MINDANAO DAILY FEB. 10,2012 by Mindanao Daliy

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Editor: CRIS DIAZ , Email: cris_d1954@yahoo.com

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Globe Telecom to provide relief ops in Guihulngan LEADING telecommunications company Globe Telecom is set to conduct relief operations in the earthquakedevastated town of Guihulngan in Negros Oriental which the government placed under a state of calamity on February 7. “Globe is already mapping out relief ops plan for Guihulngan since the people there need food, water, and treatment facilities. We are actually ready with the goods but we are still figuring out how to deliver them considering that we got problems with access since roads and bridges are down,” said Rob I. Nazal, Head of Globe Corporate Social Responsibility. In the meantime, Globe decided to put up a Libreng Tawag center in Guihulngan to give affected residents a chance to call their relatives and friends without charge. The Libreng Tawag facility is located at the town proper where most of the people converge. With Libreng Tawag, Nazal said Guihulngan residents can easily get in touch with other people to ask for assistance and comfort or simply inform their loved ones about how they are doing. Globe, he said, is committed to providing free mobile phone service in calamitystricken areas. Guihulngan is suffering from massive damage not only to homes, roads, and bridges but also to water pipelines and electric lines, thereby, leaving a lot of people in the streets without shelter, food, drinking water, and electricity. Guilhungan was among the hardest hit by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake which struck the province on February 6. Globe disaster relief operations are being conducted through a partnership with Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB), a Church-based, Jesuit-led organization.

Mayor Jason P. Almonte with DA focal person for food terminal project representing DA-RFU-10 Regional Director Lealyn A. Ramos cuts the ribbon of the P1.6 million farm-to-market road in Lower Rizal-Tuyabang Alto (left photo); middle photo, the P1 million Oroquieta Packaging House (BAGSAKAN); right photo, the mayor together with Vice Mayor Harry Guantero join hands in the cutting of ribbon to formally open the BAGSAKAN to augment the city’s income from the agriculture sector that will promote the industry for Oroquietanons livelihood. Photo by PJ Tremedal, MDB Western Mindanao

Joint local govt, aggie dept projects launched By PJ TREMEDAL of Western Mindanao Bureau

TWO projects worth P2 million, which the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the local government of Oroquieta, were inaugurated recently. DA food terminal project focal person Corazon Balabat attended the inauguration in lieu of DA Regional Director Lealyn A. Ramos.

The projects were funded under the Department of Agriculture Mindanao North Coast Integrated Agricultural Development Program and the High Value Crop Development Program (MNCIADP/HVCDP). The projects started last year. With the city government’s 10-percent equity share to complete the project, Balabat assured the city government that more projects will be coming in. “We know in fact that Oroquieta is an able and responsible partner in agricultural development, this we salute the local govern-

ment,” Balabat said. The two DA-LGU funded projects are the Lower Rizal-Tuyabang Alto farmto-market road worth P1.6 million and the Oroquieta Packaging House (Bagsakan) worth P1 million. Mayor Jason P. Almonte was granted authority by the Sangguniang Panlungsod to share the 10-percent equity of every project through SP Resolution 2011-09-801 that was approved last September 20, 2011. In another development, the Gawad Kalinga (GK)-Misamis Occidental together with the City Government of Oroquieta will be turning-over 10 housing

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units for 16 families’ beneficiaries in Bolibol, this city of good life. The GK housing units were augmented by the local government in its establishment and making it a good place to live-in which the organization GK is helping the needy. Dr. Zozimo Micabalo and his heirs donated the lot to the GK that built the houses for the families with the help of the city government of Oroquieta.

Philhealth run draws thousands CAGAYAN de Oro City–– More than four thousand fun run enthusiasts in Northern Mindanao convened through the frontage of Pelaez Sports Center. Amid the cold atmosphere and the weather disturbance facing the region, runners started to come in as early as 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 5, 2012 to participate in the Mindanao-wide benefit run. Before the first gun start for the 17K category, everybody witnessed the fireworks display that formally opened the first PhilHealth run in Mindanao. Dubbed as “PhilHealth Run: The Mindanao Run for Hope,” this fund-raising event was the first run in Mindanao held simultaneously in the cities of Butuan, Davao, Koronadal, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, and Marawi. The undertaking was a kick off activity for PhilHealth’s 17th Corporate Anniversary celebration. The main beneficiary of the event was the Southern Philippines Medical Center Children’s Cancer and Blood Disease Unit (SPMCCCBDU) in Davao City, the only facility in Visayas and Mindanao that can deliver multidisciplinary care for children with cancer. Further, PhilHealth 10 has also chosen the pediatric Chemotheraphy Unit of Maria Reyna Xavier University Hospital (MRXUH) as a local beneficiary and a chunk of the proceeds of the Run will also benefit RUN/PAGE 11

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Dad’s call, protect marine resources Z AMB OANGA City–– Mayor Celso Lobregat has reiterated the government’s call for the protection and conservation of marine resources in the city and the region as a whole to ensure food security and sustainable livelihood for fisher folks in this part of the country. Lobregat issued this call during the opening program of the three-day Coastal and Fisheries Resource Management Training Tuesday morning at downtown hotel here. Owing to its abundance of fish and the manufacture of the country’s leading brands of canned sardines, Zamboanga City is known as the “Sardines Capital of the Philippines,” he said There are at lease 11 sardine-canning factories in the west coast of the city that supply most of the country’s favorite sardine brand. “But if we do not manage properly and protect our marine resources from destruction and depletion,

that branding is going to naught,” the mayor said. “Everything has limit. If we overfish, then our marine resources will be depleted,” he said, citing for instance Tamban and Galonggong, the primary fish for sardines, are getting smaller and smaller “because we do not allow them to spawn and propagate.” This, the chief executive said, is the reason for the government-imposed ban on fishing particularly for Tamban (sardine) species from December of 2011 to March of 2012 to allow the fish to spawn. The ban came much earlier than the self-imposed closed fishing season among the canning and fishing companies. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has deployed at least three patrol boats in coodination with the Philippine Coastguard to patrol the Sulu Sea and Sibugay Bay off the Zamboanga Peninsula to ensure that

Col. Ricardo Rainer Cruz (left), now a brigadier general, takes over the 1st Infantry Tabak Division from the former (right photo) Major Gen. Noel Coballes who now head the AFP-Western Command in Zamboanga City. Cruz is the former assistant division commander of the 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army based in Davao City. Photo supplied

Army’s premier division has new head By PJ TREMEDAL of Western Mindanao Bureau

LABANGAN, Zamboanga del Sur––The Army’s premier division will be honoring its new commanding general with the presence of local government officials under the area of responsibility of the 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division. Former division commander, Major General Noel Coballes who now heads the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Command based in ZamPROTECT/p.11 boanga City will turn over

the command to its new commanding general today, February 10. Brig. Gen. Ricardo Rainer Cruz, AFP, PMA Class 1980, was the former assistant division commander of the 10th Infantry Division based in Davao City. As an of f icer and a gentleman, Cruz was a bemedalled military officer and a “mistah” of Coballes. As the new commander of the army’s premier division, Cruz assured all of

its officers and enlisted and non-enlisted personnel’s to include their beloved families a good and respectable division commander and will give his best. Meanwhile, Major Gen. Noel Coballes, who now heads the AFP-Western Command after the retirement of Lt. Gen.Raymundo Ferrer, who retired last month, sent a message of integrity, honor, and service to his former comrades, the Tabak troopers. Coballes started his

career as a young lieutenant of the famous SRR or the Scout Ranger Regiment and assigned in various areas that make him a bemedalled officer of the armed forces. While Cruz who is a “mistah” of the former commanding general also achieved major accomplishments and honors to make him a respectable military officer as the new commanding General of the Army’s premier division, the 1st Infantry (TABAK) Division.

CCTVs installed in CSC releases schedule of 2012 career exams Caraga prov’l jails BUTUAN City––Three provincial jails in Caraga Region are now equipped with closed circuit televisions (CCTV) to help jail officials monitor things happening inside provincial jails, Jail Inspector Dario Campos said. Campos said CCTVs are yet for installation in two more remaining provinces in the region. There are only five provincial jails in Caraga, he added. The official said they have already coordinated with concerned local government units for their financial support for the completion of the installation. Campos said installation of said cameras will help jail officers monitor what is happening within and around the jail premises. Other than the monitoring function the CCTV, the instrument also gives the inmates a sense of security, as jail officers can immediately respond for any untoward incident to take place.

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THE Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Wednesday released the scheduled calendar of examinations this year. The civil service eligibility examinations for both the professional and sub-professional levels are set on May 27 and October 21, the CSC said. Having a professional or subprofessional eligibility in addition to education, experience and training are requirements needed for permanent appointment to corresponding positions in the government career service. The career service examinationpaper and pencil test is open Filipino citizens, regardless of educational attainment, who are at least 18 years old at the time of filing of application, and who have not taken the same level

of examination within three months from the exam date. For instance, applicants for the May 27 examination must not take the same level of examination from February 26 to May 26, 2012. The CSC, however, allowed taking different levels of examination within the said period. Applicants may file and submit accomplished examination forms for the May 27 until April 12 at any CSC regional or field office. The CSC warned that acceptance of application forms ceased anytime before the deadline once the CSC regional or field office has reached is quota. Other CSC administered examinations this year are Qualifying Test for

Foreign Service Officer Examination on February 19, the Local Scholarship Program (LSP) Written Examination and the Penology Officer Examination (POE) are set on August 12. The Foreign Service Officer Examination in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs will be done in select testing centers across the country. Filing of application for foreign service exam ended on January 13 at the DFA head office in Manila and on January 16 at DFA regional offices. The LSP offers a one-year scholarship opportunity to qualified government workers to pursue master’s or doctorate degrees. The POE results in the conferment EXAMS/p.11

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Editor: NELSON V. CONSTANTINO , email: nelconstant@gmail.com

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Nationwide scandal over fire extinguishers LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked…” (Psalm 97:10, the Holy Bible). -oooQUESTIONS FOR “ANG TIPO KONG CHIEF JUSTICE”: I have a question to the organizers and supporters of the movement styling itself as “Ang tipo kong Chief Justice” (or, loosely, “The Chief Justice that I like”): is this not a mere propaganda campaign intended to sway the Senate on its vote on the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona? I mean, if this movement is genuinely interested in reforming the country, why not aim for “the government official that I like” to cover all other officials of the land? Why limit the advocacy to the chief justice alone? Is this group saying that our problems as a people have been caused only by the chief justice? How about officials who favor friends and relations, but who kick the butt of those who oppose them? How about officials who advocate anarchy and lawlessness and encourage the rule of the mob instead of the rule of law? We are supposed to merely close our eyes on their own excesses? -oooSCANDAL OVER FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo should look at the complaints silently brewing especially among owners of small businesses all around the country: it would appear that, against their will, they are being required to buy fire extinguishers and other firefighting devices from suppliers directly favored and chosen by fire authorities. I am told that those who refuse, for one reason or another, to buy from the favored suppliers, are denied

What’s good enough? THINK a minute. Is your voice go o d enough to sing a solo on T.V. or radio? If you’re like me, you’ll stick to singing in the shower only! So what are you good at? And compared to whom? If golf is your sport and you can beat your buddies in a round, how good are you compared to Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, or Veejay Singh? You and I cannot begin to measure up their world-class standard of golf ! Years ago I had to learn a new language. After 3 months of study and practice, I felt quite good about my progress. Compared to the tourists, I was a whiz and very fluent. But compared to the locals, I talked like a 5-year-old little boy.

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst In the same way, we may look at some really bad people and feel quite good about ourselves. Compared to them, we almost look like saints! But compared to God, how good do we look? Well, who doesn’t look like dirt compared to our perfect Creator! Even if we locked ourselves away from all temptation and prayed all day for the rest of our lives,

we still could not come even close to being as pure and perfectly good as God is. So because we want to feel we’re still OK and good enough, we choose to compare ourselves to those really bad people. But there is only one way that God can accept you and me so we can live in a right relationship with Him. God has to give us the gift of His own perfect

These defensive forts are still in the port areas of Cebu, Ozamis City and Manila. Understandably, the Spaniards had the open seas their escape route, too. There were accounts that the Spanish also constructed a rock-fortress in Cagayan de Oro in the area now known as Gaston Park. They said that the succeeding Spanish missionaries ordered demolition of rock fortress. There were accounts that the Spaniards employed the rocks as street overlays in Divisoria, notably, the present Abejuela Street. The construction of the Spanish settlement in Gaston Park area gave us an insight that the open seas of Macabalan was only within ‘spitting distance’ where the settlement then located. The settlement then was the only place where one can easily observed approaching sea pirates and tribal warriors from the mainland. The area in Gaston Park then was, perhaps, the only higher ground among the swampy inland. Perennial flooding then must have gathered enough delta sediments forming into a solid inland that gave birth to Cagayan de Oro City’s downtown area toward the Macabalan port. This is just the same as the geologic formation of Isla de Oro, Isla Bugnaw and Isla Baksan where people started to settle as years came along. Thus, when flood comes in, the whole of Cagayan de Oro City is vulnerable. Now, why blame local officials when flood comes in? Cagayan de Oro is historically flood prone area. The only option is relocate the city itself. React: crisguardian@yahoo.com

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A STORM is brewing at the Senate impeachment trial of EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGER Supreme Court Chief Justice ALLAN M. MEDIANTE MELANIE RIVERA Renato Corona. In a move EXECUTIVE EDITOR IRENE DOMINGO to prove charges of culpable A ò Ùã®Ý®Ä¦ violation of the Constitution NELSON V. CONSTANTINO FELIX SANTILLAN MANAGING EDITOR and betrayal of public trust L ùÊçã AÙã®Ýã against Corona, the House CRIS DIAZ GUILLERMO ADE, JÙ. of Representatives’ prosecuASSOCIATE EDITOR PÙÊ ç ã®ÊÄ tion team subpoenaed his PAT SAMONTE ALBERT MOLIT bank records, which makes R ¦®ÊÄ ½ E ®ãÊÙÝ-C Ù ¦ MARLON DOMINGO AJ CORAL sense if conviction is to be CIRCULATION R ¦®ÊÄ ½ E ®ãÊÙ-Z Ã Ê Ä¦ secured. It did not then JUN ESCUADRO come as a surprise that JHO PANTOJA RIZA O. ARES Corona’s defense team opN óÝ E ®ãÊÙ LIEZL A. DELOSO posed every attempt to delve JOE PALABAO GERRY LEE GORIT into Corona’s bank records, ROLANDO SUDARIA RENE MICHAEL BAÑOS P«ÊãÊ JÊçÙÄ ½®ÝãÝ particularly his secret dolM Ù» ã®Ä¦ CÊÄÝç½ã ÄãÝ lar account, which many JOE DEL PUERTO FELICILDA ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI believe is the repository of URIEL C. QUILINGUING ããù. ÙÊ ÙãÊ . Äã ¦Ê ¹Ù. E ®ãÊÙ® ½ CÊÄÝç½ã ÄãÝ his alleged ill-gotten wealth. L ¦ ½ CÊçÄÝ ½Ý The prosecution claimed REGIONAL PARTNERS: that Corona and his wife WESTERN MINDANAO Cristina’s account won Mindanao Examiner/Mindanao Daily P1 million in Philippine Unit 15, 3F Fair Land Bldg., Nunez Extension Savings Bank’s “Monthly Zamboanga City Phone & Fax (062) 992 5480 Millions” raffle draw and Email: mindanaoexaminer@gmail.com that the couple “had time URL: mindanaoexaminer.com deposits, money market CARAGA placements, and dollar accounts in the bank.” But the MARX’S PUBLISHING AND MARKETING SERVICES P-7 Resureccion Road., Holy Redeemer, defense team’s spokesman, Butuan City Tranquil Salvador III, said, Cell No. 0948-4183501, 0912-8091093 “Why should the Chief JusRUEL V. PELONE

goodness. That’s why God the Son became a human being to pay the penalty of death for all our wrongs and sins. Not His, since he has no wrongs to die for. Jesus wants to give you His perfect goodness free, so you can be good enough to become God’s child and enjoy His life with Him—both now and in heaven after you die. But it’s up to you to ask Jesus for His free gift of forgiveness and new life. Just ask Him to forgive you for all your wrongs and living your own way. Then ask Him to take full charge of your life and start changing your character with His kind of goodness inside every day, for the rest of your life. Just Think a Minute.

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BASED on DENR’s geo-hazard maps all cities and provinces in the country are not safe for human settlement. That includes Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental, too. The point is all cities and towns with enhance growth areas are located in low lands which are flood prone, if not, in higher grounds which areas are landslide prone, too. For instance, Cagayan de Oro Cris Diaz City sprouted out of river delta that developed into swampy areas along riverbanks on toward Macabalan port area. The history of the city’s development as a city coming out of ‘the swampy mounds of Earth’ is clear with the installation of the first Spanish SCANDAL/p.11 settlement in the area in the 1600s. Records available at the Xavier University Museum identified the present Gaston Park as the first Spanish settlement. Today, the historic water tank tower then serving the Spanish settlement is still there beside the Archbishop Palace. What made Gaston Park as Spanish settlement The MINDANAO DAILY is published by Mindanao Daily was unusual. Usually, Spaniards then settled near the Balita at Door 3, Geleng Bldg., Lapasan Highway, Cagayan de Oro City. It is registered with the Department of Trade and shorelines. Here, forts made out of sea corrals, serving Industry (DTI), Region 10 with CerƟfifcate No. 01349532, and defense and look out against marauders, were strategic. with Business Permit No. 02275, TIN No. 946-396-807-001 Constructions of these forts are normally in triangular Telefax Nos: (088) 856-3344, (08822)74-53-80, forms to enable guards to clearly observed incoming vesCell nos.: 0917-7121424, 0923-432-0687 sels from the open seas and attackers from the mainland. Website: www//mindanaodailybalita.com E-mail: mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com mindanaodailynews@gmail.com DANTE M. SUDARIA

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Perry Diaz San Francisco, CA tice be faulted if he really won the raffle? If he’s just lucky, is it a sin? I don’t think there’s a problem with that or if any law was violated.” I agree that Salvador was right in that sense. But would he agree that for the Coronas to qualify for the P1-million monthly raffle, they should have had a huge deposit in that bank? So, how much moolah do the Coronas have stashed in the banks? Secret dollar account What prompted the prosecution team to request the impeachment court to subpoena Corona’s bank records was when one of the prosecutors received

documents provided by an “anonymous source” that showed Corona had opened a bank account in 2008 for more than $700,000 (approximately P34 million). Last February 6, Day 12 of the impeachment trial, the senator-judges decided by majority vote to allow the impeachment court to subpoena Corona’s bank records and bank officials over the opposition of Corona’s defense panel. Indeed, opening Corona’s bank records would be like opening Pandora’s box; it could be damaging to Corona’s defense. It is for this reason that the defense panel vehemently opposed

the testimony of bank officials and the admission of Corona’s bank records as evidence. If his bank records – particularly his secret dollar account — reveal a huge amount of cash deposits that he did not declare in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs), he would have difficulty vindicating himself. Corona seeks TRO Last February 8, in a desperate attempt to suppress damaging evidence against him, Corona filed before the Supreme Court an urgent petition for certiorari and prohibition with prayer for immediate issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and writ of preliminary injunction. Also, Corona’s defense team filed a letter before the Senate impeachment court, which asked to defer or delay the enforcement of the subpoena until after the Supreme Court has acted on Corona’s petition. HIDING/p.10

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MARKET WATCH February 10, 2012

US$ 1.00 Repo Rate Reverse Repo Rate Inflation Rate

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

91-day T-bill Rate - 0.919% Gold Buying/ troy oz. - US$1744.40 Silver Buying - US$34.0

IAC names anew prohibited, regulated products for export By ELAINE O. RATUNIL

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) on Executive Order No.1016 headed by the Department of Trade and Industry recently released the revised list of products that are prohibited and regulated for export. Revision of the said list was made in response to the growing clamor from exporters for an updated reference of prohibited and regulated products for export to avert confusion and delay in export trade facilitation. The IAC was created and operates by virtue of EO 1016 which also dispensed all inspection, commodity and export clearance requirements except: (1) those required as a result of the exis-

tence of import quotas in other countries, such as garments and sugar; (2) those covering items which are banned for exports; (3) those covering exports of logs, copper and coffee; and (4) those covered by international agreements to which the Philippines is a signatory. Other IAC members are representatives of the Department of Finance, Department of Budget and Management, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and the National Economic and Development Authority. Commodity agencies and the Bureau of Customs were provided with copies of the said list. The complete list of prohibited and regulated products for export is available at www.edc.net.ph. (EOR/EDC-PIA 10)

MALAYBALAY CIT Y, Bukidnon – As a response to the reported high number of child laborers, provincial mayors and private corporations recently signed the Commitment of Intent with the International Labor Organization-International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC) to address this issue on child labor. Gi ov an n i S ol e d a d, Project Manager, ILOIPEC, said the treaty will help pool government and non-government organizations’ expertise and resources to implement programs that directly benefit child laborers and their families in identified communities. This treaty was signed by Bukidnon Governor Alex Calingasan, Coca Cola Foundation-Philippines, Sugar Industry Foundation Inc., and four mayors of the child-labor vulnerable communities.

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICE AGUSAN DEL NORTE J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City Telefax No. (085) 341-3154 Tel. No. (085) 342-1613

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID The Department of Agrarian Reform-Agusan del Norte Provincial Office (DARPO), through its Bids and Awards committee invites sealed bids and eligible contractor for SECURITY SERVICES with Approved Budget for Contract (ABC) of PhP P310,068.00. Bidders may obtain further information, inspect and acquire bidding documents from: JOSEPHINE P. CENIZA BAC Secretariat PARO I/ ARISP Office Provincial Agrarian Reform Office J. Rosales Ave., Butuan City A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested eligible bidders on submission of a written application to the above office, and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of PHP2,500.00. Issuance of bid documents will be on February 6, 2012 to February 20, 2012. Pre-bidding conference will be on February 16, 2012. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. No. 9184 and its Inplementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). All bids must be accompanied by bid security, in any form (Cash, Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, Manager’s Check) and equivalent to 1% of the ABC; irrevocable letter of credit/bank guarantee of 1.5% of the ABC; or surety bond of 2% of the ABC with a validity period of 120 calendar days. Bids will be opened at the DAR Provincial Office, J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City on February 23, 2012, 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon, in the presence of bidder’s representative who will choose to attend. The DARPO reserves the right to accept or reject any bids and to cancel the bidding process at any time prior to award of the contractor, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s or any obligation to inform the affected bidders of the reason for employer’s action. (SGD.) ATTY. EGGIE M. SALUDO Chairperson, BAC MDB: Feb. 10-16, 2012

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LGUs, NGOs ink pact with ILO to eliminate child labor By RUBY LEONORA R. BALISTOY

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During the ceremonial signing and groundbreaking rites of the Coca Cola Foundation’s P4 million school building project at Butong, Quezon, Bukidnon, Soledad underscored the speedy actions made by the partner agencies to achieve a child labor-free Bukidnon province. “The groundbreaking of this school building project is already an expression of our partners’ commitment and contribution to the national goal of eliminating the worst form of child labor in the country”, he said. Recent ILO statistics showed that Bukidnon was among the four provinces in the country with high number of child laborers, having about 2,500 children and youth between 9 and 17 years old engaged in laborious works within sugarcane plantations, rice fields, construction, and other agriculture industry particularly in Malaybalay City, Valencia City, and the towns of Maramag, and Quezon.

As stipulated in Republic Act 9231 or the “Anti-Child Labor Law”, children below 15 years old, if working in nonhazardous conditions, may work for not more than 20 hours a week, at most 4 hours a day. The law limits children 15–17 years old to work not more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week.

Night work from 8pm to 6am is also prohibited. The law seeks to eliminate the worst forms of child labor such as sale and trafficking of children, debt bondage, serfdom, prostitution and pornography, use of children for illegal activities—including drug trafficking, and any work that is hazardous and harmful to the health, safety, and morals of children. Thus, key national gove r n ment agencies and n on - gove r n m e nt organizations involved in the program, such as the Department of Education, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Trade and Industry, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Bukidnon Press Club, and Bukidnon Sugar Mill Corp., were also signatories of the commitment, with the understanding to complement the ILO-IPEC and the government’s program in eliminating child labor. (RLRB-PIA 10 Bukidnon)

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SSS to launch TrikanSSSya project to help informal sector By JOMIE JEAN APOSTOL

QUEZON CITY -- Social Security System President Emilio De Quiros Jr. announced on Friday that they are planning to launch a pilot program called TrikanSSSya to help the informal sector save up for their retirement. According to De Quiros, the TrikanSSSya project is the agency’s way of helping the informal sector to become members of SSS and

to extend social protection to them. They are now exploring the merits of the project starting with an association of tricycle drivers and operators in Las Piñas. SSS produced an 'alkansiya' or coin bank wherein members of the association can put any amount everyday. After a month, the contents of the coin bank would be their contribution to SSS. However, the minimum

requirement is P303 per person per month. The minimum contribution to SSS is P104 pesos but De Quiros said they set the association’s minimum requirement at P303, higher than the minimum so that the association members will be able to receive a higher pension. De Quiros said they are studying if they could replicate with other informal sectors like market vendors. (JJOA/PIA-GHQ)

NTC urged to curb illegal handset radio operator, jammers DIPOLOG CITY--The city council here recently passed a resolution urging the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to hunt down illegal handset radio operators and jammers that have already interfered with the radio transceivers of the city police station. City councilor James Cyril Ruiz, who sponsored the said resolution, underscored the importance of insulat-

ing the radio transceivers of the police from jammers and unscrupulous handset radio operators to protect the public against any untoward incident. “It is imperative that the radio transceivers of the police be secure from jammers to protect the lives and properties of the public,” the councilor stressed. Councilor Ruiz added that the illegal handset radio

operators should be stopped to protect the duly registered operators. NTC is a government agency tasked with regulating telecom and broadcast industries to include, among others, the registration and licensing of radio station/ system. Jammers have been observed to have grown in numbers in the city. (FPG/PIAZamboanga del Norte)

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SOLAR ENTERTAINMENT CORP. SOLAR Entertainment Corporation (also operating under the trade name Solar Television Network) is a Makati, Philippines-based media company with 6 cable channels [1] 4 Free-TV Channels (RPN, SBN, RJTV, and BEAM TV) and a film distribution company. The film distribution unit is the local affiliate for United International Pictures. The company was founded in 1976 when it started as Solar Films. From SkyCable to Terrestrial Television Solar’s channels have ceased airing on SkyCable, the Philippines’ largest cable company. An insider claims that t h e s e t ro u b l e s w i t h SkyCable started when boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, whose fights Solar Entertainment has the exclusive right to air and distribute, moved from ABS-CBN, a sister company of Sky, to rival GMA. Another insider claims that SkyCable wanted to remove ETC

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Grace Lee, naging instant celebrity sa Korea MATAPOS lumabas ang pag-amin na nagde-date sila ni Pangulong Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, biglang tumaas daw ang interes ng mga tao sa Korea tungkol sa Kapuso host na si Grace Lee. Sa ulat ni showbiz reporter Nelson Canlas sa Chika Minute ng GMA news 24 Oras nitong Miyerkules, sinabi nito na isang Korean TV crew ang sumubaybay kay Grace mula sa studio ng GMA 7 hanggang sa pictorial na pinuntahan ng Kapuso host. Ayon kay Jessica Oh, tv producer mula sa Korea, biglang nagkaroon ng malaking interes ang kanyang mga kababayan sa pagkatao ni Grace matapos mapabalita na nililigawan ito ng

pangulo ng Pilipinas. Dahil dito, nais umano nila na maipakilala sa kanilang kababayan si Grace bilang isang tao at hindi lang basta love interest ng pangulo. “First it’s a big issue in Korea and she’s getting really known in Korea. But we want to let Korea known who she really is as a person, not just because she’s dating the president,” ayon kay Jessica. Kapwa Korean ang mga magulang ni Grace at isinilang siya

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sa South Korea. Gayunman, 10-taong-gulang lang si Grace nang lumipat sila sa Pilipinas dahil nandito ang negosyo ng kanyang mga magulang. Samantala, sa kaarawan ni Aquino nitong Miyerkules, nagbigay ng birthday wish si Grace para sa pangulo. “My birthday wish is he may continue to maintain the kind of love that he has been receiving from his people, as it is very very important to him and he is very much aware of that,” anang magandang TV host. Sinabi ni Grace na ang suporta ng mga tao ang nagsisilbing lakas umano ni Aquino sa pagganap nito sa tungkulin bilang lider ng PRESIDENT AQUINO

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Hiding From page 6 defense team also requested the impeachment court “to defer the enforcement of the subpoenas it issued to the Philippine Savings Bank and the Bank of the Philippine Islands.” The impeachment court immediately denied the defense’s two motions; thus, allowing Pascual Garcia III, President of Philippine Savings Bank, to be put on the witness stand. Garcia, who was subpoenaed to bring 10 specific bank records of Corona, presented only five accounts, which showed that as of December 31,

2010 he had a total deposit of P19,728,555.39. He did not bring the other five accounts, which were dollar accounts, claiming that he was prohibited to disclose them under Republic Act 6426 (Foreign Currency Deposit Act). However, even without the dollar accounts, his disclosed bank deposits appear to far exceed the net worth he stated in his SALN for the year 2010. This is the “smoking gun” that proves that he lied in his SALNs, the gist of Article 2 of the impeachment complaint. Discrepancies in net worth Two days prior to the

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testimony of Garcia, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Henares was cross-examined by Corona’s lead defense lawyer, Serafin Cuevas, who asked her if she found any discrepancies in Corona’s SALNs. She answered in the affirmative and indicated that as a result of the discrepancies the BIR is now investigating the Coronas for tax liability. This prompted the prosecution to re-direct Henares. Over the objection of Cuevas, Henares said that nine properties and several others were not included in Corona’s SALNs. She testified that in 2003, Corona stated his net worth

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at P7 million instead of P14 million; P7 million in 2004 instead of P21 million; P8.3 million in 2006 instead of P31.224 million; P11 million in 2007 instead of P24 million; P12 million in 2008 instead of P25 million; and P14.5 million in 2009 instead of P52 million. In 2010, his net worth went down when the Coronas sold their La Vista property to their daughter for P18 million. Betrayal of public trust With the testimony of Henares, the prosecution team breached Corona’s first line of defense. While Corona is far from defeated, his defense is weakened.

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There were unconfirmed reports that the duo was brought to Sulu province and that another report claimed one of the hostages was rescued or freed. Police and military denied the reports. The military’s Western Mindanao Command branded the report as ‘disinformation.’ There was no truth to that report that one of the victims was rescued or freed. It was a disinformation,” said Army Lieutenant Colonel Randolph Cabangbang, a regional military spokesman. Police in Tawi-Tawi also denied the report. “They are still here in Tawi-Tawi and the operation is continuing and wanted this problem resolve as soon as possible,” Senior Superintendent Rodelio Jocson, the provincial police chief, told the Mindanao Examiner. He said a local gang is holding Horn and Vinciguerre. “They were abducted by locals and not the Abu Sayyaf,” he said when asked by reporters if the al-Qaeda-linked terror group was behind the abduction. Jocson, accompanied by police commandos, launched a rescue operation on Tuesday, but returned empty handed later in the night. “We just came down from the mountain and there were no traces of the hostages,” he said. Manila condemned the abduction of the foreigners and ordered authorities to resolve the crisis immediately. The Aquino government also urged foreign tourists to coordinate with their own em-

bassies regarding advisories on conditions that may affect their travel and other arrangements while visiting the Philippines. “We condemn the abduction; and the national and local governments, as well as all agencies concerned, are working to ensure the resolution of the situation, the recovery and release of the men who remain in the hands of their captors, and the bringing to justice of the lawless elements involved,” said Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte. No individual or group claimed responsibility for the abduction, but Abu Sayyaf militants are known to operate in the province where they kidnapped a Malaysian fish trader Pang Choon Pong in October last year and is still being held in captivity. Abu Sayyaf militants also kidnapped two Malaysian seaweed farm workers Vui Chung, 42, and his cousin Lai Wing Chau, 33, in Tawi-Tawi in February 2010 and were freed later in the same year after their families paid some 2 million ringgits. The group tied to al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya had also kidnapped 21 mostly Western holidaymakers in Sabah’s resort island of Sipadan in 2001 and brought them by boat to the southern Philippines. The hostages were then ransomed off to Malaysia and Libya - which negotiated for their release - for millions of dollars. The Abu Sayyaf is still holding two Malaysians, a Japanese man, an Indian national married to a Filipina, an Australian citizen and three Filipinos in the restive southern region. (With a report from Ely Dumaboc)

However, to convince the senator-judges that Corona’s actions constitute betrayal of public trust, the prosecution team must prove without a shadow of a doubt that Corona indeed committed these impeachable acts. Although Enrile had manifested from the get-go that the impeachment complaint was neither a criminal nor civil case wherein conviction beyond “reasonable doubt” is required in criminal cases and “preponderance of evidence” in civil cases, “clear and convincing” evidence is all that is needed to convict the respondent in an impeachment trial. However, it is not going to be an easy task.

In a few days, the Supreme Court would rule on Corona’s petition for certiorari and prohibition with prayer for immediate issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and writ of preliminary injunction. If the high court rules in his favor, it could trigger a constitutional crisis. Would the Senate impeachment court subordinate itself to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and not to the sovereignty of the people for which it was created? The people are watching the development with anticipation. -------(PerryDiaz@gmail.com)

SPORTS Scandal From page 6 their fire permits or other similar documents and, worse, their establishments are even subjected to more rigorous investigations amounting to pure and simple harassment. It would have been alright, I am told, if the fire extinguishers are working. The problem is that they normally contain nothing but useless bleaching powder (or gawgaw in Filipino). -oooGO OD NEWS FOR COCONUT PLANTERS: Here is one good news for Filipinos: a master plan aiming to develop coconut sap sugar will be set up as the First National Coconut Sap Sugar Industry Congress (NCSSIC) is held in March in order to seize more opportunities in a $1.1 billion alternative sweetener global market. The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) are jointly holding the NCSSIC as they see great prospects for Filipino farmers to capture an international market for coconut sap as a healthful sugar. “With the increasing demand, the coconut sap sugar industry presents a promising business opportunity for the farmers and small to medium enterprises,” said NCSSIC Chairman Erlene C. Manohar, also PCA project development officer. -oooBIBLICAL RULES OF SURE SUCCESS: Here are two parts of the Holy Bible which tell us how to achieve sure success: In Proverbs 2:6-8, it is written: “For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.” In 1 Chronicles 22:13, the assurance given by the Bible is this: “… you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the LORD gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged…”

Protect From page 5 the ban is complied with by the some two dozen fishing fleets based in this city. “At first, there was a problem but with our intervention we were able to solve the problem,” Lobregat said. To recall, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) last quarter of last year issued a joint administrative order (AO) establishing a closed season for the conservation of sardines with a transitory provision setting the period this year from December 1, 2011 to March 1, 2012. The transitory provision

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was a win-win solution recommended by Mayor Lobregat intended to diffuse the tension between the Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (under the DA) and concerned stakeholders over the period of the imposition of the closed season for commercial fishing. Wire reports

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Sendong survivors. PhilHealth 10 Regional Vice President Datu Masiding M. Alonto, Jr. expressed his appreciation to all the runners who participated in this worthy cause. He cited that Northern Mindanao has the biggest delegation, posting the highest number of participants over the other regions where the run was held. “We sincerely extend our gratitude to our sponsors in sharing the same advocacy toward corporate social responsibility,” RVP Alonto added. Participants in the region included personnel of the various national line agencies, peace keepers, law enforcers, Gender Advocates in Northern Mindanao, Regional Association of Government Communica-

tors, and some private organizations and individuals, among others. Local officials were led by Governor Oscar S. Moreno of Misamis Oriental and Governor Mohamad Khalid Quibranza Dimporo of Lanao del Norte and Cagayan de Oro City Vice Mayor Ian Acenas with special participation of the Filipino-British Celebrity Model John Hall. Runners competed in the 3K, 5K 10K and 17K race categories. The top finishers for men and women were Bryan Antero and Jolie Rose Maxilom (3K); Leonard Colona and Janine Eve Mansueto (5K); Arnold Unabia and Josielyn Pepito (10K); Patrick Ceazar Dagasuhan and Niecel Espinosa (17K) and for the 3K kiddie run were John Luijie Espinosa and Jolie Rose Maxilom. Race award winners received cash prizes, medals, certificates and gift items while all runners received loot bags and were also treated to a raffle where prizes from the event sponsors were away.

Caraga Meat Shop is protested the holding of nite café in the area as well as the presence of ambulant vendors selling fish, meat, and vegetables during daytime. Mr. Ledesma is asking the city government to also consider the plight of legitimate business establishments in the area. He added that Mayor Amante created the “Ground Zero” waste program and even displayed to the public shoveling the dirt of the streets in the city but it seems that the waste from Langihan were just transferred to G. Flores Avenue, apparently referring to the illegal vendors in Langihan Public Market who transferred to the area. Ledesma added that sanitation, fair weighing scale, the safety of the food products and other requirement needed have been complied with by legitimate businessmen unlike those of ambulant vendors. On one hand, Langihan Fish Vendors Association President Mr. Leo Calob told Mindanao Daily that he was also dismayed––and lose hope––because the city From page 1 government did not act Bernabe adding, “and on the group’s complaint now it seems that illegal regarding the presence of vendors ruled the street.” ambulant vendors. Mr. Palong Ledesma of Calob said he already

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tion is important to get rid of ARMM of the vestiges and illegal operations institutionalized by the previous administration resulting to large-scale disenfranchisement of legitimate voters in the area, Robredo added. He said a revamp of poll officials in ARMM suspected of being involved in past election malpractices will also ensure honesty and integrity of the ARMM elections. “We find it difficult to succeed in our reforms if the same unscrupulous election officers remain in their post,” Robredo said. Robredo also recommended voters education as a way of awareness among voters on their rights, duties and obligations and letting go of the old practices of selling votes and be part of corrupt practices during past elections in the region. Gov. Ismael ‘Toto’ Mangudadatu, of Maguindanao, said the Comelec needs at least P75 million or P25 million each for the five ARMM provinces to implement much needed electoral reforms. As a whole, the government needs some P300 million to implement electoral reforms in the ARMM provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Tawi-tawi and Sulu. In October last year, the government allocated P 8.9 billion out of the P72 million ‘stimulus fund’ as ARMM transition and investment support fund to stimulate social and economic development in the area considered as a highly impoverished region. Pres. Aquino then appointed Anak Mindanao Party list Rep. Mujiv Hataman has been appointed officer-in-charge governor of ARMM. -0-

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sent two letters in regard to the problem but no one in the city government seemed interested to look into their complaints. Mr. Vic Busa of Busa Enterprise said that there is no public hearing or consultation conducted to the directly affected business establishments when the city government passed an ordinance allowing the operation of the nite café. Mr. Busa said the flow of traffic was greatly affected and in the morning, waste materials of the vendors are scattered along the streets. “A clear insult of the zero waste program of Mayor Amante,” he said. The Mindanao Daily tried to interview Miss Ruth Jugao head of the City Economic Enterprise Department but she is out of Town. Councilor Ryan Anthony B. Culima of the committee on trade and industry initially stated that it is all okay for him if the vendors agree to be transferred near riverbanks.

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DSWD: Child’s best interest is main concern in adoption By PAT SAMONTE, Regional Editor-Caraga

BUTUAN City––In the adoption of a child, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said his/her best interest should be the utmost, primary consideration. The DSWD in Caraga made the statement Wednesday during the Regional Adoption and Foster Care Forum at Mazaua Resort and Restaurant here in conjunction with the

celebration of the Adoption Consciousness Week. DSWD-Caraga lawyer Josefe Sorrera-Ty said that in all matters relating to care, custody and adoption, the child’s interest shall be the paramount consideration in accordance with the levels set forth by the United Nations Commission on the Rights of the Child. Sorrera-Ty said a pro-

cess has to be followed in the adoption of a child and the DSWD is one of the government agencies the prospective adoptive parents have to deal with. According to SorreraTy, the following may be adopted: -Those below 18 years old and declared available for adoption; - L e g it i m at e s on or daughter of spouse of applicant even if beyond 18 years old;

-Illegitimate son or daughter even if beyond 18 years old. She also made it clear that prior to adoption, written consents should be issued by: -Adoptee who is 10 years of age or older; -Biological parents. DSWD-13 Social Welfare III Aldie Mae Andoy, said adoption of a child surrendered to the adoptive parents shall undergo the following process with-

in the first to third month: -Facilitation of a Deed of Voluntary Relinquishment Contract; -Secure a birth certificate; -Home visits conducted by a social worker; -Secure most recent colored photo. S orrera-Ty said the court has the sole authority to decide petitions for adoption. She, however, stressed the importance of DSWD’s recommendation

on which the judge relies. The recommendation contains the social workers’ report on visits conducted on the applicant adoptive parents’ home, she said. Participants in the affair with the theme “Isulong! Legal na Pagaampon”, included prospective adoptive parents and representatives from the departments of Justice, Education, police and the city social welfare and development office.

Fr. Tentorio’s best friend-mayor dies

BWM Marketing Consultant Mike Baños is awarded a Plaque of Appreciation by AMRECO RCO Christopher S. Dolina for his role as Media Coordinator during the recently concluded 1st Mindanao Congress of Advocates for Renewable Energy, Rural Electrification and Development (Min CARED) held 26 January at Cagayan de Oro City. Also in photo are AMRECO’s staff (L-R) Pearl Cahoy, PSAG Corp communications officer; Joy Dioxane V. Bullecer, AMRECO Advocacy Officer; Dolino; Cherry P. Mabao, AMRECO Finance Officer; Mae Caday , PSAG Corp. Finance Officer and Jovito Dano, AMERECO GU. (AMRECO photo)

KIDAPAWAN City––The municipal mayor of Arakan in North Cotabato died in a hospital in Davao City on Tuesday after a short bout with cancer, his relatives said. Arakan Mayor Gerardo Tuble was survived by his wife, seven children, and 13 grandchildren. Tuble’s eldest daughter Girlie, 38, said his father was diagnosed in the last quarter of 2011 to have lung cancer, which was already on its third stage. Cotabato Governor Lala Mendoza said the depression brought about by the killing in October last year of Father Fausto Tentorio, has added emotional stress on the late Mayor Tuble, affecting him so much that it worsened his health. “The mayor and the

By law of succession, the town’s vice mayor becomes the acting mayor while the first counci lor becomes the vice mayor and presiding officer of the Sangguniang Bayan. priest were best of friends. It saddened him that the priest was killed during his term and that until his death the priest’s death has remained a puzzle,” said Girlie. Tuble was declared dead around 2 p.m. on Tuesday while he was on his way back home from the Davao

Doctors Hospital in Davao City. The family decided to bring Mayor Tuble home after he refused to take his medicines. “He might have a premonition that he’s going to die so he wanted to go back home. The family was already preparing for his travel when he expired,” said Governor Mendoza. The governor is hoping for a smooth transition in the town’s leadership. By law of succession, the town’s vice mayor becomes the acting mayor while the first councilor becomes the vice mayor and presiding officer of the Sangguniang Bayan. The 8th member of the council would be decided upon by the majority party. Tuble will be buried on February 25. (PNA)