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Future looks dim for education graduate First of three-part series By CARL MARC RAMOTA of Bulatlat.com

EVERY year, only about a fourth of 100,000 graduates pass the Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET) administered by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC). The bigger number who don’t make it join those who have passed the LET to remain jobless

Southwest monsoon, LPA to bring rain in M’nao AS tropical storm “Igme” (Tembin) left the Philippine territory, a low pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon are expected to bring rains over Luzon and Mindanao. Weather forecaster Jori Loiz said Igme exited quickly the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday night as it moved toward Korea, after it reentered the country earlier this week. Loiz said as of 2 a.m. Wednesday, an LPA spotted at 700 kilometers east of Mindanao (9.2°N, 133.0°E) may bring cloudy skies and rain over Mindanao but has small chance to turn into cyclone. He said the LPA in the sea is heading for landfall westward. “But we are still monitoring,” he noted. Loiz added that once the LPA develop into tropical cyclone inside the PAR, it will be locally named “Karen”, the 11th cyclone to enter the country this year. He said the southwest monsoon will bring scattered rainshowers Luzon including Metro Manila. In its advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration RAIN/PAGE 11

Special report for years. One of them is Jymsie Amor Racoma, 25, an Elementary Education graduate from a private school in San Jose, Antique, in central Philippines. She is the eldest among six siblings. Amor admitted that Teacher Education was not her first choice for a

profession but had no other option. After stopping for two years due to financial problems, she went back to college and finished her degree in 2002. Unfortunately, like most of her batchmates, she flunked the LET the following year. This August, it will be her third take for the LET.

“Most of my batchmates became idle after graduation,” Amor said. “Most can’t teach because they are yet to pass the LET. But even LET passers become idle because there are no vacancies.” One major reason why most of her classmates and the previous batches who passed the LET could not teach is the long process GRADUATE/PAGE 11

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102nd suspect in Maguindanao massacre arrested AUTHORITIES on Tuesday night captured another suspect in the Maguindanao massacre during an operation in Las Pinas City, bringing the total arrested persons involved in the infamous carnage to 102 to date. Criminal Investigation and Detection Group(CIDG) director Chief Supt. Samuel D. Pagdilao, Jr. said the unit’s Detective and Special Operations Division (DSOD) and Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crime Division (AFCCD) ARRESTED/PAGE 11

Sino trader freed after paying P5m By AL JACINTO Regional editor-Zamboanga

Z A M B OA N G A City––One of two Chinese iron ore traders kidnapped in the southern Philippines was reportedly freed in Zamboanga City in exchange for P5 million following a secret negotiation, military intelligence said.

LANAO del Norte delegates headed by Atty. Benje Baguio, mayor of Kapatagan, also the president of League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP); Linamon Mayor Noel Deaño (middle); Dr. Ramil Arnado, mayor of Kauswagan, and other local officials from other provinces attend 2012 Mindanao Island Cluster Conference held at Mallberry Suites in Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City. The two-day conference that kicks off August 29 until August 30 carries the theme “One land, one people, one future.” One of the major topics discussed during the conference is the “Sustainable Governance” patterned after the late DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo where Robredo has been coined as the “Icon of Good Governance.” Photo by Sonny V. Sudaria

The report, passed on to the Mindanao Examiner, said Jian Luo, 48, was taken to Zamboanga City by his kidnappers over the weekend, but security officials would not confirm or deny the report. But village officials in the Muslim enclave of Arena Blanco claimed Luo sought help from them and asked them to bring him to the hotel where his compatriots were waiting for him. “He just walked inside FREED/PAGE 11

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WEATHER UPDATE AS of 2 p.m. yesterday, the Shallow Low Pressure Area (SLPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 135 km Northeast of Hinatuan City (9.0°N, 127.0°E). Southwest Monsoon affecting Luzon. Luzon and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over the western section of Luzon which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the south to southwest with slight to moderate seas. SOURCE : PAGASA

City exec wants probe of street lighting project costing P4.5m KIDAPAWAN City––Members of the legislative council here are set to conduct probe of an alleged questionable street lighting project costing P4.5 million that should have been completed July this year. City councilor Lauro Taynan, chair of the Committee on Energy of the Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Kidapawan, said they want to know if the materials used in the construction are overpriced and of low quality or sub-standard. Taynan clarified that he has since questioned the project when he monitored some changes in the procurement of materials as early as June. Taynan, citing the program of works, said the number of steel posts that must be erected from the national highway

should be 107. “But afterwards, I only counted at least 70 steel posts. That in itself is questionable,” said the councilor. Since June, the council has asked City Engineer Lito Hernandez to shed light on the project. “Yet, for so many instances, he would snub our invitations,” Taynan stressed. The street lighting project should have been completed in 2011. The funds, however, were not available until May this year, according to City Mayor Rodolfo Gantuangco. The funds had come from the Department of Energy (DoE) as share of the city LGU, being host to two geothermal power plants.

CLASSROOM DONATION. SVP Luis Miguel Aboitiz leads the ribbon cutting ceremony in the turn-over of a Two-Storey Two Classroom Building in Bulua Central School worth P2.1 million donated by Aboitiz Foundation through the efforts of Abante Mindanao Congressman Maxie B. Rodriguez, Jr. Also in photo are Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez representing his brother Cong Maxie, Mrs. Edith Lago, Mrs. Anita Gochuco and School Principal Marife Ramos.

3 NPAs nabbed after firefight BUTUAN CITY-- Three suspected New People’s Army (NPA) members were arrested by the military’s blocking force in Purok 7, Barangay Mabuhay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur after government soldiers from the 401st Infantry Brigade encountered five

DEPLOYMENT AGAINST SAYYAF. Lt. Col. Leonidas Hidalgo of the 3rd Light Armor Battalion sends of the 11th

Light Armor Company to Basilan to augment the existing forces in the province against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). This, during ceremonies held Tuesday at Maria Cristina, Baloi, Lanao del Norte. Photo by Richel V. Umel

rebels around 7:50 a.m. Tuesday. A military report claimed the firefight between soldiers and NPA rebels belonging to Guerilla Front 19A of the North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee lasted for five minutes. The military also said the communist rebels withdrew to the western direction. As they withdrew, operatives from the 29th Infantry Battalion under Lt. Col. Virgilio Luna ordered the conduct of blocking operations, during which soldiers discovered a cluster of four makeshift huts along the way in Purok 7, Barangay Mabuhay, Prosperidad town. After scouring the area, the operating troops found out that one hut was abandoned while the other three were being occupied by three persons, all males

and of legal age, believed to be Militia ng Bayan Members. The military report also said the 29th IB troopers also found in one of the huts firearms and materials namely; one Thompson submachine gun with magazine and 20 ammunition, one homemade shotgun, one long whip antenna for Harris Radio and 10 sets of unused AAA batteries. The names of the suspects were not released. Based on the initial interview made with the three apprehended and suspected MB members, it was found out that one of them is one of the leaders of the Sangay ng Partido Lokal and is responsible for the conduct of enemy recruitment and mass works in the locality. The army and police are now preparation charges against the suspects.

Lao Holdings seeks WB help on US$ 400m investment dispute WASHINGTON, DC––Today Lao Holdings N.V. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sanum Investments Limited, both filed suit against the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to stop the illegal taking of a US$400 million investment by the Government of Lao. The claims will be handled by the World Bank’s International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes using treaties signed by Lao in which it promised to protect foreign investment. “We invested in good faith in the Lao PDR. We believed the former Prime Minister when he told us the Lao Government would uphold the rule of law. We established a profitable business that created thousands of jobs for the Lao people,” said Jody Jordahl, President of Sanum. “As we became more successful, they moved in to take it from us. This is a simple case of a government

breaking its promise to protect foreign investors against greed and exploitation.” These assets were established by means of the direct investment of over US$85 million made in the country by Sanum Investments. According to Mr. Jordahl, today that investment is worth at least US$400 million. Sanum Investments was enticed to invest in the Lao PDR on the basis of the government’s promises of a safe and stable economic and legal environment, where foreign investments were promised protection and security through steadfast adherence by local officials to the rule of law. The investment was made approximately five years ago. Now Sanum alleges that the government has turned on the company, using all the governmental tools at hand to expropriate Sanum’s investments. One example of the government’s misconduct is the

way both its judicial branch and its tax authorities have taken actions to allow a wellconnected Lao family and their companies to seize control of Sanum’s prize asset, the Thanaleng Slot Machine Club, which is located close to the Lao capital, Vientiane, near the foot of the Lao-Thai “Friendship Bridge No. 1.” Lao Holdings is losing US$1.8 million every month that this taking is allowed to stand, according to Mr. Jordahl. Lao PDR’s alleged illegal acts are in violation of multiple treaties and include: 1. Retroactively imposing over US$23 million in taxes and penalties for years past upon Sanum’s businesses, going back on written promises and agreements to the contrary; 2. Threatening to use these baseless tax claims as an excuse to seize and auction off the company’s investments; 3. Forcing the enterprise to go to trial in a multi-

million dollar lawsuit brought by a local business partner on 48 hours’ notice, and then giving it only an hour to make its entire case; 4. Having a Lao court impose an unheard of US$5 million fine, and begin enforcing it, before the hearing was over and the result announced; 5. Arbitrarily revoking a number of licenses and concessions, for projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars, without valid cause and with no compensation paid. “The Lao Government wants and needs foreign direct investment. They want to be a member of the World Trade Organization. They want to be a member in good standing of the international legal community. It will not happen until they can enforce the rule of law at home. The treatment we have received shows they simply cannot be trusted,” Jordahl said.

About Sanum Investments Sanum Investments Limited is a Macau, China, based investment and development company. Sanum is primarily focused on development projects in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, but is also currently involved in a number of condominium developments in Macau. Sanum is a partner in and manager of several hotel and casino projects throughout Lao including Savan Vegas in Savannakhet. The company is also investigating many other opportunities in the region. About Investment Treaty Arbitration Investment treaty arbitration is an independent and impartial process provided for in over 3,000 treaties worldwide. The Lao PDR has concluded 14 such treaties, whose purpose is to encourage foreign investment by promising investors that the local government will provide

“fair and equitable treatment” and “full protection and security” to foreign investors. In these treaties the Lao PDR has also promised not to revoke valuable concessions and licenses granted to foreigners without good reason and not without the prompt payment of fair market value compensation. The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, an independent arm of the World Bank, will administer the Lao Holdings case. The Sanum Investments case will be handled by an ad hoc tribunal as provided under the applicable treaty. Both tribunals will be composed of three arbitrators, who are authorized to issue binding damages awards against offending countries. For more information on investment treaty arbitration, please visit: ttp://icsid. worldbank.org/ICSID/ICSID/ ICSIDOverview.jsp

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TAKEN at the Joanne’s Place in Barangay 2, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental during the Business Forum of the first Business Week celebration of St. Peter’s College of Balingasag with guest speakers Mer D. Sudaria, top earner of Unlimited Network of Opportunies International Corp. (UNO), and Mrs. Loreta C. Rafisura, president of Salay Handmade Paper Industries Incorporated (SHAPII). The business forum is anchored on the theme “Beleive...Achieve!” Photo supplied

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South Cotabato to form economic enterprise unit GENERAL Santos City––The provincial government of South Cotabato is working for the establishment of a new office that will manage the operations of its four investment projects. South Cotabato Governor Arthur Pingoy Jr. said Wednesday he has commissioned a technical working group (TWG) composed of key officials to look into the creation of an economic enterprise office for the local government. He also tasked the TWG to formulate and draft a feasibility study for the operations of its four investment projects - South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cultural Center, Productivity and Technology (ProTech) Center, Lake Sebu zipline and resort facilities under the Seven FallsEco-Tourism Development Project. A proposed ordinance was earlier filed before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan that sets the conversion of the four projects into economic enterprises of the provincial government. The ordinance also provided for the creation of the Economic Enterprise Office, which will supervise and manage the operations of the projects. Board Member Ervin Luntao, chair of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s committee on ways and means, said they are pushing for the immediate passage of the ordinance to facilitate the establishment of the proposed management office for the four projects. Under the proposed ordinance, he said the Economic Enterprise Office will be managed by five regular personnel. It will be headed by a manager who will be appointed on aco-terminus status and will have two assistant management officers and two administrative support staff members, he said. Luntao said the creation of a new managerial position for the proposed new office is allowed since it is within the personnel services provisions. “We’re hoping that these will be finalized before the end of the year,” he said. philippien news agency

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Time to change up and refresh your gear MANILA––Gather up your old athletic footwear and have adidas turn the old and unwanted into something valuable as they bring back the ‘Time to Change Up’ shoe swap. Continuing the partnership that they had in 2010 with HOPE Worldwide, a foundation that protects Filipino Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances (CEDC), adidas will once again donate all gathered athletic shoes of any brand to the foundation. In return, adidas will be giving discounts as a way of valuing the generosity of the people who will be participating. Opening over 100 doors nationwide, anyone who will bring in their old pair of athletic footwear of any brand will be given discounts on a new pair of adidas footwear that they will purchase in store. All they have to do is the following: ring in your old Athletic Footwear of any brand to receive: Php500 OFF your Footwear purchase worth Php3000- Php4999 Php1000 OFF your Footwear purchase worth

Php5000 and up *Only regularly priced items are valid. Each discount value is applicable for only one pair of shoes purchased. Bring in as many old Athletic Footwear to avail of the discounts.

Only Athletic Footwear is accepted (No sandals, high heels, leather or infant shoes, etc.) Old Athletic Footwear have to be in decent condition and still functional All shoes will be donated to Hope Worldwide

Philippines Inc. The Time to Change Up campaign runs from August 23 to October 07. For more information, you may visit the adidas Philippines Facebook page (http://facebook.com/adidasphilippines).

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Pinoy kids with cleft lip, palate benefit from mercy mission By AL JACINTO Regional editor-Zamboanga

PAGADIAN City––Dozens of mostly children with cleft lip and palate, have benefited from free medical outreach mission dubbed as “Brotherhood Operation Sweet Smile” in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Sur. The four-day medical mission, which ended recently, was held at the Kuta Cesar Sang-an Station Hospital inside the headquarters of the Philippine Army’s 1st Infantry Division under Major General Ricardo Rainier Cruz III, in Pagadian City. It was jointly conducted by the 1st Infantry Division, the Maharlika Charity Foundation Inc., Alpha Phi Omega Southern Zamboanga Alumni Association, and different local government units of Zamboanga del Sur. “Project BOSS” aims to help indigents born with cleft lip who cannot avail of the appropriate reconstructive surger y,

PHOTO released to the Mindanao Examiner by the Philippine Army’s 1st Infantry Division shows soldiers at work during the “Project Boss” medical mission in Zamboanga del Sur province in the southern Philippines.

according to Cruz. Cruz said the medical mission benefited at least 81 patients who came from different municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur. Parents of children, who were given free medical operation, praised the army and those behind “Project Boss.” “Akala ko habang-buhay nang bungi ang anak ko. Salamat po sa APO, sa Maharlika Charity Foundation at sa 1st Infantry Division.

Malaking tulong po talaga ito sa amin at maraming salamat po sa lahat,” said Analyn Perez, a mother of a two-year old baby boy, who came all the way from the town of Tukuran, to avail of the free medical operation. Victoria Cabilingan, a resident of Pagadian City, whose 14-year old son was also operated, expressed gratitude to the medical team – the doctors and nurses – and said: “Sana po

marami pang matulungan ang 1st Infantry Division at Maharlika Charity Foundation, malaking tulong po itong ginawa nyo sa aking anak.” The army commander commended the members of APO SOZA-ALAS, the affiliated doctors and nurses of the Maharlika Foundation Inc., and the doctors and nurses of the military hospital and the participating army brigades and battalions, the

Six has of forest destroyed in Lamitan City By RENE V. CARBAYAS

ISABELA City - More than six hectares of trees were discovered destroyed in the forested area of Lamitan City. Following information, Lamitan Mayor Roderick Furigay immediately instructed the Office of City Environment and Natural Resources (OCENR) to check on alleged massive illegal cutting of trees affecting the “water shed” in Upper Arco. The OCENR, together with the military and the police proceeded to the area to verify the information and saw that more than six hectares of trees that include mahogany, acacia, gemelina, and narra were destroyed.

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on extrajudicial killings and came out with the writ of amparo, to augment the writ of habeas corpus, and the writ of habeas data. He called for a summit on economic, social, and cultural rights and promulgated the writ of kalikasan. He initiated the justice on wheels to speed up the processing of cases, among other reforms. More important were his position on issues that were brought before the Supreme Court.

Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Civil Military Operations for the successful “Project Boss”. He also lauded the local government units which provided meals to the patients. “Project BOSS is a concrete testimony that Bayanihan is still very much alive. This cleft lip and palate operations remind our indigent kababayans that there is indeed a government working for them

and that there are existing nongovernmental organizations ready to extend help. The smiles of these patients are more than enough to let us know that we have done our part,” Cruz, who is active in humanitarian works, said in a statement sent to the Mindanao Examiner. Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that affect the upper lip and the roof of the mouth. (Mindanao Examiner)

Revamp at Supreme Court

Village Chief Edgardo Alipio alleged that a certain Delos Reyes who is a former member of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit in Basilan masterminded the cutting of trees in the area together with some alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf Group from the municipalities of

Sumisip and Tipo-Tipo, Barangay Arco lies at the boundary of Lamitan from the Sampinit Complex, a known lair of the bandit group linked with both the Al-Qaeda and its Asian cell, the Jemaah Islamiya. The Sampinit Complex is a mountain range at the boundaries of Tuburan,

Tipo-Tipo, Sumisip, Lantawan, and Maluso towns, and Lamitan and Isabela cities. During the inspection, authorities made no arrest as no individual was found in the area. The military immediately burned all huts, which possibly served as resting area of the group. (ALT/RVC-PIA9, ZBST/asf)

NEWLY-INSTALLED Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P. Aranal Sereno on Tuesday reshuffled the SC’s various division. In a one-page Special Order, Sereno said that the Chief Justice will act as the Chairperson of the SC’s First Division while Associate Justice Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro as working Chairperson. Members of the First Division are Associate Justices Lucas P. Bersamin, Martin S. Villarama, Jr. and Bienvenido L. Reyes. SC’s Second Division will be chaired by Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio with Associate Justices Arturo D. Brion, Mariano C. Del Castillo, Jose P. Perez and Estela Perlas-Bernabe as members. For the SC’s Third Division, Associate Justice Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr. will be its Chairperson and its members are Associate Justices Diosdado M. Peralta, Roberto A. Abad and Jose C. Mendoza.

Several times he was outvoted by the majority pro-Arroyo justices, such as on the issue of executive privilege, but his dissenting opinions were erudite and had a strong moral suasion. Corona, on the other hand, was consistent in his position on cases involving Arroyo. Not only was he proArroyo, he was also antipeople. The High Court’s flip flopping on the issue of the illegal dismissal of flight stewards of Philippine Air Lines was illustrative of the conservative position of the High Court under Corona.

The only just decision of the Supreme Court under Corona was when it ordered, with finality, the distribution of the land of Hacienda Luisita to the farm workers. Chief Justice Sereno said the Philippine Constitution would be her north star. But there are many ways of interpreting the Constitution and even more ways of circumventing it. Why are US troops being allowed to be stationed here when the Constitution prohibits it? Why are nuclear-armed ships being allowed to dock here when it is also expressly

banned by the Constitution? Why are warrantless arrests being allowed and why is the Umil vs. Ramos jurisprudence – which claims that rebellion is a continuing act and therefore, suspected rebels could be arrested without warrant even if they were not caught doing an illegal act – being allowed to perpetuate when it clearly goes against the Bill of Rights? Why are big foreign mining companies being allowed to extract our natural resources under the so-called Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement when

clearly it is merely a way to circumvent the ban on the exploitation of our natural resources by 100-percent foreign-owned companies? How would the Serenoled Supreme Court position itself when people would assert their right to freedom of assembly and the executive would limit this by demanding for a rally permit and would claim that it would endanger national security? Would the Sereno-led Supreme Court give more weight to the spirit of the law or the wording of the law, if and when it contradicts?

It would be a folly to think that there is only one way to interpret the Constitution. It would even be a greater folly to think that the Supreme Court is immune from politics when all its decisions have political implications. Where will the Sereno-led Supreme Court stand? Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno’s litmus test would be how she would handle the Hacienda Luisita land case. What would define her would be her position on human rights, labor, land, and sovereignty issues. (http://bulatlat.com)

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FLUVIAL PROCESSION ADDS COLOR TO CDEO RIVER. After a mass in Macabalan, the fluvial procession last August 28 proceeded up the Cagayan de Oro River

and circled back around the Ysalinas Bridge and concluded on the banks at the back of the City Hall premises. Show in photo are some of the gaily decorated bancas getting ready to position themselves for docking near a stage behind City Hall. Photo courtesy of City Information Office

LandBank hails cooperatives, SMEs in its 2012 Gawad PITAK and Gawad Entrepreneur AS PART of its 49th anniversary celebration, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) recognized the country’s outstanding cooperatives and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in its annual Gawad sa Pinakatanging Kooperatiba (Gawad PITAK) and Gawad Entrepreneur in ceremonies at the Hyatt Hotel, Manila. Finance Secretary and LANDBANK Chairman Cesar V. Purisima led the conferment of the awards together with Senator Manuel M. Lapid, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Cooperatives and Representative Jose R. Ping-ay, Chairman of the House Committee on Cooperatives Development, and LANDBANK President and CEO Gilda E. Pico. Now on its 22ndyear, the Gawad PITAK has become a symbol of honor and prestige for LANDBANKassisted cooperatives that have sustained exemplary performance. The 9thGawad Entrepreneur, on the other hand, is conferred to SMEs that have helped promote economic and social development in their communities. “It has been a tradition of LANDBANK every year to honor outstanding cooperatives and SMEs that have contributed in promoting a robust economy in their areas of operation,” LANDBANK president and CEO Gilda E. Pico said. The following are the winners under the Gawad PITAK – agri-based category with their respective prizes in the form of fixed assets: 1st Place – Baug CARP Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative: P500,000; 2nd Place –Bagumbayan

Emano turns over 636 more houses to calamity victims By LOREBETH C. REQUIROSO

LANDBANK conferred the La Castellana – I Personnel Multi-Purpose Cooperative of La Castellana, Negros Occidental with the Ginintuang Gawad PITAK Award (Non-Agri based category) during its 22nd Gawad PITAK awarding ceremony held last August 8, 2012 at the Hyatt Hotel. La Castellana Chairperson Judith Obordo and General Manager Essena Ramirez received the award from Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid, Coop-NATCCO Congressman Jose Ping-ay, Finance Secretary and LANDBANK Chairman Cesar Purisima, LANDBANK President and CEO Gilda Pico, and other LANDBANK officials. They received a plaque and one million pesos (P1,000,000) worth of fixed assets.

Primary MPC in Llanera, Nueva Ecija: P400,000; 3rd Place – Catmon MPC in Sta. Maria, Bulacan: P300,000; 4th Place – Paglaum MPC in Plaridel, Misamis Occidental: P200,000; 5th Place – Leon Small Coconut Farmers MPC (LESCOFAMCO) in Leon, Iloilo: P100,000 Winners under the Non Agri-Based Category are: 1st Place – Sta. Cruz Savings and Development Cooperative in Sta. Cruz, Ilocos Sur: P300,000; 2nd Place – Iwahori MPC in Mariveles, Bataan: P250,000; 3rd Place – Barbaza MPC in Barbaza, Antique: P200,000; 4th Place – NIA-Region IV Employees MPC in Pila, Laguna: P150,000; 5th Place – Socorro Empowered People’s MPC in Socorro, Surigao del Norte: P100,000 The Dingle Government Workers Development Co-

operative (DGWDC) in Iloilo bagged the Hall of Fame award under the nonagri-based category, and brought home P100,000 worth of fixed assets. The San Joaquin MultiPurpose Cooperative from Sarrat, Ilocos Norte is awarded the Ginintuang Gawad PITAK award under the agri-based category. Meanwhile, the GinintuangGawad PITAK award under the non-agri-based category is conferred to the La Castellana-I Personnel Multi-Purpose Cooperative of La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Both received P1 million worth of fixed assets. On the other hand, the winners for this year’s Gawad Entrepreneur are Spouses Marcelina and Salvador Cabaero of San Guillermo, Isabela under the Agri-based category and Spouses Elizabeth and Yco Tan of Legazpi, Albay under the Non-agri-based category, which also won

the SME Bagong Bayani Award. The SME Bagong Bayani Award is given to entrepreneurs whose earnings as Overseas Filipino Workers were used to start and manage a successful business. Senator Manuel M. Lapid is the Chairperson of the 2012 Gawad PITAK Board of Judges, with Representative Jose R. Pingay as Co-Chairperson and LANDBANK President and CEO Gilda E. Pico as the Vice-Chairperson. Other members of the panel are: Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala, Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio R. Delos Reyes, Cooperative Development Authority Chairperson Dr. Emmanuel M. Santiaguel, Polytechnic University of the Philippines President Dr. Emanuel C. De Guzman, and Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas Chairperson Rafael C. Gayaso.

IT was not only the lively and festive mood of Cagayan de Oro City that prevailed yesterday, August 28. The city fiesta celebration was also marked by an atmosphere of hope for a fresh start to hundreds of calamity victims who received what they had been waiting for. Mayor Vicente Emano led the turn-over of some 636 more houses and lots to these displaced families who affected by Typhoon Sendong. The program was one of the highlights of the Kagay-an Festival 2012. Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas, city councilors, department heads together with San Miguel Corporation executive Ferdinand Constantino and Habitat for Humanity CEO Charlie Ayco, among others, took part in the program held at the city’s relocation site in Barangay Indahag. The houses were funded by SMC and implemented by the Habitat for Humanity Philippines, said Mayor Emano. The mayor expressed his gratitude to SMC CEO Ramon Ang for how the company has helped Cagayan de Oro recover from the devastations of the calamity. He said Ang had committed to build 5,000 more houses in this city. “With your kindness we are back on our feet and moving forward,” the mayor cited, as he requested the company to start the project this year. According to the mayor, the houses will also be awarded to families living in danger zones. “We take pride and are

honored that SMC is in CdeO. We hope that SMC will grant the request so that by Dec. 17 said houses will be turned over to the qualified beneficiaries,” the mayor added. PERFECT TIMING The SMC official lauded the city government for scheduling the turn-over of houses to calamity victims during the city fiesta celebration, citing that it was indeed a perfect time. It was learned that 1,300 out of the 2,500 houses committed by the company have been completed. Constantino assured that the mayor’s request for the construction of more houses this year will be relayed to Ang. “SMC is happy to be engaged in the project,” he added. DIGNITY For his part, the HFHP’s chief executive officer said the construction of houses is in line with the goal of the Habitat for Humanity to see that no Filipino is living in a slum area. Ayco said the HFHP believes that every Filipino should live in a decent house that is consistent with his dignity as a person. He stressed that the Habitat gives importance to Cagayan de Oro and is looking forward to a long stay here. “Tots Escalada is here because we give importance to CdeO,” he added. He is optimistic that the project would help bring healing to the city. The HFHP has been faithfully pursuing its commitment to the “Ayos Bahay, Ayos Buhay, Ayos Bayan” campaign, The Power learned.

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The miracle of St. Augustine CAGAYAN de Oro City’s fiesta celebration this year is the most memorable celebrations. In past celebrations, entertainments were limited only for three to five days. This year, the city has prepared month-long celebrations extending ever after the fiesta. While the weather is unpredictable, the patron St. Augustine provided virtual shields making major entertainments successful. We say this year’s feast is memorable because of the unprecedented support Cris Diaz of Cagayanon residents with the city’s undertaking. The people’s show of support contradicted the expectation of the political opposition that Cagayan de Oro City have failed to get back to its feet. Many thought that the devastation brought by Typhoon Sendong about nine months ago would leave the city down and out until today. The result of the fiesta celebration was a miracle. Even Sendong victims were around to celebrate the feast of St. Augustine. They realized that the disaster was one of the travails the city residents have to cope with. The Sendong incident was a wake-up call of the need for every city resident to unite to ward off all forms of ordeals. Indeed, the celebration of the feast of St. Augustine demonstrated the pliant characters of the people of Cagayan de Oro. The exceptional unity that the Cagayanons have shown during this year’s feast of St. Augustine showed that the city has finally overcome the grief that Sendong has brought to its people. St. Augustine provided the people of Cagayan de Oro the strength and faith to move on. The high spirits of city residents were also offshoot of the city government’s tireless efforts to heal the wounds of the catastrophe. The city government has provided free house and lots to more than 6,000 people directly or indirectly affected by Typhoon Sendong. These victims are now peacefully living in their own houses. The resolved of the city government to heal the wounds of the disaster succeeded in providing hopes to the desolate victims of the worst calamity that hit the city in recent years. Without the city government’s sincere efforts to alleviate the plight of Sendong victims, this year’s celebration of the feast of St. Augustine would have been different. The miracle of St. Augustine touched the lives of city officials and residents. St. Augustine lifted Cagayan de Oro and its people from the ruins of Typhoon Sendong. React: crisguardian@yahoo.com

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Do you know how much you should really pay for celfone use? A LAW may soon provide you such protection. A Bill filed recently when it becomes a law, would mandate cellular phone service providers (like Globe, Smart, SunCellular, etc.) to provide individual end-users, post paid and pre-paid, a daily customer billing report. This will protect the welfare of celfone users and prevent deceptive, unfair and unconscionable acts and practices of business cheating. Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco of Marinduque) thus so believes, prompting him to author House Bill 6335. The Velasco Bill cites the policy of the State which recognizes the ubiquity of cellular communications use as well as its impact on the social, economic and even political aspects of the nation.

Editorial There is a need to protect the welfare of each end-user as consumers, shield them from deceptive, unfair and unconscionable acts and practices, provide information and education to facilitate sound choices and the proper exercise of rights by the consumers. The need for consumer protection must be upheld. There should be transparency of the costs that they have incurred for the services rendered by the cellular service providers. The loophole according to Velasco is that it has become a common practice among cellular phone service providers to send only a monthly statement to users limited only to post-paid subscribers and provide only for a general summary

of the services rendered by the companies. Velasco is right to say that there is an imbalance of information given the individual consumer, and a chance for the big firms to possibly carry out insidious machinations to beef up their profit or indirectly transfer to the consumers the dues that they themselves should be accountable. The use of cellular and mobile telecommunications have become one of the major tools of almost everyone to connect and communicate. Thus, there is a need for the end-users of cellular services to be regularly informed of their individual billing reports in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 7925 otherwise known as the “Public Telecommunications Policy Act of the Philippines.”

Under the measure, all cellular phone service providers are mandated to provide the individual end-users, post-paid and pre-paid, a customer billing report on a daily basis which shall include the number of calls made; number of text messages made; average and maximum call length; summary of cost of each call or message made and total cost payable for the day. The report shall be delivered in “short-messaging service” (SMS) form to the individual end-users by their respective service providers. A cellular service provider who violates the provisions of the proposed act shall be penalized with a fine of P500,000 for the first offense; P1 million for the second offense and P5 million for the third offense. This should forewarn all cellular phone companies!

Stooping to save THINK a minute. One cold winter night in America, a farmer heard a sound of thumping against his window. He looked out and saw tiny, little birds hitting the window glass over and over again, trying to get into the light and warmth inside his house. The farmer felt sorry for the birds freezing outside in the cold snow, so he put on his coat to go outside and open the barn door for the little birds. He turned on the lights

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst and made a trail of breadcrumbs to lead the birds into the barn. But when the man came out of the house, the birds flew away and hid in the darkness, afraid of him.

He tried different ways to get them to come into the warm, safe barn, but nothing worked. All the birds could see in the farmer was a big, strange creature who scared them.

They couldn’t understand that he only wanted to help and save them. Finally, the farmer went back inside his house and sadly watched the little birds struggling out in the cold snow, and freezing to death. Suddenly, as he was watching, the thought came so clearly to him: “If I could only become a bird—like them, so they would not be afraid of me, I could show them the way to warmth and safety.” Think a Minute.

Sonny Angara as ‘Senator Angara’ in 2013 LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity…” (Proverbs 3:1-2, the Holy Bible). -oooSONNY ANGARA AS “SENATOR ANGARA” IN 2013: The number nine slot garnered by Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara, or Sonny to his constituents, at the recent Pulse Asia survey on who are the winning senatoriables for 2013 is amazing, and is indicative that Sonny is well on his way to becoming a senator, claiming the Senate seat long held by his equally illustrious father, Sen. Edgardo J. Angara. Of course, Sonny has the magic name---Angara---to win, and, equally important, the resources needed to land a slot in the Magic 12 of winning senators next

Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio year, but, on his own, he also has the credentials of being a good lawmaker, as shown by his having been recognized as one of the most prolific members of the House of Representatives for 2007-2010 (or the 14th Congress). This recognition came from his having filed the most number of bills of national importance that were ultimately enacted into law during the 14th Congress. Some of these enacted laws are the Magna Carta of Women, Pre-Need Code of the Philippines, Real Estate Investment Trust, Civil Aviation Authority Act, and Personal Equity

and Retirement Account (PERA) Act. -oooSONNY ANGARA’S HEART FOR FILIPINOS: Wikipedia has this entry about Sonny: “He was first elected to public office in 2004 as the Representative to Congress for the Lone District of Aurora, where he succeeded his aunt, Bellaflor Angara-Castillo, a three term representative and erstwhile Governor of Aurora Province. “Elected at age 31, he was one of the youngest members of the 13th Congress. He was a member of the House Minority and served as House Deputy Minority

Leader, thereby becoming an ex-officio member of all standing and special committees of the 13th Congress. “He authored a number of laws of national significance and was able to focus on work in his constituency, where he used the funds allotted to his office to build over 100 classrooms, and provide funds for indigent constituents in 12 government hospitals and hundreds of scholarships to deserving students at various state universities and colleges (SUCs)…” -oooA GOOD SON TO HIS PARENTS: This good life, and, from all indications, an even better future personally and in politics, for Sonny Angara can be attributed to a lot of factors, including good family relationships, good educational background and good political connections. But, then, I would be bold to say ANGARA/PAGE 11

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From envisioning to actualizing - the digitization of registry system for basic sectors in agriculture I WOULD like to start with a striking statement from Maxwell’s 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, the” Law of the Niche” which says that “All players have a place where they add the most value.” And this is exactly what is going to happen- the convergence of various line agencies which puts the right people into their strength zones will definitely bring out success for the attainment of the goals and objectives of the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) which purports to produce an electronic compilation of basic information on farmers, farm laborers, and fishermen, the target beneficiaries of agriculture-related programs and services. This is perhaps the most awaited response to the lin-

gering problems that beset the Philippine agriculture. We know for a fact that numerous tribulations are encountered by the Filipino farmers and fishermen. Accompanied by a lack of right knowledge to make the most out of their fields or catch, many Filipino farmers and fishermen are adhering to the traditions of the past, while wrestling problems of the present (not to mention the devastation brought about by climate change) and most probably attacking the emerging problems of the future. To make matters worse is the irony of seeing food producers suffering from hunger when harvest season has not yet come, since they had spent all their money on fertilizers and pesticides, while on the other hand, environmental problems

Issues with communication GOOD MANAGERS can only be effective should they get the correct information they are made to manage from if not to decide on. It is correct to say garbage inn–– garbage out! The problem with information is when it is subjected to multiple versions or what we can call adulterated. Sometimes when passing on information, unless this is straight copy with no personal analysis, it Harry Tambuatco becomes mutated from one person to another. Go ahead, experiment with up to 15 people all in a line and pass on information from the first person down on to the last. You will realize the information you started with is no longer the same at the end of the line. This human function (or dysfunction) is what makes us unique beings however all biased somewhat unconsciously injecting our versions of truth, analysis and comprehension. Can you imagine governments with millions to tow the line? Giant corporations are already fatigued with directives so much so even detailed directives on hard copy can cause confusion and a different understanding or comprehension. Maybe this is the reason we have the absolute (no so absolute in this country) Supreme Court to judge on the constitution that supposedly speaks for itself. There is really no style that can best be applied for a general comprehension for all to understand. As human beings with various degrees of intellect we all somehow manage to comprehend issues differently as well. Maybe this is the reason there is chaos in the world. Maybe this is the reason there is failure and success for big business. The pinnacle would be a clear understanding of directives and an unwavering support when receiving any directive. The real world of vague directives is what causes confusion amongst mankind. “I am responsible for what I say, not what you understand”! This is the reason there is branding that ensures consumers of specific preferences when decisions are made. Brands project a clear reference towards a quality and managing expectations for consumers. This is what we call an integrity towards any delivery of any product (brand) promise made to consumers. If a product promises that upon consumption you will turn blue––you would better turn blue or the integrity is lost forever. When a product promises it will ISSUES/PAGE 11

When Statistics Speak Salvador A. Aves, Ph.D, DM had reduced our fishermen to lamentable state. The grain of truth is this: “Filipino farmers and fishermen need not be poor. Filipino farmers and fishermen need not suffer. Filipino farmers and fishermen need not be tied to the bondage of poverty, True, in the past there had been solutions designed to alleviate their situation, but these farmers and fishermen were mere invisible faces. Their identity was not known. There was no record whom to assist. It

was difficult to pin-point the exact persons who need direct assistance. Thus, there is an imperative need to know exactly whom to reach and where to reach them. In short, a reliable data base is essential. However, problems must not stop us from looking for solutions. Management principles dictate that it does not need special talent to see problems, rather one has to think in terms of solutions in order to make a big difference. And the solution that has been crafted by

the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is the conceptualization of the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture, otherwise known as RSBSA. As we all know, the RSBSA is a nationwide undertaking to list all farmers, farm laborers and fishermen and gather basic information about them, their household, farm and farming and/ or fishing activities. With NSO as the statistical arm of the government and at the helm of this statistical undertaking, and with the combined efforts of the major agencies, specifically the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Reform, the establishment of the envisioned database is certainly possible. With our concerted ef-

forts, we can provide government planners and policy makers bases for effective formulation of significant policies and programs for agricultural development. With our teamwork, the digitization of information of the database registry of farmers, farm laborers and fishers, our government can pursue its effort in promoting transparency, accountability, participatory governance and strengthening of public relations. Let us not forget the Chinese proverb which states that “behind an able man there are always other able men.” As stressed by Maxwell, “The truth is that teamwork is at the heart of great achievement. “ After all we owe those who are feeding all of us the genuine effort to assist them.

The end of a long telenovela called Replacing the Chief Justice By BENJIE OLIVEROS of Bulatlat.com

SO FINALLY after months of speculation on who would be the anointed one, which began with the impeachment of former chief justice Renato Corona, a new chief justice has been named in the person of Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. Events leading to the appointment of Chief Justice Sereno have been accompanied by much fanfare. The impeachment of Corona itself is stuff for telenovelas. When then incoming president Benigno Aquino III refused to be inducted by Corona, every one was already expecting that President Aquino would move hell and high waters to remove him. But there were periods of seeming reconciliation, until the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order against the watch order list issued against Gloria MacapagalArroyo and its decision to order the dstribution of Cojuangco-owned Hacienda Luisita, which many interpret as the last straw for Aquino. Never has one seen President Benigno Aquino III, who was criticized for smiling and joking around amid the devastation caused by typhoon Ondoy, to be so resolute and determined, bordering on vindictiveness. President Aquino used every opportunity to attack Corona, a signal for his allies in Congress to impeach Corona.

As if on cue, his allies in Congress filed the impeachment complaint before 2011 ended. It was a surprise attack, not known to many even inside the halls of Congress, but the complaint itself is characteristic of the products of this administration since it issued its first executive order on midnight appointments: not legally tight and well thought of – this is one of the reasons why Corona was able to muster the numbers to block the administration’s attempts at going after Arroyo. Nevertheless, the impeachment is a political game and Corona, much like most high government officials, had a lot of dirt to hide. The selection process for the replacement of Corona also attracted a lof of media attention. This is perhaps the first time in history when the selection process for the chief justice has attracted a lot of atten-

tion. First because this is the first time that a chief justice has been removed and would be replaced. The question in people’s minds is: Would President Aquino would appoint a stooge? Second, the process was not without drama – there was the constitutional issue of whether both the Senate and House of Representatives would have one representative each in the Judicial and Bar Council, which screens the recommendees and comes up with a short list for the president, or just one for Congress; there was also the issue of whether the disbarment cases filed against Justice Secretary Leila de Lima , who was touted as a strong contender, automatically disqualifies her from the short list of those recommended to the president. Well, the rest is history. Now all eyes are on newlyappointed Chief Justice Ma. Lourders Sereno, the first

woman head of the Supreme court in the country’s history. Would Chief Justice Sereno do a Puno or a Corona? Former chief justice Reynato Puno was appointed to the post during the height of the un-popularity of then president Gloria MacapagalArroyo. It was also the height of extrajudicial killings in the country. Although as the most senior associate justice of the Supreme Court in 2005, he was by-passed by the appointment of Justice Artemio Panganiban to the post of chief justice, people were expecting Puno to be a stooge of Arroyo when he assumed the post in 2006. After all, Arroyo, whose claim to the presidency was being questioned, had control over Congress and was expected to do the same with the judiciary. But then chief justice Puno proved his integrity and independence. He called for a summit TELENOVELA/PAGE 4

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Farmers urged to plant Sampalok in forests instead of timber trees PLANTING Sampalok trees instead of timber has been proposed to farmers and loggers as a solution to stop the illegal cutting of trees in the remaining forest reserves of the country. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala is appealing to farmers to stop planting timber trees in the mountains to discourage illegal logging. Instead, “I am encouraging them to plant fruit bearing trees like Sampalok,” said Alcala during the hearing of the House Committee on Appropriation on the proposed budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for 2013. Alcala said illegal logging will exist if there are timber trees to be cut. “Planting of fruit bearing trees in the denuded areas of the country will be a great help too in deforestation,” he said. Likewise, Alcala said fruit bearing trees can be a good source of income for the farmers. A lc a la sa id fa r mers should plant Sampalok trees because there is a good market for the product. “Many consumers prefer processed tamarind broth in cooking sinigang,” he said. Alcala said the Sampalok tree which produces a huge quantity of fruit every year can give better earnings for the farmers than timber, like Mahogany or Gemelina. “We need to plant more trees, and this time it is better to plant fruit bearing

trees that yield income every year once they start to bear fruit. Farmers will be more inclined to keep the trees and take care of them because it will give them regular income,” Alcala said. Alcala also informed the members of the House body that Nueva Vizcaya could be the next vegetable bowl next to Benguet because the province is now the source of vegetables for Metro Manila. Alcala said Nueva Vizcaya can supply Metro Manila with its vegetable needs during the typhoon and when the roads going up to Benguet are closed. “You may notice that there is a continuous supply of vegetables in Metro Manila during the onslaught of typhoons. This is because Nueva Vizcaya is contributing a lot to vegetable production,” Alcala said. Alcala said the DA has also earmarked P15 billion – for its rice program, P7.4 billion; fisheries P3.6 billion, corn P1.5 billion, high value crops P1.3 billion, and livestock P1.03 billion. Alcala said the proposed P74.1 billion proposed budget of the department will bankroll the government’s Food Staples Sufficiency Program (FSSP) in a bid to attain 100 percent rice sufficiency. Alcala said under FSSP, the government plans to produce 20 million metric tons (MMT) of palay and 8.75 MMT of corn.

PVB cites former Pres. Cory Aquino.

During its 20th anniversary, Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) awarded a posthumous Plaque of Appreciation to former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino for her crucial role by signing into law R.A. 7169 which re-opened PVB as a private commercial bank wholly owned by the Veterans of World War II & their heirs and as a government depository bank. A thanksgiving ceremony was recently held at the Board of Trustees for the Veterans of World War II (BTVWWII) Museum in Taguig City to recognize the distinguished personalities who were instrumental in the Banks re-opening. In the photo, receiving the Plaque of Appreciation for President Cory Aquino are daughters Maria Elena “Ballsy” Aquino Cruz (3rd from right) and Victoria Elisa “Biel” Aquino-Dee (2nd from right), and also former Senator Agapito “Butz” Aquino (4th from right). Others in the photo are (L-R) PVB Chairman Col. Emmanuel V. de Ocampo (left most), Dra. Pilar de Ocampo (5th from right) and PVB President & CEO Ricardo A. Balbido Jr. (rightmost)

Tesda, DSWD to implement P85-M project in Zamboanga Peninsula By Michael Vincent D. Cajulao ZAMBOANGA CITY -The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will implement in Zamboanga Peninsula an P85-million cash for training project, which will benefit over 4,000 individuals. “This is a nationwide program and Region 9 has an allocation of P85 million,” TESDA-9 Regional Director Lorenzo Macapili said during the Regional Social Development Com-

mittee IX meeting last week. Macapili said each beneficiary will receive, among others, training, tool kits and allowance worth P20,000. He said this is in support to the national government’s thrust of providing a sustainable intervention to improve the plight and condition of the youth and empower them through skills training and assistance. Macapili said the project has two parts, the training for wage employment or Trabaho, and the training for self-employment or Hanapbuhay.

The Training for wagemployment will prepare beneficiaries for employment thru skills training. After graduation, Tesda will conduct job-bridging activities to facilitate their entry to jobs. Training for self-employment, on the other hand, is aimed to help beneficiaries be engaged in entrepreneurship. The program will be conducted on-site, school-supervised, or thru partner NGOs, Macapili said. Macapili said the target of the project are the disadvantaged youths assessed as eligible under the Expanded Government Internship Program of the DSWD.

“As of the moment, DSWD has forwarded to us the partial list of beneficiaries, with over 3,000 identified. We have a total 4,250 to benefit from the program, if we divide P85 million by P20,000 per beneficiary,” he said. The project’s nationwide budget is P1.3 billion coming from the Department of Budget and Management and will be given to Tesda for implementation. Macapili said they are just waiting for the transfer of the P85 million budget from Tesda Manila and the final list of beneficiaries to start the program. (ALT/ JPA/MVC/PIA 9-ZBST)

R- 10 households with energy connections, up 4.09% in 1Q By Rutchie C. Aguhob OROQUIETA City––A total of 619,448 households in Northern Mindanao have been energized, as of the first quarter, this year, higher by 24,333 households or 4.09 percent compared to 595,115 households, in the same period of 2011. The energized households also represent 83.73 percent of 739,759, the total

number of potential household level connections of the region, Engr. Leon M. Dacanay, Jr., Regional Director of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), region 10 said. Data gathered by NEDA from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) show that all 1,937 barangays of region 10 have been fully energized and

have already attained universal electrification, since December 2010. However, of the region’s nine electric service providers, the First Bukidnon Electric Service Cooperative (FIBECO) had the most number of 111,009 households or 17.92 percent, followed by the Cagayan de Oro Power and Light, Co. (CEPALCO) with 99,859 households or 16.12 per-

cent. Next was Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO) with 76,689 households or 12.38 percent, Bukidnon Electric Service Coop. (BUSECO) with 75,453 households or 12.18 percent, and Misamis Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc., (MOELCI) II with 73,082 households or 11.79 percent. pia

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Macajalar wharf porters ‘save’ in Pag-IBIG Fund IN ORDER to formalize and strengthen the membership activation of the Macajalar Wharf Porters Association FFW Multi Purpose Cooperative in Pag-IBIG Fund, representatives from both parties will sign a Memorandum of Agreement, today. Pag-IBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro Branch’s Department Manager Juliano S. Banghal will sign the MOA with Macajalar Wharf Porters Association FFW MPC Chairman Pacquito C. Santua, along with the officers from both the Fund and the said cooperative. The MOA signing will take place at the Headquarters of the aforementioned cooperative located at the

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Port Area of Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City “In Pag-IBIG Fund, we give value to our every member-saver’s hard earned peso, by adding a tax free dividend earning to their savings, annually, Mr. Banghal explained. “I, therefore, highly encourage the officers and members of every cooperative and Association in our region to start saving in Pag-IBIG Fund. I hope they will emulate the officers and members of Cooperatives like CAMODA and the Macalar Wharf Porters Association who are thinking of a better future, by saving a portion of their income today in Pag-IBIG Fund,” he added.

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(Pagasa) said Luzon and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rain over the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. Visayas will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Luzon and coming from the southwest to south over the rest of the country. T h e c o a s t a l w ate rs throughout the archipelago will be moderate to rough, it added. Pagasa also issued gale warning as strong to galeforce winds enhanced by Tembin may affect the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the western seaboard of Central Luzon. “Fishing boats and other small seacraft are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves,” it said. philippine news agency

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the barangay hall and introduced himself as Mr. Luo and asked for help. We brought him to the hotel,” one village official said. Military report said the ransom was paid at a parking area of a local hotel where the negotiations took place. One army commander said they have monitored the release of Luo, but did not have any order from their headquarters to take the Chinese man in safe custody. Luo and Jampong LinYuankai, 38, were both were seized from their rented apartment in the town of Kabasalan in Zamboanga Sibugay province on June 4 and police linked a notorious bandit leader Wanning Abdusallam to the kidnappings. There was no report about Luo’s compatriot, but the kidnappers originally demanded $5 million for their safe release.

The two men are natives of Guangdong province and are engaged in buying and selling of manganese and other minerals. They have been living in Kabasalan town since last year. Abdusallam was also implicated in the kidnapping in December of Australian national Warren Rodwell in the seaside town of Ipil near Kabasalan and handed him over to the militant group Abu Sayyaf in Basilan province. (Mindanao Examiner. With a report from Ely Dumaboc)

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of employment as well as low salary and poor working conditions. Years of waiting “We all have to wait for another teacher to retire or die just to land in a teaching job,” she lamented. “The waiting may take years.” Amor revealed that a qualified teacher needs a padrino (a sponsor, usually an influential person or politician) to back her teaching application even as volunteer teacher. Many volunteer teachers are usually sent to remote and mountainous areas without any pay. “Either you become idle and eventually end up as a housewife or you find other jobs, even as a maid, to sustain yourself and your family,” she pointed out. Amor herself worked as a housemaid in Manila to finance her college education. After earning her degree, she ended up back in the same job. “I tried to work for fastfood chains but they (owners) always turn me down because I’m a Teacher Education graduate. They say I’m overqualified for a service crew job. Some of my classmates and others from the previous batches were lucky - they were hired as salesladies in department stores here,” she explained. But for most of them, she said, the only option left is to work as a househelp. “I had to work to support the studies of my younger sisters, even if it would mean working as a maid. Some of my batchmates who even

passed the LET also work as maids.” This is the reason, Amor said, why the future for most teachers is uncertain. “Even if I finally pass the LET this year, there are no teaching jobs available,” she said. “Besides, a teacher’s salary can barely sustain a person, much more a family. I wanted to go abroad but we have no money for that.” Bulatlat

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have arrested suspect Datu Ulo Ampatuan at No. 12, Monina Yllana corner Margaret Montinola, Prumdi Village, BF Resort, Las Pinas City around 6:30 p.m. Pagdilao said the CIDG operatives have also confiscated from the suspect a caliber .45 pistol with two magazines. The suspect is carrying a P250,000 reward for his arrest as per Department of Interior and Local Government’s Memorandum Circular 2010-53. Datu Ulo is the grandson of former Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr. He was positively identified by witnesses as among those who fired at the victims of the Nov. 23, 2009 Maguindanao massacre which resulted in the death of 57 people, including Genalyn Tiamson-Mangudadatu, the wife of incumbent Maguindanao Gov. Esmael “Toto” Mangundatadu, and 34 journalists. Datu Ulo is listed as number five in the prosecution list of the wanted suspects and has a pending warrant of arrest for murder issued by Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of Branch 221, Quezon City Regional Trial Court. Pagdilao said the CIDG has already accounted for almost 50 percent of the total number of suspects involved in the Maguindanao massacre, placing the number of suspects still at large to 94. -0-

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that much of these good breaks have been coming to him because Sonny is himself a good son to his own father and mother, giving them the honor and respect they deserve. Consequently, because he gives honor to his father and mother in more ways than one, Sonny Angara gets blessed by God in every aspect of his life. Indeed, the Bible, in Exodus 20:12, the assurance of good, prosperous and long life is given to those who honor their father and mother, thus: “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long…” This promise of blessings is repeated in Ephesians 6:1-3: “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. `Honor your father and mother’---which is the first commandment with a promise--- `so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth’…” So, even as early as now, I wish to say with God’s permission, congratulations. Sen. Sonny Angara. -oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 5874 0193 or 0922 833 43 96. Email: batasmauricio@ yahoo.com

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Julito Pacudan wins the top prize of P3,000 in the Single Paddle Boat Race held Tuesday morning along the Cagayan River as an event of the city’s fiesta celebration. Coming in second was Gabert Manahan who pocketed P2,000. Giving the award are City Hall staff Raul Moldez, Maria Carla Licayan, Teetan Bonbon, Kaye Macadagdag, Evelyn Corong and Manny Suazo. Photo by GERRY L. GORIT NEW BOXING OFFICIALS. City Councilor Louie Villafuerte (extreme left, partially hidden) inducts the new officers of the Mindanao Professional Boxing Association (Minproba) headed by their lady president Yolly Alfante (2nd from left) during the Kadayawan sa Boxing at Rizal Park last Aug. 25. Others in photo are (from right) Lito delos Reyes (PRO), Romy Fordaliza (Ratings Committee), Tony Dacer (Business Manager), Jung Wan Hwa (Asst. Business Manager), Leonil Lazarito (Auditor), Alejandro Acojedo (Treasurer), Willie Neri (Secretary) and Vicente Adriano (Vice-President). Photo by MURICK ABAD SHARE WITH US YOUR INSPIRING STORIES

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