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Suspect in reporter’s slay attempt gives up

By RUEL PELONE Editor in chief

CAGAYAN de Oro City––One of the two suspects, who allegedly tried to kill a radio anchorman here on the eve of November 24, surrendered to police authorities in Jasaan town in Misamis Oriental yesterday.

Sr. Supt. Graciano Mijares, head of Misamis Oriental Provincial Police Office (Moppo), said Baldemero Pajo surrendered to Jasaan police station in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental with the help of Lt. Col. Romeo Gapuz of the 403rd brigade.

Pajo turned himself in to police authorities Tuesday after his name was linked to the slay attempt on dxIF-Bombo Radyo chief of reporters and Zona-Libre anchor James Licuanan.

Licuanan positively identified Pajo through the gallery of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo).

Nearly three months from hiding, Pajo, who is now under the custody of Cocpo, said he surrendered SUSPECT/PAGE 11

Zubiri withdraws libel cases vs journos

MALAYBALAY City––After seven long years, the four libel cases which Bukidnon Governor now Vice Governor Jose Ma. Zubiri Jr. filed against Edgardo Maliza and his son, Loui, were ordered dismissed by a lower court judge last Wednesday not because of the merits of the cases but of the plaintiff ’s withdrawal.

Acting Presiding Judge Bonifacio Macabaya on January 25 issued an order dismissing the cases.

“Public prosecutor manifested that they have filed a Motion to Dismiss in all cases against Loui and Edgardo Maliza. He further manifested to this Court that Vice Governor Jose Ma. Zubiri Jr. is no longer interested to pursue these cases.

Evidently, private complainant has issued Affidavit of Desistance which states Only the laptop is seen on top of the desk of Misamis Oriental Board Member among others that both Kendrick E. Galarrita, the representative of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, accused informed him that during a regular session. Observers say Galarrita rarely attends the paperless session of the Sangguniang they were mislead by several JOURNOS/PAGE 11 Panlalawigan. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

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Fish kill hits Lake Sebu in M’nao 4 truck passengers killed,

By AL JACINTO, Zamboanga Regional Editor

KIDAPAWAN City––Some 49 tons of fresh water fish were found dead in South Cotabato’s Lake Sebu and Philippine fishery authorities blamed pollution and overcrowded cages and pens as the cause of the kill.

Authorities said most of the fishes in Lake Sebu were tilapia, a favorite among many Filipinos, and a staple

to many in Mindanao region because of their cheap prices.

Tilapia products from the area are sold in wet markets in the region, which covers the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Cotabato, Koronadal, Tacurong,

Cotabato and Kidapawan.

The Bureau of Fisheries and Department of Agriculture warned the public not to buy the dead fishes or eat them because they are not fit anymore for human consumption.

The low oxygen level of the water in Lake Sebu and the hot climate are also a factor in the fish kill, authorities said. (Mindanao Examiner/Mindanao Daily)

3 others hurt in accident

By PAT SAMONTE, Caraga Regional Editor

BUTUAN City––Four dump truck passengers were killed and three others were injured when the vehicle sideswiped a tricycle and ploughed through a house in Cabiles Subdivision, Barangay Telaje, Tandag City on Monday afternoon.

Authorities identified the fatalities as Roberto Gabe, Jr., Jerome Dominguez, both third year students of Jacinto Elpa High School, Cornelia Mocay and Sherly Acevedo. Injured were truck driver Virgilio Bolonia ACCIDENT/PAGE 11

1 killed, 11 hurt in freak grenade explosion

WEATHER UPDATE TAIL-END of a cold front affecting Northern and Eastern Luzon. Northern and Eastern Luzon and Eastern Visayas will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over the Bicol region which may trigger flashfloods and landslides.

The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Northeast and east will prevail over Luzon and Eastern Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the Northeast with slight to moderate seas.

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By CRIS DIAZ, Associate Editor

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City––One was killed while 11 others, mostly teenagers, were wounded in a grenade explosion during an “explosive handling-demonstration” purportedly illustrated by suspected rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA) in

Bukidnon Monday.

Maj. Eugene Osias, spokesperson of the army’s 4th Infantry Division, said the incident occurred in Sitio Silahis, Barangay Sampaguita, Kibawe, Bukidnon about 11:30 Monday morning.

Wounded were Barcileza

Sevillano, 42, Sanny Boy Matunhay, 12, Robert Dumaguit, 11, Bernie Teric, 12, Jakery Antivo, 12, all of barangay Sampaguita.

Juliebeen Matunhay, 16, Emmanuel Matunhay, 9, Rogelio Buhawe Jr.,9, Aldie Capunay, 18, all of bgy Pinamula and Daniel Miras, 19, of bgy Kagawas, all of Kibawe.

He said the victims were rushed to the provincial hospital in Maramag, Bukidnon.

Initial investigation disclosed that a group of rebels were conducting “teachin” among the residents in Sitio Silahis, Barangay Sampaguita “when a grenade accidentally fell from one of their members and EXPLOSION/PAGE 11

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Agsur implements ‘Tingog 2015,’ say AGUSAN del Sur––The province of Agusan del Sur will soon implement the “Tingog 2015” (Voice 2015): A citizen’s action for governance, after two program coordinators conducted an orientation here recently.

National program coordinator of joint program on youth and migration Ruth Honculada said, the “Tingog 2015” is a project designed for people to directly send their concerns and feedback to national officials of government on the effect of government programs that focus on the youth and migration through text messages.

“With the implementation of the Medium Term Development Goal, we are expecting people’s participation thru their feedback in the process, in order that the government can deliver their real needs that have great impact in their lives,” Honculada said.

According to Milennium Development Goal (MDG) campaign and advocacy specialist Dulce Marie Saret, only two in the entire country were chosen to implement the program and Agusan del Sur is one and the other one is Tabaco in Albay.

Dulce Marie Sarit said, Agusan del Sur was chosen because the province is an MDG champion. It has alsoa complete and updated community based monitoring system data and a United Nations priority area. Dynamic media presence is also observed and above all, Agusan del Sur has an empowered citizenry.

According to Ruth Honculada, communications equipment will be installed at the provincial capitol with the capacity to receive feedback from the people through text messages. In this manner, Honculada added, the government will know if the government programs and projects that deal with the youth and migration really reached and benefitted the right beneficiaries.

“Its very simple and easy for the people to send their messages thru text. They just text the message or report and send them to 2015. That’s how simple it is,” Honculada said. with PIA reports

DA plans to use M’nao program in Luzon DAVAO City––The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now planning to replicate the certain components of the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) in Central Luzon after receiving favorable feedback from the local government units covered in the program as well as a favorable assessment from the World Bank.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, during his visit in the city Monday, bared that the agency is now working together with the World Bank team in preparing for a feasibility study on how to replicate certain features of the MRDP which could be of use in other programs of the department.

“In particular we would

like to ensure that the lessons on National GovernmentLGU engagement are shared with the new program,” said Alcala.

World Bank representative Carolina Figueroa-Geron said that the plans of replicating MRDP is possible given that the DA will have to work it out and bring the decentralization model to other parts of the country.

“MRDP 1 and 2 are very good examples that have happened in Mindanao and could also be utilized in other LGUs,” Geron said.

MRDP promotes national government and local government cooperation by way of cost-sharing in agricultural projects proposed by the people in the community.

FREE CALL IN CITY CENTRAL. Kontak One Telecommunication Co., in partnership with Cong. Rufus Rodriguez and Party-list Abante Mindanao Cong. Maximo Rodriguez, Jr. show the apparatus donated and installed at City Central School for the flood victims to call relatives international or domestic for free. The donation is worth P300,000. Also in photo are Sherwin de la Cruz, VOIP Business Dev.,Jolly Recto Technical Solution Engineer of Kontak One and School Principal Porferio Padinit Jr. Photo supplied

Health department notes 616 suspected lepstospirosis cases in Northern Mindanao OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 31 (PIA) – A total of 616 suspected Leptospirosis cases have been noted in region 10, as of Jan. 13, this year.

Reports reaching the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), of region 10, from the Health Cluster of the Post Sendong Operations, show that the municipalities/cities with the most suspected cases were Cagayan de Oro City, Iligan City and the municipalities of Opol, Tagoloan and Villanueva, all of Misamis Oriental.

The most number of 411 suspected leptospirosis cases with 11 deaths was noted in Cagayan de Oro City and the top 10 barangays where these cases were reported are as follows: Balulang, 74, Macasandig, 58, Carmen, 48, Iponan, 35, Consolacion, 30, Kauswagan, 26, Bulua, 23, Puntod, 15, Poblacion Barangy No. 15, 11 and Nazareth, 10.

Iligan City had 163 suspected cases with seven (7) deaths and the top 10 barangays where these cases were reported are: Hinaplanon, 41, Poblacion, 20, Tambacan, 16, Mahayhay, 14, Santiago, 12, Tubod, 12, Bag-ong Silang, 9, Palao, 9,

Ubaldo Laya, 9, and San Miguel, 3.

Opol town in Misamis Oriental also noted 33 suspected leptospirosis cases with two (2) deaths and the barangays where these cases were reported are: Barra, 26, Igpit, 5, and Bonbon and Carmen, one (1) each.

Tagoloan town, Mis. Or. noted six (6) suspected leptospirosis cases with one (1) death while Villanueva

town, also of Mis. Or. reported three (3) suspected leptospirosis cases but no deaths.

Meanwhile, Dr. Jaime Bernadas, Regional Director of the Department of Health (DOH), region 10, and Head of the Health Cluster of the Post Sendong Operations, said the leptospirosis immunization/prophylaxis to Sendong victims continues.

As of January 23, this

year, a total of 5,976 Doxycycline tablets were given to the Sendong victims.

Dr. David Mendoza, He a d of t h e D O H - 1 0 Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, also said a total of 12,955 tetanus toxoid, 1,051 OPV, 1,857 MV/AMV and 1,066 Vitamin A tablets were given to the victims. A report from Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

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PRO-13 promotes 751 officers, men and women

By MARTIN GAMBA, PRO-13 Information Officer

CAMP Rafael C. Rodriguez, Libertad, Butuan City––The 27th day of January 2012 marked another significant event in the history of the Police Regional Office 13 Caraga, as its 751 personnel have been promoted to their respective next higher ranks.

Dubbed as the second level promotion program, it was one of the significant events for the second semester of this year.

The ceremonial mass oathtaking and pinning of ranks was held at the

grandstand of PRO 13, spearheaded by P/Chief Supt. Reynaldo S. Rafal, PRO 13 director.

The deputy regional firector for sdministration, P/Chief Supt. Isagani Genabe Jr. welcomed the guests,

promotees and participants, while the presentation and reading of promotion orders of Police Commissioned Officers (PCOs) and Police Non-commissioned Officers (PNCOs) was done

by P/Supt Pedro Obaldo Jr., acting chief of the Regional Human Resource Development Division.

P/Supt. Jeffrey Lawrence Mauricio delivered his acceptance speech, on behalf of the newly-promoted PCOs; and SPO3 Carlos Abanto for the newly- promoted PNCOs. The families of the re-

spective promotees pinned the new ranks and congratulated them for reaching another horizon of fulfillment in the police service.

P/Chief Supt. Rafal extended his heartfelt congratulations to the promotees even as he challenged them to become more responsive and dedicated members of PNP, greatly emphasizing that public service must be rendered with utmost effort and commitment; and one way of recognizing their good deeds, it is but just fitting to give them the promotion they truly deserve. (p/supt mgamba/asf)

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Butuan allots P3m for livelihood facilitation

By PAT SAMONTE, Caraga Regional Editor with JOEL PORTUGAL, Caraga News Bureau

BUTUAN City––The city government has allotted P3 million through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) to facilitate job fairs, workers hiring for infrastructure projects pursuant to Republic Act No. 6685, Skills Registry System and Student Public Employment Service including programs for livelihood formation for rural workers, displaced workers, persons with disabilities, reintegration programs for overseas foreign workers, career guidance, special credit assistance.

Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. said one of the main functions of PESO is to provide immediate solution to lack of livelihood opportunities through massive information dissemination targeting job seekers and for them to avoid illegal recruiters.

For those interested to work abroad, Amante said the PESO has scheduled a two-day recruitment activity at the city hall lobby.

He said this is part of his administration’s effort to help Butuanons find employment on foreign shores.

“The PESO will pave the way for everyone to seek livelihood opportunities” he added.

No foul play in death of Australian priest in Cebu

By AL JACINTO, Regional Editor-Zamboanga

Misamis Oriental 2nd District Rep. Yevgeny Vincente “Bambi” Emano oversees the collection of garbage during the one-day cleanup drive at Biasong in Barangay Macasandig. Heavy equipment had to be used for the large debris left over by flashfloods after typhoon Sendong hit the city last month, killing hundreds and leaving thousands of residents homeless. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

Misor lends a helping hand to Cagayan de Oro

By GERRY L. GORIT, Photo-journalist

C AG AYA N d e O ro City––After cleaning the area around Acacia in Barangay Carmen two weeks ago, the volunteers from Misamis Oriental came back to the city on Sunday for another cleanup operation.

This time they cleaned the area around Biasong in Barangay Macasandig.

As in the previous activity, the volunteer cleaners numbering close to 5,000 were led by the two congressmen of the province, Peter M. Unabia of the first district and Yevgeny Vincente “Bambi” Emano of the second district.

Provincial board members Heckert H.V. Emano and Arrish T. Canonigo, who is the president of the provincial councilors’ league,

were also on hand to help the residents of Biasong to get back on their feet again.

Canonigo led his volunteers from Manticao who joined other volunteers from both districts of Misamis Oriental.

The mayors and vice mayors who spearheaded the cleanup drive in Barangay Carmen again lent their support to Mayor Vicente Y. Emano for the Macasandig activity.

More than a month after typhoon Sendong hit Cagayan de Oro, unleashing flashfloods that inundated several areas along the main river of the city, debris and garbage left in its wake remained uncollected in Biasong before the volunteers came to clean up the area.

A startling find by the volunteers among the piled up debris were the remains of an 8-year-old girl who was killed during the flashfloods.

Using heavy equipment and light cleaning materials the volunteers cleared the area during the whole day activity with the city government providing dump trucks.

City Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas again expressed thanks to the thousands of volunteers from Misamis Oriental who showed concern for Cagayan de Oro. The disaster in Cagayan de Oro last month killed hundreds of residents and left thousands homeless. The flood victims were afterwards temporarily housed in evacuation centers while housing units are being built in relocation sites.

ZAMBOANGA City––The Philippine police ruled out foul play in the death of a well-known Australian priest found floating in a river in the central Filipino province of Cebu.

Officials said Father Douglas Leslie Rowe, 69, was found in a river near the village of Can-asuhan, in Carcar City. Rowe, of the Perth suburb of Mid-

Main Office : Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon Branch Office: Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

NOTICE OF REGULAR BOD ELECTION DISTRICT OF MALAYBALAY JANUARY 31, 2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Bukidnon II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BUSECO) will hold its Regular District Election for Board of Director in the District of Malaybalay on February 25, 2012, all interested applicants for candidacy may secure and submit the Certificate of Candidacy Forms (COC) at BUSECO Branch Office through the Member Services Section at Casisang, Malaybalay City.

QUALIFICATIONS: I. PURSUANT TO BUSECO BY-LAWS & NEA ELECTION GUIDELINES FOR EC a). He/she is a Filipino citizen b). He/she must be a bonafide member-consumer and a qualified voter of the cooperative in the district he seeks to represent at least 90 days before the election c). He/she is a resident of the district he/she seeks to represent for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the election d). He/she has not been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude e). He/she has not been terminated for cause from government or private employment 2. PURSUANT TO NEA INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORIES a). He/she must be a member-consumer of good standing as defined under NEA Institutional Advisory No. 5 Series of 2006 b). He/she must have attendance to at least two (2) Annual General Membership Assembly (AGMA’s) within 5 years prior to the filing of Certificate of Candidacy pursuant to NEA Advisory # 06 Series of 2009 3. PURSUANT TO BUSECO AGMA RESOLUTION a). He/she must be a member of MSEAC and/or BMCEC organized by the cooperative pursuant to the AGMA Resolution No. 11-07-08 (A Resolution to adopt the additional criteria to run and become a Board of Director of BUSECO of two (2) years active Membership to BMCEC at the minimum and MSEAC at the maximum).

Police, PDEA net 2 pushers in Basilan Z AMB OANGA City–– Combined policemen and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives have arrested two suspected drug pushers and seized an estimated P50,000 worth of shabu in Basilan province, a police official disclosed Tuesday.

The suspects were arrested in a buy-bust operation Monday night in Barangay Kaumpurnah, Isabela City,

the capital of Basilan.

Isabela City police commander Supt. Allan Nazaro identified the arrested suspects as Kulot Sebastian, 18, and Hasim Adi, 26, both residents of Barangay Kaumpurnah.

Nazaro said the suspects were arrested in a buy-bust operation at the residence of Amin Jaladi, a suspected drug pusher in Barangay Kaumpurnah.

However, Jaladi was not around during the buy-bust operation, Nazaro said.

The police and PDEA authorities have tagged Kaumpurnah as a drug-infested barangay in Isabela City.

Nazaro has ordered his men to track down, in coordination with the PDEA, the whereabouts of Jaladi, who is among the drug pushers in Barangay Kaumpurnah.

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land, was the founder of the Patrist Societies of the Sons and Daughters of God the Father church which is under the Archdiocese of Perth, has built up congregations in the Philippines and Kenya.

“Based on our forensic findings, the priest apparently fell on the river and drowned after suffering a PRIEST/PAGE 11 Father Douglas Leslie Rowe

Any bonafide member seeking for election or re-election must satisfy all the Election Guideline qualifications. Non-compliance with any single item shall mean disqualification.

Please observe the following schedules: Activity Filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) Posting of Master List of Members for verification for inclusion/exclusion in the final list of members Last day of Filing of COC Posting of Official List of Candidates Date of Election BY:

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Palace readies measure to counter oil price hike THE Palace started to draw plans to cushion impact of the rising prices of oil in the world market as Europe imposes oil embargo on Iran.

“There are claims that the oil prices could rise as high as US$ 150 per barrel because of the European Union (EU) ban on imports of Iranian crude,” Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte told Malacañang reporters.

She said the Department of Energy (DOE) is already aware of the possible oil price increase and has taking measures if and when something like that (oil price hike) happens.

Valte said the DOE has stepped up its efforts to ensure that prices of petroleum products in the country remain fair and reasonable. The DOE also started implementing other measures to address the impact of the continuing rise of prices of crude oil.

MONDAY,FEBRUARY JANUARY 1, 9, 2012 WEDNESDAY,

PIA News Bits Director Abner M. Caga PIA, R10 & 13 Cluster

Moral recovery seminar held

SURIGAO del Sur––In response to the national and provincial mandate to implement Moral Recovery Program (MRP) in the LGU, the local government of Tago, headed by Mayor Henrich Pimentel, sponsored a basic seminar on Spiritual Development and Moral Recovery Program (SDMRP), Janunary 25-26 this year. LGU and barangay officials and employees gathered at the Session Hall annex in Tago with Brother Mat Catral from the SDMRP unit, under the office of the Vice Governor, as resourse speaker.

City spends P5.62m rice subsidy

Misamis Oriental 2nd District Rep. Yevgeny Vincente “Bambi” Emano and Provincial board member Heckert H.V. Emano lends a helping hand in the cleaning operation at Biasong in Barangay Macasandig. More than a month after the disaster, the garbage and debris remained uncollected in the area until the volunteers from Misamis Oriental came last Sunday for the cleanup. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit News reports revealed that the European Union Foreign Ministers have agreed to ban oil imports from Iran starting July 1 as

part of measures to pressure on the Persian Gulf nation’s nuclear program, the 27-nation bloc said in a statement issued last week.

The EU will freeze assets of the Iranian central bank in Europe as well as of eight other entities and ban the trade in gold, precious metals, diamonds and petrochemical products from Iran, the EU said.

Iran Deputy Oil Ministry Ahmad Qalebani said oil prices could rise as high as US$ 150 a barrel in the

future, according to news reports.

Yesterday, the energy department has released the final members of the Independent Review Committee (IRC) tasked to look into the books of oil companies.

Economist Dr. Benjamin E. Diokno led the review team. Diokno is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Economics of the University of the Philippines, a columnist, and former Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management. Other members include Dr. Rene B. Azurin; Business Community: Dr. Jesus O. Estanislao; Consumer Group: Mr. Raul T. Concepcion; Economists: Dr. Victor D. Abola; Accountants: Mr. Dexter F. Ortega; and Public Transport: Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza. With wire reports

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OZAMIS City––A total of P5.62 million in rice subsidy was spent for the Cash for Training/Cash for Work Program of 1,879 farmers/ fisherfolk beneficiaries in Ozamiz City, last year. This was disclosed by City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) Officer Ludie Salud Raras,

City signs pact on bio-science project BUTUAN City––A MOU was signed recenrly between E’s Co. of Japan and Butuan City government, represented by Mayor Jun Amante, for the implementation of a Bio-Science Project, which aims to convert animal waste into organic feeds and fertilizer. Caraga State University will also be involved in the project Research and Development.

‘Pahina’ explained

MISAMIS Occidental––The “pahina” of the farmertrainees involved community activities like dredging, cleaning and widening of clogged canals, tree planting and installation of communal vegetable gardens, among others.

200 OFWs improved skills for work abroad

CARAGA Region––More than 200 Caraganon-OFWs, especially the household service workers, are ready to make well-informed decisions and are equipped with skills necessary for their work abroad after joining OWWA’s 4-day pre-departure orientation seminar. The seminar aims to guide, clarify and equip the Caraganon Household Service Workers abroad on, but not limited to the following: reality check, values re-integration, basic understanding regarding contracts, knowing their rights, HIV, STI & STD prevention, OWWA’s programs and services, language and culture in the Middle East, saving for the future, what to bring, dos & don’ts, among others.

DILG initiates best practices writeshop

CARAGA Region - The DILG-Caraga Regional Office, in partnership with the Local Government Academy and Agencia Española de Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarrollo, conducted a two-day workshop, dubbed as “Best Practices Documentation Writeshop: Ecological Tourism Roadmap of Caraga in Focus” last Jan. 25-26, 2012 in Butuan City.

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Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late Spouses GABRIEL B. OMAS-AS and ASUNCION CAHAPON-OMAS-AS who both died on July 23, 2009 and November 19, 1991 respectively at Poblacion, Quezon Bukidnon, that the said deceased, at the time of their death, they left certain conjugal real property, more particularly described as follows, to wit; “A parcel of Land, Lot 673, Pls – 1005, situated in the Barrio of Poblacion, Municipality of Quezon, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, Philippines. Containing an area of TWENTY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED (21,200) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS. Covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P -8945; is under EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DIRECT SALE OF A PORTION in favor to ALBERTO C. OMAS-AS, ANECITO C. OMAS-AS, LINA OMAS-AS-QUILATON, DARIO C. OMAS-AS, MARILOU OMAS-AS-REAS, MARILYN OMAS-AS-BENAVIDEZ, MERCEDITA OMAS-AS-UBALDE and MARY ANN C. OMAS-AS, all are legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Poblacion, Quezon Bukidnon; are the legitimate children of the late spouses GABRIEL B. OMAS-AS and ASUNCION CAHAPON OMAS-AS, for in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (P 100,000.00) PESOS, Philippine Currency, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged in hand paid by PHILIPPINE BENEVOLENT MISSIONARIES ASSOCIATION, INC. of Quezon Bukidnon represented by RUBEN B. ELCLEO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Aurelio, San Jose, Dinagat Surigao del Norte, do hereby sold, transferred and conveyed unto said PHILIPPINE BENEVOLENT MISSIONARIES ASSOCIATION, INC.; a portion of the above described parcel of land, with an area of SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY THREE (723) SQUARE METERS, more or less, as per Doc. No. 220; Page No. 44; Book No. LXXIV; Series of 2011 under Notary Public of Atty. POLICARPO I. CATALAN, JR., CPA. MDB: MDB: JAN. JAN. 18, 18, 25 25 & & FEB. FEB. 1, 1, 2012 2012

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2 Filipino ‘green’ activists win case in Cebu

By AL JACINTO, Zamboanga Regional Editor

GREENPEACE praised the decision of the Naga Municipal Trial Court in acquitting Filipino environmental activists charged with trespassing during a December 2009 action to document toxic coal ash from the Naga coal-fired power plant that had been dumped in a village called Tinaan in Cebu’s Naga town.

Greenpeace carried out the peaceful protest to call attention to the threats posed by coal ash to the health of residents and the environment.

“Activism is not a crime.

And we are very glad that the judiciary recognizes this. But we repeat our call to the provincial government to get its act together.

Coal ash – a toxic by-product of the coal-firing process from the power plant – was dumped in an area posing a threat to the health and

livelihoods of the (Tinaan) community.”

“The risks have also increased as more coal ash continues to be produced by the coal plant and threatens other areas in Cebu, and there are still no clear plans for proper disposal,” Mark Dia, Country Representative of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said in a statement.

Results of tests conducted by Greenpeace in 2005 from ash samples taken from the Naga and Toledo

coal-fired power plants in Cebu revealed the insidious presence of mercury, which is a deadly neurotoxin; arsenic, which is a known carcinogen; as well as other hazardous substances such as lead and chromium. “ The provincial authorities wasted time and taxpayers’ money for over two years by tr ying to criminalize activists who simply exercised freedom of expression, taking action that they themselves should have taken to protect the community,” said Amalie Obusan, one of the activists charged in the case.

Greenpeace campaigns for the only long-term solution to this problem - to phase out the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, one of the most polluting energy sources – and to rapidly develop the Philippines’ abundant renewable

Energy deparment names independent review team THE Department of Energy announced the final members of the Independent Review Committee (IRC) set to look into the books of oil companies to ensure transparency in fuel pricing.

The IRC, led by economist, Dr. Benjamin E. Diokno shall be composed of representatives from the different sectors-Academe: Dr. Rene B. Azurin; Business Community: Dr. Jesus O. Estanislao; Consumer Group: Mr. Raul T. Concepcion; Economists: Dr. Victor D. Abola; Accountants: Mr. Dexter F. Ortega; and Public Transport: Atty.

Vigor D. Mendoza.

Dr. Diokno is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Economics of the University of the Philippines, a columnist, and former Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management.

Dr. Azurin is a columnist and former professor at the MBA Program of the UP School of Business Admin-

istration. Dr. Estanislao is a former Finance Secretary and Chairman of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Mr. Concepcion is a consumer rights advocate and is the head of the “Government Watch” (formerly Consumer Oil Price Watch). Dr. Abola is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Strategic Business Economics Program of the University of Asia and the Pacific School of Economics. Mr. Ortega is a lecturer and member of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public

Accountants (PICPA) and a partner at Tagnia Ortega & Partners CPAs. Atty. Mendoza, on the other hand, is the National Chairman of 1-United Transport Alliance Koalisyon (1-UTAK) and a partner at the Malcolm Law Offices. The IRC is initiated by the DOE to address the issue of alleged overpricing of oil companies in the midst of volatile local fuel pricing.

The DOE stresses that it will now step aside and will only assist the IRC in terms of technical requirements for the review.

Gov’t agency to impose ‘no report, no release’ rule THE Department of Budget and Management will strictly enforce the ‘no report, no release’ rule for the submission of Budget Accountability Reports (BAR) among government agencies for fiscal year 2012.

Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad said that “agencies and departments that do not comply with BAR requirement will not receive their releases from the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund.”

BARs are essential in determining an agency’s performance level, particularly with respect to physical output and actual expenditures incurred in the delivery of goods and services to the public, Abad said.

“These reports are vital in establishing feasible funding levels and realistic agency budgets, particularly in view of the ongoing 2013 budget preparations,” he said.

DBM will publish a list of both errant and compliant agencies in DBM official website to help the public stay abreast of fund release developments, Abad added.

Funds to be withheld from the MBPF include the third tranche compensation adjustment under the Salary Standardization Law and provisions for unfilled positions, as well as employee clothing allowances, he said.

The withheld releases will also include the fourth tranche compensation adjustment under SSL 4 – set for July 2012 – and provisions for unfilled positions for the 2nd and 3rd quarters of the year.

Abad said he is enjoining all departments and agencies to comply with the reporting requirements because DBM cannot fulfill their releases without proper documentary support. CD

energy sources.

Developing and using renewable energy is the smart choice for the economy and for the climate.

Fossil fuel prices are rising and will rise much more steeply once all the social and environmental costs are factored in.

“Coal, as well as other fossil fuels will run out and it is recognised gllobally that we cannot keep pumping greenhouse gases into our atmosphere at the current rate for much longer without suffering ever more dangerous climate impacts.

Renewable energy never runs out and is clean and sustainable,” added Dia. Coal-fired power plants have also been identified as the single biggest source of carbon emissions, largely responsible for climate change. The loss of thousands of lives and economic ruin brought about by recent extreme weather events are either aggravated by or can arguably be traced to climate change and the havoc it wreaks on the planet.

Greenpeace said it is advocating an “Energy Revolution,” – a transformation in the way energy is used, produced and distributed – as a key solution to mitigate climate change. This entails a massive shift to renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

It said it has identified a target of 50% RE in the Philippines’ energy mix by 2020 as not only achievable but imperative for avoiding

dangerous climate change, for energy security and for sustainable economic growth. (Mindanao Examiner)

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Correcting mistakes

Advocacy Mindanao Jess G. Dureza

Enchanted Mount Diwata (NOTE: This is the first of a series of articles that the author will publish about Diwalwal, small scale mining and mining as a whole.

He revisited the area a few days ago with some friends and prospective investors.)

First of a series MONKAYO, COMVAL --A few days ago, I revisited barangay Mount Diwata, more popularly known as DIWALWAL. Many tend to mix up the two names.

But DIWALWAL was derived from the local dialect’s phrase “diwalwal ang dila” which literally means “one’s tongue hanging out” after a steep climb. Mount Diwata, on the other hand is the political unit within the Monkayo municipality in Compostela Valley province (COMVAL). Monkayo town is about 2 hours’ drive in first class road north of Davao City. Diwalwal elevation is about 600 to 700 meters or 2,000 feet more or less above sea level. I had been there several times before,

with then DENR Secretary Elisea Gozun, Sen. Sonny Alvarez and others. My last visit was with former President Arroyo about 3 years ago. On those trips I flew in by helicopter.

For the first time, I travelled by land starting the ascent from Monkayo town, the fiefdom of the Brillantes family, one of the mining families in the area.

Mayor Junjun Brillantes who succeeded his assassinated brother “JB” received us at the town hall. Eldest brother “JB”, who was murdered in a cockpit in Davao City in 2003 was one of the original mining stalwarts in the area together with a hand-full of other mining families who up to now control the business through sheer industry, guts and with some amount of luck and audacity. And lots of “muscle” of course.

JB mining company’s chairman, soft-spoken Lito Brillantes conducted us up to the hive of “small scale” mining in the mountains.

The road in the less-than-

THINK a minute.

What do you usually do when you make a mistake? If you’re doing a math problem in school and your answer is wrong, what do you do? Don’t you just go back, find your mistake and fix it? Or when you realize you’re on the wrong road to the market, don’t you just turn around and take the right road?

In fact, the person who turns around the soonest is the smartest, because he doesn’t waste anymore of his time and energy going the wrong way. There is nothing smart about being too proud and stubborn to admit we’ve made a mistake.

Since God created life, He is the only One Who knows the right way through it. That’s why God the Son

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst came to show us the right road. Jesus came to show us how to live the correct way that works, so we could be happy and successful.

He showed us how to have healthy, happy relationships; how to teach and love our children; how to enjoy a satisfying marriage for a lifetime; and how to use our special abilities to reach our full potential in our job and career.

Jesus shows us the hon-

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Datu Bagtikan, leader of the Manobo tribe, led a fight against small- and large-scale mining operators whose activities he claimed violated the rights of indigenous people in the region.

Prior to Bagtikan’s shooting, a Veterinarian turned radio broadcaster in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan was shot dead on January 24, 2011.

Dr. Gerardo ‘Gerry’ Ortega had just come from his daily program “Ramatak” with Radio Mindanao Network’s DWAR, when shot in the head by unidentified assailants.

Ortega was a staunch critic of illegal mining activities in Palawan and had been reporting alleged corruption in the provincial government.

Based on initial reports about mining operators in Cagayan de Oro City and Opol, Misamis Oriental, one could see that these groups or companies wield influence. These mining firms hire security guards armed with high-powered firearms and could declare their ‘areas of operations’ discreet to public scrutiny.

They availed loopholes on laws such as the legislative act banning mining in the outskirts of Cagayan de Oro by invoking RA 8371 (Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997) which recognize the priority rights of indigenous people in mining the minerals in their ancestral domains.

Certainly, local DENR officials of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau could argue that these mining firms are operating within the ambit of the law. Thus, local city and town officials had their hands tied or simply acquiesced to the whims of unscrupulous mining operators.

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Corona, Megaworld & SC 2004 decision

By BATAS MAURICIO

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

Be completely humble and GUILLERMO ADE, JÙ.

ASSOCIATE EDITOR gentle; be patient, bearing PÙÊ ç ã®ÊÄ with one another in love…”

PAT SAMONTE ALBERT MOLIT R ¦®ÊÄ ½ E ®ãÊÙÝ-C Ù ¦ (Ephesians 4:2, the Holy MARLON DOMINGO AJ CORAL Bible).

CIRCULATION R ¦®ÊÄ ½ E ®ãÊÙ-Z Ã Ê Ä¦ -oooJUN ESCUADRO LACK OF PREPARAJHO PANTOJA RIZA O. ARES N óÝ E ®ãÊÙ TION HOUNDS PROSLIEZL A. DELOSO ECUTION: Well, I am now JOE PALABAO GERRY LEE GORIT inclined to believe that beROLANDO SUDARIA RENE MICHAEL BAÑOS P«ÊãÊ JÊçÙÄ ½®ÝãÝ fore they filed the impeachM Ù» ã®Ä¦ CÊÄÝç½ã ÄãÝ ment articles against Chief JOE DEL PUERTO FELICILDA ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI URIEL C. QUILINGUING ããù. ÙÊ ÙãÊ . Äã ¦Ê ¹Ù. Justice Renato Corona with E ®ãÊÙ® ½ CÊÄÝç½ã ÄãÝ the Senate for trial, the 188 L ¦ ½ CÊçÄÝ ½Ý congressmen who signed REGIONAL PARTNERS: and endorsed it did not really prepare their cases, as WESTERN MINDANAO they even failed to research Mindanao Examiner/Mindanao Daily Corona’s decisions as a jusUnit 15, 3F Fair Land Bldg., Nunez Extension tice of the Supreme Court Zamboanga City Phone & Fax (062) 992 5480 involving the companies Email: mindanaoexaminer@gmail.com where he supposedly bought URL: mindanaoexaminer.com his posh properties.

CARAGA Otherwise, they would MARX’S PUBLISHING AND MARKETING SERVICES have found out that on Ochoa Ave. Cor. J.T. Dominingo St, March 31, 2004, or more Limaha, Butuan City than six years before he Cell No. 0948-4183501, 0912-8091093 became chief justice, Corona CRIS DIAZ

est, loving heart and character He created us all to have. He showed that if our heart is ruled by His strong and loving character, then we will genuinely love others and not use them or hurt them.

It makes no sense to ask 2 plus 2 to equal 5. Just like it makes no sense to ask God to change the facts of right and wrong, only so you and I can live our own wrong way.

Think: what if just this one time God let me do the wrong thing I want to do? Then how would I feel if God let someone else do that same wrong thing to me or my family? Jesus shows us His right ways for our own happiness, not to be strict and take all the fun out of life.

Jesus came to forgive us and show us the successful, satisfying life He created us for. So if you’ve not been living for Jesus Christ, you can do the smart thing today: just admit that your way of living is wrong, and ask Jesus to take full charge of your life. It’s only when we start living our Maker’s way that we can start enjoying His good life—the way it’s made to work.

Just Think a Minute.

Plunderers of natural wealth

WE want a full–blown investigation on mining companies (individuals and group) that had steadily plundered the outskirts of Cagayan de Oro of mineral resources. Investigation must be transparent and media outlets should be informed of its progress, too.

An independent group or government agency must conduct an inquiry otherwise results of the investigation become questionable. We are not Cris Diaz saying that city officials and DENR are incompetent. In this case, we want the credibility of DIWATA/p.10 city and DENR officials protected from rabble rousers.

Like it or not, the mining issue in Cagayan de Oro and the adjacent town of Opol in Misamis Oriental have had political implication. In the past days, local media has been exposing alleged mining operators in these areas.

These operators look so influential that it is only now that their discreet mining operations are openly tackled.

The MINDANAO DAILY is published by Mindanao Daily In other regions, broadcasters were shot dead on Balita at Door 3, Geleng Bldg., Lapasan Highway, Cagayan de allegation that these broadcasters had consistently exOro City. It is registered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Region 10 with CerƟfifcate No. 01349532, and posed the destructive operations of mining companies with Business Permit No. 02275, TIN No. 946-396-807-001 in their areas.

Telefax Nos: (088) 856-3344, (08822)74-53-80, Datu Roy “Boy Gamay” Quijada Gallego a.k.a. as Datu Cell nos.: 0917-7121424, 0923-432-0687 Bagtikan, a radio commentator and anti-mining activist Website: www//mindanaodailybalita.com was gunned down on October. 14, 2011 in Lianga town E-mail: mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com in Surigao del Sur. Before his death, he has a block-time mindanaodailynews@gmail.com program with 92.7 Smile FM in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. He was on his way to his program when waylaid DANTE M. SUDARIA by motorcycle gunmen.

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authored a decision in the case entitled “Megaworld Properties and Holdings, Inc. vs. Hon. Judge Benedicto Cobarde”, and docketed as G.R. No. 156200.

-oooTHE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW: In that decision, concurred in by then Justices Conchita Carpio Morales and Angelina Sandoval Gutierrez, the Supreme Court favored Megaworld by striking down a Court of Appeals’ decision requiring Megaworld to pay some P25 million to a couple who acted as agents over a vast beachfront property which Megaworld contracted to develop. In other words, Megaworld was spared the agony of paying P25 million to the couple, which the Court of Appeals earlier ordered Megaworld to do.

Now, the question that

Kakampi mo ang batas must be answered here is this: is there a connection between that decision, written by Corona and concurred in by Morales and Gutierrez, and Corona’s 2009 purchase of a unit in the Megaworld-developed Bellagio Condominium in Taguig City? Is there a connection between the purported P10 million discount alleged by the prosecution panel to have been given by Megaworld to Corona and the decision he authored in 2004? The people are entitled to know.

-oooNIBIRU: TRUTH OR FICTION? Are the information being posted in the Internet about “Nibiru” or “Planet X” or the “Tenth Planet” true or what? Can anyone in authority, like the US National Aeronau-

tics Space Administration (NASA), confirm or deny claims that “Nibiru” is headed towards the planet Earth, and because of its gravitational pull with the Earth and the Sun between October 2012 and December 2012, it could cause solar flares---or, literally, fires from the Sun---to leap out and reach the Earth and terminate all life here?

-oooCUEVAS WARNING TO FOES: REAL OR NOT? Did former Justice Serafin Cuevas, lead counsel in the Corona impeachment trial, really accuse a lawyer from Malacanang of pressuring him to quit as Corona’s lawyer or not? Did his interview with the Inquirer really take place? The truth of this must be laid bare for all to see, because Cuevas really said a mouthful in the interview, particularly on his supposed warning DECISION/p.11

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MARKET WATCH January 23, 2012

US$ 1.00 Repo Rate Reverse Repo Rate Inflation Rate

- PhP 42.9460 - 6.25% - 4.25%

-4.2%(2006=100) -4.0%(2000=100)

91-day T-bill Rate - 0.919% Gold Buying/ troy oz. - US$ 1731.50 Silver Buying - US$33.50 (Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas)

PNoy earmarks P1.3-billion for rural electrification in Mindanao CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- President Benigno Aquino III has approved recently the release of P1.31 billion for rural electrification program in Mindanao.

This was announced before the 1st Mindanao Congress of the Advocates for Renewable Energy and Rural Electrification and Development (MinCARED) organized by the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives (AMRECO) here Thursday, by Administrator Edita Bueno of the National Electrification Administration (NEA).

Bueno said that the program shall benefit 100 barangays and 1,320 sitios in the island-region.

She said that the government shall provide for the distribution system including the supply of kilowattmeter to beneficiaries.

She added that beneficiaries from the sitios will receive P2,500 subsidy from NEA. The amount is enough for them to buy two bulbs and two outlets as well as pay for the installation fee, according to Bueno.

“It is rather difficult for people from the sitios to cash out for the said materials and pay for the installation fee,” she said.

Bueno said, however, that the beneficiaries are capable of paying the monthly bill which would amount to P75 at the minimum.

DOLE releases funds for 983 SPES grantees in Bukidnon

By RUBY LEONORA R. BALISTOY

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released the amount of P1.6 million for the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) in the province of Bukidnon.

DOLE Provincial Director Raul L. Valmores said the break down of funds released for the period of July to December 2011 are as follows: Malaybalay City LGU –200 grantees, P406,544; Mindanao Arts and Technological Institute –75 grantees, P152,454; Impasug-ong LGU –23 grantees, P39,744.00; and Bukidnon’s 1st congressional district –200 grantees, P406,544.

He said the release is ongoing for Valencia City with 365 recipients. Of this number, 300 were from Mountain View College alloted with P609,816; Valencia City LGU –50 recipients, P101,636; and IVA Technical College –15 grantees, P30,490.00.

Valmores also reported that the Philippine Computer College in Maramag, Bukidnon has 120 students who will be receiving a total of P243,926.

“The SPES aims to develop the intellectual capacities of children of poor families and harness their potentials for the country’s well-being,” Valmores said.

SPES is mandated under Republic Act No. 9547 otherwise known as “An act to help poor but deserving students pursue their education by encouraging their employment during summer and Christmas vacations through incentives granted to employers allowing them to pay only 60 percent of their salaries and wages, while the 40 percent will be paid by the government through education vouchers.”

The act prohibits and penalizes fraudulent filers and fictitious claimants. (PIA 10, Bukidnon)

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6% growth for RP in 2012 - JFC

By DANIELLE VENZ

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) is optimistic that the Philippines will post an economic growth of six percent in 2012 due to higher investments.

John Casey, president of the Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, said the additional effects of the now fast-tracked rollout of government spending programs and public private partnership (PPP) program can also boost the economy.

“We must pick up the pace of foreign direct investment (FDI) to sustain the historically high economic growth in 2010. The Philippines has never achieved the levels of FDI that Indonesia, Malaysia,

Singapore and Vietnam have achieved,” he said during the Arangkada forum on Thursday.

Casey expresses hope that last year’s high level of Board of Investments (BOI) approvals and the record inflow of $1 billion in foreign funds into the Philippine Stock Exchange in the last two months are indicative of increasing levels of FDI in 2012 and in the coming years.

He said developing the identified seven big winner sectors can also generate more investments to the country. These sectors are infrastructure, agribusiness, business process outsourcing, creative industries, manufacturing and logistics, mining; and tourism, medical travel and retirement.

The JFC believes that developing these seven key sectors can generate $75 billion in FDIs and ten million jobs over the next ten years. “ T he Asia n C ent u r y is well underway, and the Philippines must elevate its position to benefit from the foreign investment opportunities in the Seven Big Winners industry sectors.

This also comes at a time when the impacts of multiple free trade agreements are starting to be felt across participating economies,” he said.

For his par t, Huber t d’Aboville, president of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, said they are hopeful that the record high levels of over $8 billion new investments approved last year will be

realized in construction and job creation in 2012.

He also cited the allocation for economic services to support the administration’s drive for inclusive and sustained economic growth.

The JFC listed several factors in attracting more FDIs into the country. These include good infrastructure, sound economic and probusiness policies, internationally competitive costs and corrupt-free governance and commercial practices.

Apart from long-term high levels of FDI, robust economic grow th in the Philippines also requires an open international trade for both exports and imports, and transfer of technology that comes with FDI and international trade, it noted.

(Danielle Venz/PNF/PIA-10)

Xavier Ecoville @ Lumbia: City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano inspects one of the houses built through the efforts of the Xavier University and several project partners, for the resettlement of the victims of typhoon Sendong. (CIO)

Tax incentive urged for private doctors and hospitals doing charitable services House members are prodding the government to grant a tax incentive to private doctors and hospitals rendering free medical and hospital services to the poor in recognition of their laudable act of generosity.

Jointly proposed by Reps.

Eleandro Jesus Madrona (Lone District, Romblon) and Hermilando Mandanas (2nd District, Batangas), the tax incentive would allow doctors and hospitals to deduct from their gross income the amount of the medical or hospital service rendered for charitable purposes or the equivalent of 10 percent of the total gross income from the services rendered, whichever is lower.

Madrona said while the government strives to make medical and hospital services available to the poor through public hospitals, medical, puericulture, day-care and maternal lying-in centers and through the PhilHealth system, the assistance remains limited and insufficient to cover the ever increasing population of indigents in the country.

“The assistance from the medical private sector is a much needed and timely in-

tervention to beef up, if not sustain the government’s efforts to cater to the health needs of its impoverished citizenry,” said Madrona, a vice chairman of the Committee on Transportation.

Mandanas, former chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, said in recognition of the laudable act of generosity of these private doctors and hospitals helping the poor, it is but incumbent on the part of the government to grant them tax incentives.

Mandanas said it is the declared policy of the State to recognize and promote the state of well being of every human person and guarantee every citizen’s right to health care, particularly those who cannot afford the services of private health service providers.

In addition, he said the State shall guarantee accessibility of health care by the poor and ensure that every person who cannot afford the services of a private health care provider is assisted by a competent private health care provider preferably of his or her own choice, if upon determination, it appears that

the poor cannot afford the services of the private health care provider and that the services of a private health care provider are necessary to ensure the health of the poor.

The proposal of Madrona and Mandanas is embodied in House Bill 5638 or the proposed “Medical and Hospital Charitable Services Act of 2011. It provides the term medical and hospital services to be rendered by doctors and hospitals refers to any activity or activities, which are defined under the Medical Act of 1995 and Republic Act 4226 which shall include among others diagnosis, treatment, confinement and similar medical and hospital services.

The word charitable shall mean medical or hospital service free of charge including dispensing of medicines or hospital supplies which shall redound to the benefit of the person in need of such medical or hospital services based on the bill.

Section 4 of the bill provides that to avail of the benefits and privileges, doctors who had rendered charitable medical and hospital services shall

secure a certification from the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Medical Association (PMA).

In case of hospitals, they shall secure certification from the Philippine Hospital Association (PHA) or the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP) about the medical and hospital services they rendered for the poor.

At the start of the fiscal year, these doctors and hospitals shall be required to register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue and thereafter annually renew such registration if they intend to continuously provide charitable or hospital services based on the bill.

Section 5 provides that a doctor or hospital rendering actual charitable medical and hospital services shall be entitled to deduct from the gross income the amount of the medical service rendered by the doctor or the amount of the hospital service rendered for charitable purposes, or the equivalent of 10 percent of the total gross income from medical or hospital services rendered, but whichever is lower.

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The directors announced that DMP had entered into a settlement agreement with DMI pursuant to which, among other terms DMI’s claims in the arbitration will be withdrawn with finality, DMP would pay DMI a lump sum amount of $3 million and The Fresh Pineapple Supply Agreement shall be extended through 31 December 2017.

The extension shall be subject to the parties’ mutual agreement on the price, or in case of disagreement, the issuance of an arbitration decision on the price. For the pricing of the MD2 premium pineapple variety that will take effect from 1 January 2015, the parties will negotiate in good faith and on an arm’s length basis to reach mutually agreeable pricing based on the relevant market price in the Philippines.

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Prior to the commissioning of the project, the Mindanao electricity grid was characterized by an installed capacity of approximately 1,700 MW only, of which almost 1,000 MW was hydro, about 100 MW was geothermal, and the balance was oil/diesel fired.

The high demand growth and a large proportion of generation being hydro based, resulted in power

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HOROSCOPE AQUARIUS. In order to move forward and grow as a person you must find a way to tune into and express your emotions. Everyone has experienced some pain in the past, but if you don’t deal with it effectively it will follow you into the future. If you want a relationship to fulfill your emotional needs, you’ll have to clear the slate and banish any demons still residing in your heart.

PISCES . If you are a bit apprehensive about discussing a sensitive topic PISCES. with a friend or partner, you’ll want to throw your caution to the wind. Right now you have an opportunity to resolve the situation and move forward with your relationship, but you must act quickly. Suggest you take your conversation to a more comfortable setting like a park or coffee shop.

Neutral ground can work wonders for swelling emotions.

ARIES. Love will be put to the test this year and you could actually secure a stable, enduring bond. It’s tough to manage your professional and personal lives, but priorities must come first. It’s easy to be swept up in the activity of work and get so comfortable in your relationship you lose your individuality. You will have to make a concerted effort to remain your own person and keep your own beliefs.

TAURUS. If compromise isn’t your favorite idea, you may want to reconsider your relationship status. If you’re in a partnership, you must learn to make some concessions or consider moving on. Reevaluate your feelings and why you can’t give in. It may be your heart just isn’t in it, in which case you’d better let your partner know before you lead them on. You are the only person responsible for your happiness so take charge now.

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Diwata From page 6 one hour ascent was manageable except that one needed to take a sturdy 4 wheel-drive vehicle to survive the slippery surface in a slight drizzle – a common treat at this time of the year.

“GOLDEN RULE” --There were a few “habal-habals” (motorcycles used as public transport) along the way. Not as many as during the early “gold rush” days when there were no roads and only the two-wheeled motorcycles abloom with paying passengers and cargo plied the dangerous route – dangerous not only for its risky terrain but for the ambuscades and armed attacks that were normal occurrences in what was a “wild, wild west” territory then. At that time, everyone merely observed the “golden rule”. No, not the typical “do unto others what you want others do unto you”.

But the more down-to-earth:

PAHALANG Ngatngat Suklam Silid-lutuan Uri ng sitaw Badigard Higit Dumi ng sigarilyo Pangalan ng hari Maaaring kunin ng kamay Gallon: daglat Kapa Sabaw Kumpanya ng eroplano Pagtatali sa hayop Paninigas ng muscle Palayayv ni Simeon Bulol Makasalanan Asong-gubat Palaganapin Anyaya

“Those who have the gold, rules!”.

DIWATA -- Mount Diwata is the official name of the barangay. Legend has it that “diwata” (or enchanted goddess) continues to rule over the promontory high up in the sky where precious gold teem from its bowels. No wonder new miners go through some tribal customary rituals before they poke their first spade into the ground hoping to “please” and ask permission from the “Diwata”.

I gathered a bit of backgrounder from close friend companero Atty. Ruben Abarquez, a frat brod in the law school TAU MU Fraternity who now dawdles in mining. Ben was my student in law school who made it to the Top Ten of the Philippine Bar exams (nope, I’m not that old) and my former law partner during those roughand-tumble days of law practice in Davao City. According to Ben, local stories pointed to one native, Camine Banad who

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led a group of lumads (natives) in “discovering” almost 30 years ago in 1983 precious gold spewing from uprooted tree trunks.

This triggered a mad rush to this virgin forest. Its population peaked at 200,000 . The green lush cover gave way to shanties clinging perilously at cliffs.

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST – A bit of flashback. The “gold rush” was unbridled and unregulated. Those who had the stomach for survival and those who “go for broke” since there’s not much to expect down in the lowlands anyway found the area a place of hope and a veritable arena for survival. The steep precipice suddenly sprouted with makeshift shanties. Upon entering a shed, a hole or portal gawks as one enters. That’s where the digging begins, deep into the bowels of the mountainside.

Everybody has his ears and eyes open and orients the diggings towards the “vein” or the lode where others are reported to make their “hit” with high

GEMINI. Your innate curiosity allows you to constantly pursue education.

Learning comes naturally to you and you can use it to get ahead in the workplace. When you demonstrate a willingness to learn new skills or improve on existing techniques your value increases tenfold. You may find yourself celebrating a positive evaluation or a pat on the back sooner than you think!

CANCER. You’ll want to explore a situation at work when a colleague acts out of character. Instead of judging their actions or words without knowing what caused it, get to the bottom of it and try to understand their position.

Be tactful, but try to learn what sparked the situation. Once you have the necessary information, you’ll be more likely to make allowances for them.

LEO . It may be time to explore some different options in getting what you LEO. want. A small budgetary modification could allow you to finally get what you’ve waited so patiently for. Clean out your closets and search for some sale worthy items. You can bolster your income with a visit to a second hand shop or even eBay. Chances are with very little effort you can clean up in more ways than one!

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VIRGO. Although your intentions are usually pure and you operate with the utmost integrity and professionalism, some folks choose another route.

When business is concerned, you’re best to deal with those you know to be trustworthy and honest. If there is no way to avoid those less reputable, make sure you’re prepared and keep any negotiation to a minimum. Keep your guard up and you’ll avert any drama those less dependable may bring.

LIBRA. Business could put you in the middle of an awkward situation this week. If you are called upon to mediate a disagreement, you may want to consider politely bowing out. Solving other’s problems is not your obligation, and even though you may feel guilty walking away, it may be the best option. You’ll need to make the decision best suited to your current needs.

SCORPIO. Love vibes run rampant through your air right now but don’t get too carried away. When you truly enjoy someone’s company it could cause you to want to spend every waking moment with them. Avoid the urge to monopolize every minute of theirs and spend some time on your life. Independence is attractive and you’ll want to show you can manage your own priorities.

SAGITTARIUS. Right now you’ll want to include your charm in your game plan. When you seek valuable yet private information, a compliment is a powerful tool. Appeal to someone’s ego and you could be on the receiving end of exactly what you wanted to know. Be tactful instead of aggressive and progress will find you. The old adage still holds true, you get more flies with honey than vinegar.

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grade ore.. The wild chase is on.

At some point, many tunnels underground crisscross one another. It’s at these crossroads that violence and killing take place.

There’s an OMERTA rule among miners, just like the unwritten “secrecy” pact amongst Italian crime syndicates of yore. Whatever happens underground, whether a “bar-down”, cave-in or murder is not reported to the authorities. (They’re nowhere to be found anyway.) They are merely told and passed on as gossips in hushed tones above ground. Grieving families do not bother search for missing “abanteros” or miners as they are whisked out of the area by financiers after paying them off some subsistence amounts as “social security” substitutes to lost loved ones. Others are just lost without anyone noticing or knowing. It’s when a landslide takes place, where the open side of the mountain is cut for all to see that attracts media and government attention. The

CAPRICORN. You may find your heart skips a beat this week as love forces you to feel its power. It may be difficult to think of anything but romance as the promise of passion takes hold of your heart. You may want to consider clearing some room on your schedule to take advantage of an impromptu invitation. Destiny could be just around the corner, make the time to chase it.

usual modus operandi: mind your own business; hear nothing, say nothing; to each his own, etc. are practiced to the letter. Otherwise, you don’t belong there.

Life is Spartan and expensive.

A bottle of coke that normally costs P15 pesos in the lowlands fetches at P100 or so. Even some prostitutes who prowl the area and are cashing in on the isolated lifestyle of miners are reportedly known to settle not only for cash but will accept some equivalent “gold dusts” or something for their services. But I have still to see some of them carry on their backs a bag of ore after a tryst! It’s a wild country, indeed.

Each tunnel owner must have his own private army: armed goons to protect his own turf – or in some cases, ready to forcibly take over known “high grade” areas of others who are vulnerable and less armed.

Survival of the fittest is never so true anywhere than in fabled Mount Diwata.

VIRGIN NO MORE --However, a few days ago when I revisited, the population estimate was down to 20,000. Only 10 % stayed . It seemed that the luckier and the sturdier ones -physically and in spirit – stayed behind. Billions of pesos worth of gold had been taken from those mountains. And untold numbers of lives were also lost, by natural means like landslides, “bar-downs” or tunnels caving in or just through “rub-outs” or murders or plain terrorism.

And of course, the forests of yesterday are no longer “virgins” today. They were ravaged and defiled.

I now wonder whether the enchanted “diwata” still smiles as she continues to hold sway and look down upon her oncelush and pristine domain into what it is today: a wasteland. No wonder the Diwata shows her wrath and displeasure from time to time in the calamities that we all face today. (next: Environment and small scale mining)

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inspecting land the church was interested in buying with Sister Jan Rebutaso and an estate broker, Sunshine Hoyo. He was alive when they left him near the river to take pictures of the land.

In the autopsy report, Binondo said the cause of the death is due to “myocardial infarction and drowning.”

He said the priest also had contusion on his forehead and mass of blood or hematoma in the right eye probably from the fall.

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Accident From page 1 Joseph Ramirez and Julius Vellescas.

Caraga police spokesperson Supt. Martin Gamba said the dump truck, loaded with screened sand, was heading for Tandag City proper from Barangay San Isidro at around 4 pm when its break malfunctioned, and sideswiped a tricycle owned and driven by Ryan Policarpio. The truck then smashed into a house owned

by Constancia Bocario, he said.

Police said Gabe, Jr., Dominguez, Mocay, and Acevedo, who were seated atop the dump truck, “died on the spot,” while Ramirez and Vellescas, who were at

the back of the driver’s seat and Corlit, suffered injuries.

Tricycle owner Policarpio was unscathed, police said.

The injured were rushed to Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center where they are now recuperating.

Gamba said the dump truck, registered in the name of Willy Choa of Rosario, Tandag City, was impounded and is now under the custody of Tandag City police.

Follow-up investigation is still being conducted by the police, he added.

Explosion From page 1 exploded,” Osias added.

Further investigation also showed that the grenade accidentally fell with its safety pin detached and exploded during a “demonstration on how to make an improvised explosive device (IED),” the army official said.

The identity of the lone NPA fatality, whose remains were taken by his comrades, was not available, Osias added.

He said that seven of the 11 civilians wounded were children aged nine to 16 years old and the oldest among them is 42 year-old

Sevillano.

Maj. Gen. Victor Felix, the army’s division commander, had ordered the army’s 8th Infantry Battalion to conduct a pursuit operation in order to Battalion to conduct pursuit operations to suspected rebels believed members of the NPA’s Guerilla Front 53 of the communist Southern Mindanao Revolutionary Party Committee.

Osias said the local police in the town of Kibawe had filed criminal charges and human rights cases against the suspected NPAs involved in the incident.

Journos From page 1 several informants which prompted them to mistakenly publish the subject articles. After evaluating the incidents, private complainant decided to withdraw the complaint and is no longer interested to testify against both accused. Prosecution further manifested that without the testimony of the private complainant, they could not prove the guilt of both accused beyond reasonable doubt, hence, prosecution moved for the dismissal of these cases,” second paragraph

of the order disclosed.

“Wherefore, finding the Motion to Dismiss against Loui and Edgardo Maliza meritorious, the same is hereby granted. Criminal Case Nos. 14150-04, 1477004,15346-05 and14467-04 filed against both accused are hereby ordered DISMISSED for lack of interest on the part of the complainant. X x x,” the order disclosed.

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From page 1 because he wanted to clear his name.

Another suspect, Wenceslao Diaz is still in hiding.

Sr. Supt. Gerardo Rosales, head of Cocpo, took Pajo immediately after the Philippine National Police in Misamis Oriental informed him about the surrender of Pajo.

According to the report published by Bombo Radyo on its website, Pajo wanted to meet with Licuanan personally to ask him whether he is indeed one of those suspects who shot him along Ebarle Streets in Cagayan de Oro on the eve of November 24, 2011.

Pajo is now detained at the Maharlika Detention and Rehabitation Center.

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Misamis Oriental is Galing Pook Awardee 2011

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III confers the Plaque of Outstanding Program toMisamis Oriental: Turning Red to Green, represented by Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno, one of the recipients of the Galing Pook Awards 2011 at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall Monday January 30, 2012. Sitio Lantad’s transformation froma war zone in the 80’s to a Special Agrarian Reform Community in 2007 is a prime example of how peace and development efforts should be pursued – not by might, but through sincere and concrete efforts to reach out and make a difference in people’s lives. The Misamis Oriental LGU’s painstaking efforts to build roads and open up the community for trade and commerce helped them gain the trust of the Higaonons, indigenous people of Sitio Lantad. The eventual peace-building program demonstrates the paradigm shift from reactive to a proactive council advancing social equity, people empowerment and access to the best possible social services. The awardees of the Galing Pook are chosen from a national search of local governance programs, evaluated through a multilevel rigorous screening process based on positive results and impact, promotion of people’s participation and empowerment, innovation, transferability and sustainability, and efficiency of program service delivery. (Photo by: Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau).