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WEATHER UPDATE SOUTHWEST Monsoon affecting Luzon and Visayas. Luzon and Visayas will have occasional rains becoming frequent over the Western section of Luzon which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest will prevail over the entire archipelago with moderate to rough seas. SOURCE : PAGASA

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By REX WEYLER of Greenpeace.org

THE world’s multinational corporations face an unrelenting problem. Resource extraction has met Earth’s limits. The great fortunes of history were made by plundering resources, but we have taken the best of everything. With few virgin resources left, modern profitmaking schemes turn to stock manipulations, debt swaps, and bets on derivative markets. Such manipulations, however, with no real wealth behind them, lead to inflation, collapse, and bailouts. In the search for the remnants of nature’s real wealth, the captains of industry scramble for Earth’s remaining stores of minerals, forests, and biomass. This takes us to the ends of the Earth, to the poles, where receding ice opens land and seas for the final act of industrial pillage. Limits According to the World

By PAT SAMONTE, Region editor-Caraga

BUTUAN City––The Agusan del Norte Teachers, Retirees, Employees and Community Cooperative (ANTRECCO) has finally dismissed coop cashier Brian M. Mar. Mar’s dismissal came following the approval by Antrecco’s board of directors of the investigation committee’s recommendation to dismiss him for breach of trust, conformably to Section 6.3 of the cooperative’s Code of Discipline and

Rantings Resource Institute, some 6.2 billion hectares of forest once covered Earth’s landmass. Human expansion has reduced this by about half, to 3.2 billion hectares. Since we high-grade every resource, taking the biggest and best trees first, only about a quarter of the world’s frontier forests – measured in quality and quantity of standing timber – remains. Meanwhile, we have dammed some 30,000 rivers, drained aquifers, dried lakes, polluted our water tables, and heated our atmosphere. As a result, each year, deserts grow by 6-million hectares, as forests shrink by 16-million hectares. In agricultural regions, we’ve mined over half the carbon from our soils, and we wash 26-billion tons of top soil EARTH/PAGE 7

Disbursing officer gone, payroll money missing KIDAPAWAN City––Government auditors from the Commission on Audit (COA) started Friday their careful and comprehensive audit of the financial records left by the “missing” disbursing officer of the Kidapawan City government. Mayor Rodolfo Gantuangco requested for the immediate and thorough check of the records after he received reports that Darwin Loyola, disbursing officer from the Office

of the City Accountant, had left the city since Thursday, bringing with him considerable cash from the city’s coffers. Initially, auditors and staff from the City Treasurer’s Office discovered that more or less than a million pesos allotted for the honorarium of some 2,500 Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team members, more than 150 Special Education Fund teachers, and at least 2,000 Job Order employees for the

Taunang Waterlily Festival idinaos sa Las Pinas MULING idinaos ng Villar Foundation sa pangunguna ni Foundation Managing Director Cynthia Villar ang ika-pitong Waterlily Festival sa Lungsod ng Las Pinas na kung saan naging sentro din sa okasyon ang mga produktong nalikha mula sa waterlily katulad ng paggawa basket. Ayon kay Villar ang Waterlily Festival ay kanilang taunang isinasagawa upang maipakita sa lahat ang mga maaring pakinabang mula sa mga waterlily na dati ay salot at nagiging sanhi ng pagbara ng Las Piñas River. “Dahil sa naturang festival ay natulungan namin ang mga waterlily weavers na maipakita sa publiko at mailako ang kanilang mga likhang produkto mula sa waterlily katulad ng naggagandahang gown na sinuot ng mga kandidata sa festival at gayundin ang dekorasyon sa mga Bangka sa naganap na fluvial parade at iba pang aktibidades sa maghapong okasyon,” ani Villar na nakilala sa pagsusulong ng kapakinabangan sa waterlily at green social enterprises. Ang Waterlily Festival ay naglalayong maipakita ang water hyacinth-based livelihood enterprise. Nilalayon din nito ang paghihikayat sa mga mamamayan na linisin ang Las Piñas River na kung saan tanggalin ang mga waterlily at patuyuin ang mga WATERLILY/PAGE 7

Article 282 (Par C), Labor Code of the Philippines. Antrecco Chief Executive Officer Francis Loque said Mar’s inability to liquidate some P2.6 million in coop funds after management’s failed attempts for him to submit a report with supporting documents had forced the cooperative to “act decisively” in fairness to its members. According to Loque, the fund shortage was COOP/PAGE 7

MISS LAS PIÑAS WATER LILY 2012

Pinangunahan nina Villar Foundation’s Managing Director Cynthia Villar at Las Piñas Representative Mark Villar ang paggawad ng korona sa bagong tanghal na Miss Las Piñas Water Lily para sa taong ito,na si Ms. Lyra Velchez ng Barangay Manuyo 1. kabilang din sa larawan mula kaliwa ay sina Rep. Villar, Tricia Monica Lubiano ng Brgy. Pamplona 1 na tinanghala bilang Miss Runcav Choice, Miss Las Piñas Water Lily 2011 Daphne Cortez; Velchez , Second Runner-up Lady Ann Erlano ng Brgy. BF International/CAA, First Runner-up Angelica Prieto ng Barangay Talon 2, Miss World University Kimberly Hankenson; at Ginang Villar. Ang naturang festival ay naglalayong ipakita sa publiko ang mga produkto at pakinabangan mulsa mga water lily na salot at nagbabaras a mga Ilog.

salary period June 16-30, this year, were missing. Loyola, according to Gantuangco, had already withdrawn the money from the Land Bank of the Philippines since last week. Yet, many of the contractual employees have not yet received their pay. What was disturbing, according to Gantuangco, was the fact that Loyola engaged in a lending business MISSING/PAGE 7

MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012

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Probe on rampant ‘theft of LTO stickers’ asked ZAMBOANGA City––The City Council has called on the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to look into the rampant theft of stickers pasted on motor vehicles, particularly motorcycles, in this city. Councilor Vincent Paul Elago said he has received complaints from several motorcycle owners that stickers attached or pasted on their motorcycle plates are missing. The stickers pasted on a motorcycle registration

plates indicate registration of the vehicle for the current year. These stickers could also be used on registration plates of all other motor vehicles. In his resolution approved by the City Council, Elago called on LTO officials to coordinate with traffic police to set up checkpoints in strategic areas of the city to inspect the registration plates of motorcycles and other vehicles and see if the registration papers of these

vehicles are up-to-date as indicated by the stickers on their plates. He said the stolen LTO stickers could be sold to motor vehicle owners to mislead authorities into believing that their vehicles are registered with that agency. These vehicle owners may think that they can save in the registration of their vehicles that cost thousands of pesos so they prefer to buy stolen LTO stickers at lower cost. ELAGO

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Publishers award Rufus for honesty in public service By CRIS DIAZ, Associate Editor

REP. Rufus Rodriguez, 2nd District Cagayan de Oro, was among 11 of the country’s legislatures recognized by the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI) for honesty and probity in public service. The 10 other outstanding legislatures were Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Teddy Casino, Pangasinan Rep. Gina de Venecia, Ilocos Norte Rep. Rudy Farinas, Paranaque Rep. Roilo Golez, Batangas Rep. Hermilando Mandanas, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, Northern Samar Rep. Emil Ong, Agham party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones, Quezon Rep. Lorenzo “Erin” Tanada III, and Oriental Mindoro Rep. Rodolfo Valencia. Rodriguez, for his part, is one among the Congressmen with the highest number of House bills and resolutions filed -- 809 in all -- which he either authored or co-authored. Of the first six measures signed into law by President Benigno Aquino III, three were authored by Rodriguez -- R.A. 10149 or the Government- Owned and Controlled Corporation (GOCC) Governance Act, R.A. 10150 or Extending the Implementation of the Lifeline Rate Act, and R.A. 10151 or Allowing the Employment of Night Workers Act. The Chamber also approved 25 other bills filed by Rodriguez on its third reading. PAPI’s objective in giving award is to recognize the deserving representatives of the people who carved their niches in public service by effectively delivering what their constituents expect of them. For its part, the media fulfill its duty to inform the public of the performances of elected lawmakers and help educate the electorate on the importance of voting for the right and deserving candidates, PAPI said. cd

Gun ban declared for Davao Kadayawan By RUDOLF IAN G. ALAMA

DAVAO City––The 26th celebration of Davao City’s Kadayawan Festival has gotten additional boosting from the national government, with two proclamations aimed at enhancing this year’s festival. The proclamations include a city-wide gun ban and a special holiday for the city both aimed at enhancing this year’s Kadayawan experience. Philippine National Police Chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome has issued the gun ban, suspending all Permits to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFORs) for a period of one month here

in the city, effective August 1 to August 31 in time for the festival. Under the ban, only members of the PNP, the Armed Fores of the Philippines and other law-enforcement agencies performing official duties and in agencyprescribed uniforms will be allowed to carry weapons. The gun ban was proposed by the City’s Peace and Order Council last month to ensure that the Kadayawan will be free from firearm-related incidents and the city will be made safe for the residents and tourists who will converge in the city. (PIA/RG Alama/ asf )

FTI auction up on Aug. 8 THE Privatization and Management Office will finally auction off the 74-hectare Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) parcel at the PMO main office on Aug. 8 to boost economic activity in the area, improve transportation linkages and hike employment opportunities. PMO conducted a pre-bid conference at the FTI Main Office in Taguig City last Friday, where parameters of the

sale such as the minimum target selling price and prequalification requirements were detailed. All seven qualified bidders attended the conference. Robinson’s Land Corp., Empire East Land, Ayala Land Inc., Rockwell Land Corp., Century Properties Group Inc., SM Land Inc., and Filinvest Land Inc. will outbid each other for the property’s P10.2-billion floor price. Bidders were also given bid packets detailing Asset Specific Bidding Rules to ensure a transparent and competitive bidding process. In its efforts to minimize delays to complete the transaction seamlessly, PMO will be conducting a workshop to help bidders prepare for the submission of bid envelopes to prevent technical violations.

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Gov’t troopers clashed anew with Abu in Basilan ZAMBOANGA City––Combined military and militia forces clashed with some 20 suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits in the hinterlands of Basilan province on Friday afternoon, a top military official said Saturday. C ol. R amon Yog yog, Special Operations Task Force-Basilan (SOTF-B) commander, said the clash took place at around 1:55 p.m. near the boundary of Barangays Sapah Bulak and Upper Cabengbeng in the municipality of Sumisip. No one among the government forces was either killed or wounded while the A Regional Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation was conducted here in Cagayan de Oro the other day (July 19) with the theme: Building Climate Adaptive and Disaster Resilient Communities. The workshop headed by Archbishop Antonio Ledesma and in partnership with Agencia Española de Cooperacion International para el Desarrollo and Senator Loren Legarda draw various stake holders from the government and NGOs. In photo shows ABAMIN (Abante Mindanao) Party-list Representative Maxie B. Rodriguez, Jr., Señor Norberto Gomez, Senator Loren Legarda and Cagayan de Oro Councilor President Elipe.

Abu Sayyaf bandits were believed to have suffered casualties, Yogyog said. He said the firefight lasted for about 30 minutes and the bandits fled to different directions after they were outfought by the troops. The soldiers recovered from the clash site an M-16 Armalite rifle and a RocketPropelled Grenade (RPG) launcher, Yogyog said. The troops were conducting security patrol in the boundary of Barangays Sapah Bulak and Upper Cabengbeng when they chanced upon the bandits, he said.

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Palace allay fears in handling EV-71 virus MALACANANG made an assurance on Saturday that the Department of Health is prepared to handle Enterovirus 71 cases in the country after the health department reported one local case of the disease. “Number one, DOH is itself prepared. Number two, we need the participation of the citizenry. If you feel that there are symptoms that would lead to Enterovirus 71, immediately bring it to the attention of the doctors,” Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said. “We cannot wait na kung malala na saka lang dadalhin sa hospital. We need the engagement of the citizenry. On the part of the DOH, they will be coming out or they have come out with information on the symptoms of Enterovirus 71,” he added. At the same time, the Palace official also encouraged the public to observe proper hygiene and maintain cleanliness in their communities. The DOH is also spearheading a massive public information campaign about EV-71 to raise awareness, he said. The DOH reported last week that a 19-month-old toddler from Davao has been infected with EV-71,

but has since recovered. EV-71 is the same virus that has killed more than 60 children in Cambodia. The boy was the only confirmed case among eight suspected cases in the country with the hand, foot and mouth disease or EV-71 strain, Health Secretar y Enrique Ona said. The strain detected in the boy was a mild form of EV-71 and could have been in the country long before its deadlier variant killed Cambodian children, noted the Health Secretary. Enteroviruses consist of 68 stereotypes that usually cause self-limited infections in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in Atlanta, Georgia. Enterovirus 71 was first detected in California in 1969. Since then, EV-71 has been isolated in many parts of the world. Severe outbreaks associated with a high fatality rate occurred in Bulgaria in 1975 with 44 deaths and Hungary in 1978 with 45 deaths, the CDC said. Severe outbreaks occurred in Malaysia in 1997 with 30 deaths and in Taiwan with 78 deaths in 1998, 25 deaths in 2000, and 26 deaths in 2001.

Notice is hereby given that the person whose picture appears above is no longer connected with ANTRECCO in pursuance to Committee on Investigation recommendation for Dismissal of Brian M. Mar from his employment as Cashier of ANTRECCO for breach of trust, conformably to Section 6.3 of ANTRECCO Code of Discipline and Article 282 (Par C), Labor Code of the Philippines and duly approved by the Board of Directors during in session assembled on June 23, 2012 at ANTRECCO Refreshers Nook. Any transaction entered into by Mr. Brian M. Mar shall no longer be honored by the cooperative. Likewise, he is prohibited from entering any ANTRECCO premises without clearance from or permission from Management.

Mambuaya Relocation Site Ground Breaking - Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio Ledesma (left), together with Ma. Melinda Bernardino, national president of the International Confederation of the Society of St. Vincent De Paul (SSVP); Former Senator Agapito Aquino, chair emeritus of the Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC); Dr. Billy Tusale, chair of the Federation of Peoples’ Sustainable Development Cooperatives (FPSDC) and Representative Isidro Lico of Ating Coop Party List, leads the groundbreaking of the Mambuaya Coop-Ville Relocation Site, which is being projected to have 300 houses. (Rodolfo D. Mendoza, PIA 10/asf)

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LGUs to regulate ‘habal habal’ operations EMPOWERMENT of Local Government Units to regulate the operation in rural areas of motorcycles-for-hire, locally known as habalhabal, is mulled for an effective management of the lowly public utility and to protect both the operator and the riding public. Regulation of habalhabal by the local governments will strike a balance between vehicle safety and the problem of transportation according to proponents. While it may be true that this mode of transportation is illegal and unsafe, there is also the need to recognize and respect the people’s initiative to solve their transportation problem and compensate the government’s failure to provide them with decent roads where they could safely transport their farm products to market places. Once regulated by the LGUs, habal-habal operations would be legalized and the problem of lack of transportation in remote places could be addressed. If LGUs are empowered to regulate habalhabal, it could also provide solutions to two conflicting problems: protect both the operator and the riding public, and provide more transportation. It is of common knowledge that in rural areas , particularly in remote places where the roads are not passable by four-wheeled vehicles, the habalhabal has become the accepted mode of transportation. It has become a very viable and an important alternative not only for carrying passengers from remote and hardly accessible places, but also in bringing farm products to the markets. Let the proponents rest their case on the policy - that the State should recognize and respect the initiative of the people in the rural areas to solve their transportation problems. An amendment to the Local Government Code of 1991 sought by a lawmaker, state the following provisions: “Subject to the guidelines prescribed by the Department of Transportation and Communications, the Sangguniang Bayan shall regulate the operation of motorcycles-for-hire and tricycles and grant franchises for the operation thereof within the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality.” The amendment further provides that the grantee of the franchise to operate habalhabal shall be authorized to operate on any road within the territorial jurisdiction of the LGU that issued its operator’s permit and must carry not more than four passengers or loads not exceeding 300 kgs. on each trip. For the protection and safety of the passengers, the habalhabal owner or operator shall, upon registration, procure the necessary insurance for the third party liability as provided in the bill. The proposal is loud and clear. It is meant to address the transportation problem in our remote communities.

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The right motivation THINK a minute. A school teacher was complaining about a little boy in her class who was not showing any interest in learning. She said: “ That boy David just will not do his school work. He’s not even motivated enough to try!” But a famous education professor says there is no such thing as a person who is not motivated. So what that teacher should have said is: “David just is not motivated to learn with me.” Because that same boy, David, will jump out of bed early in the morning if he’s going fishing or to play with his friends. Everyone can be motivated. We just need to be motivated for the right things. Just watch people leaving work on Friday, rushing off for a weekend of fun.

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst They don’t look unmotivated or lazy then! Maybe you had a schoolteacher who really made a certain subject interesting even exciting to you. They made you want to learn more, and they explained things so you could really understand. Then you ended up doing much better in that teacher’s class than you did in the other ones. But then it’s not possible for our children’s teachers to know our own kids as well as we do. That’s why we their parents are their

most important teachers. It is mainly our responsibility to motivate our children so they want to learn and do their best. And to do that, we must let our kids know that we believe in them. We watch them closely so we can help them know what they’re naturally talented and good at doing. Then we need to encourage them in that area so they can fully develop their own special abilities, whether it’s academics and school, sports, cooking, music, business, relating to

people, or something else. You and I can motivate our children by always loving and accepting them without conditions, no matter what they do. Even when we don’t approve of everything they do, we must still accept them so they know they are always loved. And when our kids do something well, we should encourage them by letting them know how very pleased we are with them. Maybe you yourself never had someone who believed in you or motivated you to be your best in life. But today, you can ask Jesus Christ to take charge of your life. He will help you start seeing and using your own special abilities He’s given you. Jesus will also help you start encouraging and motivating others to be their best. Just Think a Minute.

What people expect of Aquino’s SONA? STABLE economy, job generation, cheaper prices of basic commodities, stable prices of oil products are things that would appease the restless Filipino citizenry. The peaceful resolution of the territorial conflict at the West Philippine Seas without compromising the country’s sovereignty should also be at the government top agenda. These are among pressing problems that the Filipinos Cris Diaz are facing today. Problems that should be resolved with urgency. As elected President, Benigno Simeon Aquino, III, carries the collective burdens of the Filipino people. Aquino has a mandate to find sustainable solutions on problems confronting the Filipinos on a long-term basis. This is what his constituents expect of the President. Nothing is appropriate for the President to extrapolate on what his administration attained and intend to accomplish than during the scheduled 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA) today. President Aquino

should desist from telling the people of litanies that his administration accomplished halfway to his six-year term in the Palace. The Filipinos are not interested on Aquino’s bullying of the Supreme Court where he successfully expelled the Chief Justice through his impeachment court. Actually, only Aquino’s drumbeaters were happy of what he has done. The ouster of the CJ does not mirror Aquino’s effective battle against corruption in his administration. In fact, questions about the Cash Assistance his administration is distributing to ‘indigent Filipino families’ has started to snowball as the President delivers his SONA today. Neither the Filipinos are interested of the billion-peso roads and infrastructure projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that has caused miseries among the Filipinos to date. Of course, with the unfinished road uplift and constructions throughout the country, especially in Mindanao, ordinary citizens whose lives rely in the transport of goods and services in these roads are down hearted. We are not also interested on what the agrarian PEOPLE/PAGE 6

Time to amend the 1987 Constitution LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin…” (1 John 1:7, the Holy Bible). -oooIT IS NOW TIME TO AMEND THE 1987 CONSTITUTION: Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. of the House of Representatives should do everything within their power to convince President Aquino to agree to amend the 1987 Constitution--- and yes, this they must do, even if, senior citizens as they are, they may be required to have a drink or two, or smoke a cigarette or two, with the Chief Executive. The truth is that many Filipinos are now convinced that the time has come to amend the Constitution, basically to remove many

Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio objectionable portions in its many provisions which managed to find their way into the Charter under the first Aquino presidency. If we are to be brutally frank about it, this Constitution badly needs many amendments, and I am not talking here only about its political and economic provisions. More importantly, its parts which are basically anti-Biblical, or those which directly advocate going against God’s commands and decrees, should be removed, if we are to really change our lives and start claiming our full destiny as a nation led

by God. -oooLICENSE TO FIGHT AND SUBDUE AUTHORITIES: What am I referring to here? In particular, I am concerned about Section 16, Art. XIII, which purports to give Filipinos and their organizations the right to meddle in governmental affairs and, implicitly, to impose their will even against duly-constituted authorities. Euphemistically, this right is termed “effective and reasonable participation at all levels of social, political and economic decisionmaking…” In truth and in fact,

however, what this grant of “effective and reasonable participation” amounts to is a license to fight and rise up against the authorities, under the so-called “people power” concept that ushered in EDSA 1 and EDSA 2. For the benefit of everyone, let us reproduce Section 16, Art. XIII here. It says: “The right of the people and their organizations to effective and reasonable participation at all levels of social, political, and economic decision-making shall not be abridged. The State shall, by law, facilitate the establishment of adequate consultation mechanisms.” -ooo1987 CONSTITUTION OPPOSED TO “REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT” AND TO THE BIBLE: Clearly, Section 16, Art. XIII is violently opposed to the concept of AMEND/PAGE 6

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Drugstore owners seek review of discounts for senior citizens DIPOLOG City––The recent Consumers Assembly here has elicited common sentiments among drugstore owners over the 20 percent discount on medicines to senior citizens. President Evelyn Atillo of the Dipolog Pharmacists Association (DPA) said “the law covering this must be reviewed, as it has adversely affected, especially the small

drugstores.” She said, the mark-up price on drugs is only three percent, “so, if a senior citizen buys medicines worth P2,000, he/she would have a discount of P400, as provided for by law. Now, the profit from the P2,000 worth of drugs is only P60. What will happen to our capital?” This, she lamented, is the reason why even the drug-

stores operated by certain groups of senior citizens have closed shop. Dipolog Consumers’ Watch Group President Michael Malacca said the gathering has provided objective responses from concerned establishments and agencies to the issues and concerns raised by the consumers. (JPA/FPG/PIAZamboanga del Norte/asf)

NGOs report PAMANA projects’ status By DAVID M. SUYAO

New Tubigon Barangay Chair Librado Felicilda said the route from New Tubigon, via San Juan using the new bridge to Bayugan City reduces the travelling distance by 30 kilometers

AGUSAN del Sur - The New Tubigon bailey bridge, connecting Barangay New Tubigon, Sibagat and Barangay San Juan, Bayugan City is in good condition. This was reported by the Educational Discipline in Culture and Area-based Development Services, Inc. (EDCADS), a nongovernment organization (NGO) accredited by PAMANA and by the provincial government to monitor the status of all PAMANA projects implemented, here. Said bailey bridge, which crosses the Andanan River, was inaugurated and turned-over February 22, this year. It is an 18 linearmeter long structure, made mostly of light materials that can only cater light vehicles, like motorcycles and carts.

compared to the original route that passes thru mountains and small rivers, with almost impassable roads before reaching Poblacion Sibagat. (RER/DMS/PIA 13-Agusan del Sur/asf )

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Minimum Qualification Standards (per CSC QS Manual) Education: Bachelor’s degree relevant to the job Experience: One (1) yr of relevant experience Training : Four (4) hours of relevant training Eligibility: Career Service (Prof.)second level eligibility Additional Qualifications Preferred: (End-User’s Preference) Education: Bachelor’s degree relevant to the job. Experience: at least 2 yrs of relevant experience Training: at least 18 hrs. of relevant training. Eligibility : Career Service (Prof.)second level eligibility Note: All qualified next-in-rank shall be automatically considered candidates for promotion. However you have to submit your updated Personal Data Sheet to PAD-HHRDB. Failure to do so will automatically waive your right to be included as candidates. Others who are interested and qualified shall submit the following to the DOH-Treatment and Rehabilitation Center Cagayan de Oro, Maitum, Upper Puerto, Cagayan de Oro,viz: 1. Application letter addressed to the Director,Health Human Resource Dev. Bureau 2. Four (4) copies duly accomplished Personal Data Sheet /Resume (indicating education experience No. of hrs. of trainings/seminars,eligibility) 3. Authenticated copy of Diploma/Transcript of Records (for new entrance) 4. Copy of Certificate of Trainings attended 5. Copy of Board Rating/Civil Service eligibilty (Prof./Sub-Prof.) 6. Two (2) copies of performance rating for the last rating period. (For applicants applying for promotion)

Deadline for Submission: July 27,2012 Prepared by: COL Ronald N. Albano, PA MNSA, commander of the 402nd (STINGERS) Brigade, 4ID, PA, pins the medal to one of the outstanding officers and personnel during the Brigade’s 39th Founding Day, July 16, in Bancasi, Butuan City. (photo by 1st Lt. Jose Patrick A. Martinez/asf)

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Minimum Qualification Standards (per CSC QS Manual) Education: Bachelor’s degree relevant to the job Experience: None required Training : None required Eligibility: Career Service (Prof.)second level eligibility Additional Qualifications Preferred: (End-User’s Preference) Education: Bachelor’s degree relevant to the job. Experience: None required Training: None required Eligibility : Career Service (Prof.)second level eligibility Note: All qualified next-in-rank shall be automatically considered candidates for promotion. However you have to submit your updated Personal Data Sheet to PAD-HHRDB. Failure to do so will automatically waive your right to be included as candidates.

Minimum Qualification Standards (per CSC QS Manual) Education: Bachelor’s degree in Commerce/Business Administration Major in Accounting Experience: None required Training : None required Eligibility: RA 1080 (CPA) Additional Qualifications Preferred: (End-User’s Preference) Education: Bachelor’s degree in Commerce/Business Administration Major ion Accounting Experience: None required Training: None required Eligibility : RA 1080 (CPA) Note: All qualified next-in-rank shall be automatically considered candidates for promotion. However you have to submit your updated Personal Data Sheet to PAD-HHRDB. Failure to do so will automatically waive your right to be included as candidates.

Others who are interested and qualified shall submit the following to the DOH-Treatment and Rehabilitation Center Cagayan de Oro, Maitum, Upper Puerto, Cagayan de Oro,viz:

1. Application letter addressed to the Director,Health Human Resource Dev. Bureau 2. Four (4) copies duly accomplished Personal Data Sheet /Resume (indicating education experience No. of hrs. of trainings/seminars,eligibility) 3. Authenticated copy of Diploma/Transcript of Records (for new entrance) 4. Copy of Certificate of Trainings attended 5. Copy of Board Rating/Civil Service eligibilty (Prof./Sub-Prof.) 6. Two (2) copies of performance rating for the last rating period. (For applicants applying for promotion)

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cure loans for these and regain capital by selling s ome to other smaller countries in the Asia Pacific region. Most important thing is to make sure that Filipinos’ stomachs are full. The country must have a highly developed agriculture industry. With a stable agriculture, industry prices of staple goods should be reduced to the 1970 level and stays there. Exploration and development of gas and oil should be pursued to stabilize the energy sector and lower energy cost. A l t e r n at i v e e n e r g y s ources such as s olar, wind, and hydro should be individually encouraged with the governmentoffering subsidy to interested individuals, groups, or association. There are more that this country wants and needs. Aquino should work on that direction. React: crisgurdian@yahoo.com EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of WENCESLAO VALDEO, who died on December 22, 1989 and ROSITA VALDEO, who died on March 7, 2008 in Cagayan de Oro City, leaving a certain real property, in the Barrio of Poblacion, Municipality of Jasaan, Province of Misamis Oriental, covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-15288, issued by the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Misamis Oriental and more particularly described as follows; A PARCEL OF LAND, Lot No. 1407, Cad-367, situated in the barrio of Poblacion, Municipality of Jasaan, Province of Misamis Oriental, containing an area of TEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIVE (10,605) SQUARE METERS is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE, the parties hereto are the surviving heirs of the decedents namely: HENRY L. VALDEO, FLORENCE L. VALDEO, ALEJO L. VALDEO, GLORIA L. VALDEO, HERMILA VALDEO Vda. DE LOS ANGELES, and DOLORES VALDEO DANDASAN, as per Doc. No.175; Page No. 35; Book No. 44; Series of 2012, under Notary Public of CASIANO A. GAMOTIN, JR. MDN: JULY 16, 23 & 30, 2012

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representative government, where although the people are recognized as possessing sovereignty so that all government authority emanates from them, the exercise of that sovereignty consists solely in, or is limited to, electing their representatives, from the president down to the lowest barangay councilor, who, in turn, actually wield the power to govern. In a representative government---which is what we have today--respect and obedience is required to be given, manifested, and observed by the sovereign people in favor of their elected officials, for the sake of a peaceful and orderly society, where not any one group or individual can be permitted to assert what they please, when and where they please, even in the guise of “participation in all levels of decision-making”. Section 16, Art. XIII actually encourages anarchy and mob rule, and blatant disregard of officials, and the authority given to them by law. This provision more importantly contravenes Romans 13:1-2 of the Holy Bible, where it is said that all persons should subject themselves to the authorities, for there is no authority which was not established by God, so that anyone fighting the authorities shall be cursed and destroyed. -oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 2468, 0918 5740193 or 0922 833 4396. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com

Barangay Dampil, Lagonglong Mis. Or. Bidding of Drugs & Medicines Amount – P 500,000.00 1.) Issuance of Bidding Documents – July 16 – 25, 2012 2.) Deadline of Letter of Intent – July 23, 2012 3.) Submission of Bidding Documents and Opening of Bids – July 26, 2012 – At 10:00 a.m BARANGAY DAMPIL – LAGONGLONG JULY 26, 2012 – BIDDING 30 Box – Aluminum Magnessium tab 180 Bots – Ambroxol Syrup 30 Box – Ambroxol 30 mg tab 144 Bots – Amoxicillin 250 mg susp. 100 Box – Amoxicillin 500 mg cap 100 Box – Amoxicillin 250 mg cap 50 Box – Ascorbic Acid 500 mg tab 144 Bots – Carbocisteine Syrup 40 Box – Carbocisteine cap 20 Box – Captopril 25 mg tab 50 Box – Cefalexin 500 mg caps 144 Bots – Cotrimoxazole 200 mg Syrup 50 Box – Cotrimoxazole 800 mg tab 100 Box – Mefenamic Acid 250 mg cap 100 Box – Mefenamic Acid 500 mg cap 50 Box – Metoprolol 100 mg tab 40 Box – Ferrous Sulfate tab 144 Bots – Multivitamins drops 144 Bots – Multivitamins Syrup 100 Box – Multivitamins + Iron tab 144 Bots – Paracetamol 250 mg Syrup 144 Bots – Paracetamol 100 mg drops 80 Box – Paracetamol 500 mg tab 80 Box – Revitaflex tab 49 Box – Lagundi 300 mg tab 144 Bots – Amoxicillin 125 mg Syrup 144 Bots – Salbutamol 60 ml Syrup 20 Box – Diclofenac 100 mg tab 100 Box – Salbutamol 2.5 mg tab 100 Box – Vitamin B-Complex MDN: July 23, 2012

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into the sea each year along with our toxins, creating ocean dead zones. We have reduced most large commercial fish species by 60-90% and we’ve reduced the marine mammals by 80-90%, and some to extinction. To fuel this devastation, we’ve drained some 60 trillion gallons of oil from the Earth, the best half of the world’s hydrocarbon store, representing 500-million-years of captured solar energy. We dumped the carbon waste into our atmosphere, heating the planet and turning the oceans acidic. According to Dr. William Rees’ global footprint analysis, human enterprise annually overshoots Earth’s renewable productive capacity by half. Nevertheless, a billion people remain undernourished, and 10 million starve each year. By depleting Earth’s natural wealth, we foreclose genuinely sustainable options for the world’s poorest people, forcing them into sweatshops and slums. Any sane person would step back, take stock, and consider how to reduce wasteful consumption, share among the human family, and restore Nature’s bounty. Not the world’s corporate empires. Resource corporations view the receding ice caps as an opportunity for one last orgy of plunder. Swarming the Arctic The fundamental resource of industrialism is energy, and the fundamental industrial energy is oil. According to Marin Katusa, Chief Energy Investment Strategist at Casey Research, “a century of oil production has depleted most of the world’s easy oil deposits,” which has pushed those companies to seek ultradeep ocean wells, bitumen from Canadian tar sands, and the remnant oil reserves in the Arctic. This summer, Shell Oil intends to drill five exploratory wells in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas on Alaska’s continental shelf. Although the sea bottom in this region is relatively shallow – 50-meters, compared to a thousand meters or more for deepwater wells – drilling rigs in the Arctic must negotiate moving ice floes, Arctic storms, freezing weather, and 10 weeks of darkness. Shell admits that they would likely abandon a well capping or spill cleanup during poor Arctic weather. Oil moving under ice floes is out of reach, and the US Geological Survey (USGS) warns that “there is no comprehensive method for cleanup of spilled oil in sea ice.” Furthermore, US Coast Guard Admiral Robert Papp admits that Alaska infrastructure to respond to an oil well blowout, does not exist. Canadian regulators conclude that to drill a blowout relief well in the arctic would take three years. According to the USGS, the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas contains 14-19 billion barrels of recoverable oil. The energyintensive drilling would require an equivalent energy of 1-2 billion barrels of oil, so the net return might be about 15 billion barrels. At current consumption rates, that equals a 6-month world oil supply. The entire Arctic seabed, at best, may contain 3 years of world oil consumption. For this, the oil giants appear willing to risk the world’s last pristine marine ecosystems. Arctic waters provide vital habitat for krill, unique fish, commercial cod and pollock, the rare bowhead whale, dolphins, walruses, seals, penguins and other birds. An oil spill would ravage Arctic marine wildlife and devastate local fishing. War profiteers jump in Once the oil companies locate, drill, and start producing oil, the next phase requires an extensive network of pipelines. Spills have become routine in oil pipelines from Nigeria to Canada. Furthermore, like Iraq or Afghanistan, any region with oil and pipelines becomes a battleground for political control. Russian oil company Gazprom has signed a deal with Exxon Mobil Corp to prospect for oil in Russia’s Arctic Kara Sea. The US, China, Russia, Canada, and other nations have already begun military posturing in the Arctic to protect their resource interests. US cables released by Wikileaks promote a “military presence” in Greenland to protect “American commercial investments” and justify a US military presence due to “the potential of increased military threats in the Arctic.”

The alleged threats include Russian submarines planting flags under the North Pole, Russia’s foreign minister proposing a “redistribution of power” and “armed intervention” in the Arctic, and Norway justifying Fighter aircraft purchases to offset Russia’s Arctic intentions. Meanwhile, Chinese diplomat Cui Hongjian insists that the Arctic is a “public area,” and Canada has announced intentions to patrol the Arctic with drones. Another US cable cited oil and ice-free shipping as “benefits accruing from global warming.” Since 1980, we’ve witnessed a 75% reduction in Arctic sea ice. The polar ice helps balance atmospheric temperature by reflecting solar energy. The dark water left by receding ice absorbs energy, causing Earth to heat faster. Meanwhile, ancient methane – 20-times more potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas – escapes from melting permafrost, a feedback that increases global warming. Furthermore, the oil that doesn’t spill into the sea or land spills into the atmosphere. It makes no sense to risk Earth’s last pristine marine ecosystem, and runaway heating, to extend a decaying and destructive industry for a few years. But Shell Oil does not appear interested in preserving ecosystems or future generations. The oil in the Beaufort and Chukchi fields is worth $1-2 trillion dollars of revenue to the oil company. Their motivation is money, not a vision for sustainable human habitation on Earth. Knowing that their actions will degrade Earth’s ecological stability, Shell has filed a pre-emptive lawsuit against environmental groups in an attempt to prejudice courts to favor Shell’s plans before anyone can challenge them. Resistance and vision Indigenous nations, scientists, celebrities, Greenpeace, and other environmental groups have proposed a global sanctuary in the Arctic to protect species habitat and local, indigenous fishing, while banning unsustainable industrial fishing and oil drilling. A similar sanctuary was established in Antarctica 20 years ago, protecting the southern continent from mining and drilling. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) now oversees scientists from 27 countries, performing valuable inter-disciplinary research in the Antarctic. The treaty prohibits military activity, and holds all Antarctic territorial claims in abeyance. As giant corporations travel to the ends of the Earth for the final plunder of resources, the time has come for humanity to accept

Earth’s biological and physical limits, preserve the vestiges of wild nature, arrest global warming, and prepare for a genuinely sustainable and equitable human society. That requires saving the Arctic from plunder.

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discovered in September, 2011 during an internal and external audit of the cooperative. Loque said aside from dismissal from service, Mar may face estafa, qualified theft and libel cases. He said Mar had allegedly embarked on “a black propaganda campaign” against Antrecco with the claim that the cooperative was mismanaged. “Mar should have faced his problem with Antrecco squarely instead of besmirching the name of Antrecco. It appears that Mar is employing squid tactics to muddle the issue and cover his failure to submit his liquidation report,” said Loque. “From a starting capital of only P14,500 contributed by 29 incorporators, Antrecco could not have grown into one of the country’s ‘financially robust’ cooperatives with a membership of more than 10,000 in Caraga Region and P160 million worth of assets had it been mismanaged,” he said.

pangalagaan ang ating Inang kalikasan at programang pangkabuhayan. “Lubos naming ipinagmamalaki ang aming programang livelihood na isang barangay-based na kung saan ang mga produktong nalilikha ay mula sa mga basura. At ang naturang programa ay nakapagbigay ng hanapbuhay sa limang daang pamilya,” dagdag ni Villar. Isa din sa sentro ng festival ay ang makakuha ng Miss Las Piñas Waterlily para sa taong ito na kung saan idinaos ang pre-pageant noong Martes (Hulyo 17) at ang nanalo ang siyang sinuutan ng korona ngayon. Bawat isa sa kabuuang 20 barangay sa Las Pinas ay mayroong tig-iisang kinatawan at ang kanilang mga suot na gown ay gawa ng kilalang designer na si Noli Hans gayundin sa pakikipagtulungan ng mga residente sa bawat barangay. Ayon naman kay Las Piñas Representative Mark Villar sa naganap na prepagent event na ang Miss Las Piñas Waterlily pageant ay nagpapatunay lamang na ang mga Las Piñeras ay tunay na magaganda. “Ang itinanghal na Miss

World 2012 na si Queenierich Rehman ay tiga- Las Piñas at bukod dito ay kilala din kami na mga mamamayang responsable sa pangangalaga ng kalikasan patunay ang mga magaganda at kapaki-pakinabang na mga produkto mula sa mga waterlily na isang basura at salot sa ilog,” ani ni Rep. Villar. At ang tinanghal na Miss Las Piñas Waterlily ay automatikong ambassadresses ng Lungsod at siya ang dadalo sa mga ibat-ibang okasyon at festival sa buong bansa na kung saan imbitado ang Lungsod, gayundin sa mga environmental at livelihood programs katulad ng sa United Nations (UN) na siya ding nagbigay ng parangal sa river rehabilitation or Sagip Ilog program ng Villar Foundation dahil sa pagsusumikap ni Ginang Villar. Ilan din sa mga naging aktibidades sa festival ay ang fluvial parade, street dancing, musical performances mula Manunugtog Kawayan at iba pang mga local bands, waterlily weaving demonstrations at ang display exhibit ng ibat-ibang likha mula sa waterlily.

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where investments came from most employees of the city hall. Based on records, the investments for the lending business, which is handled by Loyola since 2002, amounted to P15 million. Loyola could not be reached for comment. His house at Sandawa Homes Phase 2 here is locked, reports said. On Friday, Gantuangco ordered the opening of Loyola’s vault in the presence of the COA auditors, City Treasurer, City Administrator, and the chairman of Barangay Poblacion. There was no cash inside the vault and only documents, records, and payroll were found, according to Gantuangco.

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from page 8 old, so this is his ultimate dream.” Romero said he would join the Philippine delegation Monday to personally support Rosario’s campaign. Rosario, accompanied by his coach Gay Corral, plunges into action on Monday next week with the top six qualifiers from the field of 37 advancing to the finals the following day.

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Probe on illegal sale of Olympic tickets ‘on ice’

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, right, talks to IOC Executive Board member Craig Reedie as he arrives at Heathrow International Airport for the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 20, 2012. Photo supplied

Pingoy lifts Baby Tams to 2-0 card REIGNING MVP Jerie Pingoy shot 22 points leading the FEU Baby Tamaraws to take down the UST Tiger Cubs, 82-66, in the UAAP Season 75 juniors basketball tournament Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena. The Baby Tams joined the National U Bullpups on top at 2-0. Antonio Asistio had 22 markers to lift the Ateneo Blue Eaglets in a 92-75 victory over the UP Integrated School Junior Maroons for a 1-1 card. The scores: First Game (Jrs) FEU (82) – Pingoy 22, Domingo 15, Aguilon 12, Lee Yu 8, Delfinado 7, Escoto 7, Domingo Je. 4, Hassan 2, Lumba 2, Palacio 2, Belgica 1, Domingo J. 0. UST (66) – Martin 19, Ungria 11, Baetiong 10, Bahia 9, Laman 9, Soriano 4, Mayor 3, Abuyen 1, Borje 0, Corre 0, Lavarias 0. Quarters: 21-16; 41-34; 65-47; 82-66

THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not punish anyone ahead of the London Games over allegations that some national Olympic officials were breaking strict rules on selling tickets for the Games, the IOC Executive Board decided on Saturday. The IOC Ethics Commission has been investigating claims that national Olympic committees (NOCs) and authorized ticket resellers (ATRs) had been caught selling thousands of top tickets to the Games on the black market for up to 10 times their face value. The British broadsheet said it had found “widespread corruption” reaching across 54 countries and had passed its evidence to the IOC. The IOC pledged to take the “strongest sanctions” possible if members were found to have broken the rules”. However, after discussing the matter on Saturday, it was decided that there was not enough time to decide on each individual case ahead of the start of the Games next Friday.

“The Ethics Commission has received initial evidence from the newspaper and noted that each individual case merits a detailed analysis involving the hearing of all parties,” said the Executive Board (EB). “Particularly with regard to the existence of deliberate intent to breach the various rules that govern the sale of tickets for the Olympic Games. “As a result the EB approved the recommendation from the Ethics Commission that it continue its investigation as it is currently not in a position to recommend provisional measures ahead of the London 2012 Games.” IOC president Jacques Rogge speaking later explained why it was taking a long time to come to a decision over whether they were unlawfully sold or not. “Our ethics commission met with a representative of The Sunday Times and asked for the evidence that was provided by the Sunday Times after two weeks waiting,” said Rogge. “This is a huge file with more than 20 people involved and also a lot of

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organizations, you know, commercial tickets resellers. “The rights of the defense require everyone to have the chance to explain (their) case, so there will be interviews with all these people and we expect the results of that probably by the end of September, beginning of October, because it’s a huge work to have everyone and to question and answers.” Rogge added that following the Games there would be an inquiry and that 2014 Winter Games hosts Sochi had been advised not to go ahead and sell any tickets until the investigation had been concluded. Many British fans have been left disappointed after being unable to secure the Olympics seats they wanted,

in the several rounds of official ticket sales. T h e Su n d ay Ti m e s report said the London Games organizers’ decision to release 1.2 million tickets -- more than ever before -- to foreign NOCs had allowed agents and officials to flood the black market with seats for highly sought-after events. IOC rules say that NOCs must keep their supply of tickets within their country. They can distribute the tickets themselves or nominate ATRs, who must be approved. It is against the rules for any seller to inflate the price of a ticket by more than 20 percent of its face value, or trade tickets with unauthorized dealers, the report said.

74 people rounded up in illegal soccer betting SINGAPORE police arrested 74 people believed to be involved in illegal soccer betting activities, as part of a two-month Interpol joint operation, local media reported Saturday. The estimated value of the illegal bets collected by the syndicates was believed to total over 5.6 million U.S. dollars, local TV Channel NewsAsia reported. Besides cash of more than 62,000 US dollars (78,000 Singapore dollars), police also seized computers, laptops, modems, routers, mobile phones, thumb drives and other items believed to be used for illegal betting activities. Investigations against the 74 suspects are ongoing. About 300 people were arrested and over 780,000 U.S. dollars was seized in the Interpol operation to combat illegal soccer gambling in Asia linked to organized crime gangs, Channel NewsAsia said. Singapore police joined forces with those from China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. They made over 200 raids on illegal gambling dens which were estimated to have handled around 85 million U.S. dollars worth of bets. The operation, codenamed Operation SOGA 4 (Soccer Gambling), covered the final matches of major national football leagues across Europe, the UEFA championships and EURO 2012. Operation SOGA was first conducted by Interpol in 2007. Wire report

Pinoy shooter ready to face challenges at London Olympics

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FILIPINO skeet shooter Brian Rosario is ready to face challenges at the London Olympics, which starts on Friday. Aside from his strong determination to do well in the London Olympics, the support of his family and the Philippine National Shooting Association (PNSA) is one factor that keeps his passion burning. Though Rosario’s entry to the greatest sporting spectacle was through the backdoor – earning a wildcard –shooting president Mikee Romero, is confident that’s the country’s only shooting bet is up to the

challenge. “He’s doing well in practice, he’s shooting 24 over 25 now, but I hope he reaches his peak next week,” said Romero. “He’s very a determined shooter and he wants to prove something.” While he did not promise to bring home the elusive gold medal, he committed to his family to do his utmost best to make them proud. “Walang naman siyang pinangako sa amin basta gagawin niya daw ang lahat para gumanda lalo ang performance niya,” said Paul Rosario, Brian’s father. “He’s been shooting since 12 years SHOOTER/PAGE 7