” Nieto functioned as an allaround guy for his wife Nida, helping prepare the food, run errands and the like.

It was during these desperate times that the idea to sell lechon manok came to him when he noticed that their litsonero after 9 am.

With broilers sourced from nearby backyard poultries, Nieto started experimenting with formulations for three months until he hit the right one which suited his taste.

Lechon manok in the first place was already an obsession since high school.

Still unbranded, Nieto started selling a whole chicken at P90 although

he also sold it as cut-ups like wings, legs and breast.

As usual, it was his faithful band of PNB colleagues who started bringing whole lechon manoks home to share it with their family instead of simply dining in at the Middle Chamber.

“Sugod pa lamang, abi nako 30 ka tibuok litson manok lamang kada adlaw mabawi ko na akong suweldo sa PNB, (“When we started, I was thinking that with only 30 lechon manok sold daily, I would have already approximated my salary at PNB),” he recalls. Soon, Malaybalay branch was selling 200 litson manok per day.

Nieto has also his share of memorable moments.

During Gloria Arroyo’s visit

when she was still senator, Nieto recalls how her husband Mike consumed two whole chickens in one sitting. “Kalami jud” (It’s so delicious), he says. He would hear it more often after that.

It was during this time that his younger brother, now congressman Peter, took notice of his brother’s success and decided to open a branch in Cagayan de Oro. An agriculture graduate from Xavier University, Peter had just retired from his job as a detailman from Unilab. He was looking for another business.

“Our first outlet was located in the present site of Cecil’s Bake Shop at the corner of Hayes and Corrales Avenue fronting Xavier University. We named it ‘Lechon Manok ni Sr. Pedro’ from the popular RMN radio drama, ‘Ang Manok ni San Pedro’ starring the characters Esteban Escudero, his sidekick Guliat and the magic fighting cock named ‘Ogis.’” The first branch was a partnership between the two brothers who first sourced their chickens from Vitarich.

“Sales in our first branch were so-so but we had a hit with our second branch in Ozamiz where we lowered our prices to only P 90 vs. the P 120 offered by competitors,” Nieto recalls.

By the time the third outlet opened in Iligan, they invested on their first service

truck.

Besides its delicious secret marinade, Nieto noticed that their consistent use of aluminum foil to wrap their lechon manok made the taste fresher.

“We were the pioneers in the use of aluminum foil instead of banana leaves to wrap our lechon manok,” Nieto said. “It’s a little more expensive but it enhances the flavor. Hygiene is also important.”

Today, Lechon Manok ni Sr. Pedro has over 300 branches nationwide. The usual stall is only manned by one person who doubles as litsonero and cashier.

There’s no franchise system to speak of yet, and usually relatives and friends manage the outlets.

From its humble beginnings with the “Middle Chamber” in Malaybalay City, Lechon Manok ni Sr. Pedro now boasts of related companies, among them a feed mill, an ice plant, a dressing plant, grower operations (commerical and livelihood program through Anak Tering Foundation), a dressed chicken brand called Manok Pinoy and Fido Prito fried chicken chain in Manila, Cebu and Davao.

All these operations are under the holding company Anakciano Inc., after their late father Daciano. Anak Tering meanwhile is after family’s late mother Teresa.

Besides Nieto and Peter, the other siblings are also actively involved in Anakciano’s operations. Maribel (Evel) is Chief Executive Officer. Romana and husband Luis Ababao manage the integrated Anakciano plant operations in Mohon, Tagoloan. Eugene takes care of harvesting and the checking-in of broilers.

Lechon Manok ni Sr. Pedro has indeed come a long way from a backyard in Malaybalay to almost every corner in the Philippines.

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Mindanaw party-list, agreed with with Ellorin that the resolution is long overdue, pointing out that the permits “should have been revoked long time ago per warning from (the) DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources) and some experts.”

Hernandez said the resolution should contribute to defining the country’s land use policy. “It’s about land use policy. Without it everything is negotiable and prone to political pressures,” he said.

Carl Cesar C. Rebuta of the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center-Kasama sa Kalikasan-Friends of the Earth, Philippines said the RDC 10 resolution effectively acknowledges the need to review whether

mining should still be the region’s investment and development booster.

However, while recalling the permits would be a good start, Rebuta said it would not be enough to ensure protection for the country’s remaining forest cover and watershed areas, not while large-scale mining companies continue to operate.

“While we question the illegal mining activities, a number of approved largescale mining permits have (also) been issued in our region. Large-scale mining has auxiliary rights to cut and log trees, to use water, explosives, easement rights and at least a six-year tax holiday,” he said.-- Cong Corrales, InterAksyon. com

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logging and mining bans in this city.

The flashfloods unleashed by Sendong in December claimed more than a thousand lives. Several hundreds more remain missing and are presumed dead.

Journalist Bencyrus Ellorin, a campaigner of Task Force Macalajar, said if the MGB heeds the resolution and halts extraction activities, it would be “like stopping the bleeding.”

The task force is a local federation of people’s organizations, environmental activists, professionals and students.

Ariel Hernandez, former representative of Anak

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However, with the active mining activities that encouraged trading in this communities, they are now elevated to first class municipalities,” said Blanco.

MGB XI data showed that Compostela Valley Province generated more than P40 million from low-lying areas in Lanao del Sur province where the plants are located.

Agus 1, for example, is limited to 45 MW from its 80-MW installed capacity, even as the power needs of the distribution utilities in the last quarter have outstripped the allocation in their contracts with Napocor, he said.

Mr. Ambos also admitted that Napocor’s funds for maintenance and operations have been cut in preparation for the planned privatization of the power plants.

Construction of infrastructure to protect communities from possible flooding, he added, is being undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways.

NGCP’s Mr. Bicar, for his part, stated the company’s position that Mindanao’s power woes are due to generation deficiency and not due to failure to renew Ancillary Service Procurement Agreement with power barges.

“We could not construct a power plant,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers has sent out a petition to discontinue the implementation of the LeyteMindanao Interconnection Project of the NGCP. “We believe that there is no need to carry out the phase 1 work, despite its approval by the Energy Regulatory Commission, as it is no longer economically feasible to carry out the main project itself,” the petition reads.

The coalition noted that the project was deemed feasible in the mid-’90s when

Technical Director Alfredo Relampagos that they issued four exploration permits in Cagayan de Oro and one in Iligan City.

Relampagos also told members of RDC 10 that the gravest threat to the city’s hinterland barangays are the small-scale hydraulic mining operations along Iponan River.

In a phone interview, Tuesday, Rodriguez said even if there are no exploration activities, the recall of the permits should signal that the hinterlands of both cities are not open to mineral extraction.

Rodriguez, who convened the latest RDC advisory committee meeting, has authored proposed bills that would impose total PERMITS/PAGE 8

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benefits for the province from an active mining sector.

“Most of the mineralrich municipalities in the province were categorized fourth or fifth class towns.

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NGCP corporate communications officer for Mindanao Milfrance Capulong said only Davao and Cagayan de Oro cities have so far not been affected by the power outages because of the sufficient resources of local power firms.

Davao City has a standby power plant, which helps avert blackouts at this time.

“We impose load curtailment to protect the stability of the (Mindanao) grid. Let’s say that the grid is the national highway; everybody taps into the grid. Kung magkaroon ng problema yung grid, walang makakagamit ng kuryente maski may dumadaloy na kuryente,” Alabanza stressed.

In a power sector forum organized by the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. last week, Eugene H. Bicar, assistant vice-president for Mindanao systems operations of NGCP, showed that from the 727 MW of installed capacity, the current peak capability of the Agus hydropower plants is only 467 MW. The lower output can be traced to several issues, officials said.

Pedro C. Ambos, Jr., National Power Corp. (Napocor) officer-in-charge for operation and planning, explained in the same forum that the state power firm could not operate the hydropower plants at maximum capacity as the discharge of water that will allow such output will flood

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House cites private transport for aiding typhoon victims THE House of Representatives has lauded the heroic generosity and assistance extended by the private transport sector to the victims of typhoon Sendong in Cagayan de Oro City.

HR 227 expressed the “sincerest gratitude of the House of Representatives to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines for donating relief goods and allowing the use of its vessels for the transport of relief goods from the Department of Social Welfare and Development and other donors and for other relief operations for the flood victims of Cagayan de Oro City brought about by Typhoon Sendong.”

Also honored were officials of the Magsaysay Maritime C orporation led by Eduardo Manese

ANTI-MINING advocates here lauded the unexpected but “long overdue” resolution of the Regional Development Council 10 urging the Mine and Geosciences Bureau to revoke all mining exploration permits in the uplands of Iligan and this city.

The advisory committee of RDC 10, which includes the representatives of Northern Mindanao, said the disaster wrought by tropical storm “Sendong” late year, showed clearly enough that the unabated extraction of natural resources has threatened both cities’ fragile ecologies.

Authored by Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Representative Rufus Rodriguez, the resolution stems from a disclosure of MGB Regional

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(Chairman-MMC) with Doris Magsaysay-Ho (Chief Executive Officer-MMC), Marlon Rono (PresidentMMC) and Tadayoshi Watanabe (Magsaysay-Fairmont Representative) for their priceless and timely assistance.

Earlier, Speaker Belmonte personally received the officials of both maritime

companies during their courtesy call before the full-House membership at the plenary hall recognized their selfless humanitarian assistance to the typhoon victims.

The Resolution noted that as a result of typhoon Sendong, which hit the city during the wee hours of December 17, 2011, left 1,249 dead, 4,594 injured and a number of persons still missing.

Some 7,317 houses in the city were totally destroyed and 12,635 were partially damaged. Damage to roads, bridges and other structures could be more than the earlier estimation of P775-million.

Even as donations poured in from all over the country, transporting them to

Cagayan de Oro was a huge problem which MOL helped solve by allowing the use of its vessels. Transported were boxes and sacks of clothing, medicines, canned goods, bottled water, food and other items weighing more or less 80,000 kilograms.

Aside from distributing their own relief goods consisting of cooking utensils, blankets, rice and canned goods, MOL also transported donations from the various private sectors and from the DSWD, all for the benefit of Sendong’s victims, the Resolution noted.

Furthermore, students of Balulang Elementary School were able to start their classes after MOL cadets and staff cleaned the classrooms and premises of the school.

excise tax last year and more than P2 million from extraction fee in the same period.

It was also last year that mineral-rich provinces like Compostela Valley enjoyed not just in the increase of volume on gold extraction but also on the equivalent

value which is caused by the significant increase on the value of gold in the world market.

The National Economic Development Authority XI also reported 36,000 Filipinos have been employed in the said industry since 2009. NEDA XI assistant

regional director Bonifacio Uy said this number comes from both those employed in large scale and small scale mining companies.

NEDA XI, having identified the mining sector a crucial and important driver for growth in the region is currently implementing the

Mining Industry Cluster Action Plan 2011-2013 as adopted by the Regional Development Council XI. The action plan contains the promotion of responsible mining, strengthening of the cluster team, and the holding of a mining summit.

power was considered to be transmitted from the geothermal plants in Leyte.

However, with the present power requirements in Luzon and the Visayas, the power generated in Leyte would not be enough to supply Mindanao as well.

In Davao City, customers of the Aboitiz-led Davao Light and Power Co. will pay an additional P0.2276 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this month as Napocor started

to impose its so-called dry P0.0665/kWh as a result of on power consumed from season rate. lower ancillary charges. An- sources that only operate Mindanao’s power sup- cillary charges are imposed as needed. ply is heavily dependent on Republic of the Philippines hydroelectric power.

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Rossano C. Luga, compa10th Judicial Region ny spokesperson, explained BRANCH 27 Gingoog City that the rate has been applied since two years ago based CANTILAN BANK, INC., Petitioner-Mortgagee, EJF NO. 179 on the imposition of the - versus FOR: EXTRA-JUDICIAL FOREstate-run power company.

Davao Light, however, SPS. MARGARITA & WALTER JOSEF HEINE, Respondent-Morgagors. said the transmission charge X...................................................................../ based on the billing from the NGCP will be lower by NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

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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

10 Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2012 RPOC-10 poised to sustain NorMin’s lead in Mindanao

By JORIE C. VALCORZA, Contributor

THE Regional Peace and Order Council 10 (RPOC 10) convenes today after Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar S. Moreno is officially sworn in as its new chairperson, following the appointment issued recently by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse M. Robredo.

For more than a year the RPOC 10 had no chair and under the law its chairmanship has to be appointed by the DILG with the approval of the President and consent of the partner nongovernment organizations as well as from the private sector.

“While we occupy the position of leadership, it may slip away,” he said, adding that the typhoon Sendong mishap has also affected the region’s economy.

“Other regions are fast picking up, we are well positioned but certainly Sendong will take its

toll on the whole region and the challenge now, is how do we make up for it we need to do more, to be able to attract investors, we need to have a commendable peace and order condition, that is the only way we help in making them stay, invest more, as well as attract other player to come in.”

Moreno further cited the “Lantad Peace- Building Experience: Turning Red to Green in Misamis Oriental”, which bagged the Galing Pook Award last year.

He cited Misamis Oriental Provincial Peace and Order Council’s innovations and learnings in attaining such and proposes to the RPOC body to attempt in replicating it and likewise requested the DILG to appoint two vice-chairpersons, one from the uniformed and one from the non-uniformed members.

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Primary hospital mulled for Claveria GOVERNOR Oscar S. Moreno is mulling the construction of a primary hospital to serve the hinterland area of Claveria municipality known as Tabuk.

Tabuk consists of six barangays: Bulahan, Tipolohon, Gregorio Pelaez, Malagana, Parmbugas and Aposkahoy. It is situated some 30 kilometers from the national highway.

“People from Tabuk have always had problems accessing basic facilities such as hospitals because of its distance from the highway,” Gov. Moreno noted. “Even the nearest hospitals in the poblacions of Claveria or Balingasag are still too far for patients in extremis.”

Gov. Moreno and Vice Gov. Norris C. Babiera have agreed the primary hospital should be constructed in

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are detailed to provincialmanage d hospit als. A Memorandum of Agreement with the Mindanao Consortium on Surgical Residency Training Program tapped the expertise of 31 multi-specialist staff from hospitals in Cagayan de Oro. The program substantially addressed the problems on hospital services and facilities faced by the province.

Among the innovative strategies the province adopted under the program were the outsourcing of supplemental funds from public and private sources for facility development,

established network connectivity to improve referrals and communications, tapped medical societies, introduced a consignment scheme for medical supplies, established a pharmacy enterprise and logical work flows.

Today, the Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital system includes seven hospitals in Magsaysay, Talisayan, Balingasag, Claveria, Initao, Naawan and Manticao. An eight hospital is now under construction in Alubijid in partnership with the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration (OWWA).

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Budget Partnership scored the Philippines with 55 out of 100, which is higher than the average score of 33 for countries surveyed in t he Southeast Asia region. The score of 55 suggests that the government provided the public with some information on the budget and it’s financial activities.

“While the Philippines fared better than its neighbors, there is still some key budget information that is not readily accessible by the public...Similar to the situation at the national level, there is a need to instituonalize and expand civil society engagement in budget monitoring,” stressed Hamlin.

“Now is an opportune time for budget monitoring work. The Aquino administrate has voiced its strong commitment to fiscal responsibili, both as a means to narrow the fiscal deficit and to curb corruption,” she added.

The Department of Budget and Management has issued Budget Memorandum 109 that aims to deepen and widen civil society participation in the preparation of the 2012 budgets of line agencies. Similarly, DILG Sec. Jesse Robredo issued a memorandum circular requiring governors and mayors to publicly and fully disclose their local budgets and expenditures, buds and public offerings.

“These reforms offer tremendous opportunities for collaboration with the national and local governments,” she said.

Despite these, CSOs must take the budget monitoring to the next phase.

“As the government opens its channels for greater transparency, the civil socie community must continue to build its capacity and expand its public outreach. BTTAG identified three major challenges in budget monitoring: the need to fully understand the local budget process, the need to improve the quality of participation and lastly, the challenge of sustaining relationships with the local bureaucracy. There are.

Any ways to address these challenges, but the most important solution is to continue working together,” she stressed.

Barangay Gregorio Pelaez so it could be more accessible to the residents of Tabuk.

Misamis Oriental was awarded its first Galing Pook Award last March 17

by President Aquino in Malacañang in recognition of its outstanding health services program dubbed “Strategic Innovations for Government Hospitals”.

The LGU came up with from page 1 Provincial and Municipal and important form of social Investment Plans for Health accountability.” through which surgeons She reminded participants that the Aquino administration has open wide it’s doors for civil society organizations to participate in public finance in order to instituonalize transparency and accountability.

“Last September, President Aquino joined President Obama and over 40 other world leaders in formally launching the Open Government Partnership, a multi-lateral initiative for promoting transparency, citizen empowerment and integrity. The partnership emphasizes the benefits of openin channels for civil society oversight on the public budgets,” she said.

One of the ways by which citizens through the CSOs can participate is through the BTTAG Project of the USAID, The Asia Foundation (TAF) and the Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. (BMFI) which aims at equipping CSOs with the tools to journey together with the local government units in tracking and monitoring the budget loop--from the budget call to implementation and audit.

In BTTAG, the CSOs and LGUs are not opponents or protagonists in the local budgeting drama of the LGUs but “partners” of governance and progress.

“Any good governance agenda requires an effective CSOS-LGU partnership,” said BMFI Executive Driector Paul Richard Paraguya.

BTTAG, Hamlin said, is “an opportunity” for CSOs “to contribute to the discussions on local budgets” while giving local chief executives “an occasion to champion transparency and responsible financial management.”

However, there are still many challenges facing the institutionalization of citizen participation in the local budget process. But these should not deter CSOs and LGUs from partnering together towards the achievement of goals for the public good.

The 2012 Open Budget Index of the renowned think tank International

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INDIE FILM:

Kalakala: Sendong’s aftermath

By JOE PALABAO Correspondent

KALAKALA, an indie film that essays the story of a father looking for his children and family, an aftermath of Sendong, finally will have its premiere night and concert on March 10, 2012 at 7 pm to be shown at the covered court of Barangay Nazareth in Cagayan de Oro City.

The movie was filmed on location two months ago at the ravaged and devastated areas of Kalakala, Macasandig, Tibasak, Isla de Oro, different evacuation centers, funeral homes, hospital, schools and the heavily affected areas of the city.

This independent film is being produced by awardwinning Director and Film Producer Khavn Dela Cruz of Kamias Road Films Manila and co-produced by BusinessWeek Mindanao and Mindanao Daily Publisher Dante M. Sudaria, in cooperation with Dire Husi Initiatives, Inc., Rhayn Casino, the current Northern Mindanao Coordinator for Visual the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Department of Tourism-10, Rep. Rufus Rodriquez of the 2nd District of Cagayan de Oro City and Rep. Maxie Rodriquez, Jr. of Party List Abante Mindanao (ABAMIN), Pat’sada Productions

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Carmen Hill, CDO, Tel. No.722791 to93/858-4537 E-mail:reservaƟons@pryceplaza.ph

Hotel Koresco

Pueblo de Oro Golf Course,CDO, fax. No. [088] 858-9748

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

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

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

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The 7Tribes Band of Dire Husi Initiatives with Film Director Khavn dela Cruz posed for posterity after filming the movie.

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

Cruz, Saxophonist Ronald Tomas, Pete Lacaba, Lourd de Veyra, Grace Nono and Wawat Saway will be featured during the concert.

Singing thematic environmental songs are the voices of Capitol University Basic Ed Children’ Glee Club with Aimee Martin conducting, the Singing Ambassadors of DOT X and voice of Yoyong Esmedalla. Indigenous Apoy CDO Performers and Liceo de Cagayan Dance Troupe will perform during the

Capt. V. Roa St. CDO, Tel. No. 726527 /857-2144

Group, Cebu Pacific, TIEZA, Yamaha Philippnes, JINBEI AUTO-Cagayan de Oro City, The VIP Hotel, Safer River, Life Saver Foundation, Inc. (SRLSFI)-Liceo de Cagayan University, Natures Spring, UNIFRUTTI Foundation, MKAVI-1 Bukidnon, the Barangay Council of Nazareth under Barangay Chairman Jocelyn ‘Bebot’ Rodriquez and Ohana Adventures.

Local indigenous artists, such as 7Tribes Band, artist director Khavn dela

early part of the concert.

Indie film performers are Paul Magasine and Shamae T. Casino.

Kalakala in Hindu is “River of Death” and to the Higa-onon tribe, a “raging boiling water.”

Ticket donation which only costs P50 will go for campaign of environmental protection, care of Cagayan de Oro Rivers and the preservation of the indigenous culture of Northern Mindanao.

A Dose of Indulgence for Busy Women YOUR life is about as full as you’d like it to be, and maybe more so. We just hope that women who work and juggle the needs of family, career and home are still finding time to do some leisure activities with their families and still be good to themselves. It’s a balancing act actually, by eating right, exercising, taking care of your health both physical and emotional and taking extra effort to look your best, you made an important choice for a positive lifestyle change by doing that. We know that mothering is also a tough job, so when

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things are getting hectic, all you want to do is get away for a little “me” time.

Here are some suggestions on how to create a perfect mini-pampering moments for you to reconnect with yourself.

Go to the beauty parlor and get hot oil & blow dry treatment or have manicure and pedicure or foot spa or spend an afternoon at the spa for a body scrub & massage.

Have a long leisurely lunch with your honey or good friend, any of those things that you feel like doing, then, do it. You earned it and you really deserved all

the pampering.

That’s why we continue in bringing you some helpful tips & these recipes that are easy to follow and quick to prepare. Our readers said Ms. Riza, please features some recipes that’s easy to understand and easy on the budget too, this summer. Specially this summer, kids are home and this is the right time where you could bonding and do things together like barbecuing, baking cookies, smoothies, shakes where kids really loves to do, or you could enroll them this summer at Monster kitchen where they offer “KIDS BAK-

YOU WILL NEED: 1 pack (100 pes) 3”x3” wanton wrappers

HERE’S HOW: 1. Combine all ingredients for filling with 1/2 tsp, iodized salt (or 1/2 Tbsp. rock salt) and 1 tsp. pepper. Mix well. Wrap 1 tsp. of filling in wanton wrapper. Seal edges with water. Do the same for the rest of the tilling. Tear remaining wrappers, if any, into strips. Set aside.

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J.R. Borja St. CDO, Tel. No. 729943/ 857-2244 / 857-4154

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

Taboc, Opol, Misamis Oriental, Tel. Nos. 754525/ 754263/ 3091986, Fax No. (8822) 754497

Pearlmont Inn

Limketkai,Drive,CDO Tel. No. 729111 / 856-2654 / 729455

Red Palm Inn

EVChaves Building, Capistrano corner Cruz Taal Sts. Cagayan de Oro City Tel. No. 721197 and 8562671 Cell No. 0908-885-5643 Email: redpalm_inn07@yahoo.com

Chali Beach Resort

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

Nature Pensionne

Toribio Chavez Sts., CDO Tel. No. 723598 / 723718 / 857-2274

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Pasta Paella

Pancit Molo Filling: 1/4 kilo ground pork 1 medium singkamas, chopped 1 egg 5 stalks kinchay, chopped 3 medium shrimps, chopped Soup: 8 cloves garlic, crushed 1 medium onion, sliced 100 g medium shrimps, peeled and chopped 1 cup flaked cooked chicken 1 can (368 g) DEL MONTE Tomato Sauce 5 stalks green onions, chopped

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2. Saute garlic and onion in oil. Pour in 7 to 8 cups chicken broth or water. Season with salt, pepper and sugar according to taste. Bring to a boil. Add chicken and stuffed wanton. Simmer for 15 minutes.

3. Add DEL MONTE Tomato Sauce, shrimps and wanton wrapper strips, if any. Simmer for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with green onions on top just before serving.

MAKES 12 SERVINGS

YOU WILL NEED: 200 g DEL MONTE Elbow Macaroni, cooked per package directions 200 g tahong 300 g halaan (clams) 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 medium onion, sliced 1 small chorizo de bilbao, sliced 50 g shrimps, peeled and cut into 2 1/3 cup cooked or frozen green peas 1 pouch (250 g) DEL MONTE Italian Style Spaghetti Sauce 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into strips HERE’S HOW: 1. Boil tahong and halaan until shells open. Drain and reserve 3/4 to 1 cup tahong broth. Discard shells.

Set aside.

2. Saute garlic, onion, chorizo and green peas. Add tahong broth, DEL MONTE Spaghetti Sauce, 3/4 tsp. iodized salt (or 3/4 Tbsp. rock salt) and 1/4 tsp. pepper.

Simmer for 5 minutes then add shrimps, tahong, halaan and bell pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes then add DEL MONTE Macaroni.

Blend well.

Some helpful tips….

• In place of liempo, you can use pork chops or chicken breast or thigh.

• Grill over the charcoal or better yet, an electric smokeless griller. You can also use the latest innovation in the art of grilling.. a stove top griller, or you can buy a griller that’s • For easier; non stick grilling, do not forget to brush your grill with oil before putting the meat.

• Brush meat with oil once in a while to prevent it from drying up.

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