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Housing fair

THE government housing agencies are inviting those who are planning to acquire a house to visit the Housing Fair slated October 22-26, this year.

Grace Ceres B. Saniel, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Region 10 Coordinator, said the housing fair will be held at the Training Hall of the Pag-IBIG Cagayan de Oro Office located in JR Borja-Mortola Streets.

She said the city government, the HUDCC together and the other housing agencies such as the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), National Housing Authority (NHA), Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC), Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) will hold clinic to respond to queries and concerns on housing during the fair.

Tax exemption

AGUSAN del Sur -- Caraga Regional Development Council will support the proposal to increase the P30,000 tax exemption ceiling benefits of government employees to P60,000 as previously proposed by the joint Regional Development Council 2 (RDC 2)– Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC).

A written endorsement presented by Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. states that the RDC2 and RPOC Resolution No. 02-39-2012 series of 2012 increasing the tax exemption takes into consideration the current economic trends to include inflation rate, purchasing power, average income, expenditures and savings, and poverty threshold and incidence.

In a meeting last September 12 by the RDC Development Administration Committee that Amante chairs, the expression of support to the joint RDC 2 – RPOC resolution No. 02-39-2012 series of 2012 was raised.

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2 Iloilo power barges deployed in M’danao

By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent

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AVAO City -- The continuing dip of Mindanao’s power output has prompted the national government to transfer to Mindanao two power barges now stationed in the province of Iloilo in Western Visayas.

Milfrance Q. Capulong, National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) corporate communications officer for Mindanao, said the plan is to moor the two power barges,

each with 100 megawatts (MW), in the cities of Cagayan de Oro in the province of Misamis Oriental and General Santos in the province of South Cotabato so they can serve

areas that need more power supply.

The General Santos City and the rest of the Sarangani-South Cotabato-Sultan Kudarat area is on the end of the transmission system thus is the last to get whatever power is left in the power grid, Ms. Capulong explained.

Cagayan de Oro City, on the other hand, is near where the Steag coal-fired power complex is located and where demand for power has Napocor’s power barges moored been increasing significantly. in Iloilo City will be transferred to BARGES/PAGE 6 Mindanao.

CdO spared from rotating brownout

By ELAINE O. RATUNIL, Contributor

DESPITE the preventive maintenance shutdown of two generation units of the Steag State Power Inc (SPI), residents of Cagayan de Oro should not worry as this will not result to rotating brownouts.

This was assured by President D. Elipe in his special report during the City Council regular session Tuesday.

The councilor, who chairs the committee on energy, said shutdown of the 105 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental started last Oct. 6 and will last until Oct. 29.

Panoramic view of Macajalar Bay from the view deck of the Laguindingan International Airport in Lagu- Meanwhile the coal power plant’s indingan, Misamis Oriental. The almost complete international standard airport is expected to start com- Unit 2 105 MW plant is due for mercial operation by the end of next year.

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Aboitiz’s coal plant seeking connection to M’danao grid ABOITIZ Power Corp. has sought regulatory approval for filed an application before the Energy Regulatory the construction of connection facilities that will link its Commission for the construction of power lines coal-fired power plant in Davao to the Mindanao grid. and other related assets worth an estimated P80 Cepalco’s Minergy will save CagayThrough wholly-owned unit Therma South Inc., AP CAOL/PAGE 6 an de Oro from rotating brownout.

Mindanao peace caravan arrives in Manila to witness peace accord • Group to witness today the signing of the breakthrough Framework Agreement on Bangsamoro van (Peace Caravan) finally arrived in Manila to witness A MINDANAO contingent the historic signing of the of the Lakbay Kalinaw Cara- Framework Agreement on

By BONG FABE, Correspondent

Bangsamoro between Presi- Front, in Malacanang today. and faiths in Mindanao take “Young and old, wom- the long [road] journey to dent Aquino and Ibrahim Murad, chairman of the en and men, Muslims and convey to the world that we Moro Islamic Liberation Christians from all tribes BANGSAMORO/PAGE 6

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Gov’t allots P700-M share to help SMEs in Davao del Norte DAVAO City -- The government has allotted P700 million worth of shared services facilities to help the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cut down their production costs Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) city director Teolulo Pasawa said of the total amount, the lion’s share of the facilities was given to SMEs in Davao del Norte.

“The province has registered the most number of shared services facilities in the region with a total of eight machines,” Pasawa said.

He said the shared service facilities are machines commonly needed by the SMEs in their businesses like cold storage facilities, decorticating machines, food processors and dryers, among others.

“This is actually one of the strategies being implemented by the DTI to encourage growth in

the countryside,” he said. “ The goal is for the benefits to trickle down to the lowest levels of the population,” he added.

The machines are very expensive when bought individually, they can cost from P500,000 and to P5 million.

He said the shared facilities will be available for the unrestricted use of the SMEs, free of charge.

The SMEs will be able to use the shared services facilities on a scheduled-

use basis. tryside; so if the govern- area, the best strategy is “The SMEs are potent ment wants to encourage to empower the SMEs,” he job generators in the coun- economic activities in the said. (PNA)

Fair showcases Mindanao’s science and technology

By DANILO E. DOGUILES Contributor

KORONADAL City -- Scientific and technology advances and innovations in the six regions of Mindanao will be showcased in General Santos this week, an official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 12 announced.

Dr. Zenaida Hadji RaofLaidan, regional director of the DOST 12, said they are spearheading the 2012 Mindanao Cluster S&T on October 10 to 14 at the KCC Mall Convention Center.

“We intend to bring together leaders of the industry, academe, government, local government units, and non-government

organizations as well as the civil society to further strengthen our ties with and efforts in developing S&T based economy through complementation for a better Mindanao,” she said.

Highlights of the event include S&T exhibits, summit, and student congress as well as research colloquium.

There will also be a forum of the Mindanao DOST – Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (MindaDOST-SETUP) as well as technical sessions, science and culture fashion show, and Pagana Maranao.

The five day event opens at 9:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Demonstrations and exhibitions of DOST services

and developed technologies for dissemination, adoption and commercialization as well as that of DOST –assisted projects will be available for public viewing.

The holding of the fair, Laidan added, is in line with the observance of the 2012 National Science and Technology Week Mindanao with theme, “Science, Technology, and Innovation: Working Together for Growth for Growth and Development.”

DOST Mindanao cluster includes DOST 9 (Zambonga Peninsula), DOST 10 (Northern Mindanao), DOST 11, (Davao), DOST 12 (Soccsksargen), DOST 13 (CARAGA), and DOSTARMM.

LGUs, DAR to construct farm-to-market roads

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IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay -- The local government units (LGU) of Payao and Titay in Zamboanga Sibugay have signed an agreement with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) under its Agrarian Reform Communities Project 2 (ARCP-2) for the construction of farm-tomarket roads.

Payao Mayor Joeper Mendoza signed a P25million project for the rehabilitation with spot concreting of BalungisanGuiwan (13.5 km) and construction of Balungisan-Upper Sumilong road project (4.15 km) with LGU equity amounting to P8.7 million.

Titay Mayor Maria Esperanza Corazon Rillera inked a project worth P16.2 million intended for the rehabilitation of Culasian-Supit farmto-market road and rehabilitation with spot concreting of KitabogMabini farm-to-market road. LGU counterpart fund amounted to P7.2 million.

Other infrastructure sub-projects are located in the municipalities of Naga, Tungawan, Kabasalan, Siay, Mabuhay, R.T. Lim and Ipil.

Both Rillera and Mendoza expressed gratitude to DA R- Z amb o ang a Sibugay headed by Provincial Agrarian Reform

Officer Rizzel B. Villanueva for the programs and projects extended to both municipalities.

They also extended their appreciation to Assistant Project Manager Cecilieta B. Estaño for encouraging them to undertake these projects.

The documents were signed at Casa Mea Hotel and Restaurant in the presence of the Parccom officers and members, municipal engineers, municipal planning and development officers.

Garbage collection DAVAO City -- Garbage collection in Davao City is up 7.5 % from 2011 figures.

Engineer Joseph Felizarta City Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) chief said from January to September of this year their office has recorded 411 tons of garbage being collected daily as compared to 2011 figures of 382 tons/day.

Felizarta attributes the increase of garbage collected to the growth of Davao City with new malls, condominiums and subdivisions being opened and expanded.

He said that they are still in the process of calculating how much these new establishments have contributed to the garbage collection. Last September 28, SM Lanang Premiere, one of the largest mall in Mindanao opened in the city.

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Japan car sales in China tumble, hit by islands row BEIJING/TOKYO – Japanese car makers reported tumbling sales in China for September – with Toyota’s almost halving – confirming the impact of a territorial row between the two countries and raising concerns about their future in the world’s biggest auto market.

Hyundai’s end-Sept sales up 15 percent END-September sales of Korea’s Hyundai climbed 15 percent year-on-year, with passenger car models leading the pack, its Philippine importer and distributor said on Thursday.

In a statement, Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. said it sold 17,156 vehicles during the first nine months of this year, higher than the 14,883 units sold during the same period last year.

Pass enger car s a les zo omed 48 p ercent to 10,652 from 7,217 last year. But HARI said “global supply limitations” slowed

down sales in September by over a fourth, as only 712 were sold compared with a year ago’s 976. The top selling models were the Accent, Elantra, Eon and i10, HARI said.

Sales of light commercial vehicles skidded 15 percent to 6,504 in the first nine months from 7,666 last year, HARI said, even as sales in September alone jumped by more than a tenth to 709 from 636 in 2011 on the back of strong sales of the new Santa Fe. “In the face of continu-

ing challenges in business and from the global economy, the Hyundai brand remains resilient with another impressive sales performance in the passenger car segment to cap the recent quarter, and the recoup of light commercial vehicle sales in September,” HARI president and chief executive Maria Fe Perez-Agudo said.

“We are all geared to respond to public demand for our models with the onset of the holiday season,” she added.

Violent protests and calls for boycotts of Japanese products broke out across China in mid-September after Japan nationalized two of the East China Sea islands, known as the Diaoyu in Chinese and the Senkaku in Japanese, by purchasing them from their private owners.

Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday that sales in China fell 48.9 percent in September from a year earlier, while Honda Motor Co. reported a 40.5 percent slide in its sales there.

Nissan Motor Co.’s China auto sales, including imports, fell 35.3 percent in September from a year earlier, according to its China venture partner Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Suzuki Motor Corp. said shipments to dealerships in China fell 42.5 percent last month from a year earlier.

“Inventories are growing, factories are operating less, and retail is not going well at all,” said Koji Endo, a senior analyst at Advanced Research Japan.

“It’ll be the German and

South Korean makers that will take over share from the Japanese brands when Japanese cars sell less. I don’t see a single factor that is positive (for the Japanese brands).”

While the street protests have eased, China has sent its patrol ships into what Japan considers its territorial waters near the islands in recent weeks, prompting Tokyo to lodge protests against Beijing.

Analysts say that sales for Japanese car makers, which together had just over a fifth of the Chinese auto market before the protests, could continue to weaken as long as the diplomatic tension remains.

“We had cut our 2012 sales forecast of Japanese cars by 100,000, but it seems to be way too conservative now,” said John Zeng, Asia Pacific director for industry consultancy LMC Automotive. “We had previously expected them to sell 3.04 million, but it will be great if they could move 3 million.”

Toyota and its two local Chinese partners sold a total

of about 44,100 vehicles in September, the company’s Beijing-based spokesman Takanori Yokoi said.

For the first nine months of this year, sales by Toyota and its partners totaled about 640,200 vehicles, up 4.6 percent from the yearago period, Yokoi said.

Smaller rival Mazda Motor Corp. said last week that its China sales tumbled 35 percent in September from a year earlier.

Bouncing back?

According to Toyota sales executives in Beijing and dealers selling Toyota and Lexus cars, sales began bouncing back towards the end of the month, giving hope for an early comeback.

“The biggest question now is how permanent the damage Toyota and other Japanese brands sustained,” a key Toyota and Lexus dealer operator said. “It’s too early to say one way or the other, but we are a bit concerned.”

A Japan-based Toyota executive has told Reuters that Toyota’s production cutbacks in China were likely to extend through November, which points to the company’s pessimism over prospects for an early recovery.

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Oh my mornings ouch!

MORNINGS herald new beginnings. It also is the best part of each day, as one’s energy is at its highest, plans are made, and the realization that you are given another day to do what you must do.

But, what if, one were afflicted with what we call as Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Ouch! Mornings can be terrible beginnings.

Sometimes it becomes a standing joke one hears: when one is having difficulty moving around, more so, when this is accompanied with pain, then one is in the golden age. Question is: is arthritis a disease exclusive to the oldies club?

Rheumatoid arthritis is actually a chronic disease, meaning, it doesn’t happen overnight. The basic problem is the presence of inflammation affecting the synovial joints. A joint is where two bones meet that will allow movement of the body parts.

Multiple joints may or may not be affected: meaning, the inflammation may involve only one joint. The exact cause why the disease occurs is not really known, though it is not uncommon to notice that the presence of other auto-immune problems may precipitate or compound an existing rheumatoid arthritis.

This ailment affects not only the older age groups but can affect even the very young. The most commonly affected are the small joints of the hands and wrists, and that of the feet. If there is only one joint affected, it

may mimic and be mistaken for gouty arthritis.

Muscle and joint stiffness are usually noticeable in the mornings, after periods of inactivity, with both sides of the body affected by it.

Initially, there may be fatigue, loss of energy, lack of appetite and muscle / joint aches. If the hands or wrists are affected, difficulty with simple tasks such as turning the door knobs, opening cookie jars and zipping up one’s dress, can become so frustrating!

If the joints of the feet are affected, walking may be kind of difficult.

There is really no known cure for rheumatoid arthritis. With disease progression, one’s ability to move is hampered, leading to functional disability. The fear of losing one’s independence in terms of movement is kind of scary really.

Treatment is directed towards reduction of joint inflammation and pain, prevention of joint destruction, deformities and somehow, maximize its function. The prescribed drugs directed DIAO/PAGE 6

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Money matters in marriage THINK a minute…

DOES money matter much in marriage? You bet it does! Did you know that money problems cause some of the biggest problems between husbands and wives!

Sadly, in some marriages it doesn’t take long for wedding bells to turn into wedding bills and debts. At the beginning of some relationships opposites attract, but later opposites attack each other.

The husband and wife have different values, so they disagree on how to spend their money and what each thinks is a waste of money.

For example, the husband may like to spend money on beer, fishing equipment, or a television and stereo. But his wife thinks all that is a terrible waste of their money

and income. She wants to buy new clothes and jewelry, or go out to eat at restaurants.

That’s what she enjoys. But her husband cannot understand how anyone would want to waste money on things like that.

There’s a story about an old farmer who decided later in life that he wanted to get married. So he put this advertisement in the newspaper: “Lonely farmer looking for a wife. She must be in her 40’s and own a good tractor. Please send photo of tractor.” To say the least, that old geezer was not very smooth. He didn’t even try to hide what was important to him.

So when a husband and wife have very different values on what’s impor-

tant and what they should spend their money on, what should they do? They both need to compromise and cut back on their spending, before their debts get bigger.

You see, the daily pressure and stress from big debts or loans, can divide and eventually destroy a marriage! Maybe you’ve heard the phrase: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch!”

Sooner or later we have to pay! Self-centered, uncontrolled spending will not only cost you money, but it can even cost you your marriage and family!

If you’ve not been responsible in your spending, and your marriage and family are suffering under the pressure and stress from your unpaid debts, then won’t you ask

THINK A MINUTE

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Jesus Christ to forgive you?

Then ask Him to take control of your life and how you spend your money? Jesus can give you the self-discipline and willpower you need to finally take control of your money problems, so they will not control you and your family.

Just Think a Minute…

Revisiting marriage “WHAT God has joined together, let no man put asunder.” (Mk 10,10) We have just been reminded of the biblical basis for the indissolubility of marriage recently.

With all the forces and elements now undermining the true nature and purpose of marriage, there is an urgent need to clarify and show the real face and beauty of this human, natural as well as supernatural institution.

Countries and nations, supposedly developed and quite rich, are now legalizing forms of marriage that really have nothing to do with marriage. Samesex unions, divorce, civil marriages among Catholic, temporary unions and cohabitations are not only spreading but are also getting legalized.

The consolation so far is that they have not gone

as far as to outlaw marriage as traditionally understood and as a sacrament. But if we are not careful, who knows what can happen in the near future?

If they can legalize abortion, not to mention, contraception, there is reason to suspect these distortions of marriage can also be legalized sooner or later.

So, we really have to keep close watch on the RH Bill, because the bad spirit behind it is the same one that animates all these disturbing developments involving marriage.

In fact, someone just told me the Philippines is under heavy pressure now because we seem to be the only country in the world that has not legalized divorce yet. And there’s a bill already filed in Congress seeking to legalize divorce.

There are those who are quite convinced, and

wrongly convinced, if I may say, that marital problems can be solved by legalizing divorce. We need to talk a lot about this issue.

The statistics on the ground seem to favor divorce. Of 10 Catholic couples, a friend told me, 4 are married in Church, 3 are civilly married and 3 are simply cohabiting. That’s, of course, a big problem.

But it’s actually a challenge to face that requires more concerted and comprehensive efforts from those concerned.

We are contending with a world culture that has lost the capacity to think deeply and thoroughly. It’s an ethos that is held captive by the quick and easy way of thinking and reacting, dominated mainly by worldly values like convenience, practicality, popularity, etc.

The full and global picture of who and what we are

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FR. ROY CIMAGALA is ignored if not ridiculed.

This, of course, determines our proper attitude and praxis about marriage and the other institutions related to it—family, education... the spiritual and supernatural dimension of man is set aside. Instead only the material and social aspects are considered. The dynamism of today’s world, now heavily dependent on CIMAGALAPAGE 6

Hayag nga kaugmaon USA ka masanag nga ugma sa lalawigan sa Misamis mopakanaug ka usahay sa mga bug-at nga desisyon sama sa pag-dili nimo sa usa ka sitOriental. Sa gusto nato ug sa dili ang espiritu sa piliay sunod tuig ania na. Ang NEWS ANALYSIS wasyon o kahimtang. Isip usa ka lider gikinahanglan nimong mobalibad bisan kamatuoran diha sa bugnong lugaynon sunod tuig gakasinatian na sa katawhan sa lalawigan. pa man ug nagpasabot kini ug pagkasilo o pagkadisMatag panahon sa piliay nagkalain laing hulagway maya sa pipila, apan naka-benepisyo sa kinabag-an.

Si Cong. Bambi gi-ila kining kopya kaayo sa estilo sa politico ang atong makita. Dugay na akong gaobserbar sa politika sa lalawigan ug gusto ko usab sa iyang amahan nga si City Mayor Vicente Emano. nga ipaambit ang nahisgutan kung obserbasyon sa Apan sukad pa kaniadtong mayor pa siya sa lungsod sa Tagoloan gikataho na kining halos tanang mga katawhan.

Ang renda sa pamuno-an sa lalawigan gitinguha desisyon niini ang iyang amahan ang maghukom o kini sa duha ka lideres kansang kahibalo para kanako matuman.

Bisan sa politikanhong aspeto ang amahang Emano dunay igo silang ipasigarbo. Kon hisgutan ang ilang kahibalo diha sa kasamtangang pangatungdanan ang kanunay maghukom niini. Ug Bisan gani diha sa iyang pagdiskurso naningkamot gayod si Kong. susama ra kini.

Si Kong. Bambi Emano isip magbabalaod sa ubos Bambi nga susama sa iyang amahan ang estilo, gikan balay balaoranan samtang si Vice Gov Noris Babiera sa pagbakyaw sa iyang tuong kamot aron paghatag sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Kon buot sabton may pagdu-ot sa iyang gipamulong, ngadto sa iyang mga bintaha pa gani si Vice Gov. Babiera tungod kay siya lingwahe.

Si Vice Gov. Babiera sa laing bahin kanhi sinaang amahan sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan samtang miyembro lamang si Kong. Emano sa kongreso. Kini ligan ni kanhi Gov. Emano sa kapitolyo probinsiyal. gumikan sa rason nga Isip amahan sa Sangguniang Gani man tungod sa dakong pagsalig ni Emano kang Panlalawigan gikinahanglan nimo ang igong katakos Babiera dunay panahon nga gitudlo niya kini isip diha sa pagdumala aron dili hingpit magkayagaw o administrador sa probinsiya.

Kon hisgutan nato ang ekspersyensiya ni Babiera magkaguli-ang ang inyong sesyon.

Ang pagbaton ug konkreto ug hugot nga baru- ug Emano diha sa pangatungdanan sa gobyerno aduna ganan sa matag desisyon nga imong buhi-an bisan silay ikapakita. Apan Kabahin kon kinsa kanila ang diha sa legislative branch usa ka dakong pagtulon-an may kaugalingong desisyon nga tukma sa pagdumala ug eksperyensiya na kini diha sa imong sunod nga sa kapitolyo probinsiyal butang nga angayang susihon ug maayo sa katawhan sa lalawigan. pag-pangatungdanan sa gobyerno.

Daghang salamat.

Matud ni kanhi British Prime Minister Tony Blair “The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very Kanimo matinahuron, easy to say yes”.

Ma. Guerero Makabayan Kon atong sabton isip usa ka lider gikinahanglang

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Ms. Capulong said it was the Department of Energy (DoE), which recommended the transfer of the power barges.

Officials of the Energy department and the National Power Corp. (Napocor) could not be contacted immediately by phone to provide details of the said transfer.

Ms. Capulong, however, did not mention how the operation of the two power barges would impact on the power bills considering that these barges are run by bunker fuel and produce electricity at a higher cost compared to the power being produced by diesel plants.

Steag, which has two plants with combined capacity of 210 MW, had a scheduled maintenance last weekend, with its other plant scheduled to be turned off before the end of the month.

Last week, Therma Marine, Inc., a power barge operator under the Aboitiz Group. said it has prepared its two power barges, with combined capacity of close to 200 MW, for extended operations to utility firms, mostly electric cooperatives in Mindanao, it has contracts with.

The power barges are to be operated on “extended hours in order to provide additional power supply to electric cooperatives, distribution utilities and industrial customers,” Therma Marine Chief Operating Officer Jovy P. Batiquin earlier said.

Even before the shutdown of the Steag power plants, Therma Marine’s power barges have been running on average of 10 hours because some of the Napocor’s plants had encountered technical problems that reduced their outputs.

Based on NGCP’s Web site, Mindanao’s power deficiency as of yesterday’s outlook was 263 MW, roughly 20% of island’s total power demand.

The two power barges that Aboitiz Power Corp. bought from government in 2009 are expected to operate in maximum capacity, or at 192 MW with the shutdown of the two coal-fired power plants of Steag State Power, Inc. The barges have become the run-to power supplier after Mindanao has been beset by lower power output in previous years due to the deterioration of the old hydroelectric power plants run by Napocor.

The power shortfall in Mindanao is being blamed to the outage of Power Barge (PB) 104, a 10-MW barge of Napocor moored in Davao City, as well as the reduced capability of Pulangi Hydroelectric Power Plant to 150 MW due to the low water level of the Pulangi River in Bukidnon.

The shutdown of the 40MW Agus 6 Hydroelectric

plant in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte also exacerbated the power situation in Mindanao.

Davao City’s power utility earlier assured its customers that outages in its franchise areas are unlikely.

“In spite of the possible increase in power curtailment in Mindanao as a consequence, Davao Light (and Power Co.) will do its best to avoid implementing rotational power interruptions,” said Rossano C. Luga, spokesperson of the company in an e-mail.

Mr. Luga said the power distributor would be able to cushion the impact on the power shortage with the “optimization of its embedded power plants.”

These power plants include its own 40-MW standby diesel plant and the hydroelectric power plants of its sister company, Hedcor, Inc., in Sibulan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. He added that the distributor, also a subsidiary of the Aboitiz Group, was also among those that have bought power from Therma Marine.

“All these are aimed at ensuring the economic activity and welfare of the people in our franchise area will be least affected by the power crisis,” said Mr. Luga.

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shutdown from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4.

He assured that during that time, power companies Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (Cepalco) and Misamis Oriental Electric Service Cooperative (Moresco) can still meet the demands in the city through other Independent Power Producers (IPP) like Minergy.

Councilor Elipe noted that there will be an interlapping of shutdown of both units, however, he said this will take place during the holidays where there will be lesser demand for power.

He said the public can help minimize the effects by not using much power during peak hours.

The councilor called for a meeting with representatives of power companies last Monday to discuss the power situation in the city and other concerns relative to the shutdown of the coal fire plant.

Councilor Ramon Tabor, who presided over the City Council regular session, commended the committee for looking into this concern.

“This is a very good indication that we are acting on what should be acted upon on matters like this,” he said.

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The facilities will be used to connect TSI’s 300-megawatt coal power project to the Mindanao grid, which is suffering from persistent power disruptions because

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of insufficient generating capacity.

“The urgent need for additional capacity in the Mindanao grid and the insufficient levels of power reserve and supply merit the issuance of a provisional authority so that the connection assets may be constructed in conjunction with the [coal plant],” TSI said.

Last July, TSI entered into construction, supply and coordination contracts with local and foreign contractors for the facility’s construction after securing the approval of the Davao City Council and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Located in Barangay Binugao, Toril District, Davao City and Barangay Inayawan, Sta. Cruz in Davao del Sur, TSI’s coal plant will use circulating fluidized-bed technology to minimize emissions.

TSI targets to complete the $546 million coal plant by 2015.--InterAksyon

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we are a big part of this historic event,” said Mariel Andrea “Ayyi” Gardiola, networking and liaison officer of the Mindanao Peoples’ Caucus (MPC), during the group’s arrival in Cagayan de Oro Friday.

Lawyer Mary Ann Arnado, MPC secretary-general, meanwhile, sounded the urgent appeal “all political leaders in Mindanao to support the GPH-MILF Framework Agreement including the more critical task of implementing the agreement.”

“The peace panels, PNoy and Chairman Murad could not do this by themselves.

We need the cooperation and support of everyone especially those in Mindanao who will stand to directly benefit from the dividends of peace,” Arnado said.

“Now more than even, the sons and daughters of Mindanao especially our political leaders, should also do our part for the sake of peace and unity and reconciliation with our Muslim brothers and sisters,” she added.

She also thanked the international community for their strong support to the GPH-MILF peace negotiations and for contributing so much “to bring the parties to an agreement.”

Arnado said the peace caravan is one way of showing to the world that Mindanawons, regardless of their religious and political affiliations, are one in showing support to the signing of the Framework Agreement on Bangsamoro.

According to Gardiola said, peacebuilders and peace advocates do not mind travelling by land and sea and “spend long days and nights of travel to show our deep gratitude and thanksgiving that we have finally reach the light at the end of the long dark tunnel.”

She said that those are

participating in the caravan “represent the hopes and dreams of the civilians in the conflict-affected areas God’s wisdom and boundless generosity that we are given this opportunity to reconcile as brothers and sisters.”

T h e p e a c e c ar av an started in Davao City, Cotabato City, Maguindanao and North Cotabato Friday morning and linked up with contingents in Marawi City, Iligan City, Cagayan de Oro City, Butuan City.

They converged in Lipata port in Surigao City. From there, the caravan will board the ferry all to the way to Liloan in Leyte and then to Allen then to Matnog in Sorsogon. It is expected to arrive in Malacanang on Sunday afternoon.

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based Toyota executives have told Reuters that the Japanese automaker and its Chinese partners were unlikely to be able to deliver their goal of selling 1 million cars in China this year. They sold less than 900,000 cars in 2011.

Among the Japanese car makers, Nissan is the most exposed to the Chinese market, followed by Honda and Mazda.

In 2011, Nissan sold 883,000 vehicles in the world’s biggest car market, which accounted for about 27 percent of the vehicles the firm sold globally. For Honda, that ratio was about 20 percent, while for Mazda, it was around 18 percent.

For Toyota, Japan’s biggest automaker, China accounted for about 12 percent of the vehicles it sold globally in 2011.

Market share of Japanese brands stood at 21.2 percent at the end of August, down from 21.6 percent in 2011, according to official data.

German brands advanced to 23.3 percent from 21.3 percent, while market share of Korean brands rose to 9.3 percent from 9 percent during the period.

The dramatic fall-off in demand for Japanese vehicles has been an unexpected boon for other foreign brands. In September, BMW’s China sales surged 55 percent, Audi by 20 percent and Hyundai Motor by 15 percent.

The anonymous ToyotaLexus dealer operator’s read from visiting his Toyota and Japanese-brand car outlets, mostly in southern China, is that 10 percent of his customers have now no intention to buy Toyota cars and cancelled their orders, while 20 percent are sticking to them. “The rest – about 70 percent – are on the fence.”

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technologies, has made people to be less thinking and just to be more practical, if not more self-absorbed and self-seeking.

The objective, fundamental laws of our life, as

written in our nature and as given by God our Creator, are often glossed over. In their stead are our mere estimations of things that simply come from purely human criteria arrived at through certain consensus.

In the effort to correct this anomaly, we need to learn how to explain, with gift of tongues, the biblical basis of marriage, connecting it with what our own reason can actually and easily discover.

Our problem now is that many people consider the Bible as remote, if not completely irrelevant and just a trouble-maker. We have to correct that by making an effort to meditate more deeply on God’s word, knowing that it is a living word that will never become obsolete, but rather will always be relevant to us in our varied situations.

As Pope Benedict’s Verbum Domini puts it, we have to ask: What does the Bible say about a particular issue, what is it saying to me now, what is it trying to say to all of us now?

From there, we can use all the human sciences and knowledge to explain why marriage is between one man and one woman, why it is indissoluble until death, why spouses have to live chastity just like anybody else but according to one’s state in life?

We have to explain why healthy marriages lead to healthy families that in turn lead to healthy societies and a healthy world.

I’m happy to know that certain groups are into busy advocacy for healthy marriages. I can cite the Beyond-I-do group as one of them. May more groups of this type come out.

There’s a great need for them, even if the demand may still not be felt. But with the challenges of the times, I’m sure many people will realize the value of these groups.

position will cause stiffness and limit your movement.

Try to spare the joints that are affected, and apply gentle massage. Exercise is good, but try to avoid jumping, high impact aerobics, running and tennis.

Swimming , walking, changing positions, can be made a part of one’s daily regimen in order to make life easier despite the RA. And, yes, like I once said to a friend who refuses out of stubbornness to use the aid of a walking cane? Never mind the appearance of age, but, more important than the projected image of being young, is keeping one’s self safe at all times.

Prevention may be the golden rule. But, when the disease strikes already, following simple and basic rules like exercise, diet, and the religious taking in of the prescribed medications, and knowing how much is too much or too little, will help one in enjoying quality living.

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It previously imported the product from Thailand, Malaysia and Mexico.

The production of Bear Brand, meanwhile, is expected to increase as Nestlé promotes the consumption of milk.

To this end, Mr. Miller said the company wants to invest in the agricultural sector to raise its local raw material content.

“We want to source majority of our coffee and raw materials locally so we’re closely with the Agriculture department,” said Mr. Miller.

Nestlé Philippines has five manufacturing facilities including the Tanuan and Cagayan de Oro plants. The others are in Cabuyao (Laguna), Lipa (also in Batangas) and Pulilan (Bulacan).

It has four distribution centers and one shared service center.

The company manufactures health and wellness brands Nescafe, Milo, Nido, Bear Brand, Chuckie, from page 4 Coffee-Mate, Nestea, Nesto achieve the above goals, vita, Fitnesse and Maggi. is best aided by staying away from foods that may cause an aggravation of the from page 7 symptoms, and yes, exer- running,” Cruz said. cise, in order to improve The Department of Tourcirculation and mobility. ism reported that 925,000 Keeping one’s weight within Koreans visited the Philipthat which is acceptable for pines in 2011, a 25 percent one’s height and body build increase from the previous is important as when one is year. too heavy, stress is applied Cebu Pacific first flew on the weight bearing joints! to South Korea with flights A few simple tips that to Incheon (Seoul) in 2002. will help protect one’s joints It now operates a total of are easy to remember and thrice daily flights from follow: balance your ac- Manila and Cebu to Incheon tivities and rest, and when (Seoul), and a total of eight resting, adjust your position weekly flights from Manila frequently. Staying on one and Cebu to Busan.

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Nickel Asia’s 9-month shipment drops 6% NICKEL Asia Corp. on Friday said it shipped 16 percent more ore in the first nine months of this year, but lower prices cut the value of its shipment by 6 percent year-on-year.

In a disclosure to the P h i l ippi n e St o c k E x change, t he countr y’s largest nickel producer said its four operating mines shipped a combined 9.56 million wet metric tons of nickel ore at endSeptember, up from 8.25 million last year.

The value of the shipment however fell to P9.24 billion this year from P9.83 billion in 2011 because of lower international prices of nickel.

The shipment was pegged to an average exchange rate of P42.42:$1.

Despite a modest recover y in commo dity prices in recent weeks, Nickel Asia said the weak market during the most part of the year owed to the slump in global demand.

“Despite the slowdown in global consumption, the demand for various types of ore remain strong, albeit at softer prices,” said Gerard Brimo, Nickel

Asia president and chief executive.

Nickel Asia however is on track to exceed 11 million wet metric tons of shipments this year, he said.

The company said its Rio Tuba mine accounted for 44 percent of total volume shipped during the first three quarters, delivering 1.63 million wet metric tons of saprolite ore and 2.57 million of limonite ore.

The Taganito mine, which is the site of the new HPAL nickel processing plant that is under construction, shipped a total of 1.42 million wet metric tons of saprolite ore and 606,000 of limonite ore - accounting for a combined 21 percent of the company’s total volume.

The Hinatuan mine shipped a total of 2.42 million wet metric tons of limonite ore, while the Cagdianao mine shipped a total of 290,000 of Saprolite ore and 631,000 of limonite ore. The two mines accounted for 25 percent and 10 percent of the total output, respectively.

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DAVAO City -- A US brand doughnut will open two stores on October 20 at SM City Annex and in Abreeza Ayala Mall and by November another one at SM Lanang Premier.

Krispy Kreme marketing manager Mark E. Gamboa said they are infusing a capital expense of P30 million for the three stores and a commissary.

He said the three stores will make the company a total of 39 stores around the country and it is the first in Mindanao.

Gamboa said last year they opened three stores in a span of six months and the rest are in the different areas in Manila and Luzon.

He said the Davao store at SM Annex will have a Doughnut Theater where the public can view how the product is made. Occupying 100 square meters area, it will house its machines that can produce 40 dozens an hour and can seat about 50 to 60 diners and it has a drive thru set up, which is the 4th in the country that is open from 6:00 a.m to 1:00 a.m. The three stores also

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PHOTOLINE OPENS AT SM CITY GENSAN PHOTOLINE recently opened its new branch at Level 3, Cyberzone, SM City Gensan. It now has one of the largest branch networks in the country, with branches located in major cities, nationwide.

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open at 8:00 am and closes based on mall hours.

Gamboa said the SM City Annex store will also boast of the Doughnut Factory where thousands of everyone’s much-love Original Glazed produced daily.

While the store in Abreeza Ayala Mall with 50 sq. m. can seat about 50 diners and will feature the Baked Kitchen, where the brand’s Baked Creations are freshly rolled out every day. The store in SM Lanang Premier will occupy an area of 40 sq. m. and can seat some 30 guests.

Meanwhile, Gamboa

said they will hire about a hundred Dabawenyos and employs 8 managers to head the operations on shift duty.

Gamboa said they have about 18 varieties of the doughnut and they are open to come up with new varieties citing for instance that they have mango and strawberry incorporated in some of the toppings.

He said there is also a possibility of coming up with a durian variety where Davao is known for a rich source of the fruit.

Gamboa also said in the 21 countries that they operate, it is in the Philip-

pines that their pricing is the lowest.

Gamboa said they have set targets for expansion yearly and saying that a total of 11 branches be opened this year.

He added that as they open the stores in true Krispy Kreme tradition, “the first people -- one from each of the eight neighboring cities and provinces -- to ring the cash register gets a year-long supply of the brand’s Original Glazed Doughnuts and Signature Coffee.

Additionally, the second and third customers to fall in line will be rewarded six and three month’s worth of same delight respectively.

The 4th to 100th purchasers are also in for treats as they will be getting supplies of these Krispy Kreme favorites to last them a whole month.

The eight neighboring cities/provinces in Mindanao included in the promo are Davao Oriental, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Agusan del Norte, General Santos, Lanao del Norte and Cotabato City.

Nestlé opens new Batangas plant; P5-B expansion eyed MULTINATIONAL FOOD firm Nestlé Philippines, Inc. plans to spend an additional P5 billion next year after it formally opened its newest facility in Batangas, the company said in a briefing Friday.

“Across the board expansion will continue in 2013 with an additional projected investment of P5 billion which depends on how the market develops,” said Nestlé Philippines Chairman and Chief Executive John Miller during the briefing.

Projects that will be funded by the additional investment were not disclosed, but the company said the new plant may be expanded with higher market demand for its products.

Nestle has invested P16 billion in the country over the past five years, an amount, said Mr. Miller, that represents “a continuation of what we have been doing.”

“The Philippines is one of our most important markets and we hope to keep pace with the economy and the demand,” said Nandu Nandkishore, Nestlé S. A. executive vice-president for Zone Asia-Oceania-Africa, in the briefing.

Nestlé on Friday opened its plant in Tanauan town which is expected to manufacture 60,000 metric tons of the company’s products. The firm is currently producing Coffee-Mate non-diary creamer and will soon produce Bear Brand powdered

milk.

For his part, David Findlay, Nestle Philippines executive vice-president and technical director, said the production of Bear Brand in the Batangas facility will “top-up the production from the Cagayan de Oro plant.”

The new Batangas plant is on a 27-hectare area in the First Philippine Industrial Park and initially employs 214 people.

This will be the first time Nestle Philippines will manufacture Coffee-Mate.

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Cebu Pacific’s Korea passenger up 51% THE operator of Cebu Pacific on Friday said it flew more than 195,000 passengers from the Philippines to South Korea in the first half of the year, up 15 percent year-on-year.

In a statement, Cebu Air Inc. said its two-way traffic between the two countries exceeded 380,000 in the January to June period, up

51 percent year-on-year.

“We remain committed in promoting the tourism potentials of both countries. The Philippines is South Korea’s closest tropical neighbor, and has many internationally renowned beach and diving destinations. This includes Coron, Cebu, Boracay, Bohol and Palawan,” Candice Iyog, CEB

vice president for marketing and distribution said.

Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Luis Cruz said the success of Cebu Pacific in South Korea is also the success of the Philippine travel industry.

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NN NNC C XN t it itii P di t ZZenaida id TTondarez d ((second d NNC-X Nutrition Program C Coordinator from right) with the IYCF Training participants.

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NNC-X strengthens IYCF Training BNS in Iligan

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AS part of theirr nationwide call to mobilize good d nutrition n campaigns in every eryy barangay, the National Nutrition Council-X X intensified Innfant Young Child ild Fe e d i ng ( I YC CF) Training of Trainainers for Bar ang ng ay Nutrition Scholars olars (BNS) on September ember 27 at Crystal Inn Honn H otel, Iligan City.. “ This is thee third of the four batches atches of trainings allocated cated for Lanao del Norte and the A u tonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) areas”, Dr. Eloisa Usman, IYCF facilitator said.

As per record, in 2007 Lanao del Norte ranks first in malnutrition problems with 3.02% prevalence rate of preschool children (PS) with weights classified as severely underweight followed by Misamis Occidental at 2.31% and Bukidnon at 1.17% (The North Min Nutrition Situationer Calendar 2012).

“Here in L anao del Norte and ARMM region, there are a lot of p pregnant women and g young ng mothers below 200 years old d that’ss why this I YC F t r a i n ing came to o mind d so thatt thosee lactating women n will able ble to o take caree of their heirr babies a n d that they c a n give them good d food for good nutrition”, ition”, Usman said.

To o further promote good nutrition n and decrease malnutrition

rates rates i n L an a o del Norte and the ARMM areas since it belong to Priority II, areas with severe malnutrition problems, the NNCX with the Public Health Office of Iligan and Lanao Norte will monitor the nutrition situation of the province specifically on the height and weight schemes of children 1-12 years old as the basis of nutrition situationer calendar.

“It’s just actually the first step of the series of seminars and trainings for every BNS. It will help lessen nutrition problems in their barangays”, Usman added.

33 participants composed of nurses, midwives, and Municipal Action Officers (MAOs) of Lanao del Norte, Maguindanao, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-tawi took part of the IYCF training.

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Bangsamoro agreement seen to boost investments THE framework agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will spur more European investments, and encourage Europe to continue its Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the country.

This was the contention of Vice President Jejomar Binay who is bound to Europe as official representative of President Benigno Aquino III to the European Development Days (EDD).

“The agreement is a step towards achieving lasting peace in Mindanao. I am confident it will entice European investors to put up their businesses here, especially in Mindanao,” Binay said.

“I also hope the agreement will serve as proof that we are serious in our efforts towards creating a peaceful and progressive Mindanao and this, in turn, will encourage the European community to continue to provide ODA to the Philippines,” he added.

Three financing agreements are currently in the pipeline, namely: the Justice for All Project, the Trade related technical Assistance Project II and the Improvement of the International Migration Management System of the Philippines.

“I am grateful to the European Union for crafting its new development policy called ‘Agenda for Change,’ which will increase the focus of the European Union’s development assistance on impact and inclusive growth including the pursuit of the

Millennium Development Goals,” Binay said.

“I look forward to the finalization of the next financial cycle 2014–2020 for European Union’s development assistance to the Philippines,” he added.

Organized by the European Commission, the EDD is Europe’s premier forum on international affairs and development cooperation.

It is expected to host heads of state from Europe and Africa.

The main themes that will be discussed in the meet would be food security, social protection and how to involve the private sector in developing countries.

Binay is expected to speak.

While in Brussels, the Vice President is also set to meet H.E. Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, President of the European Commission, for a bilateral discussion of common interests between the Philippines and Europe.

Binay will also meet with Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner of Transport, to discuss the European Union (EU) ban on Philippine carriers and report measures that the government has undertaken to improve the state of the Philippine aviation industry.

With the European region being a major employment area for Filipino sailors, the Vice President is also expected to raise the Philippine’s compliance to the Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-Keeping for Seafarers (SCTW Convention).

One with the goal of enhancing work attitude and environment, Fast Auto World Philippines Corporation (FAPC) Mandaue Branch employees join a synergy program facilitated by Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI). (inset) Participants help each other climb a wall in one of their challenge tasks.

RAFI, FAPC conduct synergy program Fast Auto World Philippines Corporation (FAPC) Mandaue Branch employees went through a Team Synergy Integration Program reently at Sacred Heart Ateneo de Cebu organized by Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) Professional Development Programs of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) The program aims to promote and share best practices among FAPC employees and to inspire commitment in applying learning from the activities.

The participants underwent activities that promote importance of developing teamwork, improving communication, and creating effective strategies in achieving organizational objectives.

Through this program, participants reinforced their problem solving skills and ability to learn from mistakes. The mindset of playing to win was also highlighted.

Playing to win gives the idea of reaching a goal with-

out defeating someone. It is seeing change as challenge where people learn, grow and continuously improve.

FAPC, the leading authorized dealer of Mitsubishi Motors Cars, has been in partnership with KAC since 2011 for its organizational development initiatives in the Visayas and Mindanao region.

KAC is one of the programs under RAFI’s Leadership & Citizenship focus area, where future leaders are nurtured to prepare

them to take an active role in affecting change. RAFI’s other focus areas are Integrated Development, Microfinance & Entrepreneurship, Culture & Heritage, and Education.

RAFI-KAC has been offering adventure education programs for leadership and team development for youth and professionals for the last decade. It is currently building the Philippines’ first fully dedicated adventure education center, which is set to open in 2013.

DA-10 slates World Food Day observance CAGAYAN de Oro City – BEARING the theme, “Agricultural Cooperatives: Key to Feeding the World”, this year’s World Food Day celebration gives emphasis on the role of agricultural cooperatives in the pursuit of attaining food security and in contributing to the fight against hunger, poverty and malnutrition.

As such, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) joins the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to mark the annual event by slating activities which are all geared to draw attention to the advancements in food and agricultural development this October 16-17 to be held at

the DA-10 Compound.

Highlighting the two-day affair is the ‘pinaka’ and exhibit booth contest, which will be participated by the various DA-assisted stakeholders. These would include the farmer’s cooperatives and associations, people’s organizations and local government units supported by the Mindanao North Coast Integrated Area Development Project (MNCIADP), the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) and the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD), from the five provinces within Northern Mindanao.

Wherein, the exhibitors will accentuate different farm-tested and food pro-

cessing technologies, agricultural products, processed food products, among others to illustrate the successful implementation of agriprojects in their respective areas, in the most original, creative and resourceful way.

Of which, some are up for display while others are for sale at reasonable prices.

Likewise, the agencies will do a similar undertaking through its four AgriPinoy banner programs, namely: Rice, Corn, High Value Crops Development and Livestock. However, their primary purpose is to put up a techno-clinic for experts to discuss on the different farm technologies and other interventions under their corresponding programs.

The said occasion will also honor the region’s 2011 Gawad Saka winners. In which, the latter would acknowledge the outstanding farmers’ agricultural triumphs and for serving as good models in their respective farming communities. These include: Emmanuel P. Patricio – Outstanding Integrated Rice Farmer, Ernesto D. Leonar – Outstanding Small Animal Raiser and Lower Balubal RIC – Outstanding Rural Improvement Club.

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Gov’t allocates P100M to upgrade Davao farmers’ banana packing facilities

By Ben D. Arche DAVAO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Davao Region has allotted some P100 million to upgrade the packing facilities of small banana farmers in the region.

The funds for project which could benefit at least 14 banana cooperatives will come from the President Social Fund (PSF), according to Melanie Provido, DA high-value crops regional coordinator.

Some of the beneficiaries include Sarphil Employees Cooperative in Compostela Valley province, AMS Employees Fresh Fruits Producers Cooperative and United Farmworkers Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multipurpose Cooperative in Davao del Norte, and Sibulan Growers Multipurpose Cooperative in Davao City.

The project will run for more than two years, which

will start from October this year until February 2014, Provido said.

Davao Region is the highest banana producers in 2011 with 3,855 metric tons (MT) followed by Region 10 with 1,726 MT, and Region 12 with 1,095 MT. To further strengthen the industry, DA Region XI and the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc (Philexport) in the region will initiate the 1st Mindanao Banana Congress in November here.

The assembly aims to gather banana stakeholders such as growers, farmers, cooperatives, suppliers of production inputs, traders, logistics players and exporters and to tackle the current industry condition and concerns.

It is also aiming to provide the stakeholders with the needed information on how to access the government support initiatives to ensure the growth of the industry.

Region 11 posts 15 % increase in tax revenues

By Ben D. Arche DAVAO City – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Region XI revealed recently that their tax collection reached P6.820 billion from January to September this year.

With that amount, BIR assistant regional director Mamapok Diro said there is an increase of 15.18 percent from the P5.921 billion collected in the same period of last year.

In the recent media fo-

rum, Diro said they are optimistic to surpass the 2012 goal of P7.238 billion with three more months to go before the current year ends.

Among the five Revenue District Offices (RDOs) in the region, Diro said the two RDOs in the city posted as having the highest revenues collected with a total of P4.647 billion.

The city’s RDO is composed of two collecting offices which include WestINCREASE/PAGE 12

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR 12TH Judicial Region Branch 9 – Marawi City IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH,

2013 MUST graduates avail LEGS Program By: Aloha Balhon-Jaudian

C AG AYA N DE ORO CIT Y- Some 697 students of the Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) who will graduate next year went through the Labor Education for Graduating Students (LEGS) Program of the DOLE Misamis Oriental West in a Job Search Management Forum last 24-26 September 2012 in MUST Audio Visual Room, Cagayan de Oro City.

The university forum was revived as part of its commitment to equip students with skills to face in the world of work.

SPL. PROC. CASE NO. 2099-12

-VersusLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MARANTAO, LANAO DEL SUR, Respondent. x------------------------------------------------------x ORDER Before this Court is a petition for correction of date of birth of Normina Regaro Alonto October 10, 1947 as appearing in the Certificate of Live Birth of the petitioner.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the hearing of this petition on November 28, 2012 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning. Furnish copies of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General, Makati City; the Local Civil Registrar of Marantao, Lanao del Sur and the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Lanao del Sur. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Iligan City or Marawi City once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

SO ORDERED. Marawi City, October 4, 2012 (Sgd.)SIBANAH E. USMAN Acting Presiding Judge

The students were from the college of Engineering and Architecture, Industrial and Information Technology, Arts and Sciences, Policy Studies, Education and Management, and Institute of Continuing Education and Trainings.

D OLE-10 Mis amis Oriental West Resource Speaker Ms. Bernadette Y. Hallazgo said the LEGS Program aims to promote harmony in the workplace.

The future workers are prepared for the dynamics in the workplace, and as partners of industry, had a look into work ethics, and a culture of productive and decent work.

The DOLE Office envisions less work disputes in the region because of informed workforce as well as the management.

The training also delved on labor relations, to address the dealings between management and workers about employment conditions, the maintenance of workplace agreements, as well as collective bargaining, among others.

Discussion also centered on the benefits of workers under Labor Standards, which included recent directives on leave benefits for women with gynaecological condition, victims of violence, and

the Solo Parent Act. Two sessions accommodated scores of participants in the morning and afternoon. Topics in the forum include Job Interview by MBC Anchorman Julius Bana and Power Dressing

by Ms. Haz el Geneia H. Almirante, Smart Telecommunications Supervisor.

The Student Affairs and Welfare Office collaborated with the Guidance Service Unit of MUST for the 3 day forum to help future professionals understand their roles and responsibilities in applying for work, the industry they worked for, and the profession they would acquire.

4000 cooperators join 11th Nat’l Cooperative Summit in CDO

By Elaine O. Ratunil

NORMINA REGARO ALONTO, Petitioner,

BWM: OCT. 8, 15, & 22, 2012

Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez, president of the Centrist Democratic Party, files his Certificate of Candidacy early morning Wednesday (October 3) with the support of his family. Cong. Rodriguez submits to Atty. Aleli Ramirez, City Election Registrar, his COC for his re-election bid for the congressional seat of the Second District of Cagayan de Oro City. Also in the photo are his wife Mrs. Fenina T. Rodriguez, Abante Mindanao Congressman Maximo Rodriguez, Jr. and wife Mary Grace Rodriguez, Nazareth Barangay Chair Begot Rodriguez and Suzette Rodriguez.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 10 -- After a decade, the Cagayan de Oro, the City of Golden Freindship, will again host the 11th National Cooperative Summit from October 10 to 12. This is in time with the celebration of the International Year of Cooperatives as United Nations Declared.

Four thousand cooperative officers, delegates and advocates all over the country are attending the Summit.

The National Cooperative Summit is held biennially with the Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC) as the Lead Convenor and Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) as the Coconvenor. The summit began

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Remina B. Occeña, who will tackle on the significance of cooperatives in farming communities and organic agriculture, respectively.

in 1996.

The first Summit was held in Malolos, Bulacan in 1995. The 6th Summit was held here in Cagayan de Oro while the 10th Summit was held in Araneta Coliseum.

The Summit is the biggest gathering of cooperative leaders and advocates nationwide to come up with a common development agenda and address urgent or critical strategic concerns of the cooperative movement.

The theme for this year’s 11th National Cooperative Summit: “Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better Philippines” is culled from the theme of the International Year of Cooperatives: “Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World” in recognition of the role of cooperatives in

the socioeconomic development of Nations.

This year Summit is focusing on cooperatives as a strategy in building integrated community enterprises that support members’ livelihood and promotes members’ productivity and entrepreneurship. Good governance, development of the agricultural sector and climate change are also high on the agenda of this Summit.

Among the agenda of the

Summit are cooperative business integration, agribusiness, climate change, risk mitigation and cooperative good governance standards.

Among the local host of t he 11t h Summit are CLIMBS, FICCO, MASS SPECC, NATCCO, PFCCO Mindanao League and CDA Region 10.

Region 10, especially the local hosts are among the biggest and best cooperatives in the country. (CDA/ PIA10)

Value-adding activities will additionally be featured, including the ‘Gulayan Kumbira” to promote various healthy vegetable-cooking recipes.

Aside from this, participants and visitors will be provided with an opportunity to learn

the principles behind meat processing and cassava cooking through a demonstration.

There will be a conduct of a ‘Hataw” as well as a fellowship night, which will serve as windows to further strengthen the camaraderie

among DA-10 employees and its partners.

The said occasion will formally end with a closing program, in which awarding of competition winners will take place. # (Ruthceli O. Alfeche, DA-10)

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SM to establish another mall in CdeO MAYOR Vicente Emano this week announced and expressed gladness that SM Prime Holdings Inc. will be opening another branch of SM Mall in Cagayan de Oro. The mayor said the second SM mall, which is projected to cost P2 billion, will be located at the former Coca-Cola Plant at C.M. Recto-Osmeña Avenue.

Mayor Emano says this just shows the confidence of the company in the city’s economy and business prospects.

“Ato kining gikalipay nga kalamboan tungod kay ang pagbubo og dugang puhunan sa SM Prime Holdings nagpamatuod lang sa dakong pagsalig sa mga magpapatigayon sa kalig-on sa atong ekonomiya, ug usab, pag-ila sa atong dakbayan isip ‘Most Business-Friendly City in Mindanao’. Dako kining tabang nga makapanarbaho ang atong mga kaigsoonan,” the mayor said.

SP to declare portion of Lapasan as calamity area Meanwhile, the City Council during its regular session Tuesday to be presided over by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas is slated to declare a portion of Upper Kolambog, Lapasan as a calamity area. This is in view of a fire incident that hit the area several weeks ago, as contained in the disaster report submitted by the City Social Welfare and Development Department (CSWD).

Legislators are also set to earmark an amount from the 2012 “Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (5% Calamity Fund)” as financial assistance to families who lost their houses and properties as a result of the fire incident.

No rotating brownout in Cag de Oro Despite the preventive

maintenance shutdown of two generation units of the Steag State Power Inc (SPI), residents of Cagayan de Oro should not worry as this will not result to rotating brownouts.

This was assured by President D. Elipe in his special report during the City Council regular session Tuesday.

The councilor, who chairs the committee on energy, said shutdown of the 105 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental started last Oct. 6 and will last until Oct. 29.

Meanwhile the coal power plant’s Unit 2 105 MW plant is due for shutdown from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4.

He assured that during that time, power companies Cepalco and Moresco can still meet the demands in the city through other Independent Power Producers (IPP) like Minergy.

Councilor Elipe noted that there will be an interlapping of shutdown of both units, however, he said this will take place during the holidays where there will be lesser demand for power.

He said the public can help minimize the effects by not using much power during peak hours.

The councilor called for a meeting with representatives of power companies last Monday to discuss the power situation in the city and other concerns relative to the shutdown of the coal fire plant.

Councilor Ramon Tabor, who presided over the City Council regular session, commended the committee for looking into this concern.

“This is a very good indication that we are acting on what should be acted upon on matters like this,” he said. (LCR)

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Filipino seamen need new training skills to get good jobs abroad - solon A lawmaker today urged the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) and the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to adopt a measure to improve the skills training and certification for Filipino seamen.

Rep. Julieta Cortuna (Party-list, A Teacher), author of House Resolution 2743, asked Marina and POEA to discuss the matter with local training centers and maritime schools to address the problems facing the industry.

Cortuna said the local training centers and maritime schools have failed to satisfy international mari-

time standards set by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).

“The failing mark given by the European Maritime Safety Agency automatically poses a threat on whether or not European manning agencies will prefer to board Filipino seafarers and whether or not European ports will be permitted to receive Filipinoowned and manned ships as a result of the assessment,” Cortuna said.

Cor tu na a lso urged the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs to assess the threat to the employment of Filipino seamen abroad due to the

failure of the local training centers and maritime schools to satisfy standards set by EMSA. “The Philippines is supposedly one of the main sources of manpower of the international maritime industry. Despite the global economic crisis and Filipino seamen enjoy worldwide preference for seafaring jobs,” Cortuna said.

“The concerned government agency should look into the problems on skills training and certification for seamen which were raised by the representatives of EMSA,” Cortuna said.

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Make the smooth and no-fuss, no-documents- send messages to your conBy Shahana Joy E. Duerme KORONADAL CITY -- The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) conferred Kidapawan City LGU the LGU Best Practices Award for 2012 for its campaign against professional squatters and squatting syndicates.

V i c e P r e s i d e nt a n d HUDCC Chair Jejomar Binay handed the award to City Planning and Development Officer Bing Fuentes recently at SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

HUDCC officials lauded the City LGU in its aim to lessen the presence of informal settlers in the city by doing means to relocate them.

Some of the projects that the city LGU did with regards to the squatting issues are: the creation of the Local Com-

mittee Against Squatting Syndicates and Professional Squatters (LCASSPS) headed

by City Mayor Rodolfo Gantuangco; issuance of Executive Order 022 series of 2010 or the organization of the Task Force on Relocation and Resettlement, Municipal Ordinance number 98-062 or the Housing and Resettlement Code of Kidapawan and the creation of the City Housing Board.

Fuentes said these legal actions helped in decreasing the number of informal settlers who are residing beside the national highway, road right of ways, under electric transmission lines and other areas in Kidapawan City.

The City LGU has built the Resettlement Site Project Phase 1 in Barangay Sudapin as relocation area for more than 300 families including those from Gawad Kalinga

Christian and Muslim villages.

Presently, the City LGU is processing the land title of the five-hectare lot in the said barangay which is allocated for building a new relocation site for other informal settlers.

On the other hand, a regular monitoring by the Zoning and Housing Division of the City Planning and Development Office is conducted to identify places where informal settlers live and to determine whether there is the presence of professional and syndicated squatters.

Meanwhile, aside from the plaque award from HUDCC, the City LGU also received P130,000.

In Minda nao, on ly Kidapawan and Tagum City garnered the said award.

(SJDuerme-PIA12/LKOasayKid. City LGU)

C AG AYA N DE ORO CITY, -- The government housing agencies are inviting those who are planning to acquire a house to visit the Housing Fair slated October 22-26, this year.

Grace Ceres B. Saniel, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Region 10 Coordinator, said the housing fair will be held at the Training Hall of the Pag-IBIG Cagayan de Oro Office located in JR Borja-Mortola Streets.

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Malaybalay among nation’s top 5 in National Literacy Awards

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together and the other housing agencies such as the Housing and Land Use Regulator y Board (HLURB), National Housing Authorit y (NHA), Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC), Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) will hold clinic to respond to queries and concerns on housing during the fair.

Subdivision and housing developers in the region will also showcase their different housing projects, she added.

A joint undertaking of the housing agencies,

the City Government, the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association in Northern Mindanao (SHDA-NM), the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders Inc. (CREBA), and the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), the week-long fair highlights the Shelter Month celebration in the region.

Proclamation No. 662 declared the month of October of every year as National Shelter Month.

This year’s celebration is anchored on the theme “Gaganda ang Buhay sa Sariling Bahay at HanapBuhay.” (APB/PIA-10)

M A L AY BA L AY CIT Y, Bukidnon-- Of the country’s 114 cities, Malaybalay is among the top five awardees in the prestigious 2012 National Literac y Awa rds for outstanding implementation and sustainability of its A lt e r n at i ve L e a r n i n g System (ALS) program a nd com mu nit y-based monitoring system and literacy mapping.

Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri said the city made it after meeting the criteria set by the Literacy Coordinating Council, which the judging standards include planning, management, leadership, policies, implementation of programs and projects conducive to literacy development that made positive impact on the people’s quality of life. “ T h is awa rd ser ves as an inspiration for us to continue our mission in helping our brothers and sisters especially in the remote villages where there is hunger for education,” the mayor said.

East-Davao covers the city’s Poblacion areas such as Agdao, Buhangin, Bunawan and Paquibato.

Tagum City posted second highest revenue collection with P1.346

billion followed by Digos City with P534.671 million and Mati City with 290.530 million.

The intensified campaign for taxpayers to pay their taxes religiously

and promptly has attributed to the increase in collection for the first nine months of 2012, Diro said.

Income tax remained the biggest source of col-

Housing agencies to hold weeklong fair in Oro

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The ALS is a free education program implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd), which benefits those who cannot afford formal schooling and follows whatever is their available schedule.

The program provides a viable alternative to the existing formal education instruction, covering both the non-formal and informal sources of knowledge and skills.

The Literacy Program of Malaybalay is a regular prog ra m i mplemented through the local Literacy C oord i nat i ng C ou nci l chaired by the Local Chief Executive in coordination with the DepEd. The program covers not only women and outof-school youth. It also addresses the concerns of the family members, sponsoring education to children and providing livelihood to parents, including other members of the family with integration of moral values in all the different activities.

The five cities with excellent awards are the city government of Balanga,

Bataan under Mayor Jose Enrique S. Garcia, III; the city government of Tabaco, A lbay u nder Mayor Cielo Krisel L. Luistro; the city government of Tug uega rao, Cagayan under Mayor Delfin Telan Ting; the city government of Alaminos, Pangasinan under Mayor Hernani A. Braganza; and the city government of Malaybalay, Bukidnon under Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri.

Education Program Supervisor Nydia Faro, meanwhile, said the 2012 National Literacy Award aims to encourage the development and replication of innovative, creative, and indigenous literacy programs and projects.

“It is pu r posely conducted to support t he nat iona l gover nm e nt ’s c o m m i t m e nt to achieve the United Nations goal of reducing illiteracy by 50% in 2015 and consequently improve the quality of life of the Filipino,” she f ur t her sa id. (R LR B/ PIA10,Bukidnon)

lection with P3.968 billion and followed by value added tax with P1.490 as of August this year.

Also, from Januar y to September this year, Diro said that tax on

do c umentar y stamps, capital gains, sales of real properties netted some P371.398 million, up by 15.74 percent compared to P320.881 million in same period last year.