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WEATHER UPDATE SOUTHWEST monsoon affecting Luzon. Meanwhile, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 930 km East of Mindanao (7.8°N, 135.8°E).

The western section of Luzon will have occasional rains. The rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough.

Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the South to Southwest with slight to moderate seas.

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Chronicle of lies foretold Aquino’s 90-minute speech, said to be one of the longest SONAs in recent memory, highlighted achievements that progressive groups shot down either as just a deception, a half-truth at best, or simply meaningless.

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By MARYA SALAMAT of Bulatlat.com

THE much awaited annual extravaganza called State of the Nation Address (SONA) starring the current Philippine President, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, supported by his cabinet, leaders of Congress and thousands of government troops and police, unfolded as predicted by various progressive groups in the parallel SONAngBayan or Peoples’ SONA held along Commonwealth Avenue.

Pro g re s s ive g roup s warned that based on the Aquino administration’s two-year record, it will spew lies, “big lies,” in his SONA this Monday.

Predicting Aquino’s speech is all sweet talk and rhetoric and short on truthfulness, the participants of Peoples’ SONA brought a two-faced 14-feet Aquino effigy for burning.

“The people won’t be FORETOLD/PAGE 11 AQUINO

Candidate Queenie Bahian of Barangay Patag sheds some tears during the question and answer portion of the media presentation. Members of the Cagayan de Oro press voted for the Darling of the Press among the candidates in the beauty pageant. The winner will be announced on coronation night. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

DENR, cops go zero tolerance in anti-illegal logging campaign

By PAT SAMONTE, Regional editor-Caraga and JOEL PORTUGAL, Correspondent

BUTUAN City––In compliance with President Benigno Aquino III’s logging ban, the Philippine National Police in Caraga and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-13 have forged in a coordination-conference to launch a no-nonsense

campaign against illegal logging in Region 13 at the Police Regional headquarters in Camp Rodriguez in Barangay Libertad here.

Police Regional Director Chief Supt. Reynaldo Rafael said the conference was aimed at strengthening

the cooperation and working relationship between the DENR and PNP in the implementation of the President’s Executive Order No. 23 and to enable the two agencies to stay focused on their duties.

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LTO gets erring motorists punished

By GERRY L. GORIT Photo-journalist

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Operatives of the Land Tr ansp or t at i on O f f i c e (LTO) in Northern Mindanao confiscated dozens of licenses as the LTO re n e we d it s c amp ai g n against erring motorists in the city.

LTO Regional Director Esteban M. Baltazar Jr. of Northern Mindanao said the operation was conducted with police authorities in Cagayan de Oro in line with its law enforcement program dubbed as “Mercury Operations.”

Baltazar said the implementing guidelines of the program were conveyed

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last July 20 to the LTO heads of divisions and district and extension offices, law enforcement officers, deputies and motor vehicle inspectors, as well as to traffic case adjudicators and approving officers in the region.

Under t he Merc ur y Operations, law enforcement teams are deployed for night duty patrol, and at dawn when necessary, said Baltazar.

The target of apprehensions are violations of “no or defective accessories and required devices and installation of prohibited devices, attachments, or illegal modification of vehicle or motorcycle body or body part.”

Baltazar advised owners of motorcycles not to alter their vehicles.

The LTO regional director said that some of the putative violations include no registration, invalid registration, expired registration, and no driver’s license.

“Invalid dr iver’s lic e n s e , d i l ap i d at e d o r d e fe c t ive veh i cl e, and exceptionally loud horn or signaling device,” he added.

Baltazae said that other serious violations include defective lights, no windshield wiper, broken windshield, no muffler, use of unnecessary lights, and no seatbelt.

Drivers of taxis with defective toplights and of public utility jeepneys with stereos are also apprehended.

For the guidance of motorists, the law enforcement officers on patrol operation should be in prescribed uniform with a patrol vehicle in good condition.

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Dengue kills 3, infects 322

By BEN D. ARCHE, Regional editor-Davao

DIGOS City––The number of dengue cases in Davao del Sur has remarkably gone up in the recent count made by the Dengue Coordinating Office (DCO) under the Provincial Health Office (PHO).

DCO chief Riza Dacalos said her office has recorded at least 322 dengue cases throughout the province with three mortalities from January to June 30 this year.

The municipality of Sta. Cruz in the First District of the province has been found to have the highest number of dengue cases reaching 126 infected patients with one death, Dacalos said.

Digos City followed

with 121 cases and one death while the municipality of Hagonoy came next also with one casualty, Dacalos added.

Other cases were recorded in 11 municipalities in the province.

In an ocular inspection in the highly infected village of Sta. Cruz town, PHO personnel discovered many favorable areas for dengue-carrier mosquito

to thrive in.

Alarmed by the situation, Dacalos said PHO asked the Center for Health Development (CHD) to provide them with the needed insecticide for spraying activities as the rainy season has started to emerge.

Dacalos urged the public to clean their surrounding and destroy potential refuge of mosquitoes.

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PANABO City––With the full implementation of the new rates and stall rentals and the noticeable slow economic activity in the market, the Panabo City Council is now proposing the removal of the penalty and surcharges for unpaid stall rentals and allowing the vendors to pay without penalty the monthly stall rental incurred from January until August.

This proposal was made during the public hearing with stall owners and vendors held at the ARF Gym, New Pandan last July 4, 2012. Councilor Alan G. Piedad authored an ordinance, which was co-authored by Councilors Demetrio D. Dolon, Jannet Tanong-Maboloc, Ruperto B. Cagape and Emeterio Blase to address the said problem.

Piedad said the ordinance will help vendors fulfill their obligation to pay their rental arrears and dues with the city

government. ”There is an alarming increased of unpaid stall rentals and ballooning penalties and surcharges incurred by the stallholders,” Piedad added.

He added the removal of the penalties and surcharges of the unpaid monthly rentals of market stalls and spaces from the month of January to August 2012 would mitigate the suffering felt by the stallholders.

Some stallholders have collectively aired their concerns to the city council members that despite economic hardship, they will fulfill their obligation and responsibility by paying their dues for the development and improvement of the market “We are also committed to help disseminate information”, the group said.

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By CARINA L CAYON of the Philippine Information Agency-Davao

DAVAO City––The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has called on cultural and art groups in Mindanao to submit project proposals due on August 30 this year, to avail of NCCA’s Grants Program for 2013.

NCCA’s Grants Program is provided under the National Endowment Fund

for Culture and the Arts (NEFCA) to support individuals and organizations in the fields aligned with the Philippine culture and arts.

Renee Talavera, head of NCCA Subcommission on Cultural Communities & Traditional Arts, explained this during today’s Kapihan sa PIA saying that providing funds for the projects would help promote, develop and conserve the country’s culture and arts.

Talavera also urged academic institutions, local arts organizations and nongovernment organizations involved in culture and arts, as well as local government units to tender their project proposals.

She said the projects to be funded must capture the aspiration of the arts and culture community as NCCA’s vision for a “Filipino culture as the wellspring of national and global well being.”

The projects must also establish culture as pillar of sustainable development, advance creativity and diversity of artistic expression, and promote a strong sense of nationhood and pride in being Filipino through culture and arts.

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2GO travel offers special Ramadan fares SPECIAL Ramadan fares to all destinations of 2GO travel are now available until August 31, 2012.

2GO Travel Chief Commercial Officer Stephen Rey Tagud said: “Many Filipino Muslims travel during Ramadan to join their families in observing a month of fasting, which is why, in solidarity, we introduced promotional fares to all our destinations in Mindanao.”

Travelers from Manila to Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Dipolog, General Santos, Iligan, Ozamiz, Surigao, and Zamboanga City can book tickets for as low as

P750. Passengers can also take advantage of the P450 economy class fares from Manila to any 2GO destination in the Visayas namely: Bacolod, Cebu, Dumaguete, Iloilo, and Tagbilaran.

The promo fare, exclusive of applicable taxes, surcharges and service fees, are all for economy class accommodations and valid for travel until August 31, 2012.

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THE City Council committee on games and amusement chaired by Councilor Adrian Barba will soon look into the request permit to hold a three day - three cock derby on August 29, 30 and 31, 2012 at the Gusa Sports Complex in Barangay Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City.

According to the manager, the participants at the said cock derby and the cockfighting aficionados will be coming from the different parts of Mindanao.

This was referred by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas to the committee for study and recommendation. (JBD)

Talisayan Mayor Catherine G. Ifurung (center) and municipal councilor Josipina T. Omandang (right) present a plaque of appreciation to Ms. Bebeng Dumadag of the office of Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter M. Unabia.

Ms. Dumadag, one of the judges of the Miss Talisayan 2012 beauty pageant, says she will be running for the provincial board in 2015. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

Mindanao infrastructure budget focused on improving road connectivity MINDANAO, which currently has the lowest ratio of paved roads to overall road infrastructure among the country’s regions, is now set to get a larger allocation from the national government’s proposed annual budget for infrastructure.

This was reported by Secretary Rogelio Singson of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), at a roundtable discussion among business leaders and senior officials on Mindanao infrastructure policy held recently at the Traders Hotel.

The roundtable was organized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, which is implemented under the oversight of MinDA. “Sixty-nine percent of national roads in Mindanao are unpaved. Mindanao has the lowest paved road ratio,” said Secretary Singson.

“It is clear that Mindanao should get a bigger share

PUBLIC-PRIVATE ROUNDTABLE ON MINDANAO ENERGY. The heads of the Mindanao Energy Power Alliance (right), the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives, and other business support organizations met on July 3 at a roundtable discussion with Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras and senior energy officials to discuss private sector recommendations for a sustainable power supply, in the run-up to the 21st Mindanao Business Conference to be held August 2-4 in Butuan City. The series of high-level economic policy roundtables at the Traders Hotel in Manila, which focused on strengthening Mindanao’s competitiveness in agriculture, mining and transport in addition to energy, was organized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, which is implemented under the oversight of MinDA.

of the budget.”

Under the proposed FY2013 budget, Mindanao will receive PhP27.62 billion, or 26.1 percent of the national infrastructure budget, up from PhP20.4 billion the previous year.

Infrastructure budget allocations for the other regions are as follows: Northern Luzon - 24.1 percent; Southern Luzon - 20.4 per-

cent; the National Capital Region - 14.6 percent, and Visayas -19.4 percent.

“Our objectives are to improve the country’s attractiveness as an investment destination by enabling seamless connectivity, and to lower the costs of communication and transportation,” said Angelito Colona, PCCI vice president for ROAD/PAGE 9

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Finance Asia names Security Bank as best mid-cap company

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LEADING financial publication Finance Asia announced the winners of its 12th annual poll on Asia’s Best Managed Companies naming Security Bank Corporation (SBC) as the Philippines’ “Best Mid-Cap Company.”

The annual poll engages the participation of investors and analysts in voting for the best companies in Asia, recognizing companies’ excellence in various categories that promote stakeholder rights and interests.

Security Bank President and CEO Alberto Villarosa attributed this accomplishment to the continued trust

and confidence of its customers and to the commitment and dedication of the management and staff that places Security Bank among the best companies in the Philippines and across Asia.

SBC continues to manifest itself as one of the strongest banks in the Philippines.

Recently, the bank received the Cesar EA Virata

Award as the “Best Securities House” for the 7th consecutive year during the 2012 Philippine Dealing System Group Annual Awards.

The Bank was also voted as the Best Domestic Debt House in the Philippines for the second year in a row by leading financial publication Asiamoney at its annual Best Banks Awards.

ALBERTO Villarosa (left) receiving the award on behalf of Security Bank from Ramon Arnaiz, Chairman, Maybank ATR Kim Eng Financial Corporation, co-presentors of the Finance Asia awards.

Rotary Club of CDO partners with ILO, Ausaid for livelihood and shelter of Sendong Survivors THE Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro (Mother Club) has entered into a service contract with the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) for Community-Based Emergency Employment (Cashfor-Work) and livelihood skills training of Tropical Storm Sendong survivors through the construction of permanent shelters for their homes.

Engr. Marillo S. Paano, President, Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro (RCCDO) signed the service contract on July 18, 2012 at a local hotel with Lawrence Jeff Johnson, ILO Manila Office Director and Erika M. Geronimo, portfolio manager of AusAID. Under the terms of the contract, the ILO through AusAID will provide US $10,532 (PhP 446, 134.20) to be used for the emergency employment and transfer of skills for Sendong survivors by employing them while they are trained onsite through mentoring by skilled workers for the construction of five quadruplex units and the completion of another five units As fund administrator, RCCDO will be responsible for the disbursements and liquidation of expenses and compliance with the Terms of Reference set by the ILO. “The project will benefit 60 survivors as trainees/ workers and 40 survivor families who will occupy the compelted permanent shelters,” Mr. Paano said.

“The 60 unskilled workers are all survivors Tropical

Contract signing between ILO, AusAID and the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro (Mother Club) July 18 at a local hotel. Photo supplied

Storm Sendong (International name: Washi) on December 16/17, 2011. The 40 qualified survivor-families awaiting the completion of the 40 permanent shelter units are still living in tents and temporary shelters in transitional relocation sites.”

“Most of the affected families that lost their means of income are now in search of alternative livelihood,” Mr. Paano said.

“One of the identified job opportunities available is the construction of permanent shelters and support infrastructure such as drainage, slope protection, road maintenance or reforestation where the survivors can work, acquire new knowledge and skills, learn construction techniques or become skilled workers.”

After working on a few units, the unskilled workers will be field tested by constructing the same type of units by themselves. If they pass their tests, they can

find employment in similar projects in the future.

Ground breaking for the project was made last February 17, 2011 under the leadership of immediate past president Ian Mark Q. Nacaya in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Philippines Director Tots Escalada for the construction of 10 safe and permanent quadruplex housing units in Barangay Indahag.

“This housing project is one of the relocation sites identified by the city government of Cagayan de Oro,” said Rtn. Nacaya.

“It falls within a 10-hectare lot intended for some 1,597 permanent shelters for Sendong survivors.”

The city government owns the land where the houses will be constructed. DPWH and the LGU are collaborating in the construction of the roads and other amenities in the Indahag relocation site.

Other private organizations are also involved in the

construction of a thousand similar houses in the area.

The RCCDO Foundation under the stewardship of Past RC District 3870 Governor and former CdO City Mayor Constantino G. Jaraula initially undertook the project with funds donated by Norfolk Sisterhood Cities of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A. w hich donate d P263,642 and the Orthodontists Association of the Philippines through Dr. Arnold Duterte which donated P80,000.

Howe ve r, t h e hu ge amount needed to complete the project constrained the RCCDO to turn to the ILO for funding support, especially for the labor component.

“With AusAid support, the ILO brings into the relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts its core messages of 1. Social dialogue through the series of consultations with stakeholders, beneficiaries

and other parties; 2. Social protection, through the provision of personal protective gear and insurance coverage; 3. Worker’s rights, by observing 8-hour daily and 40-hour weekly work, and 4. Paid labor, by ensuring equal pay for equal work applies,” said Honorio T. Palarca, national program officer, ILO-Employment Intensive Investment Program (EIIP).

With its traditional partner, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the project brings cash-for-work to the survivors in affected barangays through clearing and cleaning of surroundings of the tons of mud and debris left by the floodwaters, and lately through the de-clogging of drainage canals as the rainy season has set in.

The collaboration with the city governments of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan led to the construction of transitional shelters, to addressing the threats posed by environmental degradation through slope and riverbank protection and erosion control.

“The collaboration with Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro District 3870 is another facet of the ILO-AusAid assistance through the construction of permanent shelters for the victims.,” Mr. Palarca added. “Working with the Rotary Club of CdO is a privilege as this showcases an opportunity to work with a civic organization that genereously shares its resources, expertise and time for the survivors of the calamity.”

CITY Hall is now prioritizing the cleanliness and sanitation of the city’s public markets.

Upon the instruction of Mayor Vicente Emano, City Administrator Atty. Leon Du M. Gan recently held a meeting with presidents and officials of market associations in Carmen, Cogon, Bulua, and Puerto to discuss the matter.

According to reports from the City Information Office, the meeting was attended by the officials of the United Market Vendors Association (UMVA), Carmen Integrated Market Vendors Association (CIMVA), Westbound Public Market, Puerto CdeO Market Vendors Association, Puerto Market Meat and Fish Stallholders, and City Economic Enterprises Department (CEED).

“Tipik kini sa paningkamot ni Mayor Vicente “Dongkoy” Y. Emano nga matumbok ang mga tukmang solusyon og pamaagi aron kanunay’ng limpyo ug hinlo ang atong kamerkadohan sa dakbayan,” Gan cited.

He said the concerns of the vendors will be brought to the city mayor.

Calamity area

THE City Council during its regular session this morning presided over by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas declared portions of Barangay 1 and Nazareth as calamity area.

This is in view of the fire incident that occured in the said area last July 21.

The resolution was endorsed by Councilor Nadya Emano-Elipe, Emmanuel Abejuela and Dante Pajo.Dads ask DFA to establish passport processing centers in CdeO’s mallsTO enable the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to easily cater to clients from Cagayan de Oro and neighboring cities, the 16th City Council headed by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas adopted a resolution appealing to the department to consider and include the city of Cagayan de Oro in the implementation of its project of establishing passport processing centers in shopping malls.

Councilor Ramon Tabor, author of the resolution, explained that as secretary general of the Philippine Councilors League he has been going around different cities like Cebu, Angeles, Davao, Baguio and found that there are such processing centers in big malls. He said Metro Manila is next in the list of the DFA. According to Tabor, having this service only in DFA offices result to long queues and longer time for clients to wait.

Tabor said the city is the center of commerce, travel and trade and people from Bukidnon, Agusan, Lanao and other areas often come or pass by the city enroute to other places. Opening passport processing centers in malls will bring about convenience and faster processing of passports.

“It is an inherent right of citizens to be issued with passports,” he added.

For his part, Councilor Juan Sia proposed that passport processing centers also be opened in the city’s big public markets. He explained that a bigger percentage of the population are market goers.

While supporting the resolution, Councilor President Elipe said the city should also request the DFA to consider processing passports in the city instead of having to send these to Manila, which takes a longer time.(LCR)

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Prayer against ‘devil, the evil gets back, two dead KIDAPAWAN City––Two villagers were killed by still unidentified gunmen just hours after a prayer rally against all forms of evil was held on Monday in Kabacan, North Cotabato.

Authorities identified the victims as Elsie Valmonte, 52; and Jerry Ramos, 21; both residents of Kabacan.

Valmonte was killed while taking a nap inside the Wildwest Tailoring located at the public market in the town proper around 2:00 p.m. Monday. She was hit on her head and died on the spot, according to Kabacan PNP chief, Supt.

Raul Supiter.

Hours later, 30-year old farmer Jerry Ramos was gunned down while busy threshing palay at Barangay Paatan. He was also shot dead on his head, reports said.

Ramos’ father was also killed a year ago. Authorities hinted land conflict as the motive behind the killing.

Valmonte and Ramos became the eight and ninth victims of summary execution in Kabacan town since June, data from the PNP showed.

The series of killings, mostly orchestrated by riding in tandem, have already drawn public outcry.

On Monday, a civil society group led the prayer rally held at the town’s hall in Poblacion as they sought divine protection from all forms of evils.

During the rally, one of the residents said they don’t want their town to be branded as a ‘killing field,’ the group urged authorities to act immediately and put behind bars those responsible for the summary executions.

CdeO water rafting stamps now available

GROUNDBREAKING IN MACAPAYA. Sitio Macapaya in Upper Camaman-an Cagayan de Oro will soon serve as one of the permanent relocation sites of Sendong victims as National Housing Authority acquired a nine hectares land in the area that would generate 440 housing units to be built by Habitat for Humanity. In photo shows ABAMIN Party-list Congresman Maxie Rodriguez, Jr. Msgr. Tex Legitimas, NHA AGM Froi Kampitan, Engr. Judee Fernandez, Engr. Jun Tevez and CRS Representative Jun Zamora.

Final peace agreement: key to good investment in Mindanao

By APIPA P. BAGUMBARAN

CAGAYAN de Oro City -- The Philippine Postal Corp is issuing a stamp that features the famous white water rafting of the city.

Information Officer Cecilia Cotapte of the PhilPost Northern Mindanao Area said, having a size of 30mm x 40mm, the stamp is a special issue at P9 each.

It has only 100,200 pieces available at the Manila Central Post Office and all PhilPost regional offices, since June 15 until June 14, 2013.

Cagayan de Oro has become a favorable destination, among tourists and businessmen because of the white water rafting adventure and other beautiful facets, stable peace and order, urban amenities, good banking system and strategic location.

GENERAL Santos City––“The key to good investment in Mindanao is the signing of the final peace agreement” between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Datu Haron Bandila, a business leader in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), said in response to the third State-of-the-Nation Address of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III. Bandila, chair of the ARMM Business Council, said the President’s SONA was “well appreciated but noted that in attracting investments to Mindanao, a key factor would be the signing of the GPH-MILF final peace agreement.

“It is the only way for us to fully convince investors to put in their capital to the (autonomous) region

and the rest of Mindanao,” he said.

Vicente Lao, Mindanao Business Council chair, had earlier said that the unstable peace and security situation in Mindanao, especially in the conflict-affected areas, is a national issue that “imperils the productivity and competitiveness of business firms in the Philippines.”

“Generally speaking, this condition hampers the escalation of trade and commerce. Conflict does not only increase the cost of doing business, it also affects revenues as it decreases the purchasing power of the consumers,” he said.

In last year’s SONA, the President did cite any development regarding the Mindanao peace process.

But a week later, he met with MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim in Japan

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Conflict does not only increase the cost of doing business, it also affects revenues as it decreases the purchasing power of the consumers.’ where both agreed to fast-track the peace process.

Bandila welcomed Aquino’s pronouncement on the peace process between the government and the Moro rebels, noting “it’s one of the agenda” discussed in the President’s almost 90-minute speech.

NFA-Socot strengthens i-rice advocacy

By DANILO E. DOGUILES

KORONADAL City -- The National Food Authority (NFA) in South Cotabato is further bringing its ironfortified rice (I-rice) down to the community level.

In a series of meetings with day-care workers in the province, recently.

Provincial NFA Manager Avelino Usmab disclosed that advocacy teams have been formed to help encourage the public avail of the benefits of I-Rice by consistently using it.

Mr. Usman explained, the National Nutrition Council and the Department of Health are intently

promoting the I-Rice, which has been proven effective in fighting anemia, among children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

For her part Assistant Provincial Manager Angelina Lucena, overall coordinator of the I-Rice advocacy teams, stated that fortification of the popular staple is

mandated under Republic Act 8975, otherwise known as The Philippine Fortification Act of 2000.

She said, I-Rice addresses the lack of essential micronutrients, including vitamins and trace minerals, such as vitamin A, zinc, iron, and others in the diet of most Filipinos.

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SONA and gobbledygook AS USUAL, Pres. Aquino delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) as all traditional politicians do – nothing but double talk. What makes the President’s SONA different from local politicians? There is no difference at all. SONAs are strings of gobbledygook manicured to boost an unpopular image. It is part of the political process where politicians want the constituents to appreciate Cris Diaz their accomplishments whether real or imagine. It is an instance where a politician puts on cosmetics to cover his face in a built-in crowd of lapdogs and carpet buggers.

One of the most distasteful characters of a SONA or, its counterpart in the local level, is watching a bunch of clowns parading in ostentatious display of spendthrifts.

In a country where people are living in squalid poverty, the lavishness of a Presidential SONA is display of power.

President Aquino had just accomplished that feat.

In his SONA address, the President simply narrated the accomplishment of his administration on projects and programs inherent of any government. That all governments should work for efficient delivery of services to the constituency is the primary objective of governance.

Without basic services delivered to the constituents would have been preferable to have no government at all. Aquino simply narrated status of on-going government projects - projects initiated and implemented by previous administrations. What has the Aquino government achieved in three years but politically cynical of building an image over cans of worm?

Would the ouster of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court make any difference to the sorry state of millions of people who, everyday, experience hunger? Will bragging of lending billions to highly developed countries change the impoverished image of the country? Perhaps, in the surface, the country could make an impression of an emerging tiger. In its real sense of the word, a paper tiger that is. Verily, Aquino shared his dreams in a SONA that in the eyes of a hungry nation and underdeveloped nation were but nightmares. Definitely, Aquino’s SONA was not impressive. The SONA neither evoke optimism among the people nor could perk up a struggling economy.

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Disaster-prone RP is wanting of efficient alert mechanisms INADEQUATE ways and means to prepare against major disasters or at least minimize the loss of lives and property in times of calamities is the paradox of Filipino resiliency.

Filipinos are tough survivors of hard times and are strong in coping with grim aftermaths of tragedies. Unfortunately, this resiliency and strength have not been tapped to establish a first line of defense before a disaster strikes.

Thus, we are still behind Japan and other disasterprone countries in terms of preparedness to lessen the impact of catastrophes.

Editorial Records show that some 20 tropical cyclones or storms enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility almost every year and 6 to 9 of it make a landfall.

When storms Ondoy and Peping killed hundreds, and displaced thousands of families, we were bitter towards government ineptitude. We cursed the government for failing to properly respond and provide needed assistance to the victims. And much more for being inefficient in warning us before the floods came.

The Ormoc tragedy which killed more than eight thousand people was most unforgettable because flash floods swept the city at noon time, and still no warning from the concerned government offices.

The tragic loss of lives during typhoons is almost a yearly spectacle, yet the world cannot believe that we allow it to happen again and again. “Disaster-prone countries such as Cuba and Japan have shown how preparedness and efficient alert mechanisms could prevent injuries and loss of lives.

Unfortunately, the government have not learned from

their example. “ Victims as well as antidisaster advocates blamed the government’s lack of proper response to the said tragedies. Just as what happened during the Sendong onslaught, the victims were caught unaware of the impending doom because “we were not fully informed of the disaster looming in our midst,” a victim lamented.”

We are living in a highlytechnical age. The government can enlist the help of people themselves. We can raise a high-level of alertness by establishing modern warning systems MECHANISMS/PAGE 11

Going through hot water THINK a minute.

“A tea bag isn’t worth much until it’s been through some hot water.”

There’s a saying in boxing: “Everybody’s got a plan—until they’ve been hit!”

Sooner or later, life is going to hit and knock you down. Whether you get back up or not is your choice.

Almost all people’s successes are built on their former failures. A very successful man was asked if he had ever failed.

He answered: “Only in life.” The fact is, even after we’ve been knocked down we can still use our past mistakes and failures to build a bridge to our success.

You know that you’re the

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst only one who can kill your dream by quitting.

Remember that just falling in the water is not what drowns you; it’s staying down there that does.

Just like kites fly high because the wind pushes against them, so problems that oppose you can actually help you succeed, if you choose to believe and use them that way.

There was a man who was the only survivor from a shipwreck. He drifted to an uninhabited island where he built a hut for his shelter.

One evening after he returned from searching for food, he found his little hut on fire. Early the next morning he awoke to find a ship that had come in during the night.

When the captain came

on shore he told the man: “We saw your smoke signal so we came to rescue you.”

Everything this man owned and valued in his hut had to be destroyed before he could be saved.

Sometimes our Maker even uses our pain to get our attention, so we can learn our most important lessons for living well and wisely.

So why not ask Jesus Christ to take charge and lead you through the hot water you’re in now?

He’s the only one who can help you change your pain and problems into peace and prosperity for you and your family. The choice is yours.

Just Think a Minute.

Turning this nation around LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… `Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all of these things shall be added unto you’…” (Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, in Matthew 6:33, the Holy Bible).

-oooYES, FILIPINOS ARE STARTING TO SUCCEED: Yes, I agree wholeheartedly with President Aquino when he said in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, July 23, 2012, that the government is now proving that “nothing is impossible” in achieving success, but I respectfully disagree with his premise that success has become possible only because of the Filipino people’s total support for government and the reforms it had been trying to introduce.

With due respect, this is a mis-appreciation of what or who really made this success a possibility. The Bible, in its Deuteronomy 8:17-18, has this to say about the real source of success and

Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio prosperity: “… You may say to yourself, ` My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.’ But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth…”

-oooIGNORING OR FORGETTING GOD’S ROLE IN SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY: If God’s role in the success or prosperity being enjoyed by anyone is ignored or forgotten, destruction is sure to follow, according to Deuteronomy 28:11-14, 19-20: “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.

“Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God… “If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed.

Like the nations the Lord destroyed before you, so you will be destroyed for not obeying the Lord your God.” -oooWE MUST INVOKE

GOD’S HELP: Indeed, President Aquino has so far been tremendously successful in bringing about beneficial changes to our countrymen, even if he has been in office for only two years. And the projects and programs he and his team have lined up for the last four years of his term, if allowed to succeed, can really push the Philippines to becoming the next Asian “economic tiger.”

But it is deadly wrong to pin our hopes only on what the President and his Cabinet members and other officials can do. We must invoke God’s protection, direction and benediction, first and foremost, because, as the passages we have reproduced here show, it is God who gives us the ability to produce wealth---not just any Tom, Dick and Harry.

In pursuing his economic, social and political agenda for the rest of his term, therefore, President Aquino will be well-advised to publicly recognize and NATION/PAGE 11

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Social networking, the new generation’s all-around information companion

By KEVIN PATRICK V. MARIANO of the Philippine News Agency

IN this new era of global, massive, explosive, quick yet ever-improving information gathering, social networking has become both advantageous and disadvantageous in everyday life in the 21st century.

In fact, the National Library of the Philippines has had the modernized Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) since 2010 to help students locate the books or later, e-books they need to read.

The National Library’ annual report indicated that in 1981, there were 302,969 yearly readers when there was no internet yet, compared to the 124,249 in 2009 when it was already prevalent.

The social networking sites are surely a convenient way to meet new friends, learn new discoveries and as a great source of entertainment.

It’s just up to an individual if he sees it as an advantage or a disadvantage, but social media should not change the fact that printed books or literature are also as equally essential to everyone.

A simple click at social networking like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, blogs and others has become a necessity when searching/seeking

for various information needed in one’s job, studies, research, entertainment and other needs.

This has been confirmed by psychology professor Angelita Dela Cruz of Universidad de Manila, who said that students navigate to computer networking sites to get abreast of the new information order for better performance in their studies because of the extensive availability of materials.

Dela Cruz added that students/researchers become more confident and relaxed, knowing that they could tackle and finish any topic or subject of their concern since almost everything is there—live and in living color.

“Some of them use it for relaxation and school works, but there are few who make

it as a habit for not focusing on their studies. Majority utilize it for academic and relaxation purposes,” said DelaCruz.

However, many observers say some disadvantages like the lack of use of one’s brain or power of thinking and reasoning since everything is already provided for by just clicking computers.

“People then were much originally mentally creative and intelligent when there were no computers or calculators yet around yet, especially in mathematics,” said Suzy Martinez, a math teacher in one of Manila’s leading colleges.

Dela Cruz also emphasized that “If students focus too much time on social networking sites, they will not accomplish anything in life. They go astray when

amused and lose concentration instead of focusing on their goal which is far more important.”

She also warned of posting much of one’s personal information’s or exact location. “If you post too much, your privacy will be invaded. You don’t have to tell everything about your life and you are entitled to your safety.”

She also pointed responsibility to parents who do not spend enough time for their kids as being a factor in their youngsters’ indulging in purely social networking.

The young ones usually utilize their parents’ absence as play time with computer games in place of an elder or a caretaker.

For 19-year-old Mass communication student, Just Montes of Trinity University of Asia, “What I like the most is when is sharing my ideas with other people and discussing different topics and chatting with friends and family members who are afar off.”

Does Montes finds computers more of an advantage or disadvantage? “Both, but they are not as accurate as books. I also make use of it as a means of establishing connections to long lost loved ones and a good way SOCIAL/PAGE 11

Mail Box • Letters Teachers’ solon scores Aquino for cloaking true state of education ALLIANCE of Concerned Teachers partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio slammed the President for refusing to reveal in his SONA the true state of education under his K to 12 program.

Tinio maintained that Aquino in particular was mum on the inadequate salaries of workers in the education sector and the growing number of teachers working as highly exploited contractuals.

The progressive solon said that Aquino should have acknowledged the reality that teachers and non-teaching personnel are forced to cope with the increasingly rising cost of living using their meagre salaries.

Tinio then dared Aquino to prove his alleged commitment to education by ensuring the swift passage of House Bill 2142, or the Public School Teachers’ Salary Upgrading Act, and similar bills calling for pay hikes of teachers and other public employees.

Tinio also noted that the SONA was silent on the issue of teacher shortage, which stands at 132,483 based on his estimates.

He said that teachers will be closely monitoring the implementation of the proposal, revealed to the public through Budget Secretary Butch Abad, to give DepEd enough funds to hire 61,500 teachers by June 2013.

“This pledge is a result of our long-standing and broad campaign for government to address the teacher shortage, and this proposal is long overdue,” Tinio said.

“But we are greatly worried that a significant portion of the 61,500 will be contractuals, such as the 20,000 ‘volunteer’ Kinder teachers hired this year. Secondly, his budgetary commitment still falls way below the sector’s needs.”

Tinio urged to double his investment for teachers, to enable DepEd to hire regular teachers enough for the 132,483-gap.

Tinio assured Aquino of more militant mass actions to come, especially during the budget season, opening today.

“To reiterate their demand for higher education budget, the people will still be massing up in Mendiola. Ganito po kasimple, Ginoong Presidente: ang Salary Grade 15 o P24,887 kada buwan ay mas malaki sa Salary Grade 11 o P18,549 kada buwan. Ang 6% ay mas malaki sa 2.74% proposed DepEd-CHED budget niya.

The international standard for optimum public spending for education is set at 6% of the Gross Domestic Product.

US-Philippines relations “THE United States and the Philippines are writing a new chapter in our storied alliance and building a multifaceted relationship for the 21st century,” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said when she hosted a lunch recently for President of the Republic of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino III at the State Department in Washington, DC. Last year, The United States and the Philippines celebrated the 60th anniversary of their Mutual Defense Treaty in Manila.

The two countries have signed a new agreement that will spur joint efforts on science and technology.

Trade and economic linkages continue to deepen through initiatives like the Partnership for Growth, and the number of United States Peace Corps volun-

“

The United States and the Philippines are writing a new chapter in our storied alliance.”

teers in the Philippines will be increased.

“We are also working closely together to increase information and intelligence exchanges and coordination on maritime domain issues,” Secretary Clinton added. “And in this context, I’m pleased to announce . . . that the United States will support the construction, outfitting, and training of a new National Coast Watch Center in the Philippines.”

“As allies, our two nations consult on important regional issues, as we have done regarding our respective diplomacy in the South China Sea,” Secretary Clin-

ton said. “The United States does not take a position on the competing territorial claims in the South China Sea. But we do . . . have a clear interest in the maintenance of peace and stability, freedom of navigation, respect for international law, and unimpeded lawful commerce in the South China Sea.” “The United States welcomes the initial steps to defuse tensions surrounding the Scarborough Reef taken

by President Aquino, and we encourage continued diplomatic dialogue and further efforts to lessen RELATIONS/PAGE 11 Joint US-Philippines military exercise. VOANEWS.COM FILE PHOTO

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Cebu Pacific, airlines await probe on air bridge issue BY: Allan M. Mediante, Exec, Editor CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Congress is expected to conduct an inquiry soon on the reports that Cebu Pacific and other airlines are not using the passenger tube or air-bridge for the embarkation and disembarkation of its passengers, thus causing inconvenience to the elderly, persons with disabilities and children.

It was learned that airline companies are not using the airbridge because they do not want to pay the P7,000 fee per flight for its use.

This prompted Reps.

Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City) and Maximo Rodriguez, Jr. (Party-list, Abante Mindanao), to file a Bill in Congress to look into the said practice of Cebu Pacific and the other airlines.

Rufus also asked the house body to summon the officials of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Cebu Pacific, other airline companies and other government agencies to shed light

on the matter.

“These airline companies must be made aware that they are in an industry imbued with public interest and that they are there to serve its passengers and not cause any preventable inconvenience,” Rufus said.

Congressman Maxi Rodriguez also said that there is an urgent need to look into why airlines are being charged for the use of the air-bridge when passengers are already being made to pay terminal fees which are supposed to be used for the upkeep and use of the facilities of the airport.

Rufus said it is the common practice for airlines to use the air-bridge so that passengers can easily embark and disembark from the aircraft and protected from the rains or harsh rays of the sun.

According to Rodriguez, it has been reported that certain airline companies in the Philippines do not use the air-bridge and instead lets its passengers embark and disembark from the aircraft directly to the runway using a staircase.

Citing an article of Ramon

Tulfo, a columnist of Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rodriguez said the writer narrated that he personally saw how a certain Nelly Castro, a fellow passenger who could barely walk, was made to go down the stairs, along with all the other passengers, and to go down the plane onto the airport ramp and later made to climb a flight of stairs to the terminal tube.

According to Tulfo, not one of the Cebu Pacific employees at the airport thought of bodily carrying the elderly woman down the plane. He added that he saw how a forklift nearly bumped into the disabled woman’s wheelchair which was making its way into a maze of cargo and vehicles under the plane’s wings.

“This system of letting passengers embark and disembark using the staircase is very inconvenient for passengers particularly for the elderly, the persons with disabilities and even the children,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez added that this system is also unsafe for passengers when it is raining as these stairs tend to become very slippery when wet.

A plane above photo does not use the air-bridge below, making it inconvenient for elderly and disabled passengers to disembrak from their plane.

Sectoral leaders cite PNoy admin improve-

VCO Launching KOL Virgin Coconut Oil is another product of CARP beneficiaries in Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte launched during the 76th Araw ng Kolambugan celebration recently.

The event was attended by DAR-10 Regional Director Felix Aguhob ( 3rd from left, back), OIC-PARO Ibrahim Marmay ( leftmost, front), MARO Mike Macatumpag (2nd from left, front), DAR-10 Support Services Division Chief Shirley Arquiza ( 2nd from right, front), Kolambugan Mayor Bertrand Lumaque (2nd from right, back) and other DAR and LGU officials. Assisted by DTI and the LGU of Kolambugan, the project is expected to boost the income of the Pantaon Integrated ARB Farmers MPC, the maker of the product. (DAR 10

paign against graft and corruption.

She also noted efforts of the national government to closely attend to the needs of the poor.

Tagum City tourism and women council chairperson Alma Uy expressed the same observation, saying the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program is indeed helping the poor on their immediate needs.

Uy noted too that parallel to efforts on poverty alleviation is the transparency in government auditing which, she said is being implemented faster, citing the work of the Commission on Audit (COA) which now can release reports at earliest possible time.

Meanwhile, Uy was glad about the focus the Aquino adBy Jeanevive D. Abangan ministration is giving on tourism, drummed up through the theme, TAGUM CITY -- Sectoral leaders “It’s More Fun in the Philippines.” in Davao del Norte and in nearby This had locals explore their towns provinces, cited several improveand cities, thereby propelling tourments of the three-year adminism businesses. istration of President Benigno As a businesswoman, Uy Simeon Aquino III. The campaign versus graft also noted well the extent of providing access to financial assistance and corruption stands well-noted even to small and micro businesses, by the eight sectoral leaders who saying the banks are opening winaired their views about the middows through which businesses can term performance of President easily borrow capital.

Aquino III. Pantukan (Compostela Shirley Belen Aala, acting Valley) Chamber of Commerce and provincial governor , provincial Industry President Irene Ang said board member, said the President the business sector is willing to pay has done well in going after govtaxes as long as their money goes to ernment officials involved in graft development projects of the governand corruption. ment, not to graft and corruption.

Cooperative and civil Ang said the President’s society leader Norma Pereyras said campaign against graft and corrupthe President did well in putting tion serves as the bedrock on which into effect changes in governance as he relentlessly pursued his cam- the Philippine economy has favorably grown this year.

On the other hand, banana growers might have been a little dismayed over the loss of their China market at the height of the Scarborough Shoal issue, but Central Tadeco Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CTARBMPCO) chairperson Celso Cubio said he and his colleagues in the small banana industry were consoled through efforts of President Aquino to find another market.

Cubio also noted well the peaceful and diplomatic means the Aquino administration exerted to address the quarantine restrictions that China had imposed on the Philippine export banana, without impinging on the national patrimony issue of the Scarborough Shoal.

The President’s tough diplomatic approach in facing China’s persistent claim over the Scarborough Shoal that lies within the Philippine Economic Zone, appeals to the patriotic spirit of the youth, young Tagum City barangay council Cyril Muring said.

Also the president of Palm City Toastmasters Club of Tagum City, Muring said the diplomatic stand of the President on Scarborough Shoal kindled the “love of country among the youth.”

Muring also lauded the President’s campaign against graft and corruption, K to 12 education initiative and reforms in governance.

For Muslim-Christian Solidarity for Peace Chairman Manolito Tidoy of Panabo City, the impeachment of former Chief Justice Renato Corona is a strong evidence of the President’s “honesty” in his campaign against graft and corruption.

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Candidates Candidate number 1 is Lovely Jane “Darling” B. Estampa of Barangay Patag. Darling was born on February 4, 1991 here in Cagayan de Oro City.

She is a graduate of Technology Communications Management at Mindanao University of Science and Technology, and now works as a Legal Analyst.

Her hobbies and interests include reading, drawing, painting, arts and crafts. She engages in swimming and badminton and

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considers story-telling, oration, and declamation as her special skills.

“I consider myself as a born-wanderer.

As a woman, I really love challenges and adventures in life. I want to do something that is out of the box and can lead me out of my comfort zone. Since I don’t want to be stagnant on my own shell, I want to exude confidence and enthusiasm in everything I do. Moreover, I don’t to be considered as one of the stereotypes in the society.”

Liceo Folkloric Dance Troupe tours Asia

by SHAUN ALEJANDRAE YAP UY, Editor

Lovely Jane B. Estampa

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The LICEO FOLKLORIC DANCE TROUPE pose with the Philippine Ambassador to Vietnam

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he Liceo Folkloric Dance Tr o u p e h a s h u m b l e beginnings in Cagayan de Oro City, winning competitions like the Kagay-an Festival Street Dancing competitions. One success lead to another making a name for itself as one of the leading cultural dance theatre groups hailing from Southern Philippines.

Liceo Folkoric Dance Troupe recently performed as the Philippines representative in the Hue Festival 2012 in Vietnam from April 10 to 14, 2012.

The Hue Festival is a biennial international event of culture, arts and tourism hosted by Vietnam where it gathers Vietnamese and foreign art troupes with hopes of promoting economic and cultural exchanges.

The Liceo Folkloric Dance Troupe’s performances in Vietnam were well-applauded by thousands of guests and tourists.

On April 16, the Filipino delegates performed in Hanoi much to the delight and excitement of the audience composed of members of the Diplomatic Corps, the Filipino community and Vietnamese people.

Liceo Folkoric in its years of performances and

shows have also travelled and performed in dance festivals in Brunei, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. The most meaningful however, is their performance in Hanoi where they raised more than USD 1,600 in cash for the on-going rehabilitation efforts in areas affected by tropical storm “Sendong” from the members of the Filipino Community and friends.

Their Vietnam performances were made possible through collaborations with the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organization, the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Filipino Community headed by the Pinoy sa Hanoi officers, and the Philippine Embassy in Hanoi.

The Liceo Folkloric’s Korea performances were part of the ASEAN Culture & Tourism Fair 2012 in both Seoul and Yeosu early in June of this year. The exciting cultural fair treated visitors to experience a variety of cultural programs and of course cultural performances – including diverse traditional dances, folk songs, and instrumental music showcased by more than 70 member cultural troupes invited from 10 ASEAN member states.

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which could be in the form of mobile phone (celfon) alerts. Mobile phone communications can be used to bolster the present inefficient warning systems by sending out emergency alerts, at no cost to consumers.

Now, a law is being mulled to reverse this sad situation. “The Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act..” It provides that In the event of an impending tropical storm, typhoon, tsunami, or other calamities, mobile phone service providers are mandated to send out alerts at regular intervals as required by National Disaster Risk Reduction Ma n a g e m e nt C o u n c i l (NDRRMC) and Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS) and other relevant agencies.

The alerts shall consist of up-to-date information from the relevant agencies, and shall be sent directly to the mobile phone subscribers located near and within the affected ares. The alerts shall include contact information of local government units and other agencies required to respond to the situation.

The alerts may contain other relevant information, such as, but not limited to, evacuation areas, relief sites and pick-up points.

The alerts, shall be at no cost, whether direct of indirect, to the consumers; and shall be included as part of the service providers auxiliary service.The alerts may be in the form of SMS (text messages), MMS, or email, as needed and appropriate.”

Now this is a great opportunity for Filipinos to be more involved in preparedness.

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advance its claims, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely. We also call on ASEAN and China to conclude their efforts to reach consensus on a code of conduct for the South China Sea.” “This is the time . . . to celebrate the friendship between our nations,” Secretary Clinton said in conclusion. “So please join me in a toast to the president and to the people of the Philippines, and to the partnership and friendship between the United States and the Philippines.”

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implore God’s leading, carefully asking that His will be done, and remembering Him in whatever he or the government does for the welfare of the Filipino. This much is shown by Proverbs 3:6 and James 4:15 of the Holy Bible.

-oooTURNING THIS NATION AROUND: Many will surely scoff at this insistence that God be placed at the center of government, and His Word fully utilized as a firm guide for official governmental action, and they would have plenty of plausible reasons for doing so. But then, at this stage of our history as a nation, it is clear we have already tried almost everything to succeed and lift our people from poverty and want.

Yet, success has successfully evaded us for quite a long time now. Perhaps, it is time to try one approach which, despite our colonization by Spain for 400 years, was not really tried before.

This is the approach of spirituality, of submitting everything in our lives to God, knowing His Will and His Word, and obeying His command truthfully and sincerely. Who knows, we may yet turn this nation around!

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tension, to disengage, and to resolve the situation peacefully,” Secretary Clinton said. ”The United States has been consistent in that we oppose the use of force or coercion by any claimant to

to reconnect to my former classmates and buddies.”

“I have and continue to gain a lot of information from computers that

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are only available overseas because my interest lies mostly on world history.”

However, Montes also admitted that he no longer has enough time for exercise because he’s glued to his seat while browsing the net.

“Most people like me no longer exercise unlike when we were little and computer was not yet widely used. We were always playing outside, unlike now when children are sedentary either at home or at a net café shop tackling social media.”

What’s more, he gets scolded by his parents or older siblings at times for playing too much and reading Manga or Japanese comics online.

For Celerina Medinilla, who is a housewife and mother said, “It is easier to do research or look for information on friends, family members and people who matter to you most.”

“What I fear is with just one click, what you write or what you are looking for could be easily accessed by others.” A report from Philippine News Agency

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Following the conference, some P332,970 worth of illegally-sourced lumber were seized in anti-illegal logging operations Monday by local police and environment personnel here, in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur. A team from the Butuan City police, Public Safety Company, police station 2 and Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force confiscated 10,000 board feet worth P180 thousand in a raid on a padlocked warehouse owned by spouses Boboy and Teresita Gaborno in Purok 1, Barangay Ong Yiu here.

Armed with a search warrant issued by Butuan City Regional Trial Court Branch 4 Presiding Judge Godofredo Abul, Jr., the raiders swooped down on the Gaborno compound at around 1:15 pm but did not find the owners. Chief Supt.

Rafal and his deputy, Senior Supt. Ferdinando Sevilla inspected the compound after the search and seizure operation.

The confiscated lumber were brought to DENR depository here as appropriate were readied against Boboy Gaborno, police said.

DENR personnel and members of the local police and Regional Public Safety Battalion seized an Isuzu Forward container van loaded with undocumented lumber measuring 4,819,05 board feet with an estimated market value of P144,570 at a checkpoint in Maitum, Barangay Langkilaan, Trento, Agusan del Sur at 1:20 in the morning.

The van is registered in the name of New Davao Trading Center in Davao City and driven by Paolo Yap, 28. The van and its lumber contents are now under the custody of Trento police including Yap and his two helpers, Jimmy Mabaslag, 23, and Christian dela Cruz, 24.

Police recovered 280 board feet and P8,400 worth of sawn lumber which were abandoned in Barangay Patong-Patong, Madrid, Surigao del Sur shortly after mid noon. The forest products are now held by Madrid police.

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from page 1 fooled,” said the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) in a statement.

“Having two faces means being deceptive. That is what this government has excelled in the past two years,” said Crisanto de Leon, chairman of artists collective UGATLahi, which conceptualized the effigy with Bayan (New Patriotic Alliance). He explained that one of Commander-in-Chief Aquino’s faces is doing the sweet-talking while the other face is doing the selling-out and ordering the repression of Filipinos for the

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individuals or groups to submit a project proposal under the NCCA Competitive Grants.

The proponents could also file a request under the Institutional Programs such as the Outreach Program, Resource Person’s Bureau and Technical Assistance Program, Napeñas said.

Project proposals must be submitted to Marichu G. Tellano, chief of the Policy, Plan Formulation and Programming Division (PPFPD), with address at 5th Floor, NCCA, 633 General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila.

Proposals could also be accepted through electronic mail provided that all project documents are complete and with scanned signature of the official proponent/head of the organization or LGU. NCCA email addresses are info@ncca.gov.ph and pmd@ncca.gov.ph, with telephone numbers (02) 527-2192.

NCCA further said proposals must be stamped received by the Policy/Plan Formulation and Programming Division of the NCCA on or before August 30, 2012.

A proponent could only send one proposal. A copy of the project proposal form could be obtained from the PPFPD office or may be downloaded at www.ncca. gov.ph.

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“For the third time we are again bamboozled with sweet promises and rhetoric, but in the end, women, and the Filipino people would still ask: Who really benefits from all of Aquino’s claimed progress?” said Joms Salvador, deputy secretary general of GABRIELA women’s alliance.

Aquino’s democracy: redcarpet for the best-dressed, road blocks for the masa Right from Aquino’s opening statements in his SONA, he immediately proved the accuracy of the statements of progressive groups. Aquino recalled for starters the oppression brought about by military dictatorship.

He claimed that democracy has been restored. He shared that having witnessed the hardship of his family and others during martial law, he would now side with anyone who is being taken advantage of and whose rights are being robbed. Yet, outside Congress as he spoke, the police and soldiers were beating back protesters from marching nearer to Congress, as should have been their right.

“As with the previous Arroyo regime, the people are once again pushed as far away from Batasang Pambansa as possible,” said Renato M. Reyes Jr., secretary-general of Bayan.

Lawyers who joined the Peoples’ SONA explained that all the barricades put up by the police and soldiers and firemen blocking the protesters’ march to Batasang Pambansa were “illegal,” unless the law’s permit requirement is just an excuse.

The peoples’ SONA participants had “duly complied with the procedural requirements for their planned protest actions and timely applied for a permit to stage the same,” said Edre U. Olalia, secretary-general of National Union of Peoples’Lawyers (NUPL).

The Aquino regime thinks highly of itself but it can’t even follow the Constitution and its own Public Assembly Act, said Reyes of Bayan. Nearly a hundred protesters including three media

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AZKALS readies 4-nation meet, USA basketball team escapes Suzuki Cup is still main objective Argentina in exhibition The Philippine Football Federation is rescheduling the four-nation meet known as the Long Teng Cup as part of the Azkals’ preparations for the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup. The PFF will set the tournament sometime late September rather than the original October schedule which will be in Bacolod City and may no longer be called the Long Teng Cup since it will be hosted here in the Philippines.

PFF president Mariano Araneta said that they are looking into the dates of September 25, 27, and 29 for the meet instead of the October 12 – 16 dates.

This will feature the national football teams of the Philippines, Macau, Chinese Taipei and a fourth nation which would possibly be Guam who most recently engaged in a friendly match against the Azkals.

2011 Long Teng Cup Champions Hong Kong will not participate in

this year’s version of the four-nation meet, thus the invitation to Guam is needed to complete the roster.

The Philippines is the runner-up of the 2011 Long Teng Cup with the Golden Boot awardee, the player with the most goals in the tournament, Azkals ViceCaptain Emilio “Chiefy” Caligdong.

“We’re setting an earlier schedule to give way to the participation of the Loyola Meralco Sparks in the semi-finals of the RHB Singapore Cup in the first week of October,” Araneta said.

The Loyola Meralco Sparks is a United Football League team and is led by the FilBrit duo of the Azkals, brothers Phil and James Younghusband who worked their way in the RHB Singapore Cup and is now set on facing Singapore League power team Tampines Rovers in the semifinals in October.

Zamboanga weightlifter to carry Phl Flag in Olympics opening The 21 year old Olympian, Hidilyn Diaz, of Zamboanga is the Philippines’ designated flag-bearer for the London Olympics Opening 2012.

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he United States Basketball Dream Team shrugs off their downsides in the preOlympics exhibition game against Argentina at Palau Sant Jordi on Sunday.

Team USA’s efforts resulted in an 86-80 win over the Manu Ginobili led side in a show of skills, talent and the willingness to win every game.

Kevin Durant led the defending gold medallists with 27 points with a 7-of-11 three point shooting; Kobe Bryant added 18 points to fuel the American side with a much needed test before the London Olympics.

Manu Ginobili scrambled in 23 points for the Argentines, 10 of which came in the 4th quarter in a show of brilliant quality despite his age.

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led by 20 points only to be trimmed down by Argentina and showed them that the Beijing bronze medallists and 2004 champions is still a strong contingent for the gold this year.

U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski said that it was the toughest test yet for them after defeating Dominican Republic, Brazil and Great Britain is similar exhibition matches.

Argentina cuts off the deficit within 4 points at 78-74 with only 3 minutes to go in the game but the U.S. Dream Team pulls off three-pointers from Durant, Chris Paul and the inside plays of NBA Finals MVP LeBron James who finishes the game with 15 points.

The Americans will play Spain next in what is anticipated as a rematch of the Beijing gold medal game.