Cebu Monthly - April 2013

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island charm Suroy-Suroy 2013 tour caravan goes to the enchanting islands of Camotes for a brief spell of sand, water, local flavors and that special island charm.

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Managing Editor Ramon M. Gallardo Cebu Monthly, the official publication of the Province of Cebu under the Provincial Information Office that offers news and information about the Province of Cebu. A 36-page full colored news magazine with 15,000 copies in circulation.

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Writers Xerxes S. Alkuino Lee R. Dela Cerna Hearty Marie O. Rizarri Roger P. Serna Contributing Writers Dr. Henry L. Yu, M.D. Love Malazarte Labnao

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Circulation Supervisor Jaime S. Yap Jr. Circulation Assistants Joseph N. Concoles George M. Cordeta A Soli-Soli Festival Queen 2013 smiles for the camera during a street performance to welcome the Suroy-Suroy Sugbo participants in Camotes Island.

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CONTENTS

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MAIN STORY

Suroy Suroy Sugbo 2013: Camotes Isles Join the participants of the tour caravan as they explore, dive and partake of the bewitching beauty of one of Cebu’s best-kept secret tourist spots.

IN GOOD TASTE

Budbod Kabog Bring back this delicious pasalubong treat after your visit to Catmon.

Or learn how to make your own with the original recipe fresh from the source.

SUGBO ADVENTURE

Funtastic Medellin An adrenaline-pumping adventure awaits you 120-km north of Cebu. Excite your senses, discover yourself and scream out your worries in Medellin, the heart of adventure Cebu.

INSIGHT

GERD Commonly called “Acid Reflux,” Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease is a chronic condition that affects young and old alike. What are its common symptoms? And how are they treated?

INFO REPUBLIC

Ask the Geek Seminar or symposium? Conference or summit? Choosing the right description for your event is only the first step.

LOCAL COLOR

Kadaugan sa Mactan April 7, 1521, a day of victory and independence for the Cebuanos.

Relive this glorious day with a dramatic reenactment of the battle that made the first Filipino hero out of Mactan chieftain Datu Lapu-Lapu.

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MAIN STORY

We set off for Camotes Island to join the Suroy Suroy Sugbo tour.

Three towns in and we come away

Enchanted

by Heart Rizarri & Lee Dela Cerna

Lake Danao Park San Francisco, Camotes Island

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t was past eleven in the morning when we docked at Consuelo Wharf of San Francisco, Camotes after a two-hour boat ride from Danao City Port. About 60 participants, guests and VIPs were warmly greeted by festive music as they stepped out of the boat. Waiting for them at the docks were several young, charming usherettes who handed them garlands made of capiz seashells, sun visors and fans and pointed them to their respective Suroy-Suroy Buses. Tourism marshals greeted them by the door and led them to their seats.

As the bus started, the tourism marshals started their confident spiels. Their brief overview of the tour stoked the participants and guests and their excitement filled the air.

TRAVEL-SAVVY NEWBIES. These experienced travelers put on their sunglasses and beach sandals for their first look of Camotes Islands.

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FIRST STOP: LAKE DANAO PARK Our first stop was Lake Danao Park in San Francisco for lunch! Local youth dancers welcomed all the participants. Everyone enjoyed several performances while eating the different flavors of Camotes such as fresh seafood, chicken, vegetables and of course, the famous lechon. Curiosity led guests to a smoke-filled area were a line was fast forming for a taste of the freshly grilled shells called “imbao”. Imbao are shells found in “katubagan” or “kahoy sa dagat” only in San Franciso. Coconut juice drinks were served as we indulged ourselves with the famous “cabcab with latik and kinugay” and “balanghoy” or cassava for dessert.

There was something for everyone in Lake Danao. Activities provided fun in the form of popular Filipino game like the palo sebo, cockfights, pig-catching and kayak race. Some participants opted for a tour around the lake by boat and visit an islet named “Isyang” after a local myth of the Lake. A relaxing massage and fishing were also on the menu.

Later, the tourism head, Ms. Grace Paulino announced that we all had to check-in at our respective hotels and get ourselves ready for Santiago Bay later that afternoon.

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SUNDOWN AT SANTIAGO BAY The participants arrived at Santiago Bay Resort at sundown and rendezvoused for a quick snack of native delicacies with the cool sea breeze blowing and a romantic view of the sea. Since it was low tide, dinner was served in the middle of the beach. As the guests partook of the feast, young locals performed poi dancing and a fashion show was held where young ladies showed off Camotes’ products made of Soli-Soli grass. The Soli-Soli grass thrives along the outer edges of the lake. The grass provides a source of livelihood for locals who weave it into different kinds of handicraft such as bags, hats, placemats and even window blinds.

THE BREATH OF LIFE. Poi dancers entertain dining guests with a jaw-dropping fire dance performance as models showcase the islands’ beautiful handicrafts made from their native soli-soli grass.

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TUDELA: OF CAVES AND CASSAVAS Suroy-Suroy Sugbo Camotes Isles Summer Interlude’s next stop was where Camotes’ culture and tradition has been preserved. The people of Tudela welcomed the visitors by offering garlands and entertained them with folk dances and songs. Plates of savory native food were laid out there for the eating but the one thing that you won’t miss is their famous cassava.

Cassava, known as “Balanghoy,” is a common root crop that grows in the barangays of Tudela. It is no surprise then that the town’s delicacy is made from this unassuming root crop. Cassava cookies, cassava with coconut milk and cassava “suman” (cassava wrapped in banana leaves) are only some of the native recipes that are Tudela is proud to call their own.

After the feast, the dark enigma of Bukilat Cave lured visitors to its premises.

Bukilat Cave is one of the most beautiful attractions in Brgy. Mc. Arthur, Tudela. Named after the founder, it is said that Bukilat Cave used to be the shelter of the native islanders during the Japanese Occupation. More than a natural beauty, the cave appears to be a scene right out of a fairytale with figures of fairies standing in the rock while mermaids swim in the crystal clear waters.

One trip can hardly do it justice. The true beauty of the municipality of Tudela is the kind that reveals more of itself with each revisit.

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ROCKING OUT IN PORO “Dazon kamo sa Poro” is how locals greet visitors in Poro, SuroySuroy Sugbo’s next stop. Mayor Boy Rama gave a warm welcome message. A typical Porohanon who loves music, the mayor also serenaded the visitors with the beloved Bisaya ballad “Usahay.”

The Porohanons are proud music lovers and they are not afraid to display their talent for singing. The Suroy-Suroy participants were treated to touching song presentations to the accompaniment of native musical instruments.

One attraction that caught the attention of visitors was the unique rock formation shaped like a ship. Named Buho Rock, it was developed by the local government unit of the said town. The natural rock formation has since become a popular spot for diving, snorkeling and swimming the turquoise waters of Camotes Island.

BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO We left our hearts in San Francisco, or so the song goes. For dinner, we went back to where we started. Mangodlung Rock Resort was a sight for weary eyes and the perfect place to fill our stomachs and unwind.

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by Janicah Claire Abrinica Alyssa Ashley Manugas Loraine Segales / UP Masscom Interns

Old Cities, Found Anew

Carcar City was known as “Sialao” since before the Spanish colonization. It became a municipality in 1599. Carcar is located approximately 40 kilometers south of Cebu City. Known as the Heritage City of Cebu, the town of Carcar is home to various Spanish- and American-era houses and structures.

Carcar is also famous as Cebu’s shoe capital.

The notable public structures in Carcar, include the Carcar dispensary now Carcar Museum, the Rizal Monument, and the Carcar Rotunda, a gazebolike structure with intricate designs, stairways on four sides and two statues on top of its roof. Carcar’s most famous native delicacies are ampao, bucarillo, and chicharon. During the last week of November, local and foreign tourists would flock to Carcar to watch the Kabkaban Festival, which is the town’s most famous yearly event.

Experience heaven at Nailon’s Beach Resort and Beach House Resort in Bogo City which is 99 km away from Cebu City. Fishing, farming and trading make up the economy in Bogo. Pintos Festival is their annual festival that was named from their very own Pintos, a local delicacy. Aside from its beaches, you may also visit their Virgin Mary Shrine on the Hill and San Vicente Ferrer Church. Another attraction worth checking out is Bogo’s Verdemar Golf Club and Islet of Capitancillo.

Danao City is about an hour’s drive from main Cebu City through Liloan. It is famous for the Karansa Festival as well as a passage pier to the tourist hotspot of Camotes Islands. The main tourist attractions in Danao are the Boardwalk, Children’s playground, St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church, the Replica Calvary and Danao Civic Center. Danao is not only famous for its beach resorts but is also home of Mitsumi, a major manufacturing company.

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Lapu-Lapu City, formerly known as Opon, is a first-class highly urbanized city in the Philippines. The city occupies most of Mactan Island. The city was renamed after Datu LapuLapu, the Island’s chieftain who defeated Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Lapu-Lapu has been the heart of beach villas and dive resorts. The famous watchmanufacturing company, Timex, is located in Lapu-Lapu.

Aside from being a highly urbanized city, Mandaue City holds the title of being a furniture capital of the Philippines and industrial capital of southern Philippines. It is connected to Mactan Island through two bridges: Mactan Cebu Bridge and Marcelo Fernan Bridge.

Mandaue is home to various museums, parks and historical places.

Museums include 856 G Gallery, Luis Cabrera Ancestral House and Museum, Mandaue City Public Library and Quijano Museum. Parks also include City Plaza, Pahara Park, Mandaue Ecopark and Garden Centre. Bantayan Sa Hari and National Shrine of Saint Joseph are some of its historical places. Bibingka, steamed rice cake mixed with coconut milk and egg, is their specialty.

Talisay City is part of metropolitan area in Cebu City and located 13 km away. The name Talisay originated from the “Mantalisay Tree” which is abundant in the city. It is known for its “Inasal Baboy” or roasted pig. The dish is so celebrated in this city that they have their own Inasal Halad Festival – a celebration promoting the city and featuring “inasal.” Talisay is also considered as a residential and a trading center. Famous attractions in Talisay include Aqua Cainta, Villa Teresita, Sealights, Mountain View Park, The Igutan Cave, Lagundi Reef, Talisay City Butterfly Park and Sta. Teresa de Avila Church, one of the oldest churches in Cebu.

Naga City is one of the oldest town of Cebu City. Located 22 km away from the heart of Cebu, it is famous for its booming industry.

The APO Cement Plant in Tina-an, recognized worldwide, and the Kyocera Kinseki Philippine Incorporated in Cantao-an that produces high quality semi- conductors and crystal for use in mobile phone equipments are only some of its major industrial plants. For sight-seers, the Baywalk is a popular tourist attraction.

Toledo City, formerly known as Pueblo Hinulawan, is a secondclass city in the province of Cebu. It is situated in the central western coast of Cebu and is about 50 kilometers from Cebu City. Its main industries are mining, trading, agriculture and fishing. Toledo City is home to the Philippines’ largest copper mine, owned by Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation. The city’s natural attractions are Hinulawan River, the mysterious Dakit Tree, Manguyakuya Falls, Bulongan Caves, Pandong Bato, Malubog Lake, and the Atlas Mines View. Their Hinulawan Festival is celebrated every 12th day of June, an act of thanksgiving to their patron saint St. John of Sahagun.

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PROVINCIAL NEWS

Time for reconciliation

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n her first 100 days in office, Acting Governor Vice Governor-elect Agnes Magpale said she will focus on reconciliation among the Provincial Board (PB) members after an intense political battle last elections.

“It will be very difficult to get everybody to be very productive if there is no healing,” she said at 888 News Forum at Marco Polo Plaza Hotel.

The acting governor stated that she will also see to it that the legislative department will be independent. She said the Capitol in the past faced problems because the legislative body has been bypassed by the executive department.

Magpale faced cousin Ramon “Boboy” Durano IV of One Cebu party and Glen Anthony Soco of Partido ng Masang Pilipino in an election she described as a “much bitter political fight.”

When she resumes her position as vice governor, she stated she will also encourage the board members to craft quality and relevant legislations.

Three new board members will be sworn into office come June 30.

They are former Cebu City Councilor Raul “Yayoy” Alcoseba in the first district, former Vice Mayor Christopher “Dong” Barricuatro in the second district, and Gricelda “Gigi” Sanchez-Zaballero in the third district.

All of them are members of the Liberal Party (LP), which dominates the provincial board.

Govenor-elect Hilario “Jun Jun” Davide III is also a Liberal Party member. (XSA)

Local Job Fair on Labor Day More than 30 establishments participated in the recently concluded local job fair at the social hall of the Capitol on May 1, a regular holiday.

The same activities were simultaneously conducted in different venues in Cebu City and various municipalities in the province to coincide with the nationwide Labor Day celebration.

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the country’s economy.

On the said occasion, numerous established firms such as the Cebu Mitsumi, Inc., International Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Metaphil Aboitiz Construction Group, Inc., Metro Gaisano, Tsuneishi Technical Services, Inc., Visayan Electric Company and Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino among others, opened their doors to the applicants.

It was the organizers’ hope that the common problems of having numerous ill-qualified applicants in the job fair be lessened as there were many companies to choose from to suit each applicants’ credentials. (RMG)

888 NEWS FORUM. Vice Governor-elect Agnes Magpale urges reconciliation in the aftermath of the 2013 mid-term elections at the forum attended by NAITAS chairman emeritus Consul Bobby Joseph (in photo), prominent media personnel and other personalities in government and business.

Capitol joins NAGT in Sogod The National Age Group Triathlon (NAGT ) Cebu in partnership with the Cebu Province opened in Alegre Beach Resort and Spa last April 6 and 7, 2013. This year’s triathlon served as a Youth Olympic Games (YOG) qualifier for the 2014 YOG in Nanjing, China.

Sixto Lalanto, Jose Ohj Nobles, Kate Lagman and Cebu’s triathlete Justin Chiongbian were the expected qualifiers of the race. YOG qualifiers underwent training with TRAP officials, Melvin Fausto for training and Chito Reyes for technical course.

There were three waves on the first day of the race. Called the Supertrikids, these are wave 1 7-8, wave 2 9-10 and wave 3 11 to 12. The

NAGT Individual and relay division whad a 1.5K swim, 40K bike and a 10K run while NAGT Sprint offered a 750-meter swim, 20K bike and 5K run.

The first 30 registrants for the events were provided free accommodations at Alegre Resort and Spa. Registration fee was P1000 for the early registrants or those who registered before April 3, whereas late registrants were charged P1200.

The over-all winner in the men’s division received a cash prize of P5, 000 while in the women’s division, P3, 000. The winners in the sprint divisions got a Rudy Project watch as well as freebies from Habagat. (LDC)

PIO-Cebu harness the power of social media PIO Officers and staff recently concluded a series of weekly seminars on News and Feature Writing and Social Media Blast since April. The presenters and coach of the seminar were Regional Director Minerva Newman and Information Officer Rachelle Nessia of Philippine Information Agency 7 (PIA7) who tried to combine inputs on journalistic technique, particularly reporting techniques with substantive output.

Topics include insights and the changing array of social media, how to analyze its usefulness and how to achieve success. They lead a hands-on session of how to use social platforms for tips, newsgathering

tools to source new stories, and also the ethical use of social media through the use of web-based and mobile-based technologies to turn communication into an interactive and engaging dialogue between communities and individuals. Participants learned the use of some popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, WordPress and etc.

The seminar was not only intended for the writers of Cebu Monthly and Cebu TV, but for all employees, on-the-job trainees (OJTs) and interns assigned at PIO-Cebu. It was an opportunity designed for each of us to learn and boost our knowledge and skills. (HMR)

Into the Deep: World Deep Expo In partnership with the Province of Cebu, Department of Tourism and the Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving launched the first ever international dive show in the country: the World Dive Expo and Exhibition Philippines (World Deep).

Held at The Marquee, Shangri-la Mactan Resort and Spa, Lapu-Lapu City on April 18, 2013, World Deep kicked off with the Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques (CMAS) elective general assembly. The said event ran until 23rd of April, 2013.

The Department of Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr., Philippine Association on Underwater Federation President Benedict Reyes, and the PCSSD Executive Director Karen Chan spearheaded the pinning ceremony of the event. A festive culture group

presented the Sinulog dance for the CMAS delegates upon their arrival at The Marquee. The said event boasted of exhibition booths and expo spaces for the different underwater activities federations and underwater lifestyles stakeholders. Underwater suppliers also joined the expo together with the top resort-hotels in the Philippines to showcase their products and services that support underwater leisure and activities.

During the press conference, DOT Secretary said that Cebu is the best diving destination in, if not the country, then the world. The Philippines was proud to host this year’s international diving show for the first time. It was a long time coming for the Philippines is widely considered to be the world’s epicenter of marine biodiversity. (LDC)

Dancing inmates perform Psy’s “Gentleman” Youtube sensation Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) dancing inmates are back in the spotlight, performing the fastest Youtube video to reach 300 million views, Psy’s “Gentleman.”

More than 300 local and foreign visitors trooped to the dancing inmates’ regular dance show. Most of the foreigners were Russians. But there were also Americans, Japanese and a good number of Koreans, Psy’s compatriots.

The dancing inmates performed nine dances including Michael Jackson’s songs, “This is It” and “Ben/Billy Jean.”

They also danced to the tunes of “Do the Hustle,” “Fire,” “Just Got Lucky,” “Insomnia,” and “Di ko Mapigil” of the local boy band, Masculados.

But their performance of Psy’s Youtube hits, “Gangnam Style” and followup single “Gentleman” drew the loudest applause. Psy’s music videos are record breakers on Youtube. “Gangnam Style” has

been viewed over 1.6 billion times since it was uploaded on the video-sharing website 10 months ago. It was the first Youtube video to hit 1 billion views.

“Yes, I’m having fun. It’s very cool that they still find time to dance, though they were in jail,” said Polina Izofatoug, a 29 year-old Russian who has been working for a Cebu-based travel agency for two years.

Some of the distinguished guests that watched the live performance are Amparito Lhullier, Margaret Richards Taylor, Carmen Campbell, and Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region Assistant Regional Director for Operations, Senior Superintendent Anderson Comar and his team of mechanical engineers in Cebu.

CPDRC Choreographer Vince Rosales said the dance routine of the inmates will continue until the new governor of the province takes over on June 30. (XSA)

OPPA GANGNAM STYLE. A CPDRC inmate imitates Korean pop sensation Psy’s trademark look during a performance of the singer’s newest single, “Gentleman.”

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IN GOOD TASTE

BUDBOD KABOG

by Imee T. Cañas and Wilcres S. Dagot / Saint Joseph College Interns

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sumptuous delicacy that made Catmonanons proud and became one of the best delicacies in the Philippines, the sweet taste of Budbod Kabog will surely make you smile. This wonderful delight contains millet, sugar and coconut.

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Ingredients: 1 kilo Millet (kabog) 1 bowl of coconut milk 1 kilo white sugar 2 cups of water Procedure: 1. Rinse kabog seeds 2-3 times with water 2. Put the coconut milk into a big pot (kawali) and wait until the coconut milk starts to boil for 10 minutes.

3. Add the rinsed millet (kabog ) after the coconut milk reaches to boil and stir frequently so that the millet will not stick into the bottom of the pot.

4. Millet/Kabog will slowly absorb the coconut milk and start to grow in

volume. Lower the heat at this point and keep stirring to keep the grains from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

5. After 15 minutes, add sugar and continue stirring for another 20 minutes or until the oil from the coconut milk has formed.

6. Always remember the cooking time after the milk reaches its initial boil is about 30 minutes. If you notice that the millet is already cook, then you can start wrapping it with banana leaves.

7. After wrapping it in banana leaves put it into a pot and steam for 1 hour.

Ready to serve.

Photo from http://catmontree.wordpress.com

Mr. Meynard Concha the Assistant Tourism Officer of the said municipality said that a native from Catmon discovered this millet grass (kabog plant) scattered inside the cave of the mountainous barangay of Agsuwao. The grass was food for bats that populated the cave. However, through Catmonanon ingenuity, the residents transformed ordinary grass into a tasty treat.

Their first attempt was not successful.

Undaunted, they tried, this time by boiling coconut milk and then later adding in the millet seeds and sugar. Years after, the people start cooking millet and they called it “budbod kabog” from the plant it is made from.

Felita Menchavez, one of the “Budbod Kabog” makers in Catmon, shared that Budbod Kabog will last a maximum of three days depending on how you cook it. Its longer shelf life allowed her to preserve the budbod kabog, making it the perfect pasalubong for her Balikbayan costumers on their way back to the USA. Today, Budbod Kabog is a source of income for many Catmonanons. Local history reveals that the first market for the delicacy was situated in old Naghalin Bridge, today still a popular stop for PUJ’s, buses and cars on their way to and fro the northern tip of Cebu.

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C I T S A T F UN N I L L E D ME

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he Municipality of Medellin is located at the Northern part of the province of Cebu approximately 120 km away from Cebu City. The north bus terminal located at Subangdaku, Mandaue City would be a great option for those who are commuting. Ceres buses leave every 30 minutes at a fare of not more than P 150 to Kawit, about 3 hours bus ride.

Medellin is called the sugar bowl of the Province of Cebu because most of its land area is planted with sugarcane. When we arrived in Medellin, we were welcomed by their Honorable Mayor Ricardo Ramirez.

We were so excited with our adventure.

Let’s get it on and have a Funtastic Medellin Sugbu Adventure!

Our first stop was the HIDEWAY PUBLIC BEACH RESORT, which is located in Brgy. Tindog as one of the nice places that the locals and adventurers like us can enjoy. It has a 500 meter bamboo bridge that ends in a cottage ideal for exclusive get together with family and friends.

They also have a floating cottage that is located in the middle of the amazing clear sea that can be reached through a small boat in 15 minutes.

You can’t help yourself but take a dip in the beautiful sea. 20 minutes away from the floating cottage is the watch tower which is a three storey structure. A bigger group can be accommodated for a refreshing break from the hustle and bustle of the city.

One can enjoy the magnificent view and the soft sea breeze that hits gently to ones face.

From a place that is so relaxing, we headed to Brgy.

Caputatan Norte to experience the thrilling 240 meter zip away, cable car ride and the tarzan jump.

The 240 meter zip away was exciting. For a first

timer like me, I enjoyed the rush and sudden stop that blew my head away so I decided to take the relaxing ride in the cable car which made me see the view of the wonderful sugarcane plantation around the place.

What was surprising was the nerve wracking tarzan jump that brought tears from the adrenaline rush brought about the plunge. I don’t know if it was because of the screaming of my friend Albert who was ahead of me or it was just an awesome weird experience. It made me so hungry that I had eaten a lot of barbecue enjoying the sunset at the dockside.

The next day, we went to Medellin’s pride…

FUNTASTIC GIBITNGIL ISLAND! Gibitngil island is located across brgy. Kawit.

To get to the beautiful island, we a motor boat for less than 30 minutes. On the way there, I was very amazed of the rock formation of the island. The splashing of the waves was keeping me excited to arrive as it was like the sound of adventure calling.

The first thing that caught my eye approaching the island were the colorful flags and cottages. Another great thing about the place is that it’s open for all tourists and locals for a very affordable price.

People who are thrill seekers will surely have funOf course, the more relaxed fun loving Cebuanos can experience a one of a kind oceanic view zipline. You can also do snorkeling to see the amazing corals and the many fishes inhabiting in it. I can also say that diving is a must in this place.

We also went for kayaking and paddling through the

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There is nothing like the feeling of joy and peace during that time. But if you are looking for an extreme adventure, you go for the 30 feet cliff jump. I had already tried making a jump higher than this, however, this still gave me the jitters. As I stepped on the diving board, I was facing a vast and never ending super clear deep blue sea. Taking that courageous jump, as I fondly called it in my adventures was very much rewarding. I couldn’t describe the wonderful feeling inside and all I could notice was the saltiness of the water as I swam to a rock nearby. This jump is definitely a MUST TRY! If you want to take FUNTASTIC break before the summer ends, contact the Municipality of Medellin at 6332 436 2031 or log on to http://www.medellin.gov.ph/ for more details of their tour packages.

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EDITORIAL SECTION

Roundabout

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ccording to Henry Miller, “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” No quote perhaps better encapsulates the idea behind the Suroy-Suroy Sugbo tour caravans.

True, the aim of the project back when it was first broached to the provincial government in 2004 by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry was to attract consumers through the promotion of local tourism.

Hence, the moniker ‘suroy-suroy,’ meaning ‘to wander.’

capacity to host elaborate festivities outside of their own town fiestas (for the Suroy-Suroy does not necessarily coincide with the same), this made the project unfeasible in the long run.

The setback on cost was counterbalanced to a certain extent by such direct benefits as increased sales in local products, reinforced relations between the provincial and local governments and the creation of new jobs. Moreover, the revamped Suroy-Suroy under the new administration is no longer mandatory and free. Towns now host participants on a voluntary basis and participants now have to pay to join the tour.

Amid a flurry of activities the project was jumpstarted. Suddenly, municipalities found themselves catering to more than a hundred participants (about 200 on average), which included businessmen, balikbayans and tourists both local and foreign. Entertainment came in the form of festivals imbued with the town’s essence, song and dance presentations and, of course, quick excursions into the local heritage spots. For Cebuanos, the tours opened up undiscovered doors to familiar places, to lost towns and cities found anew.

One continuing criticism of Suroy-Suroy Sugbo, especially in the wake of the recently concluded mid-term elections, was that the tour was a clever way of politicking under cover of a government-funded project to promote the province. If one looked at the previous incarnation of Suroy-Suroy, it is not hard to understand why people arrive at that conclusion. However, Suroy-Suroy has since September 2012 been institutionalized through an ordinance passed by the Provincial Board, and therefore, it is no longer a choice on the part of the administration to do or not to do but a government mandate.

But Suroy-Suroy was not without its problems and criticisms. It went without saying that the project was costly. The provincial government selected the town who would host each stop of the tour and participation was mandatory. Trips were all-expenses paid by the host town with little to no support from the Capitol. Considering that not all municipalities have the

Going back to Henry Miller, Suroy-Suroy may have been shaped with a destination in mind but this destination is neither time nor place nor a particular state that the province must become. What it offers instead is a new perspective – so much more enduring and above reproach. (JFDC)

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Equity of the Incumbent

by Atty. Jo Feliz Marie M. dela Calzada

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ith the conclusion of the recent mid-term elections this May, one phrase that was frequently thrown around in the political arena and the media was the ‘equity of the incumbent’ rule. But what does it mean? And how does it apply in the context of the election?

“The ‘equity of the incumbent’ is a term dating back to prewar days, which simply means that in any race, the incumbent should be given preference in getting officially anointed (and funded).” (Quezon, Manuel L. III. “Equity of the Incumbent.” Manual L. Quezon III. Wordpress, 6 February 2007. Web. 31 May 2013. <quezon.ph/2007/02/06/equity-of-the-incumbent/>) The principle has since been institutionalized and embraced in Section 211 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 881 or the Omnibus Election Code, to wit: “SECTION 211. Rules for the appreciation of ballots. – In the reading and appreciation of ballots, every ballot shall be presumed to be valid unless there is clear and good reason to justify its rejection. The board of election inspectors shall observe the following rules, bearing in mind that the object of the election is to obtain the expression of the voter’s will: xxx 2. Where only the first name of a candidate is written on the ballot, which when read, has a sound similar to the surname of another candidate, the vote

shall be counted in favor of the candidate with such surname. If there are two or more candidates with the same full name, first name or surname and one of them is the incumbent, and on the ballot is written only such full name, first name or surname, the vote shall be counted in favor of the incumbent.

3. In case the candidate is a woman who uses her maiden or married surname or both and there is another candidate with the same surname, a ballot bearing only such surname shall be counted in favor of the candidate who is an incumbent. xxx” However, with the passage of Republic Act No. 8436 (Automated Election System Law) as amended, the above provisions no longer find application today. The counting and appreciation of the ballots are now left to the PCOS machines, which automate the whole procedure.

On the other hand, the ‘equity of the incumbent’ rule continues to be relevant in political party dynamics. The rule has practical implications as it is used to allow sitting officials to retain their names in the party slate. This means that when there is a question of which candidate the political party should endorse and fund, the balance is tipped in favor of the incumbent.

This, in turn, lessens clashes and conflicts among local officials and hopefuls vying for the same position and supporting the same national candidates.

But equity of the incumbent is not a hard-and-fast rule. Not every political party, for example, imposes it on their candidates. Ultimately the administering body of the party concerned has the prerogative on how their line-up of election candidates is chosen.

Cebu Heroism

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his month of April 2013 brings back to memory two Cebu historic events which happened centuries ago, but still remain sadly emotional and proudly significant. Every true-blooded Cebuano should know what happened on April 7, 1521 and April 3, 1898.

Let us go down memory lane to refresh our heroic and never-to-beforgotten by-gone days. It should make us proud we are Cebuanos.

April 7, 1521. This is the widely-known date of the Philippines’ first recorded history, which God designed to take place in Cebu. This is an event which showed that some five centuries past our people who were termed as “pagans” were in fact well-mannered, peaceful, and hospitable. Led by Rajah Humabon, we welcomed our totally unknown, bedraggled, and starving visitors with respect and cordiality. We attended to their pressing needs like food and water, after their long-lost journey in the uncharted seas of the Pacific Ocean.

But the event that shortly followed Magellan’s landing also showed our fierce love for independence and that we bow to no foreign king. Lapu-Lapu of Mactan did just that . He refused to pay taxes to the king of the Spanish invaders. And when the mighty colonizers, armed with canons and rifles and clothed in apparently impenetrable war armor threatened to annihilate the Maktanons, who were only half-clad and armed only with wooden spears, they did not move an inch backward but fought them face-to-face. The battle ended the wrong way. Magellan, the daring and arrogant commander of the Spanish

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expedition, lay dead in the shores of Mactan. The survivors hastily sailed away from the island frightened and humiliated.

April 3, 1898. Some three centuries later again in Cebu, an armed conflict, between the same colonizers against native inhabitants, broke out and started the Cebu revolt against Spain. It was still between the well-armored and welltrained Spanish soldiers against the “underdogs” - the scantily-clad KKKs with only bolos and knives and their anting-antings for protection. The Spaniards fired first. But instead of running away from deadly bullets, the freedom-fighters rushed forward for a hand-to-hand combat. Led by Eugenio Gines, Leon Kilat, Luis Flores, and Justo Kabajar with a few followers, all natives were ready again to offer their lives whatever the cost. Again blood was shed for freedom’s sake.

In April 1521 and April 1893 Cebuano freedom fighters were either victors or losers. But certainly they were all our very own Cebu heroes. They may be foolhardy, but certainly not cowardly. It is therefore our commitment not to forget Lapu-Lapu of Mactan, Humabon of Cebu, Datu Daya of Daanbantayan and other native leaders and their supporters who either fought or sweated for Cebu’s independence or progress.

We will not rest however on the laurels of our past valiant and foresighted Cebu leaders. We will also make “our own footprints on the sands of time”. And it behooves on this generation to take paths not yet travelled. One does not have to die for one’s country. In fact, one has to live and have the special courage to do things correctly and be a shining example. Many Cebuanos are ingenious and risk-takers which are the right ingredients for progress and prosperity. If they follow the “matuwid na daan”, they surely are our modern-day heroes.

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INSIGHT

GERD GERD GERD

by Henry L. Yu, M.D.

· GERD stands for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. This is a condition in which the liquid contents from the stomach are brought up back (regurgitation or reflux) into the esophagus.

· Heartburn usually occurs after meals when acid reflux is most common. · With regurgitation, refluxed liquid from the stomach enters the throat after breaching the upper esophageal sphincter (UES).

· The GI tract includes the esophagus, lower esophageal sphincter (LES), stomach, duodenum, and diaphragm.

· An acid taste in the mouth is the defining characteristic of regurgitated refluxed liquid.

· The mucosa lining the lumen of the GI tract absorbs and secretes substances involved in the digestion of food, and protects the body's own tissue from self-digestion.

· Diagnosis of GERD is based upon its primary symptom which is heartburn.

To confirm their diagnosis, a therapeutic trial is done wherein medication is prescribed to inhibit the production of acid by the stomach.

· There are three primary constituents of the stomach, namely: Acid, Bile and Pepsin which is a stomach enzyme.

· Other diagnostic tests for GERD include: endoscopy, biopsies, x-rays, examination of throat and larynx, esophageal testing, esophageal motility testing, gastric emptying studies, and acid perfusion test.

· Among the three, acid is the most harmful because it is very corrosive thus damaging or causing inflammation of the esophageal lining resulting in esophagitis. · GERD is a chronic condition. Once diagnosed with the disease, acid reflux will become a permanent affliction. Medical treatments are available to reduce the production of acid and its symptomatology. Chronic symptoms may re-emerge if precautionary measures or treatment is disregarded. · GERD affects the gastrointestinal tract. The GIT specializes in the breakdown of food. · GERD is caused by a combination of health conditions that increases refluxed acid in the esophagus. · Common symptoms of GERD include: Heartburn, regurgitation, and nausea. · Heartburn is the most common of the three. It is a burning pain felt in the middle of the chest. This pain is in response to nerve fibers in the esophagus being stimulated by acid reflux. · The pain can start around the upper abdomen and extend into the neck.

Sometimes it may be sharp and pressure-like, emulating heart pain.

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· Many lifestyle factors contribute to the increased risk of reflux, namely: Smoking, dietary habits, pregnancy, obesity, and body position. · Changing the diet would be helpful. This is done by eating smaller meals, avoiding late-night snacks, fatty and fried foods, alcoholic beverages or those containing caffeine, limiting intake of acidic and spicy foods. · To decrease pressure from the stomach, refrain from lying down 2-3 hours after eating, stay away from tight fitting clothing, avoid taking aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). · Reduce weight as obesity can apply extra pressure on the stomach and increase the amount of reflux entering the esophagus. Weight reduction will decrease the chance of heartburn and its accompanying symptoms. · Quit smoking as this will stop relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and reduce the risk of heartburn. · If lifestyle changes are not reducing acid reflux symptoms, over-the-counter and prescription drugs are available to assist in reducing the production of acid and achieve better relief. · GERD is treatable through lifestyle changes and/or medication. Surgery is an option for severe cases.

INFO REPUBLIC

ASK THE GEEK Clear answers for common questions

What is the difference between a seminar, workshop, conference, symposium and summit?

Choosing the right description for your event is critical because it communicates volumes about the type of experience your participants can expect.

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o ensure that you’re fully leveraging the marketing power of your event title, select the type of event that best fits the experience you want to create. Here’s a quick explanation of each type of event.

Seminars are educational events that feature one or more subject matter experts delivering information primarily via lecture and discussion. The speaker’s goal is to impart knowledge of the topic, and he or she typically uses a combination of lecture, visual aids, interaction with participants, and exercises to get the job done. Due to the emphasis on theory and the imparting of information, a seminar is typically no more than half a day (three hours).

Introductory or Preview Seminar implies that there is more to come after this particular event. This can be a good way to name free events that are designed to give prospective attendees a taste of what they can expect in a larger, more expensive program.

Workshops tend to be smaller and more intense than seminars. This format often involves students practicing their new skills during the event under the watchful eye of the instructor.

Hands-on workshops typically involve participants doing work on a particular issue during the program. The promise is that when they leave, they’ll have at least a rough plan or tools in place to address the challenge.

Conferences often feature keynote presentations delivered to all attendees, as well as multiple break-out sessions.

Attendees often expect to receive information about industry trends and developments.ww Trade Shows or Expos are exhibitions where vendors can display their goods and services in hopes of generating customer leads. Typically held at least annually, these events are a good place to discover trends and developments in a particular industry.

A Symposium is typically a more formal or academic gathering, featuring multiple experts delivering short presentations on a particular topic.

A Summit is a gathering of the highest level of leaders and experts.

Teleseminars are seminars that are delivered via a conference call over the telephone and/or over the Internet. The instructor moderates the call, while the attendees listen. To engage listeners, many instructors provide outlines, notes sheets or copies of PowerPoint slides to follow when listening to the presentation.

Webinars or Webconferences are presentations that involve an audio and video component. The audio portion of the event is delivered via phone or over the Internet, so that participants can listen via their computer speakers. The video portion of the event is delivered via the Internet, giving participants a presentation to watch while listening to the instructor.

When determining how to label your event, consider the type of presentation you want to deliver. By carefully choosing the words you use to describe your event, you’ll be able to subtly communicate the benefits of participating … and attract the right kind of attendee for your event.

Reference: www.selfgrowth.com

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THE MAN BEHIND THE STREET

P.G. Almendras Street Danao City, Province of Cebu “Many men can make a fortune, but very few can make a family.” This observation indeed runs true for most people. But Paulo G. Almendras of Danao City is an exception. He had both amassed great wealth and also built an exemplary family.

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aulo G. Almendras had successfully climbed the political ladder and reached its peak. As God had destined him to be, he also married the eldest sister of the patriarch of the strongest political clan in Cebu’s fifth District, Ramon Durano, Sr. From consehal he rose to Vice Mayor, and then to President of the then Municipio of Danao. The AlmendrasDurano roots reached far and wide. Their four sons and daughter were all politically active (almost all of their lives) in the Visayas and Mindanao.

Prescillano, the eldest, became a Board Member and then Vice-Governor of the Province of Cebu. Alejandro, was elected a Philippine senator and a congressman of Davao. Jovenal was an OIC mayor of Danao City and Congressman of the First District of Cebu and Cecilia, Vice Governor of Davao del Norte. Josefino, also served as a mayor of Danao City, but spent most of his time in private: expanding his real estate business. He did earn much, but he gave also much. A genuine philantrophist, he gave freely to the needy, without expectation of return. He did not only give to patients in hospitals or prisoners food or cash, he also donated lasting gifts. Like parcels of land to his employees of JDA Corporation. Until now the children and grandchildren of those tenants long gone still occupy the land. Many opt to work for the families of their benefactor.

As a well-brought up family, Paulo’s children mirror the values and industry of their father. Even his grandchildren like the eldest daughter of Josefino, Agnes A. Magpale, runs the Northeastern Cebu Colleges in Danao City. As a politician (vicemayor of Danao City, SP Member, and Vice Governor of the Province of Cebu) she has never been defeated. Jose Rene, his younger brother was a high-ranking official of impressive private companies, notably Ayala, but had to join the government to help his best friend, Pres. Benigno Aquino. Josefina Magpale-Asirit served as SP member of the Province of Cebu before she became undersecretary of Departmenty of Energy. Jose Miguel Almendras Magpale was a councilor of Danao City and is now also an SP member in the Province of Cebu.

It is very factual that “an apple doesn’t fall far from its tree.” Paulo G. Almendras’ children and grandchildren are truly reflections of his exemplary family tree. He highly deserves to be remembered and be honored.

The street, P.G. Almendras in downtown Danao City stands out as a lasting testimony to having been a good father to his family and to the city of Danao.

Vangie Consultant Office of the Actg. Governor Province of Cebu

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ON THIS DAY April 1 1945 American Division units start the launching of a concerted attack against the center of the Japanese line of defense in hills back of Cebu. The Americans are directed by Maj. Gen. William H. Arnold.

April 2 1873 Birth of Robert R. Landon, who pioneered the installation of a telephone system and an electric plant (VECO) in Cebu in the early 1900s.

April 3 1898 Cebu feels the repercussion of the Philippine Revolution in the local uprising of Leon Kilat.

April 4 1898 After the uprising on the 3rd of April 1898 on Valeriano Weyler Street (now Tres de Abril) in Labangon, which resulted to a skirmish between the Spanish civil guards and Katipuneros, the Katipunan takes virtual control of Cebu City and its environs.

April 5 1898 Insurgents occupy the town of Carcar, Cebu and hold the priests in the town convent captive.

1958 Fiesta of Bogo, Cebu.

April 6 1945 Fighting continues for the liberation of Cebu from the Japanese.

1946 Manuel Roxas is elected Philippine President over Sergio Osmeña, Sr. April 7 1881 A bishop decree confirms the erection of Sta. Fe, Cebu as parish.

April 8 1896 In the early hours of the morning, Pantaleon Villegas (also known as Leon KIlat) is assassinated in Carcar, Cebu. Thus ends the life of legendary figure of the revolution in Cebu.

April 9 1896 Upon the Spanish reoccupation of Cebu City, Gen. Adolfo Montero issues an order saying that all Cebuanos who will enter the city with a white flag signifying surrender will not be harmed.

April 10 1942 Japanese forces land in Talisay and other points of the Cebu coast. This signals the start of the Japanese occupation of the province.

April 11 1942 Justice Jose Abad Santos is captured by the Japanese in Carcar, Cebu. Later executed, he became one of the important heroes of the period in Philippine history.

April 15 1948 Death of President Manuel A. Roxas at Clark Air Field in Pampanga. Elpidio Quirino succeeds him.

April 16 1899 Julio Llorente is elected provincial president of Cebu by a popular junta composed of representatives from 40 out of 58 towns in Cebu.

April 17 1834 Malabuyoc, Cebu is established as a parish by a royal decree.

It is separated from Samboan.

April 18 1862 Birth in Barili, Cebu of Juan P. Gorordo (18621934), the first Filipino Bishop of Cebu.

April 19 1900 Rizal’s widow, Josephine Bracken, remarried to a Cebuano, places and ad in the local newspaper El Pueblo announcing she is

giving lessons in English and German in her residence near the Plaza Rizal.

Cebu thus came to participate in the lucrative Galleon Trade.

April 20 1903 Death of Judge Lynman J. Carlock, prominent American official and resident of Cebu.

April 21 1945 Gen. MacArthur announces the liberation of the Central Islands has been completed with his forces having strongly defended Cebu.

April 24 1941 In the midst of fear of an imminent war, the National Assembly passes a bill requiring aliens in the Philippine to register and be finger-printed.

The bill is aimed primarily at Japanese residents, a number of whom worked in Cebu as shopkeepers and gardeners.

April 22 1891 Birth in Mandaue, Cebu of Sotero B. Cabahug, congressman of Cebu and member of the Philippine Cabinet.

April 25 1865 A royal decree establishes Daan Bantayan, Cebu as a parish.

1836 Talisay, Cebu is established as a parish.

April 23 1594 An order of the Spanish King decreed that the Spanish citizens of Cebu could construct the galleon annually and dispatch it directly to Mexico.

April 26 1943 A conference of governors, city mayors and senior constabulary officers of the Visayas is held in Cebu City. One of the

guest speakers is the Director General of the Japanese Military Administration and Chairman Jorge B. Vargas of the Philippine Commission.

April 27 1565 An expedition from Spain led by a priest, Fr. Andres Urdaneta arrived in Cebu.

April 28 1936 Cebu was elevated into an Archdiocese

by Pope Piux XI. April 29 1891 Birth in Cebu of Paulino Gullas (1891-1945). Cebu Congress and Constitutional Convention delegate of 1934 and founder of the local daily The Freeman.

April 30 1937 For the first time, Pilipino women are allowed to vote.

The occasion is a plebiscite on women’s suffrage.

April 12 1945 Heavy fighting in the liberation of Cebu from the Japanese continues as American battle the Japanese at the Mananga River Valley and in other points near Cebu City.

April 13 1945 The Battle of Babag Ridge takes place as American troops continue to press the Japanese defenders’ entrance in the mountains of Cebu.

April 14 1521 Magellan erected a large wooden cross on the shore of Cebu.

About 700 islanders were baptized.

April 7 1521 A traditional blood compact was made between Magellan and Rajah Humabon, the ruler of Cebu.

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FEEDBACK Remembering Vice-Governor Greg Sanchez, Jr.

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pril 29 will be the second death anniversary of Vice-Governor Sanchez.

He was not only a great loss to his immediate family, but also to the ViceGovernor’s Office, the Legislative Department, and to his thousands of supporters.

Spices of Life

by Evangeline Lavilles de Paula

Provincial Consultant on Developmental Communication Special Projects.

254-2253 evangelinedepaula@ yahoo.com

I first knew Greg when he was a Board Member during Governor Lito Osmeña’s administration in the late 90’s. He was one of the three “bright boys” of Governor Lito and trusted with infrastructure projects. The other two were Atty. Winston F. Garcia, expert in legal aspects, and Mr. Bobbit Ybañez in the economic directions. With their help, Lito left behind monumental projects and accomplishments such as the Transcentral Highway, the second Mandaue-Mactan Bridge, the Cebu Property Ventures, the Ayala and IT developments, among many others.

Among the political officials back then, Engr.

Sanchez was not the most well-known. In fact, he was the most unpretentious. Back then, he was already at the

height of his engineering profession, earning much more than the others. In fact, during the Martial Law days, he was not a “marcher”. He worked “behind-the-scenes”. He and his wife were the “capitalists” and even “caterers” of the victims of the Marcos regime.

I knew him up close in 2004 when he was first elected as vice-governor of Cebu. I was already retired from government service but he took me back as his chief-of-staff. Even with his Lacto Pafi fortune, Greg remained modest. But in spite of his humility, he was a “fighter”, especially for the legislative department’s rights.

Because of ill-health, he could not well continue his last crusade, the Usurpation of Authority and Abuse of Power legal cases.

I remember his last words: “I cannot benefit anymore from the result of these cases because I am on my third and last term as vice-governor. But I consider this struggle as my legacy to the legislative department who should be co-equal with the executive department, as clearly stated by the Local Government Code of the Philippines.”

The rest is history.

The ghost who left his wife to me

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was the first and perhaps the only Filipino to work in the oil drilling rig. All my co-workers were Americans and most of them were Texans. One of them was Ken Evans, our rig mechanic.

In my yondering

by Gally T. Sayson

I switch on the lampshade but nobody was there, so maybe I was just mistaken.

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“Gally, this is my last hitch,” he said to me one morning.

“I’m a dying man, Gally, I’m dying of cancer and my doctor advised me to stop working for a year or two.”

“I hate to see you go, Ken. We’re the best of friends, you know. Well, I’m going to Texas this coming field break, Ken. Leave me your address and I’ll see you there. Okay?”

“Do that Gally.”

And so I went to El Paso, Texas where his address was and when I found it: “Hey, Ken,” I said when he opened the door, “how are you doin’ Ken?” “I’m fine Gally, though I’m still dying. Come on, have a seat. Darling,” he said to his wife who is a Thailander. “This is Gally, known as the Filipino cowboy, I’ve told you about.”

She just nodded; perhaps she was being coy.

“Gally, I know you’re a good man to cross the river with. If I die, she’ll own this house and a monthly pension of $3,000.

Frankly speaking, Gally, I want to leave my wife in your care.”

“But Ken, I have a wife and four kids. For God’s sake, Ken, I can’t do that.”

“Why Gally, your wife is in Manila, while Wen Mien is here, and about money, you can send all your salary to your wife without spending a single dime here with Wen Mien.”

“I’ll think it over, Ken, I’ll not promise but I’ll do my best.”

“Well, Gally, I already told Wen Mien that you’re the nicest guy to be around, so no problem about her. By the way, Gally, let me know as soon as possible while I’m still around, okay?”

Months had passed when it came to my knowledge that Ken was long dead. Then one night, I woke up with the sense that somebody was standing over me. I switched on the lamp-shade but nobody was there, so maybe I was just mistaken. But when I switched off the light, the specter was still there. I saw that the specter was Ken so I asked, “Are you here to scare me, Ken?” With a voice that seemed to be coming from under my bed, he replied, “I’m not scaring you, Gally. You promised to let me know but you did not.”

“Ken, you no longer belong to this world of the living. Get the hell out of here.” But still the specter was there, so: “Ken, in the name of Jesus of Nazareth, get lost.”

Immediately the specter vanished.

By and by, there was a knock on the CR’s door from the room where Ken’s relief was sleeping and when I opened it, “You’re talking to somebody, Gally?”

“No. I’m just dreaming, John.”

Butsi, siakoy ug binangkal Tingog sa Lungsuranon

by Popcy Jules Regner

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ao ni isulti pirmi niining tindira nga naa nagtuyok-tuyok sa kapitolyo, sa atong lalawigan sa sugbo, musulod siya sa tagsa-tagsa ka buhatan ug mubaligya sa iyang tinda.

Labi na karon kay summer na usab ug grabe kaayo kainit ang atong nasinati karon kung ang PAG-ASA ang pasultion mao ni pinaka init nga summer nga atong nasinati gikan niadtong tuig 1992. Ug daghan kaayo sa atong mga kaigsuonan nga makahunahuna ug pamaligya labi na niining panahona nga bakasyon, kusug sad kaayo karon ang baligya nga pagpabugnaw sama sa halo-halo, fruit shake ug sago’t gulaman nga lami iparis sa butsi, siakoy ug binangkal.

Ang uban mubakasyon, kadtong

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BLACK AND WHITE with all the grays in between by thelifepainter

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adunay kaya o budget muadto sa Suroy ,daghan kaayo sa mga guest, mga maanindot nga mga resort o nga nagbalik-balik na sa pagkuyog beaches pero kita nga mga yano niini nga kalihukan ug ila gayud ug uyamot kontento na kaayo nga nga nakita ang kalainan sa karon ug muadto sa mga public beaches uban sa una nga Suroy-Suroy kay karon sa tagsa-tagsa ka pamilya ug adto natagbaw gayud sila sa pagbisita sa didto pagasaw-an ang dala nga usa ka lugar ug dili parehas sa una paniudto ug dunay saging ug kamote igo lang musimhot sa usa ka lugar ug nga gihugaw-hugawan ug ginamos pirmi lng nga magdalidali ug pirmi lingaw naa ang tibook na pamilya. may giapas. Ang Suroy-Suroy Sugbo usa ka programa sa lalawigan nga

○○○ nakahatag ug daku nga kahigayunan sa usa ka lungsud o dakbayan nga Niadtong Abril 27,28 ug 29 mailhan sa tibook nasud o kalibutan. gipahigayon ang Suroy-Suroy Sugbo Nalipay sad ko ug dako uyamot ngadto sa Isla sa Camotes, diin kay ang atong Provincial Tourism adunay dul-an sa usa ka gatos ang Officer nga si Ms.Grace Paulino nisalmot, kini nga kalihukan sa andam sad ug tagana nga mudawt ug lalawigan, para sa kahigayunan sa mga sugyot gikan sa mga nisalmot nag kada-iyang kalungsuran ug para sa kalambuan sa Suroy-Suroy dakbayan nga mapaila ang ilang mga Sugbo. maanindot, na mga talan-awon ug KUDOS!!! Ms. Grace... mga lamian na mga pagkaon sa ilang Daghang salamat usab sa mga lugar, dako kaayo ang kalipay sa mga mayor ug local nga mga opisyal ug nisalmot, kay naka relax gayud sila katawhan sa lungsud sa Camotes sa ug enjoy na enjoy sa maong Suroyilang tiunay nga suporta.

used to have a black & white view or right & wrong view of everything and that there are no gray issues but as my life progressed I have come to realize that most things in the world are either! They are just different.

There’s nothing wrong with different and we can let things be different, we don’t have to try to make them black or white, we can just let them be gray.

Gray is after all a continuum combination of black & white.

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This column aims to listen to all your different shades of gray in your life. Your health, life, love and other concerns are most welcome and I will be more than willing to share my shade of gray to contribute to your palette of life.

All letters, queries or whatnots can be addressed to blackandwhite33@ymail.com or hand carried to the PIO of the Province of Cebu.

YA-NGO-NGO Sa kanunay mahatagan ug pagtagad ang problema sa katawhan sa tibuok lalawigan sa Sugbo ug maaksyonan sa labing dali nga panahon.

Pwede kamo nga mupadala sa inyong nga problema i mga hulagway nga inyong nakita nga nagkinahanglan ug solusyon, Pinaagi sa pag email popcyjules@yahoo.com o cellphone no. 09227782252

FEEDBACK Contributions from our readers are our feedback, which we deeply appreciate. The “Spices of Life” of Ms. de Paula need not be the only contribution to Cebu Monthly, for we thirst for more. Expressions through writing mold the essence of Cebu Monthly. Email your contributions to: popcyjules@yahoo.com or cellphone no. 09227782252

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LOCAL COLOR

TOSTADO FESTIVAL QUEEN

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antander is famous for its home-baked cookie called Tostado. As years passed, tostado went from home-made delight to world-class delicacy known for its unique taste and flavor. No wonder then that this delicious cookie gave birth to the Tostado Festival in 2006.

The festival is celebrated every third Sunday of April as a thanksgiving to their patron Saint Gabriel the Archangel.

The recipe for tostado includes flour, eggs, sugar, baking soda and shortening. How all of these ingredients combine into a sumptuous treat is demonstrated in one of the festival’s highlights: tostado-making in the tradition of the Tañonganons.

This year the Tostado Festival Queen was held at Central school and there were ten lovely candidates from

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by Lee Dela Cerna different barangays vying for the title.

The night was full of grace, elegance and beauty where the candidates put their best foot forward and showcased their repertoire of talents.

Christel Mae Andrade of Brgy.

Liloan won the crown as this year’s Tostado Festival Queen as well as the title for Miss Friendship.

Maricel Buscato, who represented Brgy.

Poblacion, was adjudged first runner-up, followed by Rhecia Bigno of Brgy.

Cabutongan, who also nabbed the special distinctions of Ms. Photogenic, Best in Festival Costume and Best Solo Performer.

Rose Mae Buscato of Brgy. Candamiang and Jobelle Gumapon of Brgy. Liptong were named third and fourth runners-up respectively.

“I felt so lucky on this day for I was chosen as the Tostado Festival Queen,” said a smiling Christel Mae Andrade. The event culminated with much festivities amid a grand fireworks display that lit up the sky of south Cebu.

DRESSED TO IMPRESS. Santander’s Tostado Festival Queen yields beautiful ladies in locally-inspired and colorful costumes.

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ni Lee Dela Cerna

ng Kadaugan sa Mactan naghimo ug dakong dungog sa Dakbayan sa LapuLapu kung diin nahitabo ang panagaway ni Datu Lapu-Lapu og Ferdinand Magellan, usa ka Katsila nga misakop sa atong nasud. Saulugon ang Kadaugan sa Mactan kada Abril 27 og giproklamar na kini nga holiday sa maong dakbayan. Niadtong Abril 27, 1521 gipukan ni LapuLapu si Magellan sa baybayon sa Mactan gamit ang sandata. Ang Kadaugan sa Mactan gitawag og â&#x20AC;&#x153;bahugbahugâ&#x20AC;? kaniadto ug nagsugod sa tuig 1981.

Niadtong April 27, 2013 gisaulog ang ika-492 nga kasumaran sa panagaway ug nagsugod ang reenactment sa alas nuybe ug natapos sa alas dyes y media sa kabuntagon. Gitambungan kini sa mga opisyales sa Dakbayan sa Lapu-Lapu nga gipangulohan ni Mayor Paz Radaza, Department of Tourism Director for Planning and Promotions Cynthia Lazo, ug uban pang opisyales sa maong dakbayan. Mapasalamaton si Mayor Paz tungod kay nagpabilin ang kultura sa mga Oponganons ug ang tradisyon na pagselebrar sa maong kalihukan ug gani iyang giila nga si Lapu-Lapu nga bayani kay adunay takus nga nakigbisug sa mga Katsila.

Labing mabulukon ang Kadaugan sa Mactan niining tuiga tungod kay mga inila nga artista ang ilang gidapit arun maoy modala sa maong kalihukan. Gidala sa usa sa mga sikat nga actor sa GMA-7 nga si Polo Ravales ang role nga Lapu-Lapu ug si Troy Montero isip Ferdinand Magellan. Midala usab sa papel nga Reyna Bulakna si Yam Concepcion, ang asawa ni Lapu-Lapu. Gisugdan ang reenactment ug usa ka ritwal nga sayaw ug nisunod ang pag-atake sa mga Katsila ngadto sa balangay. Makita sa reenactment ang pakigbisug sa mga katawhan ngadto sa mga Katsila ug nitapos ang dula diin maanindot nga mga gihay sa bulak ang gisabwag gikan sa kalangitan.

25 CEBU MONTHLY SUGBO 25

CEBUANO SECTION

Balak bola sa kinabuhi Hinuktoki kini Kon kadtong mga hari Mahilak sa mga puya pa, Ug ang mga higateng edipisyo Gikan sa papel gidibuho, Unsa ka man karon higala Janitor o tinun-an pa, Kabus o timawa ba Paglaum ayaw wagtanga Padayon sa mga paninguha.

Ang kinabuhi Susama sa bola Karon paligiron gani Karon ilawom pa Unya, ibabaw na.

Photo from http://www.happinessdishbestsavouredhot.blogspot.com

Busa paninguhaa Sa pagligid may tumong sab ka Sama sa dulang bowling, Moligid ug mosaliring Apan paingon sa gipunting.

Tumbahon ang mga kalisdanan Nagsilbing babag sa kalampusan Lig-onon lang ang balatian Aron makab-ot ang tingusbawan.

Di lang nato hikalimtan Ug isilsil sa alimpatakan, Ang kinasingkasing pangaliya Pihong ubanan ug giyahan Sa Kahitas-an labing gamhanan, Ang mga paninguha ta Ibabaw ning kalibutan Aduna gayuy kapuslanan.

ni Ramon Gallardo Cebu City, Philippines

kinsa ka?

Ang kalibotan naumol.

Ikaw nahimugso.

Gibutang ka sa kapalaran dinhi ning yutang Tabunon.

Kinsaka man?

Ikaw ba ang kaliwat sa mga Aetas nga maoy mga lumad ning Kapupud-an?

O ka dugo ka ba sa mga Malayo ug sa mga Indonesian nga mihalin dinhi? O, ka gikan mo ba ang mga Insek nga misuyla sa ilang dakong yuta ug nanimpalad dinhi sa kaislahan? O, tipik ba ikaw sa ubang mga taga-Silingan - Hapon. Hindu, ug uban pa - - nga naka tampo og dugo diha sa imong kaugatan?

Dili ka kaha kagikan sa mga puti - - Katsila, Amerikano, Inglis, ug ubang taga Uropa - - nga mi sambog usab sa ilang dugo ngad to sa imong mga kaliwat?

Saksak-sinagol ka - - dili ba?

Kinsa ka, ang imong HALAMAN ray makatug-an ug makasugid. Kinsa ka, imong HALAMAN ray maka hulagway. Ang HALAMAN man gud ang SALAMIN sa imong KALIWAT. Sa mga balak, sugilanon, artikulo, ug drama - - ug sa mga pakigpulong sa atong pinulongan, ikaw nagtug-an, nagpasundayag, nagpagarbo, nag-amoma, ug nagpalambo sa imong HALAMAN. Dinhi gitin-aw ug gipasanagang SALAMIN ug gitataw ang imong HULAGWAY. Ang gipamasin: nga matubag, bisan dili sa hingpit, ang pangutana - - KINSA KA MAN?

ni Atty. Adelino B. Sitoy Cordova, Cebu, Philippines

ABOUT THE POET

ABOUT THE POET

Ramon Gallardo is in government service for the past 18 years.

During his early years, he worked as a newspaperman in The Freeman and then ventured into broadcasting in DYLA Cebu and ABS-CBN TV Patrol Central Visayas before landing a career in the Cebu Provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Information Office.

Atty. Adelino B. Sitoy is current mayor of the municipality of Cordova, Cebu. He is the founder of LUDABI or Lubas sa Dagang Bisaya, an organization that advocates the preservation of Cebuano language.

26 MONTHLY 26 CEBU Sugbo

SUGILANON

Ang Garbo ni Mercy ni Ramon Gallardo

D

ugay nang managhigala si Mercy ug Kris ug nagsugod kini sa dihang pareho silag tunghaan sa dakbayan sa Sugbo. Magkauban silag duha ka subjects nga maoy nakasuod sa ilang panaghigalaay. Pulos sila taga probinsya. Si Mercy nga anaa na sa ika-tulong tuig sa Accountancy lumad nga taga habagatang bahin sa Sugbo samtang si Kris nga nagtuon usab sa korsong Banking and Finance naggikan sa amihanan. Wa sila mag-ipon og boarding house ug magbisitahay lang sa usag-usa kon makalugar ang usa kanila.

Usa ka adlaw niana, mibisita si Kris sa boarding house ni Mercy sa may dan Jakosalem.

“Wa kay lingaw ugma, Mers kay paubanon tika sa among outing sa akong mga ka-boardmates? Pareho man tang way mga klase kay Sabado man.”

“Sige Kris mukoyog ko ninyo aron malingaw sab ko. Unya, asa man ta mangadto? Sa beach o suroy lang sa mga malls?” sukot ni Mercy nga nakauyon sa imbitasyon sa higala.

“Sa beach lang kay taud-taud naman sab nga wa ta makapangaligo og dagat, Mers. Maayo unta kon di daku ang atong amotan kay ma-short na unya ko sa budget. Kahibawo na baya ka dinhi sa siyudad paliton ang

tanan.”

“Ay’g kabalaka kay di lagi daku ang atong amotan, abot kaya natin,” tubag dang komedya sa higala ni Mercy.

Nadayon gyud ang outing sa managhigala nga didto ipahigayon sa usa sa mga beaches sa dakbayan sa Lapu-Lapu.

“Surprise?! Akong gida ang akong close friend, Kris, si Paul classmate nako sa usa sa akong mga subjects. Paul, si Kris, akong sab nga close friend.” paila ni Mercy sa iyang kuyog.

“Mao ba? Close friend o mas close pa sa friend, Mers? Gwapo ra ba. Naa kay kaluha, Paul para ipares nako?” ni Kris pa nga dang komedya na usab.

Nangatawa ang tulo ug samtang nag-estoryahanay sila, matag karon ug unya namatikdan ni Mercy nga magtinutokay si Paul ug Kris.

Mopahiyom ang iyang amiga ingon man usab si Paul.

“Lain na ni da. Morag mawani ang akong beauty aning Kris. Medyo mas gwapa raba ning kanahan kay kanako. Morag atua naman ang atensyon ni Paul kang Kris. Ang bigatlon sang daku nagpunay sab og pa-cute ni Paul.” ni Mercy pa sa iyang kaugalingon nga nagpamente sa kasuko kay nailogan sa eksena ni Kris.

Sa dihang namauli na ang

grupo, wa nay tingog-tingog si Mercy ug nagmug-ot ang nawong niini.

Aron masayran ang hinungdan sa kalit nga kausaban sa batasan sa iyang higala, mikanaug usab si Kris sa sakyanan sa dihang gi-dropped si Mercy sa iyang boarding house.

“Mers, unsay problema nga kalit man lang kang medyo nalain?” sukot ni Kris sa higala nga nagdaling mipaingon sa iyang giabtang balay.

“Bitaw Mers, ngano man ka?” segundang pangutana ni Paul nga nagpangawot sa iyang ulo samtang nagsunod sila kang Mercy nga nagdaling misaka ug misud sa iyang giabtang lawak dayong sirado niini.

Nagtinutokay na lang si Kris ug Paul nga wa kasabut sa gipakitang di maayong taras sa ilang suod nga higala. Ila kining gitoktok ug buot untang pakigsultihan apan wa sila tubaga. Pagkalunes ug adlaw tingklase, giduol dayon ni Kris si Mercy ug gipakigsultihan.

“Naunsa man tawon ka Mers oy, mikalit man lang ka?

Unsa may akong nabuhat nga wa nimo mauyoni? Hasta usab si Paul imong giapil, unsa man gyud ang hinungdan?”

“Unsay hinungdan?

Mangingilog kag kalipay, mao na!

Nakabantay ko ninyo oy! Ug sugod niadtong adlawa dili ko ganahan pang makighigala pa ninyo.

Magbuwag tag agianan, Kris!”

ni Mercy pa dayong tindog aron mogawas sa ilang room.

“Kon unsa man gani ang akong nabuhat nga wa nimo hiuyoni, please forgive me, Mers.” hangyo ni Kris dungan ang paggunit sa bukton ni Kris apan giwakli kini ni Mercy ug daling migawas sa ilang room.

Sukad niadto wa na silay tingganay. Hilabihan gayud ang pagdumot ni Mercy kang Kris nga hangtud nakaapektar kini sa iyang panglawas. Misamot ang iyang kapungot sa kanhi niya higala kay nagtuo na siyang gipabarang ni Kris gumikan kay nag-anam siyag kaniwang. Gitambagan siya sa uban niyang kahigalaan nga ang iyang pagdumot ang dakug epekto sa iyang panglawas kay di maayo ang magdumot sa isigkatawo. Apan gumikan sa daku niyang garbo wa niya paminawa ang mga tambag.

Nagkasakit siya ug daling gida sa tambalanan.

Gipakumpisal siya sa usa ka pari ug giingnan nga pangadyeon ang Amahan Namo. Sa dihang miabot siya sa puntong, ‘pasayloa kami sa among mga sala, ingon nga nagapasaylo kami sa mga nakasala kanamo… ‘ nahapahunong siya sa makadiyot ug nakatuaw sa iyang kaugalingon, “di kaha pagminaut kining akong pagpangayog pasaylo sa Diyos samtang wa nako mapasaylo ang nakasala kanako?”

27 CEBU MONTHLY SUGBO 27

PROVINCIAL FINANCIAL REPORT General Fund Balance Sheet For complete report visit www.cebu.gov.ph Province of Cebu

General Fund

ASSETS Current Assets Cash Cash on Hand 7,244,747.35

Cash in Vault

28,954,296.54

Cash - Disbursing Officers

394,294.80

Petty Cash Fund

________________

36,593,338.69

Cash in Banks - Local Currency Cash in Bank - Local Currency , Current Account

210,692,437.75

Cash in Bank - Local Currency, Savings Account

27,046,691.45

Cash in Bank - Local Currency, Time Deposits

21,077,458.31

________________

258,816,587.51 ______________

295,409,926.20

Receivables Receivable Accounts 862,297.19

Accounts Receivable

10,717,671.17

Due from Officers and Employees

16,500.00

Loans Receivable - LGUs

29,885,011.11

Loans Receivable - Others

32,083.26

Interests Receivable

________________

41,513,562.73

Inter - Agency Receivables 26,836,633.23

Due from NGAs

3,072,566.52

Due from GOCCs

13,086,698.87

Due from LGUs

13,840,268.37

Due from NGOs/POs

________________

56,836,166.99

________________

222,159,143.86

Intra - Agency Receivables 133,817,684.45

Due from Operating Units

88,341,459.41

Due from Other Funds Other Receivables Receivables - Disallowances/Charges

3,233,841.51

Other Receivables

4,074,363.62

Office Supplies Inventory

1,052,033.52

________________

7,308,205.13 ______________

327,817,078.71

Inventories Supplies 2,869,717.70

Accountable Forms Inventory

143,850.00

Food Supplies Inventory Drugs and Medicine Inventory

10,253,272.99

Medical, Dental and Laboratory Supplies Inventory

12,029,804.02 86,140.42

Gasoline, Oil and Lubricants Inventory

116,298.40

Textbooks and Instructional Materials Inventory

6,364,706.05

Other Supplies Inventory

19,722,241.00

Construction Materials Inventory

________________

52,638,064.10

Agricultural, Fishery and Forestry Products 2,037,500.00 ______________

Livestock Inventory

54,675,564.10

Prepayments Deposit on Letters of Credit

2,338,643.31

Advances to Contractors

4,731,788.75 295,245.06 ______________

Other Prepaid Expenses

7,365,677.12

Other Current Assets 3,642,799.73 ______________

Guaranty Deposits

688,911,045.86

Investment Investment in Securities 131,152,906.00

Investments in Stocks

18,780.00 ______________

Other Investments and Marketable Securities

131,171,686.00

Property, Plant and Equipment Land and Land Improvements 22,847,176,106.86

Land 107,964,038.79

Land Improvements

71,774,159.26

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Land Improvements

________________

36,189,879.53

2,340,423.75

Runways/Taxiways

596,808.12

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Runways/Taxiways Electrification, Power and Energy Structures

70,756,835.98

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Electrification, Power and Energy Structures

21,117,825.01

________________

1,743,615.63

________________

49,639,010.97 ______________

________________

89,263,861.61

22,934,748,612.99

Buildings 101,346,887.35

Office Buildings Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Office Buildings

12,083,025.74

School Buildings

17,506,885.09 8,476,089.13

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - School Buildings

________________

9,030,795.96

________________

35,978,553.33

44,329,773.56

Hospitals and Health Centers

8,351,220.23

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Hospitals and Health Centers

13,815,479.29

Markets and Slaughterhouses

11,131,741.66

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Markets and Slaughterhouses Other Structures

927,877,665.46

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Other Structures

178,457,640.56

________________ ________________

2,683,737.63 749,420,024.90 ______________

886,376,973.43

Leasehold Improvements 12,728.00

Other Leasehold Improvements

2,959.26

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Other Leasehold Improvements

9,768.74

________________

Office Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures Office Equipment

65,450,171.83

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Office Equipment

15,049,692.21

Furniture and Fixtures

44,631,818.26

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Furniture and Fixtures

17,454,661.41

IT Equipment and Software

61,379,912.66

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - IT Equipment

36,662,014.59

Library Books

577,649.90

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Library Books

434,514.29

________________

50,400,479.62

________________

27,177,156.85

________________

24,717,898.07

________________

143,135.61 ______________

102,438,670.15

Machineries and Equipment 1,707,753.12

Machineries 3,469,421.00

Agricultural, Fishery and Forestry Equipment

1,481,084.04

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Agricultural, Fishery and Forestry Equipment

________________

1,988,336.96

________________

14,258,300.91

________________

62,727,303.79

21,549,576.88

Communication Equipment

7,291,275.97

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Communication Equipment

113,068,759.03

Construction and Heavy Equipment

50,341,455.24

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Construction and Heavy Equipment Firefighting Equipment and Accessories

680,845.59

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Firefighting Equipment and Accessories

191,824.19

Hospital Equipment

45,678,568.27

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Hospital Equipment

20,440,877.03

Medical, Dental and Laboratory Equipment

23,636,042.81

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Medical, Dental and Laboratory Equipment

7,189,671.71

Military and Police Equipment

3,702,672.00

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Military and Police Equipment

1,703,032.13

Technical and Scientific Equipment

1,781,937.04 887,695.23

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Technical and Scientific Equipment Other Machineries and Equipment

3,456,607.64

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Other Machineries and Equipment

2,485,038.41

________________

489,021.40

________________

25,237,691.24

________________

16,446,371.10

________________

1,999,639.87

________________

894,241.81

________________

971,569.23 ______________

126,720,229.43

Transportation Equipment Motor Vehicles

321,578,603.92

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Motor Vehicles

128,890,522.65

Watercrafts

1,205,950.00

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Watercrafts

1,085,355.36

________________ ________________

192,688,081.27 120,594.64 ______________

192,808,675.91

Other Property, Plant and Equipment 71,359,246.28

Other Property, Plant and Equipment

28,215,784.39

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Other Property, Plant and Equipment

43,143,461.89

________________

Construction in Progress Agency Assets 728,432,546.17

Construction in Progress - Agency Assets Public Infrastructures / Reforestation Projects Construction in Progress - Roads, Highways and Bridges Construction in Progress - Artesian Wells, Reservoirs, Pumping Stations and Conduits Construction in Progress - Waterways, Aqueducts, Seawalls, River Walls and Others Contruction in Progress - Other Public Infrastructures

2,130,021,033.96 34,493,161.55 1,104,998.71 69,009,871.05

________________

2,234,629,065.27 ______________

2,963,061,611.44 ______________

27,249,308,003.98

Other Assets Breeding Stocks

1,764,996.00

Other Assets

7,309,576.18 ______________

9,074,572.18 28,078,465,308.02 ______________

TOTAL ASSETS

____________________

________________

LIABILITIES Current Liabilities Payable Accounts Accounts Payable

376,343,507.45

Due to Officers and Employees

65,857,928.38 ______________

Due to BIR

12,995,977.09

442,201,435.83

Inter - Agency Payables Due to GSIS Due to PAG-IBIG Due to PHILHEALTH Due to Other NGAs Due to Other GOCCs Due to LGUs

9,849,983.40 1,535,440.46 672,345.44 18,276,265.91 2,770,258.42 79,622,259.81 ______________

125,722,530.53

Intra - Agency Payables Due to Operating Units

133,817,684.45

Due to Other Funds

168,271,879.27 ______________

302,089,563.72

Other Liability Accounts Guaranty Deposits Payable Performance/Bidders/Bail Bonds Payable Tax Refunds Payable Other Payables

13,013,062.07 11,000.00 349,799.46 97,431,562.70 ______________

110,805,424.23 ______________

980,818,954.31

Deferred Credits 178,856,611.29

Other Deferred Credits

________________

1,159,675,565.60

TOTAL LIABILITIES EQUITY Government Equity Government Equity TOTAL EQUITY TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Page -1 of 1 Date/Time Printed :

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28 CEBU SugboMONTHLY

28,078,465,308.02 ______________

26,918,789,742.42

________________

26,918,789,742.42

________________

________________

General Fund Cash Flow For complete report visit www.cebu.gov.ph Province of Cebu

General Fund

Cash Flow from Operating Activities : Cash Inflows : Adjustment for erroneous charges to GL/SL Ledger Accounts

51,762.50

Adjustment of Cash Accounts

1,775,526.28

Adjustment of Receivable Accounts

230,000.00

Collection in behalf of other funds.

23,512,000.00

Collection of Business Income

8,772,566.76

Collection of Intra-Agency Receivables

96,528,612.88

Collection of Loan Receivables

268,596.11

Collection of Local Taxes

5,775,146.96

Collection of Other Income/Other Receipts

136,927,977.21

Collection of permits and licenses

16,600.00

Collection of Real Property Tax

2,426,855.64

Collection of Service Income

11,271,635.22

Deposits of Collections

0.05

Receipt of Cash Loan Proceeds

2,500.00

Refund of Cash Advance

3,541.27

Refund of other operating expenses and personal services

11,692.50

To take up collections from District Hospitals

4,035,674.60

To take up Interest Income

166,153.09 4,206.65 ______________

To take up interest income from Savings Accounts Total Cash Inflows :

291,781,047.72

Cash OutFlows : Refund of Overpayment

(4,000.00)

Liquidation of Cash Advance for Various Projects/Activities

(992,574.60)

Adjustment of Cash Accounts

(6,854,044.75)

Payment for Other Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses

(9,445,131.74)

Payment for Repairs and Maintenance - Transportation Equipment

(97,386.77)

To correct erroneous entry in taking up collections

(52,090.00)

Payment for Accounts Payable

(33,148,810.73)

Payment for Taxes, Premiums and Other Fees

(376,259.86)

Payment for Repairs and Maintenance - Land Improvements

(522,262.35)

Payment for Repairs and Maintenance - Office Equipment and Furniture and Fixtures

(44,221.78)

Payment for Repairs and Maintenance - Other Property, Plant and Equipment

(4,469.46)

Grant of Cash Advance

(650,142.00)

Adjustment of Receivable Accounts

(3,000.00)

Payment for Inter-Agency Payable

(427,182.00)

Deposits of Collections

(9,670.00)

Payment for Utility Expenses

(4,557,159.58)

Payment for Inter-Fund Transfer

(86,663,100.00)

Remittance of Authorized Deduction Withheld on Employees (Employee Share)

(17,062,743.00)

Grant of Subsidies and Donations

(29,453,594.80)

Payment for Training Expenses

(188,068.36)

Liquidation of Petty Cash Fund

(255,257.93)

Payment for Purchase of Inventories, Supplies and Materials for Stock

(9,554,822.00)

Payment of various Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses

(9,475,921.91)

Replenishment of Expenses from Petty Cash Fund

(1,997,743.51)

Payment for Repairs and Maintenance - Machineries and Equipment

(15,335.92)

Payment of Salaries and Wages thru ATM

(7,776,348.78)

Payment for Purchase of Inventories, Supplies and Materials Directly Issued to End-User

(3,665,495.54)

Payment of Allowances, Bonus and Other Compensation

(4,161,976.64)

Payment for Repairs and Maintenance - Buildings

(1,305,734.13)

Refund of Guaranty Deposit / Retention Fee

(935,352.58)

Payment for Other Liabilities

(23,582.70)

Payment for Communication Expenses

(1,267,387.31)

Payment of Travelling Expenses

(2,001,158.66)

Payment for Professional Services

(10,627,372.90)______________ Total Cash Outflows :

(243,619,402.29)______________

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

48,161,645.43

Cash Flow from Investing Activities : Cash Inflows : Adjustment of Cash Accounts

187,978.72

Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant and Equipment

60,500.00 ______________ Total Cash Inflows :

248,478.72

Cash OutFlows : Payment for Progress Billing of Contractor for Construction of Agency Assets

(1,065,843.82)

Payment for Progress/Final Billing of Contractors for Public Infrastructures

(20,331,197.32)

Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment

(477,372.73)______________ Total Cash Outflows :

Cash Provided by Investing Activities

(21,874,413.87)______________ (21,625,935.15)

Cash Provided by Financing Activities

0.00 ______________

Total Cash provided by Operating, Investing, Financing Activities

26,535,710.28

Add : Cash Balance Beginning Dec 1 2012

268,874,215.92 ______________

Cash Balance Ending Dec 31 2012

295,409,926.20 ____________________________

Date/Time Printed :

May 27, 2013 09:56:18 AM

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MONTHLY2929 CEBU SUGBO

General Fund Income Statement Page 1 of 2 For complete report visit www.cebu.gov.ph

Province of Cebu

Detailed

Income

General Income Accounts Subsidy Income Subsidy from Operating Unit

194,421,573.56

Subsidy from Other Funds

181,048,120.61 ________________

375,469,694.17

Permits and Licenses Permit Fees

625,875.00

Registration Fees

17,400.00 ________________

643,275.00

Service Income Clearance and Certification Fees Inspection Fees Medical, Dental, and Laboratory Fees

1,629,000.00 46,420.00 45,413,039.45

Processing Fees

8,584,205.23

Toll and Terminal Fees

42,720,955.00

Other Services Income

15,890,284.65

Fines and Penalties - Service Income

283,564.84 ________________

114,567,469.17

Business Income Hospital Fees

49,468,426.35

Rent Income

22,709,067.06

Other Business Income

14,199,464.31

Fines and Penalties - Business Income

150.00 ________________

86,377,107.72

Other Income Income from Grants and Donations Interest Income

1,000,000.00 13,252,411.95

Internal Revenue Allotment

1,625,538,265.00

Share from National Wealth

2,846,855.78

Share from PAGCOR/PCSO

2,061,753.94

Miscellaneous Income

3,341,003.26 ________________ ________________ 1,648,040,289.93

2,225,097,835.99

Tax Revenue Local Taxes Amusement Tax

755,753.20

Franchise Tax

9,718,571.83

Occupation Tax

782,076.99

Property Transfer Tax

15,358,471.92

Real Property Tax

48,142,218.35

Tax on Delivery, Trucks and Vans

1,646,750.00

Tax on Sand, Gravel and Other Quarry Products

17,340,502.92

Other Local Taxes Fines and Penalties - Local Taxes

2,947.50 8,385,667.64 ________________

102,132,960.35

Gain/Loss Accounts Gain/Loss on Foreign Exchange (FOREX)

(1,409,440.65)

Gain/Loss on Sale of Disposed Assets

________________

1,905,072.31

Gross Income

________________

495,631.66

________________

2,327,726,428.00

Less: Expenses Personal Services Salaries and Wages Salaries and Wages - Regular

220,632,110.42

Salaries and Wages - Casual

78,943,991.74 ________________

Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA)

36,336,603.93

299,576,102.16

Other Compensation Additional Compensation (ADCOM)

1,772.73

Representation Allowance (RA)

3,932,883.33

Transportation Allowance (TA)

1,361,960.77

Clothing/Uniform Allowance

7,391,300.00

Subsistence, Laundry and Quarter Allowance

9,147,763.07

Productivity Incentive Allowance

2,501,550.00

Other Bonuses and Allowances

92,346,734.40

Honoraria

980,300.00

Hazard Pay

180,768.62

Longevity Pay

1,745,000.00

Overtime and Night Pay

17,707,105.12

Cash Gift

7,591,314.00

Year End Bonus

25,116,142.90 ________________

206,341,198.87

Personnel Benefits Contributions Life and Retirement Insurance Contributions

35,798,264.83

PAG-IBIG Contributions

1,818,278.64

PHILHEALTH Contributions

3,373,739.39

ECC Contributions

1,761,931.03 ________________

42,752,213.89

Other Personnel Benefits Retirement Benefits - Civilian

59,139.36

Terminal Leave Benefits

4,033,272.24

Other Personnel Benefits

17,806,393.73 ________________ ________________

Travelling Expenses - Local

24,855,695.12

Travelling Expenses - Foreign

1,469,726.30 ________________

21,898,805.33

Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses Travelling Expenses 26,325,421.42

Training and Scholarship Expenses Training Expenses

11,521,687.88

Supplies and Material Expenses Office Supplies Expenses

18,742,202.10

Accountable Forms Expenses

1,896,839.58

Animal/Zoological Supplies Expenses

1,697,452.40

Food Supplies Expenses

61,057,638.69

Drugs and Medicines Expenses

28,022,767.90

Medical, Dental and Laboratory Supplies Expenses

36,508,926.21

Gasoline, Oil and Lubricants Expenses

24,457,737.97

Agricultural Supplies Expenses

2,165,030.18

Textbooks and Instructional Materials Expenses

2,387,500.00

Military and Police Supplies Expenses Other Supplies Expenses

511,250.00 48,272,739.05 ________________

225,720,084.08

Utility Expenses Water Expenses

4,936,910.95

Electricity Expenses

56,140,358.17

Cooking Gas Expenses

586,116.60 ________________

Postage and Deliveries

540,819.35

Communication Expenses

30

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61,663,385.72

570,568,320.25

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Telephone Expenses - Landline

5,489,471.74

Telephone Expenses - Mobile

3,148,389.93

Internet Expenses

1,308,912.88

Cable, Satellite, Telegraph, and Radio Expenses

4,090,843.19 ________________

14,578,437.09

Membership Dues and Contributions to Oranizations Membership Dues and Contributions to Organizations

721,683.35

Advertising Expenses Advertising Expenses

14,622,294.97

Printing and Binding Expenses Printing and Binding Expenses

9,215,040.00

Rent Expenses Rent Expenses

34,885,337.17

Representation Expenses

23,389,713.66

Representation Expenses Transportation and Delivery Expenses Transportation and Delivery Expenses

16,400.00

Subscriptions Expenses Subscriptions Expenses

1,177,790.25

Professional Services Consultancy Services

14,087,279.90

Environment/Sanitary Services

192,501.71

General Services

11,904,142.61

Janitorial Services

11,916,861.82

Security Services

26,299,332.07

Other Professional Services

84,006,704.98 ________________

148,406,823.09

Repair and Maintenance Land and Improvements Repairs and Maintenance - Land Improvements

2,001,463.19

Buildings Repairs and Maintenance - Office Buildings

1,578,532.90

Repairs and Maintenance - Hospital and Health Centers

3,222,785.26

Repairs and Maintenance - Other Structures

3,533,141.07 ________________

8,334,459.23

Office Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures Repairs and Maintenance - Office Equipment

863,891.32

Repairs and Maintenance - Furniture and Fixtures

25,156.25

Repairs and Maintenance - IT Equipment and Software

124,883.00 ________________

1,013,930.57

Machineries and Equipment Repairs and Maintenance - Agricultural, Fishery and Forestry Equipment

5,615.00

Repairs and Maintenance - Communication Equipment

186,040.00

Repairs and Maintenance - Construction and Heavy Equipment

6,647,324.20

Repairs and Maintenance - Hospital Equipment

19,092.00

Repairs and Maintenance - Other Machineries and Equipment

16,532.00 ________________

6,874,603.20

Transportation Equipment Repairs and Maintenance - Motor Vehicles

7,583,914.72

Other Property, Plant and Equipment Repairs and Maintenance - Other Property, Plant and Equipment

305,770.97

Public Infrastructures Repairs and Maintenance - Roads, Highways and Bridges

3,663,406.56 ________________

29,777,548.44

Subsidies and Donations Subsidy to Operating Units

194,421,573.56

Subsidy to Local Government Units

347,236,151.96

Subsidy to Other Funds

181,048,120.61

Donations

38,565,052.34 ________________

761,270,898.47

Confidential, Intelligence, Extraordinary and Misc Expenses Extraordinary Expenses

802,150.00

Taxes, Insurance Premiums and Other Fees Taxes, Duties and Licenses

3,382,957.75

Fidelity Bond Premiums

404,043.42

Insurance Expenses

14,830,821.25 ________________

18,617,822.42

Non-Cash Expenses Depreciation Land Improvements Depreciation - Land Improvements

9,270,794.06

Depreciation - Runways/Taxiways

96,542.49

Depreciation - Electr ________________

4,631,525.44

Depreciation - Office Buildings

1,882,470.19

13,998,861.99

Buildings Depreciation - School Buildings Depreciation - Hospitals and Health Cente

830,324.33 1,097,263.72

Depreciation - Markets and Slaughterhous Depreciation - Other ________________

11,295.00 33,493,491.72

37,314,844.96

Leasehold Improvements Depreciation - Other Leasehold Improvements

1,145.52

Office Equipment - Furniture and Fixtures Depreciation - Office Equipment

2,189,544.41

Depreciation - Furniture and Fixtures

3,662,007.92

Depreciation - IT Equipment

5,263,250.08

Depreciation - Librar ________________

63,407.76

Depreciaiton - Agricultural, Fishery and Fo

312,088.32

Depreciation - Communication Equipment

1,463,506.59

Depreciation - Construction and Heavy Eq

2,420,160.00

11,178,210.17

Machineries and Equipment

Depreciation - Firefighting Equipment and

63,253.79

Depreciation - Hospital Equipment

2,701,014.14

Depreciation - Medical, Dental and Labora

1,707,220.32

Depreciation - Military and Police Equipme

330,788.92

Depreciation - Technical and Scientific Eq

115,721.07

Depreciation - Other ________________

314,031.48

9,427,784.63

Transportation Equipment Depreciation - Motor Vehicles

26,844,104.12

Other Property, Plant and Equipment Depreciation - Other Property, Plant and Equipment

4,808,206.47 ________________

103,573,157.86

Discounts Discount on Real Property Taxes

1,352,753.95 ________________

104,925,911.81

Other Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses Loss of Assets

1,002.28

Other Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses

229,119,624.66 ________________ ________________

229,120,626.94

1,716,759,056.76

Financial Expenses Bank Charges Total Operating Expenses Net Income (Loss) Date/Time Printed : May 27, 2013 09:54:41 AM

________________ ________________

________________

700.00

________________

2,287,328,077.01 40,398,350.99

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Special Education Fund Balance Sheet For complete report visit www.cebu.gov.ph

Province of Cebu

Special Education Fund

ASSETS Current Assets Cash Cash on Hand 170,892.74

Cash in Vault Cash in Banks - Local Currency Cash in Bank - Local Currency , Current Account

40,143,129.12

Cash in Bank - Local Currency, Savings Account

56,646,781.52 ________________ 96,789,910.64 ________________ 96,960,803.38

Receivables Receivable Accounts 185,684.72

Due from Officers and Employees Inter - Agency Receivables Due from NGAs

1,926,890.30

Due from LGUs

7,205,735.06 ________________ 9,132,625.36 ________________ 9,318,310.08

Inventories Supplies 17,429,289.73 ________________

Other Supplies Inventory

123,708,403.19

Property, Plant and Equipment Land and Land Improvements 20,000.00

Land Buildings School Buildings

235,808,582.63

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - School Buildings

57,948,492.93 ________________

177,860,089.70

Office Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures 882,169.00

Office Equipment

773,095.88 ________________

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Office Equipment

109,073.12

Furniture and Fixtures

17,312,236.35

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Furniture and Fixtures

14,667,210.75 ________________ 2,645,025.60

IT Equipment and Software

12,564,915.49

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - IT Equipment

9,391,282.39 ________________ 3,173,633.10

Library Books

369,978.10

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Library Books

332,980.29 ________________

36,997.81 ________________ 5,964,729.63

Machineries and Equipment 7,000.00

Communication Equipment

3,360.00 ________________

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Communication Equipment Medical, Dental and Laboratory Equipment

212,768.55

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Medical, Dental and Laboratory Equipment

192,569.95 ________________

Technical and Scientific Equipment

33,460.20

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Technical and Scientific Equipment

30,114.18 ________________

Other Property, Plant and Equipment

596,945.56

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Other Property, Plant and Equipment

532,593.80 ________________

3,640.00 20,198.60 3,346.02 ________________

27,184.62

Other Property, Plant and Equipment 64,351.76

Construction in Progress Agency Assets Construction in Progress - Agency Assets

110,924,755.47

Public Infrastructures / Reforestation Projects Contruction in Progress - Other Public Infrastructures

19,094.92 ________________ 110,943,850.39 ________________

294,880,206.10

Other Assets 3,115.00

Other Assets 418,591,724.29 ________________

TOTAL ASSETS

____________________ ________________

LIABILITIES Current Liabilities Payable Accounts Accounts Payable Due to Officers and Employees

34,583,097.96 738,004.57 ________________ 35,321,102.53

Inter - Agency Payables Due to BIR

78,134.69

Due to GSIS

353,723.61

Due to PAG-IBIG

8,500.00

Due to PHILHEALTH

13,302.50

Due to Other NGAs

271,897.51 ________________

725,558.31

Intra - Agency Payables 1,556,019.64

Due to Other Funds Other Liability Accounts Guaranty Deposits Payable Tax Refunds Payable Other Payables

345,758.66 213,091.16 5,934,010.22 ________________ 6,492,860.04 ________________

44,095,540.52

Deferred Credits 485,357.98

Other Deferred Credits

________________

44,580,898.50

TOTAL LIABILITIES EQUITY Government Equity

374,010,825.79

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32 CEBU Sugbo 32 MONTHLY

________________

374,010,825.79

TOTAL EQUITY 418,591,724.29 ________________

________________ ________________

Province of Cebu

Special Education Fund Balance Sheet

Special Education Fund

For complete report visit www.cebu.gov.ph

ASSETS Current Assets Cash Cash on Hand

170,892.74

Cash in Vault Cash in Banks - Local Currency Cash in Bank - Local Currency , Current Account

40,143,129.12

Cash in Bank - Local Currency, Savings Account

56,646,781.52 ________________ 96,789,910.64 ________________ 96,960,803.38

Receivables Receivable Accounts 185,684.72

Due from Officers and Employees Inter - Agency Receivables Due from NGAs

1,926,890.30

Due from LGUs

7,205,735.06 ________________

9,132,625.36 ________________

9,318,310.08

Inventories Supplies 17,429,289.73 ________________

Other Supplies Inventory

123,708,403.19

Property, Plant and Equipment Land and Land Improvements 20,000.00

Land Buildings School Buildings

235,808,582.63

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - School Buildings

57,948,492.93 ________________

177,860,089.70

Office Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures 882,169.00

Office Equipment

773,095.88 ________________

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Office Equipment Furniture and Fixtures

17,312,236.35

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Furniture and Fixtures

14,667,210.75 ________________

IT Equipment and Software

12,564,915.49

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - IT Equipment

9,391,282.39 ________________

Library Books

369,978.10

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Library Books

332,980.29 ________________

109,073.12 2,645,025.60 3,173,633.10 36,997.81 ________________

5,964,729.63

Machineries and Equipment 7,000.00

Communication Equipment

3,360.00 ________________

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Communication Equipment Medical, Dental and Laboratory Equipment

212,768.55

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Medical, Dental and Laboratory Equipment

192,569.95 ________________

Technical and Scientific Equipment

33,460.20

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Technical and Scientific Equipment

30,114.18 ________________

Other Property, Plant and Equipment

596,945.56

Less : Accumulated Depreciation - Other Property, Plant and Equipment

532,593.80 ________________

3,640.00 20,198.60 3,346.02 ________________

27,184.62

Other Property, Plant and Equipment 64,351.76

Construction in Progress Agency Assets Construction in Progress - Agency Assets

110,924,755.47

Public Infrastructures / Reforestation Projects Contruction in Progress - Other Public Infrastructures

19,094.92 ________________ 110,943,850.39 ________________

294,880,206.10

Other Assets 3,115.00

Other Assets 418,591,724.29 ________________

TOTAL ASSETS

____________________ ________________

LIABILITIES Current Liabilities Payable Accounts Accounts Payable Due to Officers and Employees

34,583,097.96 738,004.57 ________________ 35,321,102.53

Inter - Agency Payables Due to BIR

78,134.69

Due to GSIS

353,723.61

Due to PAG-IBIG

8,500.00

Due to PHILHEALTH

13,302.50

Due to Other NGAs

271,897.51 ________________

725,558.31

Intra - Agency Payables 1,556,019.64

Due to Other Funds Other Liability Accounts Guaranty Deposits Payable Tax Refunds Payable Other Payables

345,758.66 213,091.16 5,934,010.22 ________________

6,492,860.04 ________________

44,095,540.52

Deferred Credits 485,357.98

Other Deferred Credits

________________

44,580,898.50

TOTAL LIABILITIES EQUITY Government Equity

374,010,825.79

Government Equity TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

________________

374,010,825.79

TOTAL EQUITY 418,591,724.29 ________________

________________ ________________

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Special Education Cash Flow as of December 31, 2013

SUGBO 3333 CEBU MONTHLY

Special Education Cash Flow

Province of Cebu

For complete report visit www.cebu.gov.ph

Special Education Fund

Cash Flow from Operating Activities : Cash Inflows : Collection of Overpayment of Personal Services - Unbilled

1,191.44

Collection of Special Education Tax

2,571,960.74

Refund of Cash Advance

3,268.00

Refund of other operating expenses and personal services

387.10

To take up Interest Income

18,505.93

________________

Total Cash Inflows :

2,595,313.21

Cash OutFlows : Grant of Subsidies and Donations

(3,999,369.32)

Payment for Other Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses

(337,001.00)

Payment for Professional Services

(17,884.72)

Payment for Purchase of Inventories, Supplies and Materials Directly Issued to End-User

(13,581.24)

Payment of Allowances, Bonus and Other Compensation

(196,165.50)

Payment of Salaries and Wages thru ATM

(214,307.91)

Payment of Travelling Expenses

(16,000.00)

Payment of various Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses

(9,180.00)

Remittance of Authorized Deduction Withheld on Employees (Employee Share)

(152,603.00)

________________

Total Cash Outflows :

(4,956,092.69)

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

________________

(2,360,779.48)

Cash Flow from Investing Activities : Cash OutFlows : Payment for Progress Billing of Contractor for Construction of Agency Assets

(886,426.21)

Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment

(3,028.57) Total Cash Outflows :

________________ (889,454.78)

Cash Provided by Investing Activities

(889,454.78)

Cash Provided by Financing Activities

0.00

Total Cash provided by Operating, Investing, Financing Activities

100,211,037.64

Cash Balance Ending Dec 31 2012 May 27, 2013 09:56:45 AM

________________

(3,250,234.26)

Add : Cash Balance Beginning Dec 1 2012

Date/Time Printed :

________________

96,960,803.38

________________ ______________________________

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