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WEATHER UPDATE Diffused tail-end of a cold front affecting the eastern sections of Central and Southern Luzon. Wind convergence affecting Eastern Visayas and Mindanao.

Eastern sections of Central and Southern Luzon, Eastern Visayas and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over Southern Mindanao 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 will prevail over Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the East and Northeast with slight to moderate seas.

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Private sector petitions PNoy for Sendong relief

By MIKE BAÑOS

CAGAYAN de Oro City––The private sector in this gateway city to Mindanao is slated to meet President Benigno S. Aquino III today to present a comprehensive package of proposed relief measures designed to get the city back on its feet.

Santiago to counsels: Submit list of witnesses, evidences

AFTER a week of absence due to hypertension, Senator-judge Miriam DefensorSantiago on Tuesday urged the prosecution and defense panels in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato THE two cargo trucks carrying bananas from the plantation site of Japanese Corona to submit their reSumitomo Fruits Corp in Barangay Magsaysay in Malaybalay City were in total spective list of witnesses President Aquino is wreck after dozens of armed men torched them in a barangay in Kitaotao town in and evidences.

PETITIONS/PAGE 3 Bukidnon last January 18. Photo courtesy of Kim Ignacio LIST/PAGE 11

Street dancing, sports to highlight Dagkot Festival

By PAT SAMONTE, Regional Editor-Caraga with MANUEL EGAY JR., Caraga news bureau

CABADBARAN City––The local government here has lined up various activities during this city’s fiesta celebration designed to attract visitors and tourists in line with its leadership’s tourism promotion program.

Dubbed as Dagkot Festival, the one-week celebration will officially open on Friday, February 27, with a parade around the city and program to be led by

Wednesday

For more details, contact Tel. No.: 309-5276 HERMILINO VILLALON Manager

Mayor Dale B. Corvera, Vice-Mayor Harris Glenn Puyot, members of the city council, officlals and city hall employees.

In an exclusive interview, Mayor Corvera said a Drum and Lyre Competition will be held on the same day at the Caraga State University, Cabadbaran campus where several bands are expected to participate.

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Fishermen killed off Basilan coast

By CRIS DIAZ, Associate Editor

UNIDENTIFIED armed pirates robbed and massacred 15 fishermen in Basilan on Monday carting away the victims’ valuables, a belated police report said.

A report from Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said that about 30-armed men on board a motorized rigger strafed the fishing vessel of the victims, 30 kilometers off Isabela City in Basilan.

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Muslim Wedding at PRYCE PLAZA PRINCESS POTRISARIP MACALABA BARABADAN exchange bows with DATU NUROLAJEN AROBINTO RIPORS last January 15, 2012 in a well attended Wedding Ceremony held at the Grand Mindanao Ballroom.

Groom’s Parents are Datu Mama “Mike” Manalocon Ripors and Bae Linang Manalundong Arobinto.

Bride’s Parents are Datu Mitolawan Sarip Barabadan and Potri Umpar Macalaba For Muslim Wedding Rituals and Reception, Please call PRYCE PLAZA at Telephone numbers: 088 – 8583131 or 08822 – 726464, visit our website at www.pryceplaza.ph, or email us at sales@pryceplaza.ph

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Governor Alex Calingasan: Integrating agriculture and environmental protection

By ANN F. NOBLE, Bukidnon news bureau

BUKIDNON––It could be another day of another year but for the governor of the province of Bukidnon, Governor Alex Calingasan, it would be another day and another year to make a difference in his constituents’ lives.

Marking his 62nd birthday last January 20, just a few days before the 2012 Chinese New Year, the governor foresees the new year with positive impact on his governance.

In previous interviews, Governor Calingasan reiterated his being in the position as something destined, thus

the will to create change through implementation of various projects and programs that could benefit not just the people but the environment as well.

The governor’s greening program, a pillar in his governance was in concept and implemented on October 2010, way ahead of President Aquino’s National Greening program which officially launched on February 24, 2011.

Seeing the need to replenish Bukidnon’s dwin- CALINGASAN dling forest cover, Governor Calingasan made it a point ticipate in the tree planting that all sectors must par- activities in the province, even requiring local government officials to intensify tree growing in their areas or else no development assistance from the provincial government would be released.

Being an agriculturist, he integrated agriculture in most to his environmental platforms thus creating an entirely new approach in

OUR CLIENT IS THE LARGEST COCONUT SHELL ACTIVATED CARBON MANUFACTURER IN THE WORLD, WITH MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. CLIENT WILL BE ESTABLISHING ITS OPERATIONS IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2012. WE ARE IN NEED FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: 1. OPERATIONS MANAGER Qualifications: 1. College graduate of a reputable University or College; 2. Male or female; 3. Not more than 35 years old; 4. With at least 3 years supervisory experience; 5. Strong sense of leadership; 6. Has fast and effective problem-solving abilities; 7. Good in oral and written communications skills both in English and Cebuano; 8. Computer-literate and proficient in common Spreadsheet application; 9. Self-starter and work effectively with people; 10. Eager to learn; 11. Willing to travel Will help, if applicant has the following knowledge and abilities: 1. Preparing program budgets; 2. Facilitating and implementing programs; 3. Controlling inventory; 4. Handling logistics; 5. Stimulate positive vibes, teamwork and creativity among employees, workforce and external customers; 6. Conduct meetings with both internal and external customers, listening and addressing problems; 7. Deal with client complaints, shipment delays, and make fast effective decisions to help run the Company smoothly and for solving problems and preventing them from re-surfacing.

2. ACCOUNTANT Qualifications: 1. Certified Public Accountant; 2. Male or female; 3. Not more than 35 years old; 4. At least 3 years professional level experience in accounting; 5. Good in oral and written communications skills; 6. Computer literate and proficient with common Spreadsheet application; 7. Self-starter and can work with minimum supervision; Will help, if the applicant has the following knowledge and abilities: 1. Excellent in accounting theory, practice and procedures; 2. Knowledgeable with laws, rules, regulations and policies affecting financial management; 3. Analyze and interpret accounting & statistical data; 4. Prepare clear, concise reports and recommendations.

INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATION AND RESUME TO: Mr. Severino V. Tabasuares, Jr. SVT & Associate Consultantancy No. 66 Aquarius St. Villa Ernesto Subdivision Cagayan de Oro City, or e-mail: stabasuares@yahoo.com

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sustainable livelihood and forest conservation.

The implementation of ALICS (Assistance for LowIncome Communities and Settlers) program paved the way for an enhanced agricultural support especially for the province’s indigenous people and to former rebels who eventually realized that mainstreaming has its positive effects especially working with the government in uplifting people’s economic difficulties.

Situated in the 40-hectare former Bukidnon Resources Company Inc. (BRCI) in Dicklum, Manolo Fortich, the ALICS project is a combination of various endeavors that made it a pilot area for agricultural support like a nursery development area for vegetables and grains seedlings, freshwater development area for tilapia production, orchards that enable the agriculture office to produce quality seeds and provide farm technical support to farmers who want to engage in fruit production particularly mangoes. The ALICS project compound also includes a goat and draft animal breeding facility that could support in the provincial government’s animal dispersal project.

During its launching last August 17, 2011, Governor Calingasan explained that the aim of the project is to provide assistance of the small farmers and to help the indigenous people of the province. It is an add-on to the programs of the local executives. He stressed, the ALICS program is not the main solution to poverty but an assistance to uplift the economic condition of the constituents.

The ALICS program has a P5 million fund said the provincial agriculture officer Alson Quimba.

He said, rebel returnees from Cabanglasan town and IPs of the Bulalang Tribal Farmers’ Association in San Fernando initially availed of the corn and vegetable seeds produced for the program.

PAO Quimba emphasized though that the ALICS program of Governor Calingasan also geared for production of seedlings that when planted, could help mitigate the impact of global warming. He said, farmers and recipients of the project are required to plant fruits trees and bamboos along their farm areas.

The concept of empowering the less-privileged can be discerned through the bulk of beneficiaries that availed of the provincial government’s livelihood projects.

For 2011, P4.153 million had been released for the livelihood program said Hansel Echavez of the provincial livelihood office.

The P2.430 of this goes to at least 190 former rebels who surrendered and availed of

Bukidnon Governor Alex P. Calingasan and Malaybalay Bishop Jose A. Cabantan talk with tribal elders during their visit in San Fernando town. the government’s livelihood support through its local integration project.

As Governor Calingasan said, there’s no limit to support as long as the provincial coffer could afford it, adding

that making a difference in transforming a person’s life into a better and more productive one is the most effective way to eradicate poverty and criminality in the society.

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New ARMM cabinet members pledge to support new leadership

LANAO del Sur––ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman recently said that the new regional cabinet members were chosen based on their respective territorial and ethnic representations, but not at the expense of merit and fitness. They are Information Director Nash Maulana Secretaries Haroun Al Rashid Lucman (DILG), Jamar Kulayan (DepEd), Marites Manguindra (DTI), Emil Sadain (DPWH), Halim Mohammad (DAR), Muslimin Jakilan (DOLE), Kahal Kedtag (DENR), Prof Sanguila Tindick (DAF), SolGen Abdulmuin Pakan, Exec. Sec. Anwar Malang, Chief-of-Staff Amhilda Sangcopan and Cabinet Sec. Norkhalila Mae Mambuay.

Coffee, swine programs launched

SURIGAO City - A coffee production program launching and swine dispersal turn-over for island farmers and fisherfolks was done recently at Brgy. Lisondra this city. Attended by officials and beneficiaries of nine barangays, the activity was graced by DA-13 Director Edna Mabeza and City Mayor Ernesto Matugas.

It was spearheaded by the City Agriculture Office, led by Mr. Isaias Elumba and the City Veterinary Office, under Dr. Alan Quines, as a component of the Surigao City Agri-fisheries and Agro-industrial Development (SAFIDEV) Program.

Senator Cayetano hails PhilHealth

CARAGA Region––Senator Pia Cayetano commends PhilHealth Mindanao for organizing the PhilHealth Mindanao Run for Hope on February 5, 2012. The Mindanao Run will simultaneously take place in the cities of Zamboanga, Butuan, Koronadal, Marawi, Davao and Cagayan de Oro.

Public officials groundbreak new town hall

SURIGAO del Norte––Mayor JR Coro of Del Carmen town, Governor Sol Matugas and Rep. Francisco Matugas, led the groundbreaking of the new municipal hall building, recently. Right after the groundbreaking rites, they also witnessed the opening of Adventures in Discovery - Siargao Science Centrum at the Siargao National College of Science & Tech (SNCST) in said town.

Medical mission held

SURIGAO Sur - LGU San Agustin, headed by Mayor Honolulu Go, conducted a medical mission in Brgys, Sto Nino, Pongtod and Hornasan, Jan 17 this year. The activity was supervised by Municipal Health Officer Bernardita Resus in coordination with the 29IB, led

by Col Henry Robinson Jr.

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NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH Welcome President Aquino to Cagayan de Oro City! Your presence gives us hopes, vigor and inspiration as we struggle to overcome one of the worst times of the city’s history.

A tanker from Petron also docks at the port in Cagayan de Oro City yesterday to supply more diesel and gasoline.Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

Petitions From page 1 scheduled to visit Iligan City in the morning to inspect the Bayanihan Village relocation site before flying back to Cagayan de Oro to speak at the inauguration of the Calaanan resettlement site before proceeding to the Xavier Ecoville Phase 1 relocation site for an inspection and meeting with the private sector.

In a letter to the president, copy of which was furnished to this paper, Oro Chamber President Ma. Teresa R. Alegrio, presents a petition in behalf of the private sector, outlining a comprehensive package of relief measures for the president’s consideration.

Ms. Alegrio said it is also the private sector’s prayer that concerned government agencies strictly implement permanent “No Build Zones” following the president’s declaration of riverbanks as “Off Limits to Human Habitation” and a total ban on all types of mining along the Iponan River.

Besides the Oro Chamber, the petition was also signed by presidents of the various Filipino-Chinese chambers, industrial associations, consumer groups, exporters, bankers and business promotion NGOs. In their consolidated petition, copy of which was likewise furnished to this paper, the petitioners cited how Sendong paralyzed 40% of Cagayan de Oro’s trade and commerce and affected over 400,000 persons in Region 10 according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Council (NDRRMC).

A survey conducted by the Oro Chamber (Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. revealed that TS Sendong damaged equipment and structures of micro, small and medium sized enterprises amounting to PhP 158.5-million while equipment losses in the manufacturing sector totaled PhP 809-million.

Business losses arising from cancelled functions in hotel and restaurants as a result of brownouts and the collapse of the water system

amounted to 50-60% of expected income.

Reports filed by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) listed at least PhP 969.35 million in damages to 30 infrastructure projects including bridges, drainage and flood control.

The Cagayan de Oro City Water District reported at least P30.4-million in damages to its infrastructure including major booster pumps of the city’s water district and its chlorination and laboratory facilities resulting in a water crisis which lasted for almost a month.

The package of proposed relief measures were categorized according to assistance to affected micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) such as a rehabilitation fund for technical assistance and special financing for working capital and equipment/ machinery acquisition, a Banko Sentral moratorium on amortizations falling due within six months after Sendong for business, consumer, home and loans to large enterprises.

It also requests government to expedite the repair and rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure and logistics facilities such as river embankment/ flood control projects, bridges, water and electric distribution systems, irrigation facilities and most important, dredging of the Cagayan River.

For workers affected by Sendong, the petition requests the Social Security System (SSS) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) for additional calamity loans to all affected private and government employees and to restructure the monthly payment for at least six (6) months; and for PAG-IBIG to extend a moratorium of six (6) months on all existing loans; set up a rehabilitation fund to allow all borrowers to reconstruct and rehabilitate their damaged homes; and avail of a special calamity loan for personal rehabilitation without deductions to balance outstanding on previous loans.

The private sector is also requesting the Dept. of Trade and Industry (DTI) to

conduct a stringent monitoring and enforcement of the price freeze on basic commodities and for the Department of Energy (DOE) to enforce a price freeze on all petroleum products in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan to their Dec. 16, 2011 price levels while the State of National Calamity remains.

In addition, the petition urges DOE to arrange for free servicing and oil change of all public utility and commercial vehicles affected by Tropical Storm Sendong; as well as provide a onemonth subsidy for unpaid December 2011 electricity bills of all flood victims; as well as a 50% discount on retail electricity rates for affected survivors in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City, and for the Local Water Utilities Administration to cover a portion of the unpaid December 2011 water bills of all flood victims amounting to PhP 25.3M; Government agencies like the Dept. of Foreign Affairs, National Statistics Office, Land Transportation Office, Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board are requested to grant free replacement of passports, birth and marriage certificates, driver’s license and all other documents requiring government authentication, free of charge.

Not the least, the petition proposes the following measures relating to disaster risk mitigation and management to preclude a repeat of the disaster: creation of a Task Force charged with updating geohazard maps, aerial topographical surveys, sonar imaging surveys and satellite imagery needed for a detailed in depth study of the Cagayan de Oro River Basin, watershed and delta areas needed for efficient and accurate modeling studies needed to create a new Master Plan for the city.

In addition, DOST and DENR-MGB are requested to install flood water level gages and warning system in strategic areas of riverbanks and for DENR to strictly enforce the law prohibiting the cultivation of annual row crops on lands with over 15 percent slope and near river banks which previously resulted in massive erosion and silting.

We know, Mr. President that your heart is soft and compassionate to the poor and the downtrodden, especially victims of calamities and disasters.

We hope the President is aware of the hatred and vilification of some people obsessed with political greed at the expense of the thousands who died in the wake of “Typhoon Sendong”.

We want the President informed of a shadowy group soliciting signatures to oust our beloved City Mayor Vicente Emano out of trickery.

People from evacuation and relocation sites complained of a sham signature campaign circulated at night under the guise of getting listings of victims for possible relief assistance.

Mr. President, this kind of abominable deception employed by political hypocrites almost erupted into a bloody confrontation among evacuees at the relocation sites.

Mr. President, we, Cagayanons are furious over our signatures taken deviously by people whose only motive is to sow political confusion among us.

Instead of helping disaster victims of rebuilding lost pride, homes and their communities, Cagayanons are challenge by the callousness of some groups, people and individuals pretending to be helping the local government get on its feet.

It is, therefore, the desire of the people of Cagayan de Oro City for the President to be aware of the morally unacceptable acts of treachery, out of fairness and judicious intuition, dismisses the signature campaign and ill-motivated charges made out of whole cloth.

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DENR intensifies greening advocacy, social mobilization “I URGE every organization to help in rehabilitating and preparing the site before engaging in any tree growing activity, otherwise it will only be a futile effort.”

Thus the emphatic statement of Director Corazon Galinato of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Region 10 during yesterday’s meeting with a group of consultants from the University of the Philippines Los Banos-Policy Advocacy Group (UPLBPAG).

Footing from her long experience in mass tree plantation, Galinato rec-

ommends site visitation to assess the feasibility theplanned tree planting activity.

Moreover, she pointed out that DENR Region 10 spouses the term tree growing rather than tree planting.

Tree growing connotes care and nurture of the seedling until it is mature enough while tree planting is just simply embedding the seedling without any further upkeep.

The meeting with the UPLB-PAG is in preparation of workshops to be conducted on February 6-7 and 15, 2012.

The first workshop will be on the strengthening of partnerships among stakeholders in Cagayan de Oro River Basin.

This will be participated in by agencies covered by the National Greening Program, members of the CDO River Management Council, private sectors, LGUs of town upstream of CDO River, ABC president and media practitioners.

The summit will clarify the roles of the different stake holders, assess the current resources, data and information needs and scoping of possible agency

contributions and consolidation and validation of action plan including the formulation of grassroots communication strategies.

The second workshop will be mainly attended by punong barangay of the city and some barangays in Bukidnon adjacent to the CDO River.At the end of the activity, the barangays will be equipped with tools that will enable them to implement NGP activities, social mobilization/communication systems and disaster mitigation plans. A report from Peri Madridano of DENR

Misoc’s P275 million loan above board, says Ramiro OROQUIETA City, Misamis Occidental––The P275 million borrowed for the renovation of provincial capitol building in Misamis Occidental and the provincial’s athletic complex followed legal processes, Governor Herminia Ramiro said.

Ramiro said the Philippine Veterans Bank approved the province’s borrowing for the two major infrastructure projects.

She said the project’s feasibility study and costing under went budget hearings. Resolutions and ordinances were discussed before the Sangguniang

Panlalawigan approved its legislative measures, Ramiro added.

“It took a year for the Sanggunian to study the viability of the borrowings,” the lady governor told reporters here.

Ramiro said the provincial government can pay the amortization of the

loan because of the increase in the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) for each province every year.

“I have consulted with the province’s finance department which gave assurance that the provincial government is capable of paying such borrowings,” Ramiro Ramiro said. CD

‘No smoking zone’ at City Hall complex LOCAL officials in Koronadal City declared its entire city hall complex on Tuesday as a “no-smoking zone” as it launched an intensified campaign for the full enforcement of the country’s anti-smoking law in the area.

Mayor Peter Miguel said they issued the declaration to set an example among other government and private establishments to abide by the prohibition against smoking in public places as provided for under Republic Act (RA) 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 and a local anti-smoking ordinance.

“It’s our responsibility

to implement this law and it should start in our own home,” he said.

As part of the campaign, Miguel said they will also enforce such prohibition later on in other city government offices and facilities, including the city’s main and satellite public markets.

Under RA 9211, smoking is prohibited in all public places or enclosed and confined areas such as hospitals, medical clinics, schools, public transport terminals and offices, private and public offices and buildings, recreational places, shopping malls, movie houses, hotels, restaurants, among others.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DIRECT SALE OF A PORTION 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: JAN. 18, 25 & FEB. 1, 2012

It mandated owners, proprietors, operators, possessors, managers or administrators of such establishments to assign a specific smoking area, which may be in an open space or separate area with proper ventilation.

As penalty, violators may be slapped with a fine of P500 to P1,000 for first offense and may increase up to P10,000 for succeeding incursions.

Owners of erring establishments may also face possible revocation or cancellation of their business permits and licenses.

Miguel said they have designated a smoking area outside the city hall building in compliance with the anti-smoking law.

But he said they are hoping that the campaign would eventually encourage the “smokers” among

their employees as well as local residents to quit from such vice and lead healthy lifestyles.

“Smoking had been proven as among the top causes of many health problems, including various forms of cancer. So it’s really an expense vice that only leads to more harm in the long run,” said Miguel, who is a doctor.

He urged the “smokers” among the city government’s work force not to hesitate in seeking help even from him should they decide to quit smoking.

“Should they need our assistance for counseling, medical help in case they exhibit withdrawal symptoms or any other related support, we are very much willing to provide them,” the mayor assured.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SPECIAL POWER OF AUTHORITY Notice is hereby given that the estate of ASUNCION EBALE SUMANOY, who died on November 28, 2011 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, leaving the following properties/deposits/claims as follows: 1.) Landbank Capistrano, Savings Account No. 0151-1783-08; 2.)

Postal Savings Bank, Account No. 0008-247476-201; 3.) Pagibig Fund, is the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT W/ SPECIAL POWER OF AUTHORITY in Favor of RICMANUEL SUMANOY OBLIOSCA, of legal age, single, and a resident of No. 3565 Zone 6, Capisnon, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, ANGELO RICARDO SUMANOY OBLIOSCA, 17 yrs. Old, single and a resident of No. 3565 Zone 6, Capisnon, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, and KRISTINE MARIE SUMANOY OBLIOSCA, 15 yrs. Old, single and a resident of No. 3565 Zone 6, Capisnon, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, the parties hereto are the compulsory and legitimate heirs of the decedent ASUNCION EBALE SUMANOY, who are entitled to succeed to her estate being her surviving children, as per Doc. No. 136; Page No. 28; Book No. IX; Series of 2012; under Notary Public of RAMIL P. ACOL. MDB: JAN. 11, 18 & 25, 2012

Regional Executive Director Corazon Galinato (middle) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Region 10 (DENR-10) meets with the consultant from UPLB to discuss advocacy and social mobilization strategies under the national greening program. Photo supplied

Military starts training of Cafgu to former rebels MALAYBALAY City, Bukidnon––The 403rd Infantry (PEACEMAKER) Brigade, opened the Basic Military Training Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) Active Auxiliary (CAA) to the former rebels led by Benjamin “Nonong” Salusad at the Headquarter of the 403 Brigade here at 10 a.m. January 24.

In support to the new Internal and Security Plan of the AFP dubbed as “Bayanihan” and as a gesture and sincerity of the Philippine Army to the ninety (90) former rebels led by Benjamin “Nonong” Salusad who surrendered last November 15, 2011, CAA Basic Military Training Class 03-12 was formally opened officiated by the 23rd Infantry (Masigasig) Battalion under Ltc Erwin Rommel P Lamzon who has administrative control to all CAFGU matters in the whole 4ID area and Ltc Jose Maria R Cuerpo II Commanding Officer of the 8th Infantry (Dependable) Battalion as the guest of honor and speaker.

The training of the 85 civilian volunteers who were all former rebels will last for 45 days of rigid training to instill discipline, integrity, standards, motivations and loyalty to the army and to our country as a whole, which will also give them another good opportunity for the former rebels to have another chapter of their lives in the side of the government seeing all the effort and support of the government for the people and for them to see that there is still hope for a better future for each and every one not only for theirs self but also for the community.

CAFGU units are the representatives of the armed forces in the community where they are detailed play an important role serve as the emissaries of the armed forces in bringing its services to the people not only in terms of security but in community development also Cuerpo said that CAFGU units are “very important force multiplier especially in the conduct of the AFP’s Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP).” He also noted that the civilian populaces are very supportive of the presence of the CAFGU units in the localities.

CAFGU units, which are components of the AFP Ready Reserve detailed to Military Auxiliary Service, were created to render services in meeting local insurgency threat and in helping maintain peace and order in the community.

Commander 403rd Infantry (Peacemaker) Brigade Col Romeo L Gapuz INF (GSC) PA acknowledged the contributions of the CAFGU units in bringing MILITARY/PAGE 10

AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS Notice is hereby given that the estate of ROLANDO A. BADILLA, who died on February 9, 2011, leaving deposits to Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) of Cagayan de Oro City, Divisoria Branch; consisting of an amount of TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO PESOS AND THIRTY EIGHT CENTS (P 27, 672.38), Philippine Currency, is the subject of an AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS made and entered into by SEGUNDINA B. BADILLA, XERXES REY B. BADILLA, MELODINA B. BADILLA, and ABNER ZEUS B. BADILLA, all of legal age, Filipino, the only surviving heirs of the deceased depositor ROLANDO A. BADILLA, as per Doc. No. 85, Page No. 17, Book No. 90, Series of 2012, under Notary Public of BUENAVENTURA A. SAGRADO..

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Streetdancing and Ballroom Highlights La Paz II Fiesta Photo and text by ERCEL MAANDIG

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T was a hardbreathing performance from the four contingent of four zones from La Paz II Barangay Lapasan Cagayan de Oro City Steetdancing Competitors as the organizer highlighted two activies sponsored by the Ogsimer Family.

Barangay Kagawad Julito “Litlit�Ogsimer together with his wife Enalyn Gallego considers the yearly feastivity as a tradition and offering to Nuestra Sra.De La Paz;their Patron Saint, as they annually sponsors big events such as Streetdancing Competition and Ballroom Dancing Competition for this year.

It was indeed a very classy performances from the four contentigents but the Grand Championship Award was grabbed by Zone 4 for two consecutive years with a

whooping cash award of Php10,000.00.Chairman of the Judges Kenneth Granido said that majority of the three judges impressed with the colorful props and a quality performance of the Champion Zone.Aside from the Championship award,Best in Indigenous Material Award was being given to Zone 2.

The Steetdancing displays a street performance over the main thoroughfare of the place going to the stage where they perform best of their Genre to win

Php10,000 cash.On the other hand,Kagawad Ogsimer also thanks the support of Gallego,Camasura and Garcia Family for the great succes of the event.

The Streetdancing was done last Monday morning while in the Evening,hundreds of crowds wows the best performances from the two categories of Ballroom Dancing Competitors;the Junior and Senior Category.The Ballroom Dancing Contest was graced by no less than Lapasan Barangay Captain Omar Labuntog.

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Rumors?

Why do bad things happen to good people?

THE are seemingly persistent rumors that Jo Ma Sison is being lured back to the Philippines to accept a cabinet position no less to address the decades old communist rebel resistance. If this were true – is it even possible to imagine? The communist threat has persisted over decades with no solutions Harry Tambuatco in sight. The MILF, MNLF, Abu Sayaf and the Muslim insurgency have tried in vain for a separatist state in aid of the Americans but was stalled by the might Philippine constitution. Will Jo Ma Sison be the solution for a lasting peace or the nail that will seal the coffin for chaos and confusion? While these are still rumors to date, let us pray it stays the rumor and not the reality we may one day wake up to. We have a number of visiting American Senators who are obviously not on a sex tour (we hope) who many imagine are observers towards the impeachment if not the many projects they are supposed to review imbued with US interests (in Mindanao?).

Speculation?

Is it possible the Chief Justice Corona can win the impeachment case against him? And if he does, the threat of people power and mob rule on the street be the consequence and an inevitability? The strategy of the prosecution it has been mentioned over and over again is to use public opinion if not already brainwashing the masses to revolt should rule of law prevail. Disunited a people we are today over the impeachment does not bode well for a solid state with common ideals for freedoms and democracy. It seems the only democracy and justice for all is for the demise of the Chief Justice to eradicate corruption. Is CJ Corona now the symbol of corruption? Assuming the brilliant lawyers succeed in negating the efforts of the congressional prosecution

THINK a minute.

Why do bad things happen to good people?

Why does that kind, honest person who does the right thing get fired from his job? And why does that evil crook become rich and get away with lying and cheating?

Maybe you’ve asked yourself: “If God is so good, then why doesn’t He do something?”

We feel like the little girl who wanted a big new bicycle. But her father told her no because she had to wait until she was bigger.

The girl got angry and said, “Then I want a new Daddy!”

Sometimes when we don’t agree with God we act like that little girl who can’t trust her father, even though He knows much more than her.

He understands that she’s not ready for a big

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst bicycle. But she just thinks her father’s not fair or doesn’t really love her.

Our problem sometimes is that we’re looking for the wrong answer.

We don’t believe what God is doing is for our happiness, or that He’s even isn’t listening to us. But He is.

In fact, He’s answering needs in your life you don’t even know about!

As one wise person prayed: “God, don’t punish me by giving me everything I ask for.”

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simply don’t know what will make us happy for the rest of our lives.

We just want to be comfortable and happy for the moment right now. But God is trying to help us and make sure we are happy forever.

So He’s trying to fix the bigger problem of our heart and relationship with Him our Maker.

Does that mean Jesus doesn’t care about our suffering now?

No, it’s just the opposite.

Jesus cares very much! He knows exactly what it feels

like to be hurt and suffer unfairly for something you didn’t do.

When God the S on Himself, Who was completely innocent, took all the pain and penalty for our wrongs and sins, He cried out to God the Father: “Why have you left me?”

Even Jesus Himself, after He became a human being, did not get the answer He wanted right away. Was it fair? No. But it was God’s mercy and love for us and our only hope, since God the Son’s death was the only way He could forgive you and me to give us a new life.

So why not put your life in the hands of your Maker Who loves you that much?

Decide today to start living for Him His way, knowing that everything He does in your life is for your permanent happiness and success. Just Think a Minute.

Mass at ‘Ground Zero’

A MASS at sitio Cala-cala ground in RUMORS/p.10 Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City is schedule today. Cala-cala, is now known as “ground zero.” It is the hardest hit area along Cagayan de Oro river settlers when Typhoon Sendong unleashed its fury on December 17, The MINDANAO DAILY is published by Mindanao Daily 2012 in this port capital of 800,000 Balita at Door 3, Geleng Bldg., Lapasan Highway, Cagayan de people in Southern Philippines.

Oro City. It is registered with the Department of Trade and There were reports that half of the Industry (DTI), Region 10 with CerƟfifcate No. 01349532, more than 1,000 ill-fated individuals and with Business Permit No. 2011-1516, TIN No. 946-396Cris Diaz who perished in Cagayan de Oro due 807-001 to Typhoon Sendong came from Cala-cala. The area, Telefax Nos: (088) 856-3344, (08822)74-53-80, then a natural riverbed of rocks and stones, has turned Cell nos.: 0917-7121424, 0923-432-0687 into a barren land of blackened memories.

Website: www//mindanaodailybalita.com E-mail: mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com Stories of wailing women and children crying for mindanaodailynews@gmail.com help in the dead of the night had turned Cala-cala into a ghost place these days. There is a story of a “motorela” DANTE M. SUDARIA (an improvised motorbike with a passenger cab attached PUBLISHER to it) operator and his passenger along the road going to Tibasak in Macasandig days after Typhoon Sendong.

ROSE MARY D. SUDARIA RUEL V. PELONE MANAGER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tibasak was also hard-hit by Typhoon Sendong with ALLAN M. MEDIANTE scores of settlers dead and remained missing to this day.

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other passenger,’ the operator said.

The woman immediately asked the operator to pull over. ‘Tibasak is still ahead,’ the operator said. ‘No, let me get down fast,’ the passenger said. After disembarking, the woman told the operator: ‘Didn’t you notice I was alone? I had the creepy feeling that you have an unseen passenger,’ the passenger told the operator. Instead of proceeding to Tibasak, the motorela operator got his cab turned back and sped off without looking back.

There were other creepy stories, an aftermath of Typhoon Sendong, circulating around the city today. Most popular are the wailings and crying heard in Cala-cala.

A group of priest from San Antonio de Padua parish in Nazareth headed by Msgr. Tex Legitimas will hold a mass today in Cala-cala in memory of those who perished in the disaster. The priests will hold simultaneous rituals of sprinkling holy water in the area. Christians believed that doing so will appease restless souls of the departed whose sudden death made their ethereal body impulsive.

Msgr. Legitimas and his parish deserved commendation for this valuable effort. With holy dispensation of the place, people and neighboring areas expect to enjoy unperturbed nights in nights to come.

Will Msgr. Ligitimas conduct dispensing services to politically restless individuals and groups in the city, too? It appears that people capitalizing albeit politically on the fate of those who died in the December disaster need benediction and forgiveness. -0-

Multi tasking in the Hotel Industry HUMAN resources managers in the industry have long adapted the Philippine’s business strategies in maximizing productivity in the labor sector. The Philippines is noted as one of the country in Asia with high labor cost that eats up to 20% of the business profit. Hotel businesses which delivers the personalized human touches that pleases and create satisfaction is labor intensive.

From the Bellhops that carries the guests luggage up to the Dishwashers that sanitized the dining and kitchen wares, organizational manning are created to go with the flow chart of the hospitality business.

Automation has a limited application for hotel operations that applies only to the front line department handling reservations and monitoring of revenues through the Point of Sales

Traversing the Tourism Hi-wy Ped T. Quiamjot origin or POS. Few staff are utilized in the Electronics Data Processing Department (EDP) with several software’s installed by hotel properties to do the inventory recordings and costing then run the balance from the journal entries instead of providing individual staff for the recordings and balancing of receivables, payables and reconciliations of audit and other accounting functions.

With a progressive labor front applying pressures through collective bargaining agreements or cooperatives which gained participa-

tions in the management of the company wage decisions, hotel owners or property investors have no choice but to cough up the periodic salary increases on top of legislated wage orders from the government. When that happens cost are naturally added to the gross selling prices of the rooms or the food or even multiplied in accordance with every hotel properties operating standards.

When cost are not met, it is the labor portion that goes under knife either through staff reduction or

lay off, a painful management decision that sometimes goes for labor arbitration. Cost reductions are business tools to balance profitability against losses.

Many arbiters decisions are not entirely pro labor but also pro business, meaning business enterprise have to survive to promote or guarantee continuous employment in the industry.

The Department of Labor and Employment or DOLE has to provide the balancing act to support employment generation.

This is where the Regional Tripartite Wage Board functions assist the industry in the determining the correct wages per economic strata of the country.

Membership in this quasi government and private body must have a full grasp of the GDP and the prevailing economic conditions in INDUSTRY/p.10

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MARKET WATCH January 23, 2012

US$ 1.00 Repo Rate Reverse Repo Rate Inflation Rate

- PhP 43.3390 - 6.50% - 4.50%

-4.2%(2006=100) -4.096%(2000=100)

91-day T-bill Rate - 0.919% Gold Buying/ troy oz. - US$1655.30 Silver Buying - US$30.5

Dubai market for processed pork products eyed

By DANI DOGUILES

KORONADAL CITY -- Processed pork products from Socssksargen Region or Region 12 could soon be exported to United Arab Emirates where the same products can also be sold to other countries, an official of the Department of Agriculture said.

Evelyn Jaruda, feeds and veterinary drugs control officer of DA-12, said that initial shipment destination of “pork-ina-box” will be to Dubai City.

Dubai City, she said, offers a potential market for meat products because of the large population of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there . Residents of the city also include other nationalities such as Indians who also include pork meat in their diet.

She explained, as an open city, Dubai allows entry of pork products.

“This month, we will start sending samples of processed meat to Dubai,” she said, to determine if local products pass the requirements of the market partner in Dubai.

This partner, she said, could also facilitate marketing of the products to other countries.

“This means that demand for our processed meat products is really large,” she said . She, however, confirmed that initial volume of pork-in-a-box to be exported has not been set.

Jaruda added that they have already accredited several hog farms in General Santos City, Koronadal City and other parts of South Cotabato, which may provide the initial products for export.

DA and the Bureau of Animal Industry will work together in assuring that the local livestock industry are able to cope with the market demands and market standards, she said.

DOLE to hold job fairs in 10 regions this first quarter PAGADIAN CITY -Jobs seekers can now start their job search at their own communities, as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is making it easier for them by bringing the jobs through its job fairs in the regions.

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz recently announced that DOLE has already outlined its job fair schedule in ten regions during the first quarter.

“The schedule of the job fairs is already available at the online site of the Phil-Jobnet, or http://phil.job-net, which is linked to the DOLE websiste, www.dole.gov. ph; to the Bureau of Local Employment website, www. ble.dole.gov.ph; to the website of the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns, www.bwsc.dole.gov.ph; and to the website of the TESDA, www.tesda.gov.ph,” Baldoz said.

She added that the schedule can also be viewed in the websites of DOLE regional offices under the internal link,” Calendar of Events.”

The BLE, a service agency of the DOLE which hosts the Phil-Jobnet, has reported to Baldoz that the job fairs schedule was set by the DOLE regional offices and Public Employment Service Offices in cooperation with private sectors employers and other DOLE partners.

The regions which have scheduled their first quarter job fairs are the National Capital Region (NCR) Regions 2, 4-A, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, and the Cordillera Adaminsitratve Region (CAR).

In Region 9, the scheduled job fairs are as follows: January 24 – Labason Gymnasium, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte; February 26 and March 30 – Summit Center, Zamboanga City; March (date to be announced later) – Kalawit Gymnasium, Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte and earlier this month (January 12) Pagadian City hosted a job fair at the city gymnasium in line with its annual fiesta. (jpa/dole/pia9/cal)

Established in October 1981 by industrialist Enrique Zobel and other enlightened businessmen, the Makati Business Club marked its 30th anniversary with a dinner celebration at the Peninsula Manila. CEOs and other senior executives of MBC’s member companies, as well as representatives from the government, the diplomatic corps, and MBC’s partner organizations, gathered to commemorate this special event and to listen to the guest of honor and keynote speaker, President Benigno Aquino III.

MBC lauds the push for the passage of the freedom of informaton bill MAKATI CIT Y– The Makati Business Club has applauded the pronouncement of Malacañang that President Benigno S. Aquino III has approved the Administration’s version of the freedom of information (FOI) bill.

MBC says the measure guarantees the constitutional provisions on citizens’ right to information and the state policy of full public disclosure of all government transactions on matters of public concern.

MBC believes that the passage of the FOI law is an indispensable element of the Aquino administration’s commitment to the “daang matuwid.”

It said that as a pillar of good governance, it will institutionalize transparency and accountability in government not only under this administration but also beyond it.

“In the previous Congress, the FOI bill could have been enacted into law were it not for the failure of the House of Representa-

tives to muster a quorum on its last session day,” MB officers said.

In the present 15th Congress, several versions of the bill have been filed but have remained pending at the committee level in the House and the Senate awaiting for the Administration’s proposed draft.

With the endorsement of President Aquino, the ball is now back in the hands of Congress according to MBC ranking officials.

“We now urge our leg-

islators to work for the immediate enactment of the Freedom of Information Act. MBC is ready to continue to work with Congress and civil society groups, led by the Right to Know, Right Now Coalition, to further improve and fine tune the FOI bill.

As we mark the 25th anniversary of the 1987 Constitution, we hope to finally see an FOI law in full effect, one that affords full access to information, subject to clear-cut and well-defined exceptions” MBC concluded.

Approval of sin tax bill priority of committee on ways and means THE approval of proposals to restructure the excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products will be the main priority of the House Committee on Ways and Means in the coming days.

Rep. Isidro Ungab, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, said Rep. Eric “Owen” Singson, Jr. (2nd District, Ilocos Sur), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Internal Revenue, has committed to present his panel’s report on pending sin tax bills to the mother committee by January 31, 2012.

“In other words this week, the subcommittee will wrap up its discussions and start making its report to the mother committee. I think the January 31 commitment is reasonable,” Ungab said.

So far, he said there are 10 sin tax proposals pending in the Subcommittee on National

Internal Revenue.

Ungab said the Malacañang version of the sin tax bill is expected to be filed this week

by Liberal Party Rep. Joseph Emilio Abaya (1st District, Cavite).

Ungab said the Palace proposal will be referred directly to the Committee on Ways and Means. “It will not be taken up anymore by the subcommittee.

It’s the mother committee that will take it up. We have limited time already. By November this year, the election fever is expected to heat up. Probably

by June, the sin tax bill may have already been taken up in the plenary.”

Ungab said the House will do its best to pass a new version of the sin tax law. “Matagaltagal na rin ito, 16 years na.”

Ungab assured not to preempt the Subcommittee on National Internal Revenue

from tackling the contentious issues in the pending excise tax bills. At the same time, he vowed to also check on the Palace proposal.

“Being part of the administration, I am duty-bound to support the administration measure, and as committee chairman, I also have to listen to all stakeholders and sectors involved,” Ungab said.

As to the concern of tobacco farmers that their livelihood will be affected by the enactment of new excise tax rates, Ungab said this will form part of their deliberations.

“There are position papers on that, and it will also depend on what the House will approve because a certain amount of the taxes will go to either agricultural production or health services,” Ungab said Ungab added that the sin tax proposals and the ratio-

nalization of fiscal incentives were the two tax measures agreed upon in the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC).

“The rationalization of fiscal incentives bill was already approved on third reading by the House and is now in Senate,” he said.

Last December, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said the Aquino administration will work to pass by June 2012 two key tax measures that are crucial to improving the government’s fragile fiscal position namely the rationalization of fiscal incentives and sin taxes.

Abad said revenues to be raised from the passage of the measures would fund the government’s social services projects such as access to quality health care. “We can pass them with the cooperation of the legislature,” he said.

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The Coca-Cola Company – Refreshing Our Country As Well It doesn’t matter what time of day it is, what you’re doing, or where you are. You’re parched and thirsty.

What comes to mind? The image of a dripping-wet, perfectly sexy glass bottle with red and white swirls on its logo.

In other words, you gotta have your Coke. You crave for that cold syrupy-sweet cola taste that’s been with you since childhood. Coke is simply it for you!

But do you know the story behind your favorite cola drink? Did you know that Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI), the company responsible for bringing Coke to some 70 million Filipinos throughout the country, not only refreshes the drinking public, but the economy as well?

With over 25 beverage brands, CCBPI is the premier soft beverage corporation in the Philippines.

With subsidiaries Cosmos Bottling Corporation and Philippine Beverage Partners Inc., it is one of the world’s top bottlers of Coca-Cola and one of the Philippines’ top 20 corporations in terms of revenue.

CCBPI is the country’s biggest user of refined local sugar. CCBPI also contributes to countless small, medium and large-scale-enterprises involved in the glass, metal, plastics, refrigeration, advertising, construction, transportation, and vehicle sales and maintenance industries.

In 2001, the company invested more than P800 million in infrastructure and equipment, remitted over P3.3 billion in taxes, and spent some P6.7 billion on Philippine sugar. What the company has reaped, it has given back to the many communities of Filipino consumers that have helped make the Philippines the 5th largest market for Coca-Cola in the world.

Knowing the value of preserving the environment, CCBPI also makes big investments in state-of-the-art wastewater treatment processes and runs programs that help take care of areas it operates in.

These programs include educating communities about the rehabilitation and protection of rivers, the recycling of aluminum cans, and the use and promotion of ozone-friendly cooling and refrigeration equipment.

CCBPI’s Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, Inc. (CCFPI), on the other hand, helps bring higher standards of education within reach of underprivileged youth. Its Little Red School House Program aims to build at least fifty schoolhouses over a five-year period in needy communities. Through this program and other grants that focus on youth education and teacher training, CCFPI gives underprivileged children throughout the country hope for a better life.

So, for every bottle of Coca-Cola you gulp down, think of it as refreshing your country as well!

Rio Verde Water Corporation Rio Verde Water Corp. (RVWC) was organized in response to the dire need of the local water districts and LGU’s to outsource bulk water supply from private entrepreneurs.

Local industrialist, Mr. Jose Ch. Alvarez, spearheaded to organize RVWC by tapping experienced engineers and hydrologists as shareholders and project developers/designers. The company is headed by Mr. Alvarez himself as Chairman.

RVWC shareholders and staff have constructed and operated bulk potable water facilities, bulk industrial water and waste water treatment systems in the country.

These bulk water facilities have been operating for more than two decades. The engineers who built and operated these facilities are the core group of RVWC. The COWD Bulk Water Supply Project in Cagayan de Oro City was constructed in 2005-2006. It has been operating normally since January 2007. The infrastructure is designed for 150,000 m3/day of potable water production.

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HOROSCOPE AQUARIUS. It may be wise to take some time to contemplate a change before you commit to it. Try to distract yourself from the issue at hand for a bit so you can clear your head and refocus with a different perspective.

Make sure any change you enact is exactly what you want, for now and the future. Consider all possible consequences and carefully think through all your options. This is not a situation where you want to be impulsive.

PISCES . If you find yourself with a bit of extra time on your hands at work, PISCES. take advantage of it to get ahead. Although a break would be nice, you’re in for a surge of activity soon so you’ll want to get prepared now. Tie any loose ends now and manage any tasks that seem trivial because soon you won’t have time to. If you can get ahead now you’ll save yourself a lot of stress later on.

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New hotel enterprises have modified and compressed the staff ’s job descriptions to include various inter related functions called “multi tasking”. It is of great benefit to the job holders to be performing other multi disciplinary functions as it would make the job holder well rounded in the field.

When the talent is ripe for picking, Filipino hotel workers are better equip to find their future in the foreign countries which have a great demand for Filipino hoteliers, so far described as the best worker in the Asia Pacific region.

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in hotel food production that reduces labor employment through the applications of technologies like blast freezing for process food and combi steaming for cooking that eliminates the hierarchy and manning in cooking preparations.

Labor in the sanitation and cleaning process are reduced through dishwashing machines and vacuum cleaners that suck wet and dry garbage. Multi tasking is not only limited to humans but it also applies with the inventions of machines.

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Security? fact modified and periodiIf we were in the States, cally upgraded because it is the purpose of the business this would spell job security. to provide more than the Economic and financial securities are a priority for usual in every setting. all of us not to undermine health, education, energy From page 6 and environmental securipanel; will riots spon- ties to protect the state and taneously erupt with the its people. There is also moneyed faction so decide democratic security wherein to fund it? The legal eagles the rule of law vis’a vis the may win the case consider- seeming rule of the popular ing they are just that, legal driven by media and finally eagles but will the decided the rule of people power. oppositionist agree to such Are the mobs correct when a decision? The all-power- they storm the streets in ful impeachment-senator- numbers? Are the numbers judges have already claimed even representative of the their almightiness over the majority considering the Supreme Court who has 7,100 islands and the 90 seemingly accepted their million population we allegfate. Is this not a dangerous edly have? What we require president towards the co- is food security, peace and equal branches of govern- security (both for home ment to secure democracy and invasions), democratic over an authoritarian rule? security to stem the rising

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ARIES. Change is inevitable, especially right now, so prepare yourself mentally to accept it. Colleagues can help to put the alteration in perspective and advise you how to proceed most effectively. Get in touch with your intuition and use it to help weigh your options. Don’t allow your stubborn nature to prevent you from making necessary changes. Rely on your resources and you will learn a new way to live.

TAURUS. You may have an opportunity to prove your worth at work. Additional responsibility can provide a platform for you to showcase your leadership talents. Take charge of whatever project or job you’re given and you can prove what excellent judgment you have. Take the faith someone has in you and turn it into pure confidence in your ability and you’ll increase your value and possibly your paycheck.

GEMINI. You possess an almost unlimited supply of energy and charisma and this week you’ll need all you can muster as official news lends a certain urgency to all your affairs. It’s likely you’ll need to use your wealth of resources to get you through. Be ready to change your calendar at a moment’s notice and put in the necessary overtime to blast through your agenda.

CANCER. As much as you’d like to, it’s just not possible to have your own way all the time. You’d be surprised what you can learn from compromising, especially at work. Listen to another’s point of view and you’ll show them you respect and value their input. Once you establish this type of relationship, you’ll find productivity and morale both increase. Learn to collaborate and you’ll realize you win more often.

LEO . Although it feels good to be consumed in the duties of life, you still LEO. will need to manage your stress. With so much on your plate right now you can get too serious and lose the desire to socialize. You may want to pace yourself and set a schedule that allows some playtime, too. If you spend all your energy on obligations, life loses a lot of its meaning. Try to balance your responsibilities with some enjoyment.

VIRGO. With so many people and activities vying for your attention it can be a challenge to put your own needs first. The only problem is if you neglect yourself, generally productivity is lost. Cordon off a small section of your day and designate it as “you only” time. It may not be as easy as it sounds to implement, but your reputation is at stake here. Schedule in time to deal with only your responsibilities and you’ll find you have more time and energy to assist others.

LIBRA. Try not to get so caught up in daily life you overlook someone who tries to reach out to you. Communication will be influenced right now as Mercury enters your zone of family and home. It’s possible this influence shows itself to sort out a long–standing issue between you and another and get your relationship back on track. However, it can also mean you’ll want to reconfirm any existing arrangements.

SCORPIO. As personal matters occupy more mind space than usual, you’ll have to make a concerted effort to handle your obligations. If you procrastinate for too long you could wind up stressing yourself out. When you manage your responsibilities efficiently, you’ll have more time to play. Get your priorities out of the way first and you’ll be able to enjoy your off time even more.

SAGITTARIUS. If you think you’re busy now, you’re in for a rude awakening. As if work couldn’t get any busier, you’ll soon have more thrown your way. This is just the start of an action packed and productive year for you so make sure you begin on the right foot. Your opportunities are almost endless and although your career overpowers your life and monopolizes your time, the reward will be worth it.

CAPRICORN. Your financial management strategies will need your attention.

It’s time to put a cap on unnecessary expenditures and focus on building your savings. You’ll need to focus on the big picture and organize yourself if you plan on progressing. Make time to work on your will power so you can eliminate or at least limit impulsive purchases. Let your mental energy lead you to a future of financial security.

tide of communism and destructive ideologies, etc.

We need to be a united people, a nation with morals and values represented by our aspirations. At this rate with all the priorities neglected for political exercise is daunting. We need to work together to build from the devastation in the south. We need to secure our financials to shield us from the European meltdown and the consequences of the Arab Spring. We need to be protected from the oil companies who deliberately enrich themselves at our expense using the volatility of world oil prices hikes.

There is so much more we can do other than wrestle the fate of our politics.

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the services of the armed forces to the local community.

He recognizes that with the implementation of the new Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) of the AFP called “Bayanihan,” the CAFGU units’ role will be more invaluable than ever.

Because they live in and are part of the community, they have first-hand knowledge of what their community needs and could convey it to the concerned authorities.

The military recognizes the role of CAFGUs who are at the forefront of delivering services and implementing developmental projects and programs, which are the primary focus of the “Bayanihan.”

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ARMM is composed of the provinces of MaguinThree fishermen sur- danao, Lanao del Sur, Basivived the carnage. Police lan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. did not release their iden- With wire reports tities. Most of the victims came from Zamboanga del Sur province, military and From page 1 police authorities said.

Day 2 of the festival will Military authorities had ruled out possible involve- be for the visitors and guests ment of Abu Sayaff, an to enjoy the renowned hosIslamic militant or Muslim pitality of Cabadbaranons guerrillas, who are active in Musikainan 2012 where they will be entertained by in Basilan.

Police authorities in the Renaissance Band of t h e Au t o n o m o u s R e - Cebu City with music while gion of Muslim Mind- partaking of local delicacies anao (ARMM) yesterday at the City Gymnasium. launched a region-wide and Corvera stressed that evprovince-wide manhunt of eryone is invited.

On Sunday, January 29, the attackers who were last sighted heading toward the a Practical Shooting Comsouthern part of Sulu and petition will be held at the Hinagdanan Firing Range in Tawi-tawi.

Chief Supt. Bienveni- Barangay Comagascas here do Latag, ARMM police where gun enthusiasts will regional regional direc- show their wares. Corvera tor, said policemen in the said he has shown interest neighboring coastal areas in the sport and has been of Sulu and Tawi-tawi had at the firing range regularly been on alert of the massive to hone his practical shooting skills. manhunt.

A Soccer Footfall TourHe said the manhunt is in coordination with nament at the CSU Cabadmaritime authorities in baran campus on Monday, January 30, will show how the area.

Police and military au- the football teams here and thorities believed the attack other towns have improved was triggered by territorial since the Philippine Azkals dispute between fishermen team was formed, the city

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A Balik-Cabadbaran Night 2012 at the Social Hall, People’s Government Center is also set for Cabadbaranon balikbayans on January 30, he said.

Highlight of Day 5 of Dagkot Festival will be the proclamation and crowning of Miss Cabadbaran 2012 during the Grand Coronation Night on Tuesday, January 31 at the City Gymnasium. Corvera said one of the judges of the Miss International Competition will come for the coronation.

A float parade around the city the following day has been set to honor Miss Cabadbaran 2012 as she starts her reign. The city gym area will then give way for the San Miguel Street Party on the same day.

On the seventh and final day of this year’s fiesta celebration, the Dagkot Grand Showdown and Street Dancing Competition will provide the participants the opportunity to show the uniqueness and beauty of their costumes as they dance around the city on their way to Caraga State University campus where jurors will proclaim the winners. Mayor Corvera said cash prizes will be awarded to the contest winners.

List From page 1 Santiago, who led the opening prayer at the resumption of the impeachment trial, made the move to shorten the proceedings, which she believed should not be used to promote personal interest of any individual involved in the impeachment trial.

“To be able to shorten the proceedings, let me ask both counsels. How many witnesses do you intend to present, including the rebuttals and counterrebuttals?” Santiago asked.

Presiding Officer and Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile ordered both the prosecution and the defense to comply after no member of the impeachment court expressed objection to Santiago’s proposal.

House prosecution team leader Rep. Niel Tupas vowed to submit the list of witnesses within three days while defense panel lead counsel Atty. Serafin Cuevas directly answered Santiago that they have 15 witnesses and 25 evidences for the whole impeachment proceedings.

“Let us have a written list of the witnesses of both sides and their testimony.

Let us also have the documents, so that we can determine the length of the trial. So that we can also have time horizon because justice delay, justice deny.

Submit these materials within a week,” Santiago said.

Though she was not present in the four days, Santiago said she was able to monitor the proceedings and noticed that a pre-trial should have been conducted first before the actual trial to determine first the strength and weakness of the evidences to be presented in the court.

“I was hoping that the motion for pretrial hearing would be granted because it would have circuited the entire process. We could have asked for example a circulation of the facts.

Both the defendant and respondent agreed that they should deal with the fact. That could have made the proceedings summary,” Santiago said in a press conference.

Santiago said marking of evidences has contributed to the delay of the trial last week, adding the technicality cannot be avoided since it’s part of the proceedings just like in the regular trial.

“Well, I’m suffering

from terminal boredom both from watching television on the impeachment and staying at home and filibuster. At the rate is going I’m going to die. I strongly suggest that the people who have no interest in political science should not watch impeachment,” Santiago said.

Before Santiago took the floor, Enrile appealed to both the prosecution and defense panels “not to widen too much the area of discussion.”

Enrile has directed the prosecution to ask their witnesses to do the marking of evidences in the morning to save time during the actual impeachment trial.

Meanwhile, Santiago commended Enrile for handling well the impeachment trial of Corona who has been accused of betrayal of public trust, culpable of violation and graft and corruption.

“He is very conscientious. So far, all the rulings are respectable. There is no question to doubt his competent,” Santiago said.

Santiago, who recently elected as judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC), promised to attend the whole impeachment proceedings. (PNA)

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40 days after flood, new start for Sendong survivors at Xavier Ecoville THE number 40 holds various significant meanings for various spiritual and cultural traditions. Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights,Buddha reached enlightenment after meditating for 40 days under the Bodhi Tree, Prophet Muhammad received his first revelations at the age of 40, and it rained for 40 days and 40 nights during the Great Flood.

On January 25,exactly 40 days after Sendong struck Cagayan de Oro with devastating force, signs of a new beginning for the survivors are taking solid shape in Barangay Lumbia.

Xavier University is blessing Xavier Ecoville, a brand new neighborhood for families who have been displaced by the typhoon that destroyed wide swaths of the city on Dec 16 and 17.

500 families – about 2,500 people – will take up residence at Xavier Ecoville, a joint relocation and resettlement project of Xavier University and the local government of Cagayan de Oro. The relocatees were chosen from a comprehensive list supplied by the City Social Welfare and Development, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the affected barangays and the Archdiocese. Priority

has been given to families whose houses had been completely washed out and those from barangays that have been declared as nobuild zones, these areas are considered as dangerously flood-prone to ever allow resettlement.

“Our mandate is to ensure a smooth and organized community transfer,” says Estrella Borja, community organizing and community development head, who went on to explain that the process involves three phases: selection, which covers profiling and orientation of the beneficiaries, and matching of houses to the beneficiaries; transfer to the temporary shelter; and lastly, transfer to the permanent shelter.

The long-term goal is to “facilitate the organization and development of an eco-friendly and sus-

Panoramic view of Xavier Ecoville Phase 1 tainable village with the community participating in the process,” adds Borja.

Formation and community development programs will start as soon as the families have settled in.

The first batch of 40 families hasalready moved in to Phase One of Xavier Ecoville, the temporary shelter provided with help from the Philippine Red Cross, International Organization for Migration, the Philippine Army and the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The temporary shelter has water from Rio Verde and electrical supply

from CEPALCO, restrooms including sustainable sanitation toilets,and washrooms provided by the Human Resettlement Consortium, a waste disposal system, laundry area, kitchen and a community center. Phase 2 will be the site for the permanent houses.

A mobile school will also be provided in partnership with the Department of Education to ensure that the children can go back to school immediately even if there might not be enough classrooms yet to accommodate the new students. Xavier Univer-

sity and DepEd Region 10 will plan the curriculum for emergency education using the mobile school, a bus provided by UNTV equipped with audio-visual components and a public address system, among other learning tools. Knowledge materials will come from the Knowledge Channel.

With the expected arrival of 500 families who will be building their futures at Xavier Ecoville in Lumbia, Xavier University is consequently engaged in community development to help the relocatees establish authentic relationships

with their new neighbors.

Themaster plan of the new settlement involvessupport for“green” technology through provision of waste water treatment facility and promotion of solid waste management, livelihood, education, community organizing and governance.

“The project is not just about building houses,” says Fr Eric Velandria SJ, head of the partnership management committee.

“Theproject is building a community of responsible citizens who will care for one another, for our city and for the environment.”

BPOs in Oro cope with Sendong aftermath

By MIKE BAÑOS

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– This city’s three major Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) were fortunate enough to escape the wrath of Tropical Storm Sendong whose killer floods caused over a thousand fatalities and caused over a billion pesos worth of damage to public infrastructure and private property. But that didn’t mean they were exempted from the fallout from its aftereffects.

Concentrix, which operates the city’s biggest call center at Pueblo de Oro’s IT Park in Uptown Cagayan de Oro, is one of the company’s three locations in the Philippines besides Manila and Davao. Its parent company SYNNEX Corporation is listed in the New York Stock Exchange (SNX) with over 25 years of expertise in technology, consumer electronics, broadcast and social media operating in 11 countries worldwide.

Vigor D. Amador, Jr., associate vice president for Philippines Contact Center Operations of Concentrix, relates the company’s experience in the aftermath of Sendong; “When “Sendong” hit the region, we had a momentary downtime caused by the power outage and data

and phone circuit breaks within our telco service providers’ network. As we have redundant power and multiple routes for our data and phone connectivity, we were back up in no time and our ability to process transactions for our clients was not adversely affected.”

To cover for staff affected by the disaster, the company tapped personnel from Davao and Libis.

At the same time it was taking care of business, the company immediately started accounting for its entire staff and was able to determine all their status within several hours after the killer floods rampaged through the city.

“We mobilized a text, phone and social media brigade to contact each employee and another separate task force to assessment areas where our employees were concentrated and account for those who had not checked in thru our

command center,” Mr. Amador recalls. “We also went around the various evacuation centers looking for our employees while doling out relief goods.”

Fortunately there were no casualties although 240 of the firm’s approximately 1,000 agents were affected, of whom 30 had houses completely destroyed, for whom the firm provided temporary housing. Financial assistance was extended to all the victims from the firm’s internal calamity fund.

“Help poured in from everywhere -- our offices in Manila and Davao; from our mother company SYNNEX Corporation; other Concentrix geo’s in the US, UK, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and India; and from our clients and their employees.”

Cash and relief goods poured in and medications like tetanus vaccine and prophylaxis antibiotics to protect against the Leptospirosis outbreak were issued to employees at risk in cooperation with government health agencies.

Another of the city’s BPO companies wasn’t so lucky. Syntactics is a small but multi-awarded BPO firm which has been cited

by DTI and MSMED in Sept.2010 as its Outstanding MSME (micro, small and medium enterprise) in the

micro category and ranked No. 2 in the Philippines as outstanding web development company.

Seventeen of its staff of fifty was affected, with 10 losing everything and another six with damaged properties. Stephanie P. Caragos, President and CEO, lost an uncle in the flash flood which hit nearby Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental.

Employees reporting for work the day after found their office at Corrales Avenue without light and water. The company was slated to have its Christmas party that same evening. “ We c a n c e l l e d t h e Christmas party to help our affected team members and everybody gave their kriss kringle to help their fellow team members,” Ms. Caragos said. “ We also provided temporary place to stay for those who didn’t have family or relatives here. We had one apartment ready for them to stay till they found another place to stay or had returned to their places around 2nd week of January.”

The company proved its reputation was well-earned by showing grit and resiliency in getting the firm back online with a generator to provide electricity and manually hauling fresh

water up six flights of stairs to their third floor office.

Another BPO firm, Arriba Telecontact Inc. has been in the global outsourcing industry since 2005 thanks to its CEO, Engr.

Elpidio M. Paras who has been a prime mover and ICT advocate in Southern Philippines.

Besides Arriba, Mr. Paras also set up Parasat Cable TV, a pioneer multi-system cable TV operator in the Visayas and Mindanao; Cable 21 Technologies, a broadband over internet service provider; Paramedix, a medical transcription company; Versatel, an English language training center and has equity in Syntactics, Inc. His son Alexander G. Paras, who now helms Arriba and Paramedix, relates their experience with Sendong: “There was a power outage that night although our operations wasn’t interrupted since Arriba is located within the same compound as Para sat (our mother company) head end was located. Their UPS (uninterruptible power supply) had enough capacity to accommodate our power requirements hours.”

It was only in the morning when the extent of Sendong’s devastation became evident and Arriba’s team

leaders tried but were unable to account for all their staff who failed to report the previous night.

“Our sister company Paramedix had more affected people than us,” the younger Mr. Paras said. “It was sad to hear that one of their team members’ family was lost.”

With support from the group’s holding company UC-1, the firm distributed relief goods to its staff affected by the disaster.

“We were also thankful that our partners in the US made a generous donation to the families affected. Even our suppliers in Manila donated money for relief goods not only for our staff but also for everyone else that were affected. Our operations has resumed since the start of the year.”

Exactly a week after Sendong’s killer floods struck, Concentrix hosted Noche Buena for its affected employees and their families at their office and gave out gifts to the children.

“We knew then that preparing for the Christmas salo-salo may not be their priority at that time so we did it for them instead,” Mr. Amador said. “It’s through team effort that we were able to help our affected employees re-build what they lost to Sendong.”